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Welcome Messages : Christopher J. Bell – Truist Financial

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Mayor Steve Schewel – City of Durham

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Bob Klaus – General Manager, DPAC

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DPAC’s National Ranking and Awards DPAC Guiding Priniciples Nederlander and PFM – Our Theatre Family Johnson Lexus President’s Club Show Credits and Cast Information Consumer Ticket Warning DPAC Group Services Triangle Rising Stars DPAC Food and Beverage Guest Etiquette DPAC Stars – Volunteer Program Discover Broadway DPAC Ambassadors Connect with DPAC Heart of the Arts

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SunTrust and BB&T have united to become Truist Financial! We are proud to combine our two strong, purpose driven companies and proud to continue to sponsor what may be the most exciting season yet of SunTrust Broadway at DPAC! Whether this is your first visit, or you’re a long-time season member, we’re delighted to welcome you to this exciting performance.

SunTrust now Truist understands that that the arts are essential to the quality of life in the communities we serve. The performing arts in particular have the power to inspire, entertain, inform, thrill and unite us in a communal experience.

We value our ongoing partnership with DPAC, which has proven to be an extraordinary artistic and economic force in our region, forever setting a high bar on quality that it meets and exceeds season after season.

Whether it’s enjoying our favorite Broadway shows or traveling the world, we all want to live our best lives. Helping people achieve financial confidence to live their best life is our purpose and passion.

Financial confidence is not about how much money you have; it’s about what you can do with what you have that counts.That is why we launched onUp, a movement to help everyone take a step toward financial confidence. Are you ready to feel financially confident and reach new heights? We encourage you to join the over five and a half million Americans who have already signed up for the Movement at onUp.com and explore the tips, resources and games to launch your journey.

But for tonight, sit back, and enjoy the show!

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W E L C O M E F RO M T H E M AYO R As Durham’s mayor, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Durham Performing Arts Center as this nationally-renowned venue continues its twelfth season.

My wife and I have been season ticket holders in DPAC’s Broadway series since it opened in 2008, and like DPAC’s more than 4.7 million guests, I continue to marvel at the caliber of performances showcased in our great city. Each year just gets better and better. For example, over 520,000 visitors walked the red carpet last year to attend award-winning musicals, such as Disney’s Aladdin, Dear Evan Hansen, and CATS, as well as sold-out concerts including Widespread Panic, Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band, and Gladys Knight.

That’s not all. While providing entertainment that families can enjoy together is a top priority for DPAC, finding ways to involve those who may not otherwise enjoy all that the arts have to offer has become a special passion for this theater. Last year, DPAC implemented “DPAC for All,” a program that offers discounted tickets exclusively for Durham residents.

No doubt, the arts contribute to Durham’s sense of community.Your attendance enables DPAC to support other nonprofit arts groups, such as the Durham Arts Council and the Hayti Heritage Center. DPAC also cultivates the arts in education by arranging visits from touring cast members to local schools through Heart of the Arts, and not to mention donating hundreds of tickets each year to schools and local charities to use for auctions and fundraising. DPAC is constantly working to ensure that the arts touch many areas of Durham and, indeed, the entire Triangle community.

A visit to DPAC is an open invitation to experience Durham—from great awardwinning restaurants to shopping and culture. It’s as easy as parking and either walking, biking or taking the bus to downtown eateries, or taking a short drive to nearby malls, museums or historical sites.

You should know that both Durham and DPAC have strong track records: The City recently celebrated 150 years of serving our growing, diverse population, while in November DPAC marked over a decade of showcasing award-winning entertainment.

Thank you being a part of our history, present and future just by choosing DPAC and Durham. Now settle into your seats to enjoy your DPAC experience and an unforgettable show!

Sincerely,

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WELCOME FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER Welcome to DPAC! 2019 was a record-breaking year for us with 522,515 guests attending 239 events, the highest attendance for a calendar year since the center’s opening in 2008. With these new attendance figures, DPAC continues to be ranked among the top-five theaters in America by three leading national magazines that cover live entertainment events and venues.

Operated under the direction of Nederlander and Professional Facilities Management (PFM), DPAC has welcomed more than 4.7 million guests to 2,200+ Broadway, concert, comedy and special events at DPAC since opening. None of this would be possible without you, our valued guests who are so supportive of the great variety of events that grace our stage.

In addition to entertaining our many guests each year, DPAC also generates substantial economic impact by attracting thousands of guests to Durham from throughout the surrounding region and across the U.S. In our eleventh season, DPAC’s total economic impact was over $127 million, with visitors to DPAC contributing significantly to Durham’s continued renaissance and vitality.

We love playing a role in helping to bring so many new visitors to Durham, to not only discover the great shows at DPAC that we host, but also to see all that Durham has to offer. Though it’s our top-five rankings that generate the headlines, what we’re proudest of is our guest experience. My greatest reward is seeing the smiles of our guests and hearing from the thousands each year that give us such great reviews and share so many nice compliments about our shows, our event staff and the overall guest experience of attending an event at DPAC. Before the performance begins, I invite you to review DPAC’s Guiding Principles which appear in this program on page 20. These principles guide everything we do.

Thank you for your support and thank you for being here for this wonderful event. It’s my hope that this experience creates a brilliant new memory that lasts a lifetime.

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TOP 5 IN AMERICA #1 WITH OUR FANS Over the past twelve seasons, DPAC is honored to be recognized both regionally and nationally as one of the top theaters in the nation. We continue to be humbled and proud of all of our accomplishments, but what really drives us each day are the smiles and applause we see and hear at the end of every performance.

We are always delighted to express our appreciation for our guests, and we thank you for coming to DPAC. Enjoy this one-of-a-kind performance.

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For over five decades, the Nederlanders have been prolific producers and presenters of major theatrical productions. Under the leadership of President James L. Nederlander, the Nederlanders have built a national network of theaters including nine Broadway venues in New York: The Palace, The Brooks Atkinson, The Gershwin, The LuntFontanne, The Marquis, The Minskoff, The Nederlander, The Richard Rodgers, and The Neil Simon Theatres. Outside of New York, their venues include Broadway In Chicago at The CIBC Theatre, The James M. Nederlander Theatre, The Cadillac Palace Theatre, The Roosevelt University Auditorium Theatre and The Broadway Playhouse (Chicago, IL); Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham, NC); Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts (Greensboro, NC); The Hollywood Pantages Theatre, The Dolby Theatre (Los Angeles, CA); Broadway San Diego at The Civic and Balboa Theatres (San Diego, CA); Broadway In Tucson at Centennial Hall (Tucson, AZ); OKC Broadway at The Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall (Oklahoma City, OK); Broadway San Jose at The San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (San Jose, CA); Best of Broadway at The North Charleston Coliseum Performing Arts Center (North Charleston, SC); The City National Grove of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA); and The Aldwych Theatre, The Adelphi Theatre and The Dominion Theatre in the U.K. (London, England).

The Nederlanders are industry leaders and generous supporters of arts organizations and social causes for which they have received countless honors. In 2009, the Nederlanders established The National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ (The Jimmy® Awards) to celebrate outstanding student performances in high school musical productions across the United States. DPAC is a participant in The National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ with its annual Triangle Rising Stars program.

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DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC Operated under the direction of Nederlander and PFM Lorne Michaels Paramount Pictures Roy Furman James L. Nederlander

Marisa Sechrest

Robert Greenblatt

Stuart Thompson

Berlind Productions

Jam Theatricals

Christine Schwarzman

Sonia Friedman Steve Burke

Universal Theatrical Group

Ars Nova Entertainment

present

Book by

Music by

Tina Fey

Lyrics by

Jeff Richmond

Nell Benjamin

Based on the Paramount Pictures film Mean Girls with

Danielle Wade

Mariah Rose Faith

Megan Masako Haley

Jonalyn Saxer

Mary Kate Morrissey Gaelen Gilliland

Adante Carter

Eric Huffman Kabir Bery

Lawrence E. Street

English Bernhardt DeShawn Bowens Will Branner Morgan Ashley Bryant Sarah Crane Ixchel Cuellar Mary Beth Donahoe Niani Feelings Sky Flaherty Samuel Gerber Fernell Hogan II Asia Marie Kreitz Olivia Renteria Grace Romanello Sydney Mei Ruf-Wong Marcus Shane Kaitlyn Louise Smith David Wright Jr. Blake Zelesnikar Scenic Design

Scott Pask

Hair Design

Costume Design

Gregg Barnes

Lighting Design

Makeup Design

Dance & Incidental

Orchestrations Music Arrangements

Sound Design

Kenneth Posner

Josh Marquette Milagros Medina-Cerdeira

Brian Ronan Casting

Telsey + Company Bethany Knox, CSA

Vocal Arrangements

John Clancy Glen Kelly

Mary-Mitchell Campbell Jeff Richmond Natalie Tenenbaum

Associate Director

Music Coordinator

Associate Choreographer

Howard Joines Casey Hushion John MacInnis

Benjamin Lowy

Ruth Hendel

Executive Producer David Turner

Scott M. Delman

The John Gore Organization

Tour Booking Agency

Tour Marketing & Press

Production Management

The Booking Group Allied Touring Aurora Productions Meredith Blair Kara Gebhart

Video Design

Finn Ross & Adam Young Production Stage Manager

Peyton Taylor Becker

Music Director

Rebekah Bruce Parker Associate Producers

Micah Frank Caroline Maroney General Management

Thompson Turner Productions Rebecca Habel & Adam J. Miller

Music Supervision

Mary-Mitchell Campbell Directed and Choreographed by

Casey Nicholaw

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CAST

(in order of appearance) Damian Hubbard..............................................................................................ERIC HUFFMAN Janis Sarkisian............ ENGLISH BERNHARDT (FEB 11-14); SARAH CRANE (FEB 15-16) Cady Heron................................................................................................... DANIELLE WADE Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George...................................................GAELEN GILLILAND Mr. Heron/Coach Carr/Mathletes Moderator.................................................. WILL BRANNER Kevin Gnapoor...................................................................................................... KABIR BERY Aaron Samuels............................................................................................. ADANTE CARTER Martin Jitla................................................................................................FERNELL HOGAN II Tyler Kimble....................................................................................................SKY FLAHERTY Mr. Duvall........................................................................................... LAWRENCE E. STREET Regina George...................................................................................... MARIAH ROSE FAITH Gretchen Wieners...........................................................................MEGAN MASAKO HALEY Karen Smith.................................................................................................. JONALYN SAXER Art Students............. DESHAWN BOWENS, FERNELL HOGAN II, BLAKE ZELESNIKAR ENSEMBLE DESHAWN BOWENS, WILL BRANNER, MORGAN ASHLEY BRYANT, SARAH CRANE, MARY BETH DONAHOE, NIANI FEELINGS, SKY FLAHERTY, FERNELL HOGAN II, ASIA MARIE KREITZ, OLIVIA RENTERIA, SYDNEY MEI RUF-WONG, KAITLYN LOUISE SMITH, DAVID WRIGHT JR., BLAKE ZELESNIKAR SWINGS IXCHEL CUELLAR, SAMUEL GERBER, GRACE ROMANELLO, MARCUS SHANE UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. for Damian Hubbard—WILL BRANNER, SAMUEL GERBER; for Janis Sarkisian—SARAH CRANE; for Cady Heron—MARY BETH DONAHOE; for Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George—MARY BETH DONAHOE, SYDNEY MEI RUF-WONG; for Kevin Gnapoor—MARCUS SHANE, DAVID WRIGHT JR.; for Aaron Samuels—WILL BRANNER, DAVID WRIGHT JR.; for Mr. Duvall—WILL BRANNER, NIANI FEELINGS; for Regina George—OLIVIA RENTERIA; for Gretchen Wieners—MARY BETH DONAHOE, OLIVIA RENTERIA; for Karen Smith—MORGAN ASHLEY BRYANT, OLIVIA RENTERIA. Standby for Janis Sarkisian, Cady Heron and Regina George—ENGLISH BERNHARDT DANCE CAPTAIN: IXCHEL CUELLAR ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: MARCUS SHANE FIGHT CAPTAIN: GRACE ROMANELLO The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device or such photographing or sound recording inside this theater, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law.

Violators may be punished by ejection and violations may render the offender liable for money damages.

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CAST ACT 1 “A Cautionary Tale”................................................................................................Janis, Damian “It Roars”............................................................................................................ Cady, Ensemble “Where Do You Belong?”...........................................................Damian, Janis, Cady, Ensemble “Meet the Plastics”............................................. Damian, Janis, Regina, Gretchen, Karen, Cady “Stupid with Love”............................................................................................. Cady, Ensemble “Apex Predator”..........................................................................................................Janis, Cady “What’s Wrong with Me?”..............................................................................................Gretchen “Sexy”................................................................................................................Karen, Ensemble “Someone Gets Hurt”.......................................................................... Regina, Aaron, Ensemble “Revenge Party”..........................................................................Janis, Damian, Cady, Ensemble “Fearless”................................................................................Gretchen, Karen, Cady, Ensemble ACT II “Stop”.................................................................................................. Damian, Karen, Ensemble “What’s Wrong with Me?” (Reprise)....................................................... Gretchen, Mrs. George “Whose House Is This?”......................................... Kevin G, Cady, Gretchen, Karen, Ensemble “More Is Better”........................................................................................................ Cady, Aaron “World Burn”................................................................................................... Regina, Ensemble “I’d Rather Be Me”............................................................................................. Janis, Ensemble “Fearless” (Reprise)..............................................................................................................Cady “Do This Thing”.......................................... Cady, Ms. Norbury, Kevin G, Mathletes, Ensemble “I See Stars”....................................................................................... Cady, Janis, Full Company THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION. PLACE: Kenya/Illinois TIME: The Present ORCHESTRA

Conductor/Keyboard 3—REBEKAH BRUCE PARKER Assistant Conductor/Keyboard 2—EMILY WHITAKER Keyboard 1—JENNIFER OIKAWA; Guitar 1—NICK BRENOCK Drums—MARK PARDY

LOCAL ORCHESTRA

Woodwind 1 - PHIL THOMPSON Woodwind 2—WAYNE LEECHFORD; Trumpet—BOBBY HINSON Trombone—STEVE WILFONG; Guitar 2—DREW LILE Bass—JOHN SIMONETTI; Percussion—LES WEBSTER Keyboard 2 Sub—BILL CONGDON Local Music Coordinator—WAYNE LEECHFORD, LEECHFORD ENTERTAINMENT, LLC Music Coordinator: Howard Joines Electronic music design by Billy Jay Stein and Hiro Iida for Strange Cranium Productions, Inc. Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation/Emily Grishman & Alden Terry

In memory of Stuart Thompson

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CAST

DANIELLE WADE

MARIAH ROSE FAITH

MEGAN MASAKO HALEY

JONALYN SAXER

MARY KATE MORRISSEY

ERIC HUFFMAN

GAELEN GILLILAND

ADANTE CARTER

KABIR BERY

LAWRENCE E. STREET

ENGLISH BERNHARDT

DESHAWN BOWENS

WILL BRANNER

MORGAN ASHLEY BRYANT

SARAH CRANE

IXCHEL CUELLAR

MARY BETH DONAHOE

NIANI FEELINGS

SKY FLAHERTY

SAMUEL GERBER

FERNELL HOGAN II

ASIA MARIE KREITZ

OLIVIA RENTERIA

GRACE ROMANELLO

SYDNEY MEI RUF-WONG

MARCUS SHANE

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KAITLYN LOUISE SMITH

DAVID WRIGHT JR.

BLAKE ZELESNIKAR

WHO’S WHO DANIELLE WADE (Cady Heron). Proud Canadian.

Winner of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Over the Rainbow.” Broadway: Mean Girls (Standby Cady/Janis).

Tour: The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy). Select regional credits: Stratford Festival’s The Music Man (Marian Paroo), From Here to Eternity (Lorene), Into the Woods (Cinderella). Love to the Mean Girls team, Telsey + Co, Talent House, my friends and family. Instagram: @daniewade.

MARIAH ROSE FAITH (Regina George) was certainly not Regina George in high school, but she’s super excited to be stepping into those heels now! You may recognize her from Team Starkid/ Youtube (which is how she got her initial audition!). Put yourself out there, theater kids! You never know what door may open. @mrahstagram MEGAN MASAKO HALEY (Gretchen Wieners).

NYC: Pacific Overtures (Tamate, Classic Stage Company), Big River (Joe Harper/Joanna Wilkes City Center Encores!). Tour: Wicked (Nessarose). Workshops: Almost Famous (Estrella), Alice by Heart (Canary).

TV: “Instinct,” “Madam Secretary,” “Younger,” “Blue Bloods,” “Broad City.” B.F.A., BYU. CGF Talent.

Thanks Mom and Dad for everything. Love to Mark!

Instagram: @meganmasako.

JONALYN SAXER (Karen Smith) is (heart-eyes emoji) to be bringing Mean Girls around the country! Broadway: Mean Girls (original Broadway cast), Cats, Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas, Bullets Over Broadway. Film: Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (December 2020). Syracuse graduate. “Thanks to the MG family and the Mine. For Grandma and the girls.” @jksaxer.

MARY KATE MORRISSEY (Janis Sarkisian).

Would tell her high school self it’s actually cool to be different and eventually you will find where you belong. She seeks to develop roles that empower misfits and underdogs and recently toured as Elphaba in Wicked. Syracuse grad. Love to CGF, my support systems, Boyfriend Shark, Geecie, Mom, Dad and Tara. @maryspacekate ERIC HUFFMAN (Damian Hubbard) is thrilled to be joining the student body at North Shore High!

