Kate Was Great!
Jessica Fiddes
Posted February 8
The 'Kiss Me Kate' audience enjoyed refreshments and the AP Art Exhibit during admission on Saturday night. (Photo: Craig Paris)
The talented 'Kiss Me Kate' cast takes a curtain call after their performance. (Photo: Craig Paris)
Congratulations to everyone involved in this memorable Abbey Players production at Delbarton. We'll miss you, Kate!
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Congratulations to the cast, crew and musicians who presented three performances of Kiss Me Kate over the weekend. The show garnered enthusiastic reviews from those lucky enough to attend a performance. The talented cast included...
Fred Graham/Petruchio Andrew MacMaster 11
Lilli Vanessi/Katharine Minola Anna Dugan 10 (Kent Place School)
Bill Calhoun/Lucentio Kyle McLaughlin 11
Lois Lane/Bianca Minola Amanda Stewart 11 (Gill St. Bernards)
Harry Trevor/Baptista Minola Mike Manley 12
Gremio/Riley Tom Skea 11
Hortensio Connor Buckley 11
1st Man Jack Miller 10
2nd Man Matt Naturman 10
Hattie Erica MacDonald 10 (West Morris Mendham)
Ralph Haley Scott 10 (West Morris Mendham)
General Harrison Howell Chris McGuire 13
Pops (Stage Doorman) Will Newman 10
Paul/Nathaniel Tommy Cusano 14
Gregory/Flynt Jonathan OBrien 15
Philip Oscar Lopez 14
Cabbie/Driver Liam Paris 13
In the Ensemble were Danielle Fraser 12 (Academy of St. Elizabeth's), Katie Grumka 13 (Villa Walsh), Isabella Ilaria 10 (Gill St. Bernards), Brittany Mattioli 11 (West Morris Mendham) and Emilia Pazniokas 11 (Kent Place School).
Kiss Me Kate was directed by Matt Corica, with musical direction by David Blazier and choreography by Melody Lieberman. Technical direction was provided by Rob Flynn and Poster/program design by Jennifer Cleary.
The Stage Crew included ...
Dennis Maguire 11, Sara Javed 10 (Kent Place School), Matt Grella 13, Joe Lenz 11, Matt Saburn 11, Will Carlucci 13, Terryon Lowery 15, Craig Soriano 10, Luke Chiarolanzio 11, Brian Walsh 13, Kevin Godart 13, Will ODonnell 11, Pat Hand 10, Kevin Zsitvay 13 and Jason Bhulai 11.
The Kiss Me Kate orchestra included student musicians Rebecca Schwartz 10 (Morristown High School), Jack McHugh 10, Rob Frech 10, Will O'Donnell '11 and Peter Godart 11.
Kudos to all involved in the 2010 Abbey Players production of Kiss Me Kate -- including the many Delbarton parents who pitched in -- on a job well done. That's a wrap!
Stay tuned for these upcoming Arts at Delbarton events...
Saturday, Feb. 20 @8pm Delbarton Schola Cantorum Concert with guest singers from Villa Walsh Academy; Friday, Feb. 26 @ 8pm Instrumental Music Concert; Wednesday, Mar. 3 @ 7:30pm Abbey Orchestra Concert
-- and the The Abbey Players One Act Festival, a collection of student written/directed and performed one-act plays, on stage this spring in the Delbarton Fine Arts Center Theater on April 23 and 24, 2010.
