The Threepenny Opera

Synopsis: The Threepenny Opera proclaims itself "an opera for beggars," and it was in fact an attempt both to satirize traditional opera and operetta and to create a new kind of musical theater based on the theories of two young German artists, composer Kurt Weill and poet-playwright Bertolt Brecht. The show opens with a mock-Baroque overture, a nod to Threepenny's source, The Beggar's Opera. In a brief prologue following the overture, a shabby figure comes onstage with a barrel organ and launches into a song chronicling the crimes of the notorious bandit and womanizer Macheath, "Mack the Knife," who marries the innocent and virginal Polly Peachum. This displeases her father, who controls the beggars of London, and so he endeavours to have Macheath hanged! His attempts are hindered by the fact that the Chief of Police, Tiger Brown, is Macheath's old army comrade. Still, Peachum exerts his influence and eventually gets Macheath arrested and sentenced to hang. Macheath escapes this fate via a deus ex machina moments before the execution when, in an unrestrained parody of a happy ending, a messenger from the Queen arrives to pardon Macheath and grant him the title of Baron.

Cast

Street Singer	Cassie Martinez
MacHeath	Marquez Linder
Jackie "Tiger" Brown	Jim Eisman
Mr. Peachum	Keegan Stull
Mrs. Peachum	Rachel Lewis
Polly Peachum	Jordan Quinn
Lucy Brown	Amanda Cook
Jenny	Nicole Castro
Filch	Garrett Poladian
Kimball	Ruben Diaz
Matt	Andrew Terwilliger
Walt	Dominic Johnson
Jake	Sean Taylor
Bob	Jonathan Maisel
Dolly	Amy Fenicle
Coaxer	Cassie Martinez
Molly	Alexa Teebo
Betty	Joanna Warner
Smith	Malik Ali
Beggars	Ashlee Ballew
	Kristian Charbonnier
	Christian Williams

Production Staff

Director	Sam Osheroff
Choreographer	Kris Danford
Scenic Design	Jenna Luchkiw
Costume Design	Chelsea Sorensen
Lighting Design	Charles Houghton
Production Manager	Christina Hagan
Technical Director	Zach Kuhl
Asst. Music Directors	Ryan Shepard
	Sydney True
Asst. Lighting Designer	Johnny Marks
Stage Manager	Jerre Brisky
Asst. Stage Managers	Jacquel Bradley
	Lauren Kapanski
Stage Crew	Michael Baker
	Benjamin Haupt
Fly Operator	Sam Yelverton
Master Electrician	Storm Hooten
Asst. ME/Light Board Operator	Kieannah Marshall-Dawson
Spotlight Operators	Tammy Babich
	Tony Dickup
	Anna Plevak
	Tamara Saenz-Marmol
Sound Board Operator	Matt Brunelle
Props Master	Erin Finnegan
Props Run Crew	Jason Choate
	Amber Hoffmeister
Wardrobe Supervisor	Kearney Starr
Wig/Makeup Artist	Ashley Sileo
Dressers	Juan Aguas
	Shanaya Dixon
	Kathleen Gold
	Jessica McMillan
	Kevin Perez
Laundry	Annastasia Fiala-Gapp
House Manager	Kyle Golden
Scene Shop Crew	Michael Baker
	Kristian Charbonier
	Tony Dickup
	Jim Eisman
	Maygan Eldridge
	Storm Hooten
	Melissa Moore
	Dannelle Wheeler
	Sam Yelverton
Paint Crew	Sara Bond
	Alex Cihanowic
	Laura Ippolito
	Kim McCroan
	Will Patrick
	Jordan Quinn
Costume Shop Crew	Jessica Abney
	Nicole Castro
	Tamara Desruisseaux
	Shanaya Dixon
	Chris Frazier
	Amber Hoffmeister
	Tiffany Nelson
	Anna Plevak
	Brittany Pires
	Pilar Rehert
	Kearney Starr
	Alexa Teebo
	Dannelle Wheeler
	Daniel Williams
	Nethaneel Williams
Lighting Crew	Sara Bonilla
	Amanda Cook
	Larissa Gonzalez
	Kieannah Marshall-Dawson
	Jessica McMillan
	Emily Merritt
Props Crew	Thamara Babich
	Matt Brunelle
	Gabriella Fernandez
	Benjamin Haupt
	Amber Persilver
Scene Shop Student Staff	Zach Kuhl
	Robin Lawshe
	Jenna Luchkiw
	Johnny Marks
	Stacey Taylor
Costume Shop Student Staff	Jac Corday
	Lisa Eash
	Kaitlyn Kerwood
	Marquez Linder
	Ashley Sileo
	Chelsea Sorenson
	Kristen Taylor
	Mary Tempesta
Student Staff Electrician	Aileen Cleaver
Box Office Staff	Matthew Dailey
	Jonathan Maisel
	Nathan Smith