CCM's Mainstage Series Presents 'Guys and Dolls'

2018-19 MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES

AND A MUSICAL FABLE OF BROADWAY Based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows

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GUYS AND DOLLS

A Musical Fable of Broadway Based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Scenic Designer Thomas C. Umfrid Lighting Designer Nicholas Smith* Sound Designer Jason Sebastian

Dialect Coaches D’Arcy Smith Kate Webster

Production Stage Manager Caroline Castleman*

Costume Designer Reba Senske

Fight Choreographer k. Jenny Jones

Wig & Make-Up Designer Meredith Keister*

Props Master Sidney Martin* * CCM Student

Director and Choreographer Diane Lala

Musical Director Roger Grodsky

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Guys and Dolls is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 423 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019 Tel.: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com The video or audio recording of this production is prohibited.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE Guys and Dolls opened on Broadway in 1950. Based on the stories of Damon Runyon and subtitled, “A Musical Fable of Broadway,” it has been saluted as the perfect musical comedy. In Runyon’s mythical and idealized New York, it tells the tale of gamblers and the women who love them. It is where a diverse population — including gamblers, missionaries and show girls — comes together and even falls in love.

CCM Musical Theatre is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2018-19. As we begin our year of “Moving Forward, Looking Back,” we start by looking back with this wonderful golden age musical. Runyon loved the people of the Big Apple, and many of his short stories celebrated the world of Broadway in New York City. Guys and Dolls is based off of Runyon’s The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown and Blood Pressure. Please enjoy our production of Guys and Dolls, and thank you for your support throughout the years.

Diane Lala, Director and Choreographer

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COMPANY THE COMPANY

Nicely-Nicely Johnson............................................................................NICK BERNINGER Benny Southstreet............................................................................................ SAM PICKART Rusty Charlie.......................................................................................HANK VON KOLNITZ Sarah Brown.................................................................................................. ARIA BRASWELL Arvide Abernathy..................................................................................DAIN ALAN PAIGE+ Harry the Horse............................................................................................ MICHAEL CANU Lt. Brannigan...........................................................................................STONE MOUNTAIN Nathan Detroit.............................................KEVIN CHLAPECKA^/MATT COPLEY* Angie the Ox................................................................................................ANDREW ALSTAT Miss Adelaide..................................................KENDALL MCCARTHY^/ANYA AXEL* Sky Masterson..............................................................................................FRANKIE THAMS Joey Biltmore............................................................................................................. ELI MAYER Hot Box MC...................................................................................................DYLAN DOUGAL Mimi......................................................................................................................... BRYN PURVIS General Matilda B. Cartwright...................................................... ELLE ZAMBARANO Big Jule.....................................................................................................................ELIJAH KING MISSION BAND Agatha..................................................................................................................SOFIE FLORES Calvin................................................................................................................COLE HARKSEN Martha........................................................................................................................ BRITTA RAE Hot Box Girls.......................................... BAILEE ENDEBROCK, JAMIE GOODSON, ZOE GROLNICK, BRYN PURVIS Tower Boys..................LEO CARMODY, CHRISTIAN FELICIANO, KAI HORVIT, CHRISTIAN KIDD, DREW MINARD, ELI OWENS, AARON RICHERT, SAMMY SCHECHTER Ensemble....................... ANDREW ALSTAT, KURTIS BROWN, MICHAEL CANU, DYLAN DOUGAL, SOFIE FLORES, HALEY HOLCOMB, CHIP HAWVER, JACK JOHNSON, JOSHUA JOHNSON, ELI MAYER, JORDAN MILLER, BRITTA RAE, MIKAYLA RENFROW, ERICH W. SCHLECK, VERONICA STERN, QUINN SURDEZ, HANK VON KOLNITZ, ETHAN ZEPH Dance Captain.................................................................................................... BRYN PURVIS Understudies: Nicely-Nicely Johnson.......................................................................ERICH W. SCHLECK Benny Southstreet.....................................................................................ANDREW ALSTAT Sarah Brown......................................................................................... MIKAYLA RENFROW Sky Masterson......................................................................................................ETHAN ZEPH Swings.....................................ANNA CHASE LANIER, BRANDON SCHUMACKER * Friday, Oct. 19; Sunday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 26; Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m.

