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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Theatre UAB 2017-2018 Season Department of Theatre Frank and Joan Dawson, Michael J. and Mary Anne Freeman A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Lanny and Darlene Gray by William Shakespeare Mary and Kyle Hulcher Directed by Dennis McLemon and October 18-21 at 7:30pm W.B. Philips, Jr. October 22 at 2:00pm present The Sirote Theatre l

WORKING Book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Camelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Camelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead. Directed by Valerie Accetta :- JP« I Musical Direction by Carolyn Violi :,,+ > Movement Direction by Roy Lightner November 8-11, 15-17 at 7:30pm ·._1.1111 .DEPARTMENTOFTjiEATRE November 18 at 2:00pm Presents The Odess Theatre

SILENT SKY by Lauren Gunderson Directed by Karla Koskinen February 21-24 at 7:30pm February 25 at 2:00pm The Sirote Theatre

STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS by Mo Gaffney, Jordan Harrison, Moises Kaufman, Wendy MacLeod, Jose Rivera, Paul Rudnick, and Doug Wright, conceived by Brian Shnipper Directed by Brandon Bruce, Jack Cannon Mel Christian, Cheryl Hall, Karla Koskinen, Dennis McLemon Feb 27-28, March 1-3 at 7:30pm March 4 at 2:00pm · ..~~, The Odess Theatre _,. ~ Music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 film F·mrn the-)[J()(ll\ llV Hairspray. Studs Terkel Directed by Valerie Accetta & Roy Lightner .Acl ,ip lEJci riy .j Stephen Schwartz & Nina Faso 1r--1•i r·c\,_, :lr-1 _,r .'t,,,,-c, ( ~.J Musical Direction by Carolyn Violi ·rv1thAcJrlit1011a1 corm1hut1011,; n1, Choreography by Roy Lightner Gordon Greenberg ValerieAccetta April 11-14 at 7:30pm Musical Direction by April 15 at 2:00pm ,onas ov l Craig Camelia. Micki Grant. CarolynVioli The Sirote Theatre Lin-ManuelMiranda . Choreography by Mary Rogersand Susan Birkenhead. ASC Box Office: 975-ARTS. StephenSchwartz. James Taylor Roy Lightner Show information at http://www.uab.edu/cas/theatre/productions The Odess Theatre in the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center OVATION THEARE UAB Theatre UAB Faculty and Administrative Staff Opening nights at Theatre UAB are OVATION nights. OVATION UAB features refreshments and conversation with the director and designers before the show, as well Kelly Dean Allison, Professor ...... Chair as a post-performance meet & greet with the cast and crew. Valerie Accetta , Assistant Professor...... Head of Performance But rhat's not all. OVA TlON s mission i to support and sponsor our students working Jack Cannon, Assistant Professor back tag e and performing in Theatr e UAB productions. Membership dues ranging ...... Acting/Intro to Theatre from $40 - $ 1500+ help off-set the co t of tuition for each student to participate in the Ward Haarbauer ...... Professor Emeritus producti ons. Cheryl Hall, Assistant Professor...... Intro to Theatre Karma Ibsen ...... Professor Emerita Join us! Park early , socialize, learn about the show and enjoy hors d'oeuvres, desserts, Marlene Johnson, Professor ...... Acting /Voice coffee and light refreshments before an evening of great theatre. OVATION Karla Koskinen, Professor...... Acting/Directing THEATRE UAB is a perfect way to assist our talented students and have lots of fun! Roy Lightner, Associate Professor...... Musical Theatre Performance /Dance OVATION THEATRE UAB Membership Forms are in our Theatre UAB Season Dennis McLernon, Professor...... Head of Performance Brochure or contact Program Manager, Mel Christian at 934-3237 or [email protected]. Amy Page, Assistant Professor...... Costume Director We'd love to see you at our next OVATION! Kimberly Schnormeier, Associate Professor /Assoc iate Dean ...... Costume Design Lee Shackleford , Associate Professor...... Playwriting A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR Cliff Simon, Professor...... Scene Design CURRENT OVATION UAB MEMBERS Carolyn Violi ...... Musical Director / Accompanist THE Vessela Warner , Associate Professor ...... Theatre History Founding Members Will York ...... Professor Emeritus Russell Drummond, Col. Daniel D. Hall, Patty KENNEDY Ed Zuckerman , Associate Professor ...... Production Manager /Technical Director McDonald, Carol Odess, Chandler S. Smith, Jane Paris Smith, BBS Martha Moore Sykes CENTER Adjunct Faculty Fund Anna Foshee ...... Jazz The Kennedy Genier AmericanCollegeThea/er FeslivalSa', par1 of /he RubensteinArts Access Program, Isgenerously funded by Jessica Winters ...... Ballet 2017-2018 Members David• ndAW ia,Rub 1Mltln. Susan Atwood, Peter and Miriam Bellis, Anne Special /hankslo The Harold and Mimi S/einberg Chari/able Trusl for supporting Mel Christian ...... Program /heJohn F. Kennedy Genier/he tor Perfom,ing Ar1s' Kennedy Genier American Manager /Tour Coordinator Marie Brown, Peggy Carlisle, Betsy & Joe College Thea/er Feslival. Chris Humphries, Duncan McCrary ...... Audio/Visual Technicians

