Into the Woods (2013-2014)

              IPFW DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
2013-14 season
IPFW DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
Presents
INTO THE WOODS
Set Design
MARK RIDGEWAY
Technical Direction
MARK DeLANCEY
Book by
JAMES LAPINE
Music and Lyrics by
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Costume Design
JES SOKOLOWSKI
Costume Supervision
JEANNE PENDLETON
Choreographed by
BRADY SCHROCK and ERIC SMEAD
Musical Direction by
MINDY COX
Directed by
CRAIG A. HUMPHREY
Lighting Design
COREY LEE
Stage Manager
AMANDA PRATER
Into the Woods is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Music Theatre International, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Tel. (212)541-4684 Fax (212)397-4684 www.MTIShows.com
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Narrator .................................................................................................. BROCK IRELAND
Cinderella ...................................................................................... DARBY ALICE BIXLER
Jack .......................................................................................................... BROCK GRAHAM
Baker .............................................................................................................. JAMES VELEZ
Baker's Wife ............................................................................................. DARBY LeCLEAR
Cinderellas Stepmother ....................................................................... DOTTY S. MILLER
Florinda ................................................................................................ RILEY LORENZINI
Lucinda .............................................................................................. HANNAH VANDELL
Jack's Mother ............................................................................ MAGGIE KOLE HUNTER
Little Red Ridinghood ........................................................................ PAIGE MATTESON
Witch ............................................................................... ~ ............................ HALEE BANDT
Cinderellas Father ............................................................................ BENJAMIN BERCOT
Cinderellas Mother ................................................................................ JENNIFER POIRY
Mysterious Man ..................................................................................... BROCK IRELAND
Wolf ........................................................................................................ BRADY SCHROCK
Rapunzel ................................................................................................ BROOKE O'MARA
Rapunzel's Prince ............................................................................................ ERIC SMEAD
Granny ..................................................................................................... JENNIFER POIRY
Cinderellas Prince ................................................................................ BRADY SCHROCK
Steward ...................................................................................................... CHASE FRANCIS
Giant ......................................................................................................... JENNIFER POIRY
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
Act I
"Opening,, ......................................................................................... Narrator, Cinderella,
Jack, Baker, Baker's Wife, Cinderella's Stepmother, Florinda, Lucinda,
Jack's Mother, Little Red Ridinghood, Witch, Cinderella's Father
"Cinderella at the Grave'' .............................................. Cinderella, Cinderella's Mother
"Hello, Little Girl" .............................................................. Wolf, Little Red Ridinghood
"I Guess This is Goodbye'' .......................................................................................... Jack
"Maybe They're Magic,, .................................................................... Baker's Wife, Baker
"Our Little World,, .................................................................................. Witch, Rapunzel
"Baker's Reprise'' ........................................................................................................ Baker
"I Know Things Now" ................................................................. Little Red Ridinghood
"A Very Nice Prince'' ................................................................. Cinderella, Baker's Wife
"First Midnight,, ................................................................................................. Company
"Giants in the Sky" ....................................................................................................... Jack
"Agony" ................................................................ Cinderella's Prince, Rapunzel's Prince
"A Very Nice Prince'' (Reprise) ................................................ Cinderella, Baker's Wife
"It Takes Two'' .................................................................................... Baker's Wife, Baker
"Second Midnight" ........... Witch, Cinderella, Cinderella's Prince, Rapunzel's Prince,
Cinderella's Stepmother, Florinda, Lucinda, Granny
"Stay With Me" .......................................................................................................... Witch
"On the Steps of the Palace" ............................................................................. Cinderella
''A.ct I Finale'' ....................................................................................................... Company
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Intermission - 15 Minutes
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Act II
"Opening" .................................................... Narrator, Cinderella, Jack, Baker, Baker,s
Wife, Cinderellas Prince, Jack's Mother, Cinderellas Stepmother, Florinda,
Lucinda, Witch, Little Red Ridinghood
''Agony" (Reprise) ............................................ Cinderellas Prince, Rapunzel's Prince
"Witch's Lament ...................................................................................................... Witch
''Any Moment" .......................................................... Cinderellas Prince, Baker's Wife
"Moments in the Woods" ........................................................................... Baker's Wife
"Your Fault" .......................... Jack, Baker, Little Red Ridinghood, Witch, Cinderella
"Last Midnight" ...................................................................................................... Witch
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"No More" ................................................................................ Baker, Mysterious Man
"No One Is Alone" ............................ Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Baker, Jack
"Finale" .............................................................................................................. Company
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ORCHESTRA
Conductor
MINDY COX
Instrumental Musical Director
HOLLY KNOTT
Keyboard: HOLLY KNOTT; Keyboard: EILEEN AHLERSMEYER;
Keyboard: ADAM MOYER; Woodwinds: ED RENZ; Bassoon: SALLY HINKLE;
Bass: TIM BEELER; Percussion: TOM BEUCHEL
Trumpet: TODD WARD, BRITTANY BARRUS
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WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST
HALEE BANDT (Witch) is a junior theatre major at IPFW. Bandt most recently appeared in
Gint, Our Town, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (IPFW), and Les Miserables (Fort Wayne
Civic Theatre). Other IPFW credits include Women of Lockerbie, Oliver!, and her favorite role,
Shen Te, in The Good Person of Szechuan. Bandt also works in the IPFW Department of Theatre
as a librarian.
