A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPALS
Dear Friends and Families,
It is our privilege to welcome you to the 2024-2025 performance season at California School of the Arts –San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV)! We are delighted to have you join us for our eighth season of showstopping performances, concerts, events, and more, all showcasing the tireless work and dedication of our exceptionally talented students and faculty.
The inspiring devotion and passion of our CSArts-SGV community has not gone unnoticed. Our school is currently ranked the #1 Best Charter High School in California, the #3 Best Public High School in Los Angeles County, and the #4 Best High School for the Arts in America by Niche. CSArts-SGV also holds the title of Best Charter School in the San Gabriel Valley by Pasadena Star-News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and Whittier Daily News
We could not be more proud of the many successes of our students, teachers, and staff, and we are thrilled to see what else we can all accomplish together as a CSArts-SGV family this school year. It is our first year together as joint principals, and there are so many other firsts on this season’s horizon that we are excited to be a part of, including welcoming our very first group of sixth grade students to CSArts-SGV!
Sincerely,
Stephen Cook, D.M.A. Principal of Arts
Nicole Read Principal of Academics
Of course, all of these incredible accomplishments could not be achieved without the support of our community. We would like to express our gratitude to our 2024-2025 Season Sponsors, Edison International and Max H. Gluck Foundation, as well as to our Board of Trustees, Foundation Board of Directors, President’s Circle, Encore, and Family Action Network members. Their continued support, leadership, and vision help to shape the lives of our students each and every day. Additionally, we would like to express our appreciation to the Duarte Unified School District (DUSD), the DUSD Board of Education, and the City of Duarte Council Members, whose continued partnership is vital to the mission of CSArts-SGV.
Finally, we must honor our parents, alumni, administrators, faculty and staff, members of the local community, and most importantly, our student artists. Our students are the inspiration and driving force behind everything that we do.
We are thrilled to have you join us in celebrating another impressive performance season at CSArts-SGV. Sit back and enjoy as our students Shine Brightly!
WE PROVIDE AN UNPARALLELED ARTS AND ACADEMIC EDUCATION IN A CREATIVE, CHALLENGING, AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE ARTS, PREPARING THEM TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL.
ACADEMICS +
Established in 2017, California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV) offers a dynamic school culture that enables students to flourish as artists and scholars. The school currently serves a diverse student body of approximately 1,200 students in grades 6-12. Students in grades 6-8 receive their academic instruction through the Duarte Unified School District (DUSD) and their arts classes through the CSArts-SGV conservatory program. Beginning in grade 9, students attend classes full-time on the CSArts-SGV campus.
In addition to offering a challenging college-preparatory academic program that produces high-achieving, motivated scholars, CSArts-SGV provides aspiring young artists with the opportunity to refine their skills and flourish in one of 11 arts conservatories. Each year, students participate in more than 60 concerts, recitals, staged performances, and exhibitions at a variety of venues, providing students with the unique experience of entertaining and inspiring hundreds of audience members.
CSArts-SGV is a donation-dependent public charter school; no student is offered or denied admission based on financial capacity. The school’s rigorous academic education coupled with advanced arts training impacts many students, molding creative thinkers, leaders, artists, innovators, and entrepreneurs.
BEST CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA
Niche, 2024
California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley MUSICAL THEATRE
CONSERVATORY PRESENTS:
T H E M U S I C A L
BOOK BY KEYTHE FARLEY AND
BRIAN FLEMMING
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY Laurence O’Keefe
Directed by Will Lagos
Choreographed by Orlando Alexander
Music Direction by JOhn Gilmore
PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer JUD WILLIFORD (CHAIR OF THEATRE)*
Production Manager ADAM ROY*
Associate Production Manager SAVANNAH HARROW*
Administrative Production Manager KRISTINA MILLER-WESTON*
Production Coordinator AUTUMN SCOTT*
Production Stage Manager KATIE YNIGUEZ*
Assistant Stage Managers MAY ACERO and TINA FAZEKAS
Technical Director POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA*
Fight Choreographer / Intimacy Coordinator VERONICA MACCARI*
Assistant Director DELANEY POLITO
*DENOTES CSARTS STAFF OR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
I won’t lie to you. You’re about to watch a crazy play.
