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HOW NOW, THEATER?

A midst a turbulent and sometimes cha-

otic year at home and abroad, how
can or should theater respond to such tu-
multuous times?
Our response continues to be:
THINK GLOBALLY & ACT LOCALLY.
We continue to explore the immediacy of
live performance as we engage people of
many ages and walks of life. Our plays are
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thought-provoking while celebrating with

playful gusto the elemental connections
that bind us to each other, and to this blue-
ocean planet.

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We play as if our acts here on Mother Earth matter. Because, in
ways large and small, they most certainly do.

TIDEWATER CENTER
GETS REAL

T HE BIG NEWS is we were able to open the Tidewater Center

Photos: Patrick Wadden

in August for outdoor performances. This landmark occasion

was the result of seven years of brainstorming,
grants-writing, surveying, machinery renting,
civil engineering, planning board meetings, and
fundraising.
Now that the former industrial site is cov-
ered with clean fill, we can proceed with
implementing the approved Phase One
Site Plan.

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onstruction of a covered • Installation of landscaping
space 
• Installation of utilities
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onstruction of a and art work
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building
support
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esign of prototypes for a
playground
 THEATER RESTART BUTTON!

Samantha Goodluck
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A FTER 18 MONTHS WITH NO LIVE SHOWS, we

reassembled the performance company to rehearse and
present our 20th annual Esopus Creek Puppet Suite, now at
the Tidewater Center. Despite the prevalent late summer
downpours, the Suite had a successful run enjoyed by many.
Thanks to the performers, site crew and sponsors that made
it all possible.
In addition, the touring company delivered live performances
at 16 events throughout the Hudson Valley and Catskills.
We also conducted workshops, danced in parades, and at a
farmers’ market. Next season — our 40th! — will feature weekly
shows and community events at the Tidewater Center, plus
regional touring. We plan to revive several scarcely-seen shows
from the archives and continue to create new work.

Who We Are
Founders & Directors
Marlena Marallo & Patrick Wadden
Director of Giving and
Tidewater Project Manager
Laura Rock Kopczak

Minja Toeniges
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Marketing & Social Media

Director
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Performance Company
Trey Daniels, Kira deCoudres,
Anna Hafner, Soyal Smalls, 2021 Expenses
L. Ryan Smith, & Eli Winograd 2021 Income
2021 Intern Extraordinaire
Monica Jean Smythe Individual
Donors
Board of Directors 18.1% Tidewater
Deborah Conathan (Chair) Government Foundation Center
Support Theater
Jolanda Jansen, Esq. (Co-Chair) Support Operations 46.5%
46.7% 12.5%
Susan Murphy (Secretary) 53.5%
Victoria Decker, Phoenix Eisenberg, Business
Shabazz Jackson, Abby Newton, Support 4.6%
Josephine Papagni, Peter Varner,
Performance
Patrick Wadden, Shelley Wyant
Other 2% Fees /Admissions
16%
 Donors as of 12/15/2021

Ginnie Abramson Fawn Denue Beth Humphrey Nan Newton Michael Sklaroff
John & Judy Allen Jennifer DeNicolo Linnea Iannazzone Virginia Newton Cece Sloan
Claudia & Paul John & Nan DeNicolo Jolanda Jansen Vanessa Nisperos Rae Stang
Andreassen Glenn Dornfield Carole Kaye Jason Novak David Smilow
Janet Asiain Michael Doyle Terry Lagana Mary O’Donnell Xiaodong Smith
Anne & Jim Bailey Stephanie Ellis Judith Kerman Angela O’Leary Isabel Soffler
Lee Bartell Judy Ellis Lucinda Knaus Melissa Ortquist Susan Solomon
Roy Rufus Bartels Nancy Eos Sophie Kravitz Wes Ostertag Judith Spektor
Vivian Beatrice Mara L. Estes Jim Kricker & Jean Josephine Papagni & Sandra Spieler
Ken Beesmer Tory Ettlinger Whelan Shabazz Jackson Remy Steinfink
Barry Benepe Marilyn Fields Diane & Garry Kvistad Jim Peppler Tom Sterk
Vernon Benjamin Cyril Forde Patrick & Anna Tina Piccolo Tom Struzzieri
Suzanne Bennett Laurie Fox Landewe Tanya Pineda Niki Swarthout
Gary Bischoff Eric Friedman & Mel Lee Annabelle Popa Fukiko Takaishi
Peter Blum Judy Hoyt Julian Lines Catherine & George Charles Thomas
Matthew Bockelman Angela Gaffney-Smith Patrick Linsey Puzak Kristi Tolliver
Edith Bolt Barbara Gill Agnieszka Lorenz Cheryl Qamar Janet Tsakis
Betty Boomer Lara Giordano Beth Loven Alex Rappaport John Tucker
Barbara Braun Stephanie Glickman Barbara Lubell Rosemary Rasmussen Sarah Underhill
Kaete Brittin-Shaw Roberta Goldberg Jennifer Mangione Barbara Redfield Paul Van Benschoten
Barbara Brozik Nick Goldfrank Skip Marcus Linda Renshaw Matthias and Susan

Photos from left: Laura Kopczak, Roy Gumpel, Kaura Kopczak

Matthew Burd Allan Goldhammer Jean McAvoy Bill & Margaret Robelee Von Reusner
Luke Susan Goldman Phyllis McCabe Bill Rock Noah Wadden
Buschmann Samantha Goodluck Margo and Robert Laura Rock Kopczak Richard Walker
Janet Carlile Dave & Kathy McGilvrey Sue Rosenberg Lanny Walter
Lynda Carre Gordon Mary McNamara Christy Rupp Bethia Waterman
Vincent Johanna Grabiarz Meadow Meadow Andres San Millan Wendy Weinburd
Cerniglia Shelley Graham Carolyn Mello Sue Schleede Beth Weinstein
Linda Jamie Grossman Mary Ellen Mietus Nina Schmidbaur Mark & Jane Weiss
Champanier Mark Grunblatt Linda Montano Jed Schmidt & Minja Zach Wellstood
David Chase Josepha Gutelius Angela & John Morano Toeniges Jason West
Jo Cicale Sarah & Geoffrey Gina Moss Joel Schuman & Kate West
Sally Colclough Harden Cathleen Muller Lynne Gilson Ellen Wild
Diane Colello Lyndon Hardy Susan Murphy & Peter Peggy Schwartz Betsy Wilson
Michael Compain Lee Haring Poccia Nancy Sears Zahava Wilson
Debi & Ted Conathan Mike Harkavy Jessica Murray Stephen & Lynn Woods
Merle Cosgrove Siouxzanne Harris John Naccarato Lisbeth Shafer
Thomas Workman
Doug Cullen Susan Holland Ellen Neilly Jock Shafroth
Shelley Wyant
Victoria Decker Django Houston Abby Newton Kate Shuter
Mary Zydel

Business Support Government Support Pro Bono Services

Central Hudson, Price Chopper’s Golub
Foundation, Grist Mill Real Estate,
Naccarato Insurance, Sawyer Savings,
Smith Hardware, Stewart’s Shops/Dake
Family Fund, Town & Country Liquors,
Ulster Savings Bank, Woodstock
Chimes Fund
Civic Organizations Support
Cantines Island Homeowners
Association, The Bruderhof
NYS Council on the Arts, NYS Dept.
of Environmental Conservation,
Sullivan County Soil & Water
Conservation District, Ulster County
Cultural Services & Promotional Fund
Foundation Support
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth
Health, Jim Henson Foundation,
Malcolm Gordon Charitable Fund,
NoVo Foundation, Villchur Foundation
Tory Ettlinger, Kit Evers, Shabazz
Jackson, Jolanda Jansen, Dave Minch,
Jason Novak, Josephine Papagni, Evan
Pritchard, Jed Schmidt, Gregg Swanzey,
Pete Varner, Lanny Walter Esq.
Tidewater Center Volunteers
Skip Arthur, Debi Conathan, Nick
Goldfrank, Susan Murphy, Ron Palacio,
Pietro Poccia, Rae Stang, Justine
Smythe