Sara Clayborne & Emily Hartka, Directors & Co-Founders
Keith Lee, Director of Diversity & Inclusion and Resident Choreographer
Caitlin Lennon, Director of Repertoire
Ali Brent, Director of Finance
Ty Cooper Grace, Artistic Associate & Facilities Coordinator
Brianna Copeland, Marketing & Communications Manager
Cordelaine Klyne, Stage Manager & Operations Manager
Lori Jablonski, Company Manager
Heather Rogers, CBA Strategic Advisor
Claudia Strawderman, Development Manager & Front of House Manager
Kathryn Tokar Conley, CB Moves Coordinator
Kate Arnson-Lauer, Emily Corrigan, Izabelly Gleed, CBA Managers on Duty
Jane Amend, Student Services Coordinator
Hannah Adamczak, Caroline Graham, Stella Graham, Ayana Leblans, Logan Sandridge, Catherine Sperduto, Administrative Assistants
Stage Manager: Cordelaine Klyne
Back of House Staff: Lori Jablonski
Playbill Design: Brianna Copeland
America250 Program Notes and Content: Emily Hartka with Peter Leonard
CB Would Like To Thank:
Peter Leonard & Perry Payne Miller of Opera on the James, Dawn Rezai, Marybeth & Bill Shaw, Abigayle Christian, Virginia Cenedella, Nina Salmon, Lorraine DiSimone, Sara Bon-Harper, Foods of All Nations, Brazos Tacos, CB’s IDEA Committee (especially Aqura Nicholson, Connor Wilson, Jane Amend, and Keith Lee), Sarah Blankenship & Hank Hubbard at Pierce Street Gateway, Jolynn J Johnson-Smith & the Whirlwind Johnson Foundation, Adam Scher at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Robert Hancock at the American Civil War Museum, Holly Robertson & Alison Booth at UVA, and the families of all performers in these productions!
Volunteers (As of 1/26/2026):
Jessica Bobbitt, Kirsten Busby, Meaghan Gibson, Erin Gowin, Ashley Howard, Samuel Knight, Sara Knight, Colleen Martin, Cassandra Pawlak, April Salerno, Matt Salerno, Heather Scaglione, Joanna Schwartz, Wendy Smith, Jill Tice, Matt White, Tiffany White
This production would not be possible without the work of many individuals and countless volunteer hours! For more information about volunteering with the Ballet, please visit CharlottesvilleBallet.org/Volunteers.