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S U M M E R T H E AT R E 2 0 2 1
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES DEPT. OF THEATRE & DANCE
TICKETS 307-766-6666 OR UWYO.EDU/FINEARTS
Jason Banks................... Lighting & Sound Designer / Video Consultant
Amanda Biggs............................................... BCPA Box Office Manager
Ben Boyd............................................ Video Supervisor & Programmer /
Master Electrician, ALL IN THE TIMING
Alexander Brown..... Sound Monitor Mixer & Assistant Sound Engineer
Cameron Bullard............. Carpenter/Scenic Artist/Electrician/Run Crew
Jack Chapman....................................Theatre & Dance Office Associate
Mary Dyson......................................Performer, ALL IN THE TIMING
Jenny Foldenauer............................................. Costume Shop Director /
Costumer Designer, THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Carlee Goyn.................................................................Business Manager
Kathy Kirkaldie......................... Publicity / Marketing / House Manager
Andrew Lia.......Assistant Technical Director / Production Stage Manager
Amanda Lydon............... Master Electrician, THE LAST FIVE YEARS /
Carpenter / Scenic Artist / Electrician / Run Crew
Anne Mason.......................................Director, ALL IN THE TIMING/
Performer, THE LAST FIVE YEARS
DeeLynn Miller............................. Performer, ALL IN THE TIMING /
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Brianna Perry................................. Performer, ALL IN THE TIMING /
Costume Designer, THE LAST FIVE YEARS / Costume Assistant
Seán Stone......................................... Director / Music Director / Editor,
THE LAST FIVE YEARS, 29: A SONG CYCLE
Aubree Tafoya...................................Performer, ALL IN THE TIMING
Scott Tedmon-Jones..........................Artistic Director / Scenic Designer/
Technical Director
Don Turner.................................................................... Sound Engineer
Katarina Tyler...................................Performer, ALL IN THE TIMING
Margaret Wilson................ Head, UW Department of Theatre & Dance
Megan Wilson...................................................................Stage Manager
Bryan Wolfe...............Carpenter / Scenic Artist / Electrician / Run Crew
Jason Banks, Lighting / Sound/Projection Designer / Video Systems Con- sultant, is entering his fifth year as a lecturer at UW and his fourth season with Snowy Range Summer Theatre. Professional credits include lighting director in concert for SMASH MOUTH and BOYZ II MEN and CANDLEBOX. Live production work includes a wide array of work, such as design for concerts, operas, dance, musical theatre, and text-based performance. Jason is proud to maintain the tradition of SRST during these challenging times and looks for- ward to a new world of performing arts as we move forward from the past year. Amanda Biggs, BCPA Box Office Manager, originally hails from St. Louis, MO, and moved to Laramie in 2015. She has been working for the Performing Arts Box Office ever since. Amanda received her Bachelor’s degree from the UW and her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Riverside. When she’s not selling tickets, you can find her working on screenplays, per- forming standup comedy, or searching for the best slice of cheesecake in town. Ben Boyd, Video Supervisor & Programmer / Master Electrician, is working towards a BFA in Design/Technical Management with a focus in pro- jection and lighting design. At UW Ben has worked as both master electrician and carpenter in the Department of Theatre & Dance Scene Shop and on productions such as THE DOLLS OF NEW ALBION: A STEAMPUNK OPERA, where he served as both video editor and cinematographer. Ben looks forward to the new opportunities that have been created by combining live and recorded theatre. Alexander Brown, Sound Monitor Mixer / Assistant Sound Engineer, is a third-year student at UW studying technical theatre with an emphasis in sound design/engineering and projection design. He has worked in the scene shop as a carpenter and electrician and designed several shows. His first sound design was for 29: A SONG CYCLE, where he sourced and recorded sound effects. He then was recruited to be sound designer/engineer for THE DOLLS OF NEW ALBION: A STEAMPUNK OPERA, for which he recorded and edited performers’ vocals. Cameron Bullard, Carpenter / Scenic Artist / Electrician / Run Crew, is a junior at UW working towards a BFA in Design/Technical Management, with which he plans to pursue a career in the scenic design field, either in cinema or the theatre industry. In addition to his passion for scenic carpentry, he also has ties to the music industry and hopes that he can incorporate his hobby in music production into his career field, be it lighting, stage design, or performance. Cameron is a patron of all the ats—from music and art to theatre and literature, but is now shifting his priorities into thee theatre industry. He will officially make his Theatre Tech debut with the 2021 Snowy Range Summer Theatre. Jack Chapman, Senior Office Associate, has been with UW Theatre & Dance for 21 years. He spent 24 years in the Air Force working in Administration and Person- nel, retiring in 2000. He made his acting debut in fall 2002 as “Bailiff” in the THE SCOPES MONKEY TRIAL, written and directed by William Missouri Downs and played “Neville the Big Dog” in the summer 2004 production of MR. A’S AMAZ- ING MAZE PLAYS. He and wife Sherri have three children, Michael, Gregory, and Nicole, and six granddaughters, Ivy, Ella, Jaycie, Roma, Rosalee, and Rori. Mary Dyson, Performer, ALL IN THETIMING, joins Snowy Range Summer Theatre for the second time after appearing in 2020’s collaborative online pro- duction GOD OF CARNAGE. Next fall, she will be a senior at UW studying Theatre and Dance with a concentration in performance/acting and plans to graduate in Spring 2022! She has been involved with eight main stage produc- tions at UW and studied abroad in London in 2020 (which unfortunately only lasted two months). She looks forward to finally working in person with every- one and can’t wait for you to enjoy the show!
