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DAVE FILIPCZAK (Stage Manager) is the Group Sales Coordinator for Good Behind the scenes Company Players’ 2nd Space Teatre and Roger Rocka’s Dinner Teater. He has Good Company Players presents been the stage manager for such GCP productions as 9 to 5 the Musical, South with A CHRISTMAS STORY Pacific, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, A Funny Ting Happened on the Way to the Forum, , EMILY PESSANO (Director/Choreographer) has been in such GCP shows as Young Frankenstein Curtains, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Beehive, Toroughly Camelot (Guenevere), Disney’s Te Little Mermaid (Ariel), 9 to 5 the Musical Modern Millie, Hairspray, Te Drowsy Chaperone, and Singin’ in the Rain. Directors Stage Manager (Judy), Te Pirates of Penzance (Mabel), Te 39 Steps (Annabella/Pamela/Mar- Emily Pessano garet), Shrek the Musical (Fiona), Monty Python’s Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), JEFF GWIN (Sound Operator) ran sound for Camelot, Hello, Dolly!, A Christ- Dave Filipczak Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), Te Drowsy Chaperone mas Story the Musical, Shenandoah, All Shook Up, Crazy For You, Smokey Joe’s Robert Sanchez Cafe, Te Pirates of Penzance, A Funny Ting Happened on the Way to the Fo- (Janet), and Toroughly Modern Millie. Emily often teaches classes and workshops Sound Operator for GCP including the current Improv Yourself! class. rum, Shrek the Musical, Te Drowsy Chaperone, Paint Your Wagon, Te Wed- ding Singer, and Sugar Babies. A former Junior Company member, Jeff has also Choreographers Jeff Gwin performed in and ROBERT SANCHEZ (Director) was the director of Te Best Christmas Pageant Oliver, Fiddler on the Roof, Te King & I. Emily Pessano Ever, Lend Me a Tenor, A Christmas Story, and Grace and Glorie at Good Com- Jessica Sarkisian pany Players’ 2nd Space Teatre. He has performed in numerous GCP productions ANDREA HENRICKSON (Lighting Designer) has been a lighting designer, stage Lighting Designer including Is He Dead? (Chicago), Amadeus (Salieri), Te Boys Next Door (Luc- manager, and sound board operator for Good Company Players since 1991. Her Andrea Henrickson other stage managing credits include Disney’s Te Little Mermaid, Shenandoah, ien), Oklahoma! (Ali Hakim), Sugar Babies, and Crazy For You. Robert frequently Vocal Coach directs GCP’s Junior Company and has stage managed such shows as Calamity Oliver!, Te King and I, Fiddler on the Roof, Te Sound of Music, Te Wedding Jane, Moon Over Buffalo, Te Scarlet Pimpernel, and Private Eyes. Singer, Te Wiz, and Annie Get Your Gun. Andrea has designed lighting for many Shannah Estep Props shows including the recent My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly!, Disney’s Te Little Mer- maid, and A Christmas Story the Musical. Gabrielle Burton JESSICA SARKISIAN (Choreographer) has been a member of GCP since 2000 Costume Designer and has been seen in such productions as Te Addams Family (Alice Beineke), works for GCP as House Manager of GCP’s 2nd Curtains (Georgia), Te Drowsy Chaperone, Te 25th Annual Putnam County GABRIELLE BURTON (Props) Ginger Kay Lewis-Reed Book by JOSEPH ROBINETTE Crew Space Teatre and a box office employee. She worked on props for Camelot, My Spelling Bee (Logainne), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), and Funny Girl (Fanny Athena Bryant Brice). She has also choreographed for the Junior Company on several occasions as Fair Lady, 9 to 5 the Musical, Shenandoah, All Shook Up, Te Addams Family, Music and lyrics by BENJ PASEK and JUSTIN PAUL well as GCP’s productions of Little Women and Nunsensations! South Pacific, Te Comedy of Errors, West Side Story, Te Pirates of Penzance, Set Designer Jennifer Money Te King and I, Fiddler on the Roof, Spamalot, and Bye Bye Birdie. She regularly Based upon the motion picture A Christmas Story distributed by Warner Bros., lends her artistic abilities to GCP’s Costume Shop and was seen onstage in Sugar David Pierce SHANNAH ESTEP (Vocal Coach) is a veteran member of Good Company Play- written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark, ers. She has worked as the vocal coach countless times for the Junior Company, Babies and Te Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Follow Spot Operators including the annual JCF performances. As a performer with GCP, Shannah has Rehearsal Pianist and upon In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash written by Jean Shepherd. Martin Martinez ATHENA BRYANT (Crew) a graduate of McLane High School, has attended many been seen in Te Women, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Brad Money H.M.S. Pinafore, Te Sound of Music, and Te Music Man. Shannah often works Good Company Players’ productions at both Roger Rocka’s Dinner Teater and Laurie Bridges Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY with CMT and has performed with other theatre companies throughout the Central GCP’s 2nd Space Teatre in recent years which has sparked her interest in theatre. of Woodstock, Illinois Valley. Athena made her GCP debut by working on crew for Te Glass Menagerie. Produced with permission of Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Dalfe Entertainment has been in such Good Company Players GINGER KAY LEWIS-REED (Costumes), GCP’s costumer, started designing for MARTIN MARTINEZ (Follow Spot) productions as Witness for the Prosecution, South Pacific, Calamity Jane, Fiddler the company in 1983. Her credits include Te Comedy of Errors, Les Liaisons Originally Produced on Broadway by Gerald Goehring, Roy Miller, Michael F. Mitri, Pat Flicker on the Roof, Stalag 17, and Cyrano de Bergerac. He worked behind the scenes as Dangereuses, Te Importance of Being Earnest, and Te Man Who Came to Din- Addiss, Peter Billingsly, Timothy Laczynski, Mariano Tolentino, Jr., Louise Beard, Michael ner at GCP’s 2nd Space, as well as GCP’s productions of Te Pirates of Penzance, assistant stage manager for I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and operat- ed follow spot during several GCP shows such as Hello, Dolly!, Shenandoah, and Filerman, Scott Hart, Alison Eckert, Bob Bartner, Michael Jenkins, Angela Milonas, Shrek the Musical, Curtains, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Hairspray, and Beauty and Bradford W. Smith and the Beast at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Teater. Oliver!. made his theatrical debut as well as his Good Com- DAVID PIERCE (Sets), GCP’s scenic artist since 1986, designed such sets as BRAD MONEY (Follow Spot) pany Players debut by operating follow spot for . Brad graduated from Shenandoah, All Shook Up, Oliver!, Te Addams Family, Young Frankenstein, All Shook Up Clovis Christian High School and currently attends Fresno City College. Shrek the Musical, Curtains, Fiddler on the Roof, and Monty Python’s Spamalot The Company for GCP shows at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Teater and Te Cripple of Inishmaan, ran follow spot for Over the River and Trough the Woods, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Te Impor- JENNIFER MONEY (Crew) All Shook Up, Fiddler on the and and was on crew for Jean Shepherd. DAN PESSANO Mobster Tap Specialty. JOY SMITH tance of Being Earnest, and Wait Until Dark at GCP’s 2nd Space Teatre. Roof, Paint Your Wagon, Nunsensations! Monty Python’s Spamalot, Singin’ in the Rain, Beehive, and Calamity Jane. She worked on cos- Ralphie. .CONNOR POFAHL Waiter. .ALEX FIGUEROA tumes for Roosevelt High’s Cinderella, Little Women, and Epic Proportions. Mother. .JESSICA SARKISIAN Male Chief Elf. DE’ANDRE JEAN-PIERRE The Old Man. TEDDY MALDONADO Fireman/Grouchy Townsman. JASON FREGOSO Randy . .VINNY FOLMER Policeman. .JACOB COZZI Schwartz. .COLBY PRIEST Kids: Flick. PETER HARTLEY HANNAH AWBREY, LAUREN CARTER, GIGI DICKERSON, Miss Shields. LAURIE PESSANO KENNEDY ELLIS, PETER HARTLEY, CAROLINE HUEY, Santa/Fantasy Villian/Doctor. SHAWN WILLIAMS GRACE LOTT, EMERSYN PIRES, COLBY PRIEST, Scut Farkus. LIAM OLSON DAVID SARKISIAN, ANNA SMITH, JOY SMITH, Grover Dill. .TREVIN PAULSON KARLIE STEMLER, ALLISON STEMPLE Esther Jane. .ANNA SMITH Mary Beth. .KARLIE STEMLER Adults: Goggles Kid. LAUREN CARTER ETHEL BIRRELL, JACOB COZZI, ALEX FIGUEROA, Nancy. .CAROLINE HUEY TONY FOLMER, JASON FREGOSO, KIMI GALANG VILLEGAS, Female Chief Elf. ETHEL BIRRELL LONDON GARCIA, JAMES HARVEY, DE’ANDRE JEAN-PIERRE, Mrs. Schwartz. ASHLEY WILKINSON CAITLYN LOPEZ, MALLORY PARKER, ASHLEY WILKINSON, Flick’s Mother. MALLORY PARKER SHAWN WILLIAMS On stage at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Teater November 10th, 2016 - January 8th, 2017 Musical Numbers Time: 1940 Place: Hohman, Indiana Act One Act Two Fr om: OVERTURE ENTR’ACTE It All Comes Down to Christmas (Part 1) . .Ralphie, Sticky Situation. Ralphie, Schwartz, Flick, Kids, When you donate to the Junior Company Foundation, Te Parkers Miss Shields, Flick’s Mom, Nurse, your patronage funds: It All Comes Down to Christmas (Part 2). Te Parkers, Policeman, Doctor, Fireman Adults, Kids To the Nightclub. .Farkus, Dill, Schwartz, Flick, Kids • Scholarships and training workshops To : Higbee’s Window. Ralphie, Kids, Ensemble You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out! . .Miss Shields, Kids Our Generous Red Ryder Carbine-Action BB Gun . .Ralphie, Jean Te Fight. Kids • Enhancements to Junior Company facilities & services It All Comes Down to Christmas (reprise). Full Company Just Like Tat. Mother • New Audience Outreach Program, partnering with organizations Sponsors Te Genius on Cleveland Street. Te Old Man, Red Ryder (reprise) & At Higbee’s. Ralphie, Elves Mother Up on Santa’s Lap. .Santa, Elves, Mary Beth, Nancy, for underserved youth When You’re a Wimp. Kids Goggles Kid, Kids Ralphie to the Rescue!. .Ralphie, Full Company Before Te Old Man Comes Home. .Te Parkers Visit Our Website to Donate Online Today: What a Mother Does. Mother Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana. Ralphie, Randy, Kids JuniorCompanyFoundation.org A Major Award. .Te Old Man, Mother, Christmas Morning. Ralphie, Randy Proceeds Benefit Junior Company Foundation a Non-Profit 501 c 3 Tax ID #942243654 Adults Ralphie to the Rescue! (reprise). Ralphie, Full Company Parker Family Sing-Along. .Te Parkers A Christmas Story. Te Parkers, Full Company Act I Finale. Ralphie, Full Company GCP Costume Shop: Ginger Kay Lewis-Reed, Sue Jameson, Orchestration provided by Marie Q.