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Book, Music and Lyrics by Ray Besoyan

Sponsored by Gay, McCall, Isaacks, Gordon & Roberts, P.C.

Courtyard Theater, Plano July 14-30, 2011

Rover Dramawerks’ Season Sponsors

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The Cast

Chief Brown Bear............................................................................Ben Westfried Corporal Billy Jester.......................................................................Chester Maple Captain Jim Warrington..................................................................Blake Rodgers Little Mary Sunshine......................................................................Elizabeth Saxe Mme Ernestine Von Liebedich..............................................................Mary Tiner Nancy Twinkle.....................................................................................Caitlin Mills Fleet Foot / Servant..........................................................................Donald Cook Yellow Feather / Servant..................................................................Rick Blodgett General Oscar Fairfax...................................................................Michael McNiel Cora......................................................................................................Amy Wells Henrietta.........................................................................................Kelsey Kruse * Gwendolyn........................................................................................Tiffany Hillert Blanche.........................................................................................Dusty Reasons Maud.............................................................................................Jād B. Saxton * Mabel.............................................................................Jennifer Middleton Taylor Pete................................................................................................Michael Speck Slim..............................................................................................Matthew Clark * Tex..................................................................................................Eli Aalderink * Buster............................................................................................Ruben Rosales Hank.................................................................................................Bishop Wash Tom............................................................................................Giovanny Arcibar

* Dance Captains

The Band

Percussion.............................................................................................Steve Hall Keyboards.....................................................................................Michael McVay Woodwinds..................................................................................Christy Springer

The Production Staff

Director...................................................................................................Sue Birch Musical Director...............................................................................Mary Medrick Choreographer...........................................................................Larry M. Jansson Stage Manager..................................................................................Jill Stephens Producers..................................................................Mary Compton, Rick Tuman Set Designer/Master Carpenter..........................................................Abigail Kipp Lighting Designer...........................................................................Brooks Powers Costume Designer..........................................................................Jesse Thaxton Properties Designer.....................................................................Robin Coulonge Wig/Hair Designer....................................................................................Don Hall Sound Designer.....................................................................................Sue Birch Sound Tech.....................................................................................Rob Stephens Light Board Operator.........................................................................Charis Royal Sound Board Operators................................Darien Graham, Samantha Navarro Backstage Crew.............................................Kenneth Hall, Melissa Hildenbrand Set Construction/Painting/Move-in...............................Abigail Kipp, Kacy Corbett

Ian Birch, Sue Birch, Skyler Blodgett, Mike Bronsky, Mark Buettner Gray Clarkson, Kelly Moore Clarkson, Patrick Clarkson, Mary Compton

Robin Coulonge, Joe Cucinotti, Jenifer Grace, Kenneth Hall Melissa Hildenbrand, Terrie Justus, Heather Pi, Amber Reasons

Carol M. Rice, Jason Rice, Charis Royal, Jill Stephens, Rick Tuman, cast Lakota Advisor.....................................................................Charlie White Buffalo Program.................……………………………………........................Carol M. Rice Box Office………………………………….........................................Kim Wickware

