Director’s LetterManny is so excited to be back at the historic Crighton Theatre and work-ing with the wonderful Stage Right producers, Steve and Carolyn Wong. Singin’ in the Rain will go down as one of my favorite shows to have had the opportunity to work on. I can’t thank Dinah Mahlman enough for her fabulous choreography and making the show the wonderful production you will enjoy tonight. I have worked with Ana Guirola Ladd for the past 15 years and I have a great respect for her talent and ability as a musical director. Also, I’d like to thank Amber Babcock our Assistant Musical Direc-tor, for her great talent. And for the extraordinary set designing and the set building talent of Dennis O’ Connor our Master Carpenter. Also, De-nise’s fantastic artistry makes every set come alive. How fortunate I am to have her lend her talent to Singin’ in the Rain. And of course, thanks to our fabulous Costume Lady Marieda for her elegant vision. I have been very blessed through the years and working with the cast and production crew of Singin’ in the Rain is counted in those blessings. They have been fantastic to work with and I can’t tell you how privileged I am to have had the oppor-tunity to work with each and everyone involved in this productionof Singin’ in the Rain.

Manny CafeoDirector

From the ProDucers:“You have got to be out of your minds!!” That was the response we got when we told people we intended to produce Singin’ in the Rain on the Crighton stage. We had clearly gone ‘round the bend thinking we could pull off such a technically challenging show (which includes numerous rap-id scene changes, extravagant period costumes, filmed sequences mixed with live action and rain of all things!). Additionally, this show is such an iconic piece of cinematic history: how could we possibly find people that can fill the tap shoes of Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds? Well, sometimes it pays to be a little bit crazy. We had faith that, as has happened in the past, just the right people would show up and help us cre-ate the magic you will see before you tonight. Show up they did: rolled up their sleeves, tied on their tap shoes and got to work. It truly took a village to create this show and we are so grateful for everyone’s monumental ef-fort to honor the memory of a movie so loved by so many. The unrelenting pursuit of excellence dictated by our director Manny Cafeo inspired cast and crew to keep working; no matter how late in the day or how arduous the task. We hope you enjoy this bit of lunacy, and now, on with the show!Steve & Carolyn Wong

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Dora Bailey ........................................................................Carolyn Corsano WongZelda Zanders/Lady-in-waiting (in Dueling Cavalier) ...................... Sachi TanakaOlga Mara ................................................................................... Meaghan SchulzMary Margaret/Girl at party ............................................................ Lorelei AcuñaR.F. Simpson ................................................................................Willard RadcliffeRoscoe Dexter ....................................................................................Todd BradyCosmo Brown .............................................................................. Ryan RodriguezLina Lamont ................................................................................ Alexandra CaseyDon Lockwood .................................................................................Victor SuarezYoung Don .....................................................................................Taylor MarescaYoung Cosmo ................................................................................... Quinn SchulzVillain (in Royal Rascal)/Rod/Cameraman .......................................Josh SandrosKathy Selden ............................................................................. Sara Preisler KentPoliceman/Sound Engineer .................................................................. Phil ClarkeHazel (maid)/Wardrobe Mistress ............................................... Amber BabcockButler/2nd Assistant Director .................................................... Christian RogersTalking Picture man ................................................................... Dennis O’Connor1st Asst. Director ................................................................................. Kelly Drath3rd Asst. Director/Production Singer (Beautiful Girls) .............. R. Isaiah OwensHair/Makeup Mistress .......................................................................... Katie KellySid Phillips ...............................................................................................David AlffScript Girl ......................................................................................... Tina LockhartMiss Dinsmore ............................................................................Lindsay FreireichMale Diction Teacher.......................................................................... Adam IsbellFeatured Dancer (Broadway Melody) .........................................Dinah Mahlman

DANCERS: Lorelei Acuña, Shekinah Copeland, Lydia Derksen, Cricket Pepper, Taylor Maresca, Sachi Tanaka, Meaghan Schulz, Angie Ward

CHORUS: David Alff, Amber Babcock, Phil Clarke, Kelly Drath, Lindsay Freireich, Adam Isbell, Katie Kelly, Ana Guirola Ladd, Tina Lockhart, Jim Murph, R. Isaiah Owens, Christian Rogers, Bill Shafer

There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts.Food & Drink only in the lobby, Please!

