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Book and Lyrics by MARSHA NORMAN Music by LUCY SIMON based on the novel by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

Original Broadway Production Produced by: Heidi Landesman Rick Steiner, Frederic H. Mayerson, Elizabeth Williams Jujamcyn /TV ASAHI and Dodger Productions Originally produced by the Virginia , Charles Towers, Artistic Director

Scenic Designer Lighting Designers Designer Michelle Harvey Lillian Hilmes Abagail M. Jones Micheal Foster

Sound Designer Vocal Director Levi Manners Ann Marie Daehn Chris DePriest

Marketing Director Conductor Stage Manager Mark Templeton Christopher Kelts Libby Casey

Choreographer Azaria Hogans

Music Direction by Heather Chittenden-Luellen

Direction by Robert Westenberg

Springfield, Missouri September 15–18, 2020 Coger Theatre Production Streamed through ShowTix4U.com Cast Lily...... Anna Pennington Mary Lennox...... Brooke Verbois Mrs. Medlock...... McKenna Harvey Dr. Neville Craven...... Zach Greer Archibald Craven...... Hayden Hart Martha...... Caitlin Palmisano Ben Weatherstaff...... Chapman Blake Dickon...... Nathan Salter Colin...... Mollie-Claire Matthews Jane/Nurse/Servant...... Skye Palmer William/Servant...... Chris Melton Betsy/Servant...... Katherine Lynch Rose Lennox/Dreamer...... Mary Kim Captain Albert Lennox/Dreamer...... Evan Langston Alice/Dreamer...... Isobel Ramsey Lieutenant Wright/Dreamer...... Wyatt Lysenko Lieutenant Shaw/Dreamer...... Jake Luellen Major Homes/Dreamer...... Isaac Williams Claire Holmes/Dreamer...... Rachel Haselhorst Major Shelley/Dreamer...... Patrick Sturm Mrs. Shelley/Dreamer...... Katie Krasovec Mrs. Winthrop/Dreamer...... Courtney Lauster Ayah/Dreamer...... Shayna Rives Fakir/Dreamer...... Noel Alvarado

Understudies for the roles of Mary, Colin, Jane/Nurse, Betsy - Josie Rose Hand for the roles of Lily, Rose, Ayah – Aline O’Neill for the roles of Mrs. Medlock, Mrs. Winthrop, Claire Holmes - Allegra Schaeffer for the roles of Martha, Alice, Mrs. Shelley - Darby Vincent for the roles of Neville Craven, Albert, Lt Shaw, Lt Wright, William - Joey Myers for the roles of Dickon, Ben, Fakir, Maj Holmes, Maj Shelley – Declan Rhodes for the role of Archibald Craven – Chris Melton THE SECRET GARDEN is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com SYNOPSIS OF SCENES

ACT ONE Opening: “Opening Dream”...... Lily, Fakir, Mary & Company India “There’s a Girl”...... Company The Library at Misselthwaite Manor A Train Platform in Yorkshire The Door to Misselthwaite Manor “The House Upon the Hill”...... Company Mary’s Room The Gallery “I Heard Someone Crying”...... Mary, Archibald, Lily & Company Scene 1: Mary’s Sitting Room “A Fine White Horse”...... Martha Scene 2: The Ballroom “A Girl in the Valley “...... Lily, Archibald & Dreamers Scene 3: In the Maze/The Greenhouse “It’s a Maze”...... Ben, Mary & Dickon The Edge of the Moor “Winter’s on the Wing”...... Dickon “Show Me the Key”...... Mary & Dickon Scene 4: Archibald’s Study “A Bit of Earth”...... Archibald Scene 5: The Gallery “Storm I”...... Company “Lily’s Eyes”...... Archibald & Neville Scene 6: The Hallway “Storm II”...... Mary & Company Scene 7: Colin’s Room “Round-Shouldered Man”...... Colin Scene 8: On the Grounds/The Door to the Garden “Final Storm “...... Company There will be a ten minute intermission.

The Secret Garden ORCHESTRA featuring members of the MSU Symphony Orchestra Conductor – Dr. Christopher Kelts Keyboards – Parker Payne, Heather Luellen Violin – Santiago Salazar Simmonds, Aleksis Zarins Viola – Zoe Barnes; Cello – Jessica Hunt; Flute/Piccolo – Carla Wootton Oboe/English Horn – Julian Salazar Zuluaga Clarinet/Bass Clarinet – Bailee Schobert; Trumpet – Hyejin Yi Horn – Joshua Olson, Loren Broaddus; Bass – Riley Robison Percussion – Richard Collister, Chi En Wong Keyboard programming by KeyboardTEK ACT TWO

Scene 1: The Tea Party/The Other Side of the Door “The Girl I Mean to Be”...... Mary and Company Scene 2: Archibald’s Dressing Room “Quartet”...... Archibald, Neville, Rose & Lily Scene 3: Colin’s Room “Race You to the Top of the Morning”...... Archibald Scene 4: The Greenhouse “Wick”...... Dickon & Mary Scene 5: Colin’s Room “Come to My Garden”...... Lily & Colin Scene 6: In the Maze/The Garden “Come Spirit, Come Charm”...... Mary Martha, Dickon Fakir, Ayah, Lily, & Company “A Bit of Earth” (reprise)...... Lily, Rose, & Albert Scene 7: The Library “Disappear”...... Neville Scene 8: Mary’s Room/Paris “Hold On”...... Martha “Letter Song”...... Mary & Martha Scene 9: Archibald’s Rooms in Paris “Where in the World”...... Archibald “How Could I Ever Know”...... Lily & Archibald Scene 10: The Garden Finale...... Company

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REGISTER ONLINE AT MY.MISSOURISTATE.EDU Who’s Who in the Company Noel Alvarado (Fakir/Dreamer) Lewisville, Hayden Hart (Archibald Craven) Fort TX. Noel is a sophomore BFA Musical Worth, TX. Hayden is a junior BFA Musical Theatre Major. He was most recently Theatre major. His previous credits seen in the Ensemble of Spectra Theatre from Missouri State University include Co.’s production of Head Over Heels. At Old Deuteronomy in , and Curly in Grapevine High School, Noel was seen as Oklahoma! In Concert. Hayden has also Jack Kelly in : The Musical, and The performed with Casa Mañana as Mr. Steven Baker in . in Carrie, and Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd. Chapman Blake (Ben Weatherstaff) Grapevine, TX. Chapman is a senior BFA McKenna Harvey (Mrs. Medlock) Shawnee, Musical Theatre major. His previous credits KS. McKenna junior BFA Musical Theatre from Missouri State University include major. Her previous credits from Missouri Zach/Fight Captain in bare: A Pop , State University include Swing in Cats, Asparagus in Cats, and Jud Fry in Oklahoma! Dancer in Sightlines Spring Dance Concert, In Concert. He has also been seen with and Vivian in Oklahoma! In Concert. Spectra Theatre Co. as King Basillius in McKenna has also performed with Summit Head Over Heels, Uptown Players as Frank/ Theatre group as Cinderella in Into the Ensemble in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Woods and Silly Girl in Beauty and the Beast, and Brick Road Theatre as Junior Mister and with Christian Youth Theatre as Fiona in The Cradle Will Rock. in .

