Baby, Dream Your Dream: The Women of Broadway MASON CABARET 2023 theater.gmu.edu
Mason Cabaret
Baby, Dream Your Dream: The Women of Broadway
Conceived and Directed by Erin Gardiner and James Gardiner
Musical Direction by Joe Walsh
The taking of any recording or photographs by audience is strictly forbidden
February 3* & 4 at 8pm in Harris Theatre
February 4 at 2pm in Harris Theatre
February 10 at 8pm in Gregory Family Theater at the Hylton Performing Arts Center
*ASL interpreted
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
At the place George Mason University occupies, we give greetings and thanksgivings to these Potomac River life sources, to the Doeg ancestors, who Virginia annihilated in violent campaigns while ripping their lands apart with the brutal system of African American enslavement, to the recognized Virginia tribes who have lovingly stewarded these lands for millennia including the Rappahannock, Pamunkey, Upper Mattaponi, Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Nansemond, Monacan, Mattaponi, Patawomeck, and Nottaway, past, present, and future, and to the Piscataway tribes, who have lived on both sides of the river from time immemorial.
DIRECTORS' NOTE
Over the last 11 years, Mason Cabaret has honored the work of Stephen Sondheim, Duke Ellington, John Kander & Fred Ebb and many more. This year as we discussed possible themes and composers to highlight in this year’s cabaret, we felt it was time to honor the work of a female composer/lyricist. As we attempted to narrow down our choices to just one composer/lyricist, we realized the incredible breadth of work and contribution of a multitude of female artists over the last century and change.
Tonight’s cabaret honors the work of 11 female voices, from work created in the heyday of Tin Pan Alley to the incredible work being created today on Broadway. These women broke the glass ceiling in an industry that was, and still is, dominated by male voices.
The show’s title “Baby Dream Your Dream” is taken from the musical Sweet Charity written by composer Cy Coleman and lyricist Dorothy Fields. Over Dorothy’s five-decade career, she wrote the lyrics for over 400 songs for the stage and screen with 12 different composers. Dorothy was a mentor to Fred Ebb and Stephen Sondheim referenced Fields' work when writing one of his greatest songs “Losing My Mind” from Follies. She is the first female lyricist to ever win an Academy Award and yet her work is often overlooked when discussing the history of musical theater. Tonight, we hope to honor the work of Mrs. Fields and the female voices that followed. We hope you’ll agree that their work is remarkable, and their impact is undeniable.
Erin and James GardinerDRAMATURG'S NOTE There will be no intermission
CAST
Taylor Alexander (she/her)
Darren Badley (he/him)
Shevyn Buhary (he/him)
Lexi Carter (she/her)
Rosalind Chan (she/her)
Khue Duong (she/her)
Sophia Ferolito (she/her)
Anthony Flora (they/them)
Steven Franco (he/him,él)
Annie Graninger (she/her)
Emma Harris (she/her)
Kendall Huheey (she/her)
Julia Leipertz (she/her)
Benji Lord (he/him)
Jack McAffe (he/him)
Kamy Satterfield (she/her)
Rylan Snyder (she/her)
Sarah Stewart (she/her)
Spencer Wilde (he/him)
Brett Womack (he/him)
"Opening Up" by Sara Bareilles – Full Cast
"On the Sunny Side of the Street" by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh – Annie Graninger, Kamy Satterfield, Brett Womack and Steven Franco
"Shy" by Mary Rogers - Kendall Huheey
"The Way You Look Tonight" by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern – Darren Badley
"Nobody Does It Like Me" by Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman –Kamy Satterfield
“I Met a Girl” – Spencer Wilde
“100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man” by Betty Comden and Adolph Green– Khue Duong, Rylan Snyder, Rosalind Chan, Julia Leipertz
“On the Other Side of the Tracks” by Carolyn Leigh – Sarah Stewart
"I Can Cook Too" by Betty Comden and Adolph Green – Annie Graninger
"New Music" by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty – Full Cast
"Waiting for Life" by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty – Emma Harris
"Lily's Eyes" by Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman – Brett Womack and Benji Lord
“Thank Heaven For You” by Micki Grant – Taylor Alexander
"I'm On My Way" by Jeanine Tesori – Full cast with Julia Leipertz , Anthony Flora and Kendall Heheey
"I Turned the Corner" by Jeanine Tesori – Steven Franco and Sophia Ferolito
"Ring of Keys" by Jeanine Tesori – Lexi Carter
“Fearless” by Nell Benjamin and Jeff Richmond – Full Cast
“Baby Dream Your Dream” by Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman –Kendall Huheey and Annie Graninger
"Make Someone Happy" by Betty Comden and Adolph Green –Full Cast
SONGS
DRAMATURG'S NOTE PRODUCTION TEAM
Directors......................................................Erin Gardiner, James Gardiner
Musical Director..............................................................................Joe Walsh
Stage Manager..................................................................................Jay Dews
Assistant Stage Manager..............................................................Brea Davis
Lighting Design..........................................................................Erin Gardiner
Follow Spot Operator..................................................Mery Estrella Estevez
