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STAR OF FREEDOM
WORLD PREMIERE OF A NEW MUSICAL
Based on the concept album “Exodus” by Jeff Blaney Conceived by Jacqueline Hubbard Music & Lyrics by Jeff Blaney; Book by Lawrence Thelen
APRIL 7 – MAY 1, 2022
NATIVE GARDENS By Karen Zacarias
MAY 19 – JUNE 12, 2022
SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ
THE SONGS OF LEIBER AND STOLLER
Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
JUNE 30 – JULY 31, 2022
RING OF FIRE
THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH
Created by Richard Maltby, Jr. Conceived by William Meade
AUGUST 11 – SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
THE GREAT GATSBY
Adapted for the Stage by Simon Levy
SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 23, 2022
WINTER WONDERETTES Created By Roger Bean
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TOGETHER
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A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR I first experienced this new musical adaptation of the L.M. Montgomery stories that so many of us have loved since childhood, in the summer of 2018. I was immediately transported and began the work of bringing this new Anne of Green Gables home to Goodspeed. By early 2019 we had committed to programming the show for the summer of 2020, and through the months and months of delays due to COVID we never once flagged in our commitment to Anne. It wasn’t “will we?,” but “when will we?” And at long last, here we are. I am grateful to Matte O’Brien and Matt Vinson for entrusting our team with their beautiful work and thrilled to welcome the all-female leadership of this musical—Direc-
tor Jenn Thompson, Choreographer Jennifer Jancuska and Music Supervisor Amanda Morton—to Goodspeed. This is truly an Anne of Green Gables like we’ve never seen before…and one which will assure the red-haired orphan who found her home in Avonlea remains alive for generations to come. Sound familiar? I thought so, too. Enjoy the show.
Donna Lynn Hilton Artistic Director
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DONNA LYNN HILTON
DAVID B. BYRD
Artistic Director
Managing Director presents
A New Musical Book & Lyrics by MATTE O’BRIEN Music by MATT VINSON Based on the novel by L.M. MONTGOMERY With
EMILY AGY D.C. ANDERSON JARRED BEDGOOD SHARON CATHERINE BROWN TRISTEN BUETTEL MAXWELL CARMEL ELAINE COTTER GIOVANNI DA SILVA VERONICA FIAONI AMANDA FERGUSON PATRICK OLIVER JONES PIERRE MARAIS NICK MARTINEZ MORGAN McGHEE SAM PICKART JULIETTE REDDEN JENNA LEA ROSEN AVERY SOBCZAK MICHELLE VEINTIMILLA AURELIA WILLIAMS Scenic Design by
Costume Design by
WILSON CHIN
Sound Design by
JAY HILTON
TRACY CHRISTENSEN
Hair, Wig & Make-up Design by
J. JARED JANAS
Production Stage Manager
BRADLEY G. SPACHMAN
Orchestrations by
Casting by
Music Director
General Manager
Production Manager
JUSTIN GOLDNER
BINDER CASTING CHAD ERIC MURNANE, CSA AMBER SNEAD, CSA
RACHEL J. TISCHLER
Lighting Design by
PHILIP S. ROSENBERG
MATTHEW SMEDAL
ERICA GILROY
Additional Casting by
CARRIE GARDNER, CSA
Line Producer
STEPHEN AGOSTO
Music Supervision by
AMANDA MORTON Choreographed by
JENNIFER JANCUSKA Directed by
JENN THOMPSON First Performance: July 15, 2022 at The Goodspeed Produced by Special Arrangement with JUSTIN NICHOLS, ERIC CORNELL, and JACK SENNOTT Anne of Green Gables was initially developed and produced by The Rev Theatre in July 2018. Brett Smock, Producing Artistic Director.
Founding Director
MICHAEL P. PRICE Sponsored by: The Frank Young Fund for New Musicals, a Program of National Alliance for Musical Theatre
This production is underwritten in part by: The Marquee Producing Partners: MS.
Michael P. Price Endowment Fund at Goodspeed Musicals JEAN SELDEN GREENE and RADM. LOUISE C. WILMOT USN (RET.) & JAMES E. WILMOT
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CAST OF CHARACTERS (in alphabetical order) Ruby Gillis ..........................................................................................................................EMILY AGY Matthew Cuthbert ................................................................................................... D.C. ANDERSON Fred Wright ......................................................................................................... JARRED BEDGOOD Marilla Cuthbert ............................................................................... SHARON CATHERINE BROWN Josie Pye ...............................................................................................................TRISTEN BUETTEL Charlie Sloan ..................................................................................................... GIOVANNI DA SILVA Mrs. Barry/Miss Stacy ....................................................................................AMANDA FERGUSON Mr. Blythe/Mr. Phillips/Mr. Essenter.........................................................PATRICK OLIVER JONES Gilbert Blythe .......................................................................................................... PIERRE MARAIS Moody MacPherson ................................................................................................NICK MARTINEZ Melody Bombard .................................................................................................MORGAN McGHEE Anne Shirley ......................................................................................................... JULIETTE REDDEN Prissy Andrews ....................................................................................................JENNA LEA ROSEN Jude Andrews ........................................................................................................ AVERY SOBCZAK Diana Barry .................................................................................................MICHELLE VEINTIMILLA Rachel Lynde .....................................................................................................AURELIA WILLIAMS ENSEMBLE EMILY AGY, JARRED BEDGOOD, TRISTEN BUETTEL, GIOVANNI DA SILVA, AMANDA FERGUSON, PATRICK OLIVER JONES, NICK MARTINEZ, MORGAN McGHEE, JENNA LEA ROSEN, AVERY SOBCZAK SWINGS MAXWELL CARMEL, ELAINE COTTER, VERONICA FIAONI, SAM PICKART DANCE CAPTAIN AVERY SOBCZAK ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER NICOLE WIEGERT UNDERSTUDIES Anne Shirley JENNA LEA ROSEN; Marilla Cuthbert, Rachel Lynde AMANDA FERGUSON; Diana Barry TRISTEN BUETTEL; Matthew Cuthbert PATRICK OLIVER JONES; Gilbert Blythe SAM PICKART, MAXWELL CARMEL; Mrs. Barry/Miss Stacy ELAINE COTTER, VERONICA FIAONI; Mr. Phillips/John Blythe SAM PICKART, JARRED BEDGOOD MUSICIANS Keyboard I/Conductor MATTHEW SMEDAL; Bass DAVID UHL; Cello CELESTE CUMMING; Drums SAL RANNIELLO; Guitar 1 MATT PATTON; Guitar 2 NICK DiFABBIO; Percussion MARTY WIRT; Viola KARIN FAGERBURG ALTERNATES Bass SCOTT CHURETTE, KEVIN HUHN; Drums DAVID EDRICKS, ELLIOT WALLACE; Guitar 1 DAN HARTINGTON; Percussion ELLIOT WALLACE
Covid Safety Officer KRISTAN McLAUGHLIN
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MUSICAL NUMBERS Setting: The town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, at the start of a New Century
ACT ONE Prologue................................................................................................................ Company Waiting ......................................................................................................................... Anne The Asylum .............................................................................................. Anne & Company Easy....................................................................................................... Gilbert & Company Matthew’s Song .................................................................................................... Matthew Different Kind of Girl .....................................................................................Anne & Diana Forever ......................................................................................................................... Anne Anne’s Response ........................................................................................................ Anne Ashes of My Youth.............................................................................. Anne, Diana, Gilbert
ACT TWO
Oh, My Diana ............................................................................................... Gilbert & Anne Different Kind of Girl (Reprise)................................................................................... Anne Gilbert’s Song ............................................................................................................Gilbert Diana’s Lament .......................................................................................................... Diana Make A Move ............................................................................................... Rachel & Anne Marilla’s Song .......................................................................................................... Marilla Before You Hit The Ground .......................................................................................Gilbert Waiting (Reprise) ..................................................................................... Anne & Company
