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Lindsay Babcock
(Pit Singer) is making her first appearance here at Civic.
She recently graduated Jenison High School where she
appeared in Bye Bye Birdie, Romeo and Juliet, Seussical the
Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, and Bang Bang You're Dead.
Lindsay also won many awards at Jenison High School
including Best Actress and Favorite Ensemble |
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Joe Carroll
(Al) is making his GRCT debut! He is a student at East Grand
Rapids High School, where he was seen as the Beast in Beauty
and the Beast and was also in Hello Dolly. He has been very
active in community theatre in the Chicago area. Joe dances
with the Creative Arts Repertory Ensemble. |
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Christopher Carter
(Richie) is making his first appearance on the GRCT stage.
He was an understudy for The Lion King on Broadway and has
been seen in other things such as Dancing in the Wings, a
Target commercial, and That's So Raven. Other Credits
include The Wiz, Black Elk Speaks Out, and The Secret
Garden. Christopher is a Dance Major at Grand Valley State
University. |
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Lisa Catrett
(Diana and Dance Captain) has previously appeared on GRCT's
stage in Kiss Me Kate and Cinderella. She has also
performed in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at
North Shore Music Theatre and Cabaret at Mason Street
Warehouse. Lisa is a professor of Dance at Grand Valley
State University. |
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Tyler Davis
(Tom) has appeared in Wizard of Oz, Cinderella and Scrooge
with GRCT, as well as Coppelia with Creative Arts Repertoire
Ensemble and Oliver with Circle Theatre. At Rockford High
School, He performed in Hello Dolly, Guys and Dolls and Bye
Bye Birdie. Tyler is attending Grand Rapids Community
College and is employed at Star Theater. |
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Robert Dozzi
(Greg) is making his first appearance on the GRCT stage. He
is a Music Theatre Performance major at Western Michigan
University, where he has understudied in The Wild Party and
appeared in The Pajama Game. Robert has also appeared in
Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun, Charlotte's Web and She Loves me
at Tibbits Opera House. Other credits include A Chorus Line
(in which he played the role of Paul), Jesus Christ
Superstar and Dracula: The Musical. "Love and thanks to my
parents for all their support, and love to Katie, without
whom I wouldn't do it." |
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Edith Freyer
(Vicki) last appeared in The Music Man and also appeared in
Annie (2002), The Children's Hour, Cinderella, and The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever with GRCT. Edith also performed in
The Music Man (Cherry County Playhouse), Beauty and the
Beast and Henry and Ramona with Circle Theater. This past
summer Edith attended the MPulse Summer Dance Institute at
the University of Michigan. |
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Olivia Gilmore
(Lois) is making her GRCT debut! She appeared in Anne Of
Green Gables at Spotlight Theater where she played the role
of Minny Mae. Olivia has danced with the Grand Rapids Ballet
in productions of The Nutcracker for the past 5 years.
Olivia is a student at East Grand Rapids High School. |
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Stephen Grzybowski
(Don) was last seen at Civic as the Scarecrow in The Wizard
of Oz last season. He has also appeared in A Year with Frog
and Toad, Cinderella and Wizard of Oz (00) here at Civic.
Stephen has performed in Moby Dick! The Musical, Beauty and
the Beast, Androcles and the Lion, Treasure Island, Robin
Hood, and Princess and the Pea (Circle Theatre); Rocky
Horror Show, Urinetown and Elizabeth Rex (Actor's Theatre);
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Thebes Players); and
Pirates of Penzance and Romeo and Juliet (Master Arts
Theatre). Stephen is a freelance artist and tattoo designer
"Thanks to William for not giving up on me." |
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Kaci Hinkle
(Tricia) was last seen on the Civic stage as a tree in The
Wizard Of Oz last season. This past summer, she played the
Role of Luisa in The Fantasticks with The Heritage Theatre
Group. She is a student at Rogers High School where she has
appeared in Cinderella, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, and
Harvey. She also performed Oklahoma! and Fiddler on the Roof
at Calvin Christian. Kaci is a member of the GRCT School of
Theatre Arts. She plans on majoring in musical theatre in
college. |
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Stephen Hohendorf
(Roy) is appearing in his 11th show at GRCT; others include,
Free to Be You and Me, Scrooge and Wizard of Oz (00' and
05'). Stephen played Nathan for a year in a touring company
of The Full Monty. At Catholic Central he played Gavroche
in Les Miserables and King Herod in Jesus Christ SuperStar.
He also performed In Trance at Actors' Theatre. He is a
winner of GRCT Kopka Seats Award and has won 2 gold medals
at the Junior US Championship of Performing Arts. Stephen is
a member of the GRCT School of Theatre Arts. |
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Taylor E. James
(Bebe) was first seen on the GRCT stage in Annie (95') and
has appeared as Trixie in Trixie True Teen Detective and in
Wizard of Oz (00'). At Circle Theatre, she has performed in
Jesus Christ Superstar, Mossy Cape, and Steel Pier. Taylor
has a BA in Theatre and Drama from Indiana University where
she appeared as "Frank'n Furter" in the Rocky Horror Show,
and Happy Birthday Wanda June. She spent the last year
working as the assistant stage manager for Asolo Repertory
Theatre in Sarasota, Fl. Taylor is moving to New York City
this fall to pursue a career in performance and stage
management. While at IU, Taylor stage managed over 20
productions for the Theatre and Opera departments. |
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Shelby Klein
(Connie) is making her GRCT debut! She received the
Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association Excellence in
Acting Award for her performance in Eight Eddies. Other
credits include Crimes of the Heart, The Music Man, Oliver!,
and Fiddler on the Roof, all done at Creston High School.
Shelby is majoring in history at GRCC and works at the Grand
Rapids Public Library. |
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Mary Lohman
(Cassie) first performed at GRCT in Carousel (82'). Since
Then she has appeared in many other shows, including Annie,
Oliver, The King and I, Guys and Dolls, and The Red Shoes,
all at Civic, and Fame at Circle Theatre. Mary received
dance training in New York, Boston and St. Louis. She is
also a former member of The Grand Rapids Ballet Company
where she danced principal roles in ballets such as Dracula
and A Midsummer Night's Dream. |
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Brian Martin
(Frank) is no stranger to GRCT having appeared in The Music
Man, Ragtime, Velveteen Rabbit, Peter Pan, Stuart Little,
Free To Be You and Me and Scrooge (99'). Brian recently
played the role of Pip in Moby Dick! The Musical at Circle
Theatre and has also performed Lost In Yonkers at Jewish
Theater, Secret Garden at Cornerstone University, Oliver! at
Riverbend Players, The Music Man at Cherry County Playhouse
and Carmen with Opera Grand Rapids. Brian is attends Rogers
High School where he has appeared in Cinderella and You're a
Good Man Charlie Brown. Brian is a member of the GRCT School
of Theatre Arts. |
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Kristi Mountz
(Kristine) is making her stage debut at Civic but is a
familiar face backstage. She worked as a dresser for both
Gypsy and Scrooge here at Civic and has also done crew work
for Actor's Theatre, Circle Theatre, Heritage Theatre and
Jewish Theatre. Kristi is a Dance Major at Western Michigan
University. |
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Justin Nardecchia
(Paul) Ð last appeared in Always... Patsy Cline and Kiss Me
Kate here at Civic. He has also appeared in My Fair Lady and
Beauty and The Beast at Circe Theatre. He has performed
with local theatre in Detroit, his hometown. He has also
done various commercials in Grand Rapids and the Metro
Detroit area. Justin is majoring in Communication and music
at Aquinas College. |
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Jenny Peters
(Judy) is appearing for the first time at GRCT. She was last
seen as Graziella in West Side Story with the Grand Rapids
Opera. She has also performed in Wizard of oz and Sound of
Music with the Cherry County Playhouse and in the Royal
Hanorford Circus in Muskegon. Other credits include A
Midsummer Night's Dream and Looking Through You. Jenny is a
Dance Major at GVSU. Her past training credits include work
at Spotlight Dance Company and a contestant of Miss Michigan. |
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Lucas Rollins-Page
(Butch) was in the both the 00' and 05' productions of
Wizard of Oz. He has also appeared at GRCT in Cinderella
03'. Lucas has been a member of the Creative Arts
Repertoire Ensemble since 2002, and attends East Grand
Rapids High School where he has appeared in 42nd Street,
Hello Dolly and Beauty and the Beast. He is a member of the
GRCT School of Theatre Arts. |
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Chelsea Michelle Swanderski
(Maggie) is making her GRCT debut! She has been involved in
numerous off-Broadway musical theatre classes in New York
City. Other credits include Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie and
Rosemary in How to Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying. Chelsea holds the title of Miss Spirit of The State
Teen 2005 and was first runner up to Miss Michigan Teen in
2003. Her dance training came from Flex Point Performing
Arts Center. She is a special education major at GVSU. |
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Aubry Talbott
(Sheila) was last seen on Civic's stage as Louise in Gypsy.
She has also appeared in Ragtime at GRCT, BatBoy: The
Musical, Rocky Horror Show, and Urinetown: The Musical at
Actors' Theatre, La Cage Aux Folles, Baby, Nine, And Beauty
and the Beast at Circle Theatre, and Cabaret at Mason Street
Warehouse. At GRCC, Aubry performed in Fuddy Meers, LuAnn
Hampton Laverty Oberlander, and For Whom the Southern Bell
Toles. She has also performance in I Love You, You're
Perfect, Now Change with the Bijou Orchestra and The Theatre
Project for which she is also a co-founder. She would like
to thank her family and friends for the constant love and
support. |
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Jana Veldheer
(Val) first appeared at Civic in The Best Christmas Pageant
Ever and since then appeared in The Sound Of Music,
Cinderella, and Gypsy. Jana was nominated for a Grand Award
for Outstanding Supporting Actress for Frontinbras at GRCC
and won a Grand Award as part of the Outstanding Ensemble
for The Dining Room at GRCC. She has also been seen in Nine
at Circle and Shadow Box and Biloxi Blues at GRCC. She has
appeared in commercials for Baker College and the Amway
Grand Plaza. She is one of the founding members of the The
Theatre Project also serving as one of their producers. To
the A's! |
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Luke Virkstis
(Mark) has performed with GRCT in Gypsy, Scrooge and with
the Traveling Troupe in the original adaptation of The
Tomato Collection. He also performed in Beauty and The Beast
at Circle Theatre. He has worked on several backstage crews
at Civic. He attends Kenowa Hills High School where he
performed in Footloose. Other credits include The Music Man,
A Christmas Carol and Annie. Luke is a member of the GRCT
School of Theatre Arts. |
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Mikey Winslow
(Mike) debuted in Civic's production of Gypsy. Since Then
he has appeared in Beauty and the Beast at Circle Theatre
and Cats at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, where he played
the role of Mr. Mistoffelees. Other credits include, 42nd
Street and The Pajama Game. He danced with the Creative
Arts Repertory Ensemble for 10 years and was principle
dancer in Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.
He also toured Europe with the Blue Lake International
Ensemble. Mikey attends Western Michigan University and is
majoring in Musical Theatre Performance. |
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Cory Wolf
(Bobby) is returning to the GRCT stage after being seen in
Wizard of Oz last season. He also appeared in West Side
Story as Baby John (Opera GR) and in Oliver (Circle
Theatre). Cory also performed in 14 shows at Jenison High
School including Joseph and the... (Benjamin), Seussical the
Musical (Cat in the Hat) and Little Shop of Horrors (Orin
the Dentist). |
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William Schutte
(Choreographer/Larry) received the 2002 Grand Award for his
work on Civic's Peter Pan. He also choreographed A Year with
Frog and Toad, Return to the Forbidden Planet, Anne of
Green Gables, Kiss Me Kate, Gypsy and The Music Man for
Civic. William received the 1999 Grand Award for his work on
Circle Theatre's Smokey Joe's Cafe. Professionally, William
has performed on Broadway and toured with Evita, A Chorus
Line (Boy in the headband, Larry, Bobby, and understudied
Paul), Jesus Christ Superstar, Sweet Charity, Guys and
Dolls, and West Side Story. William owns and operates Kicks
Dancewear in downtown Grand Rapids. |
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Andrew Schneider
(Assistant Director/Production Stage Manager) is happy to
return to Civic for this very special production and the
re-opening of the theatre. A professional Stage Manager and
co-owner of the The Theatre Project, Andrew just finished a
season as Stage Manager for Mason Street Warehouse in
Saugatuck, MI. Andrew has worked as a Stage Manager for
Civic Theatre, Circle Theatre, Actor's Theatre, Bijou
Orchestra (in Bay City) and Entertainment Events, Inc. Also
an actor some of his favorite roles include "Toad" A Year
With Frog and Toad; "Cogsworth" Beauty and the Beast;
"Tateh" Ragtime; "Robby The Stockfish" Urinetown (Mason
Street Warehouse-Regional Theatre Premiere); "Cowardly Lion"
The Wizard of Oz; "Beadle Bamford" Sweeney Todd. He is also
a cabaret performer having performed in cabarets with BTV
Productions, The Theatre Project and with Kelly Carey.
Thanks and love to his parents, PN, MK, and the A's! |