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Today's Performance

Treehouse Shakers presents

Flutter

Saturday, December 7, 2024


Conceived, Written & Directed By Mara McEwin 
Choreographed By Emily Bunning

Puppets & Costumes By Patti Gilstrap 
Lighting By Ben Demarest Music By Anthony Rizzo

Scenic Design By Louisa Thompson & Jung Griffin

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Production Staff
Treehouse Shakers Flutter

Conceived, Written & Directed by Mara McEwin 

Devised in Collaboration with Original Cast: Ashley Chavonne, Ashley Ervin, Katie Montoya, Miranda Wilson 
Choreography by Emily Bunning
Music by Anthony Rizzo
Puppets, Props & Costumes by Patti Gilstrap 
Scenic Design by Louisa Thompson & Jung Griffin
Lighting Design & Production Management by Ben Demarest 
Assistant Production Management by Lennox Emery 

Cast

Suzanne Dervish-Ali 
Ashley Ervin 
Miranda Wilson 
Understudies
Rathi Varma 
Lauren Fraites

Treehouse Shakers’ Staff

Artistic Director: Mara McEwin
Artistic Coordinator: Emily Bunning Production Coordinator: Siobhan Stevenson Admin Assistant: Miranda Wilson Education Coordinator: Kaila Burritt
Board of Directors: Geri Pell, Chris Kim, Zafir Buraei, Michael Walsh, Emily Regas, Sarah Young, Dave Zimmerman, Mara McEwin & Emily Bunning


About FLUTTER

Creating A Play For Babies

By Mara McEwin

Following the wonderful success of our plays for the early years, Hatched and Olive & Pearl, I wanted to make a piece specifically for babies ages 6-18 months. Flutter is an original discovery play that introduces the very young to the four seasons. Although I conceived, directed and wrote the play, it was really our exceptional ensemble of performers and collaborators who helped devise the work. This piece was put on hold during the pandemic, but we began in-person rehearsals in the summer of 2021. It has since gone on to tour including performances at Lincoln Center.

Flutter explores the seasons through a scripted journey of visuals, sounds, tactile objects, language exploration & an open concept of play. Within the language, I wanted to explore nursery rhymes and lullabies of many cultures. Adapting the translation and rhythms, to complement the movement, the language remains an homage to the originals, but also explores the similarities and differences, delving into a baby’s first sense of the world. As a storyteller for 30 years, I have spent much of these decades studying world folklore.

Long before the Information Age, cultures often mirrored each other, despite being oceans apart. This proves true in nursery rhymes and lullabies. In an age of magnifying our differences, I truly believe art and story is what will weave humanity back together.

“Thistle-Seed, Thistle-Seed” 
Traditional Chinese-American Nursery Rhyme.

“Hush A Bye Baby” 
It is thought to have originated in England. 
Words Originally Published In 1765.

“Little Baby Sleep” 
The first verse that we sing is a Chippewa lullaby for children. 
Treehouse Shakers added to this poem and created the melody.

“The North Wind Doth Blow” 
English Nursery Rhyme.


Special Thanks

Much love and appreciation to all our talented and incredible performers and Flutter collaborators. Special thanks to The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College Staff, Ian Driver, Christopher Duggan, Appolllo Bey, Patti Gilstrap, Ben Demarest, Louisa Thompson, Jung Griffin, Nel Shelby & Associates, Anthony Rizzo, Valerie Green, Brent & Orelia Hankins, Mikajlo & Chaslav Rankovic. With much appreciation to our donors, audience members, wonderful board, family, friends, and our very talented company.

Thank You To the following for their generous support!
Flutter is made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor New York Legislature, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New Music USA, The Marta Heflin Foundation, a legacy gift by Julia M. Morris in memory of her mother, Anne Morris, and Individual Contributions to Treehouse Shakers. 

This event is presented by The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College.



About TREEHOUSE SHAKERS

Treehouse Shakers’ History

Treehouse Shakers, Inc., a non-profit dance and theater company, was co-founded in 1997 and is currently celebrating our 28th Season.

Treehouse Shakers has created and performed 20 original dance-plays for young audiences and adults in many established performance venues, including theaters, festivals and schools across the nation. The company was awarded with a commission from The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College under the leadership of Executive Director, Seth Soloway. We also have received the CUNY Dance Initiative, Multiple Flushing Town Hall Space Grants, selected artists for the New York State Presenters Network Roster, and were chosen artists for the prestigious BAM Professional Development Program in association with the DeVos Institute of Arts Management for the 2014- 2015 cycle. Treehouse Shakers created and performed the dance programming for the Television show, Alex & The Kaleidoscope, which won an Emmy. In partnership with UOutlook and Star America Preschools, we began leading drama camps in Shanghai and Beijing, China and surrounding provinces in 2019. We also partner with summer camps across NYC & Long Island. With support from CRNY/Tides Center, THS has expanded our Branching OUT school programming to celebrate and support young people who LGBTQIA+ identify and their allies.

 Currently, Treehouse Shakers has nine original performances for young audiences on a rotating tour across the nation including: Let’s Talk About IT!, a piece for teens, Hatched, for ages 0-6, is about baby animals and their life on the farm. The dance-mystery, Under the Tangle, about an orphaned young girl who becomes trapped in an enchanted labyrinth, for ages 8+. Olive & Pearl for ages 2-5, follows the story of a young girl Olive and her grandmother. The Boy Who Grew Flowers, based on the book of the same name, is about diversity, empathy and celebrating individualism. Flutter is for babies, ages 6-18 months. Pillow Fort is a 9-part web-series for ages 3-7, and Dance Break is an interactive dance series for classrooms. In 2023, we premiered The Deepest Breath, a coming-of-age play for ages 9-13 and The Littlest Cove, an immersive experience piece for ages 2-6.

Sail Away for ages 18-24month premiered Spring 2024.

Visit Us @ www.treehouseshakers.com

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Treehouse Shakers is actively Seeking Board and Committee Members. Interested? contactus@treehouseshakers.com

Treehouse Shakers offers performances, comprehensive residencies, workshops, and staff development. 
For any Education inquiries, please email: contactus@treehouseshakers.com

For Performance Bookings contact Keith Ghion: keith@geodesicmanagement.com www.geodesicmanagement.com

Artist Bios

CO-FOUNDER BIOGRAPHIES

Mara McEwin (she/her), Artistic Director, Co-Founder, Writer & Director, has also produced, written, directed, and sometimes performed in all of Treehouse Shakers’ 20 original dance-plays including Hatched, which is recognized as being the first dance-play for babies to tour the U.S. by an American artist/company. She has created ongoing arts in education programming for preschools to colleges and led numerous teaching artist and classroom trainings throughout the country for the past 30+ years. During the pandemic, she quickly transitioned the company to virtual programming.

