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LITTLE WOMEN:
THE BROADWAY MUSICAL
BOOK BY ALLAN KNEE
MUSIC BY J A S O N H OW L A N D
LY R I C S B Y M I N D I D I C K ST E I N
BASED O N TH E BOO K BY LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
A D I G I TA L E V E N T
IU Theatre + Dance acknowledges and
honors the Indigenous communities
native to this region, and recognizes
P R ES E N TS
that Indiana University Bloomington
is built on Indigenous homelands
and resources. We recognize the
myaamiaki, Lënape, Bodwéwadmik,
and saawanwa people as past, present,
LITTLE WOMEN:
and future caretakers of this land. THE BROADWAY MUSICAL
LIVE Book by Allan Knee
Music by J a s o n H o w l a n d
PERFORMANCE Ly r i c s b y M i n d i D i c k s t e i n
IMPACT Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
A D I G I TA L E V E N T | A P R I L 2 0 – 2 4 , 2 0 2 1
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Cast Production staff
Associate Lighting Designer Production Technical Director
Lily K. Howder I. Christopher Berg
Video Producer and Editor Department Props and Scenic Artist
JO MARCH Caroline Santiago Turner Matt Reynolds Supervisor
Dan Tracy
Props Artisan
Dan Tracy Scenic Studio Employees
PROFESSOR BHAER Robbie Russo Rachel Burke
Dramaturg
Spencer Gjerde
Amanda Gardin
Valeriya Nedviga
T H E O D O R E " L A U R I E " Ben Ballmer Intimacy Choreographer Marie Pipinich
Leraldo Anzaldua Ben Ramos
LAURENCE
Voice, Speech, and Dialogue Coach Costume Studio Supervisor
Nancy Lipschultz Robbie Stanton
AMY MARCH Casey Jun Hyun Kwon Assistant Stage Managers Department Cutter/Draper
Mitchell Black Anne Sorenson
Onyea Cummings
MEG MARCH Amanda Fawell Sophia Salesky
Costume Studio Assistants
Erin Barnett
Technical Director Madi Bell
Ben Ramos Dawnette Dryer
BETH MARCH Tiana Williams Rachel Saylor
Assistant Technical Director Brittany Lee Staudacher
Valeriya Nedviga Eileen Thoma
MARMEE MARCH Jessie Bittner Cutter/Drapers Lighting Supervisor
Dawnette Dryer Betsy Smith
Eileen Thoma
MR. LAURENCE Kevin Dolan Electrics Studio Employees
Production Manager Corey Goulden-Naitove
Trish Hausmann Lily Howder
AUNT MARCH/ Kate Glaser Department Voice, Speech, and Dialogue Jeremiah Kearns
Coach Russell Long
MRS. KIRK Nancy Lipschultz Lee Anne Meeks
Digital Operations Manager Department Sound Designer/Engineer
MR. JOHN BROOKE Kabir Gandhi Reuben Lucas Andrew Hopson
Digital Operations Team Audience Development Team
Chris Centinaro Brynn Jones
Madison Colquette Carolynn Stouder
Bobby Coyne Chris Centinaro
Gavin Wendell Holman Douglas Jordan Flores Schwartz
Trish Hausmann
Laura Judson
Macy Kloville
Marie Pipinich
Jordan Flores Schwartz
The Production Manager and Department Voice, Speech, and Dialogue Coach are members of the
This production will include one ten-minute intermission. Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
The Department Production Technical Director and Costume Shop Supervisor are members of
the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, 618 or 893.
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Message from the chair
Welcome! us on our Amplified: A Series of Plays
by Black Authors, Sounding Bodies, and The Norvelle Visiting Guest Artists
What a year! This is Twelfth Night. Because we are online
a brave new world and to ensure the safety of everyone
for everyone, and during the pandemic, we are utilizing
Chika Ike
the performing more simplified design elements. Yet,
arts is truly feeling it is important that all of our students
the impact. It experience a robust process and
&
is requiring our therefore you will see pre-show and
resilience, innovation, and patience to post-show interviews, discussions,
be sure. video features, and resources of the
Matt Reynolds
theoretical design processes including
With Broadway dark until the end of the realized projects created by our
May 2021 and many theatre and dance student technologists and makers.
companies closed, communities are
feeling the impact of the loss of live We are also delighted to feature our
performance and the gathering of season with no charge. However,
audience communities to share in a producing any work and having guest
performative event. But we are excited artists on our season still requires
for the new world of theatre and dance
emerging post pandemic. A world
financial and human resources. We are
indebted to our dedicated Associate are funded in part by
where theatre and dance work towards Producers this year and the continued
dismantling systemic racism and support of our Theatre Circle members.
actively and continually acknowledges
trauma and creates space for healing.
