Show Information
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
Photos and videos allowed but NO flash.
Haze and strobes/flashing lights will be used in this production.
Bagpipe processional from House Right.
Due to nature of the series, parental guidance is advised.
Program Information
COMPOSER
Bear McCreary
CONDUCTOR
Heidi Joosten
DIRECTOR
Chloe Treat
MUSIC SUPERVISOR/ARRANGER
James Shearman
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Evan Bernadin Productions
RODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Black Ink Presents
FOH/MON ENGINEER
TJ YOUNG
COMPANY MANAGEMENT
Mel Harrison
LX OPERATOR/Projectionist
Brandon Hilliard
Stage Manager/Backline/Playback
Justin Hsu
Tour Marketing
SoloShoe Communications, LLC
National Press
Tellem Grody PR
Musicians
Female Vocalist
Hannah Faith Marshall
Male Vocalist / Guitar
Steven Czajkowski
Folk 1: Celtic Folk Whistles / Highland Pipes / Uilleann Pipes
Ryan Behnke
Folk 2: Uilleann Pipes / Whistles
Patrick D’Arcy
Harp
Violetta Norrie
Solo Fiddle
Mari Black
Bodhran + Percussion 2
Cara Wildman
Reed 1: Flute / Piccolo / Alto Flute / Bass Flute / Clarinet
Suzanne Hannau
Reed 2: Flute / Clarinet / Bass Clarinet
Anthony Rodriguez
Percussion 1
Tara McGurk
Violin 1
Justus Ross
Violin 2
Cristopher Basso
Viola
Matthew Beaugé
Cello
Peter Sumner
Upright Bass
Pat Swoboda
Who's Who
HEIDI JOOSTEN (Music Director, Conductor) is a Jeff-Award winning music director, composer, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and teacher. Since 2014, she has collaborated on over 125 new theatrical, comedic, and concert productions in Chicago and across the nation. National credits include “Rent in Concert” (Music Director, Conductor, “The Witcher in Concert” (Music Director, Conductor), “Naruto: The Symphonic Experience” (Assoc. Conductor, Orchestrator, Score Supervisor, Music Preparation), “Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert” 1st National Tour and 20th Anniversary Tour (Assoc. Conductor), “Labyrinth in Concert” (Orchestrator, Music Preparation), “Barbie: Live in Concert” at the Hollywood Bowl and Royal Albert Hall (Assoc. Conductor, Score Supervisor, Music Preparation), and “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse” (Assoc. Conductor). Notable Chicago credits include “Children of Eden” (Broadway in Chicago, starring Destiny Child’s Michelle Williams), “Assassins” (Theo Ubique, 2024 Jeff Award for Music Direction), “American Psycho” (Kokandy Productions, Jeff Nomination), “Beauty and the Beast” (Chicago Shakespeare), “Don’t Quit Your Daydream” (The Second City, 111th Mainstage Revue), “Grease” (Drury Lane), and “Alice by Heart” (Kokandy Productions, Jeff Nomination & Midwest premiere). As a prolific classical & educational composer, Heidi’s award-winning music has been performed across the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Theatrical writing credits include “The Bone Harp”, “Queer Eye: The Musical Parody” (13-week run at The Second City), “Micro”, and “Saint Hildegard”. She holds degrees in composition from UW-Eau Claire and CCPA, and is a proud member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild.
IG @heidijoosten / heidijoosten.com
Bear McCreary (Composer)
Award-winning composer and recording artist Bear McCreary began his career as a protégé of legendary film composer Elmer Bernstein, before bursting onto the scene scoring the revered series “Battlestar Galactica” in 2004. Since then, McCreary has won three Emmy® Awards, including two for Disney’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” and one for his theme for “Da Vinci’s Demons,” a musical palindrome, and has won twelve International Film Music Critics Association Awards, including the award for Score of the Year in 2024, his second. Named the 23rd Most Definitive Bear in Popular Culture (The Ringer), he’s also been the subject of a clue on “Jeopardy!” Project highlights include “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (Amazon); “Foundation” (Apple TV); the beloved series “Outlander” (STARZ); “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” (Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures); “The Walking Dead” (AMC); and Netflix’s Academy Award®–nominated documentary “Crip Camp” (produced by Barack and Michelle Obama). McCreary’s celebrated scores for Sony PlayStation’s blockbusters “God of War” and “God of War Ragnarök” have earned him two BAFTA Awards and two Grammy® nominations. In 2024, McCreary released “The Singularity,” a hard-rock concept album featuring legendary rock talent including Slash, Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Rufus Wainwright, and more. McCreary has collaborated with artists from across the musical spectrum, including Hozier, Fiona Apple, Shirley Manson (Garbage), and the late Sinéad O’Connor. In 2014, Maestro Gustavo Dudamel conducted a suite of McCreary’s music with the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl.
Matthew B. Roberts (Series Creative Director) is a writer, executive producer, and director, currently serving as showrunner on both “Outlander” and “Outlander: Blood of My Blood,” the prequel series he created. “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” premiered in 2025 and has wrapped filming on its second season. Under an overall term deal with Sony Pictures Television, Roberts is developing multiple dramatic series. His acclaimed television career spans multiple genres, and his innovative approach to period drama has garnered both critical acclaim and a devoted global audience.
GEA Live has established itself as the premier partner in location-based entertainment, combining creativity, excellence and credibility to deliver unforgettable events that bring iconic brands to life in all their glory. Working with renowned IPs from TV, film, theatre, music, gaming, and anime, GEA Live design, produces and distributes everything from symphonic and film concerts to immersive exhibitions and stage shows. With a vast portfolio of shows spanning more than 40 countries, GEA Live has collaborated with world-class brands like “PlayStation,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “Twilight,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Our Planet,” and “Demon Slayer,” in addition to exclusively representing the legendary Ennio Morricone. As a trusted pillar of Sony Music’s Masterworks Live division, GEA Live has partnered with entertainment giants like Sony Pictures, Lionsgate, Viacom, and Warner Brothers, among others, delivering unparalleled value for licensors while further elevating the world’s most cherished brands.
RoadCo Entertainment, formed in 2020, is a producing and distribution agency specializing in live entertainment experiences. A collaboration between Sony Music Entertainment and independent touring entrepreneurs Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota, RoadCo represents a broad roster of live events based on popular brands and intellectual properties, as well as all-new immersive and interactive attractions for audiences of all ages.
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing, distributing and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving global content business, operating a robust portfolio of wholly-owned and joint-venture production companies across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, as well as linear and digital channels around the world. SPT is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.
Coming Up
Triple Espresso
January 15, 2027 | 7:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
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The Peking Acrobats
February 17, 2027 | 7:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Center Main Theatre
Buy Tickets Now: The Peking AcrobatsWelcome from the President
Dear Audience Members,
It’s great to have you with us. The 2026–27 performing arts season is a blend of outstanding music, comedy, dance, and drama sure to entertain and rouse the emotions while reminding us all of everything we love about the arts.
Each production is made possible through the hard work and support of our staff, volunteers, students, faculty, benefactors, sponsors, the FSPA whose vision and courage made the Fine Arts Center possible, and of course, you—our patrons. Thank you to everyone for your crucial role in making Viterbo University the premier destination for the arts in the region.
If you have not yet had the pleasure, I would like to extend a personal invitation to attend one of our Conservatory for the Performing Arts productions this season. The immense talent of our students always makes me extremely proud.
Now, on with the show!
“Pace e Bene”
Peace and all good
Rick Trietley VIterbo University President
About Outlander in Concert
Do you ever feel as if everything is pointing you towards something…space, time, history?
For longtime “Outlander” fans, these words feel like home. As the global phenomenon reaches its conclusion in 2026, its heart continues to beat on stage with Outlander in Concert. The officially licensed live concert experience was created in collaboration with its showrunner Matthew B. Roberts and original Emmy Award-winning composer Bear McCreary.
Like the stones of Craigh na Dun that carried Claire through time to Jamie, this symphonic experience guides audiences through love and loss, past and future, Scotland and beyond. The iconic score by Bear McCreary takes centerstage, performed live by an orchestra, while the series’ most stirring moments unfold on a cinema‑sized screen.
Outlander in Concert celebrates the show’s rich heritage, its timeless characters, and the sweeping landscapes that made us fall in love. Premiering in Scotland, the heart and home of “Outlander,” Echoes of The Highlands will fill the air, reminding us that this is not the end… but just the beginning.
Officially licensed by Sony Pictures Television and in collaboration with official broadcaster Starz, this concert is a love letter to the story that captured millions of hearts across the world.
Through time. Through love. Through music.