2019|2020 Season
2019|2020 Season
| ORIGINAL LYRIC PRODUCTION | ||
The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) |
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| Gioachino Antonio Rossini | ||
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8 performances on September 28, October 2, 5, 10 matinee, 13 matinee, 18, 21, & 27 matinee, 2019
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Lyric production revival of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville generously made possible by the Abbott Fund, Liz Stiffel, and Allan and Elaine Muchin
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| Marianne Crebassa | Rosina | |
| Lawrence Brownlee | Almaviva | |
| Adam Plachetka | Figaro | |
| Alessandro Corbelli | Bartolo | |
| Krzysztof Bączyk | Basilio | |
| Mathilda Edge | Berta | |
| Christopher Kenney | Fiorello | |
| Eric Ferring | Sergeant | |
| Sir Andrew Davis | Conductor | |
| Stefano Sarzani | Conductor | (10/18) |
| Rob Ashford | Original Director | |
| Tara Faircloth | Revival Director | |
| Scott Pask | Set Designer | |
| Catherine Zuber |
Costume Designer
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| Howard Harrison |
Lighting Designer
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| Michael Black | Chorus Master | |
| Sarah Hatten |
Wig & Make Up Designer
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| David Toulson |
Assistant Director
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| Rachel Henneberry | Stage Manager | |
| Stefano Sarzani |
Stage Band Conductor
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| William Billingham |
Assistant Conductor
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| Madeleine Slettedahl |
Assistant Conductor
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| Francis Rizzo |
Projected English Titles
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| Dan Sokalski |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Rachel Tobias |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Bill Walters | Super Captain | |
| Amy Thompson | Titles ASM | |
| Amy Thompson | Pre-Show ASM | |
| NEW-TO-CHICAGO PRODUCTION | ||
Luisa Miller |
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| Giuseppe Verdi | ||
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6 performances on October 12, 16, 20 matinee, 25, 28, & 31 matinee, 2019
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Lyric presentation of Verdi’s Luisa Miller generously made possible by the NIB Foundation, Julie and Roger Baskes, the Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family, and Liz Stiffel, with additional support from The Nelson Cornelius Production Endowment Fund
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| Krassimira Stoyanova | Luisa | |
| Toni Marie Palmertree | Luisa | (10/20) |
| Joseph Calleja | Rodolfo | |
| Jonathan Burton | Rodolfo |
(10/20 Acts 2 & 3)
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| Quinn Kelsey | Miller | |
| Christian Van Horn | Walter | |
| Soloman Howard | Wurm | |
| Alisa Kolosova | Federica | |
| Kathleen Felty | Laura | |
| Hoss Brock | A peasant | |
| Enrique Mazzola | Conductor | |
| Francesca Zambello | Director | |
| Michael Yeargan | Set Designer | |
| Dunya Ramicova |
Costume Designer
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| Mark McCullough |
Lighting Designer
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| Michael Black | Chorus Master | |
| August Tye | Choreographer | |
| Sarah Hatten |
Wig & Make Up Designer
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| Katrina Bachus |
Associate Director
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| Jordan Braun |
Assistant Director
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| John Coleman | Stage Manager | |
| Francesco Milioto |
Stage Band Conductor
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| Eric Weimer |
Assistant Conductor
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| Jerad Mosbey |
Assistant Conductor
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| Susan Miller Hult | Prompter | |
| Philip Kuttner |
Projected English Titles
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| Peggy Stenger |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Sandra Zamora |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Alaina Bartkowiak |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Bill Walters | Super Captain | |
| Amy Thompson | Titles ASM | |
| Amy Thompson | Pre-Show ASM | |
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LYRIC PREMIERE & NEW-TO-CHICAGO PRODUCTION
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Dead Man Walking |
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| Jake Heggie & Terrence McNally | ||
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6 performances on November 2, 6, 10 matinee, 13 matinee, 16, & 22, 2019
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Lyric premiere of Heggie’s Dead Man Walking generously made possible by Roberta L. and Robert J. Washlow
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| Patricia Racette | Sister Helen | |
| Ryan McKinny |
Joseph de Rocher
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| Susan Graham | Mrs. de Rocher | |
| Whitney Morrison | Sister Rose | |
| Wayne Tigges | Owen Hart | |
| Talise Trevigne | Kitty Hart | |
| Allan Glassman |
Howard Boucher
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| Lauren Decker | Jade Boucher | |
| Clay Hilley | Father Grenville | |
| Gordon Hawkins | George Benton | |
| Christopher Kenney | Motorcycle Cop | |
| David Weigel |
1st Prison Guard
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| Matthew Carroll | 1st Prison Guard | (11/2) |
| Anthony Reed |
2nd Prison Guard
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| Eric Ferring | Older Brother | |
| Ethan Warren |
Younger Brother
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| Emily Pogorelc | A paralegal | |
| Desirée Hassler | Sister Catherine | |
| Corinne Wallace-Crane | Sister Lilianne | |
| Marie Sokolova | Mrs. Charlton | |
| Maia Surace | 1st Mother | |
| Joe Shadday | 1st Inmate | |
| Nicholas Ward | 2nd Inmate | |
| Ronald Watkins | 2nd Inmate | (11/2) |
| Matthew Carroll | 3rd Inmate | |
| Nicholas Ward | 3rd Inmate | (11/2) |
| Kenneth Nichols | 4th Inmate | |
| Nikolas Wenzel | 5th Inmate | |
| Miles Borchard | Teenaged Boy | |
| Ari Kraiman | Teenaged Girl | |
| Emerson McConkey | Jimmy | |
| Chicago Children’s Chorus | ||
| Nicole Paiement | Conductor | |
| Leonard Foglia | Director | |
| Michael McGarty | Set Designer | |
| Jess Goldstein |
Costume Designer
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| Brian Nason |
Lighting Designer
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| Elaine McCarthy |
Projection Designer
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| Roger Gans | Sound Designer | |
| Michael Black | Chorus Master | |
| Josephine Lee |
Children’s Chorus Master
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| Sarah Hatten |
Wig & Make Up Designer
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| David Toulson |
Assistant Director
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| Rachel Henneberry | Stage Manager | |
| Stefano Sarzani |
Stage Band Conductor
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| William Billingham |
Assistant Conductor
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| Matthew Piatt |
Assistant Conductor
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| Colin Ure |
Projected English Titles
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| Tonia Sina |
Intimacy Director
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| Kate DeVore | Dialect Coach | |
| Rachel Tobias |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Dan Sokalski |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Bill Walters |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Bill Walters | Super Captain | |
| Amy Thompson | Titles ASM | |
| Amy Thompson | Pre-Show ASM | |
| ORIGINAL LYRIC PRODUCTION | ||
Don Giovanni |
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| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
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9 performances on November 14, 17 matinee, 20 matinee, 23, 26, 30, December 3, 5 matinee, & 8 matinee, 2019
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Lyric production revival of Mozart’s Don Giovanni generously made possible by Lead Sponsor The Negaunee Foundation and cosponsors Howard L. Gottlieb and Barbara G. Greis, Nancy and Sanfred Koltun, and the Mazza Foundation
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| Lucas Meachem | Don Giovanni | (11/14-30) |
| Ryan McKinny | Don Giovanni | (12/3, 5, 8) |
| Rachel Willis-Sørensen | Donna Anna | |
| Amanda Majeski | Donna Elvira | |
| Ying Fang | Zerlina | |
| Ben Bliss | Don Ottavio | |
| Matthew Rose | Leporello | |
| Brandon Cedel | Masetto | |
| Mika Kares | Commendatore | |
| James Gaffigan | Conductor | |
| Robert Falls | Director | |
| Walt Spangler | Set Designer | |
| Ana Kuzmanic |
Costume Designer
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| Duane Schuler |
Lighting Designer
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| Michael Black | Chorus Master | |
| August Tye | Choreographer | |
| Sarah Hatten |
Wig & Make Up Designer
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| Jodi Gage |
Associate Director
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| Jordan Braun |
Assistant Director
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| John Coleman | Stage Manager | |
| Eric Weimer |
Stage Band Conductor
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| Keun-A Lee |
Assistant Conductor
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| Jerad Mosbey |
Assistant Conductor
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| Susan Miller Hult |
Prompter (rehearsal room)
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| Colin Ure |
Projected English Titles
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| Peggy Stenger |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Sandra Zamora |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Alaina Bartkowiak |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Bill Walters | Super Captain | |
| Amy Thompson | Titles ASM | |
| Amy Thompson | Pre-Show ASM | |
The Three Queens |
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| 3 performances on December 1 matinee, 4, & 7, 2019 | ||
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Lyric semi-staged performances of scenes from Donizetti’s Three Queens generously made possible by Ethel and William Gofen and the Harris Family Foundation
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| ANNA BOLENA | ||
| Sondra Radvanovsky | Anna Bolena | |
| Lauren Decker | Smeton | |
| Mario Rojas | Percy | |
| Eric Ferring | Hervey | |
| Anthony Reed | Rochefort | |
| MARIA STUARDA | ||
| Sondra Radvanovsky | Maria Stuarda | |
| Kathleen Felty | Anna | |
| Mario Rojas | Leicester | |
| Christopher Kenney | Talbot | |
| David Weigel | Cecil | |
| ROBERTO DEVEREUX | ||
| Sondra Radvanovsky | Elisabetta I | |
| Kathleen Felty | Sara | |
| Eric Ferring | Cecil | |
| Ricardo José River | Nottingham | |
| Riccardo Frizza | Conductor | |
| Matthew Ozawa | Director | |
| Michael Black | Chorus Master | |
| Rachel Tobias |
Assistant Director
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| Rachel Henneberry | Stage Manager | |
| Eric Weimer |
Stage Band Conductor
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| William Billingham |
Assistant Conductor
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| Matthew Piatt |
Assistant Conductor
