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It's the most wonderful time of the year at Matthews Playhouse! Our School of Theatre Students have been hard at work all year and are finally ready to bring 2 full weekends of entertainment to local audiences. Please come support these up-and-coming young actors as many of them make their debut on our stage! These shows are not to be missed!
Matilda Jr. March 17th - 19th
Directed by Lakeetha Blakeney & Marissa Hertzfeld
Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!
Cast A - Directed by Lakeetha Blakeney
Friday, March 17th @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 18th @ 10:00am
Eric - Jace Thomas
Tommy - Titus Wong
Amanda - Rosemary Godshall
Bruce - Judah Wong
Lavender - Morgan Ramsay
Alice - Layla Mathes
Hortensia - Evan Jeter
Nigel - Hayden Russo
Matilda - Emma Grace Ballard
Mr. Wormwood - William Tenney
Mrs. Wormwood - Colette Gregory
Michael - Anthony Lacaria
Mrs. Phelps - Gabriella Love
Escapologist - Greysen Moore
Acrobat - Kiara Sepulveda
The Hammer/Cook - Sophia Scialabba
Miss Honey - Madison Baker
Principal Trunchbull - William Clonaris
Mechanic - Greysen Moore
Rudolpho - Landon Putnam
Sergei - Noah Ford
Matilda Classmates - Ellie Boozer, Kiara Sepulveda, Phoebe Orr, Kaia Forbes, Charley Nuckles-Fowler, Elizabeth Shelton, Cecilia Langdon, Josie Sullivan, Reese Ramsay, Danielle
Hurst, Hadley Conklin, Londyn Beasley, Thomas Wood, Noah Ford, Landon Putnam
Cast B - Directed by Marissa Hertzfeld
Saturday, March 18th @ 2:00pm
Sunday, March 19th @ 4:00pm
Matilda Emmaline Davidson,
Matilda’s Thoughts Adeline Bayer, Eleanor Holcman, Brynn Harmon
Miss Honey Olivia Swanson
Trunchbull Clara Haney
Trunchbull 2 Ella Dines
Mr Wormwood Wright Howell
Mrs. Wormwood Audrianna Haydn
Michael Avery Plotkin
Mechanic Noah Yepko
Rudolpho Noah Yepko
Sergei Miles Majinski
Mrs. Phelps Mary Martin
Escapologist Ethan Baysinger
Acrobat Ava Byers
Cook Caroline McQuillan
Children:
Erica Charlotte DeJohn
Tammy Anna Hodgson
Bruce Ella Tolbert
Lavender Elli Mae Leyva
Amanda Allie DiCicco
Alice Maddie Ladky
Hortensia Madeleine Ritchie
Nigel Claire Wallace Anderson
Matilda’s Classmates :
Tuuli Ritchie, Annabelle Adamson, Marlee Young, Caroline McQuillan, Bella Rodono, Grace Kaloz, Katie Freeman, Emma Dorval, Michaela Donovan, Hannah Beranek, Jones Howell, Noah Yepko, Avery Robinson, Micah Robinson
*The Chocolate War - March 18th and 19th
Directed by Marisa Becker
Robert Cormier's brilliant novel The Chocolate War is a compelling coming-of-age story about young people in conflict at a New England prep school. The New York Times Book Review called The Chocolate War "masterfully structured and rich in theme. The action is well crafted and suspenseful; complex ideas develop and unfold with clarity."
* Recommended for ages 13 and up.
Saturday, March 18th @ 7:30pm
Sunday, March 19th @ 1:00pm
Jerry Renault Aryana Mitchell
Roland (Goober) Goubert Eva Vila
Brother Leon/Brother Jacques Walker Edwards
Emile Janza/Coach Astro Morris
Bailey/Brian Cochran Jessica Weiss
Obie Lauren Berkley
Carter Maggie White
David Caroni/Frankie Rollo Nicholas Raleigh
Voice (Leader) Jackie Guemmer
Voices (Wonder) Riley Langille
Voice (Cruelty) Malaak Johnson
Zombie Prom- March 24th and 25th
Directed by Maddie Coggin
This girl-loves-ghoul rock 'n' roll Off Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal. Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his motorcycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim Toffee's heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour. History comes to his rescue while a tuneful selection of original songs in the style of 50s hits keeps the action rocking across the stage.
