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Italy and Gre e ce , Spring Bre ak 2018

Now is the time to plan the bes t Spring Break trip of your life!

Imagine walking where Julius Caesar began building the Roman Empire over two-

thousand years ago. Marveling at the "Living City of the Dead" in Pompeii, under the

shadow of Mount Vesuvius . Walking where emperors were crown and his tory made

in Saint Peter's Bas ilica, at the heart of the Vatican. Envis ion climbing the s teps to

the Athenian Acropolis , vis iting the temples of the gods and goddesses , and s tanding

where Olympic dreams have come true throughout the ages .

Any s tudent who will be in 7th grade or higher by March 2018 is invited, as are all

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Upcoming Fine Arts Events

Thursday, March 23: Band Concert, 7pm

Monday April 24: Choir Concert, 7pm

Monday, May 8, Orches tra Concert

Friday, May 12: Cohort Spring Showcase, 6pm

Friday, May 12, 8pm to Saturday, May 13, 8am: LOCK-IN (newly accepted and current

members )

Friday, May 19, Fine Arts Department field trip to Cincinnati


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Fine Arts Co ho rt

The g o al o f the GRCHS Fine Arts Co ho rt is to o ffe r stud ne ts a hig h-q uality arts

e d ucatio n, re g ard le ss o f b ackg ro und , p re vio us e xp e rie nce , o r e ve n b e g inning ab il ity

le ve l. The p urp o se o f the arts is no t always to cre ate e mine nt ind ivid uals who will

chang e the wo rld thro ug h the ir art, b ut rathe r, to allo w humans to inte ract with e ach

o the r and co mmunicate in ways that are o nly p o ssib le thro ug h co mmunal, cre ative

e xp e rie nce s.

The Fine Arts Co ho rt wil l e ng e nd e r a lo ve fo r the arts, an ap p re ciatio n o f vario us

tale nts and ab il itie s, and an und e rstand ing o f the myste rie s o f the cre ative and

p e rfo rming arts thro ug h rig o ro us and varie d instructio n thro ug ho ut a stud e nt's hig h

scho o l care e r.

Summary o f Instructio n

Thro ug h inte nsive instructio n in visual art, vo cal o r instrume ntal music, d rama, and , in

the ne ar future , d ance , stud e nts ' tale nts are furthe r d e ve lo p e d to cre ate b e tte r artistis,

acto rs, music ians, and d ance rs. Stud e nts le arn ab o ut the o ry, ap p licatio n, and

p e rfo rmance fro m hig hly q ualifie d te ache rs in the ir arts are a, and cre ate p ro d ucts to

share with e ach o the r, the ir p e e rs, and the co mmunity. Using e xe mp lary wo rks as

insp iratio n and te aching to o ls, the Co ho rt stud e nts p artic ip ate in se ve ral fie ld trip s

thro ug ho ut the ye ar to b ro ad e n the ir p e rsp e ctive o f and ap p re ciatio n fo r no t o nly

the ir arts are a, b ut all the re st.

All Fine Arts Co ho rt stud e nts are re q uire d to p artic ip ate in a me aning ful way in the

p ro d uctio n o f the scho o l musical and se ve ral o the r sho wcase s thro ug ho ut the ye ar.

Many stud e nts are o n-stag e acting and sing ing , b ut so me are p e rfo rming in the p it,

while o the rs are b ackstag e he lp ing to run the sho w, te ch, o r l ig hts. Le arning thro ug h

so lving p ro b le ms and wo rking to g e the r to ward a co mmo n g o al are ke y e le me nts o f

the p ro g ram.

The Co ho rt is an aud itio n-o nly p ro g ram within GRCHS. Small c lass s ize s allo w fo r

mo re p e rso nalize d atte ntio n and stro ng e r re latio nship s b e twe e n the te ache r and

stud e nts, and the stud e nts with e ach o the r.

Ho w to Ap p ly

Fo r mo re info rmatio n, o r to ap p ly to the Fine Arts Co ho rt, p le ase vis it

g rcfine arts.we e b ly.co m, o r co ntact kathe rine .lo wthe [email protected] o ls.us.

The ap p licatio n wind o w has clo se d fo r this ye ar. Aud itio ns fo r the 20 17-20 18 scho o l

ye ar are Frid ay, Ap ril 24th, and Saturd ay, Ap ril 25th.

Orig inal artwo rk o n the p o ste r cre ate d b y Ke nd ra Se xto n,

1th g rad e Fine Arts Co ho rt visual art stud e nt, an all-aro und incre d ib le artist.


Ge orge Roge rs Clark High School

Ge orge Roge rs Clark Cardinal T he at e r

PRESENTS

MEREDITH WILLSON'S

THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Mus ic and Lyr ics by:

MEREDITH WILLSON

Story by:

MEREDITH WILLSON and FRANKLIN LACEY

with

Jalam Sutto n

Charle s Mille r

Linnzie Hays

She lb y Barne s

Zack Larg e

Dylan Dig ue tte

GRC Fine Arts Co ho rt Stud e nts

Ge o rg e Ro g e rs Clark Hig h Stud e nts

Ro b e rt D. Camp b e ll Junio r Hig h Stud e nts

Dire cte d and Cho re o g rap he d b y

Emily Jaco b us

Musical Dire ctio n b y

Kristo fe r O lso n

Artistic Dire ctio n b y

Ste p hanie Wilso n

The Music Man

is presented through specia l a rrangement with Music Thea tre Inte rna tiona l (MTI).

All authorized pe rfo rmance mate ria ls a re a lso supplied by MTI.

