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Ride the Cyclone at the University of Memphis

Director: John Yorke

Assistant Directors: Arielle Mitchell, Jacqueline Moreno

Music Director: Nathan Thomas

Choreographer: Rachael Arnwine

Stage Manager: Olivia Mittag

Assistant Stage Managers: Molly Honshell, Olivia Ensor, Erin McKee, Adriana McDonald

Intimacy and Fight Choreographer: John Smiley

Lighting Designer: Anthony Pellecchia

Production Electrician: Joshua Williams

Sound Designer: Rowan Sullivan

Assistant Sound Designer: Lyz Rieger

Projections Designer: Chris Hanian, Daniel Rickman

Costume Designer: Cole Hudson

Scenic Designer: Clare Kelly

Props Designer: Julia Kowalski

Technical Director: Rick Mayfield

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Photos by Bill Simmers

Ride the Cyclone What the World Needs

Pictured: Dereon West, Garrett Whitworth, Zoe Vales, Madilyn Mobbs, Diana Moseley, Mara Rus, Aidan Saunders

Challenges to Overcome:​

Training many new ASMs

Tracking props in moving boxes

Blocking relying heavily on light and sound cues

Many light, sound, and projection cues

Ballet dancer en pointe

Band onstage

Ride the Cyclone Karnak

Pictured: Dereon West

Ride the Cyclone Choir

Pictured: Aidan Saunders, Zoe Vales, Madilyn Mobbs, Mara Rus, Garrett Whitworth

Ride the Cyclone Ballad of Jane Doe

Pictured: Ella Lark, Diana Moseley

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