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FROm THE THEATRE UNDER THE STARS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2015/16
PRESIDENT AND CEO Amy G. Pierce, Chairperson Randall D. Stilley, Chairperson-Elect John C. Breckenridge, President and CEO Louis A. Raspino, Vice Chairperson Julie Baumgarten Pradel, Vice Chairperson Bruce H. Vincent, Vice Chairperson Stephen M. Trauber, Vice Chairperson Daniel R. D'Armond, Secretary Larry E. Whaley, Treasurer Angela D. Gildea, Committee Chairperson Daryl Grieger, Committee Co-Chairperson Wiley J. George, Committee Co-Chairperson Franklin D.R. Jones Jr., Committee Chairperson Meredith Philipp-Tcholakian, Committee Chairperson Bart McAndrews, Committee Chairperson Stanley C. Horton, Member-At-Large C. Gregory Harper, Immediate Past Chairperson Thomas O. Moore III, General Counsel
Joel M. Androphy Curtis J. Klement Dennis Baldwin E. Sheldon Kramer Linda Bertman Jorge R. Leis Robert Jay Binstock Beth Brock Looser Stephanie D. Buchanan Penny Requa Loyd Welcome to TUTS Underground Season 3! Steven L. Burkett Paige May Lester Byrd Patrice McKinney What better way to kick off this season than with the Michael J. Casey, Jr. Harry McMahan infamous tale of everyone’s favorite bank-robbing duo, David R. Clonts Philip A. Morabito Bonnie & Clyde. At the height of the Great Depression, Joan Cohen Daryl Morey Paige M. Cokinos Roxann S. Neumann reckless lovers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker went Sigmund L. Cornelius David P. Oelman from small town nobodies in West Texas to thrilling Joffre J. Cross, II Chris Phillips Molly Crownover Louis A. Raspino criminals on the run. This musical gives the audience a Connie Dalton Alan Ratliff chance to learn their story in a way like never before! Douglas A. Dawson James F. Reilly, Jr. June Deadrick Sean Roark Marcela Donadio Geoffrey D. Roberts, Jr. Season 3 continues with Striking 12, the three person Ursula C. Edwards Curt A. Ross holiday musical that ties together the story of an over- Robert Jacob Egly Stacy Russell W. Don Ellis Brandon L. Sear worked New Yorker and Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Greg Engel James A. Shaffer Match Girl, all to a tuneful pop/rock/jazz score. We’ll Elisabeht K. Evans Jeffrey W. Sheets follow with the world premiere of Sweet Potato Queens Henry Florsheim Michael Sonnier William H. Floyd Gerald M. Spedale The Musical next March. TUTS has had the privilege of Monica Fulton Jeffrey T. Stadler collaborating with this creative team throughout the Peter D. Gaw Joshua James Stanka Kerry Gerachis Stephanie H. Swingle entire process, and we are thrilled to present the final Robert G. Gwin Hugh E. Tanner production to the world for the first time! We round out Dallas Hall David F. Taylor Byron Hebert Trent D. Tellepsen the season with the cult classic Heathers The Musical, Reginald D. Hedgebeth William Aaron Theilhorn based on the 1989 film that chronicles the ultimate high Hon. Bonnie Crane Hellums John Tobola school girl clique. This season offers something for Shelly Smith Hendry Lynda Transier James W. Hickey Paul-David Van Atta everyone – be sure to stop by the ticket window in the Kendall D. Hollrah Hector Villarreal lobby to get your tickets to all of these great shows! R. Maynard Holt, III Arden L. Walker, Jr. Samuel M. Jacobson Margaret Alkek Williams Thank you to all of those who have generously supported Edward L. Jaroski John F. Williamson Daniel E. Klaes Dennis M. Wittry the TUTS Underground vision. It is because of the continued support of show sponsors Berg & Androphy ADVISORY BOARD, 2015/16 and the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Sofia Adrogué Erin McCarthy that we are able to continue delivering the unexpected Patrick Blossom James G. McGrath Jenée Jongebloed Bobbora Paula Anita Mott and change what you think about musical theatre. Carol B. Brace Anthony Petrello Adrienne Brown-Franklin Rebecca Schwinger It’s truly amazing what we have been able to accomplish Nancy Brownlee Amy Shaper in such a short time. We are gaining momentum both John D. Burns Gavin H. Smith locally and nationally, allowing Houstonians to experience Matthew D. Cavenaugh Nancy Stow Anne Clutterbuck Toni Tate eclectic musical theatre at an affordable price. TUTS Peter Brett Cullen Leticia F. Trauber Underground has proven to be an incredible venture for Dee Dee Dochen James L. Tribble Gary W. Edwards Charles L. Watson us, and we can’t wait to see where it takes us next. Morris E. Foster Carrie Woliver Neal Guidry Reed Wood Cheers to TUTS Underground Season 3 and the many Robert L. Hargrave Aimee Woodall more to come! G. Kent Kahle PAST CHAIRmEN & PRESIDENTS
R. Gerald Bennett, James G. Bertman, Linda Bertman, Preston Bolton, Kent Bowden, Steven L. Burkett, Keith E. Eastin, Sandy Fitzgerald, Dennis L. Frost, Cameron Hightower, Dennis Irvine, G. Kent Kahle, Ronald C. Lassiter, Gerald A. Maley, Cissy Segall, John C. Breckenridge Gerald L. Sewell, Stewart P. Smith, Janet Stavely, Shirley Stein, David F. Taylor, Cheryl Thompson-Draper, Stephen M. Trauber, President and CEO Reed Wood, Lyndall Finley Wortham, Frank M. Young
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from the robberies and kidnappings. At times, Bonnie and Clyde were joined by Clyde’s brother artistic director and sister-in-law Buck Barrow and Blanche Barrow, Raymond Hamilton, W. D. Jones, Joe Palmer, Ralph Fults, and Henry Methvin. Despite the glamorous, romanticized portrait painted of them by the media, Bonnie and Clyde and their gang lived a harsh life out of Clyde’s various stolen cars which he would drive from state to state to avoid being caught. The spree came to an end in 1934. Before dawn on May 23, 1934, a posse composed of six police officers from Louisiana and Texas, led by Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, concealed themselves in bushes along the highway near Sailes, Louisiana. Bonnie and Clyde appeared in an automobile and when they attempted to drive away, the officers opened fire, shooting a reported 130 rounds at the couple’s car. During the ambush, Bonnie was shot by 26 bullets, and Clyde was shot 17 times. Clyde
