LTC's The Hunchback of Notre Dame

THE LIVINGSTON THEATRE COMPANY

Managing Director

ANNIE MACLIN

Artistic Director

KIRA HARRIS

Production Manager JOHN BAKER

RUTGERS PREMIERE MUSICAL THEATRE ORGANIZATION present

Business Manager SAGAR SINGAL

Music by ALAN MENKEN

November 17-20, 2022

Lyrics by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ

Book by PETER PARNELL

Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney film

Originally developed by Disney Theatrical Productions

Set Design JERRY SUN Lighting Design AARON CARR

Sound Board Operator

VIOLET DEJESUS

Asst Props & Costume Designer PAULA SHOLANDER

Asst Choreographer EMILY STEELE

Choreography

BONNIE QUAASBERRYMAN

Costume Design GILLIAN DURANTE

Stage Management SIDHARTH LNU

Musical Direction

MICHAEL EINIGER & ANNA REHBERG

Direction by NATASHA MARSHALL

Sound Design SIDHARTH LNU

Props Design VRINDA GUPTA

Asst Musical Director NATE PARIS

Asst Director ANNE GAMBOURG

Funding has been made possible in part through funding from the Rutgers University Student Assembly Allocations Board, paid for by student fees. The executive board gratefully acknowleges support from Rutgers Student Life and Rutgers Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Hello and welcome to the Livingston Theatre Company’s first main stage production of our 25th Season, The Hunchback of Notre Dame! The Livingston Theatre Company 2022-2023 Executive Board would like to thank every member of this production for their continued hard work and dedication throughout the process of this show. The Hunchbck of Notre Dame is a technically and emotionally challenging musical, and we would like to recognize the commitment of the production staff and cast to representing this story thoughtfully.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the perfect opening to our 25th season, in which we will reflect on and embrace being different. With the structure of our society today, it is easy to fall into the trap of trying to fit in, but we would like to represent the goal of standing out. Each of our productions this season reinforces the idea that what makes us different is what makes us special. In this show, Quasimodo faces adversity based on his outside appearance, but as we get to know all the characters, The Hunchback of Notre Dame presents the question of whether beauty is really a matter of looks or the quality of your character. We are quick to judge a book by its cover, but we would like to challenge each person to search below the surface and see the value of our individual differences.

Although our season is just beginning, we would like to take a chance to reflect on our accomplishments thus far, including co-producing “Same Changes: A Musical Revue” with Cabaret Theatre, holding several audition workshops for new and existing members, participating in Rutgers 14th annual Homecoming Bed Races, hosting a blood drive with New York Blood Center, and much more.

This incredible show and our upcoming season would be impossible without the support and guidance of Susan Romano, Jason Goldstein, the LTC’s Faculty Board, and the event team at The Livingston Student Center. We deeply appreciate your assistance and commitment to this company. We would also like to give a special thank you to each and every one of you for coming to see this beautiful production and providing support to the LTC and Rutgers student theatre. It is only with your help that the LTC continues to grow and thrive here at Rutgers.

We sincerely thank you for joining us for The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

The 2022-2023 Executive Board

Annie Maclin, Kira Harris, John Baker, and Sagar Singal

The Livingston Theatre Company

DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

The Hunchback of Notre Dame opens with a question: “what makes a monster and what makes a man?” The world of this story is full of extreme challenges, ones that are unfortunately not unfamiliar to us today - war, discrimination, oppression, violence, and more. And yet the extraordinary characters who populate the world of Hunchback respond to these challenges in extraordinary ways: finding the beauty in the fractured world around them, standing up for the outcasts, and believing in a better future in the face of extreme adversity. These characters demonstrate over and over again that it is our actions that make us who we are, not our status or appearance. They teach us that being a good person, even a hero, is about making hard choices, following our hearts, showing compassion to those around us, and doing what we know is right, even if it scares us.

I have been so lucky to have learned so much throughout this process, not just from the show itself, but from the incredible group of people working alongside me. For us as a company, this process has certainly not been without its bumps in the road. But in the face of those challenges, this incredible group of people has stuck together, lifting each other up and dedicating so much time and energy to this production. To everyone in the cast, production staff, pit orchestra, and crew, I am so honored and proud to have worked and created art with all of you. And to everyone who has come to see our show, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope this story touches you the way it’s touched me, and inspires you to live each day with more openness, compassion, and understanding.

Finally, in true Hunchback fashion, I want to leave you with a question - another one that this show asks that I think gets right to the heart of this story.

Someday, life will be kinder - why not make someday come right now?

