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waimea community theatre proudly presents

pippin

book by Roger O. Hirson music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

august 2017

director Abi Hobbs
musical director Christopher Tomich producer Sam Valenti

MUSICIANS

piano Walter Greenwood drums Sharon Cannon

bass Shawn James Leavey violin Christopher Tomich

PRODUCTION TEAM

stage manager Evy Lemieux
assistant stage manager Serena Henshaw
Jayne Kerns
set design Destiny Nelson, Dan Bal, Paul Ducasse
carpentry Jayne Kerns, Andy Kunellis, Justin Henshaw,
paint crew Cecily Thornton, Serena Henshaw, Alysa Agosto,
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light design Kristin Lake
spot operator Sam Valenti
sound design Matt Horne
costume team Melora Purell, Elaine Brown, Susie Krall
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poster design Rebekah Ellis | BE Designs
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THE BEAT GOES ON
A SONG AND DANCE CONCERT
June 3rd: 2pm & 7pm and June 4th: 2pm
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Congratulations

Waimea Community
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from John Sucke and Greer Woodward

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Cast ac

Pippin: Rich Givens Scene One
Leading Player: Amy Mills
Magic To Do . . . . . .
Charlemagne: Rick Turnbow Corner Of The Sky .
Fastrada: Heather Gordon
Scene Two
Lewis: Victor Friend
Berthe: Paula Nurse Welcome Home . . .

Catherine: Alyssa Waldman Scene Three
Thea: Melissa Threlfall
War Is A Science . . .
Players Glory . . . . . . . . . . . .

Andrew Boger, Michelle Boger, Raina Dale, Scene Four
Rose Friend, Lucky Friend, Jack Friend,
Keanu Givens, Liberty Givens, Noelani Givens, Simple Joys . . . . . . .
Hanner Harsh, Justin Henshaw, Quincy Lambert, No Time At All . . . .
Joe Miyazaki, Taylin Nishida, Taliya Nishida, With You . . . . . . . . .
Alexandra Schlitter, and Cecily Thornton
Scene Five

Spread A Little Suns
Morning Glow . . . . .
Act One Finale . . . .

ct i act ii

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company Scene One
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pippin
On The Right Track . . . Pippin, Leading Player
. . . . . . . . . . Charles, Pippin
Scene Two
. . .Charles, Pippin, Soldiers
. . Leading Player, Company There He Was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Catherine
Kind Of Woman . . . . . . . . . . .Catherine, Women
. . . . . . . . . . . Leading Player Extraordinary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pippin
. . . . . . . . Berthe, Company Prayer For A Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pippin, Thea
. . . . . . . . .Pippin, Company Love Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pippin, Catherine

shine . . . . . . . . . . . .Fastrada Scene Three
. . . . . . . . . Pippin, company
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Company Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Company
Thea’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thea

the cast

Michelle Boger Ensemble Andrew Boger Ensemble
Maile has been in other WCT Andrew has previously ap-
shows, including Shrek The Mu- peared in Vintage Hitchcock and
sical, Vintage Hitchcock, The Strange Whorl. This is his first
Little Mermaid, Spamalot, and onstage musical. He has also
Strange Whorl. She is having a done backstage work in a lot of
lot of fun onstage, and is grate- other shows.
ful to everyone involved.

Raina Dale Ensemble Rose Friend Ensemble
Raina Mahealani Dale and her At the ripe old age of twelve,
son Joe Miyazaki enjoyed be- Rose Friend is already a sea-
ing in KDEN’s production of The soned stage performer. She has
Music Man so much that they appeared in the WCT produc-
decided to audition for Pippin tions “Shrek”, “Little Mermaid”,
this summer. They are thrilled to and acted as make-up artist for
be part of the cast! Offstage, Raina is a speech language “Spamalot”. She is fresh off the Kahilu Theatre stage
pathologist who works with infants and toddlers and performance of “13”, in which it is the opinion of her
their families. mother that she TOTALLY CRUSHED her ensemble role!
Lucky Friend Ensemble Rose is currently developing a breeding program for
Lucky has previous experiences show-quality Shih Tzu dogs, and looks forward to many
in shows, such as 13 The Mu- happy years of being in local theater productions.
sical, The Little Mermaid, and Jack Friend Ensemble
Shrek the Musical. He is glad to Jack has been involved with
be in yet another play, and plans WCT for three years. He has fall-
to carry his acting career much en in love with theater and all it
further into the future. He hopes to encourage many has to offer!
more people in his community to join theatre and get up
onstage. He, as he says, “Aims for the moon, blows up Keanu Givens Ensemble
on the launchpad.” Keanu is seven. He has previous-
Victor Friend Lewis ly performed in UH’s Evita. His
Victor is now a semi-tabula rasa, favorite animal is the kitten.
one blank half for community
theatre, The other half is now
taken up with his favorite mochi
recipes.

