by Todd Wallinger
April 1, 2023 at 11am and 2pm
April 2, 2023 at 2pm and 4pm
SMSU Fine Arts Theatre
Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Denver, Colorado
by Todd Wallinger
Director and Costume Designer – Sheila Tabaka†
Scenic Co-Designer and Sound Designer – Tetta M. Askeland†
Scenic Co-Designer – Bryn Mongeau†
Lighting Designer – Brady Berg†
Stage Manager – Molly Green†
SETTING AND SCENES:
Time: Present
Place: A Likely Story used bookstore
Act One
Scene One: One evening near closing time
Scene Two: That night
Scene Three: The next day
Scene Four: That night
Scene Five: The next day
Act Two
Scene One: That night
Scene Two: The next day
Scene Three: That night
Scene Four: The next day
THE SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY THEATRE presents
The Enchanted Bookshop is presented by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Denver, Colorado.
CAST
Margie ................................................... Bryn Mongeau†
Mom Holli Olson
Timmy ................................................... Adelle Molina
Bombalurina ................................................ Ifrah Dahir
Robin Hood ............................................... Laura Bradley
Tom Sawyer ..............................................Alyster Schmidt
Sherlock Holmes ............................................. Fatu Tuitasi
Dorothy & Toto ............................................ Tailer Benson†
Heidi ...................................................... Brooke Burns
Pollyanna Makayla Kennedy
Book Fairy ................................................. Nijie Nauden
Lady in Red ........................................... Brenna Springborg
Fagin ................................................... Alexander Duus†
Long John Silver ....................................... Jordan Stangeland†
Officer Ketchum .......................................... Kayla Clemons
Fingers ................................................... Colton Jensen†
Eddie ...................................................... Brady Berg†
Doctor Doolittle Alexander Duus†
Queen of Hearts ....................................... Brenna Springborg
Frankenstein.................................................. John Verly
Wicked Witch of the West ............................... Brenna Springborg
Hopalong Cassidy ........................................ Alexander Duus†
† Member of Alpha Psi Omega, the National Honorary Dramatic Fraternity
PLEASE NOTE
This production contains theatrical haze effects.
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.
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Emergency messages are delivered immediately during performances. Persons expecting emergency calls should leave their name & seat number with the Box Office. The telephone number for emergencies is (507) 537-7103.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director and Costume Designer .............................. Sheila Tabaka†
Scenic Co-Designer and Sound Designer .................. Tetta M. Askeland†
Scenic Co-Designer ....................................... Bryn Mongeau†
Lighting Designer ............................................ Brady Berg†
Makeup Designer Sara Heiderscheidt
Stage Manager .............................................. Molly Green†
Assistant Stage Managers ......... Jasper Ale†, Ratsamee Lee, Kendrick Newton
Props Managers .............................. Molly Green†, Bryn Mongeau†
Board Operator ......................................... Kendrick Newton
Producer ......................................... Nadine Purvis Schmidt†
Technical Director and Scene Shop Manager ............... Tetta M. Askeland†
Scene Shop Assistants .......................... Brooke Burns (paint charge), Molly Green, Katie Holcomb
Costume Shop Manager Sheila Tabaka†
House Managers ............................... Abiah Abraham, Sami Theis
Box Office Manager ........................................ Jennifer Stucke
Box Office Assistants .............Margeaux Belanger, Jordyn Lanoye-Guerrero, Isaac Wagner
Poster & Program Design .................................... Marcy Olson†
Headshot Photos......................................... Meghan McClain
Ushers, Publicity Crew, .................. Students from Theatre Appreciation, Costume and Set Construction Costume Construction, Scenic Design, & Stage Crew Theatre Activity classes, and the cast and crew
SPECIAL THANKS
SMSU McFarland Library
Kansas State University
SMSU Photography Club
Peggy Anderson, Paula Nemes
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
This production is dedicated to Dr. William Hezlep (1936-2022) who loved theatre, reading, and my children.
—Sheila Tabaka
SMSU LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATEMENT
Southwest Minnesota State University sits on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota people, collectively known as the Oceti Sakowin, Seven Council Fires. We acknowledge and recognize our sovereign neighbors from the Pezihutazizi Otunwe (Yellow Medicine Village) and Cansayapi Otunwe (Village Where They Mark The Trees Red), and all indigenous people who continue to call this area home. SMSU resides on land ceded by the Dakota Nation to the United States in the disputed 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux. This land acknowledgment affirms these nations’ sovereignty and history, while seeking to hold SMSU accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous people.
