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St. Edward's University DEPARTMENT OF PERFORMING ARTS THEATER ARTS STAFF AND FACULTY

Dean, School of Humanities ... . .... . ............. . .............. . Sharon Nell, PhD

Chair/Associate Professor . ..

Artistic Director/Assoc iate Professor

Managing Director .

Administrative Coordinator . . ..

Costume Shop Manager/Adjunct Instructor . . ..... . . .

. . Sheila M. Gordon

David M. Long

Michelle S. Polgar

. . . Jarrett King '09

T'Cie Mancuso

Joe Carpenter

. .. ....... .... . .. K. Eliot Haynes

Technical Director/Adjunct Instructor ..... . . .

Assistant Technical Director

Master Electrician . . . ....... . ... . . ..... . ... ... . . . . . . . . Sadie Langenkamp

Costume Technical Specialist . . ..

Assistant Professors

Adjunct Instructors .. . .

. ... . .... . ....... .. . . .. . . Michelle Heath

Kathryn Eader

Nathanael Johnson

Ev Lunning Jr.

Susan Branch Towne

Brooks Barr

Brad Carlin

Tara Cooper

William Crowell

Cara Johnston Firestone

SPECIAL THANKS A li c ia Barron

Nicki Clark Carol Caruthers

Lau re n Green K. Eli ot Ha y nes

Ladi es of Charity/Lakeway Thrift Store David Lo ng

Th eresa Mancuso Dr. Sharon Nell

St. Ed ward's University Marketing Office Phillip Owen Rob i Polgar

Sou th wes tern University Texas Performing Arts

Susan Branch Towne Matt Webb

ZAC H Theatre Zilker Th eatre Productions

BY WtlUAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTED BY MIGHHlE POtGAR

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LISA LARATTA SCENE DESIGNER

KATHRYN EADER LIGHTING DESIGNER

SUSAN BRANCH TOWNE COSTUME DESIGNER

K. ELIOT HAYNES SOUND DESIGNER

TARA COOPER MAKE-UP/HAIR DESIGNER

SHEILA GORDON VOCAL COACH

ROBERT TOLARO* PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

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THE COMPANY (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) Francisco /Os ric/Others .... . ..... .. ... . ................. . . .... Owen Ziegler**

Barnardo /Others . . .. . ... . ..... ... . .. Nicholas Campbell* *

Marcellus/Fortinbras/Others . ........ . ... . . ......... ... Dillon Ford**

Horatio . . . ... .... . ........... . . ...... . Conor Kelch* *

. .. Kenneth Wayne Bradley*

Luxy Banner**

Ghost/Claudius .... . .................. . .

Attendant/Messenger/Others

Lady/Attendant/Player Queen/English Ambassador . . . . .. . ...... Maureen Fenninger **

Lord/Attendant/Player King/Dane/Others. . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Buzonas **

Voltemand /Cap tain/Dane/Second Gravedigger. . . . .. .. .. . .... Roby Attal **

Cornelia/Others . . . .. . . ... . . . .. Emerald McLaughlin**

Laertes ............ . . . . ... ... ... .. Jake Mcvicker **

Polonius/Gravedigger ....... .. . . . . ... . . . . ... ... .. . . . .. David Stahl*

Seth Stewart* *

.. Meredith McCall*

Cheyenne Barton**

David Herrera**

Ryan Mattingly **

. .. Jordan Messenger **

Hamlet. . . .. ... . . .

Gertrude

Ophelia .

Reynaldo ...... . ... ..... .. .. .

Rosencrantz /Priest .. ......... . .. .. . . .... . .. ... .. .

Guildenstern ... . .... . . .... . .. . . .... .. .. .

THERE WILL BE ONE 10-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

*Appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers

in the United States.

**Equity Member Candidate

Mary Moody Northen Theatre is a member of the Theatre Communications Group

The video and/or audio recording of

this performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited.

Costume Renderings by Susan Bran ch Towne

ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American actor unions.

ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION 191 3

Equity's mission is to advance , promote and foster the art of live theater as an essential

component of our society. Today, Equity represents more than 45,000 actors, singers ,

dancers and stage managers working in hundreds of theaters across the United States.

Equity members are dedicated to working in the theater as a profession, uphold ing

the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and

provides a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans for its members.

Through its agreement with Equity, this theater has committed to the fair treatment

of the actors and stage managers emp loyed in this production. AEA is a member of

the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organizat ion of perform ing arts

unions. For more information, visit www.actorsequity.org .