Photo by Anthony Rathbun Photo by Anthony Rathbun Barrow and Bonnie Parker were once victims of the harsh times and living conditions I am pleased to welcome you to this thrilling during the Great Depression which led them production of Bonnie & Clyde. With a book by to make decisions which would change their Ivan Menchell, lyrics by Don Black, and music by lives forever and eventually claim them. Frank Wildhorn, this musical tells the story of the love and lost innocence of two of America’s I am thrilled to be co-directing this piece most legendary Depression Era gangsters. The with TUTS’ Associate Artistic Director, Marley musical premiered in 2009 in La Jolla, CA, and Wisnoski, and we are joined by local opened on Broadway in December 2011. The choreographer, Dana Lewis, and local music show was nominated for three Outer Critics director, Thom Culcasi. it has been a privilege Circle Awards and five Drama Desk Awards, to work with the talented designers, stage both including Best New Musical, as well as two management, cast, band, and crew in nominations for the 2012 Tony Awards. I believe bringing the legend of Bonnie and Clyde to Bonnie & Clyde is one of Frank Wildhorn’s best life. musicals, and we are excited to present it to you through TUTS Underground. We hope that you will join us again at TUTS Underground for the remaining shows of the Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May season which include Striking 12, Sweet 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow (March 24, Potato Queens, and Heathers. Enjoy the 1909 – May 23, 1934) were Texan outlaws and show! robbers from the Dallas area who traveled the central United States with their gang during the Join the revolution! Great Depression. Bonnie and Clyde met in Texas in January 1930 and were immediately smitten. When they met, Bonnie was 19 and married to an absent criminal, and Clyde was 21 and untied. Shortly after they met, he was Bruce Lumpkin sentenced to jail for burglary. Bonnie smuggled Artistic Director a gun to him in prison, and he was able to escape. Clyde was later recaptured and sent back to prison. Although Bonnie dreamed of becoming an actress and spent her time penning poetry, she loved Clyde and rejoined him when “Some day they'll go down together; he was paroled in February 1932. And they'll bury them side by side; To few it'll be grief— From 1932 to 1934, Bonnie and Clyde’s gang To the law a relief— evolved from petty uncalculating, common But it's death for Bonnie and Clyde.” criminals to nationally-known bank robbers, murderers, and public enemies. The gang was From “The End of the Line” by Bonnie believed responsible for at least 13 murders, Elizabeth Parker, written two weeks before including several policemen, as well as several her death
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UNDERGROUND lEADERS
JOHN C. BRECKENRIDGE BRUCE lUMPKIN President/CEO Artistic Director
John C. Breckenridge joined Theatre Bruce Lumpkin joined the staff at Theatre Under The Stars in 1990 to oversee TUTS’ Under The Stars in July 2012 as Artistic rapidly-expanding operations. In 1994 he Director to maintain artistic oversight of assumed the role of Producer and then in TUTS’ producing operations, to provide March 1999, he took over the additional creative direction to TUTS’ Humphreys duties of Chief Operating Officer. In School of Musical Theatre, and to enhance September 2006, he became TUTS’ TUTS’ voice in the arts community. In President and CEO. In his 23 years with 2013, he launched TUTS’ newest venture, TUTS Underground—a series featuring TUTS, Mr. Breckenridge has overseen ground-breaking, alternative, and more than 175 productions, including the affordable new musicals. world premieres of the Kopit/Yeston Phantom, James Michener’s Sayonara, After earning his BFA from the University Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Jekyll of Houston, Bruce got his start in theatre & Hyde. He also served as General at TUTS as the resident director of the Manager of the pre-Broadway tour of Humphreys School. He soon caught the Annie Warbucks and as co-producer of attention of Tommy Tune, who recruited the tours of Deaf West Theatre’s Big River Bruce to work on several Broadways titles and 9 to 5: The Musical. He served as including Grand Hotel, My One and Only, TUTS’ representative on the Design/ Nine, Stepping Out, and The Best Little Development Committee for the Hobby Whorehouse In Texas. Center. Prior to joining TUTS, Mr. Breckenridge spent ten years on the road Bruce’s career has taken him to several in various management and technical respected theatres across the nation roles on tours including The Magic of including the 5th Avenue Theatre, Cape David Copperfield, The Unsinkable Molly Fear Regional Theatre, Casa Manana, Brown, Jesus Christ Superstar and Dicapo Opera Company, Heritage Oklahoma! In all, his career has taken him Entertainment, the Lyric Theatre, Maine to 48 states and nine foreign countries. State Musical Theatre, North Shore Music Mr. Breckenridge has a degree in Lighting Theatre, the Pittsburgh CLO, and Walnut Design and Technical Theatre from the Street Theatre. He counts Summer ’69 University of Michigan. He is a past and Honky