BY TINA HOWE DIRECTED BY DAVID LONG

SEPT.26-0CT. 6,2013

R ST. EDWARD'S. Mary MoodyNorthen Theatre ~UNIVERSITY St. Edward'sUniversity DEPARTMENTOF PERFORMING ARTS THEATERARTS STAFF AND FACULTY

Dean , School of Humanities . .... Sharon Nell, PhD Chair/Associate Professor ...... Sheila M. Gordon Artistic Director/Associate Professor ...... David M. Long Managing Director/Adjunct Instructor ...... Michelle S. Polgar BY TINA HOWE Administrative Coordinator ...... Angela Flowers Costume Shop Manager/Adjunct Instructor ...... T'Cie Mancuso DIRECTED BY DAVID LONG Technical Director/Adjunct Instructor ...... Joe Carpenter Assistant Technical Director ...... K. Eliot Haynes LEILAH STEWART Master Electrician ...... Sadie Langenkamp SCENE DESIGNER Costume Technical Specialist ...... Michelle Heath Assistant Professors ...... Kathryn Eader KATHRYN EADER Ev Lunning Jr. LIGHTING DESIGNER Richard Robichaux Susan Branch Towne Adjunct Instructors ...... Brooks Barr SUSAN BRANCH TOWNE Brad Carlin COSTUME DESIGNER William Crowell Cara Johnston Firestone BUZZ MORAN Bill McMillin SOUND DESIGNER

TARA COOPER SPECIALTHANKS MAKE-UP/HAIR DESIGNER Annalisa Arnold Joanie Cahill RACHEL MAGEE Carol Caruthers PROPERTIES DESIGNER Sheila Gordon Lauren Green Kate Hahn SADIE ALISA** Ladies of Charity/Lakeway Thrift Store PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER George E. Martin, PhD Bill McMillin Dr . Sharon Nell Kerri Ounell Rude Mechanicals St . Edward 's University Marketing Office ZACH Theatre

Museum is produced through special arrangement with MEDIASPONSOR: SAMUEL FRENCH, Inc. New York, New York. c·«eoNicu -' !IMrttiftffiM+,, film The Lumberjack Man, where he stars would like to thank his ever-supportive for Measure , Under Construction , The Spitfire THECOMPANY alongside Michael Madsen. King holds a BA in parents, his brother, and his sister, as well Grill, A Lie of the Mind and Carousel. She BABS GEORGE (Annette Performance from St. Edward's University and as his close friends, Joe Carpenter, Kathryn would like to thank her friends , family, fabulous Froebel/Barbara Zimmer/ is a graduate of The Robichaux Studio's two­ Eader, Michelle Polgar, David Long , Richard roommate , beb, God , David Long, and her Mrs. Moe) has been a year Meisner program, where he studied under Robichaux and Rabbit. father for his immeasurable love and support, professional actress and renowned acting teacher Richard Robichaux. without whom none of this would be possible. a member of Actors' He thanks his castmates, his beautiful and CURTIS ALLMON '14 (Will Willard) returns Equity and Screen amazing mother, and Michelle and David for all to the Mary Moody Northen Theatre after VANESSA GUADIANA '15 (Maggie Snow/ Actors Guild for over 30 their support. most recently appearing as Merriman in The Lillian) makes her Mary Moody Northen years. She has been in Importance of Being Earnest . He previously Theatre debut with this production. She has numerous productions DAVID STAHL (Mr. appeared in Measure for Measure and The previously appeared in the past two annual at Mary Moody Northen Hollingsford/Bob Lamb/ Crucible at MMNT and was also seen in the 10-Minute Play Festivals. Other credits Theatre and was last seen in Who's Afraid of Mr. Moe) has previously 10-Minute Play Festival and Transit Theatre include Transit Theatre Troupe's productions Virginia Woolf?,for which she garnered a B. Iden appeared in Measure Troupe 's Penelope . of Some Girls(s) and Territory. She would like Payne Best Actress Award. A resident of Austin For Measure , Bus Stop, to thank her wonderful family for their constant for 26 years, she has performed locally at Austin The Crucible, Eurydice CHEYENNE BARTON '16 (Blakey/Tink support, love, and inspiration. Guadiana Playhouse where she is a company member, and The Life of Galileo Solheim) returns for her second production would also like to give a HUGE thank you to ZACH Scott Theatre, Austin Shakespeare, at Mary Moody Northen with Mary Moody Northen Theatre . Some everyone who made this production possible! TexArts, Breaking String and Penfold Theatre Theatre . He recently of her previous credits include the title Companies, and Texas State University. Recent performed with Jaston character in Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice , as well VANESSA MARROQUIN '15 (Mrs. Salt/Ada television credits include The Lying Game, Friday Williams and Joe Sears in Jaston's newest as the female understudy for last season's Bilditsky/Harriet) has previously appeared in Night Lights, My Generation (ABC TV series), play, I Hear d That. Stahl holds a BFA from Measure for Measure at MMNT. She would Austin as Rose in The Secret Garden (Mary and she will be seen in the PBS documentary Southwestern University and an MFA like to thank her friends and family for always Moody Northen Theatre), Sam in Some Girl(s) about the 1938 radio broadcast of The War of from UT-Austin. He is a member of the encouraging her in all of her endeavors , and (Transit Theatre Troupe), and Chrysothemis in the Worlds, airing October 29. She has a featured Board of Directors and Acting Company for being all-around fantastic human beings . Messenger No. 4, or How to Survive a Greek role in The Bystander Theory, a film about the of Austin Playhouse , whe re he has played Tragedy (Camb iare Productions) . She would Kennedy assassination, available to the public in numerous roles, includ ing David Frost in MATT BUZONAS '16 (Michael Wall) is thrilled to like to thank her family and loved ones for their September 2013. Ms. George holds an MFA in Frost/Nixon, Phillipe in Heroes , Nixon in The work again on the Mary Moody Northen Theatre love and unwavering support. Classical Acting from The Shakespeare Theatre Dead President s Club, Henry in Travesties , stage. He is currently one of the social chairs and The George Washington University in Bernard in Arcadia and Werner Heisenberg for Alpha Psi Omega. Previous MMNT credits RYAN T. MATTINGLY '16 (Mr. Gregory) Washington, D.C. She is the creator and director of in Copenhagen, among others . He has also include Measure For Measure (Claudio) and The returns for his third performance at Mary The State Theatre School of Acting in Austin, and appeared recently in The Glass Menagerie, Secret Garden (Captain Albert Lennox). Moody Northen Theatre. As a freshman , she has been an adjunct instructor in the Theater Nights wim, A Christmas Carol, Mrs. Warren's Mattingly debuted as a Helpful Servant and Departments at St. Edward's University, Texas Profession , Art, Pride 's Crossing, Henr y \I, RACHEL DUNK '16 (Carol/Gilda Norris) is Male Understudy in The Imp ortance of Being State, UT-Austin and Southwestern University Richard Ill and The Merry Wives of Windsor. making her third appearance on the Mary Earnest directed by Richard Robichau x. This in Georgetown. Stahl toured with the Greater Tuna Company's Moody Northen Theatre main stage . She summer, he appeared as Major Holmes in The production of The Foreigner as Jaston would like to thank her friends and family for Secret Garden directed by Robert Westen berg . JARRETT KING '09 Williams ' understudy and as a dress er for A their loving support. Break a leg, everyone! He would like to extend his gratitude to all of (The Guard) is honored Tuna Christmas . Currently, he is a lecturer in those involved in this production, his mom and to return to his alma the Theatre and Dance Depa rtment at Texas MAUREEN FENNINGER '16 (Liz/May) dad , Andrew Lazo, and Rachel Broussard for mater in his second State University in San Marcos . was recently seen in Mary Moody Northen their endless devotion and support. appearance as an Equity Theatre 's production of The Secret Garden. guest artist. Previous BRITTANY ALLYSON (Elizabeth Snow/C hloe Favorite roles include the title role in the JORDAN MERSBERGER '16 (Peter Ziff/ Mary Moody Northen Trapp) most recently appeared in The Secret musical Violet at The High School for the Second Guard) makes his Mary Moody Theatre credits include Garden and Measure for Measure at Mary Performing and Visual Arts and the Witch in Northen Theatre debut with this production. The Further Adventures Moody Northen Theatre. She would like to Houston Family Arts Center's Into the Woods. He has recently performed in the New of Hedda Gabler (Austin thank her friends, family, and professors who She is a member of the Texas Commission on Works Festival and the 10-Minute Play Festival. Critics' Table Award - Outstanding Acting encourage her to "embrace a professional the Arts and