Spring 2014 Program #2

Contents Spring 2014

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Issue 2

February 12 - March 3, 2014 A3 DOCUMENTING DISGUISE Keynote Lecture and Panel Discussion

to Accompany the Current Exhibition,

THEATER OF BELIEF: Afro-Atlantic

costuming and masking in large-format

color photographs by Phyllis Galembo A4 ChicAgo A9 ARTS NOW: 3 SPARKS AND ELECTRICITY A12 Celebrating Makers A13 Upcoming Music concerts

DOCUMENTING DISGUISE

Keynote Lecture and Panel Discussion to Accompany the Current Exhibition, THEATER OF BELIEF: Afro-Atlantic costuming and masking in large-format color photographs by Phyllis Galembo Keynote Lecture by Phyllis Galembo “A Woman’s Journey through Masquerade and Ritual in Africa and the Americas” Wednesday, February 12 at 7PM  Meredith College  Jones Auditorium Panel discussion with Phyllis Galembo and other photographers and scholars Moderated by Dr. Sheila Smith McKoy Thursday, February 13 at 6PM NC State University African American Cultural Center  Witherspoon Student Center, Room 356

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The Gregg Museum of Art & Design presents

Over the past two decades, Phyllis Galembo has photographed hundreds of traditional costumes throughout Africa, Haiti, Louisiana and the Afro-Brazilian state of Bahia. She has documented the participants in all kinds of masquerades, ranging from contemporary “fancy dress” events or ceremonies where the wearers are transformed into ancestors, gods, or spirits, to members of African royalty who project their hereditary powers through their elaborate ceremonial regalia.

See The Photographs Calling the Spirits: African Ritual and Masquerade January 23-May 11, 2014 NC State University African American Cultural Center Gallery, 2nd Floor, Witherspoon Student Center, 2810 Cates Avenue, corner of Dan Allen Drive, Raleigh, NC. A concurrent exhibition of Galembo’s work, Kings, Chiefs, and Women of Power, will be installed by the Gregg Museum in the Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery, Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center, Meredith College, 3800 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, running January 23March 30, 2014. Contact 919.760.8239, 919.760. 8332, gallery@meredith.edu Both exhibitions reveal Galembo’s fashion photographer’s keen eye for the details and drama of serious costume, as well as her anthropological appreciation for the contexts of deeply-held beliefs in which her portrait subjects live.

Affianwan Masquerade Calabar South, Nigeria, 2005

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University Theatre presents

Chicago

A Musical Vaudeville Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Director John C. McIlwee* Musical Director Julie A. Florin* Choreographer Viki Atkinson Scenic & Multimedia Design Jayme Mellema Costume & Hair Design Em Rossi Lighting & Sound Design Joshua Reaves Technical Direction David Jensen Production Stage Manager Mette CJ Schladweiler*

PROFESSIONAL STAFF Vocal Interpretation Coach Allison Bergman Acting Coach Rachel Klem Costume Shop Manager Em Rossi Costume Technician Adrienne McKenzie Sound Engineer Kevin Wright Assistant Technical Director Aaron Bridgman Marketing Nancy Breeding Marketing, Graphics & Photography Ronald A. Foreman*

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Music and Arts Store for the loan of a Bari-Sax and Bass Clarinet

Please,

during the PERFORMANCE

Silence your cell phone No photography No texting

Thank You!

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THURSday-SATurday, FEBRUARY 13-15, 2014  7:30PM SUNday, FEBRUARY 16, 2014  2PM WEDnesday-SATurday, FEBRUARY 19-22, 2014  7:30PM SUNday, FEBRUARY 23, 2014  2PM Titmus Theatre  Frank Thompson Hall Based on the play “Chicago” by Maurine Dallas Watkins CHICAGO is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Setting: Chicago, Illinois. The late 1920s

MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE ALL THAT JAZZ..................................................................................................................Velma and Company FUNNY HONEY...............................................................................................................................................Roxie CELL BLOCK TANGO...........................................................................................................Velma and the Girls WHEN YOU’RE GOOD TO MAMA..........................................................................................................Matron TAP DANCE.......................................................................................................................Roxie, Amos and Boys ALL I CARE ABOUT......................................................................................................................... Billy and Girls A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD...............................................................................................................Mary Sunshine WE BOTH REACHED FOR THE GUN..................................... Billy, Roxie, Mary Sunshine and Company ROXIE.............................................................................................................................................. Roxie and Boys I CAN’T DO IT ALONE..................................................................................................................................Velma CHICAGO AFTER MIDNIGHT.............................................................................................................. The Band MY OWN BEST FRIEND........................................................................................................... Roxie and Velma There will be one fifteen-minute intermission

ACT TWO I KNOW A GIRL..............................................................................................................................................Velma ME AND MY BABY....................................................................................................................... Roxie and Boys MISTER CELLOPHANE.................................................................................................................................. Amos WHEN VELMA TAKES THE STAND.........................................................................................Velma and Boys RAZZLE DAZZLE...................................................................................................................Billy and Company CLASS....................................................................................................................................... Velma and Matron NOWADAYS......................................................................................................................................................Roxie NOWADAYS................................................................................................................................ Roxie and Velma

CAST (in order of appearance) MASTER OF CEREMONIES.....................................................................................................Calvin Ferguson VELMA KELLY................................................................................................................................Morgan Piner* ROXIE HART..................................................................................................................................Brett Williams* FRED CASELY, AARON, ENSEMBLE.......................................................................................... Patrick Narmi SERGEANT FOGARTY.............................................................................................................. Tony Scialabba* AMOS HART...............................................................................................................................Matthew Hogan LIZ..............................................................................................................................Destiny Diamond McNeill ANNIE.......................................................................................................................................... Suzanne Phillips JUNE..............................................................................................................................................Lindsey House* HUNYAK......................................................................................................................................... Jamie Barbuto *Member of Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatre Fraternity