During this time Treehouse Shakers’ created Pillow Fort, for ages 3-7, a mini- series to engage young people through the arts at home. Also a Storyteller, Mara was named “Best Storyteller of New York” by NY Press and has performed throughout the nation’s schools, festivals, theaters, colleges, and community events. She is the featured teller for F.I.T’s Toy Design Department, Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, as well as Baby Gap, Miramax, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Turtle Pond Publications, Chocolate Sauce Publishing, The Tribeca Film Festival, to name a few. She is a writer, voice-over artist, and story consultant for Activity Works, an interactive educational video-web series for classrooms across the U.S. She was the subject for a qualitative dissertation on the inclusion of storytelling in the classroom by Dr. Barb O’Neill and a featured 2019 speaker for O’Neill’s Transform Challenging Behavior Conference, the AATE 2021, 2023, 2024 National Conference, and the Theatre & Dance for the Very Young Conference in 2022. Mara co-created Niñopalooza an all-day rock concert for kids and Niño Nada, a summer festival of children’s work that was acclaimed by the New York Times. Favorite acting credits include Bloomsday on Broadway with Stephen Colbert and Alec Baldwin, which aired on NPR as well as The Sandpiper at Symphony Space, NYC. She has performed with companies such as Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Theater, Eugene O’Neill by-the-Sea- Festival, Chekhov Festival, among many others. She has worked in film, print, television and commercials. Mara is a former long-term board member for International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY), NYC Storytelling Center, and served two-terms on the School Leadership Team at Metropolitan Expeditionary School Leadership School in NYC. To read more about life with Treehouse Shakers, living the artists’ life, or raising a creative family, visit her on IG @maramcewin or at marastreehouse.blogspot.com.

Emily Bunning (she/her), Artistic Coordinator, Co-Founder, & Choreographer, graduated from Stephens College in Missouri and is a Wyoming native. As a co-founder of Treehouse Shakers, she has choreographed, created and/or produced all of their dance-plays for children and adults. Her work has been presented in the New York area at Lincoln Center, BAM Fisher, GK ArtsCenter, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Queen’s Theatre, TPAC, as well as various theaters across the nation including Dennis C Moss Cultural Center and Kravis Center (FL) Pittsburgh Children’s Festival (PA), Alberta Bair (MT) Passant Theater (MI) Jacob’s Pillow (MA), Alden Theater (VA), and the Aronoff Center (OH). Emily danced with Aviva Geismar/Drastic Action Dance Company for nine years, with whom she toured to Germany in July 2006 and performed in Canada, Milwaukee, NYC, as well as attending Djerassi Artists Residency in CA. Emily has also performed with Gotham Group Dance, Dura Mater, and Valerie Green/Dance Entropy, which included a tour of Serbia. She returned to Serbia to choreograph and perform with the ERGstatus Dance Theatre. Her teaching experience includes workshops in schools across the United States while on tour with Treehouse Shakers. She was a featured presenter at the Theatre and Dance for the Very Young Conference in 2022. Emily has a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She thanks her friends and family for all their support.


BIOGRAPHIES

Ben Demarest (he/him), Lighting Design & Production, is a New York-based Lighting Designer, Production Manager, and theater maker and currently serves as Treehouse Shakers’ Production Manager. Current lighting design projects include: Julie Mayo's "Bluefire Sleepwalker", Concetta Abbate & Wendy Osserman's "LAMINARA" and David Appel & John Morton's "Backchannel". Ben very much enjoys working with the incredible group of fellow makers, Treehouse Shakers.

Suzanne Dervish-Ali (she/her), Performer, is a professional choreographer, actor & movement coach from Australia. With training in ballet, tap, and jazz, Suzanne earned her Advanced Certificate with the Royal Academy of Dancing and her Teaching Diploma with the Commonwealth Society of Tap Dancing. Suzanne had the privilege of working as the Dance Captain for the Dreamworld Entertainment Dept, choreographing and performing in several shows. This led Suzanne to discover her passion for choreography and expand her dance creatively through emotion which resulted in Residencies with Phluxus2Dance & Placemakers GC. These residencies allowed exploration of dance & storytelling and introduced her movement method, ‘Evoke’. Suzanne is also a professional actor, training with Howard Fine, Tom McSweeney & Margie Haber. Her credits include feature films, including Baz Lurhmann’s ‘Elvis’ & Thor Ragnarok and ABC’s TV Series Troppo. She won the Best Actress award for the Toronto Film Festival for her role in Teal Soldier’s. Suzanne’s other Film & TV credits include choreographer/movement coach for Nickelodeon’s kids TV Series, ‘Rock Island Mysteries’ and has choreographed several shows for both DreamWorks & ABC Kids. She is excited to join Treehouse Shakers and offer creativity to the next generation.

 Lennox Emery (they/them), Assistant Production Manager, is a New York-based Lighting Designer, Electrician, and Stage Manager. They received their BFA in Technical Theatre & Stage Management from Stephens College Conservatory of Performing Arts in Columbia, MO. At Stephens they had the privilege of spending two summers at the college’s professional summer stock, Okoboji Summer Theatre, where they designed, managed, and worked on 14 shows. They spent a year with Virgin Voyages as their Happenings Manager before moving to New York. Their recent designs include Minutemen at The Tank and Travesties at Nutley Little Theatre.

 Ashley Ervin (she/her), Performer, is a performer & Dance/Movement Therapist originally from St. Louis, MO. She graduated magna cum laude with a BFA in dance and a minor in psychology from George Mason University. There she had the privilege of working with various choreographers such as David Parsons, Mark Morris, and Jacqulyn Buglisi. Following graduation, Ashley moved to New York City and began her career performing with companies such as the Treehouse Shakers, Kaley Pruitt Dance Company, and a host of other artists. She received a Master’s in Dance/Movement Therapy from Pratt Institute and is now a therapist specializing in psychotherapeutic approaches utilizing movement, rhythm, play, imagery, various forms of stimulation, and mindfulness. Ashley works as a Dance/Movement Therapist at Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center and in the private practice setting at Dancing Dialogue LCAT LMHC PLLC. Ashley is grateful to share her passion for dance, entertaining as well as helping others connect to expressivity and creativity through movement.

