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Although this holiday season looks quite different from years past, we refuse to abandon our Christmas cheer. With every performance of A Christmas Carol, every note of “O Holy Night,” and every glimpse of twinkling lights, we feel the “Bah Humbug” blues of 2020 dissipate a little further into ghosts of Christmas past. That same joy and wonder we long to feel each Christmas season is still there, in the eyes of our children and grandchildren, and in the sips of warm cocoa that we spike with a little hot toddy for the chill. We’re so glad that you’ve decided to embrace all that this season has to offer and join us for this reimagined holiday classic. Your “Bah Humbug” blues might just be banished for good by the end of the show.

We’ve also got some great shows to warm your heart in the less than temperate months of January and February. Florida Girls is the hilarious story of one woman growing up in the Florida Panhandle in the 1960s and on through the years. Whether you’re a new local, a seasoned native, or a visitor seeking warmer climes, this show will give you a textured look into the small town joys and challenges of growing up in Crestview, Florida.

Popcorn Falls is another heartwarming comedy about a small town that features our very own Producing Artistic Director Nathanael Fisher and local favorite and ECTC Board President, Jason Hedden. This small town comedy is good for quite a few big laughs. You won’t want to miss these two funny guys playing a myriad of characters while trying to save Popcorn Falls!

Our popular Storyteller Series is back as well, featuring Bruce Collier with an all new World Premiere, Shirley Simpson as Katherine Hepburn, and Alan Tuttle in Give ‘Em Hell Harry. Each of these unique shows has limited performances and availability, so book your tickets soon!

Finally, if you haven’t attended a cabaret in our comfy new Second Stage, what are you waiting for? We have the distinct honor of showcasing some of the finest talent in our region right here on our cabaret stage, hosted by none other than the wildly entertaining Vincent Pelligrino. You may remember him as the funny best friend with an overactive imagination in First Date. Watch for some great live music in the Listening Lounge Series on the Second Stage as well!

This winter season may bring a chill, but we’re keeping the fires burning here at ECTC. We’re so glad you’ve come out to celebrate life and all of its joys, sorrows, and triumphs with us. Thank you for your continued support. From volunteers and sponsors, to ECTC parents and kids, we love our tribe, and we are thankful for you.

Nathanael and Anna Fisher Producing Artistc Director and Associate Artistic & Education Director Emerald Coast Theatre Company Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL Story by Charles Dickens Adapted for the Stage by Patrick Barlow

DECEMBER 4 - DECEMBER 20, 2020

STARRING

Bruce Collier Charlie Meeks Hillary Marshall

Rebeca Lake Vincent Pelligrino

DIRECTOR STAGE MANAGER & SOUND DESIGN ASST. STAGE MANAGER NATHANAEL FISHER PHILLIP PADGETT MADISON MCCALL

COSTUME & PROP DESIGN SET & LIGHTING DESIGN MUSIC DIRECTOR ANNA FISHER REBECA LAKE VINCENT PELLIGRINO

SPECIAL THANKS University of West Florida Theatre Department, Gulf Coast State College Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Habitat for Humanity Restore, Architectural Signage Systems, RSVP Events, Wardrobe Witchery, the Leading Ladies of ECTC, and the ECTC Volunteers.

Emerald Coast Theatre Company Board Stacey Brady, Jamie Hall, Jason Hedden, Sherry Londe, Zandra Wolfgram, Melissa Oropesa Carroll, Anna Fisher, Nathanael Fisher

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Emerald Coast Theatre Company is a member of Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs Theatre Communications Group (TCG), and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. the national organization for the American theatre.

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EBENEZER SCROOGE ...... Bruce Collier ACTOR 2 (Bob Cratchit, Marley, Young Scrooge, and Others)...... Charlie Meeks ACTOR 3 (Mrs. Lack, Ghost of Christmas Present, Fanny, and Others)...... Hillary Marshall ACTOR 4 (Ghost of Christmas Past, Constance, Mrs. Cratchit, and Others)...... Rebeca Lake ACTOR 5 (Frederick, Mr. Fezziwig, Tiny Tim and Others)...... Vincent Pelligrino UNDERSTUDY — ACTOR 3, ACTOR 4...... Tara Padgett

