[title of show]

A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT

Salt Lake Community College and the Grand Theatre are proud to serve as the community’s home for compelling artistic experiences, including theatrical, musical and dance performances, captivating lectures, engaging screenings, and culturally-significant offerings. As the home of The Grand, the stunning Center for Arts and Media serves as a vital educational hub, combining the latest digital arts technology with the unique and varied talents of our remarkable faculty. Whether you are a community member enjoying a performance or a student embarking on a career, you are always welcome at this state-of-the-art facility. As Salt Lake Community College celebrates its 75th year in 2023, the Grand and Center for Arts and Media serve as prime examples of our dedication to truly engaging and celebrating our community. Enjoy the show!

Deneece Huftalin, PhD President, Salt Lake Community College

The Grand Theatre seeks to engage, inspire and connect with our community through exceptional and accessible production. Housed in Salt Lake Community College’s unique Center for Arts and Media, The Grand utilizes professional and local talent to create theatre that excites our audiences year after year. The Grand’s shows are just some of the many artistic and cultural events you’ll find here at the Center for the Arts and Media. Our talented students participate in a wide variety of offerings, including concerts and performances by our band, choir, and dance ensembles, engrossing art displays, screenings for thought provoking films and documentaries, and powerful productions in our Black Box Theatre. We’re excited to serve as the largest venue in Salt Lake City for the annual Sundance Film Festival, where you can join fellow film lovers to appreciate the very best cinema from around the world. You’ll also find professional exhibits in our Eccles Art Gallery, free screenings and discussions with our professors on classic films, and stimulating lectures and presentations.

Art is “doing” and at the South City Campus we are “Doing”! I hope you can continue to join us throughout the 2023-24 Season.

Richard Scott Dean, School of Arts, Communication and Media Salt Lake Community College www.slcc.edu/arts-comm www.grandtheatrecompany.com

FROM THE DEAN’S DESK

FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Thanks for visiting us here at the Grand Theatre. We pride ourselves on being the “Community’s Professional Theatre.” In which we are committing to the community to provide exceptional theatre filled with local artists at an affordable price. By working with local talent, we are able to celebrate our community and provide an exceptional theatrical experience for our audiences all while committing to presenting productions that will entertain and engage our audience in new dynamic ways. As you enjoy our productions, please remember to spread the word; it is because of amazing patrons like you that we exist as we continue to bring you the best our community has to offer. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Seth Miller

Artistic and Executive Director The Grand Theatre

FROM THE STAGE DIRECTOR

How beautiful it is to create something with those you trust and love the most, your friends? What does it mean to go after your dreams together, fail together, and succeed together - and how might that change the dynamics of this connection? Title of Show invites the audience to become another friend and intimately be a part of this artistic journey. You don’t need much to tell that kind of human story, which makes this musical a magical one.

Latoya Cameron Stage Director [Titleof Show]

[Title of Show]

Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen Book by Hunter Bell

Stage Director LATOYA CAMERON

Musical Director JONATHAN MCDONALD

Choreographer JESSICA PACE

Stage Manager KALISTA VORDOS

Scenic Design SAM DALTON

Properties Design MÁIRE NELLIGAN

Lighting Design WILLIAM PETERSON

Sound Design PORTER CHARLESWORTH

Costume Design SHANNON MCCULLOCK

Technical Director ADAM DAY

Alt. Production Stage Manager MARCIA PIÑA

[TITLE OF SHOW] was originally produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Roy Miller, Laura Camien, Kris Stewart, Vineyard Theatre and LAMS Productions at the Lyceum Theatre, where it opened on July 17, 2008.

Originally produced by the Vineyard Theatre, New York City, February 2006

[TITLE OF SHOW] was originally presented by Bridge Club Productions at the 2004 New York Musical Theatre Festival

[TITLE OF SHOW] is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Jeff JACOB BARNES

Hunter CALEB COLLIER

Heidi MICHELLE LYNN THOMPSON

Susan VEE VARGAS

Larry JONATHAN MCDONALD

Swing, Jeff and Hunter BRIAN COTA

Swing, Heidi and Susan ASHLEY COOMBS

ORCHESTRA

Piano Jonathan McDonald

SCENES LIST

SCENE ONE Phone Call 1

SCENE TWO Meet And Greet

SCENE THREE Procrastibating

SCENE FOUR Post Monkeys

SCENE FIVE Pre “Part Of It All”

SCENE SIX Bench Scene

SCENE SEVEN Dream Sequence

SCENE EIGHT Filling Out The Form

SCENE NINE Mail It! Mail It!

SCENE TEN What Now?

SCENE ELEVEN Meet And Greet 2

SCENE TWELVE Final Phone Call

SCENE THIRTEEN Pre-9

SONG LIST

MUSIC 1 Untitled Opening Number

MUSIC 2 Two Nobodies In New York

MUSIC 3 An Original Musical

MUSIC 4 Monkeys And Playbills

MUSIC 5 The Tony Awards Song

MUSIC 6 Part Of It All

MUSIC 7 I Am Playing Me

MUSIC 8 What Kind Of Girl Is She?

MUSIC 10 Die Vampire, Die!

MUSIC 11 Filling Out The Form

MUSIC 12 Montage Part 1: September Song

MUSIC 12 A Montage Part 2: Secondary Characters

MUSIC 12 B Montage Part 3: Development Medley

MUSIC 14 Change It, Don’t Change It

MUSIC 15 Awkward Photo Shoot

MUSIC 16 A Way Back To Then

MUSIC 17 Nine People’s Favorite Thing

MUSIC 18 Finale

Note: Music 09 and 13 do not exist

ABOUT THE CAST

JACOB BARNES (Jeff) quotes “Esse est percipi: To be is to be perceived.” - George Berkel and is elated for their first show at The Grand! Jacob has been acting for over 15 years with various companies, including: Good Company Theatre, Pygmalion Theatre Company (UT); Sacred Fools, Rogue Artists, Theatre Planners, and Inner-City Shakespeare (L.A.) Currently signed with McCarty Talent Agency. “All I can do is be me, whoever that is.”

-Bob Dylan

CALEB COLLIER (Hunter) is a singer/songwriter, actor, and aspiring playwright thrilled to be making his Grand Theatre debut in a piece that hits so close to home. He has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Utah Valley University and is working on original material to hopefully produce musicals of his own. Some recent roles include Pepper (Mamma Mia) at Sundance Summer Theater, Billy (Once the Musical) at Hale Center Theater Orem, and Peter Patrone (The Heidi Chronicles) at UVU.

BRIAN COTA (Swing) is ecstatic to be making his Grand Theatre debut. Returning to the stage after getting lost in his career, Brian’s previous theater credits include work at the Hale Center Theater and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Brian received his BA in theater from SUU.

JONATHAN MCDONALD (Larry, Piano) is a Utah based pianist with over a decade of experience as a musician and performer. Recent credits include Dead Certain, The Musical Of Musicals (The Musical!), Sweeney Todd, and Sunday In The Park With George. As a classical pianist, Jonathan has performed with the Weber State Symphony Orchestra, the Invictus Trio, and with artists in Germany and Italy.

ASHLEY COOMBS (Swing) is thrilled to return to The Grand for [Title of Show]. Recent credits include In the Heights at The Grand and Shrek the Musical with Regalo Theater Company.

VEE VARGAS (Susan) is a Latiné Neurodivergent theater, film, and voice actor. Recent appearances include The Not Broken Monologues at GSL Fringe, Egress at SLAC, and Threepenny Theatre’s Love and Information. [Title of Show] is her debut at The Grand, and she is excited to be a among this amazing group of storytellers. Vee is a passionate advocate for Accessibility, Diversity, Equity, Visibility, and Inclusion of Disabled Artists and Patrons of Color. She works to creates safe spaces for Disabled Artists to thrive, teaches and encourages self advocacy at her day job, and peer mentors parents of Neurodivergent children.

MICHELLE LYNN THOMPSON (Heidi) holds a BFA in Acting with an emphasis in Musical Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts in 2015. Previous credits: Clown 1 - The 39 Steps, PamelaHead Over Heels, Valerie - At The Bottom, Niki Harris - Curtains, Power/ChorusPrometheus Bound, Elizabeth - The Byron Five, Woman 1 - First Date, Leader - Women of Trachis, Hailee - With You, Minstrel

- Spamalot, Nikki - The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Brenda - Hairspray, The Courtesan - The Comedy of Errors, Henry Condell - The Kings Men.

LATOYA CAMERON (Director) [she/her] is an actor, singer, director, and writer. She is the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Dramaturg for the theatre organization Salt Lake Acting Company. As an actor, she has worked at Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Salt Lake Acting Company,  Plan-B Theatre Company, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and the New York Musical Theatre Festival, to name a few. As a director, she has directed RENT (Ziegfeld Theater Company) and Sankofa, This Journey: Go Back and Get It, a collaboration with Utah Black Artists Collective (UBLAC) and Salt Lake Acting Company. As a Change Leader, she raises her voice for Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and other marginalized groups within her community. Latoya is part of the 2022-23 National Leaders of Color Fellows, where she continues to advocate for inclusion, representation, and equity in the arts. Much gratitude for the creative team, the cast, the crew, and The Grand.

PORTER CHARLESWORTH (Sound Design) is a new designer excited to create for The Grand for the first time after having crewed a season of shows for them last year. He is currently getting his BFA in the Performing Arts Design Program at the University of Utah focusing in sound design and technical direction while working on a music technology minor.

SAM DALTON (Set Design) is a designer with a special interest in the abstraction of reality and finding unique ways to build a world around people. Sam graduated with a BFA in Scenic Design from the University of Utah in 2022. During his time at the University Sam, worked on Macbeth, She Kills Monsters, The Emily Dickinson Musical, and Illyria. Sam is very excited to be working on his first show at the Grand.

SHANNON MCCULLOCK (Costume Design) is a Utah based costume designer residing in Salt Lake City. She received her BFA in Performing Arts Design from the University of Utah in 2010. Shannon began designing for The Grand Theatre as Resident Costume Designer in 2016. Though her body of work emphasis is musical theater, she has also designed for opera, classical Greek theater, American classic theater, children’s theater, and music video. Her resident designer position finds her primarily designing for The Grand, however, she has also been fortunate to design for SLAC, the Utah Classical Greek Theater Festival, Westminster College Opera Studio, the U of U, and the Utah Museum of Natural History Children’s Theater Program.

JONATHAN MCDONALD (Music Director) is an award-winning pianist and Music Director based in Utah. Recent credits at the Grand include Dead Certain, Head Over Heels and The Musical of Musicals, the Musical. As a collaborative pianist, Jonathan has won national competitions and performed with ensembles and orchestras across the globe, including Germany, Italy, and throughout the United States. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Weber State University.

MÁIRE NELLIGAN (Props Design) received her degrees in theater eons ago and spent some time directing with HerVoice, a feminist theater troupe in Kent, Ohio. Moving West, she worked with local and semi-professional theaters in Arizona. During the Arizona years, she also spent time as a firewatch and a ranch hand, as well as an adjunct professor at Cochise Community College. After moving to Utah, Máire worked for SLCC’s Fine Arts department before coming to work for The Grand. She loves being the prop master, and generally considers whichever show she’s currently working on to be her favorite. She will admit, however, that the two “most fun ever” were La Cage aux Folles and Spamalot.

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM

JESSICA PACE (Choreographer) is so excited to be back choreographing her second show at the Grand! Jessica is on the dance faculty at the Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts where she teaches contemporary dance and musical theater dance. Some of her favorite shows to choreograph have been Head Over Heels, The Wizard of Oz, The Lightning Thief: A Percy Jackson Musical, and Into the Woods. Jessica Graduated from the University of Utah with a BFA in modern dance. She has danced professionally in San Francisco, Torino, Italy, and Salt Lake City.

MARCIA PIÑA (Alt. Prod SM) is a junior in the Stage Management Program at the U of U. Her most recent projects include stage managing Seussical (Kingsbury), being 1st ASM for Dead Certain (The Grand), The Book Club Play (Babcock Theatre), and Illyria (Babcock Theatre). She was also the Stage Manager for The Emily Dickinson Musical (Studio 115, Open Door Productions). Marcia has previously worked as the resident Stage Manager for Ícaro Compañía Teatral, a professional theatre company in Mexico City; on Urinetown (Teatro Milán); The Pillowman (Foro Lucerna); and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Foro Lucerna).

