An American Girl’s Fund for Children Family Series Event
Ferdinand the Bull by Karen Zacarias Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Based on the book by Munro Leaf Directed by Andrés Alcalá
Music Direction Jonathon Ivie
Scenic Design Jeff Lemire
Costume Design D. Daniel Hollingshead
Lighting Design Bill Rios
Sound Design Christopher Neumeyer
Stage Manager Alfredo Macias
THE CAST
Ferdinand……………………………… Andrés Alcalá Cochina…………………………………Laura Berger Duque Dodo…………………………….Jesse Berger Doquito Danilo………………………….Colin Ross
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WHO’S WHO Andrés Alcalá (Ferdinand) joined Childsplay in October 2007. He comes to Childsplay from Portland, Oregon, where he has an extensive resumé of shows that he has directed. Last season for Childsplay he played Duck and Huntsman in Peter and the Wolf. He created the animation and video projection for Goodnight Moon, The Neverending Story and Miss Nelson is Missing. Other acting credits include a one‐man show, Men on the Verge of A His‐Panic Breakdown, Bordertown at Actors Theatre of Phoenix, the title role in Richard III and Iago in Othello for Southwest Shakespeare, Metamorphoses at Nearly Naked Theatre and Almost, Maine for Phoenix Theatre. Jesse Berger (Duque Dodo) is extremely happy to be making his second appearance for Childsplay, having portrayed the role of Pantalone in Androcles and the Lion last season. Jesse has been performing in theatre for most of his life, alongside his other work as a guitar maker and repairman. Favorite credits include The Engineer in Miss Saigon, The Emcee in Cabaret, Benny Southstreet in Guys & Dolls, and Sparky in multiple productions of Forever Plaid and Plaid Tidings.
Colin has appeared as the Teen Angel in Grease, Gepetto in Gepetto & Son and Seussical the Musical at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix. After touring last year, Colin is excited to be able to be a part of the national tour of Ferdinand the Bull reprising his role as Danilo. Jeff Lemire (Scenic Design) is in his ninth season as Technical Director for Childsplay and is proud to see another one of his designs head off across the country. Jeff’s other set designs for Childsplay include Eric and Eliot, A Thousand Cranes, A Little Bit of Water and last season’s Peter and The Wolf national tour. Jonathan Ivie (Music Director) went to college for classical piano at Indiana University and has music‐directed for many theatres including Phoenix Theatre, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, Nearly Naked Theatre. He won a Zoni award for The 1940s Radio Hour and has been seen working for Childsplay onstage as part of the Seussical band. Outside the theatre world, look for him rocking and rolling with local favorite band The Instant Classics.
D. Daniel Hollingshead (Costume Design) has designed costumes for Eric and Elliot, New Kid, Power Play Apollo to Laura Berger (Cochina) is thrilled the Moon, And They Came for Me and to be back with Childsplay, having The Velveteen Rabbit. He has designed previously appeared in The Big hair and make up and has worked as Friendly Giant. She is a native of cutter draper, wardrobe supervisor, Phoenix, AZ and has been performing deck crew and wardrobe as well as since childhood. She holds a BS performing as a professional dancer in Psychology from Arizona State with dance companies in both Arizona University. Her favorite credits include and Colorado as well as ASU where Into The Woods (Cinderella), The Music he received a BFA in Performance Man (Marian), Anything Goes (Reno and Choreography. Currently Mr. Sweeny), Joseph…Amazing Technicolor Hollingshead is performing with Center Dream Coat (The Narrator), and Dance Ensemble as a soloist and The Taffetas (Kaye/Peggy). principal member of the company. Colin Ross (Doquito Danilo) is currently pursuing a career as an actor. He spent this summer teaching at the Summer Camp program at Childsplay.
Bill Rios (Lighting Design) is beginning his third season as Master Electrician at Childsplay. His previous work includes lighting design for Ferdinand The Bull | Overture Center 3
WHO’S WHO Tomato Plant Girl at Childsplay and assistant lighting design for the Adams Theatre at Utah Shakespearean Festival’s summer season. He is ecstatic to be designing two shows with Childsplay in their 2010/2011 season: the national tour of Ferdinand the Bull and The Imaginators. Christopher Neumeyer (Sound Design) is currently in his fourth season as the Sound Supervisor for Childsplay, where he also works as a Sound Designer and Composer. Additionally, he has toured nationally with The New Musical Adventures of the 3 Redneck Tenors as their Sound Supervisor/FOH mixer, as well as produced sound effects and voice over content for multimedia projects, corporate DVD’s and feature films. Alfredo Macias (Stage Manager) returns to Childsplay for this national tour. Other credits with Childsplay include Androcles and the Lion, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Ferdinand the Bull and Miss Nelson is Missing. He recently wrapped up his fourth season at Stray Cat Theatre with 12th Night of the Living Dead. Stage managing credits include Bash with Class6 Theatre and Voices of Valor for both ASU/ Gammage and the University of Texas Austin. He has stage managed the co-produced Fully Committed for the Arizona Theatre Company, the 2007 and 2008 summer seasons for Shakespeare Sedona and assistant stage managed La Boheme for the Phoenix Metropolitan Opera. Jeremiah Pfleiger (Sound Coordinator) is back with Childsplay for his second national tour. An Arizona native, he has been working on live productions as a freelancer for more than six years. Working primarily as an audio/mix engineer, he has worked concerts and industrial shows, however he enjoys working dance and theatre companies the most. Aside from 4 Overture Center | Ferdinand The Bull
Childsplay, he has worked for Blue Rodeo, Meadowlark, Spring of Life, Copperstar Repertory, and Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, among others. When he is not on tour, Jeremiah can generally be found working at the Chandler Center for the Arts. David Saar (Founder and Artistic Director) He has directed and taught for Childsplay since the company was formed in 1977. David also directed The Origins of Happiness in Latin for Arizona Theatre Company, Charlotte’s Web, The Yellow Boat and Tomas and the Library Lady for the Seattle Children’s Theatre and The BFG for the Chicago Theatre for Young Audiences. In 1989 he received the Governor’s Arts Award for his contributions to the arts, in 1991 he received the national Winifred Ward Dare to Dream Fellowship, and in 1993 he received the Phoenix Futures Forum Dream Weavers Vision award. In 2002, he received the first Notable Achievement Award from the Herberger College of Fine Arts at ASU. In 2007, he was awarded the Thomas DeGaetani Award from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. In 2009, he was recognized for outstanding contributions to theatre in Arizona by the National Society of Arts and Letters, and in August 2010, he received the Medallion Award from the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America. Steve Martin (Managing Director) is in his tenth season as Managing Director at Childsplay. He is a native of Toledo, Ohio, and a 1983 graduate of the University of Toledo. He is currently on the boards of the Papago Salado Association and is President of Arizona Citizens for the Arts. Prior to joining Childsplay, he was Assistant Managing Director of the Alliance Theatre Company in Atlanta, Georgia and the Managing Director of Virginia Stage Company in Norfolk, Virginia.
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