MONA...................................................................................................Lela Johnston MARTIN HARRISON, ROXIE BOY, ENSEMBLE................................Randy Cain MATRON “MAMA” MORTON........................................................Leanna T. Hall* BILLY FLYNN..................................................................................... Andrew Enloe* MARY SUNSHINE..................................................................................E. Wilbanks* GO-TO-HELL KITTY, ENSEMBLE..........................................Alexandra Hubbell THE JUDGE, 4th REPORTER, ENSEMBLE.......................................Kyle Bullins* AARON, 1st REPORTER, ROXIE BOY, COURT CLERK, PHOTOGRAPHER, ENSEMBLE................... Zachary Francis* THE ENTIRE JURY, 1st REPORTER, ROXIE BOY, ENSEMBLE.................................................................Michael Taylor* 2nd REPORTER, ROXIE BOY, ENSEMBLE................................... Dylan Gurrera TAILOR, PHOTOGRAPHER, ENSEMBLE..........................................Peter Lalush HARRY, 6th REPORTER, ENSEMBLE........................................ Matthew Tucker ROXIE BOY, ENSEMBLE........................................................................Nico Peaks* DANCE CAPTAIN, ENSEMBLE...................................................Hayley Dirscherl ENSEMBLE............................................................................................ Justin Harker 3rd REPORTER, BACKUP DANCER, ENSEMBLE............... Meghan Leonard* 5th REPORTER, ENSEMBLE.....................................................Kimberlin Torain* PHOTOGRAPHER, TAP DANCER, ENSEMBLE............................ Kallie Mingay PHOTOGRAPHER, ENSEMBLE..................................................Olivia Hockaday BACKUP DANCER, ENSEMBLE......................................................Diana Quetti* PHOTOGRAPHER, ENSEMBLE................................................. Leanne Stoltzfus BACKUP DANCER, ENSEMBLE........................................................ Clare Vestal* TAP DANCER, ENSEMBLE..........................................................Rhonda Lemon* ENSEMBLE.......................................................................................Heather Murray PHOTOGRAPHER, ENSEMBLE.............................................. Kiarah Cookhorne ENSEMBLE.........................................................................................Alyssa Padmos

MUSICIANS Julie A. Florin*......................................................................Director/Keyboard #1 Diane Petteway.....................................................................................Keyboard #2 Haley Gilroy............................................................................................Keyboard #3 Jason Sharp (NCSU Student)............................................................................ Bass Bernie Petteway..................................................................................................Banjo Greg Florin..........................................................................................................Drums Bill Collins........................................................................................................Trumpet Erik Riggs, Lauren McBean, Meg McBean.................................................Reeds

PRODUCTION CREW Assistant to the Director..............................................................Antrone Burke* Assistant Stage Managers.........................Paige Broadaway*, Blair Downs*, ........................................................................... Yamila Monge*, Sarah Thornton* Dance Captain................................................................................Hayley Dirscherl Run Crew..................................................................Paul Tyrlik, Katherine Jessup Sound Assistant(s)..........................................Rhett Bodford, Lauren Wozniak, ..................................................................................................... Nathan Wintermute Master Carpenters.......................................Chris Bradsher*, Nathaniel Conti* Scenic Carpenter.....................................................................Autumn Stephens* Set Crew.................................................................... Shelby Carson*, Alec Haklar, ....................... Paul Tyrlik*, Kelsey Beal*, Patrick Hutton, Andrew Tollefson, ...............................................Shelby Anderson, Danijel Piric, Emily Alexander Assistant Scenic Artists and Props.................Lauren Caddick , Elizabeth Le Assistant Lighting Designer.......................................................Kenny Hertling* Master Electrician..........................................................................Kenny Hertling* Light Board Operator......................................................................... Dayne Smith Followspot Operators........... Alec Haklar, Johanna Woods, Rachel Hopler, .............................................................................. Greyson Smith, William Stewart Projections Operator.................................................................Elizabeth Lemons Lighting Crew..............................................................................THE 233 Students Wardrobe Supervisors.............................Philipp Lindemann*, Glenn Billups Costume Crew............................... Maggie Briggs*, Kel Henkel, Gillian Paige Dressers........................................ Teal Lepley, Katherine Kehoe, Kelsey Beal*, .............................................................................................. Alex Smith*, Zeb Farrell Makeup Designer...............................................................Joyska Nuñez Medina Assistant Makeup Designer...............................................................Kelsey Beal* Makeup Crew........................Kristen Bagley, Katisha Sargeant, Elisha Chon, .......................................... Daniel Gomez Perez, Crystal Tsang, Diana Quetti*, ................................................. Stephanie Milosh, Michael Taylor*, Nikki Batts, ....................................................................................... Lauren Coats, Maura Dixon Wig Styling........................................................ John C. McIlwee*, Glenn Billups House Manager and Ushers.........................University Theatre House Crew

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*Member of Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatre Fraternity

Cast Bios Jamie Barbuto, Hunyak, is a sophomore in textile engineering. Jamie has been dancing since the age of four and her favorite styles are tap and jazz.

She is a member of the Panoramic Dance Project here at NC State and is really excited to branch out into University Theatre. Chicago is her first theater performance and she is thrilled to be a member of the cast.

Kyle Bullins, The Judge, Doctor, 4th Reporter, Ensemble, is a junior in communications with a concentration in media studies and a minor in theatre. Kyle’s previous credits include Arthur Birling in An Inspector Calls, assistant director for The Arabian Nights, makeup and wardrobe crew for The Heidi Chronicles, light-board operator for The Spyglass Seven and deck crew for The Game’s Afoot. “Being involved here at University Theatre has been an absolutely amazing experience.” He would like to thank the staff, the cast and crew, his friends and his family for supporting him through the years. Much Love!

Randy Cain, Martin Harrison, Roxie Boy, Ensemble, is a sophomore in business management. Randy is extremely excited to return to the stage after last performing as Simon Bright in The Game’s Afoot. Randy is thankful for all the opportunities that University Theatre has provided him and would love to perform in many more shows during his stay at NC State.

Kiarah Cookhorne, Photographer, Ensemble, is a senior in psychology.

Kiarah returns to the UT stage in Chicago. “I love music, art, poetry, and spending time with the people closest to me. I’ve always loved theater and when I audition it is never for a major role but because I love being a part of something, especially when you are surrounded by a cast and crew as great as this one.”

Hayley Dirscherl, Dance Captain, Ensemble, is a doctoral student in biomedical engineering. Hayley is very excited to be a part of her first University Theatre production. She has been dancing since the first grade and is a member of the NCSU Dance Company. The wonder that is Chicago called her to take to the stage in a new way. She would like to thank her wonderful family, friends and boyfriend for all their encouragement and support!

Andrew Enloe, Billy Flynn, is a senior in communications media-video production. Andrew’s previous credits include Mark in Rent, Freddy in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Felix in The Game’s Afoot. Andrew has also been exploring his talents as a director and cinematographer in Campus MovieFest’s short films finalists Lingering and PNS PSA.

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Cast Bios (continued) Calvin Ferguson, Master of Ceremonies, is a sophomore in electrical engineering with a minor in music-vocal performance. Calvin is excited to be back on stage having played Andre in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

His hobbies include singing, writing and hanging with friends. Calvin would like to thank his family and friends for their love and support.

“Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.”

Alexandra Hubbell, Go-To-Hell Kitty, Ensemble, is a senior in English with a concentration in language, writing and rhetoric, and a minor in theatre. Alexandra’s previous credits include Liz Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story and Grace in Something Unspoken. She is excited to work with University Theatre again and thanks and loves the entire cast and crew.

Alexandra also thanks her friends and family for all of their support.

Zachary Francis, Court Clerk, Photographer, Ensemble, is a junior in communication media with minors in journalism and theatre. Zachary’s previous credits include member of The Arabian Nights ensemble. He has also worked on the technical side for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, An Inspector Calls and Arcadia. Zachary would like to thank his family for their continued support with everything he does.

Lela Johnston, Mona, is a junior in political science with a minor in non-profits. Lela is razzle-dazzled to return to the University Theatre stage after having just returned from a semester studying abroad in Copenhagen. Her previous credits include Muriel in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Rent. Lela sends “special love to the best family, sweetest friends and Wiley (and Heidi, too).”

Dylan Gurrera, 2nd Reporter, Roxie Boy, Ensemble, is a freshman in the First Year College. Dylan was seen most recently in Arcadia and he is so excited to be a part of Chicago. He would like to thank the cast and crew for all of their hard work. “I hope you have fun watching Chicago!”

Peter Lalush, Tailor, Photographer, Ensemble, is a freshman in engineering. Making his debut at University Theater, Peter is “psyched beyond words to be a part of Chicago!” Previous roles include Brother Kevin in Nunsense and Sir Colgrevance in Camelot, as well as Justin in The Legend of Sammy’s Swamp. “I’d like to thank my family, especially my sister Deborah, as well as all the theater kids from Cary High who continue to inspire me wherever I go! I am so dang excited to be a part of such an awesome group.”

Leanna T. Hall, Matron “Mama” Morton, is a senior in business administration with a marketing concentration and a minor in theatre arts. Leanna’s previous credits include Dunyazade in The Arabian Nights, Meg March in Little Women, Christina Mundy in Dancing at Lughnasa, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Rent and Urinetown. As this is Leanna’s final semester at NC State, she would like to extend a loving thank you to the cast, crew and University Theatre staff for presenting tremendous opportunities to grow, not only as an actor, but as a student and a professional as well. “Thanks mama & daddy!”

Justin Harker, Ensemble, is a freshman in marine sciences with a concentration in biological oceanography. Chicago is Justin’s first show at NC State. “I am very excited to be a part of the cast. I would like to thank my friends for encouraging me to get involved and my family for their endless love and support! Again, I am excited and honored to be a part of this amazing musical!”

Olivia Hockaday, Photographer, Ensemble, is a sophomore in art+design.

Olivia has been dancing since age four with experience in tap, jazz, ballet, contemporary and hip-hop. When she is not in studio working on projects her time is spent working out, cooking, painting, writing and listening to music. Olivia is making her debut in Chicago.

Matthew Hogan, Amos Hart, is a senior in film studies with a minor in theatre. Matthew’s previous credits include The Arabian Nights and The Spyglass Seven. “Thank you to everyone for making this show a reality. And thanks mom and dad. Enjoy the show!”

Lindsey House, June, is a senior in conservation biology with a minor in theatre. Lindsey is extremely proud to be a part of Chicago. Her previous credits include Dancing at Lughnasa and Rent. “Big thanks to God, my friends and my family for all your love and support...and all that jazz!”

Rhonda Lemon, Tap Dancer, Ensemble, is a senior in mechanical engineering. Rhonda’s previous credits include Sheila in An Inspector Calls and most recently, as assistant stage manager for TheatreFest’s Black Coffee. “My time is almost up here at NC State and I have enjoyed every moment I’ve had with University Theatre. Here’s to everyone that’s supported me along the way, and to the cast and crew on another awesome show!”

Meghan Leonard, 3rd Reporter, Backup Dancer, Ensemble, is a junior in biology. This is Meghan’s second time on stage and she is excited to be joining the cast of Chicago. Her previous credits include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, production assistant for Alice in Wonderland, dramaturge/ deck crew for The Heidi Chronicles and assistant stage manager for The Game’s Afoot. “Theatre is my getaway and my favorite place on earth.

I love working with such wonderful people, especially at University Theatre, where I have made some of my best friends.”

Destiny Diamond McNeill, Liz, is a junior in communication with a concentration in interpersonal, organizational and rhetorical communication and a minor in theatre. Destiny’s previous credits include Rent, The Arabian Nights and assistant stage manager for The Game’s Afoot.

“I am grateful for this opportunity and can’t wait for opening night!”

Kallie Mingay, Photographer, Tap Dancer, Ensemble, is a freshman in engineering. Kallie is making her debut at University Theatre. Her previous credits include Judy Turner in A Chorus Line, Miss Flannery in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Chutney Windham in Legally Blonde: The Musical, ChaCha DiGregorio in Grease, among others. Kallie is involved with NC State’s Engineering Village, Society of Women Engineers and Campus Crusade for Christ. “I am super excited for the opportunity to participate in theatre once again!”

Heather Murray, Ensemble, is a junior in zoology with a minor in theatre.

Heather is ecstatic to be making her University Theatre musical debut.

Her previous credits include Dinah Lorde in The Philadelphia Story and a dresser for Rent, The Arabian Nights and The Game’s Afoot. “I am so excited to work with such a phenomenal cast.”

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Leanne Stoltzfus, Photographer, Ensemble, is a sophomore in elementary education with a STEM concentration. Leanne is making her debut in Chicago. She loves to perform, having been in chorus, show choir and musicals throughout high school. “This is my first show at NC State and University Theatre but it already feels like home. I am so honored to be a part of this show.”

Alyssa Padmos, Ensemble, is a freshman in animal science (pre-veterinary program) with a minor in psychology. Alyssa is making her debut in Chicago. She has been heavily involved in theatre her whole life, loves singing jazz music especially and plays the keyboard and the electric bass.

Although she plans to help with animal reproduction in zoos, music will always be a major part of her life.

Michael Taylor, The Entire Jury, 1st Reporter, Roxie Boy, Ensemble, is a junior in animal science with a minor in theatre. Michael’s previous credits include Valentine Coverly in Arcadia, March Hare in Alice in Wonderland, Ray/Mark in The Heidi Chronicles and Rent. Michael is the 2013 Campus MovieFest Best Actor award winner for his work in the short film Lingering, directed by the multi-talented Andrew Enloe (Billy Flynn).

Michael is excited to be working on Chicago with such a talented cast, and would like to thank family and friends for their overwhelming support.

Nico Peaks, Roxie Boy, Ensemble, is a junior in secondary science education-biology with a minor in theatre. Nico’s previous credits include The Arabian Nights and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He would like to thank his family, the cast and crew, the University Theatre family, his big sister Bri, big brother Nat and his best friend Simba for all the support and for putting up with him in his musical mode. “I’m so excited to perform this show. It’s been one wild ride. Everyone here is so amazing and I hope the audience is ready for us to show them how fabulous, glamorous and dazzling Chicago can be.”

Suzanne Phillips, Annie, is a freshman in business administration with a concentration in marketing. Suzanne is thrilled to be making her debut performing in Chicago. Having performed in over fifteen musicals, her favorite roles include Amber in Hairspray and The Little Mermaid. Also passionate about dance, Suzanne hopes to perform in many more musicals here at NC State.

Morgan Piner, Velma Kelly, is a senior in marine and coastal natural resources. Morgan’s previous credits include Daria in The Game’s Afoot, Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland, and Martha in A Piece of My Heart.

“From my childhood of tap and jazz to sneaking off to listen to the (at the time) inappropriate Chicago soundtrack, this role is almost a dream come true.” When Morgan is not on stage she enjoys collaborating on short films and advocating for environment conservation. “Hope you are razzle dazzled. Enjoy!”

Diana Quetti, Backup Dancer, Ensemble, is a senior in communication media with a minor in theatre. Previous credits include Martha Gillette in The Game’s Afoot, Chloe Coverly in Arcadia, Beauty in The Spyglass Seven, Heidi in The Heidi Chronicles, Edna in An Inspector Calls, Mrs. White/ White Queen in Alice in Wonderland, Renee in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Arabian Nights and Urinetown. “I am so excited to be a part of the cast of Chicago! Thank you to Dad, Mom, Rachel, Jackie and the rest of my family and friends for your continuous support!”

Tony Scialabba, Sergeant Fogarty, is a junior in history with a teaching concentration. Tony is returning to the stage in Chicago. He would like to thank his friends and family for their support, and especially John McIlwee, the entire University Theatre staff and fellow cast members for the chance to bring such an iconic show to life on the stage at NC State.

“GO PACK!”

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Patrick Narmi, Fred Casely, Aaron, Ensemble, is a sophomore in the First Year College. Patrick’s recent credits include The Heidi Chronicles.

“I am incredibly excited to be returning to the stage alongside some of my closest friends, many of whom are now like an extended family to me.

It is truly an honor to be working with so much talent and a pleasure to be working with so many close friends.”