Production Manager............................................................Ruth Yamamoto
Assistant Production Managers............................................Samba Pathak Jay Dews
DEPARTMENT SUPPORT
Arts Support Umbrella
Production Manager
Technical Director
Scene Shop Supervisor
Assistant Technical Director
Lead Carpenter
Scenic Painter
TheaterSpace Technical Directors
Harris Theatre Technical Director
Costume Shop Supervisor
Costume Shop Assistants
Costume Interns
Sound Interns
Lighting Interns
Management Interns
Scene Shop Production Intern
Scene Shop Paint Intern
Scene Shop Props Intern
Dan Hobson
Carrie Cox
Ethan Osborne
Stephan Starling
Madelyn Southard
Chloe Scheel
Micah Stromberg & Tom Terlecki
Adrianna Daugherty-Smith
Laurel Dunayer
Vicki Burroughs & Sarah Alspach
Angie Lee, Caleb McMurtry, Jeremy Pritchard, Jackson Ramos, Hannah White
Sydney Anderson
Merin Lemoine & Mary Clare Bernier
Jay Dews & Samba Pathak
Vika Hearne, Caleb McMurtry, Viann Tran
Anna Jungkeit
Susan Lane
Luke Rahman
Alpha Psi Omega Officers
President
Vice President Secretary Treasurer
Associate Member Coordinators
Historian
Community Service Chair
Education Deputy
Kendall Huheey (she/her)
Elisabeth Dupuy (she/her)
Martin Desjardins (he/him)
Samba Pathak (he/him)
Erin Birchfield (she/her)
Khue Duong (she/her)
Shannon Rodgers (she/her)
Darren Badley (he/him)
Jo Arnett (she/they)
DRAMATURG'S NOTE DEPARTMENT SUPPORT
Mason Players Staff
Company Manager
Associate Company Manager
Company Secretary
Devolpment Manager
Development Apprentice
Sales Coordinator
Marketing Manager
Co-Company Historian
Co-Company Historian
Marketing Apprentices
Development Apprentice
Players4Change Staff
Equity and Empowerment Managers
Megan Lederman (she/her)
Darren Badley (he/him)
Shannon Rodgers (she/her)
Luke Rahman (he/him)
Erin Birchfield (she/her)
Nathan Tilley (he/him)
Brett Womack (he/him)
Lexi Carter (she/her)
Nathaniel McCay (he/him)
Sally Deen (she/her)
Aurora Powell (she/they)
Erin Birchfield (she/her)
Hansin Arvind (he/him)
Megan Ayers (she/they)
Mary Clare Bernier (she/they)
Jaylen "Jay" Dews (he/him)
Emma Harris (she/her)
Luke Rahman (he/him)
Zoe Winter (she/they)
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Dean of College of Visual and Perfroming Arts
Director of the School of Theater
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Academic Adviser
Office Manager
Office Assistant
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Faculty
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Rick Davis
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Erin Gardiner
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Sara Simanski
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Ahmad Maaty
Heather McDonald
Sherrice Mojgani
Theresa Ohanian
Yaritza Pacheco
Franklin Robinson Jr.
Shaila Schmidt
Stefan Sittig
Debra Sivigny
Joseph Walsh
Ruth Yamamoto
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The School of Theater’s and Mason Players’ 2022-2023
Fall Season:
The Originals! | September 9 & 10 | TheaterSpace
Head Over Heels | Directed by Erin Gardiner | Musical Direction by Joe Walsh | October 27-30 | Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Sutta | Directed by Djola Branner | November 18-20 |
TheaterSpace
Spring Season:
Mason Cabaret | Directed by Erin and James Gardiner | Musical
Accompaniment by Joe Walsh | February 3 & 4, Harris Theatre |
February 10 Hylton Performing Arts Center: Gregory Theater
The Night Knights | March 3 & 4, 2023 | TheaterSpace
1,001 Plays | March 10, 2023
The Hunchback of Seville | March 30-April 1, April 5-8, 2023 |
Harris Theatre
The Road to the End | April 20-April 23, 2023 | TheaterSpace
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | May 5 & 6, 2023 | Hylton
Performing Arts Center: Gregory Theater
DRAMATURG'S NOTE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
School of Theater Scholarships (continuing awards): Dezire Duverglas, Steven Franco, Abigail Hastings, Bianca Peña, Julia Rudgers, and Nathan Tilley
The Howard Vincent Kurtz Endowed Scholarship in Design: Sloan Martin
The Mack & Paulette Miller Theater Scholarship Endowment (2022): Brandon Morris
The Brower “BC” Spransy Memorial Scholarship Endowment (2022): Rayna Ketch
The Chris Parsons Memorial Scholarship: Bella Panciocco
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Theater Scholarship: Samba Pathak
The School of Theater congratulates our 2020 scholarship recipients: Arts by George Scholarships (awarded Spring 2020):
Kat Amato, Darren Badley, Jessica Barraclough, Alex Berrios, Erin Cleary, Garvey Dobbins, Samuel Dunn III, Em German, Ariel Kraje, Lenny Mendez, Bianca Peña, Julia Rudgers, Austin Shores, Tyler Shores, Jacqueline Smith, Shanell Stukes, and Alex Weimeyer
Friends of Theater at Mason Scholarships (awarded Spring 2023): Jo
Arnett, Caroline Austin, Asia Cooper, Starr Hill, Dyllan Hutchison, Garret Jones, Caleb McMurty, Jeremy Pritchard, Shannon Rogers, Nathan Tilley
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THE MASON PLAYERS
spring 2023 performance season
The Night Knights
March 3 & 4, 2023
1,001 Plays
March 9, 2023
The Hunchback of Seville
March 30-April 1 & April 5-8, 2023
The Road to the End
April 20-23, 2023
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
May 5-7, 2023
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