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Velma Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron SillimanRoxie Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lillian PritchardFred Casely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bryan DoughertyAmos Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan McKennaSergeant Fogarty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach LoveLiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rebecca PhillipsAnnie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zoë BriggsJune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Leigh LepperHunyak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie DiNorciaMona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma SteigerMatron “Mama” Morton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica JonesBilly Flynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jakeim HartMary Sunshine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick StoneGo-to-Hell Kitty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren McGintyHarry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julian MoneAaron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mac MylesJudge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick ReitProsecutor Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zachary JacksonCourt Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim CanaliBailiff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Schatz

Ensemble:

Zoë Briggs, Tim Canali, Shaelyn Casey, Paula Chang, Cami Codell, Shantell Cruz, Anthony de Marte, Marie DiNorcia, Bryan Dougherty,

Madeline Falco, Matthew Guerrera, Zachary Jackson, Timothy Janovsky, Molly Karlin, Caitlyn Kraemer, Jamie Leigh Lepper,

Zach Love, Rebecca Mast, Lauren McGinty, Julian Mone, Erica Morreale, Mac Myles, Rebecca Phillips, Nick Reit,

Colby Robbins, Michael Schatz , Emma Steiger

Dance Captain: Zoë Briggs

Swing: Margo Libre


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a C T 1Overture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchestra

“All That Jazz” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Velma Kelly and Ensemble

“Funny Honey” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roxie Hart

“Cell Block Tango” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Velma Kelly and Ensemble Women

“When You’re Good to Mama” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matron “Mama” Morton

“All I Care About” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billy Flynn and Ensemble Women

“A Little Bit of Good” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Sunshine

“We Both Reached for the Gun” . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Billy Flynn, Roxie Hart, Mary Sunshine, and Ensemble

“Roxie” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roxie Hart and Ensemble Men

“I Can’t Do It Alone” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Velma Kelly

“My Own Best Friend” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly

a C T 2“I Know a Girl” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Velma Kelly

“Me and My Baby” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roxie Hart and Ensemble Men

“Mister Cellophane” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amos Hart

“When Velma Takes the Stand” . . . . . . Velma Kelly and Ensemble Men

“Razzle Dazzle” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billy Flynn and Ensemble

“Class” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Velma Kelly and Matron “Mama” Morton

“Nowadays” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly

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o r C h e S T r aMichael Trach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Piccolo, Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Alto SaxMary Jean Purdy . . . . . . . . . . . Piccolo, Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Tenor SaxLinda Bolasky . . . . . . . . . . . Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone,

Tenor Sax, Baritone SaxDonald Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TrumpetJeffrey Wohlbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TrumpetRobert Stoneback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TromboneRalph Brodt III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TromboneDouglas Bolasky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TubaWilliam Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banjo, Mandolin, UkuleleRobert Kuntz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ViolinNathan Diehl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PianoMatthew Wehr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piano, AccordionRichard Groller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drums, Percussion


General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica BienTechnical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Damon GelbTheatre Technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul E . Theisen, Jr .Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline CookAssistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric CovellProps Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl Soper ChristensenWardrobe Supervisors & Staff Stitchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Evans Gartley, Lex GurstAssistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michaela BarczakAssistant to the Choreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly SuzzanAssistant Musical Director & Rehearsal Accompanist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryson KempAssistant Stage Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabriella Fischetti, Elissa Hickey, Evan Perrotta, Sara RosenmanSound Board Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick MorenScenic Run Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wenyan Feng, Hannah Meyer, Blake Peebles Followspot Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devin Domeyer, Rebecca MacKillopWardrobe Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bailey FulginitiWardrobe Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colette Billows, Rachael Horun, Jessica Land,

Jenna Solomon, Katherine SpinaStudent Costume Shop Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Ballasy, Christine Cimpian, Annie Corrao, Lydia DeKok,

Jessica Hayward, Jessica Land, Bree Ogaldez, Nate Rosario, Marianna Russell, Kate Wetzel, Robert Williamson, Alexis Zollo

Stagecraft Costume Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angelica Bakhos, Carly Polizzi, José Tirado, Michelle Murray, Emily Leyes, Charlie Kehler, Emma Forgione

Master Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andy BurnsScenic Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emily Baldasarra, Julie McCoy, Kelley RowanCarpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesus Acosta, Dalit Agronin, Rachel Brudner, Peter Carroll,

Catie Clark, Demi Demetriades, Armida Flores, Marc Johnson, Heather Lash, Nachi Lederer, Abigail Martz, Julian Mone, Jessica Orelus, Jordan Page, Steph Pilavin, Nikk Tetreault,

Sam Thompson 1, Sam Thompson 2, Erin Tiffany, Brenna Schaffell, Brandan Skahill, Neshama Sonnenschein

Student Electricians & Programmers . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jonah Adamcik, Jacob Borislow, Evan Claman, Brianna Dailey, Lacey Davies, Annie Diaz, Emily Donegan, Sean Fowley,

Brydon Geisler, Ron Gerschel, Connor Gibbons, Zachary Heffner, Brett Mathews, Malcolm McClain,

Patrick Moren, Brian Pacelli, Kevin Pugh, Claire Waggoner, Sean Watkins

Box Office Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zoë Briggs, Avery Deutsch, Marie DiNorcia, Sarah Mitchler, Claire Pokopac, Ryan Skerchak, Sydney Watt, Alex Womer

Box Office Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Capobianco, Annie Corrao, Zach Love, Lillian Pritchard, Jonathan Smith, Michelle Taplin

House Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erin Bradford, Zoë Briggs, Lydia Condoluci Jordan Elman, Ryan Skerchak

Office Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Bradford, Zoë Briggs, Taylor Chase, Lydia Condoluci, Paul Flanigan, Caitlyn Kraemer, Zachary Love, Ryan Skerchak

