Center Newsletter of the UW DepartmentStage of Theatre & Dance Winter 2008 If You Can Dream It... Inside This Issue Department Hosts Eminent Artist...2 easons greetings from the puppets and costumes created by Lee Artist Focus: BILL BOWERS...... 3 Hodgson Ellen Bredehoft University of Wyoming and . This New Guest Artist Series...... 4 Department of Theatre is the first time a TYA piece has been and Dance! We hope this part of our main production season, Students Compete at Festival...... 5 issue of Center Stage finds so we were excited by the positive Centennial Singers on Tour...... 5 S you well and enjoying the audience response! Faculty Spotlight...... 5 holidays! We switched gears entirely with our Alumni News Update...... 6 We have had a varied and exciting next production, RABBIT HOLE, Thanks...... 7 fall semester. Our 2008-2009 pro- the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama duction season opened with LILLY’S about an idyllic suburban couple PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE, a coming to terms with a terrible family charming Theatre-for-Young-Audi- tragedy. Directed by Dr. Rebecca Closing out the fall season was a ences (TYA) piece adapted by Kevin Hilliker in our experimental black double feature of dance. Presented Kling from Kevin Henkes’ popular box theatre, the production offered a first was a bewitching, altogether children’s books about bittersweet, moving, and often funny lovely production of the ballet A Lilly, a spunky little exploration of grief and its aftermath. MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, mouse full of am- The show played to sold out houses choreographed with great wit and bition and youth- and had an amazingly real- assurance by Jennifer Deckert. ful enthusiasm. istic set, rendered beaut- Beautifully lit by Adam Mendelson Directed by Dr. fifully by TD Shaun and costumed by Lee Hodson, the Cecila Aragon, Sorensen, scene ballet featured one of UW’s greatest the show was shop foreman Don set pieces of all time: a 24-foot tall a hit with Turner, and their enormous oak tree designed by Casey young crew, down to Kearns. Thanks to support from UW audi- the laminate Cultural Programs and the Wyoming floors and Arts Council, the ballet went on tour and the to Casper, Gillete, and Rapid City, crown SD, albeit sans the tree. molding! Immediately following the ballet was a reconstruction of RIDE THE CULTURE LOOP, an evocative modern dance work by influential ences and 20th century choreographer Anna also with area Mary Sokolow that explores alienation and schools, which Higgins social schisms among New York City’s were invited to two performs inhabitants. The work was set on special weekday as the UW dancers by special guest Lorry matinees, in no irrespressible May, Aristic Director of the Sokolow small part due Lilly in LILLY’s Dance Foundation, and was directed to the fabulous PURPLE PLASTIC by Dr. Margaret Wilson. The recon- PURSE.
Winter 2008 Center Stage struction was sponsored in part by the & Dance Hosts First Eminent-Artist- SHIFT, ACDFA, student works, Wyoming Arts Council through an in-Residence), who will kick off and the operas THE MEDIUM and American Masterpieces Great Works the spring season January 16 & GIANNI SCHICCHI. grant administered by the National 17 with a two performances of his Endowment for the Arts in partner- acclaimed one-man show, IT GOES We look forward to keeping you ship with New England Foundation WITHOUT SAYING, followed up-to-date on our activities in these for the Arts and Dance/USA. hard upon by the world premiere of exciting times and encourage you to share your news with us as well. We As we head into the new year, we Bowers’ new physical theatre piece, HEY*O*KAH / HOK*A*HEY, wish you the best and can’t thank you look forward to hosting our first enough for your support of our pro- Eminent-Artist-in-Residence, Bill KCACTF, USITT, the spring dance/ jazz concert collaboration, AWAKEN/ grams! Drop us a line or stop by any Bowers (see below, UW Theatre time — we would love to see you!