Cooper, Frank & Joan Dawson, Chuck & Mary iWlml!~ ~prvadtdb)'ThllHatmlioSru.ul&m!/al, and IVima E, Nora Whitten ...... Administrative Associate ~ 1/1,l0, 8"/iklW P,IU/s/,b\'i:/m Founda/ion;and Bea/rice and Dunham, Ben & Ellen Erdreich, Mary Jane & An/honyWe//ers and /he AnBryce Foundalion Ray Faircloth, John R. & Linda Frawley, KCACTFispar1 of JFKC: A Centennial Celebration olF Kennedy,John inspired Michael J . & Mary Anne Freeman , Randy & by five enduringidea~ of/en asCJibed lo JFK : Courage,Freedom , Justice, Ser/ice,and Gramude , Supportfor Theatre UAB is a proud member of. .. LaDonna Gibbs, Dai'Sean Garrett, Dr. Robert JKFC: CentennalA Celebration ol John. Kennedy F provided is by AmbassadorElizabelh Bagley, Chevron, & Mrs. Barbara Glaze, Lanny & Darlene Gray, /he Blanche and Irving Foundation,Laurie and Target

Virginia & Boyce Guthrie, Dr. Ward & Mrs. KennedyGenier educa/ion and re/a led programmingartislic is made possible Martha Haarbauer, Frank through /he generosity/heNational of Committee/he forPerforming Arts and the & Rona Harper, Presidenl'sAd0sory Cornmillee onthe Arls_ Stephanie Harris , Mary & Kyle Hulcher, NAST Thisp

Stage Manager WORKING-2012 REVISED VERSION Addie Counts is prese nted through spec ial arrangement with Music Theatre International (MT !). All aut horized performance mater ials are also supplied by MTI. Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design 423 We t 55th treet, eco nd Floo r, , NY 10019 Emily Harris Kimberly Schnormeier Lew Williams Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www .MTIShows.com Sound Design/Engineer Properties Design Voice & Text Coach Jay Tumminello J. Marc Quattlebaum Marlene Johnson The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Notes on this production ...