BENJAMIN BERCOT (Cinderella's Father) holds a bachelor's degree in theatre from IPFW.
Most recently, Bercot was seen as Simon Stimson in IPFW's production of Our Town. Other
credits include Mr. Frasier in Stepping Out (Arena Dinner Theatre), The Good Person of
Szechuan (IPFW), and A Little Night Music (Huron Playhouse).
DARBY ALICE BIXLER (Cinderella) is a freshman theatre major at IPFW and graduated from
Homestead High School where she appeared in Once Upon a Mattress, The Diary of Anne Frank,
Don't Drink the Water, and Hello Dolly! Other credits include Gint, Our Town (IPFW), The
Pirates of Penzance, and Into the Woods (Wagon Wheel Theatre). Bixler also works as a stitcher
at IPFW.
CHASE FRANCIS (Steward) is a junior theatre major at IPFW where he most recently was seen
in Gint. Other IPFW credits include Orlando, Oliver!, Women of Lockerbie, The Miser, and The
Good Person of Szechwan. Francis was also the Assistant Stage Manager for Five Women Wearing
the Same Dress and Our Town (IPFW).
BROCK GRAHAM {Jack) is a freshman theatre major at IPFW and most recently appeared as
George Gibbs in IPFW's production of Our Town. Other credits include Five Women Wearing
the Same Dress, Oliver!, Oklahoma!, Once Upon a Mattress (IPFW), and Follies (Fort Wayne
Civic Theatre).
MAGGIE KOLE HUNTER {Jack's Mother) is the assistant director of personal and professional
development in the Division of Continuing Studies at IPFW. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio,
she has made quite a home for herself onstage in Fort Wayne. Her credits include Stepping Out
(Arena Dinner Theatre), Chicago, and Gypsy (Fort Wayne Civic Theatre), Oliver! (IPFW and
Fort Wayne You theatre), Our Town (IPFW), and her favorite role as Ann Landers in The Lady
with All the Answers (First Presbyterian Theater).
BROCK IRELAND (Narrator/Mysterious Man) is a graduate of Wabash High School where
he appeared as Reverend Parris in The Crucible. Ireland's favorite role was Older Man in the
ensemble of Gint (IPFW). Other credits include Les Miserables {Fort Wayne Civic Theatre),
Grease (Wabash Summer Theatre), Annie, and The Music Man (Wabash Area Community
Theatre).
DARBY LeCLEAR (Baker's Wife) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW where she has
appeared in Oliver!, Orlando, Gint and her favorite role, Georgeanne, in Five Women Wearing
the Same Dress. Other credits include The Secret Garden, Rehearsal for Murder, and Hello, Dolly
(North Side High School).
RILEY LORENZINI (Florinda) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW where she appeared
as Mrs. Bedwin in Oliver!. Other credits include West Side Story, Legally Blonde (Fort Wayne
Summer Music Theatre), and Aida (Carroll High School).
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PAIGE MATTESON (Little Red Ridinghood) is a freshman theatre major at IPFW where she
appeared in Our Town. Other credits include Aida (Carroll High School) and 9 to 5 the Musical
(Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre). Matteson also works as a stitcher at IPFw.
DOTTY S. MILLER (Cinderella's Stepmother) was born in Burbank, Calif., and has lived in
many states before settling down in Indiana. Her extensive theatre credits include Christmas
Revue, Servant of Two Masters, House of Blue Leaves (First Presbyterian Theater), The
Farnsworth Invention, and Dreamgirls (Fort Wayne Civic Theatre). Miller is a Williams County
Playhouse Award Winner for her role of Maria in The Sound of Music.
BROOKE O'MARA (Rapunzel) is a freshman theatre major at IPFW and most recently
appeared as Emily Webb in IPFW's production of Our Town. Other credits include Once Upon
a Mattress, Hello Dolly (Homestead High School), and Will Rogers Follies (University of Saint
Francis).
JENNIFER POIRY (Granny/Cinderella's Mother/Giant) graduated from IPFW with a BS in
Education. Theatre credits include Mrs. Packard, You Can't Take It with You, Agnes of God
(First Presbyterian Theatre), Play it Again Sam (Arena Dinner Theatre), and Seussical (Big Deal
Productions Buffalo Grove, IL)
BRADY SCHROCK (Cinderella's Prince) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW where he has
appeared in Our Town, Oliver!, and his favorite role, Marmaduke in Orlando. Originally from
LaGrange, Ind., Schrock attended Lakeland High School where he appeared in Oklahoma
as Curly. Backstage work at IPFW includes props crew for The Miser, costume crew for Five
Women Wearing the Same Dress, and assistant director to Dan Butler in
Our Town.
