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DIRECTED BY ERIC PRINCE

The School of Music, Theatre and Dance would like to thank NEW BELGIUM BREWING and WILBUR’S TOTAL BEVERAGE for their support of the performing arts.

THIS PRODUCTION OF NOISES OFF IS SPONSORED IN PART BY:

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival™ 49, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David and Alice Rubenstein.

Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation; the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust; Hilton Worldwide; and Beatrice and Anthony Welters

and the AnBryce Foundation.

Education and related artistic programs are made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs,

playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels.

Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in

production, design, direction and performance.

Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university

theaters across the nation.

NOISES OFFBY MICHAEL FRAYN

DIRECTED BY Eric Prince

SET DESIGN BY Alex Zenk

COSTUME DESIGN BY Dani Crosson

LIGHTING DESIGN BY Tristan LeMaster

SOUND DESIGN BY Chandler Oppenheimer

STAGE MANAGED BY Molly Langeberg

CAST

DOTTY OTLEY Annabel Wall

LLOYD DALLAS Zack Rickert

GARRY LEJEUNE Stephen Mackey

BROOKE ASHTON Michelle Schrader

POPPY NORTON-TAYLOR Claire Oliver

FREDERICK FELLOWES Bradley Calahan

BELINDA BLAIR Nicole Conklin

TIM ALLGOOD Brandon Fisher

SELSDON MOWBRAY Bruce Gammonley

PLEASE ENSURE YOUR SMART PHONES AND DEVICES ARE TURNED

OFF DURING THE PERFORMANCE.

THE CAST OF NOISES OFF ARE PERFORMING ANTHER PLAY, NOTHING ON. The cast for Nothing On is as follows:

MRS CLACKETT Dotty OtleyROGER TRAMPLEMAIN Garry LejeuneVICKI Brooke AshtonPHILIP BRENT Frederick FellowesFLAVIA BRENT Belinda BlairBURGLAR Selsdon MowbraySHEIKH Frederick Fellowes

DIRECTOR Llloyd DallasCOMPANY AND STAGE MANAGER Tim AllgoodASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Poppy Norton-Taylor

The action takes place in the living-room of the Brents’ country home on a Wednesday afternoon.

ACT ONE: GRAND THEATRE, Weston-super-Mare.(England) Monday 14 January.The living-room of the Brents’ country home on a Wednesday afternoon.

INTERMISSION – FIFTEEN MINUTES

ACT TWO: THEATRE ROYAL, Ashton-under-Lyne. Wednesday Matinee, 13 February.The living-room of the Brents’ country home on a Wednesday afternoon.

PAUSE – 5 MINUTES – PLEASE REMAIN SEATED

ACT THREE: MUNICIPAL THEATRE, Stockton-on-Tees. Saturday 6 April. The living-room of the Brents’ country home on a Wednesday afternoon.

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

Noises Off by Michael Frayn began life as a short one act play, entitled Exits, performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 10 September 1977. Michael Codron commissioned a full length version of the play and Michael Blakemore, the director, persuaded Michael Frayn to rethink and restructure the resulting text. Noises Off was first presented in full at the Lyric The-atre, Hammersmith, on 23 February 1982 and on 31 March at the Savoy Theatre, London. For further details of the play and its fascinating background please take a look at the fun informative ‘guide for non-Brit playgoers, compiled by our student dramaturg Austin Doty.

Over the years Frayn has produced an oeuvre as substantial as it is varied—from Noises Off, one of the funniest English farces, to Copenhagen, a worldwide hit about the meeting in 1941 between two giants of atomic physics; through a dozen plays, among them  Alphabetical Order, Make and Break, and Benefactors; and as many novels, including The Tin Men, Towards the End of the Morning, and Headlong; a collection of philosophical aphorisms, Constructions; selections of his journalism; and translations of Chekhov’s major plays. Frayn’s deep intelligence, comic genius, and humane values have made him one of Britain’s best-loved authors. Despite a certain aloofness, he is warm, generous, and always of impeccable courtesy.

