The Wedding Singer Teen: Performance Guide by The Naples Players

PRESENTS

KIDZACT SEASON SPONSOR:

Mr. Henry Price

PRODUCTION OF

Music by

MATTHEW SKLAR Lyrics by

CHAD BEGUELIN Book by

CHAD BEGUELIN & TIM HERLIHY Written by

TIM HERLIHY Originally Produced by Margo Lion, New Line Cinema, The Araca Group, Roy Furman, Douglas L. Myer/James D. Stern, Rick Steiner/The Staton Bell Osher Mayerson Group JAM Theatricals Original Broadway production directed by John Rando Orchestrations by Irwin Fisch The Wedding Singer Teen is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIshows.com THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS ON ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW.

Director/Choreographer

Dawn Lebrecht Fornara Lighting Designer

Craig Walck

Sound Designer

Bradley Van Houten

Music Director

Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

Stage Manager

Properties

Season Dramaturg

Charles Fornara

Mary Anne McKerrow

Jillian Feigenblat, Gabrielle Lansden

Mike Santos

Amy Tran

Ricki Baker

AUGUST 6-8, 2021 • BLACKBURN HALL Executive Artistic Director, Bryce Alexander

KIDZACT SEASON SPONSOR:

Mr. Henry Price

Cast (in alphabetical order)

S ammy….......................................................................................LEON A RD A LLEN Glen....................................................................................................BRIAN BOL AND Julia…........................................................................................JILLIAN COSSE T TA Holly…......................................................................................ISABELL A DI NORCIA Jim the Dr ummer…........................................................................JACK GIA L A M A S Rosie…......................................................................... N A PHTAILDA JE A N CH A RLE S Angie................................................................................................OLIVIA PETERSEN Linda............................................................................................... LOREL AI VEGA George..................................................................................................CIAR ÁN WELCH Robbie Har t.................................................................................DOMINIC YOUNG E n s e m b l e … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B R Y C T ON A R CHE R , JE NN Y B E L A NDR E S , ETHAN BRENDEL, LISA CASTRO, ABBY CIABATON, TUCKER CLAREMONT, OLIVIA CUNNINGHAM, DANIELLA FLOM, BLYTHE HART, RILEY HART, DANAIA IVANOV, MARSHALL LAW, LILA MASTRO, HADLEY MURPHEY, ELLA PROVINZINO, GIA PROVINZINO, SYDNEY SCHILLER, HAYDEN SINGER, KENNY TRAN, EMMA UPSON, RACHEL WEINER

THE WEDDING SINGER TEEN BAND Keyboard I/Conductor: CHARLES FORNARA Reed I (Flute, Clarinet and Alto Sax): DANIEL G. KLIMOSKI; Reed II (Oboe, English Horn, Flute, Tenor and Baritone Sax): ZACH DEETER; Trumpet: MIKE SANTIAGO; Guitar I: TIM TORRES; Guitar II: JOE FERNANDEZ; Keyboard II: DAVE GIPSON; Keyboard III: JEREMY F. GOODMAN; Electric Bass: JOE CHOOMACK; Drums: SCOTT CRAWFORD; Percussion: MARK DANNI

