Framroze Virjee, President, California State University, Fullerton
Carolyn Thomas Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Alexander Porter, Vice President, Administration and Finance/CFO
David Forgues, Vice President, Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion
Amir H. Dabirian, Vice President, Information Technology
Tonantzin Oseguera, Vice President, Student Affairs
Gregory J. Saks, Vice President, University Advancement
Arnold Holland, Ed.D, Dean
Dave Mickey, Associate Dean
Christopher Johnson, Budget Coordinator
Heather Guzman, Assistant to the Deans
Visual Arts Special Projects, Jade Jewett
Dr. Randall Goldberg, Director, School of Music
Dr. James Hussar, Chair, Department of Visual Arts
Jamie Tucker, Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance
Jennifer Frias, Director, Nicholas & Lee Begovich Gallery
John Spiak, Director, Grand Central Art Center - Santa Ana
Lara Farhadi, Senior Director of Development
Ann Steichen, Director of Development
Erika Ochoa, Support Group Coordinator
Julie Bussell, Director, Marketing & Patron Services
Stephanie Tancredi, Box Office Manager
Heather Richards-Siddons
Marketing & Communications Specialist
Alvin Chiu, Graphic Designer
Jason Pano, Social Media Strategist
Welcome to the fall performance season at Clayes Performing Arts Center. As you arrived, you may have noticed that the southwest corner of campus looked a bit different than when you last visited. I am thrilled to announce that the Visual Arts Modernization Project is well underway! The project will add two new buildings: a single-level structure comprised of the four existing galleries and a two-story building along State College Blvd, containing technology-driven classrooms, office space, a research library, and collaborative teaching and learning spaces. This newly reimagined visual arts complex will have a lasting impact on the college and the community, transforming how we teach, learn, engage with, and experience art.
Despite the disruptions to the college caused by this much-needed renovation, we are committed to delivering the same high-quality, pre-professional arts training our 2,800 students expect; this season’s offerings are no exception. Our thriving community of artists, technicians, and educators have combined their formidable skills to deliver a fall semester of programming shaped by the same diversity reflected on our campus. This September, the Begovich Visual Arts Lecture Series began introducing students and the public to a BIPOC slate of innovative and prominent arts professionals. On October 1, the School of Music’s Bill Cunliffe, Rodolfo Zuniga, and their jazz ensembles kick off October in Meng Concert Hall (along with a surprise guest!). Meanwhile, Theatre productions focus on personal and timeless struggles: Jessica Swale’s “Blue Stockings” tells the empowering story of four young women fighting against sexism for their right to a university education in 18th century England, and in “She Kills Monsters,” identity and fantasy converge to create a modern coming-of-age story. CSUF dancers and choreographers close the season with Fall Dance Theatre’s “Momentum,” centered on the human impulse to seek, strive, and move forward to motivate change.
As we begin the 2022 fall semester anticipating the transformative changes ahead, we remain dedicated to enhancing the academic and creative potential of the current students within this living laboratory for the arts. Their success is uniquely measured in phrases of choreography, lines of dialogue, sheets of music, and slabs of clay as our students actively work towards impacting the arts of the future. You demonstrate your unwavering commitment to our students when you attend productions, concerts, and exhibitions in the College of the Arts. Embrace the limitless possibilities their future holds. Support the College of the Arts at any level by donating to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence today (arts.fullerton.edu/giving).
Thank you for joining us. I’m so proud of our students and what they have created for you tonight. Enjoy the show! I know you will be equally impressed.
