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O T T E R B E I N T H E AT R E & D A N C E presents
Curated & Edited by MARK MINEART Directed by MARK MINEART Scenic Design by EDITH D. WADKINS (‘02)
Costume Design by VALERIE FRIZZELL (‘21)
Lighting Design by T.J. GERCKENS* (‘88)
Sound Design by KITTY MADER (‘22)
Videography by STEPHEN ROSSMAN
Film Editing by KAELIN HAGLER
Stage Managed by ANNA WALKER (‘22) With Original Music and Music Direction by STEPHEN BLAUCH (‘22) and Choreography by RACHEL FISH (‘22) Streaming Online April 22-25, 2021
Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall 30 S. Grove St., Westerville
*The Designer is represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
COMPANY
PROSPERA (the former Duke of Milan)......................................................... Ava Arkin MIRANDA (Prospera’s daughter)............................................................. Beth Sanford ARIEL (a spirit, servant to Prospera)....................Lindsay Cernek & Sarah Simmons Caliban (an inhabitant of the island, servant to Prospera)................... Aidan Behrens Alonso (King of Naples)................................................................................ Isaac Steiger Ferdinand (Prince of Naples).......................................................................Carson Zoch Antonia (Duke of Milan, Prospera’s sister)..............................................Logan Reeder Sebastian (King Alonso’s brother)............................................................. Ryan Esparza Gonzala (councilor to Alonso, friend to Prospera)................................. Abby Messina Trinculo (jester to the court of King Alonso)....................................... John Michael McCall Stephana (King Alonso’s butler)..........................................................................Hannah Line ENSEMBLE Kora Duvall, Grace Guichard, Taylor Reister, Daniel Keeling UNDERSTUDIES: Prospera & Miranda................................................................................... Abby Messina Alonso & Sebastian.........................................................................................Kora Duvall Antonia & Gonzala.................................................................................. Grace Guichard Stephana & Trinculo.................................................................................... Taylor Reister Caliban & Ferdinand................................................................................. Daniel Keeling
The play will be performed in two acts with one 5-minute intermission.
Special Thanks Chris Humphrey The Ohio Gourd Society The Otterbein Service Department
PRODUCTION STAFF
Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance.....................................................T. J. Gerckens Managing Director............................................................................. Elizabeth Saltzgiver Technical Director..........................................................................................Patrick Stone Faculty Costume Design Advisor.............................................................Rebecca White Costume Shop Supervisor....................................................................... Haley Williams Lighting & Sound Supervisor/Staff Sound Design Advisor.........................Doc Davis Administrative Assistant.................................................................................. Eryn Kane Stage Management Advisor.........................................................................Sherée Greco Speech Coach.............................................................................................. Melissa Lusher Movement Coach................................................................................... Melinda Murphy Leather Artisan............................................................................................Rebecca White Assistant Directors.....................................................Anne Guilbert, Shelby McSwords Assistant Sound Designer..............................................................................Jacob Gooch Assistant Stage Managers......................................................Zoya Bokhari, Julia Kelley Assistant Choreographer........................................................................Ashton Lambert Dramaturge................................................................................................... Michelle Silva Dance Captain.....................................................................................................Ava Arkin Assistant Technical Directors.................................... Reilly J. Ryan, Sophie Rodriguez Charge Artist........................................................................................ Addison Chapman Paint Assistant........................................................................................ Anna Wehrmann Properties Master.....................................................................................Baylee Roberson Assistant Properties Master...................................................................Maggie Feduccia Wardrobe Master........................................................................................... Tiffany Stone Hair & Makeup Assistant..................................................................... Addie Richmond Assistant Wardrobe Master............................................................................Kate Larson Wardrobe Assistant................................................................................ Niah Themelaras Drapers.....................................................Addison Chapman, Morgan Joyner, Kate Larson, ...........................................................Anna Kate Reynolds, Addie Richmond, Tiffany Stone Master Electrician..........................................................................................Ellie Iannucci Assistant Master Electrician...................................................................... Sage Wuertzer Light Board Operator................................................................................Gabe Whitnack Spot Light Operators................................................................ Drew Heck, Olivia Rossi Camera Operators...............Katie Frame, Delaney Lombardi, Hannah Wiedlebacher Sound Board Operator...................................................................................Jacob Gooch RUN CREW Luca Fragiotta Ian Kerber WARDROBE CREW Maddie Cortright Matt Knerr
Luke Maynus Josie Rocca
SCENIC STUDIO ASSISTANTS Luca Fragiotta Ellie Iannucci Drew Heck Sophie Rodriguez Matt Knerr Reilly J. Ryan
Aaron Mendoza
COSTUME SHOP ASSISTANTS Addison Chapman Kate Larson Valerie Frizzell Anna Kate Reynolds Morgan Joyner Carly Salyer
