Director’s LetterAGAIN, what a privilege to be directing a show at the beautiful Historic Crighton The-

atre. For over 40 years, Conroe has taken great pride in this establishment of high quality entertainment within this city.

I would personally like to thank Carolyn and Steve Wong for ALWAYS going the “extra mile” to make the shows presented here such spectacular entertainment.

These two people deserve many kudos for all the endless hours of hard work they put into each production. Carolyn, Steve, and The Board of Directors of STAGE RIGHT consis-tently produce shows that the entire family will enjoy attending. You, the audience, are always their priority. I am so proud to be associated with them.

THANK YOU to Darcy Leach the Assistant Director. She has been by my side for years now, and will always be my great friend. I really appreciate everything you do for each show!! And, you are so kind and gracious to every one, plus funny....we just love you!

THANK YOU to Dinah Mahlman the Choreographer. Dinah, you are the best!! You have made this show fantastic! We have done musicals together for years, and I consider myself blessed each time we do a show together! I hope the Crighton Theatre audiences get to see what a great dancer you are, one of these days.

THANK YOU to Midge Smith, the Musical Director. You are new to our group, and what a superb addition. You are without a doubt the greatest musical director alive! I don’t know how we got so lucky, but I hope you are here to stay!

THANK YOU to Dennis O’Connor who designed and built the set. Wow, you never cease to amaze us. Talk about a Master Carpenter..... You are a genius!

THANK YOU to Katie Kelly who designed the costumes, and sewed most of them. I know the endless hours you spent at the fabric stores, then fittings, then sewing. But those hours really paid off. The costumes are great. You are wonderful!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES....you did such a great job.

TO THE CAST....YOU ARE FANTASTIC! I really appreciate your commitment and the many hours of rehearsals. I have enjoyed working with all of you more than I can say. You made this show so much fun for me.... and to watch it come alive was really exciting!

Life takes us on many journeys, but my favorite one is always to the Crighton Theatre!With love,Tina CafeoDirector

From the Producers:In the production of Hairspray you are about to see you will note that in some cases the skin color of the performer does not match the character they are portraying (not unlike how Edna has been traditionally played by a man), we ask that you use the timeless theatrical concept of “suspension of disbelief” and allow yourself to witness the story and not the racial background (or gender) of the actors. After all, this show is about not judging a book by it’s cover. Wouldn’t it be a beautiful world if we didn’t notice anyone’s ‘cover’ and just danced together as Tracy longs to do? It is our hope that you leave the theatre today with a smile on your face, and a catchy tune stuck in your head that just propels you to dance. Our dearest hope is that you leave here with a little less notice of what makes us different, and a greater appreciation of how we are all the same.Enjoy the show!

Steve & Carolyn Wong

CastTracy Turnblad .....................................Sara MarkoEdna Turnblad................................ Michael RaabeCorny Collins ....................................... Adam IsbellPenny Pingleton ....................... Sara Preisler-KentVelma Von Tussle ......................Cristy CampobellaAmber Von Tussle ............................ Sachi TanakaLink Larkin.........................................Victor SuarezSeaweed J. Stubbs ...................... R. Isaiah OwensLittle Inez ................................... Jacqueline FloresMotormouth Maybelle ................. Tessie BradfordWilbur Turnblad ...................................Todd BradyPrudy Pingleton ................Carolyn Corsano WongMr. Pinky ................................................Phil ClarkeGym Teacher/Prison Matron ......Lindsay FreireichPrincipal/Drunk/Guard ............................David AlffHarriman F. Spritzer ....................... David HermanGilbert .................................................... Sean FordStooie ................................................. Iosua MalakiCindy Watkins ................................. Sierra EscobarDuane ........................................... Adam O’ConnorBeatnik Chick/Chorus ......................Amanda CraigHooker/Chorus/Dance Captain .. Melody JohnsonHooker/Chorus/Tracy Understudy ........ Ella Teddy

There will be a 15 minute intermission between acts.

Food & Drink only in the lobby, Please!

CORNY COLLINS

DANCERS:

Brad ..Nick Champagne-Aves

Tammy ........ Mikki Woodard

Fender .............Josh Sandros

Brenda ....Cristal Magdaleno

Sketch .................. Roy Snow

Shelley ................Ann Rabich

IQ ...................Michael Wong

Lou Ann ........... Lauren Ferro

Jane ............. Lauren Eddings

Joe .................... Iosua Malaki

DYNAMITES:Judine..........................Lacey Coleman

Kamilah .........................Amanda Craig

Shayna ..................Robyn De LaPlaine

TEEN (TWEEN) CHORUS:

Drew Castleberry

McKenna Castleberry

Joy Jones Luce

Evie Snowdy

Stephanie Wade

ADULT CHORUS:

David AlffPhil ClarkeAmanda Craig

Sierra Escobar

Lindsay Freireich

David Herman

Melody Johnson

Ella Teddy

UNDERSTUDIESTracy Turnblad .................... Ella Teddy

Amber Von Tussle ...... Lauren Eddings

Link Larkin......................Josh Sandros

Corny Collins ...Nick Champagne-Aves

Seaweed J. Stubbs ............. Sean Ford

Understudies will perform at the July

13th performance.

