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By George Abbott & Richard Bissell Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler ByGeorge Abbott & RichardBissell Musicand Lyrics by Richard Adler & JerryRoss Directedby Michael McKelvey ST. EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY THEATER ARTS STAFF AND FACULTY - Dean of Humanities . Father Louis T. Brusatti Artistic Director/Assistant Professor ..... .. .. ... ... David M. Long t PBJ Managing Director . Michelle S. Polgar Area Coordinator/Assistant Professor . Ev Lunning Jr. Administrative Coordinator . Angela Flowers e Costume Shop Manager/Adjunct Instructor .............. T'Cie Mancuso BASED ON THE NOVEL 7 ½ CENTS BY RICHARD BISSELL Technical Director . ..... .. .......................... Joe Carpenter Master Electrician . Natalie George Costume Technical Specialist .. .. ..... .... ..... .... .. Michelle Heath BY Assistant Professors .. .. ..... .. .... .. ....... Sheila Gordon GEORGE ABBOTT AND RICHARD BISSELL Sara Medina-Pape Michael Massey MUSIC AND LYRICS BY Adjunct Instructors . Brooks Barr RICHARD ADLER AND JERRY ROSS Brad Carlin Tara Cooper STAGE AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR Bhagirit Crow MICHAEL MCKELVEY Kathy Dunn Hamrick Danny Herman Michael McKelvey CHASE STAGGS TARA COOPER Bill McMillin SCENIC DESIGN MAKE-UP/HAIR DESIGN Marg ita Pencevova CLAY EADS Jo Ann Schatz DANNY HERMAN LIGHTING DESIGN Gary M. van der Wege ROCKER VERASTIQUE CHOREOGRAPHERS SUSAN BRANCH TOWNE COSTUME DESIGN SHANNON BISHOP SPECIAL THANKS PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Austin Lyric Opera BILLY HENRY SOUND DESIGN Ballet Austin Sue Branch Father Louis T. Brusatti Carol Curuthers Sister Donna Jurick Ladies of Charity/Lakeway Thrift Store Sponsored in part by Jon Wayne Martin Margita Pencevova President George E. Martin · Relic Source CHRONICLE Mfflttt'iit¥!·+ St. Edward's University Marketing Office Texas State University Theatre Department UT-Austin Department of Theatre and Dance Zach Theatre April 16-26, 2009 The Company Musical Numbers HINES ..... ......... ........ .... .... .. .. ..... Jacob Trussell ACTI BABE WILLIAMS . ... ... .. ....................... Sherry Mauch Overture ..... ... ...... .......... SID SOROKIN . .. ........ .... .. .. .. ........... .. Andrew Cannata The Pajama Game .... ... ...... .... Hines BRENDA . ... .. ... .. .... .. ..... .... .... .. ... .. Liz Newchurch Racing With The Clock ... .... .. Girls and Boys MYRON HASSLER ... .. ...... .. ... .. .. .......... Jarrett King A New Town Is A Blue Town .. .. ... Sid Sorokin GLADYS .... .. ... ... ................... .. ... .. .. ... Julia Duffy Racing With The Clock - Reprise . .. .. Company MAE ... .. .................................... Elizabeth Shortall I'm Not At All In Love . .. .... .. lliams and Girls PREZ .. ...... ... ....... ..... ............. .......... Hans Klein I'll Never Be Jealous Again . ines and Mabel MABEL . ... ... .. ... ..... ...... ....... ... Sarah Burkhalter Hey There . ... Sid Sorokin POOPSIE ... .. .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ............. Cassidy Schlitz Her Is - Verse, Chorus, Dance . and Gladys POP ... ... ............................ .. .. .. Joseph Luedecke Sleep Tite. 1/W,ru,,,.,..."\c- and Company JOE/STEAM HEAT DANCER .......... : ... .. .. .. .. Christopher Smith Once a Year Day . .. Company DIRK/STEAM HEAT DANCER . .. ................. Kyle Housworth Her Is - Reprise . ' rez and Gladys CHARLENE .... ... .. ... .. .. .. ..... .. ..... Evangeline Jimenez Small Talk. £_. Sid Sorokin,ea,r1dBabe Williams VIRGINIA ... ..... .. ... .. ..................... Lisa Maree Chiriboga There Once Was A Man (I Love You Mo~e) .... Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams MAX .... ... .... .. ..... ... .......... .. .... .. ... Chad Duda Slow Down ....... ..... .. ...... ... ... ....... ........ Company CHARLIE .... ........ .... ........ .. ......... ... Kel Sanders Finale Act I (Hey There) ........ ..... .... ... ... .. ....... Sid Sorokin WORKER/SAL .. .... ......... .. ......... .... ..... Matthew Frazier MARA .. ....... ... .. .. .. .. .. ..... .... .. .. .... Lauren Hayes ACT II WORKER/EUGENE . .......... ... .. ................ Jon W. Martin Entr'acte . .. .. .. ... .. .. .... .... .. ............ ... ...... Orchestra CARMEN . .. .. .. ... .... .. .... .... .. ....... .... Erica Stivison Steam Heat . ... .. ..................... Gladys , Joe and Dirk GUITARIST . .. .. ... ... .... ..... .. ..... .... .. Cesar Osario Hey There - Reprise . .. .. .. .. .......... ... .... .. ... Babe Williams Think Of The Time I Save ...... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... Hines and Girls The Orchestra Hernando's Hideaway .... ... ....... .. Gladys , Sid Sorokin and Company Conductor/Keyboard .. .. .. ... .. ·:-: . ... ....... .. .. Jason Connor I'll Never Be Jealous Again Ballet .... ...... Hines, Gladys, Mabel and Boys Keyboard. · ' Steve Saugey Hey There Incidental . ....... .... ... .. .... .. .... ..... .. Orchestra Drums ....... Trevor Detling Seven-and-a-Half Cents . .. ...... .... Babe Williams, Prez, Boys and Girls Bass .... ..... \"''-r ..... .... ... George Fahlund There Once Was A Man (I Love You More)- Reprise .... .. Babe Williams and Trombone ... ... ... .. Jeff Freeman Sid Sorokin Trumpet .. .. Michael Rey . -.r>:r. ......... ... The Pajama Game Closing ........ .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ... .. Company Reeds . >-. '.~~·:?_:~'";;;'~}~,-::~"~,·.. -. .. ... .. .. Paul Baker Seven-and-a-Half Cents - Reprise ... .............. .. .. .. ... Company l \ sitting: \ A Small Town ih the Middl~ West 1954 \ THE PAJAMA GAME is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MT!). ·rr·;,_ All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MT!. There will be one 10-Jiinute intermission. 421 West 54th Street, New York, New York 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 • Fax: 212-397-4684 • www.MTIShows .com Production Staff The Company Rehearsal Painist. ................ .. .. .. .. l!,';:.~t;;;:~~1twe Assistant Directors . ......... .. .... Austin D. Alexa SARAH BURKHALTER '10 (Mable) Full Circle, Ah, Wilderness!, Macbeth a.nci Dance Captain . ... .. ... .. ......... .... .. ... ?ll~8Bl ll'~7fNP.,wr.h1 makes her musical debut in this production . Parade. He would like to thankMike, ,the- Dramaturg . .... ............ ...... Previous MMNT appearances include cast and the crew for all they di>'.' -' Cyrano de Bergerac, Cloud 9, Full Circle and Dramaturgy/Literary Intern ...... ........... ...... Macbeth. She would like to thank her favorite JULIA DUFFY '11 (Gladys)hails from Assistants to the Technical Director . .... ..... Scott people, Robby B., Henry James, Deborah Manchester, NH, where she tr;ain.ed with Student Assistant to the Technical Director . .... .. ..... .. '"'"'-x.":'..5, 1~',:J1 ~,'c:e Lynn and Jaime Armstrong, for making the New Hampshire School ofJ}allet ?nd her life both exciting and unpredictable. performed many roles at The Pat,aeoeTh~a.!re \ Assistants to the Make-up/Hair Designer .... ....... CH1!11H'.Br~ltri'~,, Thanks to Dr. McKelvey as well for giving such as Roxy ( Chicago), Ann{ ,(An/ie ;tpj Properties Mentor ......................... ... her this opportunity. Green Gables), and Sillabub ( CATS). She Properties Mistress .. .. .... .... .... ..... ..... is a three-year apprentice of the Broadway ANDREW CANNATA '09 (Sid Sorokin) Theatre Project. Thank you Mike, panny Properties Design and Construction ........ Drew Kimble, Jon Wayne Martin, previously appeared on the MMNT and Rocker for this awesome exVifience, Erica Salazar, Anna Smith stage as Frankie Epps in Parade and Mr. and my rad family for your love,:.support Assistant Stage Managers . ..... ..... Cassandra Castillo, Jackie Harper, Uperman in On the Town. Other Austin and sense of humor. Here's to you Yiayia. Austin Rausch, Carli Werner, Andrew Zimmer performances include My Favorite Year Stage Crew . .......... .. .... ... ... ... ... ... Ron is Alvarenga (Benjy Stone), The Last Five Years (Jamie), MATTHEW FRAZIER '12 (Ensemble) Anything Goes (Billy) and others. He makes his second appearance on the Assistant to the Master Electrician/Board Operator .. ....... ..... Kenny Dolin would like to thank his family, especially MMNT stage after previously appearing in Assistant to the Sound Designer/Board Operator ........... Elena Weinberg his parents for their undying love Cyrano de Bergerac. He would like to thank and support . Michael McKelvey for the opportunity to Sound Department Staff .. ....... ...... ........... Christopher Smith work in this show, as well as his family and Scene Shop Staff ... .. .. ... .. ....... Katie Andries, Joseph Leudecke , LISA MAREE CHIRIBOGA '09 friends for all their support. Angelica Manez, Danielle Ploeger {Virginia) has performed in On the Town Costume Shop Staff ..... ....... .. .. Eileen Chaffer, Reetah Gonzalez, (MMNT), Thoroughly Modern Millie and LAUREN HAYES '10 (Ensemble) was Kyle Housworth, Aidan Liller, Austin Rausch Anything Goes (Summer Stock Austin), last seen on the MMNT stage as Natasha and High School Musical (Zach Theatre). in Three Sisters. Previous technical credits Box Office Staff ........ Shannon Bishop , Lisa Maree Chiriboga, Lauren Hayes, Lisa has directed and performed in the include assistant stage managing Cyrano Jarrett King, Jon Wayne Martin, Kel Sanders , Elizabeth Shortall 10-Minute Play Festival, studied at de Bergerac and Death and the King's House Manager ...... .. .......... .... .................. Lauren Prater Tapestry Dance and recently directed for Horseman. Thanks to Mike for his House Crew .... Charles Bryant, Jessica Gonzales, Zorica Simic, Liz Vermeulen the New Works Play Festival. The Pajama incredible talent and Shannon and the Game is her last performance at MMNT. asm's for being total rockstars. Also thank Head
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