Performers and Artistic Team
PROFESSIONAL PREMIERE
September 15 &16, 2017 @ 8 PM September 17 @ 3 PM Theatre 14, Mendenhall Center for the Arts Smith College, Northampton, MA The professional premiere was accompanied by a free symposium dealing with LGBQT issues and the social context of the Arvin case, with featured guest speakers and a film.
Young Artist Performances, featuring Five College students and alumna in the principal roles, were presented September 23 @ 8 PM and September 24 @ 3 PM. The event was sponsored by the Five College Opera. Video of entire production. PROFESSIONAL PREMIERE CAST Arvin: William Hite Ned: Keith Phares Hester: Blythe Gaissert Helen: Sarah Pelletier Capote: Bryan Pollock Regan: James Demler Doctor: Kristen Watson Summerfield: Sumner Thompson Dancers: Chris Phillips, Tom Vacanti Cover for Mr. Hite: Daniel Kamalic ARTISTIC TEAM Stage Director: Ron Bashford Musical Director: Eduardo Leandro Choreographer: Paul Matteson Set Designer: Edward Check Costume Designer: Emily Dunn Lighting Designer: Matthew Adelson Projection Designer: David Wiggall Chorus Master: Greg Brown YOUNG ARTISTS PERFORMANCES CAST Arvin: William Hite Ned: Uriah Rodriguez Hester: Jessica Toupin Helen: Julia Fox Capote: Caroline Lee Regan: Alexander Teplansky Doctor: Amanda Lauricella Summerfield: Benjamin Kissinger ENSEMBLE Caleb Brooks, Floyd Cheung, Frank Couvares, Marguerite Durant, Leo Goodman, Dan Inglis, Olivia Heinrich, Hannah Holmberg, Ramsey Kurdi, Libby Maxey, Brandon Medina, Ella Middleton, Gabrielle Paquette, Alice Perrault, Rosalie Toupin, Madison Walters, Gil Wermeling, Carol Wrobleski, Jacob Zhang |