Crew Assistant Stage Managers…………................….....................…..KC ALLEN, BAILEY REUM Production Assistant…................................................................VANESSA JOHNSTON Deck Manager…..................................................................................MANDA SMITH Backstage Crew.......................................JOHN COOPER, JESSICA LUSSIER , HALY OSBORN Audio Engineer/Assistant Sound Designer..............................................JACOB MYNY Audio Assistant…............................................................................MEG SCHELLING Assistant Lighting Designer............................................................HANNAH S. WOLLAND Light Board Operator.......................................................................K ARLI KNEPFLER Flies............................................................................TIM CASH, MICHAEL SCHWARTZ Spo tligh t Operator s............................................NIK ITA CHERNIN, DEB W E SOLOW SK I Wa r d r o b e S u p e r v i s o r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TJ JE NK IN S Dr e s s er s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C A R L A BROOK S , S OPHI A GONZ A L E S , CL AUDIA CAMIL A GAR AY PAUCAR, NANCY WOOLF Wig Designer/ Technician...............................................................CL AR A JE AN KELLY Wig Maintenance......................................................KUR A ROBINSON, STEPHANIE ZIEMS Costume Construction..................DEDE BROWNLEE, JACK COLE, PATRICIA DEVINE, KAT EBAUGH, KAREN EZRINE, LINDA FIKES, DEANE HAWKINS, LAURIE HEAVER, TJ JENKINS, KATHLEEN KOLACZ, JOAN LAUGHLIN, SANDY LOPRESTI, JOHN MCKERROW, JANINE REES, ERICA SAMPLE, JEAN SNYDER, JANE STEELE, TYLER WAKELIN, MARJORIE WATTS Properties.....................................................................JILLIAN FEIGENBLAT, GABRIELLE LANSDEN Scenic Construction & Painting........................................REX BURNS, TUCKER CLAREMONT, SID DAVIS, ED EZRINE, JOE FEMIA, SOPHIA GONZALES, SANDY KEELER, JOHN LANE, GABRIELLE LANSDEN, STEVE LEE, LARRY LOVELL, RUSS LOYET, RAY MARASCO, JEFF SMITH, MARY TAYLOR, MICHAEL TROOP, MJ WANN, NATALIA WURST, ED ZONNEVYLLE Monitors………...............................................JUDE CARUSO, TIM CASH, REBECA ROMERO

ACTS & SCENES Ridgefield, New Jersey - 1985

ACT 1 It’s Your Wedding Day...............................................................................................FULL COMPANY Someday. . ............................................................................................................ JULIA, ENSEMBLE Awesome.. ................................................................................................................ ROBBIE, JULIA Someday (Robbie’s Reprise)...............................................................................................ROBBIE A Note From Linda.. ...............................................................................................................LINDA It’s Your Wedding Day..........................................................................................................ROBBIE Pop!. . ............................................................................................. HOLLY, JULIA, ANGIE, ENSEMBLE Pop Playoff. . .................................................................................................................. ENSEMBLE Somebody Kill Me...............................................................................................................ROBBIE A Note From Grandma............................................................................................................ROSIE Pre-Casualty - Wedding Day. . ............................................................................ ROBBIE, ENSEMBLE Casualty of Love.........................................................................................ROBBIE, ENSEMBLE Come Out Of The Dumpster......................................................................................ROBBIE, JULIA Today, You Are A Man.. .............................................................................. ROBBIE, SAMMY, GEORGE George’s Prayer.................................................................................................................GEORGE Not That Kind Of Thing.. ..........................................................................ROBBIE, JULIA, ENSEMBLE Saturday Night In The City......................................................................................FULL COMPANY

15 MINUTE INTERMISSION

ACT 2 Entr’acte...............................................................................................................ORCHESTRA All About The Green................................................................................ROBBIE, GLEN, ENSEMBLE All About The Green - Playoff.........................................................................................ENSEMBLE Someday (Julia’s Reprise).....................................................................................................JULIA Right In Front Of Your Eyes.....................................................................................SAMMY, HOLLY All About The Green (Reprise)............................................................................................ROBBIE Single....................................................................................ROBBIE, SAMMY, GEORGE, ENSEMBLE If I Told You..............................................................................................................ROBBIE, JULIA Let Me Come Home..............................................................................................................LINDA 50 Years............................................................................................................................GEORGE Not That Kind/If I Told You (Reprise)..............................................................ROBBIE, JULIA, ROSIE Move That Thang.....................................................................................................GEORGE, ROSIE “I Believe”..................................................................RONALD REAGAN IMPERSONATOR, ENSEMBLE Grow Old With You....................................................................................................ROBBIE, JULIA Act II Finale............................................................................................................FULL COMPANY Bows...................................................................................................FULL COMPANY, ORCHESTRA