CrewDirector ............................ Tina CafeoAssistant Director ..........Darcy LeachMusical Director ............Midge SmithChoreographer ........Dinah MahlmanStage Manager.....................Jim KingScenic Design ....... Dennis O’Connor, Denise DeBoldSet Construction .. Dennis O’Connor, Dave HackmanCostume Design & Construction .......................................... Katie KellyCostume Assistant .... Deborah BlakeCostume Assistant/Wigs .............................. Sara Preisler-KentProperties......................Darcy Leach, Lindsay FreireichSound Design ......................Carolyn Corsano WongSound Engineer ........... Steven WongLight Design ............ Roger OrmistonLight Engineer ..................Peter KellyRunning Crew ................ Jett Moses, Melanie Jones LuceSpotlight Operator .........Jane HaleyHouse Manager ......... Sarah RobertsProducers/Video Editing ........ Steven & Carolyn Wong

Musical NumbersACT I

Overture 1. “Good Morning Baltimore” Tracy & Company 2. “The Nicest Kids In Town” Corny Collins & Company 3. “Mama I’m A Big Girl Now” Edna, Tracy, Penny, Prudy, Velma, Amber & Company 4. “I Can Hear The Bells Tracy & Company 5. “Miss Baltimore Crabs Velma 6. “The Nicest Kids in Town-Reprise Corny Collins & Company 7. “It Takes Two” Link, Tracy & Men 8. “Velma’s Revenge Velma 9. “Welcome To The 60s” Tracy, Edna & Company 10. “Hear The Bells - Reprise Link 11. “Run And Tell That” Seaweed, Little Inez & Company 12. “Big, Blond & Beautiful Motormouth, Tracy, Edna & Company

ACT IIEntr’ Acte 1. “The Big Dollhouse” Women 2. “Dollhouse Playoff Matron & Company 3. “Good Morning Baltimore – Reprise” Tracy 4. “You’re Timeless To Me” Edna & Wilbur 5. “Timeless – Reprise” Edna & Wilbur 6. “Without Love” Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed & Company 7. “Without Love Playoff” Company 8. “I Know Where I’ve Been” Motormouth & Company 9. “(It’s) Hairspray” Corny Collins & Company 10. “Cooties” Amber & Council Members 11. “You Can’t Stop The Beat – Part 1 Entire Company 12. “You Can’t Stop The Beat – Part 2 Entire Company The story takes place

in Baltimore of 1962 when we didn’t have cell phones. Please silence yours now.

STAGE RIGHT BOARD OF DIRECTORSPhil Clarke, Martha Davis, Lyn Hawthorne Howard, Greg Kelly, Peter Kelly, Tom Richard, Amy Sowers,

Brenda Storseth, Carolyn Corsano Wong, Steven Wong

Corporate Sponsors and UnderwritersSteven & Carolyn Wong/TSF Inc. – Producer

Steven Binns, Theresa Ivy/Exxon Mobil Foundation – DirectorDwain & Sandy Riney/Lubchem - DirectorGeorge & Amy Sowers – Stage Manager

Jim & Angela Graves – Stage ManagerKaren & Mike Olson – Stage ManagerHarold E. Wood, Jr. – Stage ManagerCliff & Peggie Miller – Stage Manager

Webb & Beverly Melder – Stage ManagerDr. Bruce and Mimi Bastian – Actor

Bobby Carter – ActorDonald & Shirley Niepoetter - Actor

Soren & Annetta Rose – ActorEd & Helen Wassemiller

Be a Sustaining Member!$25-49 Stage Hand – Cover office expenses

$50-249 Actor – Cover flyer expenses$250-999 Stage Manager – Offset playbill expenses

$1000-4999 Director – Support educational programs$5000-29,999 Producer – Sponsor a show

$30,000+ Executive Producer – Sponsor a season

We need YOU!Do you have an interest in theatre? Have you always wondered how the ‘magic’ happens? Can you sew? Can you paint? Do you

like to swing a hammer? Do you have experience or just plain interest in marketing and advertising? Do you like to work with children? Do you like to plan parties? Have you always wanted to try acting? What are you waiting for? You are needed here.

STAGE RIGHT has numerous committees that help make the magic happen but we need your help!

If you’d like to get involved here at STAGE RIGHT contact Artistic Director Carolyn Wong at 281-363-1567 or Carolyn.wong@stage-right.org

DAVID ALFF (Drunk/Principle/Guard) Da-vid has had a love affair the theatre for over fifty years and has attended hundreds of productions in the US, Canada and Europe. He has been both a Stage Manager and Performer beginning with South Pacific and Waiting for Godot in college and Death of a Salesman and Annie at Playhouse 1960. He lives in Bentwater, is married, has two sons and four grandchildren and enjoys playing tennis.

