UNIVERSITY THEATRE FACULTY & STAFF

Dean of Humanities .............. . . Fr. Louis Brusatti Artistic Director/ Assistant Professor . . . . . . . Ev Lunning, Jr. Theatre Busine~s Manager . ............... Annie Suite Assistant Professor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Massey Assistant Professor ................. Sara Medina .Pape Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T'Cie Mancuso Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chase Staggs Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fallon Lindsey Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . Phillip Owen Costume Shop Assistant.. . . . . . . . . . Michelle Heath Adjunct Faculty ................ Dr. Brooks Barr Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . . Ann Mary Carney Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . Bhagirit Crow Adjunct Faculty ............ T'Cie Mancuso Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Mc Millin Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . Shelby Davenport Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . Michael McKelvey Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Pearcy Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . JoAnn Schatz Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . Gary van der Wege

SPECIAL THANKS to Sheila Hargett

Texas State University Theatre Bobby Duhon

George Buckaloo University of Texas-Austin Theatre Department

Fabrizio Photography Zachary Scott Theatre Center

The State Theatre Ting Van Der Wege

Stephen Pruitt Jennifer Rogers

written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

LUCIEN DOUGLAS Guest Director

GARY VAN DER WEGE Guest Scenic Designer

MICHELLE HEATH Costume Designer

MISSY THOMAS Design for Oberon s Train

KIRSTIN YINGLING Asst. Costume Designer

NATALIE GEORGE Guest Lighting Designer

KAT LAURENT Hair & Make-up Designer

PHILLIP OWEN Sound Designer

BENJAMIN RIDGWAY Asst. Sound Designer

DANI L. PRUITT Stage Manager

ASHLEY DeVILLE SAIGE HILTON

Assistant Stage Managers

February 23 - March 6, 2005

Theseus

Hippolyta

Philostrate

Egeus ..

Lysander

Demetrius

Hermia

Helena

Quince/Prologue

Bottom/ Pyramus

Flute! Thisbe

Starvling/ Moon

Snout! Wall

Snug/ Lion

Puck

Fairy

Oberon

Titania

Peaseblossom

Cobweb

Musardseed

Moth

Courtier! Huntsman/

Courtier/ Huntsman!

Courtier! Huntsman!

Courtier/ Huntsman/

Courtier/ Huntsman/

CAST

Oberon's

Oberon's

Oberon's

Oberon's

Oberon's

Train

Train

Train

Train

Train

Chris Sykes

Kathleen Cobb

EV LUNNING, JR., Artistic Director has been an actor, a teacher, and an administrator at SEU since 1990 .

Daniel Adams He first appeared at MMNT as an

Mario A. Ramirez Equity Guest Art-David Gallagher ist in a production

Joseph Parks • of The Drunkard directed by Prof.

Lanella Zotter

Angela Flowers

Jennifer Pyburn

David Mireles

Duncan Coe

Sesar Sandoval Neal Kezar

Clay Cartland

Bianca Malinowski

Kristen Dietrich

Aaron D. Alexander

Valerie Redd

Kimberly Barrow

Laura Ray

Aleasha Stephens

Amanda Martinez

Nick Harkins

Sarah Fletcher

Colin Biggs

Susan Loughran for the summer season of 1990. Ev began teaching as an adjunct in the fall of 1991 and senred as Theatre Business Manager from 1992 until 1997. He has appeared often as a Guest Art-ist, most recently in Amadeus. In 2003 he received an Austin Critics ' Table award for Best Supporting Actor­for his role in MMNT's production of The Kentucky Cycle, directed by Dr. Melba Martinez. Ev has directed several MMNT productions, the most recent being You Can't Take ]t With lou. He is a company member of the Austin Playhouse and the Austin Shakespeare Festival. Ev's voice can be heard in many anime dubbed into English by Austin's ADV Films, including the voice of Captain Nemo in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: A long-time volunteer narrator for the Texas State Library's "Talking Book'' Program, Ev has narrated four volumes which have been chosen for circula­tion by the National Library Service.