R A L SK UELIN BEG &

D N I H E R B GER I A P ER IN S W O G P IN D THE D WE E H T

The Wedding Singer is based on the popular 1998 film of the same name starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. The show premiered on Broadway in 2006 and had several US tours beginning in 2007. The Wedding Singer was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. The musical features music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and book by Beguelin and Tim Herlihy. Sklar and Beguelin have been a songwriting team for over 25 years. Between them are eight Tony Awards, five Drama Desk Awards and one Emmy nomination. Their critically-acclaimed Broadway musical The Prom recently ran at the Longacre Theatre and is currently a popular Netflix feature film starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and James Corden. The duo’s other Broadway credits include Elf and produced works Wicked City, Judas and Me, and The Rhythm Club.

“The Wedding Singer is among the most ingenious and amusing musical adaptations of a Hollywood film ever to reach Broadway.” — TERRY TEACHOUT

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

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Sklar and Beguelin have been honored with the ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, the Gilman/Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Award, the Dramatists Guild of America Frederick Loewe Award for Dramatic Composition, The Edward Kleban Award, and the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award. Their musicals have been produced around the world, and they’ve given back much to their profession by serving as mentors for the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program, panelists for the ASCAP/Grow a Show workshop, and writing several numbers for Broadway Bares, the charity burlesque that benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

“Beguelin’s lyrics, combined with Matthew Sklar’s music, provide a light and catchy score that’s derivative of the sounds of the period but perfectly in tune with the plot and characters... I can’t wait to see it again.”

— MICHAEL DALE BROADWAY WORLD

Cast

BIOGR APHIES

Leonard Allen (Sammy/Dance Captain) An upcoming sophomore, Leonard is enlivened to get onstage with his Wedding Singer Teen cast. Recent performances with The Naples Players include Ensemble/Footloose, Busboy/She Loves Me, and Kristoff/Frozen JR. When not at TNP, he attends the Community School of Naples where he recently played Doody in Grease. He sends his love to everyone supporting live theater. He hopes you enjoy The Wedding Singer Teen. Brycton Archer (Ensemble) attends Estero H igh a nd is exci t ed t o perform for his first time on The Naples Players stage. He has enjoyed performing in a variety of different shows in many different theaters. He has recently enjoyed being on the National Theatre Tour in Finding Neverland with APEX Touring. He would like to thank all his directors and family for their continued support on and off the stage. Jenny Belandres (Ensemble) is a rising senior at Barron Collier High. She has been doing shows at The Naples Players for a few years now, her most recent one being Footloose (Ensemble). She is so happy to be doing a summer show again and she is very grateful for all the opportunities that this theatre has given her!

Brian Boland (Glen) is going to be a junior at Gulf Coast High this upcoming school year. He started here six years ago and has par ticipated in several KidzAct and main stage productions including Jay/Lost in Yonkers, Harvey Johnson/ Bye Bye Birdie, and Ensemble/Mamma Mia! Brian also participates in the theatre program at Gulf Coast where he most recently played Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde. He is so excited to be playing Glen and hopes that you enjoy the show! Ethan Brendel (Ensemble) is 17 years old and is entering his senior year at Naples High, and he knows where Vaudeville is. Recently, he was in Footloose and Disney’s The Descendants and he is so excited to be a part of this cast. Lisa Castro (Ensemble) recently graduated from Gulf Coast High and has been performing since the age of 5. At Gulf Coast, she was a theatre officer and managed the media accounts while being a part of the productions as a performer and dance captain. She will be attending the University of Arizona and continuing her passion in dance and media. She’d like to thank her family and friends and the theatre community for everything! Enjoy the show!

