SONGS BY The Go-Go’s
BASED ON The Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney
CONCEIVED AND ORIGINAL BOOK BY
Jeff Whitty
ADAPTED BY
James Magruder
DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA
PRESENTS
SONGS BY
The Go-Go’s
BASED ON
The Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney
CONCEIVED AND ORIGINAL BOOK BY
Jeff Whitty
ADAPTED BY
James Magruder
CO-DIRECTED BY
Kathleen Wrinn and Kiira Schmidt Carper
MUSIC DIRECTION BY Brian Cimmet
CHOREOGRAPHED BY Kiira Schmidt Carper
SCENIC DESIGNER
Luke Daniel Blumencranz
CO-COSTUME DESIGNERS
Lillian Benge and Brooklyn Green
STAGE COMBAT AND INTIMACY COORDINATION
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Eli Golding
SOUND DESIGNER
Jacqueline R. Herter
STAGE MANAGER
Maya Royston
Alec Barbour DRAMATURG
CHAIR,
Emily Grace Kellner
DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA
Ralph Zito
SEASON SPONSOR
Original Broadway Production produced by Christine Russell, Louise Gund, Donovan Leitch, Rick Ferrari, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scott Sigman, Hunter Arnold, Tom Kirdahy, and Jordan Roth. The World Premiere of Head Over Heels took place at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Bill Rauch/Artistic Director, Cynthia Rider/Executive Director. Developed with the support of New York Stage and Film & Vassar's Powerhouse Theater, Summer 2016. Head Over Heels is presentedby special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC. (www.broadwaylicensing.com)
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3 DEPARTMENT
OF DRAMA
CAST
Franco Tomaino........................................................................Basilius
Madeleine Flanagan..............................................................Gynecia
Olivia Busche............................................................................Pamela
Lindsay Thurber.....................................................................Philoclea
Michael Di Leo...................................................................Musidorus
Isaiah Tucker................................................................................Pythio
Kendall Stewart.........................................................................Mopsa
Weller Dorff...........................................................................Dametas
ENSEMBLE/UNDERSTUDIES
Ensemble, u/s Philoclea – Molly Martin
Ensemble, u/s Musidorus – Truman Tinius
Ensemble, u/s Mopsa – Adeera Harris
Ensemble, u/s Dametas – Ethan Clark Davis
STANDBYS
Basilius – Tobias Rytting
Gynecia – Maggie Stephens
Pamela – Lindsay Carroll
Pythio – James Ragen
SWINGS
Kailee Brandt, Teddy Brendel
INTERMISSION
There will be one fifteen-minute intermission
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ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Vocal Coach: Kathleen Wrinn
Dance Captain: Kailee Brandt
Co-Fight and Intimacy Captains: Emily Grace Kellner, Truman Tinius
Associate Faculty Choreographer: Felipe Panamá
Associate Student Choreographer/Additional Choreography by: Emma Sucato
Assistant Director: Ethan Shavelson
Assistant Music Director: Eleni Stavros
Assistant Choreographer: E. A. Hobbs
Assistant Scenic Designer: Alexis Wilner
Assistant Costume Designer: Sophia O’Connor
Lighting Programmer: Mairead Cummins
Assistant Lighting Designers: Maddy Clark, James Klemmer
Assistant Stage Managers: Dassi Cohen, Fotini Lambridis
Rehearsal Pianists: Harry Castle, Barry Blumenthal
Keyboard Programming: Alex Gutierrez
PRODUCTION STAFF & RUN CREW
Faculty Advisors to Student Designers: Izmir Ickbal, Carmen Martinez
Faculty Advisor to Stage Managers: Stuart Plymesser
Light Board Operator: Bridgette Sanders
Sound Board Operator: Ashelyn Carden
A1: Garrett Frink
Spotlight Operators: Matthew Dodaro, Gabrielle Samuels
Deck (Run Crew): Emily Gorin, Connor Tell
Dressers (Run Crew): Amelia Brown, Erica Harrison, Abi Hunnewell, Jordan Massey
Costume Maintenance: Lauren Schweers, Isabella Tokarz
Electrics: Hannah LoGiudice, Clara Permuy, Reyna Sanchez, Natalie Steinburg, Abby Thurmon
SPECIAL THANKS
Special thanks to Dianna Angell, Ralph Zito, Tattiyannah Nelums, and Meegs Longacre
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SONG LIST
ACT ONE
We Got the Beat...................................................................................................Company
Beautiful..................................................................................................Pamela, Ensemble
A Vision of Nowness.............................................................................Pythio, Ensemble
Get Up and Go...............Basilius, Gynecia, Dametas, Philoclea, Pamela, Ensemble
Mad About You..............................................................................Musidorus, Ensemble
Good Girl..................................................................................Philoclea, Mopsa, Pamela
A Vision of Nowness (Reprise)....................................Pythio, Musidorus, Ensemble
Automatic Rainy Day................................................................................Pamela, Mopsa
Cool Jerk.................................................................................................................Company
