Theatre UAB 2017-2018 Season

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare

Directed by Dennis Mclernon October 18-21 at 7:30pm

October 22 at 2:00pm The Sirote Theatre

WORKING Book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Fa o mu ic by Schwartz, Craig Camelia ,

Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, 1111d Jame Taylor , and lyrics by Schwartz, Camelia,

Grant, Taylor and Susan Birkenhead. Directed by Valerie Accetta

Musical Direction by Carolyn Violi Movement Direction by Roy Lightn er

November 8-11 , 15-17 at 7:30pm Nov ember 18 at 2:00pm

The Odess Theatre

SILENT SKY by Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Karl a Koskinen February 21-24 at 7 :30pm

February 25 at 2:00pm The Sirote Theatre

STA DI GO CEREMONY: THE GA MARRl GE PLAY

by Mo Gaffney , Jordan Harrison, Moi es Kaufman Wendy Macleod Jose Rivera ,

Paul Rudni ck, and Doug Wrigh t, conceived by Brian hnipper

Directed by Kelly Allison Brandon Brue · Jack annon , Mel hri Lian, Cheryl Hall, Denni Mcle rnon

Feb 27-28, March 1-3 at 7:30pm March 4 at 2:00pm The Odess Theatre

HAIRSPRAY Music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by

Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray.

Directed by Valerie Accetta & Roy Lightner

Musical Direction by Carolyn Violi Choreography by Roy Lightner

April 11-14 at 7:30pm April 15 at 2:00pm The Sirote Theatre

ASC Box Office: 975-ARTS.

Show information at http://www.uab.edu/cas/theatre/productions

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Theatre

Frank and Joan Dawson, Michael J. and Mary Anne Freeman

Lanny and Darlene Gray Mary and Kyle Hulcher

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE

and W.B. Philips, Jr.

present

music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray.

Directed by Valerie Accetta and Roy Lightner Musical Direction by Carolyn Violi Choreography by Roy Lightner ,.•j):

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The Sirote Theatre in the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center

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THE KENNEDY CENTER

The Kennedy Gen/er American College Theater Festival sr!, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David and Alice Rubenstein.

Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitab!e T,ust /o, supporting the John F. Kennedy Genier for the Perlorming Arts• Kennedy Genier American College Thea/er Festival.

Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernslein and Wilma E. Bernstein; the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundalion; and Bea/rice arid Anthony Welters and /he AnBryce Foundation

KCACTF isparl of JFKC: A Centennial Ce~b<al~n ol John F Kennedy, inspired by five eoouring ideals ollen ascribed lo JFK: Cmrrage. Freedom. Justice. Service, and Grali/Utle Suppo,1 for JKFC: A Centenn~I Celebration al John F Kennedy is provided by Ambassador Elizabeth B,sfey. Chevron, /he Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, and Target

Kennedy Center educ a/ion and related artistic programming is made possible through /he generosity of the National Committee for the Pedorming Arls and the President's AdvisOfY Cammi/lee on /he Arts.

This pmduction is enlered in the Kennedy Cenler Ame,ican College Theate, Festival (KCACTF) The aims ol this national theater education program are lo identify and promote quality in college-level theater production To I his end, each production entered is elig~le for a response by a regional KCACTF represen1alive, and selected students and faculty are invited lo parlicipale in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics al both lheregional and nalionalleve!s

Pmductions entered on lhe Paf1icipating level are eligible lor invilalioo to lhe KCACTF regional lestival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, des~n. direclion arx:I performance

Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals lo recognize, reward, and celebrate Ille exemplary wmk produced in college and unive,sHy !heaters acrnss the nal:on

Theatre UAB Faculty and Administrative Staff

Kelly Dean Allison, Professor ...... ... . ...... , ............... . ......... .. ..................... Chair

Valerie Accetta, Assistant Professor. ...... ... ...... Head of Musical Theatre Performance

Jack Cannon Assistant Professor. . ... .......... ...... ...... ........ . .. .. Acting /Intro to Theatre Ward Haarb~uer .......... ... ....................................... .. .......... Professor Emeritus

Cheryl Hall Assistant Professor .................................................. .Intro to Theatre Karma Ibse~ ...................................................................... Professor Emerita

Marlene Johnson, Professor. ................ .. .................. .. ................. . .. Acting/Voice Karla Koskinen, Professor. . ................................... . . ..... ........... Acting/Directing

Roy Lightner, Associate Professor. ........ .. ... .. ... Musical Theatre Performance/Dance Dennis McLernon, Professor .............................................. Head of Performance Amy Page, Assistant Professor. ........... .. ..................... .. ............ Costume Direc.tor

Kimberly Schnormeier, Associate Professor /Associate Dean .............. Costume Design Lee Shackleford Associate Professor. .... .... ..... ...... .......... .......... ... . : ..... Playwriting

Cliff Simon , Professor. ... ......... ..... ......... ............ ...... .......... . .. ... Scene Design

Carolyn Violi ............... ..... .................... . ........... Musical Director/ Accom~anist

Vessela Warner Associate Professor. ...... ... ..................................... Theatre History Will York ....... .' ......... .... .................................................... Professor Emeritus

Ed Zuckerman, Associate Professor ................ Production Manager/Technical Director

Adjunct Faculty Carlon Alexandra ..... ..... .... ......... ........ , ................................. .Intro to Dance

Tiffany Heimbach ........ ... . . .. ......... ........... ..... ........................... ... ........ Tap I June Mack .. ............... .... . ............... ............. .Intermediate Narrative Filmmaking Mary Margaret Scalici .............. ...... .............. ... ....... ...... . ..... ... .. ....... Ballet II

Mel Christian ............................ ................. Program Manager/Tour Coordinator Chris Humphries, Duncan McCrary .... ............ . .......... . ... Audio/Visual Technicians Nora Whitten ................ . . . .. ... ..... ......... .. . . . .. . ......... ..... . .Administrative Associate

Theatre UAB is a proud member of. ..

The Kennedy Center

MERICAN COLLEG

HEATER FESTIVA

NAST The National Association of

Schools of Theatre

SOUTHf'ASTfRN THEATRE CONf[RENCE

The University of Alabama at Binningham Department of Theatre Frank and Joan Dawson • Michael J. and Mary Anne Freeman

Lanny and Darlene Gray • Mary and Kyle Hulcher and

W.8. Philips, Jr. Present

HAIRSPRAY The Broadway Musical

Book by Mark O'Donnell Thomas Meehan

Music by Marc Shaiman

Lyrics by Scott Wittman Marc Shaiman

Based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by JOHN WATERS

Stage Manager

Scenic Design Cliff Simon

Audio Engineer Isidro Robinson*

Lauren Edwards

Costume Design Sharon Morgan

Properties Design J. Marc Quattlebaum

Wig Design Kurt Alger*

Lighting Design Ed Zuckerman

Vocal/Text Coach Marlene Johnson

Directed by Valerie Accetta & Roy Lightner

Musical Direction t_;arolyn Violi Choreography Roy Lightner

Assistant Director Brian Wittenberg

Associate Choreo_grapher Royzell Wall<"er

*Guest Artists. Kurt Alger is sponsored by the Jemison Visiting Professorship in the Humanities.

THE CAST Tracy Tumblad ....................... .... ........................... .. .... .Justine Nelson Corny Collins .................. .... .. ..... ..................................... Ben Lundy Edna Turnblad ................. .... .. . . .... ....................... . .... ... . .. Jack Cannon Penny Pingleton .................. .. . ....... .... . .................. ..... Peyton Overstreet Velma Von Tussle/Pinkette ......... ... ..................................... Clara Holmes Amber Von Tussle ...... . .... ...... .. ..... ................................... Allie Nichols Link Larkin .................... . . ......... ................................. Zachary Lampe Seaweed .............................. . . .... ........................... . .... Royzell Walker Little Inez .......................... .. . ..... ........................... .. ... ... .Jori Rut ledge Motormouth Maybelle/Pinkette ...... . ................................. . .. · bani Booker Wilbur Turnblad ..................... ..... ........................... .... Brian Wittenberg Prudy Pingleton/Pinkette/Matron ..... ....................................... Kayli Porter Mr. Pinky/Duane ................... ...... ..... ......................... ... . Antonio Mitchell Gym Teacher .... .. . .. .......... ....... . ..... ................... ............ .. Rachel Biggs Mr. Spitzer/Principal/Guard ... ... .. .. . ........ .. ........... . . ........... .. Tanier Dutton Gilbert ......... . .... .. .... . ........ . ... ... .. . ... . ... ........ ..... ... .Jeremy X. Richardson Stooie . . ............................... .... ........... ........ . ... . .... ... ..... Devin Franklin Cindy .................................. ........ .. . .................. ....... .... Brooke Payne Thad ..................................... . .. ....................... . ... ...... .... Tyree Jamal Tammy ................................. .... ............................... Meredith Morse Brad .................................... . .. . .............................. Diego Villanueva Fender ... ............................ . . , ... ...................... ... ... ......... .Joey Parker Brenda ................................. ..... ........................... .... Camilla Almond Sketch .. ......................... . .. ....... . .............................. Brett Everingham Shelley ....................................................................... Addie Counts IQ .. . . .. ....................... ............. . ..... ........ ......... . .... . .. ... .Jackson Pen·y Lou Ann ............................. ..... . . .... . ..... .. .......... ......... Marissa Hebson Motormouth Kid .. ... . .. .. . .. . ..... .... .. ......................... .. ....... Shaina Hamby Lorianne ... . ........................ . .. ..... ... . .......... .. ....... . . .... ........ Lilly Bateh Motormouth Kids Swing ................................................... David Parker Female Swings .................. ... .. ... . . ....... Elizabeth Forman, Alyse Rosenblatt

THE ORCHESTRA Conductor - Carolyn Violi

Keyboard 2 ............................. . .................................... . Richard Byrd Reeds 1 ..... .................. .. . .. . ........... ... .. ...... . ... ...... .. .. ... . .... ... Kim Bain Reeds 2 ....... . .. ...... . .. .... . ...... . ....................................... . .. Matt Barron Tn1mpet ........ . . . . ... . . . .... .. ......... .. ... . ...... . ...... ..... .. . ....... .. James Zingara Trombone ... .. . .... .. .. .. . . . . .... . . .... .. .. ...... ......... . . . .. . . .. .. .... . . . .. Mark Foster Guitar. . ..... ... . ... ...... . ......... .. ...... .. ... .. .. .......... . ... ... ... ... ...... Carlos Pino Bass ............. ....... . . .. ... ..... .. . ... .. . ..... . .... . ............... ... .... Roy Yarbrough Drums . . ..... . .. . . ..................... . .. .... . .............. . . .. . . ... ....... .. Maury Levine Percussion . .................. . ..... .. .. .. . .. ... . .... . . . ... . .......... .. ...... .. Sam Herman

Orchestrations by Harold Wheeler Arrangements oy Marc Shaiman

The Place: Baltimore Time: 1962

There will be one fifteen minute intermission.

Opening Night: Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 7:30pm.

Theatrical haze and strobes will be used in this production.

HAIRSPRAY The Broadway Musical

SONGS ACTI Good Morning Baltimore ........... .... .. .. ........ ......................... Tracy & Company The Nicest Kids in Town ............ .... , . . .............. Corny Collins & Council Members Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now ......... ....... . .... Edna, Tracy, Prudy, Penny, Velma, Amber I Can Hear the Bells ............ . .... . .. . . . ... , ............................... Tracy & Company Miss Baltimore Crabs ......... . ...... .......... .. .... .............. Velma & Council Members The Madison . ... ........................ . ................... .......... ... ...... Corny & Company The Nicest Kids in Town (Reprise) ..... . . .. .......... . .......... Corny & Council Members It Takes Two ............... . ............................................ .. ..... . ..... Link & Tracy Welcome to the 60's . .. .. . ........ ............ .... ......... Tracy, Edna, Pinkettes & Company Run and Tell That! .................... , . , ..... .............. Seaweed, Little Inez & Company Big, Blonde and Beautiful ........... , . . ...... .......... Motormouth Maybelle & Company

ACT II The Big Dollhouse .................... . .. .. .. ........ . .. .................... ..... ......... Women Good Morning Baltimore (Reprise) ... . .. . ... ........ .................................... .Tracy You're Timeless to Me .............. ...... .... .. . . . . ... . . ........................ . Edna & Wilbur Without Love ................ ....... .. ..... ......... .. .... ...... Link, Tracy , Seaweed & Penny I Know Where I've Been ... ......... ....... .. ..... .. .. ... Motormouth Maybelle & Company (It's) Hairspray .. ..................... . . ............. . ... ............. Corny & Council Members Cooties .......... ....... .. .... ...... .... ...... . ...... . ............. .. Amber & Council Members You Can't Stop the Beat .......... . .. ...... ... ... ........... .............. .............. Company

HAIRSPRAY Th Broadn1ay Mu ical

is presented through speeial arrang ment with Mu ic Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 423 West 55th tree!, Second Floor, New York, NY 10019

Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www .MTIS hows.com

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Hairspray Production Biographies

Valerie Accetta (Director) Home Town : Columbus, OH Educa tion : MFA - Virginia om monwealth University Recent Production Work : Dir cling: Working , A Liule Night Music, Spring Awakening Avenue Q Urinetown: The A{usical (UAB.) Choreography / Mu ical Direction : Twelflh Night (UAB.) Directin g/As ociat Directing: Gypsy ( ampion

chool Greece ,) Soulh Pacific, Oklahoma (Weat hervane Playhouse , OH ) Phantom (River ide Theatre , VA ,) God pell ( dinbur gh Fring e Fe ti val.) A. soc iate Choreography: The Produc ers (Virginfa Repertory Theatre,) Anni e (Pioneer Theatre, UT.)

amilla Almond (Brenda) Home T wn: Atlanta, GA Education : Dunwoody High School Recent Production Work: Acting: A Midsummer N igh t 's Dream , 14th Annual Fe tivaf of Ten Minute Plays, The Real lrM1Jector Hound (UAB ,) Into the Woods .(The Performer' Warehou e) The Mu ic Man, Oklahoma! (Dunwoody H ), Legally Blonde (A D .

Lilly Batch (Lorianne) Home Town: Jacksonville, FL Education: The Bolles School Recen t Production Work: Aeling: Working, 2017-18 Cabaret Touring Company, A Lifll e Nigh t Music (UAB,) Grea ·e, George Washington Slept Here (The Bolles

choo l), The Wizard of Oz (F CJ,) Fiddler on the Roo/(Providence School of Jack onvill e.)

Rachel Biggs (Gym Teacher) Home Town: Lubbock, TX Education: Fren hip High chool Recent Production Work: Acting : A Midsummer Night 's Dream, A Little Night Music (UAB,) Peter Pan (Lubbock Moonlight Musical ,) Into the Woods (Frenship HS Choir), All My Sons, Tarzan (Fren hip H Theatre) Gheflo (Texas Tech Theatre Camp.)

Eboni Booker (Motormouth Maybelle/Pinl<ette) Home Town : Ton y, AL Education : Sparkman High chool Recent Production W rk : Acting: Working, The Real lnspe tor Houn i, Spring Awc,kening (UAB) Aladd in Jr. (Hltnt ville Community Chorn Assoc iation,) Rodge r & Hammerstein's Cinderella ( parkman High chool.) cenic Painter: Buried Child (UAB.) Dre er: Stupid F*** ing Bird (UAB.)

Jack Cannon (Edna Turnb)ad) Home Town: Atlanta, GA Education : MFA Directin g/Aeling - The University of Arizona. Recent Production Work: Directing: Pablo and Andrew at the Altar qf Word ·, The Re(J/ }mp ector Hound, Dancing_ at L11g/masa In The Next Room (or, The Vibrator Play,) Twelfth Night; or, What You Wl/1, The CaL1cas ian 11alk ircle, 1 argo Desolato. the Food Chain (UAB.) Acting: You Can 'I Take ft With You, Buried Child, Don't Trifle With love , Three ister , King L ear (UAB.)

Hairspray Production Biographies

Addie Counts (Shelley) Home Town: Chattanooga, TN Education: Center for Creative Arts Recent Production Work: Acting : 2017-18 Shakespeare Touring Compa ny, The Real lnspec10r Hound, Sprin?_ Awak ning, 2016-17 Kids on the Block Touring Company (U B.) Hello, Dolly!, Shrek. All Shook Up ( A,) 9 lo 5, Xanadu (Chattanooga Theatre entre.) tage ~anagement: Working (UAB.), As istant S_tage Management: Vinegar Tom (UAB .) Light Board Operator: You Can I Tak> /1 W11h You (UAB.)

Tanier Dutton (Mr. Spitzer/Principal/Guard) Home Town: Carbon Hill, AL Education: Transfer: Bevill State Community College, A.S. Psychology, Carbon Hill High School Recent Production Work : Acting: A Midwmmer Mght 's Dream (UAB The Imp or1ance of Being Earnest, 711e Merchant of Venice, All My on . Macbeth (Bevill State ommuni ty College.) Playwriting : Sundee Momin' Digest (One Man how.)

Lauren Edwards (Stage Manager) Home Town: Chelsea, AL -ducaLibn: Chel ea High chool Rece.nt Production Work: tage Management: 711e Grave Digger'· Tale (ASF ,) Damn Yankees, Beauty and the Bea. t Jr., Gypsy, Willy . Wo11ka Jr., Chi aso (V_ ·t,) Buried Child, Avenue 0. J J'" Annual Festival of Ten Mmute Plays (UAB.) A 1 ·tant tage Management : rhe Mousetrap, A Christmas Carol, Because of Winn Dixi e, Dauphin I ·land (A F ) Big Love (UAB.) Prop Ma ·ter: Damn Yankees. Willy Wonka Jr. (V T.)

Brett Everingham (Sketch) Home Town: Atlanta, GA Education: Ho ver High School Recent Production Work: Acting: A Midsummer Night's Dream (UAB,) Bring It On: The Mu ·icct!, Don't Touch That Dial , I Am Angel (Hoover HS.)

avannah Faulkner (As istant tage Manager) Home Town: Bonita pring , FL Education : Estero High chool. Tran fer: '11orida . chool of The Arts Recent Production Work: Aeling: Blood Wedding, The Hot Mikado (FloA1ts.) Running

rew: Silent Sky (UAB.)

lizabeth Forman (Female wing) Home Town: t. Petersburg FL Education: Pinella ounty enter for the Arts Recent Production Work: Acting: A Midsummer Night's Dr eam A Little Night Music, Vinegar Tom (VAB,) In The Height ·, One Man, Two Guv11ors, Les Miserables (PCCA.)

Devin Franklin (Stooie) Home Town: Birmingham, Alabama Education: McAdory High School Recent Production. Work: Acting: On Lock, In the Heights (McAdory HS)

haina Hamby (Motormouth Kid) Home Town: Birmingham AL Education: Homew od High chool Jefferson State Community College Recent Production Work: Dance: Amahl and the Night Visitors (UAB.)

Hairspray Production Biographies

Marissa Hebson (Lou Ann) Home Town: Pinson, AL Educati.on: hades Valley Theatre Academy Recent Production Work : Acting: A Midrummer Night's Dream 2017-1 Bookends Touring Company , A Lilfle Night Music, Vinegar Tom, 1 cm ing at Lug/1110 a, 13th Annual Feslivul of Ten Minute Plays (UAB.) 25th Annual Putnam Cozm/J' Spelling Bee ( VTA,) The Drowsy Chaperone (SVTA.) Choreography: A Midsummer Night' Dream (UA13.)

Clara Vetta Holmes (Velma Von Tussle/Pinkette) Home Town: Grand Blanc, Ml

ducation : Grand Blanc High choo l Recent Production Work: Acting: A little Night Music, Vinegar Tom (UAB,) Thoro11ghl, Modem Millie, Almost Maine Hoirspray (Grand Blanc HS.) Assistant

tage Management: Working (UAB.)

Tyree Jamal (Thad) Home Town: Mobile, AL Education: W.P. Davidson High School, Coastal Alabama Community College. Recent Production Work: This is Tyree's first show.

Marlene Johnson (Vocal/Text Coach) Home Town: Allentown, PA Education: MFA Virginia ommonwealth Unive1 ity Recent Pr duction Work: Voice & Text oach: Silent Sky, Working, A Midsummer Night's Dream (UAB.) Vocal oach: The Real lm1Jector Hound You Con 't Take fl With You, Spring Awa kening, Buried Child, Stupid P***i11g Bird, Dancing or Lughnasa, Avenue Q, ln The Next Room (or, The Vibrator Play,) Women of War, Urineto,vn: The Mu ical, Twe(frh Nigh t, Big Love, harley's Aunt, Proof. Macbeth (UAB.) Vocal Director : Vinegar Tom, On The Verie (UAB Around Tl1e World in 80 Days, God <if Gamage (Alabama hakespeare Fe t1val.)

Zachar)' Lampe (Link Larkin) Home l own: St. Peter bur~, FL Education: Gibbs enio r High School/Pinellas County Center for the Arts (P A) Rec nl Production Work: Acting : Working (UAB,) Evita, All the Way, In the Heights (PC A) .

Roy Lightner (Director/Choreographer) Home Town : Leawood K Educati n: MFA - Goddard liege ; BM - Oklahoma ity University. Re ent Production Work: Directo r/ horeographer: Working (UAB) lucky to Be Me (NY Opera , asst. to Peggy Hickey ) Hairspra y, Miss Saigon C: ondheir.n enter,) Bring Tr On (Mu ic Theatre f Kansas ity,) Hound of the Ba kervilles Cape Playhouse ,) Littl e Shop of Horrors , Thoroughly Modem Millie (MTK , Best of Broadway Under the Stars, Wine 011nl1y Speakeasy , Thi Magic Momeni, Oh, Whal A Nig ht! (Tran c nd nee Theatre ompany) Dogftght, A horus Line , H2$, Legally Bloncle (Ithaca ollege) oncert Dance Choreograp hy: Oklahoma ity Dance Project, NYC's ommunity Dance Proiect, NVC Jazz Ente,pr is , plu 2 full length original ballets : In Your Eyes and Under the Covers.

Hairspray Production Biographies

Ben Lundy ( orny Collins) Home Town: Fairhope, AL Education: Pairhope High School Recent Production Work: Acting: A Midrn111111er Night's Dr eam 2016~17 & 2017-18 Shc,kespear e Touring Company, A Liff le Night Musi You Ca11 ·r Take It With You. Spring Awakening, Avenue Q, Clyboume Park, 2014-15 & 2015-16 Cabaret Touring Company, Urine/own: The Musical, Twelfth Night,· or, What You Will (UAB,) Pippin, 9 to 5 (Highlands Playhouse,) Franken lein: A New Mi,sica/ (Fairhope H, ) Seussiceil the Musical (Orange Beach J>crforming Arts ompany) A Midsummer_ Night's Dream (Alabama hake peare festival) har/i e and rhe hocolate Facto1y (Jitterbug Theatre.) Playwright: 13th Annual Festival of Ten Minute Plays (UAB.)

Antonio Mitchell (Mr. Pinky/Duane) Home Town: Phenix City, AL Education: Centra l High School/Faulkner Univer ity Recent Production Work: Acting: Washington & DuBois: Two Opinion , 011, Goal (Vulcan Park,) A Midsummer Nigh t ' Dream, 2017-18 Book end Touring Company, The Real Ji1spector Hound, You Ccm '/ Take lt Wirh You, Buried Child (UAB) Le· Mi ·erabl e , The Game' Afool, Flight of the Lawnchair Man {Faulkner University) The Drowsy Chaperone, Zombie Prom ( 1-1 Encore Pr duction .)

'haron Morgan (Costume Design) Home Town: Gad den AL Education : BA Jacksonville tate Univ rsity MFA University of A labama Recent Production Work: Tailor / pecialt).'. o tume Con truction: MacG 1ver. ec,son 2 ( · BS.) ostume Design / oordinatio n: Tuxedo Junction (Birmingham hildren 's Theatre) Beauty and The Bea ·t, Children of Eden ( itka Fine Ari' amp,) Standing 011 Ceremony: The Gay Mal"l'iage Plays , You Can't Tt1ke_lt With Ypu, ~pring_ Awc,kening, Rabbit Hol e (UAB.) Assistant o tume Design: Don t Tr(/le With Love (UAB.) Draper: Buri ed C}1i/d, Dan cing at lughna sa. Big love, harley's Aunt, Urinetown , In The Next Room · or, The Vibra tor Play. Costume Shop Ma.nag r Touring ompanie ostume Designer and oordinator {UAB.)

Meredith Morse (Tammy) Home Town : We terville , OH Educat ion: Westerville Central High School Recent Production Work: Aeling : A Midsummer Night' · Dream, A lilfl e Night Music, 20l!-16, 20 16-! 7, 2017-{8 Cabaret Touring ompany, You Con ' I ~a{ce it With You, .:>prmg_ Awakemng Dan cmgat lug/ma a, Avenue Q (UAB,) The Ehnrof Lov e (UAB Opera) , Xanadu, Honk! (Westervi[le Central HS), The Musi Man .. The Wizard of Oz (We terville Civic Theatrn.) Assistant Choreograp hy: A lvfidHmuner Night's Drec,m (UAB.)

Ju tine elson (Tracy Turnblad) Home Town: St. Peter burg, FL Education: Gibbs enior High chool/ Education: Pinellas County Center for the Arts (PCCA) Recent Production Work: Acting: Working (UAB,) Evita, One Man Two Guvnors (PCCA,) Thoroughly Modern Millie (Eight O Clock Theatre.)

Hairspray Production Biographies

Allie Nichols (Amber Von Tussle) Home Town: Tupelo, MS Education: Homeschooled Recent Production Work: Acting: A Midsummer Night's Dream, You Can't Take it With You, (UAB,) Les Miserables, Bye Bye Birdi e (Tupelo ommunity Theatre.) Costume De ign/Ac lor: Jv/my Poppins (Tupelo ommunity Theatre.)

Peyton Overstreet (Penny Pingleton) Home Town: Tallahassee, FL Education: Lm".ton Chiles Hi&h School Recent Product~on Wo~k: Actmg: A Little Night Music, Vinegar Tom (UAB,) How to Succeed in Bus111e Without Rea lly Trying, Into the Woods, Joni and the Wail (Young Actors Theatre.)

David Parker (Motormouth Kid wing) Home Town: Birmingham, AL Education: Paul W. Bryant High chool Rec nt Producti n Work: Cling: Washington & DuBois : Two Opinions, One Goal (Vulcan Park ,) The Dinn er Detective (Redrn nt Hotel,) Voice in the Dark: A Salem Stmy (Paul W. Bryant HS.)

Joe Parker (Fender·) Home T wn: kansa City, MO Education: Grandview enior High chool R cent Production W rk: A Mid,;un1111er Night's Dream, 2017-18 Shakespeare Touring Company. A lillle Night Music, You Can't Take It With You, 2016-17 Kids on the Blo ck Tourin g Compm'?!! Spring Awakening (UAB), HONK!, John Lennon and Me, Beau ty and the Bea ·t (GH Theat re.)

Brooke Payne ( indy) Home Town: Birmingham , AL Education: Shades Valley High School /Alabama State University Recent Production Work : Acting: A Midsummer ight's Dream, The Real Inspector Hound (UAB,) Black Nativity: A Heavenly Vision (A U.) The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Drowsy Chaperone (Shade Valley Theatre Academy.)

Jackson Perry (IQ) Home Town: Hoover, AL Education: Hoover High School Recent Production Work: Assistant Stage Management: A Midsummer Night's Dream (UAB.)

Kayli Porter (Prudy Pingleton/Pinkette/Matron) Home Town: Bessemer, AL Education: McAdory High S hool R~cent ~r ducti _n W_ork: Acting: 2016-17 ~ 2017-18 abaret Touring Company, A /..,1t1/e N1gj1t Music , Vinegar Tom, 2015-16 Allee In Wonderland Touring Company, ll11en11e (d (UAB,) Of1ce On _Thi· ls/and, Play it Again, Sam, Wait Until Dark (McAdory HS .) Assistant Director: Working, Spring Awakening (UAB.)

Hairspray Production Biographies

J. Marc Quattl ebaum (Properties Design) Home Town: Lexington SC Education: MFA Wayne rate Univer ity 2009. BA Newberry ollege 2005 Recent Production Work: Properlies De ign: Silent Sky, Working. A Mid ummer Night' Dream, A Lillie Ni[{'II Music, Y_ou Can'.' Take_fl Wilh Y~u. Vinegar Tom, Th Real lnspec lor Ho1111d, 1mng AwC1ke111ng. Buned hdd, Dancing ol L11gh11asa, In The Next Room (or, The Vibrator Play,) Clyboum e Park (UAB.)

Jerem y . Richardson (Gilbert) Home Town: Mobile AL Education: Murphy High ehool/Coa tal Alabama ommunity ollege Recent Production Work: Acting: Working, 20/7-18 t1bare1 Touring Comp_any, A Li/tie Nigh / Music, A mah/ and the Nigh t Visitor U B,) The Importance of Being Emes1, Santa· Chris tmas Tree ( ACC,) Broadway Live I: lift le hop of Norro1:1·, Grease. Broadway Live JI: Jer ey Boy·, Newsies, Chicago, West Side S101y (Murphy HS.) tage Management: Swee/est wing in Ba eba/1 ( AC .)

Alyse Rosenblatt (Female Swing) Home Town: Plano, TX Education: The helto11 chool Recent Production Work: Acting: A Mid umme r Night's Drec,111, A lif(/ e Night Music, 2016-2017 abaret Tour (UAB,) Hello , Do lly!, Once Upon 1 Mallress (The h lton School, Footloose (0 U,) You're a Good Man harlie !Jrow11 (PFamily Arts.)

Jori Rutledge (Little Inez) Home Town: Mobile, AL Education: S.S. Murphy High School Recent Production Work: 12th Annual Fest ival of Ten Minut e Plays (UAB,) Westside Story (S.S. Murphy High School.)

