GOODSPEED MUSICALS
2024 SEASON
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Ensign Nellie Forbush DANIELLE WADE
Emile de Becque .......................................................................................... OMAR LOPEZ-CEPERO
Ngana, his daughter SKY VAUX FULLER
Jerome, his son ............................................................................................................... EMJAY ROA
Henry/Morton Wise, Seabee ....................................................................................... ERIC SHAWN
Bloody Mary JOAN ALMEDILLA
Liat, her daughter .............................................................................................. ALEX HUMPHREYS
Bloody Mary’s Assistant/Ensign Cora MacRae, Nurse NICOLETTE SHIN
Luther Billis .............................................................................................................. KEVEN QUILLON
Stewpot (Carpenter’s Mate Second Class, George Watts) ........................................ PHIL SLOVES
Professor GRAHAM KEEN
Lt. Joesph Cable, United States Marine Corps .................................................... CAMERON LOYAL
Capt. George Brackett, United States Navy JAMES MICHAEL REILLY
Cmdr. William Harbison, United States Navy.......................................................... ERIC BRIARLEY
Lt. Buzz Adams/Marine Staff Sgt. Thomas Hassinger ...................................... DANNY LINDGREN
Yeoman Herbert Quale/Tom O’Brien, Seabee ETHAN VAN SLYKE
Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey/Kenneth Johnson, Sailor ..................JOHN MICHAEL PETERSON
Lt. Eustis Carmichael, Shore Patrolman/James Hayes, Sailor ETHAN HARDY BENSON
Lt. Genevieve Marshall, Lead Nurse ................................................................ ALEXA JANE LOWIS
Ensign Dinah Murphy, Nurse .......................................................................................... CHLOE FOX
Ensign Janet MacGregor, Nurse KELLY BERMAN
Ensign Connie Walewska, Nurse ................................................................. HANNAH JEWEL KOHN
ISLANDERS, SAILORS, SEABEES, PARTY GUESTS
ETHAN HARDY BENSON, KELLY BERMAN, ERIC BRIARLEY, CHLOE FOX, GRAHAM KEEN, HANNAH JEWEL KOHN, DANNY LINDGREN, ALEXA JANE LOWIS, JOHN MICHAEL PETERSON, JAMES MICAHEL REILLY, ERIC SHAWN, NICOLETTE SHIN, PHIL SLOVES, ETHAN VAN SLYKE
SWINGS
JOHN BARSOIAN, ALYSSA SUNEW
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
CAROLINE DUFFIN, MADISON NOPHSKER
DANCE CAPTAIN KELLY BERMAN
FIGHT CAPTAIN DANNY LINDGREN
UNDERSTUDIES
ERIC BRIARLEY Emile de Becque, Capt. Brackett; HANNAH JEWEL KOHN Nellie; DANNY LINDGREN Cmdr. Harbison; PHOENIX NOELLE Ngana, Jerome; ERIC SHAWN Lt. Cable; NICOLETTE SHIN Bloody Mary; PHIL SLOVES Luther Billis; ALYSSA SUNEW Liat
MUSICIANS
Keyboard/Conductor ADAM SOUZA; Bass DAVID UHL; Cello CELESTE CUMMING; Guitar NICK DiFABBIO; Percussion ELLIOT WALLACE; Reed I LIZ BAKER SMITH; Trombone MATTHEW RUSSO; Trumpet SETH BAILEY
MUSICIAN ALTERNATES
Keyboard/Conductor MICHAEL GRIBBIN; Bass STEVE GILEWSKI; Percussion MARTY WIRT; Reed I MICHAEL SCHUSTER; Trombone JOHN TZETZO, ANDREW JANES; Trumpet GARRETT GIENTORIO, KEN TEDESCHI
MUSIC ASSISTANT GIDEON TEMPLE
SCENES & SONGS
Setting: Two islands in the South Pacific; World War II. There is a week’s lapse of time between the two acts.
ACT ONE
Overture
Scene 1, The Terrace of Emile deBecque’s Plantation House
Opening (Dites-Moi) Ngana, Jerome A Cockeyed Optimist ...............................................................................................Nellie
Twin Soliloquies ........................................................................................... Nellie, Emile
Some Enchanted Evening Emile
Dites-Moi (Reprise) ..................................................................... Ngana, Jerome, Emile
Scene 2, Another Part of the Island
Bloody Mary Seabees
There is Nothin’ Like A Dame ................................................................. Billis, Seabees
Bali Ha’i ....................................................................................................... Bloody Mary
Scene 3, The Company Street
Scene 4, Inside the Island Commander’s Office
Scene 5, The Company Street
My Girl Back Home Cable, Nellie
Scene 6, The Beach
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair Nellie, Nurses
Some Enchanted Evening (Reprise) .......................................................... Emile, Nellie
I’m In Love With A Wonderful Guy............................................................ Nellie, Nurses
Scene 7, Inside the Island Commander’s Office
Scene 8, On Bali Ha’i
Bali Ha’i (Reprise) .................................................................................... Island Women
Scene 9, Inside a Native Hut on Bali Ha’i
Younger Than Springtime .......................................................................................Cable
Scene 10, Near the Beach on Bali Ha’i
Scene 11, Emile’s Terrace
Finale Act I ................................................................................................... Nellie, Emile
ACT TWO
Entr’acte
Scene 1, A Performance of “The Thanksgiving Follies” ............... Nellie, Nurses, G.I.s
Scene 2, Backstage at “The Thanksgiving Follies”
Happy Talk ........................................................................................... Bloody Mary, Liat
Scene 3, The Stage
Honey Bun Nellie, Billis, Ensemble
Scene 4, Backstage
You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught .........................................................................Cable
This Nearly Was Mine Emile
Scene 5, The Radio Shack
Scene 6, The Beach
Some Enchanted Evening (Reprise) ......................................................................Nellie
Scene 7, The Company Street
Scene 8, Emile’s Terrace
Finale Ultimo .................................................................... Emile, Nellie, Ngana, Jerome
WHO’S WHO
JOAN ALMEDILLA* (Bloody Mary) is thrilled to be back since Passing Through! Broadway, National Tour and some regional credits: Miss Saigon (Kim), Les Misérables (Fantine), The King and I (Lady Thiang), Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary cover), Mamma Mia! (Donna), Assassins (Sara Jane Moore), Chess (Florence), Songs For A New World. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Disney Concert Hall and The Apollo Theater. Film and TV includes: Pam and Tommy, Bupkis, Mayans FX, Griselda, Commencement movie, Shatter Belt Series (SXSW). Huge thanks to Goodspeed, Chay, CTG and Shushu. Love to my family! This one’s for you, Pa! www.joanalmedilla.com
SKY VAUX FULLER* (Ngana) is a 10-year-old actor from Framingham MA who started acting when she was 4 years old, doing commercial/ print work. When she was 8, she was cast in the movie/musical Spirited with Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds. However, her love for the theatre began when she starred as Matilda in Wheelock Family Theatre’s production of Matilda, for which she was nominated for an Elliot Norton Award. She was then cast in Evita at the American Repertory Theatre. Most recently, Sky traveled the US as Little Cosette/Young Eponine in the North American National Broadway Tour of Les Misérables. Sky would like to thank her whole family for always being there to support her dreams! She would also like to thank her agent Darlene Sweeney - WSM Talent for making her dreams a reality! Instagram: @skyvaux
ALEX HUMPHREYS* (Liat) is thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut! Previous credits include - Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen, New York City Center Encores! The Light in the Piazza. Recent graduate of the University of Michigan, BFA, Musical Theater. Endless gratitude to her friends, Mom, Mike, Jackson, DGRW, and the Goodspeed team for this opportunity. @alexhumphreyss
