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February 7 - 8, 2020

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Book, Music and Lyrics by Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Paul Clay Angela Wendt Jonathan Spencer Keith Caggiano

Original Concept & Musical Arrangements Additional Lyrics Dramaturg Steve Skinner Lynn M. Thompson

Musical Direction Set Design Adaptation Production Stage Manager Mark Binns Matthew E. Maraffi Gabrielle Norris

Tour Marketing Associate Associate Casting & Press Director Choreographer Wojcik | Seay Casting Allied Touring Trey Ellett MiRi Park

Production Management General Management Manager Port City Technical Work Light Productions Kerrick Dougherty

Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements Tim Weil Choreography Marlies Yearby Directed by Evan Ensign Based on Original Direction by Originally produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum Allan S. Gordon and Workshop

EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION by THE BOOKING GROUP www.thebookinggroup.com

3 CAST (in order of appearance) Roger Davis...... COLEMAN CUMMINGS Mark Cohen...... CODY JENKINS Tom Collins...... SHAFIQ HICKS Benjamin Coffin III...... JUAN LUIS ESPINAL Joanne Jefferson...... SAMANTHA MBOLEKWA Angel Schunard...... JOSHUA TAVARES Mimi Marquez...... AIYANA ...... KELSEE SWEIGARD Mark’s Mom and others...... LEXI GREENE Christmas Caroler, Mr. Jefferson, Pastor and others...... LA’DARREUN J. TAYLOR Mrs. Jefferson, Woman with Bags and others...... RAYLA GARSKE Gordon, The Man, Mr. Grey and others...... STEPHEN ROCHET LOPEZ Steve, Man with Squeegee, a Waiter and others...... JAMES SCHOPPE Paul and others...... ZARE ANGUAY Alexi Darling, Roger’s Mom and others...... YSABEL JASA

UNDERSTUDIES Swings and never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.

for Roger—STEPHEN ROCHET LOPEZ, SAM VAN VLEET for Mark— STEPHEN ROCHET LOPEZ, KEVIN STEVENS for Tom Collins—JASON TYLER SMITH, LA’DARREUN J. TAYLOR for Benny—ZARE ANGUAY, JASON TYLER SMITH for Joanne—RAYLA GARSKE, YSABEL JASA, CARLINA PARKER for Angel—ZARE ANGUAY, JAMES SCHOPPE for Mimi—CAIRA ASANTÉ LAKOTA, CARLINA PARKER for Maureen—LEXI GREENE, CAIRA ASANTÉ LAKOTA

SWINGS CAIRA ASANTÉ LAKOTA, CARLINA PARKER, JASON TYLER SMITH, KEVIN STEVENS, SAM VAN VLEET

DANCE CAPTAIN JAMES SCHOPPE

ASSISTANT CAPTAIN JASON TYLER SMITH

ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboards—MARK BINNS Assistant Conductor/Keyboards/Guitar—PAUL O’KEEFE Guitar—DAVID MALACHOWSKI Bass—JORDAN RICHARDS Drums—JEFF SNIDER

The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device or such photographing or sound recording inside this theater, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished by ejection and violations may render the offender liable for money damages. 4 CAST

ZARE COLEMAN JUAN LUIS RAYLA ANGUAY CUMMINGS ESPINAL GARSKE

LEXI SHAFIQ YSABEL CODY GREENE HICKS JASA JENKINS

CAIRA ASANTÉ STEPHEN ROCHET SAMANTHA CARLINA LAKOTA LOPEZ MBOLEKWA PARKER

JAMES AIYANA JASON KEVIN SCHOPPE SMASH TYLER SMITH STEVENS

KELSEE JOSHUA LA’DARREUN J. SAM SWEIGARD TAVARES TAYLOR VAN VLEET

5 MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT ONE “Tune Up/Voice Mail #1”...... Mark, Roger, Mrs. Cohen, Collins, Benny “”...... The Company “You Okay Honey?”...... Angel, Collins “One Song Glory”...... Roger “Light My Candle”...... Roger, Mimi “Voice Mail #2”...... Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson “Today 4 U”...... Angel “You’ll See”...... Benny, Mark, Collins, Roger, Angel “Tango: Maureen”...... Mark, Joanne “Life Support”...... Paul, Gordon, The Company “Out Tonight”...... Mimi “Another Day”...... Roger, Mimi, The Company “Will I?”...... The Company “On the Street”...... The Company “Santa Fe”...... Collins and The Company “I’ll Cover You”...... Angel, Collins “We’re Okay”...... Joanne “Christmas Bells”...... The Company “Over the Moon”...... Maureen “/I Should Tell You”...... The Company