Zach Greer (Dr. Neville Craven) Overland Rachel Haselhorst (Claire Holmes) Park, KS. Zach is a senior BFA Musical Belleville, IL. Rachel is a senior BFA Musical Theatre major. At Missouri State University, Theatre major. Her previous credits Zach has been seen as Will Parker in from Missouri State University include Oklahoma! In Concert, Bustohper Jones/ Bombalurina/Dance Captain in Cats. Rachel Gus the Theatre Cat in Cats, Priest in bare: has also been seen on stage with Tent A Pop Opera, and Raphael in Amélie. He Theatre as Ensemble in , Ensemble/ has also been seen with Tent Theatre as Dance Captain in Catch Me if You Can, Janet Agent Dollar in Catch Me if You Can. Zach in The Drowsy Chaperone, and ensemble in is a recipient of the Leslie Irene Coger Cry Baby: The Musical. She has also been Scholarship, and the Robert Gilmore in the Ensemble of Newsies: The Musical Scholarship. Ensemble for The Muny Teens. Rachel is a Josie Rose Hand (U/S Colin, Mary) Augusta, recipientat Springfield of the Little MSU Theatre, Board ofand Governors the Teen KS. Josie Rose is a junior BFA Musical Scholarship, and the Tent Theatre David Theatre and BS Dance major. Previously at Kerrigan Fly and Ted and Sol Rosen and Missouri State University, Josie Rose was Elizabeth and Emilian Furtak scholarships. seen as Ensemble in Oklahoma! In Concert. Josie Rose has also been seen as Ensemble Mary Kim (Rose Lennox/Dreamer) Dallas, (U/S Philoclea) in Spectra Theatre Co.’s TX. Mary is a senior BFA Musical Theatre production of Head Over Heels, Teen Intern major. Her previous credits from Missouri in Music Theatre Wichita’s production State University include Diane Lee in bare: of Freaky Friday, and Millie Dillmount/ A Pop Opera, Ensemble in Heathers the Choreographer in Augusta High School’s Musical, and Ellen in Oklahoma! In Concert. production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Little Theatre as a Narrator in Joseph and She has also been seen at Springfield

Who’s Who in the Company the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Katherine Lynch (Betsy/Servant) Victoria, Branson Regional Arts Council as Virtue TX. Katherine is a junior BFA Musical in Anything Goes. Theatre Major. Her previous credits from Missouri State University include Ensemble Katie Krasovec (Mrs. Shelly/Dreamer) in Oklahoma! In Concert, and Choir Member Dallas, TX. Katie is a junior BFA Musical in Rimers of Eldritch. Theatre major. Her previous credits from Missouri State University include Kate in Wyatt Lysenko (Lieutenant Wright) New Oklahoma! In Concert, Pit Singer in Cats, Canaan, CT. Wyatt is a sophomore BFA and Wilma Atkins in The Rimers of Eldritch. Musical Theatre major. He has previously Katie has also been seen as Ensemble been seen as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes in Mamma Mia! with Garland Summer with New Canaan High School. Musicals, Sarah in Seven Brides for Seven Brother with Highland Park High School, Mollie-Claire Matthews (Colin Craven) and Marian in The Music Man Jr. with Prosper, TX. Mollie-Claire is a sophomore Preston Center Dance. She is a recipient of BFA Musical Theatre major. At Missouri the MSU Board of Governors Scholarship. State University, Mollie-Claire was seen in Oklahoma! In Concert. Her previous credits Evan Miles Langston (Captain Albert include Katherine Plumber in Newsies: The Lennox/Dreamer) Lee’s Summit, MO. Evan Musical with North Texas Performing Arts, is a sophomore BFA Musical Theatre major. Little Sally in Urinetown with Oklahoma He has previously performed with Theatre City University, and Jo March in Little in the Park as Tommy Djilas in The Music Women with North Texas Performing Arts. Man, and with Christian Youth Theatre as Action in and Edward Chris Melton (William/Servant) Charlotte, Bloom in Big Fish. NC. Chris is a sophomore BFA Musical Theatre major. At Providence Day School, Courtney Lauster (Ms.Winthrop/Dreamer) Chris was seen as Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, and in Pippin. Chris Musical Theatre major. Her previous also has credits with Theatre Charlotte creditsSpringfield, from NH. Missouri Courtney State is a seniorUniversity BFA as Al Joad in The Grapes of Wrath. He is a include Tanya Garret in , bare: A Pop Opera recipient of the MSU Board of Governors #46 in and the Universal Swing The Wolves Scholarship. in Cats. Courtney has also been seen on stage at Tent Theatre as Cha Cha in Grease, Aline O’Neill (U/S Lily Craven, Rose Lennox, and Ensemble in Catch Me if You Can. She Ayah) Atlanta, GA. Aline is a senior BFA is a recipient of the Stephan Emanuel Tent Musical Theatre major. Her previous credits Theatre Endowment, The Virginia Cox from Missouri State University include Bussey Scholarship, and the Horatio and Rumpleteazer in CATS, Kyra/Dance Captain Lynne Harrar Scholarship. in bare: A Pop Opera, Philomene/Assistant Choreographer in Amélie, and Young Jake Luellen (Lieutenant Shaw/Dreamer) Republicanette/Dance Captain in Heathers: The Musical. Aline has also been seen in Performance Major. With Missouri State the Ensemble of Tent Theatre’s Catch Me if OperaSpringfield, Theatre, Mo. Jake Jake is hasa senior been BM seen Vocal as You Can, Grease (U/S Sandy Dumbrowksi), Florville in Il Signor Bruschino and King The Drowsy Chaperone, and Cry-Baby: Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors. He The Musical. She is a recipient of the is a recipient of the Provost Scholarship Cox-Bussey Scholarship, the Leslie Irene and the Tom Chaney Memorial Scholarship. Coger Scholarship, and the Out-of-State Fee Waiver. We Believe... TOMORROW’S MEDICINE WILL BE BETTER WITH YOUR HELP.

