Love's Labor's Lost Playbill by SDSU School of Theatre, Television, and Film

DEC 2-11

TICKETS: $17/$20

DON POWELL STAGE

7:30 PM | 2:00 PM

LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Dani Bedau

WELCOME

The School of Theatre, Television, and Film (TTF) offers this production in the spirit of the upcoming holiday celebration. Now and again, we must remind ourselves as homo-sapiens that we are endowed with a rich heritage in all facets of our humanity.

As a community focused on educating future generations, we are charged with bequeathing to them a legacy of love, compassion and understanding. We are grateful and blessed to be gifted as artists, along with the ability to utilize this gift in making our world a richer place.

On behalf of my family of colleagues in TTF, I want to say thank you for your continued support of the school. We anxiously look forward to occupying our new facilities and guarantee that you will be watching the second half of our 2022-23 season in more comfortable venues. A feat that could not have been possible without your support.

Thank you for your constant support and patronage. Please continue to stay safe. We hope you enjoy this performance. Happy holidays to you and your loved ones.

‘Niyi Coker, Jr., Director School of Theatre, Television, and Film

Poster design on cover by Amy Bui.

LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST

Written by William Shakespeare Directed and Adapted by Dani Bedau

Co-Scenic Design ........................................................................Ali Roustaei°^

Co-Scenic Design ............................................................ Atria Pirouzmand°^

Costume Design .................................................................... Katie Paulsen °^

Lighting Design .................................................................. Joshua Heming°^

Sound Design .................................................................................. Javier Piñón

Dramaturg ................................................................................ Nandi Maunder

Stage Manager ................................................................................DJ Maloney

Choreographer ....................................................................................Zack King

CAST

Ferdinand .................................................................................................. Tre Boyd

Berowne .............................................................................................JaVon Clarke

Longaville ................................................................................... Sergio Morejon

Dumaine ....................................................................................Sascha Parfiniuk

Costard ................................................................................................ Leif Pearson

Dull ................................................................................................... Clara Holland

Don Adriano De Armado ......................................................... Luis Sherlinee

Moth.............................................................................................Juliana Acevedo

Jaquenetta/Marcade/Forester ...................................... Shelby Wuitschick

The Princess of France .............................................................. Amira Temple

Rosaline .......................................................................................... Cierra Watkins

Maria ................................................................................................... Taryn Moran

Katharine .................................................................................... Donae Swanson

Boyet ...............................................................................................Danny Holmes

Sir Nathaniel ............................................................................................ JJ Eccles

Holofernes ........................................................................................Alexis Dyson

Understudies ............................Kendall Stallworth, Jon Alexander Hewitt

This production contains theatrical fog/haze and strobe lighting/flashing lights.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE

“Joy to the world, all the boys and girls!”* and non-binary friends! Joy! Joy! Joy! What a joy it has been to work on this play with this company of artists together in shared physical space!

William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labor’s Lost is about four young men (one of them the King of Navarre) who plan to withdraw from the world for three years, taking an oath that they will have nothing to do with food, sleep and, most of all, women. But as luck would have it, the Princess of France and her ladies are scheduled to arrive to settle a debt owed to her father, the King of France. The arrival of the women tests the resolve of the men and eventually, they all fall in love, causing the men to abandon their oaths. Silliness, humor, and disguises ensue!

Our production is set in a romanticized version of the years beginning with the Summer of Love (1967), including the Summer of Soul (1969) and continuing up through the early 1970s. The soundtrack is inspired by Motown, soul, folk, and psychedelic rock. The Kingdom of Navarre has been transformed into “Navarre Records,” loosely based on Berry Gordy’s Motown empire. Most of the love letters in this play have been replaced with songs (and a few more have been inserted for good measure!) The costume, scenic, lighting, and sound design enhance the playful quality of the text as has the collaborative dance making process the actors engaged with choreographer Zack King. We’ve also updated the infamous “disguise scene” with a twist (and shout).

The Legacy of Social Change Movements: This production takes place during the years when Second Wave Feminism is taking shape. This production playfully references the gender and racial politics of the counterculture. However, it is not meant to minimize the important role these movements for social change have played in shaping our country’s relationship to freedom, equality, identity and intersectionality. The artists involved in this production acknowledge with gratitude the legacy and sacrifices of the many ancestors and elders who blazed the trail for us.

