2022-23 season Confessions of a Former Bully

Adapted for the stage by Michelle Hoppe-Long

From the Board President

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 fostering an environment of love and inclusiveness for all.

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 started 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.

Mitchell Kelling

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Annie Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical Confessions of a Former Bully

Allie Kazan and the Magic Mansion

Sunjata Kamalenya: The Story of the True Lion

King of Africa

The Night Diary

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

The Gathering The Lion and the Little Red Bird

photo courtesy of Cindy Taylor

Adapted for the stage by Michelle Hoppe-Long Based on the books

Confessions of a Former Bully by Trudy Ludwig, Illustrated by Beth Adams; and My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig, Illustrated by Abigail Marble

Celebrating All of Life’s Stages

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Today’s performance is supported by: Rob and Caryn Craige Arrington and Burch Mixon

The Daniel, Edward, Cora and Strickland Foundation Deloitte and Touche LLP

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.

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Business Manager - Alex Doxey

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Director of Production - Steven Levine

Artistic & Community Relations Fellow - Alicia Tafoya

Costume Shop Manager - Anna Klinger

Resident Designer & Crafts Specialist - Magda Guichard

Cutter/Draper - Colette Adatto

Technical Director - Andrew Gibbon

Resident Stage Manager - Steven James

Resident Sound Designer/AV Supervisor - Tyler Knowles

Charge Scenic Artist - Tim Parati

Master Carpenter - John Slechta

Deck Chief/House Carpenter - Shane Burgett

Properties Manager - Cassie Ward

Resident Lighting Designer/Master Electrician - Robyn Warfield

Production Assistant - Ali Wieder

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Chair - Mitchell Kelling

Treasurer - Stephanie Isham

Secretary - Maddie Myers

Past Chair - Ashley Joseph

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BEHIND THE SCENES

All of the elements of the show from set design to costume design, lighting, props and sound, are all created at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte by a talented team of artists.

Together, we bring stories like this one to life through the magic of theatre.

SET DESIGN

Tim Paratis set is designed in a way where the pieces can be easily packed and transported so the Theatre’s Resident Touring Company can take the show on the road.

REHEARSAL PHOTOS

DID YOU KNOW?

Author Trudy Ludwig, who wrote both books the show is based upon, also wrote The Invisible Boy. That show was adapted for our stage in 2019.

Meet the Cast

CORINA CHILDS (Katie)

Corina Childs is excited to join the Children's Theatre of Charlotte family on tour this year for A Sick Day for Amos McGee and Confessions of a Former Bully. Although this is her first time performing with Children's Theatre of Charlotte, she has previously been seen in Sister Act at Matthews Playhouse, as well as The Wedding Singer, Almost Maine, and Our Place at Central Piedmont Community College where she also works as a House Manager. She also has just finished an internship with Blumenthal Performing Arts this past summer. She was raised in the Charlotte area and outside of performing has helped costume some shows as well. Her other interests include baking, reading, binging TV shows, and spending time with her family, friends, and many pets!

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ANNA GOLDSTEIN (Monica)

Anna Goldstein is a graduate of Winthrop University with a BA in Theatre Performance and a minor in K-12 Education and has a passion for working with and bringing theatre to children. Since graduating, Anna has enjoyed teaching theatre at the Levine Jewish Community Center and gaining a variety of performance experiences. Some of her favorite roles include Nan Carter in Exit, Pursued by a Bear at Winthrop University, Philoclea with Actors’ Theatre of Charlotte (though sadly cut short by COVID, as well as Snoopy and a variety of original characters at Carowinds. The Resident Touring Company is Anna’s first role with Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, and she is thrilled to be helping bring accessible theatre to regional schools.

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SULTAN OMAR EL-AMIN (Mr. Sanders & Others)

Sultan Omar El-Amin was born and raised in Charlotte, NC. Graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, he holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Professional Theatre. Of the many professional theatre projects in which he has been fortunate enough to be featured, one of his most memorable roles was that of Miles Davis in the original choreopoem, Miles and Coltrane Blue (.), directed by Quentin Talley. Sultan’s personal and professional aspiration is to utilize his talents to effect positive change and to inspire other artists to make a difference in the world.

Creative Team

CALEB SIGMON (Director) is a producer, director, and performer based out of Charlotte, NC. With credits ranging from national tours (JOURNEY TO OZ) to directing for television (Life in the Carolinas) and teaching in the classroom (UNC School of the Arts), Caleb’s career has taken him across America, sharing his passion with millions of people. He has served for seven season as artistic director of Liberty Mountain – The Revolutionary Drama, in Kings Mountain, NC, is the founder of Giggle Box Circus, a humor therapy program at Levine Children’s Hospital, and travels as an illusionist and storyteller, sharing magic and true wonder. Alongside his wife, Katy, he operates SIGMON THEATRICAL, an interactive and immersive production company, collaborating with nationally recognized theatre companies, partnering with communities, and empowering students in the classroom. Projects include national tours (DINOSAURS ALIVE!), immersive productions (THE WONDERLAND EXPERIENCE, THE SLEEPY HOLLOW ADVENTURE), and festivals (Carolina Pumpkin Spelltacular, Winterfest), along with dozens of educational touring productions. Together, Caleb and Katy are proud to call the Carolinas home, where they live in a house jam-packed with magic tricks, costumes, puppets, and their two sons, Levi and Charlie.

TIM PARATI (Scenic Designer) Tim is an artist, actor and designer and has been the resident Scenic Artist at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte for almost 20 years. For CTC, he has designed close to 30 productions

including THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, ACCIDENTAL FRIENDS, NEW KID, DANNY, KING OF THE BASEMENT, AESOP’S FABLES and THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS and co-designed PETITE ROUGE and LILLY’S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE. He has also designed for Theatre Charlotte, Opera Carolina, On Q Productions and Queen City Quiz Show. Visit timparati.com to see his work! As an actor, Parati’s credits include recurring roles on ARMY WIVES and THE WALKING DEAD and in A TIME TO KILL, FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, and JOHN ADAMS. He sends all his love and thanks to his wife and muse, Kim, for her support and inspiration, their amazing daughter Ava Luna and their spirited pup, Zydeco. Family is strength.

BETH CHAITMAN (Costume Designer) is a Costume Designer based out of Charlotte, North Carolina: specializing in theatre with experience in film and television. Her professional credits include designs for The Artistic Home (Chicago), A Noise Within (LA), The Matrix Theatre (LA), Heartwood Acres (PA), and as Design Assistant for TITANIC, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, and THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS, all in New York City. She also has held the position of Resident Designer 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 Carolina Summer Repertory, California State Uni-

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versity Northridge, Davidson College (NC), and the Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre (CA). She received a Certificate of Merit from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival XLIII for her designs of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (abridged). Beth holds a Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University of South Carolina.

TYLER KNOWLES (Sound Designer) is thrilled to be returning to the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte for his fifth season! Tyler received his BFA and MFA in Sound Design and Technology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Tyler has recently worked on THE VELVETEEN RABBIT and PIGS IS PIGS at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. He has also worked at Hope Summer Repertory Theatre on shows such as SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE, GO DOG. GO!, and CAT IN THE HAT. He is also a member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association.

KATY SIGMON (Lighting Designer) is a Charlotte-based costume and lighting designer, and wig and makeup artist. Professional credits include work with Heritage Theatre Festival, Liberty Mountain - The Revolutionary Drama, The Carolina Pumpkin Spelltacular, and Carol White’s Life in the Carolinas. She is Co-Founder and Production Designer of Sigmon Theatrical, Co-Founder of GiggleBox Circus, and full-time mama to Levi and Charlie.

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