2024-2025 Season
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Marsha NormanMusic and Lyrics
Jason Robert BrownBased on the Novel by Robert James Waller
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Book
John Caraiani
Directed by Dawn Roth SmithPresented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, serving the Dramatists Play Service Collection. www.dramatists.com
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Music and Lyrics
Robert Lopez and Jeff MarxBook
Jeff WhittyBased on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Directed by Ray GambrellPresented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
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Directed by Sarah Caplan
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Music and Lyrics
Meredith WillsonBook
Richard MorrisAuditions
March 3-4, 2025Directed by Aaron Eechaute Lopez
2023-2024 Season
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Books and Lyrics by George Reinblatt; Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris, George Reinblatt
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Music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Bob Martin and Beguelin, based on an original concept by Jack Viertel
Directed by Tim Rezash
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By Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields
Directed by Ray Gambrell
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Book by Jeffrey Kindley and music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia
Directed by Kathy Clark
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Adapted by Kate Hamill
Directed by Jenni Cypher
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Lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Directed by Dawn Roth Smith
2022-2023 Season
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Directed by Jenni Cypher
September 2022
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Directed by Dawn Roth Smith
November 2022
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Direction and Choreography by Aaron Washington
January 2023
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Directed by Tim Rezash
March 2023
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Directed by Brian Sharp
May 2023
2021-2022 Season
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Directed by Tim Rezash
September 2021
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Directed by Matthew Smith
November 2021
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Directed by Tina McPhearson
January 2022
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Directed by Jameson Meyer
March 2022
CAST:
Beverly Weston — Michael Taint
Violet Weston — Becky Howard
Barbara Fordham — Mandy Shannon
Bill Fordham — Steven Gogol
Jean Fordham — Meghan Hohman
Ivy Weston — Katie Gainey-West
Karen Weston — Christine Chait
Mattie Fae Aiken — Dawn Roth Smith
Charlie Aiken — Brent Eresman
Little Charles Aiken — Nathan Evans
Johnna Monevata — TBD
Steve Heidebrecht — Lance Westendorf
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau — Steve Mongelli
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Directed by Brian Sharp
May 2022
2019-2020 Season
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Directed by Brian Sharp
Show Dates: Sept. 13 – 29, 2019
Tina McPhearson – Miss Mona
Pamela Byrd – Jewel
Ted Elzroth – Sheriff
Kelli Myers – Shy
Adee McFarland – Angel
Ron Maurer – Melvin P Thorpe/Farmer
Matt Owens – Governor
Shana Fishbein – Eloise
Amber Pfeifer – Taddy Jo
Alicia Walton – Dawn/Imogene
Jackie Pfeifer – Doatsey Mae
Shanna Camacho – Durla
Bryan Schuck – Aggie #4 Clifford Becker
John Carrington – Aggie, Cowboy
Samuel Hamilton – Aggie #3 Eugene Williams
Cheryl MacGowan – Wulla Jean
Josh Vance – Aggie, Cowboy
Logan Hylinski – Beatrice
Stacey Ward – Ruby Rae
Sommer McGuire – Linda Lou
