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I certainly hope you can support our program and stu-dents in this very practical way, while you treat yourself to a variety of performances. Our upcoming shows range from the magical fable that unfolds in The River Bride, to zany holiday cheer in Inspecting Carol, to an opening up to the vast universe in Silent Sky and ending with the be-loved classic musical, My Fair Lady. A trip to the theatre is a chance for us to enter another world for a time and to gain new insight into our own lives – to take the time to experience humanity, ‘live’, directly in front of us. Theatre provides us with a reason to put away the phones and computers and be present with artistry that tells a story, and perhaps we find a kernel of wisdom in that story that we take away with us, and are all the richer because of it. Thank you for taking the time to be present with us, ‘live’, for this performance and we look forward to you joining us next season.

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RENT is produced through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com

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DIRECTOR WIL KILROYMUSIC DIRECTOR MEGAN MCQUEEN CHOREOGRAPHER EVAN STANFIELDVOCAL COACH DELLA BUSTAMANTE SCENIC DESIGNER ARIANNA SWINSON LIGHT DESIGNER JAMES PADILLACOSTUME DESIGNER EMILY ROMEROSOUND DESIGNER RACHEL RYTHER PROPS DESIGNER DAVID HEREFORDSTAGE MANAGER ELIZA SCHWARTZ

This musical contains adult language and themes.

RENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jefrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allen S. Gordon and New York Theatre Workshop.

Musical Arrangements Original Concept/ Steve Skinner Additional Lyrics Billy Aronson Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements Dramaturg Tim Weil Lynn Thomson

CAST

Mark: Calvin ChervinkoRoger: Juan ApodacaMimi: Esme LeónBenny: Ryan ThorpMaureen: Victoria HughesJoanne: Asiah Thomas-MandlmanCollins: Maximilian J. ContrerasAngel: Joseph JohnsonEnsemble: Nick Check, Xodia Choate, Iree Herren, Emily James, Cheyenne Kimmick, Haley Kirkpatrick, Matthew Rosales, Rowland D. Smith III, Evan Stanfield, Melis Derya White

Act I: 1 hour, 15 minutes. Act II: 1 hour.There will be a 15-minute intermission.

TIME: The 1980’s. PLACE: New York City.

The videotaping or other video/audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Audiences are reminded to please silence all electronic devices (cell phones and alarms) prior to the performance.

If you use your cell phone during the performance, you may be asked to leave. Thank you for your consideration.

RENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum,

Allan S. Gordon and the New York Theatre Workshop.

MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Tune Up / Voice Mail #1 Mark, Roger, Mrs. Cohen, Collins, BennyRent The CompanyYou Okay, Honey? Angel, CollinsOne Song Glory RogerLight My Candle Roger, MimiVoice Mail # 2 Mr. & Mrs. JeffersonToday For You AngelYou’ll See Benny, Mark, Angel, Roger, CollinsTango: Maureen Joanne, MarkSupport Group Steven, Timmy, Paul, The CompanyOut Tonight MimiAnother Day Roger, Mimi and The CompanyWill I? Steven, The CompanyOn the Street The CompanySanta Fe* Collins and The CompanyWe’re Okay JoanneI’ll Cover You Angel, CollinsChristmas Bells The CompanyOver The Moon MaureenLa Vie Boheme/I Should Tell You* The Company

ACT TWO Seasons of Love The CompanyHappy New Year/ Voice Mail #3 Mimi, Mark, Roger, Maureen, Angel, Joanne, Collins, Mrs. Cohen, Benny, Alexi DarlingTake Me or Leave Me Maureen, JoanneWithout You Mimi, RogerVoice Mail #4 Alexi DarlingContact The CompanyI’ll Cover You Reprise Collins, The CompanyHalloween MarkGoodbye Love Mark, Roger, Mimi, Maureen, Benny, Joanne, CollinsWhat You Own Pastor, Mark, Collins, Benny, RogerVoice Mail #5 Roger’s Mom, Mimi’s Mom, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. CohenFinale/Your Eyes Roger, The Company * Additional lyrics by Billy Aronson

THE BAND Keyboard Diana SchutzGuitar/ Keyboard 2 Mark Klett Bass James GierDrums Brandon Brown

JUAN APODACA (Roger) Juan has appeared in several local productions, most recently Five Course Love with Scaffolding Theatre Company. He has also appeared as Gabe in Next to Normal, Andrew Jackson in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Princeton in Avenue Q, Matt in Dog Sees God, and Moritz in Spring Awakening.

NICK CHECK (Mr. Jefferson/The Man/Pastor/Ensemble) Nick is a freshman at NMSU majoring in Theatre Arts. He was last seen as Antinous and others in The Odyssey, and played Sharpe in Equivocation. He has been in community shows such as The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, and The Merchant of Venice. He is extremely excited and humbled to be one of the newest members of the NMSU theatre family!

XODIA CHOATE (Roger’s Mother/Alexi Darling/Ensemble) Xodia is a sophomore Theatre Arts major at NMSU. She played Mrs. Parker/Lucha Reyes in Mariachi Girl, appeared in Our Carol Burnett Show at Boba Cabaret, and Scaffolding Theatre Com-pany’s production of Five Course Love and Beauty and the Beast. She is so excited to be on the mainstage at NMSU, and hopes you enjoy the show!

CALVIN CHERVINKO (Mark) Calvin is a junior Theatre Arts Major at NMSU. His credits include Armin and others in Equivocation, Boysterous Broadway at the Boba Cabaret, Bobby Strong in Urinetown, Gangster #2 in The Drowsy Chaperone, and performances in the 30-Year Gala, and Broadway Today. He’s super excited to be playing the role of Mark and would like to thank friends and family for their support.

MAXIMILIAN J. CONTRERAS (Collins) Maximilian is a senior at NMSU major-ing in Individualized Studies of Fine Arts. He has appeared as Officer Lockstock in Urinetown, Mercury in Orpheus in the Underworld, as well as singing in the choir for Dido and Aneas and Trial by Jury. He has also performed with the NMSU singers in Germany and the Czech Republic and has been a featured soloist with the choir at Carnegie Hall.

IREE HERREN (Blanket Person/Ensemble) Iree is a freshman at NMSU and her previous roles include Beverly James; State Sister Singer in It’s A Wonderful Life, Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors, Frau Mueller in Frankenstein, Mrs. Harvey/Ensemble in Bye Bye Birdie, Keystone Cop in The Pirates of Penzance, and Chorus in the world premiere of St. Thomas the Carpenter, among others.

VICTORIA HUGHES (Maureen) Victoria is graduating in May with a Bachelor of Theatre Arts with an emphasis in musical theatre. Her past roles include Judith in Equivocation, Little Becky Two Shoes in Urinetown, Hannah in Truth Dare. . ., and Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone. She would like to thank her endlessly supportive family, boyfriend, and the faculty at NMSU for an incredible four years.

EMILY JAMES (Mrs. Jefferson/Ensemble) Emily received her B.A. in Theater Performance from the University of Texas at El Paso. Emily’s favorite roles include Veronica in The Motherfucker with the Hat (Players on the Wall), Gertrudis in A Solid Home (UTEP), and The Extraordinary Girl in American Idiot (EPCC). She also teaches and directs children through her work with Kids-N-Co’s theater camps.

JOSEPH JOHNSON (Angel) Joseph is a SPC (Specialist) in the United States Army. He is very excited to be a part of his first NMSU production. Some credits include The Wiz, Hairspray, Jekyll and Hyde, and Les Miserables. He wants to give special thanks to his family, friends and especially the cast and crew of Rent for mak-ing his time here a wonderful one.

CAST BIOGRAPHIES

CAST BIOGRAPHIESCHEYENNE KIMMICK (Steven/Ensemble) Cheyenne is a senior at NMSU majoring in Theatre Arts. His previous roles include Elijah in Procesing and Handling, Topper/Party Guest in A Christmas Carol and Bert in Mary Poppins.

HALEY KIRKPATRICK (Mrs. Cohen/Ensemble) Haley is a sophomore double ma-joring in Theatre Arts and Marketing. Her previous roles include Rocky in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Patron/Floggolozzo in The Servant of Two Masters. She has also performed in Broadway Today. Special thanks to Dustan “for always pushing her when she didn’t believe in herself”.

ESMAE LEÓN (Mimi) Esmae would like to bitterly announce that this is her last show and semester at NMSU. Her past productions include The Odyssey, Mariachi Girl, Truth Dare. . ., Beauty and the Beast, The Servant of Two Masters, and In the Time of the Butterflies. She would love to thank all her friends, professors, and Wil Kilroy.

MATTHEW ROSALES (Timmy/Waiter/Ensemble) Matthew is a freshman at NMSU who graduated from Mayfield High School. Some roles he has played include Elpe-nor/Perimedes/Laertes in The Odyssey, Donkey from Shrek; the Musical, Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors, and Robin from Spamalot. Matthew would like to thank Melissa Munoz for pushing him as an actor throughout high school..

ROWLAND D. SMITH III (Paul/Ensemble) Rowland is a sophomore Theatre Arts major. His previous experience at NMSU includes Tiny Tim/Cop in Urinetown. He also played Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray, Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Monsieur D’Arque in Beauty and the Beast, and Officer Barrel in Urinetown all in Annapolis, Maryland.

EVAN STANFIELD (Squeegieman/Ensemble) Evan is a freshman double major in Theatre Arts and Clothing, Textile, and Fashion Merchandising. His previous roles include Ponyboy in The Outsiders, Will in Oklahoma!, Lurch in Addams Family, and Wolf in Into the Woods. He has also performed in Broadway Today.

RYAN THORP (Benny) This is Ryan’s first production with the NMSU Theatre Department. He caught the stage bug very young and has never looked back. Some of his favorite previous roles include Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show, Judas in Godspell, and Colin in Secret Garden. He also loves technical theatre and worked as a lighting designer for three years with Celebrity Cruises.

ASIAH THOMAS-MANDLMAN (Joanne) Asiah is getting her degree in Fine Arts and graduates this May. She has enjoyed and participated in performances since she was a child and was last seen in The Drowsy Chaperone. This is her first principal role and she is honored to be performing it with this impressive cast. She owes them her sanity.

MELIS DERYA WHITE (Mimi’s Mother/Ensemble) Melis is a junior Theatre Arts major and is currently the Vice President for CSTC. Her previous roles include Pe-nelope in The Odyssey, Lana Sherwood and others in It’s A Wonderful Life; A Live Radio Play, Hope Cladwell in Urinetown, Ursa in Truth Dare. . . ., and Brighella in The Servant of Two Masters. She also performed in Broadway Today! and Broadway Bent!

DIRECTORS NOTES

DRAMATURGICAL NOTESI lived in the East Village in the 80’s. I ate at Life Café, had a bath tub in my kitchen, performed at the Pyramid Club, and visited friends in the hospital that were dying of a disease we didn’t un-derstand, much less had a name for. We were drawn to the broken down streets of Alphabet City (the area between Avenues A, B, C and St. Mark’s Place) because it offered community, a place to cre-ate, and cheap rent. A poem I wrote in 1989 described the neigh-borhood as a place ‘where every thought is a poem, and each word a song, and everyone walking around is like this’. Even though my time there was punctuated by heartbreak and loss, it taught me how to love and how to survive. Rent celebrates the lives of people that were real and beautiful, and I am so grateful to have had the oppor-tunity to share my memories with these young, dynamic artists as they bring that story to life for you. Enjoy the show. -- Layle Keane Chambers

Having seen the original Broadway production of RENT and several subsequent performances, this is a show I’ve always wanted to di-rect as it encompasses such a wonderfully diverse range of char-acters, situations and emotions. Perhaps you weren’t like these characters, living in a loft apartment in New York City in the late 1980’s with a diverse group of artists, as I was, but all the same I’m sure you’ll find something that resonates with you. From relation-ships of friendship and romance, to health issues, living situations and the pursuit of dreams, we all know that often life surprises us - with joy and with challenges. Many of life’s challenges depicted in the show remain with us now, from a substance addiction prob-lem that effects more than 21 million Americans, to an estimated 1.1 million people in the U.S. living with HIV, and a reported million people having died from AIDS-related illnesses around the world in 2016. I think the characters in RENT have the right idea – measure your life in love as none of us truly know what lies ahead, but we can revel in the joy of the moment. Perhaps this is why the musical has been consistently produced for more than 20 years, and I hope RENT will inspire you today. -- Wil Kilroy

Karina Ortega (Assistant Stage Manager) Karina is a junior at NMSU and is studying Theatre Arts emphasizing Stage Management. She previously worked on ASTC’s produci-ton of Equivocation as a co-stage manager, Scaffolding Theatre Company’s Beauty & the Beast as assistant stage manager, as well as ASTC’s Urinetown and The Servant of Two Masters as co-stage manger.

James Padilla (Lighting Designer) James is a junior who recently transferred to New Mexico State and he is excited to be working on the main stage. His more recent design credits include serving as a co-designer for Broadway Today at New Mexico State, and as the lighting designer for Photograph 51 with the No Strings Theatre Company. He would like to thank Jim Billings for the support he provided in the process.

Emily Romero (Costume Designer) Emily is currently a senior theatre arts major with an emphasis in costume design and production. She is thrilled to join this production of Rent as the costume designer. This is her first solo main stage design opportunity with the University. Previous design work includes: ASNMSU’s Urinetown as an assistant designer, The Explorers’ Club presented by the NSTC, and Beauty and The Beast, Shrek; the Musi-cal, and Sleeping Beauty all presented by Pandemonium Productions.

Rachel Ryther (Sound Designer) Rachel is a transfer student from Albany, NY who will be graduating in May 2018. Although she is well rounded in all the aspects of theater she has chosen to focus her talents in audio. This will be her first show as a designer and is thankful to Jim Wilkinson for being her mentor through the process. Although she has only been at NMSU for a short time she is incredibly grateful to be able to work with such talented actors, technicians, students, and professors.

Eliza Schwartz (Stage Manager) Eliza recently completed her bachelor’s degrees at NMSU in Theatre Arts and Business. She has stage managed Equivocation, Urinetown, Beauty & the Beast, A Christmas Carol, For the Falls (staged reading), Poona, Sweet, Sweet Spirit, Rumors, Born Yesterday, Sweeney Todd, Arsenic and Old Lace, Grease, Our Town, and Play On. She has assistant stage managed In the Time of the Butterflies, Rocky Horror Show, Shout! The Mod Musical, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Evan Stanfield (Choreographer) Being asked to choreograph Rent was incredible as it is his all-time favorite show and for him to be able to help create the story through movement was amazing. Evan has choreographed smaller pieces for himself, and in high school he choreographed The Addams Family. He is so grateful to have worked on this show and would like to thank everyone for coming and seeing the production.

Arianna Swinson (Scenic Designer) Arianna is a senior at NMSU. Rent will be her third main stage scenic design. She previously designed Urinetown in the spring semester of 2017 and It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play in the fall semester of 2017. The past four years as a theatre student at NMSU has been filled with learning experiences she will never forget.

PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES

PRODUCTION STAFFTechnical Director David L. HerefordProduction Coordinator Mike WiseTheater Manager Jim WilkinsonDramaturg Layle Keane Chambers Film Design and Production Luis GutierrezScene Shop Foreman James Jaworski Costume Shop Manager Tamara M. Carruthers Master Electrician Jim WilkinsonAssistant Lighting Designer Jim Billings Lighting Electricians THTR 347 studentsLight Board Operator Bethany Hays Sound & Projection Operator Taylor RodriguezAudio Engineer Rachel RytherAssistant Audio Engineer Heather Andrews Follow Spot Operators Paul Jimenez, Daniel Miller Stage Crew Marina Gonzalez, Jaidan Jarmil- lo, Émilie Rasmussen, Daniel Romero, B’Elanna UtnageSet Construction Jessie Hernandez and THTR 141L & THTR 346 studentsCostume Shop Employee Yamilex HolguinWardrobe Supervisor Maggie Jane SimpsonCostume Crew Arial Aguilar, Jazmen Escarcega, Jessica Jimenez, Niobe Montoya, Lucio Orduno, Aliyah Parnell, Jacob TellezCostume Construction Molly Schafer and THTR 142L & 345 StudentsHouse Manager Tressa Smith House Crew Brett Allen-Gonzales, Samantha Armstrong, Kolby Pettit, Kaela Salcedo, Liliana TudaPhotographer Michael Wise

Derrick Lee and Brian Theodorson (for helping to teach Angel how to drum.)

Special Thanks

Claudia Billings holds a B.S. in Theatre and Dance from the University of Wyoming and an M.A. in English Literature from NMSU. She currently teaches Introduction to Theatre and Acting. She also acts and directs for ASTC at NMSU.

Jim Billings received an M.F.A. in Scenic Design from the California Institute of the Arts. He has worked as a freelance designer around the country, and came to NMSU in 1985. Design credits include design for dance, theatre, opera, industrials and museums. Jim was awarded the Ralph B. Crouch Award for “Outstanding contributions to the life of the NMSU community.”

Deborah Brunson received a B.F.A. in Costume Design from The University of Alabamain 1977, and an M.F.A. in Costume Design from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980.She has been Resident Costume Designer at NMSU since 1988. She designs and fabri-cates for a variety of artistic areas.

Tamara M. Carruthers received a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from New Mexico State University. She managed NMSU’s Costume Shop for three semesters directly after gradu-ation. She then joined Wayside Theatre (Middletown, VA) and spent ten years as their Resident Costume Designer and Shop Manager. She has spent the last five summers in the Costume Shop at Creede Repertory Theater (Creede, CO) designing and serving as their Draper, Draper/First Hand, Assistant Costume Shop Manager and, most recently, Costume Shop Manager.

Nichole Hamilton Nichole earned a BA in Theatre from the University of Montevallo near Birmingham, Alabama (PV!) and an MFA in Acting from the University of Florida in Gainesville,FL (Go Gators!). Post graduate school, she taught adjunct at the University of Florida for classes in Voice, Acting I-III, Audition Workshop, and Theatre Appreciation. Currently, Nichole is teaching an online Theatre Aesthetics course for incarcerated stu-dents through Ashland University in Ohio. Nichole is a proud member of Actor’s Equity, a company member and advisory committee member at the Hippodrome Theatre in Gaines-ville Florida, and a teacher candidate with the Michael Chekhov Association. She has worked professionally as an actor, director and sometimes stage manager with companies in NYC, MA, FL, GA, TN, NC and CA. This summer, Nichole performed her devised soloperformance entitled Dame daDA & the Meta Show at the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Sheis thrilled and honored to join the faculty at NMSU (Go Aggies!).

David L. Hereford received his B.F.A. in Theatre from UNM in 1978. He spent five sum-mers at the Santa Fe Opera and a summer in the props shop at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, as well as being the Props Master at the Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg, and a scenic carpenter at the Denver Center Theatre Company.

Wil Kilroy joined NMSU after many years in Maine where he was Chair and Professor of Theatre at the University of Southern Maine. At USM he directed dozens of plays and mu-sicals including A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Laramie Project which were invited to Kennedy Center regional festivals. Wil has worked nationally as an actor, with roles ranging from Steve in Becky’s New Car to Laertes in Hamlet, and on TV productions such as All My Children and Babylon Five, and is an annual alumni guest artist with The State Ballet of Rhode Island. As the co-founder of the National Michael Chekhov Association, Wil has taught nationally and internationally. Wil was awarded the Kennedy Center bronze medallion for achievement in Theatre Education in 2014.

RESIDENT COMPANY BIOGRAPHIES

James Jaworski comes from Buffalo, NY. Jim is a regionally-recognized artist and bowl maker and spends his “free time” making bowls and finding lumber.

Larissa Lury is a director, actor, acrobat, and teacher. At NMSU, in addition to teaching and directing, she heads the American Southwest Children’s Theatre Company. She di-rects and workshops plays in NYC and regionally, focusing primarily on the development of new plays, two of which were nominated for (and one of which won) Best Play from the San Diego Critics Circle following the productions she directed. She was recently select-ed to be one of the inaugural recipients of the National Directors Fellowship. She was a Resident Director at Ensemble Studio Theatre from 2008-09, is a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, and an Affiliated Artist and a 2016-17 Audrey Resident with New Georges. MFA, UC San Diego. BS, Northwestern University.

Megan McQueen earned a Bachelor of Music degree with a minor in theater and a Mas-ter of Arts in Education from NMSU. During her undergraduate studies, she began profes-sional work for various theater companies and arts organizations as an actress, producer, director, stage manager, and arts administrator in New Mexico, Texas, and Pennsylvania. After graduating, she continued this work, largely in Massachusetts. While teaching since 2004, she has contributed to nearly a hundred music and theatre productions, including co-founding Scaffolding Theatre Company.

William Storm teaches theatre history, dramatic literature, and theory. He is the author of After Dionysus: A Theory of the Tragic, Irony and the Modern Theatre, and Dramaturgy and Dramatic Character, along with plays and essays in literary criticism and drama theory. He is co-director and dramaturg for the High Desert Play Development Workshop and was literary manager of the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.

Jim Wilkinson is a graduate of Oñate high school in Las Cruces New Mexico where he studied technical theater. He continued his education at Full Sail University in Orlando Florida where he received an associates of science in show production and touring. He returned to New Mexico to become the head of the audio department at the Spencer The-ater in Alto, NM. He travelled the U.S. and Canada on tours of Broadway shows includ-ing; Oklahoma, Big River, My Fair Lady and Movin’ Out. In 2007 he moved to New York City and worked as a sound operator and mixer on many Broadway productions including Hair, Spamalot, Porgy And Bess, A Christmas Story, Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, and If/Then. Jim is thrilled to be back living in the southwest and to be part of the NMSU The-atre Department. He would like to thank his wife, Jackie for her continued support.

Michael Wise received his B.A. in Theatre from UC Santa Barbara, and has been work-ing professionally for the past 40 years. He has worked for the Oregon Shakespeare Fes-tival, The Bathhouse Theatre Company, A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle, The Seattle Group Theatre, Intiman Theatre, The Empty Space Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Mt. Hood Repertory Theater, The Player’s Guild in Canton,Ohio, New City Theater, Southern Honolulu Arts Magnet, Southern California Conservatory Theater, Seattle Child-rens Theatre, and locally at lo-fi productions and the Las Cruces Community Theater.

RESIDENT COMPANY BIOGRAPHIES

SPONSORS and DONORSGUILDS

Center Stage SocietyChuck & Sally BisbeeWilliam & Julia BroganJames Gerwels & Tiffini ReimannHeather PollardWilliam & Deborah StormDenise Welsh

SPONSORS AND DONORS

Leading Players ($249 - 1)Nancy BakerMr. & Mrs. Ken ForestalCumy GowerDr. Jennifer HodgesRichard HoekstraTim and Diana LawtonJim and Brenda ShannonMarilyn SimioneMargaret SuzukidaNorman Todd

Impresario ($3,500+)

Director’s Circle ($3,499 - $2,000)

Show Stoppers ($1,999 - $1,000)

Ovation ($999 - $500)William BroganJames Gerwels & Tiffini ReimannGeorge C. MosconaHeather PollardDenise Welsh

Spotlight ($499 - $250)Mary K. BirdDr. Daniel Howard & Dr. Jenifer Lichtenfels

Event Sponsors - In Kind

Marquee ClubCurtis BlaisMike CookKaren FederDr. Jennifer HodgesWil KilroyCaryl KotulakTimothy and Diana LawtonMary RoganJim & Brenda ShannonMargaret Suzukida & Richard RadickNorman Todd

In Kind DonationsBetter Life Natural Pet FoodsBoba Cafe & CabaretBill BroganJulia Brogan Anna CannyDaniella CastorenaLayle ChambersCalvin ChervinkoXodia ChoateMike CookDoña Ana Community CollegeKaren FederJames Gerwels & Tiffini ReimannNichole HamiltonHeather HosfordTorrie HughesKRWG TV/FMWil Kilroy

Event Sponsors In Kind(Halloween Bash)Cattle Baron Daniel Boyce/Positive Intent MassageBill BroganSergio Chavez/Sergio Hair StudioSt. Clair Vineyard-Winery BistroLos Colcheras Quilt SocietyJoel Currey/Rudy’s BarbequeCutter Gallery Karen Feder/Moonlight BeaderyVanesa Garcia/Shear TalentAnna Gaydos Canny/Gaydos JewelryAnna Gebhardt/Outback Steakhouse Pat Gregory/Kneading to HealHeart of the DesertJulienne’s JewelryMilagro CoffeeOutdoor AdventuresJessica PirtleRobert PirtleRuby TuesdayToucan MarketVince Vaccaro/Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant

In Kind DonationsLas Cruces BulletinLet Them Eat CakeChris LiningerNMSU Alumni AssociationJessica PirtleRobert PirtleBarb Elliot RossIrv RossDeborah Storm Dr. William Storm David D. Warren/Michael D. Law/DentistryDenise WelshWild Birds UnlimitedCarolyn Williams

From the ASTC Board President

city of Las Cruces), and An Evening Under the Stars hosted by ASTC board member Carolyn Williams. I’m not done yet, ASTC also sponsored the playwrights for two play readings, The Uses of Enchantment and three girls never learnt the way home as part of the High Desert Play development Workshop. ASTC is also proud to have been able to provide $3,000.00 in travel funds for six of our theatre students to attend Strawhat Summer Theatre Auditions, the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival or the URTA auditions for graduate acting programs.

In addition, as part of our mission ASTC funded in part or full bring-ing guests artists Kurt Ela, Karen Libman, Alison Cimmet, and three cast/crew members from Beautiful: The Carol King Musical to provide master classes, share their professional experience and tal-ent with our students. None of this would be possible without your financial support.

ASTC would now like to invite you buy season tickets or a coupon pack for our 2018-19 season which will include River Bride, Inspect-ing Carol (our holiday production), Silent Sky, and the musical My Fair Lady which will end our season. Please check our web site for more information on our season and fund-raising events like Rocky Horror Picture Show. http://www.nmsutheatre.com/

If you are interested in making a difference and supporting our the-atre students by joining the ASTC board or donating please contact me via e-mail dwelsh@nmsu.edu or Wil Kilroy wkilroy@nmsu.edu.

Denise Welsh, PresidentASTC Board of Trustees

Thank you for attending this fantastic production of Rent which ends our 2017-18 season. ASTC and the NMSU Theatre Arts Program have had a very busy season which included Equivocation, Mariachi Girl, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (with a Quilt raffle), and The Odyssey. ASTC also hosted several special fund-raising events, Rocky Horror Picture Show, a “Halloween Bash”, Broadway Today! (sponsored by the

ASTC Board of Directors

Irv Ross Deborah Storm

Dr. William Storm

President:Denise Welsh

Vice President: Carolyn Williams

Managing Director/Treasurer: Wil Kilroy

Secretary: Barb Elliot Ross

Julia BroganAnna CannyMike Cook

Karen Feder James GerwelsChris Lininger

Wil Kilroy Professor/Department Head/Managing DirectorClaudia Billings College Associate ProfessorJim Billings Scenic and Lighting DesignerDeborah Brunson Costume DesignerTamara M. Carruthers Costume Shop ManagerCumy Gower Fiscal Assistant Nichole Hamilton Assistant ProfessorDavid Hereford Technical DirectorJim Jaworski Shop ForemanLarissa Lury Assistant Professor/ High Desert Co-Director Megan McQueen College Assistant ProfessorSusie Ouderkirk Administrative Assistant Dr. William Storm Professor/High Desert Co-DirectorJim Wilkinson Theater Manager/Sound DesignerMichael Wise Production Manager

ASTC RESIDENT COMPANY / NMSU THEATRE ARTS FACULTY / STAFF

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Daniela Castorena Calvin Chervinko

Xodia ChoateMelissa Hernandez

Heather Hosford Torrie Hughes Karina Ortega

Maggie Jane Simpson

William Steele Arianna Swinson Palma Tavenner

Melis Derya White

OTHER LOCAL PRODUCTIONS

THEATRE ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Thomas A. Erhard Scholarship

Sharon Beth Kallick Memorial Scholarship

Mark and Stephanie Medoff Endowed

Scholarship

Kimberly Ming Theatre Arts Scholarship

Sutherland-McManus Scholarship

Theatre Arts EndowedScholarship

Caroline L. and Frederic C. Thompson Endowed

Scholarship

Eve Yoquelet Scholarship for Theater Arts

No StringsTheatre Company

The RivalsMay 25 - June 10

Rio GrandeTheatreThe Incredibles (movie)

May 12North by Northwest

(movie) May 12

Department of Theatre Arts Scholarship

Las CrucesCommunity Theatre

Legally BlondeThe Musical June 1 - 17