Rend Lake CollegePresents

The 2015 Spring Musical

Fight. Dream. Hope. Love.DDreeaam. Ho e. L vee.DD H

Thursday – SaturdayApril 9 – 11, 2015

7 p.m.

SundayApril 12, 2015

2 p.m.

A new production of BOUBLIL and SCHÖNBERG’S

“LES MISÉRABLES”Directed by Sara Alstat

A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG

Based on a novel by VICTOR HUGO

Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERGLyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER

Original French Text by ALAIN BOUBLIL and JEAN-MARC NATEL

Additional material by JAMES FENTONAdapted and originally directed by TREVOR NUNN and

JOHN CAIRDOrchestrations by JOHN CAMERON

Original London Production by CAMERON MACKINTOSH and

THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

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The ProgramACT I1815: Digne

Jean Valjean, released on parole after 19 years on the chain gang, finds that the yellow ticket of-leave he must display condemns him to be an outcast. Only the saintly Bishop of Digne treats him kindly but Valjean, embittered by years of hardship, repays him by steal-ing some silver. Valjean is caught and brought back by police, and is astonished when the Bishop lies to the police to save him, also giving him two precious candlesticks. Valjean decides to start his lifeanew.

Scene 1Prologue Javert, Jean Valjean, Chain Gang, Farmer, Labourer, Innkeeper, Innkeeper’s Wife, Bishop of Digne, ConstablesSoliloquy Valjean

1823: Montreuil-Sur-MerEight years have passed and Valjean, having broken his parole and changed his name to Monsieur Madeleine, has risen to become both a factory owner and Mayor. One of his workers, Fantine, has a secret illegitimate child. The foreman fires her.

Scene 2At the End of the Day The Poor, Foreman, Workers, Fantine, Jean ValjeanI Dreamed a Dream Fantine

Sick, and desperate for money, Fantine sells her locket, her hair, and herself. She gets into a fight with a customer and is about to be im-prisoned by Javert when the Mayor arrives and has her taken to the hospital instead. Soon after, the Mayor rescues a man pinned by a runaway cart. Javert is reminded of the strength of a parole-breaker he has been seeking for years, but notes that he has just been cap-tured and goes to court that day. Valjean cannot allow an innocent man go to prison in his place, and confesses that he is Jean Valjean. At the hospital, Fantine is dying, and Valjean promises her that he will take care of her daughter, Cosette. Javert finds him there, and after a fight, Valjean escapes.

Scene 3The Docks Sailors, Lovely Ladies, Old Woman 1, Old Woman 2, Fantine, Bamatabois, Javert, Jean ValjeanCart Crash Onlookers, Jean Valjean, Javert, Fauchelevant

Scene 4The Trial Jean Valjean

Scene 5Fantine’s Death Fantine, Jean Valjean, Javert

1823: MontfermeilCosette has been lodged for five horrible years with the Thenardiers who run an inn. Valjean finds Cosette fetching water in the dark. He pays the Thenardiers to let him take Cosette away.

Scene 6Castle on a Cloud Little Cosette, Little Eponine, Madame ThenardierThe Innkeeper’s Song Thenardier, Madame Thenardier, Drinkers, Diners, ChorusThe Bargain Jean Valjean, Little Cosette, Thenardier, Madame Thenardier

1832: ParisThere is great unrest in the city because of the expected death of the popular leader General Larmarque, the only man left in the gov-ernment who shows any feelings for the poor. Among the street gangs are the Thenardiers, who set upon Valjean and Cosette. They are saved by Javert who does not recognize Valjean until after he disappears. Eponine has fallen in love with one of the students, Marius, who has fallen in love with Cosette.

Scene 7The Beggars Beggars, Gavroche, Gavroche’s Gang, Old Beggar Woman, Lovely Lady, Marius, Enjolras, Thenardier, Madame Thenardier, Eponine, Thenardier’s Gang of Thieves The Robbery Thenardier, Madame Thenardier, Thenardier’s Gand of Thieves, Marius, Eponine, Jean Valjean, Javert, CosetteStars Javert, Gavroche, Eponine, Marius

At a political meeting in the ABC Café, a group of idealistic students prepare for the revolution they are certain will arise on the death of Larmarque. When news of his death arrives, the students go out into the streets to whip up popular support.