crewDirector .......................................................................................Manny CafeoMusical Director .................................................................. Ana Guirola LaddAsst. Musical Dir./Vocal Coach ...............................................Amber BabcockChoreographer .......................................................................Dinah MahlmanStage Manager ............................................................................Jill VillalobosScenic Design ............................................................................Denise DeBoldMaster Carpenter .................................................................Dennis O’ConnorCostume Design .................................................................... Marieda KilgoreProperties .................................................................................Denise DeBoldSound Design ..............................................................Carolyn Corsano WongSound Engineer ......................................................................... Nick MarshallLight Design ........................................................................... Roger OrmistonLight Engineer ................................................................................Peter KellyVideo Design/Engineer ..............................................................Steven WongSpotlight Operator ....................................................................Steven WongFlyman ............................................................................................Jim WalkerSet Crew ...........................................................Tom Richard & Sarah WhitleyFencing Choreography ............................................................ Michael WongHouse Manager ........................................................................ Sarah RobertsProducers.................................................................. Steven & Carolyn Wong

STAGE RIGHT BOARD OF DIRECTORSPhil Clarke, Martha Davis, Lyn Hawthorne Howard, Greg Kelly, Peter Kelly,

Tom Richard, Amy Sowers, Brenda Storseth, Carolyn Corsano Wong, Steven Wong

STAGE RIGHTSteven & Carolyn Wong/TSF Inc. – Producer

Steven Binns, Theresa Ivy/Exxon Mobil Foundation – DirectorDwain & Sandy Riney/Lubchem - DirectorGeorge & Amy Sowers – Stage ManagerJim & Angela Graves – Stage ManagerKaren & Mike Olson – Stage ManagerHarold E. Wood, Jr. – Stage ManagerCliff & Peggie Miller – Stage Manager

Webb & Beverly Melder – Stage ManagerDr. Bruce and Mimi Bastian – Actor

Bobby Carter – ActorDonald & Shirley Niepoetter - Actor

Soren & Annetta Rose – ActorEd & Helen Wassemiller

scenes & musicAL numbersACT I Scene 1: Outside Graumann’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, 1927 “Fit as a Fiddle” - Don and Cosmo Scene 2: Inside Graumann’s Chinese Theatre at the Film Premiere of “The Royal Rascal”Scene 3: Stage of the Theatre Scene 4: Hollywood Boulevard that night “You Stepped out of a Dream” - Don Kathy and Chorus Scene 5: R.F. Simpson’s Mansion “All I do is Dream of You” - Kathy and Chorus Girls Scene 6: Stage at monumental Pictures Studio “Make ‘Em Laugh” - Cosmo Scene 7: The set of “The Dueling Cavalier” Scene 8: Monumental Studios Soundstage “Beautiful Girls” - Tenor “You are my Lucky Star” - Kathy Scene 9: Deserted Soundstage “You Were Meant for Me” - Don Scene 10: Vocal Coach’s Offices “Moses Supposes” -Don and Cosmo Scene 11: Monumental Studios Soundstage “Dueling Cavalier” “Moses Supposes” (Reprise) - Ensemble Scene 12: Major Studio Preview of “The Dueling Cavalier” Scene 13: Don’s House “Good Morning” - Don, Cosmo and Kathy Scene 14: Street Outside Kathy’s House “Singin’ In The Rain” - Don ACT II Scene 1: R.F. Simpson’s Office Scene 2: Recording Studio “Would You” - Kathy “Would You” (Reprise) - Don Scene 3: Lina’s Dressing Rm “What’s Wrong with Me?” - Lina Scene 4: R.F. Simpson’s Office “Broadway Melody (Gotta Dance)” - Cosmo, Don and Ensemble Scene 5: Graumann’s Chinese Theatre. The Premiere of “The Dancing Cavalier” “Would You” (Reprise) - Lina and Kathy “You are my Lucky Star” (Reprise) - Don and Kathy “Singin’ In The Rain” - Ensemble

This show takes place in the year 1927 when they didn’t have cell phones. Please silence yours now.

There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts.Food & Drink only in the lobby, Please!

LORELEI ACUÑA (Dancer) Singin’ In The Rain is Lorelei’s first time performing for Stage Right at Crighton Theatre and she’s excited to share with you such a great cast and show. Outside of show biz, Lorelei paints, draws, and plays guitar. She also dances at Fred Astaire in The Woodlands and is attending College Park High school--although she’d much rather be traveling the world. Best wishes sent to the audience and get ready for a great show that will leave you “Fit as a Fiddle”!