Lauren Fraites (she/her), Understudy, is thrilled to be joining Treehouse Shakers in Flutter! Lauren is a graduate of the George Mason University School of Theatre. Since graduating, she has been performing in the NYC and DMV areas. Lauren’s recent credits include three world premiere productions. The Sensational Seaminkettes at Woolly Mammoth Theater (DC), The Things She Held at the Chain Theater (NYC), and John Proctor is the Villain at Studio Theater (DC). Lauren has also performed as a Disney princess for children’s parties and events where she discovered a love for young audiences. With a passion for devised storytelling, Lauren is honored to be joining Treehouse Shakers to bring new stories to audiences! https://www.laurenfraites.com/

 Patti Gilstrap (she/her), Costume, Props & Puppet Designer, holds a BFA in dance & choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. She attended American Dance Festival on scholarship as the costume assistant. In 1997 she toured with Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble as their wardrobe supervisor. She has spent her career designing for many choreographers and performers: most recently for singer Julie Christmas and Jen Chin Dance. She is excited to work extensively with Treehouse Shakers designing costumes, props, and puppets for Sail Away, The Littlest Cove, Hatched, Olive & Pearl, The Boy Who Grew Flowers, Flutter, Under the Tangle, Coyote’s Dance, Desert Travels, Let’s Talk About IT!, Under Covers, and Lost Arroyos. She spent 17 years as the head designer and co-owner of Flirt Brooklyn with 5 clothing stores in NYC. She wrote with business partner, Seryn Potter, “Flirt Skirts: Learn How to Sew, Customize, and Style Your Very Own Skirts.” She has created two McCall Patterns. In 2010, she opened a sewing school, sharing the love of sewing. In 2021 she became a member of the wardrobe union Local 764 and has been working on Broadway and TV ever since.

 Jung Griffin (she/her), Scenic Designer, is a New York-based scenic designer for theater, dance and opera. She co-designed Treehouse Shakers’ awarded show, Flutter, as well as The Littlest Cove and Sail Away which premiered Spring 2024. Her recent credits include Into the Woods at Charlottesville Opera, global performance project Port Cities NYC at the Waterfront Museum, We Don’t Live at Mars Yet! at Todd Theater, Code of Silence at the St. Clement’s Theater, Arcadia and DeBaun Arts Center, world premiere of Sleep in Safety at the Jenny Wiley Theatre, It’s A Game at New York Live Arts, The Comfort of Numbers at the Signature Theater, Dream Babies At St. Clements Theater, Created Equal at 14th St. Theater, A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Gershwin Theater, among others. She received an AUDELCO Award Nomination of the best set design for Dream Babies. She holds a MFA from Yale School of Drama. www.junggriffin.com

Anthony Rizzo (he/him), Composer, has over 25 years of touring and recording experience. His diverse stylings, including Punk rock, Rock A Billy, Country and Experimental rock can be heard on records by Garden Variety, Freddy Frogs, Vic Thrill, Radio 4 and his current project Little Embers. He has also composed music for television and film including: Maron (IFC) Beware The Gonzo, Days on Earth, Side by Side, and LightsOut (FX). Besides Flutter, Anthony has also created music for Treehouse Shakrs’ Hatched, Olive & Pearl and Pillow Fort.

Louisa Thompson (she/her), Scenic Designer, is a designer and a creator of theatrical work for young audiences. She received the 2019 Obie award for Sustained Excellence as a Set Designer. As Lead Artist she created "Washeteria" a site-specific all-age event that featured the work of Cesar Alvarez and Charise Castro-Smith and New Victory Theatre LabWorks participant. In addition to the 18 years she has taught at Hunter College she has designed for a variety of theatres: Signature Theatre; Elevator Repair Service; Soho Repertory Theatre; The Play Company; Target Margin Theater; Clubbed Thumb; Rattlestick Playwrights Theater; Theatreworks USA; Playwrights Horizons; The Foundry Theater Company. Regional credits: The White Heron Theatre; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Center Theatre Group, Arden Theatre; Bard Summerscape; The McCarter Theatre, The Papermill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse; The Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis. Louisa received a 2018 Lucille Lortell award for her Set Design of In The Blood at Signature Theatre. She has degrees from Yale School of Drama (MFA) & Rhode Island School of Design (BFA) and is an Associate Professor in the Hunter College Department of Theatre.

 Rathi Varma (she/her), Understudy, was born and raised in Mumbai, India started dancing at the age of 15 alongside pursuing her Diploma in Visual Arts and working as an Illustrator. Since 2019, she has performed with various choreographers namely Anabella Lenzu, Matthew Westerby, Apollonia Hozier and, Dina Denis. Apart from being a company member with Treehouse Shakers and Time Lapse Dance, Rathi is a Teaching Artist with Arts For All. Her work: Table for Two, Imperfect, What Will be, Will be, Dear Bread, and Sole Searching, was presented at Spoke The Hub, Flushing Town Hall, BAAD (Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance), Arts on Site, Green Space and Balance Arts Centre. She is grateful and excited to be a part of Treehouse Shakers as a performer, teaching artist, and choreographer.

 Miranda Wilson (she/her), Performer, is a native of Kansas City, MO, and graduated with her BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Evansville. As an actor, singer, dancer, and puppeteer in NYC, she performs in a wide variety of performances across the city. Miranda is a frequent collaborator with Ryan Raftery on his critically acclaimed celebrity biopic musicals which have covered the lives of Anna Wintour, Andy Cohen, Martha Stewart, Calvin Klein, Ivanka Trump, Andy Warhol, and Kris Jenner and have been performed in NY at Joe’s Pub, as well as in LA, San Diego, Philadelphia, and Provincetown. Roles have included: Ralph Lauren, Anderson Cooper, Kim Richards, Alexis Stewart, Anna Wintour's assistant, Siri, and around 10 other characters in-between. Other favorite roles include: Liz in the world premiere of Every Good Girl Deserves Fun (and other misremembered things) with Clutch Productions; Lucy in Three-Day Hangover's Dracula; Danielle in Devices of Torture with Skeleton Repertory Theater; Janet in The Island (Fresh Fruit Theater Festival). Miranda starred in a psychological thriller, "The Eve", and won a Best Actress award for her work. Miranda starred in a short film exploring the world of Alzheimer's and caretakers, "How You Are to Me," and won the award of Best Protagonist at the Nevada Women's Film Festival for her work in the film. Miranda is thrilled to be starting her 14th season with the Treehouse Shakers in almost all their current repertoire.

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Treehouse Shakers' Bidding for Good Auction and Charity Buzz Auction

Akashic Books 
American Tap Dance Foundation 
Ana Janeveski 
Andrew Morrisey 
Annie Walsh 
Anthony Rizzo 
Anthony Rizzuto 
BAM
Bart Fetz
Blue Balloon
Boshko Boskovic
Brass Rail
Brian Hampton 
Broadway Babysitters 
brooklyn bird designs 
Cheryl Houser
Cody Hartley 
Compass Acupuncture
Court Street Restaurant 
Crunch Fitness
Cyclewise Coaching
Daniel Rindler
Dave Zimmerman
David Walker

Dr. Aimee Callahan
Drew Richardson
Effie Manley
Embody Acupuncture
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Imagine Swimming
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Joanne Ruelos Diaz
Joyce Theater
Julia Eisenmen
Julia Morris
Katie Montoya
Kids at Work
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Laura Mehl
Lili Francuz
Long Island Children’s Museum
Macy’s Maison Pickle
Mandy Gonzalez Maptote
Mara McEwin
Maribeth Fox
Marisa Miller Wolfson
Martha Chapman
Matthew Mills
Michael Walsh
Michelle Cohen-Cote
Motel Morris
NY Sketches
Oh So Soho
Patti Gilstrap
Philip DeRossi
Rashmi Singh
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Shipwrecked
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Trey Coates-Mitchell
Trips for Fundraising
Union Hall
Valerie Green, Dance Entropy
Viki Scudierty
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Zack Weiner

Thanks to the following for their generous support of Treehouse Shakers over the last year!

ROOTS $1,000 & UP!
Andy & Maryann Bugas
Annie & Michael Walsh
Anthony Rizzuto
Chris Kim & Roseanne Park
Emily Bunning & Mikajlo Rankovic
Geri Pell
Jill & Howard Fife 
John Anselmi
Lucy Bunning

Maria Fasuto & Laurie Olson
Marta Heflin Foundation
Melanie Gomez & Matias Einaudi
Sarah Young & Saliq Savage
The Harold Anfang Foundation
The Nat R & Martha Knaster Trust
Tom Bunning

TRUNK $500-$999
Beth Ann Lacey
Florence McEwin
Jaclyn Lasaracina
Jenny & Kris Conley
Linda Novak and Bob Greenberg
Mamta Singh & Scott Fulton
Marla & Mitchell Johnson
Mary Hay
Rachel & Donovan Walsh
Robert Loeb
Shannon & Dick Walls
Stacee & Mark Barton
Tom Hagen & Melissa Klay
Zafir Buraei

BRANCH $150-$499
Aaron Macerelli
Amber & Sebastien Cottrell
Beth Ann Lacey
Betsy Billard
Chris and Kim MacEwan
Catherine Saraniti
Chris & Trey Coates-Mitchell
David & Arlene Jacobi
David & Mary Mitchell
David Zimmerman
Ellen & Billy Dreskin
Emily & MaryEllen Regas
Frances Barclift
Jared Dworkin
Jean Moore
Jeannie McEwin
Jennifer Ratner & Gary Edelstein
Jesse Martinez
Julia Morris & Fred Sager
Kaylin Johnson
Laura Fernandez
Laura & Andrew Montoya
Mario Giacalone & Janine St. Germain
Martha Hood
Maura Donohue
Monica Scacalossi
Nellie Perera
Patty Woolsey
Penny & Bob Boysen
Rachel & Michael Berick
Rebecca Podsednik
Roy Korins & Gillian Zackham
Stacee & Mark Barton
The Menemsha Fund
Tina Bunch
Tracey Dembicer
Valerie Green

LEAF $10-$149
Aaron Zimmerman
Andrew Bellak
Atul Singh & Robyn Norris
Aviva Geismar & Sandor Weiner
Barbara Dannenberg
Bart Fetz
Bill Gordh
Birch McMillan Harris
Bret Fetz
Brian Hampton & Roy Chicas
Bruce & Jean Cohen Cara Yeates
Carlin Good
Carole Greenberg
Catherine Gallant
Catherine Rooney

Chrissie D’Angelus
Claire Savage
Claire Winters
Constance Elkinson
Constance Morrill
Cristie & Jim Shoemaker
Crystal Herrera
Deb Stein
Diana & Doug Larimore
Donna Freeman-Tweed
Donna Ragsdale
Doreen Young
Eric & Teresa Stemle
Greg Slagle
Heather Ayers
Jackie Sanchez
Jane & Romaine Gardner
Jeannie & Holmes Miller
Jeramy Zimmerman
Jody Alperin
Jonathan Silverblatt
Judith Kalan
Jung Griffin 
Katherine Troy
Kay Gelfman
Kellie Rockey
Kim & Mike Lopiccolo
Kirsten Adler
L Parker Stephenson
Lance Kisling
Laura McCarty & Michael Goldsman
Lindsay Fasano
Lisa Ainbinder
Lisa & Ken Shelton
Lynn Ratner
Maddy & Bill Kuhn
Marjorie Berman
Megan Cagle
Melendy Forman
Melissa Walker
Michael Flood

Mickey Pantano
Miranda Wilson
Miriam Schaer & Stan Pinkwas
Nancie & Tom Hughes
Nancy Thode
Nicole Touzien
Pamela Fahey

Patty Murray
Paula Heitman
PJ Miller
Rachel Glube
Rashmi Singh & Finn Miller
Raymond Force
Richard Blomgren
Routh Chadwick
Sally Greenspan
Sarah Bryant Dean
Shannon Ricchezza
Susan Denker
Susanna Styron
Tae Soon Kim
Takiema Bunche
Tamekia Jackson
Valerie & Jon Hagan
Wendy & Tom Young

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Today's Performance

Treehouse Shakers presents

Flutter

Saturday, December 7, 2024


Conceived, Written & Directed By Mara McEwin 
Choreographed By Emily Bunning

Puppets & Costumes By Patti Gilstrap 
Lighting By Ben Demarest Music By Anthony Rizzo

