January 18 - February 3, 2008
Directed by David Goulet
Music by Harvey Schmidt
Written and Lyrics by Tom Jones
Two neighboring fathers create an elaborate plot to deceive their children into falling in love. This case of parents knowing best is tested as Luisa and Matt find out about their parents’ deception. They escape their parents’ trickery to experience life on their own, but come full circle to a stronger and less dramatic love for each other. The World’s Longest Running Musical.
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Production Staff |
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| The Mute |
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Jacob Boyce |
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Director |
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David Goulet |
| Ed Gallo |
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Joel Biron |
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Music Director |
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Judith James |
| Luisa |
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Maria Cook |
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Choreography |
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Nancy Salmon |
| Matt |
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Joseph Valliere |
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Producers |
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Cookie Eldridge and Nancy Lupien |
| Hucklebee |
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Henrik Strandskov |
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Stage Manager |
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Joanna Chantal |
| Bellomy |
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Jeff Newick |
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Costumes |
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Deb Richio |
| Henry |
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Johnathan Carr |
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Set Design |
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Kevin Brown |
| Mortimer |
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Stephen Matoian |
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Set Construction/Paint |
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Keith Brown |
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Kevin Brown |
| Musicians |
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Christine Collins |
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Jessee Lynch |
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Adam Collins |
| Harp |
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Patrice Lockhart |
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Lily Collins |
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Jack Sullivan |
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Light and Sound Design |
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CJ Payne |
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Light and Sound Op |
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Tina Barber |
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Spotlight Operator |
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Paul Bell |
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Spotlight Operator |
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Shannon Krey |
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Props |
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Trish Howard |
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Props |
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Kim Ouellette |
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| Director’s Note
CELEBRATE THE SENSATION! During the course of The Fantasticks you will hear El Gallo say this as he set the scene for us. A scene that we have all experienced at least once in our lives: maybe not as romantic perhaps, but that first time alone with someone who makes our heart beat faster, or leap in our chest as we see that someone unexpectedly when we round the bend.
We are invited very early in the play to “Try to remember” various times in our lives: moments of joy and sorrow, the simple pleasures of life and the hurt that teaches us compassion and wisdom.
The Fantasticks is an allegory. It is romantic, silly, part melodrama, part commedia del arte. Sometimes it is profound in subtle ways. LISTEN, WATCH CAREFULLY. FIND YOURSELF IN IT!! I hope you will laugh, cry, and most of all, CELEBRATE SENSATIONS!!
David Goulet, Director |
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