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Songs from Urinetown are used by special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL Music and lyrics, Books and lyrics, Mark Hollmann, Greg Kotis URINETOWN was produced on Broadway in September 2001 by the Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals in association with TheaterDreams, Inc., and Lauren Mitchell a Digital Theatre Festival encore presentation
Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical created by Timmia Hearn Feldman and team
Digital Theatre Festival Production Staff Producer, Katherine Pryor, Markus Potter and Darci Fulcher Director of Theatre, Katherine Pryor Assistant Director of Theatre, Jim Dick Musical Director/Accompanist, Ryan McCall Technical Director, Alex Weston Technical Coordinator, Ann Sitzman Scene Shop Manager, Dave Wanner Costume Shop Manager, Jamie R. Urban Costume Shop Cutter/Draper, Gail Trottier Marketing Coordinator, Lisa Coble-Krings Administrative Associate, Kim Bohmann Graphic Designer, Chris Millspaugh Videographers, Jané Franklin, Erik Harken, Max Jiang, Gary Lange Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical inspired by and with excerpts from Urinetown: The Musical with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Director/Team Leader, Timmia Hearn Feldman Cinematographer and Editor, Max Jiang Music Director, Allison Lewis Pianist and Sound Mixer, Ryan McCall Choreographer, Gabrielle Smith Costume and Graphic Designer, John Rohr Faculty Mentor, Rana Esfandiary
Cast appearing as themselves Allison Lewis Anna’Marie Sosa Dalima Kapten Ella Galbraith Gabrielle Smith Jessica Myrick Kayla Cook Mary Spencer Tinashe Mukoyi
Time & Setting: During the quarantine, on a group call, a very strange time indeed. Runtime: 10 min.
Production Assistants: Asher Suski and Caley Cogbill Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical Director’s Note: The Covid-19 pandemic transformed the world in ways none of us ever could have imagined. KU Theatre was in the middle of rehearsals for Urinetown, The Musical when the pandemic halted live theatre in its tracks and forced us all to re-think the nature of public and private space. I was the dramaturg of that production, working in close collaboration with director Eric F. Avery. When the show was cancelled I mourned. Not just for the loss of seeing the vision realized on the stage, but for the opportunities for the young performers cast in the roles. I was particularly upset because the non-traditional casting that Eric had put together was allowing young performers to shine in ways that they often were excluded from. I wanted to give them even a shorter/smaller platform on which to be able to showcase their skill, and was delighted that so many of the original cast were able to perform in this little homage to our larger show, even some of our recent graduates came back: AnnaMarie, Kayla and Tinanshe. In addition to wanting to see these remarkably talented performers shine, I felt that the story the musical was telling, already relevant, had suddenly become relevant in new and strange ways. While we don’t have the time to tell you the full story, we did find a creative way to give you a sneak peek into the wild world of Urinetown, The Musical, through home-video and some fun, masked-up, outdoor shooting sessions. We hope you enjoy.
show artwork from the cancelled Spring 2020 production Student and Alumni Bios in alphabetical order Kayla Cook Performer, Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical Kayla graduated from KU last May with a degree in English. She previously appeared at the University Theatre as Ilse in Spring Awakening and was scheduled to appear as Office Lockstock in our cancelled production of Urinetown, the Musical last spring. Kayla previously attended Highland Community College where she appeared as Beth March in Little Women and in the ensemble of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Kayla was also a member of the chorus of La Bohème with Wichita Grand Opera.
Ella Galbraith Performer, Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical Ella is a junior theatre performance student from Andale. She previously appeared at the University Theatre in the choir of The Christians. Ella is a recipient of the Adah Clarke Hagan Scholarship.