Jenny Foldenauer, Costume Designer, is an assistant professor in costume de-
sign at UW Theatre & Dance. She designed the 2020-2021 academic year’s
productions of: ASKING STRANGERS THE MEANING OF LIFE, 29: A
SONG CYCLE, and SHE KILL’S MONSTERS: VIRTUAL REALMS. Select
professional credits include: (Son of Semele Ensemble) THE LATE WED-
DING, OUR CLASS, LOVE AND INFORMATION; (A Noise Within The-
ater) ARGONAUTIKA - Winner of 2019 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
Award for Best Costume Design, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, TALE OF
TWO CITIES, ANTIGONE, MACBETH; (The Pasadena Playhouse) CUL-
TURE CLASH’S BORDERTOWN NOW; (The Broad Stage presented by
The Speakeasy Society) THE WILD PARTY; (Theatre of Note) A BEAUTI-
FUL DAY IN NOVEMBER ON THE BANKS OF GREATEST OF GREAT
LAKES; (East West Players Theater) THE WHO’S TOMMY.
Carlee Goyn, Business Manager, manages the staff center at the Buchanan
Center for the Performing Arts, overseeing financial operations and human
resources. Carlee holds an MBA from UW as well as an SPHR certification.
Kathy I. Kirkaldie, Publicity / Marketintg / House Management is the
Fine Arts Coordinator for UW Fine and Performing Arts, and has worked as
a writer/editor, grantwriter, publicist, freelance writer, archivist, and youth
leader. Selected acting credits include THE CHILDREN’S HOUR, BURIED
CHILD, SHEAR MADNESS, CRIMES OF THE HEART, and DEATH
OF A SALESMAN, but Kathy’s favorite productions to date have been her
daughters, Claire and Grace, and her son, Benjamin.
Andrew Lia, Asst. Technical Director / Production Stage Manager, has been
active in Los Angeles as a Production Manager, Stage Manager, and Lighting
Designer since 2011, working with companies such as Center Theatre Group,
The Speakeasy Society, East West Players, Circle X Theatre Company, Ghost
Road Company, and at educational institutions such as Oxy Arts, The Lee Stras-
berg Theatre & Film Institute, American Musical & Dramatic Academy, and
Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre. He also worked as Project Manager
for Tait Towers overseeing installation of automation elements for Shanghai
Disneyland’s Fantasmic 2.0!!, and Facebook’s MPK21 Event Space. A Chicago
native, Andrew holds a BA from Augustana College and an MFA from CalArts.
Amanda Lydon, Master Electrician/ Scenic Artist / Carpenter / Run Crew, is
from Colorado Springs, CO, and enjoys skiing with her family and reading. In
high school, she worked on the technical side of a number of musicals and plays.
She is now a junior at UW majoring in Theatre and Dance with a concentration
in Design/Technical Management. This year, she was Lighting Designer for THE
DOLLS OF NEW ALBION: A STEAMPUNK OPERA and Assistant Stage Man-
ager for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (SOCIALLY DISTANCED).
Anne Mason, Performer / Director, is Founder and Producing Artistic Director
of Relative Theatrics, where she has acted in, directed, designed, and produced
over 35 productions. A Laramie native, Anne holds a BFA in Theatre Perfor-
mance from UW and has worked professionally with Capital Stage Company,
Sacramento Music Circus, Missoula Children’s Theatre, Snowy Range Summer
Theatre, and the University of Wyoming. She was named one of Laramie’s 2016
20-Under-40 Young Professionals, was a Wyoming Governor’s Arts Awards Nom-
inee (2019), a Wyoming Women of Influence Nominee in 2020, a 2020/21 Per-
forming Arts Fellow with the Wyoming Arts Council, and a 2021 UW Alumni Foundation Rising
Alumni recipient. Anne is grateful for the opportunity to perform in THE LAST FIVE YEARS, and
over the moon to return to live theatre as director of ALL IN THE TIMING. It’s great to be back!
