BACKSTAGE at the GEFFENSUNDAY, MAY 22, 2016

HONORING

T I T L E S P O N S O R

JEFF SKOLLDISTINCTION IN SERVICE AWARD

MORGAN FREEMANDISTINCTION IN THEATER AWARD

T I T L E S P O N S O R

BACKSTAGE at the GEFFEN

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2016

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AMCAnonymous (2)

Patricia Applegate†*Ariel InvestmentsAudi of America

Cathy & Shel BachrachHilaria & Alec Baldwin

Beth Behrs†Curtis Grisham & Charles Black, Jr.

Carol & Chancellor Gene Block†Annette Blum†

Andy & Carlo Brandon-GordonClaudia & Kevin Bright†

Heather Thomas & Skip BrittenhamCindy & Bob Broder

Eileen & Harold Brown†Linda & Jerry Bruckheimer

Maya Burkenroad & Tai LopezRoma Downey & Mark BurnettCapricorn Investment Group

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City National BankComcast | NBC Universal

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& Christopher JohnstonThe David Geffen Foundation

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Patti & Dr. Paul EisenbergEvolution Media Capital

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Susan & Mark Fleischer†Sue & Eric Fleishman

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Beverly & Herbert Gelfand†The George Lucas Family Foundation

Ann† & Jim GianopulosPriscila Giraldo†

Patricia Glaser† & Sam MudieSue & Steve Glusker

Mary Ann & Irwin GoldGoldman Sachs

Karen & Russell Goldsmith*Gonring, Spahn† & Associates

Al Gore*Manuela & James Goren

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& Machtinger, LLPGuggenheim Partners

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& Robert HollanderCindy & Alan Horn*

Cheryl & Ron Howard*Willow Bay & Robert A. IgerLiberty Ross & Jimmy Iovine

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& Victor KaufmanGlorya Kaufman†

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& Alex KurtzmanWendy Kurtzman†

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THANK YOU TO OUR HOST COMMITTEE

*Special thanks to the Backstage at the Geffen Committee and Honorary Chairs. †Geffen Playhouse Board of Directors, Trustees and Advisory Board.

As of printing date: May 19, 2016.

MORGAN FREEMAN

DISTINCTION IN THEATER AWARD

Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman is

one of America’s most recognizable figures

and voices.

He began his acting career in the off-

Broadway productions of The Niggerlovers

and the all African-American production of

Hello Dolly. In 1978 Freeman won a Drama

Desk Award and a Tony nomination for The

Mighty Gents.

He has received accolades and awards,

including Obie Awards in 1980, 1984 and 1987

and a second Drama Desk Nomination in

1987 for Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy and

reprised in the 1989 movie of the same name.

In 2005 Freeman won an Academy Award

for Million Dollar Baby. Freeman also has

received a nominations for Best Supporting

Actor for Street Smart, for Best Actor for

The Shawshank Redemption, and for Best

Actor for Invictus. He also won the Golden

Globe for Driving Miss Daisy. Freeman has

received the Kennedy Center Honor, the

Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe

and the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2010, Freeman won the National Board

of Review Award for his performance as

Nelson Mandela in Invictus produced by

Revelations Entertainment, the company he

co-founded with producer Lori McCreary.

Freeman is executive producer on the

Revelations hit CBS series Madam Secretary

currently in its second season.

Freeman hosts and is an executive

producer for Revelations’ Emmy nominated

series Through the Wormhole with Morgan

Freeman, which is starting its seventh

season on Discovery Science. Also through

Revelations, he will produce The Story of

God with Morgan Freeman on the National

Geographic Channel.

His upcoming films include London Has

Fallen, Warner Bros.’ Going In Style, Alfa

Films’ Now You See Me 2 and Ben-Hur. Most

recently, Freeman starred in 5 Flights Up with

Diane Keaton, Last Knights, Lucy, Dolphin

Tale 2, Transcendence, The Lego Movie, Last

Vegas, Now You See Me, Oblivion, Olympus

Has Fallen and The Dark Knight Rises.

JEFF SKOLL

DISTINCTION IN SERVICE AWARD

Jeff Skoll is a philanthropist and social

entrepreneur, working to bring life to his

vision of a sustainable world of peace and

prosperity. As the first full-time employee

and President of eBay, Jeff developed the

company’s inaugural business plan and

helped lead its successful initial public

offering and the creation of the eBay

Foundation.