ACT ONE SCENE 1...... Scrooge’s Counting House - Christmas Eve. Dawn - Night. SCENE 2...... London Streets - Christmas Eve. Night. SCENE 3...... Scrooge’s Bedroom - Christmas Eve. Night. SCENE 4...... Scrooge’s Bedroom - Christmas Eve. Midnight. SCENE 5...... Country Road - Christmas Eve. SCENE 6...... Grimes Academy - Christmas Eve. SCENE 7...... Scrooge’s Boyhood Home - Christmas Eve. SCENE 8...... Fezziwig’s Emporium - Christmas Eve. SCENE 9...... Scrooge & Isabella’s Home - Christmas Eve. SCENE 10...... Isabella’s Home - Christmas Eve.

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

ACT TWO SCENE 1...... Scrooge’s Bedroom - Christmas Morning. SCENE 2...... Over London Streets - Christmas Morning. SCENE 3...... Fredericks House - Christmas Day. SCENE 4...... Cratchit’s House - Christmas Day. SCENE 5...... Kennington Common, London - Christmas Day. SCENE 6...... Fredericks House - Christmas Day. SCENE 7...... Scrooge’s Counting House - Night. SCENE 8...... Scrooge’s Bedroom - Christmas Day. Morning. SCENE 9...... The Streets of London - Christmas Day. Morning. SCENE 10...... Frederick’s Drawing Room - Christmas Day. SCENE 11...... Scrooge’s Counting House - Boxing Day. SCENE 12...... Epilogue.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL, FLORIDA GIRLS, POPCORN FALLS, STORYTELLER SERIES PAGE 11 ABOUT THE CAST

Bruce Collier (Scrooge) A native of Ohio, Bruce has Rebeca Lake (Actor 4) is a set designer, actress, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre from Wright and educational instructor. After beginning her college State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Tulane education at Northwest Florida State College, Rebeca Law School in New Orleans. He worked for four years continued on to receive two Bachelor of Arts from the as a public defender in New Orleans. In addition to University of Mobile, double majoring in Music and college and non-professional productions, Bruce has Theatre. She graduated from the University of Southern performed professionally in summer stock in Ohio, Mississippi with her M.F.A. in Technical Theatre with an at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Courtyard emphasis in Scenic Design. Over the past few years, Playhouse in New York City, New Horizons Theatre Rebeca has had the opportunity to work with various in Michigan, The REP at Seaside, and Emerald Coast theatre companies across the southeast and is so happy Theatre Company. His original Restoration comedy Tarts to now call ECTC home! This is Rebeca’s fifth show on was staged in New York at the Courtyard. At Emerald ECTC’s stage, having participated over the past three Coast Theatre Company, Bruce has appeared in Bakers- summers in ECTC’s Theatre Thursday as Bianca in Tam- field Mist, A Wrinkle in Time, his one-man show Winston ing of the Shrew, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Beatrice Churchill: Through the Storm, It’s a Wonderful Life, in Much Ado About Nothing. Most recently, Rebeca Around the World in 80 Days, and The Fantasticks. He was on ECTC’s stage as Pinkalicious in Pinkalicious the has also performed in numerous productions at The REP Musical. She is so excited to be joining this brilliant cast at Seaside, including The Homecoming, Who’s Afraid of for this heartwarming classic. Virginia Woolf?, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. In 2021, as part of ECTC’s Storyteller Series, Bruce will premiere Vincent Pelligrino (Actor 5) is a Florida-based actor, his original script, Three Palaces at Yalta, in which he singer, director, musician, and teacher. Originally from plays Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin Roo- the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, he holds an M.F.A. in sevelt. Bruce is currently Editor of the DeFuniak Springs Acting from West Virginia University. He was last seen in Herald - Beach Breeze. First Date and is the Cabaret Host here at ECTC. Other professional credits include Broward Stage Door The- Charlie Meeks (Actor 2) is thrilled to be back at atre, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Shakespeare in Detroit, ECTC and working with this wonderful company. He is RWS Entertainment Group and Carnival Cruise Line. immensely grateful to be able to do what he loves and Vincent is also a Remote Adjunct Professor of Theatre for feels that it is truly an honor and a privilege to be able to Broward College and Regent University. do it. Charlie would like to thank his family, friends, and www.vincentpelligrino.com mentors for their love and support over the years. He would also like to thank you, the audience, for coming Tara Padgett (Understudy) is a graduate of The Uni- out, so please enjoy the show! versity of Mobile where she majored in Musical Theatre. She was involved in many productions throughout her Hillary Marshall (Actor 3) is a graduate of Oklaho- collegiate career. Tara moved to the area from New ma City University, where she majored in Vocal Perfor- York, where she worked with multiple Off Broadway mance. She is thrilled to be in her second production at productions. Since moving to Santa Rosa Beach, Tara ECTC after her debut performance as Woman 1 in First has worked as a performer, costumer, and educator Date. Originally from Colorado, she recently moved with Emerald Coast Theatre Company. Tara is thankful to Florida with her husband who is a pilot in the US Air for the opportunity to work on a show with ECTC once Force. The frequent moves of the military lifestyle have again. Prior to this performance she has been seen given her the opportunity to perform in a wide variety and heard in shows like Pinkalicious the Musical, Miss of productions in several different cities. Some of her Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Red Riding Hood, and favorite roles include Morticia in The Addams Family, First Date. Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray, Kate Monster in Avenue Q, Shelby in Steel Magnolias, and Tanya in Mamma Mia. Along with performing, Hillary recently began pur- suing her master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from the Troy University campus in Fort Walton Beach. She is enjoying life in Florida and is very excited to be involved with Emerald Coast Theatre Company!

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JANUARY 15 - JANUARY 31, 2021

STARRING

Marci Duncan

DIRECTOR STAGE MANAGER & SOUND DESIGN VINCENT PELLIGRINO PHILLIP PADGETT

COSTUME & PROP DESIGN SET & LIGHTING DESIGN ANNA FISHER REBECA LAKE

SPECIAL THANKS

University of West Florida Theatre Department, Gulf Coast State College Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Habitat for Humanity Restore, Architectural Signage Systems, RSVP Events, the Leading Ladies of ECTC, and the ECTC Volunteers.

Emerald Coast Theatre Company Board Stacey Brady, Jamie Hall, Jason Hedden, Sherry Londe, Zandra Wolfgram, Melissa Oropesa Carroll, Anna Fisher, Nathanael Fisher

PAGE 16 A CHRISTMAS CAROL, FLORIDA GIRLS, POPCORN FALLS, STORYTELLER SERIES CAST Starring MARCI DUNCAN as Aunt Lois, Susie Van Helms, Doreen Van Helms, Christine Van Helms, Dee Dee Van Helms, Dixie Van Helms, Eulene Henderson, Lee-Ann Van Helms, Dale Van Helms, Duane Heiney, Doreen’s mother, Reverend Thompson, Bobbi Boland, The M C.

SETTING A small town in the Florida Panhandle in the mid-’60s.

ABOUT THE CAST

Marci J. Duncan (Florida Girls) earned a B.A. in Performance at Florida A&M University and her Masters in Acting at the University of Florida. She studied television and film acting with Evonne Suhor at Orlando’s Art Sake Acting Studio, where she is a resident ensemble member and substitute instructor, and has starred in three consecu- tive seasons in their Play De Luna Series. Her extensive list of theatre credits includes Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars, Crowns, Pretty Fire, From the Mississippi Delta, The Mountaintop and Best of Enemies. Marci’s film work includes(Just) Another Day, co-starring with Jamie Hectar from HBO’s The Wire, as well as Life is not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story, working alongside Debbie Allen and Fantasia Barrino. Marci has also worked on web series, Man of Da House, and Sibling Rivalry. Marci is currently teaching acting classes at the University of West Florida and with Artists at Play Workshops. She also chairs the Auditions Committee at SETC and coordinates the screening auditions for Florida Theatre Conference. This is Marci’s second show with Emerald Coast Theatre Company!