ACT TWO “”...... The Company “Happy /Voice Mail #3”...... Mimi, Roger, Mark, Maureen, Joanne, Collins, Angel, Mrs. Cohen, Alexi Darling, Benny “”...... Maureen, Joanne “Without You”...... Roger, Mimi “Voice Mail #4”...... Alexi Darling “”...... The Company “I’ll Cover You” ()...... Collins, The Company “Halloween”...... Mark “Goodbye, Love”...... Mark, Mimi, Roger, Maureen, Joanne, Collins, Benny “What You Own”...... Pastor, Mark, Collins, Benny, Roger “Voice Mail #5”...... Roger’s mom, Mimi’s mom, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Cohen “Your Eyes/Finale”...... Roger, The Company

Film by Daniel Brodie

“White Christmas” used by arrangement with the Music Company; “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” written by and Hal David, used by permission of Casa David and New Hidden Valley Music. “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” by Mel Tormé and Wells, used by permission of Edwin H. Morris & Company, a division of MPL Communications Inc. “Rudolph the -Nosed Reindeer” written by Johnny Marks, used by permission of St. Nicholas Music Inc.

6 WHO’S WHO in the CAST ZARE ANGUAY (Ensemble, Paul, u/s Angel, u/s Gregg. Love to Mom, Pop, Paolo and Angelo. Benny). Born and raised in Hawai‘i, Zare Anguay B.F.A. NSB, NYU/Tisch. @yzjasa. makes his professional debut in this production of Rent! He sends his deepest aloha to all that have CODY JENKINS (Mark Cohen) is a Texas native helped him get to this moment: Mom, Dad, his living out his dreams as Mark in his second year three brothers and five sisters, Mr. Bright, Marcelo, with the 20th Anniversary Tour! B.F.A. in act- Allan, and family and . “God bless!” ing from Texas State University. “Huge thanks to his friends and family, Up and On Productions, COLEMAN CUMMINGS (Roger Davis). Wojcik/Seay Casting and to you for joining us.” National tour debut! Regional credits include Next @chefboycodyyy. to Normal (Gabe), Heathers: The Musical (Goth) and Mamma Mia! (Ensemble). He would love to CAIRA ASANTÉ LAKOTA (Swing, u/s Mimi, thank his amazing family and friends for all their u/s Maureen) is ecstatic to be part of Rent as her love and support. Insta @colemansteele6. first national/international tour. Most recently, she travelled the world singing onboard Celebrity JUAN LUIS ESPINAL (Benjamin Coffin III) Cruise Line ships. She wants to thank her fam- Excited to be revisiting Benny after playing the ily and friends, Sean Matthew Whiteford, role in Spanish in his home country, the Dominican Wojcik|Seay Casting and the entire Rent tour team. Republic. Awards nominee (Usnavi, @cairaasantelakota. ). “This goes to my family, my boyfriend, to my amazing agents at Avalon Artist STEPHEN ROCHET LOPEZ (Ensemble, Group and to you for sharing your love with us!” Gordon, u/s Roger, u/s Mark). National tour: Rock of Ages 10th anniversary. Regional favorites: , RAYLA GARSKE (Ensemble, Mrs. Jefferson, , Sister Act, Joseph…Technicolor Seasons of Love Soloist, u/s Joanne). Thrilled to be Dreamcoat. B.F.A., UCF. All the love to Wojcik joining the cast of Rent in her professional debut Seay and the Rent team! Instagram: @stephenro- and first national tour. B.F.A. graduate from AMDA chet. College. Regional: Dynamite in PVPA’s . Film: Diana in Playing with Beethoven. Sending SAMANTHA MBOLEKWA (Joanne Jefferson) love to her team at KMR, friends and family. is a proud Canadian who is thrilled to be making @raylagarske. her national tour debut with Rent! After a year at sea with NCL as a Principle Vocalist, Samantha LEXI GREENE (Ensemble, Mrs. Cohen, u/s worked at Disneyland before booking with Rent. Maureen) is so ecstatic to be making her national She would like to thank her family and friends, as tour debut! She was most recently seen in the world well as Jimmy, for all their continual support and premiere of Click at Theatre. B.F.A. in love. Huge thanks to Wojcik|Seay/creatives of musical theater from UARTS (’19). Huge thanks Rent. @samanthambolekwa. to Wojcik-Seay Casting! “Love to my family for their continuous support! Please check out CARLINA PARKER (Swing, u/s Mimi, u/s LexiGreene.com! 3:33.” Joanne) is proud and filled with gratitude to part of this show. A Belmont University alum, cred- SHAFIQ HICKS (Tom Collins) is from its include Mamma Mia! (Lisa) at Broadway and studies voice at Temple University. Sacramento, and the national tours of Mamma This is his first tour. As a vocalist, he has sung Mia! and Rock of Ages. “I’m nothing without those background for Estelle, Andrea Bocelli and Aretha who’ve supported and loved me. Thank you!” Franklin. Theater credits include Songs for a New Instagram: @carlina_parker. World (Man 2), (Charles), (Lion), The 25th…Spelling Bee (Mitch Mahoney). JAMES SCHOPPE (Ensemble, Steve, u/s Angel, Dance Captain) is stoked to be back on the road YSABEL JASA (Ensemble, Alexi Darling, Mrs. for another 525,600 minutes. Regional: Signature Davis, u/s Joanne) (she/them) is thankful to be join- Theatre (Diner), Palace Theatre (A ), ing the Rent family! Select credits: Virginia Repertory (In the Heights), Short North ( premiere), Wig Out! (nom. Helen Hayes Stages (Kiss…Spider Woman). B.F.A. musical the- Best Choreo.), Henry VI (Asst. Fight Choreo, nom. ater, Conservatory, “Thanks to family, Drama Desk). Thanks to Wojcik|Seay Casting and Gregg Baker Management, Work Light Productions

