Oklahoma! BIOGRAPHIES

Production Team

CAST

	WILLIAM ANGULO (Sam) is a junior B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center he appeared in The Wild Party (Burrs), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Protean), Seussical the Musical (Low Wickersham Brother), the 2008 Faculty Dance Concert From Past to Present, and Premiere Musical’s The Day Boy and the Night Girl. He is a Hudson and Holland Scholar from Lake Zurich, Illinois.
	FRANCESCA AROSTEGUI (Aggie) is a freshman B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. She made her debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center in The Wild Party (Nadine). She was an Elly Award winner for Best Actress in a musical and has performed with the California Music Circus, Sacramento Opera, and the Sacramento Ballet. Francesca comes from Sacramento, California.
	MARK BANIK (Curly) is a junior B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. He has appeared in Hamlet (Guildenstern), The Day Boy and the Night Girl (Fargu), IU Black Play Lab’s staged reading of Bulletproof Hearts, and Seussical the Musical (Wickersham Brother) at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. He performed as Brother Ben in Happy End (Raven Theatre, Chicago). Mark has trained at the Tennessee Williams Intensive, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and the New Actor’s Workshop. His hometown is Redding, Connecticut.
	CHARNETTE BATEY (Pearl) is a freshman B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. Charnette was a 2009 NSAL award winner. She appeared in The Wild Party (Cookie) at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. Other roles include Tonya in Makin’ It, an Indiana University Groups Summer Theatre Production, Taylor McKessie in High School Musical for Music Theatre Louisville, and Ayana in The Prince and the Python at the Juneteenth Legacy Theatre. Charnette is from New Albany, Indiana.
	MATT BIRDSONG (Cord Elam) is a freshman B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. Oklahoma! is Matt’s debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. He has been seen in the IU Union Board’s production of Cabaret (Herr Schultz). Matt is from Brentwood, Tennessee.
	MARTIN BRENT (Ike Skidmore) is a sophomore B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center he appeared in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Senex). Martin’s hometown is Oregon, Wisconsin.
	ANDREW BREWER (Fred) is a sophomore B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. He made his debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center in The Wild Party (Kegs). He is a transfer student from Indiana State University where he appeared in An Invitation to a Wedding Cake (Groom). Andrew is from Terre Haute, Indiana.
	NICOLE BRIDGENS (Vivian) is a senior majoring in Theatre and Drama. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center she appeared in The Wild Party (Neighbor), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Vibrata), Measure for Measure (Elbow’s Wife), and Nine (Gretchen). Nicole is from Beech Grove, Indiana.
	ETHAN MICHAEL CARPENTER (Chalmers) is a freshman B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre making his debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. He appeared in the Union Board production of Cabaret (Emcee) and in Spring’s Awakening (Moritz Stiefel) for the University Players. Ethan Michael is a member of the IU Broadway Cabaret. He is from Effingham, Illinois.
	LOVLEE CARROLL (Sylvie) is a senior B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. At the Norvelle Center she appeared in The Wild Party (Kate), The Day Boy and the Night Girl (Nycteris), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Geminae), Seussical the Musical (Seussemble), and Nine (Maria); at the Brown County Playhouse in Suds (Dee Dee); and at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Godspell (Lauren) and Once on This Island (Ti Moune). Lovlee, a member of IU Broadway Cabaret, is from Hanover, Indiana.
	COSMO CLEMENS (Rick) is a freshman B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. He made his debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center in The Wild Party (Scat Man). Cosmo is from Greenwood, Indiana.
