Book by Greg Kotis
Music by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Director Collette Rutherford
Musical Director Michelle Do*
Choreographer Tula B. Strong* in collaboration with the Cast
Production Stage Manager Bridget Hughes
Scenic Designer Mio Okada
Prop Manager Phoebe Constantino
Technical Director Harold Kast
Costume Designer Gwen Sloan
Lighting Designer Alex Bennett
Associate Lighting Designer Dillon Lopez
Makeup/Hair Designer Lauren Weidman^
Sound Designer Aerik Harbert*
Fight Choreographer Michael Polak*
Intimacy Choreographer
Amanda Rose Villarreal, PhD*
Dramaturg Richard Garcia
*Faculty ^Alumni
SYLVIA A. ALVA
President, California State University, Fullerton
AMIR H. DABIRIAN
Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
ARNOLD HOLLAND, EDD
Dean, College of the Arts
FULL-TIME FACULTY | Theatre
Acting
Maria Cominis
Svetlana Efremova*
Eve Himmelheber
John Short
Design and Technical Production
Scott Bolman^
Hyun Sook Kim
Fred Kinney
JR Luker
Bill Meyer
Carolyn Mraz*
Omar Ramos
Jamie Tucker
Kathryn Wilson
Directing
Mark Ramont*
Musical Theatre
Josh Grisetti*
Marty Austin Lamar
Theatre Studies
Dr. Heather Denyer*
Amanda Rose Villarreal, PhD
Voice and Movement
Anne James
David Nevell*
FULL-TIME FACULTY | Dance
Muriel Joyce
Lisa D. Long
Debra Noble
Alvin Rangel-Alvarado*
KATHRYN WILSON
Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance
ALVIN RANGEL-ALVARADO*
Vice Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance
FULL-TIME STAFF
Department of Theatre & Dance
Administration
Denean Dyson
Technical and Production Staff
Michael August, Production Manager
Lois Bryan, Master Electrician
Matt Connelly, Amanda Horak Staff Scenic Lab Forepersons
Heidi Enzlin Cole, Charge Scenic Artist
Jen Frauenzimmer Business/ Production Coordinator
Terri Nista, Costume Lab Manager
Lori Koontz, Costume Lab Techncian
Melody Hu, Wardrobe Supervisor
Megan Gonzalez, TV Studio Technician
Jeff Lewis, Production Sound Engineer
William Lemley, Audio Technician
Bob West, Properties Master
Brigitte Bellavoine, Jennifer Schniepp & Ben Rempel, Accompanists
Stephanie Tancredi Box Office Manager & Safety Coordinator
Heather McLane, Night Mgr./Lead House Mgr.
* denotes area head | ^denotes graduate coordinator
Land Acknowledgement: The Department of Theatre and Dance acknowledges our presence on the traditional, ancestral and unceeded territory of the Gabrielino/Tongva Nation. We pay our respects to the Indigenous land caretakers past, present, and emerging. For more information please visit the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe website.
Resources: https://native-land.ca/ • https://gabrielinotribe.org/
http://nahc.ca.gov/cp/tribal-atlas-pages/gabrielino-tongva-nation/
The Department of Theatre & Dance at California State University, Fullerton is fully and continuously accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (1974) and the National Association of Schools of Dance (1982)
Welcome to the Spring 2024 Performing Arts Season at Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts. Whether you are a first-time or long-time patron, a friend, or parent to one of our exceptional students, thank you for joining us. Your support makes all the difference to their success.
I am pleased to present another semester of programming powered by the incredible gifts of our Art, Dance, Music, and Theatre students. This spring, the School of Music starts the season with a trio of concerts February 16–18 by artists-in-residence Talich Quartet; faculty artist Damon Zick and his Quarteto Nuevo featuring fellow faculty artist Bill Cunliffe; and University Symphony Orchestra. In May, University Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus will close the concert season with a performance of Mozart’s emotionally charged “Requiem.” Begovich Gallery presents the Begovich Visual Arts Lecture Series with visiting artists’ talks throughout the semester, including multidisciplinary artist Hings Lim on February 22, whose work will also be exhibited at Grand Central Art Center. The Department of Theatre and Dance begins their season in March with “Marisol,” a darkly comedic fantasy where the title character must find hope in a post-apocalyptic Brooklyn where angels are taking up arms and coffee is extinct. Hilarious, multiple Tony award-winning modern musical send-up “Urinetown” closes the theatre season just as CSUF’s dancers and choreographers take to the stage for “Spring Dance Theatre.”
When our students demonstrate their talents on stage and in the studio, their creative energy is undeniable, but the sacrifice and struggle it took to get there is often less perceptible. We can’t see the hours spent creating, the days of rehearsals, and the years of practice. For many students, the sparks of innovation and artistry that drove them to pursue the arts are often diminished by the high cost of an education. The Dean’s Fund for Excellence provides support for students in need through scholarships, artist residencies, and other financial assistance, ensuring them the opportunity to thrive in the arts. If you believe in their sparks of brilliance, please consider a donation of any amount to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence.
Thank you again for joining us this season and for championing the arts in higher education. I hope to see you at one of the college’s many performances and events this spring.
Sincerely,
Arnold Holland, EdD Dean, College of the Arts
OFFICER LOCKSTOCK……………………………………………………..Joshua J. Chapman
BOBBY STRONG…..…………………………………..……………………….…….Ethan Davis
CALDWELL B. CLADWELL..……………………………………………..………Joshua Penrod
HOPE CLADWELL……………………………..………………...……………..….Devlyn Novelli
U/S…………………………………………………………….....….…...…….Brooklynn Morales
OFFICER BARREL..…………………………......……………………..…..………Erick Sanchez
PENELOPE PENNYWISE……………………………………………….….……Julianna Barlow
U/S………………………………………………………………..............………….Grace Miguel
LITTLE SALLY..…………………………………………………….........................Grace Gremel
U/S………………………………………………………………..……................…….Mia Gibson
HOT BLADES HARRY……………………………………........…..…………Gabriel Hernandez
JOSEPH “OLD MAN” STRONG…………………………………………...…Joseph “RJ” Jones
JOSEPHINE “OLD MA” STRONG…..………………………………………………..Allison High
LITTLE BECKY TWO SHOES..……………..………………………………………….Caitlyn Ilar
MR. MCQUEEN…..…………………………………………………………Leo Van Bindsbergen
MRS. MILLENNIUM………………………………………........………………….Hailey Thomas
ROBBY THE STOCKFISH……………………………..………………….………………Ty Smith
SENATOR FIPP………………………………….…………..………………………Cash Wheeler
SOUPY SUE………………………………………………………………Ciera Christine Tottress
BILLY BOY BILL…..…………………………………………………………...……Garret Sullivan
TINY TOM……………………………………………………………………..………TJ Rodriguez
CLADWELL’S SECRETARY…………………………..…………………………...Aurora Villareal
DR. BILLEAUX………………………………………………………………...………Jack Cooper
COPS…………………….......................................Brooklynn Morales, Jack Cooper, Aja Jett, Garret Sullivan, and Ty Smith
REBEL POOR……………………………………………......….….Aja Jett, Joseph “RJ” Jones
UGC EXECUTIVES…………………….………………….......…..Ty Smith, Brooklynn Morales
SWINGS………………………………………………………………..Mia Gibson, Grace Miguel Cast
Musical Numbers
Act 1
Prelude…………….…………………..…………..…….Officer Lockstock and the Rebel Poor
Urinetown……………………………………….…....….Officer Lockstock and the Rebel Poor
Privilege to Pee..……...………………………….………….….Pennywise and the Rebel Poor
Privilege to Pee (Lockstock’s Reprise) ………….......Officer Lockstock and the Rebel Poor
Mr. Cladwell…..…………………………….Caldwell Cladwell, Hope Cladwell, Senator Fipp, Mrs. Millennium, Mr. McQueen, Dr. Billeaux, and the UGC Executives
Cop Song…...………………………….…………Officer Lockstock, Officer Barrel, and Cops
Follow Your Heart …………………….…………………..…Bobby Strong and Hope Cladwell
Look at the Sky ……………………Bobby Strong, Pennywise, Josephine “Old Ma” Strong, Little Sally, Tiny Tom, Soupy Sue, and the Rebel Poor
Don’t Be the Bunny……………………………………..Caldwell B. Cladwell, Hope Cladwell, Senator Fipp, McQueen, and UGC Executives
Act 1 Finale…………………..….……………………………….Bobby Strong, Hope Cladwell, Caldwell Cladwell, the Rebel Poor, and UGC Executives
*** There will be one 15-minute intermission ***
Act 2
What is Urinetown?.…….Little Becky Two-Shoes, Hot Blades Harry, Caldwell B. Cladwell, Bobby Strong, Josephine “Old Ma” Strong, Little Sally, Officer Lockstock, the Rebel Poor, and the UGC Executives
Snuff That Girl………………………………………………………..…………....The Rebel Poor
Run Freedom Run …………….....…………………………Bobby Strong and the Rebel Poor
Follow Your Heart (Reprise)............................................................................Hope Cladwell
Why Did I Listen to That Man……………...….Pennywise, Senator Fipp, Officer Lockstock, Officer Barrel, and Hope Cladwell
Tell Her I Love Her………..…………………………………….…Little Sally and Bobby Strong
We’re Not Sorry………………………………..…………………………...……..The Rebel Poor
I’m Not Sorry (Reprise)………………………......Caldwell B. Cladwell, Penelope Pennywise
I See A River………………………..………………………......……..Hope Cladwell, Company
About the Director | Collette Rutherford
Collette Rutherford is an award winning theatre director, producer and actor. Recent directing projects include: Twelfth Night (CSU - Fullerton), Blue Stockings (CSU - Fullerton), The Belle’s Stratagem (CSU - Fullerton) and John Lyly’s Gallathea for Infinite Jest Theatre Company and the City of West Hollywood. Other Los Angeles area productions include: Joan (Catworks Productions), Romeo & Rosalind (Inglewood Playhouse), This is Not a Drill (SkyPilot Theatre), Lysistrata Unbound (Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble/Odyssey Theatre Ensemble), The Blank Theatre’s annual Young Playwrights’ Festival, New American Theatre’s Festival of New One Acts, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Infinite Jest Theatre Company), An Ideal Husband (Kentwood Players) and Fefu and Her Friends (Odyssey Theatre Ensemble). She is an Associate Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers; a member of Actors’ Equity Association, PlayGround-LA, Directors’ Gathering, and Emerging Arts Leaders of Los Angeles. ColletteRutherford.com; Social: @LaCollette
Director’s Note
The planet is going to burst. Those it bred will destroy it.
As a way of living together we merely thought up Capitalism.
Thinking of physics, we thought up rather more: A way of dying together.
– Bertolt Brecht (trans. John Willett)
About the Musical Director | Michelle Do
Michelle Do is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she received a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance. She previously attended institutions such as Indiana University (MM) and California State University –Fullerton (BM). She has been a laureate of competitions such as the Gail Newby Concerto Competition, the La Mirada Arts Competition, the Music Associates Competition, the Redlands Bowl Young Artists Auditions, the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, the American Protégé International Concerto Competition, and the Latin American Recording Competition, among others.
Michelle has given concerts in several venues nationwide, including the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Memorial, Roselle Hall, Meng Hall, and the Redlands Bowl. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2014, playing in Weill Recital Hall. Her studies have allowed her to participate in several masterclasses, among which were taught by Menahem Pressler, Gabriela Montero, and Nelita True. Michelle has also been active nationwide; she completed a concert tour in 2010 entitled “Music for Peace” as part of the International Music Institute and Festival, which allowed her to give solo performances across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York.
Michelle has performed in concerts such as the Young Talents showcase and Stars of Tomorrow, as well as appearing as a soloist with the La Mirada Symphony Orchestra, Orange County Collegiate Orchestra, the Southern California Philharmonic, and the Indiana University Philharmonic. She has music directed several productions, including In the Heights, The Spitfire Grill, Freaky Friday, Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables, A Chorus Line, and the world premiere of Rogue Machine’s new musical, Come Get Maggie, for which she was nominated by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for the award of Best Musical Direction. She is on faculty at Pierce College, and has worked with several other colleges and universities such as Fullerton College, Cal State Fullerton, and Chapman University.
About the Choreographer | Tula B. Strong
Tula B. Strong, is a Liberian-American performance artist focused on weaving choreography, devised theatre, and Traditional American folk music. She creates multidisciplinary performances that center the everyday and supernatural experiences of people of color, with a specific lens towards Christian “mysticism.” Tula has been honored to have her work receive support and recognition from California Art Council’s Individual Artists Fellowship, Charlotte Black Film Festival, Blavity’s BlavityTV, the National Black Arts Festival, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, San Bernardino Arts Connection’s Arts Innovator Micro-Grant, Californians for the Arts - IE Region’s Artists as Second Responder Award, and Princeton University’s The Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts. As a first-generation college graduate,Tula earned her M.F.A. in dance from UCLA, her masters in educational studies from Loyola Marymount University, and her bachelors from Princeton University. Tula currently serves as a lecturer at Cal State Fullerton where she teaches courses in African American Studies and Theatre and Dance. www.tulabstrong.com
Assistant Stage Manager Tiffany Joy May, Cory Smith, and Abby Shannon.