the Texas Cultural Trust Council in a Supporting Role), Full Circle, Cyrano sensitivity" to the world. Young Masters Program. She would like to JON RICHARDSON '14 (Fred Izumi) is de Bergerac , Parade, Death and The King 's thank the amazing St. Edward's University appearing in his fifth production with Mary Horseman and The Pajama Game. Other DAVID CAMERON ALLEN '13 (First Man theater faculty and mom and dad. Moody Northen Theatre . His past credits regional credits include Heddatron (Salvage in Passing/ Bill Plaid/First Guard) will be include Jack Worthing in The Importance of Vanguard Theatre), Endgame and Accidental performing on the Mary Moody Northen HANNAH MARIE FONDER '14 (Barbara Being Earnest (MMNT), Frankie in A Lie of the Death of an Anarchist (Palindrome Theatre). Theatre stage for the final time . Past Castle/Julie Jenkins) appears in her seventh Mind (MMNT) , Elbow in Measure for Measure Film/TV credits include an appearance productions include The Life of Galileo , production on the Mary Moody Northen (MMNT) , Ezekiel Cheever in The Crucible on The Lying Game (ABC Family) and a Eurydice , The Crucible, Measure for Measure , Theatre stage . Previous MMNT credits include (MMNT) , Judas in The Last Days of Judas suppor ting role in the upcoming independent Under Construction and Bus Stop. Allen The Importance of Being Earnest, Measure Iscariot (TAO), and Burns in Penelope (TTT). TARA COOPER (Make-up / Hair Designer) is He thanks his family and loved ones for their of La Hija de Rappaccini and A View From NEA Fellowships , a Guggenheim Fellowship, undying support , and his director and cast for a freelance makeup , hair, and wig designer , the Bridge. Upcoming , she will be designing the American Academy of Arts and Letters an awesome experience. puppet maker, and adjunct professor at Pagliacci and The Marriage of Figaro for the Award in Literature, the Dramatists Guild St. Edward 's University in Austin , Texas. Austin Lyric Opera. After completing her Fund Madge Evans/Sidney Kingsley Award JOSE ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ '14 (Jean­ A diverse artist , Cooper 's work has been undergraduate degree at UT- Austin , Eader for Outstanding Achievement in the Theatre, Claude/Giorgio) has recently appeared as featured in publications from TIME to Forbes , earned her MFA in lighting from New York the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest in films with actors Paul Rudd and Willie University. She spends most of her time these two honorary degrees , and the William Inge and Barnadine in Measure for Measure . Nelson , as well as in touring productions such days very focused on her most important Award for Distinguished Achievement in Rodriguez also works for the Mary Moody as Mamma Mia! and The Lion King. productions - her three . beautiful children: the American Theatre . Twice a finalist for Northen Theatre scene shop and acts as a Josephine, Megan and Shane. the Pulitzer Prize, Howe has been a visiting resident tech intern at the Long Center. He BUZZ MORAN (Sound Designer) works professor at Hunter College since 1990 and would like to thank his loving parents and mainly in the field of sound, sound designing LEILAH STEWART (Scene Designer) is has also taught master classes at New York brosef, Joe Carpenter , and Eliot Haynes for theatrical productions , recording music , so happy to return to Mary Moody Northen University, UCLA , Columbia University, and their stories and support , David Long and performing live sound effects and recording Theatre. Her favorite shows here include The Carnegie Mellon University. Howe is proud to Richard Robichaux for their immeasurable the sound of fields . He has worked on Secret Garden, Under Construction, The Further have served on the council of the Dramatists advice, Michelle Polgar for being a saint, numerous plays at Mary Moody Northen Adventures of Hedda Gabler, The Imaginary Guild of America since 1990. Fonder, the Tri-Force, and his graduating BFA Theatre, worked as music editor on several Invalid and bobrauschenbergamerica. Over class for all the wonderful adventures. Richard Linklater films and toured the world the past year, she has also designed scenery DAVID M. LONG performing live radio-style sound effects for for