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LETTER FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

How to Dance in Ohio celebrates ev erything that’s wonderful about our craft. When Sammy Lopez and Ben Holtzman first brought this script to our attention, we knew we wanted to be a part of its creation. From the developmental workshops in New York City, to the run throughs in our upstairs rehearsal room, we’ve had the good fortune to watch a brand new musical come to life. Featuring an amazing cast and a visionary creative team, How to Dance in Ohio, in our opinion, has a great future in store. This world premiere is an excellent example of how non-profit theatres often serve as the birthplace of work that helps shape the future of our field. Like you, we look forward to

Bob Hupp Artistic Director

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How to Dance in Ohio | September 21 - October 9, 2022

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COSTUME DESIGN

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

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Robert Brill

Scott Rowen*

MUSIC BY Jacob Yandura

Bradley

2022 World Premiere Produced by Syracuse Stage, Robert M. Hupp, Artistic Director

Matt Gallagher and Jacob Yandura

In loving memory of Harold Prince.

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SCENIC DESIGN

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MUSIC DIRECTOR

SOUND DESIGN

Associate

A NEW MUSICAL BASED ON THE DOCUMENTARY FILM BY Alexandra Shiva

Sammi

ARRANGEMENTS

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH Ben Holtzman, Sammy Lopez, and Fiona Howe Rudin

MUSIC SUPERVISOR/ORCHESTRATOR

DIRECTED BY Cannold

Jill A. Anderson, Managing Director. This production was rehearsed at The Pershing Square Signature West 42nd Street, NY, NY 10036,

BOOK AND LYRICS BY Rebekah Greer Melocik

LIGHTING

Kyle Bass Playwright CASTING Stewart/Whitley

Artistic

Jill A. Anderson Director

Sarafina Bush

Lily Ling

Melissa Crespo Artistic Director

Connor Wang DESIGN King

PRESENTS

LIGHTING DESIGN

COSTUME DESIGN

Robert Brill

Sarafina Bush

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TAKING PHOTOS IN THE THEATRE

SCENIC DESIGN

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Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of performance.

SPECIAL THANKS

AshleyConorImaniMarinaLiamMadisonMelinaWilsonNickAmeliaCarlosDesmondCearcy*............................................................JohannaEdwards............................................................RemyL.Encinias*....................................................Kurt,RickFei*...................................................................CarolineGaswirth*...............................................Michael,DerrickJermaineHeredia*.............................Dr.EmilioAmigoKalomas*...................................................Amy,ShaunaKopec...........................................................MaridethPearce*.....................................................................DrewPires*.......................................................AshleyAmigoRussell*.....................................................................MelTague..................................................................TommyWool*...................................................................Jessica

For Amy/Shauna, Johanna, Terry/Hawkins–Elana Babbitt†

Haven Burton*..................................................Terry, Hawkins Darlesia

CAST (in alphabetical order)

UNDERSTUDIES

For Dr. Emilio Amigo–Carlos L. Encinias*

For Drew, Tommy, Remy–Imri Leshed

Ohio, present day.

SETTING

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The director of this production is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers are represented by United Scenic Artists Local 829, IATSE. How to Dance in Ohio is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. †Student, Syracuse University Department of Drama.

Special Thanks to Alexandra Shiva, Amigo Family Counseling, The Prince Fellowship, The Shubert Organization Artistic Circle, CO/LAB Theater Group, Marianne Mills, The Fisher Center, Goodspeed Opera House, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Luv Michael, EPIC Players, Michael Ryan Andolsek, Marathon Digital, Ralph Zito, and the individuals & families from the original documentary film of How to Dance in Ohio

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For Ashley Amigo–Corinne Ferrer†

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19 SONGACTLISTI Today Is................................................................................Company Under Control................................................................Drew, Group A Recipe for Disaster.....................................................Amigo, Ashley How to Dance in Ohio.................................................Amigo, Group Unlikely MovingCoronationGettingButterflies.........................................................Group,Animals...................................................................MaridethAmigo,AshleyReadyfortheDance........................................Johanna,TerryQualities.................................................................GroupLifeInterrupts...........................................................................AshleyForward................................Amigo,Rick,Shauna,CompanySlowDancing.........................................................................CarolineWavesandWires........................................................Drew,Company ACT II BuildingNothingTwoDrift......................................................................................MaridethTerminallyHuman....................................................................AmigoSoMuchinCommon...............................................................GroupDoubleDate/ChevySilverado/Admissions........Jessica,Tommy,DrewReincarnation....................................................................Mel,AshleyStepsBackwards.................................................................GroupAtAll................................................................Remy,GroupTheAmigoSpringFormal...........................................Parents,AmigoBuildingMomentum.................................................Drew,CompanyUnlikelyAnimals(Reprise)......................................................MichaelMomentum(Reprise).............................................CompanyFinale...................................................................................Company ORCHESTRA Keyboard 1, Conductor.........................................................Lily Ling Violin 1..........................................................................Natalie Coots Percussion.......................................................................Josh Dekaney Bass..............................................................................Mike ViolinViola............................................................................MatteoFittipaldiLonghi2.................................................................NoemiMiloradovicCello.........................................................................LydiaParkingtonKeyboard2.......................................................................JacobStebly MUSIC TEAM Music Contractor..........................................................Brian Cimmet Music Assistant..........................................................Nicole D’Angelo Music Copying........Timothy Hanson (Emily Grishman Music Preparation) Keyboard Programmer....................................................Randy Cohen

the 7 years since the documentary’s premier–help to open doors on talking about what autism really is: an integral part of what makes my brother and all other Autistic people who they are. And it did.

As I began to work on Jacob Yan dura and Rebekah Greer Melocik’s How to Dance in Ohio, it provided an opportunity to unpack and un derstand real life through storytell ing as great pieces of art often do. As a result, I found myself having the conversations we never dared to have 20 years ago, understanding that autism isn’t something to avoid talking about – rather, talking about it, learning about it, and centering Autistic voices is how we understand it. And while we still have so far to go (for example, it’s still legal to pay disabled workers below minimum wage in this country), my hope is that using art to shine a spotlight on necessary change can help.

DIRECTOR'SNOTE

So, nearly 20 years later, when I heard about a new musical center ing 7 Autistic young adults and their coming-of-age stories, I felt deeply drawn to such a piece of art that might–following in the footsteps of its source material and building on the progress made in

So, I’m deeply grateful to my collaborators–my Autistic collaborators most of all–for creating a piece that fosters that conversation. And it is

How to Dance in Ohio

WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS-OLD, my younger brother Noah was diagnosed with autism, but there after, no one ever dared to say the word “autism” around him. As is the case for so many Autistic indi viduals, those close to Noah knew about his diagnosis, but I sensed a certain fear that saying or acknowledging “ autism” would further differentiate my brother from his peers because of something we–and so many–didn’t understand. So, while he saw specialist after specialist privately, when we were out in the world, the word “au tism” and conversations around it felt off limits. And that wasn’t unique to my brother’s case; there were simply so many misconcep tions about autism floating around in the early 2000s.

my aim that the show you’re about to see will help foster this conversa tion for you and your community, whether you are currently person ally connected to autism or not.

So with that, I invite you to enjoy How to Dance in Ohio.

And while there are so many indi viduals who have been part of telling that story over the years, I would be remiss if I didn’t take a moment to acknowledge–singularly–the legend ary Hal Prince who was the piece’s original director prior to his pass

ing in July of 2019. His impact on the creation of this show was im mense, but moreover, his impact on the American theater was indel ible. When I first joined this team, one of our exceptional producers Ben Holtzman, who had been Hal’s mentee throughout the final years of his life, gave me thirteen audio recordings of meetings with Hal talk ing about How to Dance in Ohio and four copies of the musical’s script with Hal’s notes in the margins. These notes ranged from dramatur gical feedback for the writers to ideas for how Hal wanted to stage certain scenes. And so, these notes became my north star as the rest of the cre ative team and I figured out how to honor the DNA of what Hal had begun while the musical grew and evolved. It’s part of why the scenic design you’re looking at is an hom age to Hal’s iconic magic black box, it’s part of why this show is struc tured like one of Hal’s traditional “concept musicals,” and it’s why–if you take a look in the upper house right corner of our stage, you might notice a little nod to Hal himself.

