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November 2011
by Nathan Allan, Chris Mathews
and Jake Minton
THE REMARKABLE THEATRE BRIGADE
TUESDAY, NOVEMEBER 22
7:30PM PHILIP LYNCH THEATRE
Short and often funny operas
DEC. 8, 9, 10
Lewis Universitys Heritage Theatre Company will celebrate the season with The
Seventh Annual Holiday Spectacular. Fun for the whole family, the show will deck
the halls with 90 minutes of joyful music, skits, and improv merriment. Its a non-
stop sleigh ride of heartwarming moments flled with singing, dancing, and laughter.
Tickets in advance $10 or half price at the door with a donation of canned goods to
go to local shelters.
Rose........Rachel Tau
Uncle Roger....Gregory Rossbach
Rime Witch.........Alex Weaver
Jimmy.........Adam Smetana
Charlie...........Mike Wall
Hazel.....Stephanie Lipinski
Captain.........Saul Ortega
Polly.............Melanie Gillies
Mrs. .....Jackie Staszak
Elijah............Matthew Carlson
June.........Ashley Daun
Betty...........Jackie Flint
Carlisle.....Bryan Cecil Lochner
ROSE AND THE RIME is produced by special arrangement with Bruce Ostler, BRET ADAMS, LTD., 448 W. 44th
St. New York, NY 10036. Rose and the Rime was originally developed and produced by The House Theatre of
Chicago in association with Hope College
Once a popular lakeside resort town, Radio Falls has been under cover of a bleak winter
for as long as a generation can remember. A thick snow covers the town and the outlying
region. Roads in and out are inaccessible. Icicles are permanent fixtures on rooftops and
windowsills. Some residents still remember the glory of Summer that brought them there in
the first place, but then, the Rime Witch came...
The play is performed without an intermission. Strobe, fog and haze are used.
by Nathan Allen, Chris Mathews and Jake Milton
Direction/Sound Design
JO SLOWIK
Scenic Design
MELISSA CHICOLA*
Costume Design
CELESTE MACKEY
Lighting Design
JASON REBERSKI
Stage Manager
CARLI WHEELER*
* Lewis University student production staff
Lewis Universitys Theatre Department participates annually in
the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The
KCACTF experience offers student artists the opportunity to showcase
their work and receive outside assessment for each production
by theatre faculty from other universities. In January of each year,
KCACTF festivals showcase selected university productions and offer
a variety of activities, including workshops, symposia, and student
artists individual recognition through awards and scholarships in
playwriting, acting, criticism, directing, and design.
ROSE AND THE RIME
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
XLIV
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival is sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Education; Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E.
Bernstein; the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund; and the National Committee for the Performing Arts.
This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
(KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality
in college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response
by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate
in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors,
dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels.
Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for inclusion at the KCACTF
regional festival and can also be considered for invitation to the KCACTF national festival at the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC in the spring of 2011.
Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than
200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the
KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and
university theaters across the nation.
TIME AND PLACE
CAST
Properties
MELANIE GILLIES*
Vocal Director
BECKY HICKS
F/X Designer
DAVID POMATTO
Composer
Witchs Lullaby & Jimmys Song
MIKE FRIAR*
Director of Theatre, Acting, Directing, Voice & Diction............KEITH WHITE, M. F. A.
Technical Director, Design and Technology..............HAROLD McCAY, M. A., M. F. A.
Theatre History.......................................................KEVIN TRUDEAU, M. F. A., Ph. D.
Theatre Management, Acting Styles...........................................JO SLOWIK, M. F. A.