-Natasha

HISTORICAL NOTE

The Hunchback of Notre Dame takes place in fifteenth-century Paris. This period in time was marked by intense ridicule of those with disabilities -- those deemed inexplicably different. The practice of publicly humiliating disabled townspeople can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome, and was allowed to run rampant during the Middle Ages. The treatment of Quasimodo, who is both physically disabled and deafened by the toll of the bells, also reflects the duality of the Catholic church’s early beliefs about disability -- particularly his treatment at the hands of Claude Frollo. Those born disabled were understood to be the result of their parents’ sin and a connection to the devil. At the same time, the Church promoted the thinking that disabled individuals needed salvation and sanctuary, to be provided by charitable Christians. This complex interaction between religion and disability is explored in the staging and study of this production.

Furthermore, there is another important historical context to be considered -- that of the Romani people. The Romani people hail from the Punjab region of southern Asia. They entered the continent of Europe in waves, starting in the 1100s. Upon their arrival, they became the scapegoats of crime and plague in Paris. In addition to being ostracized by the people of France, the Catholic Church outwardly rejected their spiritual practices of astrology and fortune telling as witchcraft. Slurs such as g*psy were used against the Romani people by their oppressors to vilify their everyday lives. The Livingston Theatre Company has committed itself to bringing awareness to the unjust treatment of the Romani people, and portraying the Romani people as so much more than beggars, thieves, and witches -- as a people with a rich history and beautiful culture. A special thank you to Dr. Ethel Brooks of the Rutgers University Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department for sharing her personal perspectives as a Romani woman and scholar with us.

COMING UP IN RUTGERS STUDENT THEATRE

Cabaret Theatre’s A New Brain

December 2nd at 8:00pm

December 3rd at 2:00pm and 8:00pm

December 4th at 8:00pm

College Avenue Players’ Variety Show

November 18th and 19th

College Avenue Players’ Chad Chats

December 9th and 10th

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I

Olim.. .................................................................................................................................... Full Company The Bells of Notre Dame ........................... Frollo, Jehan, Father Dupin, Congregation, Choir Sanctuary .................................................................................................................. Frollo, Quasimodo Out There .................................................................................................................................Quasimodo Topsy Turvy (Part 1)............................................................................. Clopin, Congregation, Choir Rest and Recreation ........................................... Phoebus, Frollo, Clopin, Congregation, Choir Rhythm of the Tambourine ........................ Esmeralda, Clopin, Phoebus, Frollo, Quasimodo Topsy Turvy (Part 2)............................................................................. Clopin, Congregation, Choir Sanctuary II ............................................................................................................... Frollo, Quasimodo The Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise) ..........................................Esmeralda, Congregation, Choir God Help the Outcasts................................................................Esmeralda, Congregation, Choir Top of the World.............................................................. Esmeralda, Quasimodo, Congregation The Tavern Song(Thai Mol Piyas)..............................Clopin, Esmeralda, Frollo, Congregation Heaven’s Light....................................................................................................................... Quasimodo Hellfire....................................................................................................... Frollo, Congregation, Choir Esmeralda.................................................... Frollo, Phoebus, Quasimodo, Congregation, Choir

ACT II

Entr’acte ............................................................................................................................................... Choir Flight into Egypt

Saint Aphrodisius, Quasimodo, Congregation, Choir The Court of Miracles

Clopin, Congregation In a Place of Miracles

Full Company The Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise II)

Congregation, Choir Someday .................................................................................................................Esmeralda, Phoebus While the City Slumbered

Congregation, Choir Made of Stone

Quasimodo, Congregation Top of the World (Reprise)

Esmeralda, Choir Esmeralda (Frollo Reprise)....................................................................Frollo, Congregation, Choir Finale Ultimo......................................................................................................................Full Company

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME PIT ORCHESTRA

Keyboard: Bobby Weil, Liesl Co

Reeds: Zoe Scotto, Ben Harris, James Choi, Hilary Hobbs, Kristin Field, Brendan Kopervos

Horn: Maya Waller; Trombone: Stef Haas, Zachary Soricelli

Trumpet: Zachary Nogueras, Nate Paris Violin: Shaina Carinha, Jason Wang, Maya Grove, Annika Ault

Viola: Eli Schaffer; Cello: Samantha Molina Drums/Percussion: Will Marinelli

QUASIMODO

DOM CLAUDE FROLLO

Yves Turgeon ESMERALDA

PHOEBUS DE MARTIN

CLOPIN TROUILLEFOU

FLORIKA

KING LOUIS XI

MADAME

JEHAN FROLLO/FREDERIC CHARLUS

Jack Cosentino SAINT

APHRODISIUS

Matt Gal FATHER

DUPIN/TRIBUNAL

Owen Butler, Gianna DeVeau,

Daphne Sardis CONGREGATION

Shannon Huhn, Thea Royce

Davis, Russell Greenspan, Valeria Hernandez,

Jarusiewicz, Alyson Kumor, Gabriel Lukijaniuk,

Jane Mirvis, Shannon Solazzo, Kiara Warfield,

Felicity Winter, Madeline Young, Yiwa Zheng

WHO’S WHO

MICHAEL TRUJILLO (Quasimodo) is excited to be a part of Hunchback. He was last seen in Same Changes: a Musical Revue. Other credits include Spring Awakening (Hanschen/Ernst), Drowsy Chaperone (Mr.Feldzieg), Addams Family (Pugsley Addams) and Into The Woods (Mysterious Man). He is currently serving as the Marketing Director at Cabaret Theatre. He hopes you have fun and enjoy the show!

YVES TURGEON (Claude Frollo) is overjoyed to be back in the LTC space once more for a *fiery* performance! His previous roles as dubious older men include Mr. Maraczek (LTC’s She Loves Me, 2020), Justin (Cabaret Theatre’s Heroes of the Fourth Turning, 2022) and Frederick Fryer (CAP’s The Night Titus Barnaby Muttered “M*cbeth”, 2022). Yves is a senior math major in the honors track, and a member of the Rutgers University Glee Club. His endless love and admiration go to all the prostaff who made this possible, and to Dad and Lori who have always been his... sanctuary. Spira, spera.

KITANA SULTAN (Esmeralda) is beyond thrilled to be making her LTC debut! She has previously appeared in Tick Tick Boom as Karessa at Cabaret Theatre, and in The College Avenue Player’s comedy show, Comic Relief. Kitana is a Junior studying Psychology and Music. She would like to thank her cast mates and production staff for being as incredible as they are and bringing this show to life, along with her amazing family and friends who have always supported her dreams. She hopes you sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

NICK VITALE (Phoebus) is thrilled to be playing Phoebus in his first ever production with LTC. Some of Nick’s previous roles include Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Tony in West Side Story, and Emmet in Legally Blonde. Nick thanks his family for all of their support in every endeavor and would like to shout out the cast and crew for being incredibly kind and hardworking.

Michael Trujillo

Kitana Sultan

Nick Vitale

Lily Mollicone

Christina Wuenn

Christopher Forest

Naia Edmonds

LILY MOLLICONE (Clopin) is delighted to be returning to LTC this year! She is from East Greenwich, RI and studies Dance through MGSA with a minor in Music. She made her Rutgers student theatre debut as Helene in LTC’s Sweet Charity last fall, and served as the assistant choreographer for Cinderella last spring. They have also performed with Cabaret Theatre as Michael in tick...tick... BOOM! last winter. This year she is a co-dance coordinator on LTC’s general board. She would tell you how she likes to spend her free time, but she doesn’t have any. Lily is eternally thankful to be working with such a caring cast and production staff (who stuck with her through her abysmal French pronunciations) and she hopes you enjoy the show!!

CHRISTINA WUENN (Florika) is thrilled to be a part of this show, as it has one of her favorite musical scores of all time! You may have seen her in “Tick, tick…Boom!” as Susan or in the “Cinderella” ensemble. Some of her previous roles include Cosette in “Les Miserables,” Natalie in “All Shook Up,” and Beverly in “The Chocolate Affair.” She is grateful to be working with such a talented cast and crew. Enjoy the show!

CHRISTOPHER FOREST (King Louis XI) will be playing the role of King Louis XI in his debut LTC production of The Hunchback Of Norte Dame. He is very thrilled and extremely excited to perform this thrilling musical as his first show here at Rutgers. He is a first year freshman from Union County coming from a theater background of doing performances at the Union High School Performing Arts Company as his last show was Kiss Me Kate playing the role Fred Graham. He can’t wait to see how wonderful the outcome of this show will be and hopes to do more as time goes on.

NAIA EDMONDS (Madam) is excited to be back on stage with the Livingston Theatre Company! She is currently a sophomore majoring in Psychology and Theater Arts. Some of her favorite credits include: Charity Hope Valentine (Sweet Charity), Martha

(Spring Awakening) and Tevin (21 Chump Street). In addition to being on stage, behind the scenes, she has assistant directed three productions: Falsettos (LTC), Same Changes: A Musical Revue (Cabaret Theatre and LTC) and All Shook Up (Villagers Theatre). She wants to thank her family and friends for supporting her, and she hopes you enjoy the show!

JACK COSENTINO (Jehan/Frederic) is so beyond excited to be apart of this cast and crew (especially since it’s his first show!). His past roles include FDR in Annie, Sky in Mamma Mia, Marius in Les Misérables, Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet, Prince Dauntless in Once Upon A Mattress and William Blore in And Then There Were None. Jack wants to thank his family for always supporting his love for theater and wants to give a special shoutout to the cast for making this experience as amazing as ever.

MATT GAL (Saint Aphrodisius) is a sophomore at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts earning his BFA in dance with a minor in Theater Arts. At Rutgers, he has done shows featuring student and faculty dance works. Outside of Rutgers, Matt is involved with Broadstreet Players and performed as Kurt’s Dad in Heathers: The Musical this past summer! Matt is thrilled to be a part of this production and is thankful to the cast and production staff!

DAPHNE SARDIS (Father Dupin/Tribunal) is excited to be apart of her second production at Livingston Theatre Company. You may remember her as the Queen in LTC’S production of Cinderella in Spring 2022, as well as Jon in Cabaret Theatre’s production of Tick Tick Boom... Daphne has enjoyed working with a wonderful production staff and cast and hopes you enjoy the show!

OWEN BUTLER (Congregation) is excited to make his LTC debut in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. Outside of LTC, at Rutgers, Owen is involved in the Swim Sport Club and the Arts and Music Undergraduate Service

Education Club. Recent community theatre and high school theatre credits include “Shrek the Musical” (Shrek) and “Footloose” (Ren McCormack) with ShowKids Invitational Theatre, and “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” (Charlie Brown) with North Hunterdon High School. Owen thanks his parents for their support and wishes the entire cast and crew a great show!

GIANNA DEVEAU (Congregation) is thrilled to be performing in her third production with LTC. Gianna is a senior majoring in Criminal Justice with a double minor in music and biology. She started performing with her community theater BCCT when she was 5 years old and has performed in over 35 shows, including Cinderella: Rodgers and Hammerstein (Gabrielle), Seussical (Bird Girl), A Christmas Carol (Mrs. Fezziwig, dancer), Sweet Charity (Featured Ensemble), Cinderella: Enchanted Edition (Ensemble), and more. She is excited to be a part of this company and has loved meeting so many new people. She would like to thank the cast and crew of The Hunchback of Notre Dame for making this show fun and memorable.

SHANNON HUHN (Congregation) is thrilled to be performing in her first production at the Livingston Theater Company! Shannon would like to thank the cast, crew, and production staff for all their support.

THEA ROYCE (Congregation) is very excited to be a part of the ensemble for LTC’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Her previous shows include Pippin (Ensemble/Dance Captain), Little Shop of Horrors (Dr. Orin Scrivello) and Beauty and the Beast (Lumiére). She would like to thank the cast, production staff, orchestra and crew for all their effort and work towards the production!

RUSSELL GREENSPAN (Choir) is super excited to be joining the cast and crew of the LTC production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Some of his past roles include Herman in “Sweet Charity”, Officer Fogharty in “Chicago”, and Lane Lawson in “One Wife Too Many”

VALERIA HERNANDEZ (Choir) is so excited to be a part of LTC in their first production! They are a junior majoring in psychology, and are involved with the Rutgers Performing Dance Company and the RU Animation Club outside of class. They’ve done productions for the Union City High School Theater Department under director Ariane Ryan, including Audrey 2 in Little Shop of Horrors and Diana in A Chorus Line. They are big into performing and visual arts, and are so excited to be part of such a meaningful production! They would like to thank their family and friends for all their support and love in their journey through university.

PAIGE JARUSIEWICZ (Choir) is stoked to be in the first LTC show of the season. Paige has never been in a solely-LTC show before, but has been in three revues and several other shows at Cabaret Theatre, including Next to Normal, DS ‘18, and the 11th OPF. Paige is a fifth year Linguistics major and is super excited to finish out a long theatre career with a cool show like this. Enjoy!

ALYSON KUMOR (Choir) is a fourth year Theater Arts and English major at Rutgers, and they are excited to be making their performing debut with the Livingston Theater Company! They were previously seen in Cabaret Theatre’s 2021 Directors’ Showcase and the 2022 Original Play Festival, as well as the College Avenue Players’ Fall 2022 Comic Relief. Her production staff credits include LTC’s Falsettos (Props/Costumes Designer) and Cabaret Theatre’s A New Brain (Assistant Director).

GABRIEL LUKIJANIUK (Choir) recently finished the voice performance program at Rutgers University where he studied under Eduardo Chama. At Rutgers, he sang with the Glee Club and Kirkpatrick Choir where he was featured as a soloist in Joseph Haydn’s Creation Mass. He also performed with the Opera Theatre at Rutgers in their productions of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo (Pastore IV) and Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Snug). In 2017, Gabriel was selected to be in the high school

WHO’S WHO

honor choir at the ACDA National Conference in Minneapolis which was workshopped and conducted by Eric Whitacre. He is currently a member of the Philadelphia Symphonic Chorus led by Joe Miller and performs alongside the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. In addition, he is the Baritone Emerging Young Artist at the Ars Musica chorale based in Ridgewood.

JANE MIRVIS (Choir) is super excited to be performing as a part of the choir in her debut with Livingston Theatre Company! She would like to thank her fellow choir, cast and staff members for such a wonderful experience.

SHANNON SOLAZZO (Choir) is thrilled to be making her debut performance with the Livingston Theater Company. She is a Mason Gross Music Education major (freshman) from Middletown, New Jersey, and is no stranger to the stage. She has had several roles in local community theater productions and her high school drama club. She is currently part of the Voorhees Choir. Previously she has been part of a county-wide auditioned community choir for girls (Concordia Youth Chorale), who have performed at several select venues including China, Carnegie Hall, and Radio City. She was also a multi-year member of All Shore Chorus and was last year’s scholarship winner.

KIARA WARFIELD (Choir) is excited to be a part of the choir in LTC.’s Hunchback! This is her first musical theatre production in almost ten years, and they’re ecstatic to be back on stage! Kiara is a senior studying Communication, specializing in Public Relations. She’s a member of the Voorhees Choir, Douglass D.I.V.A.S. secretary, and a Douglass Global Initiative fellow. In their free time, Kiara enjoys playing video games, writing, playing music, and cosplaying. This winter, Kiara will travel to Kuwait to work with several Kuwaiti feminist and women’s rights organizations. She’d like to thank her family, friends, and girlfriend for their unconditional support!

FELICITY WINTER (Choir) is excited to be part of her first LTC show! She is a junior double majoring in theater and political science. Past performance credits include Cabaret Theatre’s Ideation (Hannah) and Spring Awakening (Adult Man, Adult Woman). She is also a member of Voorhees Choir. She serves as Director of Finance on Cabaret Theatre’s executive board. She would like to thank the production staff for their dedication in this process.

MADELINE YOUNG (Choir) is proud to debut with the Livingston Theater Company. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is her first performance in several years. She thanks her friends and family for all of their support and putting up with the late nights of singing.

EVA ZHENG (Choir) is thrilled to join LTC for the production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame! Eva Zheng is a junior majoring philosophy and minoring theater art, and this is her first production at Rutgers University! As a choir member, Eva is very excited about the upcoming show and worked hard learning the music. She is also hoping to join more LTC productions in the future!

PRODUCTION STAFF

NATASHA MARSHALL (Director) is beyond thrilled to be directing her first LTC production! Previously, she was the stage manager for LTC’s Cinderella, and she has also been a part of virtual productions with the College Avenue Players and Cabaret Theatre. Natasha is a junior in the School of Arts and Sciences studying English, Creative Writing, and Spanish. She is immensely grateful to LTC E-board and the production staff, cast, and crew of Hunchback, who have been amazing to work with and made this an incredible experience. She would also like to thank her friends and family for always being so supportive. She hopes you all enjoy the show!

ANNE GAMBOURG (Assistant Director) is ecstatic to be back with the LTC for The Hunchback of Notre Dame! She was on the run and build crew for Sweet Charity and was the Assistant Stage Manager for Cinderella. She is majoring in Psychology and minoring in Education with hopes of becoming a high school counselor. She would like to thank Natasha for being an incredible director and friend! She would also like to thank the most talented eboard, prostaff, cast, crew and pit ever for giving her this opportunity! She hopes you enjoy this wonderful show!

MICHAEL EINIGER (Co-Music Director) is delighted to be back for his fourth music direction stint with the Livingston Theatre Company! Past music team works with LTC include Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella: Enchanted Edition, Monty Python’s Spamalot, and Mamma Mia!. Additional music direction credits include URJ Camp Harlam’s productions of Shrek: The Musical, Disney’s Peter Pan, and Disney’s Hercules, as well as The Alchemist Theatre Company’s productions of Chicago: High School Edition and 42nd Street. He would like to thank his family for supporting him in everything he does; the cast and crew for working so incredibly hard over the past two months, especially Anna for preserving his sanity and being his better half; and YOU, for coming to our Feast of Fools!

ANNA REHBERG (Co-Music Director) is ecstatic to be making her Livingston Theatre Company debut! Outside of LTC, she is a BM Music Education student and teacher, working mainly in the choral and operatic arts, and resides as current president of the Rutgers American Choral Directors Association and co-president of the Kirkpatrick Choir. An unending THANK YOU to her mentors, friends and family for their overwhelming love and support; our beautiful, wonderful, amazingly talented production staff, cast, and crewespecially Michael for being the best partner in musical crime (and better half of her brain); and all of you for joining us on this journey!

NATE PARIS (Assistant Music Director) is so excited to see the cast hit the stage with his first show with The Livingston Theater Company and first show being on the creative team in general. Nate has mostly performed in rock musicals as a part of the cast, so assistant music directing for a show like Hunchback is quite the departure for them. They are so thankful for everyone, cast and crew, for creating an accommodating space at LTC, and they hope that this will be the first of many shows with LTC in their college career.