^ Saturday, Oct. 20; Sunday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. + Denotes CCM alumnus The Place and Time New York City, late 1940s

Guys and Dolls will last 2 hours and 30 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.

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NUMBERS MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I Overture.......................................................................................................................................ORCHESTRA Scene 1: Broadway Runyonland.................................................................................................................................ORCHESTRA Fugue for Tinhorns...........................................................................................NICELY, BENNY, RUSTY Follow the Fold..................................................................................................SARAH, MISSION BAND The Oldest Established..............................................................NATHAN, NICELY, BENNY, GUYS Scene 2: Interior of the Save-a-Soul Mission I’ll Know.......................................................................................................................................... SARAH, SKY Scene 3: A Phone Booth Scene 4: The Hot Box A Bushel and a Peck................................................................. MISS ADELAIDE, HOT BOX GIRLS Adelaide’s Lament.............................................................................................................MISS ADELAIDE Scene 5: A Street Off Broadway Guys and Dolls.................................................................................................................... NICELY, BENNY Scene 6: Exterior of the Mission, Noon, the next day Scene 7: Off Broadway Scene 8: Havana Club Havana..............................................................................................................................................ENSEMBLE Scene 9: Outside El Café Cubano If I Were a Bell......................................................................................................................................... SARAH Scene 10: Exterior of the Mission My Time of Day/I’ve Never Been in Love Before.........................................................SKY, SARAH ACT II Entr’acte........................................................................................................................................ORCHESTRA Scene 1: The Hot Box Take Back Your Mink................................................................ MISS ADELAIDE, HOT BOX GIRLS Adelaide’s Lament (Reprise)..........................................................................................MISS ADELAIDE Scene 2: West 48th Street More I Cannot Wish You.................................................................................................................. ARVIDE Scene 3: The Sewer The Crapshooters’ Ballet..........................................................................................................GAMBLERS Luck Be a Lady..................................................................................................................SKY, GAMBLERS Scene 4: West 48th Street Sue Me............................................................................................................. MISS ADELAIDE, NATHAN Scene 5: Interior of the Save-a-Soul Mission Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat.......................................................................NICELY, COMPANY Scene 6: A Newsstand in Times Square Marry the Man Today................................................................................... MISS ADELAIDE, SARAH Scene 7: Return to Runyonland The Happy Ending........................................................................................................................ COMPANY CCM 5

THE VILLAGE NEWS ALUMNI APPLAUSE Phillip Johnson-Richardson (BFA Musical Theatre, 2018) is currently in the ensemble of Hamilton in Chicago, where he is also an understudy for the title role as well as Hercules Mulligan and James Madison. The recent graduate has already had the opportunity to portray Alexander Hamilton in several performances of the hit musical. CCM audiences will remember him from his performance as Pontius Pilate in the 2017-18 Mainstage production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Pamela Myers (BFA Musical Theatre, 1969) was the first graduate of CCM’s Musical Theatre program. She recently returned her alma mater to perform in the sold-out Musical Theatre Birthday Cabaret celebrating 50 years of musical theatre excellence at CCM. Myers made her Broadway debut as Marta in the original cast of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, where she introduced the show-stopping number “Another Hundred People.” She was nominated at the 1971 Tony awards for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and she appeared in the 2002 Broadway revival of Into the Woods.

Ben Sloan (BM Jazz Studies, 2011) received a $10,000 grant last year from People’s Liberty to build East Price Hill’s Percussion Park, an outdoor musical playground of percussion instruments. This year, he was an Artist-in-Residence at The National’s Homecoming Music Festival and briefly toured with the rock band. He has recently toured with other groups, including Cincinnati’s A Delicate Motor, and has participated in experimental music festivals and performances around the world. Sloan teaches at MYCincinnati, an after-school youth orchestra for children in Price Hill.

Raven Thomas (BFA Musical Theatre, 2016) started her professional career in the performing arts shortly after graduating from CCM by joining the national tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, which won 11 Tony Awards in 2016. Recently, Thomas announced that she will be joining the Broadway production of Hamilton. Cincinnati audiences may recognize her from CCM’s Musical Theatre Birthday Cabaret, as well as the 2015 Mainstage production of Carousel, where she played the role of Mrs. Mullin. Thomas also played the role of Pilar in CCM’s 2014 Mainstage production of Legally Blonde.

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ORCHESTRA CCM CONCERT ORCHESTRA Roger Grodsky, Musical Director and Conductor Henry Lewers, Associate Musical Director and Conductor Jeremy Robin Lyons, Assistant Musical Director and Rehearsal Pianist Violins* Yuezi Wu, concertmaster Peiyan Cai Po-Hsing Tsai Jiayi Sun Linke Zhou Yuchen Luo Mable Lecrone Ally Oakes

Clarinet/Alto Saxophone Hector Gagnet

Flute/Clarinet/Alto Saxophone Erick Miranda

Violins^ Bingjie Wang, concertmaster Daniel Geisel Grace Brown Yuanchun Wu Sophie Wohl Yeonkyeong Ju Linke Zhou

Flute/Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone Wenbo Yin

Cellos* Nick Zhao Carter Langmack Zach Cochran Nicholas Tsang

Trumpets Bryant Bewley Andrew King Blake Woolsey

Cellos^ Elizabeth Lee Myles Yeazell Jacqueline Pegis Jade Siebert Bass Peter McCutcheon Flute/Piccolo Youbeen Cho

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone Christian Paradiso

Bass Clarinet/Baritone Saxophone Carly Hood Horn Phillip Palmore

Trombone James Smith+ Kyle Davidson~ Percussion Declan Hayden Zach Webb Piano/Celeste Jeremy Robin Lyons * Friday, Oct. 19; Sunday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m.;

Friday, Oct. 26; Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m.

Oboe/English Horn Mitchell Rollins

^ Saturday, Oct. 20; Sunday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m.

Bassoon Donald Forman

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CAST PROFILES ANYA AXEL, Miss Adelaide Senior from Needham, Massachusetts At CCM: Phyllis Foster in Mack and Mabel, Tricia (Cassie/Shelia/Maggie u/s) in A Chorus Line, Ensemble in Jesus Christ Superstar, Seussical, Frou-Frou (Grisette) in The Merry Widow, Christine in American Idiot. Elsewhere: Laurie in Oklahoma! at Kincaid Regional Theatre Company (Falmouth, Kentucky), Ensemble in 42nd Street at Reagle Music Theatre (Waltham, Massachusetts).

NICK BERNINGER, Nicely-Nicely Johnson Junior from Wayne, New Jersey At CCM: Priest in Jesus Christ Superstar, Horton u/s in Seussical, Fatty Arbuckle in Mack and Mabel, Uncle Vadim in Nasha America (Musical Theatre Incubator Project), Big John in Home Street Home (Musical Theatre Incubator Project). Elsewhere: Emcee in Cabaret, Scuttle/Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid, Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Mr. Bumble in Oliver! at Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (Clinton, Iowa).

ARIA BRASWELL, Sarah Brown Senior from San Antonio, Texas At CCM: Erin Mackey in Sondheim on Sondheim, Woman 2 in They Were You, Jou-Jou (Grisette) in The Merry Widow. Elsewhere: Ariel in The Little Mermaid at Clinton Area Showboat Theater (Clinton, Iowa), Patti Simcox in Grease at Wagonwheel Center for the Arts (Warsaw, Indiana).

MICHAEL CANU, Harry the Horse Junior from Detroit, Michigan At CCM: Ensemble in Jesus Christ Superstar, Ensemble Mack and Mabel.

Elsewhere: Sky in Mamma Mia!, Snowboy in West Side Story, Henry in Newsies at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (Winchester, Virginia), Ren McCormack in Footloose at Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (Clinton, Iowa).

