CONSERVATORY Youth Acting Company presents
June 25 & 26 at 7 PM June 27 at 2 PM at the BrickBox Theater Worcester, MA
About the Show The idea for Urinetown first came to Greg Kotis during a poorly planned trip to Europe in 1995. He ran out of money almost immediately and the trip devolved into a grim test of endurance, where the defining questions changed from “Am I getting enough culture?” and “How do I really feel about life?” to simply “How can I not spend any money until I go home?” The answer involved sleeping in train stations, eating cheap foods, and avoiding going to the bathroom as much as possible since public bathrooms in Europe are pay-per-use. On a cold and rainy afternoon in Paris, while Kotis was trying to determine how badly he needed to “go,” the notion of a city where all public amenities were controlled by a single malevolent, monopolizing corporation came to him. Not only would the corporation control all the public bathrooms, but it would also ensure the prohibition of private toilets, thus guaranteeing a steady flow of customers to its overpriced comfort stations. With its wealth and influence on the rise, it would pay off politicians and the police, outlaw going in the bushes and employ all tools of persuasion to maintain its hammerlock on power. At its head would be an evil capitalist genius. But would he really be so evil? For the world he was controlling was suffering from a nearly uncontrollable ecological disaster—a drought that, at the beginning of our story, had already entered its twentieth year. The notion seemed like a patently awful one, grand and ridiculous, a career ending embarrassment. And yet, at its core, it would also be a grand, ridiculous reflection of the world as we know it to be, complete with rich and poor, the powerful and the powerless, a government controlled by industry and an industry that exists apart from and above us all. And driving it all would be the disaster, in this case the drought, a fact that trumped all the other facts: the love, the rage, the greed, everything. It would be a musical, yes, a very big musical, and it would be called Urinetown.
URINETOWN is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
CONSERVATORY The Youth Acting Company at The Hanover Theatre Conservatory for the Performing Arts presents a production of
Music by Mark Hollmann Music & Lyrics by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis Book by Greg Kotis Production Staff Director & Choreographer: Meghan Montaner Music Director: Stephen Trombley Associate Choreographer: Paige Doku Stage Manager: Erin Kearney Props: Grace Deschenes Assistant Stage Manager: Dakota Schantz Lighting Designers: Brenda Shepard & Connor Gale Sound Design: Devin McGovern Wardrobe: Jessica Beyer THT Production Manager: Christopher Bullock BrickBox Managing Director: Olivia Scanlon Orchestra Conductor & String Bass: Stephen Trombley Percussion: Bill MacGillivray Reeds: Ronni Gillette Trombone: Russell Jewell Piano: Aaron Christo Special Thanks Jennifer Agbay, Dan Gangnon, Sharon Hart, Bob Krafve, Bob McCallum, Tyler Nowakowski, Matthew Ricard and Kelly Rourke.
Cast OFFICER LOCKSTOCK………………………..................... Luke Capello PENELOPE PENNYWISE………...………............................ Perry Drugan BOBBY STRONG…………………………………………….. Dylan Morin LITTLE SALLY………………………………………………..... Abby Eppinger MR. MCQUEEN……………………………………………... Carter Siebels SENATOR FIPP………………………………....................... Abby Epple OFFICER BARREL……………………….............................. Nicole Sarmiento HOPE CLADWELL…………...…..………........................... Heather Bachand JOSEPH “OLD MAN” STRONG……………...................... Eli Plummer TINY TOM…………………………………………………...... Tyler Keogh SOUPY SUE……………………………................................ Jada Murphy LITTLE BECKY TWO SHOES……………..…........................ Samantha Madigan ROBBIE THE STOCKFISH…………………........................... M Holmes CALDWELL B. CLADWELL………………………................ Gabriel Tetreault JOSEPHINE “MA” STRONG…………………..................... Abigail Harris MRS. MILLENIUM……………………………....................... Mairead Daly HOT BLADES HARRY……………………............................ Eli Plummer
The Hanover Theatre Youth Acting Company is one of the conservatory’s resident performance companies and was created to give young, capable actors performance opportunities throughout the year. The company is comprised of students between the ages of 14 and 19. Actors are selected for this company by invitation only. We aim to expand a young performer’s horizons by providing them with the opportunity to work with three different directors, in three or more spaces while being exposed to three different styles of performance, all in a single season.
COVID-19 Notice: Audience members are required to wear masks throughout the performance. All performers are fully vaccinated or have received a negative COVID-19 test result prior to performing.
Worcester Center for Performing Arts is a registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, which owns and operates The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts.
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Scenes & Musical Numbers Time: Sometime in the not-so-distant future Place: A town like any town…that you may find in a musical
Act I
Scene 1: Public Amenity #9 (the poorest, filthiest urinal in town) Urinetown Officer Lockstock & Ensemble It’s A Privilege to Pee Penny Pennywise & The Poor It’s A Privilege to Pee Reprise Officer Lockstock Scene 2: Executive Offices of Urine Good Company Mr. Cladwell Caldwell B. Cladwell & UGC Staff Scene 3: Night. A street corner. Cop Song Lockstock, Barrel & Cops Follow Your Heart Hope Cladwell & Bobby Strong Scene 4: Public Amenity #9 Look at the Sky Bobby & The Poor Scene 5: Executive Offices of UGC Don’t Be the Bunny Cladwell & UGC Staff Scene 6: Public Amenity #9 Act I Finale Bobby, Cladwell, Hope & Ensemble
There will be one 15 minute intermission.
