Department of Theatre

Bright Star: Concert Version

March 26-28, 2021Southwestern University

Sarofim Open Air Theater

S A R O F I M O P E N A I R T H E AT E R

BRIGHT STAR

Produced byJoey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Zebulon LLC, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Len Blavatnik, James L.

Nederlander, Carson & Joseph Gleberman, Balboa Park Productions, The Shubert Organization, James deRoy/Catherine Adler/Cricket Jiranek

In Association with

Rodger Hess, A.C. Orange International, Broadway Across America, Sally Jacobs & Warren Baker, Diana DiMenna, Exeter Capital, Agnes Gund, True Love Productions

and The Old Globe

BRIGHT STAR is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036.

www.theatricalrights.com

Music, Book, and Story by STEVE MARTIN

Concert Version

Inspired By A True Story

Music, Book, and Story by EDIE BRICKELL

DIRECTOR Joey Banks ’07

MUSIC DIRECTOR Beth Everett

STAGE MANAGER Logan Holmes ’22

COSTUME DESIGN Campbell Duffy ’22

LIGHTING DESIGN Andrew Snyder ’21Luis Sandoval ’22

SCENIC DESIGN Lilly Percifield Smith ’22

SOUND DESIGN Rodd Simonsen

DRAMATURGHannah Rutt ’22

Alice Murphy..................................................................................Trinity Denson ’23Alice Murphy/Swing.......................................................................Christian Erben ’21Billy Cane..........................................................................................Will Mallick ’24Jimmy Ray Dobbs......................................................................Cayden Couchman ’23Margo Crawford..........................................................................Katherine Lunam ’24Mayor Josiah Dobbs.............................................................................Adam Kral ’24Mama Murphy............................................................................Jessica Workman ’22Daddy Murphy...............................................................................Daniel Winkler ’21Daddy Cane........................................................................Kyle Bussone-Peterson ’24Lucy Grant......................................................................................Faith Madsen ’24Stanford..........................................................................................Dane Parker ’22Daryl Ames/Swing...........................................................................Sonny Bushak ’21Ensemble...........................................................Bronwyn Fogarty ’24, Hannah Kral ’23

Jamie Hotaling ’23, Clayton Mann ’23

CAST

PRODUCTION STAFF

Costume Shop Manager..........................................................................Glenda WolfeMaster Electrician..............................................................................Patrick AnthonyTechnical Director...............................................................................Patrick CrowleyAsst. Stage Manager..............................................Jillian Etheredge ’24, Hailey Cagle ’23Asst. Sound Design.........................................................................Kyle Livingston ’22Asst. Dramaturg.................................................................................Oskar Brian ’22Production Electrician.............................................................................Jo Garza ’21Properties Master..............................................................................Connor Bate ’23Scenic Elements...........................................................................Lossie Hudspeth ’21Light Board operator..........................................................................Coby Novillo ’24Recording Operator................Angus Heartsill ’24, Harrison Ray Jones ’23, Maddy Lamb ’22Properties Crew.......................................................Angus Heartsill ’24, Oskar Brian ’22Stage Crew..............Sonny Bushak ’21, Adam Kral ’24, Coby Novillo ’24, Andrew Snyder ’21Sound Crew...........................Harrison Ray Jones ’23, Kyle Livingston ’22, Avery Marsh ’24

Krista Kelly ’23Wardrobe........................................................Maddy Lamb ’22, Olivia Rose McCain ’22House Manager................................................................Rae Land ’22, Jana Steen ’22Ushers.............................Alejandra Reyes Salinas ’21, Laine Parrish ’23, Haylee Roldan ’24

Camille Krumweide ’22, Addie Perkins ’24

THE VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PERFORMANCE BY ANY MEANS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

AUTHOR BIOS

STEPHEN MARTIN is one of the most well-known and pervasive talents in entertainment. His work has earned him an Academy Award, five Grammy Awards (two for comedy, three for music), an Emmy, the Mark Twain Award and the Kennedy Center Honor. As an author, Martin’s work includes the plays Picasso at the Lapin Agile, The Underpants, and Meteor Shower. Also an accomplished banjoist, Martin created the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, an award established to reward artistry and bring greater visibility to bluegrass performers.

EDIE BRICKELL released the debut multiplatinum album SHOOTING RUBBER BANDS AT THE STARS with New Bohemians in 1988. Her recent works include a 13-track collaboration with Steve Martin titled LOVE HAS COME FOR YOU. The album won a Grammy for Best American Roots Song and inspired the musical Bright Star. Their second album, SO FAMILIAR, is out now.

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

Around a year ago, we were just finishing the run of our last musical, Little Women, as the world began to shut down. Our students and faculty moved to online learning as we buckled down and hoped for a quick end to what we would soon come to know as the next year of our lives. Theatre has changed over these past 12 months and we have changed the way we make theatre, but I remain incredibly proud at what this department can do when we are faced with challenges. We have still put up a season of artistically relevant work that entertains and educates, and, to top it all off, we have done it safely.

This year our musical appears a bit different. Bright Star: Concert Version means that the script has been pared down in order to create a music-focused production that can be done in one act. The story remains, the characters remain, and the score remains, but the staging has been removed, or altered, to better work within the limits of social distancing and University safety protocols.

Every rehearsal, every meeting, and every showing are being presented safely and with the proper health considerations.

Bright Star: Concert Version is a show about new beginnings, and we hope this hour and a half of optimism allows you to welcome the idea that the sun is going to shine again … and that the next 12 months won’t resemble the last.

Enjoy the show, mask up, and stay safe.Joey Banks ’07

CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM BIOS

CHRISTIAN ERBEN ’21 AUSTIN, TXMajor: Theatre

Directing: Album; Little Women The Broadway Musical, Asst. Director; Twelve Angry Jurors, Asst. Director; *Some Girl(s). Acting: The Wolves, #13; Heathers The Musical, Martha Dunnstock; Silent Sky, Williamina Fleming; *Spring Awakening, Martha Bessell. Design: Everybody, Asst. Projection/Set Design & Properties Manager; The Effect, Properties Master; A Bright Room Called Day, Properties Master.

CAYDEN COUCHMAN ’23 AUSTIN, TXMajor: Theatre, Business

Acting: Everybody, Somebody #5; Little Women The Broadway Musical, John Brooke.

TRINITY DENSON ’23 WICHITA FALLS, TXMajor: Theatre, Communications

Acting: Little Women The Broadway Musical, Jo March.

CAMPBELL DUFFY ’22 GEORGETOWN, TXMajor: Theatre

Acting: Everybody, Death; Little Women The Broadway Musical, Aunt March; The Wolves, Soccer Mom; Heathers The Musical, Mrs. Fleming/Veronica’s Mom.

SONNY BUSHAK ’21 ROUND ROCK, TXMajor: Theatre | Minor: French

Acting: Everybody, Usher; American Buffalo, Bob; A Bright Room Called Day, Emil Traum; Texas Beauty Pageant Murder: The Fall of Don Swan, Don Swan. Playwriting: The Fall of Don Swan, Co-Writer.

HAILEY CAGLE ’23 LAGO VISTA, TXMajor: Theatre, Political Science

Management: Little Women The Broadway Musical, Asst. Stage Manager.Acting: Everybody, Death.

CONNOR BATE ’23 TYLER, TXMajor: Theatre, Applied Physics

Acting: Album, Boo; Twelve Angry Jurors, Juror #2. Management: Everybody, Asst. Stage Manager; Little Women The Broadway Musical, Asst. Stage Manager.

KYLE BUSSONE-PETERSON ’24 HIGHTSTOWN, NJMajor: Theatre, Business

This is Kyle’s first acting role at Southwestern.

LOGAN HOLMES ’22 MIDLAND, TXMajor: Theatre | Minor: Psychology, Computer Science

Acting: Everybody, Love; Album, Trish; The Effect, Ensemble; *Spring Awakening, Moritz Stiefel; *Some Girl(s), Bobbi. Management: The Wolves, Asst. Stage Manager.

JAIME HOTALING ‘23 SPRING, TXMajor: Theatre, Environmental Studies | Minor: Religion

Management: Everybody, Stage Manager; Twelve Angry Jurors, Asst. Stage Manager.

ADAM KRAL ’24 HOUSTON, TXMajor: Theatre, Kinesiology | Minor: Philosophy

Acting: Everybody, Usher.

HANNAH KRAL ’23 HOUSTON, TXMajor: Music, Kinesiology

Acting: Little Women, Marmee.

