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April 20–23 and May 13–14, 1988
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Music, lyrics and libretto by Elizabeth Swados
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Production Staff
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Director: Geoffrey Newman
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Assistant Director: Matthew Brown '88
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Musical Director: Myles Hernandez
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Asst. Musical Director: Jerilyn Holston
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Scenic and Lighting Designer: Rob Hartz
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Costume Designer: Tim Philips
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Choreographer: Roger Riggle
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Stage Manager: Jim Kurtz '85
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Asst. Stage Managers: Jay Krause '91, Jim Fuk, Terry Jackson '88, Mathe Vanheeswijk
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Assistant to the Choreographer: Brian Nietzel and Jim Kockert
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Cast List
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Barney: Jay Baltisberger '89
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Eric: Simon Bogigan
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Manny: Ed Broecker '88
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Jerome: Ben Brown '89
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Mex-Mong Scott Carcillo
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Mark: Chris Cochran '90
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Sundar: Ishmael Dengate
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Karin: Pam Ehrie
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Lazar: Glenn Elrod '91
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A.J.: Arthur Equihua '89
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Di Diosdado Gica '90
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Judy: Lisa Goldman
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Roby: Mark Hayes '88
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Michael: Jason Hood '91
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Nikki: Katherine Klein
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Eddie: Jim Kochert
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Hubbell: Kaizaad Kotwal '91
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Fats: Roland Morin '91
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Susie: Joie O'Neal
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EZ: Adam Price '88
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Iggy: Seande Pulley
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Luis: Jamie Stallcup
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Raul: Blake Sterzinger '91
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Toby: Ansley Valentine '90
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Jackie: Ramona Zachary
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Production Assistance
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Conductor/Pianist: J. Eric Johnson '76
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Master Electrician: Jay Baltisberger '89
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Lightboard Operator: Sean Garvey '89
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Soundboard Operator and Technician: Peter Keenan '89
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Propsmaster: Drew Freyman '90
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Sign Language Coach: Cindy McDonald
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Keyboard and Percussion: J. Eric Johnson '76
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Pian Jerilyn Holtson
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Guitar: Bob Bowers '91, Adam Brazus '88, Mary Tuohy
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Bass Guitar: Dave Hawksworth '88
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Saxophone: Jeb Ball '88, Ed Ciolkowski '88
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Rehearsal Pianist and Vocal Coach: Jerilyn Holtson
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Like A Chorus Line, Runaways was first produced as Joe Papp's Publice Theatre. And like A Chorus Line it is essentially a chamber musical allowing a collection of people to come forward with their histories and personal problems. This 1978 musical recounts the often humorous, often harrowing experiences of children who have run away from home. Their highly individual stories bring the characters together with a freshness and roughness rarely encountered in the contemporary musical theater. The score includes an hilarious satiric number called “Where Are Those People Who Did ‘Hair'?” as well as several memorable songs. The New York Times critic labeled the piece a “musical collage” and wrote: “Elizabeth Swados makes us eavesdrop on the sufferings of children. That sounds ominous but it isn't… The calligraphy of childhood is one of the wonders of nature even when the message it writes is heartbreaking.”
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NOTE: This production was the first musical production at Wabash College in over ten years.
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This page is part of an ongoing project to document the history of the theatre productions performed at Wabash College. If you have information not included on this page, please contact the Theater Department or Professor Dwight Watson (watsond@wabash.edu).