CCM's Mainstage Series Presents THE MERRY WIDOW

2015-16 MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES

THE MERRY WIDOW Music by

Franz Lehรกr English translation by

Sheldon Harnick

Photo by Mark Lyons.

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DIVISION OF THEATRE ARTS, PRODUCTION AND ARTS ADMINISTRATION PRESENTS Franz Lehár

THE MERRY WIDOW English translation by SHELDON HARNICK Reduced orchestration by RICHARD BALCOMBE Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Company, U.S. and Canadian agent for Glocken Verlag Scenic Designer William Sawyer* Lighting Designer Mark C. Williams Costume Designer Greta Stokes*

Wig & Make-Up Designer Daniel Townsend

Chorus Master Chris Albanese* Stage Manager Sarah J. Stewart*

Choreographer Patti James

* CCM Student

Conductor Aik Khai Pung Stage Director Emma Griffin Patricia Corbett Theater Nov. 19 – 22, 2015

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SYNOPSIS SYNOPSIS OF SCENES Setting: One night in Paris, France Act I The Petrovenian Embassy, at a party honoring the King of Petrovenia The Petrovenian Ambassador, Baron Zeta, awaits the entrance of the fabulously wealthy Hanna Glawari, who has recently lost her husband.

To prevent her fortune from leaving the country, she must be stopped from marrying a foreigner. Hanna, entering glamorously, suspects that the men who welcome her so effusively are after her money. Zeta is so busy worrying about the Fatherland’s treasury that he does not notice the affair between his wife Valencienne and the handsome Frenchman Camille de Rosillion. Zeta sends his secretary Njegus to fetch Count Danilo Danilovitch to the party in the hope that Danilo will marry Hanna and keep her money in Petrovenia. Nejgus finds Danilo at the nightclub Maxim’s—drinking and dancing with the Grisettes—and convinces Danilo to come to the Embassy party. In the past Hanna and Danilo were lovers, but Danilo’s uncle would not allow his nephew to marry a commoner.

They meet again—and sparks fly—but Danilo refuses to tell Hanna “I love you,” and they quarrel. But during the last dance of the party, Hanna chooses Danilo; he uses the opportunity to chase all her suitors away.

They dance.

Act II Hanna’s garden at her house in Paris Later the same evening the party has moved to Hanna’s luxurious gardens. Hanna entertains her tipsy guests with a Petrovenian folksong and she and Danilo spar again. Fearing that Hanna might be in love with Camille, Danilo—along with the Petrovenian men—bemoans the fickleness of women. Valencienne tries to resist Camille and return to her husband, but instead the two lovers disappear into the garden gazebo. Zeta—after peeking through the keyhole of the gazebo—is outraged to learn his wife is carrying on an affair. But it is Hanna who emerges from the gazebo with Camille—after some quick maneuvering by Njegus. Hanna—wanting to protect Valencienne and provoke jealousy in Danilo—pretends to be engaged to Camille and leads everyone in a celebration of the freedoms of a modern Parisian marriage.

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Act III Maxim’s, a nightclub in Paris It is now almost morning and Hanna has arranged for the party to move to Maxim’s—a fabulous nightclub in Paris—and has engaged the famous Grisettes to perform. Valencienne leads the Grisettes in a raucous number and the entire party joins in. Hanna, now sure of Danilo’s feelings, explains to him about the misunderstanding at the gazebo. The two lovers reunite as the music plays. Petrovenia is saved. Hanna’s money stays with the Fatherland and everyone is happy—even Zeta and Valencienne (and Camille).

SPECIAL THANKS Mark Barton

Kelsey Hayes

Professor Terry Lusk

The Opera Department extends a very special thanks to both Professor Aubrey Berg of the Musical Theatre Department and Professor Richard Hess of the Drama Department; we salute their collaborative spirit. It has been a great joy to work with their students and we are very proud that this production has given the students from all three departments the opportunity to be on stage together. We look forward to more joint endeavors in the spirit of ONECCM!

