The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe

April 11, 15, 19 & 20 @ 7:30 PM April 13 @ 2:00 PM Anes Studio Theatre “The Wolves” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

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THE WOLVES

by Sarah DeLappe World premiere produced by The Playwrights Realm (Katherine Kovner, Artistic Director | Roberta Pereira, Producing Director) on September 8, 2016 and remounted on December 5, 2016 by special arrangement with Scott Rudin and Eli Bush.

Originally presented by New York Stage and Film and Vassar in the Powerhouse Season, Summer 2016.

Playwrights Horizons Theater School produced a workshop of The Wolves in 2015 in association with Clubbed Thumb, where the play had been developed previously.

Winner of the 2016 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize at Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley, CA Jasson Minadakis, Artistic Director; Keri Kellerman, Managing Director Produced by Lincoln Center Theater, New York City, 2017 “The Wolves” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

ARTISTIC STAFF Director....................................................... Dr. Lisa Quoresimo Assistant Director..................................................... Dean Rice Soccer Coach and Advisor................................. Laurel Buxton Scenic Designer................................................ Brian Swanson Costume Designer........................................ Wendy A. Sanders Lighting/Sound Designer...................................... Kolby Clarke Hair & Makeup Designer..................................... Saylor Hartner Assistant Costume Designer...................... Bethany Prettyman Stage Manager......................................................... Sierra May

CAST #00........................................................................ Shay Wilkey #46.................................................................... Annie Needles #7.............................................................. Pixie Isabel Merkley #11................................................................... Olivia Wilkinson #13................................................................Taya Christiansen Soccer Mom........................................................ Ellie M Swapp #2............................................... Mary Sue Elizabeth Anderson #8................................................................Catherine Clement #14..............................................................Rebecca Villalobos #25............................................................... Rebecca Springer

PRODUCTION STAFF Assistant Stage Manager........................................Giorgi Smith Props Director........................................................ Kaylie Crisp Electrics Supervisor..................................................Kyle Cook Technical Director................................................Daniel Traner Light Board Operator........................................ Annie Hancock Sound Board Operator.................. Kalia Jorgenson-Thompson Costume Shop Supervisor.................................. Caitlin Leyden Wardrobe Crew.................................................... Bree Wasden Adri Birchett Amelia Brunner Macie Emma Muller Alondra Lorraine Cordova-Miralli Hair and Makeup Head........................................... Bria Hansen Hair and Makeup Crew.........................................Jess Marcano Dara Bailey Graphic Designer............................................... Sophie Stilson

ELECTRICS SHOP & SOUND ASSISTANTS Rafael Arrendondo Derek Anderson Ash Bisek

Davey Clark Ro Christiansen Angella Lopez

SCENE SHOP ASSISTANTs Ethan Akester Parker Janetzke Riley Meyers

Keira Miller Jonny Oborn Ally Porter

COSTUME SHOP ASSISTANTS Charlie Adamson Nora Asplund Lizzie Coblentz Annie Hancock Bria Hansen Saylor Hartner Zina Johnstun Hannah Lemming

Jenna McClellen Pixie Merkley Bethany Prettyman Spencer Smith Lauryn Weber Brooke Wilson Emily Wheeler

DISCLAIMER For all patrons’ enjoyment, please turn off or silence all cell phones and other electronic devices. There is no texting permitted during the performance.

Children under six years of age may be too young for live performances at SUU. Parents with young children are asked to take seats near the exits. In the event your child becomes disruptive, we request that you and the child exit the theatre during the live performance.

NOTE TO AUDIENCE: The videotaping or audio and/or visual recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

DIRECTOR’S NOTE Almost every time this cast had a soccer practice, the creative team would observe the multiple, overlapping conversations that arose over the soon-familiar repetition of warmups and drills. As snatches of the conversations reached us in little snippets about politics, about schoolwork, about bodies, someone would inevitably say “This is it. This is the play.” Sarah DeLappe’s ability to capture that music and to make us care deeply about these characters made this play a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2017. You won’t hear every word that is spoken tonight, anymore than you would if you were sitting on the sidelines during our soccer practices. You will, we hope, get to know and care about each of these players and feel the bonds they have formed both on and off the field.

DRAMATURGICAL NOTE There is an incredibly volatile feeling within yourself when you’re a teenage girl. There is a desire for combustion—it feels as if the whole world is staring at you, telling you what to look like, what to like, and who to be when you have just begun to explore the world. The Wolves explores the development and relationships that exist between a group of girls on an indoor, competitive soccer team. We watch as these girls use this space, safe or unsafe to them, to answer questions about themselves and the world around them: Who am I? Am I smart enough? Am I enough? How do I protect myself and my friends? How do I stand up for myself?

Am I even allowed to ask questions? How do I get respect?

Am I a kid or an adult; which do I want to be? What are the depths of my emotions and what do I do if I hit the bottom?

This is a story DeLappe felt necessary to tell because it’s a story so many of us have lived. This is what it’s like to grow together and grow apart.

-Dean Rice

SPECIAL THANKS Ben Hohman Ann Oberhelman Marielle Boneau Richard Girtain Dr. Christine Samson, Movement Medicine Specialist

Danielle Davis The Utah Shakespeare Festival Eliza Rose Greiner Dean Rice

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