CCM's Mainstage Series Presents 'Her Naked Skin'

2016-17 MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES

HER NAKED SKIN

by Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Photo by Mark Lyons.

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HER NAKED SKIN

by Rebecca Lenkiewicz Director Richard E. Hess Scenic Designer William Sawyer* Projections & Media Designer Whitney Glover* Lighting Designer Erik McCandless*

Sound Designers Tanner Elker* Patrick Jansen* Costume Designer Ashley Berg* Wig & Make-Up Designer Danae R. Jimenez*

Fight Choreographer k. Jenny Jones Dialect Coaches Marilyn Caskey Foster Johns Stage Manager Chelsea Taylor* * CCM Student

Patricia Corbett Theater Feb. 8-12, 2017 Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season Production Sponsor Macy’s CCM is an accredited institution of the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD), National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) and the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST), as well as a member of the University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA).

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NOTES

DIRECTOR’S NOTE Her Naked Skin is challenging and epic and human. Some parts are hard to watch. Other moments blossom with the blush of new love. The story is soft and hard, full and empty, peaceful and violent. Contradictions are constant.

Turmoil is constant. Just like life. Welcome to this exciting story where women take center stage in the struggle for equal treatment and the right to vote. Welcome to 1913.

When I chose this script in 2015, the possibility of the first woman in history being sworn in as U.S. President shimmered with clarity. The potential of a woman in the White House was real, and women voters were a much discussed factor. Then in October of 2016, calls for women to be denied their right to vote circulated in the news. The tweet #repealthe19th circulated across the country, a reference to the U.S. constitutional amendment that granted women’s suffrage less than 100 years ago. Voting rights, voting conspiracies, voter fraud, voter disenfranchisement and voter suppression are national topics every four years. Welcome to 2017.

What is worth fighting for? Where do we find strength? We are proud to present the regional premiere of Her Naked Skin. We’re so glad you’re here.

— Richard E. Hess, director

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ABOUT

ABOUT THE AUTHOR REBECCA LENKIEWICZ Rebecca Lenkiewicz is an acclaimed playwright whose work has been performed all over the world. She was the first living female playwright to have an original play—the celebrated Her Naked Skin, which explores the suffragette movement—performed on the National Theatre’s Olivier stage.

Other plays include Soho – A Tale of Table Dancers, The Night Season, Shoreditch Madonna and The Painter. Adaptations include An Enemy of the People, Ghosts and The Turn of the Screw. Her recent play The Invisible opened at the Bush Theatre, London in summer 2015 and the Out of Joint production of Jane Wenham opened at Watford Palace Theatre before going on a UK tour and to the Arcola Theatre London in autumn 2015.

Rebecca also writes for film, television and radio. She co-wrote the screenplay for Ida with director Pawel Pawlikowski. Ida has won numerous awards including an Oscar, BAFTA and Spirit award for Best Foreign Language Film 2015, and Best Film awards at the London, Warsaw and Gydynia Film Festivals. She is currently writing a screenplay for Kristin Scott Thomas to direct and has just collaborated on a screenplay, I Want To Be Like You, with Bulgarian director Konstantin Bojanov, and The Sweet Life for Russian director Alexander Zeldovitch. She is developing an original drama series for ITV Studios, adapting a book for Scott Free/BBC T.V. for Kevin MacDonald and is writing a screenplay Spy Princess for Haimark Films.

Rebecca has written extensively for radio including a serialisation of Dracula for BBC4.

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COMPANY THE COMPANY

In order of appearance Emily Davison/Mary Nicholson........................................................... KENZIE CLARK Miss Brint....................................................................................................SARAH DURHAM Celia Cain.................................................................................. MICHAELA TROPEANO Eve Douglas...................................................................................................JULIA NETZER Flower Seller/Mrs. Major/Mrs. Collins...............................................SYDNEY ASHE Clara Franks/Miss Beacham/Waitress ....................................... CARISSA CARDY Florence Boorman................................................................................MAFER DEL REAL Mrs. Schliefke...............................................................................................ELLA EGGOLD Mrs. Briggs.............................................................................................. CLARE COMBEST Woman in Street/Prison Wardress..........................................................MEG OLSON Prison Wardress.....................................................................................KATIE LANGHAM Nurse.................................................................................................................ANNIE GROVE John Seely/Guard/Freddie................................................................CARTER LACAVA Augustine Burrell/Guard/Dr. Klein.........................NICHOLAS HEFFELFINGER Edward Grey/Guard.........................................................................GRAHAM ROGERS Herbert Asquith/Cecil/Guard.......................................................OWEN ALDERSON Newspaper Vendor/Keir Hardie/Guard...................................SPENCER LACKEY Potter/Speaker/Brown/George Curzon.................................LANDON HAWKINS Dr. Vale/Hunt..............................................................................................RYAN GARRETT Dr. Parker/Charlie Power....................................................................RUPERT SPRAUL William Cain.............................................................................. ISAAC HICKOX-YOUNG Guard..................................................................................ANDREW HUYLER RAMSEY The Place and Time London, 1913 “I freeze and yet am burned.”

- Elizabeth I There will be a 15-minute intermission between Acts I and II.

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THE VILLAGE NEWS ALUMNI APPLAUSE Alumna Sarah Ellen Stephens (BFA Drama, 2008) recently played a lead role in Lil’ Benny, an award-winning short film released in 2016. She is set to appear in upcoming episodes of Amazon Prime’s new series Z: The Beginning of Everything and Spike Lee’s T.V. series She’s Gotta Have It. On stage, Stephens has appeared in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Doubt: A Parable.

Composer, writer and lyricist for upcoming Broadway musical Bandstand, alumnus Richard Oberacker (BFA Drama, 1993) is currently conducting Cirque du Soleil’s Ká in Las Vegas. Oberacker’s conducting credits include Cirque’s Dralion and national tours of Disney’s The Lion King, Show Boat, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Music of the Night and Cats. Oberacker recently composed the score for a new musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby, which will premiere in Tokyo in 2017.

Alumnus Cooper Thornton (BFA Drama, 1992) recently played the role of Jim Whittaker in the feature film Sully, starring Tom Hanks. Thornton has also appeared in feature films Gone Girl, The Submarine Kid and Atlas Shrugged. An actor in film, T.V. and theatre, Thornton has also appeared on CBSs NCIS: New Orleans, NBC’s Parks and Recreation and stage productions of A Christmas Carol and Twelfth Night.

The force is strong with alumnus Nicholas Lipari (BFA E-Media, 2012), who served as assistant editor on the latest film in the popular Star Wars saga, Rogue One. Local news station WCPO-T.V. spotlighted Lipari’s work on the new film in a feature story posted online. Lipari also served as the assistant editor on the recent live action adaptation of Disney’s The Jungle Book.

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CAST

CAST PROFILES OWEN ALDERSON, Herbert Asquith/Cecil/Guard Senior from Harvard, Massachusetts At CCM: Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Todd in The Home (TRANSMIGRATION), Arthur Miller in Ah, Wilderness!, Father Karolyi in Pentecost, Delbert in Seven Feet Under (TRANSMIGRATION), 1968 Hippie/ Mark/Dr. Ray in The Heidi Chronicles, Solomon in Speech and Debate, Logan in Just By Chance (E-Media). Elsewhere: Tias in The Gospel of Fat Kathy at #theatrecompany (New York).

SYDNEY ASHE, Flower Seller/Mrs. Major/Mrs. Collins Senior from Cincinnati, Ohio At CCM: Mary Swanson in Middletown, Denise in The Heidi Chronicles, Witch 2/Fleance in Macbeth. Elsewhere: Native American in The Hunchback of Seville at Know Theatre of Cincinnati (CCM co-production).

CARISSA CARDY, Clara Franks/Miss Beacham/Waitress Junior from Houston, Texas At CCM: Montague in Romeo and Juliet, Bunnie in Vices (TRANSMIGRATION), Restorer/Commando in Pentecost, Eve 32 in Mandatory Fun (TRANSMIGRATION). Film: Waitress in Off the Page (48Hour Film Festival, CCM), Featured Performer in Wandering (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM) and 165 W. McMillan (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM).

KENZIE CLARK, Emily Davison/Mary Nicholson Junior from Olathe, Kansas At CCM: Tourist/Woman on Date/Hospital Attendant in Middletown, Quinlynn in The Home (TRANSMIGRATION), Janet in Coulter Cliffs Inn (TRANSMIGRATION). Film: Featured Performer in Connect (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM), Featured Performer in 165 W. McMillan (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM).

CLARE COMBEST, Mrs. Briggs Senior from Dallas, Texas At CCM: Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Sarah in Very Dumb Kids (Workshop), Soldier Bee in Colony Collapse Disorder (TRANSMIGRATION), Police Woman/Commando in Pentecost, Lily in Coulter Cliffs Inn (TRANSMIGRATION), Susan Johnston in The Heidi Chronicles, Sherry in Tigers be Still (Acting Lab), Samantha-Marie in MISFIT: In Loving Memory of My High School Hell (TRANSMIGRATION). Film: Katie in Goat for Killer Films and Rabbit Bandini Productions.

MAFER DEL REAL, Florence Boorman Junior from Aguascalientes, México At CCM: The Librarian in Middletown, Tunu in Pentecost. Elsewhere: Jack’s Mother in Into the Woods at Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (San Luis Potosi, Mexico), Sybil Vane in El Ladron de Tiempo CCM 7

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CAST PROFILES at CRIOS Teatro (San Luis Potosi, Mexico), Monica in Dates, the Musical at ALGOVI Producciones (San Luis Potosi, Mexico), Velma Kelly in Chicago at Canto Eterno (San Luis Potosi, Mexico), Herself in Naked Strangers in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival at Know Theatre of Cincinnati. Film: Director for Sun Days are for Lovers (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM), Co-Producer and Tenant in 165 W. McMillan (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM), Director and Sarah in To See Him Again by UC’s Digital Media Collaborative.

SARAH DURHAM, Miss Brint Sophomore from St. Simons, Georgia At CCM: Watchwoman in Romeo and Juliet. Elsewhere: Ensemble in the One-Minute Play Festival at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Gingy in Love, Loss, and What I Wore at Brunswick Actors’ Theatre (Brunswick, Georgia).

Film: Emily in College Boys for Pajama Island Productions, Courtney in the Department of Homeland Security’s Human Trafficking Blue Campaign Video Series.

ELLA EGGOLD, Mrs. Schliefke Sophomore from Fort Wayne, Indiana At CCM: Estelle in No Exit (Acting Lab). Elsewhere: Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lanie in God’s Ear at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

ANNIE GROVE, Nurse Senior from San Francisco, California At CCM: Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Belle in Ah, Wilderness!, Yasmin in Pentecost, Nellie in Coulter Cliffs Inn (TRANSMIGRATION), Donalbain in Macbeth, Lady Mayor in The 17th Annual Snipes, Arkansas, Harvest Festival (TRANSMIGRATION). Elsewhere: Graziella in West Side Story and Cassius in Julius Caesar at Interlochen Center for the Arts, Judy in A Chorus Line at Napa Valley Opera House, Sebastian/Maria in Twelfth Night at Manhattan Shakespeare Project (New York). Film: Featured Performer in Goat for Killer Films and Rabbit Bandini Productions, Pretty Girl Number Two in The Funhouse Massacre for Petri Entertainment.

RYAN GARRETT, Dr. Vale/Hunt Senior from Nashville, Tennessee At CCM: Paris in Romeo and Juliet, Salesman in Ah, Wilderness!, Nico in Pentecost, Chris Boxer/Steve/Waiter in The Heidi Chronicles, Hero in A Brief Eternity (TRANSMIGRATION), Noah in Neutral and Nonpartisan (TRANSMIGRATION), Mikey in Justice (Acting Lab), Howie in Speech and Debate, Ensemble in The 17th Annual Snipes, Arkansas, Harvest Festival (TRANSMIGRATION). Elsewhere: Klotter Jr. in The Other Rhine with Hit the Lights! Theatre Co. at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Otto in The Gospel of Fat Kathy at #theatrecompany (New York), Flyer in Fuerza Bruta at the Daryl Roth Theatre (New York), Moritz in Spring Awakening at Street Theatre

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Company (Nashville, Tennessee). Film: Producer for Craig (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM), Lead in Tell Me About You (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM), Tyler in The Definition of The for Uh-Kookamunga Productions, Frat Lord in Goat for Killer Films and Rabbit Bandini Productions, Screenwriter for Keisha with Pizza (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM).

LANDON HAWKINS, Potter/Speaker/Brown/George Curzon Junior from Maryville, Tennessee At CCM: Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Austin in Very Dumb Kids (Workshop), Leo Katz in Pentecost. Elsewhere: Thom Pain in Thom Pain at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Ensemble in Naked Strangers in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival at Know Theatre of Cincinnati.

NICHOLAS HEFFELFINGER, Augustine Burrell/Guard/Dr. Klein Junior from Orlando, Florida At CCM: Tourist/Astronaut Greg/Freelancer/Male Doctor/Janitor in Middletown, Jack in Very Dumb Kids (Workshop), Mikhail Czaba in Pentecost, Dennis in Seven Feet Under (TRANSMIGRATION). Elsewhere: Andy in Star Spangled Girl at Commonwealth Theater Company (Highland Heights, Kentucky).

ISAAC HICKOX-YOUNG, William Cain Junior from Reno, Nevada At CCM: The Cop in Middletown, Went Selby in Ah, Wilderness!, Pusbas/ Commando in Pentecost. Elsewhere: Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Merry War Theatre Company (Reno, Nevada), Voltemand in Hamlet, Pianist in Peter and the Starcatcher and Tunester/Elmers in Rodeo at Illinois Shakespeare Festival; Ensemble/Benvolio understudy in Romeo and Juliet at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (Incline Village, Nevada).

SPENCER LACKEY, Newspaper Vendor/Keir Hardie/Guard Senior from Columbus, Ohio At CCM: Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, David McComber in Ah, Wilderness!, Alexander Jedlikov in Pentecost, Ensemble in You’re Welcome: A Cycle of Bad Plays, Neville in A Fool’s Paradise (TRANSMIGRATION), Doctor in Macbeth, Ethan in P.O. 11259: Sincerely Yours (TRANSMIGRATION). Film: Michael in Saint Michael Productions’ Over the Rhine, Chip in Chip (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM), Chef Boyardee in Goat for Killer Films and Rabbit Bandini Productions.

KATIE LANGHAM, Prison Wardress Senior from Fairfield, Connecticut At CCM: Nurse/Actor in Romeo and Juliet, Essie Miller in Ah, Wilderness!, Diwata in Speech and Debate, Peaches Montgomery in A Fool’s Paradise (TRANSMIGRATION), April Lambert in The Heidi Chronicles, Class President in MISFIT: In Loving Memory of My High School Hell (TRANSMIGRATION).

Elsewhere: Fat Kathy in The Gospel of Fat Kathy at the Producers’ Club (New York) and in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Officer in Meth: A Love Story at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival at Know Theatre of Cincinnati. Film: Maddie Steele in #thedianemovie with the #theatrecompany.

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CAST

CAST PROFILES JULIA NETZER, Eve Douglas Senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania At CCM: Apothecary/Abraham in Romeo and Juliet, Carrie Silver in Very Dumb Kids (Workshop), Becky in The Heidi Chronicles, Witch 3 in Macbeth.