Marketing & Development Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott SnyderPresidential Assistant for Marketing & Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach KronischPublicity & Marketing Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allison Conley, Natalie Coy, Vivian Cruz-Rivera,

Jason Leonhard, Jillian Mauro, Melinda Troyka

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Chicago is a musical adaptation a 1926 play of the same name written by Maurine Dallas Watkins, a Chicago journalist turned playwright . Watkins based her sensational drama on the real life stories of Chicago celebrity killers, Beulah May Annan and Belva Gaertner . The play, a suc-

cess in its original production, running for 172 performances, was made into a silent film by Cecil B . DeMille in 1927 . The material was again filmed in 1942 as a star vehicle for Ginger Rogers under the title Roxie Hart . The ’42 film, with a screenplay by Nunnally Johnson, made it very clear that Roxie was innocent of the killing of Fred Casely — a revision to the story that allowed it to adhere to the strict Hollywood production code of the era that would not have toler-ated a heroine getting away with murder .

In 1975 the stage musical version of Chicago opened in New York with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and director/choreographer Bob Fosse . It starred Broadway legends Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera as Roxie and Velma, with Jerry Orbach playing Billy Flynn . The produc-tion, considered very innovative and dark at the time, was nominated for 11 Tony Awards but won none, losing every award to A Chorus Line, which also opened that season . The show ran for 936 performances in its initial run . In May of 1996, the City Center Encore’s series presented Chicago in a stripped-down version that later transferred to Broadway, winning six Tony Awards in 1996 including best revival of a musical . That production is still running and holds records as the longest-running revival, the longest-running American show, and the second-longest-running show in the history of the Broadway stage .

—Charles Richter


Composer John Kander teamed with lyricist Fred Ebb to forge one of the longest-running and most successful creative partner-ships in Broadway

history, their bold, brassy style giving rise a series of enormously popular and provocative musicals . When the two met in 1964, their styles and personali-ties meshed, and they soon began writ-ing songs together . Two of their earliest tunes were “My Coloring Book” and “I Don’t Care Much,” both of which were recorded by Barbra Streisand . Flora, the Red Menace (1965) marked the Broadway debut of Kander and Ebb, as well as of Liza Minnelli, who was cast in the lead through the songwrit-ers’ persistent lobbying of the director . Minnelli later appeared in the Kander and Ebb stage musicals The Act (1977) and The Rink (1984) and in the film version of their Cabaret (1972) .

The duo won their first Tony Award for the score of Cabaret (1966), which also was named best musical of the season . The film version, which contained some new Kander and Ebb tunes, received multiple Academy Awards . The show was revived onstage in 1987 . Kander and Ebb received Tony Awards for their scores of Woman of the Year (1981) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), which also was hon-ored as best musical .

Other Kander and Ebb stage works include The Happy Time (1968), Zorba

(1968, revival 1981), 70, Girls, Seventy (1971), and Steel Pier (1997) . Chicago had a significant run when it opened in 1975, and a new production earned the 1997 Tony Award for best revival of a musical .

The duo earned an Oscar nomina-tion for the song “How Lucky Can You Get” from the film Funny Lady (1975) . Another of their memorable screen tunes was the title song from the film New York, New York (1977), which became a standard for Frank Sinatra . They also wrote material for the Emmy Award-winning Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) and other television specials . In 1991 Kander and Ebb were inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in New York City . That same year a compilation show of Kander and Ebb songs titled And the World Goes ’Round opened Off-Broadway . The two songwriters received yet another Academy Award nomination in 2003 for “I Move On,” from the film version of Chicago (2002), which won six Oscars, includ-ing Best Picture .

Bob Fosse was born in Chicago on June 23, 1927 . Fosse took an early interest in dance, displaying unusual skill . His parents supported

his interest, enrolling him in formal dance training . By his early teens, Fosse was dancing professionally in local

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nightclubs . It was here that he was first exposed to the themes of vaudeville and burlesque performance . Fosse enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school in 1945 . He was still in boot camp when the war came to an end . After fulfilling his military require-ment, Fosse settled in New York City and continued to pursue dance .

The first few parts that Fosse landed were as part of a Broadway chorus . In 1953 he appeared briefly in the MGM movie musical Kiss Me Kate (1953) . His work attracted the attention of Broadway director George Abbott and choreog-rapher Jerome Robbins . Fosse choreo-graphed the 1954 show Pajama Game, which was directed by George Abbott .

Fosse’s signature style, which incorporated complex moves and imagery drawn from vaudeville, was instantly popular . Pajama Game earned him his first Tony Award for Best Choreography . His next musical, Damn Yankees, was another smash . Fosse forged a working relationship with leading dancer Gwen Verdon that would span his career . The two married in 1960 and had a daughter, Nicole .

Hugely successful by 1960, Fosse still faced opposition from director and pro-ducers who considered his material to be too suggestive . He decided to take on the role of director as well as choreogra-pher in order to maintain the integrity of his artistic vision in Hollywood as well as on Broadway . His subsequent musicals included Sweet Charity, Cabaret, and Pippin . The 1972 film version of Cabaret won eight Academy Awards . Fosse won Tony Awards for direction and choreography for his work on Pippin (1981) . He also won an Emmy for his staging of the television variety show Liza with a Z (1972) .

