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for the Stellar Experience! Actors' Equity Company Members Ruthie Baker. Ruthie Baker (Doralee) is include. Off-Broadway: If This Hat Could Talk (Apollo tickled pink to be making her Tent theatre Theatre); A Doll 's Life, Elizabeth And Essex (York Theatre de but! Regional : Evita (Eva Peron), Co.); Colelle College (Theatre at St. Peter' Church); The Sisters of Swing (Patty Andrews), Into FallIasticks. Regional: The School For Husbands (West­ the Woods (Ci nderella), Once Upon a port Country Playhouse); The BungLer (Long Wharf The­ Mattress (Winnifred) and Children of atre); Wonderful Tennessee (McCarter Theatre); Miretle Eden (Yonah). Ruthie originated the role (Goodspeed Opera House); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story of Signe in the musical "Church Basement Ladies" and (Walnut Street Theatre); My Fair Lady (Cleveland Opera); can be heard on the original cast recording. A native The Grapes Of Wrath (Cleveland Play House); Romeo And of Minnesota , she currently live in NYC with her tall Juliet (Alley Theatre); Othello, All's Well That Ends Well English husband and their dog, Crumpet. This one's for (Shakespeare Festival of Dallas); A Midsummer 's Nights you Mom & Dad! www.ruthiebaker.com Dream, As You Like It (Houston Shakespeare Festival). Tours: Jesus Christ Superstar, CameLot. Jermaine Blackwell. Kansas City native. (S)MSU Graduate. Tent Theatre debut. r--::IO::::---' Shain Fikc. A native of KY, Shain calls An actor based out of New York City, New York City home and is honored to be a Jermaine was recently awarded the 2012 part of the 50,h All Star Sea on of Tent The- BC UniversalfPeoples Improv Theatre atre. Credits include - Broadway National Diversity Scholarship. Off-Broadway: Tour: Glen Guglia, The Wedding Singer PhallIasmagoria. Favorite NYC Credit : the Musical; Cowboy Bob, Footloose; Wes Carnegie Hall; Matt's Williams dance retelling of Hightower, Urban Cowboy (PremierlWork- One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest; Broadway Bombs; shop). Regional: Billy Flynn , Chicago; Harold Hill , The Bernice Bobs Her Mullet. Selected Stock} Regional Mu sic Man; Frank Butler, Annie Get Your Gun; Oberon, credits: The Producers; The 25th Annual Putnam CoulllY A Mid Summers Night Dream. Many thanks to Holland & Spelling Bee; A New Brain; Jekyll and Hyde; Pippin; Family for their continued love and support! A Mid-Summer Night's Dream; Once Upon A Mal/ress and the World Premiere musical Old Timer (wfLeif Fred Fitzgcrald. Fred is thrilled to be Garrett). As a choreographer his work has toured the returning for a fourth season under the NY Tri-state area, and has been seen at Sesame Place. Tent. A native Missourian, and a 2010 Jermaine is a resident choreographer for StoryTime By graduate of Missouri State University, Design and for the Nationally Franchised children's Fred now calls Los Angeles home. He is music program Little Maestro's. With Little Maestro's currently pursuing an MFA in Production he and his work have been featured on stage at the Nokia Management at the California Institute of Theatre in Times Square and on nationally syndicated the Arts. Previous Tent Theatre credits include: ShoUl! television programs. Jermaine made his print debut in The Mod Musical, Oklahoma!, Joseph and the Amazing the pages of Ghostface Killah 's hip-hop photobook The Technicolor Dreamcoat, Altar Boyz, Anything Goes, and World According to Pretty Toney (published by MTV). You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Additional credits The photo (taken by celebrity photographer Dave Hill) include: Fairy Queen (Production Manager), Simple has appeared on the Fox Business Channel, Telemundo Magic (production Manager), The Life ofthe Bee (Produc­ and bookstores across the nation. You can also hear tion Manager), California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, him si nging on the educational children's album: "It's CA; To Kill a Mockingbird (Assistant Stage Manager) A StoryTime Jam : Volume 1". Proud Member of AEA. Actors Co-op, Hollywood, CA; Camino ReaL (Assistant "Always for Mom." Stage Manager) Theatre@Boston Court, Pasadena, CA. "Special thanks to Michael, Heather, Dr. Bob, Chris and .--===--. Milton Pa ul Bla nkenship. Milton is Mark for having me back for another season. Love and thrilled to return home to Tent Theatre. thanks to all those who have supported and helped me He is a Missouri State University graduate along the way. You know who you are!" Fred is a proud and has performed in the II 'h, 13'". 40'h, member of Actors' Equity Association. and now the 50,h season of Tent Theatre. Memorable shows at Tent include Briga­ J a nc Labanz. Broadway and National doon, directed by Dr. Leslie Irene Coger, Tour Appearances: "Hope" in Anytfling Jacques Brei Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris _ Goes, with both Patti Lupone and Leslie and Scapino, both directed by Dr. Robert H. Bradley, , Uggams. Sandy Duncan and Stefanie Pow- and Godspell, directed by Dr. Mike McElhaney. Mr. ers' standby as "Anna" in The King and I, Blankenship also performed as a guest artist in Follies "Ginger" in The Best LillIe Whorehouse in at the Hammons Performing Arts Center. He joins us Texas with Ann-Margret, "PhyIUs" in 42'" directly from the Off Broadway premier of the musical Street,~ The Sound of Music starring Marie 0 mond. and Hereafter in New York City in which he originated the Bye Bye Birdie with Tommy Tune and Anne Reinking. role of Jason Richards. His other professional credits Favorite regional roles: Louise in ALways, Patsy Cline at Actors' Equity Company Members

New Harmony Theatre, Marian in The Music Man Choreography credits include Rent (Best Choreogra­ in Pittsburgh, Nellie in George M! at Theatre by the phy Nominee for a Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Sea and Mrs. Nordstrom in A Little Night Music at Award), Jesus Christ Superstar, Company, Taffetas , Cincinnati Playhouse, a musical which also garnered and Great American Trailer Park and at MSU Musi­ her a Carbonelle nomination years before, for her cal of Musicals, the Musical! Maggie is an Assistant portrayal of .. Anne." Television: Kennedy Centers Professor of Performance at MSU. Honors, Sondheim's BO" Birthday Concert on PBS. Jane holds a Masters Degree in Conducting. Her Doug uttelman. Doug considers this CD, entitled Moon Garden which features vintage a great pleasure to be a part of the 50th chic songs that weave thru the decades, with her Anniversary season of Tent Theatre! petite orchestra of 13, is available for purchase in the A 2000 BFA Musical Theatre Alumni, retail area, with a portion of the sales benefiting The his first season of Tent was in '97 when Tent Theatre. She composed the title song. Love, as he appeared in Tbe Pajarna Game and always, to my Paul. Lucky Stiff. Doug was then seen in the '98, '99 and '00 companies of Tent, as well as return­ Christopher Lengerich. Christopher ing in '07 for You 're A Good Man , Charlie Brown and Lengerich is honored to be joining the in' 10 for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Tent Theatre for this historic season! Bee. A freelance artist and general maker of things, A Colorado native, Christopher most Doug resides in Abilene, KS where he is the Produc­ recently made his Off-Broadway de­ tion Manager for the Great Plains Theatre (www. but with Make Mine Manhattan and greatplainstheatre.com), and has a beautiful beagle. portrayed his other favorite song-and­ Thanks to Dr. Bradley for this opportunity as well dance man, Bobby Child, in Craz:yfor You. National as the staff and crew of Tent Theatre and the Luellen Tournnternational: The Will Rogers Follies starring Family! Proud AEA member. Larry Gatlin, Irving Berlin 's I Love a Piano, Big Band Beat at Tokyo DisneySea, Norwegian Cruise Sarah Wiggin. Sarah is pleased to re­ Line. Regional: Kennedy Center (Kennedy Center turn to Tent Theatre after playing EI a Honors, Bernstein s MASS), Carnegie Hall (The Von Grossenknueten in The Musical MENhattans), North Shore (42"" Street, Showboat) , Comedy Murders of 1940 last summer. Merry-Go-Round (High School Musical) , Forever Sarah is a proud working member Plaid, Ragtime, Damn Yankees. Film: "State De­ of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. She has bate". B.M. Catholic University. Christopher is a worked professionally in New York. proud member of "Absolute Romance" and "The Chicago, and Washington DC with theatres such as Mistletones" with Party Singers, and Actor's Equity The Shakespeare Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Association. For Dad. Company, Ford's Theatre, Everyman Theatre, Wash­ ington Shakespeare Company and The Folger. Her on­ Maggie Marlin. Maggie Marlin is camera work includes Law & Order: SVU and God's making her Tent Theatre debut and and Generals, as well a independent film, industrial, is pleased to be part of this cast. She and print work. Last year, Sarah had the great fortune is a professional actor, director, and to play Becca in Rabbit Hole for the Resident Artist choreographer from the DC/New Ensemble (RAE), of which she is a founding member. York region and a founding member This coming year, she will play Annette in God 0/ of Springfield's new professional per­ Carnage. Sarah is also a company member of Agnes formance company, the Resident Artist Ensemble Table, an ensemble theatre company devoted to using (RAE). Her most recent credits include di.recting a collaborative process to build original performance CABARET at MSU and perfonning the role