Seeking
Choreography by Theresa Bautista
Music by Jóhann Jóhannson, Suite from Sicario: I. Target, II. Desert Music (Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin), Astor Piazzolla, Primavera Porteña (EMI Records Ltd), Astor Piazzolla, Oblivion (Sony Music Entertainment/(P) Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
Lighting Design by Danica Hak
Sound Design by Jeremiah Kearns
Dancers (in alphabetical order)
Anna Benton, Audrey Brinckerhoff, Emilee Casabella, Miranda Haney, Kaitlyn King, Maggie Kowalski, Carrie Vest, Kate Walker, Ali King (Understudy)
Glaciation
Choreography by Ali King
Music by Songs of the Ice (YouTube), Water Soundscapes (Underwater Sounds Channel), Echoes of Nature, Deep Waters (Mother Nature Underwater Project), Fennesz, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cendre (Touch Music), Michael Wall, 5 176 (soundFORMovement)
Lighting Design by Cathe Russell
Sound Design by Jeremiah Kearns
Dancers (in alphabetical order)
Allison Gates, Bobbie Akin, Charli O’ Dell, Danica Hak, Jordan Balleza, Kat Heffner, Kaya Sky, Maggie Kowalski, Brooke Baldwin (Understudy)
gather, rince, repeat
Choreography by Laura Neese
Music by Flook, The Bunting Fund/Ocean Child (Flatfish Records); Composers: Sarah Allen, Edmund Boyd, Francis Kelly, & Brian Finnegan
Lighting Design by Jeremiah Kearns
Sound Design by Jeremiah Kearns
Dancers (in alphabetical order)
Emilee Casabella, Allison Gates, Kat Heffner, Jessica Mattingly, Emerson Walker, Kate Walker, Danica Hak (Understudy)
15-Minute Intermission
Vignettes: In Our Experience
Please be advised, there will be adult language and mature content in this piece. Viewer discretion advised. If you would like to leave at intermission and return after this piece ends, we would be happy to accommodate.
Choreography by Susie Thiel in collaboration with the cast
Music
Section 1: Text adapted and created by the cast.
Section 2: “Speech #1” – Performed by: Alyssa Rigney
Adapted from the National Organization for Women, “Statement of Purpose” (1966).
Section 3: “Speech #2” – Performed by Kloe Hooker, Run For Your Life, Rubber Soul, Beatles (1965); No Consent: Let me F**k it – Lyrics, composition, and performance by: Bobbie Dell Akin; Gender Wage Gap– Lyrics: Susie Thiel, Ukulele: Anna Benton, Home on the Range (1874).
Section 4: Feminist Beat – Lyrics and composition: Susie Thiel and Cast, Soloist: Charli O’Dell, Bongos: Kloe Hooker.
Section 5: Moon Drum: Bobbie Dell Akin.
Section 6: Feminist Bunny Hop – Lyrics: Susie Thiel and Cast, Bunny Hop (1952)
Costume Design by Tracy Barber
Lighting Design by Eli Vann
Sound Design by Jeremiah Kearns
Dancers (in alphabetical order)
Bobbie Dell Akin, Anna Benton, Kloe Hooker, Kaitlyn King, Charlize O’Dell, Alyssa Rigney, Kate Walker, Lily Sgroi (Understudy)
The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966 by prominent American feminists, including Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisolm, and others. The organization’s “statement of purpose” laid out the goals of the organization and the targets of its feminist vision.
Building the Beat
Choreography by Ama & Chris Law (of Project ChArma)
Rehearsal Direction by Susie Thiel
Music by MAW feat. Luis Salinas, Pienso En Ti (Nuyorican mix); Tjin Tjin, Feelin' Right
Lighting Design by Jeremiah Kearns
Sound Design by Jeremiah Kearns
Dancers (in alphabetical order)
Grace Colella, Kat Heffner, MacKenzie Flowers, Alyssa Rigney, Kyla Shinsky
The dance is inspired by Chris' favorite house dancer Mamson and also pays homage to the cross-generational connection of the circle. The beats you hear, and the dance forms you see, connect us in a way where we have no choice but to look past our differences and build community along with the beat.
CREATIVE TEAM
Artistic Director: Susie Thiel
Choreographers: Theresa Bautista, Ali King, Ama Law, Chris Law, Laura Neese, Susie Thiel
Technical Director/ Production Manager: Zak Stribling
Stage Manager: Jasmine Singer
Costume Director: Tracy Barber
Lead Cutter/Draper: Natalie Maynard
Costume Production Assistant: John Henry Reynolds
Costume Inventory Specialist: Andrea Richardson
Stitchers: Jaime Chaudoin, Katie Nilsson, Caroline Norsworthy, John Henry Reynolds, Madeline Siefert
Assistant Stage Managers: Aloria Beason, Macy Brockman, Ryn Deyo
Scene Shop Assistant: Michael Daniels
Producer: Stephen Wrentmore
Photographer: Mark Cornelison, UK Photo
Graphic Designer: Shaan Azeem
Program Designer: Jennifer Sciantarelli
Media Coordinator: Mark Mozingo
Social Media Content Creator: Melanie L. Turner
CREW
Run Crew: Semaje Thornton
Light Board Operator: Katherine Kennedy
Sound Board Operator: Isabella Moore-Mendez
Wardrobe Crew: Emmanuel Buckley, Kaileigh Ervin, Easton Morton, Bailey Peterson
House Managers: Melanie L. Turner and Elizabeth Watson
Dean, College of Fine Arts: MARK SHANDA
Acting Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance: PETER ALLEN STONE
FULL-TIME FACULTY
Tracy Barber, Senior Lecturer/Costume Shop Director
Herman Farrell III, Professor, Playwriting, Co-Director Certificate in Filmmaking: Production & Dramatic Writing
Kate Field, Assistant Professor, Scenic Design
Jeremy Gillett, Assistant Professor, Acting
Nancy Jones, Professor, History, Practice & Performance/Director of Musical Theatre Certificate/Director of Undergraduate Studies
Jeremiah Kearns, Visiting Lecturer, Lighting & Sound
Laura Neese, Lecturer, Dance
Christina Ritter, Senior Lecturer, Theatre
Peter Allen Stone, Assistant Professor, Theatre
Zak Stribling, Senior Lecturer, Theatre/Technical Director/Production Manager
Susie Thiel, Associate Professor, Dance/Director of Dance
Stephen Wrentmore, Lecturer, Theatre/Season Producer/Studio Season Director
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Theresa Bautista, Dance
Danielle Dunmire, Dance
Janie Morgan, Dance
Megh Jennings-Posner, Theatre
Anna Wilson, Dance
STAFF
Natalie Maynard, Costume Cutter/Draper
Andrea Richardson, Costume Inventory Specialist
Melanie L. Turner, Administrative Assistant
EMERITUS FACULTY
Nelson Fields
Robert Haven
John Holloway
Geraldine Maschio
Rhoda-Gale Pollock
James W. Rodgers
