GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY'S
SCHOOL OF THEATER AND THE MASON PLAYERS present
The Hunchback of Seville
by Charise Castro SmithDirected by Carlos Murillo
March 30,31*; April 1,5,6,7 at 8pm in Harris Theatre
April 1 & 8** at 2pm in Harris Theatre
*ASL interpreted and Talkback to follow
** Audio Described
Recordings and photography of any kind are strictly prohibited.
THE HUNCHBACK OF SEVILLE was developed at the Brown / Trinity Playwrights Repertory Theatre
2013 season under the artistic direction of Kenneth Prestininzi.
THE HUNCHBACK OF SEVILLE was originally produced in June 2014 by Washington Ensemble Theatre.
THE HUNCHBACK OF SEVILLE is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
Charise Castro Smith does something exceedingly difficult with her play The Hunchback of Seville: she manages to frame one of the most tragic and bloody episodes in world history – the conquest of “The New World” and the decimation of its original people through the lens of farce and wild historical revisionism. For every belly laugh her words, characters and situations invoke, she stealthily plants sharp gut punches reminding us of the harsh reality of the world surrounding Maxima’s cloistered room in her tower. The play, through its deft collision of “period” language with modern and at times anachronistic vernacular remind us that all of us, for better and for worse, are inheritors of the legacy that began when Columbus first set foot in the New World. In a powerful sense, as Maxima, or play’s protagonist, grapples with the question of what role she ought to play in this New World, the play asks this of us as well. As inheritors of a legacy rooted in both the darkest aspects of human nature as well as the promise progress towards justice and righting the wrongs wrought by that darkness, we, like Maxima, must ask: what role do we play in shaping the future of our world?
It’s been a great pleasure working with these talented, passionate, and dedicated young artists to bring this joyful and dark story to you.
Carlos MurilloDIRECTOR'S
NOTE
DRAMATURG'S NOTE
In 1492, Christopher Columbus brought ninety men and three ships to an island in the Americas. He renamed this island ‘Hispaniola’, where the Spanish Empire would begin to spread across the Americas and the genocide and exploitation of the native Taíno people would begin. While colonizers have perpetuated the idea that Taíno culture became extinct after the genocide, this is a myth that only benefits the colonizers’ narrative. While some oral tradition was lost to time, some was also passed down to the descendants of survivors. These descendants experienced a paper genocide, or an attempt to erase a group of people in legal documents. Taíno people who were forcibly taken to Spain were typically reclassified as other groups, for various reasons, and those who did successfully survive and escape often did not exist on Spanish legal documents. While the effects of the genocide have been long-lasting, the culture is still alive, and the living people in Taíno communities are still doing the work to reclaim what the survivors of Spanish genocide left behind.
Catholicism was also at the center of Seville in 1504 for people of all socioeconomic classes. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were deemed Catholic Monarchs by Pope Alexander VI, based on their personal lives as well as the state-sponsored cruelty to those who did not adhere to the Catholic faith. The state’s Catholicism that Isabella and Ferdinand enacted was used as a reason for both the genocide in Hispaniola and violence within the nation. The Spanish Inquisition allowed for forced conversion, exile, torture, and public punishment. Many people risked harsh penalties to practice their religion in private. Religiously motivated violence fuels no shortage of pointless bloodshed and avoidable trauma, even among those who intend to be pacifistic.
The Hunchback of Seville’s take on this era of history shows several sides of the events it adapts, and the horrific results of religious oppression and genocide are given significant gravity. The incompetence and near-sadism of the monarchy is satirized to comedic effect, highlighting the callousness behind the decisions made. While some of the events are exaggerated—for instance, Juana’s mental health was used as a political tool to abuse her, rather than giving her effective free reign as a princess or queen the pointless brutality to the point of stupidity reflects the truth. By the close of the sixteenth century, the rulers that followed Queen Isabella left Spain close to economic ruin due to irresponsible policy related to inflation, war, colonization, and imports from the Americas. The exploitation of power for cruelty’s sake is a theme that runs deep throughout the narrative.
Jay MartinezSCENE SETTING
Prologue: The New Effing World
October 12, 1492. 3 am the new world
Act One and Two
November 1504
The bed chambers of Maxima Terriblé Segunda, Seville, Spain
Unusually cold temperatures
Epilogue
PLEASE BE ADVISED
This production contains scenes depicting physical violence, including a prop knife and simulated gunshots sounds used in conjunction with a theatrical stage prop gun that cannot fire (in accordance with University Policy Number 1120).
