Wheaton Drama

Wheaton Drama is pleased to announce the cast list for Into The Woods (performed May 17 – June 9, 2013).

To quote director Craig Gustafson: “Thank you so much to all of the 138 people who auditioned for Into the Woods. Those of you at the callbacks realize how tough the decisions were. We could have cast the show three more times and had a winner every time. Here is the cast:”

Lucinda – Kristin Arntzen (River Grove)
Cinderella’s Mother/Grandmother/Giant – Jean Austin (Wheaton)
Rapunzel’s Prince – Jonathan Booth (Lombard)
Jack’s Mother – Bonnie Dobkin (Arlington Heights)
Narrator/Mysterious Man – Jerry A. Dudgeon (Wheaton)
Steward/Wolf – Zachary Gibson (Lisle)
Sleeping Beauty – Michelle Ho (Westmont)
Cinderella’s Stepmother – Amelia Kloskowski (Lombard)
Jack – David Lynn (Aurora)
Little Red Ridinghood – Marina Magnelli (Winfield)
Baker’s Wife – Sara Malloy (Winfield)
Rapunzel – Jane Marshall (Darien)
Florinda – Meg McGarry (Plano)
Witch – Heather Miller (Naperville)
Cinderella’s Prince – Mitchell Owens (Oak Park)
Baker – Michael R. Sitrick (Lombard)
Snow White – Debbie Trueblood (Carol Stream)
Cinderella’s Father – Stuart Vance (Naperville)
Cinderella – Clarissa Yearman (Chicago)

Performances of Into the Woods are May 17 through June 9, 2013. Shows are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are $21 each, except Thursdays, which have a special price of $18 per ticket. Into the Woods is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International.

Also playing in WDI’s current season is Full Circle (through April 7; no show Easter Sunday). The 2013-2014 season includes Lend Me a Tenor, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians), Steel Magnolias, and The Music Man. Additional shows include Romeo & Juliet (2013 Summer Studio Show), a musical cabaret (2013 Summer Fundraiser), and It’s A Wonderful Life – Radio Show (2013 Holiday Fundraiser).

Show tickets and information available at www.wheatondrama.org or call 630-260-1820. Follow us on Twitter @WDIpublicity.

Many thanks to everybody who auditioned.

The cast for Full Circle is: Lisa Dawn Foertsch as Anna; Randall W. Knott as Rohde; Rob Reinalda as Schmidt; Lauren Filip as Grete; Lars Timpa as Koerner; Jaime Sandoval as Katz; Dave Amato as Mack & Russian Sergeant; James Klein as Maurer & Russian Soldier; Jerry Moore as Russian Captain.

Show tickets and information can be found elsewhere on this website.

Wheaton Drama, Inc (WDI) has cast the Steven Dietz adaptation of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure.

The cast is: Edward Barnett as Norton/Larrabee; Roy Birch as Sid Prince; Pat Daly as Policeman/Clergyman; Deven Ferber as Sherlock Holmes; Amy Johnson as Post Boy/Swiss Boy; Harold LeBoyer as Dr. Watson; Larry Mayo as Professor Moriarty; Karen Neidlinger as Madge Larrabee; Tom Viskocil as King of Bohemia; Sharon Voss as Irene Adler.

Annie Walker-Bright is directing, assisted by Dee Hicks. The production manager is Steve Blount. Amy Johnson is the stage manager.

Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure is set in Victorian England in a tidy flat at 221B Baker Street, and other locations. You don’t have to be a scholar of detective stories to enjoy the script Steven Dietz has crafted—there is enough intrigue and adventure, even a touch of romance with the inclusion of Holmes’ intellectual equal, Irene Adler.

Performances are January 25, 2013 through February 17, 2013. Shows are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are $13 for Thursdays; $16 for Fridays-Sundays. Dramatists Play Service licenses Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure.

Other shows in Wheaton Drama’s season are: The Sound of Music (November 9–December 9); The Good Life Café (November 10 only); It’s A Wonderful Life (radio show December 14-16); Full Circle (March 15-April 7, 2013 – confirmation of rights pending); and Into the Woods (May 17-June 9, 2013).

Show tickets available at this website, or call 630-260-1820. Follow on Twitter at WDIpublicity.

The cast for It’s a Wonderful Life has now been completed with the audition for – and casting of – The Jingle Sisters.  The lucky ladies are Jamie Barrett, Lori Skubich and WDI newcomer Heather Northway.

Thank you for your interest in auditions!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Director: James A. Liesz at jaliesz@hotmail.com
Publicity: publicity@wheatondrama.org
Tickets: http://www.wheatondrama.org or call 630-260-1820

Wheaton Drama Casts The Sound of Music

Wheaton Drama, Inc. (WDI) has cast its 2012 fall family musical, The Sound of Music. This Rodgers and Hammerstein classic will be performed from November 9 to December 9 at Playhouse 111, 111 N. Hale Street in downtown Wheaton, IL.

James A. Liesz is directing, assisted by Susan Carr. Joni Kotche is the musical director. Choreography is by Barbara Giblin. Rebecca Poole and Amy Johnson are the production managers. Stage management is by Bruce Ebner and Debbie Trueblood.

The cast includes: Dave Amato (Admiral von Schrieber); Jean Austin (understudy – The Mother Abbess); Ashley Johnson Barney (The Mother Abbess); Tyler Berger (Brigetta); Alan Bolds (Franz); Cindy Bolds (Frau Schmidt); Alexandra Burkhardt (Marta); Keith DeBolt* (Captain Georg von Trapp); Teagan Earley (Liesl); Daniel Flage (Friedrich); Christian Johnson (Friend of Capt. von Trapp/Nazi Officer); Andy Kanturek (Baron Elberfeld); Julie Kanturek (Baroness Elberfeld); Rachelle Kates (Maria Rainer); Jamee Kenney (understudy – Sister Sophia); Mitchell Kinn (Rolf); Tim Landry (Friend of Capt. von Trapp/Nazi Officer); Anna Chase Lanier (Louisa); Dawn Holt Lauber (Elsa Schraeder); Michael Lewis (Friedrich); Meg McGarry (Sister Sophia & understudy – Maria); Diana McGrath (Marta); Faith McGrath (Gretl); Tessa Newman (Brigetta); Lillian Perez (Sister Margaretta); Fletcher Peterson (Kurt); Brock Royle (Kurt); Gwen Royle (Gretl); Vincent Scalone (Herr Zeller); Madysen Simanonis (Louisa); Luke Stephens (Rolf); Ginger Terlep (Sister Berthe); Stuart Vance (Max Detweiler); Emily Whaley (Liesl); Jim Wheeler (Friend of Capt. von Trapp/Nazi Officer).

The Nuns Chorus includes: Kelly Baessler (Postulant); Deanna Bero; Patty Blackman; Kitty Bruno; Dana Clouser; Lisa Crank; Diana Dignan; Edie Fitts; Sari Flage (Postulant); Georgia Hamilton; Jennifer Hawes; Maria Hegarty; Kailey Henderson (Postulant); Dee Hicks; Heidi Humiston; Charmaine G. Jones; Alissa Kanturek (Postulant); Julie Kanturek; Jamee Kenney; Caroline Lauber (Postulant); Kimberly Maslo; Laura Miller; Debbie Molinaro; Laura Murray; Kendall Peak; Helen Prebys (Postulant); Amy Royle; Kristin Sandy; Val Shay; Sarah Smith; Marilee Sobiecki; Sheila Zinke; Jessica Zolmierski.

The Sound of Music has music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Suggested by “The Story of the Trapp Family Singers”. The show is licensed by R&H Theatricals. Performances are at 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays; 3pm Sundays. Tickets are $18 for Thursdays; $21 Fridays-Sundays. No show Thanksgiving Day.

Wheaton Drama’s upcoming shows are: The Good Life Cafe (November 10 only); It’s A Wonderful Life (radio show December 14-16); Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (January 25-February 17, 2013); Full Circle (March 15-April 7, 2013 – confirmation of rights pending) and Into the Woods (May 17-June 9, 2013).

Visit http://www.wheatondrama.org, or call 630-260-1820 for tickets. Follow on Twitter at WDIpublicity.

*Reflects cast change.
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