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LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA WHY TELL THIS STORY NOW? This is a question that my faculty colleagues and I spend a great deal of time considering because it is central to the process of selecting, preparing, and presenting our performance season – not only our mainstage season, but the numerous smaller scale studio projects that augment it, as well as the partnerships with our colleagues at Syracuse Stage that further enhance it. Over the course of many months (discussions for this current season began in April of 2017!), we collectively consider a wide range of genres and titles – possible stories to tell – and we gradually narrow the field to arrive at our final decisions. As we do so, we consider the ways in which any given play will advance our students’ learning and
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challenge the creative capacities of our faculty, staff, and guest artists. Our performance season is one of our most important endeavors, second only to the daily delivery of curriculum in our classrooms and studios. That importance arises from the fact that it is through the practical application of their skills that students in all of our programs of study – theater design and technology, stage management, theater management, acting, and musical theater – deepen their knowledge and prepare themselves to embark upon professional careers in the performing arts. Additionally, it is through our productions that the artist-teachers who make up our faculty (designers, directors, choreographers, performers) have
the opportunity to expand their range of creative expression and share their knowledge in a time-honored tradition of apprenticeship-style teaching and learning.
Each of the plays and musicals in our 2018-19 mainstage season in some way examines questions that are central to the act of storytelling itself: Who owns the story? Who gets to tell it? What is the best way to tell it? And, of course: Why tell this story now? I am grateful that you have chosen to join us, and I hope you will be as engaged by these questions as we have been as we worked to bring these stories to life. And I invite you to share your thoughts about some of these questions by joining us for one or more of our free Sunday Salon Series discussions following the first Sun-
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And as we consider what plays to present, and choose what stories to tell, we consider the fundamental goal of Theater itself: to share stories of the human condition in the hope of provoking change. Sometimes, the change is as simple as a change in mood – a muchneeded lifting of the spirits. Sometimes, the change goes deeper – an expansion of knowledge, a shift in worldview, a deepening of empathy.
day matinee of each production. Join the director, members of the creative team, and experts drawn from the Syracuse University faculty and Syracuse community as we take a closer look at the creative process and the larger questions raised by each production. Once again, thank you and enjoy the show!
Ralph Zito
Chair, Department of Drama
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College of Visual and Performing Arts PRESENTS
BOOK, MUSIC, AND LYRICS BY
Andrew Lippa BASED ON THE POEM BY
Joseph Moncure March DIRECTED BY
Katherine McGerr ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Andrea Leigh-Smith
Brian Cimmet
SCENIC AND LIGHTING DESIGNER
COSTUME DESIGNER
SOUND DESIGNER
MAKE-UP AND WIG DESIGNER
Alex Koziara
Carmen Martinez
Jacqueline R Herter
Sarah Stark
DIALECT COACH
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER AND INTIMACY COORDINATOR
ASSISTANT MUSIC DIRECTOR
STAGE MANAGER
Celia Madeoy
Alec Barbour
Jacob Stebly
Rachel Lauren Ackerman
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA
Ralph Zito SEASON SPONSOR
Partially Developed and Received Readings at The O’Neill Theater Center during the 1997 National Music Theatre Conference. Originally Produced in New York City by The Manhattan Theatre Club. Andrew Lippa's Wild Party is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 423 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019. Tel.: (212) 541-4684, Fax: (212) 397-4684, www.MTIShows. com. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. March 29 – April 7, 2019
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CAST Queenie................................................................................Giuliana Augello Burrs...............................................................................................Ryan Byrne The Gang...........................................Carly Caviglia, Stephanie Garofalo, Candice Hatakeyama, Joshua Keen, Kayla King, Joshua Kring, Kayla Mattocks, Kevin Morrison, Camille Theriault, JT Tully Madelaine True.....................................................................Jaelle LaGuerre Eddie..............................................................................Sage Prosper Cobos Jackie.............................................................................................Joshua Keen Oscar D’Armano...................................................................Hayden Kerzie Phil D’Armano...............................................................................Jack Rento Dolores...........................................................................................Rachel Kay Mae................................................................................................Kate Jarecki Nadine.................................................................................Camille Theriault Sam...............................................................................Tommy Montgomery Max.........................................................................................Kevin Morrison Kate.................................................................................................Anju Cloud Mr. Black.................................................................................Blake Maxwell The Neighbor...........................................................................Carly Caviglia
UNDERSTUDIES Haley Ayers (Swing), Carly Caviglia (Kate) Stephanie Garofalo (Queenie), Candice Hatakeyama (Nadine) Rachel Kay (Madelaine True), Hayden Kerze (Swing) Josh Kring (Oscar, Phil, Sam), Kayla Mattocks (Dolores) Kevin Morrison (Jackie, Mr. Black), Jack Rento (Burrs) Camille Theriault (Mae), JT Tully (Eddie, Max)
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ADDITIONAL CREDITS Dance Captains: Rachel Kay, Joshua Keen Fight Captain: JT Tully Wig and Hair Master: Sabrina Knaack Wardrobe Master: Marilyn Wechsler Casting Associate: Wallis Dean Casting Assistant: Daniel Wilde Assistants to the Director: Elizabeth Blodgett, Alex Cortinas Assistant Scenic Designers: Mulin Chen, Genevieve Kaylyn Phanhthaly Assistant Costume Designers: Garvin “Vinny” Hastings , Samantha Olszewski Assistant Lighting Designers: Jonathan Hayes, Cara Spindel, Ningning ‘Renee’ Yang Assistant Stage Managers: Brian Beighley, Lauren Krohn
ORCHESTRA Conductor/Piano................................................................Brian Cimmet Reeds..............................William Boyd, Joe Carello, James Spadafore Trumpet......................................................................................Pat Carney Percussion.............................................................................Josh Dekaney Guitar...................................................................................Dennis Goettel Bass..............................................................................................Joe Lorenz Synthesizer..............................................................................Jacob Stebly
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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Opening........................................................................................Company The Apartment............................................................................Company Out of the Blue..............................................................................Queenie What a Party................................................................................Company Raise the Roof.....................................................Queenie and Company Look At Me Now..................................................................................Kate Poor Child....................................................Kate, Black, Queenie, Burrs An Old-Fashioned Love Story......................................Madelaine True The Juggernaut.............................................................................Company A Wild, Wild Party.....................................................................Company Two of a Kind............................................................................Eddie, Mae Maybe I Like It This Way.............................................................Queenie What Is It About Her?........................................................................Burrs (fifteen-minute intermission) ACT TWO Life of the Party....................................................................................Kate Who Is This Man?.........................................................................Queenie The Gal For Me.................................................................Queenie, Black I’ll Be Here............................................................................................Black Listen to Me................................................Black, Burrs, Kate, Queenie Let Me Drown..........................................................Burrs and Company The Fight.......................................................................................Company Come With Me.....................................Queenie, Black, and Company Make Me Happy...................................................Burrs, Black, Queenie Poor Child (reprise).........................................................Black, Queenie How Did We Come to This?............................Queenie and Company
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T H E W I L D PA R T Y
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
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wanted to work on The Wild Party – based on Joseph Moncure March’s scandalous 1928 poem by the same name – for its delicious drama, lush score, and bold visual landscape. It depicts a community of vaudevillians whose existence – simultaneously marginalized and idolized – isn’t so different from that of theater artists today. The Wild Party lives up to its name, too: it’s entertaining, fast-paced, and full of vivid characters who live with enviable abandon. Despite taking place nearly a century ago, it feels surprisingly recognizable and fresh.