There has been so much joy in the making of this production; joy in unpacking Shakespeare text together all semester long; joy in dancing together to the music of the 60s and 70s . And now, it is such a delight to share this joy with you, our audience.“Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea. Joy to you and me!”*

*from “Joy to the World,” by Hoyt Axton, as performed by Three Dog Night, Naturally ,1970.

DIRECTOR

D ANI BEDAU (she/her/hers) is a theatre artist and educator. She is Associate Professor in the School of Theatre, Television, and Film at SDSU where she also heads up the Youth Theatre area. Dani has directed a lot of plays and written or devised a few. She has also co-authored several articles that have been published in peer-reviewed journals. Dani has over 25 years of experience creating theatre programs that facilitate conversations across areas of social distance such as race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and social class. She created the Coming Up Taller Awardwinning Will Power to Youth program in Los Angeles and has engaged in work that uses theatre to forge alliances with the Arab-speaking world. Dani is committed to creating brave spaces for learning and growing, to providing leadership opportunities for student artists and to imperfectly doing her part in the struggle to dismantle hierarchy and end white supremacy.

CHOREOGRAPHER

Z ACK KING is a dance maker, actor, and video artist. He received his BFA in Dance with a minor in Theatre Arts from SDSU in 2018. He strives to cultivate empathy and curiosity by making work that is personal and socially relevant. He hopes this will inspire people to learn more about themselves. Zack has been a part of dance films, commercials, web shows, live performances, and narrative films. Zack is incredibly excited to choreograph for this show! The vision, design, and performers were all big inspirations for the movement in this show.

CO-SCENIC DESIGNER

A LI ROUSTAEI is a first-year scenic design MFA student here at SDSU. He is originally from Tehran, Iran, where he started studying theater, then he moved to the United States in 2016 to continue his education in theater. He transferred to UC Irvine from LA Pierce College and got his BA in Drama (with honors in design and technology) and Film and Media Studies. This is his fourth collaboration with Atria Pirouzmand. His recent scenic design works include Into The Woods at UC Irvine, Future Tripping at Loft Ensembles, l and You, at UC Irvine, and now he is happy to be a part of the Love’s Labor’s Lost team.

CO-SCENIC DESIGNER

A TRIA PIROUZMAND is a first year MFA scenic design student at SDSU. She is thrilled to be working with such a fantastic team to create the scenery for Love’s Labor’s Lost. This is her fourth collaboration with Ali Roustaei to design scenery for theaters and films. Atria is from Yazd, Iran, and moved to the United States in 2017 after receiving her high school diploma with a focus in Biology. But soon she found herself in love with scenic design. And now she has been working in theater for four years. She received her bachelor’s degrees in Drama and Film and Media Studies from the University of California, Irvine, in the spring of 2022. Currently, she is studying to get her Master of Fine Arts degree here at SDSU.

COSTUME DESIGNER

K ATIE PAULSEN is a second year MFA candidate in Costume Design and is excited to be designing her first main stage show at SDSU with Love’s Labor’s Lost! Before coming to SDSU, she obtained a degree in Economics and Theatre from the University of Notre Dame, where she first got involved in theatre and costuming. Previous design credits include: As You Like It at SDSU, Old Family Recipe at Notre Dame, and assistant designing on SDSU’s production of Steel Pier. Additionally, she has worked at La Jolla Playhouse and Notre Dame Shakespeare festival. She would like to thank her family, friends, and former mentor Richard E. Donnelly for encouraging her to become a costume designer. Enjoy the show!

LIGHTING DESIGNER

J OSHUA HEMING (He/They) is a second year MFA student at San Diego State University studying lighting design. Previous work at SDSU includes lighting designer for A Raisin in the Sun, and projection designer for The Long Christmas Ride Home. He is excited to share his qualifier design with a community that he loves. For more information please visit his website at www. joshuahemingld.com. He would like to thank his partner for all the love and support she provides.

SOUND DESIGNER

J AVIER PIÑÓN returns to sound design for Love’s Labor’s Lost. His previous design was for The Long Christmas Ride Home, but he has been around TTF for several years now in shows like Pippin and Miku and the gods. Post-graduation, however, his focus has been his production company, Calibrated Productions. Through the company, he has been bringing together Smash Bros fans and musicians through their weekly series The Pit, held in La Mesa. Their purpose, however, is to provide the opportunities and resources for minority artists to reach their full potential, and Javier has devoted himself to utilizing his creativity to guide artists through every step of the music production process. Love’s Labor’s Lost was a fun and unique experience; he hopes you enjoy his and others’ designs in tonight’s show!

