Drums Joel Alpers
La Jolla Playhouse Presents
Music and Lyrics by
Joe Iconis
Book by
Joe Iconis and Gregory S. Moss
Music Supervision by
Rick Edinger
Choreography by
Jon Rua
Directed by
Christopher Ashley
Scenic Design Wilson Chin
Costume Design Toni-Leslie James
Lighting Design Amanda Zieve
Sound Design Justin Stasiw
Wig and Hair Design Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Orchestrations Charlie Rosen
Vocal Arrangements Rick Edinger, Ian Eisendrath
Dramaturg Shirley Fishman
Sensitivity Specialist Ann James
Dialect Coach Eva Barnes
Casting The Telsey Office, Rachel Hoffman, CSA; Jacole Kitchen
Stage Manager Jess Slocum*
Assistant Stage Managers Topaz Cooks*; Nicholas Lambros Smith*
Production Manager Becca Duhaime
General Manager Ryan Meisheid
Executive Producer Eric Keen-Louie
The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.
THE CAST
Nixon George Abud*
Jann Jeannette Bayardelle*
Puppeteer Josiah Cajudo ‡
The Kid Giovanny Diaz de Leon
Hunter Gabriel Ebert*
Sandy Marcy Harriell*
Virginia Lorinda Lisitza*
Flower Child Lauren Marcus*
Oscar George Salazar*
Juan Ryan Vona*
Steadman Jason SweetTooth Williams*
UNDERSTUDIES
Oscar, Juan, Puppeteer Josh Alvarez
Flower Child, Virginia Summer Broyhill*
The Kid Josiah Cajudo‡
Sandy Lauren Marcus*
Nixon, Steadman Kürt Norby*
Jann, Sandy, Flower Child Nio Russell‡
Hunter Ryan Vona*
ADDITIONAL STAFF
Associate Director Kat Yen
Assistant Choreographer Brianna Mercado
Associate Music Director Lyndon Pugeda
Associate Scenic Designer Jimmy Stubbs
Assistant Scenic Designer Bridget Lindsay
Scenic Design Resident Raphael Mishler‡
Costume Design Resident Elise Wesley‡
Associate Lighting Designer Brandon H. Rosen
Assistant Lighting Designer Amara McNeil
Assistant Sound Designer Salvador Zamora
Voice & Text Coach Gigi Buffington
Assistant Dramaturg Mia Van Deloo
Fight Captain Jason SweetTooth Williams*
Dance Captain George Salazar
Script Supervisor Katie Grant
Script Assistant Erica Kahn
Production Assistant Katherine McLeod
People and Culture Consultants Cornerstone Consulting HR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Howell Binkley Fellowship Program • Rogue Van Company
Thank you to every human being whose life and work was a source of inspiration for this musical. Thank you to Hunter S. Thompson for being a true rebel, a galvanizing writer, a boundary-exploding truth-teller, a fierce defender of freedom, and an uncynical believer in the transformative power of art. Thank you to everyone out there making a space for the outcasts, the weirdos, the freaks.
– Joe Iconis
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
Prologue
TICK TICK...
“The Opening Number Is
Indulgent And Perverse”
Part One
A WRITER, BORN FROM DUST
“Rich Kids”/”Driving Through America”
“The Typewriter Song”
Part Two
THE GREAT GREEN LIGHT HUNT
“Hell’s Angels Theme Song"
Part Three
HEY SANDY
"Paul Getting Beer"
“I Will Go to Puerto Rico"
Part Four
THE BIRTH OF GONZO
“Steadman’s Song”
“The Derby”
Interlude
A (STOLEN) MOMENT WITH
RICHARD NIXON (THE SWINE)
“I Love America”
Part Five
THE FERTILE GROUND OF SAN FRANCISCO
“Jann Wenner”
“Freedom Song”
“Song of the Brown Buffalo”
Part Six
THE VEGAS TRIP
“Wavesong"
ACT TWO
Entr’acte
ANOTHER (STOLEN) MOMENT WITH
RICHARD NIXON (THE SWINE)
“Richard Nixon’s Big Number”
Part Seven
THE CAMPAIGN TRIP
PT. 1: LOVE AT FIRST PEE
“I’m in Love with a Man Named
George McGovern”
PT. 2: HOT TUB PARTY
PT. 3: CONVENTIONS
Part Eight
REVENGE OF THE HALLOWEEN MASK
“Halloween Mask”
“Adore”
Interlude
DRINKING WITH GHOSTS
Part Nine
FEBRUARY 20, 2005
“Hey Dad”
“The Note”
Epilogue
...KABOOM
“Kaboom”
MUSIC TEAM
Conductor/Spinet/Wurlitzer Rick Edinger
Hammond B3 Organ/Rhodes/Harmonium/Mellotron Rob Whitlock
Guitar Nikko Nobleza
Bass/Contractor Michael Pearce
Drums Joel Alpers
Score Supervisor Danielle Gimbal
Copyist Anixter Rice Music Services/Danielle Gimbal and Russ Anixter
Lorin Getline retired as La Jolla Playhouse’s Music Contractor after more than 30 years. We are grateful for his impact on the music community at the Playhouse and at theaters throughout San Diego.
This production contains staged domestic violence, alcohol and drug abuse, and themes of suicide. If you or someone you know needs support now, please connect with the following lines of assistance:
• Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration) – call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit samhsa.gov
• National Domestic Violence Hotline – call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), text “START” to 88788, or chat TheHotline.org
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* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association. |
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The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. |
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This theatre operates under an agreement between La Jolla Playhouse and United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. |
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All musicians are represented by the American Federation of Musicians Local 325 San Diego. |
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This theatre operates under an agreement between La Jolla Playhouse and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 122. |
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La Jolla Playhouse is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for the nonprofit professional theatre. |
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UC San Diego M.F.A. Candidates in residence at La Jolla Playhouse. |