2024 PROGRAM
OTTERBEIN SUMMER THEATRE
presents
Created by LARRY GALLAGHER
Directed & Choreographed by Emily Bass-Glinski and Lenny Leibowitz*
Music Direction by Dennis Davenport
Lighting Design by Kyle Krygielski
Sound Design by Kitty Mader
July 11-14 & 18-20, 2024
Scenic Design by Isaac Ramsey
Costume Design by Anna Grywalski
Stage Managed by Savanah Schwartz
Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall 30 S. Grove St., Westerville
“Beehive-The 60’s Musical” is presented by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com
WANDA Kateri Condon
PATTIE Elise Karlstad
ALISON Ava Meyer
LAURA Ana Kusenberger
JASMINE Jenesis Waller
GINA Melody Cohen
ORCHESTRA
Conductor/Piano
Dennis Davenport*
Tenor Saxophone ........................................................................................... Daniel Johnson-Brewer
Trumpet ............................................................................................................................Ben Huntoon
Guitar ...................................................................................................................... Gregory Wolfram*
Bass ..................................................................................................................................... Eric Stratton
Drums ........................................................................................................................ Tomasz Jarzecki*
* indicates Otterbein Music Dept. Faculty
PRODUCTION STAFF
Artistic Director .........................................................................................................Lenny Leibowitz
Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance/Producer ..................................................... T.J. Gerckens
Managing Director Elizabeth Saltzgiver
Production Manager ..................................................................................................... Hannah Hahn
Technical Director ......................................................................................................... Luca Fragiotta
Costume Shop Supervisor Anna Grywalski
Lighting & Sound Supervisor ......................................................................................... Kitty Mader
Director of Recruiting/Administrator .......................................................................... Dawn Horne
Assistant Choreographer Claire Stancy
Assistant Stage Manager ................................................................................................. Julia Maggio
Carpenters ............................................................................... Marshall Duggan, Marshall Lehman
Scenic Charge Artist Natalie Neville
Properties Lead.................................................................................................................... Nick Hahn
Technical Apprentice/Scenic & Properties Run Crew .......................................... Stephen O’Hara
Wardrobe Lead/Run Crew Max Lozada
Technical Apprentice/Wardrobe Run Crew ...................................................................Lilian Ducy
Lead Electrician/Board Operator ......................................................................Connor Christopher
Spot Operators Zeke Davenport, Claire Stancy
Sound Engineer (A1) ......................................................................................................... River Perry
Graphic Designer ................................................................................................................ Trevor List
Social Media Team Jane Cook, Ana Kusenberger, Katelyn Miller, Kailey Souder
Company Manager/Box Office Manager .................................................................... Maggie Glanc
Front of House & Special Events Manager................................................................ Nicole Hunter
Front of House Assistant Katie Debolt
Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
THE SONGS
ACT I
ROUND THE BEEHIVE/LETS ROCK
by Claudia Brevis
THE NAME GAME
by Lincoln Chase and Shirley Elliston/EMI El Gallico Music/Used With Permission
IT’S MY PARTY
by John Gluck, Walter Gold, Seymour Gottleib, and Herbert Wiener/Warner Chappell Music, Inc. /ASCAP/ Used With Permission
WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO
by Edward Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Brian Holland/Stone Agate Music, a division of Jobete Music Co. Inc./ Used With Permission
COME SEE ABOUT ME
by Edward Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Brian Holland/Stone Agate Music, a division of Jobete Music Co. Inc./ Used With Permission
WALKING IN THE RAIN
by Barry Mann, Phil Spector, and Cynthia Weil/ EMI Music Publishing/Used With Permission
I SOLD MY HEART TO THE JUNKMAN
by Leon Rene and Otis Rene/ EMI Unart Catalog Inc. /Used With Permission
ACADEMY AWARD
by V. Catalano, A. Levinson, P. Alonso/ EMI Unart Catalog Inc. /Used With Permission
I’LL NEVER CHANGE HIM
by Guy Hemric, Jerry Styner/Donna Dijon Music Publications/Used With Permission
SWEET TALKIN’ GUY
by Doug Morris, Elliot Greenberg, Barbara Baer, & Robert Schwartz/Screen Gems- EMI Music Inc./ Used With Permission
YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE
by Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland/Stone Agate Music/Used With Permission
