THE 130TH ANNUAL VARSITY SHOW
DIRECTED BY | Caroline Egler
COMPOSER | Daniella Sapone
LYRICIST | Lauren Unterburger
COSTUME DESIGN | Noelle Nafus
STAGE MANAGER | Kurt McLaughlen
BOOK WRITTEN BY | Casey Rogerson & Julian Gerber
“Mottahedan’s Shafik is a standout among an already strong cast. The character is a full-throated villain who walks the line between cartoonish and uncomfortably realistic … Mottahedan leads some of the show’s best songs, like the earworm “Follow by the Book,” which she performs with delightful aplomb and perfectly-honed comedic flair. Her proper, prissy manner of speaking is highly reminiscent of a certain villain from the “Harry Potter” series notorious for suppressing student dissent—if only her characteristic matching blazer and pencil skirt were pastel pink.”
“As the Baroness consults, The Book, which all previous presidents have used to navigate the problems of their terms, she is horrified to find that there is no entry for her issue. Her exclamation, “I can’t afford a scandal this early in my presidency!” stirred raucous laughter in the audience”
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