Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company presents Curtain Up! The Show Must Go On!

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOU THERN MISSISSIPPI

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 102nd SEASON

uncharted territory

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SCHOOL OF MUSIC in partnership with

present

The Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company production of

CURTAIN UP! The show must go on!

March 3 and 5, 2022, 7:30 p.m.

Mannoni Performing Arts Center Auditorium Kathlyn Arcemont, Brett Barnes, Mely Berdion, Amanda Charles, Lee Fortner, Sarah Hamman, Joseph Jones, Lauren Cate Leake, Nolan Lee, Phitchaya Pläng Muangsukham, Ben Nause, Emily Rutland, Caitlyn Smith, Tyler Sperry, Rachel Claire Stevens, and Jeremiah Williams Production Assistants Faith High Kahia Buckley Isabella Ragazzi Kelsey Rogers

Assistant Stage Managers Tara Piggott

Production Manager Harlan Mapp

Stage Manager Beau Roberts Vocal Coach Meredith Melvin Johnson

Asst. Director/Choreopgrapher

Brett Barnes

Music Director Dr. Michael A. Miles

Director Dr. Mike Lopinto This program is presented in part by a generous grant from Partners for the Arts.

program

“9 to 5” from 9 to 5: The Musical The Company “Meadowlark” from The Baker’s Wife Kathlyn Arcemont “All for the Best” from Godspell Nolan Lee and Lee Fortner Choreography by Lee Fortner “Stud and a Babe” from I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change Sarah Hamman and Tyler Sperry Directed by Sarah Hamman “In Short” from Edges Caitlyn Smith “Maria” from West Side Story Jeremiah Williams “At the Ballet” from A Chorus Line Sarah Hamman, Caitlyn Smith, Rachel Claire Stevens Dance solo performed and choreographed

by Lauren Cate Leake “I Can Do That” from A Chorus Line Brett Barnes “Movin’ Out” from Movin’ Out Ben Nause, piano and vocals “She Used to Be Mine” from Waitress Mely Berdion with Ben Nause, piano “Gee, Officer Krupke” from West Side Story Nolan Lee (Action), Brett Barnes (A-Rab), Lee Fortner (Baby John), Joseph Jones(Snowboy), Ben Nause (Diesel), Jeremiah Williams and Tyler Sperry (ensemble) “Cell Block Tango” from Chicago Mely Berdion (Liz), Caitlyn Smith (Annie), Phitchaya Pläng Muangsukham (Hunyak), Amanda Charles ( June), Rachel Claire Stevens (Velma), Lauren Cate Leake (Mona), Sarah Hamman, Emily Rutland, Kathlyn Arcemont (ensemble)

“Together Wherever We Go” from Gypsy Lee Fortner, Brett Barnes, Emily Rutland “First Date Last Night” from Dogfight Sarah Hamman and Nolan Lee Directed by Nolan Lee “Shy” from Once Upon a Mattress Amanda Charles “Move On” from Sunday in the Park with George Kathlyn Arcemont and Ben Nause Directed by Ben Nause “Take Me or Leave Me” from Rent Amanda Charles and Phitchaya Pläng Muangsukham Directed by Phitchaya Pläng Muangsukham “I Wish I Could Go Back To College” from Avenue Q Emily Rutland, Tyler Sperry, Joseph Jones Directed by Emily Rutland “Be My Friend” (Facebook Song) from Edges Kathlyn Arcemont, Phitchaya Pläng Muangsukham, Jeremiah Williams, Brett Barnes “You’ll Be Back” from Hamilton Nolan Lee “Me and the Sky” from Come From Away Sarah Hamman “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables Lauren Cate Leake and Mely Berdion “Get Out and Stay Out” from 9 to 5: The Musical Rachel Claire Stevens “Sunday” from Sunday in the Park with George The Company All selections directed and choreographed by the creative team except where noted.

about the artists

Kathlyn Arcemont is delighted to be back on stage at USM! She’s recently worked with New Stage Theatre as Margo Crawford in Bright Star, Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act, Madame de la Grande Bouche in Beauty and the Beast, and Martha Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. Kathlyn has studied voice with Dr. Jos Milton, Dr. Meredith Johnson, and is currently studying with Dr. Jonathan Yarrington. She has also competed in NATS regional competition where she placed 2nd in her division. Kathlyn is a current choral music education major who spends her free time reading or with her two dogs.

