Candide (1999)

Music by Leonard Bernstein
Libretto by Richard Wilbur, Hugh Wheeler, Stephen Sondheim, Dorothy Parkr, Leonard Bernstein, John La Touche, and Lillian Helman

Dunster House • Cambridge, Massachusetts

Audience laughter often echoed the mirth of the lighthearted and light-footed cast.
— The Harvard Crimson

CAST

Candide... Ezra Keshet
Cunegonde... Jennifer Little
Voltaire/Pangloss/Cacambo/Martin... Joseph Nuccio
Old Lady... Heidi Brown
Maximilian/Captain... Lee Poulis
Paquette... Sarah Meyers
Governor Vanderdendur... Justin Finnegan
Chorus... Gloria Bruce, Alexa Felds, Joseph Gfaller, Jonathan Goldberg, Sara Gutiérrez, Eleanor Hubbard, Rob Hughes, Ben Lebwohl, Susan Long, Phoebe Search, Michael Shirts, Jonathan Simpson

STAFF

Producer... Katheryn Hayes
Stage Director & Choreographer... Lane Shadgett
Music Director... Eric Tipler
Orchestra Manager... Filbert Hong
Assistant Orchestra Managers... Ankur Ghosh, Eran Mukamel
Technical Director... Sara Heller
Technical Liaison... John Clearly
Lighting Design... Leigh Shapiro
Set Design/Drop... Amanda Burnham
Set Consultant... Valerie Edmondson Lopez
Master Carpenter... Mike Shenkman
Costume Designer... Kaitlyn Choi
Makeup... Phoebe Search
Stage Managers... Mary Rude, Jody Peltason
Prop Manager/Crew Chief... Madeline Lohman
Program/Poster... Joanna Case
Running Crew... Davesh Maulik, Jared Weinstein, Lara Gerhardson, Adam Cohen, Allie Pritikin, Josh Goldston, Alan Parker, Sonal Khullar
Lighting Assistants... James Grimmelman, Weston Eguchi
Lighting Operators... Josh Goldston, Adam Cohen
House Managers... Rodrigo Chazaro, Doina Rares
Ticket Managers... Sonal Khullar, Nicole Bailey
Accompanists... John Baxindine, Lembit Beecher, Jodie Kirshner, Prof. Noam Elkies, Jeremy Hwang, Dmitri Dover, David Kim, Joe Nuccio

ORCHESTRA

Violin I
Adda Kridel (concertmistress)
Lisa Friedland
Ankur Ghosh
Jeremy Hwang
Stephen Provine

Violin II
Emily Buck
Filbert Hong
Sarah Pickard
Judith Scarl
Becky Tinio

Viola
Robin Allan
Sarah Darling
Jeff Hodge
Meredith Jensen
Chang Jo
Iris Lan
Yuri Sakakura
Robin Trew

Cello
Erica LeBow
Katie McDonald
Josh Packard
Chris Wendl

Bass
Emily Hanna
Rita Ranucci

Harp
Rachel Eisenhaure

Flute
Marianne McPherson
Grace Kao
Nina Shapley

Oboe/French Horn
Julia Gabaldon

Clarinet
Aaron Einbond
Joe Kanapka
Eddie Kim
Eran Mukamel

Bassoon
Christopher Juhasz
Greg Landweber

Horn
Lisa Herman
Lisa Peterson
Molly Thomasy

Trumpet
Dan Brantigan
Megan Dwyer
Peter Li

Trombone
Eric Aiese
Peter Bonney
Dick Freed

Tuba
Leann Hymas
Damian Wisniewski

Percussion
Mary Kissel
Scott Rowen
Mike Sha