CCM's Mainstage Series Presents PENTECOST

2015-16 MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES

PENTECOST

David Edgar By

Photo by Mark Lyons.

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Sept. 30 - Oct. 4, 2015 Patricia Corbett Theater

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Mainstage Season Production Sponsor

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DIVISION OF THEATRE ARTS, PRODUCTION AND ARTS ADMINISTRATION PRESENTS

PENTECOST

By David Edgar Director Richard E. Hess Scenic Designer Mark Halpin

Props Designer Katelyn Budke*

Lighting Designer Nick Saiki*

Wig & Make-Up Designer Danae Jimenez*

Sound Designer Jake Jobes*

Stage Manager Ashley Noelle*

Costume Designer Heather Merchant*

Voice and Dialect Coach D’Arcy Smith * CCM Student

Patricia Corbett Theater Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2015 Season Presenting Sponsor The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season Production Sponsor Macy’s

Community Partner ArtsWave

Pentecost is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. CCM is an accredited institution of the National Association of Schools of Music and the National Association of Schools of Theatre and a member of the University/Resident Theatre Association.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

The University of Cincinnati does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran status or gender identity and expression in its programs and activities. The complete Notice of Nondiscrimination can be found at http://www.uc.edu/ about/policies/non-discrimination.html.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand a mighty woman with a torch, whose flame is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.

From her beacon-hand glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command the air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

-Emma Lazarus

I never would have guessed that the daily headlines during every day of the rehearsal process for our production of David Edgar’s Pentecost would be filled with stories of the greatest wave of asylum seekers that the world has witnessed since World War II. To be confronted each day with harrowing images of individuals so desperate for a new life was a sobering reminder that not only does life imitate art, but our art must also imitate life. With open hearts we have struggled to create a theatrical world while confronting life and death challenges often beyond our imaginative means. Pentecost is demanding, and like life, asks us not to flinch when humanity becomes too much to bear.

I hope that Pentecost allows you to laugh a little and cry a little. I like theatre that allows me to escape, but I love theatre that challenges me to transcend escapism and asks me to enter deeper into my own humanity rather than avoiding the difficult. That too can be cleansing. Our ideas of difficult can begin to feel small in comparison.

This play, set in 1993 in an unnamed Eastern European country after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Empire, will take you on an unexpected journey after the discovery of a fresco painted on the wall of a church built in the 12th century. The discovery has the potential to change world-views about art, culture and national identity. To do so, the playwright asks you to listen through the barrier of language. You will hear characters speak Russian, German, Bulgarian, Polish, Arabic, Tamil, Turkish and English.

Enjoy ascending our Tower of Babel.

Welcome to Pentecost. We are very glad you are here.

Richard E. Hess, Director

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Friends of CCM Board Member, founded The CCM Harmony Fund: Challenging Hate and Prejudice through Performing Arts The Harmony Fund was created as both an acknowledgement of the continuing existence of hate and prejudice within this civilized world and, more importantly, the ability of the arts to help us better understand and transcend these emotions.

JOHN HARRISON John Harrison is the founder of The CCM Harmony Fund: Challenging Hate and Prejudice through Performing Arts. The arts are truly a language that all people speak; they cut across racial, cultural, social, educational and economic barriers. The CCM Harmony Fund was established to celebrate the language of the arts, encourage conversation and advocate compassion.

The fund supports our incredibly talented students and faculty at the College-Conservatory of Music in the media and performing arts in creative and unique ways to promote culturally diverse audiences, and fight hate and prejudice. Mr. Harrison has made provisions in his will to support and continue the mission of The Harmony Fund.

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PLANNED GIVING

For more information contact CCM External Relations Office at 513-556-2100.

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THE VILLAGE NEWS ALUMNI APPLAUSE 2015 has been a very good year for CCM alumna Diana Maria Riva (BFA Drama, 1991; MFA Drama, 1995). Earlier this year, she appeared in the Disney feature film McFarland, U.S.A. with Kevin Costner and in the Brian Wilson/Beach Boys film Love and Mercy with Paul Giamatti. Riva can currently be seen on NBC’s Hot and Bothered with Eva Longoria.