Vacation..................................................................................................Mopsa, Ensemble
How Much More.......................................................................................................Pamela
Our Lips Are Sealed......Philoclea, Musidorus, Mopsa, Pamela, Pythio, Ensemble
ACT TWO
Head Over Heels..................................................................................................Company
This Old Feeling.......................................................................................Gynecia, Basilius
Turn To You..............................................................................Mopsa, Pamela, Ensemble
Heaven is a Place on Earth.................................Pythio, Gynecia, Basilius, Ensemble
Lust to Love...........................................................................................Basilius, Ensemble
Here You Are......................Philoclea, Gynecia, Pamela, Mopsa, Basilius, Ensemble
Mad About You (Reprise)..................................................................................Company
Finale.......................................................................................................................Company
HEAD OVER HEELS BAND
Brian Cimmet - keyboard, conductor
Josh Dekaney - drums
AC Muench - bass
Matthew Petty - guitar
Jasmine Rodriguez - bass
Dan Skidmore - guitar
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SONG LIST/COMPOSERS/LYRICISTS/ MUSIC PUBLISHERS
“Automatic Rainy Day” written by Regina Schock, Steve Plunkett, and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Plunksongs (BMI), Schock It to Me Music c/o PEN Music Group Inc. (ASCAP) and Wiedwacker Music (ASCAP). | “Beautiful” by Charlotte Caffey and Regina Schock. Used by permission of Schock It to Me Music c/o PEN Music Group Inc. (ASCAP) and Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP). | “Cool Jerk” by Donald Storboll. Used by permission of T/Q Music Inc. c/o BMG Bumblebee (BMI). | “Get Up and Go” by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP). | “Good Girl” by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP). | “Head Over Heels” by Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP) and Spirit Two Music Inc. o/b/o Spirit Services (ASCAP). | “Heaven is a Place on Earth” by Richard Nowels, Jr. and Ellen Shipley. Used by permission of BMG Bumblebee (BMI) and Spirit Two Music Inc. o/b/o Spirit Services Holdings, S.a.r.l (ASCAP). | “Here You Are” by James Vallance, Charlotte Caffey, and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Wiedwacker Music (ASCAP), Chargo Music (ASCAP), and Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP). | “How Much More” by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP). | “Lust to Love” by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP). | “Mad About You” by Paula Jean Brown, James Francis Whelan and Mitchel Young Evans. Used by permission of Universal MusicMGB Songs (ASCAP) and Len Freedman Music, Inc. on behalf of Lilac Drive Music (ASCAP). | “Our Lips are Sealed” by Jane Wiedlin and Terence Edward Hall. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP) on behalf of itself and Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (ASCAP). | “Skidmarks on My Heart” by Belinda Carlisle and Charlotte Caffey. Used by permission of Universal MusicMGB Songs (ASCAP) and Punishment Tunes c/o BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP). | “This Old Feeling” by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP). | “Turn to You” by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP). | “Vacation” by Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP) and Spirit Two Music Inc. o/b/o Some Other Music (ASCAP). | “Vision of Nowness” by Kathy Valentine and Craig Ross. Used by permission of Spirit Two Music Inc. o/b/o Some Other Music and Wigged Music (BMI). | “We Got the Beat” by Charlotte Caffey. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP).
NOTE TO AUDIENCE
The videotaping or audio and/or visual recording of this production is a violation of United States Copyright Law and an actionable federal offense.
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CAST
Kailee Brandt (she/ her) (Swing, Dance Captain) is a junior musical theater major from Honolulu, HI. She was recently seen as Amina in Dance Nation (Department of Drama mainstage) and in the Ensemble of Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production). Last season, she performed as a dancer in Candide and La Bohème at the Glimmerglass Festival and looks forward to returning this summer to be part of their upcoming productions of Pirates of Penzance and La Calisto. She is so grateful to be part of this production and would like to thank her friends, family, and Department of Drama professors for their love, support, and guidance. @kaileerbrandt
Dance Nation (mainstage production), Big Stone in Eurydice (small scale production), and Little Girl in A Stroll in the Air (studio proejct). She would like to thank her instructors and mentors in the Department of Drama for their wisdom, support, and trust. She would also like to thank her mom, dad, and sister for believing in her dreams!