Liff imon (Scenic De ign) Home Town: New Yori NY Education: MFA, Univer. ity ofTexa at Austin Recent Production Work: Sc nic Design: Tommy, Le, Miserab le . One Night With .Janice Joplin , 33 Variation. (Zach Theatre Austin). Mi · Saigon, Grease, Full Monty (Riverside Theatre Yero Beach.) Grease (Walnut treet, Philadelphia.) A liftle Nigh/ Music, You an 't Take II With You, Spring Awakening, Buried ~1ild, Stupid F***ing Bircl, Avenu e Q, Women of War, Clybourne Park .. Urine/own: The M.usicaf, Tweljih Night ;or What You Will. Big Love Charley 's Aum , Proof (UAB.)

Tyler Stidham (Assistant Stage Manager) Home Town: Chelsea, AL Education: Chelsea High School Recent Production Work: Acting: A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Fourteenth Fe li ve,! of Ten Minute Plays (UAB.) Assistant Directing: Gods pell (Chelsea High School.)

Diego Villanueva (Brad) Home Town: Houston, TX Education: Cinco Ranch High ch.ool Recent Production Work: Acting: A Midsummer Night's Dream (UAB,) Footloose (HITS Theatre) Working (Theatre Under the Stars,) Rock of Ages, Honk! (Cinco Ranch Theatr Company)

Hairspray Production Biographies

Carolyn Violi (Musical Direction/Piano) Home Town: Indiana PA Education: B _in Music ducation Indiana Uni er ity of PA Rec~nt Production Work: Conductor/Mu ical Director: Disney's Beauty and 1he Bea. , Na~1onal Tour U and anada (Di ney Theatrica l .) . onductor: Goodbye Girl, Seven B'.·,desJ.or Seven_Brot!1ers (Mamstage Production .) Mu ical Director: Working, A Lllt~e 1gh1. Mt( .·,c,_ Vir!egar Tom, Sp,:ing Awakening, Aye,?ue Q (UAB.) Peter and the Sta1cmche1 (City Equity Theatre,) Fiddler on the Roo/(Bmn111gl1am-Soulh rn

~llege.) West Side Sto1y, Menken' Chris tmas Carol (Alabama hakespeare Fe tival.) P10ducer: Hello Dolly (Bette M1dler,) hosing Rainbow . : The Road lo Oz (in developmen t,} A Ta te ofThings 10 ome (Broadway in Chicago.)

Royze ll Walke~ ( . eaw~ed/As ociate Choreographer/Dance Captain) Home Town: 111cmnat1, OJ-I Education: olerain High chool R _ent Produ?tion W?rk: Singer/Dancer,: Lights, cnnera, Ac1ion! ( edar Point.) Actmg: Workmg, A Little Night Music, pring Awakening (UAB,) A Funny Thing Happened on_the Way lo the Forum, Bat Boy The Jvlusical, More Fun Than Bowling Over the Honzon ( SU.) '

Brian Wittenber g (Wi.lbur Turnblad/Assistaut Director) Home Town: John reek GA -ducation: hattahooch e High chool Recent Producti~n Work: :Acting: The 25'" ;_lnnual Putnam oun ty Spelling Bee The Jun!Jle Bo~k (Mdl ~o untam Th~atre) Workmg, 2017-18 abarel Touring ompany, A lif t! ~tght Mu~1c, 2016- 17 Kids 011 the Block Touring ompany, Spring Awakenrng. Dancm gal lughna a (lJAB,) .ondheim on ondheim Dracula (Act3 Production ,) Lil/l e Shop oJHorrors ( hattahoochee HS.) '

d Zuckerman (Lighting Design) Home Town: Pluladelphia, PA Education: MF_A, Wayne tate Unive, ity Recent_ Prod_uctton ~o rk: Lighting De~ign: Cly1!owne Park, Twe{fth Nigh t; or, What You W,11, P1oof, Rhmq ceros1 The Praymg Manr, , The Piano le ,•son, The ft Girl The • eagu /1 (UAB.) cenic D~ 1gn: The Real Jnspeclor Hound, Dem ing Al Lughnasa , Th• Next Room (01~ The Vibrator Play,) A Streetcar Named De ire, The Play boy of the Westem World (UAB.)

Guest Artists

Kurt Alger (Wig Design) Kurl Alger's YC credits include Glimpses of the Moon. Caligula, Thing, As They Are, Extraordina,y Ordina,JI, uch Good Friend ·, Les En/ant de l'ari ·, and Shockheaded Peter. H wa Wig and Makeup Design r for .Jeny Springer the Opera at Carnegie Hall and Puppe! Wig tylist at Avenue Q! Alger recently d signed the premiere of Ben, Virginia and Me: The Liberace Mus ical, fo r which he received an award for Out tandin g o tu me/Wig Des ign. Alger also produced and de igned the world premiere of Born Blue, directed by Anthony Rapp.

Regional Highlight include: Chicc,go , Gyp y . The Myste1J1 of Edwin Drood, Los t Highway, Mame, Hello Dolly, A horus Line, Crazy for You, South Pacific, Miss Saigon, Funny Girl. Hail:~pray, Dreamgirls , The Wiz, Spamalor, Ma1y Poppins, The Music Man, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1776, Curtain . The Drowsy haperone, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Beauty and the Beast .

His de igns have graced tbe stages of orth hor Mu ic Theatre (fRE E Nomination), Main e tat Mu ic Theatre Pap rmill Playhouse Walnul treel Th atre The .John W. nge man Theatre , Ogunqui t Playhouse, Pennsylva11ia hake peare Orlando hakespeare , Beef and Boards Surflight , T heatre By The ea, The Wick , Alleoberry Playhouse Th Fulton Op era House and Drury Lane (Jeff omination).

'oordinalor w rk includ es Shrek World Tour, RENT on tour and Broadway for I 0 years, Hairspray ational Tour and Broadway as well as the Les Miserable 25th Anniversary Tour and subsequent Broadway tran fer. He designed al the academic level at NYU , Jull.iard, Wager allege and The University of Maine. J\lger would like to thank Matt hew for all ofhi work and the faculty and staff of UAB for bring ing him onboard! Alger's contributions as guest artist are sponsored by the Jemison Visiting Professorship in the Humanities.

I ·idro Robin on (Audio Engineer) After obtaining a Bach elor of Arts deg ree from the University of Montevallo, Isidro Robinson lived in New Or lean where h pursued live sound engineering and was the head ound engineer at Ga a Ga a. He was al o involved with kinhorse Theat r 's 2013 production of Hedwig and the Ang1J1 In h. ince moving to Birn,in gham he ha worked as a freelance sound engineer for evcrnl production com panie and venue . includin g: Big Friend ly Production ound Advice The Zydec o Loun ge and Saturn. He al o work as a stagehand for U1e local 78 Stagehands Union.

With Special Thanks to Alicia Batterson, Kelsey Hoggatt/DAB Department of Music & Laurel Floen.

Theatre UAB Production Staff

Production Manager/Technical Director. .................. ... .. ...... . ....... .... Ed Zuckerman Costume Studio Supervisor ....................... .. ... . ......................... Sharon Morgan Stage Electrics Director. .... . .............. ................ . ..................... Sean Allan Doyle Pro~erties Mast~r. ............ . .... .. ............................................ J. Marc Quattlebaum Assistant Techrncal Director. ........................................................... David Page Scenic Studio Assistants ........................... Alex Askew, Ashley Cobb, Ben Johnson,

. . Ben Lundy, Mel McComber Electncs Assistants ............ .... Katherine Montgomery, Noah D. Parsons, Lew Williams Costume Assistan_ts ... . . . .. .. . . . ............ ... Olivia Bowles, Elana Brooks, Addie Counts,

Rita Pearson-Daley, Marissa Hebson, Sam Mathews, Mary McCartney, . . Lauren Mclnnis, Phoebe Miller, Kayli Porter, Jeremy X. Richardson

Properties Assistants .................. Lauren Edwards, Allie Nichols, Rita Pearson-Daley, · Anna Whitlock

Media Relations .......................................... ...................... Shannon Thomason Videography. •·· · • • • • .. . •···· ......................................................... Mel Christian ASC Manager of Patron Services .......................... .. ...... . ........... .Jeremie Kirkwood ASC House. Management .................. Noah Andrews, Joel Corley, Jeremie Kirkwood ASC Associate House Managers .......... .. .. John Bryan, Terrie Entrup, Mary Washburn

Staff for this Production Assistant Stage Managers ................................... Savannah Faulkner Tyler Stidham Assistant Costume Design ... . ..... ....... .... . ... ... ........... ........... ....... '..Olivia Bowles Assi.stant Scenic Design ................... Elana Brooks, Ashley Cobb, Rita Pearson-Daley Assistant Wig/Make-up Design ........................... . .......... ....... ... .... . Elana Brooks Dance Ca?tai? ............................... .. .................................... . Royzell Walker Scenery/Lightmg Construction/Electrics .... .... ... Anna Baehr , Tani er Dutton, Nia Evans,

Devin Franklin, Nadia Harden, Royal Keeton, Jr., Mel McComber, Joseph McKinley, Meredith Morse, Morgan Newton, Kierra Price,

Jeremy X. Richardson, Jacob Salathe Lew Williams Scenic Painters ......... ... ................ Elana Brooks, Ashley Cobb, Rita Pearson-Daley,

Tanier Dutton, Aurelie King, Katie Pearson, Claire Stewart Scenery/Properties Running Crew .......... Lucas Bradley, Kierra Price, Hayley Procacci,

Carden Roden, Lew Williams Costume/Craft Construction .. ..... ... Elana Brooks, Ashley Cobb, Courtney D. Emmons,

. Austin Helmers, Josie Jackson, Lauren Macari, Ellen Macklin, Erm Murphy, Madeline Pratt, Kaylee Radney, Lauren Smith, Megan Smith,

Claire Stewart, Tricia Swann, Alex Wallace, Alyssa Wilke Dressers .......... . ......... . ...................... Laurel Floen, Sam Mathews, Kaylyn Rogers Light Board Operator. .................................................................. Lauren Macari Follow Spot Operators ....... . ........................... Alicia Batterson, Rita Pearson-Daley Sound Deck ......................... .... .... .. ....... .. ............... Alex Askew, Alyssa Wilke Cover/Poster Design .......................................................... . ............ Cliff Simon