Theatre By Kids, For Kids!
2016/2017 Season
The Best Haunted House Ever
By Pat Cook
Directed by Susan A. Keady
Assistant Directed by Martha Grace B. Moore
October 14-23, 2016
Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre
125 S. Old Glebe Road Arlington, VA 22204
When students from two different high schools sneak into a local haunted house to scare their classmates, utter chaos ensues. At first it seems like the students are just pulling Halloween pranks, but when a spooky zombie and mysterious ghost don’t fit into the students’ haunting plans it can only mean one thing–they are not alone in the house! Happy haunting! We recommend this production for ages 6 and older.
Cast from The Best Haunted House Ever
Clare A’Hearn
Clyde
Max Belmar
Nick
Nick Boone
Pru
Caroline Coleman
Jo
Isabel Dines
Murphy
Jackson Dove
Midge
Madeline Florio
Dorothy
Yarden Footlik
Lulu
Karenna Keane
Phyliss
Caitlyn Knittig
Addie
Jessica Layton
Peg
Meaghan Leahy
Ruthie
Annie Lyons
Mandy
Kelly McArdle
Thomas
Oliver Meek
Riley
Ian Onufrak
Matt
Dimitrios Owen
Paddy
Jeffrey Pippins
Sherman
Josh Ramthun
Frankie
Mia Randers-Pehrson
Watchitt
Declan Roberts
Professor Stitch
Ryely Rogers
Nightfall
Xander Tilock
Madge
Miranda Tonsetic
Gloria
Dehlia Vicens
Crew from The Best Haunted House Ever
Liam Clancy (Stage Manager)
Grace Gent
Georgia Gibbon (House Manager)
Audrey Hayes
Henry Hubbard
Hannah Knittig
Samuel Kopylev
Ella McHugh
Mary Katherine Musick
Bella Porter
Annie Wood
Photos from The Best Haunted House Ever
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- There are more tricks than treats in “The Best Haunted House Ever” as Mandy (Kelly McArdle) finds a skeleton. Photo Credit: Larry McClemons
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- The Best Haunted House Ever runs now through October 23. Photo Credit: Larry McClemons
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- From top to bottom: Matt (Dimitrios Owen), Murphy (Jackson Dove) and Nick (Nicholas Boone). Photo Credit: Larry McClemons
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- Hoover High students bring school spirit as they bring chaos to the haunted house. Photo Credit: Larry McClemons
A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol
By Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus
Original arrangements by Matthew Heap
December 2-4, 2016
Gunston Arts Center – Theatre One
2700 S. Lang St, Arlington, VA 22206
In this remake of a Christmas classic, your favorite fairy tale characters bring to life the story of Ebeneezer Scrooge’s magical Christmas Eve. Mother Goose lends her talents to narrate the story as the Big Bad Wolf takes on the humbugging lead role. Cinderella, the Three Little Pigs, Old King Cole, and many more help create a new twist on the traditional Dickensian story told every December. We recommend this Encore holiday tradition for ages 4 and older.
Cast from A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol
Jackie Adams
Humpty Dumpty/Caroler
Hannah Alansky
Fan/Caroler
June Anderson
Twig
Lucy Anderson
Snow White/Clerk
Sarah Bolles
Little Wolf/Caroler
Jacob Bowen-Glazeroff
Queen of Hearts
Elizabeth Burkholder
Hansel Charming
Kostya Cook
Goldilocks/Caroler
Elena Cura
Miss Muffet/Clerk
Marina Cura
Bale
Holly Durham
Mother Goose
Zoe Forino
Fezziwig/Caroler
Grace Gent
Elf/Caroler
Samantha Grooms
Jacob Midas
Marina Hall
Brick
Adeline Harold
Rumpelstiltskin/Caroler
Tara Hartman
Little Bo Peep/Caroler
Grace Heberer
Meriwether
Rhylee Honeycult
Mary
CeCe Kast
Tabitha Charming
Amelia Lucien
Cinderella Charming
Kylee Majkowski
Gretel Charming
Sarah McBurney
Old King Cole
Isabel Paley
Big Bad Wolf
Jacquie Stoll
Peter Piper/Clerk
Quinn Sumerlin
Jack
Brian Tatum
Black Sheep/Red Riding Hood/Clerk
Evelyn Watkins
Philip Charming
Eli Wilcox
Crew from A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol
Kara Fagerstrom
Kerstin Fagerstrom
Lindsey Gradowski
Luci Harris (Stage Manager)
Samuel Kopylev
Erin Loftus
Lynn Loftus
Gabe MacPhail
Jack Ploetz
Addison Sharp (House Manager)
Hannah Torma
Annie Wood
Photos from A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol
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- Photo by Larry McClemons.