ERIC SMEAD (Rapunzel's Prince) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW Most recently he has
appeared in Oliver! and Our Town and was the stage manager for Gint. Other credits include
Starcrossed (Fort Wayne Dance Collective), Aida, The Little Dog Laughed, and Beauty and the
Beast (Carroll High School). Smead is also a choreographer for Carroll Middle School and
South Side High School show choirs.
HANNAH VANDELL (Lucinda) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW where she has appeared
in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, Orlando, and Oliver!. Other credits include Midsummer
Night's Dream and Nunsense (Bishop Dwenger High School).
JAMES VELEZ (Baker) is a graduate of the IPFW Department of Theatre with an emphasis in
directing and stage management. Velez has stage managed many IPFW productions including
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Crucible, The Lark. Comedy of Errors,
The Exonerated, and performed in On the Twentieth Century, Merrily We Roll Along, and
Oklahoma. Velez works for IPFW Student Life Office as the Coordinator for Student Activities
Organizations and Intramural Sports.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE PRODUCTION STAFF
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MINDY COX (Musical Director) received a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from
Oklahoma City University. She has performed in numerous musicals and operas across the
country. Cox has appeared with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and at Busch Gardens in
Williamsburg, Va., where she also served as vocal captain. She appeared as Laurie in Oklahoma!
at the Embassy Centre (IPFW and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic) and as Marian in The Music
Man (IPFW). Other credits include Polly Baker in Crazy for You - Anthony Award, Maria in
The Sound of Music, and Sister Mary Amnesia in Nunsense (the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre).
A frequent clinician and adjudicator for area show choirs, she is a member of the National
Association of Teachers and Singers and operates her own voice studio.
MARK DeLANCEY (Technical Director) is an assistant professor of design and technology at
IPFW. His IPFW credits include scenic design for King Lear, Anton in Show Business, Noises
Off, The Yellow Boat, and The Taming of the Shrew; lighting design for Urinetown, the Musical;
The Diviners, and The Yellow Boat. Outside of IPFW Delancey has designed the scenery for
Little Shop Of Horrors, Chicago, My Fair Lady, The Miracle Worker, The Producers, and the Ohio
premier of Hairspray at the Weathervane Playhouse in Newark, Ohio. His most memorable
shows include The Seagull at the Delacourte Theatre in New York City's Central Park; Jesus
Hopped the A Train, with Philip Seymour Hoffman directing; the world premiere of Top
Dog, Underdog, with the New York Shakespeare Festival; Two Strange Ladies for Columbia
University's graduate program; and Been So Long at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
THERRIN EBER (Assistant Director) has been assistant lighting designer for IPFW's
productions of Orlando and Our Town. This is his first experience as assistant director. Outside
of IPFW, Eber has designed pieces for area high schools, Fort Wayne Youtheatre, Arena Dinner
Theatre, and Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre. He also has been a prop designer for the
10-time world champion Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps.
CRAIG A. HUMPHREY (Director) is associate professor of costume design and director of
design/technology and interim chair of the Department of Theatre at IPFW. He has an M.F.A.
in costume design from the University of Massachusetts and a B.F.A. in acting from Indiana
University of Pennsylvania. He has directed The Miser, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to
the Forum, Hot L Baltimore, Urinetown The Musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying, The Lark, On the Twentieth Century (IPFW), The House of Blue Leaves, Love Letters
(First Presbyterian Theater); I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change; The Sound of Music (Fort
Wayne Civic Theatre), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Once Upon a
Mattress (Arena Dinner Theatre). His national design credits include productions in Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Mississippi. He studied with internationally
renowned costume designer Laura Crow and assisted her on several productions, including the
original off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's Burn This. Locally, his designs have been
seen in Eurydice, Urinetown The Musical, The Taming of the Shrew, How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying, Wonderful Town, and The Lark. As an actor, Humphrey has appeared
locally in Noises Off!, Bye Bye Birdie, and You Can't Take It with You.
HOLLY KNOTT (Instrumental Music Director) has played piano and keyboards in local
theatres for more than 20. This is her eighth year as instrumental music director at IPFW. This
semester she also is the co-instructor of the Musical Theatre Performance class. Knott also has
been the assistant music director at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre for Thoroughly Modern Millie,
Frankenstein, and The Producers among others. She also has played in the orchestras for several
community theatres including Arena Dinner Theatre, Grey Lite Theatre, and several high
schools. Her day job consists of accompanying the New Haven High School and DeKalb High
School choirs. In her spare time, Knott teaches private piano lessons with students ranging in
age from 5 to 50.