OMAR LOPEZ-CEPERO* (Emile de Becque) returns to Goodspeed after A Grand Night For Singing (2021). Recently: Che in Evita (A.R.T and S.T.C), Judas in the 50th Anniversary Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. BROADWAY: American Idiot; On Your Feet!. OFF-BROADWAY: The Unsinkable Molly Brown; The Capeman REGIONAL: The Notebook; The Flamingo Kid; Paint Your Wagon; Les Misérables; Guys and Dolls. TV: The Detour (TBS); Vegas (CBS); Blue Bloods (CBS). TRAINING: University of Miami, Frost School of Mu-
sic. Omar is proud of his Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Beyond the stage, he is an accomplished golfer who loves to meet patrons and play at courses around the country. IG: @omarlopezcepero www.OmarLopezCepero.com
CAMERON LOYAL* (Lt. Cable) is so grateful to be making his Goodspeed debut! Broadway: Bad Cinderella (Prince Charming). National Tours: Les Misérables (U/S Javert and Bishop of Digne), My Fair Lady (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), An Officer and a Gentleman (Sid Worley). Regional: Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Aida, Legally Blonde. Special thanks to his family, his mentor, Tara Rubin Casting, and his agents at The Collective. IG: @cameronloyal
KEVEN QUILLON* (Luther Billis) is thrilled to be returning to the Goodspeed stage this summer! Broadway credits include: Sweeney Todd, My Fair Lady (Lincoln Center), Bandstand: The Musical, A Christmas Story, Annie, Shrek: The Musical, and Grease. Off-Broadway: The Unsinkable Molly Brown. First National Tours: My Fair Lady, A Christmas Story, Shrek: The Musical, Grease, Sweet Charity, Saturday Night Fever, We Will Rock You (Las Vegas), and White Christmas (Los Angeles). Keven is a proud graduate of James Madison University and sends love to his Mom, Michael, Ace, CGF Talent and TRC. Insta: @kevenq
EMJAY ROA (Jerome) is extremely proud to be part of Goodspeed’s production of South Pacific. His credits include Theatre By The Sea’s production of The Bodyguard (Fletcher) and kid’s theatre productions of The Addams Family (Fester), High School Musical (Zeke), Aladdin (Genie) and Finding Nemo Jr (Gill). He can be seen in DirectTV’s recent campaign opposite Brian Cox. Emjay also enjoys playing football and is learning to play the piano. He gives thanks to his parents and Mr. John Mara Jr. for their continued support as well as to Mr. Peter Van Dam for the amazing opportunity.
DANIELLE WADE* (Nellie Forbush) starred as Jane Falbury in Goodspeed’s premiere production of Summer Stock. She played Cady Heron in the First National tour of Mean Girls: The Musical after appearing on Broadway. She has played across North America including Marian Paroo in The Stratford Festival’s The Music Man. Select credits: Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz, NBC’s One Night *Member of
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Only, Lorene in Tim Rice’s From Here to Eternity (Ogunquit), Belle in Beauty and The Beast (DE) and Anne in Anne of Green Gables (DE). TV: Julia (Max). Thank you to my sweet husband Will, family, and everyone in my corner.
ETHAN HARDY BENSON
(Ensemble) is elated to be making his Goodspeed debut! Most recently seen as the Jesus Alternate in the 50th Anniversary National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar Regional: Skylight Music Theatre, Philadelphia Orchestra, Red Mountain Theatre Company. University of Michigan alum. Many thanks to his family, friends, and forever supporters. Represented by Avalon Artists. See more at www.ethanhbenson.com IG: @ethanhbenson
KELLY BERMAN* (Ensemble) is elated to be back for her fourth show at the beautiful Goodspeed. She was last seen here playing Agnes in Gypsy. Other credits: The Death of Desert Rose (Broadway Lab), How to Steal an Election (York Theatre), Oklahoma!, The Music Man (Goodspeed), Cinderella (Paper Mill), Camelot, Music Man (Muny) and Seven Brides (Ogunquit). Thanks to the creative team, Goodspeed team, casting, cast, and crew! BoCo Grad. Clear Talent Group. @kbermanator
ERIC BRIARLEY* (Ensemble) is thankful to be back at Goodspeed after a short, 23-year hiatus. Some notable theatre credits include: Les Misérables (Broadway National Tour); My Fair Lady (Royal National Theatre — USA Tour); Mamma Mia! (Royal Caribbean); Gone with the Wind, The Musical (Rhett Butler – Chinese National Tour); A Little Night Music (Goodspeed); Show Boat & Man of La Mancha (Westchester Broadway Theatre). Much love to God and family, Amanda, Eli, Ava & Abigail. Instagram: @eric.briarley
CHLOE FOX* (Ensemble) is thrilled to make their Goodspeed debut after being nudged into the world of theatre as a teenager by Parker Esse himself. Notable credits include Sheila in A Chorus Line, Stepmother in Cinderella, Bombalurina in Cats, and Macbeth (Flat Rock Playhouse); The Tempest (Shakespeare in the Park); Emojiland (NYMF); Morticia in The Addams Family (The Palace Theatre); Rizzo in Grease (Theatre by the Sea); and the rear end of the cow in Gypsy (Riverside Theatre).
GRAHAM KEEN* (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to the most beloved Goodspeed after having appeared last as Sylvester in Good News! National Tours: Pretty Woman, White Christmas, and Young Frankenstein. Various Regional: Broadway at Music Circus, TUTS, The MUNY, Ogunquit, Maltz Jupiter, Music Theatre West. TV: Modern Love (Amazon). Big thanks to Sean and Hybrid Agency. And endless love to Raina, the most beautiful beagle mix you’ve ever seen.
HANNAH JEWEL KOHN* (Ensemble) was most recently seen in Disney’s Frozen First National Tour. Other favorite credits include: The Old Globe: Come Fall In Love, Candide, La Campana Sommersa (New York City Opera); Grease (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera); Mary Poppins (Paper Mill Playhouse); Holiday Inn, Mamma Mia (Merry Go Round Playhouse); and Disney’s national tour of Beauty and the Beast. Concerts: Legacy: An Evening with Maria Friedman & Friends at The Hudson Theatre. TV: Fosse/Verdon FX. @Hannahjewelkohn
DANNY LINDGREN* (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at Goodspeed. Broadway: Almost Famous. Goodspeed: The Most Happy Fella, Damn Yankees, Rags, Chasing Rainbows, The Music Man. Regional: Old Globe, McCarter, Kennedy Center, Alabama Shakespeare, LA Opera, Barrington, The Rev, Ogunquit, Glimmerglass, Gateway, Hawaii Opera, among others. TV: Law & Order SVU. Huge thanks to Chay, Parker, Adam, Tara Rubin, Peter Van Dam, Donna Lynn, Hudson Artists, his family, and his incredible wife Andrea. BFA Ithaca College. @Danny_Lindgren
ALEXA JANE LOWIS* (Ensemble) Goodspeed debut! Previous credits include: Lempicka (La Jolla Playhouse); Chicago (International Tour); Funny Girl (Interlakes); Nunsense, Rent (Gateway Playhouse); Me The People (Off Bway); and Norwegian Cruise Line. Today and every day is for my family and for my childhood self who dreamt of moments like this. Gratitude for Chay Yew, Parker Esse, Adam Souza, Stephen Agosto, Peter Van Dam, Frankie Ramirez, Tara Rubin Casting, and everyone at Goodspeed. Be the light. @LadyLowis www.AlexaJaneLowis.com
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JOHN MICHAEL PETERSON* (Ensemble) is very grateful to be making his Goodspeed debut in South Pacific! Select credits include Cinderella (National Tour, Paper Mill Playhouse); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Muny); Cabaret (The Old Globe); and Newsies, Mamma Mia!, Oliver, Fiddler on the Roof (Pioneer Theatre Company). He thanks his Creator, family, friends, Tara Rubin Casting, and the Goodspeed team. This show is for Poppy, his thriving, inspiring 100 year old grandfather who served in WWII and saw the OBC of South Pacific
JAMES MICHAEL REILLY* (Ensemble) Off-Broadway: Vilna (Theatre at St. Clement’s), Comedy of Errors (Aquila Theatre Company). Tour: West Side Story (Europe). Regional: Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Fulton Theatre, Maine State Music Theatre, Geva Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, Denver Center Theatre Company, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. TV: Succession, Bull, Madam Secretary, The Blacklist, Elementary, Person of Interest, Law & Order. Video Game: Red Dead Redemption 2. Thank you to my lovely wife Nancy!
