As You Like It by Syracuse Stage

DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA

DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA PRESENTS

A MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S AS YOU LIKE IT ADAPTED BY

Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery MUSIC AND LYRICS BY

Shaina Taub ORCHESTRATIONS AND BAND ARRANGEMENTS BY

Mike Brun DIRECTED BY

Rodney Hudson MUSIC DIRECTOR

CHOREOGRAPHER

Brian Cimmet

Felipe Panamá

SCENIC DESIGNER

COSTUME DESIGNER

LIGHTING DESIGNER

SOUND DESIGNER

Kristina Fosmire

Amaan Khan

Em Stripling

Jacqueline R. Herter

WIG DESIGNER

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER

ASSISTANT MUSIC DIRECTOR

DRAMATURG

STAGE MANAGER

Michael A. King

Alec Barbour

Jacob Stebly

Puaseisei Patu-Tanielu

Emma Yehle

INTERIM CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA

Holly Thuma Originally commissioned and produced by The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Patrick Willingham, Executive Director. As You Like It is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com SEASON SPONSOR

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CAST Malaika Wanjiku....................................................................Jaques Alexandra Kafrissen..........................................................Rosalind Thomas Riggleman............................................................Orlando Samantha Harnick...................................................................Celia Kevin Ilardi...............................................................................Oliver Dylan Knight Weaver................................................Duke Senior Ian Purcell...............................................................Duke Frederick Will Foohey...................................................................Touchstone Hayden Poe...............................................................................Andy Olivia Lacie Andrews.........................................................Phoebe Sofia Swensen..........................................................................Silvia Rileigh Very.............................................Mama Corin, Ensemble Blaise Rossmann.......................................Papa Corin, Ensemble McKay Marshall.......................................Miss Amiens, Hisperia Shaun Collins.........................William, Frankie Flow, Ensemble Adam Forward..................................................Bronco, Ensemble Zach Simpson......................................................Adam, Caveman Elana Babbitt.............................................Announcer, Ensemble Corinne Ferrer.....................................................Agent, Ensemble Alice Meyer..............................................Little Jaques, Ensemble

SWINGS Rachel Langetieg, Austin Rose

D E D I C AT I O N This show is dedicated to Felix Ivanov.

SETTING A kingdom surrounded by a forest called Arden. Arden in the mythical sanctuary where we all need to travel in order to heal. Arden is here, there, and everywhere. No one is an expert in our Arden.

There will be one fifteen-minute intermission.

ADDITIONAL CREDITS Puppeteers: Elana Babbitt, Shaun Collins, Kevin Ilardi, Blaise Rossmann Dance Captain: Blaise Rossmann Fight Captains: Adam Forward, Austin Rose Assistant to the Director: Puaseisei Patu-Tanielu Assistant Music Director: Jacob Stebly Assistant Choreographer: Olivia Lacie Andrews Additional Staging and Choreography: Olivia Lacie Andrews, Blaise Rossmann Assistant Scenic Designer: Angel Wai Yan Lam Associate Costume Designer: Rosario Appleton Figueira Assistant Costume Designer: Ryn Gross Assistant Lighting Designer: Mairead Cummins Assistant Sound Designer: Malena Logan Assistant Stage Manager: Emily Kellner Assistant Stage Manager: Maya Royston Casting Assistant: Liam Bierley

SONG LIST All the World’s a Stage (prologue)....................................Jaques The Man I’m Supposed to Be.........................................Orlando Rosalind, Be Merry............................................................Rosalind The Wrestling Match.....................................................Company After the Match...............................................Orlando, Rosalind In Arden......................................Duke Senior, Jaques, Company Under the Greenwood Tree.................Duke Senior, Company Will U Be My Bride?.................................Orlando, Touchstone Imagine I’m Your Lover....................................Rosalind, Orlando You Phoebe Me.....................................Silvia, Phoebe, Rosalind Oh Deer..........................Duke Senior, Miss Amiens, Company When I’m Your Wife..........................................................Rosalind Will U Be My Groom?....................................Touchstone, Andy For Real................................................................................Orlando Getting Married Tomorrow...........................................Company Rosalind, Be Merry (reprise)..........................................Rosalind For Real (reprise).............................................Rosalind, Orlando You Phoebe Me (reprise)......................................Phoebe, Silvia Under the Greenwood Tree (reprise).........................Company Still I Will Love.................................................................Company All the World’s a Stage (epilogue)....................................Jaques

ORCHESTRA Keyboard 1................................................................Brian Cimmet Keyboard 2..................................................................Jacob Stebly Drums..........................................................................Josh Dekaney Bass...........................................................................Mike Fittipaldi Guitar..............................................................................Gillian Kroll

