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This deliciously funny tale of new friends is the perfect snack that will make youlaugh and smile your way into this new year. Our team of designers & actors (led by the amazing Ray Ficca) has workedtirelessly to create what I know will be a joyous occasion for children of all ages. Here at ATMTC, our programming is expanding at a rapid pace. Please check outour website for more information about our incredible Academy spring classes,workshops, productions & summer camp registrations. Register early to ensureyour spot!On behalf of the Board and Staff of Adventure Theatre MTC, we thank you forbeing here. If you enjoy this show, please share the adventure with others andconsider your support of our 501c3 nonprofit organization on our 73rdanniversary. I look forward to seeing you in Glen Echo!Kurt BoehmArtistic DirectorWelcome to Dragons Love Tacos! If you have read the book, you know howexcited we are to bring this #1 New YorkTimes bestselling phenomenon to our stage. A Note from TheArtistic Director

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Set DesignerMegan HoldenLightingDesignerLynn Joslin*Costume DesignerBailey Hammett-ColwellSound DesignerBrandon CookResident PropertiesDesignerAndrea "Dre" MooreProjectionsDesignerHailey LaRoeDirector ofProductionMichael R.BurgtorfProductionManagerDom OcampoTechnicalDirectorJax PendlandStage ManagerShannon SaulnierAssistant StageManagerLorna RyanLead ElectricianJimmyEngelkemierElectriciansShana FranklinPatrick CarterBrian KloseScenic ChargeIssac DeMarchi CarpentersBrian KloseBen CampionKurt Boehm, Artistic Director Sarah Chapin, Managing DirectorBoy ............................................................................................................................ Jimmy BartlebaughMan in Suit ................................................................................................................. Jackson SaundersMom/Dragon .................................................................................................... Brigid Wallace HarperLeroy ...................................................................................................................................... Jordan EssexDragon ................................................................................................................................. Ariel FriendlyDragon .......................................................................................................................... Caroline GrahamDragon/Dance Captain/Boy Understudy ................................................................ Bryan StopakSwing .................................................................................................................................. Tobi BaisburdSwing ...................................................................................................................... Joshua Aaron PooleThe CastDragons Love TacosAdventure Theatre MTC presentsDirected & Choreographed ByRay Ficca*members of the United ScenicArtists Local USA 829**Stage Directors AndChoreographers Society (2025)This production is supported in part by an awardfrom the National Endowment for the Arts.Special Thanks: Elizabeth Ashe, Donna Holden, Steven Simon, Doug Wilder

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JIMMY BARTLEBAUGHhe/him (Boy)Jimmy is delighted to be back at Adventure Theatre! Previous Adventure Theatre MTCCredits: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown), Junie B. Jones(Herb/Chenille), Sing Down the Moon (Swing). Other DC Credits Include: ImaginationStage: Winnie the Pooh (Winnie the Pooh), Miss Nelson is Missing! (Swing), A Year withFrog and Toad (Swing); Creative Cauldron: Chicks in Heaven (Swing); Keegan Theatre:Seussical (Wickersham Brother, Helen Hayes Award for Best Ensemble). BM MusicalTheatre, Catholic University.BRIGID WALLACE HARPERshe/her (Mom/Dragon)Brigid was last with ATMTC in Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales asCatskins. Previous ATMTC credits include Junie Understudy Junie B. Jones, FemaleUnderstudy for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Other credits includeEeyore/Kanga/Owl in Winnie the Pooh (Imagination Stage); Noises Off, Merrily We RollAlong, Elegies (The Keegan Theatre); Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and the Three LittlePigs, The Fantastic Tale of Rumpelstiltskin (The Puppet Co). She holds a Bachelor’s ofMusic from Catholic University.Meet the CastJACKSON SAUNDERShe/him (Man in Suit)Jackson is a recent graduate of the National Conservatory of the Dramatic Arts, wherehe played Greg in Sylvia, Lysander/Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, David in TryHard, Vagrant/Female Cricket/Ensemble in The World We Live In and Scrooge/BobCratchit/The Ghost of Christmas Future in A Christmas Carol. Jackson was also a part ofmany devised productions, including The In-Between, Thank You, Everything Connects,and The Show. Jackson is thrilled to be making his professional debut and wants tothank his friends and family for all the support, and the wonderful cast and crew for alltheir hard work. JORDAN ESSEXhe/him (Leroy)Jordan last appeared at ATMTC in Junie B Jones and Sing Down The Moon. RegionalCredits include: Fat Ham at Studio Theatre, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Winniethe Pooh at Imagination Stage,The Honey Trap at Solas Nua, Passing Strange atSignature Theatre, The Tempest at Round House Theatre, Once on This Island atConstellation Theatre Company, A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Folger Theatre, LoveLike Tuesday at Faction of Fools, The Toxic Avenger at Rorschach Theatre, and LittleShop of Horrors at ArtsCentric. Tour: Olney Theatre Center’s National Players 72ndtour A Raisin in the Sun and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He holds a B.M. fromCatholic University.