Scenic Design By Louisa Thompson & Jung Griffin

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Like & Tag Us!
#Flutter #Treehouseshakers @TREEHOUSESHAKERS
#PurchasePAC @PurchasePAC

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Production Staff
Treehouse Shakers Flutter

Conceived, Written & Directed by Mara McEwin 

Devised in Collaboration with Original Cast: Ashley Chavonne, Ashley Ervin, Katie Montoya, Miranda Wilson 
Choreography by Emily Bunning
Music by Anthony Rizzo
Puppets, Props & Costumes by Patti Gilstrap 
Scenic Design by Louisa Thompson & Jung Griffin
Lighting Design & Production Management by Ben Demarest 
Assistant Production Management by Lennox Emery 

Cast

Suzanne Dervish-Ali 
Ashley Ervin 
Miranda Wilson 
Understudies
Rathi Varma 
Lauren Fraites

Treehouse Shakers’ Staff

Artistic Director: Mara McEwin
Artistic Coordinator: Emily Bunning Production Coordinator: Siobhan Stevenson Admin Assistant: Miranda Wilson Education Coordinator: Kaila Burritt
Board of Directors: Geri Pell, Chris Kim, Zafir Buraei, Michael Walsh, Emily Regas, Sarah Young, Dave Zimmerman, Mara McEwin & Emily Bunning


About FLUTTER

Creating A Play For Babies

By Mara McEwin

Following the wonderful success of our plays for the early years, Hatched and Olive & Pearl, I wanted to make a piece specifically for babies ages 6-18 months. Flutter is an original discovery play that introduces the very young to the four seasons. Although I conceived, directed and wrote the play, it was really our exceptional ensemble of performers and collaborators who helped devise the work. This piece was put on hold during the pandemic, but we began in-person rehearsals in the summer of 2021. It has since gone on to tour including performances at Lincoln Center.

Flutter explores the seasons through a scripted journey of visuals, sounds, tactile objects, language exploration & an open concept of play. Within the language, I wanted to explore nursery rhymes and lullabies of many cultures. Adapting the translation and rhythms, to complement the movement, the language remains an homage to the originals, but also explores the similarities and differences, delving into a baby’s first sense of the world. As a storyteller for 30 years, I have spent much of these decades studying world folklore.

Long before the Information Age, cultures often mirrored each other, despite being oceans apart. This proves true in nursery rhymes and lullabies. In an age of magnifying our differences, I truly believe art and story is what will weave humanity back together.

“Thistle-Seed, Thistle-Seed” 
Traditional Chinese-American Nursery Rhyme.

“Hush A Bye Baby” 
It is thought to have originated in England. 
Words Originally Published In 1765.

“Little Baby Sleep” 
The first verse that we sing is a Chippewa lullaby for children. 
Treehouse Shakers added to this poem and created the melody.

“The North Wind Doth Blow” 
English Nursery Rhyme.


Special Thanks

Much love and appreciation to all our talented and incredible performers and Flutter collaborators. Special thanks to The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College Staff, Ian Driver, Christopher Duggan, Appolllo Bey, Patti Gilstrap, Ben Demarest, Louisa Thompson, Jung Griffin, Nel Shelby & Associates, Anthony Rizzo, Valerie Green, Brent & Orelia Hankins, Mikajlo & Chaslav Rankovic. With much appreciation to our donors, audience members, wonderful board, family, friends, and our very talented company.

Thank You To the following for their generous support!
Flutter is made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor New York Legislature, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New Music USA, The Marta Heflin Foundation, a legacy gift by Julia M. Morris in memory of her mother, Anne Morris, and Individual Contributions to Treehouse Shakers. 

This event is presented by The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College.



About TREEHOUSE SHAKERS

Treehouse Shakers’ History

Treehouse Shakers, Inc., a non-profit dance and theater company, was co-founded in 1997 and is currently celebrating our 28th Season.

Treehouse Shakers has created and performed 20 original dance-plays for young audiences and adults in many established performance venues, including theaters, festivals and schools across the nation. The company was awarded with a commission from The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College under the leadership of Executive Director, Seth Soloway. We also have received the CUNY Dance Initiative, Multiple Flushing Town Hall Space Grants, selected artists for the New York State Presenters Network Roster, and were chosen artists for the prestigious BAM Professional Development Program in association with the DeVos Institute of Arts Management for the 2014- 2015 cycle. Treehouse Shakers created and performed the dance programming for the Television show, Alex & The Kaleidoscope, which won an Emmy. In partnership with UOutlook and Star America Preschools, we began leading drama camps in Shanghai and Beijing, China and surrounding provinces in 2019. We also partner with summer camps across NYC & Long Island. With support from CRNY/Tides Center, THS has expanded our Branching OUT school programming to celebrate and support young people who LGBTQIA+ identify and their allies.

 Currently, Treehouse Shakers has nine original performances for young audiences on a rotating tour across the nation including: Let’s Talk About IT!, a piece for teens, Hatched, for ages 0-6, is about baby animals and their life on the farm. The dance-mystery, Under the Tangle, about an orphaned young girl who becomes trapped in an enchanted labyrinth, for ages 8+. Olive & Pearl for ages 2-5, follows the story of a young girl Olive and her grandmother. The Boy Who Grew Flowers, based on the book of the same name, is about diversity, empathy and celebrating individualism. Flutter is for babies, ages 6-18 months. Pillow Fort is a 9-part web-series for ages 3-7, and Dance Break is an interactive dance series for classrooms. In 2023, we premiered The Deepest Breath, a coming-of-age play for ages 9-13 and The Littlest Cove, an immersive experience piece for ages 2-6.

Sail Away for ages 18-24month premiered Spring 2024.

Visit Us @ www.treehouseshakers.com

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Treehouse Shakers is actively Seeking Board and Committee Members. Interested? contactus@treehouseshakers.com

Treehouse Shakers offers performances, comprehensive residencies, workshops, and staff development. 
For any Education inquiries, please email: contactus@treehouseshakers.com

For Performance Bookings contact Keith Ghion: keith@geodesicmanagement.com www.geodesicmanagement.com

Artist Bios

CO-FOUNDER BIOGRAPHIES

Mara McEwin (she/her), Artistic Director, Co-Founder, Writer & Director, has also produced, written, directed, and sometimes performed in all of Treehouse Shakers’ 20 original dance-plays including Hatched, which is recognized as being the first dance-play for babies to tour the U.S. by an American artist/company. She has created ongoing arts in education programming for preschools to colleges and led numerous teaching artist and classroom trainings throughout the country for the past 30+ years. During the pandemic, she quickly transitioned the company to virtual programming.

