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FUN HOME
LYRIC THEATRE @ ILLINOIS
Book and lyrics by Lisa Kron
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Based on the 2006 graphic novel Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Sarah Wigley, stage director
Julie Jordan Gunn, music director
Thursday-Saturday, November 4-6, 2021, at 7:30pm
Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 2pm
Tryon Festival TheatreTHE ACT OF GIVING
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Tonight’s performance of Fun Home is sponsored
in part by the following generous donors:
SUSAN & MICHAEL HANEY
JACLYN LOEWENSTEIN, CLASS ACT
2WELCOME
Dear Friends of Lyric Theatre:
Welcome! We have missed you so much. Lyric This season, we are proud to connect with
Theatre’s core values are creativity, flexibility, audiences in several productions: Lyric Under the
and wellness, and the events of the past year Stars at Allerton Park and Retreat Center; the
and a half have expanded our understanding brilliant family drama Fun Home in Tryon Festival
and appreciation of them immeasurably. We are Theatre where the eternally beloved Marriage of
so grateful for your support in different forms: Figaro will be seen in the spring; 1950s and 60s
introducing new friends to opera and musical pop favorites at the Allerton Mansion with The
theatre; subscribing to our Vimeo channel Marvelous Wonderettes; and a big Mardi Gras
of videos; donations for scholarships for our party called Carnaval! in Foellinger Great Hall. We
students; attendance and sponsorships at our look forward to seeing you at as many events as
performances. We truly cannot do it without you! we can.
With much love and appreciation,
Julie and Nathan Gunn, co-directors
Lyric Theatre @ Illinois
3PROGRAM FUN HOME LYRIC THEATRE @ ILLINOIS Book and lyrics by Lisa Kron Music by Jeanine Tesori Based on the 2006 graphic novel Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Sarah Wigley, stage director Julie Jordan Gunn, music director Thursday-Saturday, November 4-6, 2021, at 7:30pm Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 2pm TIME AND PLACE: Beech Creek, Pennsylvania—1970s Oberlin College—1980s Pennsylvania—Present Day This production will be presented with no intermission. This production contains adult language and themes. Lyric Theatre @ Illinois is a part of the University of Illinois School of Music. 4
FUN HOME
MUSICAL DIRECTOR SOUND DESIGNER
Julie Gunn Dakota Erickson
STAGE DIRECTOR MEDIA DESIGNER
Sarah Wigley M Ospina-López
SCENIC DESIGNER STAGE MANAGER
José Diaz-Soto Sidney Sprunger
COSTUME DESIGNER CHOREOGRAPHER
Colin Grice Rachel Rizzuto
LIGHTING DESIGNER CONDUCTOR, NOVEMBER 6 MATINEE
Megan Coffel Nicholas Pothier
5CAST
ALISON BRUCE
Emma Mize Danny Yoerges*
MEDIUM ALISON HELEN
Lucy Economos Sarah Durbin
SMALL ALISON ROY/PETE/MARK/BOBBY/JEREMY
Zoe Harms Ramman Takhsh
JOAN CHRISTIAN
Madysen Simanonis Leyla Aguiar Cohen
JOHN
Ruth Ionin
*Appears through the courtesy of
Actors' Equity Association, the
Union of Professional Actors and
Stage Managers in the United States.
