'Bye, Bye Birdie'
The Slippery Rock High School production of "Bye Bye Birdie" is set for 7:30 p.m. April 12 through 14 at the high school auditorium, Kiester Road.
Admission is $7.
The show, based on the 1960s book by Michael Stewart lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse, centers around episodes that follow a rock star's draft into the military and his agent's last-ditch scheme for publicity.
Participants inlcude:
ADULT DIRECTORS AND STAFFExecutive director; Marietta Carney; artistic and staging director, Ralph Christy Jr.; executive producer, Mary Messer; producer, Sis Warcup; directors' assistants, Janine Berner and Deb Mellor; vocal director, Heather Groves; assistant vocal director, Diane Magliocca; orchestra director and conductor; Les Fine; choreographers, Ralph Christy Jr. and Jennifer Dimit; rehearsal pianists, Beth Huth and Ralph Christy Jr.Scenic designer, Beth Thompson; scenic artists, Brandy Elford, Kristin Grossman, Allison Plummer, Beth Thompson, Rebecca Tieche, Kathy Wood and Kelly Wood; technical driectors, Jesse Allen, Beth Thompson and Curt Wright; special effects, Kendall Green; construction staff, Leslie Allen, Len Berasi, Red Datt, Kendal Green, Kristin Grossman, Jerry Jesteadt, Bud McIntire, Nick McIntire, Kendra Mundell, Paula Thompson-Green and Teresa TwentierProduction assistants, Kendra Mundell and Teresa Twentier; student assistants, Emily Kirk and Katie Riggs; student stage managers, Randy Bartlett, Chelsea Campbell and Sarah Schellman; student choreographer, Brittany Pryor; student assistant choreographers, Jamie Anderson, Catherine Fodor and Brittany Belsterling; student rehearsal pianists, Rachel Brown and Scott Dempsey
CASTAlbert Peterson, Mike Acquavita; Rose Alvarez, Angelae Berasi; Kim MacAfee, Jamie Anderson; Conrad Birdie, Mike Magliocca; Mrs. Mae Peterson, Laura Laskey; Mr. Harry MacAfee, Harry Thompson-Green; Mrs. Doris MacAfee, Saxon Angerett; Randolph MacAfee, Nick Benninger; Hugo Peabody, Stevek Sharrer; Ursula Merkle, Catherine Fodor; Gloria Rasputin, Brittany Pryor; Maude, Seth Drobney; Harvey Johnson, Alex Petridis; Mayor, Neil Smith; Mayor's Wife, Sophia Tsiris; Mrs. Merkle, Kate Jefferes; Mrs.Johnson, Cara Niedergall; Alice, Michelle Clay; Freddie, Cody Ewell; Harvey Johnson, Alex Petridis; Helen, Brittany Pryor; Karl, Joachim Austin; Margie, Brittany BelsterlingNancy, Lauren Jarrett; Penelope, Amy Gerwig; Suzie, Nikki Martin; Deborah Sue, Libby Veltre; Donna, Abbey Walton; Mary, Erin Kregar; Sandra, Tory Mysliwiec; Ursula, Catherine Fodor; Jean, Andrea Shaffer; Penn Station Girls, Erin Bowman, Rachel Brown, Lauren Jarrett, Erin Kregar, Alyssa Mandalas, Angela Shaffer and Libby Veltre; Sad Girl, Brittany Belsterling; Reporters, Seth Drobney, Mike Duryea and Josh Stahlman; Customers at Maude's, Joachim Austin, Scott Dempsey, Chris Dudek, Mike Duryca, Kyle Hawk and Dan JeonShriners, Scott Dempsey, Seth Drobney, Kyle Hawk, Dan Jeon, Alex Petridis, Ethan Plummer, John Ray, Neil Smith and Caleb Sykora-Bodie; Teenage Ensemble, Alyssa Bartlett, Brittany Belsterling, Erin Bowman, Rachel Brown, Michelle Clay, Amy Gerwig, April Green, Lauren Jarrett, Erin Kregar, Sarah Kozar, Meredith McIntire, Nikki Martin, Alyssa Mandalas, Tory Mysliwiec, Cara Niedergall, Mellissa Patterson, Andrea Shaffer, Angela Shaffer, Lizz Schnitski, Brittanie Smith, Anna Timko, Libby Veltre, Abbey Walton, Joachim Austin, Rick Bell, Scott Dempsey, Chris Dudek, Mike Duryea, Cody Ewell, Kyle Hawk, Dan Jeon, Ethan Plummer, Scott Pendel, Chuck Rager, John Ray, Caleb Sykora-Bodie, Josh Stahlman, Nick Steele and Joe Vagasky
ORCHESTRAPiano, Rachel Hammond; piccolo, Sam Kiefer; flute, Chelsey Grossman; clarinet, Alyssa Bollinger and Anna Hutalski; alto sax, Sarah Cessar, Evan Laderer and Alexis Manino; tenor sax, Alex Weil; French horn, Jeff Frankenstein; trumpet, Andy Ryan, Nyomin Buhler, Devon Pale, Miranda Brazell and Brandon Marshall; trombone, Nicholas Deutsch and Bill Lamb; percussion, Mike Beck and Zane Cupec; guitar, Corey Cypher; bass, Jeremy McClimans.
