The Little Mermaid
Adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen Tale
Tuesday March 19, 2024 7pm Clay Center
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TheLittleMermaid
Presented by:
With Support from the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, the Fund for the Arts, and an Anonymous Donation
Behind the Scenes
Technical Director: Michelle Raider-Simon
Artistic Director ACC: Christopher Brown
Artistic Director CTOC: LeeAnne Rheinlander
Artistic Director RCYBE: Michelle Raider-Simon
Conductor WVYSO: Robert Turizziani
Choreography By: Michelle Raider-Simon, Margaret Lieberman
Choreography Assistance: Emily Hanna, Meghan Wood
Set Design: Sean Simon, Tiana Allen, Matt Woodrum
Properties: Tianna Allen, Matt Woodrum, Erin Hatfield,
Lighting: Randy Pauly
Sound: Belinda Mullins
Costume Design: Margaret Lieberman, LeeAnne Rheinlander, Tiana Allen
Program Design: Bartley Hodel
Sound Editing: Chad Howell
Backstage: Stacy Bowen (Stage Manager), Clay Center Staff, Tiana Allen, Matt Woodrum, Renee Frymyer, Sheri Lacy
We would also like to acknowledge the following:
Natalie Wehrle, Blaine Hess, Emily Hanna, Meghan Wood, Phil and Kris Maramba, Clay Center Staff, City of Charleston, Ticket Town, FestivAll Charleston, Mallory Burka, Chip Urling, Kelly Hager, Sarah Howell, Sara Wood, Melisa Sirbu, Vathani Suhir, Margaret Lieberman, Crystal Naylor, Debra Skeen, Victoria Wilson, Mark Worlledge, Rachael Cipoletti, Tom and Nina Pasinetti, Charleston Light Opera Guild, Sarah Smith, Amy Brown, Kim Walker, Matt Griffith, Trish Miles, Erin Hatfield, Christina Maier, Dawn Hawkins, Tiana Allen, Stacy Deiss, Les Hawkins, Leslie Carpenter, University of Charleston, UC Bands
For the safety of our performers please do not take flash photography or video during the performance.
TheLittleMermaid
Program
Based on the Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid
Ballet concept and production story board by ML Raider-Simon
Script Written by LeeAnne Rheinlander
Scene 1 Bottom of the Sea
Musical Selections Appalachian Children’s Chorus: What I can Change……….Philip E. Silvey (Concert Choir)
Skylark and Nightingale………..Christina Rossetti and Audrey Snyder (Camerata Choir)
Solveigs Song……….Greig/Ibsen performed by Arianna Deel
Musical Selections West Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra:
Pagodas……….Richard Meyer
Minuet (from The Water Music)……….George F. Handel/M. Williams
Themes from the Moldau……….Bedrich Smetana/R. Frost
Children’s Theatre of Charleston
Grandmother: LeeAnne Rheinlander
Ariel: Emmy Fiorelli
Alana: Trinity Gould
Adella: Mariella Rice
Adriana: Noelle Fiorelli
River City Youth Ballet
Little Mermaid:
King:
Queen:
Mermaid Sisters:
Currents:
Sea Sprites:
Sea Fronds:
Anemones:
Jelly Fish:
Gold Fish:
Fish:
Coral:
Sea Horses:
Dolphins:
Angela Magee
Dan Kehde
Alisha Suhir
Bella Bowen, Megan Carpenter, Iris Charbonniez, Zoe Charbonniez, Talia Sampson, Adelyn Sirbu
Juliet Brown, Destiny Carpenter, McCartney Raider, Adria Sirbu, Sushanti Suhir
Aubree Barrett, Kloe Hodel, Genevieve Parent, Sophia Westfall, Willa Woods
Elise Hill, Marlowe Hunter, Adeline Maier, Reagan White
Audrey Cannon, Ellen Lawrence, Sadie Magee, Vivienne Neal, Violet Schmalzer
Olivia Cipoletti, Molly McCullough, Brooklyn Naylor, Lilliana Robinson, Samara Suhir
Gabrielle Wilson
Anneliese Allen, Harper Greathouse, Kendra Hager, Chloe Hatfield, Abby Huffman, Emma Miles, Aesha Nanjundappa, Gillian Woodrum
Stella Deiss, Courtney Hawkins, Natalie Griffith
Hannah Clark, Olivia Frymyer, Pippa Maramba
Sage Atha, Gareth Allen, Xander Pauley
TheLittleMermaid
Scene 2
The World Above
Musical Selections West Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra: Variations on a Well-Known Sea Chanty……….Richard Stephan
Other Musical Selections: Storm……….Vivaldi
Prince: Max Hodel
Ship Captain: Madelyn Rickard
First Mate: Gareth Allen
Ship Sailors: Anneliese Allen, Olivia Cipoletti, Hannah Clark, Stella Deiss, Olivia Frymyer, Harper Greathouse, Natalie Griffith, Kendra Hager, Chloe Hatfield, Courtney Hawkins, Abby Huffman, Molly McCullough, Emma Miles, Aesha Nanjundappa, Brooklyn Naylor, Xander Pauley, Lilliana Robinson, Gillian Woodrum
Queen of Waves: Bella Bowen
The Sea: Megan Carpenter, Juliet Brown, Destiny Carpenter, Iris Charbonniez, Zoe Charbonniez, Pippa Maramba, McCartney Raider, Talia Sampson, Adelyn Sirbu, Adria Sirbu, Alisha Suhir, Sushanti Suhir, Gabrielle Wilson
Scene 3 Longing to be Mortal
Musical Selections
Appalachian Children’s Chorus:
Anything……….Ayrian Norman (Cambiata Choir)
Salaam……….Arranged by Ross Fisherman (Cambiata Choir)
Musical Selections West Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra:
Themes from the Moldau……….Bedrich Smetana/R. Frost
Other Musical Selections:
Coriolan Overature……….Beethoven
Sea Witch: Bella Bowen
Sea Snakes: Megan Carpenter, Juliet Brown, Destiny Carpenter, Iris Charbonniez, Zoe Charbonniez, McCartney Raider, Talia Sampson, Adelyn Sirbu, Sushanti Suhir
Prisoners: Aubree Barrett, Kendra Hager, Abby Huffman, Kloe Hodel, Willa Woods
Scene 4
Reuniting
Musical Selections Appalachian Children’s Chorus:
Today’s Hope……….Jacob Narverud (Concert and Cambiata Choir)
I Will Remember You……….Craig Courtney Performed by: Max Hodel
Homeward Bound……….Marta Keen ((Concert and Cambiata Choir)
Musical Selections West Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra:
Le Lac des Cygnes, op 20……….Tchaikovsky//C.J. Roberts
Other Musical Selections:
Molly on the Shore……….Grainger
Children: Anneliese Allen, Audrey Cannon, Chloe Hatfield, Elise Hill, Marlowe Hunter, Ellen Lawrence, Sadie Magee, Adeline Maier, Emma Miles, Vivienne Neal, Violet Schmalzer, Reagan White, Gillian Woodrum
Children’s Theatre of Charleston
River City Youth Ballet Ensemble
Our Mission
Providing West Virginia youth with a high-quality dance education while giving our communities access to the live arts.
The River City Youth Ballet, the Official Youth Ballet of WV, is a pre-professional youth ballet company for dancers ages 11 to 22. It was founded in 1995 (in Charleston) and has since provided dancers the opportunity to learn and grow in the performing arts. RCYBE prides itself on its collaborative initiatives with other area youth performing arts groups and its out-reach programming and performances within WV.
Michelle Raider-Simon, Artistic Director and Founder of the River City Youth Ballet Ensemble and School of Dance. She graduated from Walnut Hill School for Performing Arts in Massachusetts for dance. She also holds a degree in Chemistry from WVSU. She has trained at Lecole Superior in Montreal, David Howard and Istvan Rabovsky in NY, and the Boston Ballet. She currently sits on the Program Committee for FestivAll Charleston, and is a member of the Charleston Rotary.
RCYBE is a non-profit organization registered as a charitable organization with the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office. RCYBE depends on financial support from the community to help under-write the costs of mounting the performances and to provide scholarships for talented dancers who could not otherwise participate in the program.
Contact Us
Email us at rcybe@aol.com.
Visit us at www.rcyb.org
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Phone (304) 925-3262
Send correspondence to 4110 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E., Charleston, WV 25304.
River City Youth Ballet Ensemble (RCYBE) Company Members 2023-2024
Bella Bowen, Juliet Brown, Destiny Carpenter, Megan Carpenter, Iris Charbonniez, Zoe Charbonniez, Angela Magee, McCartney Raider, Talia Sampson, Adelyn Sirbu, Alisha Suhir, Sushanti Suhir
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The Little Mermaid
Adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen Tale
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