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Hello and welcome to the DCPA! Since our last issue of Applause went to press in early December, we’ve had some exciting results to share.

First, our Off-Center production of Camp Christmas at the Stanley Marketplace was enjoyed by nearly 70,000 individuals.

Designed by local artist Lonnie Hanzon, this immersive exploration of Christmas throughout the centuries took families from Rome to Disco…complete with 1,000 Santas! It was a treat.

Also, we recently released our FY19 Community Report. I’m delighted to share that our plays, musicals, events and classes were enjoyed by nearly 942,000 individuals — 70,000 of whom attended with free or discounted admission. In total, our economic impact from the last season was nearly $175 million.

Thanks to our team members, Trustees, community partners and all of you for making last year a success.

As we’re in the throes of FY20, we’re also looking forward to our next season. In this issue you will see ads announcing the upcoming seasons of both our Broadway and Theatre Company divisions. We’re looking forward to inviting both of our subscriber bases to the national tour of To Kill a Mockingbird, Aaron Sorkin’s new play, directed by Bartlett Sher and starring Richard Thomas, and based on Harper Lee’s classic novel.

Plus our Theatre Company will present its first commissioned musical with the world premiere of Rattlesnake Kate based on one of Colorado’s little-known heroines, Kate Slaughterback.

Kate protected her son, her horse and her homestead from a rattlesnake migration by killing 140 snakes with her trusty shotgun and, ironically, a “No Hunting” sign.

Among a large lineup of returning favorites, several new Broadway tours are on tap including Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film comes to life on stage and has been met with wide acclaim. Applause goes to press before the 2020 Tony Award nominations are announced, so be sure to tune in June 7 to see if Moulin Rouge! The Musical and the other shows featured are recognized.

Until then, we have a treasure trove of outstanding plays to engage and inspire you, including the cartoon-come-to-life version of The SpongeBob Musical, the “frenemies” comedy written by Tina Fey, Mean Girls, and Dael Olandersmith’s one-woman show, Until the Flood, that explores Ferguson’s reaction to a town in crisis.

Thank you for joining us and making last season memorable, this season spectacular and tomorrow something to anticipate!

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“SpongeBob SquarePants,” one of the most successful animated series in TV history, was more than your average kids’ cartoon — it held generational appeal. One of the many reasons The SpongeBob Musical continues to broaden its appeal on Broadway is its unprecedented rock score, which is made up of original songs by some of the most popular artists in music history.

The roster includes Cyndi Lauper, Aerosmith, The Flaming Lips, Sara Bareilles, Lady Antebellum, John Legend, Panic! at the Disco, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and the late legend David Bowie — acts that have combined to sell more than 400 million records. If that were the lineup for some hipster concert festival, let’s just say it would certainly be a Bikini Bottom Day for South By Southwest or Coachella.

But theatre? … Theatre? Broadway musicals just aren’t put together this way. And yet Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune opined that The SpongeBob Musical’s big gamble “works quite beautifully.”

All of the musicians got a brief on where their song would fit in the story, so they weren’t writing random SpongeBob songs. They were then unified by orchestrator Tom Kitt, whose Broadway credits range from Next to Normal to Green Day’s American Idiot. His driving principal was that “first and foremost, you have to retain the identity of the artists,” he said. “It has to be recognizable as their work.”

When word got out that counterculture icon Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips was on board, Kitt said, “It seems like every artist we reached out to wanted to be a part of this.” All of the songs are original except for the opening “Bikini Bottom Day,” which comes from the TV show, and a modified version of “No Control,” released by Bowie in 1996.

The storyline for The SpongeBob Musical stands alone, so audiences need no previous knowledge of the animated series or its characters to follow along. A volcanic apocalypse has come to Bikini Bottom, the title character’s home under the sea, and SpongeBob and his pals (a starfish and a squirrel) must save the day.

One of the central characters is Mr. Krabs, played by Denver native Zach Kononov, a graduate of Cherry Creek High School and former singer with the Colorado Children’s Chorale. Krabs is SpongeBob’s employer, a crabby Krab who sees the impending disaster as a money-making opportunity.

“In a normal musical, you have one book writer and one composer and one lyricist, so all the music is very similar,” Kononov said. “What’s amazing here is that you’re getting all of these different styles, and Tom Kitt has unified them so that they all fit perfectly within the world of the show. There’s something in it for everyone.”

Kononov says everyone should see The SpongeBob Musical “because it’s a show about community and acceptance and love and welcoming in the outsider, which is a message everyone should hear. There is so much cynicism and doom and gloom in the world, and this musical is a balm for all of that. It scatters joy and celebration and endless optimism.

Our director, Tina Landau, describes it as a rock concert, a party and a carnival.”

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We asked Kononov to introduce the score to readers by highlighting six songs:

“No Control”

DISNEY’S THE LION KING

By David Bowie and Brian Eno “This is a super-cool song that sets up what’s happening in the show. It exemplifies and personifies the chaos that’s going on in Bikini Bottom. This is right after we find out that Mount Humongous is erupting, we have no control — and everything is kind of falling apart.”

The Lion King has been roaring on Broadway since 1997, making it the third longest-running musical ever.

From May 13 – June 14 the awardwinning show will return to The Buell Theatre, where it originally launched its first national tour in 2002. Here are some fun facts that you may have never heard about this award-winning production.

“Just a Simple Sponge”

Written by Panic! at the Disco “Brandon Urie of Panic! at the Disco has created what I call SpongeBob’s ‘I Want’ song. Mr. Krabs belittles SpongeBob by saying, ‘You’re just a fry cook!’ but SpongeBob wants to be so much more. This song is super-high, it sounds just like a Panic! at the Disco song, and it’s one of my favorites in the whole show.”

“Tomorrow Is”

Written by Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips “This is a driving rock song about taking in the moment and knowing that we only have tomorrow. It’s about living in the moment.”

FUN FACTS:

“Poor Pirates”

Written by Sara Bareilles, Tony Award nominee for writing Waitress “This song is so very different from Waitress. We have a character named Patchy who is SpongeBob’s No. 1 fan, and he’s trying to meet SpongeBob all through the show. At the start of Act 2, he and his band of pirates come on stage and sing this very silly song about being pirates.”

• There are more than 200 puppets in the show, including rod puppets, shadow puppets and full-sized puppets.

• At 13’ long and 12’ high, the elephant is the longest and largest animal in The Lion King. It takes four performers to walk the elephant puppet down the aisle.

“I Guess I Miss You”

Written by John Legend “This is a really beautiful song about the friendship between SpongeBob and Patrick, a pink starfish who wears flowered swim trunks and often unknowingly encourages activities that get the two into trouble. There’s a portion of the show where they get into a fight and they’re separated from each other, and in this song they express their love for each other in a very John Legend-y kind of a way. Which is to say it’s very sincere.”

To read our expanded interview with Zach Kononov about returning to Denver with The SpongeBob Musical, visit denvercenter.org/news-center

“What’s amazing here is that you’re getting all of these different styles, and [orchestrator] Tom Kitt has unified them so that they all fit perfectly within the world of the show. There’s something in it for everyone.”

— ZACH KONONOV, ACTOR

THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL MAR 10 – 22 • BUELL THEATRE ASL Interpreted, Audio Described, Open Captioned performance: Mar 22, 2pm

• Actors portraying lions wear lightweight masks, as light as four ounces, made from a silicone mold with a carbon fiber overlay.

• The show travels with 17 trucks to transport the production’s puppets, set pieces, and other materials from city to city. Fourteen of the trucks are 53’ semi-trailers.

• The show has been performed around the world in nine different languages.

• There are four African dialects spoken in the show: Swahili, Zulu, Ghosa, and Soweto.

• The Lion King won six Tony Awards® in 1998, including Best Musical.

Buyi Zama (Rafiki) ©Disney. Photo by Deen van Meer.

Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith “This is a perfect song for Aerosmith to contribute to the score because in the story, it’s sung by a rock group called The Electric Skates, who ride into town on their skateboards and just blow the roof off Bikini Bottom. The song is about rocking out as hard as you can, which lends itself perfectly to Aerosmith.”