Directedby ValerieAccetta The bari ta who pours you a cup o:f coffee. Th cu todia n who keep your wor kplace clean. The retail worker who helped you find lhat item the othe r day. T he telemarkete r Assistant Director who calls mont hly. The garbage lie tor who removes your tra h week ly. T he stee lworker wbo builds tbe infrastruct ure. The caretaker who nurtu res the weak . The Kayli Porter teacher who instructs the young. All these people, who affect and aid our lives daily, often work unseen, unnoticed. Musical Direction In Working, tephen chwartz's and Nina Faso' tag adap tation of tud Ter kel' co llection of interviews published in 1974 under the title Working: People Talk Carolyn Violi Ab0111Wha t They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, un ung, "ev ryday" heroes are gi.ven a chance lo find their personal voice. In listening lo their stories and co nfes ion , we recognize our voices in this world too. Th i show i abo ut y u, it' abo ut me, and, most impo rtantly, it' abo ut u . Choreography Working is based on the words of real people, who Studs Terkel interviewed in the Midwest during the early 1970s. Stephen Schwartz was inspired to write a musical on Roy Lightner Continued on next page ... WORKING, A MUSICAL SONGS Theatre UAB Production Staff All The Livelong Day ...... Delivery ...... Man 2 and Company Nobody Tells Me How ...... Rose Hoffman Production Manager/Technical Director ...... Ed Zuckerman Brother Trucker ...... Man 1 and Company Costume Studio Supervisor...... Sharon Morgan Just a Housewife ...... Woman 2 and Women Stage Electrics Director ...... Sean Allan Doyle Millwork ...... Woman 1 and Company Properties Master ...... J. Marc Quattlebaum Ifl Could've Been ...... Company Assistant Technical Director ...... David Page The Mason ...... Man 1 Scenic Studio Assistants ...... Joseph Baude, Emily Harris, Ben Johnson, It's An Art...... Woman 3 and Company Ben Lundy, Ashley Cobb Joe ...... Man 3 Electrics Assistants ...... Katherine Montgomery, Noah D. Parsons, Lew Williams A Very Good Day ...... Man 2 and Woman 1 Cleanin' Women ...... Woman 2 and Women Costume Assistants ...... Olivia Bowles, Emily Harris, Marissa Hebson, Josie Jackson, Fathers and Sons ...... Man 3 and Men Sam Mathews, Phoebe Miller, Rita Pearson-Daley, Kayli Porter Something to Point To ...... Company Properties Assistants ...... Lauren Edwards, Allie Nichols, Rita Pearson-Daley, Anna Whitlock Notes continued ... Media Relations ...... Shannon Thomason Terkel"'s book a·R:erreading the interview with Heather, a telemarketer. In hi Videography ...... , .... Mel Christian bi.ography, De/j1ing Gravity: the Creative Career oJSrephen Schwartz,from Godspell ASC Manager of Patron Services ...... Jeremie Kirkwood to Wicked, chvvartz ays: ' I was somebody who tended to be abu ive to operators. They were j.u t som di embodied voice. I would be like the guy i.n th how who ASC House Management...... Noah Andrews, Joel Corley, Jeremie Kirkwood curses the phone company and T would complai n about it be111?a monopoly. 