LUCIEN DOUGLAS, Guest Director, Tamekia Jackson ~ has enjoyed a 30-

Allison Wall year career as an ac­tor in professional theatre, film and

There will be ONE 10-minute intermission during this performance. television. His work has received critical acclaim in The New York Times, Time Magazine, Back­stage, and Women's

Wear Daily. He has played over 100 roles, including on Broadway with Zoe Caldwell and Dame Judith Anderson in Medea; Off-Broadway at New York's Roundabout Theatre in Miked, Family Business, Can­dida, and Rosencrantz: and Guildenbstern Are Dead with John Rubenstein and John \'vood; and at numerous regional theatres. Television and film credits include Walker, Texas Ranger; Another World,· One Life to Live; Hallm,irk Hall of Fame; Medea; A Glorious System of Things; Miss Congenial­ity; and most recently Cheer Up (starring Tomniy Lee Jones). He is currently a mem­ber of the theatre faculty at the University of Texas, where he received the 2000 Texas Excellence Teaching Award for the UT~ College of Fine Arts. He is a member of the TETA Adjudicators' Organization and is included in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, as well as in Who's Who in America. Nationally, Douglas has been a guest direc­tor / instructor at The Juilliard School; North Carolina School of the Arts; NYU Graduate Acting Program; Penn State Uni­versity; and the Clarence Brown Company at the University of Tennessee. Later this spring Douglas will direct Loose Ends for the MFA acting program at the University of Texas at Austin; next fall he is slated to stage the premiere of Robert Schenkkan's comedy The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune.

NATALIE GEORGE, Guest Lighting Designer, has been working in Austin theatre for almost ten years! She is happy to be employed at St. Ed's and the State Theatre as Master Electrician . She also enjoys design­ing lights with her

company Light Bastard Amber. Some of

her favorite designs include Moving Voices parts t\vo and three, Shoulder to Shoulder, The North Project, Phifomel Project, Hemo-

philiacs, and Jesus Hopped the A Train. She is very thankful to Ev and Michael for helping her come back to St. Ed's as a designer and a student.

MICHELLE HEATH, Costume Design­er, has been working at SEU as the Costume Shop Assistant for the past year. In addition to designing You Can't Take It With You, she has constructed costumes for One .Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and The House. A gradu­ate of UT-Austin, Michelle has ,vorked at Zachary Scott, Zilker Summer Musical, Aus­tin Lyric Opera and The State Theatre. She would like to thank everyone who works in the shop for making this show come to life.

KAT LAURENT, Hair & Make-Up De­signer, is a sophmore at St. Edward's Univer­sity. This is her second show to design for the Mary Moody North­ern Theatre, having previously designed the makeup for You Can't lake It With You. In addition to design­ing, her theatrical credits for MMNT in­clude dresser for A Rea in Her Ear, spotlight for Amadeus, and Angel/Band Member/Cho­rus member of The House.

PHILLIP OWEN, Sound Designer, works at MMNT as an administrative as­sistant. He has ap­peared in The House as the Band Director, and also Amadeus, Honky Tonk Angels,

The Kentucky Cycle, and C/0 The Grove. He belongs to the theatre company TENT for whom he played Captain Ahab this summer in Portland, Maine in Oh Sweet Captain, or The Ahab Stomp.

DANI L. PRUTT, Stage Manager,

is honored to work ! with such a great case. She has previ­ously worked on A Raisin in the Sun, as assistant stage man­ager and recently on You Can't Take It With You, as light

board operator. This is her first time to Stage Manage at MMNl~ and would like to thank everyone for their support.

MISSY THOMAS, Oberon's Train Designs, is pleased to be collaborating with St. Edward's for the first time. Missy is a graduate from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she stud­ied costume design. Her most recent de­sign credit in Texas_was As You Like It, per­formed at Emily Ann's Shakespeare Under The Stars in \Vimberly, and directed by Mercury McCall.

GARY van der WEGE, Guest Sce­nic Designer, has provided scenic and/ or lighting design for countless MMNT productions including A Flea In Her Ea,; Once On This Island, A Funny Thing ... Forum, Lend Jvf e A Tenor and Romeo and , Juliet (incl. fight choreography). Gary was l.

a member of the U.S. Paralympic Fencing J Team in Athens and teaches Fencing here at St. Ed's. He enjoys developing fencing programs for disadvantaged youth and the disabled community, and continues to do design and stage combat for a number of theatre companies.

DANIEL ADAMS, Philostrate, is excit­ed to make his MMNT debut. He would like to thank God for his blessings and Mom, Dad, Christopher and Meghann for their support.

AARON D. ALEXANDER, Oberon, is a senior who will be departing us in De­cember. This marks his seventh appear­ance on the MMNT stage. You may have seen him in Tracers, C/0 the Grove, The Kentucky Cycle, A Raisin in the Sun, The House, Metamorphoses, and Salvage Vanguard's production of Know Dog. He would like to thank God for all this many talents, friends, family, and Vera. Also to this cast and crew that keep this thing we call theatre going. Wo Ai Nimende.

KIMBERLY BARROW, Peaseblos­sum, is performing for the first time on the MMNT st~ge. She is a freshman here at St. Edward's and is majoring in theatre. Kimberly is very thankful for this opportunity and has learned a lot from this experience.

COLIN BIGGS, Oberon's Train/ Courtier, lS a

sophomore at St. Edward's Univer­sity. He is an Equity Membership Can­didate. Colin has

appeared in A Flea in Her Ear, Amadeus, House, and You Can't Take It with You.

CLAY CARTLAND, Snug/Lion, is be­ginning his SEU acting career in A Mid­summer Night's Dream. He has done high school and community theatre for four years now. Clay wishes to thanks the best parents ever, Albert and Melissa for being great bosses, and Tony and Brian for in­spiration.

KATHLEEN COBB, Hippolyta, marks .her second performance here at St. Ed­ward's. She was seen in last year's Amadeus as Katherina Cavalieri. Kathleen is excited to have the opportunity to participate in this show.

DUNCAN COE, Flute!Thisbe, has crawled out of a dark, desolate sewer to make his debut appearance at MMNT. Years of isolation and secrecy have molded the ideal emotionally distraught player for this production. He would like to thank his Mom.

ASHLEY De VILLE, Asst. Stage Man­ager, is ecstatic to be rnaking her debut on the production team here at MMNT. She is so grateful to be part of this show and team. She is looking forward to being more involved and hopefully making her stage debut in the near future.

KRISTEN DIETRICH, Fairy, is a ju­nior at St. Ed's. She is honored, blessed, just plain happy to be in this beauti­ful show. Thanks to Mama, Brad, Lacey, the fearsome five­some, and the whole MMNT family.

SARAH FLETCHER, Oberon's Train! Courtier is happy to appear in her first on stage role at MMNT. Sarah wishes to thank her wonderful family and friends for their continuous support and love.

ANGELA FLOWERS, Helena, 1s a se­nior at St. Edward's and 1s absolutely thrilled to be a part of this show. Recent credits include Meta­mmphoses, You Can't Take It 1Vith You, The House (Stage Manag­er), Amadeus, Honky Tonk Angels, and The Kentucky Cycle. She would like to thank her family and friends for the support and mul­titudes of love.

DAVID M. GALLAGHER, Lysander, is in his first year at SEU and returning for his second MMNT per­formance. He was last seen in the role of Phaeton in the production of Meta­morphoses. David would like to thank Lucien for this op­portunity, and the cast and crew for doing such a wonderful job. He would also like to thank his family and friends for supporting him. God Bless.

NICK HARKINS, Oberon's Train! Courtier, is please to be a part of MMNT's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Nick is a freshman at St. Edward's and is excited to be making his stage debut at MMNT. Nick would like to thank his friends and family for their unconditional support and love!

SAIGE HILTON, Asst. Stage Man­ager, is a first year student and is thrilled to be a part of this fabulous department. She worked backstage for You Can't Take It With You and Metammphoses. Saige thanks her Mom and Krystal for all of their support.

TAMEKIA JACKSON, Oberon's Train/Courtier, is happy to be debut­ing at MMNT. She has joined us from Houston's HSPVA where she was last seen as Edward in Day of The Mammal and Romaine Patterson in The Laramie Project. She is excited to be starting her career at SEU and looks forward to being seen in upcoming shows.

NEAL KEZAR, Snout/Wall, is mak­ing his debut appearance on the MMNT stage. He thanks Lucien for this fi­ery chance to perform at MMNT. He would also love to thank his family and dog, Teddy.

BIANCA MALINOWSKI, Puck, is grateful to work on this timeless piece with such an amaz­ing cast. She has performed in The Hilltop Experience, Amadeus, A Raisin in the Sun, and as­sembled / directed A Common Thread

(an original FronteraFest piece by SEU students). She would like to thank Lu­cien Douglas for this incredible oppor­tunity and the entire MMNT family for making her feel like a part of something special. Mom, Dad, Bro, Gaby, the Fear­some Five you're are the reasons for my success, thank you for all that you have given me. xoxo

PRODUCTION CREW Stage Manager Assistant Stage Managers

Vocal/Text Coach Stage Manager Advisor Scene Shop Staff

Costume Shop Staff

Box Office Staff

Dani L. Pruitt Ashley DeVille, Saige Hilton,

Michelle Jackson, Tamekia Jackson Shelby Davenport

. . . . . . . . Bill McMillin Jessica Akin, Ashley DeVille,

Brittany Potter, Mandy Summers . . . . . Rachel Adams, Carrie Marks,

Amanda Martinez, Miranda Wiseman Katie Mc Manus, Joseph Parks, Dani . L. Pruitt,

Jennifer Pyburn, Valerie Redd Props Mistress Katie Way Make-up Crew John Lopez Hair Crew Jennifer Pyburn Special Costume Projects Hope Irish Buchanan,

Rachel Adams, Kristen Bennett, Yadira Gonzales, Holly Jackson, Brittany Potter, Dean Stafford, Chris Sykes, Benjamin Ridgway

Costume Crew . . . Laurana Kuhlman, Emily Miller, Joseph Parks, Kirstin Yingling, Daniel Adams, Lila Barnhaart,

Robert Burkhalter, Clay Cartland, Duncan Coe, Tomas Contreras, Rachel Dendy, David Gallagher, Amber Grundman, Jamie Hamrick, Miriam Jurgensen, Maria Mealla, Zach Pettichord, Austin Sheffeild,

Scenic Crew. . . . . . . . . Kathleen Cobb, Nash Ramirez, Katie Way, Jessica Akin, Colin Biggs, Cailean Bilsky, Kellibrook Green,

Megan Jackson, Shelby Johnson, Mercury McCall, Noah Neal, Mario Ramirez, Lauren Riley, Rex Rizk, Sesar Sandoval, Will Solarski, Mandy Summers, Allison Wall, Kimberley Barrow, Joshua Blackwell,

Ashley DeVille, T J Chernick, Libby Dees, Stephanie Denson, Kate Eminger, Joie Gracie, Gordon Harkins, Michelle Jackson, Neal Kezar,

Bianca Malinowski, Leela Martin, Gloria Wideman, Kate Young Lighting Crew . . . . . . . . . . Kristen Dietrich, Amanda Martinez,

Sound Crew House Crew

Mercury McCall, Katie McManus, Austin Sheffeild . . . . . Laura Ray, Lanella Zotter

. Cody Coppin, Bonnie King, Lacey McNeely, Sarah Orlando, Jessica Towns

Ughtboard Operator Mercury McCall Soundboard Operator Rex Rizk Asst. Sound Board Operator Stephanie Denson Wardrobe Supervisor Kristen Bennett Dressers .. . Miriam Jurgensen, Lila Barnhart, Miria Mealla, Tomas Contreras Laundry Yadira Gonzales, Holly Jackson

AMANDA MARTINEZ, Moth, 1s pleased to be work­ing with such talent­ed individuals and would like to thank the Theatre De­partment for such a wonderful op­portunity. Amanda has most recently worked on Meta­morphoses. Additionly , she has worked on The SEU Experience, an original work by Aaron Clay, You Can't Take It With You, The House, and Raisin In The Sun. She would like to thank her family and friends for their continual support.

DAVID MIRELES, Nickl Bottom, is happy to start the new year at MMNT and at SEU. He has transferred from Lon Morris College, there he performed in The Dining Room, Habitation of Dragons, and The Showgun.

JOSEPH PARKS, Demetrius , is hon­ored to be working on this production. He played Tony in You Can't Take It With You and Mi­das and others in Metamorphoses. Jo­seph was also seen at the MMNT in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The House, Amadeus, A Flea .in Her Ea,; and Honky Tonk Angels. Outside of SEU, Jo­seph works at The State Theatre School of Acting. He wishes to thank his family and close friends for their support. Spe­cial thanks to the amazing faculty and staff that made this season possible, and to Jeremy Greenwalt.

JENNIFER PYBURN, Quince, 1s a

sophomore at St. Edward 's Univer­sity,. A M idsummer Night's D ream is her second show to per­form in at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre .. You might have also seen her in The House. Or be­

hind the scenes in A Flea In Her Ea,; Ama­deus and You Can't Take It W7ith You. She would like to thank the fabulous fearsome fivesome, her best friend Lindsey and her family for all of their support.

MARIO A. RAMIREZ, Egeus, was last seen at the MMNT as Donald in You Can't Take It With You and as Bobo in A Raisin In The Sun. Many thanks to his friends and fam­ily for their support . Special thanks to Michael Massey.

LAURA RAY, Cobweb, is very excited to be involved in another production at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre. Laura was a swing dancer in Raisin in the Sun, and an assistant stage manager for You Can't Take It With You. She wishes to thank the wonderful cast and crew and her family for all their support.

VALERIE REDD, Titania, is graduat­ing this May and is excited to have A Midsumm er Night's Dream as her final credit at the MMNT stage. In her time at St. Edward 's she has

been seen as Emydice and others in Meta­morphoses, Alice in You Can't Take It With You. Cassandra in The House, and Ann in All My Sons (for which she was nominated for an Austin Critics' Table Award.) She is grateful the have had the chance to work and learn with the people of MMNT, as well as the dirigo group, arid cannot to be­gin to find the words to thank her parents for everything they have done for her.

BENJAMIN RIDGWAY, Asst. Sound Designer, is in his second year at SEU. He recently stage managed You Can't Take It With You, and was ass is tan t stage manager for One Rew Over The Cuck­oo's Nest, Ladee Leroy and Amadeus. Ben was onstage in The House and A Flea In Her Ear. He thanks his family and friends for all their help.

SESAR SANDOVAL, Starvling, 1s blessed to be involved in this Ma1y Moody Northen Theatre pro­duction. You've may have seen him recent ly in A Raisin in the Sun, and You Can't Take It with You. He would like to thank his family and friends for their love and support, and God's guid- . ance.

CHRIS SYKES, Theseus, was last seen in MMNT's production of lvletamorpho­ses. Other MMNT performances include Aid Warren in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's N est, Jake/Tim in The House, Feraillion in A Flea in Her Ear, and Aegeus in The

Medea Stories. Other performances in Austin include Vinnie in Sam Shepard 's Simpatico, and Anatole Dartagnon in George Fedeau's A Fit­ting Confusion. Many thanks and love to all the faculty, cast, and crew.

ALEASHA STEPHENS, Mustardseed, is a freshman and making her stage debut. She is thrilled to be involved here at St. Edward's. She would like to thank her friends and family for all their love and support.

ALLISON WALL, Oberon's train/Atten­dant, is making her stage debut and would like to thanks her friends old and new for all their support and of course her family.

KIRSTIN YINGLING, Assistant Cos­tume Designer, 1s ex­cited to be on this pro­duction team. Kirstin was seen last semester as Olga in You Can't Take It With You. She wishes to thank her friends and family for all of their support.

LANELLA MARIE ZOTTER, Hermia, 1s currently a sophomore at St. Edward's University. She has appeared on the MMNT stage in The House and Amadeus, and Assistant Stage Managed You Can't Take It With You and Metamorphoses earlier this season. Love and thanks to her friends

and family who continually remind her that each day is a blessing.

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MARYMOODY NORTHEN THEATRE S~CIE'IfY

PRESIDENT'S ASSOCIATES Tracy Manier & Daniel Floyd

Lewis Myers & Mary S. Campbell Rosemarie Schwarzer

DEAN'S CLUB Hamilton Beazley

Barbara & C. Brian Cassidy Marilyn Gaddis

Cass Grange & Tom Moe Everett Lunning

THE HILLTOP CLUB Kay Arnold & Tom Edge

Louis T. Brusatti Brian Graham-Moore

Alice & William Higgins Marianne Hopper

Tammy Jaso Leo B. Osterhaus

THE 1885 CLUB Gary Blomquist

Nancy Brumback Abby Caswell Ben Chomiak

Charles Gembinski, Jr. Curtis D. Hirsh Ora Houston

Pamela G. McGrew Jimmy Mills Mark Miller Lori Najvar

Marvela L. Pritchett Marilyn Schultz

Anita Sing Brenda & Michael Stone

Annie & Sam Suite Lance D. Texter

C. Robert Watson-Hemphill

CONTRIBUTOR Alan Altimont

Robert Apthorpe Anthony Cassandra

Richard P. Daly Maia Funkhouser

Chris Huff Loretta Hughes

Kelly Luna Rachel and Michael Marks

Gina M. Seidel Marshall Michelle Martinez

Michael C. Massey Katharine Mason

Angela M. Mccown Pamela McGrew

Michele Moragne e Silva Phillip Owen

Andrew Pelegreen Patricia K. Perry

Kevin Prince Cousett Ruelas

Belinda Sandoval Dinah S. Sbelgio

Luis Serna Juanita Servin

Selia Servin-Guerrero Lopez Linda Wiest

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