of Izzy material. They will premiere their newest work, The in Rabbit Hole co-produced by RAE and the Spring­ Destination, at Burlington Center Arts in August. field Contemporary Theatre. She has worked in Sarah earned her MFA in Acting & Directing from various Off-Broadway venues and regional theatres the University of Arizona. in New York and DC area including Second Stage, the Kennedy Center, the Shakespeare Theatre of DC, Actors' Equity Association (AEA) founded in 1913. repre­ and Woolly Mammoth. Favorite roles include Millie sents more than 49,000 stage actors and stage managers in in Thoroughly Modem Millie (Best Actress Nominee , the United States. Equity seeks to advance. promote. and for a Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Award), Velma t819N foster the art orlive theatre as an essentai l component of our in Chicago, Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Isabella in AUOCI.,,_ ms society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions. " Measure for Measure, Mary Magdalene in Jesus providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA Christ Superstar, Lisa in Boys Life and puppeteer is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international and voice for "Bird" in the adapted children's musi­ organization of pcrfonning arts unions, The Equity emblem is our mark cal, Peter and the Woifat Imagination Stage in DC. ofexc:eJleocc. www,actorsequity.org -~ ---- COLDWeu. BANl(eRm

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Who's Who in the Company David Adams Chesterfield, MO. This is David 's Aloysius in Doubt. Stephanie is the recipient of the first year with Tent Theatre. He will be working 2010-2012 Drury Theatre Grant, Deans Academic witb tbe Marketing & House Operations Team. Scholarship, Best Actress in a Principal Role, Best David is a junior at the University of Missouri in the Actress Student Choice Award, and Outstanding Journalism and Theatre programs. Previous roles he Senior Award for the Drury Theatre Department. has performed include Kapo in Bent, and Frederick in No ises Off(Lafayette Theatre Company). Jimmy Cambron Wentzville, MO. This is Jimmy's first year with Tent Theatre. He will be working as Marah AUee Manchester, MO. Marah is a BFA the Beverage Manager for the season. Jimmy is a Technical Theatre and Design Major. This will be her freshman in the Theatre/Speech education program. first summer working with Tent where she will join Previous roles he has performed include Millet in Is as the Sound Board Operator and Sound Electrician He Dead, Marcellus in The Music Man, and Freidrich for the season. Previously she was the mic wrangler in The Sound of Music. He was also the ligbt board for Cabaret at MSU, and has also worked audio for operator for the Missouri State Production of The the Blue Man Group National Tour at HHPA. Love Song ofJ. Robert Oppenheimer. Austin Baldwin Siloam Spring, AR. Austin will be Mattie Jo Cowsert Hollister, MO. This is Mattie's joining Tent Theatre through the High School Intern first year with Tent Theatre. She will be working program. He will be on the Running Crew. as a Marketing Assistant for the season. Mattie is a junior at Missouri State University in the Musical Natalie Baughman Kansas City, MO. Natalie is Theatre program. Previous roles she has performed a graduate of Missouri State University from the include Lulu/Kit-Kat girl in Cabaret, Cherry in Musical Theatre program. She will be performing The Beaux ' Stratagem, and Frenchie in Grease (Tri­ in 42nd Street. Previous roles she has performed Lakes Community Theatre). Mattie is a recipient include Ellen in Oklahoma!, Red Girl in Shout! The of the Academic Scholarship, the Musical Theatre Mod Musical, Female 2 and June u/s in Musical Scholarsbip and the Pepsi-Cola Public Affairs of Musicals (The MUSical!), Honey/Romona in Award. Zombie Prom (Egads! Theatre), and Tintinabula in Forum (Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre). Natalie Mia Craigmile Joplin, MO. This is Mia 's first is a recipient of the In Scbool Players Award, the year with Tent Theatre. She will be working as Musical Tbeatre Scholarship, and came in second a Marketing Assistant for the season. Mia is a place in the Musical Theatre Solo for NATS. sophomore at Missouri State University in the BFA Acting program. Previous roles she has performed Madeline L. Bowdon Jonesboro, AR. This is include Mrs. Tottendale in Drowsy Chaperone Madeline's second summer with Tent Theatre. She and Marjorie Baverstock in The Musical Comedy will be performing in 9 to 5. Madeline is a junior Murders of 1940 at Joplin High School. at Missouri State University in the BFA Musical Theatre program. Previous roles she has performed Megan DeHart Warrensburg, MO . Megan is a include Rapunzel in Into the Woods, Blue Girl in Theatre Major at Drury University. Megan will be Shout! The Mod Musical and Bernice in Bernice joining Tent Tbeatre for her first time this year as Bobs Her Mullet. a Costume Assistant for all three shows. At Drury Michael Bowers Springfield, MO . Michael will she has done several different things. She played be joining Tent Theatre this summer as a carpenter Sister James in Doubt, sbe was the Director of for all three shows. Previously he has been a Affair Play, she was the dresser for The Drowsy carpenter for Noah s Art, The Love Song ofJ . Robert Chaperone, Assistant Stage Manager for She Stoops Oppenheimer, and for Loves Labours Lost. 10 Conquer, and was in the ensemble for Enron at the Vandivort Theatre. Previously she attended State Mitch Brauer Washington, MO. This is Mitch's first Fair Community College where she was involved in summer with Tent Theatre. He will be joining the several productions. Ensemble in 9 to 5, and performing in 42nd Street. Mitcb is a freshman at Missouri State University in Colin Shea Denniston Springfield, MO . Colin is an the BFA Musical Theatre program. Previous roles he alumnus of Missouri State University, who graduated has performed include Kit-Kat Boy in Cabaret. in 2009 with a BFA in Acting. He is joining the casts of 9 to 5 and 42nd Street. Previous roles include Savannah Burke Springfield, MO. Savannah will Phil Davis in White Christmas (La Comedia), be joining Tent Theatre through the High School Robert Martin in The Drowsy Chaperone (McLeod Lntern program and will be on the Running Crew. Playhouse and Arizona Broadway Theatre), and Greg in A Chorus Line (Mt Washington Valley Stefanie Cambra Plano, TX. This is Stephanie's first Theatre). summer with Tent Theatre, and she is joining the cast of The Odd Couple. Stephanie is a senior majoring Natalie Dickter Valley Center, KS . This is Natalie's in Theatre at Drury University with a minor in Asian second year with Tent Theatre. She will be working Studies and Religion and Philosophy. Previous roles as the Operations Manager for the season. Natalie she has performed include Claudia Roe in Em'on, is a senior at Missouri State University in the Joan in Sexllal Perversity in Chicago and Sister Organization Communication program. Previous roles include Sylvie in Oklahoma!, Winifred in Amy Holland Fairgrove, MO. This will be Amy's Once Upon a Mal/ress (Butler Community College) third summer with Tent Theatre. She anended and Rizzo in Grease (Valley Center High School). Ohio University and HFBK in Dresden, Germany. atalie is the recipient of the Regents Scholarship Previously she was the Ass istant Director for and the Midwest Student Exchange Scholarship. Oklahoma! and was a Volunteer Scenic Artist for Guys and Dolls. During the school year, she teaches Samantha Disney Wentzville, MO. This is Theatre, Public Speaking, and Communication Arts Samantha's second summer with Tent Theatre. at Fair Grove Schools. She has designed scenery She is in the cast of The Odd Couple. Samantha is and costumes for the Gerhart Hauptmann Theatre a junior at Missouri State University in the BFA in Zinau, Germany, and worked as assistant to Musical Theatre program. Previous roles she has Robert Ebeling at the Staatsschauspiel in Dresden, performed in include Frauline Kost in Cabaret, Germany. Amy was also a member ofTheatreschaffT Boyet in Love's Labour 's Lost, and Orange Girl in and worked on Haare im Abfluss. Hohle Gassee 15. Shout! The Mod Musical. Samantha is a recipient of the International Thespian Society's Thespian M.ira Horowitz Chesterfield, MO. Mira is a BFA Performance Scholarship and the Holt High School Design and Tech Major at MSU. This year Mira will Principal's Scholarship. be an Assistant Stage Manager for Tent Theatre. Last summer she worked as a Costume Shop Assistant. Kelsey Duncan Eugene, MO. Kelsey is a recent Here at MSU she was the stage manager for How graduate of MSU with a BFA Major with an J Learned to Drive, the Assistant Stage Manager emphasis in Drawing. Kelsey will be joining Tent for the Musical of Musicals (the Musical!). She Theatre as the Assistant Scenic Artist for all three worked as Stage Crew for The 39 Steps and Rabbit shows. Last year she volunteered as a Scenic Hole at the Vandivort Theatre. Mira is the recipient Assistant Artist for the Tent Season. At Cole R- V of the Maggie Wilcox Burton Tent Theatre Stage High School she was involved as an Actor, Scenic Management Scholarship. Artist, and as a costumer. Kelsey is the recipient of the Board of Governors Scholarship and the Eric Margaret Elizabeth Howard St. Louis, MO. This Sidney Memorial Scholarship. is Margaret's second year with Tent Theatre. This year she joins the cast of The Odd Couple. Margaret Andy Frank St. Loui s, MO. Andy is entering hi s is a senior