a fresh look at SHAKESPEARE
Kiss Me Kate
directed by edmondREYNOLDS
music and lyrics by colePORTER
book by bella & samSpewak
june 11-14, 2009
8pm Th-Sat, 2 pm Sun
lydia mendelssohn theatre
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synopsis
One of American Theater’s most beloved musical comedies, Kiss Me Kate is the raucous and romantic story behind the scenes of a production of The Taming of the Shrew. Real-life exes spar and sputter as they attempt to portray the Bard’s famous warring characters, Kate and Petruchio.
staff
production staff
Director - Edmond Reynolds
Producer - Douglas Harris
Music Director - Tyler Driskill
Choreographers - Rachel Francisco & Dee Dee Ulintz
Assistant Director & Stage Manager – Rachel Giordano
Assistant Producer - Drea Shipp
Set Designer - Leo Babcock
Costume Designer - Nan Wirth & Christine Silveira
Set Builder – Mark Batell, & Mitch Hodges
Set Painter - Ilana Hairston & Michael Konas
Sound Designer - Nicholas Cole-Klaes
Graphic Designer - Dayna Smith
Lighting Designer - Tiff Crutchfield
Properties and Set Dressing - Susan Fisher, Alexa Ducsay & Brenda Casher
Hair Stylist – Jeremy Merklinger
Make Up – Dayna Smith
Show Photographer – Tom Steppe
Managing Director – Suzi Peterson
Program Director – Cassie Mann
House Manager - Pam Wenzel
cast
Fred Graham (Petruchio): Steve Grudzien
Lilli Vanessi (Katharine): Minnita Daniel-Cox
Lois Lane (Bianca): Kathy Waugh
Bill Calhoun (Lucentio): Norman Weber
Hattie (Lilli Vanessi’s dresser): Sara Rydzewski
Paul (Fred Graham’s dresser): Chris Shewchenko
First Gangster: Rob Roy
Second Gangster: Matt Steward
Harrison Howell: David Renken
Harry Trevor (Baptista): Bob Skon
Ralph (Stage Manager): Erik Wright-Olsen
Pops (Stage Doorman): Hank Naasko
Gremio: Justin Streu
Hortensio: Andy Ballnick
Cab Driver: David Renken
Padua Innkeeper: Erik Wright-Olsen
Padua Waitress: Jennifer Peek
Nathaniel: Patrick Ballnick
Gregory: Evan Williams
Philip: David Beaulieu
Haberdasher: Hank Naasko
Doctor: Jackie Gubow
Nurse: Aubrey Donnell
Messenger #1: Justin Streu
Messenger #2: Evan Williams
Chauffer: Andy Ballnick
Banker: David Beaulieu
Trucker: Patrick Ballnick
Were Thine That Special Face Dancers: Katie Boyer, January Provenzola
Female Specialty Dancers: Katie Boyer, Michelle Nixon, January Provenzola, Sara Rydzewski
Male Specialty Dancers: Andy Ballnick, Patrick Ballnick, Justin Streu, Evan Williams
Female Ensemble Singers: Aubrey Donnell, Jackie Gubow, Jennifer Peek
Male Ensemble Singers: David Beaulieu, Hank Naasko, Eric Wright-Olsen
extras
listen to tracks from Rhapsody
Play Tracks
1. Overture
2. Another Op'nin', Another Show
3. Why Can't You Behave?
4. Wunderbar
5. So in Love
6. We Open in Venice
7. Tom, Dick or Harry
8. I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua
9. I Hate Men
10. Were Thine That Special Face
11. Too Darn Hot
12. Where Is the Life That Late I Led?
13. Always True to You in My Fashion
14. Bianca
15. So in Love (Reprise)
16. Brush up Your Shakespeare
17. I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple
18. Finale: Kiss Me, Kate
19. Kiss Me Kate Overture [*]
Great Performances' "Kiss Me Kate" Page
Kiss Me Kate Preview - June 6, 2009, Ann Arbor News
Kiss Me Kate Review - June 12, 2009, Ann Arbor News