Meet The Cast and Staff Of
The '70s Musical Flashback
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Mat Genuser
"Kitt"
Mat Genuser originally hails
from Southern California where he was involved in community and professional
theater. He toured with the 1998 Encore Attractions production of
Bye Bye Birdie and has performed on stage in the Willamette Valley
with Hey City Theater's Tony 'n Tina's
Wedding,
in Grease and other productions with the Broadway Rose Theatre Company,
in The Laramie Project at Chemeketa, and in West
Side Story and The
Pirates of Penzance at Pentacle Theatre. Mat currently works as a
sales representative for Fidelity National Title Company in Salem.
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Danielle Fleming
"Holly"
Danielle currently lives in Portland
and works for Hollywood Video in their corporate offices in Wilsonville.
Originally from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Danielle has been seen locally
in Choices (as Claire), Quilters (as Jane), and as part of the ensemble
presenting Chemeketa's 2003 theater fundraiser, Heart & Music. Danielle is involved with the Portland-based performance group Shout-Out!
and has been part of that group - as a performer and staff member - for
three years. |
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Jason Richard Gilliland
"Brian"
Jason was born in Montclair, California and now lives
in Portland. He currently works as the social and catering manager for
the law firm Perkins Coie LLP. Jason has appeared in many local theater
productions including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat, Ruddigore, West Side Story, The Miracle Worker, Cabaret, The
Man Who Came to Dinner, Li'l
Abner, Brigadoon, Little Shop of Horrors, Into The Woods, Sweeney Todd, and others. |
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Dawnie Drebin
"Ronda"
Dawnie is a native
Oregonian, born in Portland and now residing in the Sellwood District.
She is currently a student at Portland State University where she's
double-majoring in English and Theater. Dawnie has appeared locally
in Annie Get Your Gun (as Annie Oakley) with Canby Community Theater,
in Much Ado About Nothing (as Beatrice) at Clackamas Community College,
and in Into The Woods (as the Baker's Wife)
at Western Oregon University. |
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Sheryl Rindel
"Lori Anne"
Sheryl lives in
Hillsboro where she directs the Family Violence Intervention Program
at the Washington County Domestic Violence Resource Center. A 1988-89
alumna of the musical performance group Up With People, Sheryl serves
as choreographer and staff member to Shout-Out!, a Portland-based performing
group. She's appeared
in a number of shows over the years including Fiddler on the Roof, The
King and I, and A Christmas Carol. |
| Creative Team |
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Mat Genuser
Director and Choreographer
Mat
is thrilled
to be directing another show at Chemeketa after the success of the
2003 theater program fundraiser Heart & Music. Mat's other
directorial credits include serving as assistant director for Hello,
Dolly! and Bye Bye Birdie at Chemeketa and directing shows with both
Silent Productions and Quiet Zone Theater in Southern California. Mat
would like to thank the Chemeketa community for their continued support
of live theater in Salem. Dedicated patrons are what keep theater thriving! |
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Jenn Burleton
Musical Director and Assistant
Director
Jenn
is an accomplished musician and music director of Shout-Out!,
a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting a message of diversity,
teamwork, and mutual respect through public performance and community
service. Jenn has been involved in local theatrical productions as
well as having served as musical director for the National Touring
Company for Jesus Christ Superstar. As a former cast member of Up With
People, she's enjoyed the opportunity
to have some good-natured fun with this parody show. |
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Rick Lewis
Creator, Author, Arranger
Rick Lewis is the creator/author/musical arranger of the hit Off-Broadway musical
The Taffetas, which premiered at the Cherry Lace Theatre and subsequently
moved to the Village Gate, with productions currently around the world. With The
Taffetas he was featured in People magazine; Time magazine
selected the show as 'Critics Choice' for four consecutive weeks. Mr. Lewis also
created the male version, The Cardigans-Those Swingin' Singin' Guys
from Alpha Mu Phi Pi, which premiered at Westbeth Theatre Centre and for
which he received a New York Bistro Award for Outstanding Musical Revue. Rick
wrote the theme song for the Democratic National Committee's bid for the
1988 Presidential Convention. Other hit shows include Have A
Nice Day: The '70s
Musical Flashback!, a spoof of Up With People, and G.I.
Jukebox, A 1940s Stagedoor Canteen! A Taffeta Christmas, the sequel to the
Off-Broadway hit, has been mounted in theaters across the country and is becoming
a holiday staple in regional theaters. Rick is currently at work on an original
country/western musical spoof entitled
The Saga of Dusty's
Blues. |
| Other Production
Credits |
| Director |
Mat Genuser |
| Assistant Director |
Jenn Burleton |
| Choreographer |
Mat Genuser |
| Musical Director |
Jenn Burleton |
| Technical Director |
Terry Rohse |
| Costumer |
Dee Montgomery-Smith |
| Music Sequencing & Arrangements |
Jenn Burleton |
| Stage Manager |
Shannon Boldt |
| Assistant Stage Managers |
Mariah Haskins & Ted Ousterhout |
| Sound Design & Operation |
Dan Jones, Tawnie Maskell & Ross Pederson |
| Lighting Design & Operation |
"J" Parker, & Loren Gerecke |
| Set Design & Construction |
Shannon Boldt, Loren Gerecke, Maria Haskins, Tawnie
Maskell, Ted Ousterhout, "J" Parker, Ross Pederson, & Terry
Rohse |
| Properties |
Doug Moxley |
| Ticket Sales |
The Chemeketa Bookstore |
| Concessions |
Barbara Cowlishaw |
| Web Site Design & Maintenance |
Doug Moxley |
| Poster, Flyer, & Banner Design |
Terri Jacobson |
| Marketing |
Melaney Moisan & Mat Genuser |
| Program Design |
Doug Moxley |
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