Gala 2023
FAIRY TALE BALL & RAVE
Friday, April 7, 2023
6:00 PM - Midnight
The San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 EL PRADO
For more information, call Jesse Marchese, Donor and Patron Services Manager at (619) 220-6830 *209 or jesse@diversionary.org
ROYAL SPONSOR
CHARMED SPONSOR
SPELLBOUND SPONSOR
Lillian Faderman & Phyllis Irwin
Gala Co-Chairs
Jay Henslee, Karla Martinez, & Vincenzo Tarantino
Enchanted Circle Co-Chairs
P. Kay Coleman & Janice Montle
Hosted by the Incomparable Emcee
Alanna Darby
Board of Trustees
Russ Sperling
President
Allison Rossett
Vice President
Tom Abbas
Treasurer
Karla Martinez
Secretary
Debbie Macdonald
Member-at-large
Scott Williford
Immediate-Past-President
Melody Corvalán
Jay Henslee
Daniel Jáquez
Colleen Kendall
Matt M. Morrow
Nic Reveles
Catherine Hanna Schrock
Glenn Sipes
Mark Somers
Paula Tallal
Vincenzo Tarantino
Richard P. Trujillo
Alex Villafuerte
Fritz Klein Award Honorees:
Rockette Richardson Ewell
Vice President, California Region Manager, Community Affairs at U.S. Bank
Cindy Marten
United States Deputy Secretary of Education
Hosted by the Incomparable Emcee: Alanna Darby
As You Like It & TikTok star
Alanna Darby (she/her) is a transgender actor, singer, and writer. Recent credits include As You Like It at La Jolla Playhouse (co-production with Diversionary) and Dracula at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville. Regional theater: Arms and the Man, A Christmas Carol: On Air, Thanksgiving Play (A.C.T.), Imaginary Cuckold (Moliere in the Park), Treasure Island, Macbeth (Berkeley Repertory Theater), Stage Kiss (SF Playhouse). B.A. from USC and M.F.A. from ACT. She will next be seen in the upcoming season of Seasoned on Showtime and The Other Two on HBO Max.
