Gone Missing Program

[ 2013-2014 THEATRE SEASON ]
[ ITHACA COLLEGE THEATRE
]
2013-2014
FIRES IN THE MIRROR
By Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by Cynthia Henderson
Clark Theatre
Previews Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Opens Thursday, October 3, 2013
Closes Saturday, October 12, 2013
INTO THE WOODS
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Susannah Berryman
Choreography by Mary Corsaro
Musical Direction by Brian DeMaris
Hoerner Theatre
MERE MORTALS
Previews Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Opens Thursday, November 7, 2013
Closes Sunday, November 10, 2013
By David Ives
Directed by Greg Bostwick
Clark Theatre
Previews Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Opens Thursday, December 5, 2013
Closes Sunday, December 8, 2013
L’ÉTOILE
Composed by Emmanuel Chabrier
Conducted by Brian DeMaris
Directed by Jeanne Slater
Hoerner Theatre
GONE MISSING
Previews Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Opens Thursday, February 20, 2014
Closes Sunday, February 23, 2014
By the Civilians
Directed by Wendy Dann
Music Direction by Joel Gelpe
Clark Theatre
Previews Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Opens Thursday, March 27, 2014
Closes Saturday, April 5, 2014
THE CRUCIBLE
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Norm Johnson
Hoerner Theatre
Previews Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Opens Thursday, April 24, 2014
Closes Sunday, April 27, 2014
ithaca.edu/theatre
Chair’s Notes
Attending an Ithaca College Theatre production is like getting in on the
ground floor of a great investment. You’re seeing shows of professional
quality that are designed, built, and performed by students at the very
beginning of their journey as theatre artists. The 2013 –14 season is
another kind of journey for the audience—one of discovery, truth-telling,
fervent beliefs, and the captive imagination. The shows we’ve chosen this
year are intended to challenge all of us to think about what we say, how
we conduct ourselves, and what to do when we lose our way. These are
powerful stories based on incidents of fact and fiction, and the blurred
line between the two. We’ve book-ended the season with plays by writers
who were inspired (or horrified, rather) by the behavior of our fellow
human beings, and we've peppered the months in between with
compelling stories and glorious music, full of wit and passion.
As teachers, we are constantly managing the push-and-pull between
process and product. Our students are learning right in front of your eyes,
as these productions provide the laboratory for practicing their craft—
whether it’s as managers producing the shows, designers and technicians
telling the visual and physical story through sets, costumes, lights, and
sound, or actors seeking truth in performance. Our faculty and staff
lead the journey for a little while in classes, rehearsals, and production
meetings, but now you witness the product; a new part of the process
begins: how do you maintain its integrity and adapt to audience response
in the moment? All of those lessons are being taught during the week
of performance, and they require your involvement.
Ithaca College has a century-old legacy of fostering talented young
people—our alums grace the stages and shops of Broadway, regional
theatres, film, and television. But it begins here when you, the audience,
settle in, turn off your smart phones (please!), and let the words of Anna
Deavere Smith, the magic of Stephen Sondheim, the wit of David Ives,
the charm of Chabrier, the collaborative spirit of the Civilians, and the
power of Arthur Miller affect you. The audience gives the theatre a
present and our students a purpose, and Ithaca College ensures that
theatre has a future.
Thank you for being a part of it. We couldn’t do this without you.
Catherine Weidner
Chair
ithaCa CoLLeGe
SC HOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SC IENCES
Leslie W. Lewis, Dean
and the
Department of Theatre Arts
present
Gone
Missing
Created by The Civilians
Written by Steven Cosson from
Interviews by the Company*
Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
“Interview with Dr. Palinurus” by Peter Morris
*Damian Baldet, Trey Lyford, Jennifer Morris,
Brian Sgambati, Alison Weller,
and Colleen Werthmann
March 25, 27– 30, April 1–5
Director
Wendy Dann
MUSicAL StAGiNG
Wendy Dann, Roy Lightner
coStUMe DeSiGNer
Ashlynne Abraham
SoUND DeSiGNer
Ryan Mutton
StAGe MANAGer
Bree Harchuck
MUSic Director
Joel Gelpe
SceNic DeSiGNer
Ravi (Riw) Rakkulchon
LiGhtiNG DeSiGNer
E-hui Woo
techNicAL Director
Christine LemMon
Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York
Off-Broadway Premiere Produced in New York at the Barrow Street Theatre
by Scott Morfee and Tom Wirtshafter in Association with The Civilians,
Artistic Director Steven Cosson, Producing Director Kyle Gorden
Cast
Kathryn Allison
Megan Beard
Nicholas Carroll
Sean Grandillo
Stephen Humes
Elise Myette
Josh Rivera
Alanna Smith
and
Lily Waldron as Teri
Nathaniel Fishburn as Dr. Palinurus
Female Covers: Julia Bain and Caroline Gorland
Male Covers: Aaron Alcaraz and Drew Lausch
Covers never substitute for listed players
unless a specific announcement for the appearance
is made at the time of the performance.
BaNd
(Musical Director) Conductor/Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joel Gelpe
Drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessie Linden
Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Covney
Bass Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Orcutt
settiNG aNd time Note
With the exception of Teri and Dr. Palinurus, who are fictional, all the
characters in Gone Missing are based on interviews with real people
in New York City in 2003.
soNGs
Gone Missing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company
The Only Thing Missing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Allison
La Bodega. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Rivera,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company
Hide and Seek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alanna Smith
I Gave It Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Allison,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Beard,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alanna Smith
Ich Träumt', Du Kamst An Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Grandillo
Lost Horizon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Carroll
Etch-a-Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Beard,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Carroll,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elise Myette
Stars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Humes,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company
There will be no intermission.
