Mamma Mia! Program

DUNDALK COMMUNITY THEATRE
presents

Music and Lyrics by
BENNY ANDERSSON
BJORN ULVAEUS
Additional songs with Stig Anderson
Book by Catherine Johnson

Director | John Desmone

Technical Director
Scenic/Lighting/Sound Designer
Marc W. Smith

Musical Director | Nathan Scavilla

Choreographer | Gary Marshall Dieter

Assistant Choreographer | Hunter Lubawski

Costume Designer | Tracy Bird

Stage Manager | TraceyAnn Tokar Smith | Charles Woods

Properties Manager | Lisa L. Boeren

Mamma Mia! is produced by special arrangement with MTI
Music Theatre International / 421 West 54^th Street / New York, NY 10019
(212) 541-4684 / www.MTIShows.com

CAST

(in order of appearance)

The Place: A Greek Island in the Aegean Sea
The Time: A twenty-four hour period during the summer of 1999

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES &
MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I
(The day before the wedding)

Prologue: Postbox
“Overture” | Orchestra
“I Have a Dream” (Prologue) | Sophie

Scene One: The Beach
“Honey, Honey” | Sophie, Ali, & Lisa

Scene Two: The Courtyard
“Money, Money, Money” | Donna & Ensemble

Scene Three: The Courtyard
“Thank You for the Music” | Harry, Sophie, Bill & Sam
“Mamma Mia” | Donna
“Mamma Mia – reprise” | Harry, Bill, & Sam

Scene Four: Donna’s Room
“Chiquitita” | Rosie, Tanya, & Donna
“Dancing Queen” | Rosie, Tanya, & Donna

Scene Five: The Beach
“Lay All Your Love on Me” | Sky, Sophie, Pepper, Eddie & Male Ensemble

Scene Six: Inside the Taverna
Super Trouper” | Donna, Tanya, Rosie, Sophie, Ali, Lisa, Female Ensemble
“Gimme! Gimme!, Gimme!” | Sophie, Ali, Lisa & Female Ensemble

Scene Seven: Outside the Taverna
“The Name of the Game” | Sophie, & Bill

Scene Eight: Inside the Taverna
“Voulez Vous!” | The Company

ACT II
(The day of the wedding)

Entr’Acte | Orchestra

Scene One: Sophie’s Bedroom
“Under Attack” | Sophie, Donna, Sam, Bill, Harry, Sky & Ensemble

Scene Two: The Courtyard
“One of Us” | Donna
“S.O.S” | Donna & Sam

Scene Three: The Beach
“Does Your Mother Know” | Tanya, Pepper, Eddie, Lisa, Ali, & Male Ensemble
“Knowing Me, Knowing You” | Sam

Scene Four: Donna’s Room
“Our Last Summer” | Donna & Harry
“Slipping Through My Fingers” | Donna & Sophie
“The Winner Takes It All” | Donna & Sam

Scene Five: The Courtyard
“Take a Chance On Me” | Rosie & Bill
“I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” | Sam, Donna & Company

Scene Six: The Beach
“I Have a Dream – Reprise” | Sophie & Company

Epilogue:
“Mamma, Mia” , “Dancing Queen”, & “Waterloo” | The Company

There will be one fifteen-minute intermission

THE BAND

WHO’S WHO

ELISABETH JOHNSON (Sophie Sheridan) is thrilled to be back at DCT to recreate her role as Sophie in Mamma Mia!. Previously she has been seen at DCT as Elaine Robinson in The Graduate. Favorite roles include Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Annie in Annie, Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden (Tidewater Players), Amber VonTussel in Hairspray (Cockpit in Court), Sharpay Evans in High School Musical (PFT) Hedy LaRue in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (JCS) and countless others. Away from the stage, Elisabeth is a Labor and Delivery RN at Franklin Square Hospital.

LIZZIE DETAR (Ali) is thrilled to rejoin her girlfriends Sophie and Lisa in Mamma Mia! (2020). She has been doing theatre since the 3rd grade and recently earned her A.A in Theatre Performance From Harford Community College. Other local credits include, but are not limited to Newsies and Heathers both at Street Lamp Productions, Various Productions with the HCC Actors Guild, Legally Blonde at Phoenix Festival Theatre, and Rock of Ages at Milburn Stone Theatre.

