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Music by Book and Iynes by Betty Camden and Directed by Craig A. Humphrey

IPFW DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE presents On the 20th Century

Book and Lyrics by Music by and ADOLPH GREEN CYCOLEMAN *** Set Design Costume Design SEAN M. STEWART THOMAS JOHN BERNARD Lighting Design Sound Design MARK RIDGEWAY ROB RIDER Technical Direction Costume Supervision Stage Manager SEAN M. STEWART THOMAS JOHN KACY JOHNSON BERNARD *** Musical Direction by MINDY COX

Instrumental Musical Direction by HOLLY KNOTT

Special Music Consultant STEPHEN W.R. SHEFTZ

Choreography by BRITTNEY COUGHLIN

Directed by CRAIG A. HUMPHREY

WILLIAMS THEATRE Opening night: Oct. 6, 2006

Based on plays by , Charles MacArthur, and Bruce Millholland. Broadway Production Directed by . Originally produced on the Broadway stage by Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, James Cresson, and Martin Richards.

On the is produced through special arrangement with Samuel French Inc., 45 W 25th St., , N.Y. 10010. CAST

Chicago Actors ...... BLANE PRESSLER, GREGG LOTHAMER, EMILIE HENRY, SHELBY PUTT, SARA SHEPHERD, and STEPHANIE VANDERWALL Owen O'Malley ...... JAMES VELEZ Olive Webb ...... BREONA CONRAD Letitia Primrose ...... MAGGIE KOLE HUNTER Secretary Rodgers ...... STEFAN ZUBAL Conductor Flanagan ...... BRIAN ERNSBERGER Congressman Lockwood ...... REUBEN ALBAUGH Anita ...... EMILIE HENRY Oscar Jaffee ...... GREG BOYLES Imelda Thornton ...... JANET PIERCY Max Jacobs ...... BLANE PRESSLER Lily Garland ...... KANDI MAGNER Bruce Gran it ...... BRETT TUBBS Agnes ...... SARA SHEPHERD Dr. Johnson ...... JESSICA BUTLER Porter #1 ...... BRENT BRUIN Porter #2 ...... CHAD KENNERK Porter #3 ...... : ...... ERIC SHEARER Porter #4 ...... AARON MANN Passengers ...... GREGG LOTHAMER, JANET PIERCY, BLANE PRESSLER, SHELBY PUTT, and STEPHANIE VANDERWALL Officers ...... STEFANIE VANDERWALL and GREGG LOTHAMER

The play takes place in 1932 Limited between Chicago and New York.

There will be one 15-minute intermission. MUSICAL NUMBERS

Act I

·Overture ...... Orchestra Stranded Again ...... Chicago Actors Saddle Up the Horse ...... Olive and Owen On the Twentieth Century...... I Rise Again ...... Oscar, Olive, and Owen Indian Maiden's Lament ...... Imelda and Girl Veronique ...... Lily, Oscar, and Company I Have Wriuen a Play ...... Conductor Flanagan Together ...... Oscar and Company Never ...... Lily, Olive, and Owen Our Private World ...... Oscar and Lily Repent ...... Letitia Mine ...... Oscar and Bruce I've Got It All...... Lily and Oscar On the Twentieth Century (reprise) ...... Company

Act II

Entr'acte: Life is Like a Train ...... Porters I Have Wriuen a Play ...... Congressman Lockwood Five Zeros ...... Owen, Olive, Letitia, and Oscar I Have Wriuen a Play ...... Dr. Johnson Sign Lily, Sign ...... Owen, Olive, Oscar, Letitia, Bruce, and Lily She's a Nut...... Conductor Flanagan, Officers, Olive, Owen, Oscar, Bruce, Lily, and Company Max Jacob ...... Max and Lily Babeue ...... Lily Last Will and Testament ...... Oscar Lily-Oscar...... Lily, Oscar, and Company On the Twentieth Century (reprise) ...... Company and Orchestra

ORCHESTRA

Conductor MINDY COX

Rehearsal Accompanist HOLLY KNOTT

Keyboard: HOLLY KNOTT; Keyboard 2: RHONDA PUTT; Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet: FARRELL VERNON; Trumpet: MATT WALTER; Bass: PATRICK GILLAN; Percussion: JOHN VANANTWERP WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY

REUBEN J. ALBAUGH (Congressman Lockwood) is a member of the associate faculty in performance, Box Office manager, and Costume Shop assistant for the IPFW Department ofTheatre. Albaugh received a B.A in theatre and a minor in dance from IPFW in 2004. During his time at IPFW; he has appeared in such shows as Upon a Mattress, Wheres Charley?, She Loves Me, , Harvey, Corpus Christi, Bye Bye Birdie, The Tempest, and Bus Stop. Albaugh has also performed at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre in Seussica~ Beauty and the Beast, and A Funny Thing Happened on the ~y to the Forum. Albaugh has directed Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown for the Starlight Community Theatre, Medea for the PineSap Art Fair, and Love, & Redemption at IPFW Albaugh has designed sets and lights for D. C Al Fine, The Power ofWomen, A Moon for the Misbegotten, and Talking With ... at IPFW and jungle Book at Fort Wayne Youtheatre.

GREG BOYLES (Oscar Jaffee) is a theatre major at IPFW, focusing on acting and directing. Boyles was most recently seen in Story Theatre. Boyles has also appeared in Bus Stop and Merrily Wf Roll Along at IPFW Both roles earned him Irene Ryan Nominations. His other credits include The Music Man, Medea, Once Upon a Mattress, Oklahoma!, and Arms and the Man. Boyles also appeared as Lou in Arena Dinner Theatre's production of Breaking Legs. He is currently working at Comfort Suites North.

BRENT BRUIN (Porter) was most recently seen in Babes in Arms as the hero Val. He has also performed in Beauty and the Beast with the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, Sweeny Todd with the Fort Wayne Summer Theatre Program, and Les Miserables at Homestead High School. He works as the stage manager for the Fort Wayne Ballet, as a pharmacy technician at Scott's Food & Pharmacy, and as a member of the IPFW Box Office staff. Bruin's family is originally from Peterbrough, Ontario, Canada.

JESSICA BUTLER (Dr. Johnson) is a junior theatre major and dance minor at IPFW Her IPFW credits include Merrily Wf Roll Along, Oklahoma!, Fool for Love, Talking With ... , and Babes in Arms. Butler has also earned Irene Ryan Nominations for her roles in The Comedy ofErrors and Hay Fever. She has also appeared in the 24 Hour Playhouse. She has also worked on Story Theatre, Bus Stop, Medea, and 6. 4. In her spare time, Butler is involved in scholarship pageants, working at Diskey Signs as a marketing representative, the Victory WW II Museum, and as the assistant choreographer for DeKalb High School's Sound Sensation Showchoir.

BREONA CONRAD (Olive Webb) has been seen at IPFWin Babes in Arms, The Comedy ofErrors, Bus Stop, Talking With ... , Moments, Oklahoma!, and her favorite role, Zaneeta, in The Music Man. She has also appeared in and Crazy for You at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. Conrad has been an employee of the Scene Shop; the Suzy Fuelling Dance Studio, where she teaches Irish Step dance; and Starbucks. Conrad would like to dedicate her performance to her Grandma Peg, "who is now watching from a better place." Conrad is a senior theatre major and music minor at IPFW

BRIAN ERNSBERGER (Conductor Flanagan) was most recently seen in I Love You, Youre Perftct, Now Change at the Gaslight Playhouse in Kendallville. Other favorite roles include David Bliss in Hay Fever, Jim Tyrone in A Moon For the Misbegotten at IPFW, Paul Verrall in Born Yesterday, and Sidney Cochran in California Suite at Arena Dinner Theatre. He has also directed Barefoot in the Park; Youre a Good Man, Charlie Browrr, and Lemonade joe Rides Again for the Gaslight Playhouse. Ernsberger holds a bachelor's degree in English from Ball State University and is currently pursing a career in arts management.

EMILE HENRY (Anita/Ensemble) is returning to IPFW after having appeared as Billie Smith in Babes in Arms. Her other IPFW credits include Kitty Verdun in Where's Charley? and Lady Larken in Once Upon a Mattress. Henry attends Columbia College Chicago, majoring in performance. Her other credits include The Sound ofMusic, , and Beauty and the Beast at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre and Dorothy in The Wizard ofOz with the Fort Wayne Youtheatre. Henry would like to thank her mom and dad for their love and support.

