THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE PRESENTS
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
AND THE CHARLESTON SYMPHONY

The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Director: Evan Parry
Conductor/Music Director: Yuriy Bekker
Music Directors: Saundra DeAthos-Meers, Wojciech Milewski
Assistant Conductor: Wojciech Milewski
Scenic Designer: Carrie Ferrelli
Costume Designer: Janine McCabe
Lighting Designer: Lauren Duffie
Sound Designer: Evie Palmisano
Choreographer: Kristin Alexander
Assistant Choreographer: Claire Natiez
Technical Director: JD Stallings
Costume Shop Manager: Ellen Swick
Stage Manager: Brittanee Clark
Rehearsal Pianist: Lorna Barker

CAST LISTING (in order of vocal appearance)

Special thanks to our Guardian-level donors, whose commitment and personal connection to their “Clarence” students enhance the overall student experience and the Department of Theatre and Dance as a whole.

Brandon Alston…………………..Nancy and Sam Stafford

Taylor Bennett……………..Chester and Arlene Williams

Glenna Durbin………………………Tap and Jean Johnson

Savannah Fatigante………………………………Anonymous

Joey Kirkman……………………Eveylynn and Bill Putnam

Claire Natiez…………….Mindy Seltzer and Bob Lovinger

Sidney Shanahan…….Drs. Louis and Andrea Weinstein

Maddy Smith……………………..Karl and Charlene Bunch

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Cast and Design Team Biographies:

SPECIAL GUEST Yuriy Bekker, critically-acclaimed violinist and conductor, has been a mainstay of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in Charleston, SC for 15 years. He is incoming CSO Artistic Director for the 2022-23 season, has led as Concertmaster since 2007 and was named Principal Pops Conductor in 2016. Bekker is an adjunct faculty member of the College of Charleston School of the Arts as a violin professor and has been conductor of the College of Charleston Orchestra since 2011. He has been Music Director of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival’s Spotlight Chamber Music Series and is co-founder of the Charleston Chamber Music Intensive. During the summer, he also serves on faculty of the Gingold Chamber Music Festival in Miami, FL. Bekker has performed worldwide as a celebrated guest concertmaster, avid chamber musician, guest conductor and violin soloist.

Madison Berry (1st Henchmen/Priest Chorus) is a sophomore majoring in Theatre (Performance and Scenic Design). This is her first mainstage show at the College, as well as her first opera.

Joshua Brock (First Armoured Man/Second Priest, Tamino Understudy) is a senior majoring in Music (Vocal Performance). He has been performing with the College since freshman year and has been studying opera for seven years. He has performed as Il Conte in Le Nozze Di Figaro and Betto in Gianni Schicchi.

Meleana Cabales (Second Lady) is a sophomore majoring in Music (Voice) and minoring in Arts Management. She has recently been seen in College of Charleston Opera’s Back to the New Normal scenes program and in the chorus of Le Nozze di Figaro. She also appeared in Charleston Opera Theater’s Serenata Italiana last fall.

Sebastian Cabrera (1st Henchman and 3rd Priest) is majoring in Biology (Medicine) and minoring in Mathematics. His most recent performance was in an adaptation of Where are you going, where have you been? as Arnold Friend. He’s also taken part in various musicals such as Cabaret and Hello! My baby.

Brittanee Clark (Stage Manager) is a guest artist from Florida and is delighted to be back in Charleston. A few of her favorite previous productions include The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (Charleston Music Hall), 110 Stories (Impact Creative Arts), One Shoe Off (South of Broadway), and the world premier of Love and Southern Discomfort (Charleston Music Hall).

Jimmy Cyganek (2nd Armored Man/Chorus) is a freshman in the Honors College double majoring in Music (Vocal Performance) and Computing in the Arts (Music). Recent performances include – CofC Concert Choir’s Candlelight Christmas concert, College of Charleston Opera’s scenes performance, Charleston Opera Theater’s Serenata Italiana, and regular performances in the choir at Charleston’s French Huguenot Church.

Lucy Dantz (Dancer) is a sophomore majoring in Arts Management with a minor in Dance. She has performed in two CofC Stages mainstage dance productions. She was most recently seen in the fall dance concert, Once More.

Justin Floyd (Speaker/First Priest) is a junior majoring in Music. He has been in the last few College of Charleston Opera productions, including Gianni Schicchi and The Marriage of Figaro, as well as the Covid-canceled CofC Stages production, The Addams Family.

Sara Fullford (Pamina) is a senior majoring in Music (Vocal Performance) and minoring in Political Science. She has participated in three College of Charleston Operas, including Gianni Schicchi (Nella) and Le Nozze di Figaro (Barbarina, Susanna understudy).

Lauren Funkhouser (Queen of the Night) is a freshman majoring in Music (Vocal Performance). Funkhouser has rolestudied Tatyana in Eugene Onegin with Russian Opera Workshop (2021), attended the Washington National Opera Institute (2020), and attended Interlochen Arts Camp (2019). This summer Lauren will be a studio artist at Music Academy of the West, as well as performing the role of Papagena at Berlin Opera Academy and understudying the Queen of the Night.

Jonathan Gragg (Monostatos) is a sophomore majoring in Music (Vocal Performance). He has been in various productions before, and this is his first full stage opera performance.

Whitney Green (Dancer) is a sophomore majoring in Arts Management and Marketing and minoring in Dance. Whitney has performed in 19 musicals with the Talent Machine Company and served as the Choreographer for Willy Wonka, Beauty and the Beast, and Unbeatable: A Musical Theatre Showcase; and the Assistant Choreographer for 42nd Street and Lion King Jr.

Chloe Henderson (Second Spirit) is a sophomore Music (Vocal Performance) major. Chloe has recently made appearances in the Back to the New Normal Opera scenes program and was included in the ensemble of Charleston Opera Theater’s Serenata Italiana this past fall.

Charity Jones (Third lady) is a senior Music (Vocal Performance) major. Previous performances include College of Charleston Opera’s Dialogues des Carmélites and CofC Children’s Opera Jack and the Beanstalk. Currently, Charity is part of the CofC Children’s Opera show, The Billy Goats Gruff.

Max Marshall (Assistant Scenic Design) is a junior majoring in Theatre (Scenic Design & Technology. This is his first mainstage production. Max was previously cast in the COVID-canceled CofC Stages production of The Addams Family. He is also an assistant scenic designer for CofC Stages’ upcoming Cabaret show and lead scenic designer for CofC Stages’ production of Violet (fall 2022).

Katie Matsui (Third Spirit) is a sophomore majoring in Music (Vocal Performance). In high school, Katie performed in various concerts at the Governor’s School for the Arts in Greenville. Last year she participated in the CofC Children’s Opera The Three Little Pigs and was in the chorus of College of Charleston Opera production, Le Nozze di Figaro.

Brian Mengler (Tamino) is a Post-Baccalaureate Artist in Residency at the College of Charleston. His prior College of Charleston Opera performances include Gianni Schicchi (Rinuccio) and Le Nozze di Figaro (Basilio).

Andy Michota (Papageno) has been singing with College of Charleston Opera for four years, including a recent performance in Le Nozze di Figaro (Bartolo). He’s also been involved in three CofC Children’s Opera tours.

Molly O’Connor (First Spirit) is majoring in Music (Voice). This is her first College of Charleston Opera performance. Prior experience includes the role of Wendy in FAME Performing Arts’ production of Peter Pan.

Abigail Erin Oldstrom (First Lady) is a senior majoring in Music (Vocal Performance). Abigail last performed as Susanna in College of Charleston Opera’s 2021 Le Nozze di Figaro. Later this year she will portray Zerlina in Charleston Opera Theater’s production of Don Giovanni.

Mary Reynolds (Chorus Member) is a freshman majoring in Music (Vocal Performance). She attended Berkeley Center for the Arts in Goose Creek, S.C. and has a vast choral history. She most recently performed in the College of Charleston Opera fall showcase.

Madison Robertson (Dancer) is a junior majoring in Dance with a Theatre minor. This will be her second College of Charleston show. Her first performance was in CofC Stages’ Legacy in 2019.

Ethan Robey (Assistant Scenic Design) is a junior majoring in Theatre (Scenic and Lighting Design). This is his first time assisting on a production at the College.

Hälis Rünk (Pamina) is a Post-Baccalaureate Artist in Residency at the College of Charleston. She began her vocal studies in her home country Estonia and received her undergraduate degree in vocal performance in The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Jessica Shamble (Papagena) is a first year graduate student in the MAT performing arts education program. She last appeared in College of Charleston Opera’s Le Nozze di Figaro (Cherubino) and appeared in CofC Stages performances of Urinetown (Hope Cladwell), and Into The Woods (Rapunzel).

Logan Smith (Sarastro) is a junior majoring in Music (Vocal Performance). His first performance with the College of Charleston Opera was in Gianni Schicchi (Buoso Donati), in Spring 2020.

Charlotte Uhlmann (Dancer) is a junior majoring in Psychology and minoring in Dance. She last appeared in CofC Stages’ Once More dance concert, last fall.

Halle White (Dancer) is a freshman majoring in Dance (Performance/Choreography). This is her second show with CofC Stages, and she was last seen in last fall’s Once More dance concert.

Seth Younglove (Tamino) is a senior double-majoring in Music (Vocal Performance) and Theatre (Performance). Previous performances include CofC Stages musical Urinetown (Cladwell), along with College of Charleston Opera productions Gianni Schicchi (Marco) and Le nozze di Figaro (Don Curzio).

SPECIAL THANKS: Charlie Smith, Charleston Opera Theater, Max Meers, Molly Rumph, The Sottile Theatre staff

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

We recognize that the Sottile Theatre and the College of Charleston rests on the Historic Territory of the Kusso, Edisto, Kiawah, and Ashepoo. It is the present and historic home of the Gullah community, who are the descendents of West Africans who were enslaved by European settlers and brought to this country against their will. Charleston and the surrounding region remains a part of tribal land of the Natchez-Kusso. We acknowledge that we are temporary inhabitants of this place. We are here as guests.

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THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE PRESENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND THE CHARLESTON SYMPHONY

The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE PRESENTS
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
AND THE CHARLESTON SYMPHONY