HUNTER LUBAWSKI (Lisa/Assistant Choreographer) is ecstatic to be rejoining her fellow cast members for Mamma Mia, 2020. Last season she got to perform in all three productions of the season, Side Show, A Year with Frog and Toad and Mamma Mia!. She is a recent graduate of Patapsco High School & CFA from the Performance Theatre Magnet, and currently attends CCBC majoring in Primary Education. Right now she is a dance teacher for Jean Kettell Studio of Dance and is a professional princess for The Neverland Company. Huge thank you to her family, friends, and her boyfriend Max!

RACHEL WEIR (Tanya) is excited to be recreating her role as Tanya from Mamma Mia! 2019. Rachel’s favorite roles include Ulla in The Producers(Silhouette Stages), Rona in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Heritage Players), Charity Barnum in Barnum (Heritage Players), and Irene Molloy in Hello Dolly (Liberty Showcase Theatre). When not on stage, Rachel is a long distance runner and a homeschooling Mom to her four boys. All her love to her favorite leading men: Caleb, Nicholas, Jackson, and Ben.

ANDREA OSTROWSKI WILDASON (Rosie) is thrilled to have the opportunity to perform again one of her bucket list roles at one of her favorite theatres! You may have seen her at DCT as Vicky in The Full Monty, one of the three pigs in SHREK, or at Cockpit in Court Theatre playing Irene in Crazy for You. Other favorite roles in the Annapolis area are Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Maggie in A Chorus Line, and Sally in Me and My Girl. Her favorite role to date has been as Mother to her three boys Lucas, Conner and Noah and wife to her best friend Tod.

TATIANA DALTON (Donna Sheridan) returns to DCT after performing in The 39 Steps, Ruthless! (Judy),and The Addams Family (Morticia). Other local credits include Rock of Ages (Regina), Drowsy Chaperone (Janet), Legally Blonde (Vivienne), and Xanadu (Kira). Offstage Tatiana is a family medicine physician in York, PA. She would like to thank her family and friends, especially Lily, Sofia, Addi and Ryan who she loves with all her heart!

J. BRADLEY BOWERS (Sky) is thrilled to be making his DCT debut. He recently appeared as Jimmy Winter in Nice Work if You Can Get It (Cockpit in Court) and as Claudio in Measure for Measure (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company) among many other regional and local productions. He would like to thank the whole production team for warmly welcoming him as an addition to the cast, and his friends and family for their endless support.

LAW CUSTIS (Pepper) is ecstatic to perform in his first DCT production. Other credits include: Pajama Game and Hairspray, with Howard County Summer Theatre; Anything Goes with Silhouette Stages, and You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, along with numerous other performances with Spectrum Christian. Law, also known as Liam or Lawrence, is also a recording artist, songwriter, and recording engineer- in training. He’s excited to become an all-around entertainer and sharpen his stage presence while performing.

JOSH SCHOFF (Eddie) is thrilled to be back on the DCT stage! Recent credits: Joseph … Dreamcoat (Joseph), Footloose (Chuck), The Full Monty (Malcolm), Frog and Toad (Snail/Ensemble), Company (Peter), Avenue Q (Princeton). BA Theatre, York College of PA. Huge thanks to the cast and production team for welcoming the new cast members of Mamma Mia!

GREG DOHMEIER (Harry Bright) is again proud to a part of another DCT production. Other DCT shows include Titanic, Cinderella, Annie and Annie Get Your Gun. Other local credits include Bye Bye Birdie, Suessical and Beauty and the Beast at Archangel Players, Sister Act at Cockpit in Court Theatre, The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Just Off Broadway and Once Upon a Mattress at Suburban Players. By day, Greg is an associate medical director for MedStar Family Choice.

ROGER SCHULMAN (Bill Austin) happily returns to recreate his role in Mamma Mia making it his 14^th production at DCT. Favorite DCT roles include Moonface Martin in Anything Goes, Juror #8 in Twelve Angry Men, Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Vice Principal Panch in The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Other favorite roles include Edna in Hairspray, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, and Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. Roger is the President of the Fund for Educational Excellence in Baltimore City.

EDWARD J. PETERS (Sam Carmichael) has performed in over 100 productions in the Baltimore area. At DCT, his credits include Sam in Mamma Mia! (2019) Albin/Zsa Zsa in La Cage Aux Folles, Will Rogers in The Will Rogers Follies, Horace Vandergelder in Hello Dolly and Neville Craven in The Secret Garden. Other local credits include Sweeney in Sweeney Todd, Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, John Wilkes Booth in Assassins and Flaminio Scala in The Glorious Ones. Internationally, he has represented the US performing at various theatre festivals in France, Germany, Japan, China, and Ukraine.

