Interlochen, Michigan 35th, 63rd Program of the 94th Season

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INTERMEDIATE MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION

Now.Here.This. (Flexible Version)

Book by and

Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen

Based on the Collaboration by Hunter Bell, Michael Berresse, Susan Blackwell, , Jeff Bowen, and Larry Pressgrove

Directed by Peggy Trecker White Musical Direction by Anne Lewis Choreography by Matthew Lindstrom Scenic Design by Hunter Cole Costume Design by Katie Glenn Sound Design by Abigail Elliott Lighting Design by Kathryn Burke Margaret Halbig, piano Alex Coy, stage manager

Thursday, July 15, 2021 10:00am, Phoenix Theatre Friday, July 16, 2021 7:00pm, Phoenix Theatre

Now.Here.This. was originally produced by the , Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director, Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell, Executive Producer, , 2012

Development of Now.Here.This. was supported by the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center during a residency at the Cabaret and Performance Conference of 2009.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE In our short time together, we have found our way into a modern day Wizard of Oz fable. Our protagonist goes on a journey to find a way past perceived limitations of self. She speaks for us all as we constantly battle our own fears and misconceptions that keep us from living in the now. The scarecrow, lion, and tinman archetypes are expanded into a community of friends and family, using memory and dreams, to reveal scars that block our view. In her quest to find home, she continually learns the lesson of letting go of the past and embracing the h-e-r-e. The beauty of this journey is that we are not alone but, as Ram Daas so aptly puts it, we are all just walking each other home.

SETTING: …….somewhere in the universe, your universe….or….if you must, the woods outside of The MacDowell Artist Colony, New Hampshire

The show will run 75 minutes and will be performed without an intermission.

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MUSICAL NUMBERS AND SCENES What Are the Odds? More Life Dazzle Camouflage Give Me Your Attention Darwin Monologue Members Only I Rarely Schedule Nothing Archer That’ll Never Be Me Kick Me Drama Class Church Clock of the Long Now That Makes Me Hot Penny Words Then Comes You Golden Palace Get Into It This Time Finale

THE COMPANY Cates Asleson, Granger, Ind. Ellie Brower, Hudsonville, Mich. Gus Bye, Traverse City, Mich. Sabina Camblor-Castrodad, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Brenna Charlick, North Canton, Ohio Lourdie Clark, Grand Rapids, Mich. Jasper Davenport, Brooklyn, N.Y. Belle Diamond, Glencoe, Ill. Taylor Fost, Chicago, Ill. Viveka Frisk, Pittsford, N.Y. Anthony Gennaro, Northville, Mich. Bryce Goodin, Wadsworth, Ohio Valérie Lee-Rossing, Ada, Mich. Milena Manocchia, New York, N.Y. Valerie Marwood, Traverse City, Mich. Veronika Marwood, Traverse City, Mich. Ben Miller, Libertyville, Ill. Cora Pearlstein, Seattle, Wash. Zoe Rosendale, Woodland, Calif. Emily Salomon, Chicago, Ill. Maddie Sandock, Southlake, Texas Isabel Seymour, Traverse City, Mich. Cassidy Woodward, Toronto, Canada Medina Yusuf, Oakland, Calif.

PIT BAND Eddie Min, guitar Margaret Halbig, keyboard Camilla Carvalho, bass Bennett Davis, drums Anne Lewis, conductor

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PRODUCTION CREDITS Assistant Stage Managers ...... Maggie McClellan Griffen Argyres-Gordon, New York, N.Y. Maya Ruiz, Ottawa, Canada Song Captains ...... Brenna Charlick, Lourdie Clark, Valérie Lee-Rossing, Zoe Rosendale Pre-Show Original Music ...... Valérie Lee-Rossing Percussion Specialist ...... Jasper Davenport Clarinet ...... Gus Bye Ukulele Ensemble ...... Sabina Camblor-Castrodad, Brenna Charlick, Veronika Marwood Dramaturg ...... Emily Salomon Production Stage Manager ...... Mannon McIntosh Assistant Technical Director - Phoenix ...... Daniel Solomon Holland Technical Director ...... Jeffery Block Carpenter ...... Bennet Goldberg Properties Master ...... Hunter Cole Master Electrician ...... Kathryn Burke Electrician ...... Lelia Vetter Audio Engineer ...... Abigail Elliott Costume Shop Supervisor ...... Amanda Lifvendahl Costume Shop Technician ...... Kristal Firman Stitchers ...... Risa Alecci, Shelby Broaddus, Amy Brown, Rosemary Coryell Costume Shop Volunteer ...... Cathy Stephenson Director, Theatre Arts ...... William Church Director, Interlochen Presents ...... Brent Wrobel Assistant Director, Interlochen Presents - Production ...... Jennifer Apple

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Emily Wilkinson, Chris Wilson, Todd Quick, Stephen John, Robert Koenig, Courtney Kaiser-Sandler, Joanne Toby, Heather Lee, Tyne Turner, Brent Wrobel, and William Church

PLEASE, NO VISITORS BACKSTAGE OR IN THE DRESSING ROOMS AT ANY TIME

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