OUR HOUSE: CAPITOL PLAY PROJECT
Performers (♦ denotes Capitol community member):
Megan Kim Anderson
Ginger Commodore♦
Ann Daly♦
Andy Dawkins♦
Gabrielle Dominique
Rachel English♦
Cindy Farrell♦
Pedro Juan Fonseca
Frank Kohlasch♦
Ariel Leaf
Margie O’Loughlin♦
Alex Pouliot♦
Oogie Pushetonequa
Michael Quadrozzi♦
Ned Rousmaniere♦
Mark Shepard♦
Adam Whisner
David Zander♦
Creative and Production:
Alan Berks, Co-Writer, Co-Director
Leah Cooper, Co-Writer, Co-Director
Becky Dale, Composer and Lyricist
Leah Nelson, Choreographer
Kari Olk, Stage Manager
Tracy Swenson. Assistant Stage Manager
Sarah Meister, Assistant Director
Elizabeth Grambsch, Vocal Coach
Design:
Heidi Eckwall, Lighting Designer
Andrea Gross, Costume Design
Zeb Hults, Scenic Designer, Technical Director
Peter Morrow, Sound Design and Engineer
Abbee Warmboe, Prop Designer
IN MY HEART: THE ADOPTION PLAY PROJECT
Performers (♦ denotes Adoption community member):
Nicole Wilder♦
Megan Kim Anderson♦
Sheree Froelich♦
Bill Bednarczyk♦
Adam Whisner♦
Susan Prause♦
Leah Prause♦
Nikki Abramson♦
Josiah Thompson
Kimberly Adelsman♦
Matthew Delaney♦
Leslie Brown♦
Ariel Leaf
Carolyn Levy♦
Erica Fields♦
Rande Tomas♦
Delinda “Oogie” Pushetonequa
Aimee Aase♦
Kimberly Michaels♦
Brad Kruse♦
Tyler Park Skone♦
Ariel Leaf
Stephen Rueff♦
Leif Wallin♦
Elizabeth Grambsch♦
ShaVunda Brown
Patience Fields♦
Susan Prause♦
Stephen Rueff♦
Jen Ankeny♦
Nicole Duxbury♦
Ashley Holmes♦
Dawn Tomlinson♦
Creative and Production:
Leah Cooper♦ and Alan Berks, Co-Director and Co-Writers
Aaron Gabriel, Composer
Tamara Ober, Movement Collaboration
Mindy Eschedor♦, Music Director
Deb Ervin♦, Stage Management
Tracy Swenson, Assistant Stage Management
Sarah Tan, Assistant to the Directors
The Band
Mindy Eschedor♦, Keyboard
Steve Grisdale, Percussion
Kimberly Michaels♦, Vocalist
Eric Solberg, Bass
Adam Whisner♦, Guitar
Samulnori Drummers
Tyler Park Skone♦
Dawn Tomlinson♦
Wablenica Song (Native Adoptee Healing Song)
Written and spoken by Jerry Dearly
Performed at the Gathering for Our Children and Returning Adoptees
Organized annually by Sandy White Hawk♦
The Designers and Crew
Andrea Gross, Costumes
Zeb Hults, Scenic
C. Andrew Mayer, Sound Design and Engineering
Mike Grogan, Lights
Sarah Salisbury, Properties
Morgan Groff and Tracy Swenson, Costume Assistance
Ariel Leaf, Lighting Assitance
Leslie O’Neill, Movement Assistance
Matt Earley, Mixed Blood Technical Director
ASL Interpreting: Krista Anderson, Katie Johnson and Sarah Brown
Audio Description: Laurie Pape Hadley
Videography: Ben McGinley♦
The Administrative Team
Community Engagement: Leah Cooper♦, Ellen Fenster, and Meghan Gunderson
Story Circle Support: Meghan Gunderson, Ariel Leaf, Adam Whisner♦
Marketing and Communications: Alan Berks and Deb Ervin♦
Graphic Design: Lindsay Marcy
Community Outreach and Box Office: Kaira Hogle
Evaluation and Lobby Displays: Ariel Leaf
Volunteer Coordination: Sarah Tan
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR (MEETS REALITY TV)
By Luigi Pirandello
Adapted and Directed by Alan Berks
CAST (♦ denotes member of University of St. Thomas community)
Joe Wiener
Annika Wahlquist♦
Gregory Adam Hilleren
Sam Landman
Rachel Finch
Michael T. Brown
Paul LaNave
Adam Whisner
Sandra Struthers*
Kiara Jackson
Gabriel Murphy
Dana Lee Thompson
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association
Video appearances:
Bernard Armanda♦, Mujahid Asamari♦, Mashal Aljahdali♦, Christian Bardin, Laura Daly♦, Theo Langason, Lydia Sather♦, Abby Sunberg♦, and Alicen Zschokke♦
CREW
Jacob Miller, Stage Manager
Paul Moehring, Video Designer/Director
Zeb Hults, Scenic Designer
Andrea M. Gross, Costume Designer
Katharine Horowitz, Sound Designer/Composer
Jesse Cogswell,Light Designer
Sarah Salisbury, Properties Designer
Christopher Lutter-Gardella, Puppet Designer
Christian Bardin, Asst. Director
Tracy Swenson, Asst. Stage Manager
Deb Ervin, Company Manager
Leah Cooper, Co-Producer
Professors Amy Muse♦, University of St. Thomas liaison
Producing Staff at Park Square Theatre
Richard Cook, Artistic Director
Michael-jon Pease, CFRE, Executive Director
Rob Jensen, Technical Director
Ian Stoutenburgh, Assistant Technical Director
Megan West, Production Manager
THE VETERANS PLAY PROJECT
Created by Wonderlust Productions, in collaboration with over 100 Minnesota veterans of U.S. military service, and in partnership with Mixed Blood Theatre.
Performers (♦ denotes military veteran):
Dawn Brodey
Matt Delaney♦
Roger Ezell♦
Lynn Fowler♦
Lorelei Giddings♦
William Hatton♦
Erik Hoover
Charles Jones♦
Diane Kinney♦
Naomi Ko
Ariel Leaf
Jay Mastrud♦
Nick Perlick♦
Joel Raney♦
Kirsten Stephens♦
Rande Tomas♦
Sam Verdeja♦
Maren Ward
Adam Whisner
Joe Wiener
Crew:
Leah Cooper, Director
Alan Berks, Script Advisor
Aaron Gabriel, Composer
Tamara Ober, Choreographer
Meghan Gunderson, Assistant Director
Laura Thaisen, Stage Manager
John Bueche, Set Design
Wu Chen Khoo, Lighting Design
Annie Cadie, Costume Design
Wendell Bell, Sound Design
Sean McArdle, Sarah Salisbury, Props Design
Ariel Leaf, Community Liaison
Producing Staff:
Jack Reuler, Mixed Blood Artistic Director
Jamil Jude, Producer
Julia Gallagher, Production Manager
Amanda White Thietje, Managing Director
Brie Jonna, Outreach & Marketing
Jill Michaelree, Outreach & Development
Fabiola Roman, Audience Services