NEXT TO NORMAL (MAY 2023)

Next to Normal follows the struggle of one woman, Diana Goodman, with mental illness and the effect of the illness on her whole family. In the second act, these effects are at times diminished and other times exacerbated by the fact that Diana additionally suffers memory loss following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Featuring: Lila K. Smith, Christian John Caro, Jaymes Macabale, Vernie Ritkes, Ryann Murphy, Nathan Brenn, Director, Producer: Lee Melillo, Music Director: Scott Yezzi, Scenic Designer: Haley Crawford, Lighting Designer: Will Rossiter, Costume Designer: Hsiang Chien (Charlie) Ko, Sound Designer: Freddie Bredemeyer, Props Design: Sam Deetjen, Scenic Painter: Katie Heaton, Dramaturg: Jayda Jones, Choreographer: Kana Seiki, Intimacy Choreographer, Associate Choreographer, & Anti-Racist Consultant: Abigail Lo, Creative Consultant: Anna Mayo, Assistant Director: Ethan Mock, Associate Music Director & Sound Supervisor: Lexi Spera, Associate Music Director & Fight Choreographer: Raekwon Fuller, Assistant Choreographer: Fabiola Arias, Associate Scenic Designer: Asa Nestlehutt, Manny McCollum, Associate Lighting Designer: Zac Zwart, Assistant Lighting Designer: Ash Daniels, Assistant Costume Designer: Katie Bartlett, Associate Props Design: Dylan Perez, Production Stage Manager: Julia Walker, Production Manager: Katie Curran, Stage Manager: Pradanya Subramanyan, Assistant Stage Manager: Leah Getz, Managing Assistant, Technical Director, & Photographer: Helen Hylton