Teddy Brendel (he/ him) (Swing) is a sophomore musical theater major from Princeton, NJ. This is his first production with the Department of Drama and he is incredibly grateful to be a part of this talented company. He would like to thank his professors, friends, and family for their endless support.
Olivia Busche (she/ her) ( Pamela ) is a junior actor-singer from Cincinnati, Ohio. Past Department of Drama credits include Zuzu in
Lindsay Carroll (she/ her) (Pamela standby) is a sophomore musical theater major from Ridgefield, CT. Past shows in the Department of Drama include The Juliet Letters (Studio Project) and The Skriker (Studio Project). She is honored to work with this incredible company and team and is super grateful for the support from her instructors, family, and friends.
Ethan Clark Davis (he/him) (Ensemble, u/s Dametas ) is a junior musical theater major from Atlanta, GA. He is grateful for everyone in this fabulous company and is proud of our hard work and collaboration that brings this vision to life. He is uplifted by the love from his peers, instructors, friends, and family.
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Michael Di Leo (he/ him) (Musidorus) is a junior musical theater major who is thrilled to be making his principal debut as Muisdorus in Head Over Heels! He is eternally grateful for his friends, family, and professors for their continuous support throughout all his artistic endeavors. He would also like to thank Kathleen Wrinn, Kiira Schmidt Carper, Brian Cimmet and the rest of the Head Over Heels team for pushing him to do the best work he can do. Recent credits include: Forestburgh Playhouse’s 2023 Resident Company (Spamalot, Matilda The Musical, The Addams Family, Jersey Boys). This upcoming summer, Michael will be joining The REV Theatre Co. as a swing in their production of Newsies! It has been a joy for him to be a part of this creative process alongside his wonderful cast, crew, and artistic team and hopes you enjoy the journey throughout Arcadia! (IG: @michaeldileo_)
Whistle (Hapgood), Cinderella, and Matilda The Musical at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Many thanks to his incredible friends, family, and parents. @wellerdorff on all social media. www.wellerdorff.com
Madeleine Flanagan (she/her) (Gynecia) is a junior musical theater major from Ridgewood, NJ. She is beyond grateful to Kathleen, Kiira, and the entire creative team for this opportunity. Much love to her family for their constant support.
Weller Dorff (he/him) (Dametas) is a sophomore musical theater major from Colorado Springs, CO. He is thrilled to be working with the Syracuse University Department of Drama again after playing Sheriff Stevens in Ghost Ship (mainstage) Favorite credits include She Loves Me (George) , Anyone Can
Adeera Harris (Ensemble, u/s Mopsa) is a junior musical theater major from Chicago, IL. Adeera has been a part of two mainstage Syracuse University Department of Drama productions Failure: A Love Story (Understudy) and Barbecue (Marie). She is excited to be a part of Head Over Heels and expand her craft through this exciting production. Adeera gives love to her family and friends who support and encourage her on her artistic journey. Instagram: @adeeraharris.
Molly Martin (she/her) (Ensemble, u/s Philoclea) is a junior musical theater major from Las Vegas, NV. This is Molly’s first mainstage produc-
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tion for the Syracuse University Department of Drama, but you may have seen her in the New Works, New Voices production of The Myth of the Mountain. Molly is so thankful for this opportunity, and for working with such incredible people. She would like to thank the cast, the creative team, her friends, and her family for all their support.
(Roxie, The Covey Theater Company) and The Juliet Letters at the Syracuse University Department of Drama. Maggie would like to thank her incredible family, friends, and faculty for all their love and support the last three years as well as the amazingly talented Head Over Heels team for all the hard work they put in to create this beautiful show!
James Ragen (he/they) (Pythio standby) is a sophomore acting major. Last semester, he was in the Syracuse Stage/ Syracuse University Department of Drama co-pro-duction of A Christmas Carol. Thank you to this amazing team! @jamesaragen
Tobias Rytting (he/ him) (Basilius standby) is a junior musical theater major from Houston, TX. You may have seen him in the Syracuse University Department of Drama productions of Sweet Charity (ensemble, u/s Vittorio) and Barbecue (James T). He feels very fortunate to be in his third mainstage production and working with this wonderful cast and crew.
