FOOTLOOSE 

Stage Adaptation by DEAN PITCHFORD and WALTER BOBBIE 
Based on the Original Screenplay by Dean Pitchford 
Music by TOM SNOW 
Lyrics by DEAN PITCHFORD 
Additional Music by ERIC CARMEN, SAMMY HAGAR, KENNY LOGGINS and JIM STEINMAN 

Footloose is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com 

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Content warning: Our production of "Footloose" will have references of domestic violence and sexual innuendo.  

Setting/Year: City of Chicago, Town of Bomont / 1978 

There will be a 15-minute intermission 

I am so proud to end the Department of Theatre and Dance 2023-2024 season with Footloose. As a dancer and choreographer, I was immediately drawn to Footloose because of the music and high energy dance numbers. I could not wait to create new and unique dances in this very iconic musical theatre production. As I dove into the script of Footloose, I realized how much the story and characters resonate with our current world and how the enormous messages about humanity, connections, and strength guide the characters’ journey. Theatre is a living art that continually revisits scripts from the past—in the case of Footloose, the recent past. I have enjoyed being in conversation with a work from another era and, in bringing it to life again, exploring its themes and meanings with the creative team and performers. I am excited not only to share the dancing and singing with you, but to bring connections from the stories on the stage to the audience.

I want to thank the many amazing directors that have inspired me and guided me through the making of this production. Thank you to Christina Ritter and Nancy Jones. I also cannot thank Russell Henderson enough. Some of my happiest times at UK was working with Russell in the theatre; watching him craft, create, and inspire. I have learned a great deal from him, and I am so, so happy I had the opportunity to work with Russell so closely.

Susie Thiel, director

REN MCCORMACK
Emerson Walker

ETHEL MCCORMACK
Macy Laine Brockman

REVEREND SHAW MOORE
Drew Epperson

VI MOORE
Alayna Johnson

ARIEL MOORE
Joslyn Baumgardner

LULU WARNICKER
Caroline Beyer

WES WARNICKER
Maxxwel Megibben

COACH ROGER DUNBAR
Devin Landis

ELEANOR DUNBAR
Naomi Daniels

RUSTY
Mya Barber

URLEEN
Jaila Yeast

WENDY JO / ARIEL U/S
Aria Daffron

CHUCK CRANSTON
Roman Tate

LYLE / WILLARD U/S
Michael Daniels

TRAVIS
Zander Chojnacki

BETTY BLAST / ENSEMBLE
Bobbie Akin

WILLARD HEWITT / REN U/S
Ben Ingram

JETER
Jack Myers

GARVIN
JoJo Edmonds

COWBOY BOB
Elijah Merricks

PRINCIPAL CLARK
Faith Sammons

BICKLE
Ryan Hart

ENSEMBLE
Alexandra Brown, Jasmine Estep, Miranda Haney, Ryan Hart, Grace Hensley, Rebekah New, Charlize O’Dell, Ginnie Pinkston, Lily Sgroi, Mia Smith (Vi U/S), Gabi Tobias, JoJo Edmonds

SWING/STANDBY
Zoe Easterberg

Ron Wilbur
CONDUCTOR

Benjamin Bossert
BASS

Robert Bosworth
KEYBOARD

Caleb McClellan
STRINGS

Jonathan T. McIntyre
SAXOPHONE

Ryan Whitt
DRUMS

Act I

FOOTLOOSE* 
ON ANY SUNDAY 
THE GIRL GETS AROUND** 
I CAN’T STAND STILL 
SOMEBODY’S EYES 
LEARNING TO BE SILENT 
HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO+ 
SOMEBODY’S EYES – (Scene Change) 
SOMEBODY’S EYES – (Reprise) 
HEAVEN HELP ME 
I’M FREE*/HEAVEN HELP ME  

Act II

STILL ROCKIN’ 
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY 
CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART? 
DANCING IS NOT A CRIME 
MAMA SAYS (YOU CAN’T BACK DOWN) 
MAMA SAYS – (Encore) 
ALMOST PARADISE++ 
HEAVEN HELP ME - (Reprise) 
CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART? (Reprise) 
FOOTLOOSE* (Finale) 
MEGAMIX  

All music by Tom Snow, except:
*Kenny Loggins
**Sammy Hagar
+Jim Steinman
++Eric Carmen 
All Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, except;
“Footloose” lyrics by Dean Pitchford and Kenny Loggins 

Director: Susie Thiel 

Musical Director: Ron Wilbur 

Choreographer: Susie Thiel

Scenic Designer: Sadie Lawrence 

Costume Designer: Melissa Gilbert 

Lighting Designer: Jeremiah Kearns 

Sound Designer: Kristine Leigh Stresman 

Stage Manager: Marilyn Hosey 

Properties Supervisor: Autrey Brown 

Fight Choreographer: Andrew "A-Ray" Ray 

Audio Engineer: Ren Whitsitt 

Dance Captain: Bobbie Akin 

Choreographer for "I'm Free": Charli O'Dell 

Choreographer for "Somebodies Eyes": Bobbie Akin & Charli O'Dell 

Assistant Choreographer: Charlize O’Dell 

Assistant Stage Managers: Xander Majovsky, Megan Payton 

Assistant Costume Designer: Caroline Norsworthy 

Assistant Lighting Designer: Cathe Russell 

Assistant Music Director: Robert Bosworth 

Assistant Properties Supervisor: Maze Wetzel 

Master Electrician: Eli Vann 

Scenic Charge Artist: Makenna Hampton 

Scenic Artists: Aden Amburgey, Caitlin Herndon, Chloe Huettman, Karley Keen, Alex Korfhage, Sadie Lawrence, Max Maxwell, Elijiah Merricks, Rebekah New, Maze Wetzel 

Production Manager: Zak Stribling 

Technical Director: Zak Stribling 

Assistant Technical Director: Michael Daniels 

Stitchers: Jaime Chaudoin, Jade Degiorgio, Kaileigh Ervins, Miranda Haney, Anniston Jenkins, Easton Morton, Caroline Norsworthy, John Henry Reynolds 

Producer: Stephen Wrentmore 

Costume Director: Tracy Barber 

Cutter/Draper: Natalie Maynard 

Costume Stock Specialist: Andrea Richardson 

Photography: Mark Cornelison & Carter Skaggs, UK Photo 

Graphic Designer: Shaan Azeem 

Program Designer: Jennifer Sciantarelli 

Media Coordinator: Mark Mozingo  

Social Media Content Creator: Devin Landis & Melanie L. Turner  

A2: Audrey Niehaus

Sound Board Operator: Ren Whitsitt 

Lighting Programmer & Board Operator: Alex Korfhage

Run Crew: Gwendolyn Hinkle, Madeline Lowbridge, Max Maxwell, Nate Neal, Josh Owens, Semaje Thornton

Wardrobe Crew: Peyton Barrett, Kennedy Fuqua, Anniston Jenkins

House Manager: Melanie L. Turner

Deck Chief: Zoe Easterberg

Dean, College of Fine Arts: MARK SHANDA 

Acting Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance: PETER ALLEN STONE 

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Tracy Barber, Senior Lecturer/Costume Shop Director

Herman Farrell III, Professor, Playwriting, Co-Director Certificate in Filmmaking: Production & Dramatic Writing 
 
Kate Field, Assistant Professor, Scenic Design  

Jeremy Gillett, Assistant Professor, Acting  

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

Jeremiah Kearns, Visiting Lecturer, Lighting & Sound

Laura Neese, Lecturer, Dance 

Christina Ritter, Senior Lecturer, Theatre 

Peter Allen Stone, Associate 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

Danielle Dunmire, Dance

Janie Morgan, Dance

Megh Jennings-Posner, Theatre 
 
Anna Wilson, Dance

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

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THEATRE & DANCE 2024 GRADUATES!  WE ARE SO PROUD AND CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHERE YOU CONTINUE TO BE “WILDLY CREATIVE”! 

DANCE MAJORS 

Kendall Cooper 
Kaitlyn King 
Maggie Kowalski 
Isabela Moore-Mendez 
Alyssa Rigney 
Kate Walker

THEATRE MAJORS 

Aden Amburgey 
Brandon Bost 
Lynn Bright 
Macy Laine Brockman 
Drew Epperson 
Addi Fish 
Libby Hale 
Ryan Hart 
Marilyn Hosey 
Sabrina Jackson 
Alayna Johnson 
Karley Keen 
Sadie Lawrence 
Hallie Lindsey 
Bailey Patterson 
Ellie Phillips 
Ayana Roit 
Catherine Russell 
Mackenzie Shimko 
Sydney Willis