Quake: The Revival (2022)
Choreography: Teena Marie Custer in collaboration with the performers
Costume Designer: Aaron Flynn
Lighting Designer: Zach Young Sound Designer: Dillon James
Rehearsal Assistant: Angela Cox
Social Media Team: Jalani Aminatta Miller
Design Liaison: Andrea Orta, Ashleigh Taylor
Archivists: Megan Davidson, Giuliana Velez
Cast: E’ja Alexander, Rebecca Carrillo, Angela Cox, Megan Davidson, Jalani Aminatta Miller, Andrea Orta, Ashleigh Taylor, Giuliana Velez, Makenna Wallace, Joylin “JoJo” Wei
From the Choreographer
This piece is the culmination of the original Quake which was made in 2017. Using the movement languages of waacking, house, breaking and hip hop, the performers are asked to create a new ritual together that promotes spiritual pluralism and solidarity.
Teena Marie would like to thank the faculty and students at UT Austin for an amazing residency, as well as Angelica Monteiro and Cheryl Copeland for their valuable insight during the rehearsal process. Huge thank you to Angela Cox, my superstar rehearsal assistant!
And I Can Breathe Again
Choreography: Anna Valdman
Music: Weeping Birch by Dan Deacon
Costume Designer: Leah Hummel
Lighting Designer: Donna Bonnelle Yancey Assistant Costume Designer: Alex Rockey
Rehearsal Assistant: Camille Wiltz
Social Media Team: Laura Anawaty, Cameron Suckle Archivists: Jannah Collins, Presley Gouge, Parker Manning
Cast: Laura Anawaty, Jannah Collins, Presley Gouge, Parker Manning, Cameron Suckle, Camille Wiltz
From the Choreographer … with my full chest.
Music: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? by Culture Club; Sweet Dreams are Made of This by Eurythmics; Private Life Drama (Sly & Robbie Dub) by Grace Jones
Costume Designer: Leah Hummel
Lighting Designer: Tenzing Ortega
Scenic Designer: Daniel Ruiz-Bustos Assistant Costume Designer: Alex Rockey With skirt inspired by original design by Jef Hancock
Rehearsal Assistant: Tori Hicks, Johnny Zor
Dramaturg: Emily Figueroa, Joylin “JoJo” Wei
Social Media Team: Tori Hicks
Design Liaison: Rachel Ernat, Emily Figueroa, Moria Joy Small, Joylin “JoJo” Wei
Archivists: Lorna Luciano, Kendra Isabel Peña
Cast: Lauren Akard, Samantha Leigh Anderson, Rachel Ernat, Emily Figueroa, Tori Hicks, Lorna Lu ciano, Andrea Orta, Kendra Isabel Peña, Moria Joy Small, Ava Tran, Joylin “JoJo” Wei, Johnny Zor
Pop Refuge
Choreography: Joel Valentín-Martínez
Jacob Benaim (Costume Designer – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a second-year B.A. in Theatre and Dance major with an emphasis in design and technology at The University of Texas at Austin. Recent credits with the Texas Theatre and Dance include Jinkies! or The Dog Play (UTNT (UT New Theatre), 2022).
Will Brown (Choreographic Assistant – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) received his B.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts and has danced with Garth Fagan Dance, Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, Carbon Dance Theatre and Company SBB. His teaching experience includes The Ailey School in the professional division, adjunct professor at Drexel University and Florida International Uni versity. As a movement director he has worked on Project Sankofa (Borough of Manhattan Community College) and The Black I am (HERE Arts Center, New York City). He also facilitates health/wellness practices internationally.
Rebecca Carrillo (Choreographer – digital esque; Dancer – Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has trained in various dance styles including ballet, modern, contemporary and jazz. She had the opportunity to train at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts summer program in 2021. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include (Re)current Unrest (2020), del corazón nace el enjambre (2021), Beyond the Wall (The Cohen New Works Festival, 2021) and Contronymic Living and Enjoy. as part of Fall For Dance (2021).
Leah Cox (Artistic Director; Choreographer –Witchcraf) is an associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin. She is currently a dancer/collaborator in Liz Lerman's latest piece, Wicked Bodies. Cox was the Dean of the American Dance Festival (2015-2022), taught at Bard College (2009-2019) and danced with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (2001-2009), where she also served as inaugural education director (2009-2015). She relocated to Austin in 2019 with her husband and two young children.
Teena Marie Custer (Choreographer – Quake: The Revival) is a street dance artist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her solo work has been presented at Sadler’s Wells in London, England in addition to tours around the U.S. She has been a guest artist at over 35 university dance departments and was on faculty at Slippery Rock University and the American Dance Festival. She is a member of the street dance crews Venus Fly and Get Down Gang and has been touring with Ephrat Asherie Dance since 2012.
Sarah Jean Elliott (Projection Designer –Witchcraf) is second-year M.F.A. in Theatre (live design and production) candidate at The University of Texas at Austin. She earned her B.A. in Theatre from the University of Tennes see, Knoxville. Her most recent design credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Jinkies! or The Dog Play (UTNT (UT New Theatre), 2022) as well as PIVOT (2022) and Fall For Dance (2021) with Dance Repertory Theatre.
Erica “EG” Gionfriddo (Producing Artistic Direc tor; Choreographer – Failures in Holding the Mul tiple) is a dance artist and educator who believes in the intelligent body each of us occupies. They are co-founder of the transdisciplinary group AR COS, which has presented work across the coun try including for the American Dance Festival, UNESCO, The Ammerman Center Symposium on Arts and Technology, Engagement Symposium of Philosophy and Dance, Currents New Media Fes tival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. EG’s current research is rooted in cyborg and queer theories to imagine future strategies for embodiment.
Amber Huchton (Projection Designer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3; Assistant Projection Designer –Witchcraf, Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.A. in Theatre and Dance major with an emphasis in design and technology at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a spe cific interest in integrated media, with recent credits in Jinkies! or The Dog Play (UTNT (UT New Theatre), 2022) and other productions presented as part of UTNT (UT New Theatre).
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Leah Hummel (Costume Designer –Witch craf, digital-esque, And I Can Breathe Again, Pop Refuge) is a second-year M.F.A. in The atre (live design and production) candidate at The University of Texas at Austin.
AJ Hurtado (Projection Designer – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a M.F.A. in Theatre (integrated media for live performance) can didate at The University of Texas at Austin.
Dillon James (Sound Designer) is a B.S. in Arts and Entertainment Technologies major at The University of Texas at Austin. James has had an aptitude for music and sound in the digital realm since childhood. Past credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Year of the Tiger (2021) and “Kimmy” (2021). He has also worked on projects for The Department of Radio-Television-Film and the School of Design and Creative Technologies.
Kevin A. Ormsby (Choreographer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is the artistic director of KasheDance and program manager at Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO). His creative practice and performance extends from Canada to the United States and the Caribbean. A finalist for the 2021 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize and recipient of Canada Council for the Arts’ Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award, Ormsby has been a guest artist in residence at The University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica), the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University.
Tenzing Ortega (Lighting Designer – Pop Refuge) was born and raised in Mexico City where he has designed lights and scenography for over 100 plays. He holds a B.F.A. in Escenografía from the National School of Theater Arts (ENAT) in Mexico City. He is currently a first year M.F.A. in Theatre (scenic design) candi date at The University of Texas in Austin.
Daniel Ruiz-Bustos (Scenic Designer – Witchcraf, Failures in Holding the Multiple, Pop Refuge) is a M.F.A. in Theatre (scenic design) candidate. He is from Mexico City, Mexico and received his B.S. in
Computer Science with a concentration in filmmaking. He has produced, written, directed and art directed several short films. Recent credits include assistant scenic designer for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Wells Theatre, 2022), Network (Mexico, 2022) and 7 Años (Mexico, 2022) and scenic design team member for FRIDA Inmersiva (Mexico, 2021).