DeeLynn Miller, Performer, ALL IN THE TIMING / THE LAST FIVE YEARS, is a UW student earing his BFA in Musical Theatre Performance. He previously earned an A.A from WWCC. He has worked with several productions at the UW and in the Laramie community, including I AM MY OWN WIFE, PRESENT LAUGHTER, EURYDICE, and MAN UP. He is grateful to have the opportunity to work with an amazing company of actors and creative team bring- ing this production to life and hopes the Laramie community will enjoy the show. Brianna Perry, Costume Designer, THE LAST FIVE YEARS / Costume As- sistant / Performer, ALL IN THE TIMING, is a junior in Performance / Design who earned an A.A in Theatre from LCCC before coming to UW. She is excited to perform and work as a costume designer/assistant in her first year with Snowy Range Summer Theatre. She has appeared in AS YOU LIKE IT and ASKING STRANGERS THE MEANING OF LIFE and served as assistant costume design- er for 29: A SONG CYCLE and associate costume designer for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (SOCIALLY DISTANCED). She has enjoyed her time at UW and appreciates her professors and peers for being so welcoming this past year. Seán Stone, Director / Musical Director / Editor, is the creator of the award- winning musicals GOOD MORNING ATHENS and BE LIKE JOE. Other musicals include RAINY DAY PEOPLE and SONG OF THE SEA. When he isn’t writing and composing, Seán also works as an actor, musical director, pianist, and remixer, and his music has been featured at The Kennedy Center, The Lincoln Center, and The Weston Playhouse, among others. Aubree Tafoya, Performer, ALL IN THE TIMING, is going into her senior year at UW, finishing up her BFA in Musical Theatre Performance. You may have seen her in some recent shows at UW such as AS YOU LIKE IT, 29: A SONG CYCLE, BROTHERS OF THE TIBER, and EURYDICE. This is her first season performing with Snowy Range Summer Theatre, and she is so ex- cited to be making art again! Special thanks to the UW Theatre & Dance faculty for always maximizing the experiences we have in our department. Scott Tedmon-Jones, Artistic Director/Scenic Designer/Technical Director, a 2001 UW alumnus, is finishing his third year as an assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance and is excited to be serving as Artistic Di- rector for Snowy Range Summer Theatre for the second time. Recent designs include A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM (SOCALLY DISTANCED), PRESENT LAUGHTER, WONDERLAND: ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE, THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM, RHI- NOCEROS, and THE TENDER LAND. See www.stjdesign.com for more info. Katarina Tyler, Performer, ALL IN THE TIMING, graduates from UW in Spring 2022 with a BFA in Performance. You may remember her from UW pro- ductions such as AS YOU LIKE IT and BROTHERS OF THE TIBER, or as Daisy in Relative Theatrics’s WANDA, DAISY, AND THE GREAT RAPTURE. This is her first season with Snowy Range Summer Theatre and she is ecstatic to be back onstage in person and creating again! Kat would like to extend a special thank you to the faculty in UW Theatre & Dance for their commitment to students and art even in the worst of times, and to her sisters, for teaching her how to be brave. Don Turner, Sound Engineer, Don has been with the Department of Theatre and Dance for 20+ years working as the shop foremen in the scene shop where he builds sets and mentors and trains student carpenters. He has had his hands in almost every Theatre and Dance production during that time. He also enjoys serving as the sound designer on productions or as the live sound engineer for musicals.
Margaret Wilson, Department Head, is Professor of Dance at UW. She bal-
ances her creative practice and research drawing inspiration from literature and
poetry, visual art, biomechanics, somatics and pedagogy – in collaborative artis-
tic exploration. She instituted the vertical dance and dance sciences programs at
UW, has won numerous teaching, research, and advising awards, serves as an as-
sistant director for the Snowy Range Summer Dance Festival on a rotating basis,
and actively conducts research in kinesiology, biomechanics, and the interface of
art and science in teaching and training dancers.
Megan Wilson, Stage Manager, is thrilled to be stage managing her first sea-
son at Snowy Range Summer Theatre. She just finished her second year in
pursuit of a BFA at UW Theatre & Dance, with a concentration in Design/
Technical Management. Megan has stage managed a handful of shows, including
ASKING STRANGERS THE MEANING OF LIFE and A MIDSUMMER
NIGHT’S DREAM (SOCIALLY DISTANCED). She is extremely passionate
about learning and strives to be dedicated in everything she commits her time to.
Bryan Wolfe, Carpenter / Scenic Artist / Electrician / Run Crew, is a Dance
Performance major entering into his senior year at UW. He has worked in
technical theatre since he was in high school. He eventually would like to
use his knowledge in technical theatre and as a choreographer in dance. He
has worked as the media designer for SOCIAL MOTION at Casper Col-
lege. He has been an intern under Peter Jakubowski for the Snowy Range
Summer Dance Festival, as well as worked with him on multiple shows.
The recording of 29: A SONG CYCLE originally premiered at UW Theatre &
Dance April 9 -17, 2021. For the 2021 Snowy Range Summer Theatre reprisal,
company information can be found at www.uwyo.edu/thd/29_program.pdf.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A special thank you to Mel Cox, the Colonel Rogers Fund, and Gary
Crum and Western States Bank for their consistent and dedicated
support of the Department of Theatre and Dance.
