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The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival™ 46, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David and Alice Rubenstein. November 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. & November 24 at 2:00 p.m. Bud Frank Theatre There will be one 10-minute intermission.
Halley Smoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremiah Bales Darla Frye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Patterson Coty Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Balcells Lucky Tibbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Hasch Skeeter Jett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Riggs Flagman/Boss/Jack/Football Player . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Holley Pierce Garbarino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael B. Lee Tucker Forbush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Aubin Pit Crew Member #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reagan James Pit Crew Member #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aryn King Pit Crew Member #3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Tucker
Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; the National Committee for the Performing Arts; The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust; and Beatrice and Anthony Welters and the AnBryce Foundation. This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels. Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, design, direction and performance. Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.
Upcoming Spring Shows: By: Luigi Pirandello February 27-28, March 1, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. March 2, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. Bud Frank Theatre
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brock Cooley Faculty Mentor & Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Funk Scenic Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delbert Hall Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Krista Guffey Makeup Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan A. Severt Lighting Designer & Technical Director . . . . . . Melissa Shafer
April 10-12, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. April 13, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. Bud Frank Theatre
Fall Shows: October 17-19, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. October 20, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Bud Frank Theatre
Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Koenig
Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaylee Buchanan Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ali Henderson Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raven Dyer & Patricia Kramer Light Board Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Jones Sound Board Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corie Johnson
November 21-23, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. November 24, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Bud Frank Theatre Tickets can be purchased at www.etsu.edu/theatre. For more information call the Theatre Office at (423) 439-6511 or email theatre@etsu.edu
Deck Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Coger
Box Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine Waxstein Scene Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Koenig
Shop Assistants: Brock Cooley, Cailtin Gawne, Anna Heim, Josh
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Holley, Gabby Wexler, and the students enrolled in Theatre Lab. Scenic Painters: Nicholas Balcells, Whitney Baxter, Olivia Hendershot, Elizabeth McMillan, Lauren Stephens, and Ren Yarosh.
Tradin’ Paint has something for everyone; I hope this show hits home for many people in this area and they enjoy watching it, just as much as I have enjoyed working on it. Look past the farcical nature of the NASCAR world presented in Tradin’ Paint to discover that it demonstrates how relationships change. As people allow themselves to grow, some of those relationships are forced to end while others endure. The play also deals with the importance of having hope—hope for love, hope for a career and a happy future, and hope to feel included. I love this show because it evokes many layers of emotion that create wonderful moments on the stage. I’m grateful for the rewarding opportunity to work on a production of a Catherine Bush play. Ms. Bush is a resident writer for the Barter Theatre. She is a well-known and respected Appalachian feminist playwright, whose love for Appalachian culture and its people shines through in this play. After being selected as the 2006 winner of Barter Theatre’s Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights, Tradin’ Paint has been produced all over the United States. I would like to thank everyone in ETSU’s Division of Theatre & Dance, especially Bobby Funk, who has been a wonderful mentor—not only on this show but during my last four years here at ETSU. — Brock Cooley, Director
We would like to thank each of the following for his/her support of this production and of ETSU’s Division of Theatre & Dance. Dr. Gordon Anderson, Dr. Bert Bach, Dr. Amber Kinser, Dr. Katherine Weiss, Anita DeAngelis, Heidi Ehle, Lise Cutshaw, Christine Waxstein and the Theatre Office Staff, Lori Ann Manis, Barter Theatre, the Honors College, Jennifer Hill and University Relations, SORC, Larry Smith and ETSU Photographic Services, Libby Tipton and Disability Services, and the Radio-Television-Film program.
To request disability accommodations, call the ETSU Office of Disability Services at (423) 439-8346 one week prior to opening night; attempts will be made to fill late requests, but these cannot be guaranteed.
student films associated with the New York Film Academy, but is now performing for the first time on stage. Ben has a passion for acting and would love to pursue a professional career when he graduates. He would like to thank his family and friends for all of their love and support. Ben is very excited to be a part of this production of Tradin' Paint with all of its cast and affiliates. Enjoy the show! (Makeup Designer) is a senior Theatre major and History minor at ETSU. The Division of Theatre & Dance has given Jonathan opportunities to expand his skills and knowledge in the areas of costume, makeup, and scenic design, and has helped to improve his acting techniques. While Tradin’ Paint is only his second production at ETSU, Jonathan has been participating in theatre since high school. He was the Stage Manager and a performer in Wilkes Community College’s Snapshots and played Hopkins in Southern States Community College’s The Crucible. While school has been his primary focus, he is excited to once again be working in the theatre. He would like to thank the faculty in Theatre & Dance for their hard work and dedication to their students. Please enjoy the show! (Lighting Designer) is a Professor of Theatre at ETSU. Her areas of specialization are Scenic and Lighting Design and she also serves as the Division’s Technical Director. She is a native of the St. Louis area and received her MFA in Theatrical Design from Southern Illinois University. Melissa is the co-author (with colleague Karen Brewster) of the book The Fundamentals of Theatrical Design, published by Allworth Press. Her freelance design credits include work with the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia; Manbites Dog Theatre in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; The Civic Theatre of Central Florida; The Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Southern Danceworks; Milligan College; Kennesaw State University; Lambuth University; St. Louis Community College at Forest Park; and Western Nebraska College. (Pit Crew Member #3) is a sophomore at ETSU who is double majoring in Theatre and Exercise Science. She has been most recently seen in Spaces, an industrial film for ETSU directed by Jake VanHuss. This will be her debut on the Bud Frank Theatre stage and she is very excited to be working with an awesome cast and crew. She would like to thank her family and friends who have always supported her, especially her dad James Tucker, brothers Michael and Sean Tucker, and her closest friend, Taylor Bowers. She hopes to pursue an acting career so that she may one day inspire someone like many actors have inspired her.
include Nina in Beautiful Bodies at ETSU, Mrs. Wall in Holy Ghosts at Governors School for the Arts, and Stage Manager for The 39 Steps with the Patchwork Players. She plans to pursue a career in stage acting and playwriting and hopes to one day open a studio for the performing arts. She would like to thank the Honors College and her professors for their guidance, and her family for all of their support. Enjoy the show! (Sound Engineer) is the Scene Shop Manager and Lab Instructor for the Division of Theatre & Dance. He began his theatre career a quarter-century ago working as a Production Intern for then Off-Broadway producer Richard Frankel. A mere three years later Scott became the Resident Sound Designer for the Barter Theatre, making him the youngest in its history. Scott's design work, not only in sound but in scenery and lighting as well, has been enjoyed in well over 60 professional productions in six different states. In 2003 Scott shifted his focus to academic theatre, earning a Master of Arts in Teaching Theatre. He worked previously at Northeast State Community College, teaching, designing, mentoring, and also directing plays including Frankenstein, the premier show at the Regional Center for the Performing Arts.
(Tucker Forbush) is a senior here at ETSU. He is a human health major and a psychology and theatre minor. Some of his previous roles include Axel in Maggie’s Getting Married at the Johnson City Community Theatre, Dr. Bradman in Blithe Spirit at ETSU, and Trebonius in Caesar 2012 at ETSU. Justin hopes to continue his acting career after he graduates. He is glad to be back up on the Bud Frank stage and sincerely hopes you enjoy the show. (Coty Webb) is a freshman Theatre major at ETSU. He is also a Fine & Performing Arts Scholar in the Honors College. Nicholas gained much of his performance experience from the New York Film Academy where he was cast in nine short films over the past summer. Last year, Nicholas was seen as the Constable in the Trinity Arts Center production of Fiddler on The Roof and was also seen in the Science Hill High School play Murder Well Rehearsed. He is very excited to be in this production of Tradin’ Paint and to be working with Brock Cooley and Bobby Funk.
(Pierce Garbarino) is from Denver, Colorado, and is a sophomore double majoring in Theatre and Criminal Justice at ETSU. He is also an Honors-in-Discipline Theater student in the Honors College. Michael has gained much of his performance experience through his high school career where he most recently played Don Quixote/Miguel De Cervantes in Man of La Mancha. Michael is extremely grateful that ETSU’s Division of Theatre and Dance has supported him in all of his endeavors thus far. He is very excited to be in this production of Tradin’ Paint and is thrilled to be working with Brock Cooley and Bobby Funk. Michael is looking forward to all of the new adventures ETSU has to offer.
(Halley Smoot) is a sophomore double majoring in Theatre and Mass Communication at ETSU. He is a Diversity in Theatre Scholarship recipient and has been seen most recently as Marc Antony in the Division of Theatre and Dance’s production of Caesar 2012 and as a member of the chorus in the Music Department’s presentation of The Elixir of Love. He also performed with a number of different ensemble choirs throughout high school. Jeremiah has studied acting from Marylin Dubrisk’s A.C.T. (Actors Coming Together) and GLAWPIGT programs. He works in the Department of Sustainability at ETSU and plans to pursue a career in International Relations. He would like to thank his professors and parents for supporting him in his goals.
(Darla Frye) is from Maryville, TN, and is a senior at ETSU majoring in Theatre with a minor in RTVF. She was the understudy for Beautiful Bodies last fall. Kathryn is a member of the ETSU Patchwork Players as well as a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. She loves being involved on campus and enjoys doing community service projects with the sorority. Kathryn is excited about performing in her first main stage show here at ETSU. She would like to thank God, her family, friends, Brock Cooley, Bobby Funk, Patrick Cronin, and the entire cast of Tradin’ Paint for being so supportive.
(Stage Manager) is a freshman Theatre major at ETSU. Some of her previous roles at Unicoi County High School include The Thump in Cagebirds, Ethel/Swing Dancer in Footloose: The Musical, and Dancer in Poe! Kaylee has worked in almost every area of theatre including acting, management, lights & sound, and design. She would like to thank Brock Cooley, the director, for giving her this opportunity, and Christine Waxstein for teaching her how to successfully stage manage. She would also like to thank the cast and crew for their great attitudes and hard work. Enjoy the show!
(Skeeter Jett) is a junior at ETSU. He is a Theatre major with a minor in Radio/TV/Film. Ben has performed in a couple of
(Director) is a senior Theatre major and a member of the ETSU Honors College. You may have seen Brock most recently at ETSU as Casca in Caesar 2012, Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Policeman in Lysistrata. He has directed multiple shows at ETSU including Thunderbird, Zoo Story, and The Story of Narcissus and Echo - the show that advanced Brock to Washington, D.C., as one out of eight students to compete nationally at The Kennedy Center. Brock would like to thank the Honors College and all of the faculty and staff here at ETSU for this opportunity. (Faculty Mentor & Sound Designer) teaches a variety of performance classes: Directing, Acting I, Acting for Commercials and Industrial Films, Stage Combat, and The Audition Process. Bobby has two children, Kennedy and Duvall. He is an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He has taught at Southern Mississippi and at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Bobby did his undergraduate work at Western Carolina University. He then went on to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and then to receive his MFA degree in Acting and Directing from UNC-Greensboro. He has worked professionally as an actor and director Off-Broadway and in regional theatres across the country. He is the author of the book, The Audition Process: A Guide for Actors, and has also written a number of plays. (Costume Designer) holds a BFA in Costume Technology from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Currently the Group Sales Manager at Barter Theatre, she has previously been the Costume Shop Manager and Costume Crafts Artisan. Krista has designed and created costumes for Barter Theatre, North Carolina Dance Theatre, University of North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Institute, and for high school color guards and Drum Corps International Drum and Bugle Corps. She also worked in the Creative Costuming/ Buying Department for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. (Scenic Designer) is a Professor of Theatre & Dance at ETSU and has been its scenic designer since 1986. Dr. Hall earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida, and an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is an ETCP Certified Rigger and an ETCP Recognized Trainer. He has flown performers in over 300 productions nationally, including productions at many of the major regional theatre companies in the U.S. He has worked with internationally known directors, such as Debbie Allen and Christopher Renshaw, and flown major performers and celebrities such as the Backstreet Boys. He has designed performer flying systems and equipment that are used by other flying effects companies and aerial groups. Dr. Hall regularly does rigging for aerial dance productions and teaches rigging classes and workshops across the country.
(Lucky Tibbs) is a senior Fine and Performing Arts Scholar through the Honors College at ETSU. She is majoring in Theatre with a minor in Dance. Most recently, she worked as a dancer in the outdoor drama Horn In The West. She has also performed with the East Tennessee Repertory Theatre and The Blue Moon Dinner Theatre in various shows. Her previous roles at ETSU include Elvira in Blithe Spirit, Sue Carol in Beautiful Bodies, Ismene in Antigone, Molly at 12 in Jake’s Women, and Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She would like to thank ETSU and all of its faculty for the amazing opportunities that she has been given during her time here. (Assistant Stage Manager) is a sophomore at ETSU. She is a Psychology major with a minor in early childhood education. Ali has played Mounette in Who Will Carry the Word at Poquoson High school, M'Lynn in Steel Magnolias, and was in the ensemble for Seussical the Musical, Guys and Dolls, and Once Upon a Mattress at Hardin Valley Academy. She has designed sets for four plays and two musicals, and was the tech manager for the onstage production of Clue. She would like to thank her professors and peers who helped give her this opportunity and Ashley Edwards for telling her to go for it no matter what. Enjoy the show! (Flagman/Boss/Jack/Football Player) is a senior Fine and Performing Arts Scholar through the ETSU Honors College. He was most recently seen as Richard Hannay in the Patchwork Players production of The 39 Steps and as Brutus in Caesar 2012. In the summer of 2012, Josh completed a summer internship with the Barter Theatre, where he performed in the Barter Player Company. This is Josh’s last year at ETSU and he would like to thank all of his friends, family, and the faculty and staff of the ETSU Division of Theatre and Dance for all of their love and support. (Pit Crew Member #1) is a freshman double majoring in Theatre and Mass Communication at ETSU. She has gained much of her performance experience through high school choir and theatre productions. Reagan can be seen in a TV spot advertising ETSU Online. She is also a member of the ETSU dance team. This will be Reagan’s first time performing on stage with the Division of Theatre and Dance. She would like to thank her family and friends for all their love and support, and a special thank you to her little sister Rhyann James for always brightening her day. Thanks and enjoy the show! (Pit Crew Member #2) is a sophomore at ETSU. She is a Theatre major with a minor in Dance and Bluegrass. She is a Fine and Performing Arts Scholar in the Honors College and the PR manager and technical director for the Patchwork Players. Some of her previous roles