Mely Berdion is a senior at Sacred Heart High School with future plans to study musical theatre in college. She has been part of several shows with the Hub City Players, most recently Broadway in the Burg and Sister Act (Mary Robert). During FestivalSouth 2021, she performed her own coffee concert, Shooting Star. She has also performed with HCLO, in Return to the Forbidden Planet (Miranda), Mamma Mia (Ensemble), and Evita (Ensemble). She studies voice under Dr. Jennifer Bruton. She is so excited to perform with SOMTC for the first time, and sing on the beloved MPAC stage for the last time.

Amanda Charles, second year Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) candidate in vocal performance and Graduate Assistant at The University of Southern Mississippi, is originally from Houston, TX. She received her B.M. and M.M. from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. In addition to choral conducting and teaching private voice, she has been the assistant director and stage manager for opera. She was the assistant director for the Utah Vocal Arts Academy Summer Opera Festival in 2021. Charles has performed roles in many operas including Lucy in The Telephone, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, and Adele in Die Fledermaus.

Charles has participated in educational children outreach programs for Opera Mississippi where she played Lucy in The Billy Goats Gruff with the use of puppets. When Charles is not busy teaching and performing, she likes to watch movies with her daughter, Mila.

Lee Fortner is a performer from Port Gibson MS. He has been in multiple theater productions throughout his years of performing. His first role was as “Fritz” in The Nutcracker, and since he has had roles as “Quasimodo” in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, “Davey Jacobs’’ in Newsies, “Ms. Azilee Swindle” in Radio Gals, “Ralphie/ Hubert’’ in Peace Like a River, “Gideon Pontipee” in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, “The Jester” in Madrigal Singe Feaste, “Sundeep Agrawal Padamadan” in Legally Blonde, “IQ” in Hairspray, “Albert” in It’s a Wonderful Life, and “Arne” in I Remember Mamma. He has studied voice under the teachings of Samuel Lovorn, Eric Johnson, Jeanie Evans, and is now studying under Dr. Jonathan Yarrington at The University of Southern Mississippi. He has also studied dance under Ashley Trousdale, Debra Franco, Bridget Hunt, and Genevieve Rushing.

He has performed with the Madrigals Singers and the Total Sound Show Choir at Warren Central High School. He also performed with The All State Show Choir in 2019.

Sarah Hamman is a Connellsville, Pennsylvania native pursuing an M.M. in Vocal Performance studying with Dr. Meredith Melvin Johnson. Sarah received her BME in Vocal/Instrumental Music Education & BA in Music in 2018 at Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, West Virginia along with an M.M. in Choral Conducting at USM in 2020. After teaching K-5 Music for the 2020- 2021 school year in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Sarah is thrilled to return to the Southern Opera and Musical Theater Company. Sarah’s favorite stage appearances include Mame (Mame), Lucy VanPelt (You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown), Missy (The Marvelous Wonderettes), Fiona (Shrek the Musical), and the Witch in (Into the Woods). Sarah spends her down time with her dogs, Mazie, Piper & Rudy. After receiving her M.M., Sarah is looking to either pursue a DMA in Vocal Performance or start auditioning professionally.

Joseph Jones is freshman vocal performance major at The University of Southern Mississippi. Jones is from Gulfport, MS and is studying voice with Dr. Kimberly Davis.

Jones has also studied with Khara Molsbee. Jones has performed with the Gulfport Highschool Madrigals and The University of Southern Mississippi Concert Choir. Jones has also played roles in over 30 musical theater productions, most notably Beauty and the Beast (Lefou), The Little Mermaid (Sebastian), and Hairspray (Seaweed J. Stubbs). Despite his multiple theater credits, Jones has his sights set on performing opera and dreams to perform at the Sydney Opera House.

Lauren Cate Leake has been singing, dancing, and performing since age four. She attended USM where she further studied acting, ballet, and voice (under Dr. Lori Guy) and performed in many notable shows.