KENNY ALAM (Ensemble) is originally from Guatemala and this is his DCT debut performance in one of his favorite shows. He has performed in Beauty and The Beast, The Glamorous, Hello Dolly and Mary Poppins with Glyndon Area Players. Every year he is learning more and gaining new experiences doing what he loves most…being on stage. So, here we go again for another memorable show.

SCOTT BABUS (Father Alexandrios) ) is excited to return to the priesthood in Mamma Mia! (2020) Local credits include: 42^nd Street at Cockpit in Court, A Chorus Line at CCBC Catonsville, Oklahoma at The Heritage Players, The Boyfriend at the Peabody Institute. Film credit: Barry Levinson’s Liberty Heights. By day, travel consultant, by night, priest. Confess your travel desires to me!

LIBBY BURGESS (Ensemble) is happy to be returning to DCT for the sixth time. In 2014, she was awarded “Best Featured Actress in a Musical” by DC Metro Theater Arts for her performance as “Cosette” in Les Misérables with Glyndon Area Players. Favorite past roles also include “Judy Haynes” in White Christmas, Logainne in Spelling Bee, Fraulein Kost in Cabaret, Helen Burns in Jane Eyre: The Musical, Emily Arden in State Fair, and Lily St. Regis in Annie. Other past credits include The Addams Family, 9 to 5, All Shook Up, and Jane Eyre at DCT as well as Legally Blonde and Crybaby at Silhouette Stages. A huge thanks to the production team, cast, and her family for being so supportive.

KATIE GARDNER (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her debut with DCT. Some of her most memorable roles include Cindy Lou Huffington in The Marvelous Wonderettes, Stephanie Necrophorus in Nine, and Yellow Girl in Shout! The Mod Musical. When not performing, Katie is in her 8th year of teaching physical education in Anne Arundel County Public Schools. She enjoys coaching the dance team at her school. In her spare time, Katie supports and performs in the local music scene and attends music festivals. She would like to thank her family, Mike, and her friends for their endless love and support.

MEGHAN MCCARTHY (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of DCT’s revival of Mamma Mia! This is her first show at DCT. After a 15 year theatre hiatus, Meghan started performing again in 2018 at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre. She was in ASGT’s 2018 run of Bullet’s Over Broadway; and the 2019 run of Mamma Mia! Away from the stage, Meghan lives in Downtown Annapolis with her boyfriend, Alexx and their 3-legged rescue dog, Gilbert.

SARAH MACKIN (Ensemble) is thrilled to make her DCT debut! Some of her local credits include Newsies (Crutchie) and Jekyll & Hyde (Newsboy) at Third Wall Productions, Carrie the Musical (Sue Snell) at Stand Up For…Theatre, and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Lucy Van Pelt) at Artistic Synergy of Baltimore. Sarah studies voice and dance at Carini Voices and Merritt Dance Academy. In addition to performing, she is currently vocal directing and assistant directing Shrek Jr. at Immaculate Heart of Mary School.

MARK JOHNSON (Ensemble) returns to DCT for another round of Mamma Mia! He’s very excited to be back on the DCT stage after having been a part of last year’s wonderful production. He has also been seen recently in a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at JOB.

BRIAN KRASZEWSKI (Ensemble) returns to DCT after playing Lank Hawkins in Crazy For You at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre. Some of his favorite roles include Max in Mobtown Player’s Bent, Utterson in Spotlighters Theatre’s Jekyll and Hyde, Cliff in Vagabond Theatre’s Cabaret, and Czolgosz in Spotlight UB/StillPointe Theatre’s Assassin’s.

EVAN NEUFELD (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his DCT debut in Mamma Mia! Recently he performed in Rockville Musical Theatre’s Altar Boyz, and Anything Goes, as well as Spring Awakening at Wildwood Summer Theatre. When not onstage, Evan attends Towson University, where he is studying Speech Pathology, and is on the board of his fraternity, Sigma Chi.

JILLIAN PAGE (Ensemble) is excited to be back with this amazing production at DCT! Other performance and choreography credits include Something’s Afoot, The Music Man, Jekyll & Hyde, and The Producers at Third Wall Productions, Once Upon a Mattress at Artistic Synergy of Baltimore, and Annie at St. Gabriel Miracle Players. Jillian’s favorite role is “Mom” to her beautiful son, Grayson. Thank you to the fantastic cast and production team!

