Writers Theatre and TheatreSquared present
THE BAND'S VISIT
Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek
Book by Itamar Moses
Based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin
Directed by Zi Alikhan**
Music Supervision by Andra Velis Simon
Choreography by Sebastiani Romagnolo
FEATURING
Armand Akbari, Jacob Baim, Rom Barkhordar*, Harper Caruso, Jordan Golding, Dave Honigman, Marielle Issa, Becky Keeshin*, Sam Linda*, Sophie Madorsky*, Andrew Mayer*, Michael Joseph Mitchell*, Dana Saleh Omar*,
Adam Qutaishat and Jonathan Shaboo
UNDERSTUDIES
Mira Kessler, Mitch Litrofksy, Rae Robeson, David Sajewich* and Jordan Tannous
BAND
Conductor, Keyboard Celia Villacres
Woodwinds Emily Beisel
Cello Jocelyn Butler Shoulders
Acoustic and Electric Bass Matt Ulery
Drumset, Percussion Lior Shragg
Music Coordinator Heather Boehm
PRODUCTION TEAM
Music Director Jason Burrow
Scenic Designer Afsoon Pajoufar^
Costume Designer Raquel Adorno^
Lighting Designer Solomon Weisbard^
Sound Designer Willow James
Projections Designer Smooch Medina
Intimacy Director Greg Geffrard
Dialect Coach Sammi Grant
Production Stage Manager Miranda Anderson*
Casting Director Katie Galetti
EDI Consultant Kira Troilo
Dramtaturg May Treuhaft-Ali
Orchestrations Jamshied Sharifi
Additional Arrangements Andrea Grody
Additional Orchestrations Andra Velis Simon
Assistant Director Faith Hart
Associate Music Director Celia Villacres
Properties Designer Rae Watson
Associate Lighting Designer Daniel Freidman
Assistant Stage Managers Natalie Cohen* and Zachary/Harper Crewse
Light Board Programmer Julia Corbett
Light Board Operator Molly Garrison
Spotlight Operator Elizabeth Anderson
Sound Engineer Averi Paulsen
Mic Technician Isabel Gable
Wardrobe Lead Sebastian Van Horn
Wardrobe/Deck Crew Garbrielle Lux
Master Carpenter Carl Herzog
Scenic Paint Charge Artist Trenton Jones
Carpenters Elizabeth Anderson, Kieran O'Connor
Welder Carl Herzog
Stitcher Mackenzie Privett
Electricians Hannah Bolstad, Andrei Borges, Ryan Burkle, Henry Muller, Simon Robinson, Megan Wines
Sound Technicians Angela Joy Baldasare, Isabel Gable, Shawn McIntire
* Denotes Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
^ Denotes members of United Scenic Artists Local 829
** Denotes member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
All Musicians are Members of the Chicago Federation of Musicians, Local 10-208
Special Thanks:
Sarah Heberlein, The Production Team at Theatre Squared, City of Elgin Department of Cultural Arts and Special Events, Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin, Smooch Medina, Peter Anderson, Mike Trudeau
Original production by Orin Wolf, John H. Stylers, Jr. and John N Hart, Jr. Atlantic Theater Company David F. Schwartz, Barbara Broccoli, Frederick Zollo Grove • REG, Lassen Blume Baldwin, Thomas Steven Perakos, Marc Platt The Shubert Organization, The Baruch/Routh/Frankel/Viertel Group, Robert Cole, DeRoy-Carr- Klausner Federman-Moellenberg, FilmNation Entertainment, Roy Furman, FVSL Theatricals, Hendel-Karmazin HoriPro Inc., Jam Theatricals, The John Gore Organization, Koenigsberg-Krauss, David Mirvish
James L. Nederlander, Al Nocciolino, Once Upon a Time Productions, Susan Rose and Paul Shiverick World Premiere Presented by Atlantic Theater Company, New York City, 2016
THE BAND’s VISIT is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Development of The Band’s Visit was supported in part by the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s National Fund for New Musicals – www.namt.org
