Bodies & Souls

BODIES D A N C E

R E P E R T O R Y

T H E A T R E

P R E S E N T S

&SOULS April 8–17, 2016 | B. Iden Payne Theatre

The University of Texas at Austin | Department of Theatre and Dance

BODIES D A N C E

R E P E R T O R Y

T H E A T R E

P R E S E N T S

&SOULS April 8, 9, 14–16 at 7:30 p.m.

April 10, 17 at 2:00 p.m.

b. iden payne theatre F. Loren Winship Building

theatredance.utexas.edu

Dance Choreographer Perspicacity Johnnie Cruise Mercer They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends Erica Gionfriddo Eternalism Gianina Casale Vigilia Alvin Rangel Threshold Lyn C. Wiltshire The Wall Jun Shen Versed(in) Morganne Mazeika (Re)current Unrest Charles O. Anderson Stage Manager: Joshua Secor Technical Director: Travis Perrin There will be one 10-minute intermission.

Videography and photography are strictly prohibited.

cover Photo: Lawrence Peart

Dance DECODED There will be a discussion with the cast following performances on April 8, 9 and 10.

a note from the artistic directors Under the artistic direction of Charles O. Anderson, Lyn C. Wiltshire and Erica Gionfriddo, Dance Repertory Theatre’s thematic focus has been on the concept of embodiment, exploring dance as an embodied way of existing in the world. Dance is a unique art form because, unlike more tangible art forms, the dancer attempts to express something solely through the motion of their body. Before we, as human beings, expressed ourselves with pictures, before we had words to say, before we had letters to write on a page—we had our bodies.

The nature of dance itself is written into the human form. But what is the meaning of dance?

What do we see when we see dance? What do we feel when we experience dance? Who are we when we are part of the act of dance? In truth, dance is nothing more and nothing less than the action of the entire human body. This is why dance, at its most physical, can give us the sense of seeing the soul in action. This does not only apply to wildly energetic or virtuosic dance, but rather it focuses on the body being inhabited completely, not spectacularly. Dance reveals something of ourselves that is unique and beyond definition. At its core, dance does not tell, it does. It is an art that is contained completely and wholly in the present, expressed solely through our corporeal selves. It is only fully present at the moment of creation.

Bodies & Souls investigates these concepts, celebrates them, embodies them through multiple modes of movement inquiry and artistic expression.

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Perspicacity (Premiere) Choreography: Johnnie Cruise Mercer Music: Dig Deep, composed by Julia Wolfe, Mute Song Ltd., administered by Music Sales Corporation in the United States.

Costume Designer: PJ Kelly Lighting Designer: Lacey Erb Rehearsal Assistant: Erica Saucedo Cast: Gianina Casale, Lizette Chapa, Johnny Chatman II, Rasely Goode, Anna Ingram, Nicholas Kao, D’Lonte K. Lawson, Kanami Nakabayashi, Mackenzie Voorhies, Georgina Wilson From the Choreographer Perspicacity: keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration.

They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends (Premiere) Choreography: Erica Gionfriddo Music: Groundworks 4, music by Mike Wall (soundFORMovement.com) Costume Designer: Lirit Pendell Lighting Designer: Lacey Erb Projection Designer: Lacey Erb Rehearsal Assistants: Camille Collins, Anna Starr Cast: Sofia Aranha, Camille Collins, Rasely Goode, Claire Goodman, Vivian Lugo, Cassidy Oldham, Sarah-Grace Poitevent, Anna Starr, Hunter Sturgis, Elizabeth Tan, Connor Timpe, Georgina Wilson From the Choreographer They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends is a collective conversation, a dialogue, a confrontation, a comforting silence. The performers are actively listening, both inwardly and outwardly, expressing ideas and sensations, alternately subtly and obviously, in an effort to understand, to be heard and to never stop questioning.

Eternalism (Premiere) Choreography: Gianina Casale Music: Soundscape designed by Charles O. Anderson and Gianina Casale Costume Designer: Charles O. Anderson Lighting Designer: Lacey Erb Cast: Gianina Casale, Johnny Chatman II From the Choreographer Eternalism is influenced by the varying degrees of self-absorption. Through movement, we explore the extremes of love and hate and the ability to quiet the self in order to hear the other.

This duet recently represented The University of Texas at Austin at the American College Dance Association Conference.