Arnold Holland, Ed.D. Dean, College of the ArtsDEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE
Jamie Tucker Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance Alvin Rangel-Alvarado,* Vice Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance
FULL-TIME FACULTY | Theatre
Acting Maria Cominis Svetlana Efremova• Eve Himmelheber John Short Jim Taulli
Design and Technical Production
Scott Bolman Hyun Sook Kim*^ Fred Kinney JR Luker Bill Meyer Carolyn Mraz Kathryn Wilson Directing Mark Ramont•*
Musical Theatre
Josh Grisetti•* Marty Austin Lamar Theatre Studies Heather Denyer• Amanda Rose Villareal
Voice and Movement Anne James David Nevell•
FULL-TIME FACULTY | Dance
Muriel Joyce Lisa D. Long Debra Noble Alvin Rangel-Alvarado*
*denotes program coordinator
•denotes area head ^denotes graduate coordinator
FULL-TIME STAFF
Department of Theatre & Dance Administration Denean Dyson
Technical and Production Staff Michael August, Production Manager
Lois Bryan, Master Electrician Matt Connelly, Amanda Horak Staff Scenic Lab Forepersons
Fred Kinney, Design/Technical Production; Program Coordinator Jonathan Lay, Production Technician
Heidi Enzlin Cole, Charge Scenic Artist
Jen Frauenzimmer Business/ Production Coordinator
Terri Nista, Costume Lab Manager
Lori Koontz, Costume Lab Techncian Megan Gonzalez, TV Studio Technician
Jeff Lewis, Production Sound Engineer William Lemley, Audio Technician
Bob West, Properties Master Brigitte Bellavoine, Jennifer Schniepp & Ben Rempel, Accompanists
Stephanie Tancredi Box Office Manager & Safety Coordinator Cathi Craig, Lead House Manager
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The Department of Theatre & Dance at California State University, Fullerton is fully and continuously accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (1974) and the National Association of Schools of Dance (1982)
Land Acknowledgement
Resources https://native-land.ca/ • https://gabrielinotribe.org/ http://nahc.ca.gov/cp/tribal-atlas-pages/gabrielino-tongva-nation/
Yoshito Sakuraba is the founding artistic director of Abarukas and an awardwinning choreographer. Originally from Japan, Yoshito began his career in New York City and has expanded to presenting work in Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, Israel, Mexico, and nationally across the U.S. including Joyce Theater, BAM Fisher, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Jacob’s Pillow, Kaatsbaan, and McCallum Theater (Palm Desert Choreography Festival). He received the Best Choreography Award at FINI Dance Festival in Italy, the Audience Award at Masdanza International Contemporary Dance Festival in Spain, and is the winner of NW Dance Project’s Pretty Creatives and Whim W’Him’s Shindig.
In addition to his company repertory, he has been commissioned by numerous companies including Bayerisches Staatsballett (Munich), DAF (Rome), Lamondance (Vancouver), NW Dance Project, Whim W’Him, Louisville Ballet, Ballet Arkansas, Ballet Des Moines II, Litvak Dance, Levy Dance, Pony Box Dance Theater, Modas Dance, Kit Modus, Nimbus Dance, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, and Graham II. He seeks to inspire young artists in their artistic expression and has been invited to create works and teach at institutions such as Joffrey Ballet School, Alvin Ailey/Fordham University, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Peabody at Johns Hopkins University, Marymount Manhattan College, Barnard College, DLNY, MOVE l NYC and Steps on Broadway Conservatory. Most recently, he was commissioned by the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts in Michigan.
For complete information, please visit abarukas.org
Quadrate | Choreographer: Muriel Joyce
Dancers: Sophia Bernardo, Jazmine Huerta, Kelsey Hutchison, Emily Kelley, Ava D’Alessandro, Cara Marguerite, Amelia Martin, Leila Massoudi, Aurore Stalder, Robinn Jade Titular, and Bianca Wajack
Understudies: Lulu Arellano and Stephanie T. Mateo
Music: “Jazz Variants” by the O-Zone-Percussion Group
Costume Designer: Greer Gardner
Lighting Designer: Jordan Curiel
Set Designer: Blythe Ryther
“The piece is inspired by Piet Mondrian’s painting, Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow (1930).”
Easy Prey | Choreographer: Aurore Stalder
Dancers: Lulu Arellano, Ava D’Alessandro, Yasmina Devos, Mila Gonzales, Daphne Hu, Emily Kelley, Madeleine Lindbeck, and Amelia Martin
Understudy: Stephanie Torres
Music: “Full Tense”, “Tense”, and “Lux Aeterna” by Clint Mansell
Costume Designer: Gwen Sloan
Lighting Designer: Samera Abdelrhman
“Why harm someone alone when you can be more powerful as a group? Others join in following or leading with this intention. The group slowly and indirectly breaks this person so that whatever made them different, special, or unique is no more.”
Umbra (the darkest part of a shadow) | Choreographer: Yoshito Sakuraba
Rehearsal Directors: Debra Noble and Leila Massoudi
Dancers: Julia Atkinson, Sophia Bernardo, Madison Diablos, Maria Ewald, Mila Gonzales, Colby Hanning, Jazmine Huerta, Kelsey Hutchison, Erik Jaimes, Emily Kelley, Jolyn Lambey, Madeleine Lindbeck, Cara Marguerite, and Bianca Wajack
Music: “Virge Jesse” by The National Lutheran Choir Stray; “Sight of Love” by Jóhann Jóhannsson & Jonas Colstrup
Costume Designer: Hyun Sook Kim
Lighting Designer: Jordan Curiel
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Umbra (the darkest part of a shadow) took inspiration from the poem Echo by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894).”