We are also grateful for our digital
operations team this year which is led
The Lee and Deb Norvelle
Visitors Fund
A world with equitable and plentiful by Assistant Professor Reuben Lucas.
access to humane and sustainable They’ve been an invaluable resource.
resources and space for artists,
makers, and audiences. A world that We thank you for your commitment to
values integrity, empathy, and dignity our theatre, your continued support of
unconditionally. our students, faculty, and our mission.
Furthermore, we are grateful for a year
This year we bring you work via online of hard work, not only in our continued
streaming. Although it is not ideal, it production endeavors, but also our non-
does serve several critical parts of our
academic mission. It provides time
negotiable actions to address issues
around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
dedicated to bringing
for engagement between students
and faculty in discussing, rehearsing, We miss our live audiences. We miss persons of distinction from the professional
and exploring our work. This provides
opportunity for critical and creative
YOU! We look forward to coming
together again in our magnificent
field of the performing arts into the
thinking and problem solving. Our
online season is also providing a
theatres to experience live theatre and
dance together again.
Department of Theatre & Dance.
platform to introduce our students,
faculty, and our steadfast audience With Gratitude,
members a place to experience
Professor Linda Pisano, Chair
readings of new work or lesser known
work. We are particularly grateful to
have several guest artists working with
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Cast
BEN BALLMER has kept himself busy in Bloomington this
(Laurie) year, recently performing as the Baker in a
is honored to be COVID-safe production of Into the Woods.
making his IU Kevin's other credits in Bloomington include
mainstage debut Don Price in IU's Big Fish and part of the
in Little Women. male ensemble in an independent project of
Previous IU credits The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
include Triassic Parq
AMANDA FAWELL
(University Players),
(Meg March)
Emergency! the Musical (Independent
Project), and The Last Five Years (she/her) is a
(Independent Project). Professional credits sophomore majoring
include The Enlightenment of Percival in Musical Theatre
T H I S P R O D U C T I O N I S S P O N S O R E D I N PA R T B Y: von Schmootz (Bloomington Playwrights with a minor in
Project) and Children of Eden (Confidential Creative Writing. For
Musical Theatre Project). Ben is from IU Theatre: Crazy
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Artistic team
KATE GLASER CAROLINE
(Aunt March/Mrs. SANTIAGO TURNER
Kirk) (Jo March)
(she/her) is a (she/her) is a junior
sophomore B.F.A. B.F.A. Musical Theatre LERALDO DANIELLE BERGMAN
Musical Theatre major and Arts ANZALDUA (Stage Manager)
student. This is her Management minor. (Intimacy Coordinator) is a senior studying
second mainstage Credits – IU Theatre: is an actor, fight Stage Management
production at IU. Bonnets (Mistress director, and motion with minors in
For IU Mainstage: Tiger Beat (Ashley). Stone), Crazy for You! (Louise), Big Fish capture performer Theatre & Drama and
For IU independent projects: Tick, Tick... (Ensemble), Barbecue (Barbara). UP: Next for film and video Psychology. At IU
Boom! (Rosa), One Night Only (Director/ to Normal (Natalie). Other: Violet (Violet), games. He is also a she stage managed
Choreographer). For University Players: The Last Five Years (Cathy), Peter and the voiceover actor for Adored You, Water
Shout!. Previous student at SSTI: Chicago Starcatcher (Molly), Carrie: The Musical anime. Leraldo’s fight direction has been By The Spoonful, Haus of Mirth, and the
(Mama Morton), Young Frankenstein (Dance (Margaret). Arts for Life Awards: Best Youth seen at the Houston Grand Opera (including New Moves Dance Concert. Assistant
Captain). For Imagine Productions: Grease Musical Performance Award (2018). St. works with director Rob Ashford, John stage managed IU Theatre’s productions
(Sandy), Sister Act (Nun). Other: The Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards: Caird, and the American premiere of The of Bonnets, Crazy For You!, City of Angels,
Fantasticks (Louisa), Anything Goes (Reno), Nominee, Outstanding Lead Actress (2018). Passenger, which later went on to Lincoln and The Heiress. She was the Production
Mamma Mia! (Tanya), Oklahoma! (Laurey). Caroline is from St. Louis, Missouri. Center), and also the Alley Theatre –with Management Assistant for IU Summer
Kate is originally from Columbus, Ohio. Grey Boyd, Teresa Rebeck, and Ken Ludwig Theatre 2019. Also, she was on Run Crew
TIANA WILLIAMS –Houston Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe and Change-Over Crew for IUST 2019. She
CASEY JUN HYUN (Beth March) Shakespeare Festival, ClassicalTheatre. was on Wardrobe Crew for Vinegar Tom, the
KWON (she/her) is an light board operator for Junior Dance, and
(Amy March) ambitious artist and ERIN BARNETT sound board operator for the Winter Dance
is a junior majoring in a junior in the B.F.A. (Costume Designer) Concert Making Spaces. She stage managed
Musical Theatre. She Musical Theatre is a third-year M.F.A. University Player’s production of The Golden
is from Seoul, South Program. She has Costume Design Palace Cabaret. In Atlanta, Georgia, Danielle
Korea, but spent been a solo vocalist student. IU costume interned as part of the stage management
most of her teenage in various local design credits include: team at The Alliance Theatre and was on the
years in Hagerstown, settings and her past productions include: Bonnets, Servant stage management production team of The
Maryland. For IU Theatre: Bonnets (Valerie), IU's Bonnets: (How Ladies of Good Breeding of Two Masters, Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards
Water by the Spoonful (Orangutan). IU Are Induced to Murder) (Georgette) and Shifting Landscapes: which were live broadcasted on GPB. Danielle
Independent Projects: Rocky Horror Show More Perfect Places (Ensemble), as well as Indiana Puts Her Trust in Thought, By the is from Johns Creek, Georgia.
