Theatre Speech and Dance
WEST
SIDE STORY
THE TALES OF THE
LAST FORMICANS
A
COLA DAY IN HELL
FALL DANCE CONCERT
THE KILLING GAME
HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK
BURIED CHILD
SPRING DANCE CONCERT
WEST SIDE STORY
Book byArthur Laurents
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Stephen SondheimOctober 14-17, 20-23, 1993
Directed and Choreographed by Julie A. Strandberg
Cast
MARIA Sandy S. Choi
TONY Richard Canedo
ANITA Lizzy Davis
RIFF Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
BERNARDO Jed Herman
GIRL Laura Bures
SHRANK Rob DiMarco
GLADHAND Derek Wasserman
KRUPKE Tim Moynihan
DOC Derek Wasserman
ANYBODYS Jody Lappin
Jets:
ACTION Joseph K. Alston
BABY John Joshua Barry
A-RAB Bo Hoshaw
BIG DEALDavid Leventhal
DIESEL Jeremy Eddy
VELMA Becka Vargus
GRAZIELLA Jillian Rosenbach
PAULINE Susan Pourfar
MINNIE Melissa Schlachtmeyer
CLARICE Naomi Barends
Sharks:
CHINO Isaac Hazard
NIBBLES Kevin Rice
PEPE Doug Harrison
INDIO Ethan Malasky
ROSALIA Laura Bures
CONSUELO Amity Gaige
FRANCISCA Marissa Burgoyne
TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS
by Constance CongdonNovember 1-14, 17-20, 1993
Directed by Tori Haring-Smith)CATHY Amy D. Jacobson
ERIC Bill Donoghue
JIM MCKISSICK Anton Piatigorsky
EVELYN MCKISSICK Nurit Monacelli
JUDY Tracee Ross
JERRY Adrian Darnell
TRUCKER, HANK, Jack Gerald Mortensen III
Aliens:
MASTER OF CEREMONIES Gerald Mortensen III
OTHERS Bill Donoghue, Amy Jacobson, Nurit Monacelli,
Anton Piatigorsky, Tracee RossTime: Remembering now.
Place: Another world, but it's this world.There will be one 10-minute intermission between Acts 1 and 2DIRECTOR'S NOTE:TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS:
Possible Explanation Number One
We are controlled by aliens and they are idiots TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS:
Possible Explanation Number Two
Chairs provide great insight into a culture.TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS:
Possible Explanation Number Three
Grief in intolerable.TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS:
Possible Explanation Number Four
Life can be understood.TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS:
Possible Explanation Number Five
Pain is the river of life.TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS:
Possible Explanation Number Six
These are our children.TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS:
Possible Explanation Number Seven
Anthropology is the key to understanding life.TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS:
Possible Explanation Number Eight
God is dead.TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS:
Possible Explanation Number Nine
God is an alien.TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS:
Possible Explanation Number Ten
Sunglasses are vital.In this play, the characters remember now. Looking back from their new existence as aliens, they recall the painful and funny ways in which their world seemed random and chaotic. They remember a world that was beyond rational explanation. By removing themselves from that world, these aliens can study it dispassionately, and they can make us laugh.In a phone conversation, Constance Congdon, the author of TALES OF THE LAST FORMICANS, told me that the play reflected her love of theatrical improvisation and workshops. "Play with it," she said, "and don't be too rigid about the logic." I have found that the play is like a Picasso painting--it shows three perspectives of a face all at once. Putting those three faces on the stage simutaneously creates moments of confusion and chaos as well as clarity. In other words, it gives us the feeling of everyday life. --Tori Haring-SmithPRODUCTION STAFFStage Manager - Jennifer Stempel
Assistant Stage Managers - Eve Brensike, Jill Rothblatt
Assistant Technical Director - David P. Crowley
Technical Assistants - David Shrier, Masi Oka, Mike Braun, Maggie Skodon
Costume Shop Manager/Cutter/Draper - Ann Smith
Costume Assistants - Justine Hodges Chevalier, Byron Hamann, Karen Rehner
Dresser - Maggie Edelman
Dimmerboard Operator - Peter Nachtrieb
Sound Operator - Melissa Caruso
Set Crew - TA 3, TA 25
Dramaturgs - Maggie Edelman, Eve Brensike
Musical Accompaniment - Chris Turner
Box Office Manager/Publicist - Gerhard Schulte
Box Office Assistant - Laura Devere
Publicity and Archival Photos - Daniel Small
Graphics Designer - Adam Gaston Gravois
Architectural Renderings - Lerner/Ladds Architects, Inc.SPECIAL THANKSJohn Everson, Trinity Repertory Company
FALL DANCE CONCERT
(sorry we don't have a program for this show)
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Senior Slot Production
KILLING GAME
Directed by Jeremiah Minh GreenblattMarch 16-20, 1994
Mara Gerstein
Dorian Johnson
Stephen O’Reilly
Amanda Philipson
Taclan Romey
Melissa Schlachtmeyer
Amy Strahler
Dov Weinstein
HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Lowry MarshallBERNARDO Matt Zubin Webster
FRANCISCO Frank Castro
HORTIO JJ McArdle
MARCELLUS Daniel Kolker
CLAUDIUS Mark Cohen
VOLTIMAND Michael Oates Palmer
CORNELIUS Christian David Rutherford
LAERTES Scott Ashton Robinson
POLONIUS Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
HAMLET Gerald Mortensen III
GERTRUDE Kristen Marie Gurdin
OPHELIA Jillian Rosenbach
GHOST OF HAMLET'S FATHER George Spelvin
REYNALDO Richard Risberger
ROSENCRANTZ Andrew Case
GUIDENSTERN Jon Marcus
Players:
FIRST PLAYER Peter Gevisser
PLAYER PROLOGUE Alexandra D. Kuntzsch
PLAYER QUEEN Matt Harvey
PLAYER LUCIANUS Julie E. Gold
PLAYER MUSICIAN Celia Edvige Day
FORTINBRAS Daniel Kolker
A NORWEGIAN CAPTAIN Roberto L. DiMarco
A GENTLEWOMAN Alixandra G. Englund
A GENTLEMAN Neil “Fred” Piccioto
A MAID SERVANT Lizzie Phelps
A SAILOR Frank Castro
FIRST GRAVEDIGGER Peter Gevisser
SECOND GRAVEDIGGER Brian Wilson
A PRIEST Jake Cooper
OSRIC David Taylor
THE ENGLISH AMBASSADOR Matt Zubin Webster
ENSEMBLE: Celia Edvige Day, Roberto L. DiMarco, Julie Gold, Matt Harvey, Alexandra D. Kuntzsch, Richard Risberger, Christian David Rutherford, Mike Saenz
April 28-May 1, 4-7, 1994
Directed by Spencer GolubDODGE Matt Reid Smith
HALIE Joanna Schwartz
TILDEN Doug Greco
BRADLEY Anton Piatigorsky
SHELLY Rachel Bloomgarden
VINCE Gerald Mortensen III
FATHER DEWIS Adrian Darnell
Brown Dance Ensemble SPRING CONCERT 1994
produced by Julie A. Strandberg
CLOSER TO THE LIGHT
choreographer: Julie Strandberg
HENRY, LOUISA, and WILHELM
choreographer: Winston R. Seakirk
LIFELINE
choreographer: Carolyn Dorfman
THE ENVELOPE
choreographer: David Parsons
IN THE WINGS (Part one and Nothing’s Set In Stone)
choreographer: Michelle Bach-Coulibaly
CIRCLE OF MORNING
choreographer: Stasia Blyskal
ELEMENTS
choreographer: Melissa Schlachtmeyer
SOUNOU
choreographer: Seydou Coulibaly