National tours: The Book of Mormon (original Jumamosi company). CCM graduate. Many thanks to TKO, Telsey & Co. and my amazing parents, Jeff and Debbie. For my Grandma Maxie, the first person I ever tapped with.

GAELEN GILLILAND (Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/ Mrs. George). Broadway: Wicked (u/s Mdm. Morrible), Legally Blonde (Elle’s Mom, MTV recording, cast album), 9 to 5 (cover Judy/Doralee, cast album), Honeymoon in Vegas (Airport Attendant/Ensemble, cast album), Kinky Boots (Swing), Spongebob Squarepants (The Mayor, cast album).

Tours: Seussical (Mayzie), The Addams Family (Alice). Love to family and Andy.

ADANTE CARTER (Aaron Samuels) never thought he’d be so excited to go back to high school!

Favorite credits include Hair (Serenbe), Xanadu (Hangar), Newsies (Maltz), …Forum (Gulfshore), Carrie (La Mirada). B.F.A. Music Theater: AMDA L.A. Much love and gratitude to my family, Avalon, Telsey+Co., this brilliant creative team and anyone who has believed in me. @adantecarter.

KABIR BERY (Kevin Gnapoor) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut! Recent credits: In the Heights (Usnavi), Urinetown (Bobby), Parade (Britt Craig). Graduate of The Lee Strasberg School.

Thanks to About Artists Agency and Telsey + Company for this opportunity. Shout-out to Mom and Dad for their eternal love and support! Instagram: @kabirbery.

LAWRENCE E. STREET (Mr. Duvall). Broadway: Urinetown (original Broadway cast). Off-Broadway: Carmen Jones (John Doyle dir,). National tours: Flashdance. Opera: Porgy and Bess at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Many thanks to the entire Mean Girls team, Telsey + Co., Avalon Artists Group. “Much love to my family and friends.” @streetlifenstuff.

ENGLISH BERNHARDT (Standby for Janis Sarkisian, Cady Heron, Regina George). First national tour: If/Then. Favorite regional credits include Next to Normal (Natalie), Les Misérables (Eponine) and Evita (Mistress). Special thanks to Telsey + Co, Nicolosi, Mom, Dad and Chase! @ebernhardt.

DESHAWN BOWENS (Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: Chicago (Fulton), Guys and Dolls (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Newsies (Marriott). Elon B.F.A. MT alum! Love and thanks to God, family and Bloc agency! For mom. @deshawnbowens.

WILL BRANNER (Ensemble). National tour: Bat Out of Hell (New York City Center, Toronto, original American cast). Regional: The Old Globe, 5th Avenue, Barrington Stage, PCLO. Thanks to family, Hypenate, HCKR and Telsey + Co. IG:@lordbranner.

MORGAN ASHLEY BRYANT (Ensemble).

Thrilled to make her national tour debut with this talented cast! Infinite thanks to all of the family, teachers and friends who told me, “You can.” I love you.

SARAH CRANE (Ensemble) is a Miami, Fla. native! Regional: Barrington Stage Co., Walnut Street, Fulton Theatre. Sarah choreographs for stage and film (hire her!). Love to family, friends and DDO. B.F.A. The Boston Conservatory. @saritacrane.

IXCHEL CUELLAR (Swing, Dance Captain).

Whaddup’ U.S.! Credits: Mean Girls (Broadway), Finding Neverland (Broadway and national tour).

B.F.A., Penn State University. Love to DGRW, the

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WHO’S WHO MG team and my incredible friends and family. IG: @itsixchel.

MARY BETH DONAHOE (Ensemble). Giddy to be joining the MG fam! Regional: Sacramento Music Circus, Paper Mill, Fulton, MSMT. B.F.A., Ohio Northern. Thanks to Hybrid and my people. DHoe Team—you’re so fetch! MaryBethDonahoe.com. @mbdonahoe.

NIANI FEELINGS (Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: The Muny, Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Proud Boston Conservatory graduate!

Thanks to Telsey, my village of teachers, family, friends, guardian angels and Mom, since day one. @niani_.

SKY FLAHERTY (Ensemble). Broadway: The Grinch…. Tour and movie: Newsies (Albert).

European tour: Rock the Ballet (Dancer). Love to my mom, dad and family. Special thanks to Clinton Sherwood, Julianna and Chase (Clear Talent Group).

SAMUEL GERBER (Swing). National tour debut! Ecstatic to be sharing this story with the nation! Regional: Newsies and West Side Story (The LEX). Thanks to Telsey, Casey and Tina. For Dad. MKNMS. @samuelgerber_.

FERNELL HOGAN II (Ensemble) is thrilled to be touring for the first time. Most recently, he made his Broadway debut in The Prom. Love to Mom and Dad! @fernellhogan.

ASIA MARIE KREITZ (Ensemble). Regional: All Shook Up (TUTS), Guys and Dolls (TUTS), The Christians (Alley Theatre). Thanks to the creative team, her parents, her sister Keiana, her BFF Zachary, Cheryl and Jane, Kyle, Donna and Jeannine. Instagram: @asiamk9.

OLIVIA RENTERIA (Ensemble). Broadway Tour debut! I am humbled and dizzy with excitement!

Thankful for my family, keekees and NY Aunteetees for their unconditional love and support. “Never apologize for being a boss.” @oliviarenteria GRACE ROMANELLO (Swing, Fight Captain).

National tour debut! Regional credits include RCCL (Grease), NCL, Theatre By The Sea and Ocean State Theatre. Grateful to all who have helped me get where I am today! @gracerom.

SYDNEY MEI RUF-WONG (Ensemble). Lifelong quoter of Mean Girls! Favorite credits: OSF, NSMT, TBTS, The Wick, RCCL. Proud graduate of Peck School of the Arts. My dear family, you are everything. @sydneymei. The Luedtke Agency.

MARCUS SHANE (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain). Broadway/National Tours: Mamma Mia!, The King and I, Anything Goes. “Love to my parents, The Mine and Telsey and Co.” For more information on Marcus, please visit britneyspears.com. @marcus.shane.

KAITLYN LOUISE SMITH (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be joining the MG fam! Regional: The

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Muny. Tracy in RCCL’s inaugural Hairspray.

B.F.A.: Indiana University. Endless gratitude to Telsey, the MG creatives, Avalon and my family, friends and teachers. @kaitlynlsmitty.

DAVID WRIGHT JR. (Ensemble). Los Angeles native. National Tour: Cruel Intentions and R+H’s Cinderella. LABS: Becoming Nancy. Regional: Beauty and the Beast (NSMT), Newsies (Marriott).

Thanks to my family, friends and agents at Boals, Winnett and Associates. @Davidjr_Wright1.

BLAKE ZELESNIKAR (Ensemble) is thrilled to be traveling the country with this production!

Recent credits include tours of The Phantom of the Opera, An American in Paris. Regional: Oklahoma!

(PCLO), Jerome Robbins Broadway (TUTS). Instagram: @b_zelez.

TINA FEY (Book) is a writer, actor and producer known for her award-winning series “30 Rock” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” as well as nine seasons on “Saturday Night Live” (Weekend Update, Sarah Palin, Mom Jeans). Films: Sisters, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Date Night, Mean Girls (her first screenplay). In 2010 she became the youngest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Her best-selling book Bossypants has sold 3.7 million copies. Writing the book of Mean Girls marked her Broadway debut, and she is thrilled to be taking the show nationwide. She lives in NYC with her husband Jeff Richmond and their two fancy daughters.

She dedicates her work here to her mom Jeanne, for loving and feeding the many teenage loudmouths that went on to be characters in this show.

JEFF RICHMOND (Music/Vocal Arrangements) is an award-winning composer, songwriter and producer for television, theater and film. He served as composer and an Executive Producer on NBC’s “30 Rock,” winning three Primetime Emmy Awards alongside his wife Tina Fey. He was a musical director at The Second City in Chicago and at “Saturday Night Live,” where he spent five seasons composing original songs for stars like Jack Black, Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Jeff’s New York theater credits include the musical Melancholy Baby, the inaugural production of the Ars Nova Theater, the score for Fully Committed on Broadway starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Mean Girls on Broadway, which opened in April 2018. He is currently executive producing, directing and scoring episodes of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” in New York City, where he lives with his wife and their two daughters.

NELL BENJAMIN (Lyrics). Broadway: Legally Blonde with Laurence O’Keefe (Olivier Award, Tony nomination). Off-Broadway and regional: The Explorers Club (Outer Critics Circle, Best Play); Cam Jansen; Sarah, Plain and Tall; Because of Winn Dixie; Halftime; Pirates!; 3hree; New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve and Young Peoples’

WHO’S WHO concerts. TV: “Unhappily Ever After,” “Whoa!