Bat Boy the Musical garnered a cult following after running Off-Broadway in the early 2000s, picking up the same type of theater nerd that prays at the altars of legendary alt-rock musicals like Reefer Madness, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, and Rocky Horror. To a young actor (like me in 2005), Bat Boy has everything: camp-horror, blood, insane music, and an ending with the type of dizzying punch that makes an audience member look at their neighbor and whisper, “Are they allowed to do that?”
Today, I understand the show within the context it was written. Bat Boy is truly the brainchild of the Los Angeles theater scene. Originally developed by The Actors’ Gang, Tim Robbins’ theater company in Culver City, CA, Bat Boy was conceived to be performed in the Gang’s in-house acting technique called The Style. Think Commedia dell’arte combined with a touch of punk rock, slapstick, and melodrama. The guiding light for a show like Bat Boy is the concept of “states and stakes.” High emotionality in life-or-death situations. Characters played to the hilt, as
Shakespeare would have said. Where I once saw a musical dripping with sardonic humor and the blood of its victims (literally), now I see a deeply compelling story with a distinct point of view on xenophobia, racism, scapegoating, religion, law, and chaos. And that ending? Positively Hellenic, ripped right from the pages of Sophocles.
This is what makes Bat Boy a special piece of theater. It doesn’t pander or “go for laughs.” Under the warped situation-comedy of the script is the beating heart of something deeply human. It is at its funniest, scariest, and most thrilling when it takes itself very seriously.
Bat Boy asks its audience not to deny their beasts inside, that we ignore our shadows at our own peril. From the ancient Greeks survive the myths of the minotaur and the medusa, cursed hybrids of beast and man, simultaneously both and neither. Bat Boy asks us to see these creatures complexly. To shake their hands. To kiss them. To see their souls.
Could you?
CAST / ENSEMBLE
BAT BOY ...................... RYAN BACKSTROM
MEREDITH PARKER ................. MAISIE BROWN
DR. THOMAS PARKER ........... OMAR-SOL TEYOLIA
SHELLY PARKER ............... GRACE DOMINGUEZ
SHERIFF REYNOLDS ............. FRANKIE FONTANA
RICK TAYLOR .................... HOLDEN SALING
RON TAYLOR ............. DANI ENRIQUEZ-VALENTIN
RUTHIE TAYLOR .................... DEVIN RISKIN
MRS. TAYLOR ...................... JAMES LOPEZ
LORRAINE ...................... JULIET HUBBARD
MAGGIE ................... CLEMENTINE HUSTON
DAISY .......................... FIONA SVASTICS
MR. DILLON ..................... FRED ELIZANDO
BUD ........................... SOPHIA TEYOLIA
NED .............................. ELLA LOEST
ROY .................... JUKE CEPEDA-CINTRON
CLEM ........................... ALEX ALVAREZ
REVEREND BILLY HIGHTOWER ........ ZAKAI HAYNES
PAN, GOD OF THE FOREST ............. MATT RIVAS
SONG LIST
Hold me, Bat Boy COMPANY
Christian Charity ................. SHERIFF, MEREDITH and SHELLY
Ugly Boy ............................................. SHELLY
Whatcha Wanna Do? ........................... RICK and SHELLY
A Home For You ......................... MEREDITH and BAT BOY
Another Dead Cow ................................... COMPANY
Dance with Me, Darling .. DR. PARKER & THE VOICES IN PARKER’S HEAD
Mrs. Taylor’s Lullaby ............................... MRS. TAYLOR
Show You a Thing or Two ............... MEREDITH, SHELLY, BAT BOY, DR. PARK and COMPANY
Christian Charity (reprise) ........ SHERIFF, DR. PARKER and COMPANY
A Home for You (reprise) ................................ BAT BOY
Comfort and Joy ................ DR. PARKER, MEREDITH, SHELLY, BAT BOY, SHERIFF and COMPANY
A Joyful Noise ............. REVEREND HIGHTOWER and COMPANY
