Patr iot P layers

presents

The mission of Make-A-Wish Foundation

is to grant the wishes of children with

life-threatening medical conditions to

enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.

Thank you to our Children’s Workshop

participants and this weekends’ audience

members for helping the CB East Patriot

Players raise $5,000 for this

wonderful organization!

Don’t miss our

fall production of...

November 20-22, 2020

Many thanks for costuming contributions from:

Cargill’s Costume Barn

Costume Builders

Wrightstown Library

The CB East Patriot Players

Present Disney’s

Directed by

SASHA EISENBERG

Choreographed and Produced by

ALICIA SEHN

Technical Director

MICHAEL GRIECO

Costume Mistress

THERESA POIRIER

Vocal Director

CHRIS VILLANTE

Music Direction

JASON MOREHOUSE

Scenes and Musical Numbers - Act 1

Overture Prologue Olim…………….....…………………………....Congregation, Choir The Bells of Notre Dame (Part 1)………….......Congregation, Choir The Bells of Notre Dame (Part2)………………….…..Frollo, Jehan Congregation, Choir The Bells of Notre Dame (Part 3)……....Jehan, Congregation, Choir The Bells of Notre Dame (Part 4)……………..Father Dupin, Frollo Conregation, Choir The Bells of Notre Dame (Part 5)…..…..Frollo, Congregation, Choir The Bells of Notre Dame (Part 6)……………...Congregation, Choir Scene 1: The Bell Tower Sanctuary……………..………………….…….....Frollo, Quasimodo Out There……………………………….………..………Quasimodo Scene 2: Town Square Topsy Turvy (Par1)……………………………...Clopin, Quasimodo Revelers, Choir Rest and Recreation…………………………..….Phoebus, Frollo Clopin, Revelers, Soldiers, Choir Rhythm of the Tambourine……………..Esmeralda, Phoebus, Frollo Quasimodo, Clopin Topsy Turvy (Part 2)…………...Clopin, Esmeralda, Revelers, Choir The Harrowing Sanctuary (Part 2)………………………………...Frollo, Quasimodo Scene 3: Inside the Cathedral The Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise)……………………….Esmeralda Parishioners, Choir God Help the Outcasts……………....Esmeralda, Parishioners, Choir Transition to the Bell Tower……………………..Statues, Gargoyles Scene 4: Bell Tower Top of the World……….Esmeralda, Quasimodo, Statues, Gargoyles

Act 1 Continued Scene 5: Tavern Taven Song (Thai Mol Piyas)……….…....Gypsies, Esmeralda, Frollo Scene 6: Bell Tower Heaven’s Light………………………………………....….Quasimodo Scene 7: Prayer Stalls Hellfire…………………………………..…..…..Frollo, Priests, Choir Scene 8: The King’s Court Scene 9: Streets of Paris/Outside a Brothel/Bell Tower Esmeralda (Act I Finale– Part 1)…………………………….Company Esmeralda (Act I Finale– Part 2)…………………………….Company

Intermission There will be one 15 minute intermission.

Refreshments will be sold in the lobby.

Scenes and Musical Numbers Act 2

Entr’acte……………………………………………………………….Choir Scene 1: Bell Tower Agnus Dei……….Choir Flight to Egypt…..………….…………..………...Saint Aphrodisius Quasimodo, Statues, Gargoyles, Choir Esmeralda (Reprise)……………………..…….Frollo, Congregation Rest and Recreation (Reprise)…………………………..…..Phoebus Scene 2: Streets of Paris Rest and Recreation (Reprise)……...……………..…..…Quasimodo The Court of Miracles……………………………...Clopin, Gypsies Scene 3: Court of Miracles In a Place of Miracles……..…...Phoebus, Esmeralda, Quasimodo Clopin, Gypsies, Choir Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise II)……………...Congregation, Choir Scene 4: Prison The Assault………………………………………………….....Frollo Someday……………..………….....…………...Esmeralda, Phoebus Scene 5: Bell Tower While the City Slumbered…………………..….Congregation, Choir Made of Stone…………………..….Quasimodo, Statues, Gargoyles Scene 6: Town Square/Notre Dame Judex Crederis…………………………..…...……….………..Choir Kyrie Eleison………………………………………..……..Company Scene 7: Bell Tower Top of the World (Reprise)……………..…………Esmeralda, Choir Esmeralda (Frollo Reprise)………..………...Frollo, Jehan, Florika Congregation, Choir Finale Ultimo……………………….....Quasimodo, Statues, Gargoyles Scene 8: Town Square/Bare Stage Finale Ultimo………………..……………….…...………..Company

