2012 FINAL REPORT The Shakespeare Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following companies and friends who helped make Will on the Hill possible: Photos of 2012 Will on the Hill attendees and Rod Von Lipsey, Rose Carter and Alexia Von Lipsey by Margot Schulman. On Monday May 7, the Shakespeare Theatre Company celebrated the 10th anniversary of Will on the Hill. With a stand-out cast and a record number of sponsors, 2012 marked the most successful year in the event’s history—welcoming distinguished Members of Congress, national media personalities, corporate VIPs and senior Hill staff to Sidney Harman Hall and raising more than $400,000 for the Theatre’s education and community engagement programs. Following the pre-performance reception with the Who’s Who of Washington, the evening’s guests took their seats, greeted by a surprise recording by NPR’s Robert Siegel kicking off the festivities. The Will on the Hill performance was preceded by a scene from Much Ado About Nothing prepared by the Text Alive! class from Dr. Henry Wise Jr. High School (with a design concept set in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry)— a key demonstration of the programs supported by Will on the Hill’s fundraising efforts. The illustrious cast of Peter Byrne’s original play, Speak the Speech, I Pray You! then took the stage, featuring Emmy Award ® -winning actor Richard Schiff as well as Tony Award ® Nominee and STC favorite Veanne Cox. Fellow cast members included Senator Roger Wicker, ABC News’ Rick Klein, The Weekly Standard’s William Kristol, the Honourable Ian Liddell-Grainger MP and nearly twenty U.S. Representatives including Reps. Gerry Connolly, Donna Edwards, Michael Grimm and Eleanor Holmes Norton. With the illustrious cast “clearly delighted in spoofing the Bard” (The Georgetowner), the audience was in stitches over references to and good-natured jabs at contemporary political issues as the play centered around the theme of working across the aisle, and the power of Shakespeare triumphing in the end! The evening concluded with a buffet dinner attended by Will on the Hill sponsors, cast members and the Honorary Hill Advisory Committee, with extensive press coverage by the CW, The Washington Examiner, Roll Call and Will on the Hill Media Sponsor The Hill. On behalf of the Shakespeare Theatre Company and all those who participate in its programming, we would like to extend our most sincere thanks and appreciation to all who made this year’s Will on the Hill benefit possible. Your commitment is vital to the success of the Theatre’s efforts to bring arts education programs to many high school and middle school classrooms throughout the D.C. metro area each year. Thank you for your dedication to the Shakespeare Theatre Company! Kind regards, Bernie McKay Stephen Ryan Intuit, Inc McDermott Will & Emery FROM THE CO-CHAIRS: WILL HILL 10TH ANNIVERSARY ON THE PRODUCER The BGR Foundation • Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter & Associates • Deloitte • Fleishman Hillard • Jackson Lewis LLP The Honorable Eugene Ludwig and Dr. Carol Ludwig • Nissan • Qualcomm Inc • West Wing Writers PATRON Aflac • The Clearing House • Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) The Kovler Fund of the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region The Financial Services Roundtable • H&R Block • Kraft Foods • Oracle • PEPCO • Qorvis • SICPA • Sovereign Strategy TPG Capital • Vulcan Materials Company • Jonathan and Lynn Yarowsky BENEFACTOR BB&T • C2 Group, LLC • Alice and John Goodman • K&L Gates • Mehlman, Vogel and Castagnetti SUPPORTER Alston + Bird LLP • Barnett Sivon & Natter P.C. • Cash America International LLC • Dickstein Shapiro • Mike Evans Financial Services Forum • Financial Services Institute • Jones Lang LaSalle • The OBC Group, LLC The Smith-Free Group LLC • Steptoe & Johnson LLP • UBS MEDIA SPONSOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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2012 FINAL REPORT
The Shakespeare Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following companies and friends who helped make Will on the Hill possible:
Photos of 2012 Will on the Hill attendees and Rod Von Lipsey, Rose Carter and Alexia Von Lipsey by Margot Schulman.
