McColl Family Theatre Sept 23 - Oct 23, 2022
BY CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CHARLOTTE
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Mitchell Kelling
Welcome to the 75th year of the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte! After the last two years, we are excited to have you in attendance for our performances. We are committed to bringing the community together and foster ing an environment of love and inclusiveness for all.
From the Board President
For our 75th season, we have selected what we believe to be some of the best musicals and plays for you to see. We are excited to start the season with the musical, Annie. It would not be Christmas at CTC without The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical which is an original to the Theatre. And we will finish the season in May with Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! As part of The Kindness Project, we are bringing back A Sick Day for Amos McGee. If you are not familiar with The Kindness Project, it was start ed in 2017 as a means of commissioning original plays whose focus is on bringing kindness to others. Be sure to check out our website (ctcharlotte.org) to see what else is showing on our stages this season.
I am honored to serve as chair of the Board of Directors for this season. As a child, I grew up going to the Children’s Theatre when it was on Morehead Street. It helped fuel my love of the theatre. Now, it is an honor to serve as chair of the Board of Directors. If you love coming to the theatre and wish to get involved further, we have plenty of opportunities including ushering at our performances, helping to plan Celebrate! which is our annual fundraiser, or serving on our Board of Directors.
King of Africa
JackieAnnie
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
The Lion and the Little Red Bird
The Night Diary
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!
Robinson: A Game Apart
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Allie Kazan and the Magic Mansion
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Sunjata Kamalenya: The Story of the True Lion
Celebrating years
The Gathering
Confessions of a Former Bully
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THE 2022-23 SEASON TITLE CREATIVEPAGETEAM/FOR THIS PRODUCTION BEHIND THE SCENES YOUTH PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE ADULT BIOS YOUTH BIOS 16 CAST LISTING 36 CLUB 75 OUR SUPPORTERS 8 SHOW SPONSORS 13 STAFF 42 ENCORE! VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY 43 EDUCATION PROGRAMS 2917 CREATIVE TEAM BIOS
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Originally Produced at The Goodspeed Opera House, Michael P. Price, Executive Director
Videotaping, photography and other recording of this production is prohibited.
Run time approximately 2 hours
Book by THOMAS MEEHAN
Original Broadway Production Directed by MARTIN CHARNIN
6 Director Corey Mitchell Music Director Kevin Roland
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Presented on Broadway by Mike Nichols
Animal Director and Trainer William Berloni
Based on “Little Orphan Annie”® By Permission of Tribune Content Agency, LLC
Choreographer Kyle Shawell Scenic Designer Robin Vest Costume Designer Beth Levine Chaitman Sound Designer Jason Romney Lighting Designer Gordon Olson*
Music by CHARLES STROUSE Lyrics by MARTIN CHARNIN
Alvin Nederlander The John F. Kennedy Center Icarus Annie
Produced by Irwin Meyer Stephen R. Friedman Lewis Allen Associates Inc. for the Performing Arts Productions
*Member United Scenic Artists Local 829
Inspiring
Celebrating All of Life’s Stages
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Children’s Theatre of Charlotte is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors, The National Endowment for the Arts, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.
2022-23 Season
Today’s celebration is brought to life, in part, by:
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Rob & Kate Buckfelder
Ann & Scott Manning
Travis & Lise Hain
Producing Partner
Brian &Laura Murdock
MARK YOUR CALENDARS Visit ctcharlotte.org for details OURCELEBRATE!ANNUALGALA THE WONDERLANDWINTERSHOP Sat, Oct 15 Thurs, Dec 1 - Sat, Dec 3 9 Charlotte Latin School is an daycollege-preparatorycoeducational,non-sectarian,independent,schoolforstudentsinKindergartenthroughGrade12. 9502 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28277 | CharlotteLatin.org | 704.846.7207 Kate McCracken ’22 as Alice Murphy in Charlotte Latin School’s Spring 2022 Upper School production of the musical Bright Star. Kate is the 2021 Blumey Best Actress Winner and 2022 Best Actress Nominee. (Also pictured, Ryan Samii ’24 as Jimmy Ray.)