I had the unforgettable good fortune to spend fifteen years as a professional associate of another great man of impeccable courtesy, Sir Alan Ayckbourn, and seeing two of my own plays given professional productions by his acclaimed Stephen Joseph Theatre Company in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Ayckbourn has the rare distinction of being at one time the second most produced playwright in Britain—with only the unreachable Shakespeare in first place—and Michael Frayn makes an amusing observation of his own debt to Ayck-bourn’s comedic genius. In the introduction to the volume of his plays that contains Noises Off (methuen/drama) Frayn writes exquisitely on his childhood memories of theatre-going and of the astonishing power of ‘comedy’ on the stage. “You smile your way through a dozen comedies with reasonable pleasure—and then suddenly the unreasonable has happened, and you’re not just amused—you’re legless. Total intoxication with no after-effects except laughing again at the memory; a benediction as pure and surprising as spring. If I had sat in a box at Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests or Absurd Person Singular I should certainly have fallen out of it, and as long as I remember anything at all I shall remember all those other evenings when the stage has dissolved into an aqueous bright confusion of laughter tears...”

Well, I hope you smile with ‘reasonable pleasure’ at the charms and theatrical nonsense of Michael Frayn’s wonderfully conceived and constructed Noises Off and if the pleasure becomes in any way unreasonable so much the better.

— ERIC PRINCE

CREATIVE TEAM

ERIC PRINCE (DIRECTOR) D.Phil., B.Ed.(Hons), received his doctoral degree on Samuel Beckett from the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland in 1995. Before joining CSU he worked in Britain as a senior lecturer and the chair of theatre for University College Scarborough, enjoying a long professional association with Sir Alan Ayckbourn. Two of Prince’s plays, Love Is In The Air and Red Roses were commissioned by and professionally produced by Alan Ayckbourn for his acclaimed company, The Stephen Joseph Theatre. Prince directed the SJT’s youth theatre festivals and weekly theatre workshops for children and was also a writer/director for the British National Student Theatre Company with two plays, Kafka's Last Request and Wildsea Wildsea, receiving the prestigious London Sunday Times Play-writing Award and the National Student Drama Festival’s Outstanding Production Award. He directed six of his own plays for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s biggest arts festival, and his plays have been staged in London and throughout the UK, produced by popular alternative fringe companies such as fecund Theatre. Dr. Prince has written and published extensively on Beckett, as well as presenting papers and performance/research projects at international theatre conferences in St. Petersburg (Russia), Sydney, Brisbane (Australia), in Poland, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Italy, and Barcelona. In 2002 he founded CSU’s innovative Center for Studies in Beckett and Performance. The Center has sustained a long standing creative partnership with Bas Bleu Theatre, Fort Collins, and Wendy Ishii, its remarkable founding actor/artistic director. In the summer of 2015 they were guest performers, along with distinguished companies such as the Berliner Ensemble, in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, for the Happy Days International Beckett Festival. Productions directed by Prince here for CSU include: Waiting For Godot, The Winter’s Tale, Alice In Wonderland, Much Ado About Nothing, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Hamlet, Every Good Boy Deserves Favor, The Birthday Party, The Pirates of Penzance, Private Lives, and The Importance of Being Earnest.

ALEX ZENK (SET DESIGNER) is a 5th year mechanical engineering and theatre major. He enjoys designing, building, and making things of all sorts. This is Alex's second scenic design at CSU, having designed the set for Boy. He also worked on the production team for the Special Olympics World Game Ceremonies in LA and as a part of the engineering/creative team for 5 Wits Productions—a themed entertainment company specializing in museum exhibits and theme park attractions across the nation. Upon graduating, Alex hopes to continue work in themed entertainment where he can combine his passion for both art and science. He would like to thank everyone at CSU for their guidance and hard work making his designs a reality, as well as his parents for allowing him to pursue the things he loves.

MOLLY LANGEBURG (STAGE MANAGER) from Brighton Colorado, is a Senior The-atre Major with a concentration in Stage Management. Professional experience includes the Technical Apprentice Program at the Santa Fe Opera (receiving an outstanding Tech-nical Apprentice Award), Denver Center Theatre Company and CU Now, University of Colorado, in Boulder, CSU’s Holiday Spectacular, TedxCSU and The Woman in Black with the Bas Bleu Theatre Company. Molly was also stage manager for the CSU productions of BOY, Step on a Crack, the Freshman Project and assistant stage manager for the Senior and Spring Dance Concerts and CSU operas Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica.