ProduCtioN staFF
Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Hublard Hershman
Assistant Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Dunne,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela Griggs
Production Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Ohlsten
Properties Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lena Forman
Master Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Freeman
Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R.W. Westbrooke
Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Max Weinstein
Sound Engineer and Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Dietz-Kest
Assistant Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Schloegel
Rehearsal Pianist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Greenberg
Dialect Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen Mulligan
Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Coxson
Dance Captain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Alcaraz
Follow-Spot Tracker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Halstead
Follow-Spot Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristina Kastrinelis,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Macchia,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Pizappi,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Weisbecker
CreWs
cArpeNtry
Denali Bennett
Trevor Eichhorn
Ilyssa Ernsteen
Rachel Langton
Liana Pavane
Courtney Peck
Andrew Reiter
Alec Tucker
coStUMeS
Paul Hogan
Deka Nine
Margaret Snyder
Hayley Warren
Arielle Rubin
eLec tricS
Claire Bernstein
Canon Brownell
Caelan Creaser
Margaux Greenhouse
Kristina Kastrienlis
Yukino Kondo
Kevin Macchia
Jihan Moumou
Jordan Rosas
Olivia Dillon
Sadie Geauthreaux
SceNic Art
Timothy Driscoll
Annie Jefferson
Edith O. McCrea
Katie McGeorge
Niamh O’Connor
Paige Washington
SoUND
Adam Carl
Emily Fenton
Andres Gonzalez
Emily Gregonis
Clara Gumbart
Daniel Levine
Mark Rogalus
Diana Sparks
Noah Ruff
propertieS
Stella Bowles
Zach Hindall
maNaGemeNt staFF
Production Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Carter
Marketing Associate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominic Barbaro
Publicity Associate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Schintzius
Publicity Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katrina Grein
Displays Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katlyn Rapini
Group Sales Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alyssa Napier
Promotions Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Sparks
Reception Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Brown
Assistant Reception Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katlyn Rapini
House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin Geary
Assistant House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kylie Adams
Concessions Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Ball,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jess Braham
Ticket Office Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tricia Edwards,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Rothstein
Program Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brendan Tetro
Assistant Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Warren
Earl McCarroll Studio 2 Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Bacorn
Electronic Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Behrmann-Fowler
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BioGraPhiCaL Notes
The Department of Theatre Arts at Ithaca College offers a powerful
combination of intensive classroom and performance experience that
has made it one of the most effective and highly respected training
programs in the nation. The department’s stated mission is to prepare
its students for careers in the theatre and entertainment industry. This is
a highly selective program, staffed by faculty members whose academic
training and professional theatre experience have prepared them for
the focused, personalized instruction that is the key to successful
theatrical training.
cASt
Aaron Alcaraz (Male Cover/Dance Captain) is a sophomore B.F.A.
musical theatre major from Los Angeles, California. Previous Ithaca
College main-stage credits include Aaron Bernstein/Leonard Jeffries
in Fires in the Mirror and Male Swing in Legally Blonde. Outside credits
include Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
with the Melodramatics Theatre Company.
Five degree programs are available to our undergraduate students:
Bachelor of Arts in theatre Studies
This degree provides a liberal arts approach to theatre and offers
the student maximum flexibility in exploring a wide range of career
opportunities. Students are eligible to audition for productions and are
encouraged to become involved in productions as stage managers,
assistant directors, dramaturgs, and technical assistants.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting
This degree program is performance-oriented and provides training
and experience designed to prepare students for a professional acting
career. Instruction is highly individualized and concentrated, but there
are also opportunities within the liberal arts curriculum for a broader
general education.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical theatre
This is an intensive, performance-oriented major designed to offer the
student professional training in singing, acting, and dance.
Bachelor of Science in theatre Arts Management
This degree program combines intensive and practical training in
virtually all aspects of theatre and management with a well-rounded
education in the liberal arts.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatrical production Arts
This is an intensive, undergraduate, preprofessional degree that
emphasizes practical theatre training and its place in the liberal arts.
Theatrical production arts has two degree concentrations: theatre
technology and theatrical design.
Kathryn Allison ("The Only Thing Missing" Singer and "I Gave It Away"
Singer) is a senior B.F.A. musical theatre major from West Orange,
New Jersey. Previous Ithaca College main-stage credits include Mama
Morton Cover in Chicago, and Ensemble in Dirty War Project. Other
credits include Effie White in Dreamgirls with Interlakes Theatre, Marta
in Company with Flexible Theatre Company, and Nell Carter in Ain't
Misbehavin' with Millbrook Playhouse.
Julia Bain (Female Cover) is a freshman B.F.A. musical theatre major
from Port Washington, New York. This is her first Ithaca College mainstage production.
Megan Beard ("I Gave It Away" Singer and "Etch-a-Sketch" Singer)
is a senior B.F.A. musical theatre major from Woodland Hills, California.
Past Ithaca College main-stage credits include Lucinda in Into the
Woods and Margot Cover and Ensemble in Legally Blonde. Other
credits include Ensemble in Dirty War Project and Jo in Little Women
with the Melodramatics Theatre, and Joy in Yellow Boat and Cass
Meridian in Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe with IC No Bucks.
Nicholas carroll ("Lost Horizon" Singer and "Etch-a-Sketch" Singer)
is a senior B.F.A. musical theatre major from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
Previous Ithaca College main-stage credits include Baker in Into the
Woods, Reverend Todd in Man from Nebraska, Ensemble in Measure
for Measure, Ensemble in The Light in the Piazza, and Swing in Baby.
Other credits include Man 2 in Songs for a New World with iSing, and
Brian in The Shadow Box with IC No Bucks.
BioGraPhiCaL Notes
GeNeraL iNFormatioN
Nathaniel Fishburn (Dr. Palinurus) is a junior B.F.A. acting major from
Boulder, Colorado. Previous credits at Ithaca College include Father in
IC Underground’s Six Characters in Search of an Author, directed by
Josh Sedelmeyer, ensemble roles in The Dirty War Project, directed by
Norm Johnson, and in IC No Bucks’ Brad Carrigan: American, directed
by Kaela Bamberger.
For more detail, please visit ithaca.edu/mainstage.
caroline Gorland (Female Cover) is a freshman B.F.A. musical theatre
major from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This is her first Ithaca College
main-stage production.
Sean Grandillo ("Ich Träumt', Du Kamst An Mich" Singer) is a
sophomore B.F.A. musical theatre major. Previous Ithaca College
main-stage credits include Reed in Back to Ithaca: A Contemporary
Odyssey and Carlos Rueda in The Dirty War Project. Other credits
include Tom Sawyer in the national tour of The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer and Roger Davis in Rent with the Melodramatics Theatre
Company.
Stephen humes (“Stars” Singer) is a senior B.F.A. acting major from
Hamden, Connecticut. Previous Ithaca College credits include Chuck
II and Ed in Mere Mortals, and Hanschen and Rupert in Spring
Awakening. Regional credits include Flute in A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Jaime in The Last Five Years,
Frankie Epps in Parade, Chip in The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee, the title role in Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat,
and the title role in Hamlet. He is the founder of the Backstage
Ensemble theatre group in his hometown. Recently he coproduced,
directed, and performed in a special engagement benefit concert of
Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World—a production to benefit
the Jimmy Fund and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
Drew Lausch (Male Cover) is a sophomore B.F.A. musical theatre
major from Fargo, North Dakota. Recent Ithaca College credits include
Malcolm in Macbeth. Other credits include understudy for Tulsa and
LAtecoMerS will be seated at the discretion of the management.
eXitS are clearly marked by red signs. Please check for the nearest exit
when seated. In case of fire, please walk—do not run—to the nearest exit
and follow the directions of the house staff.
