CCM MUSICAL THEATRE SERIES PRESENTS

WONDERFUL TOWN

Book by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov 
(Based upon the play “My Sister Eileen” by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov and the stories by Ruth McKenney) 
Music by Leonard Bernstein  
Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green  
Sketches of “What A Waste” by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Nov. 21-23, 2024, Corbett Auditorium

Special thanks to Wonderful Town supporters Mr. James Miller and Mrs. Linda Miller, Dr. Henry Spitz and Mrs. Sandra Spitz, and Dr. Thomas Forte and Ms. Janice Forte, MS

  • Director and Choreographer| Diane Lala 
  • Music Director | Ian Axness
  • Scenic Designer | Mark Halpin
  • Lighting Designer | Lucas Inman*
  • Costume Designer |  Erin Donnelly
  • Sound Designer | Bryan Pivaral*
  • Wig & Make-Up Designer | Emily Kemmerer*
  • Production Stage Manager | Ella Gover*
  • Dialect Coach | Kat Littrell
  • Fight and Intimacy Director | k. Jenny Jones

*CCM Student

WONDERFUL TOWN is presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concerdtheatricals.com

WONDERFUL TOWN will run approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission. 

Director’s Note

Wonderful Town is a vivid depiction of Greenwich Village, NYC in the mid-1930s — a place of tolerance, eccentricity and color where artists and bohemians would settle. This was particularly attractive to the creators of the musical while writing it during the midst of the repressed 1950s (and McCarthyism, or the “Red Scare”). It is a snapshot of life in 1930s New York, so today’s audiences might find some things dated while others are surprisingly relevant almost 100 years later.

Glossary of terms:

  • Cornball - a person with trite or sentimental ideas 
  • Walt Whitman - an American poet known as the father of free verse  
  • Felix Frankfurter - an associate justice of the US Supreme Court who served from 1939-1962, considered the most controversial justice of his time 
  • Bernarr McFadden - an American proponent of physical culture who founded the long running magazine MacFadden Publications  
  • Childs’ -  the first national chain dining restaurant-peaked in the 1920s and 30s  
  • Andre Gide - a French author who won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature 
  • Fingerbowl - a bowl of water used by dinner guests to rinse their fingers at a formal dinner 
  • Liggett’s - a drug store  
  • Mecca - Islam’s holiest city, in western Saudi Arabia
  • African Veldt - expansive grasslands in Africa  
  • Rasputin - infamous Russian mystic and advisor to the last Tzar and royal family
  • Annapolis - the capital of Maryland, home to the US Naval Academy
  • NRA - National Recovery Administration, part of FDR’s New Deal  
  • TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority, part of FDR’s New Deal and the Works Progress Administration  
  • Charles G. Dawes - 30th Vice President of the United States and co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 for his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations 
  • Warden Lawes -  Lewis Edward Lawes, long-time prison warden at Sing Sing and a proponent of prison reform 
  • “Good Neighbors” - the foreign policy of the administration of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt towards Latin America 
  • Harold Teen - long running American comic strip  
  • Mitzi Green - American actress and singer in the early “talkies” era  
  • Dizzy Dean – Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean, professional baseball pitcher  
  • Stokowski - British-born American conductor, one of the leading conductors of the 20th century (he’s the one in Disney’s Fantasia) 
  • Major Bowes - Edward Bowes, American radio personality  
  • Steinbeck – John Steinbeck, American writer who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature  
  • Helen Wills - American tennis player  
  • Helen Hayes - American actress whose career spanned 82 years  
  • Barbizon Plaza - hotel in New York City  
  • Van Gogh’s herring – “Smoked Herrings,” one of his most famous paintings  
  • Bulova Watch Time - a radio advertisement in 1926 that announced the time  

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Roger Grodsky and to musical theatre voice teachers: Keyona Willis, DMA; Sarah Folsom, Quinn Patrick Ankrum, DMA; Amy S. Johnson, Karen Lykes, Kenneth B. Shaw, Daniel Weeks

The Company

  • Assistant Directors | Sean Polk II, J Perry 
  • Tour Guide | Sean Polk II
  • Mr. Appopolous | Joey Baciocco
  • Helen | Arden Allmon
  • Wreck | Nick Gundrum
  • Violet | Annika Jonker
  • Officer Lonigan | Josh Devine
  • Speedy Valenti | Coty Perno
  • Eileen Sherwood | Makayla Shipe
  • Ruth Sherwood | Annalese Fusaro
  • Robert Baker | Declan Smith
  • First Associate Editor | Anargha Pal
  • Second Associate Editor | Brian Cheung 
  • Mrs. Wade | Amelia Lamb
  • Frank Lippencott | Andy Bakun
  • Chick Clark | Spencer Stanley 
  • Ensemble | Grace Baker, Andy Bakun, Dominic Carroll, Brian Cheung, Annie Dauk, Ellie Eisele, Jack Haroutunian, Annika Jonker, Edin Kebede, JT Langlas, Indya Lincicome, Morgan Lindell, Anargha Pal, Sean Polk II, Gabe Raskind, Maya Sharma, Sydney Short, Griffin Simmons, Sam Yousuf 
  • Swings | Gabby Beredo, Abigayle Stokes, Matthew Williamson, Jameson Zoller
  • Dance Captain | Nick Gundrum

Student Bios

Tour Guide

Sean Polk

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).


