Story Theatre Adapted for the stage by
Paul Sills From stories in the GRIMM BROTHERS’ COLLECTION and AESOP’S FABLES Produced by Special Arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Directed by: Abigail Baker ’17, Megan Cantz ’17, Devon Morgan ’18, Mitchell Nease ‘18
Featuring: Claire Alexander ‘18, Heaven Ferguson ‘19, Vivian Ferris ‘19, Tiffany Flaharty ‘19, Imara Miles ‘17, Amanda Stagg ‘17, Kyle Tacopina ’19, and Ina-Louise Thomas ‘19
STORY TITLES ACT I The Little Peasant directed by Mitchell Nease The Bremen Town Musicians directed by Megan Cantz Is He Fat directed by Devon Morgan The Robber Bridegroom directed by Megan Cantz Henny Penny directed by Abigail Baker There will be a 10 minute intermission.
ACT II The Master Thief directed by Devon Morgan Venus and the Cat directed by Abigail Baer The Fisherman and His Wife directed by Mitchell Nease Two Crows directed by Megan Cantz The Golden Goose directed by Abigail Baker
CAST & CREW BIOS Claire Alexander (Ensemble) is a Junior Mass Communications major from Connecticut. Previous YCP productions include Abigail/1702 (Abigail Williams), Guys & Dolls (Hot Box Girl), Student One Acts (Holly Dollanda), Ten-Minute Plays from the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville: Hour 3 (Maxine/Letitia Dobbs), and Doubt: A Parable (Sister Aloysius Beauvier). She would like to thank her family and friends for their support. Abigail Baker (Director/Lighting Designer) is a senior Theatre Major from Lancaster, PA. Previous YCP productions include Double Take (Outer Woman) and the 20th Annual Student Written One Acts (Producer). Special thanks to her supportive family, boyfriend, theatre family and bros, as well as Dr. Jim McGhee for being the best mentor these past 4 years at YCP and Megan Cantz for being her theatre buddy from day one. Megan Cantz (Director/Costume Designer) is a senior Theatre major from Egg Harbor City, NJ. Previous productions include The Dinner Party (Marietta Levieux) and Proof (Catherine) at YCP and Side Show (ensemble) at The Belmont Theatre. She would like to thank her mother and boyfriend for their constant love and support. Heaven Ferguson (Ensemble) is a sophomore criminal justice major with minors in psychology and criminalistics. Her previous YCP productions include Arms in the Man (Catherine) and Winter Games (Jamie). She wants to thank her friends, family, cast mates, and directors for all of their love and support.
CAST & CREW BIOS Vivian Ferris (Ensemble) is a Sophomore Mass Communications major from Downingtown, PA. Previous YCP productions include the Student One Acts (Alyssa). Tiffany Flaharty (Ensemble) is a Sophomore Theatre major from Baltimore, MD. Previous YCP productions include The Shortest Musical and A Christmas Carol (Ghost of Christmas Present). She would like to thank her parents for their constant support and to all her “moms and dads� out there for being so incredible. Caroline Haller (Stage Manager) is a freshman Biology Major, Anthropology and Theater Minor from Moorestown, NJ. This is her first YCP production. She has previously staged managed Guys and Dolls with The Moorestown Theater Department. She would like to thank the Story Theatre production team for giving her this opportunity. Imara Miles (Ensemble) is a Senior Music major from Bowie, MD. Previous YCP productions include The Boyfriend (Lady Brockhurst), Guys and Dolls (Gen. Matilda Cartwright), and Pirates of Penzance (Ruth). Imara would like to thank all of her friends at YCP for supporting her dreams. Stay Woke-Sigmund Freud. Devon Morgan (Director) is a junior theatre major from New Castle, Delaware. Previous YCP productions include The Real Inspector Hound (Felicity Cunningham), and The Anastasia File (Mrs. Manahan).
CAST & CREW BIOS Mitchell Nease (Director) is a junior Theatre major from Harrisburg, PA. Previous YCP productions include Abigail/1702 (Reverend Parris / Ann Foster), The Actor’s Nightmare (George), and Student One-Acts 2016 (Director). Cindy Owens (Scenic Designer) has spent over twenty-five years working behind the scenes in York area theatres. Her experience ranges from set design and scenic painting to creating props and designing costumes. When not involved in theatrical productions, she can be found in her studio doing what she most loves: creating art. Her award winning, mixed-media paintings have been juried into shows throughout the Northeast and are part of collections all over the country. Amanda Stagg (Ensemble) is a Senior Mass Communications Major from Downingtown, PA. Previous YCP productions include Proof (Claire) and Rossum’s Universal Robots (Helena Glory). Kyle Tacopina (Ensemble) is a sophomore Public Relations major and Theatre minor from Breezy Point, New York. Her previous YCP productions include Double Take (Inner Woman) and The Student One Acts (Princess). Kyle would like to give a shout out to her sisters in Delta Phi Epsilon, especially her Big! Big, you will forever be my favorite person. Ina-Louise Thomas (Ensemble) is a freshman Theatre major from Pennsauken, NJ. Previous YCP productions include The Real Inspector Hound (Mrs. Drudge) and A Christmas Carol (Belle). She would like to thank her momma and her poppa and her little big brother for their support. Heart eyes emoji. Heart emoji. Black power fist emoji.
PRODUCTION STAFF Stage Manager ................................................. Caroline Haller ‘20 Scenic Designer ........................................................ Cindy Owens Production Manager ............................................. Seth Werner ‘06 Costume Designer .............................................. Megan Cantz ‘17 Light Designer ..................................................... Abigail Baker ‘17 Makeup ............................................................. Caitlin Conrad ’19, Amalea Williams ‘19 Original Poster Design ............................................. Kristen Curley Graphic Design Intern ..................................... Morgan Barnett ‘17 PR Photos ..................................................... Nicholas Brocious ‘17
CREW: Build Crew .................................... Kelly Lemon ’20, Jenna Swenor Run Crew ................................. Yael Bilsky ‘20, Josie Gardner ‘20, Kyra Shoemaker ‘20, Patrick Carlock ‘20 House Manager ............................................... Christie Lenhoff ‘17 Box Office ......................................................... Mitchell Nease ‘18
Up Next! A Christmas Carol A Play Adapted from Charles Dickens December 7-10, 2016
A Christmas Carol Directed by Dan Burke Adapted from the story by Charles Dickens
This 45-minute version is appropriate for all ages
December 10, 2016 - 10 am, Waldner Performing Arts Center York College Campus Reserved tickets at Eventbrite.com or call 717-600-3868 Presented by the Department of Communication and the Arts, Division of Theatre
DIVISION OF THEATRE FACULTY AND STAFF, FALL 2016 Ken Osowski, DMA ....................................... Department Chair Suzanne Delle, MFA ..... Assistant Professor, Division Coordinator Jim McGhee, PhD ....................................... Associate Professor Seth Werner .............................................. Production Manager Allison Altland ......................................... Department Assistant Amy Mullen, Jacqueline Rebok, Doris Stone ............. Instructors
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