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Welcome to TUTS Underground Season 3!

What better way to kick off this season than with the

infamous tale of everyone’s favorite bank-robbing duo,

Bonnie & Clyde. At the height of the Great Depression,

reckless lovers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker went

from small town nobodies in West Texas to thrilling

criminals on the run. This musical gives the audience a

chance to learn their story in a way like never before!

Season 3 continues with Striking 12, the three person

holiday musical that ties together the story of an over-

worked New Yorker and Hans Christian Andersen’s Little

Match Girl, all to a tuneful pop/rock/jazz score. We’ll

follow with the world premiere of Sweet Potato Queens

The Musical next March. TUTS has had the privilege of

collaborating with this creative team throughout the

entire process, and we are thrilled to present the final

production to the world for the first time! We round out

the season with the cult classic Heathers The Musical,

based on the 1989 film that chronicles the ultimate high

school girl clique. This season offers something for

everyone – be sure to stop by the ticket window in the

lobby to get your tickets to all of these great shows!

Thank you to all of those who have generously supported

the TUTS Underground vision. It is because of the

continued support of show sponsors Berg & Androphy

and the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation

that we are able to continue delivering the unexpected

and change what you think about musical theatre.

It’s truly amazing what we have been able to accomplish

in such a short time. We are gaining momentum both

locally and nationally, allowing Houstonians to experience

eclectic musical theatre at an affordable price. TUTS

Underground has proven to be an incredible venture for

us, and we can’t wait to see where it takes us next.

Cheers to TUTS Underground Season 3 and the many

more to come!

John C. BreckenridgePresident and CEO

THEATRE UNDER THE STARSBOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2015/16

Amy G. Pierce, Chairperson

Randall D. Stilley, Chairperson-Elect

John C. Breckenridge, President and CEO

Louis A. Raspino, Vice Chairperson

Julie Baumgarten Pradel, Vice Chairperson

Bruce H. Vincent, Vice Chairperson

Stephen M. Trauber, Vice Chairperson

Daniel R. D'Armond, Secretary

Larry E. Whaley, Treasurer

Angela D. Gildea, Committee Chairperson

Daryl Grieger, Committee Co-Chairperson

Wiley J. George, Committee Co-Chairperson

Franklin D.R. Jones Jr., Committee Chairperson

Meredith Philipp-Tcholakian, Committee Chairperson

Bart McAndrews, Committee Chairperson

Stanley C. Horton, Member-At-Large

C. Gregory Harper, Immediate Past Chairperson

Thomas O. Moore III, General Counsel

Joel M. Androphy

Dennis Baldwin

Linda Bertman

Robert Jay Binstock

Stephanie D. Buchanan

Steven L. Burkett

Lester Byrd

Michael J. Casey, Jr.

David R. Clonts

Joan Cohen

Paige M. Cokinos

Sigmund L. Cornelius

Joffre J. Cross, II

Molly Crownover

Connie Dalton

Douglas A. Dawson

June Deadrick

Marcela Donadio

Ursula C. Edwards

Robert Jacob Egly

W. Don Ellis

Greg Engel

Elisabeht K. Evans

Henry Florsheim

William H. Floyd

Monica Fulton

Peter D. Gaw

Kerry Gerachis

Robert G. Gwin

Dallas Hall

Byron Hebert

Reginald D. Hedgebeth

Hon. Bonnie Crane Hellums

Shelly Smith Hendry

James W. Hickey

Kendall D. Hollrah

R. Maynard Holt, III

Samuel M. Jacobson

Edward L. Jaroski

Daniel E. Klaes

Curtis J. Klement

E. Sheldon Kramer

Jorge R. Leis

Beth Brock Looser

Penny Requa Loyd

Paige May

Patrice McKinney

Harry McMahan

Philip A. Morabito

Daryl Morey

Roxann S. Neumann

David P. Oelman

Chris Phillips

Louis A. Raspino

Alan Ratliff

James F. Reilly, Jr.

Sean Roark

Geoffrey D. Roberts, Jr.

Curt A. Ross

Stacy Russell

Brandon L. Sear

James A. Shaffer

Jeffrey W. Sheets

Michael Sonnier

Gerald M. Spedale

Jeffrey T. Stadler

Joshua James Stanka

Stephanie H. Swingle

Hugh E. Tanner

David F. Taylor

Trent D. Tellepsen

William Aaron Theilhorn

John Tobola

Lynda Transier

Paul-David Van Atta

Hector Villarreal

Arden L. Walker, Jr.

Margaret Alkek Williams

John F. Williamson

Dennis M. Wittry

Sofia Adrogué

Patrick Blossom

Jenée Jongebloed Bobbora

Carol B. Brace

Adrienne Brown-Franklin

Nancy Brownlee

John D. Burns

Matthew D. Cavenaugh

Anne Clutterbuck

Peter Brett Cullen

Dee Dee Dochen

Gary W. Edwards

Morris E. Foster

Neal Guidry

Robert L. Hargrave

G. Kent Kahle

Erin McCarthy

James G. McGrath

Paula Anita Mott

Anthony Petrello

Rebecca Schwinger

Amy Shaper

Gavin H. Smith

Nancy Stow

Toni Tate

Leticia F. Trauber

James L. Tribble

Charles L. Watson

Carrie Woliver

Reed Wood

Aimee Woodall

ADVISORY BOARD, 2015/16

PAST CHAIRmEN & PRESIDENTS

R. Gerald Bennett, James G. Bertman, Linda Bertman, Preston

Bolton, Kent Bowden, Steven L. Burkett, Keith E. Eastin, Sandy

Fitzgerald, Dennis L. Frost, Cameron Hightower, Dennis Irvine,

G. Kent Kahle, Ronald C. Lassiter, Gerald A. Maley, Cissy Segall,

Gerald L. Sewell, Stewart P. Smith, Janet Stavely, Shirley Stein,

David F. Taylor, Cheryl Thompson-Draper, Stephen M. Trauber,

Reed Wood, Lyndall Finley Wortham, Frank M. Young

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I am pleased to welcome you to this thrilling production of Bonnie & Clyde. With a book by Ivan Menchell, lyrics by Don Black, and music by Frank Wildhorn, this musical tells the story of the love and lost innocence of two of America’s most legendary Depression Era gangsters. The musical premiered in 2009 in La Jolla, CA, and opened on Broadway in December 2011. The show was nominated for three Outer Critics Circle Awards and five Drama Desk Awards, both including Best New Musical, as well as two nominations for the 2012 Tony Awards. I believe Bonnie & Clyde is one of Frank Wildhorn’s best musicals, and we are excited to present it to you through TUTS Underground.

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were Texan outlaws and robbers from the Dallas area who traveled the central United States with their gang during the Great Depression. Bonnie and Clyde met in Texas in January 1930 and were immediately smitten. When they met, Bonnie was 19 and married to an absent criminal, and Clyde was 21 and untied. Shortly after they met, he was sentenced to jail for burglary. Bonnie smuggled a gun to him in prison, and he was able to escape. Clyde was later recaptured and sent back to prison. Although Bonnie dreamed of becoming an actress and spent her time penning poetry, she loved Clyde and rejoined him when he was paroled in February 1932.

From 1932 to 1934, Bonnie and Clyde’s gang evolved from petty uncalculating, common criminals to nationally-known bank robbers, murderers, and public enemies. The gang was believed responsible for at least 13 murders, including several policemen, as well as several

robberies and kidnappings. At times, Bonnie and Clyde were joined by Clyde’s brother and sister-in-law Buck Barrow and Blanche Barrow, Raymond Hamilton, W. D. Jones, Joe Palmer, Ralph Fults, and Henry Methvin. Despite the glamorous, romanticized portrait painted of them by the media, Bonnie and Clyde and their gang lived a harsh life out of Clyde’s various stolen cars which he would drive from state to state to avoid being caught. The spree came to an end in 1934. Before dawn on May 23, 1934, a posse composed of six police officers from Louisiana and Texas, led by Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, concealed themselves in bushes along the highway near Sailes, Louisiana. Bonnie and Clyde appeared in an automobile and when they attempted to drive away, the officers opened fire, shooting a reported 130 rounds at the couple’s car. During the ambush, Bonnie was shot by 26 bullets, and Clyde was shot 17 times. Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were once victims of the harsh times and living conditions during the Great Depression which led them to make decisions which would change their lives forever and eventually claim them.

I am thrilled to be co-directing this piece with TUTS’ Associate Artistic Director, Marley Wisnoski, and we are joined by local choreographer, Dana Lewis, and local music director, Thom Culcasi. it has been a privilege to work with the talented designers, stage management, cast, band, and crew in bringing the legend of Bonnie and Clyde to life.

We hope that you will join us again at TUTS Underground for the remaining shows of the season which include Striking 12, Sweet Potato Queens, and Heathers. Enjoy the show!

Join the revolution!

“Some day they'll go down together;And they'll bury them side by side;To few it'll be grief—To the law a relief—But it's death for Bonnie and Clyde.”

From “The End of the Line” by Bonnie Elizabeth Parker, written two weeks before her death


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JOHN C. BRECKENRIDGEPresident/CEO

John C. Breckenridge joined Theatre

Under The Stars in 1990 to oversee TUTS’

rapidly-expanding operations. In 1994 he

assumed the role of Producer and then in

March 1999, he took over the additional

duties of Chief Operating Officer. In

September 2006, he became TUTS’

President and CEO. In his 23 years with

TUTS, Mr. Breckenridge has overseen

more than 175 productions, including the

world premieres of the Kopit/Yeston

Phantom, James Michener’s Sayonara,

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Jekyll & Hyde. He also served as General

Manager of the pre-Broadway tour of

Annie Warbucks and as co-producer of

the tours of Deaf West Theatre’s Big River and 9 to 5: The Musical. He served as

TUTS’ representative on the Design/

Development Committee for the Hobby

Center. Prior to joining TUTS, Mr.

Breckenridge spent ten years on the road

in various management and technical

roles on tours including The Magic of David Copperfield, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Jesus Christ Superstar and

Oklahoma! In all, his career has taken him

to 48 states and nine foreign countries.

Mr. Breckenridge has a degree in Lighting

Design and Technical Theatre from the

University of Michigan. He is a past

President of the National Alliance for

Musical Theatre and serves on the boards

of The Hobby Center and the Houston

Downtown Alliance. He serves on the

Executive Committees of the Independent

Presenters Network and the Broadway

League, where he is also a Tony voter. He

volunteers with the Airport Rangers, a

community-based mounted security

patrol that rides the perimeter of the

11,000 acre George Bush Intercontinental

Airport. He is a member of class XXVII of

The American Leadership Forum and has

been a proud member of the International

Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

since 1984. His family includes wife

Michelle and children, Andrew, Jessica

and Jet.

BRUCE lUMPKINArtistic Director

Bruce Lumpkin joined the staff at Theatre Under The Stars in July 2012 as Artistic Director to maintain artistic oversight of TUTS’ producing operations, to provide creative direction to TUTS’ Humphreys School of Musical Theatre, and to enhance TUTS’ voice in the arts community. In 2013, he launched TUTS’ newest venture, TUTS Underground—a series featuring ground-breaking, alternative, and affordable new musicals.

After earning his BFA from the University of Houston, Bruce got his start in theatre at TUTS as the resident director of the Humphreys School. He soon caught the attention of Tommy Tune, who recruited Bruce to work on several Broadways titles including Grand Hotel, My One and Only, Nine, Stepping Out, and The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas.

Bruce’s career has taken him to several respected theatres across the nation including the 5th Avenue Theatre, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Casa Manana, Dicapo Opera Company, Heritage Entertainment, the Lyric Theatre, Maine State Musical Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, the Pittsburgh CLO, and Walnut Street Theatre. He counts Summer ’69 and Honky Tonk Angel among his off-Broadway work, and he served as the artistic director to Broadway’s Mindfreak featuring illusionist Criss Angel. Additionally, Bruce co-directed Grand Hotel on London’s West End and served on the creative team for the national tours of Dr. Doolittle and Nine. He received the Barrymore Award for Best Director and Best Musical for his revisionist look at Cabaret. Other personal milestones for Bruce include his work in the world premieres of Dodsworth and Grossingers and the US premiere of La Vie En Bleu.

Bruce is thrilled to have returned to Houston, the city where he grew up, and to work at TUTS, the theatre where his career began.

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performance partners

Performances of Bonnie & clyde are made possible through the

generous support of the following sponsors:

Berg & Androphy, a

Houston-based law

firm with a national trial

practice in both civil and criminal law,

congratulates TUTS on the new Underground

series: edgy, captivating, rockin’ and

occasionally a bit risqué. TUTS Underground

– delivering new musicals to a new

generation.

David H. Berg, Partner, Berg & Androphy

Berg & androphy

Joel M. Androphy, Partner, Berg & Androphy

The Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation is dedicated

to honoring the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Herzstein by supporting

projects that enhance our community and benefit individuals in

need. Theatre Under The Stars appreciates the Foundation’s

support for our educational programs, such as the Tommy Tune

Awards and Musicals for Young Audiences. We salute the Herzstein

Charitable Foundation for its long time commitment to our

community outreach programs and its production sponsorship of

TUTS Underground’s second season.

the albert and ethel Herzstein charitable foundation

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John C. Breckenridge, President/CEO Bruce Lumpkin, Artistic Director

TUTS Takes Wings With

Presents

Bonnie & Clyde Book by Lyrics by Music by

Ivan Menchell Don Black Frank Wildhorn

With

Colton Berry Marco Camacho Kevin Cooney Curt Denham Ella DuCharme Scott Fonseka Adam Gibbs Casey Gilbert Dylan Godwin Robert Hager

Nick Henderson Susan Koozin Courtney Markowitz Miles Marmolejo Savannah May Kathryn Porterfield Susan Shofner Drew Starlin Robin Van Zandt Brooke Wilson

Scenery Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design

Ryan McGettigan Colleen Grady Christina R. Giannelli Andrew Harper

Music Director/Conductor Hair & Wig Design Production Stage Manager New York Casting

Thom Culcasi Jeff Knaggs Debs Ramser Binder Casting Jason Styres, CSA

Choreographed by

Dana Lewis

Directed by

Bruce Lumpkin & Marley Wisnoski

Bonnie & Clyde is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

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

www.MTIShows.com

Original Broadway Production Produced byKathleen Raitt Jerry Frankel Jeffrey Richards

Barry Satchwell Smith Michael A. Jenkins

Howard Caplan Bernie Abrams/Michael Speyer Howard KaganBarry & Carol Kaye Terry Schnuck Nederlander Presentatoins

Corey Brunish/Brisa Trinchero Alden Badway Podell/The Broadway ConsortiumPatty Baker Bazinet & Company Uniteus Entertainment Ken Mahoney

Jeremy Scott Blaustein

in association with

Stage Ventures 2011 Limited Partnership Darren Bagert Robert G. Bartner/Ambassador Theatre GroupBGM Broadway Across America Michael D. Coit Mary Cossette Ronald Frankel Lloyd Fruge

Bruce Robert Harris/Jack W. Batman Cynthia Stroum DSM/Gabriel Kamel Irving Welzer

World Premiere of Bonnie & Clyde produced by La Jolla PlayhouseChristopher Ashley, Artistic Director & Michael S. Rosenberg, Managing Director

Subsequently presented at Asolo Repertory Theatre, Sarasota, FLMichael Donald Edward, Producing Artistic Director & Linda DiGabriele, Managing Director

Theatre Under The Stars was founded in 1968 by Frank M. Young


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cast of characters

Production Stage Manager: debS raMSer*

assistant Stage Manager: jennifer kelley*

fight Captain: niCk henderSon*

dance Captain: dylan godwin*

* Members of actors’ equity association, the Union of Professional actors and Stage Managers in the United

States and Canada.

The photographing or sound recording of any performance, or the possession of any such device inside the theatre without the written permission of the management, is prohibited.

bonnie Parker.............................................................................kaThryn PorTerfield*

Clyde barrow................................................................................................roberT hager*

young bonnie...........................................................................................ella dUCharMe

emma Parker.................................................................................................SUSan koozin*

Minister...................................................................................................................adaM gibbS*

young Clyde................................................................................................SCoTT fonSeka

Cumie barrow............................................................................................SUSan Shofner*

henry barrow.................................................................................................CUrT denhaM*

buck barrow...................................................................................................drew STarlin*

first judge..................................................................................................kevin Cooney*

Ted hinton............................................................................................................adaM gibbS*

blanche barrow..........................................................................CoUrTney MarkowiTz*

eleanore......................................................................................................brooke wilSon*

Trish..................................................................................................................CaSey gilberT

Stella...........................................................................................................robin van zandT

Sheriff Schmid................................................................................................CUrT denhaM*

bud..............................................................................................................niCk henderSon*

Preacher...........................................................................................................kevin Cooney*

Second judge................................................................................................kevin Cooney*

first Penitentiary guard......................................................................MarCo CaMaCho

Shopkeeper................................................................................................MarCo CaMaCho

deputy johnson......................................................................................MarCo CaMaCho

bank Teller.......................................................................................................ColTon berry

governor ferguson................................................................................brooke wilSon*

Captain frank hamer................................................................................dylan godwin*

detective alcorn....................................................................................niCk henderSon*

ensemble.......................................................MileS MarMolejo, Savannah May

(In order of appearance)

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musical numbers

orchestra

Woodwinds: Graham robin, paul harris

Guitars: FranK DebreTTi, paul chesTer

Fiddle: Doreen hanrahan

Keyboard: sarah spencer

Drums: joe beam

act one

Picture Show................................................Young bonnie, Young clyde, bonnie, clyde

This World Will Remember Me...................................................................clyde, bonnie

You’re Goin’ Back To Jail....................................................blanche, buck, salon Women

How ‘Bout A Dance........................................................................................................bonnie

When I Drive............................................................................................................clyde, buck

God’s Arms Are Always Open..................................................preacher, congregation

You Can Do Better Than Him...................................................................................Ted, clyde

You Love Who You Love...........................................................................bonnie, blanche

Raise A Little Hell.................................................................................................................clyde

This World Will Remember Us.......................................................................clyde, bonnie

act two

Made In America.....................................................................................preacher, ensemble

Too Late To Turn Back Now............................................................................clyde, bonnie

That’s What You Call A Dream....................................................................................blanche

What Was Good Enough For You..............................................................clyde, bonnie

Bonnie...................................................................................................................clyde

Raise A Little Hell (Reprise)......................................................................clyde, buck, Ted

Dyin’ Ain’t So Bad.........................................................................................................bonnie

God’s Arms Are Always Open (Reprise)..........................................blanche, preacher

Picture Show (Reprise)...........................................................Young bonnie, Young clyde

Dyin’ Ain’t So Bad (Reprise)............................................................................bonnie, clyde

THE RIVER PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS CENTER

Theatre Under The Stars invites you to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The River Performing and Visual Arts Center by making a donation today! October is Disabilities Awareness Month and the kickoff to the year-long anniversary celebration. Your generous gift allows TUTS and The River to continue providing accessible arts education programs to individuals with disabilities in Houston.

Visit TUTS.com/support to make a gift today!

Just like Houston area students, TUTS' teaching artists are back in classrooms all over the city!

TUTS Education and Community Engagement programs provide year-around instruction to Houston girls and boys from day care all the way to graduation, giving children of all abilities the opportunity to learn through musical theatre. Imaginations are sparked, performance in school improves, and futures look brighter.

Most of these programs are offered to the schools and students free of charge. TUTS is grateful for the individuals, corporations and foundations that make this possible. Your gift to TUTS’ Education will impact the lives of 75,000 children and adults throughout the Houston community.

We rely on your support! Please help us this year by making a donation at TUTS.Com/donATenow

TUTS and the children thank you!

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CURT DENHAM (Henry Barrow/Sheriff Schmid) is thrilled to join TUTS Underground for this exciting season. Recent appearances include the title role in The Wizard of Oz at Casa Manana and The Husband in

Sondheim’s Putting It Together at Cabrillo Stage. Other Casa appearances include Big River and The Sound of Music. Other Regional: Maltz Jupiter, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Theatre By The Sea, TheatreWorks and Sierra Repertory.

ELLA DuCHARME (Young Bonnie) a Kinkaid 7th grader and HSMT student, is thrilled for her TUTS Underground debut! Credits: Big The Musical, Hair-spray-TUTS; Annie, Once On This Island, Seussical, Shrek, Godspell, A My Name is Alice.

Thanks to family, Pam and TUTS for believing in my dreams to be in a picture show! Joshua 1:9

SCOTT FONSEKA (Young Clyde) is a student at the Humphreys School (Little Mermaid Jr. and Big The Musical). He has previously appeared with TUTS Underground in LMNOP as Timmy Towgate. Credits with TUTS include The Music Man (Ensemble) and Camelot

(Sir Tom). Scott is thrilled to be a part of this show.

ADAM GIBBS (Ted Hinton/Minister) is thrilled to have played Gabe in First Date with TUTS Underground. Recent credits: HGO’s Sweeney Todd, title roles in Theater LaB’s My Name is Asher Lev and Classical Theatre Company’s Dr. Faustus, Alley

Theatre: Ether Dome, Our Town, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Christmas Carol, Stages Reper-tory: Life Could Be A Dream, Yankee Tavern, and Amy’s View, Unity Theatre: Forever Plaid, Miller Outdoor: Thoroughly Modern Millie. He is a proud member of AEA.

ROBERT HAGER (Clyde Barrow) is thrilled to be in Houston with TUTS Under-ground. Broadway: Doctor Zhivago as Yanko, Spring Awak-ening (OBC), How To Succeed…, Bye Bye Birdie. Tour: Spring Awakening as Hanschen. Arden

Theatre Company: Next To Normal as Gabe, Parade as Frankie Epps. Robert has performed at various venues in NYC including The Bitter End and Joe’s Pub. Thanks to Cynthia at Gotham Talent and AEA. Love to my family, friends and Chris. Twitter/Instagram @robihager.

SUSAN KOOZIN (Emma Parker) is happy to be back at TUTS. Seen previously in Hands on a Hard Body, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Hairspray, and The Sound of Music. Stages: Pete ‘n’ Keely, Sexy Laundry, The Great American Trailer Park Musicals, Always

Patsy Cline, Steel Magnolias, The Blonde, the Brunette, and the Vengeful Redhead, Grey Gardens, Black Pearl Sings, Nickel and Dimed, Bright Ideas, Dirty Blonde, Company. Classical Theatre Company: Ubu Roi. Unity Theatre: Shooting Star.

COURTNEY MARKOWITZ (Blanche Barrow) is thrilled to return to the TUTS Underground stage. Previously at TUTS: Lizzie, The Musical (Alice), Sweet Potato Queens staged reading (Too Much Tammy). Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde (Emma u/s). National Tours: Spring

Awakening (Ilse), Jekyll & Hyde (Emma u/s). Other regional: Legally Blonde (Vivienne), All Shook Up (Sandra), The Producers (Ulla), The Drowsy Chap-erone (Janet). Thanks to Bruce, Marley and Thom! For Quinn - my own partner in crime. Let’s go.

KATHRYN PORTERFIELD (Bonnie Parker) is thrilled to be back at TUTS Underground! Recent credits include: First Date (Woman #2), The Music Man (Ensemble), James and the Giant Peach (Lady Bug) and Sweet Potato Queens Reading (Flower

Tammy) with TUTS! Other credits include; Panto: Rapunzel (Rapunzel) and Xanadu (Euterpe) at Stages Rep, Into the Woods (Lucinda) at Main Street Theater, Parade (Lucille), The Secret Garden (Martha) and Les Miserables (Fantine) at Casa Mañana. Thank you to family, friends and Nathan.

SUSAN SHOFNER (Cumie Barrow) TUTS: Mrs. Squires in The Music Man, Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music, Corene in Urban Cowboy, Ma Bailey in A Wonderful Life, Wardrobe in Beauty and the Beast, Evangeline

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Harcourt in Anything Goes. National Tours: Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, On the Twentieth Century. Regional: Light in the Piazza, Urinetown, Road Show, Pal Joey, Into the Woods, The Rink, A Civil War Christmas, Follies, Company, A Little Night Music, Nunsense, Convenience, Evita. Proud member Actors’ Equity Association.

DREW STARLIN (Buck Barrow) is ecstatic to be back in the Underground! Recently seen in The Full Monty (Jerry) in Kansas City and in the World Premiere Staged Reading of Sweet Potato Queens (Rooster). Stage credits: Footloose (Chuck Cran-

ston) Broadway Cast, Snakebit (Gary) Off-Broadway Cast, Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Elvis), among many others. Television: Law & Order, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, NUMB3RS, and Monk. Much love to Gavián & Gabriella and the gorgeous, Michelle.

BROOKE WILSON (Eleanore/Governor Ferguson) A few favorite TUTS credits: Smokey Joe’s Café (Patty), First Date (Woman #1), Waiting for Johnny Depp (Rita), Reefer Madness (Sally), Whore-house (Doatsey Mae), Hands On A Hardbody (Cindy), Urban Cowboy

(Sissy), Whorehouse (Shy), The Music Man (Ethel), LMNOP (Ruth/LaGreer). Other Regional Credits: Trailer Park Musical (Jeannie), Full Monty (Georgie), RENT (Maureen), Trailer Park Musical (Pippi), Honky Tonk Angels (Sue Ellen), Bat Boy (Maggie), Beauty And The Beast (Babette), Christmas Carol, The Miser and Forum at The Alley. www.brookewilson.com

COLTON BERRY (Guard/Bank Teller) landed in Houston after his stint in American Idol’s “Top 24” in 2008. In addition to performing, he serves as Artistic Director of Bayou City Theatrics. Favorite credits include Andrew Lippa’s Wild Party (Burrs), Bat Boy

(Edgar), The Last Five Years (Jamie), Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas), and Dogfight (Birdlace).

MARCO CAMACHO (Guard/Shopkeeper/Deputy Johnson) is thrilled to be making his Under-ground debut! TUTS: James and the Giant Peach; Music Box: Avenue Q (Princeton/Rod), Next to Normal (Henry), Spelling Bee (Chip Tolentino), Godspell, Assa-

sins; MST: Into the Woods (Jack/ Steward). Film/TV: Nickelodeon’s Victorious and Horrible Turn (Prequel to Dr. Horrible w/ Neil Patrick Harris). Love to Sean & family!

KEVIN COONEY (Judge/Preacher) has appeared on Broadway, in national tours, and at regional theatres all over the country. He has also enjoyed a successful career in film and tele-vision. Recent TUTS roles: sheriff in Best Little Whorehouse, mayor

in Music Man, the guy who won the car in Hands on a Hard Body.

CASEY GILBERT (Trish) is thrilled to be making her debut with TUTS Underground! Recent credits include Meet Me in St. Louis (Esther), The All Night Strut (The Alto), Legally Blonde (Pilar) and The Three Musketeers (Constance). Endless thanks to friends and

family! For Mom & Dad. www.caseygilbert.com

DYLAN GODWIN (Captain Frank Hamer/Joe/Dance Captain) returns to TUTS having previ-ously appeared in First Date, Music Man, Reefer Madness, James and the Giant Peach, Sweet Potato Queens (workshop), Beauty and the Beast, 110 in the

Shade. National Tour: Fiddler on the Roof. Regional: Good People, A Christmas Carol, Ether Dome, Amadeus, Peter Pan, Our Town, Life Could Be A Dream, AltarBoyz, The Tempest, Ubu Roi.

NICK HENDERSON (Bud/Detective Alcorn/Fight Captain) is thrilled to be back, y’all! Local productions include: Reefer Madness and LMNOP at TUTS Underground, and Houston’s first Equity Member’s Project Code, Milk Train. Proud St.Louisan, and

recently named Artistic Director of

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MILES MARMOLEJO (Ensemble) is excited to be making his TUTS Underground debut. Favorite roles with TUTS include: James and the Giant Peach (James); Big, The Musical (Young Josh); Yankee Doodle Dandy (Young George); Cathy Rigby is

Peter Pan (Lost Boy). Film/Commercial: Looper (Young Joe), Verizon, Laura Star (voice of Paul)

SAVANNAH MAY (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her TUTS Underground debut. Some of her credits include: Hairspray (Lou Ann), Music Man (Gracie Shinn), Bring it On (Lucky McClover/cheerleader) and Ruthless (Tina Denmark). She wishes to thank

God, family and friends for the love and support and also a big thank you to TUTS for all the wonderful opportunities.

ROBIN VAN ZANDT (Stella) is thrilled to return to TUTS. Robin is grateful to have worked with theaters around Houston such as Theater LaB Houston, Texas Repertory Theatre, Unity Theatre, Stages Repertory Theatre and SRO Productions. Proud alumni

of TPAP Company 1 and BTP. BFA. Love to my family. For David PS:118

MARLEY WISNOSKI (Co-Director) serves as the Associate Artistic Director at TUTS. She is a director and dramaturge with a MA in Theatre Studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama-University of London, and she holds a BFA in Performance from Baylor University. Prior to relocating to Houston, Marley practiced theatre in London for two years and has worked on several productions in the UK, Ireland, and the USA. She most recently worked at TUTS as Director for First Date and James and the Giant Peach and as Assistant Director for Music Man, Waiting for Johnny Depp, Reefer Madness, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Hands On A Hardbody, Murder Ballad, Elf, and Man of La Mancha. For Owen.

THOM CULCASI (Music Director/Conductor) TUTS: Miss Saigon, Man of La Mancha and Victor/Victoria at The Hobby Center and A Chorus Line and Smokey Joe’s Cafe at Miller Outdoor Theater. Toronto: Master Class, Dir. Leonard Foglia starring Elizabeth Ashley. Las Vegas projects: Musical Director, Jerry Mitchell/Andrew Lippa’s Peepshow , “America’s Got Talent”, Mamma Mia! and Company. This December, Thom will be conducting A Christmas Story for TUTS at The Hobby Center. In March, he will conduct the World Premiere of Sweet Potato Queens by Rupert Holmes, Sharon Vaughn and Melissa Manchester for TUTS Underground. Thom has written two musicals which will be read here in Houston.

CHRISTINA R. GIANNELLI (Lighting Design) designs for ballet, opera, theater and events. In the course of her career she has been the Resident Lighting Designer for Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, Cleveland-San Jose Ballet, and the Metropolitan Opera. She has also designed extensively for other ballet and opera companies throughout the United States and abroad. She delights in lighting new works and those that blend multiple art forms. She is the founder and president of Dance Source Houston, a service organization that supports and promotes Contemporary Dance in the greater Houston area.

COLLEEN GRADY (Costume Design) Previ-ously, 18 Seasons at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia as Shop Manager/Designer. Favorite designs: Evita, La Vie En Blue, Fiddler on the Roof (Barrymore Award), La Cage Aux Folles (Barrymore Award), In the Heights, Godspell, Love Story, and Aspects of Love. Off-Broadway: Summer of ’69. TUTS Designs: Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Waiting for Johnny Depp, LMNOP, James and the Giant Peach, Music Man, First Date and Hairspray. Much thanks to everyone in the Costume Shop for all of their hard work! Love to husband Mark Grady and their “fur kids”. For mom and dad always.

ANDREW HARPER (Sound Design) is excited to return for a third season with TUTS Underground! Previously, for Underground: First Date, LMNOP, Waiting for Johnny Depp, Reefer Madness, Hands On A Hardbody, Murder Ballad, Lizzie. Other TUTS credits include Rent, Smokey Joe’s Café, Hair-spray, Sweet Potato Queens (staged reading), Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Houston Grand Opera: Sweeney Todd, A Coffin in Egypt (World Premiere),

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A Little Night Music. Generations Theatre: Sweeney Todd, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Spring Awak-ening. Additionally, Andrew has designed for regional and educational theatres, including Main Street, Stages, Unity, Catastrophic, Actor’s Theatre/Houston. Upcoming projects include Striking 12 (TUTS Under-ground). www.andrewharpersound.com

JEFF KNAGGS (Hair and Makeup Design) could not be happier to design his first Under-ground show. His work has been seen in Broadway shows such as Spamalot, Les Miserables, The Woman in White, Beauty and the Beast, Bombay Dreams, Dracula, Movin’ Out, 42nd Street and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Regionally and across the nation, Jeff has worked on Mamma Mia (Production Supervisor), Peepshow, Young Frankenstein (Production Supervisor), Kinky Boots, and “America’s Got Talent”. Jeff’s other job is Head of Hair, Makeup and Wardrobe for “Dancing with the Stars: At Sea”. Love to Thom and those babies!

DANA LEWIS (Choreographer) is excited to be returning to TUTS Underground where her work was last seen in Reefer Madness and First Date. Formerly Resident Choreographer at Stages St. Louis and on the Dance Faculty at Webster Univer-sity, Dana now makes Houston her home. She choreographs for HITS Theatre and is on staff for Studio3 Performing Arts Convention (Studio3Tour.com). Dana has also choreographed for Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. She is a Kevin Kline award winner (Footloose) and a two-time St. Louis Theater Circle Awards winner (My One and Only, My Fair Lady). Member: AEA, SDC

RYAN McGETTIGAN (Scenic Design) TUTS Underground: First Date, LMNOP, Reefer Madness; Theatre Under the Stars: Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Stages: Marie Antoinette (Best Set Design Award - Houston Press), Failure, The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns, Language Archive, Next to Normal; Classical Theatre Company: Christmas Carol, Importance of Being Earnest, Doctor Faustus, Ubu Roi; Glimmerglass Festival: Trouble in Tahiti, The Odyssey (World Premiere); New Orleans Opera: Le nozze di Figaro, Carmen, Lucia di Lammermoor; Houston Grand Opera:

Bound, From My Mother’s Mother, and Your Name Means the Sea (World Premieres); Houston Ballet: Tsuru. Upcoming: Die Fledermaus (New Orleans Opera). www.RyanMcGettigan.com.

DEBS RAMSER (Production Stage Manager) TUTS Underground, second season. TUTS main stage: Smokey Joe’s Café, The Music Man. Previ-ously for TUTS: Miss Saigon, Les Misèrables, West Side Story, Singin’ in the Rain, among others. Main Street Theater, ten seasons, including: Into The Woods, The Coast of Utopia, Arcadia, Homebody/Kabul. Prague Shakespeare Company, four seasons, including: Into The Woods, Macbeth, Henry V, As You Like It. Houston Shakespeare Festival, fourteen seasons. Multiple productions at Classical Theatre Company, Generations Theatre, Stages Theatre, Opera Vista, Houston Grand Opera, and Houston Ballet. Education: B.A., Rice University. Proud member of Actors’ Equity since 1996.

JENNIFER KELLEY (Assistant Stage Manager) made her TUTS Underground debut in 2014/2015 season with LMNOP then followed with First Date. PSM with Opera in the Heights 2011/2013 La fille du regiment, Cosi fan tutti, Anna Bolena, Il Trovatore, Otello, Macbeth, I Capuleti e I Montecchi, Don Pasquale, La Traviata, Hansel und Gretal.

BINDER CASTING (Casting) Broadway: Dames at Sea, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Lion King, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Born Yesterday, The Miracle Worker, Finian’s Rainbow, Brighton Beach Memoirs, A Chorus Line, Gypsy, 39 Steps, White Christmas, Is He Dead?, Inherit The Wind, Journey’s End, Butley, Virginia Woolf, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, Movin’ Out, 42nd Street, Music Man, Iceman Cometh, Charlie Brown, Sound of Music, Beauty & the Beast, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Chicago, King & I, Damn Yankees, Lost in Yonkers, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, The Goodbye Girl. Film/TV: Dreamgirls, Chicago, Nine, Hairspray, Carousel (PBS/NY Phil), Six by Sondheim (HBO), So You Think You Can Dance. Regional/Other: NY City Center Encores! series, Hartford Stage, West Side Story (San Francisco Symphony), Lyric Opera of Chicago, TUTS. Ten–time Artios Award winner.


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Chris & Annette Bechtel

Sue & Chris Conway

Ms. Thushara Corea

Ms. Catherine Donohue

Lesa & David DuCharme

Julie & Peter Erickson

Mr. & Mrs. J. Chirs Foushee

Sherryl & John Gorman

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gross

Ms. Barbara Gullion

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Gwin

Mrs. Misty Hale

Laurie & Ronnie Karkowsky

Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Loyd, Jr.

Debra K. Mandola

Amy & Rob Pierce

Mr. & Mrs. John Postle

Michael & Lisa Sachs

Ms. Gina Sullivan

Stephanie & Bill Swingle

Ms. Lynda Lighthouse Transier

Sara & Rick Watts

Ms. Toni York

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The director & choreographer of this pro-duction are members of the Stage Directors

and Choreographers Society, Inc., an inde-pendent national labor union.

This theatre operates under an agreement between the Theatre and Actors' Equity

Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Theatre Under The Stars (Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) is a member of the Independent

Presenters Network, The Broadway League, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Houston Theatre Alliance, Texas Non-Profit Theatres, Inc., Texas Alliance for the Promotion of

the Arts and Houston's Theater District Association.

Stagehands services provided by IATSE Local 51 Wardrobe services provided by TWU Local 896

The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.

Executive staff

President and CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John C. BreckenridgeArtistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce LumpkinChief Development Officer. . . . . . . . . .Carol Ostlind ThornburgDirector, Administration and Education . . . . . . . . .Bob LawsonDirector, Development, Capital Projects . . . . . . . . .Gina SullivanDirector, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joel SzulcDirector, Sales and Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Greiss

administrative

Executive Assistant and Company Manager . .Robert Lynn IIIAssociate, Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shamica Palmer

financial Operations

Coordinator, Accounts Payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen JacobsenCoordinator, Payroll and Benefits . . . . . . . . .Lynne Fredrichsen

Development

Manager, Institutional Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Isabel NartManager, Donor Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faye HoseinManager, Corporate Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth FahndersAssociate, Development Donor Records . . .Lorielle Anderson

Marketing

Assistant Director, Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura PettittManager, Design and Communications. . . . . . . . Scott HowardManager, Marketing and Public Relations . . . . . .Caroline TimmCoordinator, Digital Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Misty RobertsonCoordinator, Graphic Design and Marketing . . Gaby QuintanaAssociate, Marketing and PR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neely Stuart

ENCORE Boutique

Manager, Encore Boutique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Tidwell

tUts ticket Center

Assistant Director, Ticket Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick PlunkManager, Group Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evan CampAssistant Manager, Ticket Services . . . . . . . Anthony MartinezAssistant Manager, Ticket Services . . . . . . . . Christina MartinezCoordinator, Group Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth EnglandCustomer Service Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . .Brianna Dixon,

Jeanean Dorsey, Ashlei Kennedy, Rocky Miller, Ruben Perez, LaWanda Washington,

Courtney Wilson, Andrew Yoo

Production staff

Associate Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marley WisnoskiExecutive Assistant and Company Manager . .Robert Lynn IIICompany Management Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex StoneOrchestra Personnel Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David ZeaglerProduction Assistant/Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . Skye KrienitzCostume Shop Manager/Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . Colleen GradyAssistant Costume Shop Manager/Designer . . . Sandy KeslarHair Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff KnaggsCasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Binder Casting

Jay Binder, CSA, Jack Bowdan, CSA, Mark Brandon, CSA, Jason Styres, CSA, Joanna Levinger

Casting Interns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Brodsky, Mahek Tulsiani

Education

Assistant Director, Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sara BrunowManager, Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shay RodgersManager, The River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eileen EdmondsCoordinator, Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mikeitta WilliamsCoordinator, Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calvin HudsonAssociate, Education and Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . David OliverArtistic Director, Tommy Tune Awards . . . . . . .Michael TapleyFaculty. . . . . . .Laura Babbitt, Melanie Bivens, Stephanie Blue,

Winold Brown, Thomas Culcasi, Khrystian Cunningham, Rozie Curtis, Ellen Dyer, Kathy Elder, Julithe Garrett,

Jill Giles, Kaundria Gay, Joshua Green, Dylan Godwin, Brittany Halen, Lisa Harris, Stephen Hudson,

Jo Ellen Hubert, Michelle Kendrick, Amanda Krysinski, Cathy Marmolejo, Michael Mertz, Glenn Sharp,

Dana Sparks, Elisabeth Swim, Katey Tidwell, Evan Tsitsias, Brenda Varvoutis, Jimmy Vukovich,

Brooke Wilson, Adam Zarowski

technical staff

Head Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivy WhisnantAssistant Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oscar GonzalesFlyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weston "Moustache" DugasMaster Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom RekucAssistant Electrician . . . . . . . . Susan Miller, Kenny Thompson,

Jesse DavillaHead Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ben HugginsAssistant Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tracy Marcantel, Paul KeltzHead Props . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Will GreerAssistant Props . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kenn Coplan

special Credits

General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas O. Moore IIIBracewell & Giuliani

New York Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marsha Brooks, Esq.,Thomas R. Distler, Esq.

Brooks & DistlerEmployee Relations Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jerry Swonke

Law office of Gerard J. Swonke. P. C. Auditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BDO Seidman, LLPBanking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Bumgarner, Chase Special Projects Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim BernhardAccomodations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Extended Stay AmericaTransportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Enterprise Rent-a-CarFitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trotter Family YMCA

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