Mr. Appopolous

Joey Baciocco

Joey Baciocco 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Folsom, California

At CCM: The Cat in the Hat in Seussical the Musical, Mr. Appopolous in Wonderful Town, Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dancer in BOOM!. Elsewhere: The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz and Sasha in Fiddler on the Roof at Shenandoah Summer Music Theater (Winchester, Virginia).


Helen

Arden Allmon

Arden Allmon 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from San Antonio, Texas

At CCM: Fandango Dancer (Sept 28 & 29) in Sweet Charity, Helen in Wonderful Town, Bird Girl/Gertrude understudy in Seussical the Musical at the Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Woman 2 in “Songs for a New World” (independent study concert).


Wreck

Nick Gundrum

Nick Gundrum  
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Frug Trio/Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Dancer in Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Swing, Sea King in Little Mermaid (CCM Dance), Ensemble in Something Rotten!, Swing in Cinderella. Elsewhere: Fiddler on the Roof, Memphis, and The Sound of Music with The Lexington Theatre Company (Lexington, Kentucky), Billy Crocker in Anything Goes with Black Rock Theater (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Rochelle Chorus in “RAGTIME in Concert” with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.


Violet

Annika Jonker

Annika Jonker (she/her)  
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Fairfield, Connecticut

At CCM: Violet/Ensemble in Wonderful Town, Rosie/Ensemble/understudy Ursula in Sweet Charity, Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: Susan & Others in Tick…Tick…BOOM! and Ensemble/Janet understudy in The Rocky Horror Show with The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Betty/Ensemble/Cynthia understudy in Beautiful with The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater (Cincinnati).


Officer Lonigan

Joshua Devine

Josh Devine 
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Norwich, New York

At CCM: Herman understudy/Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Shylock understudy/Ensemble in Something Rotten, Ensemble in Cinderella, Dancer in Nutcracker Swing. Elsewhere: Hortensio in Kiss Me Kate and Neil Sedaka/Righteous Brother in Beautiful at Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Warsaw, Indiana), Ensemble/Willard understudy in Footloose at Warsaw Federal Incline Theater (Cincinnati).


Speedy Valenti

Coty Perno

Coty Perno  
Senior 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/Minstrel understudy in Something Rotten!, Player in Pippin, Dancer in Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite, Frug Trio/Daddy understudy in Sweet Charity, Ensemble/Tonton Julian understudy in Once on This Island. Elsewhere: Toro and Chino understudy in West Side Story at Pittsburgh CLO (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and Kansas City Starlight (Kansas City, Missouri), Ensemble and Tommy Djilas understudy in The Music Man at Pittsburgh CLO, Angel/Ensemble in Anything Goes at Broadway Method Academy (Fairfield, Connecticut).


Eileen Sherwood

Makayla Shipe

Makayla Shipe  
Senior BFA Musical Theatre student from Bryant, Arkansas

At CCM: Amy in Little Women, Fandango Dancer/Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Ensemble/Marie understudy in Cinderella, Swing in The Wild Party and Swing in Pippin. Elsewhere: Urleen in Footloose at Cincinnati Landmark Productions and Ensemble/Ariel understudy in Footloose at The Arkansas Repertory Theatre (Little Rock, Arkansas).


Ruth Sherwood

Annalese Fusaro

Annalese Fusaro 
Senior BFA Musical Theatre student from Fredericksburg, Virginia

At CCM: The Frug Dancer/Dance Captain in Sweet Charity, Shopper/Ilona understudy in She Loves Me, Dancer in Nutcracker Swing. Elsewhere: Queen Iduna/Featured Dancer in Frozen, Margaret/Violet understudy in 9 to 5 and Ensemble/Mrs. Wormwood understudy in Matilda at Music Theatre Wichita (Wichita, Kansas), Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky).


Robert Baker

Declan Smith

Declan Smith 
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from West Hartford, Connecticut

At CCM: Melchior in Spring Awakening, Lord Clapham/Master of Justice in Something Rotten! Elsewhere: Ensemble in Bandstand at Playhouse on Park (West Hartford, Connecticut).


First Associate Editor

Anargha Pal

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.


Second Associate Editor

Brian Ho Pui Cheung

Brian Cheung 
Junior Musical Theatre student from Suzhou, China

At CCM: Male Swing in She Loves Me, Otto in Spring AwakeningElsewhere: Label•less at Playhouse in the Park (Cincinnati, Ohio).


Mrs. Wade

Amelia Lamb

Amelia Lamb (she/her) 
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Rocky River, Ohio

Elsewhere: Ensemble in Ragtime in Concert with Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.


