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and Crew of Addams Family
Patrons of the
Gonzaga Dramatic Association
The Ball/Gibson Families
Gabriella Barbuto (GDA ‘14)
Mary Theresa Barbuto
Mary & Robert Barbuto
The Biedrzycki Family
The Boston Family
Paul & Monica Buckley
Tony Buckley
The Campione Family
Center for Adoption Support & Education
The Clancy Family
The Clifton Family
The Cook Family
The Cullen Family
Kevin & Alice Curtin
The Deerin Family
The Delaune Family
The Dent Family
The Dolan Family
The Donofrio-Benson Family
The Dorsey Family
The Dowd Family
The Ewald Family
The Flanagan Family
Georgetown Visitation Masqueraders
Georgetown Visitation Senior Parents
The Gannon Family
GDA Booster Alumni Parents
The Glynn Family
Gonzaga Ambassador for the Arts
Gonzaga Fathers Club
Gonzaga Mothers Club
Gonzaga One Act Festival
Gonzaga Unity Club
The Gormly Family
Kathryn Griffin & Patrick Cullen
The Hampton Family
Ellen Hill
The Howard Family
The Huisentruit Family
The Jacobs Family
In Memory of Courtney Kampa
The Kearney Family
The Kelly Family
The Kilner Family
The Kopplin Family
The Lannan Family
The Leach Family
Levine School of Music
Joseph & Kristen Limarzi
Tony & Meg Limarzi
Lincoln Property Company
The Linn Family
Andrew & Suzanne Marcou
The McGee Family
Holly & Patrick McMahon
The McMahon Family
The Merkle Family
The Nalls Family
The Nolan Family
Phyllis Norris
The Parfomak Family
The Plantamura Family
The Portolese Family
The Reischauer Family
The Reisig Family
The Ritcey-Donohue Family
The Saliba Family
The Schmigdall Family
The Shumaker Family
Jenkins Restoration
The Soriano Family
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
The Todd Family
The Turner Family
The van Geertruyden Family
Cecile Whitehead
The Wildermuth Family
The Williams Family
The Winters Family
The Yates Family
The Zaso Family
Well Wishers
We love you, Claire Norris. Break a leg!
Love, Uncle Chris, Aunt Ellen, Walt, John, Joe Embree and Lilly P.
Daniel Huisentruit, Now that you’ve mastered the art of building sets, maybe it’s finally time to tackle the garage. Love, Mom & Dad
The DeLaune family says “Break a Leg” to the cast and crew, especially Chris!
We are so proud of you, Kyle! Love, Mom, Dad & Zach
Break a leg, Claire Norris. We love you! Phitty and Granddaddy
Adelaide - Nanny loves you so much! Congratulations on your performance.
Congratulations Patrick on another wonderful production!
We are so proud of all your hard work. Thank you to all the GDA teachers and moderators who have encouraged and allowed Patrick to learn so much during his time on Eye Street.
Love always, Mom, Claire, Brendan and Jack
Celebrating 100 years of empowering leaders to serve with faith, intellect, and confidence.
BEST WISHES TO OUR GATORS PERFORMING IN THE GONZAGA PRODUCTION OF THE ADDAMS FAMILY –WITH GRATITUDE FOR OUR JESUIT BROTHERS, BREAK A LEG, GATORS!
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Congratulations Anthony, for 4 years on stage crew. We are so proud of all the work you have done building the sets and running the sound. We are so happy you have been able to share this year, and especially this show, with Caroline.
Bios
Anthony Buckley (Sound Designer) climbed the audio ranks throughout his GDA career by defeating all prior sound managers in audio combat. However, he’ll be admitting defeat to his successor, Patrick Kopplin. He’d like to thank those who supported him in his conquest, although it won’t be the last…
Caroline Buckley (Ancestor) is super excited to be doing her second GDA show. She thanks everyone for coming and hopes they enjoy the show!!
Maggie Campione (Wednesday Addams) is a freshman at Visitation and is pumped to be in her first GDA production! She would like to thank her family and the whole cast and crew for this amazing experience.
Peter Clancy (Ancestor) is excited to be back doing theater after three years away. He is looking forward to participating in other GDA shows in the future. Outside of theater, he enjoys writing, wrestling, and Model UN. Enjoy the show!
Tad Clifton (Gomez Addams) welcomes you to Gonzaga’s production of The Addams Family! He would like to thank his directors, parents, sisters, friends, and most of all his Morticia, Helena. It’s been real.
Allie Cook (Ancestor) is a sophomore at Visitation and excited to be in her first GDA production. Wishing everyone in her “Addams Family” a great show!
Luke Cousins (Ancestor) was in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and is excited for his second GDA production! He would like to give a shout out to Ms. Griffith and all the cast, staff, and crew for being cool people.
Chris Cullen (Cousin Itt) is the biggest distraction that the GDA has arguably ever seen. Can’t wait to see what they do when they can actually “get work done”. For more distractions, come see the Festival of One Act Plays. He’ll see you around.
Parker Deerin (Ancestor) is excited to be in their first GDA musical. They would like to thank their friends and family for their support, and promise they’ll do every upperclassman who didn’t get to put on Newsies proud.
This is Chris Delaune’s (Ancestor) first play and he can’t wait to see how it turns out. In addition to theater, he is involved in Model UN and he plays water polo yearround. Stay weird and enjoy the show!
Dakota Dorsey (Thing) is in her third and final show with the GDA. She’s been proud to call Sheehy Theater her home for the past three years and hopes everyone appreciates the effort put in to make TAF spectacular. Shoutout to her twin Lucas 2.0!
Gabriel Dorsey (Lucas Beineke) has played roles from Rapunzel’s prince in Into the Woods to Sheldon J. Plankton in Spongebob The Musical. This is Gabriel’s last show, and he is forever grateful for all the casts, crews, and directors who made his GDA experience. He hopes you enjoy The Addams Family.
Sam Ewald (Ancestor/Featured Dancer) is excited to participate in his first show at Gonzaga as a farewell to his four years here! You’ll find him doing the goofiest things in any instance he can - Much love to Mr. Buckley and Ms. Griffith for pressuring him enough to audition ;)
Megan Gannon (Ancestor) is so excited to be in her second production with the GDA! She goes to Georgetown Visitation and loves JP Howard.
Quinn Gibson (Stage Manager) incredibly proud to be stage managing for four GDA productions. They’d like to thank Jane Mueller and the entire cast and crew for their support and wonderful personalities!
Mary Gormly (Ancestor): “You don’t wanna mess with me, ‘cause if you mess with me, you’re messin’ with my family.” – Migos
Phoebe Hall (Ancestor/Dance Captain) is so excited to be in her second of hopefully many more GDA productions. It has been such an amazing opportunity. Thanks to Brigid and Megan for driving her to rehearsal every day!
Judah Hampton (Ancestor) is appearing in his first show with the GDA and is excited to come back for more!
Marie Hermens (Ancestor) is a senior at Georgetown Visitation and is so excited to be performing in her first show at Gonzaga! Previously she has done stage crew for productions at Visitation. Marie is so glad to have met all these amazing people!
JP Howard (Uncle Fester) is excited to be in his fourth show with the GDA. He would like to thank the directors for all their hard work. He would also like to thank his GDA family, his real family, his friends, and Ice Spice.
Daniel Huisentruit (Student Technical Director) is happy to be on stage crew for his second show. He thanks you for coming, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Patrick Jacobs (Lighting Designer) is excited for his ninth and last production with the GDA. He has enjoyed working with everyone on stage crew and is excited to be lighting the show. He especially wants to thank his family for all their support. He hopes you enjoy the show!
Sophia Kearney (Ancestor/Featured Dancer) is excited to be part of her first GDA production and has had such an incredible time so far! Sophia has been performing since a young age and was part of many elementary and middle school productions as well as shows at Surflight Theater in New Jersey.
Kelly (Ancestor/Featured Dancer) is very excited to be in her first (and last *tear*) Gonzaga show! She wants to thank the entire cast and crew for making her feel welcome. Also big thanks to her parents for paying for her gas to and from rehearsal! Enjoy the show!
Patrick Kopplin (Sound Assistant) is happy to be helping with sound for The Addams Family. He thanks you for coming, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Peggy Lannan (Ancestor) is very excited to be in her first GDA show, The Addams Family! Peggy’s a junior at Georgetown Visitation and has had a great time in the show thus far. She wishes the best for the rest of the cast in their performances!
Charlotte Lawler (Run Crew) is excited to participate in her first show at Gonzaga, and her first year on stage crew!
Lorenzo Limarzi (Grandma) is grateful for everything the GDA has given him. The memories, the laughter, the spotlight, but most of all, the friendships. He may not ever perform on a stage again, but his friends will be a part of his life forever. And thanks Mom, I love you.
Brigid Limarzi (Ancestor) is a senior at Visi and is immeasurably excited to return to the Sheehy Theater for her final show! As she sits here, she thinks fondly of all the wonderful people she has met in the GDA. #TAF4L
Caleb Linn (Pugsley Addams) is grateful to be a part of another GDA production, and he would like to thank all of the spectacular people involved in it! The real GDA is the friends and family that he has made along the way.
Gabe Mallek (Trumpet) is happy to be playing trumpet in his first GDA musical. He thanks you for coming, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Edward Malley (Run Crew) is glad to be helping with run crew for The Addams Family. He thanks you for coming, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Aidan McGee (Scene Shop Foreman/Wing Manager) is excited to be working in the scene shop for The Addams Family. He thanks you for coming, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Molly McGee (Ancestor) is so excited to act in her 6th show at Gonzaga! When she’s not on the stage, she plays ice hockey at Visi. She wants to thank her family and friends for their constant love and support!
Hugh McMahon (Run Crew) enjoys working on stage crew, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Mary Claire Mea (Ancestor/Featured Dancer) is excited to be in her first Gonzaga production! Previous shows include The Music Man and Guys & Dolls, and she runs an a cappella choir at O’Connell, where she is a senior. She would like to thank all of her wonderful castmates!
Kyle Merkle (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be in his second show with the GDA. He loves to play music and hang out with friends. He would like to give thanks to everyone in the GDA, as they are all great people.
Claire Norris (Ancestor) is excited to be in her first GDA show with hopefully many more to come! She loves theater and can’t wait to see what the GDA does next!
Alana Parchment (Ancestor/Featured Dancer) is thrilled to make her first appearance on Gonzaga’s stage with the GDA. Previously, she participated in Stone Ridge’s productions of Anonymous and Beauty and the Beast. Though she is graduating, she is eternally grateful for the experiences and friendships this show provided.
Sofia Parfomak (Alice Beineke) is a senior at Bishop O’Connell and thrilled to be in her 2nd GDA production (if you count SpongeBob). She’s happy Mary Claire is in the show too so they can carpool--and debrief--together. GO KNIGHTS!!
Ryan Parlett (Ancestor) is a senior at Gonzaga, and this is his first and only show in the GDA. It’s been a ton of fun getting this ready for you all, and he hopes you like it!
Colin Phoel (Cello) is excited to be playing the cello for The Addams Family. He thanks you for coming, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Joseph Portolese (Sound Assistant) is excited to work his second show at Gonzaga and is looking forward to the next three years on sound crew.
Liam Reed (Ancestor/Featured Dancer) is a junior at Gonzaga. This is his first year in the GDA and he’s loved it so far. He is also in the Gonzaga Chamber Choir and loves musical theater. It’s been really fun to work with everyone and put on a great show this year!
Alexander Reisig (Lurch) is a senior in his first GDA production. He’s very excited and honored to be performing for you tonight.
Aidan Ritcey-Donohue (Ancestor) thanks you for coming and hopes you enjoy the show!
Bella Ritcey-Donohue (Ancestor) thanks you for coming, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Mathieu Saliba (Ancestor): “THANK YOU MILES. MILES IS COOL!!!!”
Ella Schmidgall (Ancestor) is excited to be back in another GDA musical after she had tons of fun as the Stepmother in last year’s show! She loved the inside jokes, long hugs and belting The Addams Family soundtrack with the cast in the dressing rooms. She will miss the memories made with everyone and is excited to perform this creepy comedy. Enjoy :)
This is Ryan Scott’s (Ancestor) first play. He has had the time of his life working with his castmates and looks forward to participating in the GDA over the next four years.
This is Brendan Seay’s (Lights Assistant) 5th show on Eye Street, and up until the show, he spent most of his time searching for safety glasses and pretending to be busy rather than actually doing work.
Erin Shannon (Ancestor/Featured Dancer) is very excited to be in her first show with the GDA. Previous shows outside of the GDA include Addams Family Jr. and Beauty and the Beast. She would like to thank her friends and cast mates for making her time with the GDA such a special experience, and to her family for supporting her always and driving her to DC every day!
Matthew Shumaker (Mal Beineke) is thrilled to end his time with the GDA strong with such a great cast, crew, and creative team. He wants to thank both Matt Gannon for being his greatest inspiration his entire life, and everyone who inspired him to create the shusletter (https:// shusletter.beehiiv.com/).
Dante Soriano (Run Crew) is excited to be joining the GDA in his first show. He enjoys cooking and sleeping in his free time. Thank you audience for being here!
Mila Taylor (Run Crew) is a freshman at Visitation, and this is her first GDA show. She would like to thank the audience for coming to see the show.
Blair Todd (Ancestor): “Previous roles outside of GDA include Mary Poppins and Lady Macbeth. In my spare time I love to practice guitar, play softball and swim with my friends! Love you!”
Mary Turner (Ancestor) is excited to be in her first show with the GDA. She enjoys watching TV shows and movies and playing the clarinet in her spare time. Love to everyone in the audience – enjoy the show!
This is August van Geertruyden’s (Set Designer) fourth show and his second as a member of tech crew. He is extremely proud of the hard work the crew has put in to bring this vision of a set to life. Enjoy the show!
Olivia Vaughan (Ancestor) is so excited to be in her first show with the GDA and to work with such an amazing cast and crew. Previously she participated in Stone Ridge’s Matilda, Beauty and the Beast and was part of tech crew for Anonymous.
Leo Wach (Run Crew) thanks you for coming, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Johnathan Watson (Loft Operator) is excited to be back with the GDA for his second show. He hopes everyone loves the show and doesn’t ask for a refund (you won’t get one).
Addie Wildermuth (Ancestor) is a senior at Visitation and is so excited to be in her first and sadly last show with the GDA! She would like to thank everyone for coming to the show, and the staff, cast and crew for a wonderful experience with this show!
Helena Williams (Morticia Addams) is so grateful to be in this show! She wants to thank everyone in the GDA, especially Megan and Tad, and her aiga. Family, family, I go to war for my family.
Nick Winters (Run Crew) would like to thank his entire family and especially his older brother, Drew.
Milton Yates (Ancestor/Featured Dancer) is excited to be participating in his 2nd production here on Eye Street. Milton is a freshman, he plays soccer and he wrestles, is a member of the Onyx club and is excited to continue his career as a GDA member. Before Milton attended Gonzaga, he was a part of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. Milton would like to thank is family and friends for all the support!