Sunday with Mo Rocca,” “The Electric Company,” “Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris,” “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway,” “Julie’s Greenroom.” Upcoming musicals: Huzzah!; Life of the Party; Dave. Grateful recipient of a Kleban Foundation Award and a Jonathan Larson Grant. Most grateful for Larry and Persephone.

CASEY NICHOLAW (Director & Choreographer).

Currently represented on Broadway as director/choreographer of Mean Girls (2018 Tony nominations for Best Direction and Choreography), Disney’s Aladdin (2014 Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle award nominations for Best Choreography), and co-director and choreographer of The Book of Mormon (2011 Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle awards for co-director and nominations in the same categories for Choreography); Olivier Award winner for Best Choreography. Other Broadway credits as director/choreographer: The Prom (2019 Tony nomination for Best Direction), Tuck Everlasting, Elf: The Musical, Something Rotten (2015 Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle award nominations for Best Direction and Choreography), The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle nominations); Monty Python’s Spamalot directed by Mike Nichols (2005 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Choreography). West End credits as director/choreographer: The Drowsy Chaperone, The Book of Mormon, Dreamgirls, and Aladdin.

SCOTT PASK (Scenic Design). Selected Broadway credits include Mean Girls (Tony nom) The Book of Mormon (Tony Award); The Band’s Visit (Tony nom) Waitress; Something Rotten!; Oh, Hello!; The Little Foxes; Pippin (Tony nom); An Act of God; Blackbird; The Pillowman (Tony Award); The Visit; It’s Only a Play; Finding Neverland; I’ll Eat You Last...; The Coast of Utopia (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle awards); Take Me Out; Hair; Pal Joey (Tony nom); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Tony nom, Drama Desk Award); Nine; and Urinetown.

Also Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna; Peter Grimes, Met Opera. Insta @scottpaskstudio GREGG BARNES (Costume Design). Broadway: Pretty Woman, Mean Girls (Tony nom.), Tuck Everlasting (Tony nom.), Something Rotten! (Tony nom.), Aladdin, Kinky Boots (Tony nom., Olivier Award), Follies (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award), Elf, Legally Blonde (Tony nom.), The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Olivier nom.), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower Drum Song (Tony nom.), Side Show. Other: Dreamgirls (Olivier nomination), Sinatra (Radio City), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Pageant (Olivier nomination), The Kathy and Mo Show. TDF Young Master Award.

KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Design) designs extensively Off-Broadway and for resident theaters and touring productions throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Selected Broadway credits: Pretty Woman, War Paint, Tuck Everlasting, On Your Feet!, If/Then, Kinky Boots, Pippin, Cinderella, Hairspray, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Legally Blonde, The Coast of Utopia: Shipwrecked, Other Desert Cities, The Merchant of Venice, Side Man, Wicked. Recipient of the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics’ Circle, Lucille Lortel and Obie awards.

BRIAN RONAN (Sound Design). Over 40 Broadway designs, including The Prom, Tootsie, Mean Girls, Margaritaville, Springsteen on Broadway, War Paint, The Last Ship, Beautiful, If/Then, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Spring Awakening, Grey Gardens. On the West End: Spring Awakening, The Book of Mormon and Beautiful.

Off-Broadway designs include Bowie’s Lazarus, Giant, Rent, Everyday Rapture, Saved, 10 Million Miles and Bug. He is the recipient of Obie, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Olivier and Tony awards.

FINN ROSS (Video Design) has won two Olivier Awards, a Tony, three Drama Desk and two OCC awards. Recent work: Frozen (Broadway); Bat Out of Hell (West End); The Tempest (RSC); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Broadway/ West End); American Psycho (Broadway/Almeida); Betrayal (Broadway); The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Royal Opera House); The Crossing (A.R.T. Boston); Chimerica (Almeida/West End); The Death of Klinghoffer, The Damnation of Faust, The Magic Flute (ENO); Master and Margarita (Complicite); A Dog’s Heart (DNO).

ADAM YOUNG (Video Design). Associate/Animation: Frozen (Broadway); Bat Out of Hell (West End); The Tempest (RSC); The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Royal Opera House); American Psycho (Almeida); The Death of Klinghoffer, The Damnation of Faust, The Magic Flute (ENO); Master and Margarita (Complicite); A Dog’s Heart (DNO). Live music design: Jess Glynne (U.K. tour), Years & Years (international tour), Two Door Cinema Club (international tour), Bombay Bicycle Club (international tour). Exhibition design: The Rolling Stones—Exhibitionism (international tour).

JOSH MARQUETTE (Hair Design). NY/London: The Prom, Pretty Woman, Mean Girls, Present Laughter, Dreamgirls, Paramour, Tuck Everlasting, School of Rock, Something Rotten, Aladdin, Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, Trip of Love, First Date, Elf, Dogfight, The Best Man, Look Back in Anger, The Drowsy Chaperone, Pig Farm, The… Trailer Park Musical, Altar Boyz, Show Boat at Carnegie Hall, Mamma Mia! Encores!: Call Me Madam, The Most Happy Fella and Follies. West Coast: Robin and the 7 Hoods, Peep Show, Min-

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FOUNDER’S SPOTLIGHT Connecting the Dots with DPAC’s Ticket Master Kelley Monts de Oca

by Lauren Van Hemert

For most theatergoers, the experience of going to the theater begins long before they ever enter the building.

It begins with buying a ticket. And while technology has made the process of purchasing tickets as easy as a click of a mouse, there is a lot more on the back end than meets the eye.

“I think the most surprising part for people is how many different layers actually go into getting a show on sale. It’s not like you can click a button and all of a sudden, tickets are on sale.”

Monts de Oca is the Director of Ticketing for the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC). She says from submitting pricing proposals to programming and setting up each show up in the ticketing system, her job is to keep up with ever-changing technology and provide the best guest experience possible for over 400,000 ticket holders annually.

Technology Changes Everything at the Speed of Light Growing up in Ohio, Monts de Oca dabbled in the drama club at church. But it wasn’t really until she was 15 that she got serious about theater, directing, stage managing, and working the front of house for her high school productions. After graduating from Otterbein University, she began working as a ticketing supervisor for the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA). Six years ago, she moved to Durham. Over the past decade, she has seen a lot of changes in automation from printed paper tickets to print-at-home tickets to mobile tickets with rotating bar codes “When I first started, the interactive seat map on Ticketmaster didn’t even exist. So, I was looking at all of the dots on the map and making sure that they were labeled right, and all the right rows were in there, and all the right number of seats in each row were there.”

“Technology changes everything at the speed of light. We have a lot more tools now to provide a better customer experience.”

“Guests First” Attitude Between the season subscribers and the inventory that gets sold during the presale online, nearly all the Broadway shows at DPAC sell out. And whether guests are sitting in the orchestra or the balcony, Monts de Oca says there really isn’t a bad seat in the house.

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“There are just so many factors that go into what makes a good seat for each person.

Some people prefer to be, especially for a musical, upstairs where they can look down and see the whole stage, some people prefer to be really close where they can see the details of everyone’s costumes and facial features, and you know, some people find a lot of value in the lower-priced tickets that might be up in the balcony.”

“What we try to do is talk to people about what their preferences are and find the best seats that way.”

Monts de Oca says she and the rest of the staff are always looking for new ways to make the guest experience better.

“You know, just from my experience talking to other venues around the country, a lot of places just kind of get stuck in doing the same thing they’ve been doing over and over.

I think something that we do really well at DPAC, is we’re always changing and evolving and trying to be the best.”

“Everything we do is considering what’s going to be the best for every guest that enters our building, from the prices that we set for shows to the moment somebody walks in the door, we want to make sure that everyone’s having the best experience possible. I think what really sets us apart is our ‘guests first’ attitude.”

And Monts de Oca can’t imagine doing anything else.

“I have a love for theater, I have for a long time. I love to be around it.”

“I love that in the live entertainment industry, everything is different every day. It’s always changing, and that’s exciting to me.”

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WHO’S WHO sky’s, Vanities. Television: “The Slap,” “30 Rock,” “SNL.” Instagram: @josh_marquette.

MILAGROS MEDINA-CERDEIRA (Makeup Design). Makeup design for The Prom, The Rocky Horror Show, Aladdin, Tuck Everlasting and Something Rotten! Makeup consultant for Present Laughter, Sister Act. Received Designing Women Award 2016 honoring “The Affair”’s costume, hair, and makeup design team.

MARY-MITCHELL CAMPBELL (Music Supervision). NYC: The Prom, Finding Neverland, Big Fish, Company, Sweeney Todd, Tuck Everlasting, Sweet Charity, Next to Normal, The Addams Family.

Drama Desk Award: Best Orchestrations for Com­ pany. She is the Executive Director of ASTEP-Artists Striving to End Poverty (asteponline. org), which recruits and trains high-level artists to work with kids in extreme situations, teaching them health education and life skills through the arts.