CAST Featured Characters (In order of appearance) Dom Claude Frolllo………………….…………………….……..John Cuozzo Jehan Frollo……………………….………………………………..Alex Panas Florika/Narrator……………………...………………….…..Julianna Zannikos Father Dupin………………………………………….……………Wyn Levett Quasimodo………………………………………………….……...Nick Breen Clopin Trouillefou, King of the Gypsies……………………....Kyle Hendricks Captain Phoebus de Martin………………………...…………Aydin Zazyczny Frederic Charlus………………………………………...…………..John Hare Esmeralda……………………………………………...…………Olivia Traub King Louis XI……………………….………………………….…..Evan Stein Official……………………...………………………………...Blake Aspinwall Madam……………………………………….…..……………...Gabby Stokes Saint Aphrodisius………………………………………………..Griffin Bauer

Congregants Gargoyles/Statues/Choir………………..…….....Lucas Badger, Griffin Bauer Katelyn Beasley, Trinity Foster, Hazen Gotschal Wyn Levett, Mary Orford, Morgan Scott Revelers/Gypsies/Parishioners……...….Miranda Ford, Reagan Hollingsworth Mary Kacsur, Angelina Mancuso, Olivia Newman, Megan O’Neil Alex Panas, Ava Risoldi, Evan Stein, Gabby Stokes Revelers/Soldiers/Citizens…………………...Jack Arnstein, Blake Aspinwall Carleigh Beck, Kayla Cartwright, Ryan Fean, John Hare Veronica Hodgson, Taylor Newman, Ryan Novak, Mina Ritz Choir/Priests……………...Holly Bender, Charlie Dell’Orefice*, Keri Doheny

Lauren Dunckley, Riley Fleisch, Maddy Hollingsworth, George Layre III*

Rishi Nair, Mikayla Piechotta, Shannon Raymer, Courtney Rowland

Sydney Shine, Jillian Sinton, Nick Swartz*, Andrew Whinney

*Priest

Dance Captains: Olivia Newman, Nicolette Smith

Crew

Props Master………………………..……………...Virginia Howarth

Projections…………………………………………...Micah Meyerov

Assistant Director ...................................................... Sophia Martino

Stage Manager ............................................................ Grace Mahony

Master Carpenter ........................................................ Matt Coleman

Assistant Technical Directors……………...Kiara Duran, Kylie Hier

Props Chief ................................................................ Carolyn Heenan

Lighting Chief…………………………………..………..AJ Plotnick

Sound Chief………………………….Abigail Jurbala, Nate Schneller

Costume Chief .................................................................. .Gigi Flego

Ticket Supervisor ................................................ Mrs. Amy Zannikos

Make-Up Supervisor………………………...………...Amy Johnson

House Manager………………………..…….…..….Nathan DiFulvio

Luncheon Coordinator .................. Lisa Hendricks, Katie Mackenzie

Photography ................................................................. Diana Iversen

Costume Crew:

Mrs. Virginia Howarth, Michaela Cherry, Maya Davidheiser Zoe Ginsberg , Brooke Gormley, Brielle Walton

Props Crew:

Marissa Ballew, Tara Beagelman, Caroline Eldringhoff Grace de Hoogh, Abigail Motter, Sofia Pollack, Talya Slezak

Good Luck Cast!

Kyle Hendricks-

Always follow your dreams!

We are proud of you.

Love,

Gram & Pop

Crew

Construction Crew:

Rachel Chodelka, Gillian Clayton, Devin Cummings, CJ Dalby Grace de Hoogh, Nathan DiFulvio, Elizabeth Gaffney

Michael Herron, Mackenzie Hopkins, Haley Kloss, Grace Mandes Jamy Mershon, Braeden Miller, Jason Rackas, Ryan Szczyporski Noah Seaner, Kiran Sherby, Maddie Taggart, Eleanor Verbeck

Sound Crew:

Rocco Cufone, Abby Jurbala, Nate Schneller, Vraj Kothari

Light Crew: Megan Hendricks, Kayla St. Cin, Gavin Okolichany, Nick Travisan

Special Thanks

All Parent Volunteers

CB East Faculty

Print Shop

Jennifer Thompson

Principal

Lori Gallagher-Landis

House Principals

Tracey DeRosier, Matthew Fash, Luke Hadfield

Principal’s Administrative Assistant

Lauren Plocharski

Head Custodian

Dale Ives

National Honors Society Students

Kimberly Koch—Advisor

To the Cast, Crew, and Orchestra of

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

We are very proud of you!

Congratulations on a wonderful production.

Mrs. Eisenberg, Mrs. Sehn, Mr. Grieco,

Mrs. Poirier, Mr. Villante & Mr. Morehouse

ORCHESTRA

Keyboard 1………………………………..…………..Sophia Martino Keyboard 2………………………………….………....Olivia Marcino Flute/Piccolo…………………..………………….Lauren Jaroszewski Clarinet……………………………….……………..…...Emily Jordan Bass Clarinet………………………..….………….Jordyn Marchincin Bassoon……………………………….…………..….Carl Soderstrom Saxophone…………………………………………….….Derek Deihl Trumpet 1………………………………………….…….Kate Gutkind Trumpet 2…………………………………………….…...Josh Enders Horn……………………………………….………......Drew DeRosier Trombone……………………………….……….Maggie Kettelberger Drum Set…………………………………...………….Nick Cimorelli Aux. Percussion……………………………….………..Jason Rackas Violin 1………………….….Alicia Luo, Grace Stevens, Jillian Troth Violin 2…….…..Sammy Hayes, Mackenzie Hopkins, Nick Travisano Viola……....Alex Baxevanidis, Galen Sutterlin, Phoebe Vallapureddy

Senior Orchestra Bios

Carl Soderstrom (Bassoon) has played the bassoon since soph-omore year. He has participated in PMEA District 11 Orchestra as the principal second bassoonist and is the section leader of the Philadelphia Sinfonia Bassoon section. This is his first year in pit orchestra. Grace Stevens (Violin) is beyond excited to be a part of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. However, she wishes this wasn’t her last year with Patriot Players. In her sophomore year, Grace played violin in the pit orchestra for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. While she will continue working with music, she hopes to attend college to study Public Health. She has dedicated much of her time here at CB East to the music programs and would like to thank everyone who helped along the way. Jillian Troth (Violin) has played for the Patriot Players pit or-chestra in all three of her years at CB East. Having attended Patriot Players productions since she was four years old, Jillian is honored to now be a part of the spring musicals. She intends to continue her studies of the violin for as long as possible and hopefully play for more pit orchestras in the future. After CB East, Jillian hopes to attend university to study biology and es-tablish a career in scientific research. She thanks everyone in the production for making pit orchestra such an enjoyable and valuable experience!

DIRECTOR BIOS

SASHA EISENBERG (Director) Mrs. Eisenberg has been involved in the theatre arts since childhood. She received her BA in English Education from the University of Delaware and Masters in Educational Leadership from Delaware Valley Univer-sity. In 1995, she began teaching English and theatre at CB East and joined the Pa-triot Players! 25 years later, Mrs. Eisenberg has directed over 40 shows and has as-sisted with numerous additional staff and student directed productions and special events. In 2001, she started East’s children’s theatre tradition with the production of Babes in Toyland, collecting toys for Tabor Children’s home. Since that time, nu-merous productions have continued the tradition of giving back by raising thousands of dollars for many organizations, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Bucks County Playhouse has honored Mrs. Eisenberg for Outstanding Direction for multiple productions. In 2017, Mrs. Eisenberg directed the PA Thespian, award win-ning one-act, “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” and was honored to join the compa-ny at the International Thespian Festival in Nebraska. Mrs. Eisenberg is thrilled to be able to share her passion for theatre with the fantastic students of East and would like to congratulate the company of HUNCHBACK on their excellent work! She would like to thank her talented team members for their dedication, friendship, and good-humor through these many years of collaboration! “Teamwork makes the dream work!” (Disney) Mrs. Eisenberg also extends her gratitude to Patriot Player parents, East administration, East faculty and the CB community for their consistent support of the arts! While Mrs. Eisenberg has truly found a second family with Pa-triot Players, she must also thank her own family for their unconditional love, sup-port and enduring patience!

ALICIA SEHN (Choreographer/Producer) is a professional dance artist based in the greater Philadelphia area. She is a graduate of Muhlenberg College, where she earned a BA in both Dance and Psychology. Mrs. Sehn began her career in Musical Theatre, earning regional theatre credits in shows such as A Chorus Line and Annie Get Your Gun. In her Modern dance career, Mrs. Sehn has performed with several Philadelphia-based companies. As a Master Teacher, she has taught for the Lehigh Valley Dance Alliance, Muhlenberg College, Renaissance Academy Charter School, and the Nazareth College Movement and Dance Festival. Her concert dance chore-ography has been presented at East Stroudsburg University, The Philadelphia Youth Dance Festival, The Las Vegas Dance in the Desert Festival and the Inhale Concert Series to name a few. In September 2014 she was the artistic director/choreographer for Philadelphia in Motion which was presented at the Rochester Fringe Festival. Her work for the festival received critical acclaim in Attitude: The Dancers’ Maga-zine. She also served as the artistic director for Convergence: Community Harmony through Dance in Doylestown for four years, which brought professional concert dance to the Bucks County area. Her choreography has received awards from New York City Dance Alliance, the Youth America Grand Prix Ballet Competition and the Bucks County Playhouse Student Theatre Festival. Mrs. Sehn is currently re-hearsing for the Spring Up! Dance Festival at the end of April which will be her last professional performance. Mrs. Sehn has been at CB East since The Music Man in 2007 and has since staged over 25 productions alongside Mrs. Eisenberg. She would like to thank her team members for sharing all of their astounding talents and for their dedication to each and every production. She would like to thank her husband for his love and continued support in all of her artistic endeavors and their two little

DIRECTOR BIOS

CHRISTOPHER VILLANTE (Vocal Director) is a graduate of Temple University with a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance. While attending Temple University, Mr. Villante performed several musical theatre and opera roles, as well as recitals, concerts, and oratorios in Philadelphia. In 2015, Mr. Villante was accepted into the Cathedral Choir of the Basilica of St. Peter and Paul for the visit of Pope Francis. He is currently the choir director at East and has been the vocal director for Patriot Players for the past eight years. Under his direction, the CB East choirs have performed at the PMEA state music conference, the NAfME Eastern music conference and the ACDA Eastern Division conference. In addition to his work at East, Mr. Villante is the organist at the Nativity of Our Lord Church in Warminster and a happy husband and father to his three year old son.

MICHAEL GRIECO (Technical Director) has been involved with high school theatre in CB for over 30 years. In 1985, Mr. Grieco was invited to join the staff as technical director for the C.B. West Harlequin Club. There he spent the next 19 years working on such musicals as Pippin, My Fair Lady, Into The Woods, Carousel, Funny Girl, Guys and Dolls, Brigadoon, 42nd Street, Anything Goes, The Music Man, Fiddler On The Roof, Oklaho-ma!, West Side Story, Hello Dolly and You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown. In the fall of 2008, Mr. Grieco joined the staff of The C.B. East Patriot Players. His musical endeavors at C.B. East include shows such as Footloose, High School Musical, Sweet Charity, Les Miserables, Grease, The Sound of Music, Anything Goes, Aida, White Christmas, Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan and many more. Michael is also the director for the Central Bucks Community School summer theatre camp. He would like to thank Sasha, Ali-cia, Chris, Jason and Theresa for making this yet another fantastic season at East! And most importantly, Michael would like to thank his wife, Janet, who has supported him throughout these many years!

THERESA POIRIER (Costume Mistress) learned the seamstress craft at her mother's side and has been creating costumes for family and friends for countless years. Nine years ago, when her son joined Patriot Players, Mrs. Poirier decided to volunteer her talents and worked alongside Mrs. Jones for 12 productions. After Mrs. Jones retired, Mrs. Poirier took over as Costume Mistress. Hunchback will be her 8th production in this role. Previously, Mrs. Poirier volunteered at Town and Country Players, Holicong Middle School, and Cold Spring Elementary School. Mrs. Poirier would like to thank her wonderful costume crew for all of their hard work this year. Thanks as well to Virginia Howarth, seamstress extraordinaire, without whom this would not be possible. To my fellow directors: thank you so much for your support and faith in me. I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of this wonderful team, and look forward to many more productions at East. Finally, thanks to my supportive family, particularly my husband, who has so graciously accepted a house full of fabrics, buttons, and thread! Break a leg!

