A Little Night Music Creative Team

Director/Co-Costume Designer

Steven Strafford

Ohio University: Director: Natural Shocks, See Rock City and Other Destinations Playwright: Squeakers. Elsewhere: Steven has acted all over. On stage. On TV. On Film. In commercials. He once was in an industrial where he played Hepatitis A. His plays, Methtacular, Small Jokes About Mosnters, Greater Illinois, and The Match Game have played around the country.

Music Director

Melissa Brobeck

[she/her] Tantrum Theater: Hotel Berry. Ohio University Theater: The Spitfire Grill, Stupid F*cking Bird. Melissa holds a BM from Eastman School of Music and an MM from UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance. She currently serves as an artist coach of musical theater at Ohio University. She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Choreographer

Jessica Fox

MFA in Dance from Hollins University in collaboration with the Forsythe Company and the University of Frankfurt. Over the years, Fox has performed in works with Troika Ranch, KDNY Dance, Gina Gibney, City Dance Ensemble, and at the Alvin Ailey Studio Theater. Her choreography has been presented at the Jack Guidone Theater (DC), Huntington Museum of Art (WV), Eleanor D. Wilson Museum (VA), Gooseroute Dance Festival (WV), RADFEST (MI), Greenberg Theater (DC), Imagination Stage (MD), Alchemy Theater (WV), Appalachian Artists Collective (WV), and Joan C. Edwards Playhouse (WV). She has a BFA in dance from Ohio University and currently serves as the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts Assistant Director of Recruitment.

Co-Costume Designer

Sofia Perez

Ohio University's Costume Shop Manager. Costume Designer: The Knight of the Burning Pestle, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Food for the Gods, Little Shop of Horrors, Lydia, A Christmas Carol en la Frontera, /Echo, Bloody Shakespeare (Co-Costume Designer). Assistant Costume Designer: The Cherry Orchard. MFA in Costume Design from the University of Connecticut. BFA in Stage Management from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Lighting Designer

Lillian Wright

BFA, Production Design and Technology, Fourth Year undergraduate student. Lighting Design at Ohio University: The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont, Macbitches by Sophie McIntosh, and The Dispute by Pierre de Marivaux. Assistant Lighting Design at Ohio University: Shining Girls. Other: RENT by Jonathan Larson (Lighting Designer) at Ohio Valley Summer Theater and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dream Coat by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber (Asst. Lighting Designer) at People’s Bank Theatre.

Sound Designer

Bob Walters

BFA, HTC Theater, Minor in Stage Management, Certificate Podcasting, Fourth Year. We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884–1915 (Assistant Stage Manager), Knight of the Burning Pestle (Sound Design), Carrie (Assistant Stage Manager), Everybody (Wardrobe), Once (Lighting and Sound Design) Arts West Productions, Ride the Cyclone (Scenic and Prop Design and Accordion Consultant) Lab Show.

Stage Manager

Ana Grier

[she/her/they/them] BFA, Stage Management, Third Year. Ohio University Stage Management: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised) (again), See Rock City & Other Destinations, An Inside Job, Medea (ASM) Tantrum Theater Production Assistant: Carrie, Hotel Berry.

Properties Manager

Elizabeth Nease

MFA, Production Technology: Props, Second Year. Ohio University Properties Artisan: Escape Room!, We are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Südwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915, 9 to 5, Shining Girls, Twelfth Night, or What You Will, The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Other: Muskingum University Properties Artisan: Living Dead in Denmark, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.

Assistant Director

Billy Elias

[he/him/his] BFA, Musical Theater, Third Year. Ohio University: 9 to 5 (Josh Newstead/Male Ensemble), Carrie (Don/Stokes[u/s]/Dance Captain), Throuples Counseling [Lab Series] (Jamie). Other: Grease (Danny Zuko) PMT Conservatory, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Naphtali) PMT Conservatory, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (James/Jason/Dad/Fred) PMT Conservatory, Twelfth Night [Taub] (Ensemble) Pittsburgh Musical Theater.

Assistant Music Director

Alexandra MacKeown

[She/Her] BFA, Musical Theater, Actor-Musicianship Certificate, Third Year. Ohio University Lab Shows: See Rock City and Other Destinations (Kate); Little Women (Jo March); The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)[revised](again) (Alex); The Spitfire Grill (Effy Krayneck); Lavender Grace: The Dead Grandpa Play (Elizabeth Devreau); The Final Voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Stage Manager/Emma); History of the Waltz (Lis); Other: Jerry Finnegan's Sister (Beth), Windmore Foundation for the Arts; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena), Woodberry Forest School. Hocking College Film: Fix (Lisa), Elanna Fernandes. Ohio University Film: Figure It Out (Sarah), Noah DuMont; Horny Shorty (Erin), Monet Bouie.