TESSIE S. BRADFORD (Motormouth Maybelle) Tessie is new to the theatre. However, she has an extensive background in music as a soloist and pianist where she has performed for special occasions, such as weddings, conferences and graduations. Tessie also served as a musician for her church for over 10 years. Additionally, she has been the musician for special commu-nity choruses, including her sorority of Delta Sigma Theta. She is passionate about serv-ing her community, which is seen in several of her endeavors. This includes Kids Day, college preparatory workshops, mentoring and fundraising. Tessie is in high demand as a motivational speaker where she uses her talents in music to captivate attention and deliver a positive and powerful message.

TODD BRADY (Wilbur Turnblad ) is a semi-retired local dentist. He is really en-joying the camaraderie that community theatre offers and he just loves performing at the Crighton. He has recently been in A Christmas Story, The Red Velvet Cake War and The Wizard of Oz. He would like to thank his wife Karen for her support of his theat-rical side and his friends who continue to come and see him.

CRISTY CAMPOBELLA (Velma Von Tus-sle) is excited to be performing again on The Crighton Theatre stage. Cristy has been seen in various shows in the area including her most recent performance as Cherie, in Bus Stop. She has also appeared in You Can’t Take It With You, Smokey Joe’s Café, South-

CAST AND CREW BIOgRAPHIESern Hospitality, South Pacific and several more. She is honored to be working with such an amazing group of cast and crew. She would like to thank her very talented and supportive husband, Craig, for always encouraging her to “try”.

DREW CASTLEBERRY (Kids Chorus) has been involved in Crighton Kids for 2 years, and CYT for 2 as well. She attends Bear Branch 6th grade Grade Campus. She enjoys acting and performs in the school’s Honor Band (clarinet). She is also a straight A student and is in all AP classes. Her hob-bies are reading, singing, volleyball, and crafts. She has been in Newsies in CYT, Pink-alicious as a singing bee, Cat in the Hat, and Pirates and the Princess in CYT.

MCKENNA CASTLEBERRY (Kids Cho-rus) has been involved in Crighton Kids for two years, and CYT for two years as well. She attends Bear Branch 6th Grade Cam-pus. She enjoys acting, and performs in the school’s Honor Band (oboe). She is also a straight A student and is in all AP classes. She came in 2nd place this year in the U.I.L. competition for writing. Her hobbies are reading, art, basketball, and soccer. She has been in Newsies in CYT, Pinkalicious as a singing flower, Cat in the Hat, and Pirate and the Princess in CYT.

NICK CHAMPAgNE-AVES (Corny Col-lins Dancer-Brad) is super excited to par-ticipate in Hairspray as his first Stage Right production. Recent musicals include Shrek the Musical (Duloc Dancer/Guard), and The Wizard of Oz (Oz) with Class Act Produc-tions, and Little Shop of Horrors (Skidrow Resident) with College Park High School. I would like to thank my Mom, brother Lu-cas, family and friends for all their help and support!

PHIL CLARKE (Mr. Pinky) has performed at the Crighton theatre in the musical pro-duction of Annie as Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as several roles in No Time for Ser-

geants, Miracle Worker, Arsenic & Old Lace and most recently in Anything Goes as Elisha Whitney. Phil is currently serving as Presi-dent of the Board of Stage Right and sits on the board of the Greater Conroe Arts Al-liance. Since moving to Houston, TX in 2003, Phil has enjoyed writing, directing and/or performing more than a dozen produc-tions for the stage and for Vacation Bible School at the Fellowship of the Woodlands and WoodsEdge Church. During Phil’s early years, he worked as a magazine writer, pho-tographer, musician and published author.

LACEY COLEMAN (Dynamite-Judine) has always enjoyed music, starting with playing the French horn and singing in her church choir. Later, she rediscovered her passion for music and theater through performing in ballroom dance shows with her husband, including a review of Hairspray. This is her first production with Stage Right.

AMANDA CRAIg (Dynamite-Kamilah) This is Amanda’s first performance with Stage Right. She has performed in other shows as well at Porter High School, where she just became a Senior! Amanda has been in Annie (Miss Hannigan ) and Seussical ( Mrs. Mayor). Amanda has also performed on the Hobby Center Stage in the Tommy Tune Awards. Amanda is also a member of the TMEA Region XVIIII Mixed Choir and has gone to state multiple times for Solo and Ensemble.

ROBYN DELAPLAINE (Dynamite-Shay-na) is a mother of two boys, Caleb (age 16) and Josiah (age 10) and resides in Spring, TX. She is currently a student at Sam Hous-ton State University where she is studying Early Childhood Development. She has en-joyed performing in musicals since she was in her teens. Some roles she has enjoyed were the Lounge Singer in Leader of the Pack, the Mayor’s Wife in Bye Bye Birdie, Polly in Flapper, and Liesl von Trapp in The Sound of Music. She would like to thank her friends and family for always believing in her. She would especially like to thank her mother Linda and her grandmother Bernice for instilling in her a love of musical theater.

