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SUEÑO
TRANSLATED AND ADAPTED
BYFROM
JOSÉ RIVERA
THE PLAY LIFE IS A DREAM
BY PEDRO CALDERÓN DE LA BARCA
D I R E C T E D B Y DA N I E L S A P P I N G TO N
R U T H N . H A L L S T H E AT R E
The IU Department of Theatre + Dance
acknowledges and honors the Indigenous
communities native to this region,
and recognizes that Indiana University
Bloomington is built on Indigenous
homelands and resources. We recognize
the myaamiaki, Lënape, Bodwéwadmik,
and saawanwa people as past, present,
and future caretakers of this land. We also
acknowledge that this University would
not exist if it wasn’t for the free, enslaved
labor of Black people. We honor the
legacy of the African diaspora and Black
life, knowledge, and skills, stolen due to
violence and white supremacy.
LIVE
PERFORMANCE
The mission of the Department of
Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance
is to advance the art, scholarship, and
appreciation of theatre and dance and its
place in society. We pursue this mission
collectively and as individuals through
theatrical productions, scholarship and
publication, presentation of our work in
national and international venues, formal
instruction, and individual mentoring.
The Department of Theatre, Drama,
and Contemporary Dance is accredited
by the National Association of Schools
of Theatre and is a member of the
University/Resident Theatre Association
and United States Institute for Theatre
Technology.
LIVING
IMPACT
P R ES E N TS
SUEÑO
Tra nslated and ad ap ted by J osé Ri ve ra
From the play Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
DIRECTOR Daniel Sappington
SCENIC DESIGNER Rachel Rose Burke*
COSTUME DESIGNER Brittany Staudacher
LIGHTING DESIGNER Jeremiah Kearns
SOUND DESIGNER Russell Long^
D R A M AT U R G Lexi Silva
A S S I S TA N T D I R E C T O R River Epperson
S TA G E M A N A G E R Mitchell Black
*
M.F.A. Scenic Design Thesis; Advisor: Reuben Lucas
^Russell Long would like to dedicate the sound design for this production to the late Brian Jerome Peterson,
Here We Are.
Please be advised that this production contains depictions of sexual assault
and violence against women, as well as discussions of suicide.
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.
Sueño was originally commissioned and produced by Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT.
The video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
Do not use cell phones, pagers, or other devices that may emit sound or light.
R U T H N . H A L L S T H E AT R E | F E B R U A R Y 1 0 – 1 2
Message from the chair
Welcome to IU This season we want to express
Theatre & Dance gratitude to our Theatre Circle
2021–2022! friends and all our donors who were
We are thrilled steadfast in the financial support
to be back in of our department through this
person with live past pandemic year and into the
audiences! Live unknowns of this year. Without
performance is their support, we would not be
a place for communities to gather able to provide the superior quality
for engaged storytelling. Our stories of work you will experience here
this year are exciting, meaningful, today. We also want to express
and in many ways express the gratitude to our audiences for
zeitgeist of our world. With such a taking the plunge and coming out
wide variety of theatre, musicals, to share our performances with
and dance performances we us. A tremendous part of the work
welcome you into the theatres to and training of live performance
experience the work of our students is the audience interaction in real
and faculty as they create, make, time. This past year, while our
construct, and share their skills and productions were online, we missed
artistry with our community. the face-to-face study that takes
place in our studios and theatre
The pandemic has provided us spaces are to our work and training.
the opportunity to engage in new
methodologies, begin to center Finally, we’d ask that you take a
historically marginalized voices, moment to read our land and labor
and forge a new way forward in the acknowledgement on page two. As
performing arts. we return to our beloved building
and stages, we must remain mindful
When you experience the that the Lee Norvelle Theatre and
performances of IU Theatre and Drama Center sits on Indigenous
Dance, you are engaging with a homelands and resources.
live process that was created from
hundreds and hundreds of hours We look forward to having you join
of human labor and reflects the us for all of our live performances
rigorous training of our students this year and wish you our very best
under the expert mentorship of for the 2021–2022 academic year
outstanding faculty. live and in-person!
With Gratitude,
Linda Pisano
4
Cast
ROSAURA Leah Mueller
CLARÍN Jillian Hurley
SEGISMUNDO Bobby Ayala Perez
BASILIO Gavin W. Douglas
ESTRELLA Caroline Lee Sanchez
ASTOLFO Alex Coniaris
C L O TA L D O Chris Sciortino
S E R VA N T Gabriel Armstrong
1ST SOLDIER Garrett Rowe
2ND SOLDIER, Jeremy Clark
BASILIO U/S
3RD SOLDIER, Marco Molldrem
ASTOLFO U/S
4TH SOLDIER Jared Harris
U N D E R S T U DY: R O S A U R A Ariana Shields
U N D E R S T U DY: Joshua Hogan
C L O TA L D O/
SEGISMUNDO
5Production staff
Assistant Costume Designer Scenic Studio Employees Wardrobe Supervisor
Nicole Hiemenz Izabella Brown-Sparks Eileen Thoma
Rachel Rose Burke
Fight Choreographer Wardrobe Crew
Elliott Carnell
Leraldo Anzaldua Dakota Abell
Spencer Donovan
Kayla Carlson
Fight Captain River Epperson
Addie Gorden
Joshua Hogan Maggie Jackson
Alexa Spasevski
Rachel Johnson
Intimacy Consultant Hannah Keeler Lighting Studio Supervisor
Jenny McKnight Chyna Mayer Betsy Smith
Voice, Speech, and Dialect Coach Valeriya Nedviga
Head Electrician
Nancy Lipschultz Melanie Patterson
Corey Goulden-Naitove
Rachel Shearon
Assistant Stage Managers Margaretha Setiawan Programmer
Chanling Bai Jacob Spencer Lily Howder
Justin Tidd Sara Yourist
Lighting Studio Employees
Production Assistant Scenic Run Crew Corey Goulden-Naitove
Sarah Mansfield Sammy Ireland Leslyan Heron
Production Manager Adam Mohrs Lily Howder
Trish Hausmann Jeremiah Kearns
Costume Studio Supervisor
Russell Long
Visiting Assistant Professor of Robbie Stanton
Lee Anne Meeks
Technical Direction Visiting Guest Artist, Costume
Jeff Baldwin Light Board Operator
Production
Catherine Barker
Department Production Magdalena Tortoriello
Technical Director Sound Studio Supervisor
Director of Dance Costumes &
I. Christopher Berg Andrew Hopson
Department Assistant Designer
Technical Director Eriko Terao Sound Run Crew
Elliot Carnell Bianca Cappello
Production Cutter/Draper
Ellie Gray
Department Props and Scenic Elizabeth Licata*
Helen Krizman
Artist Supervisor Costume Studio Assistants Victor Li
Dan Tracy Madi Bell
Sound Production Crew
Props Manager/Artisan Camille Deering
Matthew Acosta-Hatch
Valeriya Nedviga Dawnette Dryer
Anna Fagin
Kabir Gandhi
Scenic Charge Artist Abby Hughes
Nicole Hiemenz
Spencer Donovan Grace Leckey
Jorie Miller
Bri Stoneburner
Lead Carpenter Zephany Rivers
Elliot Carnell Brittany Lee Staudacher
Eileen Thoma
Draftsperson
Conner Wieland
*M.F.A. Costume Technology Thesis; Advisor: Heather Milam
The Intimacy Consultant, Voice, Speech, and Dialect Coach, and Production Manager
are members of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
in the United States.