Their contributions, as well as the faithful support of all of our patrons and
donors, is what allows us to produce the 68th Snowy Range Summer Theatre
season and to support programing and educational opportunities throughout the
academic year for students and audiences alike. You all are invaluable to the work
of the Department of Theatre & Dance and are greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Additional thanks to Caleb Hebbert for offering guidance on live audio
monitoring and mixing and to Jim Petty in Academic Technology Services.
Timing
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Six One-Act Plays
By David Ives
Directed by Anne Mason
This award-winner combines wit, intellect, satire, and romance for a side-
splitting good time. Featuring six hysterical one-act comedies, from first date
replays to monkeys with typewriters composing Shakespeare to an alternative
universe in which it’s “opposite day,” ALL IN THE TIMING is just plain fun.
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS was first produced at the Manhattan Punch Line Theatre in New York
City, in January 1987, Steve Kaplan, Artistic Director.
SURE THING was first produced at the Manhattan Punch Line Theatre in New York City, in
February 1988, Steve Kaplan, Artistic Director.
PHILIP GLASS BUYS A LOAF OF BREAD was first produced at the Manhattan Punch Line
Theatre in New York City, in January 1990, Steve Kaplan, Artistic Director.
VARIATIONS ON THE DEATH OF TROTSKY was first produced at the Manhattan Punch Line
Theatre in New York City, in January 1991, Steve Kaplan, Artistic Director.
THE PHILADELPHIA was first produced at the 1992 New Hope Performing Arts Festival, present-
ed by The New Hope Arts Commission, New Hope, Pennsylvania Robin Larsen, Executive Director.
THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE was first produced by Primary Stages Company in New York City,
in November 1993, Casey Childs, Artistic Director. ALL IN THE TIMING is presented through
special arrangement with with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
ALL IN THE TIMING, SIX ONE-ACT PLAYS is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists
Play Service, Inc., New York.
JUNE 24 - 26, JUNE 30 - JULY 2, 7:30pm
JULY 3, 2:00pm
In Person at the BCPA Thrust Theatre
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
David Ives (Playwright ALL IN THE TIMING), is perhaps best known for his
evening of one-act plays, ALL IN THE TIMING (he has been included in the
“Best Short Plays” series seven times), and for his drama VENUS IN FUR, which
was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. His plays include NEW JERU-
SALEM: THE INTERROGATION OF BARUCH DE SPINOZA; THE
SCHOOL FOR LIES (adapted from Molière’s THE MISANTHROPE); THE
LIAR (adapted from Corneille); TIME FLIES; and IS HE DEAD? (adapt-
ed from Mark Twain). He has also translated Feydeau’s A FLEA IN HER EAR
and Yasmina Reza’s A SPANISH PLAY. A former Guggenheim Fellow in play-
writing and a graduate of The Yale School of Drama, he lives in New York City.
CREATIVE TEAM
SCENIC DESIGNER...........................................................Scott Tedmon-Jones
COSTUME DESIGNER.........................................................Jenny Foldenauer
LIGHTING DESIGNER................................................................. Jason Banks
SOUND DESIGNER....................................................................... Jason Banks
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER..............................................Andrew Lia
STAGE MANAGER..................................................................... Megan Wilson
CAST
Sure Thing
BILL............................................................................................ DeeLynn Miller
BETTY .......................................................................................... Katarina Tyler
Words, Words, Words
SWIFT............................................................................................. Mary Dyson
KAFKA............................................................................................Brianna Perry
MILTON........................................................................................ Aubree Tafoya
The Universal Language
DON........................................................................................... DeeLynn Miller
DAWN .......................................................................................... Aubree Tafoya
YOUNG MAN.............................................................................. Katarina Tyler
Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread
PHILIP GLASS.......................................................................... DeeLynn Miller
BAKER............................................................................................. Mary Dyson
WOMAN 1.....................................................................................Brianna Perry
WOMAN 2.................................................................................... Aubree Tafoya
The Philadelphia
MARK..................................................................................... ... DeeLynn Miller
AL ................................................................................................... Mary Dyson
WAITRESS ................................................................................... Katarina Tyler
Variations on the Death of Trotsky
TROTSKY..................................................................................... Katarina Tyler
MRS. TROTSKY............................................................................Brianna Perry
RAMON........................................................................................ Aubree Tafoya
PRODUCTION STAFF
SOUND ENGINEER.......................................................................Don Turner
ASSISTANT SOUND ENGINEER........................................ Alexander Brown
COSTUME SHOP DIRECTOR ............................................Jenny Foldenauer
COSTUME ASSISTANT...............................................................Brianna Perry
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ................................................Scott Tedmon-Jones
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR........................................Andrew Lia
CARPENTERS..........................Amanda Lydon, Cameron Bullard, Bryan Wolfe
PROPERTIES SHOP DIRECTOR.....................................Scott Tedmon-Jones
CHARGE SCENIC ARTIST...............................................Scott Tedmon-Jones
SCENIC ARTISTS....................Amanda Lydon, Cameron Bullard, Bryan Wolfe
MASTER ELECTRICIAN...................................................................Ben Boyd
ELECTRICIANS.......................Amanda Lydon, Cameron Bullard, Bryan Wolfe
MAIN OFFICE......................... Carlee Goyn, Jack Chapman, Trish Schumacher
BOX OFFICE................................................................................Amanda Biggs
