CHURCHILL THESPIAN'S PAST PERFORMANCES
June 2017 - Present
WINTER ONE-ACT FESTIVAL
January 25, 2020
Production by Rogan deCalesta
Theatrical Direction by Sean Burke, Eleanor West, Rylan Kateley, Em Martini, Julia Middleton, Ejaiya Davis
Blue Sponsors: Rainbow Optics, The Martini Family
Red Sponsors: Thea & Greg Peck
[poster design: Sean Burke]
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CAST & CREW
If Girls Asked Boys For Dates
Theatrical Direction: Sean Burke
George: Kai Christiansen
Harry: Ben Carson
Nancy: Torrye Torrance
Kay: Paige Guest
Mrs. Smith: Rae Riley
Lighting: Akeedrik Hunter
Sound: Elise Laskey
Stage Manager: Asher Brewer
Costumes: Savanna Post-Himber
On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning
Theatrical Direction: Eleanor West
Mother: Vivien Tritch
Daughter: Sara Beeman
Lighting: Tristan Clark
Sound: Colin Mirkovic
Stage Manager: Taz Jentzsch
Costumes: AJ Higgins
The Door
Theatrical Direction: Rylan Kateley
Justin: Ian Fay
Grace: Clover Cilley-Priem
The Voice: Jac Johnson
Lighting: Connor Behrens
Sound: Elise Laskey
Stage Manager: Taz Jentzsch
Costumes: Elise Lamb
13 Ways To Screw Up Your College Interview
Theatrical Direction: Em Martini
Interviewer 1, Melvin, Jason: Riley Given
Interviewer 2, Lily, Eve: Bella Lauf
Harold, Brett, Jeff, Ben: Johnny Moore
Maria, Kelly, Elizabeth, Emily: Aimee Coulter
Lighting: Akeedrik Hunter
Sound: Quinn Meston-Stapleton
Stage Manager: Taz Jentzsch
Costumes: Amanda Strauss
A Long Trip
Theatrical Direction: Julia Middleton, Ejaiya Davis
Older Man: Da'Mauryay Wright
Older Woman: Talia Peck
Younger Man: Jackson Garrett
Younger Woman: Rowan Lovering
Lighting: Torrye Torrance
Sound: Elise Laskey
Stage Manager: Jac Johnson
Costumes: Michael Leiner
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
November 2019
Theatrical Direction by Alex Patton
Assistant Direction by Rowan Lovering
Blue Sponsors: Rainbow Optics, The Martini Family
Red Sponsors: Thea & Greg Peck
[poster design: Sean Burke]
Fifteen year old Christopher Boone discovers his neighbor's dog, Wellington, murdered. He decides to investigate the murder and chronicles the investigation in a journal. Aided, and sometimes hampered, by the mild form of autism he lives with, Christopher sets into motion a series of events in which he discovers how much he is actually capable of.
CAST & CREW
Christopher: Rogan deCalesta
Siobhan: Talia Peck
Ed: Sean Burke
Judy: Vivien Tritch
Voice 1: Em Martini
Voice 2: Ben Carson
Voice 3: Taiga Hadwen
Voice 4: Da'Mauryay Wright
Voice 5: Ejaiya Davis
Voice 6: Julia Middleton
Sound Design: Jac Johnson, Katey Hazen
Light Design: Torrye Torrance
Stage Manager: Asher Boyer
Costume Design: Ruthie Wilson
Tech Manager: Elise Laskey
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INTO THE WOODS
May 2019
Orchestral Direction by Chris Mudd
Vocal Direction by Jacob Steinberger
Theatrical Direction by Alex Patton
Assistant Direction by George Butterick
[poster design: Melodie Nix]
Into The Woods tells the story of three families, each with their own wish. Through trial and tribulation within the Woods, your well-known fairy tale characters learn to be careful what you wish for.
