Welcome to Season 2 of the Alliance Theatre Podcast: An exploration of theater and the people who make it happen.
Get to know a little more about how our leader came to be in this interview with Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, Susan V. Booth. Listen as she explores the need for authenticity, and how she continues to navigate 2020.
SUSAN V. BOOTH (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001 and has initiated the Palefsky Collision Project for teens, the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab, local producing partnerships and regional collaborative productions, as well as commercial partnerships on projects such as The Prom; Tuck Everlasting; Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; The Color Purple; Bring It On: The Musical; Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk; and Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL, and has directed world premieres by writers including Pearl Cleage, Janece Shaffer, National Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, Stephen King, John Mellencamp, and Kristian Bush. As a director, she has worked at such theatres as the Goodman, La Jolla Playhouse, New York Stage and Film, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court Theatre and many others. She holds degrees from Denison and Northwestern universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions at Northwestern, DePaul, and Emory universities. She is a past president of the board of directors for the Theatre Communications Group, the national service organization for the field, is a trustee of Denison University, and a member of the Carter Center’s Board of Councilors. Susan’s leadership is underwritten by the BOLD Theater Women’s Leadership Circle, an initiative to support and promote women’s theater leadership funded by The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation. Susan is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal.
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2020 In Review: 5 Ways We Served Our Community
As 2020 comes to a close, we reflect on what it means to be a socially responsible organization—to care for our people whose livelihood (in some cases) evaporated overnight, to strengthen our communities and networks in mutually beneficial ways, and to care for our own physical, financial, mental, and emotional health. If we learned anything this year, it’s that even the smallest action can have a ripple effect.
These 5 ripples began with an intention to serve our community during this challenging year.
1. Face Masks Courtesy of The Alliance Theatre
In the Spring, our talented craftspeople in the Costume, Props, and Stage Ops departments produced masks and gowns during the state-wide PPI shortage. They made a whooping 7,000+ handmade masks to outfit medical personnel and community organizations and over 1,300 isolation gowns went to frontline workers at Grady and Emory Hospitals. We donated masks to YMCA early classrooms, Voices for Georgia Children and other non-profits, and this holiday season gave 1,000 masks to the Latin American Association and WeLoveBuHi for their holiday drives serving families in-need along Buford Highway.
Pic: our masks were seen in the state legislature in June!
2. Free Access to Groundbreaking Digital Play about Racism
In August, we produced A Kid Play About Racism with our partners at the Bay Area Children’s Theatre and Seattle Children’s Theatre. The production was available to stream for free on Broadway On Demand and intended to offer young children and families a way to engage in meaningful conversation about race. The collaboration led to a nationwide event, with many more theatres signing on to participate, and 75,000+ viewers across the country and internationally tuned in to view the production in early August. The Alliance not only served as a lead producer but also created educational videos for families and delivered three Fearless Families workshops as part of the event.
And, in October, our monthlong Hands Up Atlanta program drew 650+ viewers to free community conversations about the role of art in challenging racism and creating a space for healing for the BIPOC community.
Pic: Jessenia Ingram, our Spelman Leadership Fellow, was one of the 7 actors (she’s on the lower right)
3. Scholarships for Alliance Classes
In September, we received a grant from the Home Depot Backyard to support 25 full-tuition scholarships for our fall acting classes. We offered the scholarships to our school partners looking for ways to virtually engage students after school. What we didn’t anticipate was the demand for these classes. Thanks to the Alliance Board, we bridged the demand with a campaign that raised funds for 78 full-tuition scholarships, which were distributed in the fall and will continue to serve as seed funding for an ongoing Alliance Theatre Education Scholarships initiative!
4. Serving Georgia Classrooms, Educators and Students during COVID-19
Since March, the Alliance Theatre Institute assisted teachers and school districts making the switch to distance learning. The team built a virtual resource page for educators and designed curriculum to sustain and improve student academic and social-emotional growth through quality arts education. The Institute has now…drum roll please…served 725 classrooms, 1,144 teachers, and roughly 13,500 students through its virtual residency program. In addition, we’ve reached nearly 3,000 pre-k students in 51 counties throughout the state through a partnership with the Georgia Department of Early Care.
