Who’s Who ROCCO DESGRES______is very excited to start his fourth summer with the Majestic Children’s MAJESTIC Children’s Theater! In previous years he has played Bean in Fantastic Mr. Fox, Buldeo in The Jungle Book and A Little Princess and his personal favor- THEATER 2017 ite, Long John Silver with his trusty companion “Poncho” in Treasure Island. He will be a senior next year at Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School where he most recently played The Dentist in A Little Shop of Horrors and Don John in Much Ado About Nothing. Rocco would like to thank his supportive parents, his friendly cast, and July 24, 25, 26 wonderful director Stephen! Enjoy the show! August 13, 14, 15, 16, 20 CAELIE FLANAGAN ______first came to Majestic Children’s Theater eight years ago, as an audience member. Four years later, she began working here---and four years after that (now!)---she is so happy to be here still! From fox holes, to toy boxes, to pirate ships, Caelie has enjoyed every minute of this wonderful ride. This year, she returns with some new and wonderful experience under her belt, including the title role in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Suffield High School, and Eliza Doolittle inMy Fair Lady Teddy Bear at Broad Brook Opera House. A recent graduate, Caelie looks forward to studying Musical Theater this fall at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY, where she knows many more adventures await her. But she is so grateful for the ones she has had thus far, es- Pools pecially here at the Majestic. She would like to thank everyone who has made them possible. Enjoy the show! & Spas MADI HARTLING ______This is Madi’s third summer with the Majestic Children Theater. She most Music and Lyrics by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, George Bruns, Tom Adair , recently performed over the winter in the Majestic’s Home for the Holidays. Ted Sears, Sammy Fain, and Jack Lawrence, Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and Lyrics by Bryan Louiselle, Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics by Marcy Heisler, She has been seen at Majestic as a variety of animals such as a Velveteen Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Rabbit and a Grandmother Frog. Madi is currently a Junior at Chicopee High School where she played Belle in Beauty and the Beast and Sandra in Big Fish. Favorite roles include; Olive (Spelling Bee), Little Red (Into the Woods), Rumpleteazer (CATS), Shashi (Webbed Hands), and many more! July 10, 11, 12, 30, 31 August 1, 2

www.lupazoo.org Open Retro 50’s Aladdin and the 7 Days 00OFF FREE Style $3. with any purchase Restaurant! a Week $12.00 or more 1 scoop of ice cream Wonderful Lamp dish or cone Adapted by Stephen Petit Limit one per family Limit one per family Exp 5/27/18 MT Exp 5/27/18 MT July 17, 18, 19, August 6, 7, 8, 9 Open 7 100% All Beef Skinless Days a Week! Hot Dogs Monday - Sunday The Legend of 10:30 am - 10:00 pm Hand-Cut French Fries Sleepy Hollow Old Fashioned Made-From-Scratch Hand-Formed Ice Cream & Shakes By Washington Irving, Adapted by Vera Morris Burgers Directed by Stephen Petit Memberships! Musical Director Elisabeth Weber BirthdayParties! Costume Design by Christine Thompson Field Trips! Stage Manager Nicki Meldonian Licensed by majestictheater.com (413) 583-8370 • (413) 589-9883 [email protected] 1261 Westfield Street, West Springfield (413) 747-7797 62 Nash Hill Road • Ludlow, MA ClassicBurgers.net • (413) 363-1654 131 Elm Street • West Springfield Who’s Who Continued Who’s Who Continued Madi also works with the New England Doo Wop Society and has found a passion for Doo CHRISTINE THOMPSON (Wardrobe Mistress) is on the Board of Wop. She would like to thank her Mom, Dad, Brother, Grandparents, and Giuseppe for all their Directors for the Theater Project and is the costume designer for the Majestic love and support! She would also like to thank her Majestic family for putting up with her and Children’s Summer Theater. She is also the proud Nana of Freeland, Maggie, Lewis, and Juliana. She is happy to be working with such a fine group of actors, allowing her into their lives! Cast designers and crew. Princess Aurora/Briar Rose...... NANETTE MENDIETA NICKI MELDONIAN (Stage Manager) is very excited to be a part of Prince Philip...... FELIX ANTWI-MENSAH MCT for her eighth year in a row! Nicki has worked at the Majestic on stage and off since 2012 and loves every minute of it. She spends her

Maleficent...... MOLLY DAMON-RUSH days working in the` Box Office, snuggling her cat Belle, and enjoying Flora...... MADI HARTLING life with her finance Dave. Nicki will be attending Anna Maria College JOSHUA TRUE ______Fauna...... CAELIE FLANAGAN (finally!) in the fall where she will major in Music Therapy. She would will be entering his Junior year at Ludlow High. Josh has been an active like to thank Danny, Todd, Stephen, Aurora, Dave, and the incredible member of the drama club since Elementary school! He has been a part Merryweather...... ALISON WEBER cast and crew of MCT for everything they do for her. Stay Strong and King Stefan/Goon/Animal Puppet...... ROCCO DESGRES of the Western Mass Junior & Senior district chorus for the past 5 years, Pass it On. and this year was selected to participate in the All-State Music Festival in Queen Stefanie/Goon/Animal Puppet...... EMILY WEBER Boston! This year he also took part in The Wet Paint Theater’s School High NANETTE MENDIETA______King Hubert/Goon/Animal Puppet...... JOSHUA TRUE Musical: The Musical! This is his fourth summer with the Majestic The- is 19, from Holyoke, and is very excited to be back at the Majestic this ater, where he’s played some of his favorite roles, including Pinocchio, Jim summer! You might have seen her in The Frog Prince last summer as the Hawkins in Treasure Island, and The Frog Prince! Josh would like to send a BIG thank you to Production Queen! She has starred in the lead ensemble in three of Holyoke High his amazing family and friends for all of their support and encouragement, most especially to his School’s musical productions: Cinderella and The Wizard of Oz, and was Producing Director...... DANNY EATON Mom, for always sending the cast a giant pizza. (LOVE YOU, MOM!) Director/Production Manager...... STEPHEN PETIT the Shoemaker’s Elf/Duloc Dancer in Shrek the Musical. She’s currently attending Holyoke Community College majoring in Communication, Associate Production Manager...... AURORA FERRARO Media, and Theater Arts. She was the light board operator in HCC’s ALISON WEBER ______production of Getting Out and played Nina in Pigeon, a one act play. She’d like to thank her Music Director...... ELISABETH WEBER is excited to be in these productions of Aladdin and Sleeping Beauty. family and best friends for supporting her in this journey and hopes you enjoy the show! Costume Designer...... CHRISTINE THOMPSON She is going to be a freshman next year at Virtual Acad- Stage Manager...... NICKI MELDONIAN emy. She currently lives in Monson, MA and hopes to become a history FELIX ANTWI-MENSAH ______teacher. Previous shows include: Anything Goes (Monson Summer The- Set Artist...... BEV STEVENS BROWNE is a freshman at Suffield Middle School. He has only been in two produc- ater), King and I (Monson Arts Council), Amahl and the Night Visitors Set Assistants/Carpenters...... CRAIG MILNE, JOSIAH DURHAM tions prior to this one so he is what some may call a “newbie”. He would (Greene Room Productions), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor like to give a huge gratitude-shoutout to Mr. Stephen Petit for reaching out Dream Coat (Unity House Players). She would like to thank her family Lighting Assistants...... DANIEL D. RIST, JOSIAH DURHAM to him and giving him the opportunity to be part of these wonderful shows. and Stephen Petit for making this possible. Enjoy the show! Sound and Projections Assitant...... JUSTIN LETELLIER He also hopes you enjoy watching the show as much as he enjoyed perform- ing in it. Choreography.... EMILY WEBER, ALISON WEBER, HANNAH CHAWLA ELISABETH WEBER (Musical Director) is happy to be joining the Production Assistants/Running Crew...... IAN BEGLEY, team for this exciting show. Elisabeth has an B.A. degree in church music, BENJAMIN ANDREW UPPERTON STEPHEN PETIT (Director) feels very blessed and thankful to say this a Masters in Organ Performance with an emphasis on music education, and is his fifth season directing Majestic Children’s Theater. Started in 2005 by years of experience working in community musical theater. She is the music Master Electrician...... AMBER TANUDJAJA his late high school drama teacher Van Farrier, Stephen is honored to be director for the Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield, where Photographer...... RICK TELLER carrying on this wonderful summer program into its 12th season. In addition she helped co-found the Unity House Players community theater. Elisabeth Marketing Director ...... T. EMERSON KADIS to directing, he has also adapted one script per season from the canon of has been music director for many local productions including several shows classic children’s literature, including The Jungle Book, A Little Princess, with Greene Room Productions, the Theatre Guild of Hampden, Monson Director of Public Relations ...... LEE CHAMBERS Alice in Wonderland, Pinocchio, and this summer’s Aladdin and the Won- Summer Theater, and Unity House Players. When not at the keys for a musical, teaching piano Box Office Manager...... DIANE MIDWOOD derful Lamp. Stephen is also the production manager for the main season at lessons, or directing choirs, Elisabeth serves as production manager for her family of six. Box Office/House Managers...... KATIA BALL, the Majestic Theater, stage managing three of the five productions a year, and has also been seen acting on stage, most recently as Mozart in Amadeus. Thanks to Danny, Todd, Aurora, Elisabeth, MARY ANN BISCHOFF, LEE CHAMBERS, Justin, Craig, Josiah, Bev, Nicki and to all the wonderful young actors, new and ‘old,’ for all they EMILY WEBER ______SCOTTI DANALIS, PAT FERREIRA, DONNA FITZGERALD, do to make these shows possible, (and thanks and love to Katie for her unwavering love and from the town of Monson, is honored to be part of the Majestic Children’s support). Hope you enjoy. NICKI MELDONIAN, SUZANNE MELDONIAN, Theater. She has been performing on stage since she was six in many com- munity theatre productions. She has studied dance for nine years and has MARTHA MORRIS, KAREN PIANTEK, MOLLY DAMON-RUSH ______worked as choreographer in various children’s productions. Favorite roles MAUREEN PINTER, KAIT RANKINS, CAROL RUCINSKI is a rising 10th grader at the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School include Reno in Anything Goes (Monson Summer Theatre), Little Inez in Hairspray (Greene Room Productions), and Consuela in West Side Story Children’s Theater House Manager...... CHRISTEEN JERARD (PVPA). She was previously seen on the Majestic Theater stage as Alice in Alice in Wonderland, Fox Daughter in The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Princess in (Unity House Productions). In September, you can see her as Carmen Diaz Accountant...... BARBARA DANILOW The Frog Prince. As well as Junie B. in Junie B. Jones the Musical at New in Monson Summer Theatre’s production of Fame. She would like to thank Stephen Petit, the Graphic Designer/Adv. Coordinator...... MJ WIERNASZ-KING Century Theatre Kids! She would like to thank all of her wonderful family, production team, her family, and her teachers for supporting her. Enjoy the show! Program Advertising...... SUZANNE MELDONIAN as well as her pet cat for providing much need cuddles after rehearsals. Usher Coordinator...... KATIA BALL Concession Staff...... SCOTTI DANALIS, JANET KAZAR, After the show, take this program to your favorite KIM KENNEDY, ANN LOLLIO, CHRIS PINTER, PAUL STEVENS actors and have them sign on their line!