Over the last 15 years, Jeff has created

an innovative portfolio of philanthropic and

commercial enterprises, each a distinctive

social catalyst. Together, these organizations

galvanize public will and mobilize critical

resources to accelerate large-scale social

impact. His approach is unique: driving

social impact by investing in a range of

efforts that integrate powerful stories and

data with entrepreneurial approaches.

The Jeff Skoll Group supports his

organizations, which include the Skoll

Foundation, the Capricorn Investment

Group, Participant Media and the Skoll

Global Threats Fund.

Jeff created the Skoll Foundation in 1999

to pursue his vision of a more peaceful,

prosperous and sustainable world. The

Foundation drives large-scale change by

investing in, connecting and celebrating

social entrepreneurs and the innovators

who help them solve the world’s most

pressing problems.

Jeff founded Participant Media in 2004

with the belief that a story well told has

the power to inspire and accelerate social

change. Participant’s more than 70 films to

date have collectively received a total of 7

Academy Awards and 48 nominations, and

include Spotlight, Contagion, Lincoln, The

Help, He Named Me Malala, The Look of

Silence, CITIZENFOUR, Food Inc., And An

Inconvenient Truth.

He founded the Skoll Global Threats Fund

in 2009, whose initial focus is on five global

issues that, if unchecked, could bring the

world to its knees: climate change, water

security, pandemics, nuclear proliferation,

and Middle East conflict.

Martha HendersonCO-CHAIR

Pamela RobinsonCO-CHAIR

Patricia Kiernan Applegate

Randall Arney ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Beth Behrs

Dr. Gene D. Block

Kevin Bright

Harold A. Brown

Gil Cates Jr. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Michael Centeno

Mary Ann Cloyd

Merle Dandridge

Dr. Brad Edgerton

Mark Fleischer

Herbert M. Gelfand CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

Patricia L. Glaser

Sam Gores

Adi Greenberg

Arthur Greenberg

Joan Kaloustian

Loretta Everett Kaufman

Dr. Gerald S. Levey

Carla Malden

Susan Mallory

Ginny Mancini

Barry Meyer

Scott Minerd

Steven A. Olsen

Holly Rice

Linda Bernstein Rubin

Teri Schwartz

Richard Sherman

Fred Specktor

Lorraine Spurge

Cynthia P. Stafford

Howard Tenenbaum VICE CHAIRMAN

FOUNDING TRUSTEES

Kirsten Combs

Robert A. Daly

David Geffen

Quincy Jones

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Glorya Kaufman

Frank G. Mancuso CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

Ron Meyer

Leslie Moonves

Jerry Moss

Jerry Perenchio

Bruce M. Ramer FOUNDING CHAIRMAN

Victoria Mann Simms

Andy Spahn

Steven Spielberg

Steve Tisch

Dr. Charles E. Young CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

IN MEMORIAM

Gilbert Cates FOUNDER

Marcia Israel-Curley

Audrey Skirball Kenis

Charles Kenis

Karl Malden

Edie Wasserman

Lew Wasserman

LEGAL COUNSEL

Peter Rosen LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADVISORY BOARDMiranda TollmanADVISORY BOARD CHAIR

Annette Blum

Stephanie Carson

Lori Collins

Debra Davis

Colin Egglesfield

Ann Gianopulos

Priscila Giraldo

Kirsten Hansen

Eric Heer

Jason Lee

Yvonne Lee

Hannah Linkenhoker

Kevin Mark Lodie

Wendy Kurtzman

John McCrite

Allen Shay

John Sonego

Danny Passman

Laurie Ziegler

Tony Zinge

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JOIN US IN YOUR BESTMORGAN FREEMAN VOICE AND SAY

CONGRATULATIONS

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Kudos to the Geffen’s Education and Community Engagement programs.

Keep up the good work!

LORETTA & VICTOR KAUFMAN

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LOUISE & BRAD EDGERTON Congratulate the Geffen Playhouse for their

commitment to stage new plays.

THESE NEW PLAYS HAVE RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE EDGERTON FOUNDATION:

2007 Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies

2008 Farragut North by Beau Willimon

2008 Equivocation by Bill Cain

2009 The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz

2010 Break of Noon by Neil LaBute

2010 Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire

2010 By the Way, Meet Vera Stark by Lynn Nottage

2010 Stage Kiss by Sarah Ruhl

2011 Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie by Alan Alda

2011 Rapture, Blister, Burn by Gina Gionfriddo

2012 Build by Michael Golamco

2013 Death of the Author by Steven Drukman

2013 Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley

2015 Switzerland by Joanna Murray-Smith

2016 Big Sky by Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros

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I am honored to serve on the Board of the Geffen Playhouse.

We applaud everyone at the Geffen Playhouse and especially their wonderful and wide reaching Education and Community Engagement programs.

Heartfelt congratulations to honorees Morgan Freeman on receiving the Distinction in Theater Award

and Jeff Skoll on receiving the Distinction in Service Award.

TONY RUBIN & LINDA BERNSTEIN RUBIN

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Congratulations to Jeff Skoll & Morgan Freeman!

JASON & YVONNE LEE AND THE L & N ANDREAS FOUNDATION

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Congratulations to tonight’s honorees:

JEFF SKOLL and

MORGAN FREEMANTHE ADI & JERRY GREENBERG

FOUNDATION

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CONGRATULATIONS MORGAN & JEFF!

Thank you for supporting the Geffen.

NANCY HELLER & FRED SPECKTOR

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Our favorite part of the Oscars — Morgan Freeman presenting the Best Picture award to Spotlight!

Such a good prequel to tonight!

Congratulations Morgan Freeman & Jeff Skoll for your honors tonight and thank you for

your dedication to storytelling!

Love,

THE SMITH FAMILY

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LYN & NORMAN LEAR join in celebrating tonight’s honorees

and the Geffen Playhouse education programs, and all who move the arts forward.

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MORGAN,We go back a long way…

We are so happy you are being recognized. Congratulations!

With great affection, CINDY & ALAN HORN

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A big thanks to Regina and her team for making Backstage such a success!

LORETTA & VICTOR KAUFMAN

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salutes our client

MORGAN FREEMAN

JEFF SKOLLDistinction in Theater Award Honoree

Distinction in Service Award Honoree

and our friend

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JEFF,Our wonderful friend…

Congratulations on being honored!We are proud of you,

CINDY & ALAN HORN

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To the Geffen Playhouse for bringing the magic and inspiration of theatre to so many.

The Lowy Family

BRAVO

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To the Geffen Playhouse for bringing the magic and inspiration of theatre to so many.

The Lowy Family

BRAVO

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Thank you to our

GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Your leadership, loyalty and guidance has enabled us to expand our arts and outreach programs to reach more than 15,000 community members

with the gift of performing arts each year.

Playing the roles of much-deserving honorees in tonight’s performance are

JEFF SKOLL and MORGAN FREEMAN

Congratulations on this well-deserved honor, Lynda & Stewart Resnick

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Jeff Skollon your Distinction in Service Award

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MORGAN FREEMANand

JEFF SKOLLand thank them for their support

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Our congratulations to

JEFF SKOLLAnd to one of the most outstanding and

distinguished actors of our time

MORGAN FREEMANBEVERLY & HERB GELFAND

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MORGAN FREEMAN & JEFF SKOLLA heartfelt thank you for supporting

our beloved Geffen Playhouse.

PAMELA ROBINSON & ROBERT HOLLANDER

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We are proud to join the Ge�en Playhouse

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Congratulations and thank you to the

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a part of Backstage at the Geffen.

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The Geffen Playhouse Board of Directors offers our heartfelt gratitude to

JEFF SKOLL &MORGAN FREEMAN

for allowing us to honor you!

WENDY & BARRY MEYER CONGRATULATE TONIGHT’S HONOREES

JEFF SKOLLDISTINCTION IN SERVICE AWARD

and

MORGAN FREEMANDISTINCTION IN THEATER AWARD

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“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

—John Quincy Adams

JEFF & MORGAN,your actions, each in your unique way, have inspired

so many to dream, learn, do and become more. Thus we thank you both this evening and

congratulate you on these prestigious awards. So fully deserved and earned.

MADELINE & BRUCE RAMER

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We are proud to support the Geffen Playhouse in its efforts to share

theater with the community.

THE SIMMS/MANN FAMILY FOUNDATION

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On behalf of the staff of the Geffen Playhouse, we would love to thank the

BOARD & ADVISORY BOARD for being the most generous and committed Boards for which any non-profit could hope.

We appreciate your tremendous dedication and leadership.

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Warner Bros. Entertainmentproudly supports

Backstage at the Geffenand

warmly congratulates

our friends and colleagues

Jeff SkollRecipient of the

Distinction in Service Award

and

Morgan FreemanRecipient of the

Distinction in Theater Award

and

salutes the

important work of the

Geffen Playhouse

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Scott Rouse and Gary McArdle

are pleased to support the artistic mission

and programs of the Geffen Playhouse

and we congratulate tonight’s honorees

Jeff Skoll and Morgan Freeman.

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OUR PROFOUND GRATITUDE TO UCLA & CHANCELLOR GENE D. BLOCK For extending its outstanding partnership with

the Geffen Playhouse to include allowing us to use the Jules Stein grounds and parking lots

for Backstage at the Geffen.

Thank you for all of the extra work and time involved in supporting and helping to

coordinate this grand event.

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Congratulations to tonight’s honorees

JEFF SKOLL &MORGAN FREEMAN

who understand the power and value of a well-told story, and with warm regards to our

beloved Geffen Playhouse, a place to share community and a few good plays.

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GEFFEN PLAYHOUSEAND CONGRATULATES

JEFF SKOLLDISTINCTION IN SERVICE

AWARD RECIPIENT

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MORGAN FREEMANDISTINCTION IN THEATER

AWARD RECIPIENT

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The Geffen Playhouse staff and Board humbly thank Backstage at the Geffen Committee Co-Chairs

LORETTA EVERETT KAUFMAN ADI GREENBERG

LINDA BERNSTEIN RUBIN and Committee members:

PATTY APPLEGATE • MARTHA HENDERSON CARLA MALDEN • PAMELA ROBINSON

HOLLY RICE • LORRAINE SPURGE

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Ariel Investments proudly supports the

Geffen Playhouseand salutes

Jeff Skoll & Morgan Freemanon their remarkable dedication to the entertainment industry

To learn about Ariel, call 800.292.7435 or visit arielinvestments.com.

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Ariel Investments proudly supports the

Geffen Playhouseand salutes

Jeff Skoll & Morgan Freemanon their remarkable dedication to the entertainment industry

To learn about Ariel, call 800.292.7435 or visit arielinvestments.com.

DEAR MORGAN & JEFF,Knowing you both and your continuing

support of the arts, this is a much deserved recognition.

We send our congratulations and our deepest appreciation.

With admiration,

LAURIE & WALTER

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MANUELA & JAMES GORENwould like to congratulate the

Geffen Playhouse and this year’s honorees!

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Thank you to the Geffen Playhouse for its outstanding work both

onstage and in the community!

MARCY CARSEY

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To David Geffen, Morgan Freeman and Jeff Skoll,

Thank you for all you do to support theater and the arts.

We are forever grateful.

Love,

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On behalf of UCLA

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for their mastery in advancing positive change through storytelling.

We congratulate these two remarkable optimists on their

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and to the Geffen Playhouse on another amazing year of theater!

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Heartfelt thanks to our Board of Directors Co-Chairs

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BACKSTAGE AT THE GEFFEN 2016

Congratulations to the Geffen Playhouse for another exciting year of theater and outstanding

educational programs, and to Regina Miller and the entire Development staff for their tireless efforts.

I am extremely proud to support the Geffen Playhouse, and I congratulate tonight’s accomplished honorees

Morgan Freeman and Jeff Skoll.

CHRISTINE MARIE OFIESHDiva Zappa delights in supporting The Geffen Playhouse

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Congratulations to our dear friends

ADI & JERRY GREENBERGYour leadership, commitment, vision,

generosity, and kindness are a true inspiration

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THE KOTICK FAMILY FOUNDATION CONGRATULATES

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AND IS PROUD TO SUPPORTGEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

to the Geffen Playhouse for providing 20 years of entertainment,

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Congratulations

to the Geffen Playhouse for providing 20 years of entertainment,

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Congratulations

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A great man and a great actor.Very proud of you.

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for their courageous and celebrated contribuitions to the arts and storytelling.

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We are proud to join our friends at the Geffen Playhouse in honoring Morgan Freeman

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Congratulations Morgan, we salute your leadership in supporting education and the arts. Working with

you is a privilege and a dream come true.

Your friends and fans,

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and the Geffen Playhouse for its Education and Community Engagement efforts!

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YOUR GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE FAMILY