Young Artist Production
Musical theater presents PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER DECEMBER 13TH - 18TH, 2022 GARGARO THEATER
Pittsburgh
Thirty years ago, I participated in my first professional production as an actor. It was called A Lyrical Christmas Carol for Gargaro Productions. I was cast as Tiny Tim, my sister played Lily Cratchit, and my brother was Young Bob Cratchit. For six years, this was our Christmas, our joy, and our home.
My mother would pack us bologna and cheese sandwiches and CheezIts for rehearsal. The rehearsal hall at Stephen Foster in Oakland always had a certain smell that I remember to this day. I had the privilege of missing school for those famous student matinees, which was always a treat. All these memories and experiences shaped the artist I am today.
Directing this particular production for the second straight year has meant a great deal to me. Hearing the carols again, touching the props, (some of which are from the original 1991 production) and recreating
my favorite moments for a new generation has brought me great joy. The joy I mention is the hope that I’m passing on traditions and making new ones for these children, so that they can one day look back and remember their favorite snacks carefully packed for them, the smells and sights of the halls here in the West End, and those unforgettable carols.
This will be my first A Lyrical Christmas Carol as PMT Conservatory Director. There comes a greater responsibility to honor the traditions and memories of the past. I certainly hope I have done justice to the piece, and I hope the audience feels joy and connects with this beautiful story in a new and refreshing way.
I wish everyone a wonderful, safe, and joyous holiday season. And so, as Tiny Tim observed “God bless us, everyone”!
Quinn Patrick Shannon Director, A Lyrical Christmas Carol Pittsburgh Musical Theater
Enjoy the show!
Cast DIRECTOR’S NOTE
DECEMBER 13TH - 18TH, 2022 | GARGARO THEATER SeT DeSigner Tucker Topel CHoreograpHer Lucas Fedele MuSiC DireCTor Dr. Francesca Tortorello LigHTing DeSigner Todd Nonn aSSiSTanT STage Manager Kaylee Skumburdes proDuCer Colleen Doyno DireCTor Quinn Patrick Shannon pMT ConServaTory TeCHniCaL DireCTor Kevin Kocher propS MaSTer Amber Kocher SounD DeSigner Brendan McGhee CoSTuMe DeSigner Alex Righetti proDuCTion STage Manager Gemma Mitchell ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY: KEN & JANE GARGARO BASED ON THE BOOK BY: CHARLES DICKENS Young Artist Production
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ACT I
MUSICAL SYNOPSIS
Cast
SCENE 1: Marley’s Funeral “Requiem” (Mozart) SCENE 2: Office of Scrooge and Marley “O’ Come, All Ye Faithful,” “Figgy Pudding,” “Coventry Carol,” “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen,” “Deck the Halls,” “Ding Dong Merrily On High” SCENE 3: Scrooge’s Bedroom; “Symphony of Bells” SCENE 4: Scrooge’s Boyhood Village “Ding Dong Merrily On High” (Reprise) SCENE 5: Fezziwig’s Office “Good King Wenceslas,” “Angels We Have Heard On High,” Roger De Coverly, “I Wonder as I Wander” SCENE 6: A Park Bench “Greensleeves” SCENE 7: A Train Station
ACT II SCENE 1: Scrooge’s Bedroom “The Twelve Days of Christmas” SCENE 2: The Cratchit House “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” SCENE 3: Fred’s Living Room “Jingle Bells” SCENE 4: Ignorance and Want / Christmas Yet to Come “O’ Come, O’ Come, Emmanuel,” “Dies Irae” SCENE 5: Rag and Bottle Shop SCENE 6: Cratchit’s House “What Child is This?” SCENE 7: Churchyard “Dies Irae” SCENE 8: Scrooge’s Bedroom “Joy to the World”, “Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella” SCENE 9: Street Scene “I Saw Three Ships”, “Silent Night” SCENE 10: Cratchit’s House “Wassail Song”
HOLLY CAST
Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 10:00AM, Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7:30PM, Friday, Dec. 16 at 10:00AM, Saturday, Dec. 17 at 2:00PM, Sunday, Dec. 18 at 6:30PM
Narrator
Rob Jessup*
Ebenezer Scrooge Richard McBride* Belle Rayna Akin
Jacob Marley Devontez Moses
Christmas Past Ashley Caldwell Christmas Present Chris Russell Christmas Future Rob Jessup* Belle’s Children Gianna Mueller, Emma Weber Belle’s Husband Frankie Mizikowski Mr. & Mrs. Fezziwig Wyatt Bernardini, Rachael Parsons
Solicitors Allie Presutti, Anastasia Scott
Butcher Aritro Moscato Butcher Boy Jayden Meehan
Ebenezer 1, 2, 3 Eli Richardson, Theo Colopy, Luca Boudreau
Dick Wilkins Frankie Mizikowski Mrs. Dilber Valentina Chiriatti
Old Joe Frankie Mizikowski Charwoman Tessa Chandler Merchants Wyatt Bernardini, Paris Doherty, Aritro Moscato
Ignorance & Want Iker Antela, Elana Weisfield Fan Danielle Parsons
Bob Cratchit Jayden Greening Mrs. Cratchit Rachael Parsons Fred William Lychack Mrs. Fred Rayna Akin Topper Luca Boudreau
Priest Paris Doherty Altar Servers
Octavius Doherty, Elana Weisfield
Coventry Carol Mother & Child Sahana Davidek, Asher Gladstone
Fezziwig’s Featured Guest Genevieve Bogdan
* Denotes Guest Artist
HOLLY CAST
Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 10:00AM, Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7:30PM, Friday, Dec. 16 at 10:00AM, Saturday, Dec. 17 at 2:00PM, Sunday, Dec. 18 at 6:30PM
CRATCHIT FAMILY:
Tiny Tim - Emerson Yakubic
Lily - Julia Welch Belinda - Olivia Duddie
Young Bob - Brody Kocher Martha - Sadie Karashin Peter - Theo Colopy
FRED’S PARTY GUESTS:
Genevieve Bogdan, Sahana Davidek, Octavius Doherty, Sarah Jakub, Frankie Mizikowski
DING DONGS:
Iker Antela, Bayleigh Brallier, Paul Campbell, Asher Gladstone, Lolly Grove, Sydney Judson, Jayden Meehan, Gianna Mueller, Isla Murphy, Sasan Palcic, Eli Richardson, Gabriella Viehman, Emma Weber, Elana Weisfield, Serena Yusko
CAROLERS:
Ilyssa Bails, Luisa Bautista, Kitt Bishop, Genevieve Bogdan, Ashley Caldwell, Tessa Chandler, Theo Colopy, Sahana Davidek, Octavius Doherty, Paris Doherty, Lily Greening, Sarah Jakub, Burgess Lychack, Lena Marlowe, Zelda Mount, Elana Padnos, Ari Padnos, Danielle Parsons, Rachael Parsons, Allie Presutti, Ella-Jo Reinhart, Ariel Rieger, Cambria Rosemeyer, Anastasia Scott, Campbell Simcox, Keegan Snyder, Emily Sobieralski, Ashlesha Sumant, Grace Visconti
Narrator - Luca Boudreau
Fred - Wyatt Bernardini
Belle - Allie Presutti
Mr. Fezziwig - Aritro Moscato
Christmas Present - Devontez Moses
Lily Cratchit - Emma Weber
Belinda Cratchit - Elana Weisfield
Young Bob Cratchit - Iker Antela
Martha Cratchit - Ashlesha Sumant
Mrs. Fred - Allie Presutti
Coventry Carol Mother - Kitt Bishop Ignorance - Sasan Palcic
UNDERSTUDIES:
IVY CAST
Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 7:30PM, Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7:30PM, Thursday, Dec. 15 at 10:00AM, Friday, Dec. 16 at 7:30PM, Saturday, Dec. 17 at 7:30PM, Sunday, Dec. 18 at 1:00PM
Narrator Rob Jessup*
Ebenezer Scrooge Richard McBride* Belle Rayna Akin
Jacob Marley
Devontez Moses
Christmas Past Ilyssa Bails
Christmas Present Chris Russell
Christmas Future Rob Jessup*
Belle’s Children Gianna Mueller, Emma Weber
Belle’s Husband
Frankie Mizikowski
Mr. & Mrs. Fezziwig Wyatt Bernardini, Ella-Jo Reinhart Solicitors Burgess Lychack, Elana Padnos Butcher Aritro Moscato Butcher Boy Jayden Meehan
Ebenezer 1, 2, 3 Sasan Palcic, Ari Padnos, Luca Boudreau Dick Wilkins Frankie Mizikowski Mrs. Dilber Valentina Chiriatti
Old Joe
Frankie Mizikowski
Charwoman Tessa Chandler
Merchants Wyatt Bernardini, Paris Doherty, Aritro Moscato
Ignorance & Want Iker Antela, Elana Weisfield
Fan Ariel Rieger
Bob Cratchit Jayden Greening Mrs. Cratchit Ella-Jo Reinhart
Fred William Lychack Mrs. Fred Rayna Akin Topper Luca Boudreau
Priest Paris Doherty Altar Servers
Octavius Doherty, Elana Weisfield
Coventry Carol Mother & Child Sahana Davidek, Asher Gladstone
Fezziwig’s Featured Guest Genevieve Bogdan * Denotes Guest Artist
IVY CAST
Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 7:30PM, Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7:30PM, Thursday, Dec. 15 at 10:00AM, Friday, Dec. 16 at 7:30PM, Saturday, Dec. 17 at 7:30PM, Sunday, Dec. 18 at 1:00PM
CRATCHIT FAMILY:
Tiny Tim - Emerson Yakubic
Lily - Julia Welch Belinda - Olivia Duddie
Young Bob - Brody Kocher Martha - Sadie Karashin Peter - Ari Padnos
FRED’S PARTY GUESTS:
Genevieve Bogdan, Sahana Davidek, Octavius Doherty, Sarah Jakub, Frankie Mizikowski
DING DONGS:
Iker Antela, Bayleigh Brallier, Paul Campbell, Asher Gladstone, Lolly Grove, Sydney Judson, Jayden Meehan, Gianna Mueller, Isla Murphy, Sasan Palcic, Eli Richardson, Gabriella Viehman, Emma Weber, Elana Weisfield, Serena Yusko
CAROLERS:
Ilyssa Bails, Luisa Bautista, Kitt Bishop, Genevieve Bogdan, Ashley Caldwell, Tessa Chandler, Theo Colopy, Sahana Davidek, Octavius Doherty, Paris Doherty, Lily Greening, Sarah Jakub, Burgess Lychack, Lena Marlowe, Zelda Mount, Elana Padnos, Ari Padnos, Danielle Parsons, Rachael Parsons, Allie Presutti, Ella-Jo Reinhart, Ariel Rieger, Cambria Rosemeyer, Anastasia Scott, Campbell Simcox, Keegan Snyder, Emily Sobieralski, Ashlesha Sumant, Grace Visconti
Narrator - Luca Boudreau
Fred - Wyatt Bernardini
Belle - Allie Presutti
Mr. Fezziwig - Aritro Moscato
Christmas Present - Devontez Moses
Lily Cratchit - Emma Weber
Belinda Cratchit - Elana Weisfield
Young Bob Cratchit - Iker Antela Martha Cratchit - Ashlesha Sumant
Mrs. Fred - Allie Presutti
Coventry Carol Mother - Kitt Bishop Ignorance - Sasan Palcic
UNDERSTUDIES:
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PMT
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Cast
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CHEERS
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Michael Accetta
Suzanne Alexander
Kelly Andrachick
David Bokhour
The Booher Family Dorette Boylan
Kristin Boyle
Emily Lynne Brooks
Gloria Caceres
John Clark, In Honor of Abigail Clark
Dr. Francesca Tortorello and Michael DeBruyn
Andrew Dodds and Gina Velucci
Greg and Julie Dodds
Amie Downs
Ethan Eade
Carmen Ellington
The Emmerling Family Mindy Frolich
Jan Glick
David and Marilou Gibbs
Michael Gwin
Mary Grace Hannon
The Herbick Family John Hoglund
Lenita Hoglund
Evan Hoover
Laureen Hurt
The Karashin Family
Nina Khan
Susanne Lersch
Nancyann Letterio
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Patricia Lucot
The Lychack Family
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Enjoy the show! THank you To our SponSorS: PRODUCTION
Director Quinn
Music Director
Production Stage Manager
Choreographer
Props Master Amber
Set Designer
Sound Designer
Assistant Stage Manager
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer Todd
PMT Conservatory Technical Director
Scenic Charge Kelsey
Run Crew Kaylee
Keys / Conductor
Percussion
Guitar
Producer Colleen Doyno
Patrick Shannon
Dr. Francesca Tortorello
Gemma Mitchell
Lucas Fedele
Kocher
Tucker Topel
Brendan McGhee
Kaylee Skumburdes
Alex Righetti
Nonn
Kevin Kocher
Jamison, Amber Shuman
Skumburdes, Andi Trageser BanD:
Dr. Francesca Tortorello
RJ Heid
Dan Mihelerakis
Pittsburgh Musical Theater (PMT) is a non-profit arts education organization committed to youth development. We cultivate a diverse creative community and future leaders with transferable life skills through a uniquely-designed convergence of training, mentorships, and professional
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President Joseph F. Mendel Vice President Stephen L. Yoset
Secretary Malinda Hallett
Treasurer Larry Berger
PMT Board of Directors: Adam Birch, Joanna Doven, Carmen Ellington, Kaitlyn Hendrickson, Michael D. Klein, Michael Kuhn, Rochelle Lilien, Denise Mosley, Tyson Sears
Ex Officio: State Representative Dan Deasy, Senator Wayne Fontana
Executive Artistic Director
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PMT Conservatory Director Quinn Patrick Shannon Director of Production Operations Gemma Mitchell Director of Development Allison Hannon Marketing & Media Manager Lindsay Kalbfleisch Box Office & Audience Services Manager, Accessibility Coordinator Amber Kocher Technical Director Jonathan T. Sage PMT Conservatory / Associate Technical Director, Health & Safety Coordinator Kevin Kocher Director of Finance Kate Toole Graphic Designer Brianna Booher Resident Music Director Dr. Francesca Tortorello
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