7 WHO’S WHO in the CAST and the creative team for their support and encour- the Tony Award-winning Williamstown Theatre agement.” “ScorpioPower ;-).” @JASchoppe. Festival.

AIYANA SMASH (Mimi Marquez) makes her SAM VAN VLEET (Swing, u/s Roger). Virginia national tour debut in Rent. Aiyana is a graduate of native making his tour debut! Regional and The Institute for American and is a other credits: Footloose (Chuck), singer/songwriter and musician who has performed (Anthony), The Boy Friend (Bobby), and Little throughout . She’s delighted to be Women (Laurie). B.A. musical theater JMU 2019. playing the role of Mimi Marquez. He needs to thank W&S, his loving family, and all the folks who helped along the way. samvanvleet. JASON TYLER SMITH (Swing, u/s Benny, u/s com. Collins, Assistant Dance Captain) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut with Rent! A JONATHAN LARSON (Book, Music, Lyrics) Montclair, N.J. native, his past credits include received the 1996 for Drama for Rent. (Hud), The Odyssey (), Anxiety Rent received four 1996 (including (Cherry Lane Theater). Much love to Mom, Best Musical and two to Mr. Larson— Best Book Lee and Mitch. Special thanks to BCJCC, BP, WS of a Musical and Best Score of a Musical); six Casting and About Artists! Drama Desk Awards (including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Music and Best Lyrics); KEVIN STEVENS (Swing, u/s Mark). National Best Musical Awards from the New York Drama tour debut! Buffalo, N.Y. native! Off-Broadway: Critics Circle and the Outer Critics Circle (Off- Big Bang Theory Parody (Leonard). Regional: Broadway); and three Obie Awards (including Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), West Side Outstanding Book, Music and Lyrics). Previously, Story (), This Is Our Youth (Dennis). Lead he received the Award, the Vocalist aboard AIDAcara. B.F.A. from Fredonia Richard Rodgers Development Grant, the Stephen State University. Oodles of thanks to Wojcik/Seay, Sondheim Award and The Gilman & Gonzales- Avalon and Mom and Dad. KevinStevens.Actor. Falla Theatre Foundation’s Commendation Award. @KevinDavidStevens. Earlier work includes Superbia; tick, tick...BOOM!; the score of J.P. Morgan Saves the Nation; and KELSEE SWEIGARD (Maureen Johnson) selections of Sitting on the Edge of the Future. He is over the moon for this dream come true! also wrote music for “,” and the chil- National tour: (Pat). Regional: Man dren’s book-cassettes An American Tail and Land of La Mancha (Aldonza); Shrek (Dragon); How Before Time, as well as for magazine to Succeed…, (Flat Rock Playhouse). publisher Jann Wenner. He conceived, directed Workshops: Agent 355 (Anna Strong), and wrote four original songs for Away We Go!, (Ellis Island). B.F.A. Shenandoah Conservatory. a children’s video. Rent had its world premiere on Gratitude to Wojcik|Seay, Rent creatives and February 13, 1996, at New Workshop Mom! KelseeSweigard.com. @KelseeSweigard. and opened at Broadway’s on April 29, 1996. Mr. Larson died unexpectedly JOSHUA TAVARES (Angel Schunard) is a native of an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm, believed to Hawaiian actor/singer who is over the moon to be caused by , on January 25, make his national tour debut in this dream role. 1996. It was 10 days before his 36th birthday. His University of Hawaii at Hilo, AMDA N.Y. Huge semi-autobiographical musical tick, tick… BOOM! thanks to Wojcik/Seay Casting, the entire produc- (which he wrote previous to Rent) had a successful tion team and his beautiful family and friends. run off-Broadway at the Jane Street Theatre. “Aloha!” @babatavares. MICHAEL GREIF (Original Broadway Director) LA’DARREUN J. TAYLOR (Ensemble, Mr. most recently directed at the Jefferson, Preacher, u/s Collins) A native of Music Box and at the Nederlander. Montgomery, , La’Darreun J. Taylor Additional Broadway credits: Rent, , began his career at Alabama State University per- (Tony noms.); Never Gonna Dance; forming several productions including The Color If/Then. Recent work includes A Parallelogram Purple and Rent. Taylor was named best actor by (Second Stage); Our Lady of Kibeho and Angels in the Kennedy Center American College Theater America (NY’s Signature Theatre); The Intelligent Festival and performed in several productions at Homosexual’s Guide… (Public); and The Tempest,