On Monday May 7, the Shakespeare Theatre Company celebrated the
10th anniversary of Will on the Hill. With a stand-out cast and a record
number of sponsors, 2012 marked the most successful year in the event’s
history—welcoming distinguished Members of Congress, national media
personalities, corporate VIPs and senior Hill staff to Sidney Harman Hall and
raising more than $400,000 for the Theatre’s education and community
engagement programs.
Following the pre-performance reception with the Who’s Who of
Washington, the evening’s guests took their seats, greeted by a surprise
recording by NPR’s Robert Siegel kicking off the festivities. The Will on the
Hill performance was preceded by a scene from Much Ado About Nothing
prepared by the Text Alive! class from Dr. Henry Wise Jr. High School (with
a design concept set in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry) —
a key demonstration of the programs supported by Will on the Hill’s
fundraising efforts.
The illustrious cast of Peter Byrne’s original play, Speak the Speech, I Pray
You! then took the stage, featuring Emmy Award®-winning actor Richard
Schiff as well as Tony Award® Nominee and STC favorite Veanne Cox.
Fellow cast members included Senator Roger Wicker, ABC News’ Rick Klein,
The Weekly Standard’s William Kristol, the Honourable Ian Liddell-Grainger
MP and nearly twenty U.S. Representatives including Reps. Gerry Connolly,
Donna Edwards, Michael Grimm and Eleanor Holmes Norton. With the
illustrious cast “clearly delighted in spoofing the Bard” (The Georgetowner),
the audience was in stitches over references to and good-natured jabs at
contemporary political issues as the play centered around the theme of
working across the aisle, and the power of Shakespeare triumphing in
the end!
The evening concluded with a buffet dinner attended by Will on the Hill
sponsors, cast members and the Honorary Hill Advisory Committee, with
extensive press coverage by the CW, The Washington Examiner, Roll Call
and Will on the Hill Media Sponsor The Hill.
On behalf of the Shakespeare Theatre Company and all those who
participate in its programming, we would like to extend our most sincere
thanks and appreciation to all who made this year’s Will on the Hill benefit
possible. Your commitment is vital to the success of the Theatre’s efforts
to bring arts education programs to many high school and middle school
classrooms throughout the D.C. metro area each year. Thank you for your
dedication to the Shakespeare Theatre Company!
Kind regards,
Bernie McKay Stephen Ryan
Intuit, Inc McDermott Will & Emery
FROM THE CO-CHAIRS:
WILLHILL
10TH ANNIVERSARYONTHE
PRODUCERThe BGR Foundation • Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter & Associates • Deloitte • Fleishman Hillard • Jackson Lewis LLP
The Honorable Eugene Ludwig and Dr. Carol Ludwig • Nissan • Qualcomm Inc • West Wing Writers
PATRONAflac • The Clearing House • Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
The Kovler Fund of the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
The Financial Services Roundtable • H&R Block • Kraft Foods • Oracle • PEPCO • Qorvis • SICPA • Sovereign Strategy
TPG Capital • Vulcan Materials Company • Jonathan and Lynn Yarowsky
BENEFACTORBB&T • C2 Group, LLC • Alice and John Goodman • K&L Gates • Mehlman, Vogel and Castagnetti
SUPPORTERAlston + Bird LLP • Barnett Sivon & Natter P.C. • Cash America International LLC • Dickstein Shapiro • Mike Evans
Financial Services Forum • Financial Services Institute • Jones Lang LaSalle • The OBC Group, LLC
The Smith-Free Group LLC • Steptoe & Johnson LLP • UBS
MEDIA SPONSOR
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
THE 2012 HONORARY HILL ADVISORY COMMITTEEMembers of the Congressional community who have agreed to support Will on the Hill
Will AdamsBruce AndrewsMichelle Barlow RichardsonBrian BrantonShawn H. ChangAdrienne ChristianCatherine CollentineTravis ConeChris CrawfordFrank CullenCarol DankoElizabeth DarnallMarilyn DillihayCraig DulniakJeff DuncanJoan EvansElizabeth FrazierChris Gorud
Sarah HaleKaitlin HelmsRichard HertlingWally HsuehLars HydleAngie Jean-MarieChris KelleyMyat KhaingBronwyn Lance ChesterAlan LeeMara LeeAudrey B. LesesneEd McDonaldScott MillerClarine Nardi RiddlePoppy NelsonDanielle OlivetoJonathan OssoffDarrell Owens
Cynthia PattonJeanette QuickBrett RichardsJoanne RiderAaron RingelCraig RobertsGeorge RogersJerr RosenbaumBob SchwalbachDean ShahinianAngelyn ShapiroLauren ShapiroLisa ShermanJeff Small Sean SnyderJoshua SztorcToby WhitneySang Yi
2012 WILL ON THE HILL COMMITTEE
2012 HONORARY CO-CHAIRS
Nick Allard, Past ChairmanPatton Boggs LLP
Bill BlackFleishman-Hillard
Paul CarterGlobal Wireless Solutions Inc.