Zach Kononov as Eugene Krabs in The SpongeBob Musical. Photo by Jeremy Daniel

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Based on the Series by Stephen Hillenburg BOOK BY

KYLE JARROW ORIGINAL SONGS BY

Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants, T.I., Domani & Lil’C AND SONGS BY: David Bowie & Brian Eno Tom Kenny & Andy Paley ADDITIONAL LYRICS BY: Jonathan Coulton AND MUSIC BY: Tom Kitt STARRING

Beau Bradshaw Cody Cooley

Lorenzo Pugliese Zach Kononov Tristan McIntyre Daria Pilar Redus

Joshua Bess Morgan Blanchard John Cardenas Natalie L. Chapman Richie Dupkin Teddy Gales Stephen C. Kallas Méami Maszewski Stefan Miller Mary Nickson Nya Noemi Caitlin Ort Elle-May Patterson Helen Regula Sydney Simone Miles Davis Tillman Rico Velazquez Rachel Wong SCENIC & COSTUME DESIGN

DAVID ZINN

HAIR & WIG DESIGN

LIGHTING DESIGN

MAKE-UP DESIGN

CHARLES G. LAPOINTE MUSIC DIRECTOR

PETER NIGRINI

FOLEY DESIGN

JOE DULUDE II

PATRICK HOAGLAND

PROJECTION DESIGN

KEVIN ADAMS

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

MIKE DOBSON ORCHESTRATIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS BY

TOM KITT

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

JOHN CARPENTIER

BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES ELISABETH BAYER

TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING

SUSAN VARGO

ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER

KENNETH FERRONE

CASTING

STEWART/WHITLEY

SOUND DESIGN

WALTER TRARBACH

TRINITY WHEELER

LOU CASTRO

MUSIC COORDINATOR

JOHN MEZZIO

TOUR BOOKING

THE ROAD COMPANY PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS HECTOR GUIVAS

MUSIC SUPERVISION

JULIE McBRIDE & TIMOTHY HANSON CHOREOGRAPHY BY

CHRISTOPHER GATTELLI MUSICAL PRODUCTION CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY

TINA LANDAU

Originally produced on Broadway by Nickelodeon, the Araca Group, Sony Music Masterworks, and Kelp on the Road ©2019 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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CAST SpongeBob SquarePants.....................................................................................LORENZO PUGLIESE Patrick Star...................................................................................................................... BEAU BRADSHAW Squidward Q. Tentacles.....................................................................................................CODY COOLEY Sandy Cheeks........................................................................................................... DARIA PILAR REDUS Eugene Krabs.................................................................................................................... ZACH KONONOV Sheldon Plankton...................................................................................................... TRISTAN MCINTYRE Patchy the Pirate .............................................................................................. MORGAN BLANCHARD Security Guards.......................................................... MÉAMI MASZEWSKI, STEPHEN C. KALLAS Gary............................................................................................................................................. TEDDY GALES Karen the Computer............................................................................................................... CAITLIN ORT The Mayor..............................................................................................................................HELEN REGULA Mrs. Puff.................................................................................................................... NATALIE L. CHAPMAN Larry the Lobster .................................................................................................................. TEDDY GALES Old Man Jenkins ......................................................................................................STEPHEN C. KALLAS Pearl Krabs................................................................................................................... MÉAMI MASZEWSKI Perch Perkins..........................................................................................................................RICHIE DUPKIN Plankton Dancers.........................................MORGAN BLANCHARD, ELLE-MAY PATTERSON, SYDNEY SIMONE, RICO VELAZQUEZ Sardine Corps.....................MORGAN BLANCHARD, NYA NOEMI, ELLE-MAY PATTERSON, SYDNEY SIMONE, RICO VELAZQUEZ The Electric Skates.......................JOSHUA BESS, STEFAN MILLER, MILES DAVIS TILLMAN French Narrator.........................................................................................................KENNETH FERRONE Foley Fish.............................................................................................................................RYAN BLIHOVDE A vast array of undersea creatures......................... JOSHUA BESS, MORGAN BLANCHARD, JOHN CARDENAS, NATALIE L. CHAPMAN, TEDDY GALES, STEPHEN C. KALLAS, STEFAN MILLER, NYA NOEMI, MARY NICKSON, ELLE-MAY PATTERSON, HELEN REGULA, SYDNEY SIMONE, MILES DAVIS TILLMAN, RICO VELAZQUEZ UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For SpongeBob-JOHN CARDENAS, RICO VELAZQUEZ; for Patrick-TEDDY GALES, HELEN REGULA; for Sandy-NYA NOEMI, SYDNEY SIMONE; for Squidward-MORGAN BLANCHARD, STEPHEN C. KALLAS; for Sheldon-RICHIE DUPKIN, STEFAN MILLER; for Eugene Krabs-JOHN CARDENAS, TEDDY GALES. Swings JOHN CARDENAS, TEDDY GALES, MARY NICKSON, RACHEL WONG Dance Captain: ELLE-MAY PATTERSON Assistant Dance Captain: RACHEL WONG Skate Board Captain: JOSHUA BESS

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, beepers and watches prior to the beginning of the performance.

ACT I “Bikini Bottom Day” by Jonathan Coulton...........................................................................The Town “Bikini Bottom Day Reprise” by Jonathan Coulton.....................................................SpongeBob “No Control” by David Bowie and Brian Eno........................................Perch Perkins, The Town “BFF” by Plain White T’s.........................................................................................SpongeBob, Patrick “When the Going Gets Tough”

by T.I. (Clifford Harris, Jr.), Domani Harris and Darwin Quinn............Plankton, The Town “(Just A) Simple Sponge” by Panic! At the Disco............. SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, Sponges “Daddy Knows Best”

by Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros...........................Mr. Krabs, Pearl “Hero Is My Middle Name”

by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman.................................................. SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy “Super Sea Star Savior” by Yolanda Adams.........................................................Patrick, Sardines “Tomorrow Is” by The Flaming Lips.........................................................................................The Town ACT II “Poor Pirates” by Sara Bareilles...................................................................................... Patchy, Pirates “Bikini Bottom Day Reprise” by Jonathan Coulton.....................................................SpongeBob “Bikini Bottom Boogie”

by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith.......................The Electric Skates, Pearl, Fans “Chop to the Top” by Lady Antebellum.............................................................Sandy, SpongeBob “(I Guess I) Miss You” by John Legend.............................................................Patrick, SpongeBob ‘I’m Not a Loser” by They Might Be Giants......................................Squidward, Sea Anemones “Simple Sponge Reprise” by Panic! At the Disco.........................................................SpongeBob “Best Day Ever” by Andy Paley and Tom Kenny................................... SpongeBob, The Town “Finale: Bikini Bottom Day Reprise” by Jonathan Coulton...........................................The Town and of course: “The SpongeBob Theme Song”

by Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg and Blaise Smith ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard: Patrick Hoagland Associate Conductor/Keyboard: Cameron Tragesser Guitars: Michiko Egger, Garrett Gleason; Bass: Ryan Crum; Foley Artist/Percussion: Ryan Blihovde; Drums: Chris Karabelas; Reeds: Anthony Rodriguez; Trumpet: Keaton Viavattine; Trombone: Jonathan Dowd; Foley Artist/Percussion Cover: Chris Cerreto Music Coordinator: John Mezzio Music Preparation: Emily Grishman Music Preparation Original Keyboard Programming: Randy Cohen, Randy Cohen Keyboards THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

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CAST

Lorenzo Pugliese

Beau Bradshaw

Cody Cooley

Zach Kononov

Tristan McIntyre

Daria Pilar Redus

Joshua Bess

Morgan Blanchard

Ryan Blihovde

John Cardenas

Chris Cerreto

Natalie L. Chapman

Richie Dupkin

Teddy Gales

Stephen C. Kallas

Méami Maszewski

Stefan Miller

Caitlin Ort

Elle-May Patterson

Miles Davis Tillman

Nya Noemi

Helen Regula

Rico Velazquez

Mary Nickson

Sydney Simone

Rachel Wong

LORENZO PUGLIESE (SpongeBob SquarePants) is incredibly grateful to be making his touring debut in The SpongeBob Musical just months after his graduation from the University of the Arts! Regional credits include The Two Gentleman of Verona (Ensemble), Damn Yankees (Postmaster/Ensemble), and Footloose (Ren McCormack).

Lorenzo can’t believe he gets paid to pretend he is SpongeBob. He is forever indebted to his friends and family for their unwavering love and support.

He also wants you to follow him on Instagram. Or not. Lorenzo wants you to do what makes you happy. He’s going to leave it here just in case.

IG: lorenzo_m_pugliese BEAU BRADSHAW (Patrick Star) is thrilled to be a part of the first national tour of The SpongeBob Musical. He would like to thank Tina, Stewart/Whitley, the entire cast & crew, and his agents at SW Artists.

Much love to his Mom, Dad, Robert, Ben and his fiancée Amanda. Point Park Graduate. @thebeaubradshaw www.beaubradshaw.com DA R I A P I L A R R E D U S (S a n d y Cheeks) is thrilled to be embarking on her first National Tour! Regional credits: Aida at the John W. Engeman Theatre (Nehebka/Aida US), Big River at the Utah Shakespeare Festival (Ensemble), Avenue Q at Weathervane Playhouse (Gary Coleman), and the world premiere of ReParable at the Smith Center (Narrator). She received her BFA in Acting from Otterbein University in 2018. Love and thanks to my beautiful family, friends, and Danny at Hudson Artists Agency. @dariaredus101 CODY COOLE Y (Squidward Q .

Tentacles) Holds a B.A. in Acting from Rider University. Past credits: Guys and Dolls (Arizona Broadway); Showboat, Grease (Prather Productions); Crazy For You (Post Playhouse); Shrek The Musical (Forestburgh Playhouse); Wizard of Oz (Toby’s Dinner Theatre); Metamorphoses (Rider University).

Hear his music on Spotify or iTunes. @playitcooley; codycooley.com ZACH KONONOV (Eugene Krabs) is ecstatic to be a resident of Bikini

Bottom! Previous credits include premiering a new production of Beauty and the Beast (Lefou) for Disney Cruise Lines, the national tour of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Grandpa Who), That Golden Girls Show! (Stan) and 50 Shades! The Musical (Christian C ove r) O f f- B ro a dway. En dless thanks to my family, friends, HCKR and everyone involved in bringing this magical production to life. @Zachkononov TR I S TA N M CI NT Y R E (S h e ldo n Plankton) accidentally graduated a year early from the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Regional: Cabaret (Celebration Theatre), Modern: A New Musical (Staged Reading). Film: Sunday Morning (Downbeat Ent). Thanks to his teachers, family, managers, and the incredible cast and creative team of Bikini Bottom! Follow his adventures @tristanmcintyre.

JOSHUA BESS (Electric Skate, Ensemble, Skate Board Captain) As a long-time fan of SpongeBob, Joshua could not be more excited to share this story across the USA! Also being able to do his two favorite things: acting and skateboarding! Recent credits: RENT 20th Anniversary Tour (Roger), Righteous: The Skateboard Play (Kevin), and Next to Normal (Gabe). All the love to my family and friends and to all of YOU! Enjoy! @joshua_bess MORGAN BLANCHARD (Patchy The Pirate, Ensemble, u/s Squidward) is thrilled to be heading right back out on tour after spending this past year on the road with The Sound of Music.

Regional: Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, New London Barn Playhouse, Kitchen Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, and the New Bedford Festival Theatre.

Ithaca College BFA. Now is not the time to stay quiet, speak up and fight back!

IG @morganblanchard RYAN BLIHOVDE (Foley Fish), a lifelong SpongeBob fan, is thrilled to be citizen of Bikini Bottom. Nat’l Tours: The Sound of Music and The King and I. Ryan has a Bachelor of Music from Belmont University in Nashville, TN. @ryanblihovde

JOHN CARDE NAS (Swing, u/s SpongeBob, u/s Eugene Krabs) is head over fins to be touring with The SpongeBob Musical. Tour: Fiddler on the Roof (Fiddler). NYC: Sondheim’s 80th B-Day (Carnegie Hall), Brad Knows Nothing, Cadaver Synod (NYMF). Regional: Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Theatre Co, DC), Guys & Dolls (Nathan Detroit), Hello Dolly!

(Barnaby), and Shrek (Pinocchio).

Eternal gratitude to ATB, Stewart/ Whitley Casting, The SpongeBob Team, and Dad! “Mom, you have the best seat in the house.” IG: johnnie_321 CHRIS CERRETO (Foley Artist/ Percussion Cover) is a musician based out of NYC. As a percussionist, he has performed on cruise ships, theme parks, theaters, and tours. In addition to performing, Chris is an award-winning composer.

NATALIE L. CHAPMAN (Mrs. Puff, Ensemble) is excited and humbled to be making her debut with The SpongeBob Musical! She’s performed in 3fifths (Ensemble), Once on this Island (Mama Euralie), The Idiot (Mrs. Yepanchin,) Madame Zeroni (Holes), and graduated with her BFA from Ohio University. She wants to thank the incredible team at Avalon Artist Group for this opportunity and her family and friends for their love and support! @nat_chat RICHIE DUPKIN (Perch Perkins, Ensemble, u/s Plankton) is stoked to be making his National Tour debut as a part of Bikini Bottom! Richie is an NYC based actor/singer and Long Island native. Regional credits: I Love….Now Change (Man 1), Pippi Longstocking (Thunder), The Skin of Our Teeth (Tremayne/Various), The Happy Elf (Eubie) and Little Shop of Horrors (u/s Seymour). Hofstra B.F.A. 2017. Endless love and thanks to Mom & Dad, my pals, Tina and the entire SpongeBob team. Follow along at @richiedupkin and richiedupkin.com.

TEDDY GALES (Larry the Lobster, Gary, Swing, u/s Patrick, u/s Eugene Krabs) is thrilled to be joining Bikini Bottom for his first National Tour. Recent credits include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Marcus Lycus).

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Big shout out to my loving family and my best everything SB. STEPHEN C. KALLAS (Security Guard, Old Man Jenkins, Ensemble, u/s Squidward) is excited to cannonball into Bikini Bottom! Regional Credits: KCStarlight’s Wizard of OZ (Crow/ Flying Jitterbug), Fireside Theatre’s Newsies (Davey), ABT’s Catch Me If You Can (u/s Frank Abagnale Jr), Wagner College Theatre Alum. For PCRM. StephenCKallas; @StephenCKallas.com MÉAMI MASZEWSKI (Security Guard, Pearl) is honored to be playing PEARL. “SpongeBob SquarePants” was among her favorite childhood cartoons. The captivating powerhouse was last seen in UFOMT’s Newsies, starring as Medda Larkin. She is a graduate of PCPA c/o 2017. Méami is ecstatic to be playing alongside this talented cast. Some of her credits include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Esmeralda), MAMMA MIA! (Ali), Freaky Friday, The Crucible (Tituba), and Lend Me A Tenor The Musical (Anna). @meamimaszewski STEFAN MILLER (Electric Skate, Ensemble, u/s Plankton) is thrilled to join the first national tour of The SpongeBob Musical! National tour: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (swing.) Regional: Tenor by Night (Mike), Oklahoma! (Will). Training: MFA in Vocal Performance – UC Irvine, BM from University of the Pacific. Big thanks to his agents Todd and Bob! Love to friends and family, MD, and of course mana Darga! @baritonestef MARY NICKSON (Swing). National Tour Debut! Favorite regional credits include: Drowsy Chaperone (Trix, Peninsula Players), Sister Act (Deloris, Gundlach Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Nurse, Redhouse Arts Center).

Eternal love to Mom and Zoe, and to her mentors and confidantes! Elon BFA ’18. Roster Proud. @marynickson; marynickson.net NYA NOEMI (Ensemble, u/s Sandy Cheeks) is excited to dive into the world of Bikini Bottom for her first national tour! NYC based performer with Floridian roots and an undeniable love for all things SpongeBob. Credits: Wendell & Pan (Kayla, Offoff Broadway), Hairspray (Lil’ Inez, Regional). AMDA Alumni. Love and besitos to her family, friends, and mentors for their support! Instagram: @nya_noemi

CAITLIN ORT (Karen the Computer), is thrilled to be in the 1st National Tour of The SpongeBob Musical! She received a BFA in Musical Theater from Ithaca College. Previous credits include National Tours: Elf (Deb U/S), A Charlie Brown Christmas (Frieda).

Regional: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mistress Ford), Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Actress 1). Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit U/S), Show Boat (Kim Ravenal), How to Succeed…

(Hedy LaRue U/S), South Pacific (Ensemble); Jesus Christ Superstar (Ensemble). www.caitlinort.com, @caitlingort ELLE-MAY PATTERSON (Ensemble, Dance Captain) was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, completed her Honors degree for Musical Theatre in Singapore, and has been living and working in New York City for the past four years. Recent credits include: A Chorus Line, MAMMA MIA!, Grand Hotel, Anything Goes, Cabaret, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Elton John’s ‘Life Ball’ in Vienna, Austria, “The MTV Video Music Awards,” and The World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Elle May is excited and grateful to be travelling this amazing country with SpongeBob and all his friends! @ellemaypatterson; ellemaypatterson.com H E L E N R E G U L A (T h e M ayo r, Ensemble, u/s Patrick) is thrilled to be performing in The SpongeBob Musical National Tour! Past credits include ELF the Musical National Tour (Ensemble, u/s Emily), The Little Mermaid (Ursula), and Footloose (Rusty). Thank you to the people at The Luedtke Agency for always having my back. A special thank you to my family and friends for all their support. Never forget, Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen, he was #1!

Texas State University: BFA Musical Theatre. helenregula.com, @hregula03 SYDNEY SIMONE (Ensemble, u/s Sandy). is excited to be making her National tour debut in Bikini Bottom!