TORI WORTH (Ensemble) is very excited to perform in her first production with DCT. Some of her past credits include: Pajama Game, Annie and Mary Poppins with Howard County Summer Theatre, Anthony Goes with Silouette Stages, You Can’t Take It With You and Our Miss Brooks with Spectrum Christian and some that she has choreographed and performed in are Music Man, Mary Poppins, and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown with Spectrum Christian. Theatre is not only a hobby but a career for Tori. She currently is a director/producer for the Creative Arts Ministry at Bridgeway Community Church.

JOHN DESMONE (Director) began directing theatrical productions in the Baltimore region over 40 years ago right here at DCT with Promises, Promises in 1977. Over 100 productions later, he is pleased to return to DCT, his favorite venue, to direct Mamma Mia! Some favorites of his 23 DCT shows include A Little Night Music, Will Rogers Follies, City of Angels, Ruthless, the Musical, which was named one of the top 10 shows of 2015 by the Maryland Theatre Guide, and, most recently, Shrek, the Musical. A recognized stage performer, John has appeared in numerous featured roles ranging from John Adams in 1776 and Roger DeBris in The Producers to Felix in The Odd Couple and George in Of Mice and Men –both here at DCT. Mr. Desmone is the Executive Director for Towson University in Northeastern Maryland.

MARC W. SMITH (Scenic/Lighting/Sound Designer/Technical Director) has been involved in theatre for over 40 years and has been responsible for designing or technically directing over 350 productions. With B.A. and M.F.A. degrees in Technical Theatre and Design from Towson University, he has been the full time Technical Director for CCBC Dundalk since 1980. In addition, he is the theatre technical consultant for the CCBC Catonsville and Essex theatre facilities. Marc has received numerous technical theatre achievement awards from The United States Institute of Theatre Technology. Several of his production designs have been displayed in juried expositions including A Little Night Music and The Cemetery Club for technical achievement and Bus Stop for Scenic and Lighting Design. Marc’s scenic and lighting designs for the CCBC Essex production of Zombie Prom were part of the finalists in the Region II Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and his lighting design for the DCT production of I Do, I Do, won “Best Lighting Design” at the Maytime International Theatre Festival in Ireland.

NATHAN SCAVILLA (Musical Director/Pit Conductor) has music directed / conducted at DCTsseveral productions including: Mamma Mia! (2019) Shrek, Little Women, The Addams Family, Leader of The Pack. For Cockpit in Court his credits include: Sister Act, Godspell, The Wedding Singer, and Me and My Girl. At Purple Light Theatre: Little Shoppe of Horrors, Hairspray, and Title of Show. At Silhouette Stages: Legally Blonde, Cry Baby, and Young Frankenstein. Nathan also keyboard conducts at Toby’s Dinner Theatre for productions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mamma Mia, Dreamgirls, Joseph…Dreamcoat, Sister Act, Hairspray, and The Addams Family. Nathan thanks his family for all their support!

GARY MARSHALL DIETER (Choreographer) is happy again to be working with the DCT production team on Mamma Mia! (2020). He is excited and so very proud to be working with such talented dancers who worked so hard to bring his choreographic vision to life. Gary has been teaching for the past 30 years in numerous capacities. He has served on the faculty at Peabody, Carver Center for Arts and Technology, and his own studio, GD Studio for the Performing Arts. He was an integral part in developing the dance curriculum for Baltimore County Magnet school dance programs including Carver Center and Patapsco Center. Gary has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Towson University for his contributions to Dance Education in the community and has received a Helen Hayes Nomination for his portrayal of Sparky in Toby’s production of Forever Plaid. “Baltimore’s Tap Dance Kid” is currently teaching advanced tap classes at Upper Falls Dance Academy and also conducts Master Classes for advanced students across the country. Gary’s performing career includes featured roles at many major theatres in the Baltimore/Washington area. DCT audiences will remember him as the crazy Donkey in SHREK. When he’s not tapping here on the ground, Gary is light as air on a Southwest 737! This one is for my Mamma…cause somewhere in the crowd there’s you.

TRACY BIRD (Costume Designed/Stage Garb Costuming) ) is happy to be back at DCT to re-costume this season’s production. Other DCT credits include Mamma Mia! (2019) and Shrek. Other credits include: Nice Work If You Can Get It, two other productions of Mamma Mia!, Something’s Afoot, Pippin, and Hairspray. She has recently recreated a whole new set of costumes for Mamma Mia Junior productions.

