Dexter Bullard, Artistic Director presents book and lyrics by Steven ...

Dexter Bullard, Artistic Director 

presents 

book and lyrics by Steven Sater 

music by Duncan Sheik 

based on the play by Frank Wedekind 

Director – Damon Kiely 

Musical Director – Mark Elliott 

Choreographer – Julia Neary 

Fight Choreographer—Chuck Coyl 

Scenic Designer – Kirk V. Hughes 

Costume Designer – Lissa Lamona 

Lighting Designer – Nick Belley 

Sound Designer – Jack Hawkins 

Dramaturg – Mike Doyle 

Stage Manager – Todd K. Boger 

September 28 - October 7, 2012 

The 2012-2013 Theatre School Season is dedicated in loving memory 

to Director of Development Tessa Craib-Cox (1944-2012). 

DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre 

60 E. Balbo Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 

Email: theatreboxoffice@depaul.edu 

theatre.depaul.edu 

(312) 922-1999 

Spring Awakening 

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CAST (i n o r d e r o f a p p e a r a n c e) 

Wendla ...............................................................................................................................................................................................Sonaz Izadi 

Adult Female ...................................................................................................................................................................................Marie Weiss 

Thea ........................................................................................................................................................................................ Maureen Mizener 

Anna .................................................................................................................................................................................................Alissa Walker 

Martha .................................................................................................................................................................................Kelsey Ann Wacker 

Ilse ................................................................................................................................................................................... Lauren Guglielemello 

Adult Male .................................................................................................................................................................................... Clayton Louis 

Otto/Ulbrecht ................................................................................................................................................Brenton Abram-Copenhaver 

Georg/Dieter ..........................................................................................................................................................................Cameron Benoit 

Hanschen/Rupert ....................................................................................................................................................................David Giannini 

Ernst/Reinhold ..............................................................................................................................................................................Louie Rinaldi 

Moritz ........................................................................................................................................................................................................Jack Ball 

Melchior ................................................................................................................................................................................................Joe Keery 

MUSICIANS 

Piano/Conductor ...........................................................................................................................................................................Mark Elliott 

Keyboard/Associate Conductor ............................................................................................................................................... Janie Killips 

Violin ..................................................................................................................................................................................................Eric Pidluski 

Viola.......................................................................................................................................................................................... Bridget Callahan 

Acoustic Bass/Electric Bass ................................................................................................................................................Michael Sinclair 

Drums ..................................................................................................................................................................................................Sean Kopp 

Guitar ......................................................................................................................................................................Mikey Moran, Daniel Toot 

Cello .......................................................................................................................................................................................................Bill Meyer 

Place: a provincial German town 

Time: 1891 

There will be one 10-minute intermission. 

Strobe lights will be used in this performance. 

Spring Awakening is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized 

performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 

421 West 54 th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684, Fax: 212-397-4684. www.MTIShows.com 

MUSICAL NUMBERS 

Act One 

Mama Who Bore Me............................................................................................................................................................................... Wendla 

Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise) ............................................................................................................................................... Wendla & Girls 

All That’s Known ..................................................................................................................................................................... Melchior & Boys 

The Bitch of Living .......................................................................................................................................................................Moritz & Boys 

My Junk .........................................................................................................................................................................Georg, Hanschen, Girls 

Touch Me ......................................................................................................................................................... Melchior, Moritz, Boys & Girls 

The Word of Your Body.....................................................................................................................................................Melchior & Wendla 

The Dark I Know Well ........................................................................................................................................................Martha, Ilse, Boys 

The Word of Your Body (Reprise 1) ........................................................................................................................................Otto & Georg 

And Then There Were None ......................................................................................................................................................Moritz & Boys 

The Mirror-Blue Night ........................................................................................................................................................... Melchior & Boys 

I Believe .......................................................................................................................................................................................... Boys & Girls 

Act Two 

The Guilty Ones ........................................................................................................................................... Melchior, Wendla, Boys & Girls 

Don’t Do Sadness ...................................................................................................................................................................................... Moritz 

Blue Wind ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................Ilse 

Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind ......................................................................................................................................................Moritz & Ilse 

Left Behind ...........................................................................................................................................................................................Full Cast 

Totally Fucked ......................................................................................................................................................................................Full Cast 

The Word of Your Body (Reprise 2) .......................................................................................................... Ernst, Hanschen, Boys & Girls 

Whispering ......................................................................................................................................................................Wendla & Melchior 

Those You’ve Known .......................................................................................................................................Melchior, Moritz & Wendla 

The Song of Purple Summer.............................................................................................................................................................Full Cast 

PRODUCTION STAFF 

Assistant Director .................................................................................................................... Kelvin Wong 

Assistant Musical Director ..................................................................................................... Belle Coehlo 

Assistant to the Director............................................................................................... Elizabeth Thomas 

Assistant Dramaturg .............................................................................................................Emily Marlatt 

Assistant Stage Managers ................................Jean E. Compton, Caroline Brown, Jackson Walsh 

Assistant Scenic Designer ...................................................................................... Gregory Pinsoneault 

Assistant Costume Designer ......................................................................................... Catharine Young 

Draper/Cutter ...................................................................................Jordan Wrobleske, Taylor S. Payne 

Assistant Draper/Cutter ..................................................................................................... Megan Turner 

Stitcher ......................................................................................................................................Castille Ritter 

Assistant Lighting Designer .............................................................................................. Garvin Jellison 

Assistant Sound Designer ................................................................................................................Kami Siu 

Assistant Choreographer ........................................................................................................ Jourdi Waller 

Director of Production .........................................................................................................Chris Hoffman 

Production Coordinator ............................................................................................................. Alexis Links 

Technical Director ...................................................................................................................... Shane Kelly 

Assistant Technical Director ............................................................................................. Wil Deleguardia 

Shop Technical Director ..............................................................................................................Tim Combs 

Reskin Technical Director ...............................................................................................................Jen Leahy 

Technical Assistant ...........................................................................................................Aaron Pijanowski 

Scene Shop Foreman ..........................................................................................................Gerry Reynolds 

Scenic Artist ................................................................................................................................. Joanna Sim 

Property Master .................................................................................................................Wayne W. Smith 

Costumiere .......................................................................................................................Dawn G McKesey 

Costume Shop Manager ......................................................................................................... Myron Elliot 

Stitcher .....................................................................................................................................So Hui Chong 

Make-up Supervisor ..............................................................................................................Nan Zabriskie 

Make-up Assistant ......................................................................................................................Matt Sherrill 

Master Electrician ................................................................................................................. Dan Friedman 

Scenery and Property Crew ........................Jennifer Alaimo, Michael Buono, James Garrastegui, 

Nicole Lockard, Kara Rodriguez 

Costume Crew ..............Alma Acosta, Madeline Baird, Thomas Carter, Aida Delaz, Krystal Ortiz 

Make-up Crew ........................................................................................... Sydney Dufka, Claire Junglieb 

Lighting Crew ........................................................................... Maximilian Barr, Alexandra Blatchford, 

Briget Diehl, Samuel Krey, Talia Payomo 

Sound Engineer ....................................................................................................................... Morgan Lake 

Sound Crew ..............................................................................................Nina Mallery, Sebastian Woldt 

Audio Describer .....................................................................................................................Robert Hines III 

Sign Language Interpreter Coordinator ............................................................................. David Jones 

Sign Language Interpreters ...............................................................Denise Klibanow, Diana Thorpe 

Director of Marketing and Public Relations .......................................................................... Anna Ables 

Manager of PR and Special Events ..................................................................................... Andrea Tichy 

Publicity/Production Photos ..................................................................Anna Ables, Michael Brosilow 

Publicity and House Crew ............................................ Nathaly Garcia, Dylan Glen, Ashantis Jones, 

Sarah McElroy, Harrison Weger 

Box Office Manager .......................................................................................................................Julia Curns 

House Manager ...............................................................................................................................Alicia Graf 

Theatre Manager ....................................................................................................................... Leslie Shook 

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE 

Frank Wedekind’s subtitle for his original, still shocking play of 1891 was “A Children’s Tragedy.” At 

first it was banned because of its depiction of taboo subjects such as abuse, incest, masturbation, 

teen suicide, and more. It exposed the culture of oppression and repression adolescents had to 

suffer. It’s a wonder any of them survive their childhood. But, of course, on another level none of us 

survive our childhood. 