at Missouri State University in the BFA senior year in the BFA in Musical Theatre program Acting program. Previous roles she has performed at Millikin University where he has performed in include Grandfather in How J Learned to Drive, Kiss Me, Kate!, Urinetown, The Drowsy Chaperone, Helsa in Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Dru in and the new Kooman and Dimond musical Golden Evangeline Drowning, and Siward in Macbeth. Gate. Professionally, he has been seen in Hello, Dolly! (Amish Acres/the Round Barn Theatre) and Candice Hudson Harrison, AR. Candice is a as a performerl Assistant Choreographer in Silver graduate from MSU with a BS Ed for Speech and Screen Classics (Bear Creek Farms Resort). Theatre. Last year she worked as the Assistant Props Master for Tent Theatre, and this year she will be Carl Glenn Murfreesboro, TN. This is Carl's working as the Props Master for a.ll three shows. second year with Tent Theatre. He is in the cast of Here at MSU she directed The Philadelphia for 42"d Street and working with the Tent Operations the Directing II One Acts. She also directed The teams. Carl is a junior at Missouri State University Hippocratic Hipocrasy in the UTD One Acts. She in the Musical Theatre program. Previous roles he is the recipient of the Howard Orms Memorial has performed include Ernest Ludwig in Cabaret, Scholarship, the Presidential Scholarship, and the Jess in Oklahoma!, EnsemblelBilly in The Musical Bro. Charles Memorial Scholarship. of Musicals (The Musical!) . He is a recipient of the Centennial Leaders Scholarship. Melanie Humphrey Pleasant Hill, MO. This is Melanie's first year with Tent Theatre. She will be Cara Hall Chicago, IL. This is Cara's first year working as a Marketing Assistant for the season. with Tent Theatre. She will be performing in 9 to Melanie is a sophomore at Missouri State in the BFA 5. Cara is a graduate of Morehead State University. Acting program. Previous roles she has performed Previous roles include Hedy LaRue in How to include Janet in Frindle and Mary in Lil/le House Succeed in Business without Really Trying, Linle on the Prairie (Coterie Theatre). Melanie is the Sally in Urinetown: The Musical, and Frenchie in recipient of the Regents Scholarship. Grease. Cara is the recipient of the Outstanding Undergraduate Student of Theatre Award, the Whitney Ice Camdenton, MO. This is Whitney's Excellence in Musical Theatre Award, and the first year with Tent Theatre. She will be performing Presidential Scholarship from Morehead State in The Odd Couple. Whitney is a graduate at University. Missouri State University from both the BSE Speech & Theatre Education program and the MA theatre Camille Hendricks Overland Park, KS . This is program. Previous roles she has performed include Camille's first year with Tent Theatre, and she is Company in The Laramie Project, Rita in Educating joining us in 9to 5 & 42"d Street. Camille is ajunior at Rita (Vandivort Centre Theatre Festival), and Bianca Missouri State University in the BFA Musical Theatre in Taming of the Shrew (Springfield Shakespeare). program. Previous roles she has performed include She has also directed a production of The Good Body. Renee in Evangeline Drowning, Dancer in White Christmas and Kit-Kat Girl in Cabaret. Camille is a Josh Inmon Springfield, MO. This is Josh 's first recipient of the tn School Players scholarship. year with Tent Theatre. Josh is currently pursuing a graduate degree in theatre from Missouri State Bailey Maxwell Choctaw, OK. This is Bailey's University, where he also holds a Graduate second year with Tent Theatre. She will be Assistantship. Favorite credits include Rum Tum perfonning in The Odd Couple. Bailey is a Junior Tugger in Cats (SLT), as well as productions of at University of Central Oklahoma in the Musical Seven Brides/or Seven Brothers and Damn Yankees. Theatre program. Previous roles she has performed Josh is the choreographer for Drury University's include Madge in Sweet Smell 0/ Success, Judy Theatre Department, and he will he directing and Garland in Sing for Your Supper, WitchlMs. Gulch choreographing their upcoming production of in Wizard o/Oz, and Bernice Roth in the 2011 Tent Curtains. Up next, Josh will be choreographing Les Theatre Production of Musical Comedy Murders 0/ Miserables for Springfield Little Theatre. 1940. Gavin Juckette Jefferson City, MO. This is Gavin 's Sarah McGowan Spring, TX. This is Sarah's second second year with Tent Theatre. He joins us in the cast year with Tent Theatre. She will be performing in 9 of 9 to 5 and as a member of the marketing staff. to 5 and 4200 Street. Sarah is a graduate of Missouri Gavin is a sophomore at Missouri State University State University from the BFA Musical Theatre in the BFA Musical theatre program. Previous roles Program. Previous roles she has performed include he has performed include Hans in Cabaret, Mike Katharine in Loves Labour 's Lost, Hot Box Girl in in Oklahoma, and Aaron in Chicago (The Landers Guys and Dolls, Ensemble in Hello, Dolly! (Amish Theater). Acresrrhe Round Bam Theatre), and a Performer! Assistant Choreographer in Silver Screen Classics Jill Kamler Joplin, MO. This is Jill 's first year (Bearcreek Farms Resort). with Tent Theatre. She will be working as the Retail Manager for the season. Jill is a sophomore Anthony MilfeIt Pevely, MO. This is Anthony's at Missouri State University in the BFA Acting second year with Tent Theatre. He joins the company program. Previous roles she has performed include in 9 to 5 and 42,,1 Street. Anthony is a graduate of Amaryllis in The Music Man and Grace in Radium Missouri State University from the BFA Musical Girls (Webb City High School). She was also Stage Theatre program. Previous roles he has performed Manager for Bernice Bobs Her Mullet. Jill is the include Victor in Cabaret, Joe in Oklahoma!, and recipient of the Presidential Scholarship and the Gloss in The BealL'C Stratagem. Bright Flight Scholarship. Kyle Morr St. Charles, MO. This is Kyle 's first year Lizzie Klemm St. Louis, MO. This is Lizzie's third with Tent Theatre. He will be performing in The year with Tent Theatre. She is joining the cast of 42"" Odd Couple. Kyle is a junior at Southeast Missouri Street. Lizzie is ajunior at Missouri State University State University in the Musical Theatre program. in the BFA Musical Theatre program. Previous roles Previous roles he has performed include Tito Merelli she has performed include Helga in Cabaret, Agatha in Lend Me A Tenor, Moonface Martin in Anything in Guys and Dolls, and Story Teller in Children 0/ Goes, and Papa Ge in Once on This island. Kyle Eden (SLT). She was also a part of the Teen Chorus is the recipient of the Talent Based Scholarship at in Footloose at the MUNY. Lizzie is a recipient Southeast Missouri State University. of the Presidential Scholarship, and is part of the National/International Thespian Honor Society. Samantha Morrow Overland Park, KS . Samantha is a BFA Technical Theatre Design Major with an Melissa Krueger Linn, MO. This is Melissa's emphasis in Costume Design. At Missouri State second year with Tent Theatre. She will be she was the Costume Designer for How i Learned working as a Marketing Assistant for the season. to Drive, and was the Costume Design Assistant for Melissa is a senior at Missouri State University in The Love Song 0/ J. Robert Oppenheime/: She is a the Horticulture program. Previously Melissa has Costume Assistant/or Tent this summe/: Samantha is worked as Assistant House Manager and Marketing the recipient of the Ben Soto Costume Scholarship. Assistant for the Fall 2009- present Department of Theatre and Dance productions as well as Marketing Derek Munson Nixa, MO. Derek is an alumnus from Assistant and Picnic Manager for the Summer 20 I 0 Missouri State University. He will be performing in Tent Theatre Season. The Odd Couple. Previous roles he has perfonned include Carl in Bells are Ringing, Tartuffe in Jalen Lee Jonesboro, AR. This is Jalen 's first year TartujJe, Richard in The Lion in Winter (Aurora Fox with Tent Theatre. He will be joining the Ensemble Arts Center), and Matt in The Marriage 0/ Bette & for 9 to 5. Jalen is a sophomore at Missouri State Boo (Theatre at Muddy's, Denver, CO). Derek is the University in the BFA Musical Theatre program. recipient of the Best Director of a Play Award from Previous roles he has performed at Valley View the Denver Drama Critics ' Circle. High include Aldopho in Drowsy Chaperone, Steve in Blue s Clues Live, and Jim in All Shook Up. Adam Murphy O'Fallon, MO. This is Adam's first year with Tent Theatre. He joins the company in The Julia MackenzieSt. Loui s, MO. Julia isa graduate of Odd Couple. Adam is a graduate of Missouri State Missouri State University from the Musical Theatre University from the BFA Acting & B.S. Ed. Speech/ program. This season she will be performing in 42",1 Theatre programs. Previous roles he has performed Street. Previous roles she has performed include, include Herr Schultz in Cabaret, Berowne in Love's KaylErnie in Sesame Street Live! Elmo s Healthy Labour 's Lost, and General Waverly in White Heroes, Mimi/Adelaide U/S in Guys and Dolls, Chris/mas. After Tent, Adam will be working at the Candy in Zombie Prom, and Ruth in Thoroughly McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ. Modern Millie (STAGES St. Louis). Richard F. ebel, n Bolivar, MO. This is Richard's Theatre program. He wi ll be performing in The Odd third year with Tent Theatre. He will be joining Couple and 42Ni Street. Ben is also working on the the Ensemble in 42''') Street. Richard is a senior Tent Operations team. Previous roles include fke at Mi somi State University in the BFA Musical Skidmore in Oklahoma!, Herr Shultz in Cabaret Tbeatre program. Previous roles he has performed (Drake University), and Hugh Dorsey in Parade include Billy in Musical 0/ Musicals (The Musicall), (Stage West Theatre.) Rusty Charlie in Guys and Dolls and Drosslemyer in The Nutcracker (Portland Festival Ballet). Ricbard JaueH Rinne Chicago, lL. Janelle is an alumnus of is the recipient of the Presidential Scholarship, The Missouri State University. She wi ll be joining the Missouri Bright Flight Award and the Full Merit Ensemble in 9 to 5 and performing in 42''') Street. Award from Portland Festival Ballet. Previous roles she has performed include Purity in Anything Goes, Meg in Little Women, Lori in A Danny Patrick Grandview, MO. This is Danny's Chorus Line and MartbaIHot Box Girl in Guys and first year with Tent Theatre. She will be performing Dolls at Theatre at the Center. in Odd Couple. Danny is a senior at Missouri State University in the BFA Acting program. Previous ick Rishel Port Orange, FL. ick is a graduate roles include Witch 3 in Giving Voice, and Ophelia of the University of Central Florida with a BFA in in Hamlet. Danny is the recipient of the Giving Voice Musical Theatre. He will be joining the Ensemble in Scholarship. 