Three Penny Opera Program

A MESSAGE FROM MAY ADRALES ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, FORDHAM THEATRE

Welcome to Revel and Revolt - Fordham Theatre’s 2024-25 Season of plays presented on our Pope Auditorium MainStage.

Each of these shows has a deep resonance within our community, offers exciting opportunities for creative risk and play, and celebrates empowerment through art and community – values that reflect the Theatre Program itself.

Kicking off the season is Karen Zacarías's compelling play, THE SINS OF SOR JUANA, a tale about legendary Mexican poet Juana Inés de la Cruz. Director Kat Yen helms Leah Nanako Winkler’s wry, refreshing, and playfully theatrical KENTUCKY, a modern–day millennial version of The Odyssey. The timeless Brechtian classic, THREE PENNY OPERA will jumpstart 2025, directed by Artist-in-Residence, George Drance, SJ. Set in Victorian London, the story revolves around the notorious criminal Mack the Knife and his exploits in the city's underworld. The culminating production of the season is Fordham Theatre’s commissioned work, HOROSCOPE, by acclaimed playwright Rajiv Joseph, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and recipient of the Obie award.

Helmed by May Adrales, the Director of the Theatre Program, this play is about twelve twenty-somethings experiencing early adulthood.

The plays in our 2024-25 season break open genre and expand the boundaries of what we think of theatre.

These plays reinforce that the training and education Fordham Theatre’s students participate in is one of the most daring in the country. Not only because of our dedication to plays that examine relevant issues of our time, but also because our season reflects our belief that theatre is more than just entertainment. It is a vehicle for examining our souls and bettering humanity.

This is a celebration of rebellion, resilience, and the transformative power of the stage. We can’t wait to see you at our MainStage shows this season!

FORDHAM THEATRE PROGRAM

Rigorous conservatory training enriched by an expansive academic curriculum, Fordham University’s nationally renowned Theatre Program prepares students as theater practitioners and visionaries. In a creatively fertile, experential and artistically rigorous environment, the Theatre Program nurtures the individual, encouraging students to follow their passions and activism. As a program centered on the values of social justice and responsibility, we aim to serve our greater global community as citizen artists, using theatrical expression to create paths for empathy. understanding and dialogue.

Fordham Theatre MainStage 2022 DANCE NATION by Clare Barron Directed by Sanaz Ghajar Choreography by Sylvie Tamar (Fordham ‘22) PHOTO: Cason Doyle (Fordham ‘22)

The 2024 - 2025 MainStage Season: Revel and Revolt was born out of a year-long collaborative process with our students during monthly meetings filled with lively discussions and thoughtful commentary on who we are as a program and a people.

We look forward to working together to realize our dream of racial justice and equity, all while being good stewards of the work, our city, and our world. As we continue to engage with our everchanging world and field, we could not be more excited to share these stories of the power of art and community with our audiences.

Learn about our mission, and dive into the experiential work we do, by perusing our training and curriculum, and recent production photo pages at theatre.blog.fordham.edu/.

Fordham Theatre MainStage 2024 THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA by Federico García Lorca Directed by Dawn Akemi Saito Choreography by Jessica Siegel (Fordham ‘25), Kana Seiki (Fordham ‘24), and Milagros Luis (Fordham ‘25) PHOTO: Cason Doyle (Fordham ‘22) Pictured: Kana Seiki (Fordham ‘24)

MUSIC BY KURT WEILL Steve La Rosa MUSICAL DIRECTOR & ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENTS Keyboards, Percussion and Bass Sam Day Harmet Tenor Banjo, Guitar, Ukulele, Tenor Saxophone Andrew Shapiro ASSISTANT MUSICAL DIRECTOR Alto Saxophone Natasha Thompson ELECTRIC BASS Jyonnah Ware PERCUSSION

CREATIVE / PRODUCTION TEAM Josh Hightower ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Milagros Luis CHOREOGRAPHER Grace Zofia Alberti PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Gianna Perlaza ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Fordham Theatre MainStage - Pope Auditorium 113 West 60th Street New York, NY 10023 RUN TIME

Sam Mund ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Lana Guber PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