Elsewhere: Gwen Doe in The Other Rhine with Hit the Lights! Theatre Co. at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Innocenzia in The Hunchback of Seville at Know Theatre of Cincinnati (CCM co-production), Cloud/Lamb/Tree/ Yellow/Dinosaur/ Melting Iceberg in What Forward Circus at Bread and Puppet Theater (Glover, Vermont), Ann Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Witch 1 in Macbeth at Pittsburgh Public Theater, Elena/Miss Morrison in Out of This Furnace at Unseam’d Shakespeare Company (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Film: Lily in Theater Plastique’s I Like It Better When You Do It. MEG OLSON, Woman in Street/Prison Wardress Junior from Minnetrista, Minnesota At CCM: Public Speaker/Cop’s Radio Voice/Ground Control/Hospital Intercom Voice/Science Radio Host/Music Radio Host in Middletown, Nisse in Elliot Popkin (TRANSMIGRATION), Dr. Nora Thompson in Neutral and Nonpartisan (TRANSMIGRATION). Elsewhere: Barbara in Play It Again, Sam at Artistry (Bloomington, Minnesota), Native American in The Hunchback of Seville at Know Theatre of Cincinnati (CCM co-production). Film: Human in How to Feel (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM), Girl in Bar in Banducci & The Wheel’s “Dreams” (music video), Bunny in The To Do List (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM), Neighbor in Chip (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM).

ANDREW HUYLER RAMSEY, Guard Junior from Weston, Massachusetts At CCM: The Mechanic in Middletown, Richard Miller in Ah, Wilderness!, Abdul in Pentecost, Zach in Tigers Be Still (Acting Lab). Elsewhere: Barnette Lloyd in Crimes of the Heart at Walnut Hill School for the Arts (Natick, Massachusetts), Herr Sonnenstich in Spring Awakening, Doug in Six Degrees of Separation, Director for Check, Please; Himself in Who Pissed in the OJ? at Phillips Academy Theatre Group (Andover, Massachusetts).

GRAHAM ROGERS, Edward Grey/Guard Sophomore from Knoxville, Tennessee At CCM: Man on Date/Landscaper/Hospital Attendant in Middletown, Claudius in The Elephant in the Room (TRANSMIGRATION). Elsewhere: Victorian Man in Naked Strangers in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival at Know Theatre of Cincinnati. Film: Man in Lindsey Singleton’s Pink Veins, Matthew in Pajama Island Productions’ College Boys, Loud in Pajama Island Productions’ The Quiet Room, Jon in Pajama Island Productions’ The Compliment.

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RUPERT SPRAUL, Dr. Parker/Charlie Power Junior from Cincinnati, Ohio At CCM: John Dodge in Middletown, Nolan in Very Dumb Kids (Workshop), Grigori in Pentecost, Halley in Coulter Cliffs Inn (TRANSMIGRAITON).

Elsewhere: Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Chase in Chase the Dragon at Falcon Theater (Newport, Kentucky), Himself in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged at the Ohio Stage Company. Film: Himself in Keisha with Pizza (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM).

MICHAELA TROPEANO, Celia Cain Senior from Westfield, New Jersey At CCM: Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet, Shelly in Very Dumb Kids (Workshop), Norah in Ah, Wilderness!, Fatima in Pentecost, Molly in The Heidi Chronicles, Menteith in Macbeth, Christina in Justice (Acting Lab), Eve 14 in Mandatory Fun (TRANSMIGRATION), Sloane in MISFIT: In Loving Memory of My High School Hell (TRANSMIGRATION). Elsewhere: Clem in The Gospel of Fat Kathy at the Producers’ Club (New York), Jane in ’Dentity Crisis and Rosemary in Family Practice at Bucks County Playhouse (New Hope, Pennsylvania).

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STAFF

PRODUCTION STAFF PROFILES ASHLEY BERG, Costume Designer Second-year graduate student from Simi Valley, California At CCM: Assistant Costume Designer for Ah, Wilderness!, Assistant Costume Designer/Patternmaker for Carousel, Patternmaker for Pentecost. Elsewhere: Stitcher at Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Assistant Costume Designer/ Wardrobe Supervisor/Stitcher at Riverside Theatre (Iowa City, Iowa).

TANNER ELKER, Sound Designer Junior from Hilliard, Ohio At CCM: Production Sound Engineer for A Chorus Line, Assistant Sound Designer for Lysistrata Jones, Production Sound Engineer for The Great Majority, A2 for American Idiot, A1 for Big River. Elsewhere: A1 for the 2015-16 production of Cinderella at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati.

WHITNEY GLOVER, Projections & Media Designer Third-year graduate student from Texarkana, Texas At CCM: Scenic Designer for Romeo and Juliet, Co-Scenic Designer for Ah, Wilderness!, Assistant Scenic Designer for Pentecost and Così fan tutte.

Elsewhere: Painter for Broadway production of Misery with Infinite Scenic/ Proof Productions (New York), Apprentice Painter for the Santa Fe Opera.

PATRICK JANSEN, Sound Designer First-year graduate student from Crown Point, Indiana At CCM: System Designer for Fall Dance Concert, Assistant Sound Designer for A Chorus Line. Elsewhere: Assistant Sound Designer for First Date at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Recording Engineer for the original cast recording of The Darkest Night at the Gnarly Stump at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Guitarist for Catch Me if You Can at Washington High School (Columbus, Ohio). Film: Composer for Sun Days Are for Lovers (48-Hour Film Festival, CCM).

DANAE R. JIMENEZ, Wig & Make-Up Designer Third-year graduate student from Defiance, Ohio At CCM: Wig & Make-Up Designer for A Chorus Line and Pentecost, Wig & Make-Up Co-Designer for Il signor Bruschino, Wig & Make-Up Assistant for Ah, Wilderness!, Carousel, Così fan tutte, The Heidi Chronicles and Legally Blonde; Make-Up Artist for The Cunning Little Vixen, American Idiot and Peter Pan. Elsewhere: Associate Wig & Make-Up Designer (2016) and Assistant Wig & Make-Up Designer (2015) at Music Theatre Wichita, Executive Producer for Forever Plaid at Fort Defiance Players (Defiance, Ohio), Director for The Final Round, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Almost, Maine at Defiance College (Defiance, Ohio). Film: Hair & Make-Up Designer for #theatrecompany’s #thedianemovie.