Additionally, the following warnings should be noted:
adult themes of racial/ethnic violence
strong language
flashing lights
There will be no intermission
DRAMATURG'S NOTE CAST
Ahmet Cavus (he/him)............................................ Abdul Haseeb
Jonathan Coradin (he/him)............. Columbus/Deputy Governor
Brea Davis (she/her).................................... HRH Queen Isabella
Mery Estrella (she/her)..................................................... Espanta
Starr Hill (she/her)................................ Maxima Terriblé Segunda
Aurora Powell (they/she)......................................... Infanta Juana
Sydney Schepisi (she/her)..................................................... Maid
Kai Yoffe (he/him)...................................................... Talib Furozh
DRAMATURG'S NOTE PRODUCTION TEAM
Director.....................................................................................Carlos Murillo
Assistant Director....................................................................Erin Birchfield
Stage Manager........................................................................Samba Pathak
Assistant Stage Managers............................................................Lexi Carter
Elisabeth Dupuy
Dramaturg...................................................................................Jay Martinez
Lighting Design...................................................................Benjamin Counts
Scenic Design.....................................................Jonathan Dahm Robertson
Assistant Scenic Design..............................................................Vika Hearne
Costume Design...........................................................................Deb Sivigny
Assistant Costume Design.................................................Jeremy Pritchard
Props Design.............................................................................Luke Rahman
Sound Design.....................................................................Sydney Anderson
Assistant Sound Design..........................................................Jordan Patnett
Intimacy Consultant................................................Nicholas Kfoury Horner
Combat Consultant.....................................................................Stefan Sittig
Production Manager............................................................Ruth Yamamoto
Assistant Production Managers............................................Samba Pathak
Jay Dews
Aqwia Harris
Run Crew......................................................................................Orion Bates
Paris Devlin
Lee Guber
Rachel Leary
Leah Patterson
Lorelei Stuart
Spencer Wilde
CAST BIOS
Ahmet Cavus he/him (Abdul Haseeb) is a third-year student majoring in theater with a concentration in performance. Recent appearances include Sutta. He is excited to be involved in this project and story.
Jonathan Coradin he/him (Christopher Columbus/Deputy Governor of Hispaniola) is a theater major. With a concentration in performance. This is Jonathan’s School of Theater debut as a Mason student. He is very excited to see where the journey takes him.
Brea Davis she/her (HRH Queen Isabella) is a firstyear musical theater major. Recent performances include Head Over Heels (Dance Captain), Chicago (Roxie Hart), and Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice). Over the summer, she was named a Triple Threat finalist through Hennepin Theatre Trust MN. She also loves to dance and hopes to expand her passion for choreography during her time at Mason.
Mery Estrella she/her (Espanta) is a junior majoring in BFA musical theater with minors in Comparative/International Studies and Social Justice/Human Rights. She is immensely excited to join this production as this is her first show at GMU since she recently transferred from a small school in southern Virginia. Previous work includes: Agnes in She Kills Monsters, Jester in Once Upon a Mattress, and Russel in Gray Matter. Enjoy the show!
CAST BIOS
Starr Hill she/her (Maxima Terrible Segunda) graduated with honors from the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and went on to be signed by multiple talent agencies. Her most recent accolade is her performance in the awardwinning Prime Video movie, Net Full of Flowers. This is her first year at GMU.
Aurora Powell they/she (Infanta Juana) is a firstyear musical theater major recently seen as Pythio in Head Over Heels. Some other credits include Audrey in Descendants, Lisa in Mamma Mia, Adella in The Little Mermaid, Edna in An Inspector Calls, Olaf in Frozen, a ghost in Sweeney Todd, and the Cat in the Hat in Seussical. Their roles of Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast and Rose in Alice in Wonderland, both in Germany, earned them TOPPER nominations.
Sydney Schepisi she/her (Maid) is happy to be acting alongside this cast for her first time performing with George Mason University. She comes from a storytelling and theater background in Radford VA. Some of her previous roles include Witch 1 in Macbeth, Ismene in Antigone, Fefu in Fefu and Friends and more. She is grateful to have this opportunity.
