Directors’ Notes: January 1982 was a pivotal moment for me when it comes to musical theatre. I started rehearsal for a show called Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at DePauw University by a composer I had never really heard of, Stephen Sondheim. It was one of the first non-professional productions ever and starred future Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical, Alice Ripley. (She won for Next To Normal). Since then I have had the opportunity to play the Judge in Sweeney Todd and the Wolf in Into The Woods. Sondheim is simply a musical genius in my estimation. He is considered by most to be the greatest lyricist ever and he is truly the greatest and best known contemporary composer of American musical theatre. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards(more than any other composer, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the Laurence Olivier Award (London’s “Tony Awards”), and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. I have been fortunate enough to see Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sunday in the Park With George on the Broadway stage. We invite you to join this amazingly talented cast and crew as we take a journey through a mere snippet of this prolific lyricist/composer’s hundreds of songs. Please enjoy Simply Sondheim. Gary Life, Director
CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) NO INTERMISSION MUSIC Comedy Tonight/A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum …………Full Company West Side Story Medley …………………………………………………………………………..Full Company Everybody Says Don’t/Anyone Can Whistle……………………………………………….. Jermey Vause Ballad of Booth/Assassins ………………………………………………………..Kevin Jayroe & Gary Life I Remember/Evening Primrose……………………………………………………………. Olivia Insignares Rose’s Turn/Gypsy ……………………………………………………………………………………….Laura Flint I Know Things Now/Into The Woods……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson I’m Still Here/Follies………………………………………………………………………………….Clare Reigart What More Do I Need/Saturday Night…………………………………………………………….Gary Life Glamorous Life/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson Being Alive/Company………………………………………………………………………………Full Company Not While I’m Around/Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ………….. Joe Nooft Sooner or Later/Dick Tracey…………………………………………………………………….. Josie Thames The Miller’s Son/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………….. Josie Thames Marry Me A Little/Marry Me A Little………………………………………………………… Kevin Jayroe Send In The Clowns/A Little Night Music…………………………………………………..Clare Reigart Not A Day Goes By/Merrily We Roll Along………………………………………………….Jeremy Vause Move On/Sunday In The Park With George…………………… Kevin Jayroe & Olivia Insignares Old Friend/Merrily We Roll Along…………………………………………………………….Full Company Fog & smoke machines will be used during the performance. Laura Flint Deegan Hudson Olivia Insignares Kevin Jayroe Gary Life Joe Nooft Clare Reigart Josie Thames Jeremy Vause SPECIAL THANKS: Skip Yingling
EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS: Dr. Howard P. Steiger’s Trust
PRODUCTION STAFF Director/Producer…………………………………………………………………….. Gary Life & Bob Gauss Music Director……………………………………………………………………………………….. Skip Yingling Stage Manager………………………………………………………………………………………… Sherry Jarrell Backstage ……………………………………………………………………………………………..Nadine Medina Set Design……………………………………………………………………………….. Bob Gauss & Gary Life Set Construction …………………………………….. Jimmy Long, Roger Goedtel, Richard Mahany Charge Paint…………………………………………………………………………………………..Roger Goedtel Light Design…………………………………………………………………………. RDG Custom Electronics Sound Design……………………………………………………………………….. RDG Custom Electronics Light Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Trey Jarrell Sound Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….Bob Gauss Costumes…………………………………………………………………. Tracy Crane, Pookie Oates & Cast Poster & Playbill Design …………………………………………………………………………….Kristen