421 West 54th S tree t, New York, NY 10019

Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684

www.MTIS hows.com


Sce ne I: Train t o Rive r Cit y

Ro ck Is land Charlie Co we ll, Trave ll ing

Sale sme n

Sce ne II: Main St re e t in RIve r Cit y

Io wa Stub b o rn Citize ns o f Rive r City

Ya Go t Tro ub le Haro ld , Citize ns

Sce ne III: Main St re e t in Rive r Cit y

Sce ne IV: Paroo House

Piano Le sso n Marian, Mrs. Paro o , Amaryll is

Go o d nig ht My So me o ne Marian, Amaryll is

Sce ne V: Madison Gymnasium

Se ve nty Six Tro mb o ne s Haro ld , Co mp any

Since re Quarte t

Sce ne VI: Main St re e t in Rive r Cit y

The Sad d e r But Wise r G irl fo r Me

Haro ld , Marce llus

Pick-A-Little , Talk-A-Little Mrs. Shinn, Lad ie s o f the To wn

Go o d nig ht Lad ie s Quarte t

Sce ne VII: Madison Library

Marian the Lib rarian Haro ld , Marian, Te e ns

Sce ne VIII: Main St re e t in Rive r Cit y

Sce ne IX: Mayor Shinn's Door

Sce ne X: T he Paroo Porch

My White Knig ht Marian

Sce ne XI: Main St re e t in Rive r Cit y

We lls Farg o Wag o n Full Co mp any

SONGS

ACT I


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George Rogers Clark High SchoolFine Arts Cohort

2016-2017

Vocal Music

Megan Akers, Alexis Jahde Berryman, Maxwell Clark, , ElenaGuerra, Kait lyn Horn, Jordan Schwalbe, Current Tacket t ,

Jazmyn ThomasInstructor: Kristofer Olson

Inst rumental Music

Haley Clay, Alex Cole, Caleb Cole, Carlie Fike, Just in Garza,Serena Hutchens, Tyjuan Israel, Lauren Jones, Noah Miracle,

India Morales, Victoria Planck, Jaycie Raney, John ShieldsInstructor: Kristofer Olson

Drama & Dance

Galen Arnet t , Shelby Barnes, Jaxon Calk, Linnzie Hays, SJJohnson, Sarah Ellen McNees, Bethany Mohr, Kaylea Parks,

Madison Plowman, Joshua Tipton Darci McCoy, Jalam Sut ton

Instructor: Emily Jacobus

Visual ArtHoldenBiddle, Ben Carpenter, Meaghan Curren, Abigail Green,Abbi Jones, Maria Mart inez, Emma Mitmesser, Angelica Moran,

Dest iny Napier, Charlize O’Dell, Emily Reed,Lillie Seay, Kendra Sexton, Taylor Whitaker

Instructor: Stephanie Wilson

Fine Arts Cohort Coordinator: Katherine Lowther

Visit grcf inearts.weebly.com for more informat ion.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Co ng ratulatio ns Jalam! I'm so p ro ud o f yo u! Lo ve , Mo m

Bre ak a le g , Lane y Bug s!

We are so p ro ud o f yo u, Kaitlyn! Lo ve , Mo mmy, Dad d y and Amy

Bre ak a le g , Dylan! Have the sho w yo u have . Lo ve yo u!

Dance yo ur he art o ut, Sarah! Lo ve , Mo m, Dad , and Kathe rine

Bre ak a le g , Charli b ug . Lo ve yo u!

Cassie , we are so p ro ud o f yo u! Lo ve , Mo m and Dad

Jo hn, we are so p ro ud o f yo ur acco mp lishme nts so far and can' t wait to se e what the

future ho ld s. Lo ve ~Mo m & Dad

Natalie , I'm so p ro ud o f yo u! Lo ve , Mo m

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DVDs o f the p e rfo rmance may b e o rd e re d b y co mp le ting a fo rm availab le o n the fro nt

tab le s. Thank yo u to Something Mohr Productions fo r re co rd ing o ur sho w fo r p o ste rity.

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Thank yo u to Lo we s, who d o nate d the re d " d o o r" se e n o n stag e . It re ally ad d s to the

amb iance o f the se t!

Thanks to all yo u Rive r Citize ns fo r g iving yo ur all to this b ig p ro d uctio n. I am

e xce p tio nally p ro ud o f what we 've d o ne and the musical g ro wth all o f yo u have sho wn.

Fro m o ur rap p ing sale sme n to o ur to p -no tch q uarte t, fro m o ur hilario us mayo r to o ur

charismatic le ad s, fro m o ur unb e lie vab le d ance co rp s to o ur cre ative , tale nte d

cho rus, we 've sho wn that we can achie ve b ig thing s at GRC. Thank yo u to Jo n

Nicho las fo r co ming o ut to co ach o ur q uarte t, and thanks to my wife Kathe rine fo r

b e ing the mo st amazing p e rso n d uring such crazy p e rio d s o f the scho o l ye ar.

Thank yo u to o ur o utstand ing p it o rche stra, which can sig htre ad the p ants o ff anything .

Yo u survive d " The Music Man" b o o k! A b ig thank yo u to Ms. Jaco b us fo r he r

le ad e rship , artis tic vis io n, o rg anizatio n, and re markab le p atie nce . And a final thank

yo u to all my co lle ag ue s invo lve d in this p ro je ct: Ms. Jaco b us, Ms. Ro hr, Mr. Payne ,

Ms. Wilso n, Mr. Lawwill, and Ms. Lo wthe r. Yo u are all so tale nte d and incre d ib ly g o o d

at yo ur jo b s. It's an ho no r to wo rk with yo u.

--Mr. O lso n


Sce ne I: Madison Gymnasium

It's Yo u Quarte t

Ship o o p i Marce llus, Ethe l, Haro ld , Marian,

Quarte t, Pick-a-little Lad ie s, Te e ns

Pick-A-Little , Talk-A-Little

(Re p rise )

Mrs. Shinn, Lad ie s o f the To wn

Sce ne II: Main St re e t in Rive r Cit y

Lid a Ro se Quarte t

Will I Eve r Te ll Yo u Marian

Sce ne III: T he Paroo Porch

Gary, Ind iana Winthro p , Marian, Mrs. Paro o

Sce ne IV: T he Foot Bridge

Till The re Was Yo u Marian, Haro ld

Sce ne V: Main St re e t in Rive r Cit y

Se ve nty Six Tro mb o ne s &

Go o d nig ht My So me o ne

Marian, Haro ld

Sce ne VI: Main St re e t in Rive r Cit y

Till The re Was Yo u (Re p rise ) Haro ld

Sce ne VII: Madison Gymnasium

Finale Full Co mp any

SONGS

ACT II


Cast Me mbe rs

Charlie Co we ll Jo shua Tip to n

Co nd ucto r Van Ve rmill io n

Haro ld Hill Jalam Sutto n

Mayo r Shinn Zack Larg e

Ewart Dunlo p Justin Garza

O live r Hix Cale b Co le

Jace y Sq uire s Maxwe ll Clark

O lin Britt Jo hn Shie ld s

Marce llus Washb urn Charle s Mille r

To mmy Djlas Gale n Arne tt

Marian Paro o Linnzie Hays

Mrs. Paro o She lb y Barne s

Amaryll is Halle e Kate Ce cil

Winthro p Paro o Dylan Dig ue tte

Eulalie MacKe cknie Shinn Ele na Gue rra

Zane e ta Shinn Mad iso n Plo wman

Gracie Shinn Hannah Christo p he r

Alma Hix Grace Re cto r

Maud Dunlo p Jo rd an Schwalb e

Ethe l To ffe lmie r Je ssica Prate r

Be atrice Sq uire s Kayle a Parks

Co nstab le Lo ck Jame s Catro n

Sale sme n, To wnsp e o p le Me g an Ake rs; J immy Mille r; Callie Miracle ; Lil l ie

Se ay; Tanne r Walte r; Luccia Ave rsano ; Jahd e

Be rryman; Kaitlyn Ho rn; Be thany Mo hr; Syd ne y

Murray; Kie rste n Ne wto n; Emily O live r; Cassie

Shie ld s; Curre nt Tacke tt

Dance Co re Ale x Co le ; Sarah Ke nne d y;

Darci McCo y; Ariannah Nicke ll

CAST


ADS


WHO'S WHO

Katherine Lowther (GRC) Producer

Lo wthe r has b e e n te aching at GRC fo r 13 ye ars, and is

e xcite d to share he r lo ve o f the arts and humanitie s with he r

stud e nts e ach ye ar. A life lo ng scho lar and wo rld trave le r with

an avo catio n fo r art histo ry, Lo wthe r co ntinue s to se e k o ut

o p p o rtunitie s to le arn mo re ab o ut artists, music ians,

stud e nts, and the wo rld aro und he r. She is b le sse d to share

this e xp e rie nce with such a tale nte d cast, cre w, and p it, and

lo o ks fo rward to many mo re ye ars o f incre d ib le p ro d uctio ns

at GRC.


Cast Me mbe rs (cont inue d)

Rive r City Yo uth Emma Bo wling ; O livia Bro o ks; Kayle e Christo p he r;

Land o n De mp ste r; Whitne y Hacke r; Lo chlan

Hanse l; Dre w Ke arne y; Samantha Little ; Lainie

Mitche ll;

Natalie Sho e make r; Isab e lle Swanne r;

Jazmyn Tho mas; Jaco b Whe e le r

Product ion / Cre at ive

Dire cto r, Cho re o g rap he r Emily Jaco b us (RDC/GRC)

Musical Dire cto r Kris O lso n (RDC/GRC)

Artistic Dire cto r Ste p hanie Wilso n (GRC)

Stag e Manag e r Jo hn Lawwill (GRC)

Assistant Stag e Manag e r Je an Garza

Pro d uce r Kathe rine Lo wthe r (GRC)

Orche st ra

Trump e t Taylo r Bake r, Co usb y Justice , Emily Vire s

Tro mb o ne Michae l Hale , Christian Hig g ins

Bass Tro mb o ne Sp e nce r Mauk

Vio lins Se re na Hutche ns, No ah Miracle , Ind ia Mo rale s

Bass Jo e l Mishle r

Flute /Picco lo To ri Planck, Jaycie Rane y, Ale xa Sturg il l

Clarine t And re a Sto rlie

Ob o e / Clarine t Mo lly Wrig ht

Pe rcussio n TyJuan Israe l, Isaiah Will iams

Co nd ucto r Mr. Kris O lso n

Saxo p ho ne s / Clarine t Mr. Michae l Payne

Ce llo Ms. Nico la Ro hr

Piano Mrs. Kathe rine Lo wthe r

CAST


Cre w Me mbe rs

Artistic Dire cto r Ste p hanie Wilso n

Se t Co nstructio n & Art Ho ld e n Bid d le , Be n Carp e nte r, Me ag han Curre n;

Ab b y Gre e n; Ab b i Jo ne s; Emma Mitme sse r;

Ang e lica Mo ran; De stiny Nap ie r; Charli O ’De ll;

Emily Re e d ; Lil l ie Se ay; Ke nd ra Se xto n; Taylo r

Whitake r

Carp e ntry Luis Hue rta; And re w Fishe r

Te ch & Backstag e Me g an Cad y; Ang e lina Davis; Carlie Fike ; Jo rd an

Jo ne s; Laure n Jo ne s; Kyle Ro b e rts; Aud re y

Ro b e rts;

Sara Ro che ; Pie rah Ro g e rs; Ab ig ail Wilso n

Po ste r Art Ke nd ra Se xto n

Pro g rams Sarah Elle n McNe e s

CREW


WHO'S WHO

Stephanie Wilson (GRC) Artistic Director

Mrs. Wilso n is e xcite d and b le sse d to b e a p art o f the o f the

se t co nstructio n and d e sig n as artistic d ire cto r fo r he r third

p lay. She is in he r s ixth ye ar o f te aching at Ge o rg e Ro g e rs

Clark Hig h Scho o l te aching Visual Arts, Ce ramics 1, 2, 3,

Sculp ture and the Fine Arts Co ho rt Visual Art. Mrs. Wilso n

e arne d b o th he r Bache lo rs and Maste rs o f Arts Ed ucatio n

fro m Easte rn Ke ntucky Unive rsity. She is ve ry p ro ud o f the

wo rk that all o f he r stud e nts have p ut into the p lay this ye ar,

g ro wing as artistic le ad e rs. This is an e xce p tio nal g ro up o f

yo ung p e o p le in the visual arts g ro up and she co uld n' t b e

mo re thril le d with the ir p ro g re ss. Whe n she is no t te aching ,

Mrs. Wilso n e njo ys sp e nd ing time with he r husb and Ryan, 3.5

yr o ld d aug hte r Scarle tt, and ne wb o rn so n Grant, b o rn

Thursd ay, March 16 , 20 17.

