BWW Stage Mag Indecent - Poudre High School Theatre Stage Mag

 

INDECENT

by Paula Vogel

 
Score and Original Music by Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva
 
Directed by Joel Smith
 

Costume Director

Kari Armstrong

 

Assistant Director

Avery Hicks

Producer & Production Coach

Avery Rudman

 

Student Technical Director

Archer Levick

Technical Director

Bryce Clampett

 

Stage Manager

Gwyneth Parker

 

Set, Lighting, & Sound Design by Joel Smith

Choreography, Intimacy, and Music Direction by Avery Rudman

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Oklahoma”

Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

This selection is used by special arrangement with The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, a Concord Music Company, www.rnh.com. All Rights Reserved.

“Wiegala”

by Ilse Weber

© Copyright 2002 by Boosey & Hawkes Bote & Bock GMBH, Berlin All rights administered by Imagem Music Inc., www.imagem-music.com. All Rights Reserved.

“Bei Mir Bist Du Schon”

Words by Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Jacob Jacobs Music by Sholom Secunda

Copyright © 1937 Cahn Music Co. (ASCAP) This selection is used by special arrangement with Concord Music Company on behalf of Cahn Music Company, www.imagem-music.com. All Rights Reserved.

“Ich hab noch einen Koffer in Berlin” (Theme from “I Am a Camera”)

German Text by Aldo Von Pinelli, Music by Erich M. Siegel TRO—© Copyright 1955 (renewed) Hampshire House Publishing Corp., New York, NY All Rights Reserved Including Public Performance For Profit Used by Permission

Original Broadway Production produced by Daryl Roth, Elizabeth I. McCann, and Cody Lassen

INDECENT was produced by the Vineyard Theatre (Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern, Artistic Directors; Jennifer Garvey-Blackwell, Executive Director) New York City, Spring, 2016

INDECENT was commissioned by Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director), and Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, Oregon (Bill Rauch, Artistic Director, Paul Nicholson, Executive Director)

Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) and La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California (Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director; Michael S. Rosenberg, Managing Director)

INDECENT under the then title of “The Vengeance Project” was developed, in part, at the 2013 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab at the Sundance Resort

Inspired by The People vs. The God of Vengeance, conceived by Rebecca Rugg and Rebecca Taichman

 

Sponsors

Character Guide

The Dead Troupe
Our actors play many, many part tonight!
 
The Stage Manager, LEMML
 

The Ingenue, CHANA, also:
Rifkele
Madje
Elsa
Immigrant
Ruth/Reina
Virginia McFadden
Bagelman Sister

 

The Middle, HALINA, also:
Manke
Immigrant
Freida
Dorothee Nelson/Dine
Dr. Hornig
Bagelman Sister

 

The Elder, VERA, also:
Sarah
Mrs. Peretz
Immigrant
Esther Stockton
Madje

The Ingenue, AVRAM, also:
Asch
Immigrant
Morris Carnovsky
Eugene O'Neill
John Rosen

 

The Middle, MENDEL, also:
Nakhmen
Immigrant
Harry Weinberger
Officer Benjamin Bailie
Rabbi Joseph Silverman

 

The Elder, OTTO, also:
Yekel
Peretz
Schildkraut
Immigrant
Bartender
Judge McIntyre
Asch



 

Creative Team

Gwyneth Parker

Stage Manager

Avery Hicks

Assistant Director

Archer Levick

Student Technical Director

Ethan Boggs

Costume Crew

Eva Bruce

Costume Crew

Paloma Bruns

Costume Crew

Rory Chandler

Costume Crew

Goelle Diaz

Costume Crew

Linden Fontana

Costume Crew

Marie Grady

Costume Crew

Piper Gurvich

Costume Crew

Eliana Iengo

Costume Crew

Adalina Johnson

Costume Crew

Julianna Lehman

Costume Crew

Masen Odell

Costume Crew

Aven Poor

Costume Crew

Liliana Saenz

Costume Crew

Courtney Seemann

Costume Crew

Natalie Thinnes

Costume Crew

Aurelia Zwegardt

Costume Crew

Cyrus Boggs

Technical Crew

Autumn Clark

Technical Crew

Zariah Darby

Technical Crew

Gage Devore

Technical Crew

Olive Dozier

Technical Crew

Kaya Fenger

Technical Crew

Sabrina Hadley

Technical Crew

David Harris

Technical Crew

James Harvey

Technical Crew

Dahlila Hayes

Technical Crew

Annalee Keller

Technical Crew

Pearl Latif

Technical Crew

Emilie Mellizo Kroll

Technical Crew

Elizabeth Pasricha

Technical Crew

Z Poor

Technical Crew

Mira Reilmann

Technical Crew

Lila Restrepo

Technical Crew

Aspen Rust

Technical Crew

AJ Schwartz

Technical Crew

Lucy Shepherd

Technical Crew

Emma Simpson

Technical Crew

Acacia White

Technical Crew

Langston Ziegler

Technical Crew

Elijah Soto

Technical Crew

Paula Vogel

Playwright

Director's Note

Coming soon...