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ERIK MCCANDLESS, Lighting Designer Second-year graduate student from Evansville, Indiana At CCM: Lighting Designer for Cendrillon and Il signor Bruschino, Assistant Lighting Designer for The Cunning Little Vixen, The Merry Widow and Pentecost. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Rock of Ages at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center (Covington, Kentucky) and Spring Awakening at University of Southern Indiana Theatre, Lighting Designer for In the Next Room (The Vibrator Play) and Assistant Lighting Designer for Madame Butterfly at Kentucky Opera, Assistant Lighting Designer for Lady of the Camellias at Cincinnati Ballet.

WILLIAM SAWYER, Scenic Designer Second-year graduate student from New Orleans, Louisiana At CCM: Assistant Scenic Designer for They Were You, Carousel and The Coronation of Poppea. Elsewhere: Scenic artist at Santa Fe Opera.

CHELSEA TAYLOR, Stage Manager First-year graduate student from Deer Park, Texas At CCM: Assistant Stage Manager for Cendrillon.

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Technical Director..........................................................................................Sara Barnett Assistant Technical Director....................................................................... Will Becker Assistant Stage Managers..................................................................Meghan Winter, Courtney Hickenlooper Production Assistants................................................Victoria Merrick, Ben Woida Assistant Scenic Designer..................................................................... Lindsey Purvis Props Designer..................................................................................................... Levi Kiess Assistant Props Designer........................................................................... Kylie Kanter Assistant Lighting Designer........................................................... Elanor Eberhardt Assistant Costume Designer.................................................................Brooke Arthur Assistant Wig & Make-Up Designer...................................................... Missy White Props Master..........................................................................................................Kat Miller Master Carpenter...............................................................................Bryce Edmonston Set Construction Crew.......................................... Charles Aloisi, Andrew Alstat, Matthew Barnett, Nick Berninger, Jacob Bober, Kurtis Brown, Aaron Burns, Zach Buscher, Travis Byrne, Michael Canu, Jacob Clark, Lindsey Cohen, Matthew Copley, Briana Czatt, Madison Deadman, Bailee Endebrock, Noelle Evans, Aaron Fuentes, Kylie Goldstein, Beth Goodill, Will Graham, Zoe Grolnick, Delaney Guyer, Madison Hagler, Seth Howard, Kelly Howland, William Jackson, Christopher Jacobs, Janelle John-Lewis, Elijah King, Julie Lasonczyk, Zach Lipo Zovic, Amy Melia, Audrey Melko, Tori Merrick, Aaron Palmer, Samuel Peterson, Hannah Pfaltzgraff, Marissa Picciuto, Sam Pickart, Ben Pimental, Kate Pozner, Paige Rogozinski, Gabe Rosenthal, Haleigh Sano, Erich Schleck, Gabriel Trillana, Andrew Volzer, Hank von Kolnitz, Hannah Werle, Elizabeth Williams, Cole Wright Scenic Charge Artist...................................................................Michael Blankenship Assistant Scenic Charge Artists...............Whitney Glover, Logan Greenwell, Lindsey Purvis, Will Sawyer Scene Shop Assistants........................................... William Becker, Becca Clancy, Ethan Dorian, Meagan Edwards, Tim Italiano, Caroline Kamper, Andrew Leone, Andrew Martin, Cole Nevins, Brett Pavlovich, Haley Schutzenberger, Gus Tucker, Christian Wade, Ben Woida Paint Crew.......................................................................Ellie Fangman, Kylie Kanter, Julie Lasonczyk, Jenn Pallas, Gabe Rosenthal Props Graduate Assistants........................ Mara Tunnicliff, Matthew D. Hamel Props Construction Crew........... Mickey Acton, Carles Aloisi, Sara Barnett, Wallace Craig, Chris Dissinger, Erin Duffy, Bryce Edmonson, Ellie Fangman, Logan Greenwell, Karly Hasselfeld, Courtney Hickenlooper, Kylie Kanter, Kaelyn Kreicberg, Levi Kiess, Margo Leist, Sam Lewis, Erin Magner, Jenn Pallas, Marissa Picciuto, Theron Wineinger, Ben Woida CCM 14