Mr. Michael Payne Saxophones / Clarinet

Michae l Payne (Re e d 3 in Orche stra) is in his 4th ye ar as

Dire cto r o f Band s at GRC. Cre d its includ e d ance /vo cal

e nse mb le ro le s in HS p ro d uctio ns o f Li' l Ab ne r, Guys and

Do lls, and The Music Man. Orche stra cre d its includ e

p ro d uctio ns o f Jo se p h and the Amazing Te chnico lo r

Dre amco at, Ho nk!, The Pajama Game , and The Little

Me rmaid . Will Ro g e rs Fo ll ie s with Fo o tlite Co mmunity

The atre . Co nd ucto r: Shre k! The Musical Favo rite e xp e rie nce :

Jump ing o ff lad d e rs b ackstag e to fly Pe te r Pan!

Ms. Nicola Rohr Cello

Nico la Ro hr b e g an he r musical stud ie s at the ag e o f 6 o n

the p iano . Whe n she atte nd e d the Unive rsity o f Ke ntucky, she

b e g an taking ce llo le sso ns first with Le ah Hag e l and the n

Be njamin Karp . She was also invo lve d with String Pro je ct, a

string e d ucatio n p ro g ram fo r yo ung stud e nts, and this le d

he r to music e d ucatio n. She g rad uate d in 20 13 with a d e g re e

in music e d ucatio n and has b e e n te aching in Clark Co unty

e ve r s ince . Ms. Ro hr curre ntly te ache s o rche stra at GRC,

Camp b e ll Jr Hig h, and Bake r Inte rme d iate . In he r fre e time ,

she e njo ys p laying chamb e r music and trave ling .

John Lawwill (GRC) Stage Manager

Jo hn Lawwill is a se co nd ye ar te ache r who e njo ys all asp e cts

o f the arts. This is his fo urth sho w le ad ing cre w me mb e rs

and his third sho w at GRC. His ro le in the scho o l musical

has slig htly shifte d this ye ar. With an o utstand ing b ackstag e

cre w, he has take n so le re sp o nsib il ity fo r the so und asp e cts

d uring the sho w.


WHO'S WHO

Jacob WheelerThis is Jaco b 's first time in a p lay o r musical. His ho b b ie s

are vid e o g ame s, o rig ami, and d rama.

Emily Jacobus (RDC/GRC)Director, Choreographer

This is the s ixth p lay that Emily Jaco b us has d ire cte d and

cho re o g rap he d . She lo ve s the challe ng e e ach p lay b ring s,

b ut she co uld no t co ntinue to take o n p ro je cts l ike this

witho ut the he lp and sup p o rt o f he r husb and , No ah. This

ye ar, she has e njo ye d watching the cast, cre w, and artists

co me to g e the r to cre ate a truly re markab le p ro d uctio n o f

this c lassic p lay. Whe the r p ainting se ts, d ancing , wo rking

b e hind the sce ne s, p laying in the o rche stra, o r s ing ing and

acting , e ve ry stud e nt has p ut the ir he art and so ul into this

e nd e avo r. Mrs. Jaco b us is g rate ful to e ach and e ve ry o ne o f

the m, as we ll as to he r fe llo w te ache rs and the incre d ib le

p are nt and co mmunity vo lunte e rs who have wo rke d to make

The Music Man a succe ss. Finally, thank yo u fo r b e ing he re

to e njo y the fruits o f the ir lab o rs and sup p o rt the arts in o ur

co mmunity. Enjo y the sho w!

Kris Olson (RDC/GRC) Musical Director

Kris O lso n te ache s cho ir, g uitar, and the Fine Arts Co ho rt

(Music) c lass at GRC as we ll as the cho ir at Ro b e rt D.

Camp b e ll Junio r Hig h Scho o l. Mr. O lso n e arne d his

Bache lo r o f Music in Vo cal Music Ed ucatio n fro m the

Unive rsity o f Ke ntucky and his Bache lo r o f Arts in Ap p lie d

Music (Guitar Pe rfo rmance ) fro m Transylvania Unive rsity. Mr.

O lso n is the assistant d ire cto r o f the Ke ntuckians Cho rus,

the Le xing to n chap te r o f the Barb e rsho p Harmo ny So cie ty,

with who m he o rg anize s an annual vo cal wo rksho p fo r yo ung

sing e rs in Ce ntral Ke ntucky. He is the b ass se ctio n le ad e r at

St. Rap hae l’s Ep isco p al Church in Le xing to n and was the

inte rim cho ir d ire cto r the re in 20 0 9 . Mr. O lso n is also a

so ng write r and arrang e r in a varie ty o f g e nre s and has taug ht

g uitar p rivate ly. Outsid e o f music, Mr. O lso n’s inte re sts

includ e histo ry, co me d y, and so cce r. He is marrie d to his

lo ve ly wife Kathe rine .


WHO'S WHO

Joshua T ipton as Charlie Cowell

Charlie is just an " ho ne st-wo rking " sale sman trying to thwart

Haro ld Hill and his b and -se ll ing sche me . This musical is

ho ne stly l ike no thing yo u've se e n b e fo re . This is o n " Hig h

Scho o l Musical" yo u' l l ne ve r fo rg e t. Say, what d id the

mae stro say to the c lo wn who p o p p e d a tire o n his unicycle ?

" I have to say that yo ur p e rfo rmance was a little ...flat!"

Jalam Sutton as Harold Hill

Jalam is no t a strang e r to the the atre wo rld . He p artic ip ate d

in musicals in e le me ntary sho ws and just re ce ntly starte d

acting ag ain 3 ye ars ag o . Since the n he has p e rfo rme d in 11

mo re p ro d uctio ns. He is a me mb e r o f the GRC Fine Arts

Co ho rt fo r Dance and is a p art o f GRC's ad vance d cho ir.