LAUREN EDDINgS (Corny Collins Danc-er-Jane/Amber Understudy) is thrilled to be making her debut with Stage Right and to be a part of this production. She has previously participated in several produc-tions for Christian Youth Theater includ-ing the roles of Granny in Into the Woods, Topsy in The King and I and appearances in WOZ, Grease, and Les Miserables. Lauren is a sophomore at Legacy Prep High School and enjoys dance and horseback riding in her spare time. She is truly grateful to family and friends for their love and support!

SIERRA ESCOBAR (Cindy Watkins) goes

to Willis High School. She is a member of Bravo Co and appeared as Belinda in A Pi-rate’s Life for Me. She was active in UIL One act Play in 2011. She played the role of Anne in Diary of Anne Frank and got the “All Star Cast” award. Sierra also performed in the Woodlands Waterway Festival.

LAUREN FERRO (Corny Collins Dancer-Lou Ann) Lauren is very excited to be part of the cast of Hairspray. She is a 6th grader at Montgomery Middle School and had been performing for five years. She has ap-peared as Ester Jane in A Christmas Story, LeRoy Heardman in The Best Christmas Pag-eant Ever, Ruby in The Jingle Bell Jukebox, and Smudge in the Bravo Company play A Pirates Life For Me. Her favorite role is Alexis in the independent film, Third Base due out next year. Lauren would like to thank her parents for their support and Tina, Midge, and Dinah for their direction and coaching.

JACQUELINE FLORES (Little Inez) is thrilled to be a part of such a talented cast. Jacqueline will be attending St. Edward’s University in the fall where she will major in theatre. Her most exciting roles have been playing a Glowworm in James and the Giant Peach to being a slave from Barbados as Tit-uba, in The Crucible. This is Jacqueline’s first appearance at the Crighton. She would like to thank her sister, Esther for always show-ing her unconditional love and support.

SEAN FORD (Gilbert) Sean Ford is a stu-dent at Conroe High School. This is his first musical and second production with his first being House of Blue Leaves the CHS theatre. Outside of school he enjoys to play tennis, Street Fighter and studying.

LINDSAY FREIREICH (Gym teacher/ Matron) a Houstonian since 1963, holds a Bachelor in Music from the University of Houston, and a Masters in Music from Northwestern University. After winning 4 national auditions, she performed as a pro-fessional clarinetist for over 25 years, as well as at the Aspen Music Festival and the Chi-cago Civic Orchestra. Afterwards, 8 years at Walt Disney World in Entertainment, and

Special Events, a Guest Talent Coordinator at Candlelight, followed by Disney Cruise Line Sales and Reservations. Regional the-atre since High School, and a Dresser at the Alley Theatre. Love to family, and returning home here like Dorothy in Oz.

DAVID HERMAN (Harriman Spritzer) is pleased to appear for the first time on the historic Crighton Theatre stage in this Stage Right production. David is familiar to Owen Theatre audiences from appearances in such favorites as Inherit the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird, Smokey Joe’s Café, and more. He was also heard as Sam Spade in Lone Star Internet Radio’s broadcast of The Mal-tese Falcon. David is a teacher at Spring High School and a tutor with the Texas Reading Institute.

ADAM ISBELL (Corny Collins) is a hair-dresser at Salon Papillon. It’s his occupation of six years but also his passion. Performing in the theatre is his other passion. Although he hasn’t been involved in the theatre much in the last few years, he really enjoys getting the opportunity. Last productions include portraying Kenickie in Grease.

MELODY JOHNSON (Hooker/Dance Cap-tain) Performing arts are Melody’s passion. She has performed all her life. Starting in ballet and gradually getting sucked into the-ater. She has performed in several shows in-cluding Peter Pan, Cinderella, Narnia, Aladdin and Annie. Now she works with CYT Hous-ton where she has choreographed shows such as Grease, Les Miserables, Shrek the Mu-sical and Into the Woods. She has very much enjoyed her role as dance captain in this pro-duction and is excited to perform with the great cast of Hairspray.

SARA PREISLER-KENT (Penny Pingle-ton) This is Sara’s first time back on the stage in 5 years and she’s so excited to return as Penny Pingleton! Sara has per-formed in numerous shows including: Annie Get Your Gun (Annie) at the Hobby Center, Aladdin (Genie ) and even received a Tommy Tune Nomination for her role in The Pajama Game (Mabel). Sara has also worked at Walt

Disney World in the entertainment section helping the characters. Sara was also the Children’s Director for Broadway Across Americas National Tours of the Wizard of Oz and Handel’s Messiah Rocks. Sara would love to thank her family, friends and her hus-band for all the love and support to finally get back on the stage.

JOY JONES LUCE (Kids chorus) is 11 years old and has been acting for two years. Enrolled in acting classes with Bravo Compa-ny, she has performed in Shakespeare Comes to Calamity Creek and A Rockin’ Tale of Snow White. Joy acted in the Stage Right’s 2013 production of The Wizard of Oz as well as Missoula’s 2012 production of Beauty Lou and the Country Beast. She is an avid reader and is well known among her classmates for adding character accents to group readings.