Vigilia (Premiere) Choreography: Alvin Rangel Music: Psalm 103 O Praise the Lord and Song of Simeon, Lord Let Your Servant Depart, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff Costume Designer: Lirit Pendell Lighting Designer: Nolan Thomas Rehearsal Assistant: Elizabeth Tan Cast: Veronica Boccardo, Lizzette Chapa, Anna Ingram, Nicholas Kao, D’Lonte K. Lawson, Vivian Lugo, Aminah Maddox, Morganne Mazeika, Kathryn McCarn, Oluwaesun S. Olayiwola From the Choreographer Vigilia is a tribute to those who have lost their lives migrating toward new lands in an attempt to find peace, freedom and justice. They mobilize their bodies so their souls can be free.

intermission

Threshold (Premiere) Choreography: Lyn C. Wiltshire Music: Berlin By Overnight, Hope Springs Eternal (Bonus Track), Vladimir’s Blues, Shadow Journal and Arcade NW by W, composed by Max Richter, Mute Song Ltd., administered by Music Sales Corporation in the United States. Sketchbook, composed by Max Richter, Universal-PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. on behalf of BeeBop Music. The Leftovers Main Title, written by Max Richter. Published by Songs of Universal, Inc. on behalf of Warner – Barham Music Ltd. Costume Designer: Caitlin Graham Lighting Designer: Lacey Erb Cast: Gianina Casale, Johnny Chatman II, Leigh-Alice Clark, McKenzie Cornish, Emily DiFranco, Summer Fiaschetti, Laura Beth Flett, Anna Ingram, D’Lonte K. Lawson, Aminah Maddox, Jordyn Marsh, Kathryn McCarn, Oluwaesun S. Olayiwola, Tabitha Pupo, Eileen Yuriko Roby From the Choreographer Threshold explores the place of human interrelatedness that engages the “in between” (liminality); on the edges (marginality) and beneath (inferiority). It is a transitional space that is socially and structurally ambiguous.

The Wall (Premiere) Choreography: Jun Shen Music: Kuai Rang Wo Zai Xue Di Shang Sa Dian Ye, composed by Cui Jian Costume Designer: Caitlin Graham Lighting Designer: Lacey Erb Projection Designer: Jon Haas Cast: Stephen Anthony, Veronicca Boccardo, Lizette Chapa, Nicholas Kao, Erin Kedzie, Morganne Mazeika, Kanami Nakabayashi, Mariana Spósito, Mackenzie Voorhies From the Choreographer The Wall is a dance which uses the aesthetic features of black and white from Chinese calligraphy to explore the relationship between past and present through the historic events of the Cultural Revolution.

Versed(in) (Premiere) Choreography: Morganne Mazeika Music: Ja, from the album Sekenden (city-centre-offices, 2007) Costume Designer: Kelsey Vidic Lighting Designer: Nolan Thomas Cast: Lizette Chapa, Camille Collins, Emily DiFranco, Summer Fiaschetti, Anna Ingram, Aminah Maddox, Kanami Nakabayashi, Mariana Spósito, Connor Timpe, Georgina Wilson From the Choreographer Forgive me my mind is tangled. I have value even if you cannot see it. Yes, forgive me my mind is tangled, but I walk the woven lines quite well. They are pathways for me to follow…

Forgive me my mind is tangled and you happened to get caught in the web.

My teacher said, “You are alone in this life with your knowledge” but I say that does not mean we have to go it alone.

(Re)current Unrest (Premiere) Choreography: Charles O. Anderson Music: Come Out (Ken Ishii Remix), performed by Steve Reich, courtesy of Nonesuch Records by arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV licensing.

Ambient Soundscape designed by Charles O. Anderson Costume Designer: Kelsey Vidic Lighting Designer: Lacey Erb Projection Designer: Robert Mallin Cast: Stephen Anthony, Gianina Casale, Johnny Chatman II, McKenzie Cornish, Rasely Goode, Claire Goodman, Nicholas Kao, Erin Kedzie, D’Lonte K. Lawson, Vivian Lugo, Jordyn Marsh, Kathryn McCarn, Oluwaesun S. Olayiwola From the Choreographer What is a ghost? A tragedy condemned to repeat itself time and time again?

An instant of pain? An emotion suspended in time?

Something dead which still seems to be alive, or, perhaps, something alive that we all wish to believe is dead?

cast

Stephen Anthony

Sofia Aranha

Veronica Boccardo

Gianina Casale

Lizzette Chapa

Johnny Chatman II

Leigh-Alice Clark

Camille Collins

McKenzie Cornish

Emily DiFranco

Summer Fiaschetti

Laura Beth Flett

Rasely Goode

Claire Goodman

Anna Ingram

Nicholas Kao

Erin Kedzie

D’Lonte K. Lawson

Vivian Lugo

Aminah Maddox

Jordyn Marsh

Morganne Mazeika

Kathryn McCarn

Kanami Nakabayashi

Oluwaseun S. Olayiwola

Cassidy Oldham

Sarah-Grace Poitevent

Tabitha Pupo

Eileen Yuriko Roby

Mariana Spósito

Anna Starr

Hunter Sturgis

Elizabeth Tan

Connor Timpe

Mackenzie Voorhies

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creative CHARLES O. ANDERSON (Artistic Director, Costume Designer – Eternalism, Choreographer – (Re)current Unrest) is head of the dance program at The University of Texas at Austin and producing artistic director of Dance Repertory Theatre. Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Anderson earned his B.A. in Choreography and Performance with a minor in African Studies from Cornell University and his M.F.A. in Dance from Temple University where he specialized in African Diasporic dance. Professionally, Anderson serves as the artistic director of the critically-acclaimed dance theatre X which he founded in 2003. He has performed in the companies of Ronald K. Brown, Sean Curran, Mark Dendy and Miguel Gutierrez, among others. His work has been presented nationally and internationally and has earned recognition from numerous organizations such as the Pew Fellowship for the Arts, one of “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine and one of “12 Rising Stars in the Academy” by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine.