Tonk Angel among his off- President of the National Alliance for Broadway work, and he served as the artistic director to Broadway’s Mindfreak Musical Theatre and serves on the boards featuring illusionist Criss Angel. of The Hobby Center and the Houston Additionally, Bruce co-directed Grand Downtown Alliance. He serves on the Hotel on London’s West End and served Executive Committees of the Independent on the creative team for the national tours Presenters Network and the Broadway of Dr. Doolittle and Nine. He received the League, where he is also a Tony voter. He Barrymore Award for Best Director and volunteers with the Airport Rangers, a Best Musical for his revisionist look at community-based mounted security Cabaret. Other personal milestones for patrol that rides the perimeter of the Bruce include his work in the world 11,000 acre George Bush Intercontinental premieres of Dodsworth and Grossingers Airport. He is a member of class XXVII of and the US premiere of La Vie En Bleu. The American Leadership Forum and has been a proud member of the International Bruce is thrilled to have returned to Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Houston, the city where he grew up, and since 1984. His family includes wife to work at TUTS, the theatre where his Michelle and children, Andrew, Jessica career began. and Jet.
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performance partners
Performances of Bonnie & clyde are made possible through the generous support of the following sponsors:
Berg & androphy Berg & Androphy, a Houston-based law firm with a national trial practice in both civil and criminal law, congratulates TUTS on the new Underground David H. Berg, Joel M. Androphy, Partner, Berg & Partner, Berg & series: edgy, captivating, rockin’ and Androphy Androphy occasionally a bit risqué. TUTS Underground – delivering new musicals to a new generation.
the albert and ethel Herzstein charitable foundation The Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation is dedicated to honoring the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Herzstein by supporting projects that enhance our community and benefit individuals in need. Theatre Under The Stars appreciates the Foundation’s support for our educational programs, such as the Tommy Tune Awards and Musicals for Young Audiences. We salute the Herzstein Charitable Foundation for its long time commitment to our community outreach programs and its production sponsorship of TUTS Underground’s second season.
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Presents Bonnie & Clyde Book by Lyrics by Music by Ivan Menchell Don Black Frank Wildhorn
With
Colton Berry Marco Camacho Kevin Cooney Curt Denham Ella DuCharme Scott Fonseka Adam Gibbs Casey Gilbert Dylan Godwin Robert Hager Nick Henderson Susan Koozin Courtney Markowitz Miles Marmolejo Savannah May Kathryn Porterfield Susan Shofner Drew Starlin Robin Van Zandt Brooke Wilson
Scenery Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Ryan McGettigan Colleen Grady Christina R. Giannelli Andrew Harper
Music Director/Conductor Hair & Wig Design Production Stage Manager New York Casting Thom Culcasi Jeff Knaggs Debs Ramser Binder Casting Jason Styres, CSA
Choreographed by Dana Lewis
Directed by Bruce Lumpkin & Marley Wisnoski
Bonnie & Clyde is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com
Original Broadway Production Produced by Kathleen Raitt Jerry Frankel Jeffrey Richards Barry Satchwell Smith Michael A. Jenkins
Howard Caplan Bernie Abrams/Michael Speyer Howard Kagan Barry & Carol Kaye Terry Schnuck Nederlander Presentatoins Corey Brunish/Brisa Trinchero Alden Badway Podell/The Broadway Consortium Patty Baker Bazinet & Company Uniteus Entertainment Ken Mahoney Jeremy Scott Blaustein
in association with
Stage Ventures 2011 Limited Partnership Darren Bagert Robert G. Bartner/Ambassador Theatre Group BGM Broadway Across America Michael D. Coit Mary Cossette Ronald Frankel Lloyd Fruge Bruce Robert Harris/Jack W. Batman Cynthia Stroum DSM/Gabriel Kamel Irving Welzer
World Premiere of Bonnie & Clyde produced by La Jolla Playhouse Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director & Michael S. Rosenberg, Managing Director
Subsequently presented at Asolo Repertory Theatre, Sarasota, FL Michael Donald Edward, Producing Artistic Director & Linda DiGabriele, Managing Director
Theatre Under The Stars was founded in 1968 by Frank M. Young
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cast of characters
(In order of appearance)
bonnie Parker...... kaThryn PorTerfield* Clyde barrow...... roberT hager* young bonnie...... ella dUCharMe emma Parker...... SUSan koozin* Minister...... adaM gibbS* young Clyde...... SCoTT fonSeka Cumie barrow...... SUSan Shofner* henry barrow...... CUrT denhaM* buck barrow...... drew STarlin* first judge...... kevin Cooney* Ted hinton...... adaM gibbS*
blanche barrow...... CoUrTney MarkowiTz* eleanore...... brooke wilSon* Trish...... CaSey gilberT Stella...... robin van zandT Sheriff Schmid...... CUrT denhaM* bud...... niCk henderSon* Preacher...... kevin Cooney* Second judge...... kevin Cooney* first Penitentiary guard...... MarCo CaMaCho Shopkeeper...... MarCo CaMaCho deputy johnson...... MarCo CaMaCho bank Teller...... ColTon berry governor ferguson...... brooke wilSon* Captain frank hamer...... dylan godwin* detective alcorn...... niCk henderSon* ensemble...... MileS MarMolejo, Savannah May
Production Stage Manager: debS raMSer* assistant Stage Manager: jennifer kelley* fight Captain: niCk henderSon* dance Captain: dylan godwin*
* Members of actors’ equity association, the Union of Professional actors and Stage Managers in the United States and Canada.
