Emma: a Pop Musical Creative

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Director
Tim Buchheit
Mr. Buchheit is a 1985 graduate of St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, a 1989 graduate of Northeast Missouri (Truman) State University, and a 1999 graduate of Roosevelt University. He has been teaching a directing theatre for almost 32 years. He is a 2021 inductee of the Educational Theatre Association Hall of Fame.
Technical Director
Mike Pecka
Mr. Pecka is a 1987 graduate of SFBRHS. He taught and directed theatre in the Ladue and Hazelwood school districts before retiring in 2020.
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Technical Assistant
Ethan Wood
Ethan is a recent graduate of East Central College and has worked on several crews at Six Flags St. Louis.
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Music Director
Lindsay Riegel
Mrs. Riegel is a 2001 graduate of St. Francis Borgia Regional High School. She was also the vocal director for Rock of Ages and Bright Star. She has taken a turn on stage with the 2019 Riverside Players production of Pippin. Mrs. Riegel teaches English. She is married to Denver and has two great kids!
Conductor
Robert Jasper
is a faculty member.
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Choreographer
Alexis Roberts
Alexis Roberts is a 2016 graduate of SFBRHS. She moved to Orange, California to attend Chapman University College of Performing Arts as a Dance major. She was a member of the Chapman University Dance Team, winning four collegiate national championships. Roberts was also a member of the Team Shaka hip hop crew for four years. She served as president of both teams her senior year. During her time at Chapman, she choreographed for Technology for Live Performance, Concert InTime, Chapman Dance Alliance, and USA Spirit Nationals. She had the opportunity to perform in and choreograph a short film called “Come On Eileen” produced by Dodge College. Roberts graduated with honors and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance in 2020.
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Production Stage Manager/Sound Engineer
Adam Snider
Adam is the junior son of Keith and Rosanne Snider. He attended St. Francis Borgia Grade School. He has participated in Rock of Ages, Plays in 10, The Distracted Scholars Guide to Literature and Drama, The Staggering Heartbreak of Jasmine Merriwether, Cellular 'Cenes, A Long Trip, and Future Here. He also participates in band, NHS, StuCo, and Luke 18. He would like to thank Mrs. Riegel, Jenna Carter, and Chloe Thacker.
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Master Carpenter
Chloe Thacker
Chloe is a junior and the daughter of Rachel and Dan Thacker. She attended Washington Middle School and has participated in Plays in 10, The Distracted Scholars Guide to Literature and Drama, The Staggering Heartbreak of Jasmine Merriwether, and The Internet is Distract - Oh Look, A Kitten! She participates in FBLA and works at Balducci Vineyard. She thanks Gretchen for driving her and says, "Adam is nice and good at spelling."
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Props Master
Patrick McKinnis
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Master Electrician
Daniel Scheer
Daniel is a sophomore. He is the son of Kirby and Jennifer Scheer. He attended Immanuel Lutheran School. He has participated in Plays in 10, The Distracted Scholars Guide to Literature and Drama, The Staggering Heartbreak of Jasmine Merriwether, The Internet is Distract - Oh Look, A Kitten!, Cellular 'Cenes, A Long Trip, and Future Here. He says, "A little part of us never fully grows up. For some it's more than a little bit."
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Sound
Ella Wessel
Ella is a sophomore and the daughter of Dan and Aimee Wessel. She attended St. Vincent de Paul Grade School and has been a part of The Staggering Heartbreak of Jasmine Merriwether, Plays in 10, A Long Trip, and Future Here. She is also involved in band, Spirit Leaders, and Campus Ministry. She enjoys painting and would like to thank Jenna Carter.
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Construction
Reanna Conner
Reanna is a Junior. She is the daughter of Donna and Mike Conner and a graduate of Sacred Heart in Eureka. She has been a part of Cellular 'Cenes, Bright Star, and other shows. She would like to thank her friends.
Lights
Will Fogarty
is a freshman.
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Technical Theatre 1
Emily Engemann
Technical Theatre 1
Ethan Etter
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Kylie Fischer
Technical Theatre 1
Pete Jankowski
Technical Theatre 1
Makenna Kleekamp
Technical Theatre 1
Oliver Mace
Technical Theatre 1
Joey McMullin
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Technical Theatre 1
Isabella Reed
Technical Theatre 2
Alec Gillette
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Stage Manager/Technical Theatre 2
Gretchen Lampe
Technical Theatre 2
Brady Kleekamp

Original Creative Team

EMMA! A Pop Musical by

ERIC PRICE

Adapted from the novel by
JANE AUSTEN

JV Edition Adapted by
MARC TUMMINELLI

JV Edition Conceived and Workshopped by
BROADWAY WORKSHOP - NEW YORK CITY, FALL 2017



Eric Price has written the lyrics and book to the musicals The Violet HourRadioactivePresto Change-oAround the WorldHello Out ThereThe Sixth Borough, and additional material for the stage adaptation of the film Clue.

His work has been produced at theaters in New York, around the country, and in Europe. Production experience includes work at such institutions as Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout Theatre, Goodman Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Menier Chocolate Factory, Barrington Stage, Symphony Space, Merkin Recital Hall, Minetta Lane Theatre, Audible.com, Joe’s Pub, 54 Below (including solo show), Birdland, the Ravinia Festival, and more.

Eric’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma was commissioned in 2015 and has had over 150 productions around the world.

In addition to his career as a writer, Eric was the longtime assistant to 21-time Tony Award-winning director/producer Hal Prince and worked with him over the course of twelve years on the development of new musicals that premiered in New York, Chicago, Washington DC, London, and Tokyo.

He is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and has degrees in Directing from Indiana University and Musical Theatre Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

He has been a Dramatists Guild Fellow, a Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center finalist, and a member of Goodspeed’s Johnny Mercer Writers Colony and the Rhinebeck Writers’ Retreat.

He is an Adjunct Professor of Musical Theatre at Pace University and Molloy College/CAP21.

With his collaborator, Will Reynolds, Eric won the 2018 Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Writing.

www.ericpriceonline.com