THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SCHOOL OF MUSIC
present
The southern opera and musical theatre company production of A Musical Fable of Broadway
BAsed on a story and characters by Damon Runyan
MUSIC AND LYRICS
Frank Loesser
SET DESIGN
Mike Lopinto
SET construction
Wes Hanson
BOOK BY Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
costumes, hair, makeup
tammy mansfield
jennifer knue
SOUND and LIGHTS
stagetec
PROPS
NANCY LEADER
lighting design
Mike Lopinto
STAGE MANAGer
Mahannop Panasaratool
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAger
Kamron GLOVER
choreographer
Brett Barnes
vocal coach
meredith johnson
music director
michael miles
director
mike lopinto
Guys and Dolls
is presented through special arrangement with music theatre international (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. mtishows.com
This program presented in part by a generous grant from Partners for the Arts
Here we are – finally! After three years without a mainstage musical at Southern Miss, we are back. It was not from a lack of trying or desire, but rather from the everspinning fates that have controlled all of us for the past few years. It seems Guys and Dolls is the perfect, classic musical that with its frivolity brings us joy we desperately need for a return to our theatrical home. It was this coming out of the darkness and roll-of-the-dice existence that inspired what you will see tonight.
As I began to approach the material again, as I have had the privilege of working with this show previously, I searched myself for a way to express the excitement I was feeling for this occasion. My dear Hub City Players colleague, Tammy Mansfield, suggested a graphic novel look for costuming and we were off and running! So, this iconic Broadway fable takes on new life, set in bright colors and pop art flare of a graphic novel – a comic book for those of us past a certain age. The giant dice that make up the bulk of tonight’s set, represent lifeconstantly turning. The vivid but two-dimensional worlds of New York and Havana are juxtaposed with the colorless but full-of-depth world of the mission. Similarly, the costumes, hair and makeup “follow the fold” and enhance this stark difference. How these two worlds collide is at the crux of the plot.
Never let it be lost on you that what you are seeing was completely created here at the Southern Miss School of Music, by our students, under the watchful care of our faculty and staff. From the actors on stage, the technicians behind-the-scenes, and the orchestra in the pit, this is truly our own Southern Miss production. This tirelessly dedicated partnership creates a home within our department that is unlike any other. It is my hope you will not only enjoy the show, but truly feel the joy and passion that we feel in finally being able to bring it to you.
Tween
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Benny Southstreet
Rusty Charlie
Sarah Brown
Arvide Abernathy
Agatha
Calvin Martha
Harry the Horse, MC, Waiter
Lt. Brannigan
Nathan Detroit
Angie the Ox
Miss Adelaide
Sky Masterson
Mimi
Allison Ferguson Vernon
General Matilda B. Cartwright
Big Jule, Joey Biltmore, Drunk Society Max
Brandy Bottle Bates
Beatrice Yarrington
Edison Brown
Mahannop Panasaratool
Jeremiah Williams
Kathlyn Arcemont
Jonathan Yarrington*
Rachel Walley
Bowen Feng
Tara Ann Piggott
Tyler Sperry
Taylor Hightower*
Lee Fortner
Tyrese Hardy
Sarah Hamman
Nolan Lee
Rachel Claire Stevens
Lauren Cate Leake
Anastassia Marr
Phitchaya Muangsukham
Amanda Charles
Joseph Jones
Brett Barnes
Kamron Glover
*Southern Miss School of Music faculty
Lee
Arcemont
Fortner
Hamman
Brown
Panasaratool Jones
Charles Yarrington
Hightower
Sperry
Williams
Barnes Glover
Hardy
Feng Leake
Stevens Muangsukham
Marr
Pigott
Walley Yarrington
Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for 14 years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result.
Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafés of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong. Frank Loesser's brassy, immortal score makes Guys and Dolls a crowd pleaser. Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, GuysandDollsran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards, including Tony Awards, Drama Desks and Oliviers. Frequently revived, the show has been done with numerous all-star casts, including productions/concerts featuring Ewan McGregor, Jane Krakowski, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Jessica Biel.
Violin
Adelle Paltin, concertmaster
Juan Lincango
Laura Lopero
Jonathan Chen
Federico Franco
Lily Martinez
Icaro Santana
Rodolfo Torres
Cello
Brian Lorett
Cristian Sanchez
Bass
Daniel Magalhaes
Flute
Lauren Johnson
Clarinet
Eli Anderson
Freddy Mora
Oboe/
ENGLISH HORN
Darbi George
Bassoon
Elaina Potesta
Saxophone
Tim Crump
Matthew James
Andy Austin
Channing Shows
Juan Oviedo Reina
Horn
Brandon Garrison
Trumpet
Doug Hutchison, principal
Ethan Farnsworth
Clayton Jacocks
Trombone
Nathan Tubbs
Percussion
Samuel Shaner
Drums
JD Dunklee
Piano
Dongwook Cheon
Xi Lu
Scene 1: Broadway.
Scene 2: Save-a-Soul Mission—Interior.
Scene 3: A Phone Booth.
Scene 4: The Hot Box. Scene 5: Off Broadway.
Scene 6: Exterior of the Mission.
Scene 7: Off Broadway.
Scene 8: Havana, Cuba.
Scene 9: Outside El Café Cubaiïo.
Scene 10: Exterior of Mission.
Scene 1: The Hot Box.
Scene 2: The West Forties.
Scene 3: The Craps Game.
Scene 4: Off Broadway.
Scene 5: Save-a-Soul Mission—Interior.
Scene 6: Near Times Square.
Scene 7: Broadway.
Fugue for Tinhorns ............Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet and Rusty Charlie
Follow the Fold ...........................Sarah Brown, Arvide Abernathy and The Mission Band
The Oldest Established ........................................Nathan Detroit, Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet and Ensemble
I’ll Know .........................................................................Sarah Brown and Sky Masterson A Bushel and a Peck ......................................................Miss Adelaide and Hot Box Girls
Adelaide’s Lament ........................................................................................Miss Adelaide Guys and Dolls ...........................................Nicely-Nicely Johnson and Benny Southstreet
Havana ................................................................................................................Ensemble
If I Were a Bell ...............................................................................................Sarah Brown My Time of Day ..........................................................................................Sky Masterson
I’ve Never Been in Love Before .......................................Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown
Take Back Your Mink ....................................................Miss Adelaide and Hot Box Girls
Adelaide’s Lament (Reprise) ........................................................................Miss Adelaide
More I Cannot Wish You .......................................................................Arvide Abernathy
Crapshooter’s Dance ............................................................................................Ensemble
Luck Be a Lady ...............................................................Sky Masterson and Crapshooters
Sue Me .........................................................................Miss Adelaide and Nathan Detroit
Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat ............................Nicely-Nicely Johnson and Ensemble
Marry the Man Today ......................................................Miss Adelaide and Sarah Brown
Guys and Dolls (Reprise) ....................................................................................Company
Nolan Lee (Sky Masterson) is a graduate of Purvis High School and has been on the stage since he was nine years old. Lee is currently attending The University of Southern Mississippi pursuing a Bachelor of Music Education, studying under Dr. Meredith Johnson, and is looking to pursue an MFA after graduating. Some of Nolan’s stage performances include The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), Peter Pan (John), Seussical (Horton), Shrek the Musical (Shrek), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Benjamin), Little Shop of Horrors (Voice of Audrey II), Legally Blonde (Emmett Forrest), Smoke on the Mountain (Burl Sanders), Once Upon a Mattress (Sir Harry), Showbiz! A Centennial of Showtunes. This past summer, he debuted with the Hub City Players in the FestivalSouth production of The Play That Goes Wrong and will be a part of their holiday show, the two-man comedy, A Tuna Christmas, December 8 – 11 with his mentor, Joe Van Zandt. Nolan would like to thank his friends and family for the endless support.
Kathlyn Arcemont (Sarah Brown) is delighted to be back on stage at USM! She is originally from Madison, Miss. but is currently residing in Hattiesburg where she’s pursuing a degree in music education here, at The University of Southern Mississippi. At USM, Kathlyn is a member of Spirit of Southern and the Southern Chorale with whom she’s performed at the 2019 Jeju International Choral Festival in Jeju, South Korea, and the 2022 Southern Regional ACDA Choral Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. She has also performed in Showbiz: A Century of Showtunes and Curtain Up: The Show Must Go On with the Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company. Through Southern Miss’ continuous opportunities, Kathlyn has competed at the Regional Southern NATS competition, where she placed second in her division. Back home, Kathlyn is involved in her local regional theatre, New Stage Theatre. Some of her past roles there include Martha Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, Madame de la Grande Bouche in Beauty and the Beast, Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act, and Margo Crawford in Bright Star. Kathlyn is currently under the tutelage of Dr. Jonathan Yarrington and would like to thank him for his continued support and guidance. She would like to thank her friends and family for their love and support as she finishes this degree.
Lee Fortner (Nathan Detroit) is a performer from Port Gibson, Miss. He has been in multiple theater productions through out his years of performing. His first role was as Fritz in The Nutcracker, and since he has had roles as an “Ensemble member” in The University of southern Mississippi’s Viral Video Project , An ensemble ,ember in Showbiz, Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Davey Jacobs in Newsies, Ms. Azilee Swindle in Radio Gals, Ralphie/ Hubert in Peace Like a River, Gideon Pontipee in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, The Jester” in Madrigal Singe Feaste, Sundeep Agrawal Padamadan in Legally Blonde, IQ in Hairspray, Albert in It’s a Wonderful Life, and Arne”in I Remember Mamma. He has studied voice under Samuel Lovorn, Eric Johnson, Jeanie Evans, Phitchaya Muangsukham, and is now studying under Doctor Johnathan Yarrington at The University of Southern Mississippi. He has also studied dance under Ashley Trousdale, Debra Franco, Bridget Hunt, and Genevieve Rushing. He has performed with the Madrigals Singers and served as the Total Sound Show Choir dance captain at Warren Central High School. He also performed with The All-State Show Choir in 2019. He plans to continue his performing career, while also teaching.
A Pennsylvania native, Sarah Hamman (Miss Adelaide), is pursuing a Master of Music in vocal performance at The University of Southern Mississippi under Dr. Meredith Melvin Johnson. Hamman received her BME in K-12 vocal/ instrumental music education and a BA in musical arts from Alderson Broaddus University in 2018. In addition, she graduated from USM with a MM in choral conducting in 2020. Upon completion of her master’s degree, Hamman went on to teach K-5 music in North Little Rock, Arkansas, before returning to Hattiesburg. Hamman is honored to be back on the stage with Southern Opera and Musical Theater Company after previously being involved in Showbiz: A Century of Showtunes, Hansel and Gretel, and Curtain Up! The Show Must Go On. In the Hattiesburg area, Hamman has performed with Hub City Players, Hattiesburg Community Theater, and in the FestivalSouth season. As a veteran of the stage, Hamman’s favorite roles include the Witch (Into the Woods), Mame (Mame), Lucy Van Pelt (You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown), and Missy (The Marvelous Wonderettes). Hamman is currently a graduate
assistant with Choral Activities, where she sings with the nationally acclaimed, Southern Chorale, and assists multiple choral ensembles. Hamman spends her downtime outdoors with her dogs Mazie, Piper, and Rudy. Hamman would like to thank her family, Dr. Miles, Dr. Lopinto, Ms. Tammy Mansfield, Dr. Kilgore, Caitie Dixon, and the cast/crew of Guys and Dolls for the endless support and for making this return to the stage so memorable.
Edison Brown III (Nicely-Nicely Johnson) is a senior choral music education major from Clinton, Miss. He attends The University of Southern Mississippi, where he is a member of the Southern Chorale and the Spirit of Southern. He is a Luckyday Scholar, where he has served as a mentor and as a member of the Luckyday Advisory Board. He also served as a member of the Student Advisory Council for the School of Music. He attended Clinton High School, where he was very active in the theatre department and was placed into the Arrow Theatre Hall of Fame. His favorite previous roles include the Herald in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Lendall in Almost, Maine, and the Old Man in Shuddersome: Tales of Poe. This spring, he will be performing as Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte, his first operatic role. He is excited to be in his sixth production with SOMTC and would like to thank God for all the opportunities he has been given!
Mahannop Panasaratool (Benny Southstreet, stage manager) was born in Bangkok in 1994. He began singing at the age of nine. When he was 18 years old, He started his first classical voice lesson at Aum-aree school (Dr. Sax ) with Aj. Kuakul Deachmee. He was in the College of Music, Mahidol University in undergraduate program in 2012. At first, he majored in classical voice, but he decided to move to music theatre in his second semester on his sophomore year. He has participated in many shows at the College of Music, Mahidol University such as a monk in Victory the Monument in 2012; a lab assistant in Jekyll & Hyde in 2013, Ursus in Clown the Musical in 2013, Brother Hannibal Jackson in Happy End in 2013 , Larry in Company in 2014, Jacobe in Evil Queen the Musical in 2015 and Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof in 2017. He graduated with B.A. (vocal performance) from The College of Music, Mahidol University. Currently, he is pursuing his masters degree in vocal performance at The University of Southern Mississippi with Dr. Jonathan Yarrington.
Joseph Jones (Big Jule, Joey Biltmore, Drunk) is sophomore vocal performance/music education major at The University of Southern Mississippi. From Gulfport, Miss., he studies voice with Dr. Kimberly Davis. Previously, Jones has studied with Khara Molsbee. He has performed with the Gulfport High School Madrigals and Southern Miss Concert Choir. Jones has also played roles in over 30 musical theatre productions, most notably Beauty and the Beast (Lefou), The Little Mermaid (Sebastian), and Hairspray (Seaweed J. Stubbs). Despite his multiple theater credits, Jones has his sights set on performing opera and dreams to perform both styles professionally.
Amanda Charles (General Matilda B. Cartwright) is a third year Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) candidate in vocal performance and graduate assistant at The University of Southern Mississippi. Charles received her B.M. and M.M. from Northwestern State University of Louisiana, where she taught applied voice, assisted in choral conducting, and was the student assistant director and stage manager for opera. Recently, she was the assistant director for the Utah Vocal Arts Academy Summer Opera Festival. Along with her love for directing, Charles has performed many operatic roles, including Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Lucy in The Telephone, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, and Adele in Die Fledermaus. Charles has participated in educational children’s outreach programs for Opera Mississippi, where she played Lucy in The Billy Goats Gruff with the use of puppets. When Charles is not busy teaching and performing, she likes to watch movies with her daughter, Mila.
Jonathan Yarrington (Arvide Abernathy), a native of Idaho Falls, Idaho, is associate professor of voice at The University of Southern Mississippi, where he has taught voice, voice pedagogy, and directs the operas. Prior to joining the faculty at USM, Dr. Yarrington was a member of The Dallas Opera Studio from 2011-14, singing nearly 100 performances in the title roles of their education and outreach productions of Doctor Miracle and Jack and the Beanstalk. In 2012, he made his mainstage debut with The Dallas Opera as the Messenger in Aida. Yarrington has sung more than 15 leading roles with UNT Opera, UNL Opera, and BYU Opera, including Jeník (Zápisník zmizelého), Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor), William Marshall (Regina), Jeník (Prodana nevesta) Stage Manager (Our Town), Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Herman (The Most Happy
Fella), Don Ramiro (Cinderella), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Marco Palmieri (The Gondoliers), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Nanki Pooh (The Mikado), and Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi). He has appeared in concert with The Bluefire Chamber Players, Blue Lake Opera, the Blacksburg Master Chorale, Crescent Chamber Artists, The Choral Pickup, the Rapides Symphony Orchestra, the Plano Civic Chorus, the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, the Fort Worth Baroque Society, the Texas Camerata, the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, and the Utah Festival Opera Company. He was most recently part of the Hub City Players production of The Play That Goes Wrong for FestivalSouth.
An active recitalist and concert performer, he has commissioned and performed new music for tenor and oboe, and he specializes in German and Czech art song. Yarrington holds the Doctor of Musical Arts in vocal performance from the University of North Texas, where he studied with Dr. Stephen F. Austin. He is a former student of retired Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Ariel Bybee, and he won the Nebraska District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2005.
J. Taylor Hightower (Lt. Brannigan), baritone, is an associate professor of voice at The University of Southern Mississippi, where he teaches applied voice and two vocal literature courses. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance from Furman University and both his Master of Music and Doctor of Music degree in voice performance from Indiana University. While at Indiana, Dr. Hightower’s major professor was Dr. James McDonald, but he also coached and studied voice with worldrenowned bass Giorgio Tozzi, Distinguished Professor Timothy Noble, and Chancellor’s Professor Costanza Cuccaro. Dr. Hightower is excited to play Lt. Brannigan for this production of Guys and Dolls. Last year, he sang the baritone solos in the Brahms’ Requiem for the Meistersingers and the Father (Peter) in Hansel and Gretel. Other recent engagements include the Fauré Requiem with the Meridian Symphony, Michele in Il Tabaro with Mobile Opera, and several roles with Mississippi Opera.
Tyler Sperry (Harry the Horse, MC, Waiter) is ecstatic to be returning to the stage to perform in his second production with Southern Miss musical theater, Guys and Dolls. Tyler has performed previously in various roles in Curtain Up! The Show Must Go On with Southern
Miss and Ichabod in Ichabod and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow with the East Central Theatre Company. Tyler is a second-year anthropology student looking to make a wonderful production with some very talented performers once again. Outside of the stage, Tyler spends his time reading and engaging in an assortment of hobbies. He is grateful to be given the opportunity to step onto the stage this season!
Jeremiah Williams (Rusty Charlie), tenor, hails from the beautiful land of Guyana and is determined to do great things for his country. Coming from a musical family, he became a familiar voice at conventions and concerts. He was also privileged to sing before two sitting Presidents and Prime Ministers, and ministers of government of his country. Throughout his young career, Jeremiah has definitely made his mark in Guyana. Jeremiah was invited to work with the best producers in his country and was signed to Dunamis Studios as the brand ambassador, where he worked on several major projects for the country. A few of these creative projects include new versions of the national anthem and national songs, which are played for inaugural events and can be heard on radio stations across the nation. He also began singing at events which hosted 10,000-20,000 people, and he became a singer that the promoters/producers reached out to for annual events. Jeremiah’s work and undoubted drive for music has gripped the heart of the government in his country, inspiring them to see the need for music education. This has led him to Southern Miss, where he has gained much training in musical theatre, classical music and choral music. Jeremiah was a winner in 2020 NATS competition in the classical arena and made his debut in musical theatre in Curtain Up! The Show Must Go On with USM. Jeremiah is currently pursuing his degree in choral music education and studies voice with Dr. Kimberley Davis. He believes that everyone should be open to learning new things and hopes that, in doing so, he will inspire young musicians to take their musical talents seriously. He desires to one day create an environment where he can teach music in his country. Jeremiah stands firm on his desire to introduce music as more than just a hobby in his country and wishes to challenge musicians around the world to use their gifts as an instrument of peace.
Brett Barnes (Society Max, Choreographer) is a performing artist with a passion for music, theatre, dance and art. Originally hailing
from Boston, Mass., he is an avid freelance photographer ranging in styles from city and landscape to weddings, fashion and avant-garde. He has performed in several productions around the Southeast, including the debut show of the Hub City Players LOL, a Comedy Cabaret. Barnes has performed in and choreographed several Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company (SOMTC) productions including, Sweeney Todd, The Drowsy Chaperone, the Magic of the Musical Stage, Turandot, and the Viral Video Project. Most recently, he choreographed and performed in Curtain Up! The Show Must Go On! Barnes also has worked with the Natchez Festival of Music, Opera Mississippi and FestivalSouth as both consultant and choreographer. Notable projects include A Little Night Music, Motown Downtown Revival and Sister Act, and both Sincerely Stephen Sondheim and Forever! The Music of Queen during FestivalSouth 2022. His choreography has also appeared offBroadway and has won awards, including the USM production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, which received the American Prize in Musical Theater.
Born in Warner Robins, Georgia, tenor, Kamron Glover (Brandy Bottle Bates, assistant stage manager) has performed various operatic roles such as Gherardo in Gianni Schicchi, Ruggero in La Rondine, Sam Kaplan in Street Scene, Willie Stroker in the U.S. premier of Choir Practice by Stephen Chatman, and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni. Mr. Glover earned his Bachelor of Arts in music from Valdosta State University and his master’s degree in vocal performance from Georgia Southern University, where he was recognized as the Outstanding Collaborator of 2020. In the summer of 2022, Kamron was selected as a Young Artist with the International Performing Arts Institute and has worked in outreach for Opera Mississippi. Currently in the first year of at The University of Southern Mississippi, Kamron is a first year Doctoral Candidate studying under Dr. Jonathan Yarrington, graduate teaching assistant for the voice area, and assistant stage manager for Guys and Dolls.
Tyrese Hardy (Angie the Ox) is a freshman vocal performance major from Laurel, Miss. He intends to minor in music composition in order to eventually compose the music for his own original Broadway musical. He is studying on the Hattiesburg campus of The University of Southern Mississippi under the tutelage of Dr. Jonathan Kilgore and Mr. Kameron Glover.
In years prior, he studied under Latisha LynnEarnest at Laurel High School. He would like to write the script and compose the score for his own original broadway musical. He would also like to establish a successful career on Broadway as a performer in order to garner the publicity and experience necessary to make his show a success.
Bowen Feng (Calvin), originally from China, is a baritone who began his studies at Northern State University, South Dakota and completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in classical vocal performance from Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts, in 2021. He studied classical singing with professor Maryte Bizinkauskas. He has sung and performed operas including Le nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart, La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini, The Ballad of Baby Doe by Douglas Moore. Musicals include Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast, and The Sound of Music. He was also a member of choir/chorale at NSU and BSU. He has worked at a radio station as a full-time technician of transmitters and also a part-time personal trainer before his serious operatic vocal training in America. He is currently a Master of Music in vocal performance student at The University of Southern Mississippi, and studies with Dr. Kimberley Davis. He performs locally and also maintains a small private voice studio.
Lauren Cate Leake (Allison) has been singing, dancing and performing since age four. She attended USM, where she further studied acting, ballet and voice (under Dr. Lori Guy) and performed in many notable shows. Favorite credits include the sold out runs of Rent, The Phantom of the Opera (Meg Giry) and Les Miserables (Cosette). She has spent her life performing and has over 100 performance credits to her name. She is trained in ballet, pointe, musical theatre, lyrical and jazz dance, and vocally trained in classical, musical theatre belt and mix styles. She recently founded Hattiesburg Community Theatre and produced three concerts and Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing through the new company.
Rachel Claire Stevens (Mimi) is from Sumrall, Miss. She has been performing from a very young age doing shows with StageStruck, Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera, Hattiesburg Community Theatre, and other companies around the Pine Belt area. Some of her roles include Fiona in Shrek the Musical, Mazie in
Seussical, Marty in Madagascar, Ariel in The Little Mermaid, and many others. She was captain of the Sumrall High School awardwinning a capella group, Traces of Blue; was a member of concert choir all four years of high school; and was the assistant choreographer at StageStruck Performance Studio under the direction of Brenda Shows in 2018-19 and now teaches at the studio.
Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, Phitchaya Pläng Muangsukham (Vernon) is an active performer/dancer known as a member of ‘Di Notte’ from Thailand’s Got Talent season 5 (semi-finalist). She won the first competition in 2010 Moscow, Russia, and performed at Rachmaninov Hall. Pläng owns a vocal studio in Thailand and coaches successful singers in Asia and Europe. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in vocal performance at USM.
Anastassia Marr (Ferguson), soprano, is a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, and received her Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance at Southeastern Louisiana University. When at Southeastern, Anastassia was featured in numerous operas, musicals and concerts including Die Fledermaus (Strauss II), Opera by the Slice, and A Night on Broadway. Perhaps her most notable role at Southeastern was La Fée, the fairy godmother, in Pauline Viardot’s Cendrillon. The summer, Anastassia had the distinct honor of working alongside worldrenowned coloratura soprano Luciana Serra in a series of masterclasses in the NouvelleAquitaine region of southwestern France. While participating in these masterclasses, Anastassia was able to showcase her refinement of the French language and performed at the Cathédrale Caprais d’Agen in Agen, France. Anastassia is currently studying at The University of Southern Mississippi, where she is pursuing her Master of Music degree in vocal performance.
Tara Piggott (Martha) is a native of Mobile, Ala. She is a junior choral music education major at The University of Southern Mississippi, where she is a member of the Southern Chorale. She is delighted to be a part of her first musical at Southern Miss! Tara has previously performed in the ensemble of the opera Hansel & Gretel at Southern Miss. Besides her musical involvement, she is also a Southern Miss tour guide, Speaking Center consultant, and served as an Orientation leader on Southern Style 2022.
Rachel Katherine Walley (Agatha) is a freshman music education major and is thrilled to be a part of USM’s production of Guys and Dolls. No stranger to the stage, Rachel was an active member of the theatre program at Presbyterian Christian School of Hattiesburg, where she played Dolly in Hello Dolly, Liesel von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Jo March in Little Women, and Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. In addition to her lead roles at PCS, she also held supporting roles in six other plays and musicals. Rachel is a member of the USM Chorale and also is an active musician at Main Street Baptist Church of Hattiesburg.
Hub City Players
Nathan Sanders
Eric Scott
bourne brothers
Printing
Dr. JoSEPH S. Paul
Mayor TOby Barker
chris word
Tiffany Nabors
Brian Jordan
Panasaratool.
The dynamic scenic painting of the mission interior is the design and excution of Mahannop
Dr. Mike Lopinto (Director, Set and Lighting Design), originally from New Orleans, is a true Renaissance man. He has written, directed, music directed, designed sets and lighting for numerous productions, most recently directing shows including Curtain Up! (2022), Showbiz Centennial (2020), The Drowsy Chaperone (2018), Magic of the Musical Stage (2018), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera (2018-19 co-winner of the American Prize for Musical Theatre), Showbiz Harmony (2016), Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins (2015), Showbiz Showstoppers (2014) and Sweeney Todd (2013), for the Southern Miss School of Music and Rock of Ages (2017), James and the Giant Peach (2018-19 co-winner of the American Prize for Musical Theatre), Sister Act (2019) and Broadway in the ‘Burg (2021) for the Hub City Players, Hattiesburg’s professional theatre company, of which he is founding director. For the Hub City Players, he produced the winner of the 2019 Best of the Pine Belt, Steel Magnolias (2018), The Play That Goes Wrong (2022), and will direct the upcoming A Tuna Christmas, December 8-11.
He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts at Southern Miss and currently serves as the assistant to the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for arts PR/marketing at the same. Lopinto brought a new level of recognition to arts programs in Mississippi, most notably the acclaimed symphony orchestra at his alma mater. While there, he coordinated events with classical celebrities from Placido Domingo, Renée Fleming and Sir James Galway, to pop icons Dionne Warwick, the Pointer Sisters and Patti LaBelle, as well as directing the award-winning Symphony Galas and later, the College of Arts and Letters Galas. He is the artistic director of FestivalSouth® that has reshaped summers in the Hub City and the creative director of Consult M, a multifaceted arts development organization that has worked regionally with Mississippi Opera and the Natchez Festival of Music.
On stage, his theatrical credits include Les Misérables (Thenardier), Hairspray! (Edna Turnblad), The Producers (Roger DeBris), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth), Cats (Old Deuteronomy), A Catered Affair (Mr. Halloran), Annie (Daddy Warbucks), Carousel (Mr. Snow), Die Fledermaus (Frosch) and many more.
Lopinto is the director of the coronation for the Mystic Krewe of Zeus, and his voice can be heard at all Southern Miss games as “The Voice of The Pride” and on commercials across the South. Learn more at consultm.net.
Dr. Michael Miles (Music Director) is a unique brand of musician, whose career includes a blend of musical and academic positions. Dr. Miles’ academic career includes appointments at Western Carolina University and Florida International University. He also served for seven years as chair at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and six years as director of the School of Music at The University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Miles’ interest in arts advocacy and education in the community has led him to administrative positions in several community and state organizations. He served on the Hattiesburg Concert Association staff and as executive director and founder of the Red River Arts Academy, an intensive summer arts training experience for students 14-18 years of age. Dr. Miles also served eight years as president of the Board of Directors of the Red River Arts Council in Durant, Okla.
Dr. Miles’ appreciation for all forms and styles of music are evident in the variety of performing, conducting and music directing positions he has enjoyed. As a trumpet artist, Dr. Miles has performed with dozens of symphony orchestras as featured soloist and principal trumpet and released a compact disc recording of new music for trumpet and piano by Robert Suderburg and James Wintle, titled Reflections in Times’ Mirror. In addition to his current duties as director of orchestral activities at Southern Miss, Miles’ conducting appointments include music director of the Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera Company, music director of the Oklahoma Youth Symphonies,
and music director of the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival. Miles recently conducted the USM Chamber Orchestra in its Carnegie Hall debut and served as guest conductor of the Festival Orchestra at the V Clinicas Instrumentalis in Cartegena, Colombia. In 2013, Dr. Miles served as guest conductor with The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, backing the legendary Beach Boys at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Miss. Dr. Miles has also served as guest conductor with the Xinghia Conservatory Orchestra of Guangzhou, China, Vidin (Bulgaria) Philharmonic, Springfield Symphony, Tulsa Philharmonic, Tallahassee Symphony, New Mexico University Symphony and Oklahoma Youth Orchestra.
In his career, Dr. Miles has served as music director/conductor for over 190 musical theatre performances involving 55 different musical theatre productions, including the recent highly acclaimed Southern Miss productions of The Drowsy Chaperone, The Phantom of the Opera, Magic of the Musical Stage, West Side Story, Mary Poppins, Ragtime, Showbiz Showstoppers, Showbiz Harmony and Sweeney Todd. Dr. Miles served as music director of HCLO’s productions of Into the Woods, Cabaret, Wizard of Oz, Camelot and Tommy. Dr. Miles also served as chorus master for the Hub City Players production of Rock of Ages and music director for their production of James and the Giant Peach. The Phantom of the Opera and James and the Giant Peach productions were awarded the prestigious American Prize for Musical Theater in 2018.
In his tenure at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Dr. Miles led an award-winning Jazz Ensemble that was recognized by the Oklahoma State Legislature as the “Official Jazz Ambassadors of Oklahoma.” This ensemble made three concert tours of the People’s Republic of China.
Brett Barnes (Choreographer) is a performing artist with a passion for music, theatre, dance and art. Originally hailing from Boston, Mass., he is an avid freelance photographer ranging in styles from city and landscape to weddings, fashion and avant-garde. He has performed in several productions around the Southeast, including the debut show of the Hub City Players, LOL, a Comedy Cabaret. Barnes has performed in and choreographed several Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company (SOMTC) productions, including, Sweeney Todd, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Magic of the Musical Stage, Turandot, Showbiz Centennial and the Viral Video Project. He has also has worked with the Natchez Festival of Music, Opera Mississippi and FestivalSouth as both consultant and choreographer. Notable projects for those include A Little Night Music, Motown Downtown Revival and Sister Act. His choreography has also appeared off Broadway and has won awards, including the SOMTC production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, which received the American Prize for Musical Theater.
In her career, Mississippi native, Dr. Meredith Melvin Johnson (Vocal Coach), has coached collegiate-level singers in multiple genres, as well as trained future music educators in diction, pedagogy and literature. She frequently presents vocal seminars and workshops for singers and ensembles throughout the region. Her variety of performance credits and stage appearances inspire her students and encourage them to pursue a lifelong cultivation of the art of singing, performing across genres with healthy vocal production regardless of style. Maintaining an active performer-teacher career is a vital part of her teaching philosophy. Dr. Johnson specializes in both classical and belt techniques and is an active adjudicator and vocal clinician, offering workshops for choral groups, showchoirs, musical theatre students and church ensembles. She maintains a thriving private studio catering to a wide variety of musical styles and is the creator of the online courses “Virtual Vocal Academy” and “Audition Bootcamp” at VirtualVocalAcademy.com.
In her current role as a voice professor at The University of Southern Mississippi, Dr. Johnson teaches applied voice and vocal pedagogy courses. Previously, she served nine years on the voice faculty at Jones College, where she built a flourishing musical theatre workshop program producing large-scale musicals and student-created productions. As a performer, Johnson has graced the stage in numerous musicals, operas, operettas and concerts. Some of her favorite roles include Into the Woods (the Witch and Cinderella), Les Misérables (Fantine), The Drowsy Chaperone (Drowsy), La Bohème (Musetta), The Mikado (Katisha), Pirates of Penzance (Ruth) and Turandot (Liù).
Dr. Johnson graduated summa cum laude from William Carey University and holds a master of music and a Doctor of Musical Arts in vocal performance and pedagogy from The University of Southern Mississippi. She resides in Oak Grove with her husband, Tony, and loves to connect with singers on her Instagram account: @meredithmelvinjohnson.
Tammy Mansfield (Costumer, Hair/Makeup/Wigs)-with a degree in music theory and composition and an M.M. in conducting from The University of Southern Mississippi - Mansfield divides her time as a music director and arranger, accompanist, pageant and audition coach, costumer, and stage manager. Her music director credits include Beauty and the Beast, Seussical, Disney’s High School Musical, The Wiz, The Good Doctor, and Once on This Island (Hattiesburg High School), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Pearl River Community College), Grease, Beauty and the Beast, 100 Years of Broadway, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Producers, Les Misérables and A Catered Affair (Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera), Company (Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company), Marat Sade, Violet, As You Like It, and Next to Normal (Southern Miss Theatre), Robin Hood (Just Over the Rainbow Theatre), The Producers, Once on This Island, Guys and Dolls, Seussical Jr., Hairspray Jr., Beauty and the Beast Jr., The Wizard of Oz, Once on This Island, Jr. and Aladdin, Jr. (Jefferson Performing Arts Society), Spring Awakening (Marquee Award Nomination for Best Music Director), Legally Blonde, The Class of ‘70 Something, Rapunzel (TheatreThirteenNOLA/Rivertown Theaters), Neutral Ground (Gulf Coast Theatre on Tap), A Christmas Carol, The King and I, Godspell and High School Musical (Jones College), Peter and the Starcatcher (Le Petit Theatre), Rock of Ages and Sister Act (Hub City Players), A Whole New Cabaret and A Classical Christmas (Hattiesburg Community Theatre). Her onstage credits include HCLO’s dinner theatres, Back to Bacharach and David and Sentimental Journey, Cats (Grizabella), FestivalSouth/Hub City Players’ LOL Cabarets, James and the Giant Peach (Aunt Sponge), Steel Magnolias (M’Lynn) and Broadway in the ‘Burg, USM Theatre’s [title of show] and Theatre13’s Legally Blonde (Paulette - Big Easy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress). In 2011, Mrs. Mansfield was the music director for the award winning JPAS Theatre Kids production of Seussical, Jr. for the Jr. Theatre Festival in Atlanta and has also worked with theater camps for ENCORE Dance Studio, The Dance Project, and the Parkway Heights UMC Arts Academy. She has written & arranged 3 original shows for the USM’s Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company – Showbiz Showstoppers, Showbiz Harmony, and Showbiz Centennial – and for their 2021 Viral Video Project she composed an original song, “Live Your Life Out Loud.” Tammy is honored to have served as music director and arranger for the New Orleans National WWII Museum Victory Belle productions, A Merry Canteen Christmas and A Swingin’ Christmas. Since 2007, she has been the music director and arranger for the Hattiesburg Mystic Krewe of Zeus Coronation. Tammy is a founding member of the Hub City Players professional theatre company, winner of The American Prize Musical Theater Performance for James and the Giant Peach. She shares her life in Hattiesburg with supportive hubby Steve and Emma the neurotic Labrador.
Wes Hanson (Technical Director) is a New Orleans native, whose career all over the entertainment industry kept his wife, Debbie, and him in Los Angeles for over 20 years. During that time, they raised a family, and Wes worked at all of the big amusement parks, lots of movies, commercials, casinos and more, including seven years running a puppet ministry, 12 years a scout leader/trainer, and seven years as shop instructor at Pasadena ArtCenter College of Design. Since moving back closer to home in 2008, he has been on staff at the USM Theatre department. He has enjoyed the local theatre scene there as well, having worked with William Carey Dinner Theatre, Mississippi Opera, USM School of Music and HCLO, for whom he recently directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream. His first show with Hub City Players was designing and building the set for James and the Giant Peach. This arc has led him to directing, designing and constructing The Play That Goes Wrong. He thanks you for supporting the arts. (That’s right. All of them.)
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Holiday Choral Spectacular
November 29 and December 1, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
Main Street Baptist Church
Dr. GREGORY FULLER and Dr. Michael Miles, conduCtoRs
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Main Street Baptist Church
Dr. GREGORY FULLER, conduCtor
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