It brings me great joy to welcome you back to the New London Barn Playhouse.
It has been nearly three years since we have been able to open the Barn Playhouse doors and invite you in to be entertained within these hallowed walls. In the summer of 2021, we celebrated the ability to come back together during our “Summer Under the Stars”, but there is nothing like being back in the Barn. Welcome home!
As we look back on all that we have experienced in these past months, we feel great excitement in the fact that we are together, celebrating the 90th Summer Season of the New London Barn Playhouse. We hope that you will be transported and relish in the ability to enjoy live theater, in-person, indoors, once again. We celebrate a remarkable 90 years of theater within these walls and a rich history of so many productions beloved by generations of Barn audiences.
While we celebrate this historic milestone, additionally, we celebrate an opportunity to invite you into the new spaces of the Barn Playhouse, including the stunning new Fleming Center for Artistic Development. We have been humbled by the enthusiasm and support for our Play A Part campaign. Enhancements to our organization have become a reality
before our eyes. None of this would have been possible without the gifts from so many who love the Barn Playhouse. We are incredibly grateful for this support, and we hope you enjoy these enhancements to your Barn experience.
We now invite you to sit back (perhaps on a pillow) and be transported to new worlds. Perhaps you will now enter the world of an intense Broadway audition and experience the powerful feeling of doing what you love at all costs. You might find yourself inside a quaint perfumerie where love blooms between two unlikely companions. You may enter a Parisian apartment where hijinks emerge behind every door. Perhaps, you will join the world of a taverna in the Greek Isles where music resonates in every moment and family prevails. You might take a journey that has you kicking off your Sunday shoes. Finally, you may find yourself discovering someone special under the Northern Lights. It is our honor to share music, laughter, tears, and joy with you for another exciting season.
We continue to be deeply proud of our past, our tradition, and our history. It is a privilege to be a part of the legacy of this great theater while continuing to grow, evolve, and welcome the next generation of great actors and theater professionals.
We thank you for being a part of our family and for your generous support.
WE’LL SEE YOU ON THE PORCH!
ANNE - SOPHIE HILL
KATELYN BAUGHMAN
DANIEL TRACHT
ABBY LINDERMAN KEATON MILLER RICKY CARDENAS
DYLAN LUGOSI
BAILEY POE
SMARETSKY YONI HALLER
JENESSA ALTVATER
BELLA LOPEZ
TRAFICANTE
JUSTIN PAYTON NELSON
2022 | ACTING INTERN COMPANY
ANNE - SOPHIE HILL is a Music Theatre and Arts Administration major at Elon University and will be a junior in the fall. She previously has performed in Elon’s production of Movin’ On and The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin as well as Chicago and Bring it On at theatres in her hometown in Raleigh, North Carolina. She would like to thank her mom, dad, Johnathan, and Juliette as well as her close friends. She is beyond excited to be a Barnie this summer!
ABBY LINDERMAN is thrilled to be spending her summer at the New London Barn Playhouse performing in this dreamy season of shows! Originally from Denver, Colorado, Abby is an incoming senior BFA musical theatre major at Pace University in NYC. Some of her favorite performing credits include Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy Awards Nominee), Fantine in Les Misérables, and various workshops with Disney Theatrical Productions in NYC. She would like to thank her teachers and mentors for their investment in her and her family and friends for their unwavering support. Enjoy the show and thank you for supporting live theatre!
BAILEY POE is so excited to be a part of the Acting Company at the New London Barn Playhouse this summer! Past credits include Footloose (The Muny), Hello, Dolly!, West Side Story, EVITA (Casa Mañana), Guys and Dolls, EVITA (Lyric Stage), A Chorus Line (Uptown Players), Cabaret (Rider University), American Idiot and The Wild Party (Junior Players). Thank you to the cast, crew, and creatives at the Barn Playhouse. @baileypoe
BELLA LOPEZ is so thrilled to be a part of the 90th summer season at the New London Barn Playhouse! She is a recent graduate of The Hartt School BFA Musical Theatre Program. Regional: Helen of Troy (Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals). Educational: Mopsa (Head Over Heels), Wendla (Spring Awakening). Bella would like to thank her family, friends, and David for their love and support. Forever dedicated to Ben <3 @bellallopezz
DANIEL TRACHT is a recent graduate of Penn State’s musical theatre program, originally from Orlando, Florida. He is so excited to be spending his summer at the Barn Playhouse before moving to New York! Some recent Penn State credits include Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party (Burrs) and A Little Night Music (Carl-Magnus). When not on stage, Daniel enjoys writing/playing music and is currently working on finishing his first album. He would like to thank his teachers, family, and friends for their constant support! @danieltracht
2022 | ACTING INTERN COMPANY
DYLAN LUGOSI is absolutely thrilled to be spending this summer at the New London Barn Playhouse for their 90th season! Dylan is a second-year BFA Musical Theatre student at Penn State. She is originally from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Previous Penn State credits include The Wild Party and Brigadoon. Regional credits include Hairspray and West Side Story at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Lots of love to her family, friends and the entire Barn Playhouse community! Xo! @dylan.lugosi
JUSTIN PAYTON NELSON is a recent graduate from Millikin University where he received a BFA in Musical Theatre. His credits include Blood at the Root (Justin), Peter (Her) Pan (Peter Pan), Songs For a New World (Man 1), Seussical (Wickersham Brother), Hair (Tribe/Berger Understudy), Violet (Ensemble/Flick Understudy) and Sister Act (Ensemble/TJ Understudy). You may have also seen him in Mamma Mia! at The Muny or Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Stages St. Louis. He sends all of his love to his family! Instagram: justinpaytonnelson
JENESSA ALTVATER is currently residing in Chicago. Jenessa received her BFA in musical theatre from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University this spring! Along with her theatre education, Jenessa has classical training in voice, dance, and violin, giving her a unique perspective that grounds her for all types of theatre. Some of her favorite past credits include Olive in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Timberlake Playhouse, Philoclea in Head over Heels at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, and Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro at the West Michigan Opera Project. Jenessa is so excited to join the New London Barn Playhouse acting company this summer!
KATELYN BAUGHMAN is an upcoming senior Music Theatre student at Baldwin Wallace University. Some of her favorite past credits include Percy Jackson (Annabeth) and Into The Woods (Little Red Riding Hood) at Playhouse Square and Baldwin Wallace Mainstage; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Marcy), Jesus Christ Superstar (Ensemble), and Pippin (Ensemble) at Timberlake Playhouse; and A Chorus Line (Connie), Gypsy (Geraldine/Showgirl), and Children of Eden (Ensemble) at Weathervane Playhouse. Katelyn is thrilled to be spending her summer here and honored to be a part of the New London Barn Playhouse 2022 Summer Season! You can watch for her as Connie in A Chorus Line and Urleen in Footloose!
KEATON MILLER is so excited to be making his professional debut with the New London Barn Playhouse this summer! He is from Jackson, TN and currently attends Baldwin Wallace University as a sophomore Musical Theatre Major. Some of Keaton’s favorite roles include Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain, Danny Zuko in Grease, and Sky in Mamma Mia!. A huge thank you to his friends and family for their support and thank you to the Barn Playhouse for this amazing opportunity. Insta: @keatonmiller321
MAX SMARETSKY is beyond thrilled to be joining the acting company at the New London Barn Playhouse this summer. He is a rising senior in the Musical Theatre BFA program at The Hartt School. Educational credits include Billy (Anything Goes), Austin (I Love You Because), and Jimmy (Thoroughly Modern Millie). He would like to thank his family, friends, and teachers for all their love and support. Enjoy the show!
A Comedic
Musical Revue
in MAKE ‘EM
SATURDAY, JULY 2ND
SATURDAY, JULY 16TH
THURSDAY, JULY 28TH
THU, AUG. 18TH & SAT, AUG. 20TH
Weekly Classes for Young Artists! JULY 11TH - AUGUST 12TH
Get ready for another summer full of creativity, collaboration, and connection!
Using the framework of themed weeks, our camps introduce young artists of all skill levels to various theatrical talents including acting, musical theater, technical theater, playwriting, improvisation, dance, Shakespeare, and more! Our specialized afternoon camps hone specific theater skills. Camps are taught by Barn staff members and professional guest artists.
ROALD DAHL’S the musical
2022 | ACTING INTERN COMPANY
NICK TRAFICANTE is a rising senior Musical Theatre major at Ithaca College hailing from Pittsburgh, PA. He is so excited to be joining the New London Barn Playhouse family! Favorite credits include: Fun Home (Roy), Head Over Heels (Ensemble), Pippin (Player), Children of Eden (Father), and Godspell (Jesus). All his love to his mom, brother, sisters and grandmas for their constant support. And special thanks to the faculty at Ithaca College for continuing to nurture and inspire him every day. @nicktraf
RICKY CARDENAS is so thrilled to be a part of New London Barn Playhouse’s 90th season! He has recently been seen as Victor in Kander and Ebb’s Cabaret and Christian in Elegies: A Song Cycle on Rider University’s Mainstage. He would like to thank all the wonderful people in his life for their endless love and support<3. @rickyycardenas
YONI HALLER is thrilled to be making his New London Barn Playhouse debut! Yoni is a recent graduate of The Hartt School BFA Musical Theatre program, and is a proud alum of Walnut Hill School for the Arts. Educational: Legally Blonde (Carlos/DC), Spring Awakening (Dieter), Assassins (Charlie Guiteau). Regional: The Lexington Theater Company (West Side Story), Hartford Stage (A Christmas Carol), North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre by the Sea (Mamma Mia!), Goodspeed Musicals (A House Without Windows). Thanks to Keith and Elliott, as well as everyone on staff at NLBP! Much love to my family, Tanner, and my Quaker Lane girls.
YOUR THEATER FOR THE SUMMER!
Dear Theatergoer & Patron of the Barn:
Welcome back to the Barn Playhouse!
Much has changed since your last visit here. The historic timbers of the Main Stage have new companions. The familiar weathered beams are now joined by new ones, freshly formed and forged.
