FLORIDA REP EDUCATION 2017 - 2018 CONSERVATORY HISTORIC ARCADE THEATRE • FORT MYERS RIVER DISTRICT JASON PARRISH, INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · JOHN MARTIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR KODY C. JONES, EDUCATION DIRECTOR

PRESENTS

SPONSORED BY MARVIN AND LYNNE BIRDT

DIRECTED AND FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHED BY KODY C. JONES

MUSIC DIRECTOR CHOREOGRAPHER ROSALIND METCALF MEGAN JIMENEZ LEONARD

SET DESIGNER LIGHTING DESIGNER COSTUME DESIGNER JORDAN MOORE ANDREW McDANIELS JACQUELYN LOY

SOUND DESIGNER PROPERTIES MASTERS KATIE LOWE JORDAN GARON · JESSECA TERHAAR

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER CAYCELYNN HOGGARD

Heathers The Musical (High School Edition) is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

FLORIDA REP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

The Claiborne & Ned Foulds Foundation • Marvin & Lynne Birdt • Dinah Bloomhall Sanibel Captiva Community Bank • Arthur M. Zupko CAST (in alphabetical order) Ensemble...... HALEY ADKINS Ensemble...... ERICA AICHHOLZ Ensemble...... HANNAH ATKINSON Veronica Sawyer...... NAYDA BAEZ Ensemble...... NYDIA BROWN Ensemble...... TAYLOR CARUSO Hipster Dork/Ensemble...... CHASE CLARK Ms. Fleming...... HALEY CLAY Principal Gowan/Ensemble...... LEXIE COLE Coach Ripper/Mom/Ensemble...... AMANDA COLLINS Ensemble...... ABBY CORCORAN Ensemble...... BRADEN DOWNING Preppy Stud/Ensemble...... MATTHEW EAKINS Ensemble...... BERKLEY GADDIS Big Bud Dean/Ensemble...... GIANNI GIZZI Ram’s Dad...... AJ GROSS Ensemble...... SOPHIA GURULE Stoner Chick/Ensemble...... SOPHIE HAGAN Heather Chandler...... ATHENA KELLEY JD...... BRICE KINGSLEY Ensemble...... VIOLET MANN Martha Dunnstock...... JESSE MASSARI New Wave Girl/Ensemble...... ALYSSA MEHRBERG Kurt’s Dad/Dad/Ensemble...... JESSE MILLER Young Republicanette/Ensemble...... DANICA MURRAY Beleaguered Geek/Ensemble...... NATHAN ROSS Kurt Kelley...... ROBERT ROSSO Heather Duke...... CHLOE TSAI Ensemble...... MIA WAGNER Ram Sweeney...... SCOTTY WELLS Heather McNamara...... CAT WESTLEY

Assistant Director: Emma Woods Assistant Choreographer: Christina DeCarlo Assistant Stage Manager: Matteo Occhino Dance Captains: Emily Longoria, Alyssa Mehrberg

Production Manager: Tim Billman Technical Director: Drew Johnson Asst. Technical Director: Savannah Relos Lighting and Sound Director: John Kiselica Sound Engineer: Josh Schacht Costume Shop Manager: Alex Vazquez Wardrobe Supervisor: Sara Lynn Scott Light/Sound Board Operator: Andrew McDaniels Run Crew: Hannah Robinson, Gabriele Steinborn

Education Director: Kody C. Jones Education Outreach Manager: Anna McCullers Education Associate: Christina DeCarlo Education Intern: Emma Woods WARNING CONTAINS SOME ADULT MATERIAL AND LANGUAGE

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL WILL BE PERFORMED WITH A 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

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ABOUT THE WRITERS

KEVIN MURPHY was a producer of the original LA and NY productions of Heathers (Drama Desk nominee for music). He also provided lyrics and co-wrote the book for the stage musical Reefer Madness and was a producer on both the original Los Angeles and Off-Broadway productions.Reefer swept the three major Los Angeles theatre awards which included triple wins for Best Musical and Best Score. In New York, Kevin’s lyrics were nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Kevin co-adapted Reefer into a Showtime Original movie which premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and screened in competition at the 2005 Deauville Film Festival, winning the Premiere Audience Award. The movie received three Emmy noms, winning for Outstanding Music & Lyrics. Kevin is currently showrunner for the AMC historical drama series The Sonstarring Pierce Brosnan. Other TV credits include Desperate Housewives (Golden Globe winner, two-time WGA Award nominee, Emmy nominee), Defiance, Ed, Reaper, Caprica and Hellcats. Kevin has co-written many songs for these shows, most recently “Across the Storm Divide” (recorded by Trace Adkins) and “Teach This Boy to Fly” (co-written with Laurence O’Keefe), both of which were featured on Defiance.