Regional: Ragtime (Eagle Theatre), Hello Dolly, MAMMA MIA!, The Wedding Singer (CSTC). She’d like to thank Nickelodeon, everyone at SpongeBob, Stewart/ Whitley and her friends and family for their love and support! BFA in Physical Theatre from Coastal Carolina University. @sydney.simone76, sydneyssimone.com MILES DAVIS TILLMAN (Electric Skate, Ensemble) NYC: Arrowhead:

The M usical (Logan), B ounce: The Basketball Opera (Ajax) with Ardea Ar ts. Regional: MAM MA MIA! (Ensemble) with Axelrod PAC & Bigfork Playhouse, Joseph…

(Reuben) Seven Brides… (Daniel) with B igfork Playhouse. M iles earned his BFA in Musical Theatre at Indiana University-Bloomington. @cptmilesdavis RICO VELAZQUEZ (Ensemble, u/s SpongeBob) Born and raised in Chicago, IL. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduate (B.S. Theater and Dance) Dance Companies: Diavolo (Architecture In Motion) Regional credits: FAME (Tyrone Jackson), Hairspray (Duane) at the Norris Theater.

Nat’l Tours: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer The Musical (Ensemble).

Television: Top Ten Finalist on America’s Got Talent (Diavolo) Thanks to my Parents, teachers, friends, and family for their continued love and support! @ricovelazquez RACHEL WONG (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain). From Hawaii to Bikini Bottom, Rachel’s thrilled to join this cast! Recently seen in South Pacific (Liat) at MGR Playhouse. International Tour: The Illusionists (Dancer), National Tour: PJ Masks, Live (Ninjalino/Dance Captain) Workshop: From Here to Eternity (Ensemble). BFA: Ithaca College. Eternal to love to my family! rachelwongsite.com, @rachel13wong TINA LANDAU (Conceiver/Director) is a writer and director whose credits include Broadway productions of SpongeBob SquarePants ( Tony nom, Drama Desk and Outer Critics winner), Superior Donuts, Bells Are Ringing (Tony nom) and numerous off-Broadway productions such as Old Hats (Signature), Head of Passes (The Public), Big Love (Signature), Wig Out! (Vineyard), Civil War Christmas (NYTW), and Floyd Collins (Playwrights Horizons, also Book/ Additional Lyrics). Tina’s an ensemble member at Steppenwolf, where her over 20 productions include Ms. Blakk for President (also writer), The Brother/ Sister Plays, The Time of Your Life and Space (also writer.) She’s the author, with Anne Bogart, of The Viewpoints Book.

KYLE JARROW (Book) is a writer and musician who makes work for stage, film and TV. He’s creator of the

The Humans (Tony award); costumes for A Doll’s House, Part 2 (Tony nom.); scenery and costumes for Fun Home (Tony nom.) and The Last Ship. Off-­ Broadway: Make Believe, The Flick, Circle Mirror Transformation, Dogfight.

Regional/opera: Steppenwolf, A.R.T., Guthrie, Yale Rep, Berkeley Rep, Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opera Philadelphia

CHRISTOPHER G AT T E L L I (Choreographer) Broadway: Newsies (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC awards), The King and l (Tony nomination), South Pacific (Tony nomination), My Fair Lady (Tony nomination), The Cher Show, War Paint, Sunday in the Park With George, Amazing Grace, Casa Valentina, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Godspell, The Ritz, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, 13, High Fidelity. OffBroadway: Dogfight (Lortel Award); Altar Boyz (Lortel Award); BatBoy, The Musical (Lortel-Award); tick, tick...

BOOM! As director: Off-Broadway: Silence! The Musical. Film: Hail, Caesar!; Newsies; lsn’t lt Romantic?

KEVIN ADAMS (Lighting Design).

Broadway: 4-time Tony Award-winner, Kevin has designed The Cher Show (Tony nom.), Head Over Heels, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony A ward), American Idiot (Tony Award), Next to Normal (Tony nom.), The 39 Steps (Tony Award), Spring Awakening (Tony Award), Hair (Tony nom.), Passing Strange, Everyday Rapture and Take Me Out. Off-Broadway includes Hedwig, The Scottsboro Boys, Carrie, RENT, Obie for sustained excellence. Also: Blue Man Group (Las Vegas, Hollywood Bowl, international tour), Metropolitan Opera, solo shows for Michael Moore, John Leguizamo, Eve Ensler, Anna Deavere Smith, Eric Bogosian and Sandra Bernhard.

JULIE MCBRIDE (Music Supervisor) was the music director and conductor of SpongeBob SquarePants! on Broadway. This past season, Julie was the music director for the Tony Award winning play, INK, at Manhattan Theatre Club. Other Broadway credits include Head Over Heels (music director), Pretty Woman (associate conductor), Amazing Grace (associate conduc tor), Finding Neverland (assistant conductor). Off-Broadway/ regional: Next to Normal (Second Stage), These Paper Bullets!, Deathless, Miss You Like Hell, Daddy Long Legs.

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TIMOTHY HANSON (Music Supervisor) is thrilled to be taking The SpongeBob Musical on the road after having worked on both the Chicago and Broadway productions. Other Broadway credits: Head Over Heels; Rocky. Television: Grease LIVE!; Hairspray LIVE!; RENT. Tim holds an MFA in Theatre from Penn State University and a BMus in Composition from the University of Michigan. LC^2!

DAVID ZINN (Set & Costume Design).

Broadway: set and costume design for Choir Boy, Boys in the Band, SpongeBob SquarePants (Tony award for Set Design), scenery for Torch Song,

PETER NIGRINI (Projection Design).

Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud; Beetlejuice; Dear Evan Hansen; Amelié; A Doll’s House, Part 2; An Act of God; The Heidi Chronicles; The Best Man; and Fela!. Elsewhere: Grounded and Here Lies Love (The Public), Wakey Wakey (Signature), Real Enemies (BAM), Don Giovanni and Lucia di Lammermoor (Santa Fe Opera), Notes From Underground (Yale), the Grace Jones Hurricane Tour, Blind Date (Bill T. Jones), No Dice and Life and Times (Nature Theater of Oklahoma).

Currently: Lempicka, and Deep Blue Sea. WALTER TRARBACH (Sound Design).

Broadway: SpongeBob Squarepants (Tony Nomination), The Farnsworth Invention, and Cymbeline. As a partner in SCK Sound Design his credits include Ain’t Too Proud, Doctor Zhivago, and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular.

Other Credits include Dave; Queen of the Mist; Becky Shaw; Measure for Pleasure; and Love, Loss and What I Wore. Associate Sound Designs: Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, Lady Day Sings the Blues (Tony Award) and Hands on a Hardbody (Drama Desk Award). He

is married to photographer Kimberly Witham.

YOLANDA ADAMS (Songwriter) triumphantly carries the torch for contemporary gospel and inspirational music. With 14 releases, Yolanda has earned a multitude of accolades, including four Grammy Awards.

Not only is Yolanda a phenomenal vocalist, she is also an author (Points of Power); designer of a coffee line and Simply Yolanda, bath and body products (yolandaadamslive.com); the host on her award-winning nationally syndicated radio show “The Yolanda Adams Morning Show” and proud mother. Twitter/IG: Yolanda Adams.

AE ROS M ITH ’ S STE VE N T YLE R AND JOE PERRY (Songwriters) have sold more than 150 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Awards: four Grammys, eight American Music Awards, six Billboard Awards, 12 MTV Video Music Awards and an Emmy, among many honors. In 2013, awarded with the Founder’s Award at the ASCAP Pop Awards and inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Aerosmith continues to inspire generations to get their wings, to get a grip and to just push play.

SARA BAREILLES (Songwriter) is a multiple Grammy-nominated and Tony-nominated singer-songwriter, as well as a New York Times best-selling author. She has released six studio albums, the latest Amidst the Chaos, that have produced such hits as “Love Song,” “King of Anything” and “Brave,” the last from The Blessed Unrest, which garnered an Album of the Year Grammy nomination. What’s Inside: Songs from Waitress, features songs from Sara’s score to the Broadway musical Waitress. sarabmusic.com.

JONATHAN COULTON (Songwriter) is from the Internet. While a struggling music industry fell to pieces over file sharing and shifting business models, he independently amassed a small army of techies, nerds and dedicated superfans. He’s known for his songs in the “Portal” games, plus an eclectic catalog of masterful songwriting on subjects from zombies and mad scientists to sad parents and dissatisfied software engineers. He is currently the house musician for the NPR show “Ask Me Another.”

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television series “Valor,” streaming now on Netflix. Plays include A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant (Obie Award), The Wildness (Lortel Award nomination), Whisper House and Hostage Song. His feature Armless premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Kyle also leads the rock band Sky-Pony alongside his wife Lauren Worsham. This one’s for Oona. www.kylejarrow.com.

