Beauty and the Beast Digital Program

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ACTING COMPANY
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Ashlee Arden Heyward Ellen Jenders Andrew Kindig* Albert Linsdell* Damaria Quick Reji Woods* Adam Zembower Kristin Zembower

MARC ROBIN

EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC PRODUCER

PRESENTS THE FULTON THEATRE PRODUCTION OF

BOOK, LYRICS AND MUSIC BY MARC ROBIN & CURT DALE CLARK

WILLIAM JAMES MOHNEY SCENIC DESIGNER

GRIFFIN ALLEN VIDEO DESIGNER

JOEY ABRAMOWICZ CASTING DIRECTOR

BEN MCNABOE MUSICAL DIRECTOR

COLIN RIEBEL LIGHTING DESIGNER

KATELIN WALSKO PROPS DESIGNER

PRESTON CUER PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

WITH

ORCHESTRATION BY JORDON ROSS WEINHOLD

VICTORIA LAYSER COSTUME DESIGNER

LYDIA SELMAN SOUND DESIGNER

ASHLEE ARDEN HEYWARD • ELLEN JENDERS • ANDREW KINDIG* • ALBERT LINSDELL* DAMARIA QUICK • REJI WOODS* • ADAM ZEMBOWER • KRISTIN ZEMBOWER

DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY JOSHUA WILLIAM GREEN

JUNE 22 - JULY 20, 2023

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

SERIES SPONSORS:

CREATIVE PARTNER: PRINT PARTNER: DEB BIELEK ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

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MUSICAL NUMBERS

“Imagination”
“Waiting,

Wondering, Wanting, Wishing” “Studley”

“Rules of the House” “Kickball Tournament” “In The Garden”

“Rules of the House Reprise”

“In The Garden Reprise”

“The Dream”

“When She Looks At Me”

“Imagination (Reprise)”

“Waltz”

“Too Soon To Say Goodbye”

“I Believe in Magic”

CREW

Assistant Stage Manager...........................................................................Deb Bielek

Dresser..............................................................................................Sandy McInerney

Deck Crew..............................................................................................Samuel Couch

Crew Chief ...............................................................................................Dana Landis

Audio Mixer.............................................................................................Lydia Selman

Light Board Operator...............................................................................Faith Bocian

Automation Operator...................................................................................Sam Sims

THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS ON ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. The Fulton operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States and employs members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and United Scenic Artists. THE FULTON THEATRE IS A NON-SMOKING FACILITY. – 03 –

WHO’S

ASHLEE ARDEN HEYWARD (Beyoncé/Mrs. Potts) From Chesapeake, VA by way of Queens, NY and so excited to be at the Fulton! Most recently seen in The Color Purple at EPAC (Doris). She can also be found serving her community as a birth & postpartum doula here in Lancaster County (@ezerdoulaservices). Immense gratitude to Marc, Joey, Josh, & the entire Fulton team! “To God be ALL Glory!” @ashlee_arden

ELLEN JENDERS (Taylor/Babette) Ellen is thrilled to be making her Fulton debut with Beauty and the Beast! A midwest native, you may recognize her from her time onstage at Sight & Sound Theatre, American Music Theatre, and the Strasburg Rail Road. Regional credits include RENT (Maureen), The Addams Family (Morticia), Elf (Jovie) and Kiss Me, Kate (Lilli Vanessi). She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University. Follow her on Instagram @jellenenders. Love to Mom, Dad, Michael, and Luke!

ANDREW KINDIG (Maxwell/Lumiere) Andrew is thrilled to be back for another Family Series show! Family Series credits: Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Jack and the Beanstalk, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Anne of Green Gables, The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Aladdin, Pinkalicious, Twas the Night Before Christmas, A Christmas Carol, James and the Giant Peach, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Pinocchio, Sherlock Holmes, The Little Mermaid, and Rapunzel. Love to Katie, A and C.

ALBERT LINSDELL* (Studley) Albert is thrilled to be returning to Fulton after performing in 9 to 5 earlier this year! Originally from England, Albert studied Musical Theatre at the prestigious Arts Educational Schools London. Performing in various musicals, pantomimes across the country and at sea. He recently moved to Lancaster with his wife Morgan, he is very grateful to be a part of the Fulton Family!

DAMARIA QUICK (Maddie) Damaria earned a BFA at Lancaster Bible College. Her most current productions include: Ragtime (Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors as Crystal (Waterfront Playhouse Key West), Margaritaville (Circa ’21), She has appeared on For My Man (TV ONE) as Antoinette Frank. Her special skills include riffing, belting, dialects, and Krav Maga, looking forward to working with more theaters and film productions. Jeremiah 29:11.

REJI WOODS* (Papa/Cogsworth) Reji Is excited to return to the Fulton stage. He was last seen as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz TYA show. He performed on Broadway in Rocktopia, and has also enjoyed an extensive Off-Broadway, national tour, regional, and international theatre career. TV: 2018 Grammys, Orange Is the New Black, America’s Got Talent, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Special Thanks: Joey, Marc, Joshua, and his amazing wife Audra.

WHO CAST
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WHO’S WHO CAST

ADAM ZEMBOWER (Beast/Prince) Adam Zembower is excited to make his Fulton Theatre debut and to be doing it alongside his wonderful wife, Kristin! Credits include Sight and Sound’s JESUS, MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS, QUEEN ESTHER, and DAVID. Adam has been an alternate pit musician for several Fulton shows including Kinky Boots, The Wiz, Grease, Joseph, and The Last Five Years. Thanks to Marc, Joey, Joshua, and the Fulton for this opportunity to jump on the stage! Soli Deo Gloria!

KRISTIN ZEMBOWER (Rose/”Stage Manager”) Kristin is so excited to be returning to the Fulton for her third show, this time alongside her amazing husband! A dream show at her dream theatre with her dream man! You may have seen Kristin as Rapunzel (Rapunzel), and Immigrant Ensemble (Ragtime Concert) at the Fulton. Previous roles- Katherine Plumber (Newsies), Mermaid/Ens (Big Fish), Lina Lamont (Singin’ in the Rain), and Ens/Dance Captain (Footloose). BFA Musical Theatre Lancaster Bible College. Big thanks to Marc, Joey, and Josh. SDG

WHO’S WHO PRODUCTION

JOEY ABRAMOWICZ (Casting Associate) Joey is in his 6th season as the Fulton’s Associate Casting Director. He also contracts the actors, directors and choreographers for all Fulton productions! Joey works alongside Executive Artistic Producer Marc Robin to cast actors from New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Lancaster, and beyond. Joey is a frequent Fulton performer, and has directed some of the Eichmann Family Series shows including Sherlock Holmes and A Christmas Carol, and Sleeping Beauty. Love always to Jeff, Jackson and Piper! @joeytumble

GRIFFIN ALLEN (Video Designer) is grateful to be in his second season here at the Fulton. Griffin’s previous designs here include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Shear Madness, and Ragtime. Over the years, he’s had the opportunity to work in five states spanning over 2,500 miles including multiple seasons at the Lexington Theatre Company and Tuacahn Amphitheatre. Thanks to everyone here at the Fulton, his family, his fiancee Kennedy, and their dogs Ripley and Whiskey for their continued support.

DEB BIELEK* (Assistant Stage Manager) is so happy to be back at my home away from home. 1972 was my first year working at the Fulton, I retired in 2023 and now I am back working crew for this show. I have done just about every job at this theater, mostly running spotlight in my favorite place, the spot loft! Favorite shows include The Music Man, In the Heights, Ghost, Brigadoon, Beauty and the Beast, Hairspray, and Footloose. Thank you to everyone who has gone on this amazing adventure with me!

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WHO’S WHO PRODUCTION

PRESTON CUER* (Production Stage Manager) has been at the Fulton for the past 7 years. Past Fulton Credits: Stage Manager (TYA): Wizard of Oz, Robin Hood, Rapunzel, A Christmas Carol, Sleeping Beauty. Fight Choreographer: Man of La Mancha (Stage Combat Consultant), Kinky Boots (Fight Director), Treasure Island (Assistant Fight Captain). Actor: Treasure Island, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Disney’s Newsies. he/him

JOSHUA WILLIAM GREEN (Director/Choreographer) Joshua William Green is an actor, singer dancer and director originally from Youngstown, Ohio. Since moving to Lancaster from NYC, Joshua has performed on the Fulton stage many times as an actor as well as many other area theaters. Now building his resumé as a director and choreographer he is very grateful to make his directorial debut here at the Fulton. “Thank you to the amazing team, cast and crew for a dream come true experience!” JoshuaWilliamGreen.net

BEN MCNABOE (Music Director) is rounding the corner on his fifth season at The Fulton. He is a Maine native and proud graduate of the University of Maine School of Performing Arts. Ben has conducted over 15 productions on The Fulton Stage and is a sought after arranger and orchestrator nationally. Thanks always to the music team and love to friends, family and Taylor.

WILLIAM JAMES MOHNEY (Scenic Designer) this upstate New York native moved to Lancaster, PA in 2006 to work for the Fulton Theatre and never looked back. Credits include The Woman in Black (BroadwayWorld Regional Award), And Then There Were None (BroadwayWorld nomination), The Addams Family, Venus in Fur, Other Desert Cities, Veronica’s Room, The Mousetrap, Annie Get Your Gun, Once (Richmond Critics Circle nomination), Murder on the Orient Express, and ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. He would like to thank his dear friend Marc Robin for continuing to believe in him and his wife Samaria and little Charlotte for their constant love and support. A giant thank you to the Fulton staff for their passion, skill, and talent.

VICTORIA LAYSER (Costume Designer) Victoria is excited to be back this season creating costumes for a wide range of characters from the very colorful Family Series, to the Studio Series, to her first Main Stage show! Thank you to everyone who made this possible! And love to my assistant Finn, and my assistant’s assistant Andrew.

MARC ROBIN (Executive Artistic Producer) began 22 years ago (guest director in 2001 for Evita), Artistic Director in 2009, and is now in his 7th year as Executive Artistic Producer. He has staged over 450 productions including shows in London, New York, Chicago, and California. He has garnered many awards including Joseph Jefferson, Barrymoore, Vicky and BroadwayWorld to name a few. When he isn’t at the Fulton, he can be found at his second home at Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick, Maine where he recently began his 17th Season.

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WHO’S WHO

LYDIA SELMAN (Sound Designer) Thrilled to be back at the Fulton! Lydia was the sound designer for last season’s family series productions - including A Christmas Carol, Rapunzel, Robin Hood, and The Wizard of Oz - as well as the A2 on the Mainstage production of Titanic. Favorite sound design credits elsewhere include The Addams Family and The Lightning Thief. Looking forward to another fantastic season.

KATELIN WALSKO (Props Designer) Propping the Fulton since 2010! Some of her favorite creations: faux bearskin rug (And Then There Were None); Fester’s rocket-pack (Addams Family); Lumier’s candle hands (Beauty and the Beast); Audrey II hand puppets (Little Shop); break-away leg lamp (A Christmas Story); and dressing the set of In The Heights. Katelin attended the 2003 PA Governor’s School for the Arts and holds a BFA in Theatre Design/Technology from UArts, Phila. Love and props to everyone in the Fulton Family!

ACTORS’

EQUITY

ASSOCIATION

(“Equity”) founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions, and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks

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