That to me is the real Children’s Tragedy. We all become adults. 

The children of Spring Awakening just want to be heard, to have their questions answered. They are 

curious, not just about the world around them, but their own changing bodies. But no one will talk 

to them or listen to them. Even the parents who are willing can’t hear their children correctly. As one 

of the songs says, all any one hears back and forth is “Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.” 

The beauty of the musical is that the children finally have a voice through Duncan Sheik’s powerful 

and haunting music. They are able to express, if only in their fantasies, their longing, their frustration, 

and their dreams. If the adults in their lives could hear them, perhaps there would be less tragedy. 

One of the pleasures of working on Spring Awakening has been that many of the cast and crew came 

in knowing and loving the music. My collaborators Mark Elliott and Julia Neary have commented 

often how we are being taught by them. I invite you now to “listen to what’s in the heart of a child. A 

song so big in one so small.” 

DRAMATURG’S NOTE 

~ Damon Kiely 

Imagine a young, blonde girl with pigtails yodeling on top of a picturesque mountain. Now, flush 

that thought down the toilet, because in no way does this image have anything to do with how 

people lived in 1890s Germany. 

When Frank Wedekind finished his first play, Frühlings Erwachen (Spring Awakening), around Easter of 

1891, the world was teeming with the liberal energy of industrialism, which ushered in modernity. At 

the same time the harsh, Prussian ideals of the recently formed German Empire conflicted with these 

liberal ideals as the imperial powers promoted a traditional value system restricting sexuality and 

imposing gender barriers and other prohibitions. Wedekind’s play, a drama centered on sexuality, 

was scandalous. The authorities closed it almost immediately, and it took years to be staged. 

Then, Spring Awakening took its place in the canon of world drama. Just over a century later Steven 

Sater made it into an American rock musical with the same name. Many of the play’s original 

elements were cut or changed, but its theme of taboo sexuality remains intact. And, like the original 

play, the musical shocked audiences. Instead of the standard style from which most American 

musical theatre is generated, Spring Awakening stirred audiences with its utilization of the rock 

tradition. 

A rock musical about teenage sexuality in 1890s Germany seems bizarre, because it is. The clash of 

liberal-minded industrialism and Prussian traditionalism, as different as the song and scene worlds 

in the musical, reveals a past that cannot be characterized. The musical accurately reflects the history 

it portrays: an amalgamation of attributes that do not seem like they could exist simultaneously, yet 

somehow still do. 

~ Mike Doyle, 3 rd year BFA, Dramaturgy/Criticism 

BIOGRAPhIES 

BRENTON ABRAM-COPENHAVER (Otto/Ulbrecht), 

3 rd Year BFA/Acting. Brenton hails from South Bend, 

Indiana, where he attended Indiana University 

South Bend and Saint Mary’s College before 

coming to The Theatre School. Recently he taught 

improv for middle and high schoolers at the South 

Bend Civic Theatre. Theatre School credits include 

Irv in Waiting for Lefty, Reeves in 9 Circles, and 

Matthew in Private Eyes. 

JACK BALL (Moritz), 3 rd Year BFA/Acting. Jack Ball 

hails from Boise, Idaho. Theatre School credits 

include Miller in Waiting for Lefty, directed by Jennifer 

Markowitz; Will in Holy Days, directed by Tara Mallen; 

and The Plastic Surgeon and Spin Milton in Careless 

Love, directed by Andrew Gallant. 

CLAYTON LOUIS (Adult Man), 2 nd Year MFA/Acting. 

Clayton, a Kentucky native, received his BA in 

Theatre Arts from Loyola Marymount University. 

He has performed in Los Angeles, Cincinnati, 

Germany, and Russia. His Theatre School debut 

was as Karl Lindner in Clybourne Park. Other 

theatre credits include Bottom in A Midsummer 

Night’s Dream, Shelley Levine in Glengarry Glen 

Ross, Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, and Paul 

in Barefoot in the Park. In addition, Clayton has 

originated five roles in his acting career. 

CAMERON BENOIT (Georg/Dieter), 4 th Year BFA/ 

Acting. Originally from Lunenburg, Massachusetts, 

Cameron came to Chicago from Walnut Hill School 

for the Performing Arts. Some of his favorite 

credits at The Theatre School have included Fag 

in The Rivals, Clitandre in The Misanthrope, and 

Kochikariev in The Marriage. In his spare time he 

serves as the President of ST*RS, as the Executive 

Assistant at Spearhead Chicago, and studies 

improv at iO. He is a proud recipient of the Nathan 

Lane Scholarship Award. 

DAVID GIANNINI (Hanschen/Rupert), 3 rd Year BFA/ 

Acting. Theatre School credits include Agate in 

Waiting for Lefty, Solyony in The Chekhov Machine, 

and Nat Miller in Ah, Wilderness! 

SONAZ IZADI (Wendla), 4 th Year BFA/Acting. Sonaz 

is from Irvine, California. Her previous Theatre 

School credits include Lena in A Mouthful of Birds, 

Dani in DNA, Deanie in Splendor in the Grass, 

Helena in Faustus, Chorus in Venus, and Ana in 

Barrio Grrrl! A Musical. 

LAUREN GUGLIELMELLO (Ilse), 4th Year 

BFA/Acting. Lauren was born and raised in 

Massachusetts. This summer she had the privilege 

of studying at Roy Hart International Arts Centre in 

France. Past Theatre School credits include Laura 

in The Glass Menagerie, Bess in Nancy Drew and 

the Sign of the Twisted Candles, and Maze Carroll in 

Celebrity Row. 

JOE KEERY (Melchior), 3 rd Year BFA/Acting. Joe is 

from Newburyport, Massachusetts. His Theatre 

School credits include Gruesome Playground 

Injuries, directed by Julia Neary; 9 Circles, directed 

by Kevin Fox; and Ah, Wilderness!, directed by 

Damon Kiely. 

MAUREEN MIZENER (Thea), 2 nd Year MFA/Acting. 

Maureen received her BFA in Musical Theatre from 

Sam Houston State University, where she was seen 

as Our Lady of the Spa in the musical NINE. Her 

credits include Mother Abbess in Suor Angelica 

at Northwestern State University, as well as Tess 

in The Sisters Rosensweig at End of the Runway 

Players in Grapevine, Texas. 

LOUIE RINALDI (Ernst/Reinhold), 3 rd Year BFA/ 

Acting. Louie is from East Moriches, New York, where 

he studied at the Gateway Playhouse Acting School. 

Theatre School credits include Ed in Five Flights, 

directed by Jane Brody; Konstantin in The Chekhov 

Machine, directed by Ann Wakefield; and Matthew 

in Private Eyes, directed by Jason Beck. 

KELSEY ANN WACKER (Martha), 4 th Year BFA/ 

Acting. She attended Idyllwild Arts Academy and 

Marymount Manhattan College before coming to 

DePaul. She has previously been seen in Herman 

Melville’s Moby Dick, and as Mrs. Gottlieb in Dead 

Man’s Cell Phone. 

ALISSA WALKER (Anna), 3 rd Year BFA/Acting. Alissa 

is from Sioux City, Iowa. Her Theatre School credits 

include Waiting for Lefty, The Chekhov Machine, and 

Private Eyes. 

MARIE WEISS (Adult Woman), 2 nd Year MFA/Acting. 

Marie is from Western Wisconsin. As a child she 

performed with the acting company The Stage 

Door Players and participated in over sixty theatre 

productions. Marie’s professional theatre experience 

includes the Minnesota Rennaissance Festival and 

two productions at the Guthrie Theater. Last spring 

she performed the role of Bev in Clybourne Park with 

the MFA class of 2013. 

DAMON KIELY (Director), Directing and Acting 

Faculty. Damon Kiely is a professional director and 

writer, as well as a full time professor of directing 

and acting for DePaul’s Theatre School. He has 

directed for Next Theatre, TimeLine Theatre 

Company, A Red Orchid Theatre, American Blues 



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BIOGRAPhIES c o n t. 

