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The
        Dinner Theatre
         of Columbia

     Presents

November 15, 2013
 January 5, 2014
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The Dinner Theatre of Columbia

                                           Presents

             MEREDITH WILLSON’S
          Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical
          Book, Music, and Lyrics by: Meredith Willson
             Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture
   Story by Valentine Davies – Screen Play by George Seaton

                                        Directed by
                                Shawn Kettering

                      Musical Direction / Orchestrations by
                                  Douglas Lawler

                                    Choreography by
                                   Mark Minnick

       Set Design by  Lighting Design by Sound Design by
     David A. Hopkins    Lynn Joslin    Jimmy Engelkemier

                                  Costume Design by
                                Lawrence B. Munsey

               Miracle on 34th Street is presented through special arrangement with
                              Music Theatrical International (MTI).

                  All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
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 Video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited.
                       Fog & Strobe effects may be used in this performance.

Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia • 5900 Symphony Woods Road • Columbia, MD 21044
            Box Office (410) 730-8311 • (301) 596-6161 • (410) 995-1969
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PRODUCTION STAFF
     Director ....................................................................................................... Shawn Kettering
     Musical Director ........................................................................................... Douglas Lawler
     Choreographer ................................................................................................ Mark Minnick
     Scenic Designer ........................................................................................ David A. Hopkins
     Costume Designer .............................................................................. Lawrence B. Munsey
     Lighting Designer ................................................................................................ Lynn Joslin
     Sound Designer ..................................................................................... Jimmy Engelkemier
     Production Manager...................................................................................Vickie S. Johnson
     Production Stage Manager............................................................................. Kate Wackerle
     Stage Managers......................................................................Drew Dedrick, Kate Wackerle
     Technical Director .................................................................................. Jimmy Engelkemier
     Master Carpenter ...................................................................................... David A. Hopkins
     Set Construction .......................................................... David A. Hopkins, Russell Sunday,
                                                                                                                          Ian Wallace
     Properties & Set Dressing .................................................................................. Amy Kaplan
     Light Board Operators ...................................................... Coleen M. Foley, Heather Williams
     Sound Board Operators .................................................Drew Dedrick, Jimmy Engelkemier
     Stage Crew .......................................................... Laura Blasi, Jason Britt, Erin MacDonald

                                                THEATRE STAFF
     Artistic Director ............................................................................................. Toby Orenstein
     Associate Artistic Directors...................................David A. Hopkins, Lawrence B. Munsey
     General Manager..............................................................................................Joel Friedman
     Assistant General Manager ............................................................................ Patrick Albright
     Form Manager..................................................................................................... Steve Lewis
     Chef / Kitchen Manager...................................................................................Chuck Cofield
     Chef / Assistant Kitchen Manager............................................................Anthony Beachum
     Director of Group Sales / Tour and Travel.................................................... Cheryl Clemens
     Group Sales Coordinator ................................................................................. Bea Brodsky
     Group Sales Hosting Staff.......................................... Bob Ciborowski, Bonnie Ciborowski,
                                                     James Raymond, Marsha Raymond, Michele Sanders
     Director of Marketing........................................................................................Nancy Michel
     Box Office Manager ............................................................................................ Tere Fulmer
     Box Office Staff ............................ Ellen Blasi, Laura Blasi, Yvette Bogan, Mary Dempsey, .
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                                                                Marie Moineau, Michele Sanders, Ben Sechrest
     Social Media .................................................................................................... Ashley Taylor
     Bookkeeper.....................................................................................................Bayna Castner
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CAST

Doris Walker ………………………………......….………… Heather Marie Beck
Susan Walker ……………………………….....… Ella Boodin or Sadie Herman
Fred Gaily …………………………………………………………. Jeffrey Shankle
Kris Kringle ………………………………………………. Robert Biederman 125
Marvin Shellhammer ………………………………...….....… Darren McDonnell
R.H. Macy ……………………………………………......… Lawrence B. Munsey
Mr. Sawyer, Climber……………………………………..…….………..Will Emory
Miss Crookshank, Male Shoppers Wife ………….....……. Santina Maiolatesi
Judge Martin Group, Drunk Santa, NY Governor …. David Bosley-Reynolds
Tammany O’Halloran, Troubled Clerk, Mr. Gimbel …..….....….. David James
Thomas Mara, Sr., Balloon Vendor, Male Shopper,
Mayor of NY …...…................................................................ Shawn Kettering
Alvin, Goldilocks, Clerk, Mailman …………………………..……… Nick Lehan
Whitey, Bailiff, Policeman …………………………………………… David Little
Clara, Lady Shopper …...…………………………………… MaryKate Brouillet
Miss Sims, Henrika’s Mother ………………………………………..… Lara Zinn
Sherry Finfer ……………………………………..… Lucy Herman or Lily Ulman
Mrs. Finfer, Mrs. Beeler …….………………………….…… Coby Kay Callahan
Henrika …………………………….....… Caroline Otchet or Samantha Yakaitis
Tommy Mara, Jr. ………………………….…......…… Gavin Willard or Theo Yu
Girl Scout ……………………………………………………….... Amanda Kaplan