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883.7889 clinvest.com Who’s Who in the Company Caitlin Palmisano (Martha) Wheaton, the Missouri State University Dept. of IL. Caitlin is a senior BFA Musical Theatre Theatre and Dance. major. Her previous credits from Missouri State University include Ado Annie in Shayna Rives (Ayah/Dreamer) Ringwood, Oklahoma! In Concert, Veronica in Heathers NJ. Shayna is a sophomore BFA Musical the Musical, and Maria in the West Side Theatre major. She was previously seen at Story Song Suite. Caitlin also has credits Missouri State University in the Ensemble with Tent Theatre as Rizzo in Grease. of Oklahoma! In Concert. Shayna’s previous credits include Ensemble in Sister Act with Anna Pennington (Lily Craven) Broadway Workshops, Velma in Chicago and Bartlesville, OK. Anna is a sophomore Meredith in Five Women Wearing the Same BFA Musical Theatre major Her previous Dress with Lakeland Regional High School. credits from Missouri State University include Jemima in Cats, Ensemble in the of Nathan Salter (Dickon) Fort Worth, TX. Oklahoma! In Concert, and Choir Member/ Nathan is a junior BFA Musical Theatre Ensemble in The Rimers of Eldritch. Her Major. His previous credits from Missouri State University include Quaxo in Cats, Wilderness, and Emma in Ensemble in Oklahoma! In Concert, and Missourifilm credits State include Film’s TogetherFeatured Afar. Actress Anna inis bare: A Pop Opera. Nathan also has credits aAgusa recipient Altaff’s of thefilm Provost Scholarship, and with Tent Theatre as Eugene in Grease. He the Virginia C Bussey Scholarship in Music has also been seen as Tony in West Side and Musical Theater. Story with Plaza Theatre Co., Otto in Spring Awakening with Spectra Theatre Co., and Isobel Ramsey (Alice/Dreamer/U/S Mary Prentiss in Peter and the Starcatcher with Lennox) St. Louis, MO. Isobel is a senior Onstage in Bedford. Nathan is a recipient of BFA Musical Theatre Major. At Missouri the Board of Governors Scholarship. State University, Isobel has been seen as a Tap Dancer in Sightlines: Spring Dance Allegra Schaeffer (U/S Mrs. Medlock, Mrs. Concert, and Ensemble in Oklahoma! Winthrop, Claire Holmes) Saint Charles, MO. In Concert. Isobel has also been seen at Allegra is a senior BFA Musical Theatre and BS Dance major. Her previous credits The Secret Garden. She also produced, from Missouri State University include directed,Springfield and Little performed Theatre asin DreamerRoles We’ll in Coricopat (U/S Jellylorum, Jennyanydots) never : A Miscast and The Pink in Cats, Suzanne/Dance Captain in Amélie, Dress: A Cabaret with her own organization, Ensemble in Oklahoma! In Concert, and Cabarets for Charity. Dancer in the 2018 and 2019 Spring Dance Concerts. Allegra was also seen as a Muse Declan Parker Rhodes (U/S Ben, Dickon, in Wonder of The World, an MSU Studio Fakir, Major Holmes, Major Shelley) Ozark, Series production. She has also been seen MO. Declan is a senior BFA Musical Theatre at the Ashley Goos and Contemporary Major. His previous credits from Missouri Dance Theatre as a Dancer in the Cincinnati State University include Pouncival in Dance Festival, and at Southeast Summer Cats, Ensemble in bare: A Pop Opera, and Theatre Institute as Paula Abagnale/Flight Lucien in Amélie. He has also been seen as Attendant in Catch Me if You Can. Allegra Dametas in Head Over Heels and Ernst in is a recipient of the Inclusive Excellence Spring Awakening with Spectra Theatre Co. Leadership Scholarship from MSU, and Declan is a recipient of the George W. and the Anne Page Scholarship and Virginia Bernardene B. Oliver scholarship through Bussy Scholarship from Missouri State Department of Theatre and Dance.

