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IPFW Box office: 260-481-6555 • www.ipfw.edu/vpa/theatre v Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne ------Outstanding Lunch and Dinner • Daily Lunch Specials Menus Featuring Fresh-Cut Steaks, Lobster, and Prime Rib Full-Service Bar • Live Music Friday and Saturday, 8-11 p.m. IPFW DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
presents
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Book by RACHEL SHEINKIN
Music and Lyrics by WILLIAM FINN
Conceived by REBECCA FELDMAN Set and Lighting Design Costume Design and Supervision MARK R. RIDGEWAY JEANNE PENDLETON
Technical Direction Stage Manager MARK DELANCEY SCOTT MAUGHMER Musical Direction by MINDY COX
Choreographed by BRITTNEY COUGHLIN
Directed by JOHN O'CONNELL
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with, and all authorized performance materials are supplied by, Music Theatre International, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Tel: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com CAST Rona Perretti ...... ANNIE ROBINSON V.P. Douglas Panch...... NICK TASH Mitch Mahoney ...... PRENTIS MOORE Chip Tolentino ...... BEN BERCOT Logaine Schwartzandgrubeniere ...... HEATHER MOSER Leaf Coneybear ...... MICHAEL BARTKIEWICZ William Barfee ...... NATHAN GARNER Marcy Park ...... MARCIA SMITH Olive Ostrovsky...... KEARSTYN KELLER Putnam County Elementary School gymnasium in the present.
SPELLING BEE - CELEBRITY SPELLERS
Friday, Oct. 8 Michael Wartell, Chancellor, IPFW
Saturday, Oct. 9 Larry Wardlaw, Vice President, Asher Agency
Leslie Stone-Hormann, Managing Director, Fort Wayne Youtheatre, and Morning Show Host, WXKE-FM 103.9 (Rock 104)
Sunday, Oct. 10 Bonnie Blackburn, Associate Editor, Fort T+ayne Monthly Magazine Niche Publications Division of Fort Wayne Newspapers
Michele DeVinney, Freelance Writer and Associate Faculty, IPFW
Thurs. Oct. 14 Dan O'Connell, President/CEO, Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Friday, Oct. 15 Ben Eisbart, Vice President, Human Resources Corporate Compliance Officer, Steel Dynamics Inc.
Sharon Eisbart, Owner, Sharon Eisbart Corporate Art
Saturday, Oct. 16 Kelly Updike, Executive Director, Embassy Theatre
Dirk Rowley, Morning DJ, WAJI-FM 95.1 (Majic 95)
Sunday, Oct. 17 Tom Henry, Mayor, Fort Wayne
Law prohibits the photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside this theatre without the written permission of the management; violators may be punished by ejection, and violations may render the offender liable for monetary damages. Please turn off all cell phones. This performance was selected for its artistic and academic value. The selection and performance of this play does not constitute an endorsement by Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne or Purdue University of the viewpoints conveyed by the performance. Musical Numbers
Act I The Twenty-Fifth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ...... COMPANY The Spelling Rules ...... MS. PERETTI AND COMPANY My Friend, the Dictionary ...... OLIVE AND COMPANY Pandemonium ...... MR. PANCH, SPELLERS, AND MITCH I'm Not That Smart ...... LEAF, SPELLERS, AND MR. PANCH Magic Foot ...... BARFEE, MS. PERETTI, AND COMPANY Pandemonium (Reprise)/ My Favorite Moment of the Bee (Reprise) .... MS. PERETTI AND COMPANY Prayer of the Comfort Counselor ..... MITCH, MR. PANCH, AND SPELLERS Chip's Lament ...... CHIP
There will be one 15-minute intermission.
