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Avenue Q tells the story of a group of twenty-somethings struggling to find their purpose in downtown New York City. In the world of Avenue Q, not all monsters are the same, puppets make mix tapes, and everyone’s a little bit racist. As universal as schadenfreude, Avenue Q is a musical about community, bad ideas, and the long, turbulent journey to adulthood.

Before Avenue Q can open, we must build a set, buy costumes, purchase makeup, rent lights, rent sound equipment, and buy many more essential equipment and tools for our show. Northwestern student theatre relies heavily on outside funding and donations. On behalf of the cast and production team, I would like to ask you for a donation of any amount to help us reach our goal of putting on a show that exceeds already high expectations. Every dollar given will go directly to help fund our production and provide the best materials for our cast.

Thank you for supporting the cast and production team of Avenue Q! Your donation will help us continue to strengthen the Northwestern theatre community and further allow us to teach many students a variety of new skills. Your support is greatly appreciated and we hope to see you in October!

Date: October 11-13

Location: Shanley Pavilion 

Cast:

The Puppets
Princeton: Jonny Stein
Rod: Jack Mitchell
Kate Monster: Amelia Hefferon
Lucy the Slut: Maia Safani
Nicky: Pat Beecher
Trekkie Monster: Scott Wolf
Bad Idea Bear/Mrs. T: Gaby Febland
Bad Idea Bear: Scott Egleston
The People
Gary Coleman: Drew Tildon
Christmas Eve: Daphne Kim
Brian: Jordan Johnson
Production Team

Producer: Dylan Pager
Assistant Producer: Morgan Hecht
Director: Zoe Maltby
Assistant Director: Brendan Flynn
Choreographer: Darcy Coussens
Music Director: Michael Kaish
Stage Manager: Sean Buckley
Assistant Stage Manager: Melanie Vitaterna
Costume Designer: Maddy Low
Assistant Costume Designer: Amelia Bell
Puppet Coach: Colleen Werle
Puppet Maintenance: Elsa Gay
Puppet Consultant: George the Puppet
Scenic Designer: Jack Eidson
Lighting Designer: Josh Gordon
Assistant Lighting Designer: Gracie Schwartzenberger
Assistant Lighting Designer: Em Fulk
Master Electrician: Hannah Aubry
Technical Director: Alex Goodman
Publicity Directors: Izzy Garcia and Bridget McNamara
Fundraising Director: Justin Connolly
Graphic Designer: Juli Del Prete
Social Chair: Hilary Flynn
Assistant Social Chair: Ryan Duncan
International Relations: Ella Pennington, Gavi Keyles, Lena Krause, and Chelsey Burger

The puppets for this production of Avenue Q are built by Joel Gennari and are based on the original Broadway character designs by Rick Lyon.