LAURENCE O’KEEFE was a producer of the original LA and NY productions of Heathers (Drama Desk nominee for music). With his wife Nell Benjamin, he won the Olivier Award (London’s Tony) for co-writing Legally Blonde: The Musical, which ran 2 1/2 years on the West End and has toured the UK. Blonde received seven Tony Award nominations, two US national tours and several international productions, winning Australia’s Helpmann Award for Best Musical. Larry wrote the Off-Broadway smashBat Boy: The Musical, which won the Lucille Lortel Award, two Richard Rodgers Awards and the New York Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, and has received 500+ productions worldwide, including the West End, Tokyo, Seoul, Berlin and Edinburgh. Larry has composed music and/or lyrics for The Daily Show, SyFy’s Defiance, the Disney Channel, PBS and Cirque du Soleil. A graduate of Harvard and USC, Larry teaches master classes at Harvard, Yale, NYU, and elsewhere. FROM THE DIRECTOR Who could forget the iconic lines of the movie: Heathers? In 1988, the movie premiered to surprisingly giant audiences nationwide and garnered a cult-following for its harsh attack on the reality of high school life. Along with many others, I grew up with this dark comedy as a kid, but I was shocked to see that the story of Heathers has gained even more relevance in 2018. In March of 2017, I sat down with REPresent, our student advisory board and many other high school students and asked them one question: what shows speak to you as a young adult? What show do you connect with so much as a high-school student that you are just bursting at the seams to perform it? There were a few titles mentioned – Spring Awakening, Bare: A Pop Opera, even Footloose. The title that was requested more than any others wasHeathers . It was evident that this show contained themes and content that our students wanted, and perhaps needed, to put a voice to. Many of these titles contained adult themes and language but featured characters of high school age. It was evident that our students wanted to express themselves personally and artistically with challenging material and mature themes that they themselves were currently dealing with. Making a decision to produce any production is not taken lightly, especially one that contains adult or challenging themes for our students and/or community. We started with research and multiple conversations and meetings about the teen suicide, gun violence, and bullying. We evolved from our normal artistic process to a journey that shed light on important subject that all students normally have to deal with on their own. As we processed and grew from these discoveries, it became even more pivotal to communicate the story of Heathers with passion and decorum. Our production disguises these types of themes in comedic satire that deteriorates as the show progresses, leaving a sad and vulnerable reality that is more relevant now than ever. The day of our first production meeting, we were all devastated by the news from Parkland. Discussion began with the production team, as well as the cast, on how to proceed as we were dealing with similar atrocities in our own production. Not long after, I was overwhelmed as members of the cast spoke up with maturity and grace, saying our story is one that needs to be told now more than ever. The cast was not only ready to perform this type of material, but had learned throughout the process that theatre is more than entertainment; it is a platform to give a voice to the voiceless, a vehicle to present current realities and evoke thought and change within our society. Florida Rep Education is very proud of the commitment, maturity, and bravery of this cast and their passion to perform for entertainment and social change. Please feel free to laugh out loud, jam to the pop rock music, and react honestly to the hilarity and the social poignancy of Heathers The Musical. Thank you for taking this fun and thought-provoking journey with us. CAST

