REGIONAL PREMIER
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
Music by
Joshua Salzman - Book & Lyrics
by Ryan Cunningham
Presented at The Mathile Theatre
June 13, 14, 15 2008
Directed by DOUG LLOYD
for additional picture of I Love You Because click
here
The Cast of I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
(front row-seated) Kelsey Celek, Jimmy Wilson, Katie Storost &
Jeremy Storost
(back row-standing) William "Kip" Moore & Teresa
Connair
The Orchestra of I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
Tom Flatter (Bass), John Benjamin (Piano/conductor),
Colin Celek (Winds) John Hey (Keyboard 2), Dan Hall (Drums)
THE AMERICAN PREMIERE
Book & Lyrics by DAVE HUDSON - Music
by DENISE WRIGHT
Presented at The Mathile Theatre February 22, 23
& 24 2008
Directed by DAVID BRUSH
( For additional pictures from JACOB'S
PILLOW, click here)
The cast of the American Premiere of JACOB'S PILLOW
with Book/Lyricist creator, Dave Hudson. (center)
(left to right) Shawn Hooks, Ashley Darnelle, Corrine Derusha, Dave Williamson,
Eric Walker, Ashley Spencer,
Dave Hudson, Justin Labelle, Tony Sollenberger, Steve Brotherton, Jamard
Richardson, Tierra Issac,
Gretchen Hindson, Justin Lipson & Krista Weltner
Jacob's Pillow Orchestra (left to right)
Rick Busse (Drums), Jon Paul Hebert (Bass), Jillian Varner
(Flute)
Judy Varner (Director), Jim Farley (Piano-Orchestrations) Jen Hebert
(Keyboard),
Mike Westray (Guitar)
Presented at
the Mathile Theatre, Sept. 21, 22,23, 2007
Directed by Shawn Hooks
Eric Walker, Katie Bakes, Adam J. Leigh, Kimberly Warrick & Errik Hood
(rt.-Gretchen Hindson & Michael Groomes) **
(Pianist) - Nikki Fahrer
photos taken during dress rehearsal - September 20th,
2007
CABARET -
September 15th, 2007 - featuring MARY KNAPKE
"Listen To My Heart"
Mary Knapke & the Ron Meyer Combo **
CABARET -
May 19th, 2007 - featuring MATTHEW EBEL
(left) Matthew enjoying the 7 foot Yamaha Grand at Gregory's!
(right) fans and friends in attendance included (left to right)
April Torbush (Kentucky), Rich Palmer
(Centerville, Oh.), Mike Dell (Traverse
City, Mi.), & Matthew (Nashville,
Tn.) **
CHESS presented at The Mathile Theatre,
March 22nd & 23rd, 2007
(l/r)Bonnie McMaken, Martha Armstrong-Benjamin, Brett
Greenwood (seated), Shawn Hooks, Elena Monigold,
Adam Leigh, Amy Brown, Chris Harmon (seated), Robert Martin, Benjamin Bailey
& Michael Shannon (kneeling)
Not pictured Kaylin Ely & Katee Bakes *
Elena Monigold as Florence Vassey, Chris
Harmon as Anatoly Sergievsky, Brett Greenwood as Freddy
Trumper,
Shawn Hooks as Walter Anderson, Robert Martin as Ivan
Molokov, Amy Brown as Svetlana Sergievsky,
Adam Leigh as The Arbiter, Benjamin Bailey as Nikolai,
Kaylin Ely as young Florence, Michael Shannon as Gregor
Vassey,
Martha Armstrong-Benjamin as Diane Peterson, Katee Bakes
& Bonnie McMaken as swings/ensemble
THE SMAG DANCE COLLECTIVE
Michael Groomes, Wendy Ferrero, Jacobee Buchannan, Gretchen Hindson, Damion
Smith & Amy Suber
all CHESS photos by Kelly Ely
Piano - John Benjamin, Keyboard- Jim Farley, Percussion - Ben
Ashman, Bass & Guitar - Jon Paul Hebert, Trumpet - Jen Hebert
Directed by David Brush
THE LAST FIVE YEARS presented at The Mathile Theatre September 21st
& 22nd 2006
Kristine Brush & Michael Shannon
Piano - John Benjamin
TICK, TICK, BOOM! presented at the Mathile
Theatre July 27th & 28th 2006
Edwin Large (as Jonathon), Samantha
Northart (as Susan), and Ashley Hannon (as Michael)**
Rick Busse, Drums - Jim
Farley, Keyboards - Jon Paul Hebert, Guitar & Bass ***
SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER
(Hartzell Center for the
Performing Arts - August 2002) +
Cast
Tom Anthony (Jimmy Wells) Lindsey Murphy
(Patty) Matt Hare (Father)
Lindsey Murphy (Patty)
("Most Unusual
Day")
("Most Unusual Day")
("Most Unusual Day-Reprise")
Stephanie Coffing
(as Edna) &
Lindsey
Lindsey & Nate Faust (As
Anton)
Lindsey Murphy & Nate Faust
"The Truth About Boys"
"Not Enough Words"
"Confusion 1 / Stay Here"
Matt Hare (as Father) & Nate
Faust
Lindsey Murphy & Ke'Lee Hicks (as
Ruth)
Ke'Lee
Hicks
"The War At
Home"
"He Talks To
Me"
"No Greater love"
Erin Uhlman (as
Sharon)
Matt
Hare
John Bengson (as FBI Agent Pierce), Chrissy Riddle &
Lindsey
Chrissy Riddle (as Mother)
"Smile Your Cares
Away"
"Her
Eyes"
"The
Interrogation"
"Thinking of the Children- Reprise"
John Bengson, Lindsey Murphy &
Cast
Lindsey Murphy &
Cast
Ke'Lee Hicks & Lindsey Murphy
"The
Mob"
"The
Mob"
"When God Whispers
Here"
THE
BIG PICTURE (Workshop)
(Mote Park Theater, Piqua,
Ohio - Crossroads, Vandalia, Ohio - January, 2004) ++
Joe Monnin
as Billy Bonnie McMaken as
Ellie Kris Brush as
Maggie Michael Shannon as Charlie
Kurt Westfall as Sam
Rob Watson as Jack Tricia
Hofacker as Mrs. Patterson
Photography by:
* Shane Anderson
** Jim Farley
*** Carla Busse
+ Video Memories
++ Mrs. Hofacker
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