Theatre, Chicago Dramatists, and Route 66. His 

world premiere adaptation of Thieves Like Us 

was produced by the House Theatre of Chicago 

and the Theatre School. He served as the Artistic 

Director of American Theater Company from 

2002 to 2007. Directing credits at ATC include 

Oklahoma!(Nominated for 6 Jeff Awards including 

Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical),The 

Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Orpheus Descending, 

A View from the Bridge, Strictly Dishonorable, and 

The Hairy Ape. At The Theatre School he has 

directed There’s a Boy in the Girls Bathroom, A 

Streetcar Named Desire, Medea, Haroun and the 

Sea of Stories, and his own adaptation of Nancy 

Drew and the Sign of the Twisted Candle. Prior to 

moving back to Chicago he produced, directed, 

and taught in New York City. In New York he 

directed for the Public Theatre, New York Theatre 

Workshop, the Ontological Theater, Adobe Theater 

Company, PS122, Ensemble Studio Theater 

and New Dramatists. Damon also served as the 

Artistic Director for Real Time Theater and was a 

Producing Director at the Ontological-Hysteric 

Theater as well as the Associate Artistic Director 

for the Children’s Theater of Maine. He is a winner 

of the 2000-02 NEA/TCG Career Directing Program, 

the 2000 Drama League Fall Directing Program 

and the 1997 Princess Grace Award. He lives 

in Edgewater with his wife Jennifer and their 

children, Isabella and Finnegan. 

MARK ELLIOTT (Music Director), Musical Theatre 

Faculty. has taught Musical Theatre Performance at 

The Theatre School, DePaul University in Chicago 

for over twenty years. Recent productions at 

The Theatre School include Cabaret, Urinetown, 

The Last Five Years, A New Brain, and Assassins. 

He has provided musical direction for over one 

hundred fifty productions for theatres such as 

the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Candlelight 

Dinner Playhouse, Roosevelt University, Fox 

Theatricals, Loyola University, Theatre at the Center, 

Centerlight Theatre, and Appletree Theatre, among 

many others. He has served as musical director 

for the annual Joseph Jefferson Awards and 

Joseph Jefferson Citations on several occasions 

and was nominated for a Jeff for The Robber 

Bridegroom for Griffin Theatre. He has composed 

original scores and incidental music for nearly 

seventy productions, including the Off-Broadway 

production of Sophie, Totie and Belle and Fair City, 

commissioned by Roosevelt University. A series of 

harp pieces, Rhyme or Treason, is published by Lyon 

& Healy and his lyrics for the play Soul Sisters are 

published in Shared Stages:10 American Dramas of 

Blacks and Jews, published by SUNY Press. 

JULIA NEARY (Choreographer), Movement 

and Acting Faculty. Julia Neary was a founding 

member of the Organic Theatre Collective, 

Powertap Productions, and Running With Scissors: 

all companies based in the creation of original 

and physically inspired work. She has directed and 

choreographed dance, movement, and combat for 

theatre, television and film. She has co-adapted 

three novels for the stage one of which, The Man 

Who Fell in Love with the Moon, received two 

After Dark Awards and a nomination for a Joseph 

Jefferson Award for Best Adaptation. As an actor, 

Julia has worked with various theatres throughout 

Chicago including Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, 

Victory Gardens, Next, Teatro Vista, Chicago 

Dramatists, Lifeline, Collaboraction, Strawdog, 

Rivendell, About Face, and she received a Joseph 

Jefferson Award for Best Supporting Actress as a 

ventriloquist’s dummy in Famous Door’s award 

winning production of Ghetto, which she also 

choreographed. She recently collaborated and 

performed in Plasticene’s Graphomania and just 

finished choreographing fights for Cor Theater’s, 

Skin Tight, currently running at A Red Orchid. She 

has choreographed numerous productions for 

The Theatre School where she is also an Assistant 

Professor. Television and film credits include Early 

Edition, The Untouchables, The Break Up, Black Days, 

Samaritan, Four/Four, Jack Slash, Etchings, Thanks, 

Mom!, and I Think Not. 

KELVIN WONG (Assistant Director), 1 st Year MFA/ 

Acting. Kelvin was born and bred in Malaysia. He 

founded his little theatre company 8 years ago, 

subsequently landing him the role of Director-in- 

Residence at The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts 

Centre from 2009 - 2012. A graduate in psychology, 

he looks forward to exploring theatre from a 

global perspective at The Theatre School. 

ELIZABETH THOMAS (Assistant to the Director), 

4 th Year BFA/Theatre Arts. Elizabeth hails from 

Austin, Texas. Her past Theatre School credits 

include assistant directing the first production 

of The Painted Lady, directed by Meghan McCarthy; 

ensemble member in The Witches, directed by Ernie 

Nolan; and assistant director for Richard III, directed 

by Ian Frank. Most recently, Elizabeth assistant 

directed Sarah Kane’s Crave with the Blind Owl 

Theatre Company, directed by Azar Kazemi. 

BELLA COELHO (Assistant Musical Director), 

4th Year BFA/Theatre Arts. Isabella hails from 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her recent credits 

at The Theatre School include serving as the 

assistant director for The Rivals, In Regards to the 

Shark, Shipwrecked! ,and columbinus. She has also 


performed in Fairy Tales: Not Suitable for Children, Cat 

Lab, The Witches, and 4.48 Psychosis. Outside of The 

Theatre School, Isabella served as assistant director 

for Boxed In: A Free World at Free Street Theater. 

CHUCK COYL (Fight Director). Chuck has been 

a professional Fight Director for over 25 years 

and is President of the Society of American 

Fight Directors. Chicago Credits include Fight 

Direction for: August: Osage County, Superior 

Donuts, The Crucible (Steppenwolf Theatre); 

Gas For Less, Magnolia (Goodman Theatre); 

Porgy and Bess, Carmen, Tosca (Lyric Opera of 

Chicago). Broadway credits include the Tony 

Award-winning production of August: Osage 

County. Internationally he has staged fights for 

productions at the National Theatre, London and 

the Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, Australia. 

He has been a stunt coordinator for television 

episodes of the “Moments in Time” (History 

Channel) and “True Crime Authors” (Discovery 

Channel) series. He is a founding member of the 

Single Action Theatre Company. 

JOURDI WALLER (Assistant Choreographer), 4 th 

Year BFA/Theatre Management. Jourdi hails from 

Portland, Oregon. Previous Theatre School credits 

include production associate of The Rivals, codirector 

of CAT LAB, part of the Theatre Arts Lab 

Series, and house manager for The Skriker. She is one 

of the choreographers and Artistic Circle members 

of Boom Crack! Dance Company, a Chicago-based 

hip hop company, and teaches both urban and 

technical dance throughout Chicagoland. 

KIRK V. HUGHES (Scenic Designer), 4 th Year BFA/ 

Scene Design. Kirk has designed more than 

50 shows professionally since 2008 at the 

Asolo Repertory Theatre, Banyan Theatre Co., 

TheatreZone, Venice Theatre, Manatee Players, 

Sarasota Players, Island Players of Anna Maria, and 

most recently at DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre 

in Chicago. Favorite shows include Chicago, Rent, 

Fat Pig, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Nominated: 

Best Set Design, Sarasota Magazine), The Beast 

of Broadway (with David Garrison), High Spirits 

(with Georgia Engel), and the critically acclaimed 

production of the Who’s Tommy, winner of “Best 

Audiovisual Excitement” from Sarasota Magazine, 

and included in the AACT International Theatre 

Festival in Venice. Kirk was chosen as a 2010 Herald- 

Tribune Handy winner in the “Design Stars” category. 

LISSA LAMONA (Costume Designer), 4th Year 

BFA/Costume Design. Lissa hails from southern 

California where before enrolling at The Theatre 

School at DePaul in 2009, her costume and set 

designs won multiple DTASC Awards. Her Theatre 

School Credits include costume design for 

Woyzeck, Faustus, and I Am Bradley Manning and 

assistant costume design on The Skriker, Hedda 

Gabler and Medea. Currently, Lissa is designing 

costumes for The Theatre School’s upcoming 

winter Playworks production Lizzie Bright and the 

Buckminster Boy, and Awkward Pause Theatre’s The 

Rocky Horror Picture Show. 

JORDAN WROBLESKE (Draper/Cutter), 4 th Year 

BFA/Costume Technology. Jordan hails from 

Houston, Texas, where she received numerous 

awards from her community. Her Theatre School 

credits include The Secret Garden, Hedda Gabler, 

Mayday Mayday Tuesday, Roald Dahl’s The Witches, 

A Lie of the Mind, and The Death of Gaia Divine. 

Jordan has also worked as a stitcher for Chicago 

Children’s Theatre and previously interned at Ooh- 

La-La Couture Millinery, where she constructed 

hats. Jordan currently works as a campus tour 

guide and a freelance artist and photographer. 

TAYLOR S. PAYNE (Assistant Draper/Cutter), 4 th Year 

BFA/Costume Design/Technology. Taylor is from 

Encinitas, California. She has served as an assistant 

costume designer for The Theatre School’s 

productions of The Secret Garden and Much Ado 

About Nothing. This summer Taylor received 

certificates in Wig Ventilating and Maintenance 

from the Wigs and Hair Chicago Program. 

Additionally, she practiced millinery craft with Jane 

Smith in Fullerton, California. Earlier this season she 

worked as the crafts person on The Witches, where 

she made several hats for the production and was 

the designer for the winter production of A Lie of 

the Mind. She currently works in the makeup shop 

and does wig, makeup, and blood work for various 

productions at The Theatre School. 

MEGAN TURNER (Assistant Draper/Cutter), 3 rd Year 

BFA/Costume Technology. Megan is a Seattle native. 

Her previous productions include Cabaret, Hedda 

Gabler andPinkalicious (crew); Intimate Apparel 

(stitcher), Nancy Drew and the Sign of the Twisted 

Candles (first hand) and The Rivals (first hand). 

NICK BELLEY (Lighting Designer), 4th Year BFA/ 

Lighting Design. Previous Theatre School Design 

Credits include: Synergy, The Lonely Soldier 

Monologues, Normal. Selected Chicago design 

credits include: The Altruists, Or, The Oxford Roof 

Climber’s Rebellion, Tartuffe, Aci, Galatea e Polifemo. 

Assistant: Illegal Use of Hands, Woody Sez, Wrens 

(associate designer), Last Smoker in America, [Title 

of Show], Pippin, Falling: A Wake, Precious Little, The 

Rivals, Snapshots, Working. www.nickbelley.com 



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GARVIN JELLISON (Assistant Lighting Designer), 

4 th Year BFA/Lighting Design. At DePaul, Garvin 

has designed The Underpants, The Bacchae, and 

The Misanthrope. He has assisted on The Witches 

and has served as Master Electrician on Hedda 

Gabler, Pinkalicious, and The Rivals. Garvin has 

worked around Chicago in different capacities 

with The Artistic Home, Honey Pot Performance, 

Seanachai Theater Company, Lookingglass 

Theater Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, ProudKate Theater 

Project, Links Hall, Chicago Flamenco and the 

Joffrey Ballet. Most recently, Garvin designed a new 

piece titled Knowest Not for the Joffrey Ballet of 

Chicago. Garvin is currently working on two Theatre 

School productions to open this coming winter: 

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and Angels in 

America: Perestroika. 

JACK HAWKINS (Sound Designer), 3 rd Year BFA/ 

Sound Design. Hailing from Kansas City, Jack works 

as a freelance sound designer while studying at 

The Theatre School. Theatre School credits include: 

Woyzeck, Synergy, and a co-design for I am Bradley 

Manning. Professional design credits include Jack’s 

Precious Moments, Little Shop of Horrors, and Crave. 

KAMI SIU (Assistant Sound Designer), 3 rd Year 

BFA/Sound Design. Kami is a native of Las Vegas, 

Nevada, who came to Chicago to pursue her 

interest in sound. Her previous design credits 

include The Hothouse and The Misanthrope in 

addition to co-designing I Am Bradley Manning. 

This season, she will be designing Lizzie Bright and 

the Buckminster Boy as well as The Coral King. 

SHANE KELLY (Technical Director), Faculty/Head of 

Theatre Technology. Shane has worked in a variety 

of technical and design positions around the 

country including Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 

Prague Quadrennial Scenofest, The Second City, 

Chicago Spotlight, Caffeine Theatre (where he 

was an artistic associate), Chicago Scenic Studios, 

University of Northern Colorado, American 

Repertory Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, Colorado 

Shakespeare Festival, and for Vee Corporation at 

the NBA All-Star Jam Session. He has an M.F.A. in 

Theatre Technical Production from the Professional 

Theatre Training Program (P.T.T.P.) at the University 

of Delaware. Shane is a member of USITT, Chair of 

the USITT Midwest Regional Section, and an ETCP 

Certified Rigger-Arena and Theatre. 

WIL DELEGUARDIA (Assistant Technical Director), 

3 rd Year BFA/Theatre Technology. Wil’s previous 

credits at The Theatre School include Assistant 

Technical Director, I Am Bradley Manning; Master 

Carpenter, Venus; and Carpenter, Intimate Apparel. 

MIKE DOYLE (Dramaturg), 3 rd Year BFA/ 

Dramaturgy/Criticism. Mike is originally from 

Kendallville, Indiana. His Theatre School credits 

include dramaturg for boom, dramaturg for The 

Theatre School Lab Series production of Hamlet, 

assistant director for The Kid Thing, and assistant 

dramaturg on Faustus. He also serves as co-editor 

for The Theatre School at DePaul’s Dramaturgy/ 

Criticism blog, The Grappler. 

EMILY MARLATT (Assistant Dramaturg), 3 rd Year 

BFA/Theatre Arts. Emily is from Arlington, Texas. She 

recently worked as the Assistant Director of Alice in 

Wonderland at Emerald City Theatre Company. 

TODD K. BOGER (Stage Manager), 4 th Year BFA/ 

Stage Management. Interlochen Center for the 

Arts: Aida, Carousel, Guys and Dolls, 2009 Cabaret 

Performance Series. The Minneapolis Children’s 

Theatre Company: Romeo & Juliet, Fashion 

47 (World Premiere) directed by Diane Paulus, 

High School Musical (Staged World Premiere). 

Youth Performance Company: Junie B. Jones. The 

Theatre School: Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The 

Rivals, The Ernie Play by Melanie Plank (World 

Premiere) directed by Shade Murray, Romeo & 

Juliet, A Lie of the Mind, 1001, A Midsummer Night’s 

Dream, The Secret Garden, and the 2012 Theatre 

School Awards for the Excellence in the Arts. Todd 

will spend this winter with the Chicago Symphonic 

Orchestra, working on the 2012 Welcome Yule. Todd 

works in The Theatre School’s Make Up Shop and 

has worked on Intimate Apparel, Nancy Drew and 

the Sign of the Twisted Candles, Barrio Grrrl!, and A 

Wrinkle In Time. 

JEAN E. COMPTON (Assistant Stage Manager), 3rd Year BFA/Stage Management. Jean is a Maryland 

native whose Theatre School credits include 

stage manager for the world premiere of Jacob 

Shuler’s The Death of Gaia Divine, as well as stage 

manager for Blood Pudding, and assistant stage 

manager for Intimate Apparel, The Ernie Play, and 

The Monster Under the Bed. Other favorite credits 

include assistant stage manager for Auctioning the 

Ainsleys with Dog & Pony Theatre Company, and 

stage manager for The Magic Flute, A Midsummer 

Night’s Dream, Animal Farm, and Incorruptible at 

Carroll Community College. This spring, Jean will 

stage manage Measure for Measure, directed by 

Catherine Weidner. 

ThE ThEATRE SChOOL AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY 

Mission Statement 

The Theatre School at DePaul University educates, trains, and inspires students of theatre in a 

conservatory setting that is rigorous, disciplined, culturally diverse and that strives for the highest 

level of professional skill and artistry. 

A commitment to diversity and equality in education is central to our mission. As an integral part of 

the training, The Theatre School produces public programs and performances from a wide repertoire 

of classic, contemporary and original plays that challenge, entertain, and stimulate the imagination. 

We seek to enhance the intellectual and cultural life of our university community, our city and the 

profession. For admissions information, telephone (773) 325-7999 or 1-800-4-DEPAUL. 

Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences 

Chicago Playworks offers a live theatre experience to students, teachers and parents in the Chicago 

metropolitan area. It is our mission to provide theatre for children that reflects their experiences in a 

contemporary, multi-ethnic, urban environment. 

Founded as the Goodman Children’s Theatre in 1925, Chicago Playworks is the city’s oldest continuously 

operating children’s theatre. It has been the first theatre experience for audiences of Chicago’s young 

people for more than seven decades and was one of the first major theatres for children in the United 

States. In 1997 and again in 2003, Chicago Playworks was honored by the Illinois Theatre Association with 

the Children’s Theatre Division Award, for its outstanding long-term contribution to children’s theatre. 

In 1980, Chicago Playworks was awarded the prestigious Sara Spencer Award by the Children’s Theatre 

Association of America (now the American Alliance for Theatre and Education). 

Chicago Playworks is a vital aspect of the training at The Theatre School at DePaul University. Students 

gain pre-professional experience in an extended run before a most demanding and appreciative 

audience. Chicago Playworks presents three unique productions to more than 35,000 young people 

each season and has entertained more than 1 million schoolchildren and families since 1925. 

The Theatre School Showcase 

Contemporary Plays and Classics 

Presenting diverse and exciting productions, The Theatre School Showcase blends imagination and 

cultural impact with three plays, and rounds-out the season with a fourth production featuring the 

graduating MFA in Acting candidates. The Theatre School Showcase offers a unique opportunity to see 

tomorrow’s industry leaders today, by introducing the raw creativity and dedicated collaborations of 

artists at the beginning of their careers. Their work is powerful, imaginative, and new. 

Merle Reskin Theatre 

Celebrating a century of performances this season, the Merle Reskin Theatre, built as the Blackstone 

Theatre in 1910, was designed by Chicago architects Marshall & Fox. The stone façade and mansard 

roof of the Beaux-Arts style building have been modified only slightly over the years. The interior 

finish of French walnut and gold was designed by Plamondon & Tetze to give the appearance of 

a European opera house. Prior to DePaul’s purchase of the theatre in 1988, it had been home to 

vaudeville, the Federal Theatre Project and the touring productions of the Shubert Organization. The 

Theatre School brings an audience of more than 35,000 people to the theatre each season. 



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ThE ThEATRE SChOOL BOARD 

Sustaining Members 

Mary Spalding Burns, Chair 

Sondra Healy, Chair Emeritus 

Trish Rooney Alden 

Joseph Antunovich 

Kathleen M. Bette 

Kyle DeSantis 

David Dunning 

Don McLean 

Irene Michaels 

Brian Montgomery 

Carol Morse 

Penny Obenshain 

Vonita Reescer 

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI 

Merle Reskin 

Hank Richter 

Joseph Santiago Jr. 

Patricia Costello Slovak 

Msgr. Kenneth Velo 

Professional Associates 

Scott L. Ellis, Hon. Chair 

Samantha Falbe 

Scott Falbe 

Zach Helm 

Criss Henderson 

Paul Konrad 

Paula Lisbe 

Amy K. Pietz 

John C. Reilly 

Bernard Sahlins 

Charlayne Woodard 

Dennis Zacek 

Honorary Board 

Dr. John Ransford Watts, Dean 

Emeritus 

Joseph Slowik, Faculty Emeritus 

Lord Piers Wedgwood 

The Office of Alumni Relations provides many opportunities to help graduates maintain a lifelong connection to 

classmates and the university. Alumni can connect with current students, participate in volunteer opportunities and 

attend a variety of events and programs throughout the year and across the country. For more information about the 

alumni community, please visit alumni.depaul.edu or call (800) 437-1898. 

DONORS 

Listings in the honor roll reflect contributions and pledge payments made to The Theatre School between July 1, 2011 

and June 30, 2012. If you are interested in making a gift to support student scholarships, programs, or the new Theatre 

School building, please contact Elizabeth Soete, Assistant Vice President of Development, at 312/362-7148 or esoete@ 

depaul.edu. 

President’s Club 

Gifts of $1,000 and above annually qualify for membership in the President’s Club, DePaul’s honor society of donors. 

*$1,000,000+ lifetime giving to DePaul University 

+ Donor has made a special philanthropic pledge to DePaul University 

~ Denotes President’s Club membership, which reflects total giving to DePaul 

$50,000 + 

Fr. McCabe Circle 

Anonymous (1) 

Chicago Drama League 

Peter & Susan Strauss Foundation 

+ Susan Strauss & Peter Strauss 

$25,000-$49,999 

Fr. Levan Circle 

Leslie Antunovich & Joseph Antunovich 

Kathleen Bette & Gerhard Bette 

* PNC Bancorp, Inc. 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 

+ Claire Rosen & Samuel Edes Foundation 

$10,000-$24,999 

Fr. Corcoran Circle 

Anonymous (1) 

Antunovich & Associates 

+ Karen Atwood, MBA ‘82 (Trustee) & Michael 

Atwood 

Mary Burns & Joseph Burns 

ComEd 

* Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust 

* + Richard Driehaus, BUS ‘65; MBA ‘70; DHL ‘02 

(Life Trustee) & Inese Romanovska 

Toni Dunning & David Dunning 

Scott Ellis, GSD ‘78 

Exelon Corporation 

Jennifer Faron, BUS ‘94; MBA ‘05 & Michael Faron 

Focus Lighting, Inc. 

+ Geico 

+ Paul Gregory, GSD ‘73 

+ Health Care Service Corporation 

+ Malcolm Lambe, JD ‘84 & Linda Usher 

Magellan Corporation 

+ Paul Miller 

Penny Obenshain & William Obenshain 

Power Construction Company, LLC 

R4 Services 

* Merle Reskin 

Merle Reskin Charitable Fund 

Trisha Rooney-Alden 

John Samolis 

Gary Schreiber, MBA ‘92 & Huguette Schreiber 

* Rev. Charles Shelby, C.M., MS ‘72 

John Simon, JD ‘67; DHL ‘12 (Trustee) & Millie 

Simon 

W. E. O’Neil Construction Co. 

$5,000-$9,999 

Fr. O’Connell Circle 

Bulley & Andrews, LLC 

The Cleveland Foundation 

* Philip H. Corboy Foundation 

Kitty Culbert, MED ‘04 & John Culbert 

* Mary Dempsey, JD ‘82 (Trustee) & Philip Corboy 

Sr. (dec.) 

Samantha Falbe, THE ‘98 & Scott Falbe 

* Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund 

Fifth Third Bank 

Grafx 

Harry Harczak Jr., BUS ‘78 (Trustee) & Marcy 

Harczak 

+ Harry J. Harczak, Sr. Memorial Foundation 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 

* James Jenness, BUS ‘69; MBA ‘71; DHL ‘06 

(Trustee) & Sharon Jenness 

Bob & Linda Kozoman 

Matthew Lambert, THE ‘94 

Don McLean 

Carol Morse & Bill Bronec 

Northern Trust Corporation 

Nancy Rick-Janis, MBA ‘93 & Robert Janis, SNL 

‘82; MS ‘86 

Andrea Saccone 

Sarah Siddons Society, Inc. 

Segal Family Foundation 

Carole Segal & Gordon Segal 

Stephen Sever, LAS ‘73 

Patricia Slovak 

David Speer 

Staples, Inc. 

Chris P. Stefanos Associates, Inc. 

Chris Stefanos 

US Bank 

$2,500-$4,999 

Fr. O’Malley Circle 

Rochelle Abramson, MED ‘89 & Elliott Abramson 

Monica Abramson-Lyons, THE ‘87 & Daniel Lyons, 

MUS ‘83; MM ‘91 

James A. Barnash, LAS ‘77 & Kathy Johnson 

Emma Byrne 

+ The Chicago Community Foundation 

Tessa Craib-Cox (dec.) 

Curran Associates 

Dr. Connie Curran, MSN ‘72 (Trustee) 

Shawn Donnelley 

Sasha Gerritson, MUS ‘99 & Eugene Jarvis 

Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc. 

The Honorable Fay Levin & Daniel Levin 

DONORS (c o n t.) 

RCN Telecom Services of Illinois, LLC 

Roberto Romo, LAS ‘82 & Jane Irwin 

Schiff Hardin, LLP 

+ Robert Shook, GSD ‘72 & Leslie Shook 

Linda Sieracki & Richard Sieracki 

Thomas Tryon, THE ‘88 

$1,000-$2,499 

Vincentian Circle 

Anonymous (1) 

Teresa Aguilera, THE ‘98 

Alpine Pictures, Inc. 

William Bennett (Trustee) & Susan Bennett 

Lawrence Bundschu 

Paul J. Byrne, MFA ‘99 & Jaime Byrne 

Cannon Design 

Ryan Carroll, GSD ‘82 

Chapman & Cutler, LLP 

Elizabeth Clements & Mike Clements 

Patricia Cox 

Daedalus Projects, Inc. 

Walt Disney Company Foundation 

The Edgewater Funds 

Susanna & Helmut Epp 

Ernst & Young Foundation 

Herbert Felsenfeld, GSD ‘63; GSD ‘65 

Andi Gordon & Jim Gordon 

Maureen Huntley, GSD ‘82 & Paul Sheahen 

William Ibe, LAS ‘80 

Anthony Johnson, THE ‘95 & Candace Johnson 

Christopher Kennedy 

Paul Klug 

Paul P. Klug, Inc. 

Jay Krehbiel 

Larry Kugler 

Josephine Lo 

James Luebchow 

Carla Michelotti, LAS ‘72; JD ‘75; DHL ‘08 (Trustee) 

& Robert Colvin 

Millard Group, Inc. 

MJH Education Assistance IL IV, LLC 

Grant & Margi Palmer 

Joseph Ponsetto, EDU ‘78; JD ‘82 & Jeanne Lenti 

Ponsetto, EDU ‘78 

PSEG 

Gregory Reger, BUS ‘73 

Charles Smith 

Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Inc. 

Susan Vargo, THE ‘98 

Monsignor Kenneth Velo 

Carol Volkening 

Deborah Ward & John Ward 

Ted Wolff 

$500-$999 

Anonymous (2) 

Susan Anderson 

Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund 

Grace Barry 

John Bridges 

David Britz 

~ Russell Bruzek, GSD ‘64 

Anida Johnson Cohen 

Aristides Copulos, GSD ‘47; GSD ‘48 

Joseph Cushing 

Arny Granat 

Josh Grossman 

~ Mark L. Hawkins, BUS ‘01; MBA ‘06 

~ Joseph Horvath 

Don Livesay 

Tim Loecke 

~ Joan Meister & Dr. Richard Meister 

Irene Michaels 

Brian Montgomery, JD ‘89 

Phil Varchetta & Associates 

Professional Decorating & Painting, Inc. 

Vonita Reescer 

Rex Electric, Inc. 

Jane Sahlins & Bernard Sahlins 

Schneider Electric 

~ Rosemary Schnell 

SchulerShook, Inc. 

~ Elizabeth Soete & Raymond Narducy 

Cia & Tom Souleles 

Steven Traxler 

~ Phil Varchetta, BUS ‘49 

Catherine Weidner 

$250-$499 

~ Jennifer Beck, MED ‘07 & Jason Beck, THE ‘98 

Paula Brady 

Gisela Brodin-Brosnan 

Linda Buchanan 

Justice Anne Burke, SNL ‘76; DHL ‘05 & Alderman 

Edward Burke Sr., LAS ‘65; JD ‘68 

Committee to Elect Anne M. Burke 

Dean Corrin 

Charles Gerace, GSD ‘66 & Brigid Duffy, GSD ‘65 & 

~ Edward Fellin, BUS ‘80 

~ Felicia Filbin, LAS ‘81 

Melissa Goltra 

~ Theodore Hoeller Sr., SNL ‘80 

John & Kelly Hoogenakker 

+ John Jenkins & Nan Cibula-Jenkins 

James Jensen 

Ellen Livesay Memorial Charitable Trust 

Janet Messmer 

David Mold, MFA ‘97 

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 

~ Henry Richter, MS ‘07 

Norbert Sieracki, BUS ‘49 

William Spizman 

Jackie VanZant 

Weiss & Company, LLP 

Bonnie Zimmer 

$100-$249 

Anonymous (3) 

Anna Ables 

Patrizia Acerra 

Johnna Adams, THE ‘95 

John Andrews 

Lynette Beavers & Robert Beavers 

Christine Binder 

Joy Boggs, SNL ‘08 

~ Catherine Bremer, CSH ‘71; JD ‘89 & Dr. Joseph 

Bremer 

Jane Brody 

Becky Brueckel 

Valerie Burlingame, THE ‘01 

~ Mark & Linda Burns 

~ Bill Carsley, LAS ‘61; MA ‘67; JD ‘69 

Rob Chambers, MFA ‘93 

Anida Cohen 

Thomas Considine 

Victoria DeIorio 

Carole Doris, JD ‘76 & Dr. Peter Doris 

Matt Doucet 

~ Jim & Mary Cele Doyle 

Laura Drake 

Sean Eshaghy 

Rhona Frazin & Julian Frazin 

Dennis Garlick 

Lara Goetsch 

Anastasia Gonzalez & Gilbert Gonzalez 

Jerrold Gorrell, GSD ‘65 

Sara Hays & John Mitchell 

Todd Hensley 

IMA Contractors, LLC 

Jim Jankowski 

Susan Kerwin Knight 

Damon Kiely 

Sheila King 

~ Tracy Krauchun, SNL ‘05; MS ‘10 

Pam Lee 

Alexis Links, THE ‘11 

Cyd Lockett, BUS ‘98 

Joshua Maniglia, MS ‘04 

Marilyn McKenna & William McKenna 

Robert Minkus 

Julia Neary, THE ‘90 

Elizabeth Ortiz, PhD 

~ Hilda Padilla & Jose Padilla 

Mario Paolillo 

Jose Perales 

Bill Peterson 

June Podagrosi 

Elizabeth Portes & Carlos Murillo 

Lindy Russell-Heymann, THE ‘00 

Alan Salzenstein 

Barbara Schaffer 

David Schmitz 

Robert Schoen 

Roche Schulfer 

Karen Sheridan, MFA ‘86 

Rachel Shteir 

James Sieracki & Linda Sieracki 

Steven Sieracki & Mary Sieracki 

Michelle Smead & Charles Smead 

Jennifer Smith, THE ‘91 

Noelle Thomas, THE ‘99 

Alice & Russell Treyz 

Nolan Wade, CSH ‘93; MED ‘98 

Laura Warren 

Up to $99 

Anonymous (1) 

Bruce Ackerman, BUS ‘68; MBA ‘71 

Theresa Amy, GSD ‘82 

William Baker 

Guy Barile, GSD ‘62 

Caitlin Body 

Dawn Carlton 

Jessica Chesak, THE ‘07 

Rebecca Deane, THE ‘96 

Monika Dixon 

Patrice Egleston 

Tyler Esselman 

Al Fenske, GSD ‘67; GSD ‘67 

Angela Ford 

Alexander Fritz, THE ‘12 

Michelle Gross 

Ashley Hartman 

Michael Hobin 

Mary Kelly, MBA ‘84 

Kellen Krause, THE ‘10 

Elise Lammers, THE ‘04 

Suzanne Lang Fodor, MFA ‘04 & Arnold Fodor 

Bethany Lang, THE ‘08 

Julie Maier 

Veronica Mariscal-Huerta, BUS ‘97 

Denise McCauley, GSD ‘83 

William McDonnell, GSD ‘63 

Sara McKay & Dr. John McKay 

Christopher Meister, LAS ‘87 

Jeffrey Neal, MFA ‘87 

James Pecora, THE ‘89 

Joan Reppert 

Eve Roberts, GSD ‘49 

Alisa Rosales 

Alan Silver, GSD ‘77 

Jean Singleton 

Deanna Turner & Darrell Turner 

Kelsey Wacker 

Kevin White, THE ‘86; CMN ‘88 

Deborah White-Dabulskis, CSH ‘80; JD ‘84 

Michael Wollner, MFA ‘98 

Matching Gifts 

Ernst & Young Foundation 

The Peoples Gas Light & Coke, Inc. 

Walt Disney Company Foundation 

Gifts-in-Kind 

American Airlines 

Mary Burns & Joseph Burns 

Chicago Bears Football Club 

Chicago Blackhawks 

Chicago Bulls 

Chicago White Sox 

Richard Gaszynski 

Louisville CVB Press Office 

Penny Obenshain & William Obenshain 

Wedgwood USA 



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ThEATRE SChOOL FACULTY/STAFF 

John Culbert ...........................................................................Dean 

Dean Corrin .........................................................Associate Dean 

Linda Buchanan ......................Associate Dean of Curriculum 

Christine Binder .......... Chair, Design and Technical Theatre 

Barry Brunetti .......................................... Chair, Theatre Studies 

Phil Timberlake ................... Chair, Performance Department 

ADMINISTRATION 

Anna Ables ....... Director of Marketing and Public Relations 

Jason Beck .............................................. Director of Admissions 

Mitsu Beck ..................................................... Executive Assistant 

John Bridges ........................................................Assistant Dean, 

Director of Administration, Alumni Relations 

Anastasia Gonzalez ........................................ Budget Manager 

Alexis Links...........................................Production Coordinator 

Joshua Mangilia ................... Technical Operations Manager 

John Rooney ................................. Interim Executive Assistant 

Elizabeth Soete ..........................Assistant VP of Development 

Andrea Tichy ....................Manager of PR and Special Events 

Melissa Tropp ........................................... Admissions Assistant 

Jeanne Williams ......................... Coordinator of Academic Services 

Dexter Zollicoffer ............................................ Diversity Advisor 

ACTING & DIRECTING 

Dexter Bullard .................................. Head of Graduate Acting, 

Artistic Director/The Theatre School Showcase 

Catherine Weidner .............. Head of Undergraduate Acting 

Lisa Portes .......Head of Directing, Artistic Director/Chicago 

Playworks 

Greg Allen Jane Drake Brody 

Linda Gillum Noah Gregoropolous 

John Jenkins Nick Johne 

Damon Kiely Janet Louer 

Susan Messing Matt Miller 

Joseph Slowik, emeritus Ann Wakefield 

Catherine Weidner 

MOVEMENT 

Patrice Egleston ..........................................Head of Movement 

Laura Dixon Gabriel Halpern 

Natasha Julius Alie McManus 

Kimosha Murphy Julia Neary 

Nick Sandys Pullin Clifton Robinson 

Mary Schmich 

TECHNICAL THEATRE 

Shane Kelly ..................................Head of Theatre Technology 

Janet C. Messmer .................... Head of Costume Technology 

Frank Wukitsch .......................... Head of Stage Management 

Claude Binder Jason Brown 

Richard Bynum David Castellanos 

Kevin Depinet David Naunton 

Russell Poole Michael Rourke 

Jim Savage Alden Vasquez 

Laura Whitlock 

THEATRE STUDIES 

Barry Brunetti ............................................ Head of Theatre Arts 

Marcie McVay ...........Interim Head of Theatre Management 

Carlos Murillo ............................................. Head of Playwriting 

Alan Salzenstein .................................Head of Arts Leadership 

Rachel Shteir .............................................Head of Dramaturgy 

Suzanne Bizer Alan Donahue 

Criss Henderson Jim Jensen 

Chris Jones Jan Kallish 

Ernie Nolan Bill O’Connor 

Roche Schulfer Sandy Shinner 

LIBERAL STUDIES 

Bea Bosco Lou Contey 

Shanesia Davis Jen Goode 

Carolyn Hoerdemann Reggie Lawrence 

Dan Moser Chris Peak 

James Sherman Rachel Slavick 

TECHNICAL STAFF 

So Hui Chong .....................................................................Stitcher 

Tim Combs ......................................................Technical Director 

Myron Elliott ......................................Costume Shop Manager 

Chris Hofmann ......................................Director of Production 

Jen Leahy ............................................Reskin Technical Director 

Dawn G. McKesey ...........Assistant Costume Shop Manager 

Aaron Pijanowski ........................................Technical Assistant 

Gerry Reynolds ........................................ Scene Shop Foreman 

Ron Seeley....................................................... Master Electrician 

Wayne W. Smith ..................... Property Master, Safety Officer 

Joanna White ............................................................Scenic Artist 

The Theatre School’s 2012-2013 Season 

THE THEATRE SCHOOL SHOWCASE 


book and lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik 

based on the play by Frank Wedekind 

directed by Damon Kiely, musical direction by Mark Elliott 

September 28 – October 7, 2012 (previews 9/26 & 9/27) 

Angels in America: Perestroika 

by Tony Kushner 

directed by Jane Drake Brody 

February 8 - 17, 2013 (previews 2/6 & 2/7) 

Measure for Measure 

by William Shakespeare 

directed by Catherine Weidner 

April 19 - 28, 2013 (previews 4/17 & 4/18) 

MFA13, TBA 

by Ike Holter 

directed by Dexter Bullard 

An ensemble piece to be performed by MFA III actors 

May 17 - 25, 2013 (previews 5/15 & 5/16) 

CHICAGO PLAYWORKS FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNG AUDIENCES 

A Wrinkle in Time 

book by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by John Glore 

directed by Ernie Nolan 

October 23 – December 1, 2012 

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 

book by Gary D. Schmidt, adapted by Cheryl L. West 

directed by John Jenkins 

January 19 – March 2, 2013 

The Coral King 

by James Ambrose Brown 

directed by Ann Wakefield 

April 2 – May 25, 2013 

MERLE RESKIN THEATRE STAFF 

NEW DIRECTORS SERIES 

VOICE AND SPEECH 

Claudia Anderson .......................... Head of Voice and Speech 

Eva Breneman Mark Elliott 

Phyllis E. Griffin Trudie Kessler 

Liz Calvert ............................................Administrative Assistant 

Julia Curns ....................................................Box Office Manager 

Alicia Graf .......... Theatre School Showcase House Manager 

LaKisha Jackson .......... Chicago Playworks House Manager 

In the Red and Brown Water 

by Tarell Alvin McCraney 

directed by Marc David Pinate 

Kathy Keyes Jason Martin 

Linda RM Jones ........................... Group Sales Representative 

November 2 – 10, 2012 (previews 10/31 & 11/1) 

Diane Robinson Phil Timberlake 

Jen Leahy ............................................Reskin Technical Director 

Leslie Shook ..................................................... Theatre Manager 

The Royal Hunt of the Sun 

DESIGN 

by Peter Schaffer 

Christine Binder ................................ Head of Lighting Design 

directed by Ian Frank 

Linda Buchanan .....................................Head of Scene Design 

Nan Cibula-Jenkins ......................... Head of Costume Design 

February 1 – 10, 2013 (previews 1/30 & 1/31) 

Victoria DeIorio .....................................Head of Sound Design 

Nan Zabriskie .................................................. Head of Make Up 

NEW PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES 

Jeff Bauer 

Todd Hensley 

Jack K. Magaw 

Kimberly Senior 

Rachel Healy 

Jason Knox 

Birgit Rattenborg-Wise 

For more information visit our website: http://theatre.depaul.edu 

A Tribute to Thick Leonard 

by Gil Tanner 

director TBA 

May 4-13, 2012 (Previews 5/2& 5/3) 


Spring Awakening 13

ALUMNI FACTS 

Participation: Over 700 alumni were listed in Theatre School News during its ninth year of production. 

TSN is an electronic alumni activity newsletter published monthly (except July). Though originally 

created as a vehicle to communicate alumni activities among alumni, it is now also used for admissions, 

recruitment, fund raising, advertising and promotion. It is also responsible for gradually increasing the 

number of alumni within the school’s database with active electronic and snail-mail addresses and 

phone numbers. The statistics below are based on issues between August 2009 and June 2010. http:// 

theatreschool.depaul.edu/tsn 

The listings included the following selected alumni activities: 

Alumni worked at 147 different Chicagoland area theatre companies including Chicago Shakespeare, 

Goodman, Victory Gardens, Steppenwolf, TimeLine, Next Theatre and The Second City. 

Alumni worked at 58 different theatre and film festivals internationally including West Hollywood 

International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, the 45 th Annual Chicago 

International Film Festival, Chicago Humanities Festival, Just For Laughs Festival, NYC SketchFest, 2010 

Latino Theatre Festival, Femme International Film Festival, San Francisco Film Festival and countless 

Shakespeare Festivals across the country. 

Alumni have worked at 87 different schools including Yale, USC, Harvard, The Art Institute of Chicago, 

University of Michigan, Columbia University, NYU, Walter Payton College Prep, Columbia College, Notre 

Dame, Old Town School of Folk Music, SUNY Purchase, Steppenwolf School, and The American Film 

Institute 

Alumni worked on 35 Broadway/touring shows including Billy Elliot, The Addams Family, August: Osage 

County, Dreamgirls, Spider Man- Turn off the Dark, In the Heights, The Miracle Worker, Fences, The Lion King, 

Wicked, A Chorus Line, Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, Chicago, Xanadu, West Side Story, The Color Purple, Ain’t 

Misbehavin’ and Jersey Boys 

Alumni worked at 61 other theatres in the New York area. 

Alumni worked at 49 different theatres in California. 

Alumni worked in 38 different states. 

Alumni worked in 21 countries other than the United States including Brazil, Canada, China, England, 

France, Germany, Holland, Honduras, Japan, Korea, Nigeria, Peru, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri 

Lanka and Sweden 

Alumni worked on 104 films this year including 500 Days of Summer, Alice in Wonderland, Cedar Rapids, 

Cirque du Freak, Columbus Day, Familiar Strangers, Grown Ups, Hannah Free, International Departures, 

Lonely Street, Love and Other Drugs, Marmaduke, Moby Dick, Nine, Public Enemies, Step Brothers, Up in the Air 

Alumni worked on 394 theatre productions. 

Alumni worked on more than 32 different television channels ABC, Bravo, CBS, NBC, VHI, HBO, CW, MTV, 

Showtime and Fox, on 85 different programs including 90210, All My Children, Bones, Burn Notice, Castle, 

Criminal Minds, CSI, Damages, Dexter, Flash Forward, Glee, Hannah Montana, Hawthorne, Heroes, Law and 

Order: Criminal Intent, Lost, Modern Family, Nip/Tuck, Nurse Jackie, The Middle, The Office, The Oprah Winfrey 

Show, The Real Housewives of NYC, The View, True Blood, Weeds 

Alumni have multiple television shows in syndication or online including Arrested Development, Mad 

About You, Babylon-5, Providence, Early Edition and The X-Files. 

Alumni worked on 30 commercials or voiceovers for products including A1 Steaksauce, AT&T, Budweiser, 

Cold Stone Creamery, Comcast, Home Run Pizza, Johnsonville Sausages, KFC, Red Lobster, Target, Union 

Bank and Whirpool. 

Alumni worked at more than 30 production companies including Fox Searchlight Productions, Miramax 

Films, Paramount Vantage, Showman, Spyglass Entertainment, Starmaker Group, Tribeca Productions, 

Universal Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures. 

55 alumni are Artistic or Co-Artistic Directors of theatres. 

Alumni were featured in numerous articles in publications including USA Today, The New York Times, 

Entertainment Weekly, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Sun-Times, Time Out 

Chicago, American Theatre Magazine, PerformInk and the Washington Post. 

Alumni were recognized with 37 awards or award nominations, including GLAAD Media Award, Joseph 

Jefferson Awards, Emmy’s Awards, Joseph Jefferson Citations, J. Williams Fullbright Foreign Scholarship, 

Black Theatre Alliance Awards, The 1 st Annual New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award, and Tony 

Awards. 

Mini Versions of Theatre School News: Mini versions of Theatre School News were created for each 

admissions-related festival, conference and open house, and for the eight regional audition/interview 

locations. 

ThE ThEATRE SChOOL STUDENT WORKERS 

Assistant Box Office Manager ............................................................................................Anastasia Schriber 

Ticket Agents ...................... Micki Burton, Colleen Debelius, Cecilia Falter, Andy Diaz, Tom Korabik 

Group Sales Assistant ........................................................................Christopher Knoerzer, Brandon Mack 

Office Assistant ...................................................................................................................................Jourdi Waller 

Merle Reskin Theatre Crew ......................... Chris Barker, Belinda Bing, Claire Cleary, Jean Compton, 

Sam Hillyer, Garvin Jellison, Brae Singleton, Elizabeth Smith, 

Aimee Sweet, Shawn Watson 

Faculty Assistants ......................................................................Belinda Bing, Todd Boger, Celeste Cooper, 

John Crosthwaite, Devon Doherty, Liz Fiala, Joseph Flynn, 

Emily Hitmar, Garvin Jellison, Toni Kendrick, Constance Lee, 

Jillian Rothman, Krenee Tolson, Krissy Vanderwarker, Olivia Wallace 

Administration Assistants ..................... Jacob Abbas, Olga Aguilar, Cameron Benoit, Meredith Boe, 

Mark Bonham, Bella Coelho, Brian Crawford, 

Caroline Donnelly, Rhiannon Falzone, Holly Haupert, Jerry Kurian, 

Ariel Rubin, Suneel Tripuraneni, Jess Troy, Sean Wiberg 

Costume Shop .................................................................................Olivia Ball, Jessica Burgwald, Kara Dent, 

Adrienne Littlefield, Chloe Patten, Taylor Payne, Elise Petrucci, Megan Turner 

Door Monitors .............................................................................Lorena Gomez, Lauren Lundy, Jacob Lyle, 

Morgan Madison, Awate Serequeberhan, Ceci Settles 

Make Up Shop ...............................................Jessica Burgwald, Belinda Bing, Todd Boger, Taylor Payne, 

Sarah Jo White, Molly Ryan, Megan Truscott 

Mat Cleaners .......................................................................................................... Jared Green, Patricia Lavery 

Prop Shop ................................................................................Tierra Novy, Jillian Rothman, Rachel Watson 

Marketing Assistants ...............................................Jean Compton, Meredith Matthews, Jenna Moran 

Admissions Assistants ................................................................ Nick Belley, Karly Bergmann, Taylor Blim, 

Dan Johnson, and Morgan Madison 

Scene Shop ..............................Ian Blinstrup, Kelly Claussen, William Deleguardia, Nicholas Fleming, 

Jared Gooding, Toni Kendrick, Alexander Long, Andrew McCarthy, 

Claudia Peterson, Seth Randall-Tapply, Kyle Vanover, Anders Wahl 

Studio Coordinators ........................................................ Janie Killips, Jacob Stanton, Elizabeth Thomas 



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GENERAL INFORMATION 

BOX OFFICE TELEPHONE 

(312) 922-1999 

REGULAR BOX OFFICE HOURS 

Tuesday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 

PERFORMANCE BOX OFFICE HOURS 

Evening performance days: Open until 8 p.m. 

Saturday matinee days: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 

Sunday matinee days: 12 - 2:30 p.m. 

NO SMOKING 

In compliance with the City of Chicago Clean Air Ordinance, smoking is prohibited in the Merle Reskin Theatre. We 

appreciate your cooperation. 

EMERGENCY EXITS 

Please note the location of emergency exits in the theatre. 

CELLULAR PHONES, TEXT MESSAGING, RECORDING DEVICES, PHOTOGRAPHY, PAGERS, FOOD AND 

BEVERAGES 

Please do not use the above listed items in the theatre. Patrons with electronic pagers or cellular telephones are 

asked to either turn off their equipment in the theatre or check them with the House Manager prior to curtain. 

We discourage text messaging during the performance. The light from the screen can bother other patrons. We 

allow photographs to be taken before and after but never during the performance. You may also check cameras 

and recording equipment with the House Manager who will secure them until final curtain. As a special favor, we 

ask that young people do not chew gum. Water fountains are located in the lower lobby and in the lobbies of the 

mezzanine and balcony. 

RESTROOMS 

Restrooms are located in the lower lobby, the mezzanine, and balcony. A new accessible restroom is located on the 

main floor inside of the theatre. 

LOST AND FOUND 

If you find an item or have lost an item, please contact the House Manager. You may also call (773) 325-7968 the 

next day to determine if an item has been found. 

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALLS 

Patrons with electronic pagers are requested to either turn off their pagers in the theatre or check them with the 

House Manager prior to showtime. Should you need to give an emergency telephone number where you can 

be reached during a performance, please alert the House Manager of your seat location and give the Box Office 

telephone number for emergencies, (312) 922-1999. After Box Office hours, use (773) 325-7968 as an emergency 

number. 

PARKING ARRANGEMENTS 

We have arrangements with two parking lots: Multi-Park, 635 S. Wabash at Balbo, and LAZ Parking, One East 8th 

Street at State. Please ask the Box Office for details about rates and payment. 

SENNHEISER INFRA-RED LISTENING SYSTEM FOR OUR HEARING-IMPAIRED PATRONS 

We require the security deposit of a driver’s license or other identification during the performance. The I.D. will be 

returned when you return the headset. 

LARGE PRINT PROGRAMS 

You may request a large print program from the ticket taker or the House Manager. 

SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING 

Selected performances at the Merle Reskin Theatre will be interpreted in American Sign Language. Call the Box 

Office or see the website for the schedule. 

AUDIO DESCRIPTION 

Designated audio-described performances and pre-performance touch tours are scheduled throughout the 12 – 13 

season. Call the Box Office or see the website for the schedule. 

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