Xanadu: The Musical, Program

APRIL 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, @ 8 PM APRIL 15 @ 2 PM, 2018 THE ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEATRE ARTS PRESENTS

THE MUSICAL THE JEROME MIRZA THEATRE at McPherson Hall 2 Ames Plaza East, Bloomington, IL 61701

THE ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEATRE ARTS PRESENTS

Book by Douglas Carter Beane

Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne & John Farrar Based on the Universal Pictures film, screenplay by RICHARD DANUS & MARC RUBEL Originally produced on Broadway by ROBERT AHRENS, DAN VICKERY, TARA SMITH/B SWIBEL, SARA MURCHISON/DALE SMITH & CARI SMULYAN

Lighting Design Dakota Kroes

Projection Design Curtis Trout

Sound Design Max Kleve

senior BFA Design/Technology USA sophomore BFA Design/Technology

Set Design Maddi Wolf

Costume Design Connor O. Speck

senior BFA Design/Technology

Choreography Jean Kerr & Maggie Cornyn Musical Direction Saul Nache Directed by Jean Kerr Xanadu is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Tel: (212) 541-4684 Fax: (212) 397-4684 www.MTIShows.com All forms of recording this production are strictly prohibited. No flash photography.

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Company

(in order of appearance) Kira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kara Ryan, junior BFA Music Theatre Sonny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey Keller, senior BFA Music Theatre Danny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jace LeGarde, junior BFA Music Theatre Melpomene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica McGrew, junior BFA Music Theatre Calliope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Clouser, senior BFA Music Theatre Terpsicore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Braden Tanner, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Thalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stefano Egleston, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Euterpe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kira Rangel, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Erato. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kamilah Lay, junior BFA Music Theatre

Orchestra Charlie Berggren—Keyboard Saul Nache—Keyboard Scott Terrell—Guitar Jeff Young—Percussion

Musical Synopsis

B I’m Alive C Magic D Evil Woman E Suddenly F Whenever You’re Away From Me G Dancin’ H Strange Magic I All Over the World J Don’t Walk Away 1) Fool 1! The Fall 1@ Suspended In Time 1# Have You Never Been Mellow 1$ Xanadu 1% Bows Special Thanks Kari Beth Rust Colorific Hair Salon Saundra DeAthos-Meers JoLynn Robinson

Laurel Beard Skate-n-Place Paul Dennhardt 88.1 wesn fm

Production Team Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madisen DeBord, sophomore BA Theatre Arts Asst. Stage Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Bidart, sophomore BFA Design/Tech Andrea Froehlke, sophomore BFA Acting Asst. Director/Dramaturg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Carson Grey, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Asst. Choreographer/Dance Captain . . . . . . . Stefano Egleston, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Dialect Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Kortemeier Asst. Scenic Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maya McGowan, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Asst. Costume Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brynn Beveridge, sophomore BA Theatre Arts Maren Flessen, sophomore BA Theatre Arts Asst. Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Valdivia, junior BFA Design/Tech Hair and Wig Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lena Kincaid, junior BA Theatre Arts Makeup Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Mueller, junior BFA Acting Costume Crafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitney Meltz, junior BFA Design/Tech Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Armie Thompson Asst.Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vianey Salazar, senior BFA Design/Tech Scene Shop Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connor Norton Costume Shop Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan High Properties Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Warnke, junior BA Theatre Arts Asst. Properties Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Sarkis, junior BFA Design/Tech Alanna Scoggins, sophomore BA Theatre Arts Scenic Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Ulrich, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Cami Tokowitz, junior BFA Acting Karla Bailey-Smith, BFA ‘90 Charge Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Hoth, senior BFA Design/Tech Master Carpenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josiah Tennent, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Live Mix Engineer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Max Kleve, sophomore BFA Design/Tech Live Audio Consultant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Vitti Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Cauthorn, sophomore BA Theatre Arts Asst. Master Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maren Flessen, sophomore BA Theatre Arts Publicity Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly J. Ullom Asst. Publicity Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kamilah Lay, junior BFA Music Theatre Graphic Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Schwartz House Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine Groth, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Emily Strub, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Asst. House Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Woodley, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Box Office Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly J. Ullom Asst. Box Office Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hailey Lechelt, senior BFA Acting Light Board Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juna Shai, senior BFA Music Theatre Sound Board Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lizzie Maguire, freshman BA Theatre Arts Follow Spot Operators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominic Gambiani, junior BA Theatre Arts Tuxford Turner, junior BFA Acting Robert Wilson, junior BFA Music Theatre

Production Crews Wardrobe Crew Lea Hulsey (Head), freshman BA Theatre Arts Haylie Aeschliman, freshman BFA Design/Tech Ciara Bates, freshman BFA Acting Angie Cornwell, freshman BFA Music Theatre Lena Kincaid, junior BA Theatre Arts

Run Crew Jim Conklin, sophomore BFA Music Theatre Pearlie Leaf, freshman BFA Acting Kieran O’Connor, freshman BFA Acting Monica Shen, sophomore BA Theatre Arts

Light Hang Electricians Taylor Coduto, sophomore BA Theatre Arts Trey Ehrhart, freshman BFA Music Theatre Jared Gardner, freshman BFA Music Theatre

Sam Hulsizer, sophomore BFA Acting Matthew Humason, freshman BFA Acting Lizzie Maguire, freshman BA Theatre Arts Anna Schultz-Breef, freshman BA Theatre Arts Cal Ussery, freshman BA Theatre Arts Robert Wilson, junior BFA Music Theatre

Fly Crew Kaylan Boyd Harris, junior BA Business Administration Ian O’Toole, sophomore BA Theatre Arts

Ushers Brooke Emmerich, senior BFA Acting Dominic Gambaiani, junior BA Theatre Arts Megan Lai, junior BFA Acting Lili Moldovanska, freshman BFA Acting Madison Steele, junior BFA Music Theatre

Production Assistants Costume Shop Assistants Aida Cheung, Maren Flessen, Melissa Iheakam, Grace McAvoy, Whitney Meltz, Catherine Mojsiewicz, Hannah Sage, Jaclyn Salgado, Anne Warnke, Christopher Woodley, Libby Zabit

Scene Shop Assistants/Facilities Manager Haylie Aeschliman, Brynn Beveridge, Katie Bidart, Rebecca Cauthorn, Madisen DeBord, Sam Hulsizer, Jamie Kreppein, Kieran O’Connor, Vianey Salazar, Olivia Sarkis, Anna Schultz-Breef, Alanna Scoggins, Tuxford Turner

Lighting and Sound Shop Assistants Taylor Coduto, Nick Valdivia

Theatre Office/Box Office/Photography/ Publicity/Research Assistants Timothy Foszcz, Catherine Groth, Emily Hardesty, Kat Hoth, Matthew Humason, Kamilah Lay, Hailey Lechelt, Paola Lehman, Shelby Moore Korte, Danielle Ponsot, Kira Rangel, Juna Shai, Tiffany Remijas, Emily Strub, Robert Wilson

Illinois Wesleyan University School of Theatre Arts Faculty Thomas A. Quinn . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor/ Director of the School of Theatre Arts Nancy B. Loitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor of Theatre Arts Curtis C. Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor of Theatre Arts Jean MacFarland Kerr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Scott Susong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor of Theatre Arts David Allen Stoughton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Saundra DeAthos-Meers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Christopher Connelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts

Adjunct Faculty and Staff Laurel Beard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Theatre Voice Charlie Berggren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Theatre Theory & Accompanist Eka Berzirgani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Lark Commanday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Maggie Cornyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Paul Dennhardt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Combat Rob Fulton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Electrician Susan L. High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costume Shop Supervisor Maxwell Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recruiting Coordinator Julie Kasa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Theatre Accompanist Lyuda Kizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acting David Kortemeier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Voice Sheri Marley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Saul Nache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Theatre Voice Connor Norton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scene Shop Supervisor Kaley Pruitt Ozminkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Jessica Riss Waltrip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Jo Lynn Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Theatre Accompanist Kyle Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theatre History Armie Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Director/Production Manager Kelly J. Ullom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theatre Operations Specialist

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