The Highlander Hop .................... 3 The Highlander Hop Company ..... 4 Director’s Note ............................ 5 Little Women ............................... 7 Little Women Company ................ 8 OUR MISSION Director’s Note ............................ 9 To create a professional The Songs .................................10 theater experience Company Biographies ...............13 that strives for excellence through hard work and humility. Our passion is to tell stories that ENGAGE audiences and CHALLENGE all involved in our process to think, learn and grow. ADVERTISING Onstage Publications 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 e-mail: [email protected] www.onstagepublications.com This program is published in association with Onstage Publications, 1612 Prosser Avenue, Kettering, OH 45409. This program may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. JBI Publishing is a division of Onstage Publications, Inc. Contents © 2019. 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LA HABRA THEATER GUILD | 1 77TH LA HABRA THEATER GUILD PRODUCTION JANUARY 24 – 17, 2019 The Highlander Hop CO-CONCEIVED BY Annie Lavin & Brian Johnson CHOREOGRAPHED BY Annie Lavin LA HABRA THEATER GUILD | 3 THE HIGHLANDER HOP C O M P A N Y Aleen Amloian, Alex Meza, Alyssa Hastings Green, Amanda Marroquin, Ariana Abel, Ashley Zarate, Atalia Zahrndt, Aubrey Sanders, Bavin Martin, Brady Hart, Brennen Logan, Briana Guzman, Brooklyn Verdugo, Cade Lunsford, Caleb Bates, Daniel Connolly, Daniel Grilli, Daniella Desatoff, Davess Verdugo, David Taylor, Dev Patel, Dylan Spiker, Elisabeth Marquez, Elizabeth Anderson, Emily Harper, Emma Garofalo, Estrella Burks-Parra, Gabriel Liron, Gabriel Taylor, Grace Reid, Gracie Rhode, Gwendolyn Helmer, Hannah Mangold, Jade Arbilon, Jazz Arni, Jeremiah Gomez, Jeremy Percy, Jonathan Garcia, Joshua Garberg, Josiah Brimmage, Kastell Quesada, Katie Christing, Liam Forbes, Lucy Manzer, Lukas Garberg, Makayla Claxton, Makayla Davis, Maya Equihua, Merari Avelar, Mercy Thornton, Michaela Varvis, Morgan Dodero, Nicole Gutierrez, Noelle Johnson, Nolan de Bruijn, Olivia Cooksey, Rebecca Morales, Roman Torres, Ruby Muir, Sadie Lin, Samantha Valentine, Savannah Clayton, Silas Ten Elshof, Sirmaj Singleton, Sophia Paredes, Stevie Navarro, Taiyo Inoue, Taylor Garner, Tessia Carty, Trinity Stinson, Veronica McFarlane STAGE MANAGER Zoe Kinne ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Alex Martinez ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Mikayla Kobzoff ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Laila Roshan ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Lana Chen CHOREOGRAPHER & CO-CONCEIVER Annie Lavin CO-CONCEIVER Brian Johnson COSTUME MANAGER Tana Carmicahel TECHNICAL ADVISOR Matt Mankiewicz 4 | LA HABRA THEATER GUILD DRCTI E O R ’ S N O T E This production has not been an easy one. What originally began as one idea has now transformed into something entirely different... and might I add, for the better. Due to a host of different issues, the show has made a complete transformation. After over a month of rehearsals we had to completely revamp our vision and concept for the show including music, choreography, and location. Throughout this process I have encountered a hard-working, flexible cast and staff. We have had to learn quickly, make last-minute changes, and put a whole lot of trust into our process. I’m thankful for everyone’s commitment to continue to be a part of a show that wasn’t sure exactly what it was. In tonight’s performance, you will be taken back to the 1950s. As you travel to several different locations on the campus of La Habra High School you might encounter a rebellious greaser, a preppy cheerleader, or even an overachieving bookworm. We invite you to go back in time to experience teenagers telling a story of dance and rock n’ roll. Tonight is the first Theater Guild performance for many of the dancers in the cast. I’m excited for you to see their characters come to life and hope that you dance alongside them at the Highlander Hop. Now, get ready to “rock around the clock tonight!” Let’s go to the hop: The Highlander Hop Annie Lavin LA HABRA THEATER GUILD | 5 78 TH LA HABRA THEATER GUILD PRODUCTION FEBRUARY 14 – 23, 2019 Little Women BOOK BY Allan Knee LYRICS BY Mindi Dickstein MUSIC BY Jason Howland BASED ON THE NOVEL BY Louisa May Alcott DIRECTED BY Erika & Brent Schindele Little Women is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. www.MTIShows.com LA HABRA THEATER GUILD | 7 LITTLE WOMEN C O M P A N Y STAGE MANAGER Zoe Kinne ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Kastell Quesada DIRECTOR Erika Schindele DIRECTOR Brent Schindele COSTUME MANAGER Tana Carmicahel TECHNICAL ADVISOR Brian Johnson MARMEE Atalia Zahrndt MEG MARCH Mercy Thornton JO