Scene 8The ABC Cafe Enjolras, Marius, Gavroche, the ABC SocietyThe People’s Song Enjolras, Marius, Gavroche, the ABC Society, Female students

At Marius’ urging, Eponine shows him Cosette’s house, and then she prevents it being robbed by Thenardier’s gang. Valjean, think-ing it was Javert outside his house, tells Cosette they must moveaway.

Scene 9Rue Plumet Cosette, Jean Valjean, Marius, EponineA Heart Full of Love Cosette, Marius, Eponine

Scene 10The Attach on Rue Plumet Eponine, Montparnasse, Babet, Thenardier, Brujon, Claquesous, Marius, Jean Valjean, Cosette

On the eve of the revolution, the students and Javert prepare for the fight, while Eponine, Cosette and Marius mourn their lost loves.

Scene 11 - Finale, ACT IOne Day More Jean Valjean, Marius, Cosette, Javert, Eponine, Enjolras, Thenardier, Madame Thenardier, Chorus

INTERMISSION

ACT II1832: ParisThe students prepare to build a barricade. Marius sends Eponine to deliver a letter to Cosette. Eponine decides to join Marius at the barricade.

Scene 1Building the Barricade

Scene 2The Rue Plumet

The barricade is built. Gavroche exposes Javert as a spy among them. In trying to return to the barricade, Eponine is shot and killed. Valjean arrives at the barricade in search of Marius. He is given the chance to kill Javert, but instead lets him go. The students settle down for the night in anticipation of the battle to come. Valjean prays to God to save Marius.

Scene 3Javert at the Barricade Javert, Enjolras, Marius, Gavroche, Eponine, Jean Valjean, the ABC SocietyThe First Attack Enjolras, Marius, Jean Valjean, Javert, the ABC SocietyThe Night Enjolras, Marius, Jean Valjean, the ABC Society, Female studentsThe Second Attack Enjolras, Marius, Jean Valjean, Gavroche, the ABC SocietyThe Final Battle Army Officer, Enjolras, Marius, the ABC Society

The next day, during the battle, Gavroche runs out to collect am-munition, but is shot and killed. The students are all killed, except for Marius and Valjean. They hide in the sewers, where they cross paths with Thenardier, who is robbing the dead. Javert then finds Valjean with the injured Marius, who pleads for time to take Marius to the hospital. Javert lets him go, and his firm convictions of justice having been shattered by Valjean’s own mercy, Javert kills himself.

Scene 4The Sewers Thenardier, Javert, Jean Valjean, MariusJavert’s Suicide Javert, Jean Valjean, Women

The mothers and wives of the dead students try to come to terms with the failed revolution and its victims. Marius recovers in Co-sette’s care. Valjean finally confesses his past to Marius and for their safety he decides to leave after Cosette and Marius are wed. At the wedding, the Thenardiers try to blackmail Marius.

Scene 5Cafe Song Marius, GhostsMarius and Cosette Marius, Cosette, Jean Valjean

Marius and Cosette go to Valjean where Cosette learns for the first time of her own history before Valjean dies, joining the spirits of Fantine, Eponine and all those who died on the barricades.

Scene 6The Wedding Marius, Cosette, Chorus of Guests, Major Domo, Thenardier, Madame ThenardierEpilogue Jean Valjean, Fantine, Cosette, Marius, Eponine, Ghosts, Ensemble

End of ACT IIBows (Orchestra)Playout (Orchestra)

Meet the Cast\

Olivia Bailey of Mt. Vernon as FantineAva Barker of Mt. Vernon as GavrocheKoral McBride of Murphysboro as ÉponineBethaney Brown of Mt. Vernon as Madame ThénardierSierra Harrell of Opdyke as CosetteAndrew Lampley of Benton as Jean ValjeanMatthew Loucks of Sesser as EnjolrasDalton Miller of Mt. Vernon as Marius PontmercyKaleb Triplett of Herrin as JavertJamin Walker of Benton as Monsieur ThénardierEmma Spence of Sesser as Little Cosette / Little ÉponineMaggie Stacey of Sesser as Little Cosette / Little Éponine

