– Total ticket sales for 2016 were 2,394 tickets!
– In April 2016, ASPI presented Shrek the Musical. There were a record number of ticket sales for this show (totaling 1,268!!) INCLUDING a sold out show!! This is the first time in ASPI history that we have had a sold out show!
– First time ASPI went above and beyond with makeup for Shrek the Musical- special makeup was used for Shrek and Fiona- including prosthetics!
– ASPI again utilized kids in our community for Shrek- it was a huge success, once again being a family oriented Community Theater for our local community.
– The Odd Couple, presented in August 2016, had record attendances in comparison to last year’s summer’s show
– Charlie Brown, presented in December 2016, marked the first time ever ASPI partnered with other non-profits to operate our concession stand.
– All three shows received GLOWING reviews from Warren Gerds!
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Auditions for Annie
Open auditions will be held from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 3 or 4 at the Byng Community Theater, 5852 Maple St., Abrams. Callbacks, if needed, will be from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 5.
Performance dates will be March 31, April 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9, with rehearsals Sunday and Thursday evenings beginning Jan. 8. Prior to auditioning, performers should consider their availability to attend rehearsals and performances.
There are various roles for both kids and adults, and individuals ages 8 and older are encouraged to audition.
Performers should have a song prepared from “Annie” or in the style of “Annie” to sing at the audition. They will also be asked to do a short scene read-through and a dance routine.
For more information about the show, call the box office at 920-826-5852
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone
Music and Lyrics by LISA LAMBERT and GREG MORRISON
Book by BOB MARTIN and DON MCKELLAR
Original Broadway production of The Drowsy Chaperone produced by Kevin McCullum, Roy Miller, Bob Boyett, Stephanie McClelland, Barbara Freitag and Jill Furman
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE ™
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684
www.MTIShows.com
Production Date: April 12-14 & 19-21, 2013
Location: The Byng Community Theater
Director: Brandon Byng
Assistant Director / Choreography: Debra Jolly
Choral Director: Scott Hunsberger
Stage Manager: Abby Blosser
Assistant Stage Manager: Christine Lasee
A rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be entertained. If you’ve ever sat in a dark theatre and thought, “Dear Lord in heaven, please let it be good,” this is the show for you! It all begins when a die-hard musical-theater fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable, and the musical literally bursts to life in his living room, telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway starlet trying to find, and keep, her true love.
Original Cast:
Man In Chair……………………………………………………………………….Brandon Byng
Mrs. Tottendale………………………………………………………………………Karen Fuller
Underling………………………………………………………………………………..Bill Koehne
Robert Martin……………………………………………………………………Preston Pelegrin
George…………………………………………………………………………….Michael Brunner
Feldzeig…………………………………………………………………………………….Bill Wons
Kitty………………………………………………………………………………………Ali Carlson
Gangster #1…………………………………………………………………………….Early Fuller
Gangster #2…………………………………………………………………………Molly Keuken
Aldolpho……………………………………………………………………………Jerah Doxtator
Janet Van De Graaff……………………………………………………….Brooke Friederichs
The Drowsy Chaperone…………………………………………………………Elizabeth Jolly
Trix The Aviatrix………………………………………………………………………Faith Fuller
Superintendent…………………………………………………………………….Jerard Nighorn
The Ensemble…………………………………………………………………………..Faith Fuller
Ashley Keuken
Haley Meunier
Cortney Meunier
On The Air
On The Air
Written by, Greory B. Owens
Production Date: December 7-9 & 14-16, 2012
Location: The Byng Community Theater
Director: Brandon Byng
Assistant Director / Choreographer: Debra Jolly
Stage Manager: Karen Fuller
Assistant Stage Manager: Sharon Fischer
Choral Director: Scott Hunsberger
On the Air is set in a 1940’s radio studio. Lieutenant Jack O’Brien is just coming home for Christmas from the war to the radio station he used to work at. His love Rosie has been waiting three years for him to return and has been dying to see him. She has been very worried that over the time he was gone, he doesn’t love her anymore. He eases her fears until the famous Darla Davenport comes to the radio station for the annual Christmas Show broadcast and through a series of events Rosie starts to believe that Jack loves Darla and not her.
Original Cast:
Jack O’Brian……………………………………………………………………….Jerah Doxtator
Tate Carmichael……………………………………………………………………….Early Fuller
Hal Kencade……………………………………………………………………….Brandon Byng
Frankie………………………………………………………………………Matthew Courchaine
Gordy……………………………………………………………………………………Billy Kuchta
Casey………………………………………………………………………………Preston Pelegrin
Mr. Smiley……………………………………………………………………………..Bill Koehne
Genevieve / Photographer…………………………………………………………….Niki Petit
Rosie……………………………………………………………………………………..Faith Fuller
Kitty Kencade…………………………………………………………………Stephanie Sheedy
Maxine Hornbecker…………………………………………………………………Susan Blihar
Darla Davenport…………………………………………………………………Alexandra Peot
Katie Calhoun……………………………………………………………………..Molly Keuken
Maybelle Calhoun…………………………………………………………………………Liz Jolly
Darcy Calhoun…………………………………………………………………………Ali Carlson
Mrs. Smiley……………………………………………………………………….Linda Druckrey
June…………………………………………………………………………………..Haley Meunier
Eleanor…………………………………………………………………………………Jen Longsine
Shirley…………………………………………………………………………….Cortney Meunier
Oliver…………………………………………………………………………………….Lucien Petit
Violet………………………………………………………………………………..Haley Fournier
Oscar……………………………………………………………………………………….Solo Petit
The Band:
Piano / Organ……………………………………………………………………Rachel Casleton
Trumpet…………………………………………………………………………….Spencer Strand
Alto Sax 1……………………………………………………………………………..Ben Mitchell
Alto Sax 1 / Clarinet…………………………………………………………….Christine Lasee
Alto Sax 2……………………………………………………………………Brooke Friederichs
Tenor Sax………………………………………………………………………….Heather Strand
Drums………………………………………………………………………………….Trent Sinclair
Arsenic & Old Lace
Arsenic & Old Lace
Written by, Joseph Kesselring
Production Date: August 10-12 & 17-19, 2012
Location: The Byng Community Theater
Director: Brandon Byng
Assistant Director: Debra Jolly
The play is a farcical dark comedy revolving around Mortimer Brewster, a drama critic who must deal with his crazy, homicidal family and local police in Brooklyn, NY, as he debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the woman he loves. His family includes two spinster aunts who have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with a glass of home-made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and “just a pinch” of cyanide”; a brother who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and digs locks for the Panama Canal in the cellar of the Brewster home (which then serve as graves for the aunts’ victims); and a murderous brother who has received plastic surgery performed by an alcoholic accomplice, Dr. Einstein to conceal his identity and now looks like horror-film actor Boris Karloff.
Original Cast:
Abby Brewster……………………………………………………………………….Karen Fuller
The Rev. Dr. Harper / Mr. Gibbs / Mr. Witherspoon………………………Bill Koehne
Teddy Brewster……………………………………………………………………….Early Fuller
Officer Brophy………………………………………………………………….Conner Suddick
Officer Klein…………………………………………………………………David Woosencraft
Martha Brewster…………………………………………………………………Sharon Fischer
Elaine Harper………………………………………………………………………Megan Sopata
Mortimer Brewster……………………………………………………………………..Bill Wons
Jonathan Brewster………………………………………………………………..Brandon Byng
Dr. Einstein……………………………………………………………………….Preston Pelegrin
Officer O’Hara……………………………………………………………………..James Sopata
Lieutenant Rooney……………………………………………………………….Jerah Doxtator
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors
Book by HOWARD ASHMAN
Music by ALAN MENKEN
Lyrics by HOWARD ASHMEN
Based on the Film by ROGER CORMAN, Screenplay by CHARLES GRIFFITH
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS ™
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684
www.MTIShows.com
Production Date: March 23-25 & March 30-April 1, 2012
Location: The Byng Community Theater
Director: Brandon Byng
Assistant Director / Choreography: Debra Jolly
Stage Manager: Tanya Brehmer
Assistant Stage Manager: Christine Lasee
A down and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon “Audrey II” grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite, finally revealing itself to be an alien creature poised for global domination!
Original Cast:
Seymour Krelborn……………………………………………………….Adam Landenberger
Audrey……………………………………………………………………………………Ali Carlson
Mr. Mushnik……………………………………………………………………….Brandon Byng
Crystal……………………………………………………………………………………Faith Fuller
Ronette………………………………………………………………………..Brooke Friederichs
Chiffon………………………………………………………………………………….Karen Fuller
Orin Scrivello, DDS…………………………………………………………….Maxwell Finger
Audrey II (Voice)……………………………………………………………………..David Jolly
Ensemble…………………………………………………………………………Michael Brunner
Early Fuller
Sahara Homan
Mackenzie Marquardt
Puppeteers…………………………………………………………………………Christine
Into The Woods
Into The Woods
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book by JAMES LAPINE
Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Original Broadway production by Heidi Landesman, Rocco Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, Frederic H. Mayerson, Jujamcyn Theaters
Originally produced by the Old Globe Theater, San Diego, Ca.
INTO THE WOODS ™
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684
www.MTIShows.com
Production Date: March 23-25 & March 30-April 1, 2012
Location: The Byng Community Theater
Director: Brandon Byng
Choreographic Director: Debra Jolly
Choral Director: Scott Hunsberger
When a Baker and his Wife learn they’ve been cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from Cinderella, Little Red, Rapunzel and Jack (the one who climbed the beanstalk). Everyone’s wish is granted at the end of Act One, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later, with disastrous results. What begins a lively irreverent fantasy, becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children. One of Sondheim’s most popular works, Into The Woods is a timeless yet relevant piece and a rare modern classic.
Original Cast:
NARRATOR………………………………………………………………………….Bill Koehne
CINDERELLA……………………………………………………………………Megan Sopata
JACK……………………………………………………………………………….Jerah Doxtator
JACK’S MOTHER………………………………………………………………Shellie Virtues
THE BAKER………………………………………………………………………Brandon Byng
THE BAKER’S WIFE…………………………………………………………….Karen Fuller
CINDERELLA’S STEPMOTHER……………………………………….Michaela Kaiser
FLORINDA………………………………………………………………………..Simone Safian
LUCINDA……………………………………………………………………………..Faith Fuller
LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD…………………………………………………..Leah Wons
THE WITCH…………………………………………………………………………..Ali Carlson
CINDERELLA’S MOTHER………………………………………………….Shellie Virtues
MYSTERIOUS MAN……………………………………………………………..Bill Koehne
WOLF………………………………………………………………………………….Billy Kuchta
GRANNY………………………………………………………………………..Linda Druckrey
RAPUNZEL………………………………………………………………………Haley Fournier
RAPUNZEL’S PRINCE……………………………………………….Matthew Courchane
CINDERELLA’S PRINCE………………………………………………………Billy Kuchta
THE STEWARD……………………………………………………………………..Early Fuller
GIANT…………………………………………………………………………….Linda Druckrey
SNOW WHITE…………………………………………………………………..Whitney Fuller
SLEEPING BEAUTY……………………………………………………..Brooke Anderson
CHORUS……………………………………………………………………….Cortney Meunier
Haley Meunier
Whitney Fuller
Seussical The Musical
Seussical The Musical
Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY
Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS
Book by LYNN AHRENS and STEPHEN FLAHERTY
Co-Conceived by LYNN AHRENS, STEPHEN FLAHERTY, and ERIC IDLE
Based on the Works of DR. SEUSS
SEUSSICAL ™
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684
www.MTIShows.com
Production Date: December 9-11 & 16-18, 2011
Location: The Byng Community Theater
Director: Brandon Byng
Assistant Director: Linda Druckrey
Choreographic Director: Debra Jolly
Choral Director: Scott Hunsberger
“Seussical” is based on the works of Dr. Seuss and weaves together his most famous tales and characters from at least fifteen of his books. The show follows the adventures of Horton, an elephant who one day hears voices coming from a speck of dust. He soon discovers that within this tiny speck exists the smallest planet in the universe! On this tiny planet live a tiny race of creatures known as Whos. Although ridiculed by the other animals in the Jungle of Nool for believing in something he cannot see, Horton stubbornly persists in his belief that the Whos exist. Traveling everywhere from the Jungle of Nool to McEligott’s Pool, some of the characters fall in love, some have desperate adventures and some even save the world. Characters include Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie and the Whos of Whoville.
Original Cast:
THE CAT IN THE HAT………………………………………………………Jerah Doxtator
JOJO………………………………………………………………………..Matthew Courchaine
HORTON THE ELEPHANT…………………………………………………Brandon Byng
GERTRUDE McFUZZ……………………………………………………………..Ali Carlson
SOUR KANGAROO………………………………………………………………Suzie Wons
MAYZIE LA BIRD…………………………………………………………..Mesha Doxtator
THE WICKERSHAM BROTHERS……………………………………………..Bill Wons
Preston Pelegrin
Peter Budz
THE BIRD GIRLS………………………………………………………………..Janet Koehne
Simone Safian
Faith Fuller
Stephanie Gortarez
MR. MAYOR…………………………………………………………………………Bill Koehne
MRS. MAYOR…………………………………………………………………Linda Druckrey
GENERAL GENGUS KHAN SCHMITZ………………………………Jerard Nighorn
JUNGLE CREATURES……………………………………………………..Matthew Martin
Karen Fuller
Anne Martin
Alyssa Huckaby
Sofia Wons
THE WHOS…………………………………………………………………………..Alex Runge
Kay Runge
Regina Grabracht
Early Fuller
Whitney Fuller
Haley Fournier
Rylee Krumrei
Leah Wons
Kelton Lepak
Jennifer Longsine
CADETS…………………………………………………………………………Matthew Martin
Alex Runge
Haley Fournier
Rylee Krumrei
Kelton Lepak
HUNCHES…………………………………………………………………………..Karen Fuller
Anne Martin
Kay Runge
Early Fuller
FISH……………………………………………………………………………….Matthew Martin
Anne Martin
Alyssa Huckaby
Whitney Fuller
Jennifer Longsine
YERTLE THE TURTLE………………………………………………………….Karen Fuller
THE GRINCH………………………………………………………………………..Early Fuller
THING 1……………………………………………………………………………….Leah Wons
THING 2……………………………………………………………………….Regina Grabracht
VLAD VLADIKOFF……………………………………………………………….Alex Runge
ELEPHANT BIRD…………………………………………………………………..Abby Budz
On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond
Written by, Ernest Thompson
Production Date: August 12-14 & 19-21, 2011
Location: The Byng Community Theater
Director: Brandon Byng
Assistant Director: Debra Jolly
Stage Manager: Faith Fuller
This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the forty-eighth year. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty, with heart palpitations and a failing memory-but still as tart-tongued, observant and eager for life as ever. Ethel, ten years younger, and the perfect foil for Norman, delights in all the small things that have enriched and continue to enrich their long life together. They are visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter and her dentist fiance, who then go off to Europe, leaving his teenage son behind for the summer. The boy quickly becomes the “grandchild” the elderly couple have longed for, and as Norman revels in taking his ward fishing and thrusting good books at him, he also learns some lessons about modern teenage awareness-and slang-in return. In the end, as the summer wanes, so does their brief idyll, and in the final, deeply moving moments of the play, Norman and Ethel are brought even closer together by the incidence of a mild heart attack. Time, they know, is now against them, but the years have been good and, perhaps, another summer on Golden Pond still awaits.
Original Cast:
Norman Thayer, Jr…………………………………………………………………..Bill Koehne
Ethel Thayer………………………………………………………………………Linda Druckrey
Charlie Martin………………………………………………………………………….Early Fuller
Chelsea Thayer Wayne…………………………………………………………….Karen Fuller
Billy Ray…………………………………………………………………………..Preston Pelegrin
Bill Ray………………………………………………………………………………Brandon Byng
The Truth About Cinderella
The Truth About Cinderella
Music by, Charles Strouse
Lyrics by, David Rogers
Book by, June Walker Rogers
Production Date: March 18-20 & 25-27, 2011
Location: The Byng Community Theater
Director: Brandon Byng
Assistant Director: Linda Druckrey
Choreographic Director: Debra Jolly
Poor Cinderella? Not this time! It’s poor father, stepmother and stepsisters, who desperately try to drag Cinderella away from her beloved brooms and brushes to the ball! Two godmothers, Dame Prudence & Dame Wiley! Prudence tells Cinderella the truth that she must shape up and stop making herself and everyone else miserable. Wiley gives advice on how to make everyone even more miserable! One royal family, the king, determined to marry off his son; the queen, determined not to. The prince, who says nothing. It’s all upside down and all laughs. True to tradition, Cinderella wins her prince but there is an interesting switch. This family-friendly musical is sure to please all ages!
Original Cast:
Herald……………………………………………………………………….Matthew Courchaine
Prince……………………………………………………………………………………….Bill Wons
Cinderella……………………………………………………………………………….Suzie Wons
Stenographer / Chorus………………………………………………………….Evy O’Harrow
King………………………………………………………………………………………Bill Koehne
Queen………………………………………………………………………………………Gail Irwin
Humpleby……………………………………………………………………………Simone Safian
Scully……………………………………………………………………………………..Faith Fuller
Lady Laughingtower (Lily)……………………………………………………Linda Druckrey
Diana……………………………………………………………………………………..Leah Wons
Pamela………………………………………………………………………………Erin Thompson
Sir James…………………………………………………………………………..Steve Druckrey
Dame Prudence……………………………………………………………….Stephanie Sheedy
Dame Wiley………………………………………………………………………..Brandon Byng
Lady Southport…………………………………………………………………..Kris Thompson
Millicent / Chorus……………………………………………………………..Cortney Meunier
Lord Scone……………………………………………………………………………..Early Fuller
Lady Scone……………………………………………………………………………Karen Fuller
Caroline / Chorus…………………………………………………………………Whitney Fuller
Greg………………………………………………………………………………..Josh Kozlowski
Dr. Heath…………………………………………………………………………..Jerard Nighorn
Hugh Fitzhugh……………………………………………………………………Conner Suddick
Chorus………………………………………………………………………….Madeline Knutson
Rylee Krumrei
Jennifer Longsine
Haley Meunier
Coach Driver………………………………………………………………………..Sophia Wons
Footman………………………………………………………………………………Garrett Wons