Kimberlin Torain, 5th Reporter, Ensemble, is a junior in anthropology with a concentration in bioarchaeology. Chicago is Kimberlin’s first onstage experience. Her previous credits include stage managing Arcadia and The Arabian Nights, dresser for the 2013 TheatreFest season and spotlight operator for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Upon graduation, she plans to embrace her love for theatre while pursuing a career in production management. Kimberlin would like to thank her family, friends and the University Theatre staff for supporting her dreams, and she really hopes you enjoy the show.

Matthew Tucker, Harry, 6th Reporter, Ensemble, is a junior in communications-public relations. Previous credits include puppeteer in Alice in Wonderland. Matthew says, “I am ready to take on my first college musical in Chicago.” Matthew would like to thank his friends and family for all of their support as well as the crew for their hard work in making this musical a reality.

Clare Vestal, Backup Dancer, Ensemble, is a senior in history with a teacher education concentration. Clare is very excited to be a part of University Theatre’s Chicago. Her previous credits include Jane Stanard in The Spyglass Seven and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. She would like to thank her family for their support and all involved in the creation and maintenance of this show. “Enjoy the show!”

E. Wilbanks, Mary Sunshine, is a senior in Spanish language and literature with a minor in linguistics and is thrilled to be back working with University Theatre. Previous credits include Urinetown, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Rent, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. “I thank my family and friends for all of their constant love and support.”

Brett Williams, Roxie Hart, is a non-degree student with her sights set on grad school having recently graduated in zoology with a minor in theatre. Her previous credits include Christine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Maureen in Rent, and Little Sally in Urinetown. Brett thanks her family, especially her mom and sister, as well as her friends for their continued support. “This cast!! That’s all I have to say.”

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Production Bios John C. McIlwee, Director, has been with NC State’s University Theatre for more than 27 years. He has worked extensively throughout the United States as an actor, director, costume designer, scenic designer, makeup artist and playwright. He holds a master’s degree in theatre and a master of fine arts degree in theatre design. A recipient of the Raleigh Medal of Arts, John is also a national award-winning fashion designer and a two-time winner of the Raleigh Medal of Arts and Letters Council Award for children’s playwriting. Recently, John directed Lettice and Lovage, The Philadelphia Story, Garden District, Rent, Twelfth Night, Inspecting Carol, Black Coffee, The Spyglass Seven (the winner of ARTS NC STATE’S 2012 Creative Artist Award written by Michael Seebold), and The Game’s Afoot: Or Holmes For The Holidays. His combined directing and costume credits include Amadeus, Into the Woods and Murder on the Nile; acted in Re:Design; directed and designed the sets for TheatreFest and the costumes for The Dixie Swim Club, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Arcadia. He continues to lecture extensively on the history of couture and costume and enjoys working with this amazing University Theatre staff to create a varied and exciting theatrical experience that is available to ALL university students.

“Much love to Nancy for letting me out to play all these years!”

Julie A. Florin, Musical Director, teaches theatre at Broughton High School where she enjoys having the NC State APO crew come and make magic happen with her drama club. Julie’s musical direction includes: Burning Coal Theatre Company; EbzB Productions; Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy; Meredith College; Raleigh Little Theatre; and NC State University Theatre (A Little Night Music, Cabaret, Follies, Anything Cole, Grease, The Apple Tree, Sweet Charity, Godspell, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Into the Woods, Urinetown, Rent and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). It’s “always a joy to work with John and the University Theatre professionals, and always fun to play a show with my husband!”

Viki Atkins, Choreographer, danced professionally in musical theatre for twelve years, later shifting her focus to choreography. Locally, she danced in the North Carolina Theatre productions of Cabaret, My Fair Lady, Man of LaMancha, Oklahoma! and West Side Story. Additional performance credits include Kathy in Company, Peggy in Godspell and the title role in Gypsy. Choreography credits include Pippin, Gypsy, Annie, Company and Big River. Viki holds a degree in dance education from UNCGreensboro and has taught at Meredith College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School and the School of Richmond Ballet. She was on the faculty of the Raleigh School of Ballet for ten years and directed the dance program at Martin Middle School for four years. Viki recently returned to Raleigh after living in Richmond for six years and is thrilled to be working with John and NC State University Theatre again.

Mette CJ Schladweiler, Production Stage Manager, has been stagemanaging in the Triangle area for almost 30 years and most recently stage-managed Frosty the Snowman, the Musical for Storybook Theatre/ Broadway Series South. Her other credits include: for NC State University Theatre – Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee, An Inspector Calls, Lettice and Lovage; for Theatre Raleigh – I DO! I DO!, Race, The Marvelous Wonderettes; the Raleigh Arts Commission Medal of Arts Ceremony since 2007;

and too many more to mention from over the years. Mette is very excited to be working again with all the talented and creative students and staff here at University Theatre. She would like to thank her husband, Linh, and sons, Jackson and Maxx, her Mom, John and Nancy for all their love and support while she does what she loves to do!

Antrone Burke, Assistant to the Director, is a senior in independent studies. “I am so excited to be a part of Chicago!” Antrone began his University Theatre career onstage in Twelfth Night but has since found a love for production – assistant director for Alice in Wonderland, stage manager for Spyglass Seven and director of Wolfpack Winter Wonderland. I am grateful to the cast for all of their hard work, and to the crew for being the support system necessary. I would also like to thank my University Theatre friends and family. “Get ready for All...That...Jazz!!”

Paige Broadaway, Assistant Stage Manager, is a senior in criminology/ forensic science. This is Paige’s eighth production with University Theatre.

