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People who Make it Happen

There are a huge number of people who contribute to any production.

Production Staff


Producers: Karen and Charles Guidry
Director and Choreographer: Derrick Ivey
Music Director: Alan Riley Jones
Rehearsal Accompanists: Betty Romani, Kaori Maeda
Set Designer: Richard Dideriksen
Set Realizer: Joe Cohn; Assistant: Bobby Cameron
Scenic Artists: Tony Alderman, Charles Guidry, and Richard Dideriksen
Lighting Designer: Chris Bernier
Stage Manager: Donna Cavallo; Assistant: Ben Morgan
Costumers and Costume Designers: Diane Woodard and Karen Guidry
Hair & Make-up Designer: Pam Guidry-Vollers; Assistants: Lyle Bass, Richard Dideriksen, Teme Levbarg
Props Designers and Managers: Kara John and Katherine Zeph
Behind the Scenes Photography: Stuart Albert
Graphic Designers: Derick Ivey and Evelyn McCauley
Paint Design: Tony Alderman,Richard Dideriksen, Charles Guidry
Program: Katherine Zeph
Publicity: Karen Guidry
Publicity Photographs: Joe Cohn
Running Crew: Lyle Bass, Joe Cohn, Tracy Delius, Charles Guidry, David Limer, Meaghan Martin, Ben Morgan, Ben Wagner
Set Construction: Tony Alderman, Lyle Bass, Emily Byrne, Bobby Cameron, Joe Cohn, Erin Conn, Tracy Delius, Richard Dideriksen, Steve Dobbins, Lee Galbreath, Charles Guidry, Mary Guy, Houston Horn, Brittany Huie, Arthur Katahdin, Don Katahdin, Cathy Lambe, David Limer, Meaghan Martin, Ben Morgan, Richard Palmer, Paula Scotland, Scott Sino, Bruce Stewart, Shiangtai Tuan
Warehouse and Storage Manager: Charles Guidry
Ticket Manager: Cathy Lambe
Videographer: Michael J. Hale
Wardrobe Mistress: Karen Guidry
Website Manager: Janell Lovelace

Stage Cast

Princess Ida    Lee Galbreath (understudy: Kate Farrar)
Lady Psyche  Emily Byrne (understudy: Kim Kingsley)
Lady Blanche Evelyn McCauley (understudy: Brittany Huie)
Melissa Kate Farrar (understudy: Kimberly Hirsh)
Hilarion Carl Johnson (understudy: Chris Newlon)
Cyril Ben Neufang (understudy: Erin Conn)
King Gama John Adams (understudy: Don Horstman)
King Hildebrand Jim Burnette (understudy: Richard Palmer)
Florian Steve Dobbins (understudy: Stuart Albert)
Arac Richard Dideriksen (understudy: Kent Parks)
Guran Kent Parks (understudy: Bobby Cameron)
Scynthius Scott Sino (understudy: Houston Horn)
Sacharissa Brittany Huie
Chloe Katie Weeks
Ada Kimberly Hirsh

Courtiers
Soprano
Sara Bishop
Pam Guidry-Vollers
Pam Forsythe
Mary Guy
Teme Levbarg
Janell Lovelace
Alto
Mary Ann Freedman
Karen Gray
Pam Kadzielawski
Cathy Lambe
Joyce Weiser
Ruth Winecker

Girl Graduates
Soprano
Megan Colborn
Erin Dawson
Kim Kingsley
Laura McClain
Katie Weeks

Alto
Christine Eckermann-Ross
Sonja Foust
Kimberly Hirsh
Brittany Huie
Noelle Paull
Adrienne Richter

Warriors
Tenor
Erin Conn
Don Horstman
Chris Newlon
Mollie Moses O'Dell
Shiangtai Tuan
Bass
Bobby Cameron
Houston Horn
Richard Palmer
David Smith
Bruce Stewart

Royal Chorus

Soprano
Irina Bunnage
Keti Harr
Betty Romani
Alto
Cathy Burt
Fran Greenstein

Tenor
Sandy Gerli


Bass
Hugh Mace


Orchestra


Co-Orchestra Managers: Deanna Chou Lim, Tanner Lovelace

Violin I: Frederic Ayala (Concertmaster), Margueritte Cox, Lee Hong
Violin II: Rebecca Lee, Ray Ubinger
Viola: Nicolle Tulve, Ruth Ellen Loyer
Cello: Julius Prescott, James Walker
Bass: Tanner Lovelace
Flute: Diana Cherry, Kathy Register (flute/piccolo)
Oboe: Nancy Wilson
Clarinet: Paul Cherry, Shirley Violand-Jones
Bassoon: Charlie Gragg
French Horn: Sandy Svoboda, Amy Symons Jones
Trumpet: Bruce Klitzman, Eric Daniel
Trombone: Christina Thompson, Jeep Morrison
Percussion/Timpani: Bill Hayes

photo by Derrick Ivey

photos by Stuart Albert