Assistant Technical Director..............................................................DAVE POMATTO
Adjunct, Costume Design.............................................................CELESTE MACKEY
Adjunct, Dance...................................................................................SHIRLEY SMITH
Adjunct, Movement & Dance..........................................................JODI-ANN KASKY
Adjunct, Stage Combat.............................RICHARD GILBERT & DAVID GREGORY
Work/Study Student Staff..........................JENNI BECK, MELISSA CHICOLA, TONI
FOCOSI, AMANDA FORESTA, MICHAEL FRIAR, MELANIE GILLIES, SEAN
KNOWLES, CASEY McKENZIE, SAUL ORTEGA, JESSIE RICHEY, LINDA STRAHL,
RYAN TADYCH, JACKIE STASZAK, DANIELLE TAYLOR, CARLI WHEELER, TOM
WIECZOREK and LISA WOJCIK
Joe Grenchik
Sean Biltgen
Nellie Hutchinson
Dan Reberski
Mike Sansone
Technical Director..............................................................HAROLD McCAY
F/X Designer/Assistant Technical Director.........................DAVE POMATTO
Stage Manager................................................................CARLI WHEELER
Assistant Stage Manager.........................................................JENNI BECK
Sound Board Operator........................................................JESSIE RICHEY
Light Board Operator...........................................................JON ERICKSON
Properties........................................................................MELANIE GILLIES
Snow Crew...................LINDA STRAHL, ANALITA VOSS, ERIKA YOUNG
Assistant to Properties/Publicity................................................ROSS REED
Follow Spot Operators.................MICHELLE STAIE and SABRA THOMAS
Masks/Crowns/Makeup.................................................DANIELLE TAYLOR
Costume Crew...................................................PLT WORK/STUDY STAFF
Set Contruction.....................................................PLT WORK/STUDY STAFF
Lighting Hang and Focus................................................PLT WORK/STUDY STAFF
House Manager.............................................................CAITLIN SULLIVAN
Box Offce............................STEPHANIE DALEY and AMANDA FORESTA
Concessions.............................................................COURTNEY EVERETT
Dramaturgy..........................................................................LINDA STRAHL
BOX OFFICE: Open for window and phone sales Monday-Friday, between the hours of 1:00-4:30
p.m., 60 minutes prior to performances and during intermission. Phone (815) 836-5500
GROUP TICKET DISCOUNTS: a discount is available for groups of 15 or more.
SUBSCRIBER TICKET EXCHANGE: Subscribers may exchange tickets by phoning the box offce
at least 24 hours before the performance of their choice. Every effort will be made to exchange
tickets for comparable seats, but all exchanges are contingent upon the availability of tickets.
FLEX PASS: a coupon that represents pre-payment for a ticket to a future PLT performance.
Patrons who purchase Flex Passes save 20% off the price of four regular adult tickets, and do
not have to plan months in advance. Flex passes are available in increments of 4 tickets for $35.
Once purchased, Flex Passes are redeemed for actual tickets by calling the box offce, (815)
836-5500.
RESTROOMS: Located on the frst foor, through the Caterpillar Art Gallery. Restrooms are also
located directly above on the second foor.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND: All proceeds from concessions sales contribute to the theatre scholarship
fund at Lewis University.
EMERGENCY EXITS: Please note the nearest emergency exits before the performance begins.
In case of an emergency, please proceed calmly to the nearest exit.
PHOTOGRAPHS: The use of cameras or recording equipment is not permitted during
performances.
CELL PHONES & PAGERS: Please be sure all electronic devices are turned off before entering
the theatre. Patrons may leave phones and pagers, along with their seat number, at the box offce
if they need to be reached in an emergency.
ASSISTED LISTENING SYSTEM: Units are available 30 minutes prior to performances and on a
limited, frst come frst serve basis. The units are to be checked out at the box offce located in the
lobby. Units are to be returned to the box offce or house manager at the end of the performance.
COURTESY: At the request of PLT patrons, please refrain from wearing heavy perfumes.
CHILDREN: Unless family recommended, no children under the age of 6 are allowed to attend
performances.
PHILIP LYNCH THEATRE INFORMATION
FACULTY AND STAFF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PRODUCTION STAFF
DIRECTORS NOTE
While attending the annual KCACTF with students a few years back, I was lucky enough
to see the Hope College premiere production of Rose and the Rime. It was the must see show of
the festival and unlike any theatrical event I had ever attended. Simply put, it inspired me in the use
of theatre and storytelling. The production concept is that the audience is not simply spectators but
active participants in the modern staging of the fairy tale. For example, to achieve this goal the cast
will greet the audience members as they arrive and use the entire theatrical space in the storytelling
of myth. Fairy tales are en vogue: ABC just premiered its new show, Once Upon a Time, and NBC
has the fairy-tale themed Grimm. This original Midwestern fairytale allows the audience to rediscover
their inner youth, as well as fnd the truth behind fairy tale and myth.
