SHINE LIKE A LAKE
Light of a Clear Blue Morning • Arranged by Lilah Weisman, based on the Wailin’ Jennys arrangement • Featuring Devin Eichel, Kate McCracken, and Sydney MacGilvray
HEADRUSH by SYDNEY MACGILVRAY
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BEGGING FOR RAIN by MAGGIE ROGERS
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IF ONLY I COULD by NORA JAMES EIKNER and SARAH NOVAK
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ICARUS from MYTHS AND HYMNS
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GHOST OF CORPORATE FUTURE by REGINA SPEKTOR
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SONYA ALONE from NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812
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CHIQUITITA by ABBA
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SHINE from THE SPITFIRE GRILL
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LIGHT OF A CLEAR BLUE MORNING by THE WAILIN' JENNYS
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ALL I WANT by JONI MITCHELL
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THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME by GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN
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IT MEANS BEAUTIFUL from EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE/MAIN KAUN HOON from SECRET SUPERSTAR
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THE RIVER by SELINA LIU
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AWAITING YOU from MYTHS AND HYMNS
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SUN IS GONNA SHINE AGAIN from BRIGHT STAR
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HEADRUSH by SYDNEY MACGILVRAY 〰️ BEGGING FOR RAIN by MAGGIE ROGERS 〰️ IF ONLY I COULD by NORA JAMES EIKNER and SARAH NOVAK 〰️ ICARUS from MYTHS AND HYMNS 〰️ GHOST OF CORPORATE FUTURE by REGINA SPEKTOR 〰️ SONYA ALONE from NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 〰️ CHIQUITITA by ABBA 〰️ SHINE from THE SPITFIRE GRILL 〰️ LIGHT OF A CLEAR BLUE MORNING by THE WAILIN' JENNYS 〰️ ALL I WANT by JONI MITCHELL 〰️ THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME by GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN 〰️ IT MEANS BEAUTIFUL from EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE/MAIN KAUN HOON from SECRET SUPERSTAR 〰️ THE RIVER by SELINA LIU 〰️ AWAITING YOU from MYTHS AND HYMNS 〰️ SUN IS GONNA SHINE AGAIN from BRIGHT STAR 〰️
Produced by Millie Rose Taub and the Jewish Theatre Ensemble
Haley Bart
Devin Eichel
Claire Guthrie
Sydney MacGilvray
Kate McCracken
Frances Mary McKittrick
CAST
Kailey Morand
Julia Polster
Aashna Rai
Celeste Shuman
Becker Spear
Lili Tarnopol
MUSICIANS
Casey Weisman – Music Director
Emerson Steady – Music Assistant
Selina Liu – Songwriter, Orchestrator
Nora James Eikner – Songwriter
Sarah Novak – Songwriter
Jordan Checkoff – Guitar
Tone Jackson – Drums
Ash Aranha – Keyboard
DESIGNERS & PRODUCTION TEAM
On this year’s Fall Quarter Eve (the Monday night before our first classes) I sat down to share a good cry on the phone with my mom about being on the precipice of senior year and losing sleep and finding time to go to the grocery store, as one does. After some time she reminded me it’s important to be vulnerable, to open up about these things to my friends, and my initial response was duh mom, I’m a theatre major with a therapist—I know that it’s important to be vulnerable. Then I wondered why I was crying in my room with the door closed, stifling my volume so my roommates wouldn’t be concerned.
My mother—like the sturdy, lone tree in Kamienska’s poem—spoke to me with open arms, her “branches” available for me to land on. While I knew in my head that vulnerability was important, I felt how hard it was to open up when no one around you appears willing to do the same. In a community where the status quo is to enshroud your feelings, creativity, and beliefs, expressing them is an act of bravery and generosity that frees and encourages the rest of the community to do the same. Vulnerability is reflective.
This is how, in our song cycle, twelve individuals can visit a campsite alone and leave together, safe, seen, fulfilled: acts of courageous expression that spread like reflecting light from community member to community member. They empower each other to shine—and to shine together, expansively, like a lake.
The resilience, warmth, playfulness, and dedication of our producer, stage manager, production team, cast, and the members of JTE, are all prime examples of what it is to shine in this way. I am inspired by each of you and grateful to have shared this community with you all.
Sam Bessler – Lighting Designer
Lou Stockmeyer – Sound Engineer
Rachel Rubin – Marketing Director