
Twenty20s
An original work, devised and performed by students in Avila University’s School of Performing Arts
November 19-21 at 7:00 pm
November 22 at 2 pm
Live streaming via Zoom. You will need to reserve a ticket at box.office@avila.edu to receive the Zoom invitation/link.
Tickets
Pricing
Adults – Free
Students – Two complimentary tickets
To reserve tickets and receive a Zoom link, please contact our Box Office via telephone at 816.501.3699 or email at box.office@avila.edu.
Writers’ Ensemble
Olyvia Anothayanontha, Danielle Adcock, Ariana Hernandez, Rachel Howard, Izaak Kimsey, Christian Lucas, Drake Mahurin, Jessica Michael, Eli Peach, Sierra Salazar, Tyrrence Walker, Adrianna Wendel, Taylor Williams, Lynn Winkler
Vignettes/Performance Ensemble
Mental Health Barbie | Adrianna Wendel |
This is Our Story | Performance Ensemble |
Trapped Away | Jessica Michael, Kaitlyn White |
Coming Out | Stephanie Hatesohl, Lynn Wrinkler |
Hazmat Harry | Richard Bertoldie |
Disquietude | Izaak Kimsey, Rachel Howard, Tyler Lindquist, Drake Mahurin, and Tyrrence Walker |
Sea of Twilight | Danielle Adcock, Isabella Brauner, Daniel Hicks |
Truckin’ to the Movies | Garland Moore, Ariana Hernandez, Tyler Lindquist, and Taylor Williams |
Headspace | Daniel Hicks |
Memory 2020; A Parody | Jessica Michael |
Whiskey Breath | Olyvia Anothayanontha |
Dramaturgy Presentation | Eli Peach, Hannah Zimmerman |
Privilege and Colorism | Ariana Hernandez, Christian Lucas, Garland Moore, Rachel Howard, Taylor Williams, Kaitlyn White, Richard Bertoldie, and Tyrrence Walker |
Hello? | Christian Lucas |
Police | Garland Moore, Christian Lucas |
My Skin | Taylor Williams |
Production Staff
Director | Matt Schwader Harbor |
Assistant Director | Jacy Beeler |
Dramaturg | Eli Peach |
Scenic Designer | Katie Hammell |
Costume Designer | Shannon Smith Regnier |
Lighting Designer | Dylan G. Bollinger |
Sound Designer | Eli Peach |
Digital Media Designers | Hannah Zimmerman, Katie Hammell |
Properties Designer | Isabella Brauner |
Stage Managers | Jacy Beeler, Tinna Rivera |
Assistant Stage Manager | Stephanie Hatesohl |
Technical Director | Dylan G. Bollinger |
Assistant Costume Designer | Kaitlyn White |
Assistant Lighting Designer | Hannah Zimmerman |
Assistant Sound Designer | Tinna Rivera |
Box Office Supervisor | Alexandra Pilley |
Production Crew
Digital Backgrounds Charge Artist | Adrianna Wendel |
Production Office | Tinna Rivera, Adrianna Wendel, Matt Schwader Harbor, Ashlin Vasquez, and Davin Zamora |
Props Crew | Izaak Kimsey, Davin Zamora, and Ariana Givens |
Carpenters | Richard Bertoldie, Christian Lucas, Tyler Lindquist, and Talia Hinckley |
Costumes | Kaitlyn White, Danielle Adcock, and Olyvia Anothayanontha |
Electrics | Damian Hawes, Hannah Zimmerman |
Music credits | Gobi Berry Beat By Nana Kwabena No. 4 Piano Journey By Esther Abrami Deep River (Instrumental) By Golden Gate Quartet It Is Well Arranged and performed by Susan Peach |
News Clip Sources | CNN, Global News, WHO, Good Morning America, NBC, CNBC, WCCO, Nightly News (NBC), CBS This Morning, DW News, ABC, Daily Caller, Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC), CBS, KHOU 11, Today Show (NBC), Twitter: @TheRealCoryElia, Ruptly, Channel 4 News, Fox 9 |
Performing Arts Faculty
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | Dr. Charlene Gould |
Chair of Performing Arts | Dr. Amity Bryson |
Director of Performance Studies | Matt Schwader Harbor |
Director of Design and Technology | Dylan Bollinger |
Artist in Residence | Dr. Michalis Koutsoupides |
Adjunct Faculty | Dr. Kelly Morel Jim Fletcher Hope Goertzen Nicole Green Manon Halliburton John Livingston Gene Mackey Dr. Daniel Morel Andy Perkins Kristina Ruf Shannon Smith-Regnier William Warren Alexandra Pilley |
Special Acknowledgments
Maintenance and Housekeeping
Office of Advancement
Office of Marketing and Communication
Pattie Robertson
Belinda Troxler and Bob Crow
A very special thank you to Dr. Amity Bryson, Mary Hayes, Carol K. Coburn, Ph.D., and Heather Noble, Ph.D.
Director’s Notes
Young people stepping into adulthood and their 20s experience so much personal transformation. We all wrangle with relationships, finances, education, employment, mental and physical health, even our own identities during this exciting and often challenging period of our lives. With mammoth cultural shifts brought on by social media, greater exposure of social injustices, an environmental breaking point, political tensions at an epic level, and a global pandemic, there has never quite been a moment like this for college students in America.
When we began this endeavor, we had only a few guiding principles. Chief among them was that this production would be entirely student written, student developed, and student executed. While the art of theatre is ephemeral in nature, it also has the power to capture that which the history books often do not. Foregoing a more traditional narrative form for a more expressionistic series of vignettes, Twenty20s is a genuine, authentic reflection of life from the perspective of these young Americans as they attempt to navigate adulthood in 2020 — their fears, their joys, their struggles, and their hopes. This is their story.

Director of Performance Studies/Director

Director of Design & Technology/Technical Director

Adjunct Professor of Theatre/Costume Designer
Who’s Who

Danielle Adcock
Hometown: Holton, KS
High School: Holton High
Avila University: Freshman
Major: Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with a concentration in Musical Theatre
Something you love? “I love to play my ukulele”

Olyvia Anothayanontha
Hometown: Shawnee, KS
High School: Shawnee Mission Northwest
Avila University: Senior
Major: Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with a concentration in Acting
Something you love? “I absolutely love the show Friends. I have watched it since I was very little. I remember my dad bringing home the seasons from the store that had just come out, and we would binge-watch them together. The show carries a lot of love, laughter, and nostalgia for me.”

Jacy Beeler
Hometown: Joplin, MO
High School: Joplin High
Avila University: Sophomore/Year 2
Major/Concentration: Theatre, Directing/Producing
Something you love? “I’m a HUGE fan of sci-fi movie subplots about scientists!”

Richard Bertoldie
Hometown: Marshfield, MO
High school: Marshfield High School
Avila University: Sophomore
Major: Acting + Directing/Producing, Music Minor
Something you love? “I love the Performing Arts family here at Avila – the faculty, the students, everyone. The School of Performing Arts is a blessing for me.”

Isabella Brauner
Hometown: Kansas City
High school: The Name of Jesus Academy
Avila University: Second Year
Major: Theater and Special Ed double major
Something you love? “I love the ocean and was seriously considering a career in Marine Biology!”

Katie Hammell
Hometown: Leavenworth, KS
High School: Leavenworth High
Avila University: Senior
Major: Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with a concentration in Design and Technology
Something you love? “I love knitting and doing crafts”

Stephanie Hatesohl
Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas
High School: Lutheran High School of Kansas City
Avila University: Senior
Major/Concentration: Directing and Producing
Something you love? I love being able to experience theater in a new format, it has been truly interesting. Few people don’t know that I think green beans are disgusting.

Ariana Hernandez
Hometown: South Sioux City, Nebraska
High School: South Sioux City High School
Avila University: Freshman
Major: Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with a concentration in Musical Theatre and Theatre Education, Directing/Producing
Something you love? “Reading!”

Daniel Hicks
Hometown: Warrensburg, MO
High School: Warrensburg High School
Avila University: Freshman/First Year
Major: Music Performance major/ Music Ed minor
Something people might not know? “I have a large collection of stuffed animals, so if anyone wants to get me something, now you know what I like.”

Talia Hinkley
Hometown : Independence, MO
High School: Fort Osage High School
Avila University: Freshman
Major/Concentration: Theatre Design and Technology
Interesting Fact: “I’ve climbed a mountain before.”

Rachel Howard
Hometown: Jefferson City, MO
High School: Helias Interparish High School
Avila University: Sophomore
Major: BFA Theatre. Acting Concentration
Something you love? “I love the scene in Little Women 2019 when the March sisters crowd around their mom while she reads them a letter from their dad and Amy says “Jo sits in the back so nobody can see her cry.” The lighting is so warm and they hold each other with so much love it makes me weep.”

Izaak Kimsey
Hometown: Kansas City
High School: North Kansas City
Avila University: Senior
Major: Kinesiology Major w/Theatre Minor
Something you love? “Love dogs, especially my dog.”

Tyler Lindquist
Home Town: Emporia, Kansas
High School: Emporia High School
Year: Sophomore
Major: Acting BFA/Theatre Education
Something you love? “I thoroughly enjoy the quote ‘This is the way,’ for the sole reason that there is no other way then this.”

Christian Lucas
Hometown: Paola, KS
High School: Paola High School
Avila University: I am a junior but I’m also in my first year at Avila
Major: Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with a concentration in Acting
Something you love? “I love to play guitar. Only my close family and friends have heard me play!”

Drake Mahurin
Hometown: Oak Grove
High School attended: Oak Grove High School
Avila University: Sophomore
Major/Concentration: Kinesiology
Something you love? “I love to play soccer and hope to play for years and years”

Jessica Knecht Michael
Hometown: Excelsior Springs, Missouri
High School attended: Excelsior Springs High School
Year you are in college: Junior
Major/Concentration : Musical Theatre
Something you love? “I love taking and editing photos and chocolate milk is my guilty pleasure. Please follow me on Instagram! @Jess_michael18″

Garland Moore
Hometown: Florissant, MO
High School: Hazelwood Central
Avila University: Junior
Major: B.A. Music – Concentration in Voice Performance
Something you love: “I love having the chance to perform whenever possible!”

Eli Peach
Hometown: Shawnee, KS
High School: Shawnee Mission North High School
Avila University: Senior
Major: Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with concentrations in Acting & Design/technologies
Something you love: “I love that I have a family that supports me in all I do.”

Tinna Rivera
Hometown: Platte City, MO
High School: Platte County High School
Avila University: 3rd Year
Major: Technical Theatre and Design
Something that you love? “Something that I love dearly is the ability to do theatre, something that can only be done once. No one will ever create a show like this ever again. After this weekend, it will be just a memory others will cherish, but never be able to recreate.”

Tyrrence Walker
Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
High School: African Centered Academy
Avila University: Senior
Favorite quote “There are some problem where only time can solve.”

Adrianna Wendel
Hometown: Kansas City
High School: St. Pius X High School
Avila University: Junior
Major: B.A. Theatre/Speech Secondary Education
Something you love: “Ice cream. All kinds.”

Kaitlyn White
Hometown: Paola
High School: Paola High School
Avila University: First-year
Major: Theatre Design and Technology
Something you love? “I really love learning different languages and cultures!”

Taylor Williams
Hometown : Kansas City, Missouri
High School: Archbishop O’Hara High School
Avila University: Senior
Major: Music
Something you love? “I love to sing. It one of my passion. I believe that singing is my way of giving back to people and helping people by putting a smile on their faces.”

Lynn Winkler
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
High School: Rosati-Kain High School
Avila University: Senior
Major: Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with a concentration in Acting
Something people may not know about you “When I was a kid, I wanted to be an author and write ghost stories :)”

Hannah Zimmerman
Hometown: Marshfield, MO
High School: Marshfield High School
Avila University: Junior
Major: Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with a concentration in Theatre: Design and Technology; Music: audio technology
Something you love? “I’m a true book worm when I have the time!”
Arts at Avila
Friends
Rose Marie Falco
Darby, Ellie & Aby Gough
Marcia, Jean & Rosie Pasqualini
Dr. Regina Staves & Ryan Staves
Scott & Diann White
Sponsors
Anne Donze
Mark & Angie Heer
Paul & Mary LeCluyse
Gene & Sheryl Mackey
Sue Ellen McCalley, Ph.D.
Monika T. McCoy
Mr. Dennis J. & Mrs. Anna M. O’Hare
Benjamin Pascoe
Dr. J. Anthony & Mrs. Cheryl J. Snorgrass
Sarah Sullivan
Diana & Jim Taylor
Patrons
Fr. Keith Branson, C.PP.S.
Dr. Amity H. Bryson
Carol K. Coburn, Ph.D.
Mr. Bob Crow & Mrs. Belinda R. Troxler
Leah K. Gensheimer, Ph.D.
Richard & Charlene Gould
Jennifer & Sam Hampton
Matt & Hillary Harbor
Maggie A. & Kevin Lambi
Larry & Jan Marsh
Sue Ellen McCalley
Mr. Nick & Dr. Amy Milakovic
Anya, Suzanne & Dr. Jeffrey Myers
Rob Scoles
Dr. Ronald A. & Mrs. Suzanne Slepitza
Dr. Jordan Wagge & Mr. Richard Snedegar
Jim & Sue Willcox
David & Ginny Woy
Kansas City Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Helen Alder, CSJ
Laverne Aufmuth, CSJ
Ann Charles Everett, CSJ
Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ
Helen Flemington, CSJ*
Marie Joan Harris, CSJ*
Jeanne Janssen, CSJ
Mary Frances Johnson, CSJ*
Ann Landers, CSJ
Mary Margaret Lazio, CSJ*
Mary Kay Liston, CSJ
Patricia Lorenz, CSJ
Shawn Madigan, CSJ*
Mary McKay, CSJ*
Rose McLarney, CSJ
Marilyn Peot, CSJ
Gabrielle Smits, CSJ
Ruth Stuckel, CSJ
Rita Francis Voivedich, CSJ
*Board of Trustees
The Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David M. Rubenstein.
Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; and the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation.
Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts.
This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels.
Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, design, direction and performance.
Last year more than 1,500 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.
Tickets
Pricing
Adults – Free
Students – Two complimentary tickets
To reserve tickets and receive a Zoom link, please contact our Box Office via telephone at 816.501.3699 or email at box.office@avila.edu.