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COREY LEE {Lighting Designer) is a graduate ofIPFW and holds a B.A. in theatre and a(B.S.
in secondary education. Lee was a lighting designer for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to
the Forum, Purely Dance 2009, Purely Dance 2010, and Purely Dance 2011. Lee was a co-lighting
designer for Oliver! and associate lighting designer for The Hot L Baltimore (IPFW). Lee was
the lighting designer for Willy Wonka the Musical (Fort Wayne Youtheatre and University of
Saint Francis) and Mikautadze Dance Theatre. Lee works as a theatre teacher for Northrop High
School and as an employee at RDJ Associates Inc. Lee is currently the resident lighting designer
for First Presbyterian Theater. Lee has worked at the Arts United Center, the Fort Wayne Civic
Theatre, Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre, Arena Dinner Theatre, and the Fort Wayne
Youtheatre as a stage manager, light board operator, soundboard operator, light designer, set
designer, fly rail operator, or assistant technical director.
JEANNE PENDLETON (Costume Supervisor) is pleased to join the IPFW Department of the
Theatre for another season. She graduated with distinction from Humboldt State University's
Theatre Arts program with an M.F.A. in costume design in 2002. Pendleton moved to Pigeon
Forge, Tenn., later that year to costume shows for Dollywood, where she created more than
30 garments for the park's namesake, Dolly Parton. She also worked at the LORT D Clarence
Brown Theatre in residence at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, where she supervised
the construction of costumes for many professional and re_gionally known designers. Some
favorite past productions include Eurydice (costume supervision, IPFW), The Life of Galileo
(management, University of Tennessee, Knoxville), and The Secret Garden (design/corsetry,
Humboldt State University).
AMANDA PRATER (Stage Manager) is a graduate of the IPFW Department of Theatre and
holds a B.A. in theatre. Her acting credits include The Real Inspector Hound, All My Sons, Anton
in Show Business (Irene Ryan Nomination), and King Lear (IPFW). Her other credits include
roles in Hot L Baltimore, Eurydice, Urinetown the Musical, The Taming of the Shrew, and The
Diviners (IPFW). She has served on the backstage crews for In Bed With ... , Waitingfor Godot, A
Doll's House, and Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (IPFW).
MARK RIDGEWAY (Set Designer) is the associate professor of scenic and lighting design for
IPFW's Department of Theatre. He holds an M.F.A. in theatrical design from The University
of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in theatre history/design theory from Northwestern University.
Before coming to IPFW, Mark served as an assistant professor of theatre at University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga. Ridgeway has designed scenery and/ or lighting for numerous
productions including: Eurydice, Urinetown the Musical, The Diviners, Two Rooms, A Doll's
House, Waiting for Godot, The Crucible, The Exonerated, and Merrily We Roll Along. He also
has designed scenery and/or lighting in Texas, Tennessee, Michigan, and Illinois. Ridgeway
has worked with The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Sharir Dance Company, University of
Texas Opera Theatre, Tibbits Opera Theatre, Northbrook Theatre, and University of Tennessee
Theatre Company as a designer and scenic artist.
JES SOKOLOWSKI (Costume Designer) graduated from IPFW with a B.A. in theatre,
emphasizing in costume design. She has worked on productions at IPFW as a costume designer
and technician. She spent a brief time in San Francisco designing the musical Next to Normal
for the Custom Made Theatre Co. Her most recent costume designs were for Othello with Fort
Wayne's First Presbyterian Theater.
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,, STAFF FOR INTO THE WOODS
Instrumental Music Director .............................................................. HOLLY KNOTT
Stage Manager ................................................................................. AMANDA PRATER
Assistant Stage Managers ............................. CHANCE PARKER, AUSTIN YOUNG
Assistant Set Designer ................................................................................. NICK LUBS
Shop Supervisor ......................................................................... CAMI VANDERHART
Master Carpenter .......................................................................... NATHAN GARNER
Scene Shop Employees ............................................................ DEVON CANAVERA,
SETH CARPENTER-NICHOLS, RAE-LYNN FOLEY,
CHASE FRANCIS, MICHAEL GOINS, MORIAH LANDON,
ALEX LEITCH, NIKOLE SANDERS, BRADY SCHROCK, ALEX SOTO,
ASHLEY TRITCH, AMELIA WALDSCHMIDT, AUSTIN YOUNG
Properties/Deck Crew ........................................ ASHLEY TRITCH, HARLEY LINK
Master Electrician ................................................................................. CALEB SHUTT
Electricians .......................................................... THERRIN ]. EBER, ALEX LEITCH,
NICK LUBS, CHANCE PARKER
Light Board Operator .......................................................... MATTHEW CHRISTIAN
Leather Work ........................................................................... HEIDI CHRISTENSON
Stitchers ............................................ DARBY ALICE BIXLER, DERRE'KA JONES,
PAIGE MATTESON, CHRISTIEN POZORSKI,
DAVEANA SCHIELER, HANNAH VANDELL
Wardrobe ..................... ASHLEY !-EHMAN-OSMUN, AMELIA WALDSCHMIDT
Sound Technician ................................................................................ NICK EHINGER
CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Theatre Production Students-THTR 168
Eunice Wadewitz
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre
Leslie Hormann
Fort Wayne Youtheatre
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DIRECTOR NOTES
In keeping with the academic mission of the IPFW Department of Theatre, we are pleased to
feature Production Notes in our program. These notes are academic in nature and speak to you
from the point of view of some of the many collaborators it takes to create our productions. This
time you will be hearing from Craig A. Humphrey, director.
In gathering my thoughts for these production notes, I decided to take a look back at what I had
written when I directed Into the Woods here in 1998. What follows is a condensed version of
those notes.
"Fairy tales are one of the staples of our lives. We learn them as children. We in
turn teach them to our children. We see them on television, at the movies, on
stage, and in commercials and print ads. But with Into the Woods we see them
in anew way.
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine have giveh us a fresh perspective from
which to investigate these old favorites. As their source, they have gone back
to the original tales as collected by the Brothers Grimm. Many of us would be
surprised to encounter the original stories, as they include graphically violent
acts of revenge and retribution. In allowing Into the Woods to be dark when it
needs to be, the authors have created a piece of musical theatre that entertains
while posing important questions. Into the Woods stresses the importance of
wishes. It asks us to be certain of what we want, and to remember that nothing
comes without sacrifice. It also reminds us that "no one is alone;" that our
actions are far reaching. Here is a musical that asks us to consider the impact our
actions and words have on one another - particularly those between parents and
children. We are reminded that even the most innocent and loving advice can
have negative repercussions."
In re-examining those lines of text I discovered that my thoughts and observations on the show
today are in many ways the same ones I had 16 years ago. If anything, my fascination with
the themes presented in this musical and my respect for the amazingly tight construction that
allows those ideas to emerge have only intensified over the years.
As our world has become an increasingly smaller place, where seemingly isolated and
insignificant actions can result in global ramifications beyond our imagining, the aspects of
Into the Woods that investigate the relationships between parents and children and the notion of
community responsibility seem all the more relevant today. I believe this is beautifully reflected
in the following lyric written by Stephen Sondheim for the song "Children Will Listen," but cut
from the show before its Broadway opening in 1987:
What do you leave to your child when you're dead?
Only whatever you put in its head.
Things that your father and mother had said,
Which were left to them too .
. . . Careful the things you say,
Children will listen.
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Craig A. Humphrey
FACULTY LISTING FOR PROGRAM
Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts ........... JOHN O'CONNELL
Interim Chair, Associate Professor of
Costume Design/Head of Design Technology .............. CRAIG A. HUMPHREY
Professor of Playwriting ................................................ STEVEN T. SARRATORE
Associate Professor of Scenic/Lighting Design .................... MARK RIDGEWAY
Associate Professor, Head of Acting,
Movement, and Voice ............................................................. JEFFREY CASAZZA
Assistant Professor of Acting .............................. VICTORIA ADAMS-ZISCHKE
Assistant Professor of Design/Technology ............................ MARK DeLANCEY
Associate Faculty-Performance ............................................... ROBERT PHILLIPS
Associate Faculty-Performance ......................................................... KATE BLACK
Associate Faculty-Performance ......................................... THOM HOFRICHTER
Associate Faculty-Dance ................................................ BRITTNEY COUGHLIN
Associate Faculty-Dance ................................................................... TRICIA GRAF
Associate Faculty-Dance ......................................... ELIZABETH MIKAUTADZE
Associate Faculty-Theatre Appreciation ...................................... JOHN LENNOX
Costume Shop Supervisor ................................................. JEANNE PENDLETON
Box Office Supervisor ......................................................... REUBEN J. ALBAUGH
Marketing and Public Relations ................................................... SUSAN DOMER
Secretary .................................................................... JOANNE SCHULTZ-ITHIER
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The Fantasticks is a musical of purity and simplicity that
transcends cultural barriers. The result is a timeless musical
fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time. With whimsy and
poignancy, it reveals the folly and fragility of human nature. It allows us to recognize a bit of
ourselves and to smile at what we once were, and perhaps what we may always be.
Amanda Wingfield is a faded Southern belle, living with
her two grown children in a small apartment in St. Louis.
Amanda dreams of a better life for her painfully shy daughter, Laura, and so she pushes her
son, Tom to find a "gentleman caller" for his sister. Tom, dreaming of an escape from his
oppressive life, agrees, and the arrival of the gentleman caller sends shockwaves through the
family, shattering the delicate fantasies that have kept them going.
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The Imaginary Invalid is merry-go-round of misplaced desires
and hidden agendas. To quell his growing pile of medical
bills, Monsieur Argan, a chronic hypochondriac, will go to any
length to marry his daughter off to a doctor. Of course, his
daughter has other ideas. A narcotic cocktail of romantic triangles, double entendres
and mistaken identities ensues, promising to leave you gasping, giggling, and possibly ...
in stitches.