UW Theatre & Dance Hosts First Eminent-Artist-in-Residence International mime sensation, the UW campus for seven weeks mances of his award-winning, highly professional director, and acclaimed this coming January and February acclaimed one-man play, IT GOES Broadway actor Bill Bowers is the to create and perform in a world WITHOUT SAYING, which had University of Wyoming’s first “Emi- premiere physical theatre piece, HEY a sold-out run Off Broadway last sea- nent Artist-in-Residence” during the O KAH/HOK A HEY. Drawing son, has been produced at Berkshire 2008-2009 academic year. inspiration from the “contrairie” Theater Festival and the Adirondack Bowers has accepted Wyoming’s trickster—the Heyokah—and from Theater Festival and is now enjoying second state-endowed professorship a Lakota battle cry—Hokahey— a national tour. funded by the Excellence in Higher HEY*O*KAH / HOK*A*HEY Compared to the work of David Education Endowment, which was celebrates the power of difference Sedaris, Claudia Shear, and Augustin awarded this year to UW’s three to reflect, critique, and transform Burroughs, IT GOES WITHOUT Fine Arts departments — Art, Mu- culture. The piece will be set on UW SAYING is a “75 minute joyride” sic, and Theatre & Dance — on a that blends mime and storytell- rotating basis. ing into an evening of hilarious The Wyoming State Legislature and heartbreaking true stories. IT established the endowment in 2006 GOES WITHOUT SAYING takes to create senior faculty positions for you on a scenic tour of Bill’s life thus “highly distinguished scholars and far: from his childhood in the wilds teachers.” The first state-endowed of Montana, to outrageous jobs as a professorship went to UW’s MFA performer across the country, to the Program in Creative Writing. The whirlwind of Broadway and studying endowment will also provide mon- with the legendary Marcel Marceau. ies each year to the three Fine Arts Bowers will also teach a course in departments to host guest artists creative movement that will in- (see p. ??, New Guest Artist Series Benefits vestigate how body awareness and Students). movement exploration can support a “Bill brings with him a skill set performing artist’s process in train- that crosses many boundaries, from ing, rehearsal and performance. theatre to movement to mime, and “Bill’s course will be a wonder- all will be put into practice during ful supplement to our movement his residency,” said Leigh Selting, Anna Keller rehearses Of A Mind. and combat training, and he will department head. provide additional workshops open Theatre & Dance students,and will “I can’t think of a more exciting to all UW students during his resi- feature new performance faculty dency,” said Selting. occasion for our students to put member John O’Hagan, as well as their training into practice!” added Bowers himself. “I hope everyone will take ad- Selting. vantage of seeing his work, both in Bowers will kick off his residency Bowers will be in residence on the classroom and on the stage,” he January 16 & 17 with two perfor- added.
Center Stage Winter 2008 page 2 ARTIST FOCUS: BILL BOWERS Bill Bowers is an accomplished actor, educator, and mime and has performed throughout the United States and Europe. His original mime shows, ‘NIGHT SWEETHEART ‘NIGHT BUTTERCUP, and UNDER A MONTANA MOON have been produced Off Broadway to critical raves. Bowers’ Broadway credits include Zazu in THE LION KING and Leggett in THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL. He has also appeared in New York at Theater for a New Audience, Here, LA MA MA, St. Anne’s Warehouse, and the NY Fringe Festival. Bill’s regional credits include Berkshire Theater Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse, Rep of St. Louis, Northshore Music Theater, Two River Theater, Arkansas Rep, George Street Playhouse, Montana Rep, PaperMill Play- house, River Union Stage, the Denver Center, Tennessee Rep, Seven Angels Theater, and the Eugene O’Neill Center. Bowers is featured in the film TWO WEEKS NOTICE, and on television in Disney’s OUT OF THE BOX, RE- MEMBER W.E.N.N., ONE LIFE TO LIVE, and ALL MY CHILDREN. Bowers works extensively with young