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Radnor High School Music Department’s Production of Making PAPA proud! March 33----6,6, 2011 Radnor Musical Direction and Production by PPPerforming AAArtsrtsrts PPParent’s AAAssociation Bruce W. Glenny salutes the cast and crew Direction and Choreography by Cal Brackin and of Seussical Dawn Morningstar and thanks the many parents who support the Arts at Radnor by participating in PAPA. 130 King of Prussia Road King of Prussia, PA Stay up to date at RadnorSpringMusical.com www.RadnorSpringMusical.com Northwestern MutualMutual---- The Philadelphia Group proudly supports Radnor High School Performing Arts Northwestern MutualMutual---- The Philadelphia Group 1818 Market Street Suite 3010 Two restaurants at one location. Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-981-1870 124-126 North Wayne Ave. Wayne, Pa. 19087 Colleen BarksdaleBarksdale---- Director of Development www.teresas-cafe.com (610) 293-9909 Many Thanks to our Costume Sponsors! Cat in the Hat . Mark Monaco Horton . The Momjians JoJo . The Sloans Gertrude . The Lacys Mayzie . Glennis Hamilton Sour Kangaroo . Glennis Hamilton Bird Girl 1 . The Greendyks Bird Girl 2 . Glennis Hamilton Bird Girl 3 . Glennis Hamilton Wickersham Brother 1 . Glennis Hamilton Wickersham Brother 2 . Glennis Hamilton Yertle the Turtle . The Websters Vlad Vladikoff . Glennis Hamilton Eagle . Deborah Coppage Poison Dart Frog . Vicky Webster Mr. Mayor . Glennis Hamilton Mrs. Mayor . The Guys Grinch . Charmaine Webster Citizen of Who I . Sherry Luce Seussical™ Citizen of Who 2 . Melinda Rath Music by Stephen Flaherty Citizen of Who 3 . The Chans Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Citizen of Who 4 . The Starks Book by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty Co-Conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Eric Idle Citizen of Who 5 . The Starks Based on the works of Dr. Seuss Citizen of Who 6 . The Starks Citizen of Who 7 . The Starks Seussical ™ is presented through special arrangement with Citizen of Who 8 . The Starks Music Theatre International (MTI). Citizen of Who 9 . The Starks All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 412 West 54 th Street, New York, NY 10019 Citizen of Who 10 . The Starks Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com “Oh, the Thinks you can think!” Our production of “Seussical ™” really practices what the show preaches in its opening number, “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think.” The rehearsal process was an incredible amount of fun for everyone in- volved. “What if?” we asked ourselves over and over; we could have rehearsed the show forever with new ideas coming into play each time. And though our performance dates put a deadline on our rehearsal process, our cast and crew never quit their creative “thinks.” We see a fresh show with new interpretations and enhancements every time the lights go down and the music begins. Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Eric Idle, who co-conceived “Seussical ™,” drew from fifteen different Dr. Seuss stories to create the music and book for this production. The story centers around two Hor- ton the Elephant stories—Horton Hears a Who! and Horton Hatches the Egg —and features characters and scenarios from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Lorax, The Cat in the Hat , Gertrude McFuzz, McEl- ligot's Pool, and Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! We also encounter some new characters created for the show, including JoJo and the Bird Girls. The story line (which follows Horton Hears a Who!) centers on Horton the Elephant's struggle to protect the people of Whoville, who live on a tiny speck of dust. The Cat in the Hat becomes a mentor to JoJo and a tour guide for the audience as we journey through the imaginary Jungle of Nool, the Planet of Who, and Solla Sollew, with stops in Palm Beach, New York City, and Radnor. All the while, The Cat creates mischief and conflict to keep the story exciting. Dr. Seuss’s stories are universal, offering characters and situa- tions with which each of us can identify. JoJo is the energetic, optimistic child in all of us. The Wickersham brothers, who steal Horton’s clover, are the school bullies who threatened you for your lunch money. Hor- ton is the loving friend who takes responsibility for his actions and keeps his promises no matter what the cost. (Oh, that we all had a Horton in our lives!) For all its fun, “Seussical ™” deftly handles weighty topics, too: the meaning of community, the absurdity of war, tolerance, con- servation, the need to treat every person with respect “no matter how small.” The show takes us on a musical, metered journey to revisit the fantastical worlds we imagined in our youth. So let's relax and listen closely to what the Cat has to say, as we sit here tonight and watch our cast play. Enjoy… and Think! Cal Brackin, Co-Director Production Staff Producer and Musical Director Bruce W. Glenny Co-Stage Directors & Co-Choreographers Cal Brackin and Dawn Morningstar Costume Designer Lynn Marie Kleinfelter Assistant Musical Director Assistants to the Director Stephanie Abruzzo Lydia and Herb Greene Technical Director Set Design and Construction Jon Johanson Cam Lacy and Tom Guy Hair and Makeup Designer Sound Engineer Lori Sloan Bryan Costello House Manager Stage Manager Katie Franz Ryan Slattery Assistant Stage Manager Production Managers Arthur Ethgen Jayme Keally and Ashley Craine Props Manager Ashley Dougherty Stage Crew Becca Boston, Emily Campbell, Matt Levitan, Caroline MacGillivray, Sarah McCone, Scotty Nye Technical Crew Tristan Guerin, John Hui, Alex Kim, Max Lock, Katie Merin, Dan Partin, Michael Wong Cast And to: The Cat in the Hat . Ian Monaco We’ve had so much fun, Ashley, cheering you on from the sidelines. Go JoJo/Boy . Evan Sloan Stage Crew!! We Love You. Mom & Dad Horton the Elephant . David Momjian Paige you’re “Who”derful..Love Mom, Dad, Claire and Karl Gertrude McFuzz . Caroline Lacy ∆ Katie Horner ∆∆ Mayzie La Bird . Tayler Hamilton ∆ Hannah Edelmann ∆∆ Evan: Your performances at RHS have been some of the highlights for us. Sour Kangaroo . Aish Narayan ∆ Kelsey DeAngelis ∆∆ As you travel on, never forget the “Boy” within you! Love You, Mom and Dad Young Kangaroo . Hannah Welsh General Genghis Kahn Schmitz . Chris Merken Kudos to the students in the Pit Orchestra, especially the Keyboard 2 Wickersham Brothers . Will Braithwaite, Eugene Kim, Player! Love, Mom & Dad CG Blake Thomson, Kevin Treadway Yertle the Turtle . .Alli Webster Hannah – Congratulations to our favorite “Who”! We love watching The Bird Girls . Sasha Greendyk, Charlotte Higgins, Lizzie Horstmann, you perform – you bring joy to our Whoville! Cat Mosier-Mills, Elyse Pitock, Jordyn Rosenberg Love, Mom, Dad, Arman and the rest of the family, too! Mayor . Austin List Mrs. Mayor . Margie Guy ∆ Alison Mosier-Mills ∆∆ Schmitz! Schmitz! Schmitz! Schmitz! Keep those drill lines straight! Grinch . Charlie Harper To Kelsey our Sour Kangaroo! “ Today is your day! Cindy Lou Who . Marisa Ellis Your mountain is waiting so get on your way!” Max the Dog . Julia Bunch Whos Congratulations to Katie and the fabulous Cast & Crew of Seussical! Julia Bunch, Aubrey Carey, Brenna Crombie, Emily D’Agostini, Sofia Demopolos, With Love – Dad, mom, Allison, Jessie and Poppop & Anne too Jane DerSimonian, Sophia Dominguez, Nicholas Escobar, Alex Freedman, Aubrey Guerin, Margie Guy, SaraJane Harrington, Kerra Henkin, James Hines, To Alexandra Freedman -"Be who you are and say what you feel, be- Hannah Hoseyni, Nicolette Kril, John Lim, Maddie Macrone, Sarah Miccolis, Phillip Morabito, Alison Mosier-Mills, Taylor Olson, Molly Pritchard, Stephen Rhode, cause those who mind don't matter, and those who matter won't mind." Rachel Silverman, Paige Stark, Griffin Rauscher Dr. Seuss ~ Love, Mom, Dad & Dylan Jungle Animals Madison August, Katharine Callaghan, Emily Camacho, Kelsey DeAngelis, To the entire cast & crew of SUESSICAL - "Don't cry because it's over. Callie Deslaurier, Hannah Edelmann, Tayler Hamilton, Katie Horner, Paige Krewson, Smile because it happened." Dr. Seuss Caroline Lacy, Heather McShea, Aish Narayan, Shannon Neeson, Wendy Romano ~Love, The Freedman Family. Core Dancers Elisabeth Amanullah, Erica Bennett, Devon Brown, Julia Bryck, Anna Donnella, Devon, You are a wonderful cadet! We love you! Victoria Gorman, Lexie Katz, Lindsay Korzekwa, Kate Levenberg, Jen Murray, Here’s to a great show . break a leg! Mom & Dad Jessica Simpson, Tori Weaver Cadets* “Way to go Griffin” Great job! Aijee Austin, Liz Bereznak, Meg Girton, Devin Green, Molly Herbison, Mary Alice Klein, Love, Mom, Dad and JR Lauren Latimer, Devon Lee, Katherine LoCasale, Claire Moran, Kelsey Movsowitz, Shelby Richardson, Emily Swope, Meredith Thompson, Sarah Trachtenberg Good Luck Meredith! Love – Mom, Dad and Cathrine * These cast members also play Jungle Animals. ∆Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening performances A big shout out to a beautiful butterfly! ∆∆ Saturday and Sunday matinee performances Love – Mom, David, Jordan and Sylvie Orchestra Orchestra A big “Shout Out” to: Violin I Violin II Cello David Blickwedel Sarah Beaverson Tom Gross Grace Ju Jan Belaguas To Stephen, Our “Who” – We Love You Kevin Tang Jackie Chen Selena Yip Eugene Park Congrats to the entire cast! -- Mom, Dad and Jacob Allie Martin Caroline -What a wonderful time we have all had together in watching Bass Reed I Reed II you grow with each new year and performance. Great job and enjoy Greg Knowlton Leslie Clifton Emily Eynon Gertrude and all of her crazy friends. Lots of love. Mom & Dad Al Miller Emma Nicosia Greg Momjian Estelle Tian “Today you are you, that is truer than true. Reed III Oboe Trumpet I There is no one alive who is youer than you.” Dr. Seuss Chris Reagan Alexandra Bozzini Steve Glanzmann We’re proud of you Colin and Charlotte! xxx Mom, Dad and Ross Trumpet II Trombone Percussion Tayler...From the first time you performed for us, we knew you were Sean Young Gemma Drew Vivian Chan Colin Higgins Marcus DiFilippo special.