GIANINA CASALE (Choreographer – Eternalism, Performer – Perspicacity, Eternalism, Threshold, (Re)current Unrest) was born in Argentina and raised in Texas.

Casale began her dance training at the age of seven in Irving, Texas before continuing her education at Booker T. Washington High School of the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. Casale is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance student. She most recently performed in ALTMODE (New York City).

ERICA GIONFRIDDO (Artistic Director, Choreographer – They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends) is co-founder and director of the award-winning multimedia company ARCOS Dance. She has performed and taught internationally and choreographed for INTERDANSA, SITE Santa Fe, Morehead State University, Shenandoah Conservatory, Motion X Dance DC, Currents New Media, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, [254]Dance-Fest, Barnstorm Dance Fest, Texas State University, Colorado

College and Breaking String Theater, for which she received a B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Fight Choreography. She is a Gyrotonic® trainer and an adjunct lecturer in dance at The University of Texas at Austin.

MORGANNE MAZEIKA (Choreographer – Versed(in), Performer – Vigilia, The Wall) hails from Houston, Texas and is in her final year as a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. Most recently she performed the choreography of Kate Watson-Wallace, Sidra Bell, Charles O. Anderson, Alex Ketley and Manuel Vignoulle. She trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance in the summer of 2015 and recently directed and created an original work entitled No More, which was performed at The Cohen New Works Festival (2015).

JOHNNIE CRUISE MERCER (Choreographer – Perspicacity) is a native of Richmond, Virginia and holds a B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Dance and Choreography.

He has danced professionally with Antonio Brown, Christian Von Howard and Charles O. Anderson. As a choreographer, Mercer’s work has been performed at Center for Performance Research, The Greenspace, The Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Gibney Dance and at numerous schools and companies. Mercer is currently the artistic director of Johnnie Cruise Mercer/The RED Project, based in Brooklyn, New York.

ALVIN RANGEL (Choreographer – Vigilia) is a member of the dance faculty at California State University, Fullerton.

Rangel teaches master classes across the country and choreographs and performs around the world. His project, Tango Vesre [Inverted Tango] has received national and international recognition. For nearly a decade, he performed with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) and worked with world-renowned choreographers. With DCDC, he participated

creative in a documentary co-produced by PBS and American Dance Festival entitled Free to Dance. Rangel has taught dance in the United States, Russia, Poland, Colombia, Argentina, Taiwan, Spain, Mexico and Puerto Rico. He holds a B.A. in Secondary Education, English as a Second Language from Inter American University of Puerto Rico and an M.F.A. in Dance from The University of Texas at Austin.

JUN SHEN (Choreographer – The Wall) is an independent dancer and choreographer based in Beijing and San Francisco. He is a founding member of Philein/ZiRu Productions and a freelance scriptwriter. Shen was born in Wuxi, China. He graduated from Capital Normal University, Beijing in 2005 before working with Beijing/LDTX (Lei Dong Tian Xia) until 2009. As a dancer and choreographer in LDTX he visited several international dance festivals including those in America, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Mexico and South Korea. He has collaborated with British lighting artist, Hugo Dalton; Chinese-American choreographer, Hou Ying;

Macao multi-media calligraphic painter, Wu Shaoying; Taiwai director, Jiang Zhengeng; Swiss artists Simon&Monika; ChineseAmerican dancer and choreographer, Philein Wang; Chinese artist Wang Jianwei; Charles O. Anderson; Virgina Commonwealth University Professor Scott Puttman and the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program.

LYN C. WILTSHIRE (Artistic Director, Choreographer – Threshold) has performed and toured with several notable directors and dance companies including Dance Theatre of Harlem and nationally and internationally with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She has performed in film, television and with symphonies across the country. Her dance movement foundation is rooted in professional training with worldrenowned choreographers and directors, including Arthur Mitchell, José Limón, Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey. Wiltshire’s most recent project is the cultivation of a student exchange program with Centre National de Danse Contemporaine – Angers (CNDC).

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production LACEY ERB (Lighting Designer – Perspicacity, They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends, Eternalism, Threshold, The Wall, (Re)current; Projection Designer – They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends) is in her second year as an M.F.A. in Design and Technology candidate with a focus in integrated media for live performance. She recently designed projections for Pathways (Ears, Eyes + Feet), In the World of Things and Stuff and Apocalypse Radio (The Cohen New Works Festival, 2015), Fall For Dance and Refugia (Texas Theatre and Dance). Erb was a member of the design team for The University of Texas at Austin’s recent presidential inauguration of Gregory L. Fenves. She has also designed work for Yellow Bike (FronteraFest) and served as the assistant projection designer with Sven Ortel for A Confederacy of Dunces (Huntington Theatre Company, Boston).

CAITLIN GRAHAM (Costume Designer – Threshold, The Wall) is an M.F.A. in Design and Technology candidate at The University of Texas at Austin. Graham previously lived in New York and California working as a designer in professional theatre and serving as a stylist in commercials and fashion. Her recent designs and research include Bijou: A Shining Attribute and Lumen Air. Her upcoming work will include designs for a new local restaurant, Picnik.

JON HAAS (Projection Designer – The Wall) is an M.F.A. in Design and Technology candidate with a focus in integrated media for live performance who has been designing video, lighting and sets for live performance since 2003 in North Carolina, where he co-runs the multimedia dance company VECTOR alongside Leah Wilks. His recent projection designs include a collaborative work with choreographer Manuel Vignoulle for Fall For Dance and the premiere of William Glick’s Wilma.

PJ KELLY (Costume Designer – Perspicacity) has designed and created costumes

for multiple independent projects and student organizations, as well as Dance Repertory Theatre. She has designed awardwinning leather armor and creates custom leathercraft for hobbyists. Kelly aspires to work as a freelance designer in Austin after graduating in May 2016.

ROBERT MALLIN (Projection Designer – (Re)current Unrest) is a first-year M.F.A. in Design and Technology candidate with a focus in integrated media for live performance. Last fall, Mallin designed work for David Justin’s Fear Knot / Sublime (Fall For Dance). Other recent works include serving as an assistant designer for the inauguration of President Gregory L. Fenves and assistant designer for The Wild Party alongside Jared LeClaire.

LIRIT PENDELL (Costume Designer – They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends, Vigilia) is a first-year M.F.A. in Design and Technology candidate with a focus in costume design. Pendell’s recent work includes designs for Dance Repertory Theatre’s 2015 production, Fall For Dance; a collaboration with Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts; assistant design work for The Wild Party (Texas Theatre and Dance) and design for The Mikado:Reclaimed (The Vortex).

JOSHUA SECOR (Stage Manager) is a second-year B.A. in Theatre and Dance student with an emphasis in stage management and playwriting. Most recently he served as the stage manager for Dance Waterloo and Cindertalk’s Under the Overpass and Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. (Fall, 2015) as well as assistant stage manager for Texas Musical Theatre Workshop’s production of Helldrivers of Daytona.

NOLAN THOMAS (Lighting Designer – Vigilia, Versed(in)) is a fourth-year B.A. in Theatre and Dance student with an emphasis in lighting design at The University of Texas at Austin. Previous work has included

production Kinderliminal, Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. and Being/with others.

KELSEY VIDIC (Costume Designer – Versed(in), (Re)current Unrest) is an M.F.A. in Design and Technology candidate with

a focus in costume design at The University of Texas at Austin. Vidic previously designed costumes for The Diary of Anne Frank (Texas Theatre and Dance) and Intel and served as the production designer for Aeon of Horus, a short film.

DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL The Texas Theatre and Dance Director’s Council is a premier volunteer group designed to foster strong and collaborative connections between The University of Texas at Austin and the local community by supporting initiatives in fundraising and community relations. As advocates for the department, this group of alumni, parents and fine arts supporters play a key role in continuing to build a professional theatre and dance training program serving thousands of talented Texans for generations.

2015/2016 Director’s Council Members Carol Smith Adams Francesca Brockett and Jim Pedicano Barrett Bruce Jean Cheever Joanne and Jack Crosby Dee Dawson Laura Eastman

Gary Farmer JoLynn Free Missy Grimes Pam and Edmund McIlhenny Annie McKinnon Debbie Oliver Miriam Relyea

Diane Robinson Russ Sartain Nancy Scanlan Marc Seriff Laura Sheffield Karen Skolnik Leah Stolar Sharon Watkins

cast STEPHEN ANTHONY (The Wall, (Re)current Unrest), a fourth-year B.F.A. in Dance major, has been performing with Dance Repertory Theatre for four years.

Originally from Austin, he began his dance training at Dancin’ Jazzi Dance Studio where he started in jazz, tap, hip hop and ballet. Anthony has performed abroad with the Austin-based contemporary company Diverse Space Youth Dance Theatre on their European tour to Berlin, Germany and Dublin, Ireland. His most recent performances include “Tyrone Jackson” in Fame The Musical (Texas Theatre and Dance) and Dance Repertory Theatre’s Fall For Dance (2015).

SOFIA ARANHA (They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends), a native of Richardson, Texas, began dancing at the age of three and is currently a second-year student pursing a dual degree in dance and economics with a minor in the liberal arts honors program and a pre-law concentration.

She serves as the financial director of the Fine Arts Council, a senior team leader for Project 2016 and a mentor for the Gateway Scholars Program. Aranha is a member of Texas Orange Jackets and Texas THON. VERONICA BOCCARDO (Vigilia, The Wall) began performing at a young age in Venezuela, training in ballet and flamenco performance. Once in the States, Boccardo continued dancing through high school. During her time at The University of Texas at Austin she has performed in Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. shows: Nothing Else Matters, Virgen Morenita, Liber Vitae and The Awakening. She has been a student with Joffrey Ballet and worked for American Ballet Theatre in Austin and Ballet West as a resident assistant and intern.

Boccardo is pursuing a B.F.A. in Dance: Dance Studies in order to become a certified teacher.

LIZZETTE CHAPA (Perspicacity, Vigilia, The Wall, Versed(in)) began performing in high school in the Rio Grande Valley. Most

recently, she performed in Dance Repertory Theatre’s Fall For Dance, Ears, Eyes + Feet and MOVE!. After graduating in May 2017 with B.F.A. in Dance, she plans to dance with a contemporary company.

JOHNNY CHATMAN II (Perspicacity, Eternalism, Threshold, (Re)current Unrest) began dancing at the age of four in the Greater Houston Area. He has performed in Yoav Kaddar’s Raw, Mark Morris’ Grand Duo, David Justin’s Quiver, Merce Cunningham’s Beach Birds, Millicent Johnnie’s Clear the Air, Sidra Bell’s schematic, Christian Von Howards’s Two Degrees, Charles O. Anderson’s For the Fallen Ones and various student works during his time with Dance Repertory Theatre.

Chatman is a fourth-year B.F.A. in Dance major.

LEIGH-ALICE CLARK (Threshold) is a thirdyear B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin where she is also pursuing a certificate in pre-medicine. Clark has danced with Dallas Metropolitan Ballet during high school and performed various roles in ballets such as Penny Whistle, La Valse, The Night Before Christmas and The Little Mermaid. She performed with Dance Repertory Theatre in MOVE! and, more recently, in Fall For Dance.

After graduating, she plans to pursue a health career with a dance influence.

CAMILLE COLLINS (Performer – They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends, Versed(in), Rehearsal Assistant – They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major. Collins began her dance studies at The Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy in 2006. In 2009, she was accepted to Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where she was featured in Thang Dao’s S.O.S and Troy Powell’s (Alvin Ailey) Intimate Voices. After leaving Houston Ballet’s program in 2010, Collins attended Point Park University’s International Summer Dance Program where she performed in works by David Curwen and William McClellan.

cast MCKENZIE CORNISH (Threshold, (Re)current Unrest) previously studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Entering The University of Texas at Austin with a ballet background, Cornish has shifted her focus to new techniques and plans to explore commercial work and the entertainment industry upon graduating.

EMILY DIFRANCO (Threshold, Versed(in)) began dancing at the age of three in Rowlett, Texas. In 2011 she became a member of the Collin Dance Ensemble at Collin College where she performed modern and contemporary dance. DiFranco transferred to The University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 2014. After receiving her B.F.A. in Dance she plans to travel, join a company and become a dance instructor.

SUMMER FIASCHETTI (Threshold, Versed(in)) began her dance studies at the age of three in Glen Burnie, Maryland before moving to Texas in 2008 where she graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in 2013.

Fiaschetti is currently a third-year B.F.A. in Dance: Dance Studies major. After graduation, she plans to pursue a dance career before establishing herself in dance education.

LAURA BETH FLETT (Threshold) began dancing at the age of four at Shreveport Dance Academy in Louisiana. Flett is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance: Dance Studies major and plans to pursue a career in dance education and dance therapy upon completing her degree.

RASELY GOODE (Perspicacity, (Re)current Unrest, Performer and Rehearsal Assistant – They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major.

She began dance training in jazz, tap, ballet and contemporary in early grade school.

Most recently she performed in Ears, Eyes + Feet and Dance Repertory Theatre’s Fall For Dance (2015).

CLAIRE GOODMAN (They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends, (Re)current Unrest) began performing at a young age with North Central Ballet in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

She is currently a third-year student pursing a B.F.A. in Dance. Most recently, she performed in Dance Repertory Theatre’s Fall For Dance and MOVE!. During the summer of 2015, Goodman traveled to Austria for the 2015 Young! Tanzsommer Dance Festival. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career as a professional dancer.

ANNA INGRAM (Perspicacity, Vigilia, Threshold, Versed(in)) is currently a third-year B.F.A. in Dance student at The University of Texas at Austin. She has trained in ballet, jazz and contemporary. Ingram has studied with Cogliandro, Marlana Doyle, Sidra Bell, Peter Chu and Sean Carmon, among others. She has traveled to China and France for dance where she was recently in residency with members from world-renowned dance companies such as Merce Cunningham Company, Pina Bausch, Gaga and Katherine Dunham Company.

NICHOLAS KAO (Perspicacity, Vigilia, The Wall, (Re)current Unrest) began dancing at the age of 14 in the North Dallas area.

Since transferring to The University of Texas at Austin as a B.F.A. in Dance major, he has performed in Texas Theatre and Dance’s production Fame The Musical and Dance Repertory Theatre’s MOVE! and Fall For Dance. After graduating, Kao plans to perform with a dance company or theatre collective.

ERIN KEDZIE (The Wall, (Re)current Unrest) is a fourth-year B.F.A. in Dance major and a journalism major who hails from Houston, Texas where she received classical ballet training during her youth.

D’LONTE K. LAWSON (Perspicacity, Vigilia, Threshold, (Re)current Unrest) began performing in high school in Manor, Texas.

The musical In the Heights was his first performance with Texas Theatre and Dance.

cast Lawson is currently a B.F.A. in Dance: Dance Studies major. Upon graduation he plans to travel the world and experience dance from the roots of different cultures.

VIVIAN LUGO (They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends, Vigilia, (Re)current Unrest) began dancing at a young age in San Antonio, Texas and is currently a B.F.A. in Dance: Dance Studies major and a B.S. in Corporate Communications major.

She has performed in several productions across The University of Texas at Austin campus including the 2014 Fine Art’s Council showcase. She serves as a leader of several campus organizations.

AMINAH MADDOX (Vigilia, Threshold, Versed(in)) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major who is also studying exercise science.

Maddox started dancing at the age of three with Hathaway Academy of Ballet. She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in 2013. Now in her second year with Dance Repertory Theatre, she has performed works

by Alex Ketley, Sidra Bell, Jun Shen, Christian Von Howard, Charles O. Anderson and Andrea Beckham. After graduating, she plans to pursue a career in dance.

JORDYN MARSH (Threshold, (Re)current Unrest) originally hails from San Antonio, Texas and is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. This is her first semester performing with Dance Repertory Theatre.

KATHRYN MCCARN (Viglia, Threshold, (Re)current Unrest) is a fourth-year B.F.A. in Dance major from Alexandria, Virginia.

Her training has focused on ballet, contemporary and jazz. McCarn recently performed with Dance Repertory Theatre in Fall For Dance and Ears, Eyes + Feet.

After graduating, she plans to return to the East Coast to pursue a career in dance performance and choreography.

KANAMI NAKABAYASHI (Perspicacity, The Wall, Versed(in)) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major originally from Tokyo, Japan.

She began dancing when she was two and has trained in ballet, contemporary and various other forms of dance in both Japan and Canada. During her time with Texas Theatre and Dance she has performed in Fall For Dance, MOVE!, The Cohen New Works Festival and Ears, Eyes + Feet and recently performed Alt/Mode in New York City.

OLUWASEUN S. OLAYIWOLA (Viglia, Threshold, (Re)current Unrest) began dancing at the age of 14 in high school color guard in Mansfield, Texas. He went on to perform with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps in the summer of 2014, earning second place at the Drum Corps International World Championships. He is currently a second-year B.F.A. in Dance: Dance Studies major. Olayiwola has recently been seen in Ears, Eyes + Feet and Fall For Dance.

CASSIDY OLDHAM (They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends) began dancing at Boni’s Dance and Performing Arts Studio in the Woodlands, Texas where she performed on their competitive team for six years.

Oldham later trained and performed as a part of a pre-professional company, the Houston MET too Youth Company. As a current B.F.A. in Dance: Dance Studies major, Oldham has performed in Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. After graduating, she plans to perform in a tap or contemporary dance company while pursuing dance instruction.

SARAH-GRACE POITEVENT (They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends) began performing at a young age in the Fort Worth area. She recently performed in Andrea Beckham’s Through the Mountain/ Faith in Unknowing and Jessica Grey’s Five with Texas Theatre and Dance. Upon graduating with a B.F.A. in Dance she plans to dance professionally.

cast TABITHA PUPO (Threshold) is a secondyear B.F.A. in Dance and B.A. in Education student at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dancing since the age of three, Pupo aspires to dance with a professional company upon graduation. During recent summers she worked with American Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ballet Austin and the Mejia International Ballet.

EILEEN YURIKO ROBY (Threshold) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance major originally from Northwest Arkansas. She has attended summer intensives at American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Austin, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and Tulsa Ballet.

Roby plans to graduate with a pre-physical therapy certificate and hopes to become a physical therapist for dancers and athletes.

MARIANA SPÓSITO (The Wall, Versed(in)) is a fourth-year B.F.A. in Dance major, hailing from Edmond, Oklahoma. She has performed and choreographed in Dance Action’s S.E.E.D and was recently part of the summer program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance.

Upon graduation, Spósito plans to live and dance abroad and pursue a career in dance movement therapy.

ANNA STARR (Performer and Rehearsal Assistant – They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends) is originally from Dallas, Texas and began dancing at the age of three. Starr is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin while also pursuing pre-medicine. This spring is her first semester performing with Dance Repertory Theatre and she has performed with Texas Pom for two years.

HUNTER STURGIS (They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major. He was recently seen in

Tongue and Cheek and Ears, Eyes + Feet (Texas Theatre and Dance, 2015). After graduating, Sturgis plans to join a dance collective.

ELIZABETH TAN (They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends, Rehearsal Assistant – Vigilia) began dancing at the age of four, taking ballet classes at the local community center. She began training in ballet, jazz, hip-hop and modern with the Houston Metropolitan Ballet at age 11 after joining her middle school’s award-winning drill team. She continued her training in Horton and Limón techniques with local Houston companies Hope Stone, Soundbox, the Movement Lab and Urban Souls. Tan is currently pursuing a B.F.A. in Dance and a B.A. in Economics at The University of Texas at Austin.

CONNOR TIMPE (They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends, Versed(in)) began dancing with the Galveston Ballet during high school. He is currently a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major. Upon graduation, Timpe plans to dance professionally overseas.

MACKENZIE VOORHIES (Perspicacity, The Wall) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance major pursuing a pre-physical therapy certificate.

Voorhies is from Allen, Texas and has been dancing since age two. She has performed in Dallas Repertoire Ballet’s The Nutcracker for several years and traveled to Austria during the summer of 2015 in the Young!

Tanzsommer Dance Festival.

GEORGINA WILSON (Perspicacity, They Have Big Voices Where the Universe Ends, Versed(in)) hails from California and is currently in her third year pursuing a B.F.A. in Dance.

Wilson has recently performed with Dance Repertory Theatre in MOVE! in Sidra Bell’s piece, schematic. Upon graduating, Wilson plans to pursue a career in professional dance.

In the Red and Brown Water

By Tarell Alvin McCraney October 5–16, 2016

2016/2017 Season

Photo: Lawrence Peart

Introducing the

How far will Oya go to make a mark in the world? A young runner with boundless possibilities, Oya is forced to choose between her ailing mother and her own dreams.

This intoxicating story charts a young girl’s thrust into womanhood and her subsequent fall into the murky waters of life.

Little Women The Broadway Musical Book by Allan Knee Music by Jason Howland Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott November 2–20, 2016 Based on Louisa May Alcott’s beloved 1869 novel, Little Women shares the adventures of the four March sisters, at home in Concord, Massachusetts, while their father is away on the Civil War battlefields. Premiered on Broadway in 2005, this timeless story is brought to life in a musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope, and everlasting love.

Lost Girl

Dance Repertory Theatre presents

Momentum February 15–26, 2017 Join Dance Repertory Theatre in a celebration of the influence of African American culture upon contemporary dance in the twenty-first century. Momentum features nationally renowned artists, including hip-hop choreographer Dr. Lorenzo ‘Rennie’ Harris, vanguard emerging choreographer Abby Zbikowski, as well as one of the ensemble’s first tap performances, choreographed by co-artistic director Jeremy Arnold.

UTNT (UT New Theatre)

The Cohen New Works Festival Presented by Broadway Bank April 10–14, 2017 Presenting over 30 new works to more than 7,000 attendees in five days.

The largest festival of its kind, this biennial performance event celebrates original works created by university students and faculty.

Luna

By Ramon Esquivel

A new play by Kimberly Belflower

New plays by M.F.A. Playwriting candidates Curated by Steven Dietz

November 9–20, 2106

March 2–12, 2017

What became of Wendy Darling in the years following her adventures with Peter Pan in Neverland? An exploration of love, loss, and what it means to grow up, Lost Girl tells the story of J.M. Barrie’s beloved character—the girl who once followed Peter out of the bedroom window.

UTNT (UT New Theatre) presents newly developed works from playwrights of the Texas Theatre and Dance and Michener Center for Writers. Now in its tenth season, this showcase exists as an incubator for new work, with many plays continuing on to be professionally produced across the country.

A play for all ages, Luna tells the captivating story of Soledad who has trouble making friends as she moves from school to school. Turning inward, she finds comfort in the company of the moon, Luna, her constant companion. Soledad finds the joy of friendship in her magical relationship with Luna, which encourages her reach out to those around her.

April 20–23, 2017

Titles and dates are subject to change.

For more information visit

jointhedrama.org

crew ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER JANE HAYES

PROP SHOP GRADUATE ASSISTANT DAVID MOLINA-GARZA

ASSISTANT PROJECTION DESIGNER KAIWEN FA

PROP ARTISANS KIARA MCGEE MORGAN STUART

SCENE SHOP SUPERVISOR J.E. JOHNSON

PROP STOCK MANAGER CHRISTOPHER MONTALVO

CHARGE SCENIC ARTIST KAREN MANESS

PROPS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CHRISTOPHER MONTALVO

MASTER CARPENTER HANK SCHWEMMER LEAD CARPENTER KATE VAUGHN ASSISTANT CHARGE SCENIC ARTIST KARA KONOP GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT BRUNO PIERRE-HOULE GRADUATE PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS CAMRYN DEWET ELLIOT GARDNER PRODUCTION LEADS CHRISTINA JANSEN REED NEAL TAYLOR TRAVIS PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS LIAM DOLAN-HENDERSON JOSH FISHER JESSICA FORTE HALEY LIBBEY KEITH MACHEKANYANGA JAKE MCDERMOTT ASHTON MURPHY BETH NOBLE DRE OLIVARES MIGUEL TAMEZ CHRISTIANA THOMAS JULES VIEAU SCENIC ART INTERNS DEVON BARLOW CATHERINE BRANDT PROPERTIES SUPERVISOR REBECCA SWITZER PROPERTIES ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR CHAZ SANDERS

PROPS CONSTRUCTION CREW JULIA BAUER LINDSEY DENNIS ELISE MARTIN MADISON PALOMO MAX TORREZ SCENERY/PROPS CREW RAQUEL BARON CAMERON DALE ISAAC ISKRA ANTONIA NEAL CAMERON MELLIN JESSE QUEZ COSTUME SHOP SUPERVISOR PATRICIA M. RISSER COSTUME PROJECT MANAGER DARCY WEBERG DRAPERS BETTY CHLYSTEK SARAH LANKENAU 1ST HANDS ALINA BUSHONG JUSTIN COLLINGS LISA GOERING KRISTIN WOMBLE MARIKA WYNNE STITCHERS BILLIE GREEN AARON KUBACAK KRISTIN MELBERG HAILEY SELLARS COSTUME PRODUCTION CREW TEACHING ASSISTANTS ALISON REID JACQUELINE LANDSMEN

COSTUME CONSTRUCTION CREW MADDREY BLACKWOOD JOSHUA BROWN LAURA GONZALEZ BRENDALYS LEON JANIE MCKLIN KEVIN H. TRAN

LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR MARIO RAMIREZ

WIG AND MAKEUP SPECIALIST ALLISON LOWERY

MEDIA BOARD OPERATOR NATALIE HERRERA

AUDIO SUPERVISOR MIKE MALAK AUDIO BOARD OPERATOR MARIAN KANSAS

WARDROBE CREW RACHEL CLARK GINNIFER JOE ANNA LEHNHOFF SHANAYA KAPAI REBECCA NAM TYRIK J PATTERSON HARUKA WEISER

MEDIA PRODUCTION CREW HENRY CURTIS ROBERT DI DONATO KAIWEN FA JANICE FABUNAN CHRISTIAN HENLEY JORDAN MARANTO CAMERON MELLIN NATALIE PATTON BRADFORD RIZZO GAGE ROBINSON CHANCE STEWARD

COSTUME CRAFTS ARTISAN TANYA OLALDE

STAGE MANAGEMENT ADVISOR RUSTY CLOYES

COSTUME SHOP OFFICE ASSISTANT MATTHEW HERNANDEZ

COSTUME DESIGN ADVISOR SUSAN MICKEY

COSTUME STOCK ASSISTANTS PJ KELLY RAMA TCHUENTE

COSTUME TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR JAMES GLAVAN

WARDROBE CREW SUPERVISOR ANANDA KEATOR

TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS SUPERVISING ELECTRICIAN MIKELA COWAN TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS LIGHTING SUPERVISOR JEFF ELLINGER SENIOR LIGHTING TECHNICIANS YI-TAI CHUNG ALEX HANNA CHIAN-ANN LU MERCEDES MCCLEARY PO-YANG SUNG TEXAS THEATRE AND DANCE LIGHTING TECHNICIANS ADRIAN COLLINS JESSICA FORTE ALEXANDRA SANCHEZ BRIA WASHINGTON

LIGHTING DESIGN ADVISOR AUSTIN SHIRLEY INTEGRATED MEDIA DESIGN ADVISOR SVEN ORTEL ACADEMIC PRODUCTION MANAGERS RUSTY CLOYES RACHEL DURKIN-DRGA PHOTOGRAPHERS DANIEL CAVAZOS LAWRENCE PEART GRAPHIC DESIGNER MORGAN BATHE SPECIAL THANKS GAVIN CANTRELL