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AMERICAN IDIOT
Directed by Prof. Jennifer Dobby | Music Direction by Julie Johnson '98 
Music by Green Day

June 9-12 & 17-18, 2022 | Otteson Theatre

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Cast and Crew
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Johnny – Gavin Steele '21
Tunny – Phillip Steenbekkers
Will – Josh Zielke
St. Jimmy – Sergio Flores
​Joshua – Peter Garzas
Theo – Damian Russell 
Miguel – Nabeel Bhimani
Ben – Jason Simboli '22
Andrew – Spencer Anderson
Whatshername – Julia Brooks '22
Extraordinary Girl – Anna-Christina Starszak
Heather – Kyra Hietpas
Alysha – Una Fortier
Leslie – Emily Hintz
Chase – Elena Donley
Declan – Sage Shemak
​Brian –Jay Nolan

Production Team
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Director – Prof. Jennifer Dobby
Assistant Director – Grace Stormer
Stage Manager – Tori Frafjord
ASMs – Hallie Bintz, Emely Gonzalez, Bella Salefski, Bekah Sprouse
Lighting Design – Tim L'Empereur '18
Costume Crew: Lizzie Sage
Front of House – Amanda Perez, Grace Stormer
Choreographers – Erin Ashenhurst '21, Janae Barnett '22, Emily Hintz
Dance Captain – Emily Hintz
Fight Captain - Elena Donley
Production Manager/Scenic Design – Justin Gale
Costume Design – Cecelia Kuenn
Projections – Luke Barter and Maddy Buchta '21
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Audio Engineer: Brandon Gregory
Audio Tech: Brad Weller ‘21 
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Julie Johnson '98 – Music Director 
Ken Marchand – Drums
Matty Jay '03 –  Guitar 1

​Milan Gruber '21 – Guitar 2
Matt Sherman '21 – Bass
Cello – JD Slieff-Vogt
Violin – Zach Buehler
Viola – Ericka Beckman
Bold, brash, and fun, American Idiot takes Green Day’s chart-topping 2005 punk rock album and brings it vibrantly to life. American Idiot follows a young anti-hero, Johnny, the self-proclaimed “Jesus of Suburbia”, and his two buddies, Will and Tunny, as they attempt to break out of their mind-numbing, aimless suburban existence. After escaping to the city, Johnny finds himself embroiled in a passionate affair with a stunning and unpredictable young woman, and an even more passionate affair with hard drugs. Tunny finds a sense of purpose by enlisting in the Army, but is wounded in the line of duty, both physically and emotionally. Meanwhile, Will, who decided to remain in the suburbs with his newly pregnant girlfriend, becomes moored to his couch, hopeless and stuck. Each of the men struggles to find the balance between rage and love – a conflict that defines their generation. With Green Day’s heart-pounding, visceral songs and a young cast who rage against the machine of society with heart and spunk, American Idiot is a knockout guaranteed to bring the house down.

Rated R for language and simulated drug/alcohol use.  Ages 16+ recommended.
Strobe effect and flashing lights will be used during this production.
Track Produced by Justin Gale

Questions?
Contact Prof. Dobby at jdobby@carrollu.edu, or stop by the Theatre Office and ask one of our workers!
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