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SEPT 28-30
NOV 30-DEC 1
HOUSTON, TX
BALTIMORE/NYC*
Westin Houston Memorial City
B.Funk Dance Co. / The Ailey Extension
OCT 12-14
JAN 18-20
CHICAGO, IL
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
Westin Chicago North Shore
Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
NOV 9-11
JAN 25-27
WORCESTER, MA
DALLAS, TX
ORLANDO, FL
DCU Center/ Hilton Garden Inn
Westin Park Central Dallas
Hyatt Regency Orlando Int’l Airport
JUL 12-14
MAR 1-3 SANTA CLARA, CA Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
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BALTIMORE, MD*
DENVER, CO
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B. Funk Dance Co.
Doubletree by Hilton Denver
B.Funk Dance Co. / The Ailey Extension
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OCT 26-28
FEB 22-24
BUFFALO, NY
RESTON, VA
Adam’s Mark Hotel Buffalo
Hyatt Regency Reston Virginia
OCT 5-6
JAN 4-6
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
VANCOUVER, WA
Aug 3-4, 2012
Center Stage Hilton Vancouver Washington *
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS CHONIQUE SNEED LISETTE BUSTAMANTE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ANDY & BECKY FUNK PRODUCTION MANAGERS GENE BURDETTE COURTNEY HATTON 1
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WELCOME Welcome and thank you for joining us as we introduce the 2012 Monsters Show Cast. This year’s title, The Monsters Way, has a number of meanings to me. The most important though, and those of you who have been to Monsters will understand this,
is how we operate as a FAMILY. From our faculty and staff to the volunteers and dancers, our main priority is to maintain an environment where everyone feels at home, like each city is a family reunion. With each Monsters show, we gain 14 or 15 new “kids” with whom we become very close. Like proud parents, we follow them, support them, and brag about their accomplishments, which have been many. Prior to each year’s first show rehearsal, countless alumni meet the cast and “welcome them to the family.” Like protective big brothers and sisters, they are here throughout the process to ensure the next cast’s success.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Andy & Becky Funk
interns and alumni, Chonique & Lisette, Nappytabs, Movement Lifestyle, our production team and everyone who has contributed over the last eight years. Thank you for your support and enjoy the Show.
There’s even some friendly Peace, sibling rivalry over who’s cast really WAS the best? They’re all the best which is the reason each year Andy Funk has their own story. Monsters Founder I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this year’s show including our faculty, staff, 16
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS: Chonique Sneed & Lisette Bustamante
OUR MISSION To bring dancers together with the industry’s top dance professionals in a fun and challenging environment that fosters self-fulfillment and career development.
THE SHOW PROJECT Throughout the 2011-2012 Monsters Dance Covention Tour, four dancers in each city were videotaped for the chance to be in The Monsters Show. In addition, each dancer received a VIP Tour Pass, enabling them to attend unlimited Monsters conventions free for one full year.
will undoubtedly prepare them for a successful career in the industry. They join a long line of successful Monsters Show Alumni who continue to be some of the busiest dancers and choreographers in the business. We proudly welcome the 2012 Monsters Show Cast.
In April, many of the Monsters faculty met to review the audition footage and select the cast for our 8th Annual Monsters Show. Out of dozens of finalists and thousands of dancers who attended the tour, they narrowed the cast to 15 dancers. These dancers met and began rehearsing for the first time less than two weeks ago, enduring intense rehearsals that 2
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SHOW CREDITS Executive Producers
Rehearsal Studios
Andy & Becky Funk
Movement Lifestyle, Nappytabs
Executive Directors
Video Production
Lisette Bustamante & Chonique Sneed Special Touch Media, DancePlug.com
Written & Directed by
Production Assistants
Lisette Bustamante & Chonique Sneed Anna Dalton, Mikaela Gift, Andy Gunning, Hamza Haimami, Assistant to the Directors Jesika Scoma, Casey Masurat Melissa Charlot
Program Design Production Managers
Niecey Chong
Gene Burdette, Courtney Hatton