CAST, CREW, & PIT
Narrator: Sean Burke
Cinderella: Natalie Musgrove
Jack: Rogan deCalesta
Jack's Mother: Devin Bahr
The Baker: Avery Bernardo
The Baker's Wife: Ariel Long
Cinderella's Stepmother: Ejaiya Davis
Lucinda: Vivien Tritch
Florinda: Rowan Lovering
Cinderella's Father: Dymitri Benson
Little Red Riding Hood: Julia Middleton
The Witch: Sara Blythe
Cinderella's Mother: Hannah Whalen
Mysterious Man: Ryan Dallimore
Rapunzel: Em Martini
Cinderella's Prince/Wolf #1: George Butterick
Rapunzel's Prince/Wolf #2: Johnny Moore
Granny: Madison Yeash
Steward: Tucker Stevens
Sleeping Beauty/Pig: Talia Peck
Snow White/Pig: Bella Lauf
Giantess/Pig: Meganne Patterson
Assistant Director: George Butterick
Stage Manager: Asher Brewer
Prop Master/Set Design: Melodie Nix
Set Design: Alex Patton
Costume Design: Ruthie Wilson
Sound Design: Elise Laskey, Quinn Meston-Stapleton, Katey Hazen
Light Design: Torrye Torrance
Pit Manager, Percussion: Michael Leiner
Brass: Finn Conaway, Ian Fay, Rylan Kately
Keys: Nate Blythe, Emily Clifton
Winds: Kyle Olin, Savannah Post-Himber, Clara Lechman
Percussion: Sonja Nusser
Strings: Isaac Andreason, Dacey Condon, Kat Everett, Kelly Lin, Sarah Scott, Akeedrik Hunter
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WINTER ONE-ACT FESTIVAL
January 26, 2019
Production by George Butterick
Theatrical Direction by Ryan Dallimore, Rogan deCalesta, Hannah Whalen, Em Martini, Sean Burke, Ejaiya Davis, George Butterick
[poster design: Torrye Torrance]
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DIRECTORS & CAST
The Lottery
Theatrical Direction: Ryan Dallimore, Rogan deCalesta
Tessie: Rowan Lovering
Bill Hutchinson: Sean Burke
Davy: Dymitri Benson
Joe Summers: Tucker Stevens
Belva: Ejaiya Davis
Delacroix: Kincaid Fendler
Dickie: Madison Yeash
Tommy: Paige Guest
Miss Dunbar: Devin Bahr
Martin: Vivien Tritch
Mrs. Watson: Sara Blythe
Jack: Johnny Moore
Old Man Warner: George Butterick
Cuttin' Line
Theatrical Direction: Hannah Whalen
Tom: Madison Yeash
Liz: Talia Peck
Susie: Bella Lauf
Buster: Riley Given
Eunice: Abigail Young
Leona: Melodie Nix
Murder Be Thy Name
Writing, Direction, & Choreography: Em Martini
Josie Wilson: Sara Blythe
Lavinia Fisher: Julia Middleton
The Narrator: Kai Christensen
Townspeople: Ejaiya Davis, Tucker Stevens, Sean Burke, Talia Peck, Clover Priem, Dymitri Benson, Michael Leiner, Eleanor West, Alanna Macdonald, Devin Bahr, Beth Ripka, Megan Thessen, Amaya Clark
Check, Please!
Theatrical Direction: Sean Burke, Ejaiya Davis
Guy: Kai Christensen
Girl: Madison Yeash
Melanie, Pearl, Linda: Julia Middleton
Louis, Brandon, Manny: Kincaid Fendler
Mary, Sophie, Mimi: Em Martini
Ken, Mark, Tod: Johnny Moore
Bang Bang You're Dead
Theatrical Direction: George Butterick
Emily: Madison Yeash
Matt: Ryan Dallimore
Jessie: Sara Blythe
Katie: Em Martini
Michael: Sean Burke
Josh: Rogan deCalesta
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
November 2018
Theatrical Direction by Alex Patton
Assistant Direction by Sara Blythe
[poster design: Sean Burke]
Sheridan Whiteside is a world renown radio host who visits the Stanley household for a dinner party. After falling down a set of stairs on his way out, he breaks his hip and is forced to lengthen his stay. The larger than life Whiteside is simply so outrageous in his treatment of those around him, tensions become high in the Stanley residence. Though he did show his soft spot every once in a while.
CAST & CREW
Mrs. Stanley: Talia Peck
Miss Preen: Em Martini
Richard Stanley: Jack Lippold
June Stanley: Julia Middleton
John: Torrye Torrance
Sarah: Vivien Tritch
Mrs. Dexter, Prisoner: Aimee Coulter
Mrs. McCutcheon, Deputy: Ryn Torrance
Mr. Stanley: Forest Flynn
Maggie Cutler: Ejaiya Davis
Dr. Bradley: Kincaid Fendler
Sheridan Whiteside: George Butterick V
Harriet Stanley: Madison Yeash
Bert Jefferson: Sean Burke
Professor Metz, Wescott: Alanna Macdonald
Prisoner, Expressman: Eleanor West
Lorraine Sheldon: Melodie Nix
Sandy: Dymitri Benson
Beverly Carlton: Ryan Dallimore
Radio Techhnicians: Quinn Meston-Stapleton, Dane Faircloth
Banjo: Avery Bernardo
Deputies: Gracen Olin, Cabala Newell
Plainclothes Man: Alex Patton
Assistant Director: Sara Blythe
Stage Manager: Sydney Bellon
Prop Master/Set Design: Melodie Nix
Set Design: Alex Patton
Costume Design: Ruthie Wilson
Sound Design: Elise Laskey, Quinn Meston-Stapleton, Katey Hazen
Light Design: Jack Perry, Dane Faircloth
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LES MISÉRABLES
May 2018
Orchestral Direction by Chris Mudd
Vocal Direction by Jacob Steinberger
Theatrical Direction by Alex Patton
Assistant Direction by Emily Helm
[poster design: Dymitri Benson]
After 19 years as a prisoner, Jean Valjean is freed by Javert, the officer in charge of the prison workforce. Valjean promptly breaks parole but later uses money from stolen silver to reinvent himself as a mayor and factory owner. Javert vows to bring Valjean back to prison. Eight years later, Valjean becomes the guardian of a child named Cosette after her mother's death, but Javert's relentless pursuit means that peace will be a long time coming. On the other side, Enjolras and Marius bring together an army of barricade boys to fight in the revolution.
CAST, CREW, & PIT
Jean Valjean: Ian Gregory
Javert: George Butterick V
The Bishop of Digne, Claquesous: Jack Lippold
Fantine: Emily Westlund
The Foreman: Rae Riley
Bamatabois, Grantaire: Rogan deCalesta
Fauchelevant, Babet: Madison Yeash
Little Cossette: Hannah Whalen
Thenardier, Army Officer: Avery Bernardo
Madame Thenardier: Em Martini
Little Eponine: Clover Priem
Gavroche: Dymitri Benson
Cossette: Ariel Long
Eponine: Sarah Noelle-Heliker
Montparnasse: Andie Fadich
Brujon: Will Taylor
Enjolras: Ryan Dallimore
Marius: Ely Cleland
Combefererre: Vivien Tritch
Feuilly: Natalie Musgrove
Joly: Ejaiya Davis
Jean Prouvaire: Sean Burke
Ensemble: Torrye Torrance, Hailey Brink, Sara Blythe, Kincaid Fendler, Ayla Welfare, Aimee Coulter, Lyla McGuigan, Devin Bahr, Julia Middleton, Brooklyn Davis, Meganne Patterson, Will Kidder, D'Anthony Givens, Devin Thompson, Rowan Lovering
Assistant Director: Emily Helm
Stage Manager: Sydney Bellon
Prop Master: Melodie Nix
Set Design: Imagination Services, LLC
Costume Design: Hannah Brown
Sound Design: Elise Laskey, Quinn Meston-Stapleton
Light Design: Jared Field
Pit Manager, Wind: Olivia Hunt
Brass: Ian Fay, Rylan Kately, Esther Davis, Sam Webster-Bernal, Hannah Alpers, Cabala Newell, Finn Conaway
Keys: Emily Clifton, Mark Wood
Winds: Faith Frank, Savannah Himber, Meghan Mudd, Gillian Kipp, Andrea Webster-Bernal, Kyle Olin, Sarah Scott, Martin Kaiser
Percussion: Finn Juenemann, Elizabeth Raye, Margaret Reardon, Robert Stirling, Morieca Hare
Strings: Isaac Andreason, Dacey Condon, Kelly Lin, Kat Everett, Lily Wilson
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
March 2018
Theatrical Direction by Alex Patton
Assistant Direction by Emily Helm
Choreography by Allison Prince
[poster design: Allison Prince]
Lysander loves Hermia, and Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius; Demetrius previously loved Helena but now loves Hermia. Egeus, Hermia's father, prefers Demetrius as a suitor, and enlists the aid of Theseus, the Duke of Athens. Complications arise in the forest. Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of Fairies, are locked in a dispute over a boy whom Titania has adopted. Oberon instructs his servant Puck to bring him magic love drops, which Oberon will sprinkle on the Queen's eyelids as she sleeps, whereupon Titania will fall in love with the first creature she sees upon awakening. In the midst of this chaos, a group of craftsmen are rehearsing for a production of "Pyramus and Thisbe", the be played for the Duke at his wedding.
CAST & CREW
Royals:
Theseus: Devin Thompson
Hippolyta: Emily Helm
Egeus: Julia Middleton
Philostrate: Jack Lippold
Fae Folk:
Oberon: Ian Gregory
Titania: Rowan Lovering
Puck: Em Martini
Lovers:
Hermia: Andrea Fadich
Lysander: Sean Burke
Demetrius: Ejaiya Davis
Helena: Sara Blythe
Fairies:
Peaseblossom: Meg Field-Laskey
Cobweb: Aimee Coulter
Mustardseed: Meganne Patterson
Moth: Hannah Whalen
Mechanicals:
Bottom: Dymitri Benson
Quince: Kincaid Fendler
Snug/Lio: Beth Ripka
Snout/Wall: Madison Yeash
Starveling/Moonshine: Melodie Nix
Flute/Thisby: D'Anthony Givens
Goblins:
Toad: Rae Riley
George: Jack Lippold
Buttercup: Eleanor West
Crew:
Assistant Director: Emily Helm
Stage Manager: Sydney Bellon
Prop Master/Set Design: Melodie Nix
Set Design: Alex Patton
Costume Design: Hannah Brown
Sound Design: Elise Laskey, Quinn Meston-Stapleton
Light Design: Torrye Torrance
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THE MOUSETRAP
December 2017
Theatrical Direction by Alex Patton
Assistant Direction by Emily Helm
[poster design: Sean Burke]
The Mousetrap is the longest consecutive running show, both on the West End, and, by far, the longest initial run of any play in history, with its 25,000th performance taking place on the 18th of November 2012. The play is based off of a true story, that was adapted into a short story, and then a radio program. It was adapted by the playwright and author Agatha Christie as a murder-mystery.
CAST & CREW
Mollie Ralston: Emily Westlund
Giles Ralston: Sean Burke
Christopher Wren: George Butterick V
Mrs. Boyle: Em Martini
Major Metcalf: Avery Bernardo
Leslie Casewell: Devin Bahr
Mr. Paravicini: Madison Yeash
Sergeant Trotter: Ryan Dallimore
Radio #1: Kincaid Fendler
Radio #2: Alex Patton
Assistant Director: Emily Helm
Stage Manager: Sydney Bellon
Prop Master/Set Design: Melodie Nix
Set Design: Alex Patton
Costume Design: Hannah Brown
Sound Design: Alden Micklavzina
Light Design: Torrye Torrance
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
June 2017
Orchestral Direction by Christopher Mudd
Vocal Direction by Jacob Steinberger
Theatrical Direction by Alex Patton, Adam Kelly, Lanny Mitchell
[poster design: Milton Monroe]
Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a thriller set in Victorian England about a murderous barber who extracts revenge on unsuspecting people in London for the cruel abuse of his wife. It is based on the 1973 book by English author Christopher Bond.
CAST, CREW, & PIT
Sweeney Todd: Ian Gregory
Mrs. Lovett: Em Martini
Anthony: George Butterick
Johanna: Jessica Searl
Judge Turpin: Milton Monroe
Lucy/Beggar Woman: Emily Helm
Pirelli: Dominic Bernardo
Toby: Ryan Dallimore
Beadle Bamford: Cole Reagan
Fogg, Ensemble: Avery Bernardo
Young Lucy, Ensemble: Madison Yeash
Ensemble: Julia Middleton, Rocio Roberts-Goodban, Andie Fadich, Dymitri Benson, Hannah Whalen, Melodie Nix, Sara Blythe, Ariana Hamrick, Arianna Noel, Will Taylor, Timothy Bouwhuis, McKenzie Cameron
Stage Manager: Sydney Bellon
Prop Master: Jordan Hibbard
Set Design: Dylan Whitney
Costume Design: Beth Gregory, Hannah Brown
Sound Design: Alden Micklavzina
Light Design: Jared Field
Pit Manager, Wind: Olivia Hunt
Brass: Torrye Torrance, Michael Marach, Claire Shepard, Dylan Whitney, Ryan Carwile, Cabala Newell
Keys: Emily Clifton, Ely Cleland
Winds: Autumn Griffin, Erin Kirkman, Isabel Huey, Ben Hawley-Gamer, Brooke Davis, Gillian Kipp, Kyle Olin, Jacob Gibbs, Aaron Reynolds, Meghan Field-Laskey
Percussion: Andrew Austin, Megan Reardon
Strings: Dacey Condon, Kat Everett, Isaac Andreason, Lily Wilson, Aaron Jonathon
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