The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Newly adapted from Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Tyler Beattie*
October – November 2009 at the Viaduct Theatre

Production Team
Director: Scott Ferguson
Original Music & Lyrics: Tyler Beattie*
Musical Director: Tyler Beattie*
Stage Manager: Rachel Kenton
Production Manager: Dujuan Pritchett
Costume Design: Mieka van der Ploeg
Set Design: Omen Sade*
Lighting Design: Aaron Weissman
Sound Design: Max Davis

Cast
Don Denton (Ichabod Crane), Mary Spearen* (Katrina van Tassel), Nick Freed (Brom Bones), Dana Dardai, Carla Kessler, Andrew Mueller, Eric Phillips, and Sheana Tobey

Arlecchino’s Odyssey

Conceived by Omen Sade*
Written by Julie Ritchey* & Omen Sade*
Produced in association with the Bricklayers Theatre Company
February 2010 at the Theatre Building Chicago

Production Team
Director: Julie Ritchey*
Lazzi Director: Elizabeth Bagby
Stage Manager: Shayna Kamilar*
Costume Design: Mieka van der Ploeg
Set Design: Omen Sade*
Original Music: Nathan Drackett* and Omen Sade*

Cast
Arlecchino: Omen Sade*
Bing Bing: Nathan Drackett*

Alice and Me!

Adapted from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland and Through the Looking-glass by Julie Ritchey*
Produced in association with Urban Gateways Center for Creative Arts
September 2009 – July 2010

Production Team
Director: Julie Ritchey*
Costumes: Mieka Van der Ploeg
Original Music: Ken Raabe

Cast
The March Hare and Others: Chris Audain
Alice: Paige Collins
The Mad Hatter and Others: Peter Oyloe*
Lewis Carrol: Ken Raabe
Tweedledum and Others: Brandon Ruiter
Understudies: Nathan Drackett, Melissa Law, Kristin Magee, Kate McGroarty, Omen Sade, and Mary Spearen

Seussical: The Musical

by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
Produced in association with the Summer Theatre of New Canaan
June – July 2010

Production Team
Director: Julie Ritchey*
Stage Manager: Reilly Horan
Choreographer: Douglas Shankman
Music Director: Dan Micciche
Costume Design: Erin Schultz
Set Design: Taline Alexander

Cast
The Cat in the Hat: Reggie Gowland*
Horton the Elephant: Ryan Reilly*
JoJo: Mallory Bennhoff and Sadie Seelert
Gertrude McFuzz: Elissa DeMaria
Mayzie LaBird: La’Nette Wallace
Sour Kangaroo: Grace Hardin
Young Kangaroo: Megan Meyerson
Bird Girls: Lisa Boccuzzi, Katie Oxman, and Laura Piacenza
Wickersham Brothers: Ben Glaser, Stephen Mark, and Dru Serkes
Yertle the Turtle: Daniel Klingenstein
Mr. Mayor: Ben Glaser
Mrs. Mayor: Katie Oxman
Understudies: Allie Potenza, Carolyn Savoia

Sleepy Hollow: A Folk Musical

Adapted from Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Tyler Beattie*
February – March 2009 at the Theatre Building Chicago

Production Team
Director and Music Director: Tyler Beattie*
Original Music & Lyrics: Tyler Beattie*
Stage Manager: Tricia Bobeda
Costume Design: Mieka van der Ploeg
Set Design: Andre LaSalle
Lighting Design: Tamar Geist

Cast/Orchestra
Nathan Drackett* (Ichabod Crane), Mary Spearen* (Katrina van Tassel), Nick Freed (Brom Bones), Jason Adams, Creighton Hofeditz, Laura Huizenga, Carla Kessler, Laura Mahler*, and Omen Sade*.

Six Impossible Things

Adapted from J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, and Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Julie Ritchey* & the Filament Theatre Ensemble
February- March 2009 at the Theatre Building Chicago

Production Team
Associate Directors: Christian Libonati* and Omen Sade*
Costume Design: Mieka Van der Ploeg
Set Design: Omen Sade* and Mary Spearen*
Original Music: Omen Sade*, Laura Mahler*, and Julie Ritchey*
Lighting Design: Tamar Geist

Cast
Mrs. Darling, The Dormouse, and Others: Carolyn Faye Kramer*
Peter Pan, the March Hare, and Others: Nathan Drackett*
The Mad Hatter, the Tin Man, and Others: Omen Sade*
Alice, Wendy, and Dorothy: Madeline Scheffler*
Understudy: Christian Libonati*

Cast of the Urban Gateways Tour of Six Impossible Things, 2008-2009: Brandon Cloyd, Nicole Ripley, Omen Sade*, Dori Scallet, and Madeline Scheffler*.

Clown Orpheus (Workshop)

Adapted from Ovid’s The Metamorphoses by Omen Sade*
March 2009

Production Team
Conceived and Directed by Omen Sade*
Music Original: Elizabeth Bagby, Tyler Beattie*, Nathan Drackett*, and Pamela Maurer
Stage Manager: Shayna Kamilar*
Costume Design: Mieka Van der Ploeg
Set Design: Omen Sade*

Cast
Orpheus: Elizabeth Bagby
Eurydice: Pamela Maurer
Bouffons: Nathan Drackett*, Jason Adams, Amy Gorelow

Pinocchio

Adapted from Carlo Collodi’s The Adventures of Pinocchio by Tyler Beattie*
Produced in association with the Summer Theatre of New Canaan
June – July 2009

Production Team
Director and Music Director: Tyler Beattie*
Original Music and Lyrics: Tyler Beattie*
Stage Manager: Jessica McKenna
Costume Design: Mieka van der Ploeg
Set Design: Eli Kaplan-Wildmann

Cast
The Fox and Others: Andi Alhadeff
Geppetto: Eric Garrison
The Blue Fairy and Others: Kristin Magee
The Cricket and Others: Jessica McKenna
Pinocchio: Omen Sade*
Lamp-Wick and Others: Nate Trinrud

Six Impossible Things

Conceived by Julie Ritchey*
Adapted from J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, and Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Julie Ritchey* & the Filament Theatre Ensemble
November – December 2007 at the North Lakeside Cultural Center

Production Team
Director: Julie Ritchey*
Stage Manager: Rebecca Kling
Costume Design: Mieka van der Ploeg and Kathleen Arcovio
Set Design: Julie Ritchey* and Christian Libonati*
Original Music and Lyrics: Laura Mahler*, Omen Sade*, and Julie Ritchey*
Lighting and Mobile Design: Peter Mitchell
Assistant Director: Madeline Duffy-Feins

Cast
The Cowardly Lion, the March Hare, and Others: Reggie Gowland*
Jane, Dormouse, Toto, and Others: Carolyn Faye Kramer*
Peter Pan, the Wizard, and Others: Christian Libonati*
The Good Witch, the Scarecrow, and Others: Laura Mahler*
The Tin Man, the Mad Hatter, and Others: Omen Sade*
Alice, Wendy, and Dorothy: Madeline Scheffler*

Martin Pebble (Staged Reading)

Adapted from Jean-Jacques Sempé’s Marcellin Caillou by Reggie Gowland* & Julie Ritchey*
April 2008

Production Team
Director: Josh Lesser

Cast
Martin Pebble: Christian Libonati*
Roddy Rackett: Andrew Keltz
Narrator: James Butler
Mme. Pelletier and Others: Madeline Duffy-Feins
Mme. Pebble and Others: Nicole Keating
Forest Fairy and Others: Allison Sanchez
Fred and Others: Sean Wesslund

Six Impossible Things

Adapted from J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, and Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Julie Ritchey* & the Filament Theatre Ensemble
Produced in association with the Summer Theatre of New Canaan
June – July 2008

Production Team
Director: Julie Ritchey*
Stage Manager: Nikki Colado
Costume Design: Mieka van der Ploeg
Set Design: Ali McKegney
Original Music: Omen Sade*, Laura Mahler*, Julie Ritchey*
Associate Director: Allegra Libonati

Cast
Peter Pan, the Red Queen, and Others: Christian Libonati*
Captain Hook, the Scarecrow, and Others: Jack Novak*
Alice, the Cowardly Lion, and Others: Nicole Ripley
Dorothy, the Dormouse, and Others: Allison Sanchez
Wendy, the Good Witch, and Others: Madeline Scheffler*
The Mad Hatter, the Wizard of Oz, and Others: Omen Sade*

A Muse in Love

Adapted from William Shakespeare by Allegra Libonati
September-October 2006 on the Lakefill at Northwestern University

Production Team
Director: Julie Ritchey*
Executive Producer: Mark Barna*
Stage Manager: Lauren Robinson
Costumes: Kristy Leigh Hall
Set: Ali McKegney
Music Director: Kirby Hall

Cast
Puck: Brandon Cloyd
Benedick/Orlando/Orsino/Demetrius: Reggie Gowland*
Claudio/Silvius/Lysander/Romeo: Christian Libonati*
Hero/Phebe/Olivia/Hermia/Juliet: Sarah Mayhan
Beatrice/Rosalind/Viola/Helena: Maureen Rohn
Madrigal Singers: Kirby Hall (Soprano), Emily “Nemmils” Smith (Alto), Phil Curtis (Tenor), Bryan Young (Bass)
Understudy: Julie Ritchey*

Our fall run of A Muse in Love was followed by a four month tour to Northshore Retirement Communities.  The entire cast and production team remained the same for this tour.