Her previous credits include light board operator for The Games Afoot; assistant stage manager for Arcadia, Daddy’s Dying Who’s Got the Will?, The Heidi Chronicles, An Inspector Calls and Alice in Wonderland; and deck crew for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. She would like to thank her friends and family for supporting her, especially her University Theatre family for always welcoming her into the productions!

Blair Downs, Assistant Stage Manager, is a junior in zoology/wildlife science. This is Blair’s seventh show with University Theatre. Blair’s credits include Susan in The Heidi Chronicles and a puppeteer in Alice in Wonderland. Whether backstage or onstage, she is incredibly happy and thankful to University Theatre for this amazing opportunity!

Yamila Monge, Assistant Stage Manager, is a junior in psychology with minors in theatre and criminology. Yamila’s previous credits include The Garden District: Suddenly Last Summer. Yamila says, “I am loud person who never really found her place until theater came along.

Theater has shown me that amazing people can come together and make something wonderful.”

Sarah Thornton, Assistant Stage Manager, is a junior in zoology.

This is Sarah’s seventh show at University Theatre and her second time as an assistant stage manager, the first being for The Spyglass Seven.

Sarah would like to thank her family, her friends and University Theatre.

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3 Sparks and Electricity

P r og r a m N ot e s  ARTS NOW

Music @ NC State and the Arts Now Series Present

Tuesday, February 18, 7PM  Truitt Auditorium, Broughton Hall, Room 1402

Directed by Dr. Rodney Waschka

The Arts NOW Series at North Carolina State University presents concerts, lectures and other performing arts events for the University community and the general public. The Arts NOW Series programs feature contemporary work in the arts: new works, new techniques, new interpretations and contexts, and new connections to older work.

Details: go.ncsu.edu/artsnow

Program 3 Sparks – Jennifer Seiger, mezzo soprano and John Noel, Piano Video works with electronic music Music selections for soloist and tape performed by Dr. Rodney Waschka

Video works with electronic music The concert will include recent computer music works for fixed media also known as “tape” pieces. These pieces, fixed on some medium and unchanging, sometimes function as a kind of “cinema for the ears.”

This type of work has a history that extends back to the 1940s. Early practitioners of the medium include Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry, Otto Luening, Vladimir Ussachevsky, and Halim El-Dabh.

With the advent of digital synthesis and manipulation techniques, composers extended the medium with these new possibilities. Other notable composers of tape pieces include John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis, and Pauline Oliveros, among others.

The terms used to name music involving electricity are varied and debated with some attempting to define the field generally and others specific

sub-areas. Terms in use include electronic music, electro-acoustic music, electroacoustic music, acousmatic music, musique concrete, electronische music, and others, with all of these terms encompassing wider areas than terms such as “glitch music.”

Moving visual imagery in the event will take the form of short film/video works involving or based on electronic music. These pieces, also fixed or “frozen” in some medium, typically, but not always, feature non-narrative structures. The music sometimes drives or dominates the visual elements. Unlike the later pop-music approach, these pieces usually constitute the work of art and are not conceived as a visual commercial for the music. Often, the composer makes the visual elements as well as the music, sometimes using digital techniques and other times working in analog media.

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3 Sparks by Zach Howell Jennifer Seiger, mezzo soprano John Noel, piano Robert (Zach) Howell was the sole recipient of the ARTS NC STATE Creative Artist Award in the 2012-2013 academic year for his composition titled 3 Sparks.

The 3 Sparks are small-scale settings of the poetry of Nate Klug (b. 1985), an established poet currently studying theology at Yale Divinity School. His carefully-chosen words conjure up flashes of the still, the contemplative, and the light suffusing all things. The 3 Sparks pull three of Klug’s poems off the printed page into the transient realm of sound, emphasizing the momentary nature of revelation.

Texts

Advent

True Love

Such is the Raging

In the middle of December to start over

Off rows of windshields in the Amtrak lot rain in sudden clumps like jacks. Parked cars with people in them awaiting people they imagine hurtling through suburbs of silver woods awaiting them. True love needs interference, a certain blizzard distance, for the words to worm through.

Remember Iowa?

August storms that would self-spark as if our fights could trip the finest wire beneath the sidewalk.

And the sunlight, harder after.

Or how, when last sun, 6 PM, burns off to a few dust flakes fluttering above the sink,

to assume again an order at the end of wonder to conjure and then to keep slow dirty sleet within its streetlight

a further light will trick its way inside the linoleum until each tile – such is the raging within unfinished things – flickers and swims in its own negative.

“Howell’s composition features an imaginative approach that reflects an impressive level of artistic maturity, sureness of craft and individual voice. His work displays a fine sense of text setting, excellent vocal writing and a professional level of notation that makes his music stand out.” –Dr. J. Mark Scearce on 3 Sparks

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Student Bio Howell, a Raleigh native and a recent graduate in sociology with a minor in music composition and philosophy, has been composing steadily since being introduced to contemporary classical music four years ago in Dr. Randolph Foy’s 20th century music course. Howell has studied composition in recent years under Dr. Rodney Waschka II and Dr. J. Mark Scearce.

He now continues his studies through a Music Composition masters program in Scotland.

From The Composer When I first encountered the poetry of Nate Klug (b. 1985), I was starting to explore a new angle on the question of translation. This question – how can I make something new out of old material, and what relation does the new music still have to its source? – had been the focus of several previous works, but they had all approached their sources through processes of obfuscation, seeing how far the material could be changed before it lost any relation to its source. I was interested in writing a piece that took the opposite approach, clearly presenting the minimally-altered source material but still transforming it into something new. Upon encountering Nate Klug’s poetry, I decided the art song tradition would make the most fitting avenue for this approach.

about the

ARTS NC STATE CREATIVE ARTIST AWARD

I set three poems in a mini-cycle; two outer poems, closely musically linked, that share my concerns with clarity and transformation, and a contrasting inner poem whose subject both related to the current events of my personal life and gave me the freedom to re-introduce the sort of structural concern that runs through my music. In all three songs, the voice, and more importantly the words the voice carries, are at the forefront; the musical material adds an extra dimension to the text without changing or overshadowing it.

