PRODUCTION STAFF
| Producer | Matt Kizer |
| Director | Jessie Chapman |
| Assistant Director | Sara-Ann Bailinson |
| Music Director | Hannah Murray |
| Choreographer | Lisa Travis |
| Stage Manager | Jay Baker |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Cambria Hobbs |
| Set, Lighting, & Projections Design | Matt Kizer |
| Costume Design | Danee Gosselin |
| Assistant Costume Designer | Ethan Thompson |
| Master Electrician | Anna Skala |
| Sound Engineer | Ben Pyke |
| Assistant to the Sound Engineer | Isaiah Roig |
| Prop Master | Faith Dame |
| Hair and Makeup | Audrey Solinas |
| Dance Captain | Emma Molloy |
| Light Board Operator | Sam Rogers |
| Projections Operator | Connor Butt |
| Fly Rail Operator | Ryan Konrad |
| Running Crew | Kayla Orthman |
| Microphone Technician | Abi Burke |
| Wardrobe / Costume Assistants | Calle Bisaillon Nick Bailey |
| Costume Shop Staff | Mackenzie Goodwin, |
| Emma Molloy, Ethan Thompson, Audrey Solinas, Jia-Lin Koh |
CAST
| Jo March | Grace Gilbert |
| Meg March | Maddie Anna |
| Beth March | Lindsey Brunelle |
| Amy March | Emily King |
| Marmee March | Emma Molloy |
| Mr. Laurence | Garrison Barron |
| Laurie Laurence | Kyle Sidders |
| Aunt March | Hanna Street |
| Professor Bhaer | Teddy Wilkin |
| Mr. John Brooke | Harrison Christilles |
| Mrs. Kirk | Anna Skala |
| Rodrigo | Aidan Lamont |
ORCHESTRA
| Conductor | Justin McCarthy |
| Violin 1 | Elliott Markow |
| Violin 2 | Jessica Helie |
| Viola | Larry Blaine |
| Cello | J.P. Vainio |
| Bass | Matt Pitts |
| Reed | Rob Daisy |
| Oboe | Justine Popik |
| Horn | Melissa Vainio |
| Trumpet | Russ Ryan |
| Trombone | Jared Staub |
| Percussion | Kaci Cochran |
SILVER CENTER STAFF
| Director | Stuart Crowell |
| Technical Operations Manager | Robert Bruemmer |
| Production Coordinator & House Manager | Susanne Hastings |
| Technical Director | Heather Manfredi |
| Assistant Technical Director | Tyler McCarthy |
| Box Office Manager | Alicia Edgar |
| Assistant House Managers | Tracey Dickson, |
| Claire McIver, & Sharleigh Thomson | |
| Box Office | Aidan Rich |
| House Staff | Jessica Turner, Ana Pelchat, |
| Lucas Venezia, Imalay Rodriguez-Martinez, Emma Russell, Patrick Mignanelli, Kaci Cochran |
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Upcoming Events
Michael J. Winward: A Dancemaker’s Process
February 28 @ 7:00 pm
March 3: PLYMPROV
March 17: Eagle Pond Authorsʼ Series – Jeff Oaks
March 24: Symphonic Band Concert
March 25: PLYMPROV
April 7–9 Theatre: Entangled
April 8: Opening Reception – BFA in Art & Design
(Silver Lobby and Museum of the White Mountains)
April 14: Choirs Spring Concert
April 21: PSU Symphonic Band & Chamber Ensembles Concert
April 26 Eagle Pond Authors’ Series: Susan Lilley
28 Music: Jazz & Percussion Ensembles
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Musical Numbers
Act One
Overture
An Operatic Tragedy Jo, Clarissa, Braxton, Rodrigo
Better Jo
Our Finest Dreams Jo, Beth, Amy, and Meg
Here Alone Marmee
Could You Aunt March and Jo
Delighted Marmee, Meg, Beth, and Jo
Take a Chance on Me Laurie
Off to Massachusetts Beth and Mr. Laurence
Five Forever Jo, Beth, Meg, Amy, and Laurie
More Than I Am Mr. Brooke and Meg
Take A Chance on Me (Reprise) Laurie
Astonishing Jo
There will be one fifteen-minute intermission.
Act Two
The Weekly Volcano Press Jo, Professor Bhaer, Mrs. Kirk, Clarissa, Braxton, Rodrigo, Hag, Troll, Knight, Rodrigo II
Off To Massachusetts (Reprise) Mr. Laurence, Beth, Laurie, Marmee, Meg, Mr. Brooke
How I Am Professor Bhaer
Some Things Are Meant to Be Beth and Jo
The Most Amazing Thing Amy and Laurie
Days of Plenty Marmee
The Fire Within Me Jo
Small Umbrella in the Rain Jo and Professor Bhaer
The Weekly Volcano Press (Reprise) – Jo
A Note from the Director
For over 150 years the story of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy has inspired scores of young readers and viewers (particularly women) to follow their hearts and their dreams. Alcott’s semi-autobiographical two volume novel was a staple in homes and libraries in the United States and United Kingdom since its release in 1869; and film adaptations of Little Women through the years starring the likes of: Katherine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Winona Ryder, and Saoirse Ronan have introduced new generations to the story of the March girls. The 1994 film was a seminal work in my own coming of age; I could see myself in each of the March women and the setting was and is nostalgically familiar–since I was born in Concord, MA and grew up in New England.
Little Women has endured because of the authentic relationships between the characters and the cast of this production have spent the past month and a half practicing humanity through the laughter and tears conjured by this sentimental tale. We thought it fitting to create a world for our production with music at the center–since it is the music which separates this newer adaptation from the many versions that exist across a variety of media types. In PSU’s Theatre Program my niche has mostly been teaching Theatre History and directing Shakespeare–and I am proud that the first musical I’ve directed for the program is adapted from such an influential work of American Literature.
I am sorry that my own daughter and sister cannot see the show due to age and distance–in this production, I hope we have created something that can be enjoyed by all of today’s sisters, daughters, and even Laurie’s of the world.
-Jessie Chapman
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