Jennifer CettaPatton Boggs LLP
Mike Evans, Past ChairmanK&L Gates
David FrullaKelley Drye & Warren LLP
Mike House, Past ChairmanHogan Lovells US LLP
Louisa ImperialeThe American Conservative Union
Heidi MargulisHumana Inc.
Kate McAuliffeHogan Lovells US LLP
Francine McMahonThe Hill
Dan MurphyBGR Foundation
Jim Portnoy, Past ChairmanKraft Foods
June SilverbergSilverberg Associates Inc.
Rich Whiting, Past ChairmanThe Financial Services Roundtable
Bernie McKay, Co-Chair Intuit, Inc
Steve Ryan, Co-Chair McDermott Will & Emery
YOUR GIFT SUPPORTS STC’S ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
We seek to empower learners to think critically, question freely, share openly and engage in an ongoing exploration of Shakespeare.
The central mission of the Shakespeare Theatre Company Education Department is to deepen understanding of, appreciation for and connection to classic theatre in diverse learners of all ages through accessible programs that celebrate multiple perspectives. We seek to fulfill this mission through strengthening our collaborations with schools locally and nationally, engaging in scholarly dialogue with community and audience members, and increasing our use of technology.
2012 WILL ON THE HILL CASTFeaturing Veanne Cox, Tony Award® Nominee and STC Affiliated Artist, and Richard Schiff, Emmy Award®-Winning Actor
Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
Representative Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA)
Representative Susan Davis (D-CA)
Representative Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD)
Representative Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
Representative Michael Grimm (R-NY)
Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ)
Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA)
Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA)
Representative Mike McIntyre (D-NC)
Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Representative Thomas Petri (R-WI)
Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Representative Jared Polis (D-CO)
Representative Peter Roskam (R-IL)
Representative Peter Welch (D-VT)
The Honourable Ian Liddell-Grainger MP, Member of the Parliament for Bridgwater and West Somerset
Marla Allard
Robin Bronk, CEO of the Creative Coalition
Rose Carter
Dr. Natwar Gandhi, CFO of the District of Columbia
Major Garrett, Congressional Correspondent for National Journal
Rick Klein, ABC News’ Senior Washington Editor for World News with Diane Sawyer
William Kristol, Political Analyst, Founder and Editor of The Weekly Standard
Brian Radecki, CFO, CoStar Group, Inc.
Susan Stamberg, Special Correspondent for NPR’s Morning Edition
Photo of the 2012 Will on the Hill cast and participating Text Alive! students from Dr. Henry Wise Jr. High School by Margot Schulman.
Photos (clockwise from top left): Rep. Rush Holt and Rep. Jim McDermott, Veanne Cox, Richard Schiff and Rep. Gerry Connelly, William Kristol, Richard Schiff and Robin Bronk, Rep. Mike McIntyre and Rep. Thomas Petri, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Donna Edwards, Senator Roger Wicker, Students from Dr. Henry Wise Jr. High School by Margot Schulman.
Photos (from top) Rep. Shelley Berkley and Rep. Gerry Connelly, WOTH guest speaks with The Honourable Ian Liddell-Grainger MP and William Kristol.
Speaker John A. Boehner (R-OH)
Senator Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)
Representative Justin Amash (R-MI)
Representative Howard Coble (R-NC)
Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA)
Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
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