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American Idiot

CMT Mainstage

American Idiot

July 17-25 • Featuring local performers ages 14*-20 (*Grade 9 and up)

Parental Advisory – Recommended for mature audience. This production contains profane language, drug use, and adult themes.

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AI-Green

Green Cast

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Day Cast

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT FOR THE RUN OF AMERICAN IDIOT.

The two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical Green Day’s American Idiot, based on the Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album, boldly takes the American musical where it’s never gone before. This high-octane show includes every song from Green Day’s album, American Idiot, as well as several songs from its follow-up release, 21st Century Breakdown.

Johnny, Tunny and Will struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. When the three disgruntled men flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, their paths are quickly estranged when Tunny enters the armed forces, Will is called back home to attend to familial responsibilities, and Johnny’s attention becomes divided by a seductive love interest and a hazardous new friendship. An energy-fueled rock opera, American Idiot, features little dialogue and instead relies on the lyrics from Green Day’s groundbreaking album to execute the story line.

Mature Content – A letter from the Director of American Idiot

Kevin Hauge

Kevin Hauge

Artistic Team

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In his 24th season as Artistic Director at CMT, Kevin has led the nation’s premier theater company for youth in taking on increasingly challenging and professional-quality productions. His innovative approach to productions includes incorporating modern techniques and technology, culminating in recognition of artistic excellence from the National Endowment for the Arts in the form of ten grants. Kevin was an Honorable Mention for the 2016 Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education, an honor given to only twenty educators throughout the entire nation. A recipient of the prestigious Lin Wright Special Recognition Award by the American Alliance for Theater and Education, he’s been the guest speaker at the International Association of Theater Educators Conference in Washington D.C., and the Education and Technology conference in New York City. Kevin has collaborated on productions in a variety of venues all over the world. He’s staged ice shows, magic shows, musical revues, industrial shows, corporate parties, television specials and book musicals for a variety of companies, including Tropworld (Atlantic City), Harrah’s (Reno), Six Flags Parks (nationwide), and Royal Viking Cruise Lines (worldwide). Some of the unique productions Kevin has worked on include You’re in the Movies (MGM Grand) in Las Vegas, World of Wonders (Everland) in Seoul, South Korea, and a special Easter Celebration (The White House) in Washington D.C. Kevin has appeared several times as a guest artist with the San Jose Symphony, and has served on the Exhibits Committee at the Tech Museum of Innovation.

Rudy Fuentes

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Sarah Bylsma

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Sarah Bylsma is beyond excited to be doing what she loves again, which is not only participating in live theater, but working with the talented youth at CMTSJ. She is a seasoned performer with CMT and many other theater companies in the Bay Area. She started dancing at the age of 3 and never looked back. She found theater at the young age of 11 and it has been a passion of hers ever since. She attended Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois where she obtained a BA in Theater with a minor in Dance, with a tap concentration. Sarah has taught dance of all styles, to a wide range of ages, for the past 17 plus years. She was last seen paying the role of Mrs. Wormwood in CMT’s production of Matilda. She previously choreographed In the Heights and assisted with Beauty and the Beast, Shrek, White Christmas, Hairspray, Sister Act, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Aladdin Jr. Her fulltime job is an account executive for NFP Insurance. She would like to welcome everyone back to the wonderful world of live, safe, theater!

Tarif Pappu

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Tarif is a CMT San Jose Alumn and is so stoked to be back where he got his start! Since assisting and appearing in American Idiot (CMT Mainstage) in 2015, Tarif has performed in many musical theater productions in the Bay Area, as well as traveled the country playing with multiple rock bands. Beyond music and theater, Tarif is an actor currently residing in Long Beach, CA.

Amie Jan

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Amie Jan graduated from Rice University with a Computer Science degree, and briefly worked as a software programmer and IT consultant before she decided that she simply needed to have more music in her life! She moved to California, and began her second undergraduate degree at San Jose State University, double majoring in Violin Performance and Music Education, subsequently earning her teaching credential in Music. In her spare time, Amie performed as a freelance violinist/violist all over the Bay Area, which led her to discover another passion: musical theater. Since moving to California in 2003, she has played in over fifty pit orchestras all over the Bay Area, and has musical directed over fifty more – most of them here at CMTSJ. Amie is currently Orchestra Director at Lincoln HS, and is also a certified Suzuki violin instructor with a small private studio of young violinists and violists. Among her exciting gigs as a freelance musician, Amie has performed in concerts with Josh Groban, Kanye West, and Smokey Robinson.