Head Over Heels
Songs by The Go-Go's
Based on 'The Arcadia' by Sir Philip Sidney
Conceived and Original Book by Jeff Whitty
Adapted by James Magruder
Produced by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing. (www.broadwaylicensing.com)
Director: Jay Berkow
Choreographer: Este'Fan Kizer
Music Director: Matt Shabala
Costume Designer: Kathryn Wagner
Sound Designer: Liv Farley
Scenic Designer: Dave Nofsinger
Lighting Designer: Gavin Cassel
Stage Manager: Danielle Brewbaker
CAST
Gynecia: Ana Isabel Passero
Basilius: Aaron Cappello
Philoclea: Sophia Schlitt
Mopsa: Alexis Aponte
Pamela: Lizzie Black
Pythio: Carter Wright
Musidorus: James Jenuwine
Dametas: Noah Pigza
Dance Ensemble
Luke James Cloherty
Kalyse Connor
Chris Graham
Madeline Hatfield
Jamee Johnson
Travon Moore
McKenna Plath
Jonathan Tuinstra
Vocal Ensemble
Sophia Bellefeuille
Jaden Kellman
Sarah Lambeth
Henry Lee
Lilly McKinnon
Zach Widner
Swings
Will Barringer
Jayme Dills
Tom Glodo
Paige Lord
Janay Moncrief
Understudies
Gynecia: Sophia Bellefeuille
Basilius: Zach Widner
Philoclea: Sarah Lambeth
Mopsa: Madeline Hatfield
Pamela: Lilly McKinnon
Pythio:Travon Moore
Musidorus: Chris Graham
Dametas: Henry Lee
PRODUCTION STAFF
Assistant Director: Morgan Gagnon
Asst. Choreographer/Dance Captain: McKenna Plath
Assistant Stage Manager: Taylor Matthews
Assistant Stage Manager: Brandon Robertson
Production Assistant: Harriet Carr
Voice Coach: Kathy Gibson
Assistant Costume Designer: Rune Lohrberg
Costumer: Julia Kosanovich
Assistant Costumer: Sean Hatton
Stichers: True Chin-Parker, Rachel Lohrberg, Sean Hatton, Micaela Johnson, Alex Damm Joe Fleck, Atlas Zager
Costume Run Crew Head: Micaela Johnson
Costume Run Crew: EJ Taylor, Grace Carroll, Lucy Beard
Hair Supervisor: Garrylee McCormick
Hair/Makeup/Wig Designer: Camryn Shankool
Hair/Makeup Crew Head: Ella Nelson
Master Electrician: Hannah Flones
Light Board Operator: Courtnie Henry
Sound Board Operator: Kiara Durbin
Run Crew: Victor Moss, Caroline Gratsch, Alexa Klapp, Simone Leath, Kate Wilen, Mikaela Johnson, Cierra Hedgespeth
Followspot Operators: Jack Doherty, Sam Fish
Deck Audio Engineers: Delaney Green, Kacy Shaheen
Turntable Operator: Audrey Way
Charge Painter: Sami Jex
Prop Master: Matt Galli
Technical Director: Patrick Niemi
Assistant Technical Director: Dani Hosler
Carpenters: Camryn Pieknik, Joe Fleck, Isabel Hafner, Madison Soloman, Jacob Cloutier
Cultural Competency Coordinators: Ana Martinez, Connar Klock
Movement Coach/ Intimacy Director: Elizabeth Terrel
Arts Administration Assistant: AJ Howard
THE BAND
Piano/Conductor: Matt Shabala
Guitar 1: Cameron Taylor
Guitar 2: Jack Fergusson
Bass: Russell Elkus
Drums: Dave VanHaren
BIOS
Will Barringer (Dance Swing): is a freshman from Cooper City, FL. Previous Credits: u/s Evan, Significant Other; Lumiere, Beauty and the Beast; Dr. Franknfurter, Rocky Horror; Paul, A Chorus Line.
Sophia Bellefeuille (Singing Ensemble, u/s Gynecia): is a junior from Los Angeles, CA. Previous Credits: Yvonne, Sunday In the Park with George; Stepmother, Into the Woods.
Danielle Brewbaker (Stage Manager): is a Senior stage management student from St. Johns, MI. Previous Credits: Stage Manager, Sweat, Stage Manager, Shaw Night of Scenes, Stage Manager, Viscera Exposed, Stage Manager, Cosi fan Tutti, Assistant Stage Manager, Restoration Comedy; Assistant Stage Manager, Lady in Question.
Aaron Cappello (Basilius): is a senior from St. John, Indiana. Previous Credits: Cinderella’s Father, Into the Woods; Panch, Spelling Bee; Franz, Sunday in the Park with George; Swing, 1984, Swing, Guys and Dolls, Eloi, Auto Da Fe.
Luke James Cloherty (Dance Ensemble) is a Junior from Kenosha, WI. Previous Credits: Cy, LYS; Choreographer, Spelling Bee; Ensemble/Dance Captain, All Shook Up (Clinton Area Showboat Theatre); Choreographer, Church Basement Ladies (Clinton Area Showboat Theatre).
Kalyse Connor (Dance Ensemble): is a Junior from Holly Springs, North Carolina. Previous Credits: Jack’s Mother, Into the Woods; Leading Player; Pippin, Elizabeth/Ensemble Jesus Christ Superstar.
Jayme Dills (Dance Swing): is a freshman from Detroit and Traverse City, MI. Previous Credits: Gulliver, The Birds (IAA); Bebe Benzenheimer, A Chorus Line (IAA). WMU Debut.
Liv Farley (Sound Designer): is a junior from Crystal Lake, IL. Previous Credits: Sound Designer, Sweat; Sound Designer, Importance of Being Earnest, A Year with Frog and Toad (Hope Summer Repertory Theatre).
Tommy Glodo (Swing): is a sophomore from Oak Lawn, IL. Previous Credits: Ram Sweeney, Heathers; Amos Hart, Chicago; Luciana/Dromio of Ephesus, The Bomb-itty of Errors. WMU Debut.
Chris Graham (Dance Ensemble, u/s Musidorus): is a junior from Rochester, MI. Previous Credits: Jordan Berman, Significant Other; Louis/Billy, Sunday in the Park with George; Gary, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You.
Madeline Hatfield (Dance Ensemble, u/s Mopsa): is a junior from Carmel, Indiana. Previous Credits: Celeste #2, Sunday in the Park With George; Logainne, Spelling Bee; Florinda, Into the Woods.
Jamee Johnson (Dance Ensemble): is a sophomore from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Previous Credits: Sleeping Beauty, Into The Woods.
Jaden Kellman (Vocal Ensemble): is a freshman from Commerce Twp., MI. Previous Credits: Ancestor, Addams Family; Bickle, Footloose; Prince Dauntless, Once Upon a Mattress. WMU Debut.
Sarah Lambeth (Ensemble, u/s Philoclea): is a sophomore from Bel Air/Maryland. Previous Credits: u/s: Little Red Riding Hood/Rapunzel/Narrator, Into The Woods; Sandy, Grease; Abigail, The Crucible.
Henry Lee (Ensemble, u/s Dametas): is a junior from Vancouver, BC. Previous Credits: Guys and Dolls (Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra), Lys, Sunday in the Park with George.
Paige Lord (Dance Swing): is a freshman from Lilburn, GA. Previous Credits: Donna, Mamma Mia; Officer Branton, Catch Me If You Can; Ursula, The Little Mermaid. WMU Debut.
Lilly McKinnon (Vocal Ensemble, u/s Pamela): is a sophomore from Washington, DC. Previous Credits: The Bee, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, u/s Witch, Into the Woods. WMU Debut.
Janay Aliece Moncrief (Swing): is a freshman from Chicago, IL. Previous Credits: Audrey II, Little Shop of Horrors; Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie; Tiger Lily, Wendy and Peter Pan. WMU Debut.
Travon Moore (Dance Ensemble, u/s Pythio): is a Sophomore from Westmont, IL. Previous Credits: u/s: Jack/Steward/Cinderella's Father/The Mysterious Man, Into The Woods.
Ana Isabel Passero (Gynecia): is a junior from Daytona Beach, FL. Previous Credits: Myr, LYS; Cinderella, Into The Woods (Mez Theatre); Olive, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (South Texas College).
Noah Pigza (Dametas): is a senior from Willoughby, OH. Previous Credits: Steward, u/s Baker, Into the Woods; Mr., u/s Jules, Sunday in the Park with George; Lory, Restoration Comedy; Arvide, Guys and Dolls; Assistant Stage Manager, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Co-Director of Comedia Troupe, Timoramino; Assistant Director, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
McKenna Plath (Ensemble, Dance Captain): is a Senior from Waukesha, WI. Previous Credits: Hot Box Dancer, Guys and Dolls; Nurse, Sunday in the Park with George; Heather Chandler, Heathers workshop; Next Stop Broadway.
Sophia Schlitt (Philoclea): is a junior from Warsaw, Indiana. Previous Credits: Nurse, Sunday in the Park with George; Lucinda, Into the Woods.
Jonathan Tuinstra (Dance Ensemble): is a senior from Sparta, MI. Previous credits: Dancer, GUYS AND DOLLS; Mr. McQueen, URINETOWN; Heather Duke, HEATHERS workshop; and Chip Tolentino, THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.
Zachary Widner (Ensemble): is a Freshman from Frisco, Texas. Previous Credits: Mark Cohen, Rent; Tiny Tom, Urinetown; Billy Flynn, Chicago. WMU Debut.
Carter Wright (Pythio): is a Sophmore from Romeo, MI. Previous Credits: u/s Princes/the Wolf, Into the Woods; Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors (Romeo Theatre Company). WMU Debut.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Act I
"We Got the Beat" – Company
"Beautiful" – Pamela & Ensemble
"A Vision of Nowness" – Pythio & Ensemble
"Get Up and Go" – Basilius & Company
"Mad About You" – Musidorus & Ensemble
"Good Girl" – Philoclea, Mopsa, Pamela
"Vision of Nownwss (reprise)" – Pythio, Musidorus, Ensemble
"Automatic Rainy Day" – Pamela, Mopsa
"Cool Jerk" – Gynecia & Company
"Vacation" – Mopsa & Ensemble
"How Much More" – Pamela
"Our Lips are Sealed" – Philoclea, Musidorus, Mopsa, Pamela, Pythio, Ensemble
Act II
"Head Over Heels" – Musidorus, Philoclea, Mopsa, Pamela, Gynecia, Basilius, Ensemble
"The Old Feeling" – Gynecia, Basilius
"Turn to You" – Mopsa, Pamela, Ensemble
"Heaven is a Place on Earth" – Oracle, Gynecia, Basilius, Ensemble
"Lust to Love" – Basilius & Ensemble
"Here You Are" – Philoclea & Company
"Mad About You (reprise)" – Company
"Finale" – Company
SHOW INFORMATION
There will be a 10-minute intermission.
Photography or video of any kind is prohibited by law.
Strobe-like lighting effects are used in this production.
Special thanks to our donors for their endless support!

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CREDITS
"Head Over Heels"
"Automatic Rainy Day" written by Regina Schock, Steve Plunkett, and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Plunksongs (BMI), Schock It to Me Music c/o PEN Music Group Inc. (ASCAP) and Wiedwacker Music (ASCAP).