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CAROLINE GRAHAMshe/her (Dragon)Caroline is so excited to be back at Adventure! Previous Adventure Theatre MTCcredits: Junie B. Jones (Junie B. Jones), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lucy). OtherDC Credits include: Signature Theatre: HAIR (Crissy); Kennedy Center TYA: Finn(Swing); Olney Theatre Center: Fiddler on the Roof (Swing); Keegan Theatre: Seussical(Mayzie); NextStop: Little Women (Beth, Helen Hayes Award nomination forOutstanding Supporting Performer). BM in Musical Theatre from Catholic University.BRYAN STOPAKhe/him (Dragon/Dance Captain/Boy Understudy)Bryan is feeling blessed to make his ATMTC debut. Previous performing regionalcredits include A Chorus Line and Beauty and the Beast at Toby’s Dinner Theatre.Upcoming, he will appear in Senior Class at Olney Theatre Center; BFA The Universityof the Arts; @BrySto TOBI BIASBURDshe/her (Swing)Tobi is so excited to be back with Adventure Theatre! As a teaching artist at ATMTC,she is elated to be back after performing in ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Emily).Previous DC credits include Ragtime (Signature Theatre). She received her BFA inMusical Theatre from the University of Miami @tbaisburdJOSHUA AARON POOLEhe/him (Swing)Joshua is a DC-based actor who enjoys the art of storytelling to inspire and entertainaudiences. He is excited to be making his debut with ATMTC and is grateful for theopportunity to work on Dragons Love Tacos alongside this amazing cast and crew.DMV credits include BAZ in A Bright Room Called Day, and LUCIO, et al. in Finding NeilPatrick Harris (Nu Sass), BIOGRAPHER in Yours Forever, Lincoln (QuarryTheatre); MR.GREEN in Clue: On Stage (Stagecoach); LUMIERE in Beauty and the Beast, W.A.T.C.H.Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. Follow Joshua onInstagram: @Boss2Bway.ARIEL FRIENDLYshe/her (Dragon)Ariel is so happy to be returning to Adventure. She last appeared at the start of the24-25 season in She Persisted. Her regional credits include Knuffle Bunny, Junie B. Jones(ATMTC) Ragtime, Private Jones (Signature Theatre); Buddy Holly, Cinderella (FloridaStudio Theater); Additional D.C credits include Little Women (Arlington Players)American Idiot (McClean Players) Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Drowsy Chaperone,Urinetown (Workhouse Arts Center); Other credits include Outdoor Theatre: The LostColony (Lost Colony Theatre); Grease, For God and Country, The Motown Sound(Wolfhart Haus Dinner). She holds a BFA from Emory & Henry College.@ariel_friendlyshow