Who’s Who in the Company Patrick Sturm (Major Shelley/ Dreamer) in the Underworld with the MSU Opera Overland Park, KS. Patrick is a junior Workshop. At Junction City Little Theatre, BFA Musical Theatre major. His previous Isaac was seen as Donkey in Shrek the credits from Missouri State University Musical, Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web, and include Swing in Cats, Fred in Oklahoma! In Seaweed in . Isaac is a recipient Concert and Dancer in the 2019 Fall Dance of the Jack J. Isgur Foundation Scholarship Concert. Patrick has also been seen as Ren and the Resident Assistant Community in Footloose Development Award. and The Beast in Beauty and the Beast with Libby Casey (Stage Manager) Kansas Shawnee Missionwith Springfield South. He is Little a recipient Theatre, of City, MO. Libby the Presidential Scholarship. is a senior BFA Design, Technology, and Stage Management Brooke Verbois (Mary Lennox) Burleson, major with an emphasis in Stage Libby TX. Brooke is a senior BFA Musical Theatre Management. previously served as major. She has previously been seen at the Stage Manager for the Missouri State Missouri State University as Tumblebrutus University productions of Crimes of the Heart, Sightlines: Spring Dance Concert, and in Cats, Ensemble in bare: A Pop Opera, She Stoops to Conquer. She also served as Young Amélie in Amélie, and Betty Parris the Assistant Stage Manager for Missouri in The Crucible. Brooke has also performed State University’s production of with Tent Theatre as Brenda Strong in Heathers the Musical and the 2019 Tent Theatre Catch Me if You Can. She has also been seen season. With Tabula Rasa, Libby with Casa Mañana as Rachel Jackson in served as Libby Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, Ensemble the Stage Manager for Hand to God. is a in Striking 12, and Dance Ensemble in recipient of the Theatre Regents Scholarship. Big Fish. Brooke is a recipient of the Best Lillian Hilmes (Co-Lighting Designer) Supporting Actress Column Award. Design, Technology, and Stage Management Darby Vincent (U/S Martha, Alice, Mrs. major.Springfield, At Missouri MO. Lillian State University, is a junior Lillian BFA Shelley) has served as the Lighting Designer for sophomore BFA Musical Theatre major. and Assistant Lighting She has previouslySpringfield, been seen MO. as Darby Ensemble is a Crimes of the Heart, Designer for Lillian in Missouri State University’s production bare: A Pop Opera. also serves as the Properties Assistant of Oklahoma! In Concert. Darby has also for the 2019 Tent Theatre Season. She been seen as Katherine Plumber in Newsies: has also served as the Lighting Designer The Musical for Spectra Theatre Co.’s production of Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Springfield Little Theatre, Spring Awakening. Lillian is a recipient of the Board of Governors and Bright Flight Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers at Central Scholarships, and the Westphal Tent Highat Springfield School. She Contemporary is a recipient Theatre, of the Board and Theatre Award. of Governors Scholarship from Missouri State University, and the Youthfest Talent Tayrn Huffman (Assistant Stage Manager) Powell, OH. Taryn is a BFA double major in Little Theatre. Showcase Scholarship from Springfield Musical Theatre and Stage Management. Isaac Williams (Major Holmes/Dreamer) Her previous credits from Missouri State Junction City, KS. Isaac is a senior Vocal University include Assistant Properties Music Education major with a Theatre Master for Picnic, and Ensemble in minor. His previous credits from Missouri Oklahoma! In Concert. Taryn also has State University include Henry in The credits with Theatre Columbus State as Gift of the Magi and John Styx in Orpheus Tilly Evans in She Kills Monsters, Evolution

Who’s Who in the Company Theatre company as Ensemble/Dance Elona Ratcliff (Assistant Scenic Design) Captain in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Washington, MO. Elona is a senior BFA and Stagedoor Manor as Mopsa in Head Design, Technology, and Stage Management Over Heels. She is a recipient of the Provost major. At Missouri State University, Elona Scholarship from Missouri State University. has previously served as the Co-Scenic Designer for Crimes of the Heart, Assistant Abagail M. Jones (Costume Designer) Scenic Designer for bare: A Pop Opera, Kirkwood, MO. Abagail is a spring 2020 Assistant Projections for Amélie, Costume graduate in the BFA in Design, Technology, Designer for Spring Dance Concert: Parts of and Stage Management with an emphasis in the Whole, Properties Master for The Diary Costume Design. She has previously served of Anne Frank, and Assistant Properties for as the Costume Designer for Missouri State . She also served as Co- University’s productions of The of Scenic Designer for Spectra Theatre Co’s Errors, The Rimers of Eldritch, The Wolves, production of Spring Awakening. and The Crucible. Abagail also served as the Costume designer for the Missouri State Cole Trumble (Properties Master) Grain Cult for a Day. At Stagedoor Valley, MO. Cole is a senior BFA Design, Manor, Abagail served as the Costume Technology, and Stage Management major. DesignerUniversity for film Leap of Faith, Cabaret, and At Missouri State University he has served as Honk!. the Properties Master for Crimes of the Heart and bare: A Pop Opera. His other credits from Riley Lathrom (Assistant Scenic Designer) Missouri State University include Assistant Kansas City, MO. Riley is a junior BFA Design, Properties Master for She Stoops to Conquer Technology, and Stage Management major. and Scenic Designer for The Wolves. At At Missouri State University, Riley has Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, previously served as the Assistant Scenic Cole has served as the Properties Artisan Designer for Cats and the Assistant Stage for Marriage of Figaro, Mary Poppins, and Manager for The Rimers of Eldritch. With Newsies: The Musical. Cole is a recipient of Tabula Rasa, Riley served as the Scenic the Presidential Scholarship and the Bright Designer for Hand to God and Trail to Oregon. Flight Scholarship. She is a recipient of the Provost and Theatre Regents Scholarships. Isabelle Zurcher (Assistant Stage Manager) St. Louis, MO. Isabelle is a junior BSEd Levi Manners (Sound Designer) Parsons, Speech and Theatre Education major. She KS. Levi is a senior BFA Design, Technology, was most recently seen as Dance Ensemble and Stage Management major. His previous in Meet Me in St. Louis with Christ Memorial credits from Missouri State University Productions, and as the Stage Manager in include Sound Design/Mixer for Cats and with Oakville High School Theatre bare: A Pop Opera, A1 for Amélie, and Company. Isabelle also served as the Student for Oklahoma! In Concert. Levi also served Director/Stage Manager for the Oakville as the Sound Engineer for Tent Theatre’s High School Theatre Company’s production of The Seussification of . She Theatre, Levi served as the Sound and is a recipient of the Board of Governors and Projection57th season. Designer At Springfield for Oppenheimer, Contemporary and Theatre Regents Scholarships. the Sound Designer for A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. He also served as the Sound Designer for UCYA’s production of Parliament Square.

THEATRE and DANCE FACULTY Scene Shop Crew...... THE251 Department Head Callie Altepeter, Alyssa Gaul, Anna Pennington Nathan Joseph Price Salter, Sadie Westbrock, Christian Calhoun Faculty...... Kyle Aho, Telory Arendell, Ruth Barnes Ethan Gambriel, Kayla Rehder, Anna Stimac Lisa Brescia, Micheal Foster, Jennifer Collins Hard Kurt Heinlein, Christopher Herr, Azaria Hogans Hayden Hart, Gea Henry, Mallory Koenigseder Michelle Harvey, Carol Maples, Zipporah Peddle Emily Kremer, Marshall Hancock, Patrick Sturm Kyle A. Thomas, Sarah Wiggin Sean Carey, Caitlin Palmisano Robert Westenberg, Cynthia Winstead, Sarah Wilcoxon Alexa Pfeiffer, Haley Thomas, Katheryn Twente Staff...... Chris DePriest Scene Shop Assistants...... Angelina Adams, Libby Casey Kathleen Hains, Anna Hunt, Heather Luellen Dekayla Craigg, Lauren Fahrner, Lillian Hilmes Samantha Morrow, Mark Templeton Per Course Faculty...... Susan Bennett, Angi Black Amberlynn Lewis, Levi Manners, Hailey Panek Richard Nebel, Jon Herbert, Ed Swidey Matthew Raymer, Anthony Saviello, Jackson Spencer Graduate Assistants...... Mallory Maggi, Ariana Hetland-Purna Cole Trumble, Claire Visnovske Kylie Wheeler Lighting Crew...... THE255 Part-Time Staff...... Cathy McFall, Emma Wang Isabelle Bates, Kodie Brown, Sara Bryant, Denali Ford ______Dylan Fuller, Alyssa Gaul, Rachel Haselhorst Taryn Huffman, Phillip Kanke, Clayton Kettelkamp CREDITS Rylan Lavery, Breanna Mack, Joseph Myers Kara Libby, Madalyn Wheeler, Matthew Emma Reinagel, John Spence, Tanner Thiessen Kiewiet, Sadie Westbrock, Megan Marks, Costume Shop Crew...... THE261

Mark Putman, Melinda Robinson, Spring Angelina Adams, Jeremy Ashley, Morgan Ball 2020 Costume and Scene Shop Crews, Shawn Cara-Lee Crow, Nicholas Kinder, Skye Palmer Wahl, Bio Editorialist Mallory Maggi, Caitlin Palmisano, Christian Calhoun, Hailey Hance Missouri State University News Services, Declan Rhodes, Fiona Ross, Callie Altepeter Missouri State University Printing Services, Mallory Koenigseder, Emily Smith, Kathryn Thomas Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Megan Akers, Lillian Hilmes, Haley Reynolds Sydney Smith KSMU-Broadcast Services, Randy Stewart, Springfield Contemporary Theatre, Landers Theatre, Linda Palmisano ______WARNING The photographing, sound or video recording of any perfor- THE SECRET GARDEN mance broadcast without written permission of the manage- ment is prohibited by law. Lighting Board Operator...... Lillian Hilmes Sound Board Operator...... Avery Brown Follow Spot Operators...... Kit Foulke SPECIAL SERVICES Annie Oberholtzer, Sarah Pendergrass To request an accommodation due to a disability, please Wardrobe...... Izella Laury, Dolin Ituarte the Theatre and Dance Department at least one week Kenzie Ream, Allison Sexton in advance. ...... Toni St. Godard Assistant Stage Manager...... Lisa Sandoli Camera Operators...... Todd Fortenberry, Michael Jones Video Switcher Operator...... Patrick Wilson ______

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Who’s Who in the Department Telory D. Arendell has a PhD from Stanford in , Cleo in Twyla Tharp’s The Times They University, a Master’s Degree from New York Are A-Changin’, Amneris in AIDA, and Marion University, and a BA from Swarthmore College. Halcolmbe in The Woman in White. Favorite She is an Associate Professor at Missouri State regional roles include Tatiana Racon in the world University and has published three books: Dance’s premiere of Ken Ludwig’s A Comedy of Tenors Duet with the Camera: Motion Pictures (2016); The at the Cleveland Playhouse and the McCarter Autistic Stage: How Cognitive Disability Changed Theatre, and Anna in John Kolvenbach’s Sister 20th-Century Performance (2015); and Performing Play at the Magic Theater in San Francisco. She Disability: Staging the Actual (2009). Her current has been teaching and coaching young actors, as book projects include Pina Bausch’s Aggressive well as seasoned professionals, for many years Tenderness: Repurposing Theater through in New York. In August, 2016, Lisa joined the Dance (due out from Taylor & Francis in 2020), acting faculty at Missouri State University’s and a novel, Missouri Normal. Her directing Department of Theatre and Dance. She is a proud credits include Le Wilhelm’s Cucumbers, August member of Actor’s Equity Association and SAG- Strindberg’s Miss Julie, Dinah Toups’ Totally Red, AFTRA, and has her MFA in Classical Acting. Linda Daugherty and Mary Rohde Scudday’s Hard 2 Spel Dad, and Lanford Wilson’s The Rimers of Chris DePriest holds an MFA from Southern Eldritch. Arendell also co-founded Philadelphia’s Illinois University Carbondale. He has served Pig Iron Theatre Company before moving into as the Production Manager, Technical Director, academia. and Resident Designer in Tent Theatre for the past eleven years. Some of his most recent scenic Ruth Barnes Professor and Coordinator of the designs for Tent include: Sherlock Holmes: The Missouri State University Dance Program. Early Final Adventure, Leap of Fatih, 110 In The in her career, Ruth established a reputation as a Shade, 42nd Street; Shout, The Mod Musical, performer, choreographer and master teacher of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, contemporary dance in , where she Joseph and the Dreamcoat, The Miss Firecracker taught at the Merce Cunningham Studio and the Contest, and Alter Boyz. Along with his many New Dance Group Studios, while working as a responsibilities in Tent Theatre, Chris also serves freelance dancer. She has choreographed, taught as Technical Director for the Department of and performed internationally, most significantly Theatre & Dance at Missouri State University. in the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland and In his free time, Chris also works as a freelance Taiwan. In Springfield, Ruth has choreographed designer for other theatre companies across and created musical staging for the Tent Theatre the nation. Chris would like to thank his wife, and at Springfield Contemporary Theatre. She Stacy, and his two wonderful daughters for their directed Folding House, written and performed by continued love, support, and laughter. Sheila Gordon, with shows in Austin, TX, and on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. As a choreographer Micheal Foster is the lighting design professor and performer, she has explored mixed media for the Department of Theatre and Dance at performance, aerial dance, and dance-text pairings, Missouri State University, and is a member and uses a wide range of music genres in her of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, the work. In 2013, Ruth collaborated with five dance union for professional theatrical designers and artists and three musicians based in Scotland to artists. He has designed the lighting for over create Here, There and Everywhere, an hour-long 200 productions including designs for ATREK solo dance based on the notion of displacement/ Dance and MADCO in St. Louis; Florida dislocation; she subsequently performed the Studio Theatre (LORT D) in Sarasota, FL; work throughout the United States. Ruth is the Contemporary American Theatre Festival (LORT recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, Missouri Arts D) in Shepherdstown, WV; New Theatre in Coral Council grants, and several MSU research grants Gables, FL; Utah Musical Theatre in Ogden, UT; and fellowships. She serves on the American Tent Theatre in Springfield, MO; The University College Dance Association board, as the Central of Miami; Wake Forest University; Missouri Region Director. Ruth earned her MFA in Dance/ State University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Experimental Choreography from the University of in Theatre from the University of Alabama, California, Riverside. a Master of Fine Arts in Theatrical Design & Lisa Brescia is a professional actor and teacher Production from Ohio University, and completed who has worked extensively on Broadway, Off- his internship at Central St. Martin’s College of Broadway and regionally. On Broadway, Lisa has Art and Design in London, England. His thesis recently starred as Heidi Hansen in Dear Evan production of Woyzeck was selected for display Hansen, Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!, Elphaba at the 2003 Prague Quadrennial.

Kathleen Hains holds a BFA and MFA in Theatre completing his MFA in Acting from the Cincinnati Arts from Stephens College and The University College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), with of Iowa. Ms. Hains assists Students, Faculty, and union performance credits that include New York, Staff in the Department of Theatre and Dance as national tours, national concert tours, regional the Administrative Specialist. Ms. Hains is also theatre, daytime , film, commercial print, and involved with Missouri State University’s Staff numerous national SAG- AFTRA television spots. Senate where she works with Public Affairs, His movement, stunt, and combat work/ stunt Communications, and the Student Government coordination are seen in feature films, daytime Association. Ms. Hains is a Proud Equity Member drama, national commercials, and in professional as a Stage Manager. and educational theatre circuits throughout the nation. He stays very active as a union performer Jennifer Collins Hard is thrilled to join the team and stunt coordinator. Kurt received his Ph.D. at Missouri State. Most recently she served as from Louisiana State University. A lifelong a faculty member and Production Manager for environmental activist, he has earned several grants the Dartmouth College Department of Theater. and awards for his work in Green Theatre. He has Additional production management credits published Green Theatre: Promoting Ecological include; Director of Production for the Omaha Preservation and Advancing the Sustainability Theater Company, Associate Production Manager of Humanity and Nature (book), Evangeline for Baltimore Center Stage and Production Drowning (play), and a number of journal articles. Manager for Chamber Theatre Productions, a Kurt recently received a Missouri State University national touring company. Jenn has also worked as Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence. a Stage Manager with Virginia Opera Association, Opera Omaha, Opera North, Omaha Symphony, Dr. Christopher Herr joined the faculty in 2005 Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, and currently teaches courses in theatre history McLeod Summer Playhouse, Dartmouth College, and dramatic literature as well as Introduction to UMKC Conservatory of Music, University of Theatre and Script Analysis. His published works Illinois Summerfest and the Omaha Theater include Clifford Odets and American Political Company. Jenn holds a B.A in Theater from Theatre as well as an essay on satire in modern Southern Illinois University Carbondale and an theatre in Blackwell’s A Companion to Satire, MFA in Stage Management from the University on American political theatre in The Oxford of Missouri Kansas City. Handbook of American Drama; in “To Have or Have Not”; New Essays on Commerce and Michelle Harvey (USA 829, MFA) is an Assistant Capital in Modernist Theatre; and in American Professor with the Missouri State University Playwrights of the 1930s. A chapter on American Department of Theatre and Dance. She is a director Harold Clurman in The Director in the member of United Scenic Artists Local 829, a Company is forthcoming (2019). Dr. Herr holds a union and professional association for designers, Ph.D. in Drama from the University of Toronto and artists, and craftspeople in the entertainment and an MA in English from the University of Toledo, decorative arts industries. Michelle comes from and has worked as a director, dramaturge, and the Dallas/Fort Worth area where she was a faculty playwright in both the United States and Canada. member at the University of Texas at Arlington and designed regionally at Stage West, The Dallas Azaria Hogans holds an MFA from Texas Woman’s Children’s Theater (including 3 national tours), University which expanded her research of dance Uptown Players, and Theatre Three among others as a means of social change with an emphasis on as well as creating concert events for the Turtle black modern dance. As the Artist in Residence Creek Chorale and Spectacular Senior . at Missouri State University, Azaria teaches Elsewhere, she has designed in Florida, Arizona, dance appreciation, contemporary, jazz, contact Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Her first design in the , alternative formats, dance history, Springfield area was with Tent Theatre this past composition, and West African dance forms. She summer where she designed the sets for Grease. has presented her works at several conferences Michelle earned her bachelor’s degree in theatre including the Women in Dance Conference, at The Ohio State University and her MFA degree Symposium on Performance of the African at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She Diaspora as Social Change Conference, American has been a member and held various leadership College Dance Association South-Central and positions with the United States Institute of Theatre South-East Conferences, the World Dance Alliance Technology (USITT) since 2001. Conference Puebla, Mexico, the Denton Black Film Festival, among other conferences. She has Dr. Kurt Gerard Heinlein Professor of Theatre, also performed at the Merge Concert at Sundance Coordinator of Acting. Kurt is a working member of Square in Fort Worth, Texas, Collin College’s AEA, SAG-AFTRA, ATME (Theatre Movement Dance Fusion in Plano, Texas, Sant’Agata Educators), FDC (Fight Directors Canada), and Central Plaza in Sant’Agata, Italy, UNT’s Gospel USA (Stunt). Kurt has worked extensively since Meets Jazz Concert in Denton, Texas to name a MELTY. CHEESY. CRUNCHY.

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Azaria’s interests Jurors, The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer, extend from performance and choreography to Proof, Clybourne Park and Crimes of the publications and community outreach in her Heart. Additionally, she has directed numerous process of making and presenting dance. productions for Tent Theatre, including The Boys Next Door, Anything Goes, Noises Off, Hairspray, Anna Hunt supervises student employees and and The Drowsy Chaperone. Dr. Maples has also lab classes in the construction and installation of been a guest director at Springfield Little Theatre. scenery for Missouri State University’s theatrical She has been seen on stage in The Good Body and season. Anna also serves as Scene Shop Supervisor in the web series, A Little Help. Dr. Maples is Past- for Tent Theatre. Some of Anna’s previous President of the Speech and Theatre Association experience include Properties for The Pirates of of Missouri and has served two terms on the Penzance, The Odyssey, , and Un- Board of Governors. She is a published author necessary Farce; Paint Charge for , Rigoletto, and has presented at various state, national, and and Cucumbers; and Carpentry for Little Shop of international conferences. Most recently she was Horrors, Romeo and Juliet, and Sweeney Todd. given the MSU Foundation Award for Service. Anna holds a Bachelor of Science of Education She recently completed work on the new Dance in Theatre from Missouri State University. Anna and Theatre Fine Arts standards for the state of thanks her husband Tom, and her family for their Missouri. support. Samantha Morrow is the Costume Shop Manager. Heather Chittenden-Luellen is Music Director/ Samantha’s previous credits include Costume Accompanist for the BFA Musical Theater Design for & All Shook Up and Wig program and the Department of Theatre & Dance. Design for Hairspray at Tent Theatre. Costume She joined the staff of Missouri State University Design for The Rocky Horror Show, Good People, in 1996. Heather has served as Music Director and Killer Joe at Springfield Contemporary for mainstage productions since 2003 and Tent Theatre. Costume Shop Manager and Costume Theatre musical productions since 1998. She Designer for The Odd Couple and The Curious serves as Music Director for the New York Senior Savage at Maples Repertory Theatre. Costume Showcase held each spring. In addition to her Intern at The Williamstown Theatre Festival. teaching duties, she also serves as alumni liaison Samantha is a BFA Theatre Design Technology for the department, providing a central contact graduate from Missouri State University. for MSU alumni working all over the world. Select recent mainstage Music Direction credits Zipporah Peddle is a versatile singer and teacher include: Amelié, bare the musical, Heathers, whose dynamic career has taken her throughout Pippin, Legally Blonde, Dogfight, City of Angels, the world. She has an MM degree in Vocal The Pajama Game, Cabaret, Noah’s Art, White Performance from the University of Nevada, Las Christmas. Select recent Tent Theatre Music Vegas, a BM from Memorial University, and Direction credits include: Catch Me If You Can, studied commercial vocal pedagogy at Grease, The Drowsy Chaperone, Cry-Baby, Nice University and Baldwin Wallace University. Ms. Work If You Can Get It, She Loves Me, All Shook Peddle spent six years as lead vocalist in Cirque Up, My Fair Lady, Hairspray, Damn Yankees. du Soleil’s top selling production show, “O”. She Heather’s other credits include Music Director has performed in numerous musicals, concerts, for Broadway Unlocked’s #Giveback Concert cabarets, and recitals, at venues throughout Canada 2018 & 2019 (New York), Kyle Dean Massey’s and the U.S. Favorite roles include Kate in Kiss solo cabaret at Feinsteins’s at the Nikko; Actor, Me Kate (Nevada Conservatory Theater) and Lawyer, Indian Chief, a musical by Craig Carnelia Tiffany in I Was Looking at the Ceiling, and Then and David H. Bell, workshopped at the National I Saw the Sky (Long Beach Opera). 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1446 E Sunshine St Springfield, MO 417.887.5999 Foundation (SoCal chapter), and has presented Theatre Director and Chairman of the Fine Arts research for PAVA. She is a proud member of Department. While in Palestine he directed over Canadian Actors Equity, NATS, and the Voice thirty productions; eight earning regional honors Foundation. Ms. Peddle is currently an Artist in and two receiving state recognition (Wings and Residence with the Musical Theater program at Into the Woods). Other directorial credits include: Missouri State University. The Rimers of Eldritch, Johnny Belinda, and The Diviners. Mark joined the Missouri State Joseph Price is Department Head for Missouri University campus community in August 1997 as State University Theatre and Dance. He Assistant to the Marketing Director of the Juanita has worked as a director, actor and fight K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts and choreographer throughout the country. He is moved to the Department of Theatre and Dance a founding member of A Red Orchid Theatre as Marketing Director in 1999. In 2003 he was in Chicago and the Oasis Theatre Company in promoted to Managing Director of Tent Theatre. Buffalo, where he served as associate artistic He is an alumnus of the Commercial Theatre director. He was Program Director for the Institute of New York. Currently, Mark serves University of Minnesota/ Guthrie BFA Actor as the University representative and negotiator to Training Program and spent 11 years at the Actors’ Equity. In 2008 he served on a team that University of Missouri, Kansas City/ Kansas City formally transitioned the Tent Theatre operation Rep where he was Associate Head of Acting for into a professional theatre company. Over the past the MFA Actor Training Program. At the Unicorn several years his work as marketing director and Theatre in Kansas City he directed Clybourne creative consultant has been recognized in the local Park the World Premiere of James Stills’ The ADDY® Awards, the world’s largest advertising Velvet Rut, Well, Painted Alice, Bright Ideas, competition. He has developed and instituted an Blue/Orange, Fuddy Meers, The Shape of Things, annual fundraising/sponsorship program that has The Pillowman and The Lieutenant of Inishmore. provided funding to the department’s productions He directed The Cripple of Inishmaan for Kansas and student scholarships. City Actor’s Theatre and A Steady Rain for Dr. Kyle A. Thomas is an assistant professor Riverside Theatre. In 2003 he directed the World of theatre and coordinator of the BA/BS theatre Premiere of Wild Boy, The Musical, book by the program. Kyle received his Ph.D. in Theatre head writer of Sesame Street, Lou Berger. He from the University of Illinois, where he received has directed numerous university productions departmental distinction for his work in dramaturgy including Uncle Vanya, Enron, Killer Joe, and directing. Dramaturgy credits include Cabaret Anything Goes, Present Laugher, Boesman and and Oh What a Lovely War!, both at the University Lena, Tape, The Importance of Being Earnest, of Illinois as well as devising and archival work on Polaroid Stories, American Clock, Mad Forest the original production of Tom by Philip Johnston and The Circus Show. The Circus Show is a rock in collaboration with the Amoory Theatre Company musical that was developed as part of UMKC’s (Illinois) and Theatre at the Mill (Northern Ireland). Festival of NOW, with faculty from the Dell’Arte Directing Credits include It’s a Wonderful Life: International School of Physical Theatre. In 2008 The Radio Play (University of Indianapolis), The he worked closely with Carl Wilkens to create a Heart of Robin Hood (Interlochen Center for the work based on his book I’m Not Leaving, which Arts), Viva Verdi! (Lyric Theatre @ Illinois), The detailed Wilkens’ experience during the 1994 Play of Adam (Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC), Rwandan genocide. I’m Not Leaving premiered Floyd Collins (The Station Theatre), The Play at the 2008 Anne Frank Project and was live- about the Antichrist (University of Illinois), and streamed to Rwanda. Mr. Price spent 14 years at Ah! Wilderness (American International Drama Perry-Mansfield in Steamboat Springs, Colorado Conference at Peking University, China). Kyle serving as theatre faculty, Director of Theatre and also maintains a profile as a professional actor Production Manager. He also teaches acting at the with roles in St. Louis Stories at La Petite Theatre ARTSBRIDGE summer intensive. Acting credits (New Orleans) and .ZACK (St. Louis); Gone include numerous productions in regional theatre, Missing at the Krannert Center for the Performing commercials and the CBS series Dangerous Arts (Urbana, Illinois); Kissing at New Theatre Curves. In the 1980s he starred as Choo Choo (Miami); and on-camera roles in the music video the clown in the Preschool Express Video Series. Grand Bargain by the Poster Children and the LA Joseph Price received his MFA from Southern Hollyshorts selection: The Karaoke Singer. As a Methodist University. theatre scholar, Kyle specializes in the study of medieval theatre and applying historical practices Mark Templeton is a 1987 graduate of Paris Jr. to postmodern performance. Publication credits College and a 1989 BFA recipient from Stephen include “The Medieval Space: Early Medieval F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Documents as Stages,” in Theatre Survey (2018); Texas. Prior to arriving at Missouri State “Theatre in a Mobile World: Critiquing Convention University, Mark served the Palestine, Texas and Calling for Innovation,” for Howlround. Independent School Districts for eight years as com (2015); “Profile: Nedjeljko Fabrio’s The with RAE), Sarah currently serves as Artistic Reformers,” in Ecumenica: Journal of Theatre and Director for Tent Theatre. Sarah has directed Performance (2012); a chapter on Andrew Lloyd professionally at Tent Theatre (Steel Magnolias, Webber in The Palgrave Handbook of Musical You Can’t Take It With You, Sherlock Holmes: The Theatre Producers (2017); and forthcoming Final Adventure), Venus Theatre in Washington, publications: “The Performing Arts and Their DC and assisted Aaron Posner in his ,” in A Cultural History of Leisure in Award-winning production of The Two Gentlemen the Medieval Age (500-1450) and The Play About of Verona at Folger Theatre. Her own production the Antichrist (Ludus de Antichristo): A New of Picasso at the Lapin Agile earned Baltimore Verse Translation, Edition, and Commentary, City Paper’s #4 slot in their Top Ten: the Year in co-authored with Carol Symes. Theatre list. Her on-camera work includes Law & Order: SVU and Gods and Generals, among Robert Westenberg, Professor of Theatre, others. Ms. Wiggin earned her MFA in Acting Musical Theatre Program Coordinator. After a & Directing from the University of Arizona. lengthy performing career that included work on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in regional Sarah Wilcoxon holds an MS in Communication theatres, national tours, television and film, Mr. from Illinois State University and an MFA in Westenberg is now concentrating on teaching, Dance from Florida State University. At Missouri directing and playwriting. He is perhaps best State, Sarah works with both the dance and musical remembered for his roles in the original programs as well as directs the wellness casts of Into the Woods as the Wolf and Prince, for initiative in the Department of Theatre and Dance. which he received a Tony nomination and Drama Her interdisciplinary approach to making dances Desk Award, Secret Garden as Neville Craven, about community in relation to boundaries and and Sunday in the Park with George, where he borders necessitates collaboration outside of the replaced in the title role. He also dance field with actors, directors, filmmakers, performed the role of Javert in the Broadway musicians, visual artists, and theorists. Her production of Les Miserables. Other Broadway collaborative works have performed on stages in credits include leading roles in 1776, Company, musicals and concert dance throughout the Mid- Abe Lincoln in Illinois, A Christmas Carol and west and the Southeastern United States while her , for which he received a Theatre World cross-disciplinary and co-created films have been Award. While known for his work in musical screened both nationally and internationally. Sarah theatre, he has also appeared in numerous plays views somatic practice, mind-body connection, and classical works in theatres around the country. as an essential part of community building His national tour credits include Zorba, Funny through dance. She is a STOTT certified Pilates Girl, and . His film and television teacher, and works to promote a culture of credits are The Ice Storm, Before and After, The wellness in the teaching and practice of dance. Stars Fell on Henrietta, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, Swift Justice, Central Park West,and Law and Order: Cynthia Winstead holds a MFA from the SVU. He has sung at in The Gay University of Virginia. In addition to teaching Divorcee and can be heard on several original cast classes in costume design, construction and history albums. Mr. Westenberg is married to Kim Crosby of costume and décor at Missouri State, Ms. and is the proud father of their three children. He is Winstead designs and drapes professionally. Her a graduate of the American Conservatory Theatre costume designs have been seen Off Broadway in San Francisco and completed his degree studies in Maiden’s Progeny-An Afternoon with Mary at the National Theatre Conservatory in Denver. Cassatt, 1906 (world premiere), The Death in the Juniper Grove (world premiere), The Shattering Sarah Wiggin is an Associate Professor of Theatre of the Golden Pane, and The Hanging of Razor Performance at Missouri State and a founding Brown – all produced at the 59east59 theaters, New member of the Resident Artist Ensemble (RAE), York, New York. She also designed the Springfield. She is also a company member of for The African Company Presents Richard the Agnes Table, a theatre ensemble devoted to using a Third, Oak and Ivy, Conversations on a Dirt collaborative process to build original performance Road (world premiere), Robert Johnson, Trick material, which has performed at national and the Devil, Cryin’ Shame, and Before it Hits Home international venues. A member of AEA and – all produced by the St. Louis Black Repertory SAG- AFTRA, Ms. Wiggin has worked with Company. Ms. Winstead’s construction work has theatres such as The Shakespeare Theatre, Ford’s been seen on the stages of The Santa Fe Opera, Theatre, Everyman Theatre, Woolly Mammoth The Glimmerglass Opera, The Repertory Theatre Theatre Company, The Folger, and regional of St. Louis, The , The companies nationwide. Locally, she has worked Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Stages! St. Louis, with SCT as Margie in Good People, Veronica in The Mill Mountain Playhouse, and the St. Louis God of Carnage, and Becca in Rabbit Hole, and Shakespeare Festival. directed Painting Churches (all co-productions EXPRESS Outsidethe world of U

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