The photographing or sound recording of any performance, or the possession of any such device inside the theatre without the written permission of the management, is prohibited.
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musical numbers
act one
Picture Show...... Young bonnie, Young clyde, bonnie, clyde
This World Will Remember Me...... clyde, bonnie
You’re Goin’ Back To Jail...... blanche, buck, salon Women
How ‘Bout A Dance...... bonnie
When I Drive...... clyde, buck
God’s Arms Are Always Open...... preacher, congregation
You Can Do Better Than Him...... Ted, clyde
You Love Who You Love...... bonnie, blanche
Raise A Little Hell...... clyde
This World Will Remember Us...... clyde, bonnie
act two
Made In America...... preacher, ensemble
Too Late To Turn Back Now...... clyde, bonnie
That’s What You Call A Dream...... blanche
What Was Good Enough For You...... clyde, bonnie
Bonnie...... clyde
Raise A Little Hell (Reprise)...... clyde, buck, Ted
Dyin’ Ain’t So Bad...... bonnie
God’s Arms Are Always Open (Reprise)...... blanche, preacher
Picture Show (Reprise)...... Young bonnie, Young clyde
Dyin’ Ain’t So Bad (Reprise)...... bonnie, clyde
orchestra Woodwinds: Graham robin, paul harris Guitars: FranK DebreTTi, paul chesTer Fiddle: Doreen hanrahan Keyboard: sarah spencer Drums: joe beam
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WHO’S WHO CURT DENHAM (Henry Theatre Company: Next To Normal as Gabe, Barrow/Sheriff Schmid) is thrilled Parade as Frankie Epps. Robert has performed at to join TUTS Underground for various venues in NYC including The Bitter End this exciting season. Recent and Joe’s Pub. Thanks to Cynthia at Gotham appearances include the title role Talent and AEA. Love to my family, friends and in The Wizard of Oz at Casa Chris. Twitter/Instagram @robihager. Manana and The Husband in SUSAN KOOZIN (Emma Parker) Sondheim’s Putting It Together at Cabrillo Stage. is happy to be back at TUTS. Seen Other Casa appearances include Big River and The previously in Hands on a Hard Sound of Music. Other Regional: Maltz Jupiter, Body, The Best Little Whorehouse Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Theatre By The in Texas, Hairspray, and The Sound Sea, TheatreWorks and Sierra Repertory. of Music. Stages: Pete ‘n’ Keely, ELLA DuCHARME (Young Sexy Laundry, The Great American Bonnie) a Kinkaid 7th grader and Trailer Park Musicals, Always HSMT student, is thrilled for her Patsy Cline, Steel Magnolias, The Blonde, the TUTS Underground debut! Brunette, and the Vengeful Redhead, Grey Gardens, Credits: Big The Musical, Hair- Black Pearl Sings, Nickel and Dimed, Bright Ideas, spray-TUTS; Annie, Once On Dirty Blonde, Company. Classical Theatre This Island, Seussical, Shrek, Company: Ubu Roi. Unity Theatre: Shooting Star. Godspell, A My Name is Alice. COURTNEY MARKOWITZ Thanks to family, Pam and TUTS for believing in (Blanche Barrow) is thrilled to my dreams to be in a picture show! Joshua 1:9 return to the TUTS Underground SCOTT FONSEKA (Young Clyde) stage. Previously at TUTS: Lizzie, is a student at the Humphreys The Musical (Alice), Sweet Potato School (Little Mermaid Jr. and Big Queens staged reading (Too Much The Musical). He has previously Tammy). Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde appeared with TUTS Underground (Emma u/s). National Tours: Spring in LMNOP as Timmy Towgate. Awakening (Ilse), Jekyll & Hyde (Emma u/s). Other Credits with TUTS include The regional: Legally Blonde (Vivienne), All Shook Up Music Man (Ensemble) and Camelot (Sandra), The Producers (Ulla), The Drowsy Chap- (Sir Tom). Scott is thrilled to be a part of this show. erone (Janet). Thanks to Bruce, Marley and Thom! For Quinn - my own partner in crime. Let’s go. ADAM GIBBS (Ted Hinton/ Minister) is thrilled to have played KATHRYN PORTERFIELD Gabe in First Date with TUTS (Bonnie Parker) is thrilled to be Underground. Recent credits: back at TUTS Underground! HGO’s Sweeney Todd, title roles Recent credits include: First Date in Theater LaB’s My Name is (Woman #2), The Music Man Asher Lev and Classical Theatre (Ensemble), James and the Giant Company’s Dr. Faustus, Alley Peach (Lady Bug) and Sweet Theatre: Ether Dome, Our Town, The Man Who Potato Queens Reading (Flower Came to Dinner, Christmas Carol, Stages Reper- Tammy) with TUTS! Other credits include; Panto: tory: Life Could Be A Dream, Yankee Tavern, and Rapunzel (Rapunzel) and Xanadu (Euterpe) at Amy’s View, Unity Theatre: Forever Plaid, Miller