CRISTAL MAgDALENO (Corny Collins Dancer-Brenda) This is Cristal’s first perfor-mance with Stage Right and she is super excited to be a part of it. However, this is not her first show. Cristal has been in Seus-sical (Gertrude McFuzz) and Annie (Tessie) She has also performed on the Hobby Cen-ter Stage in the Tommy Tune Awards. Cristal also is a member of the TMEA Region XVIIII Women’s Choir and has gone to state for Solo and Ensemble numerous times.

IOSUA MALAKI (Stooie/Special Ed danc-er) I have been acting in plays for over 10 years. I love acting - it is my passion. I also play tennis, play bassoon in the top band at high school, and participate in UIL one act plays.

SARA MARKO (Tracy Turnblad) is ex-tremely proud and excited to be joining the cast of Hairspray at The Crighton after tap dancing her way through Anything Goes. Sara currently is Theatre Major at Sam Hous-ton State University. Sara graduated from The Woodlands College Park High School in 2013, where she was an active member of the theatre and choir programs. She was most recently seen in The King Stag where she played Brighella, and Thoroughly Mod-

ern Mille, where she played Miss Flannery. Sara would like to thank her family and friends their love and support.

ADAM O’CONNOR (Duane/Special Ed danc-er) loves everything about the theater. He has been performing since Charlotte’s Web on the Crighton stage in 1994. His first speaking role was the doctor in Black Snow, followed by many other roles with ‘Let Me Shine’ a theater company formed by his father to give disadvantaged kids a stab at acting. He says he has fun being in plays with his Dad and loves acting because his fans tell him he does a good job. Adam likes to think of himself as a sit down comic and you can find him on You Tube. In his spare time he enjoys Monster trucks, Wii racing games and music. He graduated from Con-roe High in 2007.

RICHARD ISAIAH OWENS (Seaweed J. Stubbs) is making his Stage Right and Crighton Theater debut in Hairspray. As a senior in college at Louisiana State Univer-sity, Owens made his debut in LSU Theater’s production of Elephant Graveyard with the role of the Preacher. Prior to college, he has done acting, singing, and dramatic readings for the Greater Macedonia Baptist Church Drama Department in Houston, TX. Owens has performed with the LSU A Cappella Choir, LSU Chamber Singers, Tiger Glee Club and Schola Cantorum during his collegiate career. Owens has also been conductor for the LSU Chamber Singers. Owens graduat-ed in May of 2013 with degree in Vocal Music Education and hopes to continue his acting

and music training. Owens hopes that after further study, he will attain a degree in The-ater Performance and maintain more work acting or directing in the future.

MICHAEL RAABE (Edna Turnblad) is celebrating 40 years in theater this year, and is thrilled to start his anniversary year at the Crighton, with his 10th performance with Stage Right! Michael has performed in school, college and regional theatre as a singer, dancer and actor on stage, in mov-ies and commercials. Community theatre is still his first love, and he averages 6 shows a year. Prior performances at the Crigh-ton Theatre include Christmas Belles (both casts,) the world premiere of Mama Won’t Fly, The Carol Burnett Show, and The Drowsy Chaperone. Recently he played the Crea-ture in SRO’s production of Young Franken-stein, and Polonious in Trebuchet Player’s performance of Hamlet. Comedy is his pas-sion, though, and he looks forward to many laughs to come.

ANN RABICH (Corny Collins Dancer-Shel-ley) is in the 8th grade at Peet Junior High where she is involved with the NJHS, choir, cheer & athletics. While Ann has been danc-ing and singing since she was 3 years old, this is her first production with Stage Right. Her previous roles include: King & I (littlest Princess), Annie (orphan), The Nutcracker (rat, soldier), Crazy for You (Follies Kid) in productions in the Houston Metro area. A big thank you to my family, friends and teachers for all of your support and encour-agement.

ROY SNOW (Corny Collins Dancer-Sketch) Roy Snow is thrilled to part of his first musi-cal at STAGE RIGHT. Roy has only been in one other musical in his life as a monkey in Seussical. However, Roy is known for his dancing. Roy has won numerous awards such as Best Choreography, Best Hip Hop & Best Novelty at national levels. However there will be more to come since in the fall Roy will be attending Porter High School as a senior!

JOSH SANDROS (Corny Collins Dancer-

Fender/Link Larkin Understudy) Josh is from Houston and a graduate of Klein High School. He is studying Theatre, Communica-tion and Business at Lone Star College.

EVIE SNOWDY (Kids Chorus) Evie Snowdy is now a 7th grader at Montgomery Junior High. This is her first production with Stage Right and is super excited to work with such an awesome cast! She is an AB student, won 2nd place in UIL poetry, loves playing golf in The Woodlands Junior Golf League and has been Club Champion in her division twice. She enjoys singing and has performed lead solos in both her Church and school pro-ductions. She also has attended Multi-Arts Camp for three years where she has learned the many facets of stage drama.

VICTOR SUAREZ (Link Larkin) is a stu-dent at Lone Star College. This is his first production with Stage Right. Some of Vic-tor’s favorite roles include Danny Zuko in Grease, The Wolf in Shrek The Musical and Beethoven in Dog Sees God. He plans to pur-sue a career in music and acting.

SACHI TANAKA (Amber Von Tussle) is thrilled beyond words to be completing her 18th show over a course of 10 seasons at the Crighton. She was last seen in a multitude of roles in Stage Right’s production of The Wizard of Oz and Anything Goes. Some of Sa-chi’s favorite roles were: Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden), Zaneeta (The Music Man), and Beauty Lou (Beauty Lou and the Coun-try Beast). A senior with many tempting op-tions for her future, she is proud to say that musical theatre is the path she’s choosing. Sachi is overjoyed with the hard work and dedication she and her cast mates have put into making this show one of the greatest she’s ever been a part of.

ELLA TEDDY (Hooker/Tracy Understudy) Since a young age Ella Teddy has known that performing was in her blood. Love and respect for acting, singing, writing and other art forms have been instilled in her for years and have only grown with time. She owes most of her drive and passion to her HS Theatre Director Mr. Vela, who taught

her that hard work, respect and individuality are of utmost importance in following your dreams and living happily. Although this is not her first play, Hairspray will be Ella’s first musical and she couldn’t be more ecstatic about being given this opportunity. She hopes to continue along this path for a very long time, with dreams of one day moving to California and working as a performer for a living.

STEPHANIE WADE (Kids Chorus) is an 8th grader in Conroe ISD and a member of the drama club, and speech club. She is an active member of the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council #10213, and Limitless Dance Drill Team. Her hobbies include: zip-lining, dancing, singing swimming, and horseback riding. Stephanie’s greatest accomplish-ment to date is being a survivor of a double-lung transplant in July 2013. She will receive a Make-A-Wish trip to the Bahamas this sum-mer. She is the only child of Steven & Tam-mie Wade of Conroe.

CAROLYN CORSANO WONg (Prudy Pingleton) Carolyn is delighted to once again share the stage with her son Michael having appeared together this season in Ar-senic and Old Lace and Anything Goes. Team Wong gets to play on the Crighton stage to-gether one more time before Michael heads off to college this fall. Carolyn is a founder and serves as Artistic Director and Executive Producer for STAGE RIGHT. She has been involved in theatre for over 30 years as ac-tor, director, producer, and in many back stage roles. Favorite roles on stage include the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz, Dotty Otley in Noises Off, and Louise in Always, Pat-sy Cline. Favorite roles off stage are wife to Steve, Mom to Michael and partner to her therapy dog Harley. Enjoy the show!

MICHAEL WONg (Corny Collins Dancer- IQ) finished his senior year at The Woodlands High School and is delighted to be returning to the Crighton Stage. He was last seen on stage as Officer Klein in Arsenic and Old Lace and Luke in Anything Goes. Prior to that, he ran sound for The Wizard of Oz. Michael re-cently portrayed Captain Lansing in War of

the Worlds and Junior in The Life of Riley on the Player’s Old Time Radio Hour. When he is not acting, he can usually be found help-ing backstage or with an epee in his hand fencing. He will be attending Rutgers Uni-versity this Fall as a Materials Science/Engi-neering student.

MIKKI WOODARD (Corny Collins Dancer-Tammy) Hairspray will be Mikki’s second show on the Crighton stage after playing Chastity in Anything Goes. Some of her fa-vorite roles include Patty Simcox (Grease), Bird Girl (Suessical), Lovely Lady (Les Misera-bles), and the Lover George (King and I). She would like to thank her family and friends for their constant support and love! Enjoy the show!

CREWTINA CAFEO (Director) studied acting personally with Stella Adler years ago in NYC. She went on to do professional theater both in NYC and national touring companies. She was the leading lady for several major sum-mer stock companies, and performed roles such as Louise in Gypsy, Molly Brown in The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Anita in West Side Story, and Babe in Pajama Game. Tina also performed the role of Jo in the off-Broad-way Musical A Lady Named Jo which was based on Little Women. Tina discovered and helped groom the 1983 Miss America, Deb-ra Sue Maffett. Her daughter, Sabrina has won many national beauty titles including International Miss and Starlight of America. Tina’s favorite role was the title character in Mame, when her grandson Mason actually played her grandson in the show. Tina is cur-rently writing a book “The Final Bow” which I am sure you have already guessed....it’s about show business! Her two grandsons, Jett and Mason, are the light of her life and she wants to thank them for all they have done to make her life so special. Last, and most important, she wants to thank her hus-band, Manny for a lifetime of happiness......I love ya, honey......I love ya!

DEBORAH BLAKE (Assistant Costumer) is proud to be involved with this production

of Hairspray. Today’s theater costuming covers so much from Opera to the dark tale of Frankenstein to fun shows such as Young Frankenstein and beach shows to the steam punk Hamlet. Just goes to prove that Any-thing Goes.

DAVE HACKMAN (Set Construction) re-located from Springfield Ill. He is retired and involved in a number of volunteer ac-tivities. These included helping renovate an abandoned theatre in Springfield and helping build sets for the last three years. Enjoyed the ‘work’ and the theatre atmo-sphere so joined the Crighton family.