KEVIN CHLAPECKA, Nathan Detroit Senior from Chicago, Illinois At CCM: The Cat in the Hat in Seussical, Mr. Kessel in Mack and Mabel, the King in Big River. Elsewhere: Sam/Carl standby in Ghost, Ensemble in Sister Act at the Lake Dillon Theatre Company (Keystone, Colorado), Ren in Footloose at Kincaid Regional Theatre (Falmouth, Kentucky), Warren in Ordinary Days at Steel Beam Theatre (St. Charles, Illinois).

MATT COPLEY, Nathan Detroit Junior from Marine City, Michigan At CCM: Apostle in Jesus Christ Superstar, Vlad Vladikoff in Seussical, Storyteller in Children of Eden. Elsewhere: Ren McCormick in Footloose, Romeo in Newsies at Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Warsaw, Indiana), Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie at Riverbank Theatre (Marine City, Michigan).

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ELIJAH KING, Big Jule Junior from Fairfax, Viginia At CCM: Ensemble in Mack and Mabel, Ensemble in Jesus Christ Superstar, the King of the Sea in The Little Mermaid (Ballet). Elsewhere: Ensemble in Mamma Mia! at Totem Pole Playhouse (Fayetteville, Pennsylvania), Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Fairfax Theatre Company (Fairfax, Virginia).

KENDALL MCCARTHY, Miss Adelaide Senior from Raleigh, North Carolina At CCM: Julie in The Theory of Relativity, Aphra/Eve u/s in Children of Eden, Deidre in Runaways, Ensemble/Gertrude u/s in Seussical. Elsewhere: Ariel in Footloose at Kincaid Regional Theater (Falmouth, Kentucky), Young Groupie in Rock of Ages with Lake Dillon Theater Company (Silverthorne, Colorado), Pilar in Legally Blonde, Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, Ensemble in Les Misérables at North Carolina Theater (Raleigh, North Carolina).

STONE MOUNTAIN, Lt. Brannigan Freshman from Austin, Texas Elsewhere: Tenor Soloist in Bernstein’s Centennial Mass with Merick Productions, Male Ensemble/Cop in Mary Poppins at ZACH Theatre, Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me if You Can at St. Andrews School of Fine Arts (Austin, Texas).

DAIN ALAN PAIGE, Arvide Abernathy Alumnus (BFA Dramatic Performance, 1993) from Akron, Ohio Elsewhere: Lumière in Beauty and the Beast, Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, Jafar in Aladdin at the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka, Father in Ragtime, Bellomy in The Fantasticks at the Carnegie Theatre (Covington, Kentucky), Salvatore Spumoni in Burgertown, Froggy LeSeur in The Foreigner, Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Commonwealth Theatre (Highland Heights, Kentucky).

SAM PICKART, Benny Southstreet Junior from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin At CCM: Paul in Theory of Relativity, Swing in Seussical, Ensemble in Mack and Mabel. Elsewhere: Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, Gus in Saturday Night Fever, Benjamin in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Mac-Haydn Theatre (Chatham, New York).

FRANKIE THAMS, Sky Masterson Senior from Detroit, Michigan At CCM: Ryan in The Theory of Relativity, Horton in Seussical, Andy/William Desmond Taylor u/s in Mack and Mabel, Roy (Zach/Al/Don u/s) in A Chorus Line, Johnny u/s in American Idiot, Ensemble in Carousel. Elsewhere: Eddie

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CAST PROFILES in Mamma Mia! at Stages! (St. Louis), Link in Hairspray, Ensemble in Annie Get Your Gun, Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre (New Orleans).

HANK VON KOLNITZ, Rusty Charlie Junior from Alexandria, Virginia At CCM: Priest in Jesus Christ Superstar, Ensemble in Seussical, Ensemble in Mack and Mabel. Elsewhere: Ensemble in Mamma Mia! at Totem Pole Playhouse, Riff in West Side Story at Santa Rase Repertory Theatre (Santa Rosa, California), Eric in The Little Mermaid at Clinton Showboat (Clinton, Iowa).

