PR E SEN T S
YO U N G P E R F O R M E R ’ S E D I T I O N
KIDZACT SEASON SPONSOR:
Mr. Henry Price
PRODUCTION OF
YOUNG P E RF ORM E R’ S E DIT ION
by
L. FRANK BAUM With Music and Lyrics by
HAROLD ARLEN and E.Y. HARBURG Background Music by
HERBERT STOTHART Orchestration by
LARRY WILCOX
Dance and Vocal Arrangements by
PETER HOWARD Adapted by
JOHN KANE
for the Royal Shakespeare Company
THE WIZARD OF OZ - YOUNG PERFORMERS’ EDITION is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com
Based upon the Classic Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros. Adaptation and support materials developed by iTheatrics under the supervision of Timothy Allen McDonald THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS OR STREAMS IN ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR(S)’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: https://concordtheatricals.com/resources/ protecting-artists
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Director/Choreographer
Costume Designer
Stage Manager
Hannah S. Wolland
Kellie Cullinan
Mary Anne McKerrow Emmie Smith
Lighting and Projection Designer
Music Director
Erica Sample
Scenic Designer/Properties
Jillian Feigenblat
Sound Designer
Jacob Myny
Associate Artistic Director
Jessica Walck
Season Dramaturg
Ricki Baker
JULY 30 - AUG 1, 2021 • TOBYE STUDIO Executive Artistic Director, Bryce Alexander
KIDZACT SEASON SPONSOR:
Mr. Henry Price
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Cast (in alphabetical order)
YOUNG PERFORM ER ’ S EDITIO N
Toto…......................................................................................E VAN ABR AM Professor/Wizard...............................................................MA XIMUS BOGERT Nikko….............................................................................MADDIE BRENDEL Lion…...................................................................................BR A XTON CABRER A Aunt Em…...........................................................................SAMANTHA CALLEJA Wicked Witch…......................................................................OLIVIA L ACHANCE Tin Man........................................................................................MICHAEL LAKIN Scarecrow....................................................................................CASSIE LETENDRE Glinda......................................................................................MADELEINE SEIFERT Dorothy…....................................................................................MALENA TUCKER Uncle Henry.........................................................................ZECHARIAH WHOOLEY Ensemble…........................VANESSA ALFONSO, ALEENA ARICO, L HAMBLEN, NAPHTAISHA JEAN CHARLES, SOLEIL KOHN, JAELYNN LIAS, SOPHIA MCKOAN, VICTORIA RINALDI, SABINE RIVERA, LOLA SAAD, SAMANTHA VARGAS
SPECIAL THANKS Photographers Drew & Karen Attanasio Andrea Bramante
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Crew YOUNG PERFORMER ’ S EDITIO N
AS SISTANT STAGE MANAGER…..........................................M A NDA SMI T H ASSISTANT TO THE CHOREOGRAPHER…...................................DARCY REIMLER DIRECTING JUNIOR INTERN…...................................................HUNTER REUM PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS…..............................NIKITA CHERNIN, HALY OSBORN BACKSTAGE CREW…..............................................................TUCKER CLAREMONT FLIES…........................................................................................HUNTER REUM LIGHTING SUPERVISOR…................................................................CRAIG WALCK AUDIO ENGINEER…...............................................................JACOB M Y N Y AUDIO ASSISTANTS…....................................................TIM CASH, K AY HARKINS SOUND SUPERVISOR…............................................... B R A D L E Y VA N H O U T E N DRESSERS….................................................MOLLY EOVINO, SOPHIA GONZALES, NICOLE LE TENDRE, RILE Y LE TENDRE WIG STYLISTS....................................................TJ JENKINS, KUR A ROBINSON WIG MAINTENANCE…..............................................................STEPHANIE ZIEMS HAIR & MAKEUP….................JENIFFER DEEBLE, JESSICA DEEBLE, JULIA DEEBLE ADDITIONAL COSTUME DESIGN…....................................................TJ JENKINS COSTUME CONSTRUCTION…....................DEDE BROWNLEE, JACK COLE, JACQUELINE FAMILIA, LINDA FIKES, LAURIE HEAVER, K ATHLEEN KOLACZ, GABRIELLE LANSDEN, SANDY LOPRESTI, JOHN MCKERROW, JUDY SMITH, JEAN SNYDER, JANE STEELE, TYLER WAKELIN SCENIC CONSTRUCTION & PAINTING....................................SID DAVIS, ED EZRINE, JOE FEMIA, STEVE LEE, RUSS LOYET, RAY MARASCO, JEFF SMITH, MICHAEL TROOP, MJ WANN MONITORS/RUNNERS….................................JUDE CARUSO, COLIN CROTHERS, AUTUMN FINBERG, K ARLI KNEPFLER, GABRIELLE LARKIN, JESSICA LUSSIER, PAMELA RIVERA, DONNA SHANFELTER, FALON TABARES, DELILAH TUCKER
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Dorothy lives on a farm in Kansas with Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and her dog, Toto and dreams of a far away place. A nasty neighbor is trying to take Toto away, but he escapes, and Dorothy runs away with him. They meet Professor Marvel who urges her to return home where she arrives just as a tornado touches down. The house, with Dorothy and Toto inside, is carried by the tornado to Oz where she meets Glinda, the Good Witch. Dorothy’s house fell on and killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and her sister - the Wicked Witch of the West - arrives to claim her sister’s magic ruby slippers and avenge her death. Dorothy is already wearing the slippers, further infuriating the Witch. Dorothy wants to go home and learns that the Wizard of Oz will help. On the way to the Emerald City, she and Toto meet 3 strangers needing help: the Scarecrow needs a brain; the Tin Man wants a heart; the Cowardly Lion craves courage. Dorothy invites them to join her to see if the Wizard can help. When they reach the Emerald City they are finally taken to see the Wizard, but the 4 must prove themselves worthy of his help by bringing him the broomstick of the Wicked Witch.
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The friends reach her castle in a haunted forest, where the Wicked Witch’s winged monkeys attack, capturing Dorothy and Toto. They sneak into the castle and rescue Dorothy; but the Witch foils their escape. She attacks the Scarecrow with fire, and Dorothy throws a bucket of water at him, accidentally dousing the Witch, causing her to melt into nothing. The friends take her broom back to the Emerald City. Toto pulls aside a curtain and reveals the Wizard is an ordinary man. He keeps his promise by conducting a graduation awarding the Scarecrow a doctorate of Thinkology, appointing the Lion to the Legion of Courage, and giving the Tin Man a heart-shaped ticker – a watch. The Wizard offers Dorothy a ride home in his hot-air balloon. But the balloon takes off without Dorothy. Glinda arrives and tells Dorothy to click her heels together 3 times and repeat “There’s no place like home”. Dorothy wakes up in Kansas with a bump on her head. The tornado has passed. She is overjoyed to see her family and friends.
The actual Man Behind the Curtain L. Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz, started it all, but he had to travel many paths before he found his Yellow Brick Road! Born in 1856, Frank Baum grew up in New York State and briefly attended Peekskill Military Academy, where his daydreaming didn’t fit the school’s approach to learning. Though he attended a Syracuse high school, he never graduated. Baum stumbled through many jobs: he raised chickens, wrote plays, managed a theater company, and sold fireworks. By 1882, he had married and wanted a more settled life. On a visit to South Dakota, Frank decided to move the family to the barren landscape of the Midwest and tried a new series of jobs that barely kept the family out of poverty. Over the next 10 years, Frank ran a bazaar, started a baseball club, and reported for a frontier newspaper. Then, at 40, he finally threw himself into writing, and 1898, The Wizard of Oz took shape on scraps of ragged paper. Upon finishing the manuscript, Frank actually framed the pencil stub he had used to write the story. He believed – rightly so – he had produced something great. When The Wizard of Oz was published in 1900, Baum became the best-selling children’s book author in the country. His book began it all, and in the 80+ years since it was published, The Wizard of Oz has been adapted, revised, and released in countless forms. The best known, of course, are MGM’s famous 1939 musical movie and The Wiz, the blockbuster Broadway show. There have been animated films, comics and games as well as adaptations for opera, ballet, and television. And there is almost no language that doesn’t have a translation of The Wizard of Oz and no country that hasn’t staged its own version of the story.
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MUSICAL NUMBERS Over the Rainbow....................................................................................Dorothy Munchkinland Musical Sequence (Part 1)............Dorothy, Toto, Glinda, Munchkins Munchkinland Musical Sequence (Part 2)............Dorothy, Toto, Glinda, Munchkins Yellow Brick Road................................................................Dorothy, Toto, Munchkins If I Only Had a Brain............................................................Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow We’re Off to See The Wizard Duet......................................Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow If I Only Had A Heart..............................................Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man We’re Off To See the Wizard Trio.........................Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man If I Only Had the Nerve..............................Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion Jitterbug.................................Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Jitterbugs The Merry Old Land of Oz.....................................Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Emerald City Chorus Winkies March.....................................Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Winkies Over the Rainbow (Reprise)..............................................................Full Company Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead...................Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Winkies, Winged Monkeys
The WIZARD of OZ
FUN FaCT In the year 2000, an alternate pair of RUBY SLIPPERS were sold at auction for $600,000.
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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
Cast
BIOGR APHIES
Evan Abram (Toto) is a rising 8th grader at Three Oaks Middle. This is his 2nd show with TNP KidzAct! He recently played the role of Doug in Disney’s The Descendants. Outside of theatre, he loves playing baseball, watching Marvel movies, and hanging out with his friends. He would like to thank the entire cast and crew for making the show come to life. Vanessa Alfonso (Ensemble) is a 3rd grader from Laurel Oak Elementary. Vanessa is a passionate advocate for social justice and the environment. She is in the midst of starting a nonprofit focused on helping people suffering from homelessness. She resides with her mother, stepfather and baby sister in Estero. Her love for travel has led her to amazing destinations such as Hawai’i and California. She would like to thank her parents and her step-parents for being supportive and allowing her to pursue her grand dreams. Aleena Arico (Ensemble) is so excited to be performing in The Wizard of Oz. You may have recently seen her as Ariel in The Little Mermaid JR, or Fairy Godmother in Disney’s The Descendants. She would like to thank Ms. Erica, Ms. Kellie, Ms. Darcy, Emmie and Manda. Enjoy the show!
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Maximus Bogert (Professor/ Wizard) is 12 years old and will be a 7th grader at Corkscrew Middle! Some recent TNP s h o w s h e h a s b e e n in include: Randolph/Bye Bye Birdie, Frozen JR, Madagascar JR, Little Mermaid JR and The Music Man. In his free time he enjoys playing video games and learning about space. He would like to thank all of The Naples Players staff who made this show possible, he hopes you enjoy the show! Maddie Brendel (Nikko) is so grateful that she is able to per form in The Wizard of Oz. She has recently been seen as Jetsam in The Little Mermaid JR. Some of Maddie’s favorite shows she has been in include Disney’s The Descendants and Aladdin JR. She would like to thank the cast and crew for making this production amazing. Braxton Cabrera (Lion) is entering the seventh grade at Oakridge Middle. He is so excited to spend the summer at TNP. He was previously in the ensemble in The Little Mermaid JR and Carlos in Disney’s The Descendants. He would like to thank Erica for her amazing direction/ choreography, Emmie for her awesome stage management, and especially Manda for her amazing ASM skills and cheery personality.
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Samantha Calleja (Aunt Em) Having found a love of acting, Samantha has enjoyed being in numerous summer camps and school performances since the age of 4. When she is not in rehearsal, she enjoys sewing and playing piano. She is very grateful for the education and opportunity The Naples Players has given her to follow her dream. L Hamblen (Ensemble) is 12 years old and is going into 7th grade at Oakridge Middle. He is so excited to spend the summer with TNP and his wonderful friends. In his free time he loves singing, cooking, and being with friends. This is his second show with TNP and you may have seen him in The Little Mermaid JR as Chef Louis/Ensemble. He hopes you enjoy the show! Naphtaisha Jean Charles (Ensemble) is so excited to be doing The Wizard of Oz. Isha was last seen playing S ebastian in The Little Mermaid JR. She would like to thank her sister Tilda for bringing her food after rehearsal. She would also like to thank her friends and family for all the support and rides to and from The Naples Players. Enjoy the show!
Soleil Kohn (Ensemble) is going into the fifth grade. She has been in two shows prior to The Wizard of Oz: Mouse King and Aladdin JR. She would like to thank Miss Erica, and please enjoy the show! Olivia LaChance (Mrs. Gulch/Wicked Witch) is a rising 9th grader at Naples Classical Academy. This will be her 14th performance and she is excited to perform in her 4th show here with TNP! She recently has had the honor of playing Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and Jane in Disney’s The Descendants, and just closed The Little Mermaid JR. She would like to thank Ms. Erica, and the entire cast and crew for making this a great show! Michael Lakin (Tin Man) is excited for his second show of the summer! Before The Wizard of Oz, he did The Little Mermaid JR. This is his second ever full production, but he has been in numerous Third Act shows for the past three years! Michael hopes you enjoy the show!
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BIOGR APHIES
Cassie Letendre (Scarecrow) is extremely excited to be playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz! She will be a freshman at Marco Island Academy in the fall. Cassie has been in many theatrical productions including Moana JR, The Sound of Music, Disney’s The Descendants, and The Little Mermaid JR with TNP. She wants to thank the entire cast and crew for their hard work on this production and is thankful for her family’s support. Enjoy the show!
Victoria Rinaldi ( E n s emb l e) i s a r i s in g 8th grader at The Village School. This is her second show at The Naples Players. Her past role was Ursula in The Little Mermaid JR. She would like to thank everyone who has worked hard to make this show possible. Enjoy the show!
Sabine Rivera (Ensemble) is going into 9th grade at Naples High and is overjoyed to be Jaelynn Lias playing her dream role of (Ensemble) will be an 8th Tree #2 in her third KidzAct grade student at Three Oaks show! When not at TNP, Sabine spends Middle. She is a red belt in her time volunteering, making short films, taekwondo, and loves to reading, or writing. You may have seen Sabine sing and play basketball. as Adella, Carlotta, and the Blowfish last She would like to thank her directors and month in The Little Mermaid JR or the Royal family for their guidance and support! Page in Disney’s The Descendants. Sabine would like to thank her mom for all the love and support in everything. Sabine would also Sophia McKoan (Ensemble) is 11 years old like to thank the AMAZING team at TNP who and goes to the Village have put in billions of hours to make these School. This is her second shows awesome! Enjoy the show! KidzAct production; she recently performed in The Little Mermaid JR. She is so excited to be a part of the show!
The WIZARD of OZ
FUN FaCT
The author’s whole name was Lyman Frank Baum – but he was always called Frank.
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Lola Saad (Ensemble) is a rising 8th grader at Mason Classical A c ad emy. L o l a i s ve r y excited to be in The Wizard of Oz as a Munchkin and Winkie! She has been in KidzAct for 7 years. Lola would also like to thank Darcy and Erica for teaching choreography and teaching her right from left. Also, she wants to thank Kellie for teaching music very patiently. Thank you also to Emmie and Manda. Lola has been in Twelfth Night, Pippin, and more. Rehearsal was so much fun, but her favorite was the production, of course! She hopes you enjoy the show! Madeleine Seifert (Glinda) is a rising 8 th grader at the Village School. This is her second show at TNP and she is so excited to be playing Glinda in this production of The Wizard of Oz. She would like to thank everyone in the cast and backstage for making the show as awesome as it can be. She would also like to thank Miss Kellie Cullinan for her support. Malena Tucker (Dorothy) is 13 years old and attending First Baptist Academy. She is thrilled to be playing Dorothy in this production of The Wizard of Oz. Previous performances include Frozen JR, Madagascar JR, and Annie JR. She is grateful to her family and friends for their love and support. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Samantha Vargas ( Ensemble) Samantha is a 7th grader who has performed with Naples Performing Art Center (NPAC) in The Sound of Music as Gretl and with the Center for the Arts in Bonita Springs (CFABS) in Willy Wonka JR, Madagascar, and James and the Giant Peach. Her most recent performance has been with TNP in The Little Mermaid JR. She would like to thank her fellow actors and her parents for driving her to and from rehearsals. Enjoy the show! Zechariah Whooley ( U ncle H enr y) will be a freshman at Bonita Springs High in August. He has been in many different plays such as Little Mermaid JR, Willy Wonka JR, The Hobbit, and The Addams Family musical. When Zechariah is not acting or involving himself in theater, he enjoys long boarding, playing video games, and hanging out with his friends. He is thankful for The Naples Players for giving him this opportunity.
The WIZARD of OZ
FUN FaCT Invented by Frank Baum: Yellow Brick Road, Munchkins, Flying Monkeys, There’s No Place Like Home 13
Creative Team Nikita Chernin (Production Assistant) is delighted to be helping out with this production of The Wizard of Oz. Nikita has been doing theater for four years and is super excited to be working on this production. He wants to thank Emmie, Manda, Haly, Kellie, Hunter, and Erica as well as all the performers for making this a fun experience! Kellie Cullinan (Music Director) is a classically-trained singer, actress and voice teacher, is known for her “million dollar high notes” and bubbly approach to teaching. Based in NYC the past 7 years, some of her favorite performances include Carnegie Hall & Fenway. She served as a NY PopsEd Teaching Artist, directing/music directing rising youth in the tri-state area as well as performing through the nonprofit Concerts in Motion. Kellie holds a B.M. & M.M. in Vocal Performance from Indiana University, and is a proud member of AEA, NATS & FMEA. She is currently developing the Musical Theatre program Grades 4-12 at The Village School of Naples. Kellie is grateful to be joining The Naples Players staff this summer! Jillian Feigenblat (Scenic Designer / Properties) is a recent graduate from Florida Atlantic University with her BFA in Theatrical Technology and Design. She just started her journey with The Naples Players as their scenic/props intern for the 14
year. She is very excited to learn and is looking forward to working and growing as an artist in the upcoming seasons. She is responsible for all of the props that you are about to see throughout this performance. Mary Anne McKerrow (Costume Designer) has been costuming and teaching the young actors of TNP’s KidzAct program since 2005. The recent KidzAct production of Disney’s The Descendants 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. Jacob Myny (Sound Designer) is from Sterling Heights, MI. A recent graduate from Western Michigan Universit y, he studied Theatre: Design and Technical Production with a focus in sound and lighting design. Jacob designed The Little Mermaid JR, assistant sound designed
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The Wedding Singer, and will be co-designing Boeing Boeing this fall. Haly Osborn (Production Assistant) is a senior at Mason Classical Academy. She plans on at tending Florida Gulf Coast University after she graduates. Haly has performed in a couple of shows in the past, but she is excited to help out in The Wizard of Oz where she can get a new perspective of theater that isn’t onstage. Erica Sample (Director/Choreographer) Formerly known as Erica Wagner, she is thrilled to be back in the theatre she grew up in! She recently graduated from AMDA with her BFA in Music Theater after attending both their NYC and Los Angeles campuses. At AMDA, she performed several roles including Carla/Nine and Lucy/ Avenue Q. Past KidzAct credits include Fantine/ Les Misérables, Anytime Annie/42nd Street, and Sillabub/Cats. She’d like to thank the people who have made her education and experience possible. Enjoy the show!
Manda Smith (Asst. Stage Manager) is proud to be part of the stage management team for this beautiful production of The Wizard of Oz. 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. Manda returned to her theatre roots in 2005 when she started as Assistant Choreographer for the summer KidzAct shows, and is now the Deck Manager for The Naples Players. Manda is so happy to be finishing out the KidzAct summer with her favourite boss Emmie. Enjoy the show!
Hannah S. Wolland ( L i g h t in g & P r o j e c t i o n Designer) is a lighting / projection designer and stage manager currently based in Dallas, TX. A New York native, she got her BFA in Theatre Design and Technology at the University at Buffalo. Hannah is now a rising second-year student in Southern Methodist University’s MFA Stage Design program. Recently, Hannah was the projection designer for TNP’s production of The Wedding Singer, and the lighting designer Emmie Smith of The Little Mermaid JR. Hannah was inspired (Stage Manager) is a junior to pursue a career in theatre when she saw at the University of Florida Wicked as a kid, and is excited to be returning studying Mathematics. She “home” to Oz! has stage managed several TNP shows before and is excited to be in Naples this summer to work with the amazing cast and crew of The Wizard of Oz. She would like to thank Jessica, Erica, and Kenzie as well as her mom and ASM, Manda. Enjoy the show! 15
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