HALEY ADKINS NYDIA BROWN (Ensemble) is 16 and (Ensemble) is is going into her senior overwhelmed with joy year at Estero High. Some to be a part of the cast of of her recent credits Heathers! She is currently include: Tracy Turnblad ending her sophomore in Hairspray, Leisel in The year at Estero High School Sound of Music, and Little as an AICE Cambridge Red in Into the Woods. After high school she plans to Student. Some of her past credits include Mrs. go to UCF and hopefully work part time as a Disney Lovett (Sweeney Todd), Mayzie La Bird (Seussical the Princess at Disney. She has always loved the show Musical), and ensemble (Footloose). This is her first, Heathers and is super stocked to be performing it at and certainly not her last show with Florida Rep. She Florida Rep. She really hopes you enjoy the show! would like to thank everyone at Florida Rep, as well as her parents for this amazing opportunity. Enjoy ERICA AICHHOLZ the show, it’ll be very. (Ensemble) is very excited to be in this TAYLOR CARUSO production of Heathers! (Ensemble) is excited to This is her first time be performing in her 3rd performing with Florida Florida Rep Conservatory Repertory Theatre. She is production, Heathers! currently in the 8th grade She is a freshman at at Oasis Middle School and will be attending North Canterbury School and Fort Myers Academy of the Arts as a freshman, is a proud member of majoring in Theatre. Her recent credits include the thespian troupe there. Her most recent credits Standing O! at Cape Coral’s Cultural Park Theatre. at the Florida Rep include School of Rock and Big She also performed in Oasis Middle Schools River, as well as Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. Taylor production of Legally Blonde, Jr. as Paulette. She’d has enjoyed performing at Germaine Arena and like to thank the staff for the opportunity to be a part Artis-Naples, as well as Jet Blue Park as a national of this fantastic production and work with such a anthem singer for the Boston Red Sox. Taylor wants talented cast. to thank her parents for driving her to and from so many rehearsals. She’d also like to thank her fellow HANNAH ATKINSON cast members and the Florida Rep Education staff (Ensemble) is thrilled for making Heathers such an amazing experience. to be back on stage Enjoy the show! at Florida Rep! She’s been seen in summer CHASE CLARK camp productions and (Hipster Dork/ conservatories such as: Ensemble) ) is ecstatic to School of Rock, Big River, join the cast of Heathers! Oliver! and Shrek. She’s currently finishing her Past credits include: freshman year at Cypress Center of the Arts as a Spamalot (Sir Robin), theater major. She like to thank Florida Rep staff for Peter and the Starcatcher all they do, her cast-mates for making four-days-a- (Prentiss), School Of Rock week rehearsals fun and her family for driving her (Zack Mooneyham) and Lion King, Jr. (Simba). He is up and down McGregor. also an active member of the teen advisory group for Florida Rep, REPresent. Enjoy the show! NAYDA BAEZ (Veronica Sawyer) HALEY CLAY is thrilled to be in this (Ms. Fleming) is so ‘beautiful’ production of excited to be making Heathers! Credits include: her Conservatory debut Babe in Pajama Game, onstage at Florida Rep! Rosalie in School of Rock, Previously seen on Sherrie in Rock of Ages, Florida Rep’s mainstage in and Paulette in Legally Blonde. She wants to thank Cabaret (Fritzie, u/s Sally her directors and the creative team that brought this Bowles) and in Florida Rep Education’s two touring show together. She’d also like to ‘shine a light’ on her productions, Curious George: The Golden Meatball family for always supporting her. She hopes you have and The Giver, Haley is closing out her season as ‘big fun’! Color me stoked!! an Acting Intern with Heathers! Haley graduated last May from Morehead State University with two FLORIDA REP EDUCATION COMING UP NEXT SEASON