Who's Who This is Eli Aalderink's first show with Rover Dramawerks and his first musical performance outside of academics. He is currently attending college at the University of Texas at Dallas and is working his way toward a BA in Art & Performance. Eli has been in seven musical performances, recently including Side Show, the Musical and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at UTD. He would like to thank his professors from UTD for encouraging him to get out there and take the opportunity to be a part of this. Giovanny Arcibar was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Garland, Texas. He began to take an interest in theatre during his junior year of high school. This is his second musical production, with The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee being the first. He's a happy, fun, shy person and is eager to do more musicals in the future. Sue Birch is thrilled to have this opportunity to direct Little Mary Sunshine. Previous directing credits include Peacemaker (Leon Rabin nomination), The Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, Snow White, Jack & The Beanstalk, Cinderella, Aladdin, Little Red Riding Hood, Puss In Boots and Babes In The Wood, all for Theatre Britain, where she serves as Artistic Director. She trained at The Oxford School of Drama and has appeared in numerous productions in the UK and the US, recently playing Anita in Theatre Britain’s production of Vincent River for which she received a DFW Critics’ Forum Award. Sue is represented by The Horne Agency. Rick Blodgett was born and raised in Oregon and moved to Texas after serving in the USMC. He works as a Software Tester, attends school at Collin County, is on the board for the Wylie Drill Team, and is a single parent to his daughter, Skyler. He loves acting and has performed in two previous One Day Only productions with Rover Dramawerks. Matthew Clark is excited to return to the Rover Dramawerks stage, having played Russ in Sunday in New York earlier this year. Past musical credits include Stine in City of Angels and Phil in The Wild Party, both at Baylor University. Matthew acts for the stage around town and is featured online in a web mini-series and various original sketches. He is an executive ensemble member with Rite of Passage Theatre Company, whose next production Love Song of the Albanian Sous Chef is part of the 2011 Festival of Independent Theatres, currently running at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas. Mary Compton is proud to be a member of the Rover board. She says: “What started out as taking an acting class to get me out of my comfort zone, has put me right in the middle of some of the greatest people I have ever met.” She wishes to thank everyone who helped educate her about producing a musical. Donald Cook’s first appeared at Rover as Thurston Howell III in Gilligan’s Island: the Musical. Locally he played Alfred P Doolittle in My Fair Lady with the Rockwall Community Players. He has been featured in Australia and America as a singer, actor, and dancer on stage, television and film. He has performed at The Huron Playhouse, Trumpet in the Land & Celebration Company in Ohio. He played Tom in touring company of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and has IMDb credits for television and film. He was selected for Heidelberg Concert Choir's USA & European Tours 1974-77. He sang in a Mass-choir with the New England Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall June 2005. He has been a school choir director and music teacher for the past four years.

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Robin Coulonge has been working professionally in theatre since 1990. She graduated from UNT with a BA in theatre in 1992, where she acted in many plays and did every kind of backstage job possible. She enjoys doing prop design because she gets to do a little of everything. Best show to prop is still Gilligan Island: the Musical with Rover. She thanks Abby for being the best set designer to work with on dressing a set! Darien Graham is pleased to join the Rover team for a third time this year. Beginning his technical career at the ripe old age of 12, Darien has previously worked both lights and sound for Valley Performing Arts and Colony High School, both in Alaska. His career goals include photography and video production. He'd like to thank his parents for the constant rides, and his God for the strength and support. Don Hall is pleased to be a part of his first “Rover experience.” He is usually across the way at the Cox Building Playhouse, doing wigs for Theater Britain. Productions include Vincent River, Puss in Boots, and Babes in the Woods. Many thanks to Sue, Rick and Mary! This is Kenneth Hall’s first show with Rover. He is a student at Stephen F. Austin University and has been in theatre since his junior year of high school. Currently studying Criminal Justice, Kenneth hopes to be a forensic scientist someday. A native of Dallas, Steve Hall attended Texas A&M University - Commerce with an emphasis on Music Composition and Percussion Performance. During his young career, he has played with luminaries such as Harry Connick, Jr., Marvin Stamm, Allen Vizzutti, and Grammy winners Elijah, Larnelle Harris, Wintley Phipps and a host of other national acts. Steve’s musical compositions and arrangements for orchestra and jazz bands can be heard throughout the world.

Melissa Hildenbrand started backstage at age 14 working with Robin Coulonge in Nothing Serious, a series of short plays presented by CUUC Plano. Since then, she's stagehanded for Rover’s presentations of Around the World in 80 Days and Days of Wine and Roses, as well as the occasional One Day Only. Her powers of near-invisibility aid in the many set changes she encounters, as well as her ability to sneeze very quietly. Tiffany Hillert was first introduced to the stage as a dancer at the age of eight. She’s done quite a lot, from high kick to belly dance, and a good deal of swing dancing. After moving from her hometown of San Antonio to Fort Worth, she attended Texas Christian University and graduated with a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy. She’s played a messenger and brutal guard in 1984, the Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol with the Stolen Shakespeare Guild, a West Coast Swing dancer in Artisan Center Theater’s Swing!, and cleaned up as Florence Unger with Duncanville Community Theater in the female version of The Odd Couple. “Dancing is like dreaming with your feet…Dream Big!” Larry M. Jansson is thrilled to be working with Rover Dramawerks again! Born and raised in Southern California, Larry began his dance career while working for “The Mouse.” During his eight years with the Walt Disney Company, Larry was able to choreograph and perform in various stage shows and musicals such as Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. His training at California State - San Bernardino and The Pacific Ballet Company ignited his passion for dance. Larry then developed theater and dance programs in various community theaters throughout Southern California and still teaches Musical Theater Dance at The Plano Dance Theater! Larry has choreographed, produced and directed over 65 shows including, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie, Pirates of Penzance, Oliver! and The Children of Eden to name a few. Larry would like to thank the Little Mary Sunshine cast for all of their hard work and dedication to living in the land of skittles and rainbows! He would also like to Thank God for the ability to dance! “I would only believe in a God that knows how to dance.” Friedrich Nietzsche Abigail Kipp is glad to be scenic designing for Rover again. She likes long walks on the beach, playing with power tools and painting with odd implements. Some of her scenic designs include Tuesdays with Morrie (New Stage Theatre), The Crowd You’re in With, and Sunday in New York (Rover). “Thank you Rover for indulging my insanity on this design (again) and thanks to the cast and army of children that helped out.” She looks forward to working with Rover again soon. Kelsey Kruse is thrilled to be working with Rover Dramawerks again! Kelsey graduated from Oklahoma State University with a BFA in Theater Performance. Since moving to Dallas in September, she has been seen at Rover Dramawerks as Eileen (Sunday in New York), Rover's One Day Only play festival as Denise (Busted), and at the Rotunda Theater as Julia (The Old Beginning). She would like to thank Sue, Larry, and Mary for making her appear to be dainty, the Eastchester Finishing School girls for all the giggles, and her family and friends for their endless support. Life is Good!

