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Program Bohotheatre Brightstar.Pdf BoHo Theatre creates bold theatre that challenges convention through innovative storytelling and creates a shared community of artists and patrons in which all members are moved through art to make thoughtful, well-examined, caring relationships the highest priority in their lives. Company Board ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PRESIDENT Stephen Schellhardt Nancy Bullock EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TREASURER Meg Love Richard Maxen MANAGING DIRECTOR MEMBERS Nick Barsuli Adam Brakhane Sara Coffou MARKETING DIRECTOR/ Silvia Rota GRAPHIC DESIGNER Michael Schwartz Charles Riffenburg Kevin Sullivan ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE Peter Marston Sullivan BOX OFFICE ASSOCIATE Artistic Collin Walker Affiliates CASTING ASSOCIATES Adam Hill, Molly Layton Christa Buck Justin Castellano SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Brandon Dahlquist Ashley Hannon Diane Fairchild PRODUCTION MANAGER Greg Foster Lindsay Brown Patrick Ham Theresa Ham PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Steve O’Connell Dalton Long Thomas Samorian TECHNICAL ADVISOR Cassy Schillo Anthony Churchill Danni Smith Katie Stanley ACCOUNTING CLERK Jeremy Trager David Tibble Megan Turnquist COMPANY MEMBERS John Zuiker Peter Blair, Eleanor Katz, Peter Robel Emeritus Members Stephen Genovese, Thomas Samorian, www.BoHoTheatre.com Ryan Guhde, Kaela Altman, @BoHoTheatre Mary Kate Robel FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Welcome. I am so proud to kick off BoHo’s 15th anni- versary season – and our first as the resident theatre at Lincoln Park’s Greenhouse Theater Center – with BRIGHT STAR. At BoHo, we tell stories – bold, intimate and insight- ful ones that examine and celebrate human relationships – and Bright Star, written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, masterfully captures our storytelling mission. It’s a gem of a musical, a mystery based on a true tale of a baby, tagged the “Iron Mountain Baby,” thrown from a train, rescued and cared for by strangers right after World War II in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Martin and Brickell have deftly whittled away everything inessential to the story and songs, leaving a spare but direct narrative that magnifies the emotional impact. I promise that their rich, haunting brew of Americana, bluegrass and nostalgia will get under your skin and into your soul. I was specifically drawn to BRIGHT STAR by several persuasive ingredients: the heartbreaking and heartwarming story of love, loss, forgiveness and redemption propelled by a strong female lead, an ensemble of incredible talent and the chal- lenging and thrilling score. Plus, an incredible creative team – led by the perfect director for this musical, the incomparable Ericka Mac – who has excelled at telling this story in true BoHo fashion: stripped down, honest and replete with imagination and heart. I hope you will take BoHo’s full journey with us this season, which also will include Jez Butterworth’s haunting and complex new play THE RIVER; and BIG FISH, a truly magical musical about fathers, sons and the stories we create that define our iden- tities, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by John August. This is my first season as artistic director, and I treasure the opportunity to continue to enrich BoHo’s proud and deep tradition of delivering exceptional productions that bring you back again and again. We hope you enjoy this first step on our 2019 journey. And we hope you will consider getting more involved with BoHo during this 15th anniversary celebration year and those ahead. I look forward to seeing you at the theater! Stephen Schellhardt, Artistic Director, BoHo Theatre BOHO THEATRE PRESENTS Music, Book & Story by Music, Lyrics & Story by STEVE MARTIN EDIE BRICKELL Directed & Choreographed by ERICKA MAC Music Direction by JULIE B. NICHOLS PERFORMERS Alice Murphy ............................................MISSY WISE Billy Cane ..........................................JEFF PIERPOINT Daddy Cane. ......................................... PETER ROBEL* Margo Crawford .................................KIERSTEN FRUMKIN Jimmy Ray Dobbs .................................JOSIAH ROBINSON Daddy Murphy ........................................JOHN B. BOSS Mama Murphy ......................................JENNY RUDNICK Mayor Josiah Dobbs .............................. SCOTT DANIELSON Lucy Grant / Ensemble ...............................RACHEL WHYTE Darryl Ames / Ensemble ............................DWAYNE EVERETT Dr. Norquist / Ensemble ............................... MIKE WEAVER Stanford / Ensemble ....................................MAX KRAMER Edna / Ensemble ................................BRITTANY SUE HINES Max / Ensemble ........................................KELAN SMITH Florence / Ensemble .............................JENNIFER LEDESMA BAND Piano/Guitar ......................................JULIE B. NICHOLS Piano/Guitar .................................... ANDREA SWANSON Mandolin, Viola, Violin, Guitar ........................RANDY MOLLNER Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin ................................. LEV CARUSO Violin, Viola ........................................ HILLARY BAYLEY Bass ...............................................RAFE BRADFORD Drums, Percussion ....................................LIOR SHRAGG PRODUCTION ARTISTS & STAFF Producer ...............................................MEG LOVE* Associate Music Director ..........................ANDREA SWANSON Scenic Designer ................................LAUREN M. NICHOLS Lighting & Projection Designer ......................G. "MAX" MAXIN IV Assistant Lighting Design .............................SAM VAN LOON Costume Designer .................................ROBERT S. KUHN Sound Designer ...................................JOSEPH PALERMO Sound Engineer ...................................DANIEL HOSFIELD Props Designer .......................................LACIE HEXOM Technical Director ....................................WILL HUGHES Dance Captain ......................................RACHEL WHYTE Press Relations .................... JOHN OLSON COMMUNICATIONS Production Manager ................................LINDSAY BROWN* Stage Manager. .DALTON LONG* * BoHo Theatre Company Member SPECIAL THANKS TO TechMagic Designs, Devin DeSantis, Katie Stanley, Nathanel Filbert Photogra- phy, Jenna Pawlicki, Aaron Benham, Andrea Swanson, The Illinois Arts Coun- cil, the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Arts & Business Council of Chicago; The BoHo Board of Directors and Company Members, who strive daily to make this a place where artists can learn, grow, and fulfill their dreams. BoHo’s 2019 season poster photography by Nathanael Filbert BRIGHT STAR is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. (866) 378-9758 www.theatricalrights.com SONGS ACT I ACT II If You Knew My Story Sun's Gonna Shine Company Company She's Gone Heartbreaker Daddy Cane & Billy Jimmy Ray Bright Star Another Round Billy & Ensemble Lucy, Daryl, Billy & Ensemble Way Back In The Day I Had a Vision Alice, Darryl, Lucy, Alice & Jimmy Ray Jimmy Ray, Mama Murphy & Ensemble Always Will Billy, Margo & Ensemble Whoa, Mama Jimmy, Alice & Ensemble Sun's Gonna Shine (Reprise) Mama Murphy Firmer Hand/Do Right Alice, Daddy Murphy, Mama Can't Wait (Reprise) Murphy & Ensemble Ensemble A Man's Gotta Do So Familiar/At Long Last Mayor Dobbs & Jimmy Ray Alice & Ensemble Asheville Finale Margo & Ensemble Company What Could Be Better Alice, Jimmy Ray & Ensemble I Can't Wait Alice, Jimmy Ray, Mama Murphy & Ensemble Please, Don't Take Him Mayor Dobbs, Alice, Daddy Murphy, Mama Murphy, Stanford & Ensemble A Man's Gotta Do (Reprise) Mayor Dobbs & Ensemble BECOME PART OF THE BOHO FAMILY Since its founding in 2003, BoHo has brought Chicago theatrego- ers together for our unique brand of bold theatrical experiences. Now in our 15th season, BoHo continues to grow with exciting new shows and intimate cabarets. We are thrilled to be the newest resi- dent of the Greenhouse Theater Center here in Lincoln Park! We can't do all this alone. We need you, our community! DONATE TODAY! Your donations can be directed to underwrite our artists, our sets, our costumes, our rent, or our staff! Donate today at bohotheatre.com or contact us directly to discuss how you can make the most impact with your support. JOIN BOHO'S BOARD OR STAFF! Do you want to be even more hands on? BoHo is looking for ener- getic volunteers to join our board and staff to support our opera- tions and fundraising efforts. Want to know more? Visit bohotheatre.com/workwithus or email Executive Director Meg Love ([email protected]) to learn more! PERFORMERS KIERSTEN FRUMKIN (MARGO CRAWFORD) (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY) Recent credits include Sophie Sheridan in MAMMA MIA! JOHN B. BOSS (DADDY (Paramount Theatre), Kathy in MURPHY) toured the U.K., COMPANY (Mercury Theatre), Canada, and New York with Audrey in LITTLE SHOP OF Chamber Opera Tours as Sir HORRORS (Williams Street Walter Elliott in JANE AUSTEN’S Repertory), THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG (Porchlight PERSUASION, A MUSICAL Music Theatre), SLEEPING BEAUTY (Marriott Theatre), DRAMA and played Roger DeBris 1980 (OR WHY I’M VOTING FOR JOHN ANDERSON) In 100 performances of MEL (Jackalope Theatre), THE BOY FROM OZ (Pride Films BROOKS’ THE PRODUCERS in a recent national tour. and Plays), and MILL GIRLS staged readings at both Other regional credits include Max in THE SOUND ETOPiA and the CoreSeries at ATC. Kiersten performed OF MUSIC (Brightside),
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