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The University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre & Dance,University Opera Theatre presents

a lyric comedy in three acts

Music by Giuseppe Verdi • Libretto by Arrigo BoitoFalstaff premiered on February 9, 1893 at Teatro alla Scala in Milan.

Adapted from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and Falstaff episodes in Henry IV.

DirectorConductor

Assistant ConductorScenic Designer

Costume DesignerLighting Designer

Wig DesignerItalian DictionChorus master

RepetiteursStage Manager

Joshua MajorOriol SansElliot MooreVincent MountainJeff BauerAndrew LottErin Kennedy LunsfordTimothy CheekBeverly ShangkuanGrant Jones, Elena LachevaBrett Finley

Falstaff will be performed with two intermissions.

‡ Elliot Moore will conduct the performance on Sunday, November 13, 2011.

The performers in this production are students in the SMTD. The designers are undergraduate students, guests, and faculty in the Dept. of Theatre & Drama. Scenery, costumes, properties, sound, and lighting were realized by the students and staff of University Productions, the producing unit of the SMTD. Ticket sales assist in providing SMTD students with practical training experience before live audiences. Thank you for supporting our educational mission.

Latecomers will be seated at a suitable break. As a courtesy to others, please set cellular phones and pagers to silent mode and refrain from texting during the performance. Photography, audio recording and videotaping of any kind are not permitted.

A very special thanks to the Friends of Opera for their support and purchase of the student performer’s vocal scores for these performances.

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november 10 & 12, 2011 november 11 & 13, 2011Sir John Falstaff ................................ Jonathan Lasch ................................Scott BeardenFord, Alice’s husband ............................ Steven Eddy ..................................... Carl FrankMistress Alice .........................................Hailey Clark ........................... Kimwana DonerDame Quickly ...................................Amanda Cantu .............................Emily GoodwinFenton .......................................... Daniel Berryman .................................Kevin NewellNannetta, daughter of Alice & Ford ......... Ariel Halt ................................. Mary MartinMistress Meg Page ........................Maureen Ferguson ................................... Sarah DavisDr. Caius ....................................... Justin Berkowitz ............................... Jeff WilkinsonPistola ......................................Benjamin Sieverding .........................Ronald Perkins Jr.Bardolfo .............................................. Brian Giebler .................................Jonas Hacker

Ensemble .....................Elisa Amato, Alison Aquilina, Paul Brumfield, Paul Grosvenor, Lauren Jacob, Christopher Kendall, Rachel McIntosh, Meghan McLoughlin, Lindsey Meekhof, Ashley Mulcahy, Alan Nagel, Amanda O’Toole, Tessa Perez, Candace Pierce-Winters, Pavitra Ramachandran, Jonathan Schechner, Alexandra Shaw, Rhemé Sloan, Mary Claire Sullivan, Ryan Winslow

Violin ..........................Timothy Steeves‡, Verena Ochanine*, Stephanie Bork, Christine Li, Peiming Lin, Laura Longman, Marita May, Anna Piotrowski, Chauntee Ross, Christina Rowan, Sophie VerhaegheViola ..........Julie Michael*, Emily Bartell, Daniel Brown, Austin HanVioloncello .....................Jacob Saunders*, Max Geissler, James PerrettaDouble Bass ............... Alexander Vaughn*, Will HackFlute/Piccolo .................Michael Avitabile, Charlotte Daniel, Daniel VelascoOboe/English Horn ........... Melissa Bosma, Alex HayashiClarinet/Bass Clarinet ..........Natalie Grata, Luke MathersBassoon ..Patrick Souza, Amygrace Tosch,

Horn .. Colin Bianchi, Adedeji Ogunfolu, Dan Remme, Hannah TiltonTrumpet ............................Bryce Schmidt, Peter Stammer, Stephanie TuckTrombone ............................... Jason Cash, James Layfield, Li KuangBass Trombone ............... Matthew KaratsuTuba .................................. Charles MannTimpani/Percussion ........... Quincy Brown, Peter Felsman, Evan LaybournHarp ............................. Chanah Ambuter‡ Concertmaster * Principal

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ACT ISir John Falstaff, a rogue knight, drinks enormous quantities of ale at the Garter Inn with his two cronies, Bardolph and Pistol. Dr. Caius accuses them of picking his pocket the night before, but they ridicule him. Falstaff, short of funds, plots to woo the wives of two wealthy men. He writes identical letters to the two women, Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. Feigning shock at such debauchery, Bardolph and Pistol refuse to deliver the letters. Falstaff throws them out of the inn and orders his page to deliver the letters. Meg Page and Alice Ford compare their love letters from Falstaff and discover they are identical. Assisted by their neighbor, Dame Quickly, and Mistress Ford’s daughter Nannetta, they plan to teach Falstaff a lesson. Meanwhile, Bardolph and Pistol disclose Falstaff’s treachery to Mr. Ford. Joined by Dr. Caius and Fenton, Nannetta’s sweetheart, they plot revenge against the rogue knight.

ACT IIAt the Garter Inn, Dame Quickly tells Falstaff that Mistress Ford would like to see him that afternoon. Bardolph and Pistol, once again in Falstaff’s favor, introduce a disguised Ford to the Knight as “Signor Fontana,” who offers to pay Falstaff to help him win Mistress Ford’s favors. Falstaff accepts and the two men leave together. Back at the Ford house, Dame Quickly tells the ladies that their revenge is under way. When Nannetta complains that her father has promised Dr. Caius her hand in marriage, the women promise to help her marry her beloved Fenton. Falstaff arrives and clumsily woos Alice. He must hide behind a screen, however, when Mr. Ford, Caius, Bardolph, and Pistol arrive to search the house for the Knight. When the men leave the room, the ladies hide Falstaff in a laundry basket full of dirty clothes. Ford returns and is incensed to hear the sound of smooching from behind the screen, but it turns out to be Nannetta and Fenton. Alice orders the servants to empty the laundry basket into the river Thames, and all assemble to laugh at the soaked and humiliated Falstaff.

ACT IIIFalstaff returns to the Garter Inn to drown his sorrows. But Dame Quickly convinces him that Mistress Ford indeed desires his company. The plan for Falstaff to meet Alice in the park at midnight is overheard by Ford and Dr. Caius, who arrange for Falstaff’s come-uppance and Caius’ marriage to Nannetta that very night. Falstaff and Alice rendezvous in the park. The knight begins his clumsy wooing, but spooky sounds in the dark interrupt him. Alice flees and Falstaff falls to the ground in terror as the entire company, disguised as supernatural creatures, tortures Falstaff until he promises to change his evil ways. Ford, revealing his true identity, blesses the union of two disguised couples, one of which he believes to be his daughter and Dr. Caius. However, unmasking reveals that Ford has actually married his daughter to her beloved Fenton, and Caius to Bardolph! Ford finally blesses the union of Nannetta and Fenton. Everyone agrees that “all the world’s a jest.”

— courtesy New York City Opera

synopsis

arrigo boito (Librettist) Arrigo Boito’s creative reputation as a librettist rests on three special accomplishments: first, his contribution as Verdi’s librettist for Otello and Falstaff, as well as for the revised Simon Boccanegra; second, two operas of his own, Mefistofele and the incomplete Nerone; and lastly, his book of poetry, Libro dei versi and fantastic fable Re Orso. At the time of his admittance to the Milan Conservatory in 1853, his mother, a Polish countess, was destitute due to the father’s abandonment of the family. While Boito studied composition with Alberto Mazzucato, he and his lifelong friend

Franco Faccio, the composer and conductor, were awarded medals and prize money, which they used for a trip to Paris. There, Boito met Giuseppe Verdi and wrote the text of the cantata Inno dell nazioni, for the opening of the 1862 International Exhibition in London. It was during an 1863 dinner party where the twenty-one year old Boito made the infamous comment comparing the defiled altars of Italian opera to the splattered walls of a brothel. Verdi took umbrage, having assumed he was included in this exuberant comment which was really directed towards Faccio’s opera. 1n 1865 he composed his first libretto based upon Shakespeare’s Hamlet, for Faccio. Three years later Boito’s Mefistofele premiered as an historic fiasco at La Scala, and was withdrawn after two performances. He spent the next three years supporting himself by writing libretti for others and providing translations of songs and operas, such as Wagner’s Rienzi and Ponchielli’s Gioconda, while rewriting Mefistofele. The success of this new production at Bologna in 1875 far exceeded his expectations. Mefistofele returned to La Scala in May of 1881 to great triumph. Faccio and music publisher Giulio Ricordi arranged a reconciliation between Verdi and Boito in 1879. Still upset over Boito’s comments, Verdi invited him to prepare a revision of Piave’s text for Simon Boccanegra before agreeing to allow Boito to write for Otello. After the task was successfully completed, work progressed on Otello, but not without some difficulties. By the time Otello triumphantly premiered at La Scala in 1887, Boito had forged a great friendship with Verdi. Their collaboration on Falstaff which premiered in 1893 was far less problematical. Critics regal Boito’s text for Falstaff as an extraordinary achievement for his epigrammatic phrasing and sense of irony. While working on Falstaff, Boito assumed the directorship of the Parma Conservatory on behalf of his friend Faccio, whose mind was ravaged by syphilis, in order that Faccio should continue receiving his salary until his death in 1891. Boito died June 10, 1918, in Milan.

— Erin Watkins, UM Alumna

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giUseppe verdi (Composer) The great Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi was born in La Roncole on October 10, 1813. Displaying considerable talent from a very early age, he was assistant organist at the small local church by the time he was ten. In 1836, Verdi completed his first opera, Rocester. The music from this work only survives in the composer’s next opera, Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio, which opened at La Scala in 1839. His next opera, Un Giorno di Regno (King for a Day), was a complete failure and resolved Verdi

to cancel his La Scala contract and give up music altogether. The manager of La Scala, Bartolomeo Merelli, persuaded him to persevere and write his next opera — Nabucodonosor (Nebuchadnezzar). This opera came to be called Nabucco and premiered in 1842 to great acclaim. His next two operas — I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata and Ernani — secured Verdi’s reputation as a major figure in the music world. Between 1844 and 1850 Verdi composed at a tremendous rate. Luisa Miller in 1849 and Stiffelio in 1850 demonstrate Verdi’s maturing style and more flowing musical line. During his “middle period” Verdi wrote three of his most successful operas: Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata. In 1859, Verdi wrote Un Ballo in Maschera which, like several of his other works, aroused the ire of the censors who objected to the representation of a rebellion against a monarch. From 1861-65, after Napoleon III drove the Austrians from northern Italy, Verdi was elected to represent Busseto in the newly-formed Italian parliament. During this time he wrote La Forza del Destino and Don Carlos. In 1870, he accepted a commission to write an opera for the opening of the Suez Canal. The opera, Aida, premiered in both Cairo and Milan in 1871. Following the success of Aida, Verdi retired to his estate Sant’Agnata. In 1875, the death of the great Italian novelist and patriot Alessandro Manzoni moved Verdi to complete a requiem mass that had originally been intended to honor his noted compatriot, Gioacchino Rossini. Verdi was drawn back to the opera by his publisher, Giulio Ricordi, who introduced him to the celebrated Arrigo Boito. They both worked together on Otello, which premiered at La Scala in 1886. Verdi’s last opera was the only other comedy he had written since the disastrous Un Giorno di Regno — Falstaff, considered Verdi’s humanistic swan song. In January, 1901, Verdi became ill while staying in Milan. City officials spread the streets around his hotel with straw so that the sound of the horses’ hooves would not disturb him. He passed away on January 27, 1901, and was buried at the Casa di Riposo, a retirement home for elderly musicians that was established by Verdi himself.

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aboUt the Cast elisa amato (Ensemble) senior, BM Vocal Perf., Grosse Pointe Park, MIalison aqUilina (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf. w/Teaching Cert., Milford, MIsCott bearden (Falstaff) See About the Artists.JUstin berkowitz (Dr. Caius) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Edina, MIdaniel berryman (Fenton) senior, BFA Musical Theatre, Seattle, WApaUl brUmfield (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Bakersfield, CAamanda CantU (Quickly) grad student, DMA Vocal Perf., Rowlett, TXhailey Clark (Alice) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Cary, NCsarah davis (Meg) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Ashburn, VAkimwana doner (Alice) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Detroit, MIsteven eddy (Ford) grad student, Specialist Vocal Perf., Laurel, MDmaUreen fergUson (Meg) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCarl frank (Ford) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Normal, ILbrian giebler (Bardolfo) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Phoenixville, PAemily goodwin (Quickly) senior, BM Vocal Perf., Ann Arbor, MIpaUl grosvenor (Ensemble) junior, BM Vocal Perf., Brooklyn, NYJonas haCker (Bardolfo) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Lake Delton, WIariel halt (Nannetta) senior, BM Vocal Perf., Milford, MIlaUren JaCob (Ensemble) junior, BM Vocal Perf., Grosse Pointe Park, MIChristopher kendall (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Southfield, MIJonathan lasCh (Falstaff) grad student, DMA Vocal Perf., Plymouth, MNmary martin (Nannetta) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Plymouth, MIraChel mCintosh (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Commerce, MImeghan mCloUghlin (Ensemble) junior, BM Vocal Perf., Farmington, MIlindsey meekhof (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Granger, INashley mUlCahy (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf./BA Italian, Merrick, NYalan nagel (Ensemble) junior, BM Vocal Perf./BA Philosophy, Johnston, IAkevin newell (Fenton) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Edgar, WIamanda o’toole (Ensemble) junior, BM Vocal Perf., Mechanicsville, VAtessa perez (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Holland, MIronald perkins Jr. (Pistola) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Detroit, MICandaCe pierCe-winters (Ensemble) junior, BM Vocal Perf., Bloomfield Hills, MIpavitra ramaChandran (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Naperville, ILJonathan sCheChner (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf. w/Teaching Cert., Port

Washington, NYalexandra shaw (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Burlingame, CAbenJamin sieverding (Pistola) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Sioux Falls, SDrhemé sloan (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf./BTA Theatre Studies, Missouri City, TXmary Claire sUllivan (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Voal Perf./BA Economics, Ann Arbor, MIJeffrey wilkinson (Dr. Caius) senior, BM Vocal Perf., Grand Rapids, MIryan winslow (Ensemble) junior, BM Vocal Perf., Bozeman, MT

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aboUt the artists Jeff baUer (Costume Designer) Recent: Woven Dreams (Joffrey Ballet, NY City Center – Scenery & Costumes); UM: The Elixir of Love, Rituals and Reveries, Jazzin’, Resonant Rhythms, Dances of Passion, Susannah. Regional: Pygmalion, Sleuth, Gross Indecency (Court Theatre); Winter, Trying (Victory Gardens, Off-Broadway, Ford’s) Madama Butterfly, The Turn of the Screw, Shining Brow (Chicago Opera Theater, Anchorage Opera); Three Premiers (Hubbard Street Dance), Dracula, Cinderella, The Tempest, Peter Pan (Grand  Rapids Ballet).  Awards: Gesualdo (Emmy nomination PBS); Joseph Jefferson - Best Scenery (additional five nominations), Director - RPM Productions; Design Faculty - Theatre School at DePaul University.

sCott bearden (Guest Artist - Falstaff ) Baritone Scott Bearden is the First Prize winner as well as the Audience Prize winner in the 2008 Irene Dalis Vocal Competition. In 2007, Mr. Bearden was the Audience Prize winner in the same competition. Also in 2007, Mr. Bearden was the First Prize winner of the 2nd Chester Ludgin American Verdi Baritone Competition in front of a jury made up in part by, Maestro Placido Domingo, Mignon Dunn and Maestro Julius Rudel. Mr. Bearden continues to impress audiences and critics alike with his vivid portrayals of many of the heavier baritone roles from the Italian repertoire. Regional Opera: La Traviata, Falstaff, Toledo Opera; Falstaff, La Traviata, Mercury Opera; Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Opera Grand Rapids, the title character in a world premiere in New York City of The Secret Agent, an opera based on the Joseph Conrad novel of the same name; H.M.S. Pinafore, Giullaume Tell, Maria di Rohan, Caramoor Festival in New York; Opera Boston; Fremont Opera; Knoxville Opera. Other: BM, Central Michigan University; MM, Manhattan School of Music. It is possible to hear Mr. Bearden on the Vox Classics recording of Britten’s Albert Herring.  brett finley (Stage Manager) UM: Armide, Albert Herring, Postcard from Morocco, La Bohème, The Bartered Bride, Così fan tutte, Tartuffe, Don Giovanni, The Cunning Little Vixen, The Consul, Falstaff, La Traviata, L’enfant et les Sortilèges/Le Rossignol, Le Nozze di Figaro. Regional Opera/Theatre: KHU, an opera film with Matthew Barney. San Francisco Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Ft. Worth Opera, Opera Tampa, New Orleans Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Chautauqua Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, The Washington Opera, Opera Pacific, Michigan Opera Theatre, Virginia Opera, San Diego Civic Light Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, Peter Sparling and Co., Michigan Shakespeare Festival. 

andrew lott (Lighting Designer) is a junior BFA Design & Production candidate concentrating in lighting design. UM: The Crucible (Assoc. LD), Into the Woods (Asst. LD), Ragtime (Asst. ME). Lighting Designer — Senior Directing Theses: Tender, And Baby Makes Seven, The Diver, O Lovely Glowworm; MUSKET: Man of La Mancha; Rude Mechanicals: Self Defense. Regional Theatre: Spoleto Festival USA, apprentice electrician (2011); Westport Academy of Dance (LD); Just Dance Studios (LD); Downtown Cabaret Theatre, general technician.

aboUt the artists erin kennedy lUnsford (Wig Designer) Recent NYC: The Hallway Trilogy (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater); The Witch of Edmonton (Red Bull Theater); Ghosts in the Cottonwoods (The Amoralists); The Metal Children (The Vineyard Theater).  Her work has also been seen at Playwrights Horizons, Signature Theatre, The Flea, MCC,The MINT, Atlantic Theatre Co., Second Stage, Century Center, Primary Stages, The Acting Company, Columbia Univ., Carnegie Hall and the Guggenheim, among others. Regional Theatre: Yale School of Drama, Univ. of Michigan, New York Stage & Film, Westport Playhouse, Philadelphia Theater Company, Two Rivers, Syracuse Stages. She is also a Hair Supervisor on Broadway. Upcoming: Die Fledermaus (NYU).

JoshUa maJor (Director) is in his 20th year as Opera Director at the University of Michigan; Artistic Director of the Pine Mountain Music Festival since 2003; Stage Director and Faculty with the Israel Vocal Arts Institute since 1993. UM: The Elixir of Love, Armide, Eugene Onegin, Postcard from Morocco, The Bartered Bride, The Coronation of Poppea, Hansel and Gretel, Gianni Schicchi, Xerxes.  Regional Opera:  Cape Town Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Cleveland Opera, Opera Omaha, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Wolf Trap Opera, Central City Opera, Opera Carolina, Jacksonville Symphony, New Orleans Opera, Kentucky Opera, Tulsa Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Academy of Vocal Arts, Music Academy of the West, New England Conservatory.

elliot moore (Assistant Conductor) began his conducting studies at the Lausanne Conservatory (Switzerland) with Professor Herve Klopfenstein. Beginning in 2008, he became the prep/cover conductor for Maestro Kenneth Kiesler at the Manhattan School of Music. He is a currently a student of Kenneth Kiesler at the University of Michigan where he is enrolled as a doctoral candidate in the orchestral conducting program. In the summer months of 2011, he made his debut with the National Arts Center Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada. He is the music director of the Detroit Medical Orchestra. 

vinCent moUntain (Scenic Designer) is a Professor of Theatre & Drama. UM: Brigadoon, Gibson Fleck, Macbeth, Pride and Prejudice, J.B., Playing for Time, The Coronation of Poppea, The Hot L Baltimore, Hansel and Gretel, Jesus Christ Superstar, Suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi. Regional Theatre: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Macbeth, Orpheus Descending, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Devil’s Disciple, Alley Theatre; Playland, Intiman Theatre; Roosters, Seattle Group; La Traviata, Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Little Women, Central City Opera, Opera Omaha, Chautauqua Opera. Other: MFA in Design, UCSD.

oriol sans (Conductor)  studied Orchestral and Choral Conducting at the Barcelona Conservatory of Music and received the school’s Honors Award in both specialties. In 2008, he received his Masters in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Michigan and last May he completed his doctorate at the SMTD with Kenneth Kiesler. He was the assistant conductor to John Nelson with the Gulbenkian Orchestra for a production of The Damnation of Faust, and assistant conductor for the  Ensemble Orchestral de Paris. UM: Assistant Conductor - The Marriage of Figaro, Eugene Onegin.

Supertitles from Christopher Bergen Productions. Special thanks to U-M Flint, Western Michigan University, and Memphis Opera for costume assistance. This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF).

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CHRISTOPHER KENDALL, DEANPaul Boylan Collegiate Professor of Music

UNIVERSITY OPERA THEATREVoice Chair .........................................................Freda Herseth Opera ................. Martin Katz, Joshua Major, Robert SwedbergVoice ..............................Caroline Helton, , Stephen Lusmann, Carmen Pelton, Melody Racine, Rico Serbo, Martha Sheil, Daniel Washington, Stephen WestDiction .............................................................Timothy CheekProf. Emeritus ................................................... George Shirley

UNIVERSITY PRODUCTIONSADMINISTRATIVE STAFFDirector ................................................................Jeffrey KurasDepartment Administrator ............................. Fatima AbdullahOffice Assistant III/Usher Coordinator .................Shelda SmithMarketing & Communications Dir. ........... Kerianne M. TupacGraphic Design ........................................... Hammond DesignPhotographer .................................... Peter Smith PhotographyInformation Systems Manager .........................Henry ReynoldsFacilities Manager ................................................Shannon RiceHouse Manager ............................................ Dianne WidzinskiSenior Backstage Operations Mgr. .........................Barry LaRueBackstage Operations Mgrs. ........Mark Gordon, David Pickell, Kurt Thoma, Donald C. WatkinsAdministrative Office Assistants ........................ Allison Brown, Abrielle Case, Sara Shvartzman, Kevin Tan

PRODUCTION STAFFProduction Manager .....................................Amanda MengdenProduction Stage Manager...................................Nancy UffnerProduction Office Assistants .....David Lee, Brandon PenbertonTechnical Dir. (Power) ................................... Douglas EdwardsMaster Carpenter (Power) .................................Michael BraicoCarpenter (Power) ......................................... Brandon CarruthTechnical Dir. (Walgreen) ......................Richard W. Lindsay, Jr.Charge Scenic Artist ...........................................Toni Y. AulettiScenic Artist .....................................................Beth SandmaierProperties Master ................................................Arthur RidleyAsst. Properties Master ........................................Patrick DroneMaster Electrician............................................Mark Allen BergSound Engineers .......................Roger Arnett, Henry ReynoldsCostume Shop Manager ......................................Laura BrinkerAssoc. Costume Shop Manager .......................... George BaconCutter/Drapers ...........................................Virginia R. Luedke, Lea M. Morello, T J Williamson

Crafts Artisan ...........................................Elizabeth GundersonCostume Stock Administrator .............................. Renae Skoog

PRODUCTION CREWFirst Asst. Stage Managers .....Kerry Concannon, Geehoon LimAsst. Stage Manager..............................................Rhemé SloanAssistant Director ...................................................Juan PereiraAsst. Costume Designer .......................................Meryl WaldoAsst. Master Electrician .......................................Alex SchraderAsst. Props Master ........................................ Catherine CornellScenery (Power) ..................................Erica Nagy, Kyle TimsonPaint ...................................Janine Woods Thoma, Neha Bhat*, Carisa Bledsoe*, Francesca Chiejina, Ryan Earnst*, Steven Eddy, Chelsea Groen*, Max Harris West Kaufman*, Neal Kelley, Sarah Korn*, Darcy Link*, Jordan Schroeder, Timothy Wood, students of Theatre 250Props ........ Rachael Albert, Daniel Belnavis, Kerry Concannon, Elana Lantry, Conor Ryan, Katherine Thomas, Daniel Wilfred, Ryan Vasquez, students of Theatre 250Professional Stitchers ..................Patty Branam, Laura Kantner, Rene Plante, Suzanne YoungCostumes .......... Leslie Bates, Amalea Chininis, Aleah Douglas, Carrie Fisk, Kaitlin Lantz, Sam Lips, Sean Seymour, Emily Shimskey, Mary Claire Sullivan, Meryl Waldo, students of Theatre 250 & 252Lighting ................Robert Ariza, Carisa Bedsoe, Colin Bianchi, Mary Claire Blake-Booth, Andrew Burkhardt, Nicole Gellman, Jennifer Jacobs, Alyssa Loiacano, Andrew Lott, David Moiseev, Clarissa Ortiz, Alexandra Pulgini, Aaron Tacy, William Welch, Andrew Wysocki, students of Theatre 250Sound..............Brad Bergeron, William Cannon, Daniel Miller

RUNNING CREWSupertitles ........................................................... Mary NaoumScenery ......................Angela Alvarez, Carly Baron, Lucy BriggsProps ......................................Daniel Belnavis, Alexa Bergman, Brad Goad, Ruby Grammatico, Lauren Jacob Light Board Operator ...........................................Adam QuinnElectrics ............................................................ Jillianne TuckerWardrobe ....................Woody Buck, Ellie Fishman, Sarah Fox, Storm Lever, Elizabeth Potter, Sam YabrowWigs and Make-up ..................................... Brittany Browning, Isabelle McCalla, Alex Scolari* Theatre 252/352 Practicum Student

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pagers, CellUlar phones, watCh alarms

Please set pagers to silent mode. Cellular phones should be deactivated. Please deactivate your electronic watch alarm so it will not interrupt the performance. Please refrain from texting during the performance.

smoke free CampUs

Smoking is not permitted in University buildings or on

University grounds. Smoking is permitted only in personal vehicles or on the sidewalks of major thoroughfares.

emergenCy proCedUre

In the event of fire or severe storm, you will be instructed by an announcement from the stage indicating the best method of exit. Please notice the multiple red exit signs in the theatre. For your safety, please exit in a calm and orderly manner.

Cameras and reCording deviCes

The use of cameras — with or without a flash — recorders, or other electronic devices inside the theatre is strictly prohibited.

food and drink

No food or drink is allowed in the theatre.

Children

As a courtesy to our audience and the performers, children under the age of three will not be admitted to performances. All children must have a ticket. If your child proves disruptive or excessively restless, you may be asked to leave by House Management.

large print programs

Large print programs are available free of charge from House Management.

aCCessibility

Accessible ramps, elevators, parking, restrooms, and wheelchair seating are

available for patrons with disabilities. Accessible restrooms are located off the main lobby.

soUnd enhanCement

The theatre is equipped with an infrared listening system for

listening enhancement. Lightweight, wireless headsets are available free of charge from House Management.

parking

For your parking convenience, we recommend arriving early. Prepaid parking passes are also available at the League Ticket Office. For parking information: Grant Winston, Parking & Transportation Services, 734-615-9067.

tiCket sales and information

Hours: Monday – Friday: 9 am – 5 pm Saturday: 10 am - 1 pm Performances: 1 hour prior to curtainPhone: (734) 764-2538Online: tickets.music.umich.eduAddress: 911 N. Univ., Ann Arbor, MI 48109

tiCket exChanges

Subscribers may exchange their tickets by mail or in person at no charge. Non-subscribers may exchange their tickets by mail or in person for a small processing fee. Exchanged tickets must be received by the Ticket Office (by mail or in person) at least 48 hours prior to the performance and are made only for another performance of the same play.

groUp disCoUnts

Discounts are available for groups of 15 or more.

Comments? write Us at: University Productions, Attn.: Jeffrey Kuras911 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1265

Since 1974, Friends of Opera members have supported the School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s distinguished opera program, allowing opera students at the University

of Michigan to experience the greatest opportunities for study and performance. Gifts to the Friends of Opera provide funding for a cash prize to the winner of its annual vocal competition, opera scores for student opera productions, and general support for the opera workshop program. Gifts to the Friends of Opera Endowment provide significant student scholarships for gifted singers.

The following opera enthusiasts have made a recent gift of support to the Friends of Opera. You have made a difference here at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and also throughout the opera world, by ensuring that our students develop the skills, artistry, and experience they need to become the next generation of great opera singers. Thank you for your support!

Friends of Opera Annual Gifts from July 1, 2010 - October 21, 2011

gifts of $5,000 and above

Steven Schwartzberg FoundationBlanche Thebom Estate

gifts of $1,000 - $4,999Adult Learning InstituteAnne & Jim Duderstadt

gifts of $500 - $999Lawrence Berlin & Jean McPhailDr. Michael N. BucciJohn & Gretchen Neal JacksonAlan & Jean KrischRichard LeSueurJohn & Mary PedleyBradley & Simone Taylor

gifts of $250 - $499Dr. & Mrs. Dale E. BriggsRichard & Jo Ann DionneWilliam & Sarah HuffordDiane KirkpatrickJanet & John KnappPeggy McCracken & Douglas AndersonJoseph A. PlacekJohn Romani & Barbara AndersonJack & Jerry Weidenbach

gifts of $100 - $249Carolyn Austin

William & Patricia AustinGretchen BatraGerald & Marceline BrightH.D. CameronMr. & Mrs. Nicholas G. Chapekis, Sr.Mimi Chapman & Dietmar WagnerJoyce E. DelamarterDr. Charles H. DuncanRobert Green & Martha Sullivan GreenKatherine & Tyrell HarrisAl & Joene HermalinProf. Peter G. HinmanMarlane Paxson Fairleigh HodgesDr. Ralph M. HulettBelle JaniszewskiDr. Warren W. JaworskiDouglas & Jean KahlProf. & Mrs. Gordon KaneAdrienne Kaplan & Harold BorkinH. David KaplanDr. Louis E. LoebKenneth & Jane LucasMelvin & Jean ManisDr. Lisa MazziaKittie Berger MorelockColin & Nancy OatleyP & G FundSuzanne & Sinclair PowellGene & Harry RegenstreifBarbara Ritter

For online giving, visit www.giving.umich.edu, e-mail Jeffrey Cotnoir at jcotnoir@umich.edu or call 734-764-4453School of Music, Theatre & Dance • Development Office • 2005 Baits Drive • Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2075

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