CCM alumnus Aaron Serotsky (BFA Drama, 1997) has appeared in guest starring roles on many network television shows filmed in New York this year, including Sleepy Hollow, The Good Wife, Elementary and Madam Secretary. He is the 2008 recipient of CCM’s Julia Winter Cohen Career Excellence Award.

CCM alumnus Samuel Stricklen (BFA Drama, 2003) recently appeared in the SITI Co. production of the theatre is a blank page directed by Anne Bogart. He also appeared in the new play Verano Place during the New York International Fringe Festival, which received the FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award for Best Ensemble. His television and film credits include a FedEx commercial and a role in the new M. Night Shyamalan film, The Visit.

CCM alumnus Maurice A. Ellis (BM Jazz Studies, 2012) spent his summer touring with Grammy-nominated pop singer/songwriter Meghan Trainor, which included memorable performances on The Ellen Degeneres Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Ellis has also been a pit orchestra bassist for the touring Broadway productions Dreamgirls, Shrek the Musical, Wicked and The Addams Family.

A Cincinnati-native, Ellis currently resides in Los Angeles and is working on his debut album.

For more alumni, student & faculty profiles, visit: ccm.uc.edu/villagenews CCM 4

COMPANY THE COMPANY In order of appearance:

Oliver Davenport..................................................................................... BARTLEY BOOZ Gabriella Pecs.......................................................................................ALISON SLUITER Prostitute/Restorer/Deirdre................................................................KENZIE CLARK Swedish Man/Soldier One................................................................... DEVAN PRUITT Father Bojovic (Orthodox)...................................................................JAMES EGBERT Father Karolyi (Catholic).............................................................. OWEN ALDERSON Soldier Two.....................................................................................................JOSH REITER Pusbas/Commando................................................................ ISAAC HICKOX-YOUNG Mikhail Czaba................................................................NICHOLAS HEFFELFINGER Czaba’s Secretary/Restorer/Commando.................................. LAUREN CARTER Leo Katz............................................................................................. LANDON HAWKINS Alexander Jedlikov.............................................................................SPENCER LACKEY Restorer/Commando............................................................................. CARISSA CARDY Police Woman/Commando...........................................................CLARE COMBEST THE REFUGEES/HOSTAGES Raif................................................................................................................. COLIN EDGAR Nico............................................................................................................. RYAN GARRETT Antonia.................................................................................................... KEISHA KEMPER Abdul........................................................................................................ANDREW RAMSEY Yasmin........................................................................................................... ANNIE GROVE Toni....................................................................................................... KATIE MCDONALD Amira....................................................................................... ARIELLE DE VERSTERRE Marina................................................................................................LAURA MCCARTHY Fatima............................................................................................. MICKEY TROPEANO Tunu......................................................................................................... MAFER DEL REAL Grigori...................................................................................................... RUPERT SPRAUL Cleopatra....................................................................................... OLIVIA PASSAFIUME

The Place and Time An unnamed Eastern European country, 1993.

There will be one 15-minute intermission.

Total Running Time: 2 hours 50 minutes (including intermission)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

With sincere gratitude to our language and culture coaches: Shadi R. Alissa, Hend al-Talli, Paolina Bacialli, Yasen Boshnakov, Annatoria Chimusoro, Ivanka Dill, Maria Dmitrieva, Jola Gates, Mohamed Ghininau, Olga Hart, Fabian Jesuthasan, Mary Keyes, Elena Khmeleva, Damir Kocer, Olga Kovalenko, Kristina Kuneva, Andrew Manea, Zlatomir Moldovanski, Blanca Nielacna, Radovan Radujkovic, George and Wendy Reiter, Russell Sanderson, Valeria Serqueenkova, Charlotte Miranda Smith, Martin Stefanov, Yuliyan Stoyanov and Merudin Yasiun.

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CAST

CAST PROFILES OWEN ALDERSON, Father Karolyi (Catholic) Junior from Harvard, Massachusetts At CCM: Delbert in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: Seven Feet Under, 1968 Hippie/Mark/Dr. Ray in The Heidi Chronicles, Solomon in Speech and Debate, Logan in E-Media Film: Just By Chance, Man in TRANSMIGRATION 2014: Ever Thine, Ever Mine, Ever Ours: Things We Do for Those We Love.

