Dinner Partners Presents
ANNE RICE:
AN ALL SAINTS’ DAY CELEBRATION
November 1st, 2025

Order Of Service

Opening Musical Interlude
Jimmy Brinkman (Trombone) ⁃ David Buchbinder (Trumpet) ⁃ Jon Gannon (French Horn) ⁃ Abby Monroe (Cello) ⁃ Kate Walter (Violin)

Selected Readings
Donna Duplantier ⁃ Monica R. Harris ⁃ Zeb Hollins III ⁃ Roney Lee Jones ⁃ John Neisler ⁃ Jen Pagan

I
Anne Rice

II
Anne’s Childhood

A Musical Memory
“Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans”
Performed by Irma Thomas
With Steve DeTroy (piano) Keith Louis Jr. (Drums/Percussion) Joel Sharp (Bass)

III
Anne & Stan

A Musical Memory
“Bridge Over Troubled Water”
Performed by David Michel (tenor soloist) and Hazel Clinard (piano)

IV
The Vampires

Personal Tributes
Granny Goodwitch ⁃ Gary Swafford

V
The Fans

Personal Tributes
Alys Arden ⁃ Mary Dugas

Musical Tribute
“Exiles, The Wolves of Mid-Winter”
Performed by Mary Fahl

Eric Shaw Quinn

VI
Anne and Christopher

Christopher Rice

VII
Anne’s Farewell

VIII
In Requiem
“Make Me As You Are”
Performed by Carolee Carmello and Mat Eisenstein (piano)
Keith Louis Jr. (Drums/Percussion) ⁃Abby Monroe (Cello) ⁃ Joel Sharp (Bass) ⁃ Kate Walter (Violin)

Last Words
Donna Duplantier ⁃ Monica R. Harris ⁃ Zeb Hollins III ⁃ Roney Lee Jones ⁃ John Neisler ⁃ Jen Pagan

IX
Anne’s Legacy

Finale
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” Reprise
Choir: David Michel (Tenor Soloist) ⁃ Will Alber ⁃ Eva Daltoso ⁃ Jacob Huffty ⁃ Alice Hull ⁃ Charles Mukaida ⁃ Kolbe Peters ⁃ Claire Putnam ⁃ Emma Kay Staunton

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn - Dinner Partners Productions

REPRESENTATION
Elizabeth Newman (Literate Management & Production)
Christine Cuddy and Marko Kuo (Kleinberg, Lang, Cuddy & Carlo LLP)
Michael Carlisle, David Forrer, Charlie Olsen, Lyndsey Blessing, Michael Mungiello (Inkwell Management)
Andrea Morris, Jennifer Crockett, Lenox Hill, Sarah Materne (The Ehrhardt Group)

LIVE EVENT PRODUCTION CREDITS
Producer: Q+A Events and Production LLC, Jody Kuh and Meghan Rose Murphy
Creative Director: Elysa Marden
Music Director: Tre Louis
Bridge Over Troubled Water Arranger: Dylan Trán
Music Contractor: Dr. Meg Frazier
Music Stage Assistant: Courtlyn Kaiser
Music Director for “Make Me As You Are”: Phil Reno
Scenic Designer: Joan Long
Lighting Designer: Tess James
Sound Designer/Audio Engineer: Ian Scot
Video Engineer: Moro Media, Joey Moro
Video Associates: Duncan Davies, James Lanius III
Audio/Video Associate: Daniel Pembroke
Costume Designer: Bridget Ann Boyle
Costume Construction: New Orleans Opera Association Scenic Studio
Stage Manager: Neelam Vaswani
Talent Manager: Ariel Lembeck
“Suo Gan” Recording Performed By: Sean Kenny
Receiving Line Manager: Laura Jean Hoffpauir
Talent Wranglers: Pamela Blackmon, Christin Dotson, Josh Stephenson, Paulina Trujillo
Production Assistants: Jake Cosden, Javis Davis
Scenic Fabrication: Downtown FabWorks
Soft Goods Fabrication: IWEISS
Plants and Foliage provided by Kim Starr Wise Floral Events
Statues provided by: Shane Garner
Audio Rentals provided by Spectrum Sound
Lighting and video rentals provided by 4Wall Entertainment
Teleprompter Services: Broadcast & Production Service
Printing: CCI Productions

FILM PRODUCTION CREDITS

Produced by: Now and Then Projects
Executive Producer / Director: Jordan Barrow
Executive Producer: Clay VanNortwick
Co-Executive Producer: Emily Calderone

DOCUMENTARY FILMS UNIT:
Associate Producer: Brandi Powell
Clearance Manager: Lindsay Giggey
Archival Coordinator: Gloria Reyes
Director of Photography: Jan Reichle
Additional Photography: Ramy Romany
Gaffers: Jimi Covert, Jarrod Kloiber, David Lynn, Joe Webb
Sound Mixers: Eric Ledet, Fiona McBain, Derek Mocarski, Philip Westbrook
Hair & Make Up: Misa Aikawa, Everett Brannon, Claire Coleman, Melvone Farrel, Heather Henry
Key Production Assistant: Deven Hollimon
Production Assistants: Wes Clarkson, Adrian Corral, Michael Hanley, Carrie Anne Rose
Lead Assistant Editor: Leslie Thompson
Editors: Matt Edwards, Derek Amrosi
Drone Footage by: Daniel Waghorne
Library Music Provided by: Extreme Music
Archival Technical Services by: Christy’s, RAWR Productions
Post Production Services by: Banana Post
Color & Mix Services by: Legion Post
Colorist: Alexia Salingaros
Re-Recording Mixer: Jeremy Jardine

EVENT FILMING UNIT:
Director of Photography: Sebastian Jungwirth
Production Manager: Lisa Karr
Sound Supervisor: Monty Buckles
Gimbal Camera: Franky Coto
Camera Operators: Adam Alvaraz, Gabriel Bongiorno, Jerry Jacob
Scorpio Crane Provided by: All Axis
Scorpio Operator: Nick Nicolay
Scorpio Head Tech: Max Beard
Key 1st AC: Marcus Hering
Additional 1st AC: Lisa Long
2nd AC’s: Jordan McVey, Nancy Piraquive
Production Assistants: Maddie Foret, Nick Manning, Bob Shambo
Editors: Matt Edwards, Derek Amrosi
Lead Assistant Editor: Leslie Thompson
Music Supervisor: Jon Ernst
Post Production Services by: Banana Post
Color & Mix Services by: RAWR Productions
Online Editor: Jeff Cordes
Colorist: Shane O’Connor
Re-Recording Mixer: Jeff Hannan

Excerpt(s) from INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE: ANNIVERSARY EDITION by Anne
Rice, copyright © 1976 by Anne O'Brien Rice. Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, an
imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
All rights reserved.

“INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE” (1994 THEATRICAL RELEASE):
Film Clips Courtesy of Warner Bros.

“INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE” (2025 SPECIAL EDITION PRINTING):
Illustrations Courtesy of Books Illustrated

Book Covers of Novels written by Anne Rice and Stan Rice used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, an
imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
All rights reserved.

FEATURING INTERVIEWS & CONVERSATIONS:

In New Orleans, with:
Irene Daray, Former Staff Member
Gregor Fox, Current Owner, Anne's Former Home
Sandra Lassalle , Staff Member
Amy Loewy, Garden District Book Shop
Elena O'Brien, Anne's Niece
Kathleen O'Brien, Anne's Cousin
Sue Quiroz, Fan Club President
Melanie Scott, Fan Club President
Sue Tebbe, Former Staff Member
Amy Troxler, Former Staff Member

In Dallas, with:
Nancy Diamond , Anne's Sister-In-Law
Micki Jenkins, Anne's Sister
Kim McBride, Anne's Niece
Karen O'Brien, Anne's Sister

In New York City, with:
Christine Cuddy, Anne's Lawyer
Kim Thornton Ingenito, Former Publicist, Knopf
Nicholas Latimer, Former Director of Publicity, Knopf
Lynn Nesbit, Anne's Agent
Rob Roth, Director, "Lestat" the Musical
Victoria Wilson, Anne's Editor
Kathy Zuckerman, VP, Executive Publicist, Knopf

In Los Angeles, with:
Andy Brumer, Anne & Stan's Friend
Pam Henstell, Former Publicist, Knopf
Eric Shaw Quinn, Anne's Friend
Christopher Rice, Anne's Son

with Best-Selling Authors:
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Xio Axelrod
Leigh Bardugo
Holly Black
Lexi Blake
Megan Chance
Christine Feehan
Kristin Hannah
Charlaine Harris
V.E. Schwab
J.R. Ward

and with Fan tributes from:
Sidney Alvarez
Victoria Belue
Linda Biancardi
Patrick Braue
Catharine Corrigan
Dustin Hendrick
Ashley Lim
Aarin Mayfair
Alicia Nardo
Cléo Rigaldies
Barbara Rocci
Rachel Rushmore
Jennifer Ruvalcaba
Jillian Stein, Ambler
Jennifer Vasquez
Carolyn Wall

ARCHIVAL MATERIALS & FOOTAGE COURTESY OF:
ABCNews Videosource
Amy Harris
Alamy
Associated Press
A+E Global Media
Bell Media
CBC Licensing
CBS News / Veritone
Charlie Rose
Chicago Humanities Festival
CNN
Crossroads Christian Communications / Context Beyond the Headlines
CUTV / Concordia University
Everett Collection
Fox Archives / KTTV
Getty Images
KINOLibrary
KSNV-TV Las Vegas
LiveTalks LA
NBC News / Getty Images
Oxford Film and Television
Pond5
Producers Library
Reuters Screenocean
Steven Forster


ADDITIONAL SERVICES BY:
Production Accounting Services by: Alan Reback, Blake Reback, Jennifer Nudge (Reback Lee)
Production Insurance by: Seth Cohen, Samantha Kosinski, Dany Rodriguez (HUB International)
Production Legal Services by: Jill Varon, Karen O’Conner (Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern)


SPECIAL THANKS:
Julie Heath (Warner Bros.)
Carroll Gelderman, Amy Loewy, Rafferty Barkley (Garden District Book Shop)
The Elms Mansion
Rachel Marcell, Price Provanzano, Blake Haney (Bayou Brands)
A.B. Fischer, Dennis Kim, Jessica Shulman, Jack Cruz-Alvarez, Grace Gentile (Literate)
Sandra Lassalle
Elanzo Burgess
Daniel S. Passman
Eric Krantzler
Amanda Lundberg
Lindsay Kurtz
Shelley Pigeon
Josh Beverly, RIck Gadd, Greg Havard, Kelly Delduca (Orpheum Theater New Orleans)
David Grace
Emily Sanchez
Laurel Falkenstein
Mark Redanty
Michael McCarthy
Fr. Chung Tran (St. Alphonsus Parish)

“Caprice No. 24”
Niccollò Paganini

“Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans”
Written by Louis Alter and Edgar DeLange
Courtesy of Wise Music Group and MPL Communications

Bridge Over Troubled Water
Written by Paul Simon
Courtesy of Sony Music Publishing

“Exiles (The Wolves Of Midwinter)”
Written by Mary Fahl and John Lissauer
Courtesy of Tunecore Publishing and Relentless Music

“Suo Gân”
Traditional

“Overhead the Moon Is Beaming”
Written by Sigmund Romberg and Dorothy Donnelly
Courtesy of Warner Chappell Music and Concord Music Group

“Make Me As You Are”
Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Courtesy of Universal Music Publishing

“Going Home”
Antonín Dvořák