CAST

Sam Deetjen SCENIC DESIGNER

Isabella Conklin ............... Street Singer/ Polly Swing

Elijah Warrington LIGHTING DESIGNER

Andrew Shapiro ................................................. JJ Peachum McKenna Dixon ...............................................Celia Peachum Riley Halpern .................................................. Polly Peachum Evan Woodfill ............................................................. Macheath Amanda Sofia Rodriguez ............. Lucy Brown/ Betty Rodhe Costello .................................... Jackie Tiger Brown Valeria Fernandez ............................................................ Jenny Natasha Thompson ............................Dolly/Lucy Swing Brian Tong.....................Filch/Constable/Jackie Swing Jyonnah Ware...................Kimball/Vixen/Celia Swing Zachariah Baumhardt ............................. Walter/Robert/ Smith/ JJ Swing Kei Sugae ...................... Matthew/ Street Singer Swing Carlos Bravo................................. Jake/ Macheath Swing Truman Rivera Mindt........Bob/Ned/Jimmy/Beggar

Raina Williams ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNER Tian Yi Cheung ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER Chad McArver LIGHTING CONSULTANT Lexi Spera SOUND DESIGNER Mikah “Mickey” Carpio ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER Kindall Houston Almond COSTUME DESIGNER Amy Orner ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER Teri Salmon WARDROBE CREW HEAD Deb Gaouette PROPS DESIGNER

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR GEORGE DRANCE, SJ

George Drance, SJ has performed and directed in over 25 countries on five continents, serving such companies as teatro la fragua (Honduras), and Theatre YETU (Kenya). He is the artistic director of the acclaimed Magis Arts Collective (magistheatre.org), praised by the New York Times for its artistic skill and daring. With La MaMa’s Great Jones Company, he has toured the world with the Swados/Serban Fragments of a Greek Trilogy and as a key collaborator with Ellen Stewart. He is a team member of the Trojan Women Project. Other acting credits include The Metropolitan Opera, Public Theatre/New York Shakespeare Festival, American Repertory Theater, Ping Chong & Co and Yara Arts Group. He has appeared on NBC’s The Blacklist and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show.

Film credits include The Light of Eons, Solidarity, and Chinoiserie. His new work Angel in the Ashes will premiere at La MaMa on March 27.

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT BERTOLT BRECHT

“The playwright Bertolt Brecht was born in 1898 in the German town of Augsburg.

After serving as a medical orderly in the First World War and appalled by the effects of the war, he went first to Munich and then to Berlin in pursuit of a career in the theatre. That period of his life came to an end in 1933 when the Nazis came to power in Germany. Brecht fled and during this period the Nazis formally removed his citizenship, so he was a stateless citizen.

In 1941, Brecht became a resident in the USA but returned to Europe in 1947 after appearing before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Ostensibly against communism, this committee also targeted intellectuals. By the time of his death in 1956, Brecht had established the Berliner Ensemble and was regarded as one of the greatest theatrical practitioners.

As an artist, Brecht was influenced by a diverse range of writers and practitioners including Chinese theatre and Karl Marx. The turmoil of the times through which Brecht lived gave him a strong political voice. The opposition he faced is testament to the fact that he had the courage to express his personal voice in the world of the theatre. He also had an original and inspired talent to bring out a dynamic theatrical style to express his views.

His most acclaimed work is Mother Courage and Her Children. Although it’s set in the 1600s, the play is relevant to contemporary society and is often regarded as one of the finest anti-war plays. Fear and Misery of the Third Reich is Brecht’s most overtly anti-fascist play. This work analyses the insidious way the Nazis came to power.”

from BBC.co.uk

FORDHAM THEATRE SENIOR

‘25

SHOWCASE

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CAST ISABELLA CONKLIN | STREET SINGER/ POLLY SWING Isabella Conklin (she/her) is a Junior Theatre major with a concentration in performance. She graduated from Denver School of the Arts with an arts endorsed diploma. Her credits include, KODACHROME (Fordham Theatre), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Fordham Theatre), PORK! A PLAY ADJACENT (Denver School of the Arts), INDECENT (Denver School of the Arts), and A CHORUS LINE (Denver School of the Arts). She dedicates this performance to her family. Let’s work! IG: @isabella.conklin