SMoKiNG is prohibited in Dillingham Center for the Performing Arts.
Free, well-lit pArKiNG is available in the lot next to Dillingham Center
(F lot), the visitor parking area (V lot), or the area across Route 96B
(Y lot). Drop-off for the theatre and access to the Dillingham Center
elevator are available from the Peggy Ryan Williams Center parking lot.
For more information about SpeciAL SeAtiNG (wheelchair or other),
call the ticket office at 607-274-3224.
cAMerAS and recorDiNG eQUipMeNt are forbidden in the theatre
by section 31:01 of the New York State Arts and Cultural Affairs Laws.
GroUp DiScoUNtS for groups of 10 or more can be arranged by
calling the group sales director at 607-274-3796.
reStrooMS are located down the stairs directly across from the
ticket office.
A coAtrooM is available for your convenience in the upper lobby.
Ithaca College assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen articles.
LoSt ArticLeS may be reported or claimed at the ticket office.
iNFANtS are not permitted in the theatre.
ASSiStiVe heAriNG DeViceS are available at the ticket office.
ticKetS are available for purchase at the ticket office at Dillingham
Center or call 607-274-3224.
aCkNoWLedGmeNts
Hangar Theatre
Cornell University, Department of Performing and Media Arts
Farmboy in Gypsy and Bumble Bee and Cupcake in Pinkalicious at the
Hangar Theatre in Ithaca.
elise Myette (“Etch-a-Sketch” Singer) is a senior B.F.A. musical theatre
major from Black Diamond, Washington. Previous Ithaca College credits
include Into the Woods, Man from Nebraska, Illuminated Bodies,
Reasons to Be Pretty, and Proof.
Tughral Turab Ali and Soojin Park
WICB
Josh rivera (“La Bodega” Singer) is a sophomore B.F.A. musical theatre
major from Lafayette, Colorado. Previous Ithaca College credits include
Townsperson in Enemy of the People and Blane in Back to Ithaca.
sChoLarshiPs
Through the generosity of alumni and friends, several scholarships have
been established to benefit theatre students. This assistance has made it
possible for many of our students to complete their education at Ithaca
College and to enter the theatre professions. We are grateful to those
who have contributed to the following theatre scholarships:
Peter Bergstrom Scholarship
Arno Selco Guest Artist Fund
Cissy Cheskis Scholarship
Toby Clarey Scholarship
Patricia Stevens Musical Theatre
Scholarship
Richard M. Clark Scholarship
Clarence Straight Award
Common Ground Scholarship
Theatre Arts Alumni
Memorial Scholarship
Friars Foundation Scholarship
Laura Hinckley Hauer Scholarship
George Hoerner Scholarship
Earl McCarroll Program
Development Fund
Jane Woods Werly Scholarship
Lillian Speakman Vail
Memorial Scholarship
We invite you to contribute to any of these funds. Please contact
the Department of Theatre Arts, Ithaca College, Dillingham Center,
Room 226, 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY 14850; 607-274-3920;
[email protected].
Alanna Smith (“Hide and Seek” Singer) is a senior B.F.A. musical theatre
major from Montvale, New Jersey. Previous Ithaca College main-stage
credits include Alma, Doris, and Librarian in Mere Mortals, Whitney and
Brooke Cover in Legally Blonde, Female Cover in Measure for Measure,
and Female Cover in The Light in the Piazza. Other credits include
Dainty June in Gypsy at the Hangar Theatre.
Lily Waldron (Teri) is a freshman B.F.A. acting major from Chestnut Hill,
Massachusetts. Previous Ithaca College credits include Third Witch in
Macbeth. Other credits include Ellen in Boston Children’s Theatre’s
Miss Saigon.
BioGraPhiCaL Notes
ArtiStic StAFF
Ashlynne Abraham (Costume Designer) is a junior B.F.A. theatrical
production arts major from Tecumseh, Michigan. Ithaca College mainstage credits include assistant costume designer for Suor Angelica,
wardrobe assistant for Gianni Schicci, assistant scenic charge for Legally
Blonde, and dresser for Light in the Piazza. Other credits include costume
shop intern at The Croswell Opera House in Adrian, Michigan.
Wendy Dann (Director/Musical Staging) is a director and playwright
and is an assistant professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at
Ithaca College. She is the director and coauthor of Sammy & Me,
a one-man musical with Eric Jordan Young, with productions at the
Alliance Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia), the Hangar Theatre (Ithaca, New
York), MusicalFare Theatre (Buffalo, New York), and the National
Black Theatre Festival. Regional work includes Dallas Theatre Center,
Syracuse Stage, Capitol Repertory Theatre, Kitchen Theatre, as well
as seven seasons as associate artistic director under Kevin Moriarty
at the Hangar Theatre. Her play, The Strangest Thing, was a finalist
for the 2010 and 2012 O'Neill Theatre Center’s National Playwrights
Conference, and she received the 2013 NYFA fellowship in playwriting.
She is a founding member of Breaking Bread Theatre and holds an
M.F.A. in directing from Syracuse University. She is a member of SDC
and Dramatists Guild of America.
Joel Gelpe (Music Director/Keyboardist) is the music director and
accompanist for the Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts. He
has been the music director for the national tours of Evita, 42nd Street,
and A Chorus Line; keyboardist for Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway
and national tour); orchestral conductor for Albuquerque Philharmonic;
composer/lyricist for musicals (The Little Moon Theatre, Revenge of
the Garbage Monsters, The Little House of Cookies, and Pot Shots)
and recordings (Civility in America and TADA’s Greatest Hits); music
director for Wyatt Earp ("H.M.S. Pinafore" sequence); pianist for
Disney’s Off Beat; and lead writer for the interactive music theory
website TheoryInABox.org.