MAGGIE KOLE HUNTER (Letitia Primrose), a native of Cleveland, Ohio, is not unfamiliar to the stage. Her credits include The Music Man, Oklahoma!, and Talking With ... at IPFW; Fiddler on the Roofat the First Presbyterian Theatre; and Seussical, , and at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. She graduated from Kent State University with a B.F.A. in theatre and is currently the assistant to the dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts, director of the Community Arts Academy, an associate faculty member with the IPFW Department ofTheatre, and the speech coach at Elmhurst High School.

CHAD KENNERK (Porter) is making his Williams Theatre debut in this evening's performance. Kennerk is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW Last season, Kennerk served as the assistant stage manager for Story Theatre at IPFW When not busy with class work or rehearsals, he works at Best Buy.

GREGG LOTHAMER (Ensemble) has appeared in Story Theatre and The Music Man at IPFW He has appeared in several productions at Carroll High School including Footloose, Father ofthe Bride, and Our Town. He works in the shipping department at C&C Distributors. Lothamer is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW

AARON MANN (Porter) is a sophomore transfer student from Wabash College, where he received the Fine Arts Fellowship for entering freshmen. Mann returns to IPFW after having appeared in Babes in Arms as Marshal Blackstone. Most recently, Mann has appeared in jekyll and Hyde, Sweeny Todd, and Les Miserables with Fort Wayne Community Schools Summer Theatre; Beauty and the Beast and ~st Side Story at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre; The Andersonville Trial at Wabash College; and Honk! with Edwards Productions.

KANDI MAGNER (Lily Garland) is a senior theatre major and dance minor at IPFW This production marks h~r 20th production in 11 years. Some of her recent credits include Babes in Arms, The Comedy ofErrors, Merrily ~ Roll Along, The Music Man, and Story Theatre, which earned her an Irene Ryan Nomination. Magner is an employee of the IPFW Department ofTheatre Box Office and is an independent cake decorator. She would like to thank the department faculty for all they have done, as well as her friends, family, and supportive husband. This production marks the summation of Magner's education as her senior performance project. JANET PIERCY (Imelda Thornton) is a music teacher for Fort Wayne Community Schools and assistant choir director at Trinity Episcopal Church. Piercy has appeared in several shows including Beauty and the Beast at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre; Best Christmas Pageant Ever and Alice in WOnderland with the Fort Wayne You theatre; Musical Comedy Murders ofthe 1940 at Arena Dinner Theatre; and the American Classic Summer Revue at IPFW

BLANE PRESSLER (Max Jacobs) is a junior theatre major. Recently, he made his professional debut at the Barn Theatre in Augusta, Mich., and other appearances this summer where he was seen in Oklahoma! and as George Reed in 1776. At IPFW, he has appeared in The Comedy ofErrors, Medea, Merrily ~Roll Along, Oklahoma!, The Music Man, and Hay Fever. His performance in Hay Fever earned him an Irene Ryan Nomination. He has also performed in as Younger Brother.

SHELBY PUTT (Ensemble) is a freshman at IPFW, majoring in English and minoring in theatre. She has appeared in several productions including The Music Man and Oklahoma/with the IPFW Department ofTheatre and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic; The Secret Garden and Footloose, both at Carroll High School; and jekyll and Hyde with Fort Wayne Community Schools.

ERIC SHEARER (Porter) is making his first appearance on the Williams Theatre stage with this production. Originally from Ligonier, Ind., Shearer was very active in theatre at West Noble High School appearing in Cinderella, The Wizard ofOz, Noises Off, and his favorite role in Sugar as Jerry/Daphnie. Most recently, he was seen as Kenichie in Grease for the Gaslight Theatre and as Andre in Phantom with the West Noble Community Theatre.