DAVID ALFF (Sid Phillips) This is David’s second ap-pearance with Stage Right. Previously he played The Principle in Hairspray. He has also been as-sociated with Playhouse 1960. He is a Texan by choice, having moved from the northeast shortly after college with his loving, and supportive, wife of 50 years. Thanks to his parents, he developed a love affair with the theatre that spans over 60 years and includes having attended productions in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. He is married, retired, lives on Lake Conroe, has two grown sons, four grandchildren and is an avid tennis player.

AMBER BABCOCK (Wardrobe Mistress/Chorus/Vocal Coach) Amber performed in Gilbert and Sul-livan’s HMS PINAFORE at the age of 12 and by 17 was singing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus. She’s performed in countless musicals both domestically and inter-nationally, and started directing shows in the early 80’s in the San Francisco Bay Area. There, she was affiliated with the Peninsula Civic Light Opera Company, later with the Schenectady Light Opera Company in New York, the Jakarta Players in In-donesia, and The Stage Club in Singapore where she also formed a professional a cappella swing group, Mood Swings. Amber wrote, directed & choreographed Austin’s Murder Mystery Musicals (a dinner theatre entertainment company) and was a founding member of the NorthxNorthwest Theatre Company in Austin. Having moved to Conroe in 2013, she directed her first comedy – The Dixie Swim Club – at the Crighton. It’s been great fun doing this show and enjoying the posi-tive energy of the staff and cast. Umbrellas will never look the same…

TODD BRADY (Roscoe Dexter) Todd is looking forward to the fun and mayhem of Singin’ in the Rain, one of his favorite of the classical musicals. As a part time practicing dentist, he is grateful to continue his community theatre experience. Todd’s most recent roles were Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray and the father in Christmas Story. He would like to thank his wife Karen for hauling all the family down here to watch him perform as well as his friends who continue to marvel at his hidden thespian talents.

ALEXANDRA CASEY (Lina Lamont) Alexandra was first introduced to the world of theatre when she made her debut as (Maria) in The Sound of Music. Since then, she has appeared in numerous shows such as Cinderella, Nunsense, Nunsense II, White Christmas, South Pacific, and several others. She cur-rently holds a Black Belt in Shaolin-Do, Kung Fu and claims Martial Arts her true foundation for dance and performance. In the last 2 years of simply diving into the entertainment world, she has performed with TRF, Prohibition, worked at Radio Disney, and modeled with One Source Talent. During the day she keeps her dental assisting job and prefers to entertain her patients in lieu of laughing gas. For fun, she will occasionally train for a Muay Thai box-ing match. She likes coffee and long walks on the beach... She’d like to thank God, for making this life possible. Thanks to her family, her superman Spen-cer, for his encouragement, support and for turning her into an almost diehard Seahawks fan. Finally, THANKS to the beautiful cast of Singin’ in the Rain!

PHIL CLARKE is currently serving as President of the Board of Stage Right and sits on the board of the Greater Conroe Arts Alliance. Phil has been performing at the Crighton theatre since 2009. His favorite roles include playing Franklin D. Roosevelt in the musical production of Annie, Lt. Rooney in the comedy Arsenic & Old Lace, and Mr. Whitney in the musical Anything Goes. Phil has also served behind the stage in many productions at the Crigh-ton Theatre. Since moving to Houston, TX in 2003, Phil has enjoyed writing, directing and perform-ing in more than a dozen Christian productions at the Fellowship of the Woodlands and WoodsEdge Church. Phil has worked as a magazine writer, pho-tographer, musician and published author. Phil speaks French fluently and lived in several coun-tries in Africa, Europe and S. America.

SHEKINAH COPELAND (Dancer) has been dancing for 15 years and has been a part of many ballet’s including Creation, Savior and Awaken with Excel-sior School of Dance and multiple seasons of The Nutcracker Ballet with the Woodlands Dance Com-pany. This show, however, will be her first time on stage in a musical theatre production. “I wanted to try something new without stepping too far outside of my comfort zone.” She is grateful for the opportunity to get to partake in this experi-ence and for all the relationships and memories that were made through this adventure.

LYDIA DERKSEN (Dancer) I am so thrilled to be a part of Singin’ In The Rain, my first production with Stage Right! This is my 16th show to perform at the Crighton Theatre (several of which were with CYT). Outside of theatre, I enjoy playing piano and drawing/painting. “I like holding cookie dough or

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something.” I would like to pursue a career in fine arts. A huge thanks to my director, choreographer, parents and especially God for giving me the op-portunity to be part of this incredible show!

KELLY DRATH (1st Assistant Director) This is Kelly’s first production at the historic Crighton theater. She has previously performed in Scrooge: A Carol for Christmas at Champion Life Center in Spring, TX as the infamous Ms. Dilber. She thoroughly enjoys any time she can sing and perform on stage, and is very happy to have new challenges here, along with meeting new friends. When she is not performing, she is happily married mother of three, Comic Book fanatic, and reporting analyst in Houston, TX.

LINDSAY FREIREICH (Miss Dinsmore, Mrs. R F Simpson, chorus) Lindsay is so thrilled to be back after the jail matron role in the Stage Right’s pro-duction of Hairspray this past summer. Prior musi-cal theatre she was at Studio 7 with Chris Wilson and Patsy Swayze, Books Alive on tour, the Hous-ton Grand Opera as a supernumery, and a dresser at the Alley theatre. She holds a Bachelor in Music from the University of Houston, and a Masters in clarinet performance from Northwestern Univer-sity. As a clarinet teacher, and after performing 25 plus years, winning 4 national auditions, in various orchestras, performing at the Aspen Music Fes-tival, and the Chicago Civic Orchestra with Daniel Barenboim and Pierre Boulez, she worked for Walt Disney Entertainment as a Guest Talent Coordina-tor with special events, and parades before return-ing home like Dorothy in Oz. So much love to mom, dad, and entire growing, precious family!

ADAM ISBELL (Diction Teacher) is a hairdresser at Salon Papillon. His past productions include Grease and Hairspray. With an obvious love for musical comedy, he looks forward to adding this produc-tion under his belt.

KATIE KELLY (Hairdresser/Chorus) Katie has been involved in almost every aspect of the theatre - back stage and on stage. She began with The Music Man directed by Manny Cafeo in 2011 and is thrilled to be in Singin’ in the Rain directed by Manny. He is a fantastic director! Some of the other productions she has been in are the world premiere of Mama Won’t Fly, The Carol Burnett Show, The Miracle Worker, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and at the Huntsville theatre in Barefoot in the Park. She has also explored the realms of radio plays and enjoys them! Katie has created costumes for Hairspray, My Three Angels, The Miracle Worker, The Wizard of Oz and The Drowsy Chaperone. Katie is looking forward to more opportunities to entertain an audience!

TINA LOCKHART (Script Girl and Chorus) Tina has been involved in several plays at the Crighton The-ater. Either back stage or on stage she enjoys the learning experience she receives through Stage Right. Tina is a DJ at the Lone Star Studios in down-

town Conroe (irlonestar.com). She believes in in-vesting in the local arts either through time and/or funding. Her belief is, if you invest into the Perform-ing Arts of your community, you will receive many happy returns. Tina encourages all to be apart of the restoration project for the Crighton Theater. The theater is now an 80 year historical lady and could use your help in keeping her beauty alive for other generations to enjoy.

TAYLOR MARESCA (Young Don/Dancer) Taylor has appeared in Gypsy (Baby June), Anything Goes (Tap Chorus), South Pacific (Ngana), White Christ-mas (Susan Waverly). She has been nominated for a 2014 Montie Award for Best Minor Actress in a Musical for GYPSY. She studied voice and acting at the Humphreys School of Musical Theatre at TUTS. Taylor attends The Woodlands HS where she is a member of the theatre department and choir. She is currently the lead vocalist for The Jazz Connec-tion Band. Taylor has qualified to compete at the International Thespian Festival in the category of Solo Musical Vocalist. She would like to thank her family for their constant love and support. Special thanks to all associated with Stage Right, the amaz-ing cast and crew and especially the directors for giving her this opportunity.

JIM MURPH (Bartender and stage crew) Jim in-troduction to theater was in 2010 as a “chronic” patient in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. He has since appeared in The Foreigner, Lion in the Winter, You Can’t Take It With You, and Inherit the Wind. Recently Jim was behind the scenes as a crew member in The Dixie Swim Club. Jim is active in his church with the Visitations Ministry to bring fellow-ship and prayer to others.

RICHARD ISAIAH OWENS (Featured Tenor) returns to the Crighton stage for his second show with Stage Right of Texas. Owens comes to the stage with over 15 years of performing experience. Some of his most recent work includes playing the role of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the Players and Owen The-aters production of Guys and Dolls. Also he recently made his Crighton Theater debut as Seaweed J. Stubbs in the Stage Right of Texas production of Hairspray. Owens also worked as a Co-Choreogra-pher for Christian Youth Theater: Kingwood’s pro-duction of Suessical The Musical Jr. As a senior in college at Louisiana State University, Owens made his debut in LSU Theater’s production of Elephant Graveyard with the role of the Preacher. Owens has performed with the LSU A Cappella Choir, LSU Chamber Singers, Tiger Glee Club and Schola Cantorum during his collegiate career. Owens has also been conductor for the LSU Chamber Singers. During his tenure at LSU, Owens was selected as a soloist for the 2010 LSU Acappella Choir European Tour. Prior to college, he has done acting, singing, and dramatic readings for the Greater Macedonia Baptist Church Drama Department in Houston, TX.