The ARTS NC STATE Creative Artist Award recognizes original work in music, dance and theatre, created

by NC State students. Each winner receives a $500 cash prize, and the selected works will be performed the following academic year by the appropriate ARTS NC STATE performing arts program. The award is open to any currently enrolled, full-time NC State University student.

These 3 Sparks are both a tribute to an excellent poet of my generation and a partial answer to the question I posed to myself; how little can something be changed and still be something unmistakably new?

I’d like to thank Nate Klug, for allowing the use of his poetry, and the NCSU Music Department for their teaching and support.

The deadline to apply for the 2013-2014 ARTS NC STATE Creative Artist Award is Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at noon. More information is on our website at ncsu.edu/arts/students.

–Zach Howell Tonight’s performance was made possible with kind support from ARTS NC STATE Vice Provost, Alex Miller.

Selections performed by Dr. Rodney Waschka Dr. Rodney Waschka will perform music for soloist and tape.

Waschka is primarily known for his work as a composer. The Brno Philharmonic Orchestra recently recorded his piece, Belgrade Overture, and Ablaze Records released the recording on a compact disc called “Orchestral Masters.” The most recent performances of his electronic music took place at the CEMICIRCLES Festival at the University of North Texas, at Harvestworks on Broadway in New York City, and in Miami, Florida.

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P r og r a m N ot e s  Celebrating makers

CELEBRATING MAKERS The Crafts Center at NC State hopes to warm the winter months of 2014 with plenty of ways to learn about and celebrate the making of things by hand. The opportunity to be a maker and to appreciate makers can greatly enrich our lives, helping us to develop new talents and new ways of connecting with others.

The Crafts Center can help you discover and nurture a life-changing passion for craft and the process of making. From classes, studios and workshops to exhibits, displays and special events, the Center provides diverse opportunities for learning and creative expression.

A View to the Making: Portraits of North Carolina Craft Artists at Work January 13-March 28  R. A. Bryan Foundation, Inc. Gallery, Crafts Center at NC State Michael Schwalbe’s exhibit A View to the Making: Portraits of North Carolina Craft Artists at Work will fill our galleries from January through March. Schwalbe selected twenty-five North Carolina craftspeople who work in the media of glass, wood, clay, metal or fiber. He conducted interviews with each artist and then photographed them at work in their studios.

The resulting exhibit combines black and white documentary photography, text from Schwalbe’s interviews and representative pieces made by the artists. Schwalbe, a sociology professor at NC State, hopes the photographs and interview excerpts will help viewers appreciate the skill and creativity required to turn raw materials into beautiful objects.

“[My craft] is important to me not because I’ve shaped it to what it is today, but it has shaped me to what I am.”

–Voice Your Thoughts participant

Voice Your Thoughts Interactive Display December 2013-February 2014  Crafts Center Main Lobby “What one question would you like to ask a master craftsperson?” and “Why is your craft important to you?”

Whether taking in Michael Schwalbe’s exhibit, heading to a class or studio or just visiting the Crafts Center to check it out, make sure you stop by the Crafts Center to post your responses to the two questions put forward in this interactive display: “What one question would you like to ask a master craftsperson?” and “Why is your craft important to you?” Look for the brightly colored notes and display boards hanging just inside the Craft Center’s main entrance. Your thoughts will inspire ideas for conversation at our Gathering of Makers event on February 26, 2014.

Gathering of Makers Panel and Discussion Wednesday, February 26 Panel from 7PM-8PM, followed by lively interactive discussion until…

Crafts Center at NC State Michael Schwalbe’s exhibit and your input on the Voice Your Thoughts interactive display will spark conversation at a special gathering to be led by a panel of craftspeople representing various ages, cultures, levels of expertise, choices of materials and methods of expression. Everyone is invited to participate in this celebration of making things by hand.

Whether young or old, new to craft or well-established, there’s something that draws us all to the process of making.

In pursuing our opportunities to make objects, we may each find our own answer to another question: “Do we change materials, or, by working on them, do they change us?” For many of us, the answer is both.

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MUSIC concerts Buy Tickets

To purchase tickets for any ARTS NC STATE performance, contact Ticket Central at 919.515.1100, stop by Thompson Hall or visit ticketcentral.ncsu.edu.

Music @ NC State presents

NCSU WIND ENSEMBLE Thursday, February 27 at 7PM Titmus Theatre  Thompson Hall $10 public, $8 NCSU faculty/staff, $5 NCSU students Dr. Garcia and the student of the wind ensemble continue their exploration of small group instrumental choirs ranging from flute choir to percussion ensemble.

JAZZ ENSEMBLE Saturday, March 1 at 7PM Titmus Theatre  Thompson Hall $10 public, $8 NCSU faculty/staff, $5 NCSU students Join the Jazz Ensemble I and NCSU Jazz Combos for a swingin’ evenin’ of your favorite classic and modern jazz hits.

