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Good Company Players presents
Director
Dan Pessano
Stage Manager
Dave Filipczak
Vocal Coach
Judith Dickison
Sound Operator
Elizabeth Henrickson
Choreographer
Julie Lucido
Props
Gabrielle Burton
Costume Designer
Ginger Kay Lewis-Reed
Follow Spots
Erin Rana
Aunie DeGroot
Set Designer
David Pierce
Crew
Yvette Gonzales
Lighting Designer
Andrea Henrickson
Technical Advisor
Lance Casper
Music by RICHARD RODGERS
Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Book by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II and JOSHUA LOGAN
The Company
Ensign Nellie Forbush. . . . . . . . . . . LOGAN CARNATION
Emile De Becque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ERIC BAILEY
Ngana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KIMI GALANG VILLEGAS
Josette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARIANNA FIGUEROA
Henriette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .STEPHANIE NORBY
Bloody Mary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JANET GLAUDÉ
Liat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KIRSTIN BANGS
Luther Billis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CJ DION
Stewpot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GIOVANNI NAVARRO
Professor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JUAN DANNER
Lt. Joseph Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JORDAN LITZ
Capt. George Brackett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GREG RUUD
Cmdr. William Harbison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRIAN RHEA
Dinah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHARAYAH VEITH
Lt. Buzz Adams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TIM SMITH
Sailors/Seabees/Marines
JASON DANNER, DAVID MARINOVICH, MARTIN
MARTINEZ, SAMUEL MORGAN, GUS SHORT, MICHAEL SMITH, TIM SMITH, SHAWN WILLIAMS
Ensigns
SARAH ANDREW, THANI BRANT, LAURA CASADO, BAILEY JOHNSON, EMILY KEARNS, DANNAH
LEMON, KIANA LOPEZ, STEPHANIE NORBY, JANA
PRICE, KENZIE STAFFORD, KATEE SUTCH
Bali Ha’i Dancers
THANI BRANT, LAURA CASADO, DANNAH LEMON,
KIANA LOPEZ, JANA PRICE, KATEE SUTCH
“South Pacific” is dedicated to the loving memory of WWII Veteran and lifelong friend
Ed Sturgeon
On stage at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater
March 19th - May 17th, 2015
Musical Numbers
Time: The middle of wwii
Place: an island in The souTh Pacific
Act One
OVERTURE
Dites-Moi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ngana and Josette
A Cockeyed Optimist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nellie
Twin Sililoquies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nellie and Emile
Some Enchanted Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emile
Bloody Mary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sailors, Seabees, and Marines
There is Nothing Like a Dame . . . . . . . . . Sailors, Seabees, Marines
Bali Ha’i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bloody Mary, Billis, Cable
I’m Gonna Wash That Man
Right Outta My Hair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nellie and Nurses
A Wonderful Guy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nellie and Nurses
Bali Ha’i (reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bali Ha’i Dancers
Younger Than Springtime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cable
Finale Act I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emile and Nellie
GCP Costume Shop:
Ginger Kay Lewis-Reed, Sue Jameson,
Marie Q. Kramer, Renata Lewis, & Melody Moua
GCP Scene Shop:
David Pierce, Joielle Adams,
Teddy Maldonado, & Wayne Montgomery
Sound Coordinator: Linda Thayer
Rehearsal Pianist: Laurie King
Bali ha’i may call you...
But let’s make sure that no one else does.
The use of cell phones, recording devices, or
photography of any kind is restricted during
the performance. Failure to comply to the
direct order to turn all electronics off (and
enjoy the show) could result in a
dishonorable discharge.
souTh Pacific is produced through special arrangement with
Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
Act Two
ENTR’ACTE
The Thanksgiving Follies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nurses and Seabees
Happy Talk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bloody Mary
Honey Bun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nellie, Billis, and Girls
You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cable
This Nearly Was Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emile
Some Enchanted Evening (reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nellie
Finale Ultimo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nellie, Emile,
Ngana, Josette
Ochestration provided by
Richard Mynderup
Understudies
Understudies do not appear without prior notice
JULIE ANDREWS (Bloody Mary)
THANI BRANT (Liat)
JUAN DANNER (Emile)
CAROLINE HUEY (Ngana, Josette)
DAVID MARINOVICH (Harbison)
SAMUEL MORGAN (Professor)
PAIGE PARKER (Nellie)
BRIAN RHEA (Brackett)
GREG RUUD (Billis)
TIM SMITH (Cable)
SHAWN WILLIAMS (Adams)
Special Thanks
Bruce Batti, Jim Brown, Gabby Burton, Laura Casado,
Lance Casper, Central Valley Honor Flight, Juan Danner,
Dave Filipczak, Alex Garcia, JSA, Henry Montelongo,
Wayne Montgomery, Giovanni Navarro, Ben Rawls,
Benny Sigle, Daniel Sutherland, Patrick Tromborg
The Company
SARAH ANDREW (Nurse) made her GCP debut in The King
and I. She performed with the Santa Clara Ballet Company
in Swan Lake and The Nutcracker (Corps de Ballet). Sarah
also participated in West Valley College’s production of Jesus
Christ Superstar (Dancer).
