August 5–24, 2025
In This Program
Letter from Executive Director
Welcome to The 5th Avenue Theatre!
I’m Bill Berry, Executive Director of The 5th Avenue Theatre Company, and I’m thrilled you’re here for After Midnight. This show doesn’t just entertain — it swings. It pulses. It roars to life with the sounds of Duke Ellington’s big band brilliance, the poetry of Langston Hughes, and the heart and soul of the Harlem Renaissance.
As the curtain rises on this exuberant show, we’re also looking back with pride on a season filled with love, joy, and show-stopping moments. From the chimney sweeping magic of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, the aching beauty of The Last Five Years, the heartfelt storytelling of Waitress, the powerful truth of Parade, and the infectious fun fun of Bye Bye Birdie, this season has reminded us why we gather — reconnect with imagination, creativity, and humanity. And through it all, you’ve been with us. Whether you’re a subscriber or it’s your first time stepping into this grand theater, thank you for being part of the rhythm.
And just around the corner? A brand-new season that’s full of your next favorite musicals. We’re talking bold, brilliant, and bigger than ever: SUFFS kicks off its National Tour right here at The 5th, followed by the iconic songs of Chicago, the joyful cheer of ELF-THE MUSICAL, the comic chaos of Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, and the rock epic Jesus Christ Superstar. It’s a lineup that rejoices, rebels, and rocks on.
If you haven’t subscribed yet, now’s your moment. Lock in your perfect seats, your perks, and your place in the story. Visit 5thavenue.org to join us for what’s next. And to all of you already on board for 2025/26 — thank you. You make the show go on.
Enjoy the show. Let it wash over you, and let it remind you: this is why musical theater matters.
Bill Berry
Executive Director, The 5th Avenue Theatre Company
The 5th Avenue Theatre Company
Executive Director
BILL BERRY
Managing Director
ARIEL GOMEZ BRADLER
PRESENTS
Conceived By
JACK VIERTEL
Featuring
IRIS BEAUMIER
NICHOLAS JAPAUL BERNARD
LAMONT BROWN
SAVANNAH COOPER
BRIAN DAVIS
NALICA HENNINGS
JASON HOLLEY
NEHEMIAH HOOKS
STANLEY MARTIN
TRINA MILLS
ALYSHA MORGAN
YUSEF SEEVERS
PORSCHA SHAW
MADISON WILLIS
Scenic Designer
CAREY WONG
Costume Designer
RICKY GERMAN
Lighting Designer
XAVIER PIERCE
Sound Designer
JUSTIN STASIW
Hair/Wig & Makeup Designer
JASON GOLDSBERRY
Casting Director
DEDRA WOODS
Associate Director
ALLYSON LEE BROWN
Associate Music Director
REBECCA SMITH
Associate Choreographer
JASON HOLLEY
Associate Scenic Designer
CHARLOTTE EMRYS
Associate Lighting Designer
THORN MICHAELS
Associate Sound Designer
LIAM STECKLER
Costume Design Assistant
TY PYNE
Senior Director of Production
JOAN TOGGENBURGER
Director of Production
RYAN GASTELUM
Costume, Wardrobe, & Hair Director
SHANNIN STROM
Production Stage Manager
JR WELDEN
Music Director
WILLIAM KNOWLES
Choreographer
PAMELA YASUTAKE
Director
JAY SANTOS
After Midnight is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global.
www.broadwaylicensing.com
Based on the presentation by New York City Center Encores! and Jazz at Lincoln Center
Original Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements by Daryl Waters
Original Broadway production of After Midnight was produced by Scott Sanders Productions, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Furman, Candy Spelling, Starry Night Entertainment, Hal Newman, Allan S. Gordon/Adam S. Gordon, James, L. Nederlander, Robert K. Kraft, Catherine and Fred Adler, Robert Appel, Jeffrey Bolton, Scott M. Delman, James Fantaci, Ted Liebowitz, Stephanie P. McClelland, Sandy Block Carol Fineman in association with Marks-Moore-Turnbull Group, Stephen & Ruth Hendel, Tom Kirdahy.
Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff
Cast and Crew
Cast
(in alphabetical order)
IRIS BEAUMIER
NICHOLAS JAPAUL BERNARD
BRIAN DAVIS
NALICA HENNINGS
JASON HOLLEY
NEHEMIAH HOOKS
TRINA MILLS
YUSEF SEEVERS
PORSCHA SHAW
MADISON WILLIS
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
Yusef—NEHEMIAH HOOKS; Porscha—NALICA HENNINGS;
Iris/Nalica—SAVANNAH COOPER; Trina/Madison—ALYSHA MORGAN;
Nehemiah/Nicholas—STANLEY MARTIN; Jason/Brian—LAMONT BROWN
DANCE CAPTAIN
TRINA MILLS
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Production Stage Manager
JR WELDEN
Assistant Stage Manager
SHAINA PIERCE
Assistant Stage Manager/Swing Stage Manager
JAMIE J. KRANZ
Orchestra
Conductor … WILLIAM KNOWLES
Associate Music Director … REBECCA SMITH
Drums … CHRIS PATIN
Bass … LAMAR LOFTON
Reed 1 … BRIAN BERMUDEZ
Reed 2 … DEREK SMITH
Reed 3 … ALEX DUGDALE
Trumpet 1 … OWUOR ARUNGA
Trumpet 2 … NATHAN BREEDLOVE
Trombone … BESERAT TAFESSE
ADDITIONAL MUSIC STAFF
Music Assistant … KIMBERLY ROSENBERG
Rehearsal Drummer … CHRIS PATIN
NOTE TO AUDIENCE: The videotaping or audio and/or visual recording of this production is a violation of United States Copyright Law and an actionable federal offense.
Musical Numbers
In A Sentimental Mood … BAND
Daybreak Express … COMPANY
By Duke Ellington
Transcription by David Berger
Happy as the Day is Long … BRIAN, JASON
By Ted Koehler & Harold Arlen
Arrangement by Duke Ellington
Transcription & additional orchestrations by Chris Crenshaw
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea … TRINA, IRIS, MADISON
By Ted Koehler & Harold Arlen
Arrangement by Richard DeRosa
I’ve Got the World on a String … YUSEF, COMPANY
By Ted Koehler & Harold Arlen
Arrangement by Duke Ellington
Transcription by Mark Lopeman
Additional Orchestration by David Berger
Women Be Wise … NALICA
By Sippie Wallace
Transcription by Mark Lopeman
Braggin’ in Brass … BAND
By Duke Ellington, Henry Nemo and Irving Mills
Transcription by David Berger
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love … PORSCHA
By Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh
Arrangement by David Berger
Peckin’ … YUSEF, BRIAN, JASON, NEHEMIAH, NICHOLAS
By Harry James & Ben Pollack
Arrangement by Duke Ellington
Transcription by Mark Lopeman
Diga Diga Doo … YUSEF, BRIAN, JASON, NEHEMIAH, NICHOLAS
By Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh
Arrangement by Mills Brothers and Duke Ellington
Transcription & additional orchestrations by Chris Crenshaw
East St. Louis Toodle-oo … BAND
By Duke Ellington & Bubber Miley
Transcribed by David Berger
Stormy Weather … PORSCHA
By Ted Koehler & Harold Arlen
Arrangement by David Berger
Vocal Arrangements by Daryl Waters
The Skrontch … COMPANY
By Duke Ellington, Henry Nemo & Irving Mills
Arrangement by Duke Ellington
Transcription by Chris Crenshaw
Hottentot … NICHOLAS
By Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh
Transcription by Mark Lopeman
Ain’t it The Truth … YUSEF, BRIAN, JASON, NEHEMIAH, NICHOLAS
By E.Y. Harburg & Harold Arlen
Raisin’ the Rent/Get Yourself a New Broom … TRINA, BRIAN, JASON
By Ted Koehler & Harold Arlen
Arrangement by Duke Ellington
Transcription by Mark Lopeman & Chris Crenshaw
Additional orchestration by David Berger
Zaz Zuh Zaz … PORSCHA, BRIAN, JASON, NEHEMIAH, NICHOLAS, YUSEF
By Cab Calloway & Harry White
Creole Love Call … IRIS
By Duke Ellington
Transcription by David Berger
Go Back to Where You Stayed Last Night … NALICA
By Sidney Easton & Ethel Waters
Arrangement by Dick Hyman
The Mooche … TRINA, MADISON, NALICA
By Duke Ellington & Irving Mills
Transcription by David Berger
On the Sunny Side of the Street … PORSCHA, COMPANY
By Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh
Arranged by Quincy Jones
Transcription by Chris Crenshaw
The Gal from Joe’s … MADISON, NALICA, TRINA
By Duke Ellington & Irving Mills
Black and Tan Fantasy … COMPANY
By Duke Ellington & Bubber Miley
Transcription by David Berger and Chris Crenshaw
It Don’t Mean a Thing … YUSEF, BRIAN, JASON
By Duke Ellington
Transcribed and Adapted by Chris Crenshaw
Cotton Club Stomp … COMPANY
By Duke Ellington, Harry Carney & Johnny Hodges
Arrangement by Bob Wilber
Rockin’ In Rhythm … BAND
By Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, & Irving Mills
Take The A Train … COMPANY
By Billy Strayhorn
Who’s Who
(in alphabetical order)
IRIS BEAUMIER she/her (Iris) is an actor, producer born and raised in New York City. Broadway: The Little Prince. Select NYC & Regional: The Dark Star from Harlem (Josephine Baker, LaMaMa, AUDELCO award for Best Lead Actress), Cabaret (Sally Bowles), Colored Museum (Lala), Ragtime (Sarah). Select TV/Film: Modern Love, Blindspot, Alternatino, Mariannes Noires. Her first Producer credit, Goodnight, had its world premiere at Sundance 2025 last January. BFA Carnegie Mellon University.
@eeris.bomiyer
NICHOLAS JAPAUL BERNARD (Nicholas) is blessed to be included in this Blackity Black Black show! He would like to thank his friends and family for their many years of love. If you're rich or wealthy (because they are not the same thing) and reading this then now it's the time to support your local theaters with as many zeros as you can. Especially, but not only, if they're hiring me. Shout out to everybody, I had fun!
@njapaulbernard
LAMONT BROWN (u/s Jason, Brian) National Tour: Funny Girl First National, Mean Girls First National, White Christmas, 42nd Street (Andy Lee), Riverdance (Radio City). Selected Credits: Syncopated Avenue, Disney’s Hercules, 42nd Street (Goodspeed/Ordway/Drury Lane), Chasing Rainbows World Premiere. Film/Tv: Wutang: An American Saga, Capezio Athlete (@hudsonartistsagency) @LamontBrownNyc
SAVANNAH COOPER she/her (u/s Iris, Nalica) Debut at The 5th! Recent credits: Young Frankenstein (Geva Theatre, Bay Street Theater, BTG), Little Shop of Horrors (Idaho Shakespeare, Great Lakes Theatre), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Great Lakes Theatre), White Noise (Netflix). Love to mom, dad, & Sophia! Many thanks to Henderson Hogan Agency. @savvy_sc
BRIAN DAVIS (Brian) NW Tap Connection Alumnus, Audelco Award winner, finalist on HBO MAX’s Second Chance Stage, as Mr. Taptastic™, producer of the Philly Tap Fest, owner of The Taptastic Network LLC, Apollo Star Search Winner and once part of the opening act for Alicia Keys. Recent features: Virgin Voyages Guest Artist, After Midnight (International Tour), The World According to Micki Grant (Audelco Award, Lead Actor in a Musical). TAPTASTIC.net
NALICA HENNINGS she/her (Nalica, u/s Porscha) Select credits include Nurse Norma in Waitress and Aquata/Ensemble in The Little Mermaid (The 5th); Chorus in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (Seattle Opera); Lucille/Ensemble in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Pilar in Legally Blonde: The Musical (Village Theatre). @nalica.performs
JASON HOLLEY (Jason) a Washington, DC native has performed on Broadway, TV, film, and international stages. Some stage credits include Shuffle Along Starring Audra Mcdonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Billy Porter, Tokyo Disney, and A Wonderful World (Miami). TV/film appearances include World of Dance, All Rise, James Corden, and Spirited starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds. Associate Choreographer for Theatre Camp starring Ben Platt, and Choreographer for Something Rotten (Artshhi).
NEHEMIAH HOOKS (Nehemiah, u/s Yusef) Last seen in Mary Poppins (The 5th) and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Credits: The Lehman Trilogy; The Case for the Existence of God; The Little Mermaid; Hello, Dolly!; Miss Step; The Wiz; Choir Boy; And So That Happened; Beauty and the Beast; and Shout Sister Shout!.
STANLEY MARTIN (u/s Nehemiah, Nicholas) Broadway: Disney’s Aladdin (OBC). Traffic and Weather (World Premiere). Regional credits: The Wiz (The Wiz), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II), The Legend of Georgia McBride (Rexy), Rocky Horror (Eddie) Something Rotten (Minstrel), The Addams Family (Conquistador), The Music Man (Constable). National/International Tours: West Side Story, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Sophisticated Ladies. @stanleymartinthethird
TRINA MILLS (Trina) Born and raised in Seattle. Credits at The 5th: A Chorus Line (Sheila) and The Wiz (Glinda). Selected regional credits: Village Theatre’s Legally Blonde (Paulette) and Mamma Mia! (Tanya). Asolo Rep: EVITA. MUNY: Jersey Boys and CHESS. Old Globe: Cabaret, Kennedy Center: TOMMY.
ALYSHA MORGAN she/they (u/s Trina, Madison) is elated to be part of another After Midnight, the show that kick-started her career. B.S. Virginia Commonwealth University. Broadway: A Wonderful World (Studio54). Off-Broadway: The Harder They Come (The Public). Tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, After Midnight. Regional: CHESS (Muny), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Engeman). Commercial: Shoe Dazzle, JustFab. Thank you to those who came before me, my agents at CESD, casting & creatives! LaRece, this is for you. Proverbs 3:6. @TheAlyshaMorgan
YUSEF SEEVERS he/they (Yusef) holds an MFA in Acting from Southern Methodist. Select credits: Waitress (The 5th), Blues for an Alabama Sky (Seattle Rep), Something’s Afoot (The 5th), Black Nativity (Intiman Theatre), Last Drive to Dodge (Taproot Theatre), and Sweeney Todd (2023, The 5th) @blackbassclef. yusefseevers.com.
PORSCHA SHAW she/they (Porscha) is a legally blind performer based in Seattle, known for her powerful vocals and heartfelt storytelling. Her credits include: The 5th’s Beauty and the Beast, Upstart Crow’s Richard III, Seattle Rep’s Four Women, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and Something’s Afoot. Porscha is passionate about creating meaningful connections on stage and continues to refine her craft through ongoing vocal and acting training.
MADISON WILLIS they/them (Madison) is thrilled to be back at The 5th this summer! This Seattleite artist has worked with local theaters including ACT, Tacoma Arts Live, and Washington Ensemble Theatre. Their recent credits include; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Village Theatre) Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid, and The Wiz (The 5th). Thank you for supporting live theater!
