Bullies, Breakups, Studios & a Check, Please! |
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Four student-directed, one-act comedies performed & recorded in November 2020 at Westerville North High School in Ohio & streamed worldwide June 4-6, 2021 |
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by E.M. Bell |
by Jonathan Rand |
by Claire Epstein |
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Presented by special arrangement with Stage Partners, Playscripts, Inc. & Broadway On Demand |
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| Featuring the directorial debuts of WNHS Class of 2021's | ||
| Nathan Gillenwater, Daniel Hager, Lauren McCann, Elise McGann, Autumn Nelson, Christian Potter, Sawyer Swick & Addie Schmitt | ||
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Video courtesy Sam Fahmi/Studio 79 -- thank you! Bullies, Breakups, Studios & a Check, Please! was made possible through a generous grant from the Westerville Education Foundation -- thank you! |
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Who's Who
Cast
Creative Team
Lauren McCann
Elise McGann
Christian Potter
Addie Schmitt
Daniel Hager
Sawyer Swick
Nathan Gillenwater
Autumn Nelson
Jeffrey Siefker
Sage Hyde
Meet the Company
Theodore Garrett
Teddy started acting in elementary school and has been hooked ever since. As a freshman, Bullies Anonymous clocks in as his second show with Troupe 3156 and 7th total. He is always looking forward to growing as an actor as well as getting involved with the theatre community at North. He would like to thank his amazing directors for giving him a chance and believing in him even when he didn't believe in himself!
Ryan Shilling
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Sophie Bordron
Sophie is a junior at Westerville North and excited for her second show with North's Theatre program. She enjoys performing and is so excited to be part of such a wonderful cast!
Colin McCann
Colin is super excited to be in a Senior One Act. He has played roles from previous years in Miracle on 34th Street and A Christmas Carol. He would like to thank his family and directors helping us along the way. He's had so much fun working with his cast. Good luck guys, and break a leg!
Allyn Simon
Allyn is super stoked to be in this show and to get to work with experienced and new actors! Allyn started theatre in fourth grade when she was cast as a squirrel in Westerville North's production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. She has loved theatre ever since and can't wait to continue to do theatre! Allyn would like to give a big shoutout to her amazing directors for casting her in this show and being so wonderful.
Maddy Sanford
This is Maddy's third show at North and she's very excited to be a part of it. She loves the people and community of theatre.
Max Lee
Yooo I'm Max Lee. This is my third one act and I'm glad to be doing it with Paige W., who I've been in one acts with since freshman year. So yeah good times, Robin Hood will forever go down as the longest one act known to man. 2020 man, gotta love it.
Paige Welsheimer
Paige is so excited to be involved in her 10th show! She has loved working with her cast, and sharing this one act experience every single year with her good friend Max Lee. She wants to thank her directors, Christian and Addie, for being so loving and caring throughout this whole experience. She also wants to thank her family, for supporting her no matter what!
Jeremiah Ganga
Started out in 2019 SD1A, then I did Mamma Mia (Ensemble) and Orphan Trains (Narrator). I'm really excited for this and I hope everybody enjoys the shows. :)
Grace Dicus
I am a sophomore this year, and this is my fifth show at WNHS. I love doing theatre because of the great people we have in our department. I'd like to thank our wonderful directors for making this show one of the best yet!
Daniel Dewey
Daniel is a freshman and this is his second production at North. He has enjoyed being a part of the program and is looking forward to all of the shows yet to come. He wants to thank his directors, Christian and Addie, for a great experience.
Miah Bey
Miah is a junior at Westerville North. She has been in Newsies, Hallmarks of Horror and now Check Please. Miah is very excited to be in Senior-Directed One Acts with her amazing cast and best directors Christian and Addie. Miah would like to thank her parents and sister for always supporting her!
Gabby Arreguin
This is my third show at North. I worked in crew for Mamma Mia! and Orphan Trains, but this is my first time being on stage. It's been a cool experience. I can't wait to see what the future shows hold.
Abby Gaylord
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Dillon Hittle
Hi, I'm Dillon. I play lacrosse and I enjoy being outside. Thanks to my parents who push me to be better, and to my friends who are there for me through it all. I hope you enjoy the shows!
Nunaa Tsikata
First and most importantly, I'd like to thank my directors, Daniel and Sawyer, the entire cast, Mrs. Mollohan, as well as the rest of the theatre department. This was my very first show ever, and this team couldn't have made it more welcoming and fun. I've truly learned so much in all our hard work, and it goes beyond just theater. I hope you enjoy watching this show as much as I did participating in it.
Bernard Paul
This is my second year doing theater and being in Senior-Directed One Acts and it has been amazing. I've learned so much about acting and I've had so much fun. I joined theater in order to spread joy to hundreds of people all at once and by being in this one act I am able to do that. I've also been in the crew in theater building sets and painting them. I'm also involved in track and marching band at the school and I have a goal to become the fastest man alive and one day be in the Olympics.