ERIC BAILEY (Emile) is a former member of GCP’s Junior
Company and performed with the company in The King and I
(Sir Edward), Pump Boys and Dinettes (Jackson) and Into the
Woods (Jack). Eric continued to perform in productions such
as The Comedy of Errors (Dromio) and Assassins (The Proprietor) with Foothill College and Hamlet (Laertes) with PCPA.
KIRSTIN BANGS (Liat) performed with Good Company
Players in Crazy for You and West Side Story. Kirstin dances
with La Bella Dance Co. and teaches gymnastics at Break the
Barriers. She performed as Dominique Du Moniro in Clovis
High’s production of Lucky Stiff.
THANI BRANT (Nurse) is a student at University High
School where she participated in Drama 1 & 2. She studies
the arts by participating in various dance, theatre, and voice
classes. Thani is making her Good Company Players debut in
South Pacific.
LOGAN CARNATION (Nellie) is a student at Clovis North
high school. She performed with Children’s Musical Theatreworks as Maggie in A Chorus Line, Jane in Tarzan, and Mrs.
Potts in Beauty and the Beast. At Clovis East High School,
Logan performed in Once on this Island (Erzalie). She made
her GCP debut in West Side Story.
LAURA CASADO (Nurse) made her Good Company Players
debut in Crazy For You. She is a graduate of Clovis East High
School and performed in the school’s production of Once on
This Island (Ti Moune). Laura has performed with CMT in A
Chorus Line (Val) and with CAA in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy) and Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife).
JASON DANNER (Sailor) performed with GCP in several
productions including Grease (Doody), Cats (Macavity), Anything Goes, Beauty and the Beast, and The Music Man. He
studied dance extensively at Kaye’s School of Dance. Jason recently performed in Nutcracker: Men in Tights (Ballet Pointe)
with the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus.
JUAN DANNER (Professor), originally from York, PA, has a
B.F.A. in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Juan performed with The Lee Strasberg Institute in their productions
of Nine and Jesus Christ Superstar. He also performed with
York City Schools in High School Musical (Ryan Evans). This
is Juan’s Good Company Players debut.
CJ DION (Billis) made his GCP debut in the 2002 production
of Chicago (Billy Flynn). He has a BA in Theatre Arts from
California State University, Fresno where he participated in
several University Theatre productions. CJ performed at the
Ray of Light Theatre, SF in The Full Monty (Dave) and in NY
Fringe Festival’s production of Blue Balls.
ARIANNA FIGUEROA (Josette) is making her Good Company Players debut. She attends Harvest Elementary School
and has studied gymnastics. Arianna performed with Children’s Musical Theatreworks in productions of Aladdin Jr.
(Jasmine), Suessical Jr. (Mazie), and Willy Wonka Jr. (Violet).
KIMI GALANG VILLEGAS (Ngana) is a member of Good
Company Players’ Junior Company and performed in The
Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Roberta). She also performed
in The Nutcracker (Arabian, Marie’s best friend, Barbie Girl,
Angel) with Central California Ballet. Kimi participated in
a summer intensive at the American Ballet Theatre in New
York.
JANET GLAUDÉ (Bloody Mary) is a veteran performer at
GCP, having appeared in over forty shows since 1982, including Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Beehive, Hairspray (Motormouth
Maybelle), Dreamgirls (Effie), Cats (Grizabella), as well as
Nunsensations, Hot Mikado, Sugar Babies, A Good Company Christmas, and Ain’t Misbehavin’ just to name a few.
BAILEY JOHNSON (Nurse) attended Buchanan High
School where she performed in productions of A Christmas
Carol, Curtains, Pride and Prejudice, and Check, Please.
