Lucas Rau Cynthia Parise - Middletown City School District

presents
Directed
by
Lucas Rau
Choreographed
by
Cynthia Parise
Technical Direction by
Jim Schofield
CAST (in alphabetical order)
Lulu………………………….…..Julia Alexander
Ren McCormick……………..James Cartwright
Bickle…………………………….Raymond Case
Travis……………………………..Nick Culmone
Principal Clark………………….Aaron Dranoff
Willard Hewitt………………….Godfrey Fenton
Ethel…………………………..Christina Galarza
Rusty……………………………..Jacie Gonzalez
Vi Moore……………………...Melanie Guerrero
Coach Dunbar………………...Samuel Johnson
Wendy Jo………………………….Arielle Knapp
Reverend Shaw Moore…………..Shavon Lloyd
Chuck Cranston…....Richard Nevarez-Guevara
Cowboy Bob; Cop……………...Brandon Pierre
Irene…………………….......Christina Polichetti
Wes Warnicker………………………….Ian Ritter
Garvin…………………………….Kevin Romero
Betty Blast……………………….Kaliyah Rucker
Jeter…………………………………...Justin Ruiz
Eleanor………………………….Amber Sanchez
Ariel Moore………………………Jewel Sanchez
Urleen…………………………..Raelyn Santiago
Kyle………………………………...Luke St. John
COMPANY (in alphabetical order)
Wanda Cheeks, Helena Eason, Patricia Genoski, Ashley Gonzalez,
Nicolas Haines, Kane Huslinger, Tapply Mann, Natalie Mirville,
Rose Alicea Oliveras, Jayden Santiago, Kelly Simmons,
Sydney Taylor, Caroline Woodward
CREW
Director/Musical Director: Lucas Rau
Choreographer: Cynthia Par ise
Technical Director: J im Schofield
Stage Manager: Nailah Air all
Assistant Stage Manager: Tess Costello
Set Design: Lucas Rau, J im Schofield
Light Design: Steven Thompson
Soundboard operators: J ennifer Staudenmayer, Emma
Trosterud
Lightboard operators: Ladonna Hudson, Daniel Mulick
Deck Manager: Sheema Moore
Deck Crew: Mar i Colon, Ta’Nia Crum, Elijah Cruz, David Espinal, Raven Redner, Felipe Rocha-Gonzalez, Kendra Rodriguez, Molly Siegel, Kelly Simmons, Kenneth Vargas
Rails: Tommy Costello, J ames Gulston
Property Master: Max J or zik
Technical Assistant: Mike Wor den
Head Ushers: Efr ain Mercado, Mar ia Rodr iguez
Ushers: Nicole Tondreau, J essica Simmons, Vanessa Wangova
Printing: Bill Wilcox
Viktor Araque
District Theater Manager
ACT I
Scene 1: The City of Chicago/Town of Bomont, in Church
“Footloose” (Rusty, Wendy Jo, Urleen, & Company)
“On Any Sunday” (Rev. Moore, Ren, Ethel & Company)
Scene 2: The Churchyar d
Scene 3: Behind a Gas Station
“The Girl Gets Around” (Chuck, Ariel, Travis & Lyle)
Scene 4: A High School Hallway
“I Can’t Stand Still”………. Ren
“Somebody’s Eyes” (Rusty, Urleen, Wendy Jo & Company)
Scene 5: The Moore Home
“Learning to be Silent” (Vi, Ethel & Ariel)
Scene 6: The Bur ger Blast
“Holding Out for a Hero” (Ariel, Rusty, Wendy Jo & Urleen)
Scene 7: The Great Plains of Bomont
Scene 8: The Moore Home
“Heaven Help Me” (Shaw)
Scene 9: The High School Gym/The Church
“I’m Free/Heven Help Me” (Ren, Shaw & Company)
INTERMISSION (15 minutes)
ACT II
Scene 1: The Bar -B-Que, a Country/Western Dance Hall
“Still Rockin’” (Cowgirl Irene, Cowboy Bob)
“Let’s Hear It for the Boy” (Rusty & Company)
Scene 2: The Moore Home
“Can You Find It in Your Heart? (Vi)
Scene 3: The J unk Yar d
“Dancing Is Not a Crime” (Ren)
“Mama Says” (Willard, Bickle, Garvin, Jeter & Ren)
“Mama Says” encoure (Willard & Boys)
Scene 4: Under the Tr ain Br idge
“Almost Paradise” (Ren & Ariel)
Scene 5: The Town Hall
Scene 6: The Moore Home
“Heaven Help Me” reprise (Shaw)
Scene 6a: The Church
Scene 6b: The Churchyar d