Set/Props Running Crew............................................. Charles Aloisi, Kaelin Butts, Travis Byrne, Justin Harrington, Julie Lasonczyk, Gabe Rosenthal, Gabriel Trillana, Hannah Werle, Cole Wright Media Editor......................................................................................... Matthew D. Hamel Animation Editor.....................................................................................Chyanne Fischer Projection Systems Technician.................................................................... Sean Tingle Media Programmer/Operator................................................................ Alec Molinaro Master Electrician.............................................................................................. Jack Broda Assistant Master Electrician.....................................................................Erin Keehnen Light Board Operator...................................................................................Matt Barnett Deck Electricians...................................................................Erin Duffey, Margo Leist, Audrey Melko, Olivia Thompson Electrics Crew.....................Alexa Buckingham, Ava Burns, Marissa Childress, Ben Christ, Jacob Clark, Parker Conzone, Chris Dissinger, Justin Dudzik, Wally Eastland, Jennifer Enochian, Aaron Fuentes, Jason Gekker, Cat Gilfoyle, Andy Hillman, Kelly Howland, Zach Lipo Zovic, Oliver Littleton, Amy Melia, Frank Viskup, Devaka Walpola, Andrew Wright, Danielle Wurzelbacher Electrics Shop Assistants....................................Wally Eastland, Oliver Littleton, Erik McCandless, Nick Saiki Production Sound Engineer........................................................................Josh Windes Sound Operator............................................................................................Anna Naderer Sound Shop Graduate Assistants.............Matt D. Birchmeier, Patrick Jansen Sound Load-In Crew.........................................................................Matt D. Birchmeier Costume Shop Graduate Assistants...............Jessica Barksdale, Ashley Berg, Maria Lenn, Brandon Thompson, Ashley Trujillo Patternmakers...................................................Brandon Thompson, Ashley Trujillo Tailor............................................................................................ Susan Williams Morrison Draper............................................................................................................Laura Molander Wardrobe Crew Head................................................................................Antwan Jones Wardrobe Running Crew.................................................Jacob Clark, Briana Czatt, Christopher Jacobs, Zach Lipo Zovic, Hannah Pfaltzgraff, Kate Pozner, Paige Rogozinski Wardrobe Maintenance..................................................................... Jessica Barksdale Wig & Make-Up Crew Head........................................................................Missy White Wig & Make-Up Running Crew......................... Lindsey Cohen, Aaron Fuentes, Will Graham, Amy Melia Wig & Make-Up Graduate Assistants.......................................Shannon Hutchins, Danae R. Jimenez, Missy White Stage Management Office Assistants..................Jeffrey Harwood, Tori Rezek

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SPONSORS 2016-17 SPONSORS & PARTNERS CCM recognizes and thanks the following corporations, foundations and individuals for their generous support:

Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust Scholarship and Resident Artist Sponsor

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Season Presenting Sponsor, Musical Theatre Program Sponsor & Event Sponsor

The Corbett Endowment at CCM Dance Department Supporter & All-Steinway School Sponsor

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation H. Wayne Ferguson Family Foundation The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./ U.S. Bank Foundation The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation Inc. Frances R. Luther Charitable Trust Community Partners

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Opera Production Sponsor

The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel Visiting Artists Sponsor

Anonymous The Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander Mrs. William A. Friedlander Dr. & Mrs. Randolph L. Wadsworth Mr. & Mrs. Frank Bloom CCM 16

Mr. & Mrs. J. David Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Sittenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman Dr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Striker The Thomas J. Emery Memorial Ariel Quartet Sponsors

Jan Rogers Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation Choral Studies Sponsors

Ms. Margaret L. Straub & Mr. Neil R. Artman Studio Drama Series Sponsor

Judith Heiny and Piotr Chomczynski Polish Festival Sponsor

The Sarah Marvin Foundation for the Performing Arts Classical Guitar Sponsor

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn Orchestral Sponsor

Rosemary & Mark Schlachter Dance Sponsor

Northwestern Mutual Musical Theatre Sponsor

Barnes Dennig Trish & Rick Bryan CCMpower The CCM Harmony Fund: Challenging Hate and Prejudice through Performing Arts Graeter’s Jeff Thomas Catering KMK Law Manuel D. & Rhoda Mayerson Foundation PNC Sigma Alpha Iota University of Cincinnati University of Cincinnati Office of Equity & Inclusion Event Sponsors

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CCMPOWER WHO ARE WE AND WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN US? We are fans, arts advocates and alumni dedicated to empowering students and igniting possibilities through scholarship opportunities and so much more. CCMpower: Friends and Alumni fueling the future of the arts isn’t just a slogan, it’s our call to action.

CCMpower unites people who love and support the arts with CCM graduates investing back in their school. Together, our membership dollars support student scholarships and grants, while also providing student and ensemble travel funds, masterclass opportunities and collaborative projects through our community outreach.

Members of CCMpower enjoy benefits that include invitations to pop-up events and opportunities to meet our world-renowned faculty, students and alumni. New this year, CCM students and alumni can become members for free by simply registering with us.

Become a member because you understand the value of what is being taught and the talent that is being nurtured here at CCM. Play a part in supporting our stars of tomorrow because of your love for the arts and your knowledge of its power in our communities.

Join CCMpower today, enjoy our membership benefits and feel the power of enriching the lives of CCM students through your support.

William H. Harvey, President CCMpower

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Friends and Alumni fueling the future of the arts!

Name _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City __________________________________________________________________________________ State__________________________ Zip____________________________ Day Phone (________) _______________________________________________ Eve Phone (________) ________________________________________________ E-mail ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How do you want to be recognized in the CCM Honor Roll of Donors? Please print clearly. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

FREE CCMPOWER MEMBERSHIP FOR CURRENT CCM STUDENTS & ALUMNI Register online at ccm.uc.edu/ccmpower and receive the popular Village News e-newsletter four times a year with alumni and faculty updates

$1,000–2,499

All of the above, plus: Access to CCMpower Meet and Greet

with CCM Faculty and Students (NEW!) Annual Parking Pass for the CCM Garage

for three-hour increments

$2,500–4,999

All of the above, plus: $100–249 Two priority reservations for Studio Series Village News e-newsletter four times a year productions of your choice 10% Discount on Mainstage and selected Invitation to a Dean’s reception

concert tickets week of the show* Two free tickets to a selected concert** Listing in our annual Honor Roll of Donors

$250–499

$5,000–9,999

All of the above, plus: Priority seating privileges Two VIP Tickets to ALL concerts

All of the above, plus: Invitation to a Thank You reception and $10,000 and Above

complimentary concert tickets All of the above, plus: Parking Pass for ONE event Complimentary student performance

through CCM Talent for Hire $500–999 Two Opening Night VIP Tickets to all All of the above, plus:

Mainstage Productions Invitation to a backstage tour and

dress rehearsal Parking Pass for TWO events

* Ticket discount available to Members the week of the show or concert only.