Ensemble: Gavroche’s Gang Members:Jackson Adams of Mt. Vernon Gage Austin of Mt. VernonVincent Bailey of Woodlawn Kaleb Johnson of Mt. VernonBrooke Bell of Pinckneyville Seyah Schernekau of Mt. VernonAlison Blair of Benton Tyler Bourland of InaBarretta Chullen of ThompsonvilleBrendan Clark of ThompsonvilleSteven Crawford of BentonJonathon Dauby of SpringertonKeryn Fitzpatrick of McLeansboroAdam Floro of MarionJohn Hunsell of WoodlawnBrandon Isom of ChristopherCheyenne Needham of BentonKrystal Schuch of Mt. VernonSam Smith of Mt. VernonLauryn Strom of SesserFalyn VanDyke of Mt. VernonLaci Zeidler of PinckneyvilleYuting Zhang of Dahlgren

Production StaffStage Director Sara AlstatAssistant Stage Director Sierra HarrellVocal Coach Sara AlstatStage Manager Chris MilburnAssistant Stage Manager Deborah LoucksOrchestra Conductor Bill KingAudition Pianist Rebecca NewburnRehearsal Pianist Amber NicholsSet Design Therese MelenaMaster Carpenter Kevin WestonSet Construction Therese Melena Quentin Overturf Kevin Weston RLC THEA 1107 StudentsPaint Charge Therese MelenaStage Crew Chief Deborah LoucksAssistant Stage Crew Chief Jaymi GallowayStagehands Leland Ferguson Jaymi Galloway Casey Garett Deborah Loucks Therese Melena Chris Milburn Quentin Overturf Jacob WardProperties Design Sara Alstat Shawna Cardwell Deborah Loucks Shelby PattersonSet Decoration Steven Crawford Jonathan Dauby Beth MandrellLighting Design/Operator Anthony MitchellSpotlight Operators Patrick Burke Shawna Cardwell Dala WingoSound Design/Operator Shelby PattersonMic Wranglers Ayla GehnerCostume Design Beth MandrellCostume Creators Dorothy DeAngelo Beth Mandrell

Teresa StaceyWigs Keryn FitzpatrickMakeup Tara Bell Patrick Burke Shawna Cardwell Deborah Loucks Bailey Palmer Vonnie PalmerPublicity and Promotion Chad Copple Michael Dees ReAnne Palmer Nathan WheelerProgram Design ReAnne PalmerBox Office Adam Cross Henry Leeck Allie Lietz Jessica Phillips Lisa PriceUshers Patrick Burke Jaymi GallowayConcession Paula Harrell Savannah Harrell

OrchestraConductor Bill KingKeyboard Mary Ellen Aiken Amber NicholsViolin Bethany Cottle Kathy Dagg Christine Hummert Christian Hoffman Gary Loss Danielle Seidel Emma WebsterCello Karen KingFlute Tammy KirkClarinet, Bass Clarinet Andrew WhiteOboe, English Horn Gregory TomlinsonTrumpet John OdleHorn Nick Hoffman Sally OdleTrombone Gordon DailyPercussion Grady Adams

Gage Austin (Gavroche’s Gang Mem-ber) of Mt. Vernon is making his act-ing debut this week on the Rend Lake College stage. He is a fifth grade stu-dent at Summersville Grade School and regularly attendants Summersville Bap-tist Church where he is very active in Children’s Church and soon to be youth group. Gage is also involves in other ac-tivities such as basketball, football, and track, and he loves to cheer on his fa-vorite teams, the Packers and the Chi-cago Bulls.

Olivia Bailey (Fantine) of Mount Vernon is a sophomore at Rend Lake College. She will graduate at the end of the summer with an Associate of Arts degree and an Associate of Science degree. She plans to transfer to Murray State University in the fall to pursue a degree in Elementary Education. This is her first production on the RLC stage and she has loved every minute of it. Olivia is also a member of the RLC Concert Choir. Olivia would like to thank her friends and family for their endless support, as well as God for His many blessings.

Jackson Adams (Courfeyrac/Ensemble) of Mt. Vernon is currently a sophomore at RLC where he has been active in many clubs and honor societies. Jackson first experienced theater at RLC being back-stage for “Treasure Island”, “Little Shop Of Horrors” and later went on to per-form in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Flummoxed Fairy Tales”. He is very excited to make his musical theater de-but in “Les Miserables” and would like to thank his family and friends for all of their support as well as Tracey Webb and

Sara Alstat for all of their time and dedication.

Vincent Bailey (Prouvaire/Ensemble/Javert Understudy) of Woodlawn is a freshman pursuing an Associate of Fine Arts degree in Music Performance at Rend Lake College. This makes his first production on the RLC stage. Vincent is an active member of the music and theatre programs at RLC. He is involved in Concert Band, Concert Choir, and the Thespians Comedy Improv group. Vin-cent would like to thank his friends for their constant and amazing support.

Alison Blair (Factory Girl/Ensem-ble) is a 20-year-old student from Benton. She is studying nursing at Rend Lake College, and she plans to graduate this May with an Asso-ciate Degree in Nursing. This is her third performance on the RLC stage having just recently performed as the promiscuous Yvonne in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” When she isn’t working in the hospital, she loves being on stage and spending time with her friends. Alison would like to thank all the special people

in her life to make being in this musical possible. Enjoy the show!

Brooke Victoria Bell (Lovely Lady/Ensemble) of Pinckneyville be-gan theatre in high school. She has performed in two musicals: “Beauty and The Beast” and “The Pajama Game.” After performing in two musicals she began taking act-ing classes, which led her to being selected as an extra for two films: “Dig Two Graves” and “The Hun-ger Games: Mocking Jay Part II.” Brooke has also recently been in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”at Rend Lake College, playing the role

Ava Barker (Gavroche) of Mt. Ver-non is thrilled to be portraying this exciting character in “Les Mi-sérables” with Rend Lake College. At the age of 11, Ava’s theater ex-periences include the role of Molly in “Annie” at McLeod Summer Playhouse, Chip in “Beauty and the Beast” with Artstarts Co., and as a Lost Boy in “Peter Pan” with Kre8ive Fine Arts Academy, as well as many other roles. When she is not on stage, Ava attends St. Mary School in Mt. Vernon as a 5th grader. She

enjoys drawing, reading, and learning about animals. Ava aspires to one day, play the role of Elphaba in “Wicked” on Broadway.

of Claire. She plans on continuing theatre at a university and wants to make it as a side career.

Tyler Bourland (Lesgles/Ensemble) of Ina is excited for “Les Misérables,” his fifth time on the Rend Lake Col-lege stage. You may remember him from the 2014 RLC production, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” when he took the stage as Phoebus de Chateaupers. He has also been both the Frog Prince and Zonk in last spring’s annual production of “Flummoxed Fairytales.” He was the lead operator of the magnificent Audrey II plant for 2014’s “Little Shop of Horrors,” as well as a mem-ber of the backstage crew for “Treasure Island” in 2013.

Bethaney Brown (Madame Thénar-dier) of Mt. Vernon will participate in her fifth show at Rend Lake Col-lege. Last year, she was a Doowop girl in “Little Shop of Horrors” and this fall she portrayed Esmeralda in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” She was in all of Mt. Vernon Town-ship High School’s plays and musi-cals during her high school career, and she is also a member of King City Theater Company, where she first got her start in theater. She is going to a four-year school after

Barretta Chullen (Lovely Lady/En-semble) of Thompsonville has only ever wanted to act, and even when she was little, all she dreamed about was performance. She was given her first opportunity in fourth grade as lead set designer in “Gift of the Magi.” Fast forward to high school, Barretta played many lead roles in performances such as “Cinderella,” “Ghostbusters,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Addams Family,” and lead role in a play she co-wrote and performed for her home town. She

RLC for Music Education. She wants to thank everyone in the cast and crew, and Sara for giving her this opportunity, and her family who has always stayed by her side.

then played Elizabeth in Rend Lake College’s “Hunchback of Notre Dame.” “Les Misérables” is her second college performance and she’s enjoying every second on stage.

Jonathan Dauby (Bamatabois/Combeferre/Ensemble) of Springer-ton is a freshman currently pursuing an Associate of Fine Arts in Music Per-formance at RLC. “Les Misérables” will be his first production involved on the stage with theatre, and he is excited to portray his roles involved with the ensemble. He recently was part of the tech crew for RLC’s Fall 2014 play “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” At RLC, Jonathan is active in the music pro-grams being a member of the Con-cert Band and Concert Choir. He also

is involved in the Thespians Comedy Improv group. Jonathan is focused primarily on performance with his primary instrument – the trumpet – and intends to continue pursuing a degree in music performance. Jonathan would like to give a big, loving thank you to everyone who has supported him and continues to do so through his career.

