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2012-2013 Shows

Miracle Worker

Blind and deaf after suffering a terrible fever as a baby, young Helen Keller has spent years unable to communicate, leaving her frustrated and occasionally violent. As a last chance before she is institutionalized, her parents contact a school for the blind, which sends half-blind Annie Sullivan to teach Helen. Helen is initially resistant, but Annie gradually forms a bond with her and shows Helen ways of reaching others.

Cast

Annie Sullivan…........................................................Kynlee Vuncannon

Helen Keller............................................................…Andrea Hardwick

Kate Keller….................................................................Kiersten Bjerke

Captain Keller.................................................................…Austin Tandy

James Keller...................................................................…Tristen Ross

Aunt Ev…............................................................................Briana Gelfer

Anagnos...........................................................................…Tyler Wilson

Viney…...........................................................................Kourtney Fisher

Doctor......................................................................…Maddy Fitzgerald

Martha…............................................................................Catrina Fielis

Priscilla..................................................................…Hannah Klopstock

Jimmie Sullivan….........................................................Yusef Abdellafti

Ensemble….........................................................................Andre Aloian

..................................................................................…Kayt Christensen

….................................................................................................Alli Cruz

…....................................................................................Danielle Darling

….......................................................................................Amanda Jiang

................................................................…Morgan Lavenstein-Bendall

....................................................................................…Samuel Roberts

...........................................................................................…Janie Steele

…............................................................................................Natalie Tate

Crew/Production Staff

Director….......................................................................Jeremy Golden

Stage Manager.................................................................…Jacob Buck

Assistant Director..................................................…Hana Veneracion

Assistant State Manager…............................................Andrea Cahhal

….............................................................................................Emily Kunc

Light Designer..............................................................…Chaz Szafirski

Light Crew…....................................................................Thalia Campos

….........................................................................................Alex Hammel

Sound Designer…......................................................Yasmine El-Tayeb

Sound Crew…..........................................................Bakhtawar Memon

Costume Designer.....................................................…Kerrigan Sloan

Make-up Designer…......................................................Andrea Cahhal

Costume/Make-up Crew…............................................Brittany Alicea

…........................................................................................Bree DeJesus

…...............................................................................................Ramil Haq

….................................................................................................Kyla Hull

…......................................................................................Melanie Miller

Prop Designer…..................................................................Sadie Evans

Prop Crew..................................................................…Alex Mootchnik

…......................................................................................Kyla Perryman

…..................................................................................McKenzie Phelps

…..........................................................................................Siena Vetsch

Set Crew...........................................................................…Chris Dibley

….................................................................................Katherine Kabbas

…...............................................................................Kamryn Lamaestra

….......................................................................................Vincent Zhang

Publicity/Box Office................................................…Shellyann Marsh

Publicity/House Management...............................…Mackenzie Marr

….....................................................................................Hayley Terberg

Lone Star

Roy, a brawny, macho type, is back in town after a hitch in Vietnam and trying to reestablish his position in the community. Joined by his younger brother, Ray (who worships him), Roy sets about consuming a case of beer while regaling Ray with tales of his military exploits. With the arrival of Cletis, newlywed son of the local hardware store owner, the underpinnings of Roy's world begin to collapse as it gradually comes out that Ray had slept with his brother's wife during his absence, and has just demolished his cherished Thunderbird.

Cast

Roy...............................................................................Christian Hayden

Ray.........................................................................................Jacob Buck

Cletis....................................................................................Tristen Ross

Crew/Production Staff

Director..........................................................................Jeremy Golden

Assistant Director.....................................................Vahn Gharakhani

Marketing Director...........................................................Tristen Ross

Set Design.............................................................................Jacob Buck

Les Miserables

Relentless policeman Javert pursues escaped convict Jean Valjean over decades through the tumult of revolutionary France. Valjean becomes a mayor, agrees to raise the daughter of dying prostitute and joins the fight for freedom. Based on Victor Hugo's epic novel.

Cast

Jean Valjean…........................................................Nathaniel Kostecka

Javert…........................................................................Nathan Samskey

Fantine............................................................................Taylor McCann

Fantine Understudy/Factory Worker.....................…Kourtney Fisher

Cosette….........................................................................Emma Chassey

Eponine…....................................................................Andrea Hardwick

Eponine Understudy/Factory Worker..........…Isabelle Nepomuceno

Thenardier........................................................................…Jacob Buck

Madame Thenardier.....................................................…Briana Gelfer

Madame Thenardier Understudy/Ensemble…......Hana Veneracion

Marius…...................................................................................Tyler Hall

Enjolras…............................................................................Tristen Ross

Gavroche.....................................................................…Angela Borlasa

Little Cosette….....................................................................Allison Cruz

Little Eponine/Little Cosette Understudy…..............Mackenzie Marr

Combeferre.........................................................…Kamryn LaMaestra

Feuilly......................................................................................…Kyla Hull

Courfeyrac…...........................................................Hannah von Gremp

Joly/Convict….......................................................Saxon Sauter-Schult

Grantaire/Constable...............................................…Daniel Hardwick

