REVUE! 2024 Program

6/24

6PM & 8PM civictheatre.org / 317.843.3800

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BOOTH TARKINGTON CIVIC THEATRE MICHAEL J. LASLEY, EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PRESENTS THE YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM PRODUCTION OF

DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY

KENNY SHEPARD MUSICAL DIRECTOR

JOHNNA TAVIANINI WRITTEN BY

KENNY SHEPARD, JOHNNA TAVIANINI, ANNE BECK, BRENT E. MARTY, AND THE CAST CAST

ASHLEY CHISLER AURORA MRAS MAGGIE CHRISTIE THOMAS MURRAY SYDNEY KERN XANDER ODLE THEODORE KLINGER GRACE REHMEL NICK LANTZER SAM SCHOTT AUSTIN LIZAMA PARKER SHARP PRUE MAHURIN JOSIAH SMITH MAAIKE MORA HADLEY WILKINSON ARTISTIC STAFF

Michael J. Lasley, Executive Artistic Director Anne Beck, YAP Coordinator Brent E. Marty, Director of Music and Education Ryan Koharchik, Sceneographer and Technical Director Allison Gibbs, Production Stage Manager Nicole Cooper, REVUE! Stage Manager Johnna Tavianini, Pianist Greg Wolff, Percussionist

MUSICAL NUMBERS

OPENER “Once in a Lifetime” STOP THE WORLD - I WANT TO GET OFF

Company

“Hello!”

BOOK OF MORMON

Company

“I Love Play Rehearsal” BE MORE CHILL

Ashley

“Shy” ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

Grace

“Purpose” AVENUE Q

Nick with Aurora, Austin, Maggie, Thomas

“You and Me, But Mostly Me” BOOK OF MORMON

FRIENDS

Sydney with Aurora, Parker, Xander

“You’re My Best Friend”

By Queen

Ashley, Grace, Hadley, Prue, Sam, Theodore

“You’ve Got A Friend”

By Carole King

Ashley, Grace, Hadley, Prue, Sam, Theodore

BOB Excerpts Featuring: Aurora, Ashley, Grace, Hadley, Nick, Josiah, Sydney, Thomas, Xander

“Liza with a Z” from LIZA WITH A Z “Company” from COMPANY “Hello, Dolly!” from HELLO DOLLY! “Maria” from WEST SIDE STORY” “Suddenly Seymour” from LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS “My Conviction” HAIR “Hair” HAIR

THEODORE Theodore with Josiah, Sam, Thomas Theodore, Aurora, Parker, Prue, Josiah, Sam, Thomas & Company

“Disneyland” SMILE “Six” SIX “True Colors”

By Cyndi Lauper “Mama Says” FOOTLOOSE

DREAMS

Prue

Aurora, Hadley, Maaike, Maggie, Parker, Prue Maaike with Josiah, Miaggie, & Company PARENTS Sam and Josiah with Austin, Nick, Thomas, Xander

“Mama Said”

By The Shirelles

Maggie & Company

“The Letter” BILLY ELLIOT

Austin with Maaike

“Our Time” MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

FINALE

“Once in a Lifetime” Reprise STOP THE WORLD - I WANT TO GET OFF

Aurora, Parker, Thomas, & Company Company

BIOS

MAGGIE CHRISTIE Maggie is entering her senior year at Carmel High School and is excited to be making her Civic debut in REVUE! She was previously in the chorus of CINDERELLA, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, and JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Carmel. She has also appeared in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, MARY POPPINS, THE LITTLE MERMAID, and as Zaneeta in THE MUSIC MAN at Grace Church. She will appear later this summer at the Indy Fringe Festival as Elvira in BLITHE SPIRIT. Maggie is a member of the Carmel Ambassadors show choir and enjoys leading worship at her church. Maggie wishes to thank her family and friends for their support!

ASHLEY CHISLER Ashley is so happy to be a part of this production! She has been seen previously in REVUE! 2023 at Civic Theatre and GUYS AND DOLLS at HSE as General Matilda Cartwright. She thanks her directors for giving her this opportunity!

SYDENY KERN Sydney is a sophomore at Carmel High School. This is her second year in REVUE! Sydney has been in 15 shows, some of her favorite roles include Miss Honey in MATILDA THE MUSICAL and Junie B Jones in JUNIE B JONES IS NOT A CROOK. She thanks you for coming and hopes you enjoy the show!

THEODORE KLINGER Theodore is SO excited to be returning for her fourth year in REVUE! This show is so special to them and makes her so happy! Theodore is also a fresh high school graduate and will be starting the cosmetology program at the Aveda Institute in July.