Kerri Lynch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Stage Management]
Kathleen Mulligan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Voice and Speech]
Amy Walker O'Brien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Ballet]
Greg Robbins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Costume Design]
Arno Selco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor Emeritus [Acting, Directing,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Musical Theatre Performance]
Colin Stewart** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Technical Direction]
Steve TenEyck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Chair, Associate Professor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Lighting Design]
Don Tindall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Production,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Sound Design]
Eugenia Wacker-Hoeflin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lecturer, [Alexander Technique]
Catherine Weidner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair [Acting]
** on sabbatical, spring 2014
StAFF
Joey Bromfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scene Shop Supervisor
Sherri Dunham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant
Linda Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant
Joel Gelpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accompanist/Music Director
Trevor Maynard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighting and Sound Supervisor
Susan Monagan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager of Audience Development
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Special Projects
Mary Scheidegger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordinator of Theatre Operations
Susan Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Accompanist
Cynthia Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant
Lilly Westbrook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costume Shop Manager
SchooL oF hUMANitieS AND ScieNc eS
Leslie W. Lewis, Dean
Kathy Lucas, Assistant Dean for Student Services
Michael Richardson, Associate Dean for Faculty and Special Initiatives
Stacia Zabusky, Associate Dean for Curriculum
and Undergraduate Programs
dePartmeNt oF theatre arts FaCuLtY aNd staFF
FAcULty
Barbara Anger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Acting]
Ruth Barber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Scenic Art and Design]
Susannah Berryman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Acting, Voice, and Movement]
Drew Bodd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acting Technical Director
Greg Bostwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor [Acting]
Angela Branneman . . . . . Associate Professor [Theatre Arts Management]
Tom Burch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Scenic Design]
Lee Byron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor [Management, Directing,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Theatre Studies]
Paula Murray Cole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Acting, Voice, and Movement]
Saviana Condeescu Stanescu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Playwriting and Theatre Studies]
Mary Corsaro** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Musical Theatre,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jazz, and Tap]
Chrystyna Dail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Theatre History]
Wendy Dann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Directing]
Brian DeMaris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Opera and Musical Theatre
Garrett Eisler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Theatre History,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theatre Studies, Directing]
Lindsay Gilmour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Modern Dance]
Cynthia Henderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Acting]
Jennifer Herzog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Acting]
Norman W. Johnson Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Artistic Programming,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Acting and Movement]
Michael S. Kaplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Acting]
Timothy Kidd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . London Drama Program Director
Judy Levitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjunct Instructor [Acting]
Roy Lightner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Musical Theatre, Jazz]
Elizabeth Livesay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lecturer [Tap Dance]
Bree harchuck (Stage Manager) is a senior B.A. drama major. Ithaca
College main-stage credits include stage manager for Fires in the
Mirror, senior directing project The Stonewater Rapture and JON
with IC No Bucks, and assistant stage manager for Translations and
senior directing project Fool for Love. Other stage management
credits include the Wedge production of Artichoke Hearts and
assistant stage manager for KIDDStuff productions Pinkalicious! and
With Two Wings.
christine LemMon (Technical Director) is a senior B.F.A. theatrical
production arts major from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Previous
Ithaca College main-stage credits include assistant technical director
for Into the Woods, master carpenter for Spring Awakening, wardrobe
supervisor for Working, and assistant scenic charge for Light in the
Piazza.
roy Lightner (Musical Staging) has done choreographic work spanning
from musical theatre to concert dance. Credits include New York City
Opera’s Lucky to Be Me (Lincoln Center, assistant to Peggy Hickey),
Miss Saigon (Sondheim Center), the original work In Your Eyes (MillerMarley Youth Ballet), Hairspray (W.O.B. at the Sondheim Center),
Hound of the Baskervilles (Cape Playhouse, New Jersey Rep, Westin
Playhouse, Depot Theatre) Throughly Modern Millie, Good News, Urban
Cowboy, Starmites, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and assistant director for
No Way to Treat a Lady (Cape Playhouse). Last year he choreographed
IC’s production of Legally Blonde. He has worked with Donna Murphy,
Cheyenne Jacskon, Kelli O’Hara, Michael Urie, Victoria Clark, Christine
Ebersole, and Michael Cerveris. Performance credits include Holland
America’s Grand World Voyage (lead singer/dancer), Babes in Toyland
(Lincoln Center), Kansas City Symphony (guest soloist), Stages St. Louis,
Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Geva Theatre, Oklahoma City Rep, and
Music Theatre of Wichita’s Cats (Mungojerrie), Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers (Gideon), West Side Story (Baby John), Seussical (Wickersham),
Hairspray (IQ), The Full Monty, Phantom, Aida, Beauty and the Beast,
and more, totaling over 40 productions.
BioGraPhiCaL Notes
studeNt assistaNts, sPriNG 2 01 4
ryan Mutton (Sound Designer) is a senior B.F.A. theatrical production
arts major working on his capstone. Previous Ithaca College main-stage
credits include assistant sound designer and mixer for Into the Woods,
sound engineer for Legally Blonde, and sound engineer for Plumfield,
Iraq. Other credits include assistant sound supervisor at the
Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Assistant to the Coordinator of Theatre Operations . . . . . . Marisa Andrews
Assistant to the Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Dietz-Kest,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew M. Hostler, Maxwell T. Robin
Costume Shop Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashlynne Abraham, Anna Blazer,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Duncan, Rebecca Dwight, Anna Eden,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maxine Etchison, Emmanuel Garcia, Tyler Hampton
Front of House Design Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrian Anderson
Library Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Aschliman, Dennis Chambers,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Cotton, Danica Kelley, Laine Levitt,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Pietropaolo, Katlyn Rapini, T.J. Wagner
Light Shop Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Halstead, Evan Herman-Chin,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Herskowitz, Ryan McSherry
Office Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eunice Akinola, Haley Brannelly,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Dunne, Emily Gregonis, Robert Praderio,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Secor, Margaret Snyder
Paint Shop Assistants. . . . Sami Adamson, Elysse Helms, R. W. Westbrooke
Properties Shop Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sami Adamson, Lena Forman,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Hampton, Chloe Kirkwood,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine LemMon
Scene Shop Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Fitzgerald, Chloe Kirkwood,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine LemMon, Max Noonan-Pomada,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guthrie Park, Alexander Pitt, Max Weinstein
Sound Shop Assistants. . . . . . . Ryan Mutton, Josh Samuels, Sam Schloegel
Studio 2 Technical Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Aloi
Ticket Office Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrian Anderson,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominic Barbaro, Taylor Brown
Web Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-hui Woo
ravi (riw) rakkulchon (Scenic Designer) is a junior B.F.A. theatrical
production arts major from Bangkok, Thailand. Ithaca College mainstage credits include props master for Man from Nebraska, scenic
charge for Enemy of the People, painter for Magic Flute, props artisan
for Light in the Piazza, and electrician for Working. Other credits include
scenographer for Parent Stories with Civic Ensemble in Ithaca and
associate scenic design for The Trial after Kafka with Democrazy Theatre
in Bangkok.
e-hui Woo (Lighting Designer) is a junior B.F.A. theatrical production
arts major from Singapore. Previous Ithaca College main-stage credits
include assistant lighting designer for Translations, co-master carpenter
for Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi, and electrics crew for The Magic
Flute. Other credits include lighting and sound designer for My Children!
