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DECEMBER 5–20Rober ts Theatre at the Calderwood Pavilion

527 Tremont StreetBoston, MA

www.bostonchi ldrenstheatre.org 617.424.6634

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SMASH YEAR!

BOSTON CHILDREN’S THEATRE PRESENTS

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M Y G R A N D F A T H E R U S E D T O S A Y T H A T “ I Fit ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I think that when considering doing an adaptation of any work, one must recognize and understand the strengths of the original. This is especially true with The Velveteen Rabbit. It’s a classic that’s been around for years. An audience of any age will have expectations. Therefore, for this adaptation, I have chosen to remain as true to the original as possible. The Velveteen Rabbit is a story, and I have chosen to tell it as story theatre, blending the text and the medium of theatre into one. The script was originally commissioned in 1988 by the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, while I was acting as their Director of Education. HTY’s then-Artistic Director John Kauffman was dissatisfied with many of the other adaptations that existed and recognizing my interests in playwriting, asked me to create something “sweet and magical.” I’ve been surprised at the long legs that this text has subsequently enjoyed. It has since been produced at many of the major children’s theatres around the country; in fact one theatre has produced it annually for almost 20 years. Sadly, John Kauffman passed away soon after The Velveteen Rabbitt premiered—an early casualty of the first wave in the AIDS epidemic. Yet through these years, I have never forgotten the kindness and faith that he demonstrated in me by offering me my first commission as a young playwright. Like the Boy in our story, John helped me to become “real.” One of my first lessons that we teach our students is that theatre is a collaborative effort—that is to say that it requires the equal dedication, discipline, and effort of all involved to realize a result. At BCT, talented staff and students of all ages and backgrounds have assembled for this production. I’m particularly grateful to Marjorie Tudor of Tasha Tudor & Family for her masterful creation of the puppet characters. It has been a supreme joy to witness her process. It is through her designs and the cast’s work that The Velveteen Rabbit has become “real.” I’m enormously proud of our staff and students’ hard work through the past weeks, all looking toward this very moment when they share the results with you, our audience. I hope you enjoy the result as much as we have enjoyed creating it for you.

Burgess ClarkExecutive Artistic Director

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EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BURGESS CLARKEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TOBY SCHINEPRODUCTION MANAGER... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ROB EDMONDSONDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS............................JULIE ARVEDONPROGRAM COORDINATOR... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAY PENSIONSUMMER PROGRAM COORDINATOR.... . . . . . . . . .STEPHANIE CHARLTONDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ANGELA BILKICDIRECTOR OF VOCAL STUDIES... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DANIEL BLAKEBOX OFFICE MANAGER... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KATIE CLARKEGRAPHIC DESIGNER... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ANDY PHAMMARKETING COORDINATOR... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHRISTIAN MUELLER

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THE STANFORD CALDERWOOD PAVILION AT THE BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Operated by the Huntington Theatre Company

STAFFPavilion Manager........................................Joey RiddlePavilion Events Coordinator .................... Katie MostPavilion House Manager ......................... Katrina AlixHouse Electrician ...........Mercedes Roman-MansonHouse Sound Operator ....................Jesse McKenzie

House Carpenter ................................................Chris LargentWardrobe Run ........................................... Barbara CrowtherPavilion Management Assistant .................Anna TrachtmanAudience Services Manager ................................. Jon SlaterAssistant Audience Services Manager ...... Derrick MartinBox Office Coordinators .......Katie Catano, Patrick HarrisSubscriptions Coordinator ................................. Mike Truppi Box Office Associates.......... Amanda Boscia, Noah Ingle,

Amy KlesertFull-Time Customer Service Reps ................. Ron Amorim, Anna CorreaCustomer Service Reps ......Barbara Alfonso, Julia Bailey,

Lincoln Bliss, Ashley Close, Eric James Dulick, Nicole Getty, Mikey Giordano, Jessica Klein,

Amanda LePain, Dale Mason, Meghan Mueller, Rob Orzalli, Will Prapestis, Katelyn Reinert,

Karen Sierra, Zelshadai Solomon, Marie Susen Assistant House Managers ................................Bryce Avery,

Ryan Impagliazzo, James McCloskey, Christian Webster

Front of House Staff .........Bryce Avery, Andrew Brown, Robert Caplis, Ed Conroy, Talia Curtin, Ian Deleón,

Madeleine Gibbons, Gabe Hughes, Ryan Impagliazzo, John J. King,

Elizabeth MacLachlan, James McCloskey, Terry McCarthy, Laura Meilman, Kara Nemergut,

Kathleen Shanahan, Leah Walsh, Christian WebsterCustodial/Facility Staff .......Alex Hipolito, Mark SlavinSecurity Coordinator ..................................... Greg Haugh

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocationThe Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts is located at 527 Tremont Street, between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets.

Contact InformationBox Office: 617 933 8600 • BostonTheatreScene.comBox Office fax: 617 421 9674Emergencies During Performances: 617 933 8608Lost and found: 617 933 8608

Box Office HoursThe Box Office is generally open Tuesday - Saturday, 12pm to curtain (or 6pm); Sunday, 12pm to curtain (or 4pm). Hours change weekly. For the most up-to-date hours, please visit BostonTheatreScene.com or call the Box Office at 617 933 8600.

Public TransportationWe encourage patrons to use public transportation whenever possible. The Calderwood Pavilion is located near the MBTA Green Line Copley or Arlington Stations; Orange Line/Commuter Rail Back Bay Station; and the Tremont Street & Union Park stop on the #43 Bus which travels between Park Street and Ruggles Station. For more information, please visit BostonTheatreScene.com or call the Box Office.

ParkingParking is available at the Atelier 505 Parking Garage located next to the Pavilion at 505 Tremont Street (entrance on Warren Avenue), the Garage @ 100 Clarendon Street, and other nearby locations. Valet parking is also available for all evening performances (pre-paid valet parking available). For details, please visit BostonTheatreScene.com or call the Box Office.

Please note that these parking garages are independently owned and operated and are not affiliated with the Calderwood Pavilion.

RefreshmentsSnacks, wine, beer, soft drinks, and coffee are available before opening curtain and during intermission in the main lobby. Food is not premitted inside the theatre. Drinks purchased at concessions are premitted inside the theatre.

Babes in ArmsChildren under the age of five are not permitted in the theatres.

CamerasThe use of all cameras and recording devices, including cell phone cameras, in the theatres is strictly prohibited.

Beepers and Cellular PhonesPlease remember to silence all watches, pagers, and cell phones during the performance.

SmokingSmoking is not allowed on the premises.

Wheelchair AccessibilityThe Calderwood Pavilion is fully accessible and can accommodate both wheelchair and companion seating in the orchestra

and mezzanine sections. Please notify us when you purchase your tickets if wheelchair accommodations will be required and confirm arrangements with the House Manager at 617 933 8672.

Hearing EnhancementThe Calderwood Pavilion is equipped with an FM hearing enhancement system. Wireless headphones are available free of

charge at the coatcheck in the main lobby for your use during a performance.

RestroomsLocated in the main lobby and mezzanine lobby. All restrooms are wheelchair-accessible.

Coat CheckLocated in the main lobby.

If You Arrive LateIn consideration of our actors and audience members, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management.

Calderwood Pavilion Rental InformationAll Calderwood Pavilion spaces are available for private parties, meetings, and receptions. For more info contact rentals@bostontheatrescene.com or 617 933 8671.

The Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA is operated by the Huntington Theatre Company, and programmed by the Huntington and the Boston Center for the Arts.

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C A S T

T H E R E W I L L B E O N E

T E N - M I N U T E I N T E R M I S S I O N .

MARGERY... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHLOE THORBURN

NANA.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .STEPHANIE CHARLTON

BOY... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FAYE GIORDANO-NILAND

THE VELVETEEN RABBIT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TRISTAN SULLIVAN

THE MODEL BOAT... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHARLOTTE PALMUCCI

TIN SOLDIER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BRYN SMITH

TIMOTHY THE WOODEN LION.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAMES GAMBLE

SKIN HORSE... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RAPHAEL GORDON

WILD RABBIT 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TAYLOR O’CONNELL

WILD RABBIT 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISABELLA DE JESUS

FAIRY... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ZOE RITCHIE

WILD RABBIT UNDERSTUDY... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WILL GATELY

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M E E T T H E C A S TCHLOË THORBURN (MARGERY)Chloë Thorburn, a senior at Lexington High School, is so excited to return to The Velveteen Rabbit for her second year! Past credits include Wednesday Addams/The Addams Family (The Alexander Children’s Theatre School), Rabbit 1/The Velveteen Rabbit (BCT), and Martha Brewster/Arsenic and Old Lace (Weston Drama Workshop). Outside of acting, Chloë loves to tap dance and sing. Thank you so much to Jay, Adelaide, Bradley, and the cast for another magical experience at BCT!

FAYE GIORDANO-NILAND (BOY) is thrilled to be making her debut with Boston Children’s Theatre. Past shows the 8-year old third grader has appeared in include Peter Pan the Musical, Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, Wizard of Oz and a variety of youth productions. She would like to thank Velveteen Rabbit Director Jay Pension as well as Miles Burns the Artistic Director of Seacoast Repertory Theatre in NH for the incredible opportunities they have given her. Faye, a student at St. Patrick School in Portsmouth, NH would also like to thank her second grade teacher England born Angela Frazier for coaching her on her English accent!

TRISTAN SULLIVAN (VELVETEEN RABBIT) is so excited to be making his debut at Boston Children’s Theatre with The Velveteen Rabbit! A junior at Amesbury High School, Tristan was last seen as one of the Lost Boys in Peter Pan at Prescott Park Arts Festival. Some past credits include Shrek at PPAF, A Christmas Story at Seacoast Rep, Ogunquit Playhouse’s Joseph &

the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - alongside Clay Aiken, Peter Cratchit in The Palace Theatre’s A Christmas Carol, and Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde. Tristan would like to thank his mom, friends, the Marden & Gendell families, and Joelle Plourde! He would also like to thank Jay, Adelaide, Bradley, Toby, and everyone else here at BCT!

CHARLOTTE PALMUCCI (MODEL BOAT) is delighted to be back at BCT! She is a junior at Brookline High School. Other credits include Alice in Bye Bye Birdie (Footlight Club), Student/Annkia Understudy in Pippi Longstocking (Wheelock Family Theatre), and others. Charlotte also takes dance and voice lessons. She spent her summer at CAP21 in New York City, where she trained for a month. Charlotte wants to thank everyone for their support.

JAMES GAMBLE (WOODEN LION) is very excited to be making his theater debut with Boston Children Theater’s The Velveteen Rabbit. Although he has no acting credits under his belt you might remember him as “that guy who was at the thing with the people, that one time, at that place”. Born and raised in Boston, James Gamble is very grateful to be getting his start with BCT. James goes to TechBoston Academy in Dorchester. James would like to thank his mom, friends, the amazing staff at BCT, and the guy who invented cake.

BRYN SMITH (TIN SOLDIER) is thrilled to be making her debut at BCT, performing in this wonderful production of The Velveteen Rabbit.

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Some of Bryn’s past roles include Brigitta in North Shore Music Theatre’s Sound of Music, Cinderella in Marblehead Little Theatre’s Into the Wood Jr., and in The Community House Theatre’s productions of Annie Jr. and The Sound of Music. Bryn has also performed in many musicals and plays at her school. She would like to thank the cast and crew for all their hard work and send love to her family.

ZOE RITCHIE (FAIRY) Zoe Ritchie is in the 5th Grade at The Pike School in Andover. Zoe is thrilled to be part of the Velveteen Rabbit - Zoe’s third production with Boston Children’s Theatre. Zoe also sings with the Handel and Haydn Youth Chorus Singers and is a member of the Nancy Chippendales Dance Team. Zoe is also in movies including the upcoming releases Good Kids, Purge 3 and Measure of a Man.

RAPHAEL GORDON (SKIN HORSE) graduated from Commonwealth School in June and is taking a gap year before starting Boston University next fall. Ra took acting classes in high school with Susan Thompson and acted in many plays at Commonwealth School. His favorite roles were Mr. De Pinna in You Can’t Take it With You and Jesus in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This is his first time acting with the Boston Children’s Theatre.

TAYLOR O’CONNELL (WILD RABBIT 1) Taylor is thrilled to be returning to BCT for her third show, previous productions with BCT include Fame, Jr. and Flat Stanley. She has also been awarded “Best Actress 2015” and “Best Supporting Actress 2014” with the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (METG) for her

performances with the Tyngsborough Theater Program as Adelaide in Guys and Dolls and Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods.Taylor would like to thank everyone for their support and hopes you enjoy the show!

ISABELLA DE JESUS (WILD RABBIT 2) is thrilled to be in The Velveteen Rabbit. New to Boston, she most recently lived in Shanghai, China. In Shanghai, she performed in Stand by Me, Once Upon a Mattress, and Cinderella - as Cinderella - two separate times! She is also a singer/songwriter and plays the guitar. She has been in musical theater since she was 7. Some of her favorite past productions were; Willy Wonka, Mulan, Honk, and A Christmas Carol. She is thankful to Jay Pension and BCT for including her in this production and to her family for their patience, support and transportation.

STEPHANIE CHARLTON (NANA) Originally from Kansas City, Stephanie has worked as a teaching artist with Starlight Theatre, The Coterie, as wells as the Kansas City Public Libraries. She studied Theatre Performance at Johnson County Community College under the guidance of Beate Pettigrew and Sheila Philip, and has been performing for the past 11 years with such companies as The Seem to Be Players (American Tall Tales Natl. Tour), the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre (The Who’s TOMMY, Ragtime), The Mystery Train Dinner Theater, and Theater for Young America (Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears). When not in the classroom or on stage she loves spending time with her wonderful husband and their three furry “children”.

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M E E T T H E S T A F FKATHLEEN O’CONNELL(COSTUME DESIGNER)Assistant Costume Designer & Seamstress for The Actory Factory and The Tyngsborough Theater Program from 2001 to present.

ROB EDMONDSON (PRODUCTION MANAGER) This is Rob’s first season with BCT. He graduates from The University of the Arts this December with a BFA in Theatre Design Technology. Other credits: Team Sunshine, Simpatico Theatre Project, Miss Delaware Pageant. Thanks to BCT and his family! www.robertedmondsonjr.com

ADELAIDE MAJESKI (STAGE MANAGER) Adelaide is delighted to be back working on The Velveteen Rabbit for a second year. She is a graduate of Salem State University where she earned a BFA in Technical Theatre. Adelaide has worked with Commonwealth Shakespeare Co., Peabody Essex Museum’s Encounters Ensemble, Marblehead Little Theatre, Stage 284, as well as traveling to perform a new work in five major cities across India with a new theatre company earlier this year.

JAY PENSION (DIRECTOR) Jay Pension is thrilled to be returning for his sixth year with The Velveteen Rabbit at Boston Children’s Theatre. Directing credits include: Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, James and the Giant Peach, and Arsenic and Old Lace. In 2011 Jay was awarded “Best Show” with the new work Left & Right at the New England Fringe Festival which led to a run in NYC. Jay also serves as the Program Coordinator for Boston

Children’s Theatre. He is a graduate of Salem State University and holds a BFA in theatre performance. Jay would like to thank his family and the BCT family for their continued support.

BRADLEY COSTA (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR) Bradley is elated to be joining the Boston Children’s Theatre team working on such an amazing show! Bradley is a junior at Salem State University pursing his BFA in Theatre with a concentration in Stage Management. Along with SM, Bradley has an extreme passion for directing, a passion that he has the honor of pursing with this amazingly talented cast and production team. Bradley would like to thank Jay for this opportunity and learning experience, Adelaide for being the literal best, the cast for being so fun, and lastly his friends and family for always supporting him.

JANIE E. HOWLAND (SET DESIGNER) Janie E. Howland continues her relationship with BCT having designed the past summer studios as well as The Diary of Anne Frank, Flat Stanley, and more. Recent productions include: My Fair Lady (Lyric Stage), Casa Valentina (Speakeasy Stage), Edge of Peace (Central Square Theatre), Taste of Sunrise (Wheelock Family Theatre).Work seen at Consenses, Art Festival, at Wellesley College, Davis Square and Martha’s Vineyard. Venues include: Weston Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, A.R.T. Institute, Boston Conservatory, Company One, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival. Brandeis

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University MFA; Co-founder CYCO SCENIC; 3 time Elliot Norton Award winner, 4 time IRNE Award winner; adjunct faculty at Emerson College, Wellesley College. USA Local 829. janiehowland.com

JOHN MALINOWSKI (LIGHTING DESIGN) John Malinowski has been designing in Boston since 1986. His work has been in almost every local professional theater company. He has also worked in New York, Tampa, San Jose, Denver and aboard the high seas on Renaissance Cruises. Abroad he has premiered shows in London, Zurich, and Edinburgh. Specializing in local and world premieres, he has designed over 50 in his career. John studied Drama at Harvard University and Design at the ART Institute

LIZ GOBLE (SCENIC PAINTER) Liz is a graduate of Michigan State University with an MFA in Theatre, emphasizing in scenic design. She has designed or painted the scenery for numerous professional and educational organizations She has had the pleasure of working with established New York directors and designers as well as up-and-coming young designers. Additionally, Liz has taught several theatre classes at the high school and college levels. Liz is a passionate artist for the theatre, as well as for private, commissioned and personal work in a variety of media, including painting, papier maché, fabric dyeing, sculpture, drawing and glass & mosaic work.

BURGESS CLARK (EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR)A 30-year theatre professional, Burgess Clark was nominated in 1991 and again in 2005 as a “Distinguished Teacher in the Arts” by the National Foundation for Advancement in the

Arts for encouraging and supporting students with exceptional artistic achievement. Burgess has taught for the University of Hawaii and acted as Director of Theatre for The Mid-Pacific Institute. He also served as Director of Education for the Honolulu Theatre for Youth and was the Director of Theatre at the Perry-Mansfield School of the Arts in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. From 1988–94, Clark was the National Instructor for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts/Office of Very Special Arts, working with special populations and those who educate them. Five of his students have won the National Young Playwrights’ Award. An accomplished writer, Burgess wrote for the Emmy-nominated documentary series Part of the Family on PBS, hosted by Gary Burghoff. He was the recipient of the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild’s Julie Harris Award for his play, The Ivory Alphabet. Burgess was also honored at the 15th Annual William Inge Theatre Festival as the “New Voice in American Theatre.” He was awarded the Vermont Playwright’s Award for his drama, The Touch. A member of the Dramatists’ Guild, Burgess has won several other playwriting awards, including “Best Play” from the National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts, the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award for playwriting and a Special Services Achievement Award from the U.S. Army for Purple Hearts. Purple Hearts was produced in San Francisco and toured to the Edinburgh Theatre Festival in Scotland where it placed among the “Best of Fest.” Burgess’s other works include Down Came the Rain, Relative Strangers, The Velveteen Rabbit, Island of the Blue Dolphins, and an adaptation of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales originally written for the National Theatre of

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the Deaf and since produced at Boston Playwright’s Theatre. Since 2008, Clark has served as the Executive Artistic Director of Boston Children’s Theatre, New England’s oldest theatre company, where he has directed such classics as To Kill A Mockingbird and The Diary of Anne Frank. At BCT, Burgess has penned original pieces including the musical Calvin’s Monster and Reflections of a Rock Lobster—distinguishing BCT as the first children’s theatre in history to address the topics of bullying and the gay teen experience. For his pioneering efforts with Rock Lobster, Burgess was nominated for the 2012 Elliot Norton Award for BEST PLAY and BCT has been named BEST OF BOSTON 2012 and 2013 for family entertainment by Boston Magazine. Burgess divides his home between Boston and restoring an 18th-century farm in Walden, Vermont.

TOBY SCHINE(EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & PRODUCER)Since joining BCT in 2008, Toby has produced over 40 musicals and plays, including World Premieres of the critically acclaimed new work Reflections of a Rock Lobster and the musical Calvin’s Monster. Directing credits at BCT include Spring Awakening, RENT, Legally Blonde, and Sweeney Todd. Having established BCT’s college preparatory program, Toby has coached scores of students who have gone on to gain acceptance to the world’s top training programs, including the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, New York University, Carnegie Mellon University, The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and the University of Michigan. Toby also manages BCT’s extensive training programs for children ages

4 – 19 and oversees BCT’s Summer Studios and pre-professional acting seminars. Prior to joining BCT, Toby was Assistant Director of Education at North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) in Beverly, MA. At NSMT, Toby was responsible for managing the theatre’s diverse programming for children, including the multi-generational Horizons Program for children and senior citizens, and the collaborative Creating-A-Musical program with urban schools. Toby’s directing credits at NSMT included the premiere of Seussical, Jr. and A Christmas Carol, which he assistant directed with NSMT Artistic Director Jon Kimbell. With over 10 years experience in Arts Administration, Toby was instrumental in building the UNBOUND Program in Morrisville, VT. He has also worked extensively with the VT Rural Partnership, the VT Young Playwrights Festival, and the 21st Century Program to develop arts programming and opportunities for youth in Central VT. A graduate of Reed College, Toby also studied at the British American Dramatic Academy.

SPECIAL THANKSSean O’ConnellCummings PropertiesPatrick ComerJake Orozco HermanChris GilmoreBrian RitchieElla KernerAlex CoxAlice GiordanoThe Smiths

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J A N 9 – M A R C H 6 H S AT U R D AY S & S U N D AY S

CENTERSTAGE DISCOVERY & YOUTH AGES 4–10These classes are fun, active introductions to creative drama for your child. Taught by theatre-education specialists, each class will include drama games, activities, and crafts based on a seasonal theme.

INTERMEDIATE ACTING AGES 9–14This is one of BCT’s most popular classes. In this class, open to all levels of young actors, students will explore acting and character through improvisation and ensemble work.

INTERMEDIATE MUSIC THEATRE AGES 9–14The BCT Academy is very pleased to run this popular class! Open to all levels of music theatre student. Students will work together on scenes and songs from the Broadway canon to hone their musical theatre performance skills.

AGES 4 –14

AGES 14 –18APPLIED MUSIC THEATRE—SCENE TO SONG

ADVANCED ACTING WITH TOBY SCHINE

Experience the process of putting up a show from auditions, through rehearsal and on to performance. Perfect for students looking for a first production experi-ence or veteran students looking to further hone their craft!

What makes each actor unique? Exploring inner monologue, technique, and emotional truth, this class is open to all students interested in the craft of acting “from the inside out”.

INTERMEDIATE IMPROV FOR THE ACTOR AGES 9–14Through improv games and exercises students explore character development while learning how to make big choices, think quick on their feet and actively listen to their partners.

DISCOVERING THE ACTOR’S PROCESSDesigned for high school students interested in developing their craft as an actor. Through scenes and exercises students will begin to develop their own artistic voice learning to work from what makes them unique.

R E G I S T E R AT: w w w. b o s t o n c h i l d r e n s t h e a t r e . o r g / c l a s s e s

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Designers’ CircleKathleen BrennanMary-Jane BurkeElizabeth FerryCharles GordonElizabeth GurrRobert and Diane HanscomMaarten HemsleyBecky HudepohlPatricia JacobsBetsy JacobsJamie JacobsRich KelleyKate Kheel

Mark MalinowskiGabrielle MarroigLisa MartancikAlice MartancikNicole and Christopher O'BrienMartha ObersteinLinda and Ronald OrdoukhanianAlison StowellCatherine StramerAmy and Jared TardyScott WallaceLynne WarrenDavid Wood Carmela Abraham

Director’s CircleGregg CarloKimberly D’AlelioLisa GiglioYvette GroszmannJeff HuebschmannVanessa LoganJennifer LuongoLaura Parkin

Joanne PattonBrent PloughWalter PrayznerMaggie and Jonathan Seelig Stefany Shaheen and Craig WelchJim SolomonStephanie Spector

Daniel AntonelliMargarita and Andrew BarresiFrank BarresiCathryn CatesBill CatesNevart Hamamjian

Ledyard and Emily McFaddenHank and Melinda MillerJulianne PembertonVarda ShakedMichael Travaglini

Producer’s Circle

Dong Soo and Beth Anderson-SongNicole GakidisEmily HaggmanHenry and Carol Lukas

Bruce and Ellen ShainVivian ShoolmanDennis SnyderMarcia Trimble

Presenter’s Circle

Heartfelt Thanks to our DonorsThank you for your faith and support.

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Menachem AbrahamNancy and John ClarkeLauren and Craig FeldmanAndrea FreedmanCeleste HedequistM.R. HetheringtonCarol & Modesto HeviaCarol LevineRaymond Mannos

Bobbi MichelAndrew NagelTom and Nancy PadellThomas PeacockMaureen and Doug PedersenRoy and Linda PollockMarybeth SherrinJill TobaccoDana Volman

Actor’s Circle

Friend’s Circle

Sharon AlphisJulie ArvedonCarol BallantyneEd BariatricMarita Bathe-SchinePatricia BerensonWendy BerensonAmy BerkeleyCarrie BerubeDeirdre BudzynaMichelle CallahanJennifer Caroccia LukerLisa CavalloMaryann CohenColleen CollinsAnna ColtonAlice Coogan

Michael DelmanPamela DennehyJoan DigiacomoJodie GlennonMichael HagerJill IversonRick JacobsDiana JefferyEileen KramerOlive LarsonDorothy LebachJennifer LickEmily LillianthalMolly MartinRene MartinSusan and Ryan MatthewInez McCarthy

Kim McMahonLisa MillerPatricia MiniuttiBenjamin NewellJake Orozco-HermanElenore ParkerElizabeth PattulloSusan PerryNelda QuigleyStephen and Carola RoederRobert RuddockRobert SchineJeremy SinkDavid SpielerShelly WhartonDebra Yanofsky

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nancy The MusicalFancy

An Audience Favorite

The Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA

February 18 to 28

A World Premiere Musical

The Wimberly Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA

March 5 to 13

Purchase your tickets now!

The Spectacular (that’s fancy for Awesome) Family Musical!

Based on the Beloved Classic Book!

www.bostonchildrenstheatre.org

2015–2016 SEASON Coming Soon