During this time Treehouse Shakers’ created Pillow Fort, for ages 3-7, a mini- series to engage young people through the arts at home. Also a Storyteller, Mara was named “Best Storyteller of New York” by NY Press and has performed throughout the nation’s schools, festivals, theaters, colleges, and community events. She is the featured teller for F.I.T’s Toy Design Department, Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, as well as Baby Gap, Miramax, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Turtle Pond Publications, Chocolate Sauce Publishing, The Tribeca Film Festival, to name a few. She is a writer, voice-over artist, and story consultant for Activity Works, an interactive educational video-web series for classrooms across the U.S. She was the subject for a qualitative dissertation on the inclusion of storytelling in the classroom by Dr. Barb O’Neill and a featured 2019 speaker for O’Neill’s Transform Challenging Behavior Conference, the AATE 2021, 2023, 2024 National Conference, and the Theatre & Dance for the Very Young Conference in 2022. Mara co-created Niñopalooza an all-day rock concert for kids and Niño Nada, a summer festival of children’s work that was acclaimed by the New York Times. Favorite acting credits include Bloomsday on Broadway with Stephen Colbert and Alec Baldwin, which aired on NPR as well as The Sandpiper at Symphony Space, NYC. She has performed with companies such as Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Theater, Eugene O’Neill by-the-Sea- Festival, Chekhov Festival, among many others. She has worked in film, print, television and commercials. Mara is a former long-term board member for International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY), NYC Storytelling Center, and served two-terms on the School Leadership Team at Metropolitan Expeditionary School Leadership School in NYC. To read more about life with Treehouse Shakers, living the artists’ life, or raising a creative family, visit her on IG @maramcewin or at marastreehouse.blogspot.com.

Emily Bunning (she/her), Artistic Coordinator, Co-Founder, & Choreographer, graduated from Stephens College in Missouri and is a Wyoming native. As a co-founder of Treehouse Shakers, she has choreographed, created and/or produced all of their dance-plays for children and adults. Her work has been presented in the New York area at Lincoln Center, BAM Fisher, GK ArtsCenter, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Queen’s Theatre, TPAC, as well as various theaters across the nation including Dennis C Moss Cultural Center and Kravis Center (FL) Pittsburgh Children’s Festival (PA), Alberta Bair (MT) Passant Theater (MI) Jacob’s Pillow (MA), Alden Theater (VA), and the Aronoff Center (OH). Emily danced with Aviva Geismar/Drastic Action Dance Company for nine years, with whom she toured to Germany in July 2006 and performed in Canada, Milwaukee, NYC, as well as attending Djerassi Artists Residency in CA. Emily has also performed with Gotham Group Dance, Dura Mater, and Valerie Green/Dance Entropy, which included a tour of Serbia. She returned to Serbia to choreograph and perform with the ERGstatus Dance Theatre. Her teaching experience includes workshops in schools across the United States while on tour with Treehouse Shakers. She was a featured presenter at the Theatre and Dance for the Very Young Conference in 2022. Emily has a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She thanks her friends and family for all their support.


BIOGRAPHIES

Ben Demarest (he/him), Lighting Design & Production, is a New York-based Lighting Designer, Production Manager, and theater maker and currently serves as Treehouse Shakers’ Production Manager. Current lighting design projects include: Julie Mayo's "Bluefire Sleepwalker", Concetta Abbate & Wendy Osserman's "LAMINARA" and David Appel & John Morton's "Backchannel". Ben very much enjoys working with the incredible group of fellow makers, Treehouse Shakers.

Suzanne Dervish-Ali (she/her), Performer, is a professional choreographer, actor & movement coach from Australia. With training in ballet, tap, and jazz, Suzanne earned her Advanced Certificate with the Royal Academy of Dancing and her Teaching Diploma with the Commonwealth Society of Tap Dancing. Suzanne had the privilege of working as the Dance Captain for the Dreamworld Entertainment Dept, choreographing and performing in several shows. This led Suzanne to discover her passion for choreography and expand her dance creatively through emotion which resulted in Residencies with Phluxus2Dance & Placemakers GC. These residencies allowed exploration of dance & storytelling and introduced her movement method, ‘Evoke’. Suzanne is also a professional actor, training with Howard Fine, Tom McSweeney & Margie Haber. Her credits include feature films, including Baz Lurhmann’s ‘Elvis’ & Thor Ragnarok and ABC’s TV Series Troppo. She won the Best Actress award for the Toronto Film Festival for her role in Teal Soldier’s. Suzanne’s other Film & TV credits include choreographer/movement coach for Nickelodeon’s kids TV Series, ‘Rock Island Mysteries’ and has choreographed several shows for both DreamWorks & ABC Kids. She is excited to join Treehouse Shakers and offer creativity to the next generation.

 Lennox Emery (they/them), Assistant Production Manager, is a New York-based Lighting Designer, Electrician, and Stage Manager. They received their BFA in Technical Theatre & Stage Management from Stephens College Conservatory of Performing Arts in Columbia, MO. At Stephens they had the privilege of spending two summers at the college’s professional summer stock, Okoboji Summer Theatre, where they designed, managed, and worked on 14 shows. They spent a year with Virgin Voyages as their Happenings Manager before moving to New York. Their recent designs include Minutemen at The Tank and Travesties at Nutley Little Theatre.

 Ashley Ervin (she/her), Performer, is a performer & Dance/Movement Therapist originally from St. Louis, MO. She graduated magna cum laude with a BFA in dance and a minor in psychology from George Mason University. There she had the privilege of working with various choreographers such as David Parsons, Mark Morris, and Jacqulyn Buglisi. Following graduation, Ashley moved to New York City and began her career performing with companies such as the Treehouse Shakers, Kaley Pruitt Dance Company, and a host of other artists. She received a Master’s in Dance/Movement Therapy from Pratt Institute and is now a therapist specializing in psychotherapeutic approaches utilizing movement, rhythm, play, imagery, various forms of stimulation, and mindfulness. Ashley works as a Dance/Movement Therapist at Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center and in the private practice setting at Dancing Dialogue LCAT LMHC PLLC. Ashley is grateful to share her passion for dance, entertaining as well as helping others connect to expressivity and creativity through movement.

