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seen in Roman Holiday at the Guthrie Theater. He has also performed with Chanhassen Dinner Theaters, Ordway, Bloomington Civic Theatre, Nautilus Music Theater, and the MN Orchestra. Jared also holds his B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Minnesota State University – Mankato. JUSTEN POHL (Lyra Artist) After years of selling real estate, Justen was in need of a more stimulating career. One trip to a crazy festival in the middle of the desert, Burningman, opened his eyes and inspired him to change his course. Justen found his niche amongst a class of circus performers and quickly found himself submerged in many different venues. From aerial to fire dancing to stilt-walking, the list only grew. Whether opening for top chart artists like Mya or performing with renowned DJs like Kascade, there was no longer room for a dull moment. Justen now runs his own company Enticing Entertainment. T. MYCHAEL RAMBO (Amonasro) makes his Theater Latté Da debut in this production of Aida. Rambo is a Regional Emmy Award winning actor, vocalist, arts educator and community organizer. He has performed principal roles at Penumbra Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, Mixed Blood, Illusion Theatre, Ten Thousand Things, Ordway, Children’s Theatre, Park Square and Minnesota Opera as well as nationally, including Carnegie Hall and throughout Europe, Africa, Canada and South America. He’s appeared in local and national television commercials, feature films, HBO mini-series, and other television programming. T. Mychael will return to Penumbra Theatre in Spunk slated for March 2013. ELANDER ROSSER (Ensemble, Mereb u/s) appeared in Theater Latté Da’s Spring Awakening. He’s also performed at the Kennedy Center with Carl Flink’s Lost Lullabies, was a guest performer with the TU Dance Company at the Ordway Center, and appeared in Atlanta Lyric Theatre’s Hairspray. Elander is currently attending the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, pursuing a B.F.A. in Dance. ANDRE SHOALS (Ensemble, Amneroso u/s) is thrilled to be making his debut with Theater Latté Da. Most recently seen in Park Square’s production of Ragtime, he’s also performed in Cardinal Theatrics Rocky Horror Live as Dr. Frankenfurter. Beginning his career as a 12 PLAYBILL WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST dancer with Zenon Dance Company in the early 90s, he moved to NYC to work with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Co., Jane Comfort Dance, Susan Marshall Dance Company, and a score of independent choreographers. Before moving back to the Twin Cities, he performed with Boston-based Fringe theater company The Gold Dust Orphans, where he is also a founder member. AUSTENE VAN (Aida) is debuting with Theater Latté Da. Her Penumbra Company member credits include Amen Corner, Blue, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Dinah Was, Blues for an Alabama Sky and Seven Guitars. Austene has also performed in In The Next Room at the Jungle Theatre; Gem of the Ocean, Crowns and A Christmas Carol at Guthrie Theater; Radio Golf at IRT/Cleveland Playhouse; To Kill a Mockingbird at Park Square; Once on this Island at The Children’s Theatre Company; Singing in the Rain at Ordway. Her recent directing credits include Hot Chocolate, Gee’s Bend and Lady Day at Park Square; A Civil War Christmas at History Theatre; Blues in the Night at Ordway; and Black Nativity at Penumbra. Austene is an Associate Artistic Director of History Theatre. KELLI FOSTER WARDER (Ensemble, Dance Captain, Assistant Choreographer) makes her Theater Latté Da debut with this production of Aida. She was most recently seen in Bloomington Civic Theatre’s production of 42nd Street (Lorraine). Kelli also appeared in Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ production of Hairspray last year and is a choreographer for high schools and churches. ELTON JOHN (Composer) The monumental career of international singer/songwriter and performer Elton John has spanned more than three decades. He is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time with over 200 million records sold worldwide. Elton has won a wide array of awards including Grammys, Tonys, an Oscar, and 35 gold and 25 platinum albums. Tony award-winning Aida, Billy Elliot and The Lion King have long reigned on Broadway and around the world. His commitment to the fight against AIDS led to the inception of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which has dispersed a combined total of grants surpassing $80 million to date. In 1998, he was knighted by the Queen of England and in 2004, Elton received the
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime contributions to American culture and excellence through the performing arts. TIM RICE (Lyricist) is an Academy, Golden Globe, Tony and Grammy award-winning lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and additional songs for the 2011 West End revival of The Wizard of Oz. His beloved film and theatrical work for Walt Disney Studios includes partnering with Alan Menken (Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and King David) and Elton John (The Lion King and Aida). He recently completed the lyrics for his first new musical in ten years, From Here to Eternity (music by Stuart Brayson), based on James Jones’ 1951 masterpiece. Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994, Sir Tim Rice is also a cricket lover and an accomplished author. LINDA WOOLVERTON (Book) Linda Woolverton’s writing credits include the screenplay for the animated feature film Beauty and the Beast (Golden Globe winner and Academy Award Best Picture nominee); the screenplay for Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey; screenplay for the animated feature film The Lion King; the book for the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast (Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical, winner 1998 Olivier Award Best New Musical); and book for Elton John and Tim Rice’s Broadway musical Aida. Also she has written two young-adult novels, Star-Wind and Running Before the Wind. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from California State University Long Beach and a Master’s degree in Theatre from California State University Fullerton. ROBERT FALLS (Book) Robert Falls directed Long Day’s Journey Into Night (three 2003 Tony® Awards, including Best Revival) as well as the 1999 Tony® Award-winning Death of a Salesman, for which he was honored as Best Director. His other Broadway credits include the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Young Man From Atlanta, The Speed of Darkness, The Rose Tatoo and The Night of the Iguana. Mr. Falls received an Obie Award for his direction of Eric Bogosian’s Suburbia at Lincoln Center. His work has also been seen at Manhattan Theatre Club and the Public Theater. As artistic director of Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, he has directed many productions, including Book Of The Night, Riverview and a major revival of Pal Joey, for which he wrote a new book. His opera credits include productions for Chicago’s Lyric Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, the Houston Grand Opera and the Grand Théâtre de Geneve. DAVID HENRY HWANG (Book) David Henry Hwang's plays include M. Butterfly (1988 Tony Award, 1989 Pulitzer Finalist), Golden Child (1996 Obie Award, 1998 Tony Nomination), Yellow Face (2008 Obie Award and Pulitzer Finalist), and FOB (1981 Obie Award). His Broadway musicals include Flower Drum Song and Disney's Tarzan. As America's mostproduced living opera librettist, he has written four works with composer Philip Glass, as well as Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadmar (two 2007 Grammy Awards), Unsuk Chin's Alice in Wonderland, and Bright Sheng's The Silver River. He penned the feature films M. Butterfly, Golden Gate, and Possession (co-writer), and cowrote the song "Solo" with pop star Prince. Hwang attended Stanford University and the Yale School of Drama. From 1994-2000, he served by appointment of President Clinton on the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. His newest play, Chinglish, opened at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, before moving to Broadway in 2011. PETER ROTHSTEIN (Director) has directed 50 mainstage productions for Theater Latté Da, including 8 world premieres. Other recent collaborations include the Guthrie Theater, The Children’s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, Illusion Theater, Ten Thousand Things and Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre. He is the creator of All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 and Steerage Song, a new musical created in collaboration with Dan Chouinard. Peter has been named one of Minnesota’s Artists of the Year by the Star Tribune, Theater Artist of the Year by Lavender, and the Best Director by City Pages. He has been awarded four Ivey Awards for overall excellence and has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation. He serves as a board of director for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and Alive and Kickin’. He holds a B.A. in Music and Theater from St. John’s University and a Master PANTAGES THEATRE 13
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