Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat Lyrics by Tim Rice | Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
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2016-2017 season E w i n g T h e at r e
Joseph and the amazingtechnicolor dreamcoat
Pijor Hall
Bloom
Mar 31 - Apr 9
Scorned by his brothers, sold into slavery and jailed for a crime he didn’t commit – how on earth is Joseph going to become the second most powerful man in Egypt?
Following a violent incident at school, a 15-year-old boy is assigned to work with his social worker’s father, an urban gardener coping with the loss of his wife. Over the course of one summer, a budding friendship empowers them to grow beyond their troubled pasts.
Lyrics by Tim Rice // Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
By Andrew Morton
Mar 3 - 19
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Parade May 5 - 21
1913. Marietta, Georgia. A teenage girl is found murdered in the factory where she works. The town wants justice at any cost, and all eyes turn to her supervisor, a Brooklyn Jew who has never fit in with their southern way of life. Book by Alfred Uhry Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Co-Conceived and Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Based on the true story of the trial and lynching of Leo Frank
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Pure Imagination Presented by The Musical Theater Project
June 25
Here’s a show that will appeal to the entire family, from the very young to the very young-at-heart. timeless tunes from Disney and Sesame Street will be sure to have kids, their parents and even their grandparents up on their feet for this interactive performance. Featuring Ursula Cataan, Jodi Maile Kirk, Nancy Maier and Shane Patrick O’Neill
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Our Town
Willy Wonka
Ushering in a new era of modern theatre, Thornton Wilder wrote of a people frozen in the earliest years of the 20th century. Decades later audiences continue to be moved by their simple yet universal struggles, dreams, loves and triumphs.
The world’s most famous chocolatier reemerges after years in hiding, and five lucky children win a once-in-alifetime trip through his factory.
July 14 - 23
By Thornton Wilder
Aug 11 - 20
Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley Adapted for the Stage by Leslie Bricusse & Timothy Allen McDonald Based on the book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
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The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited
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Joseph and the amazing technicolor® dreamcoat Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Artistic Director // Rick Fortney Director/Co-Choreographer // Brittni Shambaugh Addison Music Director // Anthony Trifiletti Co-Choreographer // Lavour Addison Stage Manager // Julie Billinghurst Lighting Designer // Maureen Patterson Sound Designer // Stan Kozak Scenic Design/Props/Technical Team // Derek Green Costume Designer // Justin Bilewicz Sound Board Op // Jordan Demich-Bogner Youth Performance Supervisor/Dresser // Lynn Maslinski Technical Team // Nathan Kunst Technical Team // August Scarpelli Technical Team // Kyle Huff Technical Team // Garett Taketa Technical Team // Tim Barrett JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR® DREAMCOAT is presented through an exclusive arrangement with R & H Theatricals and The Really Useful Group Limited. TM 1991 The Really Useful Group Limited ® Technicolor is the registered trademark of Technicolor group of companies
Welcome to French Creek Theatre Welcome! Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber is based on the “coat of many colors” story of Joseph from the Bible’s Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly. Joseph was first presented as a 15-minute pop cantata at Colet Court School in London in 1968 and was recorded as a concept album in 1969. After the success of the next Lloyd Webber and Rice piece, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph Rick Fortney Artistic Director, received stage productions beginning in 1970 Lorain County Metro Parks and expanded recordings in 1971 and 1972. While still undergoing various transformations and expansions, the musical was produced in the West End in 1973, and in its full format was recorded in 1974 and opened on Broadway in 1982. I am so excited to have Joseph performing on the French Creek Stage. My thanks to Brittni Shambaugh Addison who is serving as our director. Brittni is new to French Creek but will be returning shortly as she is also directing Willy Wonka this summer! Brittni is joined by our staff, production team, crew and cast. My thanks to each of you for your dedication in bringing Joseph to the French Creek Stage. Our season continues with two more productions before our summer season. Following a violent incident at school, a 15-year-old boy is assigned to work with his social worker’s father, an urban gardener coping with the loss of his wife. Over the course of one summer, a budding friendship empowers them to grow beyond their troubled pasts. Andrew Morton’s Bloom opens on French Creek’s Pijor Stage March 31 - April 9. Jason Robert Brown’s Parade opens in Ewing Theatre May 5th and continues through the 21st. Grief, ambition and tragedy come together for a beautiful and stirring musical that challenges our own prejudices. Due to content this
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Welcome to French Creek Theatre musical is intended for high school and adult. Anyone younger, parents, please study the content beforehand. Don’t forget to purchase your Technicolor Wands during intermission! Join the action by turning on and waving your wands during the curtain call finale! For only $5, the Technicolor Wands are a great way to support the theatre, and the perfect remembrance to take home with you! Thank you for coming to the show and I hope to see you at some of our upcoming productions.