PRODUCTION STAFF Fight Director.

Associate Costume Designer .

Properties Master

Ass istant to the Director/Dramaturg

Assistant to the Director .

. . . David M. Long

. . . Kelsey Townsend

Isaiah Goldfarb

. Anna Schultz

... . .. .. .. Emile Lachney

Assistant Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Kresena

Assistant to the Hair and Make-up Designer . . .... . Taylor Rainbolt

Scenic Charge Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Laratta

Scenic Painters . . .... . . . ... Leliah Stewart, Catherine Brandt

Assistant Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . David Cameron Allen

Student Assistant Technical Director ... ... ... . . . ..... . . . ... . .. . . . . . . Eric Swabey-Keith

Scenic Production Assistant . . .... .. .... . . . . ....... . . ..... . ..... .... . . .. Cecy Sterna

Lighting Production Assistant . . .. . ... . . .. . .. . ....... . .... . ......... . . . ... Izzy Woods

Sound Production Assistant ..

Costume Production Assistant .

Lead Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Managers ..

Grid Crew

Properties Crew ..

... Taylor Juarez

Souther Recio

Hannah Wilson**

. Kayla Belk**, Rachel Dunk**,

Vanessa Marroquin**, Callie Stribling**

Miriam Alexander, Grace Roberson

.. .. .. Natalie Crane, Kristin Tureau, Owen Zigler

Light Board Operator/Programmer .. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .Izzy Woods

Sound Board Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cooper Accord

Run Crew.. . . .... . .. . . . . . .. . .... Samantha Carroll , Mary Korenek, Mallory Moreno

Sound Department Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. . ......... Taylor Juarez

Scene Shop Staff . . . . . . . . . Cooper Accord, Catherine Brandt , Dillon Ford ,

Cecilia Serna , Marcela Spamer , Eric Swabey-Keith, Neal Whetstone

Costume Shop Staff ... . . .. . ... Austin Chandler , Laura Fuller, Larisa Maddux,

Souther Recio , Katie Strahl, Kelsey Townsend , Brett VerVoort

........... Rachel Dunk , Jordan Mersberger Lighting Department Staff.

Stitchers ..... Lucy Cunningham, Alissa Duquette , Celina Ferencz , Michelle Heath ,

Toni Sales , Rebecca Skelton , Melissa Swartz, Arlene Waghalter

Box Off ice Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Aly Jones

Assistant Box Office Mananger ...... . .. . . .......... David Herrera

Box Office Staff.

House Staff .

Head Dresser

Dressers

Ashton Chase, Caitlyn Jackson , Emily Ott

. . Brittany Allyson , Morghan Bills , Ohara Mistry, Anna Vanston

. . . . . . . . . . ... Ashton Chase

.... . Chole Gabriel , Vivian Garcia, Kartin Otterness,

Ann Sergeant, Cassandra Valentin

Laundry. . ... . . . .... . ....... . .. ... Krista Lambert , Tim Sabuco

Costume Crew . . ...... .. Brittany Allyson, Ashton Chase, Hannah Hart, Souther Recio ,

Madison Williams and the studen ts of THAR 1331, 2128, 2130 , 3153 and 4154

Scenic Crew .... Cooper Accord, Anne Harrell , Conor Kelch , Seth Stewart

Make-up /Hair Crew.

Lighting Crew .... .. . .

and the students of THAR 1330, 2128, 2130 , 3153 and 4154

. Souther Recio , Marcy Watkins

and the stude nts of THAR 1331, 2128, 2130, 3153 and 4154

Cheyenne Barton , Alexandrea Ortiz , Trey Stoker, Eric Swabey-Keith

and the students of THAR 1330 and 3323

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THE COMPANY KENNETH WAYNE BRADLEY (Ghost , Claudius) is thrilled to be working on the Mary Moody Northen Theatre stage for the first time since he came to Austin in 1992. He was last seen on stage as Denny in A Steady Rain at

Hyde Park Theatre. As Taggart in Men of Tortuga, he was honored with the B. Iden Payne Award. Bradley played the title role in Killer Joe in 2009 , and Ariel in The Pi/lawman, which earned him an Austin Critics ' Table Award . He originated Abner in his one-man show Wicker Chairs and penned Wind Chimes and Varicose Cream, which was published in the Texas Theatre Journal. His one­woma n show, Seamstress , was honored as Best of Fest at FronteraFest 2010. Bradley has appeared on television with featured and co-starring roles in Longmire (A&E), Revolution (NBC) , Friday Night Lights (NBC) , Dallas (TNT), Killer Women (ABC) , Chase (NBC), Prison Break (FOX) and Walker Texas Ranger. He has also been featured and co-sta rred in Olympus Has Fallen with Morgan Freeman , Drive Angry 30 with Nicolas Cage , Room - which ran at the Sundance and Cannes film festivals - and will be in the upcoming feature The Ooo-Dah Man. Bradley is a graduate of the Fine Arts program at Sam Houston State Univers ity.

MEREDITH MCCALL (Gertrude) has appeared in numerous performances in Austin and regionally. ZACH Theatre: Tommy, A Christmas Story, White Christmas; The Laramie Project 10 Years Later, Next To Normal;

Ragtime ; Fiction; The Drowsy Chaperone; Caroline, or Change; 365 Days/365 Plays; Present Laughter, Urinetown: The Musical; Cabaret, Side Man ; Little Shop of Horrors; Jouet, Pride 's Crossing; The Rocky Horror Show(1999 , 2006); The Santa/and Diaries; Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Perestroika; The Taffetas; Jack and Jill; Ruthless! The Mus ical; Rockin ' Christmas Party; Oas Barbeca ; Born Yesterday; Avenue X; Beehive; and Falsettos. REGIONAL THEATER: Down The Drain (Imagine That); Celebrity Autobiography (The Long Center); House of Several Stories (Imagine That); Jouet (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Guys and Dolls (Zilker Summer Musicals); She Loves Me and Pump

Boys and Dinettes (Live Oak Theatre) ; and Gypsy (Southwestern University). OTHER: MA in Theatre from Northwestern University. McCall's CD, The Joy in Your Heart , is available throug h cdbaby . com/cd/meredithmccal l.

DAVID STAHL (Polonius) previously appeared in Museum , Measure For Measure , Bus Stop, The Crucible , Eurydice and The Life of Galileo at Mary Moody Northen Theatre . He recently performed with Jaston Williams

and Joe Sears in Williams' newest play, / Heard That. Stahl holds a BFA from Southwestern University and an MFA from UT-A ustin. He is a member of the Board of Directors and Acting Company of Austin Playhouse, where he has played numerou s roles, including David Frost in Frost/Nixon, Phillipe in Heroes, Nixon in The Dead Presidents Club , Henry in Travesties, Bernard in Arcadia and Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen , among others. He has also appeared recent ly in The Glass Menagerie , Nightswim , A Christmas Carol, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Art, Prides Crossing , Hen ry \I, Richard Ill and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Stahl toured with the Greater Tuna Company 's production of The Foreigne r as Jaston Williams' understudy and as a dresser for A Tuna Christmas . Currently , Stahl is a lecturer in the Theatre and Dance Depar tment at Texas State University in San Marcos.

ROBY ATTAL '17 (Voltemand , Captain, Second Gravedigger, Dane and others) makes his Mary Moody Northen Theatre debut with this production. Attal previously attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, where he appeared as Nikos in Charles Mee's Big Love and as Big Stone in Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. He has also performed with Truckbed Productions of Houston , most recently as Aaron in This Gun Can 't by Keenan Hurley. He thank s his friends and family for sticking around , and he hopes everyone enjoys the show !

LUXY BANNER '18 (Attendant, Messenger and others) makes her Mary Moody Northen Theatre debut. Her previous credits include Seussical: The Musical, Love 's Labour 's Lost, Phantom of the Opera , The Legend of Sleeping Beauty and The Brothers Karamazov at LBJ High School , and Select Ensemble for the Greater Austin High School Musical Awards. She would like to thank her mother and everyone in the department for this opportunity .

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CHEYENNE BARTON '16 (Ophelia) previous ly appeared as an ensemble member in the regional premiere of Love and Information , the title character in Eurydice at HSPVA Houston and the female understudy for Measure for Measure at Mary Moody Northen Theatre. She would like to thank her family , friends and the facu lty here at MMNT for their unending support and wisdom.

MATT BUZONAS '16 (Lord, Attendant, Player King, Dane and others) previously appea red in Merrily We Roll Along (Jerome) , Museum (Michael Wall), The Secret Garden (Captain Albert Lennox) and Measure For Measure (Claudio) on the Mary Moody Northen Theatre stage , as well as Zilker Theater Productions ' production of Oklahoma/ Love to his family , and thanks to Sheila and Michelle.

NICHOLAS CAMPBELL '17 (Barnardo , Player and others) marks his first Mary Moody Northen Theatre show and his first time ever performing Shakespeare. He is majoring in Digital Media Management and minoring in Theater Arts. This summer , he played Gordon and The Man in the musical RENT, and he has also performed in Les Miserables and Tom Stoppard 's On The Razzle, where he played the lead role, Weinberl. He would like to thank Michelle for the opportunity to perform with this high-level cast.

MAUREENE FENNINGER '16 (Lady, Attendant , Player Queen , English Ambassador) was recent ly seen in Mary Moody Northen Theatre's productions of Museum , The Importance of Being Earnest and The Secret Garden. Favorite roles include the title role in the musical Violet at The High School for the Perform ing and Visual Arts and the Witch in Houston Family Arts Center 's Into the Woods. She is a member of the Texas Commission on the Arts and the Texas Cultural Trust Council Young Masters Program. Fenninger wou ld like to thank the amazing St. Edward's University theater faculty and her mom and dad .

DAVID HERRERA '17 (Reyno/do) last performed in Blood Wedding here at Mary Moody Northen Theatre. This past summer , he wo rked as a stage management intern at ZACH Theatre, and most recently he served as an assistant stage manager for Love and Information at MMNT. A huge thank you to Michelle Polgar for being awesome and teaching him so much. Another thank you to Herrera's friends and most importantly his fami ly for always supporting him.

DILLON FORD '15 (Marcellus , Fortinbras , and others) is thankful to return to the Mary Mood y Northern Theatre. He recently appeared

in Love and Information and Blood Wedding. He wou ld like to thank his family and friends for their unconditional love and support.

CONOR KELCH '16 (Horatio) is thrilled to return to the Mary Moody Northern Theatre for the fourth time . His previous cred its include Laurent in Tartuffe and Ensemble in Merrily We Roll Along and Love and Information. He would like to thank his family, the cast and crew, and Michelle for this opportunity.

JAKE MCVICKER '15 (Laertes) is excited to return to Mary Moody Northen Theatre for this production . He is a senior in the BFA program and will be graduating this spr ing. He most recently appeared in Love and Information.

RYAN MATTINGLY '16 (Rosencrantz, Priest) previously appeared at Mary Moody Northen Theatre in Love and Information, Merrily We Roll Along , Tartuffe and Museum He wou ld like to thank his parents.

EMERALD MCLAUGHLIN '16 (Attendant , Player, Others) returns to the Mary Moody Northen Theatre stage after previously appearing in Blood Wedding.

JORDAN MERSBERGER '16 (Guildenstern) returns to the Mary Moody Northen Theatre after recently performing in Love and Information , Museum , and the 10-Minute Play Festival. He would like to thank God for giving him the opportunity to perform , Michelle Polgar for her wonderful direction, and his fellow actors , friend s and family for their love and support.

SETH STEWART '16 (Hamlet) recently appeared in Love and Information and Museum He is very grateful for this opportunity. He would like to thank the cast and crew, his family and friends, Michelle for her direct ion, Alexis , and most importantly his parents , for their never-ending suppo rt.

OWEN ZIEGLER '17 (Francisco , Osric, Dane, others) recently appeared in City Theatre's production of Twelfth Night as Sebastian. He has also performed in many plays at the McCallum Fine Arts Academy including Parade, The Secret Garden , Rumors , The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Or. Horrible's Sing Along Blog. He wou ld like to thank his parents and past and present theater teachers and directors for helping him get this far, and he wou ld like to thank his fellow company members for their suppor t.

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SHEILA GORDON (Vocal Coach) is chair of the St. Edward 's University Department of Performing Arts and associate professor of Acting and Voice. She works in the industry as actor, writer, director and voice/dialect coach and has been voice and dialect coach for many Mary Moody Northen Theatre product ions , including Measure for Measure, The Secret Garden , Tartuffe and The Importance of Being Earnest. She has recently worked as dialect coach on several television and film projects : The Secret Lives of Wives, Deliverance Creek, Hysteria and My All American. Gordon received her BFA in Act ing from NYU and her MFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University. She is the author/performer of several critically acc laimed solo performance pieces , including One Venus Hour, whic h received an invitation to the EstroGenius festival in New York City. Other acting credi ts include Vivian in Wit and A Tale of Two Cities, both at The Public Theatre in New York; the film Boys Don 't Cry, and a cavalcade of voiceover performances for games and educationa l programs.

KELSEY TOWNSEND '15 (Associate Costume Designer) is making her Mary Moody Northen Theatre costume design debut. Thank you to mom and dad .

TARA COOPER (Make-up/ Hair Designer) is a freelance makeup , hair, and wig designer , puppet maker, and adjunct professor at St. Edward 's University in Austin, Texas. A diverse artist, Cooper 's work has been featured in pub licat ions from TIME to Forbes , in films with acto rs Paul Rudd and Willie Nelson, as well as in touring productions suc h as Wicked and The Lion King.

K. ELIOT HAYNES (Sound Designer) is an award-winning des igner and the assistant technical director of the Mary Moody Northen Theatre. MMNT designs include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Spitfire Grill, Bus Stop, The Imp ortance of Being Earnest and Tartuffe. Other recent des igns include The Head , The Crapstall Street Boys (Trouble Puppet Theater); The Orchid Flotilla, Once There Were Six Seasons (Glass Half Full); and Doubt, RENT, Red Hot Patriot, This Wonderful Life (ZACH Theatre). Haynes always loves working at St. Edward 's with the amazing directors, des igners, performers and students.

SUSAN BRANCH TOWNE (Costume Designer) jo ined St. Edward's University as a full-time faculty member in Fall 2012. She has designed previous Mary Moody Northen Theatre productions of Merrily We Roll Along , Museum, The Secret Garden, The Crucible , Carousel , The Life of Galileo , The Pajama Game , Ah! Wilderness! and Amadeus .

In Austin , she designs often at ZACH Theatre , Ballet Austin and Zilker Theatre Productions . Favorite regional engagements inc lude Denver Center Theatre Company , Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer Theatre in Salt Lake City and Syracuse Stage. In New York, she designed for New York City Opera and numerous off-Broadway productions . She holds a BFA from Carnegie -Mellon and an MFA from Yale School of Drama and is a 28-year member of United Scenic Artists.

KATHRYN EADER (Lighting Designer) has recently des igned Merrily We Roll Along , Tartuffe , The Secret Garden , Under Construction , The Crucible , Eurydice and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?at Mary Moody Northen Theatre. In addit ion to her role as assistant professor of Theater Design for St. Edward 's, Eader is the resident lighting des igner for the Butler Opera Center at UT- Austin , where she has designed 19 productions including the world premie res of La Hija de Rappaccini and A View From the Bridge. For Austin Lyric Opera , she has recently designed Tosca and The Marriage of Figaro. After completing her undergraduate degree at UT-Austin , Eader earned her MFA in Lighting from New York University. She spends most of her time these days very focused on her most importan t product ions - her three beautiful children Josephine , Megan and Shane.

LISA LARATTA (Scenic Designer) returns to Mary Moody Northen Theatre where she previously designed Measure For Measure. She holds an MFA from UT-Austin in Scene Design and has worked local ly for multiple theaters, including, but not limited to, Dance Repertory Theatre, The Rude Mechanicals, Salvage Vanguard Theatre and Rubber Repertory. She is a company member of Paper Chairs, where she has designed multiple productions, including Machinal, Baal, Hillcountry Underbelly, Boom for Real, Woodwork and The Suicide and the upcoming Reconnoiter, among others . She also co -directed The Suicide and makes a mean mole sauce .

ROBERT TOLARO (Production Stage Manager) returns to Mary Moody Northen Theatre after most recently stage managing Love and Information here and spending the summer stage managing yet another

run of Menopause the Musical in Connecticut and Dallas. His summer job a year ago was a

six-month engagement at Lincoln Center Theatre on Broadway stage managing ANN , starring Emmy Award-w inner and Tony-nominated Holland Taylor of Two and a Half Men fame. Since then, he stage managed Tartuffe and directed Lorca's Blood Wedding at MMNT He has served as Equity production stage manager for national tours of A Ride With Bob ; The Foreigner, Greater Tuna; The Fantasticks; Red , White and Tuna; Tuna Does Vegas; Menopause the Musical; and A Tuna Christmas , which included four weeks on Broadway at the Booth Theatre. He has stage managed such dignitaries as Walter Cronk ite, Bob Shieffer, Willie Nelson , Lyle Lovett, Tommy Lee Jones , Tommy Tune, Betty Buckley and Carol Burnett. Talaro recently stage managed TRU starring Jaston Williams at ZACH Theatre in Austin , Texas. He has been a member of Actors ' Equity Association for 27 years . An accomp lished director, Talaro was selected as a national finalist for the TCG/NEA Directing Fellowships , and he is a recipient of a regional Emmy Award for "Outstanding Ach ievement in Specia l Programming " for his signed and voiced production of Moliere's The Miser, which aired on national PBS stations. He will be directing Misalliance for MMNT this season.