Frank Lippencott

Andy Bakun

Andy Bakun 
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Beaverton, Oregon

At CCM: Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Swing in Something Rotten, Swing in Cinderella. Elsewhere: Alfred in Alice by Heart (UC Mosaic Theatre Ensemble).


Chick Clark

Spencer Stanley

Spencer Stanley
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from East Lyme, Connecticut

At CCM: Ensemble in Once Elsewhere: Anthony in Sweeney Todd at Black Rock Theater (Fairfield, Connecticut), Charlie understudy in Holiday Inn with Goodspeed Opera House (East Haddam, Connecticut) Soloist in Night Fever at 54 Below


Ensemble

Grace Baker

Grace Baker  
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Ensemble/Eileen understudy in Wonderful Town, Swing in Seussical, Swing in Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Baker's Wife in Into the Woods and Katherine Plumber in Newsies with Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center (Midland, Pennsylvania).


Dominic Carroll

Dominic Carroll  
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Chelmsford, Massachusetts

At CCM: Ensemble/Appopolous/Wreck understudy in Wonderful Town, Wickersham 2 and General Genghis Khan Schmitz in Seussical (co-production with The Carnegie), Dancer in BOOM!. Elsewhere: Tulsa in Gypsy and Florizell in The Winter's Tale at Scranton Shakespeare Festival (Scranton, Pennsylvania).


Annie Dauk

Annie Dauk 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Ensemble/Helen Understudy in Wonderful Town. Elsewhere: Marian Paroo/Dance Ensemble in The Music Man and Christine Colgate/Dance Captain in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Trinity Department of Theatre Arts (Louisville, Kentucky), Hope Cladwell in Urinetown at Youth Performing Arts School (Louisville, Kentucky).


Ellie Eisele

Ellie Eisele  
Sophomore BFA Musical Theater student from Kansas City, Kansas

At CCM: Ensemble in Wonderful Town, TRIBE in Hair, Swing in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Elsewhere: Alyssa Greene in The Prom, Belle in Beauty and the Beast at Music Theatre Kansas City Pro (Kansas City, Kansas).


Jack Haroutunian

Jack Haroutunian 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Billerica, Massachusetts

At CCM: Ensemble/Chick Clark understudy in Wonderful Town, Ensemble/Margaret Mead understudy in Hair, Swing in Seussical, Tower Power in Sweet Charity, Assistant Director for Little Women. Elsewhere: Dr. Butridge/Jabberwock in Alice by Heart (UC Mosaic Theatre Ensemble) Solo Artist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Boston, Massachusetts).


Annika Jonker

Annika Jonker (she/her)  
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Fairfield, Connecticut

At CCM: Violet/Ensemble in Wonderful Town, Rosie/Ensemble/understudy Ursula in Sweet Charity, Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: Susan & Others in Tick…Tick…BOOM! and Ensemble/Janet understudy in The Rocky Horror Show with The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Betty/Ensemble/Cynthia understudy in Beautiful with The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater (Cincinnati).


Edin Kebede

Edin Kebede 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: Swing in Once On this Island, Ensemble in 30 years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall. Elsewhere: Joanne in Rent, Woman 2 in Forbidden Broadway.


JT Langlas

JT Langlas 
Junior Musical Theatre student from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

At CCM: Ensemble in Something Rotten, Ensemble in Cinderella, Ensemble in 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: Featured Ensemble in The 70's On Demand at Kings Island (Mason, Ohio), Ensemble/Swing in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr. at the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Ensemble in Ragtime in Concert with Cincinnati POPS, Bobby/understudy Emcee in Cabaret and Mercy Lewis/Giles Corey in The Crucible at Parallel 45 Theatre (Traverse City, Michigan).


Indy Lincicome

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

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.


Sean Polk

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).


Maya Sharma

Maya Sharma 
Freshman Musical Theatre student from Delray Beach, Florida

Elsewhere:  National High School Musical Theatre “Jimmy” Award finalist.


Sydney Short

Sydney Short 
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Wilmington, North Carolina

At CCM: Ensemble/Ruth understudy in Wonderful Town, Swing in Little Women. Elsewhere: Cheshire Cat in Alice by Heart (UC Mosaic Theatre Ensemble), Ensemble in Les Miserables at The Muny (St. Louis, Missouri), Mayzie in Seussical at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky), Wendla in Spring Awakening, Rusty in Footloose, Rizzo in Grease at Opera House Theatre Company (Wilmington, North Carolina), Bebe Benzenheimer in A Chorus Line with the Thalian Association (Wilmington, North Carolina).


Griffin Simmons

Griffin Simmons  
Sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student from Albertville, Alabama

At CCM: Swing/Dance Captain in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Ensemble/Understudy Frank Lippencott & Officer Lonigan in Wonderful Town, Woof Understudy/Tribe Member in HAIR, Dancer in BOOM!, and Assistant Movement Coach for Clue: On Stage. Elsewhere: Nigel/Dormouse/Dance Captain in Alice By Heart (UC Mosaic Theatre Ensemble), Edward Tulane in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and Jay in Disney’s Descendants: The Musical at The Lighthouse Theatre Company (Albertville, Alabama), Ryan in Disney’s High School Musical: On Stage! at The Whole Backstage Theatre (Guntersville, Alabama).


Sam Yousuf

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.


Swings

Gabby Beredo

Gabby Beredo (she/her) 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Bayonne, New Jersey

Elsewhere: Pepper in Annie at PaperMill Playhouse (Millburn, New Jersey), Lavender in Matilda the Musical (National Tour).


Abigayle Stokes

Abigayle Stokes 
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: Soloist for “Jazz on Broadway: A Celebration.” Elsewhere: Apprentice at Musical Theatre Wichita (Wichita, Kansas), Laurie in Brighton Beach Memoirs at AthensWest Theatre Company (Lexington, Kentucky), Ensemble/Chava understudy in Fiddler On the Roof, Soloist in “Concert Under the Stars,” Gracie Shinn in The Music Man and Ensemble in “Concert With the Stars” at The Lexington Theatre Company (Lexington, Kentucky).


Matthew Williamson

Matthew Williamson (he/him)  
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Wilmette, Illinois

Elsewhere: Dr. Pinch in The Comedy of Errors with Interlochen Shakespeare Festival (Interlochen, Michigan).


Jameson Zoller

Jameson Zoller  
Freshman BFA Musical Theatre student from Fort Thomas, Kentucky

Elsewhere: Production Tenor in Singin’ in the Rain with The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky).


Dance Captain

Nick Gundrum

Nick Gundrum  
Junior BFA Musical Theatre student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Frug Trio/Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Dancer in Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Swing, Sea King in Little Mermaid (CCM Dance), Ensemble in Something Rotten!, Swing in Cinderella. Elsewhere: Fiddler on the Roof, Memphis, and The Sound of Music with The Lexington Theatre Company (Lexington, Kentucky), Billy Crocker in Anything Goes with Black Rock Theater (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Rochelle Chorus in “RAGTIME in Concert” with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.


Music

Musical Numbers

Act 1

  • Overture | Orchestra
  • Christopher Street | Tour Guide, Tourists and (Greenwich) Villagers
  • Ohio | Ruth and Eileen
  • Conquering New York | Orchestra and New Yorkers
  • One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man | Ruth
  • What A Waste | Robert and Associate Editors
  • Ruth's Stories | Ruth, Robert and Company
  • A Little Bit in Love | Eileen
  • Pass The Football | Wreck
  • Conversation Piece | Eileen, Ruth, Frank, Chick and Robert
  • A Quiet Girl | Robert
  • Conga | Ruth and Brazilian Cadets
  • Act 1 Finale | Company

Act 2

  • Entr'acte | Orchestra
  • My Darlin' Eileen | Officer Lonigan, Eileen and Policemen
  • Swing | Ruth and Village Hepcats
  • Ohio (Reprise) | Ruth and Eileen
  • It's Love | Eileen, Robert and Villagers
  • Ballet at the Village Vortex | Orchestra
  • The Wrong Note Rag | Ruth, Eileen and Vortex Patrons
  • Act 2 Finale | Eileen, Robert, Ruth and Company

Orchestra Roster

Ian Axness, music director 
Jacob Priddy, associate music director (graduate student conductor on Saturday, Nov. 23 matinee performance) 
Rosamund Hencinski, assistant music director/ rehearsal pianist

 

Violin 1

  • Emma Joyce, Concertmaster
  • Po-Ling Huang, Assistant Concertmaster
  • Olivia Simons
  • Lillian Kostraba
  • Yihan He 

Violin 2

  • Rachel Elfman, Principal
  • Kana Luzmoor, Assistant Principal
  • Shannon Meng
  • Kerrigan Mandrell

Viola  

  • Kody Dunford, Principal
  • Aidan Knox, Assistant Principal
  • Mariia Demash 

Cello

  • Aidan Bolding, Principal
  • Myles Yeazell

Bass

  • Jason Meusel 

Flute/Piccolo (Reed 4)

  • Maddie Choi 

Oboe/English Horn (Reed 3)

  • Anna Lower 

Bb Clarinet/Eb Clarinet/Flute/Alto Saxophone (Reed 1)

  • Geovanny Morales 

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet (Reed 2)

  • Ion Lianu-Popa 

Bassoon (Reed 5)

  • Ella Sweeney

Alto/Baritone Saxophone (Reed 2)

  • Seok Jun Yang

Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone (Reed 3)

  • Bree Herman

Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone (Reed 4)

  • Joshua Vance

Alto/Baritone Saxophone (Reed 5)  

  • Joshua Duebber 

Trumpet 1

  • Brendan Mathieson

Trumpet 2

  • Alexa Dziatkowski

Trumpet 3

  • Emily Rahn

Trumpet 4  

  • Olivia Passerini

Trombone 1

  • Madison Smith 

Trombone 2

  • Sean Laroy

Trombone 3  

  • Cody Coleman 

Drums

  • Aaron Coffenberry 

Percussion

  • Maddie Adams 

Piano

  • Isabel Mearini 

Production Staff

  • Technical Director | Iz Dillon 
  • Props Manager  | Melanie Reitman 
  • Assistant Scenic Designer/ Props Designer |  Joseph Schmitt
  • Assistant Stage Managers | Maggie Harris, Chloe Hessling
  • Production Assistant | Laila Gose
  • Assistant Production Managers | Annalee Crosser, Bethany Untener
  • Assistant Scenic Designer | Joseph Schmitt
  • Assistant Costume Designer | Alanna Gorrigan
  • Assistant Lighting Designers | Ella Rosoff, Kassidy Schley
  • Assistant Wig and Make-Up Designer | Claire Bonnette
  • Wardrobe Supervisor | Meredith Randall
  • Wardrobe Crew Head | Lexi Revis
  • Wardrobe Crew | Sequoia Goggin, Andrew Hille, Jonathon Hobbs, Owen Keeler, Miranda Myers, Ava Previzi, Wayden Wagoner, Lilly West
  • Production Electrician | Nate Miller
  • Assistant Production Electrician | Will Everson
  • Lighting Programmer | Maddi Myer
  • Lighting Board Operator | Lia Lubinsky
  • Deck Electricians | Jamie Boeskool, Kyrie Paez, Lacey Vailikit
  • Follow Spot Operators | Gavin Barrett, Ella Hamlin, Jaye Bloemeke
  • Assistant Technical Director | Morgan Terry
  • Head Carpenter | Ryan Buckley
  • Scenic Charge Artist | Jessica Secrest, CCM Staff Scenic Artist
  • Assistant Scenic Charge Artist | Ben Wright
  • Set/Props Running Crew | Emilia Buckley, Zayda DeJong, Ethan Fessler, Jacob Gers, Paul Hartmann, Emma Hirschten, Norah Jeziorowski, Elizabeth Maxfield, Skyler Rivera, Red Stotler, Makena Tingle, Dyann Williams-Sanford, Reagan Ziegler
  • Assistant Sound Designer | Ben Stacy
  • Production Sound Engineer | Lucia Thill
  • A1 | Nick Feldmann
  • A2 | Brady Smith
  • Mic Technicians | John Dougherty, Daniel Massey
  • Sound Crew | Lily Landoch
  • Wig and Make-Up Running Crew | Matilda Dalton, Jayy Jones, Isabella Landingham, Jill Schlax

Student Bios

Sound Designer

Bryan Pivaral

Bryan Pivaral  
Second-year MFA Sound Design student from Miami, Florida

At CCM: A2 for She Loves Me, Sound Designer for Dance Works, Everybody, The Cunning Little Vixen and Little Mermaid. Elsewhere: Monitor Mixer/A1 for Indi Friday at 5th & Vine Live with 3CDC (Cincinnati), Sound Designer for Laughs in Spanish at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), A1 for Little Shop of Horrors at Flint Repertory Theater (Flint, Michigan), A1 for Elton John’s Aida, Oliver and A Gentlemen's Guid to Love and Murder at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre (Logan, Utah), Sound Designer for When Five Years Pass and Daughter at California Institute for the Arts (Santa Clarita, California), Sound Designer for The Children’s Hour at Florida International University (Hialeah, Florida).


Wig & Make-Up Designer

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Emily Kemmerer
Second-year MFA Make-Up and Wig Design student from Wooster, Ohio

At CCM: Wig Stylist and Wig and Make-up Supervisor for Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Assistant Wardrobe Manager at The Glimmerglass Festival for 2023 season (Cooperstown, New York). Wardrobe Supervisor at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company for 2023 season (Cincinnati, Ohio). Wardrobe Supervisor at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre for 2022 season (Grand Lake, Colorado).


Production Stage Manager

Ella Grover

Ella Gover 
Senior BFA Stage Management student from Piqua, Ohio

At CCM: Assistant Stage Manager for Clue: On Stage, Production Stage Manager for Jazz Nutcracker, Assistant Stage Manager for Everybody, Assistant Stage Manager for Spring Choreographer's Showcase. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Sidekicked and Production Assistant for Native Gardens and True Art at the Dorset Theatre Festival (Dorset, Vermont).


Props Manager

Melanie Reitman

Melanie Reitman 
Senior BFA Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Buffalo Grove, Illinois

At CCM: Assistant Scenic Designer/Scenic Charge Artist for A Dream Play, Props Manager for Agrippina, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and The Marriage of Figaro. Elsewhere: Props Crew at Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio), and Props Artisan for Gyspy, 9 to 5, Disney’s Frozen, Matilda, and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Music Theater Wichita (Wichita, Kansas).


Technical Director

Izzy Dillon

Iz Dillon  
Senior Technical Production student from Carmel, Indiana

At CCM: Assistant Technical Director for Clue: On Stage, Automation Programmer for Boom 2024, Assistant Technical Director for Let the Right One In, Head Carpenter for Fellow Travelers, Head Carpenter for Frankenstein. Elsewhere: Head Carpenter for the 2024 summer season at Bay Street Theatre (Sag Harbor, New York), Carpenter for the 2023 summer season at Cortland Repertory Theatre (Cortland, New York).


Assistant Stage Manager

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Chloe Hessling  
Sophomore BFA Stage Management student from Lebanon, Ohio

At CCM: Production Assistant for Everybody. Elsewhere: Stage Manager and Props Manager for The Enchanted Bookshop at Springboro Community Theatre (Springboro, Ohio), Stage Manager for Captain Louie Jr. and Mean Girls Jr. at Yellow Brick Theatre Company (Dayton, Ohio).


Production Assistant

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Laila Gose 
Freshman Stage Management student from Canal Winchester, Ohio


Assistant Production Managers

Annalee Crosser

Annalee Crosser  
Senior BFA Stage Management student from Edmond, Oklahoma

At CCM: Production Stage Manager on The Rape of Lucretia, Assistant Stage Manager on Little Mermaid, Assistant Stage Manager on Frankenstein, Assistant Stage Manager on Something Rotten, Production Assistant on The Marriage of Figaro. Elsewhere: Production Stage Manager on Sweet Charity and Gypsy at Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina), Assistant Stage Manager on Don Quixote at Cincinnati Ballet, Stage Management Intern on The Knock at Cincinnati Opera, Assistant Stage Manager on The Bridges of Madison County at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (Winchester, Virginia).


Bethany Untener

Bethany Untener 
Junior BFA Stage Management student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Production Stage Manager for John Proctor is the Villain, Assistant Stage Manager for Rappaccini’s Daughter, Assistant Stage Manager for Fall Dance 2023. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for Unto These Hills at Cherokee Historical Association (Cherokee, North Carolina), Production Assistant for SpongeBob the Musical Youth Edition and Stage Manager for Kids at The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.


Assistant Scenic Designer

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Joseph Schmitt  
Sophomore BFA Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Assistant Scenic Designer for Clue: On Stage. Elsewhere: Production Intern at the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival (Louisville, Kentucky), Set Consultant for Julius Caesar with Kentucky Shakespeare Globe Players (Louisville, Kentucky).


Assistant Lighting Designer

Kassidy Schley

Kassidy Schley 
Junior BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from North Richland Hills, Texas

At CCM: Assistant Lighting Designer for Sweet Charity and The Marriage of Figaro, Wonderful Town, Emilia, and Student Choreographers’ Showcase, Programmer for Rappaccini's Daughter and The Rape of Lucretia. Elsewhere: Assistant Lighting Designer for Brigadoon, Don Giovanni, Cold Mountain, and Sweeney Todd at the Seagle Festival (Essex County, New York), Assistant Lighting Designer for Julius Caesar at Cincinnati Shakespeare Co.


Assistant Wig and Make-Up Designer

Claire Bonnette

Claire Bonnette (she/her) 
Second-year MFA Make-Up and Wig Design student from Ozark, Missouri

At CCM: Make-up and Wig Designer for Sweet Charity, Make-up and Wig Artist for Clue: On Stage, Assistant Make-up and Wig Designer for Once on This Island. Elsewhere: Spring Awakening Hair and Make-up Designer for Spring Awakening at Drury University (Springfield, Missouri).


Wardrobe Supervisor

Meredith Randall

Meredith Randall  
Senior BFA Costume Design and Technology student from Toledo, Ohio

At CCM: Costume Designer for Dark Sisters, Wardrobe Supervisor for Wonderful Town, Wardrobe Supervisor for Let the Right One In, Assistant Costume Designer for Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Costume Crafts Apprentice at the Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, New York),  Wardrobe Head & Stitcher for Otterbein Summer Theatre (Westerville, Ohio).


Production Electrician

Nate Miller

Nate Miller
Sophomore Lighting Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio

Elsewhere: Lighting Tech with I.A.T.S.E. Local 5 at the Cincinnati Opera.


Assistant Production Electrician

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Will Everson 
Freshman Lighting Design and Technology student from St. Louis, Missouri

At CCM: Media Technician in Sweet Charity, Scenic crew in Let the Right One InElsewhere: Electrician at Opera Theater of St. Louis (St. Louis Missouri), Lighting Designer of The Adams Family with Spotlight Productions (St. Louis, Missouri).


Lighting Programmer

Maddi Myer

Maddi Myer 
Sophomore Lighting Design student from Houston, Texas

At CCM: Assistant Media Designer and Media Programmer for Sweet Charity, Board Op for Spring Awakening, Follow Spot Op for Something RottenElsewhere: Media Board Op for Spiritus/Virgil’s Dance and Media Tech for The Overview Effect at Contemporary American Theater Festival (Shepherdstown, West Virginia).


Lighting Board Operator

Lia Lubinsky

Lia Lubinsky 
Sophomore BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Westerville, Ohio

At CCM: Run Crew for Clue: On Stage and Spot Operator for Rappaccini’s Daughter. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Bye Bye Birdie at Westerville Civic Theatre (Westerville, Ohio).


Assistant Technical Director

Morgan Terry

Morgan Terry 
Junior BFA Technical Production student from Lancaster, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Assistant Technical Director for Wonderful Town, Head Carpenter for Let the Right One In, Automation Programmer and Operator for Clue: On StageElsewhere: Rigger and Carpenter at Stages St. Louis 2024, Scenic Carpenter with Totem Pole Playhouse 2023.


Set/ Props Running Crew

Jacob Gers

Jacob Gers  
Freshman BFA Sound Design student from Greensboro, North Carolina

Elsewhere: Sound Designer/A1 for Anastasia: The Musical and Production Sound Engineer for Something Rotten! at Weaver Theatre (Greensboro, North Carolina), Sound Designer/A1 for Pride & Prejudice at Well-Spring Theatre (Greensboro, North Carolina), Sound Designer/A1 for The Lion King Jr. at Tamarack Camps (Ortonville, Michigan).


Andrew Hille

Andrew Hille  
Freshman BFA Stage Management student from Fairview Park, Ohio

At CCM: Production Assistant for The Winter’s Tale.


Norah Jeziorowski

Norah Jeziorowski  
Freshman BFA Costume Design and Technology student from Decatur, Georgia


Waydon Wagoner

Wayden Wagoner (she/they)  
Sophomore Musical Theatre student from Loogootee, Indiana

At CCM: Shadow/Sigewize in In the Green, Swing in Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Cut Dancer/Tina in A Chorus Line with Footlite Musicals (Indianapolis, Indiana), Ensemble/Rudolpho in Matilda with Actors Community Theatre (Jasper, Indiana).


Production Sound Engineer

Lucia Thill

Lucia Thill  
Senior BFA Sound Design student from Minneapolis, Minnesota

At CCM: Sound Designer for An American in Paris + Other Works, Production Sound Engineer for The Cunning Little Vixen, Production Sound Engineer for Everybody, A2 for Spring Awakening, Assistant Sound Designer for The Dialogues of the Carmelites. Elsewhere: Associate Sound Designer for Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B at The Human Race Theater (Dayton, Ohio), Assistant Sound Designer and A2 at The Forestburgh Playhouse (Forestburgh, New York).


A1

Nick Feldmann

Nick Feldmann 
Junior BFA Sound Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Sound Designer for Student Choreographers’ Showcase, A2 for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Assistant Designer/A1 for American in Paris. Elsewhere: Audio Engineer for Country Crossroads at Kings Island, Sound Designer for Burning Down the House and Daughter of War at Cincinnati Lab Theatre.


A2

Brady Smith

Brady Smith 
Sophomore Sound Design and Technology student from Amelia, Ohio

At CCM: Debut production in Our Town.


Mic Technicians

John Dougherty

John Dougherty 
Freshman Sound Design student from Fort Thomas, Kentucky

At CCM: Run Crew for La Finta Giardiniera, RF Technician for Wonderful Town.


Daniel Massey

Daniel Massey 
First-year MFA Sound Design student from Columbia, Illinois

Elsewhere: Production Audio for Public Obscenities at TFANA (Brooklyn, New York), Production Audio for All the Devils Are Here at the Daryl Roth 2 (New York) Production Audio for The Seven Year Disappear, and All of Me at the Signature Theatre (New York), Assistant Sound Designer for Night of the Iguana at the Signature Theatre (New York), Assistant Director of AV at the Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, New Mexico).


Sound Crew

Lily Landoch

Lily Landoch  
Junior BFA Stage Management student from Chicago, Illinois

At CCM: Production Stage Manager for In the Green, Assistant Stage Manager for Clue: On Stage, Dark Sisters, and An American in Paris & Other Works, Production Assistant for Spring Awakening and Dialogues of the CarmelitesElsewhere: Production Stage Manager for Legally Blonde and Newsies, Assistant Stage Manager for Chicago and Million Dollar Quartet at Interlakes Summer Theatre (Meredith, New Hampshire), Assistant Stage Manager for Pippin and The Producers at Music Theater Works (Skokie, Illinois).


Wig and Make-Up Running Crew

Matilda Dalton

Matilda Dalton  
Freshman BFA Stage Management student from Perrysburg, Ohio

At CCM: Production Assistant for La Finta Giardiniera.


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Jill Schlax  
Freshman BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Yarmouth, Maine

At CCM: Light Board Operator for In the Green. Elsewhere: Follow Spot Operator for Ragtime and Light Board Operator for Guys and Dolls with Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute (Hilton Head, South Carolina).


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CCM News

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CCM winter apparel available for purchase online

November 27, 2024

Show your school spirit this spring with official CCM apparel! New UC College-Conservatory of Music apparel is available for purchase online. CCM's latest quarter zip and crewneck sweatshirt designs can be ordered online now through Dec. 8, 2024. You can preview both items below.

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Giving Tuesday: Support CCM health and wellness

November 26, 2024

For the UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) community, Giving Tuesday offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact by supporting Student Health and Wellness. As our students dedicate themselves to the arts – pursuing rigorous schedules filled with practice, performance, and academic study – their mental and physical well-being is crucial.

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CCM hosts Moveable Feast gala fundraiser on Jan. 24, 2025

Event: January 24, 2025 12:00 AM

UC College-Conservatory of Music hosts its Moveable Feast fundraising gala live and in-person on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Presented by CCMpower, a dedicated volunteer group of friends, advocates and alumni, Moveable Feast 2025: A Tempo generates essential support for the next generation of performing and media artists at CCM.

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CCMpower

CCMpower is a volunteer group of fans, advocates and alumni dedicated to empowering students and fueling the future of the arts through scholarship opportunities and more.

The competitive scholarships CCMpower provides help attract and retain the best and brightest students, nurture professional development opportunities and – in turn – continue CCM’s tradition of excellence for the next generation of student-artists. Join or renew your CCMpower membership today to help provide critical scholarship funds.

Join or renew your CCMpower member today to help provide critical scholarship funds. Visit foundation.uc.edu/ccmpower to learn more.

 


Supporters

Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust
Scholarship and Resident Artist Supporter
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship Sponsor
The Corbett Endowment at CCM
Dance Department Supporter
All-Steinway School Supporter
The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel
Visiting Artists & Thinking About Music Supporter
William L. Gasch Endowment Fund for Dance Excellence
CCM Dance Department Supporter
J. Brett Offenberger, MD and Mr. Douglas E. Duckett;
Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer 
Greg Mathein 
Jim & Linda Miller 
George & Caroll Roden
Musical Theatre Department Supporters
Gearsupply.com AV Marketplace
Theater Design & Production Supporter
The Estate of Genevieve Smith
Opera Production Supporter
Bacchus Legacy Foundation
TAPAA Guest Director Supporter
Rafael and Kimberly de Acha
Opera D’Arte Supporter
Estate of Mrs. William A. Friedlander
Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth
Judith Schonbach Landgren and Peter Landgren
Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen
Elizabeth C.B. Sittenfeld
Elizabeth Stone
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman
Mrs. Theodore W. Striker
Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer
Ariel Quartet Supporters
Friedlander Family Fund
Karl Zipser
Chamber Music at CCM
Jan Rogers
Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation
Choral Studies Supporters
Anonymous
Classical Guitar Supporter
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn
Philharmonia Supporters
Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation
Starling Pre-Collegiate Supporter
Starling Strings Supporter
Dr. Timothy E. and Janet L. Johnson
Thom Miles and Roberta Gary
Organ Department Supporters
Keyboard Club of Cincinnati
L. Ried Schott
Piano Department Supporters
Kevin and Nancy Rhein
Wind Studies Supporters
Willis Music/ Buddy Rogers Music
LINKS Instrument Donation Supporter
Strader Fund of the Greter Cincinnati Foundation
CCM Innovation Supporter


Sponsors listed as of August 1, 2024

General Information


Land Acknowledgment

The Cincinnati area and the land that the University of Cincinnati has been built on is the native homeland of the Indigenous Algonquian speaking tribes, including the Delaware, Miami, and Shawnee tribes.


Box Office

Located in the CCM Atrium, the Box Office is open Tuesday through Friday, 1-5 p.m.; and one hour prior to curtain for all ticketed performances. MasterCard, Visa and Discover cards are accepted.

  • Location: CCM Atrium Lobby next to Corbett Auditorium
  • Telephone: 513-556-4183
  • Email: boxoff@uc.edu
  • Mail: CCM Box Office, P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003

Parking

Convenient parking is available in the CCM Garage at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue. Additional parking is available in garages throughout the UC campus. Any questions concerning on-campus parking should be directed to UC Parking Services at 513-556-2283.


Tax Credit

If you find that you cannot attend your performance, your tickets may be donated for tax credit as a charitable contribution. Simply notify the Box Office prior to the performance to release your seats, and give your name and address. A tax donation receipt will be mailed to you.


Lost and Found

If you have lost an item, contact lost and found at 513-556-9413.


House Policies

The House Manager has been instructed to minimize the disturbance to patrons already seated when accommodating latecomers. The director and producer of each production select times that are least likely to interrupt the performance, and latecomers will be seated only during these times. Latecomers who miss these opportunities will not be admitted until intermission. Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted.


Cameras, Phones and Recording Devices

The video or audio recording of performances is prohibited.

The use of cameras, with or without flashes, recording devices, cellular phones and other electronic devices inside the theater is prohibited. Please leave them with the House Manager.


Smoking and Refreshments

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.


Hearing Enhancement

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

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.


Group Sales

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 Faculty and Staff

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.


Know Your Exit

Corbett Auditorium emergency exits are located at the back left and right of the balcony level, the back left and right of the main floor level, and at the left and right at the front of the stage.

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.