Princeton Triangle Club Celebrates 125th Anniversary

The Princeton Triangle Club and its Board of Trustees are proud to celebrate the rich 125-year history of Princeton's Famous Triangle Show with a full weekend of events. This special TRIANGLE WEEKEND offers the perfect opportunity to experience a true Princeton tradition where it all began.

For 125 years, the Princeton Triangle Club has created an original musical comedy every year - written and performed by students, directed and choreographed by professionals - to showcase Princeton's greatest student talents in one of the University's most well-known and best-loved traditions. From F. Scott Fitzgerald to Jimmy Stewart to Brooke Shields to Ellie Kemper, Triangle has a long roster of wildly talented performers, composers, lyricists, book writers, musicians, technicians and producers. Long before LA CAGE AUX FOLLES and KINKY BOOTS, Triangle's tradition of an all-male drag kickline delivered a show-stopping, hilarious romp,chronicled in the book "The Longest Kickline" by Don Marsden (Princeton class of '64).

It's all Greek to Triangle in the club's newest original production (and the kick-off to the weekend),GREECE'D LIGHTNING!,where a can-do baker from Greece's smallest city-state, "Micros", tries to win the world's first ever Olympics! But how can she compete when her sponsor is the God of the Underworld, she is falling for Zeus's prize athlete, and sports haven't even been invented? From Icarus's flight to Oedipus's bedroom, join the greatest cast of characters Western civ has ever known. Ending with Triangle's famous all-male kickline, Greece'd Lightning! will get you to drachma like it's hot!

On November 20, over 50 alumni spanning seven decades will take the McCarter stage to reprise their original roles in classic Triangle numbers. The show will kick-off with the "Mother of Triangle Overtures," featuring 56 current and former pit orchestra members playing Triangle tunes through the ages.

Throughout the weekend (and through May 2017), the exhibition "A Lotta Kicks: 125 Years of the Triangle Club" will be on view at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, telling the story of the Triangle Club from the Club's founding, to the days of F. Scott Fitzgerald, to today.

GREECE'D LIGHTNING! & "WHERE THERE'S A SONG" ALUMNI SHOW TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets prices for the show range from $25-$100. Student Tickets are available for $10 with valid student I.D. TO RESERVE TICKETS: visit www.TriangleShow.comor call 609.258.ARTS(2787).

"A LOTTA KICKS: 125 YEARS OF THE TRIANGLE CLUB"

The Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, a division of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, is a state-of-the-art repository constructed in 1976 to house the Princeton University Archives and a highly regarded collection of 20th-century public policy papers. It is located at 65 Olden Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Hours: Monday, Nov. 14 - Friday, Nov. 18, 9 am - 4:45 pm each day&Sat., Nov. 19, 1-3:30pm.

The Princeton Triangle Club's 125th Anniversary Weekend Schedule of Events:

Friday, November 18

PANEL DISCUSSION - AFTER THE KICKLINE: TRIANGLE ALUMNI DEVELOP NEW MUSICALS BEYOND MCCARTER

4:00pm - 5:15pm / Computer Science Lecture Hall #104

Join a panel discussion with Triangle Alumni who continue to make their mark on the development of new musical theater. Panelists include Tony Award Nominated writer Douglas McGrath '80 (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), writer/director/producer Cara Reichel '93, Broadway stage manager Alex Volckhausen '93, actress Annie Torsiglieri '85 and playwright/songwriter Drew Fornarola '06; moderated by author Louis Bayard '85.

GREECE'D LIGHTNING!Opening Night
8:00pm - 10:00pm / McCarter Theatre
Join us for opening night of the brand new Triangle Show - we promise this year's crop of talented undergrads will have you in stitches.

Saturday, November 19

"Triangle Today" Panel
4:30pm - 5:30pm / McCarter Theatre
Hear from undergrads from all sides of the Triangle about how the club operates today. Backstage tour of McCarter included.

GREECE'D LIGHTNING!
7:00pm - 9:00pm / McCarter Theatre

Sunday, November 20

125th Anniversary Alumni Show: "WHERE THERE'S A SONG"
1:00pm - 2:30pm / McCarter Theatre

We saved the best for the grand finale! Join us for our alumni production with classic material celebrating Triangle's rich 125-year history to cap off a memorable weekend.

GREECE'D LIGHTNING!Company & Creative Team

Writers Workshop

Claire Ashmead '17, Vivien Bazarko '17, Katherine Duggan '19, Max Feldman '19, Hillel Friedman ' 17, Andrew Hartnett '18, Chris Kellogg-Peeler '19, Allison Light '18, Fey Popoola '19, Nandita Rao '17,

Sherry Romanzi '18 and Seho Young '19.

Cast
Abby Jean-Baptiste '18, Jane Blaugrund '19, Patrick Boroughs '18, Alex Daniels '17, Kaitlin Demarest '18, Ben Diamond '19, Ankita Ghoshal '18, Kat Giordano '18, Kirsten Hansen '19, Jared Hopper '18,

Jaclyn Hovsmith '20, AJ Jones '17, Ben Kimmel '20, Paul Kinard '20, Tom Koenig '20, Emily Libresco '17, Abby Melick '17, Richard Peng '20, Luke Pfleger '17, Meagan Raker '18, Joe Redmond '18,

Calvin Rusley '20, Abby Spare '20, Lena Volpe '19 andConnor Werth '17.

Stage Manager | Emily Kunkel'19
Assistant Stage Manager |Kai Xin Tai'19

Scenic Design |Nick Francone

Costumes & Wigs Design | Stephanie Levin

Sound Design |Hillel Friedman'17

Lighting Design |Michael Kim'17 and Mitchell Hallee'19

Conductor |Marc Fishman '17

Orchestrations | Marc Fishman '17, Rajeev Erramilli '18, Kristin Hauge '18, DG Kim '18, Kevin Laskey '12 and Dan Feyer '99

Writers Workshop Coordinators | Jeremy Desmon & Peter Mills '95

Music Director | Peter Mills '95

Choreographer | Hans Kriefall '87

Director | Kara-Lynn Vaeni

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