ANDREW SHAPIRO (FORDHAM ‘25) | JJ PEACHUM Andrew is very excited to be ending his time at Fordham with a show like Three Penny Opera. Andrew has studied and trained with several esteemed theatre makers and jazz musicians, and has been able to collaborate with some of the top artists in New York. Relevant previous credits include: *Jung Hee/Antigone* (Columbia MFA- Music Director), *House of Bernarda Alba* (Fordham MainStage- Music Director), *Indecent* (Fordham MainStage- Otto). He would like to thank George, Steven, Grace, and everyone else involved in this insane production. andrewshapironyc.squarespace.com. IG: @anjewwwww

MCKENNA DIXON (FORDHAM ‘25) | CELIA PEACHUM McKenna Dixon is a Los Angeles-born, New York City-based actor and journalist. She is also a senior at Fordham University, overjoyed to take the stage one last time before she graduates this spring. At Fordham, McKenna pursues a double major in journalism and theatre, with a concentration in performance. In the fall of 2023, she also spent a transformative semester abroad studying classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Recent credits include Sunena (Billie), The House of Bernarda Alba (Poncia), As You Like It (Celia/Jacques), Two Birds, One Stone (Poison), Blood Wedding (Mother/Beggar Woman), and The Prom (Angie). McKenna extends a heartfelt thank you to her family for their support and love! mckennagdixon.com

CAST RILEY HALPERN (FORDHAM ‘25) | POLLY PEACHUM Riley Halpern, a senior on the performance track, couldn’t be more grateful to close out her Fordham career with Three Penny Opera!

This past summer, Riley was an Acting Apprentice with Kingsmen Shakespeare Company in Thousand Oaks, CA, where her credits included MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Margaret, u/s Hero) and ROMEO & JULIET (Gregory, u/s Juliet). Fordham MainStage: The House of Bernarda Alba (Servant). Fordham Studio: Rhinoceros (Daisy), The Minotaur (Ariadne), When Birds Don’t Fly (McKenzie), Savonarola: A Pseudohistory in Puppets (Nick), and Constructed Realities (Devised).

Thank you to the entire cast, crew, and creative, and, as always, to my family. rileyhalpern.com @riley.halpern

EVAN WOODFILL | MACHEATH Evan Woodfill is a sophomore Theatre Performance major and is thrilled to be making his MainStage debut in The Threepenny Opera. He is incredibly grateful to the cast and crew for bringing this show to life and to his professors for their support during his time at Fordham. He would also like to thank his mom and sister for their unwavering support.

Enjoy the show!

Instagram: @evanavilawood

AMANDA SOFIA RODRIGUEZ | LUCY BROWN/ BETTY Amanda Sofia Rodriguez is an actress and singer based in New York City.

She is currently a junior at Fordham University-Lincoln Center, where she is majoring in Theatre Performance and minoring in Digital Technology and Emerging Media. She has previously performed on the Fordham MainStage in The House of Bernarda Alba (Amelia). She has also performed in Fordham's Studio season in The Amethyst and the Peridot (Peridot) and My Sweetest Baby Angel Princess (Steph), as well as in Fordham's Playwrights Festival in The Amethyst and the Peridot (Peridot). Amanda would like to thank George Drance for this opportunity and everyone involved in the production for welcoming her into Brechtian performance. She is thrilled to play with this piece amongst such a talented group of people!

CAST RODHE COSTELLO | JACKIE “TIGER” BROWN Rohde Costello discovered acting when he was 12 years old as the lead in his school's production of Roger and Hammerstein's Cinderella, and has never looked back since. Rohde is a sophomore at Fordham Theatre, and could not be more grateful for his first chance to perform in a MainStage production. Rohde is a strong advocate for world peace, and he hopes that through his performance as Jackie "Tiger" Brown, he can represent a focused lens on some of the corrupt systems that continue to devastate the world today. Throughout the rehearsal process, Rohde has found varying paths to explore the character of Jackie "Tiger" Brown with the help of Director George Drance. He hopes you exit the theatre a little bit more motivated to change the world.

VALERIA FERNANDEZ | JENNY Valeria Fernandez (Jenny) is a 20-year-old, actor/musician from Venezuela.

As a Junior at Fordham she’s studying to graduate with a B.A. in both Theater (Performance) and Music alongside a minor in Spanish. Within the theater program she's performed in Paula Vogel’s Indecent (Nelly Friedman-Violinist) and most recently performed in The House of Bernarda Alba (Bernarda) by Federico Gracia Lorca. Professionally, she’s performed in a musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Match Girl (Street Musician) directed by Greg Ganakas and composed by Allistair-William King, both in their off-Broadway run at Theater Row and most recently, at Theater 555. Valeria would like to thank the incredible cast, crew, design and production teams for their incredible work and support during this process. Enjoy the show!