Jalam is also a me mb e r o f the Le e d s Yo uth Ad viso ry Bo ard .

He is lo o king fo rward to the many o p p o rtunitie s to co me in

his care e r & p lans to g o to NKU and g e t a Bache lo rs o f Fine

Arts in Musical The atre .

Zack Large as Mayor Shinn

Pre vio us wo rks: Rump e lsti ltskin, King Arthur's Que st,

Prince ss and the Pe a Backg ro und : Raise d in a military family,

and has live d in mo re p lace s than he wo uld like to ad mit!

Extra: I wo uld l ike to thank my family fo r all the sup p o rt, and

g ive sp e cial thanks to my mo the r, Ro b b in Larg e , a fo rme r

actre ss in he r o wn scho o l's p ro d uctio n o f The Music Man!

Justin Garza as Ewart Dunlop

My ro le as Ewart Dunlo p is my first acting ro le . Pre vio usly I

was in the p it fo r b o th Shre k and The Little Me rmaid . I am

also a me mb e r o f the Fine Arts Co ho rt fo r g uitar. My b ig g e st

p assio n is he lp ing to le ad wo rship at Calvary Christian

Church, which I have d o ne since 5th g rad e . I have re ally

e njo ye d b e ing a p art o f this cast and b e ing challe ng e d b y

this ro le .

Caleb Cole as Oliver Hix

I'm an instrume ntal stud e nt with l ittle e xp e rie nce in the

the ate r. I'd l ike to thank Mr. O lso n fo r he lp ing me and the

re st o f the q uad rilate rals o n o ur vo cal jo urne y.


WHO'S WHO

Maxwell Clark as Jacey Squires

Maxwe ll is ve ry hap p y to b e a p art o f GRC's " The Music

Man" in his first stag e d d rama p e rfo rmance . He has sp e nt

mo st o f his time in the arts fo cusing o n vo cal music, b ut also

co nce ntrate s o n b uild ing and e ng ine e ring o utsid e o f the

arts. He is e nthusiastic ab o ut his ro le as Jace y Sq uire s,

me mb e r o f the Scho o l Bo ard , and b e lie ve s it wil l make a

g re at start to his acting e xp e rie nce !

John Shields as Olin Britt

Jo hn Shie ld s is a se nio r at GRC. He is curre ntly invo lve d in

the Fine Arts Co ho rt, Jazz Band , Card inal Sing e rs, and Sho w

Cho ir. Jo hn p laye d King Trito n in last ye ar's musical o f The

Little Me rmaid . Jo hn e njo ys p laying g uitar, p iano , b anjo and

co mp o sing music, and just finishe d his se co nd alb um. I

ho p e yo u e njo y " The Music Man" !

Charles Miller as Marcellus Washburn

Charle s is b e yo nd e xcite d to b e cast as Marce llus in his first

b ig ro le . This is his fo urth sho w, afte r Wind ward in The Little

Me rmaid (GRC); e nse mb le /cre ature in Into the Wo o d s

(Le e d s Ce nte r fo r the Arts), and Hicko ry, Oz Guard , and a

Winkie Guard in Wizard o f Oz Jr. (Le e d s). He p lans o n

atte nd ing Mo re he ad State Unive rsity ne xt ye ar and p ursuing

a b ache lo rs in sp e cial e d ucatio n and p sycho lo g y. He says,

" Always re me mb e r, e ve ryo ne can find the ir Ship o o p i."

Enjo y!!!

Galen Arnett as Tommy Djlas

Gale n has b e e n acting s ince 20 12 in a p ro d uctio n o f To tally

Re d and has since b e e n in 10 sho ws in Winche ste r and

surro und ing are as. Whe n no t acting , he e njo ys je we lry- and

knife -making in his g arag e . He is also a flautist in the GRC

co nce rt b and , and a me mb e r o f the Le e d s Ce nte r fo r the

Arts Yo uth Ad viso ry Bo ard . He wo uld like to thank his family

fo r sup p o rting him and his p assio n fo r art.


WHO'S WHO

Natalie ShoemakerNatalie is a 7th g rad e r at RDC and has b e e n in se ve ral

p e rfo rmance s with the Winche ste r Playe rs. She is an active

me mb e r o f the Mt. Zio n Christian Church Yo uth Gro up . She

wants to thank Mr. O lso n and Mrs. Jaco b us fo r casting he r,

Ke lly Este s (Dire cto r o f Winche ste r Playe rs) fo r e nco urag ing

he r lo ve o f the the ate r, Jackie Este s, Shawna Mitche ll, and

he r mo m fo r g e tting he r to and fro m re he arsals. She

d e d icate s he r p e rfo rmance to he r late fathe r who lo ve d

p e rfo rming as much as she d o e s. Enjo y!

Isabelle SwannerThis the se co nd p lay I have b e e n in at GRC, as I had se ve ral sup p o rting ro le s in

Little Me rmaid last ye ar. Be sid e s musicals, I have b e e n in the co lo r g uard fo r the

GRC marching b and fo r the last 2 ye ars. I have also p laye d vio lin in the Orche stra fo r

3 ye ars. I e njo y p laying vario us sp o rts with my sib ling s. I wo uld l ike to thank my mo m

and d ad fo r taking time o ut o f the ir l ive s to take me to so many p lace s I ne e d to g o .

Enjo y the sho w!

Jazmyn ThomasI have b e e n asso ciate d with musical the atre fo r ab o ut 4 ye ars and I can' t imag ine my

life witho ut it. I am 14 and I'm in the Fine Arts Co ho rt as a Vo cal Majo r.

Tanner WaltersMy name is Tanne r Walte rs and I am in 8 th g rad e at

Camp b e ll Jr. Hig h. This is my se co nd musical with GRC, as I

was in The Little Me rmaid last ye ar. I also p e rfo rme d as the

Mad Hatte r in Alice in Wo nd e rland this p ast January. I am

also o n the scho o l Arche ry te am. I re ally e njo y d o ing the atre

and lo o k fo rward to d o ing mo re musicals in my hig h scho o l

ye ars.