Radiate by Salvage Vanguard Theatre and (Director, Mary Moody MEREDITH MARKER STEIN '14 (Francoise/ The Intergalactic Nemesis. Moran also hosts Now, Now Oh Now by the Rude Mechanicals Northen Theatre Mira Zadal/Zoe) has recently appeared in I a PBS web series called What's That, Buzz?, (winner of the Austin Critics' Circle award for set Artistic Director) is an Love You Because (Diana), Bus Stop (Elma), so there's that. design). She is a company member of the Rude actor, director and Christmas Carol (Tiny Tim) and Carousel Mechanicals , an experimental theater collective. educator who has (ensemble). Stein has been taking French SUSAN BRANCH TOWNE (Costume worked professionally consecutively for about 1O or so years, so this Designer) joined St. Edward's University as a SADIE ALISA '14 (Production Stage Manager) throughout the U.S. play merges the best of both worlds. This while full~time faculty member in Fall 2012. She has returns for her final season with Mary Moody and in Japan. Long experience has been ... oh ... Je ne sais quoi. designed previous Mary Moody Northen Theatre Northen Theatre. Recent credits include One has served as a faculty productions of The Crucible, Carousel, The Life of Night With Janis Joplin (PA, ZACH Theatre); member at Winthrop University in South SETH STEWART '16 (Mr. Salt/Steve Williams) Galileo, The Pajama Game, Ahl Wilderness! and The Importance of Being Earnest and Bus Carolina and Portland State University in is excited for his debut performance at Amadeus. In Austin, Towne designed Ragtime, Stop (PSM, MMNT); The Fantasticks , I'll Oregon and currently serves as artistic director Mary Moody Northen Theatre. He recently Xanadu, Hairspray, The Drowsy Chaperone, Be Back Before Midnight , Dead Man's Cell and associate professor of Theater Arts at appeared in the 10-Minute Play Festival August: Osage County, and many others at Phone and Lend Me A Tenor (PSM, Millbrook St. Edward's University. Directing credits and as Danny in Transit Theatre Troupe's ZACH Theatre, The Magic Flute and Cult of Color Playhouse); The Crucible , The Further at Mary Moody Northen Theatre include production of / Love You Because . He would for Ballet Austin, The Bat for Austin Lyric Opera, Adventures of Hedda Gabler and Carousel Under Construction , The Further Adventures like to thank his parents and closest friends. and The Sound of Music and many others for (SM, MMNT); and Urinetown (PSM, Summer of Hedda Gabler (Austin Critics' Table Zilker Theatre Productions. Favorite regional Stock Austin) . She would like to thank Michelle Award for Outstanding Comedy) , the world BRETT MARIE VERVOORT '16 (First Woman engagements include Denver Center Theatre Polgar and David Long for this opportunity premiere production of David Chamber's in Passing/Kate Siv) considers herself to be a Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Utah and Bill McMillin for teaching her everything The Imaginary Invalid, On The Verge, natural-born comedian and hopes her Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer Theatre in Salt she knows. bobrauschenbergamerica (Austin Critics' performance will inspire others to believe Lake City and Syracuse Stage. In New York, Table Award for Outstanding Ensemble the same. Towne designed for New York City Opera and TINA HOWE (Playwright) has written numerous Performance), Cloud 9, Full Circle (Austin numerous off-Broadway productions. She holds plays, including The Nest, Birth and After Birth, Critics' Table Award for Best Comedy) , KRISTINA M. TIJERINA '14 (Installation a BFA from Carnegie Mellon and an MFA from Museum, The Art of Dining, Painting Churches, Macbeth and Antigone . At MMNT, he has Artist) is happy to be the installation artist Yale School of Drama and is a 27-year member Coastal Disturbances , Approaching Zanzibar, appeared as Neville Craven in The Secret and to work with Leilah Stewart again. She is of United Scenic Artists, Local 829. One Shoe Off, Pride's Crossing, Such Small Garden, John Proctor in The Crucible, Stone especially excited to have the opportunity to Hands, Rembrandt 's Gift, Chasing Manet, in City of Angels, Cyrano (Austin Critics' Table incorporate many of her artistic and creative KATHRYN EADER (Lighting Designer) has and new translations of