PUBLICITY / MARKETING / HOUSE MANAGEMENT..... Kathy Kirkaldie
PRODUCTION CREW
LIGHTING OPERATOR....................................................................Ben Boyd
LIVE SOUND ENGINEER................................ Don Turner, Alexander Brown
WARDROBE CREW...............................................................Jenny Foldenauer
RUN CREW .............................Amanda Lydon, Cameron Bullard, Bryan Wolfe
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LAST
Written and composed by
YEARS
JASON ROBERT BROWN
directed by SEAN STONE
Originally Produced for the New York stage by
Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell
Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre, Chicago, IL
This musical about love, backwards and forwards, is an ingenious and
intensely personal look at the relationship of an ambitious young writer,
Jamie, and his struggling actress wife, Cathy. Written by Tony Award-
winner Jason Robert Brown, THE LAST FIVE YEARS features lyrics
both humorous and heartfelt and is one of the most inventive musicals
written in the last 25 years. THE LAST FIVE YEARS is presented through special
arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance
materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mitshows.com
“...an engaging chamber musical infused with intimate, emotionally
perceptive, nonstop songs ...” —Newsday
JULY 1 - 3, JULY 8 - 10
Recorded and Streaming On-DemandABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT Jason Robert Brown (Writer and Composer THE LAST FIVE YEARS) is the ultimate multi-hyphenate - an equally skilled composer, lyricist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, di- rector and performer - best known for his dazzling scores to several of the most renowned musicals of our time, including the generation-defining THE LAST FIVE YEARS, his debut song cycle SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, and the seminal PARADE, for which he won the 1999 Tony Award for Best Score. Jason Robert Brown has been hailed as “one of Broadway’s smartest and most sophisticated songwriters since Stephen Sondheim” (Philadelphia Inquirer), and his “extraordinary, jubilant theater music” (Chicago Tribune) has been heard all over the world, whether in one of the hundreds of productions of his musicals every year or in his own incendiary live performanc- es. The New York Times refers to Jason as “a leading member of a new generation of compos- ers who embody high hopes for the American musical.” Jason’s score for THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, a musical adapted with Marsha Norman from the bestselling novel, received two Tony Awards (for Best Score and Orchestrations). HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, based on Andrew Bergman’s film, opened on Broadway in 2015 following a tri- umphant production at Paper Mill Playhouse. A film version of his epochal Off-Broadway musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS was released in 2015, starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan and directed by Richard LaGravenese. His major musicals as composer and lyricist include: 13, written with Robert Horn and Dan Elish, which opened on Broadway in 2008 and was subsequently directed by the composer for its West End premiere in 2012; THE LAST FIVE YEARS, which was cited as one of Time Magazine’s 10 Best of 2001 and won Drama Desk Awards for Best Music and Best Lyrics (and was later directed by the composer in its record-breaking Off-Broadway run at Second Stage Theatre in 2013); PARADE, writ- ten with Alfred Uhry and directed by Harold Prince, which won both the Drama Desk and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards for Best New Musical, as well as garnering Jason the Tony Award for Original Score; and SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, a theatrical song cycle directed by Daisy Prince, which has since been seen in hundreds of productions around the world since its 1995 Off-Broadway debut, including a celebrated revival at New York’s City Center in the summer of 2018. PARADE was also the subject of a major revival directed by Rob Ashford, first at London’s Donmar Warehouse and then at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Jason conducted his orchestral adaptation of E.B. White’s novel THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN with the National Symphony Orchestra, and recorded the score for PS Clas- sics. Future projects include a new chamber musical created with Daisy Prince and Jonathan Marc Sherman called THE CONNECTOR; an adaptation of Lilian Lee’s FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE, created with Kenneth Lin and Moisés Kaufman; and a collaboration with Billy Crystal, Amanda Green, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel on a musical of MR. SAT- URDAY NIGHT. Jason is the winner of the 2018 Louis Auchincloss Prize, the 2002 Kleban Award for Outstanding Lyrics and the 1996 Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Foundation Award for Musical Theatre. Jason’s songs, including the cabaret standard “Stars and the Moon,” have been performed and recorded by Ariana Grande, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Porter, Betty Buckley, Renée Fleming, Jon Hendricks and many others, and his song “Some- one To Fall Back On” was featured in the Walden Media film, BANDSLAM. As a soloist or with his band The Caucasian Rhythm Kings, Jason has performed concerts around the world. For the past four years (and ongoing), his monthly sold-out performances at New York’s SubCulture have featured many of the music and theater world’s most extraordinary performers. His newest collection, “How We React and How We Recover”, was released in June 2018 on Ghostlight Records. His previous solo album, “Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes”, was named one of Amazon.com’s best of 2005, and is available from Sh-K- Boom Records. Jason’s 2012 concert with Anika Noni Rose was broadcast on PBS, and he was the featured soloist for a live episode of FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT, broadcast live from the London Palladium and featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra. His collaboration with singer Lauren Kennedy, “Songs of Jason Robert Brown”, is available on PS Classics. Jason is also the composer of the incidental music for the Broadway revival of YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, David Lindsay-Abaire’s KIMBERLY AKIMBO and FUDDY MEERS, and
Kenneth Lonergan’s THE WAVERLY GALLERY, and he was a Tony Award nominee
for his contributions to the score of URBAN COWBOY THE MUSICAL. He has also
contributed music to the hit Nickelodeon television series, THE WONDER PETS as
well as SESAME STREET. Jason spent ten years teaching at the USC School of Dramatic
Arts, and has also taught at Harvard University, Princeton University and Emerson
College.
For the musical PRINCE OF BROADWAY, a celebration of the career of his mentor
Harold Prince, Jason was the musical supervisor and arranger. Other New York credits as
conductor and arranger include URBAN COWBOY THE MUSICAL on Broadway; DI-
NAH WAS, off-Broadway and on national tour; WHEN PIGS FLY off-Broadway; Wil-
liam Finn’s A NEW BRAIN at Lincoln Center Theater; the 1992 tribute to Stephen
Sondheim at Carnegie Hall (recorded by RCA Victor); Yoko Ono’s NEW YORK ROCK,
at the WPA Theatre; and Michael John LaChiusa’s THE PETRIFIED PRINCE at the
Public Theatre. Jason orchestrated Andrew Lippa’s JOHN AND JEN, Off-Broadway at
Lamb’s Theatre. Additionally, Jason served as the orchestrator and arranger of Charles
Strouse and Lee Adams’s score for a proposed musical of STAR WARS. Jason has con-
ducted and created arrangements and orchestrations for Liza Minnelli, John Pizzarelli,
and Michael Feinstein, among many others.
Jason studied composition at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., with Sam-
uel Adler, Christopher Rouse, and Joseph Schwantner. He lives with his wife, composer
Georgia Stitt, and their daughters in New York City. Jason is a proud member of the
Dramatists Guild and the American Federation of Musicians Local 802. Visit him on the
web at www.jasonrobertbrown.com.
Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing
agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest
selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank
Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre
as a vibrant and engaging art form.
MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals
to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over
70,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 60 countries
worldwide.
MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre and has created special collections to
meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™
shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-
aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by
high school students.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International
(MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
STREAMING IS PRESENTED BY SPECIAL ARRANGMENT WITH MUSIC
THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) NEW YORK, NY.CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR........................................................................................ Seán Stone
MUSIC DIRECTOR.......................................................................... Seán Stone
ORCHESTRATIONS & ARRANGEMENTS.................................. Seán Stone
FILM EDITOR ................................................................................. Seán Stone
SCENIC DESIGNER ..........................................................Scott Tedmon-Jones
PROJECTION DESIGNERS ..........................Scott Tedmon-Jones, Seán Stone
COSTUME DESIGNER ..............................................................Brianna Perry
LIGHTING DESIGNER................................................................. Jason Banks
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER............................................ Andrew Lia
STAGE MANAGER...................................................................Megan Wilson
CAST
JAMIE WELLERSTEIN............................................................. DeeLynn Miller
CATHERINE HIATT..................................................................... Anne Mason
PRODUCTION STAFF
REHEARSAL ACCOMPANIST........................................................ Seán Stone
VIDEO CONSULTANT................................................................. Jason Banks
VIDEO SUPERVISOR & PROGRAMMER.......................................Ben Boyd
PROJECTION ENGINEERS......................................... Jason Banks, Ben Boyd
SOUND ENGINEER.......................................................................Don Turner
ASSISTANT SOUND ENGINEER........................................ Alexander Brown
COSTUME SHOP DIRECTOR.............................................Jenny Foldenauer
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR.................................................Scott Tedmon-Jones
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR........................................Andrew Lia
CARPENTERS ...................................................Cameron Bullard, Bryan Wolfe
PROPERTIES SHOP DIRECTOR.....................................Scott Tedmon-Jones
CHARGE SCENIC ARTIST...............................................Scott Tedmon-Jones
SCENIC ARTISTS .............................................Cameron Bullard, Bryan Wolfe
MASTER ELECTRICIAN ......................................................... Amanda Lydon
ELECTRICIANS ................................................Cameron Bullard, Bryan Wolfe
MAIN OFFICE......................... Carlee Goyn, Jack Chapman, Trish Schumacher
BOX OFFICE................................................................................Amanda Biggs
PUBLICITY & MARKETING ................................................. Kathy Kirkaldie
PRODUCTION CREW
VIDEO OPERATOR...........................................................................Ben Boyd
LIGHTING OPERATOR .......................................................... Amanda Lydon
LIVE SOUND ENGINEER.............................................................Don Turner
LIVE SOUND MONITOR MIXER ...................................... Alexander Brown
WARDROBE CREW........................................ Brianna Perry, Jenny Foldenauer
RUN CREW .......................................................Cameron Bullard, Bryan WolfeMusic & lyrics by Gaby Alter
Book & additional lyrics by Tommy Newman
Adapted for the screen, orchestrations & arrangements,
music performed & produced, & directed by Seán Stone
Choreographed by Cat Kamrath
This virtually-produced and recorded original musical about the vagaries
of young adulthood features a tapestry of characters who face defining
moments in their 20’s, from getting a job and finding a roommate to
an unexpected pregnancy to a parent’s illness. As time brings increased
separation and loss, the characters struggle to stay connected to each other
and to their real selves. Each self-contained story and song illustrates a
turning point in the familiar journey from innocence to experience.
