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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"

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
Original Broadway Production produced by
Christine Russell Louise Gund Donovan Leitch Rick Ferrari Gwyneth Paltrow
Scott Sigman Hunter Arnold Tom Kirdahy Jordan Roth
The World Premiere of 'Head Over Heels' took place at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Bill Rauch/Artistic Director; Cynthia Rider/Executive Director
Developed with the support of New York Stage and Film & Vassar's Powerhouse Theater, Summer 2016
 
Music Credits

"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).

"Beautiful" by Charlotte Caffey and Regina Schock. Used by permission of Schock It to Me Music c/o PEN Music Group Inc. (ASCAP) and Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP).
"Cool Jerk" by Donald Storboll. Used by permission of T/Q Music Inc. c/o BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
"Get Up and Go" by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP)
"Good Girl" by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs(ASCAP).
"Head Over Heels" by Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP) and Spirit Two Music Inc. o/b/o Spirit Services (ASCAP).
"Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Richard Nowels, Jr. and Ellen Shipley. Used by permission of BMG Bumblebee (BMI) and Spirit Two Music Inc. o/b/o Spirit Services Holdings, S.a.r.I (ASCAP).
"Here You Are" by James Vallance, Charlotte Caffey, and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Wiedwacker Music (ASCAP), Chargo Music (ASCAP), and Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP).
"How Much More" by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP).
"Lust to Love" by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP).
"Mad About You" by Paula Jean Brown, James Francis Whelan and Mitchel Young Evans. Used by permission of Universal Music- MGB Songs (ASCAP) and Len Freedman Music, Inc. on behalf of Lilac Drive Music (ASCAP).
"Our Lips are Sealed" by Jane Wiedlin and Terence Edward Hall. Used by permission of Universal Music-MGB Songs (ASCAP) on behalf of itself and Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (ASCAP).