Yes, the New London Barn Playhouse has changed a great deal since your last visit—sweeping improvements have transformed the campus. With gifts from over 620 individuals and families, the Barn has changed costumes many times over. Great boulders were dug up from the old disheveled parking lot to become elements of a new landscape. A circular courtyard was built between Red House and the Theater, in the best New England tradition. Bricks by the thousands were laid to guide you to the main stage. The familiar but sagging porch was rebuilt. To me, it resembles a sturdy wooden ship steaming down Main Street displaying a mighty new deck that allows for nightly viewings of the “passengers” below. A third building, the Fleming Center, rises up from the ground to complete the symmetry of the campus. By night, soft lights now grace the summer pathways, leading conversationists in different directions. By day, the modernized tech shops hum with activity in spacious new state-of-the-art quarters. We improved the air quality, rest facilities, and even the floor in the Fleming Center that support our young dancers’ feet.
The board, staff and company of the New London Barn Playhouse deeply appreciate each and every gift that enables and sustains our season, a season that no longer ends in September but will now continue with community educational programs and offerings throughout the year.
We trust you’ll find the enhancements as pleasing as the performances. Take a look around at what your gifts have built—a true center for the arts on Main Street in the heart of New London. Next time you’re strolling up the front walkway to the Fleming Center, stop and look down. You’ll see a heart formed in red bricks, which represents the heart and spirit of the performing arts that will take place on this campus, not only this summer but for years to come.
Enjoy the show!
JOHN FINCK, President of the New London Barn Playhouse
2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DAVID
BASHAW
MAGGIE
FORD
JANET MILLER HAINES
DUSTY HOYT
JACKIE NOWICKI
KEVIN O’LEARY
KIM PACKARD
WAYS TO GIVE
Producing a full summer season of professional theater is costly. Ticket sales cover only about 60% of our annual operating expenses. The balance comes from the contributions of our patrons and friends – and it is those contributions that enable us to produce extraordinary work.
Please consider a gift in support of the music, laughter, and fantastic performances that you see on our stage summer after summer.
THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
Ticket sales only provide 60% of the revenue needed to create the theater you love. Supporting the Annual Campaign helps to make the 2022 Summer Season possible and supports operations for the current season only.
THE DEMILLE FUND
Established in 2017, this special fund honors the legacy of Tom DeMille for his and his wife Wynne’s decades of unflappable commitment to the Barn, doing whatever was needed to move the Barn forward.
Contributions to the DeMille Fund will be designated as multi-year, general purpose gifts directed wherever they are needed most.
THE NORMAN LEGER SOCIETY
Norman Leger purchased the New London Barn Playhouse in 1955 and over the next 50 years guided the Barn through artistic developments, financial dilemmas, building renovations, and a changing world. His legacy is enormous and his memorial is the beloved Barn Playhouse.
You can honor his legacy by following in his footsteps with a planned gift, which can take many forms such as bequests, charitable gift annuities, and deferred gifts.
Consider a gift to the Barn Playhouse today and support our legacy of music, laughter, and award-winning theater!
For more information please contact the Director of Development, Jody Cooper, at 603-252-7348 or jody@nlbarn.org
2022 | BUSINESS SPONSORS
The businesses below have helped make our 2022 Summer Season possible via a significant sponsorship of a production or program. Show your gratitude with your thanks, patronage, and support!
Interested in supporting the Barn Playhouse as a Sponsor or Business Alliance Member? Contact Director of Development Jody Cooper at jody@nlbarn.org.
BAR HARBOR BANK AND TRUST
116 Newport Road, New London
603-526-6933
Founded in 1887, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is a true community bank offering a full-range of financial services for individuals, families, businesses, and non-profit organizations. Featuring branches in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine, we recognize, appreciate, and support the unique people and culture in the places we call home.
BAR HARBOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Main Street, New London
603-224-1350
We can help you navigate life’s financial events, now and in the future. We provide our clients with wealth management solutions to help preserve, manage, and build their wealth. We offer a wide variety of services including Investment Management, Trust Services, Estate Planning, Charitable Planning, Financial Planning, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning, Municipal Services, and a Family Office.
BLUE LOON BAKERY
Main Street and Lovering Lane, New London (603) 526-2892
We are a small-batch bakery café in the heart of New London, making breads, pastries, sandwiches, and desserts daily from scratch. See our website (www.blueloonbakery.com) for opening times, monthly specials, catering menus, and more.
CARROLL CONCRETE
8 Reeds Mill Road, Newport 603-863-1000
Proudly serving customers throughout NH and VT since 1973. We are your one-stop solution, offering a wide variety of products and services, including quality concrete and aggregate materials, concrete pumping, retaining walls, and construction supplies.
2022 | BUSINESS SPONSORS
C. BESTON & COMPANY
207 Main Street, New London
Cbestoninteriordesigns.com
C. Beston & Company is a family-owned specialty home furnishings boutique specializing in American-made furniture, lighting, and accessories. The shop is filled with an ever-changing array of artwork, antiques, rugs, custom upholstery, and pillows and all sorts of whit and whimsy. A delightful space to shop, browse, or just come and be inspired.
DARTMOUTH COACH
13 Labombard Road, Lebanon
603-448-2800
Dartmouth Coach offers convenient, quality bus service between the Upper Valley and Boston, Logan Airport, and New York City. Work or relax onboard our comfortable, modern coaches featuring amenities such as free onboard Wi-Fi, electrical outlets, movies, and music. We work hard to provide a hassle-free, enjoyable travel experience, and friendly, professional customer service. Visit us at DartmouthCoach.com.
FOUR SEASONS SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
259 Main Street, New London
603-526-4050
Offering dedicated real estate and community service to the region for over 114 years—our team of talented Sales Associates bring innovation, connections, local insight and the ability to leverage our global reach to our clients. It’s our honor to assist you with some of the most important decisions you will face in a lifetime.
LAVALLEY BUILDING SUPPLY
357 Sunapee Road, Newport
603-863-1050
The largest independent family-owned Building Material/Home Center in NH & VT; founded in 1962, family-owned and operated for over 50 years. Offering Fast Framing techniques and services with low prices second to none.
LEDYARD BANK
Local Branch: 178 County Road, New London
603-526-7725
Offering full-service banking and personalized guidance for individuals and businesses seeking to make confident decisions about their finances, as well as a premier locally-owned wealth management firm. At Ledyard we help you plan well so you can live well.
2022 | BUSINESS SPONSORS
MARSHALL’S GARAGE
330 Old Rte 11, Elkins
603-526-6231
Providing automotive service and repairs to the Kearsarge, Lake Sunapee area for over 75 years. Our technicians have the technology and knowledge to service your foreign or domestic vehicle. We provide convenient and thoughtful advice for all of your automotive needs. We have loaner cars and a pickup and delivery service by appointment.
MASCOMA BANK
259 Newport Road, New London
603-526-9306
We are proud to announce that Mascoma Bank is now a Benefit Corporation®. As a mutually owned bank without shareholders, we have always been committed to remaining independent and to reinvesting profits in our community. Our first priority has always been - and always will be - you, our customers.
MILLENNIAL MOVING SOLUTIONS
Proudly Serving New London and Beyond
603-200-4018
Kearsarge Alumni and past Barnies, Paul and Tim Mathewson run Millennial Moving Solutions with a community-driven focus and commitment they grew up with, in and around New London. Their business specializes in offering top quality services that include local moving, junk removal, long distance relocations, and storage solutions.
MJ HARRINGTON & CO
35 Main Street, Newport
603-863-1662
Since 1948, MJ Harrington Jewelers has been a family-owned jewelry store in Newport, NH committed to craftsmanship, quality service, and community. We are proud to have on staff three highly trained and talented goldsmiths that perform all jewelry repairs, restorations, and custom designs in-house. Our jewelers are educated by the American Gem Society, Gemological Institute of America, and Jewelers of America. Our dedication to our community is as precious as the gemstones we use – and is a craft we take just as seriously.
MORGAN HILL BOOKSTORE
253 Main Street, New London
603-526-5850
A step into Morgan Hill Bookstore reveals almost 2,000 square feet of floor space and shelves well-stocked with knowledgeable and interesting selections of books in all categories.
2022 | BUSINESS SPONSORS
NEW LONDON INN & COACH HOUSE RESTAURANT
353 Main Street, New London
603-526-2791
A grand old New England Inn boasting rich history dating back to 1792. Capturing the spirit of yesterday but offering luxuries of today, with unique features and ample amenities including an exceptional onsite restaurant and newly renovated tavern.
PARKER EDUCATION
33 Pleasant St., Concord, NH 03301
603-228-4209
Parker Education has been providing educational services since 1986. Privately owned with an independent spirit, we cater to the individual student through one-on-one tutorials. Our day school, Parker Academy, caters to college-bound students who benefit from a 3:1 student-staff ratio. We are proud to offer programming with a strong creative focus to train the artists of tomorrow!
PETER CHRISTIAN’S TAVERN
195 Main Street, New London
603-526-2960 or 603-526-2964
Peter Christian’s Tavern has been serving our community victuals and strong waters since 1973. Our building was completely renovated in 2018. Our space closely resembles the tavern you knew and loved, but added a large, beautiful bar in the front. Stop by and enjoy a delicious meal and friendly staff!
PIZZA CHEF
394 Main Street, New London
603-526-9201
Locally owned and operated by the Souliotis Family for over 25 years. Open 7 days a week, with an expansive menu offering something for everyone including pastas, salads, subs, a wide variety of sides, and of course, all kinds of pizza!
ROCKY’S HARDWARE
257 Newport Road, New London
603-526-2800
Rocky’s Ace Hardware has been family-owned and operated since 1926, providing unmatched customer service and top-quality products to service our neighbors. We are pleased to be a Mainstage sponsor of the New London Barn Playhouse. Visit us at Rockys.com.
2022 | BUSINESS SPONSORS
SUGAR RIVER BANK
196 Newport Road, New London
603-526-2060
Sugar River Bank is New London’s Hometown Bank. Count on us for local lending, local decision making, full service banking, and business banking. Banking locally connects you to your community and neighbors. How can we help you?
TUCKER’S
207 Main Street, New London
Tuckersnh.com
At Tucker’s, we’re working hard to build a truly great New Hampshire brand. Together, with our incredibly dedicated team and our amazing local partners, we’re changing the way the Granite State enjoys breakfast and lunch. Visit us in New London, Hooksett, Concord, Dover, Merrimack, and Bedford!
WINDOWS & DOORS BY BROWNELL
PowerHouse Mall, 8 Glenn Rd., West Lebanon, (603) 298-6955
Windows & Doors By Brownell is an employee-owned independent Marvin Design Gallery showroom, working with homeowners, architects, designers, and builders since 1991. Proudly supporting Vermont, the Upper Valley of New Hampshire, and the Adirondacks of New York.
WOODCREST VILLAGE
356 Main Street, New London
603-526-2300
An assisted-living residence with both historic charm and modern amenities, reflecting the look and feel of a private home. Offering various levels of personal care in a warm, intimate setting in order to provide greater independence, individuality, and a nurturing spirit.
T h e O N L Y j e w e l r y s t o r e w e ’ l l d o b u s i n e s s
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Artisan bread, pastries, cakes and sandwiches made fresh daily in our bakery cafe.
Offering catering for weddings, parties, family gatherings and business meetings.
Local delivery available. Visit our website for our monthly specials, catering menus and more!
Main Street and Lovering Lane New London (603) 526-2892 www.blueloonbakery.com
2022 | RESTAURANT GUIDE
Photo of Carter Bascom, Abby Peel, Barn Playhouse Director of Sales and Marketing, Ashley Perkins, Realtor®, and Molly Williams -
in the Shakespeare Inspired Saint Johnson
A Short History of the New London Barn Playhouse
The New London Barn Playhouse is the oldest continuously operating summer theater in New Hampshire, a distinction that has gained it inclusion in the State’s Register of Historic Places.
In the summer of 1933, Mrs. Josephine Etter Holmes, Chair of the Department of Speech at Mount Holyoke College, came to town with four female students. With the assistance of colleagues at Colby Junior College and male actors drawn from the community, the group established the New London Players of New Hampshire. Performances began on July 11th in front of a sold-out audience at Whipple Memorial Hall. Three one-act plays were presented that night. Tickets were 50 cents; pillows a nickel. The local citizenry provided props, costumes, and ushers. That winter, Mrs. Holmes purchased the circa 1820 Everett Barn on Main Street. Local carpenter Horace Stanley was hired to turn the hayloft into a balcony and add a box office window under the front stairs. Patrons sat on long wooden benches on July 12, 1934 to see the opening night performance of the drama Milestones Dr. H. Leslie Sawyer, President of Colby Junior College (now Colby-Sawyer College), was the Barn Playhouse’s first usher.
The advent of World War II brought significant change. Most summer theaters closed, many never to reopen, but the Barn Playhouse soldiered on with a slimmed-down schedule. Mrs. Holmes sold the Playhouse in 1948 to N. Warren Weldon, who in turn sold it to Norman Leger in 1955. A Nebraska native and graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, Norman would guide the Barn Playhouse for the next half century. He introduced musical comedy by producing Finian’s Rainbow in 1956, and little by little he switched the emphasis from plays to the primarily musical comedy format of today.
The theater has undergone great changes over the years, with the addition of front and back porches, improvements to seating, stage, and production areas, and the installation of air conditioning. The Barn Playhouse’s mission has also evolved over time, with growing emphasis on the education of emerging artists. A typical company consists of a core group of about 25 Acting and Technical Interns, all carefully selected through an exhaustive casting and hiring process, who are surrounded both on the stage and behind the scenes by a cadre of theater professionals.
Many Barnies have gone on to great acclaim in the entertainment business. Sandy Dennis won two Tony Awards on Broadway and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Stephen Schwartz, famed composer of Godspell, Pippin, Wicked, and many more, served as the Barn Playhouse’s Music Director in the 1960s. Emmy Award-winner Phillip Rosenthal was the creator and chief writer for Everybody Loves Raymond, and multiple Award-winner Tom Fontana created, wrote, and produced the long-running TV series St. Elsewhere. Choreographer and director Casey Nicholaw won a Tony Award for his direction of the smash hit The Book of Mormon. Judy Kuhn, a three-time Tony Award nominee, was the original Cosette in Les Miserables on Broadway, and Kyle Jean-Baptiste (a 2013 Acting Intern) was the youngest, as well as the first African American, actor to perform the role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables on Broadway. Taye Diggs, Laura Linney, and countless others have praised their time at the Barn Playhouse as being crucial to their later success.
The quality of the productions has never been better. In 2008, Carol Dunne brought a new level of artistic achievement and energy to the Barn Playhouse. Her work over seven years led to many awards, as well as a general recognition among our peers that the Barn Playhouse is the premier producer of musicals in the state. In 2015, Keith Coughlin was named Executive Artistic Director and has navigated the Barn Playhouse through wonderfully creative and challenging times.
In 2020, the Barn Playhouse was forced to cancel the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in October 2020, the Play A Part Campaign was launched and construction began to improve the experience for patrons, artists, and staff. In 2021, the pandemic was still present, so performances were presented as a “Summer Under the Stars” under a tent on the campus of Colby-Sawyer College.
In May 2022, the Play A Part campaign came to a close and projects including the new Fleming Center for Artistic Development, administrative office expansion, elevators in both buildings for accessibility, paved parking lot, theater-level restrooms, expanded porch, larger box office, and a courtyard were available for all to enjoy. This initiative created the Barn Playhouse’s new face on Main Street and will ensure this historic landmark entertains and educates many generations for years to come.
Fleming Center for Artistic Development Convenient rehearsal space, new scene shop, and a significant opportunity for new classes, camps, and community activities.
“PLAY A PART” CAMPAIGN ENSURES THE FUTURE OF THE NEW LONDON BARN PLAYHOUSE
The Play A Part Campaign was launched in August, 2020 to fund an exciting and improved future for the New London Barn Playhouse. The campaign was developed and managed internally with a committee of community volunteers, staff, and board members. All the brochures and marketing materials were designed by a ‘Barnie’ acting intern alumnus.
This next ‘act’ enabled us to take an important step forward to upgrade the facilities and work conditions, improve the patron experience, significantly
expand our education program, preserve and maintain the historic buildings, and continue to produce the highest standard of theater excellence.
The campaign successfully concluded in March, 2022. Over 620 generous donors, including 125 ‘Barnie’ alumni, helped us exceed our initial funding goal. Thank you to everyone who helped create the Barn Playhouse’s new face on Main Street and will ensure this historic landmark entertains and educates many generations for years to come.
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Thank you to our loyal patrons and friends whose generous gifts made the New London Barn Playhouse even better.
The Barrette Family Fund
Kristen and Mark Begor
Molly and Domenic Ferrante
John Finck and Eve Burton
Nancy McAdam Fleming
Dusty and Mary Lou Hoyt
Kate Kellogg and Randy Peeler
Deborah and Herb Magid
Dianne and Jim Prevo
Linda and Rick Roesch
The Clare and Rich Segall Family
Eleanor and Daniel Snyder
Meredith and Townsend Thomas
Janie H. Webster and Family
Lisa and David Andrews
Anonymous
Anonymous
Sharon and James Broadhead
Cathy and Bob Cassato
Jean and Jim Connolly
Mary B. Doyle
Mitzi and Steven Elkes and Family
Stephen Ensign
The Fine Family Foundation
Ginny Gwynn and Jon Bellis
Janet Miller Haines
Danielle and Michael Haxton
Joan Kinne
Joanne and Paul Lazdowski
Ledyard National Bank
David and Cynthia Marshall
Jane Mendillo and Ralph Earle
Susanna Myers and Gerry Pampaloni
Penny and Bill Obenshain
Judy and Bob Odell
Bev and Dave Payne
Laura and Michael Salvay
Jayna and Dan Schimberg
Kiki and Dan Schneider
Stephen, Carole and Scott
Schwartz*
Stevie and David Spina
Sandy and Tom Stark
Dee and Peter Sulick
Suzanne and Harry Tether
Peggy and Steve Theroux
The Winship Family
Anonymous
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
Kathy and David Bashaw
Edward Blanchard and Nancy Putnam
Helen and Joe Bouscaren
Jane Brock-Wilson
The Jack and Dorothy Byrne
Foundation
Beth and Ed Condict - in memory of Judith P. Condict
Helen and Miner Crary
Janice and Chris Cundey
Sara and Bob D’Alelio
Allan Davis
Lynne Schiffman Delise and Bob
Delise
Wynne S. DeMille - in memory of Tom W. DeMille*
Mary Lou and Larry Dufault
Robert Faircloth
Asa Fanelli and Rufus Ward
Maggie and John Ford
Friends of Bay Point in honor of
John Finck and Eve Burton
Tamar and Kenneth Frieze
Dr. Richard and Mrs. Mary Gamelli
The Greenspan Foundation
Sally and Al Griggs
Anne F. Hall
Jane and Steve Handley
Tina and Bill Helm
Betty Herrick and Gordon Marshall
Barbara and Fritz Hunting
Kristin and Ken Jautz
Marsha and Bruce Johnson
Robin and John Mapley
Paul and Tim Mathewson*
Margaret and Kenneth Muller
Amalia Myers
Tonya Orme and Orhun Muratoglu
Kim and John Packard
Lee and David Page
Jill and David Paul
Gini and Stu Peltz
Pam Perkins and Bo Quackenbos
Edith (Rusty) Roberts - in memory of John M. Roberts
Heidi and Jason Saghir
Karen and John Sanders
Jill and John Schiffman
Martha and Lee Schimberg
Gus Seamans
The Sethness Family
Patricia H. Stewart
Heather and Richard Warde
John and Debbie Wilson
Brooke and Jim Adler
Anonymous
Banwell Architects
Deb Benjamin
Amy Simon Berg
Jeanine and Bill Berger
Carol and Scott Biron
Terri and Chip Blaney
Shelby and Woody Blunt
Nancy and Rusty Brause
Barbara and Ted Brown
Carol and Larry Brudnicki
Amy Bucklin and Phil Brown
Gayle and Eric Bunge*
Carolyn M. Byrne
The Callahan Family
Glenda and Richard Cavallaro
Betty and Glen Chidsey
Debbie and Keith Chrisman
Helene and Dwight Churchill
Leigh and Richard Clayton
Barbara and Gerald Cooper
Bette and Kirk Cruikshank
Laurie and Joseph DiClerico
Sue Eaton
J. Eiras Family
Susan and Donald Elliott
Linda and Bob Ewing
Harriet and Rick Fingeroth
Susan and Carmelo Giaccotto
Lynn and John Gilbert
Marcia and Eric Gordon
Carolyn and Peter Hager
Robert Hallisey and Hugh Thompson
Bobbie Hambley
Carol Henderson
Deborah and Jeff Hirsch
Lyn and Jeffrey Hopkins
Sandra and Gary Johnson
Elizabeth and Daniel Junius
Doug and Lee Ann Kerr
Sue King
Nell and Dick Leach
Kate and Matt Lowrie
Susan and Mort Lynn
Douglas Lyon
Gary, Aiden, Liam and Natalie
Markoff*
Gabby and Don McCree
Vicky and Bob Meck
Linda and Ken Miller
Ginger Milord and Paul Bidwell
Kristin and Nader Moavenian
Mark Mordecai
Diana Morris
Elaine Alice Murphy
Nancy and Wes Nichols
Jackie and Dan Nowicki
Jeanie and David Plant
Timmie Poh
Leland and Edward M. Prince Jr.
Trust - in memory of Ted Prince
Sally M. Prince
Nonie Reynders
Stanley H. Richards - in memory of
Anne and Vahan Sarkisian Family
Sara and Jonathan Scheuch
Linda and Dick Segalini
Mary Ellen and John Sheehy
Rosemary and John Silverberg
Kay Smith
Patsy and Greg Steverson
Sally and David Swartz
Jane VanBremen
Anne Walsh and Steven Buller
Janet and Michael Ward
Robert and Tanya Wilkie
The Williamson Family
Willow Charitable Fund
Sally and Duncan Wood
Tracy and Mark Wood
Joan and Sumner Woodward
Kim and Tyler Woolson
Susan and James Wright
Susie and Gary York
Susan W. Abbott
Adventures in Learning
Amy Agostino*
Robin Albing and Don Castle
Sally and Bill Allen
Joseph Allen*
Virginia Allison
Cristy Altamirano*
Kristi Ambrosetti*
Aiden Ankli*
Anonymous (5)
Anonymous- in honor of the 2003 acting interns and the Brigadoon
Bridge*
Anonymous - in memory of Kyle
Jean-Baptiste*
David Apichell*
Elaine Arbour and Kurt Gergler
Ana Maria and Charles Ash
Brad Aspel*
Assured Guaranty Matching Gifts
Kelly Autry*
Susan and Warren Ayres
Christine and George Bachrach
Cyndi and Steve Bailey
Heather Baisley*
Sallie and Stephen Barker
Cheron and Bruce Barton
Charlene and Doug Baxter
Brenda and David Beardsley
Astrid and Greg Berger
Alison Bevan*
Laurie Billingham
Teresa and Gordon Bingham
Mary and David Blohm
Blue Loon Bakery
Wally Borgen
Sue Anne and Bruce Bottomley
Kailey Boyle*
Jyl and Volker Bradley
Doreen and John Brandolini
Rachel Brawley*
Anne Marie and Edward Breuer
Serena Brook and Nick White*
Connie and Robert Brookes
The Brown Foundation
Ann Brown and Tom Sullivan*
Katie Bruestle*
Judy and Bob Bruguiere
Lisa and Mark Bruni
Debra Buckley*
Marion and Ken Burchard
Veronica Burt*
Brian Busby*
Courtney Buzzell *
Nancy and Stephen Calderwood
The Campbell Family
Marie Jo and Fabrice Cancre
Liz and Keith Carey*
Lucinda and Timothy Carlson
Matthew Carp*
Caroline and David Case
Nick Case*
Sarah Case*
David Casey
Betsy and Ted Cetron
Betsy and David Choate
The Clarkson Family
Megan Clenny*
Cotton Cleveland and John Garvey
Lillian and Harriet Clogston
Deborah Holstine Colburn*
Nick Connors*
Kerry Conte*
Gail and Jeffrey Cook
Greta and Kenneth Cook
Jody Hambley Cooper*
Lisa and Richard Correa
Catie and Dave Costello
Chris and Jim Coughlin
Keith Coughlin*
Elizabeth Couser*
Robbie Cowan*
Keri and Kinson Craft
Marjorie Cross
Allison Crutchfield*
Cindi Crutchfield*
Robert Cueva*
Ginger and Max Culpepper
Elliott Cunningham*
Xavier Curry*
Hope Damon and George Chait
Laura Davis and James Granger
Jane Deane and Russell Clark
Susan and Dennis DeAppolonio
Susan and Richard DeLuca
Nicole Densmore
Mackenzie DeRosa*
Blair Anderson Desmon*
Karen and Parker Dewey
David Dimmock
Andrew Dolan*
Nancy and Tom Donnelly
Taylor D’Onofrio*
Sylvia Dowd
Cody Lee Downing*
Hannah Dubner*
Emily Duncan-Wilson*
Holley Eaton and Dick Munn
Karen Ebel and Steven Root
Lauren Echausse*
Libby Edson and Bob Bean
Clare Eisentrout*
Susan and Scott Ellison
Sue and Paul Etkind
Janet and Fred Fagal - in honor of
Jeffrey Kringer
Joshua M. Feder*
Carol and John Filbin
Gabrielle Filloux*
Karen Fischer-Anderson
Chip Fisher*
Meg Flather*
Michael Flier and David Trueblood
Barrett Foa*
Becky and Charles Forbes
Tom Ford*
Carol and Charles Foss
Laura Beth Foster
Gretchen and Barry Fougere
Karen and Roger Foulkes
Carol Fraley
Patrick Fray*
Gail and David Fuchs
Mary and Pete Fuller
Cindy Gallagher
Helene Galek*
Shay Garber*
Erin and Justin Garzia
Susan Gershenhorn and James Lazarus
Matt Gibson and Goose*
Gail Goddard
Nancy Goff
Justine Goggin*
Jason Goldston*
Melissa and Juan Gonzalez
Robyn and Mark Gostomski*
Joanne and Joseph Grady
The Graham-Sella Family*
Irene and Fred Green
Judith G. Richards
Nancy Rollins and Kathy Minaert
Nancy and Sandy Salmela
Evan Casey*
Jamie Kathleen Castellanos*
Pamela and Donald Catino
Carol and David Greenfield
Kenneth Grider*
Katie Griffith*
Jill Hacking
Ruth Ann Hacking*
Susan Haefner*
Deborah Hall
Beau Hamilton*
Susanne Handler and Todd Meck
Diana and Stephen Hanssen
Jan and Jim Harrison
Rosmara and John Harvey
William Hatt
Danny Hayward*
Erik Heitz
Amanda Helali*
Laura Sky Herman*
R.J. Hetman*
Thelma and John Hewitt
Marilyn and Thomas Hill
Jean Hines
Aryn and Howard Hoke
Anne and Ken Holmes
Katheryn Holmes and Family
Teresa and John Horan
Nancy and Jamie Horton*
Helen Humphrey
Deborah and Derek Hunt
Max Hunter*
Jordan Hurley*
Abby and Bruce Hutchinson
Annette Iannarone
Patricia and David Immen
Joan and Stan Ingersoll
Christopher Rex Jacobs*
Lucy and Michael James
Stephen Jangro*
Jordan Janota and Evan Hill*
Vicki and Linc Jepson
Rowan Joseph*
Rylee Josten*
Linda and Michael Kahn
Mimi Kammer*
Andrew Garret Karl*
John Keating
Sally and Michael Keating
Deborah and Paul Keiner
Paula and Wayne Keup
Marilyn Kidder
Emily Kimball*
Erin McCarthy King
Mary and Bruce King
Cat Kirifides*
Theresa Kloos*
Kelsey Koga*
Wendy and Walt Kohler
David Kotary, Eric Thompson, Kenneth Griderthe Huuusbands ‘02*
Peter D. Kramer*
Cindy and Jack Kutner
Sandra and Tory Lambert
Joann and Gene Lambrecht
Sheila and Daniel Langermann
Chad Larabee*
Meredith Lark and Pedar Benson Bate*
Pat and Bennett Larson
Linda Baxter Lasco
Sue and John Lavolpicelo
Spencer S. Lawson*
Eric Leach*
Janine Leffler*
Heidi and Rich Leighton
Joyce and Frank Lemay
Spencer Leuenberger
Daniel Lewis*
Joanne and James Lilliendahl
Nancy and Gene Lindsey
Lisa Lopez and Victor Del Vecchio
Kathy Lowe and Peter Bloch
Nance and Robert Ludwig
Katie Luke and Harrison Bryan*
Susan and John Lynch
Douglas Lyon
Betsy and Jim Lyons
Julie and Peter Machen
Alice and Peter Machinist
John W. Madden, III*
Lynn Madigan
Amy and Josh Mancini and Family
Kathy Manfre*
Dean Marchant*
Kathryn Markey*
Mitch Marois*
Allison Marsh
Nancy and Rick Marsh
Lawrence Marshall
Gail Matthews
Martha Matthews and Arthur Reiger
Maggie and Jim May
Julie Mazer
Ann McCandless
Erin McClory
Lorie McClory
Patrick McCrossan*
Mary and James McGaffigan
Angie McGinnis
Melissa McKamie*
Courtney and Ted McKeldin
Suzanne and John McMahon
Patricia McMonagle
BT McNicholl*
Elizabeth Meller
Eric and Justin Mendoza*
Joel Mercier*
Kyla Mermejo-Varga*
Suzanne and Joe Meyer
Andrew Miller*
Ben Montmagny*
Joan and Robert Moore
Karen and Jim Morgan
Anne Morris and David Steed
Lynn and Gary Mountford
Yvonne and Michael Muchard
Jennifer and James Mullins
Mary Munger*
Charlotte Munson*
Andrew Nelin*
Alan Neubert
Jeana and Peter Newbern
Northshire Seniors
Saylor Novonglosky*
Sarah and John O’Connor
Shalom Odokara*
Connor M O’Leary*
Joel Oliver*
Denise Olson
Susan and Fred Orkin
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Orser
Lisa and Bob Ouellette
Cathy and David Owen
Monica Owen*
Jaclyn Pageau*
Amy and Rick Pagnani
Jonathan K. Parks*
Carole and Bruce Parsons
Lisa and Bill Partridge
Shane Parus*
Jake Pedersen*
Abby Peel and Josh Wrobleski*
Jane and Doug Peel
Ellen Perham
Debra Perkins
Ralph Perkins*
Beth Adele Perregaux*
Judith and Edward Peters
Debbie and Charles Petersen
Mary Alice Petrucelli-Timek
Trevor Matthew Pierce*
Kimberly Pine*
Grace Ellen Poole*
Linda and Greg Potter
Robin Powell
Ruth Pratt
Tyler Putnam*
Mr. and Mrs. John Raby
Deborah and James Ransom
John Reiches
Isa and Bob Rex
Dianne and Roderic Reyelt
Heidi Reynolds
Robin Reynolds*
Elaine and Don Robar
Martha and John Robb
Marissa Robinson*
Sergi Robles*
Basil Rodericks
Patricia Rodgers
Jesenia Rodriguez*
Marina Rodriguez
Priscilla Rondinone
Mary Ropka and John Philbrick
Maureen and Arthur Rosen
Nic Rouleau*
Deborah and Peter Rucci
Ann and Anthony Ryan
The Ryder Family*
Rebecca Rylander
Carrie and Marc Saint Louis
Ben Salus*
Suzanne and Karl Salus
Max Samuels*
Nancy and Michael Sandman
Joyce Saturley
Roger Schaefer
Laurie Schive and Mike Morgan
Debbi Bauml Schultz and Ethan Schultz*
Daniel Schwartzberg*
Eleanor Seaman*
Kelsey Seaman*
Deborah and Stephen Seamans
Stephanie Segal*
Brian R. Sekinger*
Alison and Andrew Seward
Ian Shain*
Leslie and Alan Sherman
Sue and Richard Showalter
Katie Siegmund*
Phillip Simpson
Brandy and David Sinisi*
Anna Smith
Avery Smith*
Katherine Snowden and James Lisieski
Perry Sook*
Springledge Farm
Jane and George Stephenson
Barbara and Dennis Stern
Nathaniel Stevens
Susie Lowe-Stockwell and Richard Stockwell
Nancy and Robert Stoll
Maureen Strachan
Lynda and Donald Stroeble
Sonja Strong
Amanda and Sue Stuebner
Judith and Robert Sturgis
Talia Suskauer*
Jane Abbott Sweatt
Chad Sweet*
Mark D. Sylvester*
Michelle and Danny Taffe
Michelle Tattenbaum and Neil Ginsberg*
Amanda Taylor*
Daniel Teixeira*
Jeffries Thaiss*
David Thiergartner*
Alyssa Kay Thompson*
The Tilley Family
Renate and John Tilson
Elizabeth Tine
Edward Tolve*
Penelope Torbich
Cherrie and Norman Torrey
The Torsiglieri-Bernard Family*
Dottie and Frank Trantanella
Anne and Rudy Umscheid
Michael Vaccaro*
Elana Valastro*
Wendy and James Valastro
Dennis Vonasek
Katie Von Till*
Katrina Wagner
Pat Waldeck and Victor Goldberg
Sarah Wall*
Janis Wallace
Susan and Renny Warren
Aaron A. Watson*
Paula Watson
Sheri Weber
Cheryl and Noel Weinstein*
Sandy and Roger Wells
Danielle Jayne Westhead*
Lynne and Huntley Whitacre
Jeff Whiting*
Nick Wilders*
Bonnie Wilson
Natalie Wisdom*
Anthony Woeltz
Carole and David Wood
Jamie Wood
Martha and James Wood
Sally and Michael Wright
Anne and David Wustrow
Barbara Zack and William McDonough
Shey Zanotti*
Deborah and Robert Zeller
Adam Zeph*
Judy and Patrick Zilvitis
* indicates Barn Playhouse Alum
EXPLORE. CONNECT. MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Whether in class or in the lab, at an internship or at the studio, on stage or on the field, our innovative faculty and motivated students participate in active learning every day, everywhere.
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KEITH COUGHLIN (Executive Artistic Director) is proud to be a part of another wonderful season, celebrating his 15th summer here at the Barn Playhouse. He has worked as a performer, director, choreographer, and master class teacher across the country. Directing/ Choreography: West Side Story (2017 NH Theatre Award, Best Professional Musical), Crazy for You (2016 Moss Hart Award for Excellence in Professional Theater), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (NH Theatre Award nomination, Best Musical, 2015), Kiss Me Kate (NH Theatre Award nomination, Best Musical, 2014), Into The Woods (Dartmouth College), The Drowsy Chaperone (Cape Repertory Theatre), Click Clack Moo! (Theatreworks, U.S. National Tour). Choreography: 5-time NH Theatre Award winner for Best Choreography, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Singin’ In The Rain, Ragtime, The Drowsy Chaperone, Pirates of Penzance, Clifford the Big Red Dog Live (U.S. National Tour), Mary Poppins, White Christmas (Northern Stage), Rent, Cabaret, Urinetown, Chicago, Spring Awakening, Hairspray (Dartmouth College). Associate Choreography/Dance Captain: The Toxic Avenger (Outer Critics Circle Best Off-Broadway Musical, 2009), Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Detroit Company). He also serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Theater at Dartmouth College. Special thanks to my family and friends for their unending support. Sarah, Samuel, Oliver, and Luna, our black Lab, I couldn’t do it without you.
ELLIOTT CUNNINGHAM (Managing Director) is elated to be bringing live theater back to New London! This is his 7th consecutive year and he is elated to serve as the Managing Director. He is honored to be on this journey with Executive Artistic Director Keith Coughlin along with the other members of the Barn Playhouse company. Elliott has served as the Company Manager and Artistic Associate as well as a Guest Artist in various seasons at the Barn Playhouse. Elliott also works as the Company Manager in New York City for the Off-Broadway theatre company Transport Group and most recently managed the revival of The Unsinkable Molly Brown starring Beth Malone. He has previously served in management positions with Cunard Line and Cumberland County Playhouse. As performer, Elliott’s Barn Playhouse credits include: Little Women, Crazy for You, Shrek, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Souvenir (now that’s a true Barn Playhouse story) and All Shook Up. Other favorite performance credits: Lead Production Singer, Cunard Line Queen Mary 2 and Queen
KEITH COUGHLIN
ELLIOTT CUNNINGHAM
JODY COOPER
ABBY PEEL
BETH ADELE PERREGAUX
SAGE TOKACH
DAVID APICHELL
SARAH CASE
JOSHUA M. FEDER
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Elizabeth, Altar Boyz, Urinetown, The Secret Garden, Addams Family, Hairspray, My Fair Lady, She Loves Me, The Shadowbox and Brigadoon among others and is a part of the group Four Guys Who Sing. BFA, Musical Theatre, Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Elliott is thrilled to have a home in New Hampshire with his favorite Maestro Robbie, wacky dog Niko, and at the Barn Playhouse.
JODY COOPER (Director of Development) After coming on board as Interim Managing Director/Director of Development in 2018, Jody was honored and thrilled to be asked to stay on as the full-time Director of Development in 2019. Her love affair with the Barn Playhouse began in 1964 when she appeared on the Barn Playhouse stage as Gretl in The Sound of Music, reprising the role in 1965 and also appearing in the 2011 production of The Man Who Came To Dinner. She has also appeared in numerous other productions at the Newport and Lebanon Opera Houses, Franklin Footlights Theater, and Colby-Sawyer College. Much of her time is now spent performing with the Kearsarge Chorale, Kearsarge Community Band, New London Bell Choir Ensemble, and the Sunapee Singers. Jody holds a B.S. degree from Colby-Sawyer College and after having worked for 25 years in corporate America in various account and proposal management positions, received her M.Ed. from Plymouth State University. In addition being a part of the wonderful Sr. Staff team at the Barn Playhouse, Jody spends much of her time as a professional organizer, rentals manager at the New London Historical Society, customer service/service advisor at Marshall’s Garage, and in various fund-raising and volunteer activities in the community. She was raised in Bedford, NY, spent all of her summers on the shores of Little Lake Sunapee, and has been a full-time resident of New London since 1978. She looks forward to another wonderful summer working with such an amazing group of people and reconnecting with our wonderful family of patrons!
ABBY PEEL (Director of Sales & Marketing) is thrilled to be in her 4th year at the Barn Playhouse as the Director of Sales & Marketing! This New London gem holds a very special place in her heart, having been an usher for several seasons starting at age 10 as well as performing in the 2002 children’s production of Tom Sawyer. Now, this role takes her behind the scenes where she’ll put the expertise of her company, Strategic Social Media, to work handling all sales and marketing efforts for the Barn Playhouse. Abby is a 2013 graduate of Emerson College in Boston where she majored in Broadcast Journalism. In 2014, she founded Strategic Social Media where she loves helping businesses large and small successfully utilize all aspects of marketing and social media. Abby grew up in the Lake Sunapee region and looks forward to seeing lots of familiar faces this summer along with connecting with many new friends. She currently resides in Sunapee with her new husband Josh and dog Goose. As always, “I’ll see you on the porch!”
BETH ADELE PERREGAUX (Director of Facilities & Business Manager) is a graduate of Colby-Sawyer College... and never left town! She’s very happy to be celebrating her 17th season at the Barn Playhouse as the Business Manager! She joined the staff in 2006. Since childhood, Beth has been coming to the Playhouse where she cherishes the history of the Barn Playhouse and is very proud to be a part of the current Senior Staff team. She is the proud mother of two wonderful sons, Timothy and Paul, who she also works for as the bookkeeper and administrator for their business, Millennial Moving Solutions. Beth looks forward to seeing everyone on the Porch this summer. With love and thanks to all my friends and family.
SAGE TOKACH (Director of Education) is incredibly excited to be the first year-round Education Director at the Barn Playhouse! She grew up on a farm in small-town Kansas, earned her BFA in Actig from Oklahoma City University, and recently finished her MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences from the University of Central Florida. Sage has worked as a
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teaching artist and director across the country at organizations including Orlando Repertory Theatre, Missoula Children’s Theatre, and the Florida State Parks. Some of her favorite directing credits include Jason and the Argonauts (Maples Repertory Theatre), Pickle Chiffon Pie (Orlando Repertory Theatre), and The Grumpiest Boy in the World (University of Central Florida). Sage’s teaching specialties include acting, directing, puppetry, improvisation, script analysis, story drama, and outdoor storytelling. In any project, she is interested in creating a learning space that fosters creativity, exploration, problem-solving, and collaboration, where young people are encouraged to share their ideas and ask challenging questions.
DAVID APICHELL (Production Manager) returns for a fifth season as the Barn Playhouse’s Production Manager. In a past life, he stage managed over 100 productions and events. Credits include: Off-Broadway - Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking, Intríngulis and American Jornalero (INTAR). Regional - The Music Man: In Concert (Two River Theater/ NJPAC), Disney’s Mary Poppins (Gateway/Ogunquit), Elf: the Musical (Arkansas Rep), Les Miserables, Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof (Reagle Music Theatre), Hairspray, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sound of Music (Mill Mountain Theatre), three seasons as the PSM for the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and 11 years touring with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. David has taught for Viterbo University and Marymount Manhattan College, and is currently on the faculty at Long Island University, where he teaches several theatre management classes and serves as a Director for the theatre department’s annual FirstYear Showcase. MFA in Directing: Long Island University, BFA in Stage Management: Penn State.
SARAH CASE (Alumni Coordinator) is an arts educator, choreographer and arts manager. She is a graduate of Columbia University (B.A.) and Harvard University (M.Ed. Arts in Education). She has taught with the National Dance Institute, Columbia University, and Boston Ballet. She has performed and choreographed for regional theaters around the country (including here at the Barn Playhouse). Sarah was awarded the Institute of Arts Management Fellowship at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Dance USA Leadership Fellowship, and served as Managing Director of Dance Exchange, Washington, DC. She celebrates the hundreds of extraordinary “Barnie” alumni and their achievements in the arts and beyond.
JOSHUA M. FEDER (Junior Intern Program Director) is humbled to be calling the Barn Playhouse his home for his 15th summer. In addition to directing, choreographing, and overseeing the Junior Intern Company since 2008, he directed Over the Pub, Sylvia, and three Straw Hat Revues; choreographed The Student Prince and Side by Side by Sondheim, and has taught several classes. Locally, he directed Cymbeline (Hanover High), and choreographed South Pacific (Opera North) and Anything Goes (NCCT Teens). He recently directed The Honky Tonk Angels at Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre, as well as a virtual production of Love’s Labour’s Lost (which you can still stream on YouTube!). Other favorite productions: The Drowsy Chaperone, Legally Blonde, The Heidi Chronicles, The Learned Ladies, and Sweeney Todd. Assistant Director credits include productions at Northern Stage, Paper Mill Playhouse, Huntington Theatre, South Coast Rep, and Utah Shakespeare Festival. He spent three years as the Director of Theater at the Kingswood Oxford School and taught at Terpsichore Dance and Theatre Company. Josh received his BA from Dartmouth College and his MFA in Directing at UC Irvine, where he also received his Certificate in Arts Management. Love and thanks to friends, family, and Philip.
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EMILY ARTHUR
WYNNE DEMILLE
AARON A. WATSON*
IZZY
CEILIDH WELSH
ADDITIONAL STAFF AND OUTSIDE SERVICES
Marketing Materials & Key Art Design:
SSL Designs - Spencer S. Lawson
Kitchen Staff:
Mike Isenhart, Head Chef | Anya Nowicki, Kitchen Assistant
Landscape Services: Lisa Crockford of Crockford Gardens
Maintenance: Glen Lohmann
*Denotes a Member of the Actors’ Equity Association
MAC MILLER
SHANE BOUCHER
ANNE HALL
SARA MIYAMOTO
SUNNY SCABORA
BRAD CARLSON
JAMIE HALL
SHELBY PARKER
SENIOR
CHLOE CAUSTRITA
CHRIS HANIAN
JOHN “JP” POLLARD*
CARTER SMITH KIMBERLY ANNE TUTOR
KELSEY WALKER
ROBBIE COWAN
BIANCA HARRISON
TYLER RIGGS
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EMILY ARTHUR (Box Office/House Manager) is ecstatic for her first very summer at the Barn Playhouse! A Mississippi native, Emily is a 2022 graduate of the University of Mississippi, where she earned a BA in Theatre Arts and contributed to numerous productions as an actor, director, choreographer, and stage manager. She also served as the Executive Director of Ghostlight Repertory Theatre at UM, as well as Vice President of her chapter of Alpha Psi Omega. Emily is excited to meet so many new faces in the Box Office this season! If you see her, say hello and give her some recommendations of your favorite New London spots - she’s got to make a bucket list!
SHANE BOUCHER (Guest Artist/Male Swing) is thrilled to be back at the Barn after growing up involved with the Barn’s Education Department. His first appearance on the Barn stage was as a school boy in the 2011 production of Guys & Dolls, under co-choreographers Keith Coughlin and Sarah Case! Shane is a rising junior Musical Theatre major at Florida Southern College. Regional credits include: On Golden Pond, Billy Ray Jr (NLBP); Billy Elliot, Michael/Billy u/s (Wheelock Family Theatre); Oliver!, Dodger (Palace Theatre); Matilda, Adult Ensemble (Northern Stage). Huge thank you to family, friends, and educators for all their constant love and support!
BRAD CARLSON (Technical Director) has a BA in Theatre Design/Technology from the University of Northern Iowa and an MFA in Scenic Design from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Truman State University. Brad serves as the Chair for Region 5 of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. An award-winning scenographer, his professional work has taken him to numerous professional theatres including the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, New York. Brad is excited to be returning for a fifth year at the Barn Playhouse.
CHLOE CAUSTRITA (Patron Management Intern) is so thrilled to be a Patron Management Intern at New London Barn Playhouse this summer! She is a rising junior at Long Island University Post, pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre. Some of her favorite credits include The Beautiful and Damned (Swing), Post Company Dance’s spring concert (ASM), Freaky Friday (Hannah), and more. She would like to thank you all for joining us this summer and hopes you enjoy the show!
ROBBIE COWAN (Season Music Supervisor, Music Director She Loves Me and Footloose) returns to the Barn for his 7th season. His many Barn Playhouse productions have earned New Hampshire Theater Awards for Best Production, Best Music Direction, and the prestigious Moss Hart award for Excellence in New England Theater in two consecutive years. He has performed in 49 states (Hawaii remains elusive) on national tours including Bullets Over Broadway, Shrek, Elf, Damn Yankees, and others, as well as at some of the country’s best loved regional theaters including Northern Stage and Ogunquit Playhouse. The original comedy revue which he created and produced, 4 Guys Who Sing, premiered at the Barn and has since been seen worldwide aboard luxury cruise ships. Many thanks to the talented Barn Playhouse musicians who never fail to amaze us every night of the summer. More info at www.robbiecowan. com or @robbiecowancom on all socials.
WYNNE DEMILLE (Chair of Friends of the Barn Playhouse) A Registered Nurse by profession and theater buff by preference, Wynne DeMille has been involved in the operation of the Barn Playhouse for over four decades. As one of “Norman Leger’s girls,” Wynne has served in many different capacities over the years, from publicity to costuming to marketing to working backstage. Wynne and her husband Tom were instrumental in the successful effort to preserve the Playhouse as a non-profit corporation. As Founder and Chair of the Friends of the Barn Playhouse, she led the campaign to refurbish the 302 Art Deco chairs and other interior features of the Playhouse and each year manages a major fundraising event. Her role as archivist of Playhouse activities plays a vital role in preserving the Barn Playhouse’s history for future generations. After all these years, Wynne finally made her on-stage debut in 2012’s Our Town, which fittingly was presented in recognition of the Barn Playhouse’s 80th Season. In 2020, Wynne was named Board Member Emeritus, the first one to ever serve on the Board of Directors. She is also part of the Play A Part Campaign committee. Wynne looks forward to the opportunity to continue serving the Playhouse as its Chair of the Friends.
ANNE HALL (Usher Coordinator) is a graduate of Colby-Sawyer college, retired from Verizon after 36 years, and has volunteered for both church and college for nearly 50 years receiving the college’s Town Award for valued service in 2015. After having ushered for over 16 years at the Barn Playhouse, she is excited to be asked to be the Usher Coordinator. She lives in New London with her rescued pets, Maria, a dog and Willow, a cat.
2022 | ADMIN & PRODUCTION STAFF
JAMIE HALL (Scenic Charge Artist) is a scenic artist and actor from Searcy, AR. Some of Jamie’s favorite projects include Little Women, Hands on a Hardbody, and The Giver. Jamie just graduated with a BA in Acting from Harding University, and is so excited to be working with the New London Barn Playhouse this summer! Instagram: @jamiehall.theatre
CHRIS HANIAN (Master Electrician) is beyond thrilled to return for the 90th season. This is their 3rd season at the Barn Playhouse as acting Master Electrician. They are also lighting designer for She Loves Me. Chris was born and raised in the luscious corn fields of Des Moines, IA. They spent most of their days looking at lights and the sun until one day they figured out you’re supposed to point them on stage. They obtained their BA from University of Northern Iowa with a focus in Theatre: Design and Production. This Fall they will be off to pursue their MFA at The University of Memphis for Theatre: Design and Production. Past credits include: Always, Patsy Cline at the New London Barn Playhouse, and the world premiere of Escaping the Labyrinth at the Des Moines Playhouse. (They/Them)
BIANCA HARRISON (Properties Supervisor) is a recent graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in theatre design and production. Last fall they worked as Stage Manager for ASU’s production of Everybody. They hope you enjoy the show!
MAC MILLER (Sound Engineer/Designer) is beyond thrilled to join the Barn Playhouse community this season. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, he is set to go into his final year of undergraduate study at Penn State University this fall for a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology with an emphasis in Sound Design. Previous design work includes sound design for Lonely Together (PSU ‘21) and Mountain Language (PSU ‘22) as well as composing for the short film Cycle of Violence (Under the Radar Media ‘22). In his free time he enjoys writing poetry, plays, and screenplays, as well as playing music. Looking forward, he will be the sound designer for Penn State’s production of RENT this fall. He is beyond grateful for all the support his friends, colleagues, and family have given him over the years, and for the continued support of the theatre community in his home of Pittsburgh.
SARA MIYAMOTO (First Hand/Draper) is a rising Junior at Long Island University Post, pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre. Past credits include Post Theatre Company’s Head Over Heels (ensemble), ESTA’s Into the Woods (Cinderella), ESTA’s Addams Family (costumer), and more. She is so excited to be a first hand/draper in the costume shop at New London Barn Playhouse.
SHELBY PARKER (Marketing/Box Office Associate) is so excited to be spending her first summer at the New London Barn Playhouse! She is a recent graduate of the South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre with a minor in Public Relations. Some of her favorite past credits include Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls, Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda, Amneris in Aida, Little Red in Into the Woods and Ali in Mamma Mia!. She also loved performing on the Farsketched improv team at school, transforming into a princess for The Fairytale Maker, working for the admissions department at Anderson and serving as the Vice President for her Alpha Psi Omega chapter. When Shelby is not on stage, she enjoys working with social media and has been on the marketing team for her Theatre & Dance department for the past couple of years, as well as running other accounts for clubs & her personal blog. Shelby looks forward to continuing to build her skills this summer and transitioning to then obtain her MFA in Performing Arts from the Savannah College of Art & Design in the fall! Instagram: @shelbymparker
JOHN “JP” POLLARD* (Production Stage Manager) joins New London Barn directly from the Musical Theatre West production of SPAMILTON. Other previous credits: An Act of God, starring Sean Hayes (LA/SF), The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in The Universe starring Lily Tomlin (SF), Carrie: The Musical Experience (LA), Jersey Boys - 2nd National Tour, Nice Work If You Can Get It, starring Sally Struthers, and Anything Goes starring Sally Struthers and Andrea McArdle, both at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Previous resident positions: Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ, The Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA, and Grease - Das Musical touring Germany and Switzerland, Gateway Theatre, Bellport, NY. In a previous lifetime, JP served as personal assistant to Sarah Jessica Parker. Proud Equity member since 1983.
TYLER RIGGS (Company Management Intern) is very excited to be this year’s company management intern. Tyler is a rising Junior at Long Island University Post, majoring in Musical Theatre with a minor in Arts Management. Previously Tyler could be seen onstage in Dave Malloy’s Octet, or in the Post Dance Company’s winter concert. He could also be seen as the Stage Manager for the Post Dance Company’s spring concert and managing/producing the first annual Movement of People Showcase. Tyler couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity here at the New London Barn Playhouse.
*Denotes a Member of the Actors’ Equity Association
2022 | ADMIN & PRODUCTION STAFF
SUNNY SCABORA (Assistant Technical Director) is delighted to be able to participate in the revelries at New London Barn Playhouse! He is a performance major at Midwestern State University. Some of his favorite work was as ATD for MSU’s production of Big Fish, ATD for MSU’s production of Art, and for working as both an actor (Harry/Martin) and Master Carpenter for MSU’s production of Cloud 9.
IZZY SENIOR (Administrative Intern) is thrilled to be a part of the Administrative side of the Barn Playhouse this summer! She is from Andover, Massachusetts and growing up, she frequently visited her grandparents in New London and has adored the area ever since. For the past three years, Izzy has participated in the Junior Intern Program at the Barn Playhouse and has fallen in love with the supportive community created by NLBP. She has been participating in Theater productions for the past 10 years, and has lots of experience both in front of and behind the curtain. In addition to performing, Izzy has helped backstage in multiple productions as a Director’s assistant and manages multiple social media platforms. This summer, she hopes to expand her knowledge of sales and marketing while helping out the Barn in any way she can.
CARTER SMITH (Company Manager) is thrilled to be spending the summer at The New London Barn Playhouse. After graduating from Western Connecticut State University in the spring of 2021 he was the General Manager and Marketing Director for the Granite Theatre in Westerly, Rhode Island before coming to New London. Previously he interned at The Peterborough Players in Peterborough, New Hampshire and created his own children’s theater program for the City of Groton, CT Parks and Recreation. A big thank you to his parents for the support and the New London Barn Playhouse team.
KIMBERLY ANNE TUTOR (Costume Shop Manager) discovered her passion for pattern and her passion for making in seemingly disparate worlds. The beauty she discovered in the world of abstract mathematics led her through her undergraduate studies at Bennington College where she received a B.A. in Math and Philosophy and took her as far as Paris where she studied Number Theory at the College de France. Seeking out new opportunities for creative collaboration and new mediums to represent and share her work, she left the academic math world over a decade ago to pursue a design career. As a garden designer Kimberly found big joy in the process of collaboratively making beautiful spaces while building communities. Working as a designer she found a renewed inquiry into what drives her as a visual storyteller and creative problem solver. Her love of finding the right material and tool to craft and complete a design deepened as she expanded her work into the design of sustainable clothing and knitwear. Working with textiles, she had finally found a place to integrate her abstract love of pattern and her love of building and making things. In the fall of 2021, she received a certificate in Costume Design & Wardrobe from the New York Fashion Institute of Technology. Fresh off her first production as costume designer (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Holyoke Community College), Kimberly could not be more excited to work and learn with the New London Barn Playhouse community this summer as the Costume Shop Manager.
KELSEY WALKER (Marketing/Box Office Associate) is a rising senior studying Musical Theatre and Business for Entertainment at American University in Washington, DC. Favorite recent credits include Camillo (The Winter’s Tale), Ensemble (The Boy Detective Fails), Princess of France (Love’s Labour’s Lost) at the Barn Playhouse, Sophie (Mamma Mia!), and Elle Woods (Legally Blonde). She is the Music Director of her a cappella group Dime a Dozen, and often arranges pieces for the group. A former JI, Kelsey is thrilled to return to the Barn Playhouse family and explore the business side of the Barn Playhouse this summer! In her free time she enjoys writing and playing music, video games, knitting, and experimenting with all types of recipes.
AARON A. WATSON* (Production Stage Manager) Aaron is thrilled to be coming back to the Barn! Select Credits: Titanic (Milwaukee Rep), A Christmas Carol (Broadway SF), Shining On, The World Goes ‘Round (New London Barn Playhouse), Heisenberg, The Sound of Music (Northern Stage), MacGyver The Musical (Telluride Theater), The 39 Steps (Theatreworks SV), Cruel Intentions National Tour (Maximum Entertainment), Chefs, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Bring It LIVE (Mills Entertainment), Cirque Dreams Holidaze (Cirque Dreams), The Prima Donnettes (Florida Studio Theatre), Big Fish, Little Shop of Horrors, The Adams Family Musical, (Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute).
CEILIDH WELSH (Wardrobe Supervisor) is an NYC-based Costume Designer and Wardrobe Supervisor who is very pleased to be joining the New London Barn Playhouse for the first time this summer! Previous credits include assistant designing Sistas Off Broadway, as well as The Baker’s Wife and A Class Act with J2 Spotlight. She thanks Amy, Cynthia, and Matthew for being her inspiration this year, and Sabrina for her encouragement towards joining this lovely community. She can be found on Instagram @ceilidhscostumedesign or at cwcostumedesign.com.
2022 | TECHNICAL INTERN COMPANY
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HAYDEN BAILEY (Electrics Intern) Hayden is currently a student at Harding University in Searcy, AR, studying Theatre with an emphasis in lighting design. Most recent shows include Little Women as the Lighting Designer and as programmer for Antigone. Hayden is so excited to be working with the New London Barn Playhouse! Instagram: haydencbaileytheatre
MAGGIE CARADONNA (Stage Management Intern) is a junior at Ithaca College working toward a BFA in Stage Management and a BA in Psychology. They started their theatre career as middle school deck crew in Arlington, Massachusetts. Her interest grew while stage managing high school shows such as The Three Musketeers and The Who’s Tommy. Since being at Ithaca, Maggie has been an associate stage manager on The Other Shore and a new opera, We Wear the Sea Like a Coat. She was most recently a production stage manager of a multiple student directed performance of The Great God Pan.
NINA FROST (Costume Intern) is from Jackson, MS, and is a recent graduate from Belhaven University with a B.A. in Theatre. Previous technical credits include Props Master (The Skin of Our Teeth, Silent Sky), Stage Manager (Steel Magnolias), and Stitcher for 2 and a half years (most recently The Wizard of Oz). She is so excited to be spending her summer here at the Barn Playhouse!
JACOB GOEDEKE (Scenic Intern) is currently an undergrad at WVU studying Theatre Design and Technology with a concentration in Technical Direction. In his free time he likes to go hiking, drive around, and hangout with friends. You can follow him on Instagram @j_goedeke13. He’s happy to be able to bring these shows to life for the season!
BRECKEN HUMMER (Scenic Intern) is thrilled to be a part of the New London Barn Playhouse Team! He is a rising junior musical theatre major and has been an active performer in New York since the peak of the pandemic in 2020. Some of his previous credits include A Midsummer Nights Dream (Demetrius), The Laramie Project (Matt Galloway), The Last Five Years (Jamie), and Into the Woods (Baker). He thanks his family, the crew, and YOU for supporting us, and he hopes you enjoy your time here at New London Barn Playhouse!
EMILY POOLE (Electrics Intern) is thrilled to be a part of the electrics crew at the Barn Playhouse this summer. They are currently working on a BFA at Ithaca College in Theatrical Design and Production with a focus in lighting design and technology. Past credits include Fun Home, House of Desires, We Will Rock You, Peter and the Starcatcher, and more.
HAYDEN BAILEY
EMILY POOLE
MARYL REES
NINA FROST
SARA ROELOF
JACOB GOEDEKE
WAVYNE WHITE
BRECKEN HUMMER
2022 | TECHNICAL INTERN COMPANY
MARYL REES (Properties Intern) is currently the props intern at the New London Barn Playhouse. She graduated from the Concord Regional Technical Center program for theater and film design. Maryl was a part of the Junior Intern program at the Barn Playhouse as a technical intern. As an avid theater lover, she is thrilled to be a part of the mainstage this year!
SARA ROELOF (Costume Intern) hails from Kalamazoo Michigan, and is no stranger to theatre. She has been very active in her community’s theatres both on stage and off all throughout her early years up to now. After graduating high school in 2020 and feeling very lost and with way too much time on her hands, Sara found that costuming and design is something she’s eagerly pursuing. When Sara isn’t sewing her fingers off you can find her thrifting, enjoying the outdoors, or petting any cat who will come within arms reach. Thank you to Kimberly, my Mother, and my bestie Kirstin. Y’all always believed in me and I can’t be more thankful.
GRAYSON SEPULVEDA (they/them/he) (Sound Intern) is a rising Junior at Long Island University Post, majoring in BFA Design & Production with a concentration in Lighting Design. Past credits include Post Theatre Company’s Until (Lighting Designer), PTC’s New Play Festival (Production Manager/Sound Designer), and Post Concert Dance Company’s Winter Showcase (Lighting Designer). Sound is their first love! They’re extremely thankful for the opportunity to be an A2 Sound Designer here at the New London Barn Playhouse.
WAVYNE WHITE (Stage Management Intern) is excited to be a part of The Barn Playhouse this summer! Wavyne is currently a junior at Ithaca College where she is working on her BFA in Theatrical Production and Design. Previous Stage Management credits at Ithaca College include: Asst. Stage Manager: We Wear the Sea like a Coat, Fun Home. Production Assistant: Sender. Other credits include: Asst. Lighting Designer: Rent; Asst. Props Supervisor: Fun Home.
ADVENTURES IN LEARNING
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2022 | EDUCATION STAFF
ANDREW CONNELLY (Camps Teaching Artist) Andrew is a pandemic graduate of Fordham University. He has worked on many new and devised pieces, most recently as Associate Scenic Designer on the Off-Broadway play Jane Anger with Michael Urie, and constructing the headpieces for The Public Theatre’s Hercules at the Delacorte. Andrew also works as a substitute teacher and a super amazing uncle (their words). He is excited to combine loves of theatre and education in his upcoming role at the Barn. Select Credits: Twelfth Night, Electricity, Shadows (Scenic Design), The Moon and the Wolf, Conversations with Stars (Costume Design) at Fordham University. ADHP2 at the Red Turnip Theatre (Assoc. Scenic/ Costume), Apo Musikal at the Maybank Theatre (Assoc. Scenic).
ANNIKA EVENS (Junior Intern Stage Manager) is so excited to be spending her first summer with the New London Barn Playhouse as the Junior Intern Company Stage Manager. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Annika grew up acting and stage managing at a local children’s theatre and is now a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in Stage and Production Management. Some favorite credits include: Preludes, A Day, The End is the Future is Now (Carnegie Mellon University); Shrek the Musical, 13 (Youth Theatre Northwest); and Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again., Into the Woods, and Mary Poppins Jr. (Hangar Theatre Company).
CHRISTINA GIORGI (Camps Program Manager) is an undergraduate entering her senior year at Illinois Wesleyan University. She is working toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting alongside two minors in Film and Hispanic Studies. Throughout her first three collegiate years, Christina has been given the chance to not only act, but direct, write, produce, and edit for both the stage and film. She has had a passion for the arts from a young age. She remembers the impact summer camps and children’s theatre had on her life. She hopes to inspire that same passion for the young theatre artists at the Barn Playhouse. Cultivating creative energy within oneself is so important, especially in today’s ever-changing world. This is Christina’s fifth summer working camp, but her first at the Barn Playhouse. She can’t wait to kick off her summer in New London!
ANDREW CONNELLY
ANNIKA EVENS
CHRISTINA GIORGI BRITTANY SUE HINES
MEGAN IANNONE
DORY PSOMAS
SYDNEY REDDISH
TRAVIS A. SYKES
2022 | EDUCATION STAFF
BRITTANY SUE HINES (Education Associate and Junior Intern Director) is thrilled to be back at the Barn Playhouse for her sixth zany summer! Brittany is a teaching artist, director/ choreographer, and TYA actor based out of Chicago, IL. Brittany graduated from The Hartt School in 2016 with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She has written, directed, and choreographed productions at The Palace Theatre in Manchester, NH (Les Miserables: School Edition, Curtains), Playhouse on Park in Hartford, CT (The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley), and here at the New London Barn Playhouse (Whodunit?, Stuart Little, Puss in Boots, Around the World). Brittany has taught theater education and performed on stages around the city of Chicago and around the country -- but nowhere is as special as here at the Barn Playhouse. She gives a big thanks to coffee for its endless hard work!
MEGAN IANNONE (Camps Teaching Artist) Hello! My name is Meg Iannone. I am currently a student at Illinois Wesleyan University where I will be receiving my BFA in Acting. I grew up in Colorado where my acting career began when I was just five years old. Although my theater career has mainly hit the stage, I am a huge fan of the silver screen and have been in two original short films at IWU. I am a singer and dancer, as well as an actor having choreographed, directed, and acted in many musicals. Some of my favorite credits include: Tanya in Airline Highway (IWU), Veronica Sawyer in Heathers: The Musical (FRTC), and being the Assistant Stage Manager for Head Over Heels (IWU). In my free time I love to read, spend time with my friends and family, go hiking, and play with my cats.
DORY PSOMAS (Junior Intern Assistant Director/Assistant Stage Manager) is ecstatic to be at the Barn Playhouse this summer. After being a former Junior Intern herself, she has gone on to work on shows such as Midsummer Night’s Dream (Director), Sweat (Assistant Director), This is Modern Art (Assistant Director), Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes (Assistant Director). Originally from Hanover, New Hampshire, she is happy to be home for the summer. She is currently a rising senior at St. Lawrence University and is double majoring in Performance and Communication Arts and Psychology (The Psychology degree is for fun. The PCA degree is for a career.)
SYDNEY REDDISH (Camp Teaching Artist) is thrilled to be spending her summer at the New London Barn Playhouse and getting to know all the talented artists and students she will be working with. Sydney is a Tampa, Florida based actor, creator, and teaching artist with a B.A. in Theatre from the University of South Florida. Sydney has recently trained with SITI Company and worked with Studio Grand Central, ThinkTank Theatre, and the Florida Aquarium. As a teaching artist, she has worked with several Tampa based organizations, some of which include Show on the Road Tampa and the Jewish Community Center. Sydney’s teaching style encourages creative self-expression and places importance on the cultivation of empathy. She cannot wait to make some magic this summer with the New London community!
TRAVIS A. SYKES (Junior Intern Costume Designer) is a Costume Manager for the Department of Theatre and Cinema at Radford University in Virginia, where he also pursued his education in Costume Design and Directing. This will be his second time designing for the Barn Playhouse. Travis is very excited to bring the knowledge and experience he has gained from Radford University and Wolf Trap Opera Company back to the New London Barn Playhouse again. Travis would like to thank friends and family who have helped him get where he is today.
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The Chorale is delighted to Announce its Fall Concert, Handel’s MESSIAH , November 19th & 20th, 2022 Our Lady of Fatima ChurchWatch for Details
To provide outstanding educational opportunities to all ages that promote an understanding and love of theater; And to preserve our theater district, encompassing one of the most cherished and historic summer stock playhouses. Maintaining our landmark-status 200-year-old theater
Over 100 interns, staff, designers, and guest artists, fed, housed, and transported to New London
$60,000 for the combined royalties for the 2022 season.
$3,000 covers a typical week’s worth of food for the company
Over $5,000 in Tuition Forgiveness for any family that needs it, to bring arts education into any home that wants it.
OUR MISSION
To enrich and entertain our community with the highest quality theater created by talented emerging artists in collaboration with accomplished professionals;
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THE ATER
1933 The Importance of Being Earnest; Finders Keepers; Will o' the Wisp; The Women Have their Way • 1934 Milestones; Mr. Pim Passes By; Miss. Lula Bett; Outward Bound; The Late Christopher Bean • 1935 Pigmaylion, The Whitehead Boy, The Crime at Blossoms, Hobson's Choice • 1936 Hay Fever; Ah, Wilderness; Double Door; Family Reunion • 1937 Hedda Gabler; Accent on Youth; He Who Get's Slapped; The Family Upstairs • 1938 The Royal Family; George and Margaret; Stage Door; Night Must Fall • 1939 Our Town; You Can't Take it With You; The Show Off; Spring Meeting • 1940 What a Life; Margin for Error; On Borrowed Time; Two on an Island • 1941 Ladies in Retirement; The Young in Heart; Noah, 1941; Reflected Glory • 1942 Our Town; Claudia; Seventeen; Enter Madame • 1943 The Damask Cheek; Her Sister's Voice; The Star Wagon • 1944 The Great Big Doorstep; My Sister Eileen; Green Grow the Lilacs • 1945 Blithe Spirit; Kiss and Tell ; The Little Foxes; Tommy; Tomorrow the World • 1946 Soldier's Wife; On Stage; January Thaw; Angel Street • 1947 I Like it Here; Dear Ruth; The Blind Alley; State of the Union • 1948 John loves Mary; French Without Tears; Parlour Story; Life with Father • 1949 The Hieress; The Circle; Light up Sky; The Winslow Boy • 1950 Harvey; Peg 'o My Heart; Charley's Aunt; Life with Mother; Brother Rat • 1951 On Borrowed Time; Sherlock Holmes; Dream Girl; Lightin' • 1952 The Bishop Misbehaves; First Lady; Lo and Behold!; Twentieth Century • 1953 Room Service; Ten Little Indians; House of Cards; Affairs of State; Harvey • 1954 January Thaw; Late Love; The Dictator; The Frogs of Spring • 1955 Dial M for Murder; The Rainmaker; Father of the Bride; King of Hearts • 1956 The SEven Year Itch; Picnic; Finian's Rainbow; Detective Story • 1957 Pal Joey; The Glass Managerie; The Boyfriend ; Janus • 1958 The First Annual Straw Hat Revue; The Mousetrap; A Streetcar Named Desire; Our Town; Kiss Me, Kate • 1959 The 2nd Annual Straw Hat Revue; Gigi; Bells are Ringing; Guys and Dolls; Inherit the Wind • 1960 The Third Annual Straw Hat Revue; The Pajama Game; The Wizard of Oz; Arsenic and Old Lace • 1961 The 4th Annual Straw Hat Revue; Meet me in St. Louis; Can-Can; South Pacific • 1962 The 5th Annual Straw Hat Revue; Oklahoma!; The Boyfriend; Dial M for Murder; The Music Man; Bye Bye Birdie • 1963 The 6th Annual Straw Hat Revue; Where's Charley?; Gypsy; The King and I • 1964 The 7th Annual Straw Hat Revue; Guys and Dolls; Carnival; My Fair Lady • 1965 The 8th Annual Straw HAt Revue; Anything Goes; The Unsinkable Molly Brown; The Sound of Music; Oklahoma! • 1965 The 7th Annual Straw Hat Revue; Guys and Dolls; Carnival; My Fair Lady • 1965 The 8th Annual Straw HAt Revue; Anything Goes; The Unsinkable Molly Brown; The Sound of Music; Oklahoma!Guys and Dolls; Carnival; My Fair Lady • 1965 The 8th Annual Straw HAt Revue; Anything Goes; The Unsinkable Molly Brown; The Sound of Music; Oklahoma! • Straw HAt Revue; Anything Goes;
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