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THE VILLAGE NEWS ALUMNI APPLAUSE CCM alumnus Andrew Stenson (CCM 2008–10) is the 2015 recipient of the Richard F. Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation and starred as the title role in Candide at The Glimmerglass Festival.

He recently finished as a member of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera and performed Beppe in Pagliacci during the Met’s 2014–15 season.

CCM alumnus Noel Bouley (MM Voice, 2010; AD Opera, 2011) recently returned to the prestigious Deutsche Oper Berlin for a second season in Tosca, The Magic Flute and The Barber of Seville. In 2015 he made his Berlin Philharmonie debut singing the baritone solo in the Duruflé Requiem under the baton of Donald Runnicles and will see debuts in 2015–16 with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Round Top Music Festival.

CCM alumna Joélle Harvey (BM Voice, 2007; MM Voice, 2009) appeared in July in Carmina Burana with the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. In recent years, she has had repeat engagements with The Royal Opera at Covent Garden, the Kilkenny Festival, the San Francisco Symphony, Dallas Opera and the Handel & Haydn Society.

CCM alumna Jasmine Probst (BFA Electronic Media, 2006) is currently a content strategist at Facebook where her work includes the recently released “On This Day” product. Before Facebook, she was a senior copywriter and content/branding strategist for highend real estate and lifestyle companies. This past October, Jasmine was a featured speaker at the REVOLVE conference for designers, marketers and entrepreneurs.

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COMPANY THE COMPANY In order of appearance:

Njegus, the Embassy Secretary...........................................................DEVAN PRUITT Baron Mirko Zeta, the Petrovenian Ambassador................................. STEPHEN MICHAEL HANNA Valencienne, his wife.......................................................................TARRA MORROW* GRACE KAHL^ Camille de Rosillon, a Frenchman..........................THOMAS J. CAPOBIANCO* JOHN HUMPHREY^ Vicomte Cascada, an Italian diplomat........................... ERIC SHANE HEATLEY Raoul St. Brioche, a French diplomat.........................................BLAKE LAMPTON Kromov, a Petrovenian.................................................................. JOSEPH MAZZARA Olga, his wife..................................................................................... GRACE NEWBERRY Bogdanovitch, a Petrovenian............................................................... ALEX HARPER Sylviane, his wife.......................................................................... MURRELLA PARTON Pritschitsch, a Petrovenian................................................................ JOHN TIBBETTS Praskowia, his wife.....................................................................................MARIA MILLER Solange, the maid..........................................................................REBECCA CLABORN Hanna Glawari, a wealthy Petrovenian widow..................NICOLETTE BOOK* JESSICA FASELT^ Count Danilo Danilovitch, a Petrovenian diplomat............................................................HARRY GREENLEAF* ANDREW G. MANEA^ Grisettes, nightclub performers ARIA BRASWELL EJ DOHRING EMILY FINK Chorus, Parisians ANNE BARR ASHLEY FABIAN CAITLIN GOTIMER HEIDI MIDDENDORF

TYLER JOHNSON-CAMPION ANYA OLSEN CASEY WENGER-SCHULMAN TYLER RESTO JARED SLOTHOWER ROBERT STAHLEY JASMIN WHITE JUNBO ZHOU

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NUMBERS MUSICAL NUMBERS Act I

Petrovenia in Paris................................................... BARON ZETA & COMPANY To Play with Fire........................................................ VALENCIENNE & CAMILLE Gentlemen, How Kind!...........................................................HANNA & COMPANY A Kingdom that was Ours Alone....................... VALENCIENNE & CAMILLE Act I Finale – Ladies’ Choice........................................................................ COMPANY

ACT II

Hanna’s Garden – Vilia’s Song............................................HANNA & COMPANY Silly, Silly Cavalier.......................................................................... HANNA & DANILO Women!.......................................................................................... DANILO & THE MEN Just One Kiss.............................................................. VALENCIENNE & CAMILLE Act II Finale – In the Parisian Style........................................................... COMPANY

