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Welcome to The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Kim Deaton Roderick Justice Jay Goodlett

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The Future Is Bright at TCT

Here’s what’s on the horizon at this theater destination for young audiences.

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TCT: Did You Know?

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2016–2017 MainStage Season Cast

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2016–2017 Production Team

TCT: Pop Quiz 2016–2017 MainStage Productions

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2016–2017 Board of Directors

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TCT Workshops TCT Academy TCT Kids Club 2016–2017 Royal Supporters

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WELCOME TO THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI (TCT), WHERE

in our 92nd season we will explore Wonderland, The North Pole, The Land of Oz, and the African jungle! Theatre can transport us to new and exciting worlds. It’s a place where everyone (young or old) can go to escape reality by being fully entrenched in storytelling, music, dance, > ` Þ i>V Ì i Ì i VÕÀÌ> À Ãið Ƃ ` Ì >Ì iÝ« À>Ì Ã vÌi w i` Ü Ì i>À } Û> Õ>L i life lessons. Alice and Dorothy explore worlds much different than their own. Through their adventures, we learn the importance of taking time to smell the roses, and that there is no place like home. Tarzan and Buddy the Elf, both raised apart from their original families, learn to live and survive in new worlds. In their stories, they realize that they ÕÃÌ i LÀ>Vi Ì i À ` vviÀi ViÃ Ü i w ` } ÕÌ that what makes us different is actually what makes each of us special, unique, and strong. So, whether you are a mad hatter, a tall elf, a wicked witch, or a swingin’ gorilla, our 92nd season is sure to entertain and delight everyone, proving at 92, TCT is still young at heart. Like all children, TCT is going through a growth spurt of its own. There has never been a more exciting time to explore ALL of our offerings. Our outRoderick Justice, Producing Artistic Director reach and educational divisions (TCT On Tour and TCT Academy) are bolder and more exciting than ever as we continue to add new workshops, tours, class offerings, and even a new theatrical series called the Showtime Stage Series at our new facility on Red Bank Road. Please visit our website, www.thechildrenstheatre.com, and explore all the fantastic experiences The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati has to offer. Thank you for continuing to support TCT and our mission. We look forward to making memories with you and your family that will last a lifetime. Enjoy the performance!

Roderick Justice

Producing Artistic Director

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WELCOME THEATRE GOERS OF ALL AGES! THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN

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The FUTURE is BRIGHT at TCT S

ince the opening of its new facility in June, The Children’s Theatre is raising the curtain on several new programs and performances that will provide even more children with exposure to the arts. Here’s what’s on the horizon at this theater destination for young audiences—and all the reasons why you should be one of the kids reaching for the stars!

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See You at the Show! N ow you can experience more live theatre with TCT’s Studio Series. Cue: applause! Here are four goodto-know facts about the Showtime Stage Series.

TCT MainStage productions are not leaving the Taft Theatre. The Showtime Stage Series, at our new facility at 4015 Red Bank Road, allows us an opportunity to produce a variety of productions to be enjoyed by children of all ages. There are so many phenomenal shows out there that we just cannot produce on the Taft Theatre stage. Many shows are for very young >Õ` i Við - i >Ài ëiV wV> Þ v À `` i > ` } ÃV iÀð / i - ÜÌ i -Ì>}i -iÀ iÃ Ü } Ûi Õà a chance to showcase these types of works. Don’t worry—you’ll still be able to come downtown to see our wonderful Broadway-quality MainStage productions you’ve come to know and love at the Taft.

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10 weeks!

While each of our four MainStage shows typically play two weekends (and a week for schools), we will host much longer runs on the Showtime Stage—up to 10 weeks at a time!

NEW ARTISTS! We want the Showtime Stage to be a

platform for new works and new artists. We look forward to the opportunity to catapult emerging playwrights, actors, and musicians to the forefront of the Cincinnati arts scene and beyond!

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Come One, Come All! Sensory-friendly Shows

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uring the 2016–2017 season, TCT is making its MainStage productions accessible to all.

There is one daytime show for each designated as autism-friendly and sensory-friendly. The adapted productions have house lights at 30 percent, sound below 90 decibels, and fewer effects such as strobe lighting. Families have access to professionals trained to work with individuals with disabilities, and TCT provides character guides and social narratives to help individuals understand the show. Research suggests theatre training might boost skills in children with autism, so TCT hopes to create TCT Academy classes for autistic children in the future.

For information about sensory-friendly performances, visit www.thechildrenstheatre.com.

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KNOW? In TCT’s world-premiere production of Alice in Wonderland, a special effect called “rear projection animation” is used to make Alice shrink down to the perfect size to go through the door to Wonderland.

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Ken Jones, director of Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts (SOTA) is directing our production of The Wizard of Oz. Ken also starred as the Wizard himself in the 2000 and 2005 TCT productions of the show.

In the movie Elf, the department store Buddy works for is called Gimble’s. In the stage production of Elf The Musical and Elf The Musical JR., the store name was changed to Macy’s. Macy’s is also a longtime supporter of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.

Yemaya, Mother of Life, is featured in our production of Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film. TCT uses Yemaya, Mother of Life, to help tell the story. She is an African goddess and is considered to be the “Mother of All.” Watch carefully and listen closely. You will hear her voice throughout the show.

GETTING TO KNOW:

Frisch Marionettes 1) Frisch Marionette creations have appeared in

Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, Two Broke Girls, Syfy’s Warehouse 13, and the PBS documentary The American Puppet.

2) Much of the original music used in Frisch Marionette

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productions is composed and performed by Kevin’s twin brother, Steve Frisch of The Rusty Griswolds and creator of The Rusty Ball.

he fabulous Frisch Marionettes are gracing the new Showtime Stage March 9–12, 2017, to perform their Puppets Kapow! production. Get to know this local puppetry group, in its 21st year, with these FUN facts from Kevin Frisch.

3) Frisch Marionettes makes most everything from scratch.

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4) Frisch Marionettes was slated to create a Rosie

O’Donnell marionette for the opening sequence of the w > Ãi>Ã v The Rosie O’Donnell Show. Designs and sculpt were approved by Rosie, but then the tragedy of 9/11 happened and the show scrapped the plans.

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How much do you know about the exciting shows presented this season by The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati? Test your show knowledge and learn some other fun trivia too! 1 Alice mentions she has a pet cat named _______?

A. Tomcat B. Dinah

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A. Cincinnati B. Los Angeles C. New York City D. The North Pole

4 Complete this quote from Buddy the Elf: “I’m singing...I’m in a _______ and I’m singing.”

A. Theater B. Restaurant C. Store D. Car

5 What state is

Dorothy from?

A. B. C. D.

Oklahoma Missouri Nebraska Kansas

6 Who is Nikko? A. The Mayor of

Munchkin City B. The Chief of the Winkie Guards C. The Winged Monkey leader D. The Emerald City Doorman

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7 Who wrote the music for Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film?

A. Sting B. Lionel Richie C. Phil Collins D. Michael Jackson

8 Where does Tarzan

The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film take place?

A. Asia B. West Africa C. South America D. Australia ANSWERS 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.C 8.B

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OUR VENUES OUR FESTIVALS Riverbend Music Center Midpoint Music Festival PNC Pavilion Lumenocity Rose Music Center Cincy Cinco Taft Theatre The Ballroom at the Taft

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Cast of Characters Ensemble; Flower......................... Natalie Bellamy Mock Turtle....................................Brandon Bentley Ensemble ..................................Wesstin Jade C. Bin March Hare; King of Hearts ..... Rhys Boatwright Ensemble; Flower .................Madeleine Burgoon Alice ............................................Brooke Chamberlin Tweedle Dum ....................................Josh Galloway White Rabbit...................................... Korey Harlow 7 of Hearts ...............Montez O. Jenkins-Copeland 5 of Hearts ..........................................Sam Johnson 2 of Hearts; Cheshire Cat ............A. James Jones Ensemble ........................................ Aubrey E. Jones

Ensemble ............................................Charlie Klesa Knave of Hearts ...............................Tyler Kuhlman Alice’s Mother.................................... Jamie Martin Caterpillar..........................Deondra Kamau Means Queen of Hearts....................... Danielle Muething Ensemble ..................................... Janie Nalbandian Door Mouse ....................................Courtni Nicolaci Dodo Bird ........................................ Dain Alan Paige Mad Hatter ....................................... Spenser Smith Loreena; Tweedle Dee......................... Megan Urz Ensemble; Flower.............................Kealy Welage Ensemble ..................................Rachel Zimmerman

Understudies: For Tweedle Dum, 2, 5, and 7 of Hearts: Rhys Boatwright; for Loreena and Tweedle Dee: Madeleine Burgoon; for Knave and Mock Turtle: Montez O. Jenkins-Copeland; for Dodo: Aubrey E. Jones; for White Rabbit, Door Mouse, and March Hare: Charlie Klesa; for Queen of Hearts: Jamie Martin; for Alice: Janie Nalbandian; for Flower: Rachel Zimmerman

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BOOK, MUSIC, AND LYRICS BY Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman BASED ON THE NOVELS Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll COMMISSIONED AND ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY Roderick Justice ASSISTANT DIRECTED BY Eric Byrd MUSIC DIRECTION BY Jamey Strawn SCENIC DESIGN BY David A. Centers LIGHTING DESIGN BY Benjamin Gantose COSTUME DESIGN BY Jeff Shearer SOUND DESIGN BY Bill Fuss STAGE MANAGEMENT BY Jennifer M. Picone ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGEMENT BY Laura Stenger MAKEUP DESIGN BY Tiffany Johnson PUPPETS DESIGN/BUILD BY Kevin Frisch and The Frisch Marionette Company PROP DESIGN BY Cat Johnson BACKDROP BY Theatre World ANIMATION DESIGNER Sean Van Praag, www.seanvanpraag.com The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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Cast of Characters Ensemble .........................................................Olivia Bayer Ensemble .................................................Rhys Boatwright Ensemble ............................................. Bailey Broxterman Ensemble; Chadwick........................ Christopher Carter Ensemble; Matthews ............................... Daniel Cooley Ensemble .................................................Marlo D’Ascenzo Ensemble ...........................................Mia Bella D’Ascenzo Ensemble ..............................................................Lily Deye Michael ............................................Anthony Frederickson Jovie ..........................................................Hannah Gregory Ensemble ...................................................... Heather Hale Ensemble .....................................................Austin Harvey Ensemble ..............................................Jackson Higgason Buddy..........................................................A. James Jones Ensemble; Shawanda ...........................Aubrey E. Jones

Ensemble; Charlie......................................... Ethan Marx Store Manager............................Deondra Kamau Means Ensemble .............................................Danielle Muething Ensemble ...............................................Janie Nalbandian Mr. Greenway ...............................................Rodney Neal Ensemble ................................................Maddi O’Connell Walter ........................................................Dain Alan Paige Ensemble ..............................................Brett Gregory Parr Deb.............................................................Joy Rolland-Oba Emily ............................................................. Deb Schubert Ensemble ............................................................Kate Stark Ensemble; Sam ..........................Robert Carlton Stimmel Ensemble ....................................................Michelle Wells Santa .......................................................... John Wenstrup Ensemble .................................................Megan Williams

Understudies: For Matthews, Chadwick, and Sam: Rhys Boatwright; for Walter and Greenway: Daniel Cooley; for Jovie: Heather Hale; for Santa: Rodney Neal; for Buddy: Robert Carlton Stimmel; for Deb and Emily: Megan Williams

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BOOK BY Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin MUSIC BY Matthew Sklar LYRICS BY Chad Beguelin BASED UPON Ì i iÜ i i > w ÜÀ ÌÌi LÞ >Û ` iÀi L>Õ ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures in association with Unique Features DIRECTED BY Roderick Justice MUSIC DIRECTION BY -ÌiÛi iÀà CHOREOGRAPHED BY À V ÞÀ` SCENIC DESIGN BY >Û ` Ƃ° i ÌiÀà LIGHTING DESIGN BY Matthew Benjamin COSTUME DESIGN BY Jeff Shearer SOUND DESIGN BY Bill Fuss STAGE MANAGEMENT BY Jennifer M. Picone ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGEMENT BY Laura Stenger PROP DESIGN BY Cat Johnson ELF THE MUSICAL JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Ƃ >ÕÌ À âi` «iÀv À > Vi >ÌiÀ > à >Ài > à ÃÕ«« i` LÞ / ° ÜÜÜ° / - ÜðV The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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Cast of Characters Ensemble .........................................................Olivia Bayer Ensemble ...........................................................Evan Blust Ensemble; Lollipop Guild ...................Xavier Carnicom Miss Gulch; Wicked Witch ........................Liz Comstock Ensemble; Lullaby League .................Marlo D’Ascenzo Ensemble; Lullaby League ...........Mia Bella D’Ascenzo Ensemble ...................................................Sophia Dewald Ensemble; Coroner ......................Anthony Frederickson Ensemble ...........................................Trinity Grace Gibson Scarecrow; Hunk.......................................... Jay Goodlett Ensemble; Mayor; Nikko ................Nicholas Gundrum Ensemble; Barrister..................................Austin Harvey Ensemble .............................................Hunter Henrickson Wizard; Professor Marvel ...........................Bob Herzog Glinda; Ensemble ......................................... Lesley Hitch

Tinman; Hickery ......................................A. James Jones Dorothy .......................................................Kalie Kaimann Ensemble .........................................................Colin Kissel Lion; Zeke ....................................Deondra Kamau Means Ensemble; Lollipop Guild ..................... Benny Mitchell Ensemble ...................................................... Alana Money Ensemble; Lullaby League .........................Sara Moore Aunt Em; Ensemble ..........................Danielle Muething Uncle Henry; Oz Guard .........................Dain Alan Paige Ensemble .....................................................Sara Reynolds Ensemble .......................................... Bianca Ann Sanborn Ensemble; Lollipop Guild ..................Jackson Schabell Ensemble ...................................................... Kelcey Steele Ensemble ..........................................................Megan Urz Toto ...............................................................................Macy

Understudies: For Aunt Em and Glinda: Sophia Dewald; for Lion and Wizard: Hunter Henrickson; for Tinman: Colin Kissel; for Miss Gulch/Witch: Bianca Ann Sanborn; for Scarecrow and Uncle Henry: Kelcey Steele; for Dorothy: Megan Urz

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THE WIZARD OF OZ BY L. Frank Baum MUSIC AND LYRICS BY Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg BACKGROUND MUSIC BY Herbert Stothart DANCE AND VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS BY Peter Howard ORCHESTRATION BY Larry Wilcox ADAPTED BY John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company BASED UPON the Classic Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros. ADAPTATION AND SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR THE YOUNG PERFORMERS’ EDITION DEVELOPED BY iTheatrics, under the supervision of Timothy Allen McDonald DIRECTED BY Ken Jones MUSIC DIRECTION BY Jacob Priddy CHOREOGRAPHED BY Madeleine Burgoon SET DESIGN BY David A. Centers LIGHTING DESIGN BY Benjamin Gantose COSTUME DESIGN BY Cathryn Siegel Hudson SOUND DESIGN BY Bill Fuss STAGE MANAGEMENT BY Jennifer M. Picone ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGEMENT BY Laura Stenger MAKEUP DESIGN BY Tiffany Johnson PROP DESIGN BY Cat Johnson ANIMAL TRAINING BY Joy O’Dell THE WIZARD OF OZ is presented by arrangement with TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC. 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022 The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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Cast of Characters

Ensemble...........................................Madeleine Burgoon Ensemble; Tarzan’s Mother ...Megan Ainsley Callahan Ensemble.........................................................Jeremy Cox Ensemble..................................................Allison Edwards Ensemble.......................................................Nick Godfrey Ensemble............................................Anna Leigh Gortner Ensemble.............................................Nicholas Gundrum Ensemble; Leopard..................................... Hillary Hahn Young Tarzan ..............................................Austin Harvey Snipes; Ensemble.........................................George Ivan Ensemble...................................................A. James Jones Ensemble..................................................Aubrey E. Jones Young Terk .....................................................Kaleb Kemp Tarzan .......................................................... Tyler Kuhlman Clayton...........................................................Dylan McGill

Ensemble................................................. Caleb McKenzie Kerchak ........................................Deondra Kamau Means Ensemble.............................................Danielle Muething Ensemble....................................................... Rachel Perin Porter...............................................................Rodger Pille Kala ....................................................... Spring Starr Pillow Ensemble......................................................Elijah Prather Ensemble........................................... Timothy Richardson Ensemble......................................................Tiffany Rusch Ensemble..................................................Savannah Slaby Yemaya: Mother of Life; Soloist ......................................................Yolanda Spencer Ensemble.................................................. Renee Stoltzfus Jane .................................................Elizabeth Sunderhaus Ensemble.............................................Logan Weinfurtner

Understudies: For Terk and Young Terk: Madeleine Burgoon; for Clayton: Nick Godfrey; for Young Tarzan: Nicholas Gundrum; for Porter: George Ivan; for Tarzan: A. James Jones; for Kerchak: Dylan McGill; for Kala: Danielle Muething; for Snipes: Elijah Prather; for Jane: Savannah Slaby

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SEASON CAST OLIVIA BAYER

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Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR. and Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Olivia is excited to make her debut with TCT! Olivia is a sixth grader at the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA). She has appeared in The Sound of Music (Marta) and The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble), both at The Carnegie, Les Misérables (Young Cosette) at Northern Kentucky University (NKU), OperaCadabra (Winnie) with Cincinnati Opera, and The Last Stop Til’ Christmas (Angela) at SCPA. Olivia recently participated in her third year of TCT’s STAR Program. Olivia would like to thank her family and friends for all of their love and support.

EVAN BLUST

Ensemble in The Wizard of Oz Evan is a seventh grade student at Edgewood Middle School (EMS) in Trenton, Ohio. His past productions include Billy Elliot The Musical (Michael) Ü Ì > Àw i ` -Õ iÀ / i>ÌÀi > ` Disney’s Mulan JR. (salesman) at EMS. Evan was also selected for the role of Albert in Bye Bye Birdie. He attends dance classes with Unlimited Dance and TCT Academy.

RHYS BOATWRIGHT

March Hare/King of Hearts (Tweedle Dum, 2, 5, and 7 of Hearts understudies) in Alice in Wonderland; Ensemble (Matthews, Chadwick, and Sam understudies) in Tarzan the Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Rhys is a recent graduate of Northern Kentucky University (NKU), where he earned a B.F.A. in acting. He was seen on NKU’s main stage in productions such as The Winter’s Tale (Polixenes) and Les Misérables (Bamatabois). He also participated in the 2013 Cincinnati Fringe Festival in The Space Between My Head and My Body. He is extremely iÝV Ìi` Ì / / v À Ì i w ÀÃÌ Ì i > ` Ì> i Ì Ã ÕÀ iÞ into Wonderland.

NATALIE BELLAMY

Ensemble/Flower in Alice in Wonderland Natalie is excited to return to TCT after previously appearing in Disney’s Aladdin JR. and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. Other credits include Rock of Ages, The Producers, The Winter’s Tale, Footloose, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. She is currently studying to get her B.F.A. in musical theatre at Northern Kentucky University.

BRANDON BENTLEY

Mock Turtle in Alice in Wonderland Brandon is thrilled to be joining TCT for another season. He began his Cincinnati career with the touring production of Cincinnati: City of Immigrants for TCT, and has also appeared in Willy Wonka (Mr. Buckett), The Snow Queen (Futter), Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. (Chef Louis), and Shrek The Musical JR. (Shrek). He has also performed at The Carnegie in Rock of Ages (Ensemble) and in Mary Poppins and Anything Goes for Cincinnati Landmark Productions. Brandon would like to thank Brian, his friends, and his family for their love, support, and understanding.

BAILEY BROXTERMAN

Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR. Bailey is ecstatic to be back for her second season with TCT! Last year she performed in Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. (Seahorse/Ensemble). Her other productions include Alice @ Wonderland The Musical, Disney’s My Son Pinocchio JR., Disney’s Mulan JR., and Disney’s Aladdin JR. Bailey also dances competitively and plays soccer. She has won numerous awards with Revere Dance Studio and has a passion for the stage. She is a sixth grader at St. Dominic School.

WESSTIN JADE C. BIN

Ensemble in Alice in Wonderland Wesstin Jade is proud to be returning for her second year with TCT. She also appeared with Cincinnati Music Theatre in Peter Pan (Indian). She was a performer in *ÕÀi i}> Vi v À Ì i > Àw i ` } - Ü À° - i currently attends the Butler Tech School of the Arts and is taking piano and voice at the West Chester Academy. She is a signed talent with MTM International and FFT/ FunnyFace Today, Inc. She competed at the IMTA-International Model and Talent Association Convention in the summer of 2016, and she can be seen at Pink Tulip Club

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Ensemble/Flower (Loreena and Tweedle Dee understudies) in Alice in Wonderland; Ensemble (Terk and Young Terk understudies) in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Maddie has been performing professionally with TCT since age 11. Her favorite performances include Disney’s My Son Pinocchio JR. (Viola), Santa’s Toy Factory (Carol), Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs (Tapper), and The Day Before Christmas (Rudolph). Other regional credits

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2016–2017 SEASON CAST Horrors (Audrey). Megan studied voice performance and pedagogy at Westminster Choir College.

include Nuncrackers, Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale, Bible: The Book of Genesis, and Rock of Ages. She is a senior and B.F.A. candidate in musical theatre at Northern Kentucky University, where she has appeared in Seussical (JoJo), - ÕÌ *>V w V (Nurse Cora McRae), The Wedding Singer, and Les Misérables. Maddie has won choreography awards for Revere Dance Studio and The Studio for Dance, and her students have been national champions. She also has choreographed productions of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Nice Work If You Can Get It, and Beauty and the Beast, for which she won an Orchid Award for Choreography.

XAVIER CARNICOM

Ensemble/Lollipop Guild in The Wizard of Oz Xavier is a sixth grader at St. Louis School in Owensville, Ohio. He participated in the TCT STAR Program with TCT. He has performed at the School House of Music in The Sound of Music (Kurt VonTrapp) and Willy Wonka JR. (Charlie), and in the Cincinnati BoyChoir’s performance of Christmas Polar Express (Main Boy). Xavier is in Concert Choir with the Cincinnati BoyChoir and sings in the St. Louis School Concert Choir.

MEGAN AINSLEY CALLAHAN

Ensemble/Tarzan’s Mother in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Megan has appeared with TCT in Disney’s Aladdin JR. (Jasmine) and Pinkalicious (Mrs. Pinkerton). She has performed with many local companies, including Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, The Carnegie, and Kincaid Regional Theatre, among others. Recent performances include Hair (Sheila), Company (April), Into the Woods (Little Red Riding Hood), Next to Normal (Natalie), Les Misérables (Cosette), Legally Blonde (Elle), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), Hairspray (Amber von Tussle), and Little Shop of

CHRISTOPHER CARTER

Ensemble/Chadwick in Elf The Musical JR. Carter has most recently appeared with Cincinnati Landmark Productions in Rent (Angel), Chicago (Ensemble), and Anything Goes (Bishop/Ensemble). He has appeared at Wilmington College in Legally Blonde: The Musical (Emmett Forrest), The Drowsy Chaperone (Gangster #1), and at the Lebanon Theatre Company in Into The Woods (Milky White/Lucinda). Carter also performed as a Standard/Latin-style ballroom dancer for four years, making an appearance

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SEASON CAST 2016–2017 Park, The Human Race Theatre Company, Victoria Theatre, Commonwealth Theatre Company, Cincinnati Landmark Productions, and The Carnegie. Favorite productions include A Christmas Carol (Christmas Past), Marvin’s Room (Dr. Charlotte), Tapestry (Liz), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Woman 2), and Plaza Suite (Muriel Tate). Liz works in television and radio commercials and currently serves on TCT’s teaching staff.

with Middletown Academy of Dance Arts in Cinderella (Prince Charming).

BROOKE CHAMBERLIN

Alice in Alice in Wonderland Brooke is thrilled to make her MainStage debut as Alice with TCT. She appeared as Scout in Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s production of To Kill a Mockingbird. She has also performed in Annie (Molly) with Beechmont Players, The Music Man (Amaryllis) with Inspiring Arts Productions, A Christmas Carol (Belinda Cratchit) with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, as well as in ensemble roles with Acting Up and Children’s Theatre of Mason. Brooke trains in acting and voice through the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Prep department and is a three-year member of the TCT STAR NKU Intensive summer program. Brooke also takes dance, plays basketball, enjoys knitting, crafting, baking, and cooking, and often has her nose in a book.

DANIEL COOLEY

Ensemble/Matthews (Walter and Greenway understudies) in Elf The Musical JR.

> i à iÝV Ìi` Ì / / v À Ì i w ÀÃÌ time and spread joy this Christmas season! He has appeared in The Foreigner, Rock of Ages, Anything Goes, and Avenue Q in the past year. His favorite past roles include Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Tajomaru in Rashomon, Danny and Kenickie in Grease, and Charles Guiteau in Assassins. Daniel was the recipient of several Irene Ryan Award Nominations, including performing in the National Finals at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He has appeared in shows across the region, from Miami University to Northern Kentucky University, Westwood to Milford, and at the Aronoff Center. He has been a member of several area improv teams and enjoys playing hockey, reading poetry, and hiking.

LIZ COMSTOCK

Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz Liz is happy to be back performing with TCT. Audiences may remember her as Mama Ogre in Shrek The Musical JR.! She has also performed locally at Cincinnati Playhouse in the

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Ensemble in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Jeremy has appeared at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater in 9 to 5 (Doctor/ Ensemble) and Covedale Center for the Performing Arts in Mary Poppins (Neleus/Ensemble) and Brigadoon (Ensemble). He has also appeared with Village Players in Evil Dead: The Musical (Scott). Other credits include A Wry Case of Freshmen (Fran) for Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative and Antony and Cleopatra (Canidius/Messenger) and An Ideal Husband (Lord Caversham) at Northern Kentucky University.

Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR. Lily has appeared with TCT in Shrek The Musical JR., Disney’s Aladdin JR., Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR., and Pinkalicious. She has also performed in Disney’s Mary Poppins JR., Finian’s Rainbow JR., and Thoroughly Modern Millie JR. with the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music JMTI program, as well as other regional productions. She has participated in TCT’s STAR Program for the past four summers. Lily is an eighth grader at St. Agnes School.

ALLISON EDWARDS

MARLO D’ASCENZO

Ensemble in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Allison appeared with TCT in Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR., Shrek The Musical JR., School House Rock LIVE! JR., Annie JR. (Annie), Disney’s Cinderella KIDS, The Wizard of Oz, and Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids. She has also performed with Cincinnati Pops Orchestra in The Music Man (Amarylis); Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s A Christmas Carol (Belinda and Fan); School for Creative and Performing Arts’ Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Belle); Covedale Center for the Performing Arts’ Gypsy (Baby June); The Carnegie’s The Sandman and Oliver!; Showboat Majestic’s The Music Man; > Àw i ` -Õ iÀ / i>ÌÀi½Ã The Secret Garden (Mary Lennox); and La Comedia Dinner Theatre’s Annie (Molly). Allison received the League of Cincinnati Theatres 2014 Award for Outstanding Youth Performance. She participates in TCT’s STAR Program and STAR Cabaret Program.

Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR., Ensemble/Lullaby League in The Wizard of Oz After an amazing summer of training at TCT’s STAR Program, Marlo is thrilled to be part of the 2016–2017 MainStage season. She has performed with TCT in Disney’s Little Mermaid JR. (Flounder) and Disney’s Aladdin JR. She has performed at HELP co-op in Disney’s Lion King KIDS (Pumbaa), Disney’s Sleeping Beauty KIDS (Aurora), Disney’s Jungle Book KIDS (Bagheera), The Music Man JR. (Amaryllis), Flat Stanley (Mrs. Cartero), and School House Rock (Dori). Marlo is passionate about piano and dance. She also loves to swim, sing, teach, and spend time with friends and family.

MIA BELLA D’ASCENZO

Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR., Ensemble/Lullaby League in The Wizard of Oz Mia is elated to be returning to TCT this season. She previously performed in Disney’s Little Mermaid JR. (Flounder), Disney’s Aladdin JR. (Iago), Annie JR. (Molly), and Pinkalicious (Cupcake Dancer). Mia has appeared in HELP co-op productions of Disney’s Lion King KIDS (Young Simba), Disney’s Sleeping Beauty KIDS (Merryweather), and Disney’s Jungle Book KIDS (Mowgli), and has performed in several other productions. As a seventh grade homeschooled student, Mia loves to read. In her free time she water-skis, plays piano, sings, dances, serves at church, and spends time with her three sisters.

ANTHONY FREDERICKSON

Michael in Elf The Musical JR.; Ensemble/ Coroner in The Wizard of Oz Anthony is excited to return for a second season of TCT MainStage (his previous show was Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR.). He recently appeared in 64 performances of The Secret Garden (Colin) at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and the Center Stage in Baltimore, Maryland. Other performances include Disney’s Mulan JR. (Ling) at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, The Nutcracker (Fritz) with the Cincinnati Ballet, and Children of Eden (Young Abel) with Acting Up in Mason. In addition, Anthony has participated in the TCT STAR and STAR Cabaret Programs, and has recorded theatrical vocal demos for MJ Composers.

SOPHIA DEWALD

JOSH GALLOWAY

Ensemble (Aunt Em and Glinda understudies) in The Wizard of Oz Sophia appeared with The Carnegie/ Commonwealth Theatre Company in Rock of Ages (Waitress #1). She also appeared with Northern Kentucky University in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy Brown), Grapes of Wrath (Granma Joad), Once in a Lifetime (May), Les Misérables (Cosette), and Failure: A Love Story (Chorus).

Tweedle Dum in Alice in Wonderland Josh previously appeared with TCT in Shrek The Musical JR. (Pig 1/Ensemble), Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs (Waltzie), Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. (Ensemble), and Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. (Augustus Gloop). Other performances include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. (LeFou), The Diary of Anne Frank (Peter), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Levi) with the School for Creative and Performing

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2016–2017 SEASON CAST Chorus Line (Ensemble) at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts. Nick is studying electronic media at the University of Cincinnati, but has found a love for theatre. He would like to thank all of his friends and family for the support they’ve given him during his crazy theatre journey.

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TRINITY GRACE GIBSON

Ensemble in The Wizard of Oz Trinity is a sixth grader at the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA), where she is majoring in drama and vocal music. She has participated in the TCT STAR Program for the past three years. She has also appeared in two TCT MainStage productions: The Snow Queen and Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. Other past productions include Thoroughly Modern Millie JR. and Mary Poppins JR. with University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Prep and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast with SCPA. In 2015 Trinity was a cast member for the iTheatrics Choreography DVD for the Broadway Junior Showkits.

JAY GOODLETT

Hunk/Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz Born at Dayton’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Jay attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts for nine years, majoring in dance, drama, and musical theatre before training at the School of American Ballet in New York City. By age 18, Jay had joined the Cincinnati Ballet. He became a Senior Soloist in 2002 and has performed in more than 100 ballets, touring worldwide and working with groundbreaking choreographers. Jay has enjoyed his time onstage with TCT, having appeared in Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS (twice), Holiday Follies (twice), How I Became a Pirate, and The Wizard of Oz.

NICK GODFREY

Ensemble (Clayton understudy) in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Nick could not be more excited to perform à w ÀÃÌ Ã Ü Ü Ì / /° V ÀiVi Ì Þ appeared in White Christmas (Phil Davis) at Loveland Stage Company, Chicago (Fred Casely) and Anything Goes (Ensemble) at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, and A

ANNA LEIGH GORTNER

Ensemble in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Anna is currently a freshman at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) where she is ÃÌÕ`Þ } `> Vi] >À iÌ }] > ` w i >ÀÌð

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SEASON CAST 2016–2017 NICHOLAS GUNDRUM

She was previously a gymnast at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy for 16 years and is now a coach. In her free time Anna enjoys dancing, tumbling, running, and bike riding. She has appeared in Awaited: A Christmas Production (Frog) Ü Ì À ÃÃÀ >`à ÕÀV v À w Ûi Þi>Àð

HANNAH GREGORY

Jovie in Elf The Musical JR. Hannah is thrilled to appear in her fourth season with TCT, where she was last seen in Shrek The Musical JR. as the Witch, Teen Fiona, and Fiona understudy. Her favorite professional credits include Chicago (Roxie Hart) at Warsaw Federal Incline Theater; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Olive Ostrovsky) with Commonwealth Theatre Company; and A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale (Sarah Lincoln) at the Lincoln Amphitheatre. Hannah is a proud Northern Kentucky University alumnus, where she graduated magna cum laude with her B.F.A. in musical theatre and performed with the improvisational comedy troupe This Side Up. Her academic theatre credits include Bye Bye Birdie (Ursula Merkle), Legally Blonde (Enid Hoopes), and You Can’t Take It With You (Alice Sycamore), among others. > > ÀiVi Ì Þ w à i` > ÃiV ` Ü À à « «iÀv À > Vi of The Anxiety Project, which debuted in June 2016 and encored in October.

Ensemble/Mayor/Nikko in The Wizard of Oz; Ensemble (Young Tarzan understudy) in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Nicholas is 12 years old. He is a seventh grader at Guardian Angels School. He enjoys playing with his older and younger brothers, dancing, theatre, singing, and playing the piano and clarinet. He has performed in TCT’s The Snow Queen and A Charlie Brown Christmas, and in many other small theatre productions. He currently competes with the Just Off Broadway dance team and is a member of the TCT Cabaret Program.

HILLARY HAHN

Ensemble/Leopard in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Hillary has performed under the direction of Matt Wilson, Angela Kahle, Meridith Benson, Mario de la Nuez of de la Dance Company, Kim Popa of Pones Inc., Diane Germaine, and Mandie Rieber. She recently performed in Warsaw Federal Incline Theater’s production of Chicago (Hunyak/Ensemble Dancer). She is also working under the direction of Mandie Rieber in the T[here] project, for which Hillary performs as a dance and vocal soloist and serves as the music director, directing songs that she wrote and composed for the show.

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2016–2017 SEASON CAST She is thrilled to be making her debut with TCT in one of her all-time favorite shows.

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HEATHER HALE

AUSTIN HARVEY

Ensemble (Jovie understudy) in Elf The Musical JR. /Â…ÂˆĂƒ ÂˆĂƒ i>ĂŒÂ…iĂ€½Ăƒ w Ă€ĂƒĂŒ >ÂŤÂŤi>Ă€>˜Vi ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… / /° "ĂŒÂ…iĂ€ Â?ÂœV>Â? >ÂŤÂŤi>Ă€>˜ViĂƒ ˆ˜VÂ?Ă•`i ,i}ˆ˜> ˆ˜ Rock of Ages with The Carnegie, Chorus in Mozart’s The Abduction from the Harem ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ĂŒÂ…i iÂ˜ĂŒĂ•VÂŽĂž "ÂŤiĂ€>] ,>ÂŤĂ•Â˜âiÂ? ˆ˜ Into the Woods and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas with ÂœĂ€ĂŒÂ…iĂ€Â˜ iÂ˜ĂŒĂ•VÂŽĂž 1Â˜ÂˆĂ›iĂ€ĂƒÂˆĂŒĂž ­ 1ÂŽ] >˜` Ă•Â?ˆi ÂœĂ€`>Â˜Ă‰

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KOREY HARLOW

7Â…ÂˆĂŒi ,>LLÂˆĂŒ ˆ˜ Alice in Wonderland Korey was last seen on the TCT MainStage as Aladdin in Disney’s Aladdin JR. and at Commonwealth Theatre ComÂŤ>Â˜Ăž >Ăƒ i>v œ˜iĂžLi>Ă€ ˆ˜ ĂŒÂ…i 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee° i >Â?ĂƒÂœ ÂŤiĂ€vÂœĂ€Â“i` vÂœĂ€ / / œ˜ /ÂœĂ•Ă€ >˜` VÂ…ÂœĂ€iÂœ}Ă€>ÂŤÂ…i` vÂœĂ€ ˜`ˆ>˜ ˆÂ?Â? *iĂ€vÂœĂ€Â“ÂˆÂ˜} Ć‚Ă€ĂŒĂƒ° /Â…ÂˆĂƒ ÂˆĂƒ Â…ÂˆĂƒ w ˜>Â? ĂƒÂ…ÂœĂœ >Ăƒ > Ă€iĂƒÂˆ`iÂ˜ĂŒ Âœv

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HUNTER HENRICKSON Â˜Ăƒi“LÂ?i ­ ˆœ˜ >˜` 7ˆâ>Ă€` Ă•Â˜`iĂ€ĂƒĂŒĂ•`ˆiĂƒÂŽ in The Wizard of Oz Ă•Â˜ĂŒiĂ€ Â?>ĂƒĂŒ >ÂŤÂŤi>Ă€i` ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… / / >Ăƒ ÂˆÂ˜Ă•Ăƒ ˆ˜ A Charlie Brown Christmas. i ÂˆĂƒ iĂ?VÂˆĂŒi` to be returning to the stage this season! i Â…>Ăƒ ÂŤiĂ€vÂœĂ€Â“i` ˆ˜ Ă€i}ˆœ˜>Â? ĂŒÂ…i>ĂŒiĂ€Ăƒ ˆ˜ ÂœĂ€ĂŒÂ… >Ă€ÂœÂ?ˆ˜>] ĂœÂ…iĂ€i Â…i ÂŤÂ?>Ăži` iĂƒĂ•Ăƒ ˆ˜ Jesus Christ Superstar and Curly in Oklahoma!, in addition to various roles during his VÂœÂ?Â?i}i V>Ă€iiĂ€ >ĂŒ ÂœĂ€ĂŒÂ…iĂ€Â˜ iÂ˜ĂŒĂ•VÂŽĂž 1Â˜ÂˆĂ›iĂ€ĂƒÂˆĂŒĂž°

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SEASON CAST 2016–2017 BOB HERZOG

Christmas Story The Musical (Ralphie Parker) and Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Flounder) at La Comedia Dinner Theatre; The Sound of Music (Kurt) at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts; and The Music Man (Winthrop) with Inspiring Arts Productions. Jack would like to thank his family and friends for their support.

Wizard/Professor Marvel in The Wizard of Oz Bob is a proud member of the Good Morning Cincinnati team. He co-anchors GMC each weekday from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on Local 12 and from 7 to 9 a.m. on sister station WSTR-TV (Channel 64). His past productions with TCT include Shrek The Musical JR. (Donkey), Disney’s Aladdin JR. in 2006 and 2015 (Genie), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. in 2009 and 2014 (Gaston), Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. (Willy Wonka), and Disney’s Peter Pan JR. (Captain Hook). Bob graduated from Oak Hills High School, Xavier University, and Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. His number one hobby is spending time with his family.

LESLEY HITCH

Glinda/Ensemble in The Wizard of Oz Lesley appeared with TCT in Rumplestiltskin (Miller’s Daughter) and The Fantastic Toy Shoppe (Mother). She has performed in Hello, Dolly! (Dolly Levi), The King and I (Anna Leonowens), Chicago (Mamma Morton), and Guys and Dolls (Adelaide) with Cincinnati Landmark Productions. Also, her credits at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati include Sleeping Beauty (Violet), Cinderella (Socrates the Spider), and Mack and Mabel (Ensemble). Her other favorites include Carousel (Mrs. Mullin) and The Wizard of Oz (Gulch/Wicked Witch) with The Carnegie and The Odd Couple (Cecily Pigeon) with Commonwealth Theatre Company. Lesley enjoys singing with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Boogie Band and can be heard on several of their CDs.

JACKSON HIGGASON

Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR. Jackson is thrilled to be making his TCT debut! He is 13 years old and a member of the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music (CCM) Prep Junior Musical Theater Troupe. Previous productions include Crazy for You JR. (Bobby Child) at CCM Prep; the Mary Poppins JR. pilot (Michael) at CCM Prep and Mary Poppins (Michael) at Lakota West High School; A

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2016–2017 SEASON CAST GEORGE IVAN

SAM JOHNSON

Snipes/Ensemble (Porter understudy) in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film George has performed with TCT in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. (Ensemble) and is excited to take part in his second production with the company. George has performed in Anything Goes (Ensemble) with Cincinnati Landmark Productions. He has also appeared in Once in a Lifetime (Ensemble) and She Kills Monsters (Ronnie) with Northern Kentucky University.

5 of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland Sam is super excited to take part in his sixth season with TCT after appearing in Shrek The Musical JR. last season! He has performed with other local companies such as Cincinnati Landmark Productions, Footlighters, Inc., Brieabi Productions, Union Community Theatre, and -Õ ÃiÌ * >ÞiÀð -> à > ÌÜ Ì i Ì i>ÌÀi w > ÃÌ v À Ì i Cincinnati Overture Awards and a 2014 Musical Theatre alumni of the Kentucky Center’s Governor’s School for the Arts. He is currently a freshman at Northern Kentucky University earning a B.F.A. in musical theatre.

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A. JAMES JONES

7 of Hearts (Knave and Mock Turtle understudies) in Alice in Wonderland Montez is excited to be back at TCT for such a fun season! Previously, he played Chad in Disney’s High School Musical 2 On Stage! for TCT. His favorite credits include Girlfriend, Moby Dick, Rent, Grease, The Colored Museum, and Songs for a New World. He’d like to thank his family and friends for their unrelenting support and motivation.

2 of Hearts/Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland; Buddy in Elf The Musical JR.; Hickery/Tinman in The Wizard of Oz; Ensemble (Tarzan understudy) in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film James is a recent graduate of Northern Kentucky University, where he earned a B.F.A. in musical theatre. Some of his favorite theatre credits include Lonny Barnett in Rock Of Ages, Prince Thomas in Snow White and The Dancing Dwarfs, Aaron Grigsby in A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale, Prince Kai in The Snow Queen, Sir Lancelot in Spamalot, and Thomas Aykle in Heart Attack With A

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SEASON CAST 2016–2017 Christmas Carol (Belle), Footloose (Rusty), Grease (Sandy), The Wedding Singer (Linda), and Crazy For You (Irene) at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts; and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Logainne) at Xavier University. Kalie would like to thank her family for their continued support and Judy Garland for being a huge inspiration. This performance is dedicated to Julie Diamond, a beloved teacher and friend.

