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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee April 30 — May 3, 2014

Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling 25th Anniversary Signature Event Bee follows six students of Putnam Valley Middle School as they compete in the annual spelling bee. However, this is not the average contest as audience members will be selected to participate in the bee. With the competition on, it is a fight to the finish as only one student can be v-i-c-t-o-r-i-o-u-s! Written by Michele L. Vacca

@LATechTheatre Directed by Paul B. Crook January 31 - February 2, 2014

facebook.com/latechtheatre Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp is produced by special arrangement with CLASSICS ON STAGE! of Chicago For more information on our season and events, visit us at latechuniversitytheatre.com! Michele L. Vacca’s Become a Season Ticket Holder d the Wonde an rful dinThomas Comb* Hannah Miglicco L ad Trey Clark* Alma Moegle a l Tierra Jones Meihan Guo m p A Rashae Boyd Emmie Lancon Maddison Gilcrease Hannah Johnson Ashley Elizabeth Davis Orlando Librado Shelly Courtney VanEaton Carolyn Adele Smith* Jamie Lynn Robinson* Adam Garcia

Set Design~Lighting Design Adam Spencer* Steven Vick* The Benefits:

Costume Design Hair and Makeup Guaranteed Seats: The best seats are E-Minders: Season ticket holders will Kathryn Dumas Sarah Nguyen available for the entire season. With lifetime receive email reminders of upcoming Properties Design Sound Design renewal privileges, you also have first prior- events from the Box Office. Destiny Garcia* Jamie Lynn Robinson* ity in seating upgrades for the next season. Admission to the Tech Tony Production Stage Manager Parking Pass: For your convenience, your Awards Ceremony: All season ticket Sydney Mayeux* membership comes wih a parking permit holders are invited to attend the annual that secures parking in Adam’s Circle, valid Tech Tony Awards, a celebration of the Assistant Directors for all three performances. Howard Center Department of Theatre’s completion of Brennan Beams for the Performing Arts is a wheelchair-ac- another successful season. Marian Fields cessible facility and special parking is avail- Molly Page able. Please contact us about any special Guest Pass: Each season ticket holder Stephanie Hart needs. will receive one guest pass good for one free ticket to one show of his or her Free Ticket Replacement and Ex- choice. While guaranteed a guest to a Directed by change: Season ticket holders may ex- performance, seating next to him or her Paul B. Crook* change their tickets prior to the perfor- is not assured; however, the box office mance date. will strive to seat you near your guest. * Denotes member of Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society Cast Chloe Alexander...... Street Urchin Emma Alexander...... Palace Servant Anna Ruth Allen...... Palace Servant Aaron Anthon*...... Street Vendor J. Kaedan Bean...... Street Urchin Gwendolyn Beasley...... Street Urchin School of the Performing Arts Rashae Boyd...... Scheherezade Kenley Brasher...... Palace Servant Faculty and Staff Tatum Brasher...... Palace Servant Bailor Brown...... Palace Servant Coordinator of Theatre Director Coordinator of Music Baylee Brown...... Palace Servant Cherrie Sciro Mark D. Guinn Dr. Randall Sorensen RJ Brown...... Street Urchin Scott Cater...... Palace Guard Trey Clark*...... Sultan Bahman Al Bahrat of Baghdad Thomas Comb*...... Aladdin Bryant Ford Crook...... Street Urchin Dr. Joe Alexander Mary Roberts CeCe Crook...... Palace Servant Dr. Cain Budds Jim Robken Leigh Cox...... Palace Guard Ashley Elizabeth Davis...... Dinazad Paul B. Crook Ann Sorensen Randi Domingue...... Street Vendor Lawrence Gibbs Adam Spencer Mark Emory...... Street Urchin Reba Emory...... Street Vendor Dr. Gregory Lyons Dr. John Petzet Adam Garcia...... Punjab Dr. Lisa Maxedon Toni Troiano Maddison Gilcrease...... Morgiana Dr. Kenneth Robbins Dr. Steele Moegle Jakob Griffin...... Palace Guard Dianne Maroney-Grigsby Meihan Guo...... The Genie Raifford Heileman...... Palace Guard Josephine Hyacinth...... Palace Servant Hannah Johnson...... Zummurud Rowan Johnson*...... Captain of the Guard Dr. Jon Barker, Dr. Sue Holder, David Wylie, Tierra Jones...... Shirin Professor Emeritus Professor Emeritus Professor Emeritus Emmie Lancon...... Marjanah Grisham Locke...... Street Urchin Rileigh McCulloch...... Street Urchin Hannah Miglicco...... Princess Badroulboudour Alma Moegle...... Yunah Riley Atticus Moegle...... Street Urchin Christopher Moore...... Street Urchin Julia Morse...... Palace Guard Stacey Morse...... Street Vendor Cast Continued th of th Landry Nelson...... Palace Servant My e G Sarah Nguyen...... Street Vendor he eni Caroline