(Ensemble). Other shows include: Brigadoon The Wiz (Dorothy), Legally Blonde (Pilar), Bog of Cats, and Only Child. Other costume
(Fiona), Bye Bye Birdie (Rose), The Sound In the Heights (Vanessa), Ragtime (Sarah), design credits include: Footloose (Jenny MITCHELL BLACK
of Music (Maria), Seussical the Musical Matilda (Ms. Phelps), Calder the Musical (A Wiley Theatre), The Gondoliers (GLOW Lyric (Assistant Stage
(Gertrude). developing piece- Josephine Baker), Aida Theatre), The Robber Bridegroom (Jenny Manager)
(Nehebka), and University Player's American Wiley Theatre), and A Midsummer Night’s (he/him) is a Junior
ROBBIE RUSSO Idiot (Extraordinary Girl). Tiana is a current Dream (Jenny Wiley Theatre). Erin is from studying Themed
(Professor Bhaer) Diversity Representative for IU Theatre, Marietta, Georgia. This is Erin’s thesis design. Entertainment Design.
(he/him) is a Drama, and Contemporary Dance's Student His show credits
Massachusetts native Advisory Board, and is a Social Programming include Mind Tricks
and junior at IU Chair for IU's NAACP Chapter. Tiana is from with Max Major
pursuing his B.F.A. in Indianapolis, Indiana. (ASM, Bloomington Playwrights Project),
Musical Theatre. In his Simon Coronel’s Magic Smackdown (ASM,
time at IU, Robbie has Bloomington Playwrights Project), The
performed in several Enlightenment of Percival Von Schmootz
IU productions including Emergency! the (Sound Op, Bloomington Playwrights
Musical as Male Nurse, Tick, Tick... Boom! Project), and Newsies (Spot Op, Cardinal
as Jonathan Larson, Lungs as Man, Into the Stage). He is from Greenwood, Indiana.
Woods as Rapunzel’s Prince and now, in his
mainstage debut.
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RACHEL ROSE Transport Group, Running Deer Musical excited to have been able to dive deeper into JASON HOWLAND
BURKE Theater Lab, Goodspeed Johnny Mercer dramaturgy and the story of Little Women. (Composer)
(Scenic Designer) Colony, Theatreworks Silicon Valley, and the Amanda is from Valparaiso, Indiana. an honors graduate
is a second year Rhinebeck Retreat. Among her other works of Williams College
are TRIP (book and lyrics), commissioned by DJ GRAY
graduate student (1993), is a Grammy
Playwrights Horizons; Toy Story - The Musical (Choreographer)
pursuing her M.F.A. Award winning
in Scenic Design. (book), Disney Creative Entertainment; is a performer and producer, Emmy
Recent design credits Starving to Death in Midtown (a short play), choreographer with Award winning
include Bonnets: Climate Change Theater Action; Beasts Broadway and Off- arranger, and Tony
(How Ladies of Good Breeding are Induced and Saints (book and lyrics), Boston Music Broadway credits. nominated producer. He is the composer
to Murder) (Indiana University), Tiger Beat Theater Project; The Existential Gourmet, On Broadway, she of Broadway’s 2005 TONY nominated
(Indiana University), Uncommon Women Jane Chambers Award; and Guadeloupe, was the Associate Little Women - The Musical. Howland was
and Others (Salem State University), Westbeth Theater Center. Mindi's songs Choreographer for nominated for a Tony Award in 1999 for
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe have been performed widely, most notably the Tony Award-winning 25th Annual Putnam co- producing the The Lonesome West by
(Beverly High School), and A Free Man of as part of Lincoln Center's American County Spelling Bee, Tony-nominated Martin McDonagh, and won an Emmy Award
Color (Salem State University). Website: Songbook ("Hear and Now: Contemporary Xanadu, (also staging the National Tours and in 2007 for creating and composing the
rachelrosescenicdesign.com. Awards: Lyricists") and at the Kennedy Center. commercial engagements), and Sondheim Christmas special Handel's Messiah Rocks
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Awards and honors include: a Jonathan on Sondheim. Regional credits include for the Boston Pops. He is the Arranger and
Festival Region 1 scenic design nominee Larson Grant, Massachusetts Artists and Barrington Stage, North Shore, Northern Music Supervisor for the smash hit Beautiful
(2019). New York Foundation for the Arts playwriting Stage, Florida Studio Theatre, Candlelight - The Carole King Musical (Broadway, West
fellowships, ASCAP Workshop Bernice Theatre, Moonlight Stage productions, End, US National Tour, Tokyo, Australian
ONYEA CUMMINGS Cohen Award, Second Stage Constance McCoy/Rigby Entertainment, and Musical National Tour, UK National Tour) for which
(Assistant Stage Klinsky Award, and a PEN International Theatre West. For TV, DJ choreographed for he won a Grammy Award; Bonnie and Clyde,
Manager) New Playwright Award (selected by Wendy Stephen Colbert’s Christmas Special, and Wonderland, Jekyll & Hyde,The Civil War,
(she/her) is a Wasserstein). She received her MFA from Colbert’s “Dance Party”, and for NBC, The The Scarlet Pimpernel, in addition to music
junior Theatre & New York University's Graduate Musical Year Without a Santa Claus, as well as several directing the mega-hit Les Miserables,
Drama student. Theatre Writing Program, where she was an episodes of “The New Electric Company”. and Boy George’s Taboo. International
For IU Theatre: The Oscar Hammerstein Fellow. projects as an arranger and orchestrator
LILY K. HOWDER
Hunchback of Notre include Frank Wildhorn’s stage adaptation
DAWNETTE DRYER (Associate Lighting
Dame (Independent of the Japanese Anime sensation Death
(Cutter/Draper) Designer)
Project, ASM), More Perfect Places (Virtual Note for HoriPro, and two new shows Mata
Reading, ASM). Outside IU Theatre: Into the No headshot or bio (she/her) is an Hari and The Man Who Laughs. Recent
Woods (Summer Stock Stage, ASM). Onyea provided. Indiana University theater projects include composing and
is from Indianapolis, Indiana. first-year M.F.A. orchestrating the original score for Ikiru, a
lighting design new musical based on the Kurosawa film,
MINDI DICKSTEIN candidate from Eau that premiered in Tokyo, Oct 2018, Last Days
(Lyricist) Claire, Wisconsin. of Summer (Kansas City rep), and Paradise
is an award-winning Lighting design credits include associate Square at Berkeley Repertory Theater.
lyricist, librettist, lighting designer for Into the Woods (Flint
AMANDA GARDIN Repertory Theatre), lighting designer for
and playwright. She
(Dramaturg) Scrooge!, NMU Dance Concert, FRT Battle of
wrote lyrics for the
Broadway musical (she/her) is currently the Bands and The Bold, The Young, and the
Little Women, which a junior pursuing a Murdered (Forest Roberts Theatre). Other
has had productions B.A. in Theatre and professional experience includes freelance
across the USA and around the world, most Drama with a minor in electrician around DFW area, light and
recently in Tokyo, Japan, and Manchester, Arts Administration. sound apprentice at Dorset Theatre Festival,
England. She is the lyricist for Benny and This is Amanda's and sales associate for Barbizon Lighting
Joon, a new musical based on the MGM debut working on Company.
film, which had its world premiere at The an IU theatre production. She is new to
Old Globe, San Diego, and east coast dramaturgy, and was first introduced to it last
premiere at The Paper Mill Playhouse. year through a class taught by Department
Benny and Joon was developed at NAMT, Dramaturg, Madison Colquette. She is so
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CHIKA IKE Scarlet Letter for the PBS, the dance drama, performance, she performs as the pianist RUSSELL LONG
(Director) Syncopation, about the passion of two and vocalist for the Bloomington-based band (Lighting Designer)
is a theatre director, workers to become ballroom champions in GraceKellie; the band celebrated the release
Russell has previously
dramaturg, and 1914, which was awarded for best regional of their debut album “Like the Princess” in
studied at NAU
teaching artist based play, and The Jazz Age, which currently 2020. For IU: Bonnets (Music Director, 2020)
and PCC in Arizona
in New York and placed at the Playground Theatre in London. Tiger Beat (Music Director, 2020); Big Fish
where he designed
Chicago. Recent His latest work, The Astonishing Times of (Sound Designer, 2019, Executive Dean’s
and worked on
productions include Timothy Cratchit (music by Andre Catrini) Award). Grace is from Arlington, Virginia.
Secret Garden and
Everybody (Atlantic premiered this November at the Hope
NANCY LIPSCHULTZ Mousetrap. Russell
Theatre School/NYU), Kentucky, A Swell in Theatre in Manchester, England. Allan is a
(Voice, Speech, and has worked as the resident designer for
the Ground (The Gift Theatre), Franklinland graduate of the Yale School of Drama.
Dialect Coach) Spotlight Youth Productions for ten years
(Jackalope Theatre Company), In the Blood where he has designed Annie Jr., Aladdin
TERRY LABOLT Nancy has been
(Red Tape Theatre), No Child (Definition Jr., Peter Pan Jr., and Mulan Jr. Russell has
(Music Director) teaching theatre at
Theatre), Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea (First worked for Quogue Junior Theatre Troupe,
Floor Theatre). She has also worked with (he/him) is IUB since 2005 and
Peaks Productions, Vail Ballet, and Arizona
Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Playmakers celebrating his 12th has been a professor
Theatre Company. Russell’s other shows
Repertory Theatre Company, Goodman year at Indiana of theatre for the
include: Magic Flute, Fences, Two Trains
Theatre, Victory Gardens, The Lark, University. His career past 25 years at
Running, Xanadu, Jane Austin’s Emma, Next
Faultline Theatre, Vagabond School, About as a Broadway Wayne State University in Detroit, Cornell
to Normal, Discord: the Gospels According
Face Theatre Company, Chicago Inclusion conductor flourished University in Ithaca, New York, and Michigan
to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and
Initiative, and Chicago Dramatists. Upcoming in the 1980’s State University. She has been a professional
Leo Tolstoy, Legally Blonde, jelly beans, and
work includes Antigone (Atlantic Theatre conducting shows such as 42nd Street, voice coach at Indiana Repertory Theatre
Mountaintop.
School/ NYU), Behind the Sheet (New Jersey Hello, Dolly! (with Carol Channing), George since 2007 where she recently coached
Repertory Theatre), and Revolt. She Said. M. (with Joel Grey), and Sugar Babies (with Dial M for Murder and The Cay, The Curious VALERIYA NEDVIGA
Revolt (DePaul University). Achievements Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney). He is co- Incident of The Dog in the Nighttime which (Assistant Technical
include Drama League New York Fellow, author of The Wonder Years—the Musical went on to Syracuse Stage in New York, and Director)
SDCF Gielgud Directing Fellow, the Bret which enjoyed success Off-Broadway and in Noises Off. She has coached dialects for
is a second-year
C. Harte Directing Fellow, and member of Los Angeles in the 1980’s. Endeavors at the the National Tour of Kiss Me Kate, the NY
M.F.A. student in
Victory Garden’s Directors Initiative, and is keyboard include The Fantasticks (original City Opera Production of Dead Man Walking
Scenic Design. For IU
currently part of the WP Theatre Director’s Off-Broadway production) and tough touring and for many regional theatres including:
Theatre: Twelfth Night
Lab. She is an ensemble member of the shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Meadowbrook Theatre in Michigan,
(sound designer,
Gift Theatre, where she also serves as the Evita, Aida and most currently Mamma Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre and Chicago
ATD), Amplified
director of the 4802 New Play Residency. Mia. He performed the area premiere of Shakespeare Theatre. She also coaches
(Scenic and Sound Designer), Bonnets
www.chikavike.com Keith Emerson’s Piano Concerto #1 with appellate court prep at IU’s Maurer School of
(Video Production Specialist), The Servant
the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra in Law and for IU Opera Theatre at the Jacobs
of Two Masters (Props Master), Big Fish
ALLAN KNEE 2001. In addition he was the music director School of Music. Nancy is a professional
(Props Master & Projection Operator), jelly
(Playwright) of musical theatre for the University of actor and has worked on stage, in film and
beans (Scenic and Projections Designer).
is the author of the Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music on network television. In 2018 she completed
For Bloomington Playwrights Project: Lost
play The Man Who for more than ten years, conducting and certification as a master teacher of Patsy
Letters (Stage Manager). For OSU Opera
Was Peter Pan, which supervising over 30 productions there. Rodenburg’s voice technique at Michael
and Lyric Theatre: Le Nozze di Figaro (Stage
was the source for Howard Studios in New York. Also teaching
GRACE LECKEY Manager & Props Master), Opera Americana
the film Finding at their summer conservatory as part of the
(Sound Designer) (Scenic Designer), Candide (Props Master).
Neverland (starring training. Nancy is a member of AEA, SAG/
For Opera Columbus: Madama Butterfly,
Johnny Depp and (she/her) studies AFTRA, and VASTA.
Flood (Assistant Stage Manager). For
Kate Winslet), which received an Academy Audio Engineering
Opera Project Columbus: Rigoletto (Stage
Award nomination for best picture, and the at the Jacobs School
Manager), La cenerentola (assistant
subsequent musical, currently touring the of Music, where she
director). For Weathervane Playhouse: In the
US. He wrote the book for the Broadway currently works as
Heights, Wizard of Oz (Sound Designer &
musical Little Women which premiered in an audio production
Live Mix).
Tokyo this fall, and will have a national tour assistant, teaching
in England next season. Among his other assistant, and recording session manager.
works are the four-part adaptation of The While pursuing a concentration in music
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BEN RAMOS
(Technical Director)
Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
(Hedy LaRue). Sophia is from San Francisco,
California.