ELLE ZAMBARANO, General Matilda B. Cartwright Sophomore from Austin, Texas At CCM: Swing in The Theory of Relativity, Ensemble/Dance Captain in Candide. Elsewhere: Ensemble in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Totem Pole Playhouse (Fayeteville, Pennsylvania), Featured Soloist in Steppin’ Out at ZACH Theatre (Austin, Texas).

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PRODUCTION STAFF PROFILES CAROLINE CASTLEMAN, Production Stage Manager Senior from Cincinnati, Ohio At CCM: Production Stage Manager for The Earth is Flat, Assistant Director for H2O: A Play About Water, Assistant Stage Manager for Middletown, Mack and Mabel, DAAP Fashion Show. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for Driving Miss Daisy, I Love a Piano at Totem Pole Playhouse (Fayetteville, Pennsylvania).

MEREDITH KEISTER, Wig and Make-Up Designer Third-year graduate student from Hillsboro, Ohio At CCM: Wig and Make-Up Designer for Hamlet, Jesus Christ Superstar, Assistant Wig and Make-Up Designer for Mack and Mabel, Cendrillon, Romeo and Juliet, Very Dumb Kids. Elsewhere: Wig and Make-Up Staff for the Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, New Mexico), Wig and Make-Up Intern for the Chautauqua Opera (Chautauqua, New York).

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NICHOLAS SMITH, Lighting Designer Second-year graduate student from Evansville, Indiana At CCM: Lighting Designer for Sondheim on Sondheim, Resident Lighting Designer for Choreographers Showcase 2018, Assistant Lighting Designer for Candide, Associate Lighting Designer/Programmer for the DAAP Fashion Show 2018. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Motherhood Out Loud at Carnegie Theater (Covington, Kentucky), Assistant Lighting Designer for Romeo and Juliet at Cincinnati Ballet, Assistant Lighting Design Intern for The Wall, The Coronation of Poppea at the Cincinnati Opera.

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PRODUCTION STAFF Technical Director...........................................................................................Steve Miller Assistant Director..............................................................................................Alex Stone Assistant Stage Managers.......................................... Mallory Bruno, Erin Duffey Production Assistant....................................................................................Sara Sonnier Assistant Costume Designers........................................................Maddie Kevelson, Kendall Montunnas, Joanne Ramsdell West Assistant Lighting Designers.................................Kelly Howland, Jeremy Mayo Assistant Scenic Designers.................... Noam Denenberg, Payton Epperson, Jacquelyn Reis Associate Sound Designer................................................................ Edward Mineishi Assistant Sound Designer.....................................................................Lindsey Cohen Assistant Wig and Make-Up Designers.........Cheyenne Holbert, Sam Kittle Assistant Props Master.......................................................................Marissa Picciuto Costume Shop Graduate Assistants.......Kendall Dayton, Rachel Kaempen, Brandon Thompson, Ashley Trujillo, Joanne West Costume Shop Manager...................................................................... Susan Morrison Season Wardrobe Supervisor............................................................. Emily Eckhardt Wardrobe Crew Head..................................................................................... Wyatt Kim Costume Running Crew............ Jason Bowden, Hanna Collins, Iris Harmon, Geoffrey Mintz, Stephanie O’Rear, Gabby Ullman, Megan Vaughn, Avery Woodruff Lighting Programmer............................................................................Devaka Walpola Resident Master Electrician...................................................... Gregory S. Falcione Master Electrician...............................................................................Matthew Barnett Assistant Master Electrician/Light Board Operator.............Simon Willeman Assistant Master Electrician................................................................Andrew Martin Deck Electricians...................................................Sawyer Clifton, Savannah Hess Electrics/Spotlight Operators‌............................ Paige Bauman, Aiden Bezark Electrics Crew..........................William Baker, Akash Bartlett, Bransen Black, Jason Bowden, Tayler Durantini, Elanor Eberhadt, Ethan Fleek, Hannah Gruneisen, Maya Hughes, Zachary Lipo Zovic, Christopher Lipstreu, Ian Macintosh, Amy Melia, Vishal Sharma, Andrew Stewart, Frank Viskup, Andrew Wright Electrics Shop Assistants/Lighting Graduate Assistants...........Nina Agelvis, Evan Carlson, Jeremy Mayo, Michael E. Nardella, Nicholas Smith, Oliver Tidwell Littleton Assistant Technical Director......................................................................Cole Wright Master Carpenter..................................................................................... Natalie Rogers

