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Evita

Lyrics by Tim Rice / Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber


Argentina's controversial First Lady is the subject of this dynamic musical masterpiece. As an illegitimate fifteen year old, Eva escaped her dirt-poor existence for the bright lights of Buenos Aires. Driven by ambition and blessed with charisma, she was a starlet at twenty-two, the president's mistress at twenty-four, First Lady at twenty-seven, and dead at thirty-three. Eva Peron "saint to the working-class, reviled by the aristocracy and mistrusted by the military" was destined to leave a fascinating political legacy unique in the 20th century. Told through a compelling score that fuses haunting chorales with exuberant Latin, pop and jazz influences, EVITA creates an arresting theatrical portrait as complex as the woman herself.

Cast

Eva Duarte Cassidy Beal
Eva Duarte de Perón Alexa McKnight
Che John Perez
Perón Raymond VerVoort
Migaldi Mason St. Germain
Mistress Hannah Chism
Female Ensemble Elise Money
  Chantelle Cognevich
  Brittney Lester
  Caitlin Artrip*
  Aletta Kemp
  Danielle Barrie
  Eleni Demos
  Mallory Maiberger
  Alex Brookins
  Kaela Tibbs
  Mia Carisse
Male Ensemble Garrett Summitt
  Garrett Metzler
  Rey Garcia
  Phillip Lucas
  Dylan Garofalo
  Tim Colee
  Josh Thomas*
  Ben Bailey
  McKenzie Richards
Ensemble Children Addison Cook
  Oliver Gougeon
  Rhys Hoyt

*Dance Captain

Musicians

Music Director/Piano Tom Baroco
Violin I Maeanna Naffe
Violin II Paula-Kay Beswick
Viola Sara Bossa
Cello John Callahan
Bass Max Levesque
Drums Leah Yelverton
Guitar Ryan Etheredge
Trumpet I Jarrett Watkins
Trumpet II D'Andre Wells
Horn Kevin Fails
Trombone Stephen French
Clarinet Maria Baroco
Flute Katie Diamond

 

Production Team

Director & Musical Staging Sara Schoch
Assistant Director Elizabeth Watson
Choreographer Elyn Collier
Set & Lighting Designer Charles Houghton
Projection Designer & Assistant Set Designer Cory Tucker
Costume Designer Glenn Avery Breed
Wig & Makeup Designer Brittany Rappise
Technical Director & Sound Designer Phillip Brulotte
Co-Stage Managers Alyssa Bramwell
  Victoria O'Dell
Assistant Choreographer Laurlyn Wash
Assistant Stage Manager Krysten Jumpp
Scenic Charge Artist Alys Mead
Master Electrician Samantha Catone
Master Carpenter Tyler Frayer
Assistant Master Electrician & Light Board Operator Jennifer Cullen
Spotlight Operators Aeriell Castleman
  Lena Sakalla
  Anesia Saunders
  Emily Wilson
Sound Board Operator Emily Carff
Wardrobe Supervisor J.P. Riddle
Dressers Elizabeth Blanco
  Amanda DeBenedetto
  Rebecca Douglas
  Sherron Moore
  Dakota Scarborough
Wig & Makeup Assistants Hannah Hiers
  Kira Houser
Props Master Jessica Milam
Props Run Crew Deanna Hubbard
  Melissa Larimer
Stage Crew Dillon Brannon
  Garrett Brooks
  Jason Nichols
  Maranda Straub
House Manager Jericka Hunter
Scene Shop Crew Michelle Barber
  Dillon Brannon
  Jessica Edge
  Hope Englestad
  Kayla Fainer
  Allison McMullen
  Eleanor Sweeney
Costume Shop Crew Val Besser
  Edee Green
  Jessica Broadnax
  Amanda DeBenedetto
  Logan Goodson
  Elaina Keys
  Mallory Maiberger
  Renee McGee
  Alexa McKnight
  Maria Fernanda Parada Ruiz
  Anesia Saunders
  Tareca Siplin
  Maranda Straub
Lighting Crew Alex Brookins
  Jacob Trew
Paint Crew Elizabeth Blanco
  Kira Houser
  Rissa Lima
  Cherry Rendell
  J.P. Riddle
  Maria Fernanda Parada Ruiz 
  Tareca Siplin
  Kaela Tibbs
Props Crew Garrett Brooks
  Samantha Catone
  Matthew Chamberlain
  Jericka Hunter
  Katrina Lundquist
  Jason Nichols
Scene Shop Student Staff Tyler Frayer
  Alys Mead
  Jessica Milam
  Cory Tucker
  Raymond VerVoort
Costume Shop Student Staff Elizabeth Blanco
  Kendall Dayton
  Katrina Lundquist
  J.P. Riddle
  Emily Wilson
  Jessi Winters
Box Office Staff Paula-Kay Beswick
  Wisdom Harris
  Katrina Lundquist
  Eleanor Sweeney