5. A Community-Oriented Christmas Carol
This month, we pivoted to make the Christmas Carol a Covid-safe, drive-in experience in the Summerhill neighborhood. Not only did we bring back people from our production team from furlough and employ Atlanta artists and crew members, but the production also leaned into the spirit of sustaining the community through the joy of theatre:
We worked in tandem with Summerhill restaurants on Georgia Avenue to enhance the show experience and drive business to the area; the Summerhill Neighborhood Association organized a pre-show of carols sung by high school students from Maynard H. Jackson High School (who were delighted to have a reason to perform!) and provided free digital access to seniors and low-income housing residents from the area unable to see it live.
A highlight of the show itself was the “essential worker scene” that featured the story of a different local essential and frontline worker each night. Read the Alliance Theatre blog post about the project.
Lastly, through a partnership with WABE, this special show aired on public radio and was accessible to every Atlantan this holiday season.
Thank you for the challenges and lessons, 2020! Happy New Year!
In A Very Terry Christmas, Broadway star Terry Burrell spreads joy all around the city of Atlanta. And of course, she does it in style. Here’s a sneak peek of the decorative face coverings she sports in the production.
Don’t forget to stream the show right here on Alliance Theatre Anywhere!
1. Zoo Atlanta
2. National Center for Civil and Human Rights
3. Center for Puppetry Arts
4. The Varsity
5. Atlanta Botanical Garden
6. College Football Hall of Fame
7. Dr. Jerry Richman Dentist Office
8. Georgia Aquarium
Tonight is the final performance…
- 18 nights of performances
- Approximately 2,340 car-fulls of friends and families in attendance
- 225 sounds made by the sound effects artist each night (4,050 total)
- 98 props/tools used by our sound effects artist
- 108 donuts given away by Hero Doughnuts
- 144 “humbugs” said from the stage
- 11 space heaters
As we close the curtain on the most unique version of A Christmas Carol we’ve produced yet, we want to say thank you!
Stay tuned as we look towards 2021. We’ll be announcing more details on dates, ticket on sales, and more in the coming weeks.
Wishing you happy holidays and a happy new year!
As 2020 comes to a close, we hope you’ll consider making a year-end donation. So far this year we’ve reached 45 states and eight countries with digital content for families, including more than 14,000 students and 1,700 teachers in 65 Georgia counties.
We can’t do this work without you. Thank you for continuing to partner with the Alliance by supporting our work. Together, we will emerge even stronger and brighter.
After 14 years of board service and committee leadership, Jocelyn Hunter unanimously confirmed as chair-elect. Term begins June 1, 2021.
Hunter Becomes the First Person of Color Elected to Chair any Board of Directors at The Woodruff Arts Center
The Alliance Theatre is pleased to announce that Jocelyn Hunter has been chosen as the new Chair of its Board of Directors. She is the current Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, is a member of the Governance and Executive Committees, and has served on the Alliance Theatre Board of Directors since 2006. As Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Home Depot, Hunter brings a wealth of leadership and legal experience to her role as Alliance Board Chair.
In addition to her deep support and involvement with the Alliance, Hunter’s long history of volunteerism and leadership has benefited numerous organizations and causes in the Atlanta community. Additional volunteer positions include serving on the Advisory Board for the Duke Law Center for Judicial Studies, as a fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and as a member of the Board of Visitors of Duke Law School, where she is co-chair of the Future of the Profession task force. Hunter also serves as the Board Chair for the Atlanta History Center. In 2013, Hunter had the prestigious honor of receiving the Georgia Multicultural Leadership Award.
In her capacity as board chair, Hunter will help lead the Alliance through two seasons of recovery and growth post-COVID, which will see an ever-bolder effort by the 100 staff members of the theater to carry out their mission of expanding hearts and minds onstage and off.
Hunter succeeds the current Chair, Lila Hertz. Under Hertz’s leadership, the Alliance successfully completed its first season on the brand-new Coca-Cola Stage, welcoming tens of thousands of new and returning patrons to this beautiful, state-of-the-art venue. The Alliance also expanded its education and in-school partnerships focused on literacy, learning, and imagination to more than 90,000 annual participants, as well as codified and launched anti-bias and allyship training programs for corporate and non-profit clients through its Alliance@work corporate training department. With Hertz’s long-standing, deep, and thoughtful leadership, the Alliance will also finish a successful strategic planning phase in December 2020 which will see the theater reach for growth and expanded mission from 2021-2025.