DRAMATURG

N ANDI MAUNDER is a graduating fourth-year English Literature Major and Interdisciplinary Minor, with a Certificate in Children’s Literature. She is currently the Vice President of Black Renaissance, and recently co-wrote and directed her original play, Phantoms with Black Renaissance. She hails from Oakland, CA, and has been involved with theater and creative writing for most of her life, and hopes to continue those passions on campus and in her postgraduate studies.

STAGE MANAGER

D J MALONEY is a fourth year Theatre Arts major with an emphasis on Stage Management. He is a transfer student at SDSU. This will be DJ’s fifth year stage managing and his 23rd show called professionally and academically. Prior credits include stage management for Acey Deucey Club with Fever Productions, Henry V, Into the Woods, Working: the Musical, Importance of Being Earnest at Mira Costa College, and A Raisin in the Sun, Postcard American Town at SDSU. DJ plans on getting his masters in stage management and calling many more shows professionally. DJ would like to thank Dani, Jay, and ’Niyi for their trust in him and allowing him to call this fabulous production. He’d also like to thank his family, friends, and partner for all of their support during this production! Enjoy the show!

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

K ENDALL STALLWORTH - This is Kendall’s first time working on a full production that she was not acting in. She is delighted to have had her first taste of what it is like to help direct a show. She has been involved in other shows on campus such as Miku and the gods, As You Like It, and the musical theatre club’s production of Heathers. Kendall is in her third year at SDSU and is so thankful to have had so many opportunities to be involved with our amazing theatre program.

CAST: WHO’S WHO

Tre Boyd (Ferdinand)

Tre is a film production major and is in his last semester here at SDSU. He has enjoyed his time here and is looking forward to professional work. Tre has been a part of numerous productions here at SDSU whether it’s been on stage or in front of the camera. His most recent stage production was in A Raisin in the Sun where he played George. One of Tre’s favorite roles was when he played Lank in Black Renaissance’s production of Detroit ’67. He wants to give a shoutout to Dani for giving him this opportunity and challenging him. Tre is very excited for you all to see Love’s Labor’s Lost. He loves this cast and crew and hopes you all will, too! Enjoy the show!

JaVon Clarke (Berowne)

JaVon is a Theatre Arts, Performance major student at San Diego State University currently seeking his Bachelor of Arts degree. He began his journey at the Mesa College Theatre Company (MCTC) where he studied voice projection, directing, movement for the actor, monologues, scenic/lighting/ costume design, and management. His last roles include: Oliver in As You Like It, Sly in Detroit ’67, Jerome Johnson in The Front Porch, Nathan Cole in Speak Spanish To Me, Blake in Let It Come Down: A Modern Shakespeare Tale, and Ensemble in The Last Cyclists

Sergio Morejon (Longaville)

Sergio Morejon Ramirez was born in Spain to Cuban parents who encouraged him to explore his truest self from a young age. He found a home in the theater arts when he moved to the Bay Area in 2015. His sophomore year at Gunn High School, he played Eros and Bacchus in Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses and performed in his school choir. His proudest achievement is Rickrolling an audience of 2000 in a choir musical. He hones his craft to prepare for an eventual reboot of Harry Potter (he really wants to play Dumbledore when he is older). Outside of the theater, Sergio likes to slackline and read in a hammock most days, practicing his balance and willingness to relax. He has been privileged to work with the most amazing educators and peers, and is thankful to everyone who has ever said, “You got this.” Theatre productions, film events, and TV programming are made possible by the generous support of our donors. To make a contribution to our outstanding programs, please call 619.594.4548 or visit psfa.sdsu.edu

CAST: WHO’S WHO

Sascha Parfiniuk (Dumaine)

Sascha Parafiniuk has been acting since he was ten years old starring first as Baby Turk in Tarzan and onto many more fun roles! He made his debut at SDSU in Miku and the gods as the God of Transformation. He is very excited to be performing his first Shakespeare show ever here at SDSU. Aside from theater, he loves climbing and anything outdoors!

Leif Pearson (Costard)

Leif Pearson is a third year Theatre Arts major at SDSU. He has been enjoying broadening his understanding of acting, and is thrilled to be participating in his first Shakespeare production! Hope you enjoy the show!