42''') Street. Previous roles he has performed include Peter Cratchit in the Midwest Tour of A Christmas Kira Przybylski O' Fallon, MO. Kira is a Theatre Carol (NTC Productions), 1st Cockney in My Fair Major. This summer she will be working with Tent Lady (Orlando Philharmonic), and Peter Pan on the Theatre a the Properties Assistant. Last summer Disney Cruise Line. she worked on Spotlights for Oklahoma! and Sholll! The Mod Musical and was on Construction Ethan Ritschel Carl Junction, MO. Ethan will be Crew for Musical Comedy Murders 0/1940. She joining this season of Tent through the High School is tbe recipient of the Lorie 0 ' Leary Outstanding Intern program. He will be on the Running Crew. Technical Acbievement Award fro m Offstage Stars, the J. Jason Daunter Award Achievement in Evan Robison orman, OK. This is Evan 's Directing from Offstage Stars, and the Essence of second year with Tent Theatre. This season he PPI Award from Po itive Peer Influence. will be performing in 42nd Street and 9 to 5. Evan is sophomore at University of Central Oklahoma Ben Raanau Skokie, I L. Ben is a graduate of Drake in the Musical Theatre program. Previous roles University from the BFA Directing & Musical he has perfonned include Daniel in Once on this

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National Art Shop supplies frami ng services to corporate and private collectors, commercial project design and retail clients. Island, Mickey Rooney in Sing/or Your Supper and was the Paint Charge for Noah s Art, the Properties Chalmers in Oklahoma!. Master for Cabaret, and the Stage Manager for For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide ... When Katie Rogers Peculiar, MO. This will be Katie's the Rainbow is Enu/ third summer working for Tent Theatre. She is a BFA Technical Theatre and Design Major here at MSU. Ron Seney Springfield, MO. This is Ron's seventh This summer she will be working as a Draper for all year with Tent Theatre. He will be perfonning in three shows. While here at MSU, she has been the 42nd Street. Ron is a graduate of Missouri State costume designer for Love s Labour 's Lost, Musical University class of '68 (BS in Ed .--Speech and 0/ Musicals (The Musicalf), and Wiley and the Haily Theatre) and class of '77 (MA Theatre). Previous Man. She was also the Costume Shop Assistant! roles include being a member of Tent Theatre in Wardrobe Assistant at Monomy Theatre for Man 0/ 66, 67, 68, 70 ,80, and 20 I 0, as well as the role La Mancha, Dames at Sea, and Sherlock Holmes. of Selsdon in Noises Off in the 20 I 0 Tent Theatre Katie is the recipient of a Board of Governor's Season. Ron has also participated in community Scholarship. theatre perfonnances including the role of Ivan in The Seafarer and the role of Aaronow in Glengarry Molly Rosenthal Little Rock, AR. This is Molly's Glen Ross at the Vandivort Theatre and the role of first year with Tent Theatre. She will be joining the Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34" Street at Springfield Ensemble in 42nd Street, as well as 9 to 5. Molly Little Theatre. is a sophomore at Elon University in the Musical Theatre program. Previous roles she has performed Alana St. John Columbia, MO. This is Alana 's are the Ensemble in Hairspray and the Ensemble first year with Tent Theatre. She will be performing in Evita at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre and as a in 9 to 5. Alana is a sophomore at Mis ouri State Feature Singer in Musical Variety Show at Arkansas University in the BFA Musical Theatre program. Repertory Theatre Young Artist Program. She is the Previous roles she has perfonned include Cosette in recipient of the Theatre Performing Arts Scholarship Les Miserables (p.A.C.E.), Kim in Bye Bye Birdie (THEA Foundation), the Flannigan Scholarship and and Winnie Tate in Annie, Get Your Gun at Hickman The Evelyn J. Coulter Thomas Scholarship (MT. ST. High School. Mary HS). Shawn Teague Springfield, MO. Shawn is an Josh Russell Ozark, MO. Josh is a BFA Technical alumnus from Missouri State Univer ity and Theatre and Design Major with an emphasis in Stage is currently working on his Masters in Special Management. This summer will be his first at Tent Education at Drury University. He will be Theatre, where he will be working as the Master performing in The Odd Couple. Previou roles he Electrician and the Lighting Board Operator. Here has performed include Robin Hood in Robin Hood, at MSU he was the Master Electrician for Cabaret, Neptune in The Birds, and Claudius in Hamlet vs. The Love Song 0/ J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Zombies (Skinny Improv Theatre). He was also the Noah s Art. He was also the Lighting Designer for director of Julie Bunny MUST Die! (Springfield the Directing II One Acts, J Am My Own Wife with Contemporary Theatre). Shawn is currently working the Moonlighting Theatre Co, Tell me on A Sunday/ as a Special Education Teacher at Central High Trial by Jury for Springfield Regional Opera, and School in Springfield, MO. has worked as Lighting Director for mUltiple shows at the Gillioz Theatre. Cameron Tesson St. Louis, MO. Cameron is a BFA Tecbnical Theatre and Design Major at MSU. Kara Schoenhofer Lima, OH. This is Kara 's first This summer he will be joining Tent Theatre as a year with Tent Theatre. She will be joining the Carpenter. Here at MSU he was the Assistant Scenic Ensemble in 4200 Street. Kara is a senior at Ball State Designer for Cabaret and was the Paint Charge for University in the Musical Theatre program. Previous Cabaret. At the Center of Creative Arts, he was roles she bas performed include Diana in Lend Me the Scenic Designer for Little Shop 0/ Honvrs and a Tenor, a Fairy Dancer in A Midsummer Night s AiDA. Dream, and Annie in Chicago (Encore Theatre). Kara is the recipient of the Presidential Scholarship Kelly Truax Starkville, MS. Kelly is a BFA Acting of the Arts and tbe Alpha Psi Omega Scholarship Major here at MSU. This summer she will be from Ball State University. working as a Carpenter. At MSU she has performed in Ho w J Learned to Drive as Male Chorus 2. She Sabra Sellers Cuba, MO. Sabra is a graduate of worked in Wigs for Beaux Stratagem, was the Missouri State University from tbe Musical Theatre Assistant Stage Manager for White Chris/mas, and program. She will be performing in 9 to 5 and 42'''} was a Scene Shop Assistant for the past two seasons Street. Previous roles she has performed include ofMSU's shows. She has performed in the Directing Elain in The Miss Firecracker Contest, Alice in A ... II One Acts as Juliet in Hell Hath Three Furies, and My Name is Alice, and Diana in Lend me a Tenor as Messenger/Servant!etc. in Taming a/the Shrew at (Ozark Actors Theatre). Shakespeare in the Park. Sylvia Sellers Cuba, MO. Sylvia will be working Tommy Wallace Charleston, SC. This is Tommy's in Tent Theatre this summer as Paint Charge and as first year with Tent Theatre. He will be performing Scenic Artist. Last year for Tent Theatre she was the in 42'''} Street. Tommy is a graduate of Belmont Paint Charge for The Musical Comedy Murders 0/ University from the Music program. Previous J 940 and was the Assistant Paint Charge for Shout! roles he has performed include George in Drowsy The Mod Musical and Oklahoma! Here at MSU she Chaperone (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina), Spats in Sugar (Broadway Palm), and Gangster I in for For Colored Girls Who Have Considered The D rolV~Y Chaperone (Dutch Apple Dinner Suicide ... When the Rainbow is Enuf, was Mask Theatre). Designer and Construction for Love s Labours Lost, Scenic De igner fo r Musical of Musicals (the Elise Watson Joplin, MO. This is Eli se's second Musical!) , and Paint Charge for Wh ite Christmas. year wi th Tent Theatre. She will be joining the She is the recipient of the Board of Governors Ensemble in 9 to 5 and working with the Tent Scholarship and the Ann Page Scholarship. House Operations. Eli se is a sophomore at Missouri State University in the BFA Musical Theatre program. Previous roles she has perfonned Dr. Bob Willenbrink (Producer & include Mother in Noah s Art (MSU), Virgin ia in Director: 9 /0 5) Dr. Bob Willenbrink Oklahoma! (Tent 20 11 ), and Reno Sweeney in holds a Ph.D. in Theatre from Bowling