Executive Director
Katie Diamond
ACT OF CONNECTICUT
Artistic Director
Daniel C. Levine presents
Producing Director R. Erin Craig
Book and Lyrics by MARSHA NORMAN
Scenic Design
DAVID GOLDSTEIN
Sound Design
MARISA J. BARNES
Cultural Advisor
NIRO FELICIANO
Vocal Consultant
VISHAL VAIDYA
Costume Design LESLIE BERNSTEIN
Video Design CAMILLA TASSI
Movement Consultant MONICA KAPOOR
Casting WOJCIK CASTING TEAM
Associate Music Director
JEFF COX
Choreographer
NATHAN PECK
Lighting Design CHARLIE MORRISON
Wig Design KURT ALGER
Dialect Coach
LIZ PEARCE
Company Manager TYLER PASCUCCI
Production Stage Manager COLLEEN LACY
Music Director BRYAN PERRI
Directed by DANIEL C. LEVINE
Original Broadway Production Produced by: Heidi Landesman, Rick Steiner, Frederic H. Mayerson, Elizabeth Williams, Jujamcyn Theatres/TV ASAHI and Dodger Productions
Originally produced by the Virginia Stage Company, Charles Towers, Artistic Director
Music by LUCY SIMON based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett THE SECRET GARDEN is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
(in order of appearance)
Lily ...................................................................................................................................... KATIE DIAMOND*
Mary Lennox ............................................................................................................... CHARLOTTE EWING
Fakir ........................................................................................................................ JOSEPH C. TOWNSEND*
Rose ...................................................................................................................... JULIET LAMBERT PRATT*
Captain Albert Lennox / Ensemble ............................................................. CONSTANTINE PAPPAS*
Major Holmes / Ensemble ............................................................................................... DREW SEIGLA*
Ensemble ........................................................................................................................ JENNIFER BABIAK*
Lieutenant Wright / Ensemble ....................................................................................... BRIAN C. VEITH
Ensemble ............................................................................................................................. EVAN BERTRAM
Ensemble ...................................................................................................... MORGAN BILLINGS SMITH*
Mrs. Winthrop / Ensemble ............................................................................................... VAL MORANTO
Major Shelley / Ensemble ...................................................................................... ISAAC RYCKEGHEM
Mrs. Medlock .................................................................................................................... JORIE JANEWAY*
Dr. Neville Craven ............................................................................................................ MATT FAUCHER*
Archibald Craven ................................................................................................................ BRIAN GOLUB*
Martha ................................................................................................................................ LAURA WOYASZ*
Ben ............................................................................................................................................. JOHN BAKER*
Dickon ..................................................................................................................................... DJ PLUNKETT*
Colin ..................................................... JASPER BURGER, GEORGE ARONOW (at select performances)
Swings
PRAGUN BHARDWAJ, CARSON COLLINS, RUTHY FROCH
Co-Dance Captains
JENNIFER BABIAK*, RUTHY FROCH
Understudies for Lily: JENNIFER BABIAK*; Rose: EVAN BERTRAM; for Dickon: CARSON COLLINS; for Fakir: PRAGUN BHARDWAJ; for Mrs. Medlock: VAL MORANTO; for Archibald: CONSTANTINE PAPPAS*; for Ben: ISAAC RYCKEGHEM; for Neville & Archibald: DREW SEIGLA*; for Martha & Mary: MORGAN BILLINGS SMITH*; for Albert: BRIAN C. VEITH
Conductor ................................................................................................................................. BRYAN PERRI
Keyboard 1 .................................................................................................................... ANN GERSCHEFSKI
Keyboard 2 / Conductor Sub ..................................................................................................... JEFF COX
Violin ..........................................................................................................................................
Voilin/Viola
Cello
Bass
Reed 1
Reed 2 ..............................................................................................................
CALLAGHAN
Trumpet/Flugelhorn ....................................................................................................... JAMES FINEGAN
French Horn ........................................................................................................ MARJORIE CALLAGHAN
Timpani / Percussion / Synthesizer ...................................................................... DENNIS J. ARCANO
Keyboard 2 Sub ......................................................................................................................... JIM ABBOTT
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, ACT of Connecticut, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”
– Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret GardenSince its opening on Broadway in 1991, The Secret Garden has earned the reputation for possessing one of the most glorious musical scores in Broadway history. The show was nominated for seven Tony Awards and won three, including a win for 11-year-old Daisy Eagan who played Mary Lennox. Daisy Eagan remains the youngest female recipient of a Tony Award to date. I first read the 1911 novel when it was on a required summer reading list when I was in the 5th grade, and I remember being swept away by the story. While the novel (and the musical) are certainly family friendly, The Secret Garden also portrays complex family dynamics and incorporates sophisticated themes, including grief, loss, forgiveness and redemption.
When deciding to include this show in our current season and to direct it, I was extremely interested in exploring these themes. Afterall, good theater is meant to foster empathy and inspire creative thinking, and The Secret Garden does just that. As you are about to see, the musical follows the story of the young Mary Lennox who loses both her parents to cholera in India and is then sent to live with her Uncle Archibald, whom she has never met, at his gloomy manor on the moors of Yorkshire, England. As Mary becomes acquainted with the property and its maze of hallways and hedges, both the living and the spirits of the deceased guide her to a secret and seemingly dead garden. Mary works to bring the garden back to life and in the process, cultivates hope and love inside the house as well. Just as the secret garden undergoes a profound transformation, so do those around it. Through the power of love, forgiveness, and connection, those in pain begin to heal. The Secret Garden teaches us about the very nature of life itself.
I hope that you enjoy our production as much as we enjoyed creating it for you. It has been a wonderful 5th season at ACT of CT, and as always, we are grateful for your support.
We look forward to seeing you next season for Sunset Boulevard, Million Dollar Quartet, and Kinky Boots. Have a wonderful summer and don’t forget to stop and smell the roses.
Daniel C. Levine Artistic Director, ACT of CT
Director ............................................................................................................................. DANIEL C. LEVINE
Choreographer ................................................................................................................... NATHAN PECK•
Music Director / Conductor ................................................................................................ BRYAN PERRI
Scenic Designer ........................................................................................................ DAVID GOLDSTEIN+
Costume Designer .................................................................................................... LESLIE BERNSTEIN+
Lighting Designer ................................................................................................. CHARLIE MORRISON+
Sound Designer ........................................................................................................... MARISA J. BARNES
Video Designer .................................................................................................................... CAMILLA TASSI
Wig Designer ............................................................................................................................. KURT ALGER
Cultural Advisor .................................................................................................. NIRO FELICIANO, LCSW
Movement Consultant ................................................................................................ MONICA KAPOOR
Dialect Coach .............................................................................................................................. LIZ PEARCE
Vocal Consultant ................................................................................................................ VISHAL VAIDYA
Props Supervisor ................................................................................................... KRISTIN BLATCHFORD
Production Stage Manager .......................................................................................... COLLEEN LACY*
Assistant Stage Manager .................................................................................. BRENDAN M. CULLEN*
Production Assistants ..................................................................... GRACE GRIFFIN, MARGOT WEISS
Co-Dance Captains ...................................................................... JENNIFER BABIAK*, RUTHY FROCH
Youth Guardian ................................................................................................... CATHERINE SARACENO
Associate Music Director ............................................................................................................. JEFF COX
Associate Sound Designer ................................................................................................ JOHN SALUTZ
Assistant Costume Designer ............................................................................... DARA FARGOTSTEIN
Assistant Video Designer ................................................................................................. JOHN HORZEN
Sound Supervisor ....................................................................................................................... ALEX BERG
Sound Mixer / Associate Sound Supervisor .................................................................. DAN GONKO
Audio Assistant / A2 ............................................................................................................ BEN STEPHAN
Music Contractor / Synthesizer Programmer ................................................... DENNIS J. ARCANO
Wardrobe / Wig Supervisor ........................................................................................ BECKY FLAHERTY
Wardrobe Assistants / Dressers ................................................... NICOLE WEAVER, OLIVIA WALSH
Set Construction .................................................................................................... STONE DOG STUDIOS
Carpentry and Electrics Crew ......................................... KRISTIN BLATCHFORD, JAMES BASTON, KEVIN CONROY, CONNOR IMHOFF, HUDSON SCHLUMBERGER
Scenic Artist ............................................................... KRISTIN BLATCHFORD, STONE DOG STUDIOS
Head Electricians .......................... ADAM LOBELSON / CHROMA DESIGNS, DOMINICK WALCH
Lighting Programmer ............................................................. EVEN BRENNER / CHROMA DESIGNS
Board Operators .................................................... MICHAEL MURPHY, HUDSON SCHLUMBERGER
Turntable Operator ...................................................................................................... CONNOR IMHOFF
Turntable Programmer .................................................................................................... CARRIE PETERS
Casting .................................................................................... SCOTT WOJCIK & HOLLY BUCZEK (CSA)
Casting Associate .................................................................................................................. NICK FERRAO
Special Event Photographer ........................................................................................... DYLAN MILLER
Archival Videographer ...................................................................................................... MATT GURREN
Poster and Graphic Designer ........................................................................................ BILLY MITCHELL
Playbill Designer .............................................................................................................. TYLER PASCUCCI
Playbill Printing ................................................................................................................ KENO GRAPHICS
Director Observer .................................................................................................................. LUISA SIMON
Lobby Display Design by Broadbent Design Studio and The Porch
Keyboard & Percussion Programming Rentals by KeyboardTEK
LED Wall / Specialty Lighting Provided by 4Wall
•Denotes member of Stage Directors and Choreographer Society, a national theatrical labor union.
+Denotes member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, of the I.A.T.S.E.
Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
One important addition to the story that the Broadway writers made when adapting the original source material into the musical, was to introduce a new character, the Fakir. Early portions of The Secret Garden, both book and musical, take place in India and the inclusion of this character was meant to pay homage to Indian culture and traditions in a way that the 1911 novel had not.
Fakir is defined as a “Middle Eastern or South Asian mendicant holy man or woman”, with the term originating in early Middle Eastern cultures, but over time becoming associated with India as well, owing to established Arabian-Indian trade routes and significant Arab and Persian migration over the centuries to the Indian subcontinent.
The portrayal of the Fakir in the original Broadway production was not without controversy, with issues being raised, especially as new versions of the show have been produced, regarding the authenticity of some of the language and movement shown on stage. Vishal Vaidya, the actor who played the Fakir in the recent Los Angeles production of The Secret Garden (an ACT of CT alum, whom early ACT of CT audiences may remember as playing Potiphar in ACT of CT’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The Ridgefield Playhouse) was instrumental in identifying and rectifying some of those discrepancies in that production.
With the guidance of Vishal Vaidya and Niro Feliciano, who are acting as advisors for this production of The Secret Garden, and Monica Kapoor, who is acting as the production’s Indian movement consultant, this production of The Secret Garden strives to accurately and respectfully showcase the rich cultural traditions of its Indian setting.
The role of the Fakir in this production is played by Joseph C. Townsend - a Middle Eastern American actor of Syrian descent based in New York City. Casting Mr. Townsend in the role explores the idea that Syrians (and others settling in India at that time) may have sought out specific traditions. We see the Fakir chanting in Hindi and performing Indian movements, thus representing the meeting and melding, over time, of cultures. Likewise, we see Mary Lennox, the central character in the story, observing the performance of these prayerful rituals in India, and later embracing them herself in the moors of Northern England. Just as we know, historically, how the meeting of Arab and Indian cultures came to shape traditions and customs in this region, The Secret Garden, in this way, portrays another instance of cultural exchange crossing time and place.
GEORGE ARONOW (Colin standby) has always loved to act and sing, and is thrilled to make his professional debut in The Secret Garden. He is an accomplished pianist trained under the Royal Conservatory curriculum, and his other artistic talents include shredding metal music on guitar and drawing. Passionate about the arts, George also designed the cover for ACT of CT’s Timberland summer program. He extends heartfelt thanks to the ACT of CT team for this incredible opportunity.
@george11yearoldartistJENNIFER BABIAK* (Co-Dance Captain, Ensemble, u/s Lily) is thrilled to be returning to ACT of CT after playing Cinderella in Into the Woods! Jen was last seen as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish directed by Joel Grey. Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof. Tours: EVITA (Mistress), West Side Story (Maria), Grease (Sandy). Regional: My Fair Lady (Eliza), Jekyll and Hyde (Emma), Pirates of Penzance (Mabel). NYU Steinhardt grad. Special thanks to family, friends, Bryan, Dan, and husband Michael.
JOHN BAKER* (Ben) is delighted to be returning to ACT of CT, having played Vice Principal Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in 2019. Favorites include Spamalot (King Arthur), Showboat (Cap’n Andy), Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye), The Bridges of Madison County (Bud), 1776 (Franklin), and so many more. National and Asia tours of The Sound of Music (Max), and Eastern Europe with Phantim if the Opera and 42nd Street. Also a prolific visual artist, check out John’s work at Johnbakerarts.com. “Safe Home!”
EVAN BERTRAM (Ensemble, u/s Rose) is thrilled to make her debut at ACT of CT! Regional: Million Dollar Quartet (Dyanne u/s, Ogunquit Playhouse), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown, Axelrod PAC), A Christmas Carol (Emily/Sally, Gateway Playhouse), Mamma Mia! (Ens/US Tanya, Flat Rock Playhouse), Bright Star (Margo, Riverside CPA), Shout! The Mod Musical (Blue Girl, Mason Street Warehouse). BA James Madison University.
All the glory to God and love to her family, friends, and Jackson. IG: @evbertram
PRAGUN BHARDWAJ (Swing, u/s Fakir) is an Indian/American Actor with a BFA in Musical Theater from Pace University. Some of his favorite roles include playing Lord Farquaad in Shrek The Muscial, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night, and Rohit in Maya. For fun he loves powerlifting, table tennis, and writing music! He wants to share love and entertainment to the world as well as his bubbling charisma. Pragun is excited for the future!
JASPER BURGER (Colin) is making his ACT of CT debut. He was most recently seen as John in the TheaterWorks Hartford production of Fun Home. On screen, Jasper played Young Roy in The Werewolf Butcher episode of “Evil Lives Here”. Jasper recently filmed a TV movie, “Christmas for Three”, with Gemelli Films and two exciting short films, “Spiderlily” and “Queen of Magic”. In his free time, Jasper loves skiing and listening to indie alternative music. @jasperburgerofficial
CARSON COLLINS (Swing, u/s Dickon) is thrilled to be making his ACT of CT debut. Carson recently relocated to New York City, after studying in Washington, DC at The Catholic University of America. Some regional credits include Jersey Boys (Mill Mountain Theatre Company), Spring Awakening (Round House Theatre), The Bridges of Madison County (The Keegan Theatre), and Little Shop of Horrors (Constellation Theatre Company). Instagram: @carsoncarson23
KATIE DIAMOND* (Lily) is thrilled to play her favorite role, in her favorite musical, at her favorite theatre! Broadway and tour credits include: The Pirate Queen (u/s Stephanie J Block), Jersey Boys (Lorraine), and White Christmas (Directed by Walter Bobbie). Katie has spent most of her life performing, producing, and encouraging others to pursue their dreams. When not on stage, she can be found making cakes (@ katiesintoxikakes), hugging her three kids, looking for her three escape-artist dogs, or
supporting Ridgefield restaurants with her husband. She dedicates this performance to her mom and dad.
CHARLOTTE EWING (Mary Lennox) is thrilled to perform at ACT of CT with this incredible cast in this beautiful show! Regional: The Sound of Music (Brigitta/Marta, Paper Mill Playhouse). TV: “Law and Order SVU” and “Sesame Street”. Film: “Fish out of Water” (Broken Mind Productions). Beyond thankful to Nancy Carson, Ashley Acarino, Allen Fawcett, teachers and friends at PTW, and Papermill Summer Conservatory. Love always to Mom, Dad, Ava, Mary, and Teddy. Instagram:@charlotteewing_official
MATT FAUCHER* (Dr. Neville Craven) BFA in Acting from The Hartt School and CT Critics Circle Award winner. Broadway: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. National Tour: Jersey Boys (Nick Massi), Beautiful…. Off-Broadway: The Threepenny Opera (Macheath, Drama Desk nomination), Harvey Milk at Avery Fisher Hall, Chekhov’s Dreams. Regional: The Muny, Goodspeed Musicals, Paper Mill Playhouse, Hartford Stage, Asolo Rep, Northern Stage, The Olney, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. TV: “FBI: Most Wanted” on CBS. Love to Britt. Follow: @the_fauch, mattfaucheractor.com.
RUTHY FROCH (Swing, Co-Dance Captain) is beyond grateful to be telling this beautiful story. Ruthy was most recently seen across the nation playing the role of Hodel on the First National Tour of Fiddler on the Roof directed by Bartlett Sher. Selected Credits Include: The Diary of Anne Frank (Margot). Film/TV: “Gotti,” “Meltdown: Three Mile Island” (NETFLIX). Love and gratitude to her family, Ally, Wojick Casting, and the entire ACT of CT and The Secret Garden Team. For Pa. www.ruthyfroch.com @itsruthyfroch
BRIAN GOLUB* (Archibald Craven) sang “A Bit of Earth” in his high school recital. Film: “When In Rome” (w/ Kristen Bell). National Tours: Jesus Christ Superstar, School of Rock, Joseph…Dreamcoat, Jekyll & Hyde (S. Ko-
rea). Recording: Hair (Actors’ Fund; Grammy Nominated). Carbonell Award Winner - Best Actor (Memphis), Best Supporting nominee (Fiddler on the Roof, The Full Monty, Altar Boyz). Much more at BrianGolub.com. Owner of UncleBrianWellness.com (bodywork, yoga, reiki, death doula). MANY thanks to amazing family, friends, ACT of CT, WCT, & Avalon Artists! Namaste Y’all. @Brigolub @unclebrianwellness
JORIE JANEWAY* (Mrs. Medlock) is beyond thrilled to be back on the ACT of CT stage after her last appearance in Guys and Dolls earlier this season! Past favorites include: National Tour/Regional: Hairspray (Female Authority Figure), The Drowsy Chaperone (Chaperone), 42nd Street (Maggie Jones), Sister Act (Ensemble), Shrek The Musical (Fairy Godmother). Royal Caribbean Entertainment: Hairspray (Prudy Pingleton). Love to the fam and my main little man, Rooster! www.joriejaneway.com
VAL MORANTO (Mrs. Winthrop, Ensemble, u/s Mrs. Medlock) is thrilled to be returning to ACT of CT! Highlights: “America’s Got Talent” Season 16, Josh Groban’s 2022 Harmony Tour, Guys & Dolls, Jesus Christ Superstar, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Sweeney Todd, Mary Poppins, The Who’s Tommy, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Fiddler on the Roof, and Les Misérables. She thanks Daniel C. Levine, Bryan Perri, Erin Craig, and Katie Diamond for this opportunity and her husband TJ for his undying love & support!
CONSTANTINE PAPPAS* (Captain Albert Lennox, Ensemble, u/s Archibald) National Tour: The Phantom of the Opera. Off-Broadway: Penelope (York Theatre). Regional: I Hate Hamlet (Music Theatre of CT), Kismet (dir. Lonny Price, Granada Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Denver Center, White Plains PAC), First Date (Seven Angels Theatre), Into the Woods (Greenbrier Valley Theatre), Les Misérables (Fox Theatre). Opera: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro), La boheme (Marcello), The Secret of Luca (Luca). Voiceover: “Tales from the Creepery” (Spotify). Spokesman for EDGE Sound Research. constandpappas.com
DJ PLUNKETT* (Dickon) is happy to be bringing this beautiful story to Connecticut. Last seen as Boq in the national touring company of Wicked - DJ played over 480 performances in 22 cities across America. Regional: North Shore Music Theatre, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Human Race Theatre Company, Greater Boston Theatre Company, Unquowa Repertory Theatre. Film: The Funhouse Massacre, Coup de Grâce and Dissonance. BFA from CCM and proud member of AEA. Check out more at www.djplunkett.org and @djplunkett100
JULIET LAMBERT PRATT* (Rose) Broadway: Les Misérables (Fantine, 10th anniversary cast), Passion (Mistress, original cast), Meet Me in St. Louis (Rose, original cast). Off-Broadway: Putting it Together (Manhattan Theatre Club). Tours: Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Marta, 1st National), Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Regional: Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife, ACT of CT), Ragtime (Mother, Music Theatre CT), Mamma Mia! (Donna, ACT of CT), Kiss Me Kate (Kate, Live Arts MD), The Bridges of Madison County (Francesca, MTC, CT Critics Circle nomination), Next to Normal (Diana, MTC, CT Critics Circle award, best actress).
ISAAC RYCKEGHEM (Major Shelley, Ensemble, u/s Ben) is thrilled to be returning to ACT of CT! He recently played Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar here at ACT of CT as well as on the most recent 50th anniversary national tour. Isaac studied opera at the Lionel Hampton School of Music, and musical theater at the Institute for American Musical Theater in NYC. Other credits include: Franz (The Sound of Music, national tour), Dr. Cutter (Medicine, off-Broadway), Dr. Frank’N’Furter (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Harris Theater). Prost!
DREW SEIGLA* (Major Holmes, Ensemble, u/s Neville, 2nd Cover Archibald) ACT of CT debut! Off Broadway: The Fantasticks (Matt; The Mute), Sweeney Todd, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (Pertshik). Opera: La Traviata (Gastone) with Lyric Opera VA, and The Garden of the Finzi-Continis with NYC Opera. Edu-
cation: The Juilliard School, and attended Elon University two years prior. All my love to God, Mom & Dad, my wife Steph, Carson-Adler Agency, and my friends. “When a thing is wick, it will grow!” IG: @drewseigla
MORGAN BILLINGS SMITH* (Ensemble, u/s Martha & Mary) is thrilled to be back at ACT of CT doing one of her all time favorite shows. Broadway: The Sound of Music. Other credits: Elf The Musical (National Tour), A Christmas Carol, Songs For A New World (The Gateway Playhouse), Into The Woods, Godspell, …Spelling Bee (ACT of CT), The Fantasticks (The Eagle Theatre), Peter and the Starcatcher (Weathervane Playhouse). Thank you Dan and Bryan. Love to Keith. @minimorgana
JOSEPH C. TOWNSEND* (Fakir) is a Syrian American Actor & Singer based in New York City. ACT of CT debut! Oliver at Paper Mill Playhouse, National Tour: How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical. Regional: Yeston/Kopit’s Phantom, Hairspray, Evita, The Producers, and Peter Pan. Concert guest star at Lincoln Center, The Town Hall, Feinstein’s/54 Below, and Birdland. Gratitude to The Secret Garden team, cast, and crew. In loving memory of Mom, Cindy, and Grandma, Mary. “Stay there in the garden, where love grows free and wild.” IG: @thejosephctownsend www.josephctownsend.com
BRIAN C. VEITH (Lieutenant Wright, Ensemble, u/s Albert) is thrilled to be making his ACT of CT debut. He has worked at theatres like The Rev, Gateway Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and Moonlight Amphitheatre. Recent credits include A Christmas Carol, Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, State Fair, and Kinky Boots. Much love to his friends and family. This show is for my friend Kousha. Sow generously, my friends, with your bit of earth (2 Cor 9:6)! FB/IG @ BrianCVeith
LAURA WOYASZ* (Martha) is delighted to return to ACT of CT, where she was last seen as Audrey in Little Shop Of Hor-
rors! Broadway: Wicked (Glinda), For The Girls. O ff B’way & Favorites: Emmet Otters Jug Band Christmas, Marvelous Wonderettes, Working, Grumpy Old Men, Cheers Live on Stage, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Catch Me If You Can, Noises Off, Boeing Boeing, Venus in Fur. TV: “Person of Interest”, “The Good Fight”. Thank you Dan, Bryan, & the Kellen family. For my niece, Anya. IG: laurawoyasz | www.laura-woyasz.com
DANIEL C. LEVINE (Director, ACT of CT Artistic Director), is a 2022 Grammy Nominee, and is thrilled to serve as Artistic Director of ACT of CT. Before co-founding ACT of CT in 2018 (along with Katie Diamond & Bryan Perri), Daniel appeared on Broadway and in the Broadway National Tours of: Mamma Mia!, Little Shop of Horrors, The Rocky Horror Show, Jesus Christ Superstar (Tony nomination for Best Revival), Chicago, Les Miserables, and Tommy. Daniel was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical by The League of American Theaters and Producers, for his role as Cousin Kevin in Tommy. He also originated the role of Mary Sunshine in the Broadway National tour of Chicago. Daniel has worked extensively across the country and has been seen in: Oklahoma! (5th Avenue, Seattle), Next to Normal (Seven Angels Theater), Guys and Dolls (The Ordway Theater, Minneapolis), Company (5th Avenue, Seattle), Man of La Mancha (Cleveland Playhouse), Sweet Charity (West Virginia Public), Jesus Christ Superstar (North Carolina Theater / Kansas City Starlight), Joseph.... (North Shore Music Theater, Boston), and Evita (Music Theater of CT). Daniel is the creator/producer/ director of Broadway Backstage!, Dancin’ Broadway, and American Dance Spectacular! – all of which have toured throughout the U.S. He is the creator/director of Born to Dance, a multi-media production performed throughout the fleet of ships on Princess Cruise Lines, in collaboration with Stephen Schwartz. At ACT of CT, Daniel has directed Mamma Mia, Evita (2018 Broadway World CT Best Director of a Musical winner), Working (which he re-conceived with Stephen Schwartz), Godspell,
Snapshots, Into The Woods, Jesus Christ Superstar, RENT, and Guys and Dolls. Daniel returned to his performing roots and played “The Dentist” in ACT of CT’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, and was also thrilled to star alongside Katie Diamond and Bryan Perri in The Last Five Years. Daniel was nominated for a Grammy Award for the cast album recording of ACT of CT’s Snapshots (this production is now available on-demand on BroadwayHD). Daniel’s reconceived version of Working was recently licensed by Music Theater International and theaters around the country are now able to produce and present ACT’s version of the musical. Daniel graduated Brandeis University and attended Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
NATHAN PECK• (Choreographer) was Director/Choreographer of Kinky Boots at North Carolina Theater, Ogunquit Playhouse, Music Theater of Wichita, and Norwegian Cruise Line. He was Director of shows for Joey Taranto & Kyle Taylor Parker at Joe’s Pub and 54 Below. He choreographed Live from Lincoln Center: Stars in Concert featuring Annaleigh Ashford and was dance/ movement consultant of You Can’t Take It With You, Sylvia and Our Mother’s Brief Affair on Broadway. Nathan was Associate Director/Choreographer of Rock of Ages at TUTS and the Helen Hayes award winning Don’t Let the Pigeon… at Kennedy Center.
BRYAN PERRI (Music Director, Conductor, ACT of CT Resident Music Supervisor) was most recently music director and conductor of Almost Famous on Broadway. He also just returned from serving as music supervisor and co-orchestrator for the world premiere of the critically acclaimed new musical, The Lonely Few at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Prior to that, Bryan music directed and conducted the Tony winning Jagged Little Pill on Broadway. Bryan’s other Broadway credits as music director include Wicked and Chaplin (for which he also provided dance and vocal arrangements). He also served as music director for the Broadway national tour of Next to
Normal (starring Tony winner Alice Ripley). Off-Broadway credits include Superhero, Dogfight, and Vanities all at 2nd Stage Theater. He was music supervisor for Disney’s Freaky Friday premiering at the Signature Theater in D.C. as well as Limelight at the La Jolla Playhouse. Bryan was awarded the prestigious Craig Noel Award for Best Music Direction for his work on the pre-Broadway run of Almost Famous at San Diego’s Old Globe theater. Bryan is the music director and arranger for Aaron Tveit as well as Lauren Patten and performs with them in venues across the country, including the American Songbook series at Lincoln Center, House of Blues, Irving Plaza, and Webster Hall. He has also worked on numerous shows with his husband Daniel C. Levine (Artistic Director of ACT of CT) including Born to Dance (created in association with Stephen Schwartz and which is currently running on the Princess Cruiseline fleet). Bryan is proud to be a founding member of ACT of CT and is honored to serve as ACT of CT’s Resident Music Supervisor. At ACT of CT Bryan has music supervised Mamma Mia!, Evita, Working, Spelling Bee, Little Shop of Horrors, Nickel Mines, Godspell, Into The Woods, The Last Five Years, Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, Smokey Joe’s Café, and Guys And Dolls. Bryan created ACT’s Broadway Unplugged Series, which has become an audience favorite. He was also nominated for a Grammy Award for the world premiere cast recording Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots. Bryan holds a Bachelor of Music from NYU in Vocal Performance, as well as an Master’s Degree in Music from Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in Orchestral Conducting. Bryan firmly believes that theater matters and the arts are essential!
JEFF COX (Associate Music Director, Keyboard 2, Conductor Sub) is a New Yorkbased music director and conductor who has performed internationally and on Broadway. His credits include The Band’s Visit (Broadway & National tour), A Letter to Harvey Milk (Off-Broadway), Wicked (National tour), Austen’s Pride (5th Avenue Seattle), and numerous other regional theatres
and concert venues. An avid arranger and orchestrator, Jeff has shaped the development of new works, most notably as music supervisor of Danny K. Bernstein’s Far From Canterbury. Jeff is a faculty member at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, and he holds a Master’s Degree in conducting from Ithaca College. www.jeffcoxmusic.com
DAVID GOLDSTEIN+ (Scenic Designer) is excited to be working with ACT of CT! Off Broadway: Black Odyssey, Emojiland, Mr. Parker, Winnie The Pooh Show, Church and State, Stalking the Bogeyman, That Golden Girls Show, The Portal, Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, Soul Doctor. Regional: Senior Living Portland Stage, Supadupa Kid Barrington Stage, Next to Normal Zoetic Stage Miami, Christmas Foundling, Clue, Misery Sierra Rep, Into the Woods, Newsies, The Little Mermaid Timberlake Playhouse, Joseph..., West Side Story Tibbets Opera House, Very Hungry Caterpillar Seattle Children’s Theatre, Stalking the Bogeyman NC StageCo, Anything Goes, All Shook Up WV Public Theatre, Souvenir Penguin Rep, and many others. www.davidgoldsteindesigns.com
LESLIE BERNSTEIN+ (Costume Designer)
Off Broadway: O ff Peak (59E59), Little Rock (Sheen Center), Wringer (City Center II), Band Of Angels and Wanda’s Monster (Mint Theater), Dory Fantasmagory, Interstellar Cinderella, and This is Sadie (Theater Row) Opera: La Boheme (Ash lawn Opera), The Magic Flute (Arizona, Hawaii, Madison, Kentucky and Pittsburg Opera) Regional: West Side Story and A little Night Music (Brevard Music Center), The Opposite of Sex (Co Pat Fields, Magic Theatre), The Harlem Nutcracker (Wiltern Theatre), Godspell (Syracuse Stage), Master Harold and The Boys (Portland Stage), Intimate Apparel (Arkansas Rep), 4000 Miles, Stones in His Pockets, The October Storm, Talley’s Folly, and Proof (Hudson Stage Co) Broadway: Associate: Disgraced (Lyceum), Domesticated (LCT), and WIT (MTC). lsbernstein.com
CHARLIE MORRISON+ (Lighting Designer)
NYC/National/International tours: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, A Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, A Chorus Line, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon, Disney’s Aida, The Producers, Man of La Mancha, Guys and Dolls, Groovaloo, Hello, Dolly!, My Fair Lady, The King and I, Spelling Bee, Gypsy, 42nd Street, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, The Who’s Tommy, Titanic, The Music Man and many others. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Goodspeed Musicals, Seattle Repertory, Seattle 5th Avenue, Broadway Sacramento, Theatre Under the Stars, Dallas Summer Musicals, Kansas City Starlight, Pittsburgh CLO, George Street Playhouse, North Carolina Theatre, PlayMakers Repertory, Tulsa Opera and many others. TV: “Finding Magic Mike” for HBOMax. Charlie is the recipient of two Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design. www.cmlighting.com
MARISA J. BARNES (Sound Designer) has recently joined the greater Boston area, and is delighted to work with ACT of CT for the first time. Favorite Credits include, as Designer: Merry Wives of Windsor (Opera House Arts), And A Child Shall Lead (HERE), Long Way Go Down, Slaughter City (Jackalope Theater). As Associate: Hairspray (Revival Tour), Joseph … Dreamcoat (Tuacahn), Once On This Island (1st National Tour), The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey (Old Globe), Through The Yellow Hour (Rattlestick). As Production Mixer/A1: Candide, Champion (Washington National Opera), Elf! The Musical (Madison Square Garden), Shrek The Musical (International Tour).
CAMILLA TASSI (Video Designer) is a projection/video designer, producer, and musician from Florence, Italy. Design credits include Falling Out of Time (Carnegie Hall), Fun Home (TheaterWorks Hartford), Fires in the Mirror (Baltimore Center Stage & Long Wharf Theater), L’Orfeo (Cal Performances), Malhaar Requiem (Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA), The Magic Flute (Berlin Opera Academy), Hair (Hopkins Center for the
Arts), and Gavin Creel’s Walk on Through (Signature Theatre, assistant). She has sung classically with the Yale Schola Cantorum and NY Phil. Tassi holds degrees in computer science, music, and projection design. MFA in Design at Yale, under Wendall Harrington. http://camillatassi.com
KURT ALGER (Wig Designer) Regional: Rock of Ages, Matilda, Sunset Boulevard, Aida, Oklahoma!, Grease, Gypsy, Annie, Jekyll and Hyde, Newsies, Man of La Mancha, Singing in the Rain, A Gentleman’s Guide…, Mary Poppins, 1776, The Producers, Evita, Elf The Musical, The Music Man, Miss Saigon, Hello, Dolly!, Beauty and the Beast, Crazy For You, Chicago, The Wiz, Xanadu, Dreamgirls, and Les Misérables. Coordinator: Finding Neverland Tour, Shrek The Musical World Tour, RENT on tour & Broadway for 10 years, Hairspray tour & the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Tour. Thrilled to be returning to ACT of CT!
NIRO FELICIANO, LCSW (Cultural Advisor) is a psychotherapist, author, national media commentator, and contentment coach. She holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and is a columnist for “Psychology Today”. You can often see her speaking on the 3rd Hour of “The TODAY Show”, “NBC News Now”, and also in print at “Oprah Daily”, “InStyle”, and “Real Simple Magazine”, and Parents.com sharing tips and strategies around mental health and parenting. She is the author of bestselling “This Book Won’t Make You Happy- 8 Keys to Finding True Contentment” and the podcast host of “All Things Life.” A first generation South Asian-American, Niro lives with her husband Ed and four kids in Ridgefield, CT. nirofeliciano.com @niro_feliciano
MONICA KAPOOR (Movement Consultant)
Select Theatre: The Secret Garden at Sacramento Music Circus (Choreographer), Mamma Mia! (Director/Choreographer) at Skylight Music Theatre (Broadway World Award for Best Choreography), Traffic and Weather World Premiere (Choreographer) at Adirondack Theatre Festival, 9 to 5 (Associate Choreographer) at North Carolina
Theatre, Broadway Bares NYC. Select Performance: Mamma Mia! Broadway, Bombay Dreams National Tour. Television/Film: “Smash” NBC, “Limitless” CBS, “Before I Disappear” Feature Film, “I Origins” Feature Film. Print/Commercial: Macy’s, Subway, MTV, IBM, Aetna, RED, CNN, Dance Spirit Magazine, American Baby Magazine, and Redbook Magazine. IG: @monicakkapoor. www.monicakapoor.com
LIZ PEARCE (Dialect Coach) was most recently seen as Trish in Kinky Boots O ff Broadway and as Maud in the world premiere of Suffs at The Public Theater in NYC. Broadway/O ff Broadway: Barrow Street Theatre’s Sweeney Todd (Standby Mrs Lovett), Billy Elliot (OBC). National Tours: Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Jesus Christ Superstar, Seussical the Musical. Favorite Regional Theatre at Denver Center, Alliance Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare, Goodspeed Opera, Pioneer Theatre, Northshore Music Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus, Theatre by the Sea. TV: “Law and Order Organized Crime” and “The Knick”. Liz is also an accomplished audiobook narrator. www.lizpearce.info
VISHAL VAIDYA (Vocal Consultant) is a voice teacher, consultant, and performer based in New York City. He is currently working with Perseverance Theater and SeaAlaska Heritage, vocal consulting on the development of a Tlingit language Opera. In addition to his private voice studio, Vishal has taught for Cap21/Molloy College, Indiana University, PointPark University, Catholic University, American University, the OpenJar Institute, and more. He will return to Broadway this fall in the highly anticipated revival of Merrily We Roll Along.
COLLEEN LACY* (Production Stage Manager) is joining ACT of CT for the first time. Credits include: The Play That Goes Wrong (Oregon Cabaret Theatre); Indecent (San Francisco Playhouse); Much Ado About Nothing (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company); Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, The Crucible, A Christmas Carol, and Disaster! The
Musical (Sacramento Theatre Company); Bad Jews and Luna Gale (Capital Stage). Colleen holds an MFA in Stage Management from Columbia University.
BRENDAN M. CULLEN* (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be returning to ACT of CT. Other credits include Rock of Ages at ACT of CT, Twelfth Night, The Tempest at the American Shakespeare Center, In The Middle at the LARK Play Development Center and {my lingerie play} at Joe’s Pub. Brendan has a BFA from Syracuse University and resides in Queens, NYC.
TYLER PASCUCCI (ACT of CT Company Manager) Company management: Regional: Rock of Ages, Guys and Dolls, Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, Nickel Mines (ACT of CT); In The Works In The Woods Festival 2021 & 2022, Douglas Carter Beane’s revival of Babes in Arms (Forestburgh Playhouse); Kinky Boots, Annie (Ogunquit Playhouse). Stage management: Gordon Gets Down! (Forestburgh Playhouse); Chicken Dance (ArtsPower National Tour); Billy Elliot, West Side Story, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Where’s Waldo, Rocky Horror, Annie (Seacoast Repertory Theatre). @tylerpascucci
DENNIS J. ARCANO (Music Contractor, Synthesizer Programmer) has been involved for every production at ACT of CT from Mamma Mia! to The Secret Garden, including the Grammy Nominated World Premiere recording of SNAPSHOTS. Broadway/ Off-Broadway: Kimberly Akimbo, Almost Famous, Mr. Saturday Night, Jagged Little Pill, ...Spelling Bee, Altar Boyz, Tick, Tick...Boom!, Follies (2001 Revival). National Tour: Tick, Tick...Boom! (Assistant Music Director). Regional: Candlewood Playhouse, Barrington Stage Company, Goodspeed’s Norma Terris Theater.
SCOTT WOJCIK, HOLLY BUCZEK (CSA), WOJCIK CASTING TEAM (Casting) Broadway: The Little Prince. Tours: Jesus Christ Superstar, An Officer and A Gentleman, Something Rotten!, Rent, Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages, Motown, Dreamgirls and Jekyll &
Hyde-S Korea, West Side Story-Tokyo, Nice Work….,Flashdance, Joseph… Dreamcoat, and A Chorus Line. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Kinky Boots and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Off-Broadway: Othello: The Remix, Church & State, Tennessee Williams’ The Two Character Play, Handle With Care, Triassic Parq, and more. In Development: SuperYou and His Story. Regional: Multiple seasons/shows for Riverside Theatre, FL; Arvada Center, CO; Tuacahn Performing Arts Center, UT; Stages St. Louis, MO, Theatre Raleigh, NC; The Engeman Theatre, NY; Theatre Aspen, Summer Theatre of New Canaan. www.wojcasting.com @Wojcasting
Director) is honored to be a founding member and to serve as Executive Director of ACT of CT. Katie has written, produced, and/or performed in numerous musical theatre and cabaret shows over the past twenty-five years. Broadway and tour credits include: Lorraine in Jersey Boys, The Pirate Queen (understudy for Stephanie J. Block), White Christmas, and The Wedding Banquet. As a producer/performer, Katie has had the pleasure of working with Daniel C. Levine on The Who’s Tommy, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Joseph..., all presented at the Ridgefield Playhouse, as well as Mamma Mia!, Evita, Working, Austen’s Pride, Spelling Bee, Little Shop of Horrors, Godspell, and The Last Five Years (Cathy), all presented at ACT of CT. She has also written, produced, and performed in three cabaret shows in NYC; Secondary Characters, All Knocked Up, and Typed Out. Katie has released two solo albums, ORIGINAL PASSION and DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE, and can be heard on THE PIRATE QUEEN original cast recording. A lifelong advocate of arts education, Katie is thrilled that ACT of CT is able to offer such wonderful classes for the youth of our community. After graduating with a bachelor of music in vocal performance from New England Conservatory of Music, Katie lived and worked in Seattle before moving to NYC in 2005. In 2014, she relocated to Ridgefield with her husband Bill Diamond and their three children.
R. ERIN CRAIG (ACT of CT Producing Director) has spent her career to date developing, mentoring, and producing new artists and works through her work as Producer, Executive Producer, General Manager, Production Manager, and Consultant for theatre, film, music, and special events for nearly 30 years. Current commercial projects include: Austen’s Pride (ACT of CT 2019), Mr. Rickey Calls A Meeting, Academy, Into the Wild, Beatsville. Select past projects: In the Heights, High Fidelity, The Velocity of Autumn, The Evolution of Mann, Right Before I Go, Himself and Nora, Stalking the Bogeyman, The Jazz Age, Irena’s Vow, Merrilee Mannerly, How We Got Away With It, Easter Mysteries. Member - Broadway League, Off-Broadway League, Theatre Resources Unlimited (TRU). Educator and Mentor. Houses on the Moon Theater Company, Board Member. Founder & owner of La Vie Productions. Upcoming: Austen’s Pride at Carnegie Hall, June 29, 2023. www.lavieproductions.com
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 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. actorsequity.org #EquityWorks
STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY (SDC) is the theatrical union that unites, empowers, and protects professional Stage Directors and Choreographers throughout the United States. Its mission is to foster a national community of professional stage directors and choreographers by protecting the rights, health and livelihoods of all its Members; negotiating and enforcing employment agreements across a range of jurisdictions; facilitating the exchange
of ideas, information and opportunities; and educating current and future generations about the critical role of directors and choreographers in leading the field.
is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) professional theatre located in Ridgefield, CT. Founded in 2018 by Katie Diamond, Daniel C. Levine and Bryan Perri, and along with the more recent addition of R. Erin Craig, ACT of CT presents limited engagement runs of well-known musicals, as well as world-premiere productions by the next generation of writers and composers. In addition to fully produced mainstage productions, ACT of CT’s programing also includes a New Works Series, a Broadway Unplugged Series, and an extensive theater education program. With its 182 seats and turntable stage, the theater offers an intimate, unique, and immersive theatrical experience for its patrons. Given the proximity to New York City, ACT of CT has access to top theatre talent and professionals. In just five seasons, ACT of CT has become one of the most well-known and highly respected regional theatres in the area and received a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album for the cast album of their 2021 production of Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots. ACT of CT is dedicated to inspiring, creating and nurturing a culturally diverse and equitable environment for its staff, creative teams, cast, musicians, crew members and audiences, and is committed to achiev-
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Artistic Director .............................................................................................................. DANIEL C. LEVINE
Producing Director................................................................................................................ R. ERIN CRAIG
Executive Director ........................................................................................................... KATIE DIAMOND
Resident Music Supervisor .................................................................................................. BRYAN PERRI
Director of Education & Outreach ...................................................................... HEATHER HILLMAN
Director of Development .............................................................................................. SHELLEY TERRY
Operations Manager ............................................................................................... TRACEY BRYGGMAN
Technical Director / Theater Facilities Manager ......................................... KRISTIN BLATCHFORD
Company Manager ......................................................................................................... TYLER PASCUCCI
House Manager ....................................................................................................... JULIE COHEN SLOMA
Patron Services Representative ................................................................................... EMMA GIORGIO
Assistant to the Artistic Director ................................................................... CATHERINE SARACENO
Marketing Assistant ..................................................................................................... ELIZA KINGSBURY
Audience Access Administrator ................................................................................... JORIE JANEWAY
Office Assistants ................................................................................. ASHLEY RAYMOND, AILIS TYRA, DOMINICK VENTRELLA, OLIVIA WALSH
Interns ........................................................................................................ ELI FOODMAN, JP QUEENAN, MAX MONSON, NATALIE UTOMO
Front of House Staff ............................................. JESSI COHEN, ELI FOODMAN, EMMA GIORGIO, JP QUEENAN, MAX MONSON, ASHLEY RAYMOND, NATALIE UTOMO AILIS TYRA, DOMINICK VENTRELLA, OLIVA WALSH
Bookkeeper .................................................................................................................... KAREN T. WERNER
Accountants ........................................................................................................ REYNOLDS & ROWELLA
Katie Diamond, President
Daniel C. Levine, Vice President
Truitt Bell, Treasurer
Heather Hillman, Secretary
Rebecca Baglio, Kristin Beylouni, Betsy Brand, Ashley Diamond, Randy Donaldson, Mary E. Joyce, Caroline Kellen, Tizzie Mantione, Peggy Marconi, Jack Mehler, Larry Morley, Bryan Perri, Michael Seelbach, Rajal Young
Susan Batten
Al Blackstone
Beowulf Boritt
Christian Borle
Trish Breede
R. Erin Craig
Mike Evariste
Caite Hevner
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Tom Kitt
Simon Matthews
Lindsay Mendez
Alan Menken
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Ivy Huff
Deborah Penn
Angela Rice
Rachel Ruggeri
Claire Simard
Jennifer Sproule
Support has been provided to ACT of CT from CT Humanities (CTH), with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature.
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Katie Diamond
Daniel C Levine
Bryan Perri
For bringing this incredible theater to Ridgefield. Amazing venue, sensational actors, exciting shows all close to home.
Congratulations o n your fifth season!
Nissan of Yorktown Heights is proud to support ACT of Connecticut and helping to bring the best of Broadway into our local community.
Russ & Holly Neumann
We hope you’ll feel good when you visit our shop…or when you arrive home and notice your dry cleaning has been delivered…or when you see our four-leaf rating awarded by the Green Cleaners Council as proof of our commitment to the environment…or when you look in the mirror and see how great you look in your clothes that have been cared for by Colonial Cleaners.
The Ridgefield Playhouse is proud to support ACT of Connecticut and wishes the entire cast of THE SECRET GARDEN the best of luck!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 @ 8:00PM
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 @ 7:30PM
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 @ 7:30PM
Our highly trained, board-certified breast imaging specialists collaborate closely with referring physicians to provide the highest quality of care for all patients.
• Mammography
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• Breast Biopsies
• Bone Density
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