Friday, March 24th @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 25th @ 2:00pm
Announcer Charlotte Holcman
Candy Breanna Abbott
Coco Sydney Montagna
Darla Darlington Kadyn Swicegood
Eddie Flagrante Eli Halso
Ginger Lola Boulet
Jake Grace McGrath
Jasper Emma Milone
Jeffrey Danielle Golden
Joey Vaughn Spencer
Jonny Warner Jack Mawhinney
Josh Magnolia Godshall
Little Debbie Grace Gozycki
Miss Strict Sophia Jones
Peaches Vera Scarboro
Sheila Nova Gaddy
Toffee Little Elise Yount
Toffee’s Father Graham Norwood
Toffee’s Mother Abby Meyer
Ensemble: Abigail Kassos, Addy Kline, Alexondra Spencer, Ava Pinson, Isabella Forster, Carole Burke, Caroline Rehrer, Dylan Vandergrift, Ella Pietrafesa, Gianna Colasurdo, Grace Krafchek, Izabel Hembree, Jeslyn Watson, Katie Claire, Katilin Healy, Lawson Currier, Lily Parry, Lily Petersen, Olivia Bauschard, Sarah David, Tannyn Marshall, Tyla Montagna, Marissa Rowland
School Dayz- March 25th
A play for very young people written and directed by Matthews Playhouse Education Director, Stefanie Nicholson!
Saturday, March 25th @ 10:00am
Mrs. Walker (Teacher) - Lydia Baumgardner
Bus Driver, Principal Boomer, Coach - Wesley Shupe
“Bus Stop” Emery Ide, Olive Grissom, Lettie Martin, Elise Taylor, Langdon Taylor
“First day of school” Gianna Bogar, Everette Bridenstine, Braelyn Grantham, Josephine Levine, Rachel Ring, Caroline Venker
“Human Body” Sophia Adcock, Gabriela Caraveo, Riley Cermak, Anna Claire Davidson,
Kaylee Harris, Penelope Kunis, Parker Russell, Cora Wilson, Caroline Wysong, Margot Young
“Career Day” Noah Abas, Salma Buzzo, Charlotte Faitoute, Hanna Galligan, Ellie
Kim, Aeliana Luca-Phillips, Emersen Moore, Lucia Orjuela, Aarya Ramanathan, Cordelia Shupe, Ava Wolff,
“Recess”- Brynn Acosta, Ellie Braswell, Arden Eggers, René Fiallo-Betancourt,
Marianna Harmon, Lucy Markle, Mia McDonald, Veda Nevels, Naomi Rogers, Brooklyn Williams
“Last Day of School”- Entire Cast
Miss Nelson Is Missing March 25th and 26th
Directed by Krys Paschen
Miss Nelson can't control her crazy classroom because she's just too nice. But when she disappears, her replacement is the hard-as-nails, detention-loving, recess-canceling, homework-overloading substitute teacher Viola Swamp! With the Big Test approaching, the kids suddenly realize how much they miss Miss Nelson and they'll do anything -- including hiring a private eye -- to solve the mystery of her disappearance and bring her back.
Saturday, March 25th @ 7:30pm
Sunday, March 26th @ 2:00pm
Miss Nelson Meg
Miss Swamp Grace
Principal Humleker Nolen
Detective McSmogg Owen
Raymond Sydney, Maddie
Phoebe Julia, Corrine, Antoniyah
George Jorgenson, Jr. Logan, Noah
Lavita Mallory, Bella L, Nadiia
Kimberly Kate, Madison, Bella H
Elvis Sadie
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