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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is presented with special arrangement with Music Theatre Internatio Bethany Public Schools Administration

Superintendent Middle School Principal Drew Eichelberger Trey Keoppel Elementary Principal High School Principal Reuben Bellows Mark Melton

Director Mann

Vocal Director Joanie Gregory-Pullen

Technical Director & Choregrapher Steveanne Bielich

Pit Orchestra Director Steve Sharp

Assistant Vocal Director Christine Wagner

Guest Director Tabitha Fine

Stage Adaptation by and

Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford

Music by Lyrics by DEAN PITCHFORD

Additonal music by , , and Footloose Cast Ren McCormack...... Ian Walsh Reverend Shaw Moore...... Luke Spear Ariel Moore...... Nolia Sweatt Vi Moore...... Brooke Sailer Ethel McCormack...... Bella Warner Williard Hewitt...... Kyle Zielinksi Rusty...... Jadyn Mobley Urleen...... Marley Lehman Wendy Jo...... Karena Madison Chuck Kranston...... Keaton Fouts Cowboy Bob/Lyle...... Owen Marsh Travis...... Cade Sweatt Jeter...... Konnor Myers Bickle ...... Keller Matlock Garvin...... Connor Walsh Coach Roger Dunbar...... Stewart Summers Eleanor Dunbar...... Reese Rhodes Wes Warnicker...... Zane Gillespie Lulu Warnicker...... Taylor Cassels Betty Blast...... Aidan Kerr Ensemble...... Caroline Brandt Ensemble...... Aidan Brock Ensemble...... Kambree Brown Ensemble...... Seth Brown Ensemble...... Harper Brown Ensemble...... Chloe Cariker Ensemble...... Khourtney Chatman Ensemble...... Lauryn Clark Ensemble...... Jonathan Clemmer Ensemble...... Alaina Clifton Ensemble...... Evelyn Garza Ensemble...... Sam Hungerford Ensemble...... Brody McLaren Ensemble...... Ashlyn Sears Ensemble...... Emma Stayton Ensemble...... Andrew Thanscheidt Ensemble...... Ali Thanscheidt Ensemble...... Stefi Thanscheidt Ensemble...... Sarah Wheatley MUSICIANS

Piano 1 Bass

Janet Thiessen John Cole

Piano 2 Drums

Andrew Sharp Rebecca Myers

Guitar 1 Reeds

Michael Fresonke Kevin Sharp

Guitar 2

Aren Thompson

TECH, COSTUMES, DESIGN & ASSISTANTS

Assistant to the Director Set Design Marley Lehman and Luke Spear Jon Bielich

Lighting Design Set Construction Jon Bielich Jon Bielich Steveanne Bielich Steveanne Bielich

Sound Design House Manager/Props Tory Rhoades Paul Baker

Program Design Lighting Board Operator Kristie Escoe and Annie Mann Ashleigh Dautermann Meet the Directors

ANNIE MANN (Director) is directing her 14th production at BPS! She has previously di- directed , , You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, , Seussical, Annie Get Your Gun, , Oklahoma!, The Addams Fam- ily, Cinderella, and and The Little Mermaid. She currently serves as the dis- trict orchestra teacher. Her awards include district teacher of the year, Thunder teacher of the game, and Chick Fil A teacher of the year and most recently Exemplary Teacher for the Oklahoma Music Educators Association. When not at Bethany, she enjoys serving as a special events coordinator at Crossings Community Church. Mrs. Mann is a graduate of Oklahoma City University with a double bachelors in vocal performance and instrumental music education and the University of Oklahoma with a masters in music education. While at OCU, she had the privilege of appearing in 8 productions and studied with the renowned voice teacher Florence Birdwell. She was recently elected President-Elect of the Oklahoma Music Educators Association and looks forward to serving the awe- some music teachers and students in the state of Oklahoma! Her greatest joys are her wonderful, amazing husband Trevor, beautiful,funny, silly daughter Ellie and her newest bundle of joy, Reagan Faith!

STEVEANNE BIELICH (Technical Director / Choreographer) Mrs. Bielich graduated from Western Heights High School and holds a Bachelor’s in Music Education from the Uni- versity of Central Oklahoma. She has participated in various musicals and during her high school and college years. Steveanne has performed in amusement park shows at Frontier City and Adventure World for 5 years and was in a Country Band for 3 months. She has also worked with Gary Good Entertainment doing Reba McEntire impersonations, variety shows, and performed at the State Fair OPUBCO stage for 3 years. Steveanne has been at Bethany for over 20 years and loves to sing and dance. She teaches 7th - 12th gradehas 5 show choirs and 9 concert choirs and is the coach of the Swim Team. She was also the 2017 Mixed All-State Choir Chair. Mrs. Bielich has been married for 29 years to Jon Bielich and has one son, Dustin, a graduate of Oklahoma City University and currently pursuing a masters from The University of Arizona.

STEVE SHARP (Pit Orchestra Director) A 1991 graduate of BHS, Mr. Sharp is in his 20th year of teaching and has directed concert bands & jazz bands for the Oklahoma City, Mustang, Tuttle and Bethany school districts. During his time at Jackson M.S. (OKC), Mr. Sharp was named 2006 Teacher of the Year. He is also a current member of the 395th Army Band in Mustang OK and has performed coast to coast in the Ceremonial Band, Jazz Combo, and Brass Quintet. In 1999, Mr. Sharp received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Ed. from SNU and completed his Masters in Music Ed. from UCO in 2016. Mr. Sharp will celebrate 27 years of marriage to his lovely bride Paula this summer. They have 3 wonderful children in their twenties and will be welcoming a terrific new son-in-law to the family this June. Mr. and Mrs Sharp enjoy traveling and spending time with family. JOANIE GREGORY-PULLEN (Vocal Director) brings a well-rounded variety of experi- ence to our musical team. She holds a bachelor’s degree in vocal music education from the University of Central Oklahoma. She uses her knowledge from her degree and stud- ies at the master level in music performance and education at the University of Oklahoma to successfully tap the talent of everyone from preschool aged children to senior adults. Mrs. Pullen serves as the longtime program manager for Canterbury Voices, where her duties include serving as the administrator of Canterbury Youth Voices (CYV) and Camp Canterbury. Even amid the pandemic, Canterbury has implemented multiple protocols to keep singing! CYV choirs perform regularly throughout our community including master- works with Canterbury Voices at the Civic Center, Thunder, Dodgers and Energy games and Saturdays with Santa. Two highlights are CYV’s national television performances; one for the Musselman’s Applesauce Family Skating Tribute with Olympic ice skater Scott on ABC tv and singing the National Anthem for Ice Cube’s Big 3 Basketball Tournament on Fox Sports. Currently, Mrs. Pullen is preparing to travel to Normandy, France with the CYV choirs to sing for the D-Day commemoration ceremony in June of 2021. She’d love to tell you how your singer could join us! Pullen taught private voice for 25 years (including Mrs. Mann!) and she is also quite theatrically accomplished both as a performer and director. Her favorite projects have been directing the national dvd premiere of four children’s musicals for the Dove award win- ning composer, Dave Clark, produced by Brentwood Benson and Lillenas Music Publishers in Nashville. She continues to sing as a soloist and with the choir at Quail Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Pullen is most proud of her family - her husband of nearly 33 years, John, their daughter, Jill and her husband, Colton and their younger daughter, Jennifer. She has greatly enjoyed working with the wonderful students of Bethany Schools on this “Footloose” production and thanks her dear friend, Annie, for asking her to help. Break a Leg cast and crew!

CHRISTINE WAGNER (Assistant Vocal Director) Mrs. Wagner has performed on stage, musicals and in the pit, and has played in the pit for musicals, operettas and plays since high school and college. She has directed musicals and has directed pit for musicals in her career. Her certified teaching began in 1994, and since then, she has taught elementary music, mid- dle and high school band and vocal music, in addition to English and Math. She has ac- companied for over 40 years, and has privately taught since 1986. She is affiliated with OMEA, TMEA, KMEA, MENC, Sigma Alpha Iota, International Trombone Association, and Alpha Chi (collegiate honor society). She earned special recognition as a member of the Kansas Intercollegiate Band (2 years), NATS as a singer and as an accompanist, and trombone soloist at the Wichita Jazz Festival. One of her joys has been singing jazz with jazz orchestras and combos. Mrs Wagner has taught in Kansas, Texas, and now, Oklahoma. In addition to being accompanist at Bethany, she is also Pom Coach at Bethany. She is married to Jay, and they have two children: Erich, a sophomore majoring in business at Cameron University, and Emma, a 5th grader. She shared, “Footloose has been such fun to prepare with the cast! We hope you enjoy the show!” TABITHA FINE (Guest Director) is thrilled to be in her seventh year, but sixth show, of assisting/helping with the all school musical at Bethany! She graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor’s in communuication education . After graduating, Mrs. Fine taught drama and served as auditorium director at Deek Creek High School and Middle School. She directed many straight plays and musicals and hoped she encouraged many students to be themselves and pursue their dreams. After her time at Deer Creek, Mrs. Fine decided to be a stay at home mom, but she did (and still does) miss her students. Directing students is her and she has enjoyed being able to “flex her drama muscles” for the last seven years at Bethany. Thank you Annie Mannfor giving her the opportunity! Mrs. Fine has been married for almost 16 years to her wonderful husband Dr. Andrew Fine and has three amazing children, Ethan, Owen and Natalie.

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Act I

SCENE 1: The City of /Town of Bomont

*“Footloose/On Any Sunday”......

SCENE 2: The Churchyard

SCENE 3: Behind a Gas Station

**“The Girl Gets Around”...... Chuck, Lyle, Travis, Ariel

SCENE 4: A High School Hallway

“I Can’t Stand Still”...... Ren

“Somebody’s Eyes”...... Rusty, Urleen, Wendy Jo, Ensemble

SCENE 5: The Moore Home

“Learning to be Silent”...... Ethel, Ariel and Vi

SCENE 6: The Burger Blast

***“” ...... Ariel, Rusty, Urleen, Wendy Jo

SCENE 7: The Great Plains of Bomont

“Scene Change/Somebody’s Eyes”...... Ensemble

SCENE 8: The Moore Home

“Somebody’s Eyes ”...... Ensemble

“Heaven Help Me”...... Reverend Moore

SCENE 9: The High School Gym/The Church

“I’m Free/Heaven Help Me”...... Ren and Ensemble Act II

SCENE 1: The Bar-B-Que, a Country Western Dance Hall

“Still Rockin”...... Cowboy Bob

“Let’s Hear it for the Boy”...... Rusty and Ensemble

SCENE 2: The Moore Home

“Can You Find it in Your Heart?”...... Vi

SCENE 3: The Junk Yard

“Dancing is not a Crime”...... Ren

“Mama Says”...... Willard, Bickle, Garvin and Jeter

“Mama Says Encore”...... Willard, Bickle, Garvin and Jeter

SCENE 4: Under the Train Bridge

****“”...... Ren and Ariel

SCENE 5: The Town Hall

SCENE 6a: The Church

SCENE 6b: The Churchyard

“Can You Find it in Your Heart Reprise”...... Vi

Scene 7: The Gym

*”Footloose Finale” ...... Company

“Bows and Mega Mix”...... Company

All music by Tom Snow except: *Kenny Loggins; **Sammy Hagar; ***Jim Steinman;****Eric Carmen

All Lyrics by Dean Pitchford except: Footloose-Lyrics by Dean Pitchford and Kenny Loggins Meet the Cast

LUKE SPEAR (Reverend Shaw Moore) 12th Grade. and is excited to play his final role at Bethany! He has participated in Bethany’s musicals every year since he was in 5th grade. Favorites include his ensemble roles in The Addams Family and The Little Mermaid, as well as his role as a member of the quartet in The Music Man. Luke has enjoyed his moments onstage with his siblings and friends over the years, and will miss Bethany. Outside of theatre he enjoys playing the cello and drawing. Luke is grateful for the support of his parents, siblings, and .

IAN WALSH (Ren) 12th grade. Ian loves acting and music and has previously been in “Oklahoma” (ensemble), “Crazy For You” (ensemble), “The Little Mermaid” (ensemble), and “The Music Man” (quartet member). He enjoys performing in Show Choir and loves singing and dancing on and off stage with his friends. He is also on the swim team and likes to play guitar. He would like to thank his family for all their help and support!! He is excited to perform and hopes you enjoy the show!!

NOLIA SWEATT (Ariel) 12th Grade. This is Nolia’s 3rd Musical pro- duction at Bethany High School. Nolia enjoys singing, acting, dancing and playing the piano. Past Favorite roles included Jo March in Little Women, Mary Lennox in Secret Garden, Little Red in . Nolia is a member of the performance troop of Kids Alive. For two summers Nolia has attend Kristen Chenoweth Broadway Boot Camp. After graduation, Nolia’s goal is to obtain a Bachelor degree in and minor in Music Ministries. Thank you to friends and family for their love and sup- port. Thank you the teachers and staff of BHS for all you do.

BROOKE SAILER (Vi Moore) 12th Grade. Brooke has been singing since she was two years old and has enjoyed being in choir for 7 years. She is a Senior this year and loves her family, friends, music and most importantly God. This is Brooke’s fourth musical production at BPS. The past two years she has been in the ensemble and was a maid in “The Little Mermaid.” She would like to thank Mrs. Mann, Mrs.Bielich and Mrs.Pullen for all they have done this year for the musical

KYLE ZIELINSKI (Willard) 12th Grade. Kyle has previously been involved in the all school musicals Oklahoma, The Addams Family, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, and The Music Man. Kyle participates in Bethany’s show choir, orchestra, cross country, and track team. He is a member of the International Thespian Society. Kyle continues to pursue his dream of becoming a film actor and would like to thank his parents for all their love and support, as well as his friends for all of the fun and memories they’ve brought him over the years.

JADYN MOBLEY (Rusty) 12th Grade, plans on attending college this fall for a BFA in Musical Theatre with a minor in dance. No stranger to the stage, she has been in every all-school musical since the 5th grade. She enjoys show choir and has also been selected for several all-state choirs. Her experience in theatre extends beyond the high school to several productions by The Bethany Stage and SNU including: , Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beauty and the Beast, and was most recently cast as Ms. Lark in Mary Poppins in which she also served as dance captain. Jadyn has big plans for her future that include moving to NYC to perform on Broadway and eventu- ally moving back to OKC to become a choreographer for local show choirs and theatre companies. She would like to thank Rebekah and Jeffrey Ambrosini for teaching her the art of singing, Mrs. Steveanne Bielich for not only inspiring her future career, but being the greatest mentor she could have ever asked for, and Jesus for bringing the gift of music into her life!!

MARLEY LEHMAN (Urleen) 12th grade Marley Lehman is bittersweet about her final performance at Bethany. She has been in every musical since 5th grade. She spends her free time roller skating, playing instruments, and hanging out with friends. She has loved this time with her cast and is very sad for her last pre-show ritual of “party-time”. Thank you for coming out to see her and the rest of the cast. She hopes you enjoy the show!! KARENA MADISON (Wendy Jo) 12th Grade. Karena has been in the musical since 5th grade. This is her first lead role, but she’s happy singing and dancing in any role. Karena is also involved in NHS, Key Club, Volleyball, Golf, Show Choir, and International Thes- pian Society. She enjoys performing and is excited for Footloose!

BELLA WARNER (Ethel) 12th Grade. This is Bella’s 4th year participating in the musi- cal. Besides the musical she loves to take part in showchoir, orchestra, and speech & debate. This fall she will be a freshman at University of Massachusetts as a political science major.

KEATON FOUTS (Chuck) 12th Grade. Keaton has been in the past two musicals as Shin (Music Man 2019) and Chuck Cranston (Footloose 2020.) He has loved his time with the cast, and just having fun with everyone involved. His other activities include the swim team, track, cross country, church groups, and many others. Keaton’s future goals are going to a nice christian college and getting his english degree following his passion in becoming a kids pastor/ nonfiction author, having a beautiful family, and most importantly edifying God in everything he does. He would like to thank you for coming to the show, and hope you enjoy him acting as the “bad man.”

OWEN MARSH (Cowboy Bob/Lyle) 12th Grade. He is excited to play the roles of Cow- boy Bob and Lyle in this year’s production of Footloose. He has previously been in the ensemble of Oklahoma and The Little Mermaid. He sang tenor for the Quartet in The Music Man as a Sophomore. In his spare time he enjoys singing and playing the guitar and is active in his youth group at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene. He plans to attend Oklahoma State University in the fall with a dual major in Mechanical and Aero- space Engineering. Owen would like to thank Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Bielich, and countless others for all the time and hard work they have given to this production CAROLINE BRANDT (9th Grade) has been selected to the OKMEA JON CLEMMER (9th grade) is a teenager with the height of an All State Choir for the last 4 years. She is also involved with Canter- adult and playing an adult. This is his first musical at Bethany and bury Youth Voices and will be traveling to France ,with this choir, in third musical overall. When he is not singing, he is listening to June to sing at the 77th Anniversary of D-Day. Footloose will be her music and/or playing video games. He has to thank his mother for 5th musical at Bethany. In her free time, she plays the piano, hangs getting him ready for the musical and other musical endeavors. out with friends and family, and watches Netflix. ALAINA CLIFTON (9th grade) She is very excited to be a part of AIDAN BROCK (10th grade) This is Aidan’s third musical at Beth- the All School Play. She has always had an interest in all musical any High School. Her previous shows include “The Little Mermaid” and theatrical arts. Alaina is also a part of many other activities and “The Music Man”. She is also involved in Show Choir, Student including BHS Cheer, Show choir, and All Star Cheer. She hopes Council, and is an Athletic Training Aide and Junior Class Treasurer. to further grow my love for competition and show business in the In her free time, she likes to write, read, and spend time with her following years to come. friends. Aidan hopes that you enjoy watching the musical just as much as she has loved being a part of it! ZANE GILLESPIE (10th grade) This is his first year to be a part of the musical. In his spare time, Zane enjoys playing the saxophone HARPER BROWN (6th Grade) Harper Brown is delighted to be and guitar, performing in show choir, and hanging out with family making her debut stage performance in Bethany’s production of and friends. Footloose. She enjoys reading, crafting and playing with her cat, Spike. Harper has danced for 9 years. First with Range of Motion SAM HUNGERFORD (8th grade) Sam is excited to be in Foot- and then Dove Dance studios. She sings with the 6th grade Honors loose this year! This will be his 4th Bethany all school musical. Choir and previously with the Oklahoma Baptist Children’s Choir. He has previously played Winthrop in The Music Man, ensemble She also plays the flute in 6th grade band. Harper would like to in The Little Mermaid, and was recently the constable in SNU’s thank her family and friends for their love, support and encourage- Mary Poppins. Samuel enjoys playing and competing in piano and ment. viola, and is a member of the middle school show choir. He loves Jesus, his family and friends, and spending his extra time playing KAMBREE BROWN (9th grade) is excited to be in her second Beth- video games and reading. any High School Musical. She plays piano, is a Bass player in the 7th and 8th grade orchestra and a member of the Middle School AIDAN KERR (11th grade) Aidan has been a part of Bethany mu- Show Choir. In any spare time she can find, Kambree enjoys read- sicals for 7 years. Her previous shows include “The Addams Fam- ing, writing and all things Star Wars. ily”, “Crazy for You”, “The Little Mermaid”, and “The Music Man”. She has been a part of the school orchestra for 8 years and in SETH BROWN (6th grade) He very excited to be a part of his first choir for 7. In her free time she is on the swim team and loves Bethany High School Musical. Seth plays the piano, is a member of to play various instruments. She also was in OKMEA Circle the the 6th Grade Chorus and plays Bass in the 6th Grade Orchestra. State Choir for four years. Aidan is beyond excited to be a part of Seth enjoys reading, drawing and gymnastics “Footloose”!

CHLOE CARIKER (11th Grade) She is very involved with the arts KELLER MATLOCK (SNU) is returning as a freshman at SNU and including orchestra, show choir, and all-state choir. She is the Soph- majoring in Vocal Music Education. This will be his 4th musical omore Class Historian and a member of the high school swim team. he is involved in, along with being in the ensemble for Crazy For This is her 3rd year to be in the All School Musical but has been You, playing in the orchestra pit for The Little Mermaid, and being doing musical theater since she was little. She is very excited for a member of the quartet for Music Man. this production of Footloose and will miss all of her Senior friends. BRODY MCLAREN (6th grade) Brody Mclaren is in 6th grade at KHOURTNEY CHAPMAN (6th grade) This is her 2nd play, she was Bethany Public Schools.He is involved in choir, and he likes to previously featured in the Nutcracker. In her free time, she is a com- play football, basketball, and baseball in his free time. This is his petitive cheerleader for Tribe Cheer. She would like to thank her first show here at Bethany. He loves being a part of the musical, family for investing so much time into costumes and getting her to and can’t wait for next year musical practice. She would also like to thank her school for the op- portunity to be involved in the show. Thank you and enjoy the show!! KONNNOR MYERS (11th grade) has been in orchestra for 7 years, show choir for 4 years, and baseball for 4 years. This is his LAURYN CLARK (8th grade) is so excited to be in the All-School first year in the musical. And he is looking forward to participating musical for the third year! She recently played Jane in Mary Pop- in future musicals! pins and had been an ensemble member in Suessical and - ard of Oz. She enjoys show choir, dance and being with her friends ASHLYN SEARS (11th Grade) She is a part of the Women’s and family. Show Choir and has been in many shows including Beauty and the Beast and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. Her dream is to one day be an actress on Broadway in . EMMA STAYTON (11th Grade) has been in four stage productions, SARAH WHEATLEY (6th grade) This is Sarah’s debut on the with Footloose being her first All-School Musical. She is currently in Bethany school stage. Her most recent role was as middle Women’s Show Choir, three AP courses, and honors math, and she Elsa in the Bethany Stage production of the musical, Frozen is a Yearbook Editor. In her free time, she enjoys music. Jr. in July 2019 at SNU’s Cantrell Hall. During her elementary reading dystopian literature, binge-watching TV, and jamming to years she performed in 3 roles with vocal solos in musical pro- music. ductions at Metropolitan Baptist church under the direction of Connie Faulkner. At age 5, Sarah was seen in the Statuary STEWART SUMMERS (10th grade) This is his first year in the musi- World television commercial, “Pottery Land” that aired in 2014. cal but he has been in Bethany’s fine arts program for a long time. Her stage debut was at the age of 3 as Little Bo Peep in the My He spends his time playing percussion in the band and singing in Lambs Preschool spring production at Bethany First Church of the show choir. the Nazarene. When Sarah is not on stage she enjoys playing soccer for Bethany middle school, creating artwork, baking, REESE RHODES (12th Grade) Reese is a senior at Bethany High and enjoying her dog Eggnog and cat Nutmeg. School and this is her third year to be in the musical. She was previ- ously in The Music Man as a pick-a-little lady and ensemble. She is also a volleyball player, a member in the band, and a boy’s basket- ball manager. She’s very excited to be a part of the musical this year and hopes you enjoy the show!

CADE SWEATT (9th grade) Cade is a freshman and is thrilled to be cast in his first production at Bethany HS. Cade has danced for 5 years at OKC Ballet and has been a member of theatre perfor- mance troop Kids Alive. Favorite roles include Lefou in Beauty and Beast, Edgar in Aristocats and dancer in Lion King and High School Musical. Thank you to the cast and crew of Footloose. Thank you to sister, Nolia for always encouraging Cade to try something new.

ALI THANSCHEIDT (11th grade) This is her fourth Bethany Musical. She enjoys taking drama classes at NW Optimist PAC and dancing. She enjoys playing in the orchestra, performing in the color guard with the band, singing and dancing with the Show Choir, and doing the All-School Musical. When she is at home, she enjoys reading, singing with her twin sister, playing video games with her brother, loving on her dog, and watching TV with her family.

ANDREW THANSCHEIDT (6th grade) This is his first All-School Mu- sical. He is excited to be in Footloose and share the stage with his sisters! Andrew enjoys theater and has performed in many shows at NW Optimist PAC including Frozen, Shrek, and Oklahoma. At school, he is in choir, art, and band. At home, Andrew likes to play video games and cuddle with his dog, Chip.

STEFI THANSCHEIDT (11th grade) This is Stefi’s 5th musical at Bethany and she is a member of the show choir and the band where she is a member of the color guard. Stefi loves to perform in produc- tions at Northwest Optimist PAC where she attends their summer camps and acting classes. She also dances at Encore Dance Cen- ter and was named the state Poetry Out Loud champion this past year. Her favorite things to do at home are cuddling with her dog and chilling with her family.. Special Thanks

-To our school board and administration who always go above and beyond to support the fine arts at Bethany. We are so grateful for this support! Steveanne-thank you for your wonderful choreography and doing whatever else is needed every year! Steve-thank you for always doing such wonderful job with the pit, a job I do not want!. Joanie-my long time friend, mentor and fabulous music director. I’m so glad I get to team up with you again! You are a treasure! Christine-thank you so much for your help with all of the vocals! My friend Tabitha-I’m so glad we get to share our love of musicals every year by working together! This year, you have taken on a big job. Thank you so very much for stepping in for me! Jon Bielich-I can’t thank you enough for the absolutely amazing set and lighting for this show. It would not be what it is without you!!! We are grateful to have the Bielichs! Kristie Escoe-Thank you for your help with helping me figure out all the things graphic design!! Marley and Luke-Thank you for all your help in making this show happen! Heather Wickersham- Thank you for always being willing to help fill in for orchestra when it is needed so I can do musical things!! I can’t thank you enough! Parents- Thank you for all of your help and sharing your amazing, talented kids with us! We are grateful! To BC Clark Jewelers-thank you for stepping in to be our corporate sponsor, esepcially with all of the crazy covid things that have happened! We can’t thank you enough My husband Trevor-you are awesome, helpful and supportive of this crazy musical thing. I love you so very much! Thank you for your unwavering encouragement! To my Ellie-I’m so proud of who you are and how hard you work! I love watching you shine in all thingsI love you!!! To my new bundle of joy Reagan-you will learn that mommy loves musicals and I can’t wait to share that love with you! To the students in this production-I’m so glad we finally get to perform this show.I know the last year and half has been difficult but you have worked so very hard and kept a positive attitude through the pandemic. It’s your time to shine! Everybody cut Footloose!

-Annie Mann, Director

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