Festival of Lights 2022

Department of
Theatre and Dance

May 20 - May 29, 2022, Louis B. Mayer Theatre

SCU•PRESENTS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

SCU•Presents Performing Arts Center is at the heART of live
events at Santa Clara University. We are welcoming back audiences
in person after a two-year hiatus and are excited to present theatre,
music, dance, film, and much more. Are you ready to gasp, laugh,
wonder, cry, and reconnect with your arts family?

We are delighted to have you back and hope you are excited to see
live events returning to the area. We created so many memorable
moments, experiences, and connections during our Fall and Winter
offerings and we are so excited to continue this Spring. Sit back,
relax, and enjoy a unique experience that only live performances
can provide.

Butch Coyne
Director, SCU•Presents
Performing Arts Center

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Land Acknowledgement | We pause to acknowledge that Santa Clara University sits on the land of
the Ohlone and Muwekma Ohlone people. We pay respect to their Elders and to people of the past and
present and extend that respect to their descendants and all Indigenous people.
COVID Compliance | Masks are required for all patrons, regardless of vaccination status, while inside
our venues. Anyone not wearing a mask, without a proper mask, or is wearing one incorrectly will be
offered a mask or asked to secure their mask properly. After initial request for compliance, those who do
not comply will be asked to leave the building. We suggest that audience members keep one seat empty
between each party, if available. Eating and drinking will be allowed in our lobbies, but only water is
allowed in the auditorium. We highly recommend you step outside into our lovely campus when eating
or drinking.
Late Seating | Late patrons cannot be seated until intermission or a designated break in the performance.
Patrons returning late from intermission will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager.
Emergencies | In the event of a medical emergency, please locate the nearest usher and inform them
of the situation to summon medical help. In the event of an evacuation, please gather in front of the
theatre so we may ensure that all patrons have been cleared from the building, as well as provide any
additional information.
Additional Needs | In compliance with the ADA/504 please direct your accommodation requests to
the SCU•Presents Box Office at (408) 554-4015 or call TTY-California Relay at 1 (800) 735-2929 at least
72 hours prior to the event.

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DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE

SISTER ACT

Music By Lyrics By
Alan Menken Glenn Slater

Written By

Cheri Steinkellner and
Bill Steinkellner

Additional Book Material

Douglas Carter Beane

Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture “Sister Act”
written by Joseph Howard

Orchestrations by Doug Besterman

Vocal and Incidental Music Arrangements by Michael Kosarin

Dance Music Arrangements by Mark Hummel

Produced on Broadway by Whoopi Goldber & Stage Entertainment in
association with The Schubert Organization and Disney Theatrical Productions

Originally Production Developed in Association with Peter Schneider & Michael
Reno and Produced by Stage Entertainment

SISTER ACT
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International
(MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.

mtishows.com

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly 3
prohibited

CONTENT ADVISORY

Please be advised that Sister Act contains some adult themes and gunshot
sound effects that may affect certain audience members. Recommended for
audiences 13yrs of age and older.

ARTISTIC TEAM

Directors Jeffrey Bracco
Musical Director Pauline Locsin-Kanter
Choreographer Debra Lambert
Scene Designer Pauline Locsin-Kanter
Costume Designer Jerald Enos
Lighting Designer Barbara Murray
Sound Designer Derek Duarte
Projection Design Erik Sunderman
Assistant Musical Director Derek Duarte
Assistant Choreographer David Torres
Christine Cargnoni
Dramaturg Ivy Janes

CAST

Deloris Van Cartier Sydney Middleton
Mother Superior Kennedy Dawson
Caroline Rothans
Sister Mary Robert Hannah Cole
Sister Mary Patrick Kristin Hoekema, Shayna Fallin
Sister Mary Lazarus Christina Malia Joseph
Sister Mary Martin-of Tours Gabrielle Nelson
Sister Mary Theresa Genevieve Schmidt
Brianna Robison
Michelle Ashley Cook
Tina Patrick Ocock
Isaiah Youngblood
Monsignor O’Hara Patrick Gammon
Eddie Lucas Simone
Curtis Joe Perry
TJ Adam Henriques
Joey Clayton Baldwin
Pablo Chase Jackson
Ernie Amber Persson, Maddy Javier
Cop Ashley Cook

Hookers
Waitress

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CAST cont.

Bar Patrons Clayton Baldwin
Pool Player Brianna Robison
Nun Ensemble Langston Wade
Katie Elkind, Caitlin Gorin,
Altar Boys Kristin Hill, Kristin Hoekema,
Pit Singers Shayna Fallin, Maddy Javier,
Homeless Dancers Sarah Beth Johnson, Jean Lau,
Fantasy Dancers Brianna Menson, Amber Persson,
Sarah Sporn
Understudy for Mother Superior Clayton Baldwin
Understudy for Mary Robert Langston Wade
& Dance Swing Madeleine Voorhees, Jamie
Understudy for Mary Patrick Gussman
Understudy for Mary Lazarus Kristin Hill, Maddy Javier,
Sarah Sporn
Understudy for Mary Martin-of- Clayton Baldwin, Ashley Cook,
Tours & Dance Swing Kristin Hill, Chase Jackson,
Brianna Robison, Sarah Sporn,
Understudy for Mary Theresa Langston Wade, Maddy Javier
Understudy for Tina & Michelle Katie Elkind
Ashley Cook
Understudy for Eddie Sarah Sporn
Understudy for Curtis Amber Persson
Understudy for Ernie, Brianna Robison
Jean Lau
Male Ensemble Kristin Hill
Clayton Baldwin
Chase Jackson
Markus Wong

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MUSICAL INFO

ACT I
Take Me to Heaven

Fabulous, Baby!
The Perfect Place
Here Within These Walls
It’s Good to Be a Nun
When I Find My Baby
I Could Be That Guy
Here Within These Walls (Reprise)
Raise Your Voice
Take Me To Heaven (Choir Version)

ACT II
Sunday Morning Fever
Lady in the Long Black Dress
I Haven’t Got a Prayer

Bless Our Show
The Life I Never Led
Fabulous, Baby! (Reprise)

Sister Act
When I Find My Baby (Reprise)
The Life I Never Led (Reprise)

Sister Act (Reprise)
Spread The Love Around

Raise Your Voice

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A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTORS

Being the avid theatre-goer that you are, you have no doubt
been welcomed back to live performance by now. Just in
case this is your first in-person experience in a while, let
us say, “Great to have you back!” But an equally warm and
no less heartfelt, “Welcome back,” has to go to our student
performers. The last in-person musical done by the SCU
Department of Theatre and Dance was The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee, way back in the winter of 2019! Three
students from that show appear in Sister Act. Beyond that,
no one you see has ever performed in a musical in Mayer
Theatre! So instead of “Welcome Back” we should say…no…
we really should shout… “Congratulations and welcome to
the stage!”

After a couple of years of pandemic, which included many
online classes, several virtual productions and countless long
school days in front of screens, we had two important goals
in producing Sister Act: 1) let as many students as we could
possibly fit on the stage perform safely and in person and 2)
have as much fun as we could while doing it. As if sent from
heaven, Sister Act has allowed us to do both. Throughout the
innumerable hours of rehearsal, all the lines learned, songs
sung and dances danced, we prayed to stay healthy and
counted our blessings every step of way.

While we remember those touched by Covid 19, we celebrate
the renewal of human interaction and revel in the feeling of
community that live theatre helps us achieve. While we don’t
really know where we stand with this pandemic, it seems
as if people are heading back to the theatre and other live
entertainment, as well as restaurants, malls and airplanes.
It’s probably too soon to declare this time a new “Roaring
20s,” but as you watch Sister Act, we hope you party like it’s
1999! (Make that 1977, when the action takes place.)

Please enjoy Sister Act and the divine work of our students!

-Jeff and Pauline 7

PRODUCTION

Production Manager/ Erik Sunderman
Technical Director Erika Shanahan
Steven Fetter
Assistant Production Manager Clayton Wiley
Theatre Operations Manager Maya Jaffe, Anneliese Seidel
Ivy Janes
Stage Manager Naomi Arnst
Assistant Stage Managers Barbara Murray
Gabby Carrade, Rebeckah Cox,
Assistant Director Ezra Endamne-Wamba
Costume Shop Manager Eithne Wilson
Costume Design Under the Lucia Heese, Fiona Sundy, Basil
Tweedy, Parker Murane, Sarah
Supervision of Sporn, Ezra Endamne-Wamba,
Costume Design Assistants Fernando Salvador Francisco,
Jean Lau, Sally Walsh, Sonia
Costume Cutter Lester, Claudia Stefanescu, Caitlin
Carpenters Gronowski, Lily Guggenheim, Willy
Martinez, Caroline Scheil, Ellen
Stage Run Crew Duncan, Anneliese Seidel, Clayton
Light Board Operator Wiley, Markus Wong
Followspot Operators Caroline Scheil
Ezra Endamne-Wamba
Sound Engineer Sonia Lester, Erika Shanahan
Backstage Audio Assistant Basil Tweedy
Maddie Hall
Sound Board Operator Basil Tweedy
Assistant Paint Charge Ellen Duncan
Lily Guggenheim, Claudia
Painters Stefanescu
Costume Construction Crew Elizabeth Held, Katy Wolff,
Gabby Nelson, Elizabeth Garcia,
Wardrobe Mistress Genevieve Schmidt, Mia Lassiter,
Wardrobe Crew Eileen Stein, Maria Bones,
Backstage Crew Kathleen O’Brien, Heidi Kobara,
Joan Young
Elizabeth Garcia
Ariana Chavez-Magna, Ajay
Schlehuber, Markus Wong
Erika Shanahan, Parker Murane

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Special thanks to Santa Rosa Junior College, Sacramento State
University, Lyric Theater, Palo Alto Players, Bethany Deal, Cristina
Anselmo, Maria Bones, Elinor Gates, Beverly Hansberry, Joanne
Martin, Kathleen O’Brien, Eileen Stein for costume materials and
construction.
Additional thanks to Gregg Carlson for wireless microphones
equipment, Chris Graham for sound engineering and training,
Dave Risner and the Robertsons with R&R Amusements for jukebox
loan, and SCU Presents for equipment loaning and support.
Thank you to Stanford Theater and Performance Studies
Department for the loaning of props.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
NEW PLAYWRIGHTS’ FESTIVAL

Sunday - Wednesday
May 29 - June 1
7:00 p.m.

Fess Parker Studio Theatre

FUSION
Friday, June 3

7:30 p.m.
Mission Santa Clara

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DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE FACULTY & STAFF

Aldo Billingslea Jerald Enos Barbara Murray

Department Chair Associate Professor, Professor,
Professor, Acting/ Scene Design Costume Design/
Performance Studies Musical Theatre
Barbara Fraser
Kimberly Mohne Hill David J. Popalisky
Professor, History/
Associate Directing Associate Professor,
Department Chair Modern/ Choreography/
Associate Professor, Steven Fetter Dance History
Acting/Voice
Theatre Operations Leticia Ridley
Naomi Arnst Manager
Assistant Professor
Costume Shop Manager Karina Gutiérrez Theatre History,
Historiography/
Jeffrey Bracco Assistant Professor Performance Studies
Theatre History/
Lecturer, Performance Studies Erik Sunderman
Directing/Acting/History
Kristin Kusanovich Technical Director/
Karyn Connell Production Manager
Sr. Lecturer, Modern
Lecturer, Ballet/Pilates Dance/ Theatre/ Brian Thorstenson
Pedagogy
Leandro Glory Lecturer,
Damasco, Jr. Pauline Locsin-Kanter Playwriting/Devised
Theater
Adjunct Lecturer, Lecturer, Jazz/Tap
Modern Dance
Ruth E. Mikusko
Derek Duarte
Department Manager
Sr. Lecturer,
Lighting Design

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE DONORS

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Amber De Buizer* Nick Flaig Anne Tucker
Jennifer Jacobs* Nora Whiting
Cortland & Puja Bohacek Spencer Jackson Manju Kumar Kathleen Zazenski
Kristin Kusanovich*
Judy Gillette & John Price Aaron Juarez Russell Mangan* FRIEND
Marie Meintz Sarah Bonini
Robert De Mattei* Stephen Parks* Alan Oakes Giuliana S. Chion
Mary Odum Pamela Davoren*
Derek Duarte Lee & Maria Shainian Patricia Rissling Marguerite De Lusignan*
Anne & Eric Hunter Donovan*
Jerald Enos & Hannah Gini
Rosenthal-Geist Freya Helton*
Clement Stasi ASSOCIATE Rita Steel Steven Lotz
Mike & Colleen Sexton Darby Lofstrand
Ben Hemmen* John Bracco Leila Waheed* Veronika N. Olah*
Zenon Zablinski* Doreen Oroshnik
Barbara Murray* Thu Lu* Katherine Sanderson
DONOR June Simon
Wick Musson Mary Jeanne Oliva* & Lisa Bunnell Diana Stahlnecker
John Fetter Lauren Valeri*
Vickie Poitevin* Stephen Estes Rebecca Georgenes
Richard Hendricks* *Denotes Alumni
Caryne & John Shea Tonia Riviello William Nichols
Rebecca Reuter*
Carolyn Silberman* &

Ted Biagini SPONSOR

SCU•Presents Robert Baines &

The Estate Of Bette Linderman

George T. Forrester Aldo Billingslea

Misa* & Mayko Horita & Jeffrey Bracco*

The Estate of Tom Horita Jennifer Bradford*

Karyn Connell

BENEFACTOR Susan Connelly

Lauren Baines* Harout Dimijian*

10 David Congdon* Sonya Duffin*

SCU•PRESENTS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER STAFF

Butch Coyne Jennifer Reichert

Director Marketing and
Communications Manager
Tina Sciolla
Armida Robles
Business Manager
Patron Services Supervisor
Carolyn Guggemos

Production Manager

SCU•PRESENTS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DONORS

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Katie Peuvrelle Joey Kipp Derrick & Tricia
Melanie Brace Henry & Catherine Dave Land Carpenter
J. Gerald & Mona Clements Laura Lenza
Esther Rechenmacher Ricardo Bruce Lescher Andrew Chai
Anna Rutter Bette Linderman William & Kris Coyne
SPONSOR Anthony Sampson Maureen Locke Rebecca Cushman
Charles Barkis Dianne Stauffer Ted Lorraine Ken & Judy Foot
Mona-Lisa Blouin Nick Steiner Hannah Luscher Barbara Murray
Puja Bohacek Leslie Stobbe James Mar Dante Nomellini, Jr
Debra Demartini Jill Stolarik Kathy Mattingly Hyman Yip
Chris Esteban Barbara Wadors Mike Metcalf Manju Kumar
Claire Hawley Carl Miya
Theresa Ruby-Percell FRIEND Joanne Miyahara DONOR
John Lewis Chase Abrams Lan Nguyen Andre Abrahamians
Pamela Allston Madden Beverly Acuna Ronald Ogi Katherine Almazol
Craig Nairn Molly Aufdermauer Lorette Pirio Dawn Burton
Lawrence Nelson Robert Baines Marianne Poblenz Patricia Cain
Laurie Poe Judy Boccignone Jenn Poret Lucy Hsu
Hudson Washburn Alina Borchardt Katherine Sampson Erica Mikesh
Lizabeth Yee Lisa Bowden William Santos Alicia Ortiz
Barbara Murray Christella Burton Pam Saunders Patti Simone
Greg Callaghan Cindie Simms Patricia Tennant
DONOR Patricia Cargnoni Tobie Smith Richard Upton
Andre Abrahamians Karen Carter Anne Marie Starr Juley Yakominich
Jayne Booker Loyace Clegg Julia Sullivan Jason Yee
Phyllis Brown Jennifer Couture Weston Tierney
Patricia Cain Patricia Curia Richard Upton FRIEND
Barbara Colyar Sharon Dahnert Betty Verhoeven Nicole Banks
Leana Dalton Sandra De Alcuaz Tamara Welsh Julie Garcia
Ann Digioia Krys Henry Dearborn Kimber Wood Anupam Goyal
Frank Farris Michael Digioia Jane Wu Barbara Green-Ajufo
Judy Foot Jack Dubin Erica Yee Freya Helton
Tuyet Giles Eric Eklund Barbara Zinicola Sandra Howard
Esther Goes Lottie Esteban Donna Johns
Claire Hawley Seiko Fujii ARTS FOR SOCIAL Ashley Lucas
Julie Henriques Ellyn Gaich JUSTICE DONORS Roslyn Lyons
Keith Inouye Gregory Galati Ruth Mikusko
Lauren John Bonnie George PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Mary Miller
Janet Kleinhofer Catherine Giberson Esther Rechenmacher Barbara Murray
Ann Krys Susan Griffin Lan Nguyen
Bette Linderman Djuwita Harjadi BENEFACTOR Marianne Poblenz
Maria Longsworth Claire Hawley Katherine Mattingly Jenn Poret
Ian Mccamey Diane Heerwagen Melinda & Stephen Lisa Reyes
Tully Moxness Judy Hodkiewicz Scherr Tara Steele
Susanne Mulcahy Viki Inouye Norma Welles
Darryl Noda Patricia Irwin SPONSOR J Wentworth
Charles Noya Wendy Jolles Kristen Brown Jillian Yakominich
Jeff And Penny Osorio Tracey Kahan
Wayne Kamiya

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