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CASTRose...............................................................................................Carolyn NelsonLouise........................................................................................Lindsay LooloianHerbie.................................................................................................Ross DrukerJune...................................................................................................Audrey SmithTessie Tura.................................................................................Becca FinkenaurMazeppa..........................................................................................Isadora LyonsElectra....................................................................................Becky GomezruedaTulsa.....................................................................................................Jack AmendBaby June......................................Scarlet Hillman* & Olympia Schleicher**Young Louise.................................................................................Bella BonanniYonkers/Thelma..................................…....…...............................Maggie SzederLA/Marjorie May................................................................................Lexi TurbinAngie/Agnes................................................................................Greta GasswintDolores/Miss Cratchitt.................................................................Nijah FamousRenee/Gail...................................................................................Rachelle MeyerMr. Goldstone/Cigar/Mr. Weber...............................................Sean HolleranPop/Kringelein/Bourgeron-Cochon...............................................Lee FarberGeorgie/Phil/Rich Man...................................................................Jim MiccolisPastey/Uncle Jocko.........................................................................Shane RubinAuditioning Child.......................................................Ma’Dei Newton-FamousClarinet Kid......................................................................................Eloise MeyerNewsboys...............................................Elisa Heyer-Rivera, Scarlet Hillman,Lydia Jones, Eloise Meyer,Olympia SchleicherEnsemble.........................................................…..Shirley Bonanni, Lee Farber,Jim Miccolis, Shane Rubin*Appearing May 2, 3 (matinee), 10 (matinee), 16 **Appearing May 3 (evening), 9, 10 (evening), 17 ORCHESTRAConductor:Sean MalloyReeds................................................................................Scott Poreca, Kelly Ha,Nivant Desai, Phillip BowdenHorns..............................................................Joe Colanari, Maryl Harris (5/19)Trumpet.............................................................Sophia Lebron, Charlie Wolfe,Zachary NoguerasTrombone...................................................................Tom Steele, Steve Smith, Christopher Nadar (5/9)Bass Trombone..........................................................................Craig ClevelandPercussion......................................................................................Ken SummersViolins.............................................................................Tyler Meil, Sarah ChanKeyboard.......................................................................................Gabe DonahueCello...................................................................................................Jane RobertsBass...................................................................Richard Conn, George Livanos

MUSICAL NUMBERSACT ONEOverture.....................................................................................................OrchestraMay We Entertain You.................................................Baby June, Young LouiseSome People........................................................................................................RoseSome People (Reprise)......................................................................................RoseSmall World...........................................................................................Rose, HerbieBaby June and Her Newsboys..........................................Baby June, NewsboysMr. Goldstone, I Love You.............................................Rose, Herbie, EnsembleLittle Lamb........................................................................................................LouiseYou’ll Never Get Away From Me......................................................Rose, HerbieDainty June and Her Farmboys...................................................June, FarmboysBroadway..........................................................................................June, FarmboysIf Momma Was Married.......................................................................June, LouiseAll I Need Is The Girl........................................................................................TulsaEverything’s Coming Up Roses.....................................…...............................RoseACT TWOEntr’acte......................................................................................................OrchestraMadame Rose’s Toreadorables...................Louise, Rose, Hollywood BlondesTogether, Wherever We Go................................................Rose, Herbie, LouiseYou Gotta Get a Gimmick..................................Mazeppa, Electra, Tessie TuraSmall World (Reprise)........................................................................................RoseLet Me Entertain You.....................................................................................LouiseRose’s Turn...........................................................................................................RoseFinale...........................................................................................................OrchestraBows…………………..........................................................................................CompanyExit Music.................................................…...............................................OrchestraThere will be one fifteen-minute intermission.Any photography or videography of thisperformance is strictly prohibited.