Maggie Stephens ( Gynecia standby ) is so excited to have been a part of this amazing process! Some past credits include Chicago
Kendall Stewart (she/ her) (Mopsa) is a junior musical theater major from Boyds, MD. This is her second production with the Syracuse University Department of Drama. She is so grateful for this opportunity and has had an amazing time with this cast and crew. She wants to thank her family and friends for supporting her along this journey.
Truman Tinius (Musidorus, Co-Fight and Intimacy Captain) is a junior musical theater major (B.F.A.) with a public communications minor from Bowling Green, KY. He spent his last semester studying acting in London at Shakespeare’s Globe. Favorite credits include Candide at The Glimmerglass Festival (Ensemble), Love and War at The Glimmerglass Festival (Dance Captain, Fight Captain Dancer), La Boheme at The Glimmerglass Festival (Dance Captain, Ensemble), Dance Nation - Department
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CAST
of Drama, mainstage (Dance Captain, u/s Dance Teacher Pat, Fight Captain, Intimacy Captain), Sweet CharityDepartment of Drama, mainstage (Ensemble), The Sound of Music with The Glimmerglass Festival (Ensemble), and Carmen with The Glimmerglass Festival (Dancer). Catch him back at The Glimmerglass Festival this summer as a Young Artist and Assistant Choreographer of Pagliacci. @TrumanTinius
mainstage production following last spring’s Barbecue (u/s White James T.) and Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical (Lorenzo). Franco is incredibly grateful to be working alongside such a stellar and dedicated team and would like to thank his friends, family, and Gigi. @heeyitsfranco
Lindsay Thurber (she/ her) (Philoclea) is a junior musical theater major from Northbrook (Chicago), IL. Most recently, she played Lucy in The Myth of the Mountain (small scale production). She is thrilled to have been part of this wonderful production!
Franco Tomaino (Basilius) is a junior actorsinger from Wethersfield, CT. He is honored to be a part of his third Department of Drama
ARTISTIC STAFF
Luke Daniel Blumencranz (he/ him) (Scenic Designer) is a junior theater design and technology major with a scenic design concentration, from Long Island, NY. He would like to dedicate this design to Betty for always making sure his life stays together.
Isaiah Tucker (they/ them) (Pythio) is a junior musical theater major from Philadelphia, PA. They are so excited to be continuing their creative journey in this show, making it their fourth mainstage show with the Department of Drama/Syracuse Stage. Other show credits include Ensemble in Sweet Charity (Department of Drama mainstage); Ensemble, u/s Sebastian in Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Syracuse Stage/Syracuse University Department of Drama co-production); and Dance Teacher Pat in Dance Nation (Department of Drama mainstage). They are grateful to have the love and support of their family and friends.
Lillian Benge (she/her) (Co-Costume Designer) is a junior theater design and technology major from Seattle, WA. Other Syracuse costume design credits include assistant costume design for Sweet Charity (Department of Drama, mainstage) and Melancholy
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ARTISTIC STAFF
Play: A Chamber Musical (Department of Drama, mainstage).
Brooklyn Green (she/her) (CoCostume Designer) is a junior theater design and technology major from San Diego, CA. Other Syracuse design credits include assistant lighting on Sweet Charity (Department of Drama, mainstage), Melancholy: A Chamber Musical (Department of Drama, mainstage), and assistant costumes on Barbecue (Department of Drama, mainstage).
Eli Golding (he/him) (Lighting Designer) is a senior theater design and technology major with concentrations in lighting, projection, and scenic design from Baltimore, MD. Other Syracuse credits include The Juliet Letters (lighting design, Department of Drama studio project), Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical (scenic design, Department of Drama, mainstage production), and The Baltimore Waltz (props artisan, Black Box Players). Regional credits include Eureka Day (student assistant lighting design, Syracuse Stage), Zelda The Musical (projections design, CCBC Essex) and The Diamond (assistant projections design, Pregones/PRTT). eligolding.myportfolio.com
Jacqueline R. Herter (Sound Designer) has served as resident sound designer at Syracuse Stage and Syracuse University Department of Drama since 1997. She shifted and combined theat-
rical design with video/film design for the 20/21 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 Overwhelming, 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
Alec Barbour (Stage Combat and Intimacy Coordination) 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 Franklin Stage. Intimacy Direction: (for Syracuse Stage) Amadeus; (for
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ARTISTIC STAFF
Syracuse University Department of Drama) Romeo & 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.