JOHN CLANCY (Orchestrations). Broadway: Mean Girls (Tony nom.), Fun Home (Tony nom.), The Prom, Tuck Everlasting, Shrek the Musical (Tony nom.), Cats 2016. Off B’way/Reg: The Secret Life of Bees w/Duncan Sheik, La Jolla: Diana (Bway 2020), Alliance: Becoming Nancy, Public Theater: Fortress of Solitude, Seattle 5th Ave: Jasper in Deadland, Rhianna: NBA AllStar Game. New Irish Tenors, Orlando Symphony, 2018 Tony Awards Opening by Sara Bareilles/Josh Groban, Goodspeed: Just So. GLEN KELLY (Dance and Incidental Music Arrangements) was the arranger and music supervisor for The Producers, Young Frankenstein and Bullets Over Broadway, for which he also wrote lyrics.

Additional arranging credits include Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Book of Mormon, A Christmas Story, The Scottsboro Boys, Aladdin and Something Rotten! He won the New York Drama Desk Award for his original score to The Nance.

NATALIE TENENBAUM (Vocal Arrangements).

As arranger, composer and music director: Benjamin Button (York Theatre), Little Black Dress (Second City Toronto), John Guare’s More Stars Than There Are in Heaven (Tennessee Williams Festival). Video game: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games). TV: NBC’s “Maya & Marty.”

Member: BMI Workshop, Dramatists Guild.

Graduate: The Juilliard School. Love to Mom, Dad, David and Julie.

REBEKAH BRUCE PARKER (Music Director) is a pianist, conductor, vocal coach, and flutist based in New York City. Before her Broadway debut playing and conducting Mean Girls, she served on the music faculty at Oklahoma City University’s Bass School of Music and performed with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma.

She has worked as a music director in New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, is a vocal director with Celebrity Cruises, and maintains a private voice studio in NYC. Love to Desmond & Penny. @rebekahbruceparker HOWARD JOINES (Music Coordinator). Broadway: Beetlejuice; Prom; Groundhog Day; Bandstand; Paramour; Allegiance; Aladdin; Matilda; Side Show; Bullets Over Broadway; A Night with Janis Joplin; Cinderella; Scandalous; Chaplin; Ghost; How to Succeed…; Promises, Promises; Bye Bye Birdie; Grease; The Times They Are A-Changin’; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Conductor/percussionist: Groundhog Day, Matilda, Billy Elliot, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Radio City Music Hall. For Robin and Taylor.

BILLY JAY STEIN (Electronic Music Design).

Founder of Strange Cranium Productions and STRIKE AUDIO Music Licensing Company.

Winner of the 2015 Grammy Award for producing and mixing Beautiful: the Carole King Musical.

Composer, arranger and music producer for The Radio City Rockettes NY Spectacular. Broadway credits include keyboardist and/or electronic music designer for The Band’s Visit, Fun Home, Beautiful, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Hairspray, Amélie, Tuck Everlasting, The Rocky Horror Show and Jekyll & Hyde. Music Director/Pianist for Linda Eder.

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway: West Side Story, Tina, The Sound Inside, Linda Vista, Freestyle Love Supreme, Beetlejuice, Oklahoma!, To Kill a Mockingbird, Frozen, Come From Away, Waitress, Hamilton, Wicked, My Fair Lady, Once on This Island, Hello, Dolly!, Anastasia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, Classic Stage, MCC, Second Stage.

Film: The Kitchen, Mary Poppins Returns, Ben Is Back, The Greatest Showman, Into the Woods, Rachel Getting Married. TV: “Tales of the City,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “NOS4A2,” “This Is Us,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “One Day at a Time,” commercials. www.telseyandco.com CASEY HUSHION (Associate Director). Broadway: Mean Girls, The Prom, Aladdin, Elf (2012, 2010), In the Heights (Broadway/national tour), The Drowsy Chaperone (Broadway/national tour/ London), To Be or Not to Be, Good Vibrations and Nerds (almost). Other credits include Call Me Madam (Encores) and Fat Camp. Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre (2009–2019). NYU graduate. Love to Marc. Proud mom of Lincoln, Violet and Jane. TYMS. JOHN MacINNIS (Associate Choreographer).

Associate credits: Broadway and national tour productions of The Book of Mormon, Disney’s Aladdin, Something Rotten! and the London production of Dreamgirls. Choreography credits:

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WHO’S WHO Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Japan), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Europe). Director/Choreographer credits: the Olympic medals ceremonies at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes 1998–2000 (Mexico).

THOMAS SCHALL (Fight Director). On Broadway, over 70 shows. Among them: Angels in America, Jitney, The Crucible, The Front Page, Blackbird, Waitress, Romeo and Juliet, Of Mice and Men, War Horse, Venus in Fur, Wicked, A View From the Bridge. At The Public Theater: The Low Road, Hamlet, King Lear, Mother Courage.

Lincoln Center: A Free Man of Color, Blood and Gifts. MTC: Murder Ballad, Ruined. NYTW: Red Speedo, Othello. The Met Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro, Il Trovatore, Tosca.

AURORA PRODUCTIONS (Production Manage­ ment). Anastasia (tour); Bat Out Of Hell; Beetlejuice; Betrayal; Book of Mormon (Bdwy and tour); Frozen; Hello, Dolly! (tour); Mean Girls; Rock Of Ages; Seawall/A Life; Tootsie; To Kill a Mockingbird.

Aurora has been providing technical supervision and production management to the entertainment industry since 1989.

PEYTON TAYLOR BECKER (Production Stage Manager). Previously made fetch happen on Broadway at The Prom, School of Rock, Something Rotten! National Tours: Lincoln Center Theater’s The King and I, Dirty Dancing. Other credits include City Center Encores!, Atlantic Theater, Alliance Theatre, Williamstown, La Jolla Playhouse.

Proud UNCSA alum. For Leslie, Brian, Brian Jr. and Tony. All my love to Colin. Happy to be here.

MARGOT WHITNEY (Stage Manager). Broadway: Sweat. National Tours: Come From Away, Bright Star, The King and I, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, War Horse. Others: Public Theater, Signature Theatre, NY Stage & Film, La Jolla Playhouse, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Ballet and more. University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music.

Love to family and friends—you’re so fetch!

EMMA RAMSAY-SAXON (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: The Prom, Mean Girls, Cats, Tuck Everlasting. “Thank you to my Boss Ladies for always supporting me! Excited to share this journey with Bryan—281. Love to my family and friends.” @be.saxon.

LUKE ANDERSON (Assistant Stage Manager).

Broadway: Tina, The Prom, Kinky Boots, Three Tall Women, Glass Menagerie, Curious Incident…, Romeo and Juliet. Other: The Public, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Signature Theatre, La Jolla, A.R.T. Thanks to Peyton. Love to Nathan and Jude.

ZACHARY TUCKER (Sub Assistant Stage Manager). Tour: Jersey Boys, A Bronx Tale, School

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of Rock, Dirty Dancing, Pippin. Regional/Stock: Huntington Theatre Company, American Repertory Theater, North Shore Music Theatre. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Much love and thanks to my family. www.bytarmacortrail.com THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking Agency).

Since its inception in 1996, The Booking Group has represented 25 Tony Award-winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current touring productions include: Hamilton, Anastasia, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on the Roof, Hello, Dolly!, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Rent: The 20th Anniversary Tour, and Waitress. Future productions include: Hadestown, 1776, The Cher Show, Pretty Woman, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Tootsie.

ALLIED TOURING (Tour Marketing & Press) is a full-service engagement management agency representing Broadway tours and other live touring events across North America. Current: Bandstand; The Book of Mormon; Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (San Francisco); Hello, Dolly!; Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live; The Play That Goes Wrong; Rent; Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming: Ain’t Too Proud; The Cher Show; Hadestown; The Hip Hop Nutcracker; Pretty Woman; To Kill a Mockingbird; Tootsie; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

THOMPSON TURNER PRODUCTIONS (General Manager) is a Broadway management company founded by the late Stuart Thompson and David Turner in 2015. Current shows include worldwide productions of The Book of Mormon, Mean Girls, and the upcoming revival of Com­pany.

Adam J. Miller has managed six productions with Stuart and David, beginning with The Seagull in 2008. He has managed The Book of Mormon since 2011. Rebecca Habel joined TTP in 2015 to manage King Charles III. She was previously a General Manager at Roundabout Theatre Company and Vineyard Theatre.

LORNE MICHAELS (Producer) is a writer and producer who has worked extensively in TV and film but is best known as the creator and executive producer of the landmark NBC show “Saturday Night Live.” He made his Broadway debut in 1979 directing Gilda Radner—Live from New York, and he is pleased to return to the stage with Tina Fey, whom he met when she began as a writer for “SNL.” Their subsequent work together includes the critically acclaimed series “30 Rock” as well as the films Mean Girls, Baby Mama and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Other notable film credits include Three Amigos, Wayne’s World and Tommy Boy. Honors include 15 Emmy Awards, the Mark Twain

WHO’S WHO Prize for American Humor, a Personal Peabody Award, the Order of Canada and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

STUART THOMPSON (Producer) was a sixtime Tony Award-winning producer and general manager. He produced the three longest-running plays on Broadway of the past 26 years: Proof, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Select Broadway credits include Sweat; Six Degrees of Separation; The Present; King Charles III; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2013); Death of a Salesman (2012); Jerusalem; The Motherf**ker With the Hat; A View From the Bridge (2010); God of Carnage; Exit the King; Doubt; Caroline, or Change; Take Me Out; Amy’s View; Closer; The Blue Room; Art; Skylight; Master Class; Blood Brothers; Tru; and A Few Good Men. West End credits: No Man’s Land, King Charles III. Additionally he served as Executive Producer for the U.S. companies of The Book of Mormon and co-produced the West End and Australian productions.

SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS (Pro­ ducer) is a West End and Broadway theater production company responsible for some of theater’s most successful productions of recent years.

Sonia Friedman OBE and her company have initiated and produced more than 160 new productions. The company has won numerous Olivier and Tony awards including a recordbreaking nine Olivier Awards for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Recent SFP productions include The Book of Mormon, Farinelli and the King (Mark Rylance), Dreamgirls, The Ferryman, The Birthday Party, Ink, Hamlet (Andrew Scott), 1984, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, King Charles III, Funny Girl, Hamlet (Benedict Cumberbatch), Sunny Afternoon, The River, Mojo, Twelfth Night/Richard III, La Cage aux Folles, Legally Blonde, Jerusalem and The Mountaintop. Forthcoming productions include Travesties (NY).

PARAMOUNT PICTURES (Producer) has for over 100 years produced and distributed some of the world’s most iconic films, including The Godfather, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Forrest Gump, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Transformers and Titanic. Paramount is currently represented on Broadway and the West End by School of Rock. Live stage productions in development include Roman Holiday and Clueless.

A division of Viacom, Paramount Pictures Corporation controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television, Paramount Players, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. Paramount is thrilled to be bringing the beloved movie Mean Girls to the live stage! Celebrate the 15th anniversary of Mean Girls, now available on digital and DVD.

MARISA SECHREST (Co-Producer) is a pro­ ducer and the live stage representative for Paramount Pictures. She is currently represented on Broadway as a co-producer of Waitress. Marisa serves on the board of Playwrights Horizons and lectures on producing at Commercial Theater Institute and University of Texas. Graduate of Harvard Law School and former professional ballerina. altairlive.com.

BERLIND PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer) is Roger Berlind and William Berlind. Recent Tony-winning Broadway productions include The Book of Mormon; Death of a Salesman; One Man, Two Guvnors; Twelfth Night/Richard III; All the Way; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime; A View from the Bridge; Hello, Dolly!; and Dear Evan Hansen.

STEVE BURKE (Co-Producer) is the CEO of NBCUniversal, one of the largest and most diverse media companies in the world, which includes NBC, Universal Pictures, Universal Theme Parks and cable networks including USA, Bravo, SyFy, E!, NBCSN, Golf, MSNBC and CNBC. Before taking over NBCU in 2011, he spent over a decade as the head of Comcast Cable, growing it into the largest cable provider in America.

SCOTT M. DELMAN (Co-Producer) is a transatlantic theater enthusiast, investor and producer.

Over the past 10 years, Scott has invested, co-produced and lead-produced some 100 West End and Broadway productions. Mr. Delman’s Broadway efforts have earned 35 Tony nominations and 14 Tony Awards. Scott thanks the entire Mean Girls team for inviting him to join them on this journey but his special gratitude goes to the incomparable Stuart Thompson.

ROY FURMAN (Co-Producer). Current productions: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Tootsie, Dear Evan Hansen (Tony Award), The Book of Mormon (Tony Award).

Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors. Other Tony winners: The Ferryman; The Band’s Visit; The Color Purple; Hello, Dolly!; Spamalot; War Horse.

Co-founded international investment firm Furman Selz; now vice chairman of Jefferies LLC and vice chairman of Lincoln Center.

ROBERT GREENBLATT (Co-Producer) is formerly Chairman of NBC Entertainment where live theater is a tradition (“The Sound of Music,” “The Wiz,” “Hairspray,” “Jesus Christ Superstar”) with “Hair Live” coming in 2019. Past head of Showtime and FBC, Bob is also an award-winning theater producer (Tonys for Dear Evan Hansen and Gentleman’s Guide...) and television producer (Golden Globe for “Six Feet Under”).

JAM THEATRICALS (Co-Producer) founded by Arny Granat and Steve Traxler, manages Broadway subscription series in 26 cities throughout North

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WHO’S WHO America and operates the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. Jam has produced over 50 shows on Broadway, and has received ten Tony Awards.

THE JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION (Co-Producer) family of companies includes Broadway Across America and Broadway.com, under the supervision of 11-time Tony winning producer John Gore (Chairman and CEO). Productions include Angels in America; The Band’s Visit; Beautiful; Carousel; Dear Evan Hansen; Hello, Dolly!; The Iceman Cometh; and Three Tall Women.

BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. Broadway.com.

BENJAMIN LOWY (Co-Producer). Lead producer on Broadway this season: Sea Wall/A Life starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Betrayal starring Tom Hiddleston. Last season included: The Ferryman (Tony Award), The Waverly Gallery, To Kill a Mockingbird, Hadestown (Tony Award), Tootsie. Selected previous: Angels in America (Tony Award), Three Tall Women, Sunday in the Park with George.

JAMES L. NEDERLANDER (Co-Producer).

President of Nederlander Organization and son of the late James M. Nederlander. Credits include On Your Feet!; The Humans; Hello, Dolly!; Escape to Margaritaville; The Band’s Visit; Meteor Shower; Angels in America; My Fair Lady; The Elephant Man; Kinky Boots; West Side Story; Next to Normal; Movin’ Out; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; and others.

CHRISTINE SCHWARZMAN (Co-Producer) is the founder of No Guarantees, an artist-driven theatrical production company. No Guarantees produces shows for Broadway while also commissioning new plays and musical works for the stage.

In addition to Mean Girls, Christine is proud to be associated with Come From Away; Hello, Dolly!; and Angels in America.

UNIVERSAL THEATRICAL GROUP (Co-Producer). UTG, which includes both Universal Stage Productions and DreamWorks Theatricals, is currently represented on Broadway by the record-breaking musical phenomenon Wicked. Additional Broadway credits include musical adaptations of Billy Elliot, Bring It On, Shrek and Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn with Roundabout Theatre Company.

RUTH HENDEL (Co-Producer). The Band’s Visit; Hello, Dolly! (Tony); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Tony); Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony); Clybourne Park (Tony); Death of a Salesman (Tony); Red (Tony); Fela!; Metamorphoses. “XOXO to my G.R.A.N.D.Z. who are anything but plastic.”

ARS NOVA ENTERTAINMENT (Co-Producer).

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productions include Black Dynamite, Freestyle Love Supreme and Jeff Richmond’s hit musical Melancholy Baby! Co-Founding partners of Japanese animation studio Ultra Super Pictures. Founders of not-for-profit Ars Nova Theater, NYC’s premier hub for emerging artists.

DAVID TURNER (Executive Producer) began working with the late Stuart Thompson in 2008.

Productions they managed together include Boeing-Boeing, God of Carnage, Jerusalem, The Present, Sweat and The Book of Mormon worldwide.

Prior to coming to work with Stuart, David managed numerous Broadway, Off-Broadway and touring productions and co-founded the Adirondack Theatre Festival. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

STAFF FOR MEAN GIRLS GENERAL MANAGEMENT THOMPSON TURNER PRODUCTIONS David Turner Adam J. Miller Rebecca Habel Patrick Bell Sam Grant Garrett Holtz Daniel Hoyos Jasmin Jakobsen Justin Kelly Drew Kowalkowski Jack Lavey James Lawson Sammie Liebman Isabelle Mann Shaun Moorman Daniella Parcell Ben Travis Brittany Weber Shira Wolf COMPANY MANAGER Ryan J. Lympus ASSOCIATE COMPANY MANAGER Rosa Taylor PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AURORA PRODUCTIONS Ben Heller Chris Minnick Geoff Quart Liza Luxenberg Steven Dalton Dave Elme Ryan Murphy Luke Ricca Martijn Appelo Tor Rametta Jack Rhea Micah Ammons Abby Doermann Hannah Osborne Cori Gardner Gene O’Donovan TOUR BOOKING AGENCY THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart Laura Kolarik Stephanie Ditman Cathleen Payne thebookinggroup.com TOUR MARKETING & PRESS ALLIED TOURING Marya K. Peters Andrew Damer Scott Praefke Jacqueline Smith Jennifer Gallagher Anne Dailey Meyer Anne Waisanen Janie Dickerson Hayden Anderson Jessica Cary

