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
SHOUT!
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
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
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†
† 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 D David M. Rubenstein.
Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Cent er 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.
For more information about the SMSU Theatre Program please call 507-537-7103. Visit the Theatre Arts web page at smsu.edu/go/theatre or find SMSU Theatre on Facebook and Instagram @SMSUTheatre
FRIENDS OF THE THEATRE
2024-25 Members
Producer
Gregory Anderson*
Kathryn Anderson*
Aminu Gomos*
Jan Loft & Doug Pilgrim***
Director
Lori Baker & Larry Magrath*
Jerry & Ricke Bly**
Tyler Bowen***
Jeff & Stephanie Cordes*
Lois Henkel**
Jim & Laurie Johansen***
Robert W. Schwoch***
Marshall Area Stage Company***
Designer
Tetta & Edison Askeland**
Jerry Girton***
Jeff & Pam Gladis**
Jim & Deb Kerkaert**
Bill & Stacie Mulso**
Jan Craig Nelson ‘73***
Paula Nemes & Steven Rasmusson***
Carma Nordahl**
Lee & Norma Raske**
Sara Runchey & Jim Smalley**
Nadine & Karl Schmidt***
Jennifer & Brian Stucke*
Karen Sweetland*
Jim & Sheila Tabaka & Family***
Ross & Sonja Wastvedt*
John & Māra Wiggins**
Actor
Dan & Linda Baun**
Cynthia DeVos*
Doug & JoAnne Fraunfelder***
Brett & Anita Gaul**
Jaci Nyman*
Lorna Rafness**
Mary Jane Striegel**
Lee Tesdell*
Charlotte and Marty Wahle*
Kendra Warning*
Jim & Marianne Zarzana***
Apprentice and other donations
Patricia Berg*
Nancy Marco*
Ryne & Jessa Myhrberg**
Arlene Ochocki*
*** Charter Member ** Sustaining Member (3+ yrs) * New Member
FRIENDS GIFT LEVELS
GIFT CLUB REWARD
$25 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!
If you would like to join Friends of the Theatre or sponsor a production, please call the SMSU Theatre at 507-537-7103.
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
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