Let Me Walk Among You ................................ BAT BOY
A Joyful Noise (reprise) ....... REVEREND HIGHTOWER and COMPANY
All Hell Breaks Loose ......................... RICK and COMPANY
Stop the Bat Boy .................................... COMPANY
Three Bedroom House MEREDITH and SHELLY
Children Children ............................. PAN and COMPANY
More Blood / Kill the Bat Boy COMPANY
Inside Your Heart ........................... SHELLY and BAT BOY
Apology to a Cow BAT BOY
Finale ............................................. COMPANY
BAND
Conductor / Keyboard 1 .......................... JOHN GILMORE
Keyboard 2 ................................. DR. MISAKI SAITO*
Guitar ....................................... ZAIRE FRANKLIN
Bass .......................................... RORY SNIVELY*
Drums .......................................... DANTE LUNA*
*DENOTES CSARTS STAFF OR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL
CREW
PREP CREW
Master Carpenter DOMINIC POOLE
Scenic Carpenters .............................. BEAR POLLOCK
Scenic Charge Artist POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA*
Costume Construction / Stitchers ................ RACHEL LIMBACH and JAYDEN ABOGADO
RUN CREW
Light Board Op..................................... RANDY BAI
Followspot Op ZEKE MCKAY and WILSON HOLLAND
QLab Op ............................... ISABELLA HERNANDEZ
A2 Audio Crew OCTAVIA ROBERTS and ROWAN KEENE
Wardrobe Lead ................................ SAVANNAH MANY
Wardrobe Crew FREYA HSU, BEAUREGARD RYAN and SOFIA MORA
HMU Lead .................................. COLETTE MCCANN
Hair/Makeup ...... MADDIE MOORE, LUNA LUCERO and ANGIE LAM
Deck Crew .................. CHARLOTTE MANY and LLOYD TYLER
Props .......................... LUCIE CORIA and LILA BALACUIT
DESIGN TEAM
Scenic Designer ...................... POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA*
Costume Designer LELAND REZA*
Wigs, HMU and Prosthetics Designer ................. NATALIE LARA^
Prosthetics Supervisor WHITNEY CLAYTOR*
Lighting Designer .............................. SHAWN NEILSON*
Assistant Lighting Designer ....................... BEAR POLLOCK
Master Electrician ............................ COLTON BASSETT*
Props Designer ...................... POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA*
Audio Engineer/A1 .............................. EMILY PAALMAN*
*DENOTES CSARTS STAFF OR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL ^THIS IS THE FULFILLMENT OF THIS STUDENT’S SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECT
SPECIAL THANKS
Special thanks to the parents who tirelessly volunteer and support our students and staff. You all are astonishing with your generosity. Thank you for making this possible.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Arsenic and Old Lace
Directed by Christina Harris
Duarte PAC: October 24-26th
Peter and the Starcatcher
Directed by Ayesha Cortinas and Graham Jackson
Choreographed by Ayesha Cortinas
Music Direction by Graham Jackson
Duarte PAC: Nov 11-13th
All School Musical - Once Upon a Mattress
Directed by Judson Williford
Choreographed by Alison Hennessey
Music Direction by Graham Jackson
Glendale Community College: January 16-18th
Nutrition?
ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP
ADMINISTRATION
Principal of Arts
STEPHEN COOK, D.M.A.
Principal of Academics
NICOLE READ
Assistant Principal SEAN KERR
Assistant Principal LEON METOYER
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Founder & Strategic Consultant
STEVEN WAGNER
FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP
President TEREN SHAFFER
Vice President of Communications
KELLY ANDREWS
Vice President of Development
ELIZABETH TON
Director of Development
AMANDA WARNER
THANK YOU TO FACULTYCSARTS-SGVALL AND STAFF!