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RAY FICCA: Director & Choreographer (he/him) Ray has been an actor, director, and producer inthe DC area and the regions for 35 years. With over 150 professional productions to his credit. Ray’sregional directing highlights include: The Complete History of America (abridged), Ruthless, COLE(Totem PolePlayhouse - Fayetteville, PA). Unnecessary Farce, The Outsider (Keegan Theatre, DC), TheMystery of Edwin Drood (Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre - Frederick, MD) Go Dog Go (Next StopTheatre - Herndon, VA). Ray has also appeared in several films by noted sitcom director, JohnPutch. Most recently, he reunited with John in Asheville, NC, for Hallmark Channel’s A BiltmoreChristmas. He is the President of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Washington, DC.rayficca.comMEGAN HOLDEN: Set Designer (she/her) is a local Scenic Designer and Scenic Painter. PreviousATMTC credits include Knuffle Bunny and She Persisted (Scenic Designer), The Lion, Witch, and theWardrobe, and Junie B. Jones, The Musical (Charge Artist). Other regional Scenic Design creditsinclude Ben Butler, Dorthy’s Dictionary, Victorian Ladies Detective Collective (Washington StageGuild), A Misanthrope, How I Learned What I Learned, and Billy and George (Avant Bard Theater),Príncipe y Príncipe (Gala Hispanic Theater), La Llorona, and Kill the Ripper (We Happy FewProductions), Mojada and POTUS (Montgomery College), and 46 Plays for America’s First Ladies(Nextstop Theater). Megan received her BA in Scenic Design and Film Production from JMU.LYNN JOSLIN: Lighting Designer (she/her) Previous design for ATMTC, ‘Twas The Night BeforeChristmas, Knuffle Bunny, Junie B. Jones, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Aladdin, You‘re AGood Man, Charlie Brown. Recent designs include: Audrey, On Air (Helen Hayes Nomination) Beautyand the Beast and Nevermore with Creative Cauldron, Little Women, Falsettos and The Prom, withMontgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre, Jesus Christ Superstar and Gypsy with Young Artistsof America, Cinderella and The Nutcracker with Metropolitan Ballet Theatre. Beauty and the Beast, AChorus Line, and Something Rotten with Toby’s Dinner theatre. lynnjoslinlightingdesign.comBAILEY HAMMETT-COLWELL: Costume Designer (she/her) previously designed at ATMTC forSing Down the Moon and Knuffle Bunny. Select additional credits include La Calisto (PeabodyInstitute) Metamorphoses (UMD), The Prom (UMD) and Henri IV Part I (American University.) She hasalso worked regionally as an assistant costume designer at Signature Theatre, Round HouseTheatre, Wolf Trap Opera, Studio Theatre, Mosaic Theatre and more. She holds a B.F.A from AuburnUniversity and will receive her M.F.A. this spring at the University of Maryland. baileyhammett.comBRANDON COOK: Sound Designer (he/him) is excited to return to Adventure Theatre MTC withthe amazing cast and crew of Dragons Love Tacos. (Recent credits include: Look Both Ways TheKennedy Center National Tour, Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor DreamCoat Wick Theatre, WomanIn Black Keegan Theatre, Book of Everything George Washington University, Reefer MadnessNextstop Theatre, Tell Tale Heart Synetic Theatre, Knuffle Bunny Adventure Theatre MTC, SeussicalThe Musical Keegan Theatre, This Girl Laughs,This Girl Cries,This Girl Does Nothing. Theatre Alliance,La Revoltosa Gala Theatre, 'Tis Pity She's A Whore,The Winter's Tale, Hedda Gabler ShakespeareTheatre Company ACA Rep) Meet the Creative Team

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ANDREA "DRE" MOORE: Resident Properties Designer (she/her) Dre's properties and puppetcreations have graced the stages in the MD/DC area for the past 21 years. Credits include: ‘Twas theNight Before Christmas, She Persisted (properties design), Knuffle Bunny (puppet design), Junie BJones, and many, many more! (ATMTC), Petite Rouge, Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella - A Salsa Fairytale(Imagination Stage), A Hanukkah Carol (Round House Theatre). Several of Dre’s works are ondisplay at DoodleHATCH, an interactive and immersive art museum in Columbia, MD -www.doodlehatch.comHAILEY LAROE: Projections Designer (she/her) Is thrilled to return to Adventure for this funshow! Hailey is a DC based Lighting and Projection designer. Past ATMTC productions includeProjections for, Knuffle Bunny, and She Persisted. Regional Projection credits; Poetry for the People(Theatre Allience), Nancy (Mosaic Theatre), Monsters of the American Cinema, HHA nominated(Prologue Theatre), and associate projections for Show Way (Kennedy Center TYA). Hailey is theresident lighting designer at NextStop theatre and Lumina studio theatre. Additional lightingcredits include; The America Play (Perisphere Theatre), Little Comedies (Synetic Theatre), and The22+ Weddings of Hugo (Gala Hispanic theatre, Encuentro tour, LA). Haileylaroedesigns.com SHANNON SAULNIER: Stage Manager (she/her) Shannon is thrilled to be the Resident StageManager for ATMTC's 73rd Season! She received her B.A from the Catholic University of America('21). Other local stage management credits include ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (ATMTC), ShePersisted (ATMTC), Ride the Cyclone (Nextstop Theatre Co.), Rasheeda Speaking, Dhana and theRosebuds, Welcome to Sis's (Ally Theatre Co.). Thank you to the Saulniers, the Norths, and ChelseaCook for all your support! LORNA RYAN: Assistant Stage Manager (they/them) is excited to be a part working withAdventure Theatre MTC but now as assistant stage manager! They received their BFA at SavannahCollege of Art and Design for Performing Arts (‘22). Their other professional credits include SoundEngineer for Junie B Jones (ATMTC), Elegies (The Keegan Theater), She Persisted (ATMTC), light boardop orator for Hester Street (Theatre J), and Follow Spot Op for Out of Character (Theatre J). They are sohappy to be surrounded by wonderful supportive people as they debut as assistant stage managerfor this amazing theater!Thank you toour partner!

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Prevention & Precaution!Fire Safety Tips for FamiliesPlaying with fire is no jokeThe U.S. Fire Administration estimates that 300 people arekilled each year as the result of children playing with fire. Have a plan for young children under six who cannot get outside bythemselves. In your plan, talk about who will help each child get outsafely.Children should know what to do when they hear a smoke alarm andthere is no adult around. Help them practice going to the outsidemeeting place.Teach children to NEVER go back inside a burning building. Once theyare out, stay out!Teach your child to get low and crawl on the ground, where the air isless smoky.Show a child how to use the back of their hand to check doors for heatbefore opening and to use a different way out if the door is hot. Teach household members to STOP, DROP and ROLL if their clothesshould catch on fire.If your child needs to use an escape ladder, show them where youkeep it and practice how to use it.How to make a fire planYour ability to get out of your home during a fire depends on advancewarning from smoke alarms and advance planning. Fire can spread rapidlythrough your home, leaving you as little as one or two minutes to escapesafely once the smoke alarm sounds. Practice the planMake sure you’re practicing at least2x per year at different times of day.

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$75,000+AnonymousArts and Humanities Council of Montgomery CountyMaryland State Arts Council$20,000-74,999William S. Abell FoundationNora Roberts FoundationThe National Endowment for the ArtsThe Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation$10,000-19,999Patricia GlowackiIn Memory of Douglas M. Chapin Leahy FamilyMaryland State Department of Education$5,000-9,999Kurt Boehm & Maria Rizzo BoehmMary Kay Bowman & Bruce RomerSarah ChapinBonnie FeldDr. Barron HallDavid HornikAlan KayananBrian & Elizabeth Lemek HouseholdTayz & Inika Shah-Patel Household$1,000-4,999Mike BlankMichael R. Burgtorf & Elizabeth QuinBoyd BurrisLisa Carrier BakerGeoff CarlsonDallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsE&G Ticho Charitable FoundationEugene M. Lang Foundation Doug Chapin*In Memory of Mary K. Chapin*Jay & Susan FinkelsteinFriends of Mary Kach Chapin*Teresa Giral & Carl Picconatto$1,000-4,999 cont’dIan & Pauline GrossmanJohn & Margaret HaugeMitchell HermanCatherine Janowski*Connie & Greg Kach *Benjamin & Rachel LovingJohn MacMillanLou T. MazaweyKeith & Chelle ParskyMichael ReplogleThomas SquireTravis Memorial EndowmentJoseph VerbalisWashington Parent Magazine$500-999Sherry BeamerAmanda & Patrick BradleyChristina & Jason Chang Dr. Ellen J Chapin*Caroline M. DevineDaniel & Betsy DodsonChristine FontanaRichard Gervase & Stuart DeleryDaniel & JJ Head*Rita Jean Kach*Timothy LynchAmanda & Michael MacArthurNetwork For GoodGrace PeelerTheresa J. PeelerGary RappaportJudy RizzoMark ShugollStan ShulmanJanet StanfordEdward & Margaret Tilghman$250-499Corey BalesKatharine BoernerJohn & Linda Carr*Kathy CrutcherElizabeth CullenVirginia DoylePaul & Marguerite FramptonJennifer Gaylin DONORSTHANK YOU TO OURas of Jan 29, 2025$250-499 cont’dAndrea Jill GrantMonica ContiMonica DiazGary Fontaine and O'Sheyla Brown Susan Margaret HarmonRobert HebdaMichelle LeavyIsiah & Catherine Leggett Bob & Jane LeveyKenneth & Susan RubinDaniel ShulakMary Hall Surface & Kevin Reese*Sarah ValenteGadi & Caren WeinreichEdward Snyder & Ann WimpfheimerMelynda Burdette Wintrol$75-249Illa AmersonShayne BeamerJeff BellAnna & Behdad BenhamMolly Carr*Shafiq & Rumana ChaudhuriMatthew ChaytAlla ColeLouis & Victoria DiCoccoEleanor DicksDouglas & Patricia DolanDaniel Egan*Sandra & Andrew EskinEmma Caroline EvansBruce FabensJanet FarrellDena & Eric FeldmanElaine FideShanara GabrielleJenna GalasHoward N. Menaker & Patrick Gossett Regina HansonMarianne HendricksMaggie HetheringtonAlison Drucker & Thomas HolzmanKristin HudsonPam IsrealGlenn KaminskyAlison KaufmanJulie Knievel*This production is supported in part by:

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Trish Glowacki, Board ChairDr. Teresa Giral, Vice ChairPauline Grossman, SecretaryMelynda Burdette Wintrol, TreasurerGeoff CarlsonIan GrossmanChelle ParskyKeith ParskyMichael ReplogleThomas SquireKurt Boehm, Ex OfficioSarah Chapin, Ex Officio‘24-25 Board of DirectorsOur TeamKurt Boehm, Artistic DirectorSarah Chapin, Managing DirectorLisa Carrier Baker, Academy DirectorAmanda Bradley, Communications DirectorMichael R. Burgtorf, Director of ProductionJuliana Quirino, Academy Program ManagerDillon Mitcham, Operations ManagerAlan Kayanan, Patron Services Mgr. and Co. PhotographerDom Ocampo, Production ManagerJax Pendland, Technical DirectorGive local. Give generously.You and your family make a realimpact at Adventure!$75-249 cont’dMichelle Kousen*Deborah Wicks La PumaNancy M LeachMonica LenserAlana LernerScott LinderKathy LocherJason LoewithKenneth LorenMercedes LoudermiIkLynne LoveLuisa LynchJennifer MacomberJason and Lindsay MarczakThe Honorable Constance A. MorellaJacqueline MichaelsIlene MillerHeather MillsKaren MitchellSusan MurphyKevin & Stephanie NealerCooper NelsonElisa QualtersSandy PattersonLee PeelerMarya PickeringMary Pope*Brittany PrelogarMartha ShannonMartha SingletonMolly SmithMicah & Nicole Smith*Mary Kach ChapinMemorial Fund contributor. Lydia SundMichael McNamee & Karla TaylorDouglas & Debra TeesJanelle ThomasJosé ThovarAdam TobinKevin TownsendMeaghan TreanorKaren & Matt TrebonJennifer VoiroSari Warren*Katara Watkins-LawsKathleen WilcoxAdam Wilson

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