Stages Rep, Into the Woods (Lucinda) at Main Outdoor: Thoroughly Modern Millie. He is a proud Street Theater, Parade (Lucille), The Secret Garden member of AEA. (Martha) and Les Miserables (Fantine) at Casa Mañana. Thank you to family, friends and Nathan. ROBERT HAGER (Clyde Barrow) is thrilled to be in SUSAN SHOFNER (Cumie Houston with TUTS Under- Barrow) TUTS: Mrs. Squires in ground. Broadway: Doctor The Music Man, Mother Abbess Zhivago as Yanko, Spring Awak- in The Sound of Music, Corene in ening (OBC), How To Succeed…, Urban Cowboy, Ma Bailey in A Bye Bye Birdie. Tour: Spring Wonderful Life, Wardrobe in Awakening as Hanschen. Arden Beauty and the Beast, Evangeline
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WHO’S WHO Harcourt in Anything Goes. National Tours: Best MARCO CAMACHO (Guard/ Little Whorehouse in Texas, On the Twentieth Shopkeeper/Deputy Johnson) is Century. Regional: Light in the Piazza, Urinetown, thrilled to be making his Under- Road Show, Pal Joey, Into the Woods, The Rink, A ground debut! TUTS: James and Civil War Christmas, Follies, Company, A Little the Giant Peach; Music Box: Night Music, Nunsense, Convenience, Evita. Avenue Q (Princeton/Rod), Next Proud member Actors’ Equity Association. to Normal (Henry), Spelling Bee (Chip Tolentino), Godspell, Assa- DREW STARLIN (Buck sins; MST: Into the Woods (Jack/ Steward). Film/ Barrow) is ecstatic to be back in TV: Nickelodeon’s Victorious and Horrible Turn the Underground! Recently seen (Prequel to Dr. Horrible w/ Neil Patrick Harris). in The Full Monty (Jerry) in Love to Sean & family! Kansas City and in the World Premiere Staged Reading of Sweet KEVIN COONEY (Judge/ Potato Queens (Rooster). Stage Preacher) has appeared on credits: Footloose (Chuck Cran- Broadway, in national tours, and ston) Broadway Cast, Snakebit (Gary) Off- at regional theatres all over the Broadway Cast, Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Elvis), country. He has also enjoyed a among many others. Television: Law & Order, successful career in film and tele- Late Night with Conan O’Brien, NUMB3RS, and vision. Recent TUTS roles: sheriff Monk. Much love to Gavián & Gabriella and the in Best Little Whorehouse, mayor gorgeous, Michelle. in Music Man, the guy who won the car in Hands on a Hard Body. BROOKE WILSON (Eleanore/ Governor Ferguson) A few favorite CASEY GILBERT (Trish) is TUTS credits: Smokey Joe’s Café thrilled to be making her debut with (Patty), First Date (Woman #1), TUTS Underground! Recent Waiting for Johnny Depp (Rita), credits include Meet Me in St. Louis Reefer Madness (Sally), Whore- (Esther), The All Night Strut (The house (Doatsey Mae), Hands On A Alto), Legally Blonde (Pilar) and Hardbody (Cindy), Urban Cowboy The Three Musketeers (Constance). (Sissy), Whorehouse (Shy), The Music Man (Ethel), Endless thanks to friends and LMNOP (Ruth/LaGreer). Other Regional Credits: family! For Mom & Dad. www.caseygilbert.com Trailer Park Musical (Jeannie), Full Monty DYLAN GODWIN (Captain (Georgie), RENT (Maureen), Trailer Park Musical Frank Hamer/Joe/Dance Captain) (Pippi), Honky Tonk Angels (Sue Ellen), Bat Boy returns to TUTS having previ- (Maggie), Beauty And The Beast (Babette), ously appeared in First Date, Christmas Carol, The Miser and Forum at The Music Man, Reefer Madness, Alley. www.brookewilson.com James and the Giant Peach, Sweet COLTON BERRY (Guard/Bank Potato Queens (workshop), Teller) landed in Houston after his Beauty and the Beast, 110 in the stint in American Idol’s “Top 24” Shade. National Tour: Fiddler on the Roof. in 2008. In addition to performing, Regional: Good People, A Christmas Carol, Ether he serves as Artistic Director of Dome, Amadeus, Peter Pan, Our Town, Life Could Bayou City Theatrics. Favorite Be A Dream, AltarBoyz, The Tempest, Ubu Roi. credits include Andrew Lippa’s NICK HENDERSON (Bud/ Wild Party (Burrs), Bat Boy Detective Alcorn/Fight Captain) (Edgar), The Last Five Years (Jamie), Jesus Christ is thrilled to be back, y’all! Local Superstar (Judas), and Dogfight (Birdlace). productions include: Reefer Madness and LMNOP at TUTS Underground, and Houston’s first Equity Member’s Project Code, Milk Train. Proud St.Louisan, and recently named Artistic Director of
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WHO’S WHO ‘Cocktales&CurtainCalls’, a theatrical pubcrawl THOM CULCASI (Music Director/Conductor) and site-specific production company, serving up TUTS: Miss Saigon, Man of La Mancha and intoxicating entertainment. #equityworks Victor/Victoria at The Hobby Center and A MILES MARMOLEJO Chorus Line and Smokey Joe’s Cafe at Miller (Ensemble) is excited to be making Outdoor Theater. Toronto: Master Class, Dir. his TUTS Underground debut. Leonard Foglia starring Elizabeth Ashley. Las Favorite roles with TUTS include: Vegas projects: Musical Director, Jerry Mitchell/ James and the Giant Peach Andrew Lippa’s Peepshow , “America’s Got (James); Big, The Musical (Young Talent”, Mamma Mia! and Company. This Josh); Yankee Doodle Dandy December, Thom will be conducting A Christmas (Young George); Cathy Rigby is Story for TUTS at The Hobby Center. In March, Peter Pan (Lost Boy). Film/Commercial: Looper he will conduct the World Premiere of Sweet (Young Joe), Verizon, Laura Star (voice of Paul) Potato Queens by Rupert Holmes, Sharon Vaughn and Melissa Manchester for TUTS Underground. SAVANNAH MAY (Ensemble) Thom has written two musicals which will be read is thrilled to be making her TUTS here in Houston. Underground debut. Some of her credits include: Hairspray (Lou CHRISTINA R. GIANNELLI (Lighting Design) Ann), Music Man (Gracie Shinn), designs for ballet, opera, theater and events. In the Bring it On (Lucky McClover/ course of her career she has been the Resident cheerleader) and Ruthless (Tina Lighting Designer for Houston Grand Opera, Denmark). She wishes to thank Houston Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, Cleveland- God, family and friends for the love and support San Jose Ballet, and the Metropolitan Opera. She and also a big thank you to TUTS for all the has also designed extensively for other ballet and wonderful opportunities. opera companies throughout the United States and abroad. She delights in lighting new works ROBIN VAN ZANDT (Stella) is and those that blend multiple art forms. She is the thrilled to return to TUTS. Robin founder and president of Dance Source Houston, is grateful to have worked with a service organization that supports and promotes theaters around Houston such as Contemporary Dance in the greater Houston area. Theater LaB Houston, Texas Repertory Theatre, Unity Theatre, COLLEEN GRADY (Costume Design) Previ- Stages Repertory Theatre and ously, 18 Seasons at Walnut Street Theatre in SRO Productions. Proud alumni Philadelphia as Shop Manager/Designer. Favorite of TPAP Company 1 and BTP. BFA. Love to my designs: Evita, La Vie En Blue, Fiddler on the family. For David PS:118 Roof (Barrymore Award), La Cage Aux Folles (Barrymore Award), In the Heights, Godspell, MARLEY WISNOSKI (Co-Director) serves as Love Story, and Aspects of Love. Off-Broadway: the Associate Artistic Director at TUTS. She is Summer of ’69. TUTS Designs: Best Little a director and dramaturge with a MA in Theatre Studies from the Royal Central School of Speech Whorehouse in Texas, Waiting for Johnny Depp, and Drama-University of London, and she holds LMNOP, James and the Giant Peach, Music a BFA in Performance from Baylor University. Man, First Date and Hairspray. Much thanks to Prior to relocating to Houston, Marley practiced everyone in the Costume Shop for all of their hard theatre in London for two years and has worked work! Love to husband Mark Grady and their “fur on several productions in the UK, Ireland, and kids”. For mom and dad always. the USA. She most recently worked at TUTS as ANDREW HARPER (Sound Design) is excited to Director for First Date and James and the Giant return for a third season with TUTS Underground! Peach and as Assistant Director for Music Man, Previously, for Underground: First Date, LMNOP, Waiting for Johnny Depp, Reefer Madness, The Waiting for Johnny Depp, Reefer Madness, Hands Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Hands On A On A Hardbody, Murder Ballad, Lizzie. Other TUTS Hardbody, Murder Ballad, Elf, and Man of La credits include Rent, Smokey Joe’s Café, Hair- Mancha. For Owen. spray, Sweet Potato Queens (staged reading), Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Houston Grand Opera: Sweeney Todd, A Coffin in Egypt (World Premiere),
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WHO’S WHO A Little Night Music. Generations Theatre: Sweeney Bound, From My Mother’s Mother, and Your Todd, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Spring Awak- Name Means the Sea (World Premieres); Houston ening. Additionally, Andrew has designed for regional Ballet: Tsuru. Upcoming: Die Fledermaus (New and educational theatres, including Main Street, Orleans Opera). www.RyanMcGettigan.com. Stages, Unity, Catastrophic, Actor’s Theatre/Houston. DEBS RAMSER (Production Stage Manager) Upcoming projects include Striking 12 (TUTS Under- TUTS Underground, second season. TUTS main ground). www.andrewharpersound.com stage: Smokey Joe’s Café, The Music Man. Previ- JEFF KNAGGS (Hair and Makeup Design) ously for TUTS: Miss Saigon, Les Misèrables, West could not be happier to design his first Under- Side Story, Singin’ in the Rain, among others. Main ground show. His work has been seen in Broadway Street Theater, ten seasons, including: Into The shows such as Spamalot, Les Miserables, The Woods, The Coast of Utopia, Arcadia, Homebody/ Woman in White, Beauty and the Beast, Bombay Kabul. Prague Shakespeare Company, four seasons, Dreams, Dracula, Movin’ Out, 42nd Street and including: Into The Woods, Macbeth, Henry V, As The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Regionally You Like It. Houston Shakespeare Festival, fourteen and across the nation, Jeff has worked on Mamma seasons. Multiple productions at Classical Theatre Mia (Production Supervisor), Peepshow, Young Company, Generations Theatre, Stages Theatre, Frankenstein (Production Supervisor), Kinky Opera Vista, Houston Grand Opera, and Houston Boots, and “America’s Got Talent ”. Jeff’s other Ballet. Education: B.A., Rice University. Proud job is Head of Hair, Makeup and Wardrobe for member of Actors’ Equity since 1996. “Dancing with the Stars: At Sea”. Love to Thom JENNIFER KELLEY (Assistant Stage Manager) and those babies! made her TUTS Underground debut in 2014/2015 DANA LEWIS (Choreographer) is excited to be season with LMNOP then followed with First returning to TUTS Underground where her work Date. PSM with Opera in the Heights 2011/2013 was last seen in Reefer Madness and First Date. La fille du regiment, Cosi fan tutti, Anna Bolena, Formerly Resident Choreographer at Stages St. Il Trovatore, Otello, Macbeth, I Capuleti e I Louis and on the Dance Faculty at Webster Univer- Montecchi, Don Pasquale, La Traviata, Hansel sity, Dana now makes Houston her home. She und Gretal. choreographs for HITS Theatre and is on staff for BINDER CASTING (Casting) Broadway: Studio3 Performing Arts Convention (Studio3Tour. Dames at Sea, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & com). Dana has also choreographed for Webster Murder, Lion King, Nice Work If You Can Get It, University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts and Born Yesterday, The Miracle Worker, Finian’s The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. She is a Kevin Rainbow, Brighton Beach Memoirs, A Chorus Kline award winner (Footloose) and a two-time St. Line, Gypsy, 39 Steps, White Christmas, Is He Louis Theater Circle Awards winner (My One and Dead?, Inherit The Wind, Journey’s End, Butley, Only, My Fair Lady). Member: AEA, SDC Virginia Woolf, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, RYAN McGETTIGAN (Scenic Design) TUTS Movin’ Out, 42nd Street, Music Man, Iceman Underground: First Date, LMNOP, Reefer Cometh, Charlie Brown, Sound of Music, Beauty Madness; Theatre Under the Stars: Smokey Joe’s & the Beast, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Chicago, Cafe. Stages: Marie Antoinette (Best Set Design King & I, Damn Yankees, Lost in Yonkers, Jerome Award - Houston Press), Failure, The Marvelous Robbins’ Broadway, The Goodbye Girl. Film/TV: Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns, Language Archive, Dreamgirls, Chicago, Nine, Hairspray, Carousel Next to Normal; Classical Theatre Company: (PBS/NY Phil), Six by Sondheim (HBO), So You Christmas Carol, Importance of Being Earnest, Think You Can Dance. Regional/Other: NY City Doctor Faustus, Ubu Roi; Glimmerglass Festival: Center Encores! series, Hartford Stage, West Side Trouble in Tahiti, The Odyssey (World Premiere); Story (San Francisco Symphony), Lyric Opera of New Orleans Opera: Le nozze di Figaro, Carmen, Chicago, TUTS. Ten–time Artios Award winner. Lucia di Lammermoor; Houston Grand Opera:
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Executive staff Education President and CEO ...... John C. Breckenridge Assistant Director, Education ...... Sara Brunow Artistic Director...... Bruce Lumpkin Manager, Education...... Shay. . Rodgers Chief Development Officer...... Carol. Ostlind Thornburg Manager, The River ...... Eileen Edmonds Director, Administration and Education ...... Bob Lawson Coordinator, Education ...... Mikeitta Williams Director, Development, Capital Projects...... Gina Sullivan Coordinator, Education ...... Calvin Hudson Director, Finance...... Joel Szulc Associate, Education and Volunteers...... David Oliver Director, Sales and Marketing ...... David Greiss Artistic Director, Tommy Tune Awards...... Michael Tapley Faculty...... Laura Babbitt, Melanie Bivens, Stephanie Blue, administrative Winold Brown, Thomas Culcasi, Khrystian Cunningham, Executive Assistant and Company Manager . .Robert Lynn III Rozie Curtis, Ellen Dyer, Kathy Elder, Julithe Garrett, Associate, Administration...... Shamica Palmer Jill Giles, Kaundria Gay, Joshua Green, Dylan Godwin, Brittany Halen, Lisa Harris, Stephen Hudson, financial Operations Jo Ellen Hubert, Michelle Kendrick, Amanda Krysinski, Coordinator, Accounts Payable ...... Karen Jacobsen Cathy Marmolejo, Michael Mertz, Glenn Sharp, Coordinator, Payroll and Benefits ...... Lynne Fredrichsen Dana Sparks, Elisabeth Swim, Katey Tidwell, Evan Tsitsias, Brenda Varvoutis, Jimmy Vukovich, Development Brooke Wilson, Adam Zarowski Manager, Institutional Giving ...... Isabel Nart Manager, Donor Records ...... Faye Hosein technical staff Manager, Corporate Relations...... Elizabeth Fahnders Head Carpenter ...... Ivy Whisnant Associate, Development Donor Records ...Lorielle Anderson Assistant Carpenter...... Oscar Gonzales Flyman ...... Weston "Moustache" Dugas Marketing Master Electrician...... Tom Rekuc Assistant Director, Marketing ...... Laura Pettitt Assistant Electrician ...... Susan Miller, Kenny Thompson, Manager, Design and Communications...... Scott Howard Jesse Davilla Manager, Marketing and Public Relations...... Caroline Timm Head Sound...... Ben Huggins Coordinator, Digital Marketing ...... Misty Robertson Assistant Sound ...... Tracy Marcantel, Paul Keltz Coordinator, Graphic Design and Marketing . .Gaby Quintana Head Props...... Will Greer Associate, Marketing and PR...... Neely Stuart Assistant Props...... Kenn Coplan
ENCORE Boutique special Credits Manager, Encore Boutique...... Suzanne Tidwell General Counsel ...... Thomas O. Moore III tUts ticket Center Bracewell & Giuliani New York Counsel...... Marsha Brooks, Esq., Assistant Director, Ticket Services ...... Patrick Plunk Thomas R. Distler, Esq. Manager, Group Sales...... Evan Camp Brooks & Distler Assistant Manager, Ticket Services ...... Anthony Martinez Employee Relations Attorney...... Jerry Swonke Assistant Manager, Ticket Services...... Christina Martinez Law office of Gerard J. Swonke. P. C. Coordinator, Group Sales ...... Elizabeth England Auditors...... BDO Seidman, LLP Customer Service Representatives...... Brianna Dixon, Banking ...... Laura Bumgarner, Chase Jeanean Dorsey, Ashlei Kennedy, Rocky Miller, Special Projects Consultant...... Jim Bernhard Ruben Perez, LaWanda Washington, Accomodations...... Extended. . Stay America Courtney Wilson, Andrew Yoo Transportation...... Enterprise Rent-a-Car Production staff Fitness ...... Trotter Family YMCA Associate Artistic Director ...... Marley Wisnoski Executive Assistant and Company Manager . .Robert Lynn III Company Management Associate ...... Alex Stone Orchestra Personnel Manager ...... David Zeagler Production Assistant/Stage Manager ...... Skye Krienitz Costume Shop Manager/Designer ...... Colleen Grady Assistant Costume Shop Manager/Designer ... Sandy Keslar Hair Supervisor ...... Jeff Knaggs Casting...... Binder Casting Jay Binder, CSA, Jack Bowdan, CSA, Mark Brandon, CSA, Jason Styres, CSA, Joanna Levinger Casting Interns ...... Ryan Brodsky, Mahek Tulsiani
Theatre Under The Stars (Registered in U.S. Patent and The director & choreographer of this pro- Trademark Office) is a member of the Independent duction are members of the Stage Directors Presenters Network, The Broadway League, National and Choreographers Society, Inc., an inde- Alliance for Musical Theatre, Houston Theatre Alliance, Texas pendent national labor union. Non-Profit Theatres, Inc., Texas Alliance for the Promotion of the Arts and Houston's Theater District Association. This theatre operates under an agreement between the Theatre and Actors' Equity The musicians employed in this production are Association, the Union of Professional Actors members of the American Federation of Musicians. and Stage Managers in the United States.
Stagehands services provided by IATSE Local 51 Wardrobe services provided by TWU Local 896
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