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WHO’S WHO D.C. ANDERSON* (Matthew Cuthbert) theater/film actor, singer/songwriter, photographer. Film: Mariama Diallo’s Master; Joseph Cedar’s Norman; Judy San Roman’s Rich Boy, Rich Girl, Fair Market Value; Nathan Adloff’s Miles. TV: Blacklist, Enemy Within, Billions, Extrapolations, Lady Blue, Mysteries of Laura. Theater: Phantom of the Opera (B’way & Nat’l Tour), Martin Guerre (Guthrie & Nat’l Tour), Queen of the Mist (Off-B’way), The Ballad of Little Jo (Steppenwolf), Pippin (Nat’lTour), Damn Yankees (Ogunquit), Storyville (off-Bway), Jacques Brel (Seattle), and Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Great Lakes Shakespeare & Nat’l Tour). Eleven albums - Spotify, Apple Music etc. Websites: theatre/film/ recordings: dcanderson.net | Photography: dcandersonphotography.com | Instagram and Tumblr: @dcandersonphotography SHARON CATHERINE BROWN* (Marilla Cuthbert) The native New Yorker was recently seen in Tony-nominated Caroline Or Change. Other Broadway credits: Head Over Heels, Effie in Dreamgirls, The Narrator in Joseph… Dreamcoat. Sharon was the first African-American to be cast as Lucy in Frank Wildhorn’s Jekyll and Hyde. Nat’l Tours/Regional: Papa Ge in Once On This Island, “Seasons Of Love” soloist in RENT, The Blues Singer in A Night With Janis Joplin, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Dorothy in The Wiz. Some of Sharon’s film credits: HBO’s Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Sister Act 2, and A Chorus Line. TELEVISION: Audra McDonald’s alter ego on The Good Fight and the opera diva on A Different World. Sharon created/hosted the internet lifestyle series The Love It Show. Sharon is the proud mother of Elijah and daughter of June and Johnny Brown, aka Mr. Bookman from the hit 70s series Good Times. Sharon was cast as MariIla right before her dad passed. This is for him. PIERRE MARAIS* (Gilbert Blythe), originally from Cape Town, South Africa, is so excited to bring Anne of Green Gables to life at Goodspeed! Broadway: Aladdin. Film/ TV: Scorpion King 2 (Netflix), Black Beauty (Disney+), Wake of Death. Nat’l Tours: Aladdin, A Chorus Line, Flashdance. Big love to DGRW. For my incredible parents. IG: @pierre_marais
JULIETTE REDDEN* (Anne Shirley) is so excited to be making her Goodspeed debut! Previous credits include Martha in Spring Awakening (TUTS), Katherine in Newsies (Red Mountain Theater), and Mayzie in Seussical (Wagon Wheel). This show has been a long time coming and she is simply so grateful that we finally made it here. Like Anne said “It’s delightful when your imaginations come true, isn’t it?”. So much love and thanks to her family, Jake, HCKR, and this crazy redheaded orphan that allows her to live her dreams every night. @julietteredden MICHELLE VEINTIMILLA* (Diana Barry) most recently starred Off Broadway in Ana Nogueira’s Which Way To The Stage at MCC Theater and next stars in Stephen Belber’s upcoming film, What We Do Next. Her favorite film and TV credits include The Baker And The Beauty (ABC), Seven Seconds (Netflix), Gotham (Fox), and the feature Drunk Parents. In 2017, Michelle participated in two sets of festival performances at the Salzburg Opera Festival as Maria in West Side Story, and she made her Broadway debut alongside Chita Rivera as Young Claire in the Tony-nominated musical The Visit. AURELIA WILLIAMS* (Rachel Lynde) B’way: Once On This Island, In Transit. Off B’way: Suffs (The Public Theater), First Date, Sistas The Musical. Regional: Medda Larkin in Newsies, Effie in Dreamgirls, Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray, Sour Kangaroo in Seussical. TV/Film: FX’s Fosse/Verdon, Hallmark’s Holiday For Heroes, HBO’s The Sopranos. I dedicate this performance to my wonderful family. Thank you for your constant support! EMILY AGY* (Ensemble) Goodspeed debut! Favorite credits include: Dora the Explorer Live! (UK, SE Asian & Australian Tours), Streetmosphere Opera (Macau). Regional: The Wizard of Oz, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Ragtime, Oliver, Madagascar, Elf The Musical, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown. Workshops: Disney’s The Jungle Book, Phone Calls From The Tub. Thanks to the HamFam team. Love and laughter to her wonderful husband, family and friends! “Hi dad.” IG @ollylenora
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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WHO’S WHO JARRED BEDGOOD* (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be returning to Green Gables this summer! He was a part of the World Premiere cast back at The Rev and is so happy to be working on this beautiful original piece of theater again. Credits: Rent 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour (Benny), Wu-Tang: An American Saga on Hulu (Luther Simmons), The Book of Mormon (On-Stage Swing, Australia), Sister Act (TJ, Asia Tour), Memphis (Gator). Huge thanks to casting and every single creative on this team! @jar95red TRISTEN BUETTEL* (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at Goodspeed― she was last here playing Kim MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie! Credits include Jersey Boys (NYC/Tour), Ever After (The Alliance), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (MT Wichita) and productions at Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Alpine Theatre & Syracuse Stage. Thank you to Jenn Thompson who is one of a kind, Matte & Matt, Donna Lynn Hilton, my agents at Daniel Hoff, Mom, Dad & John who never stop cheering me on! tristenbuettel.com / @tristenjadee GIOVANNI DA SILVA* (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his Goodspeed Opera House debut. Theatre Credits include: Kinky Boots, A Chorus Line (International Tour), New York City Opera (Principal Dancer), Leonard Bernstein’s Candide (European Tour), La Cage Aux Folles (Geva Theater Center), West Side Story (Virginia Repertory Theater). Originally from Los Angeles, California and graduate of Syracuse University BFA Musical Theatre. Much love to the Entire cast, crew, and creative team. Muito amor. Social: @giovannidsilva AMANDA FERGUSON* (Mrs. Barry/Miss Stacy/Ensemble) is thrilled to make her Goodspeed debut! Amanda has performed in multiple theater, TV, and film productions throughout the country, most recently Cry It Out at Shadowland Stages. Also an accomplished cabaret performer, she has appeared at Joes Pub, Cornelia Street Cafe, Pangea, and Minton’s Playhouse. Thank you to Binder Casting and the creative and production team for this opportunity, and as always, her family, both biological and chosen, for the years of unending love and support. theamandaferguson.com
PATRICK OLIVER JONES* (Mr. Philips/John Blythe/Ensemble) is very grateful for this Goodspeed debut after a two-year absence from theater due to Covid. Off-Broadway credits include The Extraordinary Ordinary, Church & State, and The Magdalene in addition to the national tours of The Addams Family and Evita. Regional performances include Kinky Boots, Bridges of Madison County, and Best Actor nominations for Fun Home and Crazy For You. His top 25 theater podcast “Why I’ll Never Make It” received a 2022 Communicator Award of Distinction. @winmipodcast NICK MARTINEZ* (Ensemble) is so excited to finally be bringing Anne to the stage here at Goodspeed. Past credits include Ride The Cyclone McCarter Theatre (Noel Gruber), The Who’s Tommy Kennedy Center (Pinball Lad 1/ Ens), Grease Finger Lakes MTF (Doody), Bat Out of Hell NY City Center (Swing, Tink U/S), Newsies John Engeman Theatre (Crutchie). BFA Elon University. Thank you to my incredible team at DGRW and all my love to my incredible family—Mom, Dad, Sofia and Aamir. Follow @neeneemartin ! MORGAN McGHEE* (Ensemble) is gratified to be joining the Goodspeed family. A native of Baton Rouge, LA and graduate of AMDA and Clark Atlanta University, Morgan was most recently seen on Broadway (Ain’t Too Proud), Off Broadway (Seven Deadly Sins), and television (Showtime: Flatbush Misdemeanors; CBS: FBI, Bull). “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose is to give it away.” @Morgan.eli JENNA LEA ROSEN* (Ensemble) Goodspeed Debut! Regional: Beauty and the Beast (Belle, Moonlight), Sound of Music (Liesl, McCoy-Rigby), Fiddler (Chava, Pasadena Playhouse), Kismet (Dir. Lonny Price), Emma (Harriet, ETC), Evita (Mistress, PVPA), Parade (Monteen, 3DT). Jenna voices multiple animated characters for Disney on Sofia the First, Alice’s Wonderland Bakery, Elena of Avalor, Fancy Nancy, and many more. TV: Call Me Kat, Encore!, and Descendants 3. Love to my family! Instagram/TikTok: @jennalearosen
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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WHO’S WHO AVERY SOBCZAK* (Ensemble) Tour: Hamilton. Regional: Anne of Green Gables (FMTF), A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre). Ithaca College, BFA. Proud member of The BringAbout! Thank you to my incredible family and friends! MAXWELL CARMEL* (Swing) First appeared at Goodspeed during the Festival of New Musicals when he was a senior at the Hartt School, and he’s so happy to be back! Tour: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Ensemble, Topher/ US), Regional: Anastasia (Swing), A Little Night Music (Henrik), All Shook Up (Dean), A Funny Thing… Forum (Hero), Forever Plaid (Jinx), Newsies (Morris) Ship: Footloose on Norwegian (Ren), Grease on RCCL (Doody). Much love to Mom, Dad, and Noah. IG: @maxwellcarmel ELAINE COTTER (Swing) is thrilled to make her Goodspeed debut! National Tour: The Sound of Music. Regional: Mystic Pizza (Ogunquit Playhouse), Working, Mamma Mia!, Grand Hotel (The Rev Theatre), Sound of Music (Marriott Theatre), Mary Poppins (Cardinal Stage Company), Little Women, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts). Special thanks to the boys at Hoff and much love to Ian and the Cotter fam for their endless support! @elainemcotter VERONICA FIAONI* (Swing) Regional: Chicago (June/Squish, The Muny); Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Onstage Swing, TUTS), A Chorus Line (Maggie, TUTS); The Cher Show (Dark Lady, Ogunquit Playhouse); Saturday Night Fever (Stephanie, Fireside Theatre). Tours: West Side Story (Clarice/Female Swing), A Chorus Line (Maggie). TV: Make The Season Bright (Lifetime). Much love and thanks to her family for their endless support! @vernyverny SAM PICKART (Swing) [he/him] is thrilled to work alongside this incredible team of artists. Originally from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, he received a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). He is currently based in New York City. Credits include the off-Broadway production of Retraction, Anything Goes (Billy Crocker), Parade (Frankie Epps), The Secret Garden (Dr. Craven), The Theory of Relativity (Paul) and more.