Assistant Hair/Makeup Designer
Allison Murillo
Assistant Scenic Designer Aiden Behar
Assistant Technical Directors Isaiah Huntsinger and Will Schneider
Scenic/Prop Crew: Lilly Hahn, Sarah Arizaga, Sarah Castillo, and Flora Otani
Assistant Costume Designer
Ziggy Bozigian
Lighting Board Operator Alex Hinojosa
Followspot Operators Ian Klatzker, Aiden Betts, Madison Bates, and Kikachukwu Okonjo
LX Programmer Connor Huch
Audio Engineer Jordan Benitez
Sound Crew Maya Reed, Peyton Hahn
Costume Crew Lauren Sweet, Andrea
Haro, Sierra Moses, Kimberly Montiel, Julia Gee, Alizee Carlson, Alyssa Manzanares, and Mackenzie Haar
Costume Maintenance Nicholas Torres, Izabella Lopez, and Canon Clevenger
Makeup Crew Stella Torres, Amelia Dusevoir, Camila Ramirez, and Ashley Aleian
Assistant Charge Scenic Artist
Zoe Agpaoa
Fight Captain Ethan Davis
Dance Captain Aja Jett
Lead Scenic Artists Diego Banda, Abby
Rariden, Yanira Loera, Mickey Narez, Liz
Doubrovsky, Mio Okada, and Alizeé Carlson
Scenic Artists Aiden Singca, Cheyenne
Stetson, Paige Ragan, and Kyle Hayes
Costume Lab Student Assistants Greer
Gardner, Gwen Sloan, Ryn Heier, Makayla
Finn, Haven Hanson, Quinn Sonis, Julianna
Barlow, Alyssa Gauss, Caroline Lovett, Reset DeAngelo, Keasha Fuller, Alicia Robles, and Madison Shuck
Scenic Lab Carpenters Alexa Aure, Katherine Brauer, Anela Brown, Nat Bull, Isabella Cruz, Isaiah Huntsinger, Nicole
Maldonado, George Diaz Mejia, Henry
Passo, Blythe Ryther, Mak Stewart, Madison Williams. With additional assistance from lab students from THTR 276, CAD and Rigging and Automation
Production Office Assistants
Emily Mattson and Madi Lindbeck
Box Office Staff Avery Ackerman, Anais
Barron, Madison Dabalos, Charlie Duval, Emily Mattson, Sarai Ortiz, and Josiah Sanchez
House Managers Madison Dabalos, Sarai
Ortiz, and Josiah Sanchez
Faculty Production Mentors
Directing Mentor Josh Grisetti
Costumes Mentor Hyun Sook Kim^
Lighting Design Mentor Scott Bolman
Stage Management Mentor Jamie Tucker
Scenic/Props Mentor Carolyn Mraz
Dramaturg Mentor Dr. Heather Denyer
Technical Direction Mentor JR Luker
Department Notes & Policies
Proceeding Safely: Clayes Performing Arts Center will match all current COVID-19 recommendations and guidelines provided by local health agencies. When purchasing a ticket to a Clayes Performing Arts Center event, you agree to adhere to all COVID-19 safety entry requirements in effect at the time of the event.
Commitment to Diversity: The Department of Theatre & Dance affirms its commitment to inclusiveness in student learning and success in all areas of theatre based on merit and achievement, and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical appearance, mental or physical disability, marital status or age.
Cell Phones & Electronic Devices: Cellphones and other electronic devices must be turned off prior to the start of the performance and at the beginning of the second half to minimize disruptions in the theater and ensure the enjoyment of all patrons in attendance.
The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited, and any recordings will be asked to be deleted.
Food & Drink Policy: Food and drink is not allowed in the venue, with the exception of bottled water.
If you do not follow these guidelines, you may be asked to leave.
Professional Artist Unions
Faculty, Staff and Guest Artists of the Department of Theatre & Dance are specialists in their respective disciplines. Within these groups, the following professional artist unions are represented:
AEA (Actors’ Equity Association)
AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists)
AGVA (American Guild of Variety Artists)
IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)
SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Radio and Television Artists)
SDC (Stage Directors and Choreographers Society)
USA (United Scenic Artists)
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David M. Rubenstein.
Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; and the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation.
Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts.
This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels.
Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, design, direction and performance.
Last year more than 1,500 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.