SARA SHEPHERD (Agnes/Ensemble) is a senior theatre major and dance minor at IPFW She has been seen in Babes in Arms, Story Theatre, The Comedy ofErrors, Bus Stop, Merrily ~Roll Along, The Music Man, Medea, Talking With ... , Once Upon a Mattress, All in the Timing, and The Heiress at IPFW Shepherd has also appeared in Her WOmen Are Called to Gather for Sophia's Portico, Visions ofthe Messiah in the Studio Theatre, Lystratra in Williams Theatre, Medea for the PineSAP Art Fair, and Lights On at the Embassy Centre. She is an IPFW Mentor, and an alumna of Delta Gamma. Shepherd has received an Irene Ryan Nomination for her work in Bus Stop and Talking With ... at IPFW ·

BRETT TUBBS (Bruce Granit) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW Tubbs' credits include Babes in Arms, Merrily ~ Roll Along, and The Music Man at IPFW, Melchior in Amah! and the Night Visitors at First Presbyterian Theatre, and Ragtime with Fort Wayne Community Schools Summer Theatre, and and Rumors at Paul Harding Theatre. When not busy with schoolwork or in rehearsal, Tubbs works at Starbucks and spends time with his girlfriend.

STEPHANIE VANDERWALL (Ensemble) is a junior theatre major and dance minor at IPFW She has earned an associates degree in Business Administration &om Indiana University. Vanderwall has over 10 years of performance experience with The Fort Wayne Ballet and The Charleston Ballet Theatre. She recently appeared with her lovely shitzu Gizmo in The Comedy ofErrors. Her other IPFW credits include Story Theatre, Merrily ~ Roll Along, The Music Man, Medea, and her favorite role as Myra Arundel in Hay Fever. I

I IJAMES VELEZ (Owen O'Malley) is a theatre major with a directing and stage I management emphasis at IPFW Velez has been seen in Merrily we Roll Along, The Music I Man, Oklahoma!, and Medea at IPFW; and Crazy for You and joseph and the Amazing

! Technicolor Dreamcoatwith the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. He has worked backstage on i several productions in various positions from assistant stage manager to wardrobe on i several shows including Seussical Fool for Love, The Comedy ofErrors, Bus Stop, Hay Fever, Talking With ... and 6.4. Velez is the president of the Student Theatre Organization and works as a childcare site director for the YMCA and for the IPFW Department ofTheatre Box Office.

STEFAN ZUBAL (Ensemble) is a senior theatre major at IPFW Zubal is a teacher, dancer, and choreographer with the Fort Wayne Ballet. Zubal was most recently seen in The Nutcracker and A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Fort Wayne Ballet. Zubal has also worked with the Harford Community College and Phoenix Festival Theatre. While at IPFW, Zubal has been seen in Babes in Arms, Story Theatre, The Comedy ofErrors, Love, Passion & Redemption, and Once Upon a Mattress. Zubal has served as the choreographer for ' at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, as well as Fiddler on the Roofand How to Succeed in Business without Really Tryingat First Presbyterian Theatre.

CRAIG A. HUMPHREY (Director) is associate professor of costume design and director of design/technology for the IPFW Department ofTheatre. He earned an M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts and a B.F.A. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Humphrey directed the IPFW productions of Merrily we Roll Along; Hay Fever; Flora, The Red Menace; She Loves Me; The Rivals; Ah, Wilderness!; Company; Arcadia; The Hot L Baltimore; ; and The Fantasticks. He also directed the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre's production of The Sound ofMusic and Arena Dinner Theatre's productions of A Funny Thing Happened on the "Way to the Forum and Once Upon a Mattress. His national design credits include productions in Chicago, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Mississippi. He studied with internationally renowned costume designer Laura Crow, and assisted her on several productions, including the original off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's Burn This. Locally, his designs have been seen in numerous shows, recently including Merrily we Roll Along; The Comedy ofErrors; Once Upon a Mattress; Oklahoma!,· Arms and the Man; The Heiress; Macbeth; Bye Bye Birdie; The Tempest; Arcadia; You Can't Take it with You; Dames at Sea; and Auntie Mame. As an actor, Humphrey has appeared in The American Summer Classics Revue, Bye Bye Birdie, You Can't Take it with You, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, The World Goes Round, and Uncle Umya.

MINDY COX (Musical Director) received her Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Oklahoma City University. She has performed in numerous roles in musicals and operas across the country. Cox has appeared with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va., where she also served as vocal captain. She appeared with IPFW and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic as Laurey in Oklahoma! at the Embassy Centre and in The Music Man at IPFW Cox received Anthony Awards for her performance as Polly Baker in Crazy for You, Maria in The Sound ofMusic, and Sister Mary Amnesia in Nunsence with the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. She is a member of the National Association ofTeachers and Singers and operates her own voice studio. She also keeps busy with her newest full-time job as a mom to her beautiful son Caleb. She would like to thank her husband, Jeff, for his never-ending support. BRITTNEY COUGHLIN (Choreographer) is currently a continuing lecturer in dance at IPFW She holds her B.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from Hope College in Holland, Mich. She was a recipient of the Distinguished Artist's Award in Dance all four years at Hope. Coughlin is also on staff with Dance America and IDC, teaching master classes throughout the country. She works as a dance instructor at Stepp in' Out Dance Studio, as an independent aerobics instructor and personal trainer, and is part of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective's touring company. She has choreographed many musicals, fashion shows, color guards, and swing choirs throughout the area. Coughlin was most recently seen in Babes in Anns; The Music Man; Once Upon a Mattress; Love, Passion & Redemption; Wheres Charley~ The Power ofWomen; She Loves Me, and On the Town all at IPFW

HOLLY KNOTT (Instrumental Music Director) this production marks her first with the IPFW Department ofTheatre. Knott has played in the orchestras for several community theatre groups, including the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre and Arena Dinner Theatre. She spends her days accompanying the choirs at New Haven High School and teaching private piano students. Knott is grateful to Craig for the opportunity to work with him again; to the cast for their warm welcome; and to Mindy for sharing her amazing talents and energy. Most of all, she wishes to thank the Lord for His grace and the gift of music, and for blessing her with such a wonder and self-sufficient husband. "Thanks, Gregg. I love you more!"

SEAN M. STEWART (Set Designer and Technical Director) has received an M.F.A. from Tulane University in New Orleans and has been the technical director and scene shop supervisor at IPFW since 2001. Stewart has also designed scenery, lights, and costumes for a number of productions, both professional and academic. He has designed scenery for such productions as The Hostage, Private Eyes, Rosencrantz and Guildenstem Are Dead, and Pericles. His lighting credits include Into the Woo@, Not 1%ving, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Among his costume designs are the productions The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and a dance performance titled, Fae. Stewart's diversified experience also includes a number of acting roles. He's performed in such shows as julius Caesar, Anthony and Cleopatra, The Crucible, and Our Country's Good. In 1991, Stewart won the Lee Hicks award for Best Partner at the Region IV Irene Ryan Acting Competition and later went on to the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to perform at the national level. Since coming to Fort Wayne, Stewart has designed set and lights for Babes in Anns, Story Theatre, Bus Stop, Once Upon a Mattress, Macbeth, She Loves Me, Dreamgirls, Suddenly Last Summer, and The Color ofAugust.

THOMAS JOHN BERNARD (Costume Designer and Costume Supervisor) is assistant professor of costume technology and the Costume Shop manager at IPFW Bernard begins his fourth year at IPFW as the costume designer for On the Twentieth Century. Some of his more recent designs include Hay Fever and Story Theater at IPFW, They're Playing Our Song for Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater, Mich., Our Town for First Presbyterian Theatre, and Greater Tuna, Oklahoma!, 1776, Out OfOrder, Gypsy, and The Wizard ofOzfor the Barn Theater in Augusta, Mich. Before coming to IPFW, Bernard was the production coordinator/costume and scenic designer for Fargo/Moorhead Community Theatre, as well as costume director and designer for North Dakota State University. Bernard has worked for many theatres across the country including Utah Shakespeare Festival, Little Theatre of The Rockies, The Guthrie Theatre of Minneapolis, and Summer Night in Chicago. I! I i:/MARK RIDGEWAY (Lighting Designer) is assistant professor of scenic and lighting :ldesign for IPFW's Department ofTheatre. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in ,Theatrical Design from the University ofTexas at Austin, a Master of Arts degree in 1 11 !Theatre History/Design Theory from Northwestern University, and a B.S. in Drama,

!:1,1',Television, and Film Performance from Oral Roberts University. Before coming to IPFW,

