2024 Program


6 to 9 p.m. Friday, February 23

The Missouri Theatre
203 South 9th Street
Columbia, Missouri

Register for the Showcase

 

Missouri Theatre main doors open at 6 p.m.

Exhibition


Displays located throughout the Missouri Theatre lobby

Architectural Studies

Displays by:

  • Laila Al-kharabsheh
  • Grant Jenkins
  • Dani Jennings
  • Turmaloshni Asokan
  • Sam Gandhi
  • Hannah Grade
  • Mia VanPamel

Textile and Apparel Management

Displays by: 

  • Alyssa Cozzoni
  • Tara Owens
  • Zack Rackers
  • Lauren Biritz
  • Sydney Brockman

Department of Theatre

Displays by:

  • Samantha Driggers
  • Mackenzie Miller
  • Lydia Taylor 
  • Aeryn Yonke

School of Visual Studies

Displays by:

  • Elizabeth Clubb
  • Meaghan Flemming
  • Sophie Froese
  • Esra Jackson
  • Madolyn Jewell
  • Jake Mangan
  • Caroline Topham
  • Mia Webster
  • Alonzo Williams

Displays selected and installed by Madeleine LeMieux, School of Visual Studies Gallery Director

 

Theatre doors open at 7 p.m.
Performance begins at 7:30 p.m.

Pre-show video


Chancellor's Arts Showcase department highlight
Video highlighting A&S students from each of the five programs showcased at the event.

Prelude


Sankofa Chorale performance
Conducted by Ronnie Wilson

  • "Total Praise" by Richard Smallwood
  • "Lord, I Owe You" by Kyle Kelley 
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Sankofa Chorale

Paul Anderson II

Victoria Barnette

Abby Byrd

Annabel Carter

Jawan Footman

Doug Glasgow

Brandon Gregory Jr

Nadia Gresham

Angela Gyane Danso

Kampbell Hemeyer

Josaih Kagoba

Leonard King

Regan Martinez

Ems McNamera

Jaydin Milner

Cedric N.

Jay Nahm

Connor Noland

Ruth Opoku

Colleen Oswald 

Robert Safley

Daryus Shurn

Harlie Sneller

Ronnie Wilson

Welcome


Cooper Drury
Dean of the College of Arts and Science

School of Music


"Wild Forces" by Jake Runestad
"Fire" by Katerina Gimon 
Performed by Concert Chorale 

Presentation of 2024 Sinquefield Composition Prize  
Presented by Curator Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield to Seda Balci

World premiere of "Merdiven" by Seda Balci 
Performed by Concert Chorale with poetry by Ahmet Hasim 

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Singers

Paul Anderson II
Alyssa Allie
Dorion Bailey
Trey Betler
Killian Boyd
Katelyn Bradshaw
Maggie Brown
Madeleine Cerneka
Apinporn Chaiwanichsiri
Anna Colletto
Anna Cox
Charlie Creely
Jayna Davison
Graham Deterding
Hailey Dimick
Will Forbes
Ella Frank
Austin Gaskin
Abby Gertsmeier
Aidan Gildehaus
Emma Gilmore
Faith Glasgow
Josh Goldman
Will Grothoff
Bruno Grubesic
Andrew Gwin
Kelsey Hale
Grace Hann
Maddy Haugsven
Danni Haynes
Emma Hicks
Maggie Hosking
Nick Kanatzar
Kacey Kennedy
Zoe Isabella Kersey
Bomi Kim
Grace Kottmeyer
Jonah Lanigan
Becca Larson
Samara Hope Lewis
Charlie Llorico
Campbell Macy
Lizzie Marshall
Rylie McNanna
Apolo Midkiff
Kael Miranda
Sarah Molitor
Anna Moore
Isabel Murphy
Vivian Owens
Eliza Pierce
Bryce Ramsbottom
Carmen Ramirez
Dylan Roche
Sammi Rogers
Benjamin Roker
Henry Rusten
Jessica Scearce
Laney Schaefer
Devin Scharer
Mary Shields
Miles Skaggs
Aili Sluga
Carlee Strauss
Emma Stuck
Emily Swanson
Carter Thiemann
Anna Tuley
Kylie Tune
Joey Turner
Karma Vaughn
Sindhu Venkat
Olivia White
Chloe Wilson
Aiden Winkler
Madelyn Winter
Casey Wood
Christopher Woodcock
Sarah Young
Ben Zeh
 

Collaborative pianists

Seda Balci 
Ludwing Espindola Mendoza

Architectural Studies


Turmaloshni Asokan, Architectural Studies Mizzou Made student

Intermission


Please take this time to explore the artwork displayed in the Missouri Theatre lobby.

School of Visual Studies


Jae Cowen, School of Visual Studies Mizzou Made student

School of Visual Studies video presentation
Directed by Katina Bitsicas and Christian Rozier

Department of Theatre


Gabriel Levi, Department of Theatre Mizzou Made student

“Pure Imagination” from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Reimm/Shaiman/Wittman
Performed by Gabriel Levi

Selections from Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

  • "The Importance of Being Ernest" by Oscar Wilde 
    Performed by Luca Freccia and Dani Major 
    Coached by Chris Oliver, Kasey Lynch and Dr. Les Gray
  • Monologue from "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare
    Performed by Aaliyah Jones

Selections from "Something Rotten" by O’Ferrell/Kirkpatrick/Kirkpatrick
Directed by Dr. Joy Powell
Music Direction by Audra Sergel
Choreography by Juliana Frey-Mendez
Costume design by Marc Vital

  • "God, I Hate Shakespeare"
    Featuring Luca Freccia with Zakee Branch Jr., Jeremiah Coleman, Max Contreras, Chance McKim and Andy Romero-Compain
  • "Right-Hand Man" 
     Featuring Kaylah Janssen with Luca Freccia and Zakee Branch Jr. 

Monologue from "Thoughts of a Colored Man" by Keenan Scott II
Directed by Dr. Les Gray with Assistant Director Brandon V. Riley
Performed by Gabriel Levi

Finale


Mun Y. Choi
President of the University of Missouri

"Hard to Be the Bard" from "Something Rotten"
Featuring Dani Major with Maggie Maher and Chance McKim

Past Programs

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Introduction

Opening Remarks
Cooper Drury, Dean, College of Arts & Science

Art, in all its forms, enhances all our lives. It reflects both the beauty and ugliness of the human condition and helps us experience the world in new ways. Art teaches us how to dream — how to imagine creating something yet to exist.

Cooper Drury

Act I

School of Music 

Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Conducted by Stephen Rogers Radcliffe

Sinquefield Composition Prize
Presented to morima by Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield

There are stories of childhood that are meant to be kept private, yet the toy piano as an instrument tells these stories through its innocence.

“TREATMELIKEADOG” begins the work by introducing two characters: family dogs by the names Rex and Luna. their personalities are playfully posed against each other. an awkward, dopey waltz, based on the whistling call for our dogs, is rudely interrupted by an energetic military march for Luna. the two themes collide for one final part titled “WAR!” depicting the chaotic playtime for the two dogs.

After a dramatic cadence, this movement collapses into the reality of the next movement: “i have learned something i shouldn’t have.” in this movement, i offer consolation for the children of first-generation japanese-american immigrants. a consolation that is shared privately, and one i wish i heard from someone else.

morima

Premiere of toy piano concerto by morima (b.2002)
III. TREATMELIKEADOG
I. i have learned something i shouldn’t have
Soloist: Anthony Hernandez
Conducted by Yoshiaki Onishi

“Jupiter” from The Planets by Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Conducted by Stephen Rogers Radcliffe

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University Philharmonic Orchestra Roster

Flute
Valentina Arango-Sanchez
Alexa Koga
Nadia Lake
Nicholas Wu

Oboe
Matthew Barnes
Sophia Fasone
Frank Clark
Kara Balthrop

Clarinet
Meghan Brown
James Langen
Elizabeth Ganey
Mitchell Sidden

Bassoon
David Frith
Noah Lucas

Horn
Hayden Alley
Sydney Hendrickson
Maddie Hogan
Anneliese Miner
Kayla Modlin
Erica Ohmann
Abby Oreskovich

Trumpet
Calvin Banks
Mia Perez
Emily Rahn
Bryce Taylor

Trombone
Alex Thomas
Tyler Martindale
Ben Musgrave

Tuba
Theo Learnard

Violin I
Alexandre Negrão, concertmaster
Melanie Avery
Maya Anand
Mia Chitwood
Sophia Edwards
Sofia Heredia
Sam Li
Andrea Lin
Irina Samsonova

Violin II
Johanny Veiga Barbosa, principal
Isabelle Borchardt
Lyubov Kornev
Brandon Merchant
Catherine Patti
Meghan Pate

Viola
Preston Roberts, principal
Meredith Blucker
Parker Krudop
Mary Lanio
Elaina Maure
Jojo O
Macy Ryan
Noah Zahn

Cello
Jiae Lee, principal
Cheyenne Blair
Felipe Celis
Megan Espeland
Christopher Gentillia
Matthew Hartsfield
Jennifer Lochead
Gray Morima
Mason Murphy
Drake O’Hearn
Kathryn Wenger
Sam Whitty

Bass
Sam Caldwell
Elizabeth Derner
Samantha Asel, co-principal
Kelsey Atteberry, co-principal

Percussion
Will Garstang 
Sarah Hasekamp 
Jeremiah Ingram
Lane Oakes 
Emma Smallen 

Intermission

Please take this time to explore the artwork displayed in the Missouri Theatre lobby.

Act II

School of Visual Studies 

Introduction

Abby Blenk, Digital Storytelling

Video Presentation

Directed by Krystian Ramlogan

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Visual Studies Artists

Ceramics
Avery Dixon
Malik Ibdah
Megan Triplett 

Fibers
Kailyn Hill
Abby Blenk
Tessa Feeny

Painting and Drawing
Lilyann Hames
Charisma Estes
Summer Parker
Alonzo Williams
Kourtney Hay
Madolyn Jewell
Mallory Bartels
Brenna Riebel

Sculpture
Abby Blenk
Lauren Sauer
Kasey Miller
Bridget Griggs 

Book Arts
Summer Parker
Caycee Roth

Photography
Tommy Elliot
Tristan Sheldon
Kristen Jackson
Audrey Berns
Danielle Hardy
Darreon Carbin
Kylee Isom
Samantha Novak

Printmaking
Joe Dino
Krislyn Hollis

Graphic Design
Jae Cowen
Taylor McNair
Addison White

Video and Animation
Abby Blenk
Ian Castellanos
Wesley Valentine
Danielle Hardy
Jessica Angus
Emily Schmidt
Natalie Ford
Reese Betts
Alex Sandone
Angela Schlacker

Act III

Department of Theatre 

Introduction

Reginald L. Coleman II, Senior Theatre Major

Scene from Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley

Directed By Chris Oliver, Theatre Instructor
Nick Frieders, Senior Theatre Major
Payton Woodruff, Senior Theatre Major

Scene from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Directed By Chris Oliver, Theatre Instructor
Gabe Levi, Junior Theatre Major
Caleb Jared, Senior Theatre Major

“Just One Step” from Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown

Dani Major, Theatre Masters Student
Pianist: Tom Andes, Mizzou Alumnus

“Elaborate Lives” from AIDA by Elton John and Tim Rice

Directed By Scott Koonce, Guest Artist
Symonne Sparks, Theatre Masters Student
Caleb Jared, Senior Theatre Major
Pianist: Tom Andes, Mizzou Alumnus

Selections from The Prom by Bob Martin, Chad Begulin and Matt Sklar

Directed By Dr. Joy Powell, Associate Teaching Professor Of Musical Theatre, Mizzou Alumna
Assistant Director: Raynesha Green, Theatre Alumna
Choreographer: Cayla Johnson, Mizzou Alumna
Music Director: Ed Hanson, Mizzou Alumnus

  • “It’s Not About Me”
    Dacia Slater, Theatre Alumnae, and Ensemble
  • “Tonight Belongs to You” 
    Gabe Levi, Junior Theatre Major
    Katie Priscott, Sophomore Journalism Major
  • “Alyssa Greene” 
    Kaylah Janssen Junior Theatre Major
  •  “Unruly Heart”
    Katie Priscott and Ensemble
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The Prom Cast

Peyton Boudourais

Zakee Branch

Maggie Bunch

Jeremiah Coleman

Reginald L. Coleman II

Max Contreras

Delaney Eischen

Delaney Fogel

Kaylah Janssen

Caleb Jared

Jenefer Joby

Aaliyah Jones

Gabriel Levi

Kasey Lynch

Chance McKim

Jordan Patton

Katie Priscott

Dacia Slater

Ayanna Taylor

Abby Uphoff

Gehazi Whitehurst

Payton Woodruff

Finale

Closing Remarks
Mun Y. Choi, President, University of Missouri

“It’s Time to Dance” from The Prom
Full Company, Department of Theatre

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Welcome, Cooper Drury, Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Science

Wind Ensemble, American Overture, Dr. Brian Silvey, conductor

Presentation of Sinquefield Prize

Winner Luis Bezerra, presented by Jeanne Sinquefield and Interim Dean Drury

Wind Ensemble, Sinquefield Prize Composition, Echoes, by Luis Bezerra

Chiyedza Mbira Ensemble, Chigwaya and Nhemamusasa, Dr. Megan Arns, director

I’m Here from Color Purple, Symonne Sparks, vocalist, Christine Jarquio Nichols, piano

 

Intermission

 

School of Visual Studies: Potpourri

(Art, Digital Storytelling, and Film student work)

Concluding Address, President Mun Choi

Finale, Department of Theatre ensemble, selections from Rent, Dr. Joy Powell, director