{"id":695,"date":"2006-11-04T16:43:13","date_gmt":"2006-11-04T22:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conradaskland.com\/blog\/?p=695"},"modified":"2006-11-04T17:04:35","modified_gmt":"2006-11-04T23:04:35","slug":"seussical-the-musical-cast-and-production-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/seussical-the-musical-cast-and-production-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Seussical the Musical – Cast and Production List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"seussical4.gif\"We had our opening night for Seussical the Musical last night. It was absolutely fantastic. Over sixty kids on stage and a twenty piece orchestra. I had previously been told I would not be able to coordinate that many children musically with such a large orchestra. But we’ve done it, and done it well.<\/p>\n

A BIG thank you to Kyle Blevins our sound designer. He is an excellent audio tech and has done an outstanding job fulfilling the demanding requirements of the show.<\/p>\n

SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL
\nMusic by Stephen Flaherty
\nLyrics by Lynn Ahrens
\nBook by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
\nCo-Conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Eric Idle
\nBased on the works of Dr. Seuss
\nNovember 3 thru 12, 2006
\nMcIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon<\/p>\n

PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL TEAMS<\/p>\n

Producer – Kate Kypuros
\nDirectors – Dave and Carrie James
\nVocal Director and Conductor – Conrad Askland
\nChoreographer – Skye Dahlstrom
\nStage Director – Ryn Bishop
\nSound Design – Kyle Blevins
\nSet Designer – Elizabeth Stam
\nLighting Design – Don Willcuts
\nLead Costume Designer – Kathryn Gildnes
\nBird Costume Designer – Mary Jo Henning
\nCat and Kangaroo Costumes – Maura Marlin
\nAssistant to the Directors – Jen Spence
\nAssistant to the Producer – Susan Arthur
\nParent Volunteer Coordinator – Justine Sanders
\nPhotography by Sergei Petrov and Greg Sanders
\nSet Building – Aviathar Pemberton, Sergei Petrov, Leo Kypuros, Jeff Whidden
\nSet Crew – Rob Bonner, Paul Thelan, Nate Young, Robin Miller, Spenser Demarais
\nScenic Painters – Elizabeth Stam and Sergie Petrov
\nMake-up Direction – Janae Moorehouse
\nMake-up – Stephania Kay
\nFly Crew – Dave Mumford and Spencer Desmarais
\nSpot – Paul Thelan
\nDeck Crew – Suzann McLamb, Robin Miller, Amanda McDaniel
\nProps Creation – Holly Bunnell, Justine Sanders, Annie Bratun
\nProps Mistress – Annie Bratun
\nGraphics – Kristin Jensen
\nBookstore and Lobby Kiosks – Deborah Cleave-Trepus<\/p>\n

ORCHESTRA<\/p>\n

Conductor – Conrad Askland
\nKeyboard 2 – Brianne Weaver
\nKeyboard 3 – Lauren Lippens
\nKeyboard 4 – Ruth Haines
\nKeyboard 5 – Kathryn Kahn
\nTrumpet I – Cindy Luna
\nTrumpet II – Bryan Frank
\nTrombone – Paul Brower
\nAlto Sax – Kyle McInnis
\nTenor Sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Michelle Hanna
\nBaritone Sax, Oboe, Clarinet – Rebecca Wright
\nFlute, Piccolo – Alicia Jackson
\nViolin I – Luke Hansen
\nViolin II – Louise Cheney
\nCello – Sharon Sparling
\nHarp – Christy Swartz
\nBass Guitar – Peter Bridgman
\nDrums – David Bridgman
\nPercussion – Oscar De La Rosa
\nConductor’s Assistant – Andrew Teijan<\/p>\n

.<\/p>\n

SEUSSICAL CAST
\n(In Order of Appearance)<\/p>\n

Jojo – Ireland Woods
\nCat in the Hat – Mike Marlin
\nHorton the Elephant – Matt Olsen
\nGertrude – Bianca Campbell
\nMayzie – Ashley Henning
\nThe Sour Kangaroo – Falon Calderon<\/p>\n

BIRD GIRLS
\nLynette Cole
\nZoey Kypuros
\nCorinn Holberg
\nMcKenzie Willis
\nMary Witt
\nSavanna Woods<\/p>\n

THE WICKERSHAMS<\/p>\n

Michael Giles
\nKarina Grech
\nJessiejo Huizinga
\nTrevor Hansen
\nTiffany Richardson<\/p>\n

Yertle the Turtle – Sam Mitchell
\nVlad Vladikoff – Kaylah Golub
\nMayor – Nate Young
\nMrs. Mayor – Paige Woods
\nGeneral Genghis Khan Schmitz – Mike Krugel
\nThe Grinch – Jayme Craig<\/p>\n

CITIZENS OF WHOVILLE<\/p>\n

Katie Arthur
\nJackson Dillard
\nElle England
\nOlivia Pedroza
\nBrittany Schmidt
\nMariah Schmidt
\nRobert Summers
\nSelena Tibert
\nNathaniel Voth<\/p>\n

CADETS<\/p>\n

Adele Clark
\nBrooke Desper
\nSeth Laurence
\nWhitney Lindquist
\nJahldi Merritt
\nTatum Sprouse
\nZoe Whidden<\/p>\n

CITIZENS – CIRCUS – FISH<\/p>\n

Sarah Bamba
\nCourtney Bunnell
\nBlakelee Clay-McBee
\nDrew Erlandson
\nDevon Fair
\nChamidae Ford
\nMakenzie Fox
\nBailey Hodges
\nEmma Johnson
\nKatie Keck
\nKiara Landi
\nMagdalena McGuire
\nElena Olfke
\nSusie Pollino
\nLauren Riley
\nParis Sanders
\nSummer Sanders
\nNicole Trepus
\nAngela Uptain
\nMiranda Uptain
\nJensen Weynands-Mains
\nEmily Watilo
\nORCHESTRA SPONSOR:<\/p>\n

The Floyd and Delores Jones Foundation
\nTHANK YOU FLOYD!!!!!<\/p>\n

Seussical the Musical presented by
\nMETA Performing Arts
\nthrough special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)<\/a><\/p>\n

SPECIAL THANKS
\nMount Vernon Presbyterian Church
\nSewer’s Dream
\nSkagit Valley Performing Arts Council
\nElfa Gisla
\nCopy This, Mail That
\nInsta-Signs
\nVillage Theatre
\nCascade Pizza
\nThe Lincoln Theatre
\nKelly Pollino
\nJoan Landi
\nDiane Giles
\nRob Bonner
\nDIRECTOR’S NOTES:<\/p>\n

Not that long ago, children were taught to read using books that were dry, dull and devoid of any attempt to entertain the brand-new readers at whom they were aimed. But in 1936, while returning from Europe on a steam ship, Theodore Geisel had an idea for a book about a young child who dreams up an increasingly wacky story about his adventures walking home from school.<\/p>\n

The words in the book were written while Geisel listened to the rhythm of the ship’s steam engines, and thus followed their meter. Publisher after publisher told him that such a book could never be printed, people wouldn’t accept it, and that Geisel should forget about writing stories for children.<\/p>\n

He didn’t forget about it. When the 29th publisher finally agreed to print “And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street”, literature changed forever. Although few people know about a children’s book writer named Mr. Geisel, his middle name is known in every American household: SEUSS!<\/p>\n

While Seussical the Musical may have had a rocky road to Broadway (Rosie O’Donnell is probably not America’s greatest thespian), the first time we saw it performed, we were blown away by the message about the awesomeness of imagination taught to us by Jojo. Our hearts melted at the love story between Horton and Gertrude. We cheered for the Whos as they tried to save their tiny planet, and we left the theater singing our favorite songs from the show!<\/p>\n

After such a fantastic experience, it was a no-brainer to choose this as META’s fall musical. We have had such an amazing time working with these talented actors and actresses. Conrad has taught us “volumes” about music, and Skye has taken the cast’s dancing skills to new levels.<\/p>\n

Our sincerest thanks go to our cast and crew for their hard work and dedication. They made our work enjoyable, and our rehearsals fun.<\/p>\n

Carrie and Dave – The Directors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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