MICHELLE S. POLGAR (Director, MMNT Managing Director) has previous ly directed Measure For Measure , The Crucible , Eurydice , Galileo , and Cyrano de Bergerac (Austin Critics ' Tab le Awards for Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Production) for Mary Moody Northen Theatre. Other local directing cred its include A Christmas Carol (twice I), The Woman In Black , Proof and The Glass Menagerie (The State Theater) and Sherlock Holmes (also twice) for The Public Domain. Polgar holds theatrica l and nonprofit management credits spanning more than 25 years and has worked for The Cleveland Playhouse, The State Theater, Children 's Theater of Charlotte , Central Piedmont Community Col lege Summer Theater, among others. She attended the University of North Carolina and UT-Austin. Polgar is a member of the Leadership Aust in Essential Class of 2015. She wou ld like to thank Robi, Ari, Kaitlin, Didi, and Carol for their support.

DAVID M. LONG (Fight Director, Mary Moody Northen Theatre Artistic Director) is an actor, director and educator who has worked professional ly throughout the U.S. and in Japan. Long has served as a faculty member at

Winthrop University in South Carolina and Portland

State University in Oregon and currently serves as artistic director and associate professor of Theater Arts at St. Edward 's University. Directing credits at Mary Moody Northen Theatre include Love and Information , Tartuffe, Museum , Under Construction , The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler (Austin Critics ' Table Award for Outstanding Comedy) , the world premiere production of David Chamber 's The Imaginary Invalid , On The Verge, bobrauschenbergamerica (Austin Critics ' Table Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance) , Cloud 9, Full Circle (Austin Critics ' Table Award for Best Comedy), Macbeth and Antigone . At MMNT, he has appeared as Neville Craven in The Secret Garden , John Proctor in The Crucible , Stone in City of Angels , Cyrano (Austin Critics ' Table Award for Outstanding Acting in a Leading Role) in Cyrano de Bergerac and Leo Frank in Parade. Long is an active member in both Actors ' Equity Associat ion and the Screen Actors' Guild. He wou ld like to thank his wife, Tracy, and daughters , Amelia and Alura , for their patience and loving support.

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MARY MOODY NURTHEN THEATRE SOCIETY

Through Mary Mood y Northen Theatre , St. Edward 's University Theater Arts majors work alongside professional actors, designers and directors in the creation of dynamic artistic work.

Our students enjoy unparalleled professional training and an opportunity to earn points toward membership in the Actors ' Equity Association , the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States - all within the context of the university 's nationally recognized

liberal arts education .

Our program is made possible in part by the generous contributions of the Mary Moody

Northen Theatre Society membership . Society contributions allow MMNT to provide students with resources for hands-on learning and to provide audiences with the rich

production values that keep you returning to our performances year after year. In addition , society members contribute to student scholarships , allowing us to maintain

our commitment to educate a diverse group of Theater Arts students , regardless of their

financial situation.

Your gift may be designated to scholarships , production support or capital improvements , or

you may make an unrestricted gift.

We sincerely hope you will join the Theatre Society or continue as a member by making a

gift to the Mary Moody Northen Theatre today. We also invite you to encourage your friends and associates to join . For more information about the Theatre Society , contact Michelle Polgar

at [email protected] or 512-448-8483 . For more information about MMNT, visit

stedwards.edu/theatre.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you again at the MMNT.

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Boston Foundation

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Blomquist '98 Jean Byers Janet Kazmirski David and Tracy Long Connie McMillan Motorola Michelle and Robi Polgar Mary Rist Schwab Charitable Fund Jesse Steinfort Mark Warren

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Joseph P. Barrett Joe and Devo Carpenter Cara and Jim Firestone Robin and Brian

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Mary Moody Nurthen Theatre 2014-2015 SEASON

LOVE AND INFORMATION By Caryl Churchill

Directed by David Long Sept. 25-Oct. 5, 2014

HAMLET By William Shakespeare

Directed by Michelle Polgar Nov. 13-23, 2014

MISALLIANCE By George Bernard Shaw Directed by Robert Talaro

Feb. 12-22, 2015

THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Book and Lyrics by Alfred Uhry

Music by Robert Waldman Based on the novella by Eudora Welty

Directed by Danny Herman April 16-26, 2015

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