Act II
Scene 1: A “Secret Hideout” & elsewhere throughout the city What Is Urinetown Little Becky Two Shoes, Hot Blades Harry, Cladwell, Bobby, Josephine, Lockstock, The Poor/Rebels Scene 2: A “Secret Hideout” (the sewer) Snuff the Girl Little Becky, Harry & The Poor Run, Freedom, Run Bobby & The Poor/Rebels Follow Your Heart Reprise Hope Scene 3: Executive Offices of UGC Why Did I Listen To That Man? Penny, Fipp, Lockstock, Barrel, Hope, Bobby Scene 4: “Secret Hideout” Tell Her I Love Her Little Sally & Bobby Scene 5: Montage– city streets We’re Not Sorry The Poor/Rebels & UGC Staff I’m Not Sorry Cladwell & Penny I See A River Hope & The Poor (still) REMINDER: The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Please turn off all cell phones and electronic devices during the performance. page 3
Who’s Who in the Cast Luke Capello, 18 (Officer Lockstock) is very grateful to have been a member of the Youth Acting Company this past year. Luke will be attending Boston University’s School of Theatre next fall where he will be a BFA Acting major. Luke has previously been seen at The Hanover Theatre in roles like Harold Hill in The Music Man and King Arthur in Spamalot. Other roles include Che in Evita, Robert Martin in The Drowsy Chaperone, and Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He would like to thank his parents, voice teacher Julie Krugman, and Meghan Montaner for all their support. Nicole Sarmiento, 17 (Officer Barrel) is thrilled to join the cast of Urinetown. She is a Junior at Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester. She made her theatrical debut as Belinda Cratchit in A Christmas Carol at The Hanover Theatre. Recent productions include Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), The Music Man (ensemble), Shrek, Jr. (ensemble), Seussical Jr. (The Cat in the Hat) and High School Musical (Mongo) NYC. Films include Joy (dir. David O. Russell), Daddy’s Home 2 (dir. Sean Anders), and Spin the Plate (dir. Eric Eastman). Heartfelt thanks to family, friends and especially to the conservatory for their endless love and support. Perry Drugan, 18 (Penelope Pennywise) is delighted to have been a member of the Youth Acting Company this past year. In the fall, Perry will be attending Penn State University, where she will pursue a major in marketing and a minor in theatre. At The Hanover Theatre, Perry has appeared as Amaryllis in The Music Man and The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot. She would like to thank her parents, boyfriend, and closest friends for their endless support, love, and laughter. She would also like to thank the cast and crew for being the genuine, hardworking, kind people that they are. Dylan Morin, 18 (Bobby Strong) is ecstatic to be making his Youth Acting Company debut. Dylan lives in Hopkinton and will be attending Hofstra University in the fall to continue studying theater. Dylan’s favorite musical theater experiences have been in the Youth Summer Program. This includes Ewart Dunlop in The Music Man and Dennis Gallahad in Spamalot. Other experiences include playing Frederick in Pirates of Penzance and Schroeder in You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown. Outside of theater Dylan loves spending time with his family and dog, Lily. He would like to thank his parents, grandparents and fellow castmates for their endless support. Abby Eppinger, 15 (Little Sally) is thrilled to be doing her first live show with The Hanover Theatre and to be performing in-person after too many shows on Zoom. Abby lives in Holliston, and is a rising sophomore at Holliston High. Little Sally is one of her favorite roles to date. When Abby is not acting, she enjoys drawing, reading, and spending time with her puppy, Molly. She would like to thank her family and her friends for their support, her grandmother and parents for rides to the theatre, and the entire company of Urinetown for an amazing experience. Carter Siebels, 14 (Mr. McQueen) is overjoyed to be participating in the first Youth Acting Company musical and just completed his fifth year at the conservatory. Carter is a rising sophomore at Shrewsbury High School. Some page 4
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of Carter’s favorite roles are Charlie Brown from You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and Harold Hill in The Music Man. When not acting, Carter enjoys role playing and video games. Carter would like to thank all the incredible people who made this show a reality! Abby Epple, 16 (Senator Fipp) is so excited to be a member of the Youth Acting Company and perform in her first in-person show after a very long break from live musicals. Abby lives in Worcester and is a rising junior at Bancroft School. She most enjoyed being in her school’s productions of Chicago and Ovid’s Metamorphoses. When Abby isn’t acting, she enjoys softball and volleyball, along with doing environmental activist work through The Sunrise Movement, Worcester. She would like to thank her friends and family along with the cast, crew, and creative team for their hard work. Heather Bachand, 18 (Hope Cladwell) is completing her first year with the Youth Acting Company, and she is so grateful for all the experiences she has had from it. She just graduated from South High School and is going to Columbia College Chicago to major in Musical Theatre in the fall. She has been doing The Hanover Theatre Youth Summer Program for four years, including last year’s Spamalot where she played Patsy. Some of her favorite roles have been Bonnie in Anything Goes and Princess Winnifred in Once Upon A Mattress. She loves dance and music and cannot wait to continue making art in college next year! Tyler Keogh, 16 (Tiny Tom) is very grateful to be here for his first year in the YAC. He is a rising junior at Westborough High school and is excited to do YSP this summer. His favorite performances at Hanover were Young Scrooge in A page 5
Christmas Carol, Robin in Spamalot, and Winthrop in Music Man. He also works and performs at Skyrise Theater and Burtwood School. He wants to thank the production team at The Hanover Conservatory, his family, and voice teacher, Andrea Ehrenreich, for supporting him. Special thanks to Stephen Trombley, Paige Doku, Erin Kearney and Meghan Montaner for making this show a success. Jada Murphy, 17 (Soupy Sue) is so excited to be returning to the Youth Acting Company with a live musical for the first time since the pandemic hit. Jada lives in Worcester and has just graduated from Burncoat High School. She will be attending Emerson College for theater and performance in the fall. When Jada isn’t acting, she enjoys playing tennis, hanging out with friends and relaxing. She would like to thank her mom and her family for always supporting her and her dreams. She would also like to thank her fellow cast, the crew, and the director for making this such an amazing production! Samantha Madigan, 16 (Little Becky Two Shoes) is overjoyed to be performing in her first Youth Acting Company musical. She lives in Hopedale and is in her sophomore year at Hopedale Jr. Sr. High School. Her favorite performances have included Alice in The Addams Family, Laker Girl in Spamalot, Gertrude in Seussical The Musical, and Jane in Mary Poppins. When Sam is not on stage, she also loves to write and collect vinyl records. She would love to thank the cast and crew of Urinetown, and her music teacher Mr. Chatham for always pushing her to be her best. Gabriel Tetreault, 17 (Caldwell B. Cladwell) is enthusiastic to make his return to the Youth Acting Company and the stages of Worcester. He lives in Shrewsbury and attends Quinsigamond Community College/Shrewsbury High School. Gabe has been blessed to be a part of the Hanover community for over three years. His most memorable roles include Mayor Shinn in The Music Man and The King of Swamp Castle in Spamalot. When he is not acting, Gabe enjoys playing video and role playing games and hanging out with friends and family. Gabe would like to thank his conservatory teachers, family and castmates. Abigail Harris, 16 (Josephine “Ma” Strong) is looking forward to being a part of her first in-person musical in over a year. She is incredibly thankful for the experience that her first year in the Youth Acting Company has provided. She lives in Sterling and is going into her junior year at Wachusett Regional High School. Abby’s favorite theatrical experiences have been Oliver in Oliver!, Gloria in Wait Until Dark, and Maud Dunlop in The Music Man. Some of her other hobbies include baking and reading. She would love to thank the whole cast and crew of Urinetown as well as her family for their support! Mairead Daly, 14 (Mrs. Millennium) is thrilled to be making her in-person and onstage Youth Acting Company debut after all online shows for the majority of the 2020-2021 season. She lives in Harvard and attends The Bromfield School. She has been acting since she was 5, and one of her favorite performances was in The Pied Piper. When not acting, she is a basketball and lacrosse athlete, and she enjoys listening to music. She would like to thank The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for this awesome opportunity, the cast and crew of Urinetown, and her family for their ongoing support. page 6
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M Holmes, 16 (Robbie the Stock Fish) is ecstatic to be returning to in-person shows again after a long and trying year. They go to University Park Campus School and was first introduced to theatre by some of their teachers. M’s last show was a zoom production of Julius Caesar where they played a soothsayer. When M is not at rehearsal for a show, they work on other projects such as crocheting or writing poetry. They would like to thank the wonderful donors of The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for giving them the opportunity to be part of such a wonderful show. Eli Plummer, 18 (Joseph Old Man Strong/Hot Blades Harry) cannot express how excited he is to finally be returning to the stage. Eli just graduated Marlborough High School and is committed to Point Park University with a major in Theatre Arts. This is his third year performing at The Hanover Theatre and his first year with the Youth Acting Company. When not singing and dancing on stage, Eli works on his own little projects like writing plays. He is deeply saddened to be leaving THTC this year but is excited to move on to other new projects. Thomas Malthus, deceased (Referenced) was a famous 18th-century British economist known for population growth philosophies. Malthus theorized that populations would continue expanding until growth is stopped or reversed by disease, famine, war, or calamity. He is also known for developing an exponential formula used to forecast population growth, which is currently known as the Malthusian growth model. Famous naturalist Charles Darwin partially based his natural selection theory on Malthus' analysis. page 7
2021 Auditions
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Auditions: Sunday, Sept 12 Performances: Nov 26-28
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