PLEASE NOTE
Please completely turn off all cell phones, pagers, watches, and electronic devices that would interfere with communication and cues crucial to the performance. In an effort to make our Theatre more “green,” we have installed energy-efficient LED house lights. You may notice flickering as the house lights are fading out.
FRIENDS OF THE THEATRE
2022-23 Members
Director
Mark Goodenow**
Lois A. Henkel**
William Hezlep***
Robert W. Schwoch***
Marshall Area Stage Company (MASC)***
US Bancorp Foundation/Mark Bosveld***
Jim and Laurie Johansen**
Designer
Tetta & Edison Askeland*
Jerry & Ricke Bly**
Tyler and Sue Bowen***
Christine & Eric DeGroot*
Jerry Girton***
Pam & Jeff Gladis**
Pam & Jason Hess*
Michael Martin & Rosemary Krueger Martin*
Joland Mohr
Gwen Mukomela**
Jan Craig Nelson ‘73***
Paula Nemes & Stephen Rasmusson***
Carma Nordahl*
Lee & Norma Raske**
Nadine, Karl, Will & Henry Schmidt***
James Smalley and Sara Runchey**
Jim & Sheila Tabaka and Family***
Māra & John Wiggins**
Actor
Jorun Ahmann*
Dan & Linda Baun*
Doug & JoAnne Fraunfelder***
Brett & Anita Gaul**
Wayne Hanson, in Memory of Janet Hanson**
Christine Hollinger*
Timothy A. Krause*
William A. Mulso*
Ray and Jane Oster*
Carol Purrington**
Lorna Rafness*
Pam Sanders & Ross Anderson*
Ross A. Wastvedt*
Other Donors
Diana Holmes
Nancy A. Marco
Denise M. Myhrberg
Linda G. Scheid
*** Charter Member
** Sustaining Member (3+ yrs)
* New Member
FRIENDS GIFT LEVELS
NEW! PRODUCTION UNDERWRITER FOR $5,000
Our family-friendly season provides a great opportunity to build and strengthen positive ties with the community. Underwriter benefits include:
• 20 ticket vouchers for the current season of SMSU Theatre performances, and
• acknowledgments on the Theatre web page and show posters, in social media posts, media releases, and radio interviews, and in a lobby display during the run of the show.
If you would like to join Friends of the Theatre or sponsor a production, please call the SMSU Theatre at 507-537-7103.
GIFT CLUB REWARD
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Ticket vouchers only for those under age 25 or
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Actor 3 ticket vouchers
Designer 6 ticket vouchers
Director 9 ticket vouchers
Producer
ticket vouchers and Theatre web page
Angel
ticket vouchers and Theatre web page
$25 Apprentice
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graduate
SMSU within the last five years. $75
$125
$250
$500
12
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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 Harol d and Mimi Steinberg Charitable T rust 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™ 56 for Region V will be held in 2024.
For more information about the SMSU Theatre Program please call 507-537-7103 or fax 507-537-7014. Visit the Theatre Arts web page at www.SMSU.edu/go/theatre find SMSU Theatre on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @SMSUTheatre
UPCOMING EVENTS
The 17th Annual Fine Arts Celebration
March 28-May 5, 2023
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
www.SMSU.edu/go/fineartscelebration
DRAMA CLUB STUDENT PRODUCTION:
April 20-23, 2023
The Trail to Oregon!
Music and lyrics by Jeff Blim, Book by Nick Lang, Matt Lang, Brian Holden & Jeff Blim
Arranged by Clark Baxstresser & Pierce Siebers
SMSU Black Box Theatre (Fine Arts 112)
GUEST PRODUCTION:
April 29, 2023
An Iliad, an adaptation of the Homer epic by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare
SMSU Black Box Theatre (Fine Arts 112)
For more information visit www.SMSU.edu/go/theatre or call 507-537-7103.
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SMSU THEATRE ARTS PROGRAM
Department Chairperson .............................. Dr. John Ginocchio
Theatre Faculty ........................................... Sheila Tabaka†
Nadine Purvis Schmidt†
Tetta M. Askeland†
Theatre Faculty Emeriti ............ Dr. William Hezlep†, Emeritus (Deceased)
Ray Oster†, Emeritus
Charles Autry†, Emeritus (Deceased)
Fine Arts Office Administrator ............................. Jennifer Stucke
Fine Arts Custodian ....................................... Michelle Dahl†