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The Winter’s Tale and at The with her company both nationally and interna- Public’s Delacorte Theater. Off-Broadway, he’s tionally. Company commissions include Lincoln received Obie Awards for , Dogeaters Center, American Dance Festival, Harlem (Public) and Rent (NYTW), and has directed Stages, Kansas Lied Center for the Performing new plays and musicals at , Arts, Jacob’s Pillow and American Festival of Roundabout, MTC, MCC, New York Theatre Theatre and Dance in . Workshop and at Second Stage, where he directed Next to Normal and Dear Evan Hansen. TIM WEIL (Music Supervision and Additional Regional work includes premieres and revivals at Arrangements). As musical director: Broadway: Williamstown Theatre Festival (10 seasons), La Jonathan Larson’s Rent, Tom Stoppard’s Jolla Playhouse (AD, five seasons), , Jumpers, ’s ; Center Stage, Mark Taper Forum, Dallas Theater Off-Broadway: Patti Griffin’s Ten Million Miles, Center, Trinity Repertory Company. Mr. Greif holds Stephen Schwartz’s The Baker’s Wife; Regional: a B.S. from Northwestern University and an M.F.A. (, dir. Joe Haj). from the University of , . As composer: Broadway: Sally Marr and Her Escorts staring Joan Rivers; Off-Broadway: Susan EVAN ENSIGN (Director). Work as Director Lori Parks’ F***ing A. As arranger/orchestrator: includes Going Ape! (), Wrong Songs for Broadway: Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill Christmas (National Theatre, London), Avenue starring Audra MacDonald (also for HBO), Rent, Q (U.K. tours and Bogota Columbia), Just a Shrek The Musical. Film: Todd Graff’s Camp, Housewife (U.K. tour). Wrong Songs for Summer Chris Columbus’ Rent, The Mark Pease Experience (London), You Won’t Succeed on Broadway… starring Ben Stiller and Anna Kendrick. Also, Tim (London), Rent (Montreal and Far East tour), has served on the board of the Jonathan Larson Jonathan Larson at the Library of Congress Foundation, which provides grants for upcoming (Washington, D.C.). Other New York theater composers and lyricists. includes Womyn in Three, Out of the Reach of Children and Simone at Town Hall. Work as PAUL CLAY (Set Design) is an award-winning Associate Director includes The Musical artist and designer. Projects include scenic design (London), (Broadway, , for Rent (Broadway, NYTW, tour). Recent proj- London and U.S. tours), Rent (Broadway and U.S. ects include In Water I’m Weightless (National tours), Les Misérables (U.S. tour); The Musical Theatre Wales, the Southbank Centre, London), (London and U.K. tour) and Shrek The Musical Commedia (Dutch National , ), (Broadway and U.S. tour). Theater as Resident Forgetful Snow (The Kitchen, NYC). Clay has Director includes The Phantom of the Opera also worked with Mabou Mines, La MaMa, David (London and U.K. and U.S. tours), White Christmas Dorfman (at BAM) and many more in the N.Y. (London) and Strangers on a Train (London). theater and dance community. He has received the Other work on Broadway includes , Exit MAN Theatre Awards “Best Design,” Municipal the King, Get Your Gun, - Arts Society Spectacular Award, Mostly Sondheim, and the workshops of The Book Drama-Logue Award, NEA/TCG Fellowship and of Mormon as well as Julie Andrew’s Gift of Music the Bessie Award, among others. at the O2. Film and television includes “The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers” (Fox Television) and MATTHEW MARAFFI (Touring Set Adaptation) Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, among others. is proud to return to Rent for the 20th anniversary. As a member of IATSE Local 829 and Local 74, MARLIES YEARBY (Choreography) is the he has worked on projects large and small around Tony-nominated and - the world. Some projects include Ring of Fire, La winning choreographer of Rent. Her work was Bohème, , How to Succeed in Business licensed for the film adaptation. She is a recipi- Without Really Trying, Side Man. In the film indus- ent of the New York Dance Performance Bessie try he is noted for his production design for π (Pi), Award and nominations for the Helen Hayes (1998 Sundance Directors Award). He has been the Award and Joe A. Callaway Award. Theater director of operations at Global Scenic Services commissions include the American Music since in fall 2007, while continuing his Theatre Festival and Penumbra Theatre. Ms. for live entertainment as the production manager Yearby is the founder/artistic director of the for the Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra. Movin’ Spirits Dance Theater and has toured Outside work, he enjoys fishing with his three sons,