Perritt...... Palace Servant T e Charles Pickett...... Palace Guard Kalista Roberson...... Palace Servant Jamie Lynn Robinson*...... Esmerelda Orlando Librado Shelly...... The Maghrabi of the Inner Sunset Land 23rd Rosetta Shultz...... Street Urchin Carolyn Adele Smith*...... Zarita Courtney VanEaton...... Marizaydah Annual Ella Viator...... Street Urchin Violet Waddle...... Palace Servant Rachel Walters...... Palace Servant Stage Courtney Wilson...... Street Urchin Production Team Combat First Assistant Stage Manager...... Aadrise Johnson Second Assistant Stage Manager...... Joseph Spratley Workshop Dramaturg...... Richard Babin* Assistant Costume Design...... Molly Page at Louisiana Tech University Costume Design Assistant...... Destiny Garcia* Wardrobe Supervisor...... Stephanie Hart Technical Director...... Adam Spencer* Assistant Technical Director...... Mark McGinley* Lighting Assistant...... Kathleen Schmidt Light Board Operator...... Kathleen Schmidt Sound Board Operator...... Sarah Flanagan* April 18th and 19th, 2014 Assisstant Properties Design...... Alison Wyant* Fight Director...... Sarah Flanagan* Sponsored by the Tech Theatre Players Administrative Team Executive Director...... Cherrie Sciro* For more information Theatre Office Manager...... Orlando Shelly Please call (318)-257-5271 Publicity Directors...... Marian Fields Rowan Johnson* or email [email protected] Molly Mitchell* Accounts Manager...... Aaron Anthon* Box Office Manager...... Stephanie Hart www.latechuniversitytheatre.com/pages/stagecombat.html House Manager...... Molly Mitchell* h of t The Cast Myt he G e en Thomas Comb* (Aladdin) is a senior Theatre and Engineering double major. At Tech, h ie Thomas performed in both productions of KAB Man, playing a Trash Ninja in 2010- T Though genies do not exist 2011 and Wrapper Man in the 2012 restaging. He also played Aristarch Dominikovich Golaschapov in The Suicide; Will Scarlet in Robin Hood; Fleance, Doctor, Soldier and in real life, they do live within the sto- Lord 5 in Macbeth and Clergyman, Soldier and Page in Richard III. He served on the ries and myths of numerous cultures. creative team for The Fights Before Christmas and played Cindy Lou Who, Hamlet, and a pirate-fighting Santa. He is recognized with SAFD certificates in Single Sword, Knife Known as “jinn” or “djinn” in Arabic, ge- and Quarterstaff. nies are spirits of air or fire that are less powerful than devils and angels. Like- Hannah Miglicco (Princess Badroulboudour) is a sophomore Theatre and Family and Consumer Sciences double major. Her credits include Abigail Williams in The Crucible wise, they can be of either good or evil and Ruth in Thoroughly Modern Millie at Evangel Christian Academy, Shelley in Hair- nature. Some believed that people who spray at the Riverview Theatre, and Lead Dancer in Footloose at the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse. Hannah is a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship and is a member of go astray are led by evil genies. That Lambda Sigma Honor Society. said, humans who knew the right magi- cal steps could get genies to do as they Trey Clark* (Sultan Bahman Al Bahrat of Baghdad) is a first-year graduate student in the department. He received his BA in Theatre from Northeastern State Univer- wished. Either way, if a person harmed sity in Oklahoma where he played Freddy in Noises Off, Aaronow in Glengarry Glen one of these spirits, they were punished Ross, Cap’n Mike in Wonder of the World, Freddy in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, and Wolf in Red vs The Wolf. At NSU he earned several awards, including Best Actor in by that genie. 2011, Best Supporting in 2009, and Best Cameo in 2008. He graduated as a Distin- guished Theatre Student. Though they are known by society for Orlando Librado Shelly (The Maghrabi of the Inner Sunset Land) is a first-year their ghost-like form, some myths state graduate student with an emphasis in theatre performance. Mr. Shelly graduated that genies can also take on the like- from Eastern New Mexico University with a Bachelor’s in Music and an emphasis in Vocal Performance. His past credits include: Mark Cohen in Rent, Gianni Schicchi in ness of animals and humans. Many also Gianni Schicchi, Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night, Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods, identify the genie as living in a lamp. and Ko-Ko in The Mikado. Whereas this is not inaccurate, it is

limited, for genies are said to be able to Meihan Guo (The Genie) made her Tech Theatre debut last year as the Deaf-Mute in dwell in any inanimate object or even The Suicide—a role for which she won the Tech Tony Award for Best Featured Per- below the earth. former. She is a sophomore Theatre major.

Rashae Boyd (Scheherezade) is a freshman Theatre major from Texas. She recently graduated from Birdville High School, where she played Izzy in Rabbit Hole, Bird Girl in Seussical, and Echo in Love of the Nightingale. In 2013 she also wrote and directed Friendly Neighbors. We look forward to many more productions with Rashae during her undergraduate career at Tech. Ashley Elizabeth Davis (Dinazad) is a freshman Theatre major making her debut on the Arabian the Tech Theatre stage. At Covington High School she performed as Carnelle in The of N Miss Firecracker Contest, Rosalind in As You Like It, Ursula in The Little Mermaid, and n Lady Thiang in The King and I. Miss Davis played Lucy in 13 The Musical with the gi Researchers suggest that ig Covington, LA Actors Playhouse System and sang with the ACDA All-State Honor ri Queen Scheherezade is herself a mytho-ht Choir from 2007-2012 and the ACDA National Honor Choir in 2013. Ashley is a recipi- s logical person. She was dreamed into ent of the Louisiana Tech Theatre Dorm Scholarship and the TOPS Scholarship. O being by one of many uncertain authors

Carolyn Adele Smith* (Zarita) graduates with her BA in Theatre this spring! Caro- of Middle Eastern or Indian decent. This lyn has had a wonderful theatrical career at Tech. Some of her credits include Randie same group of authors is responsible for Randolph in Robin Hood and Passerby in The Caliph, Cupid, and the Clock. At the writing the thousand and one harrow- Wesley Foundation she played Clarise Hockstedder in Murder, You Must Be Kidding, and ing adventures it is said Queen Sheher- Claire in Death By Taxes. At The Runnels School she played Ursula Merkle in Bye Bye ezade used to placate the king.

Courtney VanEaton (Marizaydah) crossed the Tech Theatre stage for the first time last fall as Sister James in Doubt, A Parable. Before joining us, she also played Pau- The story of Queen Sherezade, framing lette in Legally Blonde with the Academy of Children’s Theatre, Mary Warren in The that of Aladdin, is set in the peninsulas Crucible at Evangel Christian Academy, and Donna in Give Her the Eye at Texas Christian University. Miss VanEaton was a National Monologue first-place winner of India and China while the settings of with the International Theatre Society in Lincoln, Nebraska in 2011, and is a three- the diverse tales are equally as diverse. time state monologue champion. Aladdin, for example, takes place in Maddison Gilcrease (Morgiana) is a senior here at Louisiana Tech earning her Bahgdad. It is, in fact, the breadth of BA in English. Her credits include Jane in Tarzan, Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, geographical range between the stories Georgeanne in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, Nina Rosario in In the Heights, and Helga in Spring Awakening. Maddison is a President’s Honor Scholar and a – India, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, and Turkey member of Sigma Tau Delta. to name a few – that prompts research- ers to believe there is no single author of The Arabian Nights collection. Though Emmie Lancon (Marjanah) is a freshman Vocal Performance major. During her the names of the main characters are time at St. Louis Catholic High School she played Flounder in The Little Mermaid and Sally Cotter in Sally Cotter and the Censored Stone. She also performed with the Iranian in origin and the balance of Artistic Civic Theatre and Studio in Lake Charles as Babe Williams in The Pajama names is largely Arabic, the inconsistent Game and Cinderella in Into the Woods. Emmie is a recipient of the Outstanding Stu- dent Scholarship, the Performing Arts Scholarship, and the Dorm Scholarship. grammatical style and lack of uniformi- ty in colloquialism further bolsters the latter argument. Jamie Lynn Robinson* (Esmerelda, Sound Designer) is a senior Theatre major. At Tech, she played the role of Trash Ninja in the 2012 production of KAB Man, Fastrada in Pippin, Rita in Opera Workshop: Love and Luck, composed music for The Suicide and was the sound designer for Proof. Jamie enjoys technical theatre and was the First Assistant Stage manager of Louisiana Tech’s production of Our Town in 2011. Director’s Notes the Arabian Hannah Johnson (Zummurud) is a freshman Theatre major from El Dorado, Arkan- of N Greetings and Salutations!! We are so happy you have come to share this sas. At EHS she assistant-directed Animal Farm, was makeup crew head for Starfish n experience with us. The tale of Aladdin, as passed down orally throughout the Circus, and played Goneril in Cinderella’s Waltz. She also gained experience as an as- gi ig sistant stage manager for South Arkansas Arts Center’s production of Chicago. ri h years, is most commonly associated with the Tales of the Arabian Nights, also ts known variously as: The Thousand and One Nights or A Thousand Nights and O a Night. The collection of stories told by the great Queen Scheherezade to soothe her tyrant husband are legendary in societies and cultures across the world. The Tierra Jones (Shirin) is a sophomore at Simsboro High School, where she performed specific tale of the young thief-turned-prince is one of the most well-known of all as Mrs. Claus in Santa’s Holiday Hoedown. She played the same role in fifth grade at of the Queen’s tales. Alma J. Brown Elementary. Miss Jones has maintained a GPA above 3.5 since kinder- garten! She won the School-Wide Principal’s Award in fourth grade, and was second Working on this production has been an absolute joy for me. Two years ago, the runner-up in the Rose Pageant twice. faculty of the Department of Theatre made a commitment to include children’s theatre as a semi-regular occurrence in our seasonal rotations, and this is the second children’s show we have been able to produce. The response from the Alma Moegle (Yunah) is the daughter of Forrest and Steele Moegle, and she is a community to this inclusion has been wonderful, and I am so thrilled that we sixth grader at A. E. Phillips Laboratory School. At Tech, her previous roles include Rebecca Gibbs (Our Town), Young Richard (Richard III), and Bielke (Fiddler on the have almost forty children, grades 2-12, participating in Aladdin. The opportu- Roof). Other roles include Esther in Trinity UMC’s Malice in the Palace: The Story nity to introduce theatre to a new generation of artists is one that never gets old of Esther and Kate in Ruston Community Theatre’s Annie. This summer, Alma was for me. And I am fortunate that we have so many gifted and talented children in nominated for a Rustony award for her role as George in The King and I. Alma en- our show. joys participating in piano study, the gifted program, AEP cheering, and AEP Choir.

Adam Garcia is a junior Architecture major who made his onstage debut on What you are seeing on stage is the culmination of hundreds of hours of meet- the Louisiana Tech stage as a Trash Ninja in KAB Man. He also served as ings, designs, builds, and rehearsals. In addition to the almost sixty cast mem- Costume Manager for Pippin. Outside of the department he has played Sir bers, over twenty other company members have worked to bring this show to Studley in Once Upon a Mattress and Watchman in Much Ado About Nothing. fruition. I speak for all of them when I say “Thank You” to all of you for joining Adam is a member of the International Thespian Society. us. One other extremely important group of people to thank are the parents of the children in the show. They have been hugely supportive of their kids’ efforts and have given a LOT of their time to have their children at rehearsals, fittings, Rowan Johnson* (Captain of the Guard) holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Hendrix etc. Without the parents, none of us would be here--figuratively and literally! College and specializes in physical theatre, training at such institutions as the Ac- cademia dell’Arte, Flic Scuola di Circo, and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Credits include Director of We Are Thy Labyrinth, Assistant Director of The Suicide, I hope that you enjoy your travels with us here in the theatre. Additionally, I and Fight Director for Living Dead in Denmark. As a graduate student at Tech, hope you take note of the many other excellent offerings, listed in this program, Johnson serves as President of the Omega Phi chapter of the Alpha Psi Omega Na- from the School of the Performing Arts. Please join us as often as you can; your tional Theatre Honor Society. Rowan is a member of the International Order of the Sword and Pen. support of the Arts at Louisiana Tech and in Lincoln Parish is GREATLY Scott Cater (Palace Guard) is a freshman at Ruston High. This is his very first appreciated! production!

--Paul B. Crook, Director Theatre Faculty Anna Ruth Allen (Palace Servant) is a fifth grader from Ruston, Louisiana. From 2007 to 2012 she performed as part of the chorus in Broadmoor Baptist Church’s pro- ductions of Jonah and the Great Fish, Malice in the Palace, Daniel in the Lion’s Den, and Heroes of the Faith. Miss Allen is a student in Ruston Elementary’s Advanced Dr. Kenneth Robbins* has recently stepped down as Director of the School of the Perform- Learning Academy and is a member of the ACDC Art Club. Her hobbies include draw- ing Arts to focus on his role as a professor and playwright. Highlights of his career include ing, crocheting, and tennis. recognition by the College of Education, Georgia Southern University, as Alum of the Year, Louisiana Division of the Arts as a Fellowship recipient in Theatre, a Japan Foundation Arts Fellowship, and an appointment as a Fulbright Scholar to Skopje, Macedonia where he taught American Studies at Sts. Cyril and Methodius University. He has directed profession- ally at the Barter Theatre in Virginia, the Black Hills Playhouse in South Dakota, Stage West Kenley Brasher (Palace Servant) is in third grade at Cypress Springs Elementary in Nebraska, and the Jacksonville Summer Repertory Theatre in Florida. and was in competitive cheer for one year. In 2013 she played a King’s Daughter in The King and I with Ruston Community Theatre. Mark D. Guinn is the Director of the School of the Performing Arts, Production Manager and Professor in the SPA. He is an anomaly within his profession. Dancing the sword’s edge between the artistic and production side of theatre, Mark found theatre searching for a new way to light his meta-matic sculptures. Twenty years later, with a lighting instrument in one hand and a sword in the other fightin’, lightin’, and directin’ shows from NYC to Yokahoma and Tatum Brasher (Palace Servant) is also in third grade at Cypress Springs Elemen- Memphis to Banff, Mark continues to pursue Einstein’s observation, “The most beautiful thing tary and was a competitive cheerleader for three years. At Tech she performed as we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” Mark received the 2010-2011 University Senate Chair Award as the “outstanding professor of the year.” Alberta in Robin Hood, and she also played a King’s Daughter in The King and I with Ruston Community Theatre. Dianne Maroney-Grigsby is the Staff Choreographer and an Instructor in the School of the Performing Arts. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Grambling State University and her Master of Arts from Louisiana Tech University. Dianne has instructed dance students in America, Europe, Asia, and Africa for the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. She is also the chore- ographer for the Orchesis Dance Company. Dianne has been the featured dancer in Twin City Bailor Brown (Palace Servant) is in fourth grade and is in the Ruston Homeschool Ballet Company. Her training is in Modern, Horton, Graham, Classical Ballet, Tap, and Jazz Group. She won the Lincoln Parish Writing Contest two years in a row, was voted techniques. She teaches Dance for the Theatre. Best Personality National American Miss in 2013, and has won many horseback rid- ing/rodeo awards. Cherrie Sciro* is the Coordinator of theatre and Professor in the School of the Performing Arts at Louisiana Tech. She is also known nationally for her Broadway credits, which include Production Coordinator of the Tony award-winning productions of CATS, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, and Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly: an All-star Tribute to Ethel Mer- man, featuring Laine Kazan, Patti LuPone, Andrea Martin, Elaine Stritch and Bette Midler. Baylee Brown (Palace Servant) is in sixth grade and is a District Science Fair win- She was also the Road Manager for the 1999 Hard Rock Rockfest in Atlanta, GA, and the ner in addition to being a State Social Studies Fair finalist. Baylee is on the Honor Stage Manager for the 2001 New Year’s Eve in Time Square in New York City. Her interna- Roll and is an I. A. Lewis cheerleader. tional credits include the London, England productions of Les Miserables, Phantom of the Op- era, Miss Saigon, Follies, and Sunset Boulevard. She also served as the Production Manager for the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain and Atlanta Georgia. Adam Spencer* is the Technical Director for the Department of Theatre. He is a native of Ne- braska where he attended Chadron State College and received his Bachelor’s of Arts in theatre. After graduating he worked professionally at several theaters around the nation, including The Olney Theatre Center in Olney, MD and The Lexington Children’s Theatre in Lexington, CeCe Crook (Palace Servant) is in fourth grade at Ruston Elementary and is an KY. He studied for an MFA in theatre at Illinois State University where he focused on scenic Advanced Learning Academy member in addition to being on the Principal’s List and and lighting design. After graduate school he worked for two years at the Birmingham Chil- the A-B Honor Roll. At Tech she played Alice in Robin Hood, Spirit Voice in Macbeth, dren’s Theatre in Birmingham, AL as the Technical Director and Resident Designer, where he and performed as Narrator 3 in A Technicolor Promise at Trinity United Methodist designed sets for shows such as Young Abe Lincoln, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Mr. Church. Spencer teaches Theatre Appreciation, Intro to Theatre, Theatre Practicum, Technical Direc- tion, and Stagecraft. Production Team Continued Josephine Hyacinth (Palace Servant) is a fourth grader at A. E. Phillips. She made her theatrical debut last July as a Royal Dancer in The King and I, and is crossing the Tech Theatre stage for the first time inAladdin and the Wonderful Lamp.