For our company, that conversation has been rich and refreshing. Through a partnership with CO/ LAB Theater Group and thanks to the guidance of our ASD Creative Consultant Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt and Director of Community Engagement Becky Leif man, we’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to reexamine our practices both in how we make art and how we make more in tentionally inclusive, welcoming, and compassionate workplaces. Because as Ava often says “It’s not just being invited to the party; it’s being asked to dance.” And while this exploration was motivated by a desire to make our workplace the best that it could be for our 9 Autistic performers as well as our Autistic staff members, it turned into something bigger than that. It turned into a lesson in how we can all benefit from making our spaces more inclusive, open, and compassionate – not just for Autistic indi viduals, but for everyone. So, I’m excited to continue learning and developing this aspect of our work as we continue to tell this story.

Sincerely,

SAMMI CANNOLD

I never had the privilege of talking to Hal directly about this piece, but I know that this subject matter was deeply important to him and that he saw this work as both a piece of theater and a piece of activism–and that’s what it’s all about for me.

How to Dance in Ohio

The inspiration for the Alexandra Shiva’s Peabody Award-winning documentary, How to Dance in Ohio, came from a very personal place. The filmmaker has a friend whose daughter is autistic, and when the girl turned 18, Shiva wondered what coming into adulthood, coming of age, would be like for her. With two successful documentaries behind her, Shiva thought trying to answer this question could be the subject for her next project. A recommendation from a colleague led her to Columbus, Ohio, and Dr. Emilio Amigo and Amigo Family Counseling, a center for people living with autism. On her first visit, Dr. Amigo told her he was working with some of his clients on a play called Law & Order: Fairytale Unit. He then explained that the next project would be a spring formal dance and that the group would spend three months in therapy preparing. The filmmaker found her film. Shiva spent three months with Dr. Amigo and his clients and some of their family mem bers filming what would become How to Dance in Ohio, which in turn is the inspiration and the source for this musical.

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22 Joseph Whelan: How did the idea for adapting the documen tary into a musical first come to you? Who proposed it to you?

AN INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER ALEXANDRA SHIVA INTERVIEWED BY JOSEPH WHELAN

Alexandra Shiva: Jacob (composer Jacob Yandura) and Re bekah (book writer and lyricist Rebekah Greer Melocik)* reached out to me years ago and wanted to talk about making a musical. We had a wonderful meeting and I heard all about where the idea came from for them, Ja cob’s connection to the subject matter, and why they wanted to do it. Right around the same time, I remember Hal Prince,

knew, and I just said, “Please go forth, do whatever you want.” That was the begin ning. And now, of course, Sammi Cannold who came on as the director after Hal passed away has done such a beautiful job interpreting the work Jacob and Rebekah did with Hal, and continuing to bring the musical to life with her own fresh and brilliant perspective.

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AS: A couple of times Hal would ask me for outtakes or for interviews, transcripts,

who was a dear friend and someone I greatly admired, calling me and saying that he decided he wanted to do his next musical and it was How to Dance in Ohio He had talked to Ben (pro ducer Ben Holtzman) and Ben knew a young com poser and lyricist team who were also interested and would I like him to direct it.

JW: Wow.

AS: I was like, I mean, I’d just fall over right now. I mean sure, “whatever you want, whatever you want, Hal.” And so that was what I

JW: What was your involvement after that?

and things like that. We’d send those over and it was amazing. I did not hear anything until they’d been at it for like, I think, a year already. The other thing that happened was that I brought the musical team to Ohio. We all went together to Ohio so that I could introduce them to Amigo (Dr. Emilio Amigo) and the group. We went and had a similar kind of experience to what I had when I started making the documentary, which was really important for this group of people (the docu mentary participants). We

JW: How did that go?

ment is source material and sending as much as I could to help. There are scenes in the musical, not a lot, that are from our outtakes that didn’t end up in the movie, which is fascinating, that inspired either songs or scenes in the musical. I went to the reading a year and a half ago, and I went to an open rehearsal in New York re cently, and it was extraordinary because it is its own. It takes the best of the documentary, the es sence and the spirit of the documentary, and then it is its own incredible work of art that is separate from that. I think this is a very unusual thing to hap pen, where you have taken a work of art and you’ve

had a sort of Town Hall, where they could ask tons of questions, feel part of the process and under stand what it was, and the musical team could get to know them better and un derstand more about what happens (at the counsel ing center) firsthand.

tions sticking out of it. Everyone had asked their questions and different people had to read those questions, not the people who had written them. It was really wonderful. It was an amazing experi ence. A lot of people from the counseling center had an issue with the fact that we had filmed for so long and yet the movie became about three people, and they felt a little left out. They expressed they were hoping the musical was going to be more ensemble and they were also hoping that they could play themselves. That’s what I remember from that evening. It was quite something. So that’s my involvement. My involve

AS: We had this incredible meeting where Ja cob and Rebekah met the whole group of peo ple from the documentary, and that experience became a scene in the musical. The picking your brain scene in the musical comes from that meeting. Amigo had this Styrofoam head with lots of ques

fixed material. They are not working with fixed material, so I actually feel like there is a limitlessness, there is a limitless quality to what is there, what they can create, and I do think it gives the audience more to engage with, more to relate to, a fuller experience actually.

AS: That is an interesting question. I mean the documentary has a limit, which is documenting real life. There is only so much you can actually do with the material. I always say that it is a combination of what happened, what happened when you hap pened to be there, what happened when you hap pened to be there when the camera was on, what

you really wish had hap pened and then what you can make out of that. But with the musical, you have that plus whatever you wish to make out of it. And so, a lot of what I would have wished was possible in the edit but wasn’t because you have the limitation of fixed ma terial, can happen in the musical. It was sort of a magical thing to see that you could take a charac ter and explore “what it would be like if . . .” What it would be like if this person went in this direction, what it would be like if the essence of this person could bend in this arch and arrive at this place –start here and end here instead of working with

JW: In one interview, you called the documentary “a bridge to understand ing.” Is there something about the immediacy and visceral connection with the stage that thethinkaunderstanding,transcendshitsyoudifferentway?Doyouthat’sapartofwhatmusicalcanaccomplish?

JW: From your perspec tive, what do you think the musical theatre adaptation can do for the audience that’s different than what the documentary can do?

AS: Oh, absolutely. I think

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expanded on it and made it entirely its own separate work of art.

AS: They were so great. They came to Sundance when we premiered there and we had a big screening in Ohio, and they’re old hands at this. I think they are used to this. We had conversations and I think Dr. Amigo is very good at prepping the group. He takes their questions and concerns so seriously, and so we had calls with him, and I often partici pated when the musical team would interact with the subjects. I think that was helpful. But they get it, they get that this isn’t them, that some of this has happened to someone

that I was trying to say the musical can do that and then some. I think the musical can do what the documentary does, which creates that bridge and allows people to walk in the shoes of other people for that period of time. But I do think that be cause its musical, it can get into your head, and it can get into your heart in a different way, which I think is extraordinary. I mean it did feel tran scendent watching the re hearsal and the music sort of takes you into places that are very emotionally resonant beyond what the documentary can do. I think it’s so beautiful. I love, love the musical and I think that it’s so beautifully done. And I think it’s very special and really extraordinary work of art all by itself, separate from any of the source material. It really is the dream of what you can make of it.

JW: In a way there may be two audiences for this. There are neuro typical people and there are people who have ex perience with non-neu rotypical, either directly or through family or friends. What’s been your experience of the differ ence in reactions to the documentary for those

AS: It’s been very important to us that the autism community feels seen and heard. When we were do ing screenings, we showed it to a lot of people and had a lot of feedback and I know that’s been the same with the musical. I think that is wildly important. But I think that what was wonderful in the docu mentary—that is going to be true even more so in the musical—is that these are feelings every body has. Everyone gets nervous, and everyone has had the experience of go ing to their first dance or being scared to talk to someone or having a human experience. So, it’s taking a human experience that maybe is more exaggerated in the nonneurotypical person but is absolutely a part of everyone’s life. The docu mentary and the musical are about connecting and about showing the ways we are similar, not the ways we are different. It’s not highlighting dif ference; it is highlighting similarity. To me it feels like it is really going to play beautifully to both audiences for different rea

sons. The audiences who have no understanding of autism are going to en joy it because it’s a part of humanity, and the people who are part of the autism community or who have been touched some way by non-neurotypical are going to experience it as being seen and relate on a whole different level.

