TRI-VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE PROGRAM “The extraordinary dreams of ordinary people” ---Studs Terkel MAY 14th @ 7:30, 15th @ 7:30 AND 16th @ 2:30 2021 TVHS Theatre: 503 E Washington St, Downs, IL 61736 www.tri-valley3.org Name, _____________________ Mailing Address, __________________ Email Address ___________________ Telephone, ____________________ House Rules Circle the level of membership you would like to support: Photography/Recording- The taking of any photos and/or Audio or video recording of a performance is strictly BLUE $10-$49 GOLD $50-$99 VIKING $100+ Prohibited. CellPhones/Texting- Please turn offcell phones during performances. Please refrain fromtexting and social Please makes checks payable to Tri-Valley Fine Arts Boosters. media as it can disturb others who are trying to enjoy the show. You may also purchase your membership through the TV Webstore online. Smoking- Smoking is prohibited. Masks/Facial coverings- Masks are required inside the theatre unless prevented by a medical condition. Please Note: Performers will have masks removed during some aspects of this performance. SHOUT-OUTS to the TEAM of WORKING, A Musical Tri-Valley High School Theatre Program Presents Congrats on your final show Hannah! Love Mom, Dad, & Alex Amazing job to the cast, crew, & director! We are proud of you! David & Amie Mouser Good Luck Anthony! Love - Mom, Dad and Jason Kaity - You have a starring role in my heart! Love & Applause, Mom A Musical We love you Lana! You are amazing! From the book by STUDS TERKEL Love Mom, Dad & Jacob Adapted by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ and NINA FASO Zach - This has been a crazy year, but we are glad you get to finish your senior year with a musical. With additional contributions by Gordon Greenberg We are so proud of you. Songs by Congrats Emersyn on your role as Cleaning Lady. No more CRAIG CARNELIA excuses now about your bathroom! MICKI GRANT We love ya darlin' girl!! LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, Mom & Dad MARY RODGERS and SUSAN BIRKENHEAD STEPHEN SCHWARTZ Welcome Ms. Warloe! And congrats on your JAMES TAYLOR 1st TVHS production. Break a leg! New Orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire Fine Arts Boosters DIRECTOR/PRODUCER SPECIAL THANKS TO: Natasha Warloe Dr. David Mouser Ben Derges Christine Decker MUSIC PRODUCER MUSIC DIRECTOR CHOREOGRAPHER Seth Boggess Michael Wallace Ashleigh Feger Brenda and Harlan Geiser for Sponsorship The Music Shoppe for Sponsorship of The Singer’s Masks Old Town Tap and Restaurant for Sponsorship Working (2012 Revised Version) Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre Eric West. Fire Chief, Bloomington Fire Department International (MTI). Bloomington Junior High School Band Department All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. Community Players Theatre www.mtishows.com Tri-Valley Fine Arts Boosters Becky and Dan Marcotte David Sulzberger The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. Director’s Statement “Essential Workers”. A phrase that re-defined employment in America beginning March 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic Seth Boggess (Technical Director/Music Producer/Musician) highlighted the vital importance of the workers who keep our country has been working in various roles over the last twenty-five running, who provide for us and who we as a nation rely on. I years such as film composer on numerous shorts and thought what could be more fitting than to choose a musical that features; audio engineer on numerous albums including, most honors those Essential Workers. The ironworker, fast food worker, recently 1975 by No-No Boy released by the Smithsonian’s school teacher, factory worker, fireman, elder care worker, nanny, Folkways label and films including Universal’s INTOLERABLE cleaning lady and so many others. CRUELTY, Touchstone Pictures’ LADYKILLERS, New Line’s LOTR: RETURN OF THE KING; music producer on 1942 by Studs Terkel realized in 1972 that these professions needed to be No-No Boy, web designer, unit production manager on the given a voice and published his renowned novel, Working: People feature film CARTEL WAR, and screenwriter and director on Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What the award-winning short film LEFT ALONE. Seth is excited to They Do. He recorded countless hours of interviews and many of be working with the talented students here at Tri-Valley High these lyrics and script are exactly as spoken by those individuals. School. The first production of Working, with a book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Steve Stark (Set Designer/Master Builder) has been working Mary Rodgers and James Taylor first opened at the Goodman on productions at Tri-Valley since he was a student here (he Theatre in Chicago December 1977.The musical was updated in is a 2006 graduate). Steve is a