Rick Fortney Artistic Director
Thank You
French Creek Theatre would like to give special thanks to TrueNorth Cultural Arts.
Thank You French Creek Theatre would like to give special thanks to the Ashland University.
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French Creek Theatre would like to give special thanks to Sandstone Summer Theatre.
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A Note from the director When I was seven years old I acted in my first “professional” production. I was in the kid’s chorus of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at a theatre in Wilmington, North Carolina. I was the youngest in the cast, and I’m fairly certain that I was only cast because my older sister had the voice of an angel, and the director would have felt bad casting her and not me. Nonetheless, it was a profound experience. I got to spend my time with people who were passionate about the art they were making, who felt called to make it, and who were using that art to tell the story of a man living up to his destiny. Years later, I am still inspired by this story. What strikes me now, in a way that I couldn’t quite grasp as a child, is what a universal story it is. A story about never giving up. A story about doing the right thing and pressing forward even when things seem impossible. A story about becoming the people we were born to be. No matter your gender, race, age, or ability, you have the opportunity to do amazing, world-changing things. This is what Joseph taught me at seven years old, and this is what I hope you will all experience today when you see the show. I also hope that you will have a heck of a good time! Now, may I return to the beginning? Enjoy the show, Dreamers!
Brittni Shambaugh Addison Director/Co-Choreographer
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Musical Synopsis Time and Setting We begin in an attic—modern day, and are transported “way, way back, many centuries ago. Not long after the Bible began” in Canaan and Egypt.
Act I OVERTURE.........................................................................KIDS, NARRATOR PROLOGUE.....................................................NARRATOR, JOSEPH, KIDS JACOB AND SONS.................................NARRATOR, BROTHERS, KIDS JOSEPH’S COAT..........................................................JACOB, NARRATOR, BROTHERS, JOSEPH, KIDS JOSEPH’S DREAM..........................NARRATOR, BROTHERS, JOSEPH POOR, POOR JOSEPH...........................................NARRATOR, JOSEPH, BROTHERS, ISMAELITES ONE MORE ANGEL.....................................................BROTHERS, JACOB JOURNEY TO EGYPT............SNAKE, CAMEL, JOSEPH, NARRATOR POTIPHAR....................NARRATOR, POTIPHAR, JOSEPH, DANCERS CLOSE EVERY DOOR..............................................JOSEPH, ENSEMBLE GO, GO, GO JOSEPH.................................................NARRATOR, BAKER, BUTLER, JOSEPH, ENSEMBLE
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Musical Synopsis Act II ENTR’ACTE..................................................................................................KIDS A PHARAOH’S STORY..........................NARRATOR, KIDS, ENSEMBLE POOR, POOR PHARAOH......................................NARRATOR, BUTLER, PHARAOH, JOSEPH,ENSEMBLE SONG OF THE KING.................PHARAOH, NARRATOR, ENSEMBLE PHARAOH’S DREAM EXPLAINED.....................JOSEPH, ENSEMBLE STONE THE CROWS.........................................NARRATOR, PHARAOH, JOSEPH, WOMEN THOSE CANAAN DAYS.............................................BROTHERS, JACOB THE BROTHERS IN EGYPT/GROVEL GROVEL..............NARRATOR, BROTHERS, JOSEPH WHO’S THE THIEF..........................JOSEPH, NARRATOR, BROTHERS BENJAMIN CALYPSO.................................................................BROTHERS JOSEPH ALL THE TIME.........................................NARRATOR, JOSEPH, BROTHERS, KIDS JACOB IN EGYPT...........................................................................COMPANY ANY DREAM WILL DO (FINALE) ............................................COMPANY
// End of Act II // // Bows //
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Cast Narrator..............................................................................Halle Kyger Joseph................................................................................Garett Taketa Jacob........................................................................................Cedric Maye Reuben.......................................................................................Neil Macke Simeon............................................................................Jillian Mesaros Levi..........................................................................................Katie Rotuno Naphtali/Mrs. Potiphar................................................Mo Martin Issachar/Pharaoh.....................................................Erika Kunath Asher.............................................................................................Kyle Huff Dan/Potiphar............................................................Andrew Keller Zebulon/Baker...................................................................Leo Walsh Gad/Butler..............................................................Savanna Brown Benjamin........................................................................................Joni Gill Judah...................................................................................Delee Cooper Camel.......................................................................................Jack Drinan Snake.....................................................................................Ava Anselmo
Children’s Chorus Ava Anselmo Amelia Bohac Joe DeLuca Ana Drinan Jack Drinan Sarah Hibler Ally Liller Anna Liller Jillian Planisek Katie Schuler Macon Taylor
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Production Team Artistic Director..........................................................Rick Fortney Director/Co-Choreographer.....Brittni Shambaugh Addison Music Director.................................................Anthony Trifiletti Co-Choreographer.............................................Lavour Addison Stage Manager.................................................Julie Billinghurst Lighting Designer.......................................Maureen Patterson Sound Designer.................................................................Stan Kozak Scenic Design/Props/Technical Team.........Derek Green Costume Designer.................................................Justin Bilewicz Sound Board Op....................................Jordan Demich-Bogner Youth Performance Supervisor/Dresser.....Lynn Maslinski Technical Team...........................................................Nathan Kunst Technical Team...................................................August Scarpelli Technical Team.....................................................................Kyle Huff Technical Team...........................................................Garett Taketa Technical Team.................................................................Tim Barrett
Orchestra Conductor/Keyboard 1............................Anthony Trifiletti Keyboard 2.............................................................................Jayne Kacik Keyboard 3.......................................................................Heidi Herczeg Woodwind 1...........................................................Rebecca Gardner Woodwind 2.................................................................Alison Ortenzi Horn...............................................................................................Lisa Muth Sub........................................................Melinda Kellerstrass Guitar...................................................................................Brad Gendics Bass.....................................................................................Kevin Aylward Percussion......................................................................Kevin Robison Drums.........................................................................................Brad Elles
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Cast and Crew Bios
Ava Anselmo (Kid’s Chorus) is so grateful to be a part of this wonderful production. She has loved bonding with the cast and crew. Ava has recently appeared in TrueNorth’s Knuffle Bunny as Trixie in autumn 2015. She has also recently been in Fiddler on the Roof as Shprintze at Olde Town Hall in April 2016. Ava would like to thank her loving and supporting parents, family and friends. She also would love to thank the phenomenal directors and the talented cast and crew. She hopes you enjoy the show!!!
S a v a n n a Brown (Gad/ Butler) is thrilled to make her debut at French Creek Theater in one of her favorite shows of all time. She has participated in theater since she was eight years old, and is so excited to return to the stage after studying preveterinary science at the University of Notre Dame last year. Her favorite past roles include Catherine in Pippin, Robin in Godspell, and her performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables in a cabaret show, among many others. She hopes the audience will be inspired by the incredible message of this story and forever remember that “Any Dream Will Do!”
Amelia Bohac (Kid’s Chorus) is in the 6th grade at Bay Middle School and has studied acting for three years. She has previously appeared at the Beck Center in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Alice’s Sister) and Aargh! (Musket Mel). She is excited to perform at French Creek Theatre with the amazing Joseph cast! Amelia would like to thank her family and friends for their support.
DeLee Cooper (Judah) is making her second appearance on the French Creek stage! A graduate of Wright State University’s Professional Actor Training Program, she is currently an Actor Teacher with the Great Lakes Theater Education Department and a dancer with Rock the House Entertainment. Some previous Ohio credits include: Jekyll & Hyde with French Creek Theatre, Heathers
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Cast and Crew Bios and Billy Elliot with Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, Alice in Wonderland and A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Pointillism Jazz Consort in Akron, and Sweet Charity, The Secret Garden, and Alice in Wonderland with Weathervane Playhouse in Newark. Joe DeLuca (Kid’s Chorus) is excited to be back on stage at the French Creek Theatre. He is a fourth grader at Brookside Intermediate School in Sheffield Village. Joe previously performed in the 2015 TrueNorth Summer Theatre Camp production, the Children’s Choir production of The Nutcracker and most recently in the French Creek Theatre production of All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten. Joe would like to thank his family and friends for supporting him and encouraging him to pursue his acting ambitions and his director for giving him this opportunity.
Break a leg, Joe! We are so proud of you. Love, Dad, Mom & Rollie
Ana Drinan (Kid’s Chorus) is a fifth grader at Avon Heritage Elementary. This is her first stage performance. She plays the piano and clarinet and sings in after school chorus. She is a keeper in soccer and also a basketball and volleyball player. Jack Drinan (Kid’s Chorus) is a seventh grader at Avon Middle School. This is his second stage performance. He plays the piano, saxophone, and oboe. He is active in Boy Scouts and soccer. Joni Gill (Benjamin) After several years away from performing, Joni is thrilled to be making her French Creek Theater debut with Joseph! Previous credits include Seussical, the Musical (Mrs. Mayor), Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Mother) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Ensemble Soloist), and Pg. 17
Cast and Crew Bios Once on This Island (Erzulie) among many others. Endless thanks to Brittni, Anthony, and Julie for the opportunity to work on such a wonderful production. Joni would also like to thank the cast and crew for all of their support through this process! “Enjoy the show!” Sarah Hibler (Kid’s Chorus) I am 8 years old. I go to Erieview Elementary School and I’m in 3rd grade. I love horses. My favorite subject In school is Science. I especially love being on stage and performing! Kyle Huff (Asher) is pumped to finally be working with Brittni and a wonderful cast in his first production at French Creek Theatre. Kyle was last seen at Ensemble Theatre in The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail and has also done work at other regional theatres. Andrew Keller (Dan/ Potiphar) is thrilled to be making his debut at French Creek Theatre. He is a graduate of Baldwin
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W a l l a c e University, where he studied acting and directing and appeared in Noises Off (Freddie), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (George), and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Gordon). Recent local credits include: The Phantom Tollbooth (Humbug), The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (Peter), and Farragut North (Ben) at Ensemble Theater, and The Bigfoot Letters (Roger) at Blank Canvas Theater. Big thanks to Brittni for this wonderful opportunity. Erika Kunath (Issachar/ Pharaoh) is enjoying her first show with French Creek Theatre and her return to the stage for the first time in 7 years. Her previous roles include Polly in Crazy For You, Adelaide in Guys and Dolls and Red Chief in the stage adaptation of The Ransom of Red Chief. When she isn’t performing, Erika is a frequent karaoker, a freelance graphic designer, and a craft beer connoisseur. Erika would like to thank her family and friends for the endless support, her team at Sherwin Williams #1171 for working
Cast and Crew Bios around her rehearsal schedules, and the PHENOMENAL cast of Joseph for accepting her into their theatre tribe. Halle Kyger ( N a r r a t o r ) discovered at the young age of 7 that she had a love for the performing arts and a heart for the stage. Her very first role was a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz -- with only one line! But that was only the beginning of many years of theatrical passion. Since then, Halle has been in Annie, Zink the Zebra, Peter Pan (twice), Cyrano de Bergerac, Shadowlands, The Curious Savage, Ring Around the Moon, Into the Woods, Through the Looking Glass, Shrek the Musical, A Broadway Mashup, and now a total dream role, the Narrator in Joseph. Halle also hopes to one day play the characters of Mary Poppins, Belle, & Ariel. Halle wants to dedicate this performance to all the dreamers out there -- both young and old -- who have longings in their hearts yet to be met. Keep pushing, keep believing, and keep striving. Nothing great ever comes without sure hardship. She also wants to thank her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for providing her with these artistic opportunities over the years. This life is HIS stage after all, so to God be the glory!