SPECIAL THANKS Special thanks to Kal Alston, Jacob Stebly, Carmen Martinez, Maria Marrero, Dante Oliva Smith, Alex Koziara, Dianna Angell, Kate Lumpkin, Brian Smallwood, Clementina Martinez

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AS YO U L I K E I T

NOTE FROM THE DIRECTING TEAM Why Now? This production of As You Like It is a declaration of love. While it seems that American society has become more accepting and inclusive of the LGBTQI+ community, governmental policies have shown that the country needs more growth than some are willing to accept. On March 28th of this year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the “Parental Rights in Education” bill (also known as the DON’T SAY GAY bill), prohibiting classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in grades K-3, inclusive of any material that is not deemed “age-appropriate.” While supporters of the bill believe that it re-establishes parental rights in Florida, the ban is detrimental to the growth and development of LGBTQI+ youth. As Sam Ames (they/them), director of Advocacy and

As a declaration of love, this production of As You Like It investigates how we, as humans, accept the love around us and showcases the various forms love can have. We ask you the question, “Who can love?” and invite you to join us on the journey as we find the answer. Government Affairs at The Trevor Project, says, “The bill disregards LGBTQ students across Florida, forcing them back into the closet by policing their identity and silencing important discussions about the issues they face.” There have been over 400 anti-LGBTQI+ bills introduced across the country in 2021. These bills range from granting states a license to discriminate against LGBTQI+ people and families, to erasing LGBTQI+

people from education curricula, to denying transgender people access to health care and prohibiting transgender youth from participating in school sports. As a declaration of love, this production of As You Like It investigates how we, as humans, accept the love around us and showcases the various forms love can have. We ask you the question, “Who can love?” and invite you to join us on the journey as we find the answer.

CAST Olivia Lacie Andrews (Phoebe, Assistant Choreographer, Additional Staging and Choreography) is a proud junior musical theater major from Bucks County, PA. Recent credits include: Matilda the Musical (Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production), Chicago, Rock of Ages (Theater Aspen). Syracuse University Department of Drama credits include: The Matchmaker (mainstage), Songs for a New World (independent student project), and Marilyn in Antigone, presented by the girls of St. Catherine’s (sophomore project). Olivia would like to thank the entire team for bringing this piece alive! Thank you, Felipe, for trust and creativity. All my love to my family and friends who give me strength. IG: @livdrews

Globe in London and is thrilled to continue working with Shakespeare text and this awesome company in her first mainstage production! Shaun Collins (William, Frankie Flow, Ensemble, Puppeteer) is a junior musical theater major from Hingham, MA. He is thrilled to be part of this incredible company! Department of Drama credits include Matilda the Musical (Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production), Miss Havisham’s Wedding (New Works New Voices Initiative), The Aliens (sophomore project), and Black Box Player’s production of Lonely Planet. He would like to thank his family, friends, and teachers for all their love and support! @_shauncollins_ Corinne Ferrer (Agent, Ensemble) is a B.F.A. junior acting major at Syracuse University from Miami, FL, and is so happy to be playing in As You Like It, her first mainstage Department of Drama production! Her recent Department of Drama credits include: Love and Information (studio project), She Kills Monsters as Lilith/ Steve, and Songs for a New World (studio project). She would like to thank the creative team, her professors, and her family for their constant support! Corinne hopes you enjoy this musical as much as she has enjoyed working on it!

Elana Babbitt (Announcer, Ensemble, Puppeteer) is a junior musical theater major from Malvern, PA. Recent Department of Drama credits include Maggie/Danica understudy in Miss Havisham’s Wedding (New Works New Voices Initiative), Mary-Ann understudy in The Bridge (workshop), female swing in Songs for a New World (studio project), and Tamsin in Antigone, presented by the Girls of St Catherine’s (sophomore project). She was also lucky enough to study at Shakespeare’s

CAST Will Foohey (Touchstone) is a junior at Syracuse University pursuing a B.F.A. in acting with a concentration in musical performance. At the Department of Drama, he has been seen in the mainstage production Working (Man #3) and the New Works New Voices Initiative Miss Havisham’s Wedding (Mr. Havisham/Abidan Pocket). He would like to thank the company, crew, and his friends and family for their support. @will.foohey

Outsiders, Best Actor under 18 for Super Drycleaners, Utah Web Series Film Festival. He would like to thank the Department of Drama for this opportunity and his family, friends, and teachers for all their support.

Adam Forward (Bronco, Ensemble, Fight Captain) is a sophomore B.F.A. acting major from Calgary, Canada. Department of Drama credits include Jordan in Sender (mainstage) and Henry in Next to Normal (Black Box Players). Other credits include the Canadian premier of Crossing Swords (Forte Musical Theatre Guild), Spring Awakening, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Outsiders, West Side Story, Grease, Rent, Seussical the Musical (Storybook Theatre), and A Christmas Carol (Theatre Calgary). TV: Super Drycleaners (Kyle). Film: Return of the Pendragon (Tristan). Voice over: FutureCard BuddyFight Ace (Light) and FutureCard BuddyFight X (Gaito), Vanguard (Chris). Awards: Best Actor Professional Play, Broadway World Regional Awards for The

Kevin Ilardi (Oliver, Puppeteer) is a sophomore actor/singer major from Goshen, NY. Since enrolling at Syracuse University, he has been seen in the ensemble of Black Box Player’s production of Rocky Horror Picture Show and the New Works New Voices Initiative Miss Havisham’s Wedding as Old Gargery. This past summer, Kevin worked as a performer at the one and only Legoland, New York, and plans to return this summer.

Samantha Harnick (Celia) is a sophomore musical theater major from Sherman Oaks, CA. At the Department of Drama, Samantha has been featured in Ricky Pak’s production of Id, a filmed episodic piece.

Alexandra Kafrissen (Rosalind) is excited to make her Syracuse University Department of Drama debut in As You Like It! Alexandra is a sophomore musical theater major from Philadelphia, PA, who began performing at the age of nine. Previous favorite

CAST Alice Meyer (Little Jacques, Ensemble) is a sophomore musical theater major from Hoboken, NJ. She is thrilled to be part of her first mainstage production at Syracuse University! Past Credits include: Smile (Robin), Ragtime (Emma Goldman), and Spring Awakening (Wendla). Department of Drama credits include: Id (filmed project), Miss Havisham’s Wedding (New Works New Voices Initiative). My thanks and love to my family, friends, and all of my teachers who have made this possible.

roles include Wendla Bergman (Spring Awakening), Velma Kelly (Chicago), and Kathy Hiatt (The Last Five Years). She is grateful to her family and friends for their love and support, and would like to thank all those involved in As You Like It for making it such an incredible experience. Rachel Langetieg (Swing) is a junior musical theater major from Hermosa Beach, CA. She has most recently been seen as a scary big kid/the Acrobat in the Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production of Matilda the Musical. This is Rachel’s first time swinging and she is loving it! Big thanks to the cast, crew, and production team for making the process so smooth. Enjoy this hilarious show and have a splendid day.

Hayden Poe (Andy) is a sophomore musical theater major from Seattle, WA. He is thrilled to be in this production of As You Like It. Some favorite previous credits include Gabe Goodman in Black Box Players’ Next to Normal, Charles Compeyson in Miss Havisham’s Wedding (New Works New Voices Initiative), Roger Davis in Rent, Jesse Tuck in Tuck Everlasting, Ren McCormack in Footloose, and Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia. Hayden would like to thank his friends, family, and professors for their unconditional love and support. He hopes you enjoy this beautiful show! IG: @itshaydenpoe

McKay Marshall (Miss Amiens, Hisperia) is a junior musical theater major from St. Louis, MO. She is thrilled to be making her mainstage debut in the Syracuse University Department of Drama! Some of her favorite credits include Kinky Boots, Fiddler on the Roof, Seussical, and Joseph at The Muny, as well as Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie at Gateway Center for Performing Arts. McKay would like to thank the entire cast, crew, and production team for making this show such an incredible experience.

CAST Ian Purcell (Duke Frederick) is a sophomore acting major from Petaluma, CA. He was most recently in the Department of Drama’s New Works New Voices Initiative Miss Havisham’s Wedding, as well as the Department production of Urinetown (before it was cancelled). He was also in the Black Box Player’s production of Next to Normal as a piano accompanist until he was removed. This summer he will be taking a break from theater.

sic streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music under the stage name “Rosethorn”. Austin Rose’s most recent album is titled Vera Kewl. Blaise Rossmann (Papa Corin, Ensemble, Puppeteer, Dance Captain, Additional Staging and Choreography) is a sophomore musical theater major from Bergen County, NJ. He is beyond excited to be joining the company of As You Like It as Papa Corin. He was last seen as the male swing in the Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production of Matilda the Musical. This summer, Blaise can be seen in the ensembles of Footloose and Cinderella at Bill Hanney’s Theatre By the Sea in Rhode Island. Above all, Blaise wants to thank his family and friends for their constant love and support! Instagram: @alexiosblaise

Tom Riggleman (Orlando) is a junior actor/singer major from Las Vegas, NV. Recent credits include Melchior in Spring Awakening (Black Box Players) and Joe/ August/Cabman in The Matchmaker (mainstage). Tom wants to thank his family, friends, and mentors for their continuous love and support. Enjoy the show!

Zach Simpson (Adam, Caveman) is a sophomore acting major from Albany, NY. Previously, Zach played Matthew Pocket in Miss Havisham’s Wedding as a part of the Department’s New Works New Voices Initiative. Other theatre: Les Miserables (Jean Valjean), Calvin Berger (Calvin), Godspell (Jesus), and The Addams Family (Uncle Fester). Zach would like to thank his family and friends for the continued support.

Austin Rose (Swing, Fight Captain) is a sophomore acting major from Bethesda, MD. Department of Drama credits include Miss Havisham’s Wedding (New Works New Voices Initiative), Id (film production), and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Black Box Players). Austin Rose can be found on mu-

CAST Sofia Swensen (Silvia) is a junior musical theater major from Pittsburgh, PA, and would like to thank the cast and crew for a truly magical experience! She was most recently seen in Department of Drama’s Id (video project) and The Matchmaker as Minnie Fay (mainstage). She expresses sincere gratitude to her family for their unwavering support and her cat, Shnood.

Hortensia in the Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production of Matilda the Musical, Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown, and Paulette in Legally Blonde. When she isn’t singing, acting, or falling out of turns, she is probably playing golf, making eggs, or reading. She is so excited to continue telling stories again and she is so thankful for each and every person reading this. Enjoy the show! Instagram: @malaikawanjiku Dylan Knight Weaver (Duke Senior) is a junior musical theater major from Boulder, CO. Dylan’s most recent Department of Drama credits include Sender (mainstage) as Jordan, Working (mainstage), and Spring Awakening (Black Box Players) as Moritz. Other recent credits include Dogfight, Violet, and Hunchback of Notre Dame. Dylan is excited to be back on stage and would like to thank all those who have supported him up to this point.

Rileigh Very (Mama Corin, Ensemble) is a sophomore musical theater major from Pittsburgh, PA! At the Syracuse University Department of Drama, Rileigh was previously in Id as a writer, actress, and choreographer of the devised film piece. She is so excited to be playing Mama Corin/ Ensemble in As You Like It! Malaika Wanjiku (Jaques) is a native Kenyan and is so thrilled to be a part of As You Like It. Her favorite roles include Bruce/

A R T I S T I C S TA F F Kristina Fosmire (Scenic Designer) is a senior theater design and technology major with a concentration in scenic design from Gloversville, NY. After transferring into this program from the School of Architecture, she has previously been an assistant scenic designer for Mansfield Park (mainstage), The Matchmaker (mainstage), Bright Half Life (mainstage), and Urinetown (mainstage), as well as being lead scenic designer for the Black Box Players production of Next to Normal. She also has a special interest in makeup design and SFX, with previous credits including Opening Night (student thesis film), The Fantastical Mime (student film), The Icaabod (student film), Gruesome Playground Injuries (studio project), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Black Box Players), The Impresario (Syracuse Opera), and The Shape of Things (art exhibition). She is thrilled to be closing out her college experience with this production and would like to give a special thank you to Carmen Martinez for her unconditional support.

design on The Matchmaker (mainstage), and assistant costume design on A Grand Night for Singing (mainstage). He would like to express his endless gratitude and thanks to all of the incredible women around him who have pushed him to where he is today. @amaankhandesigns. Em Stripling (Lighting Designer) is a junior theater design and technology major with a concentration in lighting design from Brooklyn, NY. She designed Black Box Players production of Next to Normal as well as assisting Dawn Chiang on Syracuse Stage’s I and You, Joey Moro on the Department of Drama’s mainstage production of Bright Half Life, and other projects. As You Like It is her first Department of Drama mainstage production as a lead designer. Jacqueline R. Herter (Sound Designer) has served as resident sound designer at Syracuse Stage and Syracuse University’s Department of Drama since 1997. She shifted and combined theatrical design with video/film design for last year’s season. Herter has designed for Indiana Repertory Theatre, Studio Arena, the Wilma, Geva, Round House, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Virginia Stage, and the Hangar Theater as well as other theaters across the nation. Some favorite designs have been: Annapurna, Beauty and the Beast, Next to Normal, Mary Poppins, Nine, Hairspray, The Over-

Amaan Khan (Costume Designer) is a junior theater design and technology major with a concentration in costume and scenic design from Benton, ME. As You Like It is Amaan’s Department of Drama debut as a lead designer. Previous credits include assistant scenic design on Working (mainstage), assistant costume