                                          SWINGS
                             Tina DeSimone & AJ Whittenberger

                                    UNDERSTUDIES
   Doris (Coby Kay Callahan), Fred (Nick Lehan), Kris Kringle (Shawn Kettering),
           Shellhammer (David James), Macy (David Bosley-Reynolds),
                   Tammany O’Halloran, Sawyer (David Little),
                    Thomas Mara, Judge, Mayor (Will Emory)

                                    ORCHESTRA
Piano/Conductor ............................................ Douglas Lawler or Pamela Wilt
Keyboard 2 .................................................................. Ann Prizzi or Ed Myers
Drums ....................................................... Jack Loercher or R. Scott Robinson
Trumpet …………….....................................… Tony Neenan or Frank Gorecki
Trombone ................................................................. Jay Ellis or Dan Pendley
Woodwinds ............................................ Steve Haaser or Charlene McDaniel
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SCENES & MUSICAL numberS
                 Time: The present, on and following Thanksgiving Day
                                 Place: New York City

                                                      ACT I
    Scene 1: A Street in the West 70’s of New York. Thanksgiving Morning
            “Big Ca-Lown Balloons” .................................................... R.H. Macy, Ensemble

    Scene 2: Behind the Scenes at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

    Scene 3: Along the Parade Route

    Scene 4: On Top of Macy’s Roof

    Scene 5: Doris’ Apartment
            “Arm in Arm” ............................................................................ Susan & Doris
            “You Don’t Know” .................................................................................. Doris

    Scene 6: Doris’ office at Macy’s
            “Plastic Alligator” ........................................................ Shellhammer & Clerks

    Scene 7: Macy’s Toy Department
            “Bugles” ................................................................................. Kris & Hendrika
            “Here’s Love” ................................................................. Kris, Fred, Ensemble

    Scene 8: A Playground in Central Park
            “My Wish” .................................................................................. Fred & Susan

    Scene 9: Doris’ Office
            “Pinecones and Hollyberries” .................................. Kris, Doris, Shellhammer

    Scene 10: Fred’s Apartment
            “Look, Little Girl” ..................................................................................... Fred

    Scene 11: In the Street Outside
            “Look, Little Girl (Reprise)” ................................................................... Doris

    Scene 12: Mr. Sawyer’s Office

    Scene 13: Macy’s Toy Department
            “Expect Things to Happen” ............................................................ Kris, Susan
            “Toy Ballet” ...................................................................................... Ensemble

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                                             ACT II
Opening
       “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas” .............................. Ensemble

Scene 1: The Chambers of Judge Martin Group

Scene 2: An Isolation Room at Bellvue
        “Pinecones (Reprise)” ................................................................... Susan, Kris

Scene 3: Fred’s Apartment
        “She Hadda Go Back” ...................................... Fred, Alvin, Whitey, Climber

Scene 4: A Corridor in a New York State Supreme Court

Scene 5: The Courtroom
        “That Man Over There” ............................................... R.H. Macy, Ensemble
        “My State, My Kansas”….…...................... Doris, R.H. Macy, Shellhammer,
							                                                                           Tammany, Judge
Scene 6: The Corridor

Scene 7: The Courtroom
        “That Man Over There (Reprise)” ................................................... Ensemble
        “Love, Come Take Me Again” ............................................................... Doris

Scene 8: A House in the Suburbs

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UNDER THE LIGHTS!

                HEATHER MARIE BECK                        ELLA BOODIN (Susan) was
                (Doris Walker) Toby’s include:            last seen as Young Cosette
                Les Miserable, Nunsense,                  in Les Miserables at Toby’s.
                Chicago, CATS, The King                   She is thrilled to be part of
                and I and Hairspray. Howard               this production! Ella thanks
                county sign language interpreter          Toby, the cast and crew for this
                during the day, drama instructor          incredible opportunity. Hugs
                in the afternoon and business
                                                          to her parents and big sister,
                owner of HEATHER’S in Old
                                                          Hannah!
                Ellicott City. Many thanks to
                her husband, Shawn Kettering
                -parents and grandparents,
                Howard and Virgina.

                ROBERT JOHN BIEDERMANN                     DAVID BOSLEY-REYNOLDS
                125 (Kris Kringle) 35 years my             (Judge/Governor/Ens) is
                favorite roles: Wizard Of OZ,              excited to be a part of this
                Thurston: Greater Tuna, Potter:            C l a s s i c C h r i s t m a s Ta l e !
                It’s A Wonderful Life, Major               Audiences may remember him
                General: Pirates. 10 Broadway              as Kevin in In the Heights,
                National Tours. 2013 summer in             Scrooge in A Christmas Carol,
                Jackson Hole, WY as Reverend
                                                           Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof
                Moore in Footloose. Vietnam
                                                           and the Lion in The Wizard of
                Vet. Dedicated to MY Santa
                                                           Oz. “To Absent Friends…”
                Claus, my Father.

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UNDER THE LIGHTS! (CONTINUED)

              MARYKATE BROUILLET                               TINA MARIE DESIMONE
              (Ensemble) is happy to return to                 (Swing) is very excited to be
              Toby’s after last appearing here                 “Home for the Holidays!!”
              as Eponine in Les Miserables.                    Toby’s credits: In The Heights
              Other recent credits include                     (Camilla), Fiddler on the Roof
              Legally Blonde (Serena) and                      (Tzeitel), Hot Nostalgia, Grease
                                                               (Rizzo), Wizard of Oz (Wicked
              Spring Awakening. Thanks to
                                                               Witch), Anything Goes (Bonnie),
              Shawn, Mark, and Doug!
                                                               Annie (Ms. Hannigan), The Full
                                                               Monty (Pam), & West Side Story
                                                               (Anita). Thanks to friends &
                                                               family for the love and support.
                                                               As always, this is for her Rock
                                                               Star Nieces: Lily and Ella!!

             COBY KAY CALLAHAN                               WILL EMORY (Sawyer),
             (Ensemble) is blessed to share                  recently seen in Toby’s Les
             the stage with some wonderful                   Miserables, is excited to do a
             friends! Toby’s: Smokey Joes’s                  180 and bring joy (and plastic
             Cafe, The Wizard of Oz, Joseph,                 alligators) to everyone for the
             The Sound of Music, Fiddler,                    holiday season! Other credits:
             and Les Miserables. Teatro101:                  Tobys: Fiddler; Sound of Music;
             The Wild Party and Brooklyn,                    Joseph; Hairspray. Regional:
             the Musical. Each performance                   Arcadia (SMP); Next to
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UNDER THE LIGHTS! (CONTINUED)

                     LUCY ALEXA HERMAN                                DAVID JAMES (Tammany
                     (Sherry) After The Sound                         O’Halloran) His life so far:
                     of Music at Toby’s, Lucy is                      actor (29 years), director, Helen
                     thrilled to again work with                      Hayes winner (4 nominations,
                     the TDT family! A veteran                        2 wins), children’s theatre/
                     of many local and regional                       tours, bar manager, waiter, the
                     productions, Lucy gives                          commission for Presidential
                     heartfelt appreciation to                        debates (2004, 2008, 2012),
                                                                      visual merchant, home owner,
                     family and friends for love
                                                                      landlord, Baskin Robbins (31
                     and support.
                                                                      flavors), plumber, dog owner/
                                                                      rescuer, world traveler… and
                                                                      now this. Enjoy!

                     SADIE ROSE HERMAN                                AMANDA KAPLAN
                     (Susan) is honored to return to                  (Ensemble) Credits include: A
                     Toby’s after Annie, The King                     Chorus Line (Diana Morales),
                     and I, The Sound of Music ,                      Hairspray (Penny), In The
                                                                      Heights, Fiddler on The Roof
                     and Annie (Olney Theater).
                                                                      (Shprintze), A Christmas Carol,
                     Thanks to the Toby’s family,                     Grease (Patty), The King & I
                     friends and loved ones for all                   (Wife/Uncle Thomas), Joseph,
                     the support!                                     White Christmas, 42nd Street
                                                                      (Peggy), Pajama Game (Gladys),
                                                                      Anything Goes (Hope) and many
                                                                      others. Amanda is also in Toby’s
                                                                      next production of Spamalot.
                                                                      Love to my family and friends!

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UNDER THE LIGHTS! (CONTINUED)

             S H AW N K E T T E R I N G                        DAVID LITTLE (Ensemble)
             (Thomas Mara) Credits                             happily returns to Toby’s after
             include: F i d d l e r o n t h e                  receiving a Helen Hayes Award
             Roof (Perchik), Happy Days                        nomination for his performance
             (Howard), Seussical (Horton),                     as Harpo in The Color
             A Year With Frog and Toad                         Purple. OFF-BROADWAY:
             (Frog), The Buddy Holly Story                     The New Victory Theater
             (Big Bopper), Will Rogers                         (upcoming). DC AREA:
             Follies (Will Rogers), Grease                     Shakespeare Theatre
             (Sonny), Joseph... (Pharoah),                     Company, The Studio Theatre,
             Godspell, I Love You, You’re                      Adventure Theatre MTC,
             Perfect, Now Change, and                          Signature Theatre, NextStop
             many more. He also directed                       Theatre, ArtsCentric. www.
             this show, but more on that in                    davidjohnlittle.com
             a couple pages.
            NICK LEHAN (Ensemble) is                           SANTINA MAIOLATESI
            happy to be back for his 10th                      (Ensemble) couldn’t
            Toby’s production. Signature:                      imagine spending the holidays
            Company, Sycamore Trees                            on any other stage than Toby’s!
            (u/s); Studio: Bloody Bloody                       Last seen at Toby’s as Daniella
            Andrew Jackson; Olney:                             in In The Heights. Theatre
            Cinderella, Joseph..., Big                         training/education: Catholic
            River; Keegan: Spring                              Univ. Santina has performed
            Aw a k e n i n g , R E N T ;                       at many area theaters including
            Wa s h i n g t o n S a v o y a r d s :             Center Stage, Arena Stage,
            Grand Night for Singing.                           FPCT, Bay Theatre, Teatro
            EDUCATION: The Catholic                            101. She sends a big thanks to
            University of America.                             Shawn and Toby.

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UNDER THE LIGHTS! (CONTINUED)

                DARREN MCDONNELL                                      CAROLINE OTCHET
                (Marvin Shellhammer) is                               (Hendrika) is thrilled
                happy to be recreating this role                      to be in her second Toby’s
                for Toby’s. Recent credits: Private                   production. Prior credits
                Lives (Victor), Next to Normal                        include Little Cosette in Les
                (Dan), White Christmas (Bob                           Miserables (Toby’s), Honk
                Wallace), Sunset Boulevard
                                                                      Jr, Annie, Beauty and the
                (Artie), Godspell (Judas). No
                                                                      Beast, and The Little Mermaid.
                stranger to Toby’s: Beauty/Beast
                (Lumiere), The Producers (Carmen
                                                                      THANK YOU to the amazing
                Ghia), Cinderella (Joy), La Cage                      staff, cast and crew for this
                Aux Folles (Georges), just to                         incredible experience and all
                name a few. Happy Holidays!!                          your hard work.

                LAWRENCE B. MUNSEY                                    JEFFREY SHANKLE (Fred
                (R.H. Macy) Happy to be back                          Gailey) National tours: Monty
                after just finishing performing                       Python’s Spamalot and Gypsy.
                his dream role, Javert, in Les                        Toby’s credits include: Les
                Misrerables. Previously seen                          Miserables (Marius), Sweeney
                in Fiddler on the Roof, The                           Todd (Anthony), George M!
                Sound of Music (Captain) and                          (George M. Cohan), Legally
                                                                      Blonde (Emmett), Chicago
                Legally Blonde (Professor).
                                                                      (Billy Flynn), The Producers
                He has costumed, directed and
                                                                      (Leo), Anything Goes (Billy
                performed for Toby’s for many                         Crocker). Other credits include:
                years and sends his thanks to                         Crazy for You (Bobby), White
                Toby, cast & crew! Enjoy!                             Christmas (Bob) and Walt
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UNDER THE LIGHTS! (CONTINUED)

       LILY ULMAN (Sherry)                           GAVIN WILLARD (Tommy)
       is a second grader and is                     is ten and is excited to be
       thrilled to once again, perform               performing for the first time at
       at Toby’s. Past Toby’s roles                  Toby’s! He is also in Jr. Young
       include: Gretl (The Sound                     Columbians and Howard
       of Music), Princess Ying                      County Children’s Chorus and
       Yowlak (King and I) and                       recently starred as Bullfrog in
       Molly (Annie). Thanks to                      Honk! Jr. and Gavroche in Les
       Mom, Dad, and Toby! Special                   Misérables.
       shout out to my big sis Maddie
       for supporting me.

       AJ WHITTENBERGER                              SAMANTHA YAKAITIS
       (Swing) Toby’s: Sound of                      (Hendrika) is thrilled to be
       Music, A Christmas Carol,                     making her Toby’s debut. She’s
       Joseph...Dreamcoat, Bucks                     a 5th grader at Worthington
       County Playhouse (Mame),                      Elementary. Her favorite roles
       Media Theatre (Forever                        are Tootie, (St. Louis), Mary
       Plaid), Compass Rose
                                                     (Secret Garden) and Annie
       (Sound of Music), Spooky
                                                     (Annie). She is also a member
       Action (Fisker Fights...Life),
       New Candlelight, Riverside                    of the Jr. Young Columbians.
       Center, Pines, Lazy Susan,                    Thanks to everyone for this
       Way Off Broadway. Graduate                    wonderful opportunity.
       Indiana University.

                                              36th season

      The Maestro’s Anniversary
         Saturday, December 7, 2013 • 7:30 P.M.

                        Billy the Kid
          Saturday, February 1, 2014 • 7:30 P.M.
           Sunday, February 2, 2014 • 3:00 P.M.

All performances at the Jim Rouse Theatre, Columbia, MD

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UNDER THE LIGHTS! (CONTINUED)

          THEO YU (Tommy) is an                         LARA ZINN (Ensemble)
          11 year old 6th grader at Lake                Happy        Holidays!
          Elkorn Middle School. He                      Recent Credits: Disney
          loves to sing and act. It has                 Cruise Line - Disney
          been a dream of his to perform                Wonder: Mainstage Performer,
          at Toby’s since he was 6. This                Toby’s - Les Miserables
          is his 25th musical.                          (Ensemble, Cosette
                                                        u/s), Grease (Sandy). Much
                                                        love to her friends both
                                                        near and far and of course
                                                        her entire family. JPT. BM
                                                        - Catholic Univeristy of
                                                        America 2012 larazinn7.wix.
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                     Next at TOBY’s
  “Monty Python’s” Spamalot
    Ripped off from the classic film comedy
     “Monty Python and The Holy Grail”
                       January 11, 2014
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BEHIND THE SCENES
                  TOBY ORENSTEIN (Artistic              DAVID HOPKINS (Set Designer/Associate Artistic
                  Director): An alumna of New           Director) David has been a permanent fixture at
                  York’s High School of Performing      Toby’s for the past 11 years in a number of working
                  Arts & Columbia Univ., Toby has       positions. Some of his favorite set designs at Toby’s
                  combined her roles as educator        Baltimore have been White Christmas, Oliver, Patsy
                  and director throughout her           Cline and La Cage aux Folles. At Toby’s Columbia
                  theatrical career. She’s taught at    some favorites are Color Purple,  Anything Goes,
                  Catholic Univ., her own Columbia      Rent and Oklahoma. Thanks to the shop crew for
Center for Theatrical Arts, and has directed most       their hard work. Keep the Arts Alive!
of the productions at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of
Columbia since it’s opening in 1979. Since 1975,        LAWRENCE B. MUNSEY (Costume Designer/
Toby has been the creative force behind The Young       Associate Artistic Director) Besides numerous
Columbians, a touring musical troupe that has           acting credits around the area, Larry has worked
played at the White House and Wolf Trap among           in Las Vegas in Starlight Express, City Lights.
other places. In the last twenty years Toby’s Dinner    He has costumed many shows and has worked
Theatre has received over 50 Helen Hayes Award          on Broadway’s Bombay Dreams, Avenue Q and
Nominations, and Toby herself received the 2003         Phantom of The Opera. He directed Footloose,
Helen Hayes Award for her direction of Jekyll and       The Full Monty, Damn Yankees, Cinderella
Hyde.                                                   and co-directed Titanic, which was nominated
                                                        for Outstanding Direction by the Helen Hayes
SHAWN KETTERING (Director) is happy to be in            committee. He sends thanks to Toby for all the
the director’s chair once again! Directing credits at   chances.
Toby’s include The King and I, Joseph..., Happy
Days, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!,          LYNN JOSLIN (Lighting Designer) Toby’s credits
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Midlife! The Crisis       include: Les Miserables, In The Heights, The
Musical, Oliver, and Annie. During the day he
                                                        Color Purple, Chicago, Happy Days, A Christmas
directs shows for Columbia Center for the Theatrical
                                                        Carol, Oliver, White Christmas, Aida, Dreamgirls,
Arts with Seussical, Charlotte’s Web, A Year With
                                                        Hairspray, Sweeney Todd, The Producers and
Frog and Toad, The Diary of Anne Frank, Winnie
                                                        Cats. She has also designed lighting for: The
The Pooh, and Miss Nelson Is Missing among his
                                                        Kennedy Center Youth & Family Programming, The
favorites. Other directing credits include, Once On
                                                        Washington Opera Education Department, Maryland
This Island, Jekyll & Hyde, Little Shop of Horrors,
Tuck Everlasting, and Holes. Many thanks to Toby        Youth Ballet, Theatre J, Opera Theatre of Northern
for another great opportunity and to the cast and       Virginia, and Rep Stage. She is the resident lighting
crew for making my job so easy. Much love to his        designer for Montgomery College’s Department of
beautiful wife, Heather. Enjoy!                         Speech, Dance and Theatre.

MARK MINNICK (Choreographer) has been                   JIMMY ENGELKEMIER (Sound Designer) is happy
honored to receive 5 Helen Hayes Award                  to be redesigning Miracle on 34th Street, (previously
nominations for Outstanding Choreography for            called Here’s Love). As the technical director, he has
his work on productions of Godspell, West Side          worn many hats at Toby’s including lights and sound
Story, Joseph…Dreamcoat, Crazy For You and              designer. Other sound designs include: Annie, High
Bandstand 2000. For Toby’s he has directed and/         School Musical, A Christmas Carol, and Wizard Of
or choreographed productions of Legally Blonde,         Oz. Enjoy the show!
Nunsense, Oklahoma, Hairspray, Grease and West
Side Story. Other credits include: direction and/or     VICKIE S. JOHNSON (Production Manager)
choreography of over 40 productions in the DC Metro     is happy to be a part of such a wonderful cast &
area, the 08/09 National Tour of The Pajama Game,       crew! Involved in way too many shows to list, a
and involvement with international productions of       few favorites are Les Miserables, In the Heights,
Grease, Fame and The Addams Family.                     The Color Purple, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Rent,
                                                        Chicago, Cinderella, Phantom, Into the Woods,
DOUGLAS LAWLER (Music Director) has been                Sunday in the Park with George & Once on this
nominated three times for the Helen Hayes Award         Island. A member of the Toby’s family since 1987,
in Music Direction and has recently performed with      she hopes to continue her long run here. Many
the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Hippodrome,           thanks to all for such a great show- Enjoy!
Center Stage, Arena Stage, and the Kennedy Center
productions of Ragtime, Master Class, Follies,          KATE WACKERLE (Production Stage Manager)
Book of Mormon, and Side Show (2014). As a              is excited to be stage managing her 21st Toby’s
music educator, he is currently a faculty member at     production! Kate holds a BFA in Theatre Techology
UMD, CCBC-Essex and the Columbia Center for             and Stage Management. Thank you to friends and
Theatrical Arts.                                        family - enjoy the show!
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Bank of America • Columbia Bank • Dunkin Donuts • Harper’s Farm BP
          Harper’s Choice Cleaners • Harper’s Choice Liquors • Hunan Diamond • Maiwand Kabab
                    McDonald’s • Misako Ballet Studio • Nail Center • Papa John’s Pizza
                        Rita’s Ice • Safeway Food • Strands Hair Studio II • Subway
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                     Crown Service Station • David’s Natural Market • Curry & Kabob Restaurant
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