In a faded dime store in the tiny, dried up West Texas
town of McCarthy, the "Disciples of James Dean" gather
for their 20th anniversary reunion. Now in their 30s, they were teenagers when Dean filmed
Giant in nearby Marfa. Through a mixture of humor and pathos the play's characters discover
who they were then, what they've lost, and who they are now. Contains adult language and
subject matter.
Merrily We Roll Along takes us on a journey backwards in
time, tracing the lives of three close friends through the
best and worst milestones of their personal and professional lives. With the wit, humor, and
the intensity that embody the spirit of New York City and a brilliant "Broadway-style" score,
Merrily We Roll Along is a spirited and moving musical about friendship, compromise, and
the high price of success.
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Upcoming Concerts
Community Orchestra Concert featuring IPFW Opera Ensemble
The first half of the concert will feature IPFW Concerto/Aria competition winners. Then the
ComrrlUnity Orchestra and IPFW Opera Ensemble y.iill collaborate on Mozart's L'lmpresario.
Monday; Aprii 21 .... 1:30 p.m;
Monday, April 28 Y 7:30 p.m. Y Auer Performance Hall
Guitar Studio Recital
Wednesday, Y 7:30 p.m . .,. Rhinehart Recital
Wind Ensembles Concert
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform Avelynn '.s Lullaby by Joel Pucke
clepart,rT1ent's composer-in-residence during the week prior; !~ the concert.
Thursday, April 24 .,. 7:30 p.m. .
Danief Tembras, conductor Y Auer Performance Hall
Composition and Multi-Media Recital
The IPFW Multi-Media Ensemble will perform live electronic music using a· ·
programs and electronic instruments, as well as live video and ani
Faculty Jazz Combo
IPFW Faculty Jazz Combo is a unique collecti
of experience to the group as soloists, band I
,arrangements of jazz and pop standards f
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V1s1t ipfw.edu/caa or contact Gary Lanier at lanier@ipfw.edu or 260-481-6977.
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The Department of Theatre seeks your assistance in the College of Visual
and Performing Arts, Campaign for the Arts. Our mission is four-fold:
to offer the academic degree programs most in demand by area citizens;
to provide the northeast Indiana region with exceptionally high-quality
theatrical performances by students, faculty, and community members; to
offer to the community various theatrical services, such as student matinees
and theatre training through the IPFW Community Arts Academy; and to
provide a continuum of outreach activities to the greater northeast Indiana
community.
Our vision is to be widely recognized as the major theatre resource center
for the greater Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana communities. To meet this
challenge, we need your help!
IPFW is a state-assisted-not state-supported-university. Furthermore, we
are allocated only about one-half of the state dollars that the main campuses
receive per student. This, in turn, directly impacts the theatre department
with severe budgetary constraints. Your dollars are essential to help us move
forward with our commitments to northeast Indiana.
Should you be interested in helping to financially support us in our mission,
please contact John O'Connell, dean of the College of Visual and Performing
Arts, at 260-481-6977. Your contribution will enable us in our mission
to keep our academic programs current, continue diversity in theatre
programming, and maintain our commitment to northeast Indiana through
our service and outreach activities.
Please become a member of our Campaign for the Arts by choosing one of
the giving categories described on the next page. And remember, your gift is
tax deductible.
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Please join our
CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS
by selecting the giving level of your choice.
Society of Champions of the Arts Membership Levels
Platinum $25,000 and up
Gold $15,000 to $24,999
Silver $10,000 to $14,999
Bronze $5,000 to $9,999
Dean's Club $2,000 to $4,999
Director's Circle $500 to $1 ,999
Patron $250 to $499
Century Club $100 to $249
Friend $50 to $99
Contributor $25 to $49
VPA Sterling Scholarship Society
Address _______________________ _
City, State, Zip Code ___________________ _
Telephone( __ ) Amount of Gift$ ________ _
