Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
by Dave Malloy
Adapted from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
"From the celebrated and award-winning composer Dave Malloy comes Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. Following a critically exalted premiere at Ars Nova in New York City, a subsequent off-Broadway transfer and an acclaimed run on Broadway, this award-winning musical expands the possibilities for the genre with its daring score and bold storytelling." - Concord Theatricals
MTSU Theatre and Dance is a proud participant of The American Collegiate Theatre Festival
| Natasha Rostova | Emma Groves |
| Pierre Bezukhov | Cameron Miller |
| Sonya Rostova | Bailey Bateman |
| Anatole Kuragin | Gavin Cox |
| Helene Bezukhova | Norah Younger |
| Marya Dmitriyevna | Katelyn Austin |
| Andrey / Old Prince Bolkonsky | Harris Thompson |
| Mary Bolkonskaya | Raechel Northern |
| Fedya Dolokov | Titus Shelton |
| Balaga | Wyatt Yommer |
| Servant/Ensemble | Gavin Bell |
| Maid Servant / Ensemble | Arabella Cianci |
| Opera Singer / Ensemble | Jenna Martin |
| Opera Singer / Ensemble | Mac Wright |
| Ensemble | Mac Adkins |
| Ensemble | Brandi Lokey |
| Ensemble | Danielle Reynolds |
Director |
Malana Harris |
Music Director |
| Joseph Walker |
INTIMACY AND FIGHT DIRECTOR |
D Wilkerson |
Dramaturg |
Taylor Tims |
Asst. Dramaturg |
Luke Yates |
Choreographer |
Emma Pickett |
Scenic Designer |
Caryss Johnson |
Scenic Painter |
Rachel Oppmann |
Costume Designer |
Ella Althoff |
Asst. Costume Designer |
Grace Myers |
Lighting Designer |
Lauren Charles |
Asst. Lighting Designer |
Gracie Lynch Emily Lamb |
Sound Designer |
Madelyn Lutz |
Wigs / Hair / Makeup Designer |
MJ Learned |
PROPERTIES COORDINATOR |
Isaiah Smith |
Stage Manager |
Jayla Scott |
ASST. STAGE MANAGERS |
Clarissa Morrell Vivian Seals Jester Bowen |
Technical Director |
J. Scott McElheney |
Asst. Technical Director |
Vivian Seals |
Lead Carpenter |
Josh Bennett |
Audio Engineer |
Cooper Davis |
Audio Assistant |
Madelyn Lutz Brianna Loyola |
Wigs / Hair / Makeup Technician |
Cassie Cochran |
Production Electrician |
Catherine M. Pratt |
Asst. Production ElectricIan |
Davis Harper |
COSTUME SHOP SUPERVISOR |
Katie Sellers |
Wardrobe Head |
Regan Hudson |
Wardrobe Crew |
Students of THEA 3200 |
STITCHERS |
Riley Lainge Regan Hudson Abigail Creekmore Caryss Johnson Ella Althoff Haley Lunsford Brandi Lokey |
Light hang / focus crew |
Lauren Charles Mekiah Hayslett Joshua Leslie Brittany Della Murphy Austyn Taylor Students of THEA 3400 |
Light Board Op |
Emily Litzenberger Rivera |
Followspot Ops |
Ben Buckley Brittany Murphy |
Marketing Content Creator |
Zane Johnson |
Marketing Content Coordinator |
Aaron Johnson |
Production Manager |
John Underwood |
Directing Faculty Advisor |
Lauren Shouse |
Dramaturgy Faculty Advisor |
Dr. Cate Heiner |
Stage Management Faculty advisor |
Kate Goodwin |
Costume Design Faculty Advisor |
Tommy Macon |
Lighting Design Faculty advisor |
Darren E. Levin |
Lighting Technology / PE Faculty advisor |
Catherine M. Pratt |
Scenic Design Faculty Advisor |
Scott Boyd |
Technical Direction Faculty advisor |
J. Scott McElheney |
Sound Design Faculty Advisor |
Kevin O'Donnell |
Makeup, Hair, Wigs Advisor |
Maria Mignone |
Scenic and Properties Specialist |
Josh Bennett |
Costume Shop Supervisor |
Katie Sellers |
Thank you, Ascend Federal Credit Union, for sponsoring MTSU Arts.
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The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David and Alice Rubenstein.
Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; and Beatrice and Anthony Welters and the AnBryce Foundation.
KCACTF is part of JFKC: A Centennial Celebration of John F. Kennedy, inspired by five enduring Ideals often ascribed to JFK: Courage, Freedom, Justice, Service, and Gratitude. Support for JKFC: A Centennial Celebration of John F. Kennedy is provided by Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley, Chevron, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, and Target.
Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts. This production Is entered In the Kennedy Center American College Theater
Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identity and promote quality in college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships. internships, grants, and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels.
Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement In production, design, direction and performance.
By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize. reward. and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.
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