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The Barnstormers Theatre Proudly Presents Far From Canterbury Sponsored by Wonalancet Neighbors Our 91st Season Sponsored by The Haynes Family Foundation
Far From Canterbury Book, Music, and Lyrics by The Cast, in alphabetical order: Danny K. Bernstein Pim Van Amerongen* Storyteller #2, James, Guard, Knight Directed by Katherine Carter Kennedy Caughell* Agnes Rodrigo Ignacio Cruz* Storyteller #4, Agnes’ Father, Stage Manager Hollis Duggans* Guard, Knight Scenic Designer Reiko Huffman Ellis Gage* John Costume Designer Saawan Tiwari Alyssa Giannetti* Storyteller #1, Candita, Princess Lighting Designer Kelley Shih Tauren Hagans* Storyteller #3, John’s Mom, Oracle Sound Designer Jackson Alexander Hennessy* Storyteller #6, Nicolas Music Director Anessa Marie Darius Harper* Storyteller #5, Noblewoman, Queen Music Supervisor Jeff Cox Amber Hurst Martin Dolores, Storyteller #7 Choreographer Charlie Johnson Lead Producer, Artistic Director Joe Longthorne Seth Tucker* Marcus Associate Producer Lori Tishfield Assistant Stage Manager Caroline Duffin * Member of Actors’ Equity Association Kennedy Caughell Rodrigo Ignacio Cruz Pim Van Amerongen Ellis Gage Alyssa Giannetti Tauren Hagans Hennessy Seth Tucker Darius Harper Amber Hurst Martin
JACKSON ALEXANDER (Sound merous regional theatres, and development. He recently di- Designer) many others. As bandleader rected and choreographed the and pianist for Jeremy Stolle’s national tour of The Queen’s KATHERINE M. CARTER (Direc- No More Talk of Darkness, he Cartoonists. Other direction tor) (she/her) is a stage director has directed Broadway-caliber and/or choreography credits in- of theatre & opera. Recently musicians and singers in perfor- clude Urinetown! (ACT/5th Ave- Katherine directed Misunder- mances across the United States nue Theatre), Pageant (Sensible stood at The Rose Theatre in and throughout mainland Chi- Theater Co.), HeadVoice (New Omaha, and the Hodges & na. Jeff is a faculty member at York Musical Festival), Swing- Loughery new musical, Sonata the American Musical and Dra- time Canteen! (Arrow Rock Ly- 1962 at Interlochen Academy matic Academy, and he holds a ceum), Machine Gun America of the Arts. Previous: Rice Uni- Master’s Degree in conducting (FringeNY), and You’re a...Char- versity Opera, Mad Cow The- from Ithaca College. www.jeff- lie Brown (Flat Rock Playhouse). atre, On Site Opera, Carnegie coxmusic.com He has developed new musicals Mellon University, Santa Fe with The Rev Theater Co, New Opera, Parallel 45 Theatre, Ca- CAROLINE DUFFIN is a New York Theater Barn, The Drama nadian Opera Company, Hous- York based stage manager. She League, Green Room 42, and ton Grand Opera. New School is a graduate of the Pace Uni- Musical Theater Factory.Charlie for Drama, Joe’s Pub, Westport versity Stage Management pro- is currently the Interim Artistic Country Playhouse, Wellfleet gram and has worked on projects Producing Associate at The 5th Harbor Actors Theatre, NYMF, including the pre-production Avenue Theatre. Prior to that, he 3LD, NYU, and Wolf Trap. Fel- workshop of Evita (a collabo- served as the Director of New lowships: New Georges, The ration between Pace University Works for the New York based Drama League, and Playwrights and New York City Center) and theater company Out of the Box Horizons. 2019 Honored Finalist Whisper House with The Civil- Theatrics.He attended Elon Uni- for Women in the Arts & Media ians. She is incredibly excited to versity and is most often found Coalition with playwright Jac- be a part of this project! at the theater, yoga, or Chipot- queline Goldfinger. Katherine is le. @chipper_charles currently training to become a HOLLIS DUGGINS (Stage Manager) certified Intimacy Director with ANESSA MARIE (Music Direc- IDC. Upcoming: Disney’s The REIKO HUFFMAN (Scenic De- tor) is a composer/lyricist, mu- Descendants (The Rose The- signer) is a Scenic Designer and sic director, orchestrator, and atre), Guest Faculty at The New Asst. Professor of Scenic Design performer in New York City. In School Mannes Opera, L’Enfant/ at Nebraska Wesleyan Universi- 2019, Anessa debuted Finding Cendrillon (Carnegie Mellon ty. She seeks to change the field Beautiful as part of NYMF’s