UNIVERSITYTHEATRE FACULTY & STAFF Dean of Humanities ................................................... Fr. Louis Brusatti ; Artistic Director/Assistant Professor................................ .Ev Lunning, Jr. ·. i ..·.·.·1... Theatre Business Manager ................................................... Annie Suite H~ S.. Assistant Professor........................................................ .Michael Massey Assistant Professor...................................................... Sara Medina Pape Costume Shop Manager ................................................ T'Cie Mancuso Technical Director ............................................................. Chase Staggs basedoff the myths of Ovid Master Electrician ...................................................... Natalie George Administrative Assistant ................................................... Phillip Owen written and originallydirected by Costume Shop Assistant ................................................ .Michelle Heath MARY ZIMMERMAN Adjunct Faculty .......................................................... Dr. Brooks Barr Adjunct Faculty ................................. '...................... Ann Mary Carney Adjunct Faculty .............................................................. Bhagirit Crow CHRISTINA}. MOORE Adjunct Faculty ........................................................... T'Cie Mancuso Adjunct Faculty ............................................................. Bill Mc Millin Director Adjunct Faculty ....................................................... .Shelby Davenport Adjunct Faculty ...................................................... Michael McKelvey Adjunct Faculty ....................................................... Christina J. Moore MARISA PISANO RICHARD ISACKES Adjunct Faculty .............................................................. Patricia Pearcy Assistant Director Guest Scenic Designer Adjunct Faculty ............................................................... JoAnn Schatz Adjunct Faculty .................................................................. Annie Suite SARAH LANKENAU STEPHEN PRUITT Guest Costume Designer Guest Lighting Designer METAMORPHOSES is produced by special arrangement with Bruce Osler, BRET ADAMS, LTD., BRYAN SCHNEIDER CARRIEMARKS 448 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036 Guest Sound Designer Assistant Costume Design MISTYPELAS AARON M. CLAY SPECIAL THANKS to Assistant Scenic Designer Stage Manager Reed Stuart at Texas Light Bulb & Supply Mary_ Berry Premi ered in New York City by The Seco nd Stage Theatre , New York, September 2001 Cari Kerkhoff Artistic Director : Carole Rothman Cynthia Allison Managing Director: Carol Fishman Donna & Phillip Berber & Family Executive Director: Alexander Fraser Sheila Hargett METAMORPHOSES was originally produced by Texas State University Theatre Looki11gg/ass Theatre Compan y, Chic ago Bobby Duhon OVID'S METAMORPHOSES translated by David Slavitt , George Buckaloo John Hopkins University Press, 1994 Fabrizio Photography Rainer Maria Rilke 's Poem ORPHEUS. EURYDICE, HERMES. Kate Eminger Translated by Stephen Mitchell, 1995 Modern Library. Nick Harkins Michael McKelvey November 10-21, 2004 CAST EVLUNNING,JR.,Artistic Director/ Direc­ Marin Theatre Company, San Jose Repertory tor, has been an actor, Theatre, San Francisco Opera, and The­ Ceyx & others ........................................................... AARON D. ALEXANDER a teacher, and an ad­ atre Bay Area, among others. A few of the theatres she has directed for in Aus­ Lucina & others ............................................................ .KRISTEN BENNETT ministrator at SEU Yi since 1990. He first tin include Zachary Scott Theatre Cen­ Eros & others ......................................................................... T J CHERNICK appearedatMMNT as ter, Vortex Repertory Company, Capitol Alcyone & others ........................................................ ........ ANGELA FLOWERS an Equity Guest Art­ City Playhouse, Frontera@Hyde Park Phaeton & others....................................................... .DAVID M. GALLAGHER ist in a production of Theatre, Austin Lyric Opera, and Austin Nursemaid &others................................................................ GINAHOUSTON THE DRUNKARD Script Works where she is Producing Di­ rector. She won the Austin Critics' Table Pandora & understudy .......................................................... CARRIE MARKS directed by Prof. Su­ san Loughran for the Award for Best Direction of a Comedy for Orpheus & others.................................................... .................. JOSEPH PARKS summer season of Steven Tomlinson's MILLENNIUM BUG Eurydice & others.................................................................... VALERIE REDD 1990. Ev began teaching as an adjunct in the and CURB APPEAL. She holds a MFA in Silenus &others ...................................................................... W'ILLSOLARSKI fall of 1991 and served as Theatre Business Directing from the University of Texas and has taught on the faculties of Southwestern Aphrodite & others .................................................................. .ANNIE SUITE * Manager from 1992 until 1997. He has appeared often as a Guest Artist, most recently University, UT-Austin, and served as acting Zeus & others ............................................................................ CHRIS SYKES as Count Orsini-Rosenberg in AMADEUS. teacher and stage director for the Austin Myrrha & others.......................................... ~.... ROBIN GRACE THOMPSON In 2003 he received an Austin Critics' Table Lyric Opera Young Artist program. She Understudy ........................................................... ......... .JERRY JOE BENSON award for Best Supporting Actor for his role is thrilled to be directing at SEU where in MMNT's production of THE KEN­ she 1s an adjunct faculty member. TUCKY CYCLE, directed by Dr. Melba Martinez. Ev has directed several MMNT RICHARD ISACKES, Scenic Designer, has productions, the most recent being YOU extensive scene design experience in both re­ * Appearing courtesyof Actors'Equity Association, CAN'TTAKEITWITHYOU. Heisacom­ gional theatre and opera. He has twice been the Union of ProfessionalActors and StageManagers in the United States. pany member of the Austin Playhouse and the recipient of the Boston Circle Critics award for best scene design for his produc­ METAMORPHOSES is performed without an intermission. the Austin Shakespeare Festival. Ev's voice can be heard in many anime dubbed into tions of TRANSLATIONS and UNCLE English by Austin's ADV Films, including VANYA at the Huntington Theatre. the voice of Captain Nemo in Nadia: The A partial listing of other companies where Secret of Blue "\%ter. A long-time volunteer his work has been produced include: The narrator for the Texas State Library's "Talking Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Chicago Lyric Book" Program, Ev has narrated four Opera, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Cin­ volumes which have been chosen for circula­ cinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Hartman tion by the National Library Service. Theatre Company, La Mama, Boston Lyric Opera, and the Charles Playhouse. Mr. CHRISTINA J. MOORE, Director, is a Isackes has also designed scenery for CBS, 5400 Brodie Lane #240 PBS, and NBC where he served on as the INDUSTRIAL, UNIFORM director, teacher, actor, Austin, TX 787 45 designer on serial drama Another World. & LINEN SERVICE and voice-over artist Isackes has served on the faculties of Bucknell SINCE 1909 who has worked in 1 professional theatre for University, Boston University and the Casey Elliot over 20 years. Before University of Illinois, where he was a recipient of the prestigious University MIKE RAKOWICZ CPO Certified moving to Austin, she Scholars Award. He currently holds the Service ;\fanagcr Manager • lived in San Francisco 210-533-9111 where she was affili­ Joanne Sharp Crosby Chair in Design and AUSTIN Technology at the University of Texas at 512-477-4440 ated with the Magic 512-892-3696 Theatre, the Bay Area Austin where he holds the position of Chair mrakowicz @prodi gy.ne t FAX 512-892-3291 Playwrights' Festival, of the Department of Theatre and Dance. SARAH LANKENAU, Costume Designer, and Spank Dance Company. He has also for giving him his many talents and friends, Thanks Mom and hails from the midwest where she received created performance art and theater about family, and a girlfriend that puts up with Dad, Christi, !couldn't her BA in Theater from Purdue University, obscure mathematicians, uncertainty and him. Also to this awesome cast and crew. do it with out you. Fort Wayne, Indiana. After working in the history of cosmology, among other Wo Ai Nimende. Special thanks to my northern Indiana and Chicago she made topics. Stephen can be contacted through ASM's, Ev, and Annie. her way to Austin a little over a year ago. www.fluxiondesigns.com KRISTEN BENNETT, Lucina & others, Love to Michael, Since arriving in her new home she has had is a senior at St. Ed­ Gina, Robin, Kinzy, the pleasure of working as a stitcher and BRYAN SCHNEIDER, Sound Designer, wards University. This JoJo, and Linds... oh as assistant costume shop manager for the recently stage managed is her third show here the band is playing Austin Lyric Opera, and has designed cos­ Refraction Arts Proj­ and she feels extremely me offi Check out my tumes for Austin Playhouse, the Gilbert and ect's productions of blessed to be a part of website acad.stedwards,edu/ ---aclay!