Eugene Ionesco's The Award for Outstanding Acting in a Leading passions into the project, like printmaking, recently designed for The Secret Garden, Bald Soprano and The Lesson, as well as a Role) in Cyrano de Bergerac and Leo Frank sculpting, and installation art. She would like Under Construction, The Further Adventures host of shorter plays. These works premiered in Parade. Long is an active member in both to thank everyone who made this experience of Hedda Gabbier, Measure for Measure, The at the New York Shakespeare Festival, the Actors ' Equity Association and the Screen possible and memorable. Crucible, Eurydice and Who's Afraid of Viriginia Kennedy Center, Second Stage Theatre, the Actors ' Guild. He would like to thank his wife, Woolf? here at Mary Moody Northen Theatre. Old Globe Theatre, Lincoln Center Theater, Tracy, and daughters, Amelia and Alura, for RACHEL MAGEE (Properties Designer) has In addition to her role as assistant professor of the Actors Theatre of Louisville and the Atlantic their patience and loving support. been lucky enough to make a career out of Theater Design for St. Edward's, Eader is the Theater Company. Among her many awards building , borrowing and designing theatrical resident lighting designer for the Butler Opera are an Obie for Distinguished Playwriting , props. Long may it continue! Center at UT-Austin, where she has designed a Tony nomination for Best Play, an Outer 14 productions including the world premieres Critics Circle Award , a Rockefeller grant, two DEAN'S CLUB ($500 to $999) Timothy Wright '91 Christopher J. Martinez MARYMOODY NURTHEN THEATRE Julia and Charles W. Digg s Jr. Ronald Young Dr. and Mrs. Perry McWilliams Kim and Hal Livingston MAC '07 CONTRIBUTOR ($50 to $119) Michael Meigs Ev Lunning Jr. SOCIETY Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Barton Laura Mendoza Charles and Florence Mayne Gerrell Moore Through Mary Mood y Northen Theatre , St. Edward's University Theater Arts majors work Richard and Kelley Bautch Connie McMillan Lisa Nieman alongside professional actors, designers and directors in the creation of dynamic artistic work. Hal Bogardus William J. McMil lin '79 Ursula Brinkman New York Life Our students enjoy unparalleled professional training and an opportunity to earn points toward Insurance Company Jesse Cancelmo membership in the Actors ' Equity Association , the union of professional actors and stage THE HILLTOP CLUB ($250 to $499) Richard Orton Brother Richard P. Daly, CSC, '61 managers in the United States - all within the context of the university's nationally recognized Anonymous Alexis and Matthew Pangborn Sherry Dawson liberal arts education . Mary Blackstock Phillips 66 Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Deguire '69 Edna and Gary Blomquist '98 Jennifer Phlieger MAHS '00 Our program is made possible in part by the generous contributions of the Mary Moody Aaron Dillard Jean Byers James Puglisi Northen Theatre Society membership. Society contributions allow MMNT to provide Michael M. Dorn Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbe ll Laura Ray '07 students with resources for hands -on learning and to provide audiences with the rich Marion Douglas Cara and Jim Firestone Bernadine Rettger '91 production values that keep you returning to our performances year after year. In Michael Downer Janet Kazmirski Elizabeth Rice '09 add ition, society members contribute to student scholarships , allowing us to maintain Dorothy Dyer David and Tracy Long William and Karen Sage our commitment to educate a diverse group of Theater Arts students , regardless of their Geraldine Edens Dr. and Mrs. Jimmy T. Mills Adalberto Salazar financial situation . Angela Flowers Marisa Pisano Peterson Juanita Servin Laurie Friedman-Fannin '79 Your gift may be designated to scholarsh ips, product ion support or capital improvements , or Miche lle and Robi Polgar Gina Springer Shirley Jerome Garvey you may make an unrestricted gift. Mary Rist Gary Silcott Theresa Garza Ronald Sawey Mary Smith We sincerely hope you will join the Theatre Society or continue as a member by making a gift Charles and Dora Gembinski Ann Scott '91 Natalie Stott to the Mary Moody Northen Theatre today. 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