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FACULTY AND STAFF Division of Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration (TAPAA) Denton Yockey, Division Head, TAPAA/Executive Producer Aubrey Berg, Chair of Musical Theatre Department Michael Blankenship, Resident Scenic Artist Rebecca Bromels, Arts Administration Deirdre Carberry, Resident Dance Choreographer/Ballet Michael Carr, Musical Theatre Instructor/Movement Rebecca Childs, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music Theory Colleen Condit, Program Manager, Dance Tracy Connor, Acting Instructor/Improv Anne Cushing-Reid, Arts Administration Instructor Denise Dal Vera, Business Skills for the Actor Instructor Vince DeGeorge, Weinberger Chair, Musical Theatre/Opera Performance Gema Diaz, Dance Instructor Wendy Dorn, Theatre Design and Production Instructor Isabelle Elefson, Dance Instructor Gregory S. Falcione, Resident Master Electrician Susan Felder, Acting/Movement James H. Gage, Resident Lighting Designer Jeri Gatch, Dance Instructor Stephen Goers, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music Director Roger Grodsky, Musical Theatre Vocal Coach/Conductor Robin Guarino, Chair of Opera Department Patti Hall, Program Manager, TAPAA Mark Halpin, Resident Scenic Designer Jean Hamilton, Arts Administration Department Director Richard E. Hess, Chair of Acting Department Jonnie Lynn Jacobs-Percer, Dance Instructor/Ballet Qi Jiang, Chair of Dance Department Katie Johannigman, Musical Theatre, Choreographer and Director k. Jenny Jones, Acting/Movement, Stage Combat Michele Kay, Chair of Theatre Design and Production Department/Stage Management Diane Lala, Resident Musical Theatre Director/Choreographer/Jazz/Pilates Wendy LeBorgne, Voice Pathologist Marie-France Lefebvre, Opera Coach

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Patricia Linhart, Voice/Musical Theatre D. Lynn Meyers, Drama Instructor/Audition Techniques Judith Mikita, Interim Dance/Modern Kathryn Miller, Resident Properties Artisan Steve Miller, Associate Director of Theater Ops Dean Mogle, Resident Costume Designer Laura Molander, Theatre Costume Draper Susan Morrison, Costume Shop Manager Susan Moser, Acting and Opera Instructor/Theatre Movement Robert G. Pavlovich, Acting for the Camera/Theatre History David Ralphs, Dance Accompanist Katelyn Groh Reid, Instructor/Dialects Brant Russell, Acting/Script Analysis/Artist in Society/Director Ted Seaman, Dance Accompanist Rebecca Senske, Associate Costume Designer Stirling Shelton, Technical Director Marcus Shields, Interim Opera Director D’Arcy Smith, Voice Production/Vocal Coach Julie Spangler, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music Director Sharon Stith, Financial Administrator, TAPAA Kristin Suess, Arts Administration Instructor/Career Management Tricia Sundbeck, Dance Instructor Douglas Sutton, Dance Accompanist Michael Tevlin, Resident Dance Choreographer/Ballet Matthew Tibbs, Resident Sound Designer Regina Truhart, Costume Technology Thomas C. Umfrid, Resident Scenic Designer Suzette Boyer Webb, Dance Instructor/Ballet Kathryn Webster, Acting Instructor, Voice Production Kyle Wichman, Scene Shop Foreman Mark C. Williams, Lighting Technology and Design Karen Wissel, Dance Instructor/Modern Scot Wooley, Theatre Design and Production Sound Instructor Kelly A. Yurko, Resident Make-Up and Wigs Designer