JW: The young people who are in the film, they must be in their mid-tolate 20’s now, and some of them are going to come and see the show and see themselves represented on stage. What do you think that experience will be like for them?

groups of people, those people who can personally relate to it and those who are perhaps at some remove?

else, that some of it is made up, but it never feels negative. It’s not like anyone is made to look bad. I don’t think they’ll have a bad re action. I think that they’re going to think it’s fun and sort of bizarre. And it does feel true to the request that Jacob and Rebekah got when they got to Ohio, which was “we wish we were more in it. We wish it was more ensemble.” And I do feel like they took that and went with it, so I re ally think the whole com munity in Columbus is going to feel good about it.

JW : So, in creating this project and letting it move

AS: Nothing makes me happier. Really. Absolutely nothing makes me happier than how they’ve chosen to cast the show and these extraordinary young peo ple. It just feels so right and so beautiful and literally nothing makes me happier about this than that.

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*For a conversation with Jacob Yandura and Rebekah Greer Melocik check out the podcast Syracuse (On) Stage.

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Haven Burton (she/her) (Terry, Hawkins) is thrilled a to be a part of this truly remarkable show and back on stage for the first time since the shutdown. I want to thank you, the au dience, for coming back to the theatre. Sharing stories makes the world a better, more empathetic place. Thank you for sharing this story with us. Representation matters. I want to dedicate this per formance to my son, Hudson, who is brave and kind and courageous. He has taught me to challenge my thinking and the world that was not designed for him. He was designed to change it. I hope you take our story with you and leave our theatre curious, kind, and willing to challenge the world around you. Be yond that, if you are interested in what my theatre credits are, you can google me. I have had the pleasure of perform ing in many wonderful shows, with the cream of the crop on Broadway.

Desmond Edwards (he/ him) (Remy) is a recent graduate of Lyman High School in Longwood, Florida. He joined theatre his sophomore year of high school as sound designer, composing orchestral pieces for his school’s plays before becoming an actor his junior year. His favorite roles include Audrey Two from his school’s produc tion of Little Shop of Horrors. Des mond is ecstatic to be a part of How to Dance in Ohio as his first professional production. He is grateful for the Ohio team for welcoming him with open arms and helping him grow into a young adult. He gives a special thanks to his family for supporting him as he begins his career as an actor and musi cian. @dedwards0502

Darlesia Cearcy (she/ her) (Johanna). Award nominee recently ap peared as Diana in Next to Normal at Westport Country Playhouse for which she is nominated as Best Actress in a Musical by Connecticut Critics Circle Awards. She was last seen on Broadway as Erzulie: Goddess of Love in the Tony Award winning revival of Once on this Island. She appeared as an original cast member and performed as Lottie Gee in Audra McDonald’s stead in the amazing Broadway musi cal Shuffle Along. She has performed on Broadway as Nettie in The Color

Purple, Sarah in Ragtime for which she received a Helen Hayes nomina tion, and The Goodbye Girl. She won the BTF award for Outstanding Sup porting Actress in a Musical for Nina Simone: Four Women at The Berkshire Theatre Group. Her television cred its include: guest star on High Fidel ity, Madame Secretary, FBI, House of Cards, Elementary, Law & Order: SVU and Nurse Jackie. Upcoming: the episodic The Watcher (Netflix). Urvisionhousse.com

Carlos L. Encinias (he/ him) ( Kurt, Rick, u/s Dr. Emilio Amigo ) is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a proud New Yorker since 2000. Broadway: Les Misera

31 bles (Fueilly), Mamma Mia! (u/s Ed die/Father A), Good Vibrations (u/s Jan/Class President), and Scandalous (Ramon) starring Carolee Carmello. Off-Broadway: Altar Boyz (Juan/ Abe/Mark). Regional: Barrington Stage world-premiere, A Cross ing (Arturo); Olney, Miss You Like Hell (Manuel); Papermill Play house, A Christmas Story (u/s San ta); Phoenix Theatre, Evita (Che); Westport Playhouse, Man of La Mancha (Padre); Sundance, Cin derella (Prince). Thank you BLOC! Para mi familia, amigos y mis queridos: Joe, Luca and Marco! For more info, www.carlosLencinias.com

Amelia Fei (she/her) (Caroline) is an actress and voice over artist from Taiwan, who is having butterflies to rejoin the dance party with her Ohio family! Some of her credits include The King and I (u/s Lady Thiang), Julius Caesar (Cas sius, Cinna), and Avenue Q (Chri stmas Eve). So much love for my parents, and beyond grateful for my HTDIO family for listening and taking care of everyone while telling this beautiful and important story. ameliafei.com @amelia_bedeliafei

Nick Gaswirth (he/him) (Michael, Derrick). Broadway: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812; A Christmas Sto ry: The Musical. Tour: Wicked, A Christmas Story. Regional: I Am Harvey Milk/I Am Anne

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Hutchinson (Lincoln Center/Strath more), Secondhand Lions (Seattle 5th Ave), James and the Giant Peach (Goodspeed), Yeast Nation (FringeNYC), The Gig (NYMF), Minnie’s Boys (York Theatre), The Full Monty (Westchester Broadway), Candi de (Arden), A Year With Frog and Toad (Arden). Nick has a B.F.A. from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) and is a proud member of AEA. Hi Jammers, hi Bumbles. www.nickgaswirth.com.

Wilson Jermaine Heredia (he/him) ( Dr. Emilio Amigo) is excited and thankful to be in the wonderful cast of How to Dance in Ohio and celebrates the experience of live theatre again. He is best known for winning the 1996 Tony Award for the role of Angel, Drama Desk and Obie, for best featured actor in the musical RENT. He also gar nered an Olivier nomination when he reprised the role in London. He reprised the role again in the 2005 film. He returned to Broadway in La Cage Aux Folles opposite Har vey Fierstein. He recently played the role of Dan in Next to Normal at the Westport Country Playhouse directed by Marcos Santana. Films include Flawless, with Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman and Rainbow Bridge Motel. He’s featured in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s Tick Tick Boom for Netflix. TV: he has guest starred in Banshee, Blind Spot, Without a Trace, and Law & Order:

SVU. He thanks his wife, family, and extended family for their undy ing support. Instagram@wilsonjermaineheredia Twitter@wilsonjhere dia_Facebook Wilson J. Heredia

Madison Kopec (she/ her) ( Marideth ) is so grateful to be work ing with this incredible group of people on this project. She would like to thank the team, her family, friends, and her green-cheeked conure, Bud dy, for their love and support.

Liam Pearce (he/him) (Drew) is thrilled to be in this beautiful production of How to Dance in Ohio. Prior to his arrival in Syracuse, he spent the summer at the Muny in St. Louis performing in their production of Le gally Blonde! Other credits include If/ Then, Amelie, and Spring Awakening. How to Dance in Ohio is extremely important for representation amongst the ASD community and has helped Liam find parts of himself and his own unique traits of his autism that he had not uncovered before. B.F.A. in musi cal theatre from Pace University. Spe cial thanks to all of his closest friends for their unwavering support and their ability to make him feel anything is possible. @liam.pearce

Melina Kalomas (Amy, Shauna). Theatre: Ma dame Giry in Phantom of the Opera (World Tour); Les Miserables , Mel Brooks’ Young Franken stein, Camelot (US National Tours); Little Edie - alternate in Grey Gar dens (The Ahmanson, Los Ange les), Mary Zimmerman’s Arabian Nights (Berkeley Rep/Kansas City Rep), Franca Naccarelli in The Li ght In The Piazza (South Coast Repertory), Zhivago (LaJolla Play house), Nice Work If You Can Get It (Musical Theatre West), Beauty and the Beast (3D Theatricals), A Man of No Importance (Lillian Theatre).Television/Film: As The World Turns (CBS), Grimm (NBC); The Last Man. Training: Carnegie Mel lon School of Drama (B.F.A. acting and musical theatre). My love and thanks always to my Family, Edward Sayegh and HT.

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Marina Pires (she/her) (Ashley Amigo) is a Brazilian-born singer, ac tor, and songwriter based in New York’s Hudson Valley. Syracuse Stage debut! It’s been a dream come true to originate a role alongside such a progressive and nurturing team. Past credits include: Conchita Anna in the Tropics (Barrington Stage) Gloria Es tefan On Your Feet! (Broadway First National Tour and The MUNY), Vanessa In The Heights (Dallas The atre Center), Evita (Asolo Rep), PHISH (Madison Square Garden), The Witch Into The Woods (Holy City Light Opera). As a songwriter, Marina’s lyrics have been featured in the Off-Broadway musical A NeverEnding Line and on Broadway Re

33 cords’ Songs by an Immigrant with Jaime Lozano. She performs her mu sic across the country with her folk band The Heartstrings Project, and throughout NYC at 54 Below, Rock wood Music Hall, Joe’s Pub, and Lin coln Center. Love to Lev, Dave, and the family. IG: @marinampires

Elana Babbitt (she/her) (u/s Amy/Johanna/Terry) is a senior musical theatre major from Mal vern, PA. Recent Syracuse University Department of Drama credits include Announcer/Referee in As You Like It

Imani Russell (they/them) (Mel, Dance Captain) is a Black+Boricua queer+ trans+disabled multihyphenate artist from Crown Heights (unceded Lenape land). Trained in classical mu sic, musical theatre, and acting, Imani has a B.A. in drama from Vassar College and an M.A. in musical theatre from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Imani has performed off-Broadway, most recently in the Trans Entertain ment Guild’s production of The Civility of Albert Cashier (The Player’s Theatre) and has also performed at the Edin burgh Festival Fringe. In addition to the stage, Imani is an emerging voice actor. They also write music under the name NANí and recently released a two-song EP titled “sweetbitter creature.” Imani believes in and creates in pursuit of Black queer+trans power and safety, indigenous sovereignty, and art as an act of love and community. //www.imanirussell.com

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Conor Tague (he/him) ( Tommy ) is extremely excited to be part of How to Dance in Ohio, a world premiere musical. A graduate of the Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre at New York Film Academy,

Ashley Wool (she/her) ( Jessica ) is a New York native and a graduate of SUNY Geneseo. Favorite regional credits include: Company (Amy), Xanadu (Kira/Clio), The Addams Fam ily (Wednesday; OnStage Critics Award nominee). Like her character, Ashley is a huge fan of anything cinnamon raisin; she also loves writing, baking, and every thing rose gold. Love and thanks to the cast, crew, and creative team, and every one who appreciates diverse perspectives, human connections, authentic repre sentation, and compelling storytelling. #HoldMySword www.ashleywool.com

credits include his television role as Cody Hill on Law & Order: SVU, William Barfée in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Freddy Benson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, King Charles in Pippin, Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone, as well as mul tiple fundraising concerts and cabarets with EPIC Players and ActionPlay or ganizations. Conor credits his success to the creative, nurturing, and talented people he has had the opportunity to learn from, and wishes to thank his friends and family for their loving sup port in helping him chase his dream. https://www.conortague.com

wonderful talented people involved in this project for welcoming her into this special piece!

Corinne Ferrer ( u/s Ashley Amigo) is so ex cited to be making her Syracuse Stage debut. Corinne, originally from Miami, FL, is a senior B.F.A. acting major at Syracuse Uni versity. Corinne has recently been in As You Like It (Bronco’s Agent/Mar text), She Kills Monsters (Lilith), and Shout! The Mod Musical (Red Girl). You can catch her as Nelly Fail in Failure: A Love Story this fall on the Department of Drama Mainstage. Corinne would like to thank all the

Imri Leshed (they/them) (u/s Drew/Tommy/Remy) is a recent graduate of Syracuse University’s B.F.A. musical theatre program, from Ithaca, NY. As an autistic theatre art ist, Imri could not be more proud and grateful to be a part of this unprecedented production and to be telling this story at Syracuse Stage. Credits include: A Christmas Carol (Hangar Theatre), Death of a Salesman (Barackentheater Wust in Germany), Next to Normal, A Grand Night for Singing, A Chorus Line (Syracuse University Depart ment of Drama). So much love and gratitude for this phenomenal team and cast, my family, friends, and P3! @imrileshed | imrileshed.com

Zach Simpson (he/ him) (u/s Kurt/Michael) is thrilled to be making his Syracuse Stage de but with How to Dance in Ohio! Zach has per formed with the Syracuse University Department of Drama in last year’s studio production of Miss Hav ishams Wedding (Matthew) and the mainstage production of As You Like It (Adam). He would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support.

34 (mainstage), Maggie/Danica un derstudy in Miss Havisham’s Wed ding (workshop), Mary-Ann un derstudy in The Bridge (workshop), female swing in Songs for a New World (studio project), and Tamsin in Antigone: As Presented by the Girls of St Catherine’s (sophomore project). She also had the opportunity to study at Shakespeare’s Globe last year with Syracuse University’s study abroad program. She is thrilled to be working on her first professional production telling this incredibly important story!

Nicole Fazia (they/she) (u/s MaridethJessica/Caroline/Mel/ ) Grateful to be a part of this pro duction. New York: FIAF, FringeNYC, Theater for the New City, NYU. Regional: Playhouse on Park, Shakesperience Productions, Synecdoche Works. Film/TV: CNN, Project Girl series, Travel Channel.

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Connor Wang (he/him) (Sound De signer) is an Asian American sound designer and audio engineer based in Chicago. His recent work includes the launch event for Disney+ in the Middle East (Dubai Opera), Daniel Tiger ’s Neighborhood Live (Natio

Robert Brill (Scenic Designer). For Syracuse Stage: Thoughts of A Col ored Man. Broadway credits in clude Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations (Tony nomination), Thoughts of A Colored Man, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Assassins (Tony nomina tion), set and club design for the critically acclaimed revival of Caba ret, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls (Tony nomination), Design for Living, A Streetcar Named Desire, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Buried Child, and many others. Brill’s credits include the upcoming Broadway revival of Fosse’s Dancin’, Frozen (Disney California), as well as nu merous opera world-premieres, including Moby-Dick, Cold Mountain, Everest, Doubt, and The Manchurian Candidate. He has designed for the Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Radio City Music Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera, Minnesota Opera, Dallas Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe, the Guthrie Theater, Center Theatre Group, McCarter Theatre, Good man Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Amer ican Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and La Jolla Play house where he has served as an art ist in residence. Brill is a founding member of Sledgehammer Theatre, a recipient of the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration, and professor of sce nic design at University of California San Diego. robertbrilldesign.com

Sarafina Bush (she/her) ( Costume Designer ) Broadway: For Colored Girls… (Tony Award nominee), Pass Over. Off-Broadway: To My Girls (2nd Stage), Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Obie Award: Playwrights Horizons), Broadway Bounty Hunter (Green wich House), Plot Points, Pass Over (LCT3). Regional: Afterwords (5th Av enue), Life After (Goodman Theatre), Nina Simone: Four Women (Berkshire Theatre Group), Slow Food (Geva Theatre), Cry It Out and The Royale (Kitchen Theatre Company). Educa tion: B.A., Adelphi University.

Bradley King (he/him) ( Lighting Designer) is a lighting designer based in NYC. On Broadway: Flying Over Sunset (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), Hadestown (Tony, Drama Desk Awards), Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Tony, Drama Desk Awards), Bernhardt/ Hamlet. Recent Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors (West Side The ater), Endlings (NYTW), Evita (En cores!), Alice By Heart (MCC), Apo logia (Roundabout). Regional: shows for ART, Berkeley Rep, The Old Globe, The Guthrie, and many oth ers. Upcoming: new musicals The Ka rate Kid, Goddess, Lempicka, Water For Elephants. Proud USA 829 member. On the web at bradleykingld.com

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Scott Rowen (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Hamilton (original company), On The Town, Annie, The Velocity of Autumn, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Billy Elliot, Legally Blonde, The Wedding Singer, Lestat. Los Angeles: Hamilton. Chicago: Hamilton, Gotta Dance. Off-Broad way: Joan of Arc: Into the Fire, Dry Powder, Here Lies Love, Manahatta, See What I Wanna See (The Public); The Night Alive (Atlantic). Scott holds a B.A. in History from Har vard University.

36 nal Tour), An Evening with Amber Iman & An Evening with Ali Stroker (Minetta Lane), and Singing In The Train (McCarter Theatre Center). Broadway assistant design credits: Hadestown (2019 Tony Award for Sound Design of a Musical) and The Cher Show. Regional/Touring assis tant design credits: Hamilton (US Touring Companies), Hadestown (National Tour and Korea), The Devil Wears Prada (Chicago), and Tina-The Tina Turner Musical (National Tour). Connor is currently a mix engineer for Disney’s premier A Cappella group, DCappella, and The Disney Princess Concert

Time , Next to Normal , The Magic Play, Stupid F***ing Bird, Chinglish, Scorched, and The Boys Next Door. Regional credits include: Footloose, 42nd Street, Grease, South Pacific, Anne of Green Gables: A New Folk Rock Musical , Ghost (The Rev, formerly Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival); The Foreigner , Third , The Hound of the Baskervilles, Around the World in 80 Days (Hangar Theatre). LJ is a graduate of the stage manage ment program in the Syracuse University Department of Drama.

Stewart/Whitley (Casting). Duncan Stewart CSA and Benton Whitley CSA. Broadway/NY: Paradise Square , Hadestown (Artios Award), Chicago the Musical, Rock of Ages, Lightning Thief, Great Comet of 1812, Elf, On the Town, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Dis ney Channel. West End/U.K.: Ha destown, Thriller Live, Menier Choco late Factory. Tours: Hadestown, Hairspray, Waitress, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Finding Never land, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You. Regional: A.R.T., Berkeley Rep, Alley, Bay Street, For The Record, TUTS, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter, Signature, RCCL. Follow: @stew artwhitley and stewartwhitley.com.

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Rebecca Leifman (she/her) (Direc tor of Community Engagement, CO/ LAB) is thrilled to be on the Ohio team! She is a co-founder and the ex ecutive director of CO/LAB Theater Group - a nonprofit organization that

Laura Jane Collins (she/her) (As sistant Stage Manager ). Syracuse Stage credits include: Matilda The Musical, Somewhere Over the Bor der, The Play That Goes Wrong, I and You, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 , Talley’s Folly , Amadeus , Dis ney’s Beauty and the Beast , Elf The Musical , The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-

Mary McGowan (she/her) (Associ ate Director) is a freelance producer, director, actor, and arts administra tor based in Brooklyn, NY. Mary currently serves as the seasonal tick eting manager for the Tony Awards and company manager for the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC). Other credits include: NY PopsUp (artistic coordinator), American Repertory Theater at Harvard University (special assistant to artistic director Diane Paulus and assistant director, ExtraOrdinary ,

and Netflix on authentic onscreen portrayals of disability. Ava reviews scripts, discusses disability tropes, and writes casting calls. As a public speak er, Ava shares her lived experiences as a Chinese, Jewish, transracial adoptee with a single mom. Fun fact: She grew up in Columbus, Ohio! During her senior year at Sarah Lawrence Col lege (class of 2020), Ava was chosen to be a Ruderman Family Foundation Inclusion Ambassador. During that time, she brought her passion for accessibility in the arts, creating the college’s first sensory friendly performance of Head Over Heels. Addition ally, she organized and moderated a panel of NYC professionals (how she met Becky Leifman) to discuss entertainment inclusion practices with students and faculty. (Sensory friendly performances are accessible to people with sensory sensitivities such as those with autism or PTSD). Ava is deter mined to educate and influence the entertainment industry, creating sto ries at the intersections of DEIA (di versity, equity, inclusion, accessibility).

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offers individuals with developmental disabilities a creative and social outlet through theatre arts. In addition, she is a teaching artist for CO/LAB, the treasurer and a steering committee member for the Museum, Arts, and Culture Access Consortium, and was a TEDxBroadway speaker in 2020. She has previously worked at The Keswell School and was a direct service provider for two individuals with disabilities. Becky has a variety of professional experience at arts organizations; she founded Two Lights Theatre Company (Chicago) in 2007 and worked for The Acting Compa ny and The Play Company in their respective development departments. She has independently consulted with SUMMERTIME Gallery, the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, and multiple budding nonprofits. Becky has a B.F.A. from Syracuse University and is currently pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Philanthropic Studies at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt (she/her) (ASD Creative Consultant) is honored to be part of the team as the ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Creative Consultant! She is a writer, actress, public speaker, and advocate for dis ability/autism representation in the entertainment industry. Currently, she’s a freelance writer on a popular children’s TV show. In May, she finished a year-long internship with the Nickelodeon Live Action Casting team. Ava became immersed in the entertainment industry through consulting with studios such as Disney

1776), Broadway Podcast Network (line producer, Rolling Calls), Chau tauqua Theatre Company (teaching artist, Young Playwrights’ Project), Little Island (associate director, East man), New York City Center (assis tant director, Evita), MasterVoices (associate director, Icarus ). B.F.A. from Syracuse University.

Martín Lara Avila (Associate Costume Designer) is a New York based stylist and designer. Credits include: Little Shop of Horrors (Off-Broadway), We’re Here (HBO - Emmy), Spongebob: The Musical Chicago),(Nickelodeon/Broadway/ Heroes of the Fourth Turn ing (Playwrights Horizons), Be More Chill (Broadway/Signature Theatre), among others. @martinlara

revival). Dance: Camille A. Brown and Dancers. TV: Jesus Christ Super star LIVE on NBC, Harlem, Mozart in the Jungle, Modern Love, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Late Night with Stephen Colbert, the Tony Awards. Movement creator, improvisation teacher, and writer. Thanks to Mayte for bringing me into this beautiful production! @sfp9589

Kat C. Zhou ( Associate Lighting Designer ) is an NYC-based lighting designer with a passion for new work. Her designs have been seen at theatres such as Irish Reper tory Theatre, WP Pipeline Festival, Gloucester Stage Company, Odys sey Opera, Speakeasy Stage, and Company ONE. Recent projects as an assistant/associate include As You Like It (Shakespeare in the Park), The Karate Kid (STAGE St. Louis), Mr. Saturday Night (Broadway), and Clue (Paper Mill Playhouse). She holds an M.F.A. in lighting design from Boston University and an A.B. in mathematics from Harvard Col lege. More info: katzhoudesign.com

Nicole D’Angelo (they/she) (Music Assistant) is a music director, actor, and multi-instrumentalist. Nicole is a music director on staff at French Woods Festival and the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhat tan. She also freelances at schools and theatres across New Jersey and New York City. A recovering classical musician, they majored in piano and bass clarinet at Montclair State University before pursuing musical theatre full time. Recently Nicole had the honor of music directing/supervising the offBroadway premiere of The Civility of Albert Cashier, which was one of the first all-trans productions ever per formed in NYC, and is thrilled to be back with the Ohio team after music assisting their June workshop! Nicole is proudly Autistic and a passionate advocate for authentic representa tion and equitable hiring of disabled performers on stage and screen. She lives in Montclair, NJ, with her kitten Whizzer. IG: @nicole.m.dangelo

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Sarah Parker (she/her) (Associate Cho reographer) was most recently seen as Mob Leader in the 50th Anniversary National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof (2015

Jacob Yandura (he/him) (Music) and Rebekah Greer Melocik (she/ her) (Book and Lyrics) are a New York City-based songwriting team. Jacob and Rebekah are thrilled to debut their musical adaptation of the 2015 Peabody Award-winning documen tary How to Dance in Ohio at Syra cuse Stage (supported by the Prince Fellowship and the Shubert Organi zation’s Artistic Circle). Their other projects include The Last Queen of Canaan (book by Harrison David Rivers), The Coup, and Wringer, a commission by New York City Children’s Theater, based on the novel by Jerry Spinelli (Off-Broadway; New York City Center Stage II; directed by Stephen Brackett). Recognitions include: SPACE on Ryder Farm resi

dency, Jonathan Larson Grant finalists, NAMT Festival of New Mu sicals (The Last Queen of Canaan), Ars Nova’s UNCHARTED resi dency (The Coup), the Johnny Mercer Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals, the York Theatre’s NEO residency, the Yale Institute for Music Theatre (The Last Queen of Canaan), the Dramatists Guild fellowship, the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, Cap21’s Writers Residency, and Ars Nova’s ANT Fest. Jacob holds a B.A. in music composi tion from Kenyon College. Rebekah holds a B.A. in poetry from Univer sity of Southern California. They each earned an M.F.A from New York University’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program in 2011.

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Sammi’s first documentary feature film premiered at Broadway’s Majestic The atre and was released worldwide on AppleTV. Upcoming projects include several musicals, feature films, and an opera. Sammi has also served as an ar tistic fellow at the A.R.T., a member of Cirque du Soleil’s Creative Cogno scenti, and a Sundance Institute fellow. Outside of her work in the arts, Sammi serves as chief of staff for Human First Coalition, an organization dedicated to providing humanitarian aid in Afghani stan. Sammi holds a B. A. from Stanford University and an M.A. from Harvard University. @sammi.cannoldwww.sammicannold.com.

Sammi Cannold (she/ her) is a director who is one of Forbes Maga zine’s 30 Under 30 in Hollywood & Enter tainment, class of 2019, and has worked on and off Broadway as well as for CBS, ABC, Nickelodeon, Paramount+, Cirque du Soleil, and TikTok -- and at venues such as The Kennedy Center, Radio City Mu sic Hall, and Lincoln Center. Recent theatre credits include Evita (New York City Center), Endlings (NYTW, A.R.T.), Ragtime on Ellis Island, Violet on a moving bus (A.R.T.), and Allegory (La Jolla Playhouse WOW). Recently,

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lic Works), Runaways (NYU) Into The Woods (Barrington Stage Com pany), Measure for Measure (The Public Theater/Mobile Unit), Love in Hate Nation (Two River The ater), Hair (The Old Globe), La Hora Santa written, directed, and cho reographed by Mayte for Ars Nova’s Vision Residency and Kiss My Az tec (Hartford Stage). Mayte is a cofounder of the immersive events production company MinuteZero.

locik: The Last Queen of Canaan (Northern Stage), Feral (York), The Coup (Ars Nova), Wringer (City Center), We Believe in Love . Syra cuse: The House on Mango Street (composer). Much love to my fel low collaborators and to my greatest sources of strength, Alexis and Nora. mattgallaghermd.com

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sary Off-Broadway revival of john & jen, associate music director and vocal coach for the Chinese language premiere of The Lion King, music supervisor for the Chinese premiere of A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder, along with numerous productions in Toronto including the Canadian premieres of Kinky Boots, The Light In The Piazza, Parade, High Fidelity, Jerry Springer: The Opera, and Reefer Madness. Lily is currently pursuing an EdD in mu sic and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Matt Gallagher Broad way: High Fidelity, Le gally Blonde, Pal Joey, 9 to 5, Jesus Christ Su perstar, Newsies, Hands on a Hardbody , Doc tor Zhivago , Hamilton (Associate Music Supervisor, North American companies). With Yandura & Me

Mayte Natalio (she/her) is from Queens, New York, by way of Do minican parents. She attended the LaGuar dia High School for the Performing Arts and received her B.F.A. from SUNY Purchase. As a movement-based performer, she has had an eclectic and genre crossing ca reer. Theatre choreography credits include The Winter’s Tale (DTC/ Pub

Lily Ling is a Chinese Canadian music director, conductor, pianist, and educator. She was the first fe male music director for Hamilton and also the first person of East Asian descent to conduct the production on Broadway. Most recent ly, Lily served as music director and conductor for the world premiere of Bruce (Seattle Rep) and as the vocal music coordinator for the Netflix movie adaptation of 13: The Musical . Other theatrical cred its include music director and conductor for the 20th anniver

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Robert Hupp is in his seventh season as artistic director of Syracuse Stage. He recently directed The Play That Goes Wrong , Eureka Day, Annapurna, Talley’s Folly , Amadeus , Noises Off , Next to Normal, and The Three Musketeers for Stage. Prior to coming to central New York, Robert spent seventeen seasons as the producing artistic director of Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock. He directed over 30 productions for Arkansas Rep ranging from Hamlet to Les Miserables to The Grapes of

Wrath . In New York City, Robert directed the American premieres of Glyn Maxwell’s The Lifeblood and Wolfpit for the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble. He also served for nine seasons as the artistic director of the Obie Award-winning Jean Cocteau Repertory. At the Cocteau, Robert’s directing credits include works by Buchner, Wilder, Cocteau, Shaw, Wedekind and the premieres of the Bentley/Milhaud version of Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy, and Eduardo de Filippo’s Napoli Millionaria. He has ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Jeremy Wein (Associate Producer) is based in New York City. Jeremy’s pro ducing credits include Venus In Fur (Pico Playhouse), AJ Holmes: Yeah, But Not Right Now (SoHo Playhouse), Open Mike Eagle: Anime, Trauma, Divorce (Live-Stream) (Dynasty Typewriter) Kev in McDonald: ALIVE (Theatre Row, Dynasty Typewriter), Godspell (2011 Broadway revival) Faux Snow (Thespis Theater Festival), Take Me Home (Incubator Arts Project) and the 2012 docu mentary The Bitter Buddha. Jeremy is the artistic director of Play-PerView, a digital initiative founded to raise money for COVID-19 impacted organizations during the lockdown, which raised over half a million dollars through 60 play readings and television reunion events. He also founded and ran the New York City Podcast Festival, from 2013-2018. He is a proud autistic producer and thanks the team for their support and love during this process.

P3 Productions is a Tony Awardwinning producing team led by Ben Holtzman (he/him), Sammy Lopez (he/him), and Fiona Howe Rudin (she/her). P3 is dedicated to build ing productions from the ground level to uplift new voices and com munities. Current projects in de velopment include How to Dance in Ohio (World Premiere: Syracuse Stage 2022), Gun & Powder (World Premiere: Signature Theatre 2020), Midsummer, Bradical, and two additional projects in development with award-winning artists John Leguizamo and Shakina Nayfack. Other Co-Producer/Investor credits include Hamilton, Moulin Rouge!, A Christmas Carol, Be More Chill, The Kite Runner, A Strange Loop (with A Choir Full Productions) on Broadway and Orlando in London’s West End. Holtzman and Lopez are proud graduates of Syracuse University.

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Jill A. Anderson has served as managing director of Syracuse Stage since 2016. Jill is re sponsible for Stage’s $7.5 million operating budget and has oversight of fund raising, marketing, and operational matters within the organization. Prior to joining Stage, Jill spent a decade as general manager at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. During her tenure, the O’Neill completed a $7 million capital campaign and campus expansion, doubled its operating budget, and was honored with a 2015 National Medal of Arts and the 2010 Regional Theatre Tony Award. Under the O’Neill’s aegis, Jill also developed the Baltic Playwrights Conference, an annual international new play development retreat held

in Hiiumaa, Estonia. Previously, Jill spent five years in the production office at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage, after working as a stage man ager in Minnesota, New Mexico, and Massachusetts. In addition to her work at Stage, Jill is an instruc tor in the Theater Management pro gram of the Syracuse University De partment of Drama, building on her work with high school and college students elsewhere, including at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Jill was recognized as part of the Central New York Business Journal’s “40 Under Forty” awards in 2017 and has served on numerous municipal and non-profit boards. Jill is delighted to call Cen tral New York home, but will always be a proud cheesehead, originally hailing from Marshfield, Wisconsin.

MANAGING DIRECTOR

held faculty positions at Pennsylva nia’s Dickinson College and, in Ar kansas, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Hendrix College. Robert served as vice president of the Board of Directors of the The atre Communications Group and has served on funding panels for the New York State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, the Theatre Communications

Group, the New Jersey State Coun cil of the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Af fairs. While in Arkansas, Robert was named both Non-Profit Executive of the Year by the Arkansas Business Publishing Group, and Individual Artist of the Year by the Arkansas Arts Council. He and his wife Clea ride herd over a blended family of five children, one dog, and two cats.

RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT

Melissa Crespo is a director of new plays, musicals, and opera. She can’t wait to direct this season’s co-production with Hartford Stage of Espejos: Clean by Christine Quintana, followed by the Off-Broadway world premiere of Bees and Honey by Gua dalís del Carmen at MCC Theater. As a playwright, her play Egress, cowritten with Sarah Saltwick, received the Roe Green Award at Cleveland Playhouse and has since been pro duced by Amphibian Stage, Salt

Kyle Bass is the author of Possessing Harriet , commissioned by the Onondaga Historical Association, which premiered at Syracuse Stage in 2018, was subsequently produced at Franklin Stage Company, and will be produced at the East Lynne The ater Company later this year. Possessing Harriet will be published this month by Standing Stone Books Citizen James, or The Young Man Without a Country, is a one-man show on James Baldwin, commissioned by Syracuse Stage, which streamed nationally in 2021. His libretto for Libba Cotten: Here This Day, a new opera based on the life of American folk music legend Libba Cotten, was commissioned by The Society for New Music and premiered in 2021. Through a NYSCA Indi vidual Artist Grant, Kyle is currently under commission by Franklin Stage company for a new play titled Wake

man & Toliver. His drama Tender Rain (selected by Edward Albee for the Great Plains Theater Conference) will receive its world premiere in Syracuse Stage’s 22/23 season. His other full-length plays include Bleecker Street, Baldwin vs. Buckley: The Faith of Our Fathers, which has been presented at Cornell University, Colgate Univer sity, the University of Delaware, and at Syracuse University, and Separated, a documentary theatre piece about the student military veterans at Syracuse University, which was presented at Syracuse Stage and the Paley Center in New York City. With National Medal of Arts recipient Ping Chong, Kyle is the co-author of Cry for Peace: Voices from the Congo, which premiered at Syracuse Stage and was subsequently produced at La MaMa Experimental Theatre in New York City. He has also written for Noh theatre under com mission by Theatre Nohgaku. He is the co-author of the original screen

Lake Acting Company, and The atreworks Hartford. Fellowships and residencies include: Time War ner Fellow (WP Theatre), Usual Suspect (NYTW), The Director’s Project (Drama League), Van Lier Directing Fellow (Second Stage Theatre), and the Allen Lee Hughes Directing Fellow (Arena Stage). Me lissa received her M.F.A. in directing from The New School for Drama. She is a founding editor of 3Views on Theater and was featured in the 2020 Broadway Women’ s Fund “Women to Watch on Broadway”.

ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Syracuse Stage tells stories that engage, entertain, and inspire us to see life beyond our own experience.

Reimagining what's possible for regional theatre–through active inclusion, innova tive outreach, and bold productions–Syracuse Stage shapes the culture and social vitality of Central New York, enriches the Syracuse University student experience, and fosters change in ourselves, our communities, and our world.

WHO WE ARE

RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT

resident playwright. He is currently as sistant professor in the Department of Theater at Colgate University, where he previously served as the Burke Endowed Chair for Regional Studies. Previously, Kyle was faculty in the M.F.A. Creative Writing program at Goddard College, taught playwriting in Syracuse University’s Department of Drama and at Hobart & William Smith Colleges and was the 2019/20 Susan P. Stroman Visiting Playwright at the University of Delaware. A twotime recipient of the New York Foun dation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship (for fiction in 1998, for playwriting in 2010), a finalist for the Princess Grace Playwriting Award, and Pushcart Prize nominee, Kyle holds an M.F.A. in playwriting from Goddard College, is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America and is represented by The Barbara Hogenson Agency.

OUR MISSION

OUR VISION

Syracuse Stage is the non-profit, professional theatre company in residence at Syracuse University. We are nationally recognized for creating stimulating the atrical work that engages Central New York, and for our significant contribution to the artistic life of Syracuse University, where we are a vital partner in achieving the educational mission of the University’s Department of Drama.

play for the film Day of Days (Broad Green Pictures, 2017), which stars award-winning veteran actor Tom Skerritt. Kyle was the script consultant on Thoughts of a Colored Man, which premiered at Syracuse Stage in 2019 and opened on Broadway in 2021. He worked as dramaturg with acclaimed visual artist and MacArthur Fellow Carrie Mae Weems on her theatre piece Grace Notes: Reflections for Now, which premiered at the 2016 Spo leto Festival USA. Other plays, screenplays, and writings have appeared in the journals Callaloo and Stone Canoe, among others, and in the essay anthol ogy Alchemy of the Word: Writers Talk about Writing. Kyle was the found ing curator of Syracuse Stage’s annual Cold Read Festival of New Plays. After five seasons as associate artistic director at Syracuse Stage, in 2021, Kyle was announced as the theatre’s first-ever

Passion - Commitment to integrity, excellence, and enthusiasm in our work.

ABOUT SYRACUSE STAGE

People - Actively including diverse individuals, communities, ideas, and perspectives.

Stage has collaborated with a myriad of institutions in the Syracuse area. Community partners include 100 Black Men of Syracuse, AccessCNY, ARC of Onondaga, ARISE, ArtRage, CNY Reads, Interfaith Works of Central New York, La Casita, McMahon / Ryan Child Advocacy Center, Onondaga Historical Association, Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, SUNY Upstate Medical University, the VA Medical Center, and Vera House. Additionally, the educational department collaborates with many CNY schools.

OUR CORE VALUES

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

IN THE COMMUNITY

Syracuse Stage stands firmly against racism and discrimination. We pledge to stand with under-represented and oppressed communities and to advance antiracism in all aspects of our work, including the outward facing, public dimension of our creative endeavors and the less visible internal practices of the organization.

ANTI-RACISM PLEDGE

Curiosity - Fostering an innovative and adaptive environment that elicits wonder.

Originally constructed as the Regent Movie House in 1914, the physical space of Syracuse Stage has seen many films, musicians, actors, and artists pass through its doors over the course of the past century. The Syracuse Stage that exists today is a nonfor-profit professional theatre company founded in 1974, and a longstanding League of Resident Theatres (LORT) member. Since its inception, Stage has produced over 300 shows, both plays and musicals, within its walls. Now, Stage produces six to seven shows per season, while also offering educational programs to students, various pre- and post-show events, and fundraising events each year. Stage is Central New York’s only LORT theatre and one of the largest performing arts organizations in the area. Stage has a strong commitment to giving the community access to a range of high-quality productions; it is equally committed to bringing in actors, designers, and directors who are among the leading theatre professionals, both locally and across the nation.

Syracuse Stage respectfully acknowledges the Onondaga Nation, Firekeepers of the Haudenosaunee, the Indigenous people on whose ancestral lands we now stand.

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Chief Medical Officer SUNY Upstate Medical University

TREASURER

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Gwenn Judge* Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Syracuse University

PAST CHAIR/VICE CHAIR Nancy EdwardManagingGreenMemberS.Green& Associates

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Virginia Parker Retired - Educator

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WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL

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Ella Culligan

Luke V. DeLorenzo CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY

Maresa Helu CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOL

Elizabeth Defurio NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL

Rhiannon Berry LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL

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LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL

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INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT SYRACUSE CENTRAL (ITC)

We are grateful to the following individuals who have served as Members of the Stage Board of Trustees and continue to support Syracuse Stage at the Circle level.

Elizabeth Hartnett Margaret Martin Eric Mower Judy JackMichaelMowerShendeWebb

Tibério Augusto Saldanha Oliveira Lima

BISHOP GRIMES HIGH SCHOOL

Sara Bambino

Rachael Rowe

Stephanie Kelly CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY

CATO-MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Jim MaryBreuerBeth Carmen Joan Green

Todd Benware CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY

David Fisselbrand AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL

Jacob Garofalo CICERO NORTH SYRACUSE

YOUNG ADULT COUNCIL

Brianna Hall CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOL

CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL

Linda Ponza SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL

Evan Kulczynski

JAMESVILLE DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL

NORTH SYRACUSE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Sydney Wright CNS HIGH SCHOOL

Zinat Mohammadi ESM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Francesca Smith BISHOP GRIMES

SYRACUSE STAGE EMERITUS CIRCLE

Rachel Colucci

Kayla Lee LIVERPOOL

SYRACUSE STAGE EDUCATION ADVOCACY BOARD

Sadie Broderick

JAMESVILLE DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL

JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL

Graziella Cullipher BAKER HIGH SCHOOL

Sariyah Richards SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

CW BAKER HIGH SCHOOL

Richard Mather Fund

Syracuse Stage depends on the generosity of contributions from individuals, corpora tions, businesses, foundations, and government agencies. It is with much gratitude that we recognize the following donors to our annual campaign. For information regarding levels of contribution and benefits of each please contact the Development office at 315-443-3931 or visit syracusestage.org.

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORS

SYRACUSE STAGE ANNUAL GIFTS

53 CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORS

Contributions listed above are current as of August 30, 2022 and reflect operating support of $5,000+ and in-kind donations of $10,000+.

SPONSOR

The Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of the arts in Central New York. We recognize the deep importance live theatre plays in shaping the cultural and social vital ity of our community. In these challenging times, theatre brings us together to be inspired and cel ebrate the richness of the human experience. We are delighted to continue to support Syracuse Stage and this very special production of How to Dance in Ohio

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62 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 Events Manager and Production Management Assistant......................................Audrey Flynn Technical Director..................................................................................................Randall Steffen Assistant Technical Director............................................................................Rebecca Schuetz Scene Shop Foreman...........................................................................................Michael King Technical Assistant...................................................................................................Alex Farley Carpenters...............................................................................John Gamble, Brian McBurney Scenic Charge Artist...................................................................................................Emily Holm Scenic Artist........................................................................................................Riley Mankin Scenic Painter....................................................................................................Jessica Culligan 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 ProductionResidentLightingCraftsperson/Shopper.........................................................................................SandraYonkersKnappWardrobeSupervisor.........................................................................................DylinnAndrewStudentAssistant...................................................................................................CJForestiereandProjectionSupervisor..................................................................DavidM.BowmanAssistantMasterElectrician.....................................................................................JedDanielsElectricians/BoardOperators..................................................ConnorBeattie,BrianC.JordanSoundDesigner/AudioEngineer.....................................................JacquelineR.HerterAudioEngineer...............................................................................................KevinO’ConnorSoundEngineer/BoardOperator..........................................................................ShaneWrightStageManager....................................................................................StuartPlymesserStageManager..............................................................................................LauraJaneCollinsProductionAssistants.........................................................................ErinCBrett,EmPiraino SYRACUSE STAGE STAFF

Description...................................................................................Kate

Director of Marketing and Communications..............................................................Joseph Whelan

Director of Development.............................................................................................Ana Díaz-Diez

Custodians.........................................................................Dave Hall, Tony Rogers, Candace Velario

Business Office Intern......................................................................................AnaBella Kalish

Director of Community Engagement and Education.....................................................Joann Yarrow

Marketing Campaign Specialist...................................................................Nori Gartner-Baca

General Manager....................................................................................................Michael McCurdy

Director of Information Management & Technology...................................Garrett Diaz-Wheeler

House Managers......................................................Pat Condello, Ella Lafontant, Adam Secor

Audience Development Manager.........................................................................Tracey White

Comptroller..............................................................................................Mary Kennett Morreale

Box Office Manager.....................................................................................Courtney Richardson

Content....................................................................Brenna

Audience Development Shenandoah Interns..........................................................Jeremy Michael Lynch, Wesley Tipton

Audience Services Interns....................................................................Jack Lin, Maya Royston

Marketing

Executive Assistant.........................................................................................................Cynthia Reid

Human Resources Manager/Business Associate.......................................................Kathy Zappala

Assistant Director of Development.....................................................................Stefania Ianno Development Assistant................................................................................Candice Bermudez Development Interns.................................................Donghwan Lee, Lauren Kelly Witkowski

Community Engagement and Education Coordinator....................................Theorri London Community Engagement and Education Interns..........................Erin Keith, Ada Wennstrom

Patron Services Intern....................................................................................Soumya Tadepalli

Open Captioning............................................................................Cynthia Reid, Michael McCurdy

Audio Laissle, Joseph Whelan

Assistant...................................................................Talia

Associate Director of Education.............................................................................Kate Laissle

63 SYRACUSE STAGE STAFF

Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications......................................Joanna Penalva

Bartenders.................................................................................Michelle Cannizzo, Meg Pusey

Assistant Box Office Manager.....................................................................Ahmanee Simmons

Graphic Designer............................................................................................Jonathan Hudak

Community Services Officers.......................................................Stacey Emmons, Joseph O'Connor

Senior Designer, Creative Merritt

Front of House Associates.......Hope Allen, Weller Dorff, Seamus Doyle, Candaycea Edwards, Ethan Harpole, Henry Herbert, Sally Jewell, Yaneeka Nichols, Magdaliz Rivera, Kevin Sene, Julia Snoonian, Wesley Tipton, Malaika Wanjiku, Ada Wennstrom, Maya Zepeda

Sign Language Interpreters.....................................................................Brenda Brown, Sue Freeman

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Audience Services Manager/COVID-19 Safety Officer.........................................Jacob G. Ellison

BOOK AND LYRICS BY SARAH RUHL | MUSIC BY TODD AL MOND | DIRECTED BY REBECCA APARICIO APRIL 28 – MAY 7 | OPENING NIGHT: APRIL 29SEASON SPONSOR

BY ROBERT O’HARA | DIRECTED BY GILBERT M c CAULEY FEBRUARY 17 - 26 | OPENING NIGHT: FEBRUARY 18

68 22/23OFDEPARTMENTDRAMA

*DRAMA SUBSCRIBERS WILL RECEIVE VOUCHERS REDEEM ABLE FOR TICKETS TO DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID

BOOK BY NEIL SIMON | MUSIC BY CY COLEMAN | LYRICS BY DOROTHY FIELDS | BASED ON AN ORIGINAL SCREEN PLAY 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 SCHMIDTCARPER | MUSIC DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIMMET OCTOBER 14 - 23 | OPENING NIGHT: OCTOBER 15

BY PHILIP DAWKINS | DIRECTED BY THOM MILLER NOVEMBER 11 - 19 | OPENING NIGHT: NOVEMBER 12

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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 ME LISSA RAIN ANDERSON | MUSIC DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIM MET | CHOREOGRAPHY BY ADAM CATES | CO-PRODUCED WITH SYRACUSE STAGE | NOVEMBER 25 – JANUARY 8 | OPENING NIGHT: DECEMBER 2

MELANCHOLY PLAY: A CHAMBER MUSICAL

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

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DANCE NATION

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FAILURE: A LOVE STORY

Hudson A man must confront the secrets of his past in order to move forward in this world premiere of Kyle Bass’ haunting play.

WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL SEPT 21 – OCT 9 HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO A new musical based on Alexandra Shiva’s documentary film | Book & Lyrics by Rebekah Greer Melocik | Music & Co-Arrangements by Jacob Yandura | Music Direction by Lily Ling Music Supervision, Co-Arrangements, Orchestration by Matt Gallagher | Choreographed by Mayte Natalio | Directed by Sammi Cannold | Produced in association with Ben Holtzman, Sammy Lopez, and Fiona Howe Rudin A heart-filled new musical, based on the Peabody Award-winning documentary of the same name, that explores what it means to belong, the courage it takes to put yourself out in the world, and the universal need to connect. Follow seven Autistic young adults as they come of age and find their ways in the world. MAR 29 – APR 16 OUR TOWN By Thornton Wilder Directed by Robert Hupp The American classic that reminds us to cherish every unimportant moment. FREE FOR SUBSCRIBERS OCTOBER 18 -23 COLD READ FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS Curated by Melissa Crespo | Free for subscribers, tickets required, available through the Box Office. EAST COAST PREMIERE FEB 15 – MAR 5 CLEANESPEJOS: By Christine Quintana | Spanish translation and adaptation by Paula Zelaya DirectedCervantesbyMelissa Crespo In this engaging new drama, two women with very different experiences meet by accident and change each other in unexpected ways. Performed in Spanish and English with supertitles. JUNE 7 - 25 CLUE Based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn | Written by Sandy Rustin Additional Material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price | Based on the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Based on the Hasbro board game CLUE Original Music by Michael Holland Directed by Ben Hanna Famous board game turned popular motion picture turned fabulously fun theatrical experience. Who did it? Where? And with what? SYRACUSESTAGE.ORG315.443.3275 Season Subscription Packages On Sale Now!Subscribe today for the best seats at the best prices. NOV 25 – JAN 8 MERMAIDTHEDISNEY’SLITTLE 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 & John Musker and written & directed by John Musker & Ron Clements | Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions Directed by Melissa Rain Anderson Co-produced with the Syracuse University Department of Drama Splashy family fun for the holiday season with added thrills courtesy of the high flying 2 Ring Circus. WORLD PREMIERE MAY 3 - 21 TENDER RAIN

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