I think of mythology as the homeland of the muses, the inspirers of art, the inspirers of poetry. To
see life as a poem and yourself participating in a poem is what myth does for you. -Joseph Campbell
Myth is food. Say grace. Devour it. Share it. -Naomi Iizuka
Myths explain things that logic cannot. Why we need myths is the same to me as why we need
prayers. -Migdalia Cruz, playwright
In re-describing our inherited assumptions, new truths are realized. We enact the play in order to
remember the question. Anne Bogart, director
Myth and theatre are inseparable. As theatre artists, we are mythmakers. -Chay Yew, playwright
and director
Enjoy the show! Jo Slowik
Matthew Carlson (Elijah) is a second year history major from Lockport. He was last seen on
the PLT stage as Georgie and Pete in Nickel and Dimed. Other PLT credits include: Hyde 3,
Dr. Carew and Mr. Enfeld in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, an ensemble member in Shakespeare
in Hollywood, and the Heritage Theatre Company (HTC) 6th Annual Holiday Spectacular,
Ty in Guys in the Student Directed Ten Minute Play Festival, and Fredrick Arnott in Enchanted
April. Matt is involved with intramurals and works as security staff at First Midwest Bank
Amphitheatre.
Jackie Flint (Betty) is a frst year theatre major from Braidwood. She made her PLT debut in
the production of Nickel and Dimed. She has performed as a singer/dancer in Beast Women
at the Greenhouse Theatre. Her acting credits while attending Reed-Custer High School include:
Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors, Agent 44 in Get Smart, an ensemble member in Once Upon
a Mattress and Singing in the Rain. Jackies career goal is to one day to become a drama
teacher.
Bryan Cecil Lochner (Carlisle/Bunny) is a frst year computer graphics design major and
theatre minor from Essex. He made his PLT debut performing the roles of Teenager/Stockboy/
Timid Man/Roger in Nickel and Dimed. His acting credits while attending Reed-Custer High
School include: the role of Hodgkins in Get Smart, an ensemble member in Little Shop of
Horrors, Captain in Anything Goes, Johnathan Harker in Dracula, and Joseph Buequet in
Phantom of the Opera. He is a member of the International Thespian Society.
Saul Ortega (Captain) is a fourth year liberal arts major and a theatre and broadcast journalism
minor from Bolingbrook. His PLT acting credits include: Yertle the Turtle in Seussical, an ensemble
member in The Life of Galileo and 6th Annual HTC Holiday Spectacular. His PLT technical
credits include: properties for Hollywood Arms, and backstage crews for The Producers and
Hairspray. Saul has been on the Deans list for the past 6 semesters and is a member of The
Pulse, STAND, GSA, and PEACE.
Jackie Staszak (Mrs.) is a fourth year theatre major from Braidwood. She was last seen on the
PLT stage in the role of Barbara in Nickel and Dimed for which she received a KCACTF Irene
Ryan acting nomination. Her PLT acting credits include: Louella Parsons in Shakespeare in
Hollywood, a Londoner in Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, an ensemble member in the 5th & 6th
Annual HTC Holiday Spectacular and The Life of Galileo, Nanny in Hollywood Arms, and
Gerturde in Seussical (KCACTF Irene Ryan acting nomination.) Her PLT technical credits
include: wireless mics/sound for Hairspray and The Producers, stage manager for Leaving
Iowa, dresser for Enchanted April and Metamorphoses, and front of house staff for Proof
and New York. Jackie is the recipient of the Frank J. Lewis Scholarship and is a member of the
PLT work-study student staff.
