Mean Girls

March 8, 9, 15, 16 @7pm

March 10, 17 @2pm

How fetch! After years in the making, Mean Girls: The Musical hits the stage with the favorite characters from the movie, powerful music, and timely pop culture and news references. Janis Ian and Damian Hubbard welcome the audience to their “Cautionary Tale”: Cady Heron is the new girl at North Shore High School in Chicago, desperate to fit in and find friends. Janis and Damian befriend the new girl, and when The Plastics set their sights on Cady, Janis convinces naive Cady to be their “friend” in order to bring down Queen Bee Regina George’s reign. Along the way, Cady loses herself, her friends, and her crush, all for the chance to be popular and loved. When dethroned Regina gets revenge by releasing the Burn Book, Cady is brought down and must mend her broken relationships with Janis, Aaron, and even Regina. With dynamic songs for young performers, Mean Girls is an anthem to friendship, loyalty, girl power, and being true to yourself. (Stage Agent)

This show contains mature language and subject matter that may not be appropriate for younger viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.

As Tina Fey says in the movie, “PG-13 people!”

CAST

REGINA GEORGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nora Baggarly

CADY HERON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amelia Robinson-Burmester

GRETCHEN WIENERS. . . . . . . . . . .Katherine Berdovskiy

KAREN SMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allie Hulbert

AARON SAMUELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vinson Jin

DAMIAN HUBBARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . Django Nachmanoff

JANIS SARKISIAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ella Del Favero

MS NORBURY. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mimi Abbker

MR DUVALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dominic Corbett

MRS GEORGE. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julia Menna

KEVIN GNAPOOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nico Srinivas

MRS HERON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Satya Jackson Dunning

MR HERON/ JASON W. . . . . . . . . . .Miller Traum

TAYLOR WEDELL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marian Fabionar

CAITLYN CAUSSIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Garvey

RACHEL HAMILTON. . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Withrow

SONJA ACQUINO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sage Greenwood

MR BUCK/ CHRISTIAN. . . . . . . . . . . Alexander McClintock

DAWN SCHWITZER. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dakota Blewett

FRENCH TEACHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paloma Campi

COACH CARR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aidan Cribari

LIZZIE THURMAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Elms

GLENN COCO/ MARYMOUNT #3. . .Jose Ramirez

SHANE OMAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deven Rao

SOPHIE K. , , , , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Naira Arsiya

GRACE A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bella Navarro

TYLER K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach Gleason

MARTIN J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maximillian Donner

TEARY GIRL. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Coleman

MATHLETES MODERATOR. . . . . .. . Roman Mariano

MARYMOUNT #1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Sisneros

MARYMOUNT #2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Gleason

CAROLINE K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gillian Cubbage

ENSEMBLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tatum Essex, Athena Murphey, Annalise Truesdale

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT 1

A CAUTIONARY TALE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damian, Janis

IT ROARS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cady, Ensemble

WHERE DO YOU BELONG?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .Damian, Ensemble

MEET THE PLASTICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Regina, Gretchen, Karen, Ensemble

STUPID WITH LOVE. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .Cady, Ensemble

APEX PREDATOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janis, Cady, Ensemble

WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gretchen

STUPID WITH LOVE (REPRISE). . . . . . . . . . . Cady, Aaron

SEXY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen, Ensemble

SOMEONE GETS HURT. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Regina, Aaron, Ensemble

REVENGE PARTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damian, Janis, Cady, Ensemble

FEARLESS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Cady, Gretchen, Karen, Ensemble

INTERMISSION

ACT 2

STOP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damian, Karen, Ensemble

WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME? (REPRISE).. . . . Mrs George, Gretchen

WHO’S HOUSE IS THIS?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin G, Cady, Ensemble

MORE IS BETTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cady, Aaron

SOMEONE GETS HURT (REPRISE). . . . . . . .Janis, Damian

WORLD BURN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regina, Ensemble

I’D RATHER BE ME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janis, Ensemble

DO THIS THING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cady, Kevin G, Ms Norbury, Ensemble

I SEE STARS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cady, Ensemble

DESIGN STAFF

Artistic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Fisk

Music Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Krissy Schwerin

Choreographer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kat Painter

Technical Director.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Richardson