BOX OFFICE ASSISTANTS Julia Kelley Anna Kate Reynolds Abby Messina Michelle Silva Logan Reeder Anna Walker
LIGHT & SOUND ASSISTANTS Zoya Bokhari Kitty Mader Allison Gammons Kailey Miller Jacob Gooch Sage Wuertzer
BIOGRAPHIES
T.J. Gerckens (Chair/Producing Artistic Director/ Lighting Designer) 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 Dance Concert 2020: The Wild Within (with John Diver), Chicago, Snoopy!!!, 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, Dance 2014: Tell-Tale Poe, and Into the Woods. 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 27 years. Most recently, he designed lighting for the world premiere of the opera Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin at the L.A. Opera in co-production with the Metropolitan Opera, The Music Man at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Mary Zimmerman’s world premiere of The Steadfast Tin Soldier at Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre, last year’s revival of Metamorphoses at the Guthrie Theatre and Berkeley Rep, and Rusalka at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. Other notable designs include The Odyssey at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Wonderful Town at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Guys & Dolls in L.A., 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 the LaScala 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. You can see his designs for Lucia di Lammermoor and La Sonnambula on DVDs released by the Metropolitan Opera. T.J. holds a BFA from Otterbein University and an MFA from Boston University. He is married to set designer, scenic artist, and Otterbein adjunct instructor Stephanie R. Gerckens. Mark ‘Coach’ Mineart (Director, Text Curator & Editor, Associate Professor of Performance) has been a successful member of the professional theatre community for over 30 years, working as an actor, director, fight director, and coach. He has appeared on and off Broadway with such stars as Denzel Washington and Kelsey Grammer as well as worked at many of the nation’s most well respected and award-winning regional theatres. Classically trained, he has portrayed many of the great characters of world theatre, among them Cyrano de Bergerac, Macbeth, Long John Silver in Treasure Island, Lennie in Of Mice & Men, as well as George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf here at Otterbein with friend and colleague Professor Melissa Lusher. He has created roles in almost a dozen world premiere productions by such playwrights as Jane Martin and Eric Cobble, and has had roles written for him by multiple Tony and Drama Desk Award-winner Arthur Kopit. In 2009 he relocated to Frankfurt, Germany and appeared in such films as What A Man and Iron Sky in addition to working as a performance capture artist for the blockbuster video games Crysis II, Bullet Storm, and NCIS: The Game. In 2011 he shifted the primary focus of his career to teaching, serving as Associate Professor and Head of the Acting Curriculum at The American University in Cairo. Mark joined the Otterbein Department of Theatre and Dance in the fall 2015. Most recently Mark directed Otterbein’s 2020 production of The School for Scandal.
BIOGRAPHIES
Edith Wadkins (Scenic Designer) Edith is thankful for the opportunity to work with Otterbein. Edith has worked as a freelance scenic artist and set designer around Central Ohio at many professional and educational institutions. Her most recent designs include Mamma Mia for the Butterfly Guild of Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Smokey Joe’s Café for New Albany High School. She has spent the last year renovating her basement as an artist studio. Her fine art paintings can be found at edithdingerwadkins.com. Valerie Frizzell (Costume Designer) is a senior at Otterbein University and will be graduating in May! This is her last production at Otterbein and she is so honored to be designing for it. She would like to thank the faculty and staff for providing her with this opportunity and friends and family for all the support. Kitty Mader (Sound Designer) is a junior BFA Design/Technology major from Avon, OH with focuses in sound design, audio technology, and scenic painting. Her previous credits include The Theory of Relativity (Assistant Sound Designer), The School for Scandal (Assistant Sound Designer), and Otterbein Summer Theatre’s Smoke on the Mountain (A1). She is also the editor for the podcast Jigsaw Politics, hosted by Kyle Shearer and Michael Smedley. Kitty would like to thank her family for their resilience and compassion, and especially her sister, Elizabeth, for her incredible strength and good humor despite battling cancer for the past six months. She would also like to thank Allison Gammons, Anna Walker, Greta Kremer, Michelle Silva, Reilly Cox, and Zoya Bokhari for their immense love and undying support. Anna Walker (Stage Manager) is a junior BA Theatre major from Barrington, IL. Previous Otterbein credits include An Enemy of the People (Assistant Stage Manager), Chicago (Production Assistant), and the gone but never forgotten A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Assistant Stage Manager). Anna would like to thank Julia Kelley and Zoya Bokhari for all their hard work, as well as the department faculty (particularly Coach and Kristen) for their guidance and dedication to making theatre happen. She would also like to thank Kitty, Allison, Margaret, EKT, and her parents for their support. Stephen Blauch (Composer) is a junior BFA Musical Theatre and Sociology double major from Chardon, OH. Previous Otterbein credits include The Theory of Relativity (Mike), Smoke on the Mountain (Dennis Sanders), The School for Scandal (Rowley), and Singin’ in the Rain (Roscoe Dexter). His music could be heard in An Enemy of the People last fall, and he is currently working on a video game score in collaboration with the Ohio-based Kaboom Collective. Stephen would like to thank his friends and family for their constant support of his dreams. He dedicates his music to the many artists whose livelihoods have been negatively affected by the pandemic. Rachel Fish (Choreographer) is a junior Public Relations major double minoring in Dance and Film Studies. Previous credits include Dance 2020: The Wild Within (Assistant Choreographer, Bastet), Chicago (Female Swing, Assistant Choreographer), Dance 2019: Together Again (Company) and Singin’ in the Rain (Ensemble). Additionally, she has choreographed pieces for previous Festivals, as well as various musicals for community and high school theatre. Rachel would like to thank Stella Kane for all of the incredible choreography opportunities she has given her over her time here at Otterbein.
