Ira Brind School of Theater Arts 2022–2023 Production Credits

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URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Directed by Kikau Alvaro

Photos by Paola Nogueras and John Flak

PRODUCTION TEAM
Kikau Alvaro | Director/Choreographer
Joey Rice (MUS ’23) | Music Director
Liliana Valencia ’25 (Musical Theater) | Assistant Music Director
Emma Price ’24 (Musical Theater) | Assistant Director
McKayla “MK” Prophett ’24 (Musical Theater/Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant Choreographer
J. Alex Cordaro ’97 (Acting) | Fight Choreographer
Alani Rose ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Company Stage Manager
Bella Capelli ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Technical Stage Manager
Matthew Bock ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant Stage Manager
Frank Oliva | Set and Prop Designer
Lindsey Silver ’22 (Theater Design and Technology) | Scenic Assistant and Prop Head
Alex Dembner ’24 (Theater Design and Technology) | Lighting Designer
Allison Neiheiser ’24 (Theater Design and Technology) | Co-Designer, Costumes
Aaron Mastin | Co-Designer, Costumes
Michael Kiley | Sound Designer
Tristan Bushey | A1
Teayra Bowden | Season Dramaturg
Gio Coppola ’25 (Musical Theater/Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Poster Design
Ethan Paone ’26 (Theater Design and Technology) | Assistant Lighting Designer
V Perlah-Hard ’25 (Theater Design and Technology) | Wardrobe Supervisor
Aaron Garrett ’24 (Acting) | A2
Anna Ryabova ’25 (Theater Design and Technology) | Deck Carpenter
Rylee Miller | Spotlight Operator
Khai Feldman | Spotlight Operator
Joe Fasciano | Technical Director
Troy Martin-O'Shia | Production Electrician
LeVonne Lindsay | Costume Shop Manager

CAST
Chloe Rochefort ’25 (Musical Theater) | Hope Cladwell
Julian Perez ’24 (Musical Theater) | Bobby Strong
Peter Kirby ’23 (Musical Theater) | Officer Lockstock
Blake Laisure ’23 (Musical Theater) | Caldwell B. Cladwell
Rin Brock ’23 (Musical Theater) | Little Sally
Emma Ellis ’23 (Musical Theater) | Penelope Pennywise
Zaire Moorer-Washington ’24 (Musical Theater) | Joseph "Old Man" Strong/Hot Blades Harry
Liv Aldridge ’24 (Musical Theater) | Little Becky Two Shoes, Millenium Cover
Peter Stamerra ’24 (Musical Theater) | Mr. McQueen, Bobby Cover
Christopher Desiderio ’24 (Musical Theater) | Senator Fipp
Julie Hamilton ’24 (Musical Theater) | Officer Barrel
Riley Schor ’23 (Musical Theater) | Tiny Tom
Sierra Stallmann ’23 (Musical Theater) | Soupy Sue
Victoria Lewis ’24 (Musical Theater) | Josephine "Ma" Strong
Jillian Selley ’24 (Musical Theater) | Mrs Millenium, Fipp Cover
Vanesa Gomez ’23 (Musical Theater) | BBB, Little Becky Cover
Leah Herman ’23 (Musical Theater) | Dr Billeaux, Josephine "Ma" Strong Cover
McKayla Prophett ’24 (Musical Theater)/Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Robby the Stockfish, Soupy Sue Cover
Becca Arencibia ’23 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble, Penelope Cover
Maddy Wendell ’24 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble, Little Sally Cover
Riley Irvine ’24 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble, McQueen Cover

URINETOWN was produced on Broadway in September, 2001 by the Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals in association with TheaterDreams, Inc., and Lauren Mitchell

Urinetown is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (Musical Theater)I). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

HEAD OVER HEELS
Songs by The Go-Go’s
Based on The Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney
Conceived and Original Book by Jeff Whitty
Adapted by James Magruder
Directed by Jacob Brent

Photo Credit: Paola Nogueras

PRODUCTION TEAM
Jacob Brent | Director
Brigitte Rottman | Music Director
Sara Mascelli ’25 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant Director
Cali Wagner ’23 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Stage Manager
Ash Vaglica ’25 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant Stage Manager
Violet Regan ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant Stage Manager
Meghan Jones | Set Design
Kelly McLaughlan ’23 (Theater Design and Technology) | Props Head
Anna Ryabova ’25 (Theater Design and Technology) | Assistant Props
J. Dominic Chacon | Lighting Design
Maura McLaughlin ’23 (Theater Design and Technology) | Co-Costume Design
Emily Morgan | Co-Costume Design
Damien Figueras | Sound Design
Alex Dembner ’24 (Theater Design and Technology) | Assistant Sound Design
J Alex Cordaro ’97 (Acting) | Fight Choreographer
Teayra Bowden (Directing, Playwriting and Production) ’24) | Season Dramaturg
Joe Fasciano | Technical Director
Troy Martin-O'Shia | Production Electrician
LeVonne Lindsay | Costume Shop Manager

Jo O'Sullivan ’24 (Musical Theater) | Gynecia
Julian Perez ’24 (Musical Theater) | Basilius
Khenadi Christmas ’24 (Musical Theater) | Pamela
Lindsey Coffey ’23 (Musical Theater) | Philoclea
Peter Stamerra ’24 (Musical Theater) | Musidorus
Shannon Sullivan ’23 (Musical Theater) | Mopsa
Ronnie Lee ’23 (Musical Theater) | Pythio
Peter Kirby ’23 (Musical Theater) | Dametas Liv Aldridge | Ensemble
Francesca Caldwell ’23 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble
Angel Dionne ’24 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble (and u/s Pythio)
Kayla Fitzgerald ’23 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble
Parker Hood ’24 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble
Zaire Moorer-Washington ’24 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble Felicity Mundy | Ensemble, u/s Mopsa
Maddy Wendell ’24 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble
Ev Dowling ’25 (Musical Theater) | u/s Dametas/Ensemble, Booth singer
Julie Hamilton ’24 (Musical Theater) | u/s Gynecia, Booth singer
Emerson Howard ’25 (Musical Theater) | u/s Ensemble
Abbie Jacobson ’25 (Musical Theater) | u/s Pamela, Booth Singer
Piper Loebach ’23 (Musical Theater/Directing, Playwriting and Production) | u/s Philoclea/Ensemble, Booth Singer
Madison Luckey ’25 (Musical Theater) | u/s Ensemble
Emily Maino ’25 (Musical Theater) | u/s Ensemble
Sofia Marchese ’23 (Musical Theater) | u/s Ensemble, Booth Singer
Emily Rooney ’25 (Musical Theater) | u/s Ensemble
Bryant Fleming ’25 (Musical Theater) | u/s Ensemble

Original Broadway Production produced by
Christine Russell, Louise Gund, Donovan Leitch, Rick Ferrari, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scott Sigman, Hunter Arnold, Tom Kirdahy, Jordan Roth

The World Premiere of Head Over Heels took place at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Bill Rauch/Artistic Director; Cynthia Rider/Executive Director

Developed with the support of New York Stage and Film & Vassar’s Powerhouse Theater, Summer 2016

Produced by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing. (www.broadwaylicensing.com)

EVERYBODY
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed By Allen Radway

Photo Credit: Paola Nogueras

PRODUCTION TEAM
Allen Radway ’99 (Acting) | Director
Bella Capelli ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Stage Manager
Marissa Wheaton ’24 (Acting) | Assistant Stage Manager
Kyle Edens ’25 (Acting) | Assistant Stage Manager
Stevie Smith Iannettoni ’24 (Musical Theater) | Assistant Stage Manager
Raina Jackson ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant Director
Àse Wells ’22 (Dance) | Choreographer
McKayla Prophett (Musical Theater/Directing, Playwriting and Production ’24) | Dramaturg
Teayra Bowden ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Season Dramaturg
Leah Walton | Intimacy Consultant
Daniel Allen | Set Design
Allison Freels | Props Head
Brendon Gawel ’01 (Acting) | Puppet/Mask Design
Manny Garcia-Castro ’24 (Theater Design and Technology) | Lighting Design
Alison Roberts | Costume Design
Amanda Carano ’23 (Theater Design and Technology) | Assistant Costume Design
Taj Rauch ’18 (Theater Design and Technology) | Projection Design
Jordan McCree ’13 (Instrumental Performance) | Sound Design
Alex Dembner ’24 (Theater Design and Technology) | Assistant Sound Design
Troy Martin-O'Shia | Production Electrician
LeVonne Lindsay | Costume Shop Manager
Matthew Groeneveld | TD Consultant
Scenic construction by Flannel & Hammer, flannelhammer.com

CAST
Nylarose Moore ’24 (Acting) | Usher/Understanding
Emma Ellis ’23 (Musical Theater) | Death
Rin Brock ’23 (Musical Theater) | Girl/Time
Michael Ramalho ’23 (Musical Theater) | Love
Didi Varon ’23 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble/ATST/Somebody U/S
Jameka Wilson ’23 (Acting) | Somebody
Avi Fidler ’23 (Acting ) | Somebody
Roberto Delgado ’23 (Musical Theater) | Somebody
AJ Garrett ’24 (Acting) | Somebody
Megan Derbick ’24 (Musical Theater) | Somebody
Aja Staten ’25 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble & Usher U/S
Ella Kahan ’25 (Acting) | Ensemble & Death U/S
Benny Valencia ’23 (Acting) | Ensemble & Love U/S
Leah Herman ’23 (Musical Theater) | Ensemble & Girl/Time U/S
Gabriela Santana ’25 (Musical Theater) | Danse Macabre, Ensemble Understudy

EVERYBODY is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)

World Premiere produced by Signature Theatre, New York City
(Paige Evans, Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director; James Houghton, Founder)

ALCHEMIC ODDITIES
Curated by Robyn Honabach

Photo Credit: Paola Nogueras

PRODUCTION TEAM
Robyn Honabach ’23 (Theater Design and Technology) (she/her) | Director
Allyria Everlasting (she/her) | Host and Mentor
Gio Coppola ’25 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) (he/him) | Stage Manager
Kai Scott ’24 (Acting) (they/them) | Assistant Stage Manager
Emma Price ’24 (Musical Theater) (she/they) | Assistant Stage Manager
Hayden Eric ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) (he/him) | Scenic and Props
Amanda Carano ’23 (Theater Design and Technology) (she/her) | Costume Designer
Manny Garcia-Castro ’24 (Theater Design and Technology) (he/him) | Lighting Designer
V Perlah Hard ’25 (Theater Design and Technology) (they/them) | Sound Designer
Teayra Bowden ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) (she/her) | Season Dramaturg
Joe Fasciano | Technical Director
Troy Martin-O’Shia | Production Electrician
LeVonne Lindsay | Costume Shop Manager

CAST
Angel Dionne ’24 (Musical Theater) (she/they) | Angel Money (she/they/he)
Jaye Frazier ’25 (Acting) (they/he/she)| Hyper Poppy (they/them)
Ronnie Lee ’23 (Musical Theater) (they/she) | Ronnie Marie (she/they)
Z Murphy (she/they) | The Zany Thing (she/they)

FALL SENIOR PROJECT FESTIVAL
Cate McCrea | Set/Props Designer
Kelly Hayes | Props Assistant
Leah Walton | Intimacy Consultant
Alex Cordaro ’97 (Acting) | Special Effects Consultant
Mike Inwood | Lighting Designer (Woyzeck, In the Green)
Keris Richmond | Assistant Lighting Designer, Lighting Designer (This Beautiful City)
Michael Kiley | Sound Designer (In the Green, This Beautiful City)
Allie Britt ’22 (Theater Design and Technology) | A1 (In the Green, This Beautiful City)
Mike DeVito ’23 (Theater Design and Technology) | Sound Design (Woyzeck)
V Perlah-Hard ’15 (Theater Design and Technology) | Sound Assistant/A2
Teayra Bowden ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Season Dramaturg
Joe Fasciano | Technical Director
Troy Martin-O'Shia | Production Electrician
LeVonne Lindsay | Costume Shop Manager

Photo Credit: Paola Nogueras

In The Green
a new musical by Grace McLean
Music, Lyrics and Book by Grace McLean
Directed by Bryant Yamil Gipull Garcia

PRODUCTION TEAM
Bryant Yamil Gipull Garcia ’23 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Director
Kennedy McAlister | Music Director
Becca Claire ’21 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Stage Manager
Alex Werthauer | Dramaturg
Aidan Schultz ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant Director, Choreographer
Liliana Valencia ’25 (Musical Theater) | Assistant Music Director
Belle Salvatore ’25 (Musical Theater) | Assistant Stage Manager
Johanna Dunphy | Puppet Designer
Allison Neiheiser ’24 (Theater Design and Technology) | Costume Designer

IN THE GREEN is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)

Produced by LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater, New York City, 2019
Developed in part at the Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals.

IN THE GREEN was developed, in part, at SPACE on Ryder Farm.

IN THE GREEN was developed, in part, with assistance from The Orchard Project (Ari Edelson, Artistic Director)

Woyzeck (Bentley trans.)
by Georg Büchner
English Version by Eric Bentley
Directed by Roz Cramer

PRODUCTION TEAM
Roz Cramer ’23 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Director
Toni Mitchelli ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Stage Manager
Finn Powers ’25 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant Director
Jaden Gines ’26 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant Stage Manager
Cybele Moon | Costume Design
Joe Britt-Simpson ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Dramaturg

This Beautiful City
Created by The Civilians
Written by Steven Cosson and Jim Lewis
Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
Directed by Max Segarnick

PRODUCTION TEAM
Max Segarnick ’23 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Director
Joey Rice ’23 (Instrumental Performance) | Music Director
Amelia Kirshon ’25 (Musical Theater) | Assistant Music Director
E Quinn ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Dramaturg
Matthew Bock ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Stage Manager
Cori Strauss ’25 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant Stage Manager
Allison Freels ’23 (Theater Design and Technology) | Costume Design

CAST
Logan Brooks ’25 (Acting)
Gio Coppola ’25 (Musical Theater)
Hayden Eric ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production)
Emma Price ’24 (Musical Theater)
Gabrielle Quinn
Amelia Kirshon ’25 (Musical Theater)
Nate Miles-McLean ’23 (Acting)

THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)

This Beautiful City was developed from interviews conducted by Emily Ackerman, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Brad Heberlee, Stephen Plunkett, Alison Weller, and the authors.

Commissioned and developed by The Civilians
(Steven Cosson, Artistic Director; Marion Friedman, Managing Director) with the assistance of the Sundance Institute, Colorado College, and Center Theatre Group.

Development supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and Z-Space Studio, San Francisco, CA.

World Premiere co-produced by the 2008 Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville and by the Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., as part of its 2008 Opening Our Doors Initiative.

This Beautiful City was co-produced by Center Theatre Group, LA, 2008 and Vineyard Theatre, NY, 2009.

Visiones del Cuerpo
Created By Santi Castro
Directed By James Bruenger-Arreguin

PRODUCTION TEAM
Santi Castro ’23 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Creator
James Bruenger-Arreguin ’21 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Director
Kereni Sanchez ’21 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Stage Manager
Carly Dagilis ’25 (Musical Theater) | Assistant Stage Manager

POLYPHONE FESTIVAL
Special thanks to Doug Kreitzberg and Peter Hass for their generosity

FESTIVAL PRODUCTION TEAM
Maggie-Kate Coleman | The Suzanne and Doug Kreitzberg Artistic Director of Polyphone
Joey Rice ’23 (Instrumental Performance) | Music Supervisor
Kyle Edens ’25 (Acting) | Assistant to the Artistic Director
Rayne Smith ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant to the Artistic Director
Robyn Honabach ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Production Assistant
Nick Hatcher ’19 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Associate Production Manager
Teayra Bowden ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Season Dramaturg
Joe Fasciano | Technical Director
Troy Martin-O’Shia | Production Electrician

ARTS BANK DESIGN TEAM
John Wendling | Set and Props Coordinator, Arts Bank
Larry Barnes | Lighting Designer, Arts Bank
Michael Kiley | Sound Designer, Arts Bank
AJ Bloomfield | A1/Engineer, Arts Bank
V Perlah-Hard ’25 (Theater Design and Technology) | Costume Designer for UNTITLED CHERRY ORCHARD MUSICAL
Rufus Cottman | Costume Designer for WITS
Amanda Carano ’23 (Theater Design and Technology) | Wardrobe Supervisor, Arts Bank

FRINGEARTS DESIGN TEAM
John Raley | Set and Props Coordinator, FringeArts
Ara G. Beal | Lighting Designer, FringeArts
Manny Garcia ’24 (Theater Design and Technology) | Assistant Lighting Designer, FringeArts
Chris Sannino | Sound Designer, FringeArts
Adam Henaghan | A1/Engineer, FringeArts
Cybele Moon | Costume Designer, Norton I
Anna Sorentino | Costume Designer, The Sweet Hereafter
Allison Freels ’23 (Theater Design and Technology) | Wardrobe Supervisor, FringeArts

Photos by Paola Nogueras

WITS
Book, Music and Lyrics by C & C Inniss
Directed by Steven Anthony Wright
Music Direction by elle.morris
Choreography by Melanie Cotton

The Sweet Hereafter
Book, Music and Lyrics by Daniel Maté
Based upon the novel by Russell Banks
Directed by Kent Nicholson
Music Direction by Kennedy McAlister

PRODUCTION TEAM
Daniel Maté | Book, Music and Lyrics
Kent Nicholson | Director
E Quinn ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Assistant Director
Kennedy McAlister | Music Director
Rayne Smith ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Stage Manager
Fern Morehouse ’25 (Musical Theater) | Assistant Stage Manager
Jaden Gines (Directing, Playwriting and Production) ’26) | Script Supervisor
Daniel Maté | Orchestrations
Fred Lassen | Additional Orchestrations and Music Supervision
Patrick Kelly | Copyist
Leah Walton | Intimacy Director
Tyler Rocio Ecoña ’23 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Disability/DEI Consultant

CAST
Giavanna Marino ’26 (Musical Theater) | Dolores Driscoll
Hayden Eric ’24 (Directing, Playwriting and Production) | Billy Ansel
Gio Coppola ’25 (Musical Theater) | Mitchell Stephens, Esq.
Ella Kahan ’25 (Acting) | Nichole Burnell
Liz Gagnon

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