ERIC SHAWN (Ensemble) [he/they] Regional credits: Rent (Swing) at The Muny, Cabaret (Victor) at The Virginia Theater Festival, The Prom (Ensemble, Trent/Sheldon Understudy) at The Zach, Chicago (Fred Casley) and The Little Mermaid (Jetsam, Prince Eric/Sebastian Understudy) at The Lexington Theater Company, A Grand Night for Singing (Jason) at Summer Lyric Theater. This is Eric Shawn’s first show at Goodspeed and he couldn’t be more thrilled. Special thanks to his family and friends for their continued support! Instagram: @itsericshawn
NICOLETTE SHIN* (Ensemble) is delighted to be making her Goodspeed debut! Regional: Serena in Legally Blonde (Starlight Theatre); Christmas Eve in Avenue Q (Nebraska Repertory Theatre). International: AIDAcruises, Disney Cruise Line. Gratitude to the creative team, Tara Rubin Casting, and ATB Talent for this opportunity and a big love to her parents, family, and friends for their continual support. @missastonishin www.nicoletteshin.com
PHIL SLOVES* (Ensemble) is humbled to join the legacy of talent that has made Goodspeed the incredible space it is! Broadway: SpongeBob SquarePants (Swing, US Patrick Star & Mr. Krabs). Select Regional: Rock of Ages (Lonny), Guys and Dolls (Nathan Detroit), Spelling Bee (William Barfee). Phil is the proud owner of Actor Reboot, an all-inclusive space for theatrical training. Thanks to Henderson Hogan for guidance and to my wife Jenn for her support and love. IG/TT: @philsloves @actorreboot
ETHAN VAN SLYKE (Ensemble) Goodspeed Musicals debut! Regional: Muny (West Side Story), Arena Stage (Newsies, Oliver!), Utah Shakespeare Festival (Sweeney Todd, The Sound of Music). Recent graduate of the University of Michigan BFA Musical Theatre Class of 2024 (go Blue!). Thanks and gratitude to his teachers and mentors, HCKR, Tara Rubin Casting, Parker Esse, and his family. ethanvanslyke.com / @ethan.vanslyke
JOHN BARSOIAN (Swing) is thrilled to be making his Goodspeed Musicals debut! National Tours: Cinderella, Ragtime. Off-Broadway: Fiorello!. Regional: Cinderella (Paper Mill Playhouse), Mary Poppins (Artpark), Spamalot (Heritage Theatre). Love and thanks to my family and ATB! @barsoysauce
PHOENIX NOELLE (Ngana/Jerome Cover) is so grateful and excited to be a part of this amazing cast. Theater: The Bandaged Place (Roundabout Theater), Wedding Band (Theater for a New Audience). TV/Film: The Last OG, Sesame Street, Hunters, The Photograph, The Perfect Find. So thankful to God, Goodspeed Musicals, Tara Rubin Casting, creatives, Jason Bercy, and Barry Kolker for this amazing opportunity. Thank you to my family, friends and Miss Shanelle Woods for all your support. Insta @phoenixnoelle13
ALYSSA SUNEW (Swing) is thrilled to be spending her summer at Goodspeed!! She is a rising senior in University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre program. Other regional credits include Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Theatre Under the Stars) and Footloose (The Muny). Many thanks to Tara Rubin Casting, as well as friends and family for their endless support!! Instagram/YouTube: @alyssasunew
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CHAY YEW (Director) His New York credits include the Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, New York Theatre Workshop, Signature Theatre, New York City Center Encores! Flea, Playwrights Realm, Audible Theatre, Rattlestick, Ensemble Studio Theatre, National Asian American Theatre, and Ma Yi Theatre Company. His regional credits include the Goodman Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Arena Stage, La Jolla Playhouse, Alley Theatre, South Coast Rep, Old Globe, Center Theatre Group, Hartford Stage, Denver Center Theater, Huntington Theatre, Seattle Rep, Kennedy Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Victory Gardens, PlayMakers Rep, Empty Space, Portland Center Stage, East West Players and Singapore Repertory Theatre. His opera credits include the New York premiere of An American Soldier (Perelman), and world premieres of Ainadamar (co-production with Tanglewood and LA Philharmonic) and Rage D’Amors (Tanglewood). He is a recipient of the OBIE Award for Direction. chayyew.com
PARKER ESSE (Choreographer) is thrilled to be back at Goodspeed Musicals for show number 8! Previous work includes Carousel, Most Happy Fella, Fiddler on the Roof, A Wonderful Life, and Rags After performing on Broadway in the Tony-winning Fosse, Parker was associate for Broadway’s Finian’s Rainbow, A Tale of Two Cities, Follies (Pre-Broadway) and 5 Encores! (City Center). Choreographer: Oklahoma! 50th Anniversary (Arena Stage), Sondheim and Marsalis’ A Bed and a Chair (City Center Encores!), Ed Mirvish (Toronto), Arena Stage (18 productions), Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera, Omaha Symphony/NBC Holiday Televised Specials, Shaw Festival Canada, Lyrics and Lyricists 92nd St Y, York Theatre, Signature, Ogunquit, Buck’s County, The Rev, and Casa Mañana. Recently: The Light in the Piazza (City Center Encores!), West Side Story (Muny), and Fiddler on the Roof (Paper Mill Playhouse). Upcoming: Fiddler (Muny), Beautiful (Maine State & Fulton Theatre), and Million Dollar Quartet (Casa Mañana). Proud SDC and AEA Member. When Parker is not in rehearsals, he can be found gardening in the backyard with his wife Maria.
ADAM SOUZA (Music Director) Broadway credits include Wicked, Kinky Boots. National Tours: Wicked (2nd National, original MD/Conductor), Kinky Boots (1st National original MD/ Conductor), Spamalot (1st National, MD/Conductor), The Midtown Men, and Les Misérables. Adam also served as Associate Music Supervisor for the international mountings of Wicked in São Paolo, Brazil (in Portuguese) and Mexico City (in Spanish). His regional credits include Next to Normal (Hartford TheaterWorks), North Shore Music Theatre, and over 20 productions with Goodspeed, including 42nd Street, Cabaret, Because of Winn Dixie, The Great American Mousical with Julie Andrews, Snapshots by Stephen Schwartz, George M!, Brigadoon, Very Good Eddie,
The 12, Gypsy, Summer Stock, and Rags. Adam has served as Music Supervisor for Destination Broadway (destinationbroadway.org) and has served on faculty for the Boston Conservatory at Berklee as an Associate Professor of Musical Theatre, of which he is also an alumnus.
ALEXANDER DODGE (Scenic Designer) Goodspeed: Gypsy and the upcoming Ask for the Moon Broadway: I Need That, Anastasia (Outer Critics Nomination), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Nominations), Present Laughter (Tony nomination), Old Acquaintance, Butley, Hedda Gabler. Off-Broadway: Russian Troll Farm, Harry Clarke, The Whisper House, The Understudy, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (Lucille Lortel Winner). London West End: Harry Clarke, All New People. Other: Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame La Jolla and Paper Mill Playhouses/Japan/Germany/Austria. Opera: Samson et Dalila, Metropolitan Opera; The Thirteenth Child, Santa Fe; Ghosts of Versailles, L.A. Opera; Ukiyo-E, Grand Théâtre de Genève; Dinner at Eight, Minnesota Opera/ Wexford; Il trittico, Deutsche Oper Berlin; Lohengrin, Budapest. Training: MFA-Yale.