Endless gratitude for family, friends, teachers, Ross and the A3 team. @sampickart MATTE O’BRIEN (Book & Lyrics) is a playwright and lyricist whose work often focuses on creating and reclaiming queer stories and histories. Select plays and musicals include: The Wonderful Mr. & Mrs. O’Leary, Peter & I, As Flies to Wanton Boys, THE MEANING OF LIFE, The Worst Was This, and The Night Elaine Stritch Died. He received a Jeff Nomination for his musical White Noise, produced by Whoopi Goldberg. He has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University and an MFA in Classic and Contemporary Texts from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Instagram: @matteobrien; Websites: www.matteobrien.com and www.mattandmatte.com. MATT VINSON (Music) is a New York City-based composer, pianist, and arranger. His musical works for theatre include Peter & I, Anne of Green Gables, Exiles in Paradise, Doing Nothing All Day, Willie Mickey & the Duke, and Elfriede’s Story. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Music & Humanities from the University of Southern California and is a composing alumnus of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. JENN THOMPSON (Director) is thrilled to finally return to Goodspeed after directing The Music Man (winner of the 2019 Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Musical), Oklahoma! (nominated for 7 CCC Awards, including Outstanding Director and Musical) and Bye Bye Birdie (nominated for 5 CCC Awards, including Outstanding Director and Musical). Other recent Connecticut credits include A Doll’s House, Part 2 and The Call at TheaterWorks Hartford as well as Abundance at Hartford Stage (CCC nomination: Outstanding Director/Revival). Jenn served as a founding member of Connecticut’s award-winning River Rep at the Ivoryton Playhouse (just down the river from East Haddam), where she appeared in and/or directed over 50 productions, over 19 seasons. Recent productions include: Chains (currently running Off-Broadway at The Mint Theater), Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Musical (CTC) and Into The Woods (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival). NYC credits include Conflict for Off-Broadway’s celebrated Mint Theatre Company, where her 2016 production of Women Without Men garnered Lortel and Off-Broadway Alliance Award nominations for Outstanding Revival as well as 5 Drama Desk Award nominations, including Outstanding Director and Revival. Jenn served as Co-Artistic Director of Off-Broadway’s award-winning TACT/The Actors Company Theatre, directing the world premiere of The Gravediggers’ Lullaby, Abundance (Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Revival), and Lost in Yonkers (Drama Desk Nomination - Outstanding Production), among many more. Jenn has devel-
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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WHO’S WHO oped new works at NAMT, NYMF, AMP, FringeNYC, Rattlestick, The Abingdon, GroundUp, and The Barrow Group. Regional highlights include The Secret Garden and Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike (Denver Center Theatre), Mary Stuart (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), as well as productions at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Barrington Stage Company, Pioneer Theatre Company, City Theatre, Portland Stage Company, Dorset Theatre Festival and The Rev Theatre Company. Next up: the new National Tour of Annie, heading out, across the country, this fall. Jenn is married to actor Stephen Kunken. They live in Brooklyn, NY and Ivoryton CT, with their 13-year-old daughter, Naomi. JENNIFER JANCUSKA (Choreographer) is the Artistic Director of the Brooklyn-based company, Jennifer Jancuska +The BringAbout. In the 20222023 season, The BringAbout will release a new docu-series on Broadstream, premiere concerts on Little Island, open for international artist Jocelyn Mackenzie, and support the development of new theatrical works by Benjamin Velez, Joel Perez, Jane Bruce, Ross Baum, Kira Stone, Hannah Corneau, and Julian Hornik. Jennifer is known for producing the sold out, bi-annual event BC BEAT, described by The New York Times as a platform to “step into the spotlight and re-imagine the possibilities for dance in musical theater.” Jennifer is currently working on Broadway as resident choreographer and dance supervisor of Hamilton. As choreographer, current projects include Anne of Green Gables (Goodspeed); The Tale of Despereaux by Pig Pen Theatre Company, co-directed by Mark Bruni, in association with Universal Theatrical Group (The Old Globe, Berkeley Rep); Kaze No Denwa (with to-be-announced development in fall 2022), and numerous video and commercial projects. Jennifer is a graduate of Cornell University and member of SDC. JenniferJancuska.com @jencuska AMANDA MORTON (Music Supervisor) is a music supervisor/director based out of the NYC region. Upcoming, she is on the music team of KPOP: The Broadway Musical, arriving on Broadway this Fall. She also serves as music supervisor for a new musical adaptation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Other select credits include: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical First National Tour, Ars Nova, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Lightning Rod Special, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Wilma Theater, and Theatre Horizon. She garnered Barrymore Awards for Best Music Direction on Theatre Horizon’s The Color Purple and Into the Woods as well as Wilma Theater’s Passing Strange. She holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College. For JT & PJ. MATTHEW SMEDAL (Music Director) Mrs. Doubtfire (also the Music Director of Doubtfire’s Original Broadway Cast Recording). Off-Broadway: Clueless The Musical starring Dove Cameron. National
Tours: The Bodyguard starring Deborah Cox, Matilda (First National), Ghost The Musical, and Catch Me If You Can. Toronto: Matilda (Royal Shakespeare Company + Mirvish Entertainment). Elsewhere: The Bodyguard (Paper Mill Playhouse) Big Fish, Man Of La Mancha, 1776 (Musical Theatre West), Jesus Christ Superstar (North Shore), 20th Annual Los Angeles Alzheimer’s Benefit with David Hyde Pierce and Kristen Bell. Matthew served six seasons as the Associate Music Director for LA’s Reprise Theatre Company conducting for Julia Migenes, Brent Spiner, John O’Hurley, Vickie Lewis and Jason Alexander. As a pianist: Opéra de Rennes’ presentation of Cole Porter’s La Revue des Ambassadeurs, and for Grammy-award nominee Deborah Cox at the US Open Women’s Singles Final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka. WILSON CHIN (Scenic Designer) Broadway: Pass Over (Lortel Award and Drama Desk nominations), Next Fall (Tony nomination for Best New Play), Cost of Living (Pulitzer Prize winner). Off-Broadway: Space Dogs (Lortel Award nomination, MCC); Teenage Dick (Ma-Yi/Public); A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet (DR2); Sweat, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Pericles (Public Mobile Unit); Wild Goose Dreams (Public/La Jolla Playhouse); The Thanksgiving Play (Playwrights Horizons); My Mañana Comes (The Playwrights Realm); Too Much, Too Much, Too Many (Roundabout); The Jammer (Atlantic Theatre); Sakina’s Restaurant (Audible); Engagements (Second Stage); Informed Consent (Primary Stages). Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor (Lyric Opera of Chicago), Eine Florentinische Tragödie/Gianni Schicchi (Canadian Opera, Dora Award). Film/television: Pass Over (dir. Spike Lee), Game Theory with Bomani Jones (HBO), Blindspot (NBC). Eastern Region Board member of Local USA 829. Instagram: @wilsonchindesign TRACY CHRISTENSEN (Costume Designer) Goodspeed: Passing Through, Oklahoma! (dir. Jenn Thompson), Guys and Dolls, Good News!, Something’s Afoot, and City of Angels. Broadway: Sunset Boulevard revival starring Glenn Close, Souvenir starring Judy Kaye. Recent premieres: Anne of Green Gables at the Merry Go Round Theater (2018 Syracuse Area Live Theater Award nom.); Scotland, PA (Roundabout); The Prompter (Bay Street); and Kate Hamill’s Pride & Prejudice (Cherry Lane). Other projects: Anyone Can Whistle at Carnegie Hall with Vanessa Williams, Kismet (Granada Theatre), Carousel for London’s English National Opera, Mamma Mia! for Great Lakes Theater (2018 Cleveland Critics Circle Award), Candide at Carnegie Hall with John Lithgow, Lady in the Dark starring Victoria Clark for MasterVoices, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Folger - Helen Hayes nom.), Noises Off! (Asolo), Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (HBO, starring Audra McDonald), Sweeney Todd (starring Emma Thompson). Faculty: Purchase College SUNY. www.tracychristensen.com.