SIDHARTH LNU (Stage Manager/Sound Designer) is a freshman at RU, and this is his first ever production with LTC and he is so excited! He is in the production staff as the stage manager and sound designer and has been working shows for over 6 years now. Although he’s majoring in astrophysics and math, he balances it out with a music and theatre production minor, being a part of the choirs and most importantly LTC. He is absolutely excited to put the show on the stage and hopes you enjoy it as well!

BONNIE TERENZI (Choreographer) is a 2nd year Dance major, and she is so excited to have been the choreographer for this production! Previously, she has choreographed “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Spring Awakening” at Cabaret Theatre, and she is currently working as a dance teacher and program specialist at Modern Motion Dance School in Franklin, New Jersey. Bonnie would like to thank this incredible cast and staff for cultivating this incredible community full of friendship and dedication, and she would like to thank her loving husband for supporting her behind the scenes throughout this entire process. Enjoy the show!

EMILY STEELE (Assistant Choreographer) is so excited to be making her LTC Production Staff debut! Emily is a transfer Junior, and a recent graduate of County College of Morris with an Associates Degree in Musical

Theatre. Having trained in dance and theatre, some of her past roles include: Auntie Em in Oz, Mama Murphy Understudy in Bright Star, and Purity in Anything Goes. She is a prospective Journalism and Media Studies Major and is so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this production.

GILLIAN DURANTE (Costume Designer) is so thrilled to be dressing her second production at Rutgers and first show ever at LTC! The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a story that has been close to her heart since she can remember, so she considers it an honor to be able to bring it to life in her senior year, especially with such an incredibly talented and kind group of people. Previously, Gillian worked on Cabaret Theatre’s spring 2022 production of “Spring Awakening” as Costumes and Props coordinator, and acted in two roles during Cabaret’s 13th annual Original Play Festival. Currently, Gillian acts as House Manager at Cabaret. Being a part of this show has been such a special experience for Gillian, and she hopes everyone enjoys the beauty of it as much as she does. Congrats to all the cast and production staff!

VRINDA GUPTA (Props Manager) is currently a freshman pursuing biological sciences. As she says, leave your mind in lecture room and heart on stage. She has always been passionate about the life beyond the books, which she found in theatre. This shall mark her 3rd consecutive year as a prop manager. She can’t wait to walk through more adventures in life.

PAULA SHOLANDER ((Props and Costumes Assistant) is a junior double majoring in psychology and cognitive science. She is excited to be part of her first Livingston Theatre Company production! She has previously been involved in run crew and spotlight for Annie Get Your Gun, Pippin, Newsies and Rock of Ages. Break a leg everyone!

JERRY SUN (Set Designer) is exhausted but excited for his first official show with LTC! He had a blast with the set design, especially his pride and joy, the cathedral. He will likely be found running around before the show looking very stressed. Thanks to everyone at LTC for giving him this chance. He’s sure everyone will enjoy the show!

AARON CARR (Lighting Designer/Technical Assistant) is honored to be a member of the Hunchback Production Staff. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is Aaron’s first show since before the COVID-19 pandemic, and he is very excited to return to theater. His previous work includes She Loves Me (Technical Production Intern), Tuck Everlasting (Angus Tuck), Frankenstein (Stage Manager), Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play (Properties Manager), and more.

DEREK DEJESUS (Sound Board Operation/ Assistant Sound Designer) has loved theater since seeing the many shows produced in their middle school. Since high school they have been a part of numerous productions and are currently a part of the Friday Nite Specials NJ rocky horror shadow cast tech crew.

PIT ORCHESTRA

BOBBY WEIL (Keyboard I) is once again ecstatic to be in the pit for this huge show. He has been involved in some musical capacity for 13(!) Rutgers student theatre productions in his time at Rutgers, and he is almost done. Big slay to the music direction team for this one, and big slay to the rest of the pit. That cast sounds pretty slay too. <3

LIESL CO (Keyboard II) is a junior majoring in Cell Biology and Neuroscience, and she is the Keyboard 2 player in the pit! This is her first time being part of an LTC production, and she is very excited to help bring the show to life with its powerful music. She would like to

thank the rest of the pit, the cast, and the pro staff and wish them all the best of luck!

BEN HARRIS (Reed I - Clarinet/Soprano Saxophone) is a fourth year student at Mason Gross School of the Arts studying Music Performance under Dr. Paul Cohen. He is on The Livingston Theatre Company’s General Board serving as Music Coordinator. He is an active woodwind specialist and has played in several productions since his freshman year. Previous credits include Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, Sweeney Todd, She Loves Me, Sweet Charity, Falsettos, and Cinderella with The Livingston Theatre Company and Little Shop of Horrors with Cabaret Theatre. Ben music directed LTC’s productions of Mamma Mia! and Falsettos. Love to his family.

JAMES CHOI (Reed II - Clarinet/Alto Saxophone) is thrilled to be performing in this year’s production, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. James is a junior majoring in music education and clarinet performance. He is currently studying with Dr. Hurd and Mark Dover. James was involved in pit orchestra since freshman year of high school. He has been involved with LTC’s previous production Sweet Charity and will be performing clarinet and alto saxophone for The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

HILARY HOBBS (Reed II - Oboe/English Horn) is the Oboe/English horn player for LTC’s production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and previously played in the LTC’s pit orchestra for Cinderella - Enchanted Edition. Currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts, Hilary studies with Andrew Adelson, Second Oboe and English Horn of the New Jersey Symphony. She earned both her Master (2019) and Bachelor of Music (2017) degrees in Oboe Performance at The Ohio State University. Hilary currently plays Principal Oboe for the Brook Orchestra, and has participated in various music festivals including: the 2022 Atlantic Music Festival, the 2021 Fresh Inc. Festival, the 2021 Hidden Valley Music Seminar with Robert Walters, the 2019 Rocky Ridge Young Artist Seminar, and the

2018 International Music Mastercourses Festival. Hilary has enjoyed performing in numerous local and university orchestras, ensembles and churches, and she maintains her own reed making business and private lessons studio.

KRISTIN FIELD (Reed III - Clarinet/ Baritone Saxophone) is a freshman jazz studies major who is very excited to be performing in her first LTC show. Through her years in high school, Kristin has performed a variety of shows, including Catch Me If You Can, Bye Bye Birdie, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and The Little Mermaid. Being a woodwind doubler and a musical theater fan, playing in pit orchestras is one of her favorite things to do, and she hopes to perform many more shows in the future. Outside of LTC, Kristin is heavily involved in the jazz program at Mason Gross, and is a member of the Marching Scarlet Knights.

ZACHARY NOGUERAS (Trumpet I) is excited for the opportunity to participate with fellow cast and crew in the production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Prevously, Zachary had participated in the production of, “Cinderella” with The Livingston Theatre Company, and a production of “Chicago” with Jackson Memorial High School. Outside of LTC, Zachary is an active member of the Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights. Zachary is a Packing Engineering major, with a minor in Music Technology, set to graduate in the Spring of 2023.

SHAINA CARINHA (Violin I) is excited to play violin in LTC’s production of Hunchback of Notre Dame. This will be her fifth time playing in the pit orchestra for LTC. She is currently a senior studying violin performance and hopes to continue playing in pit orchestras post-graduation.

WHO’S WHO

MAYA GROVE (Violin II) is thrilled to perform in the Hunchback of Notre Dame pit orchestra! She’s currently a sophomore at Mason Gross, where she plays in the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra. She has played in numerous opera, ballet and musical theater productions, such as Rigoletto, Swan Lake, West Side Story, LTC’s Cinderella, and Cabaret Theatre’s Same Changes. She is so excited to work with LTC again, and be a part of this incredible production :)

ANNIKA AULT (Violin II) is excited to be performing in her first show at Rutgers! She’s been studying violin for 13 years and has played violin in pit orchestras for Cinderella,

Little Women, and Big Fish in high school. She’s a freshman who is studying Statistics.

WILL MARINELLI (Drums/Percussion) is a drummer/percussionist based in the Greater New York City area. He earned his Bachelor of Music from the Ithaca College School of Music and his Master of Music from NYU. Will has performed numerous classical concerts and musical theatre shows across two continents. In addition to performing, Will is a dedicated music educator. He currently teaches throughout the state of New Jersey.

LIVINGSTON THEATRE COMPANY EXECUTIVE BOARD

Managing Director

Annie Maclin

Artistic Director Kira Harris Production Manager John Baker Business Manager Sagar Singal

LTC GENERAL BOARD

Asst. Managing Director

Natasha Marshall

Asst. Artistic Director Kaila Parkin

Asst. Production Manager Gianna DeVeau Asst. Business Manager Anne Gambourg Dir. of Advertising Valerie Myers Social Media Manager Naia Edmonds

Graphic Designer Shalymar Rios-Cardona Dir. of Alumni Relations Alyson Kumor

Videographer Elijah Rappaport Dir. of Campus Mai Chaiet Events & Recruitment

Music Coordinators Bobby Weil Ben Harris

Dance Coordinators Lily Mollicone Zoe Scotto

Audio Coordintor Michael Einiger Technical Director Shaena Harasty Asst. Technical Director Jerry Sun Creative Coordinator Caitlin Huetz Box Office Assistants Lisbeth Hernandez Rachel Mendoza Patrick Joyner

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Bushwick Sounds

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Our run crew: Gautam Agarwal, Jason Punskovsky, Matt Smyntek

Our build crew: Diya Kettouillavayil, Matt Smyntek, Sydney West, Shiloh Estacio-Touhey, Camille Price, Caroline Voultepsis, Dylan Misquito, Ria Mehra, and Dustin Symonette

Rutgers Student Life Official Student Organization getinvolved.rutgers.edu

Funding provided by RUSA Allocations Board ruassembly.com facebook.com/ TheLivingstonTheatreCompany @rutgersltc

RUTGERS PREMIERE MUSICAL THEATRE ORGANIZATION

THEATRE INFORMATION

Address

Livingston Theatre Company

Livingston Student Center, Room 121 84 Joyce Kilmer Avenue Piscataway, NJ 08854

732-445-1775/phone 732-445-2752/fax http://www.rultc.org info@rultc.org

Mailing List

The Livingston Theatre Company maintains a general list for patrons who wish to be notified about upcoming productions and special events. For students interested in getting involved onstage or back, there is an additioanl list. To join either list, please contact us at info@rultc.org

Restrooms

Restrooms are located directly behind the flatscreen at the box office table. Additional facilities are located before the ramps, across from the student organizations wing and upstairs on the second floor.

Concessions

Light food and drink is available for purchase during the intermission and before the show in the lobby.

Box Office

Tickets to upcoming performancs are available through our online box office at www.rultc.org We offer season subscription packages and discounts for groups of 15 or more.

Fire Notice

Fire exits are located throughout Livingston Hall and Livingston Student Center. Please note entrances prior to performance.

Support

To advertise your business or make a pledge for next season ask the House Manager for information or email us.

ABOUT US

HISTORY AND MISSION

The Livingston Theatre Company, Rutgers’ Premiere Musical Theatre Organization, is a home for theatrical arts at Rutgers University. Founded in the fall of 1998, the LTC provides quality and affordable musical theater to Rutgers students and the communities of Central New Jersey.

MEMBERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT

The Livingston Theatre Company is open to all undergraduate students of Rutgers University, regardless of college affiliation or major. We encourage all students to take part in productions, and to attend our open meetings, special events, shows, and auditions. We have opportunities for actors, directors, designers, stage crew, musicians, business people, and student leaders. Each year, hundreds of students from across the university get involved in our main stage productions. If you are interested come to our General Interest Meeting during the opening weeks of each semester, or to any of our open General Board meetings throughout the year.

PRODUCTIONS

The Livingston Theatre Company produces three musicals per year. Our productions run for several performances over one weekend. Throughout our storied history, productions have taken place in both the College Hall of the Livingston Student Center (the new and old), as well as Crossroads Theater in the theater district of downtown New Brunswick, New Jersey. We are dedicated to bringing both famous and lesser known musicals to Rutgers.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

The Livingston Theatre Company is completely run by undergraduate students are Rutgers in New Brunswick from all schools. The head of the company is a 4 member Executive Board, which is elected by the membership, and a General Board that is chosen through applications and interviews. Anyone may apply, and selection is based upon experience and enthusiasm. Production positions such as directors, choreographers, musical directors, stage managers, and designers and technicians are also filled for specific shows via application and interviews. Anyone interested in becoming a part of the company, in any position, should check out the Getting Involved links at the top of the page for more information.

LTC ALUMNI

After a storied history, the LTC has established a strong base of alumni who continue their support to the organization. We always love having our alumni back, and enjoy a strong support system from them as well.

2021-2022 Season

Sweet Charity Falsettos Cinderella: Enchanted Edition

2020-2021 Season Addams Family Spamalot

2019-2020 Season Sweeny Todd She Loves Me Mamma Mia

2018 - 2019 Season Cabaret Violet Guys and Dolls

2017 - 2018 Season Into The Woods Godspell Legally Blonde

2016 - 2017 Season Little Shop of Horrors American Idiot Oklahoma!

2015 - 2016 Season

Anything Goes Spring Awakening Urinetown

2014 - 2015 Season

The Drowsy Chaperone 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee In The Heights

PAST PRODUCTIONS

2013 - 2014 Season Young Frankenstein Hair Footloose

2012 - 2013 Season

How To Succeed in Business In Without Really Trying Merrily We Roll Along The Producers

2011 - 2012 Season

The Rocky Horror Show Bare Legally Blonde

2010 - 2011 Season The Wild Party Into The Woods Hairspray

2009 - 2010 Season Rent Sweeney Todd Tommy 2008 - 2009 Season The Wiz Parade The Wedding Singer 2007 - 2008 Season

The Full Monty Sweet Charity Seussical

2006 - 2007 Season

Urinetown Once On This Island Baby Cabaret

2005 - 2006 Season Little Shop Of Horrors Working You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown Ragtime

2004 - 2005 Season

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum A Chorus Line Once Upon A Mattress Camelot

2003 - 2004 Season Pippin Kiss Me Kate Company Damn Yankees

2002 - 2003 Season Something’s Afoot The Scarlet Pimpernel Evita The Will Rogers Follies

2001 - 2002 Season Promises, Promises Jekyll & Hyde Carnival Footloose