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Will on the Hill

2007 Will on the Hill Cast: Jim Kimsey, Nora Mead Brownell, Charles Krauthammer, Nina Totenberg, Stuart Holliday, Rep. Spencer Bachus, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Rep. Cliff Stearns, Frank Fahrenkopf, Rep. Darlene Hooley, Rep. Jane Harman, Sidney Harman, Natwar Gandhi, Mark Menezes, Sen. Robert Bennett, Laura Scheuer, Rep. John Tanner, Rep. Ralph Hall, Sheila Johnson, William Newman, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Ed Markey, Helen Carey. Photo by Tony Powell courtesy of Washington Life Magazine.

Will on the Hill 2008 presents:

A Comedy of Capitol Errors
Written by Peter Byrne
Directed by Ethan McSweeny
Monday, May 5, 2008
at Sidney Harman Hall

6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7:30 p.m. Performance
8:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner

Tickets:
$50 performance only
$250 reception, performance and dinner

To purchase tickets, please call 202.547.3230 ext. 2712 or email.

For sponsorship information, please reference the Will on the Hill sponsorship brochure.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company at the Harman Center for the Arts is pleased to present its annual Will on the Hill benefit at the newly opened Sidney Harman Hall on Monday, May 5, 2008.  Will on the Hill 2008 will once again welcome senators, congressman and other distinguished Washington insiders onto our stage to perform in a political parody by playwright Peter Byrne based on Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors.  

This distinctive and fun-filled event pays tribute to our city’s unique dynamic and provides a wonderful way to engage new audiences and support the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s artistic, education and community outreach programs. 

Honorary Co-Chairs

The Honorable Roy Blunt
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable John Dingell
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
U.S. Senate

The Honorable Luis Gutierrez
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Mike Honda
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Alcee L. Hastings
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Christopher Shays
U.S. House of Representatives
Co-Chair, Congressional Arts Caucus

The Honorable Richard C. Shelby
U.S. Senate

The Honorable Louise Slaughter
U.S. House of Representatives
Co-Chair, Congressional Arts Caucus

The Honorable Diane E. Watson
U.S. House of Representatives
Chair, Congressional Entertainment Caucus

The Shakespeare Theatre Company is delighted to welcome the following cast members*:  

The Honorable Shelley Berkley
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Howard Coble
U.S. House of Representatives

TThe Honorable Diana DeGette
U.S. House of Representatives

Mr. Matt Frei
Washington Correspondent, BBC

The Honorable Diana DeGette
U.S. House of Representatives

Dr. Natwar Gandhi
District of Columbia
Chief Financial Officer

The Honorable Luis Gutierrez
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Jane Harman
U.S. House of Representatives

Mr. Sidney Harman
Harman International

The Honorable Darlene Hooley
U.S. House of Representatives

Mr. James Kimsey
Kimsey Foundation

The Honorable Patrick Leahy
U.S. Senate

Ms. Kathleen Matthews
Marriott Foundation

The Honorable Jim McDermott
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton
U.S. House of Representatives

Ms. Susan Nixon
Capitol File Magazine

The Honorable Linda Sanchez
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Loretta Sanchez
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Cliff Stearns
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable John Tanner
U.S. House of Representatives

Other members of the congressional community have agreed to support Will on the Hill 2008 by joining The Hill Advisory Committee*. 

Ms. Noelle LuSane Bellard
Ms. Liz Birnbaum
Mr. Paul J. Cancienne
Ms. Ruth Carnegie
Mr. David Cavicke
Mr. Peter Cleveland
Mr. Frank Cullen Jr.
Ms. Celeste Drake
Mr. Edwin Egee
Ms. Monica Fawzy
Ms. Jennice Fuentes
Mr. Chandler Goule
Ms. Betsy Wright Hawkings
Ms. Jessica Herrera-Flanigan
Mr. John Hess
Ms. Noelle LuSane Bellard
Mr. Wallace Hsueh		 Mr. Lars Hydle
Mr. Robert King
Mr. Michael Kostiw
Ms. Amy Levine
Ms. Michelle Levy-Benitez
Mr. Shawn Maher
Mr. Jason M. Mahler
Mr. Jason C. Scism
Mr. Mark Seifert
Ms. Shana Sexton
Mr. Robert M Simon
Mr. Michael Strautmanis
Mr. Michael Jose Torra
Mr. Dan Turton
Mr. David Vogel
Ms. Debra Bailey Whitman

Will on the Hill is made possible in part by generous support from

Lead Sponsor
Time Warner

Director Level 
Capitol File

Hogan and Harris

Nissan

Producer Level
Carnival Foundation / Alcalde & Fay
Dutko Worldwide
Ford Motor Company

Patron Level
BGR Foundation
KPMG LLP
Kraft Foods
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Schering-Plough Corporation
Winston and Strawn LLP

Benefactor Level
American Airlines
Bank of America
Nora Mead Brownell
FD Dittus Communications
The Financial Services Roundtable
The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
John and Alice Goodman
Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC
Microsoft Corporation
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Supporter Level
Alliance to Save Energy
American Bankers Association
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Cafritz
Beverly and Richard Dietz
Monument Policy Group

This event could not be possible without the support of the Will on the Hill Committee:

Mr. W. Michael House, Co-Chair
Hogan & Hartson

Mr. Bruce Andrews
Ford Motor Company

Ms. Kateri Callahan
Alliance to Save Energy

Ms. Gloria Dittus
Dittus Communications

Mr. Andrew Howell
Monument Policy Group

Mr. Robert Lively
Schering-Plough Corporation

Mr. Abbe Lowell
McDermott Will & Emery

Ms. Gail MacKinnon
Time Warner

Mr. Jim Portnoy, Co-Chair
Kraft Foods Global

Mr. John McMickle
Winston & Strawn

Ms. Rachel Pearson
Pearson & Associates

Mr. Robert Raben
The Raben Group

Mr. Steve Ryan
McDermott Will & Emery

Ms. Jayne Sandman
Capitol File Magazine

Ms. Christine Warnke
Hogan & Hartson

Mr. Rich Whiting
The Financial Services Roundtable

For more information, please contact Mandy Dickens at 202.547.3230 ext. 2329 or by email.

*as of April 16, 2008

Will on the Hill is a charitable event with the primary purpose of raising funds for the Shakespeare Theatre Company, a 501(c)(3) organization. House and Senate rules expressly permit Members, staff and their spouses to accept an unsolicited offer of free attendance from the sponsor of a charity event.