Please indicate where you would like your contribution to go:
D Theatre Gift D Theatre Scholarship
Please mark the project you choose to support, and send your check
payable to the Indiana-Purdue Foundation:
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2013-14 CHAMPIONS
Your support helps us serve our students and the community with distinction
Platinum Richard & Barbara Hill Drs. Yalamanchali &
($25,000 and up)
J. Randolph Kirby Lakshmi Chowdary
Barbara Lloyd & Carlos Marcia Clupper
Ione Auer Pomalaza-Raez Joseph & Shobana Eapen
Dan Butler Dr. & Mrs. Prasad Eustace & Anne Fernandes
Howard & Betsy Chapman Mantravadi Ken & Kay Folks
Henrietta McCullough Dr. & Mrs. Stephen
Gold Susan & Bill Nash Glassley
Drs. Barbara Nohinek &
($15,000-$24,999) Christopher ZeeCheng
Dr. Ajay Gohil
Michael B. Himes Mike Noonan
Philip & Nancy Grote
Chuck & Pilar O'Connor
Ramabrahmam & Lakshmi
Silver Anson & Janet Shupe
Gullapalli
($10,000 to $14,999) Robert & Irene Walters Dr. & Mrs. Purnnachandra
June Enoch Wells Fargo Foundation Gummadi
Daniel & Beth Zweig Ajay & Vibha Gupta
Bronze Dr. Prasanna Issac
Jiya Jain
($5,000 to $9,999) Patrons Sanjay & Rashmi Jain
August Tomusk Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Sushil Jain
Sangam Charitable ($250 to $499) Dr. Swapna Joseph
Foundation, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Sanjiv Aggarwal Vijay Kamineni & Shalini
Dinesh Agnihotri & Preeti Chitneni
Dembla Venkatakrishna & Jyothi
Dean's Club Kaleem & Nasreen Ahmed Kanakapura
($2,000 to $4,999)
Shashi & Neena Ahuja Dr. Sree Karanam
Alcoa Foundation Drs. Reshma & Rakesh
Lorraine Davis Drs. Seetharmaiah & Vijaya Khatri
Steve & Brenda Fishbaugh Atluri Drs. Praveen & Anuradha
Patricia Griest Sunil Babu & Monica Kollipara
Lincoln Financial Reddy Dr. & Mrs. Naveen Lal
Foundation Ramalingam & Chandrika Wilson Mathai & Tina
Herbert & Lorraine Weier Balamohan Wilson
Ramesh & Sunitha Bhat Drs. Sudheer & Rekha
Director's Circle Dr. & Mrs. Harin Meesa
($500 to $1,999) Chhatiawala Dr. Mohan Menon
Harish & Nila Ardeshna Dr. & Mrs. Vijay Krishnakant & Pallavi
Tommy & Laurie Bell Chilakamarri Merchant
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Dr. & Mrs. Venkatarama Robert Binder Dr. & Mrs. Robert Robb
Nalamolu Angela Boerger Garry & Pamela Schaaf
Sreenivasa & Usha Nattam Janice Burgette Orlo & Dorothy Shifley
Northeast Internal Clarence & Carol Casazza Joyce Sines
Medicine Jim & Carol Clauser Dolores Szymanski
John O'Connell & Jim Harvey Cocks
Williams TomDeLong Contributors
William O'Connell Jane Frazier
($25 to $49)
Dr. & Mrs. Arvind Patel Reverend & Mrs. Richard
Chinubhai & Asha Patel Frazier
Kenton & Janne Buesching
Dr. & Mrs. Dakshesh Patel Daniel & Sara Gebhart
Avon Crismore
Dr. Naren Patel Melinda & Bruce Haines
Avis Ann Frellick
Naresh & Valerie Patel Lois Hess
Janet Gabriel
Sanjay & Seema Patel Carol Isaacs
Ronald & Mary Grove
Ravi & Savithri Raju Rebecca Kaehr
Lidan Lin
Pam Michalec
Krishnan & Revathi Emily & Ryan Keirns
Samuel Savage
Ramani Dale Kelly
Sunil & Sabeena Irwin Mallin
Ramrakhiani Alfred and Carol
Mohan & Laura Rao Moellering VPA Sterling
Dr. & Mrs. Deepkaran David Nagy ScholarshiJ;! Societr
Reddy Norfolk Southern Tommy & Laurie Bell
Radhika Reddy Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Adolph
Jack and Joan Richardson Robert & Mary Short Brateman
Linda Ruffolo Dr. Darryl and Sharon Dan Butler
Anila Sanghvi Smith Howard & Betsy Chapman
Narendra Sanghvi Roger & Judy Summers Steve & Brenda Fishbaugh
Steve & Jan Sarratore Michael & Rebecca Richard & Barbara Hill
Dr. & Mrs. Bhupendra Teagarden Michael B. Himes
Shah Verizon Foundation Jack Kirby
Nagin Shah Bob & Sally Weigand Daniel & Marilynne Kulpa
Piyush & Kishori Shah Cathleen & William Gay Lewis
Shruti & Abhijit Shukla Westrick Herbert & Lorraine Weier
Kirk Shuster (In Memory Daniel & Beth Zweig
of Elizabeth Shuster)
Padmavathi & Satya Friends
Tummala
($50 to $99) Gifts-in-Kind
Ranjit & Anusha Valluru
Margaret Boerger Jack Baker
Dr. & Mrs. Venkatarao
Alice Bowers William & Doreen Crunk
Vemula
Robert Brink Gene Gentili
Kenneth & Barbara Fritz Phillip E. Gutman, Sr.
Centucy Club
Alan Hofer Michael & Janet Hawley
Larry & Julie Hook Bonnie Huepenbecker
($100 to $249) Louise Larsen Jerrod Schmidt
Linda Balthaser Helen Pyles Kandi Magner
Robert Barrett Leslie Raymer
The Theatre Donor List is updated at the beginning of every semester.