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WHO’S WHO PHILIP S. ROSENBERG (Lighting Designer) Broadway: Mrs. Doubtfire, Pretty Woman, The Elephant Man, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and It’s Only a Play. Regional: Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre, The Guthrie Theater, The Old Globe, TheatreWorks, Hartford Stage, Alliance, Huntington Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Dallas Theatre Center, Denver Center Theatre, The Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, The McCarter Theatre, Manhattan School of Music, Portland Stage Company, TACT, Barrington Stage Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Dorset Theatre Festival, Bay Street Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, Two River Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, and Westport Country Playhouse.
J. JARED JANAS (Hair, Wig & Make-Up Designer) Broadway: How I Learned to Drive, American Buffalo, Jagged Little Pill, Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Bandstand, Indecent, Sunset Boulevard, The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Motown, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and All about Me. Recent Off-Broadway: Prayer for the French Republic (MTC), Kimberly Akimbo (Atlantic Theater), Seven Deadly Sins (Tectonic), Sing Street (NY Theatre Workshop), and Yours Unfaithfully (Mint Theatre, Drama Desk nomination). Recent Regional: Good Night, Oscar (Goodman); The Bluest Eye (Huntington); Clue (Paper Mill). Recent TV: And Just Like That, The Gilded Age, and Gotham.
JAY HILTON (Sound Design) is pleased to continue his long association with Goodspeed Musicals and is happy to be back in this beautiful theatre after the nearly two years of pandemic shutdown. He is also thrilled to once again be working with director Jenn Thompson. Other productions with Ms. Thompson include Bye Bye Birdie, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! and Meredith Willson’s The Music Man. Jay has designed countless productions at both The Goodspeed and The Terris Theatre in Chester and recently created sound design for Goodspeed’s successful re-entry programming Goodspeed by the River and A Grand Night for Singing. In addition to being Goodspeed’s Resident Sound Designer, Jay serves as their Audio Supervisor and has spent much of his time during the pandemic recording, mixing and mastering musical theatre content for streaming platforms including Goodspeed’s 2020 Gala Shakin’ the Blues Away. He and his wife, Goodspeed Artistic Director Donna Lynn Hilton, make their home (and garden) in Hadlyme, Connecticut with Cookie and Macy.
LAUREN LOVETT (Intimacy Consultant) A graduate of the Juilliard School Drama Division, Lauren has worn many hats in the entertainment business. At first as an actor, then teaching voice and speech in many studios and institutions including UC Santa Barbara, as well as coaching many actors in dialects and character evolution. Recently, with the demand for protocols and safety measures regarding nudity and simulated sex acts on stage and on set, Lauren has sought out education from three of the primary organizations providing intimacy training. She has been a supportive part of productions on the west coast in both film and theater including Hair at The Old Globe Theater, and To the Yellow House at La Jolla Playhouse. Lauren is honored to be sharing this work with Goodspeed Musicals.
JUSTIN GOLDNER (Orchestrator) Music producer, orchestrator and session musician Justin Goldner has been privileged to make music with Sting, Ricky Martin, Macy Gray, Donald Glover, Ledisi, Jordin Sparks, Tori Kelly, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Sondheim, Ben Platt, Steve Martin, Jane Monheit, Max Martin, Alan Menken, Jason Robert Brown, Kelli O’Hara, Audra McDonald and a host of others. He’s contributed to Grammy, Tony and Golden Globe-winning projects, including Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway, film) and The Greatest Showman, and performed onstage at such storied venues as Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall (Ben Platt Netflix special), the Apollo Theater, Madison Square Garden (60th annual Grammy Awards), and Turkmenistan’s Mukamlar Palace. A restless traveler, peripatetic New Yorker and “language junkie,” music has taken Justin to 47 states and 61 countries where he has performed and engaged with local cultures, conducted workshops in 3 languages and exchanged experiences and music with others from across the world. www.FunkyButter.com
BRADLEY G. SPACHMAN* (Production Stage Manager) After our “Pandemic Pause,” Brad is very happy to be back in our beloved Opera House—his artistic home for over 25 years! Some of his favorite productions include Redhead, George M!, Show Boat, and A Connecticut Christmas Carol. He sends a heartfelt “Thank You!” to everyone who made our productions this season (and who make them happen every night). Although his time away from the Opera House was productively spent baking and building, he has yet to appear on any flavor of Law & Order. Finally, a very special thanks to Kim, without whose patience none of this would be possible. NICOLE WIEGERT* (Assistant Stage Manager) Goodspeed: Passing Through. Regional: Hartford Stage, Theaterworks Hartford, Long Wharf, CT Rep, Mountain Playhouse, Ivoryton Playhouse, Theater by the Sea, First Stage Milwaukee, Renaissance Theatreworks, Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Public Theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theater. Television: House Hunters, Extreme Cheapskates, Biggest Loser. Other: Love to LC, WW and CW. BINDER CASTING (Casting) was founded 40 years ago and is now a part of RWS Entertainment Group. The office has cast 150+ Broadway, Off-Broadway,
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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WHO’S WHO and National Touring productions, in addition to countless national and international projects spanning both stage and screen. Binder is a proud eleven-time recipient of the Artios Award for Excellence in Casting and is a supporter of Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. The office holds a deep respect for their legacy, as well as a commitment to growth. To facilitate this growth, Binder has partnered with the Disruptive Equity Education Project (DEEP) to dismantle harmful practices and to carry this work into their organization, client relationships, and audition rooms. They acknowledge that the work is on-going and strive to do better. www.bindercasting.com ERICA GILROY (Production Manager) is now in her fifth season as Production Manager. She has been part of the Goodspeed Production Management team since 2005, where she has assisted on two National Tours, several world premieres, and transfers to Broadway. Prior to Goodspeed, she worked in the field of stage management up and down the East Coast. A proud mom of two, she enjoys exploring Connecticut playgrounds with her kids and husband Mike. RACHEL J. TISCHLER (General Manager) [she/her] joined Goodspeed Musicals in 2016, after practicing as an attorney in NYC. Rachel started her career in theatre at Trinity Rep (Providence, RI), where she worked her way up from intern to General Manager. Rachel combined her love of art and passion for detail while at Amherst College, where she received her Special Studies B.A. in Performance Art. She earned her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. Rachel and her partner Owen live with their daughters in Rocky Hill. STEPHEN AGOSTO (Line Producer) begins his first season as Line Producer at Goodspeed Musicals. For nearly 14 years he served as Associate Director of Education and Senior Director of Artistic Engagement at Tony Award-winning Paper Mill Playhouse shepherding such productions as The Sting (starring Harry Connick Jr.), Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (World Premiere), and Half Time (directed by Jerry Mitchell) He has taught theatre at both Fordham University and Rutgers University. He is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer across the country in the area of equitable college admissions practices in the arts and drafted the Musical Theater Common Prescreen which now boasts almost 90 participating institutions geared toward inclusive guidelines for college applicants. MICHAEL P. PRICE (Founding Director) Under the direction of Michael Price for 47 years commencing in 1968, Goodspeed Musicals became internationally recognized for its dedication to the advancement and preservation of the American Musical. For Goodspeed, Mr. Price produced over 250 classic and forgotten musicals, 100 new musicals, and transferred 19 shows to Broadway, earning 13
Tony Awards. Goodspeed itself was honored with two special Tony Awards. Mr. Price was recently inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame, which honors lifetime achievement in the American theater. Mr. Price is the founder of the League of Historic American Theatres and a founding member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. He serves on the Executive Committee of the American Theatre Wing and as a member the Tony Administration Committee. His board memberships include the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Johnny Mercer Foundation, the ASCAP Foundation, and numerous charitable and non-profit organizations. He received his BA from Michigan State University, MA from Minnesota, MFA from Yale, and holds honorary doctorates from Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, and The University of Hartford. He is married to Jo-Ann Nevas Price; they are the proud grandparents of Ezra and Ari. DAVID B. BYRD (Managing Director) [he/him] was named Goodspeed Musicals’ first Managing Director in early 2021 and has held leadership positions at Yale Repertory Theater, Westport Country Playhouse, and the Dwight/Edgewood Project in New Haven. With a career in the professional regional theatre spanning 20 years, he most recently served as the Managing Director of Virginia Stage Company, Southeastern Virginia’s largest producing theatre. A passion for placemaking, thoughtful community engagement, arts advocacy and coalition-building have made him a sought-after collaborator. His commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and access is steadfast, with appointments to anti-racism working groups and other related posts in academia and the non-profit sector. Prior to his work in Norfolk, David was Managing Director of the Clarence Brown Theatre (CBT) at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville where he also served as Adjunct Professor in the UT-Knoxville Department of Theatre. David has served on the McClung Museum Academic Programs Advisory Board and the Great Schools Partnership Advisory Council, in addition to grants panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, Tennessee Arts Commission, Virginia Commission for the Arts and the United Way. Throughout his career, he has held a deep passion for musicals, beginning with his work as General Manager at Triad Stage where he shepherded many new works. In addition to participating in union negotiations with the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), David has guest lectured at Greensboro College, UNC-Greensboro, Virginia Wesleyan University, Christopher Newport University, Skidmore College and Texas Tech, among others. He received an MFA degree in Theater Management from Yale University School of Drama and a BA degree in Drama from UNC-Greensboro in his native North Carolina. David and his husband Jeff enjoy walking their rescue pups Maddie & Queenie through the gorgeous CT woods.