Act II Woe is Me ...... LOGAINNE, CARL, DAN, AND COMPANY Spelling Montage ...... SPELLERS I'm Not That Smart (Reprise) ...... LEAF I Speak Six Languages ...... MARCY, MS. PERETTI, AND GIRLS The I Love You Song ...... OLIVE, HER PARENTS, AND MR. PANCH Woe is Me (Reprise) ...... LOGAINNE, BARFEE, AND OLIVE Second .. MS. PERETTI, MR. PANCH, BARFEE, OLIVE, AND COMPANY Finale ...... MS. PERETTI AND COMPANY The Last Goodbye ...... COMPANY
ORCHESTRA
Conductor MINDY COX
Instrumental Musical Director HOLLY KNOTT
Keyboard: HOLLY KNOTT, EILEEN AHLERSMEYER, and ADAM MOYER; Woodwinds: ED RENZ; Percussion: TOM BEUCHEL WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST
MICHAEL BARTKIEWICZ (LeafConeybear) was last seen as Pirelli in Sweeney Todd .. .at Northside's Summer Theatre. His past credits include Hades (Irene Ryan nominee) in Eurydice, Tiny Tom in Urinetown, Dewey in The Diviners at IPFW, and Cohen in The Underpants at First Presbyterian Theatre.
BEN BERCOT (Chip Tolentino) is a senior theatre major at IPFW. Most recently, Bercot has appeared in Eurydice, Urinetown, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at IPFW. Other credits include Fiddler on the Rorf, Big River, and Les Miserables at Eastside High School. This past summer, Bercot worked at Cedar Point on the Everyone Loves Snoopy lee Show.
NATHAN GARNER (William Barfee) is a double major in music/vocal performance and theatre at IPFW. A native of Decatur, Ind., Garner won outstanding male soloist at Southern Wells twice and was second runner up at the East Noble Solo Competition. His roles at IPFW include Robbie the Stockfish in Urinetown and as an ensemble member in Eurydice. Garner also played John the Baptist in Godspell at the Wells Community Theatre in Bluffton, Ind.
KEARSTYN KELLER (Olive Ostovsky) was recently seen in Eurydice at IPFW and received an Irene Ryan nomination for her performance. She also appeared in The Yellow Boat as an ensemble member at IPFW. Her other credits include The Music Man and Carousel, both at WoodlanJr./Sr. High School. Keller is a theatre major at IPFW, focusing on acting.
HEATHER MOSER (Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW. She was recently seen in Eurydice and The Yellow Boat at IPFW. Moser also does work off-stage for the IPFW Department of Theatre by working in the scene shop and working as an office assistant.
ANNIE ROBINSON (Rona Peretti) has appeared in How to Succeed in Business f/Vithout Re,z!ly Trying and Urinetown at IPFW; Fnmkenstein, Beauty ,md the Beast, joseph ,md the Amazing 1echnicolor D1-eamcoat, and TVorking at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre; Titanic and Rent with Fort Wayne Community Schools Summer Musical Theatre; The Apple Ti·ee at Arena Dinner Theatre; and Into the TVoods and Little TVomen at Carroll High School.
MARCIA SMITH (Marcy Park) is a sophomore theatre major with an emphasis in acting at IPFW. She was most recently seen as Poppy Norton Taylor in Noises Ojfi Outside of the theatre, she works as a marketing assistant for the College ofVisual and Performing Arts.
NICK TASH (V.P. Douglas Panch) is a freshman theatre major, with an emphasis in directing at IPFW. He was recently seen in First Presbyterian Theatre's production of Romeo and juliet. He also appeared in Noises Off! and The Crucible at South Side HighSchool. WHO'S WHO IN THE PRODUCTION STAFF
TOM BECKNER (Associate Scenic Designer) is originally from Wawaka, Ind. Beckner is a senior theatre major. His other IPFW credits include assistant stage manager for Two Rooms and Noises Off!, assistant scenic designer for The Taming ofthe Shrew and Urinetown, sound designer for The Diviners, lighting designer for Purely Dance 2009, and scenic designer for Stop Kiss.
BRITTNEY COUGHLIN (Choreographer) is a continuing lecturer in dance at IPFW. Coughlin has a B.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from Hope College in Holland, Mich. She was a recipient of the Distinguished Artist Award in Dance all four years at Hope. She is co-owner of Stepp in' Out Studio of Dance, where her choreography has won national recognition and awards. She is also an independent aerobics instructor and personal trainer. She tours with the Fort Wayne Dance Collective Touring Company and the Dance Olympus National Tour. In addition, she is a panelist at the Fort Wayne Dance Collective and a member of the Mikautatze Dance Theatre. Coughlin has choreographed several musicals, fashion shows, color guards, show choirs, and body-building routines. Coughlin was most recently seen in Eaten Alive: Seven Deadly Sins and the Mikautatze Dance Theatre's fundraiser. Other theatre performances and collaborations include Babes in Arms, The Music Man, Once Upon a Mattress, Where's Charley, The Power ofWomen, She Loves Me, and On the Town.
MINDY COX (Musical Director) received a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Oklahoma City University. She has performed in numerous musicals and operas across the country. Cox has appeared with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va., where she also served as vocal captain. She appeared with IPFW and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic in Oklahoma! at the Embassy Centre and in The Music Man at IPFW. Cox received Anthony Awards for her performances as Polly Baker in Crazy for You, Maria in The Sound ofMusic, and Sister Mary Amnesia in Nunsense with the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. A frequent clinician and adjudicator for area show choirs, she is a member of the National Association of Teachers and Singers and operates her own voice studio.
MARK DELANCEY (Technical Director) is beginning his third year as an assistant professor of design and technology at IPFW. His IPFW credits include scenic design for Noises Ojj!, The Yellow Boat, and The Taming ofthe Shrew; lighting design for Urinetown, The Diviners, and The Yellow Boat. This past summer DeLancey designed the scenery for My Fair Lady, The Miracle Worker, The Producers, and the Ohio premier of Hairspray at the Weathervane Playhouse in Newark, Ohio. His most memorable shows include The Seagull at the Delacourte Theatre in New York City's Central Park;jesus Hopped the A Train, with Philip Seymour Hoffman directing; the world premier of Top Dog, Underdog; Two Strange Ladies for Columbia University's graduate program; and Been So Long at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. HOLLY KNOTT (Instrumental Musical Director) has been playing piano and keyboards professionally for more than 1 5 years. This is her fifth year as instrumental music director at IPF\V, having played for On the Twentieth Century, Wonderful Town, How to Succeed... , and Urinetown. She has also worked several years with the IPFW Summer Musical Theatre Intensive Program and the Musical Theatre Performance class. Knott has been the assistant music director for several shows at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, including Thoroughly Modern Millie, frankenstein, and The Producers. In the spring, she will be the music director for the Civic Theatre's Off-Main production of I Love You, You're Perj(?Ct, Now Change. She has also played in the orchestras for Arena Dinner Theatre, Grey Lite Theatre, and several area high schools. For the past 15 years, she has accompanied New Haven High School choirs and played keyboards for their musical productions. In her spare time, Knott teaches private piano lessons, with students ranging from 5 to SO years old.
JEANNE PENDLETON (Costume Design and Supervision) is returning for her third season with the IPFW Department of the Theatre. Pendleton graduated with distinction in 2002 from Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif., with an M.F.A. in Costume Design. After receiving her degree, she moved to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., to costume shows for Dollywood, as well as create garments for the namesake of the park, Dolly Parton. Prior to her arrival at IPFW, she worked at the LORT D Clarence Brown Theatre in residence at The University ofTennessee-Knoxville. While there, she supervised the construction of costumes for many professional and regionally known designers and served as the head of the theatre safety committee. Some favorite past productions include Pure(y Dance 2008 (design) at IPFW, The Lifo oj"Galileo (management) at The University ofTennessee Knoxville, and The Secret Garden (design/corsetry) at Humboldt State University.
SCOTT MAUGHMER (Stage Manager) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW Most recendy Maughmer appeared in Noises Off! and Ihe Yellow Boat at IPFW Maughmer also worked on the sets for Urinetown and as assistant stage manger for Eurydice.
MARK R. RIDGEWAY (Set and Lighting Design) is the associate professor of scenic and lighting design for the IPFW Department of Theatre. He has an M.F.A. in Theatrical Design from The University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. in Theatre History/Design Theory from Northwestern University, and a B.S. in Dramatic Television and Film Performance from Oral Roberts University. Before coming to IPFW, Ridgeway served as an assistant professor of theatre at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Ridgeway has designed scenery and lighting for numerous productions including TVaitingfor Godot, The Crucible, The Exonerated, Story Theatre, Comedy ojErrors, Purely Dance, Merrily We Roll Along, Music Man, Medea, Hay Fever, Oklahoma!, Arms and the Man, and All in the Timing. He has also designed scenery and lighting in Texas, Tennessee, and Illinois including the productions of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, The Illusion, Gint, Vinegar Tom, Baby with the Bathwater, Caucasian Chalk Circle, 27 TVagons Full ofCotton, This Property is Condemned, Talk to the Rain ... and Let Me Listen, Chalky White Substana, The Coronation ofPoppea, Holiday, Wonderland!, and Never in My Lifotime. This past spring, Ridgeway directed the Studio Theatre's production of Tape by Stephen Belber and a staged reading of The Last Days ofjudas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Most recently, he designed sets for Can-Can, Picnic, Sweet Charity, and Little Shop of Horrors for Tibbits Opera House in Michigan. In addition, Ridgeway has worked with The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Sharir Dance Company, University of Texas Opera Theatre, and University of Tennessee Theatre Company as a designer or scenic artist.
BROGAN STILLMAN (Associate Lighting Designer) is a senior theatre major with an emphasis in theatrical design at IPFW. This is Stillman's lOth show with IPFW, working as a carpenter, painter, and master electrician. She was the assistant light designer for The Yellow Boat and was a light designer for Purely Dance 2009. Brogan has also worked in Fort Wayne community theatre, and was an intern for the Winnipesaukee Playhouse's Professional Summer Program.
JOHN O'CONNELL (Director) is the chair and professor of the Department of Theatre. Recent directing credits for IPFW include Noises Off!, The Taming of the Shrew, Wonderful Town, and TVaitingfor Godot. This past summer O'Connell returned to his professional directing career with a production of Red, White and Tuna for Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, Tenn.
CAM! VANDERHART (Assistant Stage Manger) is a senior theatre major at IPFW. She has performed in the Studio Showcase production In Bed With ... and has worked on the crew for Noises Off!, Wonderful Town, A Doll's House, and The Efficts of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. Vander Hart has stage managed the IPFW productions of The Yellow Boat and Stop Kiss. STAFF FOR THE 25rn ANNUAL PUTNAMCOUNTYSPELLINGBEE
Stage Manager ...... SCOTT MAUGHMER Assistant Stage Manager ...... CAMI VANDERHART Associate Set Designers ...... TOM BECKNER Associate Lighting Designer ...... BROGAN STILLMAN Carpenters ...... JOHN ADAMS, TOM BECKNER, ADAM FLETCHER, JESS HARTMAN, KALER HAYNES, SARA MITSCH, HEATHER MOSER, JAKE SLONE, JESSICA SOKOLOWSKI, BROGAN STILLMAN, LACHANDRA STUBBLEFIELD, CARLY THOMPSON, CAMI VANDERHART, AND GRIFFIN WARFIELD Prop Master ...... JACOB SLONE Props/Deckmen ...... DAVID KAEHR and AJ LORENZINI Light Board Operator ...... BREE BARTMAN Follow Spot Operators ...... ADAM FLETCHER and LYSSA TROEMEL Cutter/Draper ...... AMBER KLINKER First Hand ...... HEIDI CHRISTENSEN Stitchers ...... MICHAEL BARTKIEWICZ, GEOFF GOELZ, ASHLEY LEHMAN, JUNE RAMBO, and KAT WIMER Wardrobe ...... AMBER KLINKER and AMANDA PRATER Sound Technician ...... ADAM HAMILTON House Manager ...... GREG BOYLES Box Office Manager ...... REUBEN]. ALBAUGH Box Office Personnel ...... AMANDA PRATER, WILLIAM STANLEY, and ANDREA TROUTEN
CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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In keeping with the academic mission of the IPFW Department of Theatre, we are pleased to feature "Production Notes" in our program. These notes are academic in nature and speak to you from the point of view of some of the many collaborators it takes to create our productions. This time you will be hearing from student stage manager Scott Maughmer.