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ALEXANDER EBERT (Songwriter) is the frontman of the band Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. He won the Golden Globe for Best Original Score to J.C. Chandor’s film All Is Lost (starring Robert Redford), and scored both the film A Most Violent Year (Participant) and the Oscar-winning animated short Feast (Disney). In 2011, he released his first solo album and has released four full-length studio albums with Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes.

THE FLAMING LIPS (Songwriters) are an American rock band, formed in Norman, Okla. in 1983. They are acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which feature costumes, balloons, puppets, video projections, complex stage light configurations, giant hands, large amounts of confetti and frontman Wayne Coyne’s signature man-sized plastic bubble in which he traverses the audience. The group has garnered three Grammy Awards, including two for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

LADY ANTEBELLUM (Songwriters).

The band’s sixth studio album, Heart Break, has been the most critically acclaimed of their career. With seven Grammy Awards and 18 million worldwide albums sold to date, the group wrapped up their You Look Good world tour. Additionally, the trio has won 10 awards from the Academy of Country Music and six from the Country Music Association, among others from American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and People’s Choice Awards.

CYNDI LAUPER (Songwriter) is a Grammy, Emmy and Tony Awardwinning artist, a New York Times bestselling author and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee.

JOHN LEGEND (Songwriter). Awards: 10 Grammys, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame, among others. He won his first Oscar, Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice awards for his song “Glory,” which he wrote and performed with Common for the film Selma. He is working on a new album while supporting his #FREEAMERICA campaign, touring prisons, jails and immigration detention centers. He produces a variety of projects via his

Get Lifted Film Co., including the WGN hit series “Underground.”

BRENDON URIE (Songwriter, Panic! At The Disco). The acclaimed rock band’s latest album, Death of a Bachelor, debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard Album Chart, was certified platinum and was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Rock Album category. Previous albums: 2005’s double-platinum A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, 2008’s Pretty. Odd. (debuted at no. 2 on the Billboard Album chart) and Vices & Virtues. Urie made his Broadway acting debut in 2017 as Charlie Price in Kinky Boots.

PLAIN WHITE T’S (Songwriters). The punk- pop outfit began taking shape in 1997, 10 years before the acoustic ballad “Hey There Delilah” made them Grammy-nominated stars. “Hey There Delilah” topped the charts in 10 different countries and helped jumpstart sales of their album, Every Second Counts. After being nominated for two Grammy Awards for that song, they returned with the multi-platinum hits “l, 2, 3, 4” and “Rhythm of Love.”

Their latest full-length, American Nights, was released in April 2015. The band recently re-signed with Fearless Records and are working on new music.

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS (Songwriters). From Brooklyn, N.Y., They Might Be Giants have been performing and recording for 35 years, and drink more coffee than most. They have sold a lot of albums and won some big-time awards, and their music can be heard on beloved television shows and in fancy commercials.

TIP “T.I.” HARRIS (Songwriter). Multiplatinum recording artist Tip “T.I.” Harris released his 10th studio album in 2018 on his Grand Hustle Records and has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Roe Nation for the milestone project. T.I. is also an artist-owner of Tidal. Along with three Grammy Awards, his multiplatinum tally includes four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1’s plus sales of more than 30 million singles and 14 million albums.

His nine-album catalog includes three consecutive no. 1 debuts on the Billboard 200.

DAVID BOWIE (Songwriter) was a singular artist who redefined the boundaries of music, creating and

discarding a variety of personae while releasing albums, including The Man Who Sold the World, Aladdin Sane, Heroes and, most recently, his final studio effort and #1 album, Blackstar.

Bowie starred in the 1980 Broadway production of The Elephant Man. His work in film and TV includes The Man Who Fell to Earth. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

TOM KENNY (Songwriter) has voiced SpongeBob since the beginning, and is the show’s voice director. Starting in standup, Tom was featured in the influential series “Mr. Show.” Hundreds of voice-over credits include “Rocko’s Modern Life,” “Adventure Time,” “Futurama” and “Rick and Morty.”

Heard in commercials, video games and movies ranging from Winnie the Pooh to Transformers, Tom can currently be seen in Battle of the Sexes and fronting the rock ’n’ soul band, Tom Kenny & the Hi-Seas.

ANDY PALEY (Songwriter) has written songs/scores for film and TV, including Dick Tracy, Election, “Funny or Die Presents,” “The Ren & Stimpy Show,” “Handy Manny,” “Camp Lazlo” and “SpongeBob.” He’s written and produced records by Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys, Madonna, Ramones, Jonathan Richman, Jerry Lee Lewis, “SpongeBob” (“Best Day Ever”) and It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!

Album featuring “Don’t Be a Jerk (It’s Christmas).” Current projects include “Luna Around the World” (PBS) and “Mighty Magiswords.”

CHARLES G. LAPOINTE (Hair and Wig Design). More than 80 Broadway shows including The Cher Show (Drama Desk Award), The Band’s Visit, Hamilton, Beautiful, Anastasia, SpongeBob SquarePants (Drama Desk Award), Amelie, Motown, Allegiance, On Your Feet!, A Gentleman’s Guide..., The Color Purple, Of Mice and Men, Elephant Man, Newsies, Memphis, In the Heights, Jersey Boys. TV: Jesus Christ Superstar Live (Emmy nom., MUAH award), The Wiz Live! (Emmy nom.), Blue Bloods, American Crime, Madoff, Hairspray.

JOE DULUDE II (Makeup Design).

Broadway/ West End: Wicked, Beautiful. Broadway: Beetlejuice, Torch Song, SpongeBob the Musical, Summer: The Musical, Sunday in the Park with George, Anastasia, Allegiance, If/Then, Follies, etc. Off Broadway: Sweet

MIKE DOBSON (Foley Design).

Broadway: SpongeBob Squarepants ( Tony nom .). Other: Old Hats (Signature/A.C.T.). Writer: Room 17B (59E59, Drama Desk nom.). Assistant Director: Big Love (Signature) Music Director: Vegas Nocturne (Cosmopolitan Hotel of Las Vegas).

Performer: Fun House (Brisbane Festival), Sister’s Follies (Abrons), Time Step (New Victory Theater), Cut to the Chase (59E59), Old Comedy (Classic Stage). @dobson321 KENNETH FERRONE (Associate Director). Recent directing credits include Cruel Intentions (1st National Tour); The Wanderer (PaperMill); When Blood Ran Red (NY TF); Sistas (St. Lukes); Hi, Hitler (Cherry Lane). Broadway: Assoc. Director of SpongeBob Squarepants, Love Letters, Wonderland, as well as Head of Passes (Taper), Dave (Arena), D e athle s s (G o o d s p e e d), C o lin Quinn: NY Story (Cherry Lane).

For television, Kenneth produced Emmy Award-winning Grease Live!, RENT on Fox, and NBC series’ Rise, Smash, Ironside, and Deception. @KennethFerrone LOU CASTRO (Associate Choreographer).

Broadway: SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical, Disney’s Newsies, Women on the Verge, 13 The Musical, Sunday in the Park w/ George (2008 Revival). Film/ TV: Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical, Hail Caesar!, Nurse Jackie, DWTS, The View, GMA, The Today Show, The Tony Awards, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Walt Disney World X-Mas Day Parade, Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards.

NY/Tours/International/Regional: Alice

By Heart (MCC), Altar Boyz (US Tours, Regional, Korea), Disney’s Newsies (US Tour), Sunday in the Park (5th Ave Theater), The Jungle Book (Goodman/ Huntington), Departure Lounge (Public Theatre). Thanks X! PATRICK HOAGLAND (Music Director) is a composer and musical director based in the Hudson valley. Credits as musical director include: National tours:

Finding Neverland, Elf The Musical, Man of La Mancha, Tim and Scrooge, Fun Home, Spamalot, Hello Dolly, Pirates of Penzance, Nunsense, Les Misérables, The Sound of Music, The Secret Garden, RENT, Footloose, and Hairspray. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, with a dual degree in composition and film scoring.

TO M K I T T (O r c h e s t r ati o n s & Arrangements; Additional Music) received the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as two Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Orchestrations for Next to Normal. Other credits include If/Then (Tony nom.), High Fidelity, Bring It On: The Musical and Disney’s Freaky Friday. Tom received an Emmy Award with Lin-Manuel Miranda for the 2013 Tony Award opening number, “Bigger.”

As A Music Supervisor, Arranger, and Orchestrator, credits include American Idiot, Head Over Heels, Jagged Little Pill, Grease Live!, NBC’s Rise and the Pitch Perfect films.

JOHN MEZZIO (Music Coordinator) has conducted national tours including State Fair starring John Davidson, Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille, and Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. John was Music Coordinator for national and international tours including Sweet Charity starring Molly Ringwald, Hairspray, Spring Awakening, Memphis, Beauty and the Beast, and Elf The Musical.

S TE WA R T/ W H ITLE Y (C asting).

Duncan Stewart CSA & Benton Whitley CSA . Broadway/NY: Hadestown, Lighting Thief, Rock of Ages, Chicago The Musical, Great Comet of 1812, Elf, On The Town, Pippin, La Cage Aux Folles, Radio City Christmas Spectacular; TV/ Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel; West End/ UK: Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory, West Side Story; Tours: Waitress, SpongeBob, A Bronx Tale, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Lightning Thief, Finding Neverland, The Sound of Music, Into the Woods, The Bodyguard, We Will Rock You; Regional: American Repertory Theater, LaJolla Playhouse, Berkeley Rep, Alley Theatre, Bay Street, Goodspeed, For The Record, TUTS, Hollywood Bowl,

RCCL. Follow: @stewartwhitley & stewartwhitley.com B R A D S I E B E K I N G (C o m p a n y Manager), originally from upstate New York, has spent the past 16 years in New York City teaching music and theater. At the Professional Performing Arts School he was the lead middle school singing teacher and Director of Production. He is also an accomplished music director and pianist.

JOHN CARPENTIER (Production Stage Manager) is incredibly excited to be diving into Bikini Bottom with this unbelievable company! National Tour: Legally Blonde (PSM), A Christmas Story (ASM). Regional Theatre: Theatre

by The Sea, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Barrington Stage Company.

John is a Rhode Island native and proud graduate of the University of Connecticut. @john.carpentier CLAIRE FARROKH (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be heading out on her first tour with SpongeBob! Regional Credits: Revival… (Geva Theatre); Love’s Labour’s Lost, Cyrano de Bergerac, Edward III (Colorado Shakespeare); Dracula (Pittsburgh Ballet); Pippin, Carmen (Bay View Music Festival). BFA from Carnegie Mellon University.

G E NTRY & ASSOCIATES , INC .

(General Management) has been managing domestic and international touring productions for more than 20 years. Gentry & Associates has managed more than 70 touring productions internationally. Current and upcoming productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, The Band’s Visit, A Bronx Tale, Blue Man Group Speechless Tour, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Fiddler on the Roof, Once On This Island, Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical, and Waitress.

THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Booking).

Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to The Band’s Visit, current representation includes Wicked, Moulin Rouge, Jagged Little Pill, Ain’t Too Proud, Oklahoma!,The Prom, Beetlejuice, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The SpongeBob Musical, Bandstand, The Illusionists, and more.

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Charity, Into the Woods, Wild Party, Show Boat. Television: Jesus Christ Superstar Live (Emmy Nomination), Castle Rock. Film: The Discovery, Central Intelligence, Ghostbusters. joedulude2.com

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BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour Press and Marketing) is a leading theatrical tour booking, marketing and press company representing awardwinning musicals and plays. Currently: Jersey Boys, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, A Bronx Tale, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical, Sting starring in The Last Ship, Be More Chill, The Ferryman, Potted Potter, The Heroin Diaries Musical, The Crown Dual, The New Colossus, the Lythgoe Family Panto productions, including Aladdin and His Winter Wish and A Cinderella Christmas, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies. bbonyc.com SUSAN VARGO (Executive Producer) Ms. Vargo is the Vice President of Global Live Entertainment for Nickelodeon. While developing The SpongeBob Musical, she also managed licensing of stage adaptations for Paramount Pictures including The First Wives Club, Mad Hot Ballroom, Leap of Faith and Clueless. Prior to joining Nickelodeon, Ms. Vargo worked as a manager for shows including Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam; Beauty and the Beast; Chicago; Annie Get Your Gun; The Vagina Monologues; King David; The Last Five Years; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; and The Thing About Men. She also advised Fiery Angel Productions and Limelight Productions on licensing and acquisitions.

TR I N IT Y WH E E LE R (E xecutive Producer). Broadway: Les Misérables (Production Stage Manager). National Tours: Executive Producer credits include Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing, Bullets Over Broadway, Elf the Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; The Phantom of the Opera (Super visor y Production Stage Manager), Les Misérables (Production Stage Manager), Mar y Poppins (Production Stage Manager); Young Frankenstein starring Roger Bart and RENT starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Trinity currently works on the national tours of Les Misérables, Once On This Island, Waitress, The SpongeBob Musical, Chicago and the upcoming Diane Paulus-helmed 1776.

He is the host of Rhapsody Radio

available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. @trinityonbroadway NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer), is an industry leading producer of touring musical theater productions committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide.

Having produced national and international tours over 20 years, NETworks’ productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, The Band’s Visit, A Bronx Tale, Blue Man Group Tour, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fiddler on the Roof, Once On This Island, Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical, and Waitress.

Opening Night: September 22, 2019

STAFF FOR The SpongeBob Musical EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Susan Vargo Trinity Wheeler GENERAL MANAGEMENT GENTRY & ASSOCIATES Gregory Vander Ploeg Elisabeth Bayer Steve Varon Pearce Landry-Wegener Nicole Gehring PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Jason Juenker Hector Guivas Evan Rooney Walker White COMPANY MANAGER Brad Siebeking Assistant Company Manager Megan Sover TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING Broadway Booking Office NYC Steven Schnepp Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, Zach Stevenson Danny Knaub, Rachel Peterson BBONYC.com EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION THE ROAD COMPANY Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota trc.nyc CASTING STEWART/WHITLEY Duncan Stewart, CSA; Benton Whitley, CSA Joey Montenarello, CSA; Sam Yabrow; Luke Schaffer PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER John Carpentier Assistant Choreographer..............Sebastiani Romagnolo Assistant Stage Manager................................ Claire Farrokh Production Supervisor..........................Emily White-Winter Associate Scenic Designer............................... Meredth Ries Assistant Scenic Designer...................................Tim McMath Associate Costume Designer...... Justin Hall, Sarah Laux Assistant Costume Designer...................................Zoe Allen Associate Lighting Designer....Tim Reed, Jake DeGroot Assistant Lighting Designer....................Tessa Bookwalter Moving Light Programmer..................................Sean Beach Associate Sound Designer............................John McKenna Associate Projection Designer..................Robert Figueira Projections Programmer..................................Ben Keightley

Projection Editor........................................................Dan Vatsky Projections Engineer......................................Asher Robinson Production Projections.......................................Kim Caldwell Associate Hair Designers....................Samantha Figueroa, Kevin Maybee Associate Makeup Designer...............................Valeria Kole Associate Foley Designer.............................. Bronwen Chan Production Electrician..............................................Eric Briggs Production Audio Electrician..........................Matthew Bell Electronic Music Design.Strange Cranium Productions Associate Keyboard Programmers.........Taylor Williams, Jeremy King, Tim Crook Head Carpenter........................................................Josh Nelson Flyman.............................................................................Ben Martin Assistant Carpenter................................................Grant Webb Head Electrician............................................................Ellen Reid Assistant Electrician................................................Kelly Lipsey Head Sound Engineer.................................. Shaughn Bryant Assistant Sound Engineer...............................Megan McKay Head Properties.........................................................Katie Uleau Assistant Properties.....................................Kateryna Turkalo Head Wardrobe...........................................Kelsey Musselman Assistant Wardrobe................................. Angela Carstensen Head Hair and Makeup..............................Sophia Anderson Production Assistants................................Kateryna Turkalo, Alexandria Klote Management Consultants.....321 Theatrical Management Creative and Production Services.................Allied Global Marketing/Debbie Allamong, Mark DeSalvo, Eric Stormoen Television Spot Production..........Cinevative, HMS Media Production Photography....Jeremy Daniel Photography Social Media...........Jonathan Zelenak & Jaclyn Garfinkel Physical Therapy..................Neurosport Physical Therapy Merchandising................................................ The Araca Group Merchandising Manager.................................... Brian Estrada Legal Services................................... F. Richard Pappas, Esq. Accounting.............................NETworks Presentations LLC HR and Payroll Services.................. Human Resources inc Housing......................................................................... Road Rebel Travel Agency....................................................... Janice Kessler, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Trucking..................................................................................... Janco Theatre Displays....................................................King Displays

CREDITS

All scenery and scenic motion control by Proof Productions, Inc. Sound provided by Masque Sound & Recording.Video projections system engineered and provided by Worldstage. Lighting equipment from PRG Lighting. Flying effects provided by ZFX, Inc. Makeup provided by Make Up For Ever.

A special thank you to MANIC PANIC for helping bring us into the colorful world of Bikini Bottom

MUSIC CREDITS

“Prologue” and “Bikini Bottom Day” by Jonathan Coulton-1O Print JOCO, Inc. (BMI). “No Control” by David Bowie/Brian Eno-Tintoretto Music administered by RZO Music, lnc./Upala Music Inc. (BMI), administered by Bucks Music Group. “BFF” by Tom Higgenson-So Happy Publishing/Warner Chappell (ASCAP). “When the Going Gets Tough” by Clifford Harris, Jr./ Domani Harris/Darwin Quinn-Deyjah’s Daddy Muzik/Sony ATV Music/Domani Harris Publishing (ASCAP)/C Me Now (BMI) administered by Kobalt Music Services, America, Inc. “(Just a) Simple Sponge” by Brendon Urie-Listen To This Shhh (ASCAP) administered by Kobalt Music Services America, Inc. “Daddy Knows Best” by Alex Ebert-Community Music Publishing, LLC/ cmpubco (ASCAP) admiistered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. “Hero is My Middle Name” by Cyndi Lauper/Rob Hyman-Cynthia Lauper d/b/a Our Lady of the Rainbow Music (BMl)/Denga Music (ASCAP). “Super Sea Star Savior” by Yolanda Adams-JamYoMusic (BMI). “Tomorrow Is” by Wayne Coyne/Steven Drozd/Derek BrownLovely Sorts Of Death Music administered by BMG Platinum Songs (BMl)/Holiday Celebrate (SESAC).

“Poor Pirates” by Sara Bareilles-Tiny Bear Music (ASCAP). “Bikini Bottom Boogie” by Steven Tyler/Joe PerrySkeazyx Music/Juju Rhythms/ EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP). “Chop to the Top” by Charles Kelley/Dave Haywood/Hillary Scott-3OA Getaway Songs/Beards And Bullets Music (ASCAP)/Hobbs Hill Publishing (SESAC). “(I Guess I) Miss You” by John Stephens-John Legend Publishing (BMI) administered by BMG

Rights Management (US) LLC. “I’m Not a Loser”

by John Flansburgh/John Linnell-TMBG Music (BMI). “Best Day Ever” by Andy Paley/Tom Kenney-Music by Nickelodeon Inc. (BMI) and Nickelodeon Notes Inc. (SESAC), administered

by Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “SpongeBob SquarePants Theme” by Derek Drymon/Mark Harrison/Stephen Hillenburg/Blaise Smith-Tunes

by Nickelodeon Inc. (ASCAP) administered by Famous Music Corp.

FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

Chief Executive Officer..........................................Ken Gentry President............................................................................Orin Wolf Chief Financial Officer...............................Scott W. Jackson Chief Operating Officer.............Jennifer Ardizzone-West Chief Producing Officer........................................Seth Wenig Executive Producers........Charlie Stone, Trinity Wheeler Assoc. Producer, Health and Safety Coord..........................Emma Downey Director of Administration...................................Curt Owens Executive Assistant to the President.......................................Hannah Rosenthal Senior Director of Finance....................................John Kinna Controller............................................................. Jennifer Gifford Director of Tour Accounting......................... Laura S. Carey Tax Director.................................................................Pat Guerieri Associate Tax Accountant............................ Kim Ngan Tran Senior Director, Booking and Engagements............................Mary K. Witte Director, Booking and Engagements............. Colin Byrne Booking and Administrative Assistant... Jenny Wallisch Director of Marketing/PR..................................Heather Hess Senior Director, General Management..................Gregory Vander Ploeg General Managers................Elisabeth Bayer, Steve Varon Associate General Manager.....Pearce Landry-Wegener General Manager Associate.........................Nicole Gehring Senior Director, Production Management............................Jason Juenker Senior Production Manager...........................Hector Guivas Production Managers...........Evan Rooney, Walker White Music Coordinator..................................................John Mezzio IT Manager........................................................................Tim Pizza Office Manager................................................Buddy Piccolino Office Assistant........................................................ Carol Jewell Warehouse Manager..................................................Brad Korff Warehouse Costume Manager......... Bobby Maglaughlin

THE NICKELODEON GROUP EXECUTIVE Brian Robbins David Bittler Sharon Cohen Anne Mullen Karen Seminara BUSINESS & MARKETING Laura Lundgren Danny Urquia Joe Nozick Haley Zenna Thomas Kingsley Jessie Pries Mariana Gracia Sebastien Bresson Colin Scully MUSIC & CREATIVE Stephen Hillenburg Marc Ceccarelli Doug Cohn John Paul Geurts Russell Hicks Jennie Monica Claudia Spinelli Kelly Gardner Vincent Waller

SPECIAL THANKS TO

The Proctors Theater, Schenectady, NY, Philp Morris, CEO Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo, Alex Weaver & David Keefe/Euclid Machine and Design, Five Stride Skate Shop, Deni Yang/Gazillion Bubble Show, Bill Irwin, Joel Jeske, Jimmy Maize, G W Mercier, David Neumann, Jonathan Nosan, Caissie St. Onge, Palmer Musical Instruments, Erik Pearson, Noah Starr, Tim Codwin/Taylor Guitars, Doug Reed/Tour Supply, Chris Velvin.

DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT IN ITS 2019/20 BROADWAY SEASON

TAX AND FINANCIAL CONSULTING, ACCOUNTING SERVICES CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Brian Enverso, Kathleen Thies INSURANCE BROKER SERVICES Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc. Robert B. Middleton, Sr and Meghan Coleman

FINANCIAL SERVICES AND BANKING ARRANGEMENTS BY SunTrust Bank TheSpongeBobMusical.com Facebook, Instagram: @TheSpongeBobMusical Twitter: @SpongeBobBway #SpongeBobMusical This production is not affiliated with Actors’ Equity Association.

All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE. United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.

THE BUELL THEATRE is part of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, owned and operated by the City and County of Denver, Arts and Venues.

CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER Michael Hancock, Mayor ARTS AND VENUES Ginger White-Brunetti, Executive Director For information call: 720.865.4220

PLEASE BE ADVISED • LATECOMERS and those exiting the theatre are seated at predetermined breaks in designated areas.

• PHOTOS, RECORDING & CELL PHONE USE are prohibited.

• CHILDREN 6+ are welcome in our theatres and must be ticketed.

• DRINKS are allowed in provided containers.

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For millions of us, high school was no laughing matter.

More like downright painful. Until there was Tina.

Celebrated comedy writer Tina Fey found fetch in your teenage PTSD when she wrote the catchphrase-rich screenplay for Mean Girls, which rocketed from teen cult fave to bona-fide box-office pink in 2004, grossing more than $128 million. Fey’s take on the well-worn subject of cliques who rule the school was different from its many pop-culture predecessors, her husband says, “because she’s funny — and she’s funny in a way that holds up.”

Fey adapted Mean Girls into a stage musical that has played for two years on Broadway and now comes to Denver as a touring production that has found widespread audience appeal because unlike, say, Stephen King’s Carrie, the nasty kids don’t end up fried in the high-school gym. They are redeemed. That’s because Mean Girls is about more than just the mean girls.

“Oh, there are many mean people in high school,” said Jeff Richmond, an Emmy-winning composer who married Fey in 2001 and wrote the music for the Mean Girls musical. “But there are also very sweet people, and very broken people, and very hurt people, too. And with this musical, we are trying to give all of them a voice and a sense of self-importance.”

The irony of the musical’s title, Richmond said, “is that the show is so joyful and so much fun. The title does hang on that one word — Mean — but there’s so much more to it than that.”

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Fey based her film on the self-help book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman. The story follows a homeschooled girl who joins a girl group called The Plastics, only to learn first-hand the price of sacrificing your true self for a spot at the top of the popularity food chain. Fey’s script produced one classic line after another, some that theatregoers now shout out during live performances. (“Gretchen, stop trying to make fetch happen!”)

Successfully adapting that proven source material to the stage largely depended on how the music of Richmond and lyricist Nell Benjamin would enhance the show’s overall message of acceptance. Their versatile score produced multiple anthems, among them “I’d Rather Be Me (Than Be With You)” and “Where Do You Belong?”

Richmond cites “I See Stars” as a song that strikes to the heart of Mean Girls. “That’s a song that says everybody is a star, in their own right, no matter what group you are in,” he said. “The song contains an important line that says: ‘I see you there. I see you.’ People in high school — or really anyone at any time in their lives — might feel like they disappear amongst all the noise and glitz of the world.

Just being seen is important.”