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FLORIDA REP IS “One of America’s TOP Repertory Companies!” —The Wall Street Journal CAST bachelors degrees: Music-Vocal Performance and BRADEN DOWNING Strategic Communications, and will head to Boston (Ensemble) is very Conservatory this fall to pursue an MFA in Musical excited to be a part of Theatre. Thanks to Kody, Caycelynn, Roz, and Miss Heathers The Musical! Christina for allowing me to be a part of this process This is her first experience and act as a mentor to these rockstar young actors. at the Florida Rep and They are the future of theatre! Glory be to God. she could not be happier with the process and LEXIE ANNE COLE production! Previously Braden has been seen as (Principal Gowan/ Pugsley in The Addams Family at Cypress Lake High Ensemble) is incredibly School. She would like to thank her dog Frank, her excited to be making her close friend Jesus, and her parents. Enjoy the show! conservatory debut at The Florida Rep! Previous MATTHEW EAKINS performances include (Ensemble) is excited to Spamalot (Ensemble; be performing in his third CLHS), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Lala Levy; The Conservatory production Laboratory Theater of Florida),The Addams Family at the Florida Rep! (Ancestor; CLHS), and The Best Man (Catherine; His past Conservatory The Laboratory Theater of Florida). She would performances include like to thank her family, boyfriend, and two dogs, the roles of Huck Finn whom she loves dearly, for always supporting her, in Big River and Billy the Stylist in School of Rock. and her wild theatrical endeavors. She would also Additional performances include Prince Herbert/ like to thank all the Florida Rep staff that helped Not Dead Fred in the City Scenes production of make this show so wonderful and amazing. Enjoy! Spamalot and Camp Florida Rep principal roles of lexieannecole.com Big Jule in Guys and Dolls, Jr., Bonzai the Hyena in The Lion King, Jr., and Mendel in Fiddler on the Roof, AMANDA COLLINS Jr. Matthew is twelve years old and attends 7th grade (Coach Ripper/Mom/ at Cypress Lake Middle School. He would like to Ensemble) is so excited thank the Florida Rep Education staff for including to return for her second him in Heathers! show at Florida Rep! She has been seen previously BERKLEY GADDIS in Peter and the Starcatcher (Ensemble) has been here at Florida Rep. As a performing with the senior at Lehigh Senior: Center for the Arts, she’s Florida Repertory Theatre been seen in The 25th Annual Putnam County for 10 years. Berkley Spelling Bee (Rona), Anything Goes (Evangeline enjoys singing, acting, Harcourt) and Our Place (Brenda) She’d like to thank piano, and occasionally her mom for inspiring her to be the best mom, playing the ukulele and her best friends, her mentors, Janelle Laux, Miguel guitar. She aspires to attend Fashion Institute of Cintron, Carmella Turner, Lauren Gomez and all the Technology in New York City upon graduation. staff at Florida Rep! She would like to thank the directors, as well as her acting and singing coaches who have given her the ABBY CORCORAN strength and courage to perform tonight. (Ensemble) is so excited to return for her GIANNI GIZZI (Big second show at Florida Bud Dean/Officer Rep! She has been seen Mccord/Ensemble) is previously in Peter and ecstatic to be in his fourth the Starcatcher here at conservatory show at the Florida Rep. As a senior at Florida Rep! His most Lehigh Senior: Center for the Arts, she’s been seen recent roles were Genie in in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Aladdin, Joey in Sister Act, (Rona), Anything Goes (Evangeline Harcourt) and and Scut Farkus in Broadway Palm’s production Our Place (Brenda) She’d like to thank her mom for of A Christmas Story. He would like to thank his inspiring her to be the best mom, her best friends, parents for their never-ending love and support. He her mentors, Janelle Laux, Miguel Cintron, Carmella hopes you enjoy Heathers The Musical! Turner, Lauren Gomez and all the staff at Florida Rep! CAST