'uddenly , ASC Associate House Managers ...... John Bryan, Terrie Entrup, Mary Washburn I realized that there was a Iler on illing in some location that I d never pictu red in my mind he or she had a who e life and serie of dreams and disappointment and expectation and wearine that I had never thought about a1.1d that I wa connected to this person through this transaction." Staff for this Production Assistant Stage Managers ...... Clara Vetta Holmes, Spencer Webb Dance Captain ...... Jeremy X. Richardson Hailed by Schwartz and the original publi c.ity team as 'the everyman' A Chorns Line," Workin_gi a po t-modern musical lack ini a narrative structure , owning the right to be Dramaturg ...... Ben Lundy self-reflective and a war of it theatr icality. The o,rigina I pr0du ct io11at the G0odma11 Sound Coordinator ...... Sean Allan Doyle Thealre in hicago premiered December 1977 whicl1 introduced the stories of over Assistant Audio Technician ...... Katherine Montgomery forty-two people spa nned over Lhree hours, but today' populari z~d and licen able Wardrobe Head ...... Peyton Overstreet Working is a one-act featuring twenty-fiv e profess .ionals played by a cast of ix. Scenery/Lighting Construction/Electrics ...... James Anderson, Diamond Carson, Isah Ceesay, Courtney Emmons, Cameron Ferguson, Austin Helmers, Working much like its mo.re popular non-narrative prcdeces or wa a clevis d musical, meaning that Schwartz and Faso fostered the production concept , but Ben Johnson, Matthew Lapidus, Lauren Macari, Mel Mccomber, Eliza Moe, it wou ld be the collective work of actors and sing r- o,ngwriters that would omplete Roxana Munoz, Farryn Owens, David Parker, Brooke Ralstin, Anna Shows, and material ize the production. The origi nal musical feature songs by Craig arnelia Katie Strickland, Alex Wallace Micki Grant 1 Mary Rodger , Susan Birkenhead, teph en chwartz and James Taylor, and the final one-act also includes two songs by Li11 Manuel Miranda th talented Scenic Painters ...... Diamond Carson, Ashley Cobb, Aurelie King, creator of the Broadway hit Hamilt on. Workin g, as a contemporary artwork, places Eliza Moe, Farryn Owens, David Parker, Brooke Ralstin, it elfmnong other notab le and even revo lutionary short mu ·icals, uch a F1111 Home Anna Shows, Olivia Skillern, Alex Wallace, Brian Wittenberg and Come From Away. Scenery/Properties Running Crew ...... Olivia Bowles, Farryn Owens, Olivia Skillern Costume/Craft Construction ...... Elana Brooks, Robyn Cornell, Addie Counts, Tonight, a you take part in this celebration of the American' everyman ," we ask that Marissa Hebson, Antonio Mitchell, Joey Parker, Travis Roddy, you recon ider how we define "working' in the U.S., what drives us l take particular Zell Walker, Brian Wittenberg, Morgan Fortenberry, Nadia Harden, Jobs and why we assume tbat some occupations ar to remain unnoticed. We also ask you to think about the issues raised by tuds Terkel in the introduction co his co llection Marissa Hilton, Mel McComber, Lauren Mclnnis, Erin Murphy, of intervi ws: "T his book, being about work, is, by its very nature, about violence - to Madeline Pratt, Jeremy Richardson, Kaelyn Rogers, Spencer Webb, the piril a well as lo the body. It is about ulcers as well as accidents about shouting Anna Whitlock, Evan Wilson, Ali Zeigler matches as well a fistfights , about nervou breakdown a well a kicking the dog Dressers ...... Nadia Hardin, Marissa Hebson, Peyton Overstreet around . lt is above all (or beneath all), about daily humiliations. To survive the day is triump h enough for th walking wounded among the great many ofus. Working will Properties Construction ...... Nia Evans, Austin Helmers inspire u to preven t the e invi ibl.e "v iolence "a nd help olher:s not just survive the day Light Board Operator...... Elizabeth Forman but succeed in finding 'something lo point to?' Sound Board Operator...... Katherine Montgomery Cover/Poster Design ...... Cliff Simon - Ben Lundy, Dramaturg Working Production Biographies Working Production Biographies, continued