JANE HALEY (Spotlight Operator) Jane Haley started at Owen Theater, in plays like To Kill a Mockingbird, Bus Stop, King and I, The Odd Couple, White Christmas, & Lion in Winter. This is her second show here in the Crighton Theatre. Jane ran the spotlight for The Wizard of Oz. She enjoys theatre and plans to much more in the Crighton & Owen theatres.

KATIE KELLY (Costume Design & Con-struction) has enjoyed being on stage at the Crighton in The Music Man, Mama Won’t Fly, The Carol Burnett Show and The Miracle Worker. When not on stage, Katie has cre-ated wonderful costumes, worked as Stage Manager and various other backstage du-ties. She is looking forward to participating in many more productions.

PETER KELLY (Lights Engineer) loves the theatre from all his visits to Broadway and community theatre during his 50+ years on Long Island. Peter was in The Mu-sic Man, stage hand in Mama Won’t Fly and has been Light Engineer for The Carol Bur-nett Show, Cinderella, The Miracle Worker, My Three Angels and The Drowsy Chaperone. Being active in the theatre allows Peter & Katie to spend quality time together, doing something they both feel is productive and fun.

JIM KINg (Stage Manager) A student of the dramatic arts for many years, Jim began his career in acting while attending Texas

A&M in the late eighties. A part of the Ag-gie Players, he participated in productions of King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth and The Rob-ber Bridegroom as well as the setup and tear down for the Broadway musical Cats. After studying acting at Sam Houston State University for two years, Jim joined up with the King’s Fishermen in the Woodlands and performed lead roles in such productions as Papa Was a Preacher, a Neil Simon play called God’s Favorite, Christ in the Concrete City, as well as many others. Always active in the community, Jim lent his talents to the chil-dren’s ministry at Fellowship of the Wood-lands for many years. He was last on the Crighton stage in The Carol Burnett Show.

DARCY LEACH (Asst. Director/Props) feels extremely blessed to be learning what to do from the best, the director, Tina Cafeo. Tina has been a household name since my sister was a little girl. Tracey was the “Lion” and our Mom (R.I.P.) was Aunty Em in a pro-duction many, many years ago. To be at this historical theater with this amazing cast will be forever etched on my mind. My favorite roles were in Footloose, Fiddler on the Roof and Annie. My little dog, “Cosmo” is Toto’s understudy! I’m not sure who rescued who. I love my “awesome” family and they are my reason for breathing! Brittany “I love you more” and the rest of you, too! I would list all of you but then there wouldn’t be room for anyone else’s bio. God Bless!!!

DINAH MAHLMAN (Choreographer) is thrilled to be a part of Hairspray! She was a the-atre educator for thirteen years, directing 30-plus productions; her students won the Group Musical division at the 2012 Interna-tional Thespian Festival and were selected to perform in the prestigious Mainstage Showcase. Dinah has choreographed pro-ductions at the Crighton Theatre, Playhouse 1960, Waller High School, Kempner High School and Houston Family Arts Center; The Wizard of Oz, Winter Wonderettes and Chica-go are among her favorites. She also enjoys being on stage; favorite roles include the title character in The Insanity of Mary Girard and Velma in Chicago. Dinah currently works for the Houston Public Library, where she

hones her theatre skills at Story Time. She would like to thank Tina and the Crighton team for this opportunity to teach some of the nicest (and most talented) kids in town!

DENNIS O’CONNOR (Master Carpenter) Dennis began his love affair with the stage 51 years ago as a street urchin singing with the Cinncinnati Opera in Carmen. He began acting and constructing sets at The Crigh-ton in 1990. This Hairspray set uses Periak-tios...first to appear on the Crighton Stage...Greece..70 BC. He dedicates all of his work to his children Adam, Jonah, Denny and Emmy. Einstein in Arsenic and Old Lace, Jo-seph in My Three Angels, Pelinor in Camelot, Arnold in The Boys Next Door and Harry in Stalag 17 are among his favorite roles on The Crighton Stage. “Please support The Historic Crighton as your hometown the-atre. Consider an endowment to the Crigh-ton Theatre Foundation for renovations being planned and/or become a sustaining member of Stage Right,” he says. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” – Albert Einstein

ROgER ORMISTON (Light Designer) has performed on stage in over 40 produc-tions since 1974. He currently works behind the scenes at both the Owen Theatre and the Crighton Theatre in Conroe. He lives in Conroe with his wife, Shann Powers and two dog-ters, Shelby and Maggie. He is a home inspector and owner of 123 Home In-spections.

DENISE DE BOLD (Scenic Design) Denise DeBold has a passion for the arts and serving her community. In Florida, she served as the Visual Arts Director on a twelve member team that utilized a vol-unteer cast of over three hundred and

provided the community with a theatrical experience for free. In June of 2009, Denise moved to Texas, and has since been fea-tured in the Houston Chronicle for her art work and community service. She regularly volunteers for the Montgomery County Women’s Center (MCWC) at their Some-thing Special store in the Woodlands, where sales benefits more than 60 battered wom-en and their children. She is also an active member of the Assistance League of Mont-gomery County (ALMC) where she chairs one of their many philanthropic programs serving the needs of Montgomery County community. She also recently served on the decorating committee for the CASA gala.