Ryan Petrie – Aggie #1 Shane Miller
John Jeurgens – Mayor – Rufus
Marabeth Klejna – Announcer
Malcolm Casey – CJ Scruggs
Mark Diffenderfer – Narrator/Edsel Mackey
Sean Gunther – Senator
Adonis Lemke – Aggie #2 Lonnie Johnson
Sean Mayo – Aggie, Choir
The Band
John Root – Violin
Bryan Sharpe – Guitar I
Abbie Williams – Guitar II
George Snyder – Bass
Mary Fahrenbruck – Keyboard
Dan Hall – Percussion
Ron Kindell – Conductor
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By Aaron Sorkin
Directed by Tim Rezash
Show dates: Nov. 1 – 17, 2019
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Directed by Dawn Roth Smith
Music Direction – Sarah Plaugher
Jan. 17 – Feb. 2, 2020
John Wysong – Captain-
Ted Eltzroth – Sancho –
Kevin Rankin – Governor/Innkeeper
Tim Rezash – Cervantes/Quixote
Danny Klingler – The Duke
Richard Lee Waldeck – Jose
Stephen Gogol – Tenorio
Jamison Meyer – Paco
Jamie McQuinn – Juan
Michael Plaugher – Anselmo
Brad Bishop – Pedro
Sarah Wilson – Aldonza
Lindsey Cardoza – Maria
Karoline Royse – Fermina
Bryn Corbett – Antonia
Kate Young – Housekeeper
Kip Moore – Padre
Chuck Larkowski – Barber
Kiersten Farmer and Darian Black – Moorish Girls
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Directed by Jim Lockwood
Auditions: Jan. 20 & 21, 2020
Show dates: March 6 -15, 2020
SHERIDAN WHITESIDE – Saul Caplan
MAGGIE CUTLER – Shana Fishbein
BERT JEFFERSON – George Merusi
MRS. PREEN – Sydney Edington
DR. BRADLEY – Matt Lindsay
MR. STANLEY – Jeff Christmas
MRS. STANLEY – Susan Robert
HARRIET STANLEY – Tina McPhearson
JUNE STANLEY – Elisa Pacheco
SANDY – Vaughn Foreit
RICHARD STANLEY – Jonathon North
LORRAINE SHELDON – Carly Laurette Risenhoover-Peterson
BEVERLY CARLTON – Sean Mayo
BANJO – Mark Diffenderfer
JOHN – Kurt Cypher
SARAH – Tamar Fishbein
MRS. McCUTCHEON – Janet Wasson
PROF. METZ – Jim Spencer
CONVICTS, RADIO MEN, OFFICERS, ETC. – Todd Bryant, Brent Eresmon, John Wysong
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Directed by Richard Lee Waldeck
Show dates: May 1 – 17, 2020
Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde – Tony Glass
Lucy Harris – Kameron Jane
Emma Carew – Elizabeth Morgan
Sir Danvers Carew – Brian Laughlin
Lady Beaconsfield – Molly Kuntz
General Lord Glossop – Mark VanLuvender
Bishop of Basingstoke – Tyler Smith
Sir Archibald Proops – Bryan Schuck
Simon Stride – Nick Boyer
Gabriel John Utterson – Matthew Ebersbach
Lady Savage – Tamar Fishbein
Poole – John Wysong
Bissett – Louis B. Hauff
Nellie – Angela Riley
Red Rat Girls/Ensemble – Sydney Edington, Shana Fishbein, Victoria Hoover, Megan Sinclair
Ensemble – Stacey Brewer, Kathy Bryant, Avi Gilbert, Chava Gilbert, Benjamin Jones, Jamie Pavlofsky, Jackie Pfeifer, Annie Sayers, Abby Kinnebrew Smith
2018-2019 Season
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IN COOPERATION WITH MTI
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Produced by Dan Hall
Directed by Brian Sharp
September 14 – 30, 2018
Cast:
Sarah Viola – Eliza Doolittle
Brian Laughlin – Colonel Pickering
Jackie Pfeifer – Mrs Eynsford-Hill
Dodie Lockwood – Mrs. Higgins
David Shough – Henry Higgins
Drew Roby – Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Brad Bishop – Alfred P. Doolittle
CJ Suchyta – Bartender/Ensemble
Mark Sharp – Harry/Ensemble
Jim Spencer – Jamie/Ensemble
Donna Bostwick – Mrs. Pearce
Angele Price – Mrs. Hopkins
Jamie McQuinn – Prof. Zoltan Karpathy
Benjamin Jones – Bystander/Ensemble
Steve Strawser – Lord Boxington/Ensemble
Karla Enix – Lady Boxington/Ensemble
Elainah Skaroupka – Flower Girl/Ensemble
Shana Fishbein – Maid/Ensemble
Stacey Brewer – Maid/Ensemble
Amber Pfeifer – Maid/Ensemble
Jamie Pavlofsky – Ascot Maid/Ensemble
Annie Sayers – Ascot Maid/Ensemble
Neve Barker – Maid/Ensemble 8
Cathy Long – Ensemble
Marabeth Klejna – Ensemble
Production:
Tim Rezash -Vocal Music
Ron Kindell – Conductor
Dawn Roth Smith – Assistant Director/Stage Manager
