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cAST Carrie White Margaret White Sue Snell Tommy Ross Chris Hargensen Billy Nolan Lynn Gardner Mr. Stephens Norma Frieda Helen Candace George Stokes Freddy Hector

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MUSICAL NUmBERs Act 1 “In” - Students “Carrie” - Carrie “Open Your Heart” - Reverend Bliss, Margaret, Carrie, Choir “And Eve Was Weak” - Margaret, Carrie “The World According to Chris” - Chris, Billy, Sue, Tommy, Students “Evening Prayers” - Carrie, Margaret “Dreamer in Disguise” - Tommy “Once You See” - Sue “Unsuspecting Hearts” - Miss Gardner, Carrie “Do Me a Favor” - Sue, Chris, Billy, Tommy, Students “I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance” - Carrie, Margaret

Act 2 “A Night We’ll Never Forget” - Carrie, Chris, Billy, Sue, Students “You Shine” - Tommy, Sue “Why Not Me?” - Carrie “Stay Here Instead” - Margaret, Carrie “When There’s No One” - Margaret “The Prom” - Company “Carrie” (Reprise) - Margaret, Carrie “Epilogue” - Sue, Company While in your seat, we ask that you do not use any mobile devices prior to and during the performance. Using a cell phone is not only a distracting nuisance to everyone sitting around and behind you, but it can create static noise on our sound system used during our performances and on-screen advertising. The videotaping, photography or audio recording of this production is prohibited unless strict guidelines within our contract allow representatives from the theatre to any of the aforementioned for the purpose of promoting the show. Thank you for your cooporation.

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BIOGRAPHiES BECCA SNYDER (Carrie) - Becca is thrilled to be portraying the overwhelming powerful role that is

Carrie White here at Genesius, a theatre she has been involved in since the age of six. Becca has participated in over 50 productions, both regionally and in the community. Credits: Ensemble in Les Miserables and Annie in Annie at the Fulton Theatre; Sandy in Grease, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at Conrad Weiser High School; Margot in Legally Blonde, Star to Be in Annie, Laker Girl in Spamalot, Louise in Carousel, Iola Stover in Parade, and Cheerleader in High School Musical at Genesius. Becca would like to thank Chris for taking her on this miraculous journey and for believing in her since day one. Lastly, Becca would like to thank her mom, dad, and sister for the support they provide every day. This one’s for you.

CATHY MILLER (Margaret White) - has performed with Munopco, Civic and Applause Theaters in

Allentown. She relocated to Berks County to teach 4th grade at Schuylkill Valley Elementary School. A long time member and past president of Reading Civic Theater, she performed the roles of Miss Hannigan and Peter Pan to name a few. Upon discovering the “Genesius Difference”, she has performed in Genesius: The Musical in 2007, The Full Monty, The Great American Trailer Park, and Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. She most recently reprised the role of Jane Simmon Miller in GTM. She truly enjoyed working with this cast of talented young people.

BRIANA CHRISTIE (Sue Snell) - is a Junior at Conrad Weiser High School. She has been involved in

seventeen Genesius productions, her favorite of which have been Godspell, Marjory in Genesius: The Musical, and a Boylan sister in Annie. When she’s not on stage, she can usually be found working back stage. She’s done everything from stage managing to running a spotlight for shows like The 39 Steps; Bill W. and Dr. Bob; and Les Miserables. Briana would like to thank her director, Chris--for having a tremendous amount of faith in her; her stage manager and mother--for always putting up with the craziness being a theater kid entails; also her friends Mamie, Kara, Nick, and especially Eli--for making this show as much fun as it was. The next show she will be seen in is The King and I directed by the lovely Chris, as well.

DREW BOARDMAN (Tommy Ross) - is a professional writing major at Kutztown University,

with aspirations for screen writing. On stage he has donned the roles of Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Danny in Grease, Joe in Sugar, and the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, amongst several others. Last fall he wrote Mystery Inc. for KU’s theater club Perforum, which he is now the president of. He is thrilled to be in Carrie, his first show with Genesius, with such a fantastic cast, crew, and director.

JOE SWAGGERTY (Billy Nolan) - is a recent Kutztown University graduate, and is thrilled to have

joined the cast of Carrie. This is his third show, and first musical after playing Fred Jones in Mystery Inc. and Alonso in Cirque, both shows produced by the KU theater club Perforum. He looks forward to continuing his acting career, especially with the wonderful people at Genesius.

KARA SNYDER (Chris Hargensen) - is currently a junior in high school at The Lehigh Valley Charter High

School for the Arts where she spends most of her days squeezing through crowded hallways and trying to avoid stepping in whatever that is that just got spilled all over the floor. Since this is only her third show at Genesius, she has only been seen in the ensemble in Spamalot and in I Am Woman, but she has done many shows outside of Genesius. Before moving to Pennsylvania, she was seen as Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka Jr., Joy in Cinderella, and the Jester in Once Upon a Mattress at Valdosta Middle School in Valdosta, GA. She has also done a bit of work behind the curtain at Wilson High School for shows including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Death of a Salesman, Gruesome Playground Injuries and Into The Woods. She has loved having the opportunity to work with such amazing, talented people and is very excited to do more shows at Genesius in the future.

AMY HUDAK (Ms. Gardner) - was last seen in Genesius’ production of Bill W. and Dr. Bob in April

2014. Her theater career spans over 30 years, ranging from ensemble (Evita, Sweeney Todd) to musical direction and conducting (Jekyll & Hyde, Little Shop of Horrors) to performing at the Keswick Theatre (Jesus Christ Superstar) and roles here at Genesius (Anna in Closer, Susan in Company). In her everyday life, Amy manages the Patent Administration group for a Delaware-based wireless tech company. She sends many thanks and much love to her Carrie family, especially Chris for his faith in her inner gym teacher. She sends love and gratitude to all of her boys - Chris, Dakota and Dylan - and love to her brother Justin for sharing so many theatrical journeys. “Gym class in two minutes!”

NICK SCHWENK (Mr. Stephens) - has performed in several productions on the Genesius stage

over the span of 20 years, most recently The Wedding Singer also directed by Chris Sperat. Nick would like to thank his amazingly talented fellow cast, wife Caitlin and his daughter Bekka for inspiring him to return to the stage.

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BIOGRAPHiES NICK COVELL (Stokes) - is a Junior at Wilson High School. Nick has been the Lighting Chief for a

number shows put on by Wilson Theater Company. Other than WTC he has done plenty of tech work for various community theaters and local events. Outside of theater Nick is President of Wilson Media Productions, writes for the school newspaper, and is involved in many other school events. He is extremely excited to be a part of the Carrie cast! “It’s Spicy”

MAMIE COVELL (Helen) - a sophomore at Wilson High School, is ecstatic to be a member of the Carrie

cast. Mamie has appeared productions such as Captain Louie, Anne, and I am Woman. Also, she’s worked back stage in a number of Genesius productions. Mamie thanks her friends and family for their continuous support. Slay.

ELI NOLL (Freddy) - is a Senior at Governor Mifflin High School and is beyond happy to be a part of Carrie. He has appeared on the Genesius stage in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Spamalot and Godspell. Eli will also be seen in The King and I this December and as Charles Condomine is Blithe Spirit. He will be attending AMDA next October and will miss his Genesius family very much.

RAINA DAYNOROWICZ (Norma) - is a junior at Wilson High School. She is involved in her school

theater company and chorus. She was most recently seen as Brooke Wyndham in Legally Blonde at Wilson. Carrie is her first show at Genesius!

BO IRWIN (George) - is thrilled to be back on the Genesius stage, and to be sharing it with some of the best talent Berks County has to offer! He would like to thank Chris Sperat for giving him the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing production.

DARA HIMES (Frieda) - holds a degree in Music Performance from Immaculata University and is cur-

rently working on her Masters in Organizational Leadership. Her favorite roles include Agnes Gooch in Mame, Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, Princess Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress, and Amy March in Little Women.

STRAT YOST (Hector) - is no stranger to the stage. His first role was playing the villain Jud in Wyo-

missing Jr.HS’s production of Oklahoma. A member of the Wyomissing HS Drama Club, Strat has appeared in Mousetrap and The Sound of Music. He was also in Genesius’ production of Suessical the Musical and Aida. Strat also likes being behind the scenes for set construction. Strat, a Sophomore, participates in football, wrestling, and lacrosse. Strat would like to thank his family and friends for all their support and rides to and from the theater.

ABBY HOY (Candace) - is excited to be returning the Genesius Stage once more for this production

of Carrie. Abby, a recent KU graduate, is currently working at the Ephrata Performing Arts Center and has been involved in theatre for the past 16 years. Some of her favorite performances have included: Cirque (Angelique Noir), The Last Act (Cassie Bernall), Legally Blonde (Mrs. Woods/Delta Nu), You Could Die Laughing (Zoe Miller), Children of Eden (Snake), The Vagina Monologues (Crooked Braid), Alice in Wonderland (The Queen of Hearts) and Snow White (Wicked Queen). “Break a leg to my amazing cast, especially my biffle for liffle, Billy Nolan.”

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BIOGRAPHiES CHRISTOPHER SPERAT (Director) - is the

Vice President of Genesius. He appeared in Steel River Playhouse’s The Music Man as Marcellus. He directed Legally Blonde, Sunset Blvd.and Annie at Genesius. He also directed Titanic in Concert, The Sound of Music, Aspects of Love in Concert, Debbie Does Dallas, Evita in Concert, The Wedding Singer, Chess in Concert, Gypsy, Grease, Little Women, Oliver!, Cats, Meshuggah-Nuns, Nuncrackers, Blood Brothers, Really Rosie, Rags and The Rocky Horror Show. He was seen onstage as Bobby inCompany, Sir Robin in Spamalot, John in Miss Saigon, Mitch in Tuesdays with Morrie, Sancho in Man of La Mancha, Freddy in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dickinson in 1776, Toby inSweeney Todd and Bobby Strong in Urinetown. Chris was featured in Art, Cuckoo’s Nest, Mass Appeal and Titanic. He looks forward to directing Hairspray and 9 to 5 – The Musical next season. Chris is a Pre-K teacher in the Pottstown School District.

KATHI CHRISTIE (Stage Manager) - is

thrilled to be involved with this production at Genesius. She has worked behind the scenes for just about every production for the last 3 years, SM’ing Spamalot, Reefer Madness, Annie, Sunset Boulevard, and Miss Saigon, and running tech on many others. Kathi is also on the Board of Directors for the theatre, as well as House Manager and House Photographer. She is, as always, honored to be working again with Chris Sperat and thrilled to be able to work together with her daughter, Briana, who is playing Sue Snell. She would like to thank her partner Jenna, for the endless patience it takes to be a theatre spouse. She sends her love and best wishes to the entire cast and crew of Carrie. Break legs!!

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Jane Simmon Miller dreamed of a theater group where young people could participate, learn and grow in every aspect of show production, and in 1971, she founded Genesius Theatre. We have resided in our own building at 153 N. 10th St. since 1974. We produce top notch shows in our intimate 100 seat theatre, with state of the art sound and lighting, and upwards of 15 piece orchestras. It is expensive to produce a show. In 2013, royalties were over $20,000. In 2013, Live orchestras, whose musicians generously work for a small stipend, have cost $15,000. Large amounts are also spent in thE hEArt for sets, costumes, lighting and sound. In addition, expenses for our building Y and running our business absorb over $30,000 a year, not the City considering repairs that are delayed because we do not have in thE EArt fundinG cAMpAiGn the funds. Ticket sales do not come near to covering our costs, Thank You to our 2013 Donors OUR APPRECIATION FOR THOSE WHO CAN HELP FINANCE Y and we get by with the dedication of loyal patrons, sponsors Dress Circle - Anonymous OUR 2014 SEASON and fundraisers. Balcony - Brian Ott

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It is expensive to produce a show. In 2013, royalties were over $20,000. In 2013, Live orchestras, whose musicians generously work for a small stipend, have cost $15,000. Large amounts are also spent for sets, costumes, lighting and sound. In addition, expenses for our building and running our business absorb over $30,000 a year, not enough to keep up with needed repairs. Ticket sales do not come near to covering our costs, and we get by with the dedication of loyal patrons, sponsors and fundraisers.

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