Ford Publicity………………………………………………………………………………………………………Inge Ebert Box Office Coordinator…………………………………………………………………………………..Foy Ford Box Office………………………………………………..Janet Barrineau, Inge Ebert, Jackie Hoelscher, Lee Padgett, Stacy Rabon Usher Coordinator……………………………………………………………………………….Kathy Anderson Ushers………………………………………………Robin & Hannah Altman, Herb Anderson, Shirley Anderson, Taylor Baxley, Aliska Brown, Tracy Crane, William & Angela Connor, Bob Desaulniers, Meg & Phil Filiatrault, Margaret Hancock, Richard & Anna Hudak, Von Jones, Kathy McGrogan, Helen Miller, Cathy Oates, Moe Reilly, Johnathan Rogers, Joyce Russo, Emily Shearer, Stephen Stewart, Josie & Catheryn Thames, Clem & Ellen Thoennes, Warren & Phyllis Umstead
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jo Camlin, President; Darice Newmister, Treasurer; Joe Ford, Jason Lesley, Lori Lowell, Debbie Morris, Jeff Siegrist, Warren Umstead, Matt Wesolowski, Karen Yaniga, Foy Ford, Theater Manager
PRODUCTION BOARD Joe Ford, Chairperson; Lee Padgett, Secretary; Kathy Anderson, Herb Anderson, Mark Brown, Jo Camlin, Tracy Crane, Inge Ebert, Bob Gauss, Roger Goedtel, Suzanne Harris, Richard Hudak, Taylor Nelson, Tom Newmister, Pookie Oates, Stacy Rabon, Josie Thames, Warren Umstead, Blake Wilson, Karen Yaniga
CAST BACKGROUND: Laura Flint is well known to area audiences. She has been applauded in roles as diverse as Momma Rose in Gypsy, Jeanette in The Full Monty, Momma Morton in Chicago, Vera in Mame and Sylvia St. Croix in Ruthless. She is a four time TORY award winner. By day, she is your friendly neighborhood physical therapist at Special Physical Therapy in Murrells Inlet treating patients with lymph edema, CVI, open wounds, cellulites, and pelvic control issues. She dedicates her songs in Simply Sondheim to the memory of her father, Paul and her mother, Alice. Deegan Hudson is a rising junior at Carolina Forest High School, where she is a member of the Showcase show choir and the International Thespian Society. She is an accomplished ventriloquist, working with both the young and old throughout the Carolina’s, using her puppets as a form of therapy to bring happiness to others. She calls her ministry “Puppets with a Purpose” and is currently working on a children’s book to incorporate in her kids shows. Deegan is an actress and vocalist as well, and has most recently performed major roles in Mary Poppins, Women of Lockerbie, and The Fantasticks. She also earned an invitation to perform a duet piece on a national stage this summer. Olivia Insignares is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a BA in Music. Recently featured in Alice Flagg: An American Opera, Olivia is a native of Pawleys Island and participated in Georgetown County’s B.E.A.C.H Singers program. Currently a member of the PaTram Music Institute, she is featured on their CD,“Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations” directed by Vladimir Gorbik. Olivia also recorded Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil Opus. 37 with the Washington Master Chorale, the Society of St. Romanos, and Gloria Dei Cantores. Recently she performed with The Carolina Theater of Greensboro, the College of Charleston Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, the Taylor Festival Choir, Holy Ascension Orthodox Church Choir, Charleston Symphony Chorus as well as freelancing with jazz, bluegrass and experimental music. Olivia participated in several Piccolo Spoleto Festivals and NPR’s Performance Today with Pro Musica Charleston. She is a guild member for the Cultural Council of Georgetown County and a recipient of their vocal scholarship. Kevin Jayroe is a native of Georgetown and is part owner of Bienvenue Home on Front Street, and is a realtor for Sothebys International. He is active in the local ARB and the Kaminski House Museum. He was last seen on the SFP stage as Jinx in Forever Plaid. Kevin has performed both nationally and internationally and spent 10 years singing in the main stage production shows of Carnival Cruise Line. Gary Life Simply Sondheim marks Gary’s directorial debut with SFP. He is excited to collaborate with Bob Gauss and this amazing cast and crew to bring the music of Stephen Sondheim here to Georgetown and the Grand Strand. Gary has previously appeared with SFP as Smudge in Forever Plaid and Bellomy in The Fantasticks. Prior to moving to South Carolina in January of 2015 he appeared with the Indianapolis Opera, Ft. Lauderdale Opera, The Indianapolis Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Indianapolis Footlite Musicals and as a singer/actor at Walt Disney World. Favorite roles include Georges in La Cage aux Folles, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Mark in A Chorus Line and Arnold in Torch Song Trilogy. Gary is thrilled to have found a wonderful theatre home and family here in Georgetown! Joe Nooft is a native of Georgetown. He was last seen of the SFP stage as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie! He has been in many Swamp Fox Players productions over the years, and he is excited to be back on the stage in Simply Sondheim. He would like to thank his fellow cast members for the wonderful experience throughout the process. Who’s Who Clare Reigart has had a passion for music and singing since she was 3 years old. After retiring from teaching after 30 years she has been singing as a soloist and in church choirs all along the eastern seaboard. She is currently working as Alto section leader at First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach, under the direction of Brown Bradley. Clare made her debut with SFP in Cabaret and has since served writer/consultant for their productions of Broadways Best, and Luv 4 Sail and as music director/ consultant for Dracula, Little Shop of Horrors and The Marvelous Wonderettes. She is currently running for Georgetown County School Board. She still loves music and loves to sing! Josie Thames is excited to be back on the Strand Theater stage after having directed last summer’s Bye Bye Birdie! Previously, she has played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray and Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes. All the love in the world to her husband/best friend/rock Richie, children Trey and Cathryn, and wonderful, supportive family and friends. Enjoy the show! Jeremy Vause is a Georgetown native and graduated with a B.A. in Music from Coastal Carolina University. He has performed extensively throughout the area. Jeremy serves as the contemporary music director at Prince George Episcopal Church where he also teaches voice and piano lessons. He is a songwriter/recording artist with several of his songs available in digital retail stores worldwide. He is also a TV/Film actor having worked on many productions, most notably appearing as featured zombies in season three of the hit AMC TV show “The Walking Dead.” Jeremy thanks his family and friends for all of their support. Skip Yingling [Music Director] A native of Morris County, New Jersey, Skip has always loved musical theater, playing many roles both on and off stage. He has played in school and community theater productions such as The Music Man (barbershop quartet), Mame (Older Patrick Dennis), and Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), and has played trumpet and keyboards in numerous pit orchestras. Skip has received degrees of BA in Music and MBA from Stetson University. Since 2008, he has music directed high school and summer theater productions in New Jersey and has directed/arranged music for Grease, Once On This Island, Babes In Arms, Godspell, Hair, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Barnum, Good News, Father of the Bride, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sweet Charity and Seussical. Skip lives in Myrtle Beach with his wife, Kim, where he is a music director at the First Presbyterian Church. Skip is honored to be working with the Swamp Fox Players for Simply Sondheim.
Directors’ Notes: January 1982 was a pivotal moment for me when it comes to musical theatre. I started rehearsal for a show called Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at DePauw University by a composer I had never really heard of, Stephen Sondheim. It was one of the first non-professional productions ever and starred future Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical, Alice Ripley. (She won for Next To Normal). Since then I have had the opportunity to play the Judge in Sweeney Todd and the Wolf in Into The Woods. Sondheim is simply a musical genius in my estimation. He is considered by most to be the greatest lyricist ever and he is truly the greatest and best known contemporary composer of American musical theatre. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards(more than any other composer, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the Laurence Olivier Award (London’s “Tony Awards”), and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. I have been fortunate enough to see Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sunday in the Park With George on the Broadway stage. We invite you to join this amazingly talented cast and crew as we take a journey through a mere snippet of this prolific lyricist/composer’s hundreds of songs. Please enjoy Simply Sondheim. Gary Life, Director
CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) NO INTERMISSION MUSIC Comedy Tonight/A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum …………Full Company West Side Story Medley …………………………………………………………………………..Full Company Everybody Says Don’t/Anyone Can Whistle……………………………………………….. Jermey Vause Ballad of Booth/Assassins ………………………………………………………..Kevin Jayroe & Gary Life I Remember/Evening Primrose……………………………………………………………. Olivia Insignares Rose’s Turn/Gypsy ……………………………………………………………………………………….Laura Flint I Know Things Now/Into The Woods……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson I’m Still Here/Follies………………………………………………………………………………….Clare Reigart What More Do I Need/Saturday Night…………………………………………………………….Gary Life Glamorous Life/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson Being Alive/Company………………………………………………………………………………Full Company Not While I’m Around/Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ………….. Joe Nooft Sooner or Later/Dick Tracey…………………………………………………………………….. Josie Thames The Miller’s Son/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………….. Josie Thames Marry Me A Little/Marry Me A Little………………………………………………………… Kevin Jayroe Send In The Clowns/A Little Night Music…………………………………………………..Clare Reigart Not A Day Goes By/Merrily We Roll Along………………………………………………….Jeremy Vause Move On/Sunday In The Park With George…………………… Kevin Jayroe & Olivia Insignares Old Friend/Merrily We Roll Along…………………………………………………………….Full Company Fog & smoke machines will be used during the performance. Laura Flint Deegan Hudson Olivia Insignares Kevin Jayroe Gary Life Joe Nooft Clare Reigart Josie Thames Jeremy Vause SPECIAL THANKS: Skip Yingling
EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS: Dr. Howard P. Steiger’s Trust
PRODUCTION STAFF Director/Producer…………………………………………………………………….. Gary Life & Bob Gauss Music Director……………………………………………………………………………………….. Skip Yingling Stage Manager………………………………………………………………………………………… Sherry Jarrell Backstage ……………………………………………………………………………………………..Nadine Medina Set Design……………………………………………………………………………….. Bob Gauss & Gary Life Set Construction …………………………………….. Jimmy Long, Roger Goedtel, Richard Mahany Charge Paint…………………………………………………………………………………………..Roger Goedtel Light Design…………………………………………………………………………. RDG Custom Electronics Sound Design……………………………………………………………………….. RDG Custom Electronics Light Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Trey Jarrell Sound Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….Bob Gauss Costumes…………………………………………………………………. Tracy Crane, Pookie Oates & Cast Poster & Playbill Design …………………………………………………………………………….Kristen Ford Publicity………………………………………………………………………………………………………Inge Ebert Box Office Coordinator…………………………………………………………………………………..Foy Ford Box Office………………………………………………..Janet Barrineau, Inge Ebert, Jackie Hoelscher, Lee Padgett, Stacy Rabon Usher Coordinator……………………………………………………………………………….Kathy Anderson Ushers………………………………………………Robin & Hannah Altman, Herb Anderson, Shirley Anderson, Taylor Baxley, Aliska Brown, Tracy Crane, William & Angela Connor, Bob Desaulniers, Meg & Phil Filiatrault, Margaret Hancock, Richard & Anna Hudak, Von Jones, Kathy McGrogan, Helen Miller, Cathy Oates, Moe Reilly, Johnathan Rogers, Joyce Russo, Emily Shearer, Stephen Stewart, Josie & Catheryn Thames, Clem & Ellen Thoennes, Warren & Phyllis Umstead
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jo Camlin, President; Darice Newmister, Treasurer; Joe Ford, Jason Lesley, Lori Lowell, Debbie Morris, Jeff Siegrist, Warren Umstead, Matt Wesolowski, Karen Yaniga, Foy Ford, Theater Manager
PRODUCTION BOARD Joe Ford, Chairperson; Lee Padgett, Secretary; Kathy Anderson, Herb Anderson, Mark Brown, Jo Camlin, Tracy Crane, Inge Ebert, Bob Gauss, Roger Goedtel, Suzanne Harris, Richard Hudak, Taylor Nelson, Tom Newmister, Pookie