JACK VIERTEL (Conception) is the senior vice president of Jujamcyn Theaters, which owns and operates five Broadway theaters. He has been involved in dozens of productions presented by Jujamcyn since 1987, including multiple Tony Award® and Pulitzer Prize winners, from City of Angels to Angels in America. He has also helped shepherd six of August Wilson’s plays to Broadway. He is the artistic director of New York City Center’s acclaimed Encores! series, which presents three musical productions every season. In that capacity he has overseen fifty shows, for some of which he adapted the scripts. He conceived the long-running Smokey Joe’s Cafe and the critically acclaimed After Midnight and has been a creative consultant on many shows, including Hairspray, A Christmas Story, and Dear Evan Hansen. He was the Mark Taper Forum’s dramaturg and the drama critic and arts editor of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, and he has spent a decade teaching musical theater at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
JAY SANTOS (Director) is a director, educator and arts administrator transplanted in Seattle from New York. Jay currently serves The 5th Avenue Theatre Company as the Senior Director of Artistic Programming, and is a proud board member of Proceanium Theatre in New York. She has worked across the U.S. for institutions such as Sound Theatre, Seattle Rep, Seattle Public Theater, American University, Duke, Carnegie Mellon, and Yale. As a response to the 2020 pandemic and racial uprising, Jay founded the Seattle Theatre Leadership Collective which unites artistic leadership across the region in pursuit of a healthier arts-ecosystem. Some directing credits include: Spring Awakening, Sweeney Todd, Beauty and the Beast (The 5th), the world premiere of Reparations by Darren Canady, Citizen: An American Lyric (Sound Theatre), the world premiere of Reparations by Darren Canady (Sound Theatre), Citizen: An American Lyric (Sound Theatre), the U.S. premiere of B (Washington Ensemble Theatre), and Skeleton Crew (ArtsWest). MA in Directing from Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland, a BA in Theatre from SUNY Brockport, and studied film in Thailand at Mahidol University.
PAMELA YASUTAKE (Choreographer) is a Seattle native artist and creative. Trained at NW Tap Connection before moving to NYC to attend Parsons School of Design. A founding member of The Syncopated Ladies, Pamela has toured the world and performed in viral videos accumulating over 50 million views. Broadway debut: Original cast of Shuffle Along (2016). TV credits: The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS), The 70th Annual Tony Awards (CBS), Maya & Marty (NBC), So You Think You Can Dance (FOX), CBS Sunday Morning, and Good Morning America (ABC). Performed and choreographed Seattle Theatre Group’s Dance This. Performed in 8 seasons of the Black Nativity Play in Seattle at Intiman. Core dancer in Apple TV+ film Spirited starring Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, and Octavia Spencer. Dancer in Jerry Seinfeld Netflix movie Unfrosted. Associate choreographer for The 5th's Mary Poppins and Bye Bye Birdie. Excited to join the creative team for The 5th's ELF!
WILLIAM KNOWLES (Music Director) was first at The 5th with The Wiz in 2022, and is enjoying his return to Seattle this summer. A composer, arranger, music director and pianist, William has worked at regional theaters around the country, most recently Great Lakes Theater (Cleveland), Studio Theatre, and Mosaic Theater (Washington DC). He has received five Helen Hayes nominations for Musical Direction, winning twice. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, William studied jazz at Howard University and the University of Massachusetts, and now lives in College Park, Maryland. Offstage he has released eight jazz cds with music partner Mark Saltman, most recently Native Speaker. When not on the road, he can be found playing jazz gigs in the DC area.
@williamknowlespiano @saltmanknowles.
CAREY WONG (Scenic Designer) Theatre credits: Seattle Rep, Berkeley Rep, Portland Center Stage, Arizona Theatre Company, Center Stage Baltimore, Syracuse Stage, Alliance Theatre, Indiana Rep, Seattle Children’s Theatre, ACT Theatre, Village Theatre, Mixed Blood, Prince Music Theater, Hey City Theater, and Spain’s Nearco Producciones. Resident Designer: Portland Opera, Opera Memphis, and Wildwood Park. Opera credits: Seattle Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, New York’s Valhalla Wagnerfest, Pittsburgh Opera, and the Beijing and Macao Music Festivals. A career retrospective of his work will open in October 2025 at the Washington State History Museum. Credits at The 5th: Afterwords and Something’s Afoot.
RICKY GERMAN he/him (Costume Designer) holds a BA in Theatre Arts from University of Puget Sound. After university, he studied bespoke tailoring. Selected theater credits: Confederates (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, St. Louis Repertory Theatre), Fat Ham (Seattle Rep); The Color Purple (Village Theatre).
XAVIER PIERCE (Lighting Designer) Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf Theatre, The Public Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Guthrie Theater, McCarter Theatre Center, Arena Stage, California Shakespeare Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse, Indiana Rep, Olney Theatre Center, Seattle Rep, Intiman. A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. MFA in Design Stage and Film. RECENT CREDITS: Harvey by Mary Chase (Guthrie Theatre). Two Trains Running, by August Wilson. A Raisin In The Sun (Westport Country Playhouse). Two Trains Running (Two Rivers Theatre Company). Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop (Playmakers Rep, Triad Stage). August Wilson’s Fences (Long Wharf Theatre, The McCarter Theatre). The Piano Lesson (Olney Theatre Center).
JUSTIN STASIW he/him (Sound Designer): The 5th: Spring Awakening, West Side Story, Kiss Me Kate, The Secret Garden, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Paint Your Wagon, Jasper In Deadland, A Christmas Story, and The 5th/ACT coproduction of Little Shop of Horrors. Broadway: Lempicka. Broadway (as associate): Moulin Rouge, Beetlejuice, Frozen, Once On This Island, Anastasia, Something Rotten!, Side Show and It’s Only a Play. Off-Broadway: The Big Gay Jamboree, We Live in Cairo, The Jonathan Larson Project, The View Upstairs, Songbird. Proud member of IATSE and USA/829.
JASON GOLDSBERRY (Hair & Makeup Designer) 10th season with The 5th! Started as Hair and Makeup Department assistant and is now running it! He has co-designed and designed many shows here over the years and enjoyed them all. Pre-Seattle credits include Broadway/First National Tours: EVITA (2012 Revival), Porgy and Bess, Memphis, Shrek the Musical, Spamalot, The Lion King, Beauty and Beast, Aida, Sunset Blvd, Peter Pan, Victor/Victoria. His work and designs have been seen around the world in professional opera, ballet, theatre, printed publications, film and television. Art saves, so save art. Thank you for supporting The 5th.
ALLYSON LEE BROWN (Associate Director) New Orleans native and award-winning actor. MFA in Acting from the University of Washington School of Drama and a proud graduate of Spelman College. Credits include: Beauty and the Beast; the Gregory Award-winning Citizen: An American Lyric; her solo show SBW 365: The Myth and the Mule; Guilty Party starring Kate Beckinsale; and Matlock starring Kathy Bates. Allyson also enjoys mentoring, teaching, and encouraging youth to tap into their creative freedom through arts accessibility. Excited to be back at The 5th!
REBECCA SMITH they/them (Associate Music Director) is a Seattle based musician who is thrilled and honored to have the opportunity to contribute to the making of live theatre and art right here at home. They hope you will hear all the heart, soul, and joy that everyone has poured into this production!
CHARLOTTE EMRYS (Associate Scenic Designer) I have the honor and privilege to have assisted Carey Wong for 27 years, in productions from After Midnight and Something's Afoot for The 5th, Blithe Spirit for Seattle Rep, to Sleeping Beauty and James and the Giant Peach for Seattle Children's Theatre.
JASON HOLLEY (Associate Choreographer) a Washington, DC native has performed on Broadway, TV, film, and international stages. Some stage credits include Shuffle Along Starring Audra Mcdonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Billy Porter, Tokyo Disney, and A Wonderful World (Miami). TV/film appearances include World of Dance, All Rise, James Corden, and Spirited starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds. Associate Choreographer for Theatre Camp starring Ben Platt, and Choreographer for Something Rotten (Artshhi).
THORN MICHAELS she/her (Associate Lighting Designer) has designed and assisted for The 5th, Seattle Opera, Village Theatre, Seattle Rep, Seattle Children’s Theatre, ACT, Santa Fe Playhouse, Kentucky Opera, Lincoln Center, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, San Francisco Opera, New York City Ballet, and others. She holds an MFA in lighting design from the University of Washington and is the Lighting Design Faculty Member at Cornish College of the Arts. For more about her work, please visit thornmichaels.com.
LIAM STECKLER he/him (Associate Sound Designer) is a Seattle-based sound designer. Recent credits as an associate: The 25th Annual…, Nine, Tick, Tick… BOOM!, Spamalot, Sunset Boulevard (Kennedy Center), Waitress, Spring Awakening, White Christmas, The Wiz (The 5th). He’s previously worked with ArtsWest, and Village Theatre. Love to his husband, Justan.
TY PYNE (Costume Design Assistant) Originally from Las Vegas, Ty Pyne is a Filipinx costume designer and Craftsperson in Seattle. They strive to support young QTBIPOC to see themselves in all aspects of storytelling. Ty seeks to work with material that highlights and honors diverse perspective.
JR WELDEN (Production Stage Manager) At The 5th: Waitress; Mary Poppins; White Christmas; Spring Awakening; Sweeney Todd; Into The Woods; The Wiz; Choir Boy; Afterwords; West Side Story; Austen’s Pride; Rock of Ages; Hunchback; Kiss Me, Kate; The Pajama Game. At ACT: Mary Stuart, Eurydice, The Underpants, Miss Witherspoon and 16 years of A Christmas Carol. He also stage managed many productions at Seattle Rep, Intiman and Mark Taper Forum. He adopted his beautiful son, Travis, after becoming a licensed foster parent.
SHAINA PIERCE (Assistant Stage Manager) Thrilled to return to The 5th. Recently moved to Seattle and slowly figuring out what it means to be a Seattlelite. Seattle: Laughs in Spanish, Fat Ham (Seattle Rep), The Wiz (The 5th). Other credits: Dracula (Actors Theatre of Louisville) Toni Stone (Milwaukee Rep) Hot Wing King, Trading Places (The Alliance Theatre), The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast (Alabama Shakespeare Festival.) Thanks to friends and family for all their love.
JAMIE J. KRANZ (Assistant Swing Stage Manager/Swing Stage Manager) is excited to be back at The 5th! Credits include: Bye Bye Birdie, Waitress, White Christmas, Something's Afoot, & Spring Awakening. Jamie has also worked with Seattle Opera, Seattle Rep, Seattle Children's Theatre, ACT, and Village Theatre.
ADDITIONAL STAFF
Production Assistants … Max Zamorano, Anznika Evens
Production Runner … Ty
Scenic Builders … Joe Leporati, Forrest Runbaugh, Peyton Talley
Head Electrics Builder … Timothy Wratten
Electrics Builders … Zanna King, Nicholas Shellman
Scenic Painters … Samantha Bates, Morgan Proirier, Carmen Rodriguez, Mo Willhelm
Lighting Studio Associate … Jonah Basin
Pre-Production Choreographer Support … Cipher Goings, Alaceia Lemon
Contract Support … Kyle Brisby
SPECIAL THANKS
After Midnight Cabaret Table Artists
Charde’ Brown, Al Doggett, Sabella Flagg, Aramis Hamer, Susan Mask,
and Stephanie Morales
Northwest Tap Connection
Bridge Physical Therapy
Steve Sneed
The 5th Avenue Theatre is a member of the League of Residential Theatres (LORT), a nationwide association for not-for-profit theaters.
The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
The Director and Choreographer are members of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or IATSE) Local #15 and IATSE Local #488. Costume shop and Wardrobe staff and Child Actor Guardians are represented by IATSE Local #887. Hair and Makeup staff and scenic painters are represented by IATSE Local #488.
All the musicians playing in the orchestra for this performance are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, Local 76-483, AFL-CIO.
The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in LORT theaters are represented by United Scenic Artists local USA-829 of the IATSE.
The 5th Avenue Theatre is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Founded in 1985, NAMT is a national service organization dedicated exclusively to musical theatre. Members, located throughout 34 states and abroad, are some of the leading producers of musical theatre in the world, and include theatres, presenting organizations, higher education programs, and individual producers.
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