She also performed with Children’s Musical Theatreworks in
A Chorus Line and with Center Stage Clovis in The Music
Man. This is Bailey’s mainstage debut for GCP.
EMILY KEARNS (Nurse) is making her GCP debut in South
Pacific. She currently attends Fresno State where she participated in ETC productions of 4,000 Miles (Bec) and Flowers
for Algernon (Rose). Emily also performed with EHS Theatre
in Bye, Bye Birdie (Kim MacAffe).
DANNAH LEMON (Nurse) performed with Good Company
Players in Crazy for You, The Addams Family, West Side Story, The King and I, Young Frankenstein, and A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum (Philia). She also performed with Children’s Musical Theatreworks in A Chorus
Line (Bebe) and Grease.
JORDAN LITZ (Cable) made his GCP debut as Tony in
West Side Story. He is a former student of Fresno Pacific University and is originally from Stockton, CA. He performed in
The Sound of Music (Captain Von Trapp), Cosi Fan Tutte
(Ferrando), and Die Fledermaus (Alfred) with Fresno Pacific
University Theatre.
KIANA LOPEZ (Nurse) is a graduate of Clovis High School
and performed in their productions of Lucky Stiff, The Music
Man, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She performed with GCP in Crazy for You and as an outof-cast understudy in West Side Story. Kiana performed with
CMT in Grease (Patty) and A Chorus Line (Connie).
DAVID MARINOVICH (Sailor) made his Good Company
Players debut in Skin Deep at GCP’s 2nd Space Thetare. He
has since performed with Good Company Players in productions of The Sound of Music (Von Schreiber), Stalag 17 (Dunbar/Hoffy).
MARTIN MARTINEZ (Sailor) has been in such Good Company Players productions as Calamity Jane, Fiddler on the
Roof, Stalag 17, and Cyrano de Bergerac. He worked behind
the scenes as assistant stage manager for I Love You, You’re
Perfect, Now Change and operated follow spot during several
GCP shows.
SAMUEL MORGAN (Sailor) performed in Good Company
Players’ production of Crazy for You and participated in GCP’s
Theatre Skills Workshop. At Bullard High School, Samuel performed in Lend Me A Tenor (Tito) and in The First Breeze of
Summer (Lou) and A Soldier’s Play (Private Smalls) at Fresno
State.
GIOVANNI NAVARRO (Stewpot) performed with GCP in
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Reverend Hopkins), West
Side Story (Chino), The Grapes of Wrath (Noah), One Flew
Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Williams) and Stalag 17 (Duke).
Giovanni studies acting at FCC and performed with their
theatre department in The Fantastic Mr. Fox (Bunce), The
Drunken City (Bob), and Almost, Maine (Randy).
STEPHANIE NORBY (Henriette) works for Fowler Unified
School District. She performed in Reedley High School’s production of Calamity Jane (Adelaide Adams). With Mount
Vernon Players, Stephanie performed in Guys and Dolls and
South Pacific. This is Stephanie’s Good Company Players’ debut.
JANA PRICE (Nurse) made her GCP debut in Crazy for You
(Patricia). Jana performed in several productions at her alma
mater, University High School, including The Music Man
(Marion), Into the Woods (Rapunzel), and Dark Deeds at
Swan’s Place (Tai Pan). She has also studied ballet extensively
with Shirley Winters Ballet.
BRIAN RHEA (Harbison) has performed with GCP in Crazy
For You (Eugene), The Addams Family (Lurch), The Grapes
of Wrath, Curtains (Daryl Grady), The Red Velvet Cake War
(Newt), Wait Until Dark (Sam), The Sound of Music (Herr
Zeller), When We Are Married (Fred), Stalag 17 (Price), and
the narrator in A Christmas Story.
GREG RUUD (Brackett) counts among his many GCP credits Crazy For You (Lank), A Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum (Miles Gloriosus), Young Frankenstein
(Victor), Fiddler on the Roof (Constable), Paint Your Wagon (Ben), Legally Blonde (Callahan), To Kill A Mockingbird
(Boo Radley), Seven Brides, (Adam), Joseph (Jacob), Oklahoma! (Jud), and The Wiz (Tin Man). Greg was in The Elephant Man (Ross) at Fresno State.
GUS SHORT (Sailor) has been in numerous Good Company Players productions including One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Ruckley), Paint Your Wagon (Joe), Calamity Jane
(Grover), Oklahoma! (Carnes), Bye Bye Birdie, Sweet Charity, Footloose and Annie Get Your Gun.
MICHAEL SMITH (Sailor) is making his Good Company Players debut. He performed with Raisin Cain Players in
South Pacific (Professor) and Mary Poppins (Neleus). Michael also performed in Center Stage Clovis’ production of
The Music Man and in CMT’s Beauty and the Beast.
TIM SMITH (Adams) played the role of Cogsworth in
CMT’s Beauty and the Beast. He performed in Raisin Cain
Players’ productions of South Pacific (Cable) and Mary Poppins (Robertson Ay) and in Center Stage’s The Music Man
(Salesman/Ensemble). This is Tim’s GCP debut.
KENZIE STAFFORD (Nurse) is a current member of Good
Company Players’ Junior Company. She performed in GCP’s
mainstage productions of The Pirates of Penzace (Euphemia)
and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Alice Wendleken).
Kenzie has been in school plays at Alta Sierra and Dry Creek
Elementary as well as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat at CenterStage Productions.
KATEE SUTCH (Nurse) studied theatre at the American
Music and Dramatic Arts Academy where she performed in
the academy’s production of Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey).
She performed in El Dorado High School’s productions of Little Women (Beth) and Once Upon A Mattress (Winnifred).
Katee is making her Good Company Players debut.
SHARAYAH VEITH (Dinah) performed with GCP in The
Pirates of Penzance (Isabel) and Young Frankenstein. She
worked as assistant stage manager for The Addams Family
and as an out of cast understudy in Vanya and Sonia and
Masha and Spike. Sharayah performed with Fresno State in
Black Cat, Murder in the House of Horrors, Assassins, Wonder of the World, and Time Again in Oz.
SHAWN WILLIAMS (Sailor) is a former member of Good
Company Players’ Junior Company. Shawn has been in such
main-stage productions as Crazy for You (Wyatt), Fiddler on
the Roof (Fyedka), Curtains (Detective O’Farrell/Ens.), Shrek
The Musical (Pied Piper), A Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum (Protean), The Pirates of Penzance (Sergeant of Police), and The Addams Family (Ancestor).
Behind the scenes with
South Pacific
DAN PESSANO (Director) has staged such shows as Crazy for
You, The Addams Family, Over the River and Through the Woods,
The Sound of Music, When We are Married, Paint Your Wagon, A
Good Company Christmas, and Beauty and the Beast. As GCP’s
Managing Director, Dan is also a performer with the company, having appeared as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, The Hermit in Young
Frankenstein, The Stage Manager in Our Town, Henry Miller in
Calamity Jane, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum, and Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone.
JUDITH DICKISON (Vocal Coach) has coached numerous productions with Good Company Players including Crazy for you, The
Addams Family, West Side Story, The King and I, Shrek the Musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Paint Your Wagon, The Sound
of Music, Spelling Bee, Oklahoma!, Beauty and the Beast, Miss
Saigon, Annie Get Your Gun, and Man of La Mancha.
GINGER KAY LEWIS-REED (Costumes), GCP’s costumer, started designing for the company in 1983. Her credits include The
Comedy of Errors, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Importance of
Being Earnest, and The Man Who Came to Dinner at GCP’s 2nd
Space, as well as GCP’s productions of The Pirates of Penzance,
Shrek the Musical, Curtains, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Hairspray, and Beauty and the Beast at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater.
DAVID PIERCE (Sets), GCP’s scenic artist since 1986, designed
such recent sets as The Pirates of Penzance, The King and I, West
Side Story, Young Frankenstein, Shrek the Musical, Curtains,
Fiddler on the Roof, and Monty Python’s Spamalot for GCP
shows at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater and The Comedy of Errors,
Over the River and Through the Woods, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Wait Until Dark at
GCP’s 2nd Space Theatre.
on props for The Comedy of Errors, West Side Story, The Pirates
of Penzance, The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof, Spamalot, and
Bye Bye Birdie. She regularly lends her artistic abilities to GCP’s
Costume Shop and was seen onstage in Sugar Babies and The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever.
ELIZABETH HENRICKSON (Sound Operator) ran sound for
West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof, the light board for The
Sound of Music, and was follow spot operator for The Addams
Family, The Pirates of Penzance, Curtains, Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Legally Blonde. She also
ran the video projections for Shrek the Musical. Elizabeth performed in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and Young Frankenstein.
