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Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
(The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny)
music by Kurt Weill
libretto by Bertolt Brech

The Program

DATES: May 26, 27, 28, June 2, 3, 4, 2000

PRODUCTION
General Director & Conductor: David Sloss
Director: Jonathon Field
Set Design: Peter Crompton
Costume Design: Callie Floor*
Lighting Design: Chad Bonaker
Sound Design: Jack E. Wilkinson

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CAST (in order of appearance)

   
May 26, 28, June 3
 
May 27, June 2, 4
Narrator
 
Ray Renati*
Fatty “the Bookkeeper”
 
Andrew Morgan*
 
Ross Halper
Trinity Moses
 
James Brown
Leona Begbick
 
Dianne Terp
Jenny Smith
 
Jane Hammett
Jim McIntyre
 
Jay Eugene Fraley*
Jack O’Brien
 
Mark Hernandez
“Bank-account” Bill
 
Shane Troll*
“Alaska Wolf” Joe
 
Clifton Romig
Toby Higgins
 
Mark Hernandez

* First appearance with West Bay Opera

CHORUS
Girls of Mahagonny: Ariana Gossfeld*, Sarah Jebian*, Linh Kauffman*, Alicia von Kugelgen, Barbara Grimm Sloss, Diane Squires
Men of Mahagonny: Dan Armistead, Rick Bogart, Charles Bry, Michael Good*, Rasmus Munk Larsen, David Lezan, Andy Lo

DANCERS
Khanh Doan*, Rosemary Gleeson*, Nick Patton*, Rickey Tripp*

SUPERNUMERARIES
Will Beckett, Jason Caskey*, Jorge Mezei, Rudy Schroeter, Will Schroeter

ORCHESTRA
Violin I: Kristina Anderson (concertmaster), Lina Bouze, Virginia Smedberg
Violin II: Nathaniel Basa, Frida Pukhachevskaya, Janet Galbraith
Viola: Janet Lynch Gillespie, Camber Charlot
Cello: Ellen Sanders, Alexander Seleznev
Bass: Christy Crews
Flute/Piccolo: Michelle Caimotto, Vivian Boudreaux
Oboe: Peter Lemberg
Clarinet: Nick Da Scala, Jack Baxley
Soprano Saxophone: Nick Da Scala, Jack Baxley, Dana Bauer
Alto Saxophone: Dana Bauer
Tenor Saxophone: Jack Baxley, Dana Bauer
Baritone Saxophone: Jack Baxley
Bassoon: Alice Benjamin
Contrabassoon: Susan Dyer Dias
Horn: Meredith Brown, Diane Ryan
Trumpet: Kale Cumings, Steve Anderson, Richard Roper
Trombone: Craig Whitwell, Craig McAmis
Tuba: Tom Heasley
Banjo, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin: John Imholz
Bandoneon: Dale Meyer
Timpani: Don Baker
Percussion: Don Baker, Norman Peck
Piano: Cesar Cancino

TECHNICAL STAFF
Production Manager: Michele Sullivan-Williamson
Technical Director: Jean-François Revon
Associate Conductor: Jun Nakabayashi
Accompanists: Veronika Agranov-Dafoe, Bryndon Hassman, Alex Katsman, Michael Touchi
Orchestra Manager: Christy Crews
Chorus Manager: Jutta Mohr
Supernumerary Captain: Will Becket
Stage Manager: Christy Close
Stage Manager: Ryan Page
Assistant Lighting Designer: Alice Louise Dickinson
Master Electrician: Bob Vaughan
Lighting Board Operator: Christopher Tani
Follow Spots: Melissa Lukes, James Laycock
Technical Run Manager: Jack E. Wilkinson
Sound Board Operator: Lucinda Surber
Projected Text Operator: Stan Ulrich
Wig & Make-up Design: Lisa Patnoe
Assistant Costume Designer: Cynthia Quiroga
Costume Coordinator: Sylvia Håkansson
Wardrobe Supervisor: Alexandria LaMarsh
Scenic Artist: Peter Crompton
Master Carpenter: Devin Grime
Properties Design, Millinery and Accessories: Bernie Ross
Properties Manager: Rosalie Banta
Crew Chief: Rudy Schroeter


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