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The Last 5Years LIVESTREAM April 14th through 17th, 7:30 PM *For Mature Audiences* The George P. Maffei II Theatre at King’s College Presents Jason Robert Brown’s The Last 5 Years George P. Maffei II Theatre located at 133 North River St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 (570) 208-5825 MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT The past year has been a difficult one for everyone. The live arts and theatre industry has been hit especially hard by the pandemic. Bringing audiences together to share in the magic of theatre, music, and other performance has been placed on hold. We all feel very confident that we will return even stronger than before, but we creative types aren't satisfied to wait around. Theatre artists across the globe have been creating works in new and innovative ways over the past year. We, at King's Theatre, are very proud to continue telling stories. Throughout this academic year we have created a completely original piece detailing our experiences throughout the pandemic entitled, The Year That Wasn't. We have continued our rich tradition of bringing Shakespeare to the Wyoming Valley with our staged for film version ofAs You Like It. Both of these pieces will be released On-Demand by the end of the year. Now we bring you this live stream of The Last Five Years, and finally we will round out our calendar with a revue called Songs in the Key of Truth on April 29-May 1. Producing theatre at this time is challenging. The department would like to specifically acknowledge our Stage Management teams this year, who have served as COVID Safety Managers at every rehearsal, making sure that our Action Plan has been carried out...masking, temperature checks, distancing, etc. Stage management is one of the most difficult jobs in the theatre and this added responsibility only makes that all the more true. I would like to extend the department's sincere thanks for a job well done. In the production you are about to see tonight, all of these protocols have been put in place. You will notice that actors are appearing without masks in the performance; it should be noted that both of them have been fully vaccinated and tested negative at the beginning of the week. Both Actors have also fully consented to performing without masks. Additionally, all crew and technicians present are fully masked. This production is for mature audiences. We hope that this small return to normal is a signal to a return to theatre that can be shared with a live audience in the near future. The Last 5 Years DIRECTOR Dave Reynolds, ‘00 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Casey Cryan MUSICAL DIRECTOR Alexander “Lee” Michaels STAGE MANAGER Alyssa Simmers SCENIC DESIGN Giuseppina Dematteo COSTUME DESIGN Autumn J. Galka LIGHTING DESIGN Jonathan Votjko, ‘15 SOUND DESIGN Eden Stella TECHNICAL DIRECTION Alexander “Lee” Michaels MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT 1 "Still Hurting".........................................................................................Cathy "Shiksa Goddess"..................................................................................Jamie "See I'm Smiling"..................................................................................Cathy "Moving Too Fast".............................................................................Jamie "I'm A Part of That"...........................................................................Cathy "The Schmuel Song"..........................................................................Jamie "Summer in Ohio"............................................................................Cathy "The Next Ten Minutes"............................................Cathy & Jamie ACT 2 "A Miracle Would Happen"...........................................................Jamie "Climbing Uphill"................................................................................Cathy "If I Didn't Believe in You"..............................................................Jamie "I Can Do Better Than That"........................................................Cathy "Goodbye Until Tomorrow/ I Could Never Rescue You"..................................Cathy & Jamie See I’m Smiling Goodbye UntilI TomorrowCan Do Better anClimbing at Uphill e Next Ten MinutesSummer in OhioI’m a Part of at Still Hurting Cathy Jamie Shiksa Goddess Moving Too Fast e Schmuel Song e Next Ten Minutes A Miracle Would HappenIf I Didn’t Believe in You I Could Never Rescue You Nobody Needs to Know THE CAST Jamie Wellerstein................................Michael Ecker Catherine “Cathy Hiatt................Abigail Barhight The Deck Crew........................................Leah Peters, Ellie Freeman, Brandon Littzi, Benton Smith Time & Place: 5 Years of a Modern Relationship Jamie's experience is from the beginning of their