UGA THEATRE PRESENTS
BOOK, LYRICS, & MUSIC BY WYN ALYSE THOMAS
DIRECTED BY
BIANCA CARDONA
STAGE MANAGER NOLAN TONEY
SOUND MIXER/OPERATOR
SHELBY KEMP
DANCE CAPTAIN SAMANTHA GALLANT
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CJ KOCH
COSTUME DESIGNER JENNA GUBRAN
FESTIVAL STAGE MANAGER DOTTIE McDANIEL
CHOREOGRAPHERS AJ SELF BIANCA CARDONA
MUSIC DIRECTOR WYN ALYSE THOMAS
LIGHTING DESIGNER JACOB YURKOVICH
LIGHTING PROGRAMMER LAUREN HAMILTON
PUBLICITY TEAM WYN ALYSE THOMAS ISABELLE LOVEJOY CALEB PHILLIPS
ISABELLE LOVEJOY “ALICIA BRANTLEY”
NIKOLI SMITH “ZACH”
ARWA ABDELRAHMAN “MAMA/PROF. JACKSON”
GUBRAN “TIFFANY”
SEBASTIAN PARAGAS “RON”
CALEB PHILLIPS “JASON”
HARRIS “JESSIE”
MADISON BRANTLEY “ERIN”
WILLOW LOCKRIDGE “TODD/FRANK”
UNDERSTUDIES
GALLANT “DANCE TEACHER”
For Tiffany—Arwa Abdelrahman; For Ron—Caleb Phillips; For Zach—Willow Lockridge; For Gabrielle—Samantha Gallant
JENNA
PEYTON
SAMARA McKNIGHT “GABRIELLE”
EMMA JIRA “TAYLOR”
SAMANTHA
ACT I
“I Don’t Know a Thing”.............................................................................................Full Company
“Mama (Part 1)”.....................................................................................................................Alicia
“I’m Getting That A”...........................................................................................Alicia & Ensemble
“I Have a Question”.................................................................................................Alicia & Zach
“Mama (Part 2)”.....................................................................................................................Alicia
“Something You Should Know About Me”..............................................................Alicia & Zach
“Well”............................................................................................................Alicia, Erin, Ensemble
“Guys Only Want One Thing”........................................Alicia, Gabrielle, Tiffany, Jessie, Zach
“Sweet Sweet Freedom”......................................................................................................Tiffany
“I Know Who I Am”....................................................................................Alicia, Erin, Ensemble
“Dad”.......................................................................................................................... .....Zach
“Who Are You Now”...............................................................................................Full Company
ACT II
“I Don’t Need Help”................................................................................................Full Company
“Make Me Forget”..................................................................................Tiffany, Alicia, Ensemble
“Next Time”.................................................................................Gabrielle, Tiffany, Jessie, Alicia
“Natural”...........................................................................................................Alicia & Ensemble
“The Exam”........................................................................................................Alicia & Ensemble
“I’m Not Different”...................................................................................................................Zach
“I’ll Be That Person”................................................................................................................Jessie
“Mama (Part 3)”.....................................................................................................................Alicia “You Knew”...............................................................................................................Alicia & Zach
“I Wanna Go Back”..............................................................................................Alicia & Tiffany “First Semester (Finale)”..........................................................................................Full Company
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MARIGOLD AUDITORIUM, SAM MARX, AND THE FOLLOWING UGA THEATRE FACULTY/STAFF FOR THEIR SUPPORT ON THE PRODUCTION: JOHN BRAY, JULIE RAY, STEVEN CARROLL, CLAY CHASTAIN, ALI HOOKS, ALEX MASON, JEFF SHERWOOD, IVAN INGERMANN, TINA HANTULA, GEORGE CONTINI, & CHELSEA TAYLOR. THERE WILL BE ONE 10 MINUTE INTERMISSION.
Winner: CURO Research Award, Spring 2023
Winner: New Georgia Group Award, Spring 2023
Workshop Production at the University of Georgia, Spring 2024
Semifinalist: SheATL, Summer 2024
Reading at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region IV, Winter 2025
Winner: David Shelton Award for Full Length Playwriting, Winter 2025
Winner: National Partners of the American Theatre Award Region IV, Winter 2025
Advanced to Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Nationals, Spring 2025
2nd Place: National Student Playwriting Award at the Kennedy Center, Spring 2025
2nd Place: American College Theatre Festival Musical Theatre Award, Spring 2025
Upcoming Workshop at American College Theatre Festical Region IV, February 2026
PLAYWRIGHT & COMPOSER, FIRST SEMESTER: A MUSICAL