TRISTAN LEMASTER (LIGHTING DESIGNER) is a Junior, from Denver, Colorado. Tristan has gained experience with the Technical Apprentice Program at the Santa Fe Opera and as a Lighting Designer for the Denver Center Theatre Academy. Past credits at CSU include Lighting Designer for BOY, the Senior Dance Capstone Concert, Hansel und Gretel and the Freshman Project. Tristan was the associate lighting designer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and assistant lighting designer for A Year with Frog and Toad. He will also be the associate set designer for CSU’s Spring 2016 production Little Shop of Horrors.

CHANDLER OPPENHEIMER (SOUND DESIGNER) is a Fort Collins native and in his junior year here at CSU, with a focus in sound design in the theatre program. Chandler also has a great interest in the world of music production with hopes of being part of a recording studio someday. Noises Off is Chandler’s first sound design for a theatre pro-duction here at CSU and in the spring you will hear more from him with his collaboration with Logan Smith on Little Shop of Horrors.

AUSTIN RAE DOTY (DRAMATURGE) really appreciates being dramaturge for Noises Off as this will be her final production before graduation in December. In her five semes-ters at Colorado State University, Austin has worked on The Glass Menagerie, A Year with Frog and Toad, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, To Kill a Mockingbird, Buried Child, and Fiddler on the Roof. After graduation, Austin will be participating in a literary management internship at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and hopes to at-tend graduate school in the future. She wants to thank family, fiancé, and friends for their boundless love and support.

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CAST

BRADLEY CALAHAN (FREDERICK) is a Junior majoring in Theatre Performance. He works part-time as a barista at Starbucks, making coffee for the tired, less-energized folk in our community. Bradley has lived in Fort Collins for eight years and has appeared in many local productions, most recently appearing as Peter Pan in the Pop Up Theatre’s production of Peter/Wendy. Before that he played the part of Mother Teresa and Saint Thomas in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at Front Range Community College. He enjoys video games, Deadpool, and pumpkin spice lattes (no shame) and is excited to be part of this production.

NICOLE CONKLIN (BELINDA) is thrilled to be playing the role of Belinda Blair with this wonderfully talented cast and crew. Nicole is a senior Journalism student and plans to attend graduate school for a master’s degree in Acting. Favorite past productions includes Avenue Q, Legally Blonde, and Hamlet. She is grateful to be returning to the stage next semester in CSU’s production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. In her free time Nicole enjoys singing, riding her horse, and playing with her corgi. She is grateful for all the love and support from family and friends.

BRANDON FISHER (TIM) is appearing in his first stage production for CSU. He is a Junior in the College of Liberal Arts, has studied in theatre programs and acting classes for nine years and absolutely loves everything about performing. Brandon has performed in shows that range from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to musicals like The King and I and Fiddler on the Roof. He is currently completing study for a license in speech and theatre education and takes classes in a wide range of departments. His ultimate dream is to become a director and coach for theatre, speech, and debate somewhere in the United States.

BRUCE GAMMONLEY (SELSDON) began acting in elementary school. He has played roles ranging from a psych ward orderly to a father swan in the course of his career, but Selsdon Mowbray is the most enjoyable role he has had by far. He would like to express his gratitude to his family for always being there for him, as well as Mrs. Kochis, Mrs. Rust, and Mr. Garner for encouraging him back into acting at high school.

STEPHEN MACKEY (GARRY) is a Sophomore Theatre Major from Boulder, Colorado. He appeared in CSU’s Young Producers Organization production of Three Tall Women in the Fall of 2015 and in CSU’s main season production of BOY in the Spring of 2016. Stephen plans to pursue professional acting in film and on stage, after graduation.

CLAIRE OLIVER (POPPY) is a Sophomore Theatre Performance Major from Denver, Colorado. Claire appeared in Macbeth and in Lend Me a Tenor at Mountain Vista High School and in the Young Producers Organization production of Three Tall Women in 2015. She appeared in the song and dance ensemble for Reefer Madness at CSU in the Spring of 2016. Future plans include graduate school training in New York for theatre or journal-ism and then onto London, England to study with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She thanks her parents for their support and for coming to her shows and cheering her on.