Please consider purchasing raffle tickets, 50/50 tickets,or concessions during intermission to further helpsupport NCT.PRODUCTION TEAMDirectors...........................................................Allie Beik & Andrew McDermottChoreographer..............................................................................Kimmy FaugheyProducers................................................................…...Rylee Cella, Kate ReddingCostume Designer........................................................................Justin CochraneAssistant to the Costume Designer……………………………………………Isa KennedySet Designers.........................................................….........Allie Beik & Tim DavisLighting Designer..............................................................................Robert IodiceSound Designer........................................................................….........Donald OttoStage Manager...................................................….........................…......Mary SmithTechnical Advisor.............………………………………………………………...........Lee FarberSet Construction Lead………………………………………………………………………Tim DavisSet Painting Lead..............................................................................Emily MurphySet Construction...................................................The Cast and Crew of GypsyProperties................................…..........John Cochrane, Jr., Holly Conrad SmithLight Board Operator.........................................................…...........Nancy ReisenSound Board Operator......................................Devaney Diamond, Anne MoirSpot Operator………............................................Megan Haase, Elizabeth VarleyStage Crew...........................………...........Holly Conrad Smith, Shirley BonanniBox Office............................................................................................Megan HaaseHouse Management.................................................................John Cochrane, Jr.Photography.................................................................Donald Otto PhotographySocial Media............................................................Isadora Lyons, Kate ReddingRaffles & Fundraising……………………………………………………..………Rachelle MeyerWebsite............................................................................................Justin CochraneProgram..........................................…………………….......………………........Kate ReddingVisit mynct.org for more details!ANNOUNCING: NCT’S FALL PRODUCTIONS!Auditions May 31-June 1!October 10-11, 2025Auditions June 9-10!November 7-22, 2025

BROADWAY, BROADWAY!NCT’s first ever Broadway Ticket Raffle gives you anopportunity to take your pick of two tickets to a show on theGreat White Way! Tickets are $10 for 1 ticket, and $25 for 3 tickets. Winners will be selected at the end of May and will have theirchoice of tickets to one of two great shows:If either show closes, NCT’s Board of Directors will select a replacement.Scan here to enter!

CAST SHOUT-OUTSLYDIA JONESBreak a leg, Lydia! We are so proud of youand your hard work as Newsboy.Watching you shine on stage brings us somuch joy. Love, Mommy, Daddy, EJ, and Naomi.GRETA GASSWINT

ROSS DRUKER (HERBIE) is happy to be returning to NCT for hissecond show, having appeared as Mr. Lindquist in A Little Night Musicin 2022. Recently he appeared as Ned Newley in The Outsider andmultiple roles in The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later at SpotlightTheatre, and as the Stage Manager in Our Town at Old AcademyPlayers. Other roles include Ernie Cusack in Rumors, Mr. Mayhew inWitness for the Prosecution and Don John in Much Ado About Nothing atChestnut Hill Stagecrafters; Father Charles in Incorruptible atPlaycrafters of Skippack; Robert Martin in The Drowsy Chaperone atRose Valley Chorus and Orchestra; Theseus in A Midsummer Night’sDream and Father Flynn in Doubt at Old Academy Players. He hasperformed numerous Gilbert and Sullivan lead roles with the SavoyCompany in Philadelphia and England. He is a member of the ThePhiladelphia Chorale and has sung several times with Andrea Bocelli atthe Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and Madison Square Garden.CASTCAROLYN A. NELSON (ROSE) is thrilled to be back at NCT doing one ofher bucket list roles: Mama Rose! She was last seen as Ethel Banks inBarefoot in the Park at Steel River Playhouse in March and before thatas Sister Aloysius in Doubt at the Barley Sheaf Players in 2024. Carolynhas performed regionally at Quintessence Theatre (Written by Phillis,Major Barbara) and at Act II Playhouse in Steel Magnolias. Favorite rolesinclude Desirée Armfeldt in A Little Night Music (an NCT production!),Mother Superior (Nunsense), Aurora Greenway (Terms of Endearment),Judith Bliss (Hay Fever) and Tanya (Mamma Mia). Among her credits arenational TV commercials and appearances in daytime dramas (Loving,One Life to Live). When not performing, Carolyn enjoys gardening,traveling and her grand dogs, Malibu, Doodle and Luna. LINDSAY LOOLOIAN (LOUISE) is ecstatic to be back on the NCTstage. She was most recently seen in NCT’s Into the Woods (BakersWife). Other previous shows include Beauty and the Beast (Belle),Oliver (Nancy), She Loves Me (Amalia), City of Angels (Alaura/Carla),Crazy for You (Polly Baker), Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), Shrek(Pinocchio), Joseph (Narrator), The Addams Family (Morticia), MammaMia (Sophie), Hunchback of Notre Dame (Gargoyle/Gypsy), A FunnyThing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Courtesan), The LittleMermaid (Ariel), and Once Upon a Mattress (Lady Larken). Lindsaywould like to thank her family and friends for always being soincredibly supportive.

