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Page 1: The Mod Musical - Town Hall Arts Center · 2021. 5. 6. · for The Drowsy Chaperone, Jesus Christ Superstar (University of Northern Colorado). Training: BA Musical Theatre, University

LIVE / IN-PERSONMay 21 – June 20, 2021

STREAMING ONLINEJune 11-13 & June 18-20, 2021

townhallartscenter.org | 303.794.ARTS

Presented by

created by Phillip George, David Lowenstein, Peter Charles Morrisoriginally produced Off-Broadway in new york city

by Victoria Lang & P.P. Piccoli and Mark Schwartz

developed in association with Amas Musical Theatre, Donna Trinkoff, producing director

The Mod Musical

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HOUSE RULES ANY VIDEO AND/OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION

IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

STREAMING IS PRESENTED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITHMUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) NEW YORK, NY.

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. mtishows.com

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT Things are different this year. It’s no secret that THAC has a different

look and feel this season. The challenge we are now facing is difficult and unprecedented. THAC will get through this with your help. Your contribution

to THAC is more important than ever before. Please donate today!

townhallartscenter.org | 303.794.ARTS

SETTINGCelebrate the music, fashion and freedom of the 1960s in THAC’s production of, SHOUT! The Mod Musical. This delightful musical revue follows five groovy gals

as they come of age in 60s England and chronicles the dawning of the female empowerment movement. Travel in time in this non-stop journey through the ages.

With its irresistible blend of eye-popping fashions, psychedelic dances and infectious and soulful pop anthems, SHOUT! The Mod Musical appeals to every generation.

This smashing musical will make you throw your head back and SHOUT!

MUSICAL NUMBERSEngland Swings/Round Every Corner/I Know a Place

Talk About LoveI Only Want to Be With You/Tell the Boys

How Can You Tell/Wishin’ and Hopin’One Two Three/To Sir With love

Wives and LoversDon’t Sleep in the Subway

Son of a Preacher ManColdfinger

There will be one 15-minute intermission.

You Don’t Have to Say You Love MeWinds of Change Medley

I Just Don’t Know What To Do With MyselfFashion Show

These Boots Are Made For Walkin’I Couldn’t Live Without Your LoveYou’re My World/All I See Is You

Those Were The DaysShout!

Pictures From The Past/Downtown

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Director & Choreographer: Kate Vallee

Costume Design: Terri Fong-Schmidt

Music Director: Donna Kolpan Debreceni

Production Stage Manager: Emily MacIntyre

Lighting Designer: Seth Alison

Sound Design: Curt Behm

Sound Engineer: Matthew Dugger

Dialect Coach: Miranda Guettlein

Dance Captain: Piper Lindsay Arpan

Technical Director: Mike Haas

Master Carpenter: Greg Kendall

Theater Technician: Kevin Chung

Scenic Artist & Videographer: Dustin Hartley

SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICALCreated by

Phillip George David Lowenstein Peter Charles Morris

Originally produced Off-Broadway in New York CityBy Victoria Lang & P.P. Piccoli and Mark Schwartz

Developed in association with Amas Musical Theatre, Donna Trinkoff, Production Director

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

www.mtishows.com

LIVE / IN-PERSON – May 21 - June 20, 2021STREAMING ONLINE – June 11-13 & June 18-20, 2021

CASTOrange .................................................................................................... Hanna DotsonGreen .............................................................................................Piper Lindsay ArpanRed .............................................................................................................. Amy DollarYellow .........................................................................................................Valerie IgoeBlue ........................................................................................................... Ryahn EversGwendolyn Holmes Voice/Understudy ..............................................Victoria HollowayEditor Voice/Understudy ....................................................................Abigail Kochevar

SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICALCreated by Phillip George & David Lowenstein

“Mod Musings” & “Groovy Gab” by Peter Charles Morris & Phillip GeorgeOrchestrations & Additional Arrangements by Bradley Vieth

Originally Directed Off-Broadway by Phillip GeorgeOriginally Choreographed Off-Broadway by David Lowenstein

Originally produced Off-Broadway in New York City byVictoria Lang & P.P. Piccoli and Mark Schwartz