Lauren Fraites (she/her), Understudy, is thrilled to be joining Treehouse Shakers in Flutter! Lauren is a graduate of the George Mason University School of Theatre. Since graduating, she has been performing in the NYC and DMV areas. Lauren’s recent credits include three world premiere productions. The Sensational Seaminkettes at Woolly Mammoth Theater (DC), The Things She Held at the Chain Theater (NYC), and John Proctor is the Villain at Studio Theater (DC). Lauren has also performed as a Disney princess for children’s parties and events where she discovered a love for young audiences. With a passion for devised storytelling, Lauren is honored to be joining Treehouse Shakers to bring new stories to audiences! https://www.laurenfraites.com/

 Patti Gilstrap (she/her), Costume, Props & Puppet Designer, holds a BFA in dance & choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. She attended American Dance Festival on scholarship as the costume assistant. In 1997 she toured with Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble as their wardrobe supervisor. She has spent her career designing for many choreographers and performers: most recently for singer Julie Christmas and Jen Chin Dance. She is excited to work extensively with Treehouse Shakers designing costumes, props, and puppets for Sail Away, The Littlest Cove, Hatched, Olive & Pearl, The Boy Who Grew Flowers, Flutter, Under the Tangle, Coyote’s Dance, Desert Travels, Let’s Talk About IT!, Under Covers, and Lost Arroyos. She spent 17 years as the head designer and co-owner of Flirt Brooklyn with 5 clothing stores in NYC. She wrote with business partner, Seryn Potter, “Flirt Skirts: Learn How to Sew, Customize, and Style Your Very Own Skirts.” She has created two McCall Patterns. In 2010, she opened a sewing school, sharing the love of sewing. In 2021 she became a member of the wardrobe union Local 764 and has been working on Broadway and TV ever since.

 Jung Griffin (she/her), Scenic Designer, is a New York-based scenic designer for theater, dance and opera. She co-designed Treehouse Shakers’ awarded show, Flutter, as well as The Littlest Cove and Sail Away which premiered Spring 2024. Her recent credits include Into the Woods at Charlottesville Opera, global performance project Port Cities NYC at the Waterfront Museum, We Don’t Live at Mars Yet! at Todd Theater, Code of Silence at the St. Clement’s Theater, Arcadia and DeBaun Arts Center, world premiere of Sleep in Safety at the Jenny Wiley Theatre, It’s A Game at New York Live Arts, The Comfort of Numbers at the Signature Theater, Dream Babies At St. Clements Theater, Created Equal at 14th St. Theater, A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Gershwin Theater, among others. She received an AUDELCO Award Nomination of the best set design for Dream Babies. She holds a MFA from Yale School of Drama. www.junggriffin.com

Anthony Rizzo (he/him), Composer, has over 25 years of touring and recording experience. His diverse stylings, including Punk rock, Rock A Billy, Country and Experimental rock can be heard on records by Garden Variety, Freddy Frogs, Vic Thrill, Radio 4 and his current project Little Embers. He has also composed music for television and film including: Maron (IFC) Beware The Gonzo, Days on Earth, Side by Side, and LightsOut (FX). Besides Flutter, Anthony has also created music for Treehouse Shakrs’ Hatched, Olive & Pearl and Pillow Fort.

Louisa Thompson (she/her), Scenic Designer, is a designer and a creator of theatrical work for young audiences. She received the 2019 Obie award for Sustained Excellence as a Set Designer. As Lead Artist she created "Washeteria" a site-specific all-age event that featured the work of Cesar Alvarez and Charise Castro-Smith and New Victory Theatre LabWorks participant. In addition to the 18 years she has taught at Hunter College she has designed for a variety of theatres: Signature Theatre; Elevator Repair Service; Soho Repertory Theatre; The Play Company; Target Margin Theater; Clubbed Thumb; Rattlestick Playwrights Theater; Theatreworks USA; Playwrights Horizons; The Foundry Theater Company. Regional credits: The White Heron Theatre; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Center Theatre Group, Arden Theatre; Bard Summerscape; The McCarter Theatre, The Papermill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse; The Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis. Louisa received a 2018 Lucille Lortell award for her Set Design of In The Blood at Signature Theatre. She has degrees from Yale School of Drama (MFA) & Rhode Island School of Design (BFA) and is an Associate Professor in the Hunter College Department of Theatre.

 Rathi Varma (she/her), Understudy, was born and raised in Mumbai, India started dancing at the age of 15 alongside pursuing her Diploma in Visual Arts and working as an Illustrator. Since 2019, she has performed with various choreographers namely Anabella Lenzu, Matthew Westerby, Apollonia Hozier and, Dina Denis. Apart from being a company member with Treehouse Shakers and Time Lapse Dance, Rathi is a Teaching Artist with Arts For All. Her work: Table for Two, Imperfect, What Will be, Will be, Dear Bread, and Sole Searching, was presented at Spoke The Hub, Flushing Town Hall, BAAD (Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance), Arts on Site, Green Space and Balance Arts Centre. She is grateful and excited to be a part of Treehouse Shakers as a performer, teaching artist, and choreographer.

 Miranda Wilson (she/her), Performer, is a native of Kansas City, MO, and graduated with her BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Evansville. As an actor, singer, dancer, and puppeteer in NYC, she performs in a wide variety of performances across the city. Miranda is a frequent collaborator with Ryan Raftery on his critically acclaimed celebrity biopic musicals which have covered the lives of Anna Wintour, Andy Cohen, Martha Stewart, Calvin Klein, Ivanka Trump, Andy Warhol, and Kris Jenner and have been performed in NY at Joe’s Pub, as well as in LA, San Diego, Philadelphia, and Provincetown. Roles have included: Ralph Lauren, Anderson Cooper, Kim Richards, Alexis Stewart, Anna Wintour's assistant, Siri, and around 10 other characters in-between. Other favorite roles include: Liz in the world premiere of Every Good Girl Deserves Fun (and other misremembered things) with Clutch Productions; Lucy in Three-Day Hangover's Dracula; Danielle in Devices of Torture with Skeleton Repertory Theater; Janet in The Island (Fresh Fruit Theater Festival). Miranda starred in a psychological thriller, "The Eve", and won a Best Actress award for her work. Miranda starred in a short film exploring the world of Alzheimer's and caretakers, "How You Are to Me," and won the award of Best Protagonist at the Nevada Women's Film Festival for her work in the film. Miranda is thrilled to be starting her 14th season with the Treehouse Shakers in almost all their current repertoire.