people as a guest artist for organizations such as City at Peace, Very Special Arts (people with disabilities), Make-A-Wish-Foundation, Camp Comfort (for children who have lost a parent to cancer), and the Boston-based In the Best Interests of the Children (an advocacy for children and teens living with HIV/AIDS.) Bowers holds an MFA from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, and an Honorary Ph.D. from his alma mater, Rocky Mountain College. He presently teaches at New York University, and is a teaching artist for the PaperMill Playhouse, Urban Stages, and the Institute for Arts and Humanities Education, and regularly presents workshops and master classes. page 3 Winter 2008 Center Stage Department Establishes New Guest Artist Series While the state-endowed professor- profit devoted to promoting the art of served as Voice, Speech, Text and Dialect ship funded by the Excellence in Higher tap. She has toured the U.S. and Europe coach for numerous theatres . Thompson Education Endowment rotates every year with NYC TAPworks, has performed on is a regular instructor of teachers in the among the three Fine Arts departments to television in DRAPER ON TAP for PBS, Catherine Fitzmaurice Teacher Certifica- support an Eminent-Artist-in-Residence, in Sondheim’s FOLLIES AT LINCOLN tion program and leads workshops in this endowment also provides funding CENTER, and in Brenda Bufalino’s THE Fitzmaurice Voicework and Knight speech each year for the support of several guests BUFFALO SUITE in NYC, and has work throughout the country. artists in each department, some well-es- served as a guest teacher/ choreographer in JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI is an tablished and some emerging. many venues. acclaimed contmeporary dance company We have already hosted several artists RAY FELLMAN is a singer, musical di- based in Norway. The company will be this fall that have provided professional rector, and pianist who will be in residence on campus April 5-6, 2009, to present training opportunities for students, and January 29-Feburary 1, 2009, to work POLAROID, a dance/theatre piece that we are booking several more for the with The Centennial Singers. Fellman has explores what’s really going on at the spring. Here’s a quick look at our series performed lead roles with several operas North Pole, much romanticized by ad- for the 2008-2009 academic year: and as a soloist with many symphonies venturers but simply a meeting point for CLEO PARKER ROBINSON, in the U.S. He served as musical direc- Inuits from different arctic corners sharing acclaimed dancer and choreographer gossip and news. and the Founder and Executive Artistic ROBERT CAISLEY is Associate Director of the Cleo Parker Robinson Professor of Theatre and Film and Head Dance Ensemble (CPRD), an affiliate of of the Dramatic Writing Program at the Denver Center for the Performing the University of Idaho. He will be in Arts, was in residence October 6 and 7, residence April 16-18, 2009 to conduct 2008, to teach master dance classes and playwriting workshops and will also to present a seminar on her experience as respond to the Department’s production an artistic director of a dance company. of THE RELAYS PLAYS. Caisley served CPRD is widely regarded as one of the as Artistic Director for Idaho Repertory top modern dance companies in the U.S. Theatre from 2001-2004. Cailsey’s play MELANIE MILOW is an Independent THE LAKE received its Equity world Dance Artist and part-time Professor premiere at Philadelphia’s Walnut Street of Dance at Metropolitan State College Theatre and was later produced by Mill (Denver). She taught two master dance Mountain Theatre. His play FRONT won classes here on November 3 in African the 1996 Fourth Freedom Forum Peace Dance. Milow has danced with Brazz Play and his play SANTA FE was a final- Dance Theaterand the Sankofa African ist for the 2004 Heideman Award from Dance and Drumming Ensemble. Milow Actor’s Theatre of Louisville. continues to craft original work and KEVIN RIGDON is a award-win- perform as a solo artist nationwide. Her ning Broadway scenic and lighting ensemble M*SHAKA*FUSION has also designer, Professor