ACT III

Grisettes...................................................... VALENCIENNE & THE GRISETTES The Merry Widow Waltz.............................................................. HANNA & DANILO Act III Finale........................................................................................................ COMPANY

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ORCHESTRA CCM CONCERT ORCHESTRA Aik Khai Pung, conductor* Jiannan Cheng, assistant conductor^ Violin I Kejia He, concertmaster Alexis Shambley Ting Yao Dan Qiao Shuai Shao Lu Chen Violin II Danqi Zeng, principal John Bogard Shannon Lock Yu-Hsuan Tsai Pei-Yan Cai Viola Tyler Pacheco, principal Dominic Mileti Tim Veneziano Ilona Eke Cello Isabel Dimoff, principal Jonathan Lin Naomi Guth Bass Avery Robinson, principal Alyson Clark

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Flute MunJung Kwag Oboe Joseph Tomasso Clarinet Jeremiah Adriano Bassoon Nan-Yu Wu Horn Charlotte O’Connor Harp Taylor Fleshman Percussion Jasmine Lee Kayleigh Overmyer *Thursday – Saturday, November 19 - 21 ^Sunday, November 22

CAST

CAST PROFILES NICOLETTE BOOK, Hanna Glawari (The Merry Widow) Second-year graduate student from Rochester Hills, Michigan At CCM: Mother in Hansel and Gretel, Ann Mitchell in Meet John Doe. Elsewhere: La cugina in Madama Butterfly, Gossip #2 in The Ghosts of Versailles and Micaëla understudy in Carmen at Wolf Trap Opera (Vienna, Va.); Sour Angelica in Sour Angelica and Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte at Oakland University (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

THOMAS J. CAPOBIANCO, Camille de Rosillon Second-year graduate student from Scranton, Pennsylvania At CCM: Beany in Meet John Doe, Liberto in L’incoronazione di Poppea, Wise Man in Hin und Zurück. Elsewhere: Albert Herring in Albert Herring, Rinuccio (understudy) in Gianni Schicchi, and Alfred in Die Fledermaus at Temple University Opera Theatre (Philadelphia); Elder Hayes in Susannah with Philadelphia Opera Collective.

JESSICA FASELT, Hanna Glawari (The Merry Widow) Second-year graduate student from Iowa City, Iowa At CCM: Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte. Elsewhere: Mrs. Grose in Turn of the Screw, Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito and Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus at University of Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa).

HARRY GREENLEAF, Count Danilo Danilovitch Second-year graduate student from Wixom, Michigan At CCM: Ensemble in Così fan tutte. Elsewhere: Monsieur Barbu in Les mamelles de Tirésias and Baron Douphol in La traviata at Wolf Trap Opera (Vienna, Va.); Papageno in The Magic Flute, Count Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music, The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance and Nardo in La finita giardiniera at Michigan State University (East Lansing, Mich.).

STEPHEN MICHAEL HANNA, Baron Mirko Zeta Second-year graduate student from Jacksonville, Texas At CCM: Chorus in Così fan tutte, John B. Hughes and Clergyman in Meet John Doe, Bobby in Mahagonny Songspiel. Elsewhere: Chorus in Turandot and Il trovatore at Cincinnati Opera; Schaunard in La bohème and Tonio in I Pagliacci at Kingwood Summer Opera (The Woodlands, Texas); Frank Maurrant in Street Scene, Baron Douphol in La traviata, Frank in Die Fledermaus and Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors at Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, Texas).

ALEX HARPER, Bogdanovitch First-year graduate student from Richmond, Virginia Elsewhere: Giuseppe in The Gondoliers, Danilo Danilovitch in The Merry Widow, Papageno in The Magic Flute and Bob in The Old Maid and the Thief at VCU Opera (Richmond, Va.).