Ally Liller (Kid’s Chorus) was last seen at French Creek in this past Summer Theatre Camp’s production of Space Odyssey. She is in the third grade and has also performed in various school and church ensembles. She is more than excited for this production and hopes to return for more! Anna Liller (Kid’s Chorus) is in the first grade, loves to sing and dance and is so excited to be a part of this show. Although this is her first performance, she plans on acting in many more French Creek Theatre productions. She would like to thank her family and friends for their support. Neil Macke (Reuben) is ecstatic to be making his Cleveland theatre debut with French Creek Theatre, and to share the stage with this amazing ensemble of people!
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Cast and Crew Bios Favorite previous credits include: How to Succeed in Business…(J.B. Biggley), Songs for a New World (Man 1), The Music Man (Mayor George Shinn), and Little Shop of Horrors (Mr. Mushnik). Neil is currently the Operations Associate at Cleveland Play House where he has had the honor to work on such productions as The Crucible, A Christmas Story, and the world premiere of Quiara Alegria Hudes’ The Good Peaches. Mo Martin (Naphtali/ Mrs. Potiphar) is excited to be in her first show here at French Creek Theater. She has taken a few years off from performing but is very excited to be back on the stage. Mo attended high school at St. Joseph Academy where she performed in many shows. Some of her favorites include: Into the Woods, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Seussical the Musical. After high school she went to Walsh University and joined the theater and music department. Mo also was a performer at the North Canton Playhouse, and was cast in Legally Blonde. Mo wants to thank her family and friends for all the love and support. Break a leg cast and crew!!
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Cedric Maye (Jacob) is a dancer from Cleveland, Ohio. The last time he has acted on stage was in 2013. He is very excited to have a chance to meet new people and do theatre stuff. Ji l l i a n M e s a r o s (Simeon) is very happy to be on this stage once again with a great cast. She was last seen on stage in White Christmas as Rhoda. She graduated from Cleveland State University in 2016. She studies singing and dance with Voice Variations, and acting at James Madio Studio. She would like to thank the production team and cast for all the hard work and good memories. Go, go, go Joe!!! Ji l l i a n Planisek (Kid’s is a Chorus) n i n e -ye a r- o l d fourth grader at Heritage Elementary. She spends her free time playing piano and guitar,
Cast and Crew Bios dancing tap, singing in chorus, or playing basketball. Jillian has been in many productions including the Wizard of Oz. She is returning to French Creek Theatre in her second production and hopes you enjoy the show. Katie Rotuno (Levi)Katie returns for her 3rd show at FCT this season! She was previously seen in the fall production of Jekyll & Hyde and the winter production, White Christmas. She’s thrilled to return to this Andrew Lloyd Webber classic, and to be playing a brother! Something she never dreamed of, but “Any dream will do!” Next, she will be taking on the role of Mrs. Phagan in Jason Robert Browns musical Parade here at FCT in May. Thank you cast and crew for welcoming me. Enjoy the show! Katie Schuler (Kid’s Chorus) is in fourth grade at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Avon. Katie is so excited to be making her debut at French Creek Theatre in Joseph
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and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Katie participated in the TrueNorth Cultural Arts summer space camp. She has also had experience on the stage performing in Pocahontas, Spy Kids and Romeo and Juliet. Katie has been in dance since age 5 and is currently enrolled in ballet and contemporary dance classes. She is so grateful for the opportunity to learn more about theater performance and to have the chance to be on stage with so many other talented kids and adults! Garett T.K. Taketa (Joseph)Garett is excited to be working with this talented cast and crew. Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, he now lives in New York City. He originated two leading roles off Broadway in the premiere of Comfort Women and Green Card: A new Musical. He’s also performed at 54 below and Joe’s Pub. Favorite roles include: Burrs in Wild Party, Gomez in Addams Family, Moritz in Spring Awakening, and Roger in Rent. He would love to thank Brittni for this wonderful opportunity and her loving family for welcoming him to Cleveland, and to his own family for the support over the years.
Cast and Crew Bios Macon Taylor (Kid’s Chorus) is a 2nd grader from Lakewood. He is happy to be making his debut at the French Creek Theater and working with such a wonderful Director, Cast and Crew. Favorite previous roles include: Sirrah, Macbeth (Ohio Shakespeare Festival); Tiny Tim/Master William, A Christmas Carol (Great Lakes Theater); Alice In Wonderland, BIG The Musical, A Little Princess, Oliver! (Beck Center for the Arts). When not performing, he is a proud Cub Scout with Pack 68 and loves playing with his Hot Wheel cars. Many thanks to Mom & Dad, Family, Friends and Teachers for their love and support! Leo Walsh (Zebulon/Baker) This is Leo’s debut at French Creek Theatre, and is excited to be a part of this incredible show. In the past, Leo has been in numerous productions, and is glad to be continuing his career here. Some of his favorite roles include Herb in Godspell, Farquaad in Shrek the Musical, and Pippin in Pippin. Among those shows, he has also appeared in Schoolhouse Rock
Live!, Smokey Joes Café, Good News, and The Pajama Game. In his spare time, Leo likes to sing and play guitar, travel and explore new places, and hang out with friends. He hopes you love the show as much as he does, and hopes his cast mates “Break a leg!”
Production team Brittni Shambaugh Addison (Director/Co-Choreographer) is a recent transplant from Honolulu, Hawaii, where she was a member of the Professional Acting Company with the Honolulu Theatre for Youth and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Since moving to Cleveland in August of 2015, she has had the pleasure of working with Cleveland Play House, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland Public Theatre, Ensemble Theatre, and the Beck Center. This is her first time working at French Creek Theatre, and she is incredibly grateful for the opportunity. She holds a BA in Theatre and an MFA in Directing, and currently works as the Education Associate at Cleveland Play House. Some favorite directing credits include Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party, Jose Rivera’s Sonnets for an Old Century, and Stephen Adly Guirgis’s The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. She most recently directed The Phantom Tollbooth at Ensemble Theatre. She sends so much love to this amazing cast and
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Cast and Crew Bios team. You all are my joy. I love you Lavour! Anthony Trifiletti (Music Director) is an active solo pianist, collaborative artist, and music director throughout much of Ohio. As a pianist and music director, Anthony has held positions at TrueNorth Cultural Arts Center, The Lorain Palace Theatre, Lorain Palace Youth Theatre, Sandstone Summer Theatre, Amherst Workshop Players, Lorain Community Music Theatre, The Human Race Theatre Company, Dayton Opera, Dayton Philharmonic Youth Strings, and numerous other venues. Anthony is currently serving on the Board of Directors for TrueNorth Cultural Arts Center. He is a recent graduate of the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. While at UD, Anthony was the recipient of the Award for Outstanding Collaborative Pianist and performed at the American Choral Director’s Association National Convention in 2013. Besides working in theatrical and other performance related settings, Anthony is an active church musician having served at numerous parishes throughout the state. He is currently the music director at St. Peter in Lorain. Congratulations cast, crew, and orchestra on a wonderful performance! Lavour Addison (CoChoreographer) is a member of the Case Western Reserve
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University/ Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program. CWRU/CPH credits include: Clybourne Park, Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses and a cameo in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. At Cleveland Play House he has performed in The CPH Centennial Plays, the world premier of Quiara Alegria Hudes’ The Good Peaches, and the world premiere reading of FEED by Eric Coble. Other credits include serving as the Acting Captain of the Hawaii Pirate Ship Adventures and working as a full time member of the Professional Acting Company with the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. He recently played Macbeth with Oberlin Summer Theatre Festival. He is very grateful for this opportunity. I love you Brittni! Julie Billinghurst (Stage Manager) is happy to be back at French Creek Theatre with such a joyful show! Some previous stage managing credits include Big Fish, Godspell, White Christmas, and Next to Normal at TrueNorth Theatre, Into the Woods with Lorain Community Music Theatre and Jekyll & Hyde, White Christmas, and Joseph at French Creek Theatre. It has been great working with such a fantastic cast and crew. Thanks to her husband for all of his love and support! Teamwork makes the dream work!
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Cast and Crew Bios Maureen E. Patterson (Lighting Designer) returns to French Creek Theatre having previously designed White Christmas and Happy Days and several productions for the 2011 season. Her theatrical designs and production expertise have been showcased in the Cleveland area and beyond for the last eighteen years at the Cleveland Playhouse, Case Western Reserve University, John Carroll University, Cleveland Opera, Cleveland San Jose Ballet, Dallas Theatre Center, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, and many others. For more than a decade, Miss Patterson has focused her talents and creativity on special event lighting and is the Owner and Lead Designer at Solus Lighting LTD. Solus Lighting LTD is the only international award winning company in the city of Cleveland exclusively dedicated to lighting and production management for high end corporate, social and nonprofit events of all sizes. Contact Solus Lighting to bring your events to the next level: 216-912-2199 www.SolusLightingLTD.com Justin Bilewicz (Costume Designer) His theatrical credits extend across Northeast Ohio, working as a costume designer for community and academic theatres in Amherst, Cleveland, Lorain, Shaker Heights, and Case Western Reserve University . He is also the Costume Shop Supervisor for Ashland University and the drama director for Clearview
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High School. Justin graduated from Ashland University with a BA in Costume Design. This is Justin’s 9th show he has designed for French Creek Theatre. Joseph holds a very special place in his heart. Justin first designed Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for Sandstone Summer Theatre in 2004. He has expressed that this musical is one of his favorites and is in the top five of his favorite plays he has costumed in the past thirteen years. Justin is extremely excited to be able to redesign a show that is near and dear to his heart and hopes you enjoy this production as much as he has. Derek Green (Scenic Designer/ Props Master) is thrilled to collaborate with this talented cast and production team. Other design credits include The Tempest and Richard II (Cleveland Shakespeare Festival); South Pacific, Joseph..., The Curious Savage, Here Come the Brides, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School). Derek also acts, and can next be seen in the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program’s production of She Stoops to Conquer. Derek currently works in the Education Department at Cleveland Play House. Stan Kozak (Sound Designer) Stan Kozak, currently in his twentyseventh season at Great Lakes Theater, has more than 50 design credits including Bat Boy: The
Cast and Crew Bios Musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Comedy of Errors, Amadeus, You Can’t Take It With You, Private Lives, Into the Woods and the Tom Hanks’ benefit performances. His work in 1979 and 1981 with Geraldine Fitzgerald on Streetsongs at GLTF led to the original cast album. Mr. Kozak was the resident sound designer for four seasons at the Porthouse Theatre Company, including productions of Driving Miss Daisy, Niteclub Confidential and a Nightingale Sang. His collaborations with Victoria Bussert at Baldwin-Wallace College include productions of Chess, Hair, Company, Cabaret, West Side Story, Tommy in Concert, Parade, the Ohio premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Passion, and one of the first nonprofessional productions of Phantom of the Opera. For Cain Park, his design credits include Secret Garden, Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, Bat Boy, Tick, tick…Boom, Nine, The Wiz, Harold and Maude and Pippin. Mr. Kozak has also designed sound for Wit and Last Five Years for the
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Dobama Theater, Iolanthe and Sweeney Todd for the Cleveland Opera, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and Forbidden Broadway SVU for the Hanna Theatre and A Shayna Maidel, Brooklyn Boy and Pangs of the Messiah for the JCC. He has served as sound designer for the All-City Musical for the Cleveland school system for eight seasons. He also had the good fortune to have worked with Bebe Neuwirth in her concert performance for the Ideastream Gala in 2005. He was honored to be among the first group of LORT sound designers to achieve recognition in USA 829. Nathan Kunst (Technical Director) Nathan Kunst is a contemporary artist working in film and newmedia, with a background in fine art and film special effects. Proud reptilian shapeshifter and cat dad. Co- founder and residant artist at Dojo Studios LLC in Cleveland.
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PARADE
BOOK BY ALFRED UHRY | MUSIC AND LYRICS BY JASON ROBERT BROWN CO-CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED ON BROADWAY BY HAROLD PRINCE BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE TRIAL AND LYNCHING OF LEO FRANK
MAY 5 - 21
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