CONSERVATORY LEADERSHIP
SCHOOL OF DANCE
Director of Dance
BRIDGET MCNALLY
SCHOOL OF FINE & MEDIA ARTS
Director of Creative Writing
TIMOTHY GOMEZ
Director of Integrated Arts
JOEY ANCONA
Director of Visual Arts
TIFFANY MA
Middle School Coordinator, Royal Oaks STEAM Academy
STEPHANIE MALETZ
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Director of Instrumental Music
Co-Director of Popular Music
TYLER MCGEOUGH
Director of Vocal Arts
Co-Director of Popular Music
KIRK AVERITT
SCHOOL OF THEATRE
Chair of Theatre
JUD WILLIFORD
Director of Production & Design
ADAM ROY
Technical Director
POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA
Middle School Coordinator, Maxwell IB Academy
MARC LECLERC
BOARDS & PARTNERSHIPS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
GENEVIEVE SPINELLA, President
JOHN VAUGHAN, Secretary
MARCY ULRICH, Treasurer
FRANCISCO FIGUEROA
CAROL GREEN
RON GREEN
FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MARCY ULRICH, Co-Chair
CARRIE WALKER, Co-Chair
JEFFREY RUDERMAN, Vice Chair
DONALD FIFE, Treasurer
TAMI MORAN, Secretary
MICHELLE ALFONSO
JULIANNA EDWARDS
NICHOLE MCCLAM
CHRIS THAYER
KRISTI WAWRO
PARTNERSHIPS
AMDA College of the Performing Arts
ArtCenter College of Design
ArtNight Pasadena
Azusa Pacific University School of Music
Citrus College
City of Duarte
City of Hope
Descanso Gardens
Duarte Chamber of Commerce
Duarte Kiwanis Club
Duarte Rotary Club
Duarte Teen Center
Duarte Unified School District
Enchanted Dancewear
Grand Park LA
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Laguna College of Art and Design
Los Angeles College of Music
Los Angeles Opera
Monrovia Association of Fine Arts
MUSE/IQUE
Otis College of Art and Design
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Sierra Madre Playhouse
Whittier College
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
The CSArts-SGV Foundation is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing financial support to the school.
Thank you to the following individuals who have generously contributed to the CSArts-SGV Foundation. All Foundation gifts and membership contributions provide invaluable support toward important schoolwide initiatives that directly benefit our talented students.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
President’s Circle is the CSArts-SGV Foundation’s parent leadership group, which provides guidance and resources to administrative and executive leadership to help shape the future of the school.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING 2024-2025 PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE MEMBERS:
Heather & Armand Adkins
Mike & Christa Backstrom
The Beam Family
Lisa Brand & Jack Green
Rebecca & Nick Costantino
The Daniels Family
The Dominguez Family
The Gallivan Family
The Gomez Rico Family
Patricia Jazmines & Nicholas Rodriguez
The Jennings Family
The Jones Family
The Killeen Family
Bradley McGavin
Vaibhav & Urvashi Narang
The Pokaski Family
Elizabeth & Mark Power Robison
JoEllen & Andrew Skinner
Kim & Don Tovar
Edenn & Henry Vidrio
Lindsey & Gerard Way
The Zuker-Brunzell Family
List current as of September 1, 2024
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Encore is a social membership group that provides special engagement opportunities for our CSArts-SGV families. This close-knit community of parents enjoys exciting benefits and fun social events, all while supporting our incredible student artists.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING 2024-2025 ENCORE MEMBERS:
Dan & Myleen Altruz
Familia Alvarez-Vázquez
The Arias-Torres Family
Rachelle & Mark Arredondo
Kristin & John Baldrica
Miranda & Rhet Bear
The Bohlman Family
Dan & Nicole Boland
Tricia & Biff Butler
Jessica Cardenas
Rosemary Carrillo
The Cassell Family
Betsy Chapman & Russell Edge
Cintia & Onnie
The Cobian Family
Jen & Jeff Cohen
The Condron Family
The Cooper & Aranda Family
Austin Davis
Audrey Espie
Holly & Marc Fantini
The James & Megan Finlay Family
The Fitzgibbons Family
The FitzRandolph Family
The Flores Ortiz Family
The Glawe Hartman Family
Bridget Goodbody & Steve Suminski
The Gracia-Lopez Family
Mary Grant & Douglas Harvey
Stefani Greenwood & Serge Monkewitz
Duane & Christina Hardley
The Heintz Family
The Howe Family
Sunny Kim
Erik & Aija Kins
Joshua & Mikell Klinman
The Kyllo Family
Meizi Lin & Justice Lam
The Loera Family
The Lopez-Wang Family
The Mavros-Petty Family
The Morris Family
The Nieberg Family
Nancy Noe
The Noonchesters
Optometry Offices of Dr. Nancy Wang, OD
The Recalde Family
The Regaert Family
Mary Reichert
The Rubio Family
Saenz de Maturana Family
Sena Serna & Nick Lynch
The Silber Family
Vanessa Silberman & Joe Widman
The Sindelar Family
The Sparks Family
The Stokes Family
The Stratford Family
Teri and Jerred Sullivan
The Surfas Family
The Tallmon-Sandoval Family
The Timothy Husom Family
The Tubbs Family
The Ullerich Family
Roberto & Mariana Valdivia
Carrie & Scott Walker
Catriona & Simon Waters
Workforce Equity, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Zavala
List current as of September 1, 2024
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FAMILIES
Thank you to all of our CSArts-SGV families who have contributed this year to their Conservatory Funding Agreement (CFA) in support of their child’s arts conservatory experience. Your contributions specifically support conservatory salaries, facilities, equipment and supplies, performance opportunities, guest artist master teachers, and field trips.
If you would like to make a contribution to the CSArts-SGV Foundation in support of our talented student artists, please visit sgv.csarts.net/Donate.
CSArts Academy offers extracurricular arts training to student artists in the community, ages 8-15. Join us for fun and rewarding summer classes!
Join us on our beautiful San Gabriel Valley campus to try a new art form and break out of your comfort zone! Each summer, CSArts Academy offers One-Week Arts Intensives, which provide young artists with a chance to discover new talents, study innovative techniques, or hone their skills in a specific medium.
These week-long summer intensives provide specialized arts training in a multitude of disciplines, including creative writing, dance, theatre, visual arts, and more. Under the guidance of CSArts-SGV’s renowned educators, there are both half-day and full-day class opportunities for students of various levels. Select two different half-day intensives for a week full of creativity, or try a different class each week to form two weeks of fun!
There are even more class options available on the campus of our sister school, Orange County School of the Arts!
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C L A S S O F 2 0 2 5
T o m y t a l e n t e d b e s t f r i e n d s ,
T h a n k y o u f o r m a k i n g e v e r y m o m e n t a t C S A r t s a n
a b s o l u t e j o y . E a c h a n d e v e r y o n e o f y o u a r e s o
s p e c i a l t o m e a n d I a m b e y o n d t h a n k f u l t o h a v e
s p e n t m y h i g h s c h o o l y e a r s m a k i n g m e m o r i e s w i t h
y o u a l l . Y o u h a v e m a d e e v e r y l u n c h , c l a s s , l a t e
r e h e a r s a l , a n d s t r e s s f u l t i m e w o r t h i t ! ! I k n o w
w e ’ r e a l l g o i n g t o d o a m a z i n g t h i n g s a f t e r h i g h
s c h o o l a n d I ’ m s o e x c i t e d t o c h e e r f o r e v e r y o n e ,
n o m a t t e r h o w f a r a w a y w e g o . I ’ m h o n o r e d t o
s h a r e m y f i n a l C S A r t s c u r t a i n c a l l w i t h y o u !
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