Brendan Clark (Babet/Ensemble) of Thompsonville is a Theater ma-jor at Rend Lake College who as-pired to become a professional actor. Brendan is 6 foot 3 in. with brown hair and brown eyes. He will graduate from RLC this spring and looks to further his education in theater at Southern Illinois Univer-sity. Brendan is very ambitious and eager to continue musical theater as well.

Steven Crawford (Brujon/ABC Society/En-semble) of Benton is thrilled to be return-ing to the RLC stage. He is a 2013 graduate of Rend Lake College. After leaving RLC he took part in a 7 month internship at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Since then he has been working full-time, and will begin working on his bachelor’s degree next fall. Steven has loved theatre for several years and some of his past shows include the crew in “Peter Pan,” the crew in “Chicago,” the crew in “Seussi-cal the Musical,” an ape in “Tarzan,” Judge Thatcher in “Tom Sawyer,” the ensemble in “Bye Bye Birdie,” and Captain in “Anything Goes.” He is passionate about supporting all types of theatre here in Southern Il-linois, which is why he has been involved with Pyramid Players, Kre8tive, Skyline Creek Productions, John A. Logan College, and RLC. Therefore, he would like to thank each and every one of you for supporting the arts, and hopes you continue to do so. He would like to thank God, family, and friends for the continuous support of his theatre endeavors.

Keryn Fitzpatrick (Lovely Lady/Ensemble) of McLeansboro will make her first musical debut on the Rend Lake College stage and she couldn’t have been more ex-cited. She is very fond of her fellow cast mates and hopes everyone ad-mires their hard work. She wishes to thank her family and friends for encouraging her throughout this new experience. She couldn’t have done it without you!

Adam Floro (Joly/Ensemble) of Marion has been acting locally for 7 years, and is co-founder of lo-cal production company Sunrise Films. Some of his acting credits include: Annas in “Jesus Christ Su-perstar,” Cardinal Richelieu in “The Three Musketeers,” and Mitch in “A Streetcar Named Desire.” More recently he has been seen in the ensemble of Johnathan Larson’s “Rent.” He would like to thank Sara for all her hard work and dedica-tion.

Sierra Harrell (Cosette) of Opdyke is excited to take the stage in RLC’s production of Les Miserables. This marks her sixth production on the Rend Lake stage, having recently portrayed Audrey in the RLC spring musical, “Little Shop of Horrors”. Some of Sierra’s other performance credits include Cinderella in SIC’s production of “Cinderella”, Miss Lu-cinda Livesey in “Treasure Island”, and Rapunzel in “Into the Woods”. Sierra has a passion for music and theatre and intends to pursue a de-gree in musical theatre. She would first of all like to thank God for His unconditional love and for where she is today. She would also like to thank her friends and family for their constant love and support.

Kaleb Johnson (Gavroche’s Gang Member) of Mt. Vernon is an 11-year-old, fifth grade student at Summersville Grade school. He also attends Summersville Mis-sionary Baptist Church where he is actively involved in the Children’s Church and will soon move up into the youth group. Kaleb enjoys playing Minecraft and is a proud fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. He is excited to be making his acting de-but this week at Rend Lake College.

John Hunsell (Pimp/Grantaire/Ensemble) of Woodlawn is de-lighted and excited to be a part of Rend Lake College’s Spring 2015 production of “Les Misérables.” John’s past roles include Merlin in “Camelot,” Old Joe in “Trea-sure Island,” Fra Michael in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” and the speaking voice of the dread-ed plant Audrey II in RLC’s Spring 2014 production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” In his spare time, John enjoys reading, studying primitive

cultures, and watching quality motion pictures. He feels absolutely blessed to be a part of the musical that inspired him to embrace and pursue the art of acting, and hopes that everyone enjoys the show. John would like to thank the friends he has made in the the-atre community for their undying love and moral support, which he could not do without.

Brandon Isom (Montparnasse/En-semble) was born in Marion and raised in Christopher. He joined his High School’s drama club and that encouraged him to pursue acting further. He began taking theater classes through Rend Lake College in Fall of 2013. This will be his third show with RLC and his second mu-sical. He hopes to graduate from RLC and continue studying theater elsewhere.

Andrew Lampley (Jean Valjean) of Benton is currently a sophomore at RLC. He plans on transferring to McKendree University next spring to pursue his love of music. This is An-drew’s second production at RLC af-ter most recently being seen in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Andrew has also portrayed Sweeney Todd in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” Perchik in “Fiddler on the Roof,” and he had the honor of play-ing a Monkey in “Seussical the Musi-cal.” When Andrew isn’t slitting throats

Matthew Loucks (Enjolras) of Sesser is 20-years-old and currently attend-ing Rend Lake College. Although this is Matt’s first production on the RLC stage, he portrayed Gaston in “Beauty and the Beast” and Prince Henry in “Haven’t Met You Yet” at Sesser-Valier High School. Though his field of study is undecided, Matt plans to move on to a 4-year university. He is currently working on getting into corrections for a career. Matt enjoys camping, jog-ging, and spending time with his little girl, Mattie. Matt would like to thank

Koral McBride (Éponine) of Murphysboro is a sophomore pursuing an Associate of Arts degree and a certificate in the EMT Paramedic program at RLC. This is Koral’s fourth production, however the first on RLC’s stage. High school productions Ko-ral participated in include, “Oklahoma,” the lead showgirl Tess in “Crazy For You,” and Cinderella in Roger and Hammerstein’s version of “Cinderella.” Koral has been an active member in music and theatre pro-grams since the sixth grade, having been involved in musicals as well as madrigals. Koral plays for the Lady Warriors’ Volley-

or eating bananas, he spends his time working at Farm Fresh, singing, and napping. He is excited to be portraying Valjean, and he hopes that every-one will enjoy this wonderful production.

ball team and is overjoyed that she gets to live her dream and play the sport she loves as well as sing alongside her new best friends. In her spare time Koral enjoys playing volleyball, skating, and singing. She would like to thank her parents, sister, and family for always supporting her through anything and everything she de-cides to do. Koral wants to dedicate this preformance to her friends that she has made because of this production, and to all of her Angels up in Heaven.

Sara for allowing him to be cast in this show, as well as Deborah Loucks for supporting me all through this as well!

Seyah Schernekau (Gavroche’s Gang Member) of Mt. Vernon is making her debut to the stage in “Les Misérables.” Although her the-atre experience is little, she is excit-ed to entertain the audience. When the 11-year-old is not acting, Seyah is playing volleyball, saxophone, reading, and playing outside with her friends. She intends to contin-ue her acting and music for years to come.

Dalton Miller (Marius Pontmercy) of Mt. Vernon is extremely excited to be working with this cast on such a huge production. Dalton is pursu-ing an Associate of Fine Arts degree in Music at Rend Lake College and hopes to transfer to a 4-year univer-sity after he completes his degree. Dalton got started in musicals and plays in the 6th grade and has loved them ever since. He has been in many shows including Nicely Nicely Johnson in “Guys and Dolls,” seven roles in the ensemble of “Bye, Bye,

Birdie,” and Lt. Cable in “South Pacific.” Dalton would like to thank the community for coming out to see the show, he says, “without an audience there can be no show.” Dalton would also like to thank his friends and family for always supporting him and his dreams. He says his family is the sole cause for his success on the stage, being his motivation and influence to make people happy.

Cheyenne Needham (Ensemble) of Benton is a high school senior at Benton Consolidated High School. Cheyenne has been in “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Treasure Island,” and most recently, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” She is very passion-ate about acting and is going to pursue a theatre major next year. She hopes everyone enjoys the show.

Krystal Schuch (Lovely Lady/Ensem-ble) of Mt. Vernon is performing in her fifth production at Rend Lake College. She began her theater career at New-ton Community High School, where she not only performed in shows but also helped work backstage and with the lights. She is currently pursuing an Associates in Art and an Associates in Fine Arts focusing on instrumental music.

Sam Smith (Claquesous/Ensemble) of Mt. Vernon is a writer, voice actor, and musician. He is a graduate of the Im-provisation and Sketch Comedy Writ-ing programs of the Second City Train-ing Center, and the Film and Video program of Columbia College, both in Chicago. He has appeared in RLC’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” He plays saxophone with local blues band Flashback, and hopes to write for the RLC stage.

Emma Spence (Little Cosette / Little Éponine) of Sesser is a fifth grader at Sess-er-Valier Elementary School. She is excited to be Cosette in this production of “Les Misérables.” Emma’s theatre experience includes performing in “Seussical the Mu-sical” and the role of Freddy the Frog in “Once Upon a Lily Pad.” Emma plays piano and is active in both the band and choir at SV. When she’s not acting or singing, Emma enjoys playing softball, swimming, and caring for her many pets, including her dog, Manny; 3 cats; 6 goats; and 2 miniature donkeys.

Maggie Stacey (Little Cosette / Little Éponine) of Sesser comes to “Les Mi-sérables” from Sesser-Valier Elementary where she is in the fifth grade. Maggie has previously appeared in Pyramid Players pro-ductions of “Beauty and the Beast,” “Bye, Bye Birdie,” “Oliver,” and “Suessical, the Musical.” She appeared as Elfus in the S-V Christmas production of “The Elf Impersonator.” Mag-gie has also performed the National Anthem at three performances of the Ainad Shrine Circus. Maggie is very excited to share the parts of Young Cosette and Young Eponine with her classmate Emma.

Kaleb Triplett (Javert) of Herrin is a 24-year-old Southern Illinois University graduate and has been a part of the local performing arts programs in their vari-ous adaptations for nearly fifteen years. “Les Misérables” is his first production with Rend Lake College. Outside of the local acting community, Kaleb has also found work in various avenues across the country, including two professional tours with the Cadiz Amphitheatre Per-forming Players, voice over work for mi-nor and independent animated projects,

Falyn VanDyke (Lovely Lady/Ensemble) of Mt. Vernon is a freshman planning to major in Theatre and minor in Criminal Psychology. This is her second produc-tion on the Rend Lake College stage, having recently played Catherine in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Before graduating from Mt. Vernon Township High School, Falyn was part of the tech crew for all eight Operetta and Children’s Theatre shows over the course of four years. She also helped with RLC’s “Into the Woods” and “Little Shop of Horrors.” She is involved with RLC’s Thespian

several independent and short films, and a tour of several Shakespearean troupes. Other roles he has performed locally and recently include that of Amos in “Chicago,” Benny in “Rent,” and Brick in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Outside of his work on the stage, Kaleb is also a professional wrestler for the local independent circuit and a former competitive mixed martial artist. He is extremely grateful to be involved with “Les Misérables,” as the character Javert is one he has always dreamed of playing. He thanks his loving and supporting family, his talented and brilliant cast mates, and his incredible director Sara, who has been nothing if not patient and enlightening.

Comedy Improv Group and Concert Choir. In her spare time she watches aw-ful reality TV shows, reads everything, and works at Mt. Vernon’s Rue21. Falyn would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support.

Lauryn Strom (Old Woman/En-semble) of Sesser is music major at RLC and has been singing since a young age. Foreground or back-ground, she’s ecstatic to be on the stage with her friends enjoying herself and doing what she loves. She’d like to thank her father, mother, and grandparents for mak-ing this all possible and supporting her the long way. She hopes you enjoy the show as much as she’s enjoyed working on it!

Yuting Zhang (Bishop of Digne/Feuilly/Ensemble) of Dahlgren is a lovely Chinese kid who fell in love with theatre and music when he came to the U.S. He has appeared in every show at RLC since he en-rolled. He is graduating this sum-mer and hopes to go to Millikin University to continue studying theatre and music.

Laci Zeidler (Lovely Lady/Ensem-ble) of Pinckneyville is a sopho-more who is attending Rend Lake College to complete her Associate in Arts and Associate in Science de-grees. Laci is portraying many char-acters in this production, such as a factory worker and a lovely lady. Laci received a music scholarship to take many music classes and is involved in choir as well. She has been involved in all four musicals while attending Pinckneyville High School, such as “My Fair Lady,”

Jamin Walker (Monsieur Thénardier) of Benton is ecstatic to be portraying the role of Monsieur Thénardier in this production of “Les Misérables.” This marks Jamin’s first time playing a lead in a musical. Thénardier was one of his favorite characters when he first saw the musical. Jamin likes to be goofy and make people laugh, so the role is very fun to play. In the past, Jamin was featured in Pyramid Players produc-tion of “Willy Wonka and the Choco-late Factory.” He is a music major and plans to transfer to Missouri Baptist University in the fall. While not attending classes or goofing off behind the scenes, Walker has several animals to care for and enjoys having fun with his friends and family. Jamin would like to thank his parents and eight siblings for helping him pursue his passion, and God for putting him on the path he is on.

“Beauty and the Beast,” “The Pajama Game,” and “Shrek.” She plans to transfer to a four-year university after completing her degrees at RLC.

Bill King (Orchestra Director) of Benton has been a long time con-ductor and musician throughout many theatrical productions and or-chestral concerts held in our region. Theatrical shows Bill has served as the conductor and/or bassoonist (his performance instrument) are far too many to list here but easily num-ber north of sixty to seventy shows over his forty (plus) year career. Now retired from his longtime career teaching high school instrumental music at Benton High School, he continues with musical opportuni-

Deborah Loucks (Assistant Stage Manager) of Sesser is a 21-year-old wife and mother. At Sesser-Valier, she performed in “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” (2007), “Grease” (2009), and “Beauty and the Beast” (2010). At Rend Lake College, she has performed in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (2014). Deborah is currently involved in Concert Choir and Thespians at RLC. She is also getting ready to perform in this year’s RLC “Flum-moxed Fairy Tales.” Throughout all

Sara Alstat (Director, Vocal Director, and Choreographer) of Benton serves as the Associate Professor of Music for Rend Lake College. Her musical directing cred-its include “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Into the Woods,” and “Starting Here, Starting Now.” Sara was also the director of the RLC Dinner Theatre from 2006 - 2011. Originally from Vergennes, Illinois, Sara earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Busi-ness and a Master of Music specializing in Opera/Music Theatre from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Currently, Sara is pursuing a Doctorate degree in Education Leadership from Oakland City

University in Oakland City, Indiana. Sara would like to thank every-one who has helped make this production a success, especially all of the student volunteers who help make the show a completely student-run production including the cast, artistic staff, and techni-cal staff.

ties along with acting as Executive Director of the newly remodeled and refocused Benton Civic Center. This is the second production of “Les Misérables” Bill has conducted, the first being the 2009 Benton High School production. “This is a challenge, it’s a two hour workout. The arms never stop swinging,” states King.

Therese Melena (Ina) the Scenic Design and Paint Charge has been a faculty member at Rend Lake College since 1991. Although her first master’s degree is in Fine Arts and Community College teach-ing, in 1999 she discovered her love of theatre while helping to build and paint sets for the college’s productions. That love of the-atre led to a second Master’s degree in Theatre Set Design in 2004 and that love of theatre has held her captive to this day. She looks forward to and enjoys torturing fine arts and theatre tech students each semester.

Chris Milburn (Mt. Vernon) the Stage Manager has been a member of Rend Lake College’s last two fall plays, “Treasure Island” and “Hunch-back of Notre Dame.” He has also assisted in the operation of the gi-ant plant Audrey II in RLC’s 2014 spring musical “Little Shop of Hor-rors.” “Les Miserables” marks the first time Chris has been a stage manager. He would like to thank the cast and crew for their dedication to the show and for making this pro-duction an enjoyable one.

Beth Mandrell (Mulkeytown) the Costume Designer has worked as the Reference Librarian in the Learn-ing Resource Center at Rend Lake College for 16 ½ years. She has supported many plays and musi-cals since 1990 through the role of costume designer and seamstress. Throughout the 1990’s she created costumes for the children’s play held each year at the elementary school where she worked. Since 2000, she has created the costumes and decorated sets for many of the musicals at RLC.

(Deborah Loucks continued) of her work onstage, “Les Misérables” is her first time being involved with the back stage tech crew. Al-though this is something new for her, she is excited to be working with this talented cast and crew as well as learning the ropes back stage. She would like to thank her family for the continue love and support they give her. Deborah would also like to give a special shout out to her very talented husband Matthew, who is playing our Enjolras for “Les Misérables.”

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Upcoming EventsStudent Art Show

April 14 - May 8 in the Theatre Lobby

Lake Readings4:30 p.m., April 16 at Pheasant Hollow Winery

Student Art Show Reception6 - 8 p.m., April 16 in the Theatre Lobby, Awards at 7

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Special ThanksThe RLC Art, Music and Theatre Programs would like to thank the following for their assistance and contributions to this production of “Les Miserables.”

Benton Civic CenterMelena HowardAllan Kimball and Southeastern Illinois College Theatre DepartmentMary Beth Mezo and Mt. Vernon Township High SchoolBrandyn McGhee and John A. Logan College Music DepartmentMelissa McClement-EnglerRob Little and The History HouseTom SandersStuart ThomasTracey Webb