ZACK RICKERT (LLOYD) is a Junior Theatre Performance major at CSU. Previous roles on stage include Clown in CSU’s main stage production of The Winter’s Tale and Shermie in CSU’s production of BOY. Zack wishes to thank his family for their continuing love and support.

MICHELLE SCHRADER (BROOKE) is a junior at CSU, majoring in Theatre Perfor-mance. Michelle is incredibly happy to be part of this production! Previously for CSU, she has performed in the productions of Reefer Madness and BOY. She hopes you enjoys Noises Off.

ANNABEL WALL (DOTTY) is a sophomore at Colorado State University majoring in Communication Studies. Annabel has worked with local theatres and dance studios in the Denver area as well as completing a successful high school theatre career. She portrayed characters such as Betty Johnson in Ray Cooney’s Funny Money, Frenchy in Jim Jacob’s Grease, and The Lawyer in Peter Tarsi’s Tracks. This is her second show on the CSU mainstage, after having an amazing experience in the ensemble of Reefer Madness last spring. Many thanks for the amazing opportunity.

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PRODUCTION STAFF

PRODUCER / Price JohnstonPRODUCTION MANAGER / Hally AlbersTECHNICAL DIRECTOR / Steven WorkmanCOSTUME SHOP DIRECTOR / Maile SpeetjensDRAPER / Kate MottMASTER ELECTRICIAN / Jessica BrunerPROPERTIES DIRECTOR / Tobias HardingCHARGE SCENIC ARTIST / Heidi LarsonSTUNTS ADVISER / Benaiah AndersonASSISTANT SET DESIGNER / Erin WelchASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER / Shaye EvanASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER / Price JohnstonSHOP CARPENTER / Trevor GrattanASSISTANT MASTER ELECTRICIAN / Evelynn HelmanASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS / Tara Tolar-Payne, Lauren ScottDRAMATURGE / Austin Rae Doty

ELECTRICS SHOP / Lindsay Davis, Shaye Evans, Ray McGowan, Judith Franco, David Van Name, Bernard Maxwell, Daniel Zumwalt, Andrew Jacques

PAINT SHOP / Shay Dite, Heather Salyer, Emily Monaldi, Michelle Schrader, Zach Rickert, Amanda Tunison

COSTUME SHOP / Molly Langeberg, Isabella Huff, Stephanie Olson, Mason Weiss, Dani Crosson, Kayla Ilbarra, James Arnold, Abigail Jordan, Richard Keesling, Sam Otter,Charlotte Nichell, Claire Oliver

SCENIC SHOP / Benjamin Smith, Erin Welch, Logan Smith, Robert Gerren, Heather Adams, Tristan LeMaster, Patricia Sevits, Daniel Zumwalt, Sawyer Kalmbach, Michael Butts

PROP SHOP / Lua Frontzak, Megan Ross, Julianne Vitt, Judith Franco, Rocky Eisentraut

DECK CREW / Nicholas Dunnigan, Taylor Musgrove, Ryan Volkert, Tara Tolar-Payne

WARDROBE CREW / Taylor Musgrove, Dailyn Souder

LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR / Susana Duarte

SOUND BOARD OPERATOR / Katie Scott

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DANCE PERFORMANCES

Fall Dance Concert November 11, 12, 7:30 p.m. UDT, UCA

Fall Dance Concert November 12, 2 p.m. UDT, UCA

Fall Dance Capstone Concert December 9, 10, 7:30 p.m. UDT, UCA

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Noises Off by Michael Frayn Nov. 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 7:30 p.m. UT, UCA

Noises Off by Michael Frayn November 13, 20, 2 p.m. UT, UCA

Freshman Theatre Project / FREE December 9, 10, 7:30 p.m. ST, UCA

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It Could Be Anything! Concert November 13, 7:30 p.m. ORH, UCA

Virtuoso Series Concert / Faculty Chamber Music November 14, 7:30 p.m. ORH, UCA

Woodwind Area Recital / FREE November 15, 7:30 p.m. ORH, UCA

Voice Area Recital / FREE November 16, 7:30 p.m. ORH, UCA

Jazz Ensembles Concert November 17, 7:30 p.m. GCH, UCA

Elementary Choir Festival Concert November 18, 6:30 p.m. GCH, UCA

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Parade of Lights Preview / FREE December 1, 6 p.m. UCA

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