WHO’S WHO CASTING TELSEY + COMPANY Bernard Telsey CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Rebecca Scholl CSA, Lauren Harris CSA, Laura Wade CSA, Ally Kiley, Lily Schneider, Meghan Ryan, Devin Rossinsky FIGHT DIRECTOR Thomas Schall THE LORNE MICHAELS COMPANY Caroline Maroney Jack Sullivan Production Stage Manager..... Peyton Taylor Becker Stage Manager..............................Margot Whitney Assistant Stage Manager....... Emma Ramsay-Saxon Assistant Stage Manager.................Luke Anderson Sub Assistant Stage Manager.........Zachary Tucker Associate Scenic Designer......... Orit Jacoby Carroll Assistant Scenic Designer.............Gabriel Firestone Associate Costume Designer.................Mark Koss Assistant Costume Designers......Brooke Cohen Brown, Meriwether Snipes Costume Consultant .................... Tricia Barsamian Associate Lighting Designer.................... Joel Shier Assistant Lighting Designers.......... Wilburn Bonnell, Jeremy Cunningham Associate Sound Designer................Cody Spencer Associate Hair Designer.................... Jimmy Goode Electronic Music Design................... Billy Jay Stein, Hiro Iido for Strange Cranium Productions Inc. Music Copying.... Emily Grishman Music Preparation/ Emily Grishman, Alden Terry Animator ............................................Patrick Lord Ableton Live/Max Music Systems Music Programmer...................Christopher D. Petti Production Carpenter........................ Jon Wildesen Head Carpenter.................................... Elan Bustin Automation....................................... Nick Anthony Flyman..............................................Sean Hulbert Advance Carpenter.........................Christian Young Production Electrician............................. Dan Coey Head Electrician...................................Oliver Read Deck Electrician.........................Christopher Nimm Video Electrician............................Matthew Hrinko Followspot......................................... Judith Lopez Lighting Programmer.......................... Scott Tusing Production Video Supervisor ..............Ian Crawford Video Programmer........................... Daniel Mueller Production Sound Engineer................... Dillon Cody Head Sound...............................Heather Augustine Assistant Sound...............................Michelle Reiss Production Properties........................... Dan Brown Head Properties..............................Garrett Crooks Assistant Properties..............................Andy Miller Wardrobe Supervisor......................Erick Sundquist

Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor.... Jocelyn Seawright Hair Supervisor................................. Alana Bonner Assistant Hair Supervisor................. Andrew Ozbun Music Department Assistant...........Michael Pacifico Production Assistants.............. Jessica Fleischman, Willy Kinch, Mandy Scott Engagement Manager.........................Garrett Holtz Costume Design Intern........................... KT Harris Assistant to Lorne Michaels............Willa Slaughter, Grace Godvin Assistant to Jack Sullivan............Gaby Mezzacappa Assistant to Tina Fey................. Samantha Shanker Assistant to Jeff Richmond.................Lizzie Frieder Banking............City National Bank/Michele Gibbons Payroll.................... Checks & Balances Payroll Inc. Accountant............................ WithumSmith+Brown Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA, Anthony Moore, CPA Controller............................................ J.S. Kubala Insurance........................................... DeWitt Stern Legal Counsel........................ Schrek Rose Dapello Adams & Berlin LLP Davis Wright Tremaine LLP/ M. Graham Coleman, Robert J. Driscoll Immigration Counsel............. Kramer Levin Naftalis, Frankel LLP/Mark Koestler Marketing Director..............................Micah Frank Advertising............................................... SpotCo Digital Marketing......................Situation Interactive Production Photographers.................Joan Marcus, Mary Ellen Matthews Physical Therapy..................NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc.; Brien Lee, DPT Medical Director..............................Craig Weil, MD Travel Agent.................. Tzell Travel/The “A” Team CREDITS Scenery and Scenic Effects built, painted, electrified and automated by Show Motion, Inc., Milford, CT. Automation and Show Control by Show Motion, Inc., Milford, CT, using the AC3 Computerized Motion Control System. Lighting Equipment from PRG Lighting; Video Equipment from PRG Video; Sound equipment provided by Masque Sound, Costumes

by Arel Studio, Inc.; By Barak, LLC; Tricorne, Inc., Storm Ritter. Costume painting, dyeing, and distressing by Jeff Fender Studio. Custom sportswear

by BQ Sports. Custom puppetry by Hat Rabbit Studio. Custom mascots by Shafton, Inc. Custom Crafts by Mio Design NYC, LLC, Yvette Helin and Bad Monkey Props. Custom millinery by Lynne Mackey Studio and Ann Claire Millinery. Custom fabric printing by AMP NYC. Custom knitwear by Maria Ficalora. Custom Shoes by LaDuca Shoes.

Tap shoes provided by The Miller and Ben Tap Shoes. Undergarments provided by Bra*Tenders.

Tom Carroll Scenery; Bad Monkey Props; Behind

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WHO’S WHO The Mule Studios; Paper Mache Monkey; Brenbri Properties; Wigs made by Magnolia Wigs; Photo of George Michael by Michael Putland.

SPECIAL THANKS Joe Baker, Holly Coombs, Clay Harding, Hailei Call Makeup provided by M•A•C Cosmetics Souvenir merchandise designed and created by Creative Goods Rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios American Express, Proud Partner of Mean Girls.

The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

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The Theatre Managers, The Press Agents, and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

This production is produced by members of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional unionrepresented employees.

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DPAC is proud to present the 10th anniversary of Triangle Rising Stars, the regional qualifying event for The National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ (NHSMTA) on May 28, 2020.

NHSMTA is a national competition that celebrates outstanding student performances in high school musical productions across the United States.Triangle Rising Stars is a program designed to celebrate outstanding achievement in high school musical theater, by focusing attention on the meaningful work being done both on and off stage by dedicated teachers and students.

Triangle Rising Stars brings together high school musical theater students from Durham, the Triangle and the surrounding region to perform and compete for a chance to represent DPAC in the national finals in New York City each summer.

A team of judges from DPAC, Duke University, ABC 11, Carolina Theatre and other arts and performance professionals attend area high school musical productions throughout the school year. Twenty finalists are then selected to rehearse and compete with the best of their peers, culminating in a live performance at the Triangle Rising Stars Showcase and Awards show at DPAC each May. This May, seven awards will be presented during the live ceremony: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Dancer, Best Singer, Best Ensemble, Triangle Shining Star (congeniality award), and Best Musical. The students awarded Best Actress and Best Actor each receive $2,000 academic scholarships and are invited on an all-expenses-paid trip to the NHSMTA program in New York City in June at Nederlander’s Minskoff Theatre, home for Disney’s The Lion King.

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About NHSMTA – The National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ (NHSMTA) was established in 2009 to elevate the importance of theatre arts education in schools and reward excellence in student performance.

The program impacts over 50,000 students annually who participate in high school musical theatre competitions sponsored by thirty professional theatres throughout the US. Also known as The Jimmy® Awards, named for Broadway impresario James M. Nederlander, this yearround program is administered by The Broadway League Foundation Inc.

Please visit DPACnc.com/TRS for more information on Triangle Rising Stars. More information on NHSMTA and The Jimmy Awards can be found at jimmyawards.com.

Special thanks to our community partners and judges for participating!

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Snacks and Beverages at DPAC We invite you to enjoy drinks and light snacks before the show. DPAC offers a wide assortment of soft drinks, Dasani bottled water, coffee brewed by Starbucks, highly rated wines, hand-crafted mixed drinks, and award-winning craft beers.

Sweets Candy $4.00 Peanut M&M’s, Plain M&M’s, Starbursts, Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, Twizzlers, Reese’s Pieces

Gourmet Cookie $4.00 Chocolate Chip, Lemon Blueberry, Oatmeal Raisin

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Snacks Planters Trail Mix $3.00 Pringles $3.00 Original, Cheddar Cheese, Sour Crème & Onion

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Fresh Pub-Style Bavarian Soft Pretzel $5.00 Cheese, Fruit & Crackers $7.00 Chicken Salad Croissant $7.00

Hot Beverages Coffee $5.00 We Proudly Serve Starbucks Pike Place Roast & Decaf Pike Place Roast

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Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa $5.00 Small snacks and drinks are welcome in the seating area, but as a courtesy to those around you, eat and drink as quietly as possible. Please know that odors and noisy wrappers can disturb others. We also ask that you finish sandwiches or other large food items before entering the seating area.

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Cold Beverages Soft Drinks $6.00

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Soft Drinks $4.00

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GUEST ETIQUETTE At DPAC, we’re committed to Guest Courtesy. Please remember to be a good neighbor to those seated around you.

AFTER THE PERFORMANCE

Yes, the lobby gets busy and the parking lots can be tricky, but please remain at your seats until the houselights come up. As a courtesy to the performers and other audience members, DPAC asks that you do not rush for the exits prematurely at the end of the performance.