Lochlan HanselThis is Lo chlan's se co nd GRC musical as, he p re vio usly

starre d as Bab y Be ar in Shre k the musical. Lo chlan also

e njo ys p laying b ase b all at Lykins p ark and b aske tb all at the

lo cal YMCA. As a 5th g rad e r, Lo chlan is thril le d ab o ut future

sho ws he may d o at the Card inal The atre .


WHO'S WHO

Charli O'DellCharli is a fre shman in the GRC Fine Arts Co ho rt (Visual Art).

She was re ce ntly cast in The Wizard Of Oz, Jr, so Music Man

is he r se co nd sho w! Charli has b e e n wo rking with the arts fo r

a ve ry lo ng time and is so e cstatic to b e a p art o f this

amazing p ro d uctio n!

Emily OliverI am a fre shman at GRC and am e xcite d to b e p e rfo rming in

my se co nd musical. My first e xp e rie nce was in The Little

Me rmaid at GRC in 20 16 . Music is my p assio n, and my future

g o al is to wo rk in the music fie ld . Othe r ho b b ie s includ e

b o wling .

Lillie SeayLill ie is a fre shman at GRC. She is ve ry invo lve d in and lo ve s all fo rms o f the arts:

she 's a Visual Art majo r in the Fine Arts Co ho rt, p lays the trump e t, d ance d fo r many

ye ars, and has p artic ip ate d in two sho ws, this o ne b e ing he r 2nd . Lil l ie wo uld like to

thank he r frie nd s and family fo r e nco urag ing he r to fo llo w e ve ry d re am she has. Lil l ie

is a 9 th g rad e stud e nt who is in Co ho rt fo r Visual Art. She also p artic ip ate s in Cro ss

Co untry and Track. In ad d itio n to this, Lil l ie is a trump e t p laye r in the GRC b and and

multip le 4-H activitie s. This is the 2nd musical and 3rd stag e p ro d uctio n she 's b e e n

a p art o f.

Cassie ShieldsCassie Shie ld s is a fre shman at GRC and is e xcite d to b e a

p art o f Music Man. Cassie p laye d Mrs. Mayo r in Se ussical

the Musical at Camp b e ll Mid d le Scho o l. Cassie also p lays

vio lin in the GRC o rche stra, e njo ys s ing ing , lo ve s art, and

lo ve s re ad ing . Cassie wants to thank Mrs. Jaco b us fo r b e ing

an awe so me , lo ve ly, funny d ire cto r fo r this musical! She also

wants to thank Mr. O lse n and Mr. Lawwill fo r he lp ing with the

amazing music in this sho w! Ho p e yo u g uys e njo y the Music

Man!!!!


WHO'S WHO

Linnzie Hays as Marian Paroo

Linnzie is e xtre me ly e xcite d to b e p artic ip ating in he r

se ve nth sho w. She canno t b e lie ve ho w far she has co me in

the last 2 ye ars. So me o f he r favo rite ro le s includ e The

Wizard o f Oz (Co ward ly Lio n), Into the Wo o d s (Flo rind a), and

Elf Jr. (Emily Ho b b s). Linnzie is ve ry e xcite d to b e p laying

such a stro ng ro le . She wo uld lo ve to thank Le e d s Ce nte r fo r

the Arts fo r the ir imme nse sup p o rt and he r family fo r

b e lie ving in he r and g iving he r the co nfid e nce to g o o ut

the re and d o what she lo ve s. Enjo y the sho w!

Shelby Barnes as Mrs. Paroo

This is She lb y's first musical at GRC and he r third p lay. She

p laye d Fe zzik in The Prince ss Brid e o ve r the summe r and

Auntie Em in The Wizard Of Oz at Le e d s. She wo uld like to

thank he r p are nts fo r always b e lie ving in he r.

Hallee Kate Cecil as Amaryllis

Halle e Kate is a 7th g rad e r at RDC and is thril le d to b e in this

Music Man p ro d uctio n. She b e g an stag e acting in 20 15 and

has ap p e are d in Mulan (Mushu), Be auty & the Be ast

(Co g swo rth), Stuart Little , Fo o tlo o se , Annie , The Wizard o f

Oz, multip le musical re vie ws, nume ro us Nutcracke r

p ro d uctio ns, and mo re . Halle e Kate wo uld like to thank the

cre ative te am fo r casting he r, he r the ate r frie nd s fo r making

this p ro d uctio n so much fun, and he r family fo r lo ving and

sup p o rting he r.

Dylan Diguette as Winthrop Paroo

I have just starte d my the atrical jo urne y, b ut have alre ad y

e njo ye d se ve ral ro le s, includ ing : Ling in " Mulan Jr." ; Dylan in

" Bo ys vs. G irls" ; Dad d y Warb ucks in " Annie Jr." ; and Tarto in

" Ice Wo lf" . I'm e xcite d to have this uniq ue e xp e rie nce to p lay

Winthro p and I wo uld like to thank my family and frie nd s fo r all

the ir sup p o rt.


WHO'S WHO

Elena Guerra as Eulalie MacKecknie Shinn

This is Ele na's fo urth and final musical as a GRC stud e nt.

Yo u may have se e n he r in the p ast as Grimsb y in the Little

Me rmaid , o r Mama Be ar in Shre k the musical. Ele na is also a

vo cal majo r in the Fine Art's Co ho rt p ro g ram. Whe n she is

no t p e rfo rming , she e njo ys p laying vo lle yb all and

vo lunte e ring in the co mmunity. Fo llo wing he r g rad uatio n this

May, she p lans to atte nd Easte rn Ke ntucky Unive rsity to

b e co me flue nt in Sp anish and e arn a d e g re e in b usine ss.

Madison Plowman as Zaneeta Shinn

Mad iso n has b e e n p e rfo rming fo r five ye ars no w, e xp lo ring

e ve ry asp e ct o f the ate r. She has p e rfo rme d with Winche ste r

Playe rs, Le e d s Ce nte r fo r the Arts, Ge o rg e to wn Co mmunity

the ate r, and GRC. She is e ve n in the wo nd e rful Fine Arts

Co ho rt fo r d rama. She lo ve s p e rfo rming with all he r he art

and is so e xcite d to b e p e rfo rming as Zane e ta in this

e xciting musical! Mad iso n wo uld also like to thank he r lo ving

frie nd s and family me mb e rs fo r all the ir sup p o rt!

Hannah Christopher as Gracie Shinn

Hannah is ve ry e xcite d to b e in Music Man. This is he r 19 th

p ro d uctio n and he r se co nd time b e ing in a GRC sho w!!

Acting is he r p assio n and she ho p e s to b e a trip le thre at o n

Bro ad way!! She wants to say thank yo u to e ve ryo ne who has

he lp e d he r alo ng the way!

Grace Rector as Alma Hix

Grace has had a p assio n fo r the p e rfo rming arts s ince she

was a little g irl. As a se nio r at GRC this ye ar, she is e cstatic

ab o ut p laying the ro le o f Alma Hix. She re late s we ll to Alma's

o utg o ing and crazy p e rso nality. She has also b e e n in o the r

p e rfo rmance s such as Shre k, The Little Me rmaid , and a

co mmunity the ate r me d le y o f sho ws. She has b e e n an active

me mb e r o f GRC's Card inal s ing e rs fo r 3 ye ars, and was also

in the co nce rt cho ir he r fre shman ye ar.


WHO'S WHO

Lainie MitchellOthe r than Music Man, I've b e e n invo lve d in five o the r sho ws

includ ing Mulan Jr., Bo ys vs, G irls, Wizard o f Oz, and The Ice

Wo lf. I've also b e e n invo lve d in many church p e rfo rmance s,

have b e e n d ancing since I was two and co mp e titive d ancing

since I was e ig ht. I've b e e n sing ing my who le life , p lay the

alto saxo p ho ne in co nce rt and p e p b and , and p lay the te no r

saxo p ho ne in jazz b and .

Bethany MohrBe thany is a fre shman at GRC and is a Drama majo r in the

Fine Arts Co ho rt, an aud itio n-o nly arts p ro g ram at the hig h

scho o l. The Music Man is the se ve nth p lay she has had the

o p p o rtunity to b e in. She is so g rate ful that she has had the

chance to b e a p art o f such a wo nd e rful p lay. She wo uld like

to thank e ve ryo ne in the musical fo r we lco ming he r and

he lp ing b e tte r he r acting . She wo uld also like to thank the

cast and cre w and is so g lad she was ab le to p e rfo rm in The

Music Man.

Kierstyn NewtonThis is my first time in a musical, and I'm liking it mo re than I

tho ug ht I wo uld ! I'm an o ve rly q uirky child and lo ve Taco Be ll

mo re than I d o mo st p e o p le (which is ne ve r a b ad thing ).

Thanks, Syd ne y, fo r g e tting me into this!

Arianah "Bobbie" NickellArianah, also kno wn as Bo b b ie , is a fre shman at GRC and

has atte nd e d 3 ye ars o f musical the ate r c lasse s in

Le xing to n. She lo ve s p laying he r ukule le , p iano , and g uitar.

He r d re am is to o wn a co ffe e sho p and she curre ntly e njo ys

sp e nd ing he r fre e time vo lunte e ring at the Cairn, a lo cal

co ffe e sho p in d o wnto wn Winche ste r. She g re atly

ap p re ciate s the o p p o rtunity she has to b e in the Music Man,

and the time and e ffo rt the re st o f the cast and cre w has p ut

in to making this musical so amazing .


WHO'S WHO

Sarah KennedySarah has lo ng lo ve d d ance and the arts. This is he r se co nd

the atre p ro d uctio n with the GRC arts d e p artme nt. She has

also p e rfo rme d in se ve ral b alle ts, includ ing " The

Nutcracke r" , " Be auty and the Be ast" , and " Fro m Fairytale to

Fairytale " . She has stud ie d b alle t, p o inte , tap , jazz, lyrical,

and musical the atre . She wo uld like to thank he r p are nts and

siste r fo r the ir sup p o rt. She wo uld also like to thank Danie lle

Brid g e wate r and all the amazing te ache rs at Dance r's

Po inte .

Samantha LittleThis is Samantha Little 's first scho o l musical, b ut she g re w up d o ing small p lays fo r

he r church as a child . Samantha is in 8 th g rad e and is also a vio linist and fo rme r

cho ir me mb e r.

Darci McCoyI'm 17 ye ars o ld , and have b e e n d ancing fo r as lo ng as I can

re me mb e r. I lo ve to p e rfo rm, e sp e cially d ancing and

sing ing . I'm a b and , cho ir and Co ho rt d ance stud e nt. My

future p lans are to g o to EKU and stud y crimino lo g y.

Jimmy MillerJimmy is e cstatic to b e in The Music Man! This isn' t his first

p ro d uctio n. He was p re vio usly se e n in The Little Me rmaid

(GRC), Into The Wo o d s (Le e d s), and The Wizard o f Oz Jr

(Le e d s). He p lans o n g o ing to Mo re he ad State Unive rsity to

majo r in Bio lo g y and d o ub le mino r in music and the atre . He

p lans o n g o ing to UK afte rward s to g e t his d o cto rate in

p hysical the rap y. He lo ve s the atre and ho p e s yo u e njo y the

sho w!!

Callie MiracleI'm 16 ye ars o ld and a junio r. I p lan to p ursue Music and

Drama Ed ucatio n in co lle g e , as I lo ve the atre and cre ating

characte rs in a sto ry. I'd l ike to thank my family, cast mate s,

frie nd s, and the p ro d uctio n cre w! I'm so e xcite d to share the

sto ry in Rive r City with yo u!


