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March 10, 2013Center Square Theatre

P l ay b i l l • W i N T E R 2013

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The SOU Performing Arts Department proudly

presents a theatre season of great plays that showcases

the work of our brilliant Theatre Arts students. Be

prepared to laugh, cry, and be enchanted by the

performances produced for your enjoyment as well as

by the training of our actors, designers, technicians,

and house management staff. We have an incredibly talented faculty and

staff that provide expert training as well as share their expertise as directors,

designers, technicians, and managers.

Also I want to thank all of you for supporting theatre at Southern Oregon

University through your patronage and special gifts. You help to make it

possible for our students to have an appreciative audience and to enhance

the production levels of our productions. This is important for the growth of

our program and the quality of experience for our students.

Enjoy the show and let us know what you think!

– David R. Humphrey, Ph.D.

Director, Performing Arts Department

If you haven’t had a chance to donate to the program, there is still an

opportunity to do so by using the form on the next page, our new online box

office at sou.edu.performingarts/box, or by calling 541-552-6348.

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Welcome to our winter shows

THEATRE POLICIESPlease turn off your cellular phone, pager, beeper and wristwatch alarm

before entering the theatre. No cameras or recorders in the theatre.No food or drink in the theatre. Children under six years of age not admitted except to the young

audiences’ production. Late seating is not guaranteed and latecomers may not be admitted to

the theatre. When appropriate, latecomers will be seated in the rear of the Center Stage theatre and may take their regular seats at intermission. No late seating in the Center Square Theatre.

No smoking anywhere in the Theatre Arts Building.

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FacultyDavid R. Humphrey ......................Director, Department of Performing Arts

Jackie Apodaca .............................................. Head of Performance Faculty

Molly Braithwaite ...............................................................Adjunct Faculty

James Donlon ..............................................................Performance Faculty

Elizabeth Eckhart ...............................................................Adjunct Faculty

Michael Flanagan ...............................................................Adjunct Faculty

Jim Giancarlo ........................................................ Musical Theatre Faculty

Craig Hudson ................................................................... Emeritus Faculty

David Kelly.........................................................................Adjunct Faculty

Laurie Kurutz .............................................. Costume Construction Faculty

Eric Levin .....................................................Director of Theatre Education

Dale Luciano .................................................................... Emeritus Faculty

Penny Metropulos ...............................................................Adjunct Faculty

David McCandless .........................Director, Center for Shakespeare Studies

Sean O’Skea ............................................................. Scenic Design Faculty

William Ritch .....................................................................Adjunct Faculty

Deborah Rosenberg ........Program Coordinator and Costume Design Faculty

Chris Sackett ......................................... Sound and Lighting Design Faculty

Matthew Schneck ...............................................................Adjunct Faculty

Ezra Severin .....................................................Technical Direction Faculty

Dennis Smith .................................................................... Emeritus Faculty

Molly Tinsley .....................................................................Adjunct Faculty

U. Jonathan Toppo ..............................................................Adjunct Faculty

Mandy Younger ..................................................................Adjunct Faculty

StaffChristi Courian ........................................Administrative Program Assistant

Lois DeBruno ............................. Performing Arts Self-Support Coordinator

Emmy Graham ........................................Administrative Program Assistant

Amy Rodgers Harper ............................................. Costume Shop Assistant

Jane Hickinbotham ................................................Staff Technical Manager

Department of Performing Arts/Theatre Arts

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The Setting:

Los Angeles, or a parallel universe within it

The Time:

The Present

There will be one fifteen-minute intermission

Director...................................David McCandless

Scenic Designer .......................Sean O’Skea

Costume Designer ...................Kayla Bush

Lighting Designer ....................Andrew Trent

Sound Designer .......................Kevin Burnette

by David McCandless

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Invisible Threads CastAyla Kearns .....................................................................Mackenzie Bizon

Jack Kearns ................................................................... Russell Yamamoto

Emily Kearns ..................................................................Shadee Vossoughi

Cheryl Kearns ...................................................................Ginger Lockhart

The Paraclete ........................................................................ Mig Windows

Jerry McFarland ............................................................Jeffrey Allen Hayes

Barry ....................................................................................Danny Walker

Rob ..................................................................................... Gavin Douglas

Heather ................................................................................ Olena Hodges

Rob Understudy ............................................................Neal Schoonmaker

Female Understudy .............................................................Erin O’Connor

Special thanks to:

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Stage Manager .........................................................................Katy Adcox

First Assistant Stage Manager ............................................Emily Robinson

Second Assistant Stage Manager ...............................................Julia Ching

Production Assistant ..............................................................Steven Beatty

Assistant Director ...........................................................Cesar Perez-Rosas

Technical Director .................................................................. Ezra Severin

Assistant Technical Directors ........... Shay Munson-McGee, Rachel Stewart

Dialect Coach ...................................................................Richard Howard

Choreographer ..................................................................Emily Robinson

Assistant Set Designer .......................................................... James Leyson

Assistant Costume Designer .................................................. Callie Segotta

Assistant Lighting Designer ................................................. Kody Johnson

Assistant Sound Designer .................................................... Jonathan Pratt

Drafter ............................................................................... Rachel Stewart

Master Carpenter ............................................................... Alex Groveman

Assistant Master Carpenter .......................................... Cassandra del Nero

Carpentry Crew .....Truett Felt, Seth Gorrin, Devin Van Hine, Samuel L. Wick

Sound Engineer ....................................Katrina Christiansen, Neil Peterson

Sound Run ...........................................................................Autumn Buck

Prop Master .................................................................... Kimberlee Mann

Paint Charge..................................................................... Steven Skaletsky

Wardrobe Crew Supervisor ............................................... Kate McFarland

Assistant Wardrobe Crew Supervisor ................................. Crystal Rundall

Wardrobe Crew ..................................... Evan Carbone, Victoria Lancaster,

..............................................................................Natalia Regalia-Affinito

Makeup Crew .................... Sarah Farrell, Elise Hampton, Emily Sarantakis

Master Electrician.......................................................... Mitchell Weisbrod

Lead Electrician .................................................................Sarah Schwartz

Light Hang Crew ......Matthew Bidart, Rebecca Curtis, Samantha Edgerton,

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Run Crew .................Reece Bredl, Anne Givans, Leslie Muir, Barry Saxton,

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Director’s NotesInvisible Threads explores the joys and limits of theater, the instability

of truth and identity, the complexity of healing, and the mystery of faith.

At least I think it does. I’d be comfortable writing those lines about

somebody else’s play. Describing my own work that way seems a tad, I don’t

know, vainglorious. But looking at the play as objectively as I can, it seems to

me to examine the overlap between the theatrical, the imaginative, and the

spiritual, and the ways in which they all inevitably clash with “reality.”

It asks some big questions—which it doesn’t presume to answer—and is,

I think, as much about relationships and the elusiveness of love as it is about

ultimate mysteries.

The urge to write the play began in graduate school at Stanford, when

I ran across a shaggy, nearly incomprehensible Russian played called

The Main Thing, by Nikolai Evreinov. Although the play struck me

as labored and convoluted (no doubt something had been lost in the

translation), its basic premise was tantalizing, to say the least: a mysterious

figure recruits a bunch of down-at-heel actors to play roles designed to save

people from real-life crises. Indeed, the premise was so superior to the play

that I felt rather strongly that someone ought to write an entirely new play

based on it. And for reasons I’ve never been able to explain, I decided I was

that person. I felt I must, in some as yet-unspecified way, put my own unique

spin on this irresistible story of actors employing their thespian talents to

rescue the afflicted.

Well, a number years passed before I got around to writing it, but the

experiences I had in the interim allowed a very specific story to take shape.

I’d like to thank my chair and colleague, Deborah Rosenberg, for

making this production possible. She asked to read Invisible Threads virtually

the minute I was hired, proceeded actually to do so, (trust me, not everyone

who asks to read your play actually does), professed to like it a great deal

and wasted little time in getting it produced here. And of course I must

thank the amazing students who comprise the cast and crew of Invisible Threads. We had an unusually challenging time putting this show on,

battling through illnesses, injuries, and other unexpected ordeals. At times,

it seemed that life was imitating art—rather too much! I am deeply

grateful to everyone involved in the production for their perseverance,

resourcefulness, and faith in the play.

– David McCandless

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About the PlaywrightDavid McCandless has been the professor of Shakespeare Studies and

dramatic literature at Southern Oregon University since 2010. His interest

in theatre began in the Southern Oregon area. Spending his childhood in

Eugene and Medford, McCandless frequented the Oregon Shakespeare

Festival growing up. He saw the 1975 performance of The Winter’s Tale with Jim Edmondson playing Leontes. The production and Edmondson’s

performance were “unforgettable,” and spurred McCandless into pursuing

theatre as a career.

While directing has been McCandless’ focus through the years,

he has spent a great deal of time working with texts. Similar to Libby

Appel’s approach to Chekhov’s work, McCandless has worked with literal

translations of classic texts, creating his own adaptations to work with in a

directorial capacity. These adaptations were the gateway to creating original

texts. In his studies, McCandless came across a badly translated Russian

play with a nearly incoherent plot but with an intriguing premise: a bunch of

actors being asked to use their skills to help troubled people. This idea stayed

with McCandless long after graduate school until, following a series of short

original works, he decided to take the idea to paper.

McCandless has long been fascinated with the idea of healing when it

comes to his work. With Invisible Threads, the focus comes to a profession

in theatre as non-rational, with the fleeting nature of theatrical production

taking focus as a group of actors is hired to “change the lives” of a troubled

family.

McCandless’ return to Southern Oregon is a homecoming. His brother

Stephen is the executive director of the Collier Center for Performing Arts

in Medford, for which McCandless has written the playbill every year.

McCandless has also created and written three shows for the Teen Musical

Theatre of Oregon (TMTO), that the Collier Center has produced: Broadway II, A Musical Christmas, and Howlin’ Halloween. On top of creative works,

McCandless has published a number of articles about Shakespeare as well

as a book, Gender and Performance in Shakespeare’s Problem Comedies. After

writing Invisible Threads, McCandless has expressed an interest in returning

to writing new works.

– Marc Oliver, Playbill Dramaturg

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Production Manager .............................................................. Chris Sackett

Associate Production Manager ................................................ Sean O’Skea

Assistant Production Manager .....................................Mary Meagan Smith

Technical Director................................................................... Ezra Severin

Scene Shop Supervisor ..................................................Jane Hickinbotham

Costume Design Advisor .............................................. Deborah Rosenberg

Costume Shop Supervisor .....................................................Laurie Kurutz

Costume Shop Assistant .............................................Amy Rodgers Harper

Stitchers ....................... Geoffrey Brabham, Rikki Condos, Hannah Crown, ...............................................Rebecca Lenihan, Lucas Donart, Karen Fox, ....................................... Halli Gibson, Valerie Huntington, Bryant Lasken, ......................................Madeline Numbers, Melody Putnam, Payne Smith

Costume Crafts Crew ..........Polly Gausewitz, Alicia Kraft, Frances Rodgers

Costume Stock Crew .................................. Isabel Bromley, Connor Bryant, .......................Brianca Knight, Ford Murawski-Brown, Kristina Verbruggen

Props Crew ........................... Austin Comfort, Sean Fisk, Chelsea Garmon, ...............................................Ethan Niven, Zlato Rizziolli, Emily Serdahl, ......................................................... Henry Steelhammer, Robin Waisanen

Paint Crew .............. Elizabeth Bellows, Shannon Benn, Dominique Francis, ...................................... Daniel Gribanovskiy, Rachel Kostrna, Kt Masters, ................................................ Sarah Mitchell, Lakia Solomon, Jeremy Vik

Shop Steward ................................................................. Benjamin Sembler

Light Shop Manager ..............................................................Steven Coney

Sound Maintenance ........................................Steven Sagert, Cullen Wright

House Managers .............................................. Colleen Slavin, Mary Smith

Ushers ......................................Sierra Faulkner, Blair Frasier, Joelle Hagen, ............................Nash Hascall, Reid Honeywell, Athrylis Sather Hodgetts, ........................................ Iliana Solis, Hannah Swenson, Brian Van Winkle

Assistant Box Office Manager ...................................... Brandon McCowan

Box Office Assistants .................Jeremy Conway, Eric Dion, Chase Hanley, .................................. Eliza James, Cassie Pinard, Shanti Ryle, Mary Smith

Concessions .................................................. Eliza James, Katie Kammerer

Publicity Assistants ...........................................Eric Dion, Dylan Marchek, .......................................................................Mary Smith, Lakia Solomon

Gala Crew .................Ellen Hufft, Anders Templeton, Rebekah Woodhouse

Lobby Display ............................................. Alyssa Rhoney, Colleen Slavin

Playbill Dramaturg ...................................................................Marc Oliver

Production Crew - Both Shows

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Photo Documentation ............................... Nicholas Altishin, Nicole Torres

Video Documentation ...................................................... Kourtney Mahan

Archivist ...........................................................................Katherine Pruyn

Directing Projects Production Stage Manager ........................Sam Callahan

Acting Department Assistant ................................................. Avery Proctor

Key Wrangler ...................................................................Katie Kammerer

Music Recital Hall Lights ................................................... Berkeley Moore

Dropbox Crew .............. Ryan Costello, Shay Munson-Mcgee, Daniel Wafer

Grad School Research Project .............................................. Hanna Wisner

Special Paint Project ...............................................................Kelly Harper

Text Assistant ........................................................................ Alissa Weber

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Webisode Editor .....................................................................Corey Porter

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David earned his BFA in Theatre from Southern Oregon University and an MFA in acting from the University of Minnesota. He was recently named Artistic Director of the Utah Shakespeare Festival after sixteen seasons as an actor and director there. He’s appeared in twenty-seven productions over nine seasons and directed The Merry Wives of Windsor for the Denver Center Theatre Company. He is directing The Taming of the Shrew for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 season.

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Adapted by Jo Roetfrom the Edmond Rostand playwith additional material by Hilary Tate

The Setting:

Paris; outside the city of Arras

The Time:

1640 and 1655

Length:

Ninety minutes with one fifteen-minute intermission

Director .............................James Edmondson

Scenic Designer ..................Amelia Burke-Holt

Costume Designer ..............Deborah Rosenberg

Lighting Designer ...............Kelsey Meyer

Sound Designer ..................Hank Korlin

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The Cyrano Project CastCyrano ...................................................................................... Scott Key

Roxanne ...........................................................................Anasazi Bhakti

Christian .............................................................................Michael Hays

De Guiche ...............................................................................Jimmy Dix

Lingiere ......................................................................Lucas Lee Caldwell

Raguneau ...................................................................... Nolan Kenmonth

Le Bret ................................................................................. Devin White

Duenna ..............................................................................Rachel Seeley

ASM/Monk/Cadet/Ensemble .............................................. Kevin Young

Women Ensemble ......................................Beth Boulay, Delaney Kentzell,

.............................................................Stephanie Neuerburg, Jillian Short

Understudies ...............................................Kameron Fort, Laurel Livezey

Special thanks to:

Kimmie Mann, Salon Isabella, Oregon Shakespeare Festival,

and Sean Muir, percussionist for the Gascony Cadets

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Stage Manager ...................................................................Mario Cambern

First Assistant Stage Manager .......................................... Spencer Bertelsen

Second Assistant Stage Manager .......................................Melanie Brenton

Production Assistant ......................................................... Matthew Levine

Assistant Director ..................................................................Carlos Lopez

Technical Director......................................................... Amelia Burke-Holt

Assistant Scenic Designer/Assistant Technical Director ....Ryan B. Callahan

Assistant Costume Designer .............................................Francesca Solano

Assistant Lighting Designer ................................................ Jeremy Conway

French Coach ........................................................................ Alissa Weber

Sound Engineer ........................................................................ Joel Ferrier

Sound Run ...........................................................................Rachel Moore

Master Carpenter ......................................................... Spencer Richardson

Assistant Master Carpenter ....................................... Patrick Ramirez-King

Carpentry Crew ....................................Christian Hirtzel, Benjamin Larson

Prop Master ................................................................ Madeleine Winward

Paint Charge ............................................................... Leona Schrader-Dee

Wardrobe Crew Supervisor ............................................... Annie Lineberry

Assistant Wardrobe Crew Supervisor ..................................Paige Snodgrass

Wardrobe Crew ............Mark E. Brown, Lauren Heroux, Brian Van Winkle

Makeup Crew Supervisor ........................................................Alyssa Birrer

Makeup Crew ................................ Chandler Parrott-Thomas, Sarah Young

Master Electrician ..............................................................Erica Nunnelley

Lead Electrician ....................................................................... Cory Jewell

Light Hang Crew ......... Sarah Brizek, Kieron Callahan, Giovani Castaneda,

.......................................................................Marley Horner, Eliza James,

.............................................Zachery Marshall, Jacob Phillips, Moira Todd

Run Crew ..........Eric Dion, Carrie Eve, Katherine Landon, Courtney Reece

The Cyrano Project Production Crew

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Director’s NotesEdmond Rostand wrote Cyrano de Bergerac in 1897. It was huge in

scale: five full acts with enormous sets, a cast of over seventy actors and

hundreds of costumes. It was immediately a great success in France and was

translated into English, Russian and German.

It became a world classic. It was adapted for film in several versions

and continues to be performed in major repertory theatres and received a

revival in New York City last fall.

It is a fictitious story of real people who lived in Paris from 1640 to

1655.

In the 1990s, a young Belgian named Jo Roet adapted the play for a

small theatre in Antwerp. It used three actors and was shortened to around

ninety mintues and relied on highly theatrical conventions to tell the story. It

is often performed by regional theatres for their young audiences.

Interestingly enough, Rostand had previously written a play in 1894

entitled Les Romanesques –The Romancers. It was this play that Schmidt and

Jones turned into The Fantasticks in the 1960s in New York. That play is still

being performed throughout the world.

Our production of The Cyrano Project has as much to do with theatrical

imagination as with the great story. It distills the action, the language, and

themes within a theatre setting.

We use only rehearsal furniture, sound cues both recorded and created

by the cast, and minimal costumes. The Belgian script gives permission to

those producing it to use more than three actors. So, in a theatre program

with hundreds of students, I chose to use thirteen actors which still keeps it

small and filled with imagination and heart.

The great thing about this program at SOU is the discipline and heart

of all the faculty, staff and students.

– Jim Edmondson

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About the PlayCyrano de Bergerac, the most delightful man under the sun! For more

than a hundred years, Cyrano has been a part of theatrical fiction, but did

you know Cyrano used to be a real person? In the early 1600s he served in

the French guards, while also writing comedies in his free time. He spent

most of his time in Paris, studying literature and becoming part of bitter

rivalries with other playwrights. His works inspired a generation of other

writers, including Moliere, Johnathan Swift, and Edgar Allen Poe. While the

lovely Roxanne and clueless Christian weren’t part of his actual life, many

parts of the play Cyrano are very true to the life of the man, including his

ridiculous nose.

While Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand was the first play about

Cyrano ever written, The Cyrano Project is an adaptation, where a playwright

takes an older text and changes it to fit a new kind of audience. The Cyrano Project takes some of the heavier, more dense storytelling from its earlier

version and makes it more dynamic and fun. Cyrano is a bold, energetic

man, and with this new adaptation, children and adults alike can enjoy his

timeless story together!

The Cyrano Project comes from the Laika Theatre Company, which

focuses on “theatre of the senses,” imaginative productions built for families,

filled with color and bold, broad acting styles. The plays produced by Laika

are all classical pieces that find new, creative ways to tell old stories. Jo Roets

serves as artistic director, playwright, and director for the company, which

operates on an international scale. His first production of The Cyrano Project, his own adaptation, featured three actors performing every role while acting

as the three principals: Cyrano, Roxanne, and Christian.

Southern Oregon University’s production expands the cast and spices

up the feeling and intent of Roets’ piece. The SOU theatre program is

excited to present this reworked telling of this classic and historical theatrical

tale.

– Marc Oliver, Playbill Dramaturg

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Guest Artist BioJames Edmondson (Director – The Cyrano Project) is an Associate Artist at the

Oregon Shakespeare Festival and has been an actor and director there for over 37

seasons. This is his seventh directorial production for SOU. He recently directed All My Sons at PCPA in Santa Maria, Calif and King Lear at the Great River Shakespeare

Festival in Winona, Mich., where he will return next summer to direct Henry V.

Katy Adcox (Stage Manager – Invisible Threads) is a senior at SOU, originally from

San Francisco, Calif. Previous SOU credits include Assistant Stage Manager for

A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Props Master for Lucky Stiff. Credits from other

theatres include Assistant Stage Manager for Assassins, Production Management

Intern for Shotgun Players, and Stage Management Intern at California Shakespeare

Theater.

*Anasazi Bhakti (Roxanne – The Cyrano Project) is a junior at SOU, originally from

Arcata, Calif. Previous SOU credits include Ensemble in Marisol and understudy

for Marcy and CB’s Sister in Dog Sees God. Credits from other theaters include Hope

Caldwell in Urinetown and Prince Hal in King Henry IV part one and two and King Henry V.

Mackenzie Bizon (Ayla Kearns – Invisible Threads) is a sophomore at SOU, originally

from Wilsonville, Ore. Previous SOU credits include Moth in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Credits from other theatres include Viola in Twelfth Night, Molly Ralston in

The Mousetrap, and Jeannine Pratt in Ordinary People.

Beth Boulay (Ensemble – The Cyrano Project) is a junior transfer at SOU from Foothill

College, originally from Campbell, Calif. Previous SOU credits include understudy

for the role Van’s Sister/Tricia in Dog Sees God. Credits from other theatres include

Jill in Equus, Perdita in Winter’s Tale and Lucy in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

*Amelia Burke-Holt (Scenic Designer/Technical Director – The Cyrano Project) is a

junior at SOU, originally from Corvallis, Ore. Previous SOU credits include Scenic

Designer for La Terrasse, Assistant Technical Director for Raccoon Earns His Stripes, and Master Carpenter for Dog Sees God. Credits from other theatres include Scenic

Designer/Technical Director for Stage Left Variety Show at Oregon Country Fair, and

Technical Director for Romeo and Juliet and Co-Technical Director for Noises Off, both

at Corvallis High School.

Kevin Burnette (Sound Designer – Invisible Threads) is a junior at SOU, originally

from Portland, Ore. Previous SOU credits Assistant director for Lucky Stiff, Sound

Engineer for Three Sisters and Caucasian Chalk Circle. Credits from other theatres

include Sound Designer for Dog Sees God, Alice in Wonderland and Dancing at

Student Actor and Artist Bios

*These students have undertaken this assignment as the culminating creative project to satisfy the thesis requirement for their Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree.

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Lughnasa, and Mr. Rich in Celebration.

Kayla Bush (Costume Designer – Invisible Threads) is a senior at SOU, originally from

Bend, Ore. Previous SOU credits include Assistant Costume Designer for Raccoon Earns His Stripes, and Draper for Lucky Stiff and Caucasian Chalk Circle.

Lucas Lee Caldwell (Lingiere – The Cyrano Project) is a junior at SOU, originally

from Eugene, Ore. Credits from other theatres include George Read in 1776 and

Elton in The Scarlet Pimpernell.

*Mario Cambern (Stage Manager – The Cyrano Project) is a senior at SOU, originally

from Corvallis, Ore. Previous SOU credits include Stage Manager for La Terrasse, Assistant Stage Manager for King Lear, Production Stage Manager for the 2011

Student Directing Projects, and Props Master for Marisol and The Shape of Things.

Jimmy Dix (De Guiche –The Cyrano Project) is a junior at SOU, originally from

Seattle, Wash. Previous SOU credits include Ensemble in Marisol, East/Dave in the

directing project performance of Almost Maine and Detective Tupolski in the directing

project performance of The Pillowman. Credits from other theatres include Lloyd

Dallas in Noises Off, Harry MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie and Nathan in Mr. Brightside and the Bonfire Nights.

Gavin W. Douglas (Rob – Invisible Threads) is a senior transfer at SOU from Central

Oregon Community College, originally from Bend, Ore. Previous SOU credits

include Etienne in La Terrasse, Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Matt in

Dog Sees God, and Donald in You Can’t Take It With You. Credits from other theatres

include Horatio in Hamlet, Rulon Stacey/Doc O’Connor in The Laramie Project, and

Benedict in Hotel Paradiso.

Kameron Fort (Understudy – The Cyrano Project) is a senior transfer at SOU with

his Associate’s in Liberal Arts from Kauai Community College, originally from

Lihue, Hawaii. Previous SOU credits include Storyteller in Raccoon Earns His Stripes, Orpheus in Eurydice, and Karim in the directing project performance of Beauty of the Father. Credits from other theatres include Mark in Rent, Scarecrow in The Wiz, and

Ephraim in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers.

Jeffrey Allen Hayes (Jerry McFarland – Invisible Threads) is a senior at SOU,

originally from Redmond, Wash. Previous SOU credits include Sound Designer for

Three Sisters and Assistant Sound Designer for Caucasian Chalk Circle. Credits from

other theatres include Host and DJ for Romeo and Juliet are Dead with Radio KSOC.

Michael Hays (Christian – The Cyrano Project) is a junior at SOU, originally from

Portland, Ore. Previous SOU credits include Mr. Loomus, Dancing Tailor, Boy in

Love, Club Dancer, and Old Texan in Lucky Stiff. Credits from other theatres include

Tobias in Sweeney Todd, Camille Chandabise in A Flea in her Ear, and Le Fou in

Beauty and the Beast, all at Grant High School.

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Student Actor and Artist Bios, cont.


Olena Hodges (Heather – Invisible Threads) is a senior transfer at SOU with a two-

year professional actor’s workshop certificate from Circle in the Square Theatre

School in New York. She is originally from Whidbey Island, Wash. Previous SOU

credits include Madeleine in La Terrasse. Credits from other theatres include Juliet in

Romeo and Juliet, Rosalind in As You Like It, and Mother in After the Fall.

Nolan Kenmonth (Raguneau – The Cyrano Project) is a senior transfer at SOU with

his AA in Fine Arts from Napa Valley Community College, originally from Napa,

Calif. Previous SOU credits include Ensemble in Lucky Stiff, Fly Rail for Three Sisters and Fly Rail for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Credits from other theatres include

Horton in Seussical the Musical, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, and The Genie in Aladdin.

Delaney Kentzel (Ensemble – The Cyrano Project) is a junior at SOU, originally from

the Bay Area, Calif. Previous SOU credits include Storyteller in Raccoon Earns His Stripes, Glory/Hope in Almost Maine and Henrietta in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Credits from other theatres include Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Elizabeth

Proctor in The Crucible and Fraulein Kost in Cabaret.

Scott Key (Cyrano – The Cyrano Project) is a senior transfer at SOU from The

American Musical and Dramatic Academy, originally from Cedar City, Utah.

Previous SOU credits include Chebutykin in Three Sisters, General in La Terrasse, and showcase performances as Restin in the The Language Archive and Nathaniel

in The Constant State of Joy. Credits from other theatres include Trinculo in The Tempest, Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing at and CB in Dog Sees God at 5th Floor

Production in New York, NY.

Hank Korlin (Sound Designer – The Cyrano Project) is a junior at SOU, originally

from Santa Rosa, Calif. Previous SOU credits include Sound Engineer for Marisol, Master Electrician for La Terrasse and Assistant Sound Designer for a Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Ginger Lockhart (Female Understudy – Invisible Threads) is a senior transfer at SOU

from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, originally from Berkeley, Calif. Previous

SOU credits include Mustardseed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Ginette in the

student directing project performance of Almost, Maine. Credits from other theatres

include Lady Anne in Richard III at Greenwood Players, Princess Posse in Ubu for President at Shotgun Players, and The Serpent and Others in The Serpent at Lenaea

Theatre Festival.

Carlos Lopez (Assistant Director – The Cyrano Project) is a senior at SOU, originally

from Newberg, Ore. Previous SOU credits include Assistant Director for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Leslie Bainbridge in Taking Steps. Credits from other

theatres include Il Barone in Il Ventaglio at Piccolo Teatro (Catania, Italy) and

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Samson/Gregory/Ensemble in Romeo & Juliet as an OSF Acting Intern.

Devin Macneal White (Le Bret –The Cyrano Project) is a freshman at SOU, originally

from Lake Oswego, Ore. Previous SOU credits include Jackie Fortune in the

directing project performance of Brooklyn Social. Credits from other theatres include

Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Leon Tolchinsky in Fools and Augustus Gloop

in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Kelsey Meyer (Lighting Designer – The Cyrano Project) is a senior at SOU, originally

from Colton, Wash. Previous SOU credits include Assistant Lighting Designer for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Master Electrician for Lucky Stiff and Shape of Things. Credits from other theaters include Lighting Designer for Surealia, and Lighting

Designer and Electrician for Nutcracker.

Stephanie Neuerburg (Ensemble – The Cyrano Project) is a junior at SOU, originally

from Tracy, Calif. Previous SOU credits include Natasha in Three Sisters and Laura

in the showcase performance of You Can’t Trust the Male. Credits from other theatres

include Rugby in Merry Wives of Windsor, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, and Kate in

Dancing at Lughnasa.

Cesar Perez Rosas (Assistant Director– Invisible Threads) is a junior at SOU,

originally from Sacramento, Calif. Previous SOU credits include Samphey in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Scott in the directing project performance of Losing Father’s Body and Ensemble in the directing project performance of Late: A Cowboy Song.

Credits from other theatres include Santiago in Jack Pudding and Doody in Grease.

Neal Schoonmaker (Rob Understudy – Invisible Threads) is a junior transfer at SOU

from College of the Redwoods, originally from McKinleyville, Calif. Previous SOU

credits include Carpenter for La Terrasse and Paint Crew for Dog Sees God. Credits

from other theatres include Charlie in Charlie’s Aunt and Paris in Romeo and Juliet, both at North Coast Reparatory Theatre, and Officer O’Hara in Arsenic and Old Lace at Ferndale Reparatory Theatre.

Rachel Seeley (Duenna – The Cyrano Project) is a senior at SOU, originally from

Vancouver, Wash. Previous SOU credits include Irina in Three Sisters, Essie in You Can’t Take it With You, and Edith in Blithe Spirit. Credits from other theatres include

Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at

Oregon Cabaret Theatre and Courtier/Ensemble in Robin Hood at the Oregon

Shakespeare Festival.

Jillian Short (Ensemble – The Cyrano Project) is a junior at SOU, originally from

Shingletown, Calif. Previous SOU credits include Ensemble in Raccoon Earns His Stripes, Stage Manager for Pillowman and Assistant Stage Manager for Marisol and

Lucky Stiff.

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Student Actor and Artist Bios, cont.


*Andrew Trent (Lighting Designer – Invisible Threads) is a senior transfer at SOU

from Edmonds Community College in Edmonds, Wash., originally from Mill Creek,

Wash. Previous SOU credits include Assistant Sound Designer for Marisol, Assistant

Lighting Designer for Raccoon Earns His Stripes, and Master Electrician for Caucasian Chalk Circle. Credits from other theatres include Lighting Designer at Le Cirque

Centre, Ashland Contemporary Theatre, and Camelot Theatre.

Shadee Vossoughi (Emily Kearns – Invisible Threads) is a senior at SOU, originally

from Portland, Ore. Previous SOU credits include Grusha in Caucasian Chalk Circle, Evelyn in the Shape of Things, and Ensemble in King Lear. Credits from other theaters

include Ensemble in Romeo and Juliet, Bianca Understudy in Taming of the Shrew and

Ensemble in The Tenth Muse at OSF.

Danny Walker (Barry – Invisible Threads) is a junior at SOU, originally from Portland,

Ore. Previous SOU credits include Lenny in Marisol, Harry Witherspoon in Lucky Stiff, Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Lendall/Man in the student

directing project performance of Almost, Maine. Credits from other theatres include

Pirelli in Sweeney Todd, Romain Tournel in A Flea in Her Ear, and Dickon in The Secret Garden.

Mig Windows (The Paraclete – Invisible Threads) is a senior transfer at SOU from

College of the Siskiyous in Weed, Calif., originally from Ashland, Ore. Previous SOU

credits include The General’s Wife in La Terrasse, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Female Ensemble in Caucasian Chalk Circle. Credits from other theatres

include Catherine in The Foreigner and Sis in Leaving Iowa, both at College of the

Siskiyous, and Shauna in the film Redwood Highway directed by Gary Lundgren.

Grace Wolcott (Cheryl Kearns – Invisible Threads) is a junior at SOU, originally from

Tehachapi, Calif. Previous SOU credits include June in Marisol and Echo in the

student directing project performance of Eleemosynary. Credits from other theaters

include Emily in Our Town, Don Pedro in Much Ado about Nothing and Roxanne in

Cyrano Du Bergerac.

Russell Yamamoto (Jack Kearns – Invisible Threads) is a senior transfer at SOU from

Bellevue College, originally from Redmond, Wash. Previous SOU credits include

Man with Scar Tissue in Marisol, Grand Prince in Caucasian Chalk Circle and Charles

Granillo in the student directing project performance of Rope.

Kevin Paul Young (ASM/Monk/Cadet/Ensemble – The Cyrano Project) is a senior at

SOU, originally from Redmond, Ore. Previous SOU credits include Man with Golf

Club in Marisol, Paper Boy in A Streetcar Named Desire, and Lighting Designer for La Terrasse and You Can’t Take it With You.

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Thank You!

AnonymousLou Ann and Carm AubleSusan BallAnne Decker Anitah DraimonRichard L Hay Trust Laurie KurutzMiriam Mendoza Moody

and Rick MoodyCorby PalaciosHeriberto and Frances Petschek

Director AnonymousBrenda H. BarcaJudie Bartell Candice and Russ ChapmanAnne F. Decker Richard L. Hay Charles and Betty Howe John W. Mitchell Trust Robert Miller and Doris Segner Oregon Shakespeare Festival Heriberto and Frances Petschek Sandi and Jim Risser Joan T. Spear Robert and Janice Staver

PatronS.C. and Rhoda Abrahams Dona AffolterJan AlexanderJohn I. AlexanderJohn and Carrey Alden

Building Fund Donors

Theatre Department Donors


Patron, cont.Alissa ArpLou Ann AubleJames L. AuchinclossFran AversaSusan C. Ball Paula BarrettEd and Maureen BattistellaKenneth and Mary Ann BergmanKarin BrocksbankGloria BuffingtonDr. and Mrs. John BurnsEileen ChiecoKen and Lyn ClarkeJan CraigieRon and Carol CochranJean CongerChristi Courian and Larry Osborne John CowlesElizabeth CrossClark and Carol Custodio

Don and Phyllis ReynoldsChris Sackett and Brooke FriendlySandi and Jim RisserPamela Roessler Peter and Janet SchmitzTreasa SpragueRobert and Janice Staver Mr. and Mrs. Eugene ThomasKim and Scott Wakefield Wisnia Transcription Services

The faculty, staff and students of the Department of Performing Arts/

Theatre Arts program acknowledge the generosity of the following

individuals, who have made donations to the Theatre Arts Building Fund,

Scholarship and Operating funds since 2007.

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Theatre Department Donors, cont.Patron, cont. Al and Lydia DresnekGregg and Pamela Edwards Burt EikleberryJohn EngelhardtJudith FaulknerDarlene FenwickPeter Finkle and Kathryn CampbellVicki FoxKelly Gibson Margery GoodmanMichael and Helen HaldermanMarlene and John HenselmanWilliam HeringLauren HerouxDennis Hitch Mary E. HollandCarole and Alan HorobinEllen HufftEd and Sheila Hungerford IBM Corporation Matching Grants

Program Carol IngelsonDave and Ollie Johnson John and Kay Johnson Bob and Mary Ann JonesPiper JonesThomas and Patrice KaneEliza and Brad Kauder Saundra and Edward KicePhilip C. LangCynthia LawrenceAhna Lich and Leo Nemzek Irving LublinerDoris Mannion Eleanor Marzocco Barbara and Tom MathiesonJim McConvilleRichard and Jennifer MichauxSharon L. Nelson and Charles MeekEdith MontgomeryBlair and Carol Moody Dick and Marty Moore Frank Moore

Patron, cont. Donald MorrisTed MularzRichard and Rochelle NewmanMary OjakianShirley D. PattonMack Purcell Michael and Diana QuirkMarie and Bill RadkeGail RichterBarbara and Harvey RothSusan Roudebush and Keith Massie Peggy RubinDr. Susan RustAlbert and Maxine ScottBill Sipfle and Kate Cleland-SipfleJenifer Skiles Arthur and Audrey SochorLloyd and Joanne SorensenDouglas and Diana SpenceRobert and Joyce StevensRandall StothersMarge and Roy Sutton Sue and Gene ThomasGayle TitusDonna TorcomDawn TrimbleMarshall and Miriam UmplebyUnited Way of the Columbia-

WillametteUnited Way of Greater DouglasUnited Way of Jackson CountyRuedi and Emilie Vest Barry and Shirley VitcovJulie WadeJanice and Ronald WaittCharles and Sarah WalkerLance and Pamela Sue Westland Jerry and Nancy Wisnia Wisnia Transcription ServicesJohn S. WituckiGene and Carol WolfAlex Zaremska Elisabeth Zinser

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