Abby Ciabaton ( Ensemble) is a recent graduate of Barron Collier High and will be attending Northwestern University for theatre starting this fall. She’s so excited to be in another show at TNP! Previous roles include Little Red Riding Hood/Into the Woods, Liesl von Trapp/Sound of Music, and Eponine/Les Misérables. She would like to thank Dawn, Charlie, and Erica for helping her grow as a performer. Tucker Claremont (Ensemble) is an incoming freshman at the Community School of Naples. He is ecstatic to be part of The Wedding Singer Teen with his recent TNP credit being Disney’s The Descendants as Chad. He would like to thank Dawn, Charlie, Amy, KC, and Manda for building this show from the ground up and his parents for transporting him to and from rehearsal. Enjoy the show! Jillian Cossetta (Julia) is a Gulf Coast High graduate and an incoming freshman at the University of Central Florida earning her BFA in Musical Theatre. She recently attended the 2021 National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The Jimmy Awards) as the actress representative for the Broadway Star of the Future Awards. Her favorite roles include: Elle Woods/Legally Blonde, Narrator/Joseph...Dreamcoat, Ariel

Moore/Footloose, Annie/Chicago, and Penny Pingleton/Hairspray. She is more than grateful to have grown up in the KidzAct program, and this is her very last show. She would like to thank her mentors, her friends, her love Marshall, and her family for their continuous love and support and hopes you enjoy the show! Olivia Cunningham ( E n s emble) i s 15 , a n d a sophomore at Mason Classical Academy. She played The Genie/Aladdin for Broadmor School in Tempe, Arizona. After moving to Florida, she joined KidzAct with improv and Third Act classes playing Penny/Hairspray. She enjoys dancing, singing, & acting. She is excited to be in her largest production yet! Isabella Di Norcia (Holly) is a junior at Barron C ollier High. She is so excited to be performing in her third show at TNP! She is so EXCITED to be a part of this incredible show! Isabella dedicates this show and others in the future to her dad. She wants to thank everyone who made this show possible and she hopes you enjoy the show!

Cast

BIOGR APHIES

Daniella Flom (Ensemble) is an eleventh grade student at The Village School and is so excited to be in this production. She’d like to thank everyone involved with this show for making it so memorable and amazing. Past credits include Annie/Annie Jr, Sister Hubert/Nunsense, Genie/ Aladdin JR and Mal/Disney’s The Descendants. Jack Gialamas (Jim The Drummer) is an incoming freshman and is thrilled to be playing Jim the Drummer. He was an ensemble member in the musical Heathers and has been acting since the age of 11.

Danaia Ivanov (Ensemble) Graduating this year from Lely High, Danaia is so glad to end her year with the theatre that has been her home for six years. She was last seen in She Loves Me, Mamma Mia!, and worked crew for Disney’s The Descendants. She will be attending university in Austria and hopes you have a great time! Blagodarya Ti!

Naphtailda Jean Charles (Rosie) is a graduated senior from from Gulf Coast High School and is both excited and sad to perform her last KidzAct show. This fall, she will be attending The University of Miami to earn her BFA in Musical Theatre Blythe Hart and pursue her dream to perform on the (Ensemble) is an incoming stage. Her previous credits include Paulette freshman and was last on Bonafonté/Legally Blonde, Maui/Moana JR this stage in Elf JR. She and The Witch/Into the Woods. Enjoy the also was seen in KidzAct’s show! James and the Giant Peach, Junie B. Jones, and Cats. Blythe is happy to Marshall Law be performing again with her brother Riley. (Ensemble) is a graduating senior in the 2021 class. Riley Hart His previous productions (Ensemble) will be a senior while attending Gulf Coast this Fall at Gulf Coast High. High include Hairspray, His previous credits include Footloose, and Legally Blonde. This will be Nikos/Legally Blonde, Ju- his first show at The Naples Players and he dah/Joseph….Dreamcoat, is very excited for everyone to see. He would Jack/Into the Woods, Garvin/Footloose, and like to give a special shout-out to his family, Sketch/Hairspray. With KidzAct, he was last friends, and girlfriend who have helped him in Mamma Mia! playing Eddie. Riley thanks his to succeed. Enjoy the show! family for all their love and support! 12