WHO'S WHO

Jordan Schwalbe as Maud Dunlop

This is Jo rd an's se nio r ye ar at GRC, and he r third musical

p e rfo rmance he re . She p re vio usly p e rfo rme d in Shre k the

Musical he r so p ho mo re ye ar and as Arista in last ye ar's

p e rfo rmance o f The Little Me rmaid . Jo rd an is also in the

Card inal Sing e rs; Rhythm and Rad iance , o ur sho w cho ir; and

is also in the Fine Arts Co ho rt p ro g ram. She is ve ry e xcite d

to atte nd Mo re he ad State Unive rsity in the fall to majo r in

So cio lo g y, So cial Wo rk, and Crimino lo g y. I am so hap p y to

b e a p art o f this musical. Thank yo u!

Jessica Prater as Ethel Toffelmier

Je ssica is so e xcite d to b e in the musical this ye ar. She was

in the scho o l's p ro d uctio n o f The Little Me rmaid last ye ar

and had a b last. This ye ar, as a se nio r, she is g o ing to make

sure she will have the b e st time p o ssib le , and is g o ing to try

to b e the b e st Ethe l To ffe lmie r she can b e !

Kaylea Parks as Beatrice Squires

I am e xcite d to b e in Music Man. I have b e e n in a lo t o f p ro d uctio ns includ ing The

Little Me rmaid (Allana); Elf Jr. (De b ); Anne o f Gre e n Gab le s (Rub y G ill is), and

o the rs. My p are nts have he lp e d me alo ng the way b y p utting up with my b usy

sche d ule . This musical wil l b e so much fun fo r e ve ryo ne . If yo u tho ug ht that last

ye ar's sho w was amazing , this ye ar will b lo w yo ur mind !

Megan AkersMe g an is a music majo r in the Fine Arts Co ho rt, a p ro g ram

that we lco me s stud e nts o f the arts and p ro vid e s classe s to

b e tte r the mse lve s as music ians, acto rs, visual artis ts,

d ance rs, and p e rfo rme rs. It is an aud itio n o nly o p p o rtunity

that g ive s kid s that o the rwise wo uld n' t have a chance to

shine and b e lo ng in a family. She lo ve s he r frie nd s and he r

cat ve ry much and wo uld d o anything to he lp o ut a p e rso n in

ne e d . She hasn' t had much p re vio us e xp e rie nce with

the atre , b ut is starting he r jo urne y no w. She 's q uirky,

d e d icate d , and has an unp re d ictab le p e rso nality. Pe o p le

aro und he r say she 's funny, b ut in a sp o ntane o us kind o f way.

She wo uld like to thank he r p are nts and all he r wo nd e rful

frie nd s fo r sup p o rting he r and p utting up with he r no matte r

what!


WHO'S WHO

Luccia AversanoLuccia is ve ry e xcite d to b e a p art o f he r ve ry first musical.

She has always e njo ye d musicals and finally g o t the co urag e

to b e invo lve d this ye ar thanks to family and frie nd s. Linnzie

Hays was a b ig p art o f the re aso n Luccia aud itio ne d as she

watching Linnzie 's p e rfo rmance s and was o ve rtake n with

the m. To no w to b e in a sho w with he r is e ve n mo re e xciting !

Luccia is in lo ve with the musical and is hap p y to have me t

such wo nd e rful p e o p le . She can' t wait to d o mo re in the

future .

Emma BowlingMy name is Emma and I run track and cro ss co untry fo r GRC.

I was in the Little Me rmaid last ye ar fo r GRC.

Olivia BrooksI have b e e n in two musicals: The Music Man and The Little

Me rmaid . I have b e e n d ance stud e nt s ince I was thre e , b ut

sto p p e d ab o ut two ye ars ag o and d id so cce r fo r thre e

se aso ns. I'm e xcite d to jo in a lo t o f my fe llo w cast mate s

and ne w cast mate s. I had a lo t o f fun last ye ar and I had a

lo t o f fun this ye ar.

Kaylee ChristopherThis is Kayle e `s 7th sho w and she is ve ry e xcite d to b e in this

o ne ! She fo llo ws in he r s iste r Hannah's fo o tste p s and lo ve s

the arts! She ho p e s yo u e njo y the sho w!

Alex ColeAle x Co le is a fre shman at GRC. She is the d aug hte r o f To ny

and Gle nd a Co le and siste r o f Cale b Co le . She has

p re vio usly p artic ip ate d in d ance and g ymnastics c lasse s, as

we ll as o ve r thre e ye ars in co nce rt b and . Ale x wo uld like to

thank he r family fo r always sup p o rting he r and he lp ing he r to

b e he r b e st. She ho p e s to majo r in music the o ry at the

Unive rsity o f Ke ntucky afte r hig h scho o l.


WHO'S WHO

Landon DempsterThis is my first sho w. I jo ine d cho rus this ye ar, as I lo ve sing ing , and ho p e to have fun

with it thro ug ho ut my life , e ve n if it is no t g o ing to b e my care e r. I lo ve the p e o p le in

this p ro g ram and re co mme nd it to anyo ne !

Whitney HackerI am an 8 th g rad e r at RDC and I lo ve to s ing ! I'm a me mb e r o f the RDC cho ir and was

cho se n to p artic ip ate in the KMEA District 7 Mid d le Scho o l Ho no r SSA & SATB

Cho irs.

Emaleigh HalterI am a stud e nt at RDC and am e xcite d to b e in the sho w. I have b e e n in se ve ral

p ro d uctio ns at the Le e d s Ce nte r fo r the Arts, includ ing The Wizard o f Oz and Ho nk. I

have also b e e n in musical the atre camp s at Le e d s and The Le xing to n Child re n's

The atre . I am also in my scho o ls cho ir and e njo ying sing ing .

Kaitlyn HornMy name is Kaitlyn and I'm a So p ho mo re vo cal majo r in the

Co ho rt Fine Arts Pro g ram at GRC. I was in The Little

Me rmaid last ye ar, and I'm re ally hap p y to b e in this musical

this ye ar. I ho p e yo u all e njo y the sho w!

Drew KearneyDre w has b e e n sing ing in cho irs and acting in p lays fo r 8

ye ars. He was in Mulan, Jr. last ye ar p laying Fa Zho u. His

ho b b ie s and inte re sts are so cce r, vid e o g ame s, s ing ing and

acting .


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