The Department Production Technical Director and Costume Studio Supervisor are members
of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, 618 or 893.
The Fight Choreographer is a member of the Society of American Fight Directors
The Fight Choreographer and Intimacy Consultant are members of the Stage Directors and
Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
6Faculty and staff
Chair DJ Gray Eric Mayer-García Cindi Severance
Linda Pisano Diana Grisanti Dale McFadden, Thomas Shafer, Retired
Jennifer Goodlander, Emeritus Robert A. Shakespeare,
Leraldo Anzaldua Adjunct Jenny McKnight Emeritus
Jeff Baldwin Jane Goodman, Adjunct Marion Bankert Michael, Elizabeth Shea
I. Christopher Berg Allen Hahn Emerita Frank Silberstein*,
Stafford C. Berry, Jr. Trish Hausmann R. Keith Michael, Emeritus
Emeritus Betsy Smith
Leon I. Brauner, Lalah Hazelwood,
Emeritus Adjunct Jonathan Michaelsen Rakesh H. Solomon,
Robert F. Burden, Jr. Roger W. Herzel, Heather Milam Emeritus
Julianna Burrell, Adjunct Emeritus Utam Moses, Adjunct Robbie Stanton
Jamie Cage, Adjunct Rachel Nicole Pierce, Marilyn Norris, Retired Carolynn Stouder
Adjunct Jason Orlenko Susan Swaney, Adjunct
Beatrice Capote
Scott Hogsed Eleanor Owicki Eriko Terao
Selene Carter,
Associate Chair Andrew Hopson Laura Patterson, Magdalena Tortoriello,
Ashley Chilla Martha Jacobs, Adjunct Adjunct Resident Guest
Christian Claessens, Scott Jones, Retired Wes Peters, Emeritus Dan Tracy
Adjunct Laura Judson George Pinney, Emeritus Ansley Valentine
Madison Colquette Terry LaBolt Charles Railsback, Ronald Wainscott,
Vicky Crowe, Retired Jennifer Lale Emeritus Emeritus
Ray Fellman Nancy Lipschultz Dennis J. Reardon,
Emeritus
Winona Lee Fletcher, Reuben Lucas
Emerita Cat Richards
Kate Lyons, Adjunct
Lauren Haughton Gillis Richard Roland
Kristin Mann
Administrative staff
Chairperson Project Manager Director of Patron Relations,
Linda Pisano Laura Judson House Manager
Scott Hogsed
Associate Chairperson Department Dramaturg
Selene Carter Madison Colquette B.F.A. Liaison
Ashley Chilla
Financial Operations Manager/ Audience Development Staff
Budget Manager/Manager of David Davila
Business Affairs/Office Manager Carolynn Stouder
Cindi Severance
* Denotes someone who has passed away, but whose memory continues to benefit the department and its students.
7Dramaturg’s note
Life is not a dream. Careful! Careful! Careful!
We fall down the stairs in order to eat the moist earth
or we climb to the knife edge of the snow with the
voices of the dead dahlias.
But forgetfulness does not exist, dreams do not exist;
flesh exists.
—Federico García Lorca, from City That Does Not Sleep
Sueño is José Rivera’s adaptation of the well-known Golden Age play La
vida es sueño by the Spanish dramatist Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Spain’s
Golden Age fostered the growth of art and literature like never before,
with the development of Spanish drama being led primarily by the prolific
playwright and poet Lope de Vega. Calderón de la Barca continued the work
of developing Spanish Baroque drama, ultimately creating over twenty-one
collective works of drama and opera across the 17th century. The Golden
Age brings with it a cultural dichotomy: the rise of Humanism in art as well
as the Spanish Inquisition. How can an arts movement bustling with a deep
appreciation for humanity coexist with a rampage against individuals that
do not subscribe to the national religion? Perhaps this contradiction reflects
the flaws and vulnerabilities of human nature that have caused atrocities
throughout history. Calderón de la Barca’s original work poses ontological
questions central to the nature of being by imagining sleep as a space
where notions of reality, fantasy, and possibility collide. What can be known
from traversing such treacherous terrain? From analyzing the stars, or a
dream, or a nightmare? Who do we become when we are in close proximity
to power? If life is a dream, who is the Dreamer? Nearly four-hundred years
later, these questions still challenge us to consider the instincts, emotional
responses, and subsequent lines of inquiry that arise in response to such
questions through artistic exploration.