fi- University, Opera) With great of design with emotionally pro- nal season, where she was also thanks to the incredible team pelled choices and interweaving named the 2019 NYMF Artist behind Far From Canterbury. critical awareness into her de- Fellow. Other NYC credits as www.KatherineMCarter.com sign process. Upcoming credits composer include Queering the for Reiko Huffman include The Canon (Joe’s Pub), Beautiful: JEFF COX (Music Supervisor) World Goes Round at the Coro- the Music and Lyrics of Anes- is a New York-based music di- nado Playhouse in Coronado, sa Marie (April 2018), and A rector and conductor who has CA, Songs For a New World at Glimpse of the Rainbow (June performed internationally and the Onstage Playhouse in Chu- 2018). Her original work for on Broadway. He has appeared la Vista, CA, and Hello Dolly! at symphony orchestra and piano, in the orchestras of The Band’s Nebraska Wesleyan University. A New York Renaissance, writ- Visit (Broadway), A Letter to ten in response to COVID-19 Harvey Milk (Off-Broadway), CHARLIE JOHNSON (Choreog- will premiere in 2022. Anessa is Wicked (National tour), Austen’s rapher) is a Seattle based theater also in development for Reign, Pride (Fifth Avenue Seattle), nu- artist with a focus in new musical a new contemporary steampunk
rock opera inspired by Christo- Colbert, Savage x Fenty Show About the Author pher Marlowe’s Edward II. She 2019 (Amazon Streaming), An- will also serve as music super- derson .Paak Summer Tour DANNY K. BERNSTEIN (Book, visor and music director for The 2019, and VFiles Spring 2020 Music, Lyrics) is an award-win- Regulars, to premiere in the UK. Show (Barclays Center). kelley- ning composer/lyricist, direc- Love and light. www.anessama- shih.com tor, music director and pianist. rie.com. IG: @anessamarieam His music and lyrics have been SAAWAN TIWARI (Costume heard off-broadway, Feinstein’s KELLEY SHIH is a lighting de- Designer) is a Manhattan-based 54 Below, Green Room 42, Club signer, programmer and light- costume designer and gradu- Cumming, Prohibition, and all ing director for live performance ate of the University of Michi- over New York City. NYC: Wings and film/TV. Recent designs: gan. Credits - Piper Theatre: (Book, Music, Lyrics), Far From Slow Down SuperBlue Miami Prospect Hill (CD) Superhero Canterbury (Book, Music, Lyrics) VIP Opening, Le Comte Noir Clubhouse: The Jungle and - Outstanding Overall Musical, (MSM), The Internet’s Hive Mind Luminescence City (CD) Black 2015 New York International World Tour (including Sydney and Brown Theatre: Mirror on Fringe Festival. 2020 Fred Ebb Opera House, London Brix- the Wall (CD) U-M: La Boheme Award finalist, 2019 Kleban Fi- ton O2 Academy performanc- (ACD), Alcina (ACD), Rude Me- nalist, 2019 and 2017 Jonathan es), Kyle at Madison Sq. Gar- chanicals: A Streetcar Named Larson Award Finalist, 2014 den, Syd’s Always Never Home Desire (CD), Wolves (CD) MUS- Winner, New Voices Project, Tour, Hive Rise (Ashley Fure/ KET: Bare: A Pop Opera (CD), New Musical Inc., through Walt Berghain/CTM Music Festival), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Disney Imagineering, Los Ange- Together Games (Ensemble (ACD) Runyonland Productions: les. Proud member of ASCAP Modern/Ashley Fure), and Chris Shel: The Historically Fiction- and the BMI Advanced Musical Fleming’s Bobba Everyday Tour. alized Musical (CD) Bayview Theatre Workshop. Instagram: Lighting Programming: Merry Music Festival: West Side Story @dannykbernstein Wives (The Public/Shakespeare (ACD), An Opera Lover’s Guide in the Park), Kesha Raising Hell to Love and Murder (CD) on The Late Show with Stephen Next Show: POPCORN FALLS By James Hindman August 31-September 4 Doug Shapiro and Amanda Huxtable in multiple roles. Welcome to Popcorn Falls, a small American town whose only claim to fame – their namesake waterfall – has dried up. Now bankrupt, their last chance is a large grant that can only be used if the town produc- es a play in a week. One big problem: no playhouse. Another problem: no play. Led by the Mayor and the local handyman, the en- terprising townsfolk try to rise to the challenge and prove that art can save the world. Sponsored by The New Woodshed