Last year I decided to pursue a dream I have always had-to obtain a degree in theatre. This was no small undertaking, as I had been working away from the theatre since I graduated high school some 28 years ago. I met with Associate Professor Craig Humphrey three weeks before the start of fall semester 2009 and officially transferred from Ivy Tech; I was now a full-time theatre major. I was certain I had lost my mind! I am now in my second year at IPFW, and I am currently the oldest student in the theatre department. Keeping up with classes, shows, and peers-most more than 20 years younger than me-can be a challenge. But I have never looked back. During my first semester, I was cast in The Yellow Boat. It was my first time on stage in 28 years! For our second production, I was asked to serve as assistant stage manager by stage manager Aaron Mann; I could not have had a better teacher. It was a good experience to learn the responsibilities of a stage manager ... and there are many. I feel one of the best things about serving as a stage manager is getting to watch the director's process. I had worked with Assistant Professor Jeff Casazza as a cast member in The Yellow Boat and was involved in the process. Serving as assistant stage manager for his production of Eurydice allowed me to view his process. I was later cast in Chair and Professor John O'Connell's production of Noises Off! as Tim, which allowed me to be part of another director's process. The audition for Spelling Bee was my first musical audition ever, and even though I was not cast in it, I intended to participate in the show as a crew member. But I was taken by surprise when the director asked me to stage manage Spelling Bee. Serving as stage manager requires as much focus as being on stage and much more multi-tasking. I became responsible for running production meetings, following up with each production crew, and keeping the director updated on the process in each area. I also have to write down the blocking (where the actors move onstage and when), which involves a lot oflegible writing, and just as much time erasing, since many changes are made early on in rehearsals. The work that is needed to make a production come together is intense and stressful. I have deadlines to meet every day and plenty of follow-up work to do. I am responsible for making sure all of the behind-the-scenes work comes together. Come show time, I will be calling light and sound cues and have to keep my team focused. I consider myself fortunate to have been a part ofJ ohno's process on stage, and even more fortunate to see his process and be a part of his production team. I've spent as many hours here as a student working in or on productions as I ever did overseeing a three-state region for a major corporation. I enjoy this much more, and I still haven't looked back! Scott Maughmer, Stage Manager Introducing Tori Zischke We extend a warm welcome to our new Assistant Professor of Acting, Victoria (Tori) Adams Zischke. Tori received a B.F.A. in Acting from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and an M.F.A. in Acting from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Delaware (PTTP).
She has been a professional actress in New York City for the past 18 years, but she has been performing onstage since the age of three. Her New York, national tour, and regional credits include Becca in Rabbit Hole (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis-Kevin Kline Best Actress nomination), Quilters (Denver Center Theatre Company), Mrs. Antrobus in Skin ofOur Teeth and Frau Rheme in Behind the Bedroom Wall (Connecticut Repertory Theatre), Portia in julius Caesar and Guenevere in Camelot (Pioneer Theatre Company), Maria in The Sound oJMusic (Westchester Broadway Theatre), Heavenly in Sweet Bird ofYouth (Shakespeare Theatre ofNew Jersey), Alice in You Can 't Take It With You (Alley Theatre), Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Abigail in 1776, Mrs. Page in Merry Wives ofWindsor, Buttercup in HMS Pinafore, Polly Browne in The Boyfriend, Ophelia in Hamlet, Desdemona in Othello, Philia in Forum (Utah Shakespearean Festival), Anna in The Pagans (Abingdon Theatre Company-off-Broadway), Edith Conant in Voices from the Hill (The Connolly/Moonworks-off-Broadway), Scottie in My Swan (off-Broadway), the national tour of Chess, and many others.