My Africa!, programmer for Ithaca College’s Commencement Eve
Concert, and production intern for American Realness 2014, NY, and
Akram Khan Company and Finborough Theatre, London.
teaching Assistants
Dialects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Carroll
Jazz Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avery Sobczak
Sophomore Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elise Myette
Theatre History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marisa Andrews
Theatrical Design Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Duncan
TV Acting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Czajkowski
Voice and Movement . . . . . . . Taylor Misiak, Rachel Rosen, Emily Viancourt
BioGraPhiCaL Notes
studeNt assistaNts, sPriNG 2 01 4
ryan Mutton (Sound Designer) is a senior B.F.A. theatrical production
arts major working on his capstone. Previous Ithaca College main-stage
credits include assistant sound designer and mixer for Into the Woods,
sound engineer for Legally Blonde, and sound engineer for Plumfield,
Iraq. Other credits include assistant sound supervisor at the
Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Assistant to the Coordinator of Theatre Operations . . . . . . Marisa Andrews
Assistant to the Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Dietz-Kest,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew M. Hostler, Maxwell T. Robin
Costume Shop Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashlynne Abraham, Anna Blazer,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Duncan, Rebecca Dwight, Anna Eden,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maxine Etchison, Emmanuel Garcia, Tyler Hampton
Front of House Design Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrian Anderson
Library Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Aschliman, Dennis Chambers,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Cotton, Danica Kelley, Laine Levitt,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Pietropaolo, Katlyn Rapini, T.J. Wagner
Light Shop Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Halstead, Evan Herman-Chin,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Herskowitz, Ryan McSherry
Office Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eunice Akinola, Haley Brannelly,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Dunne, Emily Gregonis, Robert Praderio,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Secor, Margaret Snyder
Paint Shop Assistants. . . . Sami Adamson, Elysse Helms, R. W. Westbrooke
Properties Shop Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sami Adamson, Lena Forman,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Hampton, Chloe Kirkwood,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine LemMon
Scene Shop Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Fitzgerald, Chloe Kirkwood,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine LemMon, Max Noonan-Pomada,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guthrie Park, Alexander Pitt, Max Weinstein
Sound Shop Assistants. . . . . . . Ryan Mutton, Josh Samuels, Sam Schloegel
Studio 2 Technical Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Aloi
Ticket Office Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrian Anderson,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominic Barbaro, Taylor Brown
Web Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-hui Woo
ravi (riw) rakkulchon (Scenic Designer) is a junior B.F.A. theatrical
production arts major from Bangkok, Thailand. Ithaca College mainstage credits include props master for Man from Nebraska, scenic
charge for Enemy of the People, painter for Magic Flute, props artisan
for Light in the Piazza, and electrician for Working. Other credits include
scenographer for Parent Stories with Civic Ensemble in Ithaca and
associate scenic design for The Trial after Kafka with Democrazy Theatre
in Bangkok.
e-hui Woo (Lighting Designer) is a junior B.F.A. theatrical production
arts major from Singapore. Previous Ithaca College main-stage credits
include assistant lighting designer for Translations, co-master carpenter
for Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi, and electrics crew for The Magic
Flute. Other credits include lighting and sound designer for My Children!
My Africa!, programmer for Ithaca College’s Commencement Eve
Concert, and production intern for American Realness 2014, NY, and
Akram Khan Company and Finborough Theatre, London.
teaching Assistants
Dialects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Carroll
Jazz Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avery Sobczak
Sophomore Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elise Myette
Theatre History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marisa Andrews
Theatrical Design Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Duncan
TV Acting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Czajkowski
Voice and Movement . . . . . . . Taylor Misiak, Rachel Rosen, Emily Viancourt
dePartmeNt oF theatre arts FaCuLtY aNd staFF
FAcULty
Barbara Anger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Acting]
Ruth Barber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Scenic Art and Design]
Susannah Berryman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Acting, Voice, and Movement]
Drew Bodd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acting Technical Director
Greg Bostwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor [Acting]
Angela Branneman . . . . . Associate Professor [Theatre Arts Management]
Tom Burch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Scenic Design]
Lee Byron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor [Management, Directing,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Theatre Studies]
Paula Murray Cole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Acting, Voice, and Movement]
Saviana Condeescu Stanescu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Playwriting and Theatre Studies]
Mary Corsaro** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Musical Theatre,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jazz, and Tap]
Chrystyna Dail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Theatre History]
Wendy Dann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Directing]
Brian DeMaris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Opera and Musical Theatre
Garrett Eisler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Theatre History,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theatre Studies, Directing]
Lindsay Gilmour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Modern Dance]
Cynthia Henderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Acting]
Jennifer Herzog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Acting]
Norman W. Johnson Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Artistic Programming,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Acting and Movement]
Michael S. Kaplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Professor [Acting]
Timothy Kidd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . London Drama Program Director
Judy Levitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjunct Instructor [Acting]
Roy Lightner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Musical Theatre, Jazz]
Elizabeth Livesay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lecturer [Tap Dance]
Bree harchuck (Stage Manager) is a senior B.A. drama major. Ithaca
College main-stage credits include stage manager for Fires in the
Mirror, senior directing project The Stonewater Rapture and JON
with IC No Bucks, and assistant stage manager for Translations and
senior directing project Fool for Love. Other stage management
credits include the Wedge production of Artichoke Hearts and
assistant stage manager for KIDDStuff productions Pinkalicious! and
With Two Wings.
christine LemMon (Technical Director) is a senior B.F.A. theatrical
production arts major from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Previous
Ithaca College main-stage credits include assistant technical director
for Into the Woods, master carpenter for Spring Awakening, wardrobe
supervisor for Working, and assistant scenic charge for Light in the
Piazza.
roy Lightner (Musical Staging) has done choreographic work spanning
from musical theatre to concert dance. Credits include New York City
Opera’s Lucky to Be Me (Lincoln Center, assistant to Peggy Hickey),
Miss Saigon (Sondheim Center), the original work In Your Eyes (MillerMarley Youth Ballet), Hairspray (W.O.B. at the Sondheim Center),
Hound of the Baskervilles (Cape Playhouse, New Jersey Rep, Westin
Playhouse, Depot Theatre) Throughly Modern Millie, Good News, Urban
Cowboy, Starmites, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and assistant director for
No Way to Treat a Lady (Cape Playhouse). Last year he choreographed
IC’s production of Legally Blonde. He has worked with Donna Murphy,
Cheyenne Jacskon, Kelli O’Hara, Michael Urie, Victoria Clark, Christine
Ebersole, and Michael Cerveris. Performance credits include Holland
America’s Grand World Voyage (lead singer/dancer), Babes in Toyland
(Lincoln Center), Kansas City Symphony (guest soloist), Stages St. Louis,
Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Geva Theatre, Oklahoma City Rep, and
Music Theatre of Wichita’s Cats (Mungojerrie), Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers (Gideon), West Side Story (Baby John), Seussical (Wickersham),
Hairspray (IQ), The Full Monty, Phantom, Aida, Beauty and the Beast,
and more, totaling over 40 productions.
BioGraPhiCaL Notes
ArtiStic StAFF
Ashlynne Abraham (Costume Designer) is a junior B.F.A. theatrical
production arts major from Tecumseh, Michigan. Ithaca College mainstage credits include assistant costume designer for Suor Angelica,
wardrobe assistant for Gianni Schicci, assistant scenic charge for Legally
Blonde, and dresser for Light in the Piazza. Other credits include costume
shop intern at The Croswell Opera House in Adrian, Michigan.
Wendy Dann (Director/Musical Staging) is a director and playwright
and is an assistant professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at
Ithaca College. She is the director and coauthor of Sammy & Me,
a one-man musical with Eric Jordan Young, with productions at the
Alliance Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia), the Hangar Theatre (Ithaca, New
York), MusicalFare Theatre (Buffalo, New York), and the National
Black Theatre Festival. Regional work includes Dallas Theatre Center,
Syracuse Stage, Capitol Repertory Theatre, Kitchen Theatre, as well
as seven seasons as associate artistic director under Kevin Moriarty
at the Hangar Theatre. Her play, The Strangest Thing, was a finalist
for the 2010 and 2012 O'Neill Theatre Center’s National Playwrights
Conference, and she received the 2013 NYFA fellowship in playwriting.
She is a founding member of Breaking Bread Theatre and holds an
M.F.A. in directing from Syracuse University. She is a member of SDC
and Dramatists Guild of America.
Joel Gelpe (Music Director/Keyboardist) is the music director and
accompanist for the Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts. He
has been the music director for the national tours of Evita, 42nd Street,
and A Chorus Line; keyboardist for Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway
and national tour); orchestral conductor for Albuquerque Philharmonic;
composer/lyricist for musicals (The Little Moon Theatre, Revenge of
the Garbage Monsters, The Little House of Cookies, and Pot Shots)
and recordings (Civility in America and TADA’s Greatest Hits); music
director for Wyatt Earp ("H.M.S. Pinafore" sequence); pianist for
Disney’s Off Beat; and lead writer for the interactive music theory
website TheoryInABox.org.
Kerri Lynch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Stage Management]
Kathleen Mulligan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Voice and Speech]
Amy Walker O'Brien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instructor [Ballet]
Greg Robbins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Costume Design]
Arno Selco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor Emeritus [Acting, Directing,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Musical Theatre Performance]
Colin Stewart** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Technical Direction]
Steve TenEyck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Chair, Associate Professor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Lighting Design]
Don Tindall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Production,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Professor [Sound Design]
Eugenia Wacker-Hoeflin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lecturer, [Alexander Technique]
Catherine Weidner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair [Acting]
** on sabbatical, spring 2014
StAFF
Joey Bromfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scene Shop Supervisor
Sherri Dunham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant
Linda Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant
Joel Gelpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accompanist/Music Director
Trevor Maynard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighting and Sound Supervisor
Susan Monagan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager of Audience Development
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and Special Projects
Mary Scheidegger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordinator of Theatre Operations
Susan Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Accompanist
Cynthia Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant
Lilly Westbrook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costume Shop Manager
SchooL oF hUMANitieS AND ScieNc eS
Leslie W. Lewis, Dean
Kathy Lucas, Assistant Dean for Student Services
Michael Richardson, Associate Dean for Faculty and Special Initiatives
Stacia Zabusky, Associate Dean for Curriculum
and Undergraduate Programs
aCkNoWLedGmeNts
Hangar Theatre
Cornell University, Department of Performing and Media Arts
Farmboy in Gypsy and Bumble Bee and Cupcake in Pinkalicious at the
Hangar Theatre in Ithaca.
elise Myette (“Etch-a-Sketch” Singer) is a senior B.F.A. musical theatre
major from Black Diamond, Washington. Previous Ithaca College credits
include Into the Woods, Man from Nebraska, Illuminated Bodies,
Reasons to Be Pretty, and Proof.
Tughral Turab Ali and Soojin Park
WICB
Josh rivera (“La Bodega” Singer) is a sophomore B.F.A. musical theatre
major from Lafayette, Colorado. Previous Ithaca College credits include
Townsperson in Enemy of the People and Blane in Back to Ithaca.
sChoLarshiPs
Through the generosity of alumni and friends, several scholarships have
been established to benefit theatre students. This assistance has made it
possible for many of our students to complete their education at Ithaca
College and to enter the theatre professions. We are grateful to those
who have contributed to the following theatre scholarships:
Peter Bergstrom Scholarship
Arno Selco Guest Artist Fund
Cissy Cheskis Scholarship
Toby Clarey Scholarship
Patricia Stevens Musical Theatre
Scholarship
Richard M. Clark Scholarship
Clarence Straight Award
Common Ground Scholarship
Theatre Arts Alumni
Memorial Scholarship
Friars Foundation Scholarship
Laura Hinckley Hauer Scholarship
George Hoerner Scholarship
Earl McCarroll Program
Development Fund
Jane Woods Werly Scholarship
Lillian Speakman Vail
Memorial Scholarship
We invite you to contribute to any of these funds. Please contact
the Department of Theatre Arts, Ithaca College, Dillingham Center,
Room 226, 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY 14850; 607-274-3920;
[email protected].
Alanna Smith (“Hide and Seek” Singer) is a senior B.F.A. musical theatre
major from Montvale, New Jersey. Previous Ithaca College main-stage
credits include Alma, Doris, and Librarian in Mere Mortals, Whitney and
Brooke Cover in Legally Blonde, Female Cover in Measure for Measure,
and Female Cover in The Light in the Piazza. Other credits include
Dainty June in Gypsy at the Hangar Theatre.
Lily Waldron (Teri) is a freshman B.F.A. acting major from Chestnut Hill,
Massachusetts. Previous Ithaca College credits include Third Witch in
Macbeth. Other credits include Ellen in Boston Children’s Theatre’s
Miss Saigon.
BioGraPhiCaL Notes
GeNeraL iNFormatioN
Nathaniel Fishburn (Dr. Palinurus) is a junior B.F.A. acting major from
Boulder, Colorado. Previous credits at Ithaca College include Father in
IC Underground’s Six Characters in Search of an Author, directed by
Josh Sedelmeyer, ensemble roles in The Dirty War Project, directed by
Norm Johnson, and in IC No Bucks’ Brad Carrigan: American, directed
by Kaela Bamberger.
For more detail, please visit ithaca.edu/mainstage.
caroline Gorland (Female Cover) is a freshman B.F.A. musical theatre
major from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This is her first Ithaca College
main-stage production.
Sean Grandillo ("Ich Träumt', Du Kamst An Mich" Singer) is a
sophomore B.F.A. musical theatre major. Previous Ithaca College
main-stage credits include Reed in Back to Ithaca: A Contemporary
Odyssey and Carlos Rueda in The Dirty War Project. Other credits
include Tom Sawyer in the national tour of The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer and Roger Davis in Rent with the Melodramatics Theatre
Company.
Stephen humes (“Stars” Singer) is a senior B.F.A. acting major from
Hamden, Connecticut. Previous Ithaca College credits include Chuck
II and Ed in Mere Mortals, and Hanschen and Rupert in Spring
Awakening. Regional credits include Flute in A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Jaime in The Last Five Years,
Frankie Epps in Parade, Chip in The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee, the title role in Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat,
and the title role in Hamlet. He is the founder of the Backstage
Ensemble theatre group in his hometown. Recently he coproduced,
directed, and performed in a special engagement benefit concert of
Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World—a production to benefit
the Jimmy Fund and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
Drew Lausch (Male Cover) is a sophomore B.F.A. musical theatre
major from Fargo, North Dakota. Recent Ithaca College credits include
Malcolm in Macbeth. Other credits include understudy for Tulsa and
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when seated. In case of fire, please walk—do not run—to the nearest exit
and follow the directions of the house staff.
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(F lot), the visitor parking area (V lot), or the area across Route 96B
(Y lot). Drop-off for the theatre and access to the Dillingham Center
elevator are available from the Peggy Ryan Williams Center parking lot.
For more information about SpeciAL SeAtiNG (wheelchair or other),
call the ticket office at 607-274-3224.
cAMerAS and recorDiNG eQUipMeNt are forbidden in the theatre
by section 31:01 of the New York State Arts and Cultural Affairs Laws.
GroUp DiScoUNtS for groups of 10 or more can be arranged by
calling the group sales director at 607-274-3796.
reStrooMS are located down the stairs directly across from the
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BioGraPhiCaL Notes
The Department of Theatre Arts at Ithaca College offers a powerful
combination of intensive classroom and performance experience that
has made it one of the most effective and highly respected training
programs in the nation. The department’s stated mission is to prepare
its students for careers in the theatre and entertainment industry. This is
a highly selective program, staffed by faculty members whose academic
training and professional theatre experience have prepared them for
the focused, personalized instruction that is the key to successful
theatrical training.
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Aaron Alcaraz (Male Cover/Dance Captain) is a sophomore B.F.A.
musical theatre major from Los Angeles, California. Previous Ithaca
College main-stage credits include Aaron Bernstein/Leonard Jeffries
in Fires in the Mirror and Male Swing in Legally Blonde. Outside credits
include Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
with the Melodramatics Theatre Company.
Five degree programs are available to our undergraduate students:
Bachelor of Arts in theatre Studies
This degree provides a liberal arts approach to theatre and offers
the student maximum flexibility in exploring a wide range of career
opportunities. Students are eligible to audition for productions and are
encouraged to become involved in productions as stage managers,
assistant directors, dramaturgs, and technical assistants.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting
This degree program is performance-oriented and provides training
and experience designed to prepare students for a professional acting
career. Instruction is highly individualized and concentrated, but there
are also opportunities within the liberal arts curriculum for a broader
general education.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical theatre
This is an intensive, performance-oriented major designed to offer the
student professional training in singing, acting, and dance.
Bachelor of Science in theatre Arts Management
This degree program combines intensive and practical training in
virtually all aspects of theatre and management with a well-rounded
education in the liberal arts.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatrical production Arts
This is an intensive, undergraduate, preprofessional degree that
emphasizes practical theatre training and its place in the liberal arts.
Theatrical production arts has two degree concentrations: theatre
technology and theatrical design.
Kathryn Allison ("The Only Thing Missing" Singer and "I Gave It Away"
Singer) is a senior B.F.A. musical theatre major from West Orange,
New Jersey. Previous Ithaca College main-stage credits include Mama
Morton Cover in Chicago, and Ensemble in Dirty War Project. Other
credits include Effie White in Dreamgirls with Interlakes Theatre, Marta
in Company with Flexible Theatre Company, and Nell Carter in Ain't
Misbehavin' with Millbrook Playhouse.
Julia Bain (Female Cover) is a freshman B.F.A. musical theatre major
from Port Washington, New York. This is her first Ithaca College mainstage production.
Megan Beard ("I Gave It Away" Singer and "Etch-a-Sketch" Singer)
is a senior B.F.A. musical theatre major from Woodland Hills, California.
Past Ithaca College main-stage credits include Lucinda in Into the
Woods and Margot Cover and Ensemble in Legally Blonde. Other
credits include Ensemble in Dirty War Project and Jo in Little Women
with the Melodramatics Theatre, and Joy in Yellow Boat and Cass
Meridian in Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe with IC No Bucks.
Nicholas carroll ("Lost Horizon" Singer and "Etch-a-Sketch" Singer)
is a senior B.F.A. musical theatre major from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
Previous Ithaca College main-stage credits include Baker in Into the
Woods, Reverend Todd in Man from Nebraska, Ensemble in Measure
for Measure, Ensemble in The Light in the Piazza, and Swing in Baby.
Other credits include Man 2 in Songs for a New World with iSing, and
Brian in The Shadow Box with IC No Bucks.
maNaGemeNt staFF
Production Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Carter
Marketing Associate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominic Barbaro
Publicity Associate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Schintzius
Publicity Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katrina Grein
Displays Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katlyn Rapini
Group Sales Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alyssa Napier
Promotions Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Sparks
Reception Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Brown
Assistant Reception Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katlyn Rapini
House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin Geary
Assistant House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kylie Adams
Concessions Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Ball,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jess Braham
Ticket Office Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tricia Edwards,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Rothstein
Program Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brendan Tetro
Assistant Program Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Warren
Earl McCarroll Studio 2 Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Bacorn
Electronic Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Behrmann-Fowler
Season sponsored by
CreWs
cArpeNtry
Denali Bennett
Trevor Eichhorn
Ilyssa Ernsteen
Rachel Langton
Liana Pavane
Courtney Peck
Andrew Reiter
Alec Tucker
coStUMeS
Paul Hogan
Deka Nine
Margaret Snyder
Hayley Warren
Arielle Rubin
eLec tricS
Claire Bernstein
Canon Brownell
Caelan Creaser
Margaux Greenhouse
Kristina Kastrienlis
Yukino Kondo
Kevin Macchia
Jihan Moumou
Jordan Rosas
Olivia Dillon
Sadie Geauthreaux
SceNic Art
Timothy Driscoll
Annie Jefferson
Edith O. McCrea
Katie McGeorge
Niamh O’Connor
Paige Washington
SoUND
Adam Carl
Emily Fenton
Andres Gonzalez
Emily Gregonis
Clara Gumbart
Daniel Levine
Mark Rogalus
Diana Sparks
Noah Ruff
propertieS
Stella Bowles
Zach Hindall
ProduCtioN staFF
Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Hublard Hershman
Assistant Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Dunne,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela Griggs
Production Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Ohlsten
Properties Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lena Forman
Master Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Freeman
Charge Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R.W. Westbrooke
Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Max Weinstein
Sound Engineer and Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Dietz-Kest
Assistant Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Schloegel
Rehearsal Pianist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Greenberg
Dialect Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen Mulligan
Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Coxson
Dance Captain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Alcaraz
Follow-Spot Tracker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Halstead
Follow-Spot Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristina Kastrinelis,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Macchia,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Pizappi,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Weisbecker
soNGs
Gone Missing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company
The Only Thing Missing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Allison
La Bodega. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Rivera,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company
Hide and Seek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alanna Smith
I Gave It Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Allison,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Beard,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alanna Smith
Ich Träumt', Du Kamst An Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Grandillo
Lost Horizon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Carroll
Etch-a-Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Beard,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Carroll,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elise Myette
Stars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Humes,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company
There will be no intermission.
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(Musical Director) Conductor/Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joel Gelpe
Drums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessie Linden
Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Covney
Bass Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Orcutt
settiNG aNd time Note
With the exception of Teri and Dr. Palinurus, who are fictional, all the
characters in Gone Missing are based on interviews with real people
in New York City in 2003.
Cast
Kathryn Allison
Megan Beard
Nicholas Carroll
Sean Grandillo
Stephen Humes
Elise Myette
Josh Rivera
Alanna Smith
and
Lily Waldron as Teri
Nathaniel Fishburn as Dr. Palinurus
Female Covers: Julia Bain and Caroline Gorland
Male Covers: Aaron Alcaraz and Drew Lausch
Covers never substitute for listed players
unless a specific announcement for the appearance
is made at the time of the performance.
ithaCa CoLLeGe
SC HOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SC IENCES
Leslie W. Lewis, Dean
and the
Department of Theatre Arts
present
Gone
Missing
Created by The Civilians
Written by Steven Cosson from
Interviews by the Company*
Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
“Interview with Dr. Palinurus” by Peter Morris
*Damian Baldet, Trey Lyford, Jennifer Morris,
Brian Sgambati, Alison Weller,
and Colleen Werthmann
March 25, 27– 30, April 1–5
Director
Wendy Dann
MUSicAL StAGiNG
Wendy Dann, Roy Lightner
coStUMe DeSiGNer
Ashlynne Abraham
SoUND DeSiGNer
Ryan Mutton
StAGe MANAGer
Bree Harchuck
MUSic Director
Joel Gelpe
SceNic DeSiGNer
Ravi (Riw) Rakkulchon
LiGhtiNG DeSiGNer
E-hui Woo
techNicAL Director
Christine LemMon
Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York
Off-Broadway Premiere Produced in New York at the Barrow Street Theatre
by Scott Morfee and Tom Wirtshafter in Association with The Civilians,
Artistic Director Steven Cosson, Producing Director Kyle Gorden
Chair’s Notes
Attending an Ithaca College Theatre production is like getting in on the
ground floor of a great investment. You’re seeing shows of professional
quality that are designed, built, and performed by students at the very
beginning of their journey as theatre artists. The 2013 –14 season is
another kind of journey for the audience—one of discovery, truth-telling,
fervent beliefs, and the captive imagination. The shows we’ve chosen this
year are intended to challenge all of us to think about what we say, how
we conduct ourselves, and what to do when we lose our way. These are
powerful stories based on incidents of fact and fiction, and the blurred
line between the two. We’ve book-ended the season with plays by writers
who were inspired (or horrified, rather) by the behavior of our fellow
human beings, and we've peppered the months in between with
compelling stories and glorious music, full of wit and passion.
As teachers, we are constantly managing the push-and-pull between
process and product. Our students are learning right in front of your eyes,
as these productions provide the laboratory for practicing their craft—
whether it’s as managers producing the shows, designers and technicians
telling the visual and physical story through sets, costumes, lights, and
sound, or actors seeking truth in performance. Our faculty and staff
lead the journey for a little while in classes, rehearsals, and production
meetings, but now you witness the product; a new part of the process
begins: how do you maintain its integrity and adapt to audience response
in the moment? All of those lessons are being taught during the week
of performance, and they require your involvement.
Ithaca College has a century-old legacy of fostering talented young
people—our alums grace the stages and shops of Broadway, regional
theatres, film, and television. But it begins here when you, the audience,
settle in, turn off your smart phones (please!), and let the words of Anna
Deavere Smith, the magic of Stephen Sondheim, the wit of David Ives,
the charm of Chabrier, the collaborative spirit of the Civilians, and the
power of Arthur Miller affect you. The audience gives the theatre a
present and our students a purpose, and Ithaca College ensures that
theatre has a future.
Thank you for being a part of it. We couldn’t do this without you.
Catherine Weidner
Chair
[ 2013-2014 THEATRE SEASON ]
[ ITHACA COLLEGE THEATRE
]
2013-2014
FIRES IN THE MIRROR
By Anna Deavere Smith
Directed by Cynthia Henderson
Clark Theatre
Previews Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Opens Thursday, October 3, 2013
Closes Saturday, October 12, 2013
INTO THE WOODS
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Susannah Berryman
Choreography by Mary Corsaro
Musical Direction by Brian DeMaris
Hoerner Theatre
MERE MORTALS
Previews Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Opens Thursday, November 7, 2013
Closes Sunday, November 10, 2013
By David Ives
Directed by Greg Bostwick
Clark Theatre
Previews Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Opens Thursday, December 5, 2013
Closes Sunday, December 8, 2013
L’ÉTOILE
Composed by Emmanuel Chabrier
Conducted by Brian DeMaris
Directed by Jeanne Slater
Hoerner Theatre
GONE MISSING
Previews Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Opens Thursday, February 20, 2014
Closes Sunday, February 23, 2014
By the Civilians
Directed by Wendy Dann
Music Direction by Joel Gelpe
Clark Theatre
Previews Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Opens Thursday, March 27, 2014
Closes Saturday, April 5, 2014
THE CRUCIBLE
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Norm Johnson
Hoerner Theatre
Previews Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Opens Thursday, April 24, 2014
Closes Sunday, April 27, 2014
ithaca.edu/theatre