Clara Holland (Dull)

Clara (she/they) is thrilled to be playing a cop for the 5th time in her theatrical career! You may recognize Clara from their performances last year in The Wolves (SDSU), and Murder at the Art Show (SDSU Skull and Dagger Drama Society). If you are from Northern California, you may have seen them in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Grapes of Wrath, Anything Goes, or Love/Sick at Miramonte High School or perhaps saw their original written and directed works featured at the California Shakespeare Company and the 2021 San Luis Obispo Museum of Art Film Festival. They spend their summers back in the Bay Area directing, producing, teaching, and running tech at a local children’s theater company. It’s her honor to welcome in the next generation of actors. She sends her gratitude to the cast and crew for this amazing opportunity!

Luis Sherlinee (Don Adriano De Armado)

Luis is excited to be in his first ever Shakespeare production! He is currently a senior and is enrolled at SDSU as a Theatre Arts, Performance major and a TFM minor. He has performed with several local theatre companies, such as Star Theatre, Young Actors Theatre, Patio Playhouse, and more. Some credits include Heathers (J.D), Puffs (Ernie Mac), and Sweeney Todd (Tobias Ragg). He is thrilled to be working with this cast and is excited to help tell an exciting reimagination of this story.

CAST: WHO’S WHO

Juliana Acevedo (Moth)

Juliana (she/her) is in her second year at San Diego State and is incredibly excited as this show is her first mainstage production! She first got involved with TTF last semester by taking Dani Bedau’s Theatre 510 class and acting in the Playwrights Project Beyond Prison Walls, where one act plays written by the incarcerated are directed and performed by students. An avid lover of 60s and 70s fashion, music, and history, this show could not be more fitting (or fun) for Juliana. Prior to college, some of Juliana’s favorite performances and shows of hers include Arsenic and Old Lace, The 39 Steps, Blood Wedding, and Daisy Pulls It Off (shoutout to the Hoover High drama department!) She gives a special thank you to her parents and two sisters who have supported her every performance and endeavor, and is very grateful for the amazing friends she has made through this play. Concolinel!

Shelby Wuitschick

(Jaquenetta/Marcade/Forester)

Shelby Wuitschick is a fourth year Theatre Arts, Performance major, studying Acting and Musical Theatre, as well as minoring in both Business Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies. You may have seen her most recently in Musical Theatre Club’s Senior Exhibitions. Some of her favorite past roles include Ms. Fleming (Heathers: The Musical), Lysistrata (Lysistrata), Tabitha Cincannon (Murder at the Art Show), and Messenger/Sexton (Much Ado About Nothing). Shelby is currently serving as the President of Musical Theatre Club here at SDSU. She is so excited to be in her second main stage production, and she is so grateful to have the opportunity to perform once again! She would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her in all her performance endeavors. ig: @shelby. wuitschick

Amira Temple (The Princess of France)

Amira Temple is a loving daughter, community activist, crazy best friend, and theatre maker. She currently studies performance at San Diego State, and in the future she hopes to contribute to the evolution of theatre, and the world, in any capacity meant for her. Amira believes in equity, solidarity, transformative justice, the power of uninhibited joy, and the capacity for change through theatre. To you, she relays her deepest gratitude for supporting theatre and theatre artists in San Diego. She is humbled to perform for the folks that are the heartbeat of a show.

CAST: WHO’S WHO

Cierra Watkins (Rosaline)

Cierra Watkins is a fourth year graduating senior and Theatre Arts, Performance major at San Diego State University. At San Diego State University she has performed in Dog Sees God (Van’s Sister), The Free Play Project (Kid #3), A Raisin in the Sun (Ruth), Six (Parr), The Thought That Counts (short film/ Kelly). She has also played Dorothy in The Wiz with Teatro San Diego. She is the Co-Founder and President of the Black Renaissance Theatre Group at SDSU. In November of 2021, she also directed Black Renaissance’s very first in person production of Detroit ’67, for which she received the SDSU McKenzie Award for Directing. She also was the Co-writer and the Producer of Black Renaissance’s Phantoms directed by Nandi Kiana. Lastly, she is one of the 2022 SDSU Homecoming Royals! Cierra thanks her director, cast, crew, family, friends, and sorority sisters for their endless support! Enjoy the show!

Taryn Moran (Maria)

Taryn Moran is a third-year Math Education major with a Theatre Arts minor, and she is beyond excited to join this amazing cast in her first mainstage production here at SDSU. She is incredibly grateful for the chance to perform and do what she loves while also working towards a teaching credential. Some of her previous roles include Anabella Schmidt (The 39 Steps) and Mrs. Jennings (Sense & Sensibility). She would like to give thanks to her parents and family for constantly showing nothing but support throughout her years in performing.