AUNIE DEGROOT (Follow Spot) made her GCP debut running
follow spot for Curtains. She trained behind the scenes during
Fiddler on the Roof, and worked on crew for West Side Story, The
Pirates of Penzance, Young Frankenstien, and Smokey Joe’s Cafe.
Aunie operated the follow-spot for The Addams Family and A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Aunie is the
daughter of Roger Rocka’s Executive Chef Eric DeGroot.
ERIN RANA (Follow Spot) made her GCP debut, as well as her
theatrical debut, by working on Crazy For You. She attends F. I. Design & Merchandising school in San Francisco. Erin has interest in
costume design and is enjoying expanding her theatrical knowledge
by working with Good Company Players.
YVETTE GONZALES (Crew) is a graduate of Sanger High School
where she appeared in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat (Potifar’s Wife) and Speed (Cat Lady). She is currently studying at Fresno City College. This is Yvette’s Good Company
Players debut.
JULIE LUCIDO (Choregrapher) has worked extensively with
GCP in all capacities. She choreographed Shrek the Musical, Beehive, Calamity Jane, Chicago, Hot Mikado, and All Shook Up,
performed in Chicago (Roxy) and Moon Over Buﬀalo (Eileen), and
directed West Side Story, A Few Good Men, Lion in Winter, and
Inherit the Wind.
DAVE FILIPCZAK (Stage Manager) is the Group Sales Coordinator for Good Company Players’ 2nd Space Theatre and Roger
Rocka’s Dinner Theater. He has been the stage manager for such
GCP productions as Smokey Joe’s Cafe, A Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to the Forum, Young Frankenstein, Curtains, Monty
Python’s Spamalot, Beehive, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hairspray, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Singin’ in the Rain.
ANDREA HENRICKSON (Lighting Designer) has been a lighting
designer, stage manager, and sound board operator for Good Company Players since 1991. Her other stage managing credits include
The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, The
Wedding Singer, The Wiz, and Annie Get Your Gun.
GABRIELLE BURTON (Props) works for GCP as House Manager
of GCP’s 2nd Space Theatre and a box oﬃce employee. She worked
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Catching Up With Junior Company Alumni
Since its formation in 1978, Good Company Players’ Junior Company has had hundreds of members performing the Pre-Shows and main stage shows at Roger Rocka’s. Here’s a look at a few who have gone on to
careers in the entertainment industry.
their alcoholic landlord, James Tyrone Jr., who will be
Audra McDonald
Audra joined the Junior Company at age 9 in 1980 played by Swenson.
and continued in Juniors until 1983. She also made
Christopher Gorham
mainstage appearances in The
Christopher Gorham was a GCPlayer from 1986
King And I, Grease, A Choto 1987, appearing in the Junior Company and in
rus Line, The Wiz, and Evita
Cheaper By The Dozen at Good Company Players’
among others.
2nd Space Theatre.
After graduating from RoosHe attended Roosevelt School of the Arts and gradevelt School of the Arts, Audra
uated from UCLA with a BA
left to study classical voice at
in Film & Theater Arts in 1996.
The Juilliard School. She was
While in college he participated
cast in the National Tour of The
in many sports including marSecret Garden and soon after appeared on Broadway
tial arts, stage combat, fencing,
in Carousel, Master Class, and Ragtime, winning Torollerblading and ballroom
nys for all three and another in 2004 for A Raisin in
dancing. After college he landed
the Sun. In 2012, Audra won her ﬁfth Tony Award for
a job as an intern on Baywatch.
Best Leading Actress in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Chris’s television appearances range from guest apBess. In 2014, Audra won an unprecedented 6th Tony pearances to leading roles in such shows as Odyssey
Award for her performance as Billie Holiday in Lady 5, Jake 2.0, Party of Five, Felicity, Popular, Without A
Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, which was recently Trace, Ugly Betty and ﬁve years on the recently canﬁlmed for HBO to be aired at a later date.
celled Covert Affairs. His ﬁlm credits include Harper’s
This summer, Audra will star opposite her husband Island with Anne Hathaway and My Girlfriend’s BoyWill Swenson in a production of Eugene O’Neill’s friend, among others.
drama A Moon for the Misbegotten at the WilliamChris has also done voice work on the animated DC
stown Theater Festival in Massachusetts. Audra will Comics Justice League videos as Flash/Barry Allen.
play Josie, a farmer’s daughter who plots against
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Catching Up With Junior Company Alumni
Sharon Leal
Heidi Blickenstaff
Sharon started performing with GCP as a member
of the Junior Company in 1986. She quickly moved
on to the mainstage at Roger Rocka’s, appearing
in The Wiz in 1987 and winding up her GCP days
with a succession of leading roles in Sophisticated
Ladies, West Side Story, Dreamgirls, Nunsense,
Me And My Girl and Ain’t Misbehavin’.