AJ GROSS (Ram’s Megan, Rozz, family, and everyone that made this Dad) is so grateful to show happen by putting in there time, knowledge, be included in another and skills! Enjoy Heathers! Florida Rep show. Previous parts include BRICE KINGSLEY Bill Sykes in Oliver!, Pap (JD) is very excited to in Big River, and Bill be a part of Heathers. Slank in his personal He has recently played favorite, Peter and the Starcatcher. He will be in Spamalot at Cypress attending Point Park University in Pittsburgh for Lake High School the Conservatory of the Arts program as a BFA Center for the Arts Acting major. He’d like to thank his acting coach as Sir Robin, he also Aaron Jackson for all the life lessons, his voice played Jeremy Jacob in Jingle Arrgh the Way at the coach Matt Koller, Kody C. Jones and most of all his family, especially his Grammie for always Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, and Hermès in supporting him in this wild crazy ride of chasing Metamorphoses at the Florida Rep. the acting dream. VIOLET MANN SOPHIA GURULE (Ensemble) is 14 years (Ensemble) is so old, a freshman at Fort honored to join Myers High School, the cast in Florida and she is super excited Rep’s Conservatory to be in her third production of Heathers! Conservatory show. She has had the She has been in shows opportunity to perform such as The Lion King, Jr., The Wizard of Oz, in other Florida Rep shows including the Snow Metamorphoses, and most recently in School of Me Away Cabaret, School of Rock, Oliver!, Big Rock (Florida Premiere)! She would like to thank River, and The Lion King, Jr. Sophia is 13 and in her family, friends, and the whole cast and crew 7th grade at Cypress Lake Middle School and for working so hard on this show. loves to sing, dance, act, and paddleboard. Sophia would like to thank her parents, brother, the staff JESSE MASSARI at the Rep, Lynn Martindale, and loved ones for (Martha Dunnstock) their support. is thrilled to be a part of this production of SOPHIE HAGAN (Stoner Chick/ Heathers! Jesse is a junior theatre major Ensemble) is very excited to be a part of at Cypress Lake High Heathers The Musical. School. Recently Jesse She is a freshman at has been seen as Mrs. Stanley in The Man Who Fort Myers High School Came to Dinner, Ensemble in Metamorphoses, and and participates in Molly in Peter and the Starcatcher. Jesse would like her school’s music program. Her most recent to thank all of her friends for being so supportive, performances include Lorraine in All Shook Up her parents and little brother. She would also like and Patty in School of Rock. She’d like to thank all the thank Kody, Roz, Megan, and everyone else her supporters and hopes you enjoy the show! involved for making this an amazing experience! Enjoy the show! ATHENA KELLEY (Heather Chandler) ALYSSA MEHRBERG is a recent graduate from (New Wave Girl/ Estero High School. Ensemble/Dance Her credits include Captain) is thrilled Jo (Little Women), to be performing in Cinderella (Rodgers Heathers. She is 17 and & Hammerstein’s is a junior in the IB Cinderella), and Maria (The Sound of Music). She program at Fort Myers is excited to train at the American Academy of High School. Her most recent performances include the Snow Me Away Cabaret Fundraiser, Dramatic Arts this summer and hopes to work Metamorphoses, and Guys and Dolls. She also is at Disney World! She would like to thank Kody, CAST member of the REPresent Teen Advisory Board, team behind Heathers The Musical for giving him and loves being able to input her voice into this amazing opportunity. He hopes you have “Big programming here at Florida Rep. She would like Fun” while watching this “Beautiful” production! to thank Kody as well as the entire cast and crew for the amazing experience. Enjoy the show! ROBERT ROSSO (Kurt Kelly) is very