A Little Princess
Based on the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Adapted by Vera Morris
Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur
January 6-15, 2017
Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre
125 S. Old Glebe Road Arlington, VA 22204
Sara Crewe, a young heiress to a diamond mine fortune, leaves her home and father in India to go to school at Miss Michin’s Select Seminary for Young Ladies in London. When adversity strikes, Sara’s imaginative powers come to the rescue, transforming a drab institution into a place of magic and mystery. Using the grace and virtue of ‘a little princess,’ Sara proves that kindness always wins. We recommend this musical for ages 4 and older.
Sophia Bailey
Mr. Borrow/Perkins
Matthew Bloss-Baum
Mr. Carrisford/Ghost of Captain Crewe/Animal
Kevin Cabral
Miss Minchin’s Assistant
Nakyah Ciceron
Cook’s Assistant/Animal
Yarden Footlik
Margaret
Logan Francis
Victoria Carmichael/Animal
Lola Gomez
Mr. Carmichael/Animal
Will Hemmens
Lavinia
Hannah Knittig
Alice
Maren Knutson
Rose
Keira Loftus
Madison
Bridget Loftus
Mrs. Carmichael/Animal
Ella McHugh
Miss Amelia
Sophia Parfomak
Charlotte
Sydney Payne
Lottie
Anna Pritchard
Sara Crewe
Zoe Rocchio
Ram Dass
Gabrielle Schaubach
Miss Minchin
Nadya Steare
Evelyn Carmichael/Animal
Sophie Thomas
Jessie
Miranda Tonsetic
Cook/Animal
Dehlia Vicens
Ermengarde St. John
Amelia Williams
Nick Boone
Liam Clancy
Isabel Dines
Holly Durham
Luci Harris
Henry Hubbard
Katrina Kelso
Caitlyn Knittig
Samual Kopylev
Jessica Layton
Joey Layton
Meaghan Leahy
Erin Loftus
Anna Lyngholm-Kjaerby
Kelly McArdle
Ian Onufrak
Josh Ramthun (House Manager)
Mia Randers-Pehrson
Maddy Wade (Stage Manager)
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- Photo by Larry McClemons
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- Photo by Larry McClemons
Kitchen Adventures
Directed and devised by Francesca Chilcote
February 7-25, 2017
Encore’s Main Campus
4000 Lorcom Lane, Arlington, VA 22207
In Kitchen Adventures, two siblings, along with their mom, explore the wonder, excitement, temptation, and nutrition that their kitchen has to offer. On their journey, they encounter fantastic creatures, hilarious breakfast mix-ups, and difficult nutrition decisions. Ultimately, through cooperation and play, the brother and sister discover the joy in healthy choices and learn the beauty of “everything in moderation.” Created especially for the very young, this silent interactive piece will have audiences of all ages laughing and playing along! We recommend this adventure for ages 1 and older.
Francesca Chilcote
Boy/Sugar Monster
Adrian Iglesias
Mom/Puppeteer
Carol Spring
Photos from Kitchen Adventures
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- Healthy eating is a balancing act!
Night at the Wax Museum
Book by Craig Sodaro.