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CAST PROFILES (CONTINUED) ERIC SHANE HEATLEY, Vicomte Cascada First-year graduate student from Tulsa, Oklahoma At CCM: Cowardly Giant in Shalimar the Clown. Elsewhere: Paris in Roméo et Juliette at Castleton Festival (Castleton, Va.), Papageno in The Magic Flute at TCU Opera Studio (Fort Worth, Texas).

JOHN HUMPHREY, Camille de Rosillon Second-year graduate student from St. Paul, Minnesota At CCM: Robert in Hin und Zurück, Bert in Meet John Doe. Elsewhere: Nanki-Poo in The Mikado, Tamino in The Magic Flute, Albert Herring in Albert Herring, Alfred in Die Fledermaus and Ferrando in Così fan tutte at Simpson College (Indianola, Iowa); Candide in Candide and Camille de Rosillon in The Merry Widow at Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).

GRACE KAHL, Valencienne First-year Artist Diploma student from Queens, New York At CCM: Despina in Così fan tutte. Elsewhere: Drusilla in L’incoronazione di Poppea, Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Juanita in The Image Maker, Fiona in Brigadoon and Papagena in The Magic Flute at Queens College (Queens, N.Y.).

BLAKE LAMPTON, Raoul de St. Brioche Second-year graduate student from Ossian, Indiana At CCM: Father in Hansel and Gretel.

ANDREW G. MANEA, Count Danilo Danilovitch Second-year graduate student from Troy, Michigan At CCM: Father in Hansel and Gretel, Escamillo in Carmen. Elsewhere: Jake Wallace in La fanciulla del West with Castleton Festival (La Coruña, Spain); Herald in Otello with Castleton Festival (Castleton, Va.); Marquis in The Dialogues of the Carmelites, Pandolfe in Cendrillon, The Usher in Trial

by Jury and General Ariodate in Xerxes at The Cleveland Institute of Music; Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia at MusicFest Perugia (Perugia, Italy).

JOSEPH MAZZARA, Kromov First-year graduate student from Charleston, South Carolina Elsewhere: Archibald in Grosvenor in Patience and Schaunard in La bohème at James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.).

MARIA MILLER, Praskowia Junior from Paducah, Kentucky Elsewhere: Nora in Riders to the Sea at the University of Louisville, Ensemble in University of Louisville Cardinal Singers at the 2015 Taipei International Choral Festival.

TARA MORROW, Valencienne Second-year graduate student from Naperville, Illinois At CCM: Jessie in Mahagonny Songspiel, Amastris in Serse. Elsewhere: Housekeeper in Man of La Mancha at the Cedar Rapids Opera Theater (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).

GRACE NEWBERRY, Olga First-year graduate student from Thousand Oaks, California CCM 10

At CCM: Soloist in William Bolcom: Cabaret Songs. Elsewhere: Kate Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly, Diane in The Ghosts of Versailles and Modestina in Il viaggio a Reims at Wolf Trap Opera (Vienna, Va.); L’enfant in L’enfant et les sortiléges and Annio in La clemenza di Tito at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, Ohio); Bradamante in Alcina with the Janiec Opera Company (Brevard, N.C.).

DEVAN PRUITT, Njegus Senior from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky At CCM: Swedish Man/Soldier 2 in Pentecost, Ensemble in You’re Welcome: A Cycle of Bad Plays, Siward in Macbeth, Caliban in Living Dead in Denmark, Mayor in Transmigration 2015: A Fool’s Paradise, Mother Whale in OceanPlanet: A Whale Tale of Torment.

JOHN TIBBETTS, Pritschitsch First-year graduate student from Atlanta, Georgia Elsewhere: Abner Watkins in Emmeline at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.