MY BOYFRIEND’S BACK by Richard Gottehrer, Robert Feldman, & Gerald Goldstein/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Used With Permission
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW
by Gerry Goffin and Carole King/ Screen Gems- EMI Music Inc./Used With Permission
ONE FINE DAY
by Gerry Goffin and Carole King/ Screen Gems- EMI Music Inc./Used With Permission
WHERE THE BOYS ARE by Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka/ Screen Gems- EMI Music Inc./Used With Permission
BE MY BABY
by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Philip Spector/EMI Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing Group/ Used With Permission
THE SONGS
THEN HE KISSED ME
by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Philip Spector/EMI Music Publishing/Used With Permission
BABY I LOVE YOU
by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Philip Spector/EMI Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing Group/ Used With Permission
BEEHIVE DANCE
by Claudia Brevis/Used With Permission
ABRAHAM, MARTIN, AND JOHN
by Dick Holler/Regent Music Corp./Used With Permission
YOU DON’T OWN ME
by John Madara and David White/Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Used With Permission
SON OF A PREACHER MAN
by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Used With Permission
TO SIR WITH LOVE
by Don Black and Mark London/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. /Used With Permission
BRITISH INVASION CUT SHORT
by J.C. Fogerty/Fourteenth Hour Music/Used With Permission
15 MINUTE INTERMISSION
RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH
by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phillip Spector/Warner Chappell Music, Inc. /Used With Permission
PROUD MARY
by J.C. Fogerty/Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc./Used With Permission
CHAIN OF FOOLS
by Donald Covay/ Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc./Used With Permission
(YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE) A NATURAL WOMAN
music & lyrics by Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Gerald Wexler/Used with Permission
NEVER LOVED A MAN (THE WAY I LOVED YOU)
by Ronnie Shannon/Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc.
SOMEBODY TO LOVE
by Davney R. Slick (aka Darby Slick)/Irving Music/Used With Permission
CRY BABY
by Bert Berns and Norman Meade/Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc./ Used With Permission
TRY (JUST A LITTLE BIT HARDER)
by Jerry Ragovoy and Chip Taylor/Warner Chappell/Used With Permission
ME AND BOBBY MCGEE
by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster/EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Used With Permission
MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC
by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil/Screen Gems—Emi Music, Inc./Used With Permission
BIOGRAPHIES
T.J. Gerckens (Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance/Producer) is the Lighting Design faculty member at Otterbein University, a USA829 Union Lighting Designer, and proud Otterbein alumnus. At Otterbein, he has designed the lighting for 9 to 5 the Musical, Bright Star, Dance 2022: Find Me in the Shadows (with Luca Fragiotta and Sage Wuertzer), Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Into a Lamplit Room, Dance 2020: The Wild Within (with John Diver), Chicago, Oklahoma!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Diary of Anne Frank, Adding Machine: A Musical, Damn Yankees, Dance 2016: The Goddess, The Crucible, Fiddler on the Roof, Dance 2015: Famously Yours...Forever, and Dance 2014: Tell-Tale Poe. As a freelance lighting designer, T.J. has been part of the design team for the Tony Award winner and MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Mary Zimmerman for the last 30+ years. Most recently, he designed lighting for the world premiere of The Matchbox Magic Flute at the Goodman Theatre, Swan Lake for the Australian Ballet, performing in four cities and at the Sydney Opera House, Florencia en el Amazonas, and the new opera Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin at the Metropolitan Opera, The Notebooks of Leonardo DaVinci in Chicago, Washington DC, and San Diego, the world premiere of The Steadfast Tin Soldier at Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre, the recent revival of Metamorphoses at the Guthrie Theater and Berkeley Rep, and Rusalka at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. Other notable designs include The Odyssey at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Guys & Dolls in LA, and Treasure Island at the Lookingglass Theatre and Berkeley Rep. His lighting designs have been seen at regional theatres across the United States, on and off Broadway, and at the Metropolitan Opera. Internationally, he has designed in England, Australia, and at La Scala Opera House in Milan, Italy. He has received numerous awards for his designs including New York’s Drama Desk Award and Lortel Awards for his lighting of Metamorphoses on and off Broadway, Jefferson Awards for The Odyssey and Metamorphoses in Chicago, and an award for “Exemplifying the Art of Collaboration” given to the Zimmerman design team by Entertainment Design magazine. T.J. holds a BFA from Otterbein University and an MFA from Boston University. He is married to Set Designer and Scenic Artist Stephanie R. Gerckens.
Lenny Leibowitz (Artistic Director & Director/Choreographer) is in his tenth year as a member of the Otterbein Theatre faculty. Since his arrival in Westerville, Lenny has directed Forever Plaid, Cabaret, Our Town, The Pirates of Penzance, Side by Side by Sondheim, The Pajama Game, An Enemy of the People, Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, Into the Woods, Baby, Clybourne Park, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Top Girls, Fiddler on the Roof, Radium Girls, Hay Fever, and Adding Machine: A Musical. As founding artistic director of Marvell Rep, Off-Broadway, Lenny directed 11 productions, including The Threepenny Opera, which received a Drama Desk nomination for Best Revival of a Musical. Other New York directing credits include the world premiere of Brian Yorkey’s Making Tracks, which ran Off-Broadway at Rockefeller Center’s Taipei Theater. Lenny has directed at some of the nation’s leading regional theatres including the Olney Theatre, the National Players, the Huntington Theatre’s Breaking Ground Festival, and the New Harmony Theatre, where he was artistic director for four years. A Philadelphia native, he made his professional debut as a piano soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He received his B.A. from Columbia University and his M.F.A. from Boston University. Member, SDC and AEA.
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Emily Bass-Glinski (Director/Choreographer) is a Director, Choreographer and Performance Artist who resides in Westerville, Ohio with her extremely cool 10-year-old twins and wonderfully supportive husband. She is a faculty member at The Ohio State University’s renowned Department of Dance and at Otterbein University within their prestigious Department of Theatre and Dance. She is also on faculty at New Albany Ballet Company. While living in New York City she was the Marketing and Events Coordinator as well as a faculty member at the reputable Broadway Dance Center. Emily also held guest classes throughout the city and its boroughs including NYU’s Experimental Theatre Wing and the Horace Mann School. She has toured professionally with Ani Niemann’s The Dance Cartel since its launch in 2012. Emily has also had the pleasure of performing and choreographing throughout California’s Bay Area. She continues to travel and host guest classes within a diverse range of facilities including the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music and Dance Department. She was the Choreographer for Otterbein’s production of Bright Star as well as Beehive: The 60’s Musical. She conceived and directed their fall 2023 Dance Concert, Escape to Wonderland, co-choreographing with Anna Elliott. Her research and choreographic interests are rooted in bridging the gaps between all the unique aspects of performance art. It has been a true gift to work aside Lenny Leibowitz and this stellar cast and crew. As Lenny would say, “You’re all stars!”
Dennis Davenport (Music Director, Pianist) is a Professor of Music at Otterbein. He teaches in the BFA Musical Theatre program (Musical Theatre History) and the First Year Experience, Honors, and Senior Year Experience programs. Recent music direction for Otterbein includes Cabaret in Fall 2023, and Forever Plaid, I Do! I Do!, Baby and Pirates of Penzance for Otterbein Summer Theatre.
Isaac Ramsey (Scenic Designer) is the Associate Professor of Scenic Design and joined the theatre and dance faculty in 2022. He teaches courses in Scenic Design, Scenic Painting, Computer Graphics, and Period Styles in addition to mentoring student designers and painters. For Otterbein, Isaac has designed scenery for 9 to 5, Cabaret, Everybody, Bright Star, Dance 2022: Find Me in the Shadows, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Prior to coming to Otterbein, Isaac served as the Associate Professor of Scenic Design at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA where he designed many productions including Green Day’s American Idiot, Puffs, Ride the Cyclone, and A Doll’s House Part 2. He is active in several professional organizations and is a regular presenter at the Southeastern Theatre Conference where he has taught workshops on 3D Printing, Model Making, and Rending in Procreate. He has designed regionally at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Actor’s Express (ATL), and The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio here in Columbus. Isaac is a central Ohio native and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Miami University and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut. In addition to his theatrical work, Isaac is a theatrical and headshot photographer, muralist, husband, and father of two. Much love to Jordan, Rowan, and Freya. Portfolio: www.isaacramsey.net
Anna Grywalski (Costume Designer & Costume Shop Manager) is in her third season as Costume Shop Supervisor/Designer for Otterbein Summer Theatre. She hopes you enjoy this delightful, sparkly, colorful show! In the words of the great Lenny Leibowitz, “When in doubt, follow the rainbow!!”
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Kyle Krygielski (Lighting Designer) is a freelance Lighting Designer based in Columbus, OH and is thrilled to be returning for another season of OST. His previous credits at Otterbein include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Baby, Our Town, The School for Scandal, and Dance 2019: Together Again. Regional Credits include Assistant Lighting Designer for Mary Zimmerman’s The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Washington D.C.). Kyle has worked with local companies including Ballet Met, Mills James, Short North Stage, and several local high schools. www.kylekrygielski.com
Kitty Mader (Sound Designer/Lighting & Sound Supervisor) is a Sound Designer and Engineer from Avon, Ohio. She received her BFA in Theatre Design/Technology from Otterbein in 2022, and is currently the department’s Lighting & Sound Supervisor. Kitty has worked in renowned theatres such as TexARTS in Lakeway, Texas (Sound Designer), Otterbein Summer Theatre (Sound Designer/Lighting & Sound Supervisor), Weston Theater in Weston, Vermont (Assistant Audio Supervisor), The Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Ohio (A2), and the Bard Summerscape Music and Opera Festival in upstate New York (Audio Assistant). She has sound designed many Otterbein productions, including 9 to 5: The Musical (2024), Dance 2023: Escape to Wonderland, Everybody (2023), Cabaret (2023), Bright Star (2023), Dance 2022: Find Me in the Shadows, and Black Comedy (2022). Other productions Kitty has worked on include 9 to 5 (TexARTS, 2023), Marry Me a Little, Hair (Weston, 2022), The 39 Steps (Great Lakes, 2022), and Le Roi Arthus (Bard, 2021). Kitty is delighted to be sound designing this summer, and she hopes you enjoy the season!
Savanah Schwartz (Stage Manager) (she/they) is thrilled to be a part of OST! She is a Junior BFA Stage Management major at Millikin University and was most recently the Stage Manager for OST’s production of Forever Plaid! Some recent credits include Stage Manager for 25th...Spelling Bee (Pipe Dream Studio Theatre), Assistant Director for The Learned Ladies, and ASM for Elf the Musical and Solstice: a Concert of Dance (Millikin MainStage). They would like to thank the OST team for a great experience and her family for their ongoing support.
Elizabeth Saltzgiver (Managing Director) has been a member of the administrative staff since 2000. Her experience in Arts Administration includes work for dhc productions, the Westerville Symphony, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Ohio Light Opera, Ashland University College of Arts and Sciences, and the Ashland Balloon Fest. Elizabeth holds a BA in Music and Business from Otterbein University and is currently Treasurer for the Columbus Arts Marketing Association.
Hannah Hahn (Production Manager) is thrilled to be back with Otterbein Summer Theatre! Originally from central Ohio, she earned her BFA in Theatre Design/Technology from Otterbein in 2018. Following graduation, Hannah interned with the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL before returning home to continue her work in the Columbus art scene. Hannah has worked professionally as a stage manager, production manager and event coordinator for several regional theatres including Mason Street Warehouse, Columbus Children’s Theatre, The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio, Opera Project Columbus, Opera Columbus, and Weathervane Playhouse. She also worked as Assistant Production Manager in 2019 for the inaugural CAPA Marquee Awards Program, which provides educational opportunities to the greater Columbus area high school theatre programs. In the years since, she has served as an Adjudicator, Teaching Artist, and Stage Manager for Marquee Awards Showcase. www.hannahhahn.net
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Luca Fragiotta (Technical Director) is thrilled to be back at Otterbein this summer. Originally from Lewis Center, Ohio, Luca holds a BFA in Theatre Design/Technology with a Film Studies minor from Otterbein University. Luca previously interned at the Gateway Playhouse in New York, and worked as the Technical Director at Newark’s Weathervane Playhouse. Luca is immensely grateful for his family, Addy, Elizabeth, all of his supportive colleagues, and his fantastic returning scene shop team. Additionally, Luca wants you to wonder - why is it that none of these characters are allowed to work at hot dog stands? Of course, it’s because they put their hair in buns!
Connor Christopher (Lead Electrician/Board Operator) is happy to be continuing his stay in Westerville following this past semester. He is also happy to be away from the Florida heat this summer. Connor is excited for his position as Lead Electrician, and grateful for the opportunity to head a crew. He loves his crew of “Sparkies” and is proud of their dedication and determination to their work. Going into his junior year here at Otterbein, Connor is excited to work on his home court for this season. He would like to thank and appreciate his family, friends, and partner, Teagan, for helping to keep him grounded and encouraging him through it all. He would also like too thank his mother-in-law (minus the law), Teniele, for feeding him through this summer season.
Melody Cohen (Gina) is a rising junior at Otterbein with a major in Musical Theatre and minor in Race and Ethnic Studies, and is so excited to be a part of the craziness and joy that is Beehive! Past credits include Roz (9 to 5), Keisha (Fairview), Donna (Mamma Mia), Little Red (Into the Woods), and more. She’d like to thank Lenny, Emily, Dennis, the incredible cast and crew, as well as Simone and the rest of her friends and family for their support and love while navigating this process. Now let’s roll on the river!!!
Kateri Condon (Wanda), a native of Horseheads, NY, is a rising senior BFA Musical Theatre major at Otterbein University. Her previous Otterbein credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck/Philostrate), Bright Star (Margo), as well as It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Lana Sherwood), I Do! I Do! (She/Agnes), The Pirates of Penzance (Mabel/Ruth) and Side by Side by Sondheim (Ensemble) with Otterbein Summer Theatre. She is so grateful to have had the opportunity to be back with OST this summer and is thrilled to be a part of this electric and joyous musical celebration of the 1960’s! She is honored to be a member of this dedicated and caring company and would like to express her gratitude to the amazing creative team and crew, to her incredible castmates, and to Lenny, Emily, and Dr. D for their genius direction/choreography and support. She would also like to thank Claire for all the late-night talks, sweet treat trips, listening to Conan Gray/Air Supply, movie nights, hair rolling sessions for Wonderful Life, and for being the best roomie this summer. Kateri is so grateful to her family, friends, and God for their unwavering love and encouragement. Spending this summer with OST has been such a joy. She hopes you enjoy the show and your “trip in time” to the 60’s! Always remember to make your own kind of music and to beehive dance like nobody’s watching.
Zeke Davenport (Spotlight Operator) is delighted to be involved with Beehive: The 60’s Musical this summer ahead of his entry into the BFA Design/Technology program at Otterbein University this fall.
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Lilian Ducy (Costume Technical Apprentice) During the school year, Lili attends Otterbein as a Theatre Design/Technology major. This is her first summer theatre job and she is quite happy to work in a familiar space.
Marshall Duggan (Carpenter) attends Otterbein University as a rising junior and eagerly awaits to see the talented artists put on the summer shows this season! Marshall hails from Thibodaux, Louisiana and in his free time enjoys reading and cooking. Why should the number 288 never be mentioned? It’s too gross!
Jason Fragiotta (Scenic/Paints/Props Technical Apprentice) is excited to work at Otterbein this summer with his favorite scenic team. He hopes everyone can enjoy their hard work together.
Maggie Glanc (Company Manager/Box Office Manager) is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and is excited to be back for her second Otterbein Summer Theatre season! She is a rising senior at Otterbein University with History and Education majors and Race & Ethnic Studies and Film minors. When she is not busy with school, Maggie enjoys crafting, watching horror movies, singing with Otterbein’s female chorus, Cardinal Singers, and more. She is also an Orientation Leader and Resident Assistant at Otterbein. Lastly, she is grateful for the opportunity to be a part of OST once again this summer and would like to thank Elizabeth for her constant support and encouragement. She would also like to thank her Papa Ray, whom she misses dearly, for sharing his love for theatre with her and allowing her to be where she is today!
Nick Hahn (Properties Lead) is a Technical Director, Scenic Designer, Props Artisan, and published Playwright based in Columbus Ohio. A graduate of Otterbein University’s theatre program, Nick has worked all over Columbus and the United States, most notably as the Assistant Technical Director and then Technical Director at the Short North Stage. Nick is also the former Technical Director at the Wellington School, where he rebuilt the technical theatre curriculum from the ground up. Nick is currently the Technical Director at Dublin Jerome High School. Nick would like to thank you for supporting local live theatre. www.nickhahntheatre.com.
Nicole Hunter (Front of House & Special Events Manager) is a recent Otterbein graduate with a BA in Theatre. Some of her more recent credits include Sound Engineer/Assistant Sound Designer for Weathervane Playhouse’s production of Elf the Musical and their 2023 summer season, Sound Engineer for the Lewberger tour’s performance at Weathervane Playhouse, and Sound Designer for Otterbein’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream She has also been doing other freelance work around the central Ohio area as a Sound Engineer and Stage Manager. She is excited to be joining the Otterbein Summer Theatre company for their 2024 summer season!
Ben Huntoon (Trumpet) retired after 30 years as the Jazz Education Consultant at Stanton’s Sheet Music in Columbus. He also served on the music faculty at Otterbein University for 15 years. Ben received degrees in Music from Capital University and The Ohio State University. He is a contributing author and writer for two volumes of Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz from GIA Publications. As a professional musician, Ben has shared the stage with numerous jazz, pop and classical artists throughout the country for
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almost 40 years. Among the bands are the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Vaughn Wiester’s Famous Jazz Orchestra, Glenn Miller Band, Tommy Dorsey Band, Guy Lombardo’s Royal Canadians, New Remnants Jazz Orchestra, The Rick Brunetto Big Band, Jazz To Go, Rob Parton Big Band, Artistic Jazz Orchestra and the HWE Jazz Ensemble. He has performed with Peggy Lee, Tex Beneke, Andrea Bocelli, Wayne Newton, Johnny Mathis, Don Henley, The Who, Barry Manilow, Natalie Cole, and others. Ben and his wife Kathy are proud of their daughter Grace, an active duty full time United States Air Force musician.
