Creatives Hub 2023

Directors Note

Program Ten-Minute Mini-Musicals

A Note from Producing Artistic Director Darla

Briganti Kain:

Welcome to Creatives Hubs Arts Fest presentation of Ten-Minute Mini-Musicals & One Act plays. It has been such a joy to witness our Sprint Theatre come alive with this collaborative creative project! A very special thank you to the casts and co-directors, Braya Faust, Ricky Kozak, and Shelby Steverson for sharing your talents. I am so grateful to Clint Mahle and the Mattie Kelly Arts Center Production Staff for supporting my vision to try something new in this space. It has long been a dream of mine to bring artists together to celebrate not only the product but also the process of creating art together. Thus, the formation of Creatives Hub. I invite everyone to consider participating in all the events we are offering throughout the month of April. Thank you for supporting Creatives Hub: *Connect * Create *Collaborate

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Master Schedule

Sat. April 8th

2:30 - 4:30

Ant & Grasshopper (Cast B)

A Most Average Musical (Cast A)

Bittersweet Lullaby

Bystander

7:30 - 8:30

Ant & Grasshopper (Cast A)

A Most Average Musical (Cast B)

Bittersweet Lullaby

Bystander

Dinosaur

Mon. April 10th

7:30 - 8:30 pm

Ant & Grasshopper (Cast A)

A Most Average Musical (Cast B)

Bittersweet Lullaby

Bystander

Dinosaur

Wed. April 12th

7:30 - 8:30 pm

Ant & Grasshopper (Cast B)

A Most Average Musical (Cast A)

Bittersweet Lullaby

Bystander

Dinosaur

Fri. April 14th

7:30 - 8:30 pm

A Most Average Musical (Cast B)

Dinosaur

Key Lime Die (One Act)

Sat. April 15th

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Key Lime Die (One Act) Talkback Event with playwright Mark Holtan Jr.

7:30 - 8:30 pm

A Most Average Musical (Cast A)

Key Lime Die (One Act)

Wed. April 26th

7:30 - 8:30 pm

A Most Average Musical (Cast B)

Bittersweet Lullaby

Bystander

Dinosaur

Fri. April 28th

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Bystander and Talk-Back with Moderators Dean Allen & Iman Kazmi

7:00- 7:30 pm

Ant & Grasshopper (Cast A)

A Most Average Musical (Cast A)

Sat. April 29th

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Ant & Grasshopper (Cast B)

A Most Average Musical (Cast A)

Bittersweet Lullaby

Bystander

Dinosaur

Tech Credits

Creative Hub Tech Staff:

Set Construction: James “Clint” Mahle

Lighting/Sound Design: Mark Holtan Jr.

Mattie Kelly Arts Center Staff:

Director of Mattie Kelly Ars Center – Jeanette Shires

Technical Director – Christopher Nida

Audio Engineer – Tony Borella

Production/Stage Manager – Caitlin TaraBori

Head Electrician – Nathan Neely

Stage Hands – Mark Holtan Jr., Charles Wagner, Brandy Gardner, and Hannah Hancock

Head of Costuming – Alexis Howard

House Manager – Suzanne Flood

Head Usher – Audrey Bailey

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Lori Kelley, Chair

Thomas “Rudy” Wright, Vice-Chair Charlotte Flynt

Graham Fountain

Don Litke

Jack “Tanner” Peacock

Dr. Jon Ward

Dr. Devin Stephenson, President

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A Most Average Musical

Stage Adaptation & Lyrics by Jonathan Keebler, Music by Bob Kelly, based on a screenplay by Talia Berger

Description:

First Friday night at college: will it be extraordinary, pathetic, or just average? Follow Jenny, her three roommates, and their quirky neighbor Charlie through an evening of highs and lows as they discover that sometimes average is extraordinary, too.

Cast A: Directed by Darla Briganti Kain

Jenny – Jamila Smith

Liz – Gia Hall

Gwen – Gianna Jackson

Melanie – Dasha Bachkareva

Charlie – Mark Holtan Jr.

Cast B: Directed by Shelby Steverson

Jenny – Taylor Walker

Liz – Hannah Hancock

Gwen – Kurstan Smith

Melanie – Rachel Calderazzo

Charlie – Jackson Killgore

A Most Average Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com Originally produced by Theatre Now New York at the SOUND BITES Festival, Thomas Morrissey, Producing Artistic Director.

Ant and Grasshopper

Book & Lyrics by A. J. Freeman, Music by Dimitri Landrain

Description:

Hardworking, miserable Ant meets fun-loving, irresponsible Grasshopper. Together they learn that everyone needs both discipline and creativity, and that life is better shared with a friend!

Directed by Braya Faust

Cast A:

Ant – Braya Faust

Grasshopper – Jamila Smith

Cast B:

Ant – Kaylynn Sirney

Grasshopper – Jethro Gomez

Ant and Grasshopper is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www. MTIShows.com Originally produced by Theatre Now New York at the SOUND BITES Festival, Thomas Morrissey, Producing Artistic Director

Bittersweet Lullaby

Book by Will Lacker, Music & Lyrics by Dylan Glatthorn

Description:

Two struggling songwriters live in the same apartment decades apart. In one magical night, their voices connect through time and they begin a collaboration that leaves them forever changed.

Directed by Frederick P. Kozak

Cast:

Man – Shelby Steverson

Woman – Annie Borella

Bittersweet Lullaby is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www. MTIShows.com Originally produced by Theatre Now New York at the SOUND BITES Festival, Thomas Morrissey, Producing Artistic Director.

Bystander

Book and Lyrics by Ed Levy, Music by Eric Grunin

Description:

On a late-night subway, a passenger accuses a young woman wearing a hijab of terrorism, which puts the only other rider in a precarious situation.

Directed by Darla Briganti Kain

Cast:

Anna – Chess Wigton

Niaz – Kurstan Smith

Doug – David DeWitt

Bystander is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.www.MTIShows.com Originally produced by Theatre Now New York at the SOUND

BITES Festival, Thomas Morrissey, Producing Artistic Director

Dinosaur

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Zach Spound

Description:

A portrait of the average millennial’s struggle to find dating success in the era of social media. Set in a bar, we follow a young man’s various attempts to connect with strangers, until someone unexpectedly tries to connect with him.

Directed by Shelby Steverson

Cast: Ben – David DeWitt

Julie – Taylor Walker

Sara – Brittney VanDijk McEwan

Mark – Jackson Killgore

Dinosaur is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com

Originally produced by Theatre Now New York at the SOUND

BITES Festival, Thomas Morrissey, Producing Artistic Director

Key Lime Die

By Mark Holtan Jr.

Directed by Mark Holtan Jr. and Caitlin TaraBori

Stage Managed by Caitlin TaraBori

Assistant Stage Manager/Swing: Gia Hall

Cast:

Addison Huckleberry – Sofia Ramirez

Dean Huckleberry – Santiago Calonje

Regina Smith – Gianna Jackson

Kit Merengue – Chloe Evans

Kai Merengue – Chess Wigton

Officiant/Cop – Dasha Bochkareva