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Arena Dinner Theatre
2013 - 2014 Season
See Jane Quit August 9, I 0, 16, I 7, 23,24
Stepping Out October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19
Same Time, Next Year November 29, 30, December 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21
Laughing Stock January 24, 25, 31, Febroary 1, 7, 8
The Dixie Swim Club March 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
Blithe Spirit May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17
Company June13, 14,20,21,27,28
Please Visit
www.arenadinnertheatre.org
For More lnfonnation
Kick-start the Festival Season downtownt
Food Trucks, Sculpture With a Purpose,
Trolley Shopping, Face Painting, bicycle
obstacle course & tour, Arts & Crafts. and
on stage performances by Youtheatre,
FW Ballet & FW Dance Colledive1
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• Youththeatre's Snow White-Arts United Center
(SnowWhite only-5116, 7p.m.) 12 & 3 p.m.
• Ballefs Feminand the Bull-Auer Studio 1 & 2 p.m.
• Dance Collectlve's Elves & the Shoemaker­Black
Box 1:30 & 2:30 p .. m.
• Ballet's Peter and the Wolf-Auer Studio 3 p.m.
• Youtheatre's Grimm Game Show-FMOA 1 & 2 p.m.
•One ticket for a whole day of entertainment!
·Visit our website for a complete itinerary
and descriptions of the days events,
performances, and free activities for the
whole family!
With a score that
features over twenty hit
songs of the era, this
musical offers a unique
perspective into the lives
of The Andrews Sisters.
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The Visitors Center
is for residents too!
Come visit us in our new home at
927 S. Harrison Street, at the corner
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where we service Fort Wayne's visitors,
providing guides, maps, coupons, and
information - along with great
souvenirs and assistance.
Let us help you find more ways to discover your community,
and better host your visiting friends and relatives.
1-aoo-161-m2 ~itfortWavne
(260) 424-3700 J ••
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The
Department of Theatre
is
accredited
by the
National
Association of
Schools of Theatre
(NASl).
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Rogers
Formalwear
Men's Formalwear Specialists
• Rental & Sales
• In-Stock Services
• Locally Owned
• Infant Tuxedos
3518 Broadway
Fort Wayne
744-5100
The Foreigner ............ ................... Sept. 4 - 20
One of the funniest American comedies ever written
Lesson Before Dying ............... Oct. 23 - Nov. 8
A moving tale from Ernest J. Gaine's novel
Christmas Potpourri: Songs&s1oriesfor1heseason. • ••• .. Dec. 4 - 21
Music and stories to put you in the holiday spirit
The Savannah Disputation .............. .. Jan. 8 - 24
Who knew theology could be this funny?
Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice ... Feb. 26 -March 14
A new adaptation of Shakespeare's story of religious intolerance
unsense .............. ......... ..... April 23 -May 10
Like you don't know what this is!
Fort Wayne Theatre Happenings
Misalliance - First Presbyterian Theater
May l, 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18
Blithe Spirit - Arena Dinner Theatre
May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17
1984
all for One productions
May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
Sisters of Swing - Fort Wayne Civic Theatre
May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Fort Wayne Youtheatre
May 16
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Theatre is to:
• educate its students within a broad liberal arts framework in the art, craft,
and discipline of theatre through programs offering both classroom study
and experiential production activities;
• serve the university community through its productions and general
education offerings;
• provide culturally enriching activities to greater northeast Indiana.
Values
The IPFW Department of Theatre values:
• the pursuit of knowledge in an environment that encourages free and open
inquiry, academic achievement, scholarship, and creativity;
• the cultivation of creativity;
• the highest academic, artistic, and ethical standards;
• artistic and scholarly collaboration;
• interdisciplinary inquiry and scholarship;
• the professional commitment, innovations, and accomplishments of faculty
and staff;
• partnership with the community to enhance cultural, creative, and
intellectual life the region;
• diversity.
Vision
The IPFW Department of Theatre will be a regionally recognized theatre program,
known for its regional impact, and:
• the excellence, value, and accessibility of its training programs;
• its exceptional academic curricula and facilities that foster unique teaching,
learning, and student environments;
• the scholarly and creative accomplishments of its faculty, students, and staff;
• its contributions to the quality of artistic and creative life of the region.
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2013-14 THEATRE SCHOLARSHIPS
Edward D. and lone Auer Foundation Scholarship
Halee Bandt Riley Lorenzini
Nicholas Ehinger Brady Schrock
Chase Francis Caleb A. Shutt
Darby Mullin LeClear Hannah Vandell
lone Auer Arts Scholarship
Emily Caudill
Harley Link
Eric Smead
Dan Butler Theatre Scholarship
Halee Bandt
Waterfield Foundation Scholarship
Brock Graham
Riley Lorenzini
0. Franklin Kenworthy Scholarship
Carly Thompson
Eric Smead
Herb and Laurie Weier Scholarship
Brock Graham
Darby Bixler
NickLubs
Chance Parker
Paige Matteson
Steve and Brenda Fishbaugh Scholarship
Eric Smead
Darby Mullin LeClear
Jack Kirby Scholarship
Carly Thompson
Department of Theatre Scholarship
Eric Smead
Emily Caudill
IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University.
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Eric Hulen
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