Artistic & Management Team Director: Dr. Carla Lahey Assistant Director: Alix Brown Producer: Brent Maddox
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Zoe Snell
Anna Radley
Technical Director
Set Design
Jerry Stratton
Jules Robinson
Lighting Design
Assistant Lighting Design
Susie Konstans*
Clay Jackson*
Sound Design
Costume Design
Jonah Burch
Jessica Mueller
Properties Design
Dramaturg
Caroline Million
Amelia Bast
Cast Meg Murray…………………………………..Charlotte Francis* Reader 1…………………………………………...Logan Applin Reader 2 (Father)…………………………………Connor Boggs Reader 3 (Mrs.Who)……………………………….Katie Fraley*
Reader 4 (Man with the Red Eyes/Centaur)…....Zach Alderdice* Reader 5 (Mrs. Whatsit)………………………Christiana Allison Reader 6 (Various Characters)…………….……...Teige Brewer* Reader 7 (Charles Wallace)…………………………….Eli Moore Reader 8 (Mrs. Which)…………………………....Kelby Horne* Reader 9 (Mother)………………………………Anna Johnston* Reader 10 (Dennys, Various Characters)……...Jay Diestelkamp Reader 11 (Calvin)………………………………..John Harkins* Reader 12 (Happy Medium/Aunt Beast)………..Lauren Tayon* Reader 13(Swing)…………………………….Gentry Ann Hollis Reader 14(Swing)…………………………….……..J.W. Smith*
*indicates member of APO
Production Run Crew Front of House Staff……………………………….…………………………………………….Maddie Patoto Katie Davidson Savannah Raeder Costume Shop Manager………………………………. ……………………………………….. Jessica Mueller Wardrobe Supervisor………………………………....................................................Lindsey Weidenfelder* Wardrobe Crew……………………………………………………………………………….…...Keira Maupin Nikki Wildy Jess Farley Light Board Op …………………………………………………………………………………..Clay Jackson* Sound Board Op ……………………………………………………………………………..Greiner Gumerson Run Crew………………………………………………………………………………………..,Marlena Collins Daniella Flom
*indicates member of APO
Production Staff Light Crew Clay Jackson*
Teige Brewer*
Katie Davidson
Eli Moore
Savannah Raeder*
Susie Konstans*
Connor Boggs
Jay Diestelkamp
Katie Fraley*
Anna Johnston*
Set Crew Christiana Allison*
Marlena Collins Daniella Flom
Mary Graham
John Harkins*
Gentry Anne Hollis
JW Smith*
Lydia Baker
Amelia Bast
Alix Brown
Kelby Horne*
Logan Applin
Costume Crew Lindsay Weidenfelder*
Charlotte Francis*
Keira Maupin
Nikki Wildy
Jess Farley
Props Crew Caroline Million
Zach Alderdice
Anna Radley
Sound Crew Jonah Burch
Greiner Gumerson
*indicates member of APO
Lauren Tayon*
ARTISTIC AND MANAGEMENT TEAM ZOE SNELL (STAGE MANAGER) is a sophomore BFA Theatre Education major. Acting credits include: Swing, Lucky Stiff (Belmont University); Hunyak/U/S Mary Sunshine/Dance Captain, Chicago (Orbit Theatrical); Ensemble, Mamma Mia (Orbit Theatrical). She has worked with Nashville Children's Theatre, Orbit Arts Academy, and Forefront Arts, in addition to directing her own theatre camps. SUSIE KONSTANS (LIGHTING DESIGNER) Credits include Lighting Design, Moving Stories 2020, 2021, and 2022, White Rose Pirates, The Golden Kettle (Belmont University); Costume Design, Love's Labor's Lost, The Diviners (Belmont University), Ordinary Days (Street Theatre Company); Master Electrician (Belmont University). Susie currently works in the costume shop at Belmont. She is pursuing her B.F.A. in Production Design at Belmont University. CAROLINE MILLION (PROPERTIES DESIGNER) is a junior BFA Theatre Production Design major at Belmont University. Select Credits Include: Costume Designer, Silent Sky, A Doll’s House (Belmont University), James and the Giant Peach (Millbrook Playhouse); Wardrobe Dresser, Jersey Boys, Rent (Millbrook Playhouse); Lighting Designer, Lucky Stiff (Belmont University); Assistant Lighting Designer, The Good Times are Killing Me (Belmont University); Props Coordinator, Mixed Bill XVIII (Belmont University). AMELIA BAST(DRAMATURG) is a senior Theatre Minor pursuing a Bachelor of Music. Credits include: Assistant Music Director (Lucky Stiff, Belmont University); Music Director/Annas (Jesus Christ Superstar, New Star Nashville). Amelia has recently completed arts administration internships with OZ Arts Nashville and Summer Stock Austin. She is also a member of the Belmont Chorale.
CAST CHARLOTTE FRANCIS(MEG MURRAY) is a Sophomore Theatre Education major. Her previous Belmont credits include: (Lucy) in “The Good Times Are Killing Me” and Katie in “Girl Meets Boy.” Other credits include (Fiona) in “Shrek The Musical”, (Mrs. White) in “Clue", and (Velma) in “Chicago The Musical.” LOGAN APPLIN (READER #1 ) is a BFA Theatre Performance major. Originally from New Jersey, she grew up performing at New York City venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Room, Symphony Space, and The Triad. Past university credits include: Annabel U/S, Lucky Stiff (Belmont University); Ivanka, Once (Sacred Heart University); Various Roles, New Works Theatrefest (Sacred Heart University). Logan worked as a Teaching Artistry Intern with Nashville Children’s Theatre this past summer. She has trained in voice under the direction of Christine de Frece of New York Film Academy for the past six years. CONNOR BOGGS (READER #2/FATHER) is a freshman BFA Theatre Education major from Olive Branch, Mississippi. Previous credits include Jack (Into the Woods), Eugene (Grease), and Patrick (The SpongeBob Musical) with Kudzu Playhouse, Miss Trunchbull (Matilda) and Harvey Johnson (Bye Bye Birdie) with Desoto Family Theatre, and Emmett Forrest (Legally Blonde), Sir Robert/Herbert (Spamalot), Bob Cratchit (A Christmas Carol), and Sir Thomas More (Anne of the Thousand Days/ Northwest Mississippi Theatre Alliance Award) with DeSoto Central High School. Conner was a part of the Orpheum Memphis’s STAR Council and has acting training from K. Nichols Studio based in New York City. KATIE FRALEY(READER #3/MRS.WHO) credits include: Maria, Love’s Labours Lost (Belmont University/Nashville Shakespeare Festival); Margaret Atkins, The Good Times Are Killing Me (Belmont University); Goldie, The Diviners (Belmont University); Baron Krug, The White Plague (Belmont University); Eddie/Dr. Scott, Rocky Horror Picture Show (Little Morals Nashville); and Yente, Fiddler on the Roof (Midway High School). Katie is pursuing both a BFA in theatre performance and a second major in political science. They hold leadership positions in campus organizations such as Belmont Ambassadors and UpSkill. They also enjoy working at the Foutch Alumni House and performing comedy with the Fall Follies.
ZACH ALDERDICE (READER #4/MAN WITH THE RED EYES) is a Junior Theatre Directing major and is thrilled to be making their Belmont Mainstage debut in A Wrinkle in Time. Some of their previous credits include: Director, Sunday in the Park with George (Belmont University), Assistant Director, Into the Woods (Belmont University); Assistant Stage Manager and Assistant Script Coordinator, A Doll’s House (Belmont University); The Traveler, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Belmont University); Pops Bailey, Costume Designer, and Co-Director, The 1940s Radio Hour (Harrison School for the Arts); Mayor Dobbs, Bright Star (Best Supporting Actor, Broadway Stars of the Future Awards) (Harrison School for the Arts). CHRISTIANA ALLISON(READER #5/ MRS. WHATSIT) is a Junior BFA Theater Performance major and is enthused to be a part of such a heartwarming production. She is grateful for the opportunity to connect with all ages and thanks the wonderful director and cast. Previous Belmont productions include The Aviator (Amelia Earhart) and Love's Labor's Lost (Mercade.)
TEIGE BREWER (READER #6/VARIOUS CHARACTERS) is currently a Junior at Belmont University. He has appeared in productions including: “Lorna Bea and Her ADHD” as Larry Lop and in various roles in “Lucky Stiff” at Belmont. Outside of school, he has played Conrade in the recent summer production of “Much Ado About Nothing” with the Nashville Shakespeare Festival. As a writer, his play “It Felt Like a Kiss” was recently premiered in a student production at Belmont. ELI MOORE(READER #7/CHARLES WALLACE) is a sophomore BFA Performance major here at Belmont University. He has recently participated in the Belmont One Act Festival as Jules in Sunday in the Park With George and Various Roles in 4 A.M. He also played Sam in Boy Meets Girl: A Young Love Story. KELBY HORNE (READER #8/MRS.WHICH) is a senior Theatre Performance major from Smithville, Mississippi. At Belmont, Kelby has appeared on stage as Dale Arden/Watson in “The Radio Plays,” devised ensemble in “Living in the Light,” Young Amelia Earhart in “The Aviator," and most recently as the understudy for the role of Henrietta Leavitt in Lauren Gunderson's "Silent Sky." This previous semester, Kelby spent the spring in New York studying with The Barrow Group to further her acting education and to work as an intern for KMR Talent! ANNA JOHNSTON (READER #9/MOTHER) is a Senior Theater Performance Major at Belmont University. Theater Credits include: Rosaline/Fight Captain, Love's Labour's Lost (Nashville Shakespeare Festival); Ensemble, Aviator (Belmont University); Ensemble, Living in the Light (Belmont University); Moira, White Rose Pirates (Belmont University); The Marshal, The White Plague (Belmont University); Adult Wendy/Ensemble, Peter Pan (FAME Performing Arts); Julia Gibbs, Our Town (Wando Theater); Ensemble, Golden Age Revue (Interlochen); Bonnie, Bonnie and Clyde (Wando Theater); Ensemble, Les Misérables (FAME Performing Arts). JAY DIESTELKAMP(READER #10/VARIOUS CHARACTERS) is a Sophomore, BA major with an emphasis in Theatre Drama, and a minor in motion pictures. A Wrinkle in Time is Jays 3rd stage production at Belmont. His previous Belmont credits include understudying for multiple characters in "Loves Labors Lost" and playing Uncle Don in "The Good Times are Killing Me". JOHN HARKINS (READER #11/CALVIN) Credits include: Harry Witherspoon, Lucky Stiff (Belmont University); Niles Krogstad, A Doll’s House (Belmont University); Alf, Peter and the Starcatcher (Belmont University); Male Swing, The Diviners (Belmont University); Captain Hook, Homicidally Ever After (Belmont University); Joe Hardy, Damn Yankees (Marian Players); Danny McGuire, Xanadu (Benedictine Players); Edward Hyde, Jekyll and Hyde (The New Octavians); Phoebus, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Slidell Little Theatre); Davey, Newsies (Marian Players); Mr. Cladwell, Urinetown (Slidell Little Theatre); Doody, Grease (Benedictine Players). John is from New Orleans, Louisiana, is currently a senior enrolled at Belmont University, and is currently working toward his BFA Theatre Performance Degree. LAUREN TAYON(READER #12/HAPPY MEDIUM/AUNT BEAST) is currently pursuing a degree in BFA Theatre Performance with a Dance Minor here at Belmont University. Her recent credits include: Nora Helmer, A Doll’s House (Belmont University); Princess/Dance Captain, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Belmont University); Darlene Henshaw, The Diviners (Belmont University); Meg March/Marmee Swing, Little Women (Belmont University); Shelia Bryant, A Chorus Line (Naples Performing Arts Center); Devised Ensemble, Living in the Light (Belmont University); Agnes/Waitress/
Showgirl, Gypsy (Theatrezone); Ms. Honey, Matilda (Naples Performing Arts Center). This coming January, she will move to New York City with the Belmont East program to cultivate a career in the performing arts. GENTRY ANNE HOLLIS(READER #13/SWING) is a freshman Theatre Performance major from Nashville, Tennessee. "A Wrinkle in Time" is her debut show at Belmont University! She has training in various areas, including acting for the stage, classical and commercial voice, and musical theatre. Gentry Anne has performed with the Nashville Children’s Choir, Act Too Players, and Star Bright Players in Franklin, Tennessee. Some of her previous roles include Prospero in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” (Star Bright Players), New Wave Girl in "Heathers the Musical: High School Edition" (Act Too Players), and, most recently, Lucy Stauncher in Stephen Gregg’s “Ghostlight" (Star Bright Players). JOHN WALTERS SMITH(READER #14/SWING) is a sophomore in the Department of Theatre and Dance here at Belmont University. He is a BFA Performance major. He has recently been in the 2023 Junior Short Plays and Directing II One Act Festival. He was also an understudy in Silent Sky earlier this semester.
SPECIAL THANKS DR. STEPHEN EAVES FRIENDS OF THE ARTS AT BELMONT
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