Mary Tiner is pleased to be returning to the Rover Dramawerks stage. Her previous roles here have been Mrs.Toothe in Everything in the Garden and Louise in Dilemmas With Dinner. Her other local stage experience includes the roles of Abby Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace at the McKinney Repertory Theatre, Mrs. Boyle in The Mousetrap at Garland Civic Theatre, and Edith in First Baptist of Ivy Gap at ICT. Art definitely imitates life in this musical for Mary, as she is a former opera singer and has sung in Austria. She wishes to thank family, friends, cast and crew for their love and support. She also wishes to dedicate her performances to the memory of her husband’s grandmother, Eloise Grove, who was also a former opera singer, and performed the role of Carmen. This is Rick Tuman's second stint as a producer, having produced 2009’s My Way. This time around, Rick is co-producing with Mary Compton (aka Mary C. to those in-the-know) and thanks her for saying yes when he asked her to sign-on for the show. Rick is an area director, actor, UIL adjudicator and educator, who is associate theatre faculty at Collin College. As always, he thanks his wife Nichelle for her patience and support as he spends time away from home with “the mistress theatre.” He dedicates this show to his mother, Gloria, who lives in Florida. She loves musicals and if she lived closer, would attend. “Thanks to a great team for making this a successful production.” Bishop Wash, who is thought of as one of the greatest actors of his time, was born in Dallas, Texas in 1995 to an improv comedian and his wife. He first gained fame for his role in Beauty and the Beast (2008), but he gained his reputation as a volatile actor in Graphic Novelties (2010) as the ever dashing Bruce Wayne. Bishop Is currently a member of the Allen High School varsity show choir “Encore” and is an anchor for the daily school newscast (KGLE3 News). Bishop is very excited to be working with Rover again, this time as Hank, the suave, daring, masculine Forest Ranger. Bishop swears to it that as long as he draws the warm breath of life into his lungs, this play will not be his last! Amy Wells loves working around massage tables to avoid waiting tables. She is happy to be back on a Rover stage, where she performed Alice in Morphic Resonance, and Louise in Everything in the Garden. Amy holds a BFA in Musical Theater with a minor in vocal performance from UNT. Other stages she has graced are the Pocket Sandwich Theater, Lyric Stage, Artisan Theater Center, Garland Summer Musicals, Music Theater of Denton, Denton Community Theater and Casa Manana. “Hugs and many thanks to my family from Central Texas, Iowa and Tennessee for making the trip to show all your love and support!” Over the past forty years, Ben Westfried has put his hand to many aspects of theater, from acting to stage management, to playwriting, to directing to publicity. For twenty-five of those years he called the award-winning Repertory Theatre of New Britain, Connecticut his home. Here in Texas, he was featured at the Garland Civic Theater where he played Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served?, the Southern swindler Foxhall in The Beverly Hillbillies, Police Inspector LeDoux in Phantom, and the father in Come Blow Your Horn, for which he was nominated for a Column Award. He portrayed Fagin in Richardson Theatre Centre’s production of Oliver!, Selsdon in Noises Off! and Joe Benjamin in God’s Favorite. Here at Rover he played both the sheriff and the bad guy in A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage. Ben has acted professionally in commercials and movies and learned stage management at the Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court in London, England. The father of two grown sons, Ben is a retired school teacher. He is grateful to Pilar, his wife of 39 years, for her forbearance and sacrifice, enabling him to pursue his passion for theater, even when it conflicted with her passion for shopping.

