MAJESTIC Children’sTHEATER 2019

July 22, 23, 24 & August 11, 12, 13, 14

July 8, 9, 10, 28, 29, 30, 31

July 15, 16, 17 & August 4, 5, 6, 7

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Who’s WhoAfter the show, take this program to your favorite actors,

and have them sign on the line next to their name!

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Directed by Stephen PetitCostume Design ....Christine Thompson & Dawn McKay

Set Design ................................................ Josiah Durham

Stage Manager ...........................................Jordan Arnold

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AMOURÉ JOSEPH ____________________________is 18 and soon entering college at MCLA, double majoring in Performing Arts and Biology. She was exposed to acting her sophomore year at Central High school and has loved it ever since. She went on to perform as Goddess Hymen in As You Like It, Queen Hermione in A Winter’s Tale, and Annie in the musical Annie. She has also been singing since she was

six years old, performing with the Springfield Children’s Choir, and several other choirs throughout her life. She has found herself up on stage for a few years now and plans to do so for many more years to come. Her passion is rooted from the smiles, the laughter of little children watching her perform. and knowing that she makes them happy. She thanks her mother and the Majestic Theater for this amazing opportunity.

KYLE JURASZ ________________________________is from Agawam and will be entering Agawam High Schoolin September. He has done over 10 shows and has been acting for about 3 years. His favorite part was playing Iago in Aladdin JR. for the Agawam Junior High School Drama Club last year. He loves acting, singing, and swimming. His plans for college are to go to HCC and then pursue his dream

of being an actor on Broadway. Lastly he would really like to thank his mom who gave him the wonderful ability to act. He would also like to thank both of his parents for always being there for him.

FELIX ANTWI-MENSAH _______________________will be a senior at Suffield High School this Fall. With this show he will have participated in 10 theatrical productions. He enjoys playing basketball, eating full boxes of glazed doughnuts, and just hanging with friends. He had a great time performing this show and hopes you enjoy it just as much as he did. Thank you.

AUTUMN MARCHETTO _______________________is beyond thrilled to be returning for her second year at Majestic Children’s Theater! As an upcoming senior at Gateway Regional High School, Autumn has performed in five shows at her school and two at the Majestic. Favorites overall include Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables, Rapunzel in Into the Woods, Sandra Templeton in Big Fish,

and for Majestic Children’s Theater: Ladybird in James and the Giant Peach, the Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass... and What Alice Found There. When not acting or singing, Autumn can be found playing the saxophone or piano, going to the movies, or playing school sports such as basketball, softball, and cross country. She plans on attending college for film acting and musical theater, and would like to thank her parents and sister for all of their support.

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CastWilbur ..........................................................................KYLE JURASZCharlotte ....................................................AUTUMN MARCHETTONarrator/Father Arable ...............................FELIX ANTWI-MENSAHFern Arable/Goose (voice) .....................................AMOURÉ JOSEPHAvery Arable/Templeton/Gander (voice) ........NATHAN STEVENSONUncle Homer ............................................... BENJAMIN UPPERTON

Majestic Children’s Theater Production 2019Producing Director .............................................................DANNY EATONDirector ............................................................................STEPHEN PETITStage Manager .............................................................. JORDAN ARNOLDMusic Director ............................................................ ELISABETH WEBERCostume Designer ............................................CHRISTINE THOMPSON,

DAWN McKAYCarpenters .....................................................................GREG TROCHLIL,

JOSIAH DURHAMLighting Designer ........................................................CHASE TRUMBULLSound and Projections Assistant ..................................JUSTIN LETELLIERChoreographer ...................................................................PAIGE FORTIERProduction Assistants ......................................................MOONSU KANG,

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Summer Staff 2019House Manager .........................................................CHRISTEEN JERARDMarketing Director ................................................... T. EMERSON KADISDirector of Public Relations .............................................LEE CHAMBERSBox Office Manager .....................................................DIANE MIDWOODBox Office/House Managers ...................................................KATIA BALL,

MARY ANN BISCHOFF, LEE CHAMBERS, SCOTTI DANALIS, JANE EITEL, AURORA FERRARO,

DONNA FITZGERALD, SUZANNE MELDONIAN,MARTHA MORRIS, KAREN PIANTEK,

KAIT RANKINS, CAROL RUCINSKIAccountant ...............................................................BARBARA DANILOWGraphic Designer .................................................................. KAIT RANKINSAdvertising Coordinator ...................................... SUZANNE MELDONIANUsher Coordinator ...................................................................KATIA BALLCafé Staff .....................................................................SCOTTI DANALIS,

AURORA FERRARO, KYLE JERARD, JANET KAZAR, KIM KENNEDY, MOLLY KENNEDY, ANN LOLLIO,

CHRIS PINTER, MEGHAN PINTER, GIUSEPPE SANTANIELLO, PAUL STEVENS

BENJAMIN UPPERTON _______________________is a graduate of Watkinson Academy and performed in their productions of The Crucible as Deputy Governor Danforth. This is his third season with the Majestic Children’s Theater. In 2017, he was a stagehand for all three shows, and played Mr. Van Hudson and the Headless Horseman in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Last season, he played multiple roles in

Through The Looking Glass... And What Alice Found There, as well as Old Green Grasshopper in James and the Giant Peach.

NATHAN STEVENSON ________________________is 14 and from Springfield, Massachusetts. He has been doing theater since spring in 2018. He has been training dance andgymnastics for three years. He has been in four plays including Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella as Jean-Michel. He goes to the MacDuffie School in Granby, MA, and is going into the 9th grade. He also has done The Curious Incident

of the Dog in the Nighttime and two original plays created by his teacher. In his free time, he can be seen doing gymnastics on his trampoline or singing and dancing in his room. He is beyond excited to be doing his first play for Majestic Children’s Theater and he can’t wait to meet everyone and make new friends.

DAWN MCKAY (Costume Designer) is happy to celebrate her sixth season with the Majestic Theater. Some of her favorite designs from past seasons at The Majestic Theater include The Marvelous Wonderettes, Boeing Boeing, The War and Walt Whipple, Guys and Dolls, Alabama Story, La Cage Aux Folles, Million Dollar Quartet, Outside Mullingar, Amadeus, Butler, Harvey, and Next to Normal. Dawn is grateful to the superb production team of the Majestic Theater and brilliant

cast of The Marvelous Wonderettes for bringing her designs to life. Dawn thanks Moonyean Field for friendship and support in costume design. For Denny & Ben and Nikki & Dave whose love stories inspire her heart <3

CHRISTINE THOMPSON (Costume Designer) is on the Board of Directors for the Theater Project and is the costume designer for the Majestic Children’s Theater. She is also the proud Nana of Freeland, Maggie, Lewis, and Juliana. She is happy to be working with such a fine group of actors, designers, and crew.

STEPHEN PETIT (Director) feels very blessed and thankful to say this is his seventh season directing Majestic Children’s Theater. Mulan marks his 20th production. Started in 2006 by his late high school drama teacher Van Farrier, Stephen is honored to be carrying on this wonderful summer program into its 13th season. In addition to directing, he has also written adapted scripts for one of the three shows each season, with past scripts including The

Jungle Book, A Little Princess, Pinocchio, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, 2013’s Alice in Wonderland, and last summer’s Through the Looking Glass…And What Alice Found There. Stephen is the Production Manager for the main season at the Majestic and has occasionally been seen on stage, most recently as Mozart in Amadeus. Thanks to Danny, Todd, Chris, Dawn, Josiah, Greg, Paige, Elisabeth, and all the wonderful young actors, for all they do to make these shows possible, (and thanks and love to Katie for her unwavering love and support). Thank you so much for coming and I hope you enjoy!

JORDAN ARNOLD (Stage Manager) is from Springfield, Massachusetts and goes to Fordham University as an International Studies major, with a minor in Bioinformatics and Theatre. In high school she was the Assistant Stage Manager for Steel Magnolias and Snow White, and the Stage Manager for A Christmas Carol, Mary Poppins, and Into the Woods. She loves learning languages and loves the performing

arts. In the future, she hopes to take advantage of the opportunities she’ll have as an NYC college student and work with theatres in that area as well. Thank you for coming to see today’s performance. She hopes you enjoyed it and please come again!

JOSIAH DURHAM (Set Designer) of Monson has been involved in the Pioneer Valley theater scene for the past 10 years. He has been a set carpenter and lighting assistant at the Majestic for six years, and he designed the set for The Mountaintop (2019). He has also been seen on the Majestic stage, as Barnette in Crimes of the Heart, Jean-Michel in La Cage Aux Folles, Eric in An Inspector Calls, and Henry in Next To Normal. Other roles

in local theater include Tommy in The Who’s Tommy (Greene Room Productions), Tobias in Sweeney Todd (Greene Room Productions), Mark Cohen in RENT (Exit 7 Players), and Riff in West Side Story (Unity House Players). He is also a designer and carpenter for Puzzled Escape Games in Easthampton, MA. He received the Massachusetts Critics Circle award for best set design in Aida in 2013 (Exit 7 Players), in 2014 for Picnic (Theatre Guild of Hampden), and again in 2015 for The Normal Heart (TGoH). His work has been all over the Pioneer Valley and now spread into the Berkshires, with his designs of Avenue Q and Carrie: the Musical (MCLA).