Owens graduated in May of 2013 with degree in Vocal Music Education and hopes to continue his acting and music training. Owens hopes that after further study, he will attain a degree in Theater Per-formance and maintain more work acting or direct-ing in the future. Owens works as a choir director for Waller Junior High School in Waller, TX.

CRICKET PEPPER (Dancer) Cricket has been a dancer since the age of four and studied dance throughout her life, graduating from the Univer-sity of Nevada Las Vegas with a Bachelors degree in Dance Choreography and Performance. She has danced professionally, but her first musical wasn’t until 2014 in the classic Guys and Dolls, where she was a hot box dancer and crapshooter. Cricket has been recognized for her dance technique, chore-ography, showmanship and teaching skills. She still teaches dance classes and is also professional hair and makeup artist. Cricket is a huge sports fan, animal lover and cannot live without her nephew Keegan and two dogs, Ronan and Digger.

SARA PREISLER KENT (Kathy Selden) Sara is so ex-cited to return to the Crighton Stage after appear-ing here recently in Hairspray as (Penny Pingleton). Sara has performed in numerous shows including: Annie Get Your Gun ( Annie ) at the Hobby Center, Aladdin (Genie ), Crimes of the Heart ( Babe) and even received a Tommy Tune Nomination for her role in the Pajama Game (Mabel ). Sara has also worked at Walt Disney World in the entertainment section helping the characters. Sara was also the Children’s Director for Broadway Across America’s National Tours of the Wizard of Oz and Handel’s Messiah Rocks. Sara would love to thank her Stage Right family for giving her the opportunity to play this role. This is Sara’s first time in 46 musicals that she has gotten to play the ingénue character!

WILLARD (WILL) RADCLIFFE (R.F. Simpson) has appeared in over a dozen shows on the Conroe stages, including Harvey, The Carol Burnett Show, My Three Angels and Arsenic and Old Lace here at the Crighton. A retired attorney, Will resumed his affection for Community Theater after moving to the Conroe area several years ago. He is very grateful for the opportunity to realize his dream of appearing on stage and would like to thank Stage-Right for providing such wonderful entertainment and service to the community.

CHRISTIAN RODGERS (Chorus) Christian is excited to be acting in Singin’ In The Rain at the Crighton Theatre. It is his very first show to be a part of and he has learned so much from this experience and looks forward to other stage opportunities in the future. He is wants to thank his director, Many Ca-feo, for allowing to him to sing in the chorus and be a part of such a wonderful cast. He also wants to thank his parents for being supportive and helping him grow his talents. He thanks all those who have supported the show with their time and effort. He

thanks God most of all for the gifts and talents He has provided and that He has made all this a part of Christian’s life.

RYAN RODRIGUEZ (Cosmo Brown) This is Ryan’s second show with STAGE RIGHT. His first time on the Crighton stage was this past summer in Hair-spray as a Corney Collins dancer. Ryan has been seen on other stages throughout the area. He’s also playing Chad in ImagineNation theaters pro-duction of High School Musical at the end of March.

JOSH SANDROS (Rod, Villian in film) Josh is 22 and has been working with his voice and performing in choir since he was 12 years old and fell upon the-atre immediately after that and has found his pas-sion for what he loves; creating a magical, comical, beautiful or interesting spectacle for others to enjoy and laugh with. This is Josh’s second show at the incredible Crighton theatre along with Hair-spray and he is so grateful to Stage Right for the opportunity to perform within the Conroe commu-nity once again! Josh is also a student at Lonestar Montgomery and plans to pursue a career in film acting after graduating with Associates of Arts de-gree in the fall!

BILL SHAFER (Chorus/Audience Member) Bill is very excited about his first performance with Stage Right and The Crighton Theatre. Bill has performed for many years voluntarily and professionally. He performed in choir, show choir, and musical theatre in college. He went on to perform for the Walt Dis-ney Company in various roles in different parades and shows. Some of his favorites were Jack Spar-row, Bert (Mary Poppins), Maleficent, and Goofy. Bill has also had the opportunity to work in film. He made his big screen debut in a small part in the mov-ie Courageous. Bill would like to thank his family and friends for all their encouragement and support.