CAST Theatre of St. Louis. Rodrigo has Christine Daaé Understudy and En- PIM VAN AMERONGEN is thrilled BFA in Musical Theatre from Millikin semble Swing. She most recently to be back on stage, and back at University. Many thanks to everyone was seen singing more Lloyd Web- The Barnstormers. Some of his at Eisen Associates and to Ann Mc- ber hits in the World Premiere of favorite Tamworth appearances in- Mann and Cynthia Oeck for always Unmasked: The Music of Andrew clude A Funny Thing…, Our Town, believing in him. As always, much Lloyd Webber at Paper Mill Play- The Full Monty, The Producers, and love to Mom, Dad, and Matthew. house! Damn Yankees. He has performed Gracias por tu fe y amor. Proud all over the world, in national tours, AEA member! www.RodrigoIgnaci- TAUREN HAGANS is thrilled to be regional theaters, and recent- oCruz.com back on stage and to be making ly created a tapping and singing her Barnstormers debut! Some of trio called Manhattan Shuffle. He ELLIS GAGE, New England native, her favorite credits include Mamma proudly holds a BFA in Musical The- began at age 10 in the out-of-town Mia (Rosie), 9 to 5 the Musical (Roz) atre from The Boston Conservatory, premiere of Pasek/Paul’s James & and The Dixie Swim Club (JeriNe- and currently lives in Amsterdam. the Giant Peach (Goodspeed Mu- al) all at Flat Rock Playhouse, How @pimvanam sicals), subsequently appearing in To Succeed in Business Without Kooman/Dimond’s Dani Girl (Cher- Really Trying (Ms. Jones) at Maltz KENNEDY CAUGHELL is excited ry Lane Theatre), Phyllis Newman’s Jupiter Theater and In the Heights to bring this story to life! Kenne- Peter Pan adaptation & Glen Rov- (Daniela) in the National Tour. She dy was seen most recently on the en’s Anderson’s Solo (American also sang in the vocal ensemble of road playing Carole King across the Opera Projects), winning an IRNE the movie version in theaters now. Country in Beautiful: The Carole for his performance in The King & I Proud PANK (Professional Aunt No King Musical. Broadway: Natasha, (North Shore Music Theatre). Grow- Kids) to Jaimie, Kori, Bea, Beck, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 ing up, he was known as “the kid Miles and Baxter. @itstauren & Beautiful. Nat’l/Int’l Tours: Wick- with the big belt” on Sirius XM’s ed (Elphaba Standby) & American Seth Speaks & a vocalist for the DARIUS HARPER is head over his Idiot (Heather). Regional: Paradise Metropolitan Opera’s featured con- heels to be back in NH for the sum- Square (Berkley Rep), & Mary Pop- temporary works. In recent years, mer. As a Nashua native he grew up pins (Mary), TV/Film: The Outlier he’s received praise for performanc- performing with the Peacock Play- (Katya) & Law & Order: SVU. Elon es in the developing Imaginary Boy ers and The Seacoast Repertory BFA. You can catch her this fall in for Tourette Association of America, Theatre! Credits include: The Book Chicago in the Broadway-bound “Happily” (NYMF), & Poupelle of of Mormon, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, musical Paradise Square. Love to ChimneyTown (CTUSA/Japan). He’s and Kinky Boots (Lola)! Before the Tim, Fam, the K’s, and DGRW, for been seen in NYC and regionally at pandemic Darius was most recently believing in me! Twitter/Insta: @ Prospect Theatre, Broadway Unit- on the road with Cirque Du Soleil’s KennedyCaughell. www.Kennedy- ed, WorkShop Theatre, Hunting- VOLTA as the vocalist/emcee. Caughell.com. Psalms 9:1 ton Theatre, Boston Lyric Opera, Thank you to The Barnstormers and Wheelock Family Theatre, Passage Lori Tishfield for allowing me to oc- RODRIGO IGNACIO CRUZ is Theatre, Carriage House Theatre, & cupy space as my true self! xoxo @ thrilled to be making his Barnstorm- on tour. Ellis is an experienced Jazz dariusharius ers debut with Far From Canter- singer/arranger & voiceover artist. bury. Most recently he performed www.ellisgage.com @ellis_gage HENNESSY WINKLER is Hawaii the role of Juan Perón for the sec- raised, NYC trained. Icelandic ond time with the Gulf Coast Sym- ALYSSA GIANNETTI is a classically Academy Award winner; ‘Best Ac- phony. Favorite credits include: The trained singer and actor based out tor Overall’ - NYCfringe; Original 25th Anniversary National Tour of of New York City! She is a graduate co-host of CBS’s Kill Me Now with CATS , Juan Perón (Evita) The