Faculty and staff
is a third-year
M.F.A. candidate in Chair Lauren Haughton-Gillis Jenny McKnight Thomas Shafer, Retired
EILEEN THOMA Linda Pisano DJ Gray Marion Bankert Michael, Robert A. Shakespeare,
Technical Direction Emerita Emeritus
(Cutter/Draper) Diana Grisanti
from Chicago, Illinois. Leraldo Anzaldua R. Keith Michael, Elizabeth Shea
No headshot or bio Jennifer Goodlander,
Previous IU credits James Barrow Adjunct Emeritus Frank Silberstein,
include: Technical provided. Jonathan Michaelsen Emeritus
I. Christopher Berg Jane Goodman, Adjunct
Director for Bonnets, Stafford C. Berry Jr. Allen Hahn Heather Milam Betsy Smith
Assistant Technical Director for Crazy For Eryn Blair, Adjunct Trish Hausmann Rachel Newbrough, Rakesh H. Solomon,
Adjunct Emeritus
You! and Technical Director for IUST 2019 Sharai Bohannon Lalah Hazelwood,
Adjunct Marilyn Norris, Retired Anne Sorenson
and The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?. Before Leon I. Brauner,
Emeritus Roger W. Herzel, Jason Orlenko Robbie Stanton
starting at IU, Ben was the TD at Drury Lane Emeritus Eleanor Owicki Shawn Stevens, Adjunct
Julianna Burrell, Adjunct
Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Scott Hogsed Tanya Palmer Susan Swaney, Adjunct
DAN TRACY Alison Calhoun, Adjunct
Beatrice Capote Andrew Hopson Wes Peters, Emeritus Dan Tracy
MATT REYNOLDS (Props Artisan)
Selene Carter, Associate Martha Jacobs, Adjunct George Pinney, Emeritus Ansley Valentine
(Video Producer and joined the Department Chair Scott Jones, Retired Charles Railsback, Sonia Velazquez,
Editor) of Theatre, Drama, Christian Claessens, Laura Judson Emeritus Adjunct
and Contemporary Adjunct Teresa Kovacs, Adjunct Dennis J. Reardon, Ronald Wainscott,
serves as Assistant Emeritus Emeritus
Madison Colquette Terry LaBolt
Professor of Lighting, Dance at Indiana
Vicky Crowe, Retired Catherine A. Richards Stephen Watt, Adjunct
University in the fall of Jennifer Lale
Sound, & Digital Kenneth L. Roberson, Gustave Weltsek,
Lucy Dodd Nancy Lipschultz
Design at The 2013 as Prop Master Adjunct Adjunct
Ray Fellman Reuben Lucas
University of Alabama. and Scenic Artist Winona Lee Fletcher,
Richard Roland Roberta Wong, Adjunct
Eric Mayer-García
In addition to UA, Supervisor. He received his M.F.A. in scenic Emerita Susan Seizer, Adjunct
Dale McFadden,
New Mexico State, Michigan State (MFA ’12), design from Indiana University where he Sherilyn Foley, Adjunct Cindi Severance
Emeritus
and Indiana University (BA ’08), his work designed sets for Sunday in the Park with
has been enjoyed at 59E59 Theatre (Off- George. For IU Theatre: Spring Awakening, In
Broadway), Red Mountain Theatre Company, the Next Room or the vibrator play, and The
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Horizon Theatre, Pillowman. Additionally, Dan has worked as
American Southwest Theatre Company, props artisan for Actors Theatre of Louisville,
Phoenix Theatre, Cardinal Stage, and Brown Seaside Music Theater,and New Harmony
County Playhouse, among others. Matt Theater. He was assistant prop master and
strives through theatrical design to amplify teacher at the University of Michigan. Dan
Administrative staff
marginalized voices and tell compelling has also done event design and management
stories. for Andretti Autosports, Delta Faucet, Indy
Racing League, NFL players association,
SOPHIA SALESKY and Rolls Royce. Dan continues to design
(Assistant Stage professionally, having recently worked on Chairperson Operations Manager Audience Development Staff
Manager) projects for Phoenix Theatre and Civic Linda Pisano James Barrow Chris Centinaro
(she/her) is a Theatre of Indianapolis. Brynn Jones
Associate Chairperson Department Dramaturg
Carolynn Stouder
junior majoring in Selene Carter Madison Colquette
Jordan Flores Schwartz
Theatre & Drama Financial Operations Manager/ Project Manager
with a concentration Budget Manager/Manager of Laura Judson
Business Affairs/Office Manager
in acting at IU. IU
Cindi Severance House Manager/Director of
credits: Twelfth Night Patron Services
Production Manager
(Fabian/Sea Captain), The Servant of Two Sharai Bohannon
Trish Hausmann
Masters (Clarice), Bad Jews (Daphna),
Hamlet (Bernardo), Titus Andronicus
(Nurse/Goth). Other credits: Alice and The
Black Hole Blues: A Devised Piece for the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Marie Curie),
Richard III (Queen Elizabeth), How to
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Department Contributions
CONT E M P ORA RY DA N C E FU N D THE ATR E & DRA M A FU N D CO N TR I BU TO RS
CONT R I BU TO RS ――
―― Rita Murray Anderson and Robert D. Anderson
Lillian R. Feldman-Hill Nancy Baird
Jennifer L. Gray and Alan S. Thomas M. Baydala
Bradley Judith Biersdorfer
Deborah C. Galvin Josiah A. Brown
Robert J. Hamm Jr. and Gwendolyn A. Hamm Joan M. Capella
Joy C. Johnson and Jerry L. Hoagy B. Carmichael
Johnson J.D. Ashley M. Chilla
Allen Hahn and Karen Keagle Wendy W. and Thomas P. Collins,
George and Mary Korinek Ph.D.
Rose M. Krueger Allison C. Conrad and Donald W.
Laura Judson and Nikolaus Miller Conrad
Harlan Lewis and Doris Mary and Sheldon Cooper
Wittenburg Georgia R. and Mark K. de Araujo
Meghan McGill Kimberlee M. Demers and Alan
Miah and Jonathan Michaelsen Demers
Elizabeth Jo Monnier Diane T. Dickinson Patrick
Dennis W and Lynette A. Organ Claire and Christopher Dippel
Linda Pisano Gresdna A. Doty, Ph.D.
Susan B. Glenn-Salerno and Sean M. Dumm
Richard P. Salerno Jacqueline and Richard Dunham
Mary Strow Harriet and William Fierman
Sheila A. Ward, Ph.D. Elizabeth and Steve Hass-Hill
Scott Hogsed
Todd and Lynn Honderd
JA NE FOX F UN D CO N TR I BU TO RS Elizabeth an David Ihlenfeld
―― Laura Judson and Nikolaus Miller
Jane Fox Joe D. King
Catharine and Thomas Buck Douglas and Kay Long
Jacqueline and Stephen Frew Linda A. Longhover
Gwendolyn and Robert Hamm Jr. The Honorable P.A. Mack, Jr.
Rose Marie Krueger Tom Mazur
Christina Strack Richard and Terry McCall
Laura K. McClellan
Marvin D. Moody, Ph.D.
T E D J ONES STU DEN T TRAV EL FU N D Lawrence Myers, Jr.
CONT R I BU TO RS Cyndi and Dale Nelson
―― Christina D. Ondrik
Robert R. Ormiston
Katherine M. Aiken and Charles
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Department awards,
Musical Theatre Fran Snygg Endowment Jason W. Stradtman Prize
Undergraduate Marianne and Charles E. Alan Airth
Scholarship Snygg Byron and Kimberly Antillon
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Theatre Circle
Theatre Circle was founded in 1978 to encourage emailed information about all performances; Lynne Perkins Socey and Matthew HONORARY LIFETIME THE THE ATRE CIRCLE
the study and practice of theatre arts at IU glimpses behind the scenes; exclusive talks Socey
and to promote an awareness of IU Theatre by directors, designers, and theatre scholars; Jeffrey and Michelle Stuckey MEMBERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
throughout the community. Theatre Circle special event invitations; theatre-related travel Anne and Gary Steigerwald Harv and Connie Hegarty 2020 – 2021
Barbara J. Suthers John Kinzer
members enjoy a variety of benefits, including opportunities; reserved seating at numerous Marilyn Norris
Gerry E. Titus President
acknowledgment in all IU Theatre programs; performances and events; and much more. George Walker and Carolyn Susan Parrish and Thomas P. Harlan Lewis
Lipson-Walker Shafer
Donna and Richard Wolf Vice President
SUSTAINING Harlan Lewis and Doris Wittenburg CONTRIBUTOR ($100–$249)
Sheryl Woodhouse-Keese and Jean Cook
BENEFACTORS - Amplified Katherine and Charles Aiken
Brian Keese
ME MORIALS
Cyndi and Dale Nelson - Little Douglas and Hilary Anderson Secretary
(One-time gift of $5,000 and Women Ken and Michelle Bergman David Albright Carolyn Emmert
above) Jennifer and John Sejdinaj- More Ernest Bernhardt-Kabisch DONOR ($50–$99)
Eleanor Auer
Perfect Places Bloomington Thrift Shop Elaine and Philip Amerson Treasurer
J. Jeffery Auer
Judy Shettleroe - Bonnets David Blumberg and Stephen Herbert and Juanita Brantley Marlin Howard
Benita Brown and Brian Donnelly Richard C. Burke
R. Pock Ashley and Mark Chilla
Jean and Doris Creek Ledford and Julia Carter Danielle Bruce
BENEFACTOR Doris J. Burton Cheryl A. Engber
Connie and Harv Hegarty Nelda Christ Liam Castellan
($1,000 and above) Joan M. Capella David and Lucy Smith
Becky and Frank* Hrisomalos Dorothy (Dottie) Collins Ashley Dillard Chilla
John and Teresa Ayres Cathleen Cameron N.J. Stanley Pam Davidson
The Lawrence W. Inlow Don Cook
Patricia and Samuel Ardery Sandra B. Churchill Ellen and Malcolm Stern Maribeth McKaig
Foundation Carolyn Kovener
Cary and Julie Curry Jean Cook Judy Walcoff Richard Rose