Lila Mastro (Ensemble) is a junior at Gulf C oast High and is thrilled to be in her 19th production with KidzAct! At her school, she is a member and an officer in the Drama Club. Besides theatre, Lila is also a part of her school’s danceline. She hopes you enjoy the show! Hadley Murphey (Ensemble) is an incoming freshman at Community S cho ol. S he wa s mo s t recently seen as Evie in Disney’s The Descendants. Hadley wants to thank The Naples Players for everything! Enjoy the show! Olivia Petersen (Angie) is a rising senior at Barron Collier High. She has been doing theatre for over seven years; one of her most recent roles being Lizzy in Pride and Prejudice. She is honored to be a part of this cast and hopes her Jersey accent is up to par. Ella Provinzino ( E ns emble) is a r ising junior at Lee Vir tual School. This is her first show with TNP and she is very excited to be a part of this production! Some of her previous shows include The Addams Family, Bye Bye Birdie, and Seussical. In her free time, Ella enjoys

dancing and playing the piano. She would like to thank everyone who made this show possible. Gia Provinzino (Ensemble) is an upcoming 11t h gr ade L ee V ir t ual Student. This is her first production with TNP and she is excited and honored to be a part of this amazing cast. In her free time she enjoys singing and dancing. Her favorite role was Morticia in The Addams Family. Gia is grateful to have been given the opportunity to work with so many supportive and talented individuals! Sydney Schiller (Ensemble) recently graduated from Community School and will be going to Emerson C ollege for film and media studies. Previous roles include Ronnette/Little Shop of Horrors with Camp Che-Na-Wah’s Big Show Co., Ensemble/Grease with CSN, and Ensemble/Heathers with NPAC and is so excited for her first show with TNP. She would like to thank her family, Dawn, Charlie, Amy, and the rest of her amazing The Wedding Singer Teen cast and crew for their support!

Cast

BIOGR APHIES

Hayden Singer (Ensemble) is an upcoming senior at Gulf Coast High. He is so excited to be a part of his first show at TNP. His previous shows include Legally Blonde, Joseph...Dreamcoat, Into the Woods, and Hairspray. Outside of theater, Hayden enjoys playing the french horn in the Gulf Coast High School Wind Ensemble and the Naples Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Emma Upson (Ensemble) is a rising junior at Gulf Coast High. Although new to The Naples Players, she has performed with Gulf Coast for two years and was first introduced to theater through Gulfshore Playhouse; previous roles include Sorority Sister/Legally Blonde, Baker/Joseph... Dreamcoat, Ensemble/Footloose, and Little Eponine/Les Misérables. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Lorelai Vega Kenny Tran (Linda) is 15 years old and (Ensemble) is an incoming has been performing with freshman at Florida Gulf TNP for the past 3 years. Coast University. He is truly Previous roles include Elsa/ enthused to rejoin TNP’s Frozen JR, Maleficent/DisSummer KidzAct shows. He was last seen as Jim the Drummer in TNP’s ney’s The Descendants, and Urleen/Footloose. The Wedding Singer, Winthrop/Kiki/Ensemble She is so excited to be playing Linda and hopes in GCHS’s Legally Blonde, and Jafar in Disney’s you enjoy the show! The Descendants. He’s excited to continue with Rachel Weiner The Naples Players, and is even more excited (Ensemble) This is Rachel’s to perform with his friends again. He knows third show with TNP and you’ll absolutely love this show because the she could not be more cast will make sure “love will always find you.” thrilled! With her most recent TNP show being Disney’s The Descendants, she cannot wait to be in the fun production of The Wedding Singer. Some of her favorite roles are Baker’s Wife/ Into the Woods and Nun/The Sound of Music. She is so proud of this cast and cannot wait for the future with this company!