JILLIAN ETHEREDGE ’24 AUSTIN, TXMajor: Sociology, Minor: Theatre

This is Jillian’s first management role at Southwestern.

KYLE LIVINGSTON ’22 TYLER, TXMajor: Theatre | Minor: Religion

Acting: Little Women The Broadway Musical, Mr. Laurence; American Buffalo, Don; *Spring Awakening, Hanschen; Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Mr. Gorf. Direction: Everybody, Asst. Director;*Middletown, Co-director.

KATHERINE LUNAM ’24 HOUSTON, TXMajor: Theatre, Business

Acting: Everybody, Somebody #2.

CLAYTON MANN ’23 BLESSING, TXMajor: Theatre | Minor: Spanish

Acting: Album, Billy; Little Women The Broadway Musical, Ensemble.

BRONWYN FOGARTY ’24 HOUSTON, TXMajor: Theatre, Psychology

This is Bronwyn’s first acting role at Southwestern.

LUIS SANDOVAL ’22 McALLEN, TXMajor: Theatre | Minor: Psychology

Acting: Everybody, Girl/Time; Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Myron.

LILLY PERCIFIELD SMITH ’22 FORT WORTH, TXMajor: Theatre, English

Acting: Everybody, Somebody #4; Little Women The Broadway Musical, Ensemble; The Wolves, #11; Heathers the Musical, Cheerleader. Design: Twelve Angry Jurors, Assistant Scenic Designer; American Buffalo, Scenic Charge Artist; Sideways Stories from Wayside

*denotes a Mask and Wig production

DANE PARKER ’22 FAIRFIELD, CAMajor: Theatre

Acting: Everybody, Somebody #2; Little Women The Broadway Musical, Ensemble; Twelve Angry Jurors, Juror #11.

DANIEL WINKLER ’21 — PFLUGERVILLE, TXMajor: Communication Studies | Minor: Theatre, Music

Acting: Everybody, Somebody #1; Little Women The Broadway Musical, Professor Bhaer; Twelve Angry Jurors, Juror #10; Heathers the Musical, Ram Sweeney; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Lycus; Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Louis.

JESSICA WORKMAN ’22 GEORGETOWN, TXMajor: Theatre, Business

Acting: Album, Peggy; Little Women The Broadway Musical, Ensemble; The Wolves, #25. Management: American Buffalo, Asst. Stage Manager. Directing: Everybody, Asst. Director.

FAITH MADSEN ’24 BELTON, TXMajor: Theatre, Education

This is Faith’s first acting role at Southwestern.

HANNAH RUTT ’22 AUSTIN, TXMajor: Theatre, History

Dramaturgy: 12 Angry Jurors, Co-Dramaturg; Heathers The Musical, Co-Dramaturg. Acting: Heathers The Musical, Stoner Chick; Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Leslie. Design: Everybody, Asst. Sound Design.

WILL MALLICK ’24 DALLAS, TXMajor: Theatre

This is Will’s first acting role at Southwestern.

ANDREW SNYDER ’21 — BOERNE, TXMajor: TheatreDesign: Little Women The Broadway Musical, Lighting Designer; Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Assistant Lighting Designer. Management: American Buffalo, Stage Manager; A Bright Room Called Day, Assistant Stage Manager.

Friends of Sarofim“Without Sarofim support I would never have been able to study at the National Theater Institute,

study abroad in London, or intern at The Actors’ Centre, experiences which have immensely impacted who I am as an artist.”

- SAVANNAH RITZ, CLASS OF 2020

THEATRE FACULTY

Kerry Bechtel, Associate Professor of TheatreSergio Costola, Associate Professor of Theatre

John Ore, Professor of TheatreDesiderio Roybal, Professor of Theatre and Department Chair

SPECIAL THANKS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

DIRECTOR OF THE SAROFIM SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS ADMINISTRATION

Laura Sewell ’95

DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL OPERATIONS & PROFESSOR OF THEATRE

John Ore

SAROFIM SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS COORDINATOR

Olivia Wise ’18

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTKatheryn Garza

Special thanks to Glenn Schwab, Mike Torres, the Athletics Department, Information Technology, Brandon Quintanilla and Facilities Management, and David Dellsperger and the SU Physical Plant for

assisting with the production and performance space.

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