AUDREY SMITH (JUNE) is thrilled to be a part of her first productionwith NCT! She recently made her professional theatre debut in Beautyand the Beast (Silly Girl) with Revival Productions. Favorite past creditsinclude Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), Beauty and the Beast (Babette), LesMiserables (Cosette), and Tuck Everlasting (Mae Tuck). When not onstage, Audrey studies Advertising at Temple University and works inSocial Media. Much thanks to her family and friends for their supportand love!BECCA FINKENAUR (TESSIE TURA) is happy to be among old friendsand new in this, her 5 production with NCT. It's also her 2ndproduction of Gypsy, with Miss Cratchitt (Forge Theatre) being thevery first musical theatre role of her adult life. Becca's been fortunateenough to enjoy dozens of fabulous roles over the past 35 years, sowhile it would be impossible to choose a favorite, her NCT debut roleas Jane in Jane Eyre, the Musical is definitely among the top 3. At NCT,she’s also appeared in Little Women (Aunt March), A Little Night Music(Charlotte), and South Pacific (Nellie Forbush). Becca was mostrecently seen in Cabaret at SALT, Chester Springs, as FrauleinSchneider. A Jill-of-All-Trades, Becca enjoys many off-stage roles aswell: Speech Therapist, Industrial/Commercial Actor and Voice-overArtist, Church Cantor, and Trade Show Booth-Babe for Form-A-TreadCompany. When not pursuing that elusive Golden Gimmick, she alsoenjoys downhill skiing, kitchen dancing (Foxtrotting to Frank withhusband Bob; Perreoing poorly to Bad Bunny with daughters Ellie andMaddy), and acquiring yarn for knitting projects she will probablynever complete or even begin. th ISADORA LYONS (MAZEPPA) is so excited to be part of thisproduction! You may have seen her as Snow White in NCT’s Into TheWoods, Mrs Potiphar in NCT’s Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat, or tapping away in NCT’s Crazy For You. She’s also aproud NCT board member. Off stage, Isadora is the private chef,executive chauffeur, personal shopper/stylist and homework helperfor her two lovely children, Eddie and Eloise. Isadora would like tothank her sister, Maddie, and her husband, Ed, for encouraging her toaudition for her first role. She would also like to extend an extraspecial thank you to Ed, for taking on all of her off stage roles whenshe is busy having fun at the theatre.