Adam Sornat (Stage Manager) is a fourthyear B.A. in Theatre and Dance major with an emphasis in stage management at The University of Texas at Austin. This is his fourth production with Texas Theatre and Dance. He has managed multiple productions, with recent credits on Tick, Tick... BOOM! (Bohemian Theatricals), Love Is... (VIBE Entertainment Group), The Winship Neighborhood Concert (directing project) and Murky as Hell (UTNT (UT New Theatre), 2022). adamsornat.com
David Tolin (Technical Director) was born and raised in Casper, Wyoming. He received his B.A. in Theatre with a concentration in design/ technology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He received his M.F.A. in Theatre from The University of Texas at Austin before teach ing at Westlake High School for seven years. Tolin works at Texas Performing Arts’ Fabrica tion Studios as the Project Manager and as faculty in the UT Live Design and Production
Anna Valdman (Choreographer – And I Can Breathe Again; Dancer – Witchcraf) is an emerging choreographer and performer pursuing her B.F.A. in Dance at The Univer sity of Texas at Austin. As a member of Dance Repertory Theatre, Valdman has performed works by Charles O. Anderson, Jesse Zaritt and Erica “EG” Gionfriddo and served as a rehearsal assistant to Leah Cox and design liaison for work by Quilan “Cue” Arnold.
Joel Valentín-Martínez (Artistic Director; Choreographer – Pop Refuge) is an associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin. From 1990-2003, he was a dancer with Garth Fagan Dance. His choreography includes Otros dias de guardar (2022) and De aquí, de allá
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(2019) with Barro Rojo Arte Escénico (Mexico City); #rupturapasaje2 (2019) with Andanza Compañia Puertorriqueña de Danza Contem poránea (Puerto Rico) and Sur Grande (2019) with La Compañia de Danza Contemporanea de Acapulco (Mexico). Currently he is developing new work for KasheDance in Toronto, Canada.
Donna Bonnelle Yancey (Lighting Designer –Mo’Move / Meant in 3, digital-esque, And I Can Breathe Again) is a B.A. in Theatre and Dance major with an emphasis in design and technol ogy at The University of Texas at Austin. Fall For Dance is her first lighting design credit with Texas Theatre and Dance. Recent assistant design credits at UT Austin include PIVOT (Dance Reper tory Theatre, 2022), Der Kaiser von Atlantis (Butler Opera Center, 2022) and …but you could’ve held my hand (Texas Theatre and Dance, 2022).
Zach Young (Lighting Designer – Witchcraf, Failures in Holding the Multiple, Quake: The Revival) is a M.F.A. in Theatre (live design and production) candidate with an undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Before attending graduate school, Young served as technical director and part-time faculty at PCPA Pacific Conservatory Theatre.
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Diana Acosta Lauren Akard
E'ja Alexander Laura Anawaty Samantha Leigh Evan Beek Anderson
Lilly Brown Evan Carlson
Rebecca Carrillo Mia Bella Castillo Jannah Collins Angela Cox
Megan Davidson Faith Davis Saada Diggs Karina Enriquez Rachel Ernat Emily Figueroa
Alejandro Frederickson
Payge Garcia
Elizabeth Garza Brock Gayaut
Presley Gouge Aída HernandezReyes
Lorna Luciano
Tori Hicks
Haley
Sheila Jackson
Lauren Jershin
William Hollingsworth Kaufmann
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Parker Manning Sarah Matney
Clare Meyer Jalani Aminatta Ellie Newton Andrea Orta Miller
Maya A. Parker Kendra Isabel
Arianna Puente Eden Ryder Moria Joy Small Peña
Cameron Suckle
Lindsey Surles Ashleigh Taylor
Ava Tran Emma Valdez Anna Valdman Giuliana Velez
Makenna Wallace
Heaven M. Wilburn
Madysn Watkins
Joylin "JoJo"
Camille Wiltz Johnny Zor Wei
Diana Acosta (Dancer, Archivist – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a fourth-year UTeach Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include In the Ether (2020); del corazón nace el enjambre (2021); Enjoy. (Fall For Dance, 2021) and Let Them See (PIVOT, 2022).
Lauren Akard (Dancer – Pop Refuge) is a fourth-year B.F.A. in Dance major also pursuing a minor in kine siology at The University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, where she trained at Arling ton Heights High School. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include In the Ether (2020), Fall For Dance (2021) and (Re)current Unrest (2020). She has also performed in Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. (2021).