Liberty Givens Ensemble Noelani Givens Ensemble
Liberty is 12 and is going into Noelani is seven years old. She
8th grade. She has performed in has performed in Evita, Shrek,
WCT’s productions of Shrek The and The Little Mermaid. Her fa-
Musical and Strange Whorl. vorite animal is the puppy.

of

Rich Givens Pippin Heather Gordon Fastrada
Rich is frequently seen looming Heather has been performing
over Hawaii stages, most re- since she was five years old,
cently in Evita, Strange Whorl, mostly ballet and in choirs. For
and Drop Dead. As a proud fa- fun she likes to sew and spend
ther of his own troupe of theatre time outdoors. Heather is cur-
urchins, managing a circus me- rently working as an oral surgery
nagerie comes rather naturally for him. Rich is a writer assistant. She is excited to be part of another WCT pro-
and editor with a soft spot for bananas, Thai shorts, and duction.
barefoot runs. Hanner Harsh Ensemble
Justin Henshaw Decapitated Hanner is so stoked to perform
Head with WCT for the fifth time! In
Justin was recently seen in addition to gladly being an or-
WCT’s summer cabaret show nament in the chorus of Pippin,
“Rendezvous”. He loves the she is a banjo player, pole danc-
diversity that WCT has offered er, sandwich enthusiast, and
since his return to the stage in grumpy director. John 11:35.
2015. The thrill ride of “Hitch- Amy Mills Leading Player
cock Presents”, the comedy of Shakespeare in “Taming Amy hails from Waimea and
of the Shrew”, the original family drama “Strange Whorl” loves this theater company! She
and the fun wild sing along “The Drowsy Chaperone”. holds a BA in music from Bridge-
Now onto the biggest challenge so far, the award win- water State University. Her favor-
ning Pippin! Enjoy these amazing fellow cast members! ite roles are Marian Paroo from
Quincy Lambert Ensemble The MUsic Man, Essie Carmi-
Quincy enjoys being fanned and chael from You Can’t Take It With You, Cynthia Muldoon
fed grapes. from The Real Inspector Hound, Mama Bear in Shrek The
Musical, First Lady in The Magic Flute, and the Drowsy
Joe Miyazaki Ensemble Chaperone in The Drowsy Chaperone. You may also see
Joe Miyazaki was in the Music Amy singing in Waimea and Kona choir. And here comes
Man with KDEN last summer. Pippin!
When he moved to Waimea, Taylin Nishida Ensemble
he decided to get involved with Taylin is excited to perform in
Waimea Community Theater. Pippin this year. Previous com-
He’s all fired up about Pippin! munity performances include: A
wacky seagull in The Little Mer-
maid, numerous death-defying
aerial silks shows, a contempo-
rary dancer in the Kahilu Theatre Dance of the Bees and
Deca Dance. She also enjoys dancing hula and clown-
ing around with Cirque Ohana. Maybe you even were
served tea by her at the Japanese Tea Ceremony at the
Cherry Blossom festival. She is a home school student
whose school day begins when she wakes up and ends
when she goes to sleep.

the cast of

Taliya Nishida Ensemble Paula Nurse Berthe
Taliya loves performing on stage Paula has a background in music
and is thrilled to join the Pippin and art, but got bit by the the-
gang. She is a fourth grade stu- ater bug when she appeared in
dent at Kamehameha Schools You Can’t Take It With You. Since
in Keaau and when she is not then, she has appeared in Shrek
on the bus she spends her time and Spamalot, and she’s looking
performing to audiences. Previous community perfor- forward to the challenge of her ‘expanded’ role in Pip-
mances include: Under the Sea musician with the Little pin. Outside of rehearsals, she sings for a trio every oth-
Mermaid, Kamehameha speech festival winner for sev- er wednesday night at Cafe Il Mondo in Honokaa, and
eral years, and aerial silk performer in Dance of the Bees. during the day designs jewelry for a bunch of galleries
Taliya enjoys riding the unicycle and hula hoop for the here and on the mainland. Her favorite activity is starting
Cirque Ohana. She has also served tea with her sister the day with morning coffee in her hot tub.
at the Japanese Tea Ceremony at the Cherry Blossom Cecily Thornton Ensemble
festival. You can’t miss her contagious smile on stage! Cecily began hot yoga, aerials,
Alexandra Shlitter Ensemble and theater at age 48. Now at
Alexandra is a marine biologist 55, she is not looking back and
who is currently working as a first is grateful to her many teachers
mate and manta guide in Kona. in Washington and Hawaii for
After taking a break from theater the opportunities afforded her
after her first production on the in an athletic golden age! Cecily studied improvisation
island, The Little Mermaid, she and performed in “The Good The Bad and The Ugly” at
is very happy to return to the stage this season for Pippin the Upfront Theater and in the Bellingham Circus Guild’s
Melissa Threlfall Thea “Vaudevillingham” uncensored variety show. Since mov-
Melissa is thrilled to be Thea, a ing to Hawaii in 2016 she received aerial training at Ka-
role she has prepared for since hilu Theater and Hawaii Community College performing
before birth! She has just starred in Great Leaps this Spring. Cecily’s message to you is;
in the lead role of “13” as the evil “Aloha! Enjoy the magic watching Pippin and in your
Lucy, where she stole the show. own life at every age.”
In addition, she has kicked ass in Rick Turnbow Charles
the WCT productions of “Little Mermaid”, “Spamalot”, You can tell you’re a veteran per-
“Strange Whorl”, and “Drowsy Chaperone”. former when you start repeating
Alyssa Waldman Catherine yourself. This is my second shot
Alyssa Waldman is excited to be at playing Charles and I hope to
jamming out with WCT again. bring a lot more to it this time.
Although she’s hung up her After 45 years and more than 70
halo, you might recognize her shows I would like to sincerely thank all those who lead
from her angelic role in Spama- me here, It’s been a great run.
lot. When she’s not onstage you
can find her concocting tasty beverages at The Wine Bar
or catching some rays at her favorite beach.

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