the rock experience
Book and lyrics by MO WILLIAMS
Music by DEBORAH WICKS LA PUMA
Directed by JENNA MOLL REYES
Musical Director
J. CHANG-TABLADA
Scenic & Costume Design GLEASON BAUER
Lighting Design MADISON DILLON
Sound Design
ALEXANDER PALMER
Production Stage Manager ERYN MILLER
Producing Artistic Director
CHRISTOPHER L. SHELEY
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
who’s who the acting company
Andre Jones, Jr. (Wilbur) is elated to debut on the FAC stage! Wrapping up his final undergrad semester at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Andre continues refining his craft in vocal performance, dance, and acting. You may have seen him in Cats (Mungojerrie), Indecent (Lemml), Winter Wonders (Dusty), A Flea in Her Ear (Tournel), or Everybody (Love) at the Ent Center for the Arts. Andre is dedicated to telling stories that challenge, inspire, and encourage new ways of thinking both on stage and on camera. Follow Andre’s journey on Instagram @asajonesjr. Enjoy the show because…why not?
Debbie Kagy (Tall) is very excited to be performing in her first FAC and first Colorado Springs production. Some of her favorite credits include Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime, Sally Simpson in The Who’s Tommy and the understudy for Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. She would like to thank her loving husband, family and friends for always supporting her crazy life.
Rhianna DeVries (Grande) (they/them+) is a multi-medium creator with passions in acting, directing, and producing, and they are thrilled to be returning to the Fine Arts Center! Some of Rhianna’s recent stage credits include POTUS and Appropriate with Curious Theatre Company, The Waste Land with Denver Theatre Ensemble, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at the Fine Arts Center, Romeo and Juliet/The Tempest with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival School Tour, and the titular role in Antigone with Fearless Theatre Company. Rhianna is also in film and video games, most notably as the lead motion capture and voiceover actor for Chloe Price in the BAFTA-nominated game, Life is Strange: Before the Storm. RhiannaDeVries.com
Isaiah Culling (Venti) (they/them) is an actor and singer local to Colorado Springs. Kiddos may have seen their work at the FAC in Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, or at Millibo Art Theatre in The Snowflakey Princess. Adults in the audience may have seen their work at Springs Ensemble Theatre in Midge and the Butcher, at MAT in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, or in many shows at Pikes Peak State College like Spelling Bee, Murder on the Orient Express, and others. They hope you enjoy the show!
Stephen Turner (Grand-Pah/Stark-Naked) recently performed on the mainstage in the FAC’s holiday production of The Little Mermaid. Stephen is ecstatic to be returning to the actual stage where he first started performing at age 5. A Colorado Springs native, Stephen has spent the last 25 years performing in cities across the country, but mostly somewhere in Colorado far north from here. Favorite roles that you never saw include Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Cosmo in Singin’ in the Rain, Smudge in Forever Plaid, Mr. Sipos in She Loves Me and the title role in the North American tour of A Fiddler on the Roof, although sometimes he stood on a bench instead of a roof. When not acting Stephen enjoys board gaming, both virtual and live. Stephen is an avid social dancer, which lately has been more west coast and fusion style. Stephen is also one of those actors who also makes a hobby of seeing Broadway and local shows. Stephen is a Realtor with Homesmart and can handle your transaction if you ask nicely. Stephen is currently desperate to get to 1000 followers on Instagram so that his agent will send him out again, because that’s what’s really important! instagram.com/stephenturneractor
Tracy Nicole Taylor (Weather Mole/Secret Service) (she/ her) is so excited to be back upstairs for this fun show. Tracy has performed with the FAC theatre company for over a decade, performing in numerous shows on both FAC stages. Recent FAC credits include: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Rent, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Elf The Musical. Other favorite credits: Jaqueline in La Cage Aux Folles (Town Hall Arts Center), SWING! (Country Dinner Playhouse), Lovette’s (Milibo), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Crazy for You, The Producers and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (FAC). Tracy also works as a teaching artist and youth choreographer for the FAC and at the Colorado Springs Conservatory. Eternal gratitude to her mentors, friends, family and partner. Now, let’s get Naked . . . Mole Rats!