Anything Goes (Thomas Jefferson IDS). Elise is Green (Ohio) State University. He began the recipient of the Presidential Scholarship. his academic career at Hazard (Ky.) Community College where be founded Katie Wesler Binningham, AL. This is the theatre program and began an outdoor Katie's first year with Tent Theatre. She will be theatre, the Hazard Summer Playhouse. For many 1 perfonning in 42nd Street and is in the ensemble years he served as Chair and Director of Theatre at the fo r 9 to 5. Katie is a junior at the Uni versity of Uni versity of Central Arkansas. While there, he created Cincinnati in the BFA Musical Theatre program. the Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas, served as the Previous ro les she has perfo nned include Shelby national director of the ARC Perfo rm ing Arts Institute in The Spitfire Grill and Maggie Pelletier in Red for disabled artists, and was the fo under of A.C.T.S, Herring (Timber Lake Playhouse), and Dorothy a theatre troupe for disabled performers. He also in The Wizard ofOz and Hunyak in Chicago (Red served as chair of the Department of Communication Mountain Theatre Company). and Theatre at Morehead State (Ky.) Uni versity and where he held the W. Paul and Lucille Caudill Little Emily Wicks St. Louis, MO. This is Emily's Endowed Chair of Theatre. Throughout his career he first year with Tent Theatre. She will be playing has directed over 80 producti ons of vari ous styles and Lorraine in 42nd Street and ensemble (dance genres at numerous venues. He is the recipient of the captain) in 9 to 5. Emily is a junior at the Kennedy Center Bronze medallion fo r service and he Uni versity of Mississippi in the BFA Musical was a member of the Kentucky Humanities Council Theatre Program. Previous ro les she has board of directors. He has served as a director and first perfonned include Rona in The 25th Annual vice-pres ident of the board of the Jenn y Wiley Theatre Putnam County Spelling Bee, Lindsay in Some in Prestonsburg, Ky. and the director for the Kincaid Girls, and Dance Capta in in DrolVsy Chaperone. Regional Theatre in Falmouth, Ky. He received the She grew up with the Muny Theatre perfonning in Distinguished Creative Producti on Award at Morehead mUltiple shows along with being a touring Muny State University. Kid and Teen. She is the Ole Miss Feature Twirler and holds numerous national twirling titles. She Mark Templeton (Managing Director) would like to thank her family and friends for all Mark is a 1987 graduate of Paris Jr. of their support! College and a 1989 BFA recipient fro m Stephen F. Austin State Uni versity in Jimmy Wilson Republic, MO. This is Jimmy's Nacogdoches, Texas. Prior to arriving second year with Tent Theatre. He will be at Missouri State University, Mark perfonning in The Odd Couple. Jimmy is a recent served the Palestine, Texas Independent graduate of Missouri State Un iversity in the BFA School Distri cts fo r eight years as Theatre Director Acting program. Previous roles he has perfonned and Chairman of the Fine Arts Department. While include Uncle Peck in HolV I Learned to Drive, in Palestine he directed over thirty producti ons; Longaville in Love's Labour 's Lost, Andrew eight earning regional honors and two receiving Carnes in Oklahoma! and Franz Liebki nd in The state recognition (Wings and Inlo the Woods). Other Producers (Springfield Little Theatre). Jimmy is directori al credits include, The Rimers of Eldrilch, the recipient of the Regents Theatre Scholarship Johnny Belinda, and The Diviners. Mark joined the and the In-School Players Award. Missouri State University campus community in Jordan Wooten Olathe, KS. Jordan is a BFA August 1997 as Ass istant to the Marketing Director Technical Theatre and Design Major with an fo r the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Perfonning emphasis in Stage Management here at MSU. Arts and moved to the Department of Theatre and This summer he will be working as the Assistant Dance as Marketing Director in 1999. In 2003 he was Stage Manager fo r all three shows. Previously he promoted to managing director of Tent Theatre. He has perfo nned in Les Miserables wi th the Starlight is an alumni of the Commercial Theatre Institute of Theatre, and A Christmas Carol at the KC Rep New York. Currently, Mark serves as the Uni versity Theatre. He works as a stage hand at HHPA. representati ve and negotiator to Actors' Equity. In 2008 he served on a team that form all y transit ioned Rebecca Vi Independence, MO. Rebecca just the Tent Theatre operation into a professional theatre graduated from MSU with a BA in Theatre Arts. company. Over the past several years his work as This summer she will be working for Tent Theatre marketing director and creati ve consultant has been as a Stitcher for all three shows. In 2010 she recognized in the local ADDY Awards, the worlds worked with Tent Theatre on Wardrobes and as a largest adverti sing competition. He has developed Stitcher Previously she was the Costume Designer and instituted an annual fundraisinglsponsorship program that has provided funding to the departments Robert Bradley (Director: The Odd productions and student scholarships. Couple). Joined the faculty of then SMS in the Fall, 1963. He directed his Michael Casey (Artistic Director & first Tent production, Shakespeare's Director: 42"/ Street) Michael i plea ed The Me,.,y Wives of Windsor. in to spend his nineteenth season under the the second season, 1964. ow 48 big top. Casey has been a familiar face in '--_.... _ ..... seasons later he is directing his 32"" the Springfield Arts Community for over Tent production. He retired in 2002 having served two decades. He has served as Resident 39 years on the faculty with 31 as department head. Musical Director for Springfield Little He has received an Award of Appreciation from the Theatre, guest conductor for the Springfield Symphony MSU Alumni Association and been inducted into Orchestra, conductor for Springfield Ballet's The the MSU Wall of Fame. Since his retirement he Nutcracker, conductor for the Springfield Regional has directed at the Vandivort TheatTe in downtown Opera presentations of Sweeney Todd and A Lillie Springfield where he often works with former Night Music, and is a founding member of the Missouri students. Among the productions he ha directed are Jazz Orchestra (MOJO) as well as the Springfield Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who is Sy lvia (Jack Theatre Alliance. Joining the faculty at Missouri State Laufer), Three Tall Women (Julie Bloodworth), University in 1983, Casey currently serves as Musical Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Julie and Terry Theatre Coordinator and Professor of Music. Stage Bloodworth), Cabaret (Rick Dines), Man of La direction credits include MSU presentations of White Mancha (Jeff Carney), Dinner with Friends (David Christmas, 1 Love You Because, How to Succeed in Schmittou, Holly McWilliams Muns), All My Sons Business Without Really Trying, Lillie Women: the (Terry Bloodworth, David Schmittou), The Light in Musical, A Chorus Line, Beguiled Again, into the the Piazza (Kim Crosby, Jeff Carney, Ron Seney), Woods, the world premiere of Cicada Dance, and the The Secret Garden (Rick Dines), Amadeus (Ran Hammons Hall presentation of Crazy for YOIl. For Tent Cummings, Whitney Ice, Ron Seney), Educating Theatre he has directed The 25" Annual Putnam County Rita (Whitney Ice), Glengarry Glen Ross (Terry Spelling Bee, A Grand Night for Singing, Footloose, Bloodworth, Ron Seney, Shawn Teague). In the Zombie Prom , You 're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, coming season he will direct 33 Variations and Bus Altar Boyz and SHOUT!, The Mod Musical. In addition, Stop. he has conducted over fifty musicals, including the Hammons Hall productions of Follies, Damn Dr. Carol (CJ) Maples (Director: Yankees, Steel Pier, Guys and Dolls, and Oklahoma! A The Odd Couple (Female Version» champion of new works, he conducted the premieres of CJ Maples has returned home to Many Thousand Gone and The Red House (for which Missouri State University where she he received a Meritorious Achievement Award from the arrived as a freshman on an acting Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival). scholarship. As a future educator she As a performer he has appeared in virtually every ~----'...... knew an understanding of all aspects venue in Springfield. In Branson he bas worked with of theatre was essential. She delved into technical Shoji Tabuchi, Wayne ewton, Ray Stevens, Bobby theatre and fell in love with directing. Her honors Vinton, and Neil Sedaka. His musical arrangements at Mi ouri State University include awards for have been featured by James and Judith Billings, the Directing, Acting, and Technical. Carol returned Springfield Symphony, Springfield Little Theatre, and for Tent Theatre summers, including the pecial Shoji Tabuchi, as well as regular performances by the 25th reunion season as the Production Manager. In Missouri State Pride Band. between teaching endeavors Carol has taken time off to pursue video production work as co-producer, Christopher DePriest (Production director, filmographer and editor. Her videos Manager, Technical Director, Scenic have served for training and promotion of various Designer: 42"/ Street) Chris DePriest corporations and cities in both Missouri and Texas. holds a MFA from Southern Illinois Carol is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Missouri University - Carbondale. He has served State University as well as the Speech & Theatre as the Production Manager, Technical Education Coordinator. She teaches Advanced Director, and Resident Designer in Directing, Acting, Script Analysis and Pedagogy. Tent Theatre for the past eight years. Some of his Carol recently established the Giving Voice Troupe, most recent scenic designs for Tent include: Joseph which uses interactive theatre to give voice to the and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The marginalized and address diversity issues. While Miss Firecracker Comest, Altar Boyz, Anything at MSU Carol has directed West Side StOlY, Hedda Goes;, You 're a Good Man Charlie Brown, A Funny Gabler, and T\velve AnglY Jurors. Additionally, she Thing Happened On Th e Way To The FOr/IIII , and has directed The Boys Next Door and Anything Goes Blithe Spirit. Along with his many responsibilities for Tent Theatre. She made her Springfield Little as Technical Director for the Department of Theatre Theatre dehut last summer directing Meshuggah­ and Dance at Missouri State University, Chris also Nuns! Carol currently serves on the Board of teaches as Adjunct Faculty in Theatre for Ozarks Governors for the Speech and Theatre Association of Technical Community College. Chris is also a Missouri. She is a multiple nominee for Who s Who freelance designer for other theatre companies across Among America s Teachers and has been recognized the nation. Chris would like to thank his wife, Stacy, hy the College of Arts and Letters for Excellence in and his two wonderful daughters for their continued Teaching, Research, and Service. love, support, and laughter. Heather Chittenden-Luellen (Musical the Danny Kaye Theatre, and the Cleveland Summer Director: 9 to 51 42"" Street) Heather Stages. This Jessica's 5'" time under the Tent since Chittenden-Luellen joined Missouri she came to MSU as a freshman, and she's thrilled State Uni versity in 1996 and is the to be part of this spectacular 50'h season! www. Music Director/Accompanist for the JessicaRyanNYC.com Department of Theatre & Dance and Musical Theatre degree program. Brad Ferguson (Costume Design: 42"" Heather has served as Music Director fo r mainstage Street) Brad manages the department productions since 2003 and Tent Theatre musica l costume shop. Brad has designed many productions since 1998. She is currently music director productions fo r Tent Theatre including for Syncopation, MSU 's musiGal theatre performance The 25th Annual Putnam Counly troupe, and serves as Musica l Director fo r the New Spelling Bee, Bye Bye Birdie, Anylhing York Senior Showcase held each spring. In addition to Goes, and Allar Boyz. He bas served as her teaching duties, she also serves as alumni li aison Draper for various Theatre Department productions and fo r the department, supervising the alumni website and for STAGES in St Louis. Other credits include First providing a central contact fo r MSU alumni working Hand fo r St Louis Black Repertory Theatre. all over the world. Select recent mai nstage Music Direction credi ts include: Cabaret, Noah s Art, Wh ite Cynthia Winstead (Costume Design: Christmas, I Love You Because. How to Succeed .... , 9 to 5) Cynth ia Win tead holds a MFA The Cradle Will Rock. Select recent Tent Theatre from the University of Virginia. In Music Direction credits include: Oklahoma, SHOUT!. addition to teaching classes in costume Guys and Dolls, 25th Annual ... Spelling Bee. Altar design, construction and history of Boyz. Joseph .... Yo u 're A Good Man Charlie Brown, costume and decor at Missouri State, Anything Goes. Heather's other credits include Music Ms. Winstead also designs and drapes Director fo r ActOl: Lawyel; indian Chief, a musical professionall y. Her costume designs have been seen by Craig Cameli a and Dav id H. Bell , workshopped Off Broadway in Maiden S Progeny - an afternoon at the Nati onal All iance fo r Musical Theatre Festi val with Mary Cassall, 1906 (world premiere), The Dealh of New Musica ls (NYC) and premiered at Goodspeed in the Juniper Grove (world premiere), The Shallering Musicals. Much love to Tom and Jake. of the Golden Pane, and The Hanging of Razor Brown - all produced at the 5geast59 theatres, New York, New .m •• Tonya Coker (Choreograpber: 9 York. She also des igned the costumes fo r The Afdcan to 5) Tonya has been performing Company Presents Richard Ihe Third, Oak and Ivy, professionall y for the past 20 years and Conversations on a Dirt Road (world premiere), Robert bas been choreographing professionall y Johnson, Trick the Devil, Clyin ' Shame, and Before fo r 13 of those years. She has lr Hits Home - all produced by the St. Louis Black choreographed nat ional stage shows of Repertory Company. Ms. Winstead's constructi on work Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor has been seen on the stages of The Santa Fe Opera, The Dream Coat, West Side StOlYo The Promise, Celebrate Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Theatre of SI. Louis, The America, and COl/ntlY Tonite to name a few. She has New York City Opera, The Repertory Theatre of SI. also worked with such stars as Pam Ti llis, Mel Tillis, Louis, Stages! St. Lo uis, The Mill Mountai n Playhouse, Brenda Lee, Dino Kartsonakis, Jim Stafford and many and The SI. Lo uis Shake peare Festi va l. others. Tonya has choreographed USO Tours, Theme Park Shows, and Nati onal Tours. She choreographed Madison Spencer (Costume Design: Christmas at Lincoln Center in New York City and has Th e Odd Coup /e) Madison Spencer several shows currently running at Hershey Park in was born and raised in the Kansas City, Hershey, PA . and in Pigeon Forge, TN . Tonya would Missouri metro area. Upon graduating like to thank her amazing family and fri ends, but most from the Uni versity of Kansas with of all God fo r the many blessings in her li fe . a BFA in Theatre Design she moved to Los Angeles, California. Within a Jessica Ryan (Choreographer: 42"" year and a half of arri ving in Los Angeles she was Street) Jessica is an NYC and (newly) working as a Costumer for film and television projects. LA-based artist who keeps busy by Madi son worked on such popular and critica lly acting, choreograph ing and producing. acclaimed television series as The West Wing, NYPD Theatrical credi ts include Mother in the Blue and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She also costumed world premiere reading of Kevi n Milnes' for film including Charlie sA ngels and Spiderman 2. Lost Boys, the 20 12 remount of the 2007 She is a member of Motion Picture Costumers Local NYMF Festi va l entrant Bernice Bobs Her Mullet, 70S. Madison also taught Master classes in Costume Jessica in Broadway Bombs, Rosamund in The Robber Design for Film and Television at colleges and Bridegroom, the world premiere of Dick Vosburgh's universities in Southern Cali fo rnia and Kansas before A Sain 't She Ain 'I at the Bershire Theatre Festi va l (u1s receivin g her MFA in Scenograph y with Honors for Christina Marie Norrp) and Mack and Mabel at the from the University of Kansas. Her directing credits Goodspeed Opera House (Ell a! Lottie u1s) where she include RlImpelslillskin, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and understudied Tony Award-winner Donna McKechni e. Plaza Suite. She currently teaches at Drury University. Other regional credi ts inclue Lucetta in Two Gentlemen of Verona (the musical) Natasha in Rough Crossing, Jerry Darnall (Scenic Designer: The Old Couple) and Hedwig alld Ihe AnglY inch (Yitzak). Jessica's Jerry, a di stinguished alumni of Tent Theatre, is choreography ha been seen on the Today Show and thrilled to be returning to Tent Theatre's SO'" All PBS, in NYC at the okia Theatre Times Square and Star Season. 5@)~ J1lfU @fQ1" ~~ MISSOURI STATE U NIVERSITY AND D EPARTMENT OF T HEATRE AND D ANCE

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THERE'S A SUNNY SIDE To EV'RY SITUATION ...... ENSEMBLE LULLABY O F B ROADWAY ...... JULIAN & ENSEMBLE ABOUT A QUARTER To N INE ...... D OROTHY & P EGGY SHUFFLE OFF To B UFFALO ...... MAGGIE, B ERT, ANNIE & G IRLS FORTy-SECOND STREET ...... PEGGY & ENSEMBLE ACT /I FINALE (FORTY-SECOND STREET) ...... JULIAN TENT T HEATRE ORCHESTRA PRESENTED BY

Ii Heather Chittenden-Luellen - Conductor/Piano Keyboard 2: Alex Huff; Woodwinds: Adam Shelton; Trumpet: Grant Peters, Michael Casey; Trombone: Bob Swanson; Hom: Lisa Casey; Bass: Riley Robison; Drums: Casey Smith 42nd Street WARNING RUNNING CREW The photographing, sound or video recording of any Light Board Operator...... Joshua Russell performance or the possession of any device for such recording inside the theatre without written permission Sound Board Operator ...... Marah Allee of the management is prohibited by law. Spot Ops ...... Ben Heustess, Ethan Ritschel Wardrobe .... Megan DeHart, Samantha Morrow FACILITIES Properties ...... Kira Przybylski Restrooms are located inside Craig Hall , adjacent to Ass!. Stage Managers ...... Mira Horowitz Coger Theatre on the south side. Additional wheelchair Jordan Wooten accessible restrooms are located on the first floor opposite the vending machines in the Craig Hall lobby, and on the second floor balcony level. Feel free to use ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION STAFF the elevator to the second level. Assistant Music Director ...... Alex Huff Assistant Dance Captain ...... Natalie Baughman LATECOMERS POLICY The curtain goes up on time at Tent Theatre. Latecomers 42"d STREET is produced through will not be seated until the first appropriate interval , special permission with TAMS-WITMARK which may mean intermission. Please make every effort to be in your seat before the performance begins.