II• Ridgeway served as an assistant professor of theatre at the University ofTennessee at !I :Chattanooga. Ridgeway has designed scenery and lighting for numerous productions il !including Story Theatre, The Comedy ofErrors, Purely Dance, Merrily we Roll Along, The !Music Man, Medea, Hay Fever, Oklahoma!, Once Upon a Mattress, Arms and the Man, and All in the Timing. He has also designed scenery and lighting in Texas, Tennessee, and

i Illinois, including productions of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, The Illusion,

1 i Gint, Vinegar Tom, Baby with the Bathwater, Caucasian Chalk Circle, 27 mlgons Full of ' Cotton, This Property is Condemned, Talk to the Rain ... and Let Me Listen, Chalky White Substance, The Coronation ofPoppea, Holiday, and Never in My Lifotime. Most recently he designed Wonderland! for Northbrook Theatre near Chicago. Ridgeway has worked with The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Sharir Dance Company, University ofTexas Opera ,Theatre, and the University ofTennessee Theatre Company as a designer or scenic artist.

KACY JOHNSON (Stage Manager) is a senior theatre major with an emphasis in stage management at IPFW Johnson has stage managed Where's Charley?; Bus Stop; Flora, the Red Menace; All in the Timing; D. C Al Fine; and She Loves Me at IPFW and Man ofLa Manch; Brand; A Midsummer Nights Dream; The Mikado; and ART at First Presbyterian Theatre. Her acting credits include Suddenly Last Summer; The Heiress; Macbeth; The Comedy ofErrors; Story Theatre; and For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls.

MARTY KERCHEVAL (Properties Designer) graduated from Purdue University in 1996 with a degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision. Kercheval has recently retired from Verizon and Northeast Indiana Public Radio (WBNI) and now serves the IPFW Department ofTheatre as the resident properties designer and office assistant. Most recently, she worked as the stage manager for IPFW's Babes in Arms, The Music Man, Merrily we Roll Along, Oklahoma!, The American Classic Summer Revue, On the Town, Bye Bye Birdie, and How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying. She has also designed props for several IPFW productions including Babes in Arms, Story Theatre, Medea, and Hay Fever. She has stage managed The Vagina Monologues at the Scottish Rite Center and Lights On at the Embassy Centre.

CHRIS RICHARDS (Assistant Stage Manager) is joining the ranks at IPFW as a new freshman theatre major. He has appeared as Dr. Scott in the Rocky Horror Picture Show LIVE and currently works as a Web developer at Tech Edge Corporation and as an IT director with IFN Tech.

KATHRYN WIMER (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freshman theatre major at IPFW and working on her first production here at IPFW However, Wimer is no stranger to working in the theatre. She hails from Carroll High School, where she assistant directed and stage managed several productions and appeared as Minnie in the show Tell Me That You Love Me, ]unie Moon. STAFF FOR ON THE 20TH CENTURY

Stage Manager ...... KACY JOHNSON Assistant Stage Managers ...... CHRIS RICHARDS and KATHRYN WIMER Properties Designer ...... MARTY KERCHEVAL Master Carpenter ...... CHRIS NELSON Carpenters ...... BARBARA BEACHY, MATT BERDNT, DEREK BEVER, GREG BOYLES, TABETHA BRAKE, JOSH CERRI, JUSTIN CLEVENGER, BREONA CONRAD, ADAM , JENNIFER HODGIN, JON KASUNIC, GREGG LOTHAMER, KANDI MAGNER, AARON MANN, MEAGAN MCKEAN, AL MOZENA, TAMARA RICKETTS, JESSICA SISSON, JACOB SLONE, B~TT TUBBS, STEFANIE VANDERWALL, and STEFAN ZUBAL Flymen ...... ADAM HAMILTON and CHRIS NELSON Properties ...... TABETHA BRAKE, JESSICA SISSON, and JACOB SLONE Deckmen ...... BARBARA BEACHY, JENNIFER HODGIN, and AL MOZENA Electricians ...... DEREK BEVER and AL MOZENA Light Board Operators ...... JOSH CERRI Follow Spot Operators ...... DEREK BEVER First Hand ...... REUBEN ALBAUGH Stitchers ...... BARBARA BEACHY, BRENT BRUIN, GEOFF GOELZ, JAMIE GOELZ, AARON MANN, STEFAN MARTIN, BLANE PRESSLER, TAMARA RICKETTS, ERIC SHEARER, JESSICA SISSON, LUCY SMITH, EMILYTODD, and BRETT TUBBS Wardrobe ...... JAMIE GOELZ, TAMARA RICKETTS, and EMILY TODD Sound Technician ...... MATT BERNDT House Manager ...... DAN AMBROSE and ANDY MAGNER Box Office Manager ...... REUBEN ALBAUGH Box Office Personnel...... LIANE AMBROSE, BRENT BRUIN, KANDI MAGNER, and JAMES VELEZ