Maya Royston (she/her) (Dramaturg) is a junior theater management student from Pittsburgh, PA. Past Department of Drama credits include As You Like It (assistant stage manager) and Hello Kitty Syndrome (dramaturg). Other credits include front of house intern (Syracuse Stage), casting intern (Cuse Casting), and managing director (Black Box Players). She is very grateful to be a part of this incredible project and company!
Emily Grace Kellner (she/her) (Stage Manager, Co-Fight and Intimacy Captain) is a junior stage management major from Miami, FL. This is her fifth Syracuse University Department of Drama mainstage production, and her first as stage manager. She is beyond grateful to work on this project along with this amazing company. Her past credits include assistant stage managing As You Like It (Department of Drama, mainstage), Sweet Charity (Department of Drama, mainstage), stage managing The Myth of the Mountain (New Works New Voices) and interning for Syracuse Stage’s Our Town. She is grateful for all of the support from her friends and family. @emily.g.kellner.
ASSISTANTS AND ASSOCIATES
Maddy Clark (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a junior theater design and technology major with a concentration in lighting design from Austin, TX.
Dassi Cohen (any pronouns) (Assistant Stage Manager) is a sophomore stage management major from Baltimore, MD.
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ASSISTANTS AND ASSOCIATES
E.A. Hobbs (Assistant Choreographer) is a sophomore musical theater major from Sacramento, CA.
James Klemmer (he/him) (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a sophomore theater design and technology major with a concentration in lighting design from Lansdale, PA.
Fotini Lambridis (she/her) (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freshman stage management major from Long Island, NY.
Ethan Shavelson (he/him) (Assistant Director) is a sophomore actorsinger from Parkland FL.
Eleni Stavros (she/her) (Assistant Music Director) is a junior actor-singer from San Diego, CA.
Emma Sucato (she/her) (Associate Student Choreographer, Additional Choreography) is a junior musical theater major from Dallas, TX.
Alexis Wilner (she/her) (Assistant Scenic Designer) is a senior Drama major (theater management and theater design and technology with a concentration in scenic design) from Edison, NJ.
CO-DIRECTOR
Kathleen Wrinn is a musical theater lyricist, book writer, performer, and educator, currently serving as Assistant Professor of Musical Theater at the Syracuse University Department of Drama. A fierce advocate for new work, Wrinn is the founder and artistic director of New Works, New Voices (NWNV), an initiative at the Department of Drama that supports the development of musicals by creators from historically-underrepresented backgrounds and perspectives. Previous directing credits include the NWNV workshops of Miss Havisham’s Wedding and The Myth of the
Mountain. Wrinn is making her Department of Drama large scale production directorial debut with Head Over Heels She would like to thank the cast, creative team, and entire Heels company for trusting her with this timely (and timeless) story, and for their generosity, patience, and support as she stepped into this new artistic role. Special thanks to her fearless collaborator and co-director, Kiira Schmidt Carper, for keeping her inspired and laughing night after night, and for entertaining all her wacky ideas, both good and bad (especially the bad ones). www.kathleenwrinn.com
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CO-DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER
Kiira Schmidt Carper. Broadway credits: Follies (2011 revival), Anything Goes (2011 revival), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012 revival), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (2008 and 2009 limited engagements), No No Nanette (NYCC), Stairway to Paradise (NYCC) . U.S. National tours: Fame; Crazy for You; A Chorus Line. International: Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland), Broadway Asia’s Real to Reel (Beijing, China), Linzer Klangwolke 2023 (Linz, Austria). Select regional credits: Mame (The Kennedy Center), Cats (The MUNY), A Chorus Line (The MUNY), The Bandwagon (The Old Globe), Oklahoma! (Papermill Playhouse), West Side Story (Barrington Stage), White Christmas (The Fox Theater), Sweet Charity (Gateway Playhouse), Chicago (Riverside Theater), Damn Yankees, Gypsy, Show Boat, and Grease.
Associate choreographer to Joshua Bergasse in recreating the work of Jerome Robbins in West Side Story: Teatro Lirico—Sardinia, Italy; The Lyric Opera of Chicago; Barrington Stage; The North Carolina Theater; The Fulton Theater; WSS 50th Anniversary flash mob in Times Square, NYC in 2011. Additional choreography and associate choreography credits include SMASH (NBC), Secondhand Lions (Warner Brothers-5th Ave Seattle), It’s a Bird... It’s a Plane...It’s Superman (NYCC), Little Me (NYCC), Career Transition for Dancers gala (NYCC), The Fred Astaire Awards, A Christmas Story, Sweet Charity, Hair, Cabaret, Damn Yankees, Gyspy, Arabian Nights, Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Ragtime, Legally Blonde, Guys and Dolls, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Brian Cimmet has been the Music Director for both the Department of Drama and Syracuse Stage since 2010. 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, Uncommon Ramen, 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.
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CREATIVE TEAM
The Go-Go ’ s are band members
Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin and they will forever have the beat! These female pioneers formed The Go-Go’s in 1978 and were an integral part of the Los Angeles punk scene. The Go-Go’s made history as the first, and to date only, all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to ever top the Billboard charts. Their 1981 debut album, Beauty and the Beat, was #1 on the charts for six consecutive weeks and it remains one of the most successful debut albums of all time. Other albums include Vacation (1982), Talk Show (1984) and God Bless The GoGo’ s (2001). With a 1982 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a 2021 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a place in history that no other band can claim, it is assured that the Go-Go’s will keep going with a classic catalog of songs that transcends time, trends, and genres.
Jeff Whitty won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Avenue Q. Plays include The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, The Hiding Place, The Plank Project,
Suicide Weather, and Balls. Theaters presenting his work include the Atlantic Theater Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. Whitty wrote the libretto for Bring It On: The Musical with music by Tom Kitt, Amanda Green, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, and co-wrote the libretto for Head Over Heels. TV credits include Bad Fairy. Whitty was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Can You Ever Forgive Me?.
James Magruder made his Broadway debut with the book for Triumph of Love. His adaptations of Marivaux, Molière, Lesage, Labiche, Gozzi, Hofmannsthal, Dickens and Giraudoux have been staged across the country in Germany and Japan, and his dissertation, Three French Comedies , was named an “Outstanding Literary Translation of the Year” in 1997. Also a fiction writer, he has published Sugarless, a Lambda Literary Award Finalist; Let Me See It, a story collection; Love Slaves of Helen Hadley Hall; and the just-released Vamp Until Ready. He has taught at Swarthmore College, Princeton University, and Yale School of Drama, where he received his doctorate.
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CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA
Ralph Zito (he, him) is in his fifteenth year as chair of the Department of Drama. He came to Syracuse University from the Juilliard School Drama Division, where he had been a teacher and director from 1992 to 2010 and chair of the Voice and Speech Department since 1999. He was a director and adjunct lecturer in the Barnard College Theater Department from 2006 until 2010 and has been a guest artist at training programs across the country, including the Old Globe in San Diego, The University of Texas at Austin, and the Academy for Classical Acting in Washington, DC. Directing credits for the Department of Drama include: The Spitfire Grill, As You Like It, Gruesome Playground Injuries, and The Aliens. He has served as a voice, text or dialect consultant for numerous professional productions both on and off-Broadway, including: The Light in the Piazza; Awake and Sing!; The Herbal Bed; Mrs. Klein; The Fiery Furnace; The Time of the Cuckoo (Lincoln Center Theatre); Tongue of a Bird; The Merchant of Venice (New York
Shakespeare Festival); The Pitchfork Disney (Blue Light Theatre Company); Birdy (The Women’s Project); The Model Apartment (Primary Stages); the New York premiere of Tony Kushner’s SLAVS! (New York Theatre Workshop); and The African Company Presents Richard III (The Acting Company). His regional theater credits include numerous productions at The Shakespeare Theatre and Arena Stage in Washington, DC; Syracuse Stage; Baltimore CENTERSTAGE; Hartford Stage; and the McCarter Theatre, among others. A former touring member of The Acting Company, he served as artistic associate of The Chautauqua Theatre Company for seven years and was a member of the Board of Directors of The American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) for six years. He is a graduate of Harvard University, The Juilliard School, and the American Center for the Alexander Technique. He was recently awarded the prestigious Juilliard President’s Medal in recognition of his contributions to both Juilliard and to the broader performing arts community.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA
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 appreciation, the Department of Drama wishes to acknowledge the valuable contribution of the Syracuse Stage staff.
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA
Chair.......................................................................................................................................Ralph Zito
Business Manager.................................................................................................................Lisa Tucci
Administrative Specialist..................................................................................................Jen Ballard
Director, Tepper Semester in NYC...............................................................................Erica Jensen
Academic Operations Manager, Tepper Semester NYC.....................................Casey O’Neil
Associate Music Director.............................................................................................Harry Castle
Production Manager....................................................................................................Dianna Angell
Dean, VPA...................................................................................................................Michael S. Tick
FULL-TIME FACULTY
Christine Albright-Tufts
Robert Andrusko
Rufus Bonds, Jr.
Kiira Schmidt Carper
Harry Castle
Brian Cimmet
James A. Clark
Danyon Davis
Jill Anderson
Dianna Angell
Alec Barbour
Kathleen Baum
Bradley Beckman
Kerry Bereza
Don Buschmann
Diane Coloton
Gretchen Darrow-Crotty
Marina de Ratmiroff
Danita Emma
Kathryn Fathers
Richard Dent IV
Izmir Ickbal
Alex Jainchill
Rebecca Karpoff
Andrea Leigh-Smith
David Lowenstein
Celia Madeoy
Carmen Martínez
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Marcus Herndon
Jacqueline R. Herter
Emily Holm
Robert Hupp
Sandra Knapp
Richard Koons
Nicholas Kowerko
Zizi Majid
Michael McCurdy
Aldo Katton Santiago
Mendez
Kathryn Miranda
ACCOMPANISTS
Kerry Bereza, Abel Searor
Katherine McGerr
Thom Miller
Ricky Pak
Felipe Panamá
Holly Thuma
Kathleen Wrinn
Ralph Zito
Amanda Moore
Leslie Noble
Whitney Pak
Stuart Plymesser
Rebecca Schuetz
Hanni Schwarzlander
Abel Searor
Blake Segal
Randy Steffen
Bradley Stone
Joseph Whelan
Matthew Winning
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SYRACUSE STAGE STAFF
Artistic Director.............................................................................................................Robert Hupp
Managing Director.....................................................................................................Jill A. Anderson
Associate Artistic Director............................................................................................Melissa Crespo
Resident Playwright..............................................................................................................Kyle Bass
PRODUCTION STAFF
Director of Production Operations...........................................................................Don Buschmann
Associate Director of Production Operations..........................................................Dianna Angell
Company Manager and Production Management Associate......................................Brian Crotty
Assistant Company Manager.....................................................................................Sarai Ford
Production Office Intern............................................................................................Jack Lin†
Technical Director..................................................................................................Randall Steffen
Assistant Technical Director............................................................................Rebecca Schuetz
Scene Shop Foreman...........................................................................................Michael King
Technical Assistant...................................................................................................Liz Daurio
Carpenters...............................................................................John Gamble, Brian McBurney
Student Employee.........................................................................................Gray Westbrook†
Scenic Charge Artist...................................................................................................Emily Holm
Lead Scenic Artist................................................................................................Laurel Arnold
Scenic Painters...........................................................................Jessica Culligan, Alexis Frizzell
Props Supervisor............................................................................................................Mara Rich
Assistant Prop Supervisor............................................................................Christine Goldman
Craftpersons....................................................................................Alexis Frizzell, Nora Galley
Costume Shop Manager..........................................................................Gretchen Darrow-Crotty
Assistant Costume Shop Manager.....................................................................Amanda Moore
Cutter-Draper...................................................................................................Kathryn Rauch
First Hand.........................................................................................................Victoria Lillich
Stitchers.......................................................................................Emily King, Katelyn Yonkers
Craftsperson/Shopper.........................................................................................Sandra Knapp
Wardrobe Supervisor.........................................................................................Dylinn Andrew
Student Employee...................................................................................................Sofia Pizer†
Lighting and Projection Supervisor...............................................................................Jed Daniels
Electricians/Board Operators.................................................................Travis Burt, Alex Malli
Resident Sound Designer/Audio Engineer...................................................Jacqueline R. Herter
Audio Engineer...............................................................................................Kevin O’Connor
Sound Engineer/A1..............................................................................................Garrett Frink
Production Stage Manager....................................................................................Stuart Plymesser
Stage Manager..............................................................................................Laura Jane Collins
Production Assistants.........................................................................Erin C Brett, Em Piraino
†Student, Syracuse University Department of Drama.
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SYRACUSE STAGE STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
General Manager....................................................................................................Michael McCurdy
Comptroller..............................................................................................Mary Kennett Morreale
Associate General Manager...................................................................................Jacob G. Ellison
Director of Information Management & Technology...................................Garrett Diaz-Wheeler
Audience Services Manager.......................................................................................Korrie Taylor
House Managers.............................Pat Condello, Ella Lafontant, Adam Secor, Donna Stuccio
Bartenders.................................................................................Michelle Cannizzo, Meg Pusey
Audience Services Interns..........................................................Yushan Deng†, Lubeini Yang†
Front of House Student Staff............Nathan Ayotte†, Carolyn Burch†, Christian Elwood†, Sami English†, Henry Herbert†, Henry Jackson†, Sally Jewell†, Violet Lanciloti†, Arieza Mari† Martin Magalang†, James O’Leary†, Lucia Santoro-Velez†, Kevin Sene†, Julia Snoonan†, Eva Spaid†, Gracie Whaley†, Jakobi Deshun Oliver†, Hazel Kinnersley†, Delaney Teague†
Director of Development.............................................................................................Ana Díaz-Diez
Development Associate................................................................................Candice Bermudez
Development Intern..............................................................................Jakobi Deshun Oliver†
Director of Community Engagement............................................................................Joann Yarrow
Community Engagement Intern....................................................................Paige Kenneally†
Director of Education.......................................................................................................Kate Laissle
Community Engagement and Education Coordinator........................................Theorri London
Education Interns.....................................Alethea Cicely Shirilan-Howlett†, Cricket Withall†
Director of Marketing and Communications..............................................................Joanna Penalva
Audience Development Manager.........................................................................Tracey White
Creative Director, Marketing.............................................................................Brenna Merritt
Marketing Content and Publications Manager................................................Matthew Nerber
Box Office Manager................................................................................Courtney Richardson
Assistant Box Office Manager.....................................................................Ahmanee Simmons
Box Office Show Supervisor...........................................................................Shynique Gainey
Graphic Designer............................................................................................Jonathan Hudak
Marketing Associate......................................................................................Talia Shenandoah
Marketing Intern...............................................................................................Mia Crisafulli†
Box Office Intern...................................................................................................Ginger Bai†
Executive Assistant............................................................................................................Julia Rakus
Management Office Intern..............................................................................Megan Cooper†
Sign Language Interpreters.....................................................................Brenda Brown, Sue Freeman
Open Captioning.................................................Jacob G. Ellison, Michael McCurdy, Cynthia Reid
Audio Description...................................................................................Kate Laissle, Joseph Whelan
Community Services Officers.......................................................Stacey Emmons, Joseph O'Connor
Custodians...........................................................................................Tony Rogers, Candace Velario
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DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA 23/24
SEASON
BOX OFFICE
315.443.3275
Monday - Friday
10 am - 5 pm
Syracuse Stage 820 E. Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
SEASON SPONSOR
IN THE STORCH THEATRE GUYS AND DOLLS
BASED ON STORY AND CHARACTERS BY DAMON RUNYON MUSIC AND LYRICS BY FRANK LOESSER | BOOK BY JO SWERLING AND ABE BURROWS | DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY BANJI ABORISADE MUSIC DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIMMET OCT 6 – 15 | OPENING NIGHT: OCT 7
IN THE STORCH THEATRE GHOST SHIP
BY PHILIP VALLE | DIRECTED BY RICKY PAK NOV 10 – 18 | OPENING NIGHT: NOV 11
IN THE ARCHBOLD THEATRE A CHRISTMAS CAROL
BY CHARLES DICKENS | ADAPTED BY RICHARD HELLESEN AND DAVID DEBERRY WITH MUSIC ORCHESTRATION BY GREGG COFFIN | DIRECTED BY MELISSA RAIN ANDERSON | CIRCUS AND PHANTOM STAGING BY 2 RING CIRCUS | MUSIC DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIMMET | CHOREOGRAPHED BY ANDREA LEIGH-SMITH | CO-PRODUCED WITH SYRACUSE STAGE NOV 24 – DEC 31 | OPENING NIGHT: DEC 1
IN THE STORCH THEATRE HEAD OVER HEELS
CONCEIVED BY AND ORIGINAL BOOK BY JEFF WHITTY ADAPTATION BY JAMES MAGRUDER | DIRECTED BY KIIRA SCHMIDT CARPER AND KATHLEEN WRINN MUSIC DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIMMET MAR 1 - 9 | OPENING NIGHT: MAR 2
IN THE LOFT THEATRE TOUCH(ED)
BY BESS WOHL | DIRECTED BY CHRISTINE ALBRIGHT-TUFTS APR. 5 - 14 | OPENING NIGHT: APR. 6
IN THE STORCH THEATRE THE DROLL (OR, A STAGE-PLAY ABOUT THE END OF THEATRE)
BY MEG MIROSHNIK | DIRECTED BY CELIA MADEOY APR 19 - 28 | OPENING NIGHT: APR 20