Shout! The Mod Musical

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Tickets $10, available at the door | Free for SMSU students with valid student ID

april 10, 11, and 12, 2024 at 7:30 pm & april 13 at 2:00 pm smsu Fine arts Theatre

Created By Phillip George & David Lowenstein, "Mod Musings" & "Groovy Gab"

by Peter Charles Morris & Phillip George

Orchestrations & Additional Arrangements by Bradley Vieth Originally Directed Off-Broadway by Phillip George Originally Choreographed Off-Broadway by David Lowenstein Originally produced Off-Broadway in New York City by Victoria Lang & P.P. Piccoli and Mark Schwartz Developed in association with Amas Musical Theatre, Donna Trinkoff, Producing Director Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI (www.mtishows.com).

april 10, 11, and 12, 2025 at 7:30 pm & april 12 and 13 at 2:00 pm smsu Fine arts Theatre

THE SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY THEATRE presents

U T O !

H S Created By Phillip George & David Lowenstein, "Mod Musings" & "Groovy Gab"

by Peter Charles Morris & Phillip George

Orchestrations & Additional Arrangements by Bradley Vieth Originally Directed Off-Broadway by Phillip George Originally Choreographed Off-Broadway by David Lowenstein Originally produced Off-Broadway in New York City by Victoria Lang & P.P. Piccoli and Mark Schwartz Developed in association with Amas Musical Theatre, Donna Trinkoff, Producing Director

Director and Costume Co-designer – Sheila Tabaka† Music and Vocal Director – Jim Tabaka Choreographer – Julia Sterner Scenic Designer – Tetta M. Askeland† Lighting Designer – Cory Sprinkles Costume Co-designer – Sally Tabaka Hair, Wig, and Makeup Designer – Priscilla Muehr Props Designer – Kayla Browen Sound Designer – Michael Sieling Stage Manager – Olivia Houseman

SETTING

London during The Swingin’ ‘60s

SHOUT! The Mod Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI (www.mtishows.com)

CAST

Green Girl........................................................................................... Lillian Guggisberg Blue Girl ............................................................................................ Makayla Kennedy† Yellow Girl ................................................................................................Jazlynn Nelson Orange Girl .................................................................................................Nikki Salazar Red Girl.......................................................................................................... Julia Sterner Voice of Gwendolyn Holmes................................................................Bryn Mongeau† Voices of SHOUT! magazine.........................................................................Peder Early Shenal Alexander Peries Jules Scarborough Alyster Schmidt† † Member of Alpha Psi Omega, the National Honorary Dramatic Fraternity

THE BAND

Keyboard 1................................................................................................ Stacey Bosveld Keyboard 2.....................................................................................................Claire Allen Guitars......................................................................................................... Zach Haltvick Bass Guitar...................................................................................................... Jim Tabaka Drums/Percussion.......................................................................................Stephen Leek

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

SAFETY MEASURES

We have general admission seating so that ushers can assist the audience in distancing according to their comfort level. You are welcome to wear a mask.

Please take a moment to locate the nearest emergency and fire exit.

THE PRODUCTION TEAM Director and Costume Co-designer........................................ Sheila Tabaka† Music and Vocal Director...............................................................Jim Tabaka Choreographer................................................................................Julia Sterner Scenic Designer..................................................................Tetta M. Askeland† Lighting Designer...................................................................... Cory Sprinkles Costume Co-designer....................................................................Sally Tabaka Sound Designer and Mixer......................................................Michael Sieling Props Designer............................................................................. Kayla Browen Hair, Wig, and Makeup Designer............................................Priscilla Muehr Assistant Hair, Wig, and Makeup Designer................................Amelia Reid Stage Manager........................................................................Olivia Houseman Assistant Stage Managers ........................................................ Sophia Fischer, Phanisara Lili Seesongkram Board Operators, Spot Operators, Stagehands, Dressers, and Ushers................ Theatre Appreciation Students Producer and Dialect Consultant............................Nadine Purvis Schmidt† Technical Director and Scene Shop Manager.................Tetta M. Askeland† Scene Shop Assistants.....................................Kayla Browen, Sophia Fischer, Aleigha Gehrke, Olivia Houseman, Mareena Jepsen, Priscilla Muehr, and Theatre Appreciation students Costume Shop Manager........................................................... Sheila Tabaka† Costume Shop Assistants............. Sally Tabaka, Costume Construction and Theatre Appreciation students House Manager..........................................................................Laura Bradley† Assistant House Manager..................................................... Alyster Schmidt† Box Office Manager....................................................................... Jamie Struck Box Office Assistants.............................................Lily Paulson, Isaac Wagner Poster & Program Design.............................................................Maddy Groff Headshot Photography............................. Sophia Fischer, Olivia Houseman † Member of Alpha Psi Omega, the National Honorary Dramatic Fraternity

SPECIAL THANKS Don Bethune Kaden Clark Dr. John Ginocchio Dr. LeAnne Syring Bob Schwoch David and Terri Wolff

King Onah ’19 (cosmetologist specializing in men’s styling since 2021) Dr. Elliot Vaughan and the SMSU GIS Center Professor Alma Hale and the SMSU Art & Design Program The SMSU Exercise Science Program

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David M. Rubenstein.

Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; and the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation.

Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts.

This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels.

Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, design, direction and performance.

Last year more than 1,500 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival™ 58 for Region V will be held January 18-24, 2026 in Rochester, MN.

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Apprentice 2 ticket vouchers« «(Ticket vouchers only for those under age 25 or graduate of SMSU within the last five years.) $75 Actor 3 ticket vouchers $125 Designer 6 ticket vouchers $250 Director 9 ticket vouchers $500 Producer 12 ticket vouchers and Theatre web page listing $1000 Angel 15 ticket vouchers and Theatre web page listing *Ask about our Production Underwriter giving opportunity!

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UPCOMING EVENTS The 19th Annual Fine Arts Celebration

March – May 2025 A festival of the fine arts, showcasing creative works from the Department of Fine Arts and Communication, the English Department and the Creative Writing Program

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SMSU THEATRE ARTS PROGRAM Department Chairperson.............................................Dr. John Ginocchio Theatre Faculty.......................................................................Sheila Tabaka† .................................................................................Nadine Purvis Schmidt† ................................................................................................Tetta Askeland† .......................................................................................Ray Oster†, Emeritus .................................................. Dr. William Hezlep†, Emeritus (Deceased) ......................................................... Charles Autry†, Emeritus (Deceased) Fine Arts Office Administrator................................................Jamie Struck