E’ja Alexander (Dancer – Witchcraf, Quake: The Revival; Rehearsals Assistant, Archivist – Witchcraf) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The Univer sity of Texas at Austin. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022), as well as Evolution (2022).
Laura Anawaty (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, And I Can Breath Again; Social Media Team – And I Can Breathe Again) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin also pursuing a minor in arts management and administra tion. She has an extensive background in dance and has performed and choreographed multiple projects for the student organization Dance Ac tion. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022).
Samantha Leigh Anderson (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, Pop Refuge; Rehearsal Assistant Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a B.F.A. in Dance major with an extensive background in classical ballet, contemporary and competitive dance teams. She has studied with American Ballet Theatre, Gibney Dance and Hubbard Street Dance Chi cago and has taught ballet at San Marcos Dance Studio and Pivotal Academy of Dance. Her past credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include The Complexity of Being (Fall For Dance, 2021) and A Million Alien Gospels (PIVOT, 2022). She
was also a choreographer for Evolution (2022).
Evan Beek (Dancer, Design Liaison – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in various dance styles. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Sawubona and Let Them See (PIVOT, 2022); Enjoy. (Fall For Dance, 2021) and (Re)current Unrest (2020).
Lilly Brown (Dancer, Archivist – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. This is her fourth production with Texas Theatre and Dance, with past credits including Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022), in addition to Evolution (2022). She has an extensive background in dance and is serving as an archivist for this year’s Fall For Dance
Evan Carlson (Dancer, Archivist – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. He has an extensive background in dance, theatre and music. Previous credits with Dance Repertory Theatre include PIVOT (Texas Theatre and Dance, 2022). Carlson has also performed in other dance and theatre performances in Austin.
Mia Bella Castillo (Dancer, Rehearsal Assistant digital-esque) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in contemporary dance. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Cositas (Fall For Dance, 2021) and In the Ether (2020).
Jannah Collins (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, And I Can Breathe Again; Archivist – And I Can Breathe Again) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in various styles of dance. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022).
Angela Cox (Dancer, Rehearsal Assistant – Quake: The Revival) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance and Bachelor of Social Work double major. She grew up in Austin, Texas and trained at a local studio in Dripping Springs. This is her third production
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with Dance Repertory Theatre. Recent credits include Fall For Dance (Texas Theatre and Dance, 2021), PIVOT (Texas Theatre and Dance, 2022) and multiple projects with Dance Action’s S.E.E.D.
Megan Davidson (Dancer – digital-esque, Quake: The Revival; Archivist – Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has trained in ballet and contemporary for most of her life. Recently, she’s been moving into street dance and Afro styles. Her recent credits include A Riverside Tale by Angelica Monteiro and Love and Information (Texas Theatre and Dance, 2022).
Faith Davis (Dancer, Archivist – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has spent summers dancing with Houston Ballet, Ballet West and Texas Ballet Theater. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022).
Saada Diggs (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, digital-esque; Archivists: digital-esque) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive back ground in numerous styles of dance.
Karina Enriquez (Dancer, Social Media Team Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is pursuing a B.F.A. in Dance at The University of Texas at Austin (class of 2023). This will be Enriquez’s fifh performance with Texas Theatre and Dance, with previous credits in (Re)current Unrest (2020), Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022), among others. She at tended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas, where she trained in various dance styles, including samba, contemporary, Indian, ballet and tap.
Rachel Ernat (Dancer, Design Liaison – Pop Refuge) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin who plans to graduate in December 2022. Her recent credits include the Summer Stock Austin pro ductions of Alice’s Wonderland (2022) and Bring It On: The Musical (2021), as well as Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022) with Texas Theatre and Dance.
Emily Figueroa (Dancer, Dramaturg, Design Liaison – Pop Refuge) is a UTeach Dance ma jor at The University of Texas at Austin.
Alejandro Frederickson (Dancer, Archivist – digital esque) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. He has been dancing since he was in first grade and is particularly skilled at contemporary dance. Credits with Texas The atre and Dance include (Re)current Unrest (2020) and Contronymic Living (Fall For Dance, 2021).
