I am absolutely thrilled to welcome you to our 59th season, which we are affectionately calling our “Season of Nostalgia.” As a kid growing up, my parents and older brothers exposed me to the entertainment they loved. My earliest influences were “Abbott & Costello,” “The Honeymooners” and “The Marx Brothers.” I have always had an affinity for, not just the comedy of the past, but also the music. This season of shows reflects that. It was a joy to put together and a labor of love to rehearse and produce. “The Marvelous Wonderettes” is filled with songs that I have been singing my entire life (you probably have too). The slapstick and chaos of “The 39 Steps” harkens back to the days of vaudeville and burlesque. Both shows are a gleeful and affectionate blast from the past and take us back to the comfort and charm of laughing and singing and sharing that revelry with friends and loved ones.
Nostalgia is a shared experience and one to be thankful for. It is a way of keeping the past alive and passing it along from one generation to the next. Lake George Dinner Theatre is filled with nostalgia. David and Vicky Eastwood started this company in 1968, and I never tire of hearing warm-hearted remembrances from Vicky or Bruce Jordan or Terry Rabine. I am indebted to them and want to thank them all the other fabulous theatre artists who kept LGDT going for all these years.
And speaking of thanks, please allow me to express my sincere gratitude to a few other folks. The staff and management of The Holiday Inn are true partners and we are forever grateful. Thanks to all the incredibly talented designers, technicians, and stage managers I am fortunate enough to work with. To our tireless Board of Directors who keep the lights on and all the plates in the air. And finally, our Managing Director Sara Friedman. No one could ask for a better colleague or a better friend than Sara.
Finally, big thanks to you, our audience. You are the reason we all do what we do, and I know that LGDT is a place of nostalgia for many of you. I hope this season’s exuberant and heart-warming stroll down memory lane creates more memories for you to look back on with a smile. Thank you and enjoy…
Jarel Davidow, Artistic Director
For nearly six decades, Lake George Dinner Theatre has welcomed audiences to one of the most beautiful places in America. Since 1968, we’ve believed that great theater belongs here - not simply because Lake George is a wonderful destination, but because it has long been a place that inspires creativity.
Artists, writers, and visionaries have found inspiration along these shores for generations. James Fenimore Cooper drew upon the beauty and history of the region while writing The Last of the Mohicans. Georgia O’Keeffe found artistic renewal in the Adirondacks. Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that Lake George is “without comparison, the most beautiful water I ever saw.” There is something timeless about this place that invites us to pause, reflect, imagine, and create.
Each summer, that tradition continues as professional actors, directors, designers, musicians, and technicians travel from near and far to call Lake George home while they create theatre for our community. They arrive as artists, but they also become part of the fabric of our region, finding the same inspiration that has drawn creative minds here for centuries.
This season celebrates the joy of live performance with two wonderfully entertaining productions. The Marvelous Wonderettes brings infectious music, laughter, and nostalgia to the stage, while The 39 Steps transforms Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller into a whirlwind theatrical comedy filled with clever surprises and boundless imagination. Whether you’re joining us from just down the road or from hundreds of miles away, we hope these performances leave you smiling, laughing, and perhaps even a little inspired.
Professional theater doesn’t happen by accident. It exists because audiences choose to support it. As a nonprofit organization, Lake George Dinner Theatre relies on the generosity of patrons who believe that the arts enrich our community, strengthen our region, and create experiences that stay with us long after the curtain falls.
If you believe, as we do, that professional theatre belongs in this remarkable place, I invite you to support Lake George Dinner Theatre with a charitable contribution. Your generosity helps ensure that artists and audiences will continue to find inspiration here for years to come.
Thank you for being part of our story. Enjoy the show!
Erin L. Coon, PhD, President, Board of Directors
OUR HISTORY
This theater company began as a collaboration between David Eastwood and Bruce Jordan who met in The Glens Falls Operetta Club’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in 1967.
They loved the experience and felt that the area needed live theater opportunities in the summer months. Hence in 1968, they rented the GF High School for two weekends and produced Barefoot in the Park. The first weekend only a few people attended….but the second weekend brought in enough money to ‘break even’.
The next summer they moved to the Towers Hall, a carriage barn for the Fort William Henry Hotel. It was a BIG empty space so they located and purchased 400 seats from a movie theater in Vermont, not realizing that all of the seats had been on a raked floor and needed to be modified for a flat floor. Neil Akins along with Jane and David Otoupal were our biggest helpers back then. With their support, plus high school students Scott Clugstone and Terry Rabine, the seats were installed just in time for our second show, The Star Spangled Girl.