NICK LANTZER Nick is making a glorious return to REVUE! Nick is a rising senior at Hamilton Southeastern High School, they have starred in GODSPELL (Judas), THE CURIOUS SAVAGE (Samuel), and GUYS AND DOLLS (Big Julie). They are grateful for their friends and family for their love and support, as well as their vocal coach and the members of HSE Drama. They hope you enjoy the show!

AUSTIN LIZAMA Austin will be a Senior at Zionsville High school. This will be Austin’s first time being a part of REVUE! He has been in several other musicals, however, including several with Civic Theatre: FROZEN JR., 42ND STREET, MEAN GIRLS, and now CATS as Munkustrap.

He would like to say thank you to his mom and sister for always being his biggest fans and the rest of the cast for making this show such a wonderfully unique experience.

PRUE MAHURIN Prue is a high school student at Noblesville High School. She is involved in Varsity Show Choir and Thespian Troupe 8118 at her High School. Prue loves participating in musical theatre at her high school as well as theatre in the community. This will be Prue’s second year doing Civic Theatre’s REVUE! and she is very excited to act in this show.

MAAIKE MORA Maaike has always been competitive in dance, voice, and piano with first place wins with organizations such as NATS Bay Area chapter and several local piano competitions. Maaike has danced with the SF Ballet school but enjoys tap, hiphop and many other dance styles. Maaike has been very passionate with theater as well – snagging the understudy role of Elsa in FROZEN JR. and the Cat in the Hat in the primary cast of SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL JR. Maaike thanks her friends and family for supporting her always, and hopes you enjoy the show!

AURORA MRAS Aurora is excited to be featured in REVUE! for the third time. REVUE! has been a blessed experience and she couldn’t be happier to be in this show with all of these amazing people. Aurora goes to Carmel high school and is looking forward to continuing theatre there. She is involved in Accents competition show choir and will be in her first play at CHS this fall. Thank you to Anne Beck, Kenny Shepard, and Johanna Tavianini for making her a better performer.

THOMAS MURRAY Thomas is thrilled to participate in YAP’s REVUE! 2024. Favorite past roles include Schwartz (A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL), Franz Klineman (ROCK OF AGES), and Davey (NEWSIES JR.). In July, he will also be a pit singer in YAP’s CATS. Thomas is an incoming sophomore and participates in show choir. A big thank you to all who made REVUE! such a wonderful experience.

XANDER ODLE Xander is an incoming senior at University High School. He is co-captain of the ComedySportz team, as well as runs cross country and track. His hobbies include watching movies, hyperfixating on songs, and cracking stupid jokes.

This is his third year in REVUE! and he would like to thank the YAP team for the opportunity to perform, as well as his family for their continued support.

GRACE REHMEL Grace is excited to be onstage for Civic’s REVUE! She is an avid theater kid, previous credits include LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, CHICAGO, SEUSSICAL, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, and so many more! Offstage, she loves painting and video editing. She plans to go to Ball State for Media Production and Theater. She thanks her family, friends and directors for supporting her!

PARKER SHARP Parker has been in many shows! Some of her favorite roles include Anna in FROZEN, Ariel in THE LITTLE MERMAID, and Mona in CHICAGO! She would like to thank her directors, the crew, and her friends and family for their support.

Parker is so excited to have you all here and hopes you enjoy the show!

SAMUEL SCHOTT Samuel Schott has been raised in Fishers, Indiana for all 14 years of his life. He is currently going to Fishers High School and wanting to major in musical theater in college. Before he had a role in REVUE!, Samuel played Lumiere in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and Darcy in NEWSIES JR. He’s also going to perform in CATS this summer. Before exploring acting, Samuel has always loved show choir. He will be assistant dance captain for Fishers High School next year. Samuel can’t wait for the new memories as he continues his journey through musical theatre.

JOSIAH SMITH Josiah will be attending Loyola University Chicago in the fall where he will be studying international business. Josiah attended Noblesville High school this past year, where he participated in their varsity show choir and theatre program. Josiah has been in an array of shows from HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, CHICAGO, MEAN GIRLS, etc. He wants to thank the YAP program for an amazing summer and he is very excited to be a part of this amazing show. Thank you to Mom and Dad for always believing in me. Josiah cannot wait for you to be amazed by this outstanding show!

HADLEY WILKINSON Hadley is ecstatic to be in her first Civic Theatre Production. She has been a member of the 2023-24 JR. CIVIC COMPANY. She has also starred as Mrs. Tottendale in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE and was a part of the show choir at Carmel Middle School. She will be a freshman at Carmel High School. Outside of performing, she loves caring for animals, baking, and hanging out with friends and family. She aspires to one day be a screen actress or a Broadway star.

MUSIC BY

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER BASED ON

OLD POSSUM’S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS

BY T.S. ELIOT

7/25 - 7/28

CATS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

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