NATASHA THOMPSON | DOLLY / LUCY SWING Natasha is thrilled to be returning to the stage after a brief break. This is her first Fordham MainStage show, and her first musical since playing Magenta in the Rocky Horror Show. She’s very excited to have had the opportunity to play both bass and trombone as well as act in a show at Fordham.

CAST BRIAN TONG | FILCH / CONSTABLE / JACKIE SWING Brian (he/him) is honored to be a cog in this network of gears that shares this powerful message within this story. He has been a part of Fordham Theater’s THE WEDDING GIFT (Torosh), WE ARE ARTISTS (Mover), SAGITTARIUS PONDEROSA (Pops/Peterson), KODACHROME (Assistant Set Design), IS GOD IS (PA), and LA COCINA (Crew). Other works include NAATCO’s ISABEL (Crew), THE LEGEND OF THE MOON FESTIVAL (Playwright) for the Chinese Cultural Society performed at Fordham Rose Hill, and THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL - Benefit Concert in Support for UNICEF (Producer’s Assistant) at Theatre Row. He has also trained at LAMDA. Thank you to Mom and Dad for always supporting me. @itz_briguy

JYONNAH WARE | KIMBALL / VIXEN / CELIA SWING Jyonnah Ware is thrilled to be making her Fordham MainStage debut in Three Penny Opera! She first made her Fordham debut in Studio as Cat in References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot. Some of her favorite roles include Joanne in Rent (Blackfriars) and Jesus in Godspell (Blackfriars). She would like to thank her parents for all of their love and support, her cast for making this process so incredible, and the Fordham community for seeing this show!

ZACHARIAH BAUMHARDT | WALTER / ROBERT / SMITH / JJ SWING Zachariah is very excited to be making his Fordham Theatre MainStage debut. He is currently a Junior studying Political Science with minors in Theatre and Math. His previous credits include the Fordham Splinter productions “Godspell” (Telly), “Ordinary Days” (Warren), and “Carrie the Musical” (Tommy). He wants to thank the cast and crew for such a wonderful experience and for the opportunity of getting to work with the many talented people in this program.

CAST KEI SUGAE | MATTHEW / STREET SINGER SWING Kei Sugae is an actor in the class of 2026 on the performance track while at the same time pursuing a double major in Economics. They have been in the studio show The Minotaur and main stage show The Wedding Gift during their sophomore year. They are thrilled to be working with Brecht and the amazing cast and crew of this wonderful show!

CARLOS BRAVO | JAKE / MACHEATH SWING Carlos Bravo is a sophomore performance concentration at Fordham Theatre. He is so thrilled to be a part of this wonderful show! Fordham Theatre MainStage: Sins of Sor Juana (Pedro).

Fordham Theatre Studio: The Practice Room (Elijah). Regional credit: The Little Mermaid (Ensemble). Other educational credits include: Sweeney Todd (Sweeney), 12 Angry Jurors (Juror 8), Rent (Collins), West Side Story (Tony), Almost Maine (Lendall & Dave), Be More Chill (Rich).

TRUMAN RIVERA MINDT | BOB / NED / JIMMY / BEGGAR Truman is excited to be in his first show here at Fordham.

Previous roles include Gomez in The Addams Family, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, and Curley in Oklahoma! When not on the stage, he can be found in a dance studio, working on his breakdancing, or in his dorm room practicing guitar. Don’t think twice, it’s alright.

MUSIC STEVE LA ROSA MUSICAL DIRECTION AND ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENTS KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION AND BASS Steve La Rosa is an NYC-native composer, producer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist. He studied composition in Milan, Italy at Il Conservatorio Di Milano under the tutelage of Gabriele Manca, Alessandro Solbiati, and Mario Garuti. He also studied orchestral conducting under Maestro Yoichi Sugiyama. La Rosa’s original compositions have been performed in New York, Los Angeles, London, Milan, and Amsterdam.

As a multi-instrumentalist, he has performed in Bertolt Brecht works Mother Courage and Good Soul of Setzuan at the Irondale Ensemble Project, as well as their production of Alice. He has composed original scores for TedEd, Louis Vuitton, Puma, Fenty, The History Channel, Samsung, Google, and more. He has worked with with Eugene Hütz (Gogol Bordello), Beck, Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Billy Martin (Medeski, Martin, and Wood), Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart), Matt Wilson, Jeff Lederer, and Allison Miller, among others.

SAM DAY HARMET TENOR BANJO, GUITAR, UKULELE, TENOR SAXOPHONE Sam Day Harmet is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser, producer, and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. A musician of diverse tastes, Sam's projects range from deconstructive folk and jazz, to free improvisation, to left field electronic music, to Soundpainting and beyond. He has also written extensively in theater settings often composing material that blurs the lines between far flung styles and disciplines. His work has been called "wildly fresh" by Jazziz Magazine and "chic and eccentric" by The New York Times. ​ round NYC, he can regularly be found performing with Astroturf A Noise, La Banda Chuska, Abazaba, the Walter Thompson Orchestra, various klezmer groups, and diverse improvising, Soundpainting and Conduction formations. His theater collaborators include Casual FreyDay, Letter of Marque Theater Company, and the Irondale Ensemble. You can also find him cassette DJing and producing electronic music under the alias Sam Gøødy. Favorite noise-making devices include the mandolin, guitar, tenor banjo, bass clarinet, electronics, and unlikely percussion objects.

CREATIVE TEAM: CLASS OF 2025 SAM DEETJEN | SCENIC DESIGNER

Sam Deetjen is a Senior Designer and Actor at fordham Theatre, He is the Lead Scenic Designer of The Three Penny Opera. They would like to thank the entire team, Tim Zay and all of the people who came together to make sure that this design could come to fruition. Without their hard work the set you see couldn’t have been made possible. Credits include Fordham Studio: Scouts - Scenic Designer Paul - Scenic Designer, This House is Haunted - Scenic Design, This is Where We - Scenic Design, Marisol Technical Director, A Number - Salter, the Dracula Project - Assistant Scenic Designer, Orange Sky at Night (Upcoming) - Scenic Designer, The Pillowman - Sound Designer, Space Play - Projection Designer Fordham Mainstage: Midsummer Night Dream - Assistant Scenic Design, Other: Hall of Horror (2020-2023) - Scenic Designer"

AMY ORNER | ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER Amy Orner is a Fordham Theatre costume designer class of 2025!

MainStage: The Sins of Sor Juana (costume designer), High School Play (Wardrobe Crew Head), Indecent (assistant costume designer). Selected Studio: Orange Sky at Night, Sailor’s Delight (costume designer), Sagittarius Ponderosa (puppet designer), My Sweetest Baby Angel Princess (Costume Designer), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (costume designer). Upcoming: York Plays Festival 2025 (Costume Designer). Huge thanks to the costume shop for their continuous hard work!

MILAGROS LUIS | CHOREOGRAPHER Milagros Luis is a senior actor, director and choreographer. Selected Choreographing credits include House of Bernarda Alba (Spring 23') and The Amethyst and the Peridot (Fall 24'). Selected Directing credits include Constellations (Fall 24') The Wedding Gift (AD for Marcus D. Harvey Spring 23') Describe The Night (Class Final Prof. Jessi Hill). Selected Acting credits include House of Bernarda Alba (Spring 23') and Rhinoceros (Fall 22'). She was also an intern at MTC and now at Adventureland LLC by Jeffrey Seller. She is very happy she could be part of this process, she thanks the the people who advocated for her presence in the room.

Gracias mis amores!!!

IG: milagrosxluis /LinkedIn: Milagros Luis email: milagrosluiscast@gmail.com

CREATIVE TEAM ELIJAH WARRINGTON | LIGHTING DESIGNER Elijah Warrington (he/him) is a junior lighting and sound design student, composer, and electrician. He's thrilled at the opportunity to explore Brecht with such a dynamic team! NYC: reasons to be pretty (2024, Lighting Designer). Fordham: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2025, Composer), SCOUTS (2024, Lighting Designer), The Sins of Sor Juana (2024, ASD), The Untitled Tim Zay Musical (2024, Sound Designer/Composer), PAUL (2024, Co-Lighting Designer), Marisol (2024, Lighting Designer), The Practice Room (2024, Lighting Designer), Sagittarius Ponderosa (2023, Video Designer/Co-Lighting Designer), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2023, ALD), High School Play (2023, ALD). Upcoming: Orange Sky at Night (Sound Designer), MUD (Lighting Designer). See his work at elijahwarrington.com!

RAINA WILLIAMS | ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNER Raina is a junior Theatre Design & Production major. Graduating from Nashville School of the Arts with a concentration in Theatre and Vocal Performance, she was awarded for being an All-State Theatre Design Technician. They are proud of this amazing team for putting their kindness and energy into every rehearsal, run, and performance, xoxo. Much love to those back home, y’all are my world <3 - sincerely rai, a freelance artist, @rainawilliams_ , @rai.prods Credits include: Event Assistant - Manhattan Theatre Club, Electrician - The Royal Family, Herself - Being Black at a PWI Documentary by The Blacc Social, LD - Sunena (studio), AD - The Treasurer (studio), LD PAUL (studio), ALD - The Wedding Gift (mainstage), AD - The Medea Thing (studio), ASM - The Practice Room (studio), LD - Sagittarius Ponderosa (studio), ALD - La Cocina (mainstage), Drew - A Hit Dog Will Holler (Fordham: Page to Stage), LD & SM - Is God Is (studio), LBO & Programmer- Dance Nation (mainstage). Future works: PSM - Kiyawat v. God (studio, Spring ‘25)

TIAN YI CHEUNG | ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER Tian Yi is a sophomore lighting & sound designer from Hong Kong. He's very grateful to Elijah for bringing him onto this production and he's excited that this is his first mainstage show as an assistant designer!

Selected past experience: 童夢·神話 (Lighting Designer), Sunena (Co-Sound Designer), Marisol (Assoc.

Lighting Designer), My Sweetest Baby Angel Princess (Asst. Lighting Designer), Lockdown (Lighting Designer, Sound Designer, MR. KARSH), The Wizard of Oz (Production Stage Manager).

DEB GAOUETTE | PROPS DESIGNER Three Penny Opera is Deb’s 37th Fordham MainStage show. Other recent credits include: Americano, Robin and Me, The Other Josh Cohen, Desperate Measures, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Turtle, and The Karovpossky Variation.

LEXI SPERA | SOUND DESIGNER Lexi Spera (Sound Designer) is a New York based multidisciplinary artist and Fordham Theater alumna.

Broadway: Wicked (Audio Sub Crew). Off-Broadway: Vamonos! at INTAR (ASD), Sancocho at WP Theater (ASD), The Gett at Rattlestick Theater (Sound Crew), The Girls at Dixon Place (Pentheus), Geraldine Realigned at the Brick (Andie). Select Education: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (SD), Fen (SD), Continuity (Maria), Fucking A (Hunter). Film: Death by Dyke (Sam). Thank you to the cast, creatives, Mikah, and Fordham Theater for having me back. www.lexispera.com

CREATIVE TEAM MIKAH KOTA CARPIO | ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER Mikah Kota Carpio (they/he) is a second-year Sound Design major thrilled to be making their Mainstage debut with The Threepenny Opera. Previously, they’ve worked on SCOUTS (SD), A Medea Play (ASD), Paul (ASD/A1), and Godspell (Splinter Group, SD/A1) at Fordham. Select past IATSE credits include Cirque du Soleil, Travis Scott, Justin Timberlake, Drake, A Day to Remember, and ITZY. They wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to Lexi Spera for their friendship and mentorship. Special thanks to Adds, Maddie, Phia, and Lily for their unwavering support and friendship - allowing them to stay in their dorm made it possible for them to dedicate themselves fully to this project. Lastly, deep gratitude to their team for their creativity and hard work.

JOSHUA HIGHTOWER | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Josh is thrilled to be making his mainstage debut as Assistant Director for the Three Penny Opera! Josh once ate Cheetos on a Broadway stage, and it was one of the greatest moments of his life. Selected Credits: Stageworks Theatre: Puffs - Assistant Stage Manager, The Addams Family - Assistant Stage Manager, Urinetown - Assistant Stage Manager. Fordham Studio Theatre: Rhinoceros - Assistant Lighting Designer, This House is Haunted - Assistant Lighting Designer, What Moves Me - Props Designer/Light Board Operator. Splinter Group: Tuck Everlasting - Assistant Director.

DEB GAOUETTE | PROPS DESIGNER Three Penny Opera is Deb’s 37th Fordham MainStage show. Other recent credits include: Americano, Robin and Me, The Other Josh Cohen, Desperate Measures, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Turtle, and The Karovpossky Variation.

KINDALL ALMOND | COSTUME DESIGNER Kindall Almond (she/they) is multidisciplinary designer and stylist living in New York. Recent works include; Off Broadway: Garside's Career; The Mint Theater, black odyssey; Classic Stage Company (Henry Hewes and Audelco Design Nominations), The Vicky Archives; The Tank, Partnership; The Mint Theater (Henry Hewes Nomination). Regional: Life Is a Dream; Baltimore Center Stage, Our Town; Baltimore Center Stage. Upcoming works include I'm Repeating Myself at The Brick, and Initiative at The Public. She holds an M.F.A. in Costume Design from NYU Tisch, and a B.F.A. in Fashion Design from Pratt Institute. Queer joy is resistance.

TERI SALMON | WARDROBE CREW HEAD Teri Salmon (they/them) is a junior costume designer. They are so excited about this show! Select Studio: Amethyst and Peridot (CD), Paul (CD), Sagittarius Ponderosa (CD), Rhinoceros (Assc. CD) Mainstage: The Sins of Sor Juana (Wardrobe Crew Head), The House of Bernarda Alba (ACD) Upcoming credits are Kiyawat v. God (Costume Design)

MANAGEMENT GRACE ZOFIA ALBERTI | PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Grace Zofia Alberti is a (gender)queer Polish and Sicilian-American playwright, director, dramaturg, producer, and stage manager located in Brooklyn, NY. Their artistic and production work has been seen at Judson Arts, the New Ohio, the Chain Theatre, the Tank, NYU, Fordham University, and across New York State with Ad Astra Theatre Troupe, a non-profit theatre company they created and ran with their high school buddies back in 2016. In Spring '23, they earned their BFA in Drama from NYU, as a proud student of Playwrights Horizons. Today, you can find them dreaming up new works with their beloved pals at the Makers’ Ensemble and the Invitation Arts Collective. Beyond grateful to my dearest SM team and crew, George and Steve, and this radiant, brilliant cast.

GIGI PERLAZA | ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Gigi Perlaza is a freshman Design and Production student at Fordham University with a concentration in Stage Management. Gigi has worked on several studio shows last season including References To Salvador Dali, Make Me Hot, Sunena, and the Amethyst and the Peridot. Gigi has always fostered a love for music so she is so grateful to have gotten the experience to work on this show. She wants to give a special thank you to PSM Grace for giving her an amazing learning experience on this process. She hopes everyone enjoys the show as much as she enjoyed working on it!

SAM MUND | ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Sam is a Freshman Design and production major with a concentration in Stage Management, and is making her Mainstage Assistant Stage Managing debut! Her previous credits include Stage Manager for The Amethyst and the Peridot at Fordham Theatre, Stage Manager for Les Miserables, and for The Play That Goes Wrong at Yorktown High School. Her upcoming credits include Assistant Lighting Designer for Orange Sky at Night. Sam is so excited for you to see Three Penny! Big shout out to friends and family, this couldn’t have been done without you!

LANA GUBER | PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Lana Guber is the production assistant for the Fordham Theatre’s production of The Threepenny Opera.

This is her first experience as a PA, though she’d been in theatre all her life. She’s worked on shows such as The Comedy of Errors and King Lear. She is thrilled to have been able to work on this production and hopes to be a part of many more in the future.

UP NEXT ON THE FORDHAM THEATRE MAINSTAGE...

FACULTY MAY ADRALES Director of the Theatre Program Head of Directing

PRODUCTION OVERHIRE TECHNICIANS: Emily Rochelle, Sarazina Stein, Sydney Euber, Zach De Brino, Grady Shea SCENIC PAINTER: Katherine Heaton

FADI SKEIKER Chair of Theatre & Visual Arts CHAUNTEE SCHULER IRVING Head of Acting Assistant Professor of Performance ELIZABETH MARGID Associate Professor, Directing DAWN AKEMI SAITO Clinical Professor, Acting TONY MENESES Interim Head of Playwriting MARK WENDLAND Interim Head of Design & Production CHAD MCARVER Associate Professor, Design & Production MICHAEL A. ZAMPELLI, SJ Associate Professor, Theatre GEORGE DRANCE, SJ Artist-in-Residence TIM ZAY Technical Director EVAN HALL Assistant Technical Director SHAUN SUCHAN Director of Production JAMES BARTHOLOMEW Program Manager of Business and Recruitment DONNA NICHOLLS Program Manager of Communications and Producing

HOUSE MANAGERS: Riley Halpern & James Bartholomew.

BOX OFFICE MANAGER: Riley Halpern ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE MANAGERS: Mariana Miranda, Salvatore Dilluvio FRONT OF HOUSE: Ada Holmes, Adeline Blue, Alex Vargas, Amanda Rodriguez, Ashia Islam, Catherine Otero-Canton, Elise Benson, Emily Bongoy, Evan Cain, Fiona Nealis, Imani Carr, Lisa Felson, Lizbeth Luciano, Lynn Cheng, Madalena DiPentima, Maddie McAuliffe, Huy Nguyen, Samantha Ortiz, Sophia Nordling, Valeria Fernandez, Zoe Manarel LAB HOURS CARPENTERS: Avery Ash, Ari Batista, Cam Bauman, Elias Bernstein, William Butler, Rhoadie Costello, Zara Dautruche, Carlos Fernandez-Bravo, Tobias Foreman, Alex Goodrich, Johnny Hamilton-Janak, Rachel Hermes, Ashia Islam, Carrie Johnson, Jackie Kimbrough, Em Koch, Elena Lugo, Olivia McCarthy, Juliana Medina, Truman Mindt, Kendall Mulligan, Fiona Nealis, Samantha Ortiz, Luis Ovando, Katherine Popper, Nalin Reed, Agam Rejwan, Axelle Roberts, Frida Ruiz-Berman, Michio Shimasaki, Dylan Stern, Brian Tong, Eva Villa, Jyonnah Ware, Nicole Yagar WORK STUDY CARPENTERS: Sam Detjeen, Kori Dezena-Andrade, Kristine Feng, Maia Kraskouskas, Kamau Nosakhere, Cade Parker, Ian Rios, Raquel Sklar, Boone Sommers, Chandler Wheeler ASSISTANT TO THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Caitlin Lambros WORK STUDY COSTUME ARTISANS; Monge Ío Rosado, Eli Tapia, Katie Bartlett, Trudy Cohen, Sophia D'Orio, Magdeline Fraser, Sophia Funicello, Rooke Lewis, Valerie Le, Bili Ramirez, Teri Salmon, Shreya Sharma, Alexa K.Smith, Jessica Stekloff, Evan Woodfill COSTUME SHOP LAB STUDENTS: Isabelle Diaz, Lily Lawrence, Madison Marcus, Alexandra Pupo, Savannah Stovall, Andy Suarez, Elizabeth Tarsky WORK STUDY ELECTRICIANS: Kal Larsen, Raina Williams LAB HOURS ELECTRICIANS: Rodhe Costello, Aiden Castillo, Carlos Bravo, Elijah Warrington, John Stengel, Joshua Hightower, Julie Casamonti, Kei Sugae, Leah John, Micky Carpio, Tian Yi Cheung, Zachariah Baumhardt Season Graphic Designer: Stephanie Yang

JULIENNE REID Executive Secretary of Theatre & Visual Arts JESSICA SHAY Costume Shop Supervisor GAA-EN GRACE JEON Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor KENNY OLGUIN Lighting and Sound Shop Supervisor

LIGHTING BOARD OPERATOR: Ben Miller SOUND BOARD OPERATOR: Nalin Reed WARDROBE HEAD: Teri Salmon WARDROBE CREW: Chantal Gomes, Elias Bernstein DECK CREW: Jill Acosta, Teresa Ayers, Brian Munoz Reyes, Thomas Harris IV

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Fordham Theatre MainStage 2023 INDECENT by PAULA VOGEL Directed by Julie Kramer Choreography by Mandie Rapoza PHOTO: Cason Doyle (Fordham ‘22)

Fordham Theatre MainStage 2023 LA COCINA by Tony Meneses, Interim Head of Playwriting Directed by Alexander Shaw PHOTO: Cason Doyle (Fordham ‘22) Pictured: Alexa Smith (Fordham ‘25)