Friday, December 29, 2017

Production Team

Producer: Melina Wrathall (monitors budgets, deadlines, and communication with the theater bosses)

Stage Manager: Celeste Porter (monitors schedule, communicates with the cast, calls the show)

Director/Music/Choreographer: Andrea K. Fife (sets the tone of scenes, teaches music, designs choreography)

Assistant Director: Logan Gifford (oversees comedic opportunities, character development, and continuity)

Dance Captain: Jose Hernandez (learns then clarifies and reteaches choreography; may stand in at rehearsals)

Production Assistant: Kylie Rich (assists Andrea and Logan in organizational capacities)

Props Mistress: Justina Spencer (acquires and organizes anything that goes in your hands)

Costumer: Tina Hunsaker (approves, acquires, or constructs everything you wear - head to toe)

Assistant Costumer: Crystal Farnsworth (facilitates costume communication; organizes personal items used as costumes)

Set Builder/Painter: Skye and Michelle Davis (construct and paint all fixed items and large movable pieces)

Lighting Design/Operator: Sylas Fordham (determines lighting scheme, sets computer system, runs light board)

Sound Design/Operator: Bryce Fordham (creates mic plot, oversees microphone usage, runs sound board)

Monday, December 11, 2017

Who Am I?

In order to understand the rehearsal schedule, you have to know who you are!

Sweet Apple Families = The whole cast except Conrad, Mae, Albert, and Rosie

         Sweet Apple Adults = All adult members of the families including Mr. & Mrs. MacAfee
         Sweet Apple Shriners = All Sweet Apple men except Maude and Mr. MacAfee
         Sweet Apple Teens = All teens except Kim and Hugo who will always be specified
         Sweet Apple Kids = Ireland, Maisy, Anais, Mirabella, Xander, Duero, Cooper
         Sweet Apple Toddlers = Little Stevens, Parker

Non-Residents of Sweet Apple

         Conrad
         Albert
         Rosie       
         Mae
         Gloria
         Reporters
         Sad Girls
         Train Man
         Ed Sullivan (Voice)
         Stage Manager

Challenge: Where do you live?  Talk to the other members of the family you were cast in to choose a location in this Ohio town as your residence.  


Cast List

Peterson "Family":
Conrad – Travis Hymas
Albert – Chris Kennedy
Rose – Lindsey Woodward
    (understudy for 3/2 Andrea Fife)
Mae – Diane Nebeker

MacAfee Family:
Mr. MacAfee – David Sullivan
Mrs. MacAfee - Melissa Stevens
Kim – Alisha Green
Randolph – Palmer Hess

Family 1: (Mayor's Family)
Mayor – Rick Hendricks
Edna (Mayor's Wife) – Lisa Richardson
Alice – Taleisa Walker
Karl – Hayden Bracken
Danny – Cal Waldron
Young Boy – Xander Freeman

Family 2: (Johnson Family)
Mr. Johnson / Ed Sullivan Voice – Kevin Pope
Mrs. Johnson / Traveler - Melissa Head
Harvey Johnson – Max Cressler
Sad Girl – Ireland Walker
Young Boy - Parker Head

Family 3: (Merkle Family)
Mr. Merkle / Reporter 1 – Gaylon Murdock
Mrs. Merkle – Crystal Farnsworth
Ursula – Jasmine Freeman
Freddie – Skyler Richardson
Jack – Trae Fairclough
Ethel – Maisy Stevens
Young Boy – Duero Farnsworth

Family 4: (Henkle Family)
Lee – Bob Richardson
Phyllis – Julie Wrigley
Helen – Annie Hancock
Penelope – Makenna Stevens
Suzie – Ehlana Gifford

Family 5: (Peabody Family)
Mrs. Peabody / Reporter 1 – Robbi O’Kelley
Mrs. Peabody-Smith (Another Voice) – Sara Christensen
Hugo – Talon Walker
Roger – Alejandro Hancock
Nancy – Anna Wrigley
Johnny - Ryan Stam
Sad Girl – Anais Farnsworth
Young Girl – Mirabella Stevens
Young Girl - Camille Christensen

Family 6: (Miller Family)
Maude / Train Man – Mike Stevens
Aunt Miller / Gloria – Chelsea Tramell
Mrs. Miller / Stage Manager – Jamie Victor
Margie – Kimberly Childs
Deborah Sue – Leah Addori
Teen Boy – Robert Bonde
Young Boy - Mark Stevens
Young Boy – Cooper Rich

Joining us for Act II:
Shriner - Logan Gifford
Geezer - Nate Fairclough
Geezer - David Pack
Geezer - TBA