Songs for a New World
It's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice... or take a stand... or turn around and go back. This moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love and the choices that we make, transporting us from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge, 57 stories above Fifth Avenue, to meet a startling array of characters that range from a young man who has determined that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams... and a soulless marriage.
Written by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Jon Rivera
Performed on Apr. 20-22, Drollinger Family Stage
Cast
Angelina Oakley
Bonnie-Lynn Montaño
Carlo Luis Dimayuga
Chloe Laursen
Chris Benis
Essy Seigel
Ethan Mullen
Isabella Thierry
Isabelle Rogerson
Jackson LaMorte
Nicholas Trafton
Sophia Uoo
Song List
"Opening Number" by Ensemble
"Christmas Lullaby" by Isabelle
"Stars and the Moon" by Chloe
"Steam Train" by Isabella and Ensemble
Production Team
Director: Jon Lawrence Rivera
Music Director: Anthony Lucca
Technical Director: Jason Sheppard
Lights and Sound Designer: Rob Hillig
Props Master: John Burton
Scenic Designer: Christopher Scott Murillo
Costume Designer: Sydney Pigott
Stage Manager: Abby Poulos
Assistant Director: Salve Villarosa
Assistant Stage Managers: Maddy Wolfe
Assistant Costume Designer: Kaylee Green
Assistant Scenic Designer: Carter Vickers
Choreographer: Laura Smyth
Sound Board Operator: Karenina Osuna
Lightboard Operator: Feliks Depthios
Sound Crew: Charlie Flanagan
Running Crew: Alexandra Bisanzio, Beata Landes, Billy Su, Laura Fern, and Luca Cannuscio
Band: Corbin Hones Bass and Ryan McDiarmid
Work-Study Students
Scenic/Lighting
Rachael DeBoer
Maureen Beld
Audrey Szot
Maya Samarasena
Bailey Wertzberger
Stryder Larsen
Zoë Carr
Tori Fong
Costume
Gillian Mozdy
Justine Rocha
Kaylee Greene
Cadee Couvillion
Noura Smith
Special Thanks to Kevin Wetmore, Diane Benedict, Katharine Noon, Tania Walls, and Leon Wiebers.