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Doc Davis (Lighting and Sound Supervisor/Staff Sound Design Advisor) was born and raised in Pearl, MS. After receiving a BA in Theatre from Belhaven University, he continued his education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While completing his MFA in Sound Design, he worked as a sound engineer at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, assisting such acts as Mark Morris Dance Company, The National, Derek Trucks Band, Keb’ Mo’, Ralph Lemon Dance Company, and more. After receiving his MFA, he acted as a Mastering Engineer, Sound Designer, A1, Location Recordist, Video Designer, and Re-Recording Mixer for various theaters, companies, and films. Since moving to Columbus, OH, Davis has worked at Otterbein University as Lighting and Sound Supervisor and Events Coordinator. He continues to design and mix shows many times a year and especially loves sharing his approach to Audio Engineering and Sound Design with students of all ages! Melissa Lusher (Speech Coach) is a tenured Professor of acting, speech, and dialects in the Department of Theatre and Dance, where she also serves as the Associate Chair, the Director of the BFA Acting Program, and the Resident Speech/Dialects Coach for all productions. She was deeply honored to receive Otterbein’s 2018 Teacher of the Year award. Melissa holds an M.F.A. in Acting from the combined program of Carnegie Mellon University and the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia, and a B.F.A. in Acting from Carnegie Mellon. She is a certified teacher of the Michael Chekhov acting technique through the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium. She has served as a dialect coach for many area universities and theatre companies, including CATCO, Short North Stage, and Actors’ Theatre of Columbus. Favorite Otterbein directing credits include Chicago (named one of the Best 10 Productions of 2019 by the Columbus Dispatch), “Master Harold”... and the Boys, Rumors, The Crucible, RENT, The Greeks: The Murders, No Exit, and Spring Awakening (named one of the Best 10 Productions of 2012 by the Columbus Dispatch). Favorite roles include Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Otterbein), Barbara in August: Osage County (Otterbein), Goneril in King Lear (Actors’ Theatre), Clytemnestra in The Greeks (Moscow Art Theatre), Marina in Volodya (LaMaMa E.T.C.), Margaret in Richard III (AST), and the title role in Miss Julie (CMU). Melinda Murphy (Movement Coach) teaches Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais Method® in the Otterbein Theatre and Dance Department, with application to movement, voice, characterization, singing, and dance. Melinda is one of the few teachers trained in both methods; she combines them in her private practice in Columbus, and in classes and seminars for performing artists at other Ohio colleges. Since coming to Otterbein, she also trained to teach Fitzmaurice Voice work for its specialized tools for improving the voice and breath. Melinda has coached Otterbein productions since the turn of the century. She has also coached equestrians, figure skaters, musicians, and competitive barbershop quartets and choruses including the two-time international gold medalist Southern Gateway Chorus. Elizabeth Saltzgiver (Managing Director) has been a member of the Department of Theatre & Dance since 2000. Her experience in Arts Administration includes work for dhc productions, the Westerville Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ohio Light Opera, and the Ashland University College of Arts and Sciences. Elizabeth holds a B.A. in Music and Business from Otterbein University and, in 2012, she was named a fellow for the Next Generation Leader of the Arts program here in central Ohio. She is currently Treasurer for the Columbus Arts Marketing Association.