of sexual assault at social events the night before; I helped get home inebriated friends clearly struggling with addiction, but I never voiced my concern. To my delight, when I was in high school, our local university was ranked the “number one party school in the nation.” And on a trip home a few years ago, a student died down the street from me in a still-unexplained drug and alcohol-related incident; it’s possible I passed her on campus that night. We all need to unwind, especially in today’s culture of overworking. We all need occasional escape from the day-to-day (especially in theater, where the hours are long, the pay is low, the work is personal, and the community is insular; in these respects, The Wild Party’s portrayal is strikingly timeless too). But how far is too far – for ourselves and for the people around us? Where is the line between excitement and endangerment? The Wild Party is relentlessly fun and theatrical – and it also asks us to consider our responsibility as bystanders to the drama.
I also wanted to work on The Wild Party because of the opportunity it affords to examine party culture. University life – and the intense work that goes along with it – gives rise to a work-hard-play-hard mentality. Having grown up in college towns and gone straight from school into teaching, I’ve spent my entire life around it, and I find it both attractive and scary. As a student, I went to parties in desperate need of breaks from schoolwork and connections with kindred spirits; I sat quietly in class listening to rumors
–Katherine McGerr
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CAST Giuliana Augello (Queenie) is a sophomore musical theater major making her Department of Drama mainstage debut! She has been recently seen as Announcer in The Skin of Our Teeth (sophomore project), as u/s Susan in [title of show] (independent project), and as Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Catherine in Pippin this past summer at CLOC. Many thanks to everyone who made this production possible. Now, let’s Raise the Roof!
At the Department of Drama, Ryan has been seen as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (mainstage) and as a swing in Crazy For You (mainstage). Ryan would like to dedicate this performance to his father who he knows would be proud of his three boys! @ryan_byrnee
Haley Ayers (Swing) is a junior musical theater major from San Clemente, CA. She’s so excited to be making her mainstage debut partying it up with her friends. Other credits include Much Ado About Nothing (Black Box Players), Second Shepherds’ Play (faculty project), and The Women (sophomore project). Last semester Haley produced a revue entitled Tesori Tonight: A Musical Celebration, focusing on the work of composer Jeanine Tesori.
Carly Caviglia (The Neighbor, The Gang, u/s Kate) is a junior musical theater major from Visalia, CA. In the Department, she has appeared in The Seagull (mainstage), The Second Shepherds’ Play (studio project), The Women (sophomore projects), and most recently was a swing for Into the Woods (mainstage). She was thrilled to work on the Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production of Elf The Musical as the choreographer’s assistant. Coming up, she will be the Cathy u/s in Syracuse Stage’s production of The Last Five Years, and then finish out the summer in Priscilla Beach Theatre Company’s productions of Hairspray and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. www.carlycaviglia.com
Ryan Byrne (Burrs) is a junior musical theater major from the Chicago suburbs. Recent credits include The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Riff Raff) and Footloose (Chuck Cranston) at Clear Space Theatre.
Anju Cloud (Kate) is a junior musical theater major from Los Angeles, CA. Anju has been seen as Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors (Department of Drama mainstage), as Ensemble/ Jovie u/s in Elf The Musical (Syra-
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CAST cuse Stage/Department of Drama coproduction), and Ensemble/Dorothy Gale u/s in The Wizard of Oz (Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production). Previous credits include Anybodys in West Side Story, Ensemble/Dream Laurie u/s/female swing in Oklahoma! and Ensemble in Porgy and Bess at The Glimmerglass Festival. This summer she can be seen as Ensemble/Rizzo and Cha Cha u/s in Grease at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse/Fingerlakes Musical Theatre Festival. She would like to thank this wonderful cast and crew and her loving family for their constant support!
