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Museum

By Tina Howe

Director: Joan Herrington

Stage Manager: Mary Toth*

*It is with great pride that we recognize the creative efforts of our students.

CAST

Guard: Topher Verhil

Michael Wall: Brandt Trotter

Jean Claude: Kevyn Roessler

Francoise: Miranda Patterson

Annette Froebel/Chloe Trapp: Payton Kozak

Liz: Isa Sánchez

Carol: Joelle Denhof

Blakely: Grace Carroll

Mr. Hollingsford/Giorgio: Nate Hermen

Elizabeth Sorrow/Tink Solheim: Sidney Dent

P. Ziff/Harriet: Maggie Bengston

Mr. Salt: Leo Hellar

Maggie Snow/Kate Siv: Ella Stewart

Bobbie Lamb: Julia Laport

Will Willard: Adam Nyhoff

Fred Izumi: Randy Santana Jimenez

Mira Zada/Zoe: Libby Hardesty

Barbara Zimmer: Jayme Dills

Barbara Castle: Keeley Robinson

Ada Biliditsky: Madison Warnke

Guilda Norris: Jade Downey

Lillian: Leyla Williams

May: Kate Wilen

Julie Jenkins: Kara Downey

First Guard: Will Korest

Second Guard: Kyle Maynard

Steve Williams: AJ Christian
 

PRODUCTION STAFF

Assistant Director/Costume Consultant: Kate Wilen

Props Master: Meg Schelling

Voice, Movement, & Dialect Coach: Elizabeth Terrel

Cultural Competency Consultant: Nicholas Dalton

BIOS

Maggie Bengston (P. Ziff/Harriet): is a sophomore from Alexandria, VA. Previous Credits: Heather McNamara, Heathers; Sophie, Mamma Mia!; Agnes, She Kills Monsters. WMU Debut!

Grace Carroll (Blakely): is a senior from Arlington Heights, IL. Previous Credits: Logan, The Thanksgiving Play; Lady Cordelia/Flora, Emilia; Izzy, 1940s Radio Hour; The Witch, Into the Woods; Lysandra, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Thelma, Timoranimo.

AJ Christian (Steve Williams): is a sophomore from Grand Rapids, MI. Previous Credits: FBI Agent, This Is a Room; Frank Thorney/Scratch Understudy, Morris Dance, The Witch.

Joelle Denhof (Carol): is a junior from Lathrup Village, MI. Previous Credits: Alonso, The Tempest; Lord Henry Carey/Judith, Emilia; Skater Girl, Lys.

Sidney Dent (Elizabeth Sorrow/Tink Solheim): is a junior from Pinckney, MI. Previous Credits: Sharlene, Twilight Bowl; Margaret Johnson/Mary Sidney/Hester, Emilia; Spirit, Tempest.

Jayme Dills (Barbara Zimmer): is a sophomore from Traverse City, MI. Previous Credits: Manson Trio/Ensemble, Pippin; Gulliver, The Birds; Bebe Benzenheimer, A Chorus Line.

Jade Downey (Guilda Norris): is a freshman from Novi, MI. Previous Credits: Harriet, EMMA: A Pop Musical; Zoe, Dear Evan Hansen - Broadway Arts for Autism Benefit Concert; Lily, Somewhere in France is a Lily. WMU Debut!

Kara Downey (Julie Jenkins): is a freshman from Novi, MI. WMU Debut!

Libby Hardesty (Mira Zada/Zoe): is a sophomore from York, PA. Previous Credits: Skit Crew, The Thanksgiving Play; Elle Woods, Legally Blonde; Roxie Hart, Chicago; Alice Beineke, The Addams Family.

Leo Hellar (Mr. Salt): is a sophomore from Woodhaven, MI. Previous Credits: Caden, The Thanksgiving Play; Morris Dancer, Witch; Table #2, Lys.

Nate Hermen (Mr. Hollingsford/Giorgio): is a sophomore from Dearborn, MI. Previous Credits: Ensemble, Pippin; Old Man/Matheson Understudy, The Old Man and the Old Moon; Conrad/Tony, Significant Other.

Randy Santana Jimenez (Fred Izumi): is a freshman from Grand Rapids, MI. WMU Debut!

Will Korest (First Guard): is a senior from Ada, MI. Previous Credits: Henderson Boy, Timoranimo; Morris Delancey, Newsies.

Payton Kozak (Annette Froebel/Chloe Trapp): is a senior from Flint, MI. Previous Credits: Will Shakespeare, Emilia; Jessie, Sweat; Snout/Peablossom, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Student/Ensemble, Blood at the Root.

Julia Laport (Bobbie Lamb): is a sophomore from Bloomfield Hills, MI. Previous Credits: Will/Zach, Significant Other; Morris Dancer/Understudy Cuddy, Witch.

Kyle Maynard (Second Guard): is a freshman from Southfield, MI. Previous Credits: Shrek, Shrek The Musical; Mr. Wormwood, Matilda. WMU Debut!

Adam Nyhoff (Will Willard): is a senior from Zeeland, MI. Previous Credits: Boatman, Sunday in the Park with George; Leaf, 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Rapunzel's Prince, Into the Woods; Llewellyn/Music Director, The Old Man and the Old Moon; Pippin, Pippin.

Miranda Patterson (Francoise): is a senior from Ann Arbor, MI. Previous Credits: Goodman, Men On Boats; Hilda, Hitler's Tasters.

Keeley Robinson (Barbara Castle): is a junior from Vermontville, MI. Previous Credits: Elizabeth Sawyer, Witch; Medusa/Thalia/Silena, The Lightning Thief.

Kevyn Roessler (Jean Claude): is a freshman from Bloomfield Hills, MI. Previous Credits: Swing, Pippin.

Isa Sánchez (Liz): is a freshman from Columbus, OH. Previous Credits: Janet, Rocky Horror Picture Show; Brooke Wyndham, Legally Blonde; Jasmine, Pipeline. WMU Debut!

Ella Stewart (Maggie Snow/Kate Siv): is a junior from Traverse City, MI. Previous Credits: Winnifred, Witch; Molly, Peter and the Starcatcher; Juliet, Shakespeare's R&J.

Brandt Trotter (Michael Wall): is a sophomore from Mason, MI. Previous Credits: Poseidon, The Lightning Thief; Colonel Mustard, Clue; Harry Bright, Mamma Mia!

Topher Verhil (Guard): is a junior from Grand Ledge, MI. Previous Credits: Jaxton, The Thanksgiving Play; Cookie, The Old Man and the Old Moon; Cookie Cornshucker, Snake River Expedition.

Madison Warnke (Ada Biliditsky): is a freshman from Rockford, MI. Previous Credits: Lydia, Pride and Prejudice; Judy, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime; Susie Bones, Puffs. WMU Debut!

Kate Wilen (May/Assistant Director/Costume Consultant): is a sophomore from Naperville, IL. Previous Credits: Sybil Chase, Private Lives; June, Alabaster; Cinderella, Into the Woods. WMU Debut!

Leyla Williams (Lillian): is a freshman from Detroit, MI. Previous Credits: Vera, The Odd Couple; Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz. WMU Debut!

SHOW INFORMATION

Photography and recording of any kind is prohibited by law.

Special Thanks to Tina Howe for allowing us to set the play here in the Richmond Center for the Visual Arts.

We would like to thank Cynthia Running Johnson, our French consultant, and also Adriane Little and Kat Mumby from the School of Art for their support of this production.  We are grateful for the opportunity to form a new partnership across the College of Fine Arts.

DONORS

Special thanks to our donors for their endless support!

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