St. Edward'sUniversity DEPARTMENTOF PERFORMING ARTS THEATERARTS STAFF AND FACULTY

Dean, School of Humanities ...... Sharon Nell, PhD Chair/Associate Professor . .. . . Sheila M. Gordon Artistic Director/Assoc iate Professor David M. Long Managing Director . Michelle S. Polgar Administrative Coordinator ...... Jarrett King '09 • Costume Shop Manager/Adjunct Instructor ...... T'Cie Mancuso Technical Director/Adjunct Instructor ...... Joe Carpenter BYWtlUAM SHAKESPEARE Assistant Technical Director ...... K. Eliot Haynes > Master Electrician ...... Sadie Langenkamp DIRECTEDBYMIGHHlE POtGAR Costume Technical Specialist ...... Michelle Heath Assistant Professors Kathryn Eader Nathanael Johnson LISA LARATTA Ev Lunning Jr. SCENE DESIGNER Susan Branch Towne Adjunct Instructors .. . . Brooks Barr KATHRYN EADER Brad Carlin LIGHTING DESIGNER Tara Cooper William Crowell SUSAN BRANCH TOWNE Cara Johnston Firestone COSTUME DESIGNER

K. ELIOT HAYNES SPECIALTHANKS SOUND DESIGNER A li c ia Barron Nicki Clark TARA COOPER Carol Caruthers MAKE-UP/HAIR DESIGNER Lau re n Green K. Eli ot Ha y nes Ladi es of Charity/Lakeway Thrift Store SHEILA GORDON David Lo ng VOCAL COACH Th eresa Mancuso Dr. Sharon Nell ROBERT TOLARO* St. Ed ward's University Marketing Office Phillip Owen PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Rob i Polgar Sou th wes tern University Texas Performing Arts Susan Branch Towne Matt Webb ZAC H Theatre MEDIASPONSOR: CHRONICLE Zilker Th eatre Productions : ?4Nffirtti1@¥3· THECOMPANY (IN ORDEROF APPEARANCE) PRODUCTIONSTAFF Fight Director. . . . David M. Long Francisco /Os ric/Others ...... Owen Ziegler** Associate Costume Designer . . . . Kelsey Townsend Barnardo /Others ...... Nicholas Campbell* * Properties Master Isaiah Goldfarb Marcellus/Fortinbras/Others ...... Dillon Ford** Ass istant to the Director/Dramaturg . Anna Schultz Horatio ...... Conor Kelch* * Assistant to the Director ...... Emile Lachney Ghost/Claudius ...... Kenneth Wayne Bradley* Assistant Costume Designer ...... Alex Kresena Attendant/Messenger/Others Luxy Banner** Assistant to the Hair and Make-up Designer ...... Taylor Rainbolt Lady/Attendant/Player Queen/English Ambassador ...... Maureen Fenninger ** Scenic Charge Artist...... Lisa Laratta Lord/Attendant/Player King/Dane/Others...... Matt Buzonas ** Scenic Painters ...... Leliah Stewart, Catherine Brandt Voltemand /Cap tain/Dane/Second Gravedigger...... Roby Attal ** Assistant Technical Director ...... David Cameron Allen Cornelia/Others ...... Emerald McLaughlin** Student Assistant Technical Director ...... Eric Swabey-Keith Laertes ...... Jake Mcvicker ** Scenic Production Assistant ...... Cecy Sterna Polonius/G ravedigger ...... David Stahl* Lighting Production Assistant ...... Izzy Woods Hamlet...... Seth Stewart* * Sound Production Assistant .. ... Taylor Juarez Gertrude .. Meredith McCall* Costume Production Assistant . Souther Recio Ophelia . Cheyenne Barton** Lead Stage Manager Hannah Wilson** Reynaldo ...... David Herrera** Assistant Stage Managers .. . Kayla Belk**, Rachel Dunk**, Rosencrantz /Priest ...... Ryan Mattingly ** Vanessa Marroquin**, Callie Stribling** Guildenstern ...... Jordan Messenger ** Grid Crew Miriam Alexander, Grace Roberson Properties Crew ...... Natalie Crane, Kristin Tureau, Owen Zigler THEREWILL BE ONE 10-MINUTE INTERMISSION. Light Board Operator/Programmer ...... Izzy Woods Sound Board Operator ...... Cooper Accord Run Crew...... Samantha Carroll , Mary Korenek, Mallory Moreno *Appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, Sound Department Staff...... Taylor Juarez the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Scene Shop Staff ...... Cooper Accord, Catherine Brandt , Dillon Ford, Cecilia Serna , Marcela Spamer , Eric Swabey-Keith, Neal Whetstone **Equity Member Candidate Costume Shop Staff ...... Austin Chandler , Laura Fuller, Larisa Maddux, Mary Moody Northen Theatre is a member Souther Recio , Katie Strahl, Kelsey Townsend , Brett VerVoort of the Theatre Communications Group Lighting Department Staff...... Rachel Dunk , Jordan Mersberger Stitchers ..... Lucy Cunningham, Alissa Duquette , Celina Ferencz , Michelle Heath , The video and/or audio recording of Toni Sales , Rebecca Skelton, Melissa Swartz, Arlene Waghalter this performance by any means Box Off ice Manager ...... Aly Jones whatsoever are strictly prohibited. Assistant Box Office Mananger ...... David Herrera Box Office Staff. Ashton Chase, Caitlyn Jackson , Emily Ott Costume Renderings by Susan Bran ch Towne House Staff . . . Brittany Allyson , Morghan Bills, Ohara Mistry, Anna Vanston Head Dresser ...... Ashton Chase ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American actor unions. Dressers .... . Chole Gabriel , Vivian Garcia, Kartin Otterness, Equity's mission is to advance , promote and foster the art of live theater as an essential Ann Sergeant, Cassandra Valentin component of our society. Today, Equity represents more than 45,000 actors, singers, Laundry...... Krista Lambert , Tim Sabuco dancers and stage managers working in hundreds of theaters across the United States. Costume Crew ...... Brittany Allyson, Ashton Chase, Hannah Hart, Souther Recio , Equity members are dedicated to working in the theater as a profession, uphold ing Madison Williams and the studen ts of THAR 1331, 2128, 2130 , 3153 and 4154 the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans for its members. Scenic Crew .... Cooper Accord, Anne Harrell , Conor Kelch , Seth Stewart ACTORS' Through its agreement with Equity, this theater has committed to the fair treatment and the students of THAR 1330, 2128, 2130 , 3153 and 4154 of the actors and stage managers employed in this production. AEA is a member of Make-up /Hair Crew. . Souther Recio , Marcy Watkins EQUITY the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organizat ion of perform ing arts and the stude nts of THAR 1331, 2128, 2130, 3153 and 4154 ASSOCIATION 191 3 unions. For more information, visit www.actorsequity.org . Lighting Crew ...... Cheyenne Barton , Alexandrea Ortiz , Trey Stoker, Eric Swabey-Keith and the students of THAR 1330 and 3323 Boys and Dinettes (Live Oak Theatre); and Gypsy CHEYENNE BARTON '16 (Ophelia) previous ly in Love and Information and Blood Wedding. He THECOMPANY (Southwestern University). OTHER: MA in Theatre appeared as an ensemble member in the wou ld like to thank his family and friends for their KENNETH WAYNE from Northwestern University. McCall's CD, The regional premiere of Love and Information , the unconditional love and support. BRADLEY (Ghost, Joy in Your Heart, is available throug h cdbaby . title character in Eurydice at HSPVA Houston and Claudius) is thrilled to com/cd/meredithmccal l. the female understudy for Measure for Measure CONOR KELCH '16 (Horatio) is thrilled to be working on the Mary at Mary Moody Northen Theatre. She would like return to the Mary Moody Northern Theatre for the Moody Northen Theatre DAVID STAHL to thank her family , friends and the facu lty here at fourth time . His previous cred its include Laurent stage for the first time (Polonius) previously MMNT for their unending support and wisdom. in Tartuffe and Ensemble in Merrily We Roll Along since he came to Austin appeared in Museum , and Love and Information. He would like to thank in 1992. He was last Measure For Measure , MATT BUZONAS '16 (Lord, Attendant, Player his family, the cast and crew, and Michelle for seen on stage as Denny Bus Stop, The Crucible , King, Dane and others) previously appea red in this opportunity. in A Steady Rain at Eurydice and The Life of Merrily We Roll Along (Jerome), Museum (Michael Hyde Park Theatre. As Taggart in Men of Tortuga, Galileo at Mary Moody Wall), The Secret Garden (Captain Albert Lennox) JAKE MCVICKER '15 (Laertes) is excited to he was honored with the B. Iden Payne Award. Northen Theatre . He l and Measure For Measure (Claudio) on the Mary return to Mary Moody Northen Theatre for this Bradley played the title role in Killer Joe in 2009 , recently performed Moody Northen Theatre stage , as well as Zilker production . He is a senior in the BFA program and and Ariel in The Pi/lawman, which earned him an with Jaston Williams Theater Productions ' production of Oklahoma/ will be graduating this spr ing. He most recently Austin Critics ' Table Award . He originated Abner and Joe Sears in Williams' newest play, / Heard Love to his family, and thanks to Sheila appeared in Love and Information. in his one-man show Wicker Chairs and penned That. Stahl holds a BFA from Southwestern and Michelle. Wind Chimes and Varicose Cream, which was University and an MFA from UT-A ustin. He is a RYAN MATTINGLY '16 (Rosencrantz, Priest) published in the Texas Theatre Journal. His one­ member of the Board of Directors and Acting NICHOLAS CAMPBELL '17 (Barnardo , Player previously appeared at Mary Moody Northen woma n show, Seamstress , was honored as Best of Company of Austin Playhouse, where he has and others) marks his first Mary Moody Northen Theatre in Love and Information, Merrily We Roll Fest at FronteraFest 2010. Bradley has appeared played numerou s roles, including David Frost in Theatre show and his first time ever performing Along , Tartuffe and Museum He wou ld like to Frost/Nixon, Phillipe in Heroes, Nixon in The Dead on television with featured and co-starring roles in Shakespeare. He is majoring in Digital Media thank his parents. Longmire (A&E), Revolution (NBC) , Friday Night Presidents Club , Henry in Travesties, Bernard in Management and minoring in Theater Arts. This Lights (NBC), Dallas (TNT), Killer Women (ABC) , Arcadia and Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen , summer , he played Gordon and The Man in the EMERALD MCLAUGHLIN '16 (Attendant , Chase (NBC), Prison Break (FOX) and Walker among others. He has also appeared recent ly in musical RENT, and he has also performed in Les Player, Others) returns to the Mary Moody Northen Texas Ranger. He has also been featured and The Glass Menagerie , Nightswim , A Christmas Miserables and Tom Stoppard 's On The Razzle, Theatre stage after previously appearing in co-sta rred in Olympus Has Fallen with Morgan Carol, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Art, Prides where he played the lead role, Weinberl. He Blood Wedding. Freeman , Drive Angry 30 with Nicolas Cage , Crossing , Hen ry \I, Richard Ill and The Merry wo uld like to thank Michelle for the opportunity to Room - which ran at the Sundance and Cannes Wives of Windsor. Stahl toured with the Greater perform with this high-level cast. JORDAN MERSBERGER '16 (Guildenstern) film festivals - and will be in the upcoming feature Tuna Company 's production of The Foreigne r as returns to the Mary Moody Northen Theatre after The Ooo-Dah Man. Bradley is a graduate of the Jaston Williams' understudy and as a dresser for MAUREENE FENNINGER '16 (Lady, recently performing in Love and Information , Fine Arts program at Sam Houston A Tuna Christmas . Currently, Stahl is a lecturer in Attendant , Player Queen , English Ambassador) Museum , and the 10-Minute Play Festival. State University. the Theatre and Dance Depar tment at Texas State was recent ly seen in Mary Moody Northen University in San Marcos. He would like to thank God for giving him the Theatre's productions of Museum , The Importance opportunity to perform , Michelle Polgar for her MEREDITH MCCALL of Being Earnest and The Secret Garden. Favorite wonderful direction, and his fellow actors , friend s (Gertrude) has ROBY ATTAL '17 (Voltemand , Captain, roles include the title role in the musical Violet at and family for their love and support. appeared in numerous Second Gravedigger, Dane and others) makes The High School for the Performing and Visual performances in Austin his Mary Moody Northen Theatre debut with this Arts and the Witch in Houston Family Arts Center 's SETH STEWART '16 (Hamlet) recently appeared and regionally. ZACH production. Attal previously attended the High Into the Woods. She is a member of the Texas in Love and Information and Museum He is very Theatre: Tommy, A School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Commission on the Arts and the Texas Cultural grateful for this opportunity. He would like to thank Christmas Story, White Houston, where he appeared as Nikos in Charles Trust Council Young Masters Program. Fenninger the cast and crew, his family and friends, Michelle Christmas; The Laramie Mee's Big Love and as Big Stone in Eurydice by wou ld like to thank the amazing St. Edward's for her direct ion, Alexis , and most importantly his Project 10 Years Sarah Ruhl. He has also performed with Truckbed University theater faculty and her mom and dad . Later, Next To Normal; Productions of Houston , most recently as Aaron parents , for their never-ending suppo rt. Ragtime ; Fiction; The Drowsy Chaperone; Caroline, in This Gun Can 't by Keenan Hurley. He thank s DAVID HERRERA '17 (Reyno/do) last OWEN ZIEGLER '17 (Francisco , Osric, Dane, or Change; 365 Days/365 Plays; Present Laughter, his friends and family for sticking around , and he performed in Blood Wedding here at Mary others) recently appeared in City Theatre's Urinetown: The Musical; Cabaret, Side Man ; hopes everyone enjoys the show ! Moody Northen Theatre. This past summer , he production of Twelfth Night as Sebastian. He has Little Shop of Horrors; Jouet, Pride 's Crossing; wo rked as a stage management intern at ZACH also performed in many plays at the McCallum The Rocky Horror Show(1999 , 2006); The LUXY BANNER '18 (Attendant, Messenger and \ Theatre, and most recently he served as an Fine Arts Academy including Parade, The Secret Santa/and Diaries; Angels in America: Millennium others) makes her Mary Moody Northen Theatre assistant stage manager for Love and Information Garden , Rumors, The Beauty Queen of Leenane Approaches and Perestroika; The Taffetas; Jack debut. Her previous credits include Seussical: at MMNT. A huge thank you to Michelle Polgar and Or. Horrible's Sing Along Blog. He would like and Jill; Ruthless! The Mus ical; Rockin ' Christmas The Musical, Love's Labour 's Lost, Phantom of for being awesome and teaching him so much. to thank his parents and past and present theater Party; Oas Barbeca ; Born Yesterday; Avenue X; the Opera , The Legend of Sleeping Beauty and Another thank you to Herrera's friends and most teachers and directors for helping him get this Beehive; and Falsettos. REGIONAL THEATER: The Brothers Karamazov at LBJ High School , importantly his fami ly for always supporting him. Down The Drain (Imagine That); Celebrity and Select Ensemble for the Greater Austin High far, and he wou ld like to thank his fellow company Autobiography (The Long Center); House of members for their suppor t. School Musical Awards. She would like to thank DILLON FORD '15 (Marcellus , Fortinbras , Several Stories (Imagine That); Jouet (Actors her mother and everyone in the department for and others) is thankful to return to the Mary Theatre of Louisville); Guys and Dolls (Zilker this opportunity . Mood y Northern Theatre. He recently appeared Summer Musicals); She Loves Me and Pump SHEILA GORDON (Vocal Coach) is chair In Austin, she designs often at ZACH Theatre, six-month engagement at Lincoln Center Theatre State University in Oregon and currently serves as of the St. Edward's University Department of Ballet Austin and Zilker Theatre Productions . on Broadway stage managing ANN , starring artistic director and associate professor of Theater Performing Arts and associate professor of Acting Favorite regional engagements include Denver Emmy Award-w inner and Tony-nominated Arts at St. Edward's University. Directing credits and Voice. She works in the industry as actor, Center Theatre Company , Alabama Shakespeare Holland Taylor of Two and a Half Men fame. Since at Mary Moody Northen Theatre include Love and writer, director and voice/dialect coach and has Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer then, he stage managed Tartuffe and directed Information , Tartuffe, Museum , Under Construction , been voice and dialect coach for many Mary Theatre in Salt Lake City and Syracuse Stage. Lorca's Blood Wedding at MMNT He has served The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler Moody Northen Theatre product ions , including In New York, she designed for New York City as Equity production stage manager for national (Austin Critics' Table Award for Outstanding Measure for Measure, The Secret Garden , Tartuffe Opera and numerous off-Broadway productions . tours of A Ride With Bob ; The Foreigner, Greater Comedy) , the world premiere production of David and The Importance of Being Earnest. She has She holds a BFA from Carnegie -Mellon and an Tuna; The Fantasticks; Red, White and Tuna; Chamber 's The Imaginary Invalid , On The Verge, recently worked as dialect coach on several MFA from Yale School of Drama and is a 28-year Tuna Does Vegas; Menopause the Musical; and bobrauschenbergamerica (Austin Critics' Table television and film projects : The Secret Lives of member of United Scenic Artists. A Tuna Christmas , which included four weeks on Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance) , Wives, Deliverance Creek, Hysteria and My All Broadway at the Booth Theatre. He has stage Cloud 9, Full Circle (Austin Critics ' Table Award for American. Gordon received her BFA in Act ing KATHRYN EADER (Lighting Designer) has managed such dignitaries as Walter Cronkite, Best Comedy), Macbeth and Antigone . At MMNT, from NYU and her MFA in Acting from Carnegie recently des igned Merrily We Roll Along , Tartuffe, Bob Shieffer, Willie Nelson , Lyle Lovett, Tommy he has appeared as Neville Craven in The Secret Mellon University. She is the author/performer The Secret Garden , Under Construction , The Lee Jones , Tommy Tune, Betty Buckley and Garden , John Proctor in The Crucible , Stone in City of several critically acc laimed solo performance Crucible , Eurydice and Who's Afraid of Virginia Carol Burnett. Talaro recently stage managed of Angels , Cyrano (Austin Critics' Table Award for pieces , including One Venus Hour, whic h received Woolf?at Mary Moody Northen Theatre. In TRU starring Jaston Williams at ZACH Theatre Outstanding Acting in a Leading Role) in Cyrano an invitation to the EstroGenius festival in New addit ion to her role as assistant professor of in Austin , Texas. He has been a member of de Bergerac and Leo Frank in Parade. Long is an York City. Other acting credits include Vivian in Theater Design for St. Edward 's, Eader is the Actors ' Equity Association for 27 years . An active member in both Actors ' Equity Associat ion Wit and A Tale of Two Cities, both at The Public resident lighting des igner for the Butler Opera accomp lished director, Talaro was selected as and the Screen Actors' Guild. He would like to Theatre in New York; the film Boys Don 't Cry, and Center at UT- Austin , where she has designed a national finalist for the TCG/NEA Directing thank his wife, Tracy, and daughters , Amelia and a cavalcade of voiceover performances for games 19 productions including the world premie res Fellowships , and he is a recipient of a regional Alura, for their patience and loving support. and educationa l programs. of La Hija de Rappaccini and A View From the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Ach ievement in Bridge. For Austin Lyric Opera , she has recently Specia l Programming " for his signed and voiced KELSEY TOWNSEND '15 (Associate Costume designed Tosca and The Marriage of Figaro. production of Moliere's The Miser, which aired Designer) is making her Mary Moody Northen After completing her undergraduate degree at on national PBS stations. He will be directing Theatre costume design debut. Thank you to mom UT-Austin , Eader earned her MFA in Lighting from Misalliance for MMNT this season. and dad . New York University. She spends most of her time these days very focused on her most importan t MICHELLE S. POLGAR (Director, MMNT TARA COOPER (Make-up/ Hair Designer) is a productions - her three beautiful children Managing Director) has previously directed freelance makeup , hair, and wig designer , puppet Josephine , Megan and Shane. Measure For Measure , The Crucible , Eurydice , maker, and adjunct professor at St. Edward 's Galileo , and Cyrano de Bergerac (Austin Critics ' University in Austin, Texas. A diverse artist, LISA LARATTA (Scenic Designer) returns Tab le Awards for Outstanding Direction and Cooper 's work has been featured in pub lications to Mary Moody Northen Theatre where she Outstanding Production) for Mary Moody Northen from TIME to Forbes , in films with acto rs Paul Rudd previously designed Measure For Measure. She Theatre. Other local directing cred its include A and Willie Nelson, as well as in touring productions holds an MFA from UT-Austin in Scene Design Christmas Carol (twice I), The Woman In Black , suc h as Wicked and The Lion King. and has worked local ly for multiple theaters, Proof and The Glass Menagerie (The State including, but not limited to, Dance Repertory Theater) and Sherlock Holmes (also twice) for K. ELIOT HAYNES (Sound Designer) is an Theatre, The Rude Mechanicals, Salvage The Public Domain. Polgar holds theatrica l and award-winning designer and the assistant Vanguard Theatre and Rubber Repe rtory. She is nonprofit management credits spanning more technical director of the Mary Moody Northen a company member of Paper Chairs, where she than 25 years and has worked for The Cleveland Theatre. MMNT designs include Who's Afraid of has designed multiple productions, including Playhouse, The State Theater, Children's Theater Virginia Woolf?, The Spitfire Grill, Bus Stop, The Machinal, Baal, Hillcountry Underbelly, Boom of Charlotte , Central Piedmont Community College Imp ortance of Being Earnest and Tartuffe. Other for Real, Woodwork and The Suicide and the Summer Theater, among others. She attended the recent designs include The Head , The Crapstall upcoming Reconnoiter, among others . She also University of North Carolina and UT-Austin. Polgar Street Boys (Trouble Puppet Theater); The Orchid co -directed The Suicide and makes a mean is a member of the Leadership Austin Essential Flotilla, Once There Were Six Seasons (Glass mole sauce . Class of 20 15. She would like to thank Robi, Ari, Half Full); and Doubt, RENT, Red Hot Patriot, This Kaitlin, Didi, and Carol for their support. ROBERT TOLARO 8 Wonderful Life (ZACH Theatre). Haynes always Havea flyeror poster? ~ears 01 ei

LOVEAND INFORMATION By CarylChurchill Directedby DavidLong Sept. 25-Oct. 5, 2014 HAMLET By WilliamShakespeare Directedby Michelle Polgar Nov.13-23 , 2014 MISALLIANCE By GeorgeBernard Shaw Directedby RobertTalaro Feb. 12-22, 2015 THEROBBER BRIDEGROOM Bookand Lyrics by Alfred Uhry Musicby RobertWaldman Basedon the novellaby EudoraWelty Directedby DannyHerman April16-26 , 2015

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