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PRODUCTION STAFF PROFILES CHRIS ALBANESE, Chorus Master Second-year Doctoral Music student from Cleveland, Ohio At CCM: Assistant Conductor for Alcina, Director for University of Cincinnati Men’s Chorus. Elsewhere: Choral Faculty at Xavier University; Tenor Soloist at Cincinnati Bach Festival, Dayton Opera, and Castleton Festival (Castleton, Va).

WILLIAM SAWYER, Scenic Designer Second-year graduate student from New Orleans, Louisiana At CCM: Assistant Scenic Designer for Carousel and L’incoronazione di Poppea. Elsewhere: Scenic Artist at the Santa Fe Opera.

SARAH J. STEWART, Stage Manager Third-year graduate student from Johannesburg, South Africa At CCM: Stage Manager for Così fan tutte, Assistant Director for Hansel and Gretel, Assistant Stage Manager for Living Dead in Denmark and The Crucible, Stage Manager for St. John Passion. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for The Long Walk at Opera Saratoga (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), Artistic Administration Intern at the Cincinnati May Festival, Assistant Stage Manager for Fiddler on the Roof and Susannah at Ash Lawn Opera (Charlottesville, Va.).

GRETA STOKES, Costume Designer Senior from Columbus, Ohio At CCM: Costume Designer for You’re Welcome: A Cycle of Bad Plays, Costume Design Assistant for Così fan tutte and Macbeth, Wardrobe Crew Head for The Crucible and The Magic Flute. Elsewhere: Costume Designer for Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune at Edgecliff Theatre (Cincinnati).

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PRODUCTION STAFF Technical Director...............................................................................Adam Crowell Assistant Technical Director...................................................... Megan Edwards Assistant Directors.................................... Frances Rabalais, Marcus Shields Lyrical Dialect Coach..............................................................................Wendy Hill Spoken Dialect Coach........................................................................ D’Arcy Smith Vocal Preparation.............................................................................Ben Terry Lusk Assistant Stage Manager........................................................................Sam Lewis Production Assistant.................................................................. Pauline Humbert Assistant Scenic Designer....................................................................Olivia Leigh Sound Supervisor.....................................................................Matt D. Birchmeier Props Master.................................................................................Christina Chester Assistant Lighting Designers................................................... Parker Conzone, Erik McCandless Assistant Props Master............................................................Christina Chester Assistant Costume Designer.......................................................... Sarah Redden Assistant Wig & Make-up Designers........................................ Kersten Gavin, Shannon Hensley Set Construction Crew....................... Mikaela Acton, Maridee Alexander, Sara Barnett, Brianna Barta, Will Becker, Joe Beekman, Kia Brown, Aaron Burns, Jabari Carter, Caroline Castleman, Ben Christ, Rebecca Clancy, Adam Crowell, Jacqueline Daaleman, Gabriella Divocenzo, Ethan Dorian, Erin Duffey, Sarah Durham, Elanor Eberhardt, Emily Eckhardt, Megan Edwards, Ellie Fangman, Ethan Finder, Cheyanne Fischer, Luke Hampton, Christina Harrison, Courtney Hickenlooper, Pauline Humbert, Sam Igel, Tim Italiano, Antwan Jones, Cari Kamper, Kylie Kanter, Erik Keehnen, Carter La Cava, Margo Leist, Andy Leone, Bethany Lillie, Erin Magner, Sydney Mann, Andrew Martin, Cole Nevins, Lex Ortiz, Madeline Page-Schmidt, Jennifer Pallas, Brett Pavlovich, Haley Schutzenberger, Sam Tippey, Carrie Todd, Gus Tucker, Frank Viskup, Chris Wade, Devaka Walpola, Josh Windes, Ben Woida Scenic Charge Artist...........................................................Michael Blankenship Assistant Scenic Charge Artist...............................................Logan Greenwell Scenic Artist Assistants...................................Whitney Glover, Matt Hamel,

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Olivia Leigh, Will Sawyer Scene Shop Assistants......................................Will Becker, Rebecca Clancy, Adam Crowell, Andrew Diamond, Megan Edwards Master Carpenter........................................................................................... Sam Igel Paint Crew...................................................Logan Greenwell, Mara Tunnicliff, Theron Wineinger Props Graduate Assistants...............Aaron Bridgman, Christina Chester Props Construction Crew................................Will Becker, Rebecca Clancy, Adam Crowell, Ellie Fangman, Logan Greenwell, Karly Hasselefeld, Sam Igel, Levi Kiess, Andy Leone, Paula Lewis, Andi Radujkovic, Laura Stenger, Mara Tunnicliff, Theron Wineinger Set/Props Running Crew.......................................Mikaela Acton, Kia Brown, Erin Duffey, Emily Eckhardt, Antwan Jones, Cole Nevins, Devaka Walpola, Josh Windes, Ben Woida Master Electrician......................................................................Fenna Henderson Assistant Master Electrician................................................................ Jack Broda Light Board Operator............................................................................. Jack Broda Spot Operators.......................................Rebecca Clancy, Elanor Eberhardt, Frank Viskup Deck Electricians ................................................. Tanner Elker, Anna Naderer Electrics Crew...........................................Madeline Brown, Lauren Brunson, Aaron Burns, Marissa Childress, Ben Christ, Joshua Davenport, Andrew Diamond, Chris Dissinger, Adam Ditzel, Justin Dudzik, Laura Gabay, Isabelle Haas, Amelia Harris, Christina Harrison, Andrew Hillman, Madison Holschuh, Ryan Hunter, Erin Keehnen Electrics Shop Manager .......................................................................... Nick Saiki Electrics Shop Assistants .............................Joe Beumer, Lauren Brunson, Erik McCandless, CJ Mellides Sound Board Operator....................................................................... Nicki Berger Sound Graduate Assistants...............................................Matt D. Birchmeier, Jake Jobes, Kevin Semancik

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PRODUCTION STAFF Costume Patternmaker.....................................Maria Lenn, Julianna Rucker Costume Shop Assistants.......................Jessica Barksdale, Jillian Coratti, Maria Lenn, Oran Wongpandid Wardrobe Supervisor.............................................................................Hayley King Wardrobe Crew Head............................................................... Lindi-Joy Wilmot Wardrobe Running Crew....................... Maridee Alexander, Aaron Burns, Ethan Dorian, Chyanne Fischer, Courtney Hickenlooper, Margo Leist, Sam Tippey, Chris Wade Wardrobe Maintenance Crew Head...........................................Jillian Coratti Wig & Make-Up Running Crew....................Madeline Lynch, Missy White Rehearsal Pianists.............................Maria Fuller, Levi Hammer, Rhett Lei Stage Management Office Assistants...............Tori Rezek, Scott Slucher

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TAPAA FACULTY & STAFF Division of Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration Rocco Dal Vera, TAPAA Division Head/Producer Alex Badue, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music Theory Catherine Batcheller, Dance Instructor/Ballet Steve Beirens, Dance Instructor/Ballet John Thomas Bell, Dance Instructor/Ballet Meredith Benson, Dance Instructor/Ballet Aubrey Berg, Chair of Musical Theatre Department Michael Blankenship, Resident Scenic Artist Christopher Boone, TD&P Instructor/Lighting Jeffrey Brown, TD&P Instructor/Video Media Lydia Brown, Opera Vocal Coach Ka-Ron Brown Lehman, Dance Instructor/Modern Deirdre Carberry, Acting Chair of Dance/Resident Dance Choreographer/Ballet Michael Carr, Musical Theatre Instructor/Movement Colleen Condit, Dance Program Coordinator Anne Cushing-Reid, Arts Administration Instructor Denise Dal Vera, Business Skills for the Actor Instructor Kimberly Daniel de Acha, Voice/Musical Theatre Giles Davies, Acting Vince DeGeorge, Musical Theatre/Opera Performance Dale Doerman, Drama Instructor/Aesthetics Wendy Dorn, TD&P Instructor Annie Fitzpatrick, Drama Instructor/Business Skills for the Actor James H. Gage, Resident Lighting Designer Jeri Gatch, Dance Instructor/Modern/Choreography Stephen Goers, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music Director Emma Griffin, Opera Director Roger Grodsky, Musical Theatre Vocal Coach/Conductor Robin Guarino, Chair of Opera Department Jessica Haffner, Cutter/Draper Patti Hall, TAPAA Program Coordinator Mark Halpin, Resident Scenic Designer Jean Hamilton, Arts Administration Department Director Richard E. Hess, Chair of Drama Department Brian Horton, Costume Shop Coordinator 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

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k. Jenny Jones, Acting/Movement, Stage Combat Michele Kay, Chair of TD&P/Stage Management Dawn Kelly, Dance Instructor/Ballet Mike Kelly, Dance Instructor/Music Theory Diane Lala, Resident MT 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 Andre 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 Susan Moser, Drama and Opera Instructor/Theatre Movement Robert G. Pavlovich, Acting for the Camera/Theatre History Katelyn Groh Reid, Instructor/Dialects Brian Robertson, Opera Instructor Jennifer Roig-Francoli, Dance Instructor/Alexander Technique Brant Russell, Script Analysis/Director Sydney Schnurr, Arts Administration Jason Sebastian, TD&P Instructor/Sound Rebecca Senske, Associate Costume Designer Stirling Shelton, Technical Director Ryan Sigurdson, Musical Theatre Instructor D’Arcy Smith, Voice Production/Vocal Coach Julie Spangler, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music Director Kristin Suess, Arts Administration Instructor/Career Management Michael Tevlin, Resident Dance Choreographer/Ballet Daniel Townsend, Make-Up and Wigs Instructor Regina Truhart, Costume Technology Richard J. Turner-Palmer, Theatre Shop Foreman Thomas C. Umfrid, Resident Scenic Designer Sandy Vanlandingham, Program Manager Alison Vodnoy Wolf, Acting Instructor Suzette Boyer Webb, Dance Instructor/Ballet Janell Weinstock, Arts Administration Instructor Mark C. Williams, Lighting Technology and Design Karen Wissel, Dance Instructor/Modern Alan Yaffe, Arts Administration Instructor Kelly A. Yurko, Resident Make-Up and Wigs Designer Adam Zeek, Resident Master Electrician

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CCM ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Peter Landgren, Dean & Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music R. Terrell Finney, Jr., Associate Dean & Director of Graduate Studies Andrea M. Fitzgerald, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Services Katherine Zajac Albertson, Senior Admissions Officer Kandice Odister, Admissions Program Manager Diane White, Director of Business Affairs Steve McConnell, Business Manager Peggy Huddle, Senior Human Resources Coordinator Rayburn Dobson, Jr., Senior Director of Performance Operations Beth Dochinger, Senior Director of Development & External Relations Karen Tully, Director of Development & External Relations Stephanie Dumais, Assistant Director of Constituent Development & Alumni Relations Curt Whitacre, Director of Marketing & Communications Mikki Graff, Graphic Designer Charlotte Kies, Kevin Norton, Ryan Strand, Public Information Assistants John McDonagh, Director of Facilities & Performance Services Eric Wolfley, Director of Piano Services Rebekah Wortman, Piano Technician Simon Sotelo, Director of Recording Services Eric Louie, Scheduling Manager Sara Danner-Dukic, CCM Summer Programs Director Jeanne Rose, Box Office Manager Karen Lee, Joe Murrell, Elizabeth Schmidt, Box Office Assistant Managers Jeremiah Adriano, Olivia Baer, Annie Barr, Daniel Blevins, Mackenzie Brauns, Jenna Byrne, Rebecca Claborn, Rachel Culley, Seika Fukumoto, Taylor Fleshman, Charlotte Kies, Shannon Lock, Liea Mack, Anthony Smith, Diamond Snow, Box Office Staff Kate Alexandra, Kyle Malesevich, Abigail Martin, House Managers Desiree Adams, Alvin Ashlaw, Darren Benton, Nicki Berger, Emilio Carlo, Lily Couch, Ilona Eke, Royce Files, Ryan Garrett, Nick Garver, Sola Fadiran, Jimmy Hendricks, Landon Hawkins, Nicholas Heffelfinger, Casey Hull, Pauline Humbert, Philip Johnson, Aaron Kaspi, Kyle Lamb, Jalen Lee, Chelsea Melamed, Eric Morin, Ty Niemeyer, David O’Connell, Kayliegh Overmyer, Liza Saracina, House & Operations Staff Nick King, Operations Assistant Manager Mark Lyons, Photographer Wendling Printing Company, Printing House Industries, Neutra Text Font Design

