Friday, Jun 3, 2016
Rider's theater and musical group left Lawrenceville to perform or work behind the scenes in plays and musicals in 13 states and two foreign countries this summer.
Rider University’s theatre and musical theatre students and recent grads have packed their bags, learned their lines and studied their scores as they’ve left Lawrenceville to perform or work behind the scenes in plays and musicals in 13 states and two foreign countries this summer. And this fall two of them will join the national touring company of 42nd Street.
Check out this list to learn more — and be sure to stop by backstage to say hello!
Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Madeline Chandler
The Little Mermaid
Red Mountain Theater Company
redmountaintheatre.org
Tuscaloosa, AL
Rose Webber
The Producers (Ulla)
Theater Tuscaloosa
www.theatretusc.com
California
Laguna Beach, CA
Gabrielle Beckford
All Shook Up
Laguna Playhouse
www.lagunaplayhouse.com
Chris Hansell
All Shook Up (Dennis)
Laguna Playhouse
www.lagunaplayhouse.com
Connecticut
Bristol, CT
Brandon Fuller
"Kids' Comedy Hour!"
"Step Right Up”
Lake Compounce Amusement Park
www.lakecompounce.com
East Haddam, CT
Emily Applebaum
Bye Bye Birdie
Goodspeed Theater
www.goodspeed.org
Colby Dezelick
Chasing Rainbows
Goodspeed Theater
www.goodspeed.org
New London, CT
Kara Jonsson
MICHA Summer Workshop
Intern/Participant
www.michaelchekhov.org
Storrs, CT
Aaron Miller
West Side Story (Big Deal)
Connecticut Repertory Theater
crt.uconn.edu
Janayla Montez
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! (Wickette)
West Side Story (Francisca)
Connecticut Repertory Theater
crt.uconn.edu
Ross Thompson
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! (Mr. Davis)
West Side Story (Baby John)
Connecticut Repertory Theater
crt.uconn.edu
Maine
Casco, ME
Lilli Babb
Footloose (Ariel)
James and the Giant Peach (Ladybug)
Encore at the Point
www.pointsebago.com/content/entertainment
Kittery, ME
Bryce Mcalister
American Idiot
Cats (Plato)
Patrick Dorow Productions
Massachusetts
Beverly, MA
David Visini
Funny Girl
Singing in the Rain
Northshore Music Theater
www.nsmt.org
Brewster, MA
Lephate Cunningham III
Hairspray
Cape Rep Theater
www.caperep.org
Essence Williams
Hairspray (Dynamite)
Cape Rep Theatre
www.caperep.org
Bridgewater, MA
Alex Coutts
Beauty and the Beast
Bridgewater Family Performing Arts Center
www.familyperformingartscenter.com
Pittsfield and Stockbridge, MA
Caroline Rose Davis
Apprentice
Berkshire Theater Group
www.berkshiretheatregroup.org
Plymouth, MA
Ellington Berg
A Chorus Line (Zach)
Priscilla Beach Theatre
www.berkshiretheatregroup.org
Stockbridge, MA
Matt Caccamo
Fiorello!
Berkshire Theater Company
www.berkshiretheatregroup.org
Missouri
St. Louis, MO
Colby Dezelick
Music Man (Tommy)
Fiddler on the Roof (Fyedka)
The Muny
www.muny.org
New Hampshire
Meredith, NH
Shelly Walsh
9 to 5 (Kathy)
The Producers
My Fair Lady
Footloose (Wendy Jo)
Interlakes Summer Theatre
interlakestheatre.com
New Jersey
Lawrenceville, NJ
Kara Jonsson
Assistant Director
Counselor
Rider Musical Theatre Camp
Morristown, NJ
Kara Jonsson
Mary Poppins (Understudy Mary Poppins / Ensemble)
Assistant Director
Mayo Performing Arts Center
www.mayoarts.org
Princeton, NJ
Anastasia Zeiler
A Little Night Music (Fredrika)
The Princeton Festival
princetonfestival.org
New York
Auburn, NY
Charlene Jean
From Here to Eternity
Merry Go Round Theater
fingerlakesmtf.com
Travis Przybylski
From Here to Eternity
Merry Go Round Theater
fingerlakesmtf.com
Harley Steiger
Oklahoma!
Merry Go Round Theater
fingerlakesmtf.com
David Visini
Pride and Prejudice
Merry Go Round Theater
fingerlakesmtf.com
Chatham, NY
Charlene Jean
My Fair Lady
Nice Work if You Can Get It
Into the Woods
Sister Act
Addams Family
MacHaydn Theatre
www.machaydntheatre.org
Forestburgh, NY
Tyler Daddario (Theatre Studies/Arts Admin)
Company Manager
Meaghan Finlay (Arts Admin/Technical Theatre)
Carpentry Intern
Austin Gray (Tech Theatre)
Master Carpenter
Forestburgh Playhouse
www.fbplayhouse.org
Molly Franco
Addams Family (Wednesday Addams)
Anything Goes
Rock of Ages
The Who's Tommy
Forestburgh Playhouse
www.fbplayhouse.org
Marissa Gurgis
To Kill a Mockingbird (Mayella Ewell)
Forestburgh Playhouse
www.fbplayhouse.org
Taylor Jackson
Rock of Ages (Sherrie)
The Who's Tommy
Addams Family
Anything Goes
Into the Woods
Forestburgh Playhouse
www.fbplayhouse.org
Daniel Maldonado
The Who's Tommy (Cousin Kevin)
Rock of Ages (Drew)
Addams Family
Anything Goes
Into the Woods
Forestburgh Playhouse
www.fbplayhouse.org
New York, NY
Samantha Funk
The Golden Bride
National Yiddish Theatre
http://nytf.org
Marissa Galletti
In Mysterious Ways
Riant Theater
www.therianttheatre.com
Brendan Rosell
Summer Intern
American Ballet Theater
www.abt.org
Max Silverman
Intern
Encores!
New York City Center
www.nycitycenter.org
Northport, NY
Maria Garvey
Thoroughly Modern Millie
John W. Engeman Theatre
engemantheater.com
Marissa Girgus
Memphis
John W. Engeman Theater
engemantheater.com
Rye, NY
Sophia Introna
AMERICAN BEAT!
Rye Playland
ryeplayland.org
North Carolina
Flat Rock, NC
Resa Mishina
Music Man
9 to 5
Flatrock Playhouse
Pennsylvania
Allentown, PA
Anna K. Smith
Singing in the Rain
Pines Dinner Theater
pinesdinnertheatre.com
Latrobe, PA
Marissa Girgus
Cole
St. Vincent Summer Theatre
Matthew Fairlee
Cole
St. Vincent Summer Theatre
Nick Ziobro
Route 66
St. Vincent Summer Theatre
Ligonier, PA
Zoe Aarts
American Beat!
Let's Rock
The Gazebo: Heart of the Country
Daniel Tiger's Grr-ific Day!
Idlewild Soak Zone
Manheim, PA
Sarah Catherine Carter
Daughter of Ireland
Pennsylvania Renaissance Fair
Mill Hall, PA
Jack Gerhard
Smoke on the Mountain (Dennis)
Millbrook Playhouse
millbrookplayhouse.com
Mt. Gretna, PA
Brynn Owen
Tarzan (Ensemble, Understudy Jane)
Gretna Theater
gretnatheatre.com
Shawnee on the Delaware, PA
Casey Esbin
Addams Family
Mary Poppins (Ms.Correy/Ms. Andrews)
Shawnee Playhouse
theshawneeplayhouse.com
Brandon Walters
Mary Poppins (Bert)
Addams Family (Lucas)
Shawnee Playhouse
theshawneeplayhouse.com
Texas
Austin, TX
Amani Alexander
Addams Family
Summer Stock Austin
www.summerstockaustin.org
Victoria Brown
Mary Poppins
ZACH Theater
www.zachtheatre.org
Kevin Corkum
Mary Poppins
ZACH Theater
www.zachtheatre.org
Caysi Dennis
Mary Poppins
ZACH Theater
www.zachtheatre.org
Fort Worth, TX
McKenna Woodlan
Children of Eden
Casa Mañana
www.casamanana.org
Washington D.C.
Quentin Araujo
Spring Awakening (Melchior)
Metropolitan Youth Theatre
www.facebook.com/metroyoutharts
England
Oxford, England
Sara Davis
Midsummer in Oxford Program
British American Drama Academy
www.bada.org.uk
Japan
Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture
Allie Patton
"Horseshoe Round Up"
"Mickey and Company"
Tokyo Disneyland
42nd Street National Tour
Kiley Hinkle
David Visini