Attention, there will be multiple events at the College of Fine Arts and Singletary Center Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Please keep in mind parking will be tricky and there will be no late seating, so give yourself plenty of time to find parking to arrive on time for the show. Thank you for supporting the arts! We look forward to seeing you at the show!

The University of Kentucky Department of Theatre and Dance presents

THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL

By Richard Brinsley Sheridan

December 1 - 4, 2022
Guignol Theatre

Setting: London, 1777

There will be a 10-minute intermission at this production.

Director
CHRISTINA RITTER

Stage Manager
MAKENZIE SHIMKO

Assistant Stage Managers
A FISH, MICHELE HAYNES, KARA POWELL 

Choreographer
SUSIE THIEL 

Scenic Designer
ZACHARY STRIBLING

Assistant Scenic Designer
LIBBY HALE

Scenic Artist
MADDIE BAVELY

Costume Designer/Director
TRACY BARBER 

Assistant Costume Designer
IVORY BESSE 

Cutter/Draper
NATALIE MAYNARD

Wig Designer/Stylist
TRACY BARBER

Costume Stock Specialist
ANDREA RICHARDSON

Prop Master
SADIE LAWRENCE

Stitchers
ANNA BENO, IVORY BESSE, AUTREY BROWN, JOEY CLARK, CAITLYN COLLINS, NADINE JOHNSON, JOHN HENRY REYNOLDS, ANDREA RICHARDSON, GENESIS SMITH

Run Crew
ELIZABETH CROGHAN, DANITZA PIPER, CAROL STEINLE

Wardrobe Crew
ZOIE ALBRECHT, ANNA BENO, TRISTEN BOYER, SIERRA CIASCO, CAITLYN COLLINS, SOPHIE KELLEY, MICHAEL KOTCHEV, CECILIA REED, COALTER WILSON

 Sound Designers
HEATHER BROWN, CHRISTINA RITTER

Lighting & Sound Production Assistant
ELI VANN 

Lighting Designer
HEATHER BROWN 

Assistant Lighting Designer
DANICA HAK 

Master Electrician
ADAM SCHOEDINGER

Technical Director & Production Manager
ZACHARY STRIBLING

Assistant Technical Director
LIBBY HALE

House Manager
MELANIE L. TURNER  

Graphic Designer
SHAAN AZEEM 

Program Designer
JENNIFER SCIANTARELLI 

Marketing and PR
MARK MOZINGO 

Photography
MARK CORNELISON, UK PHOTO

Social Media Marketing
MELANIE L. TURNER

Producer
STEPHEN WRENTMORE 

Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 1751 – 7 July 1816) had many titles throughout his heavily publicized and scrutinized life. A playwright, politician, poet and owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, he has been described as a genius wit and wordsmith. The influence of his writing is evident through the consistent praise and performances of his most famous works The Rivals (1775) and The School for Scandal (1777). A man of humble origins in Ireland, Sheridan and his family permanently moved to London, eventually giving him access to the high society he lampooned so regularly.

The School for Scandal has maintained a steady popularity, particularly in England, with numerous high profile actors taking the reins, including John Palmer, Jane Pope, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. Jane Austen is even recorded as having played Mrs. Candour in a private performance in 1812. Though Sheridan himself was a controversial figure--for instance, avidly supporting a number of emancipation causes, but also behaving recklessly and dangerously in his personal life--he has amassed few detractors to his literary and theatrical works.

The messages present in his works remain as relevant today as they were in his time: Honesty in the long-term trumps the perceived benefits of a curated and surface-oriented lifestyle. Wit is a virtuous quality that should not always be associated with ill-intent, and a redemption of reputation, though difficult, is possible. We see these parallels today, in our culture’s obsession with social media. What is on display is often not what it seems to be. The rise and fall of individual’s social stock is fodder and entertainment for public scrutiny. Indeed, something in our human nature seems stubbornly drawn to the joys, affectations, and frailties on display in The School for Scandal.

Dean, College of Fine Arts
MARK SHANDA 

Acting Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance
BEN ARNOLD 

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Tracy Barber
Senior Lecturer/Costume Shop Director  

Heather Brown
Visiting Lecturer, Lighting & Sound 
 
Herman Farrell III
Professor, Playwriting
Co-Director Certificate in Filmmaking: Production & Dramatic Writing 
 
Kate Field
Visiting Assistant Professor, Scenic Design  

Jeremy Gillett
Assistant Professor, Acting  

Nancy Jones
Professor, History, Practice & Performance/Director of Musical Theatre Certificate 

Kathy Luo
Visiting Lecturer, Dance 

Laura Neese
Lecturer, Dance 

Christina Ritter
Senior Lecturer, Theatre 

Peter Stone
Assistant Professor, Theatre 

Zak Stribling
Senior Lecturer, Theatre/Technical Director/Production Manager 

Susie Thiel
Associate Professor, Dance/Director of Dance 

Stephen Wrentmore
Lecturer, Theatre/Season Producer/Studio Season Director 

ADJUNCT FACULTY 

Theresa Bautista
Dance  
                       
Reba Carroll
Theatre 
           
Danielle Dunmire
Dance 
           
Diana Evans Pulliam
Musical Theatre Dance 
 
Mary Joy Nelson
Musical Theatre Voice 
 
Anna Wilson
Dance 
 
Melanie L. Turner
Theatre 

STAFF

Natalie Maynard
Costume Cutter/Draper 

Andrea Richardson
Costume Inventory Specialist 

Melanie L. Turner
Administrative Assistant

EMERITUS FACULTY  

Nelson Fields
Robert Haven
John Holloway
Geraldine Maschio
Rhoda-Gale Pollock
James W. Rodgers