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Special | 2018-2019 RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE 3 4 RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE 2018-2019 ADVISORY BOARD Jack Alphin Kristin Cooper Judi Wilkinson Sue Tucker Briggs M. Keith Kapp Larry Wilson Chris Brown Mike McGee Smedes York Bud Coggins Gail Smith Steve Zaytoun Scott Sutton 2018-2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers: Members At Large: Volunteer Representative: Georgia Donaldson Amy Bason Tina Morris-Anderson President David Bennett Heather Strickland Tucker Bullock City Council Liaison: Vice President Scott Falmlen Dickie Thompson Stuart Byham Lisa Hoskins Secretary Gene Jones City Staff Liaison: Sam Spilman Adrienne Kelly-Lumpkin Belva Parker Treasurer Kathy Lagana Shelley Crisp Sejal Mehta Attorney: Past President Tim McKay Wyatt Booth Kristie Nystedt Phyllis Parish Graham Satisky Kirk Smith Pam Swanstrom Jackie Williams LIFE MEMBERS Linda Bamford Eleanor Oakley David and Judi Wilkinson Steve and Ellen Landau Vicki and Wayne Olson Rick Young RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE 5 6 RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE WEST SIDE STORY SYMPHONY CONCERT VERSION Based on a Conception of JEROME ROBBINS Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Entire Original Production Directed and Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince By Arrangement with Roger L. Stevens WEST SIDE STORY is presented through a special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com THE VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Presented by Featuring Musicians of the Music Direction by Jim Waddelow Vocal Direction by Michael Santangelo Lighting Design by Cailen Waddell Sound Engineering by GSF Audio Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter @RLT1936 Follow us on Instagram @RLT1936 Tweet about the show #WestSideStoryRLT RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE 7 ORDER OF SONGS ACT 1 Prologue ............................................................................................................................... Orchestra Jet Song .................................................................................................................................. Riff, Jets Something’s Coming ......................................................................................................................Tony The Dance at the Gym ......................................................................................................... Orchestra Promenade ........................................................................................................................... Orchestra Mambo ................................................................................................................................ Orchestra Cha-Cha .............................................................................................................................. Orchestra Meeting Scene ...................................................................................................................... Orchestra Jump .................................................................................................................................... Orchestra Maria ..........................................................................................................................................Tony Balcony Scene ................................................................................................................... Maria, Tony America .................................................................................................Anita, Rosalia, Shark Women Cool ....................................................................................................................................... Riff, Jets One Hand, One Heart ......................................................................................................Tony, Maria Tonight ...................................................................... Maria, Tony, Anita, Riff, Bernardo, Jets, Sharks The Rumble ......................................................................................................................... Orchestra There will be a fifteen minute intermission. ACT 2 I Feel Pretty ........................................................................................................ Maria, Shark Women Under Dialogue .................................................................................................................... Orchestra Ballet Sequence ..................................................................................................................Tony, Maria Transition to Scherzo ............................................................................................................ Orchestra Scherzo ................................................................................................................................ Orchestra Somewhere .................................................................................................................................A Girl Procession and Nightmare ..................................................................................................... Company Gee, Officer Krupke ........................................................................................................................ Jets A Boy Like That ...............................................................................................................Maria, Anita I Have A Love ..................................................................................................................Maria, Anita Change of Scene ................................................................................................................... Orchestra Taunting Scene ..................................................................................................................... Orchestra Finale .............................................................................................................................. Maria, Tony RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE 9 10 RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE CAST Tony Zach Meeker Maria Alyssa White Riff Connor Nielsen Jets Ryan Parker Anderson (Big Deal) Brent Blakesley (Snow Boy) Jesse Farmer (Diesel) Dan Hawkins (Action) Christopher Inhulsen (A-rab) Joshua Scarborough (Baby John) Bernardo Michael Perez Sharks Dion Castro Jairo A. Pereira Jacob Sen Anita Elizabeth M. Quesada Shark Women Elena Mulligan (Somewhere soloist) Zeina G. Mvemba Patricia Pascual Melanie Payne Ingrid Santiago (Rosalia) Officer Krupke/Doc/Glad Hand/Jet Houston Horn Raleigh Symphony Orchestra (See page 19) PRODUCTION STAFF Artistic Director Patrick Torres Music Director Jim Waddelow Vocal Director Michael Santangelo Production Manager/TD Dennis R. Berfield Assistant Technical Director Alec Haklar Lighting Designer Cailen Waddell Sound Designer GSF Audio Production Assistant Bryan Bunch CREW Audition Crew Coordinator: Marie Berry; Catherine Lambe, Sylvia Scholl, Heather Shinpaugh, Michael Teleoglou House Managers Herb & Howard Estes; Nora Kelly RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE 11 CAST BIOGRAPHIES RYAN ANDERSON ( Jet: Big Deal ) is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he studied voice and education. Though this is his first performance with Raleigh Little Theatre, Ryan has an extensive performance history ranging from classical opera to contemporary shows. His most recent performance was in Steve Martin’s Bright Star. He would like to thank everyone who has supported his endeavors in performance, especially his parents. BRENT BLAKESLEY ( Jet: Snow Boy) is excited to perform in his third production at Raleigh Little Theatre. Favorite roles include Fabrizio in Raleigh Little Theatre’s The Light in the Piazza, Rudy in Justice Theater Project’s Bent, and Mark in Theatre in the Park’s Southern Baptist Sissies. In addition to local theatre and opera, he performs in The Oakwood Waits. He’s the office manager at Coolidge Law Firm. He’d like to thank Brian and Alex for their support. DION CASTRO (Shark) is grateful to be a part of his first production with Raleigh Little Theatre. He is currently finishing a degree in Marketing at Wake Technical Community College and has been involved in the local theatre community as an actor, music director, director and producer for various stage productions. His notable acting roles include Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (Spiritual Twist Productions), and Long John Silver in Treasure Island (Ceramic Goose Productions). He would like to thank his mother for her constant support of his theatre endeavors. All glory to Christ! JESSE FARMER ( Jet: Diesel ) is a sophomore musical theatre student at William Peace University. Theatre highlights include Woof in Hair, Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, Cooper in Island Song, Otto in Spring Awakening, John Hinckley Jr. in Assassins, and Burrs in Lippa’s Wild Party. This is Jesse’s third production with Raleigh Little Theatre, previously in the ensemble of both Little Shop of Horrors and Cinderella! He will be back on the Raleigh Little Theatre stage this summer as Pippin in Pippin. Jesse would like to thank his family for their support and love. DAN HAWKINS ( Jet: Action) credits include: Triangle Theatre: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Broadway Series South) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Raleigh), First Date (NRACT), Guys and Dolls (Cary Players), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (NRACT). Concerts: Fools and Follies (Two-Way Street Theatre) Film: The Hunt.
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