madeline's christmas program
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T H E H I S T O R I C D O C K S T R E E T T H E A T R E • M A D E L I N E ’ S C H R I S T M A SC H A R L E S T O N S T A G E • 3 5 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y S E A S O N
D E C E M B E R 8 - 1 6 , 2 0 1 2
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Julian Wiles, Founder and Producing Artistic DirectorMarybeth Clark, Associate Artistic Director
Family Series Sponsor:
Associate Sponsor:
Mrs. Katherine Glenn
Supporting Sponsor:
Book and Lyrics by Jennifer Kirkeby
Music by Shirley Mier • Based on the Book by Ludwig Bemelmans
Directed by Marybeth Clark • Music Directed by Sam Henderson
Scenic Design by J. Kenneth Barnett III • Lighting Design by Julian Wiles
Costume Design by Barbara Young • Properties by J. Kenneth Barnett III
Technical Direction by Paul Hartmann • Production Stage Management by Chet Craft
TheatreWings Apprentice Stage Management by Sam Book
TheatreWings Apprentice Assistant Stage Management by Brooke Bazemore
Produced by special arrangement with DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, Woodstock, Illinois.
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
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Director’s Notes
We are always on the look out for new holiday shows and Madeline’s Christmas was a welcomed find. I’ve read my share of Madeline books as a child and as a mother of two girls, and it’s been fun to relive Madeline’s adventures and showcase so many of our talented young performers.
Every April we hold auditions for students in grades 4-8 who wish to participate in our Performance Troupe. They train with Charleston Stage for the entire school year in classes that include voice and dance as well as acting and performance opportunities. All of the young actors you see on stage today are members of our Performance Troupe.
The score for Madeline’s Christmas really challenged our Troupe members with all new music and complicated harmonies, all of which are done without a conductor or an adult on stage to lead them. It has been a joy to watch and listen to them work. Music Director Sam Henderson, who joined the company this season, has done amazing work with these young performers.
I guess I feel a little like Miss Clavel, “They are like my daughters” (especially that really tall one on the end), and I can’t wait to share the joy and magic they have discovered with you this holiday season. If you are already a Madeline fan, I hope the magic you remember from the books comes to life on stage for you, and, if Madeline is new to you, I hope the books make your gift list this holiday season.
Wishing you and yours a magical holiday season! Marybeth Clark
Associate Artistic Director
The Production Staff
Director ........................................................................................................................................Marybeth ClarkMusic Director ..........................................................................................................................Sam HendersonScenic Designer.............................................................................................................. J. Kenneth Barnett IIILighting Designer ............................................................................................................................ Julian WilesCostumer ...................................................................................................................................... Barbara YoungCostume Assistant.......................................................................................................................... Emma ScottProperties by ................................................................................................................... J. Kenneth Barnett IIITechnical Director .....................................................................................................................Paul HartmannProduction Stage Manager ............................................................................................................. Chet CraftTheatreWings Apprentice Stage Manager .................................................................................Sam BookTheatreWings Apprentice Assistant Stage Manager .............................................. Brooke BazemoreTheatreWings Apprentice Sound Assistant .............................................................................Anna BookTheatreWings Apprentice Deck Crew/Wardrobe ........................................................ Lydia ChadwickUnion Steward ............................................................................................................................ Marty DurhamUnion Flymen ......................................................................................Marty Durham and Timothy CarterUnion Light Board Operator ...............................................................................................Melissa JohnsonSound Coordinator / Sound Board Operator .......................................................................... Josh HastySupport Sound .................................................................................................................................. NBS Sound
The Cast
CHARACTER ............................................................................................................................. ACTORRegine ....................................................................................................................................................Lila Clark**Isabelle .............................................................................................................................................Zoë Counts** Amy ....................................................................................................................................................... Sofia Cox**Camille ......................................................................................................................................... Princess Esser**Monsieur Brun .................................................................................................................................Scott Gibbs*Daphne .....................................................................................................................Sarah Catherine Gillard**Harsha .......................................................................................................................................... Harrison Grant*Mary ........................................................................................................................................Molly Hunsinger**Kate ..............................................................................................................................................Alexandra Key**Miss Clavel ........................................................................................................................................Arielle Kook*Dominique .................................................................................................................................... Chloe Mann**Mrs. Murphy .................................................................................................................... Lauren Monteleone* Simone ........................................................................................................................................Cat Strickland**
GREEN CAST (Performance Dates: Dec. 8 and 16)Juliette .................................................................................................................................... Bryce Buchanan**Madeline .........................................................................................................................................Piper Carter**Anne .................................................................................................................................................... Molly Kerr**
RED CAST (Performance Dates: Dec. 9 and 15)Madeline ....................................................................................................................................Hannah Chase**Anne ........................................................................................................................................... Maggie McKay**Juliette ........................................................................................................................................ Sophie Myrick**
*A Member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 Professional Resident Acting Company**A Member of Charleston Stage’s 2012-2013 KidStage Performance Troupe
Scenes and Musical Numbers
Scene 1 ..................................................................................................................................................... The Zoo “Madeline”
Scene 2 ........................................................................................................................................ History Lesson “Achoo”
Scene 3 .................................................................................................... Twas the Night Before Christmas “Chilly” “Abracadabra”
Scene 4 .........................................................................................................................................Flying Carpets “Abracadabra - Reprise”
Scene 5 ..............................................................................................................................Home for Christmas “Something Isn’t Right/The Joy of the Season”
Scene 6 ....................................................................................................................................... New Year’s Day “Bonne Année (Happy New Year)”
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The Historic Dock Street Theatre, America’s first theatre, was the first building in America built exclusively to be used for theatrical performances. Originally constructed in 1736 on the corner of Church Street and Dock Street (now Queen Street), the original Dock Street Theatre was probably destroyed by the Great Fire of 1740.
In 1809, the elegant Planter’s Hotel was built on this site. After the Civil War, the Planter’s Hotel fell
into disrepair and was slated for demolition. But in 1935, after Milton Pearlstine made the property available to the City of Charleston and at the urging of the mayor and other prominent citizens, the building was selected for a Depression Era WPA (Works Progress Administration) project. At that time, a new performance space modeled on 18th century London playhouses was constructed within the shell of the old Planters Hotel, the hotel’s lobby serving as the lobby of the new theatre. After being closed for two centuries, the Historic Dock Street Theatre re-opened in 1937 and quickly became the centerpiece of the Charleston arts scene. In 2010 following a three year $19 million dollar renovation by the City of Charleston, the Historic Dock Street Theatre once again re-opened to reclaim its place as the jewel in Charleston’s artistic crown. Today the Historic Dock Street Theatre hosts some of Charleston’s finest performing arts organizations, including Spoleto Festival USA.
Charleston Stage, which became the resident professional theatre at the Dock Street Theatre in 1978, produces over 120 performances here. Each season Charleston Stage plays to an audience of more than 42,000 patrons, including more than 20,000 South Carolina students who enjoy special school day performances throughout the year.
Special thanks to the Charleston Stage Scene Shop volunteers, especially the Charleston Stage Professional Resident Actors, the TheatreWings High School Apprentices and Amy Garrett.
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Charleston Stage Leadership
Julian WilesFounder and Producing Artistic Director
Director, designer and playwright Julian Wiles founded Charleston Stage, Charleston’s resident professional theatre company, in 1978. It has since grown into South Carolina’s largest professional theatre and one of the state’s largest arts institutions. Over the past 34 years, Wiles has directed and designed more than 200 productions and penned 27 original plays and musicals for the company. Wiles continues to serve as the company’s Producing Artistic Director, heading a staff of 12 full-time theatre professionals.
Mr. Wiles, a South Carolina native, grew up on a cotton farm in Ft. Motte, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University, received a history degree from the College of
Charleston in 1974 and an MFA in Dramatic Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976.
Mr. Wiles has written or adapted 27 original plays and musicals for the company including The Boy Who Stole the Stars, Nevermore: Edgar Allan Poe, the Final Mystery, The Seat of Justice, Denmark Vesey: Insurrection, Gershwin at Folly, Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus, Helium and most recently Inga Binga.
Julian Wiles is a recipient of the 2010 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award, the highest honor in the arts which is awarded by the South Carolina Arts Commission. Mr. Wiles is also a member of the Dramatists Guild.
Marybeth ClarkAssociate Artistic Director and Director of Education
Marybeth Clark, Charleston Stage’s Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education, is in her fifteenth season with Charleston Stage. Mrs. Clark has a degree in theatre/performance from the University of South Florida. She worked as an actor in professional theatres throughout the Southeast for ten years before settling in Charleston in 1994 where she was a member of the theatre faculty at Charleston County’s School of the Arts for middle and high school students.
As an actor for Charleston Stage, Mrs. Clark has appeared in Helium, Moon Over Buffalo, You Can’t Take It With You, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Steel Magnolias and A Christmas Carol. Each summer Mrs. Clark directs Charleston Stage’s
SummerStage Musical Theatre Camp for more than 60 young people. Productions have included Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Seussical the Musical, Disney’s Aladdin, Disney’s High School Musical, Guys and Dolls Jr., Bugsy Malone Jr., Willy Wonka Jr. and Disney’s Alice In Wonderland Jr. Mrs. Clark has directed more than a dozen MainStage and Family Series shows for Charleston Stage, most recently Chicago, A Christmas Carol, Avenue Q, The Wiz and Legally Blonde the Musical.
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ARTREACH WORKSHOPS2000+ Students enjoy these enriching workshops that are led by members of Charleston Stage’s Professional Resident Acting Company.Charleston Stage’s Resident Actors bring live theatre to area schools through special outreach workshops each season. Using hands-on theatre techniques, they teach academic subjects, enhance lesson plans and enrich the classroom experience in such areas as: understanding Shakespeare and the Brown vs. Board of Education case.
For more information, contact Marybeth Clark, Director of Education at (843) 647-7371 or [email protected].
HIGH SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIPS30+ Students participate in hands-on apprenticeships workingside by side with theatre professionals.Charleston Stage’s TheatreWings High School Apprentice Program is an intensive, pre-professional, technical theatre training program FREE for more than 35 high school students a year. Apprentices learn directly from professionals about acting, set design and construction, props, costumes, stage management, lighting, sound, and special effects. TheatreWings apprentices develop strong organizational and time management skills while building relationships with fellow students from public and private schools in the tri-county area. Graduates of Charleston Stage’s TheatreWings High School Apprentice Program have gone on to appear on Broadway and television.
For more information, contact Josh Harris, TheatreWings Coordinator at (843) 856-3822 or [email protected].
ACTING CLASSES300+ students attend acting classes after school.Charleston Stage’s TheatreSchool offers classes year round for students from kindergarten through high school at Charleston Stage’s Mount Pleasant Studio. Acting classes for students of all ages and abilities are taught by members of Charleston Stage’s Professional Resident Acting Company. Classes range from beginning classes, performance workshops, and performance troupes. Classes culminate in mini-performances held at Charleston Stage’s Mt. Pleasant Studio. Tuition scholarships are available for need-based students.
Register online today at www.charlestonstage.com!
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Administrative StaffFounder and Producing Artistic DirectorJulian Wiles [email protected]
Associate Artistic Director &Director of EducationMarybeth [email protected]
Executive Assistant to the ProducingArtistic DirectorBrian J. [email protected]
Director of DevelopmentKerri [email protected]
Director of MarketingBeth [email protected]
Director of FinanceJudy [email protected]
Director of SalesAllison [email protected]
Resident Music Director andDirector of Music EducationSam [email protected]
Grants CoordinatorBetty [email protected]
Production StaffProduction ManagerJ. Kenneth Barnett [email protected]
Production Stage ManagerChet [email protected]
Technical Director/Lighting DesignerPaul [email protected]
Sound CoordinatorJosh HastyCostume AssistantEmma [email protected]
Costumer In ResidenceBarbara [email protected]
Brooke Bazemore ..................School of the ArtsCody Beasenburg ..................School of the ArtsGrace Benigni ..........................School of the ArtsAnna Book ...............................Academic MagnetSam Book .................................Academic MagnetLydia Chadwick ..................Wando High SchoolSam Chase ................................School of the ArtsPrentice Clark ..........................School of the ArtsSarah Grace Cuthbert.......Wando High SchoolKatherine Fair ..................................... Porter GaudRachel Hunsinger ..................School of the ArtsStuart James ...........................School of the ArtsEmily Kahn-Perry ...................School of the ArtsAnna Kalik ................................School of the ArtsSophie Kendrick .....................School of the ArtsSydney Laribo .............................Pine Wood PrepEmily Leplante ........................School of the ArtsAbby LeRoy ..............................School of the ArtsAri Levine ..................................School of the ArtsSydney Mack ..........................School of the ArtsBen McCoy ...............................School of the ArtsEva McLaurin ....................................Home SchoolAaron Morgan.....................Wando High SchoolNikita Narodnitskiy ...............School of the ArtsPatsy Newitt.........................Wando High SchoolElizabeth Norton ............................... Porter GaudCooper Nugent......................Academic MagnetRay Nugent .............................Academic MagnetCorey Popowski......................School of the ArtsRylee Puckhaber ....................School of the ArtsMaddy Seabrook....................School of the ArtsTimothy Shaw .........................School of the ArtsCory Stegelin ...........................School of the ArtsVictor Swatzyna......................School of the Arts
2012-13 TheatreWings Apprentices
The TheatreWings High School Apprentice Programis a FREE intense, hands-on, pre-professionaltheatre training program for students in grades9-12. For more information contact Josh Harris, TheatreWings Coordinator, at (843) 856-3822 or [email protected].
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2012-13 Charleston Stage Board of Trustees
OfficersMrs. Jennifer MurraySouth Carolina Bankand Trust President
Mr. Dave MarleyWells Fargo Private Bank Vice President Mrs. Suzanne LynchLowcountry Housing Trust Treasurer Mr. Joshua WhitleySmyth Whitley, LLC Governance Chair / Secretary
TrusteesMrs. Natalie BluesteinBluestein & DouglasDirector’s Circle Co-chair
Mrs. Jeanne CondonMerrill Lynch
Mrs. Mary Pat DonnellonBlackbaud
Mrs. Melissa HazellWomble Carlyle Sandridgeand Rice PLLP
Mrs. Marie-Louise RamsdaleRamsdale Law FirmDirector’s Circle Co-chair
Ms. Rachael RoseTristan
Mr. Gregory C. RothschildThe Carolinas Financial Network Mr. Halsey SchreierSmith Moore Leatherwood LLP
Mr. Cece StricklinThe Real Buyer’s Agent
Mr. Chris SouthCommunity Volunteer
Mr. Gary WhiteFirst Citizens Bank
January 25 - February 3, 2013Dock Street Theatre
Based on the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox, a spoiled 11-year-old orphan, who is returned to England to live at her uncle’s mansion. Mystery unfolds as Mary discovers family secrets and a hidden garden. Will Mary learn that caring for something as simple as a garden can unlock the key to her heart and soul?
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Adapted by Julian WilesBased on the Novel by Frances Hodgson BurnettDirected by Josh Harris
Tickets Now On Sale For the Following 2013 Productions:A Woman Called Truth, Feb. 15 - Mar. 3 • Boeing-Boeing, Mar. 8 - 24 • Anything Goes, Apr. 5 - 27
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April 20 & 27, 2013Dock Street Theatre
Fun-filled Toad and his grumpy friend Frog awake from hibernation in the spring to spend a fun-filled year: swimming in the summer, playing in autumn leaves, sledding in the winter, and having great fun along the way. This charming Tony-nominated Broadway musical for kids, based on the delightful Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel, promises to be one of the big splashes of this 35th Anniversary Season.
Music by Robert RealeBook and Lyrics by William RealeBased On the Books by Arnold LobelDirected by Marybeth ClarkMusic Directed by Sam Henderson
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All Tickets: $22.50