Mary Tenney
This is Mary's third year in theatre. She enjoyed starting her theatre experience at North as crew for Newsies and then in ensemble for Mamma Mia. Mary is excited for the opportunity to participate in this year's Senior-Directed One Acts!
Parker Caney
This is my first One Act, thought my fourth show overall. I was stage crew in Guys and Dolls, and Lucas in The Addams Family during my middle school career, and have played Farmer Dobbs in Orphan Trains. I would, of course, like to thank Sawyer and Daniel for giving me the opportunity to play this amazingly fun role. I would also like to thank the cast for all the fun times during rehearsal. Being in these few shows at North has been great, and I hope to be in many more shows for years to come.
Zuhur Sofe
Zuhur is a junior at North, and really loves being a part of Senior-Directed One Acts. She would like to thank her directors for just being amazing to work with and to learn from. She also would like to thank her cast for being super fun to be around during rehearsals!
Caroline Tenney
Caroline is thrilled to be playing Anita and Stephanie in the Home Shopping Studios Live! Senior-Directed One Act and would like to thank everyone who has been involved. She would like to thank her family, the cast, and the directors for all of their time, effort, and love in creating this show. This is Caroline's first show at WNHS but she is excited for the possibility of many more to come.
Griffin Holub
My first play was 34th Street in the scene that both my directors were in. I wanna thank my brother for being in the cast of that show -- if you weren't there I probably wouldn't be auditioning for this or any of the plays I've been in. Thank you!
Brittany Abston
Brittany is excited to participate in her third one act at North High School! Brittany played the role Rosie in Mammia Mia her sophomore year and was in crew her junior year for Orphan Trains! With Brittany being a junior class officer, drama club officer, and varsity cheer captain, this year has been busy! Brittany would like to thank her directors Nathan and Autumn for an amazing show and overall unforgettable experience! Special thanks to my parents as well for the overwhelming support!
Abby Fassel
I am a sophomore and this is my fourth show with the Westerville North theatre program. I enjoy working on crew, focused on costumes, and acting in the cast. I look forward to the show this year and beyond in Westerville North theatre!!!
Avi Nelson
Avi Nelson likes theatre a ton. He does it a lot almost every day. He's very committed to it and likes participating in it. "It's great fun" he once probably said sometime in the past year or so, and he meant it. Avi Nelson stars as no one in this one act, but he does play three different characters: Billy, the Denny's Manager, and the Guy. Avid would like to thank you for coming to this play and would like to say thank you, yes you, yep talking to you, thank YOU for coming, means a ton.
Caitlin Kohut
Caitlin is a junior at Westerville North High School. She absolutely loves doing theatre, and she has been in Senior-Directed One Acts since her freshman year. She wants to thank Autumn and Nathan for being the best directors ever!!
Damou Sakho
Damou is a junior here at North. He's part of the junior class officers, a WALT member, and he plays soccer and volleyball. He has two younger siblings: one goes to Robert Frost and the other is a sophomore here at North. Damou likes to read and play soccer in his free time.
John Brown
John is thrilled to return to North's stage for his third year in Senior-Directed One Acts! John is currently a junior at North and is on the drama club board as the treasurer. He'd like to thank his amazing castmates for making rehearsals fun, and his directors, Autumn and Nathan, for giving him this amazing opportunity and for always pushing him to be his best!
Anna Whiting
Anna is a junior and this is her sixth show at Westerville North. She would like to thank her directors for making this such a fun experience as well as her family for supporting her and giving her rides to rehearsal. Outside of theatre she is also involved in Mock Trial, In the Know, and Warrior2Warrior.
Sage Hyde
Heyo! This is the fourth show I've done, and my first doing tech booth so that was pretty fun! Thanks to my parents for letting me spend so much time doing this, thanks to Jeffrey for teaching me the ropes in the booth. These are awesome shows, so funny and you are gonna love them! Go seniors!
Jeffrey Siefker
I am 16, I love baseball and theater. I spend a lot of time in the booth doing what I love to do in theatre: lights and sound. I enjoy being with my friends and watching these amazing shows from up in the booth!
Autumn Nelson
Autumn has done theatre since she was 11 and been involved in 14 total productions. She adores theatre and hopes to become a high school theatre director one day and follow in Mrs. M's footsteps. She's had a blast doing Senior-Directed One Acts with her talented cast and wants them to know that she loves them very much. She'd like to thank Mrs. M, her family, the Boosters, her teachers, friends, and cast (especially Nathan) for supporting her in all of her theatrical endeavors. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Nathan Gillenwater
This is Nathan's second ever Senior-Directed One Acts, and his first time as a director, with his friend Autumn. He is very proud of his cast, and would like to thank everyone for their hard work. Nathan is also very excited for his upcoming volleyball season.