	STEPHANIE COHEN (Florence) is a freshman B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. She made her debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center in The Wild Party (Harriet). Stephanie is a recipient of the Viewpoint School Departmental Music Award, the Mary Carpenter Award, and the National Bank of America Award. Stephanie is from Calabasas, California.
	NATALIE DEPUY (Hilda) is a junior majoring in Theatre and Drama. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center she appeared in The Wild Party (Neighbor) and An American Ma(u)l (Voice/Ensemble). She has also been seen at the John Waldron Arts Center in Songs for a New World (Woman 2) and at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Cabaret (Kit Kat Girl). Natalie is from Irvine, California.
	RYAN DOOLEY (Andrew Carnes) is freshman B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. He made his Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center debut in Hamlet (Rosencrantz). Ryan is from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
	KRISTYN KATE HEGNER (Aunt Eller), a Ruth N. Halls Scholar, is a senior majoring in Theatre and Drama. At the Norvelle Center: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Gynmasia/Dance Captain), The Wild Party (Dance Captain), and Nine (Dance Captain). Kristyn appeared in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Nurse Ratched) for University Players, Reefer Madness (Mrs. Poppy) at the John Waldron Arts Center, and in Once on this Island (Storyteller) at Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Kristyn’s hometown is Orland Park, Illinois.
	TRENTON G. HULEN (Slim) is a junior B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center he appeared in Seussical the Musical (Seussemble) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Hero). At the Rose Firebay he appeared in Songs for a New World (Man 1). Trenton is from Vincennes, Indiana.
	KERRY IPEMA (Laurie) is a sophomore B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center she appeared in Dead Man Walking (Hope), The Day Boy and the Night Girl (Ensemble/Moonlight), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Panacea), and the 2008 Faculty Dance Recital. She also appeared in Reefer Madness (Placard Girl) at the John Waldron Arts Center.  Kerry sings with IU Broadway Cabaret and the Singing Hoosiers Varsity Singers. She is in the Hutton Honors College. Kerry’s hometown is Western Springs, Illinois.
	ELIZABETH JENKINS (Armina) is a sophomore majoring in Dance. This is her debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. She has studied dance at the Louisville Ballet School. Elizabeth is from Sellersburg, Indiana.
	JAMI ANTOINETTE LEONARD (Ellen) is a Vocal Performance major at the Jacobs School of Music. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center she performed in Nine (Diana). Jami is from Carmel, Indiana.
	KATHLEEN LAMAGNA (Mary) is a freshman majoring in Theatre and Drama. This is her debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. She was recently seen in the independent project production of the premiere of David Kopp’s, It’s a Wonderful Lie (Gloria). Kathleen’s hometown is Carmel, Indiana.
	MATTHEW MARTIN (Ali Hakim) is a sophomore B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. He appeared at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center in Hamlet (Lucianus), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Hysterium), The Seagull (Workman), and Seussical the Musical (Seussemble). He also served as Production Assistant for The Day Boy and the Night Girl. Matthew is a member of IU Broadway Cabaret. His hometown is Wading River, New York.
	HENRY A. MCDANIEL III (Jud) is a first-year M.F.A. student in Acting. He received his B.A. (Theatre & Mass Communication) and M.S.E. from Harding University. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center this season he appeared in Dead Man Walking (Matt) and Marisol (Lenny). Previous roles include Malvolio in Twelfth Night (University of Memphis), King of Siam in The King and I (Theatre Memphis), and Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Theatre Memphis). Henry’s hometown is Memphis, Tennessee.
	JOHN MCLAUGHLIN (Mike) is a junior majoring in Voice at the Jacobs School of Music. This is his debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. He has appeared at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Godspell (Jesus) and Cabaret (Cliff Bradshaw). John is from Hammond, Indiana.
