Written by Justin Paul, Benj Pasek, and Peter Duchan
Directed by Karalyn Joseph
Music Direction by Colton Carter
Produced by Morgan Booker and Ben Rosenthal
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PERFORMANCE DATES

Loeb Ex

Thursday, April 18 at 7:00 PM
Friday, April 19 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 20 at 12:30 AM
Saturday, April 20 at 4:30 PM

Run time: TBD

ABOUT THE SHOW

How can society continue to grow and develop if we cannot face and reflect upon the ugliness brought on by both our own personal mistakes and those committed by society at large?

On November 21, 1963, three young marines celebrate their last night at home with a “dogfight”, a cruel bet where each man attempts to find the ugliest girl he can to win. But when Eddie Birdlace meets idealistic waitress Rose Fenny, she begins to teach him about love and compassion, prompting us to examine the ugliness brought on by the not-so-glamorous reality of what was acceptable in the 1960s. Through Eddie’s personal reflection, we are offered a story that explores the process of reconciliation with past mistakes like those of toxic masculinity, overt misogyny, and struggles of self-esteem in a beauty-centric society that are unfortunately still a major part of our society today.

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director ... Karalyn Joseph '21
Music Director ... Colton Carter '20
Producer ... Morgan Booker '20, Ben Rosenthal '22
Stage Manager ... Jennifer Kunes '19
Technical Directors ... Luke Williams '22, Sam Thau '22, Teagan Seltzer '22
Lighting Designer ... Sunny Levine '20
Lighting Advisor ... Finn Bamber '22
Projection Designer ... Kasia Zarzycka '23
Sound Designer ... Luke Williams '22
Assistant Sound Designer ... Raymond Wang
Props Designer ... Teagan Seltzer '22
Costume Designer ... Rhea Bennett '20
Assistant Costume Designer ... Rachel Share-Sapolsky '21
Set Designer ... Jamie Ostmann
Set Advisor ... Sabrina Richert '20

CAST

Rose Fenny ... Miranda Mize '20
Eddie Birdlace ... Hugh Strike '19
Ralphie Boland ... Ben Topa
Dickie Bernstein ... Katie Mcclanan '22
Lounge Singer ... Ethan Craigo '19
Fector ... Aaron Dix '21
Stevens ... Kean Petrello
Mama ... Ekemini Ekpo '20
Peggy ... Ariana Soto '20
Ruth ... Ruth Jaensubhakij '22
Chippy ... Rachel Share-Sapolsky '21