Youth Minister at Northside 2008-2011 adding Gordon Greenberg and Lin-Manuel Miranda to Church of Christ and a barista at the Union Café. He is the distinguished artistic team. As Studs states in his book excited to continue his involvement with Tri-Valley Theatre introduction, “To be remembered was the wish, spoken and and overjoyed to see students finally performing in facilities unspoken, of the heroes and heroines of this book.” that better reflect their ability and dedication. On a personal note, this production of WORKING, a Musical is Kinga Smutek (Musician/Audition Accompanist) is a senior at dedicated to my father, Bruce Warloe. I first stepped into this Illinois State University graduating this May with a Bachelor’s beautiful new theatre of Tri-Valley High School on the morning of in Music-Liberal Arts and a minor in Spanish. After October 30, 2020. I left this theatre to go to my father’s bedside to graduation, she plans to move back to the Chicago suburbs gather with family and say goodbye. He was gone that night. He was where she will be teaching piano and voice privately and the hardest worker I have ever known. He and my mother taught me playing and singing at local churches. She was thrilled to be and my siblings about hard work, honor and taking pride in all we asked to be a part of Working. She would like to thank the do. As the final song of the show reminds us, “Everyone should directors and cast of Working for trusting her in this role as have something to point to”. He left so many physical marks on our well as her parents for their never-ending support in community as an Engineer and Vice-President of Wroan everything she does. Construction and President of Warloe Construction. But I know that we are so much more than our physical marks on this earth. It is the lives we have touched, the respect we have shown to others, our country and our world. What will be your mark? What will you point to? -----Natasha Warloe, Director Natasha Warloe (Theatre Program Director/Director/Producer) is WORKING, A Musical MUSICAL NUMBERS and thrilled to be joining the TVHS family! She was last seen on stage as SCENES Sandra Bloom in Big Fish and Fräulein Schneider in Cabaret both at Community Players Theatre (CPT). She is a graduate of Tisch School 1. All the Live Long Day….…Mike Dillard and Company of the Arts, NYU (BFA in Acting), has worked with Columbia University’s MFA directing program, and studied with the MXAT at the 2. Mike……………………………..….…… Mike Dillard ART, Harvard University. Favorite past shows include Into the Woods 3. Office/Cubicles……………...…….Amanda McKenney at CPT, Assassins in Cambridge, MA, and Closer Than Ever in NYC. In Cubicle Workers and Rex 2010 she also produced and appeared in the award-winning short film 4. Delivery……………..Freddy Rodriguez and Customers Left Alone with writer/director Seth Boggess and their company Dark 5. Rex…………………………………...…....Rex Winship Yard Films. Natasha would like to thank Seth, Anika, Asher and her 6. Nobody Tells Me How……Rose Hoffman and Students team of family for their support. She would also like to thank Dr. David 7. Terry Mason………………….……………Terry Mason Mouser and Mr. Ben Derges for this opportunity. Thank you to all of the 8. Brother Trucker……..Frank Decker, Featured Vocalists, students for their hard work, talent and dedication! and Company Mike Wallace (Music Director) Mike is a retired Bloomington Public 9. Raj and Sharon…………Raj Chadha and Sharon Atkins Schools music educator. He also has an extensive history in music 10. Just a Housewife……….Kate Rushton and Housewives theater in Bloomington/Normal. Mike met Ms. Warloe while working as 11. Candy……………………………….Candy Cottingham musical director with the Community Players production of “Into the 12. Millwork…………….Grace Clements and Millworkers Woods”. Other recent credits as musical director include “Gypsy” 13. Allen……………………………………..Allen Epstein (Prairie Fire Theater) and “Floyd Collins” at Heartland Theater. All three 14. If I Could’ve Been…..…Grace Clements, Mike Dillard, of Mike’s children (Stuart, Peter, & Jeremy) are alumni of Tri-Valley Delores Dante, and Company Theater. His wife, Paula, has designed the head table for TV madrigal 15. The Mason………………...………….Anthony Coelho, dinners for the last 17 years. He is pleased to continue the tradition of Amanda McKenney, and Eddie Jaffe family participation with Tri-Valley Schools. 16. Eddie……………………………………….Eddie Jaffe 17. It’s an Art…………….…Delores Dante and Customers Ashleigh Rae-Lynn Feger (Choreographer) Ashleigh is a 2012 graduate from Tri-Valley High School. While in school she participated 18. Laid off Workers……………………Laid off Woman 1, in all the musicals and plays, was involved with band, choir, and jazz Laid off Woman 2, and Eddie choir. She was also a member of the scholastic bowl team, S.H.I.F.T., 19. Joe……………………..Joe Zutty, Young Joe, and Wife Speech Team, and the Cheerleading Squad.