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Book by DaviD Simpatico

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Staged and Directed by richarD SpeNcer

September 19, 20, & 21 2008 Bowlus Fine Arts Center

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) All authorized materials are also supplied by MTI, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Tel (212 541-4684 Fax: (212) 397-4684 www.MTIShows.com caSt Troy Bolton ...... Skylar Strickler Gabriella Montez ...... Marah Melvin Ryan Evans ...... Alex Piazza Sharpay Evans ...... Eileen Chase Chad Danforth ...... Kent Toland Taylor McKessie ...... Reagan Webster Zeke Baylor ...... Travail Pulley Martha Cox ...... Jessica Roach Jack Scott ...... Cody Cokely Kelsi Nielsen ...... Katarina McIntosh Ms. Darbus ...... Mona Melvin Coach Jack Bolton ...... Jeff Cokely Ms. Tenny ...... Deb Smail Jocks ...... Justin Baker, Mack Melvin, Derek Danford, ...... Dylan Lower, Jonathan Michaels Cheerleaders ...... Jasmine Bannister, Caitlyn Callaway, Chanel Coyne, ...... Jennifer Ensminger, Libby Shay, Jamie Spears Brainiacs ...... Morgan Buchholz, Kaitlin Ensminger, Michelle Kretzmeier Thespians ...... Tessa Rowe, Drew Smith, ...... Autumn Snesrud, Katie Thompson Skater Dudes ...... Chris Hines, Jordan Strickler, Maggie Wilson Production Staff Director ...... Richard Spencer Musical Director ...... Jan Knewtson Choreographer ...... Marielle Melvin Assistant Director & Stage Manager...... Kim Strickler Set Design ...... Ron Smail, Richard Spencer Lighting Design ...... Jeff Jordan, Richard Spencer Production Manager ...... Dee Sell Set Construction ...... Jonathan Bylsma, Carl Hafer, Ron Higginbotham, ...... Dan Johnson, Dee Sell, Ron Smail, Richard Spencer, ...... JimTalkington, Dane Wilson Props ...... Deb Smail, Saundra Upshaw Lights ...... Jasmine Walker Follow Spot ...... Tom Strickler, Angela Terhune Sound ...... Lorraine Shirley, Tom Wheat, Ashley Williams Running Crew ...... Jeff Cokely, Carl Hafer, Ron Higgenbotham, Ron Smail Costumes ...... Nicolle Hoepker & Dolores Hoff Costume Rentals by ...... Atlantic Coast Theatrical Supply Hair & Makeup ...... Sabra Aguirre, Nancy Maier, Pam Tressler Publicity ...... Judy Cochran, Saundra Upshaw Program ...... Dee Sell House Manager ...... Romaine Tharp Ushers ...... Kappa Alpha Chapter of Phi Tau Omega Sorority Cast Party ...... Dan & Linda Johnson, Gene & Judy McIntosh, ...... Paul & Saundra Upshaw Technical Director for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center ...... Jeff Jordan  New Faces at ICT muSical NumberS act i 1) Steps (& Ski Lodge) - Monday 7:45 AM Wildcat Cheer ...... Company Start of Something New ...... Troy, Gabriella, Company 2) Ms. Darbus’s Homeroom - Monday 8:00 AM 3) Hallway - Monday 8:15 AM 4) Gym - Monday 8:30 AM Get’cha Head in the Game ...... Troy, Jocks 4) Gym - Monday 8:30 AM Get’cha Head into Lab ...... Percy & Shelby 5) Chemistry Lab - Monday 2:00 PM 6) Theater - Monday 3:00 PM 7) Theater - Tuesday 3:00 PM Auditions (Bop to the Top / What I’ve Been Looking For)...... Thespians ...... Ms. Darbus What I’ve Been Looking For ...... Ryan, Sharpay What I’ve Been Looking For (Reprise) ...... Troy, Gabriella 8) Various Places - Tuesday Evening Cellular Fusion ...... Chad, Taylor, Company 9) Cafeteria - Wednesday Noon ...... Company ( There will be a ten minute intermission between acts. ) act ii 1) Rooftop Garden - Wednesday 12:30 PM Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You ...... Troy, Gabriella 2) Sharpay’s Locker - Wednesday 12:30 PM 3) Hallway - Wednesday 1:00 PM Widcat Cheer (Reprise) ...... Cheerleaders 4) Gym - Wednesday 3:30 PM 5) Locker Room / Lab - Wednesday 4:00 PM Counting on You ...... Jocks, Brainiacs When There Was Me and You ...... Gabriella, Troy, Jocks, Brainiacs 6) Isolated Spaces - Wednesday Evening 7) Rehearsal Room - Thursday 12:30 PM 8) Theater - Thursday 12:45 PM Start of Something New (Reprise) ...... Troy, Gabriella 9) Lunch Room - Thursday 1:00 PM We’re All in This Together ...... Chad, Taylor, Kelsi, Jocks, Brainiacs 10) Lab / Theater / Locker Room & Gym - Friday 3:00 PM Bop to the Top ...... Sharpay, Ryan, Brainiacs, Jocks ...... Troy, Gabriella, Company 11) Gym - Friday 5:00 PM We’re All in This Together (Reprise) ...... Company High School Musical Megamix ...... Company

• The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited • Sponsored in part by The Whitehead Trust ICT Contributors

In addition to those listed for their contributions of talent and time in this production, Iola Community Theatre would like to express our appreciation of the following individuals and firms who have provided financial support for the 2008 / 2009 season: ANGELS ( $500+) SPONSORS ( $50+) Dr. Richard and Jan Knewtson Jim and Mary Ann Arnott Tom & Becky Blaufuss BENEFACTORS ( $300+) Bob & Jacki Chase Dee and Paula Sell Larry Manes and Nelda Cuppy Helen Gilpin PATRONS ( $100+) Jim and Karen Gilpin Shirley and Kendall Ashford Ken and Bobbie Gilpin Susan Cook Jim and Carol Immel Don and Susan Diebolt Daniel and Linda Johnson Emprise Bank Fern Marsh H & R Block John & Georgia Masterson Ray and Donna Houser Ken and Kit McGuffin Sally Huskey Earl and Florine Oliver J & J Contractors, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Max Patterson Mary Martin Paul and Saundra Upshaw Ed and Donna Nord Vic and Maxine Perkins DONORS Susan Raines Andrew and Pat Armato Ravin Printing, LLC Jean Barber Walt and Mary Ann Regehr Roger Carswell Bill & Roberta Shirley Neil and Roberta Crane Jerry and Daryl Sigg Maynard and Jeanice Cress Dee and Glen Singer Carol Chrisenberry Storrer Implement, Inc. Jay and Virginia Dutton Donna and Bob Talkington Dorothy Ellis Team Bank, N.A. - Iola Margaret Grant Bill and Janelle Wolf Don Hilbrant Jane Works Dolores Hoff Anonymous Glenda Howard Iola Glass Nancy Maier Duane and Judy McGraw Grace Myers Leonard Smith Max and Bernadine Snodgrass Van and Ellen Thompson Jay and Sharon Thyer Karen and Kent Toland Max & Beth Ann Turner Phyllis Warren Anonymous Sophisticated Rose FLORALS & GIFTS JAN KNEWTSON, OWNER 19 S. Jefferson (620) 365-6278 Iola, Kansas 66749

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Congratulations On A Great Season From the Staff of Family Physicians Glen D. Singer, M.D. • Brian D. Wolfe, M.D. Timothy C. Spears, D.O. • Rebecca L. Lohman, M.D.

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Kudos for a Great Season Lineup! - Duane & Judy McGraw Duane’s Flowers 5 South Jefferson, Iola, Kansas (620) 365-5723 • (800) 279-9237 www.duanesflowers.com Terry R. Sparks Agent

Providing Insurance and Financial Services 15 W. Madison, Iola, KS 66749 (620) 365-7311 • (800) 464-8781

Look who’s in the Spotlight Best Wishes from Kenneth & Phyllis Nelson

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Best Wishes on a Fine Season From the Staff at Class Act Salon Pam Tressler, Owner & Stylist Lindsey Vanderford Lisa Sigg Stylist Stylist Shannon Sigg Elaine Lucas Nail Technician Certified Massage Therapist 10 E. Jackson, Iola, KS (620) 365-7888

Best Wishes From the Staff at IOLA GREENHOUSE Family Owned & Operated Full Service Florist and Greenhouse 704 E. Lincoln, Iola, KS 66749 (620) 365-2631 ULRICH Furniture, Inc. On the West Side of the Iola Square for 74 Years

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TRAMEC, LLC Employees & Staff thank ICT for Preserving the Gift of Live Theater for Iola Area Audiences, Performers, & Technicians Serving the Truck & Trailer Industry World Wide for a Quarter Century (620) 365-6977 • 30 Davis Street, Iola, KS • www.TRAMEC.com A Portion of Our Funding for This Season is Provided by a Grant from The Sleeper Trust

This program is presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, ARTS COMMISSION a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following who helped make this production a success: Allen County Community College, Diana Asher, Ryan Cochran, City of Iola, Jim Hinson, Iola Office Supply, Iola Register, Kappa Alpha Chapter of Phi Tau Omega Sorority, KIKS / KIOL Radio, Lynn Lytle, Joanne McIntyre, Midwest Cabinets, Ravin Printing, SEK Mental Health Center, Sophisticated Rose, U.S. Cellular, USD 257, Dan Willis

Iola Community Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support and assistance provided by the generous that have aided in this production. If we have missed anyone, please forgive our mistake.

Next in Our “One Night Stand” Series The first in the series this season will be an evening of "Guitar Therapy" by Doug Toon. Come enjoy lite jazz, lite classic, and lite country selections played on the acoustic guitar. Doug is a former student of Iola's Don Hodgeman. The fun begins at 7:00 PM on October 2, 2008 at the Warehouse, 203 South Jefferson.

Our Next Production February 21, 2009 @ 7:30 PM February 22, 2009 @ 2:00 PM February 27 & 28, 2009 @ 7:30 PM ICT Warehouse Theatre

Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, Variety called it “[A] wonderfully funny…ambitiously constructed work…” “Proof” was also produced as an award winning film in 2005 starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Hope Davis.

The Iola Community Theatre Board of Directors

Judy Cochran Keith Goering Nicolle Hoepker Dolores Hoff Dan Johnson Jan Knewtson Nancy Maier Greg Martin Dee Sell Kathy Spencer Richard Spencer Kim Strickler Jim Talkington Saundra Upshaw

www.IolaCommunityTheatre.org