“Can You Find It in Your Heart?” reprise (Shaw)
Scene 7: The Gym
“Footloose” (The Company)
PIT BAND
Leon Hilfstein — Piano
Arlene Stivers — Synthesizer
Lucas Rau — Guitar
Robert Gavin — Saxophone
Joseph Goehle — Bass
Matthew Christy — Drums
Joseph Brunning — Percussion
Miguel Saenz — Percussion
THANK YOU
Viktor Araque
Christina Rau
Larkin Geer
Nick Rivera
Janna Gonzalez
Tracey Sorrentino
Jackie Lakeman
Steven Thompson
Marilyn Luciano-Jones
Bill Wilcox
MHS Custodial Staff
Mike Worden
Terry Randolph
Henry Zelmer
All the parents who provided dinners during production week,
and to everyone else who donated their time, money, and effort
to making this production a success.
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST AND CREW
Julia Alexander (Lulu) is a junior at MHS. She’s been involved
with musicals since middle school,
including Grease, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory, and now Footloose. She
is a member of Women’s Chorale
and Concert Choir, and in middle
school she was involved in AllCounty Chorus. Julia enjoys drawing and writing, but her passion is
singing. She would like to thank
her friends, family, and boyfriend
for supporting her through rehearsals and watching her perform.
James Cartwright (Ren) is a
senior at Middletown High
School. James is involved in many
music programs here at Middletown, including the Chamber
Singers, Men's Chorus, and Pipers.
James also appeared in last year’s
MHS Musical, playing the role of
Graffiti
Pete
in
In
The
Heights. James would like to
thank all the teacher directors,
dance instructors, the pit band, the
cast and crew, and his family
members for all the support and
hard work to put this show together! CUT FOOTLOOSE!
Raymond Case (Bickle) is a graduating senior who has taken part in
four musicals. He played the role
of Tobias Ragg in MHS’ Sweeney
Todd as a sophomore in
2013. This following year he was
cast as the Piragua Guy in MHS’
production of In The Heights, and
he toured Europe in a Godspell
production, in which he played the
role of John the Baptist/
Judas. Raymond plans on attending college and majoring in musical theater. He would like to thank
his family for supporting his
dreams and aspirations, as well as
Mr. Rau, Ms. Parise, and Mr.
Schofield for all their hard work
and patience in putting this musical together.
Nick Culmone (Travis) is a student athlete who participates in
numerous vocal ensembles here at
MHS, including Chamber Singers,
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Men’s Chorus, and Pipers, and he
trained with Sarah Rice and Carole
Demas at a vocal master class in
December. Along with vocal music he also plays French Horn in
the MHS Wind Ensemble. Outside
of music, he has played Ice Hockey for 13 years. He wishes to
thank his parents, his brother, and
his cousin Megan for all of the
support they provide in everything
he does.
Aaron
Dranoff
(Principal
Clark) is a junior at MHS, and this
is his first theater production here
at the high school. Aaron is a devoted member of the Men's Chorus, Concert Choir, and Pipers, and
is excited to be playing the role of
Principal Clark in this production
of Footloose. Aaron would like to
thank Mr. Rau, Mr. Schofield, and
Ms. Parise for giving him this opportunity. He would also like to
thank all of his friends for their
continued support.
Godfrey Fenton (Williard) is
currently a senior at MHS. He’s
been involved in MHS’ theater
program since the beginning of
time… or freshman year. He has a
myriad of hobbies he uses to avoid
doing homework: dancing, writing, trying to sing, and making
music. Throughout the week, he
avoids sleeping by participating in
Pipers, Marching Band, NHS,
Senior Enrichment, and many other
after-school
obligations. Godfrey hopes you enjoy
the show because this will be his
last one in high school. He appreciates his family, friends, and
teachers.
Christina Galarza (Ethel) is a
junior at MHS, and this is her third
year
and
third
musical
here. Christina started her acting
in elementary school and continued it throughout the years of middle school and now high
school. She was recently accepted
into NYU’s summer program for
musical theater, and she plans to
pursue this discipline in col-
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lege. Christina is also in Chamber
Singers, Women’s Choral, Pipers,
Concert Choir, and the Middie
C’s. She would like to thank all
those who have supported her
from the start. #Shelice
Jacie Gonzalez (Rusty) is a senior at MHS. She enjoys singing,
dancing, acting, and drawing. All
four years of her high school career, she has been involved in both
fall productions as well as musicals.
She’s also involved in
Chamber Singers, Women’s Chorale, Pipers, and a student run a
cappella group. This year, she has
the privilege of doing a wonderful
musical with a wonderful cast and
her closest friends. It’s bittersweet
to think about, but she has always
had fun. She thanks her family
and she thanks her squad.
Melanie Guerrero (Vi) is a 17
year old senior who has been performing since the age of 5, starting
out in church and slowly participating in productions throughout
elementary school. Growing up,
she discovered her love for music,
acting, dancing, and singing. She'd
like to thank her friends, family,
and teachers for their encouragement. Looking back at her freshman year, she can say she's improved a lot and has come very far.
(Especially since her first embarrassing moment on stage when she
forgot the lyrics to a song during
the talent show...then ran off)
Now, with the help of her peers,
she feels more confident than ever.
She will continue to go after what
she loves, because nothing makes
her happier. #ChickenNuggets
Samuel Johnson (Coach Dunbar)
is a ninth grader at
MHS. Samuel appeared in many
productions at Twin Towers Middle School. You may have seen
him in their production of Seussical last year, playing the leading
role of Horton, or in other roles in
past musicals. Sam is thankful
and honored to be directed by Mr.
Rau. He also gives thanks to Ms.
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Parise, Mr. Schofield, Mr. Araque,
and everyone else who sculpted
him to be the man he is today. Sam hopes you enjoy watching him and the rest of the cast you
are about to see in the Middletown
High School production of Footloose.
Arielle Knapp (Wendy Jo) is a
senior at MHS. She is very anxious to perform her last musical in
high school and is proud to say
that it is Footloose. Arielle has enjoyed bringing Wendy Jo to life
and hopes you enjoy the spunky
character as much as she
does. Arielle’s passion has always
been musical theater and hopes to
one day have a career on Broadway. Next year she will be attending the American Musical and
Dramatic Academy in New York
City. Arielle would like to thank
her friends and family for supporting her, especially Mr. Rau for always giving the extra push and reminding her and her classmates
that no matter what, anything is
possible. It’s truly amazing how
much the words “you can do it…”
change everything. Enjoy the
show! #TheMixLivesOn
Shavon Lloyd (Shaw) is a senior
at MHS, where he is an active participant in its music department.
He has participated in All-County
Choirs and Bands, as well as Area
All-State and All-State Choral Festivals. Shavon is the Student Director for Concert Choir, and recently made history in the district
by initiating the very first studentrun and mixed a cappella group,
“The Middie C's.” Shavon previously appeared on the MHS stage
as Kevin in In the Heights, and
Ken in The Musical Comedy Murders of the 1940s. This fall,
Shavon will pursue a career in music education at The Crane School
of Music at SUNY Potsdam. His
goal is to inspire young musicians
as much as his teachers have inspired him. He'd like to thank Mr.
Rau, Mr. Schofield, Ms. Parise,
and Mr. Araque for putting togeth-
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er such a great production. He'd also like to thank his friends and
family for their support in his very
last production at Middletown
High School.
Richard
Nevarez-Guevara
(Chuck) is a 17 year old junior at
Middletown High School. This is
his first lead role in an MHS musical, and he is very excited to have
this opportunity. He has been involved in many play productions
in Middletown, including various
lead roles at Twin Towers Middle
School. This year he received a
lead role at MHS in the production
of The Musical Comedy Murders
of 1940. He is very grateful to receive another chance to expand his
experience as an actor and further
his career. He would like to thank
Mr. Rau, Ms. Parise, and Mr.
Schofield for all their hard work
and for giving him the opportunity
and support to play this part. He
would also like to thank all of his
friends and family for the love and
support. He hopes you all enjoy
the play.
Brandon Pierre (Cowboy Bob;
Cop) is an aspiring actor who has
been in many musical and play
performances throughout his middle school and high school career.
While in London, England, he was
coached by Peter Skylar. Brandon
has had an amazing time with all
of the cast and crew and can’t wait
for another opportunity to perform
with people he considers family.
Christina Polichetti (Irene) is
a senior here at MHS and is both
excited and sad for her last high
school musical. Some of her favorite
school productions are
Sweeney Todd, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (Elsa Von
Grossenkneuten), In the Heights,
and Murder Me A lways (cab driver)—the play that started her high
school journey in drama club.
She’d like to thank Mr. Rau, Ms.
Parise, and Mr. Schofield for allowing her to be part of this production. Thank you to her mom,
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dad, and brother for supporting her
through high school. Most importantly, Christina would like to
thank all of the people she’s met
while doing these shows; they are
like family, and she’s going to
miss them.
Ian Ritter (Wes Warnicker) is a
junior at MHS. This is Ian's 4th
musical production in the Middletown schools. In 6th grade he
played Eugene in Grease, in grade
8th he played Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka, and in 10th he was part
of the ensemble for In The
Heights. Ian sings in Men's Chorus and Pipers, and plays bass in
the MHS Jazz Band and Percussion Ensemble. He is hoping to
continue performing after high
school. Ian is excited to be playing
the character Wes Warnicker. He
would like to thank his friends and
family for keepin' it real, and Mr.
Rau, Mr. Schofield, and Ms. Parise
for giving him this opportunity
and for their hard work making
this production come to life.
Justin Ruiz (Jeter) is a junior at
MHS. This is his third production
as a high school student, though he
has been cast in numerous productions outside of high school, such
as Beauty and the Beast Jr. Justin
has had the opportunity to perform
in great musical halls such as Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, and also the world famous
Apollo Theater. As a young child,
Justin always liked to perform, and
he is very excited to be a part of
this great cast! He would like to
thank his parents and Mr. Rau for
always pushing him to do better. Enjoy the show!
Amber Sanchez (Eleanor) is currently a junior, and this is her second production at MHS. Last year
she was a featured dancer in the
school’s production of In the
Heights, and this year she received
the role of Eleanor Dunbar in
Footloose. She is also a member
of the MHS Women's Chorale and
previously the Concert Choir. Amber would like to thank her parents
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and teachers for always supporting
her and pushing her to do her absolute best.
Jewel Sanchez (Ariel) is a junior
at MHS. She is very happy and appreciative to be apart of this year’s
musical Footloose playing the part
of Ariel. She is currently in Pipers
and Chamber Singers. She played
Vanessa in last year’s musical In
The Heights and had the most
amazing experience. She is very
thankful to her peers, directors and
family members who have supported her from the beginning and
have remained constant. She hopes
you like the show and have a wonderful time.
Raelyn Santiago (Urleen) is an
MHS senior who loves musical
theater. She has been performing
since the age of three and has appeared in numerous productions,
including an off Broadway production of High School Musical. After high school, Raelyn will
continue her musical theater train-
ing at the prestigious American
Musical and Dramatic Academy in
New York City, and she hopes to
one day star in a Broadway
show. Raelyn would like to thank
her family and friends for their
support.
Luke St. John (Kyle) is a 17 year
old junior at Middletown High
School. His years in high school
are coming to an end, but the
memories made here are something that he will always cherish.
Luke has been involved in quite a
few dance and music classes,
which he loves to be a part of. He
has also done several musical productions including Willy Wonka
and the Chocolate Factory as Willy Wonka and In the Heights as
part of the ensemble. His drive for
performing song and dance on the
stage is for the invigorating experience as well as providing entertainment for others. He has found
much enjoyment throughout the
years dancing and singing, and
wishes to continue enjoying those
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aspects of his life.
Cynthia Parise (choreographer)
is thrilled to be choreographing her
second musical for Middletown
High School and to be teaching
physical education and dance here
at MHS! A member of Actor’s
Equity Association and the Stage
Directors and Choreographers Society, she has choreographed many
projects ranging from cruise ship
productions, Miss Tennessee Pageants and Liberty Bowl Half-time
pageants, to shows including In
the Heights!, Aida, Hairspray, The
Wedding Singer, Once Upon a
Mattress, Big River, High School
Musical!, West Side Story, Beauty
and the Beast, A Chorus Line, Annie Get Your Gun, Anything Goes,
Funny Girl, The Music Man, Crazy For You, Guys and Dolls, Carousel, and the Z-100 Zootopia
concert at MSG in NYC. On stage
she has appeared in the National
Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar,
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The
Best Little Whorehouse in TX and
Joseph at Westchester Broadway
Theatre. Best production – Jake,
her son, who attends the Hartt
School of Music at the University
of Hartford. Special thanks to Lucas Rau and Jim Schofield for giving me this opportunity to work
with the talented students of
MHS. Wishing all the seniors
much happiness and success!
Jim Schofield (technical director) is a veteran English teacher at
MHS and has directed numerous
shows at MHS over the years. A
member of the Dramatist’s Guild
of America, he has had readings/
productions of his original plays
performed in NYC, Los Angeles,
Indianapolis, and Nantucket. Jim
would especially like to thank Lucas Rau and Cindi Parise for their
help, patience, and humor, making
his first official foray into technical direction such a stress-free
experience. HAHAHA! : ) As always, Jim thanks Kim, Nick, and
Kate for their continual love and
support.
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Nailah Airall (stage manager)
is a senior at MHS who is enjoying her first year of being stage
manager for the spring musical.
Although she loves working backstage, she also loves being on the
other side of the curtain entertaining others with her gifts of singing, dancing, and acting as well.
She is sad to say that this is her
last musical in high school, but she
hopes for more in the future.
Nailah is proud to be working with
an amazing cast and crew that she
is so proud to call friends, and the
awesome directors of Footloose
and wishes them all the best. Sincerely, the original heart snapper.
#chickennuggets
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Congratulations Caroline Woodward on
your last high school production! You
have brought us so much joy and pride
throughout your high school years! We
love you and know we will see you next
st
year in your 1 college show!
Love, Mom, Dad, Katie,
Samantha, & Lauren
Shout
Outs!
Jacie: Break a leg!
—The Rascals
Ashley Gonzalez: You truly shine like a star! —Love, Mom
Ian/Wes, You make me proud everyday! I love you!
—Jillian
Jacie you have so much talent, I’m proud of you and I love
you so much! —Titi Ana
To my beautiful and intelligent niece, Amber. I am proud of
you!
Jacie you have so much talent! Sing, dance, and act!