42nd Street, 2008 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 2008

Footloose, 2009 Disney’s High School Musical, 2009

Sweet Charity, 2010 It’s a Wonderful Life, 2010

Les Misérables, 2011 Disney’s Aladdin, 2011

Grease, 2012 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2012

Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr., 2012 West Side Story, 2013

Proof, 2013 The Sound of Music, 2013

Disney & Elton John’s Aida, 2014 Peter Pan, 2014

Anything Goes, 2015 The Diary of Anne Frank, 2015

A Christmas Carol, 2015 Mary Poppins, 2016

The Elephant Man, 2016 White Christmas, 2016

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, 2017 I Never Saw Another Butterfly, 2017

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, 2017 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 2018

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged, 2018 The Crucible, 2018

Shrek the Musical, Jr., 2018 Disney’s Newsies! , 2019

Nightfall, With Edgar Allen Poe, 2019 A Chorus Line, 2019

Patriot Players Main Stage Productions: 1998-2019

Anything Goes, 1998 And Then There Were None, 1998

Crazy For You, 1999 The Crucible, 1999

Grease, 2000 Joan, 2000

Babes in Toyland, 2000 The Sound of Music, 2001

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2001 Cinderella, 2001

Annie, 2002 The Twin Menaechmi, 2002

Aladdin, 2002 Oklahoma, 2003

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, 2003 Our Town, 2003

South Pacific, 2004 Pocahontas, 2004

A Christmas Carol, 2004 Camelot, 2005

The Man Who Came to Dinner, 2005 Alice in Wonderland, 2005

Into the Woods, 2006 You Can’t Take it With You, 2006

Oz, 2006 The Music Man, 2007

A Pirates Life for Me, 2007 House of the Seven Gables, 2007

DIRECTOR BIOS

JASON MOREHOUSE (Music Director) has been the director of bands at Central Bucks High School East for fifteen years. He also served as the director of bands at Thomas Dale High School in Chesterfield County, Virginia, a special-ty center for the fine and performing arts for six years. Mr. Morehouse graduated from James Madison University with a bachelor's degree in music education and continued his studies at Ithaca College, where he earned a master of music educa-tion degree. He directs the concert, symphonic, jazz and marching bands at Cen-tral Bucks High School East, and teaches music theory, AP music theory, and autistic support classes. He also conducts the pit orchestra performances with the Central Bucks East Patriot Players. Mr. Morehouse is the music department coor-dinator at Central Bucks HS East, and he has also served on the Student Assis-tance Program faculty committee. Mr. Morehouse was a founding elder of the Central Bucks HS East "Pride," a group dedicated to helping young people lead a healthy and positive life with other young people dedicated to the same ideas. Mr. Morehouse is an active member of NAfME, the National Association for Music Education, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Pi Kappa Lambda. Mr. Morehouse served four years as treasurer on the executive board for Pennsylvania Music Educators As-sociation District 11 and served as the Professional Development Representative at the High School Level for two years. In 2018, Mr. Morehouse was awarded the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association "Citation of Excellence" for second-ary teachers, an award presented only once every three years to a single teacher in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. He has served as an adjudicator and guest con-ductor at festivals throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Mr. Morehouse has a son and a daughter and lives in the Doylestown area.

Senior Orchestra Bios

Lauren Jaroszewski (Flute and Piccolo) has been playing flute for 8 years and has played with the pit orchestra for all three years at East. This year, she served as drum major and officer in the band program. In the fall, Lauren is excited to attend the University of Central Florida as an Honors College student in the Medical Scholars Program to study biomedical neurosci-ence. She would like to thank her family and friends for their support throughout the years and looks forward to playing with Patriot Players one last time.

Maggie Kettelberger (Trombone) has had the pleasure of par-ticipating in the orchestra with last year’s Newsies, and is excit-ed to be wrapping up her senior year with another amazing show. She plays in several ensembles in and outside of school, and hopes to continue playing in college. Maggie is extremely proud to be part of such an amazing cast, crew, and orchestra!

Olivia Marcino (Keyboard) began playing piano at the age of 5 and has been in love with music her whole life. She also has been playing cello in the East orchestra since sophomore year. Being that this is her first time involved in the show, she is su-per excited to play in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and grateful for the experience. Olivia will be attending George Washington University in the fall to study communications and music. She wishes the entire theatre company the best of luck!

Sophia Martino (Assistant Director/Keyboard) has experi-enced many aspects of Patriot Players in her three years at East. She enjoyed her time in the cast, but entered this year wanting something new. She gladly worked with sound for the fall show and is excited about working in the pit and Mrs. Ei-senberg for Hunchback. She will be studying computer science and physics next year. She is grateful for all the people she has worked with in Patriot Players.

Senior Cast Bios

Katelyn Beasley (Gargoyle) has loved being involved with Pa-triot Players for the past three years. She has been a part of all six musicals and one student production during her time at East and is excited to be a part of The Hunchback of Notre Dame as her final show. In the fall, she will be attending the College of William and Mary to study Biology and Computer Science, but she intends to continue participating in theatre throughout college. She would like to thank her directors, friends, and fam-ily for supporting her in her time with Patriot Players and wishes the cast and crew of The Hunchback of Notre Dame the best of luck!

Nick Breen (Quasimodo) has been with Patriot Players for the past three years and has had the honor of performing roles such as Judah from Joseph and the Amazing…, Shrek from Shrek the Musical, Jr., Joseph Pulitzer from Newsies, and Paul from A Chorus Line. He is undecided on his plans for next year, and he wants to offer his sincere thanks to his friends, family, and the directors who took a shy boy and turned him into a young man.

John Cuozzo (Frollo) has been a member of Patriot Players for the past three years, and has had the pleasure of participating in many of the club’s productions. John’s other credits with Pa-triot Players include A Chorus Line (Mike/Dance Captain), along with 12 Angry Men (Juror 3) and Shrek, Jr. (Lord Farquuad) in previous years. After Hunchback, John will be co-directing one of this years’ student productions set for The Pa-triot Players Night of One-Acts on May 22nd. He will be at-tending college for musical theatre in the fall.

Senior Cast Bios

Miranda Ford (Another Gypsy) is super excited to be a part of an-

other wonderful production. She has been a part of Patriot Play-

ers for the past three years having a blast in the ensemble in eve-

ry fall and spring show as well as a few of the student produc-

tions such as Briar Rose in her sophomore year and The Lion, the

Witch, and the Wardrobe in her junior year. She is majoring in Po-

litical Science and History but hopes to keep music in her life as

much as possible. She wants to say a big thank you to all the di-

rectors as well as her friends and family for helping her grow so

much as a person the past few years.

Kyle Hendricks (Clopin) is ecstatic, but sentimental to be in his

final musical for Patriot Players. He is honored to have been a

part of Patriot Players throughout his high school career, partak-

ing in roles such as Race from Newsies and Richie from A Chorus

Line. Following The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Kyle will be co-

directing a one-act play with Kylie Hier, set to be performed on

May 22nd during Patriot Players’ night of one-acts. After high

school, he is looking to pursue a degree in musical theatre, yet is

uncertain of the college he will be attending. Kyle sends his

complete thanks to his parents (and sister Megan!), directors,

and the complete cast and crew for their endless support and

help in making this production so incredible.

Wyn Levett (Dupin/Statue) has been in almost every Patriot

Players production since his first year as a part of the company.

He has had various roles ranging from Juror # 4 in 12 Angry

Men to the Boy in a Headband in A Chorus Line. Wyn also ran

the Children’s Workshop this year which turned out to be a

smashing success. Wyn has thoroughly enjoyed every show he

has been a part of and is very grateful he was able to be a Patriot

Player. Wyn will be studying either Biochemistry or Biomedical

Engineering in the future. He would like to thank his family and

friends who have supported him every step of the way.

Senior Orchestra Bios

Drew DeRosier (French Horn) has been a member of the pit for the last three years. He played the French Horn in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Lead Trumpet in Dis-ney’s Newsies, and this year, French Horn for The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Drew served alongside Lauren Jaroszewski as the Drum Major for this year’s Marching Patriots. Drew will be furthering his education at Temple University and will be ma-joring in Psychology. Drew would like to thank all of his amaz-ing family and friends for all the love and support they have given him and motivate to do his best. Derek Deihl (Saxophone) is thrilled to be playing in his third show after playing for Joseph... and Newsies in the past two years. He is president of the band and Tri-M honor society. Ad-ditionally, he has auditioned into the PMEA All-State jazz band twice, as first chair, along with county and district band. He will be attending Penn State University, in the Schreyer Honors College, for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the fall. He would like to thank the whole cast and crew, in addi-tion to Mr. Morehouse, for making his years in the pit so enjoy-able.