Looming | Choreographer: Jolyn Lambey
Dancers: Julia Atkinson, Sophia Bernardo, Madison Dabalos, Daphne Hu, and Leila Massoudi
Music: “Consumed” by The Haxan Cloak, “Fall” by Lupe Fiasco, “Falaise” by Floating Point, and “Psalm” by Yves Tumor
Costume Designer: Tia Lee
Lighting Designer: Jordan Curiel
Settled | Choreographer: Courtney Ozovek, in collaboration with the dancers
Dancer: Leila Massoudi
Understudy: Madeleine Lindbeck
Music: “Strictly Britxotica” by Eugen Cicero and Ann Stephens
Costume Designer: Hannah Creighton
Lighting Designer: Alecia Bennett Set Designer: Zoe Ng
I Still Need | Choreographer: Macarena Gandarillas
Dancers: Mila Gonzalez, Colby Hanning, Erik Jaimes, Jolyn Lambey, Meg MacDonald, Cara Marguerite, Bianca Wajack
Understudy: Bella Hamm
Music: “I Need” by Clark Beckham
Costume Designer: Gwen Sloan
Lighting Designer: Alecia Bennett
[un]conscious, [sur]reality | Choreographer: Maria Ewald
Dancers: Julia Atkinson, Yasmina Devos, Ava D’Alessandro, Meg MacDonald, and Kylie Yamano
Understudies: Lulu Arellano
Music: “Why Patterns?” by Morton Feldman
Costume Designer: Greer Gardner
Lighting Designer: Sheridan Vieyra Set Designer: Elizabeth Doubrovsky
“Inspired by Relativity by M.C. Escher and The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali. This piece asks the questions “What is consciousness?” and “What is reality?” Based on the surrealist movement in art, it explores the unconventional and unexpected.”
Lavanertia | Choreographers: Leila Massoudi & Sophia Bernardo
Dancers: Colby Hanning, Jazmine Huerta, Kelsey Hutchison, Erik Jaimes, Jolyn Lambey, and Robinn Jaide
Titular Understudy: Kylie Yamano
Music: “Cristobal Tapia de Veer” (Utopia Original Television Soundtrack)
Costume Designer: Keiv Lam
Lighting Designer: Sheridan Vieyra
“Exploring the concept of simple machines affected by the forces of momentum, velocity, and mass, accumulating to form a complex and fully functioning machine”
Assistant Technical Director Zoe Ng
Assistant Stage Manager Ky Gaskill and Bridget Hughes
Scenic Crew Jack Cooper, Devon Hawkins, Aja Jett, Imari Johnson, Hailey Thomas, and John Wallasch
Fly Op Supervisor Cris Quick
Lighting Board Operator Mayra Borrayo
Lighting Crew Anais Barron, Alex Bolanos, Katherine Brauer, and Anthony Huang
Audio Programmer Zoe Reisman Sound Crew Simon Asher
Costume Crew Cassandra Alvarado, Shantelle Cueva, Dianna Perez, Taylor Shipley, Abigail Smelko, and Alex Radzanowski
Costume Maintenance Caroline Lovett and Veronica Valenti
Scenic Artists Nicole Bernardini, Diego Banda, Cecilia Esquivel, Zoe Agpaoa, and Abby Rariden
Scenic Lab Carpenters Cody Baker, Elizabeth Doubrovsky, Harold Kast, Thomas Keenan, Caitlyn Nguyen, Blythe Ryther, Bri Thurber, and students from Theatre 276 Stagecraft Lab.
Costume Lab Student Assistants
Sara Eggar, Greer Gardner, Ryn Heier, Lindsey Kirkwood, Hayden Lalicker, Gwen Sloan, and Kevin Luena
Production Office Assistant Madeleine Lindbeck, Collette Rutherford, and Arissa Avila
Box Office Staff Madison Dabalos, Oscar Garcia, Sarabeth Johnson, CJ Lazatin, and Josiah Sanchez
House Managers Madison Dabalos, Heather McLane, Josiah Sanchez, and Maricela Sandoval
Faculty Dance Mentors
Lisa D. Long, Debra Noble, and Muriel Joyce Dance Program Coordinator Alvin Rangel Alvardo
Faculty Production Mentors
Scenic Design Mentor Fred Kinney
Lighting Design Mentor Scott Bolman & Martha Carter^ Costume Design Coordinator & Mentor Hyun Sook Kim Stage Management Mentor Shay Garber Technical Direction Mentor JR Norman Luker
Student Production Staff