They remained at Towers Hall for 8 summers - presenting three shows a year, children’s theatre, and a cabaret at the Fort William Henry lounge after the shows.
In 1976, Nan Veeder, owner of the Lake George Holiday Inn Resort, and David joined forces and Lake George Dinner Theatre was born. Two years later, they joined Actor’s Equity Association, the professional theater union. LGDT still has the distinction of being the smallest, most intimate professional dinner theatre in the country.
In1978, Bruce Jordan and Marilyn Abrams created Shear Madness on our stage. That show went on to become an international sensation and the longest running nonmusical play in American theater history, closing in Boston in 2020 due to Covid.
Tragically, in 1991 David was diagnosed with leukemia and, after a year’s struggle, died in June 1992. His wife Vicky took over the reins as Producer, successfully continuing the tradition for another 15 years.
In 2008 Terry Rabine stepped out of his comfort zone as an actor/director and purchased the theater from Vicky. For the next 11 years, Terry led the theater bringing it forward to a Not For Profit and eventually retiring in 2019.
2020-2021 was a shock to the theater world and was, hopefully, the only time we were unable to open a season with ‘dinner and a show’. Thankfully, in 2021, the Wood Theater in Glens Falls offered to co-produce our show, Buyer & Cellar, and we enjoyed a brand new theatrical collaboration.
Now, thanks to the Crocitto family, we are continuing the tradition of “dinner and a show” at the Holiday Inn Resort where we have felt right at home for 50 years.
59 YEARS OF MEMORIES
1968 Barefoot In The Park
1969 Star Spangled Girl
1970 Owl & The Pussycat
The Fantasticks
Any Wednesday
1971 Stop The World, I Want To Get Off
The Odd Couple Plaza Suite
1972 You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
Last Of The Red Hot Lovers
Barefoot In The Park
1973 Roar Of The Greasepaint, Smell Of The Crowd
The Effect Of Gamma Rays On Man In The Moon Marigolds
Butterflies Are Free
Love Is Just Another Four
Letter Word
1974 Dames At Sea Play It Again, Sam Lovers & Other Strangers
1975 Arsenic & Old Lace
Man Of La Mancha
The Fantasticks
1976 6 RMS RIV VU
The Sunshine Boys I Do, I Do
Champagne Complex It Better Be Good
An Evening With Mark Twain
1977 A Thousand Clowns
Private Lives
The Apple Tree
Godspell Show & Tell
Spiffy Music Hall
1978 Lovers & Other Strangers
Shear Madness
Little Mary Sunshine
1979 California Suite
Shear Madness
Same Time Next Year
1980 Chapter Two
Vanities
Dames At Sea
1981 The Gin Game
Romantic Comedy Deathtrap
1982 I Ought To Be In Pictures
On Golden Pond
1983 They’re Playing Our Song
1984 Educating Rita
1985
Greater Tuna
1986 Brighton Beach Memoirs
1987 Biloxi Blues
1988 I’m Not Rappaport
1989 Broadway Bound
1990 Oil City Symphony
1991 All Night Strut
1992 I Ought To Be In Pictures
1993 Beau Jest
1994 Breaking Legs
1995 Mixed Emotions
1996 Jest A Second
1997 Don’t Dress For Dinner
1998 Perfect Wedding
1999 Over The River . . .
2000 Wally’s Cafe
2001 Remember Me?
2002 Over The Tavern
2003 The Crazy Time
2004 The Underpants
2005 A Bench In The Sun
2006 Power Play
2007 Shear Madness
2008 Greater Tuna
2009 Old Love
2010 Our Son’s Wedding
2011 Skin Deep
2012 The Love List
2013 Moonlight and Magnolias
2014 Lake Effect
2015 The Complete Works of Wm. Shakespeare (Abridged)
2016 Almost, Maine Southern Comforts
2017 Last Of The Red Hot Lovers The Great Kooshog Lake Hollis McCauley
Fishing Derby
2018 Jerry Finnegan’s Sister
The Long Weekend
2019 The Hound of the Baskervilles
Lunch With Mrs. Baskin
2021 Buyer & Cellar
2022 First Night
2023 Shear Madness
Marriage is Murder
2024 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change Old Love
2025 Guys On Ice
2026
Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
The Marvelous Wonderettes The 39 Steps
Lake George Dinner Theatre presents
WRITTEN & CREATED BY ROGER BEAN
with Victoria Bost*
Olivia Dybas
Morgan Smith Kimberly Wilpon*
Directed by JAREL DAVIDOW
Music Direction & Choreography by
Scenic Design
Marc Christopher
Props Design
J. J. Alojipan
Production Manager
Bridget Dunigan
Production Stage Manager
Marcie Friedman*
Master Carpenter
Mike Hewitt
JOHN BENWARE
Lighting Design
Rachel Budin
Costume Design
Gina Kowalski
Wig Design
Nyx Kowalski
Technical Director
Steve Moulton
Assistant Stage Manager
Gloria Berg
Musical Arrangements by Brian William Baker
Orchestrations by Michael Borth
Vocal Arrangements by Roger Bean & Brian William Baker
Originally Produced for the New York Stage by David Elzer, Roger Bean & Peter Schneider.
The Marvelous Wonderettes premiered at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Joseph Hanreddy, Artistic Director and Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director.
The Marvelous Wonderettes is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global. (www.broadwaylicensing.com)
TIME AND PLACE
Springfield High School Gymnasium, USA
Act I: Class of 1958’s Super Senior Prom
Act II: 1968, the Class of 1958’s Ten-Year Reunion
THE CAST
Cindy Lou ............................ Victoria Bost*
Suzy …………................….…. Olivia Dybas
Betty Jean ........................... Morgan Smith
The videotaping or audio and/or visual recording of this production is a violation of United States Copyright Law and an actionable federal offense.
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THE WONDERETTES
Victoria Bost (Cindy Lou) traveled the world with Disney Cruise Line bringing iconic characters to life, including Mary Poppins, Elsa, and Mother Gothel. She then toured the US in South Pacific (u/s Nellie Forbush) and An American in Paris (u/s Milo Davenport). She’s also appeared in your living room on Saturday Night Live and Impractical Jokers. This marks her Lake George debut and the first time she’ll be doing the same show in the same location for more than 48 hours — she is thrilled! @VictoriAnnBost
Olivia Dybas (Suzy), a Glens Falls native, is overjoyed to return to LGDT! She grew up performing all over the region—from Lake George Youtheatre to recent roles in Rent (Maureen) and 9 to 5 (Doralee) with Glens Falls Community Theatre. This summer, she’s thrilled to continue her work as the Sales and Marketing Associate at Adirondack Theatre Festival, where she’s also performed in Traffic & Weather, Mystic Pizza, and more in past seasons. Much like Suzy, Olivia considers bubble gum both a personality trait and a perfectly reasonable coping mechanism. Performing where her love of theatre began is truly a dream come true!
Morgan Smith (Betty Jean) is an Albany local who is thrilled to be making her Lake George Dinner Theater debut! She’s proud to be joining the ranks of green icons like Elphaba and Kermit. Her most recent credits include “Poe” in Edgar in the Red Room (Off-West End), “Grete” in Kafka’s Metamorphosis: the Musical (Edinburgh Fringe), and “Reverend Mother Helen” in Dune: The Dunesical (OffBroadway). She’s beyond grateful to her family, friends and all of the folks at LGDT. Up next she’ll be reprising her role as Poe in London this coming winter! Insta:@smithmorganf
Kimberly Wilpon (Missy) is delighted to be making her LGDT debut with The Marvelous Wonderettes. Kimberly performed OffBroadway in Pip’s Island as Stacy, The Expedition Leader. Favorite Regional credits include I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Woman 1), First Date (Woman 1), SHOUT!: The Mod Musical (Green Girl), Kate Hamill’s Pride & Prejudice (Charlotte Lucas & Mr. Bennet), Some Enchanted Evening (Anna), James in the Giant Peach (Lady Bug), and A Christmas Carol (Mrs Cratchit). Kimberly would love to dedicate this performance to her devoted hubbins, Dolan. @ kimwilpon on all social media platforms. www.kimberlywilpon.com
The Lake George Dinner Theatre is a professional theatre, employing members of the Actor’s Equity Association. Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.
GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART ............................................................................. Ensemble HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME .................................................................... Suzy, Ensemble
MR. SANDMAN REPRISE ......................................................................................... Ensemble
IT’S IN HIS KISS/WEDDING BELL BLUES ..................................................... Missy, Ensemble YOU DON’T OWN ME ................................................................................. Missy, Ensemble WITH THIS RING ............................................................................................ Missy, Ensemble I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU ........................................................ Betty Jean, Ensemble THAT’S WHEN THE TEARS START ........................................................ Betty Jean, Ensemble IT’S MY PARTY ......................................................................................... Betty Jean, Ensemble
SON OF A PREACHER MAN ................................................................ Cindy Lou, Ensemble LEADER OF THE PACK ............................................................................ Cindy Lou, Ensemble
THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT .......................................................................... Ensemble
OUR MARVELOUS MUSIC Music Clearance by Rubicon II Music Clearance, Burbank, CA. All Songs Used By Permission. All Rights Reserved. All International Copyrights Secured.
Your tax-deductible donation goes to helping create amazing entertainment for the Lake George Region. We are grateful for our audiences and for your support. Thank you to our amazing patrons!
SUPPORT OUR NEXT 60 YEARS!
Your tax-deductible donation goes to helping create amazing entertainment for the Lake George Region. We are grateful for our audiences and for your support. Thank you to our amazing patrons!
Donors
Marquis
Phillip DiNonno
Spotlight
Thomas and Linda Murphy
Timothy Murphy
Erin Coon
Vicky Eastwood
Girard McKenna
Bruce and Madge O’Connell
Partner
Chandler W. Atkins
Leslie Becher
Mike and Leslie Mills
Debra & John Pietrangelo
Diane & David Rainville
The Hazewski Family (Legacy Planning Partners)
Supporter
Brenny Campbell
Linda & Frank Cappabianca
Mark Davidow
Gail Gonyo
Craig & Claudia Johnson
Robin LaPlante
Patricia Lawrence
Elaine Manor
Beverly McCarthy
Ann McCullough
Steve Moulton & Devon Sweenor
Kathi Mulvey & John Muller
Eve Parker
Teddi Pereau
Sara and Dan Rice
Robert and Barbara Rosoff
Robert A Sampson
Kendra Schieber
Kathleen Stachnick
Karen and Thomas Stapleton
Rosemary Summers
Cecilia & John Thomas
And our sincerest gratitude to the many donors who contributed and have asked to remain anonymous.
Sponsors
Special Thanks
Bella Beecher, The Body Barre, The Charles R. Wood Theater, The Charlton School, Aaron Friedman, Linda Friedman, Fort Salem Theater, Eldon Hassler, Brian Haynes, Conner Hurlburt, Kalil Nasrani, Schuylerville Community Theatre, Violet Taylor-Labarga, Temple Beth El, Katie Weaver
Lake George Dinner Theatre presents By Arrangement with Fiery Angel Limited with Gil Brady* Olivia Gjurich
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
Noah Casner Tyler Nye*
Directed by JAREL DAVIDOW
Scenic Design
Marc Christopher
Production Manager
Bridget Dunigan
Costume Design
Gina Kowalski
Production Stage Manager
Madelyn Lopez*
Technical Director
Steve Moulton
Lighting Design
Rachel Budin
Master Carpenter
Mike Hewitt
Assistant Stage Manager
Gloria Berg
From the novel by John Buchan
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock
Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited
And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
The original London production directed by Maria Aitken designed by Peter McKintosh lighting designed by Ian Scott sound designed by Mic Pool and movement directed by Toby Sedgwick opened at the Tricycle Theatre (now known as Kiln Theatre) in Kilburn in August 2006 and transferred to the Criterion Theatre in the West End on 14th September 2006 and subsequently to the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway on 15 January 2008. The original production was directed by Fiona Buffini. This production is licensed and the film is distributed by ITV Global Entertainment Ltd.
“The 39 Steps” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
TIME AND PLACE: 1935
Various locations in and around England and Scotland
THE CAST
RICHARD HANNAY
ANNABELLA SCHMIDT/PAMELA/MARGARET
*Indicates Member of Actor’s Equity Association.
There will be one 12-minute intermission
The taking of photographs and the making of recordings of any kind during the performance is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices during the performance.
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Gil Brady*
Olivia Gjurich
CLOWN 1
Noah Casner
CLOWN 2
Tyler Nye*
THE 39 STEPS CAST
Gil Brady (Hannay) is delighted to be working at one of his favorite places in the country! Off-Broadway: Sideways (Theatre at St. Clements), Shear Madness (Davenport Theatre), National Pastime (Playwrights Horizons). National Tours: White Christmas, Annie. Selected Regional: Dear Evan Hansen (Bay Street, A.C.T. of Connecticut); Baskerville (Syracuse Stage); Mamma Mia (Capital Rep - Berkshire Theatre Award Nom); The Sound of Music (Alabama Shakespeare); The Addams Family (Gateway Playhouse) and 15 shows at Florida Studio Theatre including Don’t Dress For Dinner, Pictures From Home, The Play That Goes Wrong, and Outside Mullingar. TV: My Sordid Affair..(Lifetime Movie Network), Law and Order: SVU. Many thanks to Jarel, KK, and, of course, the illustrious Bruce Jordan. www.Gil-Brady.com
Noah Casner (Clown 1) is a Saratoga Springs native currently residing in Brooklyn. Select local credits include Next to Normal (Gabe), Spring Awakening (Moritz), and Bright Star (Billy Cane) at Fort Salem Theater and The 25th Annual… Spelling Bee (Barfée) at Spa City Theatre. Regionally he has performed at The Renaissance Theater in Mansfield, OH (Rent, [title of show]), Hello Dolly with Jennifer Simard and Jeff Richmond) and Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island, IL (The Addams Family). He holds a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch. He would like to thank his family and partner for their unending support. www.noahcasner.com
Olivia Gjurich (Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret) is beyond excited to be a part of the Lake George Dinner Theatre syndicate in a dream of a show. Favorite credits include Puck ( A Midsummer Night’s Dream ), Headwaiter ( She Loves Me ), Krysti ( The World’s Cassette Library ), and Fruma Sarah (Fiddler on the Roof). Endless thanks to her family for keeping her sane, her friends for keeping her silly, and her fur-baby for keeping her spirited. www.oliviagjurich.com
Tyler Nye (Clown 2) can’t wait to clown around with LGDT! A North Country-based actor, his work extends from Off-Broadway to regional theatre on both coasts. Adirondack credits include Every Brilliant Thing at Depot Theatre and several seasons at Pendragon Theatre (Noises Off, Baskerville, Shipwrecked!, Our Town). Other favorites: Santa Cruz Shakespeare (Into the Woods, A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Saint Michael’s Playhouse (The 39 Steps, Laughter on the 23rd Floor). Off-Broadway: The Mystery of Irma Vep, The Glass Menagerie. He’ll land in Gander this summer in Adirondack Theatre Festival’s Come From Away before taking the next 39 Steps with LGDT. tylernye.com @tylernye
CREATIVE TEAM AND STAFF
J.J. Alojipan (Properties Designer, The Marvelous Wonderettes) [she/her] is excited to be joining Lake George Dinner Theater. She is an alumna of Syracuse University where she minored in Acting. While J.J. performs on stage, she also enjoys working behind the scenes. Recent property design credits include: The Mystery of Edwin Drood (SLOC), The Angel Next Door (CCT), Oklahoma (HMT), Spring Awakening (SLOC), and Into the Woods (FST). CMA thanks for always being you.
Patrick Barlow (Author, The 39 Steps) Besides his version of Lew Wallace’s Ben Hur, Patrick Barlow’s Oliviernominated adaptation of A Christmas Carol has played off-Broadway and London’s West End while his 4-person adaptation of The 39 Steps has played in over forty countries worldwide, winning Olivier, Helpmann, Moliere and Tony Awards and making Patrick the most performed playwright in America for 2012-13. Most recently, his rewriting of John Milton’s Comus has played to critical acclaim at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Patrick is also celebrated in the UK for his two-man theatre company National Theatre of Brent, whose comedy epics include Wagner’s Ring Cycle, The Charles and Diana Story, The Messiah, The Wonder of Sex, The Arts and How They Was Done, The Black Hole of Calcutta, The Life and Times of the Dalai Lama and Zulu! They have won two Sony Gold Awards, a Premier Ondas Award for Best European Comedy and the New York Festival Gold Award for Best Comedy. Other screenwriting includes Van Gogh (Prix Futura Berlin Film Festival), Revolution!! (Best Comedy Jerusalem Film Festival) and the BAFTA-winning The Young Visiters. Publications include Shakespeare: The Truth! and The Complete History of the Whole World. Patrick has also appeared in Absolutely Fabulous, Shakespeare in Love, Notting Hill, Nanny McPhee and Bridget Jones’s Diary. He is currently writing theatre versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles and Dracula
Roger Bean (Writer and Creator, The Marvelous Wonderettes) created the smash off-Broadway hit The Marvelous Wonderettes (over 1,200 performances off-Broadway), Wonderettes: Caps & Gowns, Winter Wonderettes, Wonderettes: Dream On and Drag Wonderettes. The original Los Angeles production of The Marvelous Wonderettes received the 2007 LA Ovation Award for Best Musical and continues to be an audience favorite in theaters throughout the country. Mr. Bean’s doo-wop hit musical Sh-Boom! Life Could Be a Dream had a record-breaking 12-month run in Los Angeles, receiving the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Musical, and the holiday sequel ShBoom! A Christmas Miracle debuted in 2024. Mr. Bean is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America, the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
John Benware (Music Director and Choreographer, The Marvelous Wonderettes) This is Johnny’s third season music-directing and choreographing with LGDT. As a self-proclaimed sextuple-threat, his talents and skills are actually too numerous to detail here. He has been acclaimed as the “Swiss army knife of performing arts” by Logan Haynes, “a piano wizard” by Greg Verheyn, and “the gift the keeps on giving” by Jarel Davidow! Having had his hands in most every arts organization in the area, he hopes to cut back his workload this Fall to dedicate to composing. He enjoys long walks in the sun, Pilates, “knees-over-toes”, making his own organic dark chocolate with raw local honey, and making his own yogurt. If you see him wandering outside of his enclosure, please contact the Save-Our-Johnny Hotline at 1-800-BEN-WARE.
Gloria Berg (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be working on her seventh season with the Lake George Dinner Theatre. She started working in theater in high school and continued into college. She started her career with LGDT as an intern in 2019 on Hound of the Baskervilles, and is very grateful to continuously be asked back year after year. Gloria would like to thank her parents and her fiancé for their continued support and love.
Rachel Budin (Lighting Design) is delighted to be returning to LGDT for a seventeenth season! Most recent designs for LGDT include Guys on Ice, Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Shear Madness (2023), and Old Love.She is also a member of the LGDT Board of Directors. Other regional theater work includes Albany’s Capital Repertory Theatre, the Denver Center Theater, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. After retiring from the faculty at Ramapo College of NJ she relocated to the Adirondacks where she continues to design professionally and for local community theatres.
Elise Charlebois (Box Office Manager) This is Elise’s second season with Lake George Dinner Theatre. During the off season,, she also works in arts and entertainment ticketing for the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, and teaches mathematics at Shenendehowa and through Sylvan Learning. She has also been volunteering at Schenectady Civic Playhouse since 2010, contributing primarily in the box office and at fundraising events, where she can often be found selling raffle tickets. Her professional background in both the performing arts and education reflects a long-standing enthusiasm for the cultural organizations that make this community thrive.
Marc Christopher (Set Design) is a working Musical Theatre Performer out of NYC. He is excited to be part of the Lake George Dinner Theatre team, this time wearing another hat! His Scenic Design work has been seen all over the Capital Region at Playhouse Stage Company, Schenectady Light Opera Company, Not So Common Players, and Home Made Theatre. @marcittymarcmarc www.marcchristopher.net
CREATIVE TEAM AND STAFF
Jarel Davidow (Artistic Director; Director, The Marvelous Wonderettes & The 39 Steps) joined LGDT as the Artistic Director in 2018. At LGDT, he has directed Almost Maine, The Great Kooshog Lake Hollis McCauley Fishing Derby, Jerry Finnegan’s Sister, The Hound of the Baskervilles, First Night, I Love Your, You’re Perfect, Now Change and Old Love, among others. Other directing credits include several off-Broadway one-act play festivals and The Comedy of Errors in Central Park. Locally, he has directed shows for SUNY Adirondack, Curtain Call Theater, The Charles R. Wood Theater and Art in the Public Eye. As an actor, he has been seen in LGDT’s The Love List, Moonlight & Magnolias, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged, Last of the Red Hot Lovers and Shear Madness. He has also been seen in regional theaters around the country as well as several appearances at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has an MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School and is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio as well as a member of Actors Equity..
Bridget Dunigan (Production Manager) is delighted to be back for another season with LGDT! She has worked in multiple theatres in the area over the years as well as in New York City. When not working behind the scenes, she can be seen on stage performing with local theatrical groups - most recently in Home Made Theatre’s production of The Crucible. She would like to thank her family for supporting her dreams of pursuing this fun and crazy career path.
Marcie Friedman (Production Stage Manager, The Marvelous Wonderettes) is thrilled to return to one of her favorite places for the 9th summer! Working primarily in opera, select credits include: San Diego Opera, Florentine Opera, Opera Colorado, New York City Opera, Sarasota Opera, Dayton Opera, Central City Opera, Tulsa Opera and Opera Saratoga. New York/Regional: Baltimore CenterStage, Westport Country Playhouse, Manhattan Theatre Club, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Skylight Music Theatre, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Lincoln Center. National Tours: Flamenco Vivo Carlotta Santana, The Acting Company and the Kennedy Center. Marcie also works as an event production manager and was an associate production manager for New Year’s Eve in Times Square for 5 years. Proud member of AEA and AGMA.
Sara Friedman (Managing Director) is thrilled to settle into this position at LGDT. She started her career as the Assistant Stage Manager for LGDT’s Jest a Second in 1996. After more than a decade in New York City as a professional stage manager and a non-profit communications manager, Sara returned home to Glens Falls, NY where she continued to stage manage for professional theatre companies in the area, including LGDT. She joined Mills Entertainment in 2014 and spent several years on the road as a Tour Manager and as the company’s General Manager. In 2024, she returned to LGDT as Director of Marketing and then as the Production Stage Manager for Old Love. Sara is happy to be on the team full time for the next chapter of Lake George Dinner Theatre. Thank you to Jarel and the amazing board and staff at LGDT for all that you do!
Michael Hewitt (Master Carpenter) has been an adjunct instructor and technical director with SUNY Adirondack for over 20 years in the music and theatre departments. While completing his MM degree in Vocal Performance from Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music he performed the roles of Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Grandpa Moss in Copland’s The Tender Land, Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème, and the title role in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi. Most recently Michael performed the role of Geronimo, in Il Matrimonio Segreto, by Domenico Cimarosa, with the Bulgarian National Opera Orchestra, in Stara Zagora Bulgaria. Backstage, Michael has worked as a technical director, staff carpenter, stage manager, and sound designer.
Nyx Kowalski (Wig Designer) is very excited to be working with Lake George Dinner Theatre again this year! They really loved working with everyone behind the scenes last year and are honored to be more involved now. Outside the theatre they do a lot of creative work like drawing and cosplaying as well as spending time with their lovely family and friends. They really hope everyone enjoys the productions this year!
Gina Kowalski (Costume Designer) is very excited to be returning for her third season with Lake George Dinner Theatre! During the winter, you can find her working with the amazing kids at Ballston Spa Middle School to costume their spring musical. Gina resides in Greenfield Center with her husband and kids.
Madelyn Lopez (Production Stage Manager, The 39 Steps) is so excited to be working with Lake George Dinner Theatre for the first time. Since graduating from the University of Cincinnati (CCM) with her BFA in stage management, she’s worked at various theatres up and down the east coast. She would like to thank her professors for setting her up for success, the stage managers she’s worked with who trained her, believed in her, and refined her skills, her friends and family for their endless support, and her wonderful husband Daniel, who makes her the happiest girl in the world.
Steve Moulton (Technical Director/Master Electrician) is thrilled to be returning to work with Lake George Dinner Theatre! He has been the Technical Director since 2015. A Saratoga native, he is also the Technical Director for The Local Actors Guild of Saratoga. He has been a part of the production staff for many local theater productions at Home Made Theater, The Egg, Charles Wood Theater, The Glove, Park Playhouse, Siena College, Sage College, and Schenectady Civic Theater. By day, Steve manages IT and communications for The Charlton School and spends much of the summer tackling the Adirondack 46 High Peaks. kidney4steve.net
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PRODUCTIONS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jarel Davidow
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Erin L. Coon, PhD, President
Steve Moulton, Vice President
Mary Pat Rabin, Treasurer
Rachel Budin, Secretary
Sharon Reynolds, President Emeritus
Frank Cappabianca
Barbara Miner
Thomas Murphy
Bruce O’Connell
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Taylor Stone
PRINTING SERVICES
Glens Falls Printing
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Sara Friedman
ADVISORY BOARD
Ruth Liberman
HONORARY MEMBER
Vicky Eastwood Ganser
OUR MISSION
To provide the Lake George region with high quality professional theatre.