Sawyer Swick
In his directorial debut, Sawyer is very excited for his fantastic cast to perform! Sawyer has wanted to direct a one act since he was a freshman, and has participated in every single WNHS theatre show since then to prepare! Sawyer would like to thank his cast for listening to his direction so well, his fellow director Daniel Hager for keeping his head on straight, and Mrs. M for being a huge inspiration for him.
Daniel Hager
Daniel has been involved in theatre here at Westerville North for all four years and has always wanted to direct a one-act with Sawyer. He is incredibly proud of everything his cast has accomplished and can't wait for them to show you the final product.
Addie Schmitt
Addison has been doing theatre for almost four years, and she's very excited to be directing this one act with Christian. She has acted in one acts for the past two years and she's even acted in a musical. "I'm so happy to be working with my amazing co-director and with my cast. I love you guys!!"
Christian Potter
Yo yo yo. This is Christian's first time directing a show at WNHS and he couldn't have had a more chill time. Addie is an amazing co-director, the cast's amazing, the tech crew is epic, Mrs. M is always happy to give advice, the Boosters are supportive, and Adam Obringer is always a real cool dude. Christian's had an absolute blast, such a blast that it had to be mentioned twice. Peace, out, and enjoy the show.
Elise McGann
Elise is excited to watch her incredible cast hit the stage for this show! After three years in WNHS Theatre, it has been eye-opening to be on the other side of things. Working with her best friend, Lauren, has been an experience she wouldn't trade for anything and she would not have wanted to work alongside anyone else. Elise is beyond proud of her cast, as they have brought the vision of this production to life and she can't imagine anyone else pulling it off so well. Working with such funny, talented, and genuinely sweet people has been rewarding and heart-warming. She hopes you enjoy the shows!!
Lauren McCann
This is Lauren's 13th show at WNHS, and she couldn't be happier to be in the director's seat. Lauren would like to thank her family, her cast, Mrs. M, and her fellow director, Elise McGann, for making this experience possible. "I can't believe I'm already here, as a senior, directing a show alongside my best friend. Enjoy each and every day, because although the days seem long, the years fly by," she said.
Photos
Bullies Anonymous (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
Bullies Anonymous (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
Bullies Anonymous directors Lauren McCann & Elise McGann (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
Check Please (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
Check Please (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
Check Please directors Addie Schmitt & Christian Potter (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
Home Shopping Studios Live! (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
Home Shopping Studios Live! (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
Home Shopping Studios Live! directors Sawyer Swick & Daniel Hager (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
The 5 Worst Breakups of All Time (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
The 5 Worst Breakups of All Time (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
The 5 Worst Breakups of All Time directors Nathan Gillenwater & Autumn Nelson (photo by Sam Fahmi/Studio 79)
Donors
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WNHS Theatre Community Sponsors Ron Lykins CPA's Roy & Diane Bauman The Gleich Family The McFarland Family * * * WNHS Theatre Community Partners Mike & Amy Raubenolt The Nelson Family * * * Westerville Board of Education Rev. Rick A. Vilardo, Rev. Vaughn Bell, Jennifer Aultman, Dr. Nancy Nestor-Baker, Tracy A. Davidson * * * Westerville City School District Officials John R. Kellogg, Ed.D., Nicole Marshall * * * WNHS Administration Kurt Yancey, Stephanie McGeorge, William Ragland, Paul Hershberger * * * WNHS Theatre Department Kim Mollohan, Kristin Allison, Jude Berger, Michelle Hensley * * * SD1A Committee 2020 Kristen Gillenwater, Betsy McGann, Devon Swick, Jenny Jenkins, Holly Schmitt
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WNHS Theatre Alumni Angels 2020-2021 Kelly Blaine (2013), Abby Coate (2019), Jeffrey Evans (2020), Jimmy Evans (2014), Justin Evans (2017), Kaitlynn Gleich (2020), Gabriel Hauff (2019), Drake Lundstrom (2013), Katie (Potter) Lundstrom (2015), Travis Mollohan (2012), Kimmy Potter (2018), Eve Raubenolt (2020), Emily Stowers (2019), Kevin C. Vestal (2015), Trevor Vestal (2019), Sarah (Mollohan) Voloschuk (2004) * * * Westerville North Theatre Boosters 2020-2021 Dana Caney, Jason Caney, Jenny Coate, Ben Dewey, Sharon Dewey, Jeremy Dicus, Rachelle Dicus, Jeff Ehleringer, Lisa Ehleringer, Sam Fahmi, Ann Fassel, Craig Fassel, Kristen Gillenwater, Paul Gillenwater, Adrienne Hager, Todd Hager, Audra Hauff, Libby Hendershot, Jenny Jenkins, Mark Jenkins, Carla Kowski, Tom Kowski, Jennifer McCann, Shawn McCann, Betsy McGann, Brian McGann, Kim Mollohan, Russ Mollohan, Amy Murray, Mike Murray, Mindy Nelson, Nye Nelson, Jeremy Niederkohr, Valerie Niederkohr, Lisa Paeltz, Makayla Sampson, Edward Schmitt, Holly Schmitt, Rebecca Scott, Tim Scott, Marsha Siefker, Ashley Simon, Dan Simon, Scott Stowers, Carolyn Strayer, Todd Strayer, Devon Swick, John Swick, Paula Thomas, Liz Washburn, Phil Washburn, Brett Welsheimer, Kelli Welsheimer |
SD1A SHOUT OUTS!