“We have been tremendously fortunate in having had a streak of fiercely smart and deeply passionate board leaders, and I’m delighted to see that trend continuing,” said Susan V. Booth, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director of Alliance Theatre. “Lila Hertz has been – and continues to be – a consummate example of a tireless and inspiring leader who is ready, willing, and able to spend her phenomenal social capital on behalf of the Alliance. That we get to follow that with Jocelyn Hunter’s leadership is truly a gift that builds strength on strength. Jocelyn has a brilliant strategic mind and has long been a driving voice both within and on behalf of the Alliance. I so look forward to these next years of her thought partnership and guidance as the theatre moves ever upward and onward.”
The Board of Directors also added six new members in 2020. They are:
Alba C. Baylin
Vice President, Community & Stakeholder Relations, The Coca-Cola Company
Alba leads community engagement, stakeholder relations, strategic philanthropy, employee volunteerism, disaster relief, community board placements and the 5by20 women’s empowerment initiative for The Coca-Cola Company North America Operating Unit. Joining Coca-Cola in 1999 after ten years in the hospitality industry, Alba fulfilled roles of increasing responsibility in Worldwide Public Affairs and Communications, Strategic Partnership Marketing, and Customer & Commercial Leadership. She is a strong advocate for community service and serves on the board of the Georgia State University Foundation and Junior Achievement of Georgia.
Joe Crowley
Global Head of Learning, BlackRock
As Head of HR for the Atlanta Innovation Hub & Global Head of Learning for BlackRock, Joe is responsible for deepening a culture of learning around the globe while building BlackRock’s learning headquarters here in Atlanta. He is also leading the establishment and innovation of BlackRock’s culture locally and driving the firm’s talent and diversity strategy for employees in Atlanta. In addition to Joe’s HR roles, he is a founding member and former regional co-chair of the Asia Pacific OUT & Allies Network, BlackRock’s LGBTQ+ employee resource group, and was co-Chair of BlackRock GIVES San Francisco, BlackRock’s philanthropic employee engagement network.
Alison Danaceau
Cousel, Avolin, Inc.
Alison manages trademark portfolio and litigation matters, negotiates technology license agreements and vendor agreements, and manages outside counsel as well as mentor in-house counsel. Alison is an established leader, having served on the board for a variety of organizations, including the board of the Association of Corporate Counsel – Georgia Chapter, the Georgia Bar Association Intellectual Property Section, the Atlanta Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section, and the Atlanta Ballet.
Carrie J. Kurlander
Vice President, External Communications, Chick-fil-A
Carrie Kurlander is Vice President of Public Relations and Public Affairs for Chick-fil-A, Inc. She joined the company in 2013 after serving as chief communications officer at Southern Company. She also sits on the Board of Directors for The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and serves on the governance committee. Carrie is a member of the International Women’s Fund, Leadership Atlanta and Arthur Page Society. She was named “Dream Keeper Corporate Executive of the Year” by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
Shareka Nelson
Diversity and Inclusion Leader
Shareka is responsible for collaborating across organizations on the creation and execution of company-wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies. With over twenty years of experience in human resources, specifically talent, culture and diversity and inclusion strategy, Shareka is a seasoned global leader with a unique ability to translate business goals into people strategy. Her former role as Head of DE&I at MailChimp included providing consultative insights to executive leaders and the business through data, developing innovative talent attraction solutions and engagement/retention initiatives for employees. Prior to Mailchimp, Shareka held leadership diversity and inclusion roles with Facebook and Groupon. A sought after panelist and keynote speaker, she also serves as a principle with Intentional Impact Group, LLC focused on providing consultative leadership coaching, talent strategy training and DE&I strategy development to clients.
Robyn Roberts
Consultant, RSR Consulting, LLC
Robyn is an independent business and non-profit consultant who develops strategies in line with environmental and social goals. Robyn developed the E3 Environmental Business Awards for the Metro Atlanta Chamber, and consulted on their Sustainable Economic Growth Initiative. Robyn serves on the Tocqueville Women’s Leadership Cabinet of the United Way of Greater Atlanta, and chaired a successful state-wide campaign in 2016 dedicated to passing a Georgia state constitutional amendment establishing a fund to aid child victims of sex trafficking.
To see our full Board of Directors listing and learn more about Board leadership, visit alliancetheatre.org/board
If you’ve been staying home and missing all the iconic spots in Atlanta like we have, A Very Terry Christmas is the perfect way to revisit your favorite locations in Atlanta without leaving the comfort of your own home! We were incredibly lucky to be able to film in all of these popular places and would love to thank everyone at each of these incredible spots who helped make this cabaret a success!