	JULIA MOSBY (Kate) is a sophomore B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre.  This is her debut for the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. She is a member of the I.U. Broadway Cabaret and appeared in the musical Cabaret (Sally Bowles) at the Buskirk-Chumley.  Julia, a recipient of the NSAL scholarship in 2008, is from Sacramento, California.
	CJ PAWLIKOWSKI (C.J.) is a sophomore majoring in Theatre and Drama. He is making his debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. CJ has appeared at the Burskirk-Chumley Theater in Godspell (Judas). He is a member of Straight No Chaser, an IU men’s a capella group, and the Singing Hoosiers. CJ’s hometown is Crown Point, Indiana.
	WILLIAM REILLY (Jess) is a first-year B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. This is his debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. Most recently he was seen in Cabaret (Ernst Ludwig) at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. William is a recipient of a NSAL Musical Theatre Merit Award. His hometown is Arlington, Virginia.
	GINA RICCI (Gertie Cummings) is a sophomore B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. She appeared at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Center in The Wild Party (Madelaine), Seussical the Musical (Mayzie La Bird), and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Domina). Gina has worked and trained with the American Conservatory Theatre in her native San Francisco, California.
	JENNA SCHNEIDER (Daisy) is a freshman B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre making her debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. She is from Northbrook, Illinois.
	ADAM A. SHAFF (Tom) is a senior majoring in Arts Management. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center, he appeared in the Grow/Move/Change Faculty Dance Concert (Luminos Follower), A Chorus Line (Frank/Pit Singer), and Urinetown (Robby the Stockfish). He has also appeared in Outta Context: The Musical (Chase) and February Stars (Ensemble) with the University Players. An alumnus of the Singing Hoosiers and Varsity Singers, Adam is from Columbus, Indiana.
	NICOLE SHELPMAN (Ida) is a sophomore majoring in Secondary English Education.  Nicole is an IU Metz Scholar recipient making her debut at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. She appeared at the Southern Illinois University Summer Showbiz in High School Musical (Cheerleader). Nicole is from O’Fallon, Illinois.
	HANA SLEVIN (Virginia) is a freshman B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. Oklahoma! is her debut in the Norvelle Center. She appeared in the Union Board production of Cabaret (Kit Kat Girl) at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater and will appear in the University Players production of See What I Wanna See next season. Hana is a member of IU Broadway Cabaret. Her hometown is Alexandria, Virginia.
	RUSSELL STOUT (Joe) is a sophomore B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center he appeared in The Wild Party (Black), The Day Boy and the Night Girl (Ensemble/Horse), and Seussical the Musical (Seussemble). Russell is a member of IU Broadway Cabaret and recipient of an IU Foundation Scholarship. He is from Evansville, Indiana.
	MANDY STRIPH (Ado Annie) is a junior B.F.A. student in Musical Theatre. She appeared at the Norvelle Center in The Wild Party (Dolores), The Day Boy and the Night Girl (Falca), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Philia), and Seussical the Musical (Bird Girl 1). She is the host of A Moment of Science for WFIU in conjunction with NPR. Other credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie (Millie), Honk! (Maureen), and Brigadoon (Maggie) at the Huron Playhouse; and Oklahoma! (Laurey) and Grease (Patty) at the Croswell Opera House. Mandy is from Toledo, Ohio.
	MARC R. WINSKI (Will Parker) is a junior majoring in Theatre and Drama. At the Norvelle Center he appeared in The Wild Party (Max), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Protean), Seussical the Musical (Wickersham Brother), and Urinetown (Billy Boy Bill). Marc was a Lead Singer/Dancer for Rock n’ Country at Cedar Point and played Danny in Grease at the Tippecanoe Amphitheatre. A member of IU Broadway Cabaret, Singing Hoosiers, and Varsity Dance Ensemble, Marc is from Lafayette, Indiana.