A maximum of two tickets must be purchased with no exchange privileges. ** Chosen by box office staff based on availability. You will be notified the week of the performance.

Please make this check payable to UC Foundation/CCMpower Learn more by visiting ccm.uc.edu/support/ ccmpower or calling 513-556-2100.

Mail to CCMpower University of Cincinnati P.O. Box 210003 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 CCM 19

STAFF

TAPAA FACULTY & STAFF Division of Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration Rocco Dal Vera, TAPAA Division Head/Producer Steve Beirens, Dance Instructor/Ballet John Thomas Bell, Dance Instructor/Ballet Aubrey Berg, Chair of Musical Theatre Department Michael Blankenship, Resident Scenic Artist Rebecca Bromels, Arts Administration Jeffrey Brown, TD&P Instructor/Video Media Lydia Brown, Opera Vocal Coach Ka-Ron Brown Lehman, Dance Instructor/Modern Deirdre Carberry, Resident Dance Choreographer/Ballet Michael Carr, Musical Theatre Instructor/Movement Marilyn Caskey, Vocal Production Rebecca Childs, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music Theory Colleen Condit, Dance Program Manager Anne Cushing-Reid, Arts Administration Instructor Denise Dal Vera, Business Skills for the Actor Instructor Kimberly Daniel de Acha, Voice/Musical Theatre Vince DeGeorge, Musical Theatre/Opera Performance Wendy Dorn, TD&P Instructor Isabelle Elefson, Dance Instructor Susan Felder, Acting/Movement James H. Gage, Resident Lighting Designer Diaz Gema, Dance Instructor Stephen Goers, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music Director Emma Griffin, Opera Director Roger Grodsky, Musical Theatre Vocal Coach/Conductor Robin Guarino, Chair of Opera Department Patti Hall, TAPAA Program Manager Mark Halpin, Resident Scenic Designer Jean Hamilton, Arts Administration Department Director Richard E. Hess, Chair of Acting Department Steve Irwin, Dance Instructor/Hip-Hop Jonnie Lynn Jacobs-Percer, Dance Instructor/Ballet Patti James, Tap/Jazz/Choreography/Musical Theatre Qi Jiang, Chair of Dance Department Foster Johns, Vocal Production k. Jenny Jones, Acting/Movement, Stage Combat Michele Kay, Chair of TD&P Department/Stage Management

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Mike Kelly, Dance Instructor/Ballet Diane Lala, Resident Musical Theatre Choreographer/Jazz/Pilates Wendy LeBorgne, Voice Pathologist Jeremy Lee, Resident Sound Designer Marie-France Lefebvre, Opera Coach Patricia Linhart, Voice/Musical Theatre Terry (Ben) Lusk, Opera Coach AndrÊ Megerdichian, Resident Dance Choreographer/Modern/Somatics D. Lynn Meyers, Drama Instructor/Audition Techniques Judith Mikita, Dance Instructor/Modern Kathryn Miller, Resident Properties Artisan Steve Miller, Associate Technical Director Dean Mogle, Resident Costume Designer Laura Molander, Theatre Costume Tech Susan Morrison, Technical Theatre Specialist Susan Moser, Acting and Opera Instructor/Theatre Movement Robert G. Pavlovich, Acting for the Camera/Theatre History Katelyn Groh Reid, Instructor/Dialects Brant Russell, Script Analysis/Director Rebecca Senske, Associate Costume Designer Stirling Shelton, Technical Director D’Arcy Smith, Voice Production/Vocal Coach Julie Spangler, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music Director Sharon Stith, Financial Administrator Kristin Suess, Arts Administration Instructor/Career Management Michael Tevlin, Resident Dance Choreographer/Ballet Daniel Townsend, Make-Up and Wigs Instructor Regina Truhart, Costume Technology Andrea Tutt, Dance Instructor Thomas C. Umfrid, Resident Scenic Designer Suzette Boyer Webb, Dance Instructor/Ballet Kyle Wichman, Scene Shop Foreman Mark C. Williams, Lighting Technology and Design Karen Wissel, Dance Instructor/Modern Scott Woolley, Sound Instructor Kelly A. Yurko, Resident Make-Up and Wigs Designer Adam Zeek, Resident Master Electrician