She was the re-occurring character of Babs Walker on NBC's Another World, and has done many commercials and voice overs. She is a member of the Actor's Equity Association, the Screen Actor's Guild, and the American Federation ofTelevision and Radio Artists. DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Theatre is to: • educate its students within a broad liberal arts framework in the art, craft, and discipline of theatre through programs offering both classroom study and experiential production activities; • serve the university community through its productions and general education offerings; • provide culturally enriching activities to greater northeast Indiana.
Values
The IPFW Department of Theatre values: • the pursuit of knowledge in an environment that encourages free and open inquiry, academic achievement, scholarship, and creativity; • the cultivation of creativity; • the highest academic, artistic, and ethical standards; • artistic and scholarly collaboration; • interdisciplinary inquiry and scholarship; • the professional commitment, innovations, and accomplishments of faculty and staff; • partnership with the community to enhance cultural, creative, and intellectual life in the region; • diversity.
Vision
The IPFW Department of Theatre will be a regionally recognized theatre program, known for its regional impact, and: • the excellence, value, and accessibility of its training programs; • its exceptional academic curricula and facilities that foster unique teaching, learning, and student environments; • the scholarly and creative accomplishments of its faculty, students, and staff; • its contributions to the quality of artistic and creative life of the region. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, Directed by John O'Connell , Music Direction by Mindy Cox The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst, chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The Tony Award -winning show is the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time. Williams Theatre October 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16 at 8 p.m. October 10 and 17 at 2 p.m.
Purely Dance 201 0 Brittney Tyler Coughlin- Artistic Director Purely Dance 2010 again features fresh, new, and exciting choreography by the dance minor program faculty and alumni. This year, Purely Dance 2010 returns to the more intimate setting of Studio Theatre in Kettler Hall.
Studio Theatre November 12, 13, 18, 19, and 20 at 8 p.m. November 14 and 21 at 2 p.m.
The Hot L Baltimore By Lanford Wilson, Directed by Craig A. Humphrey A brilliant off-Broadway success by one of America's most outstanding living playwrights, The Hot L Baltimore brings humor, compassion, and arresting theatricality to its touching study of lost souls trapped by society's unyielding decay. The sum total of who they are, or wish to be , becomes a poignantly powerful call to America to recover its lost values and restore itself in its own and the world's eyes. Williams Theatre December 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11 at 8 p.m. December 12 at 2 p.m.
Admission for IPFW students with ID is free Anton in Show Business By Jane Martin This madcap comedy follows three actresses across the footlights, down the rabbit hole, and into a strangely familiar Wonderland that looks a lot like American theatre. In the tradition of great backstage comedies, like last season 's Noises Off, Anton in Show Business shows the joys, pains and absurdities of putting on a play.
Williams Theatre February 18, 19, 24, 25, and 26 at 8 p.m. February 27 at 2 p.m.
King Lear By William Shakespeare, Directed by John O'Connell The ties that bind in King Lear are woven of deceit, greed, grief, and joyfulness. Often regarded as Shakespeare's crowning achievement, this tragedy about the relationship between parents and their offspring shows us how quickly we can become blinded by fear and killed with love. Thorn Hofrichter will be featured in the role of Lear.
Williams Theatre April 22, 23, 28, 29, and 30 at 8 p.m. May 1 at 2 p.m.
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Dr. Darryl and Sharon Smith Diana Updike VPA Sterling Scholarship Robert Smith Nancy Vendrely Society Jay & Bronwyn Thayer Ann & Paul Weber Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Brateman Shari Troy Norma Weeda Dan Buder Marion McKay Walley Howard & Betsy Chapman Contributors Richard & Barbara Hill Friends ($50 to $99) ($25 to $49) Michael B. Himes Stephanie & Bruce Abbott Joanne & Donald Adams Herbert & Lorraine Weier Louise & Kevin Ambrose Terri & Nelson Behar Daniel & Beth Zweig James Barrett, III Norma & Louis Blankenship Janice Burgette Ranae Buder & Austin Berger Gifts-in-Kind Ranae Boots Buder Joann Byers Jack Baker William & Anita Cast Jean Chase Vicki Bandor Braun Nancy & Richard Cook Richard & Nancy Cook Lewis & Amanda Delagrange Firehouse Theatre Avon Crismore Theresa Ehrman-Yankowiak Linda Gaff Daniel Culbertson John F. Hamm GE Foundation Kelly & Thomas Dalun Jean Hedderich Rikki & Leonard Goldstein Patrick & Patricia Denihan Richard & Barbara Hill Jerome Grant Dr. Miles S. Edwards Jim Huhn Alan Hofer Susan Ferguson Patrice Hunsberger Maggie Hunter Ann & Francis Frellick Mary Lou & Edward Hutter Mary Lou & Edward Hurter Ron Gubitz Gloria Huxoll Dale Kelly Larry & Julia Hook Jan Klee Rick & Dorian Maples Karen & John Hutmacher Elizabeth Merkler William & Joan McNagny Ruth Langhinrichs Beth Mix Janice McNellis Harold Markey NeciaMyers June Moord Myra Mae McFarland Virginia Needler JoAnn Mullen Merle & Dick Miers Charles & Pat Nelson Helen Pyles Kenton Neuhauser & Jeffrey Karen Parkinson Leslie Raymer Markley Amy Puffenberger David & Margaret Ridderheim Shirley & Bob Nicolai Dustin Reed Marthe Rosenfeld Alan McMahan Lori Roggero Anne Rowland Mary Okeson Carrie Romines Lois & Richard Safran Jessica & Shawn Parr James & Barbara Romines Michael Schaub Sus an & Michael Pries Scott Romines Robert & Mary Short Stanley & Emma Reidenbach Terry Romines Kirk & Elizabeth Shuster Robert D. Reynolds Greg Savini Betty Sowers Stephen & Jill Sosenheimer Anson & Janet Shupe Howard & Marilyn Steele George Thomas June Skekloff Richard & Deanna Stoner Beth Troy Carolyn Strachera Dolores Szymanski Ann & Owen Wade Jeanne Winnick
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Department of Music Upcoming 2010 Concerts Jazz Ensemble Friday, Oct. 15 7:30p.m. Auer Performance Hall, Rhinehart Music Center Farrell Vernon, conductor
Chopin's 200th Birthday-A Grand Celebration Saturday, Oct. 16 1:30 p.m. Rhinehart Recital Hall, Rhinehart Music Center "Chopin in Context: Arts and Culture in Chopin's Paris" Lecture by Melanie Bookout 2:30 p.m. Recital including IPFW faculty and piano students featuring several of Chopin's masterpieces for piano. A reception will immediately follow the performances. Tickets will cover both events and the reception.
Unless otherwise noted, admission for IPFW students with ID is free, $6 Adults, $5 Seniors (60 and older), and $3 Non-IPFiiV Students. (Children ages 5 and younger will be admittedfor free.) For infonnation, call the Schatzlein Box Ojfice at 260-481-6555 or visit www.ipfw.edu/vpa/music. LOVE, SEX AND THE I.R.S. October 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 2010
DROOD (THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD) November 26, 27
THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE
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