Elsewhere: Tias in The Gospel of Fat Kathy at the Hashtag Theatre Company (New York).

BARTLEY BOOZ, Oliver Davenport Senior from Salt Lake City, Utah At CCM: Brant Russell in You’re Welcome: A Cycle of Bad Plays, Malcom in Macbeth, Horatio in Living Dead in Denmark, Martin Jr. in TRANSMIGRATION 2014: The 17th Annual Snipes, Arkansas, Harvest Festival, Giles Corey in The Crucible, Ensemble in TRANSMIGRATION 2013: The Sherwin Williams Effect. Elsewhere: Co-created and portrayed Connor in The Unexpected Laboratory: Surrounded (Boulder, Colo.).

CARISSA CARDY, Restorer/Commando Sophomore from Houston, Texas At CCM: Eve 32 in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: Mandatory Fun, Featured Performer in 48-Hour Film Festival Spring 2015: 165 W. McMillan.

LAUREN CARTER, Czaba’s Secretary/Restorer/Commando Sophomore from Gainesville, Georgia At CCM: Piper in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: Neutral and Non-Partisan, Featured Performer in 48-Hour Film Festival Spring 2015: Talking to You, Grace in Drama Lab 2015: Tigers be Still.

KENZIE CLARK, Prostitute/Restorer/Deidre Sophomore from Olathe, Kansas At CCM: Janet in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: Coulter Cliffs Inn, Featured Performer in 48-Hour Film Festival Spring 2015: 165 W. McMillan, Penelope in E-Media Film: Rose Colored Lenses.

CLARE COMBEST, Police Woman/Commando Junior from Dallas, Texas At CCM: Lily in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: Coulter Cliffs Inn, Susan Johnston in The Heidi Chronicles, Sherry in Drama Lab 2015: Tigers be Still, Siren in 48-Hour Film Festival Spring 2015: A Winter Odyssey, Samantha-Marie in TRANSMIGRATION 2014: MISFIT: In Loving Memory of My High School Hell.

MAFER DEL REAL, Tunu Sophomore from Aguascalientes, México At CCM: Felicia in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: [cult]ured, co-produced, Tenant in 48-Hour Film Festival Spring 2015: 165 W. McMillan.

Elsewhere: Jack’s Mother in Into the Woods and Garden Girl in Moulin Rouge at ITESM (Monterrey, México), Alice’s Mother in Alice and Sybil Vane

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in The Time Thief at Crios Teatro (San Luis Potosi, México), Monica in Dates at Algovi Producciones (San Luis Potosi, México), Velma Kelly in Chicago at Canto Eterno (San Luis Potosi, México).

ARIELLE DE VERSTERRE, Amira Senior from Califon, New Jersey At CCM: Ensemble in You’re Welcome: A Cycle of Bad Plays, Young Siward in Macbeth, Ophelia in Living Dead in Denmark.

COLIN EDGAR, Raif Senior from Plano, Texas At CCM: Peter Patrone in The Heidi Chronicles, Seyton in Macbeth, Laertes/The Gravedigger in Living Dead in Denmark, the Acidhead in TRANSMIGRATION 2014: Complex: A Structure of Sound, Father in TRANSMIGRATION 2013: The Opening. Elsewhere: Norman in Elegy at the Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative (Cincinnati).

JAMES EGBERT, Father Bojovic (Orthodox) Sophomore from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania At CCM: Jim in Drama Lab: Lonely Impulse of Delight, director of Julius Caesar. Elsewhere: Quentin in Barking Squirrel Productions’ DangerQuest; Claudius in Hamlet, Major Metcalf in Mousetrap and Mark in The Pill at LVPA Arts (Bethlehem, Pa.).

