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LEGALLY BLONDE Book by
Music and Lyrics by
HEATHER HACH
LAURENCE O’KEEFE & NELL BENJAMIN Oct. 23 - Nov. 2, 2014 Patricia Corbett Theater
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LEGALLY BLONDE Book by
Music and Lyrics by
HEATHER HACH
LAURENCE O’KEEFE & NELL BENJAMIN
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture Musical Director Craig Dalton*
Lighting Designer Wes Calkin*
Fight Choreographer k. Jenny Jones
Technical Director Steve Miller
Sound Designers Jason Sebastian Kevin Semancik*
Stage Manager Zach Wells*
Scenic Designer Joe Leonard
Wig and Make-Up Designer Taylor Thiede*
Costume Designer Reba Senske
* CCM Student
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Patricia Corbett Theater Oct.23 - Nov. 2, 2014 Original Production by Hal Luftig, Fox Theatricals, Dori Berinstein, James L. Nederlander, Independent Presenters Network, Roy Furman, Amanda Lipitz, Broadway Asia, Barbara Whitman, FWPM Group, Hendel/Wiesenfeld, Goldberg/Binder, Stern/Meyer, Lane/Comley, Bartner-Jenkins/Nocciolino and Warren Trepp; Produced in association with MGM Onstage, Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber. Legally Blonde is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 | Fax: 212-397-4684 | www.MTIShows.com. CCM is an accredited institution of the National Association of Schools of Music and the National Association of the Schools of Theatre and a member of the University/Resident Theatre Association. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. CCM 1
GUEST ARTISTS JOE LEONARD, Scenic Designer A 1989 graduate of CCM’s Theater Design and Production Department, Joe Leonard has designed shows for the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, LaComedia Dinner Theater, Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Carowinds, Great America and Canada’s Wonderland. His design credits include such shows as Into the Woods, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Pippin, Twelfth Night, One Flew Over the Cuckcoo’s Nest, A Christmas Carol, The Drowsy Chaperone, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Hairspray and Mary Poppins. Leonard has used his training in a wide variety of mediums including theme park rides, exhibits, and graphic and architecture design work with companies such as Paramount Parks D+E, Herschend Family Entertainment and Walt Disney World. He designed the themed environments of Outer Limits: Flight of Fear (an indoor roller coaster) and was the lead designer of the award-winning attraction, Star Trek: the Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton. Leonard has worked with a variety of production companies designing sets for special events and conventions such as the 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati. In addition to live entertainment, he has used his set design talents in the creation of museum exhibits including the current Jellyfish Exhibit at the Newport Aquarium, the fully automated Global Village Experience at Matthew 25 Ministries in Blue Ash and the traveling exhibit, Titanic: The Movie on Tour. Leonard is thrilled to return to the CCM Stage where his work was last seen in the 1989 productions of The House of Bernarda Alba and The Wonder Years for Hot Summer Nights.
JASON SEBASTIAN, Sound Designer Jason Sebastian (Co-Sound Designer) has been working as a freelance artist in film, theater and music for the last 15 years as a designer and engineer. He is the touring engineer for Elevator Repair Service’s The Select (The Sun Also Rises), Gatz and Arguendo. Sebastian has worked closely with Radiohole, Young Jean Lee, Banana Bag & Bodice, and many other NY theater and dance companies. His most recent design was MVworks’ Flutter at the Chocolate Factory. He engineered and mixed Slow/Dynamite’s The Mountains Are Our People, which was released on limited double vinyl. Sebastian currently resides in Kentucky, has a 3 year old son and is a consultant for CCM’s Sound Design program. CCM 2
COMPANY THE COMPANY
Elle..................................................................................................................... SARAH BISHOP^ LAWSON YOUNG* Emmett......................................................................................................NATHANIAL IRVIN^ CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO* Vivienne........................................................................................................... EMILY TRUMBLE Paulette.......................................................................................................MADELINE LYNCH Brooke........................................................................................................................ CLARA COX Warner....................................................................................................................BEN BIGGERS Callahan....................................................................................................................ADAM ZEPH Serena.................................................................................................. SAMANTHA POLLINO Margot....................................................................................................... BRIANNA LATRASH Pilar....................................................................................................................RAVEN THOMAS Kate/Chutney.......................................................................................... MICHELLE COBEN Cece........................................................................................................TAYLOR ALEXANDER Leilani.....................................................................................................KYRA CHRISTOPHER Gabby............................................................................................................... .KIMBERLY PINE Kristine............................................................................................................SHAUNA TOPIAN Enid/Ensemble................................................................................................GINA SANTARE Judge/Store Manager/Sales Girl/Laker Girl.................. CAMERON ANIKA HILL Mom/Whitney/Store Clerk/Salesgirl...................CASEY WENGER-SCHULMAN Dewey/Kyle.............................................................................................................JAY MCGILL Grandmaster Chad.........................................................TYLER JOHNSON-CAMPION Padamadan/Nikos/Ensemble...........................................................ERIK HERNANDEZ Dad/Winthrop/TV Reporter/Ensemble......................................CHRIS MORRISSEY Carlos/Lowell/Ensemble................................................................................NATE RICCIO Aaron/Guard/Ensemble...................................................................................TYLER JENT Ensemble Men....................................... PAUL SCHWENSEN, HAMILTON MOORE, ERIC GEIL, KAMERON RICHARDSON “Frat Boys“..................................................... MAX CHAMBERS, PHILLIP JOHNSON, CHRIS KELLEY, DANIEL MARHELKO, EJ DOHRING, BRION WATSON Dance Captain................................................................................. SAMANTHA POLLINO Rufus.................................................................................................................................JACKSON Bruiser........................................................................................................................................JILLY Understudies Vivienne..........................................................................................................SHAUNA TOPIAN Paulette..............................................................................CASEY WENGER-SCHULMAN Brooke....................................................................................................KYRA CHRISTOPHER Warner.............................................................................................................MAX CHAMBERS Callahan...................................................................................................................TYLER JENT
* Plays 10/23; 10/25 at 2pm; 10/26 at 2pm; 10/29; 10/31; 11/1 at 8pm ^ Plays 10/24; 10/25 at 8pm; 10/30; 11/1 and 11/2 at 2pm CCM 3
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THE VILLAGE NEWS ALUMNI APPLAUSE CCM alumnus Max Clayton (BFA Musical Theatre, 2014) was recently seen as Gabey in On the Town at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre in Chicago and as Slim in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Oklahoma! CCM audiences last saw Clayton as Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain and as Macheath in The Threepenny Opera. Clayton will next be seen in the Broadway-bound revival of Lerner and Loewe’s Gigi. CCM alumna Stephanie Jae Park (BFA Musical Theatre, 2014) performs in the national tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, due at the Aronoff in January. Previous credits include Tuptim in The King and I at the St. Louis Muny. At CCM, she played the role of Cosette in Les Misérables. She also played Marcy Park in the Showboat Majestic’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Last month, CCM alumnus Austin Larson (BM French Horn, 2012) joined the Colorado Symphony as Assistant Principal Horn. He has previously held the Second Horn position with New Jersey’s Symphony in C (formerly the Haddonfield Symphony) in addition to summer positions with the Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland and Spoleto Festival Orchestra USA.
CCM alumnus Dr. Don Christian (MM Wind Conducting, 1986) was recently appointed as the new President and CEO of Concordia University in Austin, Texas. A privately-held, accredited, liberal arts university, Concordia is under the auspices of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. It is a member of the highly respected Concordia University System in which more than 31,000 students are enrolled nationwide.
For more alumni, student & faculty profiles, visit: ccm.uc.edu/villagenews
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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I
Scene 1: UCLA Delta Nu Sorority House/Mall/Elle’s Door Omigod You Guys..............................................ELLE, SERENA, MARGOT, PILAR AND COMPANY Scene 2: Café Serious................................................................................. ELLE AND WARNER Scene 3: Delta Nu Sorority House/Golf Course/Harvard Law School Admissions Office Daughter of Delta Nu.......................................ELLE, SERENA, MARGOT, PILAR AND COMPANY Scene 4: Harvard Yard The Harvard Variations...............................................AARON, PADAMADAN, ENID AND EMMETT Scene 5: Callahan’s Classroom Blood in the Water........................................... CALLAHAN AND COMPANY Scene 6: Harvard Yard Positive................. ELLE, MARGOT, SERENA, PILAR, GREEK CHORUS Scene 7: The Hair Affair Ireland............................................................................................................ PAULETTE Ireland (Reprise)........................................................................................ PAULETTE Scene 8: Harvard Party Serious (Reprise)................................................................... ELLE AND WARNER Scene 9: Harvard Yard/Elle’s Room/Callahan’s Classroom Chip On My Shoulder...........................EMMETT, ELLE, GREEK CHORUS AND COMPANY Scene 10: Dewey’s Trailer/Harvard So Much Better........................ ELLE, GREEK CHORUS AND COMPANY
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ACT II
Scene 1: Conference Room of Hearne, Fox, Zyskowski & Callahan/ Boston Women’s Correctional Facility Whipped Into Shape...........BROOKE, CALLAHAN AND COMPANY Scene 2: Hansen-Harkness Department Store Take it Like a Man..............................ELLE, EMMETT, SALESPERSONS Scene 3: The Hair Affair Bend and Snap..........................ELLE, PAULETTE, SERENA, MARGOT, PILAR AND SALONFOLK Scene 4: Courtroom There! Right There!.....................................ELLE, CALLAHAN, EMMETT, BROOKE, VIVIENNE, WARNER, ENID, JUDGE, NIKOS, CARLOS AND COMPANY Scene 5: Callahan’s Office/Harvard Campus Legally Blonde................................................................. ELLE AND EMMETT Scene 6: The Hair Affair Legally Blonde Remix........VIVIENNE, ENID, ELLE AND COMPANY Scene 7: Courtroom/Bathroom of the Wyndham Mansion Omigod You Guys (Reprise)..................................ELLE AND COMPANY Scene 8: Harvard Law Graduation Find My Way/Finale...................... ELLE, PAULETTE AND COMPANY
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ORCHESTRA Orchestra
Craig Dalton, musical director Danny White*, assistant musical director Keyboard 1 Craig Dalton Keyboard 2 Danny White Keyboard 3 Eunhye Lee
Trumpet/Flugelhorn Michael Wertz Drew Ziemba Christian Luce Trombone Kyle Malesevich
Violin Janice Ahn Matthew Dickey
Electric/Acoustic Guitar and Mandolin Joe Bishop
Piccolo/Flute/Clarinet/Oboe/ Cor Anglais/Alto Sax Joseph Tomasso
Electric/Upright Bass Joe Bauer
Flute/Clarinet/Baritone Sax Nathan Hatton Clarinet/Oboe/Alto Sax Emily Jordan Flute/Piccolo Amy Coup
Drums David Albanese Percussion Kyle Lamb
* Conducts 10/25, 2pm; and 11/1, 2pm
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Prof. Soyeon Kate Lee Prof. Michelle Conda Jorin Edgerly Clarence Brown Michael Dudley Ty Sheets Brian Diller Prof. Roger Grodsky Prof. Mark Gibson Prof. Glenn Price CCM 8
Prof. Scott Belck Prof. Russell Burge Prof. Jim Culley Prof. Alan Siebert Prof. Tim Anderson Prof. James Bunte Heather Verbeck Prof. Mark Ostoich Cara Leist Kat Miller
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CAST
CAST PROFILES TAYLOR ALEXANDER, Cece Junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania At CCM: Essie in Parade, Ensemble in Singin’ in the Rain. Elsewhere: Julie Jordan in Carousel at the Gateway Theater (Monroeville, Pa.). BEN BIGGERS, Warner Junior from South Bend, Indiana At CCM: Enjolras in Les Misérables, Billy Nolan in Carrie - The Musical, Governor Slaton in Parade and Plant Puppeteer in Little Shop of Horrors. Elsewhere: Anthony in Sweeney Todd at the Carnegie Theatre (Covington, Ky.). SARAH BISHOP, Elle Senior from Butler, Pennsylvania At CCM: Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain, Mrs. Phagan in Parade, Ensemble in Revue Review and Chess, and Ensemble/Postcard Girl in Oklahoma!. Elsewhere: Maria in The Sound of Music at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center (Midland, Pa.), 42nd Street at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (Pittsburgh), Adelaide in Guys and Dolls at Butler Summer Dramatics (Butler, Pa.) and Ensemble in Songs for a New World at Butler Musical Theater Guild (Butler, Pa.). KYRA CHRISTOPHER, Leilani/Brooke understudy Sophomore from Sag Harbor, New York Elsewhere: Bebe in A Chorus Line and Hot Box Girl in Guys and Dolls at Tibbits Opera House (Coldwater, Mich.) and Swing in Chicago at Reagle Music Theatre (Waltham, Mass.). MICHELLE COBEN, Kate/Chutney Sophomore from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania At CCM: Ensemble in Les Misérables. Elsewhere: Penny in Hairspray at the Byham Theatre (Pittsburgh), Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Cumberland Theatre (Cumberland, Md.) and Gilmer in Godspell at the West Virginia Public Theatre (Morgantown, W. Va.). CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO, Emmett Junior from Westwood, Massachusetts At CCM: Chip in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Freddy in Carrie - The Musical, Warden Smith in The Threepenny Opera and Ensemble in Chess. Elsewhere: Leon in Hank Williams: Lost Highway at West Virginia Public Theatre (Morgantown, W. Va.) and Barnaby in Hello Dolly! at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts (Cincinnati).
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CLARA COX, Brooke Junior from Los Angeles, California At CCM: Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Ensemble in Singin’ in the Rain. Elsewhere: Lorraine in 42nd Street at the Weston Playhouse (Weston, Vt.). ERIK HERNANDEZ, Padamadan/Nikos/Ensemble Junior from Royal Oak, Michigan At CCM: Brujon/Ensemble in Les Misérables, George in Carrie - The Musical, Walt Dreary in The Threepenny Opera and Chessman in Chess. Elsewhere: Collins in Rent at Quisisana (Maine). CAMERON ANIKA HILL, Judge/Store Manager/Sales Girl/Laker Girl Junior from West Orange, New Jersey At CCM: Ensemble in Les Misérables and Mikayla in Carrie - The Musical. Elsewhere: Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors at the Gretna Theater (Mt. Gretna, Pa.), Acid Queen in The Who’s Tommy at the Woodstock Playhouse (Woodstock, N.Y.) and Ti Moune in Once On this Island at the Hudson Guild Theater (New York). NATHANIAL IRVIN, Emmett Senior from Minneapolis, Minnesota At CCM: Grantaire in Les Misérables, Roscoe Dexter in Singin’ in the Rain, Tom Watson in Parade, Nikolai in Chess, Ernst in Spring Awakening, and Ensemble in Revue Review and The Civil War. Elsewhere: Marius in Les Misérables at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (La Mirada, Calif.), Jesus in Godspell at Northern Light Opera Company (Park Rapids, Minn.), Billie Dean and Ensemble in Violet at the Guthrie Theater (Minneapolis, Minn.), Ensemble in the World Premiere of Disney’s High School Musical at the Children’s Theatre Company (Minneapolis, Minn.), Boy in Easter Parade at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (Minneapolis, Minn.) and the Little Prince in The Little Prince at Houston Grand Opera (Houston, Texas). TYLER JENT, Aaron/Guard/Ensemble/Callahan understudy Sophomore from Westpost, Connecticut Elsewhere: Mark in A Chorus Line at the Weston Playhouse (Weston, Vt.) and the company of One Centennial Sensation: A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch at the Hudson Theatre (New York). TYLER JOHNSON-CAMPION, Grandmaster Chad Sophomore from Louisville, Kentucky At CCM: Ensemble in Singin’ in the Rain. Elsewhere: Wiley in Wiley and the Hairy Man and Dan in Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat at StageOne Family Theatre and Harv in Curtains at CenterStage (Louisville, Ky.).
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CAST PROFILES BRIANNA LATRASH, Margot Sophomore from Alexandria, Virginia At CCM: Swing in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Elsewhere: Eponine in Les Misérables at Oklahoma City University Summer Music Program (Oklahoma City), Val in A Chorus Line at Fairfax Academy for the Arts (Fairfax, Va.) and Singer and Dancer in KD40 Live On Stage at the Kings Dominion Theatre (Doswell, Va.). MADELINE LYNCH, Paulette Junior from Bay City, Michigan At CCM: Ensemble in Les Misérables, Dora Bailey in Singin’ in the Rain and Mrs. Peachum in The Threepenny Opera. Elsewhere: Ziegfeld’s Favorite in The Will Rogers Follies at the Covedale Center for Performing Arts (Cincinnati). JAY MCGILL, Dewey/Kyle Senior from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada At CCM: Luther Rosser in Parade, Courfeyrac in Les Misérables, Aiden in Carrie - The Musical and Ensemble in Chess and The Civil War. Elsewhere: Buzz Adams in South Pacific (West Virginia Public Theatre), Young Josh in Being Erica (CBC/Soapnet), Chris in Wingin It (Canada’s Family Channel) and the voice of Aladdin in Super Why (PBS Kids). CHRIS MORRISSEY, Dad/Winthrop/TV Reporter/Ensemble Senior from Westfield, New Jersey At CCM: Autolycus and Virgil in The Civil War, Claquesous in Les Misérables, Post Graduate in The Threepenny Opera, Performer in Revue Review and Ensemble in Chess and Singin’ in the Rain. Elsewhere: Paul in Half Stitched at Blue Gate Theatre (Shipshewana, Ind.) and Featured Performer in New Voices concerts at Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, N.J.). KIMBERLY PINE, Gabby Sophomore from Dallas, Texas At CCM: Ensemble in Les Misérables, Swing in the Nutcracker Swing. Elsewhere: Helen in Broken - The Musical at Gilley’s (Dallas) and Ensemble in The Music Man at Lyric Stage (Irving, Texas). SAMANTHA POLLINO, Serena Junior from Baltimore, Maryland At CCM: Dance Captain in The Nutcracker Swing (2012, 2013), Broadway Ballet Dancer in Singin’ in the Rain and Marcy Park in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Elsewhere: Emma in Hot Feet at the Foxwoods Theatre (New York) and Ensemble in Tuck Everlasting at Playwrights Horizons (New York).
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CAST PROFILES NATE RICCIO, Carlos/Lowell/Ensemble Junior from Howell, New Jersey At CCM: Casualty of the Rise for The Threepenny Opera and Chessman in Chess. Elsewhere: Billy in Anything Goes (Freehold, N.J.), Council Member in Hairspray (Red Bank, N.J.) and Peter in Jesus Christ Superstar (Milstone, N.J.). GINA SANTARE, Enid/Ensemble Junior from Newark, Delaware At CCM: Riley in Carrie - The Musical and Olive in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Elsewhere: Eponine in Les Misérables at the Fulton Playhouse (Lancaster, Pa.), Jo in Little Women at Cab Calloway School of the Arts (Wilmington, Del.) and Amneris in Aida at the Connelly Theater (New York). RAVEN THOMAS, Pilar Junior from Oxford, Ohio At CCM: Ronette in Little Shop of Horrors, Angela in Parade, Helen in Carrie - The Musical and Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Elsewhere: Sarah’s Friend in Ragtime at the Fairfield Summer Theatre (Fairfield, Ohio) and Performer in Flashback: Totally 80’s at Kings Island (Mason, Ohio). SHAUNA TOPIAN, Kristine/Vivienne Understudy Sophomore from Rochester, New York At CCM: Ensemble in Carrie - The Musical. . EMILY TRUMBLE, Vivienne Senior from Berkeley, California At CCM: Chris Hargensen in Carrie - The Musical, Monteen in Parade and Ensemble in Chess. Elsewhere: Isabel in Pirates! at the St. Louis Muny (St. Louis, Mo.), Vivienne in Legally Blonde at the Wagon Wheel Theater (Warsaw, Ind.), Rebecca Gibbs in Our Town at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley, Calif.), Penny in Hairspray at Contra Costa Musical Theater (Walnut Creek, Calif.) and Mustardseed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at CalShakes Theater (Orinda, Calif.). CASEY WENGER-SCHULMAN, Mom/Whitney/Store Clerk/Salesgirl Sophomore from Brooklyn, New York At CCM: Olivia in Carrie - The Musical. Elsewhere: Sandra in Who Wrote the Book of Love? at the Uptown Theater (Dallas), Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Connelly Theater (New York) and Yonah in Into the Woods at the Hudson Guild Theater (New York).
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LAWSON YOUNG, Elle Senior from Saratoga Springs, New York At CCM: Eponine in Les Misérables, Ensemble and Dance Captain in Singin’ in the Rain, Iola Stover in Parade and Little Red in Into The Woods. Elsewhere: Eponine in Les Misérables, Sally Simpson in The Who’s Tommy, and Lori Beth in Happy Days: A New Musical at the West Virginia Public Theatre (Morgantown, W. Va.). ADAM ZEPH, Callahan Junior from Clearwater, Florida At CCM: Babet, Fauchelevent and Ensemble in Les Misérables, Rod in Singin’ in the Rain, Bob the Saw in The Threepenny Opera and Ensemble in Chess. Elsewhere: 24-A Galactic Packer in Packer Fans From Outer Space at American Folklore Theatre (Door County, Wis.).
CCM’S MAINSTAGE SERIES PRESENTS
HANSEL AND GRETEL
An opera by Engelbert Humperdinck and Adelheid Wette
NOV. 20 - 23
513-556-4183 boxoff@uc.edu ccm.uc.edu
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STAFF
PRODUCTION STAFF PROFILES DOUGLAS PUSKAS, Assistant Director Senior from Avon Lake, Ohio At CCM: Assistant Scenic Designer for Singin’ in the Rain, Assistant Scenic Designer for The Time of Your Life and Assistant Scenic Designer for Street Scene. Elsewhere: Props Artisan for King Lear at the Public Theater (New York), Props Artisan for Much Ado About Nothing at the Public Theater (New York) and Props Artisan for On The Town at Barrington Stage Company (Pittsfield, Mass.).
CRAIG DALTON, Musical Director Second-year masters student from Perth, Australia At CCM: Assistant Musical Director for Singin’ in the Rain and Assistant Musical Director for Les Misérables. Elsewhere: National/International Tours: Wicked, Keyboard 1 (Perth, Australia), Legally Blonde, Keyboard 2 (Brisbane, Australia) The Phantom of the Opera, Keyboard 2/Assistant Conductor (Perth and Adelaide, Australia, and Taipei, Taiwan) and Mary Poppins and Keyboard 1 and 2/Associate Musical Director (Brisbane and Perth, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand). DANNY WHITE, Assistant Musical Director First-year masters student from Bettendorf, Iowa Elsewhere: Assistant Musical Director for Beauty and the Beast with NETworks Productions (National Tour), Conductor for Fiddler on the Roof with Prather Entertainment Group (National Tour), Assistant Musical Director for Shrek: The Musical with NETworks Productions (National Tour), Musical Director/Composer for A Christmas Carol at the District Theatre (Rock Island, Ill.), Musical Director for Jesus Christ Superstar with the District Theatre (Rock Island, Ill.), Music Director for Sunday In The Park With George at the Harrison Hilltop Theatre (Davenport, Iowa), Music Director for A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline at Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse (Rock Island, Ill.), Music Director for Sparky in Plaid Tidings at Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse (Rock Island, Ill.), Music Director for Sweeney Todd at the Harrison Hilltop Theatre (Davenport, Iowa), Music Director for The Last Five Years, Next To Normal and The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the District Theatre (Rock Island, Ill.). KEVIN SEMANCIK, C0-Sound Designer Second-year masters student from Cincinnati, Ohio At CCM: Sound Designer for Macbeth, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Metamorphoses, Mix Engineer for Les Misérables and Assistant Sound Designer for Carrie - The Musical. Elsewhere: Sound Designer for Sweeney Todd, Sound of Music, Chicago and Parade at The Carnegie (Covington, Ky.), Sound Designer for Titus Andronicus at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (Cincinnati), Sound Designer for Our Country’s Good, Antony and Cleopatra and Grease at Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, Ky.) and Assistant Sound Designer for Venus in Fur at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (Cincinnati). CCM 16
TAYLOR THIEDE Wigs/Make-Up Designer Senior from Pickerington, Ohio At CCM: Make-Up and Wig Designer for L’Etoile, Wig and Make-Up Assistant for Don Pasquale, Carrie - The Musical, The Magic Flute and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Elsewhere: Intern for Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, N.Y.), Central City Opera (Central City, Colo.) and Cincinnati Opera (Cincinnati).
WES CALKIN, Lighting Designer Second-year masters student from Wilmington, North Carolina At CCM: Lighting designer for Carrie - The Musical and Lighting designer for L’enfant et les Sortilèges. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Sweeney Todd at the Carnegie (Cincinnati). ZACH WELLS, Stage Manager Senior from Aurora, Ohio At CCM: Stage Manager for Carrie - The Musical and Revue Review. Assistant Stage Manager for Chess and Production Assistant for Oklahoma! Elsewhere: Associate Production Manager at The New York Musical Theater Festival, Stage Management Intern at Maine State Music Theater, Stage Management Intern at Great Lakes Theater Festival and Stage Manager at Aurora Community Theater.
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PRODUCTION STAFF Assistant Director:.......................................................................................Douglas Puskas Assistant Musical Director:...........................................................................Danny White Assistant Technical Director:.....................................................................Adam Crowell Assistant Stage Managers: ......................Kaelyn Kreicberg, Melissa Olberding Production Assistant: .............................................................................. Samantha Lewis Assistant Costume Designers: ................................ Hayley King, Douglas Puskas, Raphael Regan, Erin Winslow Draper: ..................................................................................................................Erin Winslow Pattern Maker: ................................................................................................David Arevalo Costume Assistants: .......................................................... Risa Alecci, Jillian Coratti, Kaitlyn Munro, Caroline Spitzer, Oran Wongpandid Assistant Lighting Designers: .......................................... Joe Beumer, Adam Ditzel Assistant Make-Up and Wig Designers:........................Una Lin, Danae Jimenez, Taylor Malott Associate Stage Designer: .................................................................................Jacob Biel Assistant Sound Designer: ..............................................................................Jon Everett Wardrobe Running Crew Head: ...................................................................Hayley King Wardrobe Running Crew:........................................ James Egbert, Andrew Martin, Joshua Reiter, Hayley Schutzenberger, Christian Thomalson, Olivia Thompson Wardrobe Maintenance Crew:.........................Carissa Cardy, Logan Greenwell, Nicholas Heffelfinger, Meghan Winter Electrics Shop Assistants:..........................................Sarah Anderson, Joe Beumer, Wes Calkin, Chris Carter, Jeremy Dominik, CJ Mellides, Nick Saiki Master Electrician: .............................................................................................Matt Brown Light Programmer:.......................................................................................Brendan Watts Light Board Operator:................................................................ Christopher Dissinger Followspot Operators:....................................................Sara Barnett, Andy Hillman, Michael Medina Deck Electrician:................................................................................................ Nicki Berger Electrics Crew:................................. Sara Barnett, Chris Behrendt, Nicki Berger, Kathleen Bostleman, Katelyn Budke, Kristen Budke, Parker Conzone, Christopher Dissinger, Jeremy Dominik, Stephen Enochian, Andy Hillman, Michael Medina, CJ Mellides, Alec Molinaro, Lindsey Norman, Adam Pfeiffer, Nick Saiki, Jessica Tatum, William Wiggins, Vanessa Wolf, Shiyi Zheng
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Properties Master:...................................................................................................Kat Miller Assistant Properties Master:..............................................................................Jacob Biel Prop Graduate Assistants:.........................................Christina Chester, Ana Weiss Dog Handlers:..................................................................Skye Leilani Cone, Cara Leist Props Construction Crew:....................................... Katelyn Budke, Kristen Budke, Lex Colton, Sky Leilani Cone, Blake Edmonson, Hannah Grady, Olivia Leigh, Taylor Malott, Melissa Olberding, Douglas Puskas, Sarah Redding, Jared Younger, Kyle Zook Make-Up Shop Assistants:................... Roxanne DeLuna, Una Lin, Missy White Make-Up Run Crew: ..................................................Missy White, Shannon Hensley Master Carpenter: ......................................................................Richard Turner-Palmer Scenic Charge Artist: .....................................................................Michael Blankenship Scenic Artist Assistants: ...................Jacob Biel, Katelyn Budke, Kristin Budke, Whitney Glover, Melanie Guinto, Will Sawyer Scene Shop Assistants: ................................................. Sarah Barnett, Nick Bonsell, Adam Crowell, Andrew Diamond, Megan Edwards, Nellie Sanderson, CJ Mellides, Alexi Ortiz Paint Crew: ................................................................................Olivia Leigh, Anna Weiss Set Construction Crew:...................................................Brooke Arthur, Will Becker, Kyle Birdsall, Jack Broda, Carissa Cardy, Lauren Carter, Rebecca Clancy, Kenzie Clark, Wallace Craig, Mafer Del Real, Chris Dissinger, Justin Dudzik, Bryce Edmonston, James Egbert, Tanner Elker, Logan Greenwell, Karly Hasselfeld, Landon Hawkins, Nicholas Heffelfinger, Ann Henson, Isaac Hickox-Young, Andy Hillman, Sam Igel, Jason Jiles, Levi Kiess, Andrew Leone, Eliza Lore, Andrew Martin, Anna Naderer, Meg Olson, Olivia Passatinme, Brett Pavlovich, Andrew Ramsey, Brandon Randall, Joshua Reiter, Rubert Spraul, Hayley Schutzenberger, Clare Taylor, Jacob Templar, Christian Thomalson, Olivia Thompson, Sean Tingle, Gus Tucker, Theron Wineinger, Meghan Winter Set Running Crew:.............................................................Brooke Arthur, Will Becker, Kenzie Clark, Wallace Craig, Bryce Edmonston, Jason Jiles, Andrew Leone, Andrew Ramsey, Brandon Randall, Olivia Passatinme, Clare Taylor, Jacob Templar, Theron Wineinger Sound Shop Assistant: ......................................................................................Jon Everett Mix Engineer, A1:............................................................................................... Jenn Barnick Mix Engineer, A2:...............................................................................Eli Neuenschwander Assistant Mix Engineer:............................................................................Corbin Wescott RF / Wireless Crew:........................................................ Brian Rubino, Laura Stenger Sound Load-in Crew:.........................................................Liz Crabtree, Tanner Elker, Hayley Hunt, Trent Vorwerk Stage Management Office Assistants:.............................Rachel Park, Alex Smith
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SPONSORS
2014-15 SPONSORS & PARTNERS CCM recognizes and thanks the following corporations, foundations and individuals for their generous support:
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The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
CCM Season Presenting Sponsor & Musical Theatre Program Sponsor
The Corbett Endowment at CCM
Dance Department Supporter All-Steinway School Sponsor
ArtsWave The Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./ U.S. Bank Foundation Community Partners
Macy’s
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor
Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Rosenthal Opera Department Sponsor
The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel Visiting Artists Sponsor
The Corbett Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Randolph L. Wadsworth Mr. & Mrs. William A. Friedlander Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman Mr. & Mrs. J. David Rosenberg Ariel Quartet Sponsors
2014-15 SPONSORS & PARTNERS (CONTINUED)
Neil Artman and Margaret Straub Drama Studio Series Sponsor
Buddy Roger’s Music The Ladislas and Vilma Segoe Family Foundation Community Outreach
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Mainstage Production Sponsor
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn Orchestral Sponsor
Friends of CCM The CCM Harmony Fund: Challenging Hate and Prejudice through Performing Arts Event Sponsors
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FRIENDS FRIENDS OF CCM Dear Friends, We share a common bond: the joy of watching a performance of the exceptional young artists at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music. During their short stay at CCM, we get to revel in the talent of our students and to encourage their creativity. Sometimes, we are privileged to get to know some of the students individually. Regardless, the gifts they bestow upon us are many. You can help CCM maintain its tradition of excellence by becoming a Friend of CCM. For over 30 years, Friends have served as advocates, fans and volunteers whose love of performing and media arts extends beyond sitting in the audience. Our memberships not only create scholarship opportunities to help CCM attract the best and brightest freshmen but also ease hardship situations for returning students. Help nurture the CCM stars of tomorrow by joining the Friends today! Becoming a member is easy: complete the form on the next page and mail it back to us. You can also visit ccm.uc.edu and click on the FRIENDS link to join. Not only will membership provide financial support for students, but it will reward you with fun member benefits (such as behind-the-scenes tours) and ticket discounts on select performances and special events. I will be looking for you in the audience! Best regards,
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Become a Friend! Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Day Phone (________) __________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Eve Phone (________) __________________________________ City ______________________________________________ State___________ Zip_____________________ E-mail ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FRIEND OF CCM $50
Subscription to the quarterly calendar of events and e-newsletter
STAR $100
All of the above, plus: Listing in the Honor Roll of Donors Invitation to a Mainstage dress rehearsal
PROFESSOR $150
All of the above, plus: Invitation to a Friends of CCM reception and concert
DIRECTOR $250
All of the above, plus: Invitation to behind-the-scenes reception Garage pass for FREE parking for one performance
STAGE MANAGER $500
All of the above, plus: Invitations to Creative Conversations series Access to opening night Intermezzo Garage passes for FREE parking for two performances
PRODUCER $1000
All of the above, plus: Garage pass for three hours of parking FREE for unlimited number of performances Two priority reservations for Studio Theater Productions
Friends of CCM Total $________________________ Please make this check payable to: UC Foundation/FCCM Mail to: CCM Friends of CCM University of Cincinnati P.O. Box 210003 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 Or Call: 513-556-2100
How do you want to be recognized on the Friends of CCM Membership Roster? Please print clearly. ______________________________________________________________
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STAFF
TAPAA FACULTY & STAFF Division of Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration
Tom Carto, TAPAA Division Head/Producer David Arevalo, Cutter/Draper Alex Badue, Instructor, Musical Theatre Music Theory Catherine Batcheller, Dance Instructor/Ballet Steve Beirens, Dance Instructor/Ballet John Thomas Bell, Dance Instructor/Ballet Meredith Benson, Dance Instructor/Ballet Aubrey Berg, Chair of Musical Theatre Department Michael Blankenship, Resident Scenic Artist Lydia Brown, Opera Vocal Coach Ka-Ron Brown Lehman, Dance Instructor/Modern Deirdre Carberry, Resident Dance Choreographer/Ballet Colleen Condit, Dance Program Coordinator Denise Dal Vera, Instructor, Business Skills for the Actor Rocco Dal Vera, Voice Production, Vocal Coach Kimberly Daniel de Acha, Instructor, Voice/Musical Theatre Vince DeGeorge, Musical Theatre/Opera Performance Kate Dentino, Voice Production, Vocal Coach Dale Doerman, Drama Instructor, Aesthetics Starr Fish, Costume Stitcher Annie Fitzpatrick, Drama Instructor, Business Skills for the Actor James H. Gage, Resident Lighting Designer Stephen Goers, Instructor, Musical Theatre Music Director Emma Griffin, Opera Director Roger Grodsky, Musical Theatre Vocal Coach/Conductor Robin Guarino, Chair of Opera Department Julia Guichard, Drama Instructor, Alexander Technique Patti Hall, TAPAA Program Coordinator Mark Halpin, Resident Scenic Designer Jean Hamilton, Arts Administration Department Director Richard E. Hess, Chair of Drama Department Jonnie Lynn Jacobs-Percer, Dance Instructor/Ballet Patti James, Tap/Jazz/Choreo/Musical Theatre Qi Jiang, Chair of Dance Department k. Jenny Jones, Acting, Movement, Stage Combat Michele Kay, Chair of TD&P, Stage Management Diane Kvapil, Acting Diane Lala, Resident MT Choreographer/Jazz/Pilates Wendy LeBorgne, Voice Pathologist Jeremy Lee, Resident Sound Designer Marie-France Lefebvre, Opera Coach CCM 24
Janet Light, Instructor, Dance Historian Patricia Linhart, Musical Theatre Vocal Coach Terry (Ben) Lusk, Opera Coach Daniel Mathers, Dance Instructor/Music Theory Andre Megerdichian, Resident Dance Choreographer/Modern/Somatics D. Lynn Meyers, Drama Instructor, Audition Techniques Judith Mikita, Dance Instructor/Modern Kathryn Miller, Resident Properties Artisan Steve Miller, Associate Technical Director Dean Mogle, Resident Costume Designer Susan Moser, Drama and Opera Instructor, Theatre Movement Robert G. Pavlovich, Acting for the Camera, Theatre History Katelyn Groh Reid, Instructor, Dialects Milos Repicky, Visiting Opera Coach Jennifer Roig-Francoli, Dance Instructor/Alexander Technique Andrea Rush, Arts Admin Instructor, Internet Marketing Brant Russell, Script Analysis, Director Sydney Schnurr, Arts Administration Rebecca Senske, Associate Costume Designer Stirling Shelton, Technical Director Julie Spangler, Instructor, Musical Theatre Music Director Kristin Suess, Arts Admin Instructor, Career Management Michael Tevlin, Resident Dance Choreographer/Ballet Daniel Townsend, Instructor, Make-Up and Wigs Regina Truhart, Costume Technology Richard J. Turner-Palmer, Theatre Shop Foreman Thomas C. Umfrid, Resident Scenic Designer Sandy Vanlandingham, Financial Administrator Suzette Boyer Webb, Dance Instructor/Ballet Mark C. Williams, Lighting Technology and Design Karen Wissel, Dance Instructor/Modern Sabir Yapparov, Dance Instructor/Ballet Kelly A. Yurko, Resident Make-Up and Wigs Designer Adam Zeek, Resident Master Electrician
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CCM ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Peter Landgren, Dean & Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music R. Terrell Finney, Jr., Associate Dean & Director of Graduate Studies Paul R. Hillner, Sr. Assistant Dean for Admissions & Student Services Andrea M. Fitzgerald, Director of Enrollment Services Diane White, Director of Business Affairs Cassandra Wittwer, Human Resource/ Financial Administrator 2 Rayburn Dobson, Jr., Senior Director of Performance Operations Beth Dochinger, Senior Director of Development Karen Tully, Director of Development & External Relations Amanda McDonald, Assistant Director of Constituent Development Curt Whitacre, Public Information Officer Kiley Brodeur, Marketing and Promotions Coordinator Erica Nyberg, Andrea Dylewski, Public Information Assistants John McDonagh, Director of Facilities & Performance Services Eric Wolfley, Director of Piano Services Rebekah Wortman, Piano Technician Cris Davis, Director of Recording Services Eric Louie, Scheduling Manager Sara Danner-Dukic, CCM Summer Programs Manager Jeanne Rose, Box Office Manager Rachel Miller, Joe Murrell, Melanie Uchimura, Stefanie Lehmann, Box Office Assistant Managers Jenna Byrne, Rachel Culley, Jasmine Habersham, Daniel Blevins, Heather Baxter, Taylor Fleshman, Karen Lee, Elizabeth Schmidt, Stevi Branch, Patrick Sikes, Box Office Staff Abigail Martin, Joe Murrell, Mattie Peck, Patrick Sikes, House Managers Alvin Ashlaw, Nicki Berger, Darren Benton, Emilio Carlo, Luca De-Poli, Ilona Eke, Ethan Fernandes, Royce Filles, Ryan Garrett, Landon Hawkins, Nick Heffelfinger, Casey Hull, Kate Izvanariu, Kyle Lamb, Corbin Mauro, Kyle Malesevich, Ty Niemeyer, Kevin Norton, David O’Connell, Kaitlin Otto, Travis Peplinski, Melanie Schmid House & Operations Staff Nick King, Operations Assistant Manager Graff Designs, Inc., Season Brochure Design Mark Lyons, Photographer Wendling Printing Company, Printing House Industries, Neutra Text Font Design
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INFO
GENERAL INFORMATION CCM BOX OFFICE: Located in the CCM Atrium, the Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 12-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 12-4 p.m.; and one hour prior to curtain for Mainstage performances. Master Card, VISA and Discover cards are accepted. CCM Box Office, P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0003; 513-556-4183. PARKING: Convenient parking is available in the CCM Garage, at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue. Additional parking is available in garages throughout the UC campus. Any questions concerning on-campus parking should be directed to UC Parking Services at 513-556-2283. TAX CREDIT: If you find that you cannot attend your performance, your tickets may be donated for tax credit as a charitable contribution. Simply notify the Box Office prior to the performance to release your seats, and give your name and address. A tax donation receipt will be mailed to you. EMERGENCY CALLS: If you are likely to receive an emergency call during a performance, please leave your name and seat location with the House Manager. If you have a beeper, we also request that you leave it with the House Manager along with your seat number so as not to disturb the audience and actors. In case of emergencies, this will help us locate you as quickly as possible. LOST AND FOUND: 513-556-9413 HOUSE POLICIES: The House Manager has been instructed to minimize the disturbance to patrons already seated when accommodating latecomers. The director and producer of each production select times which are least likely to interrupt the performance, and latecomers will be seated only during these times. Latecomers who miss these opportunities will not be admitted until intermission. Children under the age of six are not to be admitted. CAMERAS, PHONES AND RECORDING DEVICES: The possession of cameras, with or without flashes, recording devices, cellular phones and other electronic devices inside the theater is strictly prohibited. Please leave them with the House Manager. SMOKING AND REFRESHMENTS: Smoking and refreshments are not permitted in the theater. Effective January 1, 2006, smoking is prohibited inside all buildings, athletics facilities and vehicles owned,
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operated or leased by the University of Cincinnati. Smoking is also prohibited within 25 feet of all university building entrances, exits, air intakes and operable windows. Smoking shall not be permitted on any bridge, overpass or enclosed walkway. HEARING ENHANCEMENT: Telex listening devices are available for checkout during performances in both Patricia Corbett Theater and Corbett Auditorium. Please inquire at the Box Office. WHEELCHAIR SEATING: Wheelchair seating is available in both theaters. Seating is limited, so reservations should be made with the Box Office when ordering tickets. These seats are subject to availability. GROUP SALES: The Box Office can accommodate groups for major productions and concerts. Preview and benefit performances are also available for some productions. For more information, call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183. CCM ONLINE: ccm.uc.edu JOIN THE CCM FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: www.facebook.com/ UCCollegeConservatoryofMusic FOLLOW CCM ON TWITTER: twitter.com/UC_CCM The purpose of these performances is educational and is part of the University of Cincinnati academic program.
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