Presents

9 to 5: The Musical

Nov. 21-24, 2024
Irvine Barclay Theatre

Music and lyrics by Dolly Parton 
Book by Patricia Resnick
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture
Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April 2009

Scenic Designer | Junyuan Xiong
Lighting Designer | Kassia Curl
Costume Designer | Rebecca Shepherd
Sound Designer | Jeremiah Turner
Dramaturg | Scott Stone

Director & Choreographer | Myrona DeLaney
Music Director & Conductor | Sain Leyva
Production Stage Manager | Logan Brubaker

Assistant Stage Managers
DJ Maloney, Johanna Sophia Romo, Jolana Villarreal

Content Warnings: Strong and suggestive language, substance use, themes of sexism, sudden loud noises, guns and gunshots, flashing/strobe lights, haze/fog, violence, and death.

This musical will run about 2 hours and 15 minutes with one 12-minute intermission.

9 to 5: The Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. (www.mtishows.com)

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

The 70s were a decade of CHANGE.

The Vietnam War ended.

The Watergate Scandal led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

And Margaret Thatcher became the first FEMALE British Prime Minister.

But by the end of the decade, America had not yet passed the Equal Rights Amendment explicitly prohibiting sex discrimination in the workplace. Congress could not get the 38 state votes required to ratify this measure by the March 22, 1979 deadline.

That August, over 20,000 American women held a nationwide Women’s Strike for Equality protest to demand full social, economic, and political equality. The most prominent opponent of the ERA was Phyllis Schlafly. Leading the Stop ERA campaign, Schlafly defended traditional gender roles and would often attempt to incite feminists by opening her speeches with lines such as, “I’d like to thank my husband for letting me be here tonight—I always like to say that, because it makes the libs so mad.”

As you can see, it was a time of great confusion and conflict for women.  Raised to be dutiful housewives and mothers, they were also challenged to engage in social activism. Divorce and the Pill were giving women choices. About children. About marriage.  About their future.

9 to 5: the Musical is an important story of that time.

It’s a comedy for sure. It’s funny to watch the Boss berate and harass his female employees and demand his employees conform to archaic norms. The enforced dress codes of skirts and heels make us giggle in remembrance.

We laugh and tell ourselves ‘the world is different now’. But is it?  

The glass ceiling remains. The pay gap exists.  

We are well into the 21st century. We can do better. 

I hope this smart and compelling piece of music theatre serves as a reminder of and a tribute to all the women who persevered and pioneered the start of new workplace opportunity — without limitations. May this story of women who stand up to power, strive together for change, and act as a positive force in the workplace be a wake-up call to all those who face down the ‘bully’ to continue their courageous fight.

– Myrona DeLaney, director

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DRAMATURG’S NOTE

9 to 5: The Musical, based on the 1980 film of the same name, premiered in Los Angeles in 2008. The show explores sexual harassment and other gender-based discrimination against women in the white-collar office worker environment of 1980. While the plot development as Violet, Doralee, and Judy enact their revenge on their chauvinistic boss is satirical in nature, the themes were inspired by the stories collected by the actual organization 9to5: National Association of Working Women.

Founded in Boston in 1973 by female clerical workers, especially Karen Nussbaum and Ellen Cassedy, 9to5 was created to provide a support system for female clerical workers to improve their working conditions. Driven in part by the increasing amount of women who had begun to work outside of the home (42 percent of the workforce in 1979 was women, a significant increase from only 30 percent in 1960) alongside the growing awareness of the feminist movement, 9to5 initially served as an organization for women to share their stories while learning how to deal with these situations from one another. In 1980, regional phone lines were established that allowed women needing advice to call and learn about legislation and policies they could use to fight back when they experienced workplace discrimination. The Job Survival Hotline, a new national number, was established in 1989; it received over 60,000 calls during its first year of operation. Soon thereafter, national recognition of sexual harassment was spurred by Anita Hill’s 1991 testimony during Clarence Thomas’s confirmation hearings prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court. Hill’s public bravery showed women they weren’t alone and that sexual harassment wasn’t something that they needed to quietly take, but instead could fight back against.