Beast of Northwestern University where Judy Gold. Trained at Marymount (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast) The she received a BM in Voice & Manhattan, BTG and ESPA. Proud Baker (Into the Woods) and Wait- Opera Performance, as well as, a AEA member. @hennessyhaole - er/Man #3 in the Chicago regional minor in Choral Music Education Hennessy.NYC. Managed by Trans premiere of First Date, the musical. and a certificate in Musical Talent & ATB Talent. Grateful to be Regionally he has been seen on Theatre Performance. Originally part of this life and show. the stages of Orlando Shakes, the from Bloomfield Hills, MI, Alyssa New York Musical Festival, Chicago made her professional debut while AMBER HURST MARTIN is delight- Shakespeare Theatre, Drury Lane touring with the 1st National Tour ed to be making her Barnstormers Oakbrook, The Utah Shakespear- of Love Never Dies, the sequel debut! Classically trained in music & ean Festival, and The Repertory to The Phantom of Opera, as the theater at Fordham College Lincoln
Center, Amber began her performance career singing in Manhattan jazz clubs like Birdland & Dizzy’s. Soon This Sunday! after, she was cast in the national tour of one of her Come have fun, listen to great music and favorite musicals, Jesus Christ Superstar. Since then, dance under the spacious tent. Support her musical career has taken her to 49 of the 50 states The Barnstormers Theatre in style! (Vermont!), to the Caribbean with Disney Cruise Lines, as far as the Daegu Opera House in South Korea and on a second national tour with the It Gets Better mu- The Barnstormers Theatre Presents sical - a unique opportunity for her to truly fulfill her JAZZ AND SWING DANCE passions for performance, travel & effecting change. She recently premiered her solo cabaret, You Can’t Act A Color in Los Angeles. Love to my beautiful family - thank you for being here. www.amberhurstmartin.com @tamberine716 featuring SETH TUCKER is grateful to return to live performance The Tall Granite in his Barnstormers Theatre debut. Seth is an Arizona based Latino artist, producer and proud member of Ac- tor’s Equity. Seth studied Music Theatre and Business Big Band Marketing at ASU. Favorite credits: Parade (Leo Frank, AriZoni nomination) Arizona Regional Theatre, I Am My Own Wife (Charlotte) BLK BOX PHX Pageant (Miss West Coast, Original Cast Recording) Off Broadway, The Producers (Carmen Ghia) Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Avenue Q (Rod) Mixed Blood Theatre, and Cabaret $35 Reserved Tent Seats (Emcee) FUSE Productions, The 25th Annual Putnam $20 Lawn Seating County Spelling Bee (Coneybear, AriZoni Award) Phoe- nix Theatre Company & Beef and Board Theatre. www. 5 pm August 15 SethATucker.com at The Preserve cash beer and wine bar, hors d'oeuvres Addenda Tickets: 603-323-8500 or barnstormerstheatre.org Page 1 - Cast photo caption should read: HENNESSY WINKLER Page 1 - Arrangements by Jeff Cox JACKSON ALEXANDER (they/he) is a Brooklyn based Sound Designer and overall Audio Nerd. If it makes a sound, or is supposed to make a sound, Jackson is all over it. Some of Jackson’s New York credits in- clude: Oscar at the Crown, One November Yankee, Emojiland, Clueth: An Unauthorized Parody in Verse and Jannifer’s Body. Jackson is overjoyed to be back in a theatre again and they are extremely grateful to be working with The Barnstormers team. COMING UP: The Sailcloth tent at The Preserve WAITRESS - August 27-29 Music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, Book by Jessie Nelson The musical is based on the 2007 film of the same name, written by Adrienne Shelly. It tells the story of Jenna Hunterson, a baker and waitress in an abusive relationship with her husband, Earl. After Jenna unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she begins an affair with her doctor, Dr. Jim Pomatter. Looking for ways out of her trou- bles, she sees a pie baking contest and its grand prize as her chance. August 27: 2 shows at ROSIE’S RESTAURANT. 5 and 7 pm, limited seating. August 28 on the TAMWORTH HISTORY CENTER lawn, 2 pm August 29: CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS. Tickets available soon at castleintheclouds.org
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