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WHO’S WHO DONNA LYNN HILTON (Artistic Director) is a highly-effective creative producer with a significant record of leading, developing and producing new musical theatre works as well as inspiring a re-envisioning of the classic musical theater canon. She has led the creation of many of Goodspeed’s most successful productions of the last 15 years, including the 2014 World Premiere of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn, developed with Universal Theatrical Group. She inspired the creation of Goodspeed’s critically acclaimed 2012 production of Show Boat which was subsequently licensed by Rodgers and Hammerstein and has been produced across the US and in the West End. Donna Lynn brought to Goodspeed the new musicals Because of Winn Dixie, Chasing Rainbows, Amazing Grace and Anne of Green Gables. At The Terris Theatre, she led the development of many new musicals to successful production, among them The Circus In Winter, Passing Through, Band Geeks! and A Sign of the Times. With the development of Hi, My Name is Ben, she led Goodspeed’s first collaboration with a resident theatre outside the US—Scotland’s Dundee Rep Theatre. Donna Lynn led the creation of the Johnny Mercer Writers Grove at Goodspeed, the partnership with the Johnny Mercer Foundation which welcomes nearly 50 musical theatre composers, lyricists and librettists to Goodspeed’s campus each winter and has become one of the premiere development opportunities available to emerging musical theatre writers. She led an expansion of Goodspeed’s Festival of New Musicals and through the Festival brought to Goodspeed the first US development of the now international hit Come From Away. Donna Lynn is a past-President of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. She currently serves as a Trustee of Dundee Rep Theatre/Scottish Dance Ensemble in Dundee, Scotland and on the Advisory Panel for the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat. Donna Lynn began her career as a stage manager of Musical Theatre and Opera and remains a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. She and her husband, Sound Designer Jay Hilton, make their home in Hadlyme with Cookie and Macy.
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913, represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers in the US. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theater as an essential component of our society. Sets, costumes, and props are designed especially for The Goodspeed and are built in Goodspeed Musicals’ shops. Goodspeed Musicals is a professional theatre operating under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Orchestra members are represented by The Connecticut Valley Federation of Musicians, AFM Local 400. Goodspeed Musicals is a member of The League of Resident Theatres. The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The land on which Goodspeed Musicals is located in East Haddam and Chester, CT is the ancestral land of at least three tribes of Native Americans—the Wangunk, the Mohegan and the Nehantic tribes. We understand that the land which is now Haddam and East Haddam, was purchased from the native people in 1662 for thirty coats—worth about $100. We acknowledge those native Americans and the loss of their homeland—land on which we thrive today.
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WRITERS’ NOTES by Matte O’Brien (Book & Lyrics) & Matt Vinson (Music) love and be loved, to belong, is timeless. I think that’s why, over a hundred years after L.M. Montgomery first dreamed up Anne of Green Gables, the story endures.
Matt Vinson & Matte O’Brien
MATTE O’BRIEN’S NOTES To me, Anne of Green Gables is a love story—or rather—it’s many love stories. L.M. Montgomery explores endless shades of love throughout the Avonlea tales: romantic love and platonic love—love between friends, and siblings, and parents and children, and mentors, and even frenemies. Yet somewhat uniquely, she never places one form of love above another. In so many stories romantic love is presented as the ideal and most important type of love. But that’s not the case in much of L.M. Montgomery’s work; one of the greatest love stories she tells in Anne of Green Gables is the deep platonic bond between two unmarried siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. They share a profound connection; some would call them soulmates, or perhaps, kindred spirits. Growing up as a queer person in a conservative town, I never felt like I belonged. I suppose we’ve all had that feeling at some point in our lives. When my mother first introduced me and my sisters to Anne, I felt an instant connection with the character. This red-haired, freckled orphan, who was melodramatic, bookish, overly verbose and imaginative, with a quick temper and a stubborn nature, didn’t seem to fit into the social constructs of the town of Avonlea. She was somehow “other,” like me—like so many of us. We’ve all had the feeling of standing outside a group or community, looking in, longing to be seen, to be recognized, to have our value acknowledged, to connect. That longing to
Though the show is set in the period of the books, the turn of the 1900s, the script and score have a very contemporary flare. When we would talk to people about the piece, they seemed to either think it had to be Little House on the Prairie or Spring Awakening. That it would either be a quaint children’s show, or somehow betray the beloved aesthetic of the original work. Our vision was always a show that felt simultaneously classic and contemporary. We wanted people who knew the Green Gables stories to recognize and love our version, and people who’d never encountered them to be converted to full on “F-Annes with an E!” MATT VINSON’S NOTES Similar to Matte, I relate most to Anne’s arc as an outsider longing for a place to belong in the world. Her ability to hold the most determined, confident stances while simultaneously wearing her heart on her sleeve is a defining trait that calls for a rather expansive emotional (and musical) range. Stylistically, we drew from musical theatre, folk, rock, pop, and country influences to create the score—definitely a bit of an eclectic mix! Our orchestrator, Justin Goldner, is a true genius in his ability to weave together an instrumental texture that allows for all the comedic and heartfelt ups and downs while maintaining a cohesive sound that blends both electric and acoustic elements. We’ve been blessed to work with three incredible artists throughout the development process: Jenn Thompson, Jennifer Jancuska, and Amanda Morton. The direction, choreography, and music direction of this piece are thrilling. Jancuska’s exciting choreography and musical staging is so fresh and unexpected. Morton is hands down one of the best musical supervisors in the business—she not only shapes the sonic world with precision and artistry, but also drives powerful musical interpretations that are fully-realized performances. And, Thompson—I realize Goodspeed audiences know well what she’s capable of—but, let me be the first to say: you ain’t seen nothing yet! GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2022 SEASON 19
THE GOODSPEEED OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION 2022 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers Hila Rosen, President Jef Wolter, Chairman (Past President) Jeffrey Hoffman, First Vice President Anthony Cacace, Vice President Mark Masselli, Vice President Sue Link, Treasurer Jennifer Brown, Secretary Gov. Ned Lamont, Ex Officio Honorary Chairman
Francis G. Adams, Jr. Frank Campbell Carolyn Rossi Copeland Christopher Dodd Jim Duncan Anne Evans Marlene Ferreira Muriel Fleischmann Sue Frost Jean Selden Greene
Michael G. Polo Jeffrey Richards Kristen Roberts Blair Russell Meg Sakellarides Joseph Smith Nicole Stanton Leonardo H. Suzio John Voege
Julie Godbout LeBlanc Lawrence McHugh Robert F. Neal
Michael P. Price H. William Shure Dona D. Young
Emeritus Trustees J. Robert Buchanan Chandler Howard Mary Ellen Klinck
GOODSPEED GUILD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Amy Campbell, President Jay McAnally, Vice President
Alan Wasserman, Corresponding & Recording Secretary C. William Stamm, Treasurer
GOODSPEED GUILD: The Goodspeed Guild is a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting Goodspeed Musicals’ operations and productions. Since 1975 it has provided services to artists, patrons, and staff on a year-round basis, while offering its members the opportunity to become part of the behind-the scenes activities at Goodspeed. To find out about volunteer opportunities that fit your interests and schedule, visit our website at goodspeed.org or contact Amy Campbell at 203.494.7328.
CORPORATE SUPPORT Ally Charter Bus Altek Electronics, Inc. AmazonSmile Ashlawn Farm Store, LLC Chelsea Groton Bank Community Health Center ConnectiCare Creative Transportation & Tours Esquire Entertainment Falcetti Pianos GHP Media Hartford Business Journal Hoffman Audi Ion Bank Kainen, Escalera + McHale, P.C.
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LAZ Parking Liberty Bank Masonicare Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Nathan L. Jacobson & Associates, Inc. Option A Group Petra Construction Corporation PrintCraft, Inc. Reynolds’ Subaru & Reynolds’ Boats RisCassi and Davis, P.C. Sennheiser Electronic Corporation
Southern Connecticut Gas Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc. Theatrical Rights Worldwide The Russell Hall Company, Inc. The Shops at Mohegan Sun The Suzio York Hill Companies United Airlines United Mechanical Resources, Inc. Webster Bank Webster Private Bank WithumSmith+Brown, PC Young’s Printing
FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Acorn Alcinda Foundation Actors’ Equity Foundation Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc. Burry Fredrik Foundation Case Graber Foundation Community Foundation of Middlesex County/Guilford Savings Bank Charitable Fund, Sherry and Herb Clark Family Fund and Kalayjian Family Fund CT Humanities Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation EIS Foundation Elizabeth Carse Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
The Frank Young Fund for New Musicals, a Program of National Alliance for Musical Theatre Hebron Lions Charities, Inc. Howard Gilman Foundation Jana Foundation, Inc. Katharine S. Winter Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Lucille Lortel Foundation Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Aeroflex Foundation The Aldo DeDominicis Foundation The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund
The Christine E. Moser Foundation The Elizabeth M. Landon and Harriette M. Landon Charitable Foundation The Frederic R. Coudert Foundation The Johnny Mercer Foundation The Kitchings Family Foundation The Lambs Foundation The Max Showalter Foundation, Inc. The Norma Terris/Albert D. Firestone Foundation The Richard Sims Winkler Foundation The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts The Shubert Foundation William & Alice Mortensen Foundation
Government Support
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE—LEAVING A LEGACY Since its inception, Goodspeed Musicals has particularly benefited from the unique advantages of planned gifts and bequests. Because such gifts provide financial support over time, they have been essential to Goodspeed Musicals’ ability to consistently move from strength to strength, plan for the future with confidence, and ensure millions more will enjoy award-winning productions for generations to come.
WILLIAM H. GOODSPEED LEGACY SOCIETY Goodspeed Musicals thanks the members of the William H. Goodspeed Society who have included a future bequest to Goodspeed Musicals in their wills or estate plans. Anonymous (12) Dolores L. Andrew Alice Belden Gustaf & Virginia Bodin Leon Hugh & Anne Sullivan Calanquin Frank & Amy Campbell Jack & Bertie Chuong Donald Yale Church & Anthony O’Grady Schillaci Amy Lee Crockett, DVM John M. Darcey Rochelle Dauenheimer Charles M. Ericson Anne Evans
Muriel Fleischmann David F. Frankel Richard Goodman Mrs. Harry J. Gray Nicholas Groth Lynde Selden Karin Nancy Kline & James Trail Angela Lepore Mrs. Carmela Marzano Andrew C. McKirdy Leslie & Lynne Nathan Robert W. & Carolyn G. Nelson Jane E. Ondovcsik Barbara A. Petersen B. A. Pomarico
Michael & Jo-Ann Price Mary Jane Richilson Dr. Anne L. Rothstein & Ms. Jane Hellman Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Sandler Dr. Benjamin Sevitch Carol L. Sirot Dr. & Mrs. David Snyderman C. William Stamm Jessica Waldman Thompson & Carl Thompson Sheila L. Tomlinson Mark & Roberta Velez Linda Wanosky
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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE—LEAVING A LEGACY BEQUESTS Goodspeed Musicals fondly remembers those who left a bequest or in whose honor a memorial fund was established. Their love of musical theatre and our institution is an example to us all. Carol H. Adams The Milon Barnes Memorial Fund Cynthia Kellogg Barrington David A. Belden Leonard N. Blake William C. Blatchley Julie Ann Buchanan Edward and Ruth Cape Edward and Sally Carrier Dr. Jack Chuong Timothy J. Clutter Stephen B. Crowley, III Ralph Davidson Fellner Family Foundation Albert D. Firestone Burry Fredrik Norwick and Elizabeth Goodspeed Henry Sage Goodwin Memorial Fund
Judith Halevi The Edith O. Haynes Trust Martha C. Hinkel Thomas W. Holton Memorial Fund Marjorie W. Jolidon Robert D. Jones The Adrienne I. Koch Revocable Trust William J. Kotchen Memorial Fund Dolores F. Lammers-Padwater Dorothy Liepertz Evan S. McCord Constance Wolcott Mason Alice Hammerstein Mathias Henry “Buzz” Merritt Peter J. Musto Edith L. Nyman Muriel Selden Paris Rochelle Richilson
Salli G. Riege Barbara V. Ross Bertha L. Rottmann Edward Rousseau Marco S. Savona Susan Scherer Richard Schneller Lucille Lortel Schweitzer Joan H. Scranton Martha Shattuck Jerome and Marian Silverstein John F. Single, III Edward and Mary Sargent Swift Mark A. Wainger Jessica Waldman Thompson Jerold Wanosky Christopher Weed Katherine S. Winter Symond Yavener
NAMED FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS These funds and endowments listed below were established during lifetime, by bequest, or in memoriam with an outright gift to Goodspeed Musicals.* The Dr. & Mrs. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. Memorial Fund The Dr. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. Charitable Memorial Fund The Frederick A. & Justine Millspaugh Catlin Family Fund The Rochelle Dauenheimer Charitable Gift Annuity* The Arthur & Elizabeth Godbout Fund for the Support of the Music Department The George S. & Charmian A. Goodspeed Memorial Fund The A. Nicholas Groth, Ph.D. Charitable Gift Annuity* The Nancy Kline and James Trail Charitable Gift Annuities* The Charles R. Lindberg Family Fund The Lucille Lortel Fund The Maryann & Jane E. Ondovcsik Fund for the Preservation of the Victorian Goodspeed Opera House
The Salvatore Marzano, Jr. Endowment in Support of the Music Department The Elaine McKirdy Intern/Apprentice Endowment The Michael P. Price Endowment Fund at Goodspeed Musicals The Charlotte & Gerald Sandler Educational Endowment The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre Fund The Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre The Jerome & Marian Silverstein Endowment Fund The Carol L. Sirot Family Endowment Fund The C. William Stamm Charitable Gift Annuity* The Ashton M. Tenney, Jr. Memorial Fund The Jessica Waldman Thompson Endowment in Support of The Festival of New Musicals The Zachs Family Endowment
*The donors receive a tax advantaged income stream during their lives and a named fund or endowment will be created when the annuity reverts to Goodspeed Musicals.
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WHO’S WHO GOODSPEED MEMBERS Thank you, Goodspeed Members! Goodspeed is over 5,000 members strong—for a complete listing, please visit goodspeed.org or scan the QR code with your phone. +With special thanks to our members who have been with us 40+ years *Members whose gifts have been matched by their employer View full Member List
As of June 21, 2022
MARQUEE PARTNERS FOUNDING PARTNERS ($25,000+)
Frank and Amy Campbell+ Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman Mable and Richard Seymour
INVESTING PARTNER ($10,000+)
Sandra Anagnostakis Richard T. Cersosimo and Valerie J. Koif+* Herb Chambers Day Family Foundation
ASSOCIATE PARTNER ($5,000+) Anonymous (2) Mr. Francis G. Adams, Jr. Susan and Bruce Baiter Louise and John Beard William & Janet Brownstein Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cacace Kay Knight Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Coviello Ms. Danielle Danese Ruth Ann C. Davis+ Laura and Jim Duncan Fiona A. Egan Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Feldman Chuck & Elena Foster Ron and Karen Goodspeed
Ms. Jean Selden Greene Hila and Saul Rosen RADM. Louise C. Wilmot USN (Ret.) and James E. Wilmot Suzanne Joffray Dr. Christopher Joy and Ms. Cathy Velenchik Julie and Peter LeBlanc Jennifer Alexander and Mark Masselli Peter and Krystal Paris Mr. Michael G. Polo Michael and Jo-Ann Price+ James and Penelope Sherrard Roz and Peter Shoemaker Ms. Sally Speer Brenda J. Sullivan+ Russell Tait and Lee Anderson Jef and Kate Wolter Suzanne Zajac and Cliff Birdsey
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE INVESTING DIRECTOR ($2,500+) Anonymous Judith W. Adams Dolores L. Andrew+ Billie and Peter Anker Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Arborio Beverly Buckner Baker Greg and Joyce Barabas Jennifer Brown and Ian Ayres Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Chabot* The Christine E. Moser Foundation Maury and Sonia Cohn Foundation+ Betsy and Richard Didan* Bill and Denice Feeley Muriel and Karl Fleischmann Lynne and Richard Fletcher* Sue Frost and Dan Renn Mr. William Gilman William J. Ginnetti, Sr. The Harry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation+
Laura and Roger Goodspeed+ Ronald & Nina Harris Nancy and Jeffrey Hoffman Penfield & Teresa Jarvis Peter and Linda Jokl & Elisabeth D’Albero Drs. Sheldon and Judith Kaufman Frank and Diane Kelly Catherine Ladnier and J.M. Robinson Linda and Jim Lianos Mr. and Mrs. Harry Link Mr. Peter Luchini Mr. and Mrs. Ian G. MacDonald Stephen Selden Mathews Anthony and Chelsea Michaud Regina and Robert F. Neal Robert and Carolyn Nelson+ Eric Ort and Duff Ashmead Jane Porterfield Dianne and Chuck Ramsey