Massage Therapy Choreography
Touch Mobile Massage
Luther Brown, Lisette Bustamante, Nick Demoura, Laura Edwards, Parris Goebel, Rhapsody James, Andye Jamieson, Anthony Kin, JaQuel Knight, Marty Kudelka, Luam, Kevin Maher, David Moore, Erik Sarapdon, Chonique Sneed, Sohey Sugihara, Bryan Tanaka
Monsters Way Street Sign Provided by Polistic Pole Dance & Sexy Pilates
Dance Assistants Leon Blackwood, Martel Jackson
Technical Director Wayne Nakasone
Lighting Craig Housenick & Phil Galler
Set Michael Crispen
Music Editor Keith Silva, Jack O.A.T.S., Mark Samuels
Original Music Scored by John Jennings Boyd 14
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Promotional Team
LATINO THEATER COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jim Green, Alex Miller
President
LATINO THEATER COMPANY
José Luis Valenzuela
Artistic Director Chairman
José Luis Valenzuela
Moctesuma Esparza
Members Vice-Chair
Evelina Fernández, Sal López, Lupe Ontiveros, Geoffrey Rivas, Lucy Rodríguez
Castulo de la Rocha
Treasurer Geoffrey Rivas
THE LOS ANGELES THEATRE CENTER STAFF
Secretary Liza Hirsch-Medina
Artistic Director José Luis Valenzuela
Members Donald P. Baker, James E. Blancarte, Michael Delijani, Maria Elena Durazo, Alycia D. Enciso, Evelina Fernández, Victor M. Franco, Dennis E. Leoni, Sal López, Liliana Salas-Grip, Diane G. Medina, Lupe Ontiveros, Sandra Ortiz, Art M. Gastelum, Lucy Rodriguez, Walter F. Ulloa, David Valdes, Fidel Vargas
General Manager Paul Stuart Graham
Programming Director/ Literary Manager Chantal Rodríguez
Development/ Special Events Director Danielle T. Tuason
Finance Director
THE LOS ANGELES THEATRE CENTER IS A FACILITY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND IS OPERATED BY THE LATINO THEATER CO.
David Ziebarth
Marketing Director Marlon Fuentes
Technical Director Wayne Nakasone
Box Office Manager Lisa Erazo
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2012 MONSTERS SHOW CAST
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ANDREA BURR
GUERO CHARLES
DENZEL CHISOLM
ROBERT DEOLIVEIRA
Seattle, WA
Houston, TX
Bronx, NY
Toronto, ON
RODRIGO BASURTO ASAKI IMAI
JARED JENKINS
J’LONI JONES
Toronto, ON
Nagoya, Japan
Philadelphia, PA
Somerset, NJ
SIENNA LYONS
AMARI MARSHALL
ANDRE MARSHALL CHLOE PUFF
Puyallup, WA
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, FL
MICHAEL RAMOS
MICHELLE VAUGHN MARTI WEINSTEIN
Bronx, NY
Lakeland, FL
Chicago, IL 7
Seattle, WA
THE MONSTERS WAY ACT I 01.
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ON DA BLOCK Choreographer: Laura Edwards Assistant: Brent Curtis
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Bustamante, Chonique Sneed Special Guests: Collective Uth, Sean Lew
MEET THE 2012 MONSTERS SHOW CAST Supervising Choreographers:
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Lisette Bustamante, Chonique Sneed 03.
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NEWSIES Choreographers: Lisette
THE CRAPSHOOT Choreographer: Luther Brown Skeleton Crew: Dannie Boston, Mikey Martinez, Tatiana Parker, Mike Rhodes, Chris Robinson
SECRET HANDSHAKE Choreographer: Parris Goebel Guest Newsboy: Sean Lew
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LOCKED UP Choreographer: Rhapsody
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MONSTERS BALL Choreographer: Laura Edwards Special Guests: Laura Edwards,
SMUGGLIN’ Choreographer: Luam Assistant: Jermel “Jemel” McWilliams
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DOIN’ DIRT Choreography: JaQuel Knight Assistants: Dannie Boston, Christian Owens
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Amanda Grind, Laura Quinn, Adama Elder, Andye Jamieson, Marino Tomita, Elysandra Quinones, Grace Stewart, Anthony Carr, Mykell Wilson, AJ Petrey, Johnny Erasme, Martel Jackson, Zach Lattimore, Nathan Maas, Brent Curtis, Leon Blackwood, Shane Cusack, Lee Daniel
MONSTERS ALUMNI REVEAL Choreography: Andye J, Sohey Sugihara
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MONSTERS ON THE LOOSE Choreographer: Bryan Tanaka
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THE SEARCH Choreographer: Eric Saradpon, Anthony Kin
Special Guest: FORMALITY Crew 12.
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THE LOOK OUT Choreographer: Marty Kudelka,
THE BOSS Choreographer: Kevin Maher Assistants: Lee Daniel, Christian Owens, Niesha Smith
David Moore, Hamza Haimami
Special Guests: Pali High School
LOOKING FOR THE LOOK Choreographer: Nick DeMoura
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