Ciarán Welch (George) is 17 years old, and at tends Saint John Neumann High. He is cur ren t ly hoping to go into Broadway and get a Bachelors in Performing Arts. His previous roles include: Ensemble/Mamma Mia! Teen, Tony/West Side Story, Ensemble/Footloose, Gomez/The Addams Family, and Rolf/The Sound Of Music. He hopes you enjoy the show as he plays George in The Wedding Singer Teen, and thanks Dawn and Charlie for all of their work and support. Dominic Young (Robbie Hart) is 18 years old and will be attending Kent State University to obtain a BFA in Musical Theatre in the fall. Some previous credits at TNP include: Willard/ Footloose, Arpad/She Loves Me, Ensemble/ Mamma Mia!, Billy Flynn/Chicago Teen. Outside credits include: Joseph/Joseph... Dreamcoat, J D/H eathers, L ink L ar k in / Hairspray. He’s been a part of TNP since he was 4 years old and is so thankful for everything he’s learned here as well as the lifelong friendships he’s made. “I don’t know where I’d be without this place.” Enjoy the show!

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Creative Team KC Allen (Asst. Stage Manager) is a rising junior who will be attending The Community School of Naples in the fall. She has been with The Naples Players for almost 6 years now, starting as an actor with the KidzAct 9-14 productions. Recently, she was the production assistant for The Wedding Singer. KC is so happy to have worked backstage all summer and hopes everyone enjoys the show. Charles Fornara (Music Director/Conductor) has previously conducted TNP’s Bye Bye Birdie, Mamma Mia!, Chicago, Sister Act, The Rocky Horror Show, Catch Me If You Can, Legally Blonde, The Spitfire Grill, Les Misérables, All Shook Up, 42nd Street and many, many others, as well as over 20 teen productions for KidzAct. Also in Naples for TheatreZone, he has music directed more than 30 shows including this year’s Showstoppers series, Aida, The Secret Garden, Legs Diamond, Sweet Smell of Success, Grand Hotel, Little Women and Hair. Originally from Providence, RI, Chas conducted Jim Steinman and Roman Polanski’s Dance of the Vampires in Stuttgart, and has taught and coached singers all over the United States and Germany, now offering private lessons here in Naples. A proud member of Actors’ Equity, he has appeared in almost 100 musicals, operas and concerts, including several appearances here in Naples with TheatreZone, most recently as the title role in Sweeney Todd. Much love to

his beautiful wife, Dawn, and a big thank you to this rockin’ band! Dawn Lebrecht Fornara (Director/Choreographer) is a native of New York and has served as director and choreographer for TNP’s Footloose, Bye Bye Birdie, She Loves Me, Mamma Mia!, Chicago, Sister Act, The Rocky Horror Show, Catch Me If You Can, Legally Blonde, The Spitfire Grill and 42nd Street, among others, and with KidzAct for many productions, including Joseph... Dreamcoat, Hairspray, Disney’s Camp Rock, Les Misérables and CATS. She has choreographed many shows for TNP, including All Shook Up, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Cabaret, and as a performer, she has been seen in the National Tours of 42nd Street, Seussical the Musical, Anything Goes and Grease. A proud member of Actors’ Equity, she has been seen here in Naples in TheatreZone’s Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman), Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy), Stepping Out with Donna McKechnie, Legs Diamond (Kiki) and Hair, among others. Other recent roles include Sheila (A Chorus Line), Sally Bowles, Velma Kelly, Bombalurina (Cats) and Ulla (The Producers). Love to husband Chas and her family.

BIOGR APHIES Vanessa Johnston ( P r o duc t io n A s sis t a n t ) is an upcoming senior at Mason Classical Academy and is glad to return to The Naples Players. She has been in Beauty and The Beast, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, along with other shows, and is excited to work behind the scenes for the first time as a PA in The Wedding Singer Teen. She is grateful for this opportunity and would like to thank the wonderful cast and crew for making this show one to never forget. Clara Jean Kelly (Wig Designer/Technician) is a wig technician, costume designer, technician, and shop manager based in Gainesville, FL. She has her MFA in Costume Design from Florida State University and does freelance costume design all over the United States. Clara Jean has previously worked as the Costume Shop Manager and a Costume Designer at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She has performed duties as Costume Shop Manager, Adjunct Professor, and Residential Costume Designer at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, and as the Costume Shop Manager and Costume Designer at Theater at Monmouth in Monmouth, ME. Mar y Anne McKerrow (Costume Designer) has been costuming and teaching the young actors of T NP’s Kidz Act program since 2005. The recent KidzAct production of Disney’s The Descen-