Destiny Garcia (Properties Designer) is a senior, double majoring in Theatre and Biology. She designed properties for The Suicide last spring, and has past experi- ence in costuming (Proof, Pippin) and stage management (KAB Man 2012, Ten- minute Play Festival 2012). She just spent a summer in Ohio for a costuming in- ternship with the Porthouse Theatre Company, and has enjoyed bringing back the Landry Nelson (Palace Servant) is in third grade at A.E. Phillips. This is her very skills she learned there and using them in Louisiana Tech productions. first theatrical experience, and she couldn’t be more excited to perform in the palace!

AYW Caroline Perritt (Palace Servant) is a senior at Simsboro High School and is making her theatrical debut in Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. Alpha Psi Omega

National Theatre Honor Society President: Rowan Johnson Vice President: Destiny Garcia Kalista Roberson (Palace Servant) is in sixth grade. Though she has never appeared in a theatrical production before, she has won several cheer and dance awards. She is Business Manager: Sydney Mayeux also on the Honor Roll. Pledge Marshall: Steven Vick Tech Theatre Players

Come and join the oldest student organization at Louisiana Tech! Violet Waddle (Palace Servant) is in the Gifted and Talented Program at Simsboro Meetings are held every Wednesday at 5:05pm High. She won first place at the Lincoln Parish 4H Talent Show in October 2012 and placed third at the Louisiana State Fair singing that same year. She also participated President: Sarah Flanagan in the Fair in October 2013 with an honorable mention. Vice President: Steven Vick Treasurer: Molly Mitchell Secretary: Alison Wyant Parliamentarian: Mark McGinley Rachel Walters (Palace Servant) is in eighth grade and is on the Principal’s List. At Historian: Hannah Miglicco Ruston Junior High School she performed as the Narrator in The Night Before Christ- mas in 2012 and Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 2013. Production Team Jakob Griffin (Palace Guard) is a junior at Ruston High School. He has never been in Sydney Mayeux (Stage Manager) is a senior Theatre major from Prairieville, LA. At a theatrical production before but intends to make his mark as a palace guard in Alad- Tech she was Stage Manager for The Fights Before Christmas, Sound Designer for The din and the Wonderful Lamp. Suicide, and Assistant Sound Designer and Sound Board Operator for Robin Hood. She was Sound Board Operator for Our Town in 2011; KAB Man in 2012; and Doubt, A Par- able in 2013. Sydney also enjoys acting, and was part of the ensemble of Pippin in 2012. She received Tech Tony Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Dance and Movement on Stage and Best Sound Design.

Raifford Heileman (Palace Guard) is a senior at Ruston High. In 2013 he performed Sarah Flanagan (Fight Director) is a second year graduate student from Western for the first time as Luntha inThe King and I. New York who graduated summa cum laude from Fredonia State University with a double-major BA in Theatre and Movement. At Tech she played Plastik in KAB Man, Catherine in Proof, and Maria Lukianovna in The Suicide. Past credits outside the department include working for Trumpet in the Land Amphitheatre for two years as a properties master, stage manager, scenic artist, and actor. Sarah is a registered Actor/ Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors, a member of both Alpha Psi Omega and Golden Key Honor Society. Julia Morse (Palace Guard), a seventh grader, is no stranger to the theatre. Here at Tech she performed as Daisy of Doncaster in Robin Hood. She also played a Dancer in Kathryn Dumas (Costume Designer) is a sophomore design emphasis Theatre major The King and I with Ruston Community Theatre last year. from El Dorado, Arkansas. Her past credits here at Tech include Properties Designer for Doubt, A Parable; Costume Assistant for The Suicide and KAB Man and Assistant Stage Manager for Proof.

Charles Pickett (Palace Guard) is a Senior Ruston High School (RHS) Speech and Sarah Nguyen (Street Vendor, Hair and Makeup Designer) is a freshman biology ma- Debate Member, and he won RHS Best Actor in 2013. At RHS he played Creon in jor making her debut on the Tech Theatre stage. At Ruston High she played the roles Antigone and Prince Number One in The Undead Project. of Doctor in Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine and Giraffe in Anatsy.

