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Dean , School of Humanities . Father Louis T. Brusatti Artistic Director/Associate Professor David M. Long Managing Director/Adjunct Instructor ...... Michelle S. Polgar Spitfire Area Coordinator/Assistant Professor ...... Sheila M. Gordon Administrative Coordinator . . . Angela Flowers APRIL19-29, 2012 Costume Shop Manager/Adjunct Instructor . T'Cie Mancuso Technical Director/Adjunct Instructor ...... Joe Carpenter Assistant Technical Director ...... K. Eliot Haynes Grill Master Electrician ...... Sheffield EV LUNNING JR. Costume Technical Specialist . . Michelle Heath DIRECTOR Assistant Professors ...... Kathryn Eader Ev Lunning Jr. LISA LARATTA Richard Robichaux SCENE DESIGNER Adjunct Instructors .. . . . Brooks Barr Tara Cooper STEPHEN PRUITT Bhagirit Crow LIGHTING DESIGNER Kathy Dunn Hamrick Cara Johnson AUSTIN RAUSCH Bill McMillin COSTUME DESIGNER SPECIALTHANKS Jo Ann Schatz Austin Bolt Inc. K. ELIOT HAYNES Father Louis T. Brusatti SOUND DESIGNER Carol Caruthers Kate Hahn JORDYN CAMPBELL Sister Donna Jurick, SND MAKE-UP/ DESIGNER LamaVision Productions Ladies of Charity / Lakeway Thrift Store George E. Martin , PhD SUSAN FINNIGAN Bill McMillin MUSIC DIRECTOR Brent McWilliams Motorblade Postering Service BILL MCMILLIN* St. Edward's University Marketing Office PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Natalie Stott State University Theatre Department UT-Austin Department of Theatre and Dance AMPARO GARCIA-CROW,* Kevin West JARRET MALLON* EQUITY GUESTS

Playwrights Horizons, Inc, New York City, produced the New York premiere of The Spitfire Grill Off-Broadway in 2001. MEDIASPONSOR: The Spitfire Grill received its world premiere production by the George Street Playhouse, November 5, 2000. David Saint, Artistic Director, Michael Stotts, Managing Director.

The Spitfire Grill is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC., THECOMPANY MUSICALNUMBERS - PERCY TALBOT .. .. . Kass Ortiz ** ACT ONE HANNA H FERGUSON . . Amparo Garcia -Crow * • A RING AROUND THE MOON ...... Percy SHELBY THORPE . . . . Hannah Marie Fonder ** SOMETHING'S COOKING AT THE SPITFIRE GRILL . .. . . Company CALEB THORPE ...... Jarret Mallon* OUT OF THE FRYING PLAN Percy SHERIFF JO E SUTTER . . . .. Tyler Mount WHEN HOPE GOES . Shelby EFFY KRAYNECK ...... Kendra K. Perez** ICE AND SNOW ...... Caleb , Joe and Effy THE VISITOR .. . .John ny Joe Trillayes THE COLORS OF PARADISE ...... Percy and Shelby

DIGGING STONE ...... Caleb

THIS WIDE WOODS . . . . Joe and Percy THERE WILL BE ONE 10-MINUTE INTERMISSION . FORGOTTEN LULLABY .. . .Hannah

SHOOT THE MOON ... . .Hannah and Company

* Member, Actors' Equity Association , the union of professional actors and stage managers in the ACT TWO United States COME ALIVE AGAIN ...... Hannah and Company

** Equity Member Candidate FOREST FOR THE TREES .. . . Joe

The video and/or audio recording of this performance WILD BIRD ...... Shelby by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited . SHINE ...... Percy

WAY BACK HOME ...... Hannah Mary Moody Northen Theatre is a member of the .. . . Company Theatre Communications Group. FINALE . . ...

THEORCHESTRA Keyboard/Conductor . Susan Finnigan

Guitar ...... Darin Lane Costume Renderings by Au stin Rausch Violin . . John Moon

ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American actor unions. Cello . . Jeannete Cannata-Grahmann Equity's mission is to advance , promote and foster the of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Today, Equity represents more than 45,000 actors, singers, Ac cordion ...... Lori Brooke dancers and stage managers working in hundreds of theatres across the United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in the theatre as a profession , upholding the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wages and working condi tions and provides a wide range of benefits includin g health and pension plans for its members. Through its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the fair treatment ACTORS' of the actors and stage managers employed in this production. AEA is a member of EQUITY the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts ASSOCIATION 1913 unions. For more information, visit www.acto rsequity.org. THECOMPANY

AMPARO GARCIA-CROW (Hannah Ferguson) Bobby in Company directed by Michael Assistant Director. . . Marett Hanes previously appeared McKelvey ; Street Lives at Vermont Playwrights at the Mary Moody Circle ; the Emcee in ; Berger in Hair ... Jeanine Lisa Properties Mistress. Northen Theatre in at Provincetown Playhouse; Zach in A Chorus Assistant Properties Mistress .. . Gene Castillo Cesar and Ruben and Line at Fredrick Loewe Theatre; Willie Conkl in starred in the title role in at The Skirball Center of Performing Charge Scenic Artist Leilah Stewart of Jose Rivera's Marisol. Arts and Smokey Joe 's Cafe at The Allenberry Assistant to the Music Director . .. . Andrew Ashley Hatcher As a visiting teaching Playhouse. Training: New York University and Assistant to the Make-up/Hair Designer . .. .Shelby Crow artist at St. Edward's Texas Tech University. He is thrilled to be J University, Amparo working with the students and faculty at Mary Assistant to the Sound Designer . . Candace Rogers } taught acting , directed Moody Northen Theatre . He would like to Assistant to the Lighting Designer .. .Zach Miranda To Kill A Mockingbird and co-produced the dedicate this performance to his Dad. For more Texas Latino New Play Festival. As a film and fun , please visit www.jarretmallon.com. Assistant to the Scenic Designer Lara Hincappie television actress , she recently co-starred in Lead Stage Manager ...... Alejandra M. Gracia** Straight A(s), ABC Family's The Lying Game and HANNAH MARIE FONDER '14 (Shelby Thorpe) Habla Texas on HBO. A former James Michener has previously been seen on and off the Mary Assistant Stage Managers. . .. Curtis Allmon ,** Lexy Canon,** Shelby Crow, fellow, Amparo 's plays have premiered Off­ Moody Northen Theatre stage with credits Tommy Pietrzak,** Jennifer Scott,** Victoria Zapata** Broadway and at Actors Theatre of Louisville, including A Lie of the Mind (Sally), Carousel Costume Design Mentor . .T'Cie Mancuso and been developed at South Coast Repertory. (Louise) , The Producers (Dance Ensemble), Assistant to the Technical Director . . Cameron Allen She is currently developing the musical STRIP, and performing in the 10 Minute Play fest ival for which she created as an artist in residence the past two years. She would especially like to Assistant Master Electrician. . ... Erin Fleming with Mabou Mines in NYC. As a filmmaker, her thank her loving father , friends, family and Cara Assistant to the Master Electrician . .. Skyler McIntosh work has premiered at SXSW, the Los Angeles Johnston for their immeasurable support and International Latino Film Festival, Cine las encouragement. Properties Coordinator ...... Johnny Joe Trillayes Americas and PBS. Locally , she is the host of the Properties Crew . . Devon Brownlo, Paloma Bermudez, Jordan Cooper local monthly spoken word series THE LIVING TYLER MOUNT '13 (Sheriff Joe Sutter) ROOM: Storytime for Grownups; she is directing prev ious ly appeared in The Crucible (Rev. Light Board Operator/Programmer...... Erin Fleming Love in the 60s (starring Aralyn Hughes) and Parris), The Further Adventures of Hedda Sound Board Operators ...... Matthew Garcia, Josean Rodriguez she is coaching Austin Community College's Gabler (Stephen), Carousel (Bascombe) , The Spot Operators .... . Sarah Alessandro, Connor Kelch, Brittany Peters, Kelsey Townsend In 2 the West showcase , a process inspired by Imaginary Invalid (Dr. Eeks), and City of Angels the critically acclaimed , long running Big State (Del) at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre. He Sound Department Staff . . . Candice Rogers Production of "In the West" for which she was an has also appeared in SummerStock Austin's Scene Shop Staff . Cameron Allen, Curtis Allmon, Tori Francis, Lara Hincappie, orig inal cast member. Sweet Charity (Ensemble) and The Producers George Marsolek, Tommy Pietrzak, Josean Rodriguez, Zach Miranda (Roger DeBris) for which he was nominated JARRET MALLON (Caleb Thorpe)was last seen for B. Iden Payne Awards. Tyler's professional Costume Shop Staff...... Jordyn Campbell, Eileen Chaffer, by Austin audiences in vocal experience spans 10 years and includes Emily Donald, Mary Katherine Kinney, Austin Rausch the TexARTs' product ion performances at the Super Bowl XXXVIII pre­ Stitcher ...... Michelle Heath of MIDLIFE! The Crisis game show and Carnegie Hall. Many thanks to Musical and [title of his friends , family , Ev and Emily. Box Office Manager...... Sadie Hollifield show], which was Box Off ice Staff .. . . Leah Harris, Caitlyn Jackson named by The Austin KASS ORTIZ '12 (Percy Talbot) makes her Chronicle as one of the second and final appearance on the Mary Moody House Manager ...... Kyle Housworth Top 10 theatre events Northen Theatre stage. Previous credits include House Crew . .. Jonathan Baca, Sophia Franzella, Hannah LeBrun, Jon Richardson of 2011. He played : The Musical with SummerStock Head Dresser. . .Lori Navarette Corny Collins in the Austin and Mary Moody Northen Theatre's U.S. Nationa l Tour of which opened production of Carousel. She would like to thank Dressers . .. . Heather Garsen, Isaiah Goldfarb, Emma Peterson, Kristina Tijerina in Austin at the Bass Concert Hall. Jarret played Ev and Susan for this incredible opportunity , and Laundry ...... Caitlin Jackson Corny in over 600 performances while traveling also her friends and family for their immeasurable throughout the U.S., Canada , Japan and China. love and support. Costume Crew . ... Students ofT HAR 1331, 2128, 2130, 3153 and 4154 NYC/Regional Theater: Casa Manana ; the New Scenic Crew . .. Students of THAR 1330, 2128, 2130, 3153 and 4154 York Musical Theatre Festival ; West Virginia KENDRA K. PEREZ '12 (Effy Krayneck) Public Theatre ; and Rockin' Make-up/Hair Crew . . Hope Breedlove , Julie Briones previously appeared in The Crucible (Tituba , Christmas Party at Zach Theatre ; Will Rogers Martha Corey), Eurydice (Loud Stone) and The Lighting Crew ...... Cameron Allen, Curtis Allmon , Emily Eubank , Aly Jones , Sadie Hollifield, in The Will Rogers Follies at Broward Stage Imaginary Invalid (Toinette) at Mary Moody and the students of THAR 1330 and THAR 3323 Door Theatre (Carbonell Award Nomination) ; Northen Theatre. She also appeared in ZACH Theatre's August: Osage County (Johnna). She Dance Theater) , and Give A Mouse A Cookie LISA LARATTA (Scene Designer) , while a later served as MMNT's business manager and thanks her family for their love and support. and Red Hot Patriot (ZACH Theatre). Eliot is graduate student at UT-Austin, designed finally became a professor of acting, where he also the technical director of Austin's annual Katrina: The Girl Who Wanted Her Name Back , has been kept busy both onstage and off. His first JOHNNY JOE TRILLAYES '12 (The Visitor) Fusebox Festival. He is very happy to return two different productions of Ashes , Ashes (one directing assignment for MMNT was Neil Simon's silent ly, almost inaudibly , ends the most to St. Edward 's University and work with this of which was nominated for both an Austin Broadway Bound. He most recently directed Peer magical chapter in his life as he says goodbye talented group of artists . Critics' Table Award and an Austin Circle of Gynt and On the Town. His more recent MMNT to the Mary Moody Northen Theatre with Theatre Award for best set design), and Lily guest-artist appearances include George in The Spitfire Grill. It is an honor to have been AUSTIN RAUSCH (Costume Designer) Plants a Garden, for which she also designed Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Dr. Chebutykin in given the opportunity to work alongside this recently designed The Further Adventures of the lighting and projections. Since graduating , The Three Sisters and Nat Miller in Ah, Wilderness!. wonderful cast and crew! Words cannot Hedda Gabler for the Mary Moody Northen Lisa has worked for the Tutto Theatre Company Ev has received awards from the Austin Circle of express how thankful he is to the faculty and Theatre and The Effects of Gamma Rays in designing the set for Ophelia, Black Snow (B. Theaters for his portrayal of Fenton Hardy in The staff of this department for turning a boy into Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds for the Transit Iden Payne Award; Austin Critics' Table Award), Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Haunted House the man you see on stage today. To the FAB Theatre Troupe. Austin is the chair of the St. and Murder Ballad Murder Mystery (nominated (Austin Theatre for Youth) and for his direction of 14, I will always remember and cherish every Edward's United States Institute for Theatre for a B. Iden Payne Award and an Austin Critics' A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau at MMNT. memory that was shared, every tear that was Techno logy (USITT) Chapter. He was recently Table Award) . She designed the set for Dance He received the Austin Critics' Table award shed ... Mom, I love you. awarded Best Costume Design and Best Repertory Theatre's Brerwood and Other Stories. for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Overall Design for Theatre for The Further In 2010, Lisa worked with Rubber Repertory to Joshua Rowen in the MMNT production of The SUSAN FINNIGAN (Music Director) most Adventures of Hedda Gabler at the USITT create the environment for Biography of Physical Kentucky Cycle. A member of AEA since 1968, recently music directed The Further Adventures Southwest Regional Symposium. He is a Sensation. With Paper Chairs, Lisa does the Ev has appeared in most of Austin's professional of Hedda Gabler here at Mary Moody Northen member of the USITT Student Leadership graphic design, produces and also designs the venues, from Palmer Auditorium to The State Theatre. She has spent many years at the keyboard Initiative Program and taught "How To Design sets for their productions , including Machinal Theatre to the Off Center. He has appeared in of musical theater productions in Houston and for Different Body Types " at the National and Baa/. Lisa designed the set for the Salvage the Austin Lyric Opera productions of The Bat Austin, including several Zilker Summer Theatre Conference. He hopes to participate in a Vanguard Theatre production of Heddatro n and Lucia di Lammermoor. Ev has directed over productions, the Austin Playhouse production of summer internship at Utah Shakespeare by Elizabeth Meriwether. She hold her MFA in 50 productions for professional, community, The Fantasticks and MMNT's productions of City Festival, then a yearlong internship with Scene Design from UT-Austin. and school groups, including The State Theatre of Angels and Carousel. She serves as the Staff Portland Stage before pursuing his MFA in Company and The Austin Shakespeare Festival, Accompanist for St. Edward's University School of Costume Design. He wou ld like to thank his BILL MCMILLIN (Production Stage Manager) and he has also taught classes in voice for The Music. Susan received her Bachelor of Music in mentor , T'Cie, for all her encouragement and was the first student to receive a BA in Theater State Theatre Company School of Acting. He is Vocal Performance from the University of Houston. guidance and most importantly , his mother and Arts Management a recipient of the 2006 St. Edward's University She is married to Patrick, is the very proud mother father for being his biggest fans and always from St. Edward 's Teaching Excellence Award. of four sons, and is very grateful for their continued supporting him. University. Bill is a support of her musical endeavors. member of Actors' DAVID M. LONG (MMNT Artistic Director) is an STEPHEN PRUITT (Lighting Designer) is Equity Association and actor, director and educa tor who has worked JORDYN CAMPBELL '12 (Make-up/Hair what happens when a science geek and the National Stage professionally throughout the U.S. and in Designer) makes her professional design debut aerospace engineer sudden ly discovers the Managers Association. Japan. David has served as a faculty member here on the Mary Moody Northen Theatre stage. arts and performance 22 years into his life. An Austinite for at Winthrop University in South Carolina and She has worked as an assistant make-up/hair He is the resident lighting and production 36 years, he has Portland State University in Oregon and currently designer on MMNT's productions of The Crucible designer for Forklift, Kathy Dunn Hamrick, worked in all facets of serves as artistic director and associate and The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, as and Tapestry Dance Companies , lighting theatrical production professor of theater arts at St. Edward's well as assistant costume designer for Carousel. designer for Trouble Puppet Theater, and a in virtually every theater in town. As an actor, University. Directing credits at Mary Moody Jordyn has built costume pieces for many shows company member and designer with the Rude he is represented by TAG Talent, and he has Northen Theatre include The Further Adventures at MMNT through her work in the costume Mechanicals. His designs , both scenic and appeared in numerous commercials and films of Hedda Gabler, the world premiere production shop as a technician and crafts artisan . After lighting , have been nominated for multiple as well as voice and print media. Bill served eight of David Chamber's The Imaginar y Invalid, On graduating , she hopes to continue her design awards around Austin. Stephen is currently a years on the National Council of Actors' Equity the Verge, bobrauschenbergamerica (Austin work in a professional theater setting. She would technical adviser and design consu ltant for the Association, is a Broadway Tony voter and an Critics' Table Award for Outstanding Ensemble like to thank her mother, father and stepfather renovation of Cincinnati 's 100-year-old Emery adjunct instructor at St. Edward 's, teaching Performance), Cloud 9, Full Circle (Austin for their endless belief in her potential, and her Theater. His previous work for MMNT includes Theatre Management, Stage Management Critics' Table Award for Best Comedy), Macbeth friends for their laughter and support. lighting for bobrauschenbergamerica , Galileo, and Theatre Practicum. He has been involved and Antigone. At MMNT, he has appeared as Macbeth , Death and the King's Horseman, and in over 250 theatrical productions across the John Proctor in The Crucible, Stone in City of K. ELIOT HAYNES (Sound Designer) has Metamorphoses, as well as scenic designs for country, of which over 60 have been at Mary Angels, as Cyrano (Austin Critics' Table Award been a sound designer for many years. He won Cloud 9 and Cyrano de Bergerac. He is currently Moody Northen Theatre. for Outstanding Acting in a Leading Role) in an Austin Critics' Table award for his sound at work writing and creating a new collaborative Cyrano de Bergerac and as Leo Frank in Parade. design for The Kinnderman Depiction (Physical performance piece , tentatively titled Alexandria , EV LUNNING JR. (Director) has been associated David is an active member in both Actors' Plant) and a B. Iden Payne Award for his sound which will premiere in June at Austin's Salvage with Mary Moody Northen Theatre since the Equity Association and the Screen Actors' design of The Jungle (Trouble Puppet Theater). Vanguard Theater. Stephen can be contacted summer of 1990 when he first appeared as an Guild. He would like to thank his wife, Tracy, and Recent designs include The Crapstall Street through his website , www.fluxiondesigns.com Equity guest artist. Soon after that, he joined the daughters, Amelia and Alura, for their patience Boys (TPT), Switch , Shift, Go and Flush (Ariel St. Edward's University faculty as an adjunct , and loving support. DEAN'S CLUB ($500 to $999) Gina Springer Gary Silcott MARYMOODY NURTHEN THEATRE Mr. and Mrs. Charles W Diggs Jr. Jesse Steinfort Natalie Stott Kimberly Livingston MAC '07 Dal Sanders Virginia Treasure '83 SOCIETY Ev Lunning Jr. Teri Varner Mary Wall '80 Carmella Manges Anne Westdyke Bobby Warnecke Through Mary Moody Northen Theatre , St. Edward 's University Theater Arts majors work Connie McMillan Timothy Wright '91 Melissa Wilcher '05 alongside professional actors , designers and directors in the creation of dynamic artistic work. William J. McMillin '79 Ronald Young Jonathan Wooley Our students enjoy unparalleled professional training and an opportunity to earn points toward membership in the Actors ' Equity Association , the union of professional actors and stage THE HILLTOP CLUB ($250 to $499) CONTRIBUTOR ($50 to $119) managers in the United States - all within the context of the university's nationally recognized Anonymous Joseph Barrett liberal arts education . Mary Blackstock Jesse Cancelmo Edna and Gary Blomquist '98 Joe Carpenter Our program is made possible in part by the generous contributions of the Mary Moody Jean Byers Charles Caudill '81 Northen Theatre Society membership. Society contributions allow MMNT to provide students Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell Conoco Phillips Corporation with resources for hands-on learning and to provide audiences with the rich production values Everg reen Consulting Judy Coyne '73 that keep you returning to our performances year after year. Each year, Theatre Society Dr. and Mrs. Jimmy T. Mills Brother Richard P. Daly, CSC, '61 members contribute more than $24 ,000 to student scholarships , allowing us to maintain Michelle and Rabi Polgar Sherry Dawson our commitment to educate a diverse group of · Theater Arts students, regardless of their Mary Rist Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Deguire '69 financial situation. Ann Scott '91 Michael M. Dorn Tracy Sherman '81 Michael Downer As a member of the society , you will enjoy a number of exciting benefits , including invitations to Dorothy Dyer special performances and opportunities to get involved with the Theater Arts program and our THE 1885 CLUB ($120 to $249) Fidelity Investments students on a deeper level. Your gift may be designated to scholarships , production support or Richard and Kelly Bautch Cara and Jim Firestone capital improvements , or you may make an unrestricted gift. Ann Bower Laurie Friedman-Fannin '79 Johanna Daymond Jerome Garvey We sincerely hope you will join the Theatre Society or continue as a member by making a gift Margaret Furse Theresa Garza to the Mary Moody Northen Theatre today. We also invite you to encourage your friends and Marilyn Gaddis Sheila Marie Gordon associates to join. For more information , contact Stephani Smolucha at [email protected] Charles and Dora Gembinski Robin and Brian Graham-Moore or 512-448-8451. Michael Guerra '83 Joyce Hittson Green '78 Paul Grubb Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you again at the MMNT. Gerald Harrison Curtis Dean Hirsh Frank Hittson Theresa Hobbs Loretta Hughes Bunny Joubert Barbara Irvine PRESIDENT'S ASSOCIATES - GOLD Timothy Jurgensen Keith and Cheryl Johnston ($10,000 to $24,999) Janet Kazmirski Brother George Klawitter, CSC Tapestry Foundation Ethel M. Kutac Michael Langowski The Burdine Johnson Foundation Patrick Liddy '05 Valerie Lara '09 PRESIDENT'S ASSOCIATES - SILVER Vicky Linsalata Patrick Liddy David and Tracy Long Francis Macconnell ($5,000 to $9,999) Robert Luedecke Michael Marks '04 Shawn and Bruce Butler Theresa Mancuso Christopher J. Martinez Carolyn Rice Bartlett Charitable Foundation Michael Massey Michael Meigs PRESIDENT'S ASSOCIATES - BRONZE Angela Mccown Gerrell Moore ($1,000 to $4,999) Pamela G. McGrew Richard Orton Jennifer Phlieger MAHS '00 Hamilton Beazley , PhD Molly Minus New York Life Insurance Co. James Puglisi Karen Bowen '86 Michael O'Hearn Laura Ray '07 Father Louis T. Brusatti Leo Osterhaus Bernadine Rettger '91 Tracy Manier and Daniel Floyd Rogelio Pequeno Elizabeth Rice '09 Charles and Florence Mayne Marisa Pisano Peterson Adalberto Salazar Lewis A. Meyers Jr. David Prater Ronald Sawey Mark and Christie Wilson Marvela L. Pritchett '02 Juanita Servin

Reflects gifts and pledges received between March 1, 2011, and February 29, 2012. ANNOUNCINGTHE MaryMoody Nurthen Theatre 40THANNIVERSARY SEASON

UnderConstruction By CharlesMee Sept.27-0ct.7,2012 BusStop By WilliamInge Nov.8-18, 2012 Measurefor Measure By WilliamShakespeare Feb.14-24,2013 TheImportance o-fBeing Earnest By OscarWilde April11-21, 2013 TheSecret Garden Musicby LucySimon Bookand lyrics by MarshaNorman Basedon the novelby FrancesHodgson Burnett . June13-30, 2013

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