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CCM ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Stanley E. Romanstein, Dean & Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music Stephanie Schlagel, Interim Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies John Martin, Assistant Dean, Preparatory and Community Engagement Anne Cushing-Reid, Director of Engagement, Special Programs and Partnerships Andrea M. Fitzgerald, Assistant Dean, Enrollment Services Kathryn Zajac Albertson, Senior Admissions Officer Kandice Odister, Admissions Program Manager Diane White, Director of Business Affairs Steve McConnell, Business Manager TJ Hizer, Human Resources Consultant Karen Tully, Senior Director of Development and External Relations Sarah Mizelle, Director of Development and External Relations Jamie Muenzer, Associate Director of Alumni Relations Stephanie Dumais, Assistant Director of Constituent Development Curt Whitacre, Director of Marketing and Communications Mikki Graff, Graphic Designer Rebecca Butts, Assistant Public Information Officer Jonathan Dellinger, Alexandra Doyle, Public Information Assistants Mark Lyons, Photographer Rayburn Dobson, Jr., Senior Director of Performance Operations John McDonagh, Director of Facilities and Performance Services Eric Wolfley, Director of Piano Services Rebekah Whitacre, Piano Technician Simรณn Sotelo, Director of Recording Services Eric Louie, Scheduling Manager Jeanne Rose, Box Office Manager Emily Bauer, Albert Carter, Hannah Hoffman, Box Office Assistant Managers Grace Ankenbauer, Lilly Bedell, Emma Brueneman, Nia Burns, Ashley Centers, Jack Clayton, Claire Davis, Rory Hefner-Templar, Sarah Huesman, Christopher Jacobs, Brent Levy, Shannon Lock, Jerome McCray, Trey Peterson, Tony Smith, Box Office Staff Ilona Eke, Eric Morin, Corey Wickline, House Managers Kate Alexandra, Faroq al-Rajoub, Andrew Baker, Taiga Benito, Lily Couch, Olivia Darling, Christina Emery, Rebecca Flank, Carmen Granger, Aryel Hawkins, Jennelle John-Lewis, Hannah Lohr-Pearson, Emily Mays, Acacia McCray, Michele Mensah, Sarah Minneman, Geoffrey Mintz, Nolan Monigold, Danny Mylott, Anurag Neti, Madison Nuss, Vraj Patel, Erin Rowland, Haleigh Sano, Sarah Sheerajin, Max Schaefer, Laura Sink, Micah Tawney, Carson Trego, Gabby Ullman, House and Operations Staff Jos. Berning 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, 12:30-6 p.m.; Saturday, noon-4 p.m.; and one hour prior to curtain for Mainstage performances. MasterCard, Visa and Discover cards are accepted. CCM Box Office, P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 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 performers. 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 that 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 will not be admitted.

CAMERAS, PHONES AND RECORDING DEVICES: The use of cameras, with or without flashes, recording devices, cellular phones and other electronic devices inside the theater is prohibited. Please leave them with the House Manager.

SMOKING AND REFRESHMENTS: Smoking and refreshments are not permitted in the theater. Effective May 1, 2017, smoking and tobacco use (including chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes) shall be prohibited by students, staff, faculty, visitors, vendors and

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contractors at all times in or on University of Cincinnati properties, including events on university property during non-school hours.

This includes all shelters, indoor and outdoor theaters and athletic facilities, bridges, walkways, sidewalks, residence halls, parking lots, and street parking and garages owned by the university.

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 Corbett Auditorium and Patricia Corbett Theater. 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.

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cincinnati song initiative Greater Cincinnati’s source for art song performed at the highest levels of artistry and innovation.

Recipient of Ovation TV and Spectrum’s 2018 Stand for the Arts Award.

2018-2019 Season Alma de España: España I Season Opening Benefit 09.22.2018 The Age of Wagner 11.11.2018 Spotlight: Jesse Blumberg & Jocelyn Dueck 03.03.2019 Americana: Then and Now Featuring a commissioned world premiere by Matthew Recio 04.28.2019 For tickets and more information, visit cincinnatisonginitiative.org.

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