Kai Yoffe he/him (Talib Furozh) is a freshman theater major at GMU. He has taken part in previous Mason Players’ productions such as Head Over Heels (ensemble) and The Originals! (Higglsy). He has been involved in theater all throughout high school and intends to take his passion for acting to the collegiate and professional world.
PRODUCTION BIOS
Sydney Anderson she/her (Sound Design) is a senior at Mason who was previously the sound designer for Just Like Us and is excited to be a part of the creative team for The Hunchback of Seville.
Erin Birchfield she/her (Assistant Director) is a third-year theater major with a concentration in directing and performance. She has worked in various roles at Mason, some shows including Isolationism, Merry Bright Etc., and Sutta. She is also a board member for APO, a member of the Mason Players staff, and a teaching artist with AFYP.
Lexi Carter she/her (Assistant Stage Manager) is currently a sophomore at George Mason University, and she is majoring in musical theater. She is usually seen on stage but this time she will not be on stage. This is first time as an assistant stage manager and has gotten to learn the ropes of backstage and how to be an assistant stage manager. She is excited for you all to see the show!
Ben Counts he/him (Lighting Design) is a current junior pursuing a BFA in theater with a concentration in design. He has the pleasure of returning to his 2nd show at George Mason as a lighting designer. He would like to thank his fellow artists for all their hard work and hopes you enjoy the show!
PRODUCTION BIOS
Carrie Cox she/her (Technical Director for the College of Visual & Performing Arts) is directly involved in the School of Theater as an adjunct faculty member for Technical Direction and as a production mentor for technical direction, props and shop artisans. Carrie is an alumna of Auburn University where she received her BFA in Theatre Production Management. DMV area credits include working as a Scenic Designer for NextStop Theatre Company, a senior Scenic Carpenter for the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Master Carpenter for Round House Theatre, and as a freelance carpenter and welder for various theatres and event companies throughout the region.
Elisabeth Dupuy she/her (Assistant Stage Manager) is a fourth-year student on her 4th Mason show! She has also stage managed for the Mason School of Music Operas, La Cenerentola and Amahl and the Night Visitors. She is happy to assistant stage manage again and looks forward to the experience!
PRODUCTION BIOS
Nicholas Kfoury Horner he/him (Intimacy Consultant) is a singer, voice-over artist, actor, and director based in Washington D.C. He has directed, taught, and performed in numerous professional and educational venues in D.C., New York, and around the country. Horner has received Voice and Theater training from renowned institutions such as Stella Adler Conservatory, The Juilliard School, Studio A.C.T. (San Francisco), The Roy Hart Institute (Paris, France), Shakespeare and Company (Lenox), Catholic University, and University of Cambridge (England). Horner earned a B.A. in Theater and an M.F.A. in Visual and Performing Arts from George Mason University where he serves as Program Manager for the School of Theater and teaches courses in Directing, Voice and Speech, and Theater Studies. He also serves as Co-director of 1,001 Plays, Mason's first international play exchange. Horner owns and operates Awaken the Voice Studio– offering music instruction to children and adults. His research interests include Interdisciplinary Arts, Middle Eastern Theater, Directing, and Voice and Speech.
Jay Martinez he/him (Dramaturg) is a junior pursuing a degree in theater studies at George Mason University. He has previously worked as a dramaturg for Love’s Labors.
PRODUCTION BIOS
Carlos Murillo he/him (Director) is a Chicago-based, internationally produced and award-winning playwright. He is a recipient of a 2015 Doris Duke Impact Award for his work in the theatre and a 2016 Mellon Foundation Playwright Residency Program Fellowship. His work has been widely produced throughout the US and Europe. In NYC his work has been seen at Repertorio Español, P73, the NYC Summer Playwrights Festival, En Garde Arts, The Public Theater New Work Now! Festival, and Soho Rep, in Chicago at The Goodman, Steppenwolf, Collaboraction, Walkabout Theatre, Adventure Stage and Theatre Seven, and in Los Angeles at Theatre @ Boston Court, Circle X and Son of Semele, and in Minneapolis at Children's Theatre Company and Red Eye. His plays have been commissioned by Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Goodman, The Public, Playwrights Horizons, Berkeley Rep, South Coast Rep and Steppenwolf, and developed at The Sundance Theatre Lab, The Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis, the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, New Dramatists and others. The Javier Plays, published in 2016 by 53rd State Press, was called by American Theatre "an absolutely extraordinary achievement from a writer at the height of his powers." Awards include the Met Life Nuestros Voces Award from Repertorio Español, the Frederick Loewe Award from New Dramatists, the Ofner Prize from the Goodman, the Otis Guernsey Award from the William Inge Theatre Festival, a Distinguished Play Award from the AATE, a Jerome Fellowship at The Playwrights' Center and two National Latino Playwriting Awards from Arizona Theatre Company. Carlos is a Full Professor at The Theatre School of DePaul University, where he serves as Chair of Theatre Studies and Head of Playwriting. He is a proud alumnus of New Dramatists and serves on the board of directors of MacDowell. Carlos lives in the south side of Chicago with his wife, the director, Lisa Portes, and their two children Eva and Carlitos.
PRODUCTION BIOS
Caleb McMurtry he/him (Student Assistant Technical Director) is delighted to serve as an assistant technical director on this show! He has previously worked as the projections designer on Sutta. He would like to thank his family for their continued support in his theatrical journey. He would especially like to thank the technical director, Carrie Cox, and assistant technical director, Stephan Starling, for their guidance, teachings, grace, and support throughout this show and beyond.
Samba Pathak he/him (Stage Manager) is excited to continue working with The Mason Players this year. Samba is a junior (ish) at George Mason University studying theater, marketing, and arts management. Past acting and technical credits include The Addams Family (Producer, Sterling Playmakers), The Boy Detective Fails (Stage Manager, The Mason Players), Midsummer Rekindled (Stage Manager, Mason School of Theater PART Residency) Eurydice (ASM, The Mason Players), Reincarnate (Billy, The Mason Players), Ordinary Days (Sub ASM, NextStop Theatre), and The Mountaintop (Projections Designer, NextStop Theatre). Samba is Co-Assistant Production Manager for the Mason School of Theater and Treasurer for Alpha Psi Omega - Alpha Zeta Upsilon Cast. When Samba is away from the stage, he works at the Mason College of Public Health as the Administrative Operations Specialist supporting the Mason and Partners Clinics and Population Health Center. In addition to his responsibilities, Samba works as the Program Coordinator for the inaugural Mason CDC Public Health AmeriCorps program. He would like to thank his friends, mentors, and fellow artists for facilitating a wonderful experience. Samba would also like to thank his family for their constant support. Enjoy the show! www.SambaPathak.com. @SambaPathak.
PRODUCTION BIOS
Jeremy Pritchard (He/She/They) (Assistant Costume Designer) is excited to be a part of this production as the Assistant Costume Designer. Previously they have worked as Costume Designer or both Head Over Heels and Everybody at the School of Theater. It has been an honor to work as an assistant to their mentor, Deb Sivigny, for this production and has greatly enjoyed the learning experience she has provided in their last semester here at Mason.
Luke Rahman he/him (Props Designer) is a senior theater major with a double concentration in performance and design. Some of his most recent props work has been on Kinky Boots with Olney Theatre, Head Over Heels with School of Theater, and True West with City of Fairfax Theater Company.
Jonathan Dahm Robertson he/him (Scenic Designer) is a scenic and projections designer for opera, theater, and events. Selected Opera credits: Nixon in China, Fidelio, Peter Grimes (Princeton Festival); Candide, Un Ballo En Maschera, Cosi Fan Tutte (Opera in the Heights). Selected Theater credits: Nollywood Dreams (Round House Theatre); Blood at the Root (Theater Alliance); The Agitators, Oh God, (Mosaic Theater Co.); The Christians (Theater J); The Mamalogues, Broadway Bound (1st Stage); Member USA829. www.jdahmrobertson.com
PRODUCTION BIOS
Stefan Sittig he/him (Combat Consultant) has a multidisciplined theater background as a director, choreographer, fight director, movement coach, educator and podcast host.He has worked on100+ productions including inNew York City (OffBroadway), internationally in Brazil, Uruguay and Canada, at various regional theatres, and in most of the major theatres in the Washington, DCarea.
Stefan is an Artistic Associate at MetroStage where he has directed/choreographed several productions including Volver/Return, Poetry & Tango (featuring 3x Helen Hayes award winner Natascia Diaz), Jason Odell Williams’ Church & State, Sheridan Morley’s musical Noel & Gertie and the Terrence McNally plays Mothers & Sons and Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune for which he received the Broadway World Award for Best Director. Additional director/choreographer credits include Trabajadores (the World Premiere of the Spanish version of Stephen Schwartz’s Working), Cole Porter’s Anything Goes and Red Hot & Cole, Jerry Herman’s Jerry’s Girls and the 60’s revue Beehive. www.stefansittig.com
Deb Sivigny she/her (Costume Design) is an assistant professor of scenic and costume design at George Mason University. She has designed at Round House Theatre, Olney Theatre, Theater J, Imagination Stage, 1st Stage, Adventure Theatre, Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences, Rep Stage, and Colorado Shakespeare Festival, among others. She is a company member at Rorschach Theatre and a producing playwright with The Welders. She is a five time nominee and winner of the 2018 Helen Hayes Award for Scenic Design. Her scenic design/immersive work from her own play produced by the Welders, Hello, My Name Is…was exhibited at the 2019 Prague Quadriennial. She is a proud member of USA 829.
PRODUCTION BIOS
Charise Castro Smith she/her (Playwright) is originally from Miami. She spent the last three years co-writing and co-directing the theatrical Disney animated film Encanto which features music written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. She has staffed on many tv series including The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix, Sweetbitter on Starz, and The Exorcist for Fox. Her pilot The Death of Eva Sofia Valdexwas shot at ABC. She is a prolific playwright whose plays include El Huracan (premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre), Estrella Cruz: The Junkyard Queen (Ars Nova/Halcyon Theatre), The Hunchback of Seville (Washington Ensemble Theatre/Trinity Repertory Company), Washeteria (Soho Rep), and Boomcracklefly (Miracle Theatre). She is a recipient of a Van Lier Fellowship at New Dramatists and is an alumna of Ars Novas Play Group and The New Georges Jam. She holds an M.F.A from Yale School of Drama.
Stephan Starling they/them (Assistant Technical Director) holds a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University with a focus in Scenic Design and Technical Production. They have worked professionally as a scenic carpenter at companies such as Porthouse Theatre. This is Stephan's fourth year as staff at Mason, and first as Assistant Technical Director. The students motivate and inspire them every day.
UNIT SUPPORT
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Technical Director
Scene Shop Supervisor
Assistant Technical Director
Lead Carpenter
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Costume Shop Assistants
Costume Interns
Sound Interns
Lighting Interns
Management Interns
Scene Shop Production Intern
Scene Shop Paint Intern
Scene Shop Props Intern
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Carrie Cox
Ethan Osborne
Stephan Starling
Madelyn Southard
Chloe Scheel
Micah Stromberg & Tom Terlecki
Adrianna Daugherty-Smith
Laurel Dunayer
Vicki Burroughs & Sarah Alspach
Angel Lee, Lee Guber, Caleb McMurtry, Jeremy Pritchard, Jackson Ramos, Hannah Griffith
Sydney Anderson, Jordan Patnett
Merin Lemoine, Mary Clare Bernier
Jay Dews, Samba Pathak, Aqwia Harris
Vika Hearne, Caleb McMurtry, Viann Tran
Anna Jungkeit
Susan Lane
Luke Rahman
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)
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Co-Company Historian
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Darren Badley (he/him)
Shannon Rodgers (she/her)
Luke Rahman (he/him)
Erin Birchfield (she/her)
Nathan Tilley (he/him)
Brett Womack (he/him)
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Nathaniel McCay (he/him)
Sally Deen (she/her)
Aurora Powell (she/they)
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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The School of Theater’s and Mason Players’ 2022-2023 Saeson
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 |Directed by Mimsi Janis |March 3 & 4, 2023 |
TheaterSpace
1,001 Plays | March 10, 2023
The Hunchback of Seville |Directed by Carlos Murillo| March 30April 1, April 5-8, 2023 | Harris Theatre
The Road to the End |Directed by Megan Lederman |Written by
Bella Panciocco |April 20-April 23, 2023 | TheaterSpace
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Directed by Erin Gardiner |
Musical Direction by Joe Walsh| 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
Friends of Theater at Mason Scholarships (awarded Spring 2023): Jo Arnett, Caroline Austin, Asia Cooper, Starr Hill, Dyllan Hutchison, Garret Jones, Caleb McMurtry, Jeremy Pritchard, Shannon Rodgers, Nathan Tilley
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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.
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