MainStage

Dance/Theatre Festival

April 10-20

Department StaffPRODUCTION MANAGER……..………….......….Darrell F. WinnTECHNICAL DIRECTOR...................................Daniel NeelandFACILITY MANAGER/AUDIO SUPERVISOR............Ned JacobsonPUBLICITY DIRECTOR………….………….............Janice BisgaardCOSTUME SHOP DIRECTOR….…………...…....Roxanne FemlingCUTTER/DRAPER, TAILOR…………………...….......Abel MercadoCUTTER/HAIR SPECIALIST…..…………..…….......….Angie KightSCENE TECHNICIAN/PROPERTIES..…….....…......Byron RudrowSCENE TECHNICIAN/CHARGE ARTIST…..….….....John MurphyMASTER ELECTRICIAN…..……………….........…...Brian WebberCOMPUTER TECHNICIAN….…………..............…....…Huy TranTECHNICAL THEATRE TEACHING ASSISTANTS.......Zac Cahoon, Tony ShayneCOMPANY MANAGER...........................................J.T. ReecePRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER.......................Samuel ShirleyASSOCIATE COMPANY MANAGER..….........…....Jason MasinoSCENE SHOP ASSISTANTS…...........Liz Andrews, Kevin Ganger, Heidi Hendrick, James Keith, Jennifer McEwen, JT Reece, Samuel Shirley, Kevin Shunta, PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN…...........……………...Erich BoltonLIGHTING ASSISTANTS..............Mark Ferrando, Robert Quiggle, Daniel Reano-Koven, Pierce Soracco COSTUME SHOP TEACHING ASSISTANT.....…..…Wenting GaoSTITCHERS...……………….............Melissa Castillo, Jennie Chin, April Genung, Andrea VanbuskirkSTOCK ASSISTANT...……….....……….............Jennifer McEwenWARDROBE ASSISTANT………....…..…....…Samanta FernandezMAKEUP/HAIR ASSISTANT……...…………….....……..Van PahmHOUSE MANAGERS….………......... Joe Ferreira, Jason Masino, Jennifer McEwen, JT Reece, Samuel Shirley, Yun ZhengPUBLICITY ASSISTANT……………...............………Arielle RabierWEB DESIGNERS……………......Nathan Couch, Derek HunzikerGRAPHIC DESIGNERS…........…….Maish Simon, Danielle SuttonPHOTOGRAPHER……………..….……………….... Joey KuninMANAGEMENT SERVICES OFFICER ..……...…….Robert PattisonGRADUATE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR…..………..Victoria DyeACCOUNT MANAGER………...…….........……...Emma KatlebaBOOKKEEPER…...…………………….........……Felicia BradshawRECEPTIONIST…..…………….....................…Socorro Figueroa

T H E A T R E D A N C E . U C D A V I S . E D U

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Main TheatreThis performance lasts approximately 45 minutes with no intermission.

AUDIO, VIDEO OR PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDING OF THIS PERFORMANCE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED BY LAW.Please take a moment before the performance begins to note the exits nearest your seat. Please turn off the ringers on your cell phones and pagers.

Food and drink are not permitted inside the theatre. Thank you for your cooperation.This production contains sudden loud noises, bright flashes of light and use of chemical haze. Concerned patrons should contact the house manager.

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Production StaffSCENIC DESIGN ADVISOR...........................John Iacovelli

LIGHTING DESIGN ADVISOR.......................Thomas Munn

COSTUME DESIGN ADVISOR..................Maggie Morgan

SOUND DESIGN ADVISOR.........................Ned Jacobson

STAGE MANAGER........................................Kate Mintun

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS.................Kelly Fleishman

Kaoru Koike

ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER..............Jessica Herman

COSTUME PRODUCTION CREW........Tamara Arzumanova,

Chris Carstens, Brianna Golts,

Ebony Grant, Mai Her, Rosa Lee,

Katie Macko, Allison Minick,

Libby Painter, Paris Perrault,

Raena Rice, Kathryn Stein,

Alice Vasquez, Rujih Wu

SCENERY PRODUCTION CREW.................Eun Young Kim,

Ryan Mahan, Amber Nolan

DRESSERS.......................Carolyn Duncan, Shelly Grayson,

Jessica Herman, Katie Walton

LIGHTING TECHNICIAN.............................Sarah Norton

SOUND TECHNICIAN.........................Jocelyn Tripet-Diel

STAGE CREW.......................Desiree Doyle, Alexander Ho,

Devin Montoya, Claire Robson, Drew Thorne

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Life LikeTales

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Ann Marie Dragich

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Sarah Pia Anderson, Larry Bogad, Irina Brown, Stuart Carroll, Della Davidson, David Grenke, Jose Gutierrez, Lynette Hunter, John Iacovelli, Melanie Julian,Peter Lichtenfels, Dyan McBride, Jade

McCutcheon, Maggie Morgan, Tom Munn,Jon Rossini, Barbara Sellers-Young, Peggy

Shannon, Darrell Winn

Theatre & Dance Department Faculty

Choreography by ANN MARIE DRAGICH

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Choreographer’s Note:I wanted to make a fun piece, for my mom because she has sat through more productions about college kid angst than she would have liked (to everyone I’ve danced for, this isn’t personal, she cited her own youth as the source of distaste for this genre). Reparté is characterized by humorous and witty interactions between performers (I thought so anyway- but then again, a lot of things are funny at late night rehearsals running on coffee and bubble gum). I developed movement based on romantic relationships, then modified the movement to exaggerate each dancer’s idiosyncratic personality and movement habits. Most of the script material is from The Sandman: Brief Lives, and the rest is original. Thank you to my dancers for their time, effort, and creativity; thank you Kaoru Koike for your flexibility and good nature, and thank you Portia Njoku for all the aforementioned things and more. Also thanks to Gregg Geoffroy for helping me hash out a title and listening to me talk out my ideas. David Grenke, Della Davidson, and Randee Paufve – thanks for paying attention to me, it matter(s)ed. And thank you to Toni Alejandra for your generosity and good nature.

—Ann Marie Dragich

Scenic & Lighting Designer:

Composer/Sound Designer:

Costume Designer:

TONY SHAYNE

PORTIA NJOKU

KAORU KOIKE

Jessica Bajana

Lilly Havstad

Allison Ramiller

Mary Ann Reveles

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Vivian Thorne (LIFE LIKE TALES CHOREOGRAPHER/SOUND DESIGNER) is senior at UC Davis, majoring in Theatre with an emphasis in Dance. She has been involved in many wonderful productions in Davis and in the Bay Area, including Share, Main Stage Dance/Theatre Festival, Uncanny, THIRDeYE Theatre Festival, To Kill a Mocking-bird, and West Side Story. After graduating this spring, she plans to weasel her way into the performing arts and become involved in the direction and choreography of multi media, mixed genre works.

Katie Walton (LIFE LIKE TALES MAKE-UP ARTIST) is a junior transfer to Davis from Foothill College's Theatre Conservatory in Los Altos Hills. She is a published poet and hopes to combine her love of acting, writing and makeup upon completion of her studies. She would like to thank Maggie, Vivian and Roxanne for this wonderful opportunity.

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Choreographer’s Note:Everyone has an impulse, an inner rhythm.

Thank you to my family, Patrick, Olivia and B, the staff at CAAA and Aerials and my SAA Board of Directors. Ann and Vivian, thank you for sharing go time with me this year. Many thanks to the faculty and staff at the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance. Special thanks to Della Davidson for her encouragement and faith in me and David Grenke for his constant guidance and giving of information. Kaitlin, Jessica, Robert and Isaac, thanks for being great designers and of course, my dancers - Farin, Colleen, Tyler, Vivian and Robert, thank you for bringing life to this piece. May you continue to listen to your inner rhythms and allow your body to share its voice.

—Toni Alejandria

Kate Mintun (Stage Manager) is a senior Dramatic Art major with a minor in music. Previously at UC Davis she has stage managed for the THIRDeYE Theatre Festival (Over the Line) and assistant stage managed for ShadowLight. She also appeared in UC Davis' production of Urinetown as Mrs. Millennium in Spring 2007. She would like to thank everyone working on the show (especially her fabulous ASMs), her ever-supportive friends and family, as well as David Grenke, Darrell Winn, and Kristin Orlando for their help, advice, and patience in helping her through this process.

Kelsey Nix (LIFE LIKE TALES SCENIC DESIGNER) ) is a freshman Art History major at UC Davis. This is the second production for which she has designed scenery. Earlier this year Kelsey had the opportunity to design the set for Miracle Fish in the THIRDeYE Theatre Festival. Main Stage Dance/Theatre Festival has been a wonderful experience for her and she has thoroughly enjoyed it.

Portia Njoku (REPARTÉ COMPOSER/SOUND DESIGNER) is a recent alum of UC Davis. She received her B.A. in Music Composition and Theory last year. She is now pursuing a double Masters in Music Composition and Tuba Performance at California State University, Sacramento. Ms. Njoku hopes to become a famous composer in the future.

Robert Quiggle (PRISMA LIGHTING DESIGNER) is a second year double major in Dramatic Art and Psychology. This is his first lighting design at UC Davis. Prior to attending UC Davis, Robert designed lights for community theatre in his home town of San Carlos for 4 years, most recently for San Carlos Children’s Theater’s 2006 production of Once Upon a Mattress.

Kaitlin Shaw (PRISMA COSTUME DESIGNER) is a senior Dramatic Art and American Studies double major. She has previously appeared on stage in the Theatre and Dance Department productions of Man of La Mancha and Urinetown. This is the first ever piece she has costume designed and she thoroughly enjoyed the experience, especially working with Toni and the costume shop! Thanks go to Roxanne Femling and Maggie Morgan for making her interested, and keeping her interested in costumes. Kaitlin is planning on moving to New York after graduating in June to work in theatre arts administration and production.

Tony Shayne (REPARTÉ LIGHTING/SCENIC DESIGNER) has done lighting design for the Theatre & Dance productions: ShadowLight ('08) and Noises Off ('07). Last fall he received his BFA from the University of Southern California, where he designed the lighting for Once Upon a Plié ('06), 125 Years of Dance ('05), The Swan ('06), Trojan Women ('05); as well as scenic design for A Mother ('06) and The Imaginary Invalid ('05). His post graduate designs include Paheliyan: The Story of Alice, a Bollywood dance adaptation of Alice in Wonderland and a fundraiser event, Cirquewood (‘07) which involved Cirque Du Soleil aerialists and contortionists. For film and television, Tony has done animation lighting for Family Guy (Fox, '06) and Holidaze (ABC, '06). Since graduating, he has worked for many theatres in LA. Tony attends UC Davis where he is pursuing his MFA in Lighting Design.

Pierce Soracco (LIFE LIKE TALES LIGHTING DESIGNER) Pierce Soracco is a fourth year Dramatic Art major who has spent his time at UC Davis dabbling primarily in design. He would like to thank the cast, design team, choreographers,production staff and crew for making his third and final time working on Main Stage Dance/Theatre Festival the most enjoyable and memorable.

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Choreography by VIVIAN THORNE

Choreographer’s Note:LIFE LIKE TALES is the peculiar product of many ideas about the nature of theatre, performance, and human interactions. The process, much like the piece, has been a strange and amusing journey going places I didn't entirely expect. The piece was influenced by a handful of artists for whom I hold an absurd amount of admiration, especially Edward Gorey, Wes Anderson, and Pina Bausch. I was also lucky enough to find myself working with an amazing cast of human beings who bravely indulged my many whims in the studio. I am also eternally indebted to the many people who have helped, and continue to help, me along the treacherous road that is being an artist. To Dave Grenke, Vicki Thorne, Dave Hollowell, Della Davidson, Tom Munn, Ms. Totah, and everyone else who has had so many wonderful conversations with me about art and life. To the vast and ever expanding empire that is my family, and to Kevin, Michael, and the M Street Boys (includes you Andy) thank you for accepting me and never letting me get too comfortable.

—Vivian Thorne

Scenic Designer:Lighting Designer:

Sound Designers:Costume Designers:

Make-up Artist:

KELSEY NIX

PIERCE SORACCO

PIERCE SORACCO & VIVIAN THORNE

MELISSA CASTILLO

KATIE WALTON

Kelly Guyon

Yolanda Hernandez

Leray Jize

Hilary Klausner

Matt McCorkle

Nikki Roach

Anna Schumacher

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STToni Alejandria (PRISMA CHOREOGRAPHER) is a fourth year Dramatic Art (Dance) major with a minor in Global and International Studies. She enjoys photography, design, organizing her agenda and teaching recreational gymnastics in Vacaville, CA. This is her premiere work as a choreographer and will be her second time dancing in the Main Stage Dance/Theatre Festival.

Jessica Bender (PRISMA SCENIC DESIGNER) is an undergraduate transfer student from San Diego City College. She is studying at UC Davis in the Design program and works at Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op.

Isaac Blackstock (PRISMA COMPOSER/SOUND DESIGNER) is pleased to be designing/composing another show at UCD. His previous work includes Love and Dreams, produced by Shivoo Dance Theater, several short plays for DRP Productions, most notably: Alan Ball’s Power Lunch, Wing-it Production’s Election Show, which has toured to Improv festivals in Miami, Toronto, Phoenix, and Chicago, and most recently, Mostly In Blue for the Department of Theatre & Dance at UC Davis. Like Mostly In Blue, the Main Stage Dance/Theatre Festival gives him a chance to combine his design talents with his own original compositions. He would like to thank his lovely wife for bringing him to Davis with her and for putting up with his late-night composing.

Melissa Castillo (LIFE LIKE TALES COSTUME DESIGNER) is a senior design student in Fashion and Textiles. Her past experiences include working as an assistant designer for Andy Wilkes in Los Angeles and designing masks and costumes for Bay Area rock bands Crack W.A.R and The Weegs. In addition, Melissa was a designer and performer in the San Francisco performance art troupe, R.A.A.D. Currently she shares custody of her beloved cat named Chicken with her boyfriend.

Ann Marie Dragich (REPARTÉ CHOREOGRAPHER) started dancing as an undergraduate at UC Davis; she first was a tap dancer and later got involved in modern dance. Ann performed in Main Stage Dance / Theatre festival in 2006 and 2007, and The Weight of Memory in 2006. Ann’s choreographic ideals are most influenced by Pina Bausch, and her movement approach drawn primarily from two teachers, David Grenke and Kerry Mehling (in alphabetical order).

Jessica Herman (LIFE LIKE TALES ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER) is a junior and a Dramatic Art major. Her focus is on acting. However, she loves to learn about other aspects of the theatre. Jessica has been actively involved in the department and looks forward to working on many other performances. She would like to thank Roxanne for giving her the opportunity to work in the costume shop and assistant design productions for the department. Also, she would like to thank her inspiring acting teachers. Jessica looks forward to studying film and television in New York this summer. She would like to thank her family, who are continually supportive, loving, and wonderful.

Kaoru Koike (REPARTÉ COSTUME DESIGNER) is a fourth year Dramatic Art major at UC Davis. She is also a graduate from the Joe Blasco Make-up School in Hollywood, where she learned extensive makeup skills including prosthetic makeup. Kaoru has been working as a makeup artist for four years and this is the first time she designed costumes for theatre. Kaoru would like to thank Ms. Roxanne Femling and Ms. Maggie Morgan for their kind support.B

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