PAUL BOWMAN: GUEST GUITAR RECITAL

P r og r a m N ot e s  upcoming music concerts

Upcoming

Sunday, March 2 at 4PM J. B. Hunt Library Auditorium  Centennial Campus FREE Paul Bowman will be trying out some new repertoire of modern works for the classical guitar followed by a discussion of guitar composition and techniques. More information: http://www.paul-classicalguitarist.com/html/news.php

MUSIC OF THE BRITISH ISLES Music @ NC State and the PMC Lecture Series present

MUSIC, CONFLICT, AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE CONGO

with DR. CHÉRIE RIVERS NDALIKO, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT UNC Friday, February 28 at 7PM Titmus Theatre  Thompson Hall $10 public, $8 NCSU faculty/staff, $5 NCSU students

Monday, March 3 at 7PM Witherspoon Campus Cinema $10 public, $8 NCSU faculty/staff, $5 NCSU students This annual concert brings together two distinctive Celtic groups associated with NC State – NCSU Pipes and Drums and the Irish Session Musicians. NCSU Pipes and Drums, a traditional Scottish bagpipe band, continues the long tradition of students and community members performing for community events, ceremonies and Celtic events throughout the area. The Irish Session Musicians play a variety of tune medleys including jigs, reels, hornpipes, slip jigs and polkas.

To round out the concert, dancers from the Inis Cairde School of Irish Dance will also perform some traditional Irish dances.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is simultaneously one of the most fraught and most culturally vibrant nations on earth. While there is growing global focus on the war in east of the country, there is little awareness of the increasingly powerful cultural practices of resistance taking place.

Indeed, in the face of staggering statistics of death, rape and violence, there is a growing body of musicians and filmmakers in the east of Congo whose work is catalyzing more and more meaningful social and political transformation at the local and regional level. Through a discussion of the historical, political and cultural context surrounding the production of Art on the FrontLine, an edgy music video series, this talk addresses one provocative role of music and image in Congo’s current conflict.

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Students involved in the Marching Band, Dance Program, and University Theatre are benefitting from the Stafford Endowment for ARTS NC STATE Student Travel, an endowment created in 2012 to recognize Tom and Judy Stafford’s decades of support and advocacy on behalf of ARTS NC STATE. Last month, Marching Band students will traveled to Madrid, Spain by invitation to perform in a massive holiday parade. Later this semester, Dance Program students will attend the American College Dance Festival, college dance’s equivalent to the NCAA tournament. University Theatre students will take part in the Southeastern Theatre Conference. These extraordinary opportunities are made possible through private support from donors like you.

DO YOU NEED TO LEARN MORE? If you are a frequent attendee of ARTS NC STATE events, you have probably read stories in our playbills about donors who have chosen to make major investments in the arts at NC State.

Recently, we have highlighted many major contributors to the Gregg Museum Campaign, who will make possible the museum’s future and permanent home at the site of the historic chancellor’s residence on Hillsborough Street.

The Gregg Museum project is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we are honored that so many individuals have chosen to invest in the Gregg’s future. However, there are lots of different ways that donations strengthen ARTS NC STATE’s programs. Gifts don’t need to be many thousands of dollars to be significant—though major gifts make major projects like the Gregg Museum and Thompson Hall possible. Below please find an introduction to the many ways you can support ARTS NC STATE.

Annual giving If you have given to ARTS NC STATE, or if you often attend ARTS NC STATE events or programs, you have probably received a letter from us requesting that you make an annual gift. We ask that you contribute to the “Enhancement Fund” of ARTS NC STATE – which funds all six visual and performing arts programs – or to the fund(s) that you wish to support. “Enhancement” is another way of saying unrestricted. Unrestricted support is essential to the functioning of ARTS NC STATE. Our annual giving donors help to fulfill the expenses of our immediate programming, such as what you visited us to see today.

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Campaign giving For the past several years, ARTS NC STATE has engaged its most ardent supporters in two capital campaigns: the completed campaign to renovate Thompson Hall, and now, the campaign for the new Gregg Museum of Art & Design. Donors to capital campaigns become part of a unique moment in ARTS NC STATE’s history.

Endowments and Scholarships Endowments and scholarships make a lasting difference in the lives of students and the many others who benefit from ARTS NC STATE’s programs. You may establish an endowment to build your own legacy or to honor another. ARTS NC STATE is privileged to have over 50 endowments, all of which will benefit the lives of others in perpetuity. Endowment gifts may be established with a minimum pledge of $25,000, which may be paid over a period of up to five years or through a planned gift.

Gala and Auction 2014 is a Gala “Gap” Year for ARTS NC STATE. The event will return in 2015 and will be held in the beautiful new Talley Student Union Ballroom. Please consider attending this fun and exciting event in 2015 and support ARTS NC STATE’s endowment!

Planned giving You can invest in the future of ARTS NC STATE through a deferred gift. Those who have chosen to support NC State beyond their lifetimes are members of the R. Stanhope Pullen Society.

There are many ways to make a planned gift

that can mutually benefit you and ARTS NC STATE. Please contact NC State’s Office of Gift Planning at (919) 515-5106 to learn more.

Sponsorship If you love ARTS NC STATE performances, perhaps you would consider sponsoring a production or a season. Our office would be delighted to develop a personalized sponsorship package with opportunities for prominent recognition of your commitment.

An important reminder All pledges to NC State University may be paid over a period of up to five years from the date of the original commitment. This policy enables the flexibility to plan your giving over time.

Who we are The development office for ARTS NC STATE is always available to talk with you about giving on the phone or in-person. If you would like to speak with or meet with one of us, please contact Sara Seltzer at (919) 515-6160 or skseltze@ncsu.edu. We hope to hear from you!

Good but not great – without you!

Our programs thrive because every year greater numbers of generous donors give more. If we are going to reach more students and audience members, and produce better programs each year, we will need your help!

Give today!

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