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FEBRUARY 12 - FEBRUARY 28, 2021

STARRING

Nathanael Fisher Jason Hedden

DIRECTOR STAGE MANAGER & SOUND DESIGN VINCENT PELLIGRINO PHILLIP PADGETT

COSTUME & PROP DESIGN SET & LIGHTING DESIGN ASST. DIRECTOR ANNA FISHER REBECA LAKE CHARLIE MEEKS

SPECIAL THANKS

Emerald Coast Theatre Company Board Stacey Brady, Jamie Hall, Jason Hedden, Sherry Londe, Zandra Wolfgram, Melissa Oropesa Carroll, Anna Fisher, Nathanael Fisher

PAGE 20 A CHRISTMAS CAROL, FLORIDA GIRLS, POPCORN FALLS, STORYTELLER SERIES CAST ACTOR 1...... Nathanael Fisher (Mr. Trundle, Miss Brown, Hans, Mr. Upmall)

ACTOR 2...... Jason Hedden (Joe, Pastor Pete, Mrs. Omki, Austin, Ms. Lyda Parker, Floyd, Mrs. Stepp, Mr. Doyle, Becky, Margie, Lydia) ACT ONE SCENE 1...... Town Hall SCENE 2...... Sudsy Mug SCENE 3...... Main Street SCENE 4...... Sudsy Mug SCENE 5...... Mr. Doyle’s Office SCENE 6...... Library SCENE 7...... Tryouts SCENE 8...... Sudsy Mug SCENE 9...... Lumberyard THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION. ACT TWO SCENE 10...... Sudsy Mug SCENE 11...... First Rehearsal SCENE 12...... Joe’s House SCENE 13...... Mr. Doyle’s Office SCENE 14...... The Falls SCENE 15...... Bus Stop SCENE 16...... Lumberyard SCENE 17...... Mr. Doyle’s Office SCENE 18...... Town Hall

ABOUT THE CAST Nathanael Fisher (Actor 1) is the cofounder of Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) and the Producing Artistic Director. A Florida native, Nathanael received his B.A. in Theatre Studies from Palm Beach Atlantic University and has an M.F.A. in Acting from Regent University. He has had the pleasure of performing on many of the stages throughout Florida, including Jupiter Theatre, American Stage, Eckert Theatre Co., Burt Reynolds Theatre, Angel Gar- den Theatre, Ballet Florida, The Mark II, Riverside Theatre, and Seaside Music Theatre. He has also performed on stages across the United States. Favorite roles include Chris in All My Sons, Pete in Crazy for You, Sohovic in Damn Yankees, Gerry in Dancing at Lughnasa, and Rochefort in Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of The Three Musketeers. Special thanks to his wife Anna for being so patient and supportive of a dreamer, and much love to Mia, Bella, and Zoe. (Full bio as Producing Artistic Director can be found on page 33).

Jason Hedden (Actor 2) is an actor, teacher and director. He earned an M.F.A. in Acting and New Works from The Ohio State University and undergraduate theatre degrees from The University of South Florida and Gulf Coast State College (GCSC). He is currently a Professor of Theatre and Chair of Visual & Performing Arts at GCSC, where he has directed numerous productions since 2008. Favorite regional acting credits include Seattle Shakespeare Company and Book-It Repertory Theatre. He has performed his original solo show, Resurrecting van Gogh, in NY, CA, FL and OH and most recently at ECTC as part of The Storyteller Series. Jason is a founding board member at ECTC and has appeared in their productions of Art, A Wrinkle in Time and Around the World in 80 Days. He is also active as a stand-up comic in the southeast. Love to Becky and Cameron. www.jasonhedden.com @jasonheddencomedy

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JAN. 12 & FEB. 9 Bruce Collier: Three Palaces At Yalta Setting: Yalta in the Crimea, Soviet Union. February of 1945. Act I Yusupov Palace | Act II Vorontsov Palace | Act III: Livadia Palace

JAN. 26 & FEB. 2 Alan Tuttle: Give ‘Em Hell Harry! Setting: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. in January of 1953

FEB. 23 & MAR. 2 Shirley Simpson: Katharine Hepburn

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Emerald Coast Theatre Company Board Stacey Brady, Jamie Hall, Jason Hedden, Sherry Londe, Zandra Wolfgram, Melissa Oropesa Carroll, Anna Fisher, Nathanael Fisher

PAGE 24 A CHRISTMAS CAROL, FLORIDA GIRLS, POPCORN FALLS, STORYTELLER SERIES ABOUT THE CAST Bruce Collier (Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt in Three Palaces At Yalta) A native of Ohio, Bruce has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre from Wright State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Tulane Law School in New Orleans. He worked for four years as a public defender in New Orleans. In addition to college and non-professional productions, Bruce has performed professionally in summer stock in Ohio, at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Courtyard Playhouse in New York City, New Horizons Theatre in Michigan, The REP at Seaside, and Emerald Coast Theatre Company. His original Restoration comedy Tarts was staged in New York at the Courtyard. At Emerald Coast Theatre Company, Bruce has appeared in Bakersfield Mist, A Wrinkle in Time, his one-man show Winston Churchill: Through the Storm, It’s a Wonderful Life, Around the World in 80 Days, and The Fantasticks. He has also performed in numerous productions at The REP at Seaside, including The Homecoming, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. An original script, Bruce is thrilled to premiere Three Palaces at Yalta on ECTC’s stage. Bruce is currently Editor of the DeFuniak Springs Herald - Beach Breeze.

Alan Tuttle (Harry S. Truman in Give ‘Em Hell Harry!) has been involved in theatre for nearly six decades. He has appeared most recently in several productions of Fort Walton Beach’s community theatre, Stage Crafters, as a member of the ensemble in Sound of Music, Music Man, and Damn Yankees; as Manolo in Odd Couple (the Female Version), in Bad Seed playing Leroy, and as several favorite characters in Spamalot! He assisted the director of Lake- bottom Proper, stage managed Steel Magnolias, produced Noises Off, and directed Neil Simon’s Rumors. Alan’s Air Force career spans over thirty years, first as aircrew and now as a civilian, teaching air operations strategy to joint and multinational military members. Alan and his wife Lisa have four children and five grandchildren.

Shirley Simpson (Katharine Hepburn) most recently appeared in Driving Miss Daisy and starred in Dividing the Estate at New Stage Theatre in Jackson, MS. Also at New Stage, she played Hannah in The Spitfire Grill, Grace in Grace & Glorie, the title role of Shirley Valentine, Kendall Kingsley in Impossible Marriage, and Vada Love in The Ex- act Center of the Universe. At The LSU Colonnade Theatre in Baton Rouge, she played Shirley Valentine and directed and played the role of Elaine in Neil Simon’s Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Other stage roles in Baton Rouge include Maggie in Tribute, Fonsia Dorsey in The Gin Game, Queen Eleanor in The Lion in Winter, and Kate in both Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound. She starred as Laurette Taylor in an off-Broadway production based on the opening night of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. Other favorite regional theatre roles were in Finishing Touches, Forty Carats, Someone Waiting, Only in America, Close Ties, and Suddenly at Home. Film credits include Everybody’s All American and Blues in the Night. The owner of Magna Carta Productions, Mrs. Simpson conducts workshops and provides keynote speeches on communication, leadership, and creativity, as well as presenting programs of comedy and drama, for civic, professional, and church organizations. A former producer, writer, and performer in the New York Madison Avenue television market, her TV series The Vital Link was nominated for and won the ACE AWARD. Mrs. Simpson is a member of Actor’s Equity Association.

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Destin Office Inlet Beach Office 850.837.1380 850.909.0420 35008 Emerald Coast Pkwy 12805 US Hwy 98 E myprogressbank.com ABOUT THE PRODUCTION TEAM NATHANAEL FISHER (Producing Artistic Director) travel with the Sounds of Mobile -- a singing and dance is the cofounder of Emerald Coast Theatre Company ensemble. During this time, Phillip was also able to (ECTC). A Florida native, Nathanael received his B.A. in assistant direct the University shows The Secret Garden Theatre Studies from Palm Beach Atlantic University and and White Christmas and serve as prop master for later went on to receive his M.F.A. in Acting at Regent many productions. Phillip recently moved from New University. Immediately following undergraduate studies, York City, where he worked on productions such as The his professional career was launched through the Equity Other Josh Cohan and The Screwtape Letters among Membership Candidacy Program at Jupiter Theatre. others. While in New York, he served as the group sales Nathanael has had the pleasure of performing on many of representative for Fellowship for Performing Arts and the stages throughout Florida, including American Stage, theatrical house manager for The Westside Theatre. Some Eckert Theatre Co., Burt Reynolds Theatre, Angel Garden of Phillip’s achievements include first place in the Alabama Theatre, Ballet Florida, The Mark II, Riverside Theatre, Conference of Theatre for Solo Pantomime and earning and Seaside Music Theatre and on stages across the a title as an International Honor Thespian. Phillip has the United States. Favorite roles include Chris in All My Sons, honor of directing the ECTC Teen Players in productions Pete in Crazy for You, Sohovic in Damn Yankees, Gerry like Elf: The Musical, Mary Poppins, and Legally Blonde. in Dancing at Lughnasa, and Rochefort in Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of The Three Musketeers. As a producer, he REBECA LAKE (Lighting & Set Design) began her has presented two projects at the Orlando International college education at Northwest Florida State College and Fringe Festival and founded the Regent Educational continued on to double major in Music and Theatre at the Theatre Tour that performed abridged Shakespeare and University of Mobile. She graduated from the University socially relevant plays for middle and high school students. of Southern Mississippi with her MFA in Technical Theatre Nathanael has directed productions of reasons to be with an emphasis in Scenic Design. During her time pretty, A Christmas Carol, and Anton in Show Business at there, her design and prop work was nominated for University of West Florida and adapted and directed A and received several awards from the Kennedy Center Christmas Carol into a three actor play called A Dickens American College Theatre Festival. Upon graduating, Christmas for ECTC. Nathanael has also written several Rebeca became an Associate Professor of Theatre at Theatre for Young Audiences plays (The Pirate Who Learns the University of Mobile until she joined ECTC in August to Say Please, Pirate Pete and the Case of the Missing 2019 as the full time Technical Director and leader of the Fisherman, and The Adventures of Andy the Angler) as Junior Thespian Troupe. She is excited to be working on well as directed over 40 productions for ECTC. Over the the beautiful Emerald Coast and to be a part of Season 8 course of his career, Nathanael has directed Shakespeare, at ECTC! children’s theatre, theatre for young audiences, and professional theatre, as well as taught theatre classes VINCENT PELLIGRINO (Director of Florida Girls and for ages 6 through adult. Nathanael lives in Santa Rosa Popcorn Falls) is a Florida-based actor, singer, director, Beach with his wife Anna, the littlest Fisher Zoe, and twin musician, and teacher. Originally from the suburbs of teen daughters Mia and Bella. Detroit, Michigan, he holds an M.F.A. in Acting from West Virginia University. He was last seen in First Date and is ANNA FISHER (Associate Artistic & Education Director the Cabaret Host here at ECTC. Other professional credits of ECTC; Costume & Props Design) is a Destin native include Broward Stage Door Theatre, Greenbrier Valley and has returned to her roots here on the Emerald Coast. Theatre, Shakespeare in Detroit, RWS Entertainment She graduated with her B.A. in English Literature from Group and Carnival Cruise Line. Vincent is also a Remote Samford University and went on to receive her Master’s Adjunct Professor of Theatre for Broward College and in Theatre Studies from Regent University. Anna enjoys Regent University. www.vincentpelligrino.com every facet of the stage and has become well versed in the art of directing, producing, design, costuming, writing, and teaching. Some of her recent favorite projects PRODUCTION STAFF include costume and props designer for The Fantasticks, Music Director & Choreographer: Vincent Pelligrino Around the World in 80 Days, and Pinkalicious the Lighting & Set Design: Rebeca Lake Musical. When she’s not busy writing theatre curriculum and teaching young thespians, you can find her relaxing Stage and Production Manager: Phillip Padgett at the beach with her husband Nathanael and their twin House Manager and Costumes: Anna Fisher daughters Mia and Bella, and the littlest Fisher, Zoe Claire. Graphic Design: Bradley Akers (Studio A.12) Public Relations: Zandra Wolfgram PHILLIP PADGETT (Stage and Production Manager) Assistant Lighting Designer: Nathan Saczynski is a graduate from the University of Mobile, where he Assistant Scenic Designer: Walker Rivard studied film and theatre. While studying in college, he Assistant Stage Manager: Madison McCall was the founder and Director of Act1, a touring theatre ensemble. Act1 traveled all across the country as well Art Gallery coordinated by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County as the Ukraine. He was also given the opportunity to Business consulting provided by Wilson CPA & Consulting

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