2022-23 season The Lion and the Little Red Bird

From the Board President

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 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.

2023-24 SEASON On sale now / ctcharlotte.org

BALLOONACY Aug 23-31, 2023

NARNIA THE MUSICAL Sept 22 - Oct 22, 2023

TIRED SOULS: THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT Oct 7-8, 2023

LIFE DOESN’T FRIGHTEN ME Nov 4-19, 2023

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: THE MUSICAL Nov 17 - Dec 22, 2023

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! Jan 13-28, 2024

PINOCCHIO Feb 3-18, 2024

CATCHING THE MOON: THE STORY OF A YOUNG GIRL’S BASEBALL DREAM Mar 9-24, 2024

ELEPHANT AND PIGGIE'S "WE ARE IN A PLAY!" Apr 13 - May 5, 2024

DANNY, KING OF THE BASEMENT Apr 20-28, 2024

PIGS IS PIGS May 29 - June 9, 2024

DJEMBE FIRE! Mar 9, 2024

Photo by John Merrick

Written and Illustrated by Elisa Kleven

Adapted For the Stage by Nicole B. Adkins

Director Alicia Tafoya

Puppet Director Steven Levine

Costume Designer Magda Guichard

Sound Designer Tyler Knowles

Lighting Designer Katy Sigmon

Scenic Designer Sandra Gray

Run time 40 minutes

Videotaping, photography and other recording of this production is prohibited.

2022-23 Season

Today’s performance is supported by:

Herb & Gina Clegg

LaKeisha & William Jefferson

Scott & Heather McAllister

Ken & Lisa Miller

Stephen & Stephanie Sorenson

Rosa Vega

Continental Tire the Americas, LLC.

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.

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.)

CREATIVE TEAM

Director..................................Alicia Tafoya

Puppet Director..................Steven Levine

Costume Designer.......Magda Guichard

Sound Designer....................Tyler Knowles

Lighting Designer...................Katy Sigmon

Scenic Designer....................Sandra Gray

FOR THIS PRODUCTION

Stage Manager.........................Ali Wieder

Electricians......Josh Lucero, Maddi Penn, Amber Bidwell, Stephen Sharp

CAST

Brandon J Johns...........................Narrator

Isabel Gonzalez...................................Lion

Kayla Piscatelli..............................Red Bird

Original Puppet Design by Mark Sutton. Original Prop Design by Peter Smeal. Original Sound Design by Monica Falatic.

STAFF OF THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CHARLOTTE

Artistic Director - Adam Burke

Managing Director - Nao Tsurumaki

Administration

Human Resources Manager - Carolyn Lugo-Allred

Business Manager - Alex Doxey

Senior Accountant - Crystal Johnson

ImaginOn Partnership Coordinator - Maryann O’Keeffe

ImaginOn Administrative Support - Casey Kaufmann

Artistic & Production

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

Swing Tech - Vince Aycock

Education

Early Childhood & SOTT Manager - Adam Montague

Camps & Community Programs Manager - Mary Katherine Smith

Administrative Assistant - Cat Koski

Resident Teaching Artist - Karen Steele

Seasonal Resident Teaching Artists - Caitlyn Leach, Jessica Yagoda

Development

Director of Development - Emily J. Chuma, CFRE

Associate Director of Development - Scott Tynes-Miller

Operations & Special Events Manager - Lauren Taylor

Marketing and Communications

Director of Marketing & Communications - Cindy Taylor

Associate Director of Marketing - Rob Odum

Customer Experience Manager - Ashley Hughes

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair - Mitchell Kelling

Treasurer - Stephanie Isham

Secretary - Maddie Myers

Past Chair - Ashley Joseph

Sallie Beason

Veronica Bell

Mary Alice Boyd

Mike Burgess

Julio Colmenares

Stephanie Couch

Caryn Craige

Leigh Hickman

Ben Hume

William Jefferson

Shirley Lamm

Rebecca Lindahl

Brian Litwak

Jennifer Madara

Scott Manning

Salem McMullan

Lisa Miller

Mallory Navin

Chris Socha

Michael Tarwater, Jr.

Kristin Tokic

Rosa Vega-Vazquez

Nichelle Weintraub

Judith Whelan

April Whitlock

Honorary Lifetime Members

Robin Branstrom

Carla DuPuy

Peter Flur

Cynthia Lank

Linda Lockman-Brooks

Advisory Board

Robin Branstrom

Tom Eiselt

Jami Farris

Peter Flur

Gina Lawrence

ENCORE! President

Mitzi Lynch

MEET THE CAST

Brandon J Johns (Narrator)

is so happy to be back in the theatre this spring. He was last seen as Business Man in DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!, THE LION AND THE LITTLE RED BIRD tour, Bob in THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: THE MUSICAL, and Oliver Warbucks in ANNIE. Other roles at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte include Noodler in PETER PAN, White Dragon in DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, and Big Bad Wolf in SHREK THE MUSICAL. Brandon 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, and Monsieur D’Arque in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Virginia Repertory Theatre. 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 Dominion. Brandon sends endless thanks to his mother and brother for their constant support and love. For DLJ.

Photo by John Merrick

CAST CONT’D

Isabel Gonzalez (Lion)

is a graduate from the University 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 ANNIE, 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 ANTHOLOGY with The Charlotte Symphony, and MIGRANT X at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She would like to thank everybody for their constant support thus far!

Photo by John Merrick

CAST CONT’D

Kayla Piscatelli (Red Bird)

is thrilled to be returning to Children’s Theatre of Charlotte this season. Previous shows with Children’s Theatre of Charlotte include PETE THE CAT (Olive), JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK (Junie B. Jones), GO, DOG, GO! (Hattie) and more. She has also performed with Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte, CPCC Summer Theatre, Matthews Playhouse, Theatre Charlotte, Sigmon Theatrical and additional companies beyond North Carolina. When not on stage, Kayla spends her time choreographing (THE INVISIBLE BOY - 2019), directing, and teaching artists of all ages through the Charlotte area. A big believer in magic, Kayla is beyond grateful for the tiny humans in her life who inspire her to keep questioning, growing and playing, as well as her partner, Susan, for helping her feel both held and free.

Photo by John Merrick

CREATIVE TEAM

ALICIA TAFOYA (Director) is overjoyed to be back at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte (CTC) as our Artistic and Community Relations Fellow. Alicia received a Bachelor’s degree from Southern Utah University in acting and directing and a Master of Fine Arts at Texas Tech University in performance and pedagogy of acting directing. She is a director, performer, new work dramaturg, and certified Michael Chekhov instructor. Previous directing projects span multiple genres including Latinx Theatre, Opera, Theatre for Social Change, and Children’s Theatre. Recent credits include RADIUM GIRLS, HANSEL AND GRETEL (children’s opera), THE NEVERENDING STORY, and MARISOL. While at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Alicia has directed TOMÁS AND THE LIBRARY LADY, DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!, and THE LION AND THE LITTLE RED BIRD. Alicia is thankful for the collaborators who help her breathe life into these scripts. She sends love to her wonderful husband and all of the new friends in her CTC/Charlotte “family.”

MAGDA GUICHARD (Costume Designer) has been working with Children’s Theatre of Charlotte for nine years, designing costumes and puppets for such shows as THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: THE MUSICAL, MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE, ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL, THE GHOST OF SPLINTER COVE and CORALINE as well as the designing and creating of the Dragons in both THE RELUCTANT DRAGON and

SHREK THE MUSICAL. Magda earned her Master of Fine Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design in production design with a costume design focus. Magda is thrilled to call Children’s Theatre of Charlotte home and thanks her friends and, above all, her parents for their love and supporting her artistic journey.

TYLER KNOWLES (Sound Designer) is thrilled to be returning to 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 the 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 MountainThe 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.

CREATIVE TEAM CONT’D

ELISA KLEVEN (Author/Illustrator) spent much of her childhood happily creating magical, miniature worlds. Her early passions have become her adult work, as she now makes little make-believe worlds inside of her picture books. A self-taught artist, Elisa is the author and/or illustrator of over thirty books. Her books have been adapted for professional theater and ballet productions, and have received many honors, including a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award for SUN BREAD. Her illustrations for ABUELA, by Arthur Dorros, toured children’s museums nationwide, as part of an exhibit of seven classic children’s books. In 2018, Elisa delivered a Ted Talk on the power of creativity in children’s lives. Elisa received a BA in literature at the University of California at Berkeley, and a teaching credential at Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education. She continues to teach art to young children. Elisa lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family and pets. Visit Elisa’s web site at www.elisakleven.com

NICOLE B. ADKINS (she/her) (Playwright) is a playwright, dramaturg, director, and teaching artist with a longtime passion for nurturing new voices and working with and for young people. She teaches at Kennesaw State University, the Playwright’s Lab MFA program at Hollins University, and at Alliance Theatre, and has taught for many other theatres and arts organizations. Co-author of Playwriting and Young Audiences:

Collected Wisdom and Practical Advice from the Field (Intellect Press, 2017), she has ten plays published through YouthPLAYS press. Winner of the national biennial playwriting Write Now award, her plays have been performed at theatres, schools, and museums nationally and abroad, including Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Mill Mountain Theatre, Woodstock Arts, Kennesaw State University, Smith-Gilbert Gardens, and Utah State University. Nicole is a member of Dramatists Guild, Working Title Playwrights, and TYA/USA. She lives just outside of Atlanta, GA with her husband, two children, and a pair of mischief-making cats.

www.nicolebadkins.com

Happy Birthday

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Samuel Hughes

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Brody Neugent

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Landon McAllister

Wesley McElroy

Ava Shreve

Zachary Pineno

Classes and Camps

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte offers a wide variety of classes and camps for your family. Through our education programs, your child will build confidence, develop speaking, leadership and problemsolving skills, appreciate collaborating as a team member and value the feeling of commitment and accomplishment.

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• 2,600 children attend summer camps per season

• 200 students participated in The Winter Wonderland Shop at no cost in 2022

• Over 22,000 children from over 100 schools attended school shows in 2022

• 60+ artists and professional staff employed in 2022

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Paul & Eleanor Reali

Ann Renko

Emily Reynolds

Gissell Reynoso

Mary Rice

Jamie Rimany

Richard Ritter

Rebecca Rodriguez

Stanley Ruppe

Claudia Sandoval

Patricia Schilz

John & Ginger Seabrook

Alba-Justina Secrist

Whitney Seeburg

Howard Sendrovitz & David Sinclair

Jenna Shaw

Molly Shaw & David Webb

Brendan Shea

Marcie Shealy

Julie Sheffer

Chris Shepler

Cara Shields

Lavanya Shivkumar

Charles Shreve

Linda Shreve

Carol Shrum

Ketti Shum

Laura Shwedo

Cassie Sigmon

Kirilka Simeonova

Priya Sircar

Michelle Skipper

John Slechta

Karen Smith

Sarah Smulktis

Jennifer & John Snyder

Meredith Sorrell & Margaret Snyder, In Honor of Mary-Stuart Alderman

Robbie & Eva Squibb

North Carolina State Employees

Combined Campaign

Phyllis Stokes

Roger & Erin Stone

Kim Stover

Ruth Straley

Wendy Strickland

Kristin Tart

Claire & John Tate

Linda & Sid Tate

Elizabeth & David Taylor

Lauren Taylor & David Rivero

David Taylor

Joe & Rosalind Taylor

Laura Taylor

Stephanie Taylor

Colleen Terschluse

Marisa Thalberg

William Thames

Jay Thomas

Kate Timmons

Cassandra TriggsTucker

Crystal Trotter

Michael & Emily Trznadel

Scott & Robin Tynes-Miller

Steve Umberger

Catherine Van Doninck

Brad & Whitney Vineyard

Dianne Wallace

The Waller Family, In Memory of Glynis Robbins

Lauren Walls

Catherine Wares & Neil Cottrell

George Washington III

Jen Waters

Amarja Webb

Theresa Webb

Julia & Russell Weil

Kimberly Werner

Judith & Matthew Whelan, In Honor of Peter Haensel

Suzanne Williams

Mark Whitacre

Brian White

April & Thomas Whitlock, In Honor of Steven Levine

David & Tracy Whittington

Angus Whyte

Marsha E. Wiggins

Dr. Gabrielle Williams

Gloria Williams

Katie & Drew Williams

Laura Williams

Abbie Wilson

Alston O. Wolf

Kristin Wolff

Danielle Wolpa

Jean Wright

*Indicates those who support the Paige Johnston Thomas Directing Assistantship.

Our Supporters cont d

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte receives support from the Infusion Fund, a partnership between the City of Charlotte, Foundation for The Carolinas and generous donors to support the arts and cultural sector. Contributors to the fund include:

Multimillion Dollar Commitment City of Charlotte

$1.5 million and above Bank of America

C.D. Spangler Foundation / National Gypsum Company

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Trane Technologies

$600,000 - $1 million

Albemarle Foundation

Atrium Health

Barings

Duke Energy

Honeywell

JELD-WEN, Inc.

LendingTree Foundation

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Novant Health

Red Ventures

Truist

$300,000-$600,000

Ally Financial

The Centene Charitable Foundation

Childress Klein Properties

Coca-Cola Consolidated

Deloitte

EY

The Gambrell Foundation

Moore & Van Allen

PwC

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.

Rodgers Builders

Wells Fargo

Up to $300,000 Fifth Third Bank Foundation For The Carolinas

Deidre and Clay Grubb

Leslie and Michael Marsicano

Jane and Hugh McColl

Nucor Corporation

PNC Bank

Premier, Inc.

Jane and Nelson Schwab

“There are so many things about CDS that we are thankful for. The smiles on our children’s face each day says it all. They look forward to going to school. They love their teachers and friends. We appreciate the high academic standards. We love that our children’s intellect is challenged and their talents are cultivated. Above all, we are so incredibly thankful that the Christian values which are so important to our family are infused in every aspect of life here.”

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- CDS Family

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