Master Class Performing Arts

2018/2019 Season

April 25 – 28, 2019

Mamma Mia! To be held at the Electric City Barn, 400 Craig Street,

Schenectady, NY

June 6 – 8, 2019

Disney’s High School Musical To be held at The Electric City Barn, 400 Craig Street, Schenectady, NY

June 9, 2019

MCPA Awards To be held at the Electic City Barn, 400 Craig Street, Schenectady, NY

2019/2020 Season Sneak Peak

October 11 – 13, 2019

First Show of the 2019/2020 Season To be held at the Electric City Barn, 400 Craig Street, Schenectady, NY

December 13 – 15, 2019

Disney’s Frozen Jr To be held at the Electric City Barn, 400 Craig Street, Schenectady, NY

Visit our website at www.masterclassperformingarts for

other fun events, workshops and performance opportunities!

Thank you to everyone who helped us pick our

2019/2020 Season!

Congratulations To the entire Cast and crew

Of Little Shop of Horrors!

Don’t Feed the Plants!

Andrew & Kelly

Master Class Performing Arts is thrilled to announce our

winter 2019 show!

December 13 – 15, 2019

Presented at the

Electric City Barn,

400 Craig Street, Schenectady, NY

MASTER CLASS PERFORMING ARTS Disney’s High School Musical!

Auditions for actors and actresses of any age are scheduled for Saturday, February 23 beginning at 6:00pm at the Electric City Barn, 400 Craig Street,

Schenectady. Applicants should come prepared to perform 32 measures of any Broadway song, and complete a dance audition. An accompanist will be

available. NO ACAPELLA OR CD AUDITIONS will be permitted.

Please keep in mind that we provide several forms that must be completed prior to the audition. If you are under the age of 18 a parent must accompany

you to the audition in order to fill out the forms and sign the paperwork.

Disney's High School Musical Tuition: $300.00

Performance Dates: June 6 - 8, 2019

Rehearsal Dates: Rehearsals to be held on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays commencing May 2.

All Student Roles Available!

We ask for a $50.00 non refundable deposit at the time of audition. This deposit will be deducted from overall tuition amount.

*Tuition applies to students age 18 and under.

SAVE THE DATE: MCPA’s Second Annual MCPA Award Ceremony will be held on

Sunday, June 9th!

Please save this date, students (and adults) who participate in:

Seussical,

Disney’s Newsies,

Annie,

Little Shop of Horrors,

Mamma Mia

Voting will begin this coming MAY!

Master Class Performing Arts presents

Little Shop of Horrors

Book & Lyrics by Music by

Howard Ashman Alan Menken Based on the film by Roger Corman, Screenplay by Charles Griffith

Originally produced by the WPA Theatre (Kyle Renick, Producing Director)

Originally produced at the Orpheum Theatre, New York City by the WPA

Theatre, David Geffen, Cameron Mackintosh and the Shubert Organization

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS was originally Directed by Howard Ashman with

Musical Staging by Edie Cowan

Vocal Arrangements by Robert Billig Orchestrations by Robert Merkin

Starring

Bella Dupont Benjamin Strodl

Zoe Jaeger Jesse Mathis

Hailey Auster Jacob Oliver

Also Starring

Lacey Allen Phoebe Amirault Aliza Gandhi

Rachel Guyer Leah John Chad Miller

Noël Paul-Lyman Fiona Phelps George Phelps

Morgan Rogers

With

Amelia Fuss Kathryn Legasse Justin Osborne

Direction by Andrew F. Higgs & Alexia Halsey

Choreographed by Tanya Pehlps

Produced by Kelly Jaeger

Technical Direction by Mark Halsey

Stage Management by Michelle McGinty-Miller

Orchestra provided by MTI Player

Act 1: Musical Numbers Little Shop of Horrors………………………………………..Chiffon, Crystal & Ronnette

Skid Row……………………………………………………………………...….Company

Da-Doo………………………………………...….Seymour, Chiffon, Crystal & Ronnette

Grow for Me………………………………………………………………….…..Seymour

Ya Never Know…………………….…..Mushnik, Seymour, Chiffon, Crystal & Ronnette

Somewhere That’s Green…………………………………………………….…….Audrey

Closed for Renovations…………………………………….Seymour, Audrey & Mushnik

Be a Dentist…………………………………………....Orin, Chiffon, Crystal & Ronnette

Mushnik and Son…………………………………………….………Mushnik & Seymour

Sudden Changes……………………………………………………………..……Seymour

Git It………………………………..….Audrey II, Seymour, Chiffon, Crystal & Ronnette

Now (It’s Just the Gas)…………………………………………………...Seymour & Orin

Coda……………………………………………………...…..Chiffon, Crystal & Ronnette

~ There will be one 15-minute intermission~

Act 2: Musical Numbers Entr’acte………………………………………………………………...…….….Orchestra

Call Back in the Morning………………………………………….…..Audrey & Seymour

Suddenly Seymour……………………....Audrey, Seymour, Chiffon, Crystal & Ronnette

Suppertime………………….Audrey II, Mushnik, Seymour, Chiffon, Crystal & Ronnette

The Meek Shall Inherit……………………….Bernstein, Mrs. Luce, Skip Snip, Seymour,

Chiffon, Crystal & Ronnette

Suppertime (Reprise)………………………………………………....Audrey & Audrey II

Somewhere That’s Green (Reprise)………………………………………………..Audrey

Finale………………………………………………………………………….....Company

Congrats Noël!! So proud of your hard work and

talent, keep rocking it!

-Mrs. Mathieu

Please silence all electronic devices such as

cellular phones, beepers and watches. The

use of cellular phones in the theatre is

strictly prohibited.

Special Thank You to Mr. Mark Halsey for the use of his

sound and lighting equipment.

Special Thank You to Erin Eckler & the Electric City Barn

for the use of their venue.

Special Thank You to our volunteers Denise Lyman, Rick Baker, Melissa Dupont,

Vic Guyer, Pam Rogers, Steve Rogers, Michael McCabe, Carrin Swanson

Sharon Strodl, and anyone else we might have missed!

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST & CREW

Morgan Rogers (Crystal) is thrilled to be in Master Class Performing Art’s production of Little Shop of Horrors. Other MCPA productions Morgan has appeared in include Annie (“Pepper” and others), Newsies (Mike and others),

Wonderland (Red Knight and others), and Madagascar (Gloria). She also recently performed in her school’s produc-

tion of Oklahoma (Fred and Dance Captain) with Mohon Masque. Morgan also dances with Ferrara’s Dance Studio where she has been performing in ballet and pointe for nine years. She also has experience with tap, jazz, contempo-

rary, and gymnastics. Morgan works to improve her singing skills in both her schools concert choir and the select

group choir and has been a percussionist for three years. In her spare time… wait! She doesn’t have any spare time!

Benjamin Strodl (Seymour Krelborn) is a 7th grader at Goff Middle School. His recent stage credits include, Beauty and the Beast (Chip), Elf Jr. (Michael), Hairspray (IQ), Newsies (Les), and Annie (Rooster). He is honored to

be given the chance to play this role. He would like to thank Andrew and Kelly for all they’ve done to make this

show possible. He would also like to thank his parents for allowing him to do this.

Master Class Performing Arts would like to congratulate the following students on

their upcoming performance in Lincoln Centers Broadway concert production of

The Scarlet Pimpernel!

Lacey Allen Hailey Auster Emma Cornish

Regina Desrosiers Sarah Dworman

Rachel Guyer Aidan Halsey

Zoe Jaeger Leah John

Ethan Klein Noël Lyman

Lauren McCabe Gabriel Morris

Chad Miller Jacob Oliver

Fiona Phelps

Introducing Our Cast of Little Shop of Horrors! Seymour Krelborn (2/7 at 7pm, 2/9 at 7pm & 2/10 at 1pm)……………...……….Jesse Mathis

Seymour Krelborn (2/8 at 7pm, 2/9 at 2pm & 2/10 at 5pm)…………………..Benjamin Strodl

Audrey II (2/7 at 7pm, 2/9 at 2pm & 2/10 at 5pm)………………………………..Jacob Oliver

Audrey II (2/8 at 7pm, 2/9 at 7pm & 2/10 at 1pm)…………………………........Hailey Auster

Audrey (2/7 at 7pm, 2/9 at 7pm & 2/10 at 1pm)…………………………………….Zoe Jaeger

Audrey (2/8 at 7pm, 2/9 at 2pm & 2/10 at 5pm)……………………………….…Bella Dupont

Orin Scrivello (2/7 at 7pm, 2/9 at 7pm & 2/10 at 1pm)…………………………....Chad Miller

Orin Scrivello (2/8 at 7pm, 2/9 at 2pm & 2/10 at 5pm)…………………………George Phelps

Mrs. Mushnik (2/7 at 7pm, 2/9 at 7pm & 2/10 at 1pm)……………………...…..Rachel Guyer

Mrs. Mushnik (2/8 at 7pm, 2/9 at 2pm & 2/10 at 5pm)………………………...……Leah John

Chiffon (2/7 at 7pm, 2/9 at 7pm & 2/10 at 1pm)………………………..…………Lacey Allen

Chiffon (2/8 at 7pm, 2/9 at 2pm & 2/10 at 5pm)……………………………….…Fiona Phelps

Ronnette (2/7 at 7pm, 2/9 at 7pm & 2/10 at 1pm)………………………….…Phoebe Amirault

Ronnette (2/8 at 7pm, 2/9 at 2pm & 2/10 at 5pm)………………………………..Aliza Gandhi

Crystal (2/7 at 7pm, 2/9 at 7pm & 2/10 at 1pm)…………………………..…Noël Paul-Lyman

Crystal (2/8 at 7pm, 2/9 at 2pm & 2/10 at 5pm)……………………………..…Morgan Rogers

Mrs. Luce & Others…………………………………………………………….….Amelia Fuss

Bernstein & Others…………………………………………………………....Kathryn Legasse

Skip Snip & Others………………………………………………………….…..Justin Osborne

Introducing Our Crew of Little Shop of Horrors!

Director……………….……………………………………….…...…………Andrew F. Higgs

Director…………………………………………………………………………..Alexia Halsey

Choreographer…………………………………………………….………………Tanya Phelps

Producer……………………………………………………………………..….….Kelly Jaeger

Stage Manager…………………………………………………….....Michelle McGinty-Miller

Technical Director…………………………………………………………………Mark Halsey

Costume Design...........................................................................Kelly Jaeger & Andrew Higgs

Scenic Design…………………………………………….....……Rick Baker & Andrew Higgs

Prop Mistress………………………………………………..…..Denise Lyman & Pam Rogers Audrey II Stage 2 Design………………………………………………..……..Melissa Dupont

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST & CREW Lacey Allen (Chiffon) is 16 years old and a sophomore at Guilderland high school. She began her love for theatre in

the Ensemble of Oklahoma! and Peter Pan at Farnsworth Middle School. She played the role of Jukes the Pirate in

Peter Pan Junior with Broadway Sings Young Artist Program. She joined Master Class Performing Arts last year

and has performed in Sleepy Hollow, Willy Wonka, Elf, Jr. She played Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, Alice in Won-

derland, Buttons in Newsies and Lily in Annie. She also performed as the Stepmother in SYFI’s production of Into the Woods. Lacey is thrilled to be performing at Lincoln Center in The Scarlet Pimpernel in February. In addition to

singing and acting Lacey enjoys volunteering for and with people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. She

loves working with Andrew and Kelly and her Master Class family and is super appreciative of the love and support she gets from all of them.

Phoebe Amirault (Ronette) is an eighth grader at O’Rourke Middle School who loves to play field hockey, lacrosse

and practice archery when she is not performing. Favorite previous credits include: HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSI-

NESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (Secretary), LION KING JR. (Sarafina) with Park Playhouse; ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (Nellie Oakley) with Schenectady Light Opera; and THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Sailor Ancestor), with

Saratoga Children's Theatre. Phoebe also enjoys doing background acting for Film and TV. Favorite credits include:

Bo Burnham's EIGHTH GRADE (MS Student) and Ben Stiller's ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA (Daughter at King's Wok). Thank you MCPA for your “offer of fortune and fame, love and money and instant acclaim” and to everyone

that worked so hard to make LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS so much fun. She sends hugs to her many teachers,

friends and family. Enjoy the show, but don’t feed the plants!

Hailey Auster (Audrey II) has performed in several Capital District area musicals including (as Tracy Turnblad) Hairspray, Newsies (Medda Larkin), Annie (Lily St. Regis), Suessical (Bird Girl), 13 (Molly), Wonderland, Willy

Wonka (Grandma Georgia) Sleepy Hollow (Abby and Rustic Lad #3), Madagascar, Legally Blonde, The Little Mer-

maid, Peter Pan, Jonah and the Whale (as Jonah), Noah and the Ark, and Moses and the Freedom Fanatics. She is an 8th grader at Van Antwerp Middle School in Niskayuna, and plays on the modified field hockey team and sings in

the choir. She would like to thank Andrew, Kelly and all the parent helpers at MCPA who help to organize these

great shows. And she really really really wants to thank her parents for all the rides to and from rehearsals.

Bella Dupont (Audrey) is a sophomore at Columbia HS who has been performing for almost 8 years. Most recently, Bella played the part of the Witch in Into the Woods (SYFI). She is excited to be a part of this wonderful cast in her

first show at MCPA. She would like to thank her friends and family for their endless love and support. (@bel-

ladupont_ on Instagram)

Aliza Gandhi (Ronnette) is a junior at Emma Willard School and has been involved in theater for nine years. Some

of her recent roles include Barfee in Spelling Bee (Emma Willard School) and Ms. Tottendale in Drowsy Chaperone

(Debuts Theater Company). She is so happy to be involved in her first show MCPA with the wonderful cast and

crew and would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her.

Rachel Guyer (Mrs. Mushnik) is 15 and a sophomore at Guilderland High School. Other than acting, she enjoys dance and being on the youth worship team at her local church. Select credits include: Grandma Joephine (Roald

Dahl’s Willy Wonka), Brenda (Hairspray),Mrs Mayor (Seussical the Musical), Miss Hannigan (Annie). She would

like to thank the production crew and cast for a great experience, her wonderful friends,and her mom for being so supportive of her passion for the arts.

Alexia Halsey (Director) is a critic by birth and a director by request. Also cares greatly about acting.

Andrew F. Higgs (Director) is thrilled to be the Artistic Director of Master Class Performing Arts and is a Theatre

Association of New York State (TANYS) award-winning director from the Capital Region. Select directorial

Credits include: Little Shop of Horrors, R&H's Cinderella, Disney's Mulan Jr., Hairspray, 13, Next to Normal,

Fame, Legally Blonde, Gypsy, Spring Awakening, Les Miserables, Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach, Wendy's

Shadow, Miracle on 34th Street, Heathers, Dogfight, Xanadu, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Once On This Island

Jr., Bare a Pop Opera, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, Elf Jr, Sleepy Hollow, Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida, Roald Dahl’s

Willy Wonka, Elf the Musical Jr., and Disney’s Newsies! BROADWAY EVENTS: Ensemble in 25th Anniversary

Concert Production of The Secret Garden at Lincoln Center. NYC THEATRE: Corey/Man 2 (Mad About the Boy;

NYC Reading) & El Gal (Choices; NYC Staged Reading). TOURS: Short and Sweet. REGIONAL: Priest (Bare:

a pop opera), Thenardier (Les Miserables), Edna (Hairspray), Narrator/Mysterious Man (Into the Woods), Geronte

(Scapino!), and Patsy (Spamalot!). Andrew has also hosted several guest artists and teachers across the Capital

Region including: Brynn Williams, Allie Trimm, Nicholas Masson, Becky Gulsvig, Corey John Snide, Kirstin Wyatt,

Angie Schworer, Derek Klena, Adam Kaplan and Kyle Dean Massey. He would like to thank his parents for their

amazing support. www.andrewfhiggs.com

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST & CREW

Kelly Jaeger (Producer) is ecstatic to be joining the production team of, Little Shop of Horrors. Previous theatrical credits include: Annie, Disney’s Newsies, Seussical, Hairspray, Elf Jr., Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, Sleepy Hollow the

Musical, The Wizard of Oz, Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Aida the

Musical and several others. No, not on stage, but as a stage mom (very similar to Dance Moms, if Andrew was Abby Lee Miller, but not in jail). She would like to thank you for coming to the show and congratulate her beautiful

daughter, Zoe Jaeger.

Zoe Jaeger (Audrey) is a freshman at Columbia High. Zoe loves performing on stage and has been doing so since the age of 6. Besides anything to do with theatre Zoe loves to play soccer, hang out with friends and dog sitting! She

would like to thank Andrew for all of his love support and rides to rehearsal. Her Queenie and Aunt Naomi for al-

ways coming to her shows showing their love and support. Zoe would like to thank her mom for all the love and sup-port for always being there to encourage her and for helping with all the shows! Without her none of this could have

happened! I love you mom! Thank you for being my biggest fan!

Leah John (Mrs. Mushnik) is 13 years old and in the 8th grade at Myers Middle School. She enjoys lacrosse, bas-

ketball, and playing the saxophone. Some of her favorite roles include Florinda (Into the Woods), Irving (Sleepy Hol-low the Musical), ensemble (Tuck Everlasting), Charlotte Dennon (Elf the Musical), Little Inez (Hairspray), Specs

(Disney's Newsies), and Grace Farrell (Annie). She would like to thank her family for their love and support.

Kathryn Legasse (Bernstein and others) is a 16 year old and is a sophomore at Shenendehowa High School. She

has performed in many shows with Master Class Performing Arts. She even had her first lead with MCPA, which was Troubadour in Wonderland. In addition to singing and acting, Kathryn likes to do gymnastics occasionally

whenever she has time, which is rare. She would like to thank everyone in the show and her family ily all she says.

Noël Paul-Lyman (Crystal) is very excited to be in this production of Little Shop of Horrors. Her previous credits

include Miss Hannigan in Annie, Medda Larkin in Newsies, White Queen and Tweedle Dee in Wonderland and much more. Noël's hobbies include writing, art, listening to music, and playing the ukulele. She would like to thank

her family and friends for their endless support.

Jesse Mathis (Seymour Krelborn) is thirteen years old and in 8th grade at Draper Middle School. In addition to

acting, Jesse enjoys singing, playing percussion, Boy Scouts and doing TaeKwonDo. Recent credits include Okla-homa, Jr. (The Peddler/Ali Hakim), Madagascar, Jr. (Marty), and Alice in Wonderland, Jr. (The White Rab-

bit). Jesse would like to thank the production cast and crew for all their wonderful work and his family for being

very supportive.

Chad Miller (Orin Scrivello DDS) is a 19-year-old young man, going to Schenectady County Community College. He is so excited to be working with Master Class again. He does, in fact, like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the

rain. Previous shows he has been in include Seussical (Horton), Annie (Mr. Oliver Warbucks), Sleepy Hollow

(Ichabod Crane) and many others.

Justin Osborne (Ensemble) is 11 years old and in 6th grade at Farnsworth Middle School. He joined Master Class Performing Arts during the production of Willy Wonka and has since had roles in Hairspray (Fender), Seussical

(JoJo), Madagascar (King Julien), Newsies (Les/Romeo) and has performed in many cabarets. He is super excited to

play the role of Eddie in Mamma Mia! In his spare time, he likes to hang out with his friends. He would like to thank Andrew, Kelly and his MCPA family for their support and encouragement.

Fiona Phelps (Chiffon) is a freshman at Chatham High School. She was seen most recently as Race in MCPA’s

production of Newsies. Some of her favorite roles include Adelaide (Guys & Dolls Jr.), Pepper (Annie), Dragon

(Shrek Jr.), and Kendra (13!). Fiona is a competitive dancer with Columbia Elite Allstars. She would like to thank MCPA for this opportunity!

George Phelps (Orin Scrivello DDS) is excited to be part of this production of Little Shop of Horrors! Favorite past roles include: Pulitzer (Newsies), Mr. Banks (Mary Poppins), Farquaad (Shrek), and Fagin (Oliver!). Thanks to

the cast and crew for this wonderful experience! SAY AH!

Tanya Phelps (Choreographer) Owner of Columbia Elite Allstars- a dance, cheer, and tumbling studio in Hudson,

NY. Current director of Valatie Youth Theatre in Valatie, NY. Winner of numerous choreography awards including a TANYS award for Upstage Productions performance of Alice in Wonderland, JR. Directing credits: Never Grow

Up Cabaret, Broadway Here I Come Cabaret, Aristocats Kids, Aladdin Jr., 13! the musical, Honk Jr., Villain Caba-

ret. Choreography credits: Broadway Here I Come Cabaret, Annie Jr., Elf Jr., Shrek the musical, Mary Poppins, Jek-yll & Hyde, Alice in Wonderland, Bent Cabaret. Tanya is excited to work with a great new group kids and adults in

MCPA!