WILLIAM PETERSON (Lighting Design) is the Technical Director for the School of Dance at the University of Utah. Formerly,

he was the TD/SM at Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Stage Operations Supervisor at Weber State University, and Production Manager for CSU Summer Arts. Recent theatre design credits in the area include Oda Might (Plan-B), Death Of A Driver, The Wolves, Surely Goodness And Mercy, and Stag’s Leap (SLAC). He has designed dance lighting for University of Utah, UVU's Synergy, CDE, RBE, WSU’s Orchesis, Samba Fogo, Ballet West, Ballet West Academy, SALT, and Junction Dance Company. In 2016, he received the National Barbizon Award for Excellence in Lighting Design from the Kennedy Center. He holds a BA in Theatre Arts – Design/Tech from Weber State University. (www.william-peterson.com)

KALISTA VORDOS (Stage Manager) is a Salt Lake-based Stage Manager, and caffeine enthusiast, whois beyond pumped to be starting her third season with the Grand Theatre. She holds a B.A. in Theatre Studies and a certificate in Stage Management from the University of Utah and has worked with multiple companies around the valley. Favorite credits include Air Bird (PSM, RDT Link Series), FIRE! (SM, Plan-B Theatre), The 39 Steps (SM, The Grand), A Night to Dismember (SM, GSLF 2022), Head Over Heels (ASM, The Grand), Something Rotten (2nd ASM, PTC), The Rocky Horror Show (2021) (ASM, The Grand).

Resident Staff

Artistic and Executive Director .......................................... Seth Miller

Patron Service Coordinator .......................................... Natalie Trumbo

Marketing and Outreach Coordinator ................................... DaQuan Hurt

Technical Director ....................................................... Adam Day

Associate Producer ................................................... Caroline Cain

Marketing Manager .................................................... Trina Polta

Photographer Stephen Speckman

Front of House

Front of House Assistant .......................................... Megan McArthur

Box Office Staff . .

Megan McArthur, Elaia Echeverria, Luke Jensen, Morgan Melville

Chief Usher ............................................. Cheryl Gren, Peggy Sprouse

Ushers ............................... Brenda Barnes, Richard Barnes, Maria Guzman, Lauren Heibel, Dixie Letts, Haylee Markham, Kelly Merizalde, Teresa Nordstrom

Running Crew

Audio Engineer .................................................... Emily Mullaney

Lightboard Operator .................................................. Megan Willis

Build Crew

Carpenters ............................................................. Adam Day

Master Electrician .................................................. Emily Mullaney

Electrician ........................................... Conner Mahoney, Josie Maguna

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GRAND THEATRE DONATIONS

$50,000 - $80,000

SALT LAKE COUNTY’S ZAP FUND

ALTERNATIVE VISIONS FUND

$15,000 - $49,999

CULTURAL VISION FUND • PEPSI LEGACY

$2,500 - $9,999

UMBRELLA THEATRE COMPANY • SALT LAKE ARTS COUNCIL

$1,000 - $2,499

ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER

$500 - $999

LEE HOLLAR

$250 - $499

RICHARD OSBORN

$100 - $249 DUANE MILLARD • MARLENE FORTE • MICHAEL DUCLAIR

$50 - $99

Though we make every effort to maintain an accurate list, if you find an error or would like to change your listing, please contact us at 801-957-3322

Donation list reflects gifts made February 23, 2023 through July 13, 2023

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PATRON INFORMATION

AUDIO ENHANCEMENT EQUIPMENT is available for theatre patrons who are hearing impaired. The concession stand has Comtex wireless personal receivers, which allow a patron to sit anywhere in the theatre and receive high-fidelity audio. Because this service is not charged, you will be requested to leave your driver’s license with the cashier until the equipment is returned.

BABIES AND SMALL CHILDREN often make it uncomfortable for other theatre patrons. Therefore, no children under 5 are allowed. Small children must have their own seat.

DISABLED PATRONS may use wheelchair seating areas in the theatre. Each area can accommodate four wheelchair patrons and companion chairs. Ticket prices vary for each section. Aisle seats may be requested by patrons who can be assisted in the transfer from wheelchairs to theatre seats.

BOX OFFICE HOURS are from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday and 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM on the night of the performance, including Saturdays.

LATECOMERS will not be seate d in their reserved seats until the end of a scene. Latecomers will be seated in available seating that will not disturb punctual theatre patrons.

LOST AND FOUND will be held by the head usher until the end of the performance. Thereafter, please contact the Box Office at 801.957.3322. All items, after a period of 24 hours, will be taken to Administrative Services in Room 1-060. They may be contacted at 801.957.2201.

PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIO, OR VIDEO

RECORDING of any performance or the possession of any such device inside the theatre without written permission of management is prohibited. Offenders may be requested to leave and may be liable for damages and other lawful remedies.

THEATRE PARKING is available at no charge in the parking areas on the East and North side of the building. Ticketing will occur when parked in the disabled parking areas without a valid pass. Please note that parking meters are still active during performances.