UNIVERSITY THEATRE FACULTY & STAFF
Dean of Humanities .............. . . Fr. Louis Brusatti Artistic Director/ Assistant Professor . . . . . . . Ev Lunning, Jr. Theatre Busine~s Manager . ............... Annie Suite Assistant Professor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Massey Assistant Professor ................. Sara Medina .Pape Costume Shop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T'Cie Mancuso Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chase Staggs Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fallon Lindsey Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . Phillip Owen Costume Shop Assistant.. . . . . . . . . . Michelle Heath Adjunct Faculty ................ Dr. Brooks Barr Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . . Ann Mary Carney Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . Bhagirit Crow Adjunct Faculty ............ T'Cie Mancuso Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Mc Millin Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . Shelby Davenport Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . Michael McKelvey Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Pearcy Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . . JoAnn Schatz Adjunct Faculty . . . . . . . Gary van der Wege
SPECIAL THANKS to Sheila Hargett
Texas State University Theatre Bobby Duhon
George Buckaloo University of Texas-Austin Theatre Department
Fabrizio Photography Zachary Scott Theatre Center
The State Theatre Ting Van Der Wege
Stephen Pruitt Jennifer Rogers
written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
LUCIEN DOUGLAS Guest Director
GARY VAN DER WEGE Guest Scenic Designer
MICHELLE HEATH Costume Designer
MISSY THOMAS Design for Oberon s Train
KIRSTIN YINGLING Asst. Costume Designer
NATALIE GEORGE Guest Lighting Designer
KAT LAURENT Hair & Make-up Designer
PHILLIP OWEN Sound Designer
BENJAMIN RIDGWAY Asst. Sound Designer
DANI L. PRUITT Stage Manager
ASHLEY DeVILLE SAIGE HILTON
Assistant Stage Managers
February 23 - March 6, 2005
Theseus
Hippolyta
Philostrate
Egeus ..
Lysander
Demetrius
Hermia
Helena
Quince/Prologue
Bottom/ Pyramus
Flute! Thisbe
Starvling/ Moon
Snout! Wall
Snug/ Lion
Puck
Fairy
Oberon
Titania
Peaseblossom
Cobweb
Musardseed
Moth
Courtier! Huntsman/
Courtier/ Huntsman!
Courtier! Huntsman!
Courtier/ Huntsman/
Courtier/ Huntsman/
CAST
Oberon's
Oberon's
Oberon's
Oberon's
Oberon's
Train
Train
Train
Train
Train
Chris Sykes
Kathleen Cobb
EV LUNNING, JR., Artistic Director has been an actor, a teacher, and an administrator at SEU since 1990 .
Daniel Adams He first appeared at MMNT as an
Mario A. Ramirez Equity Guest Art-David Gallagher ist in a production
Joseph Parks • of The Drunkard directed by Prof.
Lanella Zotter
Angela Flowers
Jennifer Pyburn
David Mireles
Duncan Coe
Sesar Sandoval Neal Kezar
Clay Cartland
Bianca Malinowski
Kristen Dietrich
Aaron D. Alexander
Valerie Redd
Kimberly Barrow
Laura Ray
Aleasha Stephens
Amanda Martinez
Nick Harkins
Sarah Fletcher
Colin Biggs
Susan Loughran for the summer season of 1990. Ev began teaching as an adjunct in the fall of 1991 and senred as Theatre Business Manager from 1992 until 1997. He has appeared often as a Guest Art-ist, most recently in Amadeus. In 2003 he received an Austin Critics ' Table award for Best Supporting Actorfor his role in MMNT's production of The Kentucky Cycle, directed by Dr. Melba Martinez. Ev has directed several MMNT productions, the most recent being You Can't Take ]t With lou. He is a company member of the Austin Playhouse and the Austin Shakespeare Festival. Ev's voice can be heard in many anime dubbed into English by Austin's ADV Films, including the voice of Captain Nemo in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: A long-time volunteer narrator for the Texas State Library's "Talking Book'' Program, Ev has narrated four volumes which have been chosen for circulation by the National Library Service.
LUCIEN DOUGLAS, Guest Director, Tamekia Jackson ~ has enjoyed a 30-
Allison Wall year career as an actor in professional theatre, film and
There will be ONE 10-minute intermission during this performance. television. His work has received critical acclaim in The New York Times, Time Magazine, Backstage, and Women's
Wear Daily. He has played over 100 roles, including on Broadway with Zoe Caldwell and Dame Judith Anderson in Medea; Off-Broadway at New York's Roundabout Theatre in Miked, Family Business, Candida, and Rosencrantz: and Guildenbstern Are Dead with John Rubenstein and John \'vood; and at numerous regional theatres. Television and film credits include Walker, Texas Ranger; Another World,· One Life to Live; Hallm,irk Hall of Fame; Medea; A Glorious System of Things; Miss Congeniality; and most recently Cheer Up (starring Tomniy Lee Jones). He is currently a member of the theatre faculty at the University of Texas, where he received the 2000 Texas Excellence Teaching Award for the UT~ College of Fine Arts. He is a member of the TETA Adjudicators' Organization and is included in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, as well as in Who's Who in America. Nationally, Douglas has been a guest director / instructor at The Juilliard School; North Carolina School of the Arts; NYU Graduate Acting Program; Penn State University; and the Clarence Brown Company at the University of Tennessee. Later this spring Douglas will direct Loose Ends for the MFA acting program at the University of Texas at Austin; next fall he is slated to stage the premiere of Robert Schenkkan's comedy The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune.
NATALIE GEORGE, Guest Lighting Designer, has been working in Austin theatre for almost ten years! She is happy to be employed at St. Ed's and the State Theatre as Master Electrician . She also enjoys designing lights with her
company Light Bastard Amber. Some of
her favorite designs include Moving Voices parts t\vo and three, Shoulder to Shoulder, The North Project, Phifomel Project, Hemo-
philiacs, and Jesus Hopped the A Train. She is very thankful to Ev and Michael for helping her come back to St. Ed's as a designer and a student.
MICHELLE HEATH, Costume Designer, has been working at SEU as the Costume Shop Assistant for the past year. In addition to designing You Can't Take It With You, she has constructed costumes for One .Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and The House. A graduate of UT-Austin, Michelle has ,vorked at Zachary Scott, Zilker Summer Musical, Austin Lyric Opera and The State Theatre. She would like to thank everyone who works in the shop for making this show come to life.
KAT LAURENT, Hair & Make-Up Designer, is a sophmore at St. Edward's University. This is her second show to design for the Mary Moody Northern Theatre, having previously designed the makeup for You Can't lake It With You. In addition to designing, her theatrical credits for MMNT include dresser for A Rea in Her Ear, spotlight for Amadeus, and Angel/Band Member/Chorus member of The House.
PHILLIP OWEN, Sound Designer, works at MMNT as an administrative assistant. He has appeared in The House as the Band Director, and also Amadeus, Honky Tonk Angels,
The Kentucky Cycle, and C/0 The Grove. He belongs to the theatre company TENT for whom he played Captain Ahab this summer in Portland, Maine in Oh Sweet Captain, or The Ahab Stomp.
DANI L. PRUTT, Stage Manager,
is honored to work ! with such a great case. She has previously worked on A Raisin in the Sun, as assistant stage manager and recently on You Can't Take It With You, as light
board operator. This is her first time to Stage Manage at MMNl~ and would like to thank everyone for their support.
MISSY THOMAS, Oberon's Train Designs, is pleased to be collaborating with St. Edward's for the first time. Missy is a graduate from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied costume design. Her most recent design credit in Texas_was As You Like It, performed at Emily Ann's Shakespeare Under The Stars in \Vimberly, and directed by Mercury McCall.
GARY van der WEGE, Guest Scenic Designer, has provided scenic and/ or lighting design for countless MMNT productions including A Flea In Her Ea,; Once On This Island, A Funny Thing ... Forum, Lend Jvf e A Tenor and Romeo and , Juliet (incl. fight choreography). Gary was l.
a member of the U.S. Paralympic Fencing J Team in Athens and teaches Fencing here at St. Ed's. He enjoys developing fencing programs for disadvantaged youth and the disabled community, and continues to do design and stage combat for a number of theatre companies.
DANIEL ADAMS, Philostrate, is excited to make his MMNT debut. He would like to thank God for his blessings and Mom, Dad, Christopher and Meghann for their support.
AARON D. ALEXANDER, Oberon, is a senior who will be departing us in December. This marks his seventh appearance on the MMNT stage. You may have seen him in Tracers, C/0 the Grove, The Kentucky Cycle, A Raisin in the Sun, The House, Metamorphoses, and Salvage Vanguard's production of Know Dog. He would like to thank God for all this many talents, friends, family, and Vera. Also to this cast and crew that keep this thing we call theatre going. Wo Ai Nimende.
KIMBERLY BARROW, Peaseblossum, is performing for the first time on the MMNT st~ge. She is a freshman here at St. Edward's and is majoring in theatre. Kimberly is very thankful for this opportunity and has learned a lot from this experience.
COLIN BIGGS, Oberon's Train/ Courtier, lS a
sophomore at St. Edward's University. He is an Equity Membership Candidate. Colin has
appeared in A Flea in Her Ear, Amadeus, House, and You Can't Take It with You.
CLAY CARTLAND, Snug/Lion, is beginning his SEU acting career in A Midsummer Night's Dream. He has done high school and community theatre for four years now. Clay wishes to thanks the best parents ever, Albert and Melissa for being great bosses, and Tony and Brian for inspiration.
KATHLEEN COBB, Hippolyta, marks .her second performance here at St. Edward's. She was seen in last year's Amadeus as Katherina Cavalieri. Kathleen is excited to have the opportunity to participate in this show.
DUNCAN COE, Flute!Thisbe, has crawled out of a dark, desolate sewer to make his debut appearance at MMNT. Years of isolation and secrecy have molded the ideal emotionally distraught player for this production. He would like to thank his Mom.
ASHLEY De VILLE, Asst. Stage Manager, is ecstatic to be rnaking her debut on the production team here at MMNT. She is so grateful to be part of this show and team. She is looking forward to being more involved and hopefully making her stage debut in the near future.
KRISTEN DIETRICH, Fairy, is a junior at St. Ed's. She is honored, blessed, just plain happy to be in this beautiful show. Thanks to Mama, Brad, Lacey, the fearsome fivesome, and the whole MMNT family.
SARAH FLETCHER, Oberon's Train! Courtier is happy to appear in her first on stage role at MMNT. Sarah wishes to thank her wonderful family and friends for their continuous support and love.
ANGELA FLOWERS, Helena, 1s a senior at St. Edward's and 1s absolutely thrilled to be a part of this show. Recent credits include Metammphoses, You Can't Take It 1Vith You, The House (Stage Manager), Amadeus, Honky Tonk Angels, and The Kentucky Cycle. She would like to thank her family and friends for the support and multitudes of love.
DAVID M. GALLAGHER, Lysander, is in his first year at SEU and returning for his second MMNT performance. He was last seen in the role of Phaeton in the production of Metamorphoses. David would like to thank Lucien for this opportunity, and the cast and crew for doing such a wonderful job. He would also like to thank his family and friends for supporting him. God Bless.
NICK HARKINS, Oberon's Train! Courtier, is please to be a part of MMNT's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Nick is a freshman at St. Edward's and is excited to be making his stage debut at MMNT. Nick would like to thank his friends and family for their unconditional support and love!
SAIGE HILTON, Asst. Stage Manager, is a first year student and is thrilled to be a part of this fabulous department. She worked backstage for You Can't Take It With You and Metammphoses. Saige thanks her Mom and Krystal for all of their support.
TAMEKIA JACKSON, Oberon's Train/Courtier, is happy to be debuting at MMNT. She has joined us from Houston's HSPVA where she was last seen as Edward in Day of The Mammal and Romaine Patterson in The Laramie Project. She is excited to be starting her career at SEU and looks forward to being seen in upcoming shows.
NEAL KEZAR, Snout/Wall, is making his debut appearance on the MMNT stage. He thanks Lucien for this fiery chance to perform at MMNT. He would also love to thank his family and dog, Teddy.
BIANCA MALINOWSKI, Puck, is grateful to work on this timeless piece with such an amazing cast. She has performed in The Hilltop Experience, Amadeus, A Raisin in the Sun, and assembled / directed A Common Thread
(an original FronteraFest piece by SEU students). She would like to thank Lucien Douglas for this incredible opportunity and the entire MMNT family for making her feel like a part of something special. Mom, Dad, Bro, Gaby, the Fearsome Five you're are the reasons for my success, thank you for all that you have given me. xoxo
PRODUCTION CREW Stage Manager Assistant Stage Managers
Vocal/Text Coach Stage Manager Advisor Scene Shop Staff
Costume Shop Staff
Box Office Staff
Dani L. Pruitt Ashley DeVille, Saige Hilton,
Michelle Jackson, Tamekia Jackson Shelby Davenport
. . . . . . . . Bill McMillin Jessica Akin, Ashley DeVille,
Brittany Potter, Mandy Summers . . . . . Rachel Adams, Carrie Marks,
Amanda Martinez, Miranda Wiseman Katie Mc Manus, Joseph Parks, Dani . L. Pruitt,
Jennifer Pyburn, Valerie Redd Props Mistress Katie Way Make-up Crew John Lopez Hair Crew Jennifer Pyburn Special Costume Projects Hope Irish Buchanan,
Rachel Adams, Kristen Bennett, Yadira Gonzales, Holly Jackson, Brittany Potter, Dean Stafford, Chris Sykes, Benjamin Ridgway
Costume Crew . . . Laurana Kuhlman, Emily Miller, Joseph Parks, Kirstin Yingling, Daniel Adams, Lila Barnhaart,
Robert Burkhalter, Clay Cartland, Duncan Coe, Tomas Contreras, Rachel Dendy, David Gallagher, Amber Grundman, Jamie Hamrick, Miriam Jurgensen, Maria Mealla, Zach Pettichord, Austin Sheffeild,
Scenic Crew. . . . . . . . . Kathleen Cobb, Nash Ramirez, Katie Way, Jessica Akin, Colin Biggs, Cailean Bilsky, Kellibrook Green,
Megan Jackson, Shelby Johnson, Mercury McCall, Noah Neal, Mario Ramirez, Lauren Riley, Rex Rizk, Sesar Sandoval, Will Solarski, Mandy Summers, Allison Wall, Kimberley Barrow, Joshua Blackwell,
Ashley DeVille, T J Chernick, Libby Dees, Stephanie Denson, Kate Eminger, Joie Gracie, Gordon Harkins, Michelle Jackson, Neal Kezar,
Bianca Malinowski, Leela Martin, Gloria Wideman, Kate Young Lighting Crew . . . . . . . . . . Kristen Dietrich, Amanda Martinez,
Sound Crew House Crew
Mercury McCall, Katie McManus, Austin Sheffeild . . . . . Laura Ray, Lanella Zotter
. Cody Coppin, Bonnie King, Lacey McNeely, Sarah Orlando, Jessica Towns
Ughtboard Operator Mercury McCall Soundboard Operator Rex Rizk Asst. Sound Board Operator Stephanie Denson Wardrobe Supervisor Kristen Bennett Dressers .. . Miriam Jurgensen, Lila Barnhart, Miria Mealla, Tomas Contreras Laundry Yadira Gonzales, Holly Jackson
AMANDA MARTINEZ, Moth, 1s pleased to be working with such talented individuals and would like to thank the Theatre Department for such a wonderful opportunity. Amanda has most recently worked on Metamorphoses. Additionly , she has worked on The SEU Experience, an original work by Aaron Clay, You Can't Take It With You, The House, and Raisin In The Sun. She would like to thank her family and friends for their continual support.
DAVID MIRELES, Nickl Bottom, is happy to start the new year at MMNT and at SEU. He has transferred from Lon Morris College, there he performed in The Dining Room, Habitation of Dragons, and The Showgun.
JOSEPH PARKS, Demetrius , is honored to be working on this production. He played Tony in You Can't Take It With You and Midas and others in Metamorphoses. Joseph was also seen at the MMNT in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The House, Amadeus, A Flea .in Her Ea,; and Honky Tonk Angels. Outside of SEU, Joseph works at The State Theatre School of Acting. He wishes to thank his family and close friends for their support. Special thanks to the amazing faculty and staff that made this season possible, and to Jeremy Greenwalt.
JENNIFER PYBURN, Quince, 1s a
sophomore at St. Edward 's University,. A M idsummer Night's D ream is her second show to perform in at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre .. You might have also seen her in The House. Or be
hind the scenes in A Flea In Her Ea,; Amadeus and You Can't Take It W7ith You. She would like to thank the fabulous fearsome fivesome, her best friend Lindsey and her family for all of their support.
MARIO A. RAMIREZ, Egeus, was last seen at the MMNT as Donald in You Can't Take It With You and as Bobo in A Raisin In The Sun. Many thanks to his friends and family for their support . Special thanks to Michael Massey.
