Mary Poppins, Jr Creative

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Director
Elizabeth Moore
Mrs. Moore has produced the ConVal Drama season for the last nine years. She helped found International Thespian Society Troupe #7883 at ConVal. Past highlights include Tom Stoppard's Arcadia (Hannah) and directing Jane Eyre: The Musical last season, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Riverbend Youth Company) and Les Miserables: Student Edition (ConVal Drama).
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Director
Rachel Diemler
Rachel Diemler is excited to be back in New Hampshire for another awesome show at ConVal! She previously co-directed Beauty and the Beast at ConVal in 2016. Rachel teaches theatre arts at Fulton High School in Fulton, Missouri.
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Music Director
Brian Moore
Mr. Moore is the 5th-8th grade choral director in the Merrimack School District, where he also teaches general music. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree and a Masters in Sacred Music and Choral Conducting. He is a private voice instructor, a commissioned composer, and freelance trumpeter. Mr. Moore has served community theatre throughout Southern NH as a music director and actor, including music directing eight musicals at ConVal High School. Mr. Moore would like to thank his family, friends and teachers for their tutelage, support and inspiration. He would also like to thank his wife and partner, Liz, for without her constant encouragement, he never would have been blessed with the opportunities to develop his love, education, and teaching of the theatrical arts.
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Alexis Cleary
Stage Manager
Alexis is stage managing and performing in this production! This is her second time stage managing, and first time having the official title!
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Costume Designer
Ruthana Ellis
Ruthana is a senior at ConVal. She has been a part of the summer musicals for the past 5 years as the head of costumes.
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Properties Master
Petra McLay
Petra is a Junior at ConVal and has been involved in theatre since 1st grade. In middle school, Petra found that she has a passion for costumes and props and has been doing those for plays ever since. This is her third summer musical.
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Lighting Designer
Avery Swasey
Avery is an 8th grader at SMS. Thsi is her second summer play and she is doing the lighting for the first time. Avery is very excited to work tech for Mary Poppins!
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Amplification Design
Josh Ellis
Josh is going into 7th grade at SMS and this is his 3rd summer musical. He is doing mic’s this performance.
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Sound Design
Ryan Jackson
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Stage Crew
Miranda Ellis
Miranda is going into 5th grade. She has been watching the summer show since The Little Mermaid and is very excited to be able to do the play this summer.
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Stage Crew
Priscilla St. Pierre
Priscilla is going into 9th grade at ConVal. Her favorite quote is "A good friend is like a four-leave clover, hard to find and lucky to have."
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Technical Advisor
Michael Zrzavy
Michael Zrzavy ('17) is a current student majoring in Biology/Pre-Medicine at Fordham University in New York City. After his acting debut as Prince Mamillius in the Peterborough Players' 2006 production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, the theater became a second home to him. He has since performed with the Peterborough Players, Andy's Summer Playhouse, Project Shakespeare, Actor's Circle Theatre, and ConVal Drama. His credits include Charlie Brown (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown), Prince Eric (The Little Mermaid Jr.), and Gaston (Picasso at the Lapin Agile) as well as lighting and sound design for ConVal Drama shows during the 2014-2017 seasons. His awards include International Honor Thespian and the 2017 Lucy Hurlin Award. He is excited to pass on the legacy of ConVal Drama to future thespians!
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Music Advisor
Cassie Cutting
Cassie is a Theatre Arts major with option sin Music Theatre Performance and Stage Management at Plymouth State University. Some of her favorite ConVal roles include Sally (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown) and Cosette (Les Miserables). She had the pleasure of playing Ariel in the inagural summer production of The Little Mermaid, Jr, as well as the Baker's Wife in Into the Woods, Jr. She is excited to be sharing her love of theatre with the students and to be working on a show with her younger sister, Alissa!

Original Creative Team



Original London and Broadway Production Credits:
Produced by
Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher
 
Co-Choreographer
Lighting Design
 Stephen Mear
Howard Harrison
Scenic and Costume Design
Bob Crowley
 
Co-Direction and Choreography
Matthew Bourne
 
Directed by
Richard Eyre

 

SHORTFORM BILLING FOR LEAFLETS AND CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
(Point sizes must be in same proportion as set forth for full billing above):
The (Licensee's)
Production of
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's
MARY POPPINS JR.
A Musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers
and the Walt Disney Film



Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 


All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 

www.MTIShows.com