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By Greg BanksProduced by Special Arrangement
with Plays for Young Audiences
Directed byStephen L. Fredericks
PLEASE NOTE:The videotaping or other
video or audio recording of this production is strictly
prohibited.
Dear Friends,
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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
As we launch our 39th season we realize that our world is not the same as it once was soon after the year 2020 began. Together we have faced the immediate changes to our lives caused by a global pandemic. We have witnessed the unrest and tension in our society as we have been tested to confront racism and intolerance. Both of which being played out before us within a backdrop featuring the divisive politics of a national election. It has been a trying time that has impacted us all.
In our small way we hope to serve as a home to the voices and creative expression of our young people, as well as a place of safety and comfort for all as we continue this journey together. The arts can be a home that brings us together as we celebrate the stories and tales we have shared for generations, as well as introducing new cultures, ideas and thoughts to our young people. The Growing Stage will feature works that celebrate diverse art forms and we will utilize the power of art to open discussion, touch hearts, and question accepted notions. TGS is committed to honoring imagination and infusing its power for growth for all of us.
We open a season in a much different style than in years past. Safety and hygiene are now emphasized as much as our dedication to high performance and production values. As we look to the immediate future we plan to create and present works this season on both the physical and virtual stage. The challenge is before us. Thankfully we are surrounded by performing and teaching artists that remain inspired to engage, educate and entertain our young patrons.
Our performance today is an example of what will follow throughout our 2020/2021 season. We share a classic fable told to generations with a new twist. Two actors playing all the roles for a tale that would generally need at least ten performing artists, plus a live musician to help us weave the mystery, fun and intrigue as we travel from gloomy castle to dark woods to a little cottage in the glen.
We are grateful that you and your family are taking this journey with us today, and we look forward to what comes beyond as we continue together throughout this season!
Best wishes,
Steve FredericksStephen L. Fredericks, Founder & Executive Director
THE CAST
Snow WhiteDwarf #4
The Minstrel
THE PRODUCTION CREW
Stephen L. FredericksEmily JamesPerry Arthur Kroeger Lori B. Lawrence Scaramouche Costumes LLC S. L. FredericksCara ScaleraAlly TakayamaNatalie KaneDavid O'Neill
DirectorMusical Director
Scenic, Prop Design & Painting Costume DesignCostume DesignLighting DesignStage Manager
Light Board Operator Activity Guide Coordinator
Graphic Designer
Aycka LimaGarrett GallinotEmily James
This Production runs 80 MinutesWith NO INTERMISSION.
Special Thanks:Jennifer & Malcolm
The Biographies
Emily James (The Minstrel)
Emily is delighted to be making her debut at The Growing Stage as the Musician in Snow White. A versatile musician, Emily performs regularly with pit orchestras, symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles and small instrumental combos in the New York Metropolitan Area. Additionally, she is a founding member of the Evergreen Violin Trio. Emily holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Montclair State University, Summa Cum Laude, and an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre Writing from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University where she attended on
Garrett Gallinot (Dwarf #4)
Aycka Lima (Snow White)
Aycka is thrilled to be making her East Coast theatre debut at The Growing Stage! Prior to Covid-19, Aycka was getting ready to play the part of Natalie in the musical, Next To Normal. Other Theatre Credits Include: Evita, Carrie The Musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and In The Shadow Of Zapata. She would like to thank The Growing Stage and the entire production team of Snow White for the opportunity to perform again. Hope you enjoy the show!
Garrett is extremely excited to be making his debut with The Growing Stage! Garrett has worked with a number of educational theater companies including Foodplay Productions (as the Coach in Foodplay! The National Tour), Saving Teens at Risk (as a performer in various works), and The Pax Amicus Castle Theater (Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Poe in The Life, Tales, and Terrors of Edgar Allan Poe). Other favorite roles include Hamlet in Hamlet (Dover Little Theater), Eugene in Biloxi Blues (Somerset Valley Players), and Kaffee in A Few Good Men (Algonquin Arts Theatre). He’d like to thank his family, the production team, and all of the wonderful people that have helped forge a safe and responsible path forward for theater in these past months!
scholarship. She is a passionate advocate for music education and teaches in Northern New Jersey.
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The Historic Palace TheatreThe Historic Palace Theatre, built in 1919, was an entertainment landmark in northwest New Jersey for over 50 years. Commencing as a silent movie and vaudeville house, it later featured talking movies, local high school plays and graduations, minstrel shows and other live entertainment.
