Sarah Ruhl and Todd Almond

DIRECTED BY Daniella Caggiano

MUSIC DIRECTED BY Jacob Carll

SCENIC DESIGNER

Eli Golding

MOVEMENT

Andrea Leigh-Smith

COSTUME DESIGNER

Marshall Hayes Breaux

FIGHT AND INTIMACY DIRECTION

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Andrew Patashnik

SOUND DESIGNER

Jacqueline R. Herter

STAGE MANAGER

Alexis Wilner

Hannah Roccisano DRAMATURG

CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA

Ralph Zito

Annabelle Lamb

Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com. Melancholy Play (a new chamber piece) was originally produced by 13P in Association With True Love Productions.

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Cast

(in alphabetical order)

Samantha Harnick.........................................................................Tilly

Kevin Ilardi....................................................................................Frank

Dani Saril...................................................................................Frances

Eleni Stavros...................................................................................Joan

Franco Tomaino......................................................................Lorenzo

Understudies

For Frances, Joan – Mackenzie Furlett

For Tilly - Sydney Kamel

For Frank, Lorenzo - Ryan Kennedy

Setting

Illinois, present day

Special Thanks

Special Thanks to Mabel McPhee, Ben Wolfe, and Harley Thompson-Caggiano

Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical will be performed without an intermission.

Additional Credits

Voice/ Dialect Consultant: Celia Madeoy

Assistant Director: Kate Grover

Assistant Scenic Designer: Miranda Barrick

Assistant Costume Designer: Lillian Benge

Assistant Lighting Designer: Brooklyn Green

Assistant Sound Designer: Jay Korter

Assistant Stage Manager: Xiangyi (Annie) Meng

Assistant Stage Manager: Lubeini Yang

Casting Associate: Carrie Degraw

Technical Director: Randall Steffen

Assistant Technical Director: Rebecca Scheutz

Student Technical Director: Yuchao Zong

Movement Captain: Mackenzie Furlett

PRODUCTION STAFF & RUN CREW

Faculty Advisor to Student Designers: Rob Andrusko

Faculty Advisor to Stage Managers: Stuart Plymesser

Light Board Operator: Isabel Young

Sound Board Operator: Dassi Cohen

Spotlight Operator: Emily Hobbs, Eva Spaid

Deck (Run Crew): Skyela Jones

Dressers (Run Crew): Seb Arora, Mia Font-Laurie

Electrics: Dylan Lee, Amelie Faucon, Henry Killbourn, James Klemmer, Gray Westbrook

Costume Maintenance: Clarq Bishop, Jakobi Oliver

Production Assistants: Alyssa Beaulieu

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Part

Mackenzie Furlett (she/her) ( Movement Captain, u/s Frances, u/s Joan) is a junior musical theater major from Vernon Hills, IL (a suburb of Chicago). She is so excited to be working with the Department of Drama again after working on productions such as H*llo K*tty Syndrome (studio project) and Miss Havisham’s Wedding (New Works, New Voices). She is so grateful for getting to work with such an amazing company and would like to thank her family and friends, as well as her peers and instructors for all their love and support. Enjoy the show! Feel free to follow @mackenzie.furlett and/or @mackenziefurlettcreative for more info on me:)

Samantha Harnick (she/her) ( Tilly ) is a junior musical theater major from Los Angeles, CA. In the past, she has performed in the musical adaptation of As You Like It by Shaina Taub as Celia (Department of Drama mainstage) and continued her Shakespeare work studying at the Globe Theatre in London in the fall. She is grateful for her amazing company that has allowed space for craziness and seriousness.

Kevin Ilardi (Frank) is a junior actor major with a concentration in musical performance. He is from Goshen, NY, where he began his educational theater career with Cinderella, 42nd Street, Godspell, and Beauty and the Beast. During his time enrolled in Syracuse University he has portrayed Old Gargary in Miss Havisham’s Wedding (New Works, New Voices) and Oliver in the musical adaptation of As You Like It (mainstage). He is coming off of a semester abroad studying at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. He is incredibly excited to be portraying Frank in Melancholy Play, and he would like to thank his family and friends for coming to support him and his fantastic cast and crew.

Sydney Kamel (she/ her) (u/s Tilly) is a junior musical theater major from Colorado. She is excited to work with the Syracuse University Department of Drama once more, after performing as Imogen in Cymbeline (mainstage), Natalie Goodman in Next to Normal (studio project), and a as a swing in the beloved (unseen) production of Urinetown. She is so grateful to be a part of this beautiful, weird, goofy production, and she wants to thank her family and her friends for all the love, support, and joy that they give her every day. IG: @Sydney Kamel

Ryan Kennedy (he/ him/his) (u/s Frank, u/s Lorenzo) is a sophomore acting major from Connecticut. He is beyond excited to be a part of his first Department of Drama mainstage production having previously appeared in The New Works, New Voices initiative’s reading of The Myth of the Mountain (ensemble) and Black Box Players’ Dealing Dreams (swing).

Dani Saril (she/her) Frances) is a sophomore musical theater major from New Rochelle, NY. She recently worked on Barbecue, produced by the Department of Drama. On campus, Dani can be seen performing with her Improv Group, Galactic Chug, as well as with her a cappella group, Oy Cappella. She sends her love to her wonderful friends and family who have supported her along the way. For GMS <3 @danisaril

Eleni Stavros (she/ her) ( Joan ) is a sophomore actor/singer from San Diego, CA, and is thrilled to be making her Department of Drama debut in this wonderful production. She would like to extend a huge thank you to the company, and to her family, friends, and professors for all of their love, laughter, and encouragement.

@eleni.stavros elenistavros.com

Franco Tomaino (Lorenzo ) is a sophomore actor/singer from Wethersfield, CT. This is his second Department of Drama production, and he could not be more grateful for the support and encouragement of the cast and creative team throughout the entire rehearsal process. He would like to thank his family, friends, and his voice teacher Richard Koons who definitely isn’t mad that he hasn’t learned his classical piece yet.

@heeyitsfranco

Artistic Team

Eli Golding (he/him) (Scenic Designer) is a junior theater design and technology major from Balt-imore, MD, with concentrations in lighting, projections, and scenic. Department of Drama mainstage credits include Sender (assistant lighting designer) and In Love and Warcraft (assistant projections designer), as well as the studio project Gruesome Playground Injuries (scenic designer). Regional credits include Eureka Day (student assistant lighting designer, Syracuse Stage), Zelda The Musical (projections designer, CCBC Essex) and The Diamond (assistant pro-