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Trombone - Mac Willet
Avi Chaitman
MUSICIANS
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SPECIAL THANKS
CREATIVE TEAM
Moody, Rosibel Hernandez, Heather Gonzalez, Lauren Smith Props Artisan - Zoe Harrison Crafts (Wigs) - Katy Sigmon Carpenters - Greg Lilley, Mandy Peeler Electricians- Josh Lucero, Brandy Brogden, Amber Bidwell, Maddi Penn Lightboard Op-Amber Bidwell Sound Mixer - Maddi Penn Backstage Audio Technician (A2) - Anthony Pandolfo Spotlight Ops - Zach Helm, Victory Johnston Dance Captain - Jennifer Poarch Scenic Painter - Stephen West-Rogers
Assistant Stage Manager - Breyanna Cropper Deck Chief - Shane Burgett Run Crew - Sage Espinosa, Leighanna Weems, Danna WardrobeBernankeSupervisor-Loren Moody
Animals handled by Tyler Garstka and Brian Hoffman
Wardrobe Crew-Rosibel Hernandez, Tiana Jones, Suzette Stitchers-LorenByrd
Keyboard - Kevin Roland Reeds - Jack Murray
FOR THIS PRODUCTION Stage Manager – Steven James
Director - Corey Mitchell Music Director - Kevin Roland Choreographer - Kyle Shawell Scenic Designer - Robin Vest Costume Designer - Beth Levine Chaitman Sound Designer - Jason Romney Lighting Designer - Gordon Olson Animal Director and Trainer - William Berloni
Drums - Colin Ray BassTrumpetHarley-Michael Murphy
Peter LindaCynthiaFlurLankLockman-Brooks
Advisory Board
Sallie
ImaginOn Partnership Coordinator - Maryann O’Keeffe ImaginOn Administrative Support - Casey Kaufmann
Chair - Mitchell Kelling
Resident Stage Manager - Steven James Resident Sound Designer/AV Supervisor - Tyler Knowles
Kristin Tokic Rosa
Director of Marketing & Communications - Cindy Taylor
Robin Branstrom
Mitzi Lynch
Artistic Director - Adam Burke Managing Director - Nao Tsurumaki
Secretary - Maddie Myers
Honorary Lifetime Members
Director of Production - Steven Levine Artistic & Community Relations Fellow - Alicia Tafoya
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STAFF OF THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CHARLOTTE
Senior Accountant - Crystal Johnson
Director of Education - Michelle Long Early Childhood & SOTT Manager - Adam Montague Camps & Community Programs Manager - Mary Katherine Smith Administrative Assistant - Cat Koski
MichaelChrisStaciaMalloryLisaSalemScottJenniferBrianRebeccaShirleyWilliamBenLeighCarynStephanieJulioMikeMaryKristinVeronicaBeasonBellBlackAliceBoydBurgessColmenaresCouchCraigeHickmanHumeJeffersonLammLindahlLitwakMadaraManningMcMullanMillerNavinNeugentSochaTarwater, Jr.
Resident Lighting Designer/Master Electrician - Robyn Warfield Production Assistant - Ali Wieder
Past Chair - Ashley Joseph
Administration
Human Resources Manager - Carolyn Lugo-Allred Business Manager - Alex Doxey
Costume Shop Manager - Anna Klinger Resident Designer & Crafts Specialist - Magda Guichard Cutter/Draper - Colette Adatto Technical Director - Andrew Gibbon
Development
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Marketing and Communications
Tom GinaPeterJamiEiseltFarrisFlurLawrence
Charge Scenic Artist - Tim Parati Master Carpenter - John Slechta Deck Chief/House Carpenter - Shane Burgett Properties Manager - Cassie Ward
Artistic & Production
AprilJudithNichelleVega-VazquezWeintraubWhelanWhitlock
Carla DuPuy
Robin Branstrom
Education
Resident Teaching Artist - Karen Steele Seasonal Resident Teaching Artists - Kaitlin Gentry, Caitlyn Leach, Jessica Yagoda
Director of Development – Spencer Clair Associate Director of Development - Scott Tynes-Miller Operations & Special Events Manager - Lauren Taylor Individual Giving Manager- Maddy Abraham
Social Media Maven – Alex Aguilar
Touring Performance Coordinator - Margot Parrott School Group Sales & Performance Coordinator - Chris Stonnell IT Manager - Claire Whitworth-Helm Audience Service Coordinator - Louise Lawson Marketing Assistant - Aaron Bunzey
Treasurer - Stephanie Isham
ENCORE! President
Associate Director of Marketing - Rob Odum Customer Experience Manager - Ashley Hughes
AllSCENESTHEBEHINDoftheelementsoftheshow
Together, we bring stories like this one to life through the magic of theatre.
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Scenic model by Robin Vest
from set design to costume design, light ing, props and sound, are all created at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte by a talented team of artists.
COSTUME DESIGN
Scenic Designer Robin Vest pulls inspiration from graphic novels and pop art to create a richer, more coloful world for the show.
Beth Levine Chaitman’s costume designs prepare the cast of 30+ actors to take to the stage.
SET DESIGN
REHEARSALS
Two youth casts, identified as yellow and purple, tackle rehearsals to bring the Tony Award-winning musical to life for a four-week run.
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Trace Casanova
Annie is Emma Griggs
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Isabel AmandaCaseyNonyeBrandonGonzalezJJohnsObichereDanielPayneJenniferPoarchVincentRayeSesler-DavisLexieWolfeBailey(dog)
Celia ChloeGrahamBradleyBuckleyRyanCamposSeonaGosuHeffermanNylaMartinAnnaMcCartyElijahPhillipsLucySilversteinNoraYesowitchCharlieZolak
Nick de la Canal Griffin Digsby Neifert Enrique
Thomas
BridgetteJosiahHeffermanJacksonAnneMederosTatumMoxleyOliviaNasmithHaileyTobinScoutWheatWattsWilliams Yellow Cast Purple Cast
(Renderings by Beth Levine Chaitman)
ACTORSPlaying
Kayla Simone Ferguson
ADULT ACTORS
YOUTH
Kennedy Bishop
The Cast of Annie
Playing Annie is Anaiah Jones
Aaron Scott Brown Gordon Chloe
Wed, October 5 Thurs, October 6
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Thurs, September 23
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Sat, October 15
Sun, September 25 Thurs, September 29
Sat, October 22
11 AM & 4 PM 2 PM 10 7:30AMPM
Sun, October 23
11 AM & 4 PM 1PM & 6 PM 10 AM 10 AM 10 AM & 7:30 PM 11 AM & 4 PM 2 PM 10 AM 10 AM 10 AM & 7:30 PM 11 AM & 4 PM 2 PM 10 AM 10 AM 10 AM & 7:30 PM 11 AM & 4 PM 2 PM
Sat, September 24
Sun, October 9
Fri, September 23
Sun, October 16
Fri, October 21
Fri, September 30
10 AM 10 7:30AMPM
Sat, October 1
Fri, October 14
Sun, October 2
DATE TIME CAST
Wed, October 12 Thurs, October 13
Wed, October 19
Thurs, October 20
Fri, October 7 Sat, October 8
Youth Cast
Wed, September 21
Note: 10 AM performances are school field trips and not for public sale.
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Kayla Ensemble)FergusonSimone(Autumn, is excited to be returning to the CTC stage as a part of this production of ANNIE. Previous cred its include Sydney in THE GHOST OF SPLIN
Griffin Digsby (Bundles, Dog Catcher, Ensemble) is back for his second season at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte and as always is glad to return. He was in DRAGONS LOVE TACOS (Yellow Dragon) and SHREK THE
MUSICAL (Papa Bear) last season. You will see him in three fabulous shows this season: ANNIE, ALLIE KAZAN AND THE MAGIC MAN SION, and DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! He’s very excited to get to work and put on great shows for you all.
Neifert Enrique (Rooster, Ensemble) is excit ed to be making his debut at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte this season. They have been working in the Charlotte area for some time in roles such as Nicely-Nice ly (GUYS AND DOLLS), Simeon (JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM COAT) at CPCC Summer Theatre, Jesus (GHOSTS OF BOGOTA) at Actors Theatre of Charlotte, Judas Iscariot (GODSPELL) at Matthews Playhouse, and Gomez Addams (THE ADDAMS FAMILY) at Winthrop Univer sity. He is a graduate of Winthrop Universi ty where he studied Musical Theatre and Music Composition. They enjoy playing pia no, watching movies, and being an overall nerd.
Here’s Trace! This boy is happy as a bullfrog in a rodeo swamp to be mak ing his debut at Children’s Theatre Charlotte. Trace has been in the theatre scene since his freshman year of high school. His first role was FDR in ANNIE, he has come full circle. 2020 Graduate of Forestview High school in Gastonia. Recent 2022 graduate from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Trace plays live music in the surrounding Charlotte area. He also works with the Mr. Music Man Co. teaching tots ages 1.5 - 5 y/o about music. Trace will also be featured in DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! as the Pigeon. A story of silliness for the whole family. Trace would like to thank his Mama and Pop for always believing in him.
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TER COVE, Carla in THE INVISIBLE BOY, and Nansi in BOB MARLEY’S THREE LITTLE BIRDS. Enjoy the show.
Isabel Gonzalez (Nicola, Cecille, Ensemble) is a gradu ate from the Univer sity of North Carolina at Charlotte and is ecstatic to be back at Children’s Theatre Of Charlotte. You may have seen her grace our stages in SHREK THE MUSICAL (Dragon), DRAGONS LOVE TACOS (Blue Dragon), TROPICAL SECRETS: HOLOCAUST REFUGEES IN CUBA (Paloma), GRIMMZ FAIRY TALES(Gretel/Cinderella), and THE INVISIBLE BOY (Sophie). You also may have seen her in local productions of MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE at the Levine Jewish Community Center, SPOON RIVER ANTHOL OGY with The Charlotte Symphony, and MIGRANT X at the University of North Caroli na at Charlotte. She would like to thank ev erybody for their constant support thus far!
ITCH (Yitzhak), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Titania/Hippolyta), and AMER ICAN IDIOT (Whatsername) at Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte, SOME ENCHANT ED EVENING (Julie) at Piedmont Players Theatre, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ (Charlene)
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Nonye Obichere (Grace Farrell) is thrilled to be in their first production at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte! Favor ite credits include IF PRETTY HURTS… (Kaya), HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY
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COS, and Big Bad Wolf in SHREK THE MU SICAL. Originally from Virginia, Brandon is no stranger to children’s theatre. He has done several national tours with Virginia Repertory Theatre, performing in many shows including SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, I HAVE A DREAM, and THE SHOEMAKER AND THE CHRISTMAS ELVES. Some favorite roles include Tonton Julian in ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Swift Creek Mill Theatre, Monsieur D’Arque in BEAU TY AND THE BEAST at Virginia Repertory Theatre, and Jim in BIG RIVER at Fort Lee Playhouse. Brandon is also a musician, arranger, and composer. Some of his original music and arrangements have been featured at Firehouse Theatre and Cedar Fair’s theme park, King’s Domin ion. Brandon sends endless thanks to his mother and brother for their constant support and love. For DLJ.
Brandon J Johns (Warbucks) is so de lighted to be back at Children’s The atre of Charlotte af ter the opportunities to grace the stage as Noodler in PETER PAN, White Dragon in DRAGONS LOVE TA
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Casey Daniel Payne (Miss Hannigan) is over-the-moon to be working with the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte! Her fa vorite credits include Trina in FALSETTOS (Richmond Triangle Players), Mae Tuck in TUCK EVERLASTING (Virginia Reperto ry Theatre), Patsy in CRAZY FOR YOU (St. Louis MUNY/ Kansas City Starlight), Marty in GREASE (MUNY), Ursula in BYE BYE BIRDIE (MUNY), Gloria in DAMN YANKEES (TexArts), Ado Annie in OKLAHOMA! (Lincoln Amphi theatre), Lucy in YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN (Stage One), Grace in THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER (Stage One), and Judy in A CHORUS LINE (Music Theatre Louisville). Casey spent 7 years touring the world as a featured guest en tertainer with Princess Cruises. BFA in Musi cal Theatre, The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Much love to the guys in that made this possible - husband, Jay, and sons- Hank and Beau.
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Jennifer Poarch (Sophie, Greer, Ensemble, Swing Hannigan) de lighted to return to Children’s The atre of Charlotte. Some favorite re gional credits in clude: Natalie/Ed (ALL SHOOK UP), Kala (TARZAN), Mary Poppins (DISNEY AND CAMERON MAKIN TOSH’S MARY POPPINS), Lilli/Kate (KISS ME KATE), Narrator (JOSEPH AND THE TECH NICOLOR DREAMCOAT), Cassie (A CHO RUS LINE), Guinevere (CAMELOT), Mrs. Anna (THE KING AND I), Barbara (SHEAR MADNESS), Shelby (STEEL MAGNOLIAS), and Julie (PIZZA MAN). When Jennifer is not performing, she enjoys directing, cho reographing, educating, and managing for theaters across the country. Jennifer gives thanks to her family, friends, and God for all their love and support.
at Theatre Charlotte, HEATHERS: THE MUSI CAL (Heather Duke) at Queen City Theatre Company, VEGAS (Tina Turner) on Norwe gian Cruise Lines, LEGALLY BLONDE (Pilar) at CPCC Summer Theatre, Chicago (June) and BIG RIVER (Alice & #39;s Daughter) at Weathervane Playhouse, and THE INSANITY OF MARY GIRARD (Mary Girard) at Elon Uni versity. BFA Elon MT @nonyelo.
Vincent Ensemble)MCracken,Ward,(Roosevelt,RayeLt.Mr.Pugh, is excit ed to be working with Children’s The atre of Charlotte again! He was last seen at Starlight on 22nd in NoDa as Jefferson Davis in LADY PATRIOT opposite of Ted Lange (of Love Boat fame). Prior to that he played Rich
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ard Roma in the Lee Street Theater produc tion of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS and Man 2 in MIDLIFE: THE CRISIS MUSICAL at Little Theater of Gastonia, where he also direct ed SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR. Favorite projects include: Garrett Breedlove in TERMS OF EN DEARMENT at Theatre Charlotte; Denny in A STEADY RAIN; Boolie in DRIVING MISS DAISY; Nick in THE GUYS; and the one-man-show ST. NICHOLAS. In 2020 he was seen in the short film, RIGHTEOUS and has worked with Blackstar Theater in Belmont.
Amanda Sesler-Davis (Tic, Boylan, Ensemble) has performed as a soloist domes tically and interna tionally. Performance credits include Su sannah in SUSANNAH with CPCC Opera Theater, Micaëla in CARMEN with GLOW Lyric Theater, Kitty Hart in DEAD MAN WALKING with IU Op era Theater, and Yvette in LA RONDINE in Novafeltria, Italy. She toured China with the Windiana Concert Band as the vocal soloist for their Golden Age of Broadway Tour. In 2020, she was awarded third place in the North Music Competition, earned an Encouragement Award in the Heafner/Wil liams Vocal Competition, and a semi-final ist in the NYIOP/Premiere Opera Competi tion, and was a finalist in Piccola Opera’s NH Opera Idol Competition. This season, Amanda is a featured performer in Opera Carolina’s iStream NOW series, OPERAX
PRESS’S GREEN EGGS AND HAM. Aman da enjoys teaching at Winthrop Universi ty, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, and Chun University. She maintains a private voice studio in Mooresville, NC. www. amandasesler.com
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Lexie Wolfe (Lily St. Regis, Ensemble)Servant, is so ex cited to be return ing to Children’s Theatre of Char lotte, and even more excited to work with her high school theatre di rector after all these years! She was last seen on this stage in SHREK THE MUSI CAL (Fiona) and THE VELVETEEN RABBIT (The Boy). Her favorite credits include: Disney’s FINDING NEMO THE MUSICAL (Nemo), HELLO, DOLLY! (Minnie Fay), WINTER WONDERETTES (Suzy), A CHORUS LINE (Val) and LITTLE WOMEN (Meg). Lex ie holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from East Carolina University. In her free time, she can usually be found reading or tell ing her cat that she is the most beautiful princess in the world. She sends all her love and gratitude to her incredible fam ily and adorable boyfriend.
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Anaiah Jones, playing Annie as a part of the Youth Yellow cast, rehearses with Bailey.
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Bailey (Sandy) was rescued by Bill Berloni from Puppy Love Res cue in Louisiana. He is a Poodle mixed with something large. THE ATER: FINDING NEVER LAND, “Porthos” , NA TIONAL TOUR: PETER PAN “Nana” Shake speare Theater, Washington DC, BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE (Understudy) “Winn Dixie” Goodspeed Musicals and “Sandy” at the Children’s Theater of Minneapolis.
Photos by Alex Aguilar
Today, at age 11, he is thrilled to make his main stage debut as Duffy in ANNIE. He has partici
productions, choir concerts, talent shows, and was recently elected to student coun cil. She is a member of the Schroeder Stu dio for piano and voice. Celia likes to paint and travel in her free time. She would like to thank Corey, Stevenx2, and Kevin for this opportunity.
Aaron Scott Brown (Duffy, Ensemble) is grateful to have experienced PETERperformancesyears.hasTheatreproductioncomic-book-designedthisatChildren’sofCharlotte!HeperformedforeightSomeofhispastincludePAN(MichealDar
Graham Buckley (Duffy, Ensemble) at the age of 3, announced he was “born to be on stage!”
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Kennedy Bishop (July, Ensemble) age 11, is a 6th grader from Da vidson. She is thrilled to be making her debut at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte in ANNIE playing the orphan July! She has per formed on stage with Davidson Community Players, Moores ville Community Children’s Theatre, Act ing Out Studio, and Activate Commu nity Through Theatre. Kennedy’s past shows include SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE, FROZEN JR, SLEEPING BEAUTY, 101 DALMATIONS JR, THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER and most recently she performed as the Sour Kangaroo in SEUS SICAL JR. Kennedy loves being on stage and focuses on being the most authen tic character she can be. She would like to thank the entire creative team for the opportunity to be a part of this amazing show. Kennedy also wants to thank her family and friends for their support.
Celia is very involved with school activ ities. She has appeared in many school
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ling), THE MUSIC MAN (Ensemble), 101 DAL MATIANS (Dalmatian), and FROSTY THE SNOWMAN (Nick). He has danced ballet in several other shows. Aaron has appeared in commercials with Hoover Vacuums and Elevation Church. Aaron is a sixth grade Musical Theatre major at Northwest School of the Arts. He would like to take this oppor tunity to thank his loving family, especially his 7 year old brother and backup singer, Evan, who stayed up late nights for his re hearsals.
Celia Bradley (Kate, Ensemble) is a CMS 5th grader, is thrilled to be making her Children’s Theatre of Charlotte debut. This past Feb ruary, Celia was the title character in PETER RABBIT THE MUSICAL at Matthews Playhouse.
Seona Gosu (Molly, Ensemble) is very ex cited to play the role of Molly in this main stage production of ANNIE. She is 10, a 5th grader at Elizabeth Lane Elementary. She has performed in 42ND STREET, which was a Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s OnStage production. She was also part of Atrium Health’s promotional video. Seona enjoys listening to music and audio books, singing, zip lining, hover boarding, roller skating and spending time with her family, friends and espe cially her furry friend, Trixie!
Emma Griggs (Annie) is thrilled to be making her debut with Children’s The atre of Charlotte as ANNIE. Emma previ ously played Young/ Middle Anna in FRO ZEN JR at Charlotte
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in the Children’s Theatre School of Theatre Training, which gave him the op portunity to perform in STILL LIFE WITH IRIS through OnStage, and is grateful for the coaching and mentoring he has already received through the program. He has also performed in two seasons of THE NUT CRACKER BALLET in Matthews. Graham is thankful for the support of his Mom, Dad, family, and friends!
Ryan Campos (Bert Healy, Marc, Ensemble) is so excited to be return ing to the Children’s The atre of Charlotte stage! He is a 10th grader at Northwest School of the Arts and you may have seen him most recently as Charlie Bradley in Children’s Theatre’s THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: THE MUSICAL way back in 2019. Ryan would like to send lots of thanks to Corey, Kevin, Kyle, Steven James, the amazing cast and crew, and all the other incredible people who made this production so great! He hopes the show really makes you smile!
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pearing in OnStage shows such as 42ND STREET. Some other roles outside of Chil dren’s Theatre include Young Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL. He would like to give his love and thanks to his family, for all their love and support, his teach ers at CTC for their training and encour agement, and his friends for always be ing there for him.
Thomas Gordon (Wacky, Evan, Ensemble) is so excited to be making his MainStage debut at Children’s The atre of Charlotte (CTC)!! He’s no stranger to CTC, after taking several years of classes and ap
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Latin School, where she is a 7th grade student. Additional musical theatre ex perience includes MATILDA THE MUSI CAL (Mrs. Wormwood), INTO THE WOODS (Little Red Riding Hood), and ANNIE JR (Annie), at Acting Out Studio. In her free time, Emma can be found singing, play ing tennis, or snuggling with her dog Niko. Emma would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her, and her entire cast (including Sandy) and crew for cre ating such a great theatre experience!
Chloe Hefferman (Boylan Sister, Ensemble) is thrilled to be returning to Children’s Theatre of Charlotte (CTC) for ANNIE! Prior to this, her most recent perfor mance at CTC was as Ivy in the 2019 produc tion of THE BEST CHRIST MAS PAGEANT EVER: THE MUSICAL She would like to thank the production team for this opportunity and the cast for being awesome!
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Anaiah Jones (Annie) is overcome with excite ment to land her first lead role! She returns to Chil dren’s Theatre of Char lotte’s (CTC) Mainstage after appearing in SHREK THE MUSICAL this past spring. She’s also per formed in 42ND STREET, a CTC OnStage production, ELF THE MUSICAL and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST with Porch Pro ductions. Anaiah is homeschooled and en tering her second year of Musical Theatre Company with CTC’s School of Theatre Training. Anaiah would like to express her heartfelt gratitude to everyone who made this opportunity possible and who’s helped her prepare for this role. She sends a huge thank you to her friends, family, and com munity who continue to show their support and believe in her. Lastly, to you Brown Girl: Believe you can and you will! I dedicate this show to you!
duction ever at Children’s Theatre of Char lotte, and it has been a great experience learning and growing in many fields. Josi ah is excited to be playing the roles of Bert Healy and Marc; both creative and bold characters which Josiah has had so much fun becoming. Additionally he would like to thank his family and friends for all their support and love during this entire process. Josiah shows his gratitude to everyone, for showing their love to this amazing produc tion and hopes you enjoy the show!
Josiah Jackson (Bert Healy, Marc, Ensemble) is thrilled to be working with such a wonderful group of people to put togeth er the 75th season of Children’s Theatre’s Mainstage production, ANNIE! This is his first pro
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Anna McCarty (Boylan Sister, Asst. Dog Catcher, Ensemble) is mak ing her Children’s The atre debut as a Boylan Sister and ensemble member in ANNIE! She is a junior at Northwest School of the Arts and has performed in nu merous productions at the school. She’s incredibly thankful for this new opportu nity and excited to be a part of this cast!
Tatum Moxley (Pepper, Ensemble) is excited to be playing the role of Pepper in her first per formance with Childrens Theatre of Charlotte. She is so grateful to be work ing with this amazing cast and crew!
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Bridgette is in the third grade at Covenant Day School and dances competitively at Miller Street Dance Academy. Lots of love and thanks to God, mom, dad, Chloe, Alys sa, Mrs. Cray, her dance teachers and her besties for their support and encourage ment! A special thanks to her awesome directors, stage manager, super talented castmates, costume designers, choreogra phers, and staff for the amazing work they have done and all that she has learned from them.
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Olivia Nasmith (Lizzie, Ensemble) is so happy to experience professional theater for the first time as Lizzie in ANNIE after numerous camps (begin ning at age 3) and class es through Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s education program. She has had a blast working with all her cast mates and ANNIE’S wonderful production team. Olivia has always wanted to be part of a production of this caliber and so grate ful for this opportunity to grow and learn as
Bridgette Anne Mederos (Molly, Ensemble) is so happy to make her debut as “Mol ly” in ANNIE at Chil dren’s Theatre! When Bridgette is not acting, she is either dancing or giggling with her sis ters and sweet friends.
Nyla Martin (July, Ensemble) is an 8th grad er at Northwest School of the Arts and this is her very first show with Children’s The atre of Charlotte. She is thrilled to be play ing the role of July and can’t believe that she was apart of the process of putting this wonderful show together!!
Dog Rescue. Lucy wants to thank the cast and crew of ANNIE along with everyone else that has believed in her over the years! She wants to give a special thanks to her mom for always encouraging and support ing her.
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Hailey Tobin (Boylan Sister, Asst. Dog Catcher, Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Children’s Theatre of Charlotte (CTC) Mainstage debut. She is a senior at Cox Mill High School where she is active in the theater and chorus programs. She was last on stage at Cox Mill High School as Mrs. Wormwood in MATILDA THE MUSICAL. Hailey has been a part of the conservatory program at CTC for four years and is excited to be a part of this production! She would like to thank the entire production team for giving her this opportunity! She would also like to thank her family, friends and teach ers for their love and support!
an actress. Olivia would like to thank her parents for their carpool commitments and give a huge thank you to her fellow cast mates for all the encouragement and support everyone showed through out rehearsals and performances!
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Scout Wheat (Tessie) is thrilled to make her Chil dren’s Theatre of Char lotte debut as Tessie in ANNIE. Scout was born in Charlotte and moved to Austin, TX one week after her first birthday. Her family returned to Charlotte in 2018, and she is currently a seventh grader majoring
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Elijah Phillips (Wacky, Evan, Ensemble) is so excited and thank ful that he was grant ed this opportunity to be in his first musical ever, ANNIE, and he couldn’t be happier to do it right in his home town at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte.
Lucy Silverstein (Tessie, Ensemble) Oh my goodness! Lucy is very excited to join Children’s Theatre of Charlotte’s profession al Mainstage cast for the first time as Tessie in ANNIE. Lucy is a ninth grader at Providence High School. She has been performing since second grade, getting her start at JSTAGE at The Levine JCC. Lucy has been in over 30 musicals, most recently playing Bruce in MATILDA, JR. and Fletch er in FREAKY FRIDAY. This is her third time as part of an Annie cast. When she’s not on stage, Lucy participates in swim team and she volunteers with South Charlotte
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Musical Theatre at Northwest School of the Arts. Scout was previously cast as Dix ie in Theatre Charlotte’s production of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF and appeared as an Angel in Charlotte Ballet’s NUTCRACKER. In her free time, Scout enjoys reading, making silly videos with her younger sister and an noying her older brother.
Watts Williams (Kate) is thrilled to be play ing Kate in ANNIE. This is her second production with Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. Watts is in 6th grade at Northwest School of the Arts ma joring in Musical Theatre. Prior to ANNIE, she per formed in BEND IN THE ROAD: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES and SEE THE USA. She wants to thank her family and her teachers for all of their support.
Charlie Zolak (Lizzie, Ensemble) is excited to be making her Chil dren’s Theatre of Char lotte debut as Lizzie in ANNIE. She is so thank ful to have had the op portunity to work with and learn from such a talented cast and crew.
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Nora Yesowitch (Pepper, Ensemble) is so excited to be appearing in her first show at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. She has had such an amaz ing time working with the cast and crew. Active in theatre since the age of 7, her very favorite role was Merryweather the Fairy in SLEEPING BEAUTY at JSTAGE Charlotte. Nora is in the eighth grade at Northwest School of the Arts
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and enjoys cooking and spending time with her pets. She would like to thank her family and friends for their support and this fantastic cast for making her feel so welcome.
Youth rehearsal - Photo by Adam Burke
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Corey Mitchell (Director) Tony Award winner Corey Mitchell is the inaugural recipient for Excellence in Theatre Edu cation. He was selected as a top 50 Fi nalist for 2017 Global Teacher Prize and was named North Carolina Outstanding Theatre Arts Educator by the North Car olina Theatre Conference. Most recent ly, he was selected as the first recipient of the Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award, presented by the Educational Theatre Association and the ASCAP, and also received The Cato Lifetime Achievement in Teaching Award from the Arts and Science Council of Charlotte. Corey has twenty-five years’ experience in the classroom, including twenty years as Theatre Arts Educator at Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, NC. Corey is active as a director, actor, keynote speaker, educational consultant, and workshop presenter in Charlotte and throughout the country. He advocates for arts education through his work on the Board of Directors for the North Car olina Theatre Conference and The Arts Empowerment Project. Corey’s past and present students are performing, writing, and composing for community, universi ty, and regional theatre, as well as theme parks, independent and studio films, the West End, national tours, and Broadway musical-theatre productions.
Kevin Roland (Music Director) has spent the last 25 years as a Music Director, conductor, pianist, and vocal coach pri marily in Washington DC/NoVA and the
San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to relocat ing to Charlotte in 2020, he was the Resi dent Music Director for the Bay Area Chil dren’s Theatre for 5 years. In Kevin’s 25+ years as a professional musician, he has been involved with hundreds of musical productions from high school to Broad way and everything in between. He has accompanied Broadway artists such as Idina Menzel, Laura Benanti, Liz Calla way, Alice Ripley, Judy Kuhn, Sutton Fos ter, Audra McDonald, and Brian Stokes Mitchell to name a few. Kevin has also performed in the pit for the national tours of RENT, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, CABARET, IF/THEN, WICKED, ANNIE, SOMETHING ROT TEN, BOOK OF MORMON, BEAUTIFUL, and HAMILTON as well as being a pianist at the White House for several years. In addition to performing, Kevin is also the CEO and Founder of KeyboardTEK, LLC and was the electronic music designer for the Disney+ Series “Encore” and the Disney musical “Descendants”.
Kyle Garrison Shawell (Choreographer) is a multi-talented Choreographer, Perform ing, and Dance Educator. He received his training at the University of Arts, Theatre West Virginia, and the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts. He is a graduate of The Uni versity Of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor’s degree in performance, Cho reography, and Theory in 2018. In 2022 he was accepted into the University of North Carolina Greensboro Master of Arts Dance Education (MADE) program. He brings to
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Robin Vest (Scenic Designer) In May 2021 Robin moved to Oklahoma City to join her husband who is the current Assistant Professor of Technical Direction at Okla homa City University. Prior to OKC Robin spent eight years at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina where she served as chair of the Theatre Studies department and associate professor. Her design work was seen locally with Tri ad Stage, Playmaker’s Rep, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Brevard Music Center, and Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. Out side of North Carolina, Robin’s work has been seen recently at TheatreSquared in Fayetteville, Arkansas and Profile The atre Company in Portland Oregon. She has designed for The Goodman, The Old Globe, Washington National Op era, Utah Opera, Vancouver Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Cleveland Playhouse, Merrimack Rep, Barrington Stage, and Williamstown Theater Festival, Alpine Stage in Whitefish Montana, and Opera House Arts. In New York she worked with
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Dance Theater (PA), and Philadanco II (PA). He has appeared in performances for Opera Carolina and Musical Theater productions of ANYTHING GOES, BYE BYE BIRDIE, BUBBLING BROWN SUGAR, and WEST SIDE STORY. Presently Kyle is the Ar tistic Director of The Garrison Experience a jazz dance company that teaches jazz dance to primary through advanced students at Charlotte Ballet and is on the staff at Open Door Studios.
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a wide breadth of knowledge, and experience, in a diverse style of movement for the community. His training includes the dance styles of Lester Horton, Martha Gra ham, and Paul Taylor, and jazz taught by renowned teachers such as Milton Myers, Pat Thomas, Ruth Adrien, and Ronen Ko resh. Shawell has been a teaching artist for North Carolina Dance Theatre, now Char lotte Ballet, and North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, and a dance ed ucator for the Governor’s Award-winning Janice Wyatt Summer Arts Institute at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS. His chore ography has been seen at Gaston Dance Theatre, KAOS Dance Company, SCDA, SCAHPERD, Winthrop Dance Theatre, and Valley Forge Dane Theatre. He has cho reographed Musical Theater productions of Once on This Island, The Wiz: The Gold en Road, Wonka, and Black Nativity. He has been a guest teaching artist at several schools and universities throughout North and South Carolina and the surrounding areas. As a Lecturer of dance, Shawell taught modern, jazz, hip-hop, training and conditioning, and musical theater for sev eral years at Winthrop University. His perfor mance career includes classic works such as Doris Humphrey’s Life of the Bee, David Parson’s The Parson Etude, Charles Weid man’s Christmas Oratorio, and he was a so loist for Donald McKayle’s Rainbow Etude. He has been a member of the KAO dance company of Charlotte (NC), Martha Con nerton/Kinetic Works Charlotte (NC), The ater West Virginia (WV), the Valley Forge
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Manhattan Theater Club, Lincoln Center, Manhattan Class Company, Playwright’s Horizons, Second Stage, The Cherry Lane and many others. Robin received her MFA from Yale School of Drama and BFA from the University of Oklahoma.
Jason Romney (Sound Designer) is grate ful for the opportunity to collaborate once
again with the team at Children’s The atre of Charlotte. A few of his favorite projects at Children’s Theatre of Char lotte include ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL, THE CAT IN THE HAT, THE SE CRET GARDEN, and THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: THE MUSICAL. He has also designed sound for productions at Triad Stage, Alliance Theatre, Piedmont Opera, Florida Studio Theatre, Imagina tion Stage, No Rules Theatre, Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy, Playmakers Rep ertory, Weston Playhouse, Lyric Reperto ry Company, Ravinia Festival, Utah Fes tival Opera, Unicorn Pillow Theatre, Elon University, and others. He is the Director of Sound Design at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Sa lem North Carolina. He is a proud mem ber of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association.
Beth Levine Chaitman (Costume Designer) is a Costume Designer based out of Char lotte, North Carolina: specializing in the atre with experience in film and television. Her professional credits include designs for The Artistic Home (Chicago), A Noise With in (LA), The Matrix Theatre (LA), Heartwood Acres (PA), and as Design Assistant for TI TANIC, JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS, all in New York City. She also has held the position of Resident Design er at the Little Theatre on the Square (IL) and the Pit and Balcony Theatre Company (MI). Academic design credits include The College of Lake County (IL), South Caroli na Summer Repertory, California State Uni versity Northridge, Davidson College (NC), and The Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre (CA). She received a Certificate of Mer it from the The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival XLIII for her designs of The Complete Works of William Shake speare (abridged). Beth holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Costume Design from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelors of Arts in Theatre from the University of South Caroli na.
Gordon W. Olson (Lighting Designer) Gor don’s lighting design efforts in the Char lotte area include; MADAGASCAR: THE MUSICAL!, SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE!, and BATBOY: THE MUSICAL at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, THE PRODUCERS, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, SPRING AWAKEN ING, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and FOOT LOOSE at Theatre Charlotte, GREASE!, SIDE BY SIDE, and OUR TOWN with Prov idence Day, SPAMALOT, ANNIE and CHICAGO with Davidson Community Players, TWELFTH NIGHT, HAMLET, SPRING AWAKENING, THE SEAGULL, COLORED MUSEUM, and THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM
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SPELLING BEE, and over 50 music and dance concerts at UNC-Charlotte. Re gional credits; CITY OF ANGELS at Theatre Raleigh, HANSEL AND GRETEL at Detroit Op era, Associate LD for A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, PAGLIACCI at San Antonio Opera, and NEW VOICES IN DANCE at James Madison University. Be fore assisting on the Broadway productions of GOOD PEOPLE (World Premiere) and JE RUSALEM (Tony Nominated - Best Lighting Design) in 2011, Gordon spent three years as Resident Lighting Designer with Florida Grand Opera where his designs for MAD AMA BUTTERFLY, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR and COSI FAN TUTTÉ won critical praise. Between 2006-2008 Gordon served as the Lighting Supervisor for Houston Grand Op era where he designed the lighting for a world premiere production of HANSEL AND GRETEL. To date, Gordon has been involved with the lighting of over 120 productions in his professional career. Gordon received his BFA from the University of Arizona in 2001 and his MFA from the University of TexasAustin in 2004.
WIZ and THE WIZARD OF OZ. Mr. Berloni is the Animal Director of the new musi cal BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE with music by Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. He has trained animals for hundreds of Off-Broadway, regional the atre, tours, television and movies. Recent movies include MARRY ME with Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson. He provided the dogs to play “Nana” in PETER PAN LIVE, “Toto” in THE WIZ LIVE and recently “Sandy” inANNIE LIVE. Other television in cludes POWER, BILLIONS, SESAME STREET, HIGH MAINTENANCE, THE VILLAGE, MOD ERN LOVE, LITTLE VOICE, ALMOST FAMILY, BETTY, RAMY, MR ROBOT, RUSSIAN DOLL, RAISING KANAN, GHOST, THE MARVEL OUS MRS. MAISEL, GIRLS5EVA, SAND DOL LAR COVE, NOEL DIARY, LIFE AND BETH, INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE, HARLEM, THREE WOMEN and AND JUST LIKE THAT. Mr. Berloni and his family are the subjects of the docu-se ries entitled WAGS TO RICHES WITH BILL BERLONI in August 2015. Published author of BROADWAY TAILS. Follow us on Face book and on twitter www.theatricalanimals.com@billberloni.
William Berloni (Animal Director and Trainer) 2011 Tony Honoree for Excellence in Theatre. Broadway: Twenty six shows which include THE FERRYMAN, THE CRUCIBLE, BUL LETS OVER BROADWAY, LADY DAY AT THE EMERSON BAR AND GRILL, ANNIE (original and all revivals), A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL, LEGALLY BLONDE, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG,CAMELOT, ALICE IN WON DERLAND, OLIVER!, ANYTHING GOES, THE
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