FEBRUARY 26 – MARCH 21, 2026
PREVIEW: FEBRUARY 25 | MAIN STAGE | PG-13
from the ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Welcome back for The Grand's 2025 - 2026 theatrical season! We're so excited that you could join us once again as we continue to bring you professional-quality theatre, at community theater prices. This year’s season features some great comedy and great drama. This year we are also proud to continue our partnership with Excellence in the Community to bring you free community concerts once a month featuring some of Utah’s most talented musicians. We hope you will join us for these free concerts and see just how much amazing talent we have in our great state. Please remember to show your continued support for The Grand by helping us spread the word about our productions and all the incredible local talent they showcase. We would not be able to continue without the ongoing support of patrons like you. Helping spread the word about our shows and events really does make a difference! Thank you, and ENJOY THE SHOW!
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from the DRAMATURG
American Idiot is a fast, loud, in your face punk rock opera by Michael Mayer and California poppunk trio, Green Day. Adapted from Green Day’s seventh studio album American Idiot, we follow a rag tag group of punks and rebels through a story of rage, love, and discovering who you are; a raw, unrelenting take on the coming age of story, whilst viciously commentating on the world post 9/11. Green Day is made up of founding members Mike Dirnt on bass and Billie Joe Armstrong on vocals and guitar, with the later addition of drummer Tré Cool. The trio quickly made a name for themselves in the punk scene throughout the late 80s and early 90s. For fifteen years, the band lived fast and loud; a “sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll” lifestyle. Climbing the punk charts and breaking into the mainstream, the band had reached levels of success only dreamed of.
In 2002, that lifestyle caught up with the trio. The member’s personal lives were going downhill, creative differences drove rifts between the band mates, and they felt Green Day had lost its identity. On the verge of a break up, the band made an attempt to rediscover their spark recording an experimental album called Cigarettes and Valentines. After losing the album's master tracks, the trio faced a reality check. Realizing the lost tracks weren’t the band’s best work, they returned to the studio to go in a new direction. Each member went about creating mini songs and trying to outdo the others, leading to the over nine-minute epics of “Homecoming” and “Jesus of Suburbia.” Green Day found their new direction, creating a story driven, punk rock opera. American Idiot released in 2004 to immediate success. The band returned with a theatrical stage presence, a resurgence of popularity, and cemented their legacy as pop-punk icons.
Michael Mayer approached the band about adapting American Idiot into a musical. Enthusiastically, the band agreed. From 2007 to 2009, spearheaded by Armstrong and Mayer, the group set off adapting the album for the stage. After adding in B-sides, bonus tracks, singles off the band’s eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown and unreleased demo “When It’s Time”, the musical was finalized and ready for release. Debuting in September 2009 in Berkeley California directed by Mayer, the musical received rave reviews. In early 2010, the show moved to Broadway, where it stayed until the spring of 2011. Off the back of a critical, yet well received run, and the surprise Broadway debut of Billie Joe Armstrong as St. Jimmy, the show was taken on national and international tours over the coming years to continued success.
This cult classic story of rage and love is still being performed across the globe, taking audiences on a journey that still resonates today. The themes of “coming of age” and “discovering who you are” alongside the relentless political commentary is still pertinent in the modern day. Taking place in the fictional Jingletown, we follow the Jesus of Suburbia, Johnny, his close disciples, Tunny and Will, and the various punks they meet along the way as they try to leave their hometown and become someone new. Each of them go through their own cycle of rage and love, facing their own demons, and meeting their inevitable self-destruction as they learn that they can’t keep running from their problems; they always catch up.
The music of American Idiot ripped apart the post-9/11 world with commentary that remains both poignant and relevant. Green Day unapologetically took their stance opposing America’s conflict in the Middle East and calling out racists, fascists, homophobes, misogynists, and the media that gave them a platform. The stage adaptation gave a new audience to the band’s stance, encouraging theatre goers across the world to reflect on who we are and the world we live in.
Now a Tony Award winning musical and a six-time platinum album, American Idiot has become a culture phenomenon among both punk and theatre audiences. The story, commentary, and music still resonates across generations and communities, particularly as our world finds itself in another divided, corrupt, and fearful state, as it did in 2004.
Zack R. Nielson Assistant Director and Dramaturg AMERICAN IDIOT
Stage Director MARK FOSSEN
Musical Director JONATHAN MCDONALD
Choreographer JESSICA PACE LYELLS
Stage Manager AMELIA STENSRUD
Scenic Design HALEE RASMUSSEN
Properties Design MÁIRE NELLIGAN
Lighting Design TIM SWENSEN
Assistant Director ZACK R. NIELSON Music
Sound Design PORTER CHARLESWORTH
Costume Design SHANNON MCCULLOCK
Hair and Make-Up Design ERIN MCCULLOCK
Technical Director ADAM DAY
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cast of CHARACTERS
Johnny TRISTAN B JOHNSON
Tunny TAYLOR J SMITH
Will ANDREW REESER
St. Jimmy KEEFER GLADE
Heather MCKENNA KAY JENSEN
Whatsername
MCKENNA WALWYN
Extraordinary Girl NOELANI BROWN
Ensemble DARRIN BURNETT
MARISSA JADE CARSON
PJ CAYWOOD
PERCY CORDERO
ANNABELLE DURHAM
NATE GINSBERG
AIDAN HUGHES
MARISSA JADE
CASSANDRA PEÑA
ARIELLE ROSS
AMANDA SHRUM
CHRISTOPHER STECK
CADEN TERRY
JUDD THORLEY
ZINA
Swing
NATE GINSBERG
AMANDA SHRUM BAND
musical NUMBERS
American Idiot
Jesus of Suburbia Medley
i. Jesus of Suburbia
ii. City of the Damned
iii. I Don’t Care
iv. Dearly Beloved
v. Tales of Another Broken Home
Holiday Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Favorite Son
Are We the Waiting?
No Friends, No Girls, I Need Both St. Jimmy
Give Me Novacaine
My Heart Is Like a Bomb
Last of the American Girls / She’s a Rebel
St. Jimmy Makes It Rain
Last Night on Earth
Too Much Too Soon
Tunny Awakens Before the Lobotomy
Extraordinary Girl Before the Lobotomy (Reprise) When It’s Time
Know Your Enemy 21 Guns
Letterbomb
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Homecoming Medley
i. The Death of St. Jimmy
ii. East 12th Street
iii. Nobody Likes You
iv. Rock and Roll Girlfriend
v. We’re Coming Home Again
Whatsername Good Riddance
There is no intermission for this show.
about the CAST
NOELANI BROWN (Extraordinary Girl) is an actor represented by McCarty, a self-published poet, a painter, and cat mom. Her recent credits include Summer Show 2025 (SLAC), Prince of Egypt (Hale), and a TV debut on Random Acts (BYUtv). Noelani is thrilled to be back on The Grand’s stage and imparts this message: “You’re waaay more powerful than you think you are. Try yourself out.”
DARRIN BURNETT (Ensemble) [he/ him] is so thrilled to be back at The Grand for this incredible show. Darrin is a graduate of Westminster University with a BFA in Acting. He is also a graduate of Salt Lake Community College with an Associate of Applied Science in Theatre Arts. Educational credits include Ride the Cyclone, Stupid Ghost, The Aliens, First Date, Cock, Frankenstein (Westminster); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Seagull, and Fortinbras (SLCC). Regional credits include The Full Monty, Pride & Prejudice (The Grand); Dance Nation (Voodoo Theatre Co.); A Chorus Line (Empress Theater); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, The Drowsy Chaperone (Midvale Arts); and dis/ re/connection (University of Washington).
MARISSA JADE CARSON (Ensemble) is currently at Westminster University double-majoring in Production Design/ Technical Theater and Vocal Performance. She has been in many different roles, including Grizabella in Cats, Fox #3, and director of Mamma Mia her senior year. American Idiot has been her dream ever since she would sing “21 Guns” with her father before going to sleep.
PJ CAYWOOD (Ensemble) has been acting since she was three. Her previous credits include Mean Girls: Teen Edition (Janis) and Hadestown: Teen Edition (Eurydice). She is also a freshman in the Musical Theatre Program at the University of Utah.
PERCY CORDERO (Ensemble) has spent the last year acting in the community after graduating with their BFA in Acting from Westminster University. His previous roles include Mattie in We Are the Tigers, Star in Marked Green at Birth/Marked Female at Birth, Mark in Rent, Hal in Proof, and Preppy Stud in Heathers. This is their debut with The Grand and they are very excited to work on this amazing show.
ANNABELLE DURHAM (Ensemble) is elated to make their Grand debut. She has a BA in Musical Theatre from Weber State and has been performing since second grade. She was last seen on stage as Reese in the Utah debut of We Are the Tigers. Other credits include Joanne in Rent, Chick in Marked Green at Birth, Marked Female at Birth, Catherine in Proof, Silly Girl in Beauty and the Beast, and Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest
NATE GINSBERG (Ensemble / Swing) is jubilant to return to The Grand after last appearing in The Full Monty ten years ago. Recent credits include Righteous Brother in Beautiful (Pioneer Theatre Company), Hanschen in Spring Awakening (Babcock Theatre), Skruuk in SLAC’s summer show Close Encounters in the Beehive (Salt Lake Acting Company), Jack in Into the Woods (Babcock Theatre), and Herr Schultz in Cabaret (Babcock Theatre). Nate is a graduate of the University of Utah’s Musical Theatre Program.
KEEFER GLADE (St. Jimmy) is quite excited to be back at The Grand, both playing and singing. He came out from under his rock to play in The Full Monty band and play Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar.
AIDAN HUGHES (Ensemble) is in his third year of the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah. Previous credits include The Cherry Orchard (Gayev) and The Heart of Robin Hood (Fang, U/S Robin) at the University of Utah, and Something Rotten (Shakespeare) with Murray Cultural Arts. Aidan is thrilled to be a part of his first show at The Grand.
MCKENNA KAY JENSEN (Heather) is an alum of the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah. She was last seen at The Grand in Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary Magdalene). Some of her favorite credits include Sister Act (Deloris Van Cartier) at Hale Centre Theatre and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Narrator) at Centerpoint Legacy Theatre.
TRISTAN B JOHNSON (Johnny) is thrilled to be returning to The Grand Stage after a five-year hiatus for his fifth production. Audiences may have previously seen him at The Grand in Hairspray (Seaweed), A Streetcar Named Desire (The Debt Collector), and Spamalot (Head Knight of Ni). He is a proud member of the Phoenix Chapter of The Drunk Shakespeare Society, where he
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has starred in A Drunk Christmas Carol (Bob Cratchit) and Drunk Dracula (Harker/Dr. Seward). Other regional credits include The Return (Him/Samer), Choir Boy (AJ u/s, Bobby u/s), I and You (Anthony), Caroline, Or Change (The Dryer/The Bus), and Ragtime (Coalhouse). He attended Westminster University, where he studied theatre and appeared in Othello (Othello), Bellwether (Alan), Clybourne Park (Albert/ Kevin), and Our Country’s Good (Tench, Caesar, The Aboriginal).
CASSANDRA PE Ñ A (Ensemble) is overjoyed to be making her Grand debut. Cass has performed at numerous theaters across Northern Utah, including CenterPoint, Ziegfeld, and Ogden Musical Theatre, as well as in staged and virtual readings with Plan-B Theatre and An Other Theatre Company. Past credits include Mimi in Rent, Diana in A Chorus Line, Alice in The Secret Garden, and Florika/Esmeralda in Hunchback of Notre Dame.
ANDREW REESER (Will) is delighted to be making his debut at The Grand. He is a former broadcast journalist and news anchor who now works in marketing. Some of his favorite stage credits include Ragtime, Dracula, Titanic, Something Rotten!, The Magician’s Elephant (US Premiere), School of Rock, Into the Woods, Shrek, Sweeney Todd, and How to Succeed
ARIELLE ROSS (Ensemble) is elated to be making her Grand debut with the music that got her through the angst of middle school. Her theater credits include Customer #1 in She Loves Me (OPPA) and Ethel in Footloose (Arts HUB).
AMANDA SHRUM (Ensemble/Swing) is delighted to be back at The Grand, where she previously performed in Jesus Christ Superstar and Dead Certain Other favorite roles include the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Madeleine Tru in The Wild Party, and a member of the tribe in Hair. She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Utah and an MFA in Creative Writing from BYU.
TAYLOR J SMITH (Tunny) is electrified to be making his debut at The Grand. He has previously appeared as Quasimodo in Hunchback of Notre Dame (West Valley Arts); Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol; Lord Pinkelton in Cinderella; Ben in The Scarlet Pimpernel (Hale Centre Theatre); Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities; and Edward Rutledge in 1776 (CenterPoint Legacy Theatre). Taylor holds a double-major BFA in Theatre (Actor Training Program) and Vocal Performance from the University of Utah.
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CHRISTOPHER STECK (Ensemble) is excited to be back at The Grand after their production of Jesus Christ Superstar. His previous credits include Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll & Hyde, The Lightning Thief, and Beauty and the Beast.
CADEN TERRY (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his first appearance at The Grand. Recent credits include a 24hour production of The Trail to Oregon portraying Father with Family Camp Theatre, Glen in The Wedding Singer with Draper Historic, and Jack in Into the Woods with Empress Theatre. When not working in theatre, Caden enjoys writing and composing for his own projects, exploring, and other mischief.
JUDD THORLEY (Ensemble) is a second-year student in the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah and is excited to be making his debut at The Grand. He has previously appeared in R.U.R. (Domin), Onyx Rest (Sudds) at the University of Utah and has been seen as a dancer at Lagoon Amusement Park.
MCKENNA WALWYN (Whatsername) is a Salt Lake City-based actor signed with McCarty Talent Agency. She is a Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts alum and received her BFA in Acting from Utah State University. Fresh off playing Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at the Parker Theatre and Octavius and Calpurnia in Julius Caesar at the Whispering Room Theatre, McKenna is thrilled to be shaking it up with a musical at The Grand. Enjoy the show!
ZINA (Ensemble) [they/them] is fresh off the stage at Southern Utah University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a mission to spread the message that each person’s unique qualities make us all strong. With four years of experience at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, they have dazzled audiences both on stage and behind the scenes in iconic productions like A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo & Juliet, Three Sisters, Henry V, and Mother Courage and Her Children. Join Zina on their exciting journey by following @zinajohnstun on social media!
RISA BEAN (Cello) is delighted to be performing at the Grand for the first time! Previous shows include Daddy Long Legs, Spring Awakening, Next to Normal and The Last Five Years. She's
also part of an electric string group StringFX and has performed with the Timpanogos Symphony and the Salt Lake Symphony.
KEEFER GLADE (Guitar 2) is quite excited to be back at The Grand, both playing and singing. He came out from under his rock to play in The Full Monty band and play Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar.
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MARK MAXSON (Guitar 1) is so happy to be back at my "home away from home". Most recently at The Grand Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar and Dreamgirls.
JONATHAN MCDONALD (Conductor / Piano) doesn’t want to be an American idiot. He is a music director, pianist, conductor, composer, and arranger based in Lehi, Utah. He has been playing, conducting, and music directing across Utah since 2011. He has worked with The Grand since January 2020 as a keyboard player, associate music director, and music director on ten shows, including Dreamgirls (MD/Keys), Jesus Christ Superstar (MD/Keys), The Drowsy Chaperone (MD), Sweeney Todd (MD), title of show (MD/Keys), and In the Heights (MD). He has also had the pleasure of working with Ogden Musical Theatre (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Keys 2), CenterPoint Legacy Theatre (MD: Into the Woods; MD: Little Women), Hart Theater Company (AMD/Keys: Spring Awakening), and The Ziegfeld Theater (MD: The Sound of Music; MD: The Pirates of Penzance). His next project will be The Producers, right here at The Grand.
DAVIN TAYLER (Bass) is stoked to be performing with the talented band of America Idiot. Favorite stage credits include: Jesus Christ Superstar, Dreamgirls, Dead Certain and The Rocky Horror Picture Show with The Grand Theatre; May We All, School of Rock, and Footloose with Hale Centre Theatre; Fun Home with Salt Lake Acting Company.
KENDAL WHITE (Drums) is appearing on The Grand's stage for the first time.
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
BILLE JOE ARMSTRONG (Lyrics and Book) is front man of the rock band Green Day who came of age in the underground punk scene in Berkeley. Green Day’s albums include 1039/Smooth Out Slappy Hours; Kerplunk; 1994’s Dookie, which sold 15 million copies and garnered their first Grammy (and inspired a raft of imitators); Insomniac; Nimrod; Warning; 2004’s landmark American Idiot, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and earned seven Grammy nominations (winning two,including Best Rock Album); 21st Century Breakdown (Grammy Award, Best Rock Album); and 2012’s consecutively released ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! (as well as the behind the scenes DVD, ¡Cuatro!). Last year, Armstrong and Norah Jones released Foreverly, a tribute to the Everly Brothers’ 1958 Songs Our Daddy Taught Us. The Tony and Grammy winning musical American Idiot, featuring lyrics by Armstrong, music by Green Day, and a book written by Armstrong and director Michael Mayer, opened on Broadway in 2010. Throughout its run, he made cameo appearances in the role of St. Jimmy. The recent documentary, Broadway Idiot, chronicles his road to the Great White Way. Armstrong also composed the music for These Paper Bullets currently being staged at the Yale Repertory Theatre. His other film and TV credits include This is 40, Nurse Jackie, and the upcoming feature film, Like Sunday, Like Rain. www.greenday.com
PORTER CHARLESWORTH (Sound Design) is a senior in the Performing Arts Design Program at the University of Utah. He has been involved in many productions at The Grand such as [title of show] (sound designer); Dreamgirls (co-sound designer); The Full Monty, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Drowsy Chaperone, Pride and Prejudice, and Fate? (audio engineer). Other productions include work at the University of Utah
THE FINE FAMILY
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like Legally Blonde, Xanadu, The Heart of Robin Hood, and Everybody (sound designer); Spring Awakening (scenic designer and audio engineer), and Into the Woods (assistant sound designer).
MARK FOSSEN (Stage Director) is thrilled to return to the American Classic series after directing Sweeney Todd, Pride & Prejudice, A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, and many others at The Grand. Other directing credits include Ride the Cyclone and other productions at Westminster University, as well as Arsenic & Old Lace and Bright Star for Hale Center Theatre Orem. He serves on the board of The Grand and is an adjunct instructor at Westminster College. He received his BA from the University of Utah and holds an MFA from the University of Idaho. More information at https://mfossen.com.
GREEN DAY (Music) is comprised of vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tré Cool who were kids from working-class backgrounds that came of age in the underground punk scene in Berkeley. Even though they had released two records prior (1039/ Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and Kerplunk), they announced their arrival with 1994’s Dookie, a dynamic blast of exuberant punk-pop that sold 15 million copies and earned the band its first Grammy® Award for Best Alternative Music Performance. Over the years, Green Day continued to top the charts with their subsequent studio albums Insomniac, Nimrod and Warning, while entertaining millions of fans with their frenetic live shows. But it was their landmark 2004 album American Idiot that launched Green Day into the stratosphere. American Idiot debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, earned seven Grammy® nominations (winning two, including Best Rock Album), and raised the bar for modern rock and roll. In 2009, Green Day released 21st Century Breakdown, which won the 2010 Grammy® Award for Best Rock Album. It spawned two hit singles: the gold “Know Your Enemy,” which was the first song ever to top Billboard’s Rock, Alternative, and Mainstream Rock charts simultaneously, and the double-platinum “21 Guns,” which earned them three 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Rock Video. Green Day also took home an American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Rock Music Artist. Later that year, Green Day collaborated with Tony Award winning director of Spring Awakening, Michael Mayer, for the stage musical of American Idiot. The play bowed at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in September 2009 and set attendance records during its limited engagement. The play went on to Broadway and ran for a year at the St. James Theatre and won two Tony Awards Green Day’s highly anticipated album trilogy kicked off with the release of Green Day ¡Uno!, (September 25,
2012) followed by Green Day ¡Dos! (November 13th), and Green Day ¡Tré! (December 11th). The band recently completed the Soundwave Festival in Australia. For more info visit www.greenday.com.
JESSICA PACE LYELLS (Choreographer) loves being at The Grand! Jessica is on the dance faculty at the Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts where she teaches contemporary dance and musical theater dance. Some of her favorite shows to choreograph have been Head Over Heels, The Wizard of Oz, The Lightning Thief: A Percy Jackson Musical, [title of show], and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Jessica Graduated from the University of Utah with a BFA in modern dance. She has danced professionally in San Francisco, Torino, Italy, and Salt Lake City.
MICHAEL MAYER (Book) made his Metropolitan Opera debut with a celebrated new production of Rigoletto. Broadway: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever; American Idiot (Drama Desk Award, Best Director); Everyday Rapture; Spring Awakening (Tony Award, Best Director/Best Musical); Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award, Best Musical); Side Man (Tony Award, Best Play); A View From the Bridge (Tony Award, Best Revival); Uncle Vanya; night, Mother; After the Fall; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Triumph of Love. Off-Broadway: Spring Awakening, Everyday Rapture, The Illusion, Our House, 10 Million Miles,Antigone in New York, Baby Anger, The Credeaux Canvas, Stupid Kids. Film: A Home at the End of the World, Flicka. Television: Do No Harm; director and consulting producer for the first season of Smash
ERIN MCCULLOCK (Hair & Makeup Design) has 20+ years’ experience designing hair and makeup. She is a life-long student but studied at Stan Winston School of Character Arts. Her recent designs include The Full Monty, Sweeney Todd and The 39 Steps (The Grand); Pinkalicous (Salt Lake Acting Company); and assistant mask designer for Perdida (The Grand). Her favorite thing about designing is seeing everything come to life on opening night.
SHANNON MCCULLOCK (Costume Design) is a Utah based costume designer residing in Salt Lake City. She received her BFA in Performing Arts Design from the University of Utah in 2010. Shannon began designing for The Grand as Resident Costume Designer in 2016. Though her body of work emphasis is musical theater, she has also designed for opera, classical Greek theater, American classic theater, children’s theater, and music video. Her resident designer position finds her primarily designing for The Grand, however, she has also been fortunate to design for SLAC, the Utah Classical Greek Theater Festival, Westminster College Opera Studio, the U of U, and the Utah Museum of Natural History Children’s Theater Program.
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JONATHAN MCDONALD (Music Director) doesn’t want to be an American idiot. He is a music director, pianist, conductor, composer, and arranger based in Lehi, Utah. He has been playing, conducting, and music directing across Utah since 2011. He has worked with The Grand since January 2020 as a keyboard player, associate music director, and music director on ten shows, including Dreamgirls (MD/Keys), Jesus Christ Superstar (MD/Keys), The Drowsy Chaperone (MD), Sweeney Todd (MD), title of show (MD/Keys), and In the Heights (MD). He has also had the pleasure of working with Ogden Musical Theatre (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Keys 2), CenterPoint Legacy Theatre (MD: Into the Woods; MD: Little Women), Hart Theater Company (AMD/Keys: Spring Awakening), and The Ziegfeld Theater (MD: The Sound of Music; MD: The Pirates of Penzance). His next project will be The Producers, right here at The Grand.
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 100,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 150 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior® shows are 30 and 60 minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students. MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe) and Melbourne (MTI Australasia).
MÁIRE NELLIGAN (Prop Design) earned her degrees in theater eons ago and spent some time directing with HerVoice, a feminist theater troupe in Kent, Ohio. Moving West, she worked with local and semi-professional theaters in Arizona. During the Arizona years, she also spent time as a fire watch and a ranch hand, as well as an adjunct professor at Cochise Community College. After moving to Utah, Máire worked for SLCC’s Fine Arts department before coming to work for The Grand. She loves being the prop master, and generally considers whichever show she’s currently working on to be her favorite. She will admit, however, that the two “most fun ever” were La Cage aux Folles and Spamalot.
ZACK NIELSON (Assistant Director) has been working as an actor, director, and on production teams across Salt Lake City for the past eight years, with American Idiot being their first show with The Grand. They are a recent graduate of Westminster University, earning a BA in Theatre Arts with a focus on directing. During their time at Westminster, they were part of Ride the Cyclone (assistant director/assistant stage manager), Eggplant (director), The Aliens (Jasper), and The Doomsday Device (assistant sound designer/master electrician). Outside their education, they have worked on Vanya & Sonya & Masha & Spike (Voodoo Theatre Company lighting designer/light board op), Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Pioneer Theatre Company audio tech), and at Fear Factory SLC (actor in The Scrapyard).
HALEE RASMUSSEN (Set Design) received her BFA from the University of Utah’s Performing Arts and Design Program with a double emphasis in technical direction and set design. She is currently the Assistant Technical Director and Scenic Charge Artist for the UofU Department of Theatre, and a resident set designer for The Grand. Halee feels fortunate to be able to call The Grand home. Other design credits include UofU Opera Ensemble, Plan B Theatre Company, Salt Lake Acting Company, Salt Lake Shakespeare Company, Alligator Press Productions, and Lagoon Entertainment; with assistant design credits from Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theatre Company, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.
AMELIA STENSRUD (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back at The Grand for another show. After graduating from Westminster University in May 2024, she has been working with The Grand on the stage management team, as well as in Westminster’s admissions office as the Performing Arts Liaison. Her credits at The Grand include The Full Monty (production stage manager); The Drowsy Chaperone, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Dreamgirls (assistant stage manager). Educational credits include God of Carnage, The Taming, and The Moors (stage manager); The Aliens (assistant stage manager).
TIM SWENSEN (Light Design) is thrilled to return to American Idiot for the third time, having previously been involved with productions at Good Company Theatre (Johnny) and the University of Utah (Theo). A longtime Green Day fan who has seen the band live eight times over the past 20 years across the country, American Idiot remains a deeply significant show for Tim. His Grand design credits include The Comedy of Errors (2017), Backstage with Dee Dee Darby Duffin (2017), and Christmas with Eclipse 6 (2015-2025). Tim served as The Grand’s assistant technical director from 2016-2018 and currently works as a draftsman for 360 Scenery. Design inquiries may be directed to timswensen.creative@gmail.com.
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Silva • Stanley Jackson • Becky Kjar • David Brooksby • Shandra Litchfield • Rossana
Ethan Lifferth • Denise Johnson • Shelbie
Johnson • Benjamin Orndorff • Melanie Gavura • Bill Price • Joyana Rosenthal • Philip Swink • Sariah Alldredge • Karyl Gibson • Sofia Fouquet • Heather Cameron • Wei
Lun Hsu • Tommy Le • Victoria Orme • Adelia Mountcastle • Mary Scarbrough • Kelly Brown • David Kalbfleisch • Kimmi
Shaw • Jessica Dunn • Nathen Liebroder
• Daniel Bateman • Emily Duffin • Ethan Bolke • Steven Hancock • DeVon Toone •
Marilyn Broadbent • Jett Rennert • Layne
Smith • Jaquelyn Arambula • Ethan Mills • Dainna Stelmach • Diana Fuentes • Solange
Rodriguez • Jennifer Shiba • Hope Jackson
• Holly Bell • Brein Jensen • Roberto Lopez • Kim Jensen-Miller • Mary Egan • Orlando Vallega • Patrick Wright • Mark Ford • Erin Bradley • Julie Stong • Ted Pratt
• Jason Miller • Jill Green • Scott Shaub • RuthAnn Bateman • Leslie Hancock • Sue Mortensen • Mary Fresques • Jill Smith • Taylor Witzel • Elisa Gott • Roberto Lopez • Debbie Sandt • Carolee Baird • Dave Moore
• Aubrie Edgington • Sean Jackson • Emma Cassell • Linda Jeffers • Christine Smith • Emma Cassell • Jana Buchi • Jamie Gandy
• Elizabeth Olson • Diane Izatt • Kenneth
Huckaby • Talia Poole • Melinda Tooley
• Cynthia Sulprizio • Tami Stickney • Lee
Farster • Kendra Granger • Jason Burch • Steven Duncan • Renate Brunsvik • Sara
Strachan • Walter Minkel • Nikki Clemons
• Ieda Sobreira • Pauline Higgins • Patty Ward • Raymond Skipps • Yvonne Jenkin • Lisa Conrady • Jane Rogers • Joshua Sloan
• Walter Greene • Dianna Nabor • Vallerie
Johnson • Troi Andersen • Forrest Sorensen
• David Boelter • Alexis Butler • Tyler Aldous
Briceno Urdaneta • Alfredo Colin • Taylor Beins • Mike Driggs
• Katrien Naessens •
• Sarah Stone • Jennafer Martin • Danaca
Hadfield • Rosie Briggs • Marianne Madory
• David Ralston • Hannah Gedeborg • Todd
Butler • Kimberly Carter • Mollie Bolds
Donation list reflects gifts made May 1, 2025 through January 12, 2026. Though we make every effort to maintain an accurate list, if you find an error or would like to change your listing, please contact us at 801-957-3322.
production STAFF
Resident Staff
Artistic and Executive Director ............................................................................ Seth Miller
Patron Service Coordinator ........................................................................... Natalie Trumbo
Marketing and Outreach Coordinator ......................................................... Sophia Mancilla
Technical Director .................................................................................................. Adam Day
Associate Producer and Resident Stage Manager ............................................ Caroline Cain
Marketing Manager ............................................................................................. Trina Polta
Photographer .......................................................................................... Stephen Speckman
Front of House
Box Office Staff ...................................................................
Alia Acosta, Owen Briggs, Toni Byrd Elaia Echeverria, Sheila Trujillo
Chief Usher ................................................ Cheryl Gren, Peggy Sprouse, Teresa Nordstrom
Ushers ....................................................................................... Josh Alvarez, Brenda Barnes
Richard Barnes, Dixie Letts, Haley Luker Lee Markham, Tauna Toole, Nigel Trujillo
Running Crew
Audio Engineer ..................................................................................... Porter Charlesworth
Lightboard Operator .................................................................................... Emily Mullaney
Deck...................................................................................................................Josie Maguna
Wardrobe ..........................................................................................................Josie Maguna
Spot Operator .......................................................................... Juno Alldredge, Megan Willis
Build Crew
Carpenters ............................................... Adam Day, Porter Charlesworth, Heather Poulsen
Scenic Artist ................................................................................................ Heather Poulsen
Master Electrician ........................................................................................ Emily Mullaney
Electricians ......................................................................... Bailey Derrick, Heather Poulsen Josie Maguna, Megan Willis
patron INFORMATION
AUDIO ENHANCEMENT EQUIPMENT is available for theatre patrons who are hearing impaired. The concession stand has Comtex wireless personal receivers, which allow a patron to sit anywhere in the theatre and receive high-fidelity audio. Because this service is not charged, you will be requested to leave your driver’s license with the cashier until the equipment is returned. BABIES AND SMALL CHILDREN often make it uncomfortable for other theatre patrons. Therefore, no children under 5 are allowed. Small children must have their own seat.
DISABLED PATRONS may use wheelchair seating areas in the theatre. Each area can accommodate four wheelchair patrons and companion chairs. Ticket prices vary for each section. Aisle seats may be requested by patrons who can be assisted in the transfer from wheelchairs to theatre seats.
BOX OFFICE HOURS are from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday and 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM on the night of the performance, including Saturdays.
LATECOMERS will not be seated in their reserved seats until the end of a scene. Latecomers will be seated in available seating that will not disturb punctual theatre patrons.
LOST AND FOUND will be held by the head usher until the end of the performance. Thereafter, please contact the Box Office at 801.957.3322. All items, after a period of 24 hours, will be taken to Administrative Services in Room 1-060. They may be contacted at 801.957.2201.
PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIO, OR VIDEO RECORDING of any performance or the possession of any such device inside the theatre without written permission of management is prohibited. Offenders may be requested to leave and may be liable for damages and other lawful remedies.
THEATRE PARKING is available at no charge in the parking areas on the East and North side of the building. Ticketing will occur when parked in the disabled parking areas without a valid pass. Please note that parking meters are still active during performances.
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