who’s who design team
Jenna Moll Reyes (Director) (She/They) is a local director and actor. Previous shows they have directed are: The Heart Sellers (Theatreworks UCCS), The Hours of Anne: The Last Days of Anne Boleyn (Theatrix at The Studio Loft), Amelia’s Big Idea (Miners Alley Performing Arts Center & Boulder Ensemble Theater Company), The Enchanted Bookshop (Northglenn Arts Center), Airness (UC Boulder), Infinite Black Suitcase, Romona Quimby (Denver School of the Arts), and FADE (YouTube series). Jenna has also performed at the following theaters: Theatreworks, Arvada Center, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, Denver Center for the Performing Arts; Off Center, North Carolina Theater, Aurora Fox Arts Center, Lake Dillon Theatre Company, Curious Theatre Company, and Town Hall Arts Center. She is happily represented by Radical Artists Agency and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
J. Chang-Tablada (Music Director) is thrilled to be in his 10th season of music directing and performing at the Fine Arts Center! Thank you to the brilliant team of creative collaborators at the Fine Arts Center for the opportunity to bring this show to life through music, and congrats to our incredible cast! All the love for my McCauley5—I love you the MOST. Keep an eye out for J’s solo cabaret concerts throughout the 24-25 season “Songs in the Key of J.” @jchangtablada
Gleason Bauer (Scenic/Costume Design) is an educator and multi-faceted theatre artist. The Associate Artistic Director of Boulder’s square product theatre, they won the True West Award for their direction and production design of Slab, and a Colorado Theatre Guild nomination for Best New Play. Gleason co-founded and ran Zoo District, a Los Angeles ensemble that earned an international and award-winning reputation, receiving 44 nominations and 26 Ovation, Garlands, and LA Weekly Awards (several of which honored their work as a director and designer). A member of the National Alliance of Acting Teachers and the Association of Movement Educators, Gleason has taught for CC, Pomona, Marlborough, and North Carolina Governor’s School among many others. They have led professional workshops in ensemble processes and
devising at Whitman, the University of the South, and other educational institutions nationwide. Gleason holds a BA in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College and an MFA in Contemporary Performance from Naropa University, where they currently teach in the School of the Arts. They have certifications in embodied social justice, mindfulness instruction, and Moment WorkTM. Gleason is an alum of Director’s Lab West and an associate member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. gleasonbauer.com
Madison Dillon (Lighting Design) is a naked mole rat wearing socks in her heart. In real life, Madison is a human wearing socks... and a human designing lights for musicals. Madison graduated from Colorado College (CC) in 2023 with majors in Dance and Performance Design and now works as a freelance lighting designer, choreographer, and stage manager. She is also the Head Electrician right here at the FAC. You may have seen her lighting designs (and socks) at Ormao Dance Company (small. works., When Night Meets Day, All at Once) or at the CC/Colorado Springs Conservatory collaboration of Searching for Santa. Her assistant lighting design credits include Julliard (Twelfth Night), CSFAC (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus), and Bard College’s Spiegeltent.
Alexander Palmer (Sound Design) has been working in Theater as an Audio Engineer for over a decade. First starting out with local black box theaters, Alex has cultivated a wealth of knowledge on everything from Sound Design to Mixing. His other work includes being a Recording Engineer at CCM Recording Studios where he records, edits, mixes and masters work for Music Production, Audiobooks and Voiceover. Previous clients include NPR, 20th Century Fox and Asics. Alex has also taught at the Colorado Film School, one of the top ten in the US for Film Production. His education includes Shenandoah University and the University of Colorado Denver. Alex brings all of these skills to bear in every production and loves every part of the process. Working with creatives to bring their work to the highest level of quality is what keeps him going.
Eryn Miller (Stage Manager) has burrowed all the way from California! She kept herself busy by keeping performers clothed in all sorts of shows such as Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Tilly the Trickster, and Lyle, Lyle Crocodile. She is happy to be hanging up her hat here in the Springs!
Director
Musical Director
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lighting Design .
Production Stage Manager
Production Assistant
production staff
Jenna Moll Reyes
J
Chang-Tablada
Gleason Bauer
Gleason Bauer
Madison Dillon
Eryn Miller
Rebecca Walters
Carpenters Hossein Ferouzandeh, Cliff Hamilton, Ben Porter
Costume Shop Crew Ginny Treu, Marissa Forrest, Eryn Miller
Crew Chandler Disch
fac theatre company staff
Producing Artistic Director Christopher L Sheley
Company Manager
Tim Muldrew
Theatre Administrative Assistant Bekah Irwin
Director of Production
Technical Director
David Cook
Colyer Dermody
Costume Shop Supervisor Amaya Egusquiza
Resident Lighting Designer/Lighting Director
Holly Anne Rawls
Head of Sound Alexander Palmer
Charge Scenic Artist
Sarah Talaba
House Manager Jude Talaba