According to data available from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), almost 100,000 sexual harassment complaints were filed between 2018 and 2021, despite studies showing that up to 90 percent of these incidents aren’t reported. Similarly, many women continue to make less than men for doing the exact same work. The U.S. Department of Labor indicates that in 2023, women made only 84 cents for each dollar earned by men. Hopefully, the continuing work of 9to5, and many other individuals, organizations, and movements such as #metoo, will eradicate sexual harassment, wage gaps, and other discriminatory work practices without having to stoop to the shenanigans that our heroines Violet, Doralee, and Judy did to enact change in 9 to 5: The Musical.

– Scott Stone, Dramaturg
Research Librarian for Performing Arts, UCI Libraries

CAST

Violet Newstead	Sloane Ptashek
Doralee Rhodes	Ashlyn Filippone
Judy Bernly	Ruby Lapeyre
Franklin Hart, Jr.	Drew Downs
Roz Keith	Kaitlin Miranda
Joe	Nathan Bravo*
Dwayne	Adrian Conteras Gonzalez
Maria, Ensemble	Maya Ribadeneira
Kathy, Ensemble	Megan January
Margaret, Ensemble	Maria Ana
Josh, Ensemble	Robbie McFarlane
Missy, Ensemble	Erin Furlong
Dick, Ensemble	Gerrel Marquez
Tinsworthy, Ensemble	Alonso Melgoza
Bob Enright, Ensemble	Brogan Keener
Candy, Ensemble	Nicole Warkentien
Doctor, Ensemble	Eddie Tyler
	*Assistant Choreographer and Dance Captain

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UNDERSTUDIES

Violet, Doralee, Judy, Roz	Kate Sheehan
Male-Presenting Roles	Peyton Farmer
Female-Presenting Ensemble	Sydney Uliasz

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PIT SINGERS

Soprano	Catherine Dosier
	Sophia Gilbert
Alto	Lexi Hoffman
	Ysa Padua
Tenor	Davin Metcalf
Baritone	Jace Izuno

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MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT 1

9 to 5
Around Here
Here for You
Here for You (Reprise)
I Just Might
Backwoods Barbie
Heart to Hart
Dance of Death
Cowgirl’s Revenge
Potion Notion
Shine Like the Sun

12-Minute Intermission

ACT 2

One of the Boys
5 to 9
Change It
Let Love Grow
Get Out and Stay Out
Finale
Bows

MUSICIANS

*Conductor & Music Director – Sain Leyva
Keyboard 1 – Anthony Zediker
*Keyboard 2 – Roland Perold
Reed 1 – Cindy Swanson
Reed 2 – Ceasar Martinez
Trumpet 1 – Zach Spiess
Trumpet 2 – Cameron Smith
Trombone – Jeremy Swem
Guitar 1 – Max Wagner
Guitar 2 – Ryan Navales
Drums – Adam Alessi
*Percussion – Yang Lu
Bass – Carlos Rivera

*denotes UCI student

Special thanks to the Department of Music
for their generous support.

CREW

Audio
Board Op | Ella Gomez
A2s | Keiko Austria, Jagger Cardwell,
Cadence Doyle, Jade Leon

Costumes
Georgia Bilodeau, Fae Crane, Morgan Delaney,
Hannah Dridi, Meaghan Howard, Elliana Nathaniel,
Mae Simoneau, Nancy Than, Macy Williams

E-Run
LX Board Op | Fiona Farris
Deck Crew | Adrina Hsieh, Narumi Yuzawa
Spot Ops | Jaynica Dacuycuy, Tara Devera, Marcello Simeone

Scenic
Sebastian Bojorquez, Aidan Gustine, Karen Kim,
Erynne Mangsat, Brennan McMahon, Eden Morse, Matthew Theberge

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DRAMA FACULTY

Joel Veenstra, Chair

Lonnie Alcaraz
Cynthia Bassham
Andrew Borba
Richard Brestoff
Juliette Carrillo
Myrona DeLaney
Efren Delgadillo Jr.
Zachary Dietz
Holly Poe Durbin
Marcy Froehlich
Michael Hooker
Daniel Keeling
Anthony Kubiak
Daphne Lei
Tiffany Ana López
Annie Loui
Ian Munro
Yee Eun Nam
Vincent Olivieri
Andrew Palermo
Zachary Price
Bryan Reynolds
Tara Rodman
Eli Simon
Jaymi Lee Smith
Philip Thompson

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Marcus Beeman, Management Services Officer
Charmayne Durham, Department Analyst

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