Curtains

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:42:41 -0400

In the UMBC Musical Theatre Club, we're a special kind of people known as show people, so we're proud to present Curtains, the big musical comedy whodunit! When a murder takes place behind the scenes of the Boston Colonial Theatre in 1959, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi is on the case, finding himself enthralled with the world of theatre and an charming actress at the company.

Directed by Jason Fowler
Assistant directed by Julia Arbutus

Featuring a cast of twenty-three talented UMBC students:
-Connor Kertiss as LIEUTENANT FRANK CIOFFI
-Mary Davis as NIKI HARRIS
-Katie Allison as GEORGIE HENDRICKS
-Danny Morris as AARON FOX
-Johanna Alonso as CARMEN BERNSTEIN
-Scott Armiger as CHRISTOPHER BELLING
-Emma Gilligan as BAMBI BERNÉT
-Michael Barber as BOBBY PEPPER*
-Tory Van Dine as OSCAR SHAPIRO
-Sam Saper as DARYL GRADY
-Laura Huang as JENNY HARMON
-Lloyd Ekpe as SIDNEY BERNSTEIN, ROY STETSON*
-Juliet Schick as JESSICA CRANSHAW, MONA PAGE
-Zach Banham as RANDY DEXTER
-Christopher Franklin as HARV FREMONT
-Tara Kitchelt as ROBERTA WOOSTER
-Josh Dorsey as DETECTIVE ARNOLD O'FARRELL
-Micah Linzy-Young as MARJORIE COOK*
-Fayo Ojo as ARLENE BARRUCA
-Reese Beyers as JANE SETLER
-Isabel Leiva as CONNIE SUBBOTIN
-Jocelyn Ko as PEG PRENTICE*
-Gerardo Herrera-Cortes as RONNIE DRISCOLL

*featured dancer

Curtains will be performed in the Fine Arts Recital Hall at UMBC. Shows are on Friday, April 27th at 8pm, Saturday, April 28th at 2pm** and 8pm, and Sunday, April 29th at 2pm. Tickets are available NOW at tickets.umbc.edu - they're FREE for UMBC students with a red ID and $7 for guests.

**The Saturday matinee features slight alterations to make the show more family-friendly, and is free for both students and guests.

If you have any questions about the show, you can contact the MTC board at umbc.mtc@gmail.com. See you there!

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~Production Staff~
Director – Jason Fowler
Assistant Director – Julia Arbutus
Vocal Director – Danny Morris
Assistant Vocal Director - Tara Kitchelt
Pit Director – Drew Miles
Stage Manager – Tess Wootton-Klebanoff
Assistant Stage Manager – Matt Doucette
Choreographers – Tricia Goudreau & Jocelyn Ko
Scenic Designer/Prop Master - Corbett Parsons
Scenic Designer/Paint Charge - Andrew Grabowski
Costume Designers - MTC Executive Board, CJ Arbaugh, Tara Kitchelt
Makeup/Wig Designers – Julia Arbutus & Tricia Goudreau
Technical Director – Igor Savchenko
Lighting Designer – Natalie Matthews
Lighting Mentor – Corey Naitove
Sound Designer – Aiden Teter
Production Manager – Steven Emminizer
Poster/Program Designer – Andrew Grabowski
Producers – Jason Fowler, Scott Armiger, Julia Arbutus, Tess Wootton-Klebanoff, Andrew Grabowski, Steven Emminizer

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Book by Rupert Holmes
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Original Book and Concept by Peter Stone
Additional Lyrics by John Kander and Rupert Holmes

Originally produced on Broadway by Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group. American Premiere Produced at the Ahmanson theatre by Center Theatre Group, LA's Theatre Company.

CURTAINS is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. (866) 378-9758 www.theatricalrights.com