Lexi Silva
Dramaturg
8Cast
GABRIEL ALEX CONIARIS
ARMSTRONG (Astolfo)
(Servant) is a sophomore at
(he/him) is in his Indiana University
second year in the pursuing a minor in
Jacobs School of Theatre and is thrilled
Music studying Voice to be a part of his
and Musical Theatre. first IU mainstage
Favorite credits production! His prior
include West Side Story (Chino, The Grand credits at IU include Nathan and other
Theatre), The Secret Garden (Utah Festival roles in The Mystery Plays, Fredrick Mayer
Opera), The Jungle (Stanis, Good Company in Children of Paradise, and Papa in Oliver
Theatre), and Peter and the Starcatcher (Ted, Button is a Sissy. Outside of theatre, Alex
The Ziegfeld). Gabriel is from Ogden, UT. This trains and competes in country western
is his IU Theatre debut. dancing and loves cooking. He hopes you will
thoroughly enjoy the show!
BOBBY AYALA
PEREZ GAVIN W. DOUGLAS
(Segismundo) (Basilio)
(he/him) is a (he/him) is a second
second-year M.F.A. year M.F.A. actor. He
candidate in Acting comes from Oregon
from Cleveland, OH. where he got his B.F.A.
He has worked in in Theatre at Southern
theatres throughout Oregon University.
Northwestern Ohio, as well as in Los Angeles.
After a few years in LA, he is happy to be JARED HARRIS
back in the Midwest. He is delighted to be a (4th Soldier)
part of the IU theatre program. For IU: Twelfth is a freshman
Night (Sir Andrew) and More Perfect Places. majoring in Theater
and Drama. For IU
JEREMY CLARK
he is the 4th soldier
(2nd Soldier, u/s:
in the production
Basilio)
Sueño. For TWT he
(he/him) is thrilled was Wadsworth in the
to be making his IU production Clue, Crutchie in the production
Mainstage debut! He Newsies, Pugsley in the production The
is a first year student Addams Family, and general Ensemble in the
in the B.F.A. Musical production Beauty and the Beast.
Theatre Program. He
calls Brisbane, Australia home! Community
theatre credits include: Jersey Boys (Nick
Massi), A Chorus Line (Mark) and Les
Miserables (Ensemble).
Instagram: @jeremy.pcc
9JOSHUA HOGAN LEAH MUELLER
(u/s: Clotaldo, (Rosaura)
Segismundo, Fight (she/her) is a second-
Captain) year M.F.A Acting
(he/him) was last Candidate. For IU
seen in Rabbit Hole as Theatre: The Well of
Howie, IU Theatre’s Horniness (Vicki),
production of Lonely Stickfly (Kimber). For
Planet as Carl, and FUSE Productions:
IU’s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? (Billy). Josh Sunday in the Park with George (Dot/Marie),
has also been in various productions around Matilda (Miss Honey), Merrily We Roll Along
IU’s theater, working primarily with the (Beth). For Nittany Valley Shakespeare
underground scene and working closely with Company: King Lear (Cordelia/Fool). For The
the graduate program with shows such as Next Stage: Don Juan in Hell (Dona Ana). For
Universal Robots (Radius/Radosh), She Kills Penn State URTC: Romeo and Juliet (Juliet).
Monsters (Orcus), Body Awareness (Jared), Leah is from State College, PA.
Playing on the Periphery (Robert), and The
Weir (Finbar Mack.) GARRETT ROWE
(1st Soldier)
JILLIAN HURLEY (he/him) is a senior
(Clarín) at Indiana University
(she/her) is a double majoring in
sophomore at IU Theatre and Media
double-majoring in Advertisement. For
Theatre & Drama and University Players:
English with a minor Puffs (Director), She
in Spanish. This is Kills Monsters (Miles), Moonchild (Assistant
her first production Director), Triassic Parq (Assistant Stage
with IU Theatre. Some favorite roles of hers Manager). Independent projects: And Tell
include Guys and Dolls (Miss Adelaide), Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens (Karl),
Bye Bye Birdie (Rose Alvarez), Pride and For the Living: A Night of Short Sci-fi Plays
Prejudice (Lady Catherine de Bourgh), and (Ethan). Garrett is also from Lebanon,
While The Lights Were Out (Lady Monica IN and worked as a teacher for the Black
Wickenham). Jillian is from Fishers, IN. Box Theatre Company and directed their
production of The Complete Works of William
MARCO MOLLDREM Shakespeare (Abridged).
(3rd Soldier, u/s:
Astolfo) CAROLINE LEE
(he/him) is thrilled to SANCHEZ
be making his Indiana (Estrella)
University Mainstage is a 2nd year M.F.A.
debut in Sueño. Marco acting candidate from
is a first year B.F.A. California. Previously,
Musical Theatre major she was featured in
here at IU. He is originally from Houston, TX. the Artist Spotlight of
Some of his favorite credits include Jeremy the Press-Enterprise.
(Be More Chill), Aldolpho (The Drowsy Some of her favorite roles have been the
Chaperone), Sonny Malone (Xanadu), Cosmo Lady of the Lake in Spamalot, a David Bowie
(Singing in the Rain), Grasshopper (James inspired Feste in Twelfth Night, and Martirio
and the Giant Peach). Marco would like to from The House of Bernarda Alba.
thank his family and friends for supporting
his dream to perform and hopes you enjoy
the show!
10CHRIS SCIORTINO ARIANA SHIELDS
(Clotaldo) (u/s: Rosaura)
(he/him) is a junior (she/they) is a senior
from Wilmette, IL majoring in theatre
studying Theatre and and drama. For IU
Drama and Public Theatre: The Well of
Relations. This is his Horniness (Louise/
IU Mainstage debut! Blonde/Inmate),
Credits include Macbeth (Malcolm/
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Jehan), A Lennox). For University Players: Dark Play
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Demetrius), or Stories for Boys (Rachel/Molly/Mrs.
