Side by Side by Sondheim

OTTERBEIN SUMMER THEATRE

and Music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne presents

Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Continuity by Ned Sherrin

Produced on Broadway by Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell

Directed by Lenny Leibowitz

Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. Featuring Shelby Zimmerman

Kateri Condon Sam Hoyer

Brittany Koscinski Dean Yurecka

with Accompaniment & Vocal Coaching by Joyce Stonebraker

Stage Managed by Anna Walker

June 2-5, 2022

Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center 170 W. Park St., Westerville

MUSICAL NUMBERS

Act I

Opening ...................................................................................................................... Ensemble

If Momma Was Married (from Gypsy) .................. Kateri Condon & Shelby Zimmerman

You Must Meet My Wife (A Little Night Music) ............ Sam Hoyer & Brittany Koscinski

It’s the Little Things You Do Together (Company) ......................... Kateri & Dean Yurecka

Getting Married Today (Company) Shelby & Ensemble

I Remember (Evening Primrose) Kateri

Can That Boy Foxtrot (Follies) ................................................................... Shelby & Brittany

Company Intro (Company) ....................................................................................... Ensemble

Another Hundred People (Company) ........................................................................ Brittany

Barcelona (Company) ......................................................................................... Kateri & Dean

Marry Me A Little (Company) ............................................................................................ Sam

I Never Do Anything Twice (The Seven Percent Solution) ...........................................Shelby

Beautiful Girls (Follies) Dean

Au Paris (Follies) Brittany

Buddy’s Blues (Follies) ....................................................... Kateri, Brittany, Shelby, & Dean

Broadway Baby (Follies) .................................................................................................Shelby

You Could Drive A Person Crazy (Company) ................................. Kateri, Shelby, & Dean

15-Minute Intermission

Act II

Everybody Says Don’t (Anyone Can Whistle) ......................................................... Ensemble

Anyone Can Whistle (Anyone Can Whistle) ................................................................... Dean

Send in the Clowns (A Little Night Music) ...................................................................Shelby

We’re Gonna Be Alright (Do I Hear A Waltz?) ...............................................Brittany & Sam

The Boy From... (The Mad Show)... ................................................................................. Kateri

Pretty Lady (Pacific Overtures) Kateri, Brittany, & Dean

Now (A Little Night Music) Kateri & Dean

Losing My Mind (Follies) Shelby

Could I Leave You? (Follies) ............................................................................................... Sam

You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow (Follies).................................. Shelby, Dean, Kateri, & Sam

I’m Still Here (Follies) ................................................................................................... Brittany

Finale ........................................................................................................................... Ensemble

PRODUCTION STAFF

Artistic Director ...................................................................................................... Lenny Leibowitz

Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance / Producer

T.J. Gerckens

Managing Director ............................................................................................Elizabeth Saltzgiver

Technical Director ......................................................................................................... Zach Hubler

Costume Shop Supervisor

Anna Grywalski

Vocal Coach .......................................................................................................... Joyce Stonebraker

Administrator/Director of Recruiting ....................................................................... Dawn Horne

Company Manager/Box Office Manager .................................................................. Anna Walker

Front of House & Special Events Manager................................................................. Austin Vega

Graphic Designer Trevor List

BIOGRAPHIES

Lenny Leibowitz (Artistic Director/Director) is in his eighth year as a member of the Otterbein Theatre faculty. Since his arrival in Westerville, Lenny has directed An Enemy of the People, Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, Into the Woods, Clybourne Park, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Top Girls, Fiddler on the Roof, Radium Girls, and Adding Machine: A Musical. As founding artistic director of Marvell Rep, Off-Broadway, Lenny directed 11 productions, including The Threepenny Opera, which received a Drama Desk nomination for Best Revival of a Musical. Other New York directing credits include the world premiere of Brian Yorkey’s Making Tracks, which ran Off-Broadway at Rockefeller Center’s Taipei Theater. Lenny has directed at some of the nation’s leading regional theatres including the Olney Theatre, the National Players, the Huntington Theatre’s Breaking Ground Festival, and the New Harmony Theatre, where he was artistic director for four years. A Philadelphia native, he made his professional debut as a piano soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He received his B.A. from Columbia University and his M.F.A. from Boston University. Member, SDC and AEA.

T.J. Gerckens (Theatre & Dance Dept. Chair/Producer) is the lighting design faculty member at Otterbein University, a USA829 Union Lighting Designer, and proud Otterbein alumnus. At Otterbein, he has designed the lighting for Gentleman’s Guide, Into a Lamplit Room, Dance Concert 2020: The Wild Within (with John Diver), Chicago, Oklahoma!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Diary of Anne Frank, Adding Machine: A Musical, Damn Yankees, Dance 2016: The Goddess , The Crucible , Fiddler on the Roof , Dance 2015: Famously Yours... Forever, Dance 2014: Tell-Tale Poe, and Into the Woods. As a freelance lighting designer, T.J. has been part of the design team for the Tony Award winner and MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Mary Zimmerman for the last 29 years. Most recently, he designed lighting for the new opera Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin at the Metropolitan Opera and L.A. Opera, The Music Man at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, The world premiere of The Steadfast Tin Soldier at Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre, the recent revival of Metamorphoses at the Guthrie Theatre and Berkeley Rep, and Rusalka at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. Other notable designs include The Odyssey at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Wonderful Town at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Guys & Dolls in L.A., and Treasure Island at the Lookingglass Theatre and Berkeley Rep. His lighting designs have been seen at regional theatres across the United States, on and off Broadway, and at the Metropolitan Opera. Internationally, he has designed in England, Australia, and at the LaScala Opera House in Milan, Italy. He has received numerous awards for his designs including New York’s Drama Desk Award and Lortel Awards for his lighting of Metamorphoses on and off Broadway, Jefferson Awards for The

BIOGRAPHIES

Odyssey and Metamorphoses in Chicago, and an award for “Exemplifying the Art of Collaboration” given to the Zimmerman design team by Entertainment Design Magazine. You can see his designs for Lucia di Lammermoor and La Sonnambula on DVDs released by the Metropolitan Opera. T.J. holds a BFA from Otterbein University and an MFA from Boston University. He is married to set designer, scenic artist, and Otterbein adjunct instructor Stephanie R. Gerckens.

Joyce Stonebraker (Accompanist/Vocal Coach) was the choir director and department head at Westerville North High School for 30 years. After retirement, she worked in the choral dept at Stanton’s Sheet Music and as a staff accompanist here at Otterbein for 12 years. Now that COVID has calmed down (maybe?), she is a freelance accompanist, playing for choir concerts, Solo and Ensemble contests, local churches, and musical theatre in the Central Ohio area.

Anna Walker (Stage Manager/Company Manager) is a native of Barrington, IL, and graduated from Otterbein in May with a BA in Theatre. While at Otterbein, she stage managed The Heidi Chronicles, The Tempest, and Sunday on the Rocks, was an assistant stage manager for A Lie of the Mind, An Enemy of the People, and the original 2020 production of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, and worked as an associate in the Department of Theatre & Dance box office. Anna is grateful for the opportunity to be a part of OST this summer, and she would like to thank Lenny, Elizabeth, and the cast of Side by Side by Sondheim for being incredible to work with, and her family and friends for their support.

Kateri Condon (Ensemble) is a rising sophomore BFA Musical Theatre major from Horseheads, NY. Previous Otterbein credits include the workshop production of Appearances (Ivy). Kateri is grateful for the opportunity to be involved in this musical revue celebrating the life and work of the legendary composer, Stephen Sondheim. She would like to thank the creative team as well as her family and friends for their unwavering love and support as she continues to pursue her passion. She welcomes you back to Otterbein Summer Theatre and hopes you enjoy the show!

Anna Grywalski (Costume Shop Supervisor) is a costume designer and creator. She grew up in the Columbus area, but her career designing and teaching costumes has taken her all over the country. Most recently, Anna served as Costume Director and Resident Designer at the University of Southern Maine, while also maintaining a healthy freelance career. She recently moved back to her hometown to accept the position of Costume Shop Supervisor and Instructor of Costume Technology here at Otterbein University. Highlights of Anna’s designs include Twelfth Night, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Unlock’d at USM, Million Dollar Quartet at Heritage Theatre Festival, The Last Five Years, The Niceties, and Refuge/Malja at Portland Stage, The Lord of the Flies and Something Rotten at Providence College, Fly Me to the Moon at The Public Theatre, and Mamma Mia! at QCT. Anna’s goal moving forward is to ensure an inclusive, constructive, body-positive costume shop where anyone can feel comfortable and welcome to learn.

Dawn Horne (Director of Recruitment/Administrative Assistant) Dawn works with faculty and staff to identify talented students for admission to Theatre and Dance programs. She has a special interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion and initially became involved in student recruitment as an undergraduate admission ambassador.

Sam Hoyer (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of Side by Side by Sondheim! Born in Cincinnati, OH, he is now a rising senior in Otterbein’s BFA Musical Theatre program. Previous credits include Shakespeare in Something Rotten! (Otterbein), Swing in The Theory of Relativity (Otterbein), and Bart in The Epic Story (The Story Collective of Cincinnati). He hopes you enjoy this wonderful evening of some of Mr. Sondheim’s best works!

BIOGRAPHIES

Brittany Koscinski (Ensemble) is a rising senior Musical Theatre student with a dance minor at Otterbein University. Previous credits include The Heidi Chronicles (Heidi Holland), The Pajama Game (Mabel), and Into a Lamplit Room (Female Swing). She is thrilled to be a part of this company in tribute to Stephen Sondheim. Brittany would like to thank her friends and family, especially her grandmother and mom for being a constant inspiration to her. Also thank you to everyone in the cast and crew for helping to create this magical piece of theatre. Enjoy the show!

Austin Vega (Front of House/Special Events Manager) is thrilled to be a part of Otterbein Summer Theare’s Production Team. He is a senior BFA Acting student whose last project was directing/producing a production of Zoo Story at Ohio University. He has also acted in over 5 productions at Sinclair Community College including a starring role as Linus in A Charlie Brown Christmas. When not acting or directing, you can find Austin playing video games or with his nose deep in a graphic novel. After graduation, he plans on attending graduate school for directing and moving to New York to pursue opportunities in theater and film.

Dean Yurecka (he/him) (Ensemble) is a senior BFA Musical Theatre major with a Dance minor from Clearwater, FL. Previous credits include Nigel Bottom (Something Rotten) and Vernon Hines (The Pajama Game) at Otterbein University and Stokes/Dance Captain (Carrie) at Columbus Immersive Theater. He would like to thank his family and friends for their continuous support and the entire OST ensemble for this fantastic opportunity. Enjoy the show!

Shelby Zimmerman (Ensemble) is a rising junior Musical Theatre major at Otterbein and is thrilled to be a part of her first OST production! You may have seen her last as a tap-dancing egg in Otterbein’s Something Rotten. Later this summer she will be playing Sherrie in Rock of Ages at Short North Stage, and in the fall season at Otterbein you can catch her as Petra in A Little Night Music and Kathy in the workshop production of The Last Five Years. She would like to thank Lenny for his brilliance as well as the rest of the cast and crew for providing such a fun and fulfilling experience.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night (1954), A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), The Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976), Sweeney Todd (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday In The Park With George (1984), Into the Woods (1987), Assassins (1991), and Road Show (2008) as well as lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959), and Do I Hear A Waltz? (1965), and additional lyrics for Candide (1973). Anthologies of his work include Side by Side by Sondheim (1976), Marry Me A Little (1981), You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983), Putting It Together (1993/99) and Sondheim on Sondheim (2010). He composed the scores of the films Stavisky (1974), and Reds (1981), and songs for Dick Tracy (1990) and the television production Evening Primrose (1966). His collected lyrics with attendant essays have been published in two volumes: Finishing the Hat (2010) and Look, I Made A Hat (2011). In 2010 Broadway’s Henry Miller’s Theatre was renamed The Stephen Sondheim Theatre in his honour; in 2019, London’s Queens Theatre was also renamed The Sondheim.

HONORARY CAST LIST

The entire company extends special gratitude to those who have donated so generously to the 2022 Otterbein Summer Theatre Season. (This donor list only reflects gifts made to the Summer Theatre Patron Fund in 2022.)

Producer ($5,000+)

Oakland Nursery

Paul S. & Shelia Reiner

Director ($1,000-$4,999)

Christine Cox

Al & Louise Minor

Riverside Hearing Services, LTD

Designer ($500-$999)

Anonymous

David C. & Nancy E. Smith Evans

Douglas R. & Mary Pat Knight

Diva ($250-$499)

Daniel Bear

Mark Havanec

Gayle Herried

Michael McGrew

Millicent Adams

Alan & Christy Coupland

Pat & Linda Blayney

Chip Bruchac

Mike & Gloria Burns

Len & Sharon Bussard

Candyce Canzoneri

Barbara Clapham

Mike & Debra Collins

Edmund & Diane Daily Cox

John L. & Sharon Davis

Brent & Nancy DeVore

Margaret & Richard Doone

W & ME

Diane Driessen

Margaret English Duffy

Don Eyer

Brad Ostroff

Maruja & Charles Paule

Barbara M. Rupple

Douglas R. Smeltz

Star ($100-$249)

Susan R. Fagan

Peggy Garrison

Mark A. Geary

Philip Graham

Vinny Herwig

Lynda Huey

Ann Jones

Donna L. Kerr

Otto Laster

Polly Lindemann

Pearson McWane

Richard Arndt & Karen Miller

Bonnie Moses

Dennis B. & Marjorie Munger

Dennis & Sue Ann Norton

James & Martha Owens

Jeff & Veronica Reutter

Kay F. Ball

Fred & Patricia Baum

David Binkovitz

Marie Casto

Ted R. Chaney

Deborah Coleman

Julie Cronk

Keith DuFrane

Ramona & James Edman

James Farmer

Joanne Swank Gillum

Patricia Ryan

Elizabeth A. Salt

Nancy Schweiger

Don & Carol Shoemaker

Alan E. & Linda Smith

Bonnie Spring

David & Beckey Stamm

Marcia Staub

Jon & Joyce Stonebraker

Madelon Timmons

David B. & Joyce Shannon Warner

Sarah Whybrew

Laura Cean Wilson

Norma F. Worley

Craig & Carol Young

Supporting Actor ($50-$99)

Carmenza Gutierrez

Vivian Harvey

Douglas & Joan Hoover

Suzanne Shelley & Ronald W. Jones

J. Thomas & Kathleen Jones

Jerrold Kannel

Richard & Catherine Loveland

Richard & Gail Lyndes

Suzanne Martin

William Ostrander & Jill Schultz

Steve & Carol Polsley

Clay Cormany & Rebecca Coleman Princehorn

Carol Rich

Albert & Louise Siegel

Jane Sprague

Richard L. & Jeanette

Robinson Thomas

Michele Wilson Toney

Carl & Judith Weaver

HONORARY CAST LIST

Ensemble ($10-$49)

David & Susan Arnold

Dr. James & Linda Augspurger

Frank Barone

Sharon & Edward Bernert

Karen Brown

Richard A. & Joyce Brown

Gerald Cable

Marilyn Clark

Kristal Clement

Eloise V. Collier

Kathryn Deringer

Anni Efthimiou

Barbara Franecki

Lawrence Friedman

Edwin A. Geer

James Gieseke

Ralph Graham

Beverly Green

Mary Heubach

Kimberly Fippin Hoessly

Ron & Mary Armstrong Hooker

Donald Houser

David Kandel

Ron & Beth Kenreich

Lawrence Less

Barbara Limbert

Curtis & Mimi Loveland

Deborah Madden

Barbara Glor Martin

Tom & Sandy Masterson

Beth Maxwell

Mary Ann Maxwell

Carl D. & Helen W. Miller

Charles Morrow-Jones

Annette Packer

Robert & Janice Patton

James E. Paxton

Charles Perotti

David Pritchard

Ellen & Gary Schwarzmueller

William Seiler

Nancy Settles

Ronald G. & Linda Simpson

James Tarpoff

Kay Wagner

James E. & Carol Carpenter Waugh

Roger L. Wilson

David L. Woodyard

Sandra Young

Bridget Yurecka