Becky Howard – Assistant Stage Manager
Sandra Hyde – Choreographer
Bob Kovac – Sound Designer
Theresa Kahle – Costume Designer
Tina McPhearson – Property Designer
Richard Waldeck – Lighting Designer
Red Newman – Scenic Designer
Logan Dabney – Crew Chief
Rebekah Skaroupka – Stage Crew/Dresser
Dani Skaroupka – Stage Crew/Dresser
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By Agatha Christie
Produced by Tina McPhearson
Directed by Tim Rezash
November 2 – 11, 2018
Cast:
Annie Sayers – Steward
Janet Wasson – Ms. ffoliot-ffoulkes
Carrin Ragland – Christina Grant
Paul Dunn – Smith
Kelli Myers – Louise
Brian Laughlin – Dr. Bessner
Carly Risenhoover-Peterson – Kay Mostyn
Sean Mayo – Simon Mostyn
Brian Sharp – Canon Pennefather
Kari Carter – Jacqueline De Severac
Todd Rohrer – McNaught
Nelani Huntington – Beadseller
Shana Fishbein – Beadseller
Production:
Dawn Roth-Smith – Stage Manager
Richard Lee Waldeck – Technical Director
Chris “Red” Newman – Set Designer
Theresa Kahle – Costumer
Cathy Long – Properties
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IN COOPERATION WITH MTI
Book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Music Orchestrations and Arrangements by Luther Henderson
Produced by Fran Pesch
Directed by Dawn Roth Smith
January 18 – February 3, 2019
Cast:
Kip Moore – Ken
Stephanie Radford – Nell
Andrea Wilborn – Amelia
Bry’ana Bentley – Charlaine
Everett Walker – Andre
Kiersten Farmer – Featured dancer
Nasir Peterson – Featured dancer
Production:
Assistant Director – Kip Moore
Logan Dabney – Stage Manager
Ron Kindell – Music Director
Jeffrey Payne – Choreographer
Brian Dobbs – Pianist
Richard Lee Waldeck – Lighting Designer
Bob Kovach – Sound Designer
Theresa Kahle – Costume Designer
Kiersten Farmer – Costume Assistant
Red Newman – Set Designer
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Adapted by Christopher Sergel
From the novel by Harper Lee
Produced by Brian Sharp
Directed by Matthew Smith
PERFORMANCES CANCELLED
Cast:
Olivia Mongelli – Jean Louise Finch
Jason Caldwell – Jeremy Finch
Matthew Lindsay – Atticus Finch
Melani Harris – Calpurnia
Becky Howard – Maudie Atkinson
Tamar Fishbein – Stephanie Crawford
Cheryl Macgowan – Mrs. Dubose
Harold “Pete” McKinniss – Arthur Radley
Avi Gilbert – Charles Baker Harris
James Karr – Heck Tate
Chuck Larkowski – Judge Taylor
Kip Moore – Reverend Sykes
Hayley Penchoff – Mayella Ewell
Sean Mayo – Bob Ewell
Brandon Shockney – Walter Cunningham
Brian Sharp – Mr. Gilmer
Shaun Diggs – Tom Robinson
Chris Petree – Clerk
Todd Rohrer – Nathan
Erin Mcgee – Helen
Angela Gray – Townspeople
Tammy Newsom – Townspeople
Jai-Ln Stafford – Townspeople
Production:
Dawn Roth Smith – production Stage Manager
Jamie Pavlofsky – Dramaturge
Richard Lee Waldeck – Lighting Designer
Michael Boyd – Sound Designer
Chris “Red” Newman – Set Designer
Theresa Kahle – Costume Designer
Tina McPhearson – Properties Designer
Sarah Saunders – Light Board Operator
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Music and Lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
Book by Catherine Johnson
Produced by Tim Rezash
Directed by Richard Lee Waldeck
May 3 – 19, 2019
Denise A. Schnieders – Donna
Lilly Robillard – Sophie
Lindsey Cardoza – Rosie
Amy Askins – Tanya
Naman Clark – Sky
Brad Bishop – Bill
Ron Mauer – Harry
Ted Eltzroth – Sam
Treonte King – Pepper
Ryan Petrie – Eddie
Kailey Yeakley – Lisa
Shana Fishbein – Ali
Mart Wirtz – Father Alexandrios/Ensemble Male
Juangabriel Encarnacion – Ensemble Male 1
Casey Dillon – Ensemble Male 2
Nate Strawser – Ensemble Male 3
Treonte King – Ensemble Male 4
Bryan Schuck – Ensemble Male 5
Shanna Camacho – Ensemble Female 1
Anna Ryan Kolb – Ensemble Female 2
Kaylee Maple – Ensemble Female 3
Rachael Kindred – Ensemble Female 4
Amber Pfeifer – Dance Captain/Ensemble Female 5

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