Fosse wrote three additional stage musicals before his death . He sur-vived a heart attack, suffered during rehearsals for Chicago, to write and choreograph the autobiographical film All That Jazz . Fosse suffered another heart attack in Washington, D .C ., on September 23, 1987, and died before reaching the hospital . He remains one of the most distinctive and influential choreographers in history, remembered through Broadway revivals and screen-ings of his work .


f a C u l T y & g u e S T a r T i S T p r o f i l e S Tim Averill (Scenic Designer) is professor of scenography in the Muhlenberg Department of Theatre & Dance . He has been the scenic designer for Muhlenberg theatre productions of An American Tragedy, Orpheus Descending, Life’s a Dream, Tartuffe, Juliet and Her Romeo, Pentecost, Cloud Nine, The Mikado, and Dido and Aeneas, among others . He has been awarded the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Medallion for his service to the mid-Atlantic region . His professional experience includes work for Glimmerglass Opera, Yale Repertory Theatre, Powerhouse Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse Opera, Arena Theatre of Buffalo, Theatre of the First Amendment, and Mac-Haydn Theatre . His designs for Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre include Anything Goes, The Pirates of Penzance, Gypsy, 42nd Street, Kiss Me Kate, Evita, Godspell, and The Mikado, among others .

Cheryl Soper Christensen (Props Coordinator) has worked with

the department since spring 2001 . Mainstage productions began with The Crucible in spring of 2001, and work with Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre began with You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown! in the summer of 2001 . Previously, Cheryl was prop coordina-tor, then production manager, for The Whole Theatre in Montclair, N .J ., where, alongside artistic director Olympia Dukakis, she worked with renowned tal-ents including director Susan Strohman, playwright Romulus Linney, and many others . She then served as production manager at her alma mater, Upsala College . The productions Cheryl is most proud of are her sons, Kramer, Alex, and Ethan .

Gertjan Houben (Lighting Designer) is excited to be back for his ninth pro-duction at Muhlenberg College . He is grateful he gets to work again with the wonderful staff and talented students . Previous Productions: Romeo & Juliet, Street Scene, Mad Forest, The Winter’s Tale, Bartholomew Fair (which received a Kennedy Centre ACTF Outstanding


Lighting Design Award), The Bourgeois Pig, 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream . Gertjan is a New York City-based designer with an international background . Recent NYC productions include; In Bed With Roy Cohn; Stoopdreamer; Hey Jude; The McGowan Trilogy; The Clearing; Super-Saragasso Sea, a collaboration with artist Gabriel Lester for the Performa Arts Festival; and The Mapmaker’s Opera . International credits include André Rieu’s televised spectacles, including Radio City Music Hall and the Toronto Skydome . Gertjan has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Amsterdam Theater School and an MFA from NYU Tisch’s Department of Design for Stage and Film . For more info visit www .gertjanhouben .com .

Hunter Kaczorowski (Costume Designer): Regional credits include: The Fix (Signature Theatre, directed by Eric Schaeffer), Design for Living, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Berkshire Theatre Group), A Streetcar Named Desire (Yale Repertory Theatre), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Barrington Stage Company), Noises Off!, How to Succeed in Business, Once Upon a Mattress, Deathtrap (among

others, The Millbrook Playhouse), as well as productions with The Yale Baroque Opera Project, The Red House Theater, Kitchen Theater Company and Luna Stage Company . New York credits include HAM (Ars Nova, directed by Billy Porter), several productions with The Astoria Performing Arts Center, HERE Arts Center, Dixon Place, Gob Squad at the Public Theater, The Joyce Soho, The New School for Drama, Lee Strasberg Institute, Vital Children’s Theater, NY NeoFuturists, Harlem School of the Arts and The Gallery Players . Upcoming: Merrily We Roll Along (Yale Dramat) and Tango Palace at the New School for Drama . MFA, Yale School of Drama . www .Huntersk .com

Jeffrey Peterson (Choreographer) serves as an assistant professor of dance at Muhlenberg College, where he teaches studio coursework in jazz, modern, partnering, and composi-tion . He holds an MFA in dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, a BFA in dance from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, and a certification in Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals from Integrated Movement Studies .


Early performing highlights include works by Chris Aiken, Zvi Gotheiner, Bill T . Jones, Jose Limon, Doug Varone, and Johannes Wieland . Mr . Peterson began his professional dance career in national tours with JAZZDANCE by Danny Buraczeski . Since then, he has performed in the work of Clare Byrne, Edisa Weeks, and Stephan Koplowitz, and with the Minnesota Opera, among others . His choreographic work, called “poetic precision” by the Minneapolis StarTribune and “moving and heart-racingly joyous” by the St . Paul Pioneer Press, has been commissioned by Dance New Amsterdam, Movement Research at Judson Church, and Rhythmically Speaking . His chore-ography has also been seen in various venues in Philadelphia, New York City, Minneapolis, Vancouver, Los Angeles, and the Lehigh Valley . Previous creative work at Muhlenberg includes chore-ography for Master Choreographers and The Mystery of Edwin Drood, as well as direction of Dance Emerge and Dance Gallery . Mr . Peterson’s ongoing profes-sional work includes choreographic projects and research on the applica-tion of Laban and Bartenieff Studies to the teaching of jazz dance technique .

Charles Richter (Director) is the direc-tor of theatre at Muhlenberg College, where he has taught and directed for the past 37 years . His productions of The Good Woman of Setzuan, The School for Scandal, and Spring Awakening were selected for presentation at American College Theatre Festival regional festi-vals; he has also directed, among others, Life’s a Dream, Cabaret, The Pirates of Penzance, Wonderful Town, The Mikado, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Hamlet, and On the Town . He is a founding artis-tic director of the Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre, former artistic director of the Pennsylvania Stage Company, and a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society . Charles directed the world premiere of On the Sporatic by Muhlenberg alum Jim Ryan at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City in May 2006 . His produc-tions for the summer stage also include Candide, Annie Get Your Gun, Hairspray, 42nd Street, Anything Goes, and Hello Dolly!, among others . He has also directed for the New York City Opera Education Department, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and Theatre Three in Dallas . He holds an MFA in directing from Southern Methodist University, CALL TODAY FOR OUR

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and a Certificate in Drama from the University of Bristol, England . Charles is a fellow of the Society for Values in Higher Education, a Fulbright Scholar, and a Danforth Fellow .

Michael Schnack (Musical Director, Conductor) . Bachelor of Arts in music, Yale University . Studies in choral conducting at the Gnessin Institute, Moscow . Master of Arts degree and doctoral coursework in choral conduct-ing and pedagogy, University of Iowa . Since 1990 based in Vienna, Austria: musical director, conductor, collabora-tive pianist and singer for productions in major theatres of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, industry shows, European tours . Award-winning composer of choral works, cabaret shows, solo songs and three full-length musicals . From

1994 to 2009: Artistic Director of the Performing Arts Studios Vienna, a pro-fessional training academy for musical theatre singers, dancers and actors . Since 2012: Director of Choral Activities and Voice Area Coordinator at Muhlenberg, teaching conducting, studio voice, and the cluster course Music of the Danube, as well as directing the academic College Choir and the choral jazz Chamber Singers . Recent music and theatre work includes Hello, Dolly!, A Chorus Line, Crazy for You, Every Good Boy Deserves Favor, Mad Forest, and Street Scene, participation with the College Choir in the New York Theatre Workshop’s production of The Events, and the 2013 collaborative production of the Azerbaijani operetta The Cloth Peddler in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles .

Admission to performances is free unless otherwise noted. Questions about Music Department events may be directed to 484-664-3363 or [email protected].

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Ted Conner Jazz Quartet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sat ., Oct . 31: 9 pm

Jazz Improv Concert, directed by Ted Conner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tues ., Nov . 3: 7 pm

Jazz Improv Concert, directed by Tom Kozic & Gary Rissmiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wed ., Nov . 4: 8 pm

Collegium Musicum: A Concert of Baroque Music, directed by Ted Conner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat ., Nov . 7: 4 pm

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C o M p a n y p r o f i l e SMichaela Barczak (Assistant Director) is a freshman participating in her first Mainstage production at Muhlenberg . Her past directing credits include The Vagina Monologues and Chinglish. She recently performed in Twelfth Night and Little Shop of Horrors at Phillips Academy . Michaela is a double-major in music and theatre with a concentration in directing .

Zoë Briggs (Annie, Ensemble, Dance Captain) is thrilled to be a part of Chicago . She was last seen on the Muhlenberg stage in Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre’s Hello Dolly! as a featured dancer . Other credits include: A Chorus Line (Kristine), The Learned Ladies (Clitandre), 44 Plays for 44 Presidents (Hoover), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Ensemble), and Street Scene (Ensemble) . Zoë spent the fall semester of her junior year studying physical theatre at the Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy . She is a senior theatre major, president of the Muhlenberg Theatre Association, a sister of Delta Zeta, a member of Live in Color, and Tour Guide Coordinator .

Tim Canali (Court Clerk, Ensemble) is a junior theatre and media & communica-tion double-major . He has appeared on the Muhlenberg Mainstage in Street Scene (Dick McGann), The Winter’s Tale (Archidamus), and Anyone Can Whistle (Cora’s Boys) . He has also appeared in the ensembles of Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre’s productions of Hello Dolly! and Spamalot . On campus, Tim is a Dana Scholar and a member of the Chamber Singers, the Muhlenberg Theatre Association, and the Muhlenberg Dance Association .

Shaelyn Casey (Ensemble) is making her Muhlenberg theatre debut, having previously

performed in numerous Dance Gallery concerts and Dance Emerge ’15 . She is a junior majoring in chemistry and minoring in dance . In addition, Shaelyn is a member of the Muhlenberg Dance and Theatre Associations, and Copasetic Rhythms tap team, as well as a college tour guide .

Paula Chang (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a member of the cast in Chicago . She is a senior majoring in dance and pursu-ing a career in physical therapy . She is president of the Muhlenberg Ukulele Ensemble, co-president of Copasetic Rhythms tap team, and an active member of the Muhlenberg Tap Ensemble, Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, and the Muhlenberg Dance and Theatre Associations . Previous performances at Muhlenberg include Master Choreographers, Moving Stories, Dance Emerge, Dance Gallery, Sinternet! The Musical, and Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre’s A Chorus Line and Crazy for You .

Cami Codell (Ensemble) is a theatre major with a double-minor in dance and women’s & gender studies . Muhlenberg credits include Spamalot, Dance Emerge ’14, The Vagina Monologues, Iphigenia and Other Daughters, and Dutchman . Cami is a member of the Muhlenberg Theatre and Dance Associations, The Girls Next Door a cappella group, Women’s Ensemble, MINT* hip-hop dance team, and Alpha Chi Omega sorority . In fall 2014, she stud-ied abroad at Goldsmiths, University of London . This past summer, she performed in Northern Greece with One Year Lease Theatre Company . For Tim Conway .

Lydia Condoluci (Stage Manager) is thrilled to have the opportunity to work on Chicago in her senior year . Lydia is a double


major in theatre (stage management) and sociology, hailing from the small town of Brielle, N .J . Past Muhlenberg credits include production stage manager of The Miss Firecracker Contest, Master Choreographers and The Goodbye, and assistant stage man-ager for The Bourgeois Pig . Other activities on campus include serving as a head resident advisor, a writing associate, and a member of the DCF Leadership and Exec Teams .

Shantell Cruz (Ensemble) is making her debut on the Muhlenberg Mainstage . Other credits include Hairspray and Shrek the Musical (Union Catholic High School) . Shantell intends to major in dance and English, and is a member of Muhlenberg Theatre Association, Muhlenberg Dance Association, and Muhlenberg Circus Workshop .

Anthony de Marte (Ensemble) is a sophomore double-majoring in theatre and dance . Previous Muhlenberg cred-its include Anyone Can Whistle, Master Choreographers ’15, Dance Emerge ’15, and last year’s Fundraiser Cabaret, for which he choreographed and performed . Anthony is the Muhlenberg Theatre Association/Muhlenberg Dance Association liaison, a member of the Muhlenberg Circus Workshop, a member of Copasetic Rhythms, a choreographer for Live in

Color, a student editor for the On-Camera Acting class, and a resident advisor .

Marie DiNorcia (Hunyak, Ensemble) is thrilled to be back on the Muhlenberg Mainstage . Past credits include Street Scene (Mae), A Chorus Line ( Judy), Dance Emerge ’14, The Learned Ladies (Lépine), Crazy for You (Louise), and 44 Plays for 44 Presidents (Garfield, Coolidge) . Marie is a theatre and media & communica-tion double-major . She studied abroad at Goldsmiths, University of London . She is a Muhlenberg Scholar, Cardinal Key, campus tour guide, box office manager, and member of the Muhlenberg Theatre Association (fundraising manager), Muhlenberg Dance Association, Live in Color, Muhlenberg Fashion Society (social media chair), Muhlenberg Ukulele Ensemble, and Copasetic Rhythms .

Bryan Dougherty (Fred Casely, Ensemble) has appeared on the Muhlenberg Mainstage in Romeo and Juliet, A Chorus Line, Dance Emerge, Moving Stories, and 44 Plays for 44 Presidents . Other credits include Grease and Shenandoah (Totem Pole Playhouse) and Spring Awakening (Civic Theatre) . Bryan is a senior theatre and English double-major and a member of the Muhlenberg Dynamics and SongSycle .


Madeline Falco (Ensemble) is a junior whose appearances include Anyone Can Whistle, Moving Stories, Dance Emerge, Dance Gallery, and the Red Door Play Festival . Favorite credits include Cabaret (Local Actor Guild of Saratoga) and Spring Awakening (Our Own Productions) . Madeline is a theatre major with dance and mathematics minors, a resident advisor, and a member of the Live in Color Show Choir .

Gabriella Fischetti (Assistant Stage Manager) is a sophomore and a theatre and English double-major . She has previously worked as an ASM for last semester’s Dance Emerge .

Matthew Guerrera (Ensemble) is a freshman dance major from Connecticut, making his Muhlenberg stage debut . A Kingswood Oxford graduate, Matt appeared in The Drowsy Chaperone (George) and Legally Blonde (Aaron Schultz/assistant choreographer) and received the Best Student Choreography award at the 2015 A Cappella Festival . Credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hairspray, and Guys and Dolls . He stud-ied tap and ballet for 12 years with Alyce Carella Dance Centre and Hartt School, and he choreographed Shrek the Musical Jr . and Music Man Jr. for Connecticut Family Theatre .

Jakeim Hart (Billy Flynn) has previously appeared in the Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre productions of Hairspray (Seaweed), Jesus Christ Superstar (Peter), and A Chorus Line (Richie) . This past semester his musical compositions were featured in the Mainstage production of Romeo and Juliet (Paris) . Jakeim spent his fall semester last year studying physi-cal theatre at the Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy .

Elissa Hickey (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be a part of the Chicago team . She has worked on countless produc-tions both backstage and onstage, most recently as choreographer for Pirates! The Musical (South Orange–Maplewood Adult School) . Other credits include 9 to 5: The Musical (Porch Light Productions), Mirror, Mirror (Muhlenberg), and 42nd Street (Bergen Performing Arts Center) . Elissa is a theatre major, dance and music double-minor, and assistant musical director of Muhlenberg’s a cappella group The Girls Next Door . Last fall, Elissa studied abroad at Goldsmiths, University of London .

Zachary Jackson (Ensemble) is a senior double-major in theatre and media & communication . Zachary most recently appeared in Street Scene as Dick McGann . He has also appeared in the mainstage

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productions of Anyone Can Whistle, Still Life with Iris (New Visions Directors’ Festival 2014) The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Marriage of Figaro, and 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, as well as the Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre production of Jesus Christ Superstar . Zachary is the president of the Muhlenberg AcaFellas and a head resident liaison . Favorite roles include Bobby Strong in Urinetown and his first ever role as Jojo in Seussical (Danbury High School) .

Timothy Janovsky (Ensemble) is making his Mainstage debut . He trained in dance for 13 years with the Old Bridge School of Dance competition team . Stage credits include It’s Not You, It’s Me; Nice Work…; and 9 to 5 (Old Bridge High School) . He is a writer and client of the Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency in New York City . Tim is a member of Muhlenberg’s show choir, Live in Color .

Jessica Jones (Matron “Mama” Morton) is making her Mainstage debut . She has also appeared in the Studio Production The American Dream (Mrs . Barker) . Other credits include Legally Blonde and Rabbit Hole (Upper Dublin High School) and South Pacific ( Jenkintown Music Theatre) . Jessica, a junior, is a double-major in theatre and English and is involved in The Girls Next Door a cappella, campus tour guides, and the performance ensembles Damsels in Excess and Muhlenberg Improv Association .

Molly Karlin (Ensemble) most recently appeared in the Muhlenberg Summer Musical Theatre production of Hello, Dolly! as a featured dancer . Other credits include Mae Jones in Street Scene (Muhlenberg Mainstage), Maggie in A Chorus Line (MSMT), Sinternet! The Musical (Mainstage), and The Marriage of Figaro

(Mainstage) . Molly, a senior theatre major and dance minor, is the assistant musical director of the Muhlenberg Chaimonics a cappella group, as well as a member of the Women’s Ensemble .