The Varsity
Founded in 1928, this distinctive restaurant is a must-visit for out-of-towners and a staple for Atlanteans. Known for its snappy ordering system (seriously, familiarize yourself with the lingo before you go in), crispy onion rings and chili hotdogs, and incredible fried pies, The Varsity is the largest drive-in fast food restaurant in the world.
Zoo Atlanta
Chances are you’ve probably already been to this Atlanta staple, but did you know that it originally started when a businessman bought circus animals at auction? In 1889, George V. Gress purchased the animals after the circus went bankrupt, then donated them to the city of Atlanta. They were initially housed at Grant Park, where the zoo remains. After almost facing closure in 1984, the zoo went through a massive renovation that included better conditions for animals, a series of baby gorillas born in the zoo to the iconic gorilla named Willie B, and dazzling new habitats that skyrocketed the zoo’s reputation.
Fernbank
The Fernbank Museum of Natural History began with just one woman’s dream to care for a large plot of land that she called Fernbank. She later purchased it and orchestrated plans to use it for educational purposes, making it the wonderful resource it is today!
1st Congregational Church
First built in 1908, this historical landmark is the second-oldest African American Congregational Church in the United States.
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
This center was founded in the early 2000s by civil rights activists – such as Evelyn Lowery, Juanita Abernathy, Andrew Young, and the late House Representative John Lewis – to honor Atlanta’s civil rights history. Fun fact: George C. Wolfe is their chief creative officer and he curated the civil rights gallery, which is why it has theatrical elements.
College Football Hall of Fame
Nothing says Southern culture like college football, so this location was a must!
Dentist Office
The polar opposite of the dentist we all love to hate from A Little Shop of Horrors, Jerry Richman is a loyal subscriber and self-described fan of the Alliance, not to mention Terry’s favorite dentist. In his own words, his “office is created more like a living room,” with “open windows to see nature” and a new air conditioning feature especially designed to kill COVID called “bipolar ionization.” (Coincidentally, the Woodruff Arts Center has already put in the same feature to prepare for patrons’ return!) Dr. Richman has served the Atlanta community for over thirty years and we’re lucky to feature him and his office in this cabaret!
Center for Puppetry Arts
If you like Sesame Street, the Jim Henson company, or anything relating to the mechanics of puppetry, this is the place for you! From displays to staged shows, the Center for Puppetry Arts is perfect for kids of all ages.
Skyview Ferris Wheel
More than just another Ferris wheel, this spot is just about as iconic to Atlanta as Seattle’s Space Needle or NYC’s Empire State Building. Get away from the hustle and bustle to see the city from the comfort of your very own gondola.
Georgia Aquarium
The largest aquarium in the United States and the only aquarium in the southern hemisphere to house whale sharks and manta rays, this quintessential Atlanta icon is a must-visit for tourists. They are also home to the largest indoor aquatic environment in the world – more than ten million gallons of water! Their animal cams are the perfect way to check in on the animals while you stay at home, but if you visit be sure to check out their new “SHARKS! Predators of the Deep” exhibit.
Atlanta Botanical Garden
An Atlanta staple, this garden is known for its over-the-top exhibitions and its incredible holiday lights tradition, which was voted the best holiday event in metro Atlanta by readers of the AJC – for the fourth year in a row! Their Fuqua Orchid Center’s Tropical High Elevation House features orchids and other plants that grow in the tropics between 4,000 and 10,000 feet above sea level. The collection includes carnivorous Nepenthes and Heliamphora pitcher plants as you’d find them in the wild. The conservation of carnivorous plants is an integral part of the work conducted at the Garden, currently housing about 40 carnivorous plant species and nearly 300 imperiled plant species in its ex situ conservation collection. Innovative and environmentally friendly, the Garden is an oasis for greenery and visitors alike.
Coca-Cola Stage
Our personal favorite location for this cabaret (okay, we’re biased) is our very own stage, sponsored by Coca-Cola. With renovations complete in 2019, this new space – with audiences fifteen feet closer to the stage than before – feels more intimate than a 650-seat house really should. The hit musical Ever After, starring Broadway’s Sierra Boggess, was the first show featured on it; the show opened in early 2019 and has since gained popularity due to a viral Tiktok video of a song from the show. We were proud to have Terry back onstage as the first performer since March!