ALISON/CHILDREN'S COVER HELEN COVER
Lisa Buhelos Emily Naud
SMALL COVER BRUCE COVER
Leyla Aguiar Cohen Joe Grudt
JOAN COVER ROY/PETE/MARK/BOBBY/JEREMY COVER
Chloe San-Horstman Braulio Muro
6ORCHESTRA
PIANO/KEYBOARD GUITARS
Aaron Ames Paul Mock
Nicholas Pothier
David Stech CELLO
Ethan Schlenker
DRUMS
Maddi Vogel VIOLIN/VIOLA
Jenna Ames
BASS
Emma Taylor WOODWINDS
Lucy Yockey
7DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Fun Home questions how our childhood shapes Although memoirs are predominantly written in
our existence as adults. Based on the best-selling, a chronological fashion, memory itself is not—it
2006 graphic novel, this story centers on lesbian comes and goes while shining a light on what we
cartoonist Alison Bechdel and her desire to are ready to face given enough time, distance,
“know what’s true, dig deep into who, and what, and perspective. For many of you, Fun Home
and why, and when until now gives way to then.” will resonate as a story about growing up in a
We meet Alison when she is just months younger dysfunctional family. For others, it will land as a
than her father was at the time of his suicide, and vulnerable account of finding your sexuality or
she can no longer ignore the emotional reckoning even knowing a loved one who has taken his/
that must be done for her to discover who she her/their own life. To me, Fun Home is a memoir
really is to make sense of life moving forward. Is of releasing the past without forgetting the
she just like her father, and if so, what does that gratitude for all the ways each moment has come
mean? to define us. It is a captivating and haunting story
of understanding, forgiveness, and identity that
It is human nature to share personal stories of somehow manages to feel unequivocally and
childhood, family, loss, and self-discovery to universally human.
unite, to inspire, and so often to make sense of
our past for no one other than ourselves. —Sarah Wigley, director
8DRAMATURG’S NOTE
In June of 2006, 26 years after the death of her they won five. Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori
father, Alison Bechdel published a graphic novel made history as the first all-female composing
biography of her family, titled Fun Home: A Family team. The Huffington Post hailed Fun Home as
Tragicomic. In the novel, Alison battles with the “an emotional roller-coaster ride, a grippingly
intangible concept of “belonging.” The Bechdel heartwarming story mixed with some of the most
family has always been traditionally out of place smart and joyful musical numbers presently on
as Alison notes that living in a funeral home in Broadway . . . Fun Home is the best Broadway
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the 1970s musical in years.” Fun Home is the only musical
was like living the life of The Addams Family. Her in recent years (excepting revivals of The Color
father Bruce, a closeted gay man, never manages Purple) that has a lesbian lead. Fun Home
to find a place of belonging. As a butch lesbian does not shy away from difficult conversations
cartoonist, Alison herself has spent her whole life that illuminate the trauma of coming out and
struggling with the desire to belong in literary navigating familial relationships afterwards.
and queer spaces.
In a Theatre Talk interview, Lisa Kron describes
Representation and belonging, Fun Home Fun Home as “a story that’s bigger than a
declares, matter. Small Alison (at age eight) lesbian.” Jeanine Tesori counters back with, “It’s
sees a butch woman for the first time and finally actually the same size.” It is profound that an
understands her own gender identity. Alison’s intimate retelling of a lesbian’s relationship with
mother Helen desperately tries to cultivate an her gay father successfully played on Broadway.
image for her family that normalizes them in the Fun Home is a rare instance where a father
hope of being accepted by their community. and daughter’s relationship takes center stage.
Bruce searches for a way to escape the Regardless of sexual orientation, this musical
heterosexual life that was thrust upon him. The is universal in its honesty and conflict. Alison
musical explores internalized homophobia and Bechdel has offered her deeply personal story so
the profound loss that lingers, decades later, after that we can take comfort from it. As Ben Brantley
a suicide. notes in his The New York Times review, “The
audience becomes, more than ever, part of the
Written by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori, the Tony Bechdel family circle. For better or worse—and
award-winning musical Fun Home premiered for me, shows this cathartic are only for the
on Broadway in 2015 at the Circle in the Square better—we’re home.”
