theatre.indiana.edu CRAZY FOR YOU® MUSIC AND LYRICS BY GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN | BOOK BY KEN LUDWIG MUSICAL DIRECTION BY TERRY LA BOLT | CHOREOGRAPHED BY DJ GRAY CO- DIRECTED BY ANSLEY VALENTINE AND DJ GRAY RUTH N. HALLS THEATRE IU Theatre & Dance wishes to acknowledge and honor the Miami, Delaware, Potawatomi, and Shawnee people, on whose PRESENTS ancestral homelands and resources Indiana University was built. CRAZY FOR YOU® Music and Lyrics by LIVE George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin PERFORMANCE Book by Ken Ludwig The mission of the Co Conception by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent Department of Theatre, Inspired by Material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan Drama, and Contemporary Originally produced on Broadway by Roger Horchow and Elizabeth Williams Dance is to advance the art, Original Broadway Choreography by Susan Stroman scholarship, and appreciation of theatre and dance and its place in society. We pursue this mission collectively MUSICAL DIRECTOR Terry LaBolt and as individuals through theatrical productions, CHOREOGRAPHED BY DJ Gray scholarship and publication, presentation of our work in CO- DIRECTORS Ansley Valentine* and DJ Gray national and international venues, formal instruction, SCENIC DESIGNER Christopher Mueller and individual mentoring. COSTUME DESIGNER Rachel Saylor The Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary LIGHTING DESIGNER Joshua Wroblewski Dance is accredited by the SOUND DESIGNER Macy Kloville National Association of Schools of Theatre and is a STAGE MANAGER Lexi Duddleson member of the University/ Resident Theatre Association The worldwide copyrights in the music of George and Ira Gershwin® for this presentation are licensed and United States Institute for by the Gershwin Family. Theatre Technology. GERSHWIN is a registered trademark and service mark of Gershwin Enterprises. CRAZY FOR YOU is a registered trademark and service mark of CRAZY FOR YOU Enterprises. CRAZY FOR YOU®, THE NEW GERSHWIN® MUSICAL is presented by arrangement with TAMS-WITMARK LIVING www.tamswitmark.com *This Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union, IMPACT and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. Do not use cell phones, pagers, or other devices that may emit sound or light. RUTH N. HALLS THEATRE | APRIL 17–18, 21– 25, 2020 Cast ENSEMBLE BOBBY CHILD Broderick O'Neal BETSY Catherine Barker POLLY BAKER Larkin Reilly SHEILA Allison Demers IRENE ROTH Nina Donville BEN Ben Dow BELA ZANGLER Michael Bayler ELAINE Amanda Fawell MOTHER Justin Smusz JIMMY Kabir Gandhi LANK HAWKINS Luke Major VERA Maya McQueen EUGENE Ethan St. Germain CUSTUS Henry Miller PATRICIA Cassia Scagnoli GEORGE George Mulder TESS Casey Lamont HARRY Dominic Pagliaro PATSY Casey McCoy MITZI Lisa Podulka EVERETT BAKER Josh Carter MARGIE Antoinette Pompe Van Meerdevort COWBOY TRIO - MOOSE Max Rezek-Tewinkle JUNIOR Justin Smusz COWBOY TRIO - SAM Sam Sanderson SUSIE Katie Scarlett Swaney COWBOY TRIO - MINGO Kyle Mason LOUISE Caroline Santiago Turner BILLY Taylor Ward PETE Michael Winner ORCHESTRA Matt Roehrich Quinn Sternberg Jeremy Gussin SWINGS Piccolo/Flute Bass Piano 2 Phillip Ponella Greg Niemi Terry LaBolt M OTHER Ethan St. Germain Clarinet/Tenor Sax Drums Conductor/Piano 1 Noah Marcus EVERETT/LANK Dan Keller Percussion FEMALE ENSEMBLE/ Natalie Stahl PATRICIA This play is presented with one 15-minute intermission. 4 5 Scenes Musical Numbers ACT ONE ACT ONE 1. WINGS & STAGE OF ZANGLER'S BROADWAY THEATER. Overture – Orchestra Just before a Follies finale. K-r-a-z-y For You – Bobby 2. STREET IN FRONT OF THE ZANGLER THEATER, NEW YORK. Can't Be Bothered Now – Bobby and Women Five minutes later. Bidin' My Time – Moose and Men 3. MAIN STREET, DEADROCK, NEVADA. Morning. Things Are Looking Up – Bobby 4. INSIDE LANK'S SALOON. DEADROCK, NEVADA. Could You Use Me? – Bobby and Polly Immediately following. Shall We Dance – Bobby and Polly 5. MAIN STREET & DESERT. DEADROCK, NEVADA. As evening falls. The "Follies" Girls Arrive In Nevada – Ensemble 6. STAGE OF THE GAIETY THEATER. DEADROCK, NEVADA. Someone To Watch Over Me – Polly Immediately following. Slap That Bass – Bobby (as Zangler), Moose, and Company 7. MAIN STREET, DEADROCK, NEVADA. Morning, three days later. Embraceable You – Polly & Bobby (as Zangler) 8. LOBBY OF THE GAIETY THEATER. Mid-morning, two weeks later. Tonight's The Night – Ensemble 9. STAGE OF THE GAIETY THEATER. Immediately following. I Got Rhythm – Polly & Ensemble 10. BACKSTAGE OF THE GAIETY THEATER. Saturday night, about 7 o'clock. ACT TWO 11. MAIN STREET, DEADROCK, NEVADA. Immediately following. The Real American Folk Song – Ensemble ACT TWO What Causes That? – Bobby and Zangler 1. INSIDE LANK'S SALOON. Fifteen minutes later. Naughty Baby – Irene, Lank, and Men 2. LANK'S SALOON. The next morning, about 10 o'clock. Stiff Upper Lip – Eugene, Patricia, Bobby, Polly, and Ensemble 3. STAGE OF THE GAIETY THEATER. Ten minutes later. They Can't Take That Away From Me – Bobby 4. STREET IN FRONT OF THE ZANGLER THEATER, NEW YORK. But Not For Me – Polly Six weeks later. Nice Work If You Can Get It – Bobby and Women 5. MAIN STREET, DEADROCK, NEVADA. Three days later. French Reprise: Bidin' My Time – Moose, Pete, and Wyatt Reprise: Things Are Looking Up – Everett Finale – Company 6 7 Production staff Message from the chair Assistant Stage Managers Scenic Studio Employees Melanie Patterson Danielle Bergman Rachel Burke Rachel Saylor Jorie Miller Joshua Carter Hannah Schulthise Greetings! management—are produced by and Sophie Reynolds Taylor Furman Wardrobe Supervisors with our students. The number of Amanda Gardin Assistant Lighting Designers Erin Barnett Welcome to the Spencer Gjerde students, faculty, and staff required Megan Branham Justin Gannaway Matt Hapeman 2019–2020 season to mount just one production is Russell Long Carrie Hurst Wardrobe Crew of the Department tremendous, and after seventeen Assistant Costume Designer Rachel Johnson Madi Bell of Theatre, Drama, Meredith Buckley Hannah Keeler Allison Marshall years on our IU faculty I continue to be Kyle Mason Jenna Sears and Contemporary Dance Captain awestruck and proud of our work. We Daniel Meeks Lalo Vera Casey Lamont Dance here in Christopher Mueller Drew Waller come together as a professional model the beautiful Lee Dress Rehearsal Assistant Valeriya Negviga Cole Winston of collaboration and artistic vision to Victoria Wiley Dominic Pagliaro Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center at Lighting Supervisor achieve the high production value you Melanie Patterson Indiana University! Department Speech, Voice, and Marie Pipinich Betsy Smith will experience at each performance. Dialect Coach Samantha Rahn Production Master Electrician Nancy Lipschultz Ben Ramos Naomi S. Gold Theatre and dance are a vital part of You as an audience member have Production Manager Emma Rodes Assistant Master Electrician human expression and convey the Trish Hausmann Margaretha Setiawan a direct impact on the study of Lee Anne Meeks values, hopes, fears and dreams of our performance and the training Department Technical Director Scenic Run Crew Lighting Board Operator world through the stories of individuals, Tien-Yin Sun Danielle McKnight experience of our students. We hope Mitchell Black families, and communities—however we Production Technical Director Costume Studio Supervisor that you enjoy your time with us, and Spot Operators I. Christopher Berg Robbie Stanton choose to define them. Oriana Ogle we invite you to read our department M.F.A. Technical Director Director of Dance Costumes & Cameron Pelton mission statement included in this I find such joy in being part of a Matt Hapeman Department Cutter/Draper Carolynn Stouder program. 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