Favorite credits include the sold out runs of RENT, The Phantom of the Opera (Meg Giry) and Les Miserables (Cosette). She has spent her life performing and has over one hundred performance credits to her name. She is trained in ballet, pointe, musical theatre, lyrical and jazz dance, and vocally trained in classical, legit, musical theatre belt and mix styles. She recently founded Hattiesburg Community Theatre, and produced three concerts and Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing through the new company.

Nolan Lee is a graduate of Purvis High School, and has been a part of the stage since he was nine years old. Lee is currently attending The University of Southern Mississippi pursuing a Bachelors in Music Education, studying under Dr. Meredith Johnson, and is looking to pursue an MFA after graduating. Some of Nolan’s stage performances include: The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), Peter Pan ( John), Seussical (Horton), Shrek the Musical (Shrek), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Benjamin), Little Shop of Horrors (Voice of Audrey II), Legally Blonde (Emmett Forrest), Smoke on the Mountain (Burl Sanders), Once Upon a Mattress (Sir Harry), Showbiz! A Centennial of Showtunes. Nolan would like to thank his friends and family for the endless support.

Born and raised in BKK, Thailand, Phitchaya Pläng Muangsukham is an active performer/dancer known as a member of ‘Di Notte’ from Thailand’s got talent season 5 (semi-finalist). She won the first competition in 2010 Moscow, Russia and performed at Rachmaninov hall. Pläng owes a vocal studio in Thailand and coaches successful singers in Asia and Europe. Currently pursuing her Doctoral degree in Vocal performance at USM.

Originally from Pennsylvania, Ben Nause is currently pursuing a MM in Vocal Performance here at the University of Southern Mississippi. Ben worked on Kauai, Hawaii as the piano accompanist at Island School, a K-12 college-prep school. Some of Ben’s past roles have included The Witch (Hansel and Gretel), Enrico Carouser (Too Many Sopranos), Joe Hardy (Damn Yankees), Horton (Seussical), and The Baker (Into the Woods). Ben received a B.M. Music Education with a Theatre Minor from Susquehanna University.

Emily Rutland is excited to make her debut with The Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company. Her favorite credits include Matilda The Musical from New Stage Theatre, Empowered: How One Girl Scout Nearly Destroyed the World’s Economy and Amelia Earhart: Flights of Fancy both from Northwest Rankin High School.

Caitlyn Smith is a performer originally from Hernando, Mississippi. She is currently a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Music Education: Vocal/Choral Pedagogy at The University of Southern Mississippi. Her most recent Hattiesburg performances include Showbiz: A Century of Showtunes, Bad and Belty Cabaret, and A Whole New Cabaret. Some of her most memorable roles include Eponine in Les Miserables, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and Sophie in Mamma Mia! She is beyond excited to take the USM stage one last time with the people she loves most. She thanks Dr. Lopinto, Dr. Miles, and Brett Barnes for inspiring strength and resilience in each cast member, by creating a beautiful and unforgettable experience from this production.

Tyler Sperry is ecstatic to be performing in his first production. A first-year student of anthropology at the University of Southern Mississippi, Tyler readies himself for his debut in Curtain Up! The Show Must Go On. Rachel Claire Stevens is a 20-year-old Sophomore from Sumrall Mississippi. Currently studying at the University of Southern Mississippi, she has been performing from a very young age doing shows with StageStruck, Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera, Hattiesburg Community Theater, and other companies around the Pine Belt area. Some of her roles include Fiona in Shrek the Musical, Mazie in Seussical, Marty in Madagascar, Ariel in the Little Mermaid, and many others. She was captain of the Sumrall High School award winning A Capella group, Traces Of Blue, was a member of Concert Choir all four years of high school, and was the Assistant Choreographer at StageStruck Performance Studio under the direction of Brenda Shows in 2018/2019. She is currently in USM’s Southern Chorale and Southern Opera and Musical Theater program and is studying voice under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Yarrington at Southern Miss. Rachel Claire is so excited for the possibilities ahead.

Making his first Southern Miss stage appearance is Jeremiah Williams who hails from Guyana, South America, with an undying zeal for music. The brother of four is a Choral Music Education major studying voice with Dr. Kimberley Davis. Jeremiah is a 2021 Regional NATS finalist and believes that improvement should always be embraced.

The Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company

CURTAIN UP! The show must go on!