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November 20 - December 12, 2015 For tickets please call (513) 381-2273 Purchase tickets online at www.cincyshakes.com season sponsored by the Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

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INFO

GENERAL INFORMATION CCM BOX OFFICE: Located in the CCM Atrium, the Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 12-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 12-4 p.m.; and one hour prior to curtain for Mainstage performances. Master Card, VISA and Discover cards are accepted. CCM Box Office, P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, Ohio 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 actors. 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 which 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 possession 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 The purpose of these performances is educational and is part of the University of Cincinnati academic program.

KNOW YOUR EXIT

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364 Tangeman University Center

THINK THURSDAYS! First & Fourth Thursday of Every Month:

Wine& Spirits Tasting 5 - 7 p.m.

Third Thursday of Every Month:

Chef’s Table DINNER WITH DRINK PAIRINGS

5 - 7 p.m.

Join us for Lunch, Mon.- Fri., just over the CCM Bridge. uc.edu/mick_macks

Starbucks CCM Café

4215 Mary Emery Hall HOURS: Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Friday 7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Saturday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Every Wednesday in print.

Everyday online at the new citybeat.com

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Student ticket optionS: $15 Student RuSh & $25 AdvAnce Student ticketS Student & teen SubScRiptionS AlSo AvAilAble! “adorableness alert! goofy, good fun.”

–Cincinnati enquirer

2012 Drama Desk awarD for outstanDing Play

DEC 2, 2015 – Jan 3, 2016 #cinderella Family-Friendly musical. What do you get when you combine a nearsighted bookworm heroine, two fabulously self-absorbed stepsisters, one devilishly diva stepmother, along with a self-empowering Well-Wisher?

A fun spin on the classic fairy tale that demonstrates being smart is true beauty! When the King pressures his romantically challenged son to choose a bride from hundreds of “applicants,” a cross-country tour of the kingdom ensues to reunite a missing sneaker—yes a sneaker!—with its rightful owner.

ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI

The 2015-2016 OTTO M. Budig FaMily FOundaTiOn SeaSOn

www.enSeMBleCinCinnaTi.Org 513 421 3555

Find us @ensemblecincy

supported by:

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2016 SEASON AT THE ARONOFF CENTER

Johann Strauss, Jr.

Die Fledermaus June 16 & 18

WORLD PREMIERE! Gregory Spears & Greg Pierce

Fellow Travelers June 17–July 10 Ludwig van Beethoven

Fidelio

July 7 & 9 Giacomo Puccini

Tosca

July 23, 27 & 29

(513) 241-2742 cincinnatiopera.org

Season Presenting Sponsor

Season Funder Additional Support

Ohio Arts Council

•

The Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund

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Set design of Cincinnati Opera’s 2016 production of Tosca. Design by Robert Perdziola.

CINCINNATI OPERA

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Follow your Dreams.

They give a pathway to the wonder of who you are. — Debbie Burns

The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation is proud to be CCM’s Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor.