Book by Joseph Robinette Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Based upon the motion picture A Christmas Story distributed by Warner Bros
Dec. 9 –24, 2022
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The Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
KAREN AZENBERG DIANE L. PARISI Artistic Director Interim Managing Director presents
CHRISTMAS STORY,
DANNY BERNARDY STACIE BONO KYLE CARESS LENNY DANIEL ANDY FRANK HOWARD KAYE TITO LIVAS STEPHANIE MALONEY PARIS ALEXANDER NESBITT DON NOBLE KATE CASSIDY RYAN TYLER SYMONE EJ ZIMMERMAN MACK BOYER AUSTIN FLAMM GENEVIEVE FLUCKIGER-ROBERTS LANGLEY HAYMAN TESSA JENSEN JESSIE KRANZ ETHAN MARCHANT ANNIE MAUTZ ELLA MURPHY ASHER NEHRING ELSA PARRY SOREN RAY TYSON RUSSELL DANIEL SOROKINE JANE WILKINS KIYAN R. WYNESS Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design JAMES NOONE K .L. ALBERTS DAWN CHIANG Sound Design Hair & Wig Design Production Stage Manager AARON HUBBARD S AMANTHA WOOTTEN TRACEY WOOLLEY Director/Choreographer KAREN AZENBERG Casting by BOB CLINE CASTING Book by JOSEPH ROBINETTE Musical Director/Conductor HELEN GREGORY Associate Director LENNY DANIEL Music
Lyrics by BENJ
JUSTIN PAUL Produced by special arrangement with DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, Woodstock, Illinois Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story disturbuted by Warner Bros., written by
Sheperd,
Brown and Bob Clark, and upon In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash written by Jean Shepherd. Produced
of Warner Bros.
Ventures and Dalfie
THE MUSICAL
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PASEK and
Jean
Leigh
with permission
Theatre
Entertainment.
Narrator, Jean Shepherd
Ralphie
Ralphie
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DON NOBLE* MACK BOYER(12/9, 12/10 eve, 12/12, 12/14 mat, 12/15, 12/17 mat, 12/20, 12/21 eve, 12/23, 12/24 eve)
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SOREN RAY(12/10 mat, 12/13, 12/14 eve, 12/16, 12/17 eve, 12/19, 12/21 mat, 12/22, 12/24 mat)
Mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Randy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STACIE BONO* ASHER NEHRINGThe Old Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DANNY
Schwartz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BERNARDY*ETHAN MARCHANT
DANIEL SOROKINE
Scut Farkus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUSTIN
FLAMM
Grover Dill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KIYAN R . WYNESS Miss Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EJ ZIMMERMAN* Santa Claus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARIS ALEXANDER NESBITT* Ensemble . . . . . . .KYLE CARESS*, LENNY DANIEL*, GENEVIEVE FLUCKIGER-ROBERTS, AUSTIN FLAMM, ANDY FRANK*, LANGLEY HAYMAN, TESSA JENSEN, HOWARD KAYE*, JESSIE KRANZ, TITO LIVAS*, STEPHANIE MALONEY*, ETHAN MARCHANT, ANNIE MAUTZ, ELLA MURPHY, PARIS ALEXANDER NESBITT*, ELSA PARRY, KATE CASSIDY RYAN*, TYSON RUSSELL, DANIEL SOROKINE, TYLER SYMONE*, JANE WILKINS, KIYAN R . WYNESS
Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRACEY WOOLLEY* Dance Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LENNY DANIEL* Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EMILY
NARCISSA GRIFFITH*
Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UNDERSTUDIES
MASON TURTON
Narrator, Jean Shepherd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HOWARD
Mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STEPHANIE
The Old Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Farkus, Grover Dill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
KAYE*
MALONEY*
ANDY
ANNIE
Schwartz, Randy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TYSON
Miss Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TYLER
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association
FRANK*
MAUTZ
RUSSELL
SYMONE*
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Act One
Ralphie, The Old Man, Mother, Randy, Ensemble
Ralphie, Ensemble
Old Man, Mother
Ralphie, Randy, Schwartz, Flick, Farkus, Dill, Ensemble
Ralphie, Miss Shields, Ensemble
The Old Man, Ensemble
The Old
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Flick, Ensemble
OUT! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Shields, Ensemble JUST LIKE THAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mother RED RYDER REPRISE/AT HIGBEE’S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralphie, Elves UP ON SANTA’S LAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Santa, Ralphie, Randy, Ensemble BEFORE THE OLD MAN COMES HOME . . . . . . . . . . . Ralphie, The Old Man, Mother, Randy SOMEWHERE HOVERING OVER INDIANA
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THE GENIUS ON CLEVELAND STREET . .
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PARKER FAMILY SING-ALONG
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Act Two STICKY SITUATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralphie, Schwartz,
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CHRISTMAS MORNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A CHRISTMAS STORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bass - Denson Angulo Drums - Mell Csicsilla Reed 1 - Dave Hall Reed 2 - Keith Parietti Reed 3 - Waylon Hadlock Reed 4 - Ben Major Reed 5 - Luke Pfeil Trumpet 1 - Reed LeCheminant Trumpet 2 - Steve Mansfield Trombone 1 - Craig Moore Trombone 2 - Kevin Stout Trombone 3 - Josh Holder Piano / Conductor - Helen Gregory Keys 2 - Tracey Harris Bird • The Spence Eccles, Lied, Miller Family, Sugar House, and Midvale Boys and Girls Clubs • Cu tPasteCelebrate.com • Kate Jones, PBS Utah • Matt Bello, ABC-4 • Lucy Anders • Andrea Golding & Pioneer Theatre Guild • University IT • Lumen Technologies PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY gratefully acknowledges the following businesses and individuals for their contributions to this production: Orchestra
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A CHRISTMAS STORY is set in the 1940s, and is based on a novel from 1971, that was made into a film in 1983, a play in 2000, and a musical that premiered on Broadway in 2012 . If nothing else, it speaks to the longevity of a good story with a happy ending . In this case, I think it also speaks to the comfort of seeing a familiar story that depicts a family maybe not too different from our own, in instantly recognizable circumstances .
As we rush through the holiday season, as kids make their holiday wishlists, and as parents try their very best to make the holidays special, it might just bring a smile to your lips to see another family from a time-gone-by going through the same stresses . At the end of the day, this nostalgic story of a family that listens and cares for one another (just a little better than they appear to) is the best gift I can share with you .
As always, thank you for supporting live theatre . Thank you for making PTC part of your family’s holiday season . Let us all have a happy and healthy New Year .
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Lighting Designer
. . . . . . . . . . . Riley Merrill, Ivy Frampton Rail Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enoc Oteo Rail Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Korbin Hand Followspot Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J Attridge Audio Technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Mitchell Deck/Rail Crew . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Hughes, Marco Leavitt, Zac Thorn, Brittany Timpson Julia Bevilcqua, Marc Nielson, William Hadden Lighting Programmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jared Shorter, Riley Merrill Wardrobe Running Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Wiand, Jayden Dudley, Savannah Hayes, Olivia Welter, Savannah Gersdorf, Kenzie Merritt, Paige Linford Rehearsal Accompanist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly Harolds COVID Safety Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah
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DANNY BERNARDY* (The Old Man) Pioneer Theatre Company Debut! NYC: PEMDAS (59e59, Edinburgh Stage Award, Excellence in Acting), Balls (59e59), Cougar the Musical (St Luke’s), Clue (original development, Playwright’s Horizons) alongside productions at Cherry Lane, The York, SoHo Playhouse, NY Classical Theater, and NY Theater Workshop. Nat’l Tour: “Sex Tips…” Regional: Prof. Henry Higgins in Haye’s nomi nated My Fair Lady (Olney Theatre Center), Shear Madness (Kennedy Center), Spamalot (North Carolina Theater), and principal roles at American Conservatory Theatre, Cape Playhouse, Florida Studio Theatre (Nominee, Best Actor, Al abama Story), Virginia Stage Co, Delaware Theatre Co, and Florida Rep. TV/ Film: Magnum P.I. (Maxwell), As the World Turns, One Life to Live (recurring). Member: OYL Theater Company, SAG-AFTRA, & AEA. Danny is a first responder in FEMA’s Reservist Corps. Carnegie Mellon, BFA.
STACIE BONO* (Mother) Stacie Bono joins A Christmas Story straight from the critically-acclaimed New York City Center, Encores! revival of Parade. Prior to that, Stacie could be seen touring the country as Ellen in Miss Saigon. Off-Broadway: Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman/Pirelli), Avenue Q (Kate Monster/ Lucy). Regional Highlights: Guthrie Theater - The Music Man (Marian); Tuacahn - Les Miserables (Fantine), Denver Center - Sense and Sensibility (Lucy); Flat Rock PlayhouseMy Fair Lady (Eliza); Infinity Theater - Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey). Awards: NHTA Award - Best Actress in a Musical (The Apple Tree). Training: MFA in Acting - Royal Central School of Speech and Drama; BFA from NYU Tisch. Love to DSR and Mama B. Instagram:@stacie bono
KYLE CARESS* (Ensemble) Kyle is happy to be back for his third show at Pioneer Theatre Company! National Tour: Disney’s Aladdin, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Off Broadway: Seesaw (J2 Spotlight). Select Regional: The Rev, Bucks County Play house, Studio Tenn. BFA Belmont University. Kyle sends his love to his friends, family, mentors, and Danny and Meghan at HAA for their support. KyleCaress.com IG: @kyle caress
LENNY DANIEL* (Ensemble, Associate Director) Choreographed Mary Poppins (Utah Shakespeare Festival) and Spama lot (Geva Theatre Center and Arkansas Repertory Theatre). Directed and choreographed Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical (TexARTS);
choreographed The Little Mermaid (Forestburgh Play house); assistant directed The Wizard of Oz National Tour starring Mickey Rooney and Eartha Kitt; assistant choreo graphed Gigi (Papermill Playhouse), assisted Ann Reinking and performed in Here Lies Jenny starring Bebe Neuwrith (NYC & SF). Performing credits include Broadway: Cats (final original company) and The Wizard of Oz. NYC: Sinatra (Radio City Music Hall), Wonderful Town (NYC Opera). Tours: Spamalot, Chicago, South Pacific, Camelot, Jekyll & Hyde. Favorite Regional: Something Rotten!, La Cage aux Folles, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Newsies, Chess, Oliver!, The Last Ship (PTC), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Baltimore Center Stage), Mary Poppins, Peter Pan (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Gigi, and Evita (Paper Mill Playhouse).
ANDY FRANK* (Ensemble, u/s The Old Man) Andy is thrilled to be back at Pioneer after appearing in Hello, Dolly! last season. Andy has toured the world performing in West Side Story (Big Deal). Regional theatre highlights include Kiss Me, Kate (Gremio), The Sound of Music (Rolf), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Gideon), as well as dancing in the ensembles of shows such as 42nd Street, Crazy for You, Cinderella, and Spama lot. Special thanks to Karen and Lenny for this opportunity and my parents for their love and support. May your days be merry and bright! @ andyfrank
HOWARD KAYE* (Ensemble, u/s Narrator) Howard Kaye returns to Pioneer Theatre Company for his seventh production. Previous shows include Peter and the Starcatcher, The Music Man, It Happened One Christmas, Oliver, Elf, and Something Rotten!. As a native of Cincinnati, he is glad to come back to Salt Lake, his artistic home. Much thanks to Karen, Lenny, and the entire fantastic staff at PTC. He has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, many regional theaters and one of his favorite credits as the original Broadway guest artist for the Disney Cruise Line. Howard is a graduate of CCM and Juilliard Drama School. Merry Christmas!
TITO LIVAS* (Ensemble) Happy Holidays! Tito is thrilled to be back at Pioneer and to get to work with all these children! There’s nothing quite like hearing several theatre kids sing their faces off for ten hours nearly every day for a month. The joy! The passion! The…volume! Such fun! Previous PTC shows include Fireflies, the staged readings of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and In the Heights. Other
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local credits include productions at Salt Lake Acting Com pany, Plan-B Theatre, and Utah Opera. Other credits include productions with Princess Cruises, Holland America, Disney World, National Theatre for Children, TheatreWorks USA, and Idaho Shakespeare Festival. You can also see him in several Hallmark and lifetime films during the Christmas season. And if you look up while driving past the Point of the Mountain you’ll see him on a billboard.
STEPHANIE MALONEY* (Ensemble, u/s Mother) One pandemic and one baby later, Stephanie is excited to be back at Pioneer since last being seen in Oliver. Other credits include: national/inter national tour of Broadway’s Chicago, The Wick Theatre (Carbonell Nominee for Funny Girl), Sacramento Music Circus, The Fulton, Pittsburgh CLO, Kansas City Starlight, Pittsburgh Public, Pittsburgh Symphony, Arc Stages, and Farmers Alley. TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. UMich Alum. StephanieMaloney.com
PARIS ALEXANDER NESBITT* (Santa, Ensemble) Broadway/National Tour: The Book of Mormon; Regional: Curtains, My Way (Walnut Street), Sister Act, H2$ (Marriott Lincolnshire). Upcoming: ISAAC (Kennedy Center).
DON NOBLE* (Narrator / Jean Shepherd) Delighted to be here at Pioneer! Don has appeared in the Broadway productions of Once and End Of The Rainbow, the National Tours of Mamma Mia! (Sam Carmichael) and, most recently, An American In Paris (Monsieur Baurel), as well as regional productions across Canada and the United States. Some favorites: As You Like It (The Dukes), Jane Aus ten’s Emma (Mr. Weston), To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch), James Joyce’s The Dead (Gabriel Conroy), Funny Girl (Nicky Arnstein), An Ideal Husband (Lord Goring), Candida (Reverend Morell), The Importance of Being Earnest (Jack Worthing), Blood Brothers (The Narrator), Henry IV, The Tempest, Elizabeth Rex, Road. Recent TV shows include New Amsterdam, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, FBI, Madam Secretary, and The Black list. Christmas wish: to be home with family!
KATE CASSIDY RYAN* (Ensemble) Kate is thrilled to return to PTC for this holiday season! She was last seen in PTC’s production of Grease as Jan. Off-Broad way: Addy & Uno (Kirk Theatre). Some favorite regional credits include Kate Monster in Avenue Q (MNM Theatre Company), Silly Girl/Puppeteer in Beauty
& the Beast (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), and Tracy in Hairspray (Cape Rep Theatre). Proud member of AEA and Penn State alum. Many thanks to Karen, Helen, Pantera/Murphy, the cast and crew. What a gift it is to make theatre again! All my love to my wonderful partner, Ashlynn, and Mom and Dad. IG: @kateryan37
TYLER SYMONE* (Ensemble, u/s Miss Shields) Tyler Symone is excited to make her Pioneer Theatre Company debut and spread some holiday cheer with this amazing cast and crew! Tyler is a New York City based-artist who has been fortunate enough to have her work featured all over the country. Favorite credits include: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Marie), And The World Goes Round (Woman 1), Sister Act (Deloris Van Cartier), Xanadu (Kira), and many more. You can find out more about Tyler at Tyler Symone.com. Many thanks as always to her wonderful friends and family for their endless love and support. Repped by Shirley Hamilton Talent Inc.
EJ ZIMMERMAN* (Miss Shields) EJ is ecstatic to return to Pioneer! Broadway: Les Misérables (Eponine u/s, Ensemble). National Tour: Avenue Q. Other favorites: Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Gulf Coast Symphony); Nancy in Oliver! (Goodspeed Opera House); Kim in Miss Saigon (Riverside Theatre, Arvada Center - Henry Award); Reza in Once (Geva Theatre, Pioneer Theatre); Julia in Writing Kevin Taylor (Meadow Brook Theatre); Maureen in Rent (Oguma Playhouse); and Mira in The Porch on Windy Hill (Ivoryton Playhouse). Grati tude always to my loved ones and Avalon Artists Group for continued support. Representation matters. @ejzimmerman47, EJZimmerman.com
MACK BOYER (Ralphie) Mack Boyer is ecstatic to make his Pioneer Theatre Company debut as Ralphie in A Christ mas Story! His previous roles include Frozen Kids (Olaf) at HCT, Willy Wonka (Mike Teavee) and Matilda (Bruce) at CHAC, and News ies (Les) at CCHS. He would like to thank his family and friends who always support him, and the mentors who have helped him get here!
AUSTIN FLAMM (Scut Farkus, Ensemble) Austin is thrilled to be back performing at Pioneer Theatre Compa ny! You may have seen him as Michael in Elf at PTC, Charlie in Willy Wonka at
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Cottonwood Heights Arts, Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol at Hale, Olaf in Frozen, and Michael in Mary Poppins at Midvale Main Street Theater. Austin loves soccer, skiing, and playing guitar. He’d like to dedicate his perfor mance to his sisters, Millie and Cece.
GENEVIEVE FLUCKIGER-ROBERTS (Ensemble) Genevieve is delighted to join the cast of A Christmas Story with Pioneer Theatre Company. She loves being onstage, and performed in Ballet West’s Snow White, and many other ballet productions. She played the role of Indian Chief in the Southland Elementary musical Lewis & Clark. She has five years of ballet training, as well as piano and singing. Genevieve also enjoys gymnastics, aerial arts, cooking, and horseback riding.
LANGLEY HAYMAN (Ensemble) Langley is thrilled to be making her Pioneer Theatre debut! Langley is a senior in the BFA Musical Theatre Program at the U of U. Recent credits: Sister Act (Sister Mary Robert), Nine (Saraghina, Claudia u/s), In Pieces, and Les Miserables. Endless gratitude for the love and support from my family, both given and chosen! @langleyhayman
TESSA JENSEN (Ensemble) Tessa is so excited to be making her Pioneer Theatre Company debut! Her previous stage credits include: Eccles—Waitress (Lulu); Hale Sandy—Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Jemima); Hale Orem—Christmas Carol (Little Fan/Want); Midvale Main—Annie Jr (Molly). Off-stage, Tessa loves jokes, science experiments, and dancing everywhere.
JESSIE KRANZ (Ensemble) Jessie is so excited to be a part of this production! She is currently a senior in the Musical Theatre Program at the University of Utah, earning her BFA and graduating this spring. Her previous roles include Alex in In Pieces (Babcock Theatre), April/Shadow in Liminal (Studio 115), Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Hopebox Theatre), and Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia! (Luminaire Theatre Co.). Thanks and love to my professors and par ents for the last four years of supporting and encouraging me to pursue my dreams and goals. IG: @jessiekranz
ETHAN MARCHANT (Schwartz, Ensemble) Ethan is thrilled to perform in Pioneer Theatre Company’s A Christmas Story! Favorite roles include: Michael in
Peter Pan, Jeremy in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, a Storyteller in Once On This Island, and Pabbie in Frozen Kids. He would like to thank his family for their loving support.
ANNIE MAUTZ (Ensemble, u/s Farkus / Dill) Annie is thrilled to be returning to Pioneer Theater Company for A Christmas Story, The Musical. Annie recently appeared as Matilda in YTU’s production of Matilda Jr.- The Musical. Other credits: Elf the Musical (PTC), and performing with YTU since age 6. Annie thanks Penny Caywood and Shalee Schmidt for their guidance and support. Love and thanks to her family and friends.
ELLA MURPHY (Ensemble) Ella is thrilled to be making her Pioneer Theatre Company debut. She is a senior in the Musical Theatre program at the University of Utah, where she recently Assistant Directed The Thanksgiving Play and appeared in The Night Witches. You can also see her in the University of Utah’s production of Cabaret! this spring. Endless thanks to the entire A Christmas Story team, and to her family and friends. Fine Arts Academic Excellence Scholarship recipient.
ASHER NEHRING (Randy) Asher is thrilled to join Pioneer Theatre Compa ny’s, A Christmas Story as Ralphie’s kid brother, Randy. At the beginning of his stage career, credits include: in Utah as Jeremy Potts in HCT’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and ensemble in Parker Theatre’s production of The Sword in the Stone; Peter Pan Jr.’s Michael Darling in Beijing, China, and many Storybook Theatre children’s productions in Eastern Idaho.
ELSA PARRY (Ensemble) Elsa feels like she won a major award by being cast in this show! Her favorite roles have been the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonder land and Taylor in High School Musical Jr. She is currently playing Matilda in Matilda the Musical at her middle school. She trains in dance and musical theatre at Utah COPA and is grateful to her parents for driving her to rehearsals every single day.
SOREN RAY (Ralphie) Making his Pioneer Theatre Company debut, Soren is excited to return to the exotic city of Hohman, Indiana in a role he adores. Other stage credits include: A Christmas Story
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(Ralphie), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Child Ensemble), and Newsies (Les) at Centerpoint Lega cy Theatre. Outside of theatre, Soren enjoys choir, learning Chinese, swimming and pickleball. “Thank you Tara Wardle and Jules Snarr for the voice help and confidence boost! Love to Miriam, Byron, Mom and Dad!”
TYSON RUSSELL (Ensemble, u/s Schwartz / Randy) Tyson is a 4th grader who has dreamed of being on the Big Stage his entire life. Being cast in this play is his dream come true. He loves to delight others with his talent for singing and dancing. He has done several plays with the OBT Theater Company in Draper and thanks them, and COPA American Fork, for teaching him so much.
DANIEL SOROKINE (Flick, Ensemble) Daniel Sorokine is thrilled to be making his Pioneer Theatre Company debut!
Credits: Hale Centre Theatre: A Christmas Carol (Fredrick Cratchit/Carol boy). Cen terPoint Legacy Theater: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr. (Toby), Annie Jr. (Rooster Hannigan), Legacy Prep. Academy: The Drowsy Chaperone (Man in Chair), Matilda Jr. (Trunchbull), Beauty and the Beast (D’Arque). Draper Historic Theater: Mary Poppins (Chimney sweep). Daniel also enjoys Orchestra and bass guitar.
JANE E. WILKINS (Ensemble) Jane is excited to make her Pioneer Theatre Company debut. Recent credits include The Audience (Young Queen Elizabeth), Creekside Theatre Festival; Frozen Jr. (Middle Anna) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Marta), Hale Centre Theatre; The Sword and the Stone (Meadow), Parker Theatre; and Matilda (Matilda), Cottonwood Heights Arts. When she isn’t performing, Jane studies ballet and loves writing her own plays.
KIYAN R. WYNESS (Grover Dill, Ensemble) Kiyan is excited to make his Pioneer Theatre Company debut in A Christmas Story. Kiyan has been training at the Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA) for 4 years and has performed in Willy Wonka, Matilda, Beauty and the Beast, and The Wonderful World of Disney. Kiyan is passionate about everything to do with performing. Outside of perform ing Kiyan enjoys martial arts (Krav Maga & Muay Thai), guitar, and drums.
KAREN AZENBERG (Director/Choreographer) This marks Karen Azenberg’s eleventh season as Artistic Director at PTC. Favorite projects include the world premieres of Alabama Story and “i”; the regional premieres of Sting’s The Last Ship and Les Misérables; and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Newsies, Sweet Charity, and The Play That Goes Wrong. Originally from New York, her work there includes Lyrics and Lyricists (92nd St. Y), Blocks (a collaboration with Jonathan Larson), Prom Queens Unchained, and choreography for Richard Greenberg’s The Dazzle (Roundabout Theatre Company). Among her other credits are National Tours of Carousel and Brigadoon, West Side Story (over 15 productions), and productions at Indiana Repertory, Geva Theatre Center, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Goodspeed, and Utah Shakespeare Festival. Karen is a past president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). Her favorite produc tions are her son Alexander and her daughter Emelia.
HELEN GREGORY (Musical Director) After spending the past two years working various jobs -2020 decennial census taker, office administrative assistant, COVID vaccine (on-site) support staff, materials handler for the Durango Public Library, and 2020 election judge for La Plata County— Helen is ecstatic to be at the Pioneer The atre Company doing what she loves most—live theatre. Thank you to all that make this production possible-staff, musicians, cast, crew and, you, our audience. It truly takes a village to make this work happen. Enjoy.
JAMES NOONE (Scenic Designer) returns to PTC after designing 2016’s The Last Ship. Broadway: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Jekyll and Hyde, Class Act, The Persians, Judgment at Nuremberg, Night Must Fall, The Sunshine Boys, The Gin Game, A Bronx Tale, and Come Back Little Sheba. Off-Broadway: Terrance McNally’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Edward Albee’s play Three Tall Women, Full Gallop and Fully Committed, Cowgirls and Breaking Legs, A Bronx Tale, Boys in the Band, and Ruthless!. He has designed national tours and at leading regional theatres across the country. TV: Designed The Tale of Sweeney Todd, Candide, Passion, Camelot, Stephen Sondheim’s 80th Birthday Concert for PBS, and Company, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill for HBO.
K. L. ALBERTS (Costume Designer) This marks season 35 for K.L. and how fantastic to be designing this joyous holiday production after many dark months. Some favorite PTC designs include The Play That Goes Wrong, The Curi ous Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Les Misérables, Uncle Vanya, and Little Shop of Horrors. For the Utah
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Shakespeare Festival, he designed Ah! Wilderness, The Matchmaker, Big River, and Guys and Dolls, among others. While living in New York he worked on, off, and very far from Broadway, and also for the Ralph Lauren Studios.
DAWN CHIANG (Lighting Designer) Broadway: Zoot Suit; co-designer, Tango Pasión. Off Broadway: Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout Theatre: Encores! Concert Musicals, co-designer. Opera: Resident lighting designer, New York City Opera. Regional: Guthrie Theater, Mark Taper Forum, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, South CoastRep ertory, Syracuse Stage, Denver Center Theatre Company, Trinity Repertory Company, and many more. Awards: Two Syracuse Area Live Theatre Awards, two Drama-Logue Awards; Nominations: Maharam Design Award (from American Theatre Wing), Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle. Af filiations: Board of Directors for Theatre Communications Group, Themed Entertainment Association, and Behind the Scenes Foundation. Mentor for Theater Development Fund’s “Wendy Wasserstein Project” outreach program for New York City high school students.
AARON HUBBARD (Sound Designer) is enjoying his 15th season with Pioneer Theatre Company in sound mix and design. His favorite productions have been Sting’s The Last Ship, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Next to Normal, and One Man, Two Guvnors. Aaron teaches sound production and recording at Weber State University, and in his spare time he records and produces music. His favorite star is his wife, Melissa, who puts up with all the late theatre nights.
SAMANTHA WOOTTEN (Hair & Makeup Designer) is excited to join PTC and the University of Utah as Wig Master. Previous career highlights include Wig Master for the Washington National Opera in D.C., Wig and Makeup Designer for Glimmerglass Opera in N.Y., Associate Wig Master for the Los Angeles Opera in CA, and Wig Master for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
TRACEY WOOLLEY* (Production Stage Manager) Some favorite credits include Blue Man Group, Cirque Du Soleil’s Mystere, Dragone’s Le Reve (Las Vegas); Off-Broadway: The Book of Merman (St Luke’s Theater), Verso (New World Stages), The Brobot Johnson Experience (Bushwick Starr); Heathers (New World Stages); Phoenix (Cherry Lane The atre); 1st National Tour of The Lincoln Center Production of South Pacific, The HipHop Nutcracker; Regional: The Buddy Holly Story, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Grease, The Witches of Eastwick - National Premiere (The Ogunquit Playhouse),
The Last of the Red Hot Lovers (The Cape Playhouse). Proud member of AEA, but even more proud to be a member of my family. Love you guys! CTR
EMILY NACRISSA GRIFFITH* (Stage Manager) has worked with Pioneer Theatre Company for six seasons. She graduated from UVU with multiple awards for her work, including the Kennedy Center’s Meritorious Achievement Award. She has also managed Sundance’s Summer Theatre for the past two seasons.
MASON TURTON (Assistant Stage Manager) This is Mason Turton’s second season with Pioneer Theatre Company! Previous PTC credits include: Ain’t Misbehavin’, Elf: The Musical, The Messenger, Something Rotten, Fireflies, Hello, Dolly!, Scapin, and Shucked. Other credits include: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Pace University), The Wolves (Pace University), and The Post Office (Plan B Theatre Company), among others.
BOB CLINE (Casting) is the founder of Bob Cline Casting in New York. He has cast film, TV, commercials, over 75 national tours, and numerous regional theaters across the country and has been associated with the casting for PTC for many years. Cline is currently a proud faculty member in Pace University’s theatre program, in charge of the senior BFA musical theatre majors. He is the Associate Director of Broadway Artists Alliance, enjoys working with The Open Jar Institute, and often teaches through The Growing Studio and The Actor’s Loft.
PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY (PTC) Now celebrating its 61st season, the award-winning PTC is Utah’s premiere professional theatre company and leading arts organiza tion of the West. Led by Artistic Director Karen Azenberg and Interim Managing Director Diane L. Parisi, PTC presents world-class productions that celebrate diversity in culture and society and serve as the connecting bridge between art and scholarship as an affiliate of the University of Utah.
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Board of Trustees
Chairman – Michele Mattsson | Budget Chair – Lamont Richardson Development Chair - David R. Peterson | Marketing Chair – Jeff Paris | Outreach Chair – Amy Wadsworth
Karen Azenberg
Margaret Woolley Busse
Dhiraj Chand
Sydney Cheek O’Donnell
Glen Clayburn
John A. Dahltrom Jr.
Geoffrey Fattah
Andrea Golding
Danielle Good
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Theresa A. Martinez
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Eric Maxfield
Diane L. Parisi
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Martell L. Teasley, PhD
Michael J. Tonkin
Scott H. Verhaaren Heidi DeWitt Woodbury
Emeritus
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Paul Durham
Spencer F. Eccles
David E. Gee
Kathie Horman
Dan Lofgren
James L. Macfarlane
Kevin R. Murray Harris H. Simmons J. Douglas Whisenant
President - Heather Benson | President Elect - Amy Wadsworth Vice President - Kathy Davis | Secretary - Anne Neeley | Treasurer – Kris Burton
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Season Support
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Play
Five people straddling two countries and several cultures choose between breaking the law and saving themselves, while trying desperately to understand one another.
Book by Kareem Fahmy Directed by Giovanna SardelliA World Premiere in Association with TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. A sleepy library that strategically straddles the U.S. and Canadian borders becomes an unlikely crucible for five people from around the world when families separated by the “Muslim ban” begin using the library as an unlikely meeting place. A finalist for the 2020 National Showcase of New Plays and the winner of the Next Act! New Play Summit, Fahmy’s likeable characters make thoughtful choices that are best for their specific situations but which in turn cause turmoil and challenges for each other. Alliances are built and broken, borders are straddled, but love and human connection prevail. Contains strong language.
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Jacqueline Marsden
Michael and Mary Mattsson Bernard Grosser and Karen McArthur
Keith Meade
Patricia and Daniel Meldrum Elliott Merrill
James R. Moore and Kathryn Lindquist
Sue and Robert Moore
Edward B. Moreton Ross Murray Maura K. Naughton
Sara Lee Neill
John and Margaret Neville Ingrid Nygaard Patti O’Keefe
Julie Olson
Tim and Lynda Orton Elissa and Bill Oshinsky Ross Owen and Larry Herndon Nathan L. and Jennifer A. Pace Ted and Kay Packard Helen Patterson Karen F. Peterson Colleen Pierce Dennis and Kathy Polster Carol Prince Margaret and Stanley Rajski Elaine Randolph Aksel Peterson & Rebecca Raybould Susan Reese Errol Remington
Carolyn Rich-Denson Holly Ricklefs Del and Becky Ririe
The donors acknowledged above made gifts and pledges between July 1, 2021 to present.
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Janet Rogers
Sydney Wagstaff Romero
Leonard and Alene Russon
Rachel and Andrew Sackett C. Duwayne and Alice Schmidt
Edward Schmidt
Maureen Shields
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Deborah Smith Patricia and Homer Smith
Sharyl G. Smith
Margaret Smoot
Sharon K. Spaulding
Luann Spendlove
Jody Stamback
Shawna S. Stewart in Memory of Ronald G. Stewart Jann Stirrat
Patti Stoppi Annie and Cory Strupp
Smith Family Joanna and Geoff Tarantola Yvonne B. Thele
Marie Thompson
Pam Thompson
David Vergobbi and Anne Riordan-Vergobbi
James Greenbaum & Stefanie Voigt
Amber C. Wallace
Perry and Margie Walters
Judith Warner
Barbara Whinnery in Memory of David Dukes Henry Whiteside
Charles and Reatha Whiting
Nancy Challed & Steven Winitzky
Cissy Wolff
Joan Wong
Nancy G. Woodward
Arriann Woolf
Betty and Frank Yanowitz
Barbara Yastine in Honor of Harris Simmons Laura Zemp Cathleen D. Zick
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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ARTISTIC
Associate Artistic Director/ Director of Outreach .................... Eric Jackson Resident Fight Choreographer..... Christopher DuVal Resident Scenic Designer ........... George Maxwell Resident Sound Designer ........... Bryce Robinette
PRODUCTION
Production Manager ............. Reed Rossbach
Production Stage Manager ....... Tracey Woolley Stage Manager ............... Emily Nacrissa Griffith
Technical Director .................... John Mack Charge Artist ........................... Mark Jensen Scenic Artist ........................ Amanda McMall Stage Technicians ................... Clifford Merritt, Michael Davies, Cara DelloRusso Painters .......... Trish Whitekettle, Cara DelloRusso Props Master ................... Laura A. Walters Props Artisan .......................... Christa Kinch Master Electrician ...................John Masek Technical Advisor ........................ Lee Hollaar Costume Shop Manager ........... Phillip R. Lowe First Hand ............................... K.L. Alberts Asst. Costume Shop Manager. . . . .Wendy Schow-Massine Cutter/Drapers ....... Steve Schmid, Margo Seamons, Lauren Haskins, Wendy Schow-Massine Millinery/Crafts Artisan ............ Wilson Leibering Stitchers ...................... Brandee Jenks-Kluthe, Summer Rose Van, Amber Danielson Wardrobe Supervisor ................. Maxwell Paris Costume Rental Coordinator .............. Do’nel Ault PTC/University of Utah Interns............ Lina Boyer, Langley Hayman, Jessie Kranz, Ella Samira Murphy, Zac Thorn
INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR .... DIANE L. PARISI
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development ......... Geoffrey Doiron Development Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katina Nikols
MANAGEMENT
Management of Finance and Admin. ..... Mary Dy Company Manager & Operations..... Sarah Hudson
MARKETING
Director of Marketing and Comm. ..... Joshua Black Coordinator, Marketing and Comm. ..... Megan Tigue Photography ........................ BW Productions PTC Advertising ............................ Modern8
PATRON SERVICES
Director of Patron Services ...........Heidi Bruce House Manager/Asst. Patron Services ....... Nikki Baum Coordinator, Patron Services ..... Jenifer Christensen Front of House .................. Susannah Castleton, Sophia Dodge, Caroline Esparza, Amona Faatau, Jade Goring, Elijah McCann, Katina Nikols, Sasha Pinegar, Taylor Roberts, Caprice Schulte, Ian Shannon, Sophia White, Priscilla Santos
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