RYAN GARRETT, Nico Junior from Nashville, Tennessee At CCM: Screenwriter of 48-Hour Film Festival Spring 2015: Keisha with Pizza, Christ Boxer/Steve/Waiter in The Heidi Chronicles, Mikey in Drama Lab 2015: Justice, Howie in Speech and Debate, Ensemble in TRANSMIGRATION 2014: The 17th Annual Snipes, Arkansas, Harvest Festival. Elsewhere: Otto in The Gospel of Fat Kathy at the Hashtag Theatre Company (New York), Flyer in Fuerza Bruta at the Daryl Roth Theatre (New York), Moritz in Spring Awakening at the Street Theatre Company (Nashville), Frat Lord in Killer Films and Rabbit Bandini’s Goat.

ANNIE GROVE, Yasmin Junior from San Francisco, California At CCM: Nellie in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: Coulter Cliffs Inn, Donalbain in Macbeth, Lady Mayor in TRANSMIGRATION 2014: The 17th Annual Snipes, Arkansas, Harvest Festival, The Blonde in Bad Company, Ellie in Opia.

Elsewhere: Featured Performer in Killer Films and Rabbit Bandini’s Goat, Pretty Girl #2 in Petri Entertainment’s The Funhouse Massacre, Graziella in West Side Story and Cassius in Julius Caesar at Interlochen Center for the Arts (Interlochen, Mich.), Judy in A Chorus Line at the Napa Valley Opera House (Napa, Calif.), Sebastian/Maria in Twelfth Night at the Manhattan Shakespeare Company (New York).

LANDON HAWKINS, Leo Katz Sophomore from Maryville, Tennessee At CCM: Ensemble in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: [cult]ured. Elsewhere: Student 1 in Shakespeare’s R & J at Independent Lab Theater (Knoxville, Tenn.), director of the original production Twothousandelever at Newstroke Ensemble (Knoxville, Tenn.).

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CAST

CAST PROFILES NICHOLAS HEFFELFINGER, Mikhail Czaba Sophomore from Orlando, Florida At CCM: Dennis in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: Seven Feet Under.

ISAAC HICKOX-YOUNG, Pusbas/Commando Sophomore from Reno, Nevada At CCM: Eustice in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: A Fool’s Paradise.

Elsewhere: Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Merry War Theatre Company (Reno, Nev.), Brian in Jerry Finnegan’s Sister at Reno Little Theater (Reno, Nev), Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (Sierra, Nev.).

KEISHA KEMPER, Antonia Senior from Cincinnati, Ohio At CCM: Cathness in Macbeth, Gilly/Witch/Victim in Living Dead in Denmark, Tituba in The Crucible. Elsewhere: Harry in Harry and the Thief at the Know Theatre (Cincinnati), Typhoon in Radio Gomorrah LIVE! at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival 2015, Carolyn/Prophet in Revolting Circumstances at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival 2014, Chorus/Nurse in PROKOFIEV: Suite from Romeo and Juliet at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Coach in Yes Ma’am! Productions’ The Fits.

SPENCER LACKEY, Alexander Jedlikov Junior from Columbus, Ohio At CCM: Ensemble in You’re Welcome: A Cycle of Bad Plays, Neville in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: A Fool’s Paradise, Chip in 48-Hour Film Festival Spring 2015: Chip, Doctor in Macbeth, Ethan in TRANSMIGRATION 2014: P.O. 11259: Sincerely Yours. Elsewhere: Caleb in the student produced film Opia, Hell-Hound in the student produced film Twiggy Fartdust, Bailiff in the student produced film Judas Iscariot, Chef Boyardee in Killer Films and Rabbit Bandini’s Goat.

LAURA JANE MCCARTHY, Marina Senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania At CCM: Ensemble in You’re Welcome: A Cycle of Bad Plays, Macbeth in Macbeth, Paris Hilton/Peaseblossom in Living Dead in Denmark, Connie Abbon in TRANSMIGRATION 2014: P.O. 11259, Sincerely Yours, Abigail Williams in The Crucible, Kelsey McCormick in TRANSMIGRATION 2013: Sentenced.

KATIE MCDONALD, Toni Junior from Scotts Valley, California At CCM: Jill/Sandra Zucker-Hall in The Heidi Chronicles, Angus in Macbeth.

