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Dance Gala (2026)
March 20 & 21, 2026
COMPANY

Xan Barrell

Dravyn Beasley

Anna Conar

Maggie Gilchrist

Morgan Hayes

Addison Hicks

Neila Hudson

Megan Johnson

Rylee Malicoat

Brooklyn McIntosh

Keke Moore

Isabella Muth

Cara Paty

Maya Siciliano

Emma Sutt 

SHOW ORDER

FRIDAY PERFORMANCE:

  1. Emma Sutt
  1. Xan Barrell
  1. Natalie McCutcheon
  1. Cara Paty
  1. Anna Conar
  1. Rylee Mallicoat
  1. Alex Strobel

SATURDAY PERFORMANCE:

  1. Emma Sutt
  1. Xan Barrell
  1. Natalie McCutcheon
  1. Cara Paty
  1. Anna Conar
  1. Rylee Mallicoat
Title
I don’t own a real table

Music
“Inday Ng Buhay Ko” by Ric Manrique Jr.
“Radian” by Air

Choreographer
Emma Sutt

Lighting Designer
Lauren Charles

Dancers
Maya Siciliano, Emma Sutt
Title
Night to Remember

Music
Original Composition by Veronica Schot and Xan Barrell

Choreographer
Xan Barrell

Lighting Designer
Lauren Charles

Dancers
Rylee Malicoat
Dravyn Beasley
Megan Johnson
Isabella Muth

Choreographer’s Note
A night out usually ends early.
Title
Capillary

Music
“The Star Shift” by Pieter de Graaf

Choreographer / Costume Designer
Natalie McCutcheon

Lighting Designer
Davis Harper

Dancers
Maggie Gilchrist
Neila Hudson
Keke Moore

Choreographer’s Note
Like ripples in water, the subtle and unseen impact that individuals have on the world around them.
Title
Too Much, Not Enough

Music
“Fortanach” by Sebastian Plano
“Resonance” by Jamie Duffy

Choreographer
Cara Paty

Lighting Designer
Davis Harper

Dancers
Cara Paty

Choreographer’s Note
This work explores the quiet weight of self-imposed expectation. It reflects the tension between ambition and exhaustion, capturing the internal pressure to achieve, refine, and push beyond limits, even when rest is needed.
Title
Altercate

Music
“Sin” by Travis Lake

Choreographer
Anna Conar

Lighting Designer
Lauren Charles

Dancers
Anna Conar, Maggie Gilchrist, Morgan Hayes, Keke Moore, Emma Sutt

Choreographer’s Note
"To whom do I owe the biggest apology? No one's been crueler to me than I've been to me." - Alanis Morisette
Title
From Now On

Music
“From Now On” Zach Brown Band, Pasek & Paul

Choreographer
Rylee Mallicoat

Lighting Designer
Davis Harper

Costume Designer
Rylee Mallicoat

Dancers
Xan Barrell
Dravyn Beasley
Addison Hicks
Megan Johnson
Brooklyn McIntosh
Isabella Muth
Maya Siciliano

Choreographer’s Note
We dance because there is too much love, too much heartbreak, too much joy, too much sadness & too much life to keep inside ourselves. We bear each other’s burden. We encourage & build up one another.
Title
I am but three

Music
Moisei Productions

Choreographer
Alex Strobel

Dancer
Alex Strobel

Choreographer’s Note
Honor your inner child, and just be.
ARTISTIC TEAM
Choreographers
Anna Conar
Xan Barrell
Natalie McCutcheon
Alex Strobel (alumni)
Caraline Paty
Emma Sutt
Rylee Mallicoat

Co-Lighting Designers
Lauren Charles
Davis Harper

Asst. Lighting Designers
Mac Adkins
Robin Throneberry

Sound Engineer
Jordan Walker

Marketing Content Coordinator
Aaron Johnson
PRODUCTION TEAM
Gala Production Coordinator
Xan Barrell

Asst. Gala Production Coordinator
Kai Wahba

Stage Manager
Peyton Norris

ASM / Production Electrician
Joy Donalies

Wardrobe Head
Grace Myers

Board Op
John Whited

Production Manager
John Underwood
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

MTSU Department of Theatre and Dance would like to thank the MTSU Distinguished Lecture Fund for their generous support. Through this support, MTSU Dance students of MTSU Dance Theatre had the opportunity to engage in a choreographic residency with Hawaii based guest artist  Matt Del Rosario, for the development of a new work presented in tonight’s concert, In It Together. 

MTSU Department of Theatre and Dance would like to thank the many local businesses and artists that donated items for our Silent Auction, helping us raise funds for the Dance Enrichment Foundation.  

Bean Loft Coffee Company, Brass Horn, Buff City Soap, Strike and Spare, Millers Ale House, Jefferson’s, Bellissimo, Trader Joe’s, HotWorx, Barre 11, Marina’s on the Square, The Happy Book Stack, Starbucks, Set the Scene Photography, Molly Peňa, Kim Deale, Afro Inspirations, Cannon Arts Dance Studio, and Area 54. 

Dance Society President: Kenzie McCroskey 

Dance Society Board Members: Natale McCutcheon (Vice President), Anna Conar (Secretary), Emma Sutt (Treasurer), Maggie Gilchrist (First Year Rep.), Rylee Mallicoat (Volunteer Rep.), Morgan Hayes (Graduating Senior Rep.), Keke Moore (Social Media Rep.), Xan Barrell (Student Gala Coordinator), Kai Wahba (Assistant Student Gala Coordinator), Brooklyn McIntosh (Member At Large), Lily Agee (Member at Large), Neila Hudson (Member At Large), Maya Siciliano (Member At Large), Cara Paty (Member at Large). 

SPECIAL THANKS

Thank you, Ascend Federal Credit Union, for sponsoring MTSU Arts.

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