SACHI TANAKA (Zelda Zanders) is thrilled to be a part of Singin’ in the Rain. In her 16 years of per-forming, she has accumulated a wide variety roles; some of her favorites include Amber Von Tussle (Hairspray), Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden), and Emily (A Christmas Carol: the Musical). She would like to thank everyone in the cast for their hard work and dedication to this show.

ANGIE WARD (Dancer) Angie has been singing in the shower (similar to rain) for as long as she can remember. She is from the Dallas area and has per-formed vocally in singing groups and choirs, but she has never owned a pair of tap shoes. This is her first Stage Right performance, and this show is fulfilling a requirement on her bucket list. She is so grateful to Matt, Mom, Dad, and Bob for their un-wavering support of her dreams, encouragement and sacrifice along the way. And it is her hope and prayer that Greyson, Gavin, Stella, and Sawyer will dream big and know the same kind of love and sup-port from her. In her spare time, Angie competes

in local race events and is an aspiring songwriter. She is so thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this show.

MEAGHAN SCHULZ (Olga Mara/Dancer) Meaghan is a graduate of the University of Alberta Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance program, and the Grant MacEwan University Theatre Arts program. She practiced matrimonial law for about eight years, and is delighted to now have the opportu-nity to devote more time to her first love – the per-forming arts. Some of Meaghan’s previous roles include Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro, Oolie/Donna in City of An-gels, and Lady MacDuff in Nightshriek. She has ap-peared with Stage Right in The Drowsy Chaperone, The Wizard of Oz, and Anything Goes, with Calgary Opera Chorus in Pagliacci, and with Cowtown Op-era in Cowtown Cabaret. Meaghan is also a former member of Calgary’s Double Treble women’s en-semble, and Spiritus Chamber Choir. She teaches musical theatre, tap, jazz, and ballet at Texas Acad-emy of Dance Arts (TADA).

QUINN SCHULZ (Young Cosmo/Dancer) Quinn is so excited to get to use his mad tapping skills in Singin’ in the Rain. His last appearance with Stage Right was as a Lollipop Guilder, Poppy and Flying Monkey in The Wizard of Oz. Quinn recently danced the roles of Drummer and Confectioner in The Woodlands Dance Ensemble’s production of The Nutcracker. He spends most of his non-theatre time attending 4th grade, playing guitar, and building Lego. He also takes ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop and tumbling lessons.

VICTOR SUAREZ (Don Lockwood) is thrilled to be back on the Crighton Stage. He has been involved in numerous productions over the past year and a half. Some of his favorite roles include High School Musical (Troy), Grease (Danny), and Hairspray (Link). Victor is excited to be back on this stage after his debut at the Crighton last summer with Hairspray. “I would like to give thanks to God for the amazing opportunities and for giving me the strength to do this. I’d like to thank my parents for their unconditional love and support. I would like to say that I feel honored to be working with such an outstanding director Manny Cafeo and Choreog-rapher Dinah Mahlman. I would also like to recog-nize Carolyn and Steve Wong for all the hard work that they have put into the show. The cast and technical crew for Singin’ in the Rain are incredible and I couldn’t feel happier about what we have put together for you all. I really hope you enjoy watch-ing the show as much as we enjoy performing it.”

CAROLYN CORSANO WONG (Dora Bailey) Carolyn is delighted to be among such an outstanding cast and crew in Singin’ in the Rain. This is one of her all-time favorite movies due to an incredible crush on Gene Kelly. As a girl, she watched the movie over and over again and could never have imagined she

would get the opportunity to help bring the show to life on stage. She is especially grateful to Manny and Dinah for their relentless pursuit of perfection and to Dennis and Denise for making the magic so beau-tiful. Carolyn currently serves as Executive Producer and Artistic Director for STAGE RIGHT. She has di-rected and acted in too many shows to mention; her favorites roles being Louise in Always…Patsy Cline, Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz and Dottie in Nois-es Off. She thanks her husband Steve for his love and support in matters theatrical and otherwise.

crewMANNY CAFEO (Director) Manny Cafeo has been blessed with wonderful memories to last two life-times. Coming from southern California where he directed and acted in summer stock and touring companies and a short stint as a Stand-Up Come-dian in Palm Springs. Some of his favorite shows he has directed was, Music Man, Chicago, the student production of Les Miserables, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Gypsy and Mame. Some of his favorite roles have been, Lenny in Rumors, Max in The Pro-ducers, Charlie in The Foreigner and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls. Manny is hoping to one day direct the adult production of Les Miserables to possibly complete is bucket list!

DENISE DEBOLD (Scenic Artist & Prop Mistress) Denise has a passion for the arts and serving her community. In Florida, she served as a Visual Arts Director on a twelve member team that utilized a volunteer cast of over three hundred and provided the community with a theatrical experience for free. In June of 2009, Denise moved to Texas, and has since been featured in the Houston Chronicle for her art work and community service. She volun-teers for the Montgomery County Women’s Center (MCWC), is a member of the Assistance League of a Montgomery County (ALMC) and serves on the dec-orating committee for CASA’s annual fundraising galas. Last year she was presented with a Pursuit of Excellence Montie for her work at the Crighton Theater i.e.,The Drowsy Chaprone, The Wizard of OZ, Anything Goes, and Hairspray. Her most recent ven-ture was the Christmas Carol at the Owen Theater.

PETER KELLY (Light Engineer) Peter loves the the-atre from all his visits to Broadway and community theatre during his 50+ years on Long Island. Peter was in The Music Man, stage hand in Mama Won’t Fly and has been Light Engineer for The Carol Burnett Show, Cinderella, The Miracle Worker, My Three Angels and The Drowsy Chaperone. Being active in the theatre allows Peter & Katie to spend quality time together, doing something they both feel is productive and fun.

MARIEDA KILGORE (Costumer) Marieda’s first ap-pearance in 1997, as Vera in Smoke on the Mountain so-lidified her love for the theatre. Costuming has been a great joy (as well as some frustration) on shows from White Christmas, Driving Miss Daisy, Steel Magnolias

(where she costumed the majority of the cast from her own closet) and most recently The Dixie Swim Club and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. She is honored to be a Monty Award Winner for the show Gypsy. Marieda blogs as The Closet Fairy and is a Personal Fashion Styl-ist. To ensure she has no spare time, she sings with the Christ Jesus Gospelaires, is the Secretary for the Friends of the Flag Foundation and has two children with Lee Kilgore, her husband of 35 years.

ANA GUIROLA-LADD (Musical Director/Chorus) is so honored to be part of Singin in the Rain and being back at the Crighton Theatre. For the past 17 years she has had the privilege of being the musical director for over 35 plus shows. Some of her favor-ites: Beauty and The Beast, 42nd Street, West Side Story, Chicago, Les Misérables, Jekyll and Hyde and The Producers. In addition she also plays the violin in different venues and has performed with the Texas Medical Center Orchestra. She is grateful and honored to work with Dinah, Manny and Tina Cafeo again. She would like to thank the cast, tech crew, and back stage crew for giving so much of them-selves and sharing their talent to this show. She is grateful to her parents Roberto and Maria, her sister Rosie, nephew Julio and Jerry and Rita Ladd for their support and love. To her beloved husband Eric, “Thanks for all of your support and encourage-ment you give me each day and for just being you.”

DINAH MAHLMAN (Choreographer/Dancer) is thrilled to be a part of Singin’ in the Rain! She was re-cently named Best Choreographer by the 2014 Broad-wayWorld.com Houston Regional Awards for her work on Houston Family Arts Center’s Peter Pan. Di-nah was a theatre educator for thirteen years, direct-ing 30-plus productions; her students won the Group Musical division at the 2012 International Thespian Festival and were selected to perform in the presti-gious Mainstage Showcase. She has choreographed productions at the Crighton Theatre, Playhouse 1960, Waller High School, Kempner High School and HFAC; Hairspray, Winter Wonderettes and Thoroughly Mod-ern Millie are among her favorites. She also enjoys be-ing on stage; favorite roles include the title character in The Insanity of Mary Girard and Velma in Chicago. Dinah currently works for the Houston Public Library, where she hones her theatre skills at Story Time. She would like to thank Manny and the Crighton team for this opportunity to brave the elements and do a little dancing (and singing) in the rain!

NICK MARSHALL (Sound Engineer) Nick is a li-censed electrician that is working on opening his own electrical company. In his spare time, Nick has been involved in theatre for 8 years working back stage, on stage, and running sound board for Stage Right and The Players. Since he is more technical minded he enjoys the free shows from up in the sound booth. So, if something goes wrong with the sound, you know who fault it is.