In 1934, the Palace was leased by a prominent operator of theatres, and a period of major renovation began. The interior was stylishly redecorated in 1934, employing fabric wall covering and ceiling draperies. A marquee was added, and the Colonial Revival facade was covered by an Art deco style front in 1938.
In the mid-1930s, the Hopatcong Broadway Players, comprised of nation-ally known actors, directors and writers, tried out theatrical productions at the Palace before taking them onto Broadway. Bert Lytell, Celeste Holm and Gale Sondergaard were among the actors who appeared on the Palace stage. Newly released movies appeared at the Theatre over the next two decades.
During the mid-1940s, the storefronts in the Palace's facade were removed and the theatre continued as a movie house into the 1970s. It fell on hard times as competition from television and multiplex theatres led to a decline in patronage. It was unoccupied until 1981 when the venerable old theatre was converted into a warehouse for a moving company, a purpose it served until 1994.
In May 1995, The Growing Stage purchased the Palace and began to restore it to its original purpose as a performing arts center. After raising and investing over $2 million dollars, the organization has succeeded in having the historic Palace Theatre placed on the National, State, and Morris County Registers of Historic Places.
Our MissionThe Growing Stage -The Children's Theatre of New Jersey's mission is to nurture the development of the performing arts
through education and to create, produce and perform works that engage the entire family. Through Main Stage productions,
school day matinees, touring performances, classes for all ages and a variety of special initiatives, we provide unprecedented access to the arts for New Jersey children and their families.
As a 501(c)-3, not-for-profit professional performing arts company, The Growing Stage actively seeks outside sources of
funding. Contributions from corporations, foundations and individuals help to defray the costs of our programming and allow us to keep tickets and tuition well priced for families.
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1982 - 1983The Nightingale / Step On A Crack / Codebreaker / The
Arkansaw Bear / Wiley & the Hairy Man
1983 - 1984Cinderella / Hans Christian
Andersen / The Masque of Beauty & the Beast
1984 - 1985Free To Be… You & Me / The Wizard of Oz / The Ice Wolf /
Huck Finn / Androcles & the Lion
1985 - 1986Cinderella / You're A Good Man,
Charlie Brown / Wiley & the Hairy Man / Alice In
Wonderland / Great Cross Country Race
1986 - 1987Free To Be… You & Me /A
Christmas Carol / Sleeping Beauty Robin Goodfellow/Rumplestiltskin
1987 - 1988Rip Van Winkle / The
Nutcracker /The Wizard of Oz / The Arkansaw Bear / Masque of
Beauty & the Beast / Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs
1988 - 1989Mother Hicks / Pinocchio / Just
So / The Velveteen Rabbit / Step On A Crack / Cinderella
1989 - 1990Winnie the Pooh / Scrooge / East
of the Sun,West of the Moon /Stronger than Superman / Free To
Be..You & Me
1990 - 1991Rocky & Bullwinkle / Hans
Christian Andersen / The House on Pooh Corner / Really, Rosie /Life & Death of Sherlock Holmes
1991 - 1992The Wizard of Oz / A Christmas Carol / Sleeping Beauty / The
Miracle Worker/ Just So
1992 - 1993Big River / Pippi Longstocking /
Alice In Wonderland / Robin Hood / Jack & the Beanstalk
1993 - 1994Peter Pan / Raggedy Ann &
Andy /Ozma of Oz / A Midsummer Night's Dream /Aladdin
39 Years of Creating Professional Theatre for the Entire Family1995 - 1996
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe / The Nutcracker/
The Wizard of Oz / Pocahontas
1996 - 1997Dinosaur / The Nutcracker / The Emperor's New Clothes / Winnie the Pooh / Masque of Beauty &
the Beast
1997 - 1998Jack & the Beanstalk / The Nutcracker / The Hobbit /
Snow White / The Jungle Book
1998 - 1999Pippi Longstocking / Babes in Toyland / Treasure Island /
Mother Hicks / Raggedy Ann & Andy
1999 - 2000James & the Giant Peach / The
Nutcracker / Really, Rosie / Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit /
Tuck Everlasting
2000 - 2001The Hardy Boys / Still Life With Iris / Life & Adventures of Santa Claus / The Wizard of Oz / Swiss
Family Robinson
2001 - 2002Lily's Purple Plastic Purse / Life & Adventures of Santa Claus /Salt
& Pepper / The Hobbit / Time Again In Oz2002 - 2003
Arthur, the Boy Who Would Be King / The Nutcracker / Cyrano
PeterPan The Commedia Pinocchio
2003 - 2004Harriet the Spy / Narnia / The
Snow Queen / Charlie & the Chocolate Factory / A Boy Called
Cinder
2004 - 2005A Midsummer Night's Dream
Babes in Toyland / Holes / Alice in Wonderland / Go, Dog! Go!
2005 - 2006Bunnicula / Life & Adventures of Santa Claus / Junie B. Jones & A
Little Monkey Business / The Wizard of Oz / Sleeping Beauty
2006 - 2007A Year with Frog & Toad /The
Story of the Nutcracker / A Midnight Cry /Seussical, the
Musical / Aladdin2007 - 2008
The Dinosaur Musical /Babes in Toyland / BFG (Big Friendly Giant) A Midnight Cry / The
Secret Garden /Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
2008 - 2009How I Became A Pirate /
Frosty /Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood / The
Neverending Story
2009 - 2010Miss Nelson is Missing / The
Story of the Nutcracker / Lyle the Crocodile / Peter & the Wolf
2010 - 2011Richard Scarry’s Busytown /The
Life & Adventures of Santa Claus /The Wizard of Oz /James
& the Giant Peach
2011 - 2012The Code Breaker / Babes in
Toyland / Mother Hicks / Seussical / Diary of a Worm, A
Spider, and A Fly
2012 - 2013Peter Pan / Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / With Two
Wings / Pinkalicious
2013 - 2014Shrek - the Musical/ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / The Secret
Life of Hubie Hartzel /Knuffel Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
2014 - 2015Disney’s The Little Mermaid The
Story of the Nutcracker /And Then Came Tango /
A Year With Frog & Toad
2015 -2016Really Rosie / A Christmas
Carol / The Book of D James & the Giant Peach How I Became a Pirate
2016 -2017Peter and the Starcatcher / A Christmas Carol / The Box of
Stories / The Neverending Story /Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the
Hat
2017 -2018Disney’s Beauty & The Beast Cinderalla - A Holiday Musical
Boy Sees Flying Saucer DreamWork’s Madagascar - A
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2018- 2019The Wizard of OZ / Babes in
Toyland / John Henry / Better Place To Be / Curious George /
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2019 - 2020Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical/
Elf the Musical/ Bunnyboy / Pinkalicious/ Go, Dog. Go!
1994 - 1995The Masque of Beauty & the
Beast / Hansel & Gretel / Heidi / Pied Piper of Hamlin,
Arizona /Cinderella
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THE GROWING STAGE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF BIOS
Stephen L. Fredericks Founder & Executive Director
Stephen founded The Growing Stage in 1981 following his graduation from Arizona State University. He has served as artistic director for the majority of the company's Main Stage productions and contributed as a playwright and designer as well. Stephen has received numerous awards throughout his career, including:
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The American Alliance for Theatre and Education Sara Spencer Award, presented to both Stephen and TGS, in recognition of significant contributions to the field of theatre for young audiences.The Community Foundation of New Jersey Exemplary Performance in Nonprofit Management Award. The New Jersey Theatre Alliance Award of Recognition.
He was recently commissioned by NJPAC and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance for their Stage Exchange program to write a new play for young audiences, A Better Place To Be, that had its world premiere here at our theatre in 2019.
Lori B. LawrenceDirector of Educational Programming
A BFA graduate of Drake University, Lori studied at the Eugene O'Neill National Theater Institute in Waterford, CT and Le Theatre de Amandiers in Paris, France. As Director of Educational Programming since 1996, she oversees the educational component of TGS such as our Main Stage Matinees Series, Creative Arts Academy, Summer Arts Camp, Studio Series All Youth Productions and New Play-Reading Festival.
A professional teaching artist, Lori has established year-long workshops for both public and private schools in New Jersey and in 2009,
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Stephen is a graduate of the Stanford University's Graduate School of Business Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders - Arts.
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Lori was named Arts Educator of the Year by the Morris Arts Council.
As a performer, Lori has appeared in many TGS productions including the World Premiere of The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel as Mrs. Bunce, Mother Hicks in Mother Hicks, Martha in The Secret Garden and the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz.
Lori has directed a number of TGS New Jersey premieres including Diary of a Worm, A Spider and a Fly, Busytown, and Pinkalicious, and she has directed Fairie Tales, Poetry & Fun, as well as Tales from the Garden which celebrates the history and lore of New Jersey which has performed over 250 times throughout the state.
Danny CamposDirector of Marketing
Danny's excited to begin his 16th season at TGS! He holds a masters degree in educational theatre from New York University and a bachelors degree in theatre/music from Albright College. He also attended the Eugene O'Neill National Theater Institute.Danny is a member of TYA/USA, AATE and IPAY. Danny also serves on the Marketing Committee for the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.
As a performer, Danny has appeared in many TGS productions including Hubie in the world premiere production of The
He is a 3 time Broadway veteran as both performer and writer. Perry now live-paints at several summer festivals: Burning Man, Luna Parc and OmFest among them, in addition to his work at CoSM (Alex Grey's Chapel of Sacred Mirrors) in Wappingers, NY. www.perrykroeger.com
Stephanie KingsburyBusiness Manager
Stephanie is a graduate of Stockton University, BA in Studies in the Arts with a concentration in Theatre Management. Following graduation she was given a position at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City working up to Box Office Supervisor. After a cross country move, she spent five years at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts in Reno, Nevada, first as the Box Office Manager and then as Events Director. Stephanie has previously held several positions at The Growing Stage including performer, camp counselor, and popcorn maker, all of which helped instill her lifelong love of theatre.
Perry Arthur KroegerArtist in ResidencePerry is an artist, writer, actor and videographer living in Chester, NJ. For over 25 years, he has been associated with The Growing Stage, where he has served as a teaching artist, a designer, writer and director. Perry has been instrumental to the restoration of the Palace Theatre. As the project's muralist and interior designer, his artwork graces the theatre's walls and stage, and his conceptual designs have assisted throughout the restoration process.
Perry was recognized for his contribution as a theater artist in 2010 with the New Jersey Theater Alliance Applause Award. Perry has worked around the world. He was the first American to design sets and costumes for the famed Moscow Art Theatre.
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THE GROWING STAGE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF BIOSSecret Life of Hubie Hartzel, Frosty in Frosty, Tweedle Dee in Babes in Toyland, Huckle Cat in Busytown, Falkor in The Neverending Story and Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz.
As a director, Danny has directed a number of our Main Stage productions including: How I Became A Pirate, the world premiere of Boy Sees Flying Saucer, Curious George: The Golden Meatball, in addition to numerous Studio Series All Youth Productions.
When he's not on stage or in the director's chair, you can find Danny in the classroom as a theatre teaching artist for TGS and throughout the state. Recently, Danny returned to his alma mater, Albright College, as an Adjunct Professor teaching a course in Theatre for Young Audiences and directing the Theatre Department's production of The Masque of Beauty and the Beast.
Cara ScaleraProduction Manager
Cara first came to TGS by way of the stage; performing, stage managing and directing productions since 2014! Cara joins us after having managed the Box Office and Front of House Operations at her alma mater, Kean University, for 9 years. She completed her studies at Kean’s Theatre Conservatory with a BFA in Theatre Performance, Summa Cum Laude, and Salutatorian of her graduating class.
Cara is a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association. She's also a Teaching Artist for Equity theatres across the state, instructing children of all ages in the areas of playwriting and musical theatre performance.
Cara received a BroadwayWorld Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in A Christmas Carol at The Growing Stage in 2017. In her spare time, Cara can be found singing in her cover band, The Decades.
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ADVISORY CAPITAL COMMITTEE
Thank you!As we kick-off our 39th season of artistic excellence, during these
challenging times, the staff and Trustees of The Growing Stage would like to express our deep appreciation to our patrons, donors,
volunteers and our entire family of supporters.
It is through your financial contributions, as well as the gifts of your time and talent, that we have been able
to both restore the Palace Theatre and provide the high quality artistic and educational programming that is at the heart of our mission.
We would like to especially thank our major funding partners for their sustaining support:
The Blanche and Irving Laurie FoundationBrueckner Family Foundation
The F.M. Kirby FoundationThe Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
HoneywellThe Hyde and Watson Foundation
The R & R Family FoundationRoNetco Supermarkets, Inc.
The Shubert FoundationThe Cleveland Foundation
New Jersey State Council on the ArtsDiscover Jersey ArtsMerck Foundation
Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Riverside Foundation
John & Margaret Post FoundationPeter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation
David & Alice RomanoThe Verhalen Family Foundation
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