Producer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gwyn Bruch

Set Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jade Chew

Costume Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Traum

Assistant Costume Designer. . . . . . . . . .Ailani Gentles

Sound Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evan Lancet

Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Blewett

Lighting Apprentice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tahna Chew

Projections Designer . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .Kyle Blewett

Prop Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alisa Clayton, Tessa Clifton

Scenic Painter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jen Nachmanoff

PRODUCTION STAFF

Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tessa Clifton

Assistant Stage Managers/ Run Crew. . Coral Wittenburg, Arsh Sekhon, Ella Watkins, Drew DenDulk, Gabby Baxter, Emily Whiteford, Natalya Shaffer-Espinal

Sound Board Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mads Waggoner

Mic Board Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nico Novick

Lightboard Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Blewett

Followspots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mia Fong, Emily Richardson

Mic Dressers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evan Lancet, Nico Novick

Costume Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tessa Fisk, Piper Donald

Publicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alisa Clayton

Front of House Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . Alisa Clayton

Dance Captain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allie Hulbert

Written by Tina Fey

Music by Jeff Richmond

Lyrics by Nell Benjamin

SET CONSTRUCTION

As part of the Stagecraft class:

Harper Abeyta, Kaylee Aleman Garcia, Kyle Blewett, Malia Brown, Sam Carrillo, Ignacio Castano de Andrade, Tahna Chew, Cam Engstrom, Ian Gaffaney, Samuel Green, Nora Herner, Reeve Hoffman, Mizu Laurin, Hoang Oanh Mai, Amy Murphy, Maxym Perepadya, Sofia Perez, Austin Rash, Conner Reagan-Jarrett, Abril Sandoval, Brooke Schneider, Griffin Simmons, Peter Sisneros, Atlyh Torres, Coral Wittenburg, Elias Hassan, Paul McNulty, Mauricio Mosley

DIRECTOR'S NOTE

With the recent release of the Mean Girls movie, it seemed like the perfect time to produce this musical at Davis High. When the original movie came out 20 years ago, it resonated with audiences and couched themes of belonging in a clever and digestible format. The original movie was inspired by Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World by Rosalind Wiseman. Many of the observations Ms. Wiseman made in her 2002 book about the dynamics of meanness have sadly only been amplified in the world of social media, where rises and falls can occur lightning-fast, and sometimes with venomous cruelty.

Though this musical goes to dark places, as the opening song proclaims, “This is a cautionary tale.” We hope that the exploration of meanness and Cady’s eventual ability to pull herself out a downward spiral can offer a ray of light, a reminder that even though there are many traps in adolescence, they are not destiny.

As you will see, this is a musical written more like a screenplay with quick cuts, and songs that span multiple locations. Creating the flow and keeping our cast of nearly 40 singing, dancing and acting their way through its flow was a (mostly) joyous challenge. We hope you enjoy watching Mean Girls as much as we enjoyed creating it!

Sincerely, Chad Fisk

SPECIAL THANKS

DHS Theater would like to extend its eternal gratitude to Gwyneth Bruch for being such an integral member of the DHS Theater community.

To our wonderful director, Chad Fisk: thank you for everything. Especially for the tables.

All of the thanks in the world to Eric Richardson and Niels Larsen, because without you, how would we face the feat of flying practically every set piece?

Thank you to Shenandoah Kehoe for her mentorship and support that goes above and beyond in every way possible.

So many thanks to Jennifer Nachmanoff for all the hours put in to to painting the beautiful set seen before you.

Thank you to Janet Sakona from Woodland High School, Tylar Traum, and James Cubbage, for loaning of costumes.

A huge thanks to Jim Rokop for taking the beautiful headshots displayed in the lobby.

Many thanks to Kyle Blewett and Alisa Clayton for designing and building the cheapest Transformers costumes possible.

To Andrew Clifton, for the stationary bike, to Mike Clayton, for the chandelier, to Jan Carma for the toilet seat, to DMTC for Africa, and to Douglass Middle School for the lion costume.

Finally, a big, BIG thank you to Krissy Schwerin and Kat Painter for taking on the musical direction and dance choreography for this show. This production would be entirely lost without them.