Jeffrey Richards Robert A. Ridlehoover Betsy Russell+ Scott Mokoski and Meg Sakellarides Henry S. Scherer, Jr.+ Jennifer T. Serra and Wayne Schulz Sorenson-Pearson Family Foundation, Inc. Donna and Bill Stamm Suzio/York Hill Judy B. Taylor Mrs. Ashton M. Tenney, Jr. Donald and Sharyn Timmerman John Voege and Geoffrey Paul June Willson Jean M. Wiseman Arthur Zieky and Bill Witkowsky
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GOODSPEED MEMBERS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ($1,000+) Anonymous (3) Barbara & William Abbate Nancy and David Altschuler Mr. Michael Arseneault The Assante Family Sherri and Scott Baggett Christine Bassett David and Bonnie Beaulieu Alice C. Belden+ Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Benedict Caryl and Edward Bengelsdorf Denise Bernardo and Edwin Muentes Ann & Alan Blanchard Gus and Virginia Bodin+ Craig and Annette Bolt Kenneth and Judith Boudreau Wallis and Laurie Boyd Desolie and John Boys Drs. Michael and Nancy Bragulla Suzy and Jack Brinegar Nadine and Robert Britton, III Andre and Maureen Brouillard+ Richard Buel Martha Bunker and David VerMeulen Peter & Sally Burgess David B. Byrd and Jeff Stanley Steven C. Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Siesel E. Canaday, Jr. Melissa and Robert Carlson Patricia B. and Paul C. Carlson Fund Scott and Robin Chasse Bertie Chuong Kathleen and Mark Ciliano Ms. Mary Gaskell Cobleigh+ Terri and Cosmo Corigliano Terri and Don Coustan Mrs. J. Noyes Crary+ Mr. and Mrs. Dean P. Cyr Carolyn D’Alessandro Mr. David W. Dangremond Steven & Debra Daren Mr. Robert N. Davie and Ms. Anne E. MacLeod Dr. and Mrs. Arthur C. DeGraff, Jr. Barbara and George Delmhorst Senator Chris Dodd and Jackie Clegg Dodd Tom & Carol Doherty David and Susanna Dressler Mrs. Nathan L. Dubin Mary Jane Dunn Lisa Durland and Jonathan Cowles Eileen and Helen Ede Betsy Eichholz and Karen Scopino Steven and Elyse Feltman in memory of Fran and Phil Feltman Ann I. Field David and Patricia Fisher+ James and Donna FitzGerald Charles & Charlotte Fortune Dr. Brendan Fox
David and Liz Frankel William Fuller+ Gloria and Bob Gery Richard and Monika Gibbons Charitable Account, a Donor Advised Fund of U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Dr. Morton G. Glickman+ Lorelei and Neal Goldstein Susan F. Gonsalves Michael and Joan Gordon Rachel Syrek and William Gorton* Tina and Mark Gossner Ray and Judy Grasso Bill Gratz and Jay Bruno Arnold Greenberg John and Pamela Griffin Anita Griffith and Robert Parrott Milo Guisti David and Patricia Hadlow* Robert & Catharine Haff* Bill & Sue Harrelson Sue Hart+ Sylvia & Dennis Heffley Barbara and Gerald Hess Claudette & Ned Hickey* Prudence Hoffman+ Patricia A. Holmes Christine N. Hunihan Rich & Diane Hyman James and Isabel Jackson+ Barbara and Raymond Jacobsen+ Shea and Scott Jezek Emily and John Johl Elizabeth Gianesello Judd Lynde and Michael Karin Sallie L. Kemp Ted and Kiki Kennedy Robbie and Albert Kestnbaum Nancy Kline and Jim Trail Dick and Hazel Koszyca Abbey Kreinik Ira A. Levin+ Barb and Cliff Libby* Mrs. Charles Lindberg+ Peter and Rosemary Lombardo Jon Lukomnik and Lynn Davidson Douglas R. Magee, Jr. Emanuel and Irene Makiaris Sharon Malone John Markel Joseph & Nancy Mazza Jay McAnally John and Amy McCauley Sarah McGinty Larry and Patty McHugh Andrew and Bonnie Lee McKirdy+ Senator and Mrs. Edward Meyer Joe and Beth Molder Thomas and Pamela Moriarty Jack & Ginny Murphy
Dr. and Mrs. Jerry and Naomi Neuwirth Jane E. Ondovcsik Ivan and Naomi Otterness Bill & Barbara Pattison Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Payne Perakis Family Virginia J. Perruccio+ Rolf C. Peterson* Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Pilarczyk Annella C. Preble Rev. and Mrs. Marston Price Mr. Richard V. Proffitt and Ms. Carol Sirot James Pyne & Marlene Tompkins Steve Rabb and Rena Citron Nancy J. Ramseyer Pamela and Dean Richlin Mr. William Riley and Dr. Susan Forster Ms. Kristen Roberts* Mitchell and Lorraine Rochefort Anja Rosenberg Gary R. Rounseville Mr. and Mrs. Neil Ruenzel Bob & Lynn Salen Mary T. Sargent Linda R. Savitsky and Alvin G. Wolfgram+ Dr. Craig and Pietrina Saxton Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Scherer Thomas Schwenke/Schwenke Auctioneers Fred and Barbara Sette+ Alicia and Tom Settle Karen and Allyn Seymour Millie and Martin Shapiro+ Edward & Sandra Sharr Stan Shaw and Barbara Rhein Anthony & Lorraine Shetensky Jon and Cleo Sonneborn Nicole Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Sturman Maureen Sullivan & Jack Siggins Dr. and Mrs. S. Russell Sylvester, Jr.+ Charleen D. Taylor Bill & Michele Rosa Mr. Brian Thibeault* Carl Thompson Sheila L. Tomlinson & Ted R. Earl Theresa Tuthill and Dave Eder* Margaret Saxe and George Vinick James and Gail Viola Arthur E. Webster, Esq. Leslie and Richard Weinstein Carol A. Wiggins+ Penny and William Young PJ Younglove Hovey and Doug Long Dr. and Mrs. Robert Zavod+
Benanav Family+ Harold & Nicole Benson Pamela and Charles Benson Jan Coxe Berlage Martin and Randee Berliner Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns Bernadette M. Blake Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bonadies Jordan & Rebecca Boss Mr. Don Bowen Liliane T. Braman+
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bravo Alison and Stephen Brinkmann Harold Buckingham+ Laura Bunnell Ned and Christine Burt Helen Babcock and Tom Buttacavoli James S. and Heidi L. Brzdyra Anne Sullivan Calanquin Richard and Lisa Caporaso Anne and Jim Carroll Shelley and Alan Cetel
PATRON ($500+) Anonymous (11) Inta & Taggart Adams+ Christine and Lou Auletta Bette and Bruce Avery Dr. and Mrs. John V. Banta+ Shelley and Michael Barker+ Mr. and Mrs. David N. Barry Jean L. Bartlett Dee & Ed Baum+ Robert Bausmith & Jill Peters-Gee MD Christopher and Abby Beale
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GOODSPEED MEMBERS Donald and Joan Chamberlin* Richard Chiaramonte & Sally Eberhardt Samuel H. Chorches+ Ruth E. Clark Peter and Marcie Clarke Stacy Cohen Elizabeth Comcowich Kevin & Katherine Conway Carol Corliss Michael and Karen Cormier Ms. Robin Cournoyer and Mr. Anthony Cournoyer Sally and Tom Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Crocker Mr. Antonio D’Addeo Maureen E. Dalton Dr. Joseph D’Ascanio Dave and Roberta Denya Valerie F. DeQuattro+ Mr. and Mrs. Francis DeRobertis Brian and Linda Dewhirst Ms. M. Dominguez & Ms. J. Poloso Wilma C. Donaldson William and Christine Donohue Gary McManus and Teresa Drew Dr. Jon C. Driscoll Donna & J.T. Dunn Mr. Colin Eastland & Mr. Joe Landry Vera J. Ehnen Vicki Engelhardt David and Cheryl Epstein Dr. Spencer and Nancy Erman Sheldon Erwine Rob & Heidi Esteve* Anne S. Evans James Ferrara* Korine and Ronald Ferraro Bruce and Debra Fischman Dr. and Mrs. William Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Foley+ Stephen and Susan Forbes Bradford W. Galiette and The Galiette Family* Helen Gallivan Jennifer and Ken Geisler Mr. Greg Giangrande Maureen and Bernie Gillis Wil and Mary Ellen Gladue+ Dr. and Mrs. Donald Gonci Dr. Lawrence H. Goodman Gloria J. Gorton Walter and Kathryn Gregory Anne & Allen Greiner+ In Memory of John Haggerty Newell and Betty Hale Fund of Greater Worcester Community Foundation John and Joanna Hamby+ Jon and Carrie Hammond Angie & David Hein Constance Henshaw Sue Hessel and Karen Dahle Barton and Jacqueline Hessler
Donna Lynn and Jay Hilton John and Ann Houston John D Hughes The Jacobson Family Michael and Linda Jainchill Susan and Brian Jobson Frank and Brenda Karsmarski Dick Katz+ Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kehl Chet and Suzanne Kitchings+ Debbie and Steve Kleinman+ Ronald Klimas David W. Knapp Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Kosto Deborah Kotchen Dr. Rita A. Landino Robin A. Laudette Captain Frank A. Lerose Roger and Carla Levien Mike and Joan Litwinski Ed and Nancy Lonergan Barbara Long and Roxann Walters Don & Judy Lorusso Phyllis and Ray Losnes Carl and Nora Lund David MacClelland and Sharon Curran Dave and Judith Macri Edward and Sonya Morton Mangan Dan McMahon and Joe Rhodes Kerry and Donna Meehan Mary Miko and Joseph Migliaro Margie and Lance Minor Mr. John Moore and Ms. Christine Schell Jan and Harold Moskowitz Wayne and Susan Mountz Ken and Paula Munson Kevin H Murphy Norman Needleman and Jacqueline Hubbard Stephen and Catherine Negri Marianne Neill G. Robert & Mary O’Brien David and Janice Ogden Mrs. Elaine V. Otter+ Francine Pascal Frances and William Patsiga Lyn Mathews Perrin Joan and Craig Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Willard F. Pinney, Jr. Ann Polanski Michael and Robin Poulos Joan and George Racine Daniel S. Hansen & David D. J. Rau Ms. Lonnie Reed John & Jennifer Reeve Mr. Wayne Rennie Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rich Toni Robinson and Michael Plouf Alix Rokita+ Dr. and Mrs. Robert Rose Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rubitz*
Joan & Dennis Rusconi Mr. and Mrs. William J. Salvatore Rita Salzman+ Kathleen M. Sauer Katie and Daniel Connolly Starr and Phil Sayres+ Kristin L. Schaer Beth and Jim Scully Andrew Seddon & Kathy Smith* Mrs. Carol Seeman+ Mr. and Mrs. Bill Seeman Thomas and Rose Selnau J. Shackles Stuart and Arline Small+ Kate and Steve Sigmon Brian T. and H. Jean Smith Lorraine R. Smith Rob R. Smith Cynthia Stannard Mr. and Mrs. Chris M. Steele Margaret Strange & Richard Croce Carol Z. Sundlin Family Szafarek Fred Szufnarowski Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Tagliatela, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Todd and Hillary Talmadge Melanie G. Tenney The Howard and Katherine Aibel Foundation, Inc. Dennis and Joan Welch, The Wheatmarket Loren and Bobbie Theodore Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Robert and JoAnn Thulin Lida Tingley David & Patricia Havens-Tolly Mrs. Gay Tomasevich* Pam Townsend Lucien Lefevre Jo Trotta Poliner, in memory of Myron Poliner+ Gerald and Katherine Tullai John and Judy Turpin Richard & Jessica Tyrol Frank and Farilyn J. Van Cleef Americus S. Vicari+ Victoria Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Waldo+ Dr. William & Melinda Walsh Thomas J. Walsh Burton Warner Michael and Ellen Wasyl Patti and Howard Weiner Adam Stuart Weinreb Bob and Roz Weinstein Carlisle Wildeman Mimi Wildeman Mary Lynn Windsor Victoria Winterer+ Michael and Kimberly Wolchesky J.V.E. Woodward Pat & Frank Zak
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GOODSPEED MUSICALS STAFF LEADERSHIP
PRODUCTION
Donna Lynn Hilton ............................................... Artistic Director David B. Byrd .................................................. Managing Director
Erica Gilroy ...................................................Production Manager
ARTISTIC Stephen Agosto ......................................................Line Producer Adam Souza...........................................Resident Music Director Michael Fling .................................................... Artistic Associate ADMINISTRATION Rachel J. Tischler .............................................General Manager Kristan McLaughlin ....................................Artistic Administrator Kendra Garnett..............................................Executive Assistant BUILDING SERVICES Edward C. Blaschik........................................... Theatre Manager Karin Nickel ......................................Building Services Assistant Paul Zajac ......................................................... Building Services CleanChoiceCleaning.com ............................. Custodial Services COMPANY MANAGEMENT Paul Sieveking ............................................... Company Manager Ryan Mayfield ................................ Assistant Company Manager Ian Denham .........................Company Management Apprentice DEVELOPMENT Nancy Altschuler .................................. Director of Development Gloria Gorton ............................................ Director of Major Gifts Michele R. Baumann .................................Membership Director Mary Miko ....................Special Events and Corporate Relations Katie Wasserman .................................. Database Administrator Marjorie Rode ............................................................Grant Writer David Mai ................................................Development Associate FINANCE Trisha Cabral.................................................. Director of Finance Stacy Booth ..................................... Accounts Payable Manager Tracy Livingston ..................................................Payroll Manager WithumSmith+Brown, PC; Karen Kowgios ............. Accountants HOUSE MANAGEMENT Kathy Raczka ..................................Supervising House Manager Beryl W. Thorpe .................................................. House Manager Leigh Beatty, Allison Harris, Kathleen Sedgwick .......................... Assistant House Managers Bob Bennett, Joe Kaminski, Paula Moriarty ............................................................ Bartenders Judy O’Mara ................................................ Gift Shop Supervisor MARKETING Dan McMahon ............................................Director of Marketing Katherine Desjardins ....................Associate Marketing Director Ian Galligan.................................................. Marketing Associate Carol Giroux ........................................ Public Relations Manager Diane Sobolewski .......................................Official Photographer TECHNOLOGY Jeffrey Mays ............................................. Systems Administrator TICKETING Roger-Paul Snell ........................................ Ticket Sales Manager Shanna Lisitano ...........................Assistant Box Office Manager Catherine Ematrudo..................................Group Sales Manager Chris Furtado, Lori Inferrera, Tyler Manemeit, Katherine Scott, Emily Squatrito, Barbara Wilkinson ...................Box Office Reps Smart, Strategic Marketing for the Arts ................... Direct Sales
COSTUME RENTALS Stephanie Wooley............................. Costume Rentals Assistant COSTUMES Mary Readinger .....................................Costume Shop Manager Anastasia Lillpopp ................ Assistant Costume Shop Manager Stacy Brannan, Anderson Miller......................................Drapers Jaysen Engel .................................................................First Hand John Riccucci ..............................................Wardrobe Supervisor Natosha Martin ...................................... Wigs & Hair Supervisor LIGHTING Will Johnson...................................................Lighting Supervisor Jordan Bliese ......................................................Head Electrician PROPS Ryann D. Lee ........................................................Props Manager Troy A. Junker................................................. Lead Props Artisan Bee Decker, Lora McIntosh ..................................Props Artisans SCENERY Dominick Pinto ................................................ Technical Director Mike Cummings........................ Lead Carpenter/Shop Foreman Philip Bird, Brendon Figueras............................Staff Carpenters Aaron Frongillo....................................................Stage Carpenter SCENIC ARTISTS Carla Tiezzi................................................... Charge Scenic Artist Miranda Harkins..............................................Lead Scenic Artist April Chateauneuf ........................................... Staff Scenic Artist SOUND Jay Hilton............................................................Audio Supervisor Katie Paris ............................................................Audio Engineer FOR THIS PRODUCTION Valerie Wright .................................................. Assistant Director Avery Sobczak .....................................Associate Choreographer Morgan McGhee...................................Assistant Choreographer Jeanna DiPaulo ..............................Assistant Costume Designer Jayson Engel ...................................... Costume Design Assistant Kelly Martin ..................................... Assistant Lighting Designer Tony Lauro ..............................................Associate Wig Designer Amber Gebert-Goldsmith ............................Production Assistant Enrico de Trizio ...............................Ableton/Drum Programming Joseph Trefler ......................................................... Music Copyist Mason Frasher ....................................................Music Assistant Taylor Williams ......................................... Keyboard Programmer Lauren Lovett................................................Intimacy Consultant Billy Mitchell ................................................... Show Logo Design ShowMotion Inc ......................Additional Scenery & Automation Cam Camden, Anthony Contello, Dylan Callery, Laura Copenhaver, Chris Konstantinidis ........................Drafting Larry Maxwell, Carl Thompson ...................................Carpenters Rebecca Eckes, John Kristiansen, Marsha Kuligowski ................. Additional Costume Construction Mary Pat Klein ....................................................................Knitter BINDER CASTING: Mark Brandon, CSA; Chad Eric Murnane, CSA; Amber Snead, CSA; Jarrett Reiche; Kyle Coker; Anthony Pichette; Part of RWS Entertainment Group Ryan Stana, CEO ...............................................................Casting James Carter Pianos .........................................Piano Technician Anna Brewster .......................................................... Scenic Artist Samantha Bruce, Clayton Cushing, Kim Garland, Kailee A. Goodine, Cassandra Greeley, Michaela Leib, Margaret Leupold, Grace Locklin, Grace Linzer, Sam O’Dea, Grace Petersen, Wesley Schroeder ..... Apprentices Taylor Bartoski .....................Elaine McKirdy Student Apprentice Special Thanks: Bank Street Cobbler, Costume Rental Volunteer Lenore McLean, Hartford Stage Scene Shop, Jon Cardone, Connecticut Landmarks / Palmer-Warner House
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