Donae Swanson (Katharine)

Donae Swanson is a second year here at SDSU hailing from Dallas, Texas. She is a Theatre Arts, Performance major and she is excited to once again take the stage at SDSU. You might remember seeing her perform as Ruth in A Raisin in the Sun, Violet in 9 to 5, Mama Euralie in Once on This Island, Nurse in Medea, Nala in The Lion King and Ruth in To See the Stars. When not on stage, Donae enjoys playing tennis, thrifting, and photography. Donae is excited to perform with this amazing cast and she hopes you will enjoy the show.

CAST: WHO’S WHO

Danny Holmes (Boyet)

Danny Holmes is a second year Theatre Arts, Performance major with interest in Technical Design and Direction. He is an avid lover of all things Shakespeare, both performing it and directing it, and was thrilled to be a part of this production! He has been in such productions as Heathers (Kurt), Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), Chicago (Billy Flynn), and Ordinary Days (Jason). He is so grateful to be working with Dani again since their last project together in 2021, The Free Play Project, and is so honored to be a part of this amazing company. He’d like to dedicate this show to Gabriella Certo, his meteor of all things Shakespeare and wonderful cousin! Finely put on!

JJ Eccles (Sir Nathaniel)

JJ Eccles is a third-year student double majoring in Theatre Arts, Performance and Television, Film, and New Media Production. He has been performing for five years now with recent credits including Cinesias in Lysistrata by Aristophanes and last semester’s Playwrights Project Festival. This is his first experience with a Shakespeare show and hopes that the work that he and the cast have done will entertain the audience! He hopes you sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

Alexis Dyson (Holofernes)

Alexis is absolutely thrilled to be a part of the cast of Love’s Labor’s Lost! Her favorite part of the process has been collaborating with so many talented individuals, on and off stage, to create such a unique show, unlike any other. Alexis is a Senior at San Diego State and is pursuing a degree in Theatre Arts, Performance. Some of her favorite roles include The Balladeer (Senior Exhibitions: Selections from 35 mm), Cosette (Les Miserables), Heather Duke (Heathers), Brigette (LIZZIE), and Red/Eponine/ Cosette/Ensemble (Forbidden Broadway). Alexis has also performed at venues such as the Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall. In addition to this, she recently attended the Open Jar Institute in New York City where she was able to train under Broadway veterans and professionals. She is incredibly thankful for this opportunity and would not be here without the love and support of her family.

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PRODUCTION STAFF

MANAGEMENT & DIRECTION

Assistant Director ............................................................... Kendall Stallworth

Assistant Stage Manager ......................................... Jon Alexander Hewitt

Production Manager/Stage Management Advisor ........... Jay Sheehan

Dramaturgy Advisor ...................................................................... Shelley Orr

SCENIC

Scenic Design Advisor ............................................................ Ralph Funicello

Technical Director .......................................................... Cynthia Bloodgood°

Technical Director Advisor ................................................................ Ben Clark

Scene Shop Technical Director..........................................Brian J. McVicker

Scene Shop Supervisors ............................... Andrew Young, Noah Lange

Head of Automation ......................................................................Josh Muden

Props/Paint Shop Supervisor...............................................Kristen E. Flores

Scenic and Properties Artisans .................... Isabel Simoes deCarvalho°, .............................. Mckenna Perry°, Heather Larsen°, Atria Pirouzmand°,

................................................. Ali Roustaei°, Cassidy Steele, Rachel Jacobs

Properties Run Crew ......................Lourdes Arteaga, Cat Rojo-Schubert

Scenic Construction ................................... Emily Johannson, Yuriko Aoki,

.................................................. Nicole Buck, Xavier Thomas, Minerva Josiff

Scenic Run Crew ........................................................................Brittany Carillo,

............................................................... Carter Hudson, Mary Vadeboncoeur

Automation Operator ............................................................... Michael Flores

COSTUME

Costume Design Advisor................................................ Denitsa Bliznakova

Costume Shop Manager ............................................................... Teri Tavares

Costume/Wig Technician ......................................................... Peter Herman

Assistant Costume Designer ................................................. Heather Nunn°

Costume Construction.....................................................................THEA 442B

Drapers ................................................. Peter Herman, Courtney Ohnstad°, ............................................................................... Claire Peterson°, Teri Tavares

1st hand ............................................................................ Laura “Lars” Sladich°

Stitchers ........ Linda Litchy-Cervantes, Sabrina Soto, Reira Yamamoto

Alterations Draper .................................................................... Heather Nunn°

Crafts/Fabric Modification ............... Mayte Martinez°, Miranda Sieber°

Special Projects ................................................................. Courtney Ohnstad°

Costume Run Crew .................................... Lauryn Chapman, Olivia Hines, .......................................................

Mikaela Macias, Hannah Martinez-Crow, .....................................................Jenna Pekny, Camila Saettone, Thanh Van

Laundry Crew ............................................... Noel Jensen, Francesca Lemus

PRODUCTION STAFF

LIGHTING & SOUND

Lighting Advisor.......................................................................Anne E. McMills

Lighting, Sound, and Video Shop Supervisor .............. Kat Makarushka

Assistant Lighting Designer(s)...... Emily Johansson and Mia Nuciforo

Production Electrician .................................................................Maile Varian°

Assistant Production Electrician(s) ................................Sammy Webster°,

........................... Amanda Gougelmann, Tiffany Arita, and Mia Nuciforo

Electricians.........................................................THEA240 and Team Lighting

Programmer ................................................................................ Reid Semmens

Light Board Operator .................................................................... Ashley Malli

Sound Board Operator ......................................... Aidar Mukhametzhanov

MARKETING & FRONT OF HOUSE

Box Office & Social Media Coordinator ............................... Bryan Martin

House Managers ................................. Cat Schubert & Angie Garcia Cruz

Box Office Staff .............. Emerson Clarke, Kristie Arenas, Logan Parker

+MA in Theatre Arts *MFA in Musical Theatre °MFA in Design and Technology for Theatre, Television, and Film ^Qualifying or Thesis Production

• Acknowledgments & Special Thanks To •

Taharka Adé, Joseph Alter, Arts Alive SDSU, Izzy Donenberg, Sheldon Donenberg, Maya Ginsberg, Amira Jarmakani, Kimberly King, Randi McKenzie, Nhu Nguyen, Arzu Ozkal, Randy Reinholz, School of Music and Dance, Josh Schorr, Leslie Seiters, Jay Sheehan, Eric Smigel, Barbara Two Stars, Reid Semmens and Ashley Malli for their work on the record arch, Shirley Pierson and the Fiber Technology Lab

Dec. 14th-15th Student Union Theatre

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Feb. 14th Valentine’s Day Film Festival

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If you love love (or love to hate love), this evening of short films is for you! A night of romantic films by SDSU student filmmakers for Valentine’s Day.

Feb. 17th-24th Bloodletting

7:30 p.m. By Boni B. Alvarez

2:00 p.m. Sun., Feb. 19th Directed by Randy Reinholz

Don Powell Stage

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Siblings Farrah and Bosley Legazpi are forced to make a journey back to the Motherland. Their father’s last wish was for his ashes to be sprinkled in the newly minted ‘natural wonder’ – the Underground River of Palawan in the Philippines. During the tension-filled journey, the two must sort out their father’s affairs as well as their own relationship. When they discover that one of them is an aswang (a Filipino witch), 30+ years of feelings come to a boil. Is it easier to accept a sibling’s cruel nature if it is steeped in the supernatural? - New Dramatists

Mar. 17th-24th The Weight of Dreams

7:30 p.m. By Velina Hasu Houston

2:00 p.m. Sun., Mar. 19th Directed by Peter James Cirino

Conrad Prebys Theatre

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In The Weight of Dreams, young Chencha Luna leaves behind her beloved Mexico to pursue a new life in the U.S., a journey of discovery and healing that illuminates the strength of ancestral ties and the power of hope. The play was devised from stories collected from SDSU students, alumni and the San Diego community that have lived the immigration experience.

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7:30 p.m.

Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb

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$20 General Admission Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome… to Cabaret, Kander and Ebb’s legendary musical about British nightclub singer Sally Bowles, American writer Cliff Bradshaw, and the decadence of 1929 Berlin. With mounting fear and uncertainty outside, the bawdy Emcee lures you into the world of the Kit Kat Club where your troubles are left at the door.

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Ruth Anna, Louis F., Dorothy Cable Endowed Scholarship

Sybil E. Jones Endowment

The McCabe Family Endowed Scholarship

Theatre Endowment

An endowment can be established with a commitment of $50,000 or more.

SDSU SCHOOL OF THEATRE, TELEVISION, AND

DONORS

Generous Supporters

($500+ in the Last 5 Years thru August, 2022)

Hayes L. and Marilyn J. Anderson

Emmet G. Barton

Vince Bertoni and Damon Hein

Louis and Elisa Betancourt-Ruvalcaba

Thomas Bollard and Holly Martin-Bollard

Ron K. and Reina Bolles

James S. and Marilyn C. Brown

Julia R. Brown

Stephanie Brownyard

Dorothy Ann Cable

Stephen and Robin L. Ching

Ben and Nikki Clay

Sarah Coombs

Jeff Cotta and Pamela Cotta

Michael J. and Judith M. Darweesh

Adela de la Torre, Ph.D. and Stephen Bartlett

Karen H. DeLaurier

Alice and Doug Diamond

Gregory C. Durbin

David and Marilyn Eisenman

John Ellison

Roselyn E. and Chukuka S. Enwemeka, Ph.D.

Daniel and Phyllis Epstein

Esther Fischer

Sylvia J. Fitch

Katherine L. Fitzhugh and John Martin

Joyce M. Gattas, Ph.D.

Sherman George

David Arthur Glass

Michael S. Gregory

Justin Samuel Halpern

Hal Lawrence and Sheila Harrison

Michael and Anne-Charlotte “A.C.” Harvey

Ronald and Susan Heller MFA Fund

Bruce A. and Jane W. Hopkins

Margaret A. Howard

Osborn and Dea Hurston

Blair G. Irwin

Jay W. Jeffcoat

Paul H. Jozwicki

Paula Kalustian

Koji C. K and Susan F. Kasuyama

Georgette M. Katz

Dennis G. Keith

Brett Karl Kelly and Chad Stewart Birmingham

Gary A. and Maxine A. Kreitzer

Michelle Anne LaGrandeur

Dr. William and Evelyn M. Lamden

Jeremy Lane

Kathleen M. Lemieux

Charles S. Luby and Robin B. Luby

Denise Madruga and Michael Lesniak

Mort Marcus and Deborah Klein

Jim A. and Deborah D. Marshall

John Andrew Mateja

Stewart Scott Mc Donald

Timothy Mccalister

McCulloch Family Charitable Fund

Oliver R. McElroy

Paul S. Mcintyre and Cynthia McIntyre

Colin Mckearnan

Randi and Thomas L. McKenzie, Ph.D.

Margaret McKerrow, Ph.D.

Martin McKerrow

Toni B. McKerrow

Kevin J. O’Connor and Katherine D. O’Connor

Terry Lee O’Donnell

Mike and Chris Pack

Adam Parrocha

Michael James Perkins

Paula Perry

James P. and Gale S. Petrie

Richard Sellers and Ellen Porter

Marshall A. Lewis and Judy M. Price-Lewis

Linda J. Rankin and Rodney T. Whitlow

Jon Carl Ringbom

Dr. Patti Roscoe and James Tiffany

Allison Rossett, Ed.D.

Michele Schlecht and Richard Alan Covey

The Shelton Family

John A. Shelton

Mike Shelton

Karen and Christopher (Kit) Sickels

Fred and Sonia Silverstein

Jeffrey H. and Malka Silverstein

Emily Norine Smith

Jane K. Smith

Nancy A. and Alan Richard Spector, M.D., Ph.D.

Clarence E. and Catherine Ann Stephenson

Charles J. and Nancy M. Stewart

James J. Tarbox

Ronald T. Thornton

Seth and Cynthia L. Trostler

C. Anne Turhollow

Kenneth G. and Joyce Ulrich

Edward Law Underwood

Carol Vassiliadis

Richard and Patricia Wagner

Carey Gail Wall

Debra Wanger

Judith and Jack White

Rodney T. Whitlow

Carole Wilson

Joshua A. Young

The Conrad Prebys Foundation

SDSU SCHOOL OF THEATRE, TELEVISION, AND FILM FACULTY & STAFF

ADMINISTRATION

‘Niyi Coker Jr., Professor & TTF Director

Melanie Dumont, Financial Coordinator

Bryan Martin, Box Office & Social Media Coordinator

TELEVISION, FILM, AND NEW MEDIA FACULTY/STAFF

Abraham Amkpa, Lecturer

Jose De Matos, Tech Engineer

Krystal Dawkins, Lecturer

Jeff Deverett, Lecturer

Greg Durbin, Professor

Alex Farnsley, Lecturer

Lizzette Flores, Equipment Supervisor

Mark Freeman, Professor

Ángel Granados, Lecturer

Glenn Heath, Lecturer/Undergraduate Adviser

Brian Hu, Associate Professor

Brie Iatarola, Lecturer

Martha M. Lauzen, Professor, Executive DirectorCenter for the Study of Women in Television/Film

Stephanie Lee, TFM Shop Foreman

Jessica McGaugh, Assistant Professor

David Morong, Professor, Graduate Advisor

Vernon Mortensen, Lecturer

Greg Penetrante, TV/Film Studio Engineer

Mary Posatko, Assistant Professor

Timothy A. Powell, Professor, Area Head

Sam Shpigelman, Lecturer, Area Head of New Media Production

David Steinberg, Lecturer

Rich Underwood, Lecturer

Stuart Voytilla, Lecturer, Undergrad Advisor

THEATRE FACULTY/STAFF

Adrian Alita, Associate Professor, Head of Acting

Dani Bedau, Associate Professor

Denitsa Bliznakova, Professor, Head of Costume

Design & Technology

Stephen Brotebeck, Professor

Benjamin Clark, Assistant Professor

Peter Cirino, Associate Professor

Ronald Councell, Staff Accompanist/Vocal Coach

Kristen Flores, Scenic Charge Artist/Prop Master

Ralph Funicello, Don Powell Chair, Scene Design

Peter Herman, Wig Making, Make-up Costume Construction

D.J. Hopkins, Professor

Brooke Kesler, Lecturer

Noah Lange, Scene Shop Foreman

Kat Makarushka, Theatrical Lighting, Projection, & Sound Lead

Anne McMills, Associate Professor, Design/Technology MFA Graduate Advisor

Brian McVicker, Technical Director

Robert Meffe, Professor, Graduate Advisor, Head of Musical Theatre

Charles Murdock Lucas, Associate Professor, Head of Scenic Design & Integrated Media

Laurinda Nikkel, Lecturer

Shelley Orr, Associate Professor, Graduate Advisor for MA Theatre Arts

Jesca Prudencio, Associate Professor

Randy Reinholz, Professor

Chad Reyes, Academic Advisor

Jill Rovatsos, Lecturer

Jay Sheehan, Faculty Production Manager, Stage Management Advisor

Teri McConnell Tavares, Costume Shop Manager

Katie (Laura) Turner, Lecturer, Undergraduate Advisor

Alison Urban, Lecturer/Internship Adviser

Christopher Warren, Associate Professor

Andrew Young, Scene Shop Foreman

EMERITUS FACULTY

Hayes Anderson, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film

Carroll Blue, Professor Emerita, Telecommunications and Film

Anne-Charlotte Harvey, Professor Emerita of Theatre

Michael Harvey, Professor Emeritus of Theatre

Elizabeth Heighten, Professor Emerita, Telecommunications and Film

Kaye Jameson, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film

Paula Kalustian, Professor Emerita, Head of MFA

Musical Theatre Program

Margaret Larlham, Professor Emerita

Peter Larlham, Professor Emeritus

Robert E. Lee, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film

Roy Madsen, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film

Donald R. Martin, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus

Margaret McKerrow, Professor Emerita of Theatre

Tom Meador, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film

Jack Ofield, Emeritus Professor of Film

Michael Real, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film

Beeb Salzer, Professor Emeritus of Theatre

Loren Schreiber, Emeritus Professor, Director of Technology

Rick Simas, Lecturer Emeritus, Musical Theatre

Carolyn “C.J.” Keith, Lecturer Emerita

John Witherspoon, Professor Emeritus, Telecommunications and Film

Craig Wolf, Professor Emeritus

GENERAL INFORMATION

CELL PHONES

As a courtesy to those around you, please turn off or silence cell phones while in the theatre.

CAMERAS & RECORDING DEVICES

The use of any cameras and/or recording devices is strictly prohibited without advance written permission from The School of Theatre, Television, and Film.

LATE ARRIVALS & NO-SHOWS

Please arrive on-time and do not be a no-show. Latecomers may be asked until an intermission to be seated; and, seats not claimed will be re-sold

BOX OFFICE

Hours of Operation: One-hour before Curtain

The Box Office is closed for all school holidays as well as during the summer vacation period.

Purchase Tickets Online: ttf.sdsu.edu

General Admission Tickets: $10 (Prices may vary for special events/productions)

Email: ttf.boxoffice@mail.sdsu.edu

Phone: 619-594-6884

Administrative Office Phone: 619-594-5091

Take a Seat!

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