Prouvaire/ Wedding Guest/ Convict….................................Andy Ortiz

Captain/ Convict/ Sentry…..........................................Brannon Buszta

Bamatabois/Army Officer................................................…Jacob Ross

Faucbelevant/ Wedding Guest/ Convict…........................Chris Dibley

Montparnasse/Wedding Guest…...................................Kendall Clark

Babet…...................................................................Madeline Fitzgerald

Foreman/ Brujon/ Wedding Guest..................................…Isaak Lusic

Claquesous/ Sailor/ Convict.................................…Nathan Brinkman

Constable…...........................................................................Natalie Tate

Farmer….............................................................................Janie Steele

Bishop/Lesgles...................................................................Tyler Wilson

Bishop’s Sister..........................................................…Kaylee Hepburn

Bishop’s Servant/ Wedding Guest…...........................Karolyn Olivieri

Wedding Guest….......................................................Hannah Klopstock

…...................................................................................Alexa Mootchnik

Factory Worker….............................................Jennifer Niedringhaus

…..................................................................................Kayt Christensen

.......................................................................................…Ashley Walker

Sailor/Student…...............................................................Clayton Kirby

Major Domo…....................................................................Catrina Felis

Sentry............................................................................…Tiffany Arman

Pimp/ Laborer/ Wedding Guest............................…Jonathan Colbert

Ensemble....................................................................…Kiersten Bjerke

….............................................................................................Paige Cook

…....................................................................................Danielle Darling

….......................................................................................Marie Hansen

…................................................................Morgan Lavenstein-Bendall

….....................................................................................Savahna Marks

….....................................................................................Morgan Nelson

…...................................................................................Clarke Schwartz

Crew/Production Staff

Director….......................................................................Jeremy Golden

Vocal Director…......................................................................Lex Leigh

Orchestra Director…...................................................David Weinberg

Costume Designer…..........................................................Elisa Ybarra

Lighting Designer…....................................................Caroline Andrew

Acting/Vocal Coach…........................................................Chris Hixson

Assistant Director….....................................................Kiersten Bjerke

Assistant Director/House Manager…........................Hayley Terberg

Stage Manager/Sound Advisor…............................Yasmine El-Tayeb

Assistant Stage Manager/Light Advisor…...................Chaz Szafirski

Assistant Stage Manager…................................................Sadie Evans

Assistant Stage Manager…...........................................Andrea Cahhal

Choreographer….........................................................Karolyn Olivieri

Light Board Operator….....................................................Sunny Nasiri

Publicity Crew….....................................................................Bree Koch

Sound Designer...................................................…Bakhtawar Memon

Sound Crew…..................................................................Thalia Campos

…......................................................................................Kyla Nickerson

Costume Crew….............................................................Brittney Alicea

…........................................................................................Bree DeJesus

…............................................................................................Emily Eaton

.........................................................................................…Alex Hummel

…...............................................................................................Rimal Haq

Make-up Crew.............................................................…Jade Whelchel

...................................................................................…Saranaz Ashouri

............................................................................................…Ivana Salas

…........................................................................................Sara Williams

Prop Designer…............................................................Grace Barbella

…..........................................................................................Siena Vetsch

Prop Crew…...........................................................Micaela Bumanglag

…........................................................................................Molly DeRaita

........................................................................................…Laure Derson

….................................................................................Kathleen Donahue

Set Crew Lead…...............................................................Vincent Zhang

Running Crew..............................................................…Baylor Greene

….............................................................................................Emily Kunc

.................................................................................…Katherine Kabbas

….............................................................................................Kellie Phan

The Importance of Being Earnest

Two young gents have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement into their lives. Worthing has invented a brother, Earnest, whom he uses as an excuse to leave his dull life behind to visit Gwendolyn. Montcrieff decides to take the name Earnest when visiting Worthing's young and beautiful ward, Cecily. Things start to go awry when they end up together in the country and their deceptions are discovered.

Cast

John Worthing….................................................................Tyler Wilson

Algernon Moncrieff...........................................................Tristen Ross

Rev. Canon Chausible….................................................Lucas Valencia

Merriman…................................................................Vahn Gharakhani

Lane…........................................................Morgan Lavenstein-Bendall

Lady Bracknell…...............................................................Briana Gelfer

Gwendolyn Fairfax.................................................…Andrea Hardwick

Cecily Cardew................................................................…Lucy Hendrix

Miss Prism..............................................................…Hana Veneracion

Be My Baby

Mary, a well-to-do 19-year-old, whose single indiscretion has landed her in a dour dormitory with only her portable record-player for comfort. Given the current tendency of female singers to emulate the lacquer-and-lashes look of 1960s pop stars, she has a surprisingly contemporary style: very up the Duffy, one might say.

Cast and Crew/Production Staff

Mary….................................................................................Janie Steele

Mrs. Adams…...............................................................Kourtney Fisher

Matron…................................................................................Paige Cook

Queenie…...........................................................................Catrina Fielis

Norma….........................................................................Kiersten Bjerke

Dolores.......................................................................…Savahna Marks

Production Manager…....................................................Kayla Oldfield