Addams Family (Lurch), and Torch Song Spiegel). Other: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Trilogy (Arnold). Chris has also performed in (Snug) and Springs Awakening (Teacher)
cabarets, with appearances at The Cabaret for USC Pre-college Summer Theatre,
(Jessica Vosk) and 54 Below (Robbie Little Britain Live (Child) for Little Britain
Rozelle). Love to Mom, Dad, Timothy, and Productions. TV: Kid Detectives (Detective
Grams. and Villain) for Beyond Productions, Get
Training (Candy Saunders) for Nickelodeon,
The Silence (Child) for ABC. Film: Canary
(Holli). Ariana is from Sydney, Australia.
This production is funded
in part by
The Herman
B Wells Estate
Distribution
11Artistic & production team
LERALDO Kennedy Center American College Theatre
ANZALDUA Festival Region 1 scenic design nominee
(Fight Choreographer) (2019). This is Rachel’s thesis production.
is an actor, fight
MITCHELL BLACK
director, and motion
(Stage Manager)
capture performer
for film and video is a fourth-year
games. He is also a student at Indiana
voiceover actor for University. His
anime. Leraldo’s fight direction has been credits for IU Theatre
seen at the Houston Grand Opera (including include: Sueño
works with director Rob Ashford, John (Stage Manager)
Caird, and the American premiere of The and Little Women:
Passenger, which later went on to Lincoln The Broadway Musical (Assistant Stage
Center), and also the Alley Theatre –with Manager). His credits for Bloomington
Grey Boyd, Teresa Rebeck, and Ken Ludwig Playwrights Project include: Mind Tricks with
–Houston Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe Max Major (Assistant Stage Manager), Simon
Shakespeare Festival, and ClassicalTheatre. Coronel’s Magic Smackdown (Assistant
Stage Manager), and The Enlightenment of
CHANLING BAI Percival Von Schmootz (Sound Operator).
(Assistant Stage Mitchell is from Greenwood, IN.
Manager)
ELLIOTT CARNELL
is a senior-year B.A.
(Technical Director)
student in Music
playing harp. Chanling (he/him) is a first-year
comes from China. technical direction
She is an assistant graduate student from
stage manager for League City, TX. He
Sueño, and in charge of costume tracking. graduated from Baylor
University in May with
RACHEL ROSE a B.F.A. in Theatre
BURKE Design and Technology. Recent credits
(Scenic Designer) include ATD for 2021 Summer Shakespeare
(she/her) is a third- Festival (Shakespeare Dallas), technical
year graduate student director for Shadows of a Christmas Carol
from Westminster, (Baylor University), and technical director for
M.A. pursuing her [title of show] (Baylor University).
Masters of Fine Arts
degree in scenic
design. Recent design credits include Little
Women: The Musical (IU), The Two Kids That
Blow Shit Up (Fonseca Theatre Company),
BONNETS: (How Ladies of Good Breeding
are Induced to Murder), Tiger Beat (IU),
and Uncommon Women and Others (SSU).
Awards and recognitions include the Richard
L. Scammon Award (2021), Salem State
University Creativity Award (2019), and a
12SPENCER DONOVAN Credits for IU Dance: The Black and Brown
(Scenic Charge) Guerrillas (A Manifesto) (lighting designer),
(he/him) is a third- Shadow and Flame (lighting designer). Other
year scenic design lighting design credits include: A Christmas
graduate. His past Carol, A Broadway Holiday, and All That Jazz!
design credits at IU for Annapolis Shakespeare Company, Trouble
include Jump, Twelfth in Mind and Anon(ymous) for the UMBC
Night, The Servant Department of Theatre, and As You Like It
of Two Masters, and and The Diary of Anne Frank for Abington
Ascendant. Before coming to IU, he acted Friends School.
as resident scenic designer at Timber Lake
NICOLE HIEMENZ
Playhouse for their 2018 season, designing
(Assistant Costume
Forever Plaid, Hounds of the Baskerville,
Designer)
and Born Yesterday. He received his
undergraduate degree from Loyola University (they/them) is a first-
in Chicago, where he balanced designing year Costume Design
for the undergrad program, and acting as a M.F.A. candidate.
scenic painter in the windy city. They graduated from
North Carolina State
RIVER EPPERSON University with a B.S.
(Assistant Director) in Fashion & Textile Product Development.
is a sophomore B.A. While this is their first design assignment
in Theatre and Drama here, you almost definitely didn’t see
and pursuing a minor them last semester as The Threepenny
in Film Production, Opera’s Wardrobe Supervisor. Costume
and he is thrilled to be credits for NCSU: The Colored Museum
making his IU Theatre (Associate Designer, Stage Manager),
debut with Sueño! He Cabaret (Associate Designer), In The
is the Director of Dramaturgy for University Blood (Designer), Of Ghosts and Strangers
Players. River is also a writer for Indiana (Designer), Shop Technician (2016-2020).
University Student Television and serves on Nicole is from Durham, NC.
the IU Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary
JEREMIAH KEARNS
Dance Student Advisory Board. Credits for
(Lighting Designer)
University Players include: Metamorphoses
(Bacchus, Q, Ensemble), Murder Ballad (he/him) is a second
(Assistant Intimacy Choreographer), and year Lighting Design
Footloose (Assistant Director). For IU M.F.A. candidate
Independent Projects: The Mystery Plays from Cincinnati, OH.
(Joe Manning, Others), And Tell Sad Stories He graduated from
of the Deaths of Queens… (Jerry Johnson). Northern Kentucky
University with a
COREY GOULDEN- B.F.A. in Rock Concert Technology in 2020.