REBECCA GOMEZRUEDA (ELECTRA) is electrified to be making herNCT debut! She was most recently seen in Harmony Heart'sproduction of Really Rosie as Pierre. Previous favorite roles includeAnne Egerman (A Little Night Music), Maria (West Side Story), LottyWilton (Enchanted April), and Annelle (Steel Magnolias). She would liketo thank her boyfriend Evan for his support, and her burlesqueinstructor Tiel for teaching her how to shake it. When not acting,Becky enjoys practicing aerial acrobatics and pole fitness. JACK AMEND (TULSA) is excited to be returning to NCT. He was lastseen here on stage as Bobby in Crazy for You and was the assistantdirector for Oliver. Other credits include Crazy for You (Moose) atVillanova University, Shrek (Lord Farquaad), Hairspray (Fender), andChicago back home in Indiana. In his free time, Jack enjoys playingpickleball and squash. SCARLET HILLMAN (BABY JUNE) is thrilled to make her NarberthCommunity Theatre debut! She has previously charmed audiences asMolly in Annie, JoJo in Seussical, Young Anna in Frozen, and Nemo inFinding Nemo. When she’s not belting showtunes, Scarlet enjoys artsand crafts, writing songs and plotting her next big role. She would liketo thank her mom, dad, and her favorite scene partner—her brotherSpencer—for all their love and support. Scarlet can’t wait to entertainyou and make you smile! @ScarletPresleyOfficial

OLYMPIA SCHLEICHER (BABY JUNE) is excited to make hertheatrical debut with NCT! She has previously appeared in WolfPerforming Arts productions of Where the Grickle Grass Grows, JungleJamboree, and The Missing Button. She is a third grader who lovessinging, dancing, reading & ice skating. Thanks to Laura Zahn, NCT,my family & friends!BELLA BONANNI (YOUNG LOUISE) is excited for her first show withNarberth Community Theater (and to share the stage with mom)! Sheis currently in the 5th grade at Ithan Elementary School in RadnorTownship. Previous shows include Aladdin, Jr (Prince Abdullah'sAttendant/Dance Ensemble), The Spongebob Musical(Jellyfish/Ensemble), and Anastasia Youth Edition (Ensemble) atMethacton Community Theater. Bella would like to thank the cast andcrew for welcoming her, as well as her family, friends, and Potato (herdog) for all of their support. MAGGIE SZEDER (YONKERS/THELMA) is excited to be back onstage with NCT. She started performing at age 6, but thankfully, hermother was nothing like Mama Rose. A few favorites over the past 30(!) years include Crazy for You (Elaine), West Side Story (Velma),Chicago (ensemble), Hair (ensemble), and Anything Goes (Angel). Aspecial thank you to her amazing husband, who's been taking the leadon bedtime wrangling while she gets to go to rehearsal, and her twowonderful daughters, who see bedtime as a tactical game ofnegotiation.

LEXI TURBIN (LA/MARJORIE MAY) is thrilled and grateful to beperforming in her fourth NCT production and was most recently seenonstage as Widow Corney in NCT’s Oliver. Originally from OrmondBeach, FL, Lexi is no stranger to the stage and has been performing inboth community and professional theater productions since an earlyage. Favorite past shows include: Crazy For You (Mitzi/Follies Girl),Hairspray (Louann/Amber u/s), All Shook Up (Lorraine), Annie(Pepper/ Annie u/s), Anne Of Green Gables (Anne), Fiddler On TheRoof (Chava). Offstage, Lexi spends her days working as a DermatologyPhysician Assistant. Sending love and many thanks to the wonderfulcast, crew, The Meerkats, and her loving fiancé, Kyle. Support The Arts!GRETA GASSWINT (ANGIE/AGNES) is thrilled to be making her NCTdebut! After 9 years away, she is grateful to Allie, Andrew, and thewhole Gypsy family for welcoming her back to the stage. A graduate ofPittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) with a major inDance, past theater credits include West Side Story, Aida, Footloose,and In the Heights (CAPA), as well as Guys and Dolls (CCAC SummerTheater) and Iolanthe (Pittsburgh Savoyards). Greta thanks all herfriends and family for their support, especially her dad, who believedmore than anything in the magic of theater. She hopes you feel thatmagic too - enjoy the show!NIJAH FAMOUS (DOLORES/MISS CRATCHITT) is thrilled to returnto NCT and perform alongside this incredibly talented cast. Adedicated community theater performer, she seizes every opportunityto take the stage. Her past credits include Once on This Island (StarPlayers), Scene and Be Scene (Exclamation Theater), Seussical (TheBrandywiners, Ltd.), Crazy for You (NCT), and Ragtime (JenkintownMusic Theater), among others. Nijah is especially grateful andoverjoyed to share this experience with her wonderfully talenteddaughter, Ma’dei Newton-Famous.

RACHELLE MEYER (RENEE/GAIL) is thrilled to be on stage onceagain at NCT alongside her daughter, Eloise! She most recentlyenjoyed playing a Who in Seussical, as well The Matron in Oliver! atNCT. Back in the olden days, she performed in the dance ensemble ofGuys & Dolls and Annie Get Your Gun with the Hong Kong Singers. Aspecial shoutout to the talented Lexi Schreiber for her vocalinstruction and encouragement. A huge thank you to the whole NCTteam for this very special opportunity, to her family and friends fortheir endless support, and to her husband Yev and son Quentin forcheering their girls on while they delight in getting to performalongside one another once more. Enjoy the show!SEAN HOLLERAN (MR. GOLDSTONE/CIGAR/MR. WEBER) isexcited to be performing in Gypsy for a second time – havingpreviously played Mr. Goldstone in college (over twenty five yearsago!). He has been seen in a number of other NCT productions (LittleWomen, Crazy For You, A Little Night Music) as well as shows with theUpper Main Line Community Theater (Beauty and the Beast, Newsies,Matilda). Sean has toured with the Cornell University Glee Club andthe University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club (Go Blue!). Sean thanks hiswife, Lisa, and his sons, Connor and Declan, for their love and support.LEE FARBER (POP/KRINGELEIN/BOURGERON-COCHON) is excitedto continue his association with NCT in the role of POP in Gypsy. Hecontributes technical skills as well, building sets and setting lightingand audio. He was on the crew creating Into The Woods afterperforming in Pride and Prejudice as Mr. Collins. Prior to the tragicfire at Overbrook Presbyterian Church, he was Mr. Grimwig in thetriumphant offering of Oliver! After retiring from 18 years of tvproduction at WPVI-TV, he tried being in front of the camera as anextra in Adam Sandler's, Hustle, M. Night Shyamalan's, Servant, and asa mob figure in HLN's, Very Scary People. He played a straying priest inEverybody's Theater Company's, Angel Diner. 55 years ago, afterBernardo in a well-regarded, Millburn High School offering of WestSide Story, he was lead guitar in a rock band, The Eightballs, in NewYork City in the early 70s during the post-glam, pre-punk period onthe rock timeline, in Greenwich Village, hustling at the same time asTalking Heads, The New York Dolls and The Ramones and Patti Smith.Lee is back after a 50-year hiatus and having the time of his life.

JIM MICCOLIS (GEORGIE/PHIL/RICH MAN) is thrilled to be part ofGypsy. His previous roles include Mr. Bennet in Pride And Prejudice(NCT), Commander Harbison in South Pacific (NCT), Wes Warnicker inFootloose, FDR in Annie, Doctor in The Velveteen Rabbit, Capt. Crewe inThe Little Princess, Narrator in I Never Saw Another Butterfly, andEnsemble in Children Of Eden (all Wolf Performing Arts Center).Highlights of his sound design include Joseph And The AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat and Little Women at NCT, and Our Town, IntoThe Woods, Phantom Tollbooth, Peter And The Starcatcher, Seussical,Matilda, Something Rotten, Cats and many others at Wolf PerformingArts Center. Jim thanks both his families (stage and off-stage)and hisfriends for their encouragement, support and example, as well as thedirecting and production team who make it all possible.SHANE RUBIN (PASTEY/UNCLE JOCKO) is excited to be a part oftheir first production with Narberth Community Theatre. Shane haspreviously been in several Rocky Horror Picture Show productions asboth Dr. VonScott and Eddie an Ex-Delivery Boy in college. Shanepreviously spent 11 years studying ballet and 9 studying tap and jazz asa child and pre-teen. His recent theatre experiences as an adult wereserving as Haman (boo!!!) in the annual Purim play for the last twoyears in a row with the Narberth Havurah, to the sounds of manyangry noisemakers anytime his name is spoken aloud. They think itmight be fun to try playing characters that the audience doesn’tscream at this time (hopefully). He is really excited to dip his toe backin the water and return to doing what he loved doing as a child.SHIRLEY BONANNI (TOREADORABLE/HOLLYWOOD BLONDE) is isexcited to return to NCT where she previously performed in thewinter cabaret Holidazzle. Previous shows include The Prom(Ensemble), The Spongebob Musical (Girl Fish/Pirate Soloist),Urinetown (Dr. Billeaux), A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder(Ensemble), and Matilda (Nurse/Ensemble). Shirley would like tothank the incredibly talented and welcoming cast and productionteam for this wonderful experience! She is grateful for theencouragement from her family, especially Fabian, her husband, andtheir children, Logan and Bella (who she gets to share the stage within this show). Special thanks to friends, coworkers, and vocal coach,Heidi Hayes, for all of their continued support!

MA’DEI NEWTON-FAMOUS (AUDITIONING CHILD) is excited tomake her NCT stage debut after previously lending a hand to thecostume team in a past production. While she enjoys supportingmusicals from behind the scenes, she equally loves singing andperforming. She has trained with Music Theatre Philly and recentlyappeared in Seussical with The Brandywiners, Ltd. Ma’dei is delightedto share the stage with her mom, Nijah Famous, and sends a specialthank you to her other mom, Janice Newton, for patiently enduring allthe singing and dancing at home.ELOISE MEYER (CLARINET KID/NEWSBOY) is delighted to return toNCT for a second time after performing in Oliver! in 2023. Eloise mostrecently played Middle Anna in Frozen Kids at Wolf Performing ArtsCenter, Cindy-Lou Who in Seussical at The Theater Next Door, SlickCat in Aristocats Jr at Stagelight/SALT Performing Arts Center, as wella daughter in Fiddler on the Roof Jr, Cat Z in A Tail of Two Kitties andZip the Yo-Yo in The Missing Button all at Wolf Performing ArtsCenter. Eloise has danced in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Don Quixoteand The Wizard of Oz with Kristina Pulcini Ballet Academy. She isgrateful for the wonderfully talented instructors who inspire her:Jordan Hayes (voice), Bára Burden (tap), and Alexandra Day (piano).Eloise would like to thank the entire Gypsy team for their kindnessand guidance, and for making this experience so much fun. She isgrateful for her family and friends for their loving devotion andsupport. She hopes this amazing cast entertains you!.ELISA HEYER-RIVERA (NEWSBOY) is in her second show with NCT.In the past few years she has participated in productions with MediaTheater as well as Staging Journeys. She also sings with theGleeksman-Kohn Children’s Choir of the Settlement Music School.Elisa would like to thank everyone who has supported and helped herthrough this journey. She also wants to thank the whole productionteam and the cast for making this an incredible experience! Last butnot least, Elisa would like to thank her friends and family for being byher side as well as her dog, Chach, for her emotional support.

LYDIA JONES (NEWSBOY) is beyond excited to hit the stage in Gypsyas a newsboy! She’s been lighting up theaters since she was five andjust wrapped up playing Michael in Elf Jr. The Musical at PlymouthPerforming Arts Center and an orphan in Annie at Forge Theatre.Before that, she had a blast as Marta in The Sound of Music with DCPTheatre. Her growing list of stage credits includes Matilda Jr., FrozenJr., Aladdin Jr., Finding Nemo Kids, and more—basically, if a role callsfor a big smile and even bigger personality, Lydia’s ready to shine!Offstage, Lydia is a busy 3rd grader at Skippack Elementary, whereshe performs in entertainment night and is learning to play the viola.She keeps her skills sharp with acting, tap dance, and voice lessonsand recently wrapped up filming Kitten Heels, a student film at TempleUniversity. Now, she’s gearing up for her next adventure withNarberth Community Theatre! With a little sparkle, a lot of hard work,and endless enthusiasm, Lydia is thrilled to be part of Gypsy and readyto bring her own brand of excitement to the stage!

