The Old Man and The Old Moon

A NOTE FROM THE CHAIR

What if it were someone’s actual job to keep the moon from running out of light?

In 2012, seven recent graduates from Carnegie Mellon answered this simple question (and a few others, not quite as simple) in story and song. The resulting work is a rollicking musical folktale with puppets, live musicians, and the kind of magic only stagecraft can provide. It’s a brand-new yarn spun from familiar threads, ranging from sea shanties and children’s Bible stories to the history of aeronautics. It’s a storyteller’s dream come true: a tale that’s as much fun to tell as it is to watch, and a moving tribute to the power and persistence of love and memory. We are thrilled to open our 2022/2023 season with this production of PigPen Theatre Co.’s The Old Man and The Old Moon.

Our season continues in October with Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days in Studio 115. This new play by Marisela Treviño Orta is a provocative, timely fable about prophecy, metamorphosis, our impact on the environment, and its impact on us. The following month, we return to the Babcock for In Pieces: A New Musical by Joey Contreras, a contemporary song cycle that chronicles the tragedies and triumphs of eight people searching for connection in present-day New York.

In February, playwright Jo Wilkinson invites us into the little-known, but very real, world of 19th-century women’s boxing. In The Sweet Science of Bruising, four women form a unique bond as they fight social mores—and one another— in Victorian London. Shakespeare’s As You Like It comes to Studio 115 in March, offering an alternate vision of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy about the roles we play in life and love. We close our mainstage season in the Babcock with the 1998 revival edition of Cabaret. Based on the critically acclaimed West End production by Sam Mendes, with story elements and songs drawn from the 1972 film (including the smash hit “Maybe This Time”), this version is a lean, ferocious reimagining of the Kander and Ebb classic.

Thank you for joining us. We are truly proud to present this remarkable season of plays and musicals, and we hope you share our enthusiasm. Please visit us online at our website, theatre.utah.edu, or email us at info@theatre.utah.edu with any feedback or questions, and we’ll see you at the theatre!

Sydney Cheek-O’Donnell, PhD Chair, Department of Theatre

THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON

Book, Music, & Lyrics by PigPen Theatre Co.

Scenic

Lighting Designer COLTER LINCOLN

Prop

Costume Designer KATHRYN EDWARDS

Sound Design/Original Compositions JOEL THOMPSON

Music Director JT KAUFMAN

Puppet Design AILISH HARRIS WITH ANNA

Puppetry Mentor MATT SORENSEN

Fight Director ADRIANA LEMKE

COMPANY

Samantha Nakken

Grace Cawley

Matheson Piano

Old Man/Young Man Guitar

Sophie White Llewellyn Ukulele

Aidan Tappert

Akina Yamazaki

Alison Hagen

Callahan Guitar

Cookie/Boatswain Two/Dog Puppeteer Percussion [Castanets]

Solomon/Ghost Singer Accordion

Jordan Palmer Captain/Boatswain One Percussion [Tambourine]

Laurel Morgan Rebel One/Bartley/Butcher Percussion [Wood Blocks]

Macey J. Shackelford

Mariah Stanelle

McKinley Barr

Old/Young Woman/Mabelu Percussion [Shakers]

Clerk/Rebel Two Percussion [Cajón]

Perry/Fishmonger Guitar

Sandra Detweiler Mickey/Dog Puppeteer Guitar

Summer Stevens Hughes Fine Lady/Patron Violin, Piano

Victoria Arlofski.................................................................................................... Ben/Bartender Guitar

Song from the Stone

The Rain Will Fall

The Sailor's Anthem

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT ONE

Company

Company

Sailors

The Rain Will Fall - Reprise Company

Sail for Love

Sail for Love - Reprise

Just Like the Sea

Company

Company

Company

ACT TWO

Prison Fish Interlude #1

Ghost Singer

Prison Fish Interlude #2 Ghost Singer

Prison Fish Interlude #3 Company

I Crash

Bremen

SETTING

Some time ago, on the land, and on the sea

Company

Company

This production will be presented with one fifteen-minute intermission.

Plays

by Morag Shepherd

November 3 - 13

Siblings Skye (Sydney Shoell) and Callum (Benjamin Young) love each other, hate each other, and need each other. Oh, and they can fly.

A horror comedy that follows a bizarre, broken, and blisteringly brazen journey in reverse.

*Todd Collins is the official photographer for the Department of Theatre’s 2021-22 season.

DRAMATURGS' NOTE

Plain Sailing

Since its inception at Carnegie Mellon University, PigPen Theatre Co. has been committed to the application of simple storytelling. As a collaborative company, PigPen utilizes and explores the timeless storytelling technique of transparency: what you see is what you get. Using theatrical devices such as puppetry, folk compositions, and crafty practical effects, they hide nothing from the audience. They provide a spectacle, but without all of the flash.

The Old Man and The Old Moon is a newly-generated folk tale built upon the bones of oral storytelling. Oral storytelling is an age-old tradition of passing on knowledge, often constructed as tales, from one generation to the next. Told predominantly through voice and gesture, the oral tradition may present itself in many forms: epic poems, chants, songs, prose, etc. PigPen Theatre Co. offers a tremendous opportunity to employ these forms in this play, as generations of orators have done before with their tales.

The world of this play, specifically, takes shape as a folksy nautical adventure full of characters narrating with the aid of sea shanties. A sea shanty is a traditional folk song once commonly sung as a work song on sailing vessels. These songs, borrowed from popular sailors’ music and land-based folk songs, created a musical tether that coordinated crew efforts to manipulate heavy sails on the ship and boost morale. A shanty was often led by a “shantyman” who signaled a call and response between them and the rest of the sailors.

In The Old Man and The Old Moon, both audience and characters are guided by a collective heartbeat through song and story. Storytelling was born from our desire for contact and our need to be in communication with one another, and it remains so to this day. Oral storytelling is unique for its capacity to thrive without anything more than the orator and the audience. Therefore, this play encourages us to listen and engage with the mythical journey unraveling before us. No additional effort is needed on either side. Allow the tale to “carry you."

For

Tristian Osborne and Camden Barrett, Production Dramaturgs

Pigpen Theatre Co. and THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON,

dramaturgical

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WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY

CAST

VICTORIA ARLOFSKI (Ben/Bartender) is a fourth-year student in the ATP from Ogden, Utah. Recent roles include Ana Smith in The Book Club Play (Babcock Theatre), Meg March and River Sister in You On The Moors Now (Studio 115), and Dominika in The University of Utah’s first virtual production, The Night Witches. Other student projects through the university include A Very Political Uprising, Fa La La La La La La La La! (Camila) and Urinetown (Josephine Strong). She would like to thank her family, friends, and loved ones for their unconditional love and support. Victoria is the proud recipient of The Richard T. and Lonna Brown Scholarship.

MCKINLEY BARR (Perry/Fishmonger) is a senior in the ATP from Kansas City, Kansas. She was most recently seen as Cordelia in Storm Still (Babcock) and as Serafima in The Night Witches (UofU Virtual).

GRACE RUTH CAWLEY (Old Man/Young Man) is a senior in the Actor Training Program. Recent credits include Goneril in Storm Still (Babcock Theatre), Raisa in The Night Witches (UofU Virtual), and Alcinous in The Odyssey (Babcock Theatre). She would like to thank both her families (chosen and biological) for their continued love and support. Grace is a recipient of the Marian D. Harrison Scholarship, the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship, and the Robert Hyde Wilson Scholarship.

SANDRA DETWEILER (Mickey/Lucy Puppeteer) is a sophomore in the ATP. Originally from Eugene, Oregon, Sandra performed in the Babcock last season as a musician in Storm Still. Recent roles include Marina in Pericles, Starveling in A

Midsummer Night's Dream, and Bedford in Henry V (Free Shakespeare in the Park), as well as Marti in Talking With... and Marmee in Little Women (South Eugene Theater). Sandra is thrilled to be part of this production and is very grateful to her parents and friends for their love and support. Sandra is a recipient of the Utahna B. Meilstrupp Scholarship.

ALISON HAGEN (Solomon/Ghost Singer) is a junior in the Musical Theatre program. A California native who grew up performing all over the Bay Area, Alison recently appeared in Matilda Jr. at Kingsbury Hall (Youth Theatre at the U) and choreographed a production of Carrie—the musical adaptation of Stephen King’s bestselling novel—at her hometown’s theatre conservatory. Later this season, Alison will return to the Babcock stage as the female swing, Schneider understudy, and Dance Captain for U Theatre’s production of Cabaret. She would like to thank her parents for their unwavering support of her artistic endeavors.

SUMMER STEVENS HUGHES (Fine Lady/ Patron, Asst. Music Director) is a senior in Civil Engineering who is delighted to be back on stage after a long time surrounded by equations. Last April, Summer represented the University of Utah at the American Society of Civil Engineers' Student Conference and was the 2022 winner of the National ASCE Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students. Summer will be the Sound Designer for this season's production of The Sweet Science of Bruising (Babcock). She plans to continue her studies after graduation and hopes someday to build theaters and concert halls.

LAUREL MORGAN (Rebel One/Bartley/ Butcher) is a sophomore in the Actor

WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY

Training Program. Although The Old Man and The Old Moon is her first mainstage show in the Babcock, Laurel has appeared in productions throughout the Salt Lake Valley. Previous credits include Poppy in Empress’s New Phone (Parker Theatre), Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing (Parker Theatre), and Kent in King Lear (Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts). Laurel would like to thank her professors and mentors for their continued investment in her growth as a performer.

SAMANTHA NAKKEN (Matheson) is a fourth-year student in the ATP from Cedar City, Utah. She discovered her love for theatre through The Utah Shakespeare Festival Playmakers education program and hasn't stopped loving it ever since. Previous credits in the Department of Theatre include Tatyana in the U’s virtual production of The Night Witches as well as Grimace in the New Work Project Liminal (Studio 115). Samantha is extremely grateful for what she has already learned here at the U, and excited to continue growing as an actor in the future.

JORDAN PALMER (Captain/Boatswain One) is very excited to be in his first production at the U. A junior in the ATP, he recently transferred to the University of Utah from Salt Lake Community College where he appeared in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Salt Lake audiences may also recognize him from his work with Wasatch Theatre Company, including their recent production of The Great Plan of Happiness. Jordan is proud to be part of the Honors College at the University of Utah and hopes to pursue full-time work as an actor after graduation.

raised in Henderson, Nevada and is currently a sophomore in the ATP. Recent roles include Mia in How Flowers Bloom by Olivia C. Smith (The Alliance Theater) and Quinn in the short film Consumed (Olympian Productions) which Macey cowrote and co-directed. She will also appear as Lauren in the upcoming feature film Life Almost Gone (Olympian Productions), which is set for a 2022-2023 release. Macey is a proud recipient of the Utahna B. Meilstrup Scholarship.

MARIAH STANELLE (Clerk/Rebel Two) recently graduated from the MTP and is a senior in the B.S. Communication Studies program. Recent roles include Kate in The Wild Party (Hart Theater Company), Emily in The Emily Dickinson Musical (Open Door), and Stark Naked in Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience (Babcock). She thanks her parents, friends, and cat for their endless love and support.

AIDAN TAPPERT (Callahan) is a senior in the ATP. Originally from Oregon, Aidan has been active in the Utah theater scene, performing with both Wasatch Theatre Company and the Parker Children’s Theatre. Most recently, Aidan wrote an original musical with Sophie White titled A Night to Dismember!, which premiered this summer at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. His previous credits at the U include Officer/Ensemble in the original 2020 production of Tartuffe (Studio 115) and Jumper in the New Work Project Liminal (Studio 115).

SOPHIE WHITE (Llewellyn) is a senior in the ATP. Previous credits include The Resident in Liminal (Studio 115) and Witch/ Young Siward in Macbeth (Studio 115). In addition to producing the student film Instrumental and acting as Tracy in season 1-2 of Theatrics Online (YouTube),

MACEY J. SHACKELFORD (Old Woman/ Young Woman/Mabelu) was born and

WHO IN THE COMPANY

Sophie also served as president of Open Door Productions—U Theatre’s student production company. This summer, Sophie directed the first workshop of her award-winning original musical A Night to Dismember! (Great Salt Lake Fringe). Sophie is grateful to be part of this celebration of art and storytelling, and thankful for the learning opportunities it has provided her.

AKINA YAMAZAKI (Cookie/Boatswain Two/Lucy Puppeteer) is a sophomore in the Actor Training Program and a 2021 recipient of the Kaiserslautern Military Onstage theatre scholarship.. Recent credits include Janie in How Flowers Bloom by Olivia C. Smith (The Alliance Theatre), Hero in Much Ado About Nothing (Kaiserslautern Military Community Onstage), and Tobias in Sweeney Todd (Kaiserslautern Military Community Onstage). Akina’s turn as Hero earned a nomination for “Best Youth Actress in a Play” at the 2019 TOPPERs (US Army IMCOM-Europe Entertainment Tournament of Plays).

CREATIVE & PRODUCTION

JAMIE ROCHA ALLAN (Director) is a freelance theatre director specializing in classics and new writing. Born and raised in London, Jamie completed his MFA in Theatre Directing at Birkbeck College and went on to work at numerous theatres and universities in both the UK and the US. In addition to his work as guest lecturer and adjunct instructor for the Department of Theatre, Jamie’s U Theatre directing credits include Animal Farm (Babcock), Metamorphoses (Babcock), and She Kills Monsters (Kingsbury). Jamie is the Artistic Director of Umbrella Theater. https://umbrellatheater.org/

CAMDEN LILY BARRETT (1st Asst. Director, Dramaturg) is a student in the ATP and a theatre maker based in Salt Lake City. Previously, Camden worked as Assistant Director for both Storm Still (Babcock, dir. Alexandra Harbold) and Matilda Jr. (Youth Theatre at the U), and as a choreography consultant for the world premiere of A Night to Dismember! (Great Salt Lake Fringe). Camden and fellow U Theatre student Niko Krieger formed KID SISTER, a movement-based collaboration dedicated to devising new works with emerging professional theatre makers. KID SISTER premiered its inaugural piece Kite Flyer this July. Victor Jory and Marian D. Harrison Scholarship Recipient.

ANNA BLAES (Assistant Puppet Designer) is in her senior year in the PADP with an emphasis in props design. She recently designed the props and set for A Night To Dismember! (Great Salt Lake Fringe), Sympathizer (The Box), and was the Assistant Props Designer for both Illyria and Storm Still (Babcock). She would like to thank Props Master Arika Schockmel and Puppetry Mentor Matt Sorensen for their direction and support.

KENNY COSSON (1st Asst. Stage Manager) is a student in the BFA Stage Management Program. Kenny got his start in theatre at Dixie High School where, after being pulled in by their drama teacher and a few friends, he found a welcoming place and never left it. Kenny’s U Theatre credits include Production Assistant for Tartuffe (UofU Virtual) and 2nd Asst. Stage Manager for Liminal (Studio 115).

BELLA DIXON (2nd Asst. Stage Manager) is a sophomore in the Stage Management Program. Her previous credits include Stage Manager for Something Rotten! (Mercer Hall), Lighting Designer for Sister Act (Mercer Hall), and Stage Manager/

WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY

WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY

Executive Producer of The Silver Line (PCHS Original Film). For her first show at the University of Utah, Bella worked as Production Assistant for Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience (Babcock). She would like to thank everyone for supporting her throughout this theatrical journey.

KATHRYN EDWARDS (Costume Designer) is in her fourth year in the PADP with an emphasis in costume design. Previous U Theatre credits include Illyria (Babcock) and Henry V (UofU Virtual) as Costume Designer and Tartuffe (Studio 115, UofU Virtual) as Assistant Costume Designer. She would like to thank her family and professors for their continued guidance and support.

EMMA ELZINGA (Stage Manager) originally hails from Iowa and is a senior in the Stage Management Program. Previous credits include Illyria (Babcock, 2nd Asst. Stage Manager) and The Play That Goes Wrong (Pioneer Theatre Company, 2nd Asst. Stage Manager).

SAVANNAH GERSDORF (Assistant Production Manager) was born and raised in Salt Lake City and is a junior in the Stage Management Program. Previously, Savannah worked as Soundboard Operator for Henry V (UofU Virtual) and as Stage Manager for Matilda Jr. (Youth Theatre at the U). She would like to thank the incredible stage management and production management teams for their endless support and positivity.

AILISH HARRIS (Puppet Designer) is pursuing a double major in stage management and performing arts design. U Theatre credits include Stage Manager for Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience (Babcock), Scenic Charge

Artist for Storm Still (Babcock), Sound Designer for Henry V (UofU Virtual), and ASM for The Odyssey (Babcock Theatre). Her puppet designs will also appear in this season’s production of Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days (Studio 115). Ailish would like to thank her family for their continuous support, her boyfriend for his patience and heart, and all of her mentors at the U for their wisdom and generosity.

JUNGWOO JANG (Sound Engineer) is a senior in the PADP (Sound Emphasis) who was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. Her interest in sound as a film student led her to study how sound design principles could be applied in other settings. The Old Man and The Old Moon is her first show for the Department of Theatre.

ADAM NGUYEN JASKULOSKI (Production Assistant) was born and raised in Salt Lake City. A senior in the Department of Theatre, Adam is pursuing his Stage Management Certificate and a Computer Science Minor. Most recently, Adam worked on the run crew for Liminal (Studio 115). Adam is a recipient of the University of Utah President’s Scholarship and the Horatio Alger State Scholarship.

JT KAUFMAN (Music Director) is a junior in the MTP and a composer, actor and singer based in SLC. Their work seeks to push the boundaries of theatre to create a broader, more compassionate, and more inclusive art form. Previous creative experiences include working on Jinx! The Musical (Borel Drama) as CoComposer, A Night to Dismember! (Great Salt Lake Fringe) as Co-Composer, and The Emily Dickinson Musical (Open Door) as Assistant Composer. He would like to thank his family, friends, and partner for their continued support. When not

WHO IN THE COMPANY

writing music or onstage, JT can be found paragliding, hiking, or exploring the mountains.

ALAINA KOTCHEY (Scenic Designer) is pursuing a double major at the U, studying both mechanical engineering and performing arts design with an emphasis on set design. Alaina’s design work includes Sympathizer (Open Door); she was also the Assistant Set Designer for Passing Strange at SLAC. Previously Alaina worked on run crews for She Kills Monsters (Kingsbury Hall) and Floyd Collins (Babcock). Alaina has also worked in film as director, editor, and producer of You and Me (Flume Remix) (Disclosure, 2018) and Aviation High (Semi Precious Weapons, 2019). This is Alaina’s first set design for the University of Utah.

ADRIANA LEMKE (Fight Director) is a SLC-based theatre artist and movement professional. An alum of the ATP, she is happy to be working with the Department of Theatre and their fantastic students again. Previous U Theatre productions as Fight Director include Hamlet: All Female (in collaboration with Flying Bobcat Productions), Self Defense, or death of some salesmen (Studio 115), and Julius Caesar (Studio 115). Other fight direction credits include At the Bottom (Pinnacle Acting Company), The Wolves (SLAC), Ion (The Classical Greek Theatre Festival), and Twelfth Night (Salt Lake Shakespeare). Most recently, she was Intimacy Director for SLACabaret: Down the Rabbit Hole (SLAC), Head Over Heels (The Grand Theatre), and Man and Moon (Good Company).

COLTER LINCOLN (Lighting Designer) is a junior in the Stage Management Program, and he is thrilled to be part of this production. This is his fifth show

at the U and his first time designing; previously, Colter worked as Assistant Production Manager for Liminal (Studio 115) and Assistant Lighting Designer for Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience (Babcock). Recent design credits include Disenchanted at The Grand, Matilda at OPPA, and the One Voice Children’s Choir concert “Believer.” He wants to thank his mentor Brandon Stauffer, Amber Bielinski, his parents, and his amazing roommates.

TRISTIAN OSBORNE (2nd Asst. Director, Dramaturg) is currently studying in the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah. Previous credits in the Department of Theatre include Will in The Book Club Play (Babcock) and Valère in Tartuffe (Studio 115, UofU Virtual). Tristian has also appeared as Captain Stanhope in Journey’s End (Wasatch Theatre Company) and as Christopher in With You (Play is the Thing), which received the “Outstanding Ensemble” award at the 2022 Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival.

ARIKA SCHOCKMEL (Prop Designer) has worked extensively in props and costume crafts for theatre, television, and film. She is the Properties Manager for the Department of Theatre and works as a prop and costume designer for Plan-B Theatre. Regional credits include productions at The Egyptian Theatre, UFOCMT, Grand Teton, Dark Horse, SLAC, Utah Contemporary, and Lyric Rep. USU alumnus. Member of S.P.A.M., the Society of Prop Artisan Managers. Past and future projects include stage management, music, event hosting/emceeing, creating props for film and television, and the occasional acting gig.