MIDgE SMITH (Musical Director) Midge is tickled that her very first show in Texas is with Stage Right at such a cool historic theatre! Hairspray will be her 40th show she has done since quitting her day job to pursue music full-time in Denver Colorado seven years ago. Midge began playing pia-no at age four and hasn’t stopped yet! She specializes in accompanying, sight-reading, vocal coaching, music directing, and teach-ing private piano from her studio “Music by Midge, LLC”. She and her sweet husby Reed just moved to The Woodlands in Feb-ruary and are soaking in the humidity, warm weather and friendly people! A special thanks to Carolyn for this opportunity, and to the entire crazy, fun, energetic cast for instantly becoming my musical family!

STEVEN WONg (Sound Engineer / Pro-ducer) started in theatre 40 years ago as a drapery “consultant” and was “convinced” to return onstage for The Music Man, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Anything Goes. He is generally seen behind the scenes as produc-er, lights engineer or stage manager. Steve is a founder of STAGE RIGHT and serves as the board’s treasurer. Love to family – Caro-lyn, Michael, and Harley.

CAST

TESSIE S. BRADFORD

TODD BRADY

CRISTY CAMPOBELLA

PHIL CLARKE

LINDSAY FREIREICH

DAVID HERMAN

ADAM ISBELL

MELODY JOHNSON

SARA PREISLER-KENT

SARA MARKO

R. ISAIAH OWENS

MICHAEL RAABE

VICTOR SUAREZ

SACHI TANAKA

CAROLYN CORSANO WONG

Corny Collins DancersCristal Magdaleno, Michael Wong,

Mikki Woodard, Iosua Malaki, Lauren Eddings, Roy Snow, Ann Rabich, Josh Sandros,

Nick Champagne-AvesLauren Ferro

The DynamitesAmanda Craig, Lacey Coleman,

Robyn DeLaPlaine with David Alff

Special Ed DancersAdam O’Connor seated, Sean Ford, Iosua Malaki,

Jacqueline Flores, Ella Teddy, Sierra Escobar

Teen ChorusStephanie Wade,

Drew Castleberry, Joy Jones Luce, Evie Snowdy,

McKenna Castleberry

CREW

TINA CAFEO

ROGER ORMISTON

DEBORAH BLAKE

DAVE HACKMAN JANE HALEY KATIE KELLY

PETER KELLY DARCY LEACH DINAH MAHLMAN

DENNIS O’CONNOR

DENISE DE BOLD

MIDGE SMITH STEVEN WONG

JIM KING

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Based on the classice Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer film by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures Inc. Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed

The MGM classic has been faithfully and lovingly adapted from the original award-winning screenplay. Each unforgettable scene, song and dance, is accounted for, in-cluding the show-stopping title number, complete with an onstage rainstorm! Hilari-

ous situations, snappy dialogue, and a hit-parade score of Hollywood standards make SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN the perfect entertainment for any fan of the golden age of movie musicals. The journey from silent film to sound has never been more fun!

February 13 – March 1, 2015 Auditions: Nov. 16 & 17, 2014

By Horton FooteIn this beautifully crafted American masterpiece from Texas playwright Horton Foote, elderly Carrie Watts just wants to visit her hometown of Bountiful, TX, once more before she dies. The air by the river, the song of the red bird, and the feel of the soil in her fingers are all she desires, yet her plans seem thwarted by her hyper-vigilant son and controlling daughter-in-law, but the journey to realize her last wish examines love, hope, and faith.

April 17 – May 3, 2015 Auditions: Feb. 15 & 16, 2015

SHREK THE MUSICAL, In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre - not a handsome prince - shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a donkey who won’t shut up, a bad guy with a SHORT temper, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there’s one on hand...and his name is Shrek. Based on the Oscar® winning DreamWorks film, Shrek The Musical brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to dazzling new life on the stage.

July 10 – 26, 2015 Auditions: April 19 & 20, 2015

Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig

A Journey of Hope

Sept. 5-21, 2014 Auditions: June 8 & 9, 2014

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie WootenSworn to leave husbands, jobs and children out of pic-ture for one weekend, 5 women all on the same college swim team, meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Spanning three decades, scenes are set at intervals and emphasize life changes as well as individual changes in perception. The bonds the women develop and how they share suffering and successes

equally are at once hilarious and poignant. From the same playwrights that brought you Mama Won’t Fly, The Red Velvet Cake War and Christmas Belles. You’ll laugh till you cry!

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After finding out that snacks are served at Sunday school, the Herdman kids, the most inventively awful kids in town (in any town!), blow into Church just in time to be in the annual Christmas pageant. We will be having an audience Christmas Carol sing-a-long during the show. Come join us to see this hilarious and heart warming Christmas classic.

Dec. 5 – 21, 2014 Auditions: Sept. 14 & 15

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