THE COMPANY

Arcemont

Fortner

Lee

Smith

Barnes

Hamman

Berdion

Charles

Jones

Leake

Muangsukham

Nause

Rutland

Sperry

Stevens

Williams

THE BAND Dr. Michael Miles, conductor Keisy Peyerl Xavier, piano Nick Joslin, keyboard Wendell Rodriguez, bass Jeff Prosperie, percussion

SPECIAL THANKS Stagetec, Daren Byrd Tammy Mansfield Michael Bunchman Belinda Taft

the creative team

Dr. Mike Lopinto (DIRECTOR), originally from New Orleans, is a true Renaissance man. He has written, directed, music directed, designed sets and lighting for numerous productions, most recently directing shows including Showbiz Centennial (2020), The Drowsy Chaperone (2018), Magic of the Musical Stage (2018), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera (2018-19 Co-winner of the American Prize for Musical Theatre), Showbiz Harmony (2016), Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins (2015), Showbiz Showstoppers (2014) and Sweeney Todd (2013), for the Southern Miss School of Music and Rock of Ages (2017), James and the Giant Peach (2018-19 Co-winner of the American Prize for Musical Theatre), Sister Act (2019), and Kinky Boots (2020) for the Hub City Players, Hattiesburg’s professional theatre company, of which, he is founding director. For the Hub City Players, he produced the winner of the 2019 Best of the Pine Belt, Steel Magnolias (2018).

He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts at Southern Miss and currently serves as the Assistant to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for Arts PR/Marketing at the same. Lopinto brought a new level of recognition to arts programs in Mississippi, most notably the acclaimed symphony orchestra at his alma mater. While there, he coordinating events with classical celebrities from Plåcido Domingo, Renée Fleming, and Sir James Galway to pop icons Dionne Warwick, the Pointer Sisters, and Patti LaBelle as well as directing the award-winning Symphony Galas and later, the College of Arts and Letters Galas. He is the artistic director of FestivalSouth® that has reshaped summers in the Hub City and the creative director of Consult M, a multi-faceted arts development organization that has worked regionally with Mississippi Opera and the Natchez Festival of Music.

On stage, his theatrical credits include Les Misérables (Thenardier); Hairspray! (Edna Turnblad); The Producers (Roger DeBris); Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II); Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth); Cats (Old Deuteronomy); A Catered Affair (Mr. Halloran), Annie (Daddy Warbucks); Carousel (Mr. Snow); Die Fledermaus (Frosch) and many more.

He is the now the co-artistic director of FestivalSouth® that has reshaped summers in the Hub City and the creative director of Consult M, a multi-faceted arts development organization that has worked regionally with performing arts organizations. Lopinto the director of the coronation for the Mystic Krewe of Zeus and his voice can be heard at all Southern Miss games as “The Voice of The Pride” and on commercials across the South. www.consultm.net.

Dr. Michael Miles (MUSIC DIRECTOR) is a unique brand of musician, whose career includes a blend of musical and academic positions. Dr. Miles’ academic career includes appointments at Western Carolina University and Florida International University. He also served for seven years as chair at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and six years as director of the School of Music at The University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Miles’ interest in arts advocacy and education in the community has led him to administrative positions in several community and state organizations. He served on the Hattiesburg Concert Association staff and as executive director and founder of the Red River Arts Academy, an intensive summer arts training experience for students 14-18 years of age. Dr. Miles also served eight years as president of the Board of Directors of the Red River Arts Council in Durant, Oklahoma.

Dr. Miles’ appreciation for all forms and styles of music are evident in the variety of performing, conducting and music directing positions he has enjoyed. As a trumpet artist, Dr. Miles has performed with dozens of symphony orchestras as featured soloist and principal trumpet and released a compact disc recording of new music for trumpet and piano by Robert Suderburg and James Wintle, titled Reflections in Times’ Mirror. In addition to his current duties as director of orchestral activities at Southern Miss, Miles’ conducting appointments include music director of the Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera Company, music director of the Oklahoma Youth Symphonies, and music director of the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival. Miles recently conducted the USM Chamber Orchestra in its Carnegie Hall debut and served as guest conductor of the Festival Orchestra at the V Clinicas Instrumentalis in Cartegena, Columbia. In 2013, Dr. Miles served as guest conductor with The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, backing the legendary Beach Boys at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Dr. Miles has also served as guest conductor with the Xinghia Conservatory Orchestra of Guangzhou, China, Vidin (Bulgaria) Philharmonic, Springfield Symphony, Tulsa Philharmonic, Tallahassee Symphony, New Mexico University Symphony and Oklahoma Youth Orchestra.

In his career, Dr. Miles has served as music director/conductor for over 190 musical theatre performances involving 55 different musical theatre productions, including the recent highly acclaimed Southern Miss productions of The Drowsy Chaperone, The Phantom of the Opera, Magic of the Musical Stage, West Side Story, Mary Poppins, Ragtime, Showbiz Showstoppers, Showbiz Harmony and Sweeney Todd. Dr. Miles served as music director of HCLO’s productions of Into the Woods, Cabaret, Wizard of Oz, Camelot and Tommy. Dr. Miles also served as chorus master for the Hub City Players production of Rock of Ages and music director for their production of James and the Giant Peach.

The Phantom of the Opera and James and the Giant Peach productions were awarded the prestigious American Prize for Musical Theater in 2018.

In his tenure at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Dr. Miles led an awardwinning Jazz Ensemble that was recognized by the Oklahoma State Legislature as the “Official Jazz Ambassadors of Oklahoma.” This ensemble made three concert tours of the People’s Republic of China.

Brett Barnes (ASST. DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER/ PERFORMER) is a performing artist with a passion for music, theatre, dance, and art. Originally hailing from Boston, MA, he is an avid freelance photographer ranging in styles from city and landscape to weddings, fashion and Avant guard. He has performed in several productions around the southeast, including the debut show of the Hub City Players, LOL, a Comedy Cabaret. Barnes’ has performed in and choreographed several Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company (SOMTC) productions including, Sweeney Todd, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Magic of the Musical Stage, Turandot, Showbiz Centennial and the Viral Video Project. He also has worked with the Natchez Festival of Music, Opera Mississippi, and FestivalSouth as both consultant and choreographer.

Notable projects for those include A Little Night Music, Motown Downtown Revival and Sister Act. His choreography has also appeared off Broadway, and has won awards, including the SOMTC production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, which received the American Prize in Musical Theater.

In her career, Mississippi native Dr. Meredith Melvin Johnson (VOCAL COACH), has coached collegiate level singers in multiple genres as well as trained future music educators in diction, pedagogy, and literature. She frequently presents vocal seminars and workshops for singers and ensembles throughout the region. Her variety of performance credits and stage appearances inspire her students and encourage them to pursue a life-long cultivation of the art of singing, performing across genres with healthy vocal production regardless of style. Maintaining an active performer-teacher career is a vital part of her teaching philosophy. Dr. Johnson specializes in both classical and belt techniques and is an active adjudicator and vocal clinician, offering workshops for choral groups, showchoirs, musical theatre students, and church ensembles. She maintains a thriving private studio catering to a wide variety of musical styles and is the creator of the online courses “Virtual Vocal Academy” and “Audition Bootcamp” at VirtualVocalAcademy.com.

In her current role as a voice professor at The University of Southern Mississippi, Dr. Johnson teaches applied voice and vocal pedagogy courses. Previously, she served 9 years on the voice faculty at Jones College where she built a flourishing musical theatre workshop program producing large-scale musicals and student created productions. As a performer, Johnson has graced the stage in numerous musicals, operas, operettas, and concerts. Some of her favorite roles include Into the Woods (the Witch and Cinderella), Les Misérables (Fantine), The Drowsy Chaperone (Drowsy), La Bohème (Musetta), The Mikado (Katisha), Pirates of Penzance (Ruth), and Turandot (Liù).

Dr. Johnson graduated summa cum laude from William Carey University and holds a master of music and a doctor of musical arts in vocal performance and pedagogy from The University of Southern Mississippi. She resides in Laurel with her husband, Tony and loves to connect with singers on her Instagram account @meredithmelvinjohnson.

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vocal applied faculty

VOICE

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Dr. Jonathan Yarrington

CHORAL ACTIVITIES Dr. Gregory Fuller

Dr. Jonathan Kilgore

OPERA and MUSICAL THEATRE Dr. Jonathan Yarrington, opera

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