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| Susan Miller Hult | Prompter | |
| Roger Pines & Francis Rizzo |
Projected English Titles
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| Dan Sokalski |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Bill Walters |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Amy Thompson | Titles ASM | |
| Amy Thompson | Pre-Show ASM | |
Madama Butterfly |
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| Giacomo Puccini | ||
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11 performances on February 6, 9 matinee, 14, 17, 21, 24, 29, March 4 matinee, 5 matinee, 7, & 8 matinee, 2020
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Lyric production revival of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly generously made possible by the Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund, Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel, Randy L. and Melvin R.⁰ Berlin, Marion A. Cameron, Invesco QQQ, and ITW
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| Ana María Martínez | Cio-Cio-San | |
| Lianna Haroutounian | Cio-Cio-San | (3/4, 7) |
| Brian Jagde | Pinkerton | |
| Brandon Jovanovich | Pinkerton | (3/4, 7) |
| Deborah Nansteel | Suzuki | |
| Anthony Clark Evans | Sharpless | |
| Rodell Rosel | Goro | |
| David Weigel | Bonze | |
| Kayleigh Decker | Kate Pinkerton | |
| Marianna Kulikova | Kate Pinkerton | (2/9) |
| Ricardo José Rivera | Yamadori | |
| Christopher Kenney | Yamadori | (2/9, 2/14) |
| Anthony Reed | Commissioner | |
| Christopher Kenney | Registrar | |
| Ronald Watkins | Registrar | (2/9) |
| Henrik Nánási | Conductor | |
| Michael Grandage | Original Director | |
| Louisa Muller | Revival Director | |
| Christopher Oram | Designer | |
| Neil Austin |
Original Lighting Designer
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| Chris Maravich |
Revival Lighting Designer
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| Michael Black | Chorus Master | |
| August Tye |
Movement Director
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| Sarah Hatten |
Wig & Make Up Designer
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| Jordan Braun |
Assistant Director
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| Rachel Tobias | Stage Manager | |
| Francesco Milioto |
Stage Band Conductor
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| William Billingham |
Assistant Conductor
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| Matthew Piatt |
Assistant Conductor
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| Colin Ure |
Projected English Titles
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| Peggy Stenger |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Dan Sokalski |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Bill Walters |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Bill Walters | Super Captain | |
| Amy Thompson | Titles ASM | |
| Amy Thompson | Pre-Show ASM | |
| NEW-TO-CHICAGO PRODUCTION | ||
The Queen of Spades |
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| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | ||
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5 performances on February 15, 19, 23 matinee, 26 matinee, & March 1 matinee, 2020
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Lyric presentation of Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades generously made possible by Margot and Josef Lakonishok and Mrs. Herbert A. Vance & Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance
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| Brandon Jovanovich | Gherman | |
| Sondra Radvanovsky | Lisa | |
| Jane Henschel | Countess | |
| Elizabeth DeShong | Pauline | |
| Lucas Meachem | Yeletsky | |
| Samuel Youn | Tomsky | |
| Kyle van Schoonhoven | Chekalinsky | |
| David Weigel | Surin | |
| Jill Grove | Governess | |
| Emily Pogorelc | Masha | |
| Laura Wilde | Chloë | |
| Mario Rojas | Major Domo | |
| Eric Ferring | Chaplitsky | |
| Anthony Reed | Narumov | |
| Katherine Talmers | Child | |
| Chicago Children’s Chorus | Puppeteers | |
| Taylor Bibat | Puppeteers | |
| Sean Garratt | Puppeteers | |
| Tom Lee | Puppeteers | |
| Chris Pirie | Puppeteers | |
| Amy Rose | Puppeteers | |
| Sir Andrew Davis | Conductor | |
| Richard Jones | Original Director | |
| Ben Davis | Revival Director | |
| John Macfarlane | Designer | |
| Jennifer Tipton |
Original Lighting Designer
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| Chris Maravich |
Revival Lighting Designer
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| Michael Black | Chorus Master | |
| Linda Dobell |
Original Choreographer
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| Anjali Mehra |
Revival Choreographer
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| Chris Pirie |
Puppetry Director
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| Sarah Hatten |
Wig & Make Up Designer
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| David Toulson |
Assistant Director
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| John Coleman | Stage Manager | |
| Eric Weimer |
Stage Band Conductor
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| Jerad Mosbey |
Assistant Conductor
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| Tatiana Vassilieva |
Assistant Conductor
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| Susan Miller Hult | Prompter | |
| Christopher Bergen |
Projected English Titles
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| Rachel Henneberry |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Sandra Zamora |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Alaina Bartkowiak |
Assistant Stage Manager
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| Bill Walters | Super Captain | |
| Amy Thompson | Titles ASM | |
| Amy Thompson | Pre-Show ASM | |
Photo: Brandon Jovanovich in The Queen of Spades, c. Cory Weaver