Grab your favorite holiday beverage – even eggnog; we won’t judge – and settle in to take this quiz to find out your true identity: what holiday song you are most like!
(Take the quiz on Buzzfeed, or keep track of your answers here to find out your result at the end.)
QUESTIONS:
- I say Christmas, you say:
A. Cuddling and Christmas movies and tree lightings and cookies and gorgeous photos
B. Break out the records full of oldies!
C. Ugh. Did I delete all my pictures from last year? Do I even remember last year? Do they?
D. Bah, humbug
E. Wait, it’s Christmastime already?
- What’s your relationship status?
A. You’re in a new relationship and it’s going so well!!!
B. You’ve been with the same person for several years
C. You recently had your heart broken but you still hold onto hope that your special someone is out there (and maybe it’s even the same person who broke your heart)
D. If you have one, you’re too busy coming up with similes for how bad someone is to pay attention to your significant other
E. Relationships suck and people suck and you’re better off alone (but you secretly wish for somebody every now and then)
- What kind of cookies are you going to be making this year?
A. Whatever cookie is a two-person job and takes hours
B. A gingerbread house and gingerbread cookies with the leftover gingerbread
C. I’m getting one of those break-and-bake cookie dough packages from the grocery store and freezing it in between baking one or two at a time
D. Does fruitcake come in cookie form?
E. Biscotti to eat with spiced cider
- What’s your favorite Christmas tradition?
A. Being with my love!
B. Hosting a small party at your home with family and friends
C. Scrolling through your ex’s social media to see what they’re up to
D. Yelling “Santa isn’t real!” to kids screaming in the mall
E. Watching period dramas and gazing wistfully at all the men
- What is your go-to Christmas movie?
A. Love Actually
B. It’s a Wonderful Life
C. The Holiday
D. Die Hard
E. Little Women
- Pick a Christmas aesthetic:
A. Mistletoe, tinsel, an alcoholic drink or two, and snow everywhere
B. Hot chocolate with marshmallows, a warm fireplace, long conversations, and spending hours tweaking your decorations
C. Mimosas, getting together with old friends, sending risky texts, red and green LED lights, and listening to “tis the damn season” by Taylor Swift endlessly
D. Green eye makeup and tequila
E. Cloudy skies, fog, and puddles with minimalistic decorations and quiet hours to journal
- Where is your dream Christmas destination?
A. Somewhere romantic
B. Wherever your family is
C. It doesn’t matter – anything is better than the bar where you spent Christmas Eve
D. Counting down the hours until you can go back to your regular life
E. Somewhere on a solo adventure
- Imagine: You’re at a Christmas party. What’s the first game you suggest playing?
A. Some kind of couple-against-couple game
B. Charades
C. Truth or Dare
D. Joke’s on you – I would never be caught dead at a Christmas party
E. Building a puzzle
- If you suddenly find yourself with a free evening around the holidays, what do you do?
A. Booking a reservation for two at a cozy, candlelit bistro
B. Sitting at home under a blanket surrounded by loved ones
C. Texting your friends to ask if they want to do a night on the town
D. Meh, probably watching an action movie
E. Taking a long, introspective drive while listening to quiet music
- Finally, what are your thoughts on ugly Christmas sweaters?
A. They’re best if there are two identical ones so you can match with your sweetheart!
B. You prefer matching pajamas
C. The more outrageous, the better – whatever gets you the most attention!
D. Aren’t they all ugly?
E. You prefer regular sweaters – they’re comfier
ANSWERS:
If you chose mostly As, you’re “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey. You’re in love during the holidays – enjoy it!
If you chose mostly Bs, you’re “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” by Bing Crosby. You’re a homebody who loves the classics.
If you chose mostly Cs, you’re “Last Christmas” by WHAM! All we can say is… yikes? You will be okay.
If you chose mostly Ds, you’re “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” by Thurl Ravenscroft. You’re the Grinch, you’re Scrooge, and you’re Jack Frost from The Santa Clause 3. What a combination.
If you chose mostly Es, you’re “Winter Song” by Ingrid Michaelson and Sara Bareilles. You’re not against Christmas, it’s just not your thing – and that’s okay!
In a chapter of Charles Dickens’ classic novel A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Ebenezer Scrooge a glimpse into the lives of coal workers who toil the earth to provide fuel for Victorian-era Christmas parties.
Instead of showing Scrooge the difficult and risky conditions under which coal worker’s work (many die early because of over-exposure to coal dust), the Ghost of Christmas Present takes Scrooge to see a miner family celebrating around a glowing fire, singing Christmas songs—a reminder that even those in the most difficult situations find joy, and that gratitude is almost always a choice.
This year’s Christmas Carol has pivoted to respond to the coronavirus pandemic in various ways: it’s a drive-in theatre experience to be enjoyed from your car, the actors are in private shipping containers, the story is delivered as a radio play (all elements adapted to meet the safety recommendations outlined by the CDC).
But perhaps none of the adaptations captures the essence of Christmas more than the spotlight on Atlanta’s essential workers during the scene of Christmas Present. Leora Morris and Ben Coleman, the creative team behind this production, updated the traditional coal miners scene into a relevant and touching moment that honors the contributions of people who have provided valuable services with our health, safety, and wellbeing in mind.
From healthcare workers, teachers, and firefighters to restaurant owners, utility workers, and the street department, the Alliance’s Community Engagement team worked with United Way of Greater Atlanta to interview over a dozen essential workers across various sectors.
Every night throughout the run of the show, a different essential worker will share their story and holiday traditions with Scrooge and audiences.
One of these essential workers, LaGuana Ezzard, the Director of Partnerships and Programming at Harper Archer Elementary, is helping to provide social awareness and cultural experiences for students despite the challenges of an online classroom.
“One of the hardest parts of this transition in a low income area is actually seeing the circumstances that many students are living in,” says Ezzard. She explains how understanding these circumstances has allowed her and her colleagues to teach with more humility and compassion during this difficult year.
Despite the challenges the pandemic has presented, Ezzard says she remains thankful for her family and is embracing her first experience as a “homebody” far away from her usually vibrant social life. The empty nester also sees one other silver lining: her children have come home!
Yolanda Jackson, another essential worker featured during the production, has been bagging meals and spending hours a day going into apartments and facilities to deliver food during the pandemic. Jackson, a cafeteria manager with Atlanta public schools, details the tremendous amount of time and work required to both prepare and deliver food to kids. She reflects that her greatest joy is to improve the lives of kids.
This holiday season, Jackson is particularly grateful that she has a roof over her own head. “I am thankful to have a home,” she says. “The pandemic taught me how to save and how to have patience.”
The joy of connecting with family and finding gratitude in being at home united many of the essential workers’ experiences. Their stories are a reminder that now, more than ever, it is important to focus on our loved ones and seize moments of happiness.
“Take the time to be in the moment and breathe,” advises Garnetta Penn, the Choir Director at Mays High School. And the Ghost of Christmas Present says “hear, hear.”
In addition to the United Way of Greater Atlanta, the Alliance Theatre would like to thank our community partners that participated in this project: Northside Hospital, The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the City of Fairburn, Community Farmers Markets (CFM), YMCA of Metro Atlanta, and WeLoveBuHi.
| Dec. 4: Alison Mills, Foreign Language Teacher, St. Martin’s Episcopal School |  |
| Dec. 6: Quentin Hutchins, Transportation Specialist, Atlanta Public Transit |  |
| Dec. 8: LaJuana Ezzard, Master Teacher Leader, Harper-Archer Elementary School |  |
| Dec. 9: Henrietta Essel RN, BSN, Manager/Caregiver; Serenity Empire Personal Care |  |
| Dec. 10: Cynthia Tucker, Medical Assistant, Southside Medical Center |  |
| Dec. 11: Yolanda Jackson, Cafeteria Manager, Atlanta Public Schools |  |
| Dec. 15: Stephanie Lenzy, Director of Early Learning Education, YMCA of Metro Atlanta |  |
| Dec. 16: Katie Kriner, Farmer’s Market Manager, Community Farmers Market |  |
| Dec. 17: Captain Miguel Ribot, Fire Department, City of Fairburn |  |
| Dec. 18: CPT Ryan Hepworth, Ambulatory Clinical Informatics Coordinator, Northside Hospital |  |
| Dec. 19: Elizabeth Curry, Street Department, City of Fairburn |  |
| Dec. 20: Carlton Hamm, Utilities Watershed, City of Atlanta | |
| Dec. 21: Ching Hsia, Owner of Yen Jing Chinese Restaurant |  |
| Dec. 22: Garnetta Penn, Choral Director, Benjamin E. Mays High School |  |
| Dec. 23: Carolyn Booker, Chief Nursing Officer, Northside Hospital Forsyth |  |