PRODUCTION TEAM

GEORGE PINNEY (Director) Nominated for a 2001 Tony Award and National Broadway Theatre Award in choreography, George received an Emmy Award for outstanding choreography for the PBS broadcast of Blast! George, Professor of Theatre and Drama and Head of the B.F.A. in Musical Theatre program, has directed and/or choreographed over 150 musical theatre productions for national and international tours and regional and university theatres including the Department’s fall production of The Wild Party. Recognized for his teaching, George was awarded the Friedrich Herman Lieber Award for Distinguished Teaching, 5 Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence in Teaching, and membership in the Faculty Colloquium of Excellence in Teaching. 

TERRY LABOLT (Conductor) is Assistant Professor and Musical Director of the Musical Theatre Program in the Department of Theatre and Drama. He earned his B.M. in Piano Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati where he was the Music Director of musical theatre for more than ten years. Terry’s career as a Broadway conductor includes shows such as 42nd Street, Hello, Dolly! (with Carol Channing), George M (with Joel Grey), and Sugar Babies (with Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney). He is co-author of The Wonder Years – the Musical which enjoyed success Off-Broadway and in Los Angeles in the 1980’s. Endeavors at the keyboard include The Fantasticks (original Off-Broadway production) and tough touring shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Aida, and most currently, Mamma Mia. He performed the area premiere of Keith Emerson’s Piano Concerto #1 with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra in 2001.

JARED RUTHERFORD (Scenic Designer) is a third-year M.F.A. student in Scenic Design with a B.A. from SUNY – New Paltz. Oklahoma! is Jared’s thesis project. Previous scenic designs include: Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center: Dead Man Walking, The Day Boy and the Night Girl, Measure for Measure, and Big Love; Brown County Playhouse: The Boys Next Door; and Monomoy Theatre: My Fair Lady, Anna Christie, and others. While at SUNY – New Paltz he received the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region Two set design award for Anything Goes. Jared is from DeRuyter, New York.

ROBBIE STANTON (Costume Designer) is the costume studio supervisor for all Norvelle Center and Brown County Playhouse productions where he recently designed the costumes for Jimmy Cory, and Nine. Other selected designs: Sweet Charity, Parade, Woyzeck, Guys and Dolls, Hurlyburly, Anything Goes, Twelfth Night, Pippin, Brigadoon, and IU Broadway Cabaret tour. In 2008 he designed the world premiere of The Day Boy and the Night Girl. Robbie also has designed costumes for Brown County Playhouse productions of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown; Something’s Afoot; A Tuna Christmas; Forever Plaid; Lend Me a Tenor; Tintypes; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Pump Boys and Dinettes, and countless others. Outside designs include Marisol, Goodnight Desdemona, Visiting Mr. Green, and three years with Star of Indiana Brass Theatre. Robbie has also worked as a dyer for such theatres as the Old Globe Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse. He is a member of I.A.T.S.E local 893.

SEAN MICHAEL SMALLMAN (Lighting Designer) is a third-year M.F.A. student in Lighting Design with a B.F.A. from University of Arizona. Oklahoma! is Sean’s thesis project. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center Sean designed lighting for The Wild Party, The Day Boy and the Night Girl, An American Ma(u)l, Measure for Measure, and Reel, and co-designed Big Love. This summer he was Lighting Designer for The Boys Next Door at Brown County Playhouse and interned with the Stratford Festival in Ontario. He has also designed for numerous Arizona theatres, including Arizona Repertory Theatre. Sean is from Mesa, Arizona.

ANDREW HOPSON (Sound Designer) is Assistant Professor of Sound Design in the Department of Theatre and Drama. Andrew received his B.A. from Grinnell College, his M.M. from Butler University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.He has designed shows at such theatres as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, American Repertory Theatre, American Players Theatre, Metro Theatre of St. Louis, Milwaukee Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Victory Gardens, Harvard University, and the Indiana Repertory Theatre, where he was resident Sound Designer for five years. In 2004 he had his New York debut with Trying, which was rated one of the best Off-Broadway shows of the year. As a musician, recording engineer, and producer he has released over 30 CDs ranging from Baroque works to audio books. His film work includes Utah's Olympic Legacy, Hockey’s Greatest Era 1942-1967, and The Birth of Legends.

JEREMY PHILLIPS (Stage Manager) is a senior majoring in Theatre and Drama and English. Last season Jeremy was Stage Manager for the world premiere of Jimmy Cory at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center, where he served as Assistant Stage Manager for Seussical the Musical and Reel. He was also Assistant Stage Manager for The Glass Menagerie and Pump Boys and Dinettes at the Brown County Playhouse and for the University Players production of Suburbia. Jeremy is from Michigan City, Indiana.

SABRINA LLOYD (Assistant Stage Manager) is a second-year M.F.A. student in Directing who received her B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from Florida State University.  At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center she directed Marisol, was the Assistant Director for Measure for Measure and acted in various roles in Metamorphoses. As an Independent Studies project she directed Some Explicit Polaroids and Aria Da Capo on the Library Lawn. Sabrina is the Founding Artistic Director of GroundUp Theatre in her hometown, Chicago, Illinois.

KEVIN LOVE (Assistant Stage Manager) is a sophomore majoring in Stage Management in the Department of Theatre and Drama. He previously was Assistant Stage Manager for Dead Man Walking and An American Ma(u)l. He has also performed with Actors Theatre of Louisville, Music Theatre of Louisville, Derby Dinner Playhouse, Kentucky Opera, and Stage One. Kevin is from New Albany, Indiana.

CHELSEA WILKERSON (Assistant Stage Manager) , a 21st Century Scholar award winner, is a freshman majoring in Theatre and Drama.  This is Chelsea’s first production for the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center.  Previously she Assistant Stage Managed Cabaret for the Union Board at the Buskirk-Chumley. Chelsea is from Bloomington, Indiana.

LISA MAYDWELL (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a senior majoring in Theatre and Drama and Art History. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center she was the Deck Electrician for Metamorphoses and Property Run Crew for Twelfth Night. She was also on the Wardrobe Run Crew for Plaza Suite at the Brown County Playhouse. Lisa has served on the Paint & Property Crew at IU’s Musical Arts Center and as Lighting Designer for Dancer’s Studio, Inc. in Columbus, Indiana. Lisa is from Baltimore, Maryland.

ALICIA BAILEY (Technical Director) is a third-year M.F.A. student in Scenic Technology with a B.F.A. in Technical Theatre from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. At the Norvelle Center she served as Technical Director for The Wild Party, Side Man, An American Ma(u)l, and The Real Thing and Props Designer for An Ideal Husband and Metamorphoses. Alicia also served as the Assistant Technical Director for the 2008 Brown County Playhouse season and Technical Director for the Nebraska Repertory Theatre. She is from Palisade, Nebraska.

MARY WEBER (Props) is a third year M.F.A. student in Technical Direction who earned a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Iowa. At the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center she has been the Technical Director for An Ideal Husband, Dead Man Walking, Seussical the Musical, Metamorphoses, and Reel; Assistant Technical Director for Nine; Technologist for Twelfth Night and Hamlet; and Prop Master for An American Ma(u)l and The Birthday Party. Mary’s hometown is Cedar Falls, Iowa.

NANCY LIPSCHULZ (Voice/Dialect Coach), Associate Professor of Voice and Speech, has worked as an actress in New York, California, Michigan, Texas and Chicago, including the new play series at Chicago’s Victory Gardens in High Holidays by Alan Gross, as well as overseas in London and is a veteran of six Fringe festivals in Edinburgh. She has worked on feature films, industrials, commercials, and network television and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Actors’ Equity, and VASTA. Nancy has been a professor of Acting, Voice, and Directing at Cornell University, Ohio Wesleyan, and Wayne State University. Directing credits include: Evita, Much Ado About Nothing, Twilight Los Angeles, and Fires in the Mirror. She recently coached the New York City Opera production of Dead Man Walking, directed by Tony Award winner Leonard Foglia, and the National Tour of Kiss Me Kate. She is the voice for Lexus GPS systems for Inter Group Corporation, Tokyo.

ADAM NOBLE (Movement Consultant/Fight Choreographer) is Assistant Professor of Movement/Combat for the Department of Theatre and Drama. He is also a professional actor, with credits including Shakespeare in the Park, Lincoln Center Director’s Lab, Julliard, P.S. 122, Seattle Rep, Guild Hall, and On the Boards.  In addition to his role as a professor, Adam is a dancer, martial artist, traceur, and stuntman, with movement and combat credits in the worlds of film, theatre, and opera. Adam is a member of the Actors Equity Association, the Association of Theatre Movement Educators, and the Society of American Fight Directors. He has taught movement and stage combat in New York, California, Nebraska, Ohio, and Washington, and choreographed the violence for over 50 stage and film productions.  This spring his theatre company, the Dynamic Presence Project, premieres their original work “Terminus” here in Bloomington, before a run at the iNDYfRINGE theatre in Indianapolis.

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