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May 4 – May 11, 2019KOGOD THEATREat The Clarice

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SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIESLeigh Wilson Smiley, Producing Director

THE HEIDI CHRONICLES by Wendy Wasserstein

THE HEIDI CHRONICLES is presented by special arrangement withDramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Director ...................................................................................................Scot Reese

Scenic Designer .......................................................................... Yunpu Hu (胡云溥)

Costume Designer .......................................................................... Madison Booth

Lighting Designer .......................................................................... Michael Winston

Projection Designer .......................................................................Jeremy Bennett

Sound Design ................................................................................... Justin Schmitz

Dramaturg ................................................................................ Maria Claudia Viera

Stage Manager ............................................................................... Michelle Janota

Playwrights Horizons, New York City, first produced THE HEIDI CHRONICLES Off-Broadway in 1988 following a workshop production by the

Seattle Repertory Theatre.

Produced on Broadway by the Shubert Organization, Suntory International Corp., and James Walsh

in association with Playwrights Horizons.

This performance will last approximately 2 hours with a 15-minute intermission.

The sound designer in this production is represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.

This production uses the Artist Engagement Services of the University Resident Theatre Association.

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UMOVES: UNDERGRADUATE DANCE CONCERTAdriane Fang, directorDANCE THEATREMAY 10-12, 2019

THE HEIDI CHRONICLESby Wendy WassersteinScot Reese, directorKOGOD THEATREMAY 4-11, 2019

HAMLET REPLAYEDWritten and directed by Leslie FelbainKAY THEATREFEBRUARY 22 – MARCH 2, 2019

FEARLESS NEW PLAY FESTIVALJennifer Barclay, festival directorDANCE THEATREFEBRUARY 17, MARCH 7-9, 2019

MFA DANCE THESIS CONCERTTIDESby Ama Law

’s (apostrophe s)by Shawn StoneKOGOD THEATREFEBRUARY 8-10, 2019

FACULTY DANCE CONCERTPaul Jackson, directorDANCE THEATREDECEMBER 7-9, 2018

CITIZEN: AN AMERICAN LYRICby Claudia Rankineadapted for the stage by Stephen SachsShirley Jo Finney, director, SDCF Denham FellowKOGOD THEATRENOVEMBER 9-16, 2018

MFA DANCE THESIS CONCERTdwellingby Stacey Carlson

Hamletby Christine HandsKOGOD THEATREOCTOBER 12 & 14, 2018

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORSBook and lyrics by Howard AshmanMusic by Alan MenkenBased on the film by Roger CormanScreenplay by Charles GriffithRon Himes, directorKAY THEATREOCTOBER 5-12, 2018

VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

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CAST CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

Heidi - Amber Smithers

Susan - Erin Valade

Chris/Mark/TV Attendant/Waiter/Ray - Evan Thanicatt

Peter - Koki Belikow

Scoop - Anthony Kiser

Jill/Debbie/Lisa - Maia Cayrus

Fran/April/Molly/Betsy - Lauren Alberg

Becky/Clara/Denise - Dion Denisse Penaflor

UNDERSTUDIES

Heidi - Miranda Hall

Susan - Gabrielle Allen

Chris/Mark - Elijah Williams

Peter - Philippos Sourvinos

Scoop - Chase Stouter

Jill/Debbie/Lisa - Kelsey Diggs

Fran/April/Molly/Betsy - Taylor Stokes

Becky/Clara/Denise - Star Patkus

TV Attendant/Waiter/Ray - Jake Walker

TIME AND SETTING

ACT ONE

Prologue: A Lecture Hall, New York, 1989

Scene 1: High School Dance, Chicago, 1965

Scene 2: Eugene McCarthy Dance, New Hampshire, 1968

Scene 3: Church Basement, Ann Arbor, MI, 1970

Scene 4: Outside Art Institute of Chicago, 1974

Scene 5: Anteroom, Pierre Hotel, NY, 1977

ACT TWO

All scenes take place in New York.

Prologue: A Lecture Hall, Columbia University, 1989

Scene 1: Scoop and Lisa’s Apartment, 1980

Scene 2: TV Studio, 1982

Scene 3: A Restaurant, 1984

Scene 4: Plaza Hotel Banquet Room, NY 1986

Scene 5: Children’s Ward, Hospital, 1987

Scene 6: Heidi’s Apartment, 1989

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ATURGY NOTEIn 1974, Heidi defends women in art at the Chicago Women’s Art Coalition outside of the Chicago Art Institute. Over forty years later, we continue to fight similar battles. Heidi and Susan demand gender equality at an art museum. Today we gather in major cities to defend women’s voice, science, and different sexual orientations. We ask for protection of our identity. We have won some fights, such as the legalization of gay marriage. However, changing laws is simply one step in an indefinitely long process. Adversity, stereotypes, biases, and differences in values and beliefs will always hinder advancements. Therefore, we cannot risk taking steps backwards. As we continue to face struggles like those of Heidi and search for our own identity and self-fulfillment, we need to continue to be true believers and fight for progress.

Maria Claudia Viera, dramaturg

Progress: A Fight for True Believers

What price are you willing to pay for self-expression? In the search for identity, do we sometimes lose key aspects of ourselves? When do we reach true happiness, or is happiness merely a concept that we have fabricated as a means of motivation? Do we find true fulfillment in our careers? Our families? Our salaries? Is it possible to strike a balance?

These questions of self-identity were applicable in the late 1960s during Heidi’s school dance and remain relevant in today’s political climate. Although The Heidi Chronicles takes place over thirty years ago, its characters and their struggles continue to resonate with modern audiences. We present Heidi’s story to a particularly relevant audience – college students – currently in the thick a “search for self.” As college students we are constantly trying to figure out who we are, where we fit in, and where we want to go. Will our major land us our dream job? Will that dream job take us away from our loved ones, and are we willing to make that sacrifice? Will our parents accept our career choice, friend group, or sexual orientation?

Our title character, Heidi, is an art historian, professor, women’s right advocate, and a woman – a fearlessly independent woman who is driven by her career and serves as an example to other young women. Yet, at the end of the day, she still longs for things that society portrays as strictly feminine. Is it acceptable that society has created a construct that makes women choose either their career or motherhood? Why are women not allowed to strike a balance? Why do so many companies still lack maternity leave policies? Does a desire for romance, love, and a family mean that a woman cannot reach her full professional potential? Today, more and more women are taking on being full time moms while holding full time jobs, yet society continues to impose hindering stereotypes on gender roles.

Furthermore, within Heidi’s story, we are presented with two very different men who are also on the search for their identity. Peter, a successful doctor who may be denied full happiness given society’s biases, and Scoop, a man who seems to have it all – the career, the money, the woman, the perfect family – yet asks: “What is it all for?” We study, we work, we make money, but when we are looking back on our lives, what is it all for? Do we work to leave a legacy for ourselves? Or for our children? Perhaps both?

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S ABOUT THE ARTISTSMiranda Hall (Heidi u/s) junior theatre performance major with a minor in Spanish. UMD credits: Fearless New Play Festival (performer). Outside credits: Twelfth Night (Lady Olivia), Eurydice (Orpheus), The Marriage of Figaro (Suzanne), and Mary Stuart (Elizabeth Tudor).

Yunpu Hu (胡云溥) (scenic designer) second-year MFA candidate in scenic design. This is his UMD debut. He is originally from Beijing, China. He holds a BFA in theatre in stage design from Central Academy of Drama.

Michelle Janota (stage manager) senior theatre and environmental science double degree. Stage manager credits: Fearless New Play Festival (UMD), Landscapes of the Soul (Word Dance Theatre), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Montgomery College). Assistant stage manager credits: Dialogues Des Carmelites (UMD School of Music), The Schooling of Bento Bonchev (UMD).

Anthony Kiser (Scoop) senior English major. Pre-law. Studied acting in Los Angeles.  This is his first UMD production. Outside credits: Blood Relations (Dr. Patrick), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Freud), The Runner Stumbles (Father Rivard).

Peter Leibold VI (assistant lighting designer) Peter has worked across the US, including Sierra Repertory, Andy’s Summer Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Signature in the Schools, Great American Melodrama, and more. Recent designs include Street Scene, Little Shop of Horrors, and How to Catch a Star. www.PeterLeibold.com.