JUNGHYUN GEORGIA LEE (Costume Designer) has designed sets and costumes for New York Theatre Workshop, Audible Theatre, Atlantic Theatre, Public Theatre, Soho Rep, Ma-Yi, NAATCO, Guthrie Theatre, Alley Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Syracuse Theatre, Indiana Rep, Playmakers Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, and Huntington Theater Company. Nominations include: Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Set Design (Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord), Henry Hewes Design Award (Romeo and Juliet), CT Critics Circle Award (The Chinese Lady). MFA: Yale School of Drama; Faculty at Amherst College, MA.
AMITH CHANDRASHAKER (Lighting Designer) Broadway: Prayer for the French Republic and Merrily We Roll Along. Off Broadway: The Public, Playwrights Horizons, NYTW, The Atlantic, and The Signature. Regional Theaters: Second Stage, Manhattan Theater Club, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, The Geffen, and The Huntington. Opera: The Glimmerglass Festival, Houston Grand Opera, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Washington National Opera. Dance: Staatstheater Nuremberg, The Lyon Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet of New Zealand, The Joyce, and The National Dance Company of Wales. He is the recipient of The Drama Desk and Henry Hewes awards; Union Trustee for United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE; MFA, NYU Tisch School of the Arts and faculty at The University of Maryland’s School for Theatre Dance and Performance Studies.
JAY HILTON (Sound Designer) is pleased to continue his long association with Goodspeed Musicals and especially to be part of this production of South Pacific. Jay has designed countless productions at both The Goodspeed and The Terris Theatre.
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In addition to being Goodspeed’s Resident Sound Designer, Jay serves as their Audio Supervisor and also spends some of his time recording, mixing and mastering musical theatre content for streaming platforms. He and his wife, Goodspeed Artistic Director Donna Lynn Hilton, make their home (and garden) in Hadlyme, Connecticut with Cookie and Macy.
TOMMY KURZMAN (Wig & Hair Designer)
Goodspeed: The Mystery of Edwin Drood and A Complicated Woman. Broadway credits include: Uncle Vanya, I Need That, Gutenberg: The Musical!, The Cottage, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Pictures From Home, The Collaboration, Macbeth, Mrs. Doubtfire, All My Sons, True West, Saint Joan, My Fair Lady, Little Foxes and Bright Star. Off-Broadway credits include: Little Shop of Horrors, MCC, Atlantic, The New Group, The Public, MTC, and NWS. Regional credits include Arena Stage, The Huntington, The MUNY, Geva Theatre, Cape Playhouse and Signature, VA. Instagram: @tommykurzmanwigs
MICHAEL GRIBBIN (Associate Music Director) is excited to be back at the Goodspeed after performing in last summer’s production of Summer Stock. A veteran of 9 national tours, Michael has been part of such diverse shows as The Lion King, Spamalot, Les Misérables, and Mary Poppins. Regional theatres include the GEVA Theatre, the Denver Center, the Asolo Theatre, Riverside Theatre, the 5th Avenue Theatre, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. For the last 12 years Michael has taught theatre and music at Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
JENNIFER SCAPETIS-TYCER (Dialect Coach) Jennifer’s coaching credits for Goodspeed include The Mystery of Edwin Drood; Private Jones; Cabaret; Christmas in Connecticut; Billy Elliot; Passing Through and Hi, My Name is Ben. Other coaching credits: Hartford Stage, Berkshire Theatre Group, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 59E59 NYC, Bay Street Theater, Playhouse on Park West Hartford, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, The Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Saratoga Shakespeare Company, 45 Downstairs (Melbourne, Australia), The Rose Theatre Bankside (London), and the Oval Theatre (London). www.jenniferscapetis.com
DAN DeLANGE (Orchestrator) has orchestrated music for Julie Andrews, The Jim Henson Company, Rosie O’Donnell, Tony Yazbeck, Universal Theatrical Group at Universal Pictures, and Manhattan Concert Productions, and for composers Paul Williams, Jerry Herman, Harvey Schmitt, Mark Hollman, Peter Link, Charles Strouse, and Stephen Schwartz. His work has been heard Off-Broadway, at Carnegie Hall, in London’s West End, on National and
European tours, and at regional theaters across the country, including providing orchestrations for 60 productions at Goodspeed Musicals. He’s a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and Oberlin Conservatory of Music. DanDeLangeOrchestrations.com
CHRIS ZACCARDI* (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to move from the Music Hall Royale to the beaches of the South Pacific. Goodspeed: The Mystery of Edwin Drood; The 12; Double Trouble; They All Laughed; A Little Night Music; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; All Shook Up; Pippin; The 60’s Project; Radio Girl; Band Geeks; Snapshots; My Paris; A Sign of the Times; Hi, My Name is Ben. Broadway: Hello, Dolly!; Noises Off; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; The Anarchist; One Man Two Guvnors; Hair; In the Heights; 9 to 5; Wicked; Lestat; All Shook Up. Many Regional/Off Broadway, Former Marine, Head of the Stage Management program at Pace University. Much love to Niall and Monty.
CAROLINE DUFFIN* (Assistant Stage Manager) is so excited to be back at Goodspeed! Broadway: Hell’s Kitchen, Clyde’s. Off-Broadway: The Apiary (Second Stage), Good Enemy (Minetta Lane), HEART (Minetta Lane), ¡Americano! (New World Stages). Regional: Dreamgirls and The 12 (Goodspeed Musicals), Cambodian Rock Band (Alley Theatre, Berkeley Rep, Arena Stage).
MADISON NOPHSKER* (Production Assistant/ Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be getting back to her CT roots at Goodspeed! She will be graduating in the fall from Pace University. Recent credits include The Code (NYC), has anyone seen my mind? (NYC), Beauty and the Beast (Legacy Theatre), Café Americano (NYTW). A special thanks to Chris, Caroline, Ben, and her family for all their support!
TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting) Goodspeed: Summer Stock, 42nd Street, Because of Winn Dixie. Selected Broadway and National Tours: The Heart of Rock and Roll, The Wiz, The Outsiders, The Who’s Tommy, Water for Elephants, Back To The Future, Here Lies Love, Bad Cinderella, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, KPOP, Mr. Saturday Night, SIX, Ain’t Too Proud, The Band’s Visit, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, Dear Evan Hansen, Cats, School of Rock, Aladdin, Billy Elliot, Spamalot, ...Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera. Selected Off-Broadway: Dead Outlaw, Buena Vista Social Club, Gardens of Anuncia, Sing Street, Trevor, Between the Lines. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Yale Repertory Theatre, George Street Playhouse, The Huntington, Alliance Theatre, Asolo Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe. Film: Here Today.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
WHO’S WHO
ENDLA BURROWS (Director of Production) has 25 years of creative management experience with a focus on balancing artistic vision with logistic needs. She was an integral part of the Industrial Light and Magic team that created visual effects for dozens of films including the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Twister, Mission Impossible, and Pirates of the Caribbean. As Director of the Jim Henson Creature Shop, she oversaw bidding, production and client management for a diverse slate of television, film, commercial and theater productions including Sesame Street, Where the Wild Things Are, and Goodspeed’s production of Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas. At Digital Domain, Endla supervised the Editorial, Tech services and Training departments for I, Robot and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Ever looking for new challenges, Endla has worked as an assistant director, technical consultant and graphics producer.
STEPHEN AGOSTO (Line Producer) is in his third season at Goodspeed Musicals. For nearly 14 years he served as Associate Director of Education and Senior Director of Artistic Engagement at the Tony Award-winning Paper Mill Playhouse as part of the team that shepherded 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. Stephen began his professional career at 8 years old dancing for Disneyland and went on to perform in, choreograph, and direct over 70 productions around the world.