Credits and Acknowledgements

IPSGA The IPFW Learning Resource Center Stephen Sheftz Office of the Dean, School of Visual and Performing Arts DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE FACULTY AND STAFF

Chair/Artistic Director ...... LARRY L. LIFE Associate Professor-Costume Design, Director of Design Technology ...... CRAIG A. HUMPHREY Assistant Professor- Acting, Directing, Movement, and Voice ...... JANE PURSE-WIEDENHOEFT Assistant Professor- Scenic/Lighting Design ...... MARK RIDGEWAY Assistant Professor- History, Studio Theatre Supervisor ...... SHARI TROY Assistant Professor- Costume Technology, Costume Shop Supervisor ...... THOMAS JOHN BERNARD Professor-Playwriting ...... STEVE T. SARRATORE Continuing Lecturer-Dance ...... BRITTNEY COUGHLIN Associate Faculty-Dance ...... THERESA HORNBACHER Associate Faculty-Musical Theatre ...... STEPHEN SHEFTZ Associate Faculty-Performance, Box Office Manager, and Costume Shop Assistant ...... REUBEN J. ALBAUGH Associate Faculty-Performance ...... MAGGIE COLE-HUNTER Associate Faculty-Performance ...... BRIDGET YORK Technical Director ...... SEAN M. STEWART Secretary ...... JOANNE SCHULTZ-ITHIER Office Assistant ...... MARTY KERCHEVAL The Department ofTheatre seeks your assistance in the School ofVisual and Performing Arts' Campaign for the Arts. Our mission is four-fold: to offer the academic degree programs most in demand by area citizens; to provide the northeast Indiana region with exceptionally high-quality theatrical performances by students, faculty, and community members; to offer to the community various theatrical services, such as student matinees and theatre training through the IPFW Community Arts Academy; and to provide a continuum of outreach activities to the greater northeast Indiana community.

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The program in theatre is specifically designed to combine classroom instruction with practical production experience, as both are integral to the student's development during the university educational process. Classroom experiences provide theoretical, historical, and critical examinations of the theatre as art, craft and discipline. Production experiences provide practical opportunities for exploring and applying the theories, concepts and standards investigated in the classroom.

There are three aspects of the degree for a Theatre Major: the classes directly related to the area of emphasis within the program such as Acting, Directing, Design, etc.; general theatre classes such as theatre history and dramatic literature; and general education classes such as English, Psychology and Philosophy. All three aspects of the curriculum are impor­ tant for a fully realized degree in theatre. The faculty of the theatre pro­ gram at IPFW believes that the study of theatre is a superb foundation for a liberal arts education. By studying the many facets of this art form, the student learns to apply history, art, psychology, sociology, philosophy, political/ economic systems, and many other disciplines toward the creation of a shared theatrical event. 2004-2006 THEATRE DONORS The generous support of these theatre contributors provides exceptional opportunities for theatre students.