NAITOVE NKU Lighting Design Credits include HMS
(Head Electrician) Pinafore, Initiative, Kiss Me Kate (Assistant),
(he/him) is excited to and Marisol (Assistant). NKU Sound Design
be back for his second credits include Big Fish and The African
year as an M.F.A. Company Presents: Richard III. IU Lighting
student in Lighting Design credits include New Moves 2021 and
Design. He received Jump.
a B.A. in Theatre Arts
on the design and production track from the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
13ELIZABETH LICATA RUSSELL LONG
(Cutter/Draper) (Sound Designer)
is a final-year graduate has previously
student in Costume studied at NAU
Technology. For IU and PCC in Arizona
Theatre, she was where he designed
wardrobe supervisor and worked on Peter
on The Heiress. and the Starcatcher,
Previously she Secret Garden,
worked in the costume shop at the Chicago and Mousetrap. Russell has worked as
Shakespeare Theater and Williamstown the resident designer for Spotlight Youth
Theater Festival. Elizabeth is originally Productions for ten years where he has
from Chicago, IL. This is Elizabeth’s thesis designed Aladdin Jr., Peter Pan Jr., and
production. Mulan Jr. Russell has worked for Quogue
Junior Theatre Troupe, Peaks Productions,
NANCY LIPSCHULTZ Vail Ballet, and Arizona Theatre Company.
(Voice, Speech, and Russell’s other shows include: Magic Flute,
Dialogue Coach) Fences, Two Trains Running, Xanadu, Jane
has been teaching Austin’s Emma, Next to Normal, Discord:
theatre at IUB since the Gospels According to Thomas Jefferson,
2005 and has been a Charles Dickens and Leo Tolstoy, Legally
professor of theatre Blonde, and jelly beans.
for the past 25 years,
at Wayne State SARAH MANSFIELD
University in Detroit, Cornell University in (Production Assistant)
Ithaca, NY and Michigan State University. (she/they) is a
She has been a professional voice coach freshman double
at Indiana Repertory Theatre since 2007 majoring in Theatre
where she coached Dial M for Murder and and Gender Studies.
The Cay, Noises Off, and The Curious Incident This is her first show
of The Dog in the Nighttime, which went with the IU Theatre.
on to Syracuse Stage in New York. She has They props designed
coached dialects for the National Tour of Puffs and Lizzie for the University Players.
Kiss Me Kate, the NY City Opera Production Other: Indecent (Madje) and Puffs (Hannah)
of Dead Man Walking and for many regional for the Commonwealth Artist Student Theatre
theatres including: Meadowbrook theatre and Songs for a New World (Production Stage
in Michigan, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre Manager) and Hamlet (Polonius) for the
and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. She also Walnut Hills Theatre Department.
coaches appellate court prep at IU’s Maurer
School of Law and for IU Opera Theatre
at the Jacobs School of Music. Nancy is a
professional actor and has worked on stage,
in film and on network television. In 2018 she
completed certification as a master teacher
of Patsy Rodenburg’s voice technique at
Michael Howard Studios in New York, also
teaching at their summer conservatory as
part of the training. Nancy is a member of
AEA, SAG/AFTRA, and VASTA.
14JENNY MCKNIGHT DANIEL
(Intimacy Consultant) SAPPINGTON
(she/her) is in her (Director)
fifth year as Professor (he/him) is a graduate
of Practice in Acting candidate in Directing
and Directing. For IU and Associate
Theatre, Jenny has Instructor of Theatre
developed intimacy at Indiana University.
choreography for As a queer, Chicago-
more than 25 productions. In the wider based director his passion lies in creating
community, she has consulted on Intimacy theatre for LGBTQ+ youth. Selected directing
for Modern and Apropos of Nothing at credits include The Mystery Plays, And
Bloomington Playwrights Project, Vino Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens…,
Veritas at Phoenix Theatre, and The Book Outpost, The Morning After the Fall, and
Club Play and Morning After Grace at IRT. For Seminar. He is an Artistic Associate with
more information about Theatrical Intimacy: The Arc Theatre, where his adaptation of
https://www.theatricalintimacyed.com/ and Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is forthcoming.
https://www.idcprofessionals.com/ B.F.A. in Acting, Chicago College of
Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.
VALERIYA NEDVIGA
(Props Artisan) LEXI SILVA
is a third-year M.F.A. (Dramaturg)
student in Scenic (she/her) is a second-
Design. For IU Theatre: year M.F.A. student
The Well of Horniness in Dramaturgy.
(Props Manager & For IU Theatre she
Artisan), jelly beans recently served as the
(Scenic and Projection production dramaturg
Designer), Big Fish (Props Manager & for Twelfth Night and
Projection Operator). For OSU Opera and Carrie, and as Prudence in Bonnets. Prior
Lyric Theatre: Le Nozze di Figaro (Stage to attending IU, she graduated with an M.A.
Manager & Props Master), Opera Americana in English Literature from California State
(Scenic Designer), Candide (Props Master). University, Stanislaus where she received a
For Opera Columbus: Madama Butterfly dual B.A. in Theatre Arts (Acting) and English
& Flood (Assistant Stage Manager). For Literature.
Opera Project Columbus: Rigoletto (Stage
Manager), La cenerentola (Assistant BRITTANY
Director). For Weathervane Playhouse: In the STAUDACHER
Heights and Wizard of Oz (Sound Designer (Costume Designer)
and Live Mix). Valeriya is from Togliatti, is a second year
Russia. Costume Design
M.F.A. Candidate.
Since receiving her
Bachelor’s Degree
from the University
of Northern Iowa in 2016, she has worked
for Florida Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee
Repertory Theatre, and Penobscot Theatre
Company. Past designs include Woody
Guthrie’s American Song, Safety Net, and
Bye, Bye, Birdie.
15EILEEN THOMA JUSTIN TIDD
(Wardrobe Supervisor) (Assistant Stage
is a second year Manager)
Costume Technician (he/him) is a
M.F.A. candidate at sophomore in the
Indiana University, B.F.A. Musical Theatre
originally from program. This is his
Flushing, MI. Previous first time working on a
credits include mainstage production
costume designer and draper for The as well as assistant stage managing for a
Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns, mainstage show. Some of Justin’s credits
Macbeth, Godspell, and A Christmas Carol include: University Players (UP) Bright Star:
(Thunder Bay Theatre). Other professional Concert Version (Daddy Murphy), UP’s Puffs!
experience includes Costume/Wardrobe (Oliver) and Samantha Gee’s Ed’s Dead
intern at La Musica Lirica and Costume/ (Tom). Justin is from Indianapolis, IN. Justin
Wardrobe intern at Portland Stage. thanks you for coming and hopes that you
enjoy the show!
