The Ovation Repertory Theatre is proud to present:

ERICA LYNN RIKK CHESHIRE JORDAN FULMER and KAT CLOWESin

LEGALLY BLONDE

Music and Lyrics By

NELL BENJAMIN and LAURENCE O’KEEFE

Book By

HEATHER HATCH(based on the film and novel)

Also Starring:

LIZ BORUD DANIELLE CHASE ARIEL CLARK CODY GARCIA NICHOLE HEASLEY

LIZZY LAKE AMELIA MEJIA

With:

TIM ADAMSON JONATHAN CANEZ STEPHANIE CERVATES JP DE LEON ALEX GRANT

KELSEA RYAN JOHNSON BRITTA LOWRY DAKOTA NASH MELINDA MEJIA NATE PUGH

KRISTYN VAN CLEAVE JAKE WATTENBARGER

Costume Design

MIRANDA LOMELI-O’REILLY

Sound Design

MEGAN DOWDA-GILLETTEProp Design

HAL FRIEDMAN

Music Director

KRISTEN AMUNDSEN

Choreography by

NICK ONO

Set, Lights, and Direction by

JARRED CLOWES

PRODUCED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL

ERICA LYNN JORDAN FULMER RIKK CHESHIRE

KAT CLOWES CODY GARCIA NICHOLE HEASLEY

LIZ BORUD DANIELLE CHASE

ARIEL CLARK

LIZZY LAKE

AMELIA MEJIA TIM ADAMSON

CAST

Elle Woods ...................................................................... Erica LynnEmmett Forrest ........................................................... Jordan FulmerProfessor Callahan ..................................................... Rikk CheshirePaulette Bonafonte ......................................................... Kat ClowesWarner Huntington III .................................................. Cody GarciaVivienne Kensington .............................................. Nichole HeasleyBrooke Windham ............................................................. Liz BorudMargot ............................................................................ Lizzy LakeSerena ...................................................................... Danielle ChasePilar ............................................................................ Amelia MejiaEnid ................................................................................ Ariel ClarkKyle ............................................................................ Tim AdamsonEnsemble .................................................................. Jonathan Canez,

Stephanie Cervantes, JP DeLeon, Alex Grant, Kelsea Ryan Johnson, Lizzy Lake, Britta Lowry, Dakota Nash, Melinda Mejia, Nate Pugh, Kristyn Van Cleave, Jake Wattenbarger

The part of Grand Master Chad will be played by Jake Wattenbarger August 4th, 5th, 6th, and 11th. All other performances the role is played by JP DeLeon

BAND

Conductor ................................................................. Jeremy MartinPiano .......................................................................... David CollinsKeyboard ................................................................. James O’HearnBass ............................................................................. James DandyDrums .......................................................................... Patrick FraseGuitar .......................................................................... Bob Townley

Bass on the August 11th Show will be played by Tony Rinaldi.

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I“Omigod You Guys” ...................................................... Elle, Ensemble“Serious” .................................................................................. Warner“What You Want” ............................................ Elle, Kate, Serena, Pilar, Grand Master Chad“The Harvard Variations” ................................... Harvard Law Students “Blood in the Water” ............................................. Professor Challahan“Positive” ............................................................ Margot, Serena, Pilar“Ireland” .................................................................................. Paulette“Ireland (Reprise)” ................................................................... Paulette“Chip on My Shoulder” ................................... Emmett, Elle, Ensemble“So Much Better” ........................................................................... Elle

ACT II“Whipped into Shape” ............................................. Brooke, Ensemble“Take it Like a Man” ........................................................ Elle, Emmett“Bend and Snap” ................................ Elle, Kate, Serena, Pilar, Paulette“There! Right There!” ..................................... Elle, Callahan, Ensemble“Legally Blonde” .............................................................. Elle, Emmett“Legally Blonde (Remix)” ......................................... Viviane, Ensemble“Find My Way / Finale” ......................................................... Ensemble

There will be one 15-minute intermission.

Timothy Adamson (Kyle) is proud to be part of the cast of Legally Blonde here at Ovation. More commonly found backstage he snuck out from behind the curtain to join the cast for this show. Credits: Fiddler on the Roof (Russian Constable) at Temple Beth El, Catch Me If You Can (Roger Strong) at Stars Dinner Theatre, and Macbeth (The Porter, Menteith) at The Women’s Club. When he’s not part of a show, he teaches science to 7th and 8th graders. Tim would like to thank Erica and Hal for encouraging him to audition, and his wife: Lindsey, and kids: Elijah, Samuel, Joel, and Sarah for their love, support, and understanding in all things.

Bear Borud (Rufus) This is Bear’s long awaited Ovation debut! Other starring roles include: Fiddler on the Woof, DOGS, Furspray, The Whiz, South Paw-cific, DroolHouse Rock, Hello Doggy, The Flea and I, Snif-alot, Howling in the Rain, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Vet.

Liz Williams Borud (Brooke Windham) A long-time performer and active member of Bakersfield’s thriving theatre community, she has appeared in many productions around town at Stars Theatre and Empty Space. Most notably, she can be remembered as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof (Temple Beth El), Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors (Empty Space), Anybodys in West Side Story (Stars), and Bonnie in Anything Goes (Stars).

Jonathan Canez (Ensemble) After taking 5 years off from doing theatre,(his last show being 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee during his senior year of high school, he is ready to make his return to the scene. Legally Blonde is a dream show and he is thrilled to be in it! He’d like to thank his friends, family, and job for being so supportive and accommodating through out the show’s process!

Stephanie Cervantes (Ensemble) Stephanie is excited to be part of this fun and heartfelt produc-tion of Legally Blonde. Other credits: Ragtime, In The Heights, Man of La Mancha and Pinkalicous. Stephanie received a BFA in theatre from NYU TISCH. She would like to thank her parents and husband for always being ready for the journey. So much love to her beautiful son who makes her so brave.

Danielle Chase (Serena) has been doing theatre for twenty years. Credits include: Julius Cesar in Julius Cesar, Little Red in Into the Woods, Mary Lenox in Secret Garden, and Mia in Dracula. She is a drama teacher with the Bakersfield City School District. Danielle is so excited to be doing her first show with the Ovation Theater and hopes to be in many more. She would like to thank her family for giving up so much time to help her persue theatre.

Chaplin Chase (Bruiser) is only one year old. This is his first play. He is having so much fun playing Bruiser. He wants to thank everyone for this opportunity by giving lots of cuddles and kisses.

Rikk Cheshire (Callahan) is pleased to return to his favorite stage in Bakersfield. Rikk is a member of the Screen actors guild with a number of television and soap opera roles. Favorite theatre roles include: Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire, Simon in Trainspotting (Hollywood), Dr. Henry Jekyll in Jekyll and Hyde and Ashe in Evil Dead the Musical. Thank you to all the people who brought this theatre back to the community and most especially my amazing wife and kids who brought me back to theatre.

Kat Clowes (Paulette) is excited to return to theatre after a six year hiatus to complete her MBA and start a family. Past perfor-mances include The Drowsy Chaperone (the Chaperone), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Muzzy), Evil Dead! The Musical (Annie), Noises Off! (Dottie), and Little Women (Jo March). During the day she’s a published author and college and career consultant, helping students through the admissions process with her own business, March Consulting. She would like to thank Jarred and the Ovation for the opportunity, and her daughter Millie for always making her smile.

Ariel Clark (Enid Hoopes) currently is a board member and director for NOR Junior Theatre. She has performed in several shows around town, and was recently seen acting various roles in Jesus Christ Superstar here at The Ovation Theatre. Ariel would like to

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give a big thank you to her theatre family for being so supportive and patient! Enjoy the show!

JP De Leon (Ensemble / Grand Master Chad) is a high school Senior excited to be apart of his sec-ond show at the Ovation Theatre. With roles like Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd), J.B. Biggley (How to Succeed), and even an Apostle/Guard (Jesus Christ Superstar) now under his belt he hopes to continue helping wow more audiences.

Jordan Fulmer (Emmett/Misc. Frat Boy) is ecstatic about making his debut with The Ovation Theatre. Favorite credits include: The Genie in Aladdin, Corny Collins in Hairspray, and Fizzlethorpe the Fairy in the Bakersfield Museum of Art’s recent production of The Ecstasy of Love. He received his degree in English with Honors from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO). In addition to theatre, he uses his spare time to write as well as being an avid karaoke enthusiast. He’s currently employed at March Consulting, where he helps high school students get on track for college. He thanks his family and The Ovation staff for support.

Cody Garcia (Warner Huntington III) is thrilled to be making his debut on The Ovation stage! A familiar face to the Stars Theatre Restaurant, you may recognize him playing credits such as Robert Martin in Drowsy Chaperone, Riff in West Side Story, Leaf in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Sky Masterson in Guys And Dolls, and Danny Zuko in Grease. He has recently fin-ished choreographing the summer Stars workshop of Singin’ In The Rain Jr. and plans on returning to the Stars stage to perform in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. He is extremely grateful to Jarred and Kristen for their direction, and to the rest of the Ovation crew for welcoming him into the Ova-tion family! He would like to thank his late uncle Mike for introducing him to theater, and to Mom, Dad, and Bethany for all their love and support. Cody hopes that this energetic show will lift your spirits and remind you that life isn’t meant to be too serious, despite what his character may think, and that true love comes from loving who you are first and foremost. Enjoy the show!

Alexandra Grant (Ensemble) is excited to be back on stage after a 7 year break from theater. Her credits include A Chorus Line , Noises Off, It’s A

Wonderful Life, A Song For Vanya, Prelude to a Kiss and Cinderella. She would like to thank her husband for watching their two kids every night so she could be at rehears-als.

Kelsea Ryan Johnson (Ensemble) is thrilled to have been asked to join this fantastic and very welcoming group of actors who helped to “whip her into shape” for the show! She graduated from the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts in 2016, and you may have seen her in shows including Spring Awak-ening, Les Miserables, Shrek the Musical, and various melodrama performances just to name a few! We hope you enjoy the show! Much love!

Lizzy Lake (Margot) has been doing theatre here in Bakersfield for six years. Some of her roles have included Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins, Belle in Beauty & the Beast (NOR Junior Theatre), and ensemble in Ragtime: the Musical. She is currently studying ASL at BC. Lizzy would like to dedicate her performance to the wonderful Miss Carolyn Fox, whom she looks up to as an actree and singer.

Britta Lowry (Ensemble) got her acting start at an early age and grew up performing alongside her family members. Her favorite shows include: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Catch Me If You Can. Some of her mentionable roles are Mae Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie and Mayor Matilda in All Shook Up! Britta is thrilled to be performing her first show for Ovation!

Nichole Heasley (Vivienne) was last seen on the Ovation stage in Jesus Christ Superstar (Mother Mary). Her favorite theater credits include Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof), Kitty (The Drowsy Chaperone), Aldonza/Dulcinea (Man of La Mancha), Anytime Annie (42nd Street), Marcy Park (25th Annual....Spelling Bee), and Lady Jacqueline (Me and My Girl). Nichole would like to thank Jarred, Kristin, Nick, Doug Penikas, and Drew Seeley.

Erica Lynn (Elle) is no stranger to the stage. When not performing with Bakersfield Dance Company or acting onscreen, she i

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nvolves herself in community theatre. You may have seen her in the following productions pre-sented by Stars Dinner Theatre: Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Mary Poppins, 42nd Street, and of course The Ovation Repertory Theatre’s inau-gural show, Jesus Christ Superstar. She is ecstatic to be apart of such a fun show and would like to thank her directors, the stage hands, and her so-very-talented cast for making this experience one to remember! Special thanks to Drew Seeley and Doug Penikas for the love and support.

Amelia Mejia (Pilar) could not be more excited to be performing in one of her favorite guilty pleasures, Legally Blonde! Having grown up in Bakersfield, she could be seen in productions at Stars Dinner Theater, Bakersfield Music Theater, The Spotlight and most recently in The Ovation’s inaugural production of Jesus Christ Superstar. A real-life sorority girl, Amelia is thrilled to exchange her own letters for Delta Nu’s and portray a character so fun to bring life to on stage. Special thanks goes to her Mom, Melinda, who not only joins her today on stage, but has doubled as dance coach, moral support, and comedic relief this entire time.

Melinda Mejia (Ensemble) as a teenager and into her 20’s, Melinda had the privilege of dancing with and later teaching for the Sacramento Civic Ballet Company. Melinda discovered her passion for musicals when she was invited to be in the CSUS production of Cabaret in 1980. Stars Din-ner Theater, (Ragtime recently) BMT, and Spotlight Theater have given her the pleasure of perform-ing locally for more than 20 years. Melinda is thrilled to be performing once again, with her daughter, Amelia. She would like to thank you for supporting theater in Bakersfield.

Dakota Nash (Ensemble) OH MY GOD YOU GUYS, Dakota is a Theatre and Communications major at CSUB. Past productions: Pippin (CSUB), Rock of Ages, Project: Play in a Day (Director), and In The Heights (The Empty Space). He is thrilled to perform alongside this talented cast, and wants to thank Jarred for giving him the opportunity to perform in his first show at The Ovation Repertory Theatre.Nate Pugh (Ensemble) has performed in numer-ous shows at several theatres in Bakersfield over the last 5 years. Most recently Nate Pugh played

Willie Conklin in Ragtime at BMT Stars and Perchick in Fiddler on the Roof at Temple Beth El. Nate is very excited and proud to be in the opening show for the Ovation theatre.

Kristyn Van Cleave (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be a part of this fantastic show. She fell in love with the theatre when she got her theatrical start on the Stars Dinner Theatre stage, playing Lorraine Flemming in 42nd Street, and is thrilled to be here at Ovation for her second musical. Kristyn has been dancing for over 15 years and has held nu-merous roles in various productions. When she is not on the stage herself, Kristyn enjoys choreographing for shows and competitions, and has received numerous awards for her work. She has also written two published novels (Dreambreath, Conjuration Rising) with a third (Acatalepsy) on the way. Kristyn would like to thank her second family of fellow performers and choreographers for their companionship and support, Jarred for allowing her to be a part of such a fun show, Brett for his interminable succor and assistance with all her endeavors, and the whole cast and crew for their hard work in putting together a tremendous show that will certainly aid in making Ovation’s inaugural season one for the books.

Jake Wattenbarger (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of the Ovation Repertory Theatre’s production of Legally Blonde! His recent credits have included Ragtime (Younger Brother), The Drowsy Chaperone (Gangster #1), Fiddler on the Roof (Fyedka), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Gad). He would like to thank his Director and team for all the hard work they put into this show.

Joanna Sanner (Assistant Director) made her stage debut with her cameo as a leper in The Ovation’s inaugural show of Jesus Christ Superstar for which she was also the drama-turge. She has been a stage manager for Lost Bakersfield in 2013 and a few church showsover the years. She is very excited to have her first assistant director role. She would like to thank her roommates for their pa-tience and support with all her late nights and would also like to thank her family and church family for their support.

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James O’Hearn (Keyboard) was born and raised in Bakersfield, starting his love of music at an early age with piano study from age 7 onwards. He attended Biola University from 2012 to 2016 and graduated with a BA in Journalism. His inter-ests include musical theatre, gaming, and writing short and surreal stories for his blog. He has many fond memories of playing for theatres around town, and hopes to make many more for as long as he is in Bakersfield.

Nick Ono (Choreographer) Credits include: If/Then, Romeo & Juliet (Romeo), In the Heights (Usnavi), The Last Five Years (Jamie), Mary Pop-pins (Bert), Beauty and the Beast (Beast), West Side Story (Bernardo), Me and My Girl (Bill), Fiddler on the Roof (Motel).

Miranda Lomeli-O’Reilly (Costume Design) first studied costume design and sewing in high school, she then went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in Art History from CSU, Bakersfield. When Miranda isn’t costuming she can be found sewing for her own brand MerCat by Miranda, which specializes in custom children’s clothes. In collaboration with Kat Clowes, Miranda’s work was recently featured in Bakersfield’s first Shake-speare in the park production of The Very Ecstasy of Love. She hopes you enjoy the many shades of pink in this show!

Jarred Clowes (Director) As an artist with many pursuits, Jarred Clowes has spent the last fifteen years working predominately in the Theatre. In Bakersfield he’s designed shows for the Old Melodrama, sat on the board of The Empty Space, helped build the Stars Theatre, held the Techni-cal Director position at Bakersfield College, and served as first the TD then Artistic Director of The Spotlight Theatre. He has worked as a technician for several touring productions (including for the WWE, Les Mis, The Producers, Jesus Christ Superstar, Stomp, and Bring in Da Noise) and has also had the opportunity to design and direct for many theatres in California including for the Woodward Shakespeare festival in Fresno, Stage 52 and Theatre Theatre in Los Angeles and Thomas Aquinas College in Ojai. As a designer some of Jarred’s favorite shows have been, The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, A Streetcar Named Desire, Noises Off!, The Brighton Beach Memoirs, A Song

for Vanya, Twelfth Night, and Parade. As a director Jarred is most proud of his work on Onionheads, The Pillowman, A Picasso, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Noises Off!, Evil Dead: The Musical (West Coast Premier), The Goat or Who is Sylvia, Into the Woods, The Producers, Parade and Twelfth Night…for kids. In addition to Theatre Jarred has worked professionally in the film industry on several movies and tv shows, he attended Chapman University’s graduate program in film and when not on stage or on set, Jarred enjoys painting, writing, raising his daughter Millicent, and spending time with his lovely wife Kathryn.

Kristen Amundsen (Music Director) studied music at both Northern Arizona University, and Utah State University. She has been blessed to perform with the Boston Pops, the Arizona Bach Choir and the American Fes-tival Chorus under the direction of Dr. Craig Jessop, formally of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. During her tenure with the Utah State University Chamber Singers, she was a fea-tured soloist at Yale University and was for-tunate to have had the opportunity to record “Show Me Thy Ways: Choral Music of Daniel E. Gawthrop” which was considered for a Grammy award. After having the opportu-nity to perform in Seussical the Musical and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, she was de-lighted to try her hand behind the scenes as the Musical Director for Legally Blonde. She would like to thank Hal and Jared for giving her this fantastically fun opportunity and her family and friends for always supporting her dreams. Lastly, a special shout out to Kevin for making his own dinner for the past few months while she has been at rehearsal!

Brett Walker (Assitant Director) is excited to be back from an Eight month hiatus from theatre, in his last production he was the assistant director for 39 Steps at Stars Dinner Theatre. Brett has been doing theatre for many years he played Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me if You Can, was the Stage Manager for 42nd street both at Stars Theatre. Brett wanted to give a shout out to Hal and Jared for giving him the opportunity to assistant direct for this show.

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Hal Friedman (Artistic Director) has directed over 100 shows and has worked at regional theatres such as the Kennedy Center (D.C), Arena Stage (D.C.), Signature Theatre (Arlington V.A), Stage 52 (L.A), Rescue Agreement (N.Y.C), the Baltimore Theatre Project (Baltimore, M.D.), Roundhouse Theatre (Bethesda M.D.), and the Smithsonian Discovery Theatre (D.C). Hal worked for Scott Rudin Productions on such films as The Royal Tannenbaums, the Academy Award winning The Hours, and Changing Lanes. Hal worked for the local Spotlight Theatre and has directed locally at Stars Theatre Restaurant, the Empty Space, BCT, and the Gaslight Melodrama. Hal has published a novel (Afterwinds under the name Hal Dennis), sold two screenplays, and is now the Theatre Teacher at Shafter High School. Hal graduated with honors from the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at THE New York University in Film and Television. Hal dedicates the future of the Ova-tion Repertory Theatre to the Bakersfield commu-nity and sends his love to his amazing children and shining lights, Eleanore, Carter, and Isla.

Adam Cline (Business Development Director) has been involved in Bakersfield’s local community theatre program since 1992. For the past 25 years he has done every role from leading characters to producing, writing, teaching, and directing many shows for Stars Dinner Theatre and the Bakers-field Civic Light Opera (now known as Bakers-field Music Theatre), and the Melodrama. From 1994-1997 Adam taught hundreds of adultsand children acting classes for television and theatre for the McCright Agency and StarsSchool of Fine Arts. In 1995 Adam started a production company called A.C.T.S. Productions (Adam Cline’s Theatrical Services), where he met the needs of all local theatres and schools to provide sets, lighting, sound and crew to help run shows, school functions, Christmas parties and summer workshops throughout Kern County. In 1996 he was asked to join the family business, of which is a construction glazing contractor and has worked there now for the past 21 years. After learning much about the family business that was established in 1947, he began to increase the sales and growth of the company. In 2006 he became the Vice President of Operations and by 2010 was the President of the company. He has now grown the company from a small business of 18 employees to over 40. He has developed great

relationships with other local businesses and enthralled the community with his witty ad-vertising commercials to promote his family business.

Bien Resolme (Managing Director/CFO) was born and raised right here in Bakers-field, only leaving for four years to serve his country in the US Navy. He has been involved in the Bakersfield theatre communi-ty for over 25 years. First as a performer and more recently on the technical side of local productions by volunteering his time to build sets and manage tech crews at local high schools and community theatres. Bien has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and is the Technical Director and Technical Theatre teacher at East High School for the Kern High School District.In his first year of teaching, Bien’s Virtual En-terprise business plan team earned the right to compete at the national level in New York City. The nine years prior to teaching, Bien was a network administrator for the Kern High School District where he employed the business principals and skill sets that he now imparts to his students in the classroom. His passion for theatre and education have driven Bien to form the Ovation Repertory Theatre with his partners and friends, Adam Cline and Hal Friedman, to insure that the Bakersfield theatre community continues and thrives for decades to come.

Megan Dowda-Gillette (Stage Manager) A graduate of CSUB’s Theatre program and an IATSE member for over 10 years is pleased to be part of the Ovation’s first theatrical show. She has been involved with commu-nity theatre for the past 15 years. Some of her recent favorite shows to work on was the Boys and Girls Club Production of Annie Jr., Hal Friedman’s production of Fiddler on the Roof, as well as Bakersfield Museum of Art’s production of The Very Ecstasy of Love.

Terry Dowda-Gillette (Assistant Stage Manager) A recent graduate from Ashford University has also spent time as a member of the IATSE Union. She has been working in community theatre for the past 12 years in varying positions. Some of her recent favorite

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Owners ........................................... Adam Cline Hal Friedman Bien ResolmeStage Manager ................ Megan Dowda-GilletteAsst. Stage Manager ........... Terry Dowda GilletteAssistant Directors ........................ Joanna Sanner

Brett Walker Technical Director ......................... Bien ResolmeProduction Carpenter .......................... Josh Jones Stage Hand ......................................... Josh JonesBox Office ...................................... Amelia Mejia

Kathy Lowry Nancy Steiger Kathi Lowry

Advertising ......................................... Travis FordMarketting .................... Rock Harbor MarkettingInterior Design Team ........................... Terri Cline

Jason McClainRestoration Team ............................... Frank Ayala

Chad Borud Liz Williams Borud

Donald Bryant Dominic Cerri Adam Cline Terri Cline

Aidan Cline Addison Cline Austin Cline

Jarred Clowes JP De Leon Kyle Gaines Nichole Heasley Carolyn Fox Hal Friedman

Eleanore Friedman Carter Friedman

Isla Friedman Erica Lynn

Joe Lowry Kathi Lowry Jason McClain Amelia Mejia Tessa Ogles Nick Ono Bien ResolmeJennifer Resolme

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Abigail Resolme Sophia Resolme Josephine Resolme

Derreck Reed Paul Sosa Erica Ueberroth

Ovation Comittee ........................... Rosie Ayala John Barker Chad Borud Liz Borud

Terri Cline Kelci Cerri

Carolyn Fox Jason McClain Tessa Ogles Nick Ono Amber O’Reilly Marvin Ramey Jennifer Resolm

Frank Sierra Erica Ueberroth Maria Tania Becerra WeingardenArtistic Director ........................... Hal FriedmanBusiness Development Director ..... Adam ClineManaging Director ...................... Bien ResolmeStage Crew ....................................... Josh Jones

Nick French Joceline Guerrero

Dressers ...................................... Sarah Gervais

shows to be part of were The Last Five Years, Marvin Ramey’s Showcase, Boysand Girls Club Production of Annie Jr., as well as Hal Friedman’s production of Fiddler on the Roof. She is very happy to be part of the Ovation’s first theatrical show, and looks forward to the season.

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NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR

As a show, Legally Blonde is better than it has any right to be. Es-sentially the long form cute version of a (casually sexist?) joke, it should be, at best, nothing more than a candy coated trifle. But… it isn’t. The music is great, the jokes are funny, and the relationships feel real. Moreover, it would have been so easy to just let the show be about a woman who learns to believe in herself. Which is a valuable lesson to be sure… although, if we’re honest, it’s one that has been addressed in practically every other play, movie, or mu-sical with a female lead ever made. Instead, we’re presented with a nuanced story about a confident and capable woman who never spends a second worried about what she “can” do, because she can do anything, Legally Blonde treats that as an assumption, an under-lying fact on which the rest of the story is built. The real focus of this play is upon Elle’s realization of the “scope” of her opportunity. That there are many ways to be happy, apart from the first one that presented itself.

That’s a lesson that I want my daughter to take to heart; I don’t want her to ever fret over whether or not she “can” or “may” do some-thing… I would much rather she simply be confronted by the brutal and unforgiving existential dilemma that inevitably arises from too much choice, like standing in the cereal aisle at the supermarket.

Anyway… I hope you enjoy the show.

- Jarred Clowes