OLIVIA PASSAFIUME, Cleopatra Sophomore from Louisville, Kentucky At CCM: Binny Barker in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: A Fool’s Paradise.

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DEVAN PRUITT, Soldier Two/Commando/Swedish Man Junior from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky At CCM: Ensemble in You’re Welcome: A Cycle of Bad Plays, Siward in Macbeth, Caliban in Living Dead in Denmark, Marshal Herrick in The Crucible. Elsewhere: Shrek in Shrek the Musical at Lexington Children’s Theatre. (Lexington, Ky.).

ANDREW RAMSEY, Abdul Sophomore from Weston, Massachusetts At CCM: Zach in Drama Lab 2015: Tigers be Still. Elsewhere: Barnette Lloyd in Crimes of the Heart at Walnut Hill School for the Arts (Natick, Mass.); Herr Sonnenstich in Spring Awakening, Doug in Six Degrees of Separation, director of Check, Please, Himself in Who Pissed in the OJ? at Phillips Academy Theatre Group (Andover, Mass.).

JOSH REITER, Soldier One/Commando Sophomore from Fairfax, Virginia At CCM: Dale in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: Seven Feet Under, Featured Performer in 48-Hour Film Festival Spring 2015: 165 W. McMillian. Elsewhere: Intern to Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton at Richard Rodgers Theatre (New York), Ensemble/Gangster/Feldzieg in The Drowsy Chaperone at Lazy Susan Theatre (Lorton, Va.), Tom in Citizenship and Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London).

ALISON SLUITER, Gabriella Pecs Senior from East Lansing, Michigan At CCM: Alison in You’re Welcome: A Cycle Of Bad Plays, Witch/ Orderly/Zombie in Living Dead In Denmark, Pale Servant in Macbeth, Evelyn in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: Coulter Cliffs Inn Alice/Ensemble in TRANSMIGRATION 2014: Dreams R Us, Peggy in TRANSMIGRATION 2013: The Opening.

RUPERT SPRAUL, Grigori Sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio At CCM: Himself in 48-Hour Film Festival Spring 2015: Keisha with Pizza, Halley in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: Coulter Cliffs Inn. Elsewhere: Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at Falcon Theater (Newport, Ky.), Himself in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged at The Ohio Stage Company (Hamilton, Ohio).

MICKEY TROPEANO, Fatima Junior from Westfield, New Jersey At CCM: Molly in The Heidi Chronicles, Menteith in Macbeth, Christina in Drama Lab 2015: Justice, Eve 14 in TRANSMIGRATION 2015: Mandatory Fun, Sloane in TRANSMIGRATION 2014: MISFIT: In Loving Memory of My High School Hell. Elsewhere: Clem in The Gospel of Fat Kathy at The Producer’s Club (New York), Jane in ‘Dentity Crisis and Rosemary in Family Practice at Bucks County Theatre (New Hope, Pa.).

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STAFF

STUDENT STAFF PROFILES KATELYN BUDKE, Props Designer Senior from Cincinnati, Ohio At CCM: Scenic Designer for Big River, Scenic Artist for The Heidi Chronicles, Assistant Scenic Artist for Legally Blonde, Props Master for Macbeth, Assistant Scenic Designer for Living Dead in Denmark, Assistant Scenic Designer for Carrie: The Musical. Elsewhere: Props Coordinator for The Last Match and the 1st and 2nd Reading Festivals; Props Intern for The Unbuilt City, The Light Years, Rain, Loving v. Virginia, Noir and Tennessee Williams’ Desire at The Vassar College & New York Stage and Film Powerhouse Theater Season (Poughkeepsie, NY); Art Department Intern for Killer Films and Rabbit Bandini Production’s Goat (Cincinnati, Ohio); Paint Intern for The Visit, Living on Love, The Old Man and the Old Moon, A Great Wilderness and June Moon for The Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, Mass.); Paint Intern for The 39 Steps for the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.