A R T I S T I C S TA F F Franklin Stage. Intimacy Direction: (for Syracuse Stage) Amadeus; (for Syracuse University Department of Drama) Romeo and Juliet, Everybody, Wild Party; (for Wallbyrd Theatre Co.) Bard Bending: Fight Club Edition, Two Gentlemen of Verona; (for Utica College) Dracula. Fight Direction: (for Syracuse Stage) Amadeus, Suzette who Set to Sea, Deathtrap, Disgraced; (for Syracuse University Department of Drama) Wild Party, Kiss Me, Kate; (for University of Rochester) Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (with J. David Brimmer); (for Nazareth College) Spring Awakening, Hayfever, Vinegar Tom; (for Le Moyne College) She Kills Monsters, Macbeth in Concert, Romeo & Juliet in Concert, The Liar; (for Hilberry Repertory Theatre) The Cripple of Inishmaan, Macbeth, The Mousetrap, Moon Over Buffalo; (for Wayne State University) Arabian Nights, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, SubUrbia; (for Wallbyrd Theatre Co) Two Gentlemen of Verona, Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Dracula. Alec teaches stage combat courses at Le Moyne College, Nazareth College, and Utica College. He is an apprentice with Intimacy Directors International, and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA.

whelming, Caroline, or Change, The Miracle Worker, The Wolves, The Day Room, The Christians, Radio Golf, Parade, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Red Noses, The Real Thing, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, M. Butterfly, A Raisin in the Sun, A Lesson Before Dying, Copenhagen, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Inherit the Wind, and Big River. Michael A. King (Wig Designer). Designs credits include Geva Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, New Repertory Theatre, Tri-City Opera, and Tuacahn Theatre. Toured with Matilda the Musical, Kinky Boots, Cabaret, Warhorse, and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Film and TV credits include Free Guy, I Care A Lot, Hubie Halloween, and City on a Hill. Proud member of IATSE 798. Alec Barbour (Fight Choreographer) is a Rochester, NY, based actor, fight choreographer, and playwright. He has been studying stage combat since 2005, and is a certified teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors. He received his M.F.A. in acting at the Hilberry Repertory Theatre at Wayne State University in Detroit, where his roles included Iago in Othello, Carson in Gross Indecency, and Charles Lomax in Major Barbara. Regional acting credits include Sir Castor (and fight captain) in Camelot at Drury Lane Theatre and Horner in The Country Wife at

Jacob Stebly (Assistant Music Director) is a Syracuse-based pianist and a graduate of The Eastman School of

A R T I S T I C S TA F F Puaseisei Patu-Tanielu “Pua” (Dramaturg, Assistant to the Director) is a junior theater management major from San Bernardino, CA. Her interests lie in commercial producing, general management, and theatrical real estate.

Music. He is the assistant music director and a voice teacher for the Department of Drama at Syracuse University where he has music directed A Grand Night for Singing (original arrangements and orchestrations), two workshops for New Works/New Voices (The Bridge and Miss Havisham’s Wedding), and Little Shop of Horrors and assistant music directed A Chorus Line, The Wild Party, Into the Woods, and Crazy for You. He has been the associate conductor for the Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-productions of Matilda the Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Elf: The Musical, and The Wizard of Oz as well as music directing The Last Five Years for the Southern Colorado Repertory Theatre and serving as a teacher and music director at Stagedoor Manor. His compositions have been heard in various plays including The Matchmaker, Three Sisters, and The Cat’s Meow. www.jacobstebly.com

Emma Yehle (Stage Manager) is a junior stage management major from Houston, TX. Department of Drama stage management credits include Working: The Musical (mainstage) and On the Lake (mainstage). This past fall Emma had the incredible opportunity to intern and assistant stage manage Footfalls and Rockaby, Relatively Speaking, and The Tempest at Jermyn Street theater in London, England. This summer Emma will be interning for Syracuse Stage’s production of salt/city/blues. She would like to thank the company for creating such a beautiful world of Arden, and her parents and friends for supporting her always. For Pops.

A S S I S TA N T S & A S S O C I AT E S Liam Bierley (Casting Assistant) is a sophomore theater management student with a minor in business from Baltimore, MD.

Rosario Appleton Figueira (Associate Costume Designer) is a sophomore theater design and technology major from Lisbon, Portugal.

Mairead Cummins (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a sophomore theater design and technology major with a concentration in lighting design from Annapolis, MD.

Ryn Gross (Assistant Costume Designer) is a freshman theater design and technology major with a concentration in scenic and costume design from San Francisco, CA.

A S S I S TA N T S & A S S O C I AT E S Emily Kellner (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freshman stage management major from Miami, FL.

Angel Wai Yan Lam (Assistant Scenic Designer) is a sophomore theater design and technology major with a concentration in scenic design from Hong Kong.

Malena Logan (Assistant Sound Designer) is a junior theater design and technology major, with a concentration in scenic and sound design, from Pasadena, CA.

Maya Royston (Assistant Stage Manger) is a freshman theater management major from Pittsburgh, PA.

DIRECTOR Rodney Hudson is very pleased to work with Syracuse University Department of Drama students again. He was a member of the drama faculty for many years. MUSIC DIRECTOR Brian Cimmet has been the music director for both the Department of Drama and Syracuse Stage since 2010, including recent productions of Matilda the Musical, Working, Beauty and the Beast, and A Chorus Line. He is also a member of the fulltime faculty and serves as program coordinator for musical theater. Outside of Syracuse, Brian’s credits include the Broadway companies of The Drowsy Chaperone, Mary Poppins, and Grease; the Off-

Broadway companies of I Love You Because (also the cast album), The Tin Pan Alley Rag, Do You Want to Be Screen Buddies, and Newsical; and a lifetime of summer stock and regional theater. In an unrelated but parallel universe centered on crossword puzzles, Brian hosts a weekly podcast (Fill Me In) and an annual tournament (Lollapuzzoola), and if that sort of thing interests you, you can visit www.bemoresmarter.com to learn more.

CHOREOGRAPHER Felipe Panamá is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and visual artist. He teaches various levels of ballet, jazz, and contemporary as part of the musical theater faculty at Syracuse University. @_felipepanama

C R E AT O R S William Shakespeare (Playwright) (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Most of his known work was produced between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories, genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the sixteenth century. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the nineteenth century. The Romantics, in particular, acclaimed Shakespeare’s genius, and the Victorians worshipped Shakespeare with a reverence that George Bernard Shaw called “bardolatry”. His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied, performed, and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world.

Shaina Taub (Adaptation, Music and Lyrics). Raised in the green mountains of Vermont, Shaina Taub is a New York-based songwriter and performer. She has won the Jonathan Larson Grant, the Fred Ebb Award, and the Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award and has an ongoing concert residency at Joe’s Pub. Taub has starred in her musical adaptations of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and As You Like It at the Public Theater’s Delacorte in Central Park, commissioned for their groundbreaking Public Works initiative. Her musical, Suffs, about the American women’s suffrage movement, recently opened at the Public Theater, and she’s writing lyrics for the upcoming musical of The Devil Wears Prada, with music by Sir Elton John. Taub’s work was featured in Lincoln Center’s American Songbook concert series and she recently made her Carnegie Hall debut performing her music with the New York Pops. She wrote songs for and co-starred in Bill Irwin and David Shiner’s Old Hats, directed by Tina Landau at the Signature Theatre and A.C.T. She earned a Lucille Lortel Award nomination as Mary in the off-Broadway run of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, and appeared in the original cast of Hadestown at New York Theatre Workshop. Her songs have been performed by Audra McDonald and Sutton Foster, and she wrote the theme song for Julie Andrews’

C R E AT O R S Netflix series Julie’s Greenroom, performed by Sara Bareilles. Her two albums, Visitors and Die Happy are available at www.shainataub.com.

Citizen, Theater maker) that takes an ensemble of community members and puts them in the “artistic driver’s seat.” By partnering with a professional playwright, this ensemble of citizen artists devised an original play directed by Woolery. In the summer of 2017, with collaborators Shaina Taub and Sonya Tayeh, Woolery directed a new musical adaptation of As You Like It at the Delacorte Theater with 200 New Yorkers. That production was named as one of “The Best Theater in 2017” by the New York Times. Woolery has developed and directed new works with diverse communities ranging from incarcerated women to residents of a small Kansas town devastated by a tornado. Woolery creates site-specific work and has worked with communities in locations such as a working sawmill in Eureka, California, parking lots, prisons and the banks of the Los Angeles River. Woolery curated and produced a two-week festival in Los Angeles that explored issues of hunger that brought artists, activists, community, and thought leaders together. In keeping with her lifelong commitment to community engagement, Woolery partnered with Trinity Repertory Theater to deepen their artistic work with the Latinx community in the larger Rhode Island area. This partnership launched Teatro en El Verano, a program that tours bi-lingual Shakespeare plays back into community. As a playwright, Woolery’s plays have been produced

Laurie Woolery (Adaptation) is a director, playwright, educator, facilitator and producer. She has worked at the Public Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Yale Repertory, Trinity Repertory, Goodman Theater, Cornerstone Theater Company, South Coast Repertory, Mark Taper Forum, Denver Center, Los Angeles Philharmonic, East West Players, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Inge Center for the Arts, Plaza de la Raza/RedCAT, Ricardo Montalban Theatre, Deaf-West Theatre, Highways Performance Space, and Sundance Playwrights Lab as well as the Sundance Children’s Theater. Woolery has directed world premieres of plays by Tanya Saracho, Mary Kathryn Nagle, Charise Castro Smith, Marisela Trevino Orta, Aditi Kapil, K.J. Sanchez, Julie Marie Myatt, Cody Henderson, Allison Carey, and others. Currently, Woolery is the Director of Public Works at The Public Theater, an initiative that seeks to engage the people of New York by making them creators and not just spectators. Working with partner organizations in all five boroughs, Public Works invites members of diverse communities to join in the creation of ambitious works of participatory theater. In 2015, Woolery launched a new Public Works program called ACTivate (Artist,

C R E AT O R S around the country. Her solo play Salvadorian Moon/African Sky was commissioned by Cornerstone Theater Company and performed in their citywide Festival of Faith. Prior to her work at The Public, Woolery was the associate artistic director of Cornerstone Theater Company, conservatory director at South Coast Repertory and artist-in-residence at Hollygrove Children’s Home in Los Angeles. Woolery teaches at Princeton, NYU, Brown, USC, Cal Arts, Citrus College, California State University at Northridge, and California State University at Los Angeles. She serves on the Board of the Latinx Producers Action Network, Latinx Commons and is a founding member of The Sol Project in New York. Woolery is a proud recipient of the Fuller Road Fellowship for Women Directors of Color. Woolery is a graduate from University of California, Los Angeles.

(Berkeley Rep, 2017), and co-arranger/onstage musician for Old Hats (Signature Theatre, 2016). Brun made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2017, contributing orchestrations to the New York Pops Symphony’s Women of Note concert. Brun’s multi-instrumental versatility and thoughtful arrangement skills make him a first-call band member. Among many acts, he has played for Cristin Milioti, Krystle Warren, Kate Davis, Jacob Snider, Mark Sonnenblick, and is a longtime fixture of Shaina Taub’s band. Brun co-produced Shaina Taub’s album Die Happy with Dean Sharenow, played and sang on it, and contributed the string and horn arrangements for it. A composer-crooner himself, Brun has established a brand of hypnotic, intelligent songwriting all his own. His most recent album is entitled there is no river strong as me. In 2019, he wrote the song “fork in the road” for Freddie Falls In Love, a narrative dance piece by Emmy-nominated choreographer Al Blackstone. Brun is a proud fellow of the Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project. Brun holds a Masters degree in screen scoring from NYU and has been in the film scoring field since 2018. He has already created memorable scores for feature-length films, shorts, documentaries, and podcasts, and his scores have been heard at film festivals such as SXSW, AFI, and Edinburgh International. When not making music, Brun is an aspiring plantfluencer on Instagram and has trouble not saying hello to every dog on the street.

Mike Brun (Orchestrations and Band Arrangements) is an American composer, performer, orchestrator, and producer. His broad-ranging skillset and deep belief in collaboration have led to a kaleidoscopic career in film, theater, and recording. As an orchestrator, performer, and music director for the stage, Brun is known for his inventiveness and flexibility. Notable credits include music director/onstage musician for Mr. Burns (Playwrights Horizons, 2013), orchestrator and bandleader for Twelfth Night (Delacorte, 2018), orchestrator for Monsoon Wedding

I N T E R I M C H A I R , D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A Holly Thuma is associate professor of voice and verse in the Department of Drama and a certified associate teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework. Holly’s acting and directing credits include productions with Quantum Theatre, the Dallas Theatre Center, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, City Theatre Company, Penn State Center Stage, and Perry Mansfield New Play Festival, as well as independent films. She has served as dialect/vocal coach for many productions at the Syracuse University De-

partment of Drama including Romeo and Juliet, The House of the Spirits, Major Barbara, and Top Girls, and for Mickey Rowe in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at Syracuse Stage. A passionate believer in arts education, Holly’s career has included development and direction of performance programs for underserved children through the Pittsburgh Public Theater and for the Hope Academy of Music and the Arts. She is a proud union member of Actors’ Equity and SAG/AFTRA.

A B O U T T H E D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A Part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Syracuse University Department of Drama offers degree programs in acting, musical theater, theater design and technology, stage management, and theater management utilizing conservatory-style training in a university setting and in collaboration with Syracuse Stage. With much appre-

ciation, the Department of Drama wishes to acknowledge the valuable contribution of the Syracuse Stage staff. While students are responsible for designing the technical elements of most Drama productions, implementing these designs requires a significant contribution by the professional staff of the Syracuse Stage production department.

P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F & R U N C R E W

Faculty Advisors to Student Designers.....................................................Carmen M. Martinez Faculty Advisor to Stage Managers....................................................................Don Buschmann Light Board Operator....................................................................................................Isaiah Tucker Sound Board Operator................................................................................Katharine Stephenson Spotlight Operator..........................................................................Evan Hoover, Mabel McPhee Deck...........................................................................Sydney Carmona, Benjamin Godley-Fisher Dressers...........Lillian Benge, Brooklyn Green, Ryn Gross, Caroline Marchetti, Kit Verweij Costume Maintenance......................................................................Hope Allen, Cricket Withall Production Assistant................................................................................Benjamin Godley-Fisher Hang and Focus Crew................................Lillian Benge, Luke Blumencranz, Madelyn Clark, Brooklyn Green, Skyler Gross, Evan Hoover, Jay Korter, Angel Lam, Mabel McPhee S Y R A C U S E U N I V E R S I T Y D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A

Interim Chair....................................................................................................................Holly Thuma Business Manager.................................................................................................................Lisa Tucci Administrative Specialist...................................................................................Charlotte Santella Director, Tepper Semester in NYC...............................................................................Erica Jensen Assistant Music Director...............................................................................................Jacob Stebly Dean, VPA...................................................................................................................Michael S. Tick F U L L-T I M E FA C U LT Y

Christine Albright-Tufts Robert Andrusko Rufus Bonds, Jr. Kiira Schmidt Carper Brian Cimmet James A. Clark Stephen Cross Izmir Ickbal

Felix Ivanov Rebecca Karpoff Alex Koziara Andrea Leigh-Smith David Lowenstein Celia Madeoy Carmen Martinez Katherine McGerr

Thom Miller Ricky Pak Felipe Panama Holly Thuma Kathleen Wrinn Ralph Zito

A D J U N C T FA C U LT Y

Jill Anderson Dianna Angell Alec Barbour Kathleen Baum Bradley Beckman Kerry Bereza Dave Bowman Don Buschmann Diane Coloton Gretchen Darrow-Crotty Marina de Ratmiroff Danita Emma

Kathryn Fathers Marcus Herndon Jacqueline R. Herter Emily Holm Robert Hupp Sandra Knapp Richard Koons Nicholas Kowerko Zizi Majid Michael McCurdy Kathryn Miranda Amanda Moore A C C O M PA N I S T S

Kerry Bereza, Abel Searor, Jacob Stebly 23

Leslie Noble Whitney Pak Stuart Plymesser Rebecca Schuetz Hanni Schwarzlander Abel Searor Blake Segal Jacob Stebly Randy Steffen Bradley Stone Joseph Whelan Matthew Winning

DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA

22/23 SEASON

SWEET CHARITY BOOK BY NEIL SIMON | MUSIC BY CY COLEMAN | LYRICS BY DOROTHY FIELDS | BASED ON AN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY BY FEDERICO FELLINI, TULLIO PINELLI, AND ENNIO FLAIANO | PRODUCED FOR THE BROADWAY STAGE BY FRYER, CARR, AND HARRIS CONCEIVED, STAGED, AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY BOB FOSSE DIRECTED BY DAVID LOWENSTEIN | CHOREOGRAPHED BY KIIRA SCHMIDT-CARPER | MUSIC DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIMMET OCTOBER 14 - 23 | OPENING NIGHT: OCTOBER 15

FAILURE: A LOVE STORY BY PHILIP DAWKINS | DIRECTED BY THOM MILLER NOVEMBER 11 - 19 | OPENING NIGHT: NOVEMBER 12

DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID * MUSIC BY ALAN MENKEN | LYRICS BY HOWARD ASHMAN AND GLENN SLATER | BOOK BY DOUG WRIGHT | BASED ON THE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN STORY AND THE DISNEY FILM THAT WAS PRODUCED BY HOWARD ASHMAN AND JOHN MUSKER AND WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY JOHN MUSKER AND RON CLEMENTS ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED BY MELISSA RAIN ANDERSON | MUSIC DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIMMET | CHOREOGRAPHY BY ADAM CATES CO-PRODUCED WITH SYRACUSE STAGE NOVEMBER 25 – JANUARY 8 | OPENING NIGHT: DECEMBER 2 *DRAMA SUBSCRIBERS WILL RECEIVE VOUCHERS REDEEMABLE FOR TICKETS TO DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID

BARBECUE BY ROBERT O’HARA FEBRUARY 17 - 26 | OPENING NIGHT: FEBRUARY 18

BOX OFFICE

DANCE NATION

315.443.3275 Monday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm TICKETS Syracuse Stage 820 E. Genesee Street Syracuse, NY 13210

BY CLARE BARRON | DIRECTED BY KATHERINE McGERR MARCH 24 – APRIL 2 | OPENING NIGHT: MARCH 25

S EAS ON S PONS OR

BOOK AND LYRICS BY SARAH RUHL | MUSIC BY TODD ALMOND DIRECTED BY MELISSA CRESPO APRIL 28 – MAY 6 | OPENING NIGHT: APRIL 29

MELANCHOLY PLAY: A CHAMBER MUSICAL