excited to JESSE MILLER be playing the part of Kurt (Kurt’s Dad/Dad/ Kelly in the Florida Rep Ensemble) is so excited production of Heathers. to be in this production of He has performed in two Heathers! He is currently other shows at Florida a freshman in college Rep including the Florida and will be attending premiere of School of the American Musical Rock. Robert is pursuing theatre and striving to Dramatic Academy in grow as much as he can. He hopes you sincerely October. His most recent credits include: Ned enjoy the show! Schneebly in Florida Rep Education’s Conservatory production of School of Rock, Franz in Rock of Ages, CHLOË TSAI (Heather and Sid in Pajama Game. He is so happy to be a Duke) is so ecstatic to part of this incredibly talented cast and hopes you be performing in this have a beautiful experience! production of Heathers! Chloë recently graduated DANICA MURRAY from Cypress Lake (Young High where she was a Republicanette/ theatre major, and she Ensemble) is thrilled plans on continuing her to be a part of Heathers studies in theatre in college. Chloë’s most recent The Musical! Danica is credits include The Man Who Came To Dinner a junior in high school and Spamalot at Cypress Lake High School and and dual-enrolled at Metamorphoses here at the Florida Rep. She would FSW. This is her fifth like to thank Kody, the cast, crew, and everyone Conservatory with Florida Rep. Her past credits involved in Heathers for making this experience at the Rep include Bye Bye Birdie (Mrs. Peterson), so fantastic and rewarding. She would also like to Once Upon a Mattress (Winnifred), Big River thank her family and friends for their continued (Duke), Peter and the Starcatcher (Hawking Clam), support. Metamorphoses (Hunger, Laundress, Narrator), and School of Rock (Ms. Sheinkopf). Danica was MIA WAGNER also recently seen as the second place winner at (Ensemble) is so proud the Laugh In Comedy Cafe. You can also see her to be in this production of in an upcoming performance of Hush Up Sweet Heathers The Musical! She Charlotte at the Laboratory Theater of Florida. She’d is currently a freshman like to thank her family, Kody, Caycelynn, and the at Bishop Verot High extremely talented cast and crew of Heathers for School, and enjoys this experience! “Let’s make this beautiful!” singing, dancing, acting, and tap dance. Her recent NATHAN ROSS productions include Legally Blonde, Jr., Fiddler (Beleaguered Geek/ on the Roof, Jr., School of Rock, and the Snow Me Ensemble) is a 16-year- Away Cabaret, all at Florida Rep. She is excited to old dual-enrolled student continue to do shows at Florida Repertory Theatre, at FSW. He has taken 10 and hopes to be on the mainstage one day. She years of piano lessons would like to thank the staff for their hard work and one year of bagpipe and dedication to this awesome show! lessons. He is currently in the Guns and Hoses SCOTTY WELLS (Ram Pipes and Drums band of Southwest Florida. He Sweeney) is excited to was also the Student Music Director for Florida be returning back to the Rep’s Snow Me Away Cabaret. He was just recently Florida Rep. Scotty is a seen as Roger Hopewell in The Musical Comedy junior and attends Fort Murders of 1940 at the Laboratory Theatre. You also Myers High School. He might have seen him in Spamalot at the Alliance has been seen in Pajama (The French Taunter),Heathers at the Alliance Game, Metamorphoses (Ensemble), The Florida Premiere ofSchool of Rock and most recently Almost (Lawrence) at the Florida Rep, and Metamorphoses Maine. He would like to thank his family and (Silenus, Hades, Buyer). He would like to thank friends for the love and support of him doing his family in supporting him with all of his theatre and continuing his dream of acting. extracurricular activities as well as the creative CREATIVE TEAM