DANAE JIMENEZ, Wig & Make-Up Designer Second-year graduate student from Defiance, Ohio At CCM: Hair & Make-Up Design Assistant for Così Fan Tutte, Run Crew Member for Peter Pan, Hair & Make-Up Design Assistant for The Heidi Chronicles, Hair & Make-Up Design Assistant for Legally Blonde. Elsewhere: Assistant Wig & Make-Up Designer for the 2015 Season at Music Theatre Wichita (Wichita, Kan.), 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).

JAKE JOBES, Sound Designer Second-year graduate student from Raytown, Missouri At CCM: Dance GA for Spring Dance 2015, A2 for 110 in the Shade, Production Sound Engineer for The Heidi Chronicles, Dance GA for Choreographer’s Showcase 2015, Sound Designer for Speech and Debate, Dance GA for Fall Dance 2014. Elsewhere: Sound Supervisor for Les Misérables and Sound Designer for Rapunzel at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (Center Valley, Pa.), Sound Design Fellow for the 2014 Season at The Hangar Theatre (Ithaca, N.Y.), Sound Designer for The Full Monty, The Crucible and Five Women Wearing the Same Dress at Drury University (Springfield, Mo.), Sound Designer for Valhalla and Quality of Life with Project Rushmore NYC (New York), Sound Designer for Enron at Springfield Contemporary Theatre (Springfield, Mo.).

HEATHER MERCHANT, Costume Designer Senior from Cincinnati, Ohio At CCM: Assistant Costume Designer and Crafts Artisan for Peter Pan, Assistant Costume Designer for Hansel and Gretel, Costume Tailor for Don Pasquale, Wardrobe Run Crew Co-Head for Metamorphoses, Stitcher for Singin’ in the Rain, Wardrobe Run Crew CoHead for Carrie, Wardrobe Run Crew for Dr. Miracle, Wardrobe Maintenance

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Crew for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Elsewhere: Costume Crafts Artisan for Tarzan and Stitcher for The Music Man at Super Summer Theatre (Blue Diamond, Nev.), Costume Design Consultant for The Wizard of Oz at East Side Players (Cincinnati), Stitcher for Titus Andronicus at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.

ASHLEY NOELLE, Stage Manager Senior from Bartlesville, Oklahoma At CCM: Stage Manager for DAAP Fashion Show, Stage Manager for 110 in the Shade, Assistant Director for Macbeth, Assistant Stage Manager for Les Misérables, Assistant Stage Manager for Boeing Boeing, Assistant Stage Manager for Dr. Miracle, Production Assistant for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for My Fair Lady and Madama Butterfly, Production Assistant/Child Wrangler for Fiddler on the Roof and Production Assistant/Child Wrangler for Susannah at Ashlawn Opera (Charlottesville, Va.); Stage Manager for Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings at Cincinnati Landmark Productions.

NICK SAIKI, Lighting Designer Second-year graduate student from Los Angeles, California At CCM: Lighting Designer for Spring Dance 2015, Lighting Designer for Choreographer’s Showcase, Assistant Lighting Designer for Hansel and Gretel, Lighting Designer for Blood Brothers. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for BET and Centric Tents at 2013 BET Awards at the Staples Center (Los Angeles), Lighting Designer for Macbeth at Long Beach Playhouse (Long Beach, Calif.), Lighting Designer for Trigger at The Blank Theatre (Los Angeles), Lighting Designer for Lysistrata—A Reimagining and The Right Together Left Together: The Musical at The Grove Theatre (Upland, Calif.), Lighting Designer for High Fidelity at Hunger Artists Theatre Company (Fullerton, Calif.).