Carl F. Kiehler Donna Creek
Jacqueline and William Gilkey Mary Alice Cox and James M. Anthony and Kelli Zabel Brad Schiesser
Sara* and Bob LeBien Cyril M. Franks
Paula W. Sunderman Koch Charles and Adele Gallus Eric Shelley
Marion Bankert Michael and SUPPORTERS ($1–$49)
Bradley C. Wheeler John and Susan Cronkhite Martha and Victor Harnack
R. Keith Michael Carroll P. Britch
Pamela Jones Davidson and Sandra L. Hertling
Dr. Howard Polley
PATRON ($500 –$999) Jefrey Davidson Darlene Hand TH E ATRE CIRC LE
Reva* and Jack Shiner Frank Hrisomalos
Terry P. Baer Samuel J. Davis, Jr. B. Watt and Vern Jorck
Howard Jensen STUDE NT BOARD
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Sparks Michael D. Scott
Bruce and Shannon Storm - In
Anne and Jim Bright Lee H. Ehman and Barbara L. Harold Watling Jordan REPRESENTATIVES
Jean A. Creek and Doris J. Wilcox August and Virginia Semenick
Honor of George Pinney Patricia B. Smith
Lambert and Elizabeth Kiehler 2020 - 21
Shoultz-Creek Cheryl A. Engber Sara LeBien
Bruce and Shannon Storm - In Betsy and J.M. Walsh
George and Jo Fielding Shirley A. Fitzgibbons Nita Levison
Honor of Tiffany Storm Ericson Eboni Edwards
Idalene F. Kesner and Paul Anne T. Fraker Jeanette Calkins Marchant
Margaret and William Yarber Cole Winston
Robins Audrey Heller Rosemary Miller
Kate Kroll Susan Koutiel Hiller Leonard M. Phillips
Earl Luetzelschwab and Deborah John Hobson Robert L. Shettleroe
ANNUAL GIVING Burkhart Craig and Kathryn Holden Reva Shiner
2020 Carol and Wade Peacock Darla Brown and Michael Hunt Coleen Stanley
Laura C. Trout Donald and Margaret Jones Fontaine Syer
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Ronald Kovener Grafton Trout
($2,500) SPONSOR ($250–$499) Gladys and David Kramer Herman B. Wells
Diana and Rodger Alexander - Joan Caulton and Edwin Margaret and Thomas Leckey Albert Wertheim
Twelfth Night Greenebaum Diana Dehart Lehner Nathan and Pamela Zauel
Harlan Lewis and Doris David and Tyler Ferguson James and Jeanne Madison Paul N. Zietlow
Wittenburg - At First Sight Donald and Sandra Freund Priscilla Osovski Manwaring and
Harlan Lewis and Doris Michael E. Gleeson William Manwaring
Wittenburg - Sounding Bodies Dale and Sherry McFadden Nancy G. Martin
Maribeth and Richard McKaig Nancy and Perry Metz
PARTNER ASSOCIATE James L. McLay Virginia K. Metzger
PRODUCERS Howard Mehlinger Geraldine C. Miller
($1,250) Sandra and Stephen Moberly John and Patricia Mulholland
Ruth Albright - Amplified Donna and Robert Ormiston Denise and Harold Ogren
Anne and Jim Bright - Amplified George Pinney and Scott Jones Jeanne and Norman Overly
Kathryn and Barry Brown - Little Mary F. Popp Katherine and Travis Paulin
Women Elizabeth C. Raff Carol Pierce
Carolyn and Dave Emmert - Little Stanley Ritchie Scott and Susan Putney
Women Bradley Schiesser and Andrea John and Lislott Richardson
Phil Evans and Herbert O. Kuebler White F. Wayne Roberts, Jr.
- Amplified Judy Schroeder Beth and David Rupp
Jo Ellen and Steve Ham - Erdine M. Simic Marilyn F. Saum
Amplified Erika and George E. Walker Sue Sgambelluri
Susan and David Jones - Mary H. Wennerstrom Kathleen A. Sideli
Amplified * Denotes donors who have passed away, but whose gift continues to benefit the department and its students.
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2 0 2 0 – 2 1 S E A S O N A S S O C I AT E P R O D U C E R S
Judy Shettleroe
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THEATRE & DANCE
AMPLIFIED: A SERIES OF PLAYS
BY BLACK AUTHORS
BLACK SUPER HERO MAGIC MAMA
TIME IS ON OUR SIDE
TWELFTH NIGHT
2020–21
SEASON AT FIRST SIGHT:
theatre.indiana.edu A NEW PLAY FESTIVAL