The Prom Creative Team

Director/Choreographer

Steve Pacek*, Guest Artist

is thrilled to be joining Tantrum for The Prom! He is a multi-hyphenate theatre artist from Philadelphia, PA. Other directing/choreography credits include: A Sherlock Carol, Virginia Stage Co.; Rosie the Riveter, Roūge; tick, tick...BOOM!, Theatre Horizon; Ragtime, Once and The Light Princess, Arden Theatre; Man of La Mancha and Peter and the Starcatcher, Delaware Theatre Company; A Little Night Music, UArts; See What I Wanna See, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Grey Gardens and Hair, 11th Hour. Upcoming: Pride & Prejudice & Dragons, Roūge; and RENT, Arden Theatre Co. www.stevepacek.com *Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)

Music Director

Matthew Stern, Guest Artist

is an award-winning NYC-based music director and pianist. Recently, he music directed, orchestrated, and vocally arranged the first ever revival of James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn’s Skyscraper Off Broadway. Other credits: Twas the Night Before Christmas, Cinderella, Pippin, Grease, Seussical, Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Christmas in the Movies (Casa Mañana), Evita (Shakespeare Theatre Company); Sing Street, Merrily We Roll Along (Huntington Theater); Drowsy Chaperone, Gentleman’s Guide, Pacific Overtures (Lyric Stage Company of Boston); Burnt Part Boys, Rock of Ages (Mountain Theatre Company); Reefer Madness (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater); Little Women, All is Calm, She Loves Me, Altar Boyz, Mame (Greater Boston Stage Company); Fun Home, Allegiance, Bridges of Madison County, Scottsboro Boys, Violet, Big Fish (SpeakEasy Stage Company). Matt has served on the faculties of New York Film Academy, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston University, and Emerson College, and spent over a decade music directing at French Woods Festival. He has an MFA in Musical Theater Studies from Boston University. Next up: Smile (J2 Spotlight), Little Mermaid, Cats (Casa Mañana), Wizard of Oz (North Shore Music Theatre). www.mattsternmusic.com | @mstern303

Scenic Designer

Zachery Snow

MFA, Scenic Design, Third Year. Ohio University. Theatrical Work: (Scenic designer) Tipping the Velvet, The Prom, 9 to 5 the Musical, Squeakers. (Charge artist) Pride & Prejudice, Knight of the Burning Pestle, Squeakers, (Scenic artist) We are Proud to Present…, Medea, Yerma, Hotel Berry, What the Gods Gave Me, Doctor Voynich and her Children, Julius Caesar. Other work: Santa Fe Opera, 2023 Apprentice Scenic Artist, Tosca, The Flying Dutchman, Pelléas et Mélisande, Rusalka, & Orfeo.

Costume Designer

Annie J. Le*, Guest Artist

is a NYC based Costume Designer making her debut with Tantrum Theatre. Theater Costume Design credits include but not limited to, Waitress (Suncoast Broadway Theatre); Jason's Lyric, National Tour (Je'Caryous Johnson Entertainment); Macbeth & Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Woods); Super Freak! The RIck James Musical National Tour (Je'Caryous Johnson Entertainment); A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical (Broadway: The Broadhurst Theatre); On This Side of the World (Three Hares Theatre); What Happens Next (Cornerstone Theater Company); American Morning (Prospect Theater Company). Associate Costume Design credits include Broadway: The Notebook, The Musical (Schoenfeld Theatre); Trouble in Mind (American Airlines Theatre); Clyde’s (Helen Hayes Theatre); Bandstand (The National Tour); Wild Goose Dreams (The Public); Hot Wing King (The Signature); Squirrels (La Jolla Playhouse); Alice by Heart (MCC Theatre). Film/TV: Annie LIVE! (NBC). Other Design Events: Usher’s Residency in Las Vegas; The Stranger Launch Party, The NED Haunted Halloween House, Variety Shows at The Box NYC and specialty events with clients such as Amazon and Bloomingdales. She holds a BFA from College of the Holy Cross (MA) and MFA from University of California, San Diego (CA). She loves everything pink. *Member of the IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) union.

Lighting Designer

Michael Lincoln*, Guest Artist

Michael’s professional design career spans 40+ years working in theatre, opera and dance on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally and internationally. Highlights: the Broadway productions of Copenhagen and David Hare’s Skylight, the Tantrum Theater productions of Next to Normal and Caroline or Change. His multiple Broadway Associate Designer credits include hit revivals of Guys and Dolls and Anything Goes and original productions of City of Angels, Six Degrees of Separation and Lend Me a Tenor. Michael was a School of Theater faculty member from 2003 to 2020, served as Director of the school from 2012 to 2020, when he became Professor Emeritus. He was a driving force in the creation of Tantrum Theater and served as Artistic Director from 2018 through 2023. *Member of United Scenic Artists (USA) union Local 829.

Sound Engineer and Designer

Sid McCarty

Ohio University Alumni, MFA in Sound Design. Sid is a southern sound designer and writer from pretty close to Nashville, TN. They use their work to explore identity, belonging, and permission while striving to be expressive, curious, and compassionate. While much of their work consists of sound design and engineering for theatre, they also create narrative audio pieces and do live mixing. Sid has a BS from the University of Evansville.

Resident Stage Manager

Shay Trusty*, Guest Artist

[they/them] is excited to be back with Tantrum Theater having last stage-managed Pride and Prejudice in the fall. Shay is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association. Select stage management credits include Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales Together Again, Again, Little Women, The Tempest, and In the Heights (Seattle Rep); Sense and Sensibility, Little Shop of Horrors, Mamma Mia!, and The Book Club Play (Village Theatre); Golden, The Dina Martina Christmas Show, and BenDeLaCreme Presents: Beware The Terror of Gaylord Manor (ACT Theatre).

Deck Stage Manager

Beatrice Feldbush, Guest Artist

Ohio University Alum, 2024 MAA Theater and Production Management; 2023 BFA Stage Management. Tantrum Theater: Pride & Prejudice, 9 to 5, Twelfth Night, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, This is Not What I Expected When I Imagined a Republic, Spring Awakening, Rhinoceros. Ohio University: Imaginary Audiences, Julius Caesar, Summer and Smoke, Blood at the Root, Perfect Arrangement. Opera Steamboat: Welcome to the Madness. The Actors’ Theatre of Columbus: Sense & Sensibility, Queen Margaret, The Secret Garden.

Technical Director

Jaxon Meadows

Jaxon is a Production Design Technologist from Southeastern Ohio. He began his career at Ohio University as Assistant Technical Director in 2021. He aims to bring diversity and engagement to Southeastern Ohio Theater companies by promoting community arts in the Appalachian Region. MAA, Theater Management. BFA, Production Design & Technology. Recent works with Tantrum Theater: Pride & Prejudice (Technical Director), 9 to 5 (Assistant Technical Director), Twelfth Night (Technical Director), Men on Boats (Assistant Technical Director), Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Assistant Technical Director). Stuart’s Opera House: Sweeny Todd (Technical Director), Wizard of Oz (Technical Director), & The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Technical Director). Ohio University: We are Proud to Present (Technical Director), Julius Caesar (Technical Director), Shrek the Musical (Technical Director), Rent (Technical Director), Young Frankenstein (Technical Director) & Yerma (Assistant Technical Director). He has collaborated with River City Players, Ohio Valley Summer Theater, and Stuart’s Opera House.

Properties Designer

Grace Easterday, Guest Artist

Ohio University Alumni, MFA, Props Technology: Pride and Prejudice (Props Manager), 12th Night (Props Manager), Yerma (Props Manager), what the Gods gave me (Props Manager), Berry Hotel (Assistant Props Manager), Artisan: Dr.Voynich and her Children, Julius Cesar, Everybody, Summer and Smoke, Men on Boats. Other: Utah Shakespeare Festival, Vibrancy Theater, Stuarts Opera House. She has a BS in theater from Frostburg State University.

Artistic Director, Tantrum Theater

Ellie Clark [she/her]

Ellie is an actor, producer, director, and creative collaborator. She has performed on stages throughout the United States and across the pond at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Selected theatre credits: Antony & Cleopatra (Cleopatra), Pride & Prejudice (Elizabeth Bennet), A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella), Marie Antoinette (Marie), Dancing at Lughnasa (Agnes), Crimes of the Heart (Meg), and A Chorus Line (Sheila). Film/TV credits: The Wonder Years (ABC), First Wives Club (BET), a recurring role on Seasons 5, 6 & 7 of Tyler Perry’s Sistas (BET), Johnson (Bounce), as well as several Independent Feature Films. Ellie has been an educator for 20+ years and is the Artistic Director for Arvold Warner Studio, a training ground for Atlanta/Southeast artists pursuing film and TV, founded by Emmy-nominated casting director Erica Arvold. She was the Movement Specialist and Chair of the Drama Program at Kentucky’s Governor’s School for the Arts from 2020-2024 and Co-Founded the arts initiative Voices Amplified, which generates brave and equitable spaces for voices historically underrepresented in theater. Ellie obtained her MFA from Ohio University and has trained extensively with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company. www.ellieclark.org

Producing Director, Tantrum Theater

Roberto Di Donato [he/they]

Roberto is a Venezuelan-Italian artist from the territories that were originally home for the Tawakoni and Wichita nations near Dallas, Texas. Roberto is a 2024 Cohort Member for the Beth Morrison Projects Producer Academy. His highly collaborative projects have been seen in New York and Austin. Roberto's work was called "An Experimental Masterstroke" by Austin Arts Watch and The Austin Chronicle states it "carries you to the boundaries of what you think you want to watch and tips you over it". Prior to Tantrum, Roberto was the Managing Director of the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab in NYC and the Associate Artistic Director of Frank Wo/Men Collective in Austin, TX. Roberto is the Collaborative Producer for Shakespeare in the Woods, a Vermont and NYC based theater. They have translated three plays written by the Nobel Prize Laureate, Luigi Pirandello, which have been seen Off-Broadway and signed for a revival. Roberto is the creator of "Chicharrón: A communion with the Triple A's" a solo performance piece that has toured Cleveland, Austin, and NYC. He has received an MFA and MAA from Ohio University School of Theater. Roberto also serves on the board of Salvage Vanguard Theater in Austin, Texas. Instagram: @roberto_di_donato | www.robertodidonato.net

Director of Education, Tantrum Theater

Rebecca VerNooy

Rebecca VerNooy is a movement theater artist, actor, and writer. Her original work has been performed at Ensemble Studio Theatre, Dance Theatre workshop, Joyce Soho, Dixon Place and PS 122. Both Sides of Crazy, her short memoir was published in 2022. She is the Head of Acting at Ohio University’s School of Theater and the Director of Education for Tantrum Theater. https://www.rebeccavernooy.com/

Company Manager, Tantrum Theater

Evan Bergman

A recent transplant from Atlanta, Evan is excited to join Tantrum as Company Manager. His background in theatre encompasses acting, teaching, and directing. Acting credits range from new work development in New York, performing in regional theatres, spots in blockbuster and indie films, and principal roles in a variety of commercials, including Epson Printers, opposite Shaquille O’Neal. As an educator he teaches acting on the collegiate level, most recently serving as Visiting Professor of Theatre at Wofford College in South Carolina. He is currently co-Artistic Director of Arvold Warner Studio, founded by Emmy nominated casting director, Erica Arvold. Evan is a proud graduate of the two-year Meisner conservatory at the Maggie Flanigan Studio in NYC and he holds an MFA in Acting from University of Virginia.

Production Manager, Tantrum Theater

Crystal Dahm [she/her]

Crystal Dahm is a theatre technician specializing in technical direction and production management. While she has dabbled in most areas of technical theatre, her true passion lies in helping other artists coordinate and produce a cohesive theatrical experience. Recent professional experience includes work as a carpenter and scene shop office administrator for the Santa Fe Opera in Santa Fe, NM (including The Flying Dutchman, Tosca, Pelléas et Mélisande, Rusalka, and Orfeo) and as technical director at Millbrook Playhouse in Lock Haven, PA (including Newsies, Sexy Laundry, Fox on the Fairway, and Every Brilliant Thing). In addition, Crystal interned at Chai du Terral, a performing arts center in Montpellier, France, and lead several educational drama programs at the Lyccée Claude Gellée high school in Épinal, France.

Intimacy Coordination

Tyler Adams

PhD in Interdisciplinary Arts, 4th Year; Performance Studies/Directing. Tantrum Theater: Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Assistant Director), Spring Awakening (Dramaturg), This is Not What I Expected When I Imagined a Republic (Assistant Director). Ohio University: BootyCandy (Dramaturg), Trojan Women (Intimacy Coordination), Shining Girls (Dramaturg), Vibrancy Theatre’s Men Are Trash and I’m A Raccoon (Director), Doctor Voynich and Her Children (Director),The Book of Ruth (Director), The Brutal Fucking Death…(Dramaturg). OU Staged Readings: The Model Congressman (Director). Other: Gi60 International Play Festival (Director) Studio 316; Night Vision (Director), Tethered (Devisor/Director), Brooklyn College; The God of Hell(Director), Montgomery College. As an educator, Tyler has taught classes in dramaturgy, script analysis, and LGBTQ+ theater at the graduate and undergraduate levels. He is also Barbara Allushuski Fellow with OU’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. His scholarship has recently been published in Liminalities, as well as presented at multiple national conferences. Tyler has also acted in New York City as well as various regional theaters, and received his BFA in Acting from CUNY-Brooklyn College.

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I

"Changing Lives” ………. Dee Dee Allen, Barry Glickman & Company

“Changing Lives (Reprise)” ………. Dee Dee Allen, Barry Glickman, Angie, Trent Oliver

“Just Breathe” ………. Emma

“It's Not About Me” ………. Dee Dee Allen, Barry Glickman, Angie, Trent Oliver & Ensemble

“Dance With You” ………. Emma, Alyssa

“The Acceptance Song” ………. Trent Oliver, Dee Dee Allen, Barry Glickman, Angie & Ensemble

“You Happened” ………. Nick, Kevin, Emma, Alyssa & Ensemble

“We Look To You” ………. Mr. Hawkins

“Tonight Belongs To You” ………. Barry Glickman, Emma, Shelby, Kaylee, Mrs. Greene & Ensemble

ACT II

"Zazz" ………. Angie, Emma

"The Lady's Improving" ………. Dee Dee Allen

"Love Thy Neighbor" ………. Trent Oliver & Ensemble

"Alyssa Greene" ………. Alyssa

"Barry Is Going To Prom" ………. Barry Glickman

"Unruly Heart" ………. Emma & Ensemble

"It's Time To Dance" ………. Emma, Alyssa & Ensemble

PRODUCTION STAFF

Charge Scenic Artist: Hannah Carey

Costume Shop Manager: Sofia Perez

NYC Costume Studio: AJLE Studios

Scene Shop Manager: Jaxon Meadows

Sound Shop Manager: Sean Johnson

Lead Carpenters: Rosemary Burmester, Mark Schobert

Production Electrician: Teigue Hardesty

Associate Lighting Designer: Bentley Heyday

Assistant Director: Sarah Curtis

Assistant Music Director: Sebastian Yobé-Bowen

Assistant Scenic Designer: Elisabeth O'Neill

Assistant Lighting Designer: Katie Mangan

Assistant Stage Manager: Ana Grier

Assistant Props Designer: Katherine Telkamp

Production Assistant: Noah Ambos

Assistant Production Electrician: Charlie Herrmann

Light Board Programmer: Riley Bale

SCENE SHOP

Carpenters: Dylan Dahlberg, Kenneth Dominguez, Zoltan Eadie, Kirstie Fontanez, Braven Jones, Seth Langenkamp, Tyler Murray, Atlas Nielsen, Eli Nisly, Molly Nixon, Walter Oestreich, Elisabeth O'Neill, Chris Reinhardt, Adan Rivas-Casarrubias, Madison, Sheard, Sarah Stepleman, Sophia Trefz

Automation Operator: Sammie Cottrill

Deck Crew: Megan Meinhardt, Matalie Newbill

Curtain Operator/Deck Crew: Andrew Feiszli

Fly: Dori McCoy

PAINT SHOP

Scenic Artists: Sara Ebhrahimi, Adrien Legarth, Sofia Maggard, Endurance Osabohien, Zach Snow

Paint Crew: Oakley Aughtman, Bailey Bell, Katie Carpenter, Jackson Coleman, Abby Cox, Alex Day, Kasey Dingee, Christian English, Katie Hall, El Holritz, Paige Marshall, Elena Schwartz, Morgan Sprouse, Nick Swope, Caden Tate, Alaina Wahl, Chris Williams, Semaj Wilson

PROP SHOP

Prop Artisans: Alliance Akins, Ryan Ball, Iz Bawn, Grace Deliberato, Virginia Dickens, Andrew Falkosky, Sarah Johnson, Lucian Loyve, Bryce Meyer, Michael Mylen, Elizabeth Nease, Alex Oichea, Eliza Russo, Dino Scott, Alex Shina, Erin Stone, Sam Wardisiani, Maisie Whitaker, Zoe Woods

COSTUME SHOP

First Hands: Elena Fahmi, Emersen Miller, Jackie Sokel, Ashlynn Swauger, Esther Yali-Williams

Stitchers: Elle Mitsch, Olivia Salter, Allyn Simon, Vincent Worley

CRAFT SHOP

Costume Crafts Head: Sarah Beth

Costume Crafts Artisan: Baylor Hawks

WARDROBE

Wardrobe Supervisors: Kailyn Shalosky, Hope Eller

Wardrobe Crew: Auggie Nieves Bucey, Rachel Farage, Gwyneth Gaunt, Dinos Kellis, Olivia Salyer

ELECTRICS SHOP

Graduate Shop Manager: Riley Bale

Undergrad Shop Manager: Katie Mangan

Light Board Operator: Lilli Hoel

Follow Spot Operators: Robby Steiner, Jack Miller, Taylor Arnstein

Core Lighting MFA Student: Riley Bale

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

Lighting Crew: Kamryn Affolter, Raniya Allen, Emma Archer, Riley Bale, Emma Boring, Laila Christian, Dylan Dahlberg, Ella Decker, Tiegue Hardesty, Charlie Herrmann, Cameron Hess, George Jewell, Amanda Johnson, Castor Kent, Sidney Kramer, Everett Lamantia, Chance Lane, Sofia Laviolette, Cos Lingnofski, Katie Mangan, Max Marmash, Emma Mayes, Simon McFawn, Elle Mitsch, Georgia Nelson, Ryan Perry, Stella Peters, Adan Rivas-Casarrubias, Lily Sellars, Nora Spudich, Gabriel Stark, Talitha Thomas, Joniya Wiggins, Sylvia Witt

SOUND SHOP

A2: Mia Geisle, Paige Ivan

Deck Electrician/A2: Connor Dael

Sound Crew: JeanDaniel Kaba, Ella Langiotti, Michael Mylen, Cole Reynolds, Dan Rosin, James Walkowski, Page Weir

PUBLICITY/FRONT OF HOUSE

Crew: Elizabeth Amstutz, Addie Collard, Abby Covalin, Sloan Fullen, Julia Germer, Eliza Harbaugh, Campbell Hogue, Bella Martin, Molly McHugh, Katy Price, Mellhoni Reiner, Lucy Reinke, Breanna Rowan, Madison Russell, Noella Senra, Katherine Soltis, Aiden Travis, Violet Weed

ARTWORK

Graphic Designer: Clinton Reno

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Ohio University President: Dr. Lori Gonzalez

Provost: Dr. Don Leo

Interim Dean of Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts: Jody Lamb

Director, School of Theater: Merri Biechler

Assistant Director, School of Theater: Rachel Cornish

School of Theater Faculty and Staff

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