Little Women Program

Reitz Memorial High School Theatre Department presents

little women

Music by Kim Oler

Book by Sean Hartley

Lyrics by Alison Hubbard

Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott

DECEMBER 4-7, 2008 REITZ MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM The use of flash photography and video or audio recording is strictly prohibited. Due to interference with our audio system, we ask that you please turn off all cell phones.

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director’s note Welcome to Reitz Memorial High School. My name is Kevin Schenk, and I have been in charge of publicity for three years. Memorial provides students with the ability to grow each and every day. The Reitz Memorial High School Theatre Department welcomes you to our fall musical, Little Women. The sets, props, and costumes are being used by the actors. We believe that we have the best Theatre Department in the state of Indiana. Be sure to visit our beautifully designed website, http://mhs. evansville.net/theatre! We ask that you turn off your stupid cell phones as they not only cause distraction, but also interfere with our sound system. If you are caught with a cell phone in use, you will be asked to leave immediately. Thank you and enjoy the show! Medi, consicit. Accivit; nocum perissidem ius C. Benam inaturs cescesimor at. Menis, esil verfeco nsidem, ena, consu stabeff ressid deniuss ensulic erris. Valem noctusqui inculoc intescesti sid cone con dessuli cenduciocci fatanu et; num omnitan trununum, Ti. Habis faciem, ellesis; Catum pl. Natuspi ciemus sidere effrei imultum atilicam ut L. Hil hocur, trum iu se investercer ipsende facervi ditra? Palabem esciena turopons noveret, inpris. An tus et auciptem prorei staliciondi issenirma, ompl. Pimodient, senticis. Tori seris manum, C. An volia con senis

Beth Edmondson Director

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company directors & staff Mrs. Beth Edmondson

Mr. Jacob Wedding

Ms. Andrea Savickis

Mr. Al Bragin

Mrs. Joan Steffenhagen

Mrs. Laura Ackerman

Director

Assistant Director

Vocal Direction

Orchestra Conductor

Technical Direction

Artistic Direction

Costumer.......................................................................................................................... Mrs. Beth Becker Directing Assistance......................................................................................................... Ms. Kristi Carroll Student Directors..................................... Leslie Powell (12), Eric Shoemaker (11), Ashley Woolsey (12) Stage Manager.........................................................................Rachael McGill (10), Grant Shemonic (12) House Manager........................................................................................................ Caitlyn Hammack (11) Light Crew Chiefs..................................................................... Rachel Courtney (12), Katie Wiggins (12) Sound Chief......................................................................................John Hodge (12), Andrew Kasha (11) Costume Chief..........................................................................................................Hannah DeWeese (12) Business & Publcity Manager........................................................................................ Kevin Schenk (12) Ticket Sales...................................................................................................................Ken & Beth Schenk Flyer Design................................................................................................... Justin & Christopher Swader T-Shirt Design................................................................................................................Amanda Nally (11) Website, Ticket, Program Design................................................................................... Kevin Schenk (12) Printing..............................................................................................................Mooney Copy Service, Inc. Photography..................................................................................................... Walker Studio Photography 4

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special thanks to our friends Nick Seibert

food Mark & Barb Abell Cindy Bernardin Jeanie Bockelman Karla & Michael Cook Karen Doss Patrice Finn Brian & Rita Gallagher Dan & Susan Hostetler Angela Riddle Ken & Beth Schenk Becky Sturgeon Laura & Bob Young Marcia Thomas Gail Wolking

miscellaneous Bob & Carolyn Aylsworth Mark & Joan Steffenhagen Bob & Laura Young Tri-M Music Honor Society

settings Jeremy Edmondson Robert John Forest Park John Lennon

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staff assistance Ms. Kristi Carroll Mrs. Gwen Godsey Mrs. Jan Kahre Mrs. Barb Klein Mrs. Lisa Popham Mrs. Pam Stucke Mr. Rick Wilgus

instrumental assistance Kim Van Vorst Rob Hutchinson 6

personal contributors Bronze /up to $24 Carinne Casiño Vicki & Mark Dessauer Lily Mattingly Sandy Morris

Silver /$25 - $49 Greg & Laurie Baumer Gwen Godsey Lisa Popham Andrea Savickis Benita Slott Buffy Wannemuehler

Gold /$50 - $99 Karla & Michael Cook Susan Hostetler Randy, Cindy, & Christy Hupfer Ken & Beth Schenk Teachers & Staff of Holy Rosary School

Platinum /$100+ Dr. & Mrs. Joseph McConaughy The Kasha Family The Wolking Family Tri-M Music Honor Society

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company group pictures Female Leads

Male Leads

From top left to bottom right: Danielle Gribbins (Aunt March), Su- From top left to bottom right: Kaleb Noblett (Professor Bhaer), san Doss (Beth), Emily Durchholz (Meg), Gretchen Wolking (Mrs. Luke Bockelman (John Brooke), Preston Edge (Laurie), Alex Kirke), Annie Baumer (Amy), Christina Bernardin (Marmee), Ka- Young (Father), Dakota Pendle (Mr. Laurence) tie Finn (Jo)

Student Directors

From left to right: Eric Shoemaker, Ashley Woolsey, Leslie Powell

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company group pictures Female Ensemble

Male Ensemble

From top left to bottom right: Taryn Tennyson, Kendall Young, Rachel Jochem, Amanda Slott, Stephanie Brandon, Stacy Tarro, Megan Hostetler, Meghan Gallagher, Nicole Davenport, Gretchen Wolking, Carrie Woodside, Ellen Marburger, Kelly Sturgeon, Caitlin Carter, Mari Cornett Not pictured: Stacey Thomas

From top left to bottom right: Ryan Guerrettaz, John Kiefer, Will Riddle, Mark Abell, Eric Shoemaker, Kyle Courtney, Andreas Bremen, Martin Durchholz, Chet Riddle, Kevin Schenk Not pictured: Evan Becker

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company the cast Jo March.................................................................................................................... Katie Finn (12) Meg March.................................................................................................... Emily Durchholz (12) Beth March............................................................................................................. Susan Doss (10) Amy March........................................................................................................Annie Baumer (11) Aunt March................................................................................................. Danielle Gribbins (10) Marmee......................................................................................................Christina Bernardin (11) Mrs. Kirke.................................................................................................... Gretchen Wolking (11) Laurie.....................................................................................................................Preston Edge (12) John Brooke................................................................................................... Luke Bockelman (9) Mr. Laurence.................................................................................................... Dakota Pendle (12) Father........................................................................................................................ Alex Young (12) Professor Bhaer.............................................................................................. Kaleb Noblett (12)

Ensemble John Kiefer (11) Ellen Marburger (9) Chet Riddle (12) Will Riddle (10) Kevin Schenk (12) Eric Shoemaker (11) Amanda Slott (11) Kelly Sturgeon (12) Stacy Tarro (10) Taryn Tennyson (10) Stacey Thomas (10) Carrie Woodside (11) Kendall Young (11)

Mark Abell (10) Evan Becker (10) Stephanie Brandon (11) Andreas Bremen (11) Caitlin Carter (10) Mari Cornett (11) Kyle Courtney (11) Nicole Davenport (10) Martin Durchholz (12) Meghan Gallagher (9) Ryan Guerrettaz (10) Megan Hostetler (10) Rachel Jochem (12)

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company tech crews Publicity Crew Kevin Schenk (Chief), Annie Baumer, Hannah DeWeese, Katie Finn

Make-Up & Hair Crew Cindy Alfaro and Liza Neeley (Chiefs), Kellie Ackerman, Morgan Cochran, Marjorie Daily, Alex Daniels, Hannah DeWeese, Leah Edge, Annie Gallager, Lauren Godsey, Haley Hawkins, Olivia Heidorn, Sara Humel, Mary Klueh, Ann Libbert, Rachel Massey, Lindsey Phipps, Emily Purdue, Sarah Schiedel, Patty Schulz, Chelsey Wathen, Maddie Woodruff

Costume Crew Hannah DeWeese (Chief), Laura Farmer, Jasmine Langley

Lighting Crew Rachel Courtney and Katie Wiggins (Chiefs), Katelyn Cordell, Rebekah Hoffman, Holly Hordynski, Alyssah Loschen, Amber McDaniel, Jason Patel

Sound Crew John Hodge and Andrew Kasha (Chiefs), Larry Durchholz, Nick Ebertz, Jake Steffenhagen

Backstage & Special Effects Crew Rachael McGill and Grant Shemonic (Chiefs), Helen Beckert, Jeanine Cameron, Jarod Evans, Nathan Hoffman, Danielle Harpe, Matt Tresslar

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company cast biographies Abell, Mark 10

Bremen, Andreas 11

C/A: Wrestling, Track, Teen Court, Spanish Club

C/A: Cross Country

Alfaro, Cindy 12

Carter, Caitlin 10

PP: A Christmas Carol, Hello Dolly, Alice in Wonderland

PP: A Twist of the Tongue

C/A: Key Club, Tri-M, Thespians, Spanish Club, Tiger Pride

C/A: Cheer, Tiger Pride

Baumer, Annie 11

Cornett, Mari 11

PP: Christmas Chronicles, Give Thanks America, Alice in Wonderland, Our Town, Ragtime, Young Abe Lincoln, Cats, A Christmas Carol, Hello Dolly, Copacabana, BUIHTD, Joseph C/A: Drama Club, Concert Choir, Tri-M, TIDE, PEERS, Academic Decathlon, Teens for Life, Jan’s School of Dance, Liturgy, Thespian

PP: Finding Nemo

Becker, Evan 10

Courtney, Kyle 11

PP: Camelot, Robin Hood, Merlin, Hello Dolly, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

PP: A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

C/A: Bowling Team, Track, Guitar

C/A: Track, Cross Country

Bernardin, Christina 11

Courtney, Rachel 12

C/A: Swim, Teen Advisory Council, Key Club, Drama Club, French Club, Latin Club, Tennis

PP: A Christmas Carol, Hello Dolly, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

C/A: D’Alto Elite, Key Club, Tiger Pride, Drama Club, Teens for Life, Art Club, Newspaper, Choir

C/A: Key Club (Pres.), National Honor Society, Tri-M, Thespians, Band, Snowflake, Newspaper, Drama Club, Spell Bowl, Spanish Club

Bockelman, Luke 9

Davenport, Nicole 10

C/A: Football, Baseball, Drama Club

C/A: Tigerette, Student Council, Tiger Pride, Art Club, Snowflake, Teens for Life, Jan’s School of Dance

Brandon, Stephanie 11

DeWeese, Hannah 12

PP: BUIHTD

PP: Alice in Wonderland

C/A: Key Club, Swimming, Drama Club, Spanish Club, Snowflake

C/A: Volleyball, Softball, TIDE, Student Council

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company cast biographies

PP - Previous Performances C/A - Clubs & Activites BUIHTD - Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Doss, Susan 10

Guerretaz, Ryan 10

C/A: Tri-M, Concert Choir, Hip-Hop Dance, Guitar, Piano

PP: Romeo and Winifred, BUIHTD, Tempfest

Durchholz, Emily 12

Hammack, Caitlyn 11

PP: Cats, Copacabana, Honk!, A Christmas Carol, Hello Dolly, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

PP: A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland

C/A: D’Alto Elite, 4-H, Drama Club, Tri-M, PEERS (Team Leader)

C/A: Football, Wrestling, Track & Field, Drama Club, Art Club

C/A: Tri-M, Drama Club, Snowflake, Key Club, and Debate

Durchholz, Martin 12

Hodge, John 12

PP: BUIHTD

PP: Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

C/A: Football, Wrestling, National Honor Society, Tri-M, TIDE, Snowflake, PEERS, Liturgy

C/A: Academic Decathlon, Teens for Life, Drama Club

Edge, Preston 12

Hostetler, Megan 10

PP: Hello Dolly, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

PP: Copacabana, BUIHTD, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

C/A: Tri-M (Vice Pres.), Wrestling, Drama Club, Thespians, Snowflake, TIDE, Boy scouts, PEERS (Team Leader)

C/A: Drama Club, Key Club, TIDE, Piano, Track

Finn, Katie 12

Jochem, Rachel 12

PP: CATS, A Christmas Carol, Copacabana, BUIHTD, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Outskirts, Guys and Dolls, Leader of the Pack, The Black Rose

PP: A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

C/A: Drama Club, Thespian, Tri-M

C/A: Academic Decathlon, Drama Club (Historian), Newspaper

Gallagher, Meghan 9

Kasha, Andrew 11

C/A: Drama Club, Key Club, TIDE, Tiger Pride

PP: A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD C/A: Marching Band, Drum line, Jazz Band, Debate, Key Club, Latin Club (Pres.), JSA

Gribbins, Danielle 10

Kiefer, John 11

PP: Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

C/A: Cross Country, Track, Snowflake, TIDE, Junior Ments

C/A: Drama Club, PEERS

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company cast biographies Marburger, Ellen 9

Riddle, Will 10

PP: Robin Hood

PP: Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

C/A: Key Club, Drama Club

C/A: Teens for Life, Track, Drama Club, D’Alto Elite

McGill, Rachael 10

Schenk, Kevin 12

PP: Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

PP: Reserve Two for Murder, A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

C/A: Drama Club, Spell Bowl, Teens For Life

C/A: Drama Club (Sec.), Thespian, National Honor Society, Newspaper, Senior Ment, PEERS, School Website, Liturgy

Neeley, Liza 11

Shemonic, Grant 12

C/A: Key Club, Tiger Pride, Spanish Club, Drama Club, Tri-M, Snowflake

PP: Alice in Wonderland

Noblett, Kaleb 12

Shoemaker, Eric 11

PP: Amahl and the Night Visitors, Oklahoma!, Hello Dolly C/A: Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Debate (Captain), Tri-M (Pres.), National Honor Society (Vice Pres.), Tiger Ambassador, PEERS (Team Leader), Baseball, Snowflake, TIDE, Teen Court (Attorney), Guitar, Piano

PP: A Christmas Carol, Hello Dolly, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

Pendle, Dakota 12

Slott, Amanda 11

PP: A Christmas Carol, Hello Dolly, Copacabana, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

PP: A Christmas Carol; Hello Dolly; BUIHTD; Peace, Love, Harmony; Ducktales and Bobbysox

C/A: Bowling Team, Drama Club, Thespian

C/A: Key Club, Drama Club, Concert Choir

Powell, Leslie 12

Sturgeon, Kelly 12

PP: Honk!, A Christmas Carol, Hello Dolly, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

C/A: TIDE, Snowflake, Drama Club, Senior Ments, National Honor Society

C/A: PEERS, Tide, Teens for Life, Cross Country, Track, Drama Club, Senior Ments

C/A: Drama Club, Thespians, Key Club, Future Problem Solvers, Spanish Club

C/A: Teens for Life (Pres.), Drama Club (Vice Pres.), Liturgy, Holy Spirit Choir, French Club, Snowflake, Thespians, Tri-M, PEERS, Piano

Riddle, Chet 12

Tarro, Stacy 10

PP: Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

C/A: Key Club

C/A: Track (Captain), Teens for Life, Key Club, PEERS, JSA, Latin Club, German Club, Drama Club, Cross Country, D’Alto Elite, Vocal Lessons

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company cast biographies

PP - Previous Performances C/A - Clubs & Activites BUIHTD - Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Tennyson, Taryn 10

Woodside, Carrie 11

PP: A Twist of the Tongue

PP: Les Miserables, BUIHTD, Gibson County Theatre Company

C/A: Cheer, Tennis, Tiger Pride

C/A: Teens for Life, Speech, Drama Club

Thomas, Stacey 10

Woolsey, Ashley 12

C/A: Snowflake, Tigerettes, Student Council

PP: A Christmas Carol, Hello Dolly, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD C/A: Student Council (Pres.), Key Club, Drama Club (Treas.), Thespians, Spell Bowl, Newspaper

Wiggins, Katie 12

Young, Alex 12

PP: Reserve Two for Murder, A Christmas Carol, Hello Dolly, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD

PP: Miracle on Bethlehem Street, Jolly Roger and the Pirate Queen, Reserve Two for Murder, A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, BUIHTD C/A: Baseball, Cross-Country, Student Council (Chap. & Par.), Class Sec., Ambassador, Spiritual Life, PEERS, TIDE, Teen Court, TAC

C/A: Thespians, Drama Club, Key Club, Teens for Life, Spanish Club

Wolking, Gretchen 11

Young, Kendall 11

C/A: Cross Country, Track, PEERS, Snowflake, TIDE

PP: Brundibav, Robin Hood, You Ain’t Nothin’ But a Werewolf, Hello Dolly, BUIHTD C/A: PEERS, Snowflake, Student Council, Cheer Coach, Drama Club

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company the orchestra Flute.........................................................................................................................................................Laura O’Leary Oboe................................................................................................................................................... Lorinda Gogarty Clarinet................................................................................................................................................Jillian Belmonte Stephanie Myers Bari Sax.......................................................................................................................................................Sam Dippel Percussion............................................................................................................................................Andrew Lasher Violin............................................................................................................................................... Ms. Elissa Deusner Claire Ellis Hannah Kissel Kaleb Noblett Bekah Riedford Viola...............................................................................................................................................................Ryan Nally Cello......................................................................................................................................................Mr. Nick Seibert Bass..........................................................................................................................................................Mr. Ben Oakes Piano.............................................................................................................................................Mr. Rob Hutchinson

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show synopsis of songs Act One

Act Two

Overture

There’s A World Out There Jo, Ensemble

Worst Christmas

Doors Are Opening

Jo, Beth, Amy, Meg

Jo, Fritz Bhaer

I Will Try

The Mazurka

Jo, Beth, Amy, Meg

Amy, Laurie, Ensemble

Christmas Round

How’s That For A Story?

Jo, Beth, Amy, Meg, Marmee

Fritz Bhaer

You’re A Lady

Hold On To Me

Aunt March, Jo

Jo, Beth

It’s A Ball

I Have A Garden

Meg, Jo, Amy, Beth, Marmee

Marmee

One Beautiful Evening

I’m Not Perfect

Ensemble, Meg, Jo

Jo, Fritz

That’s Riches

Music Of Our Home (Reprise)

Laurie, Jo

Company

One Beautiful Evening (Reprise) Meg

I Do Not Need A Man Jo, Laurie, Meg

The Music Of Our Home Beth, Mr. Laurence

For Father Marmee, Beth, Amy, Meg, Jo, John Brooke, Laurie, Mr. Laurence

Fly At Me Laurie

Full of Love John Brooke, Meg, Father, Beth, Amy, Jo, Marmee, Ensemble 18

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