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Alice in Wonderland Is a Timeless Classic Musical Theatre of Anthem Anthem, AZ Copyright © 2020 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission. Copyright © 2020 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission. FROM MTA'S PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AUTOGRAPHS Welcome to MTA’s Lucky 13th Season! With eight full stage productions, a Holiday Show, Minis Program, and Benefit this season is sure to excite our audience members! It takes so many people to make a production come to life. I give many heartfelt thanks to the hard-working production staff, amazing volunteers, our donors and sponsors, the Board of Directors, and our very talented performers. Please continue to check our website at www.musicaltheatreofanthem.org, or sign up for our mailing list for detailed audition and performance information. It is MTA’s hope that you will return to future productions, as audience members and performers, so that we may continue to offer “high quality theater to performers and patrons alike." --Jackie Hammond DIRECTOR'S NOTES What a wonderful experience it has been to be a part of such fun productions. I am impressed with the cast’s dedication, hard work, and their love of being on stage. It has truly been a pleasure working with them. Alice in Wonderland is a timeless classic. It is a pleasure to present to you these very colorful, creative and fun portrayals of Cheshire Cat, Alice, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the White Rabbit, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and the many other characters of Wonderland. In Alice in Wonderland Jr, we see a young girl who tries to learn more about who she is and who she would like to become. This tale invites all of us to take a journey with Alice and jump into at least one rabbit hole because: “If you don’t explore, you’ll never discover.” -Alice. Thank you for taking this journey with us and thank you to our amazing cast and crew. A special thank you to Jackie and MTA who always makes me feel at home. --Jim Gradillas Copyright © 2020 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission. AUTOGRAPHS Musical Theatre of Anthem's Production of Disney's ALICE IN WONDERLAND JR. Music and Lyrics by Sammy Fain and Bob Hilliard, Oliver Wallace and Cy Coban, Allie Wrubel and Ray Gilbert, Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and Lyrics by Bryan Louiselle Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics by David Simpatico Based on the 1951 Disney film “Alice in Wonderland” and the novels “The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll Production Staff Jackie Hammond: Producer Jim Gradillas: Director Melissa Davis: Vocal Director Lyndsie Clymer: Choreographer Sierra Litman: Co-Production Stage Manager Jessica Kishbaugh: Co-Production Stage Manager Julia Davis:Assistant Vocal Director & Stage Manager McKenna Carlson: Light Designer/Tech Sam Baldwin: Sound Copyright © 2020 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission. MUSICAL NUMBERS MTA MESSAGES Dodgsonland (part 1) Company Dodgsonland (part 2) Alice, Mathilda, Company Diamond Cast I'm Late! White Rabbit, Company Lennon H. ~ Hello! Goodbye! Don't be late! Tempus fugit! So proud of you. XOXO, Very Good Advice Alice, Company Mom, Dad, Leia, Chewie, and Wicket Ocean of Tears Dodo Bird, Rock Lobsters Alex H. ~ Congrats to Alex Hendrix on your fourth MTA production! Break a leg, The Caucus Race Dodo Bird, Company Punky – love Mom, Dad, Chase and Char Char I'm Late (Reprise) White Rabbit How D'ye Do and Shake Hands Tweedle Dum, Tweedle Dee, Alice Heart Cast How D'ye Do and Shake Hands Tweedle Dum, Tweedle Dee Annalyn A. ~ We are so excited to see you in Alice in Wonderland! We are so proud of (Reprise) you as always! Break a leg! We love you! Love, Dad & Mom The Golden Afternoon Flowers Casen H. ~ We are SO proud of you! Love watching you shine and doing what you do Zip-a-dee-doo-dah Caterpillar, Alice, Company best! XO, Dad, Mom, Sammie, Fitz, Budda & Pascal The Unbirthday Song (part 1) Mad Hatter, Company Reagan L. ~ Break a leg, Reagan!! We are so proud of you and know you’ll shine as The Unbirthday Song (part 2) March Hare, Company Small Alice! Love, Mom, Dad, and Ellie I'm Late! (reprise) White Rabitt, Company Madelyn W. ~ We love you, Maddy and are so proud of you! Enjoy the show and let Painting the Roses Red Royal Cardsmen, Alice your voice and smile light up the stage! Big hugs! Love, Grandma and Grandpa Painting the Roses Red (reprise) Queen of Hearts, Cards Simon Says (part 1) Queen of Hearts Simon Says (part 2) Queen of Hearts The Unbirthday Song (reprise) Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Company Whooooo Are Youuuuu? Company Alice in Wonderland (finale) Company Copyright © 2020 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission. Copyright © 2020 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission. CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DIAMOND CAST Show Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator: Joy Momeyer Costume Designer: Trixie Wilmott Alice Mary Davis Small Alice Anora Biggs Costume Helpers: Cristina Cotton, Cori Faulk, Krista Hagen Queen of Hearts Jadyn Momeyer Props Coordinator: Sierra Litman White Rabbit Lennon Hammond House Managers: Betsy Hauge, Shannon McCarthy Cheshire Cat 1 Madison Hatfield Box Office: Jenn Hughes, Jody Kring, Alison Sasser, Suzanne Victor, Alison Westerlind Cheshire Cat 2 Vera Villanueva Cheshire Cat 3 Beckett Stewart Bios and Messages: Kate Mills Mad Hatter Ben Fletcher MTA Donations: Gourley Family, Hall Family, Halpin Family, Villanueva Family, Vallery Family March Hare Madeline Hauge-Wells Raffle Ticket Sales: Matt Hatfield, Melissa Hatfield, Audra Little, Alison Sasser, Jen Stewart, Michelle Trautman Caterpillar Jeremy Wood Lobby and Baked Goods: Cynthia Ray Abraham, Tami Biggs, Cristina Cotton, Melissa Hatfield, Tweedle Dee Hayden Hall Jenn Hughes, Audra Little, Bill Stewart Tweedle Dum Libby Ikesaki Ushers: Tami Biggs, Christina Deignan, Melissa Hatfield, Rita Hawley, Jody Kring, Audra Little, Dodo Bird Jeremy Wood Lisa Nordstrom, Suzanne Victor, Alison Westerlind Rose Joslyn Momeyer Set Painting: Jessica Fletcher Petunia Alex Hendrix Strike Assistant: Michelle Trautman Lily Sienna Stewart Costume Cleaner: Marcella Mills, Lynnette Prescott, Karen Kelly-Davis Violet Meghan Deignan Program: Jeff Hammond Daisy Ava Vallery Donations Collected: Shannon McCarthy Mathilda Jadyn Momeyer King of Hearts Isaac Ternes Doorknob Quinn McGlaughlin Ace of Spades Alexa Hagen Two of Clubs Meghan Deignan Three of Diamonds Sienna Stewart Four of Hearts Quinn McGlaughlin Park Kids ALL CAST (except Alice & Mathilda) Sea Creatures Meghan Deignan, Alexa Hagen, Madison Hatfield, Quinn McGlaughlin Beckett Stewart, Sienna Stewart, Isaac Ternes, Vera Villanueva Party Guests Hayden Hall, Alex Hendrix, Libby Ikesaki, Joslyn Momeyer, Isaac Ternes, Ava Vallery Copyright © 2020 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission. Copyright © 2020 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission. HEART CAST ADS Alice Julia Hughes Small Alice Reagan Little Queen of Hearts Colleen Sasser White Rabbit Kate Mills Cheshire Cat 1 Annabelle Victor Cheshire Cat 2 Madelyn Westerlind Cheshire Cat 3 Krista Faulk Mad Hatter Melayna Johnson March Hare Jordan Gourley Caterpillar Jayden Hawley Tweedle Dee Vanessa Hughes Tweedle Dum Jenna Trautman Dodo Bird Jayden Hawley Rose Hannah Kring Petunia Annalyn Abraham Lily Payton McCarthy Violet Piper Cotton Daisy Arianna Prescott Mathilda Colleen Sasser King of Hearts Casen Halpin Doorknob Charlotte Nordstrom Ace of Spades Payton McCarthy Two of Clubs Charlotte Nordstrom Three of Diamonds Annalyn Abraham Four of Hearts Piper Cotton Park Kids ALL CAST (except Alice & Mathilda) Sea Creatures Annalyn Abraham, Piper Cotton, Krista Faulk, Casen Halpin, Payton McCarthy, Charlotte Nordstrom, Annabelle Victor, Madelyn Party Guests Annalyn Abraham, Casen Halpin, Vanessa Hughes, Hannah Kring, Arianna Prescott, Jenna Trautman Copyright © 2020 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission. Copyright © 2020 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission. ADS DIAMOND CAST BIOS Anora Biggs (Small Alice) is 12 years old and in the 7th grade at Sunset Ridge. She has performed in many shows at MTA since the 1st grade. She was last seen on the MTA stage playing Annie in Magic Treehouse: Pirates Past Noon KIDS. Favorite past roles include Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka (Limelight), Annie in Annie (Starlight), and Rhoda Penmark in The Bad Seed, (Desert Stages-NYA award). Anora would like to thank the production staff for all their hard work and dedication. She hopes you enjoy your time in Wonderland! Mary Davis (Alice) has performed in many shows such as Annie in Annie Jr. (NYA Award), Lucille in Junie B. Jones the Musical! (NYA Nomination), Jane Banks in Disney’s Mary Poppins (NYA Nomination), Genie in Disney’s Aladdin KIDS (NYA Nomination) , Ms. Gloop in Willy Wonka Jr. (NYA Award), Sally Brown in Your a Good Man, Charlie Brown (NYA Nomination), Anna in Disney’s Frozen Jr. and Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. Mary also enjoys spending time with friends and her Golden Retriever, Henry. Mary considers MTA her second home. Enjoy the show! Meghan Deignan (Violet, Two of Clubs, Sea Creature) is a 3rd grader at Terramar Academy of the Arts. This is Meghan’s third production with MTA, having just performed in Annie Jr. and Disney’s Moana Jr. She loves to dance, sing, play the piano, and do arts and crafts. Meghan is looking forward to performing and hopes you enjoy the show! Ben Fletcher (Mad Hatter) is super excited to be performing in Alice In Wonderland Jr.! He is in 8th grade AP at Terramar Academy of the Arts. This is his 17th production with MTA. Favorite roles include Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, Lawrence in School of Rock, and Toad in A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS (NYA Nomination). When he’s not at MTA, Ben enjoys traveling, playing with his dogs, playing piano and trombone, and camping.
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