relationship, forward & Cathy's from the end, backwards. New York City & Ohio Run Time: 90 Minutes with a 10 Minute Intermission ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS KISS Theatre Co. Ovation Playhouse Christina Reynolds Dr. Mike Little King’s College Facilities King’s College Security King’s College Print Shop Mary Therese Biebel PRODUCTION STAFF STAGE MANAGER.........................................................................................Alyssa Simmers PRODUCTION MANAGER..........................................................Dave Reynolds, ‘00 DRAMATURGY....................................................................................................Benton Smith SCENIC CHARGE................................................................Alexander “Lee” Michaels SCENIC PAINTERS....................................................Mikayla Acree, Ellie Freeman, Leah Peters, Alyssa Simmers, Benton Smith CONSTRUCTION CREW.....................................Mikayla Acree, Russel Dyson, Ellie Freeman, Seth Higgins, Andrew “Chip” Lemheney, Brandon Littzi, Leah Peters, Eden Stella, Alyssa Simmers, Benton Smith, Crystal Yuventi LIGHTING DESIGNER............................................................................Jonathan Vojtko MASTER ELECTRITION..................................................................................Lance Jenson Crew ...............................Seth Higgins, Andrew “Chip” Lemheney, Benton Smith COSTUMER SHOP MANAGER......................................................Autumn J. Galka STITCHERS............................................Mikayla Acree, Ellie Freeman, Leah Peters DRESSERS...........................................................Britney Cheskiewicz, Dr. Mike Little SOUND ENGINEER ..........................................................................................Eden Stella STUDENT SOUND APPRENTICE.........................................................John Barrera SOUND CONSULTANT...........................................................................Dr. Mike Little SOUND BOARD OP............................................................Eden Stella, John Barrera PROPERTIES MASTER...................................................................................Ellie Freeman CREW........................................................Seth Higgins, Leah Peters, Alyssa Simmers THEATRE MARKETING DIRECTOR............................................Autumn J. Galka FONT LICENSING.............................................................. America by Alex Joganic Michael Ecker Abigail Barhight Powers Performance OUR SERVICES Coaching Acting Coaching Monologue/Audition/Scene coaching Audition recordings (for film and Theatre) Individual/Group Acting Classes individual/Group Improv Classes! Improv/acrting/Stage combat consulting for productions/organizations Professional Coaching Conquer Stage Fright Improve Presentation/Leadership skills Presentation critique/creation Workshop Creation/Facilitation Corporate Improv Workshops Life Coaching Calming and centering techniques Strengthen empathy and people skills Create productivity and goal setting systems Discover your passions and fulfill your dreams Unlock your inner creativity Contact us for a FREE consultation Today! [email protected] Check out our Website Here! (570) 362-6649 WHO’S WHO? Abigail Barhight (Catherine Hiatt) is a first year student in the physician assistant program. She is super excited about the show because this is her first role here at King’s College! Previously, she performed in multiple productions where she was the Secretary at the Wyoming Area Drama Club. She would like to thank everyone involved in the production for making her first performance here very memorable! She hopes everybody watching loves the show, has a great time, and recognizes all the hard work put into it. Michael Ecker (Jamie) is a dean’s list-achieving third year student here at King’s College where he majors in English: professional writing with minors in political science and history hoping to attend law school. At school, Michael is a part of the Honors College, participates in the Cantores Christi Regis, and serves on the Student Government Association class of 2022 board. He was most recently seen on the King’s stage as Robert Martin in The Drowsy Chaperone. No stranger to the local community theatre scene, Michael won a Northeastern Pennsylvania Theatrical Alliance Award for his performance as Ralphie in A Christmas Story and nabbed two nominations for this year’s ceremony in the best lead actor and costuming categories. Some notable credits of Michael’s include: Younger Brother (Ragtime), Mike Costa (A Chorus Line), and Jesus (Godspell). Over these past 12 years, Michael studied various genres of dance and vocal technique, and he continues to pick up lessons and classes when
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