Jasmine Abigail Mitchell (assistant director) junior theatre major. UMD credits: Babel, Fall MFA Dance Thesis Concert 2018: Hamlet, Hell is a Bubble Tea Shop (director), Kreativity Diversity Troupe. Upcoming: directing Breath, Boom and Soundtrack by Diallo Adams. KCACTF Stage Director and Choreographer Competition Finalist. Phil. 4:6-7.

Star Patkus (Becky/Clara/Denise u/s) third-year theatre performance and public health science double major. UMD credits: Fearless New Play Festival 2018 and 2019, Little Shop of Horror (wardrobe). Outside credits: The Sound of Music (Sister Sophia), Hamlet (Ophelia).

Dion Denisse Penaflor (Becky/Clara/Denise) third-year theatre major. Artistic director of Kreativity Diversity Troupe. UMD credits: Eurydice (Big Stone u/s), Second Season’s Dust of the Earth (Gabriel) and Breaking Point (Daughter), The Muses’ Original Works Project: The Number Prophet (Lady Byron). Instagram: @dion.denisse.

Lauren Alberg (Fran/April/Molly/Betsy)  sophomore theatre performance major. Mulitz-Gudelsky Family Scholarship in Theatre recipient. Outside credits: Urinetown (Pennywise), Cry-baby (Lenora), Parade (Lucille Frank).

Gabrielle Allen (Susan u/s) sophomore theatre performance major. UMD credits: Fearless New Play Festival 2018 and 2019 (Charlene, Catherine). Outside credits: Fiddler on the Roof (Golde), Father of the Bride (Ms. Bellamy), Hello Dolly (ensemble).

Katie Arnold (assistant director) third-year theatre major. UMD credits: Fearless New Play Festival (assistant director of 3 plays), UMoves: Undergraduate Dance Concert (assistant stage manager). Outside credits: Catch Me If You Can (assistant director).

Koki Belikow (Peter) first-year theatre and film major. Presidential Scholar. This is his first UMD production. Outside credits: Breaking Point (Avery), Pretty Much Legal (Leo), The Handmaid’s Tale (background actor).

Jeremy Bennett (projection design) first-year MFA candidate in projection design. UMD credits:  Spring MFA Dance Thesis Concert 2019: Tides and ‘s (apostrophe s) (projection design), Citizen: An American Lyric (assistant projection design). Outside credits: Meet the Beatles, The Weathervane Theatre Company (projection design). 

Madison Booth (costume design) first-year MFA candidate in costume design. Outside design credits: Merrily We Roll Along (2018), 42nd Street (2018), A Chorus Line (2018), Meet Me in St. Louis (2017), Blood Brothers (2017), Weathervane Playhouse, Newark, OH. Madison has previously worked with Studio Theatre.

Maia Cayrús (Jill/Debbie/Lisa) second-year theatre performance major. Mulitz-Gudelsky Family Scholarship in Theatre recipient. UMD credits: Eurydice (Loud Stone u/s). Outside credits: Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse (Lilly), Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), In the Heights (Ensemble). UMD Film Club: Art Vox (Lead). Training: Dodecá Film School (Uruguay).

Kelsey Diggs (Jill/Debbie/Lisa u/s) freshman theatre performance major. Creative and Performing Arts Scholar. UMD credits:  Fearless New Play Festival  (performer). Outside credits:  Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Transformations (Character 2/Anne Sexton), and Urinetown! the Musical (stage manager) at Studio 39.

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S ABOUT THE ARTISTSChase Stouter (Scoop u/s) theatre major. UMD credits: Fearless New Play Festival (performer: Ceasefire, Standardization, and It's a Queer Thing), Little Shop of Horrors (scenic build), The Vagina Monologues (performer). Outside credits: Chicago (Sergeant Fogerty; ensemble), Sketch Comedy (ensemble).

Evan Thanicatt (Chris/Mark/TV Attendant/Waiter/Ray) freshman theatre major. College Park Scholars Arts Program. Kreativity Diversity Troupe. This is his UMD debut.

Dylan Uremovich (assistant projection designer) is in his final year in the MFA Design program, specializing in lighting and projection design. Recent UMD credits: Hamlet Replayed and Citizen: An American Lyric (projection design), Clove (lighting design), Spring MFA Dance Thesis Concert 2018: Equinox and Solstice (projection design), and Love and Information (lighting design). Recent outside credits: Analog II (SJ Ewing and Dancers) at Dance Place and Bhoomi (KalanidhI Dance) at the Kennedy Center. You can view his work at UremovichDesign.com.

Erin Valade (Susan) senior theatre performance and communications dual degree. Creative and Performing Arts Scholar, Presidential Scholar. UMD credits: Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), So Um Thank You (Fearless New Play Festival), Clove (Therapist/Ruby), The Wild Party (Phil D’Armano, Kate u/s), The Schooling of Bento Bonchev (Sandy u/s).

Maria Claudia Viera (dramaturg) senior theatre and marketing double degree. UMD credits: Fearless New Play Festival (stage manager), Little Shop of Horrors (assistant stage manager), Eurydice (assistant stage manager), Antigone (Girl & Chorus), The Importance of Being Earnest (Jack u/s), New Visions/New Voices (Jinks), Second Season: Hapa and Fuse (stage manager), Another Side of You and Akwantuo: The Journey (assistant stage manager).

Jake Walker (Chris u/s) senior theatre major. Voice actor. UMD credits: Fearless New Play Festival 2019, New Play Festival 2018 (Lloyd).

Kate Wander (assistant stage manager) first-year theatre major. Creative and Performing Arts Scholar. UMD credits: Hapa and Fuse (assistant stage manager), Hell is a Bubble Tea Shop (assistant stage manager), Lost Sons and Rockfish (sound board operator), Little Shop of Horrors (Q-lab operator).

Scot Reese (director) Professional theatre credits include productions from Los Angeles to New York. Television credits include daytime dramas, situation comedies, variety specials, commercials, and an Emmy Award in performance.  Recent credits include world premieres of  Oliver du Brasil, A Cricket in Times Square, and Blues Journey at the Kennedy Center, and the Waiter at Arena Stage. Additional recent credits include the opera Dr. of Alcantara at Strathmore Music Center, Once on This Island at the Round House Theatre, Pretty Fire for the African Continuum Theatre Company, and Barefoot in the Park (with Laura Linney and Eric Stoltz) at LA Theatre Works.

Justin Schmitz (sound design) is thankful to be back for The Heidi Chronicles, having previously designed: Antigone, The Call, The Wild Party, and Little Shop of Horrors. He has designed for: The Kennedy Center and TYA, Signature Theatre, Round House Theatre, Theater J, Olney Theatre Center, Woolly Mammoth, Studio Theatre, Imagination Stage, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Rorschach Theatre, Forum Theatre, WSC Avant Bard, Chautauqua Theatre Company, Triad Stage, Catholic University, Gallaudet University, amongst others. He has two Helen Hayes nominations: The Wild Party at Constellation Theatre, and I Call My Brothers with Forum Theatre. Design fellowships: The Kennedy Center (2015) through the Kenan Institute, KCACTF to attend The Orchard Project (2011), and Chautauqua Theatre Company (2013). www.justinschmitztheatre.com.

Ilana Simon-Rusinowitz (assistant stage manager) sophomore theatre major. UMD credits: Spring MFA Dance Thesis Concert 2018 (lightboard operator), Fall MFA Dance Thesis Concert 2018 (assistant lighting designer), Spring MFA Dance Thesis Concert 2019 (lightboard operator). Second Season: Rockfish and Lost Sons (lighting designer).

Amber Smithers (Heidi) junior theatre performance major. Tau Sigma member. UMD credits: Fearless New Play Festival: Szia Ruth (playwright). Psalms 37:4.

Philippos Sourvinos (Peter u/s) second-year theatre and public policy double degree. Creative and Performing Arts Scholar. Honors Humanities program, TDPS representative for Dean’s Advisory Board. UMD credits: Little Shop of Horrors (ensemble). Outside credits: Into the Woods, Highwood Theater (Baker).

Taylor Stokes (Fran/April/Molly/Betsy u/s) junior theatre and English double major. The Muses board member. UMD credits: Fearless New Play Festival (performer), Little Shop of Horrors (Chiffon), Clove (light board operator), The Weekday Players’ The Melancholy Play (Joan), Second Season’s The Breaking Point (Friend A).

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S B. Benjamin Weigel (assistant costume designer) Previous designs include Little Shop of Horrors, Eurydice and The Schooling of Bento Bonchev (TDPS), Zaubernacht, Mahagonny Songspiel and Dialogues of the Carmelites (Maryland Opera Studio). Outside designs include Macbeth and Dinner (4615 Theatre), Glory Denied (Opera Idaho), A Midsummer Night's Dream and This Mortal's Mosaic (Ballet Idaho).

Elijah Williams (Chris u/s) second-year theater major. UMD credit: Fearless New Play Festival. Member of Kreativity Diversity Troupe.

Michael Winston (lighting designer) first-year MFA candidate in lighting design. UMD design credits: Faculty Dance Concert 2018: Holding Fast (lighting designer), Citizen: An American Lyric (assistant lighting designer). Outside credits: The America Play, Titus Andronicus (lighting designer). You can see more of his work at www.forthewinston.weebly.com.

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS, AND STAGE MANAGERS Assistant Directors Katie Arnold, Jasmine Abigail MitchellAssistant Costume Designer B. Benjamin Weigel Assistant Lighting Designer Peter Leibold VIAssistant Projection Designer Dylan UremovichAssistant Stage Managers Ilana Simon-Rusinowitz, Kate Wander

COSTUMESFirst Hand Amy VanderStaayWardrobe Supervisor Jasmine GibbsGraduate Assistants Michele Currenti, Jazmine OwaliaCostume Shop Assistants Elizabeth Beers, Viola Costen, Sydney Lemelin, Anu Odusanya, Katie ParkStitchers Lauren Alberg, Erica Chanaud, Chloé Costello, Gabriela Grant,

Madison Minesinger, Nina Parekh, Maddiie Valikhovskaya

TECHNOLOGYTechnology Graduate Assistants Jacob Hughes, Michael WinstonLighting Supervisors James Newman, Cody PetenbrinkElectricians Samuel Bluk, Molly Klezer, Harsh PatelProduction Technology Student Crew Sergio Bastos, Bayardo "B" Martinez Cruz,

Darien Djourabtchi, Billy Griffis

PROPERTIESProperties Shop Assistant Andrea BallProp Shop Graduate Assistant Rochele MacProp Shop Student Workers Mary Beckle, Zavar Blackledge, Morgan Fitrell, Madison Freedman, Georgina Gabbidon, Isabel Kayton, Lydia Mohamed,

Dion Denisse Penaflor, Deanna StephenProperties Student Crew Zavar Blackledge, Trayonna Hutchins, Ben Panah

PAINTSScenic Artists Chrissy Curtis, Winnie Dong, Molly HallGraduate Assistant Sarah Beth HallStudent Scenic Painters Katie Arnold, Ghazal Bazargan, Maia Cayrús,

Aliyah Jackson, Elizabeth Prideaux

SCENICSet Construction Crew Earl Browne, Ryan Coia, Kaitlin Graham, Annemarie Gray, Devin Kohn, Rachel Lobel, Eric Rhodes, Everett Richmond, Aexander Shiryaev, Shira Liezel Werner, Charlie YoungmannStudent Set Construction Crew Noa Bass, Ivan Carlo, Merissa Collins, Ben Fish, Sophia Mattison, Jake Walker

SHOW CREWDressers Abigail Olshin, Gabryś Wronka, Zachary Van Grack Light Board Operator Margaret HansenSound and Projection Board Operator Jennifer KasnadiRun Crew Zoe Thomas, Trayonna Hutchins

PRODUCTION STAFF

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SCHOOL OF THEATRE, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES FACULTY AND STAFFLEIGH W IL SON SMILE Y

Dire c tor

M AUR A K EEFEA s s o ciate Dire c tor

JENNIFER B A RCL AYDire c tor of Under gr aduate Studie s

CRYS TA L U. DAV ISHead of MFA Dance

JA ME S H A RDINGDire c tor of Gr aduate Studie s; Head of M A /PhD Theatre

S cholar ship and Per for mance Studie s; Head of His tor y/ The or y

MISH A K ACHM A NHead of MFA in De sign

A LV IN M AY E SHead of Dance Per for mance and S cholar ship

SCOT REE SEHead of Theatre Per for mance

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JENNIFER B A RCL AYPlay wr ight and Per for mance

FA EDR A C A RPENTERTheatre His tor y and Diver sit y

TA B ITH A CHE S TERBlack Per for mance

A NDRE W CISSN ALight ing De sign and C A D De sign

DA NIEL CON WAYS cene De sign

CRYS TA L U. DAV ISDance Educ ation,

Movement A nalysis , and Dance Ethnogr aphy

A DRI A NE FA NGMo der n Dance Te chnique

LE SLIE FELB A INMovement for Ac tor s and Ac t ing

L AURIE FREDERIKPer for mance Studie s

JA ME S H A RDINGTheatre and Per for mance Studie s

MITCHELL HÉB ERTAc ting and Dire c t ing

FR A NK LIN J. HILDYTheatre His tor y and The or y

HELEN Q. HUA NGCos tume De sign

PAUL D. JACK SONPro duc tion and Light ing De sign

MISH A K ACHM A NCos tume and S cene De sign

M AUR A K EEFEDance His tor y and The or y ;

Chore ogr aphy

B RI A N MacDE V IT TLight ing De sign

C A ITLIN M A RSH A LLTheatre His tor y and The or y

A LV IN M AY E SMo der n Dance Te chnique

JA RED ME Z ZOCCHIPro duc tion Me dia and Te chnolog y

LIS A N ATH A NSVoice and Ac t ing

S A R A PE A RSONChore ogr aphy and Improvis at ion

SCOT REE SEDire c t ing , Black Theatre,

and Music al Theatre

LEIGH W IL SON SMILE YVoice for the Ac tor, Ac t ing ,

Sp e e ch & Diale c t s

PATRIK W IDRIGMo der n Dance Te chnique

K A REN B R A DLE YProfe s s or Emer ita

PAT TI P. GILLE SPIEProfe s s or Emer ita

ROGER MEERSM A NProfe s s or Emer itus

W ILLI A M V. PAT TERSONA s s o ciate Profe s s or Emer itus

DA NIEL WAGNERProfe s s or Emer itus

A NNE WA RRENProfe s s or Emer ita

A LCINE W ILTZProfe s s or Emer itus

A RTIS T- IN - RESIDENCEK ENDR A PORTIER

Mo der n Dance Te chnique

LEC TURERS

DRE W B A RK ERPre s entat ion and Communic at ion

LIS A BURGE SSCos tume Cr af t s

MICHAEL DRIGGERSTe chnic al Pro duc t ion

CARY GILLETTStage Management and

Pro duc t ion Management

MANÉ REBELO-PLAUTBallet

ZVI SAHAR AND LESLIE STRONGWATER

Pupp et Cinema: When F i lm & Pupp etr y Me et on Stage

KATE SPANOSSubver sive Culture s

and Per for mance

IVANIA STACKDe sign Studio

G R A DUATE A SSIS TA NTS A ND FELLOWS

K r is ten P. A her n, Ronya - Lee A nder son, Lindsay Bar r, Jeremy Bennet t , Madison Booth, Oliv ia Brann, Chr is topher Br usberg , Stacey Car l son, Po - Hsien Chu, Aus tin Conlee, Patr ick Crowley, Tara Demmy, Paul Deziel , Heidi Dinkler, Jordan Ealey, A manda Fair, R yan Fox, Lauren Gallup, Renee Gerardo, Jenna Gerdsen, Jack Golden, Les Gray, Grace Guar niere, Sarah Beth Hall , Chr is t ine Hands, Q -mar s Haer i, K r is t ina Har r is , All ison Hedges, Kelley Holley, Yunpu Hu, Jacob Hughes, Mar iama Law, Peter Leibold V I , Gianina K . Lockley, Rochele Mac , Chr is ten Mandracchia, Medha Mar s ten, Gabr iel Mata - Or tega, Alex Miller, Rose Xinran Qi, Leticia Ridley, V ic tor ia S cr imer, Alexander Shir yaev, Mollie Singer, Fraser Stevens, Shawn Stone, Jared Strange, Channing Tucker, D ylan Uremovich, K iana V incent y, Jonelle Walker, B. Benjamin Weigel , Michael Wins ton

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