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Treehouse Shakers' Bidding for Good Auction and Charity Buzz Auction

Akashic Books 
American Tap Dance Foundation 
Ana Janeveski 
Andrew Morrisey 
Annie Walsh 
Anthony Rizzo 
Anthony Rizzuto 
BAM
Bart Fetz
Blue Balloon
Boshko Boskovic
Brass Rail
Brian Hampton 
Broadway Babysitters 
brooklyn bird designs 
Cheryl Houser
Cody Hartley 
Compass Acupuncture
Court Street Restaurant 
Crunch Fitness
Cyclewise Coaching
Daniel Rindler
Dave Zimmerman
David Walker

Dr. Aimee Callahan
Drew Richardson
Effie Manley
Embody Acupuncture
Ensemble Studio Theater
Five Napkin Burger
Florence Alfano McEwin
Fluid Fitness
Flushing Town Hall
Fred Sager
Fritha Pengelly
Geri Pell
Imagine Swimming
James Yoon
Janna Esina
Joanne Ruelos Diaz
Joyce Theater
Julia Eisenmen
Julia Morris
Katie Montoya
Kids at Work
Kristin Burritt
Laura Mehl
Lili Francuz
Long Island Children’s Museum
Macy’s Maison Pickle
Mandy Gonzalez Maptote
Mara McEwin
Maribeth Fox
Marisa Miller Wolfson
Martha Chapman
Matthew Mills
Michael Walsh
Michelle Cohen-Cote
Motel Morris
NY Sketches
Oh So Soho
Patti Gilstrap
Philip DeRossi
Rashmi Singh
Rind Snacks
Riverview Jazz Festival
Robert Teixeira

Routh Chadwick
Rustic Loom
Seth Michael May
Shelbi Berry Kamohara
Shipwrecked
Susan Hebach
The Commons
The Long Room
The Grey Dog
Timothy John's Salon
Trey Coates-Mitchell
Trips for Fundraising
Union Hall
Valerie Green, Dance Entropy
Viki Scudierty
Yip Fitness LLC
Zack Weiner

Thanks to the following for their generous support of Treehouse Shakers over the last year!

ROOTS $1,000 & UP!
Andy & Maryann Bugas
Annie & Michael Walsh
Anthony Rizzuto
Chris Kim & Roseanne Park
Emily Bunning & Mikajlo Rankovic
Geri Pell
Jill & Howard Fife 
John Anselmi
Lucy Bunning

Maria Fasuto & Laurie Olson
Marta Heflin Foundation
Melanie Gomez & Matias Einaudi
Sarah Young & Saliq Savage
The Harold Anfang Foundation
The Nat R & Martha Knaster Trust
Tom Bunning

TRUNK $500-$999
Beth Ann Lacey
Florence McEwin
Jaclyn Lasaracina
Jenny & Kris Conley
Linda Novak and Bob Greenberg
Mamta Singh & Scott Fulton
Marla & Mitchell Johnson
Mary Hay
Rachel & Donovan Walsh
Robert Loeb
Shannon & Dick Walls
Stacee & Mark Barton
Tom Hagen & Melissa Klay
Zafir Buraei

BRANCH $150-$499
Aaron Macerelli
Amber & Sebastien Cottrell
Beth Ann Lacey
Betsy Billard
Chris and Kim MacEwan
Catherine Saraniti
Chris & Trey Coates-Mitchell
David & Arlene Jacobi
David & Mary Mitchell
David Zimmerman
Ellen & Billy Dreskin
Emily & MaryEllen Regas
Frances Barclift
Jared Dworkin
Jean Moore
Jeannie McEwin
Jennifer Ratner & Gary Edelstein
Jesse Martinez
Julia Morris & Fred Sager
Kaylin Johnson
Laura Fernandez
Laura & Andrew Montoya
Mario Giacalone & Janine St. Germain
Martha Hood
Maura Donohue
Monica Scacalossi
Nellie Perera
Patty Woolsey
Penny & Bob Boysen
Rachel & Michael Berick
Rebecca Podsednik
Roy Korins & Gillian Zackham
Stacee & Mark Barton
The Menemsha Fund
Tina Bunch
Tracey Dembicer
Valerie Green

LEAF $10-$149
Aaron Zimmerman
Andrew Bellak
Atul Singh & Robyn Norris
Aviva Geismar & Sandor Weiner
Barbara Dannenberg
Bart Fetz
Bill Gordh
Birch McMillan Harris
Bret Fetz
Brian Hampton & Roy Chicas
Bruce & Jean Cohen Cara Yeates
Carlin Good
Carole Greenberg
Catherine Gallant
Catherine Rooney

Chrissie D’Angelus
Claire Savage
Claire Winters
Constance Elkinson
Constance Morrill
Cristie & Jim Shoemaker
Crystal Herrera
Deb Stein
Diana & Doug Larimore
Donna Freeman-Tweed
Donna Ragsdale
Doreen Young
Eric & Teresa Stemle
Greg Slagle
Heather Ayers
Jackie Sanchez
Jane & Romaine Gardner
Jeannie & Holmes Miller
Jeramy Zimmerman
Jody Alperin
Jonathan Silverblatt
Judith Kalan
Jung Griffin 
Katherine Troy
Kay Gelfman
Kellie Rockey
Kim & Mike Lopiccolo
Kirsten Adler
L Parker Stephenson
Lance Kisling
Laura McCarty & Michael Goldsman
Lindsay Fasano
Lisa Ainbinder
Lisa & Ken Shelton
Lynn Ratner
Maddy & Bill Kuhn
Marjorie Berman
Megan Cagle
Melendy Forman
Melissa Walker
Michael Flood

Mickey Pantano
Miranda Wilson
Miriam Schaer & Stan Pinkwas
Nancie & Tom Hughes
Nancy Thode
Nicole Touzien
Pamela Fahey

Patty Murray
Paula Heitman
PJ Miller
Rachel Glube
Rashmi Singh & Finn Miller
Raymond Force
Richard Blomgren
Routh Chadwick
Sally Greenspan
Sarah Bryant Dean
Shannon Ricchezza
Susan Denker
Susanna Styron
Tae Soon Kim
Takiema Bunche
Tamekia Jackson
Valerie & Jon Hagan
Wendy & Tom Young