2023-2024 Season

  • Books and Lyrics by George Reinblatt; Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris, George Reinblatt

  • 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

  • By Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields

    Directed by Ray Gambrell

  • Book by Jeffrey Kindley and music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia

    Directed by Kathy Clark

  • Adapted by Kate Hamill

    Directed by Jenni Cypher

  • Lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

    Directed by Dawn Roth Smith

2022-2023 Season

  • Directed by Jenni Cypher

    September 2022

  • Directed by Dawn Roth Smith

    November 2022

  • Direction and Choreography by Aaron Washington

    January 2023

  • Directed by Tim Rezash

    March 2023

  • Directed by Brian Sharp

    May 2023

2021-2022 Season

  • Directed by Tim Rezash

    September 2021

  • Directed by Matthew Smith

    November 2021

  • Directed by Tina McPhearson

    January 2022

  • 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

  • Directed by Brian Sharp

    May 2022

2019-2020 Season

  • 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

  • By Aaron Sorkin

    Directed by Tim Rezash

    Show dates: Nov. 1 – 17, 2019

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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