—Love, Annie and Robert
Chrissie—Good job! We love you! —Mom, Adam, & Angel
Jacie: Good luck on a wonderful performance, I know
you’ll be fantastic! We love you. Noah and Vickie
Titi Diana and Titi Amy love you, Amber!
Ian, Good luck and have fun!
—Love, Mom & Dad
Jacie: Break a leg! We love you.
—Willie and Wanda
Amber: to the most beautiful, awesome, fabulous, intelligent daughter! Mom loves
Jacie, this is just the beginning baby girl; your big brother
Pierre will be here along the way no matter what!
Shout
Outs!
Jacie, Break a leg!
—Justine, Cece
Jacie, Nana loves you! You are my superstar!
Jacie, You are blessed!
—Grace
Jacie: Superstar! Break a leg! —Dolly, Elly, Christy, Tracy
Jacie, you will always be my #1 Baby. Grandma Jacie loves
you!
Jacie, you are a star baby girl!
—Larrisa and family
Jacie you sing like an Angel! You rock!
—Teeka
Thank you to the cast & crew for being an amazing family!
We love you all! Mr. Rau, Schofield, Viktor, and Ms. Parise.
—Love, Janna and Jacie
Jacie, Break a leg! Sing your heart out! —Ben and Senaida
Jacie, you will be an amazing music teacher! Congrats! We
are so proud of you!
—Mom and Dad
Dear Amber,
We are so very proud of the young lady you
have become…it’s been an honor see you
grow up! May the Lord continue to bless
you! Best of luck to our star and the rest of
the Footloose Cast .
Love Camie, Dan, Alycia & Dan Dan
Congratulations to the cast & crew for all of
your hard work and dedication…
To our beautiful daughter Tapply,
Keep reaching for the stars, and your
achievements will be grand.
Love,
Dad & Mom, Jeremy & Nadia
Arielle Christine Knapp
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
Always remember, you have within you the
strength, the patience, and the passion to
reach for the stars to change the world.”
— Harriet Tubman
We love you and are so proud of you.
Just remember: this may be your last
performance in high school, but it is
just the beginning and
the start of one amazing future…
Love Daddy, Mommy, Steven, Andrew,
and your entire family...
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Jacie,
I love you to the moon and back!
God has blessed us with a wonderful
daughter! You are amazing! We are so
proud of you baby girl! Your Dad is
watching you from Heaven; he is your
guardian angel, and he loves you so
much! You have grown into a beautiful, respectful, sensitive, intelligent,
and very talented young lady. We
couldn’t ask for a better daughter. You
have accomplished so much! This is
only the beginning; God bless you always.
Congratulations! You are our shining star! We can’t wait to see your
name in lights on Broadway!
Mom, Dad, Pierre, Justin, Olyve,
family and friends.
We Love You!!!
Jacie,
Congrats on your performance! I have enjoyed teaching
you ever since you were a baby girl and you have
blossomed into a beautiful mucho-talented young lady!
Throughout the year we have worked together on your
auditions, performances, and adjudications for awards. It
is so exciting seeing everything come together for you!
This is just the beginning of your star-studded career!!!
Love always and forever,
Diane L. Miller
(your loving piano, voice, and music theory teacher)
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MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Tracey Sorrentino, Pr incipal
Magdalen Radovich, Instr uctional Leader, Humanities
Alfred Romano, Instr uctional Leader, S.T.E.M.
Terrilyn Cohn, Instr uctional Leader, Special Education
Dr. Hans Sebald, Dean of Students House 1
Adam Chagares, Dean of Students House 2
Dwayne Whitaker, Dean of Students House 3
Lauren Durr, Dean of Students House 4
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Dr. Kenneth Eastwood
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Paula E. Blumenau
John Perrino
Edwin Estrada
Heurtelou Pierre
Linda Knapp
Rose Tobiassen
Darrell McElroy
Andrew Warren
John Williams