dants was an awesome design experience. Prior to that she coordinated the costumes for La Traviata and the concert version of West Side Story for Opera Naples Festival Under the Stars. As a performer for TNP she was last seen as Donna in Mamma Mia! Other TNP roles include Elizabeth Benning/Young Frankenstein, Momma Rose/Gypsy, and Madame Thenardier/Les Misérables. Shakespeare In Paradise credits include Mistress Page/Merry Wives of Windsor, Lady Macbeth/Macbeth A Love Story, Katherine/The Taming of the Shrew, and Hippolyta and Titania/A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She is looking forward to this summer’s trifecta of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, JR, The Wizard of Oz and The Wedding Singer Teen. Bailey Reum (Asst. Stage Manager) is excited to be back in the theatre! They would like to thank the staff for all the hard work put into making this show possible. They hope you enjoy the show! Mike Santos (Scenic Designer) recently designed the sets for Twelfth Night; Disney’s The Descendants; Footloose; The Sound of Music; Yours, Truly; Bye Bye Birdie; She Loves Me; Escanaba in da Moonlight; and Mamma Mia! at TNP. Originally from Upstate New York, Mike received his BFA from Cazenovia College and has been in Naples since 2003. Much love to his better half, Judith and little buddy, Taz :-) As always, a big thank you to the volunteers for doing what they do best. 17

Creative Team Manda Smith (Deck Manager) is proud to be par t of the stage management team for this beautiful production of The Wedding Singer Teen. Born in London, Manda worked during high school and college as a model/actor before moving to the US to start a career in advertising and design. This morphed into a love of home design, and she became a serial house flipper. Manda returned to her theatre roots in 2005 when she started as Assistant Choreographer for the summer KidzAct shows, and now works on all shows as Deck Manager for The Naples Players. Manda is so happy to be back working on this teen production with her favourite partner in crime Amy. Enjoy the show! Amy Tran (Stage Manager) is returning to TNP as the stage management intern for the summer, after volunteering for the past few years. She is very excited about what the summer has to offer and is grateful to work with such an amazing cast and crew. Her most recent SM credits include Into the Woods and Becky’s New Car, and her most recent ASM credits include Footloose and Disney’s The Descendants. She is happy to say she will be attending Pace University this upcoming fall working towards a BA in stage management. She is thankful for all TNP has taught her as well as her family and friends for their constant love and support.

Bradley Van Houten (Sound Designer) is starting his 9th season at TNP and is looking forward to the shows ahead. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Theatre: Design & Technical Production and Theatre: Stage Management from Western Michigan University. Having had the pleasure of working Off-Broadway on Soul Doctor and internationally at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Brad is happy to be working at a theatre where every day brings on a new challenge. Select previous credits include Footloose, Mamma Mia!, Peter and the Starcatcher, Chicago, Maple and Vine, She Kills Monsters, Sister Act, The Rocky Horror Show, and The 39 Steps. Craig Walck (Lighting Designer) After initially working for TNP from 2000-2006, Craig returned to TNP in 2011 after a five-year absence, during which he worked for Columbia University, The All-Stars Project, and other theatrical groups in New York City from 2006-2008. He then oversaw the completion of construction, opening, and first two years of operation of the Miramar Cultural Center in Miramar, FL from 2008-2011. Overall, Craig has designed the lighting for over 150 TNP productions. Originally from Niagara Falls, N.Y., and a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, he once again calls Naples his home with his wife, Jessica, and their kids (dogs) Ziggy, Twoey, and Roscoe.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2021-2022 Season Sponsor: Mr. Henry Price “KidzAct does for participants what theatre did for me. It brings a lot of people out of their shell and that gives them confidence in whatever career they choose.” -HENRY PRICE

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