Valerie Accetta (Director) Emily Harris (Scenic Design) Home Town: Columbus, OH Home Town: Montgomery, AL Education: MF A - Virginia Commonwealth University Education: Booker T. Washington Magnet High School Recent Production Work: Directing: , Spring Awakening, Avenue Recent Production Work: Assistant Stage Management: The Real Inspector Hound, Q, : The Musical (UAB.) Choreography/Musical Direction: Twelfth Night Dancing at Lughnasa, (UAB.) Electrics Assistant: In the Next Room (or, The (UAB.) Directing/Associate Directing: Gypsy (Campion School, Greece,) South Vibrator Play) (UAB.) Assistant Scenic Charge: The Jungle Book (BCT.) Scenic and Pacific, Oklahoma (Weathervane Playhouse, OH,) Phantom (Riverside Theatre, VA,) Costume Construction: A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Little Night Music, The Real Godspell (Edinburgh Fringe Festival.) Associate Choreography: Inspector Hound (UAB.) Deck Manager: Disney's Newsies, (Virginia Repertory Theatre,) (Pioneer Theatre, UT.) (RMTC.)

Lilly Bateh (Woman 1) Clara Vetta Holmes (Assistant Stage Manager) Home Town: Jacksonville, FL Home Town: Grand Blanc, MI Education: The Bolles School Education: Grand Blanc High School Recent Production Work: Acting: 2017-18 Cabaret Touring Company, A Little Night Recent Production Work: Acting: A Little Night Music, Vinegar Tom (UAB,) Music (UAB,) Grease, George Washington Slept Here (The Bolles School), The Thoroughly Modern Millie, Almost, Maine, Hairspray (Grand Blanc HS.) Wizard of Oz (FSCJ,) Fiddler on the Roof (Providence School of Jacksonville.) Marlene Johnson (Voice & Text Coach) Alicia Batterson (Woman 3) Home Town: Allentown, PA Home Town: Columbus, OH Education: MF A, Virginia Commonwealth University Education: Worthington Christian High School/ Fort Hayes Performing Arts Center Recent Production Work: Voice & Text Coach: A Midsummer Night's Dream (UAB.) Recent Production Work: Acting: 2017-18 Bookends Touring Company, A Little Vocal Coach: The Real Inspector Hound, You Can't Take It With You, Spring Night Music, 2015-16 & 2016-17 Cabaret Touring Company, Vinegar Tom, Spring Awakening, Buried Child, Stupid F***ing Bird, Dancing at Lughnasa, Avenue Q, In Awakening, Avenue Q, Women of War (UAB,) (Carriage Place Players,) The Next Room (or, The Vibrator Play,) Women of War, Urinetown: The Musical, Cinderella (WCHS) and Steel Magnolias (Fort Hayes Performing Arts Center.) Twelfth Night, Big Love, Charley's Aunt, Proof, Macbeth (UAB.) Vocal Director: Vinegar Tom, On The Verge (UAB,) Around The World in 80 Days, God of Carnage Eboni Booker (Woman 2) (Alabama Shakespeare Festival.) Home Town: Toney, AL Education: Sparkman High School Zachary Lampe (Man 1) Recent Production Work: Acting: The Real Inspector Hound, Spring Awakening Home Town: St. Petersburg, FL (UAB,) Aladdin Jr. (Huntsville Community Chorus Association,) Roger's & Education: Gibbs Senior High School/Pinellas County Center for the Arts (PCCA) Hammerstein's Cinderella (Sparkman High School.) Scenic Painter: Buried Child Recent Production Work: Acting: , All the Way, In the Heights (PCCA). (UAB.) Dresser: Stupid F***ing Bird (UAB.) Roy Lightner (Choreographer) Addie Counts (Stage Manager) Home Town: Leawood, KS Home Town: Chattanooga, TN Education: MF A - Goddard College; BM - Oklahoma City University. Education: Center for Creative Arts Recent Production Work: Director/Choreographer: Lucky to Be Me (NYC Opera, asst. Recent Production Work: Acting: 2017-18 Shakespeare Touring Company, The Real to Peggy Hickey,) Hairspray, Miss Saigon (Sondheim Center,) Bring It On (Music Inspector Hound, Spring Awakening, 2016-17 Kids on the Block Touring Company Theatre of Kansas City,) Hound of the Baskervilles (Cape Playhouse,) Little Shop of (UAB.) Hello, Dolly!, Shrek, All Shook Up (CCA,) 9 to 5, Xanadu (Chattanooga Horrors, Thoroughly Modern Millie (MTKC,) Best of Broadway Under the Stars, Wine Theatre Centre.) Stage Management: 14th Festival of Ten Minute Plays (UAB,) Alvin Country Speakeasy, This Magic Moment, Oh, What A Night! (Transcendence Theatre Vogle Escapes (Vulcan Parks.) Assistant Stage Management: Vinegar Tom (UAB.) Company,) Dogfight, A Chorus Line, H2$, Legally Blonde (Ithaca College,) Concert Light Board Operator: You Can't Take It With You (UAB.) Dance Choreography: Oklahoma City Dance Project, NYC's Community Dance Project, NYC Jazz Enterprise, plus 2 full length original ballets: In Your Eyes and Under the Covers.

Justine Nelson (Female Swing) Home Town: St. Petersburg, FL Education: Gibbs Senior High School/Pinellas County Center for the Arts (PCCA) Recent Production Work: Acting: EVITA, One Man Two Guvnors (PCCA,) Thoroughly Modern Millie (Eight O Clock Theatre.) Working Production Biographies, continued Working Production Biographies, continued

Kayli Porter (Assistant Director) Royzell Walker (Man 2) Home Town: Bessemer, AL Home Town: Cincinnati, OH Education: McAdory High School Education: Colerain High School Recent Production Work: Acting: 2016-17 & 2017-18 Cabaret Touring Company, A Recent Production Work: Singer/Dancer: Lights, Camera, Action! (Cedar Point.) Little Night Music, Vinegar Tom, 2015-16 Alice In Wonderland Touring Company, Acting: A Little Night Music, Spring Awakening (UAB,) A Funny Thing Happened on Avenue Q (UAB,) On This Island, Play it Again, Sam, Wait Until Dark (McAdory the Way to the Forum, Bat Boy The Musical, More Fun Than Bowling, Over the HS.) Assistant Director: Spring Awakening (UAB.) Horizon (SSU.)

