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9/26/2018 Lorenzo Alviso (Barnaby Tucker) - Google Docs
The Cast: Biographies
Lorenzo Alviso (Barnaby Tucker) - Lorenzo is excited to whirlwind
his way into Dolly’s world! Some recent credits include Sebastian in
Illyria and Jean Michele in La Cage Aux Folles (6th Street Playhouse);
Peter in Jesus Christ Superstar in Concert (Theatre-at-Large);
Monsieur D’Arque in Beauty and the Beast (Mountain Play); and David
in Company (Novato Theatre Co). See what’s next @Double_Lo7.
Dani Innocenti Beem (Dolly Levi) - Hello SONOMA! Dani is thrilled
to be back at SAL bringing another funny and fiercely strong woman
to life. A multiple award-winning Bay Area singer/actress, Dani most
recently won The SFBATC and The Marquee Theater Journalist Awards
for her work as Rose in Gypsy! at SAL, and the TBA Award for her
portrayal of The Witch in Novato Theater Company’s Into The Woods.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ADtL3RW2Yke0_igmKiwZPmnh8a0FfKjTOr5yBPPpa8c/edit Other favorite roles include being co-creator and half of “The Dynamic
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Duet” with her singing sister Julie Johnson Ekoue-Totou, playing to sold
out houses all over the Bay Area for the last 7 years. In Bocca Al Lupo!
George Bereschik (Rudolph / Judge) - George is delighted to be
part of this production and to work with such a talented and supportive
crew and cast. George has been acting all his life, though rarely in front
of an audience. His first play on the Rotary Stage was No Sex, Please,
We’re British. You’ve also seen him in Gypsy, Little Murders, Dracula,
and in the Reader’s Theater productions of Harm’s Way and Ruby and
George in Love. George hopes you enjoy the show and that you “feel
your heart come alive again.”
Alex Corey (Ambrose Kemper) - Alex Corey is thrilled to be back
on the Rotary Stage, having played Angie in SAL’s production of Gypsy
last summer! Performing as a dancer at the age of three, Alex branched
into vocal performance and theater in 2011. Past roles at Napa Valley
College include Joey in Sister Act, Cowboy/Dance Corps in Annie Get
Your Gun, and Newsboy in Gypsy. He has also performed with Novato
Theater Company and Lucky Penny. You can next see him in Lucky
Penny’s Scrooge in Love! this holiday season!
Danielle DeBow (Irene Molloy) - is thrilled to be back at SAL and
beyond humbled to take the stage with such a talented cast and crew.
Danielle grew up on the stage, studied theatre and dance at UC Davis.
and was recently seen here as Patsy Cline in Always...Patsy Cline and
as Louise in Gypsy. With Lucky Penny in Napa she has played Cindy
in Hands on a Hardbody, Richelle in Scream Queens, Lilly St. Regis in
Annie, Miss Scarlet in Clue: The Musical, Mary Jane in Big River, and
Lee in Cowgirls When she’s not on stage, you’ll likely find her with her
hubby and fur babies on an outdoor adventure.
Zach Frangos (Ensemble) - Zach is delighted to join SAL for his
second musical theater production. Since 2016, he has studied and
performed ballet in San Luis Obispo and now Sonoma County, before
joining Spreckels Theater’s production of South Pacific. Zach is grateful
for supportive family and friends like Ron Lam, Chris and Elaine Stevick,
Paul Lomeli, Deanne Reeder-Lomeli, Coury Murdock, and Cassie Iutzi.
He is excited to cheer on and be guided by the cast and directors that
welcomed him so openly! When not on stage, he lives and works in
Santa Rosa as a Mechanical Engineer with Keysight Technologies.
ScharyPearl Fugitt (Minnie Fay) - ScharyPearl is elated to be apart
of the immensely talented cast that is Hello, Dolly! with Sonoma Arts
Live! She has been trained in dance since the age of six, but several
years ago found herself being pulled towards the alluring theater world
and has found a new home within it. Some of her favorite past credits
include Murderess June in Chicago, Agnes/Caroline the Cow in Gypsy,
Mersister Andrina in The Little Mermaid, and a Princess of Ababu in
Kismet.
Madison Griego (Ensemble) - Madison is very excited to be
performing in Hello, Dolly! This is her first time performing with SAL. Her
favorite shows include Mary Poppins (ensemble), South Pacific (Nurse),
The Little Mermaid (ensemble), Scrooge the Musical (Kathy Cratchit),
and Peter Pan (Warrior). She is currently a junior at Santa Rosa High
School, and is in the Chambers and Concert Choir.
9/26/2018 Molly Larsen-Shine (ensemble) - Google Docs
Molly Larsen-Shine (Ensemble) - Molly is ecstatic to be joining such
a talented cast and crew! After a two-year hiatus, she is back on stage.
Favorite roles include Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (2016:
6th Street Playhouse and 2012: Walking Elephant Theater Company),
Helene in La Belle Helene (2011: Cinnabar Theater), and Tessa in The
Gondoliers (2010: Cinnabar Theater). Molly would like to thank her
beautiful wife and her dog Pita for their unconditional love and support.
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Madison Lewis (Ermengarde) - Madison recently performed with 6th
Street Playhouse in White Christmas and has appeared at Broadway
Under The Stars and Spreckels Performing Arts Center. Other roles
include Berthe (Pippin), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), and the Wicked
Witch (The Wizard of Oz). She was also a featured soloist with the
San Francisco CMT and the Disneyland Performing Arts Theater.
She studies voice with Tina Lloyd Meals, dance, and acting. Madison
is a freshman at Casa Grande High School and participates in the
acting class and drama club. Madison thanks everyone at SAL for this
wonderful experience.
Oscar Montelongo Medina (Ensemble) - Oscar has a special place in his heart for theatre and holds over 50 productions under his belt spanning from acting, singing, dancing to teaching, choreographing, and directing as well as drag, improv, band performances, choir recitals, stand up, fire spinning, circus arts, and poetry slams. He has studied, worked, and collaborated with multiple artists and performers from up and down Mendocino and Sonoma counties. Oscar hopes to pursue dance and theatre around the world and is excited to see where it takes him. Sean O’Brien (Ensemble) - Sean was recently seen at SAL as a Jordanaire in Always...Patsy Cline and as El Gallo in The Fantasticks. He has appeared elsewhere in the North Bay with Spreckels Theater Company, the Mountain Play, Theatre-at-Large, and the Novato Theater Company. Favorite roles have been Harry Bright in Mamma Mia, Mr. Andrews in Titanic, Scuttle in The Little Mermaid, and the doctor in Next to Normal. Kitty Rutherford (Mrs. Rose / Ensemble) - Kitty has performed in about 80 shows to date. A favorite group is Mt. Play where she performed in Anything Goes, Wizard of Oz, Oklahoma, and Bye Bye Birdie. “Not only are we performing outdoors to a crowd of 4,000 people” Kitty says, “but where else could you have a vintage touring car, a coach with horses or a motorcycle on stage?” Theater companies around the Bay Area Kitty has performed with include College of Marin, Ross Valley Players, Contemporary Opera Marin, Santa Rosa Junior College, Contra Costa Musical Theatre and Woodminster. Ty Schoeningh (Stanley / Ensemble) - Ty is thrilled to be back on the Rotary Stage having most recently appeared as Luther in Inspecting Carol and Clarence (the clarinet boy) in Gypsy. Other favorite roles include Young Jack London in The Storyteller at the Jack London Gala 2017, and with The Theater School: Pinocchio in Shrek, The Musical JR and Scott in Dear Edwina. Ty recently started the 7th grade and aspires to be a chef, actor, or veterinarian. The youngest of four siblings, he’s a 5th generation Sonoman who enjoys swimming, reading, and being the family entertainment and movie enthusiast. Jennifer Schwarz (Ernestina) - Jennifer is excited to be making her debut with Sonoma Arts Live. Jennifer has appeared in Carousel and Mary Poppins with Spreckles. East Bay performances include: Ragtime, Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Oliver, Crazy for You, Candide, Man or La Mancha, Jesus Christ Superstar, Nine, The Secret Garden, Nunsense, The Most Happy Fella, Cinderella, Brigadoon, She Loves Me, Kismet, La Traviata, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Lucia di Lammermoor and La Boheme. Jennifer performed with the Bracebridge Dinner in Yosemite, for14 years and recently performed in Italy with the California Redwood Chorale.
Tim Setzer (Horace Vendergelder) - Tim is delighted to return
to the Rotary Stage at Andrews Hall. He recently appeared here in
Gypsy (Herbie, TBA nomination), The Fantasticks (Hucklebee) and
in Assassins (Proprietor). A familiar face around the North Bay theater
community, he has performed in many venues including Spreckels
Theatre Company, 6th Street Playhouse, Cinnabar Theater, The White
Barn, Missouri Street Theatre, Napa Valley Playhouse, Napa Valley
Conservatory Theatre, Shakespeare Napa Valley and Lucky Penny
Productions where he is an Associate Artist.
Chelsea Smith (Ensemble) - Chelsea is making her Sonoma Arts
Live debut and couldn’t be more excited! A Sacramento County native,
she has been performing locally since 2007. Theater credits include:
The Raven (Anything Goes), Spreckels Theatre Company (Disney’s
Tarzan, Kismet, Mary Poppins, Guys and Dolls, Catch Me if You
Can,Young Frankenstein, A Funny Thing Happened..., Legally Blonde),
6th Street (Victor/Victoria), and at the SSU Theater Department (Pirates
of Penzance,The Decameron).
Emma Sutherland (Ensemble) - Emma is happy to be part of this
charming production, her second with Sonoma Arts Live. A 16 year old
Junior, Emma has been active in theater since the age of 6. Some of
her favorite roles include; Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee (Rodriguez High School), Betty Parris in The
Crucible (Lucky Penny Productions), Young Bonnie in Bonnie & Clyde
(LPP), Star-to-Be in Annie (LPP) and Peter Pan in Peter Pan (Starbound
Youth Theatre). Emma has been a vocal student of Vivian Bayubay
MacLaughlin since 2011, thanks for everything Vivian!
Michel Scott Wells (Cornelius Hackl) - Michael is thrilled to be back
at SAL, having previously appeared in Gypsy and Always...Patsy Cline.
He is a proud Associate Artist at Lucky Penny Productions in Napa,
having appeared in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Big River:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TBA Award – Featured Actor in a
Musical); Clue: The Musical; Annie; Hands on a Hardbody, and the world
premiere of The Tasting Room. Thank you to family for your love, friends
for your humor, Taco Bell for your sustenance, and to his elegant wife
Danielle – thank you for dancing with me.
NEXT SHOW IN OUR SEASON:
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - A FAMILY MUSICAL
based on the novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery
NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 9, 2018
DIRECTED BY LIBBY OBERLIN
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