MARCH Veronica McFarlane BETH MARCH Ashley Esquerra AMY MARCH Noelle Johnson LAURIE LAURENCE Caleb Bates PROFESSOR BHAER Jeremy Percy MR. JOHN BROOKE Joshua Garberg MR. LAURENCE Silas Ten Elshof AUNT MARCH/MISS KIRK Katie Christing 8 | LA HABRA THEATER GUILD DRCTI E O R ’ S N O T E Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women broke new literary ground in its day, though that was likely not the author’s intention when she set out to write it. She embarked on the book with reluctance, at the request of her publisher Thomas Niles in 1868, and neither she nor he were particularly pleased with the opening chapters. However, those chapters were also shown to Niles’ niece and some other girls, who found them enchanting, so Alcott persevered and was pleasantly surprised by her finished work’s immediate critical and commercial smash success. The title refers both to the four young March sisters’ critical “in-between” ages, as they bridge the gap between girlhood and womanhood, and also to their humbler social standing: Alcott’s heroines were not wealthy duchesses or powerful princesses, yet their strengths and virtues were apparent, and appealed to young readers at all strata of American society. Little Women is generally regarded as a semi-autobiographical novel, and Alcott drew on the different strengths of her own family in creating her various characters. This illustrates one of our show’s messages–the oft-repeated author’s axiom that the writer should begin by writing what she knows. But it also illustrates what most drew us to this story–the strength found in simple, ordinary families that love and are committed to each other, especially in times of crisis or war. At the time of the play, America is still riven by the Civil War, and the Marches are emblematic of the kind of bedrock families that stayed true to each other and whose quiet, unsung heroism helped uphold the country, even in the absence of the family patriarch. When Jo asks her mother, “How can I be like you? How can I find your strength?”, Marmee replies with typical quiet understatement: “Don’t make so much of me, Jo.” We love and admire these sorts of people, and Little Women lets us spend a lot of time in their company. We hope you enjoy your time with them and their adventures, too. Thank you, as always, for coming to the theater, Brent and Erika Schindele LA HABRA THEATER GUILD | 9 THE SONGS Act One Overture An Operatic Tragedy ...................................................... Jo, Clarissa, Braxton, Rodrigo Better ................................................................................................................... Jo Our Finest Dreams ................................................................. Jo, Beth, Amy, and Meg Here Alone.................................................................................................. Marmee Could You? .................................................................................. Aunt March and Jo Delighted .........................................................................Marmee, Meg, Beth, and Jo Take a Chance on Me ......................................................................................Laurie Off to Massachusetts ................................................................ Beth and Mr. Laurence Five Forever.................................................................Jo, Beth, Meg, Amy, and Laurie More Than I Am ..........................................................................Mr. Brooke and Meg Take A Chance on Me (Reprise) .........................................................................Laurie Astonishing .......................................................................................................... Jo Act Two The Weekly Volcano Press .....................Jo, Professor Bhaer, Mrs. Kirk, Clarissa, Braxton, Rodrigo, Hag, Troll, Knight, Rodrigo II, and Company Off To Massachusetts (Reprise) ............................................. Mr. Laurence, Beth, Laurie, Marmee, Meg, Mr. Brooke How I Am ......................................................................................... Professor Bhaer Some Things Are Meant to Be ....................................................................Beth and Jo The Most Amazing Thing ....................................................................Amy and Laurie Days of Plenty .............................................................................................. Marmee The Fire Within Me ............................................................................................... Jo Small Umbrella in the Rain ........................................................ Jo and Professor Bhaer The Weekly Volcano Press (Reprise) ........................................................................