at the University of performed through the U.S. Houston, and Associate Director/Design RAGHU RAJ P, an acclaimed for Houston’s Alley Theatre. Rigdon Bharathanatyam dancer, taught a class in Cleo Parker Robinson. will be in residence April 23-29, 2009 to this classical Indian dance form Novem- hold a workshop about his professional ber 10. He began studying Bharathana- tor for Stephen Schwartz’s Off-Broadway experiences and will work with design tyam at three years of age and has been production and tour of CAPTAIN and directing students to critique their developing and refining his expertise ever LOUIE, and a revue of Schwartz’s works work, conduct portfolio reviews, and since. He has given more than 400 perfor- entitled RELUCTANT and several other teach master classes. Rigdon served as mances, won more than 100 prizes in this productions. Fellman is an active pianist/ Resident Designer for the Steppenwolf dance form, and has also won more than arranger and cabaret artist and has been Theatre Company from its inception in 30 awards for choreography. seen behind the piano at The Regency, 1974 to 1996. He has designed over 345 productions in his long career, including ELLIE SCIARRA is a tap dance expert, The Oak Room at the Algonquin, and Jazz at Lincoln Center among others. Broadway productions of ONE FLEW choreographer, and educator. She taught OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (light- at last summer’s Snowy Range Summer PHILIP THOMPSON is Associate ing), A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Dance Festival and will be in residence- Professor of Drama and Head of Acting at (lighting), THE GRAPES OF WRATH with us January 20-23, 2009, to provide the University of California at Irvine, and (scenery and lighting), OUR TOWN our students to teach master classes in is a Voice/Speech/Text/Dialects special- (lighting), and GLENGARRY GLEN tap. Sciarra conceived, produced and ist who will be in residence March 4-8, ROSS (lighting). choreographed TAPS ARE TALKING: 2009. Thompson trained with Catherine WOMEN IN TAP, which highlights the Fitzmaurice, Dudley Knight, Robert Several other guest artists are pending stories of female tap artists. She is the Cohen, and Jerzy Grotowski. He has for Spring 2009 in design, performance, president of Taps Are Talking, Inc., a non- and dance.
Center Stage Winter 2008 page 4 UW Students to Compete at Region VII KCACTF Faculty Spotlight Several UW Theatre & Dance students MULCH and Drew Lyness for BODY Cecilia Aragon directed LILLY’S PURPLE have been chosen to compete at the Ken- OF AN AMERICAN. Randi Million is PLASTIC PURSE this fall, which reached nedy Center American College Theatre a finalist in the 10-Minute play division ~600 area schoolchildren and brought in Festival (KCACTF) Region VII Festival with IDIOT’S GUIDE. many new patrons who had never been in February at the University of Idaho. An unprecented 20 UW student actors to the theatre before. CiCi submitted an article “Social Protest as Social Performance: UW has four of seven regional finalists have been chosen to participate in the Examining Oppositional Performances in the one-act play category, one of six Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competi- With Latina/o Youth” to Northwest Theatre finalists in the tion. They are: Review. CiCi also serevs as one of the 10-minute play Noelia Antweiler, National Judges of the David Mark Cohen division, and a re- Dan Cole, Katrina Playwriting Award, awarded through the cord 20 nominees Despain, Rebecca Kennedy Center, and is currently the Vice in the Irene Ryan Diamond, Alex President of the Women and Theatre Pro- Acting Scholar- Gibson, Mary gram of Association for Theatre in Higher ship Auditions. Higgins, Anne Education. “These nomina- Mason, Mark John O’Hagan will perform in the world tions, which are Mieden, Lindsay premiere of Bill Bowers’ new physical juried selections Neinast, Kayla theatre piece, HEYOKAH/HOKAHEY in by faculty from O’Keefe, Har- Feburary 2009. John has also been selected other universities lan Post, Rachel to present a workshop with Rhea Ramey and colleges in the Rosenfeld, Steven from Rutgers University at UW’s Teaching region, speak to Rotramel, Ian Creativity Conference in February. the high quality of Rowe, Cameron William Missouri Downs was honored to work our students Rush, Kelleen win Top Ten Professor from the College of are achieving in Shadow, Jake Arts and Sciences for the sixth time. His our production Staley, Katie play COCKEYED took 1st place out of season,” said Stearns, Erin Elo- 300 scripts at the HotCity Theatre festival department head ise Tulberg, and of new plays (St. Louis) and opens there in Joelle Weber. May. Also, his play BOOKS ON TAPE was Leigh Selting. featured in North-Northwest, an anthology “We are extremely Region VII of published by Western Washington Univer- proud of all of the Jake Staley and Rachel Rosenfeld in RABBIT HOLE. the KCACTF sity, and will be toured by The Northwest UW nominees!” includes colleges Playwrights Alliance to several theatres in UW Finalists in the one-act play and universities from Wyoming, Alaska, the US and England this spring. Finally, competition are Chris Browne for Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Bill had a monologue in Actor’s Choice SHOT CLOCK, Jaime Cruz for DEAD Washington. Published by Playscripts. IN THE KITCHEN, Tyler Fall for Marsha Knight traveled to the Ellis Island Immigration Museum for her third research trip for her upcoming dance/theatre piece, Six Songs from Ellis. She traveled to New Centennial Singers on Tour Soon! York City to film two immigrants who experienced passage through the Ellis Island Centennial Singers, directed by Dr. Patrick Newell, will present several Immigration Center as children. Loosely performances of INTO THE WOODS during its winter break tour. Perfor- Translated Productions, owned by James mances are as follows: Weber (BTD, ‘93), filmed the interviews. Please note that ticket sales for Additionally, Janet Levine, Oral Historian/ January 5: Saratoga, Platte Valley the Sheridan WYO Theatre perfor- Ellis Island Immigration Library, conducted Community Center. mance are being handled by its box the interviews. Ms. Levine has conducted office, which sets its ticket prices over 1,200 interviews for the Ellis Island January 6: Kemmerer High School. Oral History Project. Six Songs from independently. January 8: Cody High School. Ellis will be part of the Fall ‘09 Theatre and January 9: Sheridan, WYO Theatre. Dance season. Lou Anne Wright January 10: Torrington, EWC taught a course in Dra- matic Literature and the works of Arthur Auditorium. Miller at Shanghai University in May/June. All performance are at 7:30 p.m. Lou Anne and husband Bill Downs have Tickets are general admission and are many fond memories of the people of $10 Adults, $8 Seniors, $5 students Shanghai and are still in touch with numer- and children, and $25 for a family ous students they met. During her resi- package (two adults and up to three dency, she and Bill explored the wonders of children). (L to R) Rachel Slama, Rebecca Diamond, China and attended several productions of and Carly Jones in INTO THE WOODS. the gorgeous Peking Opera. page 5 Winter 2008 Center Stage Alumni News Update RAMSEY AVERY , BA, ‘85, recently Dance in September 2007, which up. Devin recently performed at The completed work as the Supervising Art now has about 150 students. You Comedy Store in L.A. and has been Director for the Bruckheimer/Disney can reach Tamara at http://www.ths- perfroming in NYC at Caroline’s on film G-FORCE” Other recent projects dsalina.com, at home at 750 Fairdale Broadway and Gotham. She was also include designing a talk show for Elvis Rd. A-8; Salina, KS 67401, and at recently in the Webisode MICHAEL Mitchell, working out where to add the studio is at 124 S. Santa Fe/PO STAHL-DAVID: BEHIND THE the Captain Jack Sparrow animatronic Box 1423 in Salina, KS 67402-1423. STAR, which aired September 15 and figures to the PIRATES OF THE SHANNON MAHONEY, BFA, premiered at the New York TV Festival. CARIBBEAN attraction at Disney- ‘96, has taken over as director of JAMES WEBER, BTD, ‘93, was in land, and shooting a commercial Lines School of Performing Arts, a Toronto for the Toronto Film Festival where he apparently tossed Robbie this fall producing three camera Knievel on his bike into the side of shoots for EW.com with Ricky a bus. Ramsey recently designed Gervais, Ralph Fiennes, Anne Ha- for the film WAITRESS, starring thaway, Michael Cera, Ed Harris, Keri Russell, which was very well Julianne Moore, and others. received. In addition, his design of the trailers for the BEE MOVIE GARRETT NEERGAARD, BFA was nominated for an Art Direc- ‘02, appeared in Thorton Wilder’s tor’s Guild Award. Ramsey is cur- play THE MATCHMAKER at rently one of the lead designers for CENTERSTAGE (Baltimore) from a Marvel Comics theme park based mid-September through mid- in Dubai. You can reach Ramsey at October. [email protected]. TWILA (COFFEY) ORTIZ, ANNA BROWNSTED, BFA, BFA, ‘00, is an Immigration coun- ‘08, directed Bill Down’s COCK- selor at Purdue University and loves EYED for UW Summer Theatre working with international stu- in June, and then tranistioned into dents. Twila offers this note: “In all residence at the Shakespeare & the jobs I have had since graduat- Company in Lenox, MA, where ing from UW, I have needed and she directed a studio production of used the skills I learned as a Theatre J.T. Roger’s WHITE PEOPLE at major. It was a great time and I am the company’s annual New Voices/ very proud of my education.” New Works Festival in August. BRIAN SLATEN, BFA, ‘00, Anna also worked on the com- was recently in a national Yellow- pany’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s book commercial. You can view it short story THE CANTERVILLE at http://www.yellowbook.com/ GHOST. Anna will remain in resi- commercial/?cid=com1-thebreak- dence in the Berkshires this winter, up. Brian also booked two episodes collaborating with Irina Brook on a of THE FRINGE on Fox, and devised show, until she begins graduate dance studio in Roseville, California. appeared on ARMY WIVES as Army studies in January at the Central School Shannon’s choreography has gained Chaplain Brian James this past August of Speech and Drama in London. recognition and she and her hus- (Season 2: Ep 12, Part 4), which you KIRA GALINDO, BFA, ‘07, was band took over the operation of Big cna see at: http://www.mylifetime. cast this summer in A.R. Gurney’s Idea Theatre (BIT) in Sacramento, com/on-tv/full-episodes/army-wives/ THE PERFECT PARTY, directed CA in January 2008. video/season-2/ep-12/season-2-ep-12- by Richard Shcultz at Theatre Works MIKE MORELLI, BS, ‘89, has part-4/1774292597/1775769023. Performing Arts Center in Peoria, AZ. taken a position with Michigan CHRIS WILL, BFA, ‘02, and wife You can find out more at http://www. Technological University as the Beth welcomed a new daughter, Ashlee, theaterworks.org/. director of the Rozsa Center for the on August 7, 2008. Chris is Instructor TAMARA (KOCHER) HOWE, Performing Arts. Mike and Em- of Musical theatre at Western Wyo- BFA, 03, is currently living in Salina, ily had a new baby girl in Febru- ming Community College in Rock KS with her husband Steven and new ary 2007. You can reach Mike at: Springs. [email protected]. son Isak. Steven works for Congress- For more Alumni News or to submit a man Jerry Moran in Salina. The couple DEVIN SANCHEZ, BFA ‘04, is note, please visit www.uwyo.edu/th&d/ opened the Tamara Howe School of still in NYC, acting and doing stand- alumni/AlumniNews/default.asp.
Center Stage Winter 2008 page 6 Thank You to our 2008-2009 Friends of Theatre & Dance We’d like to say a sincere “Thank you!” to all our faithful supporters in the 2008-2009 Friends of Theatre & Dance. Your gifts have been instrumental in supporting and growing our award-winning programs! (We apologize for any errors.) THEATRE & DANCE SPONSOR ($25,000) John & Esther Clay, Wyoming State Bank, Carol Heywood. ANGEL ($10,000 & ABOVE) Assemble Dancewear, Inc., Jack & Victoria H. Oakie Charitable Foundation, Melvin Cox. DESIGNER ($1000 & ABOVE) $5000 & ABOVE Bryan & Evelyn Brodersen. $1000 & ABOVE Dr. Rollin H. & Carolyn A. Abernethy, Altitude Chophouse & Brewery, Andrews Photography, Susan C. Ball, Steve and Kathleen Bieber, Dr. Sarah F. Blackstone & Irvin L. 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