Leigh Cox (Palace Guard) is in sixth grade and is homeschooled. Leigh is excited to Steven Vick (Lighting Designer) is a junior Theatre major from El Dorado, Arkan- make her theatrical debut with Louisiana Tech Theatre. sas. At Tech he served as Lighting Designer for The Suicide; Doubt, A Parable; and was the Co-Lighting Designer for Proof. He has played the roles of Viktor Viktoro- vich in The Suicide, Trash Ninja in KAB Man, and Sam Craig in Our Town. Steven served as Assistant Director for Hairspray at El Dorado High School, and has per- formed as Joe in Flowers for Algernon, Han Metz in Frankenstein, and Ferdinand in The Tempest. Steven is the Vice President of Tech Theatre Players.

Emma Alexander (Palace Servant) is in seventh grade. With Louisiana Tech The- atre she played Brave Beverly in our 2011 production of Robin Hood. She has also Jamie Lynn Robinson (Esmerelda, Sound Designer) is a senior Theatre major. played Hooverville in Annie, the Queen of England in Annie Get Your Gun, and a At Tech, she played the role of Trash Ninja in the 2012 production of KAB Man, King’s Son in The King and I with Ruston Community Theatre. In addition to her Fastrada in Pippin, Rita in Opera Workshop: Love and Luck, composed music for theatrical endeavors, she won first place in her school’s Literary Contest. The Suicide and was the Sound Designer for Proof. Jamie enjoys technical theatre and was the First Assistant Stage Manager of Louisiana Tech’s production of Our Town in 2011. Director Paul B. Crook* is an Associate Professor of Acting and Directing at Louisiana Tech Aaron Anthon* (Street Vendor) is a second year graduate student from Monroe, LA. He University in the School of the Performing Arts, where he teaches both undergraduate received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisi- and graduate acting and directing courses and supervises all student directing projects. ana at Monroe. At Tech he played the role of The Stagehand in The Suicide, Hal in Proof He also serves as the Director of Recruiting for the Department of Theatre. Paul has and Cig-Man in KAB Man. Last fall he was the Production Stage Manager for Doubt, A previously served as the Director of Theatre Arts for Andrew College in Cuthbert, GA; Parable. Other credits include Hortensio in Taming of the Shrew, Henry in Frankenstein, Artistic Coordinator for the SecondStage Theatre in Tuscaloosa, AL; Associate Artistic and Hans Van Ripper in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with the Strauss Young Troupe. Director for the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival in Durant, OK; and currently serves With the Strauss Main Stage he played Noodul in Footloose. as the Artistic Director of The B & B Theatre, a company that he formed with his wife, Mary Fran, a theatre professor at Grambling State University. Paul is the Louisiana State Chair for the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival, Region VI and Sarah Nguyen (Street Vendor, Costume and Makeup Designer) is a freshman Biology the rising Chair of the College and University Division of the Southeastern Theatre Con- major making her debut on the Tech Theatre stage. At Ruston High she played the roles ference. Creatively, Paul has directed and acted in theatres around the country. He and of Doctor in Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine and Giraffe in Anansi. Mary Fran have four precocious children: George, CeCe, Bryant Ford, and Mary Ellis.

Assistant Directors Randi Domingue (Street Vendor) is a student at Louisiana Tech University and is majoring in Biology and Chemistry. She played Fern in Charlotte’s Web with the Brennan Beams (Assistant Director) is a native of Central Louisiana and graduated Strauss Young Troupe. from Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia with a BA in Theatre in May 2013. Brennan has been involved with the South Arkansas Arts Center of El Dorado as well as the Magnolia Arts Center over the past four years. Outside of the theatre, Brennan is very involved with the Little Rock film community as an actor and filmmaker.