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Patrick Stone (Technical Director) began his tenure as the Technical Director at Otterbein in the fall of 2014. He spent the previous seven years at the University of Arkansas as the Technical Director. He holds an MFA from the University of South Dakota and a Bachelors of Arts from Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. He teaches classes in stagecraft, properties, metal working, technical direction, wood working, and motion scenery. Patrick also enjoys consulting with local and regional theatres ranging from professional through junior high school. Having swept the country with his newfound commitment to becoming a ray of sunshine (in the face of his own better nature), Patrick Stone will now begin an international tour to spread the word. Try it, you’ll like it. Haley Williams (Costume Shop Manager) is incredibly excited to be with the Otterbein Theatre and Dance family for a second year as Costume Shop Manager. Haley graduated from the University of Nebraska Lincoln with an MFA in Costume Design and has worked with the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film as a designer and technician. Her previous credits include The Tender Land, Mother Courage, An Act of God, Avenue Q, The Serpent, Hamlet, Blythe Spirit, and the short film The Healing of Harmen. Ava Arkin (Prospera) is a junior BFA Musical Theatre major with a Dance minor, from New York City, NY. Previous credits include Otterbein’s The Theory of Relativity (Sara), Chicago (Ensemble), Dance 2019: Together Again (Company); and McGuire and Simon’s Express: A New Musical by McGuire and Simon (Jane). This is Ava’s first time taking on a role of this nature and she is incredibly honored to have been given this opportunity. She would like to thank her parents for their endless encouragement and support, Coach for pushing her out of her comfort zone and believing in her, and finally, her fellow cast members for helping her raise a tempest to tell a story of humanity and forgiveness. Aidan Behrens (Caliban) is a junior BFA Acting major from Powell, OH. Previous credits include Otterbein’s An Enemy of the People (Ensemble), The School for Scandal (Joseph’s Servant) and The Seagull (Konstantin), as well as Actor’s Theater of Columbus’ As You Like It (Silvius). He is thrilled to be a part of this production and to create theater even in the midst of this crisis. He would like to thank his family and friends for their love and support and his fellow ensemble members for their hard work and toil. Zoya Bokhari (Assistant Stage Manager) is a junior BA Theatre and Business Administration/Management with minors in Arts Administration and Art History from Frisco, TX. Previous Otterbein credits include Radium Girls (Master Electrician). She would like to thank the department for this opportunity and her friends and family for all of their support. Lindsay Cernek (Ariel) is a junior BFA Acting major and English Literary Studies minor from Naperville, IL. Previous Otterbein credits include A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Miss Barley, U/S Phoebe), An Enemy of the People (Ensemble) and the Advanced Directing Project Fun Home (Alison). Lindsay thanks everyone involved in this production, as well as her friends and family. She would also like to remind everyone to smile, drink water, and be kind!
BIOGRAPHIES
Kora Duvall (Ensemble, U/S Alonso & Sebastian) is a sophomore BFA Acting major with a minor in Criminology and Justice Studies, from Louisville, KY. Previous credits include Otterbein student workshops of Rapture, Blister, Burn (Catherine) and The Bald Soprano (Mrs. Martin), Edinbrugh Fringe Festival’s The America Project, Film: So Cold the River. “Love and thanks to my lovely friends and family!” Ryan Esparza (Sebastian) is a junior BFA Musical Theatre major from Houston, TX. Previous Otterbein credits include A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (The D’ysquith), The Theory of Relativity (Adam), and Chicago (Mary Sunshine U/S). Ryan would like to thank his twin brother Aaron, for his service in the Marines. Jacob Gooch (Assistant Sound Designer/A1) is a sophomore BFA Design/Technology major from Wooster, OH. Previous Otterbein credits include The Launch: 2020 (Lighting Designer) and Dance 2020: The Wild Within (Assistant Master Electrician). I would just like to thank all of the Faculty and Staff for their support! Grace Guichard (Ensemble II, Antonia U/S & Gonzala U/S) is a BFA Acting major from Walnut Creek CA. Previous Otterbein credits: An Enemy of the People (Ellie), the Advanced Directing Project God of Carnage (Veronica), and the workshop of Reasons to Be Pretty (Steph). Grace would like to thank her friends and family for being the best of the best. She feels incredibly lucky to be surrounded by so much love and support. Anne Guilbert (Assistant Director) is a senior BA major with a minor in Air Science. Recent Otterbein credits include: Dance 2020: The Wild Within (Makeup Designer) and Radium Girls (Props Master). Upon graduation, she will be moving to Pensacola, Florida to be a Combat Systems Officer in the Air Force. Ellie Iannucci (Master Electrician) is a senior BFA Design/Technology major with a Psychology minor, from Dublin, OH. Previous Otterbein credits include Into a Lamplit Room: the Songs of Kurt Weill (Technical Director) The Theory of Relativity (Master Electrician), Radium Girls (Technical Director) and The School for Scandal (Master Electrician). Ellie is proud to be completing her senior year working on both shows for the spring semester. She has enjoyed her time at Otterbein and she’d like to thank the faculty and staff of the department for their support and encouragement, and her friends for the never-ending laughs and all the memories. Daniel Keeling (Ensemble) is a sophomore BFA Acting major from Naperville, IL. Previous Otterbein credits include Dance 2020: The Wild Within (Phobos), The School for Scandal (2nd Gentleman, U/S Careless) and Dance 2019: Together Again (Featured Dancer). Love to friends and family. Julia Kelley (Assistant Stage Manager) is a junior BFA Design/Technology major with a minor in Arts Administration, from Hilliard, OH. Previous Otterbein credits include The Theory of Relativity (Assistant Stage Manager), Singin’ in the Rain (Production Assistant) and Chicago (Props Master). Julia would like to thank her team & her crew for their work, her family for the many phone calls, and her incredible roommate, Anna Kate, for the coffee runs and support at all hours! Ashton Lambert (Assistant Choreographer) is a junior BFA Musical Theatre major with a Dance minor from Houston, TX. Previous Otterbein credits include The School for Scandal (Joseph Surface), Dance 2020: The Wild Within (Assistant to the Choreographer), and Into a Lamplit Room (Company/Dance Captain). Other credits include Reagle Music
BIOGRAPHIES
Theatre’s A Chorus Line (Mike), and Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre’s West Side Story (Baby John) and Newsies (Henry). Ashton was recently named 2nd runner up in BroadwayWorld’s Next On Stage Competition - Dance Edition. He would like to thank Coach and Rachel for trusting him with this wonderful production, and his family and Maggie for all their constant love and support. Kate Larson (Assistant Wardrobe Master/Stitcher) is a freshman BFA Design/ Technology major from Cambridge, MN. I am really just excited to be here and involved in this production!! Hannah Line (Stephana) is a junior BFA Acting major from Santa Rosa, CA. Previous Otterbein credits include The School for Scandal and An Enemy of the People. Hannah is excited to participate in her third main stage production at Otterbein. Hannah wants to thank her loving family and friends. She is dedicating this performance to her Grandfather who was her number one supporter. Shelby McSwords (Second Assistant Director) is a senior BA Theatre and Women Gender and Sexuality Studies major from Marysville, OH. Previous Otterbein credits include Hayfever (Jackie Coryton), The School for Scandal (Assistant Dialect Coach), and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Assistant Dialect Coach). Shelby would like to thank their family, friends, sorority sisters, professors and mentors for all of their support over the past four years. After graduation from Otterbein, Shelby plans to continue education at The Ohio State University in pursuit of their Master’s of Social Work. Abby Messina (Gonzala, U/S Prospera, U/S Miranda) is a junior BFA Acting major from Westerville, OH. Previous Otterbein credits include An Enemy of the People (Dr. Stockmann), Radium Girls (Irene/Wiley) and Hay Fever (U/S Jackie). She would like to thank her friends and family for supporting her throughout this year as well as in her theatrical career. John Michael McCall (Trinculo) is a sophomore BFA Acting major from Marin County, CA. John Michael would like to thank his family for the immense amount of support, love, and sacrifice that they have shown, all the friends who have been there every second of this crazy journey, and Daniel Keeling for being an inspiration and great friend. Cassie Perlatti (Stitcher) is a sophomore BA Theatre major from Cleveland, OH. Previous Otterbein Credits include The School for Scandal (Wig Supervisor), The Theory of Relativity (Wardrobe Master) and The How and The Why (Assistant Director). She would like to thank her family, her cats, her teachers, and her bubble for their love and support! TPWK. Logan Reeder (Duke Antonia) is a junior BFA Musical Theatre major and Dance minor from Pensacola, FL. Previous Otterbein credits include: Radium Girls (Grace U/S PERF, Mrs. Roeder PERF), The School for Scandal (Maria), and The Theory of Relativity (Jenny). Logan would like to thank her family, the theatre faculty, and the Class of 2022 for all of the love, support, and lessons that they have given her. Taylor Reister (Ensemble (U/S Stephana, U/S Trinculo) is a sophomore BFA Acting major and Film Studies minor from Sarasota, FL. Previous Otterbein credits include An Enemy of the People (Ensemble) and Painting Churches (Fanny). Thank you, Coach, for this remarkable opportunity! Love to my family and friends for their constant support.
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Addie Richmond (Junior Draper) is a sophomore BFA Design/Technology major from Tampa, FL. Previous Otterbein credits include The School for Scandal (Wardrobe Assistant) and Dance 2020: The Wild Within (Headpiece Artisan). Baylee Roberson (Props Master) is a BA Theatre minoring in Studio Art and Arts Administration from Westerville, OH. Previous Otterbein credits include An Enemy of the People (Props Assistant), Radium Girls (Props Assistant), Festival 2019 and Festival 2020 (Props Coordinator). Baylee is so excited for her first debut as a mainstage Props Master, and thankful for the opportunity. Sophie Rodriguez (Assistant Technical Director) is a junior BFA Design/Technology major from Houston, TX. Previous Otterbein credits include An Enemy of the People (Technical Director) and The Theory of Relativity (Scenic Carpenter). Other credits include the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre productions of West Side Story (Scenic Carpenter) and Newsies (Scenic Carpenter). Sophie would like to thank her family, friends and professors for their support. Reilly J. Ryan (Assistant Technical Director) is a junior BA Theatre major with minors in Dance and Arts Administration, from Austin, TX. Previous Otterbein credits include: The Launch 2020: A Senior Cabaret (Technical Director), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Master Carpenter), and The School for Scandal (Master Carpenter). She thanks you for supporting the arts in this time of need! Stay safe and enjoy the show! Beth Sanford (Miranda) is a sophomore BFA Acting major and Criminology and Justice Studies minor from Burlingame, CA. Previous Otterbein credits include An Enemy of the People (Ensemble), class workshop of Ivanov (Marfusha Babakina), and Festival 2020: Six (Catherine Parr). I look forward to future opportunities to apply all that I am learning here at Otterbein! Michelle Silva (Dramaturg) is a junior BA Theatre major with minors in Arts Administration, Accounting, and Psychology, from Dublin, OH. Previous Otterbein credits include The Theory of Relativity (Assistant Director), A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder (Dramaturge), and Into Focus- Festival 2020 (Director). She would like to thank her family for their love and weekly phone calls that have kept her spirits up. She would also like to thank her sisters in Epsilon Kappa Tau for giving her a smile at every turn! Sarah Simmons (Ariel) is a junior BFA Acting major from Portsmouth, OH. Previous credits include: Otterbein’s An Enemy of the People (Captain Horster) and The School for Scandal (Mr. Snake); and Cedar Summerstock’s Joseph and the Amazing.... (Narrator), and 9 to 5 (Violet Newstead). Sarah is very excited to be a part of this show and would like to thank her family for their never-ending love and support. Isaac Steiger (King Alonso) is a sophomore BFA Acting major from Zanesville, OH. He would like to thank everyone who has supported him thus far in his journey. Carson Zoch (Prince Ferdinand) is a sophomore BFA Acting major from Houston, TX. Previous credits include Otterbein’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and An Enemy of the People, as well as TUTS’s Mamma Mia. Thank you to everyone including my family and friends and the whole cast and crew for being awesome and supporting me. So excited to be in my first lead role! “Life is a Highway” - Rascal Flatts
HONORARY CAST LIST
In addition to those who donated ticket fees during the spring 2020 closure, many of you have generously supported our call for help to keep our production program moving forward, despite the continued obstacles imposed by the ongoing pandemic. Members who give annually at the Director and Producer level are included in the Joanne Van Sant Society.
Thank you for contributing to the education of our students!
Producer ($5,000+) Oakland Nurseries Overbrook Clinical Associates
Director ($1,000-$4,999) Kent D. Stuckey
Designer ($500-$999) Brian Day Tom & Mary Alice Dillman Petie Dodrill David C. & Nancy E. Smith Evans John & Terry Geary
Anne Kloos Douglas R. & Mary Pat Knight Al & Louise Minor Carolyn Reeder Barbara M. Rupple
Diva ($250-$499) Daniel Bear William & Sonya Evans Sandra Freer Peggy Garrison Mitch Walker & Sarah Hoban Brian Nonno James & Martha Owens Charles & Maruja Paule
Jill Pruitt Kathy Ryan Douglas R. Smeltz Dr. John & Sally Stefano Bill Miller & Madelon Timmons Sarah Whybrew Laura Cean Wilson
Star ($100-$249) Anonymous Gloria & Philip Absi Connie & Lawrence Ackert Carolyn Baggarly Richard & Linda Beckner Jean Berry Linda L. Blicke Carl & Carol Boehm Len & Sharon Bussard Candyce Canzoneri Barbara Clapham David Coffman John & Sharon Davis Margaret & Richard Doone Margaret English Duffy Benedicta G. Enrile M.D. James Farmer Jack George Don & Judy Goldberg Mark & Cheryl Gooch
Eileen Guichard Cyndy Kay Hoskey Lynda Huey J. Dennis Huston Priscilla J. Huston & Sam H. Davis Kathleen M. Jones Donna & Thomas Kerr Janet Koscik Ron Lykins Terri Maselli Floyd & Carolyn McKinney Pearson McWane Carl D. & Helen W. Miller Dennis & Sue Ann Norton Brad Ostroff Thomas & Barbara Perlatti Jeff Pinson Rebecca Princehorn & Clayton Cormany Sally K. Rice
Patricia Ryan Elizabeth A. Salt Amy Sanford LuAnne Shelby John A. & Ann L. Sicker Alan & Linda Smith David & Beckey Stamm Anne Steiner Cathy & Tod Stoessner Jon & Joyce Stonebraker Arlene & Robert Stuart Lois Szudy Richard & Jeanette Thomas Luann Toth Janice Townsley Michael Vehonsky Fred Vierow David & Joyce Warner Richard & Mary Jo Weaver Craig & Carol Young
HONORARY CAST LIST Supporting Actor ($50-$99) Anonymous Meredith Beeg Kelly Breedlove Marilyn Burke Rose Caiola Anthony & Judith Carmona Carolyn Carter Kenneth & Margaret Carter Ted Chaney Sandra Cox Alyce Elbert Pam Elias Joanne Swank Gillum Kay Hedges Jenni Hesterman
Suzanne Hoban Spencer Hobe Linda Kemp John & Regina Kengla Walter & Connie Kobalka David & Barbara Lambert Heather Laughman Richand & Catherine Loveland Richard & Gail Lyndes William V. & Harriet L. Merriman Sue Messina Don Reinhard Nicole Rex Hollace Schmidt Nancy Schweiger
Al & Louise Siegel Jane Sprague Karen Stainbrook Anne Steiner Glenna Stemen Margaret Strosky Heather Thuermer Milan Troha Carol Ventresca James & Carol Waugh Debra White Roger L. Wilson Ann Ziegel
Extra ($10-$49) Anonymous Beth Arnold David & Susan Arnold Priscilla Bagley Melissa Barber Eric Barrett Katherine Beaumont Wendy Behary Dan Brochetti Paula Brooks Nancy Brown Deborah Coleman Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Conard Marsha Crippen Larry Cunningham J.D. Beth Daugherty Edith Dinger Emily England Joanne Figge Delores Forge Ben Gibbons Emma Gilliland Matt Gittins Eva Goode
Flora Hammond Kim & Bud Hoessly Susan Hoff Ron & Mary Armstrong Hooker Dee Hoty Lynne Houghton John Hromadik Nancy Hultz John Jackson Ann Jones & Stephen Wood Nancy Jones Jennifer Judd Kathleen Kerber Barbara Limbert Tricia Line Tina Luster Barbara Glor Martin Lisa Maxwell Mary McCleery Margaret Miller Lisa Moore Vila Morse Vicki Murphy Tracy Nagel Donna Pacicca
James A. & Ann Peeples Kenneth Remaklus Julie Rishel Quincy Robe David Robinson Peter Ross Rebecca Ross Carolyn Royer Richard Sanford Marsha Scanlin Mackedie Spiker Jerry & Karen Squires Joann Sudduth Jennifer Sullivan Kaye Swift James Tarpoff Ken Vail Carol Ventresca Cynthia Vyszenski Kay Wagner Judy Walton Joel & Barbara Weaver Diane Weed Matt Whitnack Melissa Young
When Otterbein University was forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic last March, we were devastated to have to cancel our spring production, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder just as we were beginning final tech and dress rehearsals. The actors had rehearsed for more than five weeks and we had already invested thousands of dollars in scenery, costumes, lights, licensing, advertising, and more. We weren’t sure how we could possibly pay our bills and prepare for a fall season given the loss of ticket revenue. Many ticket holders stepped up, donating their ticket fees and providing addditional financial support. It is because of all of the generosity of those you see here, our sponsors, and many more who prefer to remain anonymous, that we are able to fully produce this fall 2020 season. Thank you for your trust in us and for being a part of the Otterbein Theatre & Dance Family. We look forward to entertaining you in person again very soon. - Elizabeth Saltzgiver, Managing Director
2020 SPRING MUSICAL DONORS Philip & Gloria Absi Connie & Lawrence Ackert Lisa & Zahid Afzal John & Nancy Anderson Jay & Lynn Anderson The Andersons & Coughlins Anonymous Charles Ansley Jason & Jenny Archer David & Susan Arnold Gary Armbrust Marci Azbell Kay F. Ball Jim Bartholomew Fred & Pat Baum Dan Bear, in memory of Judy Gebhart (’67) Bear Ben & Kay Bennett Dr. & Mrs. Donald Bennion Mr. & Mrs. Joe Bevan Kathy Bielmeier The Big River Crew The Black Family The Boggs Family John & Susan Boylan John & Marie Brandt Donna L. Broadway Barb Brooks Joe & Dorena Brown Chip Bruchac Ann Buchfinck Brianna Burkett ‘03 Marjorie Burnham Doug & Kathy Burrows Len & Sharon Bussard William Cannode Anthony & Judith Carmona Kenneth & Margaret Carter Ted Chaney Judy Christian Barbara Clapham David Coffman John Cole Amy Collins Mike & Debra Collins Liz Condos Linda Cowgill
Linda Crawford Julie Cronk Leslie Dannaher Lynn & Tom Davison Barbara Demetro Brent DeVore & Nancy Nikiforow Shirley & Ned Dewire Pauline Dickey Mary Kay & Bill Dickinson Bernice & Bob Donaldson Barbara Donohue Richard & Margaret Doone Dorie, Jill, Linda, Michele Peg Duffy Barbara Durbin Anita Ebbert Janice Eddey The Endres Family Benedicta Enrile The Esparza Family David C. & Nancy E. Smith Evans Bill & Sonya Evans Toba Feldman Barb Fillmer Tim & Dia Foley Janis & Pat Ford Brian & Sandy Freer Lawrence Friedman Sue Frost Jim Gahman & Kay Mollman Rachel Gangestad Peggy Garrison & Ken Truman Mark Geary Barb Gentile & Jane Wiest Barbara George Janey George Jim Gieseke & Debby Fox Chris & Cynthia Gillespie Jeff & Gretchen Glasgow Donald & Judith Goldberg Ann Grabowsky Mark Granger Paul Greger Helen Hall Alan Goff & Coral Harris Patrick & Wallis Harsch Heidi, Linda, & Charlotte
Dan & Mary Helvoigt Carolyn Hendey Ann Henkener Frank & Jean Henson Tricia Herban Vince & Gayle Herried Mitch Walker & Sarah Hoban Kim & Bud Hoessly Judy Howard Hal & Janine Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Hoffman Judy Hoffmann Debra Holman Mary Armstrong & Ron Hooker Doug & Joan Hoover Karen & Kevin Howard Verna Hubbard Lynda Huey Violy Hughes Karen Ickes Jack & Martin J. Thomas & Kathleen Jones Stephen & Jo Ann Judy Bob Kaplan & Heather Sowald Keator/Stallings The Keeling Family K.L.M. Mary Pat & Douglas Knight Connie & Walt Kobalka J.R. & Liz Kolmer Greg Koltun Donna & Nick Kosanovich Roger & Linda Krogwold Judy & Ed Krol Dan Kuhlman & Jess Ohler David & Barbara Lambert Otto Laster William LaTaille & Cheryl Trevethan Jerry & Jo Ellen Laub Amy Levine Martha Lichtensteiger Barbara Limbert Evon Lineburgh Carol Long Dick & Catherine Loveland Ron Lykins
Ray Lynd Tina Mader Carolyn Madison Cathy Manly Barbara Martin Mary’s Group Sandy & Tom Masterson Sondra Matter Kevin & Mary McCleery Anne McCord Anne McIntyre Evonne McNabb Larry & Millie McVey Everett & Carol Meidell Brian & Carol Mercer George Miller Mike & Nancy Miller William K. & M. Jane Miller Al & Louise Minor Alan & Linda Smith Jack & Peggy Moreland Jim, Maureen, & Daniel Motter Sam & Sharlee Murphy Skip & Sue Musheno Manuella & Dave Mylander Tracy Nagel Nevalyn Fritsceh Nevil Bob & Dana Nichols J. Noe Theater Gang Brian & Susan Nonno Dennis & Sue Ann Norton The Norton Family Kathy Olson Wilbur & Barbara Osborne Bill Ostrander & Jill Schultz Brad Ostroff Martha & Jim Owens Linda & Jim Pace Charles & Maruja Paule Peggy, Denise & Brendan Kay Penzone Andi Prince Rebecca Princehorn & Clay Cormany Mary Lou Rahde Jean Ralley Stan & Becky Regas
Lisa Renken Dr. Jeff & Veronica Reutter Tom & Sally Rice Charlotte & Quincy Robe Jeff Rone Jim & Sharon Roshon Emily Ross Carolyn S. Royer Tara & Brad Rozen Barbara M. Rupple J. E. Rusanowsky Sharon Rush Jim Russell Karen Russell & Doris Steppe Kim Russell Elizabeth A. Salt Judie Salyer Lynn B. Sankey Daryl, Theresa, & Dale Saunders Susan Saunders Diane Schneider Lisa Schneider & John Havener Gary & Beth Schwarzmueller Loysetta Sexton K.H. Shafer & Associates, LLC Paul & Alyce Sheridan Bill & Nancy Sheridan Don & Carol Shoemaker Judy Shoemaker & Lisa Cornelison Al & Louise Siegel Susan Silbermann Bernie Simpkins Ronald G. & Linda Simpson Douglas Smeltz Jim & Brenda Spadafore Dominican Sisters Jane Sprague Wayne & Linda Springer Jerry & Karen Squires Karen Stainbrook Beckey & Dave Stamm Anita Evans & Charlene Lanier Rob & April Steffy Glenna Stemen Jeff & Dianne Stevens Sandra Fabel Stewart Jon & Joyce Stonebraker
Margaret Strosky Ellen Stukenberg John & Betty Lou Stull Ellen Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. John Swartz Carol Sykes Jim Tarpoff Harold & Janice Thorley Kay Tibbles John & Luann Toth Janice Townsley Manel & Olli Tuovinen Don & Miriam Utter Fred & Susan Vierow Kay Wagner Rhonda Walkup Mr. & Mrs. Victor Wang David B. & Joyce Shannon Warner Frank Watkins James & Carol Waugh Jayne Wenner & Peter Costanza Rob & Denise Wesley Nancy Wharton Jan Whitlatch Leslie Williams & Marty Madden Rob & Kim Williams Rodger Williams Sara Willson Mrs. Anne Marie Wilson Laura Cean Wilson John Wirtz Carolyn & Joseph Wissenbach Kathy Wolken The Woodard Family Sudie Woodruff & Brad Mitchell The Word Nerd Norma Worley Susan Wright & Mary Sheskey Linda & Bostwick Wyman Mr. & Mrs. Earl Yeager Craig & Carol Young Bridget Yurecka Charles & Judy Zech Ann & David Ziegel Mike & Jaynee Ziegler