DOMINICK PINTO (Production Manager) [he/him] is excited about his expanded position at Goodspeed Musicals as the Production Manager and third season as the Technical Director. Previously Technical Director for Choir Boy and an assistant Technical Director on Cadillac Crew at Yale Rep. At the Yale School of Drama he was the Technical Director for Fun Home. Dominick worked as a Draftsperson at blackwalnut and Montclair State University. He has worked with companies including, McCarter Theatre Company, HERE! Arts Center, MSNBC and MLB. He holds a M.F.A. in Technical Design and Production from the Yale School of Drama and a B.F.A from Montclair State University.
GRETCHEN WRIGHT (General Manager) has held management and leadership positions at Alliance Theater (Atlanta), Yale Repertory Theatre, and Westport Country Playhouse. She obtained an MFA in Theater Management along with an MBA from Yale University, and a BA in English and Theater Studies from Duke University. Originally from San Diego, she began her arts career as a modern dancer, choreographer, and freelance director.
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 Connecticut’s 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 previously served as the Managing Director of Virginia Stage Company, Southeastern Virginia’s largest producing theatre. 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 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. He is proud to currently collaborate with fellow business leaders on the Swing Bridge Taskforce, and will soon engage with the Middlesex County/RoverCOG Regional Economic Development Committee. David enjoys connecting with his alma mater by serving as a mentor in the Yale Cross Campus Mentorship Program. 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 reside in Portland, CT and enjoy hiking throughout the gorgeous CT woods when not taking in a live performance.
WHO’S WHO
DONNA LYNN HILTON (Artistic Director) [she/her] with Goodspeed since 1988 and in her 4th season as 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 canon. She led the creation of many of Goodspeed’s most successful productions of recent years, including last season’s Summer Stock, 2022’s 42nd Street and the 2014 world premiere of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn. She inspired the creation of Goodspeed’s critically-acclaimed production of Show Boat and brought to The Goodspeed the new musicals The 12, Anne of Green Gables, Because of Winn Dixie, and this season’s Maggie. At The Terris Theatre, she has led the early development of many new musicals, among them Private Jones and Passing Through. Donna Lynn led the creation of The Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove, the partnership with The Johnny Mercer Foundation which has welcomed over 400 musical theatre composers, lyricists and librettists to Goodspeed’s campus in winter for one of the premiere development opportunities available to emerging musical theatre writers. 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—and recently helped re-envision The Writers Grove for Scottish, UK and Indian writers on the campus at Cove Park, in Scotland. Through Goodspeed’s Festival of New Musicals she hosted the first US development of the international hit Come From Away. Donna Lynn is a past-president of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre; serves as a Trustee for Dundee Rep Theatre/Scottish Dance Ensemble and, closer
to home, CT Landmarks. 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.
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GOODSPEED’S MISSION STATEMENT
Goodspeed Musicals’ mission is to share the joy of musical theatre; to delight, inspire, and challenge audiences; to nurture creators; and to build and support a broad, diverse, and inclusive community.
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.
PROGRAM NOTES BY MICHAEL FLING | ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
It seems hard to imagine now, but Rodgers & Hammerstein were two of the most bold and daring artists of their era. Historians cite Oklahoma! as the first book musical, meaning it used music and dance to forward the story and develop the characters. Carousel, their next sensation, is about a deeply flawed man and the woman who loves him despite his abusive behavior. With the third collaboration, Allegro, R&H attempted what we now call a concept musical, a style of show that wouldn’t take off until decades after when a new generation began to leave their mark on Broadway.
So when the two decided that their fourth musical would be based off of James A. Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Tales of the South Pacific, I think it’s fair to say that it was as pioneering a choice as their other projects. R&H were experts at creating art that spoke to the masses while also breaking new ground on Broadway. They felt passionately that musicalizing these stories from Michener’s time in the Pacific theater of World War II could change people’s hearts and minds in regard to racial prejudices, even before the Civil Rights Movement really took off in the 1950s.
From a structural standpoint, many critics point to South Pacific as their greatest achievement. Beyond the political message, Hammerstein set out to write a musical where there would be continuous action and no pausing for any kind of scene change. Allegro had begun this, but after South Pacific succeeded with it, it became virtually standard in all musicals. In addition, the team knew it was crucial that the musical be as realistic as possible. To ensure this authenticity in the show’s depiction of the military, they brought on Joshua Logan to cowrite the book and direct the production; the first time another collaborator was brought in to write with them.
While the politics of South Pacific are crystal clear and the reality of World War II looms, modern day theatergoers often forget how serious the show is. South Pacific is incredibly funny and the score possesses some of the most memorable R&H songs. Or as the children (and I on occasion) would say: bops on bops on bops. “Some Enchanted Evening,”
“There’s Nothing Like A Dame,” “Wonderful Guy,” “Bali Ha’i,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair,” “Cockeyed Optimist,” “Honey Bun,” “This Nearly Was Mine,” “Younger Than Springtime.” Most classic musicals are lucky if they have 4 hit songs. I just listed 9. And I left off a few of my favorites (who doesn’t love “Bloody Mary”?!).
This mastery extends to many small moments in the show as well. You’ll notice that Emile and Nellie hardly ever sing at the same time—this was because they wrote Emile for opera star Ezio Pinza, and Nellie for Mary Martin, Broadway’s sweetheart. Knowing that his voice would overpower hers, they intentionally prevented a duet, which is rare for the primary romantic couple in a musical. Even the opening of the show, the quaint song “Dites-Moi” which Emile’s children sing, translates to “tell me why life is beautiful, is it because you love me?”. It’s a poignant Easter egg which tells us what the show is about and the journey we’ll be on right from the start.
We are thrilled to finally be premiering this masterpiece on the stage of the Opera House after initially planning to open our season with it in 2020. South Pacific is a show that continues to resonate with contemporary audiences, and sadly carries a message that remains necessary: we must be carefully taught to hate. The brilliance of Rodgers & Hammerstein is their ability to layer this theme throughout the entire piece, while delivering an incredibly engaging and entertaining story with breathtaking melodies that capture our hearts—exactly why it belongs at Goodspeed Musicals.
Joshua Logan (director), Ezio Pinza (Emile De Becque), Mary Martin (Nellie Forbush) and cast at early reading of South Pacific. Photo courtesy of The Billy Rose Theatre Division of The New York Public Library.
THE GOODSPEEED OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION
2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Officers
Hila Rosen, President
Jef Wolter, Chairman (Past President)
Jeffrey Hoffman, First Vice President
Anthony Cacace, Vice President
Meg Sakellarides, Treasurer
Jennifer Brown, Secretary
Gov. Ned Lamont, Ex Officio Honorary Chairman
Emeritus Trustees
J. Robert Buchanan
Kay Knight Clarke
Chandler Howard
Lynde Selden Karin
Francis G. Adams, Jr.
Frank Campbell
Carolyn Rossi Copeland
Christopher Dodd
Jim Duncan
Anne Evans
Marlene Ferreira
Muriel Fleischmann
Sue Frost
Jean Selden Greene
Steven Hernandez
Mary Ellen Klinck
Julie Godbout LeBlanc
Lawrence McHugh
GOODSPEED GUILD BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Amy Campbell, President
Meg Wright, Vice President
Ann Houston
Susan Link
Gavin Lodge
Mark Masselli
Kristen Roberts
Blair Russell
Karen Sherry
Joseph Smith
Leonardo H. Suzio
John Voege
Michael P. Price
H. William Shure
Dona D. Young
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 203-443-3338.
CORPORATE SUPPORT
Ally Charter Bus
American Association of University Women
American Bridge Company
Anonymous
Ashlawn Farm Store, LLC
Broadway Licensing Global
Brushmill by the Waterfall
Chesthelm Health and Rehabilitation
Concord Theatricals
ConnectiCare
Creative Transportation & Tours
Durham Manufacturing
Essex Savings Bank
Eversource Energy
F & F Distributors, Inc.
Hoffman Auto Group
Jezek, Barbi, & Antone, PLLC
Kainen, Escalera + McHale, P.C.
Liberty Bank
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Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union
Petra Construction Corporation
R.A. Parady & Sons, Inc.
Sennheiser Electronic Corporation
Sky Investment Group
Starkweather & Shepley
Insurance Brokerage, Inc.
Straighten Your Crown
The Shops at Mohegan Sun
The Suzio York Hill Companies
United Airlines
Updike, Kelly& Spellacy, P.C.
USI Insurance
VenuWorks Theatricals
Webster Bank
FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Actors’ Equity Foundation
Anonymous
Burry Fredrik Foundation
Case Graber Foundation
Chelsea Groton Foundation Inc.
Community Foundation of Middlesex County Community Foundation of Middlesex County - Marilyn C. Fall Fund
Dominion Energy - Millstone
Elizabeth Carse Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
Fechtor Family Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee
Government Support
George H. and Constance Wolcott Mason Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Hebron Lions Charities, Inc.
Howard Gilman Foundation
Ion Bank Foundation
Jana Foundation, Inc.
Katharine S. Winter Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Laurence S. Weiss & Edith G. Weiss Foundation
Lucille Lortel Foundation
Mrs. Melanie Wilson
Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation
SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Sorenson-Pearson Family Foundation, Inc.
The Aeroflex Foundation
The Aldo DeDominicis Foundation
The Christine E. Moser Foundation
The Elizabeth M. Landon and Harriette M. Landon
Charitable Foundation
The Howard and Katherine Aibel Foundation, Inc.
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
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.
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Dolores L. Andrew
Fran Armstrong
Alice Belden
Leon Hugh & Anne Sullivan Calanquin
Frank & Amy Campbell
Jack & Bertie Chuong
Donald Yale Church & Anthony O’Grady Schillaci
Amy Lee Crockett, DVM
Rochelle Dauenheimer
Charles M. Ericson
Anne Evans
Muriel Fleischmann
David F. Frankel
Richard Goodman
Mrs. Harry J. Gray
Nicholas Groth
Andrew Isen
Lynde Selden Karin
Nancy Kline & James Trail
Karl H. Kulisch
Mrs. Carmela Marzano
Andrew C. McKirdy
Mary P. Miko
Leslie & Lynne Nathan
Robert W. & Carolyn G. Nelson
Jane E. Ondovcsik
Barbara A. Petersen
B. A. Pomarico
Michael & Jo-Ann Price
James Pyne & Marlene Tompkins
Miriam Williams Ragsdale
Mary Jane Richilson
Dr. Anne L. Rothstein & Ms. Jane Hellman
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Sandler
Dr. Benjamin Sevitch
David Shimchick
Carol L. Sirot
Dr. & Mrs. David Snyderman
C. William Stamm
Jessica Waldman Thompson & Carl Thompson
Sheila L. Tomlinson
Mark & Roberta Velez
Linda Wanosky
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
Michele Trudel Baumann
David A. Belden
Leonard N. Blake
William C. Blatchley
Julie Ann Buchanan
Paul Campagna
Edward and Ruth Cape
Edward and Sally Carrier
Dr. Jack Chuong
Timothy J. Clutter
David Cobliegh
Stephen B. Crowley, III
Ralph Davidson
Fellner Family Foundation
Albert D. Firestone
Dr. and Mrs. Brendan Fox
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
Harvey and Ruth Katz
The Adrienne I. Koch Revocable Trust
William J. Kotchen Memorial Fund
Helen Krieble
Dolores F. Lammers-Padwater
Angela Lepore
Dorothy Liepertz
Joanne M. MacDonald
Evan S. McCord
Constance Wolcott Mason
Alice Hammerstein Mathias
Henry “Buzz” Merritt
Peter J. Musto
Robert F. Neal
Edith L. Nyman
NAMED FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS
Muriel Selden Paris
Miriam Perrin
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
Natalie Tenney
Jessica Waldman Thompson
Jerold Wanosky
Christopher Weed
Katherine S. Winter
Symond Yavener
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 Endowment for Career Development in Theatre
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.
GOODSPEED MEMBERS
Thank you, Goodspeed Members! Goodspeed is over 4,000 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 Donors listed here have given direct membership gifts as well as additional donations between April 22, 2023 and May 22, 2024.
MARQUEE MEMBERS
($25,000+)
Frank and Amy Campbell+
Hila and Saul Rosen
Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman
Mable and Richard Seymour
John Voege and Geoffrey Paul
($10,000 - $24,999)
Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis
Beverly Buckner Baker
Jennifer Brown and Ian Ayres
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cacace
Richard T. Cersosimo and Valerie J. Koif+
Herb Chambers
Lance and Rebecca Darcy* Day Family Foundation
($7,500 - $9,999)
Joyce and Greg Barabas
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Coviello
DIRECTOR’S
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Francis G. Adams, Jr.
Judith W. Adams
Laura and Jim Duncan
Fiona A. Egan
Jennifer Friedland
Sue Frost and Dan Renn
Susan F. Gonsalves
Ms. Jean Selden Greene
Ann and John Houston
Julie and Peter LeBlanc
Marjorie E. Morrissey
Meg Sakellarides and Scott Mokoski
CIRCLE MEMBERS ($2,500 - $7,499)
The Harry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation+
Laura & Roger Goodspeed+
Marleen and Kenneth Alhadeff
Dolores L. Andrew+
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Arborio
Mr. Michael Arseneault*
Susan and Bruce Baiter
Dr. and Mrs. John V. Banta+
Bruce Betancourt
Ann & Alan Blanchard
Kenneth and Judith Boudreau
Andre and Maureen Brouillard+
Jennifer Brown and Ian Ayres
Steven C. Callahan
Scott and Robin Chasse
Kay Knight Clarke
Maury and Sonia Cohn Foundation+
Ruth Ann C. Davis+
Betsy and Rich Didan
Mary Jane Dunn
Judith Duran+
Eileen and Helen Ede
Bill and Denice Feeley
Marlene and Paulo Ferreira*
Muriel and Karl Fleischmann
Lynne and Richard Fletcher
Chuck & Elena Foster
David and Liz Frankel
Maureen and Bernie Gillis
Bill Gilman
William J. Ginnetti, Sr.
Karen & Ron Goodspeed
Pamela and John Griffin
Ron & Nina Harris
Sylvia and Dennis Heffley
Constance Henshaw
Bill and Sean Higginson-Pierce
Jeffrey Hoffman
Patricia A. Holmes
Thirza D. Hyatt+
Michael and Linda Jainchill
Penfield & Teresa Jarvis
Elizabeth Gianesello Judd
Frank and Diane Kelly
Robbie and Albert Kestnbaum
Nancy Kline and James Trail
Catherine Ladnier and Mickey Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Link
Peter and Rosemary Lombardo
Peter Luchini
Emanuel and Irene Makiaris
Jennifer Alexander and Mark Masselli
Stephen Selden Mathews
Tony Meola
Tony, Chelsea and Amanda Michaud
Ami Montstream
Regina M. Neal
Eric Ort and Duff Ashmead
Jane Porterfield and Gerry Pastor
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Mr. Michael G. Polo
Jeff Riley and Mary M. Wilson
Ms. Carol Sirot
Leonardo H. Suzio
Benjamin Tschudin
RADM. Louise C. Wilmot USN (Ret.) and James E. Wilmot+
Russell Tait and Lee Anderson
Sandra R. Pereira
Matt Peterson*
Rolf C. Peterson
Mr. Michael G. Polo
Annella C. Preble+
Michael and Jo-Ann Price+
James Pyne & Marlene Tompkins
Nancy J. Ramseyer
Mitchell P and Lorraine Rochefort
Jennifer Serra & Wayne Schulz
Thomas Schwenke/Schwenke Auctioneers
Fred and Barbara Sette
Alicia & Thomas Settle
Allyn & Karen Seymour
Mrs. Frances Seymour+
Millie and Marty Shapiro+
James and Penelope Sherrard
David Shimchick
Roz and Peter Shoemaker
Ms. Sally Speer
Donna and Bill Stamm
Brenda J. Sullivan+
Judy B. Taylor
Donald and Sharyn Timmerman
Carol A. Wiggins+
Carlisle Wildeman
Jean M. Wiseman
Jef and Kate Wolter
Suzanne E. Zajac and Cliff A. Birdsey
Arthur Zieky and Bill Witkowsky
WHO’S WHO GOODSPEED MEMBERS
SUPPORTING MEMBERS ($500 -
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Inta & Taggart Adams+
Carol Adams
Tim & Gayle Anderson
Billie and Peter Anker
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Antaya
Nancy Apfel
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Archambault
Fran Armstrong
The Assante Family
Bette & Bruce Avery
Sherri and Scott Baggett
David Baril
Shelley & Michael Barker+
Faith Wilcox Barrington
Mr. and Mrs. David N. Barry
Jean L. Bartlett
Robert Bausmith & Jill Peters-Gee MD
Chris & Abby Beale
David and Bonnie Beaulieu
Bruce and Claudia Belden
Mrs. Alice C. Belden+
Benanav Family+
Caryl and Edward Bengelsdorf
Corinne and Larry Berglund
Randee & Martin Berliner
Denise Bernardo and Edwin Muentes
Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns
Merle Bernstein+
Kim and Mark Biglow
Barbara and Michael Boday
Craig and Annette Bolt
Robert & Catherine Boone
Jordan & Rebecca Boss
George Bouthet
Don and Frank Bowen-Homets
Laurie & Wallis Boyd
Desolie and John Boys
Liliane T. Braman+
Dr. Irwin M. Braverman+
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bravo
Alice C. Brennan
Community Foundation of Middlesex County Alison and Stephen Brinkmann Family Fund
Nadine and Robert Britton, III
Steve & Joanna Brooks
William & Janet Brownstein
Richard Bruno
Ruth and Stearns Bryant
Richard Buel+
Frank and Shari Bugaj*
Bert & Laura Bunnell
Peter and Sally Burgess
Ned and Christine Burt
Helen Babcock and Tom Buttacavoli
David B. Byrd and Jeff Stanley
James S. and Heidi L. Bzdyra
Angela and Dan Chase
Anne Sullivan Calanquin
Anne E. Caluori
Bud & Katy Canaday+
Richard and Lisa Caporaso
Maureen Carey
Robert & Melissa Carlson
Anne and Jim Carroll
Ellen and Richard Cartun
Lorey Cavanaugh
Shelley and Alan Cetel
Mrs. T. W. Chabot*
Michael Chaiklin
Donald and Joan Chamberlin*
Steven Chao
Richard Chiaramonte & Sally Eberhardt
William & Barbara Chilton
Bertie Chuong
Kathleen and Mark Ciliano
$2,499)
Peter and Marcie Clarke
Ms. Mary Gaskell+
Emily Williams & Leeland Cole-Chu
Elizabeth Comcowich
Maureen R. Connolly
Kevin & Katherine Conway
Terri and Cosmo Corigliano
Carol Corliss+
Michael and Karen Cormier+
Eric Cornell
Ms. Robin Cournoyer and Mr. Anthony Cournoyer
Terri and Don Coustan
Mrs. J. Noyes Crary+
Sally and Tom Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Crocker
Ted & Rebecca Crosby
Carol Curland
Kim Curtin
Mr. and Mrs. Dean P. Cyr
Maureen E. Dalton
Dr. Gerard G. D’Ambrosio
Steven & Debra Daren
Joseph D’Ascanio
Mr. Robert N. Davie and Ms. Anne E. MacLeod
Kevin & Corrie Dean
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur C. DeGraff, Jr.
Barbara and George Delmhorst
Catherine & Jeff Denmeade*
Brian and Linda Dewhirst+
Senator Chris Dodd and Jackie Clegg Dodd+
Thomas & Carolyn Doherty
Ms. Marialina Dominguez & Ms. Janice Poloso
Wilma C. Donaldson+
William and Christine Donohue
Jim and Joyce Dowling
Bonnie and Friends
Dr. Jon Driscoll
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Duffek
Lisa Durland and Jonathan Cowles
Mr. Colin Eastland & Mr. Joe Landry+
Linda J. Eckblom
Sharon and Bob Efron
Vera J. Ehnen
Betsy Eichholz and Karen Scopino
Brett Elliott
Vincent K Eng
Victoria Engelhardt
Ms. Louise England
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Gus Esselstyn
Anne S. Evans
Mr. Anthony Falcetti
Community Foundation of Middlesex County - Marilyn C. Fall Fund
Lynn Farrell
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Fechtor Family Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Elyse and Steven Feltman in memory of Fran and Phil Feltman
Korine and Ronald Ferraro
Debra & Bruce Fischman
David and Patricia Fisher+
Mrs. Sheila Flanagan
Kevin and Kim Flanagan
Barbara Flynn
Michael E. Foley
Julia Francis+
Judith Freedman
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Annelise M. Fusco
Mark J. Gabriel
David and Karen Gagnon
Helen Gallivan
Jennifer and Ken Geisler+
Mr. Gentile
Gloria and Bob Gery
Richard and Monika Gibbons
Charitable Account, a Donor Advised Fund of U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Giordano, Jr.
Lorelei and Neal Goldstein
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Gonci
Dr. Lawrence Goodman & Ms. Denise Cologne+
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William Gorton
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William Gratz and James Bruno
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Anita Griffith and Robert Parrott
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In Memory of John Haggerty
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Michael Heath & James Mancini
Heath
Barbara and Gerald Hess
Sue Hessel and Karen Dahle
Bart and Jacqueline Hessler
Claudette & Ned Hickey
William and Mary Hilliker
Donna Lynn and Jay Hilton
Prudence Hoffman+
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Richard and Yvette Howard
James D. Hubbard
Michael and Joanne Humen
Leslie Hyatt
Michaele Imbrogno
Louis Blumenfeld and Jacqueline Isaacson
James & Isabel Jackson+
Ronald Jacobs
Barbara and Raymond Jacobsen+
The Jacobson Family
Kathy and Norm Jacques
Eric M. Janney
Sharon and David Jepson
Shea and Scott Jezek
Susan Jobson
Emily and John Johl
Marie Joyner
Dr. Robert Jung and Family
David and H. B. Kaplan+
Frank and Brenda Karsmarski
Emily Kaufman
James and Mary Kelley
Steven Kelley*
Ms. Susan Kelly*
Sallie Kemp
Ted and Kiki Kennedy
Sandi Kerzner and Larry Costa
Chet and Suzanne Kitchings+
Ronald Klimas
Michael J. Klingensmith and Ruth A. Shields
David Knapp
GOODSPEED MEMBERS
Hans & Christina Koehl+
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Dick and Hazel Koszyca
Deborah Kotchen
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Diane Krygowski
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Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kuziak
Nicole Lafountaine
Laurie-Rae and Gregg Lallier
Rita A. Landino, Ph.D.+
Frank and Elisabet Landrey
Robin A. Laudette
Linda Lianos
Barb and Cliff Libby*
Dr. Robert A. Linden+
Kurt Liphardt & David Grasso-O’Brien
Goldie Liverant
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Jay McAnally
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Judith and Lawrence McClure
Sarah McGinty
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Andrew & Bonnie McKirdy+
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Perakis Family
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Ann Saydlowski
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Mr. Marc Schnitzer
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Michael Seaver
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Mrs. Mary K. Sigmon
Bert Silverberg+
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Joan Skydel
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Stuart and Arline Small+
Brian T. and H. Jean Smith
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Rob R. Smith
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Jon and Cleo Sonneborn
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Maureen Sullivan & Jack Siggins
Carol Z. Sundlin+
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Sheila Louise Tomlinson-Earl
Pam Townsend Lucien Lefevre
Gerald and Katherine Tullai
Theresa Tuthill and Dave Eder*
Richard & Jessica Tyrol
Stephen and Sally Uden
Frank and Farilyn Van Cleef
Americus S. Vicari+
Margaret Saxe and George Vinick
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Meryl Waldman
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Burton Warner
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Tracy Weed
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Dr. and Mrs. Michael Werdmann
Lynn Wilkinson & Jim Heym
John N. Wilmot
Rory Wilson+
E. Marie Wilson
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Victoria Winterer+
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Bill and Heidi Wrang
Penny and William Young
Pat & Frank Zak
Dr. Robert and Heather Zavod+
Carol Ziegenhagen
Eric and Ann Zipkin
Martha Zornow
GOODSPEED MUSICALS STAFF
LEADERSHIP
Donna Lynn Hilton Artistic Director
David B. Byrd .................................................. Managing Director
ARTISTIC
Stephen Agosto ...................................................... Line Producer
Adam Souza Resident Music Director
Michael Fling .................................................... Artistic Associate
ADMINISTRATION
Gretchen Wright ............................................... General Manager
Matthew Sonnenfeld ........................... Interim General Manager
Kristan McLaughlin .................................... Artistic Administrator
Ashley Sweet.................................................. Executive Assistant
BUILDING SERVICES
Edward C. Blaschik........................................... Theatre Manager
Hayden Schwarm Building Services Assistant
Jeffrey Gosselin, Paul Zajac............................. Building Services
East Coast Cleaning ....................................... Custodial Services
COMPANY MANAGEMENT
Tyler Garstka .................................................. Company Manager
Lauren Wentz Assistant Company Manager
Hannah Stein ......................... Company Management Associate
DEVELOPMENT
Frank Stilwagner .................................. Director of Development
Mary Miko ...............................................Individual Giving Officer
Rebekah Moses.............. Membership & Annual Fund Manager
Yz Jasa Development & Membership Assistant/ Friends of the Festival Coordinator
Sophia Voglino ................Event & Corporate Relations Manager
Lori A. Cartwright ................................... Database Administrator
Diana Silver Grant Strategies, LLC ............ Grants Management
EDUCATION
Nick Palazzo Education & Engagement Manager
FINANCE
Tracey Krasniewski........................................ Director of Finance
Stacy Booth ..................................... Accounts Payable Manager
Sandy Hall Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Michael Davis ................................................. Senior Accountant
Withum, Karen Kowgios .......................................... Accountants
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllenLLP), Jodie Jacaruso Add’l Accountants
HOUSE MANAGEMENT
Kathy Raczka Supervising House Manager
Beryl W. Thorpe, Kathleen Sedgwick .............. House Managers
Leigh Beatty, Allison Harris, Kathryn Lees .................................... Assistant House Managers
Bob Bennett, Joe Kaminski, Paula Moriarty, Leah Smirnow, Sydney Smirnow ..... 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
Sarah Kayser ............................... Marketing/Graphics Assistant
Diane Sobolewski ....................................... Official Photographer
TECHNOLOGY
Jeffrey Mays ............................................. Systems Administrator
TICKETING
Lauren Blankenship ..................................... Box Office Manager
Catherine Ematrudo ..................................Group Sales Manager
Morgan Dumark-McNamee .................. Box Office Performance Supervisor
Greg Wojcik .................................. Box Office Supervisor on Duty
Liam Welsh ......................................Member Services Associate
Smart, Strategic Marketing for the Arts ................... Direct Sales
Photini Constantinou, Lori Inferrera, Kathryn Lees, Jenna LeMontagne, Wayne Rollins, Sydney Sioch, Deborah Winchell, Nicki Cueno.......................... Box Office Reps
PRODUCTION
Endla Burrows .......................................... Director of Production
Dominick Pinto ............................................Production Manager
Myjoycia Cezar .....................Production Management Assistant
COSTUME RENTALS
Stephanie Turner .......................... Costume Rentals Coordinator
Cassandra Greeley, Raechel Johnsky ............................ Costume Rentals Assistants
COSTUMES
Grace Petersen ..................................... Costume Shop Manager
Molly Klemm, Erin Stumm ............................................... Drapers
Jaysen Engel, Ka’ihe Fisher, Ella Moffly First Hands
Olivya DeLuca, Delaney Johnston Stitchers
Sydney Hughes ....................................... Stitcher/Dresser Swing
John Riccucci .............................................. Wardrobe Supervisor
Rachel Pantangan ............................................................ Dresser
Christine Holt, Chris Mermon Wig & Hair Stylists
Lydia Chamberlain .............Terris Theatre Wardrobe Supervisor
LIGHTING
Will Johnson................................................... Lighting Supervisor
Jordan Bliese ......................................................Head Electrician
Karan Gosai, Margaret Leupold ................................ Electricians
Sam O’Dea.................................Terris Theatre Head Electrician
Alex Benos, Audrey Visscher.............Terris Theatre Electricians
PROPS
Ryann D. Lee ........................................................Props Manager
Troy A. Junker................................................. Lead Props Artisan
Gideon Rowland ...................................................... Props Artisan
Timothy Henderson, Jr. ...................................... Props Carpenter
Miranda Thompson ...................................Props Run Crew Head
Samantha Bruce .................................................Props Run Crew
Jordan Cowan ...................Terris Theatre Props Run Crew Head
SCENERY
Dominick Pinto ................................................Technical Director
Brendon Figueras ............................Assistant Technical Director
Dennis J. Riley .......................................................Shop Foreman
Kevin Bolt, Gabby Galvan, Nicholas Jones .......Staff Carpenters
Ethan Arcaroli, Aaron Frongillo ...Carpenter/Stagehand Swings
Lydia Joy ............................................................ Stage Supervisor
Ann Aldrich, Ian Borowik, Ashlin Penn ..................... Stagehands
SCENIC ARTISTS
Carla Tiezzi Charge Scenic Artist
Miranda Harkins Lead Scenic Artist
April Chateauneuf ............................... Senior Staff Scenic Artist
Ashley Donnert, Grace Linzner Staff Scenic Artists
SOUND
Jay Hilton............................................................ Audio Supervisor
Katie Paris .................... Goodspeed Production Audio Engineer
Tesla M. Lowrey, Nick Moran .............. Assistant Audio Engineer
E. Wilson ..............................................................Audio Assistant
Nicholas Peretti ........ Terris Theatre Production Audio Engineer
FOR THIS PRODUCTION
Karima Karkori ................................................ Assistant Director
Tuan Malinowski ..................................Assistant Choreographer
Clayton Domach .................................Assistant Scenic Designer
Heather Hardin .......................................Assistant Wig Designer
Sarah Constable Associate Costume Designer
Paul Vaillancourt .............................Associate Lighting Designer
Jordan “JJ” Jones Child Supervisor
Lea Tomaszewski Tutor
Matthew R. Meckes ............................................... Music Copyist
Ansa Aykea ........................................................... EDI Consultant
Anna Brewster, Rachel Carlson, Evan Johnson, Charli Burkhardt, Guthrie Morgan ......................... Scenic Artists
James Carter Pianos ......................................... Piano Technician
Billy Mitchell ...................................................Show Logo Design
Sarah Kayser ....................................... Program Editor/Designer
Grace Linzner The Elaine McKirdy Production Technician
Special Thanks: Costume Rental Volunteer Lenore McLean, Joe Rhodes Program printed by Essex Printing
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says... “If it were any fresher you’d have to throw out a line and catch it yourself.”
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Mihae Lee, Artistic Director
