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UVU DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE PRESENTS

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April 12 - 20, 2024
Student Theatre

 

PROGRAM


Trail to the End 

Playwright: Angelina Jorgenson 

Director: Michaella Hales 

Jane O’Donnell: Taylor Ann Jaeger 

George: Theo Beene 

Costume Designers: Daisy Wilcox, Ethan Schramm, Sam Brockman 

Lighting Designers: Bethany Brynne Lamb, Kara McCarthy 

 

 

The Watch 

Playwright: Blake Bledsoe 

Director: Michaella Hales 

Loiseau: Emmy Lorenzo 

Donnadieu: Clara Thompson 

Bernier: Rain Carbine 

Costume Designers: David McKain, Emily Wennerholm, Nathan Lowry 

Lighting Designers: Aubrey Warner 

 

 

Stolen Vows 

Playwright: Makelle Young 

Director: Genesie Smith 

Madeline: Lydia Curtis 

Tyler: Blake Bledsoe 

Lindsey: Josie Brown 

Costume Designers: Angelina Jorgenson, Ashtyn Waters, 

Lighting Designers: Ethan Schramm, Lucinda Lai 

 

 

Tre Vite 

Playwright: Michaella Hales 

Director: Genesie Smith 

Costa: Taylor Ann Jaeger 

Domenico: Clara Thompson 

Novella: Emmy Lorenzo 

Ottavia: Eryn Hales 

Costume Designers: Ele Rose, Lydia Curtis, Ruth McMullin 

Lighting Designers: Carly Short 

 

 

Heavenly Dispute 

Playwright: Haylee Buss 

Director: Lucinda Lai 

Azazel: Lydia Curtis 

Jen: Rain Carbine 

Costume Designers: Chris Vlamakis, Patch Olsen, Ryan Fallis 

Lighting Designers: Ele Rose, Genesie Smith 

 

 

Polyamorous 

Playwright: Clara Thompson 

Director: Lucinda Lai 

Alex: Josie Brown 

Saylor: Abby Briggs 

Jesse: Eryn Hales 

Costume Designers: Devon Parikh, Kara McCarthy 

Lighting Designers: Ashtyn Waters, Danielle Tanner 

 

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Stage Manager: Daisy Wilcox

 

 

 

faculty mentors


 

SAST Faculty Member: Kristie Wallace 

Costume Design Mentor: La Beene 

Lighting Design Mentor: Graham Whipple 

 

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Dean's Message

Courtney Davis

Our mission is to produce and present artistic excellence, which would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. We thank them and express our deep gratitude to all patrons, supporters, and friends of The Noorda.

The arts possess the unparalleled power to inspire, educate, liberate, and transform. They elevate moments, mark milestones, soften edges, and generate profound meaning. Experience the beauty and wonder of the arts with us this season at The Noorda and begin at once to live!

Courtney R. Davis, J.D., M.A.
Dean, School of the Arts

 
 

land acknowledgment

Land acknowledgement 

Utah Valley University acknowledges that we gather on land sacred to all Indigenous people who came before us in this vast crossroads region. The University is committed to working in partnership—as enacted through education and community activities—with Utah’s Native Nations comprising: the San Juan Southern Paiute, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Uintah & Ouray Reservation of the Northern Ute, Skull Valley Goshute, Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute-White Mesa Community, and urban Indian communities. We recognize these Native Nations and their continued connections with traditional homelands, mountains, rivers, and lakes as well as their sovereign relationships with state and federal governments. We honor their collective memory and continued physical and spiritual presence. We revere their resilience and example in preserving their connections to the Creator and to all their relations, now and in the future.

With this statement comes responsibility and accountability. We resolve to follow up with actionable items to make the School of the Arts at UVU and The Noorda Center for the Performing Arts an inclusive, equitable, and just space for all. There is much work to be done, and we are committed to putting these words into practice.

Artwork by Shane Walking Eagle (Sisseton Dakota).

 
 

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THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE

Chair, Associate Professor
LA BEENE, MFA

Associate Chair, Associate Professor
JULIE HEATON, MFA

Administrative Assistant
CURTIS CLUFF, MFA

Associate Professor
AMANDA CRABB, MM

Assistant Professor
JENNIFER DELAC, MFA

Lecturer
ELIZABETH GOLDEN, MFA

Lecturer
M. CHASE GRANT, MFA


Professor
LISA HALL, PHD

Professor
LAURIE HARROP-PURSER, MFA

Lecturer
SHANNON HUTCHINS, MFA

Associate Professor
JANINE SOBECK KNIGHTON, MFA


Assistant Professor
RICHARD LORIG, MFA

Professor

JOHN NEWMAN, PHD

Assistant Professor
STEVEN RIMKE, MFA


Lecturer
GRAHAM WHIPPLE, MFA