Tomasz Jarzecki (Percussion/Drums), originally from Poland, is a Columbus based Drummer/Percussionist. He is a graduate of University of Cincinnati’s CollegeConservatory of Music, where he completed his BM and MM in Percussion Performance. Tomasz is a self-proclaimed “jack-of-all-genres,” and likes to perform in various musical settings. From a symphony stage to a country band stand, he’s done it. Tomasz can be seen performing regularly for Otterbein University’s theatre productions, OSU opera productions, Columbus Children Theatre, as well as smaller productions throughout the city. On a national level, he was a percussionist for two national tours of the 2001 Broadway revival of the musical Oklahoma! He has played drums for many local bands, including Juke Joint Saints, Christy Angeletti Band, Ray Massa’s Eurorhythms, In Full Swing Big Band, Clavesonic Latin Jazz Project, Big Rockin’ Blues Band, and others. As of 2024, Tomasz is in his 6th year teaching as an adjunct at Otterbein’s Music Department where he has taught Percussion Methods class to BME freshmen students, percussion lessons to both majors and non-majors, and has directed the Otterbein University Percussion Ensemble.
Daniel Johnson-Brewer (Tenor Sax) is a Saxophonist in the Central Ohio area. Currently, he is a student at Capital University studying Saxophone Performance and Jazz Studies under the instruction of Dr. Michael Cox. In his career so far, he has performed with numerous groups including Vaughn Wiester’s Famous Jazz Orchestra, The Rick Brunetto Big Band, New Basics Brass Band, Swings The Thing Big Band, the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra, the Ohio Intercollegiate Jazz Ensemble, as well as many others. He has also been the recipient of numerous awards including the Rahsaan Roland Kirk Scholarship for the Arts, John Philip Sousa Band Award, Capital University Distinguished Scholar Award, The Nicholas John Perrini Award, and The Mark Flugge Outstanding Jazz Award; and was a finalist for the Hank Marr Jazz Award presented by the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus. Daniel is a proud member of the North American Saxophone Alliance, Jazz Education Network, and Tau Beta Sigma
Ja Na’Ya Johnson (General Technical Apprentice) is very grateful and thankful for being on such a great production team! Shoutout to my painting queen Natalie for being so awesome, my talented costume peeps Max and Lili, and the production heads for welcoming me into their spaces with open arms. I am so excited to see the final product of this show and for the wonderful summer season ahead! (P.S. I’m pretty sure I’m a certified shop member now as well...right Luca?)
Elise Karlstad (Pattie) Welcome to the 60’s! Elise is a rising junior Musical Theatre student here at Otterbein! You may have seen her in past productions including Dance 2022: Find Me In The Shadows, Cabaret, Dance 2023: Escape To Wonderland and 9 to 5! She has been a gymnast and dancer as well as a performing artist all her life! She wants to thank all her family and friends who have come to support her. LET’S ROCK!
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Ana Kusenberger (Laura) is thrilled to be making her OST debut with the incredible, hardworking, and lovely company of Beehive! An old soul herself, she is thrilled to be turning back the clock to such an iconic decade of music and is honored to be portraying the legendary Janis Joplin. Ana is a rising junior Musical Theatre major at Otterbein University. You may have seen her in 9 to 5 (Kathy) or Our Town (Mrs. Webb). She wants to thank her parents for loving “Me and Bobby McGee,” which led her to accept the role. She would like to thank Lenny (the biggest star), Dr. Davenport, Emily, Savanah, Julia, Anna, and Elizabeth for their support and encouragement throughout this process. To the cast (Jenesis, Elise, Melody, Ava, and Kateri): thank you for being so supportive, caring, and hilarious. Ana would not want to go back in time with anyone else. She’d like to dedicate this performance to her father, for introducing her to rock music and reminding her to control the controllables. Let’s Rock! @anakusenberger
Max Lozada (Wardrobe Lead/Run Crew) is excited for you all to enjoy this show! They are grateful to be working at this theatre for the summer and want to thank the costume shop for all their help. They also want to thank Annabelle for being there and supporting them. Enjoy the show and have a great summer!
Marshall Lehman (Carpenter) is a rising junior at Denison University, double majoring in Studio Arts and Theatre. He’s a cosplay nut, music fiend, art nerd, and an enjoyer of long video essays covering niche internet microcelebrities. He is looking forward to a stellar summer at OST.
Julia Maggio (Assistant Stage Manager) is beyond excited to be a part of OST this summer! Julia is a rising junior Technical Production and Management major at Temple University. She has most recently stage managed Big Fish, FAVOR, Bye Bye Birdie, School of Rock, and 13. She was also the Assistant Stage Manager for Forever Plaid earlier in the season! Julia is also a Lighting Designer for The Performance Garage in downtown Philadelphia and performs on their Mainstage when she’s not lighting other dance groups. Big thanks to her friends and family for always supporting her!
Ava Meyer (Alison) is a rising senior Musical Theatre major from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Past Otterbein roles include Bright Star (Alice Murphy) and Time Stands Still (Sarah), as well as OST’s Baby (Arlene). She extends her deepest gratitude to Lenny, Emily, Dr. Davenport, Anna Grywalski, and her cast for their genius. She wishes to thank her parents for the love, laughs, and of course, the music.
Natalie Neville (Scenic Charge Artist) Have you ever thought to yourself, “WOW! Whoever painted this show did amazing?” Well I really hope you thought that when you saw this show!! Born and raised in Newark, Ohio, I now reside in the Westerville/Columbus area as a painter and scenic designer. I currently attend *The* Otterbein University studying the professions listed above. I would like to give a special shout-out to my friends for supporting me through this with nightly sonic slushies, my family for forever asking, “When are you going to move to New York?,” my little brothers for not quite understanding what I do while supporting me nonetheless, and lastly my partner who has graciously let me cook pasta in his kitchen every night and crash on his couch when I stayed up too late watching Bear in the Big Blue House. Anyway, I really hope you enjoy the show and have a great time! Paintz R Kul #Teamgirl
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Stephen O’Hara (Lighting & Sound Technical Apprentice/Scenic & Properties Run Crew) is from Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a Theatre Design/Technology major in the class of 2027 at Otterbein University. His Otterbein credits include Cabaret, Dance 2023: Escape to Wonderland, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and 9 to 5 the Musical. Other credits include 11th Hour’s Legally Blonde and CAPA’s Anastasia, Legally Blonde, SpongeBob, and Matilda. Love to Mom, Dad, and Chaz.
River Perry (Sound Engineer - A1) has recently earned his BFA in Technical Theater from Marietta College, and is thrilled to be a part of the Otterbein Summer Theatre season! He is also pursuing a career as a voice actor and a writer, using skills learned through his work here to create better and more engaging art. He would like to dedicate his thanks to his mom, his mentors Nathan Bradley and Sophie Wheeler, and his dog, Atlas. He hopes the team’s hard work and dedication create a fantastic show for you to enjoy!
Claire Stancy (Assistant Choreographer/Spot Light Operator) is a rising senior Acting major and Dance minor at Otterbein from Chesapeake, Virginia. Her past Otterbein credits include Our Town (Emily), It’s a Wonderful Life: A Life Radio Play (Sally Applewhite), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia), Baby (Pam), Cabaret (Rosie/Dance Captain), and Dance 2023: Escape to Wonderland (White Rabbit). In Claire’s free time, she enjoys laughing and having existential crises with Kateri, going on long walks while the sun is setting, and cooking pesto eggs on avocado toast with coffee for breakfast. Claire would like to thank Emily and Lenny for their joyous spirits and the opportunity to be a part of this production, the cast for bringing so much creativity and fun into the process, her family for their love and support, and Jack for “Walking in the Rain” with her on her best and worst days. She hopes you have a blast watching the show and encourages you to dance along in your seat if your heart desires!
Eric Stratton (Bass) is a bass player from Westerville, Ohio. He graduated from Otterbein University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Music in Bass Performance, and a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Studies. An active bass player in the central Ohio music scene, Eric plays a variety of styles, from jazz and classical to rock and metal. Musical Theatre is one of his favorite performing opportunities, and his credits range from high school and community shows, to Short North Stage and Columbus Children’s Theatre. Eric has been involved in Otterbein musical productions since his junior year, and some of his favorites include Something Rotten, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, and 9-5.
Jenesis Waller (Jasmine) is a Columbus, Ohio native and a rising sophomore at Otterbein University, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music. She feels incredibly fortunate to be part of the wonderful cast of Beehive and looks forward to bringing this production to life with her talented co-stars. Jenesis has had a love for music and singing since the young age of five. She recently released her new single “Fall Down” with her label, “FosterChild Music”, available on all streaming platforms. She is thrilled to share her love for music and theater with you and hopes you enjoy the show as much as she’s enjoyed being a part of it!
Gregory Wolfram (Guitar) is a jazz guitarist and educator in the Columbus area, currently teaching at Otterbein University. After graduating from Bowling Green State University, he spent two years under the apprenticeship of legendary guitarist Jack Petersen further honing his skills as a musician. He regularly is seen performing among the top musicians around and touring with his trio.
HONORARY CAST LIST
The entire company extends special gratitude to those who have donated so generously to the 2024 Otterbein Summer Theatre Season. (This donor list only reflects gifts made to the Summer Theatre Patron Fund in 2024.)