This production is funded
in part by
The Howard Jensen
Endowment
for Classic Theatre
This production is dedicated
to the memories of
Howard Jensen and Jeanette
Marchant
1617
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18Department Contributions
CONT E MPORA RY DA NCE F UN D THE ATRE & DRA M A F U ND CONT R I BU TORS
CONT RI BUTORS ――
―― Rita Murray Anderson and Robert D. Anderson
Lillian R. Feldman-Hill Nancy Baird
Jennifer L. Gray and Alan S. Thomas M. Baydala
Bradley Gregory G. Bernet
Deborah C. Galvin Judith Biersdorfer
Robert J. Hamm Jr. and Gwendolyn A. Hamm Josiah A. Brown
Joy C. Johnson and Jerry L. Joan M. Capella
Johnson J.D. Hoagy B. Carmichael
Allen Hahn and Karen Keagle Walter D. Carroll
George and Mary Korinek Ashley M. Chilla
Rose M. Krueger Wendy W. and Thomas P. Collins
Laura Judson and Nikolaus Miller Allison C. Conrad and Donald W.
Harlan Lewis and Doris Conrad
Wittenburg Mary and Sheldon Cooper
Meghan McGill Georgia R. and Mark K. de Araujo
Miah and Jonathan Michaelsen Kimberlee M. Demers and Alan
Elizabeth Jo Monnier Demers
Dennis W and Lynette A. Organ Diane T. Dickinson Patrick
Linda Pisano Claire and Christopher Dippel
Susan B. Glenn-Salerno and Gresdna A. Doty, Ph.D.
Richard P. Salerno Sean M. Dumm
Mary Strow Jacqueline and Richard Dunham
Sheila A. Ward, Ph.D. Harriet and William Fierman
Elizabeth and Steve Hass-Hill
Scott Hogsed
JANE FOX FUND CONTR IBUTO RS Todd and Lynn Honderd
―― Elizabeth an David Ihlenfeld
Jane Fox Laura Judson and Nikolaus Miller
Catharine and Thomas Buck Joe D. King
Jacqueline and Stephen Frew Douglas and Kay Long
Gwendolyn and Robert Hamm Jr. Linda A. Longhover
Rose Marie Krueger The Honorable P.A. Mack, Jr.
Christina Strack Tom Mazur
Richard and Terry McCall
Laura K. McClellan
T ED J ONES STUDENT TRAVEL F UN D Marvin D. Moody, Ph.D.
CONT RI BUTORS Lawrence Myers, Jr.
―― Cyndi and Dale Nelson
Christina D. Ondrik
Katherine M. Aiken and Charles
Robert R. Ormiston
C. Aiken
Rhoda and C.K. Peters
Louray G. Cain
Linda Pisano
Lauren Hausmann
Phil and Joyce Probst
Marianne Hausmann and William
David L. Rinear
Hausmann
Donna Snow Robinson
Ted W. Jones
Corey Rosenberg
Jane Pennell McIntosh
Curtis and Judith Simic
Amy N. Osajima
Lynne Perkins Socey and Matthew Socey
Eleanor Owicki
Diane J. Spoffard
Lea Plut-Pregelj and Vladimir N.
Janice and Walter Stewart
Pregelj
R. Brent Wagner
Doris F. Wittenburg and
June E. Weiland
Harlan L. Lewis
Doris Wittenburg and Harlan Lewis
Sharon L. and D. Terry Williams
Donna and Richard Wolf
Jo A. Zirkle
*Denotes donors who have passed away, but whose gift continues to benefit the department and its students.
19Department awards,
fellowships, scholarships,
and endowments
Bright Family Theatre, Fontaine Syer Directing Helen Sarah Walker
Drama, and Contemporary Fellowship in Theatre Scholarship
Dance Fund Susan Greenberg Michael L. Walker
Anne and Jim Bright Mary K. Nash Rusher Baker Hughes Foundation
Henry Woronicz Cory and Margaret
Catherine Feltus Preston Baumhardt
Scholarship Foster Harmon Graduate Irwin and Lois Jacobs
Catherine Preston Trust Fellowship in Theatre
Charles R. Leinenweber L. Foster Harmon Howard Jensen
Endowment
Charles Aidman Spoon Foster Harmon Howard J. Jensen, Ph.D.
River Fellowship Undergraduate
Betty Aidman Scholarship in Theatre Jay Mark Scholarship in
Charles Ogilvie Jr. L. Foster Harmon Theatre & Drama
Alvin Goldstein
Colleen J. and W. Keith Frank and Becky
Alexander Scholarship Hrisomalos Scholarship in Joyce and Jim Grandorf
W. Keith Alexander Theatre & Drama Theatre, Drama, and
Becky Hrisomalos Contemporary Dance Fund
Cynthia Dewees Nelson Katy Bigge Kestner Fund Joyce and Jim Grandorf
and Dale C. Nelson Musical Richard and Alicia Lytle
Theatre Scholarship Katy Bigge Kestner Fund
Cyndi and Dale Nelson George Pinney Musical Elmer N. Kestner, III
Theatre Scholarship
David S. Hawes Award Anne and Jim Bright Kimberly S. Hinton
Betty Anne Hawes Paul Goldberg Memorial Scholarship in
P.A. Mack Contemporary Dance
Donnelly-Brown Fund for Bridget Balint
Jerry and Lucy McIntosh
Theatre & Drama Jennifer Gray and Alan
Marilyn Norris
Benita Gail Brown Bradley
Ilene and John Reid
Brian Thomas Donnelly Madison Colquette
Harlan L. Lewis Family Angela Gast
Dr. James F. Elrod
Scholarship Lois and Richard Gast
Scholarship in Theatre &
Harlan L. Lewis and Doris F. Nancy Gray McKelvey and
Drama
Wittenburg Raymond McKelvey
James F. Elrod
Suzanne and Keith Hinton
Harv and Connie Hegarty Steven Jarosz
Featheringill Theatre and
Theatre and Drama Laura and Nikolaus Miller
Drama Scholarship
Production Fund Reuben Lucas
Jack L. Featheringill
Harv and Connie Hegarty Eleanor Owicki
Amanda and William
Peterson
20Linda Pisano Theresa Anne Walker Jason W. Stradtman Prize
Bret Popper Scholarship Alan Airth
Karyn Rahn and Bradley Michael L. Walker Byron and Kimberly Antillon
Strode Johnston Atoll
Cat Richards Fran Snygg Endowment Dawn and Paul Barrera
Elizabeth and John Shea Marianne and Charles E. Ali and Robert Bartholomew
Jamie and Jonathan Stuckey Snygg Darlene Bishop
Gertrude and Seymour Donna Colwell
Lee and Deb Norvelle Fund Alberts Bruce Creamer
Lee Norvelle, Ph.D., LL.D Anita Aldrich Ed.D. Donald and Patricia Crounse
Anitra Bareikis Kathleen Galindo
Lora C. Shiner Memorial Patricia E. Biddinger Adelita Garza
Scholarship Emily Ann Bogard Arlene and Martin Glassman
Lora Shiner Foundation Leon and Roberta Brauner Diane and Frederic Hite
James P. Burling II Lucena A. Hocking
Nota Scholl McGreevey
Robert E. Burton Denis and Robin LaBonge
Scholarship
Marcia M. Busch-Jones Anthony and Karin Lekas
John and Nota McGreevey
Jean E. Campbell Dick and Karen Lemen
Ralph Collins Memorial Ann M. K. and Thomas R. Gael and Glenn Libby
Lectureship Carter Ph.D. Fred and Peggy Lynn
David Collins Orchard Close Judith and William Maisel
Dorothy Craig Collins Evelyn A. Davies Ed.D. Sharon Merz
Wayne Craig Deborah A. Freund Ph.D. Marybeth and Robert
Robert L. Gluckstern Michel
Richard L. Scammon Janet Hamburg Susan Moore
Award Patricia Dain Haskell Elaine Peterson
Bryce Broughton William H. Hays III Robert Radus
Barbara Lockard- Robin Herrington-Bowen Joanne and Paul Reynolds
Zimmerman Rachel and David M. Hertz Martha and Robert Santos
Jo An Huff Sharon Seymour
Robert Preston Peter P. Jacobi Martin and Charlotte
Scholarship Thomas J. Kniesner Ph.D. Stradtman
Catherine Preston Trust Rachel Lampert Dennis and Sharon Tase
Charles R. Leinenweber Bernice A. Pescosolido Howard and Joan Thompson
Louise Rebecca Rarick Catherine and William
Rosemary R. Schwartzel
Nancy and James W. Reeves Titterud
Scholarship
Edward and Sydney Regan Andrew and Rena Wellman
Patricia J. Redens Wrege
Robert and Sandra Reiberg Lynda Wicks
Suzanne M. Collins Carlos Rodriguez Audrey and Robert Windsor
and Charles A. Pryor Geneva B. Scriggins
Scholarship Evelyn S. Turner
Suzanne M. Collins and Allison and Thomas Walsh
Charles A. Pryor Byron P. Wheeler
Mark F. Wheeler and Jan
Theatre Circle Scholar Wheeler Ph.D.
Award
Members of Theatre Circle
21The Theatre Circle
Theatre Circle was founded in 1978 to encourage acknowledgment in all IU Theatre programs;
the study and practice of theatre arts at IU emailed information about all performances;
and to promote an awareness of IU Theatre glimpses behind the scenes; exclusive talks by
throughout the community. Theatre Circle directors, designers, and theatre scholars; special
members enjoy a variety of benefits, including event invitations; and much more.
SUSTAINING EAGERLY PARTNERED George Pinney and Scott Jones
ASSOCIATE Stanley Ritchie
BENEFACTORS PRODUCERS Phyllis C. Schwitzer
(One-time gift of $5,000 and above) (four households together at Erdine M. Simic
Benita Brown and Brian Donnelly $1250) Sue Sgambelluri
Jean and Doris Creek Ashley and Mark Chilla Alan and Kathryn Somers
Connie and Harv Hegarty Carolyn and Dave Emmert Jeffrey and Michelle Stuckey
Becky and Frank* Hrisomalos Marlin G. Howard Patricia Hall and William H.
The Lawrence W. Inlow Foundation Angela Huxford and Liam Castellan Wheeler
Carl F. Kiehler Sueño Donna and Richard Wolf
Sara* and Bob LeBien
Marion Bankert Michael and BENEFACTOR CONTRIBUTOR ($100–$249)
R. Keith Michael ($1,000 and above) Terry Baer
Dr. Howard Polley Diana and Rodger Alexander Joan H. Caulton and Edwin H.
Reva* and Jack Shiner Anne and Jim Bright Greenebaum
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Sparks Julie A. and Cary K. Curry Pamela J. and Jefrey L. Davidson
Bruce and Shannon Storm - In Carolyn and Dave Emmert Cheryl A. Engber
Honor of George Pinney Jo Ellen and Steve Ham Tyler and David Ferguson
Bruce and Shannon Storm - In Phil Evans and Herbert Kuebler Darla Brown and Michael Hunt
Honor of Tiffany Storm Ericson Harlan Lewis and Doris Samuel J. Davis, Jr.
Margaret and William Yarber Wittenburg Michael Gleeson
Judy Schroeder Linda Gregory
Paula W. Sunderman John D. Hobson
ANNUAL GIVING Ronald Kovener
2021 – 2022 PATRON ($500 –$999) Julia and Fred Land
Ruth Albright Patricia W. Mulholland
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Deborah Burkhart and Earl F. Carolyn M. Lipson-Walker and
($2,500) Luetzelschwab George L. Walker
Diana and Rodger Alexander - Jean Creek* and Doris Shoultz- Nancy G. Martin
At First Sight Creek James L. McLay
Cyndi and Dale Nelson - Jacqueline and James Faris Gerry Miller
Carrie: The Musical Jo E. and George L. Fielding Carol Pierce
Harv and Connie Hegarty Sandra and Don Freund Lislott and John Richardson
Harlan Lewis and Doris Idalene Kesner and Paul Robins F. Wayne Roberts, Jr.
Wittenburg - At First Sight Kate Kroll Donna Snow Robinson
Laura C. Trout Marilyn F. Saum
PARTNER ASSOCIATE Kathleen A. Sideli
PRODUCERS SPONSOR ($250–$499) Lynne Perkins and Matthew Socey
($1,250) Douglas and Hilary Anderson Barbara J. Suthers
Anne and Jim Bright Cathleen M. Cameron Susan and Steven Waggoner
Kathryn and Barry Brown - Ashley and Mark Chilla Judy Walcoff
Carrie: The Musical Sandra B. Churchill Mary Wennerstrom Phillips
Phil Evans and Herbert O. Kuebler Jacqueline and William Gilkey
partnered with Michael E. Gleeson
Judy Schroeder - The Threepenny Marlin G. Howard
Opera Angela Huxford and Liam Castellan
Jo Ellen and Steve Ham - Judith Mahy-Shiffrin and Richard
The Threepenny Opera M. Shiffrin
Harlan Lewis and Doris Wittenburg Sherry and Dale McFadden
- The Threepenny Opera Maribeth and Richard McKaig
Harlan Lewis and Doris Joanne Passet and Deborah
Wittenburg - Earthward Wehman
Katherine and Travis Paulin
* Denotes donors who have passed away, but whose gift continues to benefit the department and its students.
22M E M O R I A LS T HE AT R E CIRCLE BOAR D
DONOR (up to $100) David Albright OF D IR ECTORS
Elaine and Philip Amerson Eleanor Auer
Ernest Bernhardt-Kabisch J. Jeffery Auer
2021 – 2022
Joan M. Capella President
Richard C. Burke
Susan E. and John I. Cronkhite Liam Castellan
Ledford and Julia Carter
John C. Custer Nelda Christ Vice President
Shirley A. Fitzgibbons Dorothy (Dottie) Collins Brad Schiesser
Bruce L. Jaffee Don Cook
Barbara W. Jorck Secretary
Carolyn Kovener Carolyn Emmert
Priscilla Osovski and William A. Donna Creek
Manwaring Cyril M. Franks Treasurer
Kathryn Ann Oyer Charles and Adele Gallus Marlin Howard
Patricia and Peter Smith Martha and Victor Harnack
Dr. N.J. Stanley Sandra L. Hertling Members
Gene and Ellen Stern Ashley Chilla
Frank Hrisomalos
Judith B. Wertheim Jean Cook
Howard Jensen
Kelli M. and Anthony R. Zabel Pam Davidson
Harold Watling Jordan
Eric Shelley
Lambert and Elizabeth Kiehler
Sara LeBien STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Nita Levison Eboni Edwards
Jeanette Calkins Marchant
Rosemary Miller
H ONORARY LI FE TI M E Leonard M. Phillips
Robert L. Shettleroe
MEMB E RS Reva Shiner
Harv and Connie Hegarty Coleen Stanley
John Kinzer Fontaine Syer
Marilyn Norris Grafton Trout
Susan Parrish and Thomas P. Herman B Wells
Shafer Albert Wertheim
Nathan and Pamela Zauel
Paul N. Zietlow
This production is funded
in part by
The Harv and
Connie Hegarty
Theatre and Drama
Production Fund
232 0 2 1 – 2 2 S E A S O N A S S O C I AT E P R O D U C E R S
Diana and Rodger Alexander
Harv and Connie Hegarty
Doris Wittenburg and Harlan Lewis
Cyndi and Dale Nelson
2 0 2 1 – 2 2 S E A S O N PA R T N E R L E V E L A S S O C I AT E P R O D U C E R S
Anne and Jim Bright
Kathryn and Barry Brown
Phil Evans and Herbert Kuebler,
partnered with Judy Schroeder
Jo Ellen and Steve Ham
Doris Wittenburg and Harlan Lewis
2 0 2 1 – 2 2 S E A S O N E A G E R LY PA R T N E R E D A S S O C I AT E P R O D U C E R S
Ashley and Mark Chilla
Carolyn and Dave Emmert
Marlin Howard
Angela Huxford and Liam Castellan
24Special thanks to our
season associate producers
The contributions of associate producers directly fund an IU Theatre
production of the donor’s choice. As an associate producer, you will
help directly support the cost of a production’s costume, scenic,
lighting, sound, and projection design. Your name will be featured in
our programs and all curtain speeches. You will also enjoy benefits
as year-round members of Theatre Circle, an organization founded
to promote and encourage the study and practice of theatre arts in
the Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance and an
awareness of theatre throughout the community.
For more information, please pick up a Theatre Circle brochure in
the lobby or contact Laura Judson at ljjudson@iu.edu or by phone
at 812-855-7699; or visit the Department of Theatre, Drama, and
Contemporary Dance website at theatre.indiana.edu and select the
Theatre Circle link.
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26THEATRE & DANCE
THE WELL OF HORNINESS SEP 30–OCT 2
THE THREEPENNY OPERA OCT 28–30
JUMP NOV 18–20
EARTHWARD: DEC 10–11
WINTER DANCE CONCERT
SUEÑO FEB 10–12
AT FIRST SIGHT: MAR 5–12
A FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS
CARRIE: THE MUSICAL APR 13–16
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