Knife! James is thankful and feels lucky to collaborate with TCT for all four productions this season.

AUBREY E. JONES

Ensemble (Dodo understudy) in Alice in Wonderland; Ensemble/Shawanda in Elf The Musical JR.; Ensemble in Tarzan the Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film This is Aubrey’s second year performing with TCT. She appeared in last season’s A Charlie Brown Christmas. She is a member of the STAR Cabaret Program and performed in the Chicago showcase. Aubrey, a seventh grader at Cincinnati Country Day School, appeared in the high school’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Ensemble). She also appeared in Hairspray JR. (Little Inez), Law & Order Fairytale Unit (Detective Cindy), and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s A Christmas Carol (Want). Aubrey is grateful to join these talented people during this MainStage season.

KALEB KEMP

Young Terk in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Kaleb is an eleventh grader at the Seven Hills School. He has appeared in shows such as Spamalot (Historian/ The Black Knight), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Victor Grinstead), The Importance of Being Ernest (Algernon Moncrieff), Maelstrom (Reed), Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker), and Dr. Newheart’s Neck-Up Check-Up (Dr. Hearasaya). Kaleb brought home a Best Supporting Actor Cappies award for his role as Cookie McGee in the Seven Hills School production of Nice Work If You Can Get It. He has 11 years of classical piano training and participated in the STAR Program last summer. This is his debut with TCT.

KALIE KAIMANN

Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz Kalie is thrilled to be making her TCT debut in The Wizard of Oz! Her local credits include Anything Goes (Bonnie) and The Producers (Ulla) at Warsaw Federal Incline Theater; Hairspray (Velma Von Tussle), A

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ETHAN MARX

Ensemble (Tinman understudy) in The Wizard of Oz /Â…ÂˆĂƒ ÂˆĂƒ ÂœÂ?ˆ˜½Ăƒ w Ă€ĂƒĂŒ ĂƒÂ…ÂœĂœ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… / / >˜` Â…i couldn’t be more excited. Colin recently }Ă€>`Ă•>ĂŒi` ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… Â…ÂˆĂƒ ° °Ć‚° ˆ˜ >VĂŒÂˆÂ˜} vĂ€ÂœÂ“ Northern Kentucky University (NKU). He has appeared in “>Â˜Ăž ĂƒÂ…ÂœĂœĂƒ >ĂŒ 1 ÂœĂ›iĂ€ ĂŒÂ…i ÂŤ>ĂƒĂŒ vÂœĂ•Ă€ Ăži>Ă€Ăƒ] ˆ˜VÂ?Ă•`ˆ˜} Once in a Lifetime ­ ÂˆĂƒÂ…ÂœÂŤÂŽ] Moon Over Buffalo ­*>Ă•Â?ÂŽ] and Spamalot ­-ÂˆĂ€ i`iĂ›iĂ€iŽ° i Â…>Ăƒ >Â?ĂƒÂœ >ÂŤÂŤi>Ă€i` ˆ˜ A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale ­9ÂœĂ•Â˜} Ć‚LiÂŽ >˜` ˆ˜ Scrooge’s Christmas ­ iÂŤÂ…iĂœÂŽ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ˆ˜VÂœÂ?˜ ÂœĂžÂ…ÂœÂœ` Ă€>“> Ć‚ĂƒĂƒÂœVˆ>ĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜° ÂœÂ?ˆ˜ ĂœÂœĂ•Â?` Â?ˆŽi ĂŒÂœ ĂŒÂ…>˜Ž Â…ÂˆĂƒ vĂ€Âˆi˜`Ăƒ >˜` v>“ˆÂ?Ăž vÂœĂ€ ÂŤĂ•ĂƒÂ…ÂˆÂ˜} …ˆ“ ĂŒÂœ vÂœÂ?Â?ÂœĂœ Â…ÂˆĂƒ `Ă€i>Â“Ăƒt

Ensemble/Charlie in Elf the Musical JR. ĂŒÂ…>˜ ÂˆĂƒ >˜ iˆ}Â…ĂŒÂ… }Ă€>`iĂ€ >ĂŒ ĂŒÂ…i -V…œœÂ? vÂœĂ€

Ă€i>ĂŒÂˆĂ›i >˜` *iĂ€vÂœĂ€Â“ÂˆÂ˜} Ć‚Ă€ĂŒĂƒ ­- *Ć‚Ž° i is thrilled to be returning to the TCT >ˆ˜-ĂŒ>}it ÂˆĂƒ ÂŤ>ĂƒĂŒ ÂŤiĂ€vÂœĂ€Â“>˜ViĂƒ ˆ˜VÂ?Ă•`i Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Chip) and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ­ Â˜Ăƒi“LÂ?iÂŽ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… - *Ć‚ and Shrek The Musical JR. ­9ÂœĂ•Â˜} -Â…Ă€iŽÉ Ăœ>Ă€vÂŽ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… / /° i >Â?ĂƒÂœ Â?iÂ˜ĂŒ Â…ÂˆĂƒ Ă›ÂœV>Â? ĂŒ>Â?iÂ˜ĂŒĂƒ vÂœĂ€ ĂŒÂ…i ĂƒĂŒĂ•`ˆœ ĂƒÂœĂ•Â˜`ĂŒĂ€>VÂŽ Ă€iVÂœĂ€`ˆ˜} Âœv Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Crown Jewel] > V…ˆÂ?`Ă€i˜½Ăƒ Â“Ă•ĂƒÂˆV>Â?° i Â…>Ăƒ ÂŤ>Ă€ĂŒÂˆVÂˆÂŤ>ĂŒi` ˆ˜ / /½Ăƒ -/Ć‚, *Ă€Âœ}Ă€>“ vÂœĂ€ ĂŒÂ…i ÂŤ>ĂƒĂŒ ĂŒÂ…Ă€ii Ăži>Ă€Ăƒ°

DYLAN McGILL

CHARLIE KLESA Â˜Ăƒi“LÂ?i ­7Â…ÂˆĂŒi ,>LLÂˆĂŒ] ÂœÂœĂ€ ÂœĂ•Ăƒi] >˜` >Ă€VÂ… >Ă€i Ă•Â˜`iĂ€ĂƒĂŒĂ•`ˆiĂƒÂŽ ˆ˜ Alice in Wonderland Charlie couldn’t be happier to return to / /½Ăƒ ĂƒĂŒ>}i] ĂœÂ…iĂ€i Â…i Â?>ĂƒĂŒ ÂŤiĂ€vÂœĂ€Â“i` ˆ˜ Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. ­"ÂœÂ“ÂŤ>‡ ÂœÂœÂ“ÂŤ> >˜`

Â…>Ă€Â?ˆi Ă•VÂŽiĂŒ Ă•Â˜`iĂ€ĂƒĂŒĂ•`ˆiĂƒŽ° i Â…>Ăƒ i˜Â?ÂœĂži` ĂƒiĂ›iĂ€>Â? ĂƒĂ•Â“Â“iĂ€Ăƒ ÂŤ>Ă€ĂŒÂˆVÂˆÂŤ>ĂŒÂˆÂ˜} ˆ˜ ĂŒÂ…i -/Ć‚, *Ă€Âœ}Ă€>“ >˜` Â…>Ăƒ ÂŤ>Ă€ĂŒÂˆVÂˆÂŤ>ĂŒi` ˆ˜ ĂŒÂ…i -/Ć‚, >L>Ă€iĂŒ *Ă€Âœ}Ă€>“] ĂƒÂ…ÂœĂœV>ĂƒÂˆÂ˜} ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… / / ˆ˜ iĂœ 9ÂœĂ€ÂŽ ÂˆĂŒĂž >˜` …ˆV>}Âœ° ÂˆĂƒ ÂœĂŒÂ…iĂ€ >ÂŤÂŤi>À‡ ances include Into the Woods ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ÂœĂ€ĂŒÂ…iĂ€Â˜ iÂ˜ĂŒĂ•VÂŽĂž 1Â˜ÂˆĂ›iĂ€ĂƒÂˆĂŒĂž] The Wizard of Oz ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… /Â…i >Ă€Â˜i}ˆi] >˜` The Secret Garden ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ˆ˜Vˆ˜˜>ĂŒÂˆ *Â?>ĂžÂ…ÂœĂ•Ăƒi ˆ˜ ĂŒÂ…i *>ÀŽ° i Ăœ>Ăƒ }ÂˆĂ›i˜ /Â…i ,ÂˆĂƒÂˆÂ˜} -/Ć‚, Ć‚Ăœ>Ă€` LĂž / / ˆ˜ Ă“ä£{° Â…>Ă€Â?ˆi ĂŒĂ€>ÂˆÂ˜Ăƒ >ĂŒ ĂŒÂ…i ˆ˜Vˆ˜˜>ĂŒÂˆ >Â?Â?iĂŒ] >˜` Â…i ĂŒĂ€>ˆ˜i` ĂŒÂ…ÂˆĂƒ ÂŤ>ĂƒĂŒ ĂƒĂ•Â“Â“iĂ€ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ĂŒÂ…i ÂœĂƒĂŒÂœÂ˜ >Â?Â?iĂŒ°

TYLER KUHLMAN

˜>Ă›i Âœv i>Ă€ĂŒĂƒ ˆ˜ Alice in Wonderland; Tarzan in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Tyler is excited to be making his TCT `iLĂ•ĂŒt i Â…>Ăƒ Lii˜ ÂˆÂ˜Ă›ÂœÂ?Ă›i` ˆ˜ Â˜Ă•Â“iĂ€ÂœĂ•Ăƒ productions in the Cincinnati theatre scene. His credits ˆ˜VÂ?Ă•`i Ć‚VĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ ˆ˜ West Side Story, Tinman in The Wizard of Oz, Roger in Rent, iÂ?VÂ…ÂˆÂœĂ€ >LÂœĂ€ ˆ˜ Spring Awakening, Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods, and many ÂœĂŒÂ…iĂ€Ăƒ° i ĂœÂœĂ•Â?` Â?ˆŽi ĂŒÂœ ĂŒÂ…>˜Ž ĂŒÂ…i ÂŤĂ€Âœ`Ă•VĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ ĂŒi>“ >ĂŒ / / vÂœĂ€ ÂœvviĂ€ÂˆÂ˜} …ˆ“ ĂŒÂ…ÂˆĂƒ >“>∘} ÂœÂŤÂŤÂœĂ€ĂŒĂ•Â˜ÂˆĂŒĂžt

Clayton (Kerchak understudy) in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film

ĂžÂ?>˜ ÂˆĂƒ ĂŒÂ…Ă€ÂˆÂ?Â?i` ĂŒÂœ Li “>Žˆ˜} Â…ÂˆĂƒ / / `iLĂ•ĂŒ° i Â…>Ăƒ >ÂŤÂŤi>Ă€i` ˆ˜ > Â˜Ă•Â“LiĂ€ Âœv ĂƒÂ…ÂœĂœĂƒ ĂŒÂ…Ă€ÂœĂ•}Â…ÂœĂ•ĂŒ ĂŒÂ…i VÂœĂ•Â˜ĂŒĂ€Ăž° -œ“i Âœv Â…ÂˆĂƒ v>Ă›ÂœĂ€ÂˆĂŒi Ă€ÂœÂ?iĂƒ include Harold Hill in The Music Man, Horton in Suessical: The Musical, >Ă€ÂˆĂ•Ăƒ ˆ˜ Les MisĂŠrables, Ă€° Ă€>˜Ž‡ ‡ Ă•Ă€ĂŒiĂ€ in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 6ˆVĂŒÂœĂ€ 6œ˜ Ă€>˜ŽiÂ˜ĂƒĂŒiˆ˜ in Young Frankenstein, >˜` Âœ}ĂƒĂœÂœĂ€ĂŒÂ… ˆ˜ Beauty and the Beast. ĂžÂ?>˜ Ă€iViÂ˜ĂŒÂ?Ăž Ă€iĂŒĂ•Ă€Â˜i` ĂŒÂœ ˆ˜Vˆ˜˜>ĂŒÂˆ vĂ€ÂœÂ“ /iĂ?>Ăƒ] ĂœÂ…iĂ€i Â…i LĂ•ÂˆÂ?ĂŒ Â…ÂˆĂƒ ÂœĂœÂ˜ ĂŒÂ…i>ĂŒĂ€i VÂœÂ“ÂŤ>Â˜Ăž >ĂŒ ĂŒÂ…i ÂœĂ€ÂŤĂ•Ăƒ

Â…Ă€ÂˆĂƒĂŒÂˆ Ă•ĂƒiՓ Âœv -Vˆi˜Vi >˜` ÂˆĂƒĂŒÂœĂ€Ăž° i ÂˆĂƒ > ° °Ć‚° }Ă€>`Ă•>ĂŒi Âœv ĂŒÂ…i ÂœĂƒĂŒÂœÂ˜ ÂœÂ˜ĂƒiÀÛ>ĂŒÂœĂ€Ăž°

CALEB McKENZIE

Ensemble in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Caleb is currently a sophomore at the -V…œœÂ? vÂœĂ€ Ă€i>ĂŒÂˆĂ›i >˜` *iĂ€vÂœĂ€Â“ÂˆÂ˜} Ć‚Ă€ĂŒĂƒ] ĂœÂ…iĂ€i Â…i½Ăƒ >ÂŤÂŤi>Ă€i` ˆ˜ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ­ >ÂŽiÀŽ and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast ­ >Ă•Ă€ÂˆViŽ° i Â…>Ăƒ ÂŤiĂ€vÂœĂ€Â“i` ˆ˜ VÂœĂ•Â˜ĂŒÂ?iĂƒĂƒ ÂœĂŒÂ…iĂ€ ĂƒÂ…ÂœĂœĂƒ >VĂ€ÂœĂƒĂƒ ĂŒÂ…i VÂˆĂŒĂž] ĂƒĂ•VÂ… >Ăƒ Bye Bye Birdie ­ ÂœÂ˜Ă€>` ÂˆĂ€`ˆiÂŽ] Seussical ­7ˆVÂŽiĂ€ĂƒÂ…>“Ž] >˜` The Diviners ­ iĂ€Ă€ÂˆĂƒŽ° >Â?iL Â…>Ăƒ ÂŤ>Ă€ĂŒÂˆVÂˆÂŤ>ĂŒi` ˆ˜ / /½Ăƒ -/Ć‚, *Ă€Âœ}Ă€>“ vÂœĂ€ ĂŒÂ…i ÂŤ>ĂƒĂŒ ĂŒĂœÂœ Ăži>Ă€Ăƒ >˜` ÂˆĂƒ >Â?ĂƒÂœ ÂŤ>Ă€ĂŒ Âœv ĂŒÂ…i -/Ć‚, >L>Ă€iĂŒ *Ă€Âœ}Ă€>“° /Â…ÂˆĂƒ ÂˆĂƒ >Â?iL½Ăƒ w Ă€ĂƒĂŒ >ˆ˜-ĂŒ>}i ÂŤĂ€Âœ`Ă•VĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… / / >˜` Â…i VÂœĂ•Â?`˜½ĂŒ Li Â“ÂœĂ€i iĂ?VÂˆĂŒi`°

DEONDRA KAMAU MEANS

JAMIE MARTIN Ć‚Â?ˆVi½Ăƒ ÂœĂŒÂ…iĂ€ ­+Ă•ii˜ Âœv i>Ă€ĂŒĂƒ understudy) in Alice in Wonderland Jamie is thrilled to be making her TCT >ˆ˜-ĂŒ>}i `iLĂ•ĂŒ ˆ˜ Alice in Wonderland. She is a music and drama teacher at

>Â?Ă›>ÀÞ Â…Ă€ÂˆĂƒĂŒÂˆ>˜ -V…œœÂ? ˆ˜ />ĂžÂ?ÂœĂ€ ˆÂ?Â?] iÂ˜ĂŒĂ•VÂŽĂž] >˜` > }Ă€>`Ă•>ĂŒi Âœv ÂœĂ€ĂŒÂ…iĂ€Â˜ iÂ˜ĂŒĂ•VÂŽĂž 1Â˜ÂˆĂ›iĂ€ĂƒÂˆĂŒĂž ­ 1ÂŽ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… > `i}Ă€ii ˆ˜ Â“Ă•ĂƒÂˆV ÂŤiĂ€vÂœĂ€Â“>˜Vi° *>ĂƒĂŒ VĂ€i`ÂˆĂŒĂƒ ˆ˜VÂ?Ă•`i Fiddler on the Roof ­/âiÂˆĂŒÂ?ÂŽ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ÂœĂ•Ă€ ÂœĂ•Â˜ĂŒĂž *Â?>ĂžiĂ€Ăƒ >˜` Suor Angelica ­-Ă•ÂœĂ€ Ć‚Â˜}iÂ?ˆV>ÂŽ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… 1 "ÂŤiĂ€>° >“ˆi½Ăƒ >Â?Â?Â‡ĂŒÂˆÂ“i v>Ă›ÂœĂ€ÂˆĂŒi Ă€ÂœÂ?iĂƒ >Ă€i œ“ ­vÂœĂ€ ĂŒÂ…i >Ă€ĂŒÂˆÂ˜ v>“ˆÂ?ގ >˜` Âş Ă€>“> >“>Âť ­ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ĂŒÂ…i >Â?Ă›>ÀÞ Â…Ă€ÂˆĂƒĂŒÂˆ>˜ -V…œœÂ? v>“ˆÂ?ĂžŽ°

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Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland; -ĂŒÂœĂ€i >˜>}iĂ€ ˆ˜ Elf The Musical JR.; <iÂŽiÉ ˆœ˜ ˆ˜ The Wizard of Oz; Kerchak in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film

iœ˜`Ă€> Â…>Ăƒ Lii˜ >Ă€ÂœĂ•Â˜` / / vÂœĂ€ ĂŒÂ…i ÂŤ>ĂƒĂŒ Ă“Ă“ Ăƒi>ĂƒÂœÂ˜Ăƒ ˆ˜ Ă›>Ă€ÂˆÂœĂ•Ăƒ V>ÂŤ>VÂˆĂŒÂˆiĂƒ] Â“ÂœĂƒĂŒ Â˜ÂœĂŒ>LÂ?Ăž >Ăƒ >˜ Ć‚Ă€ĂŒĂƒ Â˜ĂŒi}Ă€>ĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ -ÂŤiVˆ>Â?ÂˆĂƒĂŒ° ˜ >``ÂˆĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ ĂŒÂœ Â…ÂˆĂƒ / / VĂ€i`ÂˆĂŒĂƒ] Â…i Â…>Ăƒ Lii˜ > ĂŒi>V…ˆ˜} >Ă€ĂŒÂˆĂƒĂŒ vÂœĂ€ >“ˆÂ?ˆiĂƒ ÂœĂ€Ăœ>Ă€`] Ć‚Ă€ĂŒ ÂˆÂ˜ÂŽĂƒ] *Ă€ÂœÂ?iVĂŒ

œ˜˜iVĂŒ] ˆ˜Vˆ˜˜>ĂŒÂˆ Â?>VÂŽ /Â…i>ĂŒĂ€i ÂœÂ“ÂŤ>Â˜Ăž] Ć‚Ă€ĂŒĂƒ

ÂœÂ˜ĂƒÂœĂ€ĂŒÂˆĂ•Â“ Âœv ˆ˜Vˆ˜˜>ĂŒÂˆ] œ˜}Âœ -¾Õ>Ă€i] -ĂŒ° ÂœĂ•ÂˆĂƒ Â?>VÂŽ ,iÂŤiĂ€ĂŒÂœĂ€Ăž /Â…i>ĂŒĂ€i] >˜` …ˆV>}Âœ ÂˆĂŒĂž *Ă•LÂ?ˆV -V…œœÂ?Ăƒ° i Â…>Ăƒ ÂŤiĂ€vÂœĂ€Â“i` >˜`Ă‰ÂœĂ€ `ÂˆĂ€iVĂŒi` vÂœĂ€ Ć‚Ă€ĂŒ7ÂœĂ€ÂŽĂƒ ˆ˜Vˆ˜˜>ĂŒÂˆ]

ˆ˜Vˆ˜˜>ĂŒÂˆ "ÂŤiĂ€>] /Â…i>ĂŒĂ€i 6] 8>Ă›ÂˆiĂ€ *Â?>ĂžiĂ€Ăƒ] Ă•ĂŒĂ•Ă€i 7ÂœĂ€Â?`

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2016–2017 SEASON CAST on the Roof (Bielke) at La Comedia Dinner Theatre. This à iÀ w ÀÃÌ Ã Ü Ü Ì / /t Ƃ > > Ü Õ ` i Ì Ì > ` and her family and friends for their unending support.

Productions, Studio Theater, HappyNia Productions, KINGS Productions, Medasi African Dance Theatre, Njo jo Family Productions, 144k Artistic Order, Showbiz International, St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre, and Congo Square Theatre.

SARA MOORE

Ensemble/Lullaby League in The Wizard of Oz Sara is excited to make her TCT MainStage debut in The Wizard of Oz. She has previously performed with The Carnegie in The Wizard of Oz (Munchkin/Monkey/ Jitterbug); Queen City Productions in Shrek (Young Fiona) and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Chip); and Sunset Players in Aladdin (Dancing Monkey) and Dorothy Meets Alice (Cowardly Lion). She participates in the TCT STAR Program and is a seventh grader at Woodland Middle School.

BENNY MITCHELL

Ensemble/Lollipop Guild in The Wizard of Oz Benny is thrilled to make his debut on the TCT MainStage in The Wizard of Oz. He has appeared in The Music Man (Ensemble) at Xavier University, Treasure Island (Capt. Jim Hawkins) and Snow White (Prince Phillip) at Clifton Performance Theatre, and Pinocchio (Jiminy Cricket) at Mariemont Elementary. When he’s not acting, Benny is playing a variety of sports and searching for an epic game of Dungeons & Dragons. Benny is grateful for the support of Mom and Dad and his theatre teacher Miss Bethany.

DANIELLE MUETHING

Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland; Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR.; Aunt Em/ Ensemble in The Wizard of Oz; Ensemble (Kala understudy) in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film

> i i à >««Þ Ì Li L>V v À > Ì iÀ vÕ Ãi>à t Her previous TCT credits include Shrek The Musical JR. (Gingy/Mama Bear), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR.

ALANA MONEY

Ensemble in The Wizard of Oz Alana most recently appeared in Acting Up’s Heroes and Villains fundraiser. Some of her other credits include Into the Woods (Little Red Riding Hood), Fame JR. (Carmen Diaz), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, and Fiddler

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(Mrs. Potts), The Snow Queen (Nana), Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. (Mrs. Bucket), Disney’s Cinderella KIDS (Drizella), and Disney’s Aladdin JR. (Iago). Other productions include Baby (Arlene) at Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, Assassins (Sara Jane Moore) at Falcon Theater, Sweeney Todd (Ensemble) at The Carnegie, and Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Ensemble) at Showboat Majestic. She is also part of the a cappella duo The Sweet and Lows!

Mr. Greenway (Santa understudy) in Elf The Musical JR. , ` iÞ Ã iÝV Ìi` Ì / /° i >à appeared on stage throughout the community with many organizations as a performer and director. Most recently he appeared >à iÞ v À Ì i , Ì>ÀÞ ÕL v > Ì ½Ã «À `ÕVÌ of Shrek The Musical, and in Sondheim on Sondheim >Ì Ì i ÌÌ i ÌiÀ v À Ài>Ì Ûi ƂÀÌð "Ì iÀ ÀiVi Ì Ã Üà include Big the Musical, The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), A Christmas Carol, and White Christmas. Rodney hopes you will join him on his next project, Damn Yankees, Ü V i Ü ` ÀiVÌ v À Ài>ÌiÀ > Ì Û V / i>ÌÀi in April.

JANIE NALBANDIAN

Ensemble (Alice understudy) in Alice in Wonderland; Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR. Janie appeared with TCT in Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs (Puppeteer) and Pinkalicious the Musical ­ ÕÌÌiÀy Þ®° iÀ Ì iÀ v>Û À Ìi shows include Disney’s Mary Poppins (Jane Banks) with Cincinnati Music Theatre, Thoroughly Modern Millie JR. ­ Àð iiÀî Ü Ì 1 ÛiÀà ÌÞ v V >Ì ½Ã i}i

ÃiÀÛ>Ì ÀÞ v ÕÃ V *Ài«] Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Ensemble) with the School for the

Ài>Ì Ûi > ` *iÀv À } ƂÀÌÃ ­- *Ƃ®] Seussical the Musical (Mayzie) with Union Community Theatre, and Disney’s 101 Dalmatians KIDS (Cruella DeVil) with SCPA. She is a sophomore at SCPA majoring in drama.

COURTNI NICOLACI

Door Mouse in Alice in Wonderland Courtni is excited for her second show Ü Ì / /t iÀ `iLÕÌ Ü>Ã School House Rock Live! JR. (Dori). She has worked with Cincinnati Landmark Productions in 9 to 5: The Musical (Doralee), Godspell (Peggy), A Christmas Carol (Charwoman), and She Loves Me (Customer).

ÕÀÌ >à > L>V i À½Ã `i}Àii Ì i>ÌÀi >ÀÌÃ Ü Ì > À ÕÀ > à vÀ ÀÌ iÀ i ÌÕV Þ 1 ÛiÀà ÌÞ° While there she appeared in Legally Blonde: The Musical

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2016–2017 SEASON CAST A veteran of more than 30 productions with TCT, Dain has performed with many theatres around town, including Jersey Productions, Showboat Majestic, Kincaid Regional Theatre, Northern Kentucky University Summer Dinner Theatre, Monmouth Theatre, and ArtReach Touring Theatre. His favorite TCT roles include Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR., Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, and Divine Debris, a Dragon of Some Renown in Rapunzel.

(Paulette), Spamalot (Mrs. Galahad/Concorde), and You Can’t Take It With You (Gay Wellington).

MADDI O’CONNELL

Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR. Maddi, a Saint Ursula Academy sophomore, is enjoying her seventh season with TCT. Her productions include Pinkalicious (Peter), Annie JR. (July), Disney’s Cinderella KIDS (Perla), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR., Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR., Seussical JR., The Wizard of Oz, and Holiday Follies 2 and 2011. Maddi performed in TCT STAR Cabaret Program showcases in New York City and Chicago. Her other credits include Hairspray (Tracy); Cinderella and A Christmas Carol at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts; Cincinnati Ballet’s The Nutcracker; Man of La Mancha (Fermina) at Saint Xavier High School; and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck) and Twelfth Night (Sir Toby) with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Groundlings. Maddi performs in Saint Ursula’s select Vocal Ensemble and studies voice with Victoria Bernardini.

BRETT GREGORY PARR

Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR. Brett is thrilled to be making his TCT debut! He is a native of Canton, Ohio, where he has appeared in many productions. His favorite roles were Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Terpsicore in Xanadu. His recent Cincinnati-area credits include Big the Musical (Paul Seymour) and Shrek The Musical (Lord Farquaad) with the Rotary Club of Hamilton, and The Rocky Horror Show (Dr. Frank-N-Furter) with Showbiz Players. Brett was a vocalist in British Invasion at Kings Island and worked for Walt Disney World and Carnival Cruise Lines. He holds a bachelor of communication degree from Kent State University.

DAIN ALAN PAIGE

Dodo Bird in Alice in Wonderland; Walter in Elf The Musical JR.; Uncle Henry/Oz Guard in The Wizard of Oz Dain is thrilled to be working with old friends and new this season at the Taft!

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appeared on the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater stage in 1776 (John Adams), and at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts in Into the Woods (Baker), Noises Off (Gary), Little Shop of Horrors (The Dentist), and Play it Again, Sam (Allan). He also appeared in The Game’s Afoot, Church Girls, 1940s Radio Hour, and She Loves Me at Commonwealth Theatre Company.

Ensemble in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Rachel played Babette in TCT’s Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. and Lily St. Regis in Annie JR. Her regional credits include 42nd Street, Steel Magnolias, A Chorus Line, Anything Goes, Fiddler on the Roof, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Best Little Theater in Town, The Will Rogers Follies, Spamalot, Meet Me In St. Louis, Home for the Holidays, I Love a Piano, Bedroom Farce, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story, Jack!, Dora’s Pirate Adventure, Cabaret, High School Musical, Snow White, Once Upon a Mattress, The Pinocchio Show, Sweet Charity, Les Misérables, First Date, Godspell, Awaited, Bells Are Ringing, and Young Frankenstein.

SPRING STARR PILLOW

Kala in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Spring graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a degree in musical theatre performance. She is currently employed as the music and drama teacher for DePaul Cristo Rey High School. Her previous credits with TCT include Tituba in The Crucible, Evil Queen Mary in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Reporter in Little Red Riding Hood, and Mama Rabbit in The Rockin’ Adventures of Peter Rabbit. She is currently a featured vocalist and Cabaret artist at The Celestial and Eddie Merlot’s.

RODGER PILLE

Porter in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Rodger’s TCT appearances include A Charlie Brown Christmas (Snoopy), Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. (Grandpa Joe), Holiday Follies 2011 (Ted), How I Became a Pirate (Scully), Charlotte’s Web (Wilbur), Robin Hood (Sheriff of Nottingham), Rudolph (Elmer), Frosty (Ernesto), and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Ichabod Crane). Rodger has

ELIJAH PRATHER

Ensemble (Snipes understudy) in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Eli has appeared with TCT in Shrek the Musical JR. (Puppeteer, Humpty Dumpty),

Frisch’s Presents The Nutcracker, December 9-18 King Arthur’s Camelot, February 10-12 Ballet Toybox: Swan Lake, Jr., March 19

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Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs (Puppeteer, Ensemble), A Charlie Brown Christmas (5, Reindeer), and Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. (Ensemble). He has also appeared in Cincinnati Music Theatre productions of Mary Poppins (Valentine/Ensemble) and Peter Pan (Lost Boy Slightly), as well as in The Sound of Music (Frederick von Trapp) at The Carnegie. Eli has also performed with the TCT Cabaret Program in New York City and Chicago. He is a junior at the School for Creative and Performing Arts.

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JOY ROLLAND-OBA

SARA REYNOLDS

Deb in Elf The Musical JR. Joy is pleased to make a return to TCT after many years. She was last seen in Prelude to a Kiss at Falcon Theater. She has also performed with Footlighters, Inc. in Newport, along with several other venues. She sings in several bands including Jazz Renaissance.

Ensemble in The Wizard of Oz Sara is happy to make her TCT MainStage debut! As an eighth grader at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, she has performed in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Chip) and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Children’s Choir). Sara’s previous credits include To Kill a Mockingbird (Scout Understudy) at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and A Christmas Carol (Belinda Cratchit) at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts. Some of her other roles include Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. (Ursula), Disney’s Mulan JR. (Mushu), and Disney’s Aladdin JR. (Iago). Sara would like to thank TCT for this opportunity!

TIFFANY RUSCH

Ensemble in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Tiffany has performed as a dancer, tumbler, and aerialist with Royal Caribbean International. She is a tribe member of Exhale Dance Tribe, a dancer in Awaited at Crossroads Church, and she danced during a performance by Olafur

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SEASON CAST 2016–2017 for kids, Press Start, as the lead role, Little Mushroom. Over the summer he enjoyed performing in theatre camps through TCT’s summer camp program and Camp Carnegie ˆ˜ ÂœĂ›ÂˆÂ˜}ĂŒÂœÂ˜° >VÂŽĂƒÂœÂ˜ ÂˆĂƒ > w vĂŒÂ… }Ă€>`iĂ€ >˜` i˜Â?ÂœĂžĂƒ Ă€i>`ˆ˜}] singing, playing sports, and spending time outdoors.

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BIANCA ANN SANBORN

DEB SCHUBERT

Ensemble (Gulch/Witch understudy) in The Wizard of Oz Bianca has appeared with TCT in A Charlie Brown Christmas (Violet), School House Rock Live! JR. (Ensemble), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl/Ensemble), and Lucky Stiff (Landlady/Nurse/Ensemble). She has also performed with the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Madame De La Grande Bouche), Chicago (Annie), Pirates of Penzance (Velma understudy), and West Side Story (Ensemble). Other local productions include Shrek The Musical JR. (Donkey) and Little Shop of Horrors (Mrs. Luce/Ensemble).

Emily in Elf The Musical JR. Deb has appeared locally in Les MisĂŠrables (Madame Thenardier), Evita (Eva Perone), Legally Blonde the Musical (Paulette), Hairspray (Velma VonTussle), Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy), Assassins (Squeaky Fromme), CARRIE the Musical (Miss Gardner), Falsettos (Trina), Company (April), and many others. Her television and Â“ÂœĂ›Âˆi VĂ€i`ÂˆĂŒĂƒ ˆ˜VÂ?Ă•`i ĂŒÂ…i Ă“ä£Ăˆ "ĂƒV>Ă€Â‡Â˜ÂœÂ“ÂˆÂ˜>ĂŒi` w Â?“ CAROL, as well as various local and regional commercials. By day (and for the past 30 years), Deb works in communications for Procter & Gamble. She has two boys. She gives a big thanks to TCT for this opportunity!

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Ensemble/Lollipop Guild in The Wizard of Oz /Â…ÂˆĂƒ ÂˆĂƒ >VÂŽĂƒÂœÂ˜½Ăƒ w Ă€ĂƒĂŒ ÂŤĂ€Âœ`Ă•VĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… / / and he couldn’t be more excited. He made his on-stage debut last year at The Carnegie in The Wizard of Oz. He also performed in the musical play

Ensemble (Jane understudy) in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Savannah is a senior at Highlands High School. Previous TCT MainStage productions include Disney’s The Little

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Mermaid JR. (Adella), The Day Before Christmas (Winnie), and Disney’s Cinderella KIDS (Ballroom Dancer). Savannah has also enjoyed performing with Cincinnati Landmark Productions, Acting Up, C.A.S.T., and Highland High School. Other favorite credits include Godspell (Joanne), Footloose (Rusty), Legally Blonde JR. (Elle Woods), Children of Eden (Eve), and Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit). Savannah is a proud 2016 alumni of The Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts, and she has won two Orchid Awards for Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance.

Yemaya: Mother of Life; Soloist in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Yolanda was born and raised in Cincinnati. She was the 13th child of the late Bishop Sterling and the late Beatrice Spencer. By the time she was 5 years old she was singing with the adult choir at her church. During high school, she attended an after-school music program at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Yolanda attended the University of Cincinnati, where she completed an associate of arts in pre-business and a bachelor of business administration/marketing. When Yolanda is not singing, she enjoys reading, writing, studying God’s word, traveling, cooking, designing hair styles, coordinating events, and spending quality time with her family and friends.

SPENSER SMITH

Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland Spenser is excited to be spending another season with TCT! His favorite roles include Rooster in Annie JR., The Mirror in Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs, and Lord Farquaad in Shrek The Musical JR. This summer, Spenser returned to the role of Teen Lincoln in A Pioneer Tale at the Lincoln Amphitheatre to celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln’s arrival to Indiana. Spenser graduated in 2011 with a B.F.A. in acting from Northern Kentucky University, where his favorite roles included Inspector Truscott in Loot, for which he won an Acclaim Award.

KATE STARK

Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR. Kate is happy to be making her TCT debut in Elf The Musical JR. She has previously worked with Cincinnati Landmark Productions in Brigadoon (Jean MacLaren), A Chorus Line (Judy Turner), and Chicago (Mona), as well as with Pones Inc., de la Dance Company, and InBocca Performance. In addition to

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SEASON CAST 2016–2017 various theatres including Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Alliance Theatre, Know Theatre, Short North Stage, QCQTC, and others. Offstage, he has worked as a director, } Ì } > ` Ã Õ ` `ià } iÀ] w } Ì V Ài }À>« iÀ] > ` much more. Robert would like to thank his family and friends for their undying love and encouragement.

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KELCEY STEELE

Ensemble (Scarecrow and Uncle Henry understudies) in The Wizard of Oz Kelcey is pumped to be making his TCT debut in The Wizard of Oz. A grizzled Cincinnati theatre veteran, his favorite roles include: Rent (Mark Cohen), Anything Goes (Billy Porter), and 1776 (Courier) at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater; Rock of Ages (Drew Boley) at The Carnegie; and Brigadoon (Charlie Dalrymple) and A Chorus Line (Mark) at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts. In his spare time, Kelcey is a competitive Irish dancer with the McGing Irish Dancers, placing as high as third at the Worlds.

RENEE STOLTZFUS

Ensemble in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film New to Cincinnati, Renee has appeared in A Chorus Line (Diana Morales) with Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, Jesus Christ Superstar (Ensemble/Dance Capt.) with Footlighters, Inc., and most recently Chicago (June/ Ensemble) at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater. She graduated with the highest honors from Ohio Northern University (B.F.A. musical theatre). Renee is thrilled to make her TCT debut and would like to give a brief shout out to her daughter and husband for all of their love and support.

ROBERT CARLTON STIMMEL

Ensemble/Sam (Buddy understudy) in Elf The Musical JR. Robert is excited to be making his debut with TCT. He received his B.A. in theatre vÀ > 1 ÛiÀÃ ÌÞ° i > Ã ÃÌÕ` i` Ì i>ÌÀi > ` w >Ì Theatre Academy of London. Robert has performed in Û>À ÕÃ V iÀV > Ã > ` Ã ÀÌ w Ã] > ` >Ã Ü À i` Ü Ì

ELIZABETH SUNDERHAUS

Jane in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Liz appeared with TCT on Tour in The Ugly Duckling (Danielle/Tommy) and The Satchel Paige Story (Actor 2). She

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spent two summers at the Lincoln Amphitheatre in A Pioneer Tale (Sarah Lincoln Grigsby). She has appeared in The Foreigner (Catherine Simms) with the Commonwealth Theatre Company and many times on the Northern Kentucky University stage, including in Cinderella (Cinderella), Phaedra’s Love (Phaedra), Rocky Horror Show (Phantom), Titanic (Darlene), Working (Enid Dubois), Shock and Awe (Shatha), and The Women (Princess Tamara). Liz also appeared at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts in Meet Me in St. Louis (Rose Smith) and Man of La Mancha (Ensemble). She is a CYPT alumna.

MICHELLE WELLS

Ensemble in Elf The Musical JR. Michelle is thrilled to be making her TCT debut in Elf The Musical JR.! A professional singer and actor in Cincinnati for many years, Michelle has several favorite credits including She Loves Me (Ilona Ritter), Into the Woods (Witch), Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), Legally Blonde (Serena), Sound of Music (Maria), and most recently Anything Goes at the new Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, where she played the role of Reno Sweeney. Michelle is a featured vocalist with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, performs with several local cover bands, and also performed as lead vocalist at Kings Island. She has a bachelor’s of music in vocal performance from Northern Kentucky University (NKU). By day, she loves to share her passion with young people as a private voice teacher at Mother of Mercy High School. She dedicates this performance to her two beautiful and crazy boys, Eli and Aiden.

MEGAN URZ

Loreena/Tweedle Dee in Alice in Wonderland; Ensemble (Dorothy understudy) in The Wizard of Oz Megan is ecstatic to be making her TCT debut in Alice in Wonderland! She is a senior B.F.A. musical theatre major at Northern Kentucky University, previous entertainer at Coney Island, 2013 Musical Theatre Overture Award Finalist, and alumna of the Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts. She has appeared locally with The Carnegie and was recently awarded a 3ARTS Musical Theatre Scholarship. Her recent credits include A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale (Ann Roby/Ensemble/Nancy Hanks understudy), and Into the Woods (Florinda), Seussical (Ensemble), and Failure: A Love Story (Chorus) at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). She is elated to perform as Millie in NKU’s production of Thoroughly Modern Millie in December 2016.

JOHN WENSTRUP

Santa in Elf The Musical JR. John has been singing on stage since Ì i w ÀÃÌ }À>`i° i à > À >` ÌiÃÌi` baritone with occasional bass and tenor notes just for show! John has performed in Seussical (Genghis Kahn Schmitz), Shrek The Musical (Papa Bear), The Wizard of Oz (Cowardly Lion), and Disney’s The Little Mermaid (King Triton). He celebrates 45 years as Santa’s helper, making personal and corporate visits. John has written many parody musicals and has performed in Joust, Disney’s Jungle Book KIDS, Disney’s Aladdin KIDS, Disney’s Cinderella KIDS, and Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. John is an accomplished writer, «À `ÕViÀ] > ` ` ÀiVÌ Àp> ` Ì i v>Ì iÀ v w Ûi talented daughters.

LOGAN WEINFURTNER

Ensemble in Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film / à à }> ½Ã w ÀÃÌ «À `ÕVÌ Ü Ì / /] and he is excited to be part of such an amazing program. When he’s not at rehearsal or on stage, Logan can be found at the skate park or at The Turning Pointe Dance Studio, working on his ballet and acrobatics. Logan will graduate this year as a drama major from the School for Creative and Performing Arts.

MEGAN WILLIAMS

Ensemble (Deb and Emily understudies) in Elf The Musical JR. Megan last appeared with TCT in The Wizard of Oz (Glinda) and toured with the former ArtReach, now known as TCT on Tour. Recently, she played the title role in Mary Poppins at the Aronoff Center with Cincinnati Music Theatre. She has worked with many theaters around town, including Cincinnati Landmark Productions, Commonwealth Theatre Company, Falcon Theater, and Footlighters, Inc. Other favorite roles include Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Martha in The Secret Garden, and Cinderella in Cinderella.

KEALY WELAGE

Ensemble/Flower in Alice in Wonderland Kealy is excited to return to TCT’s stage in Alice in Wonderland. She made her debut as Arista/Princess in Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. and TuTu in Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs during the 2015–2016 MainStage season. Kealy is a vocal and drama major at the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA). At SCPA, she has appeared as Velda in Amish Project, which won a Cappie for Best Drama; Anita in West Side Story; and Susan Waverly in White Christmas. Kealy has also performed as Peter Pan/Duloc Dancer/Rat Tapper in Shrek The Musical with Queen City Productions. Most recently, Kealy was

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RACHEL ZIMMERMAN

Ensemble (Flower understudy) in Alice in Wonderland Rachel is a senior at Highlands High School. She is thrilled to be back for another great season with TCT. Her recent shows include West Side Story (Anita) with Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre, Into the Woods (Little Red) at Highlands High School, Awaited (Featured Soloist) at Crossroads Church, and Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. (Atina) with TCT. Other TCT shows include The Snow Queen, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast JR., and Holiday Follies 2. She has also been a member of TCT’s STAR Cabaret and STAR Programs. Rachel has performed in The Carnegie’s production of The Sound of Music (Louisa Von Trapp) and Acting Up’s Children of Eden (Mama Noah). Her other school credits include Footloose (Ariel Moore), Parade (Mary Phagan), Annie JR. (Annie), and Seussical JR. (Cat In the Hat).

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PRODUCTION TEAM RODERICK JUSTICE

PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Director/Choreographer of Alice in Wonderland / Director of Elf The Musical JR. / Director of Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film This marks Roderick’s eleventh season with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT), and 2016–2017 launches his second season as Artistic Director. For more than a decade, he has dedicated his love of the theatre to TCT, the nation’s oldest professional theatre for young audiences. He is an award-winning choreographer, director, costume/wig designer, adjudicator, and actor. Originally hailing from the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, Roderick is a graduate of Northern Kentucky University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance. He has trained and worked in cities all over the United States, Canada, and Europe, but now proudly calls Cincinnati his home. Beyond producing professional theatre, he spends his summers working with the educational division and TCT’s STAR Program, the highly acclaimed, audition-based musical theatre training program for young performers ages 9 to 18. Many of his STAR alums have gone on to great ĂƒĂ•VViĂƒĂƒ œ˜ Ă€Âœ>`Ăœ>Ăž] ĂŒiÂ?iĂ›ÂˆĂƒÂˆÂœÂ˜] >˜` w Â?“° /Â…Ă€ii Ăži>Ă€Ăƒ >}Âœ] he started the STAR Cabaret Program, offering year-round training for 14 of the region’s brightest rising stars. The program culminates in a showcase for casting directors and agents in New York or Chicago. His favorite theatrical credits include: Disney’s The Little Mermaid; Rock of Ages; A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale; Spelling Bee; Legally Blonde (LCT Award); Church Girls, Umatilla U.S.A.; Ruthless; I Love A Piano (Acclaim Award); Santa’s Toy Factory; Seussical, the Musical (LCT Award); Forever Plaid; Urinetown (Acclaim Award); Jesus Christ Superstar (CEA Nomination); Spamalot (LCT Nomination); Beauty and the Beast; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (SCPA); Man of LaMancha (Romania); Burgertown (Chicago); The Elephant Man; and The Top Job (Off–Broadway).

KEN JONES

Director of The Wizard of Oz Ken Jones has appeared at The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati in the roles of Rumpelstiltskin, Willy Wonka, and the Wizard of Oz. Ken, along with Christine Jones and Jamey Strawn, created and wrote the original Children’s Theatre musicals The Day Before Christmas and Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs. Ken also wrote Santa’s Toy Factory. Ken is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. He received his B.F.A. in Acting/Directing from the University of Florida, an M.F.A. in Playwriting from the University of Virginia, and continued on to graduate from the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University. Ken participated in the Warner Bros. Television Writers’ Workshop

and then served as Head of Development of Animation, Television, and Film for Lightpoint Entertainment at Disney/ MGM Studios. Ken began his playwriting career with a production of his play, A Red Eagle Falling, produced at the Writers Theatre in New York City. This was followed by the Denver Center Theatre Company’s production of his play, Darkside, which was chosen as TIME magazine’s Critic Choice. Darkside was also awarded the Delauney Playwriting Award, the Denver Prima Facie Award, and the PostCorbett Award. Ken has had more than 450 productions of his 27 plays, with nine published, four musicals, an outdoor drama, four CDs, and listings in several anthologies and monologue books. His directing credits include more than 100 productions. In addition to the awards mentioned, he has received a Telly Award, a Communicator’s Award, the Post-Corbett Award for Literary Artist, the DuPont Fellowship, the Kentucky Commonwealth Theatre Award, the Kentucky Playwright’s Award, the Trailblazer Award, and an Emmy nomination. Ken currently serves as the Director of Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts. He also Vœ‡VĂ€i>ĂŒi` ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… Â…ÂˆĂƒ ĂœÂˆvi] Â…Ă€ÂˆĂƒĂŒÂˆÂ˜i œ˜iĂƒ] ĂŒÂ…i w Â?“ Divine Will, which is featured on Pure Flix.

JAY GOODLETT

Artistic Director for Education and Outreach / Assistant Stage Director for Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Born at Dayton’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Jay Goodlett attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in Cincinnati for nine years, majoring in dance, drama, and musical theatre. By the age of 18, Jay joined the Cincinnati Ballet and rose quickly to the rank of Senior Soloist by 2002. Jay enjoyed 17 seasons with the Cincinnati Ballet, retiring in 2008. In 1991, Jay began his career as a choreographer. He has worked with the Cincinnati Ballet, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the Cincinnati Opera. He has also choreographed and directed for numerous professional groups, universities, community theaters, and high schools. He is currently a guest lecturer at Northern Kentucky University. He has taught for the International Cecchetti Council of America and has judged for Ohio Dance Masters. Jay directed The Snow Queen (2014–2015), Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. (2013–2014), Disney’s Cinderella KIDS (2012–2013), and Jack and the Beanstalk (2009–2010) for The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, and is the Artistic Director of Education and Outreach for TCTC. Jay and his wife Jenny (former Cincinnati Ballet dancer) are blessed to have three wonderful children: Megan, Nathan, and Amelia.

ERIC BYRD

Associate Artistic Director and Company Manager / Assistant Stage Director of Alice in Wonderland / Choreographer for Elf The Musical JR. Eric is a Cincinnati native and recent transplant from New

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2016–2017 PRODUCTION TEAM York City, where he worked in commercial theatre and live entertainment. He has performed across the country and around the world in numerous productions and ÀiÛÕið i ÃÌ ÀiVi Ì Þ Ü À i` >Ì Ì i V>ÃÌ } vw Vi v Stewart/Whitley in New York. Casting credits include the Broadway productions of On The Town, Chicago, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (starring Josh Groban), as well as the national tours of Bullets Over Broadway, Once, Shrek, Into the Woods, Elf, Bay Street Theatre, AIDA Cruise Lines, and West Side Story (starring Skylar Astin) at Carnegie Hall. He was responsible for expanding the talent search on London’s West End for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s productions of We Will Rock You, Cats, Saturday Night Fever, Mamma Mia!, and Grease. Additional casting credits include work at the Roundabout Theatre Company/Jim Carnahan Casting, and assisting on the Broadway productions of Once, Matilda, and Anything Goes. Eric served as a choreographer and assistant director at Interlochen Summer Arts Camp for two summers, and has served on panels and taught master classes for Broadway Artists Alliance, Actors Connection, Students Live, and The Growing Studio in New York City. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre and a Minor in Management from Wright State University.

JAMEY STRAWN

Music Director for Alice in Wonderland and Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Jamey has performed regionally with the Broadway Tour productions of Wicked, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music, Jersey Boys, and West Side Story in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Louisville, and Indianapolis. His recent directing credits include Legally Blonde, I Love a Piano, and Forever Plaid, both for the Commonwealth Theatre Company. He has been the Musical Director for many award-winning productions, including A Chorus Line, Bye Bye Birdie, Titianic: The Musical, Urinetown, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Man of La Mancha, which was performed at the Sibiu International Theatre Festival in Sibiu, Romania. His musical directing credits with the The Children’s Theatre include Disney’s Peter Pan JR., Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR., Disney’s Mulan JR., Rudolph, Disney’s High School Musical 2 On Stage!, Seussical JR., and the STAR Program. Jamey is currently an Associate Professor at Northern Kentucky University in the Department of Theatre and Dance and is the Resident Musical Director for both the MainStage production season and the Commonwealth Theatre Company. In 2006, he received the Outstanding Junior Faculty Award from the College of Arts and Sciences. In addition to The Day Before Christmas, Jamey has composed several theatrical works with writing partners Ken and Christine Jones, including A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale, BurgerTown, and Church Girls, Umatilla U.S.A. He also composed Holy Holy, an original song for the television show DIVINE WILL.

STEVE GOERS

Music Director for Elf The Musical JR. Steve Goers is thrilled to once again be working with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, having composed music for The Snow Queen, Jack and the Beanstalk, and all three versions of Holiday Follies. Since moving to Cincinnati from Chicago, he has been very active in the Cincinnati theatre community as a composer, conductor, and music director, and has worked with Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, TCT, the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, The Carnegie, Showboat Majestic, Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre, Commonwealth Theatre Company, Ovation, Clear Stage, Hugo West Theatricals, Performance Gallery, ArtReach, and Northern Kentucky University. He has received multiple Acclaim and LCT awards, including a 2010 Season MVP Award. Steve is an Adjunct Instructor of Musical Theater at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he has music-directed productions of Les Misérables, Chess, Parade, Into the Woods, Carrie, Blood Brothers, Make Me a Song, Rent, Falsettos, Hair, Passion, BatBoy, Urinetown, and Good News. Steve has composed numerous works v À Ì i>ÌÀi] `ÕÃÌÀ > Û `i ] À>` ] > ` w ] V Õ` } Ã on-going collaboration with Chicago playwright/lyricist Alyn Cardarelli on its internationally distributed musicals for young audiences, featuring world premiere adaptations of Where the Wild Things Are, Stellaluna, and Peter Pan and Wendy. Steve has toured the U.S. and Africa with productions of Barnum, Jersey Boys, and Bubbling Brown Sugar, and was featured as pianist and session producer on the album Ella Jenkins and a Union of Friends Pulling Together, which received a Grammy nomination for Best Children’s Album. Steve is a graduate of the DePaul University School of Music.

JACOB PRIDDY

Music Director for The Wizard of Oz Jacob is a local pianist, actor, and music director. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Jacob recently received his Bachelor of Arts in Music and Theatre from Northern Kentucky University. He has served as Assistant Music Director for several NKU productions, including Les Misérables, Legally Blonde, and - ÕÌ *>V w V. Jacob has served as the Music Director of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s STAR Cabaret Program and has composed original music for TCT On Tour as well. His musical directing credits include: Title of Show, Avenue Q (Warsaw Federal Incline Theater), Godspell, Xanadu (Thomas More College), Failure: A Love Story (NKU), Little Shop of Horrors (Union Community Theatre), Vortex of the Great Unknown (Cincy Fringe Festival), and Schoolhouse Rock, Live! (The Footlighters, Inc.). His original musical, Freshmen Disorientation, has been performed annually as a part of the new student orientation weekend at Northern Kentucky University. He has also performed with Commonwealth Theatre Company, The Carnegie, and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s production of The Secret Garden.

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Choreographer for The Wizard of Oz Madeleine is a senior and B.F.A. candidate in Musical Theatre at Northern Kentucky University (NKU), where she has appeared in Seussical (JoJo), - ÕÌ *>V w V (Nurse Cora McRae), and Les Misérables. She has been choreographing National Champion dances since she was 13. She continues to win choreography awards in Tap, Hip Hop, and Jazz Musical Theatre for Revere Dance Studio and The Studio for Dance, including several national champion solo and group dances. Maddie was the Associate Choreographer for NKU’s Spamalot, which was recognized by the League of Cincinnati Theatres. She has also choreographed productions of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Nice Work if You Can Get It, and Beauty and the Beast, for which she won an Orchid Award for Choreography. She was the Junior Musical Theatre choreographer at the School for Creative and Performing Arts and choreographed for events such as Beijing to Broadway and SCPA’s 40th Anniversary Gala. Maddie has been performing professionally with TCT since age 11. She has served as a choreographer’s assistant and dance captain for many performances, including Disney’s My Son Pinocchio JR. (Viola), Santa’s Toy Factory (Carol), Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs (Tapper), and The Day Before Christmas (Rudolph). Other regional credits include Nuncrackers, Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale, Bible: the Book of Genesis, and Rock of Ages. She is excited to

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Resident Scenic Designer / Technical Director David is a native of Cincinnati, a freelance designer, and a member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829. He is celebrating his 17th season with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, where he has designed several shows, including last season’s Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Shrek The

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Interlochen Center For The Arts, TriCities Opera, Luna Negra Dance Company, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Cincinnati Opera, Opera at Florham, ballettech Ohio, New Horizon Theatre Company, Muse Machine, South Jersey Regional Theatre, Little Theatre of the Rockies, Taj Mahal Casino, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, among others. He is very pleased to be rejoining TCT for this production. He is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829: Lighting Design.

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Resident Costume Designer Alice in Wonderland “>Ă€ÂŽĂƒ ivv½Ăƒ wĂ€ĂƒĂŒ ÂœvwVˆ>Â? ĂƒÂ…ÂœĂœ >Ăƒ ,iĂƒÂˆÂ‡ dent Costume Designer for TCT. Most recently he has designed shows at Northern Kentucky University. He has also designed for Shawnee Playhouse in the Poconos and served as Assistant Costume Designer for San Diego Repertory Theatre. Favorite projects include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Mame, Gypsy, and Little Shop of Horrors. Jeff has also designed for theme parks such as Paramount Parks, Cedar Point, and Kennywood, and corporate clients such as Lucent Technologies and Cincinnati Bell Wireless. Cincinnati audiences have seen Jeff’s work at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, the Cincinnati Opera’s outreach program, the Cincinnati Zoo’s Festival of Lights, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s Home for the Holidays.

Lighting Designer|for Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Benjamin is a Cleveland-based designer. He grew up in Berea, Ohio, and attended the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, where he studied Theatrical Design and Production with an emphasis on Lighting Design. Benjamin has been involved in both scenic and lighting design for works spanning ballet and modern dance, scripted and devised theatre, musical theatre, opera, and theme parks. He is Resident Lighting Designer at Cleveland Public Theatre and Associate Designer at the Cincinnati Ballet. Benjamin’s work has been seen around Cleveland at Talespinner Children’s Theater, Mamai Theatre Company, Theater Ninjas, Baldwin Wallace University, Cleveland State University, and Verb Ballets; and nationally at Lafayette Ballet Theater and North American Cultural Laboratory. As an Associate Designer, Benjamin’s work includes lighting and scenic designs at Cincinnati Ballet, Beck Center for the Arts, Cedar Fair Amusement Parks, Cain Park, Lakeland Civic Theatre, and Inlet Dance Theatre. This is Benjamin’s third season with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.

MATTHEW BENJAMIN

Lighting Designer for Elf The Musical JR. A professor of lighting design at Wright State University for the past 19 years, Matthew’s professional credits include seven seasons as the resident lighting designer and production manager for the Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Italy. Other design work includes productions with the Aspen Music Festival, Alley Theatre,

Costume Designer for The Wizard of Oz Cathy is pleased to be back as a guest costume designer for TCT in 2017. She is no stranger to TCT, working as their full-time costume shop manager and designer for many years with Jack Louiso, Jay Goodlett, Deondra Means, Roderick Justice, and Angela Powell Walker. A shout out to these wonderful and creative souls! Her TCT credits include, but are not limited to, Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR., Disney’s High School Musical, Disney’s Peter Pan JR., Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale, Disney’s My Son Pinocchio JR., Holiday Follies I and II, How I Became a Pirate, and the TCT On Tour traveling troupe shows including The Frog Prince, Anne Frank, The Elves and the Shoemaker, and many, many more. Cathy would like to thank her husband John for all his patience, love, and support.

BILL FUSS

Sound Designer Bill is a life-long Cincinnati resident. His career has spanned the past 19 years. During that time he has worked with some of the top names in the music industry across the country. As an engineer, he has provided technical sound support for many corporate and government events, including working with two U.S. Presidents. He is rock-and-roll tested and White House approved! He is enjoying his work with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, looking forward to his sixth season with the company and many more.

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has seven years of experience working professionally as a special effects and theatrical makeup artist. Her work includes makeup for TCT’s Shrek The Musical JR. and Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR., as well as Kings Island’s Haunt. She is excited to return to TCT this season to contribute to Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and Tarzan. An early and formative highlight of her makeup career was a special presentation of scenes from Wit, presented by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Margaret Edson at Purdue University.

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Production Stage Manager Jenn has been with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati since 2003. She graduated from Miami University with a B.F.A. in Theatre Production and Design. When she’s not in production with The Children’s Theatre, Jenn can be found managing the stage for the Cincinnati Opera. Her previous stage management roles include work at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Miami University Opera, Dayton Opera, and the Village Playhouse in Oxford, Ohio.

Assistant Stage Manager >ÕÀ> Ã iÝV Ìi` Ì Li } / / v À iÀ w ÀÃÌ Ãi>Ã t >ÕÀ> grew up outside of Cincinnati and after some freelancing, she is happy to be back in town. She is a recent graduate of the College-Conservatory of Music with her B.F.A. in Theatre Design and Production. Her previous managerial credits include working at Cirque du Soleil on Michael Jackson ONE, La Jolla Playhouse, and the New York Musical Festival as an Associate Production Manager, as well as locally at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Opera.

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Makeup Designer for Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Tarzan The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Educated at Purdue University’s Theatre program, Tiffany

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PRODUCTION TEAM 2016–2017 Theatre of Cincinnati, and The Puppetworks, Inc. of New York. His puppets have been seen in People Magazine; Showtime’s Twisted Puppet Theater; the PBS documentary The American Puppet; the New York store windows of Saks 5th Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, and Hermes New 9ÂœĂ€ÂŽĂ† ĂŒÂ…i v>“ˆÂ?Ăž w Â?“ Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, featuring Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman; and the hit television shows 2 Broke Girls on CBS and Warehouse 13 on the Syfy channel. Look for performances by The Frisch Marionettes on TCT’s brand new Showtime Stage on Red Bank Road in March 2017!

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Composer, Lyricist, Playwright for Alice in Wonderland Janet is thrilled to return to The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati and the Taft Theatre stage with Alice in Wonderland—her newest musical collaboration with writing partner Mark Friedman. This follows up other TCT productions that have featured Janet’s and Mark’s work, including How I Became a Pirate, Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale, and The Magical Adventures of Merlin. Mark and Janet are true collaborators—with writing music, lyrics, and

the books for their many shows, which also include Sleepy Hollow: A Musical Tale; Anne of Green Gables; Jingle ARRGH the Way; Snow White & the Prince; Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Crown Jewel; and Cinderella: The Tale of the Glass Slipper. Their work has been performed nationally and internationally at more than 300 theatres and is licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide and Rodgers & Hammerstein. They are also the authors of Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, which enjoyed a highly acclaimed run at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and is currently playing at theatres across the country. Their musicals in development include George Remus, the true story of the infamous Cincinnati bootlegger. Janet is represented by Paradigm Agency in New York City. For more information, please visit vogtfriedmancomposers.com. 9ÂœĂ• ĂœÂˆÂ?Â? w ˜` >˜iĂŒ½Ăƒ >˜` >ÀŽ½Ăƒ “>Â˜Ăž Â“Ă•ĂƒÂˆV>Â?Ăƒ œ˜ ˆ/Ă•Â˜iĂƒ] Amazon, and other sites.

MARK FRIEDMAN

Composer, Lyricist, Playwright for Alice in Wonderland Mark is delighted to once again have a show featured on stage for The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati. His involvement in the Cincinnati theatre scene goes way back to when he co-founded, produced, and performed ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ˆ˜Vˆ˜˜>ĂŒÂˆ½Ăƒ w Ă€ĂƒĂŒ vĂ€ii -Â…>ÂŽiĂƒÂŤi>Ă€i iĂƒĂŒÂˆĂ›>Â?] …ˆÂ?`Ă€i˜½Ăƒ Peanut Butter Theatre, the ArtReach touring theatre, and The Good News Company, an inner-city educational the-

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atre group. With Janet Yates Vogt, Mark has co-written the book, music, and lyrics for many musicals that continue to play across the United States as well as in Canada, Europe, South Korea, New Zealand, and Australia. Their works include: How I Became a Pirate, Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale, The Magical Adventures of Merlin, Sleepy Hollow: A Musical Tale, Anne of Green Gables, Ebenezer, Jingle ARRGH the Way, Snow White and the Prince, River of Freedom, and Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Crown Jewel. Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical recently had a three-month soldout run at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and has gone on to play at theatres from California to New York. Along with playwright Joseph McDonough, Mark and Janet are taking a musical look at the famous Cincinnati prohibition bootlegger, George Remus. Mark is represented in New York City by Paradigm Artist Agency, and his works are licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide and the Rodgers & Hammerstein organization. Although grateful for his theatre successes, Mark considers his best productions to be his children, Emily and Chris, both students at New York University. Mark’s and Janet’s music can be found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and other online music sites. Contact Mark on Facebook or Twitter @markfcomposer.

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SNOW DAY 45-minute Interactive WorkShop, Grades: PreK-2 Join us on a journey through a magical winter forest as we discover enchanting creatures, exciting new lands and a pair of identical snowflakes. Using puppetry and imagination this interactive fun adventure will be one to remember!

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IMPR NER & BEGIN ALLET, B T ADUL N PREP IO IT D AU ES! CLASS

DEVELOPING THE TALENT.

To view our class schedule and register for the next session:

EXPANDING THE RANGE.

www.thechildrenstheatre.com

CREATING THE PASSION. From introducing children to the world of musical theatre (drama, vocal music and dance) to polishing the skills of accomplished student performers, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati teaching artists instill the techniques and principles behind the art of musical theatre. We offer group classes and private lessons for students ages 3 through 18 at our new Red Bank Road facility.

Raising the curtain on family fun Visit Cincinnati.com/ThingsToDo for the latest family-friendly events and attractions. Download the app for family fun on the go!

Can’t attend a show? Donate your tickets to at-risk kids at

mostvaluablekids.org and receive a tax deduction! • Easy online donation process • Donations accepted up to 24 hours before curtain time

Learn more

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It’s time for a new identity. One that tells the story of creativity in Ohio and illustrates it. Expression is an essential need. By better illustrating our story, we can better help you express yours.

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JOIN THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI KIDS CLUB! Each child will receive: • Cast meet-and-greets at pre-show events • Exclusive Kids Club Item • Autograph book • Kids Club bag • A gift representing each show • Lanyard with Kids Club ID card • 10% discount on TCT Academy classes • Surprises throughout the season!

Membership in the Kids Club is only $25.

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WE NEED YOUR

FEEDBACK! Share your comments for a chance to win.

CONNECT WITH TCT LIKE US ON FACEBOOK Get insider information, special offers and behind-the-scenes looks at the theater.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER www.twitter.com/TCTCincinnati

12-WEEK TCT ACADEMY SESSION & A TIME TIMER

PIN US ON PINTEREST

(PUBLIC SHOWS)

www.pinterest.com/TCTCincinnati

$50 MICHAEL’S GIFT CARD & A TIME TIMER

VIEW OUR INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/TCTCincinnati

(SCHOOL SHOWS)

www.thechildrenstheatre.com

JOIN THE STAGE DOOR CORPS! Volunteer with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati! Retired? High school and college students in need of service hours? Begin your volunteer career with TCT this season! Fun, easy and rewarding!

MILK & COOKIES WITH SANTA

For more info about volunteering contact Mary Wright at mary.wright@tctcincinnati.com

Saturday, December 3rd 4:30 to 7:30 PM

Sunday, December 4th 1:00 to 4:00 PM

4015 Red Bank Road, Cincinnati, OH 45227 Reservations are encouraged Tickets: $15 per person Contact Mary Wright at mary.wright@ tctcincinnati.com or 513-569-8080 x14

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Proudly showcasing 45 years of theatrical and musical talent.

H I G H

S C H O O L

setoncincinnati.org

Celebrating 95 years of excellence in Catholic education

Seton High School is strong in Faith, Academics, Leadership, Service, Fine Arts, Athletics and More! elderhs.org

#SetonStrong

Experience The BonBonerie Café • Breakfast and Lunch Served in the Café • Afternoon Tea Served Daily (Reservations Required) • Tea Room & Café available for Tea Parties, Birthday Parties, Children’s Tea Parties, Showers & Mother & Daughter Teas 2030 Madison Road, O’Bryonville 321-3399 • www.bonbonerie.com

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THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI WISHES TO THANK THE FOLLOWING

ROYAL SUPPORTERS THE CORBETT FOUNDATION EDYTH B. LINDNER THE PATRICIA A. CORBETT TRUST MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION HAROLD C. SCHOTT FOUNDATION

SHEAKLEY FAMILY FOUNDATION

PHYLLIS AND GREG ADAMS

TRIHEALTH

JOAN & KEN CAMPBELL

WESTERN & SOUTHERN FINANCIAL GROUP*

MARY ELLEN & TOM CODY

ANONYMOUS (1)

AAA ALLIED GROUP

LISA AND JOHN CONNELLY

THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER*

EE CONNELLY FAMILY FOUNDATION

DUKE ENERGY FOUNDATION THE THOMAS J. EMERY MEMORIAL

KIM DEATON EMILIE W. AND DAVID W. DRESSLER FAMILY FUND OF THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION

LUCY HAVERLAND JOFFE AND CRAIG JOFFE

ARTSWAVE

DOROTHY & EVAN CORBETT TRICIA CASTELLINI HEADLEY

BETH AND DAN DRIEHAUS MARGARET & TRIPP ELDREDGE

THE CHARLES H. DATER FOUNDATION

VICKI HERCHE FOUNDATION CRAIG AND JACKIE HURWITZ

BEBE, JAKE, AND HUNTER HEEKIN

HELEN G., HENRY F., & LOUISE T. DORNETTE FOUNDATION

LOCAL 12*

HEIMANN FAMILY FOUNDATION

Q102*

KAREN AND DAVID HOGUET

EMILY AND SCOTT STUBBINS

KATHY AND MATT HUGHES

THE LOUISE TAFT SEMPLE FOUNDATION

ROBERT E. & JENNY D. KIRKLAND FOUNDATION

TAS FOUNDATION AND MEG AND ANDY NELSON

KLOSTERMAN BAKING COMPANY

CHEMED CORPORATION

THE H.B., E.W. AND F.R. LUTHER FOUNDATION MACY’S MEMI* LOUIS & LOUISE NIPPERT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

MARY AND SCOTT FARMER

RODERICK JUSTICE

LOUISE AND MICHAEL KOETTERS

TIME TIMER

VALERIE AND SCOTT KRUECKEBERG MANDARE FOUNDATION

THE OHIO ARTS COUNCIL

B&K TRUCKING CASTELLINI FOUNDATION

LANE AND SKIP MERTEN

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE*

GRAFF DESIGNS*

THE OHIO VALLEY FOUNDATION THE P&G FUND OF THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION PNC FOUNDATION

THE ANDREW JERGENS FOUNDATION

MARJORIE MOTCH ELIZABETH AND PETER NIEHOFF JODY AND TIM POHLMAN

PAM AND ROB SIBCY

JACK AND MOE ROUSE FUND OF THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION

SIBCY CLINE REALTORS

CHRISTINE AND CHARLES SCHIFF

ROBIN AND MATT SHEAKLEY

KATHRYN W. AND VISHNOO SHAHANI

QUEEN CITY CANDY*

SKYLER FOUNDATION

TERREX DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION

MARGE & CHARLES J. SCHOTT FOUNDATION

THE WOHLGEMUTH HERSCHEDE FOUNDATION

SHANNON AND MATT STAUTBERG JAN AND OWEN WRASSMAN MARY C. WRIGHT WYLER FAMILY FOUNDATION *denotes the donation of goods and/or services

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FOR MAKING THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI SHINE: Banacom Signs Kevin Barth Camp Washington Hardware

Cincinnati Opera Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Cincinnati Police Department Cincinnati Stage Employees

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Dick at Doppes Lumber Emilie Dressler Matt and Chuck Edmonson

Heidi Moody Jim Muething Mike Picone Glenn Plott Dr. Jennifer Smith

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