CAT WESTLEY Jersey, it is wonderful to be able to continue such (Heather McNamara) work in Fort Myers. Thank you to this incredibly is ecstatic to be a gifted cast for meeting my very high expectations part of Heathers! Her and breathing life into this music and story. Special previous credits include thanks to director, Kody Jones, and stage manager, Romeo and Juliet (The Caycelynn Hoggard, for all of their help and Nurse), Guys and Dolls support. (Adelaide), Peter and The Starcatcher(Smee), MEGAN JIMENEZ LEONARD (Choreographer) and Metamorphoses (Scientist/Therapist/Baucis). has a BFA in Theatre from NYU’s Tisch School She is the vice chair of the REPresent Student of the Arts; programs: Cap 21, The Classical Advisory Board. She enjoys playing the ukulele, Studio, and the Aquila Theatre Company summer writing poetry, and attending concerts. Cat will be program. Broadway national tours: The Addams attending the Savannah College of Art and Design Family; Irving Berlin’s White Christmas; 42nd in the fall to study Performing Arts and Dramatic Street; and the European tour of West Side Story. Writing. Thank you Kody and the rest of the Favorite Credits: Diana Morales in A Chorus Line Heathers team for this amazing opportunity! (Merry Go Round Playhouse); Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy (AMTSan Jose); Bombalurina in Cats KODY C. JONES (Director/Fight (Sacramento Music Circus); Consuelo in West Side Choreographer) is the Education Director here Story (Walnut Street Theatre); the Witch inInto at Florida Rep, and holds a Master of Fine Arts the Woods (Theatre Zone); Flaemmchen inGrand degree in acting from Western Illinois University Hotel (Theatre Zone); Polly u/s inCrazy for You and Secondary Education and Acting degrees from (North Shore Music Theatre), Radio City Rockette, University of Michigan-Flint. He has acted and and performing in the musical production of Mame directed professionally all over Chicago and the starring Christine Baranski at the John F. Kennedy Midwest for the past ten years and served as the Center; She is currently the Theatre Director at Artistic Director for Shawnee Summer Theatre Challenger Middle School in Cape Coral where she in Indiana and The Stage at Island Park in Fargo, has directed and choreographed numerous musical North Dakota. He served as a Resident Artist for productions. Last summer she choreographed the Flint Youth Theatre for three years and taught opening number in Florida Rep’s Conservatory theatre to children age four and up with Chicago production of Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses. Public Schools, Arts for All, Lil Buds Theatre, She is so thrilled to have worked with these talented and the American Theatre Company. He has also students in Heathers and gives so much love and taught at Western Illinois University and Trollwood endless thank yous to family and friends; Kody Center for The Performing Arts in Minnesota in C. Jones, Amy Massari, and her new Florida Rep addition to presenting professional workshops in family! Always a huge thank you for supporting Chicago, Milwaukee, Minnesota, and Michigan. theatre education! His past training focused on Creative Dramatics Laban Movement Analysis and stage combat. CHRISTINA DECARLO (Assistant Choreographer) Kody is a proud committee member for SETC and Originally from the Atlanta area, Christina Kennedy Center College Theatre Festival. holds a Bachelor of Arts in theatre from Georgia College. In her time at Georgia College Christina EMMA WOODS (Assistant Director) is thrilled performed in multiple touring education shows to be assistant directing this production of Heathers including Miss Electricity and The Greek Mythology The Musical alongside longtime mentor Kody C. Olympiaganza. This is Christina’s second season Jones. Emma graduated from North Dakota State at The Rep and during her time here she has University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in directed the Conservatory production of School Musical Theatre Performance after spending years of Rock (Florida Premiere), two summer intensive doing musical theatre throughout her childhood. productions (Legally Blonde Jr. and Madagascar Jr.), She moved to Florida to work as a Teaching Artist assistant directed Peter and The Starcatcher, and for the Florida Rep Summer Intensive program, has taught a multitude of acting classes for students and stayed on as the Education Intern for the of all ages! Professional experience includes Guys full year. She was seen onstage at Florida Rep and Dolls (Agatha/ Hot Box Girl) and The Complete during the last 3 performances of the mainstage Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (Costume production of Cabaret. Special shout-out to her Designer). Christina would like to thank her family, fiancé Mitchell, her parents, and Kody for the friends, and the education staff for their constant opportunity! support and the beautiful cast, crew, technicians, and designers of Heathers The Musical who have ROSALIND METCALF (Musical Director) is brought this show to life! thrilled to once again be working at Florida Rep, having played synthesizer for The 25th Annual JORDAN MOORE (Set Designer) is thrilled Putnam County Spelling Bee and been musical to return to Florida Rep as the Resident Scenic director for Curious George: The Golden Meatball. Designer this season. Florida Repertory: Cabaret, After many years of musical directing in New Night and Day, Shear Madness, Erma Bombeck: At CREATIVE TEAM Wit’s End, and The Seafarer. Florida Repertory’s electrics apprentice at Endstation Theatre Company Conservatory: The 25th Annual Putnam County after graduating from the University of Kentucky. Spelling Bee, Romeo and Juliet, Oliver, Big River, Previous credits include: George Washington’s Peter and the Starcatcher, Metamorphoses. Florida Teeth (World Premiere, Florida Repertory Repertory’s Theatre for Young Audiences series: Theatre, Asst. Sound Designer),Cabaret (Florida A Year With Frog and Toad, The Red Badge of Repertory Theatre, A2),Million Dollar Quartet Courage, Journey to Oz, The True Story of the (Endstation Theatre Company, A2),Once On This Three Little Pigs, Miss Nelson is Missing, A Dream Island (University of Kentucky, Stage Manager), Within A Dream: The Spirit of Poe, and the Sense and