J. Marc Quattlebaum (Properties Design) Spencer Webb (Assistant Stage Manager) Home Town: Lexington, SC Home Town: Madison, AL Education: MFA Wayne State University 2009. BA Newberry College 2005 Education: Bob Jones High School Recent Production Work: Properties Design: A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Little Recent Production Work: Directing/Stage Management: 14'h Festival of Ten Minute Night Music, You Can't Take It With You, Vinegar Tom, The Real Inspector Hound, Plays (UAB.) Assistant Stage Management: A Chorus Line (Virginia Samford Theatre.) Spring Awakening, Buried Child, Dancing at Lughnasa, In The Next Room (or, The Scenic Construction: Willy Wonka, Jr., A Christmas Story, Spamalot (VST,) Spring Vibrator Play,) Clybourne Park (UAB.) Awakening (UAB.)

Jeremy X. Richardson (Allen Epstein/Male Swing/Dance Captain) Lew Williams (Lighting Design) Home Town: Mobile, AL Home Town: Scottsboro, AL Education: Murphy High School/ Coastal Alabama Community College Education: Scottsboro High School, Northeast Alabama Community College Recent Production Work: Acting: 1017-18 Cabaret Touring Company, A Little Night Recent Production Work: Lighting Design: You Can't Take It With You (UAB,) Music, Amahl and the Night Visitors (UAB,) The Importance of Being Ernest, Santa's Forbidden Broadway, Big Fish, The Foreigner (NACC.) Acting: Les Miserables, Blithe Christmas Tree (CACC,) Broadway Live I: Little Shop of Horrors, Grease, Broadway Spirit (NACC.) Live II: Jersey Boys, Newsies, Chicago, West Side Story (Murphy HS.) Stage Management: Sweetest Swing in Baseball (CACC.) Brian Wittenberg (Man 3) Home Town: Johns Creek, GA Education: Chattahoochee High School Kimberly Schnormeier (Costume Design) th Home Town: Gambier, OH Recent Production Work: Acting: The 25 Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Education: MFA in Scenography from Northwestern University. BFA in Graphic Jungle Book (Mill Mountain Theatre,) Cross (Act3 Productions,) 2017- 18 Cabaret Design, Miami University Touring Company, A Little Night Music, 2016-17 Kids on the Block Touring Company, Recent Production Work: Costume Design: A Little Night Music, Vinegar Tom, Buried Spring Awakening, Dancing at Lughnasa (UAB,) Sondheim on Sondheim, Dracula Child, Dancing at Lughnasa, In The Next Room (or, The Vibrator Play,) Clybourne (Act3 Productions,) Little Shop of Horrors (Chattahoochee HS.) Park, Urinetown: The Musical, Big Love, Charley's Aunt, Don't Trifle With Love, Caucasian Chalk Circle (UAB.) Beauty and the Beast, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Birmingham Children's Theatre.)

Carolyn Violi (Musical Director/Piano) Special Thanks: Home Town: Indiana, PA Bill Allen, Brad Cozby, Glenda Crumpton, Thomas Mathis, Education: BS in Music Education, Indiana University of PA Recent Production Work: Conductor/Musical Director: Disney's Beauty and the Beast Bart Maddox, Mary Woods, US Pipe. National Tour US and Canada (NETworks Presentations./Disney Theatricals.) Conductor: Goodbye Girl, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Mainstage Productions.) Musical Director: A Little Night Music, Vinegar Tom, Spring Awakening, Avenue Q (UAB.) Peter and the Starcatcher (City Equity Theatre,) Fiddler on the Roof Visit our website at http://www.uab.edu/cas/theatre/ (Birmingham-Southern College.) West Side Story, Menken's Christmas Carol (Alabama Shakespeare Festival.) Gypsy (Red Mountain Theatre Company.) Producer: Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz, Hello Dolly! with Bette Midler.