productions of Newsies, Dorothy Meets Alice, and Our Town. Other notable credits include Billie Bendix in Nice Work If You Can Get It, Helene in Sweet Charity and Sandy in Grease. She is ecstatic to be involved in this production and can also be seen in a student produced cabaret at CNY Jazz in late April. She’d like to express thanks to her family for their enduring love and the Syracuse University Department of Drama for all the wisdom and opportunity it has brought her thus far. Candice Hatakeyama (The Gang, u/s Nadine) is a sophomore musical theater major from Honolulu, HI. At the Department of Drama, Candice has been seen as Mrs. Antrobus in The Skin of Our Teeth (sophomore project), directed by Nicholas Kowerko. This summer Candice can be seen in South Pacific and All Shook Up at Flat Rock Playhouse. Candice would like to thank her family for all their love and support and for leaving paradise to come see her. @canditheduck
Sage Prosper Cobos (Eddie) is a junior musical theater major from Los Angeles, CA. Department of Drama credits are Crazy For You (mainstage) and Fly More Than You Fall (studio project). Recent credits include Wonderful Town and Cabaret. Stephanie Garofalo (The Gang, u/s Queenie) is a junior musical theater major from Old Bridge, NJ. In the Department of Drama, Stephanie has performed in Crazy For You (mainstage) as well as I Have Loved Strangers (Black Box Players). Last summer, she had the honor of playing Annette in Saturday Night Fever at Cortland Repertory Theater and was also featured in their
Kate Jarecki (Mae) is a junior musical theater major from Aurora, IL. Professionally, Kate has been seen as Dorothy in the Syracuse Stage/ Department of Drama co-production of The Wizard of Oz and as Natalie’s
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CAST understudy in Syracuse Stage’s production of Next to Normal. Other Department of Drama credits include Zelda/Head Lady Bug in the workshop of Fly More Than You Fall (studio project).
atre). This summer Joshua will be a part of Music Theatre Wichita’s season including The Sound of Music, An American in Paris, A Chorus Line, and Chicago. Josh would like to thank his family for all of their support. Instgram - @joshuakeen
Rachel Kay (Dolores, u/s Madelaine True, Dance Captain) is a junior musical theater major from Manhattan Beach, CA. Department of Drama credits include Amy in Dry Land (studio project), Tesori Tonight (studio project), and a swing in Crazy For You (mainstage). Other credits include Roxie in Chicago (Summer Repertory Theatre) and Graziella in West Side Story (Glimmerglass Festival; Lyric Opera of Kansas City). She is a proud member of AGMA. She is also a fairly proud member of Galactic Chug Improv! She thanks her incredible family, related and non. She hopes you enjoy this terribly depressing party. IG: @raykayyy
Hayden Kerzie (Oscar D’Armano, Swing) is a sophomore musical theater major. This is Hayden’s first mainstage musical at the Syracuse University Department of Drama. He was previously seen as Mr. Antrobus in Our Town (sophomore projects). This past summer he was seen as Emcee in Cabaret at the College Light Opera Company. He’s grateful for the wonderful production team and his parents and dogs, Kona and Debbie! Kayla King (The Gang) is a junior musical theater major from Tucson, AZ. Her recent credits include The Women as Crystal Allen (sophomore projects) and A Scarlett Letter as Hester Prynne I (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). Kayla also spent her last two summers working at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, MN (Front of House) and La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, CA (Education Department Internship). She recently returned from a semester abroad in London studying at Shakespeare’s Globe. A huge thank you to her parents for all their love and support!
Joshua Keen (Jackie, The Gang, Dance Captain) is a sophomore musical theater major from Erwin, NC. Previous credits include: Elf The Musical (Syracuse Stage/ Department of Drama co-production); 42nd Street (Bucks County Playhouse); Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot, Grease, The Little Mermaid, Evita, and Oliver! (NC The-
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CAST Joshua Kring (The Gang, u/s Oscar, u/s Phil, u/s Sam) is a junior musical theater major from Princeton, NJ. He is thrilled to be a part of this crazy party! His recent credits include Jack in Into the Woods (Department of Drama mainstage), Angel in The Second Shepherds’ Play (studio project), and as Flynn in Jeff Whiting’s workshop production of Fly More Than You Fall (studio project). This summer Joshua can be seen at The Glimmerglass Festival in Show Boat (Ensemble u/s Frank Schultz) and in the opera The Ghosts of Versailles (Chorus/Dancer). @jashd11
Kayla Mattocks (The Gang, u/s Dolores) is a junior musical theater major from Westchester, NY. Recent credits include Elf The Musical (Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production), Cabaret, A Raisin in the Sun, West Side Story, and The Drowsy Chaperone. She also appeared in Fly More Than You Fall (studio project) in the Department of Drama this past spring. Blake Maxwell (Mr. Black) is a sophomore musical theater major from Los Angeles, CA, who is thrilled to be appearing in his first mainstage production in the Department of Drama! Recent credits include: Into the Woods (Swing, Department of Drama), The Wiz, The Crucible, A Chorus Line, and Guys And Dolls. He can be seen this summer at Cortland Repertory Theatre in Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia, and Born Yesterday! Thanks to his parents for their undying love and support. @bythewayimblake
Jaelle Laguerre (Madelaine True) is a sophomore musical theater major from Sacramento, CA, and is thrilled to be making her Department of Drama mainstage debut. She has received a Jimmy nomination and is a California Nationals theater recipient. Some credits include The King and I as Anna, Beauty and the Beast as Wardrobe, Cats as Jellylorum, Legally Blonde as Serena, and Our Town (sophomore project). Jaelle can be seen this summer in Mamma Mia, Newsies, Death Trap, and Hair at Woodstock Playhouse. She thanks God, her amazing parents, and her brother for their healing amount of love. @Jaelle_ashley
Tommy Montgomery (Sam) is a sophomore acting major from Skokie, IL, and is making his Syracuse University Department of Drama mainstage debut. At the Department of Drama, Tommy has previously been
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CAST seen in The Skin of Our Teeth (sophomore project), and as the male swing for Miss Electricity (Bank of America Children’s Tour). Other credits include Deathtrap, The Producers, Hairspray, and As You Like It. This summer, he will be appearing as Dennis in This is Our Youth. @quarrytheatreco
pearing as Franz Kafka in the new musical, Kafka’s Metamorphosis, as well as Warren in This is Our Youth. @quarrytheatreco Camille Theriault (Nadine, The Gang, u/s Mae) is a junior musical theater major from the suburbs of Chicago. This is her first mainstage production at the Department of Drama. She has also been seen in the ensemble of the Syracuse Stage/ Department of Drama co-production of The Wizard of Oz and as a female swing in the Bank of America Children’s Tour, Miss Electricity. She’s so thankful for her incredibly supportive family! instagram: @cgt0212
Kevin Morrison (Max, The Gang, Jackie u/s, Mr. Black u/s) is currently a sophomore musical theater major from Atlanta, GA. He is super excited to be making his Department of Drama mainstage debut with The Wild Party! His most recent credits include the Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production of Elf The Musical (ensemble), Hot Mikado (The Mikado) and Crazy for You (Moose, Bobby Child u/s) at Orbit Theatrical. Major thanks to the production team, cast, crew, and his family and friends! He is happy to join this team and make art that inspires. Enjoy the show!
JT Tully (The Gang, u/s Eddie, u/s Max, Fight Captain) is currently a sophomore musical theater major and could not be more excited to be a part of this production. This is his first mainstage musical in the Department of Drama. He has previously been seen in the Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production of Elf The Musical. He will be seen this summer at Cortland Repertory Theatre in Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia, and Born Yesterday. JT would like to thank his parents for their endless support, Bridget, Cole, and Hayden for being his rocks, and Katie and Andrea for this incredible experience. Instagram: @jt.tully
Jack Rento (Phil D’Armano, u/s Burrs) is a sophomore acting major from Albany, NY, and is making his Syracuse University Department of Drama mainstage debut. Jack has previously been seen at the Department of Drama in The Children’s Hour (studio project) and as Simon Stimson in Our Town (sophomore projects). This summer, he’ll be ap-
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A R T I S T I C S TA F F Alex Koziara (Scenic and Lighting Designer) is an associate professor of theater design and technology. Department of Drama credits include the lighting designs for Stepping Out, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Seussical, Into the Woods, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Henry V, and settings for As You Like It, Cabaret, My One and Only, Sweet Charity, Miss Julie, and costumes for Speed The Plow and Top Girls. Syracuse Stage credits: set designs for Stones in His Pockets, Fully Committed, the lighting for The Santaland Diaries (2008 production) and The Wizard of Oz. Opera credits include set and light designs for Syracuse Opera’s Rigoletto, The Medium, and the lighting for Eugene Onegin, La Traviata, Carmen, and Pagliacci, lighting for Syracuse City Ballet’s Aladdin, The Nutcracker, and Peter Pan. At the Maggio Musicale in Florence, Italy, Bianca Neve and Maurice Sendaks’ Where the Wild Things Are. At the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Peter Pan, Singing in the Rain, Gypsy, La Cage aux Folles, The Sound of Music, and My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding. He created courses at Syracuse University Abroad in Florence on the Magic of Light in Italy and Opera Scenography. He is a member of United Scenic Artists local 829.
design from RISD, and an M.F.A. in set design from the Yale School of Drama. This unique combination allows her to collaborate in many disciplines (almost) seamlessly. As a graphic designer she worked at both The Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum. Her latest theatrical projects include props for The Hairy Ape at the Armory, scenic elements for Katy Perry’s performance at the Met Gala (2017), Un Informe Sobre la Banalidad del Amor in Lima, Peru, and Owners at Yale Rep. www.allofthethingsnyc.com Jacqueline R Herter (Sound Designer) has served as resident sound designer for twenty seasons at Syracuse Stage and the Syracuse University Department of Drama. She 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: Next to Normal, The Three Musketeers, Nine, Hairspray, The Overwhelming, Caroline, or Change, The Miracle Worker, 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, Frozen, Copenhagen, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Inherit the Wind, and Big River.
Carmen M. Martinez (Costume Designer) hails from the city of Lima, Peru, but has been in New York since 2004. She holds a B.F.A. in graphic
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A R T I S T I C S TA F F Sarah M Stark (Make-up and Wig Designer) is currently in her fifth season as wardrobe supervisor and wig master for Syracuse Stage. She works as the wardrobe manager for the Glimmerglass Festival as well. Her wig designs have previously been seen in the Department of Drama productions of The Seagull, The House of the Spirits, Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill: A Musical Voyage, Into the Woods, and Measure for Measure. She has trained in wig and hair design with Anne FordCoates and Dave Bova. She works as a stylist for photoshoots where she styles costumes, set as well as hair and makeup. Her costume design work has been seen at American Stage Company, University of Florida, University of South Florida, and The Hippodrome Theater. She wishes to thank Carmen for the wonderful experience of working with her, and Sabrina Knaack, the fabulous Wig Master for this show. Ms. Stark holds a BFA in Technical Theater from the University of Florida, and is originally from Alaska.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mrs. Dubose in To Kill a Mockingbird, Aunt Ev in The Miracle Worker, and Mrs. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol. Celia originated the role of Flo in the recent North American world premiere of Saturday Night Fever produced at The Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival. She has performed with many regional theaters and Shakespeare festivals across the country including The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, The Acting Company, Theatre J, Shakespeare & Company, Virginia Shakespeare Festival, and the Blackfriars Playhouse at the American Shakespeare Center. She also created world premiere performances as Mistress Hibbins in A Scarlet Letter, Olga Knipper in To Chekhov With Love, and Ana in Who Killed Pablo Neruda? at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Internationally, she has worked alongside renowned directors and voice teachers of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art, British American Drama Academy, Canadian National Voice Intensive, and the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. Celia is a proud M.F.A. acting graduate of The Theatre School Conservatory at DePaul University in Chicago.
Celia Madeoy (Dialect Coach). This season marks Celia’s eighth year with Syracuse Stage and on performance faculty with Syracuse University Department of Drama. Past performances include Deb in Elf The Musical, bad nanny Miss Andrew in Mary Poppins, Guido’s Mother in Nine, Adult Woman in Spring Awakening, Frances Flute/Thisbe in
Alec Barbour (Fight Choreographer, Intimacy Coordinator) is a Rochester, NY based actor, fight choreographer, and playwright. He re-
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A R T I S T I C S TA F F ceived 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. He has been studying stage combat since 2005, and is an Advanced Actor/ Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. Syracuse Stage: Deathtrap, Disgraced; University of Rochester: Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again (with J. David Brimmer);. Syracuse University Department of Drama: Kiss Me Kate; Nazareth College: Spring Awakening, Hayfever, Vinegar Tom; Le Moyne College: She Kills Monsters, Macbeth in Concert, Romeo & Juliet in Concert, The Liar; Hilberry Repertory Theatre: The Cripple of Inishmaan, Macbeth, The Mousetrap, Moon Over Buffalo; Wayne State University: Arabian Nights, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, SubUrbia; Wallbyrd Theatre Co: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet ,and Dracula. Alec teaches stage combat courses at LeMoyne College, Nazareth College, and Utica College. He recently began training with Intimacy Directors International, and is a
proud member of Actors’ Equity and SAG/AFTRA. Jacob Stebly (Assistant Music Director) is a Syracuse-based pianist and graduate of The Eastman School of Music. Last season he was the associate music director for The Wizard of Oz (Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-production). He serves as assistant music director and a voice teacher for the Department of Drama at Syracuse University where he recently music directed Little Shop of Horrors as well as serving as the assistant music director for Into the Woods and Crazy For You. He recently performed in Rochester Lyric Opera’s production of You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow and has composed incidental music for Rochester’s Screen Plays production of Cat’s Meow. Rachel Lauren Ackerman (Stage Manager) is a junior stage management major from Cherry Hill, NJ. She most recently worked as a program assistant at Fuel Theatre LTD in London. Before that she was a production assistant and assistant director at The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center. She is incredibly excited to be making her mainstage debut. She would like to thank her parents and her sister. Without them none of this would be possible.
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A S S I S TA N T S & A S S O C I AT E S Brian Beighley (Assistant Stage Manager) is a junior stage management major from Pittsburgh, PA.
cus in costume, scenic, and hair and makeup design from Westchester, NY. Lauren Krohn (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freshman stage management major from Naperville, IL.
Elizabeth Blodgett (Assistant to the Director) is a sophomore stage management major from Tacoma, WA.
Samantha Olszewski (Assistant Costume Designer) is a sophomore theater design and technology major with a concentration in scenic design from Darlington, PA.
Mulin Chen (Assistant Scenic Designer) is a sophomore computer art and animation major and theater minor with a concentration in lighting design from China.
Genevieve Kaylyn Phanhthaly (Assistant Scenic Designer) is a sophomore theater design and technology major with concentrations in scenic and costume design from San Diego, CA.
Alex Cortinas (Assistant to the Director) is a junior pursuing a B.S. in drama and a business minor from San Jose, CA. Wallis Dean (Casting Associate) is a sophomore theater management major from Dallas, TX.
Cara Spindel (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a freshman theater design and technology major with a concentration in lighting and costume design from Portland, OR.
Garvin “Vinny” Hastings (Assistant Costume Designer) is a junior theater design and technology major with a concentration in costume design along with a minor in medieval and Renaissance European history from Nashville, TN.
Marilyn Wechsler (Wardrobe Master) is a sophomore stage management major with a concentration in costume design from Houston, TX.
Jonathan Hayes (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a junior theater design and technology major with a focus in scenic design from Springfield, VA.
Daniel Wilde (Casting Assistant) is a sophomore theater management major from Buffalo, NY. Ningning ‘Renee’ Yang (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a sophomore theater design and technology major from Wuxi, China.
Sabrina Knaack (Wig and Hair Master) is a sophomore theater design and technology major with a fo-
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DIRECTOR Katherine McGerr is in her fourth year on the performance faculty with the Syracuse University Department of Drama. Previous Department directing credits include The Baltimore Waltz, Laura and the Sea, The Second Shepherds’ Play, and Julius Caesar. Other directing credits include Building the Wall and An Incident (Chautauqua Theater Company New Play Workshop Series); Measure for Measure (PlayMakers Rep); A Dream Play (Allegheny College); Seagulls (Long Wharf NextStage); Hedda Gabler, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Bird Fire Fly, No More Sad Things (Yale School of Drama), Dutchman, Christie in Love, Chamber Music (Yale Cabaret). Other credits include the world premiere of Anna Deavere Smith’s Listen To
Me (script assistant, Long Wharf), the East Coast premiere of Donald Margulies’ Shipwrecked! (production dramaturg, Long Wharf), and the Broadway revival of South Pacific (dramaturgical assistant). Katherine is in her fifth year as director of the Chautauqua Young Playwrights Project, which serves over 500 elementary-school students in Western New York each year. She has held artistic staff positions at Chautauqua Theater Company, Playwrights Ream, and Yale Repertory Theater, as well as assistant-directing fellowships at Shakespeare Theatre Company and Long Wharf. Katherine is a graduate of Columbia University and the Eugene O’Neill National Theater Institute; she holds an M.F.A. in directing from Yale School of Drama.
A S S O C I AT E D I R E C T O R / C H O R E O G R A P H E R Andrea Leigh-Smith is a professor of practice in the Department of Drama’s musical theater program. Andrea has worked as a professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher for more than 30 years in the U.S. and Canada. Broadway credits include Jerome Robbins Broadway and SMILE. She also has numerous credits with national tours, Radio City Music Hall, and major regional theaters in the U.S. and Canada. Andrea is co-founder and resident choreographer for The Irondale Ensemble Project Canada and has created over 40 choreo-
graphic works, including contemporary concert, jazz, and musical theater repertoire. Andrea is also a company member of The Building Company, a new theater company in Syracuse. She is a past faculty member of The Ballet and Dance Center and a certified Pilates instructor. Department of Drama choreographic credits include Arabian Nights, Lysistrata, A New Brain, The Cradle Will Rock, Merrily We Roll Along, Violet, Seussical, Spring Awakening, Parade, Avenue Q, Kiss Me Kate, The Spitfire Grill, Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill:
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A S S O C I AT E D I R E C T O R / C H O R E O G R A P H E R A Musical Voyage, and The Baltimore Waltz. She also co-directed Lady Parts... a Cabaret, as an independent senior project last year. Andrea created choreographic staging for the transitions in The Underpants with Syracuse Stage and choreographed Louis Braille: The World at
Your Fingertips at The Hangar Theater. She will be joining The Hangar Theater again this summer in their production of Into The Woods. The privilege to work alongside Katie McGerr as an associate has been exceptionally eye-opening, a warm thank you to Ralph Zito for this opportunity.
MUSIC DIRECTOR Brian Cimmet. As a member of the faculty of the Drama Department, Brian teaches courses in musical theater performance, literature, history, and audition technique. He directed Little Shop of Horrors (2018), Avenue Q (2015), and Merrily We Roll Along (2012), and has served as the Department’s music director since 2010. Brian won the 2018 SALT Award for Best Music Director for Syracuse Stage’s production of Next to Normal. Additionally, he has been music director for the Syracuse Stage/Department of Drama co-productions of Elf The Musical, The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, and Hairspray. Beyond the confines of Syracuse, Brian’s credits include the Broadway companies of The Drowsy Chaperone, Mary Poppins, and Grease, the original Off-Broadway produc-
tions of I Love You Because (also the cast album), and The Tin Pan Alley Rag, as well as too much regional and stock theater to remember. He has composed scores to Absolutely Anything, The Spirit of Reindeer, A Christmas Carol, Burn This, Stop Kiss, Let’s Play Two, and The Last Car You’ll Ever Buy, and his songs have been nominated for three MAC Awards (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs). In his other life as a crossword puzzle enthusiast, Brian is a two-time award winner at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, co-creator and co-host of Fill Me In (a weekly crossword podcast) and Lollapuzzoola (an annual crossword tournament in New York City), and has authored several puzzle books. Please visit him at www.bemoresmarter.com, @fillmeinpodcast, and @lollapuzzoola.
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B O O K , M U S I C , A N D LY R I C S Andrew Lippa. Andrew Lippa’s hit song Evil Like Me appears in Disney’s Descendants. Written for Kristin Chenoweth the film’s soundtrack hit number one on the Billboard 200 album chart, hit number one on the iTunes and Billboard soundtrack charts, and has been viewed over nine million times on YouTube. He wrote the music and lyrics for Big Fish, book by John August, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, which played the Neil Simon Theater on Broadway. His epic oratorio for men’s chorus, orchestra and soloists, I Am Harvey Milk (words and music), was premiered by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and the recording, released in October, 2013, reached number two on the iTunes Classical Chart. I Am Harvey Milk was presented at Los Angeles’ Disney Hall in July, 2014 and in New York City at Lincoln Center in October, 2014, starring Mr. Lippa as Harvey Milk. It has had over 20 productions across the USA. He wrote the Tony-nominated music and lyrics for the Broadway musical The Addams Family, book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (Jersey Boys), which opened in April of 2010 and starred Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth and has since been seen in over 1,000 productions worldwide. Mr. Lippa wrote the music for the Broadway production of Aaron Sorkin’s play (The Social Network, A Few Good Men) The Farnsworth Invention directed by Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys).
Asphalt Beach (music and lyrics) was premiered at Northwestern University by the American Music Theatre Project in October, 2006. The Wild Party (book/music/lyrics) was given its world premiere in 2000 at the Manhattan Theater Club in New York City. The Wild Party won the Outer Critics Circle Award for best Off-Broadway musical of the season and Mr. Lippa won the 2000 Drama Desk Award for best music. 2004 saw the premiere of A Little Princess (book and lyrics by Brian Crawley) at Theatreworks in Palo Alto, CA. In 1999 he contributed three new songs to the Broadway version of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (including My New Philosophy for Tony Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth) and created all new arrangements. He wrote the music and co-wrote the book (with Tom Greenwald) for John & Jen, which premiered in New York City in 1995 at The Lamb’s Theater and had a successful revival presented by The Keen Company in 2015 starring Kate Baldwin. Mr. Lippa is proud to have been music director for Kristin Chenoweth since 1999 for many of her greatest concerts. He conducted/ played her sold-out shows at the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC in 2007, at Carnegie Hall in 2004, and at the Donmar Warehouse in London in 2002. He has conducted the San Francisco, Chicago, and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras for Ms. Chenoweth, among others. Additionally, he is an accomplished singer having
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B O O K , M U S I C , A N D LY R I C S been heard in many venues in New York and, in 2005, as a guest artist at the Adelaide Cabaret Convention in Adelaide, Australia. Recordings include Julia Murney’s CD I’m Not Waiting (producer, three songs), The Addams Family (Decca Broadway), Big Fish (Broadway Records), The Wild Party (RCA Victor) which he also produced, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (RCA Victor) which earned him a Grammy Award nomination, The Addams Family (Decca Broadway), A Little Princess (Sh-kboom), and John & Jen (Broadway Records). Jazz phenom Peter Cincotti recorded the song Raise The Roof on his CD titled On The Moon (Phil Ramone, producer). In addition, Mr. Lippa produced the original cast recording of Bat Boy for RCA Victor and his singing voice can be heard on The Sondheim Album, on Fynsworth Alley, and If I Sing on PS Classics.
Vocal selections from The Addams Family, Big Fish, A Little Princess, The Wild Party, and John & Jen are published by Hal Leonard. Hal Leonard also released The Andrew Lippa Song Book in Winter, 2013. Awards include a Tony and Grammy nomination, sharing in an Emmy for the Nickelodeon TV series The Wonder Pets, the Gilman/Gonzalez-Falla Theater Foundation Award, ASCAP’s Richard Rodgers/New Horizons Award, The Drama Desk, The Outer Critics Circle, and second place for the Alice B. Deucey Award for all-around outstanding fifth-grader (lost to Cynthia Fink). Memberships include ASCAP, Actor’s Equity, and the American Federation of Musicians. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Mr. Lippa serves as president of The Dramatists Guild Fund. He was born in Leeds, England but grew up in suburban Detroit. www.andrewlippa.com
POET Joseph Moncure March wrote his daring, electrically charged poem The Wild Party in 1926, and saw it published two years later in a limited edition that became something of a success de scandal that was banned in Boston. The noted writer and editor Louis Untermeyer called The Wild Party, “Repulsive and fascinating, vicious, vivacious, uncompromising, unashamed and unremittingly powerful.” Famously, William S. Burroughs
named it the book that “made me want to be a writer.” March, who died in February, 1977 at the age of 78, was a screenwriter and journalist as well as a poet. He began his career in journalism as the first managing editor of The New Yorker. He quit his New Yorker job in 1926 to work on The Wild Party, the work for which he is best remembered today. He later became a writer of documentaries for the State Department and a feature writer for
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POET the New York Times magazine, where he covered such topics as Hollywood, history, and nature. He followed The Wild Party with another narrative verse poem, The Set-Up, about corruption in professional boxing, told through the story of a washed-up black boxer; both poems were later adapted (only somewhat successfully) for the movies. The Wild Party, starring James Coco and Raquel Welch, was filmed by Merchant-Ivory in 1975 and conflated March’s poem with the Fatty Arbuckle scandal. As a screenwriter, March wrote a series of now-forgotten films of the 1930s: And Sudden Death, Hideaway Girl, Her Jungle Love, Flirting with Fate, Woman Doctor, Wagons Westward, and Three Faces West, among them.
His most lasting Hollywood legacy, however, was co-writing (with Marshall Neilan) the story from which the 1930 movie Hell’s Angels was adapted. The film starred Ben Lyon and Jean Harlow—the embodiment of The Wild Party’s Queenie. Long out of print, The Wild Party was rescued from cult status in 1994, when Art Spiegelman honored his own longstanding obsession with the poem by illustrating a black-and-white edition released by Random House. March’s poem was also adapted into two stage musicals, both produced in New York City in the same 1999–2000 theater season. Michael John LaChiusa’s version was mounted on Broadway and the other version, by Andrew Lippa, performed off-Broadway.
M U S I C T H E AT R E I N T E R N AT I O N A L ( M T I ) Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theaters from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theater as a vibrant and engaging art form. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists, and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials, and dynamic theatrical resources to over 70,000 professional, commu-
nity, and school theaters in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theater, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™ shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle schoolaged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students. MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe) and Melbourne (MTI Australasia).
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C H A I R , D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A Ralph Zito is in his ninth 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 Ven-
ice (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.
A B O U T T H E D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A Part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Syracuse University Department of Drama offers degree programs in acting, musical theater, theater design and technology, stage management, and theater management utilizing conservatory-style training in a university setting and in collaboration with Syracuse Stage. With much appre-
ciation, the Department of Drama wishes to acknowledge the valuable contribution of the Syracuse Stage staff. While students are responsible for designing the technical elements of most Drama productions, implementing these designs requires a significant contribution by the professional staff of the Syracuse Stage production department. 26
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Faculty Advisor to Student Designers............................................................Alexander Koziara Faculty Advisor to Stage Managers........................................................................Dianna Angell Light Board Operator...................................................................................................Emily Decker Sound Board Operator (Mixer, A1).............................................................................Alex Brock Sound Board Operator (A2)...........................................................................................Andi Voigt Spotlight Operators....................Spencer Lombardo, Brooke Steuckrath, Damon Williams Deck (Run Crew)...................................................................Alessandra Casanova, Jinman Park Dressers (Run Crew).................................................................Samuel Brownstein, Grace Hyde Electrics.................................Ian Borowik, Brandon Eichenlaub, August Fegley, Lily Meaker Garett Pembrook, Cara Spindel, Allison Turlo, Adrian Yuen Costume Maintenance................................................................Hannah Kanter, Claire Robbins Production Assistants..........................................August Fegley, Imri LeShed, Ariana Prappas Charlie Towle, Damon Williams, Haley Wright S Y R A C U S E U N I V E R S I T Y D E PA R T M E N T O F D R A M A
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
BY NAOMI IIZUKA DIRECTED BY HOLLY THUMA MAY 3 - 11 | OPENING NIGHT: MAY 4
BY KATE HAMILL | ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEL BY JANE AUSTEN | DIRECTED BY JASON O’CONNELL | MARCH 20 - APRIL 7 OPENING NIGHT MARCH 22
A hard-hitting and clear-eyed look at the troubling aftermath of the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl by members of a high school football team. Based on actual events, Good Kids examines how social media makes private lives public in ways we don’t always anticipate and can’t always control. At the same time, it sheds light on issues that are often treated as isolated incidents – but which, in truth, reflect attitudes and beliefs prevalent in the culture at large.
In the age of The Crown and Victoria, we go back to the Anglophile source with Kate Hamill’s playful adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic romance, Pride and Prejudice. The outspoken Elizabeth Bennet faces mounting pressure from her statusconscious mother to secure a suitable marriage. But is marriage suitable for a woman of Elizabeth’s intelligence and independence? Especially when the irritating, aloof, self-involved… tall, vaguely handsome, mildly amusing, and impossibly aristocratic Mr. Darcy keeps popping up at every turn? What? Why are you looking at us like that? Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical, or so full of life than it does in this effervescent new adaptation. Hey, Jane Austen could show these upstart hipsters a thing or two. 29
S Y R A C U S E S TA G E S TA F F Artistic Director.............................................................................................................Robert Hupp Managing Director.....................................................................................................Jill A. Anderson Associate Artistic Director....................................................................................................Kyle Bass P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F
Director of Production Operations...........................................................................Don Buschmann Associate Director of Production Operations..........................................................Dianna Angell Company Manager/Production Management Assistant..............................................Brian Crotty Production Management Apprentice...................................................................Audrey Flynn Facilities Student Assistants..............Rachel Ackerman, Hector Aguirre and Marilyn Wechsler Technical Director..................................................................................................Randall Steffen Assistant Technical Director............................................................................Rebecca Schuetz Scene Shop Foreman...........................................................................................Michael King Carpenters.............................................Brian McBurney, Cheyenne McBurney, John Gamble Graduate Assistant................................................................................................Joshua Baker Student Assistants..........................................................................................Garett Pembrook Scenic Charge Artist...........................................................................................Holly K. LaGrow Assistant Scenic Artist...........................................................................................Phillip Dyke Graduate Assistants.......................................................................................Louise Thompson Props Supervisor.....................................................................................................Mary Houston Props Carpenter...............................................................................................Jordan Michaud Props Artisan....................................................................................................Jessica Culligan Props Graduate Assistant........................................................................................Drew Davis Student Assistants.....................................................................Shannon Bagoly, Logan Shiller Costume Shop Manager..........................................................................Gretchen Darrow-Crotty Assistant Costume Shop Manager/Drama Department Costume Coordinator.....Mallory Kay Nelson Cutter-Drapers.................................................................Catherine Hennessy, Kathryn Rauch First Hand.........................................................................................................Victoria Lillich Stitchers.......................................................................................Emily King, Katelyn Yonkers Craftsperson/Shopper.........................................................................................Sandra Knapp Wardrobe and Wig Supervisor.................................................................................Sarah Stark Student Assistants..................................................................................................Xinglan Yan Lighting and Projection Supervisor..................................................................David M. Bowman Electrician…….......................................................................................................Jed Daniels Electrics Journeyman/Board Operator...............................................................Anastasia Sioris Electrics Apprentice..........................................................................................Caitlin Weinelll Student Assistants..........................................................Ian Borowik, Aria Sivick, Adrian Yuen Resident Sound Designer/Audio Engineer......................................................Jacqueline R Herter Assistant Audio Engineer/Board Operator......................................................Kevin O’Connor Sound Apprentice...........................................................................................Alexandra Brock Production Stage Manager....................................................................................Stuart Plymesser Stage Manager..............................................................................................Laura Jane Collins
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General Manager....................................................................................................Michael McCurdy Comptroller..............................................................................................Mary Kennett Morreale Human Resources Manager/Business Associate.......................................................Kathy Zappala Student Business Office Intern................................................................Emilia Smart-Denton Director of Information Management & Technology...................................Garrett Wheeler-Diaz Box Office Managers......................................Laurie Lindsey, Courtney Richardson, A'Isha Shanes Box Office Assistants.................................Marjon Ardehali, Abby Cieslewski, Chidube Egbo, Jordan McKey, Makenzie Nickerson, Canab Sheekh Nuur, Chelsea Perez, Samoya Peters, Lexie Smuchynsky, Mary Storholm, Olivia St. Peter Box Office Intern..............................................................................................Margot Correa Audience Services Manager........................................................................................Jacob Ellison Audience Services Assistant.................................................................................Ella Lafontant Assistant House Manager......................................................Patricia Condello, Donna Stuccio Student Assistant House Managers.................Valeria Berdecia, Manda Borden, Jackson Norman Claire St. Marie, McKenna Vargas, Marilyn Wechsler Bartenders...........Daisha Abdillahi, Meg Pusey-Anthis, Michelle Cannizzo, Evan Starling-Davis Student Ushers.......................Summer Ainsworth, Gabriel Arbelo, Haley Ayers, Alana Barker, Blake Brewer, Anju Cloud, Ashley Collado, Ella Coste, Juliette Geraghty, Olivia Herz, Ellie Kallay, Calvin Keener, Clare Kenny, Dylan King, Jaelle LaGuerre, Kerri McAneney, Grace Morgan, Maria Polanco, Denise Romero, Eli Shwartz, Charles Curtis Towle III, Damon Williams, Haley Wright Director of Development...............................................................................................Tina Morgan Development Manager.......................................................................................Stefania Ianno Development Assistant.................................................................................Elizabeth Gardner Director of Education & Community Engagement.......................................................Joann Yarrow Associate Director of Education.............................................................................Kate Laissle Community Engagement and Education Assistant...................................MiKayla Hawkinson Education Assistant...................................................................................................Len Fonte Education Intern.......................................................................................Brianna Stankiewicz Director of Marketing and Communications..............................................................Joseph Whelan Group/Corporate Sales Manager..........................................................................Tracey White Marketing Manager...........................................................................................Joanna Penalva Patron Campaign Specialist.........................................................................Nori Gartner-Baca Graphic Designers.................................................................Jonathan Hudak, Brenna Merritt Group Sales Assistant........................................................................................Amanda Kurey Student Group Sales Assistant.............................................................................Lia Chapman Marketing Interns...........................................................Cara Christian, Lyle Andrew Michael Executive Assistant..................................................................................................Rebecca Li Grady Artistic Student Intern.................................................................................................Andy Jacobson Sign Language Interpreters....................Brenda Brown, Jim Brown, Aaron Burton, Angelo Coppola, Mikki Evans, Sue Freeman, Joanne Jackowski, Zenna Preli, Trisha Schwartz, Ryan Wight Open Captioning...................................................................................................Michael McCurdy Audio Description...................................................................................Kate Laissle, Joseph Whelan Community Services Officers.......................................................Stacey Emmons, Joseph O'Connor Custodians.............................................................................Kitty Ashby, Les Edwards, Tony Rogers
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