Bye, bye, birdie


June 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, July 1, 2012
Book by; Michael Stewart
Music by: Charles Strouse
Lyrics by: Lee Adams
Originally Produced by: Edward Padula
Musical
Directed by: Sean Rose
12 males, 15 females, extras
When rock star, Conrad Birdie, is drafted into the army, Albert Peterson is worried about his future as a songwriter. Albert and his secretary/love interest, Rose, have to write a farewell song for Birdie that he will sing on The Ed Sullivan Show to a specially selected fan. The lucky fan turns out to be a teenager, Kim McAfee, of Sweet Apple, Ohio. When Birdie arrives in this hick town, the population goes crazy in the ensuing madness.

About the Director

Sean VanAusdall-Rose (DIRECTOR) Sean has directed shows, most recently, LEND ME A TENOR, for the Jacksonville Theatre Guild, as well as, vocal directing for THE BEST CHRISTMAs PAGEANT EVER. His stage credits encompass many roles including General Waverly in White Christmas for JTG (serving also as the show's vocal director); Orin Scrivello in Little Shop of Horrors (JTG); Jud Fry in Oklahoma! (JTG); Roger DeBris in The Producers (Muni); Harold Hill in The Music Man; Calvin in Guys and Dolls (concert version at STC); Abner Yokum in Li'l Abner; Fagin in Oliver!; Oliver Warbucks in Annie. He has served in pit orchestras for productions of Bye, Bye, Birdie, Calamity Jane, The Sound of Music, Grease, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, South Pacific and many more. Sean is organist at Congregational U.C.C. in Jacksonville and has been serving as a church organist for 33 years.

cast

Albert Peterson – Grant Andrew Estes
Rose Alverez – Mary Kate Smith
Conrad Birdie – Brock Hall
Harry MacAfee – Rich McCoy
Doris MacAfee – Lucy Dalton-Lackie
Kim MacAfee – Taylor Ingram
Randolph MacAfee – Ethan Whelpley
Hugo Peabody – Nathaniel Ed
Ursula Merkle – Alli Grubb
Deborah Sue – Morgan Mayer
Alice – Megan Hart
Mae Peterson – Barb Gatlin
Gloria Rasputin – Meredith Durall
Maude – Kim Shafer
Mayor Garfein – Josh Bertram

Chorus:
Courtney Bonacquisti
Halee Hillyer
Grace Sinclair
Julia Gorden
Gianna Flammini
Molly Thornberry
Ellen Mannion
Nikki Atwater
Brooke Seacrist
Lacey McCain
Jacqueline Keysear
Cayden Sharp
Grace Smith
Becky Brown
Madeline Frye