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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER presents Tuacahn’s Production of
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS
The Musical
Music by
Book by ALAN MENKEN
MIKE OCKRENT & LYNN AHRENS
Based on the story by Charles Dickens
Original Choreography by Susan Stroman
Originally directed by Mike Ockrent
Originally Presented by Radio City Entertainment At the Theatre at Madison Square Garden
Christopher Gurr
With
Paul Aguirre Delaney Bailey Connor Barton Lindsay Bates LaDonna Burns
Jillian Butler Jayven Cook Bella DePaola Mark Donaldson Emmaline Dunford
Maggie Dzina Easton Edwards Thursday Farrar Dan Fenaughty Harper Griffith
Jacob Higdon James Garrett Hill Danielle Jackman Randal Keith Larissa Klinger
Lance Lawrence Brendan Malafronte Mallorie Mendoza Greyson Nielson
Allyson Peter Anthony Savino Harrison Asher Smith
Scenic/Lighting
Design PAUL BLACK
Associate Lighting Designer ROB SILER
Hudson Sullivan Vishal Vaidya Lena White
Costume Coordinator SARA BROOKES
Associate Artistic Producer SHARI JORDAN
Production Stage Manager
A.J. SULLIVAN
Sound Design ERIC COLLINS
Director of Production JEFF MILLER
Assistant Stage Managers
NICK ALTERI
BRIANA BARKER
Projection Design BRAD PETERSON
Technical Director TROY MCGEE
Company Managers
ZOE BAIRD
WHITNEY HARRISON
Music Direction and Additional Arrangements by JACOB CARLL
Associate Choreographer and Director
RACHEL PERLMAN
Choreographed and Directed by
MARA NEWBERY GREER
Costumes Provided by COSTUME WORLD THEATRICAL, Pompano Beach, FL. www.costumeworld.com
Sponsored by Washington County and Greater Zion
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Hair & Make-Up Design JEFF KNAGGS
Assistant Music Director JANE BEST
Casting WOJCIK CASTING TEAM
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
Cast of Characters
Scrooge
CHRISTOPHER GURR*
Cratchit BRENDAN MALAFRONTE*
Mrs. Cratchit ...................................................................................................... JILLIAN BUTLER*
Tiny Tim ........................................................................................................GREYSON NIELSON
Fred .......................................................................................................... JAMES GARRETT HILL*
Mrs. Mops ...................................................................................................... LARISSA KLINGER*
Ghost of Jacob Marley ....................................................................................... RANDAL KEITH*
Ghost of Christmas Past/Lamplighter DAN FENAUGHTY*
Jonathon, Scrooge at 8 Years JAYVEN COOK
Scrooge at 12, Nikolas HUDSON SULLIVAN
Grace, Fan ................................................................................................................ LENA WHITE
Fezziwig ............................................................................................................. VISHAL VAIDYA*
Scrooge at 18 Years ............................................................................................. JACOB HIGDON
Young Marley ............................................................................................... EASTON EDWARDS
Mrs. Fezziwig ................................................................................................ LADONNA BURNS*
Emily LINDSAY BATES
Ghost of Christmas Present/Sandwich Board Man PAUL AGUIRRE*
Martha Cratchit HARPER GRIFFITH
The Cratchit Children ............................................ EMMALINE DUNFORD, HARPER GRIFFITH, LANCE LAWRENCE, HUDSON SULLIVAN
Ghost of Christmas Yet-To-Be, Blind Hag ................................................. THURSDAY FARRAR*
ENSEMBLE
PAUL AGUIRRE*, DELANEY BAILEY, CONNOR BARTON, LINDSAY BATES, LADONNA BURNS*, JILLIAN BUTLER*, BELLA DEPAOLA, MARK DONALDSON*, MAGGIE DZINA, EASTON EDWARDS, THURSDAY FARRAR*, DAN FENAUGHTY*, JACOB HIGDON, JAMES GARRETT HILL*, DANIELLE JACKMAN*, RANDAL KEITH*, LARISSA KLINGER*, BRENDAN MALAFRONTE*, MALLORIE MENDOZA, ALLYSON PETER, ANTHONY SAVINO, VISHAL VAIDYA*
Cast of Characters
SWINGS
MALLORIE MENDOZA, HARRISON ASHER SMITH
Dance Captain- James Garrett Hill
Assistant Dance Captain- Mallorie Mendoza
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed player unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance
Fezziwig: CONNOR BARTON, Ghost of Christmas Yet-To-Be, Blind Hag: LADONNA BURNS*, Tiny Tim: JAYVEN COOK, Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Jacob Marley: MARK DONALDSON*, Martha Cratchit: EMMALINE DUNFORD, Grace, Fan: HARPER GRIFFITH, Ghost of Christmas Present, Cratchit: JAMES GARRETT HILL*, Scrooge: RANDAL KEITH*, Mrs. Cratchit, Mrs. Fezziwig: LARISSA KLINGER*, Scrooge at 8/12: LANCE LAWRENCE, Emily, Mrs. Mops: MALLORIE MENDOZA, Scrooge at 18: ANTHONY SAVINO, Fred, Young Marley: HARRISON ASHER SMITH
*Indicates a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States
Musical Numbers
Hear the Bells ENSEMBLE
Jolly Good Time SCROOGE, ENSEMBLE
Charity Men CHARITY MEN Nothing To Do With Me
SCROOGE, CRATCHIT, SANDWICH BOARD MAN, LAMPLIGHTER, TIMY TIM, FRED, JONATHON, BLIND HAG, ENSEMBLE
Link By Link ....................................................................................................................... MARLEY, GHOSTS
After “Link By Link” ........................................................................................................................... GHOSTS
The Lights of Long Ago.......................................................................... THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST
Old Bailey .................................................................................................................... SCROOGES MOTHER
The Lights of Long Ago (Part 2) GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST
The Factory/ A Place Called Home (Part 1) SCROOGE AT 12, FAN, SCROOGE Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball
FEZZIWIG, MRS. FEZZIWIG, ENSEMBLE, GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST, SCROOGE A Place Called Home (Part 2) SCROOGE AT 18, EMILY, SCROOGE Money Machine Montage SCROOGE AT 18, YOUNG MARLEY, FEZZIWIG, GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST, SCROOGE, EMILY, ENSEMBLE
Abundance and Charity .....................................................
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, ENSEMBLE Christmas Together.................................................... TINY TIM, CRATCHIT, MRS. CRATCHIT, ENSEMBLE, GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, FRED Will Tiny Tim Live? ........................................................................................................................ SCROOGE Dancing On Your Grave ENSEMBLE, CRATCHIT Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today SCROOGE, ANGELS Final Scene (Part 1) JONATHON Final Scene (Part 2)
SCROOGE, SANDWICH BOARD MAN, LAMPLIGHTER, BLIND OLD HAG, ENSEMBLE
Final Scene (Part 3) FRED, SALLY, COMPANY God Bless Us Everyone ................................................................................................................. COMPANY
Orchestra
Jacob Carll- Music Director/Keyboard 1
Jane Best- Associate Music Director/Keyboard 2
Tereasa Payne- Reed 1
Simon Hutchings- Reed 2
Jared Nicholson, Amy Paterson- Trumpet
David Lintz- Horn
Tanner Deal- Trombone
Tara Tichenor, Linda Ghidossi-DeLuca, Julie Valadez- Violin
Tracie Price- Cello
Robert Matheson- Bass
Glenn Webb- Drums/Percussion
Music Coordinator and Keyboard Programmer: Tracie Price
Who’s Who in the Cast
PAUL AGUIRRE* (Ghost of Christmas Present, Sandwich Board Man) is thrilled to make his Tuacahn debut in one of his favorite roles to play in this magical production of A Christmas Carol. National tours include Billy Elliot (Big Davey), Seussical (w/ Cathy Rigby), The Who’s Tommy (Uncle Ernie), How to Succeed… and How the Grinch… (Papa Who/cast recording) at Madison Square Garden. Favorite and recent regional credits include Evita (Magaldi), City of Angels (Lt. Muñoz/Vargas), Billy Elliot (Mr. Braithewaite) Jesus Christ Superstar (Herod) , The Music Man (Marcellus), Guys & Dolls, Sunset Boulevard, multiple productions of In The Heights (Kevin, Piragua Guy), Kismet directed by Lonny Price at the Granada Theatre and Twist: An American Musical directed and choreographed by Debbie Allen at the Alliance Theatre and Pasadena Playhouse. Paul is also the creator/owner of Broadway Dolls & Guys, custom crocheted dolls and gifts. Love to my girls Nikki and Arya. Paul forever dedicates his work to Ma for her neverending love and support.
DELANEY BAILEY (Ensemble) (she/her) is so excited to be back at Tuacahn this holiday season! Recent credits include Crazy for You (Patsy) at Ogunquit Playhouse, White Christmas (Ensemble) at Tuacahn, and Joseph…Dreamcoat (Swing) at New Bedford Festival Theatre. Endless gratitude to Mara, Rachel, and Jacob, Shari, Scott, Zoe and everyone here at Tuacahn, and her team at DDO for everything! Love to her friends, family, and mentors. @delaneybailey_
CONNOR BARTON (Ensemble, u/s Mr. Fezziwig) (he/they) is so grateful to be spending the holiday season at Tuacahn!
Past Credits: Tootsie North Shore Music Theatre, A Chorus Line (Mark) Theatre by the Sea, Anastasia WPPAC (regional premiere). BFA Musical Theatre Nazareth
University. Thanks to family & friends, Maggie & Take 3 Talent. Perspective & Gratitude. @connor.barton connorsbarton.com
LINDSAY BATES (Emily, Ensemble) is so excited to join the Tuacahn family this winter! Originally from Houston, TX, Lindsay recently graduated from Wright State University with her BFA in Musical Theatre and is now based in NYC. Regional: Legally Blonde (Margot), Lippa’s Wild Party (Nadine, Queenie u/s), Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble, Belle u/s). Other favorites include 25th…Spelling Bee (Rona) and Cabaret (Dance Captain, Texas). A huge thank you to the creative team for believing in her, the cast for all of their hard work, and her friends/family for their never ending support. Lindsay hopes you enjoy this timeless story and wishes you a very happy holidays!
LADONNA BURNS* (Mrs. Fezziwig, Ensemble, u/s Hag, u/s Ghost of Christmas YetTo-Be) a NYC based artist, is thrilled to make her Tuachan debut in A Christmas Carol! NY: White Girl in Danger (Nell Standby), Caroline, or Change (Caroline Thibodeaux- Audelco Awards Lead Actress in a Musical nominee), Follies (Stella Deems- New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Featured Actress), Unraveled (Anna). National Tours: RENT (Seasons of Love Soloist) and Seussical (Sour Kangaroo). Recent regional credits: Ghost (Oda Mae Brown - 2024 Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical), Rock of Ages (Justice Charlier), Cinderella (Fairy Godmother), Sister Act (Sister Mary Lazarus), Margaritaville (Marley), Mary Poppins(Mrs. Corry), All Shook Up (Sylvia). Proud member of Broadway Inspirational Voices! Thank you to her family and friends for their constant support, especially my honey Chris C! Thank you Brian at Hell’s Kitchen Agency. I dedicate this performance to all of my angels. Thank you Mara for this wonderful opportunity!
JILLIAN BUTLER* (Mrs. Cratchit, Ensemble) Jillian Butler is thrilled to be making her Tuacahn debut this Holiday season! Nat’l Tours: Les Misérables (Cosette), Wicked (Glinda/ Nessarose u/s), R+H Cinderella. Regional Credits: Jekyll & Hyde (Emma Carew/WPPAC), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Cynthia Weil/WPPAC), Shrek (North Shore Music Theatre), A Christmas Story (Papermill Playhouse), A Chorus Line (Maggie/ SRT). BFA from The Boston Conservatory. Jillian is a Licensed Esthetician and proud dance teacher with Tutu Schools around Manhattan and Brooklyn New York when not performing. Endless gratitude and many thanks to the entire team at Tuacahn, Mara Newbery Greer, Wojcik Casting, DGRW and her family and friends for their unconditional love and support. IG: Jillian__Butler
BELLA DEPAOLA (Ensemble) is so excited to be a part of A Christmas Carol! Past credits include Newsies (Jojo) at The Rev Theatre Co., Chorus Line (Val), 42nd Street (Anytime Annie/ Dance Captain), and Godspell (Turn Back O’Man/Dance Captain) at The Mac-Haydn Theatre. She is a recent graduate of Pace University’s Musical Theatre and Commercial Dance Programs. Bella would love to thank the team at Boals, Winnett, & Associates, and her parents for supporting her along her journey. Keep up with her instagram for future adventures: @belladepaola
MARK DONALDSON* (Mr. Smythe, Mr. Hawkins, Ensemble, u/s Ghost of Christmas Past, u/s Ghost of Jacob Marley) Tuacahn debut! National Tours: Fiddler on the Roof starring Harvey Fierstein and Cats as Mungojerrie.
Regional: Walnut Street Theatre (Shrek, Matilda, Rocky, The Little Mermaid), Sacramento Music Circus (Cats), Fulton Theatre (South Pacific, 42nd Street), Riverside Theatre (42nd Street), North Shore (Cats), TUTS (A Chorus Line, Camelot), Maltz-Jupiter (Billy Elliot), Flat Rock (How To Succeed...), Arvada (A Christmas
Carol). Also: Disney Cruise Line and Tokyo DisneySea. Originally from Rochester, NY. BFA from the Hartt School. Love to Mom and Dad. Instagram: @markyd1982
MAGGIE DZINA (Scrooge’s Mother, Ensemble) Maggie is thrilled to be making her Tuacahn Amphitheatre debut! Maggie was most recently seen in The Rev Theater Company’s production of A Chorus Line. Endless thanks to her PMA team, family and friends, and the entire creative team!
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Who’s Who in the Cast
EASTON EDWARDS (Young Marley, Ensemble) (he/they)-
REGIONAL: Beauty and the Beast, at John W Engeman Theater; Kinky Boots, Carousel, Matilda, Grease, Newsies, at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma; Hair, Oklahoma City Repertory; Bring It On!, at Pollard Theatre. University of Central Oklahoma MT ’20. Thank you to my family and friends for the constant love and support! IG: @east_edwards www.eastonedwards.com
THURSDAY FARRAR* (Blind Hag, Ghost of Christmas Yet-ToBe, Ensemble) B’way: Aida, Parade, Once Upon a Mattress. Off-B’way: The Bandaged Place (Roundabout), Regrets (MTC), Love & Science (NY City Center), Bloodwork (National Black Theatre).Nat’l tours: Flashdance, Les Misérables (FANTINE), Carousel, Dreamgirls. Regional: The DaVinci Code (Ogunquit Playhouse), Steel Magnolias (Weston Playhouse), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Cincinnati Shakespeare), Our Town (Arrowrock Lyceum), Proposals (Flat Rock), Merrily We Roll Along (Kennedy Center), First Wives Club (Old Globe), TV: “Pokerface”, “FBI”, “Modern Love”, “Search Party”, “The Americans, For Life”, “Bull”, “Blacklist”, “That Damn Michael Che”, “Bull”, “Blue Bloods”, “Gotham”, Film: “Brian Banks”, “Across The Tracks”, “Brother”, “Only Time Will Tell”, “Lucky Day”. Recordings: You Oughta Be On Broadway. Awards: Audelco, New Hampshire Theater, Drama-Logue. American Musical & Dramatic Academy Scholarship graduate.
DAN FENAUGHTY* (Ghost of Christmas Past) is thrilled to be back at Tuacahn to share the Holiday Season again.
Favorite credits: White Christmas, Ragtime, Million Dollar Quartet, and all of the 21 productions performed alongside Larissa Klinger. Favorite Christmas Carols: “Sleigh Ride”, “12 Days of Christmas” (Boston Pops Version), “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings” (Barenaked Ladies/Sarah Mclachlin). Favorite Christmas Cookies: Haven’t met one I don’t like.
Huge thanks to this inspiring cast, supportive crew, exceptional production team, welcoming theater staff, wonderful audiences and my everunderstanding family. TV/Film: The Good Fight, The Blacklist Proud AEA member www.danfenaughty.com
CHRISTOPHER GURR*
(Scrooge)
Broadway: Parade (Tony Award, Best Musical Revival), Cats (revival), Tuck Everlasting, Kinky Boots, Amazing Grace, and All the Way starring Bryan Cranston (Tony Award, Best Play). National Tours: Memphis and Monty Python’s Spamalot. Off-Broadway: Cyrano opposite Peter Dinklage (New Group), and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui opposite Raul Esparza (Classic Stage). Regional: Elf (Pioneer Theatre Company), Fun Home (Theatre Raleigh), Marie, Dancing Still (5th Avenue), The Sting (Paper Mill), plus multiple productions at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Geva Theatre Center, Berkshire Theatre Group, Indiana Rep, Ogunquit Playhouse, and Human Race. Television: Guest starring on “Madame Secretary,” “Elsbeth,” “Soul Santa,” “Gilded Age,” and “The Good Fight.” Recurring as Godwin Page on NBC’s “The Blacklist,” Dr. Leed on Tyler Perry’s “Sistas” for BET, and as Marius on “A Murder at the End of the World” for FX. Member Actors’ Equity, SAG/AFTRA, and the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society. More at ChristopherGurr.com
JACOB HIGDON (Young Ebenezer, Ensemble) Jacob is thrilled to be making his Tuacahn debut! He was just seen Off-Broadway in Honeyland (Tom). Other regional credits include Rock of Ages (Franz) at The Argyle Theatre, Footloose (Ren) at Duluth Playhouse, and Sound of Music (Rolf) at Wagon Wheel Center for The Arts. He graduated from the University of Michigan’s class of 2022 with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Jacob is incredibly thankful to Wojcik Casting, Hell’s Kitchen Agency for their constant support, as well as his family and girlfriend Laura! GO BLUE! @jacobhigdon
JAMES GARRETT HILL* (Fred, Scrooge’s Father, Ensemble, u/s Bob Cratchit, u/s Ghost of Christmas Present)is back again.
Regional credits: White Christmas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tarzan, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Mary Poppins, Wonderland, A Christmas Story (Tuacahn Center for the Arts), Rock of Ages, A Christmas Story (John W. Engeman Theatre), Sh-Boom! Life Could Be A Dream (Little Theatre on the Square). Proud graduate of Ohio Northern University. Much love to Mom, Dad, Logan, and Jacob for their support and constant encouragement. And a huge thanks to Mara Newbery Greer for continuing to believe in me and push me to be a better performer and person. Merry Christmas!
DANIELLE JACKMAN*
(Ensemble) is thrilled to make her Tuacahn debut this holiday season! Danielle is based in New York City, and originally from Atlanta, Georgia – where she began her training at Dekalb School of the Arts. She studied Musical Theatre and Dance at Columbia College Chicago. Regional credits include: Anything Goes (The Muny) 42nd Street (Goodspeed Opera House), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Riverside Theatre), Holiday Inn (Drury Lane Theatre), Guys & Dolls (Sharon Playhouse), Hairspray (Paramount Theatre), Little Shop Of Horrors (Penobscot Theatre Company), and more. She has also danced regionally with The Honey Taps, and internationally with Princess Cruises. When Danielle isn’t performing, she enjoys reading spooky books, listening to nostalgic podcasts, and teaching dance to students of all ages in New Jersey and New York City.
RANDAL KEITH* (Marley, Beadle, u/s Scrooge) From his first role here at Tuacahn, KING TRITON in The Little Mermaid (2014), to Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and as General Waverly in this past holiday production of White Christmas
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to this year as Oaken in the regional premiere of Disney’s Frozen and Gyp in Jersey Boys,Randal Keith has been in 18 shows in Saint George. Last year he officially became a local, having finally moved here full time. But Randal is best known for his portrayal of JEAN VALJEAN in Les Misérables on Broadway and the National tour for over 3000 performances. He also Played the PHANTOM in The Phantom of the Opera with the 1st national touring company. Randal had made Las Vegas his home for the past 16 years and has starred in Vegas as KING ARTHUR in Spamalot as well as starring in Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular, Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers, and BAZ Star-crossed Love. Thank you Tuacahn for giving me so many memories. You are my home.
LARISSA KLINGER*
(Mrs. Mopps, u/s Mrs. Cratchit, u/s Mrs. Fezziwig) is elated to be making her Tuacahn debut! Some favorite credits include: The 39 Steps (National Tour & Regional), Dial M for Murder, She Loves Me, 42nd Street, Dear Jack, Dear Louise, The Spitfire Grill, Cabaret, I Do! I Do!, FANCY, Disaster!, It’s a Wonderful Life. A big thanks to this fabulous cast, crew, production team, staff, and to YOU for supporting live theatre! This show is extra special because I get to share it with Danwho I met doing a Christmas show many years ago. Here’s to 22 shows together since! Proud AEA member. Insta: @larissaklinger
BRENDAN MALAFRONTE*
(Cratchit) is making his Tuacahn debut! He has performed worldwide with Disney Cruise Line and on national and international tours of Annie and Imaginocean. Notable credits include Scuttle (Fireside Dinner Theatre), Bob Crewe (Flatrock Playhouse), The Scarecrow (Palace Theatre) and Lumiere (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), where he received a Carbonelle Award nomination. A former puppetry professor at PACE School of Performing Arts, Brendan now teaches and directs young actors at Redhouse Arts Center. He co-founded The Dusty & Dott Company, where he writes, designs, builds, and performs alongside his wife, Dott. Their PBS
show, Reading Buddies, received three consecutive NY EMMY nominations. Brendan recently became a puppet builder with The Jim Henson Company, and couldn’t be prouder. Follow along at @dustyanddott.
MALLORIE MENDOZA (Swing, u/s Emily) Mallorie is a Musical Theatre graduate from the Manhattan School of Music and is so excited to spread some Christmas cheer in the canyon! Her past credits include Frozen, Anastasia, (ensemble) and Jersey Boys (swing/dance captain) at Tuacahn Ampitheatre, Kinky Boots at Bucks County Playhouse (swing), Sound of Music (Liesl understudy/ensemble), Memphis (ensemble/ dance captain), and White Christmas (ensemble) at The Lexington Theatre Company. She’d like to thank her family for their constant support and Mara Newbery Greer for believing in her!
ALLYSON PETER (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Tuacahn debut this holiday season! A NYC-based dancer, singer, and actor, originally from the Greater Philadelphia area, she’s been dancing since she was 3 and falls in love with it again every day. Regional theatre credits: A Christmas Story (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina); White Christmas and On The Town (Arizona Broadway Theatre); A Chorus Line (Maggie) and Footloose (North Coast Theatre Festival). She’s also appeared in projects choreographed by Ray Hesselink, Elyn Collier, and Zoey Lytle, and has performed in NYC with the Ellie de Waal Dancers. She likes ice cream a lot. Much love and thanks to her friends, family, and a special shout-out to her baby nephew, Rhys, who’s brought such joy this past year!
@allyson_peter www.allysonpeter.com
ANTHONY SAVINO (Ensemble, u/s Scrooge at 18) Anthony is overjoyed to be performing at Tuacahn! He is a recent graduate at Montclair State University where he received his BFA in Musical Theatre. Select Credits include: PJ in Sophisticated
Ladies (Montclair State) Memphis (The Lex) Boys (The Lex) The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Musical (Nat’l Tour), 2022 Resident Company Forestburgh Playhouse. He would like to thank this wonderful cast, creative team, and crew, Mara, every teacher he’s ever had that’s pushed him, and his amazing Mom & Dad who he is endlessly grateful to for their love and support. www.Anthony-Savino.com insta: @anthony.savino
HARRISON ASHER SMITH
(Swing, u/s Fred, u/s Young Marley) is thrilled to return to Tuacahn this holiday season!
Jersey-born and proud, he recently graduated from Montclair State University with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a BA in Linguistics with a concentration in ASL/English Interpreting. Credits include On The Town (Gabey) at the Alexander Kasser Theatre, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (Brian) with Norwegian Cruise Lines, and Kiss Me, Kate (Bill) at the MacHaydn Theatre. Throughout his career, he hopes to help create accessible theatre for Deaf and hearing communities. Love and thanks to his family, friends, mentors, and the team at Wojcik Casting! harrisonashersmith.com IG: harrisonashersmith
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VISHAL VAIDYA* (Fezziwig, Ensemble)recently finished the run of the Tony Award winning Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along. Other credits include The Light in the Piazza (City Center), Come Fall in Love (Old Globe), Swept Away (Berkeley Rep), The Secret Garden (Ahmanson/CTG), and a Helen Hayes nominated performance as Marcellus in The Music Man at Olney Theatre Center. Vishal also has a robust private voice studio, and has lectured for CAP21/Molloy College, Oklahoma City University, Point Park University, and more. IG: @vishgram
JAYVEN COOK (Scrooge at 8, Jonathon, u/s Tiny Tim) is thrilled to make his debut at Tuacahn! A passionate performer, he has been honing his craft for years alongside his family. Some of his favorite roles include Olaf in Frozen, Bruce in Matilda, and Chip in Beauty and the Beast. In addition to acting, Jayven has a background in gymnastics, which adds a unique flair to his performances. He dreams of returning to Tuacahn for future productions and continuing to share his love for the stage. Jayven is grateful for this opportunity and excited to be part of the Tuacahn community!
EMMALINE DUNFORD (Cratchit
Child, u/s Martha Cratchit) is delighted to be making her professional debut in A Christmas Carol! A talented young performer with a passion for the stage, Emmaline captured
hearts as Belle in GWA’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr — her favorite role to date. Other favorite roles include Frozen, Jr. (Anna) and Matilda. A highlight this year was bringing home a trophy (more than half her height) from the 2024 MTCA national competition, placing in the solo category. A dedicated artist, she has trained in singing and dancing at COPA, honing her craft and preparing for an exciting journey in theater. Shout out to Mimi, Brittani and the other amazing COPA teachers. Emmaline enjoys playing pickleball and traveling with her family, spending time with her dogs, and diving into a good adventure book. She would like to thank her vocal coach mom (who played the same role exactly 30 years ago at Hale Center Theater!) and chocolate-milk-drinking dad for their hundreds of rides to and from rehearsals.
HARPER GRIFFITH (Martha Cratchit, u/s Grace/Fan) is so excited to be back at Tuacahn for her 6th season! You might recognize her from this summer where she played Young Elsa in Frozen. Some of her favorite theater roles at Tuacahn include Young Alice/ Chloe, Wonderland; Susan, White Christmas; and Molly, Annie. You may also recognize Harper from her recent Summit Vista commercials. We are very excited to see her on the big screen in Kevin Costner’s Horizon this summer! Harper thanks her coaches, teachers, parents and big sister Sloane for encouraging her to chase her dreams. IG@harpergriffith
LANCE LAWRENCE (Cratchit Child, u/s Scrooge at 8/12) is thrilled to be joining the cast of A Christmas Carol at Tuacahn this holiday season. Lance is in 7th grade at Vista School and loves spending his free time playing sports, piano, guitar and learning new trampoline flips and tricks. Favorite past theater roles include: Aladdin (Aladdin Jr with Encore!), Benjamin (Joseph... with Vista), Winthrop (Music Man with Encore!) and Young Simba (Lion King Jr with Vista and Brigham’s Playhouse). Lance is the youngest of 7 children and his favorite place to be is wherever his siblings are.
GREYSON NIELSON (Tiny Tim) is so excited to be back at Tuacahn, and for the Holiday season this time! Greyson fell in love with being on stage in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Tuacahn in 2022. Since then he has been fortunate enough to be in many productions including Tarzan at Tuacahn (Young Tarzan), Charlie at Tuacahn (Mike Teavee U/S, ensemble), Joseph at Hurricane Theatrical (Benjamin), Christmas Carol A New Musical at Encore (Tiny Tim/Narrator’s Asst.), among many others. He has had the awesome opportunity to be in several commercials (Coleman Outdoor Products, United We Pledge, etc…) and other filming ventures this past year. When Greyson
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isn’t on the stage he loves playing football with friends, baking, working on scooter tricks, running, and doing anything active! He would like to thank his family, and his vocal, theater, and dance coaches and mentors for all of their support! IG @greyson_nielson
HUDSON SULLIVAN (Scrooge at 12, Nikolas) is thrilled to be performing at Tuacahn again! Previous Tuacahn credits include: Grover Dill in A Christmas Story, Young Tarzan in Tarzan (u/s & performed), Mike Teavee in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (u/s & performed), Michael Banks in Mary Poppins (u/s & performed), Chip in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (u/s & performed), Ensemble in Joseph and Elf The Musical. Hudson is a 6th grader at Vista School where he has been seen in many shows: Shrek in Shrek, Zazu in The Lion King, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast and is a member of the Principal 2 Dance Company. Other credits: Winthrop in The Music Man (Encore), Best of Broadway Christmas (SGMT). Hudson would like to thank all of his teachers at Utah COPA, Vista and Encore, but mostly, Hudson thanks his supportive family, especially his mother, without whose help you would not be reading this. Enjoy the show!
LENA WHITE (Grace, Fan) is a Southern Utah local who grew up seeing the glow of Tuacahn’s lights on the canyon from her front porch. She has been thrilled to realize her dream of being part of that magic as she stepped into the roles of Little Anastasia and Prince Alexei during the summer season. Lena loves to dance and has been studying ballet and jazz for 8 years. She studies voice and acting with Lisa Hopkins Seegmiller, Tony Award Winner & Grammy Award Nominee. Her other interests include tumbling, kayaking, learning Chinese, and volunteering at P.A.W.S animal rescue. Additional past roles include Fan in A Christmas Carol- A New Musical, a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz, and ensemble in Matilda IG: @LadyLenaBallerin
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MARA NEWBERY GREER (Director/ Choreographer) LOVES Christmas and is honored to be returning to Tuacahn for her 9th show! Recent choreography credits include Tuacahn: Annie, Tarzan, White Christmas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Matilda, Sound of Music, A Christmas Story, Shrek; Pittsburgh CLO: Music Man, Anything Goes; North Shore Music Theatre: Shrek, Oklahoma!; The Lexington Theatre Company: Memphis, Newsies, Little Mermaid; Broadway at Music Circus: 9 to 5, Legally Blonde; Ogunquit Playhouse: Little Shop of Horrors; John Engeman Theatre: Matilda the Musical, Elf the Musical; University of Michigan: The Drowsy Chaperone; The Cape Rep: Something Rotten; The Fulton Theatre/Seattle 5th Ave/Paper Mill Playhouse/Goodspeed Opera House: A Christmas Story; Palm Beach Opera: Die Fledermaus; Chautauqua: Opera Candide; Fairmont State University: The Addams Family; and Music Theatre: Wichita: Guys and Dolls, Thoroughly Modern Millie. As a performer, Mara has worked on Broadway, National Tours, and London’s West End. Proud member of SDC and AEA. BFA University of Michigan. Endless love to my husband Michael and our little princess, Maple.
RACHEL PERLMAN (Associate Director/ Choreographer) is thrilled to be back at Tuacahn helping to make Christmas magic in the Canyon! Tua-credits: White Christmas (Associate Choreographer, Rita), Tarzan (Associate Choreographer), Mary Poppins (Associate Choreographer), Annie (Associate Director/Choreographer), The Count of Monte Cristo (Assistant Choreographer), Ensemble in: Joseph..., Prince of Egypt, Matilda, Cinderella, Disney’s Beauty & The Beast, Wonderland, and School of Rock. Other favorite credits: Choreographer- Universal Orlando’s “DreamWorks Imagination Celebration”, Choreographer- Footloose Arkansas Rep Theatre, Associate Choreographer- The Little Mermaid Disney Cruise Line; Associate ChoreographerA Christmas Story The Engeman. National/ International Tours of Andy Blankenbuehler’s Joseph.., Cha Cha in Grease” on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line; West Side Story and Oklahoma at North Shore Music Theatre; Mary Poppins & Chicago at Arkansas Rep Theatre; 42nd Street at Mill Mountain. Endless gratitude to Mara for letting me share another Christmas adventure with you, Scott, Shari, Zoe, & Whitney for
ALL you do. Thanks to Erik & my family for supporting me in doing what fills me up. @ fuelmovesweat
JACOB CARLL (Music Director/Additional Arrangements) is very excited to be back at Tuacahn after being the Associate Music Director of last season’s White Christmas! Select credit’s include: Elf (National Tour), Little Shop of Horrors (South Coast Repertory), Next To Normal (Barrington Stage), Kinky Boots (Riverside Theatre), The Wizard of Oz (Geva), Side By Side By Sondheim (Northern Stage), South Pacific (Cape Playhouse), and many shows at the Sharon Playhouse in Connecticut. Previous Faculty in the Muscial Theatre departments at New York University (Tisch and Steinhardt), and Syracuse University. BM in Vocal Performance from SUNY Potsdam, MM in Vocal Performance from New York University - Steinhardt. Follow at @jacobcarllonthekeys!
JANE BEST (Assistant Music Director) is an NYCbased music director, pianist, and educator- she is thrilled to be working at Tuacahn for the first time! Recent highlights include working as a score coordinator for Broadway’s Suffs, a music supervisor for MSC Cruise Lines, MD/keys for Six, Burn the Floor, and Jersey Boys on Norwegian Cruise Lines, and music director for Cry Baby and As You Like It at CAP21 at Molloy University.
PAUL BLACK (Set/Lighting Designer) is excited to be back at Tuacahn where he previously designed School of Rock, Elf The Musical, Mary Poppins, Tarzan, Christmas Story and Ring of Fire Paul has been designing for over 30 years. Companies include: The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Maine State Music Theater, Carousel Dinner Theater in Akron, Maltz Jupiter Theatre and Palm Beach Drama Works in Florida, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, Arizona Theatre Company, Arizona Jewish Theatre Company, Arizona Broadway Theatre and the Phoenix Opera Co, Music Theater West in LA. Paul spent 14 summer seasons with Music Theatre of Wichita as both a designer and Production Manager. Currently Paul lives in Lancaster PA where he is the Resident designer for the Fulton.
ROB SILER (Associate Lighting Designer) TUACAHN: Anastasia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. OFF
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BROADWAY: Occupied Territories (59E59).
REGIONAL (select credits): She A Gem, Bhoomi, Night Train 57 (The Kennedy Center); Leonore, Radamisto, Erminia, La forêt enchantée (Opera Lafayette); Poe: Deep Into That Darkness Peering, Becoming Dr. Ruth (Orlando Shakes); Into the Breeches, A Gentleman’s Guide, Alabaster, Newsies, Damascus, Disgraced (Florida Rep); Bonnie & Clyde, Daddy Long Legs (Monumental Theatre Company); Orfeo ed Euridice, Orphée aux enfers (Maryland Opera Studio); Floyd Collins, Into The Woods (Weathervane Repertory Theatre); Les Misérables, Red (Riverside Theatre). ASSISTANT: Broadway, The Kennedy Center, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Olney Theatre Center, Studio Theatre. MFA: University of Maryland, BFA: Shenandoah University. Proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829. Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida. Love and thanks to Colleen and Rory. www.silerlights.com
SARA BROOKES (Costume Coordinator) Is beyond exited to be making her Hafen Debut here at Tuacahn. A San Antonio based Costume Artisan, she most recently was the assistant designer for the Regional Premier of Frozen the musical right here at Tuacahn in the canyon. Some favorite designs include the costumes for the current Off Broadway run of Friends the Musical Parody in the heart of Manhattan, Clue at Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Assassins, Little Women, and Disney’s Newsies at the Public Theatre of San Antonio. She also received a San Antonio Area Theatre Council Globe award for her work on the Sheldon Vexler Theatre’s Production of The Foreigner as well as a Nomination for this years SATCO Awards for her Design of the World premier of Judgment of the Eye. She would like to dedicate this show to her Mentors, Angela, Arthur, and Ryan, without which she would not be here.
BRAD PETERSON (Projection Designer) is a New York-based video and projection designer. Previously with Tuacahn: Jersey Boys, Wonderland, The Little Mermaid, Annie, and Tarzan. Select designs include Cats (Broadway Revival); Fish in the Dark (Broadway); Broadway Bounty Hunter (Off-Broadway); If I Forget (Roundabout); Sing Street (The Huntington); Anything Goes and The Sound of Music (Pittsburgh CLO); El Sitt (Riyadh Festival, Saudi Arabia); Lion…Witch…Wardrobe,
Carousel, and A Little Night Music (Stratford Festival); Actually We’re... (Off-Broadway); and Red Roses Green Gold (Off-Broadway). Select Broadway associate designer projects include Camelot, Prima Facie, Pictures from Home, West Side Story (2020), Flying Over Sunset, Oslo, Junk, and An American in Paris. Brad has collaborated to create immersive experiences with companies such as TikTok, Chipotle, Amazon Studios, and A&E Television. Upcoming projects include A Sign of the Times (Off-Broadway), Corruption (Lincoln Center Theater), Scrooge (Arizona Theatre Co.), and Amid Falling Walls (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene). Proud member of USA-829. bradpetersondesign.com
ERIC COLLINS (Sound Designer) has worked in professional audio for over 35 years where he has mixed shows across the U.S., Europe, and Australia, including in the iconic Sydney Opera House! Eric’s theatrical designs have been awarded Best Sound Design by BroadwayWorld. com five times: Billy Elliot: The Musical (2015), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2016), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (2017), Once (2018), and Peace of Clay (2021). Recent credits include: North Carolina Theatre: Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Sister Act, Songs for A New World, Mamma Mia, Disney’s NEWSIES, A Night with Janis Joplin, Gypsy. Theatre Raleigh: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, City of Angels, Once, The Secret Garden, Urinetown (awarded 2013 Best Sound Design), Carolina Ballet: MacBeth (2016 world premier ballet), Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s Dracula and The Little Mermaid (both world premier ballets). North Carolina Symphony: The Music Man, Idina Menzel (in concert), Natalie Merchant (in concert), Renée Fleming (in concert). Playmaker’s Rep. Co. (U.N.C.): She Loves Me, The Crucible, Peter and the Starcatcher, University Theatre (N.C.S.U.): The 39 Steps. Theatre In The Park: Godspell. Tuacahn Performing Arts Center (Utah): White Christmas, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Thanks for supporting live theatre. This is for you!
JEFF KNAGGS (Hair and Make-Up Designer) is a proud pug daddy and has been working in theatre for 25 years. After designing the 25th Anniversary Mamma Mia! tour, he has returned to Royal Caribbean to design four shows, including The Wizard of Oz. For The Engeman Theatre, he has designed Beautiful, Beauty and the Beast, Jersey Boys, Margaritaville, and Clue. For
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NCL he has designed Kinky Boots, Footloose, Six, and After Midnight. Royal Caribbean: Hairspray, Flight: Dare to Dream. The Silk Road, Showgirl!, The Effectors. Pittsburgh CLO: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Seasons. TUTS: Memphis, Dreamgirls, Into the Woods, How to Succeed..., The Rocky Horror Show, Million Dollar Quartet, Heathers, Mary Poppins, Sweet Potato Queens, Bonnie & Clyde, A Christmas Story, The Music Man. Tuacahn: Beauty and the Beast and Joseph... Dreamcoat. Theatre Aspen: Beautiful. Regional: Mamma Mia!, Peepshow, Young Frankenstein, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Dancing With The Stars, America’s Got Talent, and Into the Woods at The Hollywood Bowl.
A.J. SULLIVAN* (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to Tuacahn for his 14th season. He has stage managed over 40 shows here at Tuacahn. Tuacahn favorites include: the World Premiere of Disney’s When You Wish, Disney’s Mary Poppins, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, A Christmas Story, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas and many others! Broadway
and National Tours: The Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Radio City Rockettes (11 seasons), Annie 20th Anniversary, Legally Blonde, The Wizard of Oz starring Mickey Rooney, Green Day’s American Idiot, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, The Diary of Anne Frank and many others. A.J.’s favorite role is Husband to Shari and Father to Jordan and Hudson.
NICK ALTERI* (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be joining the team here at Tuacahn Center for the Arts. He has spent the past year Stage Managing at Cornell University and mentoring Stage Managers at Ithaca College. Nick graduated from The City College of New York with a masters in Theatre Education. Previous credits: The Lost Colony, Loch Lomond (workshop) and In the Light (workshop) through the Broadway Workroom, Arsenic and Old Lace at Delaware REP, Honky Tonk Angels at Cortland Repertory Theatre, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder at The Tibbits Opera House. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. Instagram: @nalteri02
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BRIANA BARKER (Assistant Stage Manager, P.A.) This is Briana’s first Christmas show at Tuacahn! She recently served as a stage management P.A. for the 2024 Amphitheater season! Briana is a December 2023 graduate from the University of Michigan where she earned her BFA in Theatre Design & Production with a concentration in stage management. She would like to thank her friends, family, and past colleagues for all of their continued support!
SCOTT ANDERSON (Producing Artistic Director) joined Tuacahn in 2004 and enjoys creatively shaping and artistically leading this dynamic arts institution. He has worked for more than forty years in theatre, film, radio and television. He has been involved in over 100 productions as an actor, director or producer but considers his twenty years at Tuacahn to be one of his most satisfying challenges. Scott’s more recent directing credits include: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Prince of Egypt, Shrek the Musical, Disney’s When You Wish, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Aladdin, Tarzan, Annie, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Les Misérables and Peter Pan. Both Aladdin and The Prince of Egypt were produced at Tuacahn pre-Broadway and pre-West End. Disney’s When You Wish had its world premiere here at Tuacahn in 2015. He also wrote and directed the acclaimed motion picture The Best Two Years and more recently The Jerk Theory. He continues to work as a writer and director and is always working on new film projects. Scott attended Dixie State University
and the University of Utah, where he studied Theater and Film. He is the proud father of three children and thirteen grandchildren. Scott hopes to shepherd more outstanding entertainment to this unique venue in the years to come.
KEVIN SMITH (CEO & Executive Producer) has been with Tuacahn for more than 25 years. He has produced or co-produced over 65 professional Broadway musical productions, and has presented more than 600 major professional concerts and events at Tuacahn. Kevin has a BS in Sociology with a minor in Business Management from Brigham Young University and a Master of Education Degree from Southern Utah University. In 2021 Smith was recognized as a community leader by the Utah National Guard and received the Bronze Minuteman Award for extraordinary support and leadership to the citizens of Utah in the cultural arts. He currently serves on the Utah State Board of Tourism and Development, on the Greater Zion Tourism Advisory Board, on the Ivins City Council (elected this year) and on the Zions Bank Regional Advisory Board. Kevin lost his first wife, Rebecca, to cancer. He is now married to Liz Erickson and they have a combined family of 10 children, 3 daughter inlaws, 2 son in-laws, and 7 grandchildren.
SHARI JORDAN (Associate Artistic Producer/ Casting Coordinator) from Raleigh, NC, began her professional career as an actor in the National Tour of Crazy for You (Tess). She performed at
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Tuacahn for nine seasons and was the Dance captain for 17 shows. Tuacahn audiences may remember Shari as Rosie in Mama Mia!, the Mother in the World Premier of Disney’s When You Wish, Mama Bear in Shrek, and Madame in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Shari performed the role of Ulla and every other female role in Mel Brooks’ The Producers on the Broadway National Tour as well as the Las Vegas production with Tony Danza and David Hasselhoff. Shari was an assistant choreographer to five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman for the historic Hollywood Bowl’s production of The Producers and performed the role of Shirley Markowitz. She is also in the
Shari produced her first Tuacahn season in 2019 and loves bringing professional theatre to Southern Utah. Her passion stems from the desire to put artists to work and bring joy to others that can only be found working on or watching a live performance. Theatre is a noble profession. Love to Mom, Dad and my boys, AJ, Jordan and Hudson.
ZOE BAIRD (Company Manager) from London, England is thrilled to be at Tuacahn for her ninth season. Graduating with a degree in Drama and Theater Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London she has followed her theatrical nose out to
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JEFF MILLER (Director of Production) has been working in professional theater for over 30 years. Prior to Tuacahn he was in Las Vegas where he spent several years with Cirque Du Soleil’ s The Beatles LOVE show at the Mirage. Jeff has also worked for many regional theaters around the country, including 18 years with The Seattle Children›s Theater. Besides helping create incredible shows at Tuacahn, Jeff enjoys exploring the desert and mountains with his wife and 2 kids.
TROY MCGEE (Technical Director) started his Tuacahn career performing on stage, first in ’08 with Odyssey Dance Theatre’s Thriller, then in the ’09 Tuacahn Broadway season. When he came back the following season, he would spend time in between rehearsals helping out as a carpenter in the Scene Shop. He continued helping out seasonally until, in 2017, he became the Scene Shop Foreman. After the birth of his first child, he left that position and returned to performing. During the ’23 Tuacahn season he was pulling double duty as he took on the position of Assistant Technical Director while performing in the shows at night. He is excited to take on the position of Interim Technical Director and combine his experiences both on and off stage to help bring the shows to life. Moreover, he is grateful for the incredible teams and people he gets to work with every day, whose hard work is truly what breathes life into the shows.
LYNN AHRENS (Lyrics, Author) won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards and received two Grammy nominations for Broadway’s Ragtime. For Twentieth Century Fox’s animated feature film Anastasia, she was nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes. She and longtime collaborator Stephen Flaherty received the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement, and in 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Broadway: Anastasia; Once On This Island (Olivier Award, Best Musical; Tony nominations, Best Book and Score); Seussical (Grammy nomination); My Favorite Year; Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life; Rocky; Madison
Square Garden’s A Christmas Carol; Ragtime (2010 Broadway revival). Off-Broadway and regional: Lincoln Center Theater’s Dessa Rose, The Glorious Ones (both Drama Desk-nominated) and A Man of No Importance (Outer Critics Circle Award, Best Musical); Lucky Stiff; Little Dancer (Kennedy Center world premiere). Film and television credits include A “Christmas Carol” (NBC-TV); Camp (IFC Films); “Schoolhouse Rock” (ABC-TV) and others. (Emmy Award and four Emmy nominations). She is a Council member of the Dramatists Guild of America, a co-founder of the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program, and a Lilly Award winner for Lyrics. www.ahrensandflaherty.com
ALAN MENKEN (Composer) Theater: God Bless You Mr Rosewater, Little Shop Of Horrors, Real Life Funnies, Atina: Evil Queen Of The Galaxy, Kicks, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz, Beauty And The Beast, A Christmas Carol, Weird Romance, King David, Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap Of Faith, Aladdin and Newsies. Film: Little Shop Of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Hercules, Life With Mikey, Lincoln, Home On The Range, Noel, Enchanted, Shaggy Dog, Tangled and Mirror Mirror. Songs: Rocky V, Home Alone 2 and Captain America. Awards: 8 Oscars (19 nominations), 11 Grammys (including Song of the Year), 7 Golden Globes, Tony® (plus 4 nominations), Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, New York Drama Critics, Olivier and London’s Evening Standard Award, Drama League. Honors: Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, Doctorates from New York University and University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
MIKE OCKRENT (Author) was born in London and received a B.Sc. in Physics from Edinburgh University. In 1969 he won an Independent Television Award and was appointed Assistant Director at Perth Repertory Theatre in Scotland. During the three years he was there he directed over 20 plays. In 1973 he was appointed Artistic Director of the internationally renowned Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh where he stayed for three years. Many of the plays he produced and directed then transferred to London. In 1976 Mike went freelance in London and productions included Union Jack and Bonzo by Stanley Eveling at Hampstead Theatre, C.P. Taylor s adaptation of
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Carl Sterheim s Schippel (retitled The Plumber s Progress ) with Harry Secombe at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Once A Catholic (nominated Best Comedy by the Society of West End Theatres) at the Royal Court and Wyndhams Theatre, Brecht s A Respectable Wedding at the Open Space Theatre, And A Nightingale Sang at the Queen s Theatre, Educating Rita by Willy Russell at the RSC and the Piccadilly Theatre (winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Play), Passion Play by Peter Nichols for the RSC (subsequently at Wyndhams and winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy), Stephen Sondheim’s Follies at the Shaftesbury (winner of the Laurence Olivier, Evening Standard, Plays & Players and Drama Magazine Awards for Best Musical) and Just So at the Tricycle Theatre for Cameron Mackintosh. National Theatre Productions include Watch on the Rhine with Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Inner Voices with Sir Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier s 80th Birthday Celebration and Zenobia for RSC at The Young Vic. Mike s Broadway productions include Once A Catholic, Rowan Atkinson s review Atkinson at the Atkinson , Big, which received 10 Drama Desk nominations and 5 Tony nominations, and the World Premiere of the concert version of the musical King David , written by Alan Menken and Tim Rice, the inaugural event at Disney’s renovated New Amsterdam Theatre. Mike directed and co-conceived several
productions of the celebrated Me and My Girl at the Adelphi where it won the Olivier, Ivor Novello and Drama Magazine Awards for Best Musical, and on Broadway where it was nominated for 13 Tony Awards and for which he also won the Drama Desk Award for Best Director. He also directed and co-conceived Crazy For You : the Broadway production, which won three Tony Awards (including Best Musical 1992); the London production, which won several Olivier Awards (including Best Musical 1993), the U.S. tour production, in addition to the Japanese, Canadian and Australian productions. is films include: Dancin Thru the Dark (BBC Formost Films and British Screen), Popular Choice of 1990 Venice Film Festival, Money for Nothing (BBC), Writer s Guild Award for 1994. He also wrote a theatrical novel, Running Down Broadway, Random Century.
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide
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official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 70,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™ shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students.
WOJCIK CASTING TEAM (Casting) B’way: The Little Prince. Tours: 1st & 2nd National Jesus Christ Superstar, Shrek The Musical, The Kite Runner, Motown, Dreamgirls and Jekyll & Hyde-S Korea, West Side Story-Tokyo, Nice Work…., Something Rotten!, RENT, Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages, An Officer & A Gentleman, Flashdance, Joseph/Dreamcoat, and A Chorus Line. Norwegian Cruises: Kinky Boots, Noise Boys and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Mad Apple @ NY/NY, Las Vegas. Extensive Branded Family Entertainment tours
including Blippi, Blues Clues, Cocomelon, Baby Shark, American Girl, Daniel Tiger and more. OffBroadway: Tennessee Williams’ The Two Character Play, Othello: The Remix, Church & State, Handle With Care, Triassic Parq and more.Regional: Multiple seasons/shows for Riverside Theatre, FL; Theatre Aspen, CO;Stages St. Louis, MO, Theatre Raleigh, NC; The Engeman Theatre, Summer Theatre of New Canaan, NY and 92nd St. Y, NYC. In Development: SuperYou. www.wojcasting.com @Wojcasting
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
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ADMINISTRATION
CEO Kevin Smith
Producing Artistic
Director ............................ Scott S. Anderson
Assoc. Artistic Producer Shari Jordan
CFO Gary Cahoon
Chief HR Officer ........................ Joseph Smith
Diversity Advocate ................... Chris Brinagh
Artistic Assistant Erica Bryce
Company Manager Zoe Baird
Asst. Company
Manager ........................... Whitney Harrison
Child Supervisor Devrey McBride
Payroll Administrator Siera Schmutz
Financial Controller ...... Elizabeth Lounsbury
Accountant ..................................... Susie Goch
Purchasing Tina Rasmussen
Director of Marketing Stephanie Finck
Marketing Managers ................. Kristina C. Stevenson, Zoe Someah
In-House Graphic Designer True Jarrel
Senior Development
Manager ......................................Darrin Winn
Development Manager ........ Lindsay Garfias
Development
Coordinator......................... Eliza Jorgenson
Development Officers ..... Chance Petersen, Tamra Switzer
Director of IT Craig Maxwell
Network/Desktop
Technician ............................... Mark Delavan
Webmaster ................................. Tyler Maxwell
BOX OFFICE
Box Office Manager Margi Corona
Box Office Assistant
Manager ............................ Tammy Sizemore
Box Office Night Manager ........ Kim McBride
FRONT OF HOUSE
Head House Manager Michelle Hansen
House Managers Christie Chandler, Kat Bagnell, Maxwell Pastrella
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Production Stage Manager ........ AJ Sullivan*
Assistant Stage Managers Nick Alteri*, Briana Barker
ARTISTIC STAFF
Director/ Choreographer ........ Mara Newbery Greer
Associate Director/
Choreographer Rachel Perlman
Scenic/Lighting Designer ............. Paul Black
Assoc Lighting Designer ................. Rob Siler
Costume Coordinator .............. Sara Brookes
Projection Designer Brad Peterson
Sound Designer Eric Collins
Hair and Makeup Designer ........Jeff Knaggs
Dialect Coach ...... Nancy McNulty McGeever
CASTING
Casting Directors Scott Wojcik, Holley Buczek (CSA)
Casting Assistant ...................Cassie Maguire
TCA Coordinator ......................... Shari Jordan
PRODUCTION
Director of Production .................... Jeff Miller
Assistant Production Manager ........................ Jacqui Thomassen
Interim Technical Director ......... Troy McGee
Stage Operations Manager ..... Emma Belew
Production Draftsperson Viktoria Rees
Scenic
Scenic Shop Supervisor......... Ethan Biggers
Scene Shop Foreman............. Toby Johnson
Scenic Fabricators David Codding, Joshua Isom, Patrick Landers, Michael Moreno, Troy Utley, Jeff John
Production Equipment
Mechanic Rory Davis
Scenic Run Crew Lead ............... Josh Demie
Scenic Run Crew ......................... Josh Brown, Riley Bradbury, Travis Austin
Costumes
Costume Shop Manager ............... Faith Brown
Assistant Costume Shop Manager.............................................Jay Glover
First Hand Donya McLeod
Stitchers................. Emily Smith, Kaylah Duling, Moriah Christopherson
Crafts Shop Supervisor .................. Bret Harrell
Crafts Artisan Cassandra Inman
Stock Manager/Wardrobe
Crew Lead ...................................Nass Williams
Wardrobe Crew............................. Chloe DeMie, Everett Owen, Kaylah Duling, Jasper Bernardi
Wigs, Hair and Makeup
Wig Artisans .......................................... Kiki Lee
Wig Crew Lead Savannah Willis, Molly Howard, Kiki Lee
Wig Crew ............... Kiki Lee, Kyndee Kitchen
Audio/Video
Head of Audio Stephen Simpson A1 Lauren Brighton
A2 ................................................. Ruben Juarez
Head of Video .................................... Scott Hill
Electrics
Lighting Supervisor Kyle McCoy
Hafen Head of Electrics ........... Dakota Lamb
Spotlight Operators ...................... Rose Allen, Jack Bearden
Properties
Properties Supervisor ............ Alexa Hamblin
Hafen Props Lead Tessa Parsons
Run Crew ......................................Robin Safeer
Special Effects
SFX Supervisor .................. Matthew ‘Monge’
FACILITIES
Facilities Manager ...............Kevin Lounsbury
Maintenance ........................... L. Scott Larsen, Hunter Moon
Custodial Manager Kinley Lounsbury
Custodial Staff ............................ Cesar Lopez, Rocio Lopez, Staci Hutchings
ShowCare Managing
Director Julie Chapman
ShowCare Asst. Manager ..... Marie Oliphant
Gift Gallery Manager ......... Celeste Ledesma
Gift Gallery
Assistant Manager Mary Joines
Food Service Manager........ Jody Lounsbury
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Concessions
Manager ..................... Bobbie Jo Dereksen
Café Manager .................... Christeen Neilson
Cafe Head Chef Austin Vayavananda
Café Sous Chefs ............... Kyler Christensen, Gage Stockton
Cafe FOH Manager ....................... Dee Covey
PLAYBILL
Publisher ............................ Mills Publishin, Inc
Printer ..................................... Hudson Printing
Playbill Coordinator ................... Zoe Someah
This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Stage Operations Crew are performed by employees represented by I.A.T.S.E.”
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