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I

“Overture” ………. Mr. Lindquist, Mrs. Nordstrom, Mrs. Anderssen, Mr. Erlanson, Mrs. Segstrom

“Night Waltz” ………. Company

“Now” ………. Fredrik

“Later” ………. Henrik

“Soon” ………. Anne, Henrik, Fredrik

“The Glamorous Life” ………. Frederika, Desiree, Madame Armfeldt, Mrs. Nordstrom, Mrs. Segstrom, Mrs. Anderssen, Mr. Lindquist, Mr. Erlanson, Ensemble

“Remember?” ………. Mr. Lindquist, Mrs. Nordstrom, Mrs. Segstrom, Mr. Erlanson, Mrs. Anderssen

“You Must Meet My Wife” ………. Fredrik, Desiree

“Liaisons” ………. Madame Armfeldt

“In Praise of Women” ………. Carl-Magnus

“Every Day a Little Death” ………. Charlotte, Anne

“A Weekend in the Country” ………. Company

ACT II

"The Sun Won’t Set" ………. Company

"Night Waltz II" ………. Mrs. Nordstrom, Mr. Erlanson, Mr. Lindquist, Mrs. Segstrom, Mrs. Anderssen, Ensemble

"It Would Have Been Wonderful" ………. Fredrik, Carl-Magnus

"Perpetual Anticipation" ………. Mrs. Nordstrom, Mrs. Segstrom, Mrs. Anderssen

"Send in the Clowns" ………. Desiree

"The Miller’s Son" ………. Petra

"Finale" ………. Company

MUSICIANS

Piano/Assistant Music Director: Wendy Blackwood

Violin: Amelia Guertler

Cello: Jose Rocha

Reeds: Emily Talley

PRODUCTION STAFF

Production Manager: Crystal Dahm

Scene Shop Manager: Jaxon Meadows

Costume Shop Manager: Sofia Perez

Electrics Shop Manager: Amber Hood

Sound Shop Manager: Sid McCarty

Lead Carpenters: Riley Bale, Princess Ibeh

Production Electrician: Teigue Hardesty

Assistant Lighting Designer: Katie Mangan

Assistant Stage Manager: Yuki Laffin

Assistant Production Electricians: Riley Bale

Light Board Programmer: Simon McFawn

Mix Engineer: Bob Walters

Sound Engineer: Sid McCarty

SCENE SHOP

Shop Foreperson: Chelsea Clark-Besic

Carpenters: Raniya Allen, Naiyah Anderson, Rosemary Burmester, Sydney Campbell, Kirstie Fontanez, Carmen Foster, Scarlett Fried, Juniper George, Lilly Gevend, Cameron Hess, Sofia Laviolette, Harshwardhan Lnu, Max Marmash, Bricen McGres, Tyler Murray, Eli Nisly, Molly Nixon, Alex Olsen, Elisabeth O'Neill, Katy Price, Christopher Reinhardt, Grayce Roderick, Mark Schobert, Alyssa Sherman, Nick Sklenar, Robby Steiner, Chris Williams

PAINT SHOP

Scenic Artists: Hannah Carey, Sara Ehbrahimi, Endurance Osabohien, Zach Snow

Paint Crew: Taylor Arnstein, Oakley Aughtman, Katie Carpenter, Sammie Cottrill, Christian English, Mia Geise, Julia Germer, Dora Gehrum, Katie Hall, Paige Ivan, Seth Langenkamp, Ella Langiotti, Adrien Legarth, Abbi Lindsey, Sofia Maggard, Paige Marshall, Gabe Marusic, Emma Mayes, Auggie Nieves Bucey, Maddie Powell, Vivian Prytherch, Madison Russell, Paige Salisbury, Morgan Sprouse, Nick Swope, Caden Tate, Lucy Walter, Violet Weida, Jo Wiggins, Isabella Zallo

PROP SHOP

Prop Artisans: Kamryn Affolter, Alliance Akins, Ryan Ball, Iz Bawn, Connor Dael, Grace Deliberato, Lillian Gerend, George Jewell, Sawyer Lozier, Dori McCoy, Natalie Newbill, Stella Peters, Olivia Salyer, Dino Scott, Erin Stone, Katherine Telkamp, Emily Tomasch, Sam Wardisiani, Shawn Webb, Maisie Whitaker

WARDROBE

Wardrobe Crew: Jackson Coleman

ELECTRICS SHOP

Light Board Operator: Dylan Dahlberg

Follow Spot Operator 1: Kenneth Dominguez

Follow Spot Operator 2: Andrew Falkosky

Core Lighting MFA Students: Riley Bale, Adrian Coté, Tobby Tao

Core Lighting BFA Students: Teigue Hardesty, Charlie Herrmann, Amanda Johnson, Katie Mangan, Simon McFawn, Lillie Wright

Lighting Crew: Emma Archer, Riley bale, Heidi Blowers, Adan Rivas-Casarrubias, Adrian Coté, Abby Cox, Dylan Dahlberg, Ella Decker, Kasey Dingee, Tiegue Hardesty, Charlie Herrmann, Reed Hickerson, Rylee Horowitz, James Hughes, Maddie James, Amanda Johnson, Cameron Kizlik, Everett Lamantia, Katie Maccabee, Katie Mangan, Simon McFawn, Elle Mitsch, Joey Negrete, Georgia Nelson, Nora Spudich, Tobby Tao, Talitha Thomas

SOUND SHOP

Sound Board Operator: Emily Royse

A2: Alaina Wahl, Emily Royse

Sound Crew: David Baka, Chris Burns, Nicholas Foster, Lucian Loyvé, Michael Mylen, Lucy Reinke, Page Weir

PUBLICITY/FRONT OF HOUSE

Crew: Liz Caron, Abby Covalin, Logan Deluca, Gwyn Gaunt, Eliza Harbaugh, Campbell Hogue, Braven Jones, Grace Larger, Bella Martin, Molly McHugh, Amy Pilgrim, Breanna Rowan, Noella Senra, Victoria Skok, Semaj Wilson, Vivian Waye

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Director, School of Theater: Merri Biechler

Assistant Director, School of Theater: Rachel Cornish

Special thanks to Sofia Perez for all of her help!

School of Theater Faculty and Staff

Arts For Ohio

The SHAPe Clinic