
Firebringer: A starkid Musical
Company Information
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Cast
ZAZZALIL: Abby Aune
JEMILLA: Courtney Larson
KEERI: Kylee Paar
MOLAG: Misha Suarez
EMBERLY: Mackenzie Moe
GRUNT: Tanner Longshore
SCHWOOPSIE: Alex Abdelwahed
DUCKER: Deklan Boren
TIBLYN: Irie Unity
SMELLY-BALLS: Ben Knowlton
CHORN: Kaitlyn Callahan
CLARK: Billy Booth
CLAIRE: Ella Henry
NICOLAI: Ryan Armstrong
KID ONE: Audrey Beryl
KID TWO/EMBERLY UNDERSTUDY: Cindy Hansen
SHADOWHANDS: Tanner Longshore, Ryan Armstrong, Billy Booth, Cindy Hansen, Audrey Beryl, Ella Henry
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Creative Team
Director: Naomi Brecht
Technical Director: Matthew Lamers
Music Director: Analise Levesque
Scenic Designers: Maren Friemann, Andrew Norfolk
Costume Designers: Mikela Anderson, Rianna Ryan
Hair/Makeup Designer: Rianna Ryan
Lighting Designer: Andrew Norfolk
Master Electrician: Samantha Brown
Sound Designer: Maddy Uecker
Properties Coordinator: Maren Friemann
Dramaturg: Lexie Cruz
Stage Manager: Emma Loney
Assistant Stage Managers: Caleb Knudsen, Olivia Zastrow
Choreographer: Madison Wagner
Assistant Choreographer: Emily Chittenden
Unique Challenges
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Oversold Every Night
While being sold out is an accomplishment, we did oversell all three of our shows. With the shows being oversold it was my job to work with Front of House and the Technical director to find a safe place for the audience members to sit.
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Quick Turn Around
One of the most difficult parts of the process was the quick turn around in the space and not necessarily having the workforce to help with it. We had five days to turn the barren blackbox theatre into the world where the story exist and we had on average three students at a time.
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Being Completely Student Ran
Being a student ran company from the cast to production team to the producers made it complicated at times and proved it to be a learning experience for everyone. Given the complexity of the show and the fact that it was numerous people’s first time in the area they were doing, it went really well.