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PRODUCTION STAFF Technical Director.................................................................................. Steve Miller Assistant Stage Manager..................... Adam Crowell, Kaelyn Kreicbergs Assistant Voice and Dialect Coach............................................... Joy Lanceta Fight Choreographer..................................................................... k. Jenny Jones International Movement Specialist............................................... Susan Moser Production Assistant...................................................................... Makaela Acton Assistant Lighting Designer.................................................... Erik McCandless Assistant Wigs & Make-Up Designer....................................... Kersten Gavin Assistant Stage Designer........................................................... Whitney Glover Assistant Sound Designer................................................................... Sean Tingle Costume Shop Assistants......................... Jessica Barksdale, Ashley Berg, Jillian Coratti, Maria Lenn, Oran Wongpandid Wardrobe Running Crew Head................................................... Twila Johnson Wardrobe Running Crew......................... Kia Brown, Caroline Castleman, Ben Christ, Gabriella Diviocenza, Sarah Durham, Ellie Fangman, Ethan Finder, Christina Harrison, Pauline Humbert, Erin Keehan, Carter La Cava, Jennifer Pallas, Devaka Walopa, Josh Windes Wardrobe Maintenance Crew Head............................................. Ashley Berg Electrics Shop Manager........................................................................... Nick Saiki Electrics Shop Assistants.............................. Joe Beumer, Lauren Brunson, Erick McCandless, CJ Mellides Master Electrician........................................................................ Parker Conzone Asst. Master Electrician & Light Board Operator....... Marissa Childress Deck Electricians................................................... Sam Lewis, Andrew Martin Electrics Crew............. Claire Amat, Sarah Andersson, Chris Behrendt, Joe Beumer, Jack Broda, Lauren Brunson, Marissa Childress, Ben Christ, Andrew Diamond, Chris Dissinger, Adam Ditzel, Justin Dudzik, Christina Harrison, Fenna Henderson, Andy Hillman, Bradley Jacobs, Erin Keehnen, Jessican Humphrey, Lydia Hubacher, Sam Lewis, Andrew Martin, CJ Mellides, Frank Viskup, Devaka Walpola, Brendan Watts, Mandi Wissler

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Props Construction Crew............................... Will Becker, Rebecca Clancy, Adam Crowell, Ellie Frangman, Logan Greenwell, Karly Hasselfeld, Sam Igel, Levi Kiess, Andy Leone, Paula Lewis, Andi Radujkovic, Laura Stenger, Mara Tunnicliff, Theron Wineinger Make-Up Shop Assistants...................................................... Shannon Hensley, Danae Jimenez, Missy White Hair & Make-Up Crew.......................................................................... Rin Schwob Scene Shop Assistants.....Will Becker, Rebecca Clancy, Adam Crowell, Andrew Diamond, Megan Edwards Set Construction Crew...................... Mikaela Acton, Maridee Alexander, Sara Barnett, Briana 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, Chyanne Fischer, Luke Hampton, Christina Harrison, Courtney Hickenlooper, Kylie Kanter, Erin Keehnen, Carter La Cava, Margo Leist, Andy Leone, Bethany Lillie, Erin Magner, Sydney Mann, Andrew Martin, Cole Nevins, Lex Ortiz, Madeline Page-Schmit, Jennifer Pallas, Brett Pavlovich, Haley Schutzenberger, Carrie Todd, Sam Tippey, Gus Tucker, Frank Viskup, Chris Wade, Devaka Walpola, Josh Windes, Ben Woida Set/Props Running Crew................................... Aaron Burns, Jabari Carter, Jacqueline Daaleman, Elanor Eberhardt, Luke Hampton, Cari Kamper, Margo Leist, Sydney Martin, Madeline Page-Schmit, Graham Rogers, Carrie Todd, Sam Tippey Scenic Artist.............................................................................................. Doug Stock Scenic Artist Assistants.................................. Whitney Glover, Matt Hamel, Karley Hasselfeld, Olivia Leigh Paint Crew................................ Logan Greenwell, Levi Kiess, Will Sawyer, Mara Tunnicliff, Theron Wineinger Production Sound Engineer................................................. Blake Edmondson Sound Operator............................................................................. Josh Davenport Sound GAs.............................................................. Jake Jobes, Kevin Semancik Sound Shop Supervisor.............................................................. Jason Sebastian Sound Shop Crew................................................ Jake Jobes, Kevin Semancik Stage Management Office Assistants.............. Tori Rezek, Scott Slucher

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SPONSORS 2015-16 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

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

CCM/CSO Diversity Fellowship Sponsor

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor, Musical Theatre Program Sponsor and Event Sponsor

The Corbett Endowment at CCM

Dance Department Supporter All-Steinway School Sponsor

ArtsWave The Greater Cincinnati Foundation H. Wayne Ferguson Family Foundation

The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./ U.S. Bank Foundation

Frances R. Luther Charitable Trust

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Community Partners

Macy’s

Mainstage Season Production Sponsor

Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Rosenthal Opera Department Sponsor

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

2015-16 SPONSORS & PARTNERS (CONTINUED)

Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander Mrs. William A. Friedlander Dr. & Mrs. Randolph L. Wadsworth Mr. & Mrs. J. David Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman Mr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Striker Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer Ariel Quartet Sponsors

Jan Rogers

Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation

Choral Studies Sponsors

Neil Artman and Margaret Straub Drama Studio Series Sponsor

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn Orchestral Sponsor

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Dear Friends and Alumni, As you know, UC’s College-Conservatory of Music has an international reputation for excellence and competes with our country’s finest conservatories for extraordinary students.

Yes, the performances are outstanding. Yes, it is the largest single sourse of performances in the state of Ohio. And yes, CCM is an Ohio Center of Excellence. But are you aware that CCM alumni and students are the arts engine for our own community?

Not only are CCM alumni and students working behind the scenes and appearing on stages around the world but you also witness their work and performances at our very own Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Cincinnati’s School for Creative and Performing Arts and the list goes on and on.

The Friends of CCM raise funds for scholarships to help attract the best and brightest students to CCM. I am proud of our college, students, alumni and the impact CCM has on our arts community.

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Subscription to the quarterly calendar of events and e-newsletter

STAR $100

All of the above, plus: Listing in Mainstage program booklet Invitation to a Mainstage dress rehearsal

PROFESSOR $150

All of the above, plus: Invitation to a Friends of CCM reception and concert

DIRECTOR $250

All of the above, plus: Invitation to behind-the-scenes reception Garage pass for FREE parking for one performance

STAGE MANAGER $500

All of the above, plus: Invitations to Creative Conversations series Access to opening night Intermezzo Garage passes for FREE parking for two performances

PRODUCER $1000

All of the above, plus: Garage pass for three hours of parking FREE for unlimited number of performances Two priority reservations for Studio Theater Productions

Friends of CCM Total $________________________ Please make this check payable to: UC Foundation/FCCM Mail to: CCM Friends of CCM

University of Cincinnati

P.O. Box 210003 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 Or Call: 513-556-2100

How do you want to be recognized on the Friends of CCM Membership Roster? Please print clearly. ______________________________________________________________

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STAFF

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 k. Jenny Jones, Acting/Movement, Stage Combat Michele Kay, Chair of TD&P/Stage Management Dawn Kelly, Dance Instructor/Ballet

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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 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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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

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Wine& Spirits Tasting 5 - 7 p.m.

Third Thursday of Every Month:

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

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Student ticket optionS: $15 Student RuSh & $25 AdvAnce Student ticketS Student & teen SubScRiptionS AlSo AvAilAble! top Critics’ Pick: new york times, nPr, Huffington Post, entertainment weekly “Cearley shows exquisite instincts and timing as he lands joke after joke in tolins’ fable.” —sacramento Bee

2012 Drama Desk awarD for outstanDing Play

oct 13 – nov 1, 2015 #buyerAndcellar Starring Nick Cearley

(Next to Normal, Great American Trailer Park Musical) REGIONAL PREMIERE COMEDY. What’s a renowned diva to do with decades of memories? And where to put the acres of memorabilia bursting the seams of her lavish Malibu estate? If you’re Barbra Streisand, you enshrine them in a mini-mall in your basement where you can pretend to go shopping! Out-of-work actor Alex More can’t pass up an offer to play shopkeeper for one tough customer who doesn’t let anyone rain on her parade. Soon it begins to take a toll on his patience, his love life, and his view of people (who need people).

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EXPERIENCE OCTOBER WITH THE CSO OCT 2-3 • 8 pm Music Hall

OCT 16-17 • 8 pm Music Hall Seymon Bychkov, conductor Bertrand Chamayou, piano

Seymon Bychkov, mentor to Louis Langrée, makes a rare United States appearance!

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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

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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.

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

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