Michael Speck is as pleased as is allowable in public to be doing another show with Rover. He was last seen as Dwight in The Crowd You're In With and only has 4 weeks of rehab left. He’s performed all around the Metroplex for Pocket Sandwich Theater, Mesquite Community Theater, Bedford Onstage, Theatre Three, Frisco Community and Second Thought. Christy Springer has been performing in orchestras for musical theater in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area for over 10 years. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Music from the University of North Texas, with an emphasis in saxophone performance and additional studies on flute and clarinet. She is a private saxophone instructor for Coppell High School in Coppell and Marcus High School in Flower Mound, and has been teaching for over 15 years. Her CD, The Complete Ferling Etudes, a recording of saxophone studies, is selling throughout the nation and the world. Jill Stephens is working on her first Rover Dramawerks production. She has stage managed well over 100 shows, mostly in the last 25 years with ICT MainStage. She has also enjoyed stage managing for Sue Birch on several of Theatre Britain’s pantos. Jennifer Middleton Taylor is excited to be making her Rover debut. She recently performed in Story Songs directed by Betty Lynn Buckley at the Ft. Worth Modern Art Museum. Other credits include Beautiful Star (WaterTower Theatre), Judy in Night of the Living Dead (Dallas Children's Theater), Jungle Book (Plano Children's Theatre), Kitty in Pride and Prejudice (Stolen Shakespeare Guild), Georgie in The Full Monty, and Ronette in Little Shop of Horrors (Brookhaven College). She continues to study and pursue a career in Theatre. Jesse Thaxton graduated from the University of North Texas with a BFA in fashion design. Through the years she has worked on various productions. Recent productions include The Promise in Glen Rose and Hydrogen Jukebox with the Fort Worth Opera. She is excited to be working on her first show with Rover.

Chester Maple has been performing in musicals and plays since he was in the fourth grade. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Film from the University of Kansas. He has been a cast member with the Walt Disney World Company as an Attractions Host. He is a member of the Screen Actor's Guild. And he is also an Eagle Scout. Chester's television and film credits are extensive. He has directed, written, and performed live sketch comedy as a founding member of The Strait Jacket Society in Hollywood, CA, and has produced many online videos. Locally, he has performed with Rover Dramawerks as The Waiter in Adventures in Mating, and as Adam Taylor in Sunday in New York. Chester is represented by the Kim Dawson Talent Agency. He is happily married, and the father of two beautiful girls. Michael McNiel's last outing for Rover landed him on an uncharted island as The Skipper in Gilligan's Island: the Musical. Before that, Rover made him part of a dysfunctional family as Rev. Gerald Gannett in Woman in Mind. He was most recently seen in ICT Mainstage's production of You Can't Take It With You as Paul. Other favorite roles have included Linus Larrabee Jr. in Sabrina Fair, Howard Bevans in Picnic, Joe Keller in All My Sons and Squire Romaine in Ten Nights in a Bar Room. Many thanks to Sue, Mary and Larry for your patience and direction and to all involved for the opportunity to be in such a fun show. Michael McVay has earned piano performance degrees from the University of Missouri/Kansas City Conservatory, the Royal College of Music in London, England, and a masters degree in music theory from the University of North Texas. He spent two years teaching in Singapore at LaSalle College of the Arts, and is currently on the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas accompanying, teaching music theory, and assistant directing Musica Nova. Mr. McVay’s most recent performances include the UTD productions of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Side Show, the Musical, and a tribute to Frank Sinatra. A native of Tulsa, OK, he is thrilled to be performing in this production with Rover Dramawerks!

Mary Medrick is known as an extraordinarily versatile musician, trained in classical music, while frequently performing commercial music, musical theater and early music. She is an ASCAP Special Award recipient and a member of the American Federation of Musicians. She has performed in 17 countries and was pianist for the premiere of Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess in Israel. As a writer, Mary has produced three opera libretti and the scores for three Broadway style shows. Her original works have been performed in New York, Texas, Michigan, Colorado, California, Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, and Mexico. Recent theatrical productions include The Threepenny Opera (UNT), Les Miserables (Garland Civic Theater), A Christmas Carol and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (Dallas Theater Center). As keyboardist, Mary has performed with the Dallas Opera Orchestra, the Dallas Summer Musicals (numerous shows), Watertower Theater (Sondheim's Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods), the Charleston Symphony, East Texas Symphony, Richardson Symphony, San Antonio Symphony and Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (Guadalajara, Mexico). Caitlin Mills is so EXCITED! to be performing in her second production with Rover, especially a MUSICAL! Caitlin is a recent graduate from Tarleton State University with her BFA in Theatre. While attending Tarleton, she participated in other musicals such as Grease where she won Best Actress for her portrayal of Rizzo, You Never Know, Godspell, West Side Story where she won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Anita, and The Boyfriend. Caitlin would LOVE to thank everyone involved in this process for making it a fun and wonderful show! And to her family, a BIG thank you for their love and continuous support. ENJOY THE SHOW!!! Samantha Navarro is a sophomore at the Kansas City Art Institute where she studies digital filmmaking. She believes there is an important relationship between theatre and film and enjoys working with both. This is her first time helping with Rover Dramawerks and is excited to be part of the production team. Brooks Powers comes back to Rover to design his first mainstage show in the Courtyard Theater after having worked on several shows in the Cox Theatre. Brooks is excited to be back designing in a new space with new opportunity and new people! This is Dusty Reasons’ third Rover show; you may have seen her previously in Sunday in New York and Murder at the Orient Burlesque. Other favorite roles include Madge Owens in Picnic, Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods, and Abigail Adams in American Primitive. She has a BA in Theater Performance from College of the Ozarks and an MA in Theater Performance and Public Relations from Oklahoma City University. She currently serves as program coordinator of the Theater Dept. at Eastfield College, where she gets to mold the minds of her amazingly talented students every day. Dusty has been blessed with an amazing family, a quirky pug named Einstein and of course her bbc. Blake Rodgers is proud to be making his Rover Dramawerks debut. In the Metroplex, he was most recently seen as Officer Lockstock in Urinetown (Greater Lewisville), Sample Swichel in Ten Nights in a Bar Room (Irving Community Theatre) and Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show (Greater Lewisville). His favorite roles also include Officer Barrel in Urinetown (Runway Theatre) and Schroeder in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Casa Mañana). Blake is a Certified Public Accountant and earned his Masters in Accounting from Texas A&M University. Ruben Rosales is thrilled to be on stage performing for you this evening. He is currently a graduate student at the University of Texas at Dallas majoring in Humanities - Aesthetic Studies. Ruben has a Bachelor's Degree in Art and

Performance. He has acted both on and off the stage. His favorite roles included playing King Arthur in Camelot, Michael in The Old Organist, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, and the Boss in Side Show. Ruben has also recently appeared in The Book of Liz, Best of Broadway III, and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. Charis Royal has been with Rover a long time and believes listing all her shows would be a drag for those reading this. So in a nutshell, she has just graduated from Plano Senior High and will be flying off to the real world to go to college at Arizona State. This is her last show for Rover and although she is one of the youngest members of the crew, she has had fun as a senior tech trusted with the most important tasks...which means the most work. “I love everyone at Rover and I will miss you dearly!” Elizabeth Saxe is thrilled to be making her debut with Rover! Her recent roles include Rosalinde in Taos Opera Institute's Scenes from Die Fledermaus, Gretel in a new production of Hansel and Gretel at Baylor Opera, and Anna Reich in Baylor Opera's production of Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor. When not performing, Elizabeth teaches college and high school level voice lessons and leads voice workshops for area church choirs. She would like to thank Sue for taking a chance with her (and for fabulous direction), Mary M. for superior and wonderfully technical music direction, and Larry for his patience with her two left feet. She would be remiss without expressing deep appreciation and love to Mom, Dad, Tim, and God. Jād B. Saxton is making her Rover Dramawerks debut! She was last in Metropolis at Level Ground Arts. Jād’s recent credits include Dracula: The Melodrama (Mina Murray) and Sherlock Holmes: The Melodrama (Irene Adler) with The Pocket Sandwich Theatre, and Urinetown, The Musical (Little Sally), at Greater Lewisville Community Theatre. Other favorite rolls include Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Monica in The Medium, and Lindy/Vallerie in Death, The Musical. Jād also does Anime voice over for FUNimation, Inc. and is represented by Core Talent. Love to this awesome cast and crew and thanks to Nick, her family and friends!