Lady Windemere's Fan Form

LADY WINDEMERE'S FAN
By Oscar Wilde
November 13-14, 19-21 7:30pm
November 16 2:30pm
Act I, Scene 1:  Morning room in Lord Windermere's house.
Act I, Scene 2:  Drawing room in Lord Windermere's house.
Act II, Scene 1:  Lord Darlington's rooms.
Act II, Scene 2:  Morning room in Lord Windermere's house.
There will be One Ten Minute Intermission
Cast in Order of Appearance:
Lady Windermere-Elizabeth Ard*
Alice-Megan Mayfield
Parker-Jeff Loddo*
Phipps-Houston Mahoney
Lord Darlington-Payne Hopton-Jones
Duchess of Berwick-Kat Grilli
Lady Agatha Carlisle-Becky Sheehan/Bridget Knapik
Lord Windermere-John Tourtellotte
Mr. Rufford-Ben Young/Eli Jolley
Miss Berkley-Bridget Knapik/Becky Sheehan
Miss Allonby-Kristen Sims
Rosalie-Mallory Porter
Mr. Dumby-Marcus Clement
Lady Plymdale-Heather Rule/Kara Riley
Lady Stutfield-Courtney Labosky
Mrs. Cowper-Cowper-Shannon Dunlap
Sir James Royston-Richard Davis
Mr. Hopper-Eli Jolley/Ben Young
Lady Jedburgh-Mallory Hammond
Miss Graham-Rachel Stewart
Lord Augustus Lorton-Ryan Balch
Mrs. Arthur Bowden-Kara Riley/Heather Rule
Lord Paisley-Stephen Branch
Lady Paisley-Jamie Yates
Mr. Cecil Graham-Jim Taylor
Mrs. Erlynne-Kristin Hopkins
Understudy to Mrs. Erlynne-Kristin Hopkins
Understudy to Mr. Dumby-Eli Jolley
Understudy to Duchess of Berwick-Bridget Knapik
Understudy to Lady Windermere-Heather Rule
Understudy to Lord Darlington-Ben Young
THERE WILL BE SMOKING ON STAGE
Artistic Staff
Director: Daydrie Hague
Choreographer: Adrienne Wilson
Scene Designer: Pip Gordon
Costume Designer: Tracy Oleinick
Lighting Designer: Pip Gordon
Assistant Lighting Designer: Stew Ives
Sound Designer: Paul Anton
Technical Director: Drew Holden*  **
Staff Technical Director: Adriane Bennett
Dramaturge:  Dr. Heather May
Assistant to Dramaturge:  Courtney Labosky, Marge Malone, Rachel Stewart
Production Manager: Robin Jaffe
Production Staff
Stage Manager: Katie Shade *  **
Assistant Stage Managers: Chris Eckhardt, Kristine Fitzgerald
Wardrobe Supervisor: Monica Bland
Make-up and Wardrobe Running Crew:  Katie George, Carley Hubbard, Alyce Noland, Laura Smith
Master Electrician: Richard Davis
Second Electrician:  Becky Reed
Light Board Operator: Becky Reed
Electrics Crew: Kenyon Corbitt, Richard Davis, Marc Dolan, Andrew Henniger, Brooke Peace, Emily Rourke, Allyson Schlegel, Lauren Starr,
Deck Electrician: Marc Dolan
Sound Board Operator: Fred T. Paul
Properties Master: Marge Malone
Properties Running Crew: Lizz Johnson, Brooke Spivey, Michael Leigh
Flyman: Emily Rourke
Crew Chief: TBA
Set Shift Crew:  Chase Cox, Lauren Hunt, Emily Kramer, Emily Stephens, Brianna Windham
Scenic Studio
Scenic Studio Carpenter: Victoria Bayens*
Scenic Studio Assistants: Kelly Cochran, Drew Holden*, Chris Mills, Becky Reed, Derrick Spivey, Briana Windham
Scenic Studio Crew: Paul Anton, Mallory Benard, Marcus Clement, Kenyon Corbitt, Chase Cox, Jordyn Culbreth, Richard Davis, Marc Dolan, Maya Dowdell, Katie Duffin, Shannon Dunlap, Christopher Eckhardt, Antonio Fortson, Katie George, Kat Grilli,  Kelley Holcomb, Payne Hopton-Jones, Lauren Hunt, Stewart Ives, Elizabeth Johnson, Emily Kramer, Courtney Labosky, Michael Leigh, Jeffrey Loddo*, Houston Mahoney, Margaret Malone,  Alyce Noland, Eli Jolley, Fred T. Paul, Brooke Peace, Ashley Priselac, Matt Raines, Kara Riley, Jaylin Robinson, Emily Rourke, Tiffany Rozier, Allyson Schlegel, Brooke Spivey, Emily Stephens, Samantha Sweatman, Jim Taylor, John Tourtellotte, Alexis Tyson, Briana Windham, Kylee Wofford, Kristen Woods, Ben Young
Costume Studio:
Costume Studio Manager: Kaitlin Fara Smith
Costume Studio Assistants: Alyce Noland, Katie George
Costume Crew: Elizabeth Ard*, Cornelius Benson, Monica Bland, Brandi Byrd, Marcus Clement, Stephen Davis, Shannon Dunlap, Kristine Fitzgerald, Antonio Fortson, Katie George, April Hall, Kristin Hopkins, Carley Hubbard, Mary Ireland, Elizabeth Johnson, Bridget Knapik, Alyce Noland, Katherine Noland, Kathryn Perry, Mallory Porter, Kara Riley, Heather Rule, Emily Rourke, Jennifer Russel, Rachel Stewart, Laura Smith, Samantha Sweatman, John Tourtellotte, Deonna West, Brianna Windam, Kylee Wofford, Jamie Yates
Administrative Staff
Department Chair: Dan LaRocque
Marketing Director:  Linda Wallner Bell
Office Administrator:  Zandra Davis
Office Student Staff: Monica Bland, Katie Shade*
Ticket Office Manager:  Marjorie Teeter
House Manager: Jenise Velez
Ticket Office Crew: Darci Dickey, Mallory Hammond, Trent Kinnucan, Dawn Reese, LaShawn Wright
* Indicates member of Alpha Psi Omega
**Indicates this production assignment is partial fulfillment of B.F.A. degree
Director's Notes:
A student who was auditioning for Lady Windermere’s Fan, suddenly turned to me and asked “Why this play”? I was momentarily taken aback (students don’t often ask) but it was a valid question. The first answer that comes to mind is that it provides our students with the opportunity to explore the work of a major dramatist in one of his most engaging plays. It challenges them to move and speak with precision and elegance and to embody characters that use language in a very particular way to alternately conceal and reveal their intentions. But the play also offers our audiences the distinct pleasures of Wilde’s pungent wit and scathing social commentary. The mirror that Wilde claims to have held up to the elite of London society in 1892 might also reflect our own, with its intense materialism, moral hypocrisy and its struggle to allow women full and free choice over every aspect of their lives. So the best answer to the question "Why this play?" may be that our greatest dramatic works are worth re-visiting not just because they are extraordinarily entertaining, but also because the questions they ask are as relevant, as compelling, and as critical to consider today as the day they were first performed.--Daydrie Hague
Special Thanks:
Dan LaRocque
Joey Bates
Liza Weisbrod
Dr. Ruth Crocker
Dr. Marc Silverstein
Stanley Sistrunk-- The Flower Store
Susie Gouge
Saya
Elizabeth Jones
Mark Wolston, Props Master,Actors Theatre at Louisville
Paul Owen, Resident Designer, Actors Theatre at Louisville
Jimmy, Gorees Furniture, Opelika
Biographies
Elizabeth Ard (Lady Windermere)
 is a senior BFA Music Theatre major with a double major 
 in Radio/TV/Film. She most recently appeared as Eve in the AU 
 Summerstage production of Women & Love.
Ryan Balch (Lord Augustus Lorton)
 is a sophomore at Auburn, and is excited to be 
 performing in his second mainstage show with AU Theatre.  Previous 
 credits include Midsummer Night's Dream, Rocky Horror, and Spring 
 Awakening.
Stephen Branch (Lord Paisley)
hailsfrom Dothan, AL.  He is a senior in software 
engineering and is excited about his first production with AU Theatre.
Marcus Clement (Mr. Dumby)
 is a sophomore Theatre major most recently seen as 
 Gaston in Picasso at the Lapin Agile. He would like to thank the 
 professors for their investment in the students and most of all his 
 parents for supporting him.
Richard Davis (Sir James Royston/Master Electrician)
 is a Music Theatre major from Huntsville, AL. 
 Previous AU Theatre credits include Deadwood Dick (Miner), A 
 Midsummer Night’s Dream (Francis Flute), Little Shop of Horrors 
 (Seymour), and dAUnce VI.
Shannon Dunlap (Mrs. Cowper?Cowper)
 is a sophomore Theatre major.  This is her second 
 mainstage production.  She would like to thank her friends and 
 family for their support, and the faculty for this opportunity.
  Chris Eckhardt (Assistant Stage Manager)
 is a freshman theatre major from Atlanta, GA. This 
 will be his second AU Theatre production.
Kristine Fitzgerald (Assistant Stage Manager)
 is a freshman pursuing a B.A. in Theatre.  Lady 
 Windermere’s Fan is her first ever theatre production.
  Kat Grilli (Duchess of Berwick)
 is a BFA Performance major from Tampa. Lady Windermere's 
 Fan marks her eighth production at Auburn University. She 
 appreciates the support of her family, faculty, and of course, AU 
 Theatre patrons!
Mallory Hammond (Lady Jedburgh)
 is a junior BFA Performance major.  Lady 
 Windermere’s Fan is her fifth play at Auburn University.  She would 
 like to thank family, friends, and faculty for their support.
 Drew (Skyler) Holden (Technical Director)
 is a Senior in the BFA Design/Technology 
 program. In addition to technical direction and scenic design, he 
 is pursuing a minor in dance.
Kristin Hopkins (Mrs. Erlynne)
 is a junior BFA Music Theatre major.  She is also a member 
 of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.  This is her 6th mainstage production 
 at Auburn University.
  Payne Hopton-Jones (Lord Darlington)
 is a BFA Music Theatre major who most recently 
 appeared in the AU Summerstage productions The Complete History of 
 America (Abridged) and Women & Love. He would like to thank his 
 family, friends, and faculty for their support.
Stew Ives (Assistant Lighting Designer)
 is a Junior in the BFA Design /Technology program. At 
 Auburn University he has served as Sound Designer for Little Shop 
 of Horrors and Assistant Lighting Designer for Picasso at the Lapin 
 Agile.
Eli Jolley (Mr. Hopper/Mr. Rufford/Understudy to Mr. Dumby)
 is a freshman Theatre major.  This is his first 
 appearance in a main stage production.
Bridget Knapik (Lady Agatha Carlisle/Miss Berkley/ Understudy for 
 Duchess)
 is a sophomore Music Theatre major originally from 
 Huntington, NY. She has recently been seen on the AU mainstage in A 
 Midsummer Night's Dream and Little Shop of Horrors.
 Courtney Labosky (Lady Stutfield),
 a junior BFA Music Theatre major was most recently seen 
 in Women and Love.  She would like to thank her family and the 
 faculty for their guidance and support.
Jeff Loddo (Parker)
  is a Senior BA in Theatre from Rye, NY. This is his second 
 show here, and first mainstage production; having previously been 
 in the student production of Spring Awakening.
Marge Malone (Properties Master)
 is a freshman Theatre major. This is her second 
 production at Auburn and she would like to thank the faculty for 
 this opportunity.
  Megan Mayfield (Alice)
 is a freshman Music Theatre major.  She thanks her 
 instructors, friends, and wonderful family for their support.
 Houston Mahoney (Phipps)
 is a freshman Theatre Major.  Lady Windermere’s Fan is his 
  first production with the Auburn Theatre.
Mallory Porter (Rosalie)
 is Sophomore Music Theatre major. Past performances 
 include: dAUnce VI, Rocky Horror, and the Music Theatre Ensemble 
  Cabaret video performance. Mallory would like to specially thank 
  her wonderful family.
Ashley Priselac (Assistant Scene Designer)
  is a 3rd year BFA Design/Technology major. She was 
  previously the scenic designer for the student directed production 
  of Spring Awakening. Ashley has a strong interest in working in the 
  motion picture industry.
Kara Riley (Lady Plymdale/Mrs. Arthur Bowden/Understudy to Mrs. 
  Erlynne)
 is working on her B.A. in Mass Communications in 
  addition to her B.F.A. Performance major. This is her third show at 
  Auburn. She thanks her family and friends for their support.
Heather Rule (Lady Plymdale/Mrs. Arthur Bowden/Understudy to Lady 
  Windermere) is a junior in the BFA Performance program. She is 
  from the town of Slapout, Alabama. Past credits include A Shayna 
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