Elise McGann, we are so proud of all your work in theatre. We love watching you perform - and direct! We love you! Mom, Dad and Miles
Congratulations on a Fantastic show, Senior Directors! You have all done such a great job. You should be proud!
I am so proud of you Maddy!! You have, and will always be, a star to me. Love, Mom
Allyn: Once again, we take delight in watching you in your element. Congrats on a job well done! -Mom, Dad, Calleigh, and Vincent
Dear Cast, I love all of your talented selves dearly and I've treasured every moment together! I'm so proud! Break legs!!!! Love, Autumn
Good luck and have fun Pager! Love, Gma and Gpa
Congrats, Daniel, on your first Senior One Acts! So excited to watch it all come to life. Break a leg! Love, Mom, Dad, and Josh
Good luck Paigey!! We love you!!! Love, Mom, Dad, Riley and Murphy
I am so proud of you Maddy!! You are always a star to me! Love, Mom
So proud of you Anna Whiting! You are an amazing person! I can't wait to see what you do next! Love, Fafa, Ayden and Nanna
Break a leg Griffin! We Love you! Dad, Mom, Liam, Nora & Brennen
Abby, we are so proud of you! We are so excited to see you perform. Love Dad and Fuzzy
John- Break a leg and have a blast doing what you love! Love Mom and Dad
Maddy: It is so wonderful to watch you and Allyn having fun together onstage. Simon Family
So proud of you Addison and all you have done over these past 4 years. Can’t wait to see what happens in your future! Love you! Mom and Dad
You are amazing Miah. Keep being you. Love you, Mom, Dad & Anna
Sawyer, We are so proud of you. Love, Mom and Dad
Paige, We are so proud of you and can't wait to see the show! Love, Devon and John
Evelyn, Have a blast!!!! We are very proud of you. Lots and Lots of Love, Mom & Dad
Caitlin Kohut: it is so fun to watch your energy and excitement on stage. You are amazing! Love, Mom & Dad
Colin, We are so proud of you with all your accomplishments thus far. Have fun up there. Enjoy! Love you much, Mom and Dad
Paige, I am so excited to see the show! Break some legs. Love, Dylan
Way to go Dillon! So proud of you and all that you are doing. Love. Mom and Dad
Paige, Break some legs! Love, Fynn
Great job Gabby Arreguin!
Kristen G., Betsy, Devon & Holly: TY for all the time & talents you've given to create this great opportunity for our kids! Sam: TY for getting it on video! - Jenny
Mrs. M., Jude, Kristin, Stephanie, WNTB, DC officers, & student thespians: TY for making North Theatre great!
Lauren, You amaze us with your knowledge, love for others, accomplishments and beauty. So proud of you. Enjoy! Love you much, Mom and Dad
Lauren McCann, you are a Terrific Director and an Amazing Person. Great job on SD1A's! Love, The McGanns
Gabby – We are so proud of you and all your hard work!! Break a leg and have a great time. We love you! – Mom and Papa
Congratulations to the directors for being thoughtful leaders and bringing out the best in your cast! Great job!
To our baby girl Brittany aka BrittBrat. You amaze us year after year. Your talent and dedication is truly remarkable. Love, Mom & Dad
We’re so excited for your theatre debut Ryan! You’re going to do amazing! Mom, Dad and Annabelle
Always a delight to watch you, Jeremiah, sir. -Ma'am
Christian, You're not acting on stage, but this is your time to soak up the spotlight. Congrats, director! Break a leg & take a bow. <3 Mom
So excited to see you direct your show, Daniel Hager! Break a leg! Love Mom and Dad
Congratulations, Paige! Be the best “girl” you can be! Love, Mimi and Pop
Caroline! You are a joy to see on the stage! Keep up the great work and may you always know how LOVED you are!
Break a leg Abby Fassel!! We are so proud of you! Mom and Dad
Autumn and Avi - So fun to see you guys in your shows! Love, The Scardenas
Thank you, Office Max/Office Depot – Polaris, for the free poster prints!
Enjoy the stage, Paige. You are our star. Love, Mimi and Pop.
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