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Illinois State UniversityISU ReD: Research and eDataSchool of Theatre and Dance Programs Theatre and DanceSpring 1992The Threepenny OperaSchool of Theatre and DanceIllinois State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/sotdpPart of the Theatre and Performance Studies CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Theatre and Dance at ISU ReD: Research and eData. It has been accepted for inclusion inSchool of Theatre and Dance Programs by an authorized administrator of ISU ReD: Research and eData. For more information, please contactISUReD@ilstu.edu.Recommended CitationSchool of Theatre and Dance, "The Threepenny Opera" (1992). School of Theatre and Dance Programs. 67.https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/sotdp/67•/,\~ ,;. :,•• 5a1)~ JOHN C. 51ARK Cc~T) · 1DNA5CH* Ck/lU~ CONN(E k \JEER Tk 7)~/J, 11f CHAEL 05WAL 1* 11~1)~,,. GLENN 'CLOCK J~i~ 5c~1) • 51E\/E WOJT)AIJON 1). J~ 1~1)~,,. T>AN EROWT>ER ~~~-~-~~~ ........ "'.~-.. :.- •• ,· ............ .., • :·· •• : ,·· ,· •• : • .- .·r • .-:_:, .,.- · :.• ·· . ' ••• ~ • . . • .. : • •• · ••• -:':_l ... · .. , .. 5E11fNG Le~~, a~~ c{ ~ Q~',i Cc,1.e~~, 1'?2't Ht,it,, 1ck., 1ku-~ tt, tw-e, ~-~ ~,M,. ~~~-~~~~-~ ... -~~t-~-:~~ . . .. · ... , . . .. . . .... • ~ . . . . - ·. . . . . The Threepenny Opera is based on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, which was first perfonned in London in 1728. Brecht's adaptation premiered in Berlin in 1928. The Threepenny Opera is presented through special arrangement with The Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatre Library, 1633 Broadway, Suite 3801, New York, NY 10019 PUPP61S OF THE EOURQEOfS THEATRE APPARATUS Grievance Singer ........................... JAMES KASPRZYK Peachum .................................... KEVIN P. WILL Mrs. Peachum ................................ KATI BRAZDA* Filch ................. CHRISTOPHER MICHELE HAINSWORTH Beggars .................................... DIANN BRODESS ANITA DEELY DWIGHT F. POWELL CAROLYN WHITEHEAD ELAINE WITOM ZHANGXIN* Macheath ................................. ROBERT CAISLEY* Polly Peachum ................................ KRIS EDLUND Macheath's Gang: Matt ............................... DOUGLAS SIMPSON Jake ................................... THOM THOMAS Jimmy .......................... JONATHAN BROWNING Bob ................................. BRIAN HERRIOTT Walter ............................ THOMAS J. KEATING Ned ...................................... CHRIS SMITH The Reverend Kimball .. CHRISTOPHER MICHELE HAINSWORTH Tiger Brown ............................ KELLY N. VANKIRK The Whores of Tum bridge: Jenny Diver .......................... KEYTHA GRAYES* A Whore ....................... CAROLYN JEAN BRADY Moll ...................... REBECCA YVONNE BUSCHER Betty ............ KATHLEEN ELEANORA CHRISTIANSON A Whore ............................... GWEN DRUYOR Doll .................................... ERIN GERACE Coaxer .................................. ANNE LA TT A A Whore ....................... MARCELLE SELVAGGIO A Whore .......................... DENA MARIE TROTTI Smith ................................ SCOTT DA YID PERLOW Constable ....................................... CHAD WISE Lucy Brown .................................. KRISTA LALLY Soldiers .................................. E. ANDREW CURRY JOSE LUIS TORRES PHILIP D. WEBER f NSTRUHENTS OF f HPERfALf ST REPRESS( ON Clarinet. ................................. .JEFFERY ALLISON JAMIAN GREEN Saxophone ...................................... DA YID KING KEITH CARLSON Trumpet. ................................. TIMOTHY McCOUL Trombone .................................. ERIC CHANDLER Guitar .................................. THOMAS TOWNSEND Keyboard ................................. SANDOR BENYUSt SUSAN LEAVENWORTH Percussion ................................... TERRY PEEPLES ERIC SCHMIDT tWill be conducting for the April 23 & April 24 perfonnances. CAPf1AlfS1 PfG OPPRESSORS Stage Manager ...................................... T. SMITH Assistant Director ............................... KRISTI J. BAIT Assistant Stage Managers ....................... SARAH D. DOSS CHRISTINA SAYLOR Assistant Set Designer ................... PATRICIA S. ELLISON* Associate Lighting Designer ................... SHAWN MALOTT Assistant Costume Designer ................... SUSAN L. HA YES Properties Master ............................ GERALD SWATEK Master Electrician ............................. JON W. KUSNER Principals' Coach ........................... .JULIAN DAWSON Rehearsal Accompanists ..................... ELISABETH HONN NANCY PORTER SUSAN LEAVENWORTH Faculty Advisor ............................... CAL MacLEAN Dramaturg ............................ KATHLEEN McLENNAN VfC1fHS OF THE 1O1Alf1A~fAN REQfHE Set Crew: Brett Batteau, Levert Bingham, Dan Connell, Josh Fecht, Leigh Ann Gobble, Joyce Helle, Greg Magnuson, Rachel Rock, Jim Schifeling Light Crew: Pawinee Khongkhakul, Amy Palmer, Rachel Kasper, Antonietta D'Agostino, Brian Slutsky, Brian Shipinski, John Langas, Leigh Ann Jolley, Anastasia Davis, Laura Allan Light Board Operator: Sara Powell Sound Engineer: Jon D. Jenkins Costume Crew: Rachael Yager, Roberta James, Laura Steib, Jennifer Wisniewski, Joy Jaraczewski, Rebecca Kysar, Kimberly Kantor, Jennifer Reynolds, Jim Lehnerer, Aaron Corbin, Kate Sullivan, Lisa Lestina, Lida Dexter, Tim Griffin, Aaron Dugan, Deidre Hess. 'tttANKSTO: David llorb1e and llorine's Pianos Plus Ptosthei\c; 'orthotic S pe<:ialists In¢ '❖ . ~od~~al~ SOund & LlghU.ng . T"'ke ()ne Produ~tions .. ltetbe"t Btun •· : Ede.. Chandler· . ' \ fi'~ug K~~t. ·Mick Lyons.:i;{'' :::,,. (7)£0WQ(C!AUY C!DRREC!1 PRDNDUNC!EHEN1S Fearful of the seductive illusions of realistic theatre, Brecht aimed for a production style that fought against spectators being lulled into a dreamlike state. His theatre of alienation, often misunderstood, calls for both emotion and critical reasoning. Thesis-Antithesis exists in this production in the interplay between text-actor, actor-character, practice-ideology, illusion-theatricality, and spectator-spectacle. Set in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries simultaneously, the action/unaction destroys illusion as it sets it up. The young, passionate, desiring men and women who fill the stage and the audience as actor/spectator, work with and against their confusion of identity, their inarticulate gropings for self-expression that hold life in balance. Caught in the deceit of people playing roles, they hold the props of their lives and ask, "What is all this?" In our world of hypocrisy in government, education, religion, family, and art, the juxtaposition of spectator/spectacle on and off stage aims to challenge comfortable notions about the nature of morality. Brecht never offered any solutions. He did have faith in human intelligence and compassion. The danger to our lives lies in the attraction of seduction. - Anonymous Member of the Capitalist Pig Oppressors ·~,-. ~~-~~~~-~..._~~i.~-~~, :• • ,• • • • ' • • • • • • , I • .. • • • t • •• • ' ~ • • • • • • • • • UPCOMING Music DEPARTMENT EVENTS CALL 438-3838 FOR INFORMATION MONDAY, APRIL 20 AT 8 PM JAZZ ENSEMBLE. KEMP RECITAL HALL TUESDAY, APRIL 21 AT 8 PM GUEST RECITAL: ROBERT DICK, FLUTE • KEMP HALL WEDNESDA~, APRIL 22 AT 7 PM CHAMBER ORCHESTRA • CVA GALLERY I FRIDAY, APRIL 24 AT 8 PM VERDI'S REQUIEM• BRADEN AUDITORIUM SUNDAY, APRIL 26 AT 8 PM SYMPHONIC WINDS • BRADEN AUDITORIUM ILLINOIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 15TH ANNlvERSARY Macbeth As You Like It The Winter's Tale June 26 -August 2 Professional theatre under the stars! Magic in the night, strolling Madrigal singers and picnics on the green, the king's bright crown and the clow.n 's wise observance, the youth's gay laughter and the evil crone's cackle, sword fights and love scenes, the vocal caress of verse and the fiery barrage of action - in short, the sights and sounds of the Shakespearean stage and experience. Call 309/438-2535 The Illinois Shakespeare Festival• Box 6901 • Normal, IL 61761-6901 AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE FESTIVAL XXIV Presented and produced by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Supported in part by the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund, the U.S. Department of Education, and Ryder System This i:roduction is an Associate entry in Ire American College Theatre Festival (ACTF). The aims of this national theatre education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theatre production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for adjudication by a regional ACTF representative, and certain students are selected to participate in ACTF programs involving awards, scholarships and special grants for actors, playwrights, designers, and critics at both the regional and national levels. Last year approximately 800 productions and 17,000 students participated in the American College Theatre Festival nationwide. By entering this production, our department is sharing in the ACTF goals to help college theater grow and to focus attention on U1e exemplary work produced in college and university tlleaters across the nation. THEATRE STAFF General Manager ... . ............... . ....... .. ..... . . .. ......... Peter Guither Costume Shop Supervisor .. . . ... ........... .. . .. .. . .. .. .......... Tona Schenck Scene Shop Supervisor ..... .... .... . . .... .... .. ....... . .. .. ...... Dennis Mays COSTUMESHOP-GraduatePersonncl: Carol Doiward, Pawinee Khongkhakul. Richard Kagey*. Scott Robinson*; Undergraduate TA: Susan L. Hayes; Undergraduate Personnel: Kris Benzschawel, Angie Craft, Joan Hecht, Marcie Higgins, Amy Hirsth, Michaela Johnson, Alissa Page, Jennifer Wilson, Grechen Wingerter SCENE SHOP- Graduate Personnel: Scott Cavin*, ArmellaNefzger*, Patty Ellison*, Seth Hible, Tina White* ; Undergraduate Personnel: Kristi Batt, Gina Diehl. Jennifer Hamblin, Jon Kusner, Jeffrey McCoskey, Jerry Swatek, Laura Steib MANAGEMENT-Box Office Managers: Mace Archer*, Mark D. Hayes*; Rachel Kasper, Elena Papastefan, Renee Perreault; Marketing Directors: Tim Burruss*. Barb Matysik; Assis-tant Marketing Director: Jennifer Morgan; Programs: Tim Burruss*; House Managers: Mace Archer*; Assistant to the General Manager: Jenny Rosenberg; Photographer: Doug Bernstein USHERS/BOX OFFICE STAFF: Robert Aper, Mindy Ballard, Dorothy Barcia, Donna Barnash, Jason Becker, Kirsten Berman, Larry Brown. Mark Burger, Debbi Caddell, Kimberly Catledge, James Cisco, Michael Donnelly, Kelli Eastman, Tyree Fleming, Stacy Frerichs, Dina Hartley, Ivy Harvey, Julia Heatherwick, Rodrick Holmes, Kathy Macis, Michael Manna, Angie Moore, Latrice Mosley, Kevin Muench, Wendy Nelson, Eric Olsen, Kimberly Park. Danielle Pascucci, David Peluso, Jennifer Prindeville, Orin Reruns. Lonncll Richardson, Antoine Sangster. Nicole Schlosser, Michelle Simmons, Lorne Solomon, Todd Spight, Angela Watts DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC FACULTY Chairperson: Arved Larsen Don Armstrong, Glenn Block, Jim Boitos, Paul Borg, Aris Chavez, Dave Collier, Roque Cordero, Arthur Corra, Mihai Craioveanu, Julian Dawson, Tella Marie DeBose, Mike Dicker, Marie DiGiarnmarino, Dan Farris, Amy Gilreath, Tim Hurtz. Ko Iwasaki, Jim Jirak, Marge Kelly, Bill Koehler, Art Lewis, Ed Livingston, Bill McDonald, Gellert Modos, Joe Neisler, Mary Nicholas, Don Peterson, Bonnie Pomfret, David Poultney. John Rehm, Doug Rubio, Max Schoenfeld, Peter Schuetz, Mike Schwartzkopf, Deb Sheldon, Steve Steele, Charlie Stokes, Frank Suggs, Gary Wellman, Dave Williarns Office Staff: Deb Celuch, David Horine, Parn Miller, Orin Reitz, Roar Schaad, Marlys Snyder, Judy Thomas DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE FACULTY Chairperson: John Stefano Nancy Benjamin, Caryn Brieschke, Julie Brinker, Dan Browder, Kathi D' Alessandro, Connie de Veer, Peter Guither, John Kirk, Pamela Klarup, Calvin Maclean, Kathleen McLennan, Ron Mottram, Patrick O'Gara, Kim Pereira, Parn Ritch, J. William Ruyle, Jean Scharfenberg, John Sipes. John Stark, John Stefano. Lee Templeman, Frank Vybiral, Scott Walters, Dan Wilhelm, Sandra Zielinski Office Staff: Caroline Gordon, Betty Stephenson, Rosemary Stockle Dean, College of Fine Arts: Alvin Goldfarb 

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