Bryson Kemp (Assistant Musical Director, Rehearsal Accompanist) is a senior double-majoring in music performance and film . He was a member of Muhlenberg’s Chamber Singers, Percussion Ensemble, and Drum Circle . As a sophomore he performed in Muhlenberg’s production of the opera Venus and Adonis . Last spring he scored a student film and was musical director of the annual Cabaret Fundraiser . Bryson is a member of Muhlenberg’s judicial panel and a music tutor . In 2014 he was a winner of the Team Oscar national contest for young filmmakers and appeared onstage at the Academy Awards .

Caitlyn Kraemer (Ensemble) is making her Muhlenberg Mainstage debut . She has danced competitively at the regional and national levels, and she has performed with the Atlantic City Ballet and in the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District’s productions of Curtains, Anything Goes, Seussical the Musical, and Pippin . Caitlyn is a freshman planning to major in dance .

Jamie Leigh Lepper ( June, Ensemble) is thrilled to be back on the Mainstage for her senior year . Other Muhlenberg Mainstage credits include Anyone Can Whistle ( June), On the Town, and The Marriage of Figaro . She has also appeared in the Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre productions of Spamalot and Seussical the Musical . Jamie Leigh is a theatre major and dance minor . She serves on the executive boards of the Muhlenberg Activities Council, Live in Color (Muhlenberg’s only show choir), and Alpha Chi Omega sorority .


Margo Libre (Ensemble Swing) is a fresh-man making her Muhlenberg Mainstage theatre debut . She both performed and choreographed for musicals at Norwalk High School, favorites including Hairspray and Annie . Margo is hoping to pursue a dance and biology double-major and follow a pre-veterinary track .

Zach Love (Sergeant Fogarty, Ensemble) is proud to be returning to the Muhlenberg Mainstage as part of this fantastic company . Previously on the Mainstage, Zach has appeared in Anyone Can Whistle (Magruder), Mad Forest (Bogdan/Securitate), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Deputy), The Marriage of Figaro (Bartholo), Romeo and Juliet (Montague/Friar John), and On the Town (Diamond Eddie MC) . Other favorites include Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre’s Crazy for You(Moose) and Hello, Dolly! (Rudolph Reisenweber) . Zach is a senior theatre and music double-major, the music director of NoteWorthy a cap-pella, the host of MIA, a tour guide, and social chair for the Muhlenberg Theatre Association .

Rebecca Mast (Ensemble) is making her Muhlenberg debut in Chicago . Other credits include the roles of Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street, Brooke Wyndham in Legally Blonde, and dance captain in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and West Side Story (Souderton Area High School) . Rebecca is a dance major and a member of the College Choir; she is also involved in the Campus Delegate program .

Lauren McGinty (Go-To-Hell Kitty, Ensemble) is performing in her first Mainstage theatre production here at Muhlenberg . She has previously danced in Dance Gallery and Dance Emerge, and

she will perform this spring in Master Choreographers ’16 . Lauren is a dance major and a member of the hip-hop dance team MINT* . She is also a member of 2018 Class Council and a brother of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity .

Dan McKenna (Amos Hart) has previ-ously appeared in the Mainstage produc-tions of Street Scene, Anyone Can Whistle, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood, as well as in the Studio Productions of What Strong Fences Make and What Heaven Doesn’t Have to Know . Other recent credits include West Side Story, Crazy for You, and Young Frankenstein (Downtown Performing Arts Center) . On campus, Dan is a Dana Scholar, a learning assistant, and the presi-dent of both the A Cappella Council and the Dynamics .

Julian Mone (Harry, Ensemble) is making his Muhlenberg Mainstage debut . Recent credits include The Wedding Singer (Pineda Conservatory), Urinetown (Westfield High School), and The Laramie Project (Westfield High School) . Julian is a first-year student intending on double-majoring in theatre and dance .

Patrick Moren (Sound Designer) came to Muhlenberg in 2012 and is pursuing a double-major in theater and philosophy . Patrick designed sound for New Voices (Mainstage ‘13), for which he was awarded a Merit Scholarship from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts . He was also the sound designer for the two 2015 Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre pro-ductions, Avenue Q and Hello, Dolly! Patrick is an audio technician on campus, and is also president of Kappa Kappa Psi, national honorary band fraternity, and president of the Muhlenberg Pep Band . In addition, Patrick is a first-time residential advisor for first-time freshmen .


Erica Morreale (Ensemble) was last seen over the summer in the Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre production of Hello, Dolly! as Minnie Fay . Previously Erica was seen in Oklahoma! (Laurey), Smokey Joe’s Café (DeeLee), and Kiss Me, Kate (Lois Lane) . Erica is president of NoteWorthy a cappella group and a theatre and education double-major .

Mac Myles (Aaron, Ensemble) is a senior theatre and media & communica-tion double-major . He has previously appeared on the Mainstage in Street Scene, This Is a Chair, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and The Marriage of Figaro, as well as the Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre production of Jesus Christ Superstar. This past summer, Mac worked regionally as part of the collegiate company at the Sharon Playhouse in Connecticut, performing in My Fair Lady and Merrily We Roll Along . On campus,

he is a member of SongSycle and a brother of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity .

Evan Perrotta (Assistant Stage Manager) is working on his first Muhlenberg produc-tion . He was involved in stage managing and design work throughout high school . Evan is a member of the Pep Band, and he plans on auditioning for an a cappella group next semester . He plans to double-major in theatre and business with con-centrations in stage management and arts administration .

Rebecca Phillips (Liz, Ensemble) is very excited to be returning to the Mainstage after her debut last fall in Anyone Can Whistle (Ensemble) . She also performed in Master Choreographers, Moving Stories, Dance Emerge, and Dance Gallery last year . Other credits include Cinderella in Into the Woods, Miranda


in The Tempest, and Emily Webb in Our Town ( JP Stevens Theatre Co .) as well as dance captain/ensemble roles in Jesus Christ Superstar, Bye Bye Birdie, Xanadu, Grease, Hairspray, and High School Musical (Plays-in-the-Park, Edison, N .J .) . Rebecca is a theatre and media & communication double-major, a writ-ing tutor, and a member of Copasetic Rhythms . She will be appearing in Master Choreographers this spring .

Lillian Pritchard (Roxie Hart), a senior theatre and dance double-major from North Clarendon, Vermont, is overjoyed to be taking part in another production with the creative team at Muhlenberg . Recent Mainstage credits include Atlas, Anyone Can Whistle, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Marriage of Figaro, and Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre’s Spamalot . Offstage, Lillie can be found teaching for the Muhlenberg Community

Dance Center, tap dancing with Copasetic Rhythms, tutoring French, or roping her friends into contra dancing .

Nick Reit ( Judge, Ensemble) is making his Muhlenberg debut in Chicago . Recent credits include Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical (Divine Savior Holy Angels) and Charles J . Guiteau in Assassins (Lake Country Playhouse) . He is a first-year student from Wisconsin and plans to major in theatre .

Colby Robbins (Ensemble) has appeared on the Mainstage in Anyone Can Whistle (Cora’s Boys), Dance Emerge, and Dance Gallery, and both directed and acted in various productions in the Red Door Play Festival . Other credits include Once Upon a Mattress (Enter Stage Left) and Anything Goes (Walnut Hill School) . Colby is a theatre and history double-major in his senior year .

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Sara Rosenman (Assistant Stage Manager) is a junior double-majoring in psychology and media & communication . Her previous Muhlenberg theatre experi-ences include run crew for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, assistant stage manager for Out Loud, and properties assistant for The Miss Firecracker Contest and Street Scene .

Michael Schatz (Bailiff, Ensemble) is making his Mainstage debut in Chicago . Other credits include Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Cresskill High School), King Arthur in Spamalot, and Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew (French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts) . Michael is a theatre major and member of the College Choir and the Muhlenberg Dynamics .

Cameron Silliman (Velma Kelly) has appeared in the Mainstage production of Romeo and Juliet and the Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre production of Avenue Q . Other productions include In the Heights and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Montclair High School) . She is a theatre and Spanish double-major and a member of the performance ensemble SongSycle .

Emma Steiger (Mona, Ensemble) assistant directed Still Life with Iris on the Mainstage . She has appeared in Face Forward and The Library . Other credits include Mary in Merrily We Roll Along (French Woods), Kit in Face the Music (Campbell Hall), and featured dancer work on the Disney Channel . Emma is a theatre major concentrating in acting and directing, with a dance minor . She is a member of the all-female comedy group Damsels in Excess and the a cappella group Chaimonics, and is president of the Muhlenberg Fashion Society .

Nick Stone (Mary Sunshine) has previ-ously appeared in Mainstage productions of On the Town and Sinternet! The Musical . He has performed in the Muhlenberg Circus Workshop’s productions of Atlas and Within the Warehouse as both an acrobat and a clown . Additionally, Nick is obtaining Actor Combatant certifi-cation from the Society of American Fight Directors . Nick is a theatre and business double-major, a member of the Muhlenberg Chamber Singers and College Choir, and the public relations manager for the Muhlenberg Circus Workshop .

Kimberly Suzzan (Assistant to the Choreographer) has many years of experi-ence as a musical theatre choreographer, choreographer’s assistant, and dance captain, most recently working alongside Broadway professionals at the Theatre Arts Center in New York City . As a performer, she was a member of the ensemble in the Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre pro-duction of Hello, Dolly! this past summer . Additional credits include the Mainstage production of Sinternet! The Musical (Ensemble) and Seussical (Schreiber Theatre) . Kimberly is a junior theatre major with minors in dance and business .

Sarah Stupell Weinflash (Production Stage Manager) is a senior majoring in theatre with concentrations in stage management, backstage management, time management, and concentra-tion . Recent credits include Misalliance (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey), Street Scene (Muhlenberg Mainstage), and A Chorus Line (Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre) . Sarah is the workshop/quickie coordinator for the Muhlenberg Theatre Association and the concessions coordi-nator for Muhlenberg’s premiere sketch comedy group Fun With Science .


Theatre FacultyBeth Schachter – Department Chair;

Professor: Acting, Directing, History & Theory

Charles Richter – Director of Theatre; Professor: Directing, Theatre History, Theory

Curtis Dretsch – Director of Design and Technical Theatre; Professor: Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Design

Timothy Averill – Professor: Scenography Holly Cate – Associate Professor: Acting Michael G . Chin – PT Lecturer: Acting,

Stage Combat Catherine Cox – Visiting Lecturer: ActingTroy Dwyer – Associate Professor:

Acting, Voice & SpeechOra Fruchter – Guest Lecturer, ActingMark McKenna – PT Lecturer: ActingJamie McKittrick – Visiting Asst . Professor:

ActingCareena Melia – Visiting Asst . Professor:

ActingMatthew Moore – Visiting Asst . Professor:

Directing, Performance Studies, Theatre History & Theory

James Peck – Professor: Directing, Performance Studies, Theatre History

Francine Roussel – Professor: ActingChristopher Scheer – Visiting Lecturer: ActingLarry Singer – Visiting Assistant Professor:

Directing, Acting

Dance FacultyKaren Dearborn – Director of Dance;

Professor: Ballet, Composition, Dance History

Pattie Bostick – PT Lecturer: Jazz, BalletLisa Bottitta-Busfield – Lecturer: Modern, Dance EducationCorrie Franz Cowart – Assistant Professor:

Modern, Ballroom, Composition, Dance on Camera

Susan Creitz – PT Lecturer: Improvisation, Movement for Actors and Dancers

Heidi Cruz-Austin – PT Lecturer: Ballet

Megan Flynn – Full-Time Lecturer: Ballet, Modern, & Pilates

Gayanne Grossman – Dance Clinic Director; Lecturer: Anatomy and Kinesiology for Dancers

Madeline Hoak – PT Lecturer: Aerial Acrobatics

Ellen Troy Mulcahy – PT Lecturer: Pilates, Ballet

Shelley Oliver – Director of the Muhlenberg Tap Ensemble; Full-Time Lecturer: Tap

Jeffrey Peterson – Assistant Professor: Modern, Jazz, Dance Technique & Performance

Tara Repsher – PT Lecturer: Ballet, JazzSammy Reyes – Guest Artist: Hip HopRandall Anthony Smith – Visiting Lecturer:

ModernTeresa VanDenend Sorge – Director of the

DanceMax Moving Company; Lecturer: Modern, Dance Education, Dance & Society

Meredith Stapleton – PT Lecturer: BalletSharon Vazanna – Schusterman Visiting ArtistJessica Warchal-King – Lecturer: BalletLynn Wiener – Lecturer: Ballet, Jazz, Horton

Technique

Dance MusiciansPaul Fejko Rebekah Ruth

Professional StaffJessica Bien – General ManagerDamon Gelb – Technical DirectorCaroline Cook – Costume Shop Manager Scott Snyder – Marketing and Development

ManagerPaul E . Theisen, Jr . – Theatre TechnicianEric Covell – Assistant Technical DirectorMegan Evans Gartley – Staff Stitcher Lex Gurst – Staff StitcherTracy C . Kline – Department Secretary Zach Kronisch – Presidential Assistant for

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Muhlenberg Theatre Association- Executive Board -

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zoë BriggsVice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lydia CondoluciBusiness Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Becky GoodmanSecretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Watkins

- Advisory Board -Studio Productions Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Kaufman (fall), Christine Phelan (spring)Red Door Play Festival Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Bedwell (fall), Rebecca MacKillop (spring)Student Master Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Gerschel, Claire WaggonerStudent Master Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erin Tiffany (fall), Lauren MacCready (spring)Performance Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lacey Davies

Performance Ensemble Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melinda Graber (fall), Liv Amundsen (spring) Quickie / Workshop Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Weinflash New Play Reading Series Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devan Callahan

Fundraising Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie DiNorcia Fundraiser Cabaret Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Avalon Esposito Merchandise Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Taplin Concessions Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paige Harrington (fall), Jenna Lowry (spring) Social Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach Love (fall), Paul Flanigan (spring)

Publicity Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Oshrin Advertising Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jillian Mauro, Sara Rosenman Social Media / Website Coordinators . . Erin Bradford, Demi Demetriades (fall), Matt Gill (spring) Alumni Relations Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sydney Watt

Community Outreach Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Simone Becker Community Outreach Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Malafronte (fall), Alyssa Haning (spring) Marathon Arts Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irene Martinko, Mariah Ruben Relay for Life Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peri Ganbarg Performance Ensemble Outreach Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikk Tetreault

MTA/ACC Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meredith DoyleMTA/MDA Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony de Marte

Muhlenberg Dance Association- Executive Board -

Co-Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tyler Holoboski, Krysta Parker Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emily LombardoSecretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitney DellaTorreTreasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Megan LawrencePublic Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison ConleyAlumni Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Loren SassCommunity Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cat WardMTA/MDA Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony de MarteCircus Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Rollins MathewsClass Representative 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dalit AgroninClass Representative 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Casey LambertClass Representative 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amanda CapassoClass Representative 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Techler

Muhlenberg Theatre Association & Muhlenberg Dance Association are supported by funds provided by Student Government and the Department of Theatre and Dance.


The Muhlenberg College experience offers a direct learning partnership among faculty and students in the classroom, laboratory, and performance studio . Muhlenberg offers students opportunities to foster the most important goal of the liberal arts education—education of the whole person .

In Theatre and Dance, faculty and staff have developed a multi-faceted approach to education that combines exciting creative experience with rigorous professional standards . The production program reinforces the belief that as academic disciplines, theatre and dance must be intellectual and practical . Serious training and intense interaction between faculty and students provide a collaborative rather than competitive atmosphere in the department .

Students are challenged as artists in the studio and classroom, working closely with distinguished faculty and nationally recognized guest artists to achieve a conceptual understanding and a practical working knowledge of the arts and the profession . Stage experience is considered one of the most important elements in the training process for actors and dancers, directors and choreographers, production stage managers, designers and technicians . Students provide considerable talent and leadership in the staging of both main stage and studio projects .

Performing Arts graduates of Muhlenberg College are prepared for study at the graduate level, pursue lives as professional artists, and contribute creative leadership in many other careers . The blend of academic work in the liberal arts with a professional level of training in theatre and dance has prepared them to work as actors, directors, designers and stage managers, choreographers, dancers, and dance educators, and production assistants and arts administrators on Broadway, in film and television, and in major regional and educational theatres across the nation .

Muhlenberg’s production program has been ranked in the top ten in the country for eight years running, according to The Princeton Review, including a No . 1 ranking for 2012 . The Fiske Guide to Colleges ranks Muhlenberg among the top 20 small college programs in the nation in both theatre and dance—one of only eight schools in the country to appear on both lists .

For more information, visit our website at www.muhlenberg.edu/theatre&dance


Documents

The Muhlenberg · PDF fileThe Muhlenberg College ... Lauren McGinty, Julian Mone, Erica Morreale, Mac Myles, Rebecca Phillips, ... Jason Leonhard, Jillian Mauro,