COMPANY & CREATIVE TEAM

IAN SHANNON (Ernst Ludwig, u/s Schultz) is a senior in the MTP, and an actor, singer and dancer currently based in Salt Lake City, UT. Past roles include Miles in the world premiere of A Night to Dismember (Open Door/Great Salt Lake Fringe) and Caldwell B. Caldwell in Urinetown (University of Utah). Ian plans to graduate this spring, and he is thrilled that one of his all-time favorite shows will be his last college project.

HANNAH STAUDINGER (Sally) is a senior in the MTP from Flagstaff, AZ. Her most recent credits include Six Songs from Ellis with Repertory Dance Theater and Liminal (Studio 115) at the University of Utah. Following this production, Hannah will appear in The Prom at Pioneer Theater Company. Hannah would like to thank her friends and family for their support, as well as the production team for making this show such an amazing experience. Be sure to check out www.hannahmstaudinger.com for more information and upcoming projects!

ZYENA TOLHURST (Rosie) is a senior in the MTP whose main proficiency has been dancing for upwards of eighteen years. Since attending the University of Utah, Zyena has portrayed Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda Jr. (Kingsbury Hall); she has also performed in Big Top 2 and Hack ‘n Slash at Lagoon Amusement Park. Zyena would like to thank those who are still here and those she always keeps in her heart for everything they’ve done to get her where she is today. Zyena is a proud recipient of the Department of Theatre Scholarship and the Academic Excellence Scholarship.

credits include Director/Choreographer for Nice Work If You Can Get It (1st National Tour); Assistant Director for the musical In Transit and the play Living on Love, both on Broadway; and Assistant Choreographer for Anything Goes and Nice Work If You Can Get It, both on Broadway. David's work has been seen Hollywood Bowl, D.C.'s Signature Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park, and the Boston Pops, among others. As a performer, David has appeared onstage in 10 Broadway musicals, including Thoroughly Modern Millie, Billy Elliot, Curtains, The Pajama Game, Chicago, Annie Get Your Gun, Wonderful Town, The Wedding Singer, How to Succeed…, and Saturday Night Fever.

KOBI BAKER (Dramaturg) is a senior studying Theatre and Biochemistry, and he is excited to be working as a Dramaturg for U Theatre’s production of Cabaret. Kobi’s passion and emphasis in his theatrical studies is playwriting; most recently, his one act script Instrumentality was selected for the department’s New Play Workshop and given a staged reading in 2022. He would like to thank professors Mark Fossen and Tim Slover for their continued support in his academic endeavors. Kobi is a proud recipient of the Promising Playwright Award scholarship.

Creative Team

DAVID EGGERS (Director) is proudly serving in his 4th year as Assistant Professor in the U's Musical Theatre Program. His directing work for the Department of Theatre includes two senior showcases (classes of '22 and '23) and two senior shows: And the World Goes ‘Round (2021) and Nine (2022). Previous professional

ASHLEN BORESOW (Assistant Director) is a junior in the Musical Theatre Program at the University of Utah. Originally from Shawnee, Kansas, Ashlen was recently seen in Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience (Babcock), Elf: The Musical (Pioneer Theatre Company), The Emily Dickinson Musical (Studio 115), and In Pieces (Babcock). Ashlen hopes you enjoy the show, and she extends a huge “thank you” to all the people who have supported her over the years, as well as everyone involved in creating this production.

MICHAEL DAVIES (Assistant Stage Manager) is a junior in the Stage Management Program. As Founder and Creative Director of Method: Theatre Company, he runs theatre, performance,