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Luke, Will and Mark, and serves on the board of STEVE SKINNER (Arrangements) worked with both his town youth soccer program and the SWD Jonathan Larson as arranger and recording pro- Junior Soccer Association. ducer for 12 years. He received the 1996 for Best Arrangements for Rent. ANGELA WENDT (Costume Design) received Broadway: Doonesbury (keyboards and assistant the Design Award and a conductor). Recording/arranging for , Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Costume Taylor Dayne, Billy Mann, Chaka Khan, Bebe & Design for Rent. Her theater credits include the Cece Winans and Michael Crawford. Off-Broadway and studio productions of Rent (NYTW); All My Sons by (50th anni- BILLY ARONSON (Original Concept and versary production at the Roundabout Theatre); the Additional Lyrics). His plays have been honored American premiere of Play with Repeats by Martin with publication in Best American Short Plays Grimp; Lysistrata by ; Twelfth ’92–93 and are frequently performed at Ensemble Night (Tennessee Rep.); The Great Pretenders Studio Theatre. His lyric writing includes the (Juilliard); Marisol by Jose Rivera (Public libretto for an opera being developed by American Theatre). Feature film: Childhood’s End directed Opera Projects, and first draft lyrics for “Santa by Jeff Lipsky. Dance: Tilliiboyo and Regions by Fe” and “I Should Tell You.” His new play, The Molissa Fenley; Savanna by Peggy Baker. She has Room, will premiere at Washington, D.C.’s also designed numerous music videos in the United Woolly Mammoth Theatre this spring. His true States and Europe. love is Lisa Vogel.

JONATHAN SPENCER (Lighting Design) LYNN M. THOMSON (Dramaturg) is a drama- designed the lighting for the first national tour turg, director and teacher. She brought nearly 20 of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Off-Broadway years of new play dramaturgical experience to productions include Middle of the Night by the her months of work with Jonathan Larson on the Keen Theater Company, The Ohmies at DRT script of Rent. She was associate artistic director and Playwrights Horizons, Who Is Floyd Stearn? for the Philadelphia Theatre Company where she and Squeeze Box. John Moran’s Book of the created and administered a new play festival. She Dead Second Avenue at NYSF Public Theater. was dramaturg at Circle Repertory Company. She Re-Lights for at the Star Theater has directed more than 100 productions of both in , at Universal Studios and new plays and revivals at regional and New York Mary Zimmerman’s at St. Louis , and many more workshops and readings Rep, Missouri Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse and of new plays. She is currently head of the M.F.A. Hartford Stage. Associate/Assistant Broadway program in dramaturgy at College. credits include , Pippin, , Sister Act, Finian’s Rainbow, GABRIELLE NORRIS (Production Stage Wicked, Legally Blonde, White Christmas and Manager) calls Seattle her home away from tour. Metamorphoses. Jonathan teaches a summer Favorite credits: Burn the Floor, Million Dollar Master’s program in lighting design at Southern Quartet, Priscilla, Blue Man Group, Cirque Oregon University, lives in New York City and Dreams (NCL), and the aerial/ice-skating shows is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829. at the Canadian National Exhibition. “Thanks to Visit JSpencerDesign.com. those who’ve filled my life with love, books and starlight.” Follow her adventure on Instagram with KEITH CAGGIANO (Sound Design) has @gabbysaysgo. worked across the country and internationally, from musicals on Broadway, London’s West End BAILEY SAXE (Assistant Stage Manager) is and to spectacles in Las Vegas. Recent thrilled to join the Rent tour. Bailey served as a credits include New York: Holiday Inn (in produc- Production Assistant for King Kong and the revival tion), Himself and Nora, The Radio City Spring of Kiss Me, Kate! : Singin’ in the Rain, Spectacular, Cabaret, Disenchanted. Tours: Irving Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, The Little Mermaid Berlin’s White Christmas, Nice Work If You Can and . Much love to her family and ACF. Get It, . Regional: , Hedwig and the Angry Inch. KERRICK DOUGHERTY (Company Manager) is excited to be sharing the story of Rent. National tours: Rent (Assistant Company Manager),

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Motown: The Musical (Assistant Company ; ; ; Dear Manager/Assistant Stage Manager). He received Evan Hansen; Hello, Dolly! starring ; his B.F.A. from the University of Oklahoma. The ; ; Waitress; Kerrick would like to thank everyone for their wis- On Your Feet!; Rent: The 20th Anniversary Tour; dom and support. ; The Color Purple; and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Future productions MAGGIE SWAHL (Assistant Company include The Show, Mean Girls, , Manager). ACM credits include Maine State Pretty Woman and To Kill a Mockingbird. Music Theatre and NY Stage and Film. Recent Off-Broadway experience includes The Other Josh WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Cohen, The Dead 1904 and Fiddler on the Roof in Dedicated to creating and producing live enter- . Thanks always to Mom. “It’s not a matter tainment. Current touring productions: Jesus of if, but when.” Christ Superstar, Rent 20th Anniversary Tour, Bandstand and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. MARK BINNS (Conductor/Keyboard 1). Recent Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud, Jagged Little Pill. credits include the national tour of Motown: The Developing Clue, a new stage play based on Musical (Associate Musical Director) and Jersey the Paramount movie. Produced , Boys (Musical Director) with NCL. Regional cred- The Gift of Music at The and its include , Arkansas Repertory London’s O2 Arena. Other recent touring produc- Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Arkansas tions include the Tony Award-winners American Shakespeare Theatre and more. Endless gratitude to Idiot and In the Heights, and Avenue Q, Motown, Work Light Productions and Tim Weil. For Mom, R&H Cinderella, Something Rotten! and Mamma always. Instagram: @mark_binns. Mia! WLP is led by founding partner and President Stephen Gabriel and Vice President Nancy Gabriel. ALLIED TOURING (Tour Marketing & Press) worklightproductions.com. is a full-service engagement management agency representing Broadway tours and other live events PORT CITY TECHNICAL (Production across North America. Current: Bandstand; The Management) is a production management com- Book of Mormon; Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the pany based in Charleston, S.C. Also referred to Chocolate Factory; Harry Potter and the Cursed as “Work Light South,” PCT was initially started Child (); Hello, Dolly!; The Hip Hop in 1993 as Technical Theater Solutions by Rhys Nutcracker; Mean Girls, Mystery Science Theater Williams. TTS worked with WLP on many shows, 3000 Live; The Play That Goes Wrong; Rent; including American Idiot, Nice Work If You Can Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming: Ain’t Get It, In the Heights and Avenue Q. Since the Too Proud, The Cher Show, , Pretty conception of PCT, tours with WLP have included Woman, To Kill a Mockingbird, . Mamma Mia!, Vocalosity, Motown: The Musical, Cinderella, Something Rotten! and the pre-broad- WOJCIK | SEAY CASTING (Casting Director). way Ain’t Too Proud: The Temptations Musical. Tours: , Rock of Ages, Current and upcoming tours include Rent, Jesus Something Rotten!, Kinky Boots, Motown: The Christ Superstar, Bandstand and White Christmas. Musical, Flashdance, , Nice Work If You Can Get It, Jekyll & Hyde, Joseph… STAFF FOR RENT Dreamcoat and more. Off-Broadway: Othello: ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGN BY BLAKE BURBA The Remix, Church & State, The Portal, Tennessee Williams’ The Two Character Play, Handle with WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS Care, Triassic Parq and more! Regional: Multiple seasons/shows for Riverside Theatre, Fla.; The PRODUCER Engeman Theatre, N.Y.; Theatre Raleigh, N.C.; Stephen Gabriel Nancy Gabriel Stages St Louis, Mo.; Theatre Aspen, Colo.; GENERAL MANAGEMENT Gretna Theatre, Pa.; The Arvada Center, Colo.; and Anièle Fortin, General Manager PAC, Utah. wscasting.com. Scott Seay, Director of Tour Finance Courtney King, Associate General Manager THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Direction). Since its inception in 1996, The Booking Group has rep- Kevin Greene Carolyn Smith resented 25 Tony Award-winning Best Musicals Owen Likely Noelle Hedgcock and Plays. Current touring productions include 11 Head Carpenter...... Shane Lowry TECHNICAL SUPERVISION Assistant Carpenter...... Austin Fowler PORT CITY TECHNICAL Head Electrician...... Alicia Roman Assistant Electrician...... Kathleen Cole Rhys Williams, Production Manager Head Audio...... Brian Davis Mackenzie Foster, Director of Production Operations Assistant Audio...... Robert Isley Head Props...... Amy Laemmerhirt Tom Klonowski Head Wardrobe...... Katie Dean Rossella Human Jeff Human Head Hair and Makeup...... Yulitzin Alvarez Ryan George Miriam Michaels Production Photography...... Amy Boyle Austin Darby General Management Consultant...... John Corker COMPANY MANAGER Legal Counsel...... Levine Plotkin Menin, LLP KERRICK DOUGHERTY Loren Plotkin, Hailey Ferber Assistant Company Manager...... Maggie Swahl Accounting...... WithumSmith+Brown Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowigos, CPA, TOUR BOOKING AGENCY Anthony Moore, CPA THE BOOKING GROUP Controller ...... Galbraith & Co Meredith Blair, Rich Rundle, Brian Brooks Kenny Noth & Jill Johnson tbgtours.broadway Merchandising...... Creative Goods Merchandise Supervisor...... Cynteria Osborne TOUR MARKETING DIRECTION Insurance...... Maury, Donnelly and Parr ALLIED TOURING Bob Middleton Marya K. Peters Andrew Damer Banking...... Signature Bank Jessica Cary Tomas Kasulka, Margaret Monigan Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke Payroll...... PEOPLE/Kim Merhar Jacqueline Smith Anne Waisanen Travel Agent...... Road Rebel Janie Dickerson Hayden Anderson Trucking & Hauling...... Janco Limited

CASTING CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WOJCIK | SEAY CASTING Sound Equipment by Masque Sound ® Scott Wojcik Gayle Seay Lighting Equipment by Christie Lites Holly Buczek Courtney Hammond Nick Ferrao Backstage and Front of the House Employees are repre- PRODUCTION TEAM sented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Associate Director...... Trey Ellett Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). Film Designer...... Daniel Brodie Projection Consultant...... Bruno Ingram Associate Costume Designer...... Molly Walz Costume Assistant...... Kriss Bicking Associate Lighting Designer...... Mike Megliola, Aaron Tacy Lighting Programmer...... Dustin Adams Hair & Makeup Design Associate...... Yulitzin Alvarez Production Assistant...... Alli Gersbach Casting Intern...... Abigail Isom Creative Services...... Allied Global Marketing/ Debbie Allamong, Mark DeSalvo, Eric Stormoen

Company Manager...... Kerrick Dougherty Assistant Company Manager...... Maggie Swahl Production Stage Manager...... Gabrielle Norris Assistant Stage Manager...... Bailey Saxe Dance Captain...... James Schoppe Assistant Dance Captain ...... Jason Tyler Smith

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