Summer Youth Theatre

Now entering its 34th summer, Curtain Call’s Summer Youth Theatre has provided creative opportunities for young theatre artists both on stage and behind the scenes. To participate, you must be entering 4th grade in the 2024/2025 school year through no older than age 21 (must not turn 22 before August 11, 2024). Participation is by audition and crew sign-up only.

Curtain Call’s Summer Youth Theatre is NOT a workshop program and is a separate and independent program from Curtain Call’s Summerstock Workshops. Participation is by audition and crew sign-up only. There is a $50 participation fee (discounts for siblings and scholarships for those who qualify), payable only if your child is cast or accepted onto our production crew.

Rehearsals are generally held Monday to Thursday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:30pm and some weekends during the day, beginning in mid-June. Crew work days are typically Saturdays from 10:00am to 2:00 or 3:00pm (occasionally as late as 4:00pm), beginning in late June. Tech weekend is the weekend before the production opens, and there are rehearsals and work days scheduled for both days cast and crew. (Tech Sunday is an all-day rehearsal (10:00am to 11:00pm) with dinner provided. Overall, the program provides over 100 hours of creative enrichment for young actors and technicians.

Our 2024 SYT production will be…

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton

Director: Christopher Giordano

Music Director: Matthew Stolfi

Choreographer: Jennifer Silverman

Scenic Designer: Martin S. Marchitto

Costume Coordination/ Design: Megan Morello

Lighting Designer: Ben Wolfe

Production Stage Manager: Halle Hart

Technical Director: Wayne Yeager

Stage Manager: Lana Busch

Assistant Stage Manager: Ava Sanchez

Production Assistant: Alexander Patel

*There is a $50 participation fee (discounts for siblings and scholarships for those who qualify), payable only if your child is cast or accepted onto our production crew.

REHEARSALS: Monday to Thursday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:30pm beginning as early as June 10, 2024. Some weekend rehearsals are possible during the day after July 4th (either Saturday or Sunday, but not both days). *All cast members MUST be available for ALL rehearsals as of July 15, 2024 and ALL performances – NO EXCEPTIONS.

CREW WORK DAYS:  Mostly Saturdays from 10:00am to as late as 4:00pm (some days may end at 2:00pm) beginning June 22, 2024. Some workers may be needed during the weekdays as we get closer to performance (late July) at the Producer or Tech Director’s discretion. *All crew members who wish to work Running Crew (the crew that works during performances) MUST be available for final week of run thrus July 22 to 25, Dry Tech July 27, Tech Sunday July 28, ALL dress rehearsals and ALL performances – NO EXCEPTIONS.

TECH WEEKEND (Mandatory for ALL cast and running crew): Saturday, July 27 from 10am to 2pm (Sitz Probe with Musicians and Dry Tech with Crew) and July 28 from 12:00pm to 11:00pm (Tech Sunday – dinner provided).

DRESS REHEARSALS (Mandatory for ALL cast and running crew): July 29, 30, 31 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm

PERFORMANCES (Mandatory for ALL cast and running crew): August 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 7:30pm and August 4 and 10 at 2:00pm (*ON HOLD DATES, in case we need to add performances: August 4 and 7 at 7:30pm).

TEAR DOWN & STRIKE: August 11 from 10:00am to 2:00pm. We’ll need as much cast, crew, and parent volunteer help as possible!

 

Cast List (alphabetically)

Olivia Amaya: Villager, Teacup #2

Izzy Anderson: Old Beggar Woman/ Enchantress, Villager,  Fork #2

Aliana Aspesi: Le Filles de la Ville #1, Napkin #1

Marley Bramble: Marie (Villager), Wolf #6, Teacup #4

Mia Chebeir: Chip (this role has been double cast)

Addison Clear: Flower Seller, Spoon #2

Pierce Colfer: Beast

Sebastian Colfer: Young Prince, Crony #1, Knife #5, Beast’s Body Double

Sabatino Cruz: LeFou

Katherine Curry: Baker, Wolf #4, Fork #4

Daniel DeChristopher: Tavern Master, Knife #2, Gargoyle #2

Kaylee Deenihan: Le Filles de la Ville #2, Wolf #1, Spoon #1

Kristina DeLelle: Laundry Lady, Napkin #2

Lilian Del Portillo: Villager, Napkin #6

Leila DeSimone: Madame de la Grande Bouche

Eli Donahue: Bookseller, Knife #3

Michelle Espinoza Borja: Belle (this role has been double cast)

Paul Ferris: Lumiere

Ian Greenman: Shepherd, Knife #1

Katherine Hadermayer: Villager, Teacup #3

Zachary Helgesen: Cogsworth

Grace Huber: Le Filles de la Ville #3, Wolf #2, Fork #1

James Kolman: Hat Seller, Crony #2, Knife #4

Bevin Maher: Villager, Fork #4

Lily Maher: Milkmaid, Napkin #5

Kaitlyn Miranda: Villager, Wolf #5, Fork #5

Esme Mohabeer Rodriguez: Villager, Wolf #7, Teacup #5

Ari Moore: Monsieur D’Arque

Grace Mora: Villager, Teacup #1

Leia Potenza: Villager, Spoon #4

Hannah Pressman: Mrs. Potts

Dylan Ramirez: Maurice

Katie Romano: Babette

Katelyn Ruiz: Villager, Spoon #3

Jared Shuford: Gaston

Poppy Sisko: Chip (this role has been double cast)

Olivia Sosa: Candlemaker, Wolf #3, Fork #3

Stella Supple: Crony #3, Fork #3

Cooper Toland: Belle (this role has been double cast)

Lily Wachsman: Sausage Curl Lady, Spoon #5

 

Crew List (alphabetically)

Zachary Bernstein

Erez Fass

Maddy Galgano

Denis Gannon

Dylan Grimes

Hillary Ho

Savannah LaJoie

Zaac Lake

Emilee Maguire

Andrew Meli

Maria Sharavarnyk