Program | The Prom
Book and Lyrics by CHAD BEGUELIN
Book by BOB MARTIN
Music by MATTHEW SKLAR
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19-21 | 7:30 PM
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 | 2:00 PM
Stewart Theatre | Talley Student Union
THE PROM is produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
MIA SELF*
Director
MARK HOPPER
Musical Director
YI CHEN
Associate Musical Director
JESS BARBOUR
Choreographer
BRANDON KYONG-TAE LEACH*
Assistant Choreographer
DANICA JENELLE JACKSON
Fight and Intimacy Director
JAYME MELLEMA*
Scenic Designer
LAURA J. PARKER
Costume, Hair and Makeup Design
ROBYN WARFIELD
Lighting Design
TRENT NACLERIO
Assistant Lighting Designer
ERIC ALEXANDER COLLINS
Sound Design
DAVID JENSEN
Technical Direction
JOHN WILSON CHEEK*
Stage Manager
*Member of Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatre Society
Professional Staff
Program Director
JOSHUA REAVES
Acting Coach
DANICA JANELLE JACKSON
Costume Shop Manager
LAURA J. PARKER
Costume Technician
ADRIENNE McKENZIE
Head Electricians
ROBYN WARFIELD – LISA MENA
Assistant Technical Director
MICHAEL WHITE
Scenic Charge Artist and Props Manager
JAYME MELLEMA*
Scenic Artist
VANESSA MILLS-WEBB
Finance and Business
BRITTNEY BYRD
Marketing and Playbill
RON FOREMAN*
*Member of Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatre Society
Setting
The Time: Now-ish
The Place: The glittering lights of Broadway and Edgewater, Indiana
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT 1
- Opening Night
Changing Lives
What Girl?
Changing Lives Reprise
2. School Hallway
Just Breathe
3. School Gym PTA Meeting
It’s Not About Me
4. Locker Room
Dance With You
5. The Motel Lobby
6. Monster Truck Rally
The Acceptance Song
7. Motel Room
8. Gym & Locker Room
You Happened
9. Apples & Bees
We Look to You
10. Emma’s Room, Elks Lodge, Gym
Tonight Belongs To You
INTERMISSION
There will be one 15-minute intermission
ACT 2
11. The Gym
12. Emma’s Bedroom
Zazz
13. Principal’s. Office
The Lady’s Improving
14. The 7-Eleven
Love Thy Neighbor
15. Locker Room
Alyssa Greene
16. Motel Room
Barry Is Going To Prom
17. Emma’s Bedroom (+ interweb peeps)
Unruly Heart
18. Principal’s Office
Changing Lives Act II
19. Alyssa’s Home / Gym
It’s Time To Dance
Cast
MADELINE CORE*
Dee Dee Allen
DAN RAJARATNAM
Barry Glickman
BRIANNA BERHHARDT*
Angie Dickinson
LUKE ANDERSON*
Sheldon Saperstein
BRANDON KYONG-TAE LEACH*
Trent Oliver
MAYA LENNON
Mrs. Greene
ELI SANDUSKY
Emma Nolan
RYAN LIM
Mr. Hawkins
PEYTON SHAHEEN
Alyssa Greene
EMMA YANDO
Shelby
LYDIA BLANTON COCHRANE*
Kaylee
ELIJAH TWISS
Nick
LUKE MORAN
Kevin
ENSEMBLE
Makaylah Autry, Alex Barr*, Ian Bruce, Lilly Bruffey
Nicolas Chancafe*, Owen Durso, Coleman Hines
Grace Hricay, Lily Kindsvatter*, Abby Pfizenmaier
Dasha Royal*, Eyman Sakr, Andrew Campbell Sunderlage
Allison Fiona Thompson, Andrey Ureña-Seceña
*Member of Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatre Society
Orchestra
^Indicates NC State student musician
Conductor | Keys 1
MARK HOPPER
Keys 2
YI CHEN^
Reed I
TAIKI AZUMA
Reed II
RON FORD
Trumpet I
DALIA DeJIANNE^
Trumpet II
VICTOR HARING^
Trombone
JOSEPH CIAMPI
Violin I
ALAN WINKLER
Violin II
SHERRY LATTIN
Violin III/Viola
LISA DOHERTY
Cello
DAVIS LINGNER
Drums
TYLER NOWELL
Percussion
CASEY D’SOLA
Guitar
MATT NOWELL
Bass
Jack Hopper
Production Crew
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
Lu Martin – Neha Parthasarathy*
Scarlett Dorman – Charlie Aliotta
DANCE CAPTAIN
Makaylah Autry
VOCAL COACH
Jennifer Beattie
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR
Daniel De Leon
SOUND ASSISTANTS
Bodey Good – Caitlyn Lister
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR
Oviya NagarajPrema
FOLLOWSPOT OPERATORS
Salma Sierra Flores – Connor Chaing
Sage Castro Evie Shackles
SUPERTITLES OPERATOR
Cliff Lin
FLY OPERATOR
Cody Boyles
SET CREW
Luke Anderson* – Sarah Kenny
SET CREW – SCENE SHOP VOLUNTEERS
Benny Salvatore, Connor Chang, Dae Reed*, Eloise Wescott, Evalyn Hunneyman, Faith Richards, Neha Parthasarathy*, Trent Naclerio, Vincent Wu, Zoe Etheridge, Ariana Bello, Conner Christman, Helena Azevedo Silva, Ky Reed, Molly Green, Sam Garber, Sarah Kolodzieski, Xochitl Tittles, Cody Boyles, Ronin Bigler, Beyonce Atherly, Lilyanna Ratte, Olivia Sitzer, Annie Dang, Isabella Vlach, Sullivan Schwartz, Victoria Fan
SET CREW – THE 103 STUDENTS
Gabriel Powers, Phoebe Murphy, Gayatri Muthira, Khalid Aldowah, Faisal Ghamdi, Felix Burdine, Colin Christensen, Ashley Ellison, Zack Baer, Molly Lincoln
WARDROBE SUPERVISORS
Nowenn Eba – Alex Handest
DRESSERS
Ashley Hoey – Eloise Wescott
COSTUME CREW – STUDENT COSTUME TECHNICIAN
Arynn Baginski
COSTUME CREW – VOLUNTEERS
Beyonce Atherly, Gabby Barnell, Ariana Bello, Berlin Crawford, Yumi Davis, Morgan Fulford, Pen Hunter, Ariel Modeen, Ky Reed, Veronica Rock, Sangavi Saminathan, J. Sanchez-Collins, Katelyn Spears, Xochitl Tittles, Lia Truedinger, Dakota Warren, Alex Yu
COSTUME CREW – THE 103 STUDENTS
Christa Berry, Ben Brown, Parker Gates, Rachel Kim, Asher Lundell, Rayna Manchi, Gayatri Muthira, Katie Nowry, Luis Vargas-Flores
LIGHT SHOP ASSISTANTS
Daniel De Leon
Trent Naclerio
LIGHTING CREW – VOLUNTEERS
Neha Parthasarathy*, Alyssa Stellavia, Morgan Fulford, Paul Laleicke, Victoria Blain
LIGHTING CREW – THE 103 STUDENTS
Faisal Ghamdi, Dan Rajaratnam, Kaitlen Madden, Felix Burdine, Chazmin Johnson, Maya Kozauer, Sarah Holder, Rome Williams, Isaac Pilkington
HOUSE MANAGER AND USHERS
University Theatre House Crew
*Member of Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatre Society
Thank you
The cast would like to thank Chad Beguelin for spending an evening with us in November to discuss the creation of The Prom and his reminder about choosing to acknowledge our shared humanity.
Thank you, Jess Barbour and North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre for the lending of these spectacular tambourines.
And, John Cheek for the quick rescue with the electric keyboard.
Please silence all cell phones. No photography, video or texting during the performance. Thank you!