CREDITS KOLR 10, Springfield 33, Mediacom, University PARKING AND SPECIAL SERVICES Television Services-Tom Carter, University News Parking for Tent Theatre is free-no campus permit is Services, University Printing Services, Missouri needed. Theatre patrons may park in Lot 24 located State TIX, 417 Magazine, Springfield Magazine, across Grand Street from Craig Hall , south of the theatre. John C. Ford-Welcome to Springfield Magazine, Jayne Markin, Carol MunneUy, Randy Stewart, Tent Theatre is fully accessible for wheelchair and Gary Stewart, Springfield Convention and Visitors disabled seating. Please inform an University Tix agent Bureau, Bursar's Office, Linda Palmisano, Ann of your needs at the time of ticket purchase. Disabled Gordon of Actors' Equity, MSU Bookstore, and parking is avaiJable in the horseshoe parking areajust "Jessse" . off National Avenue. There are additional limited parking areas available behind Craig Hall. Please calJ 1-888-476-7849 or 836-7678 ahead for additional WEATHER POLICY information regarding special services. On occasion, during a Tent Theatre performance there will be an intermittent shower. The Tent is designed to protect the audience from the elements. BACKSTAGE TOURS However, if the weather is determined to be Free tours of Tent Theatre are available to groups of 10 dangerous, the show will be interrupted with an or more. These tours give your school group or social announcement from the stage manager who will club an opportunity to see theatre as it is being created give the audience direction in what to do. In the with stops in the costume, prop, and scene shops. most extreme cases a show may not be able to be To arrange a backstage tour, call Mark Templeton at completed. A performance wiU be canceled if it 1-417 -836-4644. can not be completed by midnight.

We are committed to bringing you the outdoor AUDIENCE ETIQUEITE experience that is known as Tent Theatre. If a For the courtesy of aIJ audience members and performers, cellular phones and pagers must be silenced during the performance is delayed due to the weather, we show. Please be mindful that inadvertent noise and assure you that we will begin as promptly as excessive movement can be disruptive to the theatrical the conditions are deemed safe to be within the experience. confines of the Tent.

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Penmac. TENTT HEATRE Robert Little (Scenic Designer: 9 to Technica l Director for Tent Theatre. 5) Robert Little teaches Scene Design, Some of Anna's previous experience drafting, drawing and rendering and includes Properties for You 're A Good scene painting. Robert has an MFA from Man Charlie Brown and Anything Goes; Brandeis University where he studied and Carpentry for LillIe Shop ofH orrors, with Howard Bay. He i a member of They 're Playing Our Song, and Scapino! United Scenic Arti sts/Loca I 829 in New Anna holds a Bachelor of Science of York. For the past eight years Robert was Production Education in Theatre from Missouri State University Designer for Feld Entertainment, where be designed and is currently pursu ing her Master ofArts in Theatre. the scenery and effects for Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus, and Walt Di sney's World On Ice (at Alex Huff (Assistant Music Director: last count with 6 productions touring internationall y). 9 to 5/ Assistant Mu ic Director/Oscar: In June '97, Robert's latest production for Feld, a 42nd Street) AJex is mrilled to spend celebration of NYC call ed MADhallan opened at bis second summer under the Tent. New York, New York Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Previous Music Direction! Assistant In addition, Robert has designed for regional opera, MD/Accompanist credits include: Stop theatre, and taught at The State University of New the World; I Want To Get Off, Beallty York at Binghamton. and the Beast, Godspell. 1940 's Radio Hour, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof, Toby Show Too, My Fair Lady, Scarlet Takes a Tumble, Back to the 80 's, Shollt! The Mark Putman (Sound Design). Mark Mod Musical, Oklahoma!, Noah's Art, Into the Woods k;t1"'~. is an Associate Professor of Technical with Kim Crosby, Cabaret and music director of Theatre at Missouri State. In addition "See.spot.Sing" at the Metropolitan Room in NYC. to teaching theatre production and He has been featured as a keyboardist aboard the ms. design classes, Mr. Putman is dJe Rotterdam during an Alaskan cruise contract. Alex's Theatre & Dance Production Manager latest project is Bernice Bobs Her Mullet. He has L..-""",",--'='" and Sound Designer. He has designed music directed three staged readings, one at MSU, one sound for 16 years of department productions and in New Jersey, and one in New York City in addition 12 seasons of Tent Theatre. Previously, he taught at to creating a demo CD. Alex is currently writing New Mexico State University and the University of orchestrations for Bernice. For more information on New Mexico; designed sound for Theatre by the Sea the show, visit: www.BerniceBobsHerMullet.com. and University of Nebraska's Lied Center; designed lights and/or scenery for St. Louis Bl ack Repertory Kyle O ' Brien (House Manager) Company, Woodland Opera House, Sierra Repertory Elsberry, MO. This is Kyle's second Theatre, Austin Repertory and Creede Repertory; yea r with Tent Theatre. He will be and worked wim TheatreWorks, Santa Fe Opera, working as the House Manager for me Intiman, the Alley Theatre, Hartford Stage Company, season. Kyle is a junior at Mi ssouri Goodspeed Opera House, SI. Louis Repertory and State Univer ity in the BFA Acting Theatre Projects, St. Louis. H is lighting design program. Kyle currently works in for The River Niger at St. Louis Black Rep. was the Marketing Office for the MSU Department of included in World Stage Design 2005 in Toronto. Mr. Theatre and Dance, is the co-host and editor of the Putman earned his M.F.A. degree at me University Department's webcast, The T&D Wrap, and works as of Ca li fornia, Davis. Assistant House Manager for the 20 11-20 12 season. Previous roles he has performed include Ensemble in Micheal Foster (Lighting Designer) Micheal is the Evita at Springfield Contemporary Theatre, Lon Smith lighting design professor and a tenured member of in Meet Me in St. Louis and Laurie in LillIe Women me Department of Theatre and Dance faculty here (Elsberry High School). Kyle is the recipient of the at Missouri State Un iversity. He holds a Bachelor Board of Governors Scholarship. of Arts degree from the Univer ity of Alabama, a Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University, Jennifer Ezell (Company Manager) and completed his internship at Central St. Martin 's Jennifer is thri lled to join the 50"' College of Art and Design in London, England. Over All Star Season of Tent as Company tbe last six years Micbeal has designed me lighting for Manager. She is a Graduate Assistant 50 productions including designs for ATREK Dance for the Missouri Department of and MADCO in St. Louis, me Florida Studio Theatre ••••~ Theatre and Dance and is working (LO RT D) in Sarasota, FL, Wake Forest University, U on her Master of Arts in Theatre. Tent Theatre, and Missouri State University. He is a Previous roles include serving as House Manager for the MSU Department of Theatre and Dance for me member of me Illuminating Engineering Society of 2011-2012 season, Operations Manager for the 20 II North America (rESNA) and an educator member of Tent Theatre season, Dramaturg for me Love Song of the International Association of Lighting Designers Robert Oppenheimer, Director CUT D) The House (LALD). Please visit http://www.foster-photo.net to J. is Burning Now, and Director (Directing 11) Arms at view some ofMicbeal 's work. Missouri State University. Jen also participated in Anna Hunt (Ass istant Technical Director, Scene Shop everal production at Southern Arkansas Univer ity Supervisor) Anna Hunt supervises student employees including Director for The Marriage COllnselOl; and lab classes in the construction and in stallation Edna Louise in Come Back to the 5 and Dime, of scenery for Missouri State University'S theatrical Jimmie Dean, Jimmie Dean and Understudy for Mrs. season. She also serves as Shop Supervisor and Assistant Savage in The CurialiS Savage. Jen has received a Graduate Assistantship through MSU Theatre and Angela Anderson (Accounts Manager) Dance for 20 I 0-20 12. Angela joined the Theatre and Dance Department in 2000 as a member of the Anna Peck (A sistant Managing clerical staff. She now holds the position Director)Springfield, MO. Thi is of Accounting Specialist. Angie Anna's first year with Tent Theatre. received her Bachelor of Science degree She is working as a Graduate Assistant in Professional Writing from Missouri for the season. Anna is currently IJ State University. working on her Masters Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with an empha is in Speech-Language Pathology at Missouri State University. Whitney Rentschler (Assistant Managing Director) Mexico, MO. This is Whitney's first year with Tent Theatre. Sbe is working as a Graduate Assistant for the season. Whitney is currently working on her Masters ....__ ...... Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with an empha i in Speech-Language Pathology at Missouri State University. Laura Gross (As istant to the Director, 910 5). St. Louis, MO. Laura is honored to join the company of Tent Theatre' 50th All Star Season! During the regular school year, she teaches 8th STAFF FOR TENT THEATRE 20 12 grade English, speech, and theatre and Producer is the Speech and Drama Club sponsor Bob WiUenbrink and Talent Show Director in Marshall, MO. She Managing Director is al 0 completing her Masters degree in Theatre MarK Templeton Studies at Missouri State University. At Missouri Artistic Director State, Laura was a member of the In-School Players. Michael Casey She has al 0 served as Technical Director, Lead TechnicaJ Director Choreographer, and Assistant Director to six fu ll Chris DePriest cale musicals a summer at Point 0' Pines Camp in Upstate New York. Company Manager J enn i fer Ezel r Dasa Hayes (Assi tant Choreographer, Assistant Managing Directors 9 10 5) Dasa Hayes grew up in Tuc on, Anna Peck Arizona and received her Bachelor of Whitney Rentschler Fine Art in Dance from the University ofArizona. Her processional highlights Company Stage Manager ...... Fred Fitzgerald· include perfonnances nationally with Operations Manager...... Namlie Dickler theme parks, Holland American Cruise Assistant Stage Managers ...... Mira Horowitz. Jordan Wooten Assistant TechnicaJ Director ...... Anna Hunt Lines, magic shows and national tours. Dasa is very Costume Shop Supervisor ...... Brad Ferguson excited to be the Assistant Choreographer for 9 10 5: Scene Shop Supervisor ...... Anna Hunt The Musical, and would like to thank her husband and Properties Master ...... Cand ice Hudson two beautiful boy for all their support. Assistant Properues ...... Kira Pnybylsld Julie Williams (Office Manager) Drapers ...... K.atie Rogers Julie is originally from Reeds Spring, Master Electrician ...... Joshua Russe ll attended (S)MSU for I year in the Music Sound Electrician ...... Marah Allee Scenic Artist/Paint Charge ...... Sylvia Sellers Department before deciding to join the Assistant Painr Charge ...... Kel sey Duncan Air Force in 1979. She was stationed in Carpenters ...... Michael Bowers. Cameron Tesson . Kelly Truax Anchorage, AK, Honolulu, HJ and Las Stitchers ...... Rebecca Vi Vegas, NY. After separating from the Costume Assistant ...... Veronica Schlcttc. Mira Horowitz Air Force, Julie moved to Cambridge, MA where she Technicallntem ...... Austin Baldwin. Savannah Burke met her husband of 25 years, Steven. Steven and Julie Ethan Ritschel were married in 1985 and have four children, 25 year­ Marketing Assistants ...... David Adams. Jimmy Cambron old Stephen, 18 year-old Jessica, and 13 year-old twins, Matlie Jo Cowsert . Mia Cmigmile. ataJie Dickter. Carl Glenn Nicholas and Daniel. Julie and her family lived in Melanie Humphrey. Gavin Juckette. Jill Kamler Cambridge, MA for over 20 years where Julie worked Melissa Krueger. Kyle O' Brien. Ben Raanan . Elise Wa lSOn at a therapeutic day school for troubled adolescents for Concess ions Coordinator ...... Natalie Dickter IS years. In 2005 , Julie and her family moved back to Picnic Coordinator ...... Mattie Jo Cowsert the Ozarks, settling in Springfield . Julie began working House Manager ...... Kyle O'Brien at MSU in April 2006 for the Extended Campus and Souvenir Coordintor ...... Jill Kamler transferred to Theatre and Dance in May 2008. Event Coordinator ...... David Adams Hany and Susan Hom The 50 for 50 Tent Company Jan Horton Herbert W Jackson Here is your first chance to join this Hennan J Johansen remarkable company! Van A Kinsey and Family KTXRlStereo Broadcasting, Inc , Kenneth E Meyer Summer 2012 marks the 50th year of Tent Monte J Kuklenski Theatre, the Southwest Missouri's WiJliam Anthony Lai ramore Margaret J Libertu s Most enduring and entertaining Summer Randy and Karen Luna Institutionl Mary Beth Mann Sally A Mason Now, you can Join the Tent company in celebration Fred ,and Evelyn Maxwell as we ' raise the Tent' on a campaign to increase the Greg and Judy McManus Tent Theatre endowment to ensure 50 more years of Keny Mc Manus presenting the fi nest musicals and plays! We are look­ Med-Pay, Inc. Gordon and Laura Ki nne Virginia Mee ing to cast 50 stars wiUing to pledge $ 10,000 apiece Jame E Mentis and Nancy C Mentis to be part of this wonderful and exciting company. Meridi an Ti tl e Company, Randall 0 Doennig The proceeds of the campaign wi ll create a 50 for Patricia A Moore 50 Tent Fund that will endow scholarships, enhance Patricia L Musburger Kay Alden Nelson produ ction budgets, support the work of talented Linda K Peacock young artists and guarantee the continued excellence Penm ac Personne l Services of the regions beloved Tent Theatre! Thomas J Poss Gary L Rhodes As a member of the 50 for 50 Tent Theatre company George E Simpson Mary Anne Simpson you will receive many benefits including Smill ie's Market Bill and Sharon Smillie -Permanent recognition on the Tent Th eatre Spri ngfield Business Journal Wall of Honor Springfi eld Music -2 Season Ticketsfor Life to Tent Theatre Mark Templeton productions Elisabeth C tenZythoff -Continued recognition in the Tent Theatre Nikki Thielmann Vernon J Thielmann Program David A Trottier. Lesley K Trottier. Summer D Trott ier -A remarkably wonderful feeling that comes from Dale and Lynn Wasson knowing the you helped guarantee thefuture of Maggie Wilcox this oUTstanding theatre company Robert and Susan Willenbrin k -Our deepest gratitude for your kindness and Nonna J Yeos generosity Below are the named performance awards So, here is your opportunity. to join the Tent and Tent Company Scholarship recipients Theatre Family! for this season. Be one of the first, the enthusiastic, the 50! Bob Comer Memorial Scholarship Join us as a member of the Tent Theatre Natalie Dickter 50 for 50 Company! Roger Jinks Memorial Information packets are available in the Lobby of Sylvia Sellers Craig Hall . For more informati on contact Bob Wil­ John Klineline Memorial Internship lenbrink , Head, Department of Theatre and Dance Camille Hendricks 417-886-1259 or Marie Murphree, Missouri State Mauny Mesecher Memorial Award Foundation - 417-836-4143. Rebecca Yi Scot Heminger Memorial Award Thank you to these patrons for their contributions James Wilson to the honorary/memorial scholarship and equip­ Stephen Emanuel Tent Endowment mentf ullds. Carl Glenn Stephen R Adams Donna S Annstrong Maggie Wilcox Tent Theatre Stage Ruth Ameson BancorpSouth, Joyce Redmon Management Internship Kri stoffer Barefield Mira Horowitz Richard L Bartley Pam and Bernie Burrier Lowell Fleenor Memorial Scholarship Ru ssell N Carney Sarah McGowan Mjchael R Casey and Lisa R Casey Milliam and Maret Cheek Mickey Talbott Memorial Scholarship LaMond R Chudomelk. Anthony Milfelt Ethel Curbow Michael Quinn, PhD Memorial Scholarship Educational Community Credit Un ion Janice L Fa ucett Adam Murphy Lela R Fleenor Ted and Sol Rosen David and Adrienne Fl y Elizabeth and Emilian Furtak Scholarship Daniel L Furtak Emil y E Furtak Margaret Howard Great Southern Bank Gracie Harrison Robert Gilmore Tent Founders Award Joe and Linda Hill s Kyle O'Brien Suyyort Sclio{arsliiys anaWI:N! Each year, many businesses and organizations donate items for our Tent Theatre Scholarship raffle. We have some amazing prizes this year! Chances are sold in the lobby souvenir shop each night before curtain and during intermission. Chances are $2 each or three for $5. Enter as many times as you wish. We will draw the winning tickets after the last performance on July 18; all winners will be notified by mail during the third week of July. All funds raised through the raffle wiU be used for our scholarship program for Tent 2013. 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