CAMERAS, PHOTOGRAPHY, & VIDEO RECORDING

Photography and video recording is prohibited by all Broadway events that DPAC hosts.

All electronic devices (cell phones, smartphones, tablets, digital cameras) must be turned off before the start of the show. The light from phones is distracting to others throughout the seating area. Cameras with a detachable lens are never allowed at DPAC, and for most shows, no cameras of any kind are allowed including small pointand-shoot cameras

ENTERING AND EXITING THE SEATING AREA

Please time your exit and re-entry to the seating area to occur only at intermission or breaks between songs. This is a courtesy to other guests around you who will appreciate you keeping these disruptions to a minimum.

KIDS AT DPAC

Please note that all guests require a ticket, regardless of age. Children under the age of 6 are not allowed at most DPAC performances including Broadway, Concerts and Comedy shows.

For some shows DPAC will make recommendations on the appropriate minumum age based on the content and the length of the event. Parental discretion is always advised and judgment of the appropriateness of the content for each show should be made on an individual basis prior to purchase. Children must be able to sit quietly in their own seat without disturbing other guests. As a further courtesy to our guests, DPAC recommends one parent or chaperone for every one child in attendance.

IT CAN WAIT.

Please save texting until AFTER the show. The light from phones is distracting to others throughout the theater. Please keep them turned off.

IT’S SUPERSTAR ENTERTAINMENT, NOT A FOOD FEST

Small snacks and drinks are welcome in the seating area, but as a courtesy to those around you, eat and drink as quietly as possible. Please know that odors and noisy wrappers can disturb others. We also ask that you finish sandwiches or other large food items before entering the seating area.

QUIET PLEASE.

Once the show starts, please let the stage be the center of attention. We ask that you turn off all cell phones and limit conversation. If children are attending this performance with you, please exit the theater immediately if they become restless or talkative.

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PRE-SHOW DINING OPTIONS There are a wide variety of upscale and festive options within walking distance or a short drive of DPAC. Many offer pre-show dining discounts and after show specials. Show nights can be very busy, and reservations are strongly suggested where available. Check our Plan Your Visit page at DPACnc.com for Season Seat Member special offers.

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S TA R S VO L U N T E E R P RO G R A M Become a Volunteer at DPAC DPAC invites you to become a member of DPAC Stars, the volunteer corps that assist guests at every DPAC event. Launched in 2008, DPAC Stars are part of Durham Wayfinders, a city-wide volunteer program facilitated by Discover Durham.

We invite you to serve as an ambassador for Durham in welcoming guests to the nearly 250 events that DPAC’s hosts each year. As a volunteer at DPAC, you have the privilege of being our guests’ first impression of DPAC and for many, their first impression of Durham.

DPAC has hosted over 2,200 performances and 4.7 million guests since opening in 2008. DPAC would not be where it is today without the contributions of the members of this important program.

DPAC STARS IMPORTANT ROLE

Volunteers play many important roles at DPAC: • Provide information and directions to guests as they arrive at the main parking areas used for DPAC events • Greet and assist guests with directions just inside the entrances to DPAC • Distribute programs and information on upcoming events

KEY BENEFITS

• Convenient online scheduling of volunteer shifts • Camaraderie with others in sharing time and service to the community • Option to stay and watch the show after completion of volunteer shift

JOIN TODAY!

DPAC Stars are such an important part of our legendary “DPAC Experience” and we hope you will consider this chance to serve not only at DPAC, but also at a variety of Durham cultural facilities, events, festivals, conferences and more. Each unforgettable DPAC experience will begin and end with the personal interactions guests have with the DPAC Stars.

Visit www.DPACnc.com/community/volunteer to learn more about DPAC Stars program and how to get involved!

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D I S C OV E R B ROA DWAY Donate your tickets and give area students the chance to experience their first Broadway show ever!

DPAC’s Discover Broadway offers SunTrust Broadway members a way to donate their tickets so their valuable seats do not go unused.

During the 2018 / 2019 season, DPAC saw a 60% growth in Discover

Broadway donations. Thanks to the generosity of DPAC’s Season Seat

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including students from Durham Public Schools and Partners for Youth Opportunity plus seniors living in Durham public housing. For many, these seats provided opportunities to experience their first Broadway show ever.

For the 2019 / 2020 season, DPAC’s Discover Broadway will be partnering with Durham Public Schools and North Carolina Central University to reach students in the performing arts who would otherwise be unable to attend a hit Broadway show at DPAC. By generously donating tickets you cannot use, Durham students will receive the chance to experience the magic of a hit Broadway show. These donated tickets provide the opportunity of a lifetime.

It’s easy to help: • If you know in advance that you cannot attend a show, or even if one member of your party will not be joining you, simply contact DPAC at :

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• You will receive an acknowledgment from DPAC that your unused tickets will be reprinted for donation to an area student.

• You, then, discard your original tickets and DPAC will handle all other details. * Please note: ticket donations must be made at least 72 hours prior to your scheduled performance date.

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D PAC A M B A S S A D O R S In 2019, DPAC launched its second year of Performing Arts Ambassadors, a program for high school students offering a behind-the-scenes look at the live entertainment and performing arts industry.

24 students were selected from over 100 applicants, and each is able to see the diversity offered by DPAC and acquire a behind-the-scenes look at the events presented by one of the top-five theaters in America. These up-close experiences not only help students realize the importance of the arts, but also allow them first-hand experiences that may assist them one-day if they choose a career path in performing arts management. And just as important, DPAC’s Performing Arts Ambassadors are able to share their insights and experiences with other teens throughout the region via social media.

High school-aged students are encouraged to apply at the start of each school year for the upcoming season. Ambassadors volunteer in a variety of roles at events, shadow key staff members, attend DPAC events, and report about their experiences via a blog and other social media channels throughout the school year.

Follow DPAC’s Performing Arts Ambassadors as they experience the 2019 / 2020 season by visiting www.DPACnc.com/performing-arts-ambassador-blog.

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An Authentic Theater Experience

A Week-long Theater Intensive Taught by Broadway Professionals!

July 27-31, 2020 at DPAC

Limited to 100 participants only ages 10-17

Next Stop Broadway® is a week-long performing arts program consisting of classes, workshops, and rehearsals focused on classic Broadway shows. The staff of Broadway professionals teaches participants songs and choreography from two hit shows from the “Golden Age of Broadway” and cast members create their own presentations based on shows in the upcoming DPAC season and other hit musicals. In addition to dance and vocal training, the program includes a mid-week “edu-tainment” segment, highlighted with film clips of Broadway shows. The week culminates with an “Opening Night” performance for family and friends on Friday afternoon followed by a cast party!

Paid registrations are limited to 80 participants ages 10-17 and are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Twenty additional scholarships will be awarded to participants with financial need and interest in the performing arts. No theater experience needed.

Visit DPACnc.com/nextstopbroadway for pricing, registration, and more info.

THANK YOU TO DPAC’S CORPORATE PARTNERS:

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Post about your DPAC experience with the #DPACnc for a chance to win prizes.

Listen to our “Backstage at DPAC” Podcast We recently finished recording Season 2 of our DPAC podcast, where we take listeners backstage to hear interviews and one-of-a-kind stories with the talented actors, directors, tour managers, and DPAC staff that work to make our venue special.

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Get Your Picture Taken “On the DPAC Red Carpet” Lights, camera, smile! Be a star with a complimentary photo on the DPAC Red Carpet, compliments of Crabtree Valley Mall. Photos are available to view and share here: www/flickr.com/photos/dpacnc

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H E A RT O F T H E A RT S Community Engagement — Sharing the Magic of Live Entertainment Since 2008, DPAC’s community outreach programs have been making connections between the shows DPAC presents and local students and non-profit arts organizations.

Each season, DPAC coordinates educational workshops led by touring Broadway cast and crew members for Durham students interested in the performing arts.

Students and their teachers have told us that DPAC’s educational outreach events are among their school year’s highlights.The chance to interact with Broadway theater professionals is inspiring; they provide real-world insights and offer students a oncein-a-lifetime experience.

DPAC For All, a program started in 2018, offers reserved select balcony seating for $20 (plus taxes) per ticket exclusively for residents of Durham for most Broadway shows.This program provides an opportunity for many to experience their first-ever Broadway musical at a savings of 20% to 75%.

Residents can purchase these specially discounted tickets in-person at the Blue Cross of NC - Ticket Center at DPAC. New this year, is DPAC’s Inclusion Project. The objective is to provide a DPAC VIP experience to the most deserving community members, those who make a difference for others in everyday life here in the Triangle. It’s our hope that recipients, many of whom might be first-time DPAC guests, have the opportunity to enjoy the magic of live entertainment at DPAC, as a small reward for their service in our communities. Want to nominate someone?

Visit DPACnc.com/community/dpac-inclusion-project for more information.

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