Director’s Note What a treat to create an evening’s entertainment with some of the most talented, committed and fierce student performers to ever grace the stage of Rider University’s Bart Luedeke Center! I am eternally grateful to the gorgeous work of our alumni and student choreographers; each brings such a beautiful fount of inspiration to the work. Their tremendous energy is gloriously overflowing and their leadership in the rehearsal room is infectious and full of joy. A first year at a new school is always filled with many highs and lows, but as we move through it, we become aware that a page has been turned, a new chapter has begun, and we have the opportunity to celebrate a moment of ARRIVAL. – Louis F. Goldberg
Program and Cast ACT ONE 1. JUST ARRIVED Choreographed by Catrina Contini and John Viggiano Full Company Soloists: Jessica Diley, Cassidy Sweetland, Olivia Teitelbaum, Landon Winslow, Julianna Belbol 2. GOOD MORNING, STARSHINE/GOOD MORNING, BALTIMORE Choreographed by Catrina Contini and John Viggiano Full Company Soloists: Samantha Haraway, Catherine Dietschak 3. HERE AND NOW Choreographed by Margaret White Stella Frye-Ginsberg, Morgan Murphy, Juliette Belke 4. THE SPARK OF CREATION Choreographed by Catrina Contini Leah Rose Crossan, Julianna Belbol Dancers: Landon Winslow, Presley Muirhead 5. HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH Olivia Teitelbaum, Brandi Quigley, Ahnna Tate, Regan Wright, Melia Lambert
6. SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW Choreographed by Kate Bilenko Jessica Lewis, Cassidy Sweetland, Blaine Stabe Dancers: Julia Almendra, Garrett Currier 7. GROW AS WE GO Madeline Burroughs, Regan Wright, Liv Biever, Catherine Dietschak 8. TAKE ME TO THE WORLD Arianna Cardillo, James Neithardt 9. TAKE A LOOK AT US NOW Choreographed by Thomas Higgins Charlotte Eliza Moore, Liv Biever, Alexis Archer 10. TOP OF THE WORLD Choreographed by Thomas Higgins Maddie Quigley, James Neithardt, Madeline Burroughs, Cate Malachowski, Brandi Quigley 11. HERE I AM Choreographed by Bailey Poe and Ricky Cardenas Maddie Mckenna, Jessica Diley, Maddie Quigley 12. SEIZE THE DAY Choreographed by “GB” Grace Brad Charlotte Eliza Moore, Leah Miller, Leah Rose Crossan, Julia Almendra, Liv Biever, Jessie Doty, Samantha Haraway, Regan Wright, Catherine Dietschak, Presley Muirhead, Morgan Murphy, Alexis Archer, Jadyn Kelly, Juliette Belke, Stella Frye-Ginsberg, Nia Chavis
ACT TWO 13. MEDLEY THIS IS IT! Choreographed by Catrina Contini Julianna Belbol, Jessica Lewis, Regan Wright, Nzinga ‘Zi’ Thompson, Ahnna Tate, Madeline Burroughs, Arianna Cardillo, Eleanor Lou, Stella Frye-Ginsberg, Olivia Teitelbaum, Julia Almendra, Jessica Diley, Jessie Doty, Brandi Quigley, Nia Chavis, Leah Rose Crossan, Cassidy Sweetland, Melia Lambert, Charlotte Eliza Moore, Liv Biever GEE, BUT IT’S GOOD TO BE HERE Julia Almendra THERE’S A NEW GIRL IN TOWN Jadyn Kelly
NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW Garrett Currier IT’S NOT WHERE YOU START Presley Muirhead WHEN I GET MY NAME IN LIGHTS Choreographed by Bailey Poe Morgan Murphy A WONDERFUL DAY LIKE TODAY Nzinga ‘Zi’ Thompson THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Choreographed by Hannah Post Maddie McKenna, Landon Winslow, Morgan Murphy, Noah Bantle, Garrett Currier, Blaine Stabe, Juliette Belke, Presley Muirhead, Jadyn Kelly, Cate Malachowski, Leah Miller, Alexis Archer, Samantha Haraway, Maddie Quigley, Catherine Dietschak NYC Eleanor Lou 14. I AM CHANGING Choreographed by Lincoln Funderburk Samantha Haraway, Nia Chavis, Nzinga ‘Zi’ Thompson 15. SUDDENLY, I SEE Choreographed by Catrina Contini Cate Malachowski, Jessica Lewis, Jessica Diley, Julia Almendra, Arianna Cardillo, Julianna Belbol, Cassidy Sweetland, Leah Rose Crossan Dancers: Melia Lambert, Presley Muirhead, Leah Miller, Garrett Currier, Stella Frye-Ginsberg, Maddie Quigley, Charlotte Eliza Moore, Juliette Belke 16. DREAMING Choreographed by Abbie Westers Landon Winslow, Alexis Archer Dancers: Juliette Belke, Blaine Stabe, Stella Frye-Ginsberg, Liv Biever, Garrett Currier, Presley Muirhead 17. LET’S BE BAD/I FEEL GOOD Choreographed by John Viggiano and Lucas Marinetto Morgan Murphy, Stella Frye-Ginsberg, Garrett Currier, Nia Chavis, Julia Almendra, Charlotte Eliza Moore, Jessica Diley, Blaine Stabe, Liv Biever, Jadyn Kelly, Maddie McKenna, Presley Muirhead and Maddie Quigley 18. MAKE THEM HEAR YOU Full Company Soloist: Jessie Doty
19. TAKING THE WHEEL Choreographed by Abbie Westers Full Company Soloist: Noah Bantle 20. I SEE STARS Choreographed by Hannah Post Full Company Soloist: Leah Miller 21. THIS IS ME Choreographed by Maddy Winkler Full Company Soloist: Ahnna Tate
Artistic, Technical, and Administrative Staff and Crew Director/Music Director
Louis F. Goldberg
Choreographers
Catrina Contini, John Viggiano
Associate Director
Emily Taylor Kaufman
Associate Choreographer
Abbie Westers
Assistant Director
Gray Stephen Davidock
Assistant Choreographer
Lincoln Funderburk
Lighting Designer Student Choreographers
Olivia Dostal Kate Bilenko, “GB” Grace Brad, Ricky Cardenas, Lincoln Funderburk, Thomas Higgins, Lucas Marinetto, Bailey Poe, Hannah Post, Abbie Westers, Margaret White, Maddy Winkler
Dean Associate Dean Director of Production Management
Kelly Bidle Jason Vodicka Buck Linton
Director of Performance Management
Kristen Rodgers
Associate Director of Performance Management
Leandra Acosta
Coordinator of Performance Management
Samuel Stephenson
About Rider University and The Department of Performing Arts Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Rider University is a private co-educational, student-centered university that emphasizes purposeful connections between academic study and real-world learning experience. Rider prepares graduates to thrive professionally, to be lifelong independent learners, and to be responsible citizens who embrace diversity, support the common good, and contribute meaningfully to the changing world in which they live and work. The College of Arts and Sciences is dedicated to educating students for engaged citizenship, career success, and personal growth in a diverse and complex world. The college cultivates intellectual reflection, artistic creativity, and academic maturity by promoting both broad academic inquiry and in-depth disciplinary study, while nurturing effective and ethical applications of transferable critical skills. The College consists of four schools: the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the School of Communication, Media, and Performing Arts, the School of Science, Technology, and Mathematics, and Westminster Choir College. Through its dynamic mix of academic programs, The Department of Performing Arts helps aspiring professional performers, producers, managers, designers, technicians and entrepreneurs find their unique path in an ever-evolving industry. Acknowledged as innovative and contemporary, the Department of Performing Arts aspires to build a more equitable, engaging and sustainable future for the performing arts while exploring the many diverse historical, cultural, social and creative threads that add to our rich tapestry.
Upcoming Performances RADIUM GIRLS Friday, February 23, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 24, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 25, 2 p.m. Yvonne Theater CARMINA BURANA: ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S WITH WESTMINSTER SYMPHONIC CHOIR & YOUNG PEOPLE’S CHORUS OF NEW YORK CITY Tuesday, February 27, 8 p.m. Carnegie Hall 881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019 RIDER DANCES Saturday, March 2, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2 p.m. Bart Luedeke Center Theater NEW MUSIC CONCERT SERIES Sunday, March 3, 3 p.m. Gill Chapel LINDSEY CHRISTIANSEN ART SONG FESTIVAL Sunday, March 3, 7 p.m. Gill Chapel A DOLL’S HOUSE Friday, March 22, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2 p.m. Yvonne Theater FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UPCOMING PERFORMANCES, SUBCRIPTIONS AND PATRON PROGRAM OPTIONS VISIT RIDER.EDU/ARTS.