Theatre. Fun Home opened to critical acclaim and
was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, of which —Meghan Landon, dramaturg
9PROFILES
Leyla Aguiar Cohen, she/her, Lucy Economos, she/her,
(Christian/Small Alison Cover) (Medium Alison) is a senior
is a freshman at University pursuing a BMA in lyric theatre
Laboratory High School. She at the University of Illinois
got involved in musical theatre Urbana-Champaign, studying
in June 2020. Cohen has taken under Sarah Wigley and
voice lessons with Berit Nathan Gunn. Her previous
Johnson and participated in Lyric Theatre credits include
several acting workshops and Ordinary Days (Female Swing),
Zoomsicals with Class Act Champaign and Lyric Under the Stars (Soloist), and the COVID-
Broadway Kids Auditions, NYC. This summer, as cancelled production of A Little Night Music
part of Driveway Cabaret by Champaign Urbana (Female Swing). She has performed many roles
Theatre Company, she performed Broadway (Little Women, A Chorus Line, Carrie the Musical,
songs at driveways and backyards around town. Fall Showcase) with the on-campus student
Fun Home is her first live, on-stage musical organization Illini Student Musicals where she also
theatre performance. In addition to theatre, she serves as the vice president. Economos is grateful
trains in ballet and tap. As a former Champaign for the opportunity to tell such a powerful and
Urbana Ballet member, Cohen danced in The important story.
Nutcracker at Krannert Center for eight seasons
and Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake Zoe Harms (Small Alison) is
at the Virginia Theatre. Currently, she has voice currently in fourth grade at
coaching with Ryan Pest and dance training at Bottenfield Elementary School
Urbana Fine Arts Center where she is preparing in Champaign. Most recently,
for the 2022 Youth America Grand Prix, an she played Smee in the
international dance competition. summer production of Peter/
Wendy with the Champaign
Sarah Durbin, she/her, (Helen) Park District Youth Theatre.
is currently a senior in the Lyric She has studied under Jaclyn
Theatre @ Illinois program. Lowenstein since 2018, performing in various
Her Illinois credits include workshops with Class Act. In fall 2020, she
Songs For A New World appeared in Class Act’s virtual production of
(Woman III, Woman I, and II Could You Hug A Cactus? Harms studied musical
cover), Hand of Bridge (Sally), theatre dance at Art in Motion in 2019 and was in
and HMS Pinafore (Staged the Central Illinois Youth Chorus (2017-2020). She
Ensemble). She studies with enjoys singing, drawing, reading, and spending
Dawn Harris and Sarah Wigley. In addition to her time with friends and family.
studies with Lyric Theatre, Durbin writes and
releases original music, which can be found on all
streaming platforms, and has performed with
various rock bands.Ruth Ionin (John) is a fourth Madysen Simanonis, she/her,
grader at the Montessori (Joan) is a senior pursuing a
School of Champaign-Urbana. BMA in lyric theatre at the
She has been a student at University of Illinois. She
Class Act with Jaclyn currently studies voice under
Loewenstein for two years and Sarah Wigley and has
took part in the Class Act previously studied with
virtual productions of Super Yvonne Gonzales Redman. Her
Happy Awesome News and credits with Lyric Theatre @
Could You Hug a Cactus? in 2020. She takes voice Illinois include Lyric Under the Stars (Soloist/
and piano lessons, is bilingual in Russian and Ensemble) and Crazy For You (Louise). Simanonis
English, and her hobbies include sewing, coloring, also spent a semester in 2019 at Walt Disney
and reading. World working in Entertainment as a character
performer. She is humbled to present this
Emma Mize, she/her, (Alison) beautiful queer story with you today and wants to
is currently a junior pursuing a thank director Sarah Wigley for trusting her to be
BMA in lyric theatre at the a part of something so important.
