CCM MUSICALS SERIES PRESENTS
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based Upon The Novel "My Love, My Love" By Rosa Guy
Originally Directed and Choreographed on Broadway by Graciela Daniel
Playwrights Horizons, Inc. Produced ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Off-Braodway In 1990
Originally Production On Broadway By The Shubert Organization, Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
Suntory International Corporation and James Walsh, In Association With Playwrights Horizons
March 28-30, 2024, Patricia Corbett Theater
*CCM Student
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Once On This Island will last approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, with no intermission
Torie Wiggins is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Dramatic Performance (now known as Acting) and has been performing professionally for over 20 years. She has co-adapted and performed a one woman show, Your Negro Tour Guide, at various venues across the country. Her film work includes A Christmas Melody, starring and directed by Mariah Carey; The Old Man and the Gun with Robert Redford and Danny Glover and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile starring Zac Efron.
She has performed with many local theatres, appearing on the stages at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Human Race Theatre Co., Cincinnati Shakespeare Co., and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. She has also worked with WAM Theatre in The Berkshires and The Resident Acting Co. in New York City. Torie’s directing credits include productions at The Carnegie Theater, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Falcon Theatre and The Human Race Theatre Company, and she has worked as an Intimacy Director for the past 5 years. She is an accomplished voiceover artist, having lent her voice to multiple commercials, and most recently, to Broadway’s &Juliet. Also an accomplished playwright, her play Who All Over There was recently produced as a commission at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati in the 2022-2023 subscription series. Her play, Seen, was selected as a finalist for the AGE Legacy Playwriting Grant.
Torie has worked as a professor of acting and other theatre-related classes at Miami University, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Xavier University. She is so excited to be back at her alma mater!
Erin Morton
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Jackson, Mississippi
At CCM: Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall. Elsewhere: Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors and Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical with New Stage Theatre (Jackson, Mississippi), Effie White in Dreamgirls with Stage DNA (Raymond, Mississippi).
Peter Neureuther
Senior Musical Theatre student from Harrison, New York
At CCM: Prince Topher in Cinderella, Georg understudy in She Loves Me, Swing in Sunday In The Park In The Park With George, Andrej in Once. Elsewhere: Jack Kelly in Newsies at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre (Cincinnati)
Julia Schick (she/they)
Senior Musical Theatre student from Kennesaw, Georgia
At CCM: Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Madeline True in The Wild Party, Martha in Spring Awakening, Ensemble in She Loves Me, Ensemble in Pippin. Elsewhere: Choreographer for Kinky Boots, Joanne in Rent, General Cartwright/Dance Captain in Guys & Dolls, Assistant Director for Into the Woods, and Associate Choreographer for Singin' in the Rain at The Carnegie Theater (Covington, Kentucky), Choreographer for The Prom at Firefly Theatrical (Acworth, Georgia).
Essence Bell
Junior Musical Theatre student from Rockford, Illinois
Elsewhere: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown with Starlight Theatre (Rockford, Illinois).
Annalise Prentiss
Senior Musical Theater student from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
At CCM: Marcy Park in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Associate Director for Little Women, Swing/Intimacy Captain for Spring Awakening, Ivanka/Ukelele in Once, Swing in Sunday in the Park with George, Swing in Spring Awakening, 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: Ensemble in The Wizard of Oz at The Fulton Theatre (Lancaster, Pennsylvania).
Sean Polk II
Junior Musical Theatre student from Upper Marlboro, Mayrland
At CCM: Head Waiter/understudy Sipos in She Loves Me, Oscar/understudy Mr. Black in The Wild Party, Ernst in Spring Awakening, Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: Tom Collins in Rent at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Ensemble in RAGTIME in Concert with Cincinnati POPS (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Indya Lincicome
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Tallahassee, Florida
At CCM: 30 years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty, Swing in Something Rotten!.
Anargha Pal
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Alpharetta, Georgia
At CCM: Understudy Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity, Singer in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty.
Kristen Das
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from St. Charles, Illinois
At CCM: #14 in The Wolves with UC Mosaic Theatre Ensemble, choir in Our Town. Elsewhere: Woman #2 in Songs For A New World and Celia in As You Like It at Elgin Community College (Elgin, Illinois), Rona/Olive Mom in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Elgin Academy (Elgin, Illinois).
Franco Valerga (he/him)
Junior Musical Theatre student from Buenos Aires, Argentina
At CCM: Swing in Once, Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall. Elsewhere: Evan Hansen Alternate in Dear Evan Hansen (Teatro Metropolitan) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Soloist with The American Pops Orchestra at Lincoln Center.
Maya Sharma
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Delray Beach, Florida
Elsewhere: National High School Musical Theatre “Jimmy” Award finalist.
Ranease Brown
Junior Musical Theatre student from Bridgeport, Connecticut
At CCM: Swing for Jazz Nutcracker and Something Rotten!. Elsewhere: Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Bombalurina in CATS with Music Theatre Wichita (Wichita, Kansas), Princess Acrimonia in Princess and Frog with The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio), Mimi in Rent with The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky).
Jonathan Hobbs
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Washington DC
Elsewhere: Chorus and soloist in The Creation Oratotio (Washington DC), Simplethings band (Washington DC), The Messiah Oratorio (Silver Spring, Maryland).
Jordyn Jones
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Washington, DC
At CCM: Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall Elsewhere: Fiona in Shrek The Musical with Vienna Youth Players (Vienna, Virginia), Ensemble in Rent with Middlesex Community Theatre, Annabeth in Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief with Vienna Youth Players (Vienna, Virginia)
Carter Minor
Freshman Musical Theatre student from New Albany, Ohio
At CCM: Swing in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Elsewhere: TJ in Sister Act, Urchin (Ronette) in Little Shop of Horrors, Otto/Moritz Understudy in Spring Awakening and Jack in Into the Woods with Short North Stage (Columbus, Ohio), Grover in Percy Jackson the Lightening Thief with Sticking Place Productions (Columbus, Ohio).
Coty Perno
Junior Musical Theatre student from Rochester, New York
At CCM: Georg and Dance Captain in Spring Awakening, Jackie and Assistant Choreographer in The Wild Party, Ensemble/ u/s Minstrel in Something Rotten!, Player in Pippin, Ensemble/ Frug Trio/ Daddy Brubeck u/s in Sweet Charity, Dancer in Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite. Elsewhere: Angel/ Ensemble in Anything Goes at Broadway Method Academy (Black Rock Theatre)
Grace Capeless
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Teaneck, New Jersey
At CCM: Fandango Dancer/Charity u/s in Sweet Charity, Dancer in Nutcracker Suite, Swing in Something Rotten!, Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall. Elsewhere: Duckling Donna in SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical (Gateway Playhouse). Broadway: Young Nala in The Lion King, Lavender in Matilda, Little Nancy in A Christmas Story (OBC), Kayla in Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Young Celise in Godspell. Film/TV: "Lost Girls" (Netflix), "Beaches" (Lifetime), "Landing Up" (Apple TV), "Frozen Fever" (Disney+), 67th Annual Tony Awards (CBS).
Benjamin Cheng
Senior Musical Theatre student from Memphis, Tennesse
At CCM: Oscar in Sweet Charity, Eamon in Once, Ensemble (u/s Leading Player) in Pippin, Ensemble (u/s Shakespeare) in Something Rotten!, Ensemble (u/s Topher) in Cinderella, Ensemble (u/s Daniel) in Once On This Island. Elsewhere: Elmer in Newsies with Theatre Memphis, Ensemble (Pied Piper) in Shrek with Theatre Memphis.
Monique Churchill
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Stockton, California
At CCM: 30 years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: Lauren in Kinky Boots and Ensemble/understudy Sarah Brown in Guys & Dolls at The Carnegie (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Sam Yousuf (he/him)
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Atlanta, Georgia
At CCM: Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall. Elsewhere: Ensemble/Gator US in Memphis at The Lexington Theatre Company.
Brian Cheung
Junior Musical Theatre student from Suzhou, China
At CCM: Male Swing in She Loves Me, Otto in Spring Awakening. Elsewhere: Label•less at Playhouse in the Park (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Casey Reed, Music Director
Casey Reed
Second-year Masters Orchestral Conducting student from Grayslake, Illinois
At CCM: Sweet Charity, Spelling Bee, 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty (Carnegie Hall), Cinderella, Something Rotten!, She Loves Me. Elsewhere: Miss Saigon at Broadway Theatre (New York New York), Half Time at Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, New Jersey), Working at Berkshire Theatre Group (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at Young at Arts.
Jacob Priddy
First-year Masters Orchestral Conducting student from Louisville, Kentucky
Elsewhere: The Office the Musical Parody (Off Broadway), Associate Music Director/Keys 1 for A Christmas Story (National Tour), Jersey Boys, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Kinky Boots, DISNEY's Newsies at Theatre by the Sea (Matunuck, Rhode Island), Jersey Boys ar Ogunquit Playhouse (Ogunquit, Maine), Vocal Director for Celebrity Cruise Lines and RWS Entertainment Group.
Julia Schick (she/they)
Senior Musical Theatre student from Kennesaw, Georgia
At CCM: Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Madeline True in The Wild Party, Martha in Spring Awakening, Ensemble in She Loves Me, Ensemble in Pippin. Elsewhere: Choreographer for Kinky Boots, Joanne in Rent, General Cartwright/Dance Captain in Guys & Dolls, Assistant Director for Into the Woods, and Associate Choreographer for Singin' in the Rain at The Carnegie Theater (Covington, Kentucky), Choreographer for The Prom at Firefly Theatrical (Acworth, Georgia).
Jessica Ann Drayton
Master’s Lighting Design student from Powder Springs, Georgia
At CCM: Cinderella, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dialogue of the Carmelites. Elsewhere: As you Like it and Trouble in Mind with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Jersey Boys with Arts Center of Coastal Carolina (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina), Secret Garden with TheaterLab Dayton (Dayton, Ohio), Ariodante with Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Sleepy Hollow with Dayton Ballet (Dayton, Ohio), Young Frankenstein with Circle Theater (Fort Worth, TX), Into the Breeches with Stagewest Theatre (Forth Worth, TX), Pleasure Trials with Amphibian Stage (Fort Worth, TX), Fierce! with Cincinnati Opera (Cincinnati, Ohio), and Eugene Onegin with Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Dallas, Texas).
Erin Donnelly
Second-year MFA Costume Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio
Elsewhere: Costume shop assistant at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), costume alternations for Royal Caribbean productions, including Mamma Mia! and Cats.
Patrick Kiernan
Second-year MFA Sound Design and Technology student from Kingston, New York
Elsewhere: Off-Broadway productions of A Salute to the Brave (world premiere) and She Stoops to Conquer (The Actors Company Theater); Simon Dawes Becomes a Planet (Time Shared Productions); Richard III, As You Like It, Around the World in 80 Days (world premiere), Julius Caesar (co-design, Matt Webb), Stuart Little, The Shakespeare, Stealer (Idaho Shakespeare Festival); Henry VI Part One, Breach (Baldwin Wallace University); The Hunting of the Snark (The Players NYC/University of Michigan).
Tiara Jones
Third-year Master’s Makeup and Wig Design student from Alexandria, Virginia
At CCM: Wig and Makeup Designer for She Loves Me, Sunday in the Park with George, Fellow Travelers, Lucretia, Once on this Island, Blue Stockings, Assistant Designer for Frankenstein, Pippin, Our Town, Pre-Show Artist for Xanadu, The Marriage of Figaro, Something Rotten, Lysistrata and The Trojan Women, Makeup Artist for CCM Idea Lab and 1966 Film. Elsewhere: The Flying Dutchman, Rusalka, Pelleas et Melisande, Die Miestersinger, Maria Stuarda, and Tosca at the Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, New Mexico), Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill at the Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Carmen, The Sound of Music, The Jungle Book, Tenor Overboard, Holy Grail and The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson with the Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, New York), Designer in the Annual DAAP Fashion Show, New York Fashion Week, recipient of the Albert C. Yates Fellowship.
Katie Reus
Senior Stage Management student from St. Louis, Missouri
At CCM: Production Stage Manager for A Dream Play, Assistant Stage Manager for Giselle, Blue Stockings, Dance Works (Fall 2021), Student Choreographer's Showcase 2021, Production Assistant for From Broadway with Love.
Lukas Hummeldorf
Junior Technical Design and Production student from Covington, Kentucky
At CCM: Assistant Technical Director for Something Rotten!, Master Carpenter for Marriage of Figaro. Elsewhere: Intern Technical Director for Indecent and Big Fish at the Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre (Covington, Kentucky), and the Shop Foreman for Radium Girls and Tuck Everlasting at Notre Dame Academy (Covington, Kentucky). Overhire with IATSE Local 5, and carpenter with CVG Made.
Benji Lookatch
Junior Technical Direction student from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
At CCM: Assistant Technical Director for The Rape of Lucretia and Once on This Island, Head Carpenter for Something Rotten! and Cinderella. Elsewhere: Carpenter and Run Crew for Oliver, Verdi's Aida, Elton John's Aida, and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder at Utah Festival Opera and Music Theater (Logan, Utah).
Sarah Patisaul
Senior Stage Management student from Cary, North Carolina
At CCM: PSM for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, PSM for Frankenstein, ASM for The Burials, ASM for Julius Caesar, ASM for Once on This Island, ASM for 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty, PA for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Spot Op. for Pippin, Dresser for Spring Awakening, Dresser for Fellow Travelers. Elsewhere: PSM for Spring Recital at Pirouette Dance Company (Holly Springs, North Carolina), ASM for Little Women and Cabaret at Virginia Theatre Festival (Charlottesville, Virginia), ASM for Fidelio at Queen City Opera (Cincinnati, Ohio), Swing ASM for Taming of the Shrew at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (Cincinnati, Ohio), PA for Tuck Everlasting at Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute (Hilton Head, South Carolina), Props Crew for Origin Story at Cincy Playhouse (Cincinnati, Ohio), Fly Op. for Chinese Lady at Cincy Playhouse (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Brady Smith
Sophomore Sound Design and Technology student from Amelia, Ohio
At CCM: Debut production in Our Town.
Annalee Crosser
Junior Stage Management student from Edmond, Oklahoma
At CCM: PSM for The Rape of Lucretia, ASM for Something Rotten and Frankenstein, PA for Le Nozze di Figaro and L'Amant Anonyme. Elsewhere: SM Intern for The Knock at Cincinnati Opera, ASM for The Bridges of Madison County at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (Winchester, Virginia).
Sage Shepard
Senior Stage Management student from Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut
At CCM: Production Stage Manager for Clue, Fairies, Swans and Still Waters and The Wild Party. Assistant Stage Manager for Sweet Charity, Cincinnati Dionysia, Sunday in the Park with George, and Le Nozze de Figaro. Production Assistant for Ariadne Auf Naxos. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for ALICE (in wonderland) at Cincinnati Ballet (Cincinnati, Ohio), Stage Management Intern for Chicago, Camelot and Mary Poppins at The Muny (St. Louis, Missouri).
Mia Adrian
Junior Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Mason, Ohio
At CCM: Our Town.
Cassie Smith
Junior Costume Design and Technology student from Arlington, Virginia
At CCM: Wardrobe Crew Head for Sweet Charity, Dialogue of the Carmelites and She Loves Me. Elsewhere: Assistant Costume Designer for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat and Wardrobe Crew for Jersey Boys at Shenandoah Summer Music Theater.
Claire Michels
Senior Lighting Design student from Madison, Wisconsin
At CCM: Lighting Designer for St. Matthew's Passion, Assistant Lighting Designer for Once on This Island, Associate Lighting Designer for Student Choreographers Showcase 2023. Elsewhere: Assistant Lighting Designer for The Nutcracker with Cincinnati Ballet.
Amira Rowe
Senior Costume Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio
At CCM: Associate Costume Designer for Sweet Charity, Wardrobe Supervisor for Something Rotten and Spring Awakening, Assistant Costume Designer for Frankenstein, Wardrobe Head for Xanadu and The Marriage of Figaro. Elsewhere: Draper for SpongeBob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical, Beauty and the Beast and Rock of Ages, Costume Advisor for Tarzan and Anastasia
Anika Shirvaikar
Junior Stage Management student from Millburn, New Jersey
At CCM: Production Stage Manager for St. Matthew Passion and Love and War (Lab Play), Assistant Stage Manager for She Loves Me, Fellow Travelers and UC CCM Presents Alumnus Stephen Flaherty (Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall), Production Assistant for Julius Caesar and Pippin, Wig and Make Up crew for Sweet Charity, Spotlight Operator for Spring Awakening, Deck Electrician for Danceworks, Wardrobe Crew for Our Town, Scenic Crew for Once and Sunday in the Park with George. Elsewhere: Stage Management Intern at Lollapalooza Music Festival, Assistant Stage Manager for Shipwrecked: An Entertainment at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Production Assistant/Assistant Stage Manager for Thirteen Jr., Seussical Kids, and Something Rotten Jr. at Pixie Dust Players.
Arden Allmon
Freshman Musical Theatre student from San Antonio, Texas
At CCM: Swing in Sweet Charity.
Grace Baker
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Elsewhere: Baker's Wife in Into the Woods, Katherine Plumber in Newsies, Madame Baurel in An American in Paris, and Julie Jordan Standby in Carousel at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center (Midland, Pennsylvania).
Griffin Simmons
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Albertville, Alabama
Elsewhere: Edward Tulane in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Jay in Disney’s Descendants: The Musical with The Lighthouse Theatre Company (Albertville, Alabama), Ryan in Disney’s High School Musical: On Stage! with The Whole Backstage Theatre (Guntersville, Alabama).
Clara Cavins
Third-year graduate Costume Design and Technology student from Minneapolis, Minnesota
At CCM: Costume Designer for She Loves Me and Still Waters, Design Assistant for Galileo. Elsewhere: Costume Designer at Saint Paul Academy and Summit School (Saint Paul, Minnesota) and Minneapolis Musical Theater, Design Assistant at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (Saint Paul) and Theater Latte Da (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
Jayna Fry
Second-year Master’s Costume Design student from Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
At CCM: Assistant Costume Designer for Fellow Travelers. Elsewhere: Costume Shop Floor Manager at Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, New York), Resident Assistant Costume Designer and Costume Designer for Camp Rock jr. and Annie jr. at Hale Center Theater (Orem, Utah).
Cassidy Kempthorne
Second-year Masters Costume Design student from Cincinnati, Ohio
At CCM: Wardrobe Head for Something Rotten, Wardrobe Head for Dialogues of the Carmelites, Draper for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Meredith Randall
Junior Costume Design and Technology student from Toledo, Ohio
At CCM: Assistant Costume Designer for Sweet Charity, Wardrobe Supervisor for Let the Right One In, and Wardrobe Head for Cinderella and Fellow Travelers. Elsewhere: Wardrobe Head and Stitcher for I Do! I Do! and Baby at Otterbein Summer Theatre (Westerville, Ohio).
Shelby Allred
Junior Technical Production student from Cincinnati, Ohio
Elsewhere: Set crew in Puffs, Student Technical Director in Indecent with CAST Kentucky Theatre.
Nato Hermann
Senior Costume Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio
At CCM: Milliner and Assistant Costume Designer for Sweet Charity, Dyer for Spring Awakening, Crafts for Cinderella, Milliner for Frankenstein. Elsewhere: Costume Crafts Apprentice at Glimmerglass Festival Opera (Cooperstown, New York).
Lauren Wooten
Junior Costume Design and Technology student from West Chester, Ohio
At CCM: Wardrobe Head for Something Rotten and Lysistrata + Trojan Women. Elsewhere: Craftsperson and Wardrobe Crew for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival
Abby Fluck
Sophomore Lighting Design and Technology student from Wayne, Pennsylvania
At CCM: Board Operator for Xanadu, Assistant Master Electrician for Pippin and The Burials, Production Electrician for 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty, Production Electrician 2 for Hughes Project 2.0 Elsewhere: Electrician Apprentice for Grease, Private Lives, Always Pasty Cline, God Of Carnage, An American in Paris, and Murder on the Orient Express at The Cape Playhouse (Dennis, Massachusetts).
Eli Suarez
Senior Lighting Design student from Dublin, Ohio
At CCM: Lighting Programmer for The Laramie Project, Once, She Loves Me, Frankenstein, and Once on This Island, Production Electrician for The Burials, Danceworks, Media Programmer for Let the Right One In. Elsewhere: Assistant Lighting Designer for Comics Come Home 26 and 27, Lighting Programmer for Carrie the Musical and Spamalot at Short North Stage (Columbus, Ohio).
Kait Naylor
Sophomore Stage Management student from Loveland, Ohio
At CCM: Frankenstein.
Willow Heichel
Sophomore Technical Production student from Granville, Ohio
At CCM: Scenic crew for Something Rotten Elsewhere: Deck Electrician for Crazy for You with the Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina).
Suzanne Barnes
Senior Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Cincinnati, Ohio
At CCM: Props manager for 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦, 𝘈 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺, and 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. Co-scenic charge artist for 𝘓'𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘦 and 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯. Scenic Charge artist for 𝘓𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢 / 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯. Elsewhere: Asst. scenic charge artist for 𝘛𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘧𝘵𝘩 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 at The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Props intern for the Cincinnati Opera's 2023 Summer Festival.
Kaitlin Barnett
Second-year Masters in Sound Design student from Butler, Pennsylvania
At CCM: Sound Designer for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Production Sound Engineer for Frankenstein, A1 for 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: A1 for A Wrinkle in Time and Paradise Ballroom at New York Stage and Film (Poughkeepsie, New York), Cinderella and Steel Magnolias at Studio Tenn (Franklin, Tennessee), Sound Designer for The Lightning Thief and Secret Soldiers with Nashville Children's Theatre (Nashville, Tennessee), Little Women, Peter and the Starcatcher, and 42nd Street at Belmont University (Nashville, Tennessee), A Christmas Carol with Nashville Repertory Theatre (Nashville, Tennessee).
Michael Donahue
Senior Sound Design student from Norwalk, Connecticut
At CCM: Sound Designer for Dido and Aeneas & Gianni Schicchi, Production Sound Engineer for Dialogues des Carmelites, Production Sound Engineer for The Burials. Elsewhere: Sound Designer/A1 for Jersey Boys, The Addams Family, Matilda, Spamalot, and Clue with Forestburgh Playhouse (Forestburgh, New York).
Reagan Warvel
Sophomore Sound Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio
Patrick Kiernan
Second-year MFA Sound Design and Technology student from Kingston, New York
Elsewhere: Off-Broadway productions of A Salute to the Brave (world premiere) and She Stoops to Conquer (The Actors Company Theater); Simon Dawes Becomes a Planet (Time Shared Productions); Richard III, As You Like It, Around the World in 80 Days (world premiere), Julius Caesar (co-design, Matt Webb), Stuart Little, The Shakespeare, Stealer (Idaho Shakespeare Festival); Henry VI Part One, Breach (Baldwin Wallace University); The Hunting of the Snark (The Players NYC/University of Michigan).
Kaitlin Barnett
Second-year Masters in Sound Design student from Butler, Pennsylvania
At CCM: Sound Designer for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Production Sound Engineer for Frankenstein, A1 for 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: A1 for A Wrinkle in Time and Paradise Ballroom at New York Stage and Film (Poughkeepsie, New York), Cinderella and Steel Magnolias at Studio Tenn (Franklin, Tennessee), Sound Designer for The Lightning Thief and Secret Soldiers with Nashville Children's Theatre (Nashville, Tennessee), Little Women, Peter and the Starcatcher, and 42nd Street at Belmont University (Nashville, Tennessee), A Christmas Carol with Nashville Repertory Theatre (Nashville, Tennessee).
Bryan Pivaral
Second-year Master’s Sound Design and Technology student from Miami, Florida
At CCM: Sound Designer for Everybody and 2023 Dance Showcase, A2 for She Loves Me. Elsewhere: A1 and PSE for LDI 2023 via Double Trouble Entertainment (Las Vegas, Nevada), Assistant Sound Designer for Laughs in Spanish (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), A1 for 2023 Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre (Logan, Utah), Sound Designer for Daughter and When 5 Years Pass at California Institute of the Arts (Santa Clarita, California). Sound Designer for Pipeline, Italian Futurist Project, Red Velvet and Children's Hour at Florida International University (Miami, Florida).
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April 5, 2024
The UC College-Conservatory of Music is thrilled to congratulate current masters student Tiara Jones, who was recently named winner of USITT’s Make-Up Design Award. Jones was recognized as part of the USITT24 Conference and Stage Expo in Seattle, Washington.
April 4, 2024
UC College-Conservatory Music presents "Little Mermaid" on April 12-14, 2024 in Corbett Auditorium. Directed by Shauna Steele, the performance features music by David Arkenstone. Tickets on sale now through the CCM Box Office.
April 4, 2024
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music's Opera Series transforms the stage into a treacherously alluring garden in a masterful production of Rappaccini’s Daughter (La hija de Rappaccini) on April 4-6, 2024, in CCM’s Cohen Family Studio Theater. Get your tickets now through the CCM Box Office!
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Smoking and refreshments are not permitted in the theater. Effective May 1, 2017, smoking and tobacco use (including chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes) shall be prohibited by students, staff, faculty, visitors, vendors and contractors at all times in or on University of Cincinnati properties, including events on university property during non-school hours. This includes all shelters, indoor and outdoor theaters and athletic facilities, bridges, walkways, sidewalks, residence halls, parking lots, and street parking and garages owned by the university.
Telex listening devices are available for checkout during performances in both Patricia Corbett Theater and Corbett Auditorium. Please inquire at the Box Office.
Wheelchair seating is available in both Corbett Auditorium and Patricia Corbett Theater. Seating is limited, so reservations should be made with the Box Office when ordering tickets. These seats are subject to availability.
The Box Office can accommodate groups for major productions and concerts. Preview and benefit performances are also available for some productions. For more information, call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183.
CCM's faculty and staff and its state-of-the-art facilities make possible the professional training and exceptional education on which CCM believes the future of the arts relies. The school's roster of eminent faculty regularly receives distinguished honors for creative and scholarly work, and its alumni have achieved notable success in the performing and media arts. More than 150 internationally recognized faculty members work with students from around the world, specializing in eight areas of study.
Performance dates and repertoire are subject to change. View CCM's current calendar of events.
The purpose of these performances is educational, and they are part of a University of Cincinnati academic program.