Sensibility (University of Kentucky, current season’s touring shows, Curious George: Sound Designer), She Kills Monsters(University of The Golden Meatball and The Giver. Additionally, Kentucky, Stage Manager), In The Red and Brown Jordan has designed over 18 musicals and plays for Water (University of Kentucky, Assistant Stage the Stagedoor Manor Camp of Performing Arts Manager), and The 25th Annual Putnam County including Godspell, The Secret Garden, and The Spelling Bee (University of Kentucky, Assistant Sound of Music. He holds a Dual Degree in Theatre Stage Manager). (BA) and Media Productions (BA) from Florida State University. JOSH SCHACHT (Sound Engineer) is happy to be returning to Florida Rep. Working as a sound ANDREW MCDANIELS (Lighting Designer, engineer for over 15 years, his experiences have Light/Sound Board Operator) is thrilled to taken him around the world. Tours have included make his Florida Repertory Conservatory debut Broadway shows such as Miss Saigon, Chitty Chitty with Heathers the Musical. Originally from Bang Bang, and Blast! Josh has also held positions Augusta, GA he earned his bachelors in theatre at North Shore Music theatre in Beverly, MA and from Georgia College and State University. There Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, FL. After a 9 he was able to design in productions such as month hiatus, cruising and living aboard a sailboat, American Idiot, Stick Fly, and Rocky Horror Picture it is a pleasure to jump back into musical theatre. Show. He is also excited to stay and design for the 2018 Summer Intensives here in Fort Myers. JESSECA TERHAAR (Properties Master) Andrew would like to thank the cast and crew of This is Jesseca’s third season as Props Master at Heathers for creating such an amazing show!” Florida Rep. She graduated from Florida State College of Jacksonville in 2002 with an AS in JACQUELYN LOY (Costume Designer) Theatre and Entertainment Technology. After is thrilled to be a part of the creative team for school, Jesseca spent 7 years in North Carolina Heathers the Musical! She received her M.F.A. in at the Blowing Rock Stage Company as a Stage Costume Design and Technology at the University Manager and Props Master until they closed in of Southern Mississippi in May 2017 and earned 2009. Before moving to Florida with her husband her B.A. in Theatre Arts at Catawba College in Drew, she took some time away from theatre and 2014. Featured designs from her collegiate career worked as a veterinary assistant at The Humane include: Tartuffe, Silent Sky, The Matchmaker, and Alliance Spay and Neuter Clinic in Asheville, Violet at USM as well as The Importance of Being NC. She would like to thank her friends, family, Earnest, Once on This Island, and Charlotte’s Web at and astronaut sloth for their continuous love and Catawba. Jacquelyn also designed several summer amusement. theatres including: The Drowsy Chaperone (Bigfork Summer Playhouse in Bigfork, MT), Junie B. Jones CAYCELYNN HOGGARD (Production Stage (Hope Summer Rep in Holland, MI), Willy Wonka, Manager) is honored to have the opportunity to TYA Version (Matthews Playhouse near Charlotte, join the Florida Rep Education team to help bring NC), and Almost, Maine and Pinocchio’s Sister (St. to the stage Heathers The Musical High School Thomas Players in Salisbury, NC). Jacquelyn’s Edition. She received her BA in theatre from technical work appeared on stages across the Hollins University, and has been working as the country, including Montana, Utah, Michigan, Assistant Production Manager at Florida Rep since Mississippi, Georgia, Virginia, and North Carolina. August 2017. Past credits include Snow Me Away She also received National Awards for her work Cabaret (SM, Florida Rep Education), Disgraced in costumes including First Place at KC-ACTF (ASM, Florida Rep), Watch on the Rhine (ASM, Region IV twice for her Costume Designs for The Arena Stage), Peter and the Starcatcher (SM, Hollins Matchmaker (2017) and Violet (2016), as well as University), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change the Marian A. Smith Costume Scholarship from (ASM, New Harmony Theatre) andCoupler (SM, SETC’s Graduate Scholarships in 2014. Jacquelyn the Robert Moss Theatre). After this show, she enjoys spending her off-time reading, writing, will be moving on to Atlanta, GA to stage manage playing board games, and going on adventures. a production of Titanic The Musical at Serenbe Playhouse, then will set sail on Holland America KATIE LOWE (Sound Designer) is thrilled Cruise Line as the Assistant Cruise Director in the to be a part of this production! She has served fall. She wants to let the cast and crew know how as an electrics intern for this season at Florida incredibly proud she is of everyone! They have gone Repertory Theatre. Previously, she has been an above and beyond her expectations of what they, as CREATIVE TEAM young actors, can do. She would like to thank Kody awesome through this process and giving him this for this opportunity, the creative team for their all amazing opportunity. He hopes you enjoy the show. of their talents, the cast, and crew. A special thanks go to her ASM Matteo who, without him, we could ANNA McCULLERS (Education Outreach not have put on this show! Thank you for coming Manager) is absolutely thrilled to be returning to support the arts! to Florida Rep for a third season! Anna earned a B.A. in Theatre with a minor in Education at MATTEO OCCHINO (Assistant Stage Florida Gulf Coast University. As a Southwest Manager) is 16 years old and is a Theatre Major Florida local, Anna had her first experience with at Cypress Lake High. This is Matteo’s first time Florida Rep in her middle school years as a camper assistant stage managing and has loved every during the summers. Since then she has worked as minute of it. When Matteo isn’t back stage he is a camp teaching artist, performed in Conservatory onstage. He was most recently Christopher in Programs, and served as the Education Intern. She Cypress Lakes production of Curious Incident of is so excited to have the opportunity to continue the Dog in the Nighttime. He wants to give a HUGE with Florida Rep and cannot wait to see what thanks to Caycelynn for being so amazing and Season 20 has in store!

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