Meet the Company

Lark Mosiman

Lemml
Lark Mosiman - Lemml

Lark likes working out with her mom, dirt biking with her dad, and driving around her sister, Del.

Lexi Francel

The Ingenue (Chana)
Lexi Francel - The Ingenue (Chana)

Lexi Francel is a senior at Poudre High school. This is her last high school play at Poudre High school. Some of Lexi's previous roles include Wendy in Lost Girl (PHS), Eurydice in HadesTown: Teen Edition (PHS) and Jane Seymour in SIX: Teen Edition (PHS). She wants to thank her friends and family for all the love and support they have shown her during this production. Lexi has enjoyed this company so much and she hopes you love the show as much as she does!

Jon Quass

The Ingenue (Avram)
Jon Quass - The Ingenue (Avram)

Jon is an 11th grader and is thrilled to play the Ingénue in Indecent! Jon previously appeared as Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing (Poudre), Toodles and the Therapist in Lost Girl (Poudre), Orpheus in Hadestown (Poudre), and as Count Ipolitov in the ensemble of Anastasia (Poudre). Jon has loved exploring these characters and would like to thank his parents for their endless support and encouragement throughout his theatre journey. Jon loved being a part of this company and hopes you enjoy the show!

Lucia Hall

The Middle (Halina)
Lucia Hall - The Middle (Halina)

This is Lucia's second show at Poudre, and she is excited to be returning to such an amazing group of actors, costumers, and tech workers. Previously, she has acted in Poudre's winter production of Lost Girl, and her KDIA summer camp's end-of-week showcases. This production has really helped Lucia's growth towards her personal goal of becoming a mini-Thesaurus, as well as teaching her how to sing, dance, and sound like she can speak Yiddish. She would like to credit all of her success to her dog, Watson. She has truly enjoyed her experience this fall and hopes you enjoy the show!

Owen Weddle

The Middle (Mendel)
Owen Weddle - The Middle (Mendel)

Owen Weddle, in the role of Mendel Schultz (middle), is very excited to have his theatrical debut in Paula Vogel's Indecent. He has no previous acting credits but hopes to obtain more in the future. He would like to thank his family and fellow actors for supporting him throughout the process. Owen has greatly enjoyed being brought into this community and hopes that you all enjoy the performance!

Lexi Hapner

The Elder (Vera)
Lexi Hapner - The Elder (Vera)

This is Lexi's 3rd and last show at Poudre High school. Lexi was also the Mother in lost girl, Ms. Collins in Anatomy of Grey and in other drama club one acts. She is very excited to be a part of this production. Lexi would like to thank Mr. Smith for giving her this opportunity and her parents for supporting her in all of her endeavors.

Lennon Shipton

The Elder(Otto)
Lennon Shipton - The Elder(Otto)

This is Lennon's tenth mainstage show at Poudre and his final mainstage play. His notable roles at Poudre include Dr. Gray in Anatomy of Gray, Hades in Hades Town, and Peter in Lost Girl. All his time spent in this company over the years has meant so much to him and have helped him grow tremendously. He hopes that his love of performance is able to inspire his peers and his audiences to follow their dreams, their passions, and their love. Carpe Diem

Clare Beers

Troupe / Understudy
Clare Beers - Troupe / Understudy

This is Clare’s second show at Poudre and she is so excited to be a part of it! She loves theatre and is so happy to be back with Poudre theatre after doing Hadestown(Fate) last year! Clare has also been a part of shows at Divabee academy and Find your Light theatre company. She would like to thank her parents for supporting her throughout this process and her directors and amazing company for helping make this show the best it can be! Clare is so excited and grateful to be performing this show and hopes you enjoy the show!

JJ Richardson

Troupe / Understudy
JJ Richardson - Troupe / Understudy

JJ is excited to be a part of Indecent as an understudy! Over the past few years, she has participated in several productions at FCHS before joining PHS last year, where she worked on set crew for “Hadestown” and “Lost Girl”, and played Antonia and the Sexton in “Much Ado About Nothing”. She is grateful for the opportunity to be part of this production and wants to thank the cast and her family. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Gwyneth Parker

Stage Manager

This is Gwyneth's 10th show at Poudre. She is very excited to be Stage Managing for the first time after doing various tech roles for the last three years. Gwyneth is excited for her last play before graduation and is thankful to the whole company!

Avery Hicks

Assistant Director

Avery has been a part of Poudre Theatre for three years now, and this is her sixth show. She thanks her family and friends for all of their support and encouragement. Avery has been working hard to bring the show to life and cannot wait for you to see it!

Archer Levick

Student Technical Director

Archer Levick is a Junior at Poudre Highschool. This is his 9th show in his Highschool career and he is excited to continue theater thought Collage, He is the Student Technical Director (STD) which is very unfortunate when he walks up to someone and introduces himself. But he hopes you really enjoy the show! Its so cool (especially the set)!

Ethan Boggs

Costume Crew

Eva Bruce

Costume Crew

This is Eva's first year in theater at Poudre, but she has done three times as a performer at Kids Do It All and once of junior counselling. Also, she has done four years of Odessey of the Mind, making it to worlds twice.

Paloma Bruns

Costume Crew

This is Paloma's first theater production being a senior. Though she is new to theater, she has had an incredible time being a part of the costuming department to help bring Indecent together! She wants to thank her parents for encouraging her to try out theater and helping her find a passion of designing clothing for shows!

Rory Chandler

Costume Crew

Rory has been a part of many Poudre Productions, most recently Much Ado About Nothing this past spring. Each show has been exciting in its own way, and she feels like Indecent has been a good challenge and has something very important to say. Rory would like to thank Ms. Kari for all of her help, the crew for making her excited to work on this show, and her family for their constant support. She hopes you enjoy and learn something from this show!

Goelle Diaz

Costume Crew

This is Goelle's first production, and Goelle is so glad to have had this opportunity to try something new! 

Linden Fontana

Costume Crew

Linden Fontana has been apart of theatre, working on the backstage part of shows, for 3 years. This is Linden's first year working on costuming and she is very excited to learn more about it and grow as a costumer. Her previous years consist of working on set design. Linden wants to thank her family, friends, Ms. Kari, and her fellow costumers for all the support. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Marie Grady

Costume Crew

Piper Gurvich

Costume Crew

Eliana Iengo

Costume Crew

Adalina Johnson

Costume Crew

This is AJ’s fifth show at Poudre High School. She’s had so much fun being on the technical and costuming crew for her previous shows, Six: Teen Edition, HadesTown: Teen Edition, and Lost Girl. She’d like to thank her friends and family for supporting her all the way.

Julianna Lehman

Costume Crew

Julianna has been doing theater for 4 years now but has never done costuming for a show! She loves the people in the costuming group and will miss the sewing circle after the show has finished. She is an avid reader and loves developing personal attachments to different characters. She would like to thank her family and friends, specifically her sewing buddy Aven, and anyone reading the costumer's bios. I hope you enjoy the show!

Masen Odell

Costume Crew

This is Masen’s 11th show with Poudre theatre, and she’s so grateful to have been a part of this company and production. She’d like to thank Ms. Kari, her parents, and her friends for their support. And thank YOU for coming to support Poudre Theatre!

Aven Poor

Costume Crew

Aven has been in many shows and has worked on set crews for two, but it is her first time doing costuming for a show. She loves the costuming groups sewing circle and the chocolate chips they savor every Tuesday and Friday. She is an amazing ballet dancer and avid reader. Her catchphrase is saying "I know a dance to this" to every song ever. She'd like to thank her costuming buddy Juliana, and anyone who is sitting here reading the costumers bios. Enjoy the show!

Liliana Saenz

Costume Crew

Courtney Seemann

Costume Crew

Natalie Thinnes

Costume Crew

Aurelia Zwegardt

Costume Crew

Cyrus Boggs

Technical Crew

Autumn Clark

Technical Crew

This is Autum's first big theater role. She has done some theater activities in the past, however nothing this big. She has been a part of the Odyssey of the Mind club at Lincoln Middle School where she put together a play, built a set, and other props.

Zariah Darby

Technical Crew

Gage Devore

Technical Crew

Olive Dozier

Technical Crew

Olive is so excited for their first show with Poudre Theatre. She has loved working with the amazing crew to help bring Indecent to life. Thank you to Mom and Papa for helping and encouraging her through this process.

Kaya Fenger

Technical Crew

Sabrina Hadley

Technical Crew

This is Sabrina's first time participating in a show as technical crew. Sabrina hopes you enjoy the show, and all the work that has gone into making it happen... on with the show impalas!

David Harris

Technical Crew

James Harvey

Technical Crew

Dahlila Hayes

Technical Crew

Annalee Keller

Technical Crew

Pearl Latif

Technical Crew

Emilie Mellizo Kroll

Technical Crew

Elizabeth Pasricha

Technical Crew

Z Poor

Technical Crew

This is Z's seventh show at Poudre and eighth in the district, and he's been having a great time being back for a third year at Poudre, working on shows and being a part of this amazing troupe. He hopes you love Indecent as much as he's loved working on it!

Mira Reilmann

Technical Crew

Lila Restrepo

Technical Crew

Lila is very excited to be a part of this production! This is her first year working in technical theater, but in the past has been in the pit orchestra for SIX: The Musical. She is very grateful for the support she has received from her friends and family. Lila hopes you enjoy the show!

Aspen Rust

Technical Crew

This is Aspens 3rd show at PHS and his first show doing sound on tech crew! Aspen did both Lost girl and Much ado about nothing last year. Aspen would like to thank his friends and family for supporting the show and be a inspiration for him to join theater! Enjoy the show!

AJ Schwartz

Technical Crew

This is AJ’s third show and she’s so excited to be continuing in theatre. AJ's past productions include playing cello in Hadestown, and being on the set crew for Lost Girl and Much Ado About Nothing. She would like to thank all her friends and family for their support throughout her high school theatre career. AJ has had so much fun being part of this company and hopes you enjoy Indecent!

Lucy Shepherd

Technical Crew

Emma Simpson

Technical Crew

Acacia White

Technical Crew

This is Acacias 4th production at Poudre High School, previous shows are crew for Hadestown (PHS), crew for Lost Girl (PHS), and crew for Much Ado About Nothing (PHS). She would like this thank her friends and family for all their help and all the people who helped make this show come to life. Hope you enjoy the show!

Langston Ziegler

Technical Crew

Elijah Soto

Technical Crew

This is Elijahs first experience in theater work. He has learned a lot in the few months of working on Indecent. He would like to give thanks to his fellow crew for helping him along the way in his first time in theater.

Paula Vogel

Playwright

Paula Vogel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose plays include Mother Play, Indecent, How I Learned to Drive, The Long Christmas Ride Home, The Mineola Twins, The Baltimore Waltz, Hot ’n’ Throbbing, Desdemona, And Baby Makes Seven, The Oldest Profession and A Civil War Christmas. She served as Director of Playwriting at Brown University and as the O’Neill Chair of Playwriting at Yale School of Drama. Awards include three Tony nominations, the American Theatre Hall of Fame Award, two Obies, the Lily Award, the NY Drama Critics Circle Award, a Guggenheim and a Pew Charitable Trust Award. Her memoir, Travels Without Carl, will be published by Penguin Press.

Costumer Snippets

Costume Snippets

 

Coming soon...

 

Wish List
Silk flowers
Telescoping magnet pick up tool
Plastic storage bins all sizes
Art paint brushes, craft supplies, acrylic craft paints
Rit Fabric Dyes (powder & liquid, regular and synthetic)
Old Sheets/muslin
Black sharpie markers all sizes
Glue guns/glue sticks
Buttons, notions, large snaps, thread
Fabrics—velvets, drapery, table cloths, brocades (1 yard or more)
Prom/bridesmaids gowns
Crinolines/petticoats
Vintage clothing (pre-1970) gloves, hats, shoes, jewelry, slips
Hairspray
Makeup sponges
Tissues
Liquid hand soap
Gift cards for: Michaels, Life of the Party
Zippered Garment bags
Windex cleaning spray/spray cleaner/wipes
Ghiradelli 60% dark chocolate chips

 

Thank Yous:

Linsday Shipton

Special Thanks

Thank You...

to the following individuals and businesses whose support
and generosity make our productions possible.

 

PHS Administrators & Deans

Rochelle Morse & Justina Malm

Chris Leonard & Bennett Stucky, for music tips and tricks 

Lily McGill, who inspired this whole journey

Kim Nelson, Kimball Nelson Photography

Mikayla Assmus, for endless encouragement (and ice cream!)

John Garner & Fossil Ridge Theatre

Ben Hatcher, The Nancy Richardson Design Center & CSU Theatre

Antonio, Samantha & the PHS Custodial Team

Isaac Morley & PHS TV Production students

Lindsay Shipton

Gregg Osterhout

Don Cox

Melanie, Jackson & Taryn

Parent Meal Volunteers

 

and all the families and friends whose patience, flexibility and support make it all possible!

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