Platinum Sweetwater Sound Robert & Irene Walters lone Auer Herbert & Lorraine Weier Dan Butler Hildreth Williams Philip Rhinehart R. Daniel & Beth Zweig Ruth Rhinehart Steven N. Rhinehart Julie R. Waterfield VPA Sterling Susan L. Watkins Scholarship Society Richard & Barbara Hill Bronze Herbert & Lorraine Weier June Enoch Daniel & Beth Zweig Dean's Club Fort Wayne Museum of Art Patrons Scottish Rite Center Arts Advocates of IPFW WBNI-89.1 FM H. Stephen Beyer Domine & Susan Devito Director's Circle J. Randolph Kirby Irving "Bud" Latz David Bennett Barbara Lloyd & Carlos Pomalaza-Raez Lorraine Davis Diskey Architectural Signs Don Wood Fort Wayne Cinema Center Fort Wayne Community Foundation Century Club Fort Wayne Museum of Art Daniel & Margaret Angel Fort Wayne Philharmonic Arena Dinner Theatre Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Glassley Linda & Kenneth Balthaser Patricia Griest Frederick Beckman Hall's Triangle Park Angela Boerger Richard and Barbara Hill Margaret Boerger Marcia Howard Edward & Linda Dahm Kenneth & Marty Johnson Thomas & Kelly Dahm George and Henrietta McCullough Dreks Robert Parrish Mark Eversole Pfeiffer House Christine & Chad Feay John Shoaff & Julie Donnell First Presbyterian Theater Steuben County Community Foundation Betty Fishman CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS 2004-2006 THEATRE DONORS continued « Fort Wayne Civic Theatre Contributors Reverend & Mrs. Richard Frazier Heavenly Ham Mr. & Mrs. Richard Baach Lois Hess Richard & Nancy Cook Hyde BrothersJoan Kelham Avon Crismore Robert & Dorothy Kittaka Fred & Joan Damrow David Matson Tim Ellsworth Mr. Music Victor & Lois Guess Alfred and Carol Moellering Alan Hofer Norfolk Southern Foundation Rogers Formal Wear Robert Lutz Steve and Jan Sarratore Irwin Mallin Janet & Anson Shupe Harold Markey Robert Smith Neva Nill Three Rivers Lodge #733 of the Masons Robert D. Reynolds Richard & Carol Ver Wiebe David and Margaret Ridderheim Wells Fargo Bank Rosy Ridenour Friends Betty Stein Terri & Mike Travick Margo & Douglas Bedwell David Blackwell Michael Voors Janice Burgette Dwayne & Norma Weeda William Cast John & Marjorie Wernet Avon Crismore (Through 2006) Mary Anna Feitler Gifts-in-Kind Jane R. Frazier Patricia Fuchshuber Jack Baker Phil & Nancy Grote Ruth Baker Sally Hinkle-Teegarden Victoria & James Benecke Rebecca Holt Eileen Bennett Sherwin & Marilyn Kepes Norman & Ronnie Greenberg Sol & Carol London Janis Greene Irwin Mallin George & Doris Mather Maggie Hunter Scott Miller Virginia Needler Peter Oleson Dustin Reed Jennifer Parker Carrie Romines Helen Pyles James & Barbara Romines Marthe Rosenfeld Scott Romines Linda & Joseph Ruffolo Terry Romines Orlo & Dorothy Shifley Dolores Szymanski Greg Savini Erica Tobolski Kathy Seabold Sally & Bob Weigand Edith L. Smith Jeanne Winnick

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Fort Wayne Theatre Happenings

Deathtrap Equus Arena Dinner Theatre First Presbyterian Theater Oct. 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 Oct. 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29; Nov. 3, 4 Box Office: 260-424-5622 Box Office: 260-422-6329

Big: The Musical The Exonerated Fort Wayne Civic Theatre Williams Theatre Nov. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 , 12, 17, 18, 19 Nov. 10, 11 , 16, 17, 18, 19 Box Office: 260-424-5220 Box Office: 260-481-6555 Visual Communication and Design Monsters, Aliens, Robots and Teenagers: The Unlikely Protagonists of Jerzy Drozd and Sara Turner Admission is free. For information, call Visual Communication and Design at 260-481-6709. Friday, Nov. 3: Visiting Artists Lecture at 5 p.m. , Artists' Reception in the Gallery, 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4: Illustration Workshop, 9- 11 a.m.

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Arena Dinner Theatre 2006-2007 Season Tinytypes Death TratJ Oct 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 My Three Angels Nov 24, 25; Dec 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 1 5, 16 Vanities Jan 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27

See_How They Run ____March 2, 3, 9,_1.0~..l6JZ.. A Shot in the Dark April 20, 21. 27, 28; May 4, 5 Dracula Baby June 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 30

The Box Office opens two weeks prior to each production. Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Season ticket: $180. Single ticket: $30, includes dinner and the show. F