SARAH SHIPPOBOTHAM (Dialect Coach) is a professor in the Department of

IN THE

Theatre and the 2021 recipient of the Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Prize for excellence in teaching. Sarah has spent 18 seasons as a Voice and Dialect Coach for the internationally renowned Shaw Festival in Ontario, Canada; worked as the Additional Dialect Coach on The Hobbit Trilogy in New Zealand directed by Sir Peter Jackson; and has worked locally as a voice and dialect coach for Pioneer Theatre Company and Salt Lake Acting Company. As an actor, Sarah has appeared in numerous plays at PTC, SLAC and the Utah Shakespeare Festival and has directed many shows for the Department of Theatre including Men on Boats, Our Country’s Good, and Romeo and Juliet. Recently, Sarah’s one-person show Can I Say Yes to That Dress? was awarded “Outstanding One-Person Show” at the 2022 Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival.

MATTHEW SORENSEN (Puppetry Mentor) is a puppeteer, theater artist, filmmaker, educator, and museum exhibition designer based in Connecticut and New York. Matt is currently serving as Interim Co-Director of the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut. He is also an adjunct faculty member for the Dramatic Arts program at UConn and the Performing Arts Design Program at the University of Utah. Matt is delighted to return to SLC after having worked as the Puppet Designer/Fabricator on the U's 2019 production of She Kills Monsters (Kingsbury Hall). While finishing his studies for his MFA in Puppet Arts from UConn, Matt formed Puppet Bucket Productions and has designed and built puppets for theater and film around the world. Matt would like to thank Jamie, Brenda, and his student mentees for bringing him back to the U.

JOEL THOMPSON (Sound Design/Original Compositions) is a freshman in the Stage

Management Program from Maple Valley, WA. Joel is delighted to unite his passions for music and theatre through his work on this production. Most recently, Joel worked as Production Assistant and Assistant Stage Manager for U Opera’s production of Sweeney Todd and as a Stage Manager for a student production of Mermaid in Locke No. 7. Joel is grateful for his supportive family, and especially for the love and support he receives from his wife Emma, who continually encourages him to pursue his dreams of working in theatre.

SYDNEY CHEEK-O’DONNELL (Producer) is the chair of the Department of Theatre and associate dean for research in the College of Fine Arts. In the Department of Theatre, Dr. Cheek-O’Donnell has taught History of Theatre, New Plays Workshop, Dramaturgy, and a variety of dramatic literature courses; she was also the head of Theatre Studies from 2005 to 2016. Recent projects include the creation of a video series intended to support families of children with Down Syndrome, as well as writing the handbook Arts for Health: Theatre (Emerald Publishing). Dr. Cheek-O’Donnell earned a PhD in Theatre History and Dramatic Criticism from the University of Washington’s School of Drama, and received her undergraduate degree from Carleton College in Minnesota.

PIGPEN THEATRE CO. (Book, Music, & Lyrics) began creating their unique brand of theatre, music, and film as freshmen at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 2007. They have since produced their original plays in New York City and toured the country – earning them critic’s picks from The New York Times, Time Out New York, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Boston Globe, and many more, ranking them in the top ten theatrical events of 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016. They were

the first group to win the NYC Fringe Festival’s top honor two years in a row (2010/11) and have gone on to win IRNE (2012, 2015) and Jeff Awards (2014) for their theatrical productions. In 2016, Sir Trevor Nunn invited PigPen to be a part of his first American acting company for a production of Shakespeare’s Pericles.

PigPen’s debut album, “Bremen”, was named #10 album of the year in The Huffington Post’s 2012 Grammy preview sending PigPen on tour playing to sold-out crowds across the country. American Songwriter premiered their follow-up EP, “The Way I’m Running”, in 2013 while the band was playing a series of concerts that became one of the most popular residencies of the past decade at the legendary Schuba’s Tavern in Chicago. In 2015, PigPen released their sophomore album, “Whole Sun”, performed at Mumford & Sons’ return to the Gentlemen of the Road Festival, and made their feature film debut in Jonathan Demme’s

In 2018, PigPen announced two new theatrical ventures. The first will be an adaptation of The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo into a stage musical in partnership with Universal Theatrical. The second will be an adaptation of Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen into a stage musical alongside Rick Elice in partnership with Peter Schneider and Broadway Across America.

Ricki and the Flash starring Meryl Streep.

