CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY Michael Butler, Artistic Director Scott Denison, Managing Director presents A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens Adaptation by Cynthia Caywood and Richard L. James Directed by Scott Denison Music Director Scenic Designer Lighting Designer Michael Patrick Wiles Kelly James Tighe John Iarla Sound Designer Costume Designer Projection Designer Jeff Mockus Bethany Deal Steve Channon Hair Stylist Choreographer Dialect Coach Michael Berg Jennifer Perry Lynne Soffer Stage Manager Jeff Collister* Honorary Producer Angie Coffee Hofmann Theatre December 8 - 18, 2016 Lesher Center for the Arts Season Season Partner Foundation Sponsor Sponsor *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States Center REP is a member of Theatre Bay Area and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), The National Organization for the American Theatre The Sound Designer is a member of United Scenic Artists Union CAST Jeff Draper (Mr. Boxer/Marley/Topper/Old Forum Actors Ensemble: www.fantasyforum.org. He works for Joe) is co-Education Director for Center REP UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and resides with Catherine Bartomeo ..................................Catherine Hastings with Kerri Shawn, where they run the Young his wife and son in Benicia. Chris Contreras .................................................Georgie/Thief REP summer theatre training program, and he Max DeSantis .................................................................Future is also a teacher at The Harker School in San Alex Moore (Mr. Tiffey - Tenor) is happy to Michael Doppe* ...............................................Young Scrooge Jose. He has performed in numerous Center return “home” for a 3rd season of ACC! SF Jeff Draper .....................................Mr. Boxer/Marley/Old Joe REP productions, and has also performed Bay Area credits include: Town Hall- Spelling Ella Dunderdale ............................................Belinda Cratchit with Fantasy Forum, Town Hall Theater, CCMT, The Willows, Bee (Chip), Mystery... Drood (Bazzard), Edison Gould .................................. Boy Scrooge/Turkey Boy California Shakespeare Theater, San Jose Stage, TheatreWorks, Company (David), CCMT- Les Mis (Enjolras), OMG...- Godspell (Judas). A proud WC Heather Kellogg.....................................................Dorit/Anne Marin Theater Company, and others. Jerry Lee* ..............................................Mr. Checkers/Present native, Alex graduated from Northgate High Amanda Leigh .................................................................Belle Ella Dunderdale (Belinda Cratchit) is in 2005, where he was a member of PW, president of the Scott Maraj ..................................................................Gridley very excited to be returning to Center REP! Madrigals, and a DP captain. Alex studied vocal performance Michael McCarty .....................Mr. Applebaum/Mr. Fezziwig Previous performances include Fan and and theatre and holds a BA in music from PLNU, San Diego. Alex Moore.................................................. Mr. Tiffey - Tenor Belinda Cratchit in A Christmas Carol An instructor at The Ballet School’s Young Actor’s Studio, Thomas Moore...................................... Peter Cratchit/Charlie with Center REP and Baby June in Gypsy, Alex is a proud member of FFAE! He looks forward to his next R. Martin Newton .........................................................Rudge Amaryllis in The Music Man, Little Cosette and biggest role to date, as he and his wife Erin will become Josselyn O’Neill ............................................................... Rosa and Little Eponine in Les Misérables and Marta in The Sound parents early next April! Zachary Padlo ....................................................Dick WIlkins of Music with Contra Costa Musical Theatre. She is a proud Jeanine Perasso ................................................ Mrs. Fezziwig student of Lareen Fender Ballet School Performing Arts, has Thomas Moore (Peter Cratchit/ Charlie) Grace Perry ....................................................................... Fan performed and trained with Studio L and Town Hall Theatre is thrilled to be back with the cast of A Vincent M. Perry .................................. Constable/Undertaker in Lafayette and spent an amazing summer as part of Center Christmas Carol for a third year. Thomas Xander Raymond .................................................Beggar Boy REP’s Young REP program. Ella is thrilled and grateful that studies voice and saxaphone locally. He also Barbara Reynolds ............................. Miss Skiffins - Soprano you are here to see the show, enjoy! participates in local singing performances and Kerri Shawn .................................................Past/Charwoman competitions. His favorite roles to date have Edison Gould (Boy Scrooge/Turkey Boy) Teddy Spencer* .................................................Fred Hastings been as Boy Scrooge and Peter Cratchit in A Christmas Carol is excited to be returning to A Christmas Jenna Stich ...............................................................Laudnress with Center REP. Thomas would like to thank his parents, Carol for the third year! He hopes to bring Sara Taylor .....................................................Fauna Fezziwig family, and friends for driving him everywhere and his teachers a complexity and depth to the role of Turkey Molly Thornton ..................................... Miss Augustus - Alto and mentors for helping his dreams become realities. Enjoy the Boy that has never been seen in the history Larry Tom ................................................Mr. Bagstock - Bass show! of the role. Ever. Without giving too much Brayden Bautista Toy .............................................. Tiny Tim away -- longer sleeves in the jacket! Edison would like to Tiare Vasconcellos .............................................. Fig Fezziwig R. Martin Newton (Rudge) Marty, as he thank Mom & Dad, Uncle Jeff, Gigi, Gretchen & PJ, Uncle Ginny Wehrmeister ............................................Mrs. Cratchit likes to be known, is thrilled to be returning Danny, Auntie Paula, Clarabell and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Michael Patrick Wiles* .......................................Bob Cratchit to Dickensian England in his 10th year. Michael Ray Wisely* ................................. Ebenezer Scrooge Some of Marty’s favorite roles include Dave Heather Kellogg (Dorit/Anne) is happy to be Bukatinski in The Full Monty (CCMT, Shellie Olivia DelRay Wisely .....................................Martha Cratchit back with her Christmas Carol family! She Wendy Wisely .............................................................Lucretia Award Nominated), Andy Lee in 42nd Street was last seen at Lafayette’s Town Hall Theatre (CCMT) and George in The Drowsy Chaperone (TVRT). Marty Diella Wottrich ............................................................Lavinia playing Hallie in The Man Who Shot Liberty Special thanks to Ken Ruta*, Narrator revels in his multiple roles that he plays in A Christmas Carol Valance, and Linda in Play it Again, Sam. (Center Rep). He looks forward to it every year. He’s also a Recent productions include: Evelina Bunner CAST BIOGRAPHIES huge fan of the San Francisco 49’ers, Game of Thrones and in The Bunner Sisters with RE:ACT, Rosalind stinky cheese. in Moon Over Buffalo with Town Hall Theatre, Liz in Hilarity, Catherine Bartomeo (Catherine Hastings) and Kristin in Kristin Hersh’s RAT GIRL both with DIVAfest, was recently seen as Luisa in The Fantasticks Josselyn O’Neill (Rosa) is delighted to spend Babies: The Ultimate Birth Control (winner of Best of Fringe), a second year with Center REPertory’s A with OMG. Recent credits include Dainty June and Cat Ladies both with All Terrain Theater. She is a graduate in Gypsy (CCMT), Cosette in Les Miserables Christmas Carol family. Previous credits of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television. Love to include My Fair Lady and the World (CCMT), Catherine Hastings in A Christmas mom and dad. Iniibig kita, gwapo kong baboy. Carol (Center REP) and Nancy in Fancy Premiere of Enchanted April (PCRT), Much Nancy (BACT). Catherine holds her master’s degree in opera Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Orange Jerry Lee* (Mr. Checkers/Present) is the county), and Disney California Adventure; performance (Wichita State University) and her bachelor’s Producing Artistic Director of SacImpulse degree in voice (LSU). Other credits: The Drowsy Chaperone she holds a BA Music/BA Theatre from Chapman University. Theatre (An Iliad, Orlando, Ryan Landry’s When she is not performing, she is grateful to be teaching and (Janet van de Graaff), Peter Pan (Wendy Darling), Rocky The Plexiglas Menagerie). NYC: Summer and Horror (Columbia), Sweeney Todd (Johanna), and West Side learning from her students at The Ballet School and Performing Smoke (BASiC Theatre Project.) Regional: Arts Studio. Love always to Casey. Joyeux Noel! Story (Maria). She teaches both dance and voice at The Ballet The Fantasticks, It’s a Wonderful Life, A Little School. Much love to her husband, Matt, and pups, Nola and Princess (Sacramento Theatre Company); A Christmas Carol, Dixie! Zachary Padlo (Dick Wilkins) is happy to Life Could Be a Dream (Center REP); Forbidden Broadway be joining the cast of A Christmas Carol. (California Musical Theatre); State Fair, The Drowsy Chris Contreras (Georgie/Thief) My name Previous credits include: