Jesus Christ Superstar - Wvlo

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS—ACT 2—This production covers the last seven days in the life of Jesus of NazarethDAY 5Scene 1 – In Gethsemane Garden. “The Last Supper”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apostles, Judas & Jesus. “Gethsemane (I Only Want To Stay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JesusDAY 6Scene 2 – Outside the Gates of the Garden. “The Arrest”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judas, Apostles, Jesus, Caiaphas & Annas. “Peter’s Denial” . . . . . . . . Peter, Mary Magdalen, A Maid, A Maiden & SoldierScene 3 – Court of Pilate. “Pilate and Christ”. . . . . . . . . . . . . Soldier, Jesus, Pilate, Ensemble & Soul GirlsScene 4 – Court of Herod. “King Herod’s Song”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HerodScene 5 – Desert Between Galilee & Jerusalem. “Could We Start Again, Please?”. . . . . . . . . . Mary Magdalene, Peter & ApostlesScene 6 – Outside the Walls of the Temple. “Judas’ Death” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judas, Caiaphas, Annas & Priest 3DAY 7Scene 7 – Court of Pilate. “Trial By Pilate”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pilate, Ensemble, Jesus & Caiaphas. “Super Star”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judas & Soul GirlsScene 8 – On Golgotha. “Crucifixion”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soul Girls, Female Ensemble. “John Nineteen: Forty One” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchestra—ACT 1—Overture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OrchestraDAY 1Scene 1– In The Desert. “Heaven On Their Minds” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JudasScene 2 – Inside Lazarus’ Home. “What’s the Buzz”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesus, Mary Magdalene & Apostles. “Strange Thing/Mystifying”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judas, Soul Girls & Ensemble. “Everything’s Alright”. . . . Mary Magdalene, Soul Girls, Jesus, Judas & ApostlesScene 3 – Inside a Temple Room. “This Jesus Must Die”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caiaphas, Annas & PriestsDAY 2Scene 4 –Inside the Walls of a Temple. “Hosanna”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apostles, Soul Girls, Ensemble, Caiaphas & Jesus. “Simone Zealotes”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Simone & Ensemble. “Poor Jerusalem”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JesusScene 5 – Pilate’s Bedroom. “Pilate’s Dream”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pontius PilateDAY 3Scene 6 – Inside the Walls of a Temple”. “The Temple”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble, Soul Girls, Apostles & Jesus. “Everything’s Alright (Reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesus & Mary Magdalene. “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary MagdaleneDAY 4Scene 7 –On the Outskirts of Town. “Damned For All Time/Blood Money”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judas, Caiahas & Annas—Intermission—Grateful AcknowledgementsGail Hicks, South Bay Musical Theatre, Presentation High School,Ohlone College, Gail Hicks, Megan Hicks, Harley Goes, Gerald Carter.Dave Wittenbrook at Playback Memories andWest Valley College Drama Department4ORCHESTRAConductor:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean NarunskyWoodwinds:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Coye, Lynn Coye, Joel Greene,Barb Gurnari, Marty McHan, Jack Stanley,D. Asa Stern, Diana TuckerFrench Horn:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim DowdTrumpets:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Alvarado, John Escalera, Andy ScottTrombones: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Bowman, Brian HaslangerGuitar:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph ZazulaElectric Bass: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walt Gibson, Richard SibleyKeyboards:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samuel Cisneros, Michael JohnsonPercussion:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad WetmoreNot all instrumentalists will play for every performance.5

PRODUCTION STAFFProducers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Dale, Nancy Kwong. Associate Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earl MasudaPlay Director/Choreographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jery RosasDance Captains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie Valenzuela, Jessica EllithorpeMusic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean NarunskyVocal Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith SteinleProduction Set Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen C. WathenTech Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Hand. Master Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Shepard. Special Props. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Les DaleLighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Glenn MunozSound Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John DiLoreto, Dan SingletaryCostumer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Howell. Costume Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy Pincus, Alice Ray, Cast MembersProduction Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily PyeScenic & Lighting Riggers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Pye, Rocco VecilioStage Crew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Aquino, Rebecca Brownson,Nancy Kwong, Don Masuda, Rhona McFadyen,Nita Rabe-Uyeno, Kareina Lee Rupp, Sven SchutzLighting Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Kwong, Rhona McFadyenSound Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John DiLoreto, Dan Singletary, Brett CarlsonProperties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Carson-Hull, Alice Ray, Elizabeth DaleProperties Mistress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy DeanSet Construction & Painting . . . . . . . . . . Sherma Cook, Ed Hand, Earl Masuda,Mike Phillips, William Shepard,Stephen C. Wathen and Cast MembersHair Design & Make-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine OrmsethHouse Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy PincusAudition Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eileen Chavarria, Judy Pincus,Rehearsal Pianists. . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Adkins, Samuel Cisneros, Bob SunshineProgram, Lobby & Publicity Photographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ImagewurxProgram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marge HandPublicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol KnoufReservations & Box Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marge & Ed HandOpening Night Refreshments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Knouf, Earl Masuda,June Milanes, Judy PincusLobby Concessions. . . . . . . . . . . . Eileen Chavarria, Megan Colopy, Judy PincusLobby Design, Display & Company Photos. . . . . Edmond Kwong of ImagewurxProgram Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane HoxengPoster & Flier Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edmond KwongFlier Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer Business ServicesProgram Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CyberPress6WHO’S WHO IN OUR CASTLisa Allen (Ensemble) Lisa returns for her third production with WVLO, having just appeared in “Fiddler On the Roof ” as Grandma Tzeitel. She was previouslyseen in Dolly Parton’s “9 To 5” last season. Other theatrical credits include “Kismet”and “Carousel” with LTSJ, “Legally Blonde” and “Grand Hotel” with SCP andWCT’s “South Pacific”. She enjoys yoga, theater singing, gaming and reading andsends her love to husband, Jim, and kids, Brandon and Katie for patiently allowingher to pursue this time-consuming hobby!Marlene Berner (Ensemble) A recent resident in California, Marlene makes herdebut on our WVLO stage with an impressive list of theatrical credits from NYC,including leading and supporting roles in productions of “Bye, Bye Birdie”, “FiddlerOn The Roof ”, “Kiss Me, Kate”, “Pippin”, “The Music Man”, “Carmen”, “IntoThe Woods” and “She Loves Me”. Her favorite roles were Rose Alvarez in “Bye,Bye Birdie”, Golde in “Fiddler” and Ilona Ritter in “She Loves Me”. She earned herBA in Music from WSU as well as a Performance Certificate from the AmericanMusical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. Marlene’s highlight of her career is hercurrent job at Apple because it has led to a lot of accomplishment and pride. Hergoal is to progress at Apple and of course, continue to perform.Emily Bradford (Ensemble) Emily makes her WVLO debut in this production, and is thrilled to finally be in her ‘absolute favorite show’!! She first appearedon stage in “Annie” back in 2003, but has performed with Eastland PerformingArts in several productions, her most recent as Princess Puffer (her favorite role todate) in “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”. Other credits with that group include“The Sound of Music” and “The Miss Firecracker Contest”. She earned her BS inInformation Technology from the University of Cincinnati and is employed byApple as a software engineer. Her parents and sister are still living in Ohio! Herwish is to continue to perform in our local productions!Kevin Brownstein (Peter/Judas US) Kevin comes to us as a newcomer, butwas just recently seen in SCP’s “Pippin”. With a major background in Opera, hethought this production was a perfect opportunity to broaden his experience bothas a musician and an actor. He has also appeared as Manolo Costazuela in thefemale version of “The Odd Couple” and as Mr. Dussel in “The Diary of AnneFrank”, both with NJC Prairie Players. A native of Landstuhl, Germany, Kevingrew up in Colorado and during the day works as a Photolithography Inspectorat TDK Headway Technologies. He sends his gratitude to family and friends fortheir continued support of his crazy adventure that is Musical Theater.Michael Carey (Priest #3) Michael returns for his third production withWVLO, his first was in “Sweet Charity” as Oscar and in last season’s “9 To 5” asDick. Over the past few years, Bay Area theater-goers have seen him as Buddy7

in “City of Angels” and Amos in “Chicago” at Hillbarn Theatre, Lt. Branigan inSBMT’s “Guys & Dolls”, Rosser in PAP’s “Parade” and the Starkeeper for LTSJ’s“Carousel”. Other favorite roles include Frankie in “Forever Plaid”, Leon in “Fools”,Max in “Lend Me a Tenor” and Pseudolus in “A Funny Thing .Forum”. But hismost acclaimed performance occurred late last year as he was joined in matrimonyto his love, Sierra! Congratulations, you two!Angela Cesena (Mary Magdalene) Angela is back on our stage for her secondproduction with WVLO, having just appeared in “Fiddler On The Roof ” as FrumaSarah. She wanted to be in this show because she enjoyed her experience in “Fiddler”. Other theatrical credits include the role of Mother Superior for Saratoga HS’s“The Sound Of Music”, and in the Dance Corps in FMT’s “Damn Yankees”. She iscurrently pursuing her MA in Education at Hope International University and is aHS Spanish teacher at Magnolia Science Academy. He future goals are to completeher MA and play the Witch in “Into The Woods”! The highlight of her career waswriting, directing and producing a children’s musical at her last school.Rick Cooper (Matthew) Rick is another newcomer to our WVLO stage andhas real incentive to be included, his son, Andy Cooperfauss, plays Judas, so thisis really a “family” affair! Rick first appeared as Harold Hill in “Music Man” backin 1992 and most recently played Ali Hakim in “Oklahoma!” He earned his BAin Music at Ohio State University and is employed as an Account Manager atAVI-SPL. He enjoys running, skiing and scuba diving.Andrew Cooperfauss (Judas Iscariot) Andrew joins our cast for his first appearance with WVLO and has his father (Rick Cooper) and his girlfriend (JessicaWhittemore) as supporters! His first theatrical appearance was in SBMT’s ensembleof “Les Miserables” last year. Andy earned his BS from Ohio State University inPolitical Science and is the Editor-in-Chief at ChannelFireball.com. This role isthe highlight of his career thus far and even though he is new to theater, he’s beenbitten by the ‘theater bug’ and he can’t get enough. He’ll be back!!!!David Cori (Priest #2) David is back for his second appearance with WVLO,having first appeared as Lt. Ward and Mr. Bumbles in “Annie” in 2012. His othertheatrical credits include ATC where he performed his favorite role, that of theNarrator in “The Rocky Horror Show”, as well as “Little Shop of Horrors”, “Assassins” and “The Odd Couple”. A native Californian, he earned his BA from UCBerkeley, his MA from SCU and by day works for Wells Fargo Bank as a RiskManager. He is learning Chinese and striving to improve his singing so we expecthe’ll be around awhile.M. Gerald Crofoot (Ensemble) Jerry returns for his second production withWVLO, having previously been seen in the ensemble in Dolly Parton’s “9 To 5”.He wanted to be in this musical to support Jery Rosas’ directorial debut. He hasalso appeared with Shady Shakespeare and is CEO of Glitchbusters. A native San8Franciscan, he met and married our Vocal Director, Judith Steinle, 23 years agoin a community chorus. Jerry holds several credentials in financial planning andtax preparation. As a classical tenor, his hobbies include membership in the SJSymphony Chorus and playing percussion in symphonic bands and in theaterorchestra pits.Chris Cruz (Nathaniel) Chris joins WVLO for the first time, but most recently appeared as Lewis in SCP’s production of “Pippin”. As a student at SJSU,he performed in several of their productions, such as “To Kill A Mockingbird”,“Tartuffe” and the premiere production of John Cheever’s “The Swimmer andOther Suburban Stories”. A native San Josean, Chris is a disabled caretaker andBirthday Party Engineer by day and enjoys ballet and video games in his sparetime. The highlight of his career was being accepted into SJSU Dance programsand his future goal is to be a professional actor/dancer.Ian Douglas (Priest #1) This marks Ian’s tenth production with WVLO, hismost recent was his performance as Motel in “Fiddler On The Roof ”. Previously,he was seen in “Sugar”, “Annie”, “West Side Story”, “Grease”, “Cats”, “Once Upona Mattress”, “Mame” and “Aida”. Other theatrical credits include productions withSCP (one of his favorite roles was Otto Kringelein in “Grand Hotel”), ATC, PAP,PACT, FMT and STOC. He was most recently seen in SCP’s production of “Pippin”. When he’s not on stage, Ian enjoys roller skating and collecting cast albums.He sends special thanks to his parents for their support.Nique Eagen (Soul Girl) Nique also makes her debut in this productionbecause she wanted an opportunity to work with Jery, our Director. Her mostrecent performance was in LTSJ’s “Brigadoon” as Kate and Meg’s Understudy.Other credits include “Guys & Dolls”, “Working”, “Anton in Show Business”,“The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”, as well as “Ragtime”, both with SBMT andMarquee Productions of CMTSJ. By day, Nique works for Structural Integrity asa Front Desk Administrator and holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Point ParkUniversity. The highlight of her career was performing at the Producer’s Club inNYC as Avis in “Black Metropolis”.Jessica Ellithorpe (Simone/Dance Captain/Lift Captain) Jessica returns for herfourth production with WVLO, her most recent was in the role of Sugar Kanein last season’s “Sugar”. She was most recently seen in SBMT’s “Les Miserables”.Previously she had appeared in “Annie” and “Bells Are Ringing”. Her favorite roleto date was Mrs. Potts in Leigh HS’ “The Beauty & The Beast”. A native of SJ,Jessica enjoys singing, dancing, shopping, and reading. A recent graduate of SJSUwith a BA in Musical Theater, she works hard to put a smile on people’s faces asthey get their morning coffee at Starbucks. Her future goal is to return to schooland earn her Masters in Speech Pathology. She sends special thanks to all of youand hope that you enjoy this wonderful show.9

George Fernandez (James the Greater) George just appeared in “Fiddler OnThe Roof ” last fall as a bottle dancer and now joins WVLO for his third production. He was previously seen in “Flower Drum Song” which is one of his favoritesbecause he played multiple roles. He performed with the Lamplighter’s last yearin “Iolanthe” and completed the 2013 Musical Theatre Conservatory Program atNotre Dame de Namur University. During the day, George is a Course Facilitatorat Sunnyvale Cupertino Adult Community Education and his hobbies are traveling, ballroom dancing and the Argentine Tango so we’re looking forward to seeinghim on “Dancing With The Stars” one of these days. He’s appreciative of familyand friends for all their support.Jeffrey Henson (Pontius Pilate) Jeffrey first appeared in our 2007 production of“Wonderful Town” and has finally found his way back to us. In the meantime, hehas been performing with SCP, FMT, AMTSJ, but SBMT has enjoyed his talentsthe most. His most recent appearance was in “Les Miserables”, but other creditsinclude memorable characters in “Funny Girl”, “Guys & Dolls”, “Will RogersFollies”, “Beauty and The Beast”, “Annie Get Your Gun” and “Funny Thing Happened Forum”. He also used his creative and woodworking skills on various setsand special props. Welcome back, Jeffrey!Elizabeth Claire Lawrence (Soul Girl) Elizabeth returns for her third production with WVLO, her other roles were as a Wickette Girl in “How To Succeed Trying” and as a nun and Maria’s understudy in “Sound Of Music”. She wanted tobe part of this show because she loves the fact that Jesus is portrayed as a person withhis own feelings regardless of what you believe about his divinity. Other theatricalcredits include “Damn Yankees” at FMT; “Westside Story” at CMTSJ; “FunnyGirl” with SBMT and “Sound Of Music at Woodside Community Theatre. Herfavorite roles are Laurey in “Oklahoma!”, Marion in “Titanic” and Grace Farrellin “Annie”. She received her BA in Political Science & Communications with aMinor in Music at UC Davis. During the day she is Office Manager at MyriadMusic School. The highlight of her career was graduating Phi Beta Kappa withhigh honors.Ronnie Misra (Thaddeus) Ronnie marks his fourth production with WVLOwhich started back in 2007 in “Wonderful Town”. Since then he has appeared asGabe in “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”, Gatch in “How To Succeed.Trying” andmost recently as a bottle dancer and ensemble in “Fiddler On The Roof ”. Hisfavorite role was Gabe in “Breaking Up.” because it was in that show that he methis wife, Valerie Valenzuela, and they were just married last August! He holds 2Bachelor degrees and a Masters from MIT and is a software engineer at Apple.Other theatrical credits include SCP’s “Once Upon a Mattress” and “Merrily WeRoll Along”; SMBT’s “Finian’s Rainbow”, BBT’s “Aida” and LTSJ’s The Sorcerer”.Although Ronnie loves musicals, he’d like to explore non-musical plays as well.10David Murphy (Caiaphas) David makes his debut in this performance withWVLO. His most recent appearance was in SBMT’s “Les Miserables” as JeanProuvaire and before that he was seen as Dr. Fogg in Redwood City Symphony’s“Sweeney Todd”, Sheldrake (understudy) in SBMT’s “Promises, Promises” as wellas the bass in the Sailor Quartet of “Anything Goes” and the ice cream-lovingOlin Britt in BBB’s “The Music Man”. Other fun appearances include Tackaberryin FMT’s “How To Succeed Trying”, Paul in PAP’s “Rent” and the guy whostood behind Walter a lot (and still rocked the bass clef in that quartet) in SCP’s“Sweeney Todd”.Carmelo Rosado III (John) Carmelo is enjoying his second production withWVLO, having just performed as the Russian Tenor in last fall’s “Fiddler On TheRoof ”. Other major credits include Arturo in “Lucia di Lamermoor”; Raoul St.Brioche in “The Merry Widow” and The Minstrel in “Cyrano de Bergerac”. Heperforms locally with his Tenor group, “I Fratelli Tenori”. During the daytimehe is a Support Account Manager with NetApp and spends his free time chasingafter his two little boys, Carmelo sends his love and thanks to his wife, Kerry, forsupporting him and allowing him to pursue his passion.Frank Sherlock (Ensemble) Frank returns for his sixth production with WVLO,his very first onstage appearance was as Manfred in “Sweet Charity”. He was bit bythe theater bug and returned to play Ezekiel in “White Christmas”, Mr. Johnson in“How To Succeed ”, Paul Arnold in “Bells Are Ringing” and Mr. Tin

Welcome to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jesus Christ, Superstar”, the second production of WVLO Musical Theatre Company’s 49th Season. We hope you enjoy this dramatic and realistic recreation of the last seven days in the life of Jesus Christ. It is a timely reminder of His sacrifice for us during this upcoming Lenten and Easter seasons.