When Richmond was in high school in Ohio, he was not an athlete. But he was funny, and he navigated adolescent tribulations using comedy as a defense. He found his way into choir and singing groups and marching band, all of which pointed him in the direction of a musical career

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Book by Tina Fey, Music by Jeff Richmond, Lyrics by Nell Benjamin, Directed & Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw Pictured (L-R): Danielle Wade (Cady Heron), Megan Masako Haley (Gretchen Wieners), Mariah Rose Faith (Regina George), Jonalyn Saxer (Karen Smith), Mary Kate Morrissey (Janis Sarkisian), and the National Touring Company of Mean Girls Credit: © 2019 Joan Marcus

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“There is just a very universal feeling about the whole thing,” he said. “Everyone knows how it feels to be bullied, and that transcends high school. Bullying certainly has gotten into our day-to-day culture, especially in the past 10 years. But Mean Girls asks, ‘If you’re bullying somebody, why are you doing that? Are you hurt also?’ ” And Fey is asked by young people all the time for her advice on making it through high school.

“Tina will remind any kid that, yes, four years feels like eternity, but it’s really not,” Richmond said. “You will come out the other side ready to face life, and all those problems you had before will be behind you.

“There’s a line in the opening number where Damien says, ‘And no one died.’ For a while, we had that as the last line in the show. Because the whole idea is that you’re going to get through this. I actually liked high school very much, and I have to say: Life just keeps getting better as you get past all that.

And you do get past it.”

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Mean Girls Creative Team (L-R)Casey Nicholaw, Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin. Photo by Jenny Anderson.

and the National Touring Company of Mean Girls Credit: © 2019 Joan Marcus

that has run through “Saturday Night Live,” where he spent five seasons composing original songs for stars such as Jack Black, Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones; “30 Rock,” with his wife; and now “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” where he is presently working on an interactive special set to debut later this year on Netflix.

If they had prepped together, Richmond said, he and Fey might have been high-school sweethearts. “Actually, no, that would have been terrible,” he self-corrected with a laugh. “We would have broken up by junior year for sure.”

It’s probably no coincidence that the motto of Fey’s Pennsylvania high school was, “Where Every One Is Royalty.” Like Richmond, Fey found the funny people at her Upper Darby High School. “She played tennis, but she wasn’t really an athlete, Richmond said. “She did drama, but she also loved being on the stage crew, and she loved any opportunity for writing. I think she found her way through high school with her caustic wit.”

Richmond and Fey met at Chicago’s famed Second City, and now have two children. When Fey left “SNL” to develop “30 Rock” in 2006, Richmond composed the theme song, appeared as the character “Alphonso Disperioso” and directed five episodes.

Now a sweet 16 years since the Mean Girls film, Richmond isn’t surprised that the story is still speaking not only to a new generation of girls but to their parents and grandparents as well.

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“We knew that working on Until the Flood would take us into difficult historical, cultural and emotional places and I think we both felt we could support each other with that investigation and self-reflection.”

— NEEL KELLER, DIRECTOR

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Our two major political parties, once frenemies, appear locked down in irremediable differences. Disputation has poisoned our daily life, coarsening relationships and affecting too many aspects of daily existence. Anger, incivility, prevarication and racism have plunged us into social paralysis.

To say nothing of shootings.

Too many shootings have been of black men by white cops, often in situations where the how and why is hard to ascertain. So when on August 9, 2014, Darren Wilson, a white police officer, shot Michael Brown, an 18-year-old unarmed black man in Ferguson, Missouri under murky circumstances, people took sides. And when the St. Louis County prosecutor and the US Department of Justice cleared Wilson of wrongdoing, all hell broke loose. Whom to believe…?

But when the phone call came from the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis to Dael Orlandersmith — a black poet, playwright and performer — offering to commission a theatre piece from her about this event, she said yes, adding peremptorily that director Neel Keller would be “doing it with me.”

That was the start of Until the Flood. Orlandersmith and Keller have worked together on and off for 25 years, ever since he invited her to play The Nurse in a production of Romeo and Juliet at Massachusetts’ Williamstown Theatre Festival. Six years ago, they joined forces to develop Forever, a one-woman “semi-autobiographical exploration of the family we’re born into and the family we choose.” Staged by Keller and commissioned by Los Angeles’ Center Theatre Group (CTG), where Keller is an Associate Artistic Director, it cemented the relationship. He said that piece, written and performed by Orlandersmith, “was a very special experience.”

When it came to tackling the Michael Brown incident, Orlandersmith’s intuitive response was to distill the reaction of people she interviewed around Ferguson and put their words in the mouths of eight composite individuals of her own creation — young, old, man, woman, black, white, liberal and not.

Her characters are a fascinating lot, of varied persuasions and occupations.

Retired black schoolteacher Louisa’s confusion over Brown’s death sets the stage for others’ emotions to follow. Rusty, a retired white policeman, echoes

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some of Louisa’s conflicted feelings when he states that, in his painful confrontations with black people as a cop, it was like… “they wanted to die.”

Orlandersmith’s younger creations express a different kind of fatalism: Not wanting to die, but wanting to get out alive, free of the condemnations determined by the color of their skin.

High-schooler Hassan, eager to find his own “right” way, wishes that his married-with-children and beloved history teacher were his Dad. “I’m thinking of the kids that have parents,” he tells us, “both parents.

Married and carin’ about them…. I’m 17, man. Sometimes I feel seven, sometimes I feel 70…. I want out.” Paul, also 17 and black, lives in the same public housing where Michael Brown lived. “Looks just like a prison,” he tells us. “Please God, let me get out. Just let me get out…”

In contrast, Connie, a white schoolteacher who grieves for both Wilson and Brown, is mortified when her good friend and colleague Margaret — a black teacher, with whom she shared a solid friendship, wine and confidences — is so infuriated that she severs the relationship.

Reuben, a black barber who deals daily in “appearances” is equally wary of so-called liberals for similar reasons. He owns his shop, likes his life and has seen it all. He gets his chance to explain himself to two college students — one white, one black — who invade his shop on a crusade to “save him.” Reuben delivers a memorable lesson in social boundaries to those girls that they may never forget.

Nor does Orlandersmith hesitate to take on Dougray, a selfacknowledged product of “white trash,” smart enough to leave that life behind him and make his own way, even if he hasn’t quite found the compassion to not exploit the less fortunate. He may have escaped a drunken and abusive father, but he’s not yet a better man.

If Orlandersmith was not eager to say much about how she and Keller put the show together, Keller was.

“Dael trusted my artistic impulses and way of collaborating,” he said. “We knew that working on Until the Flood would take us into difficult historical, cultural and emotional places and I think we both felt we could support each other with that investigation and self-reflection.”

The play takes flight confirming all we see and hear, with increasingly poetic utterance. When asked where the title came from, Orlandersmith elliptically responded: “St. Louis is near the Mississippi River…. It’s a Catholic city; water as redemption, as purity, cleanliness….” And like her play, Noah’s Ark also allegedly had just eight human beings on board.

Until the Flood only confirms this poet-playwright as an exemplar of locating that fragile kernel of anguish and truth inside each one of us we like to call a soul. Even less expected is the breadth of her reach. Until the Flood benefits from her philosopher’s mind and an even-handed fairness that dominates her rich diversity of points of view.

Contrary to expectations from someone so precise, she’s not territorial.

She’s prepared to give any serious company the right to use eight different people to play the eight characters she’s created or fly solo with it, as she does. Whether others can begin to match her skill at inhabiting each character as distinctly as she does remains an open question.

When the educated Louisa expresses indignation at the disdainful smirk a less fortunate young black girl sends her way, her father cautions her, “Sometimes, you can know so much and know so little…”

It’s what this Flood is all about, upending preconceptions and offering a tough, uplifting as well as humbling moment for us all.

SYLVIE DRAKE is a translator, writer, and former theatre critic and columnist for the Los Angeles Times. She is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, a contributor to culturalweekly.com, and occasional contributor to American Theatre magazine and the Los Angeles Times.

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Ameristar Casino Resort Spa is proud to continue its sponsorship of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in 2020. DCPA has been entertaining audiences in the Denver community for decades with its world-class productions. Also being in the business to entertain, it’s a natural fit for Ameristar to partner with DCPA. Ameristar’s mission is to entertain and create memorable moments for its guests.

“Beyond fostering great entertainment, Ameristar recognizes that all responsible organizations have an obligation to make a meaningful difference in their communities,” said Sean Demeule, General Manager of Ameristar Casino Resort Spa. “Through our community outreach program, Ameristar Cares, team members have the opportunity to help those who need it most by volunteering time and making financial contributions. Whether it is serving a food bank or financially supporting a local charity, our team members have a passion to give back to our community.”

It’s for this reason that Ameristar has continued to partner year after year with DCPA. It’s about having a passion not only to entertain, but also to change lives. To foster a vibrant community of giving and to contribute to causes that seek to create a better tomorrow. When the curtain rises, Ameristar will be standing with DCPA.

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