Sharon’s professional career began with the
role of Dahlia Crede in the
CBS daytime serial Guiding Light. Later, she joined
the Broadway company of
Rent. Soon after, she was
cast as Mimi for the San
Francisco leg of the ﬁrst
national tour of that show.
Sharon also appeared on the
1999 original cast recording
of the Off-Broadway musical Bright Lights, Big City. She also appeared on
the 2001 cast recording of Making Tracks.
From 2000 to 2004, she starred in the Fox prime
time TV series Boston Public. Sharon also had a
role in the theatrical release Face the Music. She appeared in a recurring role in the short-lived NBC
series LAX, as the wife of airport co-director, Roger
de Souza.
Sharon also co-starred in the ﬁlm adaptation
of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls as Michelle
Morris with Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson,
Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx. In 2007 she also
starred in This Christmas. She has also appeared
in the Tyler Perry productions Why Did I Get Married? and Why Did I Get Married, Too? She played
the character Vanessa Lodge in the TV series Hellcats, until it was cancelled in 2011.
Sharon’s most recent theatrical ﬁlm, Addicted,
was released in 2014. This year her made-for-cable
ﬁlm White Water was one of the highest rated programs on the TV-One network when it premiered
in February.
Heidi was a member of the Junior Company from
1981-1985. She also worked extensively for GCP in
the 2nd Space and at Roger Rocka’s, appearing in
Hello, Dolly!, 42nd Street, Little Shop of Horrors,
Anything Goes, Cohan & Co., Sh-Boom and notably
playing the title role in Annie in 1983 and 1984. After graduating from Roosevelt High, Heidi attended
Duke University, then moved to New York and began
to audition.
Her Broadway credits include The Full Monty, The
Little Mermaid (as Carlotta/Ensemble and, later, Ursula) and [title of show] in
which she played a version
of herself.
In 2006, she starred in the
musical Meet John Doe at
the Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., winning a
Helen Hayes Award for her performance.
Heidi’s regional credits include roles in The Girl in
the Frame at the Goodspeed Opera House and Bat
Boy: The Musical at Theatreworks in Palo Alto. She
has also worked in touring productions of The Full
Monty, Jekyll & Hyde, Steel Pier, Dreamgirls and
The Who’s Tommy. Heidi was a member of the original cast of the revue First You Dream: The Music of
Kander and Ebb, which premiered at the Signature
Theatre in Arlington, Virginia in 2009, and then again
in the revival that played at the Kennedy Center in
Washington, D.C., in June 2012.
In July 2013, Heidi appeared as Diana in Next to
Normal at the Weston Playhouse in Weston, Vermont.
In April 2014 she played Cleo in the City Center Encores! staging of The Most Happy Fella with Laura
Benanti and Cheyenne Jackson.
This past Holiday season, Heidi played the role of
Emily Hobbs in Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of
Elf: The Musical.
Heidi will be returning to Broadway in March of
this year as Bea in the new musical Something Rotten
alongside Christian Borle and Brian d’Arcy James.
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Weddings Gone Wrong and
a Starstruck Irish Boy
Good Company Players presents Always a
Bridesmaid at the 2nd Space Theatre through April
19.
On prom night, four young friends swear to be
in each others’ weddings, no matter what. 30 years
— and numerous weddings later — the well-beaten
path to true love could not get any crazier. Faithful
to their promise, the four friends repeatedly ride the
‘marry-go-round’, in spite of ﬁstﬁghts at the altar,
runaway brides and, of course, horrendous bridesmaid dresses. For richer-for-poorer, in-sickness-andin-health, these aging debutantes are determined to
help each other ﬁnd happiness-ever-after. Rated PG
Opening April 23, The Cripple of Inishmaan is
set on a remote island off the west coast of
Ireland in 1934. It’s a strange comic tale in
the great tradition of Irish storytelling. As
word arrives on Inishmaan that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to
the neighboring island of Inishmore to ﬁlm
“Man of Aran”, the one person who wants to
be in the ﬁlm more than anybody is young
Cripple Billy. A touching, bittersweet comedy! Rated PG-13
Tickets for Always a Bridesmaid and The
Cripple of Inishmaan are on sale at the Box
Ofﬁce, by phone at 266-0660 or 800-3714747, or online at www.2ndspacetheatre.com
Good Company Players’ production of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! will be onstage at Roger
Rocka’s May 21 through July 19.
