January 6-22, 2012
Rumpelstiltskin
Book & Lyrics by Stan Gill
Music by Cindy Bright
The miller is so proud of his daughter’s spinning ability he boldly tells everyone that she can spin straw into gold. The King overhears and decides to keep the miller’s daughter for himself.  Locked in a stone room, the miller’s daughter despairs until a little, mysterious man appears and strikes a bargain she can’t refuse.  Enjoy this classic tale of magic, music and wit as our heroine outsmarts the villain.

MEET THE CAST

Jeffrey Hitchin (King) was last seen at SecondStory Rep in “Harriet’s Halloween Candy.”  He can also be heard occasionally on the nationally syndicated radio program, “Imagination Theater”, which can be heard weekends on KIXI 880 locally. 

Evan Louis Thomas (Miller/Prince) is happy to be working with SecondStory Repertory on Rumpelstiltskin.  Evan attended Western Washington University where he got a degree in Theatre Arts focused in Acting and Directing.  Evan has been performing all over the greater Seattle area for the past two years from Everett to Tacoma.  Past credits include the Gryphon in Wonderland: Alice Adventures with Theater Simple, Isabel/Pirate in The Pirates of Penzance with StageRight, Melvin in The Diviners with Twelfth Night Productions, Rick DeMarko in Tony and Tina's Wedding at the Everett Comcast Arena, and Buckingham in Richard III with Shakespeare in the Parking Lot to name a few.  Evan would like to thank his wonderful family and friends for their constant support in his theatrical endeavors and has promised his mother that he will personally escort her down the red carpet for his first Oscar nomination.

Leslie Wisdom (Queen) Theater credits include Fiddler on the Roof (Golde) with META Performing Arts, Camelot  and The Music Man (Maud Dunlop) with Lyric Light Opera.  She was recently selected as a performer with The Inverse Opera for the 2011-12 season.  Leslie studied voice at Seattle Pacific University, and currently studies with Jadd Davis and Paul Linnes.

Katie Griffith (Troubadour) is thrilled to be a part of Rumpelstiltskin at SecondStory Repertory and to have this opportunity to share theatre with young audiences! Some of Katie’s past credits include Agnes in Meet Me in St. Louis (Village Theatre), Annie in Annie Warbucks (Showtunes! Theatre Company), Young Anne in The Alchemists (Village Originals), Sylvie in Unexpected Tenderness (Harlequin Productions), Patrice in 13 and Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden (Village Theatre Kidstage), and Baby June in Gypsy (KPC). Love and thanks to her family, cast, crew, and production team at SecondStory. Enjoy the show!

MEET THE PRODUCTION TEAM

Danny Miller (Director) is very lucky to have such an amazing cast for this production, and would like to thank everybody for bringing their amazing talents to this show.  A long time fan of the Sprouts TYA shows, Danny has previously directed Goldilocks and co-directed Rapunzel on this stage.  He has also acted in many of them over the last ten years, some of them twice. He also moonlights as the President of the Board of Directors here at SSR.

John Allman (Music Director) is thrilled to make his debut at SSR!   Recently he conducted "Camelot " for Lyric Light Opera and played keyboard in "Hairspray" at Seattle Musical Theatre.  Favorites include: "King and I" and "Sound of Music" (LLO), "A Man of No Importance" (Showtunes), "The Alchemists" (Village Theatre Originals), "Midsummer Nights Dream" (VT Kidstage), "Illyria" (Redwood Theater), and his own "Agamemnon" (La MaMa ETC, NYC) and "Mask of Alice" (Museum Of Intl. Folk Art/Santa Fe Opera).

Sara Trowbridge (Stage Manager) happily returns to SecondStory to work behind the scenes for this golden production.  She is excited to be working with this Dream Team of cast and crew, and hopes you enjoy the show as much as she has enjoyed working on it.  Sara was last seen on the boards as the Downstairs Maid in Princess and the Pea.  Previous shows include A Year With Frog and Toad, Sleeping Beauty, HMS Pinafore, and her all-time favorite, Misery.  She earned her BA in Performance at Central Washington University.  Much love to her support crew.

Sherrill Taylor (Costume Design) is happy to be back costuming a show for SSR. Previous shows include My Fair Lady, Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Compleat Works of WLLM SHKSPR, Villan's Web and The Nightingale. You might know her as owner at Pacific NW Costume in Redmond which she founded nearly 30 years ago. You can find her there at the store most often behind her sewing machine constructing  special requests for customers who just love to play dress up.