LAURA RAY, Cobweb, is very excited to be involved in another production at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre. Laura was a swing dancer in Raisin in the Sun, and an assistant stage manager for You Can't Take It With You. She wishes to thank the wonderful cast and crew and her family for all their support.
VALERIE REDD, Titania, is graduating this May and is excited to have A Midsumm er Night's Dream as her final credit at the MMNT stage. In her time at St. Edward 's she has
been seen as Emydice and others in Metamorphoses, Alice in You Can't Take It With You. Cassandra in The House, and Ann in All My Sons (for which she was nominated for an Austin Critics' Table Award.) She is grateful the have had the chance to work and learn with the people of MMNT, as well as the dirigo group, arid cannot to begin to find the words to thank her parents for everything they have done for her.
BENJAMIN RIDGWAY, Asst. Sound Designer, is in his second year at SEU. He recently stage managed You Can't Take It With You, and was ass is tan t stage manager for One Rew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Ladee Leroy and Amadeus. Ben was onstage in The House and A Flea In Her Ear. He thanks his family and friends for all their help.
SESAR SANDOVAL, Starvling, 1s blessed to be involved in this Ma1y Moody Northen Theatre production. You've may have seen him recent ly in A Raisin in the Sun, and You Can't Take It with You. He would like to thank his family and friends for their love and support, and God's guid- . ance.
CHRIS SYKES, Theseus, was last seen in MMNT's production of lvletamorphoses. Other MMNT performances include Aid Warren in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's N est, Jake/Tim in The House, Feraillion in A Flea in Her Ear, and Aegeus in The
Medea Stories. Other performances in Austin include Vinnie in Sam Shepard 's Simpatico, and Anatole Dartagnon in George Fedeau's A Fitting Confusion. Many thanks and love to all the faculty, cast, and crew.
ALEASHA STEPHENS, Mustardseed, is a freshman and making her stage debut. She is thrilled to be involved here at St. Edward's. She would like to thank her friends and family for all their love and support.
ALLISON WALL, Oberon's train/Attendant, is making her stage debut and would like to thanks her friends old and new for all their support and of course her family.
KIRSTIN YINGLING, Assistant Costume Designer, 1s excited to be on this production team. Kirstin was seen last semester as Olga in You Can't Take It With You. She wishes to thank her friends and family for all of their support.
LANELLA MARIE ZOTTER, Hermia, 1s currently a sophomore at St. Edward's University. She has appeared on the MMNT stage in The House and Amadeus, and Assistant Stage Managed You Can't Take It With You and Metamorphoses earlier this season. Love and thanks to her friends
and family who continually remind her that each day is a blessing.
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MARYMOODY NORTHEN THEATRE S~CIE'IfY
PRESIDENT'S ASSOCIATES Tracy Manier & Daniel Floyd
Lewis Myers & Mary S. Campbell Rosemarie Schwarzer
DEAN'S CLUB Hamilton Beazley
Barbara & C. Brian Cassidy Marilyn Gaddis
Cass Grange & Tom Moe Everett Lunning
THE HILLTOP CLUB Kay Arnold & Tom Edge
Louis T. Brusatti Brian Graham-Moore
Alice & William Higgins Marianne Hopper
Tammy Jaso Leo B. Osterhaus
THE 1885 CLUB Gary Blomquist
Nancy Brumback Abby Caswell Ben Chomiak
Charles Gembinski, Jr. Curtis D. Hirsh Ora Houston
Pamela G. McGrew Jimmy Mills Mark Miller Lori Najvar
Marvela L. Pritchett Marilyn Schultz
Anita Sing Brenda & Michael Stone
Annie & Sam Suite Lance D. Texter
C. Robert Watson-Hemphill
CONTRIBUTOR Alan Altimont
Robert Apthorpe Anthony Cassandra
Richard P. Daly Maia Funkhouser
Chris Huff Loretta Hughes
Kelly Luna Rachel and Michael Marks
Gina M. Seidel Marshall Michelle Martinez
Michael C. Massey Katharine Mason
Angela M. Mccown Pamela McGrew
Michele Moragne e Silva Phillip Owen
Andrew Pelegreen Patricia K. Perry
Kevin Prince Cousett Ruelas
Belinda Sandoval Dinah S. Sbelgio
Luis Serna Juanita Servin
Selia Servin-Guerrero Lopez Linda Wiest
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