Producer ($5,000+)
Oakland Nursery
Paul S. & Sheila Reiner
Director ($1,000-$4,999)
Christine Cox
Al & Louise Minor
Charles & Maruja Paule
Riverside Hearing Services, LTD
Designer ($500-$999)
Margaret & Richard Doone
David C. & Nancy E. Smith Evans
Douglas R. & Mary Pat Knight
Ron & Susan Musick
Diva ($250-$499)
Edmund & Diane Daily Cox
Brent & Nancy DeVore
Mark Havanec
David Lambert
Michael McGrew
Brad Ostroff
Richard Arndt & Karen Miller
Carl & Carol Boehm
Chip Bruchac
Mike & Gloria Burns
Len & Sharon Bussard
Candyce Canzoneri
William H. Carpenter & Eva W. Goode
Barbara Clapham
Mike & Debra Collins
Alan & Christy Coupland
John L. & Sharon Davis
L. Thomas & Mary Alice
Dillman
Margaret English Duffy
James & Ramona Edman
Susan R. Fagan
Star ($100-$249)
James Farmer
The Fragiotta Family
Carmenza Gutierrez
Ned & Jeannie Heinbach
Vince & Gayle Herried
George & Joan Hoover
Ruth Larcomb
Suzanne Martin
Pearson McWane
Bonnie Moses
Thomas Mertzlufft
Thomas Muchmore
Dennis B. & Marjorie Munger
Dennis O. & Sue Ann Norton
William Ostrander &
Jill Schultz
James & Martha Owens
Donald & Jane Schriver
Douglas R. Smeltz
David & Beckey Stamm
Carl & Judith Weaver
David Woodyard
Norma F. Worley
Nancy Paul
James E. Paxton
Mary Reitenour
Patricia Ryan
Elizabeth A. Salt
Ellen & Gary Schwarzmueller
Alan E. & Linda Smith
Marcia Staub
Madelon Timmons
Janice Townsley
David B. & Joyce Shannon
Warner
Diane Weed
Laura Cean Wilson
Craig & Carol Young
HONORARY CAST LIST
Supporting Actor ($50-$99)
Kay F. Ball
Fred & Patricia Baum
Linda Beckner
Pat & Linda Blayney
Thomas & Paula Blue
Eileen & Bob Brenner
Mark & Elise Byers
Ted Chaney
Gloria Absi
Cynthia Adams
Lauretta Anderson
Patricia Balassone
Janet Barker-Stonerook
Marilyn Benua
Karen Brown
Judy & Mike Christian
Richard Condon
Kathryn Deringer
Anni Efthimiou
Sharon & Tom Gerhlich
Beverly Green
Bethany Gwynn
Francisca Hernandez
Kimberly & Bud Hoessly
Jan Hoffman
Deborah L. Coleman
Mary DeVore
Joanne Swank Gillum
Philip & Kathleen Gross
Emily I. Hobson
J. Thomas & Kathleen Jones
Jerrold Kannel
Ensemble ($10-$49)
Ron & Mary Armstrong Hooker
John Hromadik
Barbara Hughes
David Kandel
Robert Kaplan
Kent Koester
Mary Krause
Leslie Laufman
Demaris LeBlanc
Barbara L. Martin
William & Karen Mattes
Beth Maxwell
William A. McCartney
Nancy McClees
Mary McRury
Ann Ottobre
Susan Park
Rebecca Coleman Princehorn & Clay Cormany
Albert & Louise Siegel
Ronald G. & Linda Simpson
Jane Sprague
Karen Stainbrook
Michelle Wilson Toney
Robert & Janice Patton
David & Dorothy Pritchard
Jeanetta Pyle
Carol Rich
Anne Saylor
Nancy Settles
Nancy Sheridan
Rose Sobel
Jed Sonstroem
Jon & Joyce Stonebraker
Bruce Storts
Gypsy Stultz
Kay Wagner
James & Carol Waugh
Jim & Wendy Williams
Roger L. Wilson
EPIC IMAGINATION INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS
LATECOMER'S POLICY
The House Manager may seat latecomers only during times which minimize disruption of the performance. The management accepts no responsibility for inconvenience to latecomers and can make no adjustment because of it.
FIRE NOTICE
The exits are indicated by red lights. In the event of fire or any other emergency, please do not run — walk to the exit as directed by theatre management.
CAMERAS AND RECORDING DEVICES
The use of recording equipment and the taking of photographs during the performance are strictly prohibited.
RESTROOMS
Restrooms are located both on the ground level and in the basement of Cowan Hall. Additional restrooms are available across the street in Roush Hall.
Assistive Listening Devices are available at the Box Office upon request.
