An Exquisite COrpse
PLAYBILL ADDITION
cAST
COMPANY MEMBERS
Childhood Friend ……… Maeve Fahey
Dog Walker ……… Tiki Preston
Starlet ……… Sofia Sant’Anna-Skites
Professor ……… Lia Wong
Restaurateurs ……… Hannah Dusek & Toree Wilson
APPRENTICES
The Ingénues ……… Lindley Erickson, Genevieve Hedstrom, & Plum Heuwinkel
GUEST PERFORMERS
Narrator ……… Freya Sargent
Detective ……… Liana Dillon
The Cousins ……… Codi Cole & Elle Lundgren
The Hostess ……… Lori Mitchell
The Guest of Honor ……… Joy French
SCENES
PRELUDE: THE DIRGE
Dressing Scene ………………………. Music: “Lujon” by Henry Mancini
The Dirge ………………………. Music: “Tailor’s Funeral” by Armando Trovajoli; Original Sound Score by Travis Yost
ACT I: AT THE MANOR
Entrances ……………………….Music: “Spanish Flea” by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
The Party ………………………. Music: “The Munsters - Electro Swing Mix” by Glenn Gatsby
The Ingénues ………………………. Music: “Piccolo piccolo” by Robertino
The Cousins + Professor Solo ………………………. Music: “Sabotage” by Cristobal Tapia de Veer
The Note ………………………. Music: “Don’t talk to strangers” by blue Dietrich
Poker Game ………………………. Music: “Basin Street Blues” by Preservation Hall Jazz Band, “Piccolo piccolo” by Robertino, “Sabotage” by Cristobal Tapia de Veer, “Galop Infernal (Can-Can) - De La Opera ‘Orfeo En Los Infiernos’” by Jacques Offenbach & Inma Shara; Original Sound Score by Travis Yost
An Alliance………………………. Music: “Basin Street Blues” by Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Passing of the Red ………………………. Music: “Unsquare Dance” by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
The Guest of Honor ………………………. Music:
Party (Reprise) ………………………. Music: “Clap Your Hands” by Parov Stelar
INTERMISSION
ACT II: THAT NIGHT & THE NEXT DAY
Nightlight ………………………. Music: “Won’t Be a Thing to Become” by Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld
Shadows ………………………. Music: “Pineapple Suite” by Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Breakfast ………………………. Music: “Clapping Music (1972)” by Steve Reich
The Detective ………………………. Music: “Più di te” by Mina
Suspicion ………………………. Music: “Charley’s Prelude” by Don Byron
Investigative Assistant ………………………. Music: “Galop Infernal (Can-Can) - De La Opera ‘Orfeo En Los Infiernos’” by Jacques Offenbach & Inma Shara
Conflict Quintet ………………………. Music: “Ulam’s Spiral” by Simon Popp
Ways to Die ………………………. Music: “Buonasera signorina” by Raphael Gualazzi
An Accusation ………………………. Music: “Carmen: Habanera” by Georges Bizet, Orquestra Sinfónica de Radio Praga, Pietro di La Coronna
Denial ………………………. Music: “Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64/Act 1: Dance Of the Knights” by The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, Sergei Prokofiev
Credits ………………………. Music: “Città vuotta” by Mina
BOWS & A FAREWELL*
Music: “Murder on the Dancefloor” by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
*see directors note
GUEST Performers bios
Codi Cole (Guest Performer | Company Alumna) was born and raised in Pendleton, Oregon. Codi was first introduced to creative movement and dance at the age of 3 in her hometown ballet studio. Codi earned a Bachelor of Science in health & human performance and a minor in dance from The University of Montana in 2016. She then moved to Los Angeles, California, and obtained a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from West Coast University. Codi has returned to Missoula and currently treats as a licensed physical therapist, specializing in dance medicine, with Big Sky Physical Therapy. She has worked with BBD since 2015 and is excited to return as a guest artist for the 25/26 season!
Liana Dillon (Guest Performer)
Elle Lundgren (Guest Performer)
Lori Mitchell (Guest Performer) A modern dancer and retired teacher, Lori now studies drawing and painting at the UM, and helps run Life Drawing Missoula. She is thrilled to be a guest performer with BBD again for their upcoming show, An Exquisite Corpse.
Freya Sargent (Guest Performer, Company Alumna) grew up in Massachusetts and began dancing at age 11. After high school, she moved to Canada to attend the School of Toronto Dance Theatre's professional training program, where she had the pleasure of working with many esteemed Canadian artists. Freya worked closely with dance, theater, and circus artist Sharon Moore on an evening-length work titled Fantasies and Other Poisons. She has also performed in the Ottawa Fringe Festival and was a founding company member of Toronto-based Pollux Dance. Freya holds a Bachelor of Science in Resource Conservation from the University of Montana and a Master of Public Policy from Georgia State University. She currently works full-time for an environmental nonprofit called The Nature Conservancy. Freya has performed with Bare Bait Dance as both a company member and guest artist in years past and is thrilled to be back at it again this season.
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