PROFILES
Melanie Gillies (Polly) is a third year theatre and radio/television broadcast major from
Lombard. She made her PLT acting debut as Constanza in Enchanted April. Her PLT technical
credits include: box offce manager for Shakespeare in Hollywood, properties for Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde and Seussical (for which she received a KCACTF certifcate of merit for both
of the shows), stage manager for Nickel and Dimed (KCACTF certifcate of merit), assistant
stage manager for the 5th & 6th Annual HTC Holiday Spectacular, house manager for New
York, assistant stage manager for Proof, sound board operator for The Life of Galileo, and
properties for Leaving Iowa. Melanie has been on the Deans List for the past 4 semesters and
is the recipient of the Frank J Lewis Scholarship.
Stephanie Lipinski (Hazel/White Bunny) is a frst year student from Oak Forest and is
making her PLT debut. While attending Hillie Middle School, she performed the role of Irene
in Footloose. Raised in a theatre family, she has a sibling that is a Chicago award-winning
designer. A graduate of Oak Forest High School, she enjoys sports, reading, and writing, and
is also a member of the American Chemical Society.
Rachel Tau (Rose) is a frst year student from Wood Dale and she is making her PLT debut.
While attending Fenton High School, her acting credits included: a skater in High School
Musical, Lady Maybelle in Once Upon a Mattress, Jo Jo in Suessical, and a dancer in
Fallen Fairies. Rachel enjoys singing and dancing.
Alex Weaver (Rime Witch) is a frst year math and theatre major from Burbank and is making
her PLT debut. Her acting credits in high school include: a chorus member in Auntie Mame
and Beauty and the Beast, and Andy Lee in 42nd Street, and an ensemble member in
Twenties Girl, Carousel and Flipped. She has worked backstage fulflling the duties of
stage manager for her high school productions of Dracula and 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee, and has worked on costumes and crews. Alexs career goal is to become a
high school math teacher who sponsors and directs drama club.
Adam Smetana (Jimmy) is a second year computer science and music major from Racine,
WI. He made his PLT acting debut performing the role of Jack in English Made Simple in the
2011 Ten Minute Student Directed Play Festival. While attending St. Catherines High School
his performance credits included: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, School
House Rock, West Side Story, We Shook the Family Tree, and Les Miserables. Adam is
recipient of the Bishop Sheil Scholarship, and is a member of Harmonic Uprising, STAND, and
PEACE.
Michael Wall (Charlie) is a second year psychology major with a minor in theatre and comes from
Wauconda. He was last seen on the PLT stage as James Cagney in Shakespeare in Hollywood.
He performed the role of Hyde 1 and Gabriel Utterson in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for which he
received an Irene Ryan acting nomination. He made his PLT acting debut in the 5th Annual
HTC Holiday Spectacular. Mike performed the role of Wickersham 2 in the PLT production of
Seussical, and was an ensemble member in the 6th Annual HTC Holiday Spectacular.
Carli Wheeler (Stage Manager) is a third year english major and theatre minor. She was
last seen on the PLT stage as Lydia Lansing in Shakespere in Hollywood for which she
received an KCACTF Irene Ryan acting nomination. Her other PLT acting credits include: an
ensemble member in the 6th Annual HTC Holiday Spectacular, Lotty Wilton in Enchanted
April for which she received an Irene Ryan acting nomination, and an ensemble member
in The Producers.
Gregory Rossbach (Uncle Roger) is from Crete and a third year history major. He is a graduate
of Marian Catholic High School and made his PLT debut as Daryl in Shakespeare in Hollywood.
His acting credits include: David in Perfect Proposal in the 2011 Ten Minute Student Directed
Play Festival, the role of Joseph/Tybalt in Romeo to Go for which he received a third place
ranking in the IHSA State performance in the round, Edgar in Ragtime, a chorus member in
Cinderella and Ruthless. He has been on the Deans list for the past 4 semesters and his career
goal is to become a college history professor.
Ashley Daun (June) is from New Lenox and a fourth year theatre major. She attended
Lincoln-way Central High School. She made her PLT debut in the 6th Annual HTC Holiday
Spectacular and was last seen performing the role of Elizabeth in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. No
stranger to the PLT production process, she was the sound designer and operator for Nickel
and Dimed for which she received a KCACTF certifcate of merit, the properties manager for
Enchanted April, the house manager for Seussical, and a dresser for The Producers. Her
career goal is to become a writer.