March 10-19, 2017
Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre
125 S. Old Glebe Road Arlington, VA 22204
For six students, class is back in session when they take a summer school trip with their teacher to the local wax museum to help preserve the past. Between a hilarious love triangle involving Cleopatra and Henry VIII and a widespread hunt for buried treasure with Blackbeard and Butch Cassidy, it will be a trip for the history books!
Cast from Night at the Wax Museum
Keirnan Almand
Rolf Rizzo
Max Belmar
Ethel Lockhead
Isabel Dines
Pirate 1
Erik Fagerstrom
Ivy Sweet
Gabriella Flanagan
Blackbeard
Bryce Gastelum
Jesse James
Jackson Gundlach
Cleopatra
Tara Hall
John Adams
Logan Hayes
Heather Fairchild
Megan Hayes
Sundance Kid
Owen Henderson
Mary Read
Gia Jackson
Jolene Fairchild
Hannah Knittig
Calamity Jane
Maren Knutson
Julene Fairchild
Jessica Layton
Carrie Gale
Stella Lee
Polly Popper
Lynn Loftus
Lupe Lopez
Annie Lyons
Pancho Villa
Kelly McArdle
Joel Kreeble
Oliver Meek
Emily Blake
Avery O’Kane
Jasper Sneed
Ian Onufrak
Ned Teach, The Pirate
Jimmy Orefice
Lizzie Borden
Annabel Phoel
Anne Boleyn
Kyra Radomsky
Skip Webster
Josh Ramthun
Pirate 2
Sebastian Ramthun
Butch Cassidy
Sam Regardie
Hala
Liz Rotherham
Alexandra
Susan Rotherham
Hazel Smithy-withy
Jacquie Stoll
Victor Tates
Brian Tatum
Henry VIII
Xander Tilock
Violet Sneed
Miranda Tonsetic
Madame Ching
Natalia Vilela
Tut the Mummy
Benjamin Wilson
Crew from Night at the Wax Museum
Liam Clancy
Annika Fagerstrom (Stage Manager)
Kara Fagerstrom
Kerstin Fagerstrom (House Manager)
Elena Green
Ava Gutshall
Luci Harris
Lucy Koontz
Samuel Kopylez
Jack Ploetz
Kylie Ramming
Mia Randers-Pehrson
Gabrielle Schaubach
William Thomas
Amelia Williams
Photos from Night at the Wax Museum
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- Photo by Larry McClemons
Godspell
Conceived and Originally Directed by John-Michael Tebelak
Music and New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Originally Produced on the New York Stage by Edgar Lansbury, Stuart Duncan, and Joseph Beruh
Directed by Kelsey Meiklejohn and Douglas Ullman, Jr.
March 31 – April 9, 2017
Gunston Arts Center – Theatre Two
2700 S. Lang St, Arlington, VA 22206
A small group of people help Jesus tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques and a hefty dose of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville, is employed as the story of Jesus’ life dances across the stage. Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Jesus’ message of kindness, tolerance and love comes vibrantly to life in Encore Stage & Studio’s musical production of Godspell.
John the Baptist/Judas
Nicholas Boone
Marney Harris
Kimmy Lewis
Louisa Martial
Ella McHugh
Jared Robbins
Jesus
Lucy Rocchio
Dehlia Vicens
Annie Wood
Kerstin Fagerstrom
Sarah Strunk (Stage Manager)
Douglas Ullman Jr.
Keyboard 2
Brian Metcalf
Bass Guitar
Doug Harris
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- Photo by Larry McClemons
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- “Tower of Babble.” Photo by Larry McClemons.
Shakespeare’s The Tempest
April 28-May 7, 2017
Gunston Arts Center – Theatre Two
2700 S. Lang St, Arlington, VA 22206
Prospero lives on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda and his servants Ariel and Caliban. When a shipwreck leaves the King of Naples, his son, a group of sailors, and two zany mischief-makers stranded on the island, power struggles ensue, plots are hatched, a marriage is made, and magical forces intervene to ensure a just outcome for all involved. We recommend this production for ages 8 and older.
Jackie Adams
Mariner #3/Ensemble
Caroline Assia
Trinculo
Jacob Bowen-Galzeroff
Iris/Ensemble
Claire Beasley
Ship’s Captain/Ensemble
Susan Crumbley
Gonzolo
Caroline Coleman
Ferdinand
Nakyah Ciceron
Caliban
Mia Fraiture
Sebastian
Zoë Fraiture
Ariel
Samantha Grooms
Bosun/Juno
Grace Heberer
Alonso
Sofia Hemmens
Mariner #2/Ensemble
Fiona Kubiak
Miranda
Isabel Paley
Mariner #1/Ensemble
Jenna Payne
Stephano
Tyler Smallwood
Boatswain
Quinn Sumerlin
Prospero
Hannah Torma
Ceres/Ens
Sophia Voulgaris
Erik Fagerstrom
Kara Fagerstrom (House Manager)
Kerstin Fagerstrom
Georgia Gibbon
Lindsey Gradowski (Stage Manager)
Samuel Kopylev
Ian Onufrak
Josh Ramthun
Addison Sharp
Annie Wood
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- From left to right: Miranda (Isabel Paley), Prospero (Hannah Torma), and
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- From left to right: Prospero (Hannah Torma), Ariel (Samantha Grooms), Miranda (Isabel Paley), and Ferdinand (Nakyah Ciceron) Photo by Larry McClemons
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- From left to right: Stephano (Tyler Smallwood) and Trinculo (Jacob Bowen-Galzeroff) Photo by Larry McClemons
A Sidewalk Stroll
Devised and Directed by Rachel Hynes
May 11-26, 2017
Encore’s Main Campus
4000 Lorcom Lane, Arlington, VA 22207
Encore Stage & Studio presents A Sidewalk Stroll, starring professional artists who bring park adventures and friendly animals to life, all the while teaching your little one about working through your emotions while navigating through life’s surprises. Recommended for ages 1 and older.
Adrian Iglesias
Ruthie Rado
Tara Hall
Sound Board Operator
Mia Randers-Pehrson
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- “Happy!”
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- Making new friends on the way to the park!
The Jungle Book
June 2-11, 2017
Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre
125 S. Old Glebe Road Arlington, VA 22204
Mowgli is taught the ways of the jungle by a bear named Baloo and Bagheera, a panther, and Kaa the snake. When father wolf becomes too old to rule his animal kingdom, an angry Tiger named Shere Khan who has been out to get Mowgli since he was a young boy, tries to name himself the new king. Mowgli, with the help of the nearby villagers and a treasure given to him from ancient ruins, must stop the tiger from becoming the new king, and help restore order in the jungle again. We recommend this production for ages 4 and older.
This production is sponsored by Fairlington Dental.
Clare A’Hearn
Mysa/Cobra
Faith Blevins
Wolf 3
Kylen Davis
Wolf 4
Riley Dennis
Toomai/Monkey 2
Aidan Foley
Monkey 1
Yarden Footlik
Shere Khan
Kate Gillen
Mor
Jackson Gundlach
Kaa
Tara Hall
Bagheera
Gia Jackson
Messua/Cobra Voice 2
Meaghan Leahy
Mang
Kylee Majkowski
Baloo
Kyra Radomsky
Wolf 2
Caroline Raymond
Wolf 1
Sam Regardie
King Monkey
Declan Roberts
Mowgli
Ryely Rogers
Rikki
Liz Rotherham
Tikki
Susan Rotherham
Tabaqui
Natalia Vilela
Mother Wolf
Rebecca Waylus
Nyra
Amelia Williams
Father Wolf
Bryant Williams
Monkey 3
Benjamin Wilson
Max Belmar
Matthew Bloss-Baum
Carly Cameron
Holly Durham
Bryce Gastelum
Grace Gent
Luci Harris
Henry Hubbard
Colleen Jackson
Karenna Keane
Caitlyn Knittig (Stage Manager)
Hannah Knittig
Gabe MacPhail
Ella McHugh (House Manager)
Colin Meek
Isabel Paley
Mia Randers-Pehrson
Thomas Worden
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- Photo by Aileen Pangan
The Music Man
Devised and Directed by Rachel Hynes
July 21-30, 2017
Kenmore Middle School
200 S. Carlin Springs Rd. Arlington, VA 22204
Con man Harold Hill makes his next stop at River City, Iowa to start a band, despite his lack of musical knowledge. After tricking the citizens of River city into buying instruments and uniforms he plans on leaving town with all of the money. In the midst of his scheme, he accidentally falls in love with the local librarian, Marian. Will she help Harold see the error of his ways before it’s too late? Enjoy Meredith Willson’s six-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy that has been entertaining audiences since 1957. We recommend this production for ages 6 and older.
Rebecca Blacksten
Mayor Shinn/Newspaper Reader #1
Charlie Boone
Teen Ensemble/Traveling Salesman #1
Nicholas Boone
Teen Ensemble
Marie Brittain
Marian Paroo
Gabriel Brown
Mrs. Squires
Rachel Clark
Teen Ensemble
Sofia A. Cruz
Constable Locke/Maud Dunlop
Laurie Dacus
Youth Ensemble
Zack Engelken
Amaryllis
Adeline Harold
Youth Ensemble
Sofi Hemmens
Oliver Hix/Traveling Salesman #4
Erich Izdepski
Youth Ensemble/Featured Young Dancer
Evelyn Izdepski
Charlie Cowell/Jacey Squires
David Lopez
Winthrop Paroo
Henry Mason
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn
Shannon McCarthy
Marcellus/Newspaper Reader #2
Brian Metcalf
Alma Hix
Allegra Natsios
Teen Ensemble
Caitlin O’Hara
Gracie Shinn
Sydney Payne
Olin Britt/Traveling Salesman #2
John Popp
Teen Ensemble/Traveling Salesman #5
Garrett Rinker
Teen Ensemble/Train Conductor
Lucy Rocchio
Ethel Toffelmier
Zoe Rocchio
Tommy Djilas/Newspaper Reader #3
Mike Sarisky
Ewart Dunlop/Traveling Salesman #3
Will Shingler
Mrs. Paroo
Emily Smith
Youth Ensemble
Brian Tatum
Harold Hill
Mark Zubaly
Thomas Boudreaux
Carly Cameron
Liam Clancy
Jim Clancy
Fred Fagerstrom
Kara Fagerstrom
Kerstin Fagerstrom
Sean Gilley
Luci Harris
Rhylee Honeycutt
Stella Lee
Kelly McArdle
Rebecca Pfeil (Stage Manager)
Jack Ploetz
Rebecca Popp
Mia Randers-Pehrson
Alannah Rivera
Declan Roberts (House Manager)
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- Emily Smith as Mrs. Paroo and Gabriel Brown as Marian The Music Man Photo by Aileen Pangan
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- “Trouble” – The Music Man (L to R: Zoe Rocchio, Rachel Clark, Garrett Rinker, David Lopez, Mark Zubaly (Harold Hill), Mike Sarisky, Brian Metcalf, Lucy Rocchio, Will Shingler) Photo by Larry McClemons
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- “76 Trombones” – The Music Man Photo by Larry McClemons
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- Gabriel Brown (Marian) and Mark Zubaly (Harold) in “Marian the Librarian” The Music Man Photo by: Larry McClemons
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- Emily Smith (Mrs. Paroo) and Gabriel Brown (Marian) in The Music Man Photo by: Larry McClemons
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- (L to R: Charlie Boone, Shannon McCarthy David Lopez, Rachel Clark, Zoe Rocchio) “Shipoopi” – The Music Man Photo by Larry McClemons
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