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Young Frankenstein Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks Original Direction & Choreography by Susan Stroman LoomisChaffee Department of Theater & Dance the new mel brooks musical Young Frankenstein Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks Original Direction & Choreography by Susan Stroman Director—David McCamish Music Director—Susan Barone Chrzanowski Choreographer—Kate Loughlin Assistant Director—Kate Saxton Production Manager—Candice Chirgotis Young Frankenstein is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com “Puttin’ on the Ritz” by Irving Berlin Cover illustration & design by W. Keller Glass Photography by Rachel M. Engelke Set design sketches by Karen Sparks Mellon 1 Safeties • For the safety of the actors, please no flash photography of any kind. • The exits are located to the right of the audience and through the lobby. • Restrooms for patrons are located in the red brick building next to the NEO. • By direction of the Fire Marshal of the Town of Windsor, patrons may not occupy the aisles or the lobby during the show. ** Please note: there will be strobe lighting effects in this production** Courtesies • Please turn off all cellphones, smartphones, and other personal electronic devices, and refrain from using them during the performance. • Due to contractual agreements with the publisher, absolutely NO audio or video recordings of this show are permitted. • Patrons who have forgotten or misplaced their tickets will be placed on the waitlist. • Please unwrap all cough drops before the show. Otherwise, no food or drink (except water) is allowed in the auditorium. • The show’s running time is 2 hours, plus one ten-minute intermission. Gratitudes • The Art Department, and most particularly Mark Zunino, for allowing our sound designer to reside in the Visiting Artist’s studio apartment. • Christine Coyle for helping us get the word out. • All of the vocal coaches and instrumental teachers in the Music Department for nurturing the talents of the student singers and musicians performing for you. • Chris Beckford and the Housekeeping staff for taking such good care of our NEO throughout the school year, but most especially for their extra attention during our performance week. • Mrs. Julia Knight, Joanna Harvey, and Marie Tanuis: Our vendors and our over-hires much appreciate your efforts. • Sarah Weinstein for bringing our faculty & staff NEO ticket reservations system into the 21st century. • Lance Hall, Bob Hansen, Dan Foley, Abe Passardi, Tom Denno, Rich Johnson, and others too numerous to name from the Physical Plant who labor beside us in the NEO making theater magic. • IT, Dan Corjulo and Andris Briga for their assistance getting the new NEO mixing board up and running. • New Britain High School for the books in the study. • Anna Vdovenko for her amazing photography, and for her generosity. • Finally, to the many parents and families whose support of our work make it all the more rewarding: THANK YOU! 2 Director's Note It is exhilarating to bring this ‘monster’ of a-zany musical to life at the NEO. Putting together any show is fraught with difficulties, so many pieces to fit into the puzzle of telling a story. And, large musical comedy productions always offer a challenge for small theaters; pulling off a musical comedy of this size in the NEO comes with its own set of unique challenges. I am exceptionally proud to say our Loomis Chaffee student performers, musicians, and technicians, over 50 in number, rose to the challenge. The Loomis students met each obstacle with teamwork and enthusiasm as they bolted into musical comedy. The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, is a 21st century American musical theatre comedy. It is based on the 1974 movie Young Frankenstein, which parodies the 1930’s horror film genre of Frankenstein movies, themselves loosely based on the 1823 book by Mary Shelley. Brooks’s unique take on the characters and story creates a world for our LC ensemble to build a hilarious universe full of horror tropes of old. If you are a fan of the original film Young Frankenstein, you will find the stage version stays fairly true to the movie with a few surprises and some amazing singing and dancing. If you loved the film, I hope you will not think too ‘gravely’ at our interpretation. If you know nothing about the show or haven’t seen our production, well, we hope to ‘spark’ your funny bone and ‘dig-up’ more than one laugh. Oh, and if you have never seen the movie, take a rainy day and treat yourself. No musical is the result of one individual and this is especially true for our production. Our show would simply not be possible without the dedicated effort, creative talent, and numerous hours put in by our designers, builders, musicians, musical directors, assistant directors and, most importantly, our Loomis Chaffee students who truly bring Young Frankenstein to life! Thank you for coming to the theatre and enjoy the show! Director, David McCamish 3 The Cast Jacy Case ’18 Ensemble Emily Cuevo ’16 Ensemble/Elizabeth’s Entourage Damon D’Amico ’16 The Monster Callista DeGraw ’18 Frau Blücher Abby Forrester ’18 Ensemble Derrick Garcia ’17 Ensemble Josie Gautier ’16 Ensemble/Elizabeth’s Entourage Joe Hinton ’16 Inspector Hans Kemp Macon Jeffreys ’18 Ensemble/Werewolf Ben Kallus ’17 Victor von Frankenstein/Elizabeth’s Entourage/Understudy for Frederick Preethi Kannan ’17 Ensemble/Elizabeth’s Entourage Tatiana Lovera ’16 Ensemble/Elizabeth’s Entourage Silvia Mayo ’19 Ensemble Matthew McCamish Shoe Shine Boy Kirsten Mossberg ’16 Inga Ryan Natcharian ’19 Ensemble Brendan Nelson ’17 Igor Cameron Purdy ’18 Ensemble Rachel Ramenda ’18 Ensemble Melissa Scanlon ’19 Mummy/Ensemble Blaine Stevens ’18 Elizabeth Benning Sydney Steward ’17 The Hermit/Ensemble Kiki Szemraj ’19 Ensemble Julia Thompson ’18 Ensemble Olivia Thompson ’18 Ensemble/Ziggy Andrey Vdovenko ’16 Frederick Frankenstein Noah Yoon ’18 Ensemble/Dracula/Understudy for Victor von Frankenstein Music Captains: Kirsten Mossberg ’16 and Noah Yoon ’18 Dance Captains: Emily Cuevo’16 and Tatiana Lovera ’16 Note: On Thursday, February 18, the part of Frederick Frankenstein will be played by Ben Kallus and the part of Victor von Frankenstein will be played by Noah Yoon. 4 The Cast The Production Team Lisa Bebey Costume Designer Tate R. Burmeister Lighting Designer Candice Chirgotis Production Manager Susan Barone Chrzanowski Musical Director/Pit Conductor Rachel M. Engelke Playbill Editor Ken Jones Technical Director Kate Loughlin Choreographer Derek Martinez ’16 Student Assistant Director David McCamish Director Karen Sparks Mellon Set Designer Alexandra Nattrass Properties Designer/Scenic Artist Kyle Olmstead Sound Designer Kate Saxton Assistant Director For this Production: Assistant Technical Director: Charley DeMars Hair & Makeup Supervisor: Lauren Godburn Carpenters: Alec Drohan, Sarah Keller, Austin Liljedahl Scenic Artist: Kacey Skurja Costume Construction: Lita Adams, Marti Simmons Wardrobe Supervisor: Marti Simmons The Technical Crew Rishi Basu ’19 Technician/Sound Crew Emily Bian ’18 Technician/Follow Spot Operator Jeremy Brezenoff ’16 Technician/Co-Head of Sound Crew Haley Cass ’18 Technician/Lighting Crew Claire Collins ’18 Technician/Sound Crew Victoria Creel ’16 Assistant Production Manager Zane Diamond ’16 Technician/Head of Lighting Crew Jet Elbualy ’18 Technician/Follow Spot Operator Emily Esposito ’16 Technician/Co-Head of Sound Crew Dani Hove ’16 Stage Manager Yousif Husain ’16 Technician/Lighting Crew Tatiana Lovera ’16 Assistant Costume Designer Evan McDonagh ’17 Technician/Lighting Crew Mahek Pannu ’18 Assistant Stage Manager Sherly Quezada ’19 Technician/Sound Crew Ramal Rauf ’17 Assistant Stage Manager Marahyah Richardson ’19 Technician/Follow Spot Operator Ethan Twombly ’16 Technician/Lighting Crew Mark Valadez ’19 Technician/Follow Spot Operator 5 Musical Numbers Act I Prelude Orchestra (There’s Nothing Like) The Brain Frederick Frankenstein, Medical Students Please Don’t Touch Me Elizabeth Benning, Frederick Frankenstein, Passengers Together Again for the First Time Igor and Frederick Frankenstein Roll in the Hay Inga, Frederick Frankenstein, Igor Join the Family Business Frederick Frankenstein, Dr. Victor von Frankenstein, Ghosts of Frankenstein Ancestors He Vas My Boyfriend Frau Blücher Life, Life Frederick Frankenstein, Igor, Inga, Frau Blücher, Ensemble He Vas My Boyfriend (Reprise) Frau Blücher Welcome to Transylvania Inspector Kemp, Ziggy, Villagers Transylvania Mania Igor, Frederick Frankenstein, Inga, Inspector Kemp, Villagers 10 Minute Intermission Act II Entr’acte Orchestra He’s Loose Inspector Kemp, Villagers Listen to Your Heart Inga Surprise Elizabeth Benning, Elizabeth’s Entourage, Igor, Frau Blücher Please Send Me Someone The Hermit Please Send Me Someone (Reprise) The Hermit Puttin’ on the Ritz Frederick Frankenstein, The Monster, Inga, Igor, Ensemble He’s Loose (Reprise) Inspector Kemp, Villagers Deep Love Elizabeth Benning Frederick’s Soliloquy Frederick Frankenstein Deep Love (Reprise) The Monster, Villagers Finale Ultimo Full Company “Puttin’ on the Ritz” Words and music by Irving Berlin© 1928, 1929 by Irving Berlin (ASCAP) ©Renewed 6 Orchestra Madden Aleia ’16 Keyboard II Susan Barone Chrzanowski Conductor Bob DePalma (guest) Reed III Andrew Donshik ’18 Keyboard II/Bass Deborah Feifer ’17 Trombone Molly Forrester ’19 Clarinet Melanie Guerin (guest) Keyboard I Jim Kleiner (guest) Reed I Leroy Loomer (guest) Trombone Rosie Park ’18 Violin Sal Ranniello (guest) Drums/Percussion Pete Roe (guest) Trumpet I The pit orchestra comprises Riley Smith ’18 Trumpet II Loomis Chaffee students, Gloria Yi ’17 Violin faculty and lesson instructors, as well as guest professional musicians. Due to space considerations in the cozy Orchard Theater, however, the orchestra actually sits behind the stage and actors rather than down in front of the house, as is the customary location for a “pit” orchestra. The wonderful music you are hearing this evening is, indeed, live! 7 The Cast Jacy Case ’18 (Ensemble) Jacy is thrilled to be a part of the NEO this year. She has participated in many shows outside of school, as well as the student-written plays last spring.
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