DENNIS O’CONNOR (Master Carpenter) Dennis began his love affair with the stage 51 years ago as a street urchin singing with the Cinncinnati Op-era in Carmen. He began acting and constructing sets at The Crighton in 1990. His Hairspray set uses Periaktios... first to appear on the Crighton Stage...Greece..70 BC. He dedicates all of his work to his children Adam, Jonah, Denny and Emmy. Einstein in Arsenic and Old Lace, Joseph in My Three Angels, Pelinor in Camelot, Arnold in The Boys Next Door and Harry in Stalag 17 are among his favorite roles on The Crighton Stage. “Please support The His-toric Crighton as your hometown theatre. Consider an endowment to the Crighton Theatre Foundation for renovations being planned and/or become a sustaining member of Stage Right,” says he. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” –Albert Einstein

ROGER ORMISTON (Light Design) has performed on stage in over 40 productions since 1974. He cur-rently works behind the scenes at both the Owen Theatre and the Crighton Theatre in Conroe. He lives in Conroe with his wife, Shann Powers and two dog-ters, Shelby and Maggie. He is a home in-spector and owner of 123 Home Inspections.

JILL VILLALOBOS (Stage Manager) was introduced to the Crighton Theatre as an audience member af-ter seeing The Dixie Swim Club last Fall. This lead her to volunteer backstage. She was welcomed and initiated as running crew in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Jill is honored to be working with such a talented cast and crew and would like to give a special thanks to Pete, Katie, Tina, Manny, Steve, and Carolyn for giving her a wonderful op-portunity to pursue a dream. Break a leg!

JIM WALKER (Set Crew) Jim has been involved at the Crighton and Owen Theatre as a member of the Crighton Players for over thirty eight years. He has participated in about 100 plays both onstage and off. Jim was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Montie Awards. Since 1991, he has directed twenty-one plays. Jim directed the STAGE RIGHT production of Driving Miss Daisy last season. Always interested in the history and culture of Texas, especially the Texas Revolution, Jim serves on the board of the Lone Star Monument and His-torical Flag Park, is a member of the Montgomery County Historical Commission and a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas.

STEVE WONG (Video Design/Engineer/Spotlight/Producer) started in theatre 40 years ago as a drap-ery “consultant” and was “convinced” to return onstage for The Music Man, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Anything Goes. He is generally seen behind the scenes as producer, lights engineer or stage man-ager. Steve is a founder of STAGE RIGHT and serves as the board’s treasurer. Love to family – Carolyn, Michael, and Harley.

cAst AnD crew

DAVID ALFFLORELEI ACUÑA AMBER BABCOCK TODD BRADY

PHIL CLARKE SHEKINAH COPELAND

LYDIA DERKSEN KELLY DRATH

ADAM ISBELL KATIE KELLY

TINA LOCKHART TAYLOR MARESCA DINAH MAHLMANANA GUIROLA-LADD

MARIEDA KILGORE

DENISE DEBOLD

MANNY CAFEO

LINDSAY FREIREICH

ALEXANDRA CASEY

PETER KELLY

cAst AnD crew

JIM MURPH

RICHARD ISAIAH OWENS

CRICKET PEPPER SARA PREISLER KENT

WILLARD (WILL) RADCLIFFE

CHRISTIAN RODGERS

CAROLYN CORSANO WONG

JIM WALKERJILL VILLALOBOS

ROGER ORMISTONDENNIS O’CONNOR

RYAN RODRIGUEZ JOSH SANDROS

BILL SHAFER SACHI TANAKA

MEAGHAN SCHULZ

QUINN SCHULZ VICTOR SUAREZ

ANGIE WARD

NICK MARSHALL

STEVE WONG

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A Journey of Hope

The Crighton Theatre234 N. Main Street • Conroe, TX 77301

By Horton FooteIn this beautifully crafted American masterpiece from Texas playwright Horton Foote, elderly Carrie Watts just wants to visit her hometown of Bountiful, TX, once more before she dies. The air by the river, the song of the red bird, and the feel of the soil in her fingers are all she desires,

yet her plans seem thwarted by her hyper-vigilant son and controlling daughter-in-law, but the journey to realize her last wish examines love, hope, and faith.

April 17 – May 3, 2015 Auditions: Feb. 15 & 16, 2015

SHREK THE MUSICAL, In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre - not a handsome prince - shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a donkey who won’t shut up, a bad guy with a SHORT temper, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there’s one on hand...and his name is Shrek. Based on the Oscar® winning DreamWorks film, Shrek The Musical brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to dazzling new life on the stage.

July 10 – 26, 2015 Auditions: April 19 & 20, 2015

Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig