Kiss Me, Kate
Fall 2017
Gilbert & Sullivan
Passions run high as leading lady Lilli Vanessi and her ex-husband, actor/director Fred Graham, battle onstage and off in a production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. With romance, comedy, sophistication, and behind-the-scenes high jinks, KISS ME, KATE combines the irreverent humor of two brilliant writers: Cole Porter and William Shakespeare. Musical numbers include “So In Love,” “Wunderbar,” “Tom, Dick or Harry,” “Too Darn Hot,” “Brush Up Your Shakespeare,” “I Hate Men,” “Always True to You (In My Fashion)” and “Another Op’nin, Another Show.”
Performances
Sala de Puerto Rico
- Fri Dec. 1, 2017, 8 pm
- Sat Dec. 2, 2017, 8 pm
- Sun Dec. 3, 2017, 2 pm
- Thu Dec. 7, 2017, 8 pm
- Fri Dec. 8, 2017, 8 pm
- Sat Dec. 9, 2017, 2 pm (note: no evening show)
STARRING
Elyssa Bjorkman as Fred Graham/Petruchio
Caroline Spaeth as Lilli Vanessi/Kate
John Hanley as Bill Calhoun/Lucentio
Emily Gauthier as Lois Lane/Bianca
Briana Sky Riley as Hattie
Emma Brown as First Man
Lauren Campbell as Second Man/Paul
Samia Ahmed
Erica Flear
Judith Garber
Theresa Griffin
Andrea Humez
Lev Kandel
Bethany Kattwinkel
Chris Kreis
Tom Ostrowski
Kim Shea
Brianna LaShay Smith
Orchestra:
Orchestra Manager: Rossana Chung C
Violin I: Rossana Chung C (concertmaster), Kylie Prutisto-Chang, Ashton Bush, Liz Clement
Violin II: Meghan Titzer, Jiayang Chien W'05, Rachel Kurchin G, Sandhya Ramakrishnan '10
Viola: Eric Salas, Isaac Brody, Catie DiElsi W'17, Elizabeth Letvin
Cello: Cecile Leroy, Henry Wilkin
Bass: Nate Melhorn, Kevin Strang
Reed I: Cathy Ward
Reed II: Mike Jacobs, Mark Finkelstein
Reed III: Aaron Chow, Mark Finkelstein
Reed IV: Emma Bauman
Reed V: Kevin Bergquist
Horn: Jeff King
Trumpet: Leah Reber, Amelia Gould
Trombone: Steve Benson
Piano/Celeste: Louis Schwartz, Mike Gallant
Harp: Cordelia Avery
Guitar/Mandolin: Michael Berkowitz
Percussion: Robert Durfee
Rehearsal Pianists: Mike Bromberg '70, Steven Schneider, Marnen Laibow-Koser
Staff:
Stage Manager: Julie Liao
Assistant Stage Manager: Eryn Gillam '21
Assistant Music Director: Danielle Smith
Technical Director: Elena Sokoloski
Set Designer: Anna-Constantia Richardson C
Lighting Designer: Elena Sokoloski
Lighting Engineer: Mike Bromberg '70
Master Electrician: Mike Bromberg '70
Sound Designer: Julie Henion Richardson '11
Costume Designer: Meghan Jolliffe
Seamstress: Theresa Griffin
Props Mistress: Michelle Landers
Publicity Manager: Bethany Kattwinkel
Poster/Publicity Designer: Nathaniel Koven
Hair/Makeup Deigner: Mary Spanjers '18
Build Crew: Rebecca Graber W'11, Tom Tallo, Montita Sowapark, Eric Dion, David Wu
Lighting Crew: Tom Ostrowski, Luis Orrego '12, Lev Kandel
Spot Operator: Eryn Gillam '21
Photographer: Julie Henion Richardson '11
Ticket Manager: Emma Brown
Front-of-House: Sara Haugland, Meghan Jolliffe, Wyn Brown
Performances
Sala de Puerto Rico
- Dec. 1, 2017, 8 p.m.
- Dec. 2, 2017, 8 p.m.
- Dec. 3, 2017, 2 p.m.
- Dec. 7, 2017, 8 p.m.
- Dec. 8, 2017, 8 p.m.
- Dec. 9, 2017, 2 p.m.
Staff
- Producer: Emma Brown
- Stage Director: Anna-Constantia Richardson
- Music Director: Blake Pilger