ST. EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY THEATER ARTS STAFF AND FACULTY Dean , School of Humanities ... ..... .... .... .. .. .. Father Louis T. Brusatti Artistic Director/Assistant Professor .. ..... ... ..... .. .. David M. Long Managing Director/Adjunct Instructor . ... .......... .. .... Michelle S. Polgar Area Coordinator/Assistant Professor . Ev Lunning Jr. Director of Musical Theater . Michael McKelvey Administrative Coordinator .... .... ... ........... ... Angela Flowers booJ<by Larry Gelbart Costume Shop Manager/Adjunct Instructor . T'Cie Mancuso music by Cy eoleman ana lyrics by David Zippel Technical Director . .. ..... ... ...... .. ... ... Joe Carpenter vocal arrangementsby Cy Coleman and YaronGershovsky Master Electrician .. ... ...... .. ... ............. Austin Sheffield Costume Technical Specialist .. ... .. ....... ... .. ... ... Michelle Heath Assistant Professor . ... .. ........ .. .. .. .... .. Sheila Gordon MICHAEL MCKELVEY Adjunct Instructors .. ..... .. ..... Brooks Barr DIRECTOR Tara Cooper Bhagirit Crow LEILAH STEWART Kathy Dunn Hamrick SCENE DESIGNER Lisa Laratta Bill McMillin TONY TUCCI Margita Pencevova LIGHTING DESIGNER Jo Ann Schatz Gary M. van der Wege JEN J. MADISON COSTUME DESIGNER SPECIAL THANKS CRAIG BROCK Austin Lyric Opera SOUND DESIGNER Austin Shakespeare Father Louis T. Brusatti CHARLI BRATH MAKE-UP/HAIR DESIGNER Carol Caruthers Sarah Garcia MICHAEL MCKELVEY Connor Hopkins MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR Sister Donna Jurick , SND Kruger 's DANNY HERMAN & Ladies of Charity/Lakeway Thrift Store ROCKER VERASTIQUE George E. Martin CHOREOGRAPHERS Lisa Raymond Relic Source/Adam Woolley SHANNON RICHEY* MEDIA SPONSORS Liz Rische PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER The Rude Mechanicals St. Edward 's University Marketing Office SARAH GAY*, JAMIE GOODWIN* Tex as State University Theatre Department & DAVID M. LONG* UT-Austin Department of Theatre and Dance EQUITY GUESTS 'ffHHONICLE Zilker Theatre Productions . ?4WMittttGiJ+iI < ku t 9o<s City of Angels is produced by spec ial arrangement with, and the music and dialogue material AUSTIN TEXAS furnished by, Tams-Whitmark Music Library, Inc. 500 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 April 8-18, 2010 About The Writers Production Staff Cy Coleman, Larry Gelbart and David Zippel Assistant to the Director .. .... .. .... Elena Weinberg Assistant Technical Director ... ... ... ..... .... ... .. .. Scott Guthrie The dynamic trio behind City of Angels ma rks a formidable alignment of Assistant to the Scenic Designer. ....... ...... .. Katie Andries theatrical prowess. Assistant to the Lighting Designer and Master Electrician .. .. .. ........ Kris Carpenter Composer Cy Coleman has churned out decades of hit musical scores , starting in Assistants to the Make-up/Hair Designer .. ... ... .. ... .. Brooke Friesen, Lisa Raymond 1962 with Wildcat, which brought Lucille Ball to her first starring role on Broadway . Fight Choreographer . ·. .. ... .... .. ...... ... ... .. .... David M. Long Subsequent hits include Sweet Charity, Barnum, City of Angels and The Will Rogers Assistant to the Fight Choreographer . ... .. .. .. .. .. Sesar Sandoval Follies, among others. He began his music career early , playing Carnegie Hall before Fight Captain . .. .. .... .. ... .. .. .. ... ... .... Elena Weinberg his tenth birthday. His pre-Broadway career includes writing hits such as Witchcraft Stage Management Mentor .. .... .. .. .. .. ... .... .. ....... ... Bill McMillin and The Best Is Yet to Come. He is an accomplished film score writer , a Grammy Lead Stage Manager . Cassandra Castillo** Award winner and a 1994 recipient of a Doctorate in Music from Long Island University. Assistant Stage Managers . ... .. Jessica Angima**, Lora Blackwell**, Genevieve Castillo**, Writer Larry Gelbart may be best know for his many years as a writer for the hit TV Ashley Kramer**, Ian Stillwell**, Stacy VanderVorste series M *A*S*H (he wrote 97 episodes) , but his writing credits began much earlier - Student Assistant to the Technical Director . .. ...... .... .. .. ..... George Marsolek he became a professional comedy writer before finishing high school. He has written Properties Mistress. .. ..... ...... .... Rachel Magee skits for Bob Hope , Red Buttons , Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca . His Broadway Properties Lead Assistant . .... .. Jackie Harper writing credits include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Sly Properties Design and Construction . .. Sarah Burkhalter, Nicholas Compagna , Fox, an adaptation of Ben Johnson 's Volpone. His screenplay credits include , among Kaleb Dworsky, Chad Duda others , Oh, God and Tootsie, which earned him an Academy Award nomination and Make-up/Hair Design Mentor . .. ............. Tara Cooper Best Screenplay honors from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Stage Crew ... .. ... Students of THAR 1330 Follow Spot Operators ..... ... ... .. Students of THAR 1330 Lyricist David Zippe\'s songs have been recorded by such greats as Stevie Wonder , Assistant to the Master Electrician/Board Operator . .... Lainey Murphy Mel Torme , Christina Aguilera , Cleo Laine and Ricky Martin . City of Angels was his Broadway writing debut. He also wrote the lyrics for the Broadway musical version of Assistant to the Sound Designer/Board Operators ..... Elliott Dooley, Candice Rogers The Goodbye Girl and for Disney movies Hercules and Mu/an. He collaborated w ith Sound Department Staff . .. .... .... Christopher Smith composer Andrew Lloyd Weber to create the songs for the musical The Woman in Scene Shop Staff . ... Katie Andries, Cameron Allen, Joseph Leudecke, White. He is the recipient of the Tony Award and multiple Academy Award , Grammy George Marsolek, Candice Rogers, Carli Werner Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. Mr. Zippe! , a graduate of Harvard Law Costume Shop Staff . .... .... Kera Blay, Kiara Brynne, Jordyn Campbell, Eileen Chaffer, School , "is delighted ," he says , "not to practice law." Emily Donald, Reetah Gonzalez, Aidan Liller, Meredith Montgomery, Helen Ralowicz Stitchers . .. .. .. .. .... Aimee Kandi, Tanya Olande Box Off ice Staff . .. Shannon Bishop, Alyssa Johnson, Jon Wayne Martin, City of Angels Kel Sanders, Christopher Smith House Manager . ... .. ... Lauren Prater The story follows Stine , a fiction writer in Hollywood trying to adapt his own detective novel into a screenplay . As the action begins , we meet Stone, Stine 's detective , in House Crew ... Devon Brownlo, Kenny Dolin, Meredith Montgomery Mario Ramirez, Zorica Simic the hospital w ith a bullet wound. As Stone relates the story of his injury , Stine begins . .............. .. .. Katie Comardo to rewrite his story . As he rewrites , the "movie " is rewound and the actors move and Head Dresser . speak backward. As Stine buries himself in the fantasy world of his detective story , his Dressers . Claire Carden, Stuart Carter, Mary Cartwright, Katelyn Davis, Emily Eubank, Andi Schrock, Avery Ferguson, Sigrid Jaimes personal life begins to fall apart. Faced with losing his wife , he must decide what is . .. ....... ... .. Matthew Garcia, Mitchell Harris, Kari Strunk really important in his life. Laundry . .. ... Costume Crew ... Andrew Butler, Kimberly Gates, Marrett Hanes, Jordyn Campbell , Avery Ferguson, Kari Strunk, Katie Comardo, Stacy VanderVorste and the students of THAR 1331 Scenic Crew . .... Cassandra Castillo , Mary Cartwright and the students of THAR 1330 Make-up/Hair Crew .... .. ... ...... ... Brenna Batson, Devon Ray, Olivia Vescovo Light ing Crew. .. Michael Davis, Emily Donald , Erin Flemming , Joh nny Joe Trillayes, Christina Smith and the students of THAR 1330 ographer for the production of Peer Gynt. Mi­ The Life of Galileo, bobrauschenbergamerica, The Company chelle would like to thank her family, friends, Cyrano De Bergerac, Kneeling Down at Noon, Mike and Dave for their constant love Durang!Durang and A Midsummer Night's SARAH GAY (Carla!Alura Kingsley) is Wilde), Unsinkable Molly Brown (Johnny and support. Dream. In 2008 he co-wrote and performed thrilled to be work­ Brown), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in Sad, Sad, Sad at the NYC International ing with the stu­ (Adam). He will also be seen in Zach The­ NATHAN BROCKETT '11 (Angel City Fringe Festival. He would like to thank Mike dents and staff of atre's upcoming production of The Drowsy Four) feels grateful to be sharing the expe­ for the experience and Elena for the love. St. Edward's for the Chaperone as Aldolpho. Jamie received rience of this show with this cast and crew. first time. In the his M.F.A. in Acting at SMU's Meadow 's Recently, Nathan appeared in SummerStock SOPHIA FRANZELLA '13 (Ensemble) is past year she has School of the Arts. Austin's Production of Sweeney Todd· The De­ excited to be returning to the MMNT stage been seen in john mon Barber of Fleet Street and has been seen in after making her debut in the St. Edward's & Jen (Penfold), DAVID M. LONG (Stone, MMNT Artistic Three Sisters (Solyony), bobraushenbergamerica production of Peer Gynt. Sophia has enjoyed The Cherry Orchard Di rector) is an actor, (Wilson), The Life of Galileo (various ensem­ performing in a Transit Theatre Troupe (Breakin' String), Three Days of Rain (Pen­ director and educator ble) and Peer Gynt (various ensemble). He show and a senior -directed IO-Minute Play, fold), and The Grapes of Wrath (Zach The­ who has worked pro­ ) would like to thank all of his inspiring peers as well as becoming a member of Omni atre). Some favorite Canadian credits include fessionally on both and mentors. Singers. She would like to thank Mike