Characters

Jon - Tanner Wink

Michael - Carter Rawlins

Susan - Madisen Schenk

Backup Singers - Vee Keowmang-Goings, Dustin Rawlins, Shana Riedlinger, Miranda Werner

Directed by Dustin and Jami Rawlins

Tanner Wink (Jon)

Tanner is a graduate of Wright State University with a BFA in musical theatre. He has been performing professionally in the Central Ohio area for the past 5 years. He is a teacher of voice, piano, and acting, as well as various theatre camps throughout Ohio.

Madisen Schenk (Susan)

Madisen Schenk is a senior at Ohio Northern University, where she is getting her BFA in musical theatre, with minors in creative writing and media production. She has performed professionally around Ohio in the past year and plans to continue after graduation.

Carter Rawlins (Michael)

Carter Rawlins is a sophomore at Otterbein University, in the BFA Musical Theatre program. He plans to perform professionally as much as possible. Carter is proud to be a part of OPAA’s inaugural production.

Vee Keowmang-Goings (Backup Singer)

Shana Riedlinger (Backup Singer)

Miranda Werner (Backup Singer)

Musical Numbers

30/90

Green Green Dress

Johnny Can’t Decide

Sunday

No More

Therapy

<15 Minute Intermission>

Times Square

Real Life

Sugar

See Her Smile

Come To Your Senses

Why

30/90 Reprise

Louder Than Words

Instrumentalists

Keyboard - Kathy Hill

Guitar - Ben Zucker

Bass - Stephen Patterson

Drums - Jaxon Greenawalt

Tech Team

Light Design - Tierza Hart

Sound - Ben Moore

Set Design - David Southward

Special Thanks to Mark Neville and Mark Meginnis!

Jonathan Larson

Jonathan Larson received the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for RENT. He also won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical and the 1994 Richard Rodgers Award for RENT and twice received The Gilman & Gonzales-Falla Theatre Foundation's Comendation Award. In 1989 he was granted the Stephen Sondheim Award from American Music Theatre Festival, where he contributed to the musical "Sitting on the Edge of the Future". In 1988 he won the Richard Rodgers Development Grant for his rock musical Superbia, which was staged at Playwrights Horizon. He composed the score for the musical J.P. Morgan Saves the Nation, which was presented by En Garde Arts in 1995. Mr. Larson performed his rock monologue tick, tick... BOOM! at Second Stage Theatre, The Village Gate and New York Theatre Workshop. In addition to scoring and song writing for "Sesame Street", he created music for a number fo children's book-cassettes, including Steven Spielberg's "An American Tail" and "Land Before Time". Other film scores include work for Rolling Stones magazine publisher Jann Wenner. He conceived, directed and wrote four original songs for "Away We Go!", a musical video for children. RENT, his rock opera based on "La Boheme", had its world premiere on February 13, 1996 at New York Theatre Workshop. Mr. Larson died unexpectedly of an aortic aneurysm on January 25, 1996, ten days before his 36th birthday. His music (including songs cut from his shows) is archived in the Library of Congress.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!

Brickyard on Main, CRT, Douce Dance Studios (Kristi Wink), Irey Dance Studios, Marion Valley Post Acute, Presidential Post Acute, Tanyce and Frank Addison, Urban 501

Special Thank You…

Elizabeth Moore, Marion City Schools, Kristi Southward