Timmia Hearn Feldman Director/Writer/Team Leader, Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical Timmia is a theatre and film developer and gender rights activist. She was a founding member of the Trinidad and Tobago PRIDE Arts Festival, former Director of the School for the Arts at the Trinidad Theatre Workshop, the Caribbean’s oldest theatre company, and former Marketing Manager at the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival. She has directed and developed numerous productions in Trinidad and Tobago, including An Echo In The Bone by Dennis Scott (2012), A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (2013), and Buss de Mark: A New Musical by Alexander Johnson and Zeleca Julien. She has also worked in production and casting in film and television in both Trinidad and Tobago and Toronto, Canada. More recently Timmia assistant directed and stage-managed Kansas City MeltingPot Theatre’s production of Adrianne Kennedy’s Funnyhouse of a Negro directed by Nicole Hodges Persley (2019). Timmia is currently pursuing her Doctorate in theatre studies at the University of Kansas, where her research focuses on Caribbean theater practice and Disability Justice across the Diasporas to which she belongs. You can check her work out online at www.timmiahearn.com. Dalima Kapten Performer, Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical Dalima is a senior theatre performance and architecture student from Wichita. She previously appeared at the University Theatre as Thea in Spring Awakening and was scheduled to appear as Penny Pennywise in our cancelled production of Urinetown, the Musical last spring. Dalima has also appeared in Hairspray and Carousel with Music Theatre Wichita.
Allison Lewis Performer, Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical A first year PhD student in American Studies, Allison received her undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas in 2013. She has a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in operatic vocal performance. Her thesis topic focuses on disparities that exist for African American musicians within music education and expands into the professional arena of classical music. Her research project takes place at the Melting Pot Theater in Kansas City, Kansas and works with majority African American middle schoolers. Her research provides a program that introduces students to operatic literature either written and/ or sung by African American musicians and allows them to practice, participate, and perform said literature. Allison is also a FLAS (Foreign Language Area Studies) recipient for the 2018 – 2019 school year, her chosen language being Wolof. She hopes to further explore how West African educational practices have survived in African American communities and how these values contribute to the construction of black musicality.
Tinashe Mukoyi Performer, Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical Tinashe completed his degree in theatre performance at KU in 2019. His University Theatre credits include roles as Reverend D/Baby in In the Blood, Burns in Sycorax, Damascus/Demeter in …and Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi, and Mr. McQueen in Urinetown, the Musical. He also served as assistant director of When the Rain Stops Falling and as assistant scenic designer of A Man of No Importance. Tinashe previously attended Bismarck State College where he appeared in Chicago and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Jessica Myrick Performer, Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical Jessica is a sophomore theatre performance student from Grayslake, Illinois. Her University Theatre credits include roles as Electra in Electra, Amiga Gringa/Beauty in In the Blood, and Old Man Strong in Urinetown, the Musical. Jessica previously appeared as Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray, Jr. with the Round Lake Area Park District.
John Rohr Designer, Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical John is a graduate student in scenography. He previously served as assistant scenic designer of the University Theatre production of The Wolves. John also designed sets for our cancelled production of Urinetown, the Musical last spring.
Gabrielle Smith Performer/Choreographer, Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical Gabrielle is a senior theatre performance student from Lansing. Her University Theatre credits include roles as Bobby Strong in Urinetown, the Musical, Hester in In the Blood, Sara Culverson in Henry’s Law, a Sprite in Sycorax, and Aphrodite and others in Metamorphoses. She has also served as a choreographer for She Kills Monsters, A Man of No Importance, and One Man, Two Guvnors. Gabrielle’s other credits include roles in Chasing Gods, The Legend of Georgia McBride and La Cage aux Folles with Kansas Repertory Theatre. She is a recipient of the Friends of the Theatre Scholarship, a Loren Kennedy trainee with the University Theatre, and is a member of the Marching Jayhawks.
Anna’Marie Sosa Performer, Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical Anna’Marie completed her B.M. in vocal performance at KU this past May. She was scheduled to make her University Theatre debut as Little Sally in our cancelled production of Urinetown, the Musical last spring. Anna’Marie previously appeared with KU Opera in the chorus of Giulio Cesare. Mary Spencer Performer, Urinetown, the (home-video) Musical Mary is a senior vocal and theatre performance student from Mt. Vernon, Missouri. She was scheduled to make her University Theatre debut as Tiny Tom in our cancelled production of Urinetown, the Musical last spring. She has previously appeared with KU Opera in L’elisir d’amore and Candide. Her other credits include roles in The Polar Express with Midland Railway and Lights, Camera, Assassination with In Transit Players.
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