PRODUCTION TEAMANDREW MCDERMOTT (DIRECTOR) is beyond thrilled to bemaking his directorial debut at his home away from home, NCT!Recent performances include: Into the Woods! (Baker), Oliver!(Mr. Bumble), Little Women (Professor Bhaer), Crazy for You(Bela Zangler), and Joseph...Dreamcoat (Simeon) at NCT and SheLoves Me (Head Waiter) at The Barn. Andrew has spent most ofhis life singing in choirs, most recently with PhilHarmonia andSinging City in Philadelphia, and the St. Louis Symphony Chorus.Much love and thanks to his husband Brian for all his support(and for putting up with the crazy schedules, late nights, andemotional highs and lows that come as part of the communitytheatre package)!ALLIE BEIK (DIRECTOR) is happy to be back for her 4th showwith NCT! Previously she worked on A Little Night Music (stagecrew), Oliver (light board operator) and was in the ensemble ofCrazy For You. She has also recently appeared at the BarnPlayhouse in We Will Rock You (Scaramouche), Nice Work if YouCan Get it (Jeannie) and Evil Dead (Annie). KIMMY FAUGHEY (CHOREOGRAPHER) is excited to finallybring this iconic show to life. Previous choreography creditsinclude Guys & Dolls, Beauty & The Beast, Legally Blonde, andPippin all at Masterman High School. She would like to thankAndrew and Allie for trusting her to execute their vision and thecast for their endless patience as she transitioned from workingwith young students to experienced talent.

SEAN MALLOY (CONDUCTOR) takes his role very seriously. Forthis performance, his shoes are lined with copper to reduceresistance and aid the flow of electrical current. Sean hasthoroughly cherished conducting a wonderful orchestrathrough such a compelling score, and should any changes berequired last minute he will conduct himself accordingly.MARY SMITH (STAGE MANAGER) is looking forward to coming“Into the Woods” as a production team member, and operatingthe sound board for the first time in over 10 years. She has beeninvolved backstage in every production at NCT since 2021 in avariety of roles. Some of her favorite past productions have beenHow to End Poverty in 90 Minutes (Audio/Video Specialist),Metamorphoses (Assistant Master Electrician), and Crazy for You(Producer). She would like to thank the cast and crew for theircontributions and patience as NCT had their first production ata new facility! JUSTIN COCHRANE (COSTUME DESIGNER) came to NCT in2017 and actively became involved with managing andoverseeing the front of house while his husband was in theproduction of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. He became aMember-at-Large on the board which was followed bySecretary and now Treasurer. In 2018 he costumed theproduction of West Side Story and took on the role of overseeingthe website and resident costume designer. He has costumedmost of the shows since of which a few favorites are Billy Elliot,Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Crazy for You,Oliver, and now Into the Woods. He is proud to call the membersof NCT his family and NCT his home. He also can’ t wait to seewhere the future takes him and what new roles might be on thehorizon. He couldn’t do any of it though, or be the best he canbe without the loving support of his family and most importantlyhis amazing husband, John, who always shows tremendoussupport and love.

RYLEE CELLA (PRODUCER) is thrilled to help produce NCT’sproduction of Gypsy. Most recently, she assistant directed Intothe Woods (NCT). Cheers to Allie, Andrew, Kimmy, the cast, andthe rest of the production team for their talent and hard work. KATE REDDING (PRODUCER) has had a great spring seasonwith NCT! She also produced Into the Woods. Kate would like tothank the entire cast and crew for their hard work andflexibility, the “hot glue girls” for being so much fun to fix thingswith, and her partner Paul for tolerating the hectic schedulethat comes with community theatre.