August 24 - 28
Recorded and Streaming On-Demand
August 27 - 28, 7:30 p.m.
Screening In-Person at the Arts and Sciences AuditoriumDirector's Notes
In a lot of ways, it would be easy to describe 29 as the show of “nots.”
As in -
We did not have a normal process of making this show.
We did not plan or rehearse or do any of this in person.
We are not a film program.
We did not know what we were doing a lot of the time.
I didn’t, at least.
I still can’t believe we did not do OKLAHOMA, frankly.
Did I mention we are not a film program?
And for most of the time it took to make this film (one full year), it has felt like
the year of nots. Not just for me, for all of us. But at this point in the process, days
before this film is to be released, those nots seem less consequential than this im-
pending fact: we could and we did, and we did so safely, and we did so together.
The “we” I keep speaking for so freely is the “we” who made this film. It took
an army (albeit a very small, very socially-distanced army) of artists doing what
artists do, which is to make art no matter what. In good times, making art is
easy. In bad times, making art is necessary. The bad times supply the friction
that an artist rubs against; that friction is what makes the eventual fire that fuels
a show—a show made out of necessity, not of ease. As I sit and edit this film
together, what I see in the students performing here is the indispensability of
their craft; artists make art because we are artists and we have no other choice.
It’s just what we do, good times or bad. My gratitude extends to the students in
this production who have reminded me of that.
Enjoy the show—and here’s to many more. Seán Stone
Choreographer's Notes
We will never again take for granted what it means to dance in a studio or on
a stage, the laughter that fuels a rehearsal, or the joy of the creative process not
feeling like a dodgeball tournament. There were moments in this process that
felt like the ship was sinking, but somehow, someway, we made it through
our rehearsal and filming process with all 19 dancers + 1 choreographer safe
and healthy. After almost a year of planning, rehearsing, filming, and editing,
it’s a bit remarkable that we are closing the chapter of "29." I am incredibly
grateful to Seán Stone and our creative and production teams. Thank you for
journeying into the unknown with me + keeping the ship afloat. To all the
dancers, thank you for your giggles, patience, adaptability, and grace. Anytime
I was doubting myself, I would look at your smiling faces (or eyes...because
masks...) and knew your trust would see me through. I feel immense pride in
the completion of this production, but let’s not do it this way again anytime
soon. Here’s to being 29 forever!
Cat KamrathCreative Team
DIRECTOR......................................................................................Seán Stone
CHOREOGRAPHER.................................................................. Cat Kamrath
MUSICAL DIRECTOR...................................................................Seán Stone
MUSIC AND LYRICS.....................................................................Gaby Alter
BOOK AND ADDITIONAL LYRICS................................. Tommy Newman
ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN ....................................................Seán Stone
ORCHESTRATIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS..........................Seán Stone
MUSIC PERFORMED AND PRODUCED..................................Seán Stone
EDITORS..............................................Seán Stone, Cat Kamrath, Jason Banks
SCENIC AND PROJECTION DESIGNER................... Scott Tedmon-Jones
COSTUME DESIGNER.......................................................Jenny Foldenauer
HAIR, WIGS AND MAKEUP...............................................Jenny Foldenauer
LIGHTING DESIGNER............................................................... Jason Banks
PROPERTIES DESIGNERS................ Abigail Knoshaug, Scott Tedmon-Jones
SOUND DESIGNER.............................................................Alexander Brown
VIDEO SUPERVISOR.................................................................. Jason Banks
PRODUCTION MANAGER.........................................................Andrew Lia
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGERS..................... Emilygrace Piel (Dance),
Jacob Sullivan (Acting)
Cast
Carson Almand Dee Miller
Maddie Blanchard Anna McClow
Sariah Durrant Seth Palmquist
Elizabeth Garbe Emma Sorensen
Hazel Homer-Wambeam Aubree Tafoya
Danni Horwitz Joseph Thornton
Joshua Luper William Murdock
Dance Cast
COVER LETTER SOLOIST / DANCE ENSEMBLE..........Jordan Himelrick
DEEP IN FEBRUARY SOLOIST / DANCE ENSEMBLE ������ Madison Drab
I CAN’T LOOK DOWN SOLOIST /
DANCE ENSEMBLE...................................................................Grace Wilkins
THE ARGUMENT DUET /
DANCE ENSEMBLE................................................ Caleb Daly, Hannah Ellis
PRINCESS / CO-OP TRIO / DANCE ENSEMBLE............ Seth Bertagnole,
Marisa Dilley, Alie Martin
DANCE ENSEMBLE......................... Ainsley Carson, Katie Currier, Kit Elder,
Rachel Golledge, Lindsey Little, Caitlyn Murray, Claire Rhein,
Lauren Schuetz, Kaitlin Soden, Sidney Thomas, Erin WhiteProduction Staff
REHEARSAL ACCOMPANIST.......................................................Seán Stone
ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER........................................ Brianna Perry
ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNER.....................................Amanda Lydon
SOUND ENGINEER..................................................................... Don Turner
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR............................................... Scott Tedmon-Jones
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR........................................Andrew Lia
SCENE SHOP FOREMAN/MASTER CARPENTER ������������������ Don Turner
CARPENTERS........................ Ben Boyd, Alexander Brown, Kaitlyn Hettinger,
Ty Johnson, Amanda Lydon, Kaitlin Soden
PROPERTIES SHOP DIRECTOR.................................... Scott Tedmon-Jones
ASSISTANT PROP STOCK MANAGER............................. Abigail Knoshaug
PROP ARTISANS.....................................Abigail Knoshaug, Kaitlyn Hettinger
COSTUME SHOP DIRECTOR............................................Jenny Foldenauer
COSTUME SHOP STAFF.......................Brianna Perry, April Sandoval-Eaton,
Jocelyn Alvarado
FIRST HAND STITCHER............................................. April Sandoval-Eaton
MASTER ELECTRICIAN................................................................. Ben Boyd
ELECTRICIANS....................... Ty Johnson, Amanda Lydon, Alexander Brown
MAIN OFFICE........................Carlee Goyn, Jack Chapman, Trish Schumacher
TICKET OFFICE....................................................................... Amanda Biggs
PUBLICITY & MARKETING................................................. Kathy Kirkaldie
Production Crew
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS.................................... Trid Smith (Dance)
Rebeccah Possinger (Actor)
LIGHTING PROGRAMMER & OPERATOR.........................Amanda Lydon
FOLLOW SPOT OPERATORS............................................ Margaret Wilson,
Neil Humphrey, Andrew Lia
LIVE SOUND ENGINEER........................................................... Don Turner
CAMERA OPERATORS................................... Alexander Brown, Lee Cassidy,
Kiersten Cussins, Margaret Wilson
PROJECTION OPERATORS.....Amanda Lydon, Ben Boyd, Scott Tedmon-Jones
WARDROBE CREW.............................Scarlett Chavez, Kit Elder, Elyse Cluff
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July 14-24, 2021
University of Wyoming
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July 24, 4:00pm
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Guest Faculty & Performers
Keith & Kellye Saunders, Donald
Williams - Dance Theatre of Harlem
Tony Coppola, Terrell Davis, Natalie
Desch, Donovan Helma, Lawrence
Jackson, & Carol Shuberg
Tyson Ali Clark & Chrystyn Fentroy
Boston Ballet
Amy Young & Robert Kleinendorst
Photo by Daniel R. Durrett Paul Taylor Dance Company
@durret_imageryWIDE OPEN STAGES FA2021 PETROUSHKA /
LAS PAJARITAS staged reading AFTERNOON OF THE FAUN
by Jordan Ramirez Puckett Choreography by
in collaboration with the Wyoming Juliana Freude & Cat Kamrath
Latina Youth Conference Co-production with the
OCTOBER 22 – 23, 2021
University of Wyoming Symphony
MARCH 29, 2022 – APRIL 3, 2022
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM /
FALL DANCE CONCERT
Featuring original choreography RELATIVE THEATRICS
by Marsha Knight & Cat Kamrath CO-PRODUCTION TBA
and a restaging of “Junction” by In collaboration w/the University
Paul Taylor of Wyoming Shepard Symposium
NOVEMBER 3 – 7, 2021 APRIL 2022
THESE SHINING LIVES KORESH DANCE THEATRE
By Melanie Marnich Co-production with UW Presents
Directed by Patrick Konesko
APRIL 23, 2022
NOVEMBER 18 – 20, 2021
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THESPIAN FESTIVAL Written & directed by
DECEMBER 3 - 5, 2021 William Missouri Downs
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