Senior Cast Bios

Olivia Newman (Gypsy) has been with Patriot Players for the past three years, and is thrilled to be taking the stage with her younger sister for her last production. She was this year’s sec-retary and one of the dance captains. Olivia has had the hon-or to play many different roles throughout her career in Patri-ot Players such as the dance ensembles in Cinderella and Jo-seph and the Amazing..., Mad Hatter in Shrek, Tommy Boy in Newsies, and Judy Turner in A Chorus Line. Olivia plans to continue her education at Penn State studying engineering, and wants to thank her directors, choreographers, family, and friends who have helped support and encourage her through her time in Patriot Players and at East. Mary Orford (Statue) has been a part of Patriot Players for all of high school. She has been in Cinderella as the ensemble, in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as a member of costume crew, in Shrek the Musical as Mama Bear, Newsies as Hannah and a nun, A Chorus Line as Tricia, and in The Hunchback of Notre Dame as a statue. She has loved her experi-ence with Patriot Players. Next year she will be attending American University and will be studying Psychology.

Alex Panas (Jehan/Gypsy) has been a Patriot Player for three years and is sad to see it come to an end. He had the chance to play as some very exciting roles; The White Rab-bit from Shrek Jr., Romeo from Newsies and Bobby from A Chorus Line . He has made many great memories and is thankful for all the close relation-ships he has made. He is very excited to be able to have the chance to student direct his own show after The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He will be attending the University of Pitts-burgh for business next year and cannot wait to see what awaits him. Alex would like to thank everyone who has supported him throughout the years and will miss eve-ryone when he goes to college.

CENTRAL BUCKS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

is proud to support theatre arts in CB!

Congratulat ions

To the cast and crew of

at Central Bucks East!

CBEA

Central Bucks Education Association

- Teachers Building Community through Education -

Senior Crew Bios

Nate Schneller (Sound Chief) is very excited to be a part of East's production of Hunchback! A senior, Nate has been with sound crew for three years, helping out with previous shows Cinderella, The Crucible, Shrek, Newsies, and A Chorus Line. Nate is very thankful for the support of Tech Director Mr. Grieco, and he wishes good luck to the rest of crew and to the cast.

AJ Plotnick (Lighting Chief) has been a member of the light crew for three years. This year he also helped out with set construction. He would like to thank Mr. Grieco and Mrs. Ei-senberg for giving him many opportunities in Patriot Play-ers. He will be attending college in the Fall, majoring in Cyber Security. A.J. will miss working in the balcony and wishes the cast and crew of Hunchback a great show!

Senior Cast Bios

Mikayla Piechotta (Choir) has been a member of Patriot Play-ers for the past three years, and had the honor of performing in The Crucible as Betty, Baby Bear in Shrek Jr. and many ensemble roles and crew work. After Hunchback, Mikayla will be further-ing her education as an elementary education major with a mi-nor in music. Music and theatre are very important to her and she will continue to be involved in similar clubs throughout college. Lastly, Mikayla wants to congratulate her fellow patri-ot players and thank her family, friends, and directors who have supported her throughout her high school career. Courtney Rowland (Choir) has been involved in Patriot Players for the past three years and is excited to be concluding her the-atre experience with Hunchback . In her time at East she has per-formed in Joseph and the Amazing... and Newsies alongside her talented classmates as well as East’s Disney World perfor-mance of Grease. After high school, Courtney will be attending college to pursue a career in Education. She would like to thank everyone who has assisted in this production and cannot wait to witness the future success of this wonderful club.

Morgan Scott (Gargoyle) has been with Patriot Players through-out her 3 years at East. She has had the incredible chance to perform in roles such as a Nun in Newsies and Connie in A Cho-rus Line. She has also loved participating in stage crew for nu-merous productions. In the fall, Morgan will be attending Brigham Young University where she plans to receive a degree in Music Education. Morgan would like to thank her friends, family, and directors for supporting her in pursuing what she loves and getting her to where she is today.

Evan Stein (Gypsy/King Louis) has been with Patriot Players for all 3 years at East, performing in both main stage, and student productions. Next year Evan will be attending the University of Pittsburgh to study Environmental Science and Law. He would like to say thank you to all his friends, his family, the advisers of the Patriot Players, that have supported him in this club.

Senior Cast Bios

Gabby Stokes (Gypsy) has been a member of Patriot Players since sophomore year and has filled in the role of Historian in her senior year. She has worked on both cast and crew for productions and is excited to help out with the student pro-ductions in the spring. Over the years, Gabby’s appreciation of theatre has developed into a profound passion that she will continue to pursue post graduation. While Gabby plans on working in criminal justice in the future, she knows that she will bring with her her love for theatre and fond Patriot Player’s memories wherever she goes. Liv Traub (Esmeralda) has been a part of Patriot Players for the past three years, and she is super excited to be a part of yet another production! She has had the honor of perform-ing roles such as Teenage Fiona from Shrek the Musical, Miss Medda Larkin from Newsies, and Diana Morales from A Cho-rus Line. Next year she will be taking a gap year to work on writing, recording, and releasing her own music. She is very thankful for the experiences & training that Patriot Players given to her. She would like to thank her friends, family, and especially the directors for their constant support and en-couragement. Aydin Zazyczny (Captain Phoebus De Martin) has been so blessed with the lovely opportunity to be a part of the Patri-ot Players family for the past three years. He has been able to showcase his talents on stage with his very wide assortments of characters from Donkey in Shrek the Musical Jr. and Jack Kelly from Newsies. Aydin is majoring in Educational Psy-chology moving into college, but will be keeping theatre in his life as he auditions for Broadway productions while at university. He wants to thank all of his family, friends, and directors over the years who have shaped him into the per-son he is today!

Senior Crew Bios

Michael Herron (Set Construction) has loved his past few years in Patriot Players. In previous shows, he has had a blast performing in the cast, most recently as Don in A Chorus Line. But after trying crew in the fall student production Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe, Michael fell in love with crew and decid-ed to participate in the spring show from a different perspec-tive. He would like to thank Mr. Greico for always believing in him and never allowing him to rest on his laurels. He wish-es the cast and crew of Hunchback good luck! Kylie Hier (Assistant Tech Director) is incredibly excited to be a part of another great Patriot Players performance. She has been a part of the club for the past 3 years and has enjoyed participating in crew for every production put on the stage. She is also student directing a one-act alongside Kyle Hen-dricks this Spring. She is majoring in Communication Sciences but will continue to help set construction in college and hopes to keep music in her life. She wants to say a final thank you to her friends, family and crew for giving her so much growth and love. This was a wonderful experience and memories she’ll keep with her forever! Jamy Mershon (Set Construction) is very excited to be a part of her final show with Patriot Players. Jamy has only been in-volved in two previous shows, but still feels like she is a part of the crew family. She has no regrets in dedicating her time to the set, and is incredibly thankful for the memories made be-hind the scenes, including the numerous Wawa runs. Jamy will be studying at Temple University this fall and hopes to be back to see future productions.

Senior Crew Bios

Kiara Duran (Assistant Tech Director) is super excited to be a part of her last production in Patriot Players. She has participat-ed in Crew for the past three years in every fall and spring show, including some student productions. She is very thankful for all the memories and experiences from being on stage crew and she’d like to thank the directors and Mr. Grieco for all of their support. Kiara will be attending Temple University next year and will be majoring in Film and Media Arts. She hopes everyone has a great spring show and everyone breaks a leg out there!!! Gigi Flego (Costume Crew Chief) cannot believe that this is her 4th show, and her final main stage production in Patriot Play-ers! She joined this club junior year, wanting to be part of some-thing, and is walking out with a community she couldn’t imag-ine having a year ago. Gigi is so incredibly grateful to have had such valuable experiences in her time on costume crew, and wants to thank Mrs. Poirier for her continuous guidance, under-standing, and kindness. She also wants to thank her friends and family for their support over the past couple of years. She will be attending college following graduation, and wishes the com-pany the best for this show and for the many more to follow! Brooke Gormley (Costume Crew) is excited to be a part of her final musical with Patriot Players. She has been in many main-stage shows as a cast member over the past three years, most notably as a wife in Joseph and the Amazing…, a Bowery Beauty in Newsies, and Madeline Usher in Nightfall. She most recently joined Costume Crew for A Chorus Line. Brooke plans on at-tending the University of Pittsburg in the fall.

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