Developed in association withAmas Musical Theatre, Donna Trinkoff, Producing Director

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HANNA DOTSON (Orange) is ecstatic to be making her Town Hall debut. She has just graduated with a BA in Theatre from Metropolitan State University of Denver this May and is so honored to be working with such a talented group. Some of Hanna’s past roles include Hermia in Midsummer Night’s Dream, Philia in A Funny thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Ursula Merkle in Bye Bye Birdie. Although she is a musical theatre performer at heart, she’s also very passionate about theatre for young audiences and new work. She’s so grateful to the artistic team for this opportunity and to you for supporting live theatre through a pandemic. http://hannadotson.com/

PIPER LINDSAY ARPAN (Green/Dance Captain) is so excited to be making her THAC debut! She is a Denver based actor, director, and choreographer after over a decade in NYC. Favorite credits include Monty Python’s Spamalot (Broadway and First National Tour), The Producers Movie Musical (2005), and Radio City Rockettes. You may have seen her work locally at the Arvada Center (Mamma Mia! -Tanya; Ragtime - Evelyn Nesbit), Lone Tree Arts Center (Beehive -Jasmine, Home for the Holidays - Asst director/performer), The Aurora Fox (The Wedding Singer - Holly; Jeckyll and Hyde - Lady Beaconsfield), and The Denver Center (Asst Director/choreographer, Xanadu), to name a few. She has received over a dozen awards and nominations for her theatrical work in Colorado, and is an original company member of the Denver Honey Taps dance company. She thanks you for supporting live theatre, Kate and Donna for the opportunity to do what she loves the most, and her husband Dino and son Tucker for helping her ‘get back out there’ after a truly wacky pandemic year. Enjoy the show!

AMY DOLLAR (RED) Town Hall Debut! Recent Credits include: Ensemble, A Christmas Carol (Arvada Center); Kate, Love, Sex and the IRS (The Broadway Palm), Jan, Grease (Midtown Arts Center), Kitty Verdun, Charley’s Aunt the Musical (Zephyr Theatre); Lily, The Secret Garden (The Stampede Troupe); Ensemble, She Loves Me (Performance Now Theatre Company); Minnie, West Side Story, Assistant Choreographer for The Drowsy Chaperone, Jesus Christ Superstar (University of Northern Colorado). Training: BA Musical Theatre, University of Northern Colorado.

VALERIE IGOE (Yellow) Town Hall debut! Credits include: Tomfoolery (Aurora Fox), Beehive, the 60’s Musical (Lone Tree Arts Center), Rock of Ages, Annie, and Footloose (BDT Stage), Junie B Jones, The Musical (Arvada Center), Annie, A Gentleman’s Guide..., and The Full Monty (Rocky Mountain Rep) and 42nd Street and Tarzan (Candlelight Dinner Playhouse). Valerie has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Nebraska Wesleyan University. Thank you to my Husband, Scott, and the powerhouse female production team!

RYAHN EVERS (Blue) Ryahn is totally stoked to safely bring you some good ol’ fashioned live theatre this summer! This UNC graduate loves all things makeup, fashion, and true crime! (She’s a Libra.) Some of her past credits include Kira in Xanadu, Casey in First Date, and Roxie in Chicago. She is forever grateful for her dad and sisters who love and support her every single day. She’d like to thank her SHOUT! cast and crew for making this experience so fab!

VICTORIA HOLLOWAY (Understudy - Red & Yellow)is beyond thankful for the return of live theatre. She received her BFA in Theatre Performance with a Musical Theatre Concentration from Baylor University. Previous Colorado credits include Into the Woods (Breckenridge Backstage Theatre), She Loves Me, Once Upon a Mattress, and High Society (Performance Now Theatre Company). A special thank you to Dolly Parton for funding the Moderna vaccine. 

ABIGAIL KOCHEVAR (Understudy - Orange, Green, & Blue) would like to first thank Kate, Robert, Matthew, Donna, Emily, and the entire THAC staff for building such a safe, loving environment to perform and create art again, after such a devastating year. She would also like to thank the patrons, without whom we could not do what we do. Abigail has performed in many theaters across Colorado, most notably as Medium Alison (Fun Home) at Miners Alley Playhouse, and Katherine Plummer (Newsies!) at PACE - but has been seen at BDT, Breckenridge Backstage, Candlelight, and Performance Now as well. She would like to dedicate this show to her Grandmas, Karen and Shirley.

THE CASTTHE CAST

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THE PRODUCTION CREW

KATE VALLEE (Director / Choreographer) is a director and choreographer that has worked creatively on 20 professional productions nationwide (off-Broadway NYC, national tour, regional theater), and over 30 youth theater productions. Kate is currently the Regional Director of The Honey Taps Denver. Some favorite performance credits include: Radio City Rockette (4 years), National tours of 42nd Street, Funny Girl, and Cirque Christmas Dreams, and Singin’ In The Rain (Goodspeed Opera House). Syracuse University; BFA Musical Theater. www.katevallee.com

TERRI FONG-SCHMIDT (Costume Designer) is so excited that my first show back designing is with THAC. Some of my favorite THAC costume design credits include Seussical The Musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, and Ain’t Misbehavin’. I want to thank my mother Laurie for helping with costumes. And always thank you to my husband Charlie for your love and support.

DONNA KOLPAN DEBRECENI (Musical Director/Keyboards) is a proud 3rd generation Denver girl, who has been happily spending time in 1960’s London with this powerhouse cast of amazing women!  Some past favorite shows at THAC include HAIR, Rent, Green

Day’s American Idiot, Chicago, Tommy and most recently, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.  Thanks to Kate for taking her on this journey; to Todd for love and support (and the use of his percussion instruments!), to Milt for the lessons and inspiration; and as always - Thanks again, Mom, for making me practice!

EMILY MACINTYRE (Stage Manager) holds a BA degree in theatre from California Lutheran University. Emily is a Guest Artist for the Stagecraft department at DSA, teaching and mentoring stage management students for 12 years. She started her career as a union stage-manager with Kingsmen Shakespeare Company in Thousand Oaks, CA and worked as a children’s theatre actor for Amgen’s Community Outreach Project and Pinki’s Playhouse. Emily moved to Denver in June of ’03, where she was privileged to work for 15 years with the children and staff of the Mizel Arts and Culture Center. She stage-managed and/or produced over 80 mainstage productions for the Wolf Theatre Academy/Denver Children’s Theatre; favorite MACC productions include Poignant Irritations, Rumpelstiltskin, and Tomato Plant Girl. Her most recent projects include Chicago (DSA), Ms. Clause Storyhour and Bigfoot Festival (Denver Zoo). Emily’s passion project is performing

THE PRODUCTION CREW

as a poet/spoken word artist; she has appeared with Davis Dance and Women’s Voices Theatre Festival.

SETH ALISON (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to be back at THAC for SHOUT!  This is the 42nd show he has designed here at Town Hall.  Seth has over 150 lighting design credits to his name in various Colorado theaters. He is the proud recipient of three Marlowe Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design and has also received six Henry Award nominations for his work.  He is grateful to be a part of the rebirth of live theater after the tragic past year.  He would like to thank the amazing cast and production team for making this show spectacular!

CURT BEHM (Sound Design) is very happy to be back sound designing again this season for Town Hall. He is a 2019 True West award winner and has been mixing and/or designing theatrical productions and mixing bands for 25+ years. Favorites include: Green Day’s American Idiot, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, Dracula, Violet, Young Frankenstein, Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Superstar, and mixing blues artist Susan Tedeschi. Curt would like to thank Nick and the Town Hall staff for the continued opportunities and his family for their love.

MATTHEW DUGGER (Sound Engineer) has recently graduated from high school and is currently pursuing a degree in sound engineering.

MIRANDA GUETTLEIN (Dialect Coach) has a Master’s degree in Linguistics from CU Boulder, is a member of the Voice and Speech Trainer’s Association (VASTA), and is currently pursuing a Knight-Thompson Speechwork Certification. Favorite dialect coaching credits include Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, Oliver!, and Ada and the Engine. Miranda was last seen onstage right here at THAC as Lucille in Meet Me in St. Louis. Thank you to everyone involved for your beautiful work and for the opportunity to contribute to this production.

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MUSIC CREDITSEngland Swings .......................................................................................Roger Miller | Sony/ATVRound Every Corner ................................................... Anthony Peter Hatch | Welbeck Music LTDI Know a Place ........................................................... Anthony Peter Hatch | Welbeck Music LTDTalk About Love ...................................................Christopher Fredrick Andrews | WB Music Corp.I Only Want to Be With You ......................Mike Hawker / Ivor Raymonde | Warner Chapell MusicTell the Boys ........................Peter Callander / Mitch Murray | Painted Desert Music CorporationHow Can You Tell .............................................................Chris Andrews | Warner Chapell MusicWishin’ and Hopin’ ........................................Burt Bacharach / Hal David | Warner Chapell MusicOne Two Three ...................................... Leonard Borisoff / Lamont Dozier | Welbeck Music LTDTo Sir With love .......................................... Donald Black / Mark London | EMI Music PublishingWives and Lovers ............................................................ Burt Bacharach | Warner Chappel MusicDon’t Sleep in the Subway .................. Anthony Peter Hatch / Jackie Trent | Welbeck Music LTDSon of a Preacher Man .........................John David Hurley / Ronnie Stephen Wilkins | Sony/ATVColdfinger ....................................................................... John Barry / Parody lyrics Phillip George You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me .... Giuseppe Donaggoio / Simon Napier-Bell / Vito Pallavinci

| EMI Music PublishingWinds of Change MedleyGeorgy Girl ..........................................................Jim Dale/Dion O’Brien | Warner Chappell MusicWindy ............................................................................. Ruthann Frideman | Welbeck Music LTDDon’t Give Up ........................................Anthony Peter Hatch/Jackie Trent | Welbeck Music LTD

I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself ......................................... Burt Bacharach / Hal David | Warner Chapell Music

Fashion ShowSign of the Times....................................................... Anthony Peter Hatch | Welbeck Music LTDColour My World ...................................Anthony Peter Hatch/Jackie Trent | Welbeck Music LTD

These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ ......................... Lee Hazelwood | Criterion Music PublishingI Couldn’t Live Without Your Love ....... Anthony Peter Hatch / Jackie Trent | Welbeck Music LTDYou’re My World ...............................................UmBurto Bindi / Gino Paoli | Welbeck Music LTDAll I See Is You .................... Benjamin Weisman / Gerald Clive Westlake | Warner Chapell MusicThose Were The Days ............................................................... Eugene Raskin | Essex Music, IncShout! ..............................Kelly O. Isley / Ronald Isley Jr. / Rudolph Isley | EMI Music PublishingPictures From The Past ............................. David Caldwell/Peter Charles Morris | Self PublishedDowntown .................................................................. Anthony Peter Hatch | Welbeck Music LTD

STAFFChief Operating Officer / Education Manager .............Robert Michael Sanders

Programming Director / Interim Box Office Manager ..............Matthew Kepler

Marketing & PR Manager ..............................................................Stacy Hanna

Development Manager ...................................................... Stephanie O’Malley

Operations Manager ............................................... Sarah Alexander-Wininger

Volunteer Coordinator ..................................................................Willa Bograd

Technical Director ........................................................................... Mike Haas

Master Carpenter..........................................................................Greg Kendall

Theater Technician ....................................................................... Kevin Chung

Scenic Artist / Videographer ..................................................... Dustin Hartley

Box Office Associates/House Managers ....... Nannette Brown, Amy Calonder, Hayley Jarrett, Tamara Jarrett, Dave Johnson, and Kendra Pierce

BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident ................................................................................... J.D. McCrumb

Vice President ................................................................................Sam Cheris

Secretary .......................................................................................... Lori Perry

Treasurer ............................................................................... Lynne Lehr-Buck

Immediate Past President .............................................................Denise Kato

Member .....................................................................................Kathleen Conti

Member ............................................................................................. Deb Kelly

Member ...........................................................................................Jackie Loh

Member .................................................................................... Jerry Peterson

Member .................................................................................. Christine Tatum

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