PRODUCTION STAFF & ADVISORS

Technical Director Kyle Becker

Assistant Technical Director

1st Asst. Stage Manager

Halee Rasmussen

Kenny Cosson

2nd Asst. Stage Manager....................................................................................................... Bella Dixon

Sound Engineer JungWoo Jang

Costume Shop Manager Wendy Massine

Production Manager....................................................................................................... Amber Bielinski

Asst. Production Manager

Savannah Gersdorf

Production Assistant..................................................................................... Adam Nguyen Jaskuloski

Puppetry Mentor Matthew Sorensen Dramaturgy Mentor Mark Fossen

Scene Shop Supervisor Heather Poulsen

Stage Management Area Head and Faculty Advisor

Amber Bielinski

Faculty Advisor for Lighting and Media Design................................................... Michael J. Horejsi

Faculty Advisor for Sound Design Jennifer Jackson

Faculty Advisor for Properties Design Arika Schockmel

PADP Area Head and Faculty Advisor (Costume Design)

Faculty Advisor for Scenic Design

Faculty Advisor for Hair and Makeup Design

Brenda Van der Wiel

Gage Williams

Samantha Wootten

Assistant House Manager............................................................................................Hannah Ekstrom

Light Board Operator Irey Oviatt

Spotlight Operators

Tessa Jones, Skyler LeMelle

Sound Board Operator Kailey Going

A2 & Props/Deck

Hair & Makeup

Wardrobe & Deck/Props

Deck/Props

Kaitlyn Crosby

Zoe Seare

Jacob Sen, Allie Stubbs

KJ Leuthauser, Elizabeth Petrucka, Damon Thompson

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE

Department Chair

Sydney Cheek-O’Donnell Chair, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Research

Full Time Faculty

Jamie Rocha Allan Adjunct Assistant Professor

Margo Andrews Associate Professor Lecturer

Karen Azenberg Adjunct Instructor

Kyle Becker Professor Clinical

Jacque Bell Adjunct Associate Professor

Amber Bielinski Associate Professor Clinical, Head of Stage Management

Nathan Brian Adjunct Instructor

Ty Burrell Adjunct Assistant Professor

Lynn Deboeck Adjunct Associate Professor

Nicholas Dunn Adjunct Assistant Professor

Christopher DuVal Professor

David Eggers Assistant Professor

Jane England Adjunct Assistant Professor

Jennifer Erickson Adjunct Assistant Professor

Stephen Faulk Adjunct Instructor

Mark Fossen Adjunct Assistant Professor

Jerry Gardner Associate Professor

Ellie Hanagarne Adjunct Assistant Professor

Hugh Hanson Associate Professor Lecturer

Alexandra Harbold Assistant Professor

Greg Hatch Adjunct Associate Professor, Theatre Librarian

Michael J. Horejsi Associate Professor Clinical, Director of Lighting/Media Design

Jennifer Jackson Associate Professor Clinical, Director of Sound Design

Stacey Jenson Adjunct Assistant Professor

Kimberly Jew Associate Professor, Head of Theatre Teaching

Xan Johnson Professor

Carolyn Leone Adjunct Instructor

Brian Manternach Associate Professor Clinical

FACULTY & STAFF

Penelope Marantz-Caywood Adjunct Assistant Professor, Artistic Director: Youth Theatre

Kelby McIntyre-Martinez Adjunct Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Arts Education and Community Engagement

Christine Moore Adjunct Assistant Professor Robert Nelson Professor Emeritus

Jamie Baer Peterson Adjunct Assistant Professor

Megan Richards Adjunct Assistant Professor

Jonas Sappington Adjunct Instructor

Richard Scharine Professor Emeritus

David Schmidt Associate Professor Clinical, Head of Musical Theatre

Eric Sciotto Visiting Assistant Professor

Sarah Shippobotham Professor

Tim Slover Professor, Head of Theatre Studies

Barbara Smith Associate Professor Lecturer

Lindsey Smith Associate Instructor

Robert Scott Smith Assistant Professor, Head of Actor Training, Associate Chair

Brenda Van der Wiel Associate Professor, Head of Performing Arts Design

Matthew Whittaker Adjunct Assistant Professor

Gage Williams Professor

Marilee Wilson Adjunct Assistant Professor

Staff

Jessica Dudley-Rodriguez Program Manager

Colleen Hirst Accountant

Aaron Hoenig Sound/Lighting Lead Technician

Alex Marshall Music Director

Heather Poulsen Scene Shop Supervisor

Halee Rasmussen Assistant Technical Director

Arika Schockmel Properties Manager

Wendy Schow-Massine Costume Shop Manager

Aaron Swenson Marketing and Communications Coordinator

OUR DONORS

The Department of Theatre acknowledges and thanks the following donors for their generous support during the fiscal year July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022.

INVESTORS

$2,500 and up

Arizona Community Foundation

Barbara Bannon* D Squared Foundation

Susan Stoddard Heiner and Blake T. Heiner

Elizabeth Hunter

James Macken Rowena Merrill

Dr. Karen Miller and John Ballard

Princeton Area Community Foundation

Salty Pictures

BENEFACTORS

$1,000-$2,499

Kenneth and Kristina Burton Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Rod and Janice Klassovity

Andy and Zelie Pforzheimer

Sarah Shippobotham

PATRONS

$500-$999

Ashby Decker and Anne Cullimore Decker

Michele Dornan

Jennifer and Stephen Jackson Alexis Lilley

Dylan McCullough

Mightycause Charitable Foundation

Michael and Marianne Seare Robert Scott Smith

Stephen and Elizabeth Warner

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Department of Theatre is grateful to our donors for making the following scholarships available to our students:

Equity in Theatre Arts

Robert Hyde Wilson Scholarship

Etta Keith Eskridge Scholarship

Victor Jory Scholarship

Utahna Meilstrup Theatrical Scholarship

Keith M. and Amy L. Engar Scholarship

Frank M. Whiting Scholarship

Ralph E. and Winnifred S. Margetts Scholarship

Marian D. Harrison Scholarship

Lee & Audrey Hollaar Technical Scholarship

The Barbara M. Bannon Endowed Fund

The Richard T. and Lonna Brown Scholarship

Sandi Behnken Scholarship

The Christine Macken Memorial Scholarship

The John Ballard and Karen Miller Scholarship Libby S. Hunter ATP Scholarship

Promising Playwright Award Scholarship

Meggie DeSpain Memorial Scholarship

Lady Bracknell Scholarship

Zellie Pforzheimer Scholarship

David E. Jones Memorial Scholarship

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FRIENDS

$200-$499

Joe Bouley and Sara Bouley, JD Nicholas Cheek-O'Donnell and Sydney Cheek-O'Donnell, PhD

Michael Evans

Rodney and Mary Handy, PhD Hugh Hanson Matthew Hobson-Rohrer and Wendy Hobson-Rohrer, MD Jacquie Wehby

FANS up to $199

Sara Adams Ed and Janice Andersen David Baida Stephanie Ballantyne Marcy Beatty Todd Bulloch

John Caywood and Penelope Marantz Caywood Laurisa Cope Linda Corley Jenny Costello Maria Delongy Kimberly Deneris Tanja Easson Darci Engen Christian Erben Tracy Evans

Karen Ferguson Mark and Abby Green Christopher Gurr Barbara Hayman Richard and Ashley Hayman

Patrick Holmes

Jeffrey and Renae Hoskins Jack Hoskins Xan Johnson, PhD TK and Wendy Kelly

Sheila Kelly Justin and Bridget Lee Michael Lisonbee and Helen Nichols Glen and Judy Loveland Alacia Loveland

David Magidson, PhD* Mara Magistad Rachel Malaga Tyler Maring Kimberly Marsden Christopher S. and Amy Mautz Sydney May

Maynard and Ann McLaughlin Tevan McPeak Shawna Melton Marthe Coker Merrill Darwin Millet III Russ Montague and Jeanine Davis Wendy Morris Laura Mosley Craig Nelson and Stephen Greene Kenneth* and Wilma Odell Timothy and Holly Parrish Tom Pepper and Patricia Comitini Bill and Gayle Pepper Brianne Reed Natalie Regan Robert and Suzanne Rieter Mike and Brenda Schultz Patricia Schultz Camille Sheridan Robert and Suzanne Smart Ryan Southwick Lesli Spencer Sydney Stephan Jan Sweeney Breean Taylor Abirami Tharmarajah Sivakumaran and Rajani Tharmarajah Brittany Timpson Sue Tredennick Julianne Turner Josephine Vandenburg Nicole Vernon David Senior Visbal Katya Wagstaff Rollie Wagstaff Chris and Grace Winston James Wong Christopher Zawislak

An asterisk (*) denotes a donor who is deceased.

Our intent is to recognize and thank all of our donors for their support. If, however, there is an error, please notify the Department of Theatre at 801-581-6448.

For more information on supporting the Department of Theatre, please call 801-581-5773.