University of Illinois. Her
previous Illinois theatre credits Ramman Takhsh, he/him,
include Vanessa (Erika) and (Roy/Pete/Mark/Bobby
Lyric Under the Stars (Soloist). Jeremy) is a sophomore
She has performed many roles currently pursuing a BMA in
(Little Women, A Chorus Line, lyric theatre. At the University
Fall Showcase) with an on-campus student of Illinois, he has been seen in
organization, Illini Student Musicals, where she Lyric Under The Stars with Lyric
also serves on the general board and marketing Theatre @ Illinois as well as in
team. Mize is a recipient of the Smith Scholarship Illini Student Musicals’
Award and a national semifinalist in classical production of Little Women (John Brooke). In his
NATs. She is under the instruction of Professor hometown of Chicago, some of his credits include
Dawn Harris and Sarah Wigley and would like to A Red Orchid Theatre’s production of Traitor,
thank them for their wonderful teaching. Mize Infinity Arts Academy’s production of Les
would also like to thank her family, friends, dog, Misérables (Javert), and Actors Training Center’s
AOII, and especially her mother for their production of 9 to 5: The Musical (Franklin Hart Jr).
continued support. Mize is honored for this
opportunity to tell such a meaningful story.
11Danny Yoerges, he/him, Washington’s Vocal Arts Society, the Wallis
(Bruce) is in his fourth year as Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills, Washington
an acting MFA. Before coming National Opera, London’s Wigmore Hall, the 92nd
to Urbana, he was based in Street Y, and the United States Supreme Court.
New York City. Illinois Theatre She has been heard with William Burden, Richard
credits include Hit the Wall Croft, Michelle De Young, Elizabeth Futral, Isabel
and August Wilson’s Gem of Leonard, Stefan Milenkovich, Kelli O’Hara, Mandy
the Ocean. Broadway National Patinkin, Patti LuPone, Yvonne Gonzales Redman,
Tour credit includes War Horse Alek Shrader, the Pacifica Quartet and Jupiter
(Joey/Topthorn). Regional credits include String Quartet, and her husband and artistic
Norwegian Cruise Line: Illusionarium; Olney partner Nathan Gunn. Co-Director of
Theatre Center: Farragut North (Stephen LyricTheatre@Illinois at the University of Illinois,
Bellamy), The Sound of Music (Rolf); Shakespeare she produces several mainstage operas or musical
Theatre Company: All’s Well That Ends Well theatre works a year at Krannert Center for the
(Young Dumaine); Signature Theatre: Saturday Performing Arts and other venues. She has given
Night (Reading), I Capture the Castle (Reading); masterclasses at universities and young artists’
New York City: Henry V (Henry), Never in my programs all over the United States and Canada,
Lifetime. Yoerges received his BFA from the including the Aspen Festival, the Cincinnati
Univerity of North Carolina School of the Arts. Conservatory of Music, Florida State University,
the Glimmerglass Festival, Highlands Opera
Julie Gunn (Musical Director) Studio, the Houston Grand Opera Studio, the
is a pianist, educator, music Interlochen Center for the Arts, the Metropolitan
director and producer. She has Opera Guild, Opera Theatre St. Louis, the Ryan
performed on many of the Young Artists’ Program, the Santa Fe Opera,
world’s most prestigious Ravinia’s Steans Institute, and Vanderbilt
recital series, including the University. She is the founder of the Illinois School
Aspen Festival, Auckland’s of Music Academy, a program for talented
Aotea Centre, Boston’s pre-college chamber musicians and composers.
Celebrity Series, Brussel’s La She is the co-host of Krannert Center’s Showtalk
Monnaie, Cal Performances, the Carnegie Hall series of video interviews about the creative
Pure Voice Series, the Cincinnati Chamber Music process. Gunn enjoys working at the intersection
Society, the Cliburn Foundation, the Dallas of different disciplines and collaborates with
Opera, Melbourne’s Hamer Hall, Krannert Center artists in the fields of theatre, dance, and design
for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center Great whenever possible. She has served as a coach or
Performers, Manhattan’s Café Carlyle, the conductor at Chicago Opera Theater, Highlands
McCallum Theater for the Performing Arts, the Opera Studio, the Metropolitan Opera Young
Metropolitan Opera Summerstage, Notre Dame’s Artist Program, Opera North, Opera Theatre of
DeBartolo Center, the Queensland Performing St. Louis, Southern Methodist University,
Arts Centre, the Ravinia Festival, St. Paul’s TheatreWorks, and Wolf Trap Opera. She is
Schubert Club, San Francisco Performances, the committed to new works and in recent seasons
Sydney Opera House, Toronto’s Roy Thomson has been part of several world premieres as a
Hall, University of Chicago Presents, Bravo Vail!, co-producer, a pianist, or conductor: concert
12works by Augusta Read Thomas, Jennifer Higdon, Ears, and both La Bohème and Don Giovanni in
and Harold Meltzer; staged works like Polly collaboration with Nathan Gunn. Wigley holds an
Peachum (Scheer/Van Horn), Letters from Quebec MM in voice performance from Colorado State
to Providence in the Rain (Gill,) Black Square University and a BM in voice from the University
(Demutsky), PRISM (Reid), The Surrogate (Macklay), of Minnesota. While residing in Minneapolis,
Sensorium Ex (Prestini), Take Flight! (Maultby and Wigley performed professionally with regional
Shire), and Bhutto (Fairouz), often in collaboration companies such as the Guthrie Theatre, the
with Beth Morrison Projects. In 2018, Nathan and Skylark Opera, the Mystery Cafe, the Minnesota
Julie Gunn launched their new production company, Centennial Showboat, and the Minnesota Opera.
Shot in the Dark Productions Inc, which made its Her Denver credits include roles such as Aldonza
debut at Krannert Center in Nathan and Julie Gunn in Man of LaMancha, Emma in Jekyll and Hyde,
and friends: An Evening on Broadway and continued Dolores in The Wild Party, and Miss Scarlett in
with Drytown: A Living Room Vaudeville. A member Clue-The Musical. Sarah Wigley has served as
of ASCAP, she is the author of many arrangements faculty for the Musical Theatre Department at the
of songs for chamber groups and orchestras. Her University of Northern Colorado as well as
arrangements have been heard at Carnegie Hall, Parlando School for the Arts in Boulder,
Chicago’s Symphony Center, the DeBartolo Center, Colorado, and has had several students appear
Ithaca College, Interlochen, Kennedy Center, on Broadway and in national tours and regional
Krannert Center, London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, theaters across the nation. As a contemporary
and in Sun Valley, Idaho. voice specialist, Wigley is a certified Estill Voice
Master Trainer, frequently presenting workshops
Sarah Wigley (Stage Director) concerning flexible voice technique and crossover
is a clinical associate professor training for both studio voice teachers and choral
of voice for Lyric Theatre @ educators. Sessions ranging from Crossing Over:
Illinois at the University of Contemporary Voice Technique for Solo and
Illinoist Champaign- Ensemble Singing to Crossing Genres: A Classical
Urbana,where she instructs Singer’s Guide to Jazz have energized the
Lyric Theatre Studio, Musical International Congress of Voice Teachers in
Theatre Repertoire, and Stockholm, Sweden, the National Association for
Singing in Musical Theatre Teachers of Singing, Illinois Music Education
while maintaining a private voice studio of over 20 Association, Iowa Choral Directors Association, and
students. Frequently stage directing both opera Minnesota Music Education Association. Wigley
and musical theatre, directing credits with Lyric serves as the president of the Illinois Chapter of the
Theatre @Illinois include Ordinary Days, Crazy for National Society of Arts and Letters and recently
You, She Loves Me, Kiss Me Kate, 25th Annual had the pleasure of creating Franc D’Ambrosio’s
Putnam County Spelling Bee, [title of show], A new touring show Beyond the Chandelier.
Psalm of Silence, The Adventures of Little Sharp-
13Dakota Erickson (Sound Designer) is currently Meghan Landon, they/them, (Dramaturg) is
a third-year MFA in the theatre sound design a dramaturg and theatre historian. They are
and technology program. This is not his first currently pursuing their MA in theatre studies
production with Illinois theatre. Past productions at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
include November Dance 2019 (Engineer), The Dramaturgy (selected): Sweat, Fun Home,
Wolves (Engineer) Pshitter! A Drinking Song for Hopefully: An Ethnodrama, Romeo and Juliet, Pride
the Year of Our Lord 2020 (A1) and Great Scenes is Her Prejudice, No Exit, Sunday in the Park with
from American Kitchen Sink Theatre (Designer). George. Landon is also the assistant archivist with
Being from Arizona, past productions have been the Living Theatre. Education: Kean University, BFA
with Arizona State University (Trade Trade Love, in theatre performance. www.meghanlandon.com
Good Friday, Ajax); Mesa Community College
(Good ‘N’ Plenty, Top Girls); Desert Stages (The M Ospina-López, they/them, (Media Designer)
Bad Seed); and Mesa Encore Theatre (Legally is a videographer and multimedium artivist
Blonde). Past credit for summer stock positions from Bogotá, Colombia. They are currently a
includes Contemporary American Theater Festival third-year MFA candidate in media design at
(Intern), Black Hills Playhouse (Designer), and Utah the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Lyric Rep (Engineer). Erickson has also received As part of La Compañía Estable and freelance
national recognition at the 2016 Kennedy Center projectionist, Ospina-López have worked for
American College Theater Festival for sound operas like The Magic Flute, Candide, Dido and
design. He will be seen next as the sound designer Aeneas, María de Buenos Aires, and Florencia en
for Krannert Center’s production of Sweat and as el Amazonas. In 2019, they created the touring
an audio engineer in November Dance 2021. live show for Cimarrón Joropo Ensemble. In 2020,
they designed for Illinois Theatre’s production
Colin Grice (Costume Designer) is a third-year of the new play Pshitter! A Drinking Song for
MFA costume design candidate at the University the Year of Our Lord 2020. Most recently, they
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He earned a were the media designer for Great Scenes from
BA in theatre and English literature from the American Kitchen Sink Theatre and the dance
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where he performance of Délivrance by Roxane D’Orleans
was the hair and makeup designer for multiple Juste at Krannert Center for the Performing
shows, including Triumph of Love. His most Arts. In community making practices, their most
recent design credits include I’m Ally (Costume recent video installation was a collaboration with
Designer) in March Dance 2021for Dance at artist Olly Greer for their Fat Holds and Folds
Illinois and The Adventures of Little Sharp-Ears exhibition. The team is now producing Wet
(Assistant Costume Designer) for Illinois Theatre. Dreamz, a monthly queer experience.
Grice currently serves as the hair and makeup
coordinator at Krannert Center for the Performing
Arts where he’s overseen Pshitter! A Drinking
Song for the Year of Our Lord 2020, Cabaret, and
Great Scenes from American Kitchen Sink Theatre.
14José Manuel Díaz-Soto (Scenic Designer) is a Outside credits include Into the Woods (a Deaf
native of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. He holds a BA Theatre Project) with the 574 Theatre Company,
in fine arts from the University of The Sacred Twelfth Night with Actors from the London Stage,
Heart and credits in drama from the University of Sense and Sensibility, God of My Own World (a
Puerto Rico. In May 2016, he completed his MFA new play), It’s a Wonderful Life (radio play), The
in scenic design with a Departmental Distinction Tempest with Actors from the London Stage, and
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. more. Website: sidneysprunger.weebly.com
Díaz-Soto has been designing for drama, musical
theatre, film, and television. Recently completed Rachel Rizzuto (Choreographer) is a member
projects include Titus Andronicus, Time Is on Our of the Dance at Illinois faculty. She has recently
Side, The Explorer’s Club (Jeff Award Nominee), had the pleasure of dancing in the work of Sara
The Madres, Twice, Thrice, Frice (Jeff Award Hook, Jennifer Monson, Renata Sheppard, and
Nominee), Polaroid Stories and RED. Musical Elliot Reza Emadian following a nine-year tenure
theater and opera: Don Giovanni, Evita, Into dancing for the Brooklyn-based company Mari
the Woods, Godspell, The Sound of Music, Les Meade Dance Collective/MMDC. Rizzuto is a
Misérables, Man of La Mancha, A Midsummer contributing writer to Dance Magazine and Dance
Night’s Dream, Kiss Me Kate, and Fun Home. TV Teacher magazine. For the last six Valentine’s
and film credits include 23 Hours, Prótesis, Parece Days, she has self-produced Love Sucks, a
que fue ayer, Contraseña, El color de la guayaba, perennially-changing dance theatre work for a
Demasiada Tita, and Las combatientes. He is large cast that utilizes pop music, dance, song,
part of the faculty of the Department of Theatre and text to illustrate the inescapable heartache
at the U of I as scenic design professor. www. that accompanies falling in and out—mostly out—
josemanueldiaz.carbonmade.com of love. Rizzuto earned her MFA in dance from
the University of Illinois in 2021. She graduated
Sidney Sprunger, she/her, (Stage Manager) is from the University of Southern Mississippi with a
a second-year MFA stage management student BFA in dance and a BA in English.
originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her credits at
the University of Illinois include being the stage
manager for the Allerton Park project and The
Undying and Resilient and serving as the assistant
stage manager for the Theatre Studies Festival.
15PRODUCTION STAFF
PRODUCTION MANAGER HAIR AND MAKEUP ASSISTANT
Amber Dewey Schultz Courtney Horry
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Pat Storey Lucas Streit
PROPERTIES MANAGER ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGNER
Wendy Wu Will Sexton
MUSICAL ADMINISTRATOR ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER
Michael Tilley Maggie Horstman
COACH AND PIANIST ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER
Aaron Ames Zack Saunders
David Stech
SCENIC ARTIST
DRAMATURG Blaine Fuson
Meghan Landon
HEAD ELECTRICIAN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Conner Jones
Ethan Smith
ASSISTANT ELECTRICIAN
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Jason Jakubaitis
Michaela Dillon
Angela Harrington AUDIO ENGINEER
Madison Ferris
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Dan Drew A1/MIX ENGINEER
Amanda Rokosz Will Mixter
COSTUME CRAFTS AUTOMATION OPERATOR
Sarah Havens Addie Hoegberg
HAIR AND MAKEUP SUPERVISOR LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR/PROGRAMMER
Melissa Hall-Reynolds Brian Runge
HAIR AND MAKEUP SUPERVISOR'S SOUND BOARD OPERATOR
ASSISTANT Drew Brady
Wesley Price
MEDIA BOARD OPERATOR
Olive Manning
16CHILD SUPERVISORS WARDROBE CREW
Anjelica Jones Vivien Cohen
Amanda Rokosz Whitney Flower
Xinyi Huang
STAGE CARPENTER Julie Oelerich
Capri Agresta Mila Zidel
DECK CREW FLY CREW
Katie Anthony Darien Durrell
Julia Clavadetscher Will Mixter
Emilia Consalvi Jamal Turner
Isabella Cooper
Matt Hauser DECK ELECTRICIAN
Jiawei Pei Jaylon Muchison
PROPERTIES CREW
SPOTLIGHT OPERATORS
Courtney Mazeika
Tony Garcia
Cody McConnell
Aidan Gardner
Mikayla Richardson
Chris Moore
Raven Shales
Gina White SUPERTITLES OPERATORS
Lisa Buhelos
WARDROBE SUPERVISOR
Leyla Aguiar Cohen
Maggie Horstman
Joe Grudt
Braulio Muro
Emily Naud
Chloe San-Horstman
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Lyric Theatre @ Illinois acknowledges with gratitude the cooperation of the voice and accompanying
faculties of the University of Illinois School of Music in supporting the talented students in its productions.
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