Shantel Cribbs ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, plays Prudie Cupp, one of the coffee-serving Cupp sisters who run the rest stop. Columbia College alum Caitlin Dobbins ’20, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, is Cribbs’ standby, and Columbia College alum Kelan M. Smith ’20, also a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is the standby for two of the male leads.
Columbia College alum Alex Rhyan ’15, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre with a concentration in Stage Management, is Porchlight’s production and operations director. Columbia College alum Jennifer Aparicio ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Technology program, is the show’s production manager and swing stage manager, and Columbia College alum Andrea Enger ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, is assistant stage manager and wardrobe supervisor. And the show’s musical director, Robert Reddrick, is a former Columbia College Chicago Music Department student.