Reba Emory (Street Vendor) is a sophomore at Choudrant High School. At Tech she played a Street Person in Fiddler on the Roof, and was Angel in The Best Christmas Marian Fields (Assistant Director) holds a BA in English from Austin College, and is Pageant Ever and Assistant Stage Manager for The Importance of Being Earnest at also a recipient of two of their honorary scholar awards for writing and journalism. Her Choudrant High School. work can be seen in All Christian News, DFW Child Magazine, and Your Black World News Network. She is the author of the book entitled Ephemeral Moments featuring “Tonight, We Talk” -- a poem performed at the Trayvon Martin 100 City Vigil, called together by Rev. Al Sharpton. Marian made her debut on the Tech Theatre stage earlier this year as Mrs. Muller in Doubt, A Parable. Stacey Morse (Street Vendor) is in ninth grade and has a lot of stage experience for such a young artist. At Tech she was Kate in Robin Hood, and played July in Annie, Stephanie Hart (Assistant Director) received her BA in Speech/Theatre at Louisiana Extra in Kringle’s Window, and Extra in Dad’s Christmas Miracle with the Ruston Com- Tech University. Last spring she made her graduate debut as Serafima in The Suicide, munity Theatre. She also worked backstage for The King and I with the Ruston Com- and portrayed Sister Aloysius in Doubt, A Parable last fall. At Tech she played the role munity Theatre. of Inez in No Exit in 1990. With Hidden Stages Productions she played the role of Gertie in The Sea Horse. At Ruston Community Theatre she played Peaches in The Red Velvet Cake War, Twink in Dearly Beloved, and Vera Walters in Nana’s Naughty Knickers.

Chloe Alexander (Street Urchin) is in fifth grade and is a regular actor with the Ruston Community Theatre. There she has played Hooverville in Annie, Lil’ Jake in Annie Get Molly Page (Assistant Director) is a second year graduate student with an emphasis Your Gun, and a King’s Child in The King and I. in acting and directing. She received her BA in English from the University of Ala- bama. At Tech Molly played the role of Claire in Proof and Raissa Filipovna in The Suicide. With the Rude Mechanicals she played Maria in Twelfth Night. At Theatre Tuscaloosa she played Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone and Kate Keller in The Miracle Worker. She received Special Recognition for Meritorious Achievement for her role as Wardrobe Supervisor and Designer of KAB Man by KC/ACTF, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. J Kaedan Bean (Street Urchin) is a fourth grader from Ruston, Louisiana. He played Rileigh McCulloch (Street Urchin) is in fifth grade at Cypress Springs El- the Lion in It’s a Jungle Out There and Mummy in Temples and Tombs at A. E. Phillips. ementary School. She is thrilled to be making her first appearance onstage in This is his first play at Louisiana Tech and he can’t wait to be on stage! Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp!

Gwendolyn Beasley (Street Urchin) is in sixth grade and played a King’s Child in The Riley Atticus Moegle (Street Urchin) is a third grader at A. E. Phillips King and I with the Ruston Community Theatre. She placed first in her division at the Laboratory School, and he is the son of Forrest and Steele Moegle. At AEP, he Peach Fest Art Contest/Show in 2013, and placed second in 2011. participates in the Gifted and Talented program and the AEP Choir. This fall he enjoyed football, and currently plays basketball. Last spring, his baseball team played in the Ruston Dixie AA Baseball Championship. This summer, he played a king’s son in RCT’s production of The King and I. He is also an accomplished pianist. Last year, he received first place in Ruston Area Music Teachers Solo Festival and first in Rally Performance. R.J. Brown (Street Urchin) is in third grade at Ruston Elementary. This is his very first experience onstage! R.J. won the P.E. Award and Reading Award at Hillcrest El- Christopher Moore (Street Urchin) is in second grade at the Montessori ementary, is an All-Star with Ruston Dixie Baseball, and is on the Honor Roll. School of Ruston. He has had a blast in his first theatrical experience with Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp!

Bryant Ford Crook (Street Urchin) is in second grade at Hillcrest Elementary. In Rosetta Shultz (Street Urchin) is a third grader at Cypress Springs. At Tech 2010 he played Spirit Voice in Macbeth here at Tech. He is on the Principal’s List and she has performed Bollywood dancing at India Nights and Diwali Nights since the A-B Honor Roll. 2007. With the Ruston Community Theatre she has played Molly in Annie, Ju- nior Annie in Annie Get Your Gun, Zelda/Elf in Kringle’s Window, and Buddha and a King’s Child in The King and I. Miss Shultz recently won first place in the Cypress Springs Grade 3 Spelling Bee.

Mark Emory (Street Urchin) goes to Choudrant Elementary and is making his stage Ella Viator (Street Urchin) is in third grade at Cedar Creek and has played debut with Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. He has spent three summers in Theatre several roles in school plays. She has trained with Powerhouse Tumble and programs at Louisiana Tech University. Cheer and taken art classes at The Arthouse for four years.

Courtney Wilson (Street Urchin) is in third grade at Cypress Springs. This Grisham Locke (Street Urchin) is delighted to be involved in his very first theatrical is her very first time onstage, and she has been on the honor roll for two-and-a- production. He has thrown his all into every rehearsal and cannot wait to show his fam- half years in a row! ily, friends, and the Ruston community his hard work.