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Home , Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens, Marvin Hamlisch, Mike Ockrent, Richard White (actor)

November 26—December 22, 2013

Music by Lyrics by Book by & Lynn Ahrens

Based on the story by Original Choreography by Originally Directed by Mike Ockrent Originally Presented by Radio City Entertainment at the Theater at

Directed by Gavin Mayer Musical Director Choreographer Scenic Design Nehls Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck Brian Mallgrave Lighting Design Sound Design Costume Design Vance McKenzie David Thomas Chris Campbell Wig and Makeup Design Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Lisa Rokicki Lisa Cook* Lisa A. Kurtz* Artistic Producer Rod A. Lansberry

Casting by wojcik | seay casting, llc

A Christmas Carol is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI • 421 West 54th Street, , NY 10019 • Phone: 212-541-4684 • Fax: 212-397-4684 • www.MTIShows.com The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited. Cast of Characters

Ebenezer Scrooge...... * Mr. Hawkins...... Rob Costigan * Ghost of Christmas Past...... Megan Van De Hey * Mr. Fezziwig...... Gregory Price * Ghost of Christmas Present...... Stephen Day * Mrs. Fezziwig...... Sharon Kay White * Ghost of Christmas Future...Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck * Young Scrooge...... David Miller Jacob Marley...... Brad Nacht * Young Marley...... Tim Howard Bob Cratchit...... Cole Burden * Emily...... Emily Luhrs * A Beadle...... Robert Michael Sanders * Sally Anderson...... Maddie Franke Old Joe...... Mark Rubald * Grace Smythe...... Hannah Katz Charity Man 1...... Ron Tal * Tiny Tim...... Vincent Rodriguez Charity Man 2...... Gregory Price * Boy Scrooge...... Kaden Hinkle Charity Man 3...... Tim Howard Fan...... Katie Phipps Fred Anderson...... Stephen Cerf * Jonathan...... Nate Patrick Siebert Mrs. Cratchit...... Joanie Brosseau-Beyette Martha...... Kira Vuolo Mr. Smythe...... Ben Dicke * Fred’s Son...... Kaden Hinkle Mrs. Mops...... Charla Mason Kelly Cratchit Girl...... Katie Phipps Judge...... Robert Michael Sanders * Ignorance...... Nate Patrick Siebert Scrooge’s Mother...... Jennifer DeDominici * Want...... Katie Phipps Scrooge’s Father...... Jacob Lewis Smith *

Ensemble Matt LaFontaine, Julia Perrotta, Parker Redford, Rachel Turner

Understudies (Understudies never appear in place of principal actors unless an announcement has been made.) Ebenezer Scrooge: Mark Rubald*; Mrs. Cratchit, Ghost of Christmas Past: Jennifer DeDominici*; Ghost of Christmas Present, A Beadle, Judge: Jacob Lewis Smith*; Ghost of Christmas Future: Julia Perrotta; Jacob Marley: Gregory Price*; Bob Cratchit: Ben Dicke*; Scrooge’s Father, Mr. Smythe, Old Joe: Rob Costigan*; Charity Man 2, Mr. Fezziwig: Robert Michael Sanders*; Charity Man 1 and 3, Young Marley: Parker Redford; Mr. Hawkins, Fred Anderson: Ron Tal*; Mrs. Mops: Maddie Franke; Mrs. Fezziwig: Charla Mason Kelly; Young Scrooge: Tim Howard; Scrooge’s Mom, Emily, Sally Anderson: Rachel Turner; Grace Smythe: Katie Phipps; Tiny Tim, Boy Scrooge, Fred’s Son: Nate Patrick Siebert; Jonathan, Ignorance: Kaden Hinkle; Fan, Want, Cratchit Girl, Martha: Hannah Katz. * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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Acknowledgments Performing Arts Committee, Dia Campbell and the SparkFun Team, and the Arvada Center Volunteers. Orchestra Music Director, Conductor, Keyboards: David Nehls Assistant to the Music Director, Percussion: Keith Ewer Bass: Jon Cullison; Violin: Deborah Fuller, Ellen Jean Harrison; Woodwinds: Harry Grainger; Trumpet: Dawn Kramer or Terry Sawchuk; Trombone: Wade Sander.

Time & Place 1843 – London, England

Musical Numbers

Act I “Overture”...... Orchestra “Hear the Bells”...... Ensemble “Jolly Good Time”...... Ensemble “Charity Men”...... Ebenezer Scrooge and Charity Men “Nothing to Do With Me”...... Ebenezer Scrooge and Bob Cratchit “You Mean More to Me”...... Cratchit Family “Link By Link”...... Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley and Ensemble “The Lights of Long Ago — Part I”...... Ghost of Christmas Past “Old Bailey”...... Scrooge’s Mother and Father, and Ghost of Christmas Past “The Lights of Long Ago — Part II”...... Ghost of Christmas Past “A Place Called Home — Part I”...... Boy Scrooge and Fan “Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball”...... Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig, and Ensemble “A Place Called Home — Part II”...... Young Scrooge, Emily and Ebenezer Scrooge “Money Machine Montage”...... Young Scrooge, Young Marley, Emily, Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig, and Ensemble “Abundance and Charity”...... Ghost of Christmas Present, Ebenezer Scrooge and Ensemble “Christmas Together”...... Cratchit Family, Fred and Family, and Ensemble

— Intermission —

Act II “Entr’ Acte”...... Orchestra “Christmas Together” (Reprise)...... Ensemble “Will Tiny Tim Live?”...... Ebenezer Scrooge, Ghost of Christmas Present and Cratchit Family “Dancing on Your Grave”...... Ebenezer Scrooge, Ghost of Christmas Future and Ensemble “Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today”...... Ebenezer Scrooge “Nothing to Do With Me” (Reprise)...... Ebenezer Scrooge and Who’s Who In The Cast

Richard White (Ebenezer Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck Stephen Cerf (Fred Scrooge) is making his (Ghost of Christmas Anderson) is making his Arvada Center debut. Future) This is Kitty’s 28th Arvada Center debut. Broadway: Joey, The Most production performing National Tours include: Happy Fella; Sir Danvers, at the Arvada Center. Jersey Boys and Spamalot. Jekyll & Hyde; Tommy, Broadway credits: The Regional: Les Misérables ; Lieutenant Phantom of the as a (Weston Playhouse); Fid- Cable, ; swing and Meg understudy, dler on the Roof (John Danillo, ; and on the national tour as W. Engeman Theater); and The Red Shadow, Meg Giry. Other regional Joseph and the Amazing Desert Song ( Opera). Off- credits: Swing, , and Guys and Dolls (Country Technicolor Dreamcoat (Reagle Music Theatre); Broadway: Essex, Elizabeth and Essex; and George, Dinner Playhouse); Swing! and (); (New Bedford Festival Theatre); and Topper. National Tour: The King and I, , ten years with the Hubbard Street Dance Company Twice Charmed (). Stephen , and Jekyll & Hyde. Regional: Phantom (Chicago); four years with Harbinger (Detroit); performed as a soloist with the Boston Pops for (Yeston/Kopit, recording RCA); Sayonara, Diamond Dance, Mussawwir, Agnes de Mille their 2008 summer concert series: “A Tribute Carousel and Showboat (Papermill Playhouse); Project (NYC). Actors’ Equity Association to .” Training: The Boston (Olney); Urinetown (American member for over 22 years. Conservatory. Stephen is an Arvada native and a Conservatory Theater);South Pacific (Arena member of Actors’ Equity Association. Stage); and 1776, (Guthrie, Goodspeed). TV: Joanie Brosseau-Beyette The New Moon, Showboat, and A Salute to Alan (Mrs. Cratchit) Rob Costigan (Mr. J. Lerner, (Great Performances). Feature Film: previously appeared at the Hawkins / us Mr. Smythe, the villain, Gaston, in Disney’s Beauty And The Arvada Center in Man of Scrooge’s Father, Old Joe) Beast (Platinum record, Grammy Award®, and the La Mancha and The 1940’s has performed in thirty opportunity to sing on the 64th Annual Academy Radio Hour. Joanie has productions at the Arvada Awards® telecast). been performing locally for Center including: The Man more than 25 years, having of La Mancha, , Megan Van De Hey appeared at Lone Tree Arts , Joseph and (Ghost of Christmas Past) Center, the PACE Center in the Amazing Technicolor is a veteran of the Arvada Parker, Heritage Square Opera House, and has Dreamcoat, River, Victor Center stage. Arvada been in more than 60 main stage productions at Victoria, Broadway Bound, and The 1940’s Radio audiences will recognize Boulder’s Dinner Theatre. Joanie is the artistic Hour. Local credits: Xanadu, and The Wedding her as Carmen in Curtains, director and co-founder of the Boulder’s Dinner Singer (The Aurora Fox); and Singin’ in the Rain, Svetlana in , Mother Theatre Academy children’s theatre program. , State Fair, 42nd Street, Hello, in Ragtime, and Luisa Dolly!, and Gypsy (Country Dinner Playhouse). in . Other credits Cole Burden (Bob Crachit) He has received a Denver Drama Critic’s Circle include: Baby (Cherry is making his Arvada Center Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical Creek Theatre);Always…Patsy Cline (Starkey debut. Credits: Himself and most recently a Henry Award nomination Theatrix); (Little Theatre of the and Nora (American in the same category. Theatre Group); The 25th Rockies); and Grey Gardens (Vintage Theatre). Jennifer DeDominici Anniversary Production Megan has been a multiple Henry, Ovation and (Scrooge’s Mother / us of Les Misérables (National Marlowe award winner since re-locating back to Mrs. Cratchit, Ghost of Tour); Legally Blonde Denver after spending seven years doing theatre Christmas Past) is reprising (Marriott Lincolnshire); in Chicago, where she was a three-time Joseph her 2010 role in this year’s Applause (City Center Jefferson Nominee. Megan is a member of Actors’ production of A Christmas Encores!); Bonnie & Clyde, and Warrior and The Equity Association. Carol, The Musical. She Piper (New York Festival); Grey most recently appeared Stephen Day (Ghost of Gardens (Philadelphia Theatre Company);Les at the Arvada Center Christmas Present)returns Misérables (Houston Theater Under the Stars); as Nimue in Camelot, to the Arvada Center for Evita (Mason Street Warehouse); Red Eye of Love, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, Claudia in Nine, his eighth show. He has and Becoming Tennessee (Eugene O’Neill Theater the ghost, Angelina in The Second Tosca, Signora appeared in theaters across Center). Readings/Workshops: Nightmare Alley, Fioria in Do I Hear a Waltz?, Mme. Renaud in the US and Canada and has Fiction in Photographs, Yank!, Bromance: The La Cage aux Folles, and in the ensemble of Les been nominated for several Dudesical, and The Ballad of Little Joe. Concert Misérables. Colorado Theatre Guild appearances: Lynn Ahrens and ’s Henry Awards, winning The Human Heart, We Are The Song: After The Ben Dicke (Mr. Smythe / twice for Javert in Les Storm (Joe’s Pub), ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway us Bob Cratchit) returns for Misérables and Max in Sunset Boulevard, both Cares, and The Actors Fund’sNothing Like A Dame. the holidays at the Arvada at the Arvada Center. Concert work includes a Film and TV credits: Beautiful Creatures, As The Center. Other credits soloist performance at Boettcher Hall with the World Turns, One Life to Live, 30 Rock, and The include Shellhammer in CSO conducted by . Recent Real Housewives of New York. Miracle on 34th Street, Neal roles: Molokov in Chess (Arvada Center); Man Tilden in The 1940’s Radio in Chair and Aldolpho in ; Hour, Simeon/the Butler and Roger in . Stephen trained at the in Joseph and the Amazing Royal Conservatory of Music and with the famed Technicolor Dreamcoat, Second City Improv. Upcoming roles: Captain Harry Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life, as well as Hook in Peter Pan and Arthur in Spamalot. reprising his past role as Smythe in , The Musical. Maddie Franke (Sally Matt LaFontaine Brad Nacht (Jacob Marley) Anderson / us Mrs. Mops) (Ensemble) was last seen is making his Arvada Cen- was last seen as Roberta at the Arvada Center as ter debut. This past summer Wooster in Curtains. Sir Lionel in Camelot. he appeared as Gomez Ad- New York: Nurse in Sleep Arvada credits include: dams in the national tour No More. Regional: All Curtains, Dirty Rotten of The Addams Family (at Shook ; Seven Brides for Scoundrels, Legally Blonde, the Buell Theatre). Broad- Seven Brothers; Man of La The 1940’s Radio Hour, way credits: Big Davey in Mancha; Meet Me in St. Ragtime, , All Shook Billy Elliot The Musical. Louis; The Horror Up, Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Other national tours: Max Show (Flat Rock Playhouse); Fame (ArtPark); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Bailystock and Roger De Bris in The Producers, Footloose; and The Stephen Foster Story. She received Miss Saigon, Honk!, A Year with Frog and Toad, and Dave in The Full Monty. Most recently Brad her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Elon University. and Altar Boyz. Regional credits include: Berger in played The Monster inYoung Frankenstein (Gate- Hair (Colorado Theatre Guild Henry nomination, way/Ogunquit Playhouse) Brad is a graduate of Kaden Hinkle (Boy Best Actor), Emcee in Cabaret, Jinx in Forever Catholic University in Washington, DC. Scrooge, Fred’s Son / us Plaid, Pippin in Pippin, and Cousin Kevin in Jonathan, Ignorance) is The Who’s Tommy (Henry nomination, Best Julia Perrotta (Ensemble returning to the Arvada Supporting Actor). / us Ghost of Christmas Center where he appeared Future) was last seen in the in Miracle on 34th Street. Emily Luhrs (Emily) This Arvada Center production Regional theatre: Lollipop will be Emily’s fourth of Legally Blonde. Other Guild in Wizard of Oz production at the Arvada Arvada credits include (Boulder’s Dinner Theatre); Center. She was last The 1940’s Radio Hour, and Lyncoya in Bloody seen in Miracle on 34th Hairspray, Schoolhouse Rock Bloody Andrew Jackson (Aurora Fox). Local credits: Street, Legally Blonde and Live!, and Just So. Julia has a JoJo in , and March Hare in Alice in Hairspray. Other Credits Bachelor of Arts in Musical Wonderland (the Art Underground); and Romeo include: Sally Simpson in Theatre from the University of Northern Colorado. in Romeo and Juliet (Douglass Theater). Television: The Who’s Tommy (Lyric 9News Light the Lights Celebration. Kaden studies Theatre of Oklahoma); Katie Phipps (Fan, voice, acrobatics, ballet, hip-hop, and tap. Lizzy in Baby (Cherry Creek Theatre); and Olive Want, Cratchit Girl / us in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Grace Smythe) is making Tim Howard (Charity Bee (Breckenridge Backstage Theatre). She has her Arvada Center and Man 3, Young Marley / a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre professional theater debut. us Young Scrooge) was Performance from the University of Oklahoma. Katie has been an Arvada last seen at the Arvada Center student since the Center as Tenorio in Charla Mason Kelly age of six. She studies jazz, Man of La Mancha. Tim (Mrs. Mops / us Mrs. modern, and ballet, and most recently appeared Fezziwig) is making her is a competitive gymnast. as Freddy in Dirty Rotten Arvada Center debut. Scoundrels (Town Hall Regional credits include: Gregory Price (Charity Arts Center). Other Susy in Wait Until Dark, Man 2, Mr. Fezziwig / us credits: Hair, Forever Plaid, The Producers, and Queen Anne in The Three Jacob Marley) As Scrooge’s The Who’s Tommy (Town Hall Arts Center); Musketeers, Grace in , former employer, Gregg will Anthony in (Aurora Fox, Ignite and Christine in Room be taking on his 29th role Theater Company); White Christmas (Lone Service (New American for the Arvada Center since Tree Arts Center); and : The Musical Theater); Witch in (Clock Tower); 1987. Arvada Center roles (Lakewood Cultural Center). Training: Bachelor Sally in Talley’s Folly (New Moon Theatre); and include: Nathan Detroit in of Fine Arts in Acting, Five Towns College. Working (Northlight Theatre). Local credits: Guys and Dolls, Moonface Aunt Em and Glinda in The Wizard of Oz( Town Martin in Anything Goes, Hannah Katz (Grace Hall Arts Center). Training: Master of Fine Arts, and Dr. Craven in The Secret Garden. He has also Smythe / us Martha the Theatre Conservatory at Chicago College of been seen as Sweeney in Sweeney Todd (Colorado Cratchit, Fan, Want, Performing Arts, Roosevelt University. Springs Fine Arts Center); Albin/Zaza in La Cratchit Girl) returns to Cage aux Folles (Boulder’s Dinner Theatre); and the Arvada Center where David Miller (Young Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (Country she appeared as Little Girl Scrooge) is making his Dinner Playhouse). in Ragtime. New York Arvada Center debut. He credits: We Are Monsters was last seen as Steve in Ring Parker Redford (Ensemble (NY Children’s Musical of Fire (Rocky Mountain / us Charity Man 1 and 3, Theatre Festival). Local Repertory Theatre). He Young Marley) is returning Credits: White Christmas, and Home for the has a Bachelor of Fine Arts for his third production Holidays (Lone Tree Arts Center); Annie (the PACE in Musical Theatre from at the Arvada Center. Center in Parker); and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow University of the Arts, Past credits include Squire (Aurora Fox). Hannah is a sixth grader at Campus Philadelphia, PA. Dap in Camelot, and Bill Middle School. She studies musical theatre, voice, Lansbury in Curtains. Local ballet, tap and lyrical dance. credits include: Bobby Child in (StageDoor Theatre); Ernst in Spring Awakening (Ignite Theatre); and Josh in9 to 5: The Musical (Town Hall Arts Center). Vincent Rodriguez (Tiny Jacob Lewis Smith plans on studying theater in college and pursuing Tim) made his stage debut (Scrooge’s Father / us A a career in the field. in the Arvada Center’s Beadle, Ghost of Christmas Black Box Theater as Little Present, Judge) was last seen Sharon Kay White (Mrs. Jake in the 2012 summer at the Arvada Center as Fezziwig) has performed workshop of Annie Get Your Herald-Clarius in Camelot. at the Arvada Center in Gun. He has been in plays Other credits: Emcee in 13 productions, including: at West Woods Elementary Cabaret, Dick McGann in Dividing the Estate, and appeared in a number (Chautauqua Ragtime, The Full Monty, of short films by local Opera); Preacher in Down Hollywood Arms, , independent filmmakers as well as television in the Valley (Berlin Opera); Cinderella’s , and Thoroughly Modern commercials and print media. Into the Woods, Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing Millie. National Tours: Happened on the Way to the Forum, Hair, The World , and Guys and Mark Rubald (Old Joe / Goes ’Round, The Secret Garden, Mame, and the Dolls. European Tour: Golden Musicals of us Ebenezer Scrooge) was world premiere of ’s Huckleberry Finn Broadway. Regional: She Loves Me, Guys and Dolls, seen last season in Arvada (Berlin, Germany). Recordings: Taxi in One Touch 1940’s Radio Hour, Chorus Line, and 42nd Street; Center’s performances of of Venus with Victoria Clark; wrote and recorded The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Denver Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, on the Grammy® nominated album Watch the Civic Theatre);Xanadu (Aurora Fox); Guys and Macy in Miracle on 34th Throne with Kanye West and Jay Z. Jacob holds Dolls, Clue, Moon Over Buffalo, Beauty and the Street, Bradman in Blithe a Bachelor of Music Degree from Beast, and Gypsy (Country Dinner Playhouse). Spirit, Governor in Man School of Music in New York City. New York: A Doll’s House, and Death of a Salesman. of La Mancha, Lewis in Dividing the Estate, and Ron Tal (Charity Man 1 2 Bernstein in Curtains. Also Sheriff Ed Earl in / us Fred Anderson, Mr. The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, Dindon in La Hawkins) Arvada Cen- Alan Menken (Music) began writing music Cage aux Folles, Slim in Of Mice and Men, and ter debut. National Tour: for theater in the late 1970’s achieving his first Man in A Man for All Seasons. Other Nachum/Vladamyr in significant success with the 1982 off-Broadway theaters include: The Old Globe in San Diego, . Se- musical Little Shop of Horrors. Menken received Central City Opera and 15 seasons at Denver lected Regional: Greg in both Tony Award® and Center Theatre Company. , Sir Gala- nominations for the score of Beauty and the Beast had in Spamalot, Frank which opened on Broadway in 1994. That same Robert Michael Sanders Wyman in Mack & Ma- year, Menken collaborated with Lynn Ahrens to (A Beadle, Judge / us bel, Aaron in Legally Blonde, Jekyll & Hyde, create the score for A Christmas Carol, The Musical. Charity Man 2, Mr. Carousel, Footloose, Westchester Broadway The production debuted at Madison Square Fezziwig) returns to the Theatre, Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts, Garden’s Paramount Theater in 1994 and went Arvada Center where he Arizona , Allenberry Play- on to become an annual holiday event. Menken last appeared in Man of house, Prather Entertainment Group. Train- is best known, however, for his work over the past La Mancha. Robert has ing: Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance two decades with Pictures scoring performed for over 20 years from –Steinhardt School. numerous films, including the animated classics in television, theater, music A new member of Actors’ Equity Association. , and , and film. Music credits among others. include: writing for American Woman TV and Rachel Turner (Ensemble Miami Ink, as well as several albums, and being / us Scrooge’s Mother, Lynn Ahrens (Book and Lyrics) began her career named to the Grammy® list multiple times. Acting Emily, Sally Anderson) as a copywriter, before going on to write songs credits include a 2010 Marlowe Award for best has performed at the for the , Schoolhouse Rock. She Comedic Actor, in The Love List, and best Kid’s Arvada Center in eight subsequently worked as a freelance composer Theater Director for Little Mermaid, Best Ensemble productions, including: and singer of commercial music, and wrote for Honk!, and Skin Of Our Teeth. Robert is also Camelot, Curtains, Anne and produced a number of songs for children’s a full time children’s theater director/instructor. in La Cage aux Folles, television, particularly Captain Kangaroo. She Buddy—The Buddy Holly began writing for the musical theater in 1982. Nate Patrick Siebert Story, Big River, and It’s A She won the Tony Award®, Drama Desk Award, (Jonathan, Ignorance / us Wonderful Life. Other credits include: Marisa in and Outer Critics Circle Award for the musical Tiny Tim, Boy Scrooge, Consider The Oyster, and Grace Farrell in Annie Ragtime, and was nominated for two Academy Fred’s Son) is returning to (Aurora Fox); Janet Van DeGraff in The Drowsy Awards® and two Golden Globe Awards® for the the Arvada Center after Chaperone (Vintage Theater); Judy inWhite animated Twentieth Century Fox film . being knighted Sir Tom Christmas, Chava in Fiddler on the Roof, and of Warwick in Camelot. Gollum in The Hobbit(Town Hall Arts Center); Mike Ockrent (Book) was a British stage director Other credits include: and Kim MacAfee in , and Mary and writer, well known both for his Broadway Winthrop in The Music Jane in Big River (Candlelight Dinner Playhouse). musicals and smaller niche plays. Through Man (Colorado Christian directing Educating Rita, The Nerd and , he University); Annie (Afterthought Theatre Kira Vuolo (Martha became an established figure in London theatre. Company); and Aladdin in Aladdin (Rocky Cratchit) marks her first In 1986, he made a successful transition to New Mountain Theatre for Kids). Film Credits: professional show with York with that earned several The Performance (Prentiss Productions); and A Christmas Carol, The Tony Award® nominations including Best Book of Starry Night (Colorado Film School student Musical. Recent Arvada a Musical. In 1992, Ockrent worked with Susan projects). Nate is eight years old and studies Center shows include Stroman on Crazy for You and other productions. ballet, tap, jazz and . the Teen Intensive They were married in 1996 and remained so until productions of Footloose, Ockrent’s death from leukemia in 1999. Hairspray, All Shook Up, and Sweeney Todd as well as the Theatre Academy Company’sPippin . She Charles Dickens (Story Author) was a nineteenth Pat Payne (Assistant Director) returns for his Chris Campbell (Costume Design) has designed century English writer and social critic. He created ninth show as Assistant to the Director. Past costumes for eleven Arvada Center productions. some of the world’s most memorable fictional Arvada Center credits include: Legally Blonde, Design credits include Man of La Mancha (2013 characters and is generally regarded as the greatest Ragtime, Blithe Spirit, Hairspray, Curtains, and Henry Award winner for Outstanding Costume novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, most recently, Camelot. Pat is making his Arvada Design), Blithe Spirit, Miracle on 34th Street, Lion his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by Center directorial debut with The Mousetrap in Winter, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor the twentieth century, critics and scholars broadly opening in January 2014. Dreamcoat (2009 Henry Award and Denver acknowledged his literary genius. His 1843 Post Ovation award winner for Outstanding novella, A Christmas Carol, is one of the most Keith Ewer (Assistant to the Music Director, Costume Design). Chris has been an artisan for influential works ever written, and it remains Percussion) has been the house percussionist at Disney, Carfagno Studios in New York, and the popular and continues to inspire adaptations in the Arvada Center since 1987. He is also the Denver Center Theatre Company. She has also every artistic genre. coordinator of the Front Range Youth Symphony been a graphic and conceptual artist for Carter’s here at the Center. Keith works as a freelance Children’s Wear, Thomas Nelson Publishing, Gavin Mayer (Director) Arvada Center: Curtains, musician, arranger, composer, and music teacher Avery Dennison and the J.M. Smucker Company. Legally Blonde (CultureWest Award Winner: Best in the Denver area. He is music directing the Musical, Nomination: Best Director), Miracle upcoming Arvada Center Children’s Theater Lisa Rokicki (Wig and Makeup Design) is on 34th Street; Assistant Director: Dirty Rotten production of Lyle the Crocodile in 2014. returning to the Arvada Center having previously Scoundrels, and Chess. Selected Directing Credits: designed Dividing the Estate, Man of La Mancha, Forever Plaid (Post Playhouse), Jesus Christ Brian Mallgrave (Scenic Design) serves as and Miracle on 34th Street. Other wig and makeup Superstar, Bus Stop, Sweeney Todd, Les Misérables, Resident Scenic Designer at the Arvada Center. jobs include designing and assisting many Equus, , Pippin, Footloose, The Recent designs of note include Camelot, Man of La productions at Denver Center Theatre Company Laramie Project, Urinetown: The Musical, Anything Mancha, and Curtains for the Main Stage Theater, and Central City Opera House. Lisa is currently Goes, Damn Yankees, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Dividing the Estate for the Black Box Theatre. a professional hair stylist at a local salon. Random Acts of Violence. Masters of Fine Arts Brian has received several awards and nominations in Directing–Florida State University School for his work, including a recent Denver Post Lisa Cook (Production Stage Manager) Arvada of Theatre. Ovation Award for Ongoing Achievement in Center stage management credits: Curtains, Scenic Design. Other companies for which he has Blithe Spirit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Ragtime, David Nehls (Music Director) A Christmas Carol, worked locally include Curious Theatre Company Hairspray, A Christmas Carol, The Musical, Nine, The Musical marks David’s 37th production at and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Les Misérables, and others. the Arvada Center. As Musical Director, David has worked across the country at a variety of Vance McKenzie (Lighting Design) is returning Lisa A. Kurtz (Assistant Stage Manager) has theaters including: Riverside Theatre, Vero Beach, to Arvada having previously designed lights for been at the Arvada Center since 1995. She FL; American Music Theatre, San Jose, CA; Miracle on 34th Street. Vance is a freelance lighting started on the running crew, moved into stage Theatreworks Hartford; plus many theatres here designer working throughout North America. He management and has been in this position in the Denver metro area. In New York, David is recently designed the regional premiere of Jane ever since. known as a Composer/Lyricist, having supplied Eyre. Other recent designs include: Cymbeline music and lyrics for The Great American Trailer (THEATREWORKS); The 39 Steps(Breckenridge Wojcik | Seay Casting (Casting) is the partnership Park Musical, The Watercooler, Breach, and It’s a Backstage Theatre); andCarry On with Ballet of Scott Wojcik and Gayle Seay. Along with Wonderful Life, plus the opening numbers for Nouveau Colorado. Vance has his Master of Fine Ashley Squires they cast theater and commercials the fundraiser Broadway Bares, 19 and 20. His Arts from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. as well as TV/Film. Off-Broadway:Triassic Parq; new musical, The Great American Trailer Park National Pastime; 666; ’ The Christmas Musical, premieres this year at Stages David Thomas (Sound Design) previously Two Character Play, and the upcoming Handle With Repertory Theater in Houston. He has also acted designed Camelot, Curtains, Man of La Mancha, Care. Tours: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor as Composer/Lyricist/Arranger/Musical Director Miracle on 34th Street, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Dreamcoat; Oklahoma!, and A Chorus Line. Many for Carols for a Cure, Broadway Cares/Equity at the Arvada Center. Regional designs include regional theaters across the country including Fights AIDS Christmas fundraising CD’s from productions for Yale Repertory Theatre, Capital Riverside Theatre-FL, Theatre Raleigh-NC, Stages 1998-2005. David is a member of the Historic Repertory Theatre, and Williamstown Theatre St Louis-MO, Theatre Aspen-CO, The Astoria Elitch Gardens Theatre Foundation to restore the Festival. New York designs include productions for Performing Arts Center-NY, and the Tuacahn Elitch Theatre at 38th and Tennyson. Storm Theatre, Urban Stages, Astoria Performing Performing Arts Center-UT. Film: Best Man In Arts Center, TerraNOVA, Summer Play Festival, The Dark. Pilot: Upstate. : Prologue. Web Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck (Choreographer) and Redshift Productions. Broadway associate and Series: Expert Witness. Commercial clients include This is Kitty’s 28th show as Choreographer for assistant design credits include: The Performers, Capital One, Chase Bank, Canon, Verizon, Bose the Arvada Center. Other choreography credits: Magic/Bird, Venus in Fur, Hair, The Motherf**ker and many pharmaceutical companies. Guys and Dolls, Swing!, Phantom, (Country with the Hat, and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Dinner Playhouse); Bat Boy: The Musical, The (Tony®-nominated sound design). Master of Fine World Goes ‘Round (LDTC); Oliver! (Riverwalk Arts: Yale School of Drama. Theater); and The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Denver Civic). She was Artistic Director of the Lake Dillon Theatre Company (LDTC) and Lake Dillon Foundation for the Performing Arts. Directing credits: Schoolhouse Rock Live! (Arvada Center); Alexander, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Swing!, Bat Boy and The World Goes ‘Round. EXECUTIVE Scene Shop Costume Shop Philip C. Sneed...... Executive Director Tim Krueger...... Master Carpenter/Welder Liz Jasperse...... Assistant Costume Shop Manager Clark Johnson...... Chief Operating Officer Jill A. Fives...... Lead Scenic Artist Crystal McKenzie...... First Hand Rod A. Lansberry...... Artistic Producer Jacob Auten...... Scenic Carpenter Meredith Murphy...... Costume Crafts Frank Cason...... Stage Carpenter Reagan Fair...... Stitcher ADMINISTRATION C. Cory Knutson...... Scenic Carpenter Sara Hildebrand...... Stitcher Lisa Hoffman...... Artistic Associate Todd Malcolm...... Scenic Carpenter Amoreena Kissel...... Stitcher Melanie Mayner...... Public Relations Manager Korri Marshall...... Scenic Artist Andrew Ozbun...... Wig Maintenance Technician Kyle Scoggins...... Stage Carpenter Jessica Page...... Stitcher ARTISTIC Dusty Sloan...... Stage Carpenter Kathleen S. Page...... Stitcher Nathan Spurgeon...... Scenic Carpenter Jessica Schneider...... Stitcher Pat Payne...... Assistant to Director Brooke Vlasich...... Stitcher Keith Ewer...... Assistant to Musical Director Prop Shop Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck...... Dance Captain Meghan Markiewicz...... Prop Shop Manager Wardrobe Melissa Green...... Props Artisan Jessica Page...... Dresser PRODUCTION Liza Kelley...... Props Artisan Jessica Schneider...... Dresser Production Staff Electrics Adam Stolte...... Production Manager Jacob Kenworthy...... Assistant Production Manager Ronnie Daniel...... Electrician Nick Cimyotte...... Technical Director Tom Fletcher...... Electrician Chris Campbell...... Costume Shop Manager Lauren Hergenreter...... Electrician David Cimyotte...... Lead Theater Technician Lucy Himsl...... Electrician Jon Olson...... Master Electrician Sarah Huyck...... Electrician Grant Evenson...... Lead Sound Technician Wesley Reeves...... Electrician Brian Mallgrave...... Resident Scenic Designer Lisa Cook*...... AEA Stage Manager Sound Lisa A. Kurtz*...... AEA Stage Manager Matthew Gale...... Sound Technician Katrina Niemisto...... Stage Manager Morgan McCauley...... Sound Technician Rob Reynolds...... Design Associate Children’s Guardian Laurie Scoggins

On this production, the Arvada Center Theater’s production staff and crew have created or coordinated all elements of set, lighting, props, sound and costumes.

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Arvada Center Arvada Council for the Volunteer Council Arts and Humanities Nancy Bickford Deb Condo, Chair Join The Marquee Club and Liz Cawthorne Kelly Pachello, Treasurer experience the Arvada Center up close! Judy Davisson Ereka O’Hara, Secretary Frances Evans As one of the region’s most celebrated institutions for live theater, Timothy Geisler Mary Jo Giddings concerts and dance, free gallery exhibitions and hundreds of classes, Debra Havins Linda Stevinson your support is essential in serving nearly 350,000 visitors each year. Gregory Tan Nancy Terry Shannon Voirol Make your annual Friends of the Center gift of $300 or more and Shirley Walker enjoy exclusive access to behind-the-scenes events, networking Bob Dyer, opportunities and unique art experiences at the Arvada Center. City Council Representative For more information, please the Development office at Bob Fifer, 720-898-7226 or visit www.arvadacenter.org/support City Council Alternate Large print programs are available upon request.