Adapted from Charles Dickens’ classic novel Oliver Twist, the musical tells the tale of an
orphan boy who dares to ask for more food
at the workhouse where he and his fellow orphans are treated horribly. Oliver escapes his
tormentors and, while on the street, encounters the Artful Dodger who takes him under
his wing and into the seedy underside of
London where he joins a band of pickpockets
who are controlled by the kindly but somewhat sinister Fagin.
Enjoy the sensational score full of Lionel
Bart’s irresistible songs including “Food, Glorious Food,” “Consider Yourself,” “Pick a Pocket
or Two,” “I’d Do Anything,” “As Long As He
Needs Me” and many more.
Funny, vibrant and poignant, Oliver! is a
true musical classic the whole family will enjoy. Rated G
Tickets for Oliver! are now on sale at the Box
Ofﬁce, by phone at 266-9494 or 800-371-4747
or online at www.RogerRockas.com
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The Pre-Show
Tonight, the Junior Company sets the mood for South
Paciﬁc with a collection of songs popular in America
during WWII. Come back in time with us as the Junior
Company salutes great music of the ‘greatest generation’.
The Junior Company
JONATHAN AGUIRRE (11)
COLTON ALLEN (12)
HANNAH AWBREY (12)
ISAAC BROWN (14)
NATHAN FASCHING (14)
KIMI GALANG VILLEGAS (12)
MAYA GENGOZIAN (13)
JOEY GORDEN (9)
CAROLINE HUEY (10)
QUYNH-THY HOANG (10)
COLBY PRIEST (12)
LALAINA RABETSIMBA (10)
NIRINA RABETSIMBA (8)
CALEB ROBINSON (10)
ZNAI RUTHELL BROWN (15)
ANNA SMITH (12)
JOY SMITH (9)
KENZIE STAFFORD (13)
ALLISON STEMPLE (12)
MADELINE WRISTEN (13)
The Staff
Director/Choreographer: Steve Souza
Additional Choreography: Seth Scott
Vocal Coach/Assistant Director: Laurie Pessano
Rehearsal Accompanist: Seth Scott
Costumes: Bonnie Smith & Super Print
The Musicians
Keyboards: Laurie King, Seth Scott, Martha Willems
Bass: Roy Carlson, Eric Seberg
Percussion: Kent Hillman, Brian Hamada
Guitar: Jeff Hall
The Pre-Show is generously sponsored by the
Junior Company Foundation
From the Bar
Mixologist Lyndsie June has created some
Polynesian-inspired drink specials for the run
of South Paciﬁc:
BALI HA’I – A Premium Mango Margarita served
on the rocks. Malibu Mango Rum, Patron and Grand
Marnier, splashed with Lime Juice
and Sweet and Sour.
POLYNESIAN PUNCH – Malibu Coconut Rum,
Crème De Banana, Pineapple Juice and Blue Curaçao.
Served on the rocks with a fruit garnish.
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING – This after dinner
sipper features Amaretto, Kahlua and Cream. Served
on the rocks.
ISLAND BREEZE – (Virgin) – Coconut Cream,
Pineapple Juice and Torani Amaretto. Served on the
rocks.
SHAKES All Milkshakes are available using
non-alcoholic substitutions.
LAVA FLOW –Vanilla Ice Cream blended with Bacardi Rum and Coconut Cream. Topped with sweetened
Strawberries.
FRENCH PLANTATION – Coffee Liqueur Blended
with Toasted Almonds and Ice Cream. Served in a
chocolate lined glass.
PACIFIC SUNSET – An Orange Creamsicle Milkshake Layered with Pureed Raspberry and spiked
with Smirnoff Whipped Vodka.
Before the show starts, order any drinks
and desserts you would like served at
intermission. Your server will bring
them to your table as soon as the ﬁrst
act ends.