TRACEYANN TOKAR SMITH (Production Stage Manager) is pleased to be returning as Production Stage Manager for Mamma Mia 2020. She also stage managed DCT’s There’s No Business Like Show Business, Side Show, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and A Year with Frog and Toad. Previously at DCT, she directed Shadowlands, stage managed The Bridges of Madison County, A Few Good Men, Something’s Afoot, and Rumors, and was Properties Manager for A Year with Frog and Toad, Side Show, Catch Me If You Can, Something’s Afoot, and My Fair Lady. She also stage managed Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean at Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre. Other directing credits include Three Tall Women at Cockpit and Court Summer Theatre, Rimers of Eldritch at McDaniel College, Arsenic and Old Lace at Vagabonds Theatre, and Billy Would Have Been Thirty Today for the Baltimore Playwrights’ Festival. Away from the stage, TraceyAnn works as a middle school Literature, Language Arts, and Social Studies teacher at Sisters Academy of Baltimore in Lansdowne, MD.

CHARLES WOODS (Rehearsal Stage Manager/Run Crew) is working on his first production with DCT. He has recently assistant stage managed for Man of la Mancha at Third Wall Productions and has been a roadie for Lizzie and Hair at Guerilla Theatre front. Outside of theatre he is a student at UMBC.

LISA L. BOEREN (Properties Manager) has worked on over fifty productions in the Baltimore area for many companies including Timonium Dinner Theatre, Spotlighters Theatre, The Matthew Players, Tony’s Troubadours, Rising Star Productions, Mornington Players and Merrick’s Dinner Theatre, which she managed with her husband Al for three years. Lisa is the Box Office Manager for CCBC and also serves as the Administrative Manager for Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre. In her spare time, she sits on the Board of Directors for Dundalk Community Theatre and is the treasurer for the Twirltastix Boosters. She is thrilled to be sharing this production with her hubby Al, on stage crew, as well as Andrew playing in the orchestra. We miss you Angela!

DCT PRODUCTION STAFF

DCT Artistic / Managing Director | Tom Colonna
DCT / CCBC Dundalk Technical Director | Marc W. Smith
DCT Producer / Dean, School of Liberal Arts | Dr. William Watson
Chair, Performing Arts and Humanities Department | Patti Crossman
Director, Performing Arts | Dr. Anne Lefter
Theatre Administrative Assistants | Johanna Lawrence, Zolita Courter
CCBC Box Office Staff | Lisa L. Boeren, Eva Grove, Thom Purdy
Publicity Director | James Hunnicutt
Photography | Trent Haines-Hopper | Tom Colonna
Scenic / Lighting /Sound Design | Marc W. Smith
Set Construction | Marc W. Smith, Gordon Lord, Dorian Smith
Jim Egan, Samantha Callanta
Scenic Artist | Samantha Callanta
Sound Operation | Marc W. Smith
Backstage Crew | Lisa L. Boeren, Albert J. Boeren
Vanessa Vincent, Amy Vickers
Fly Deck | Brandon Sowden, Amy Bell
Follow Spot Operators| Megan Millane, Charles Woods
Light Board Operator | Gordon Lord
Stage Management | TraceyAnn Tokar Smith, Charles Woods
Dresser | Amy Sacks
Production Manager | Brad Norris
Communications Assistant | Cathy Kratovil

DUNDALK COMMUNITY THEATRE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tom Colonna | Artistic Managing Director
Dr. William Watson | Producer
Dr. Anne M. Lefter | Executive Producer
Marc W. Smith | Technical Director

Ken Ewing | President
Sarah Chrzanowski | Vice-President
Cheryl Vourvoulus | Recording/Corresponding Secretary

Special Thanks

Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis, President, CCBC
Professor Jack McLaughlin, Interim Vice President of Instruction
Dr. William Watson, Dean of Liberal Arts
Patti Crossman, Chair, Performing Arts and Humanities
Dr. Anne Lefter, Director, Performing Arts
Michael Elspas, Assistant Director, Creative Services
Kim Bleakley, Graphic Designer
Cathy Kratovil, Performing Arts Communications Assistant
CCBC Student Government
The CCBC Essex Foundation for the donation of Wine

This production is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.
On the web at msac.org

THEATRE PATRONS ASSOCIATION

The Theatre Patrons Association of DCT is comprised of audience members
who want to share a “special” appreciation to the theatre experience.
A TPA gift is a demonstration of gratitude and encouragement
to our actors, directors, designers and volunteers.

CATEGORIES

JOHN E. RAVEKES CIRCLE
Thomas Toporovich

PEGGY SPILLANE MOSER MEMORIAL FUND
Chris Moser
Sonia Socha
Tom Colonna & Herb Knapp

BENEFACTOR
The Calini Family
Keith Ewancio
Sheri Goodman
Lula Mae & John Gray
Dave Guy