Payge Garcia (Dancer, Social Media Team – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major also pursuing a Texas Teacher Certification and a Bridging Disciplines Program certificate in Innova tion, Creativity & Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a background in multiple dance styles and choreography. Recent credits in clude multiple projects with Dance Action's S.E.E.D.
Elizabeth Garza (Dancer, Archivist – digital-esque) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has studied ballet, contemporary and jazz extensively with dance mentors Peter O’Brien and Alex Ossadnik, among others. She has also trained with Ballet Austin and Houston Ballet. Recent credits with the Department of Theatre and Dance include Evolution (2022).
Brock Gayaut (Dancer, Design Liaison – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a UTeach Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin with an exten sive background in dance. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include performing with Dance Repertory Theatre in PIVOT (2022).
Presley Gouge (Dancer, Archivist – And I Can Breathe Again) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance major also pursuing a minor in business at The University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Katy, Texas and danced with Artistic Soul Dance Company, where she trained in a variety of styles and techniques. Recent credits include Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. (2021).
Aída Hernandez-Reyes (Dancer, Lead Archivist –Witchcraf) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major in the Department of Theatre and Dance at The University
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of Texas at Austin. Some of their recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Contronymic Living and Head in the clou… (Fall For Dance, 2021) and Sawubona and Let Them See (PIVOT, 2022).
Tori Hicks (Dancer, Rehearsal Assistant, Social Media Team - Pop Refuge) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in singing, dancing and acting. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022), as well as Evolution (2022) and the graduate thesis project Tales of Water Women (2022). Hicks has also been involved in many campus performances with school organizations.
Haley Hollingsworth (Dancer, Rehearsal Assis tant – digital-esque) is a UTeach Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include In the Ether (2020), burst! (2021) and The Horizon and the Ofing (Fall For Dance, 2021), as well as Evolution (2022).
Sheila Jackson (Dancer, Design Liaison – Failures in Holding the Multiple; she/her) is a B.F.A. in Dance ma jor at The University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Austin, Texas where she trained with Ballet Austin and has since performed with numerous contempo rary ballet and modern companies. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include PIVOT (2022) and Fall For Dance (2021), as well as Evolution (2022).
Lauren Jershin (Dancer, Design Liaison – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in numerous styles of dance and has previously performed and choreographed for the student organization Dance Action. Credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include The Horizon and the Ofing (Fall For Dance, 2021) and Of Mutants and Madmen (PIVOT, 2022).
William Kaufmann (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3; Design Liaison – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. He has an extensive background in ballet, contemporary and modern dance. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021), PIVOT (2022) and Evolution (2022). Kauf
mann has also performed as part of The Rio Grande Valley Ballet, Ventana Ballet and the Moscow Ballet.
Lorna Luciano (Dancer, Archivist, Social Media Team – Pop Refuge) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Aus tin. Recent performance credits at UT Austin include Evolution (2022) and S.E.E.D. with the student organization Dance Action. This is her first performance with Texas Theatre and Dance.
Parker Manning (Dancer, Archivist – And I Can Breathe Again) is a B.F.A in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Houston, Texas and trained at Masters Upper Level Dance Studio. She has worked with chore ographers Shannon Mather, Chad McCall, Molly Long and Yvette Frias. This will be Manning's first performance with Dance Repertory Theatre.
Sarah Matney (Dancer, Archivist – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a fourth-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. Originally from Dallas, Texas, she has spent the last 18 years studying a wide variety of dance styles through school, studios and intensives. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include In the Ether (2020) and Cositas (Fall For Dance, 2021).
Clare Meyer (Dancer, Social Media Team – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a background in dance and previously performed with the Houston Ballet before attending college. Recent credits with the Department of Theatre and Dance include projects as part of The Cohen New Works Festival.
Jalani Aminatta Miller (Dancer, Social Media Team – Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a passion for dance and choreography and is a member of the African Students Organization. She has previously contributed to Culture Shock, an annual showcase presented by Campus Events + Entertainment: African American Culture.
Ellie Newton (Dancer, Archivist – Failures in Hold ing the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance and B.A. in
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Psychology double major at The University of Texas at Austin also pursuing a minor in women and gender studies. She has an extensive back ground in dance, having danced since the age of eight. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include works by Charles O. Anderson, Gesel Mason, Jesse Zarritt and Leah Cox.
Andrea Orta (Dancer – Quake: The Revival, Pop Refuge; Design Liaison – Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in various dance styles. Recent performance credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022), as well as performances in Evolution (2022) and Dance Action’s S.E.E.D.
Maya A. Parker (Dancer, Archivist – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. Recent credits with Texas The atre and Dance include burst! (2021) and In the Ether (2020), Cositas and Head in the clou… as part of Fall For Dance (2021) and Sawubona (PIVOT, 2022).
Kendra Isabel Peña (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, Pop Refuge; Archivist – Pop Refuge) is a UTeach Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin planning to graduate in May 2023. She has received training in numerous dance styles and has experience in both choreography and teaching. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Of Mutants and Madmen (PIVOT, 2022), Cositas (Fall For Dance, 2021), del corazón nace el enjambre (2021) and Collecting Dust (The Cohen Works Festival, 2021).
Arianna Puente (Dancer, Social Media Team – Witch craf) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in dance. Recent credits include Evolution (2022) and S.E.E.D. with the student organization Dance Action.
Eden Ryder (Dancer, Social Media Team – digital esque) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance major with previous training at The Dallas Conservatory (TDC). While at TDC, she performed and competed at the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix, where she won many awards as a soloist, duet partner, ensem ble member and choreographer. She attended Book
er T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where she was accepted into Repertoire Dance Company I and performed in ensemble pieces created by esteemed international artists.
Moria Joy Small (Dancer, Design Liaison – Pop Refuge) is a third-year student at The University of Texas at Austin with interests in dance, poetry and education. Recent credits with the Depart ment of Theatre and Dance include A Riverside Tale (thesis project, 2022) and Evolution (2022), as well as A Recipe for Action (Vesper, 2022).
Cameron Suckle (Dancer, Social Media Team – And I Can Breathe Again) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Los Angeles, California and trained at The Industry Dance Academy. She has worked with choreogra phers Talia Favia, Jaci Royal, Josie Walsh, Matt Luck and Maddi Burg, among others. This will be Suckle’s first performance with Dance Repertory Theatre.
Lindsey Surles (Dancer, Design Liaison – Witch craf) is a UTeach Theatre and Applied Movement Science double major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has been dancing since the age of three. Surles has danced in Italy, England, the Texas State Fair and two Cotton Bowls as a Kilgore College Rangerette. She will perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the third time in fall 2022. This is her second performance as a dancer with Texas Theatre and Dance.
Ashleigh Taylor (Dancer, Design Liaison - Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin projected to graduate afer this academic year. She has an extensive background in numerous styles of dance, with a current inter est in hip-hop. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021), PIVOT (2022) and burst! (2021). This year, she is serving as an events coordinator on the executive commit tee for The Cohen New Works Festival (2023).
Ava Tran (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, Pop Refuge; Social Media Team - Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. Originally from
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Houston, Texas, Tran trained at the Houston Academy of Dance where she was a part of the studio’s competitive company as well as 713 Dance Ensemble. Tran has also performed in past productions with Dance Repertory Theatre.
Emma Valdez (Dancer, Social Media Team – digital esque) is a B.F.A. in Dance and B.S. in Exercise Science double major at The University of Texas at Austin. Her recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include dancing in Fall For Dance (2021), In the Ether (2020) and del corazón nace el enjambre (2021) and serving as a choreographer for Evolution (2022).
Giuliana Velez (Dancer, Archivist – Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive back ground in street dance and values experimenting in many styles of dance. Recent credits include Moving Mountains with SonKiss'd Dance Theater and A Riverside Tale by Angelica Monteiro.
Makenna Wallace (Dancer, Social Media Team digital-esque) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance and B.S. in Exercise Science double major at The University of Texas at Austin. She attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and has substantial training and experience in both dance and choreography. Recent credits include works with Dance Action’s S.E.E.D.
Madysn Watkins (Dancer, Social Media Team –Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a background in ballet, modern, jazz, contem porary and West African Diaspora dance forms. Her recent credits include Evolution (2022).
Joylin “JoJo” Wei (Dancer – Quake: The Re vival, Pop Refuge; Design Liaison, Dramaturg – Pop Refuge) is pursuing a B.A. in Theatre and Dance with an emphasis in dance at The University of Texas at Austin. She has had a passion for dance since age five and started her dance practice in Chinese traditional dance. Now, she is exploring her creativity in dance as well as other medi ums (costuming and visual art) at UT Austin.
Heaven M. Wilburn (Dancer, Rehearsal Assistant, Design Liaison – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a B.F.A. in Dance major raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She attended the Baltimore School for the Arts and danced with the Katherine Smith Contemporary Dance Ensemble. She has an extensive background in multiple dance forms, including modern, ballet and exploring through the African diaspora. Credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include (Re)current Unrest (2020), burst! (2021), Head in the clou… (2021), A Million Alien Gospels (2022), Of Mutants and Madmen (2022) and Tales of WaterWomen (thesis project, 2022).
Camille Wiltz (Dancer, Rehearsal Assistant – Failures in Holding the Multiple, And I Can Breathe Again) is a fourth-year B.F.A. in Dance major also pursuing a minor in arts management and administration at The University of Texas at Austin. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include In the Ether (2020) and burst! (2021). Wiltz has also performed in Ph1losophize Your F1gure (SoulEscape), A Recipe for Action (Vesper), Score for 7 Solos (Visual Arts Center) and projects as part of The Cohen New Works Festival, ARCOS Dance and Dance Action’s S.E.E.D.
Johnny Zor (Dancer, Rehearsals Assistant – Pop Refuge) is a UTeach Dance major at The Uni versity of Texas at Austin. He has an extensive background in ballet and partner work.
CAST
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
ILYANA JONES
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, TPA* FABRICATION STUDIO J.E. JOHNSON
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, TPA* FABRICATION STUDIO KAREN MANESS
TPA* SENIOR TECHNICAL DIRECTOR SCOTT BUSSEY
PROJECT MANAGER, TPA* FABRICATION STUDIO DAVID TOLIN
OPERATIONS MANAGER, TPA* FABRICATION STUDIO JASON LEE HUERTA
PROPERTIES MANAGER, TPA* FABRICATION STUDIO CAROLYN HARDIN
LEAD FABRICATOR, TPA* FABRICATION STUDIO HANK SCHWEMMER
PROJECT SPECIALIST, TPA* FABRICATION STUDIO ASHTON BENNETT MURPHY
GRADUATE PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
DANIEL BUSTO TERE GUERRERO CARDOSO INJI HA TENZING ORTEGA ALEXANDER ROCKEY
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS
KATHRYN CLARK MORGAN RANDALL
PRODUCTION LEADS ZOE BIHAN SYDNY DEMEYER DANIEL GELD ISABELLA HOLLIS
FABRICATION PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
FEDOR AGLYAMOV LEAH AUSTIN BENJAMIN CERVANTES BRIDGETTE CLIFFORD RODRIGO ESQUIVEL HERRERA GRACE FEATHERSTON DAVID HERNANDEZ VICTORIA ELLYS JEFFERSON BRITTNEY KOOPMANN ROXOLANA KRYWONOS AUSTIN LUCHAK JONAH MAUGHAN HANNAH NELSON NELSON NWACHUKWU
NATALIA RODENZO HANNAH SHEPARD JULIA ANN WEBB MICHAEL WILLIAMS JULIA YELVINGTON
PROP STOCK MANAGER EZRA-ROSE BOLENDER
SCENERY/PROPS CREW
DAVID GONIMA HAYLEY JEANSONNE ELIJAH SMALL
COSTUME PRODUCTION DIRECTOR NANETTE ACOSTA
COSTUME PRODUCTION AND FABRICATION STUDIO PRODUCTION ASSOCIATES SAMANTHA GASHETTE DESIREÉ HUMPHRIES
COSTUME PROJECT MANAGER SAMANTHA GASHETTE DESIREÉ HUMPHRIES
DRAPERS
SARAH BARBOUR POUA YANG
FIRST HANDS
LUCIA CALLENDER MARISA LAWRENCE KATIE MILLER CALIFORNIA THORSON
STITCHERS
JACOB BENAIM SOPHIE DIETERLEN RACHEL GREEN SAVANNAH HOLLOWAY JULIE WEBB
COSTUME CRAFTS ARTISAN TANYA OLALDE
COSTUME CRAFTS ASSISTANT LEAH HUMMEL
COSTUME PRODUCTION AND FABRICATION STUDIO ASSISTANT KATHERINE COCANNON
COSTUME PRODUCTION AND FABRICATION STUDIO CREW SUPERVISOR ARIES LIMON
COSTUME PRODUCTION AND FABRICATION STUDIO CREW
JEREMY CANALES STEPHANIE KELLER RAYCE RISCH
ELIJAH RODRIGUEZ JULIA SALAZAR KOLBY TATE
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR DESIREE TOWNES
WARDROBE CREW CHIEFS VERONICA GOTWAY KATIE MILLER
WARDROBE CREW NATALIA DEPAULA MERRIN FOLEY MAKAILA NATIVIDAD SIERRA ROVELO LAUREN SIMPSON MAXIMA VELASQUEZ
COSTUME STOCK SUPERVISOR DESIREE HUMPHRIES COSTUME STOCK ASSISTANTS MEAGAN BEATTIE LAYLA ISSAC
324P LIGHTING FACULTY SUPERVISOR SEB BOONE
TPA* LIGHTING SUPERVISOR SARAH CANTU
TPA* ASSOCIATE LIGHTING SUPERVISOR MICHAEL SHANKS
SENIOR LIGHTING TECHNICIANS SARAH "SELLIOTT" ELLIOTT ARI JAMIESON GAVIN STRAWN ZACH YOUNG
TEXAS THEATRE AND DANCE LIGHTING CREW MADYSEN CRISS ELIZA MOLDAWER AVA NIELSEN FATIMAH QURAISHI ANDREW SOLIS EMILY TORRANCE VICTORIA VARGAS
TPA* LIGHTING CREW CARLA GARCIA GILBERT MARTINEZ ZACKARY READ MATTHEW E. SMITH SHELLY UPHAM JACOB ZAMARRIPA
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR OLIVIA LONGORIA
TPA* AUDIO SUPERVISOR ANDREW MILLAY
TPA* AUDIO CREW ISABELLE GILMORE LUCY KULZICK ELIAS MERLO BRYCE RIGGLE
AUDIO BOARD OPERATOR JULIANA SMITH-ETIENNE
INTEGRATED MEDIA SHOP SUPERVISOR EARNEST MAZIQUE
MEDIA GRADUATE ASSISTANTS JACKSON COBB ALFRED HURTADO HEEKYUNG KIM SYDNEY SOUSA
MEDIA SHOP INTERN AMBER HUCHTON
MEDIA SHOP CREW SAYLOR DEMENT MELISSA ELKINS ELIJAH MENDENHALL JILLIAN RISBERG JOYLIN WEI
MEDIA OPERATOR MICHAEL OKOOTI
CREW SUPERVISOR AUSTIN SHIRLEY
STAGE MANAGEMENT ADVISOR RUSTY CLOYES
COSTUME DESIGN ADVISOR RAQUEL BARRETO
COSTUME TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR DAVID AREVALO
LIGHTING DESIGN ADVISOR MICHELLE HABECK
INTEGRATED MEDIA DESIGN ADVISOR KATE FREER
SCENIC DESIGN ADVISOR JOSAFATH REYNOSO
SOUND DESIGN ADVISOR PHILLIP OWEN
TPA* DIRECTOR OF FABRICATION AND ACADEMIC PRODUCTION JEFF GRAPKO
PHOTOGRAPHER THOMAS ALLISON GRAPHIC DESIGNER JEFF GRAY
SPECIAL THANKS JASON BUCHANAN
*TPA = Texas Performing
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