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CCM ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF bruce d. mcclung, Interim Dean and Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music Scott Lipscomb, Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies John Martin, Assistant Dean of Preparatory and Community Engagement Anne Cushing-Reid, Director of Engagement, Special Programs and Partnerships Andrea M. Fitzgerald, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Services Kathryn Zajac Albertson, Senior Admissions Officer Kandice Odister, Admissions Program Manager Diane White, Director of Business Affairs Steve McConnell, Business Manager TJ Hizer, Human Resources Consultant Rayburn Dobson, Jr., Senior Director of Performance Operations Karen Tully, Senior Director of Development and External Relations Stephanie Dumais, Assistant Director of Constituent Development Curt Whitacre, Director of Marketing and Communications Mikki Graff, Graphic Designer Rebecca Butts, Assistant Public Information Officer Alexandra Doyle, Charlotte Kies, Public Information Assistants Mark Lyons, Photographer John McDonagh, Director of Facilities and Performance Services Eric Wolfley, Director of Piano Services Rebekah Whitacre, Piano Technician Simรณn Sotelo, Director of Recording Services Eric Louie, Scheduling Manager Jeanne Rose, Box Office Manager Seika Fukumoto, Karen Lee, Joe Murrell, Box Office Assistant Managers Olivia Baer, Daniel Blevins, Mackenzie Brauns, Albert Carter, Jr., Rachel Culley, Taylor Fleshman, Gabi Gorgas, Delaney Jacob, Charlotte Kies, Brent Levy, Shannon Lock, Jerome McCray, Anthony Smith, Box Office Staff Kate Alexandra, Abigail Martin, Eric Morin, House Managers Charlie Aloisi, Emilio Carlo, Jabari Carter, Nicole Chance, Lily Couch, Ilona Eke, Kyle Evanoff, Ryan Garrett, Nick Garver, Paula Gibson, Nicholas Heffelfinger, Alison Hinton, Casey Hull, Pauline Humbert, Jennelle John-Lewis, Philip Johnson-Richardson, Umpha Koroma, Jalen Lee, Miranda Martin, Steve McClain, Anurag Neti, Madison Nuss, Kayliegh Overmyer, Max Schaefer, Jenna Sehmann, Jack Steiner, Micah Tawney, House and Operations Staff Nick King, Operations Assistant Manager Wendling Printing Company, Printing House Industries, Neutra Text Font Design

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INFO

GENERAL INFORMATION CCM BOX OFFICE: Located in the CCM Atrium, the Box Office is open Monday through Friday, noon-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon-4 p.m.; and one hour prior to curtain for Mainstage performances.

MasterCard, Visa and Discover cards are accepted. CCM Box Office, P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003; 513-556-4183.

PARKING: Convenient parking is available in the CCM Garage at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue. Additional parking is available in garages throughout the UC campus. Any questions concerning on-campus parking should be directed to UC Parking Services at 513-556-2283.

TAX CREDIT: If you find that you cannot attend your performance, your tickets may be donated for tax credit as a charitable contribution. Simply notify the Box Office prior to the performance to release your seats, and give your name and address. A tax donation receipt will be mailed to you.

EMERGENCY CALLS: If you are likely to receive an emergency call during a performance, please leave your name and seat location with the House Manager. If you have a beeper, we also request that you leave it with the House Manager along with your seat number so as not to disturb the audience and performers. In case of emergencies, this will help us locate you as quickly as possible.

LOST AND FOUND: 513-556-9413 HOUSE POLICIES: The House Manager has been instructed to minimize the disturbance to patrons already seated when accommodating latecomers. The director and producer of each production select times that are least likely to interrupt the performance, and latecomers will be seated only during these times.

Latecomers who miss these opportunities will not be admitted until intermission. Children under the age of six are not to be admitted.

CAMERAS, PHONES AND RECORDING DEVICES: The use of cameras, with or without flashes, recording devices, cellular phones and other electronic devices inside the theater is strictly prohibited.

Please leave them with the House Manager.

SMOKING AND REFRESHMENTS: Smoking and refreshments are not permitted in the theater. Effective January 1, 2006, smoking is prohibited inside all buildings, athletics facilities and vehicles owned,

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operated or leased by the University of Cincinnati. Smoking is also prohibited within 25 feet of all university building entrances, exits, air intakes and operable windows. Smoking shall not be permitted on any bridge, overpass or enclosed walkway.

HEARING ENHANCEMENT: Telex listening devices are available for checkout during performances in both Patricia Corbett Theater and Corbett Auditorium. Please inquire at the Box Office.

WHEELCHAIR SEATING: Wheelchair seating is available in both theaters. Seating is limited, so reservations should be made with the Box Office when ordering tickets. These seats are subject to availability.

GROUP SALES: The Box Office can accommodate groups for major productions and concerts. Preview and benefit performances are also available for some productions. For more information, call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183.

CCM ONLINE: ccm.uc.edu JOIN THE CCM FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: www.facebook.com/ UCCollegeConservatoryofMusic FOLLOW CCM ON TWITTER: twitter.com/uc_ccm VIEW CCM ON INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/uc_ccm READ THE CCM VILLAGE NEWS BLOG: ccmpr.wordpress.com The purpose of these performances is educational, and they are part of the University of Cincinnati academic program.

KNOW YOUR EXIT

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CINCINNATI OPERA

2017 SEASON AT THE ARONOFF

Puccini

La Bohème

June 15, 17, 22 & 24 Rodríguez

Frida

June 23–July 8 Mozart

The Magic Flute

July 15, 20, 22 & 23m

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Opera in the Park

June 11 in Washington Park

SPECIAL COLLABORATION WITH CONCERT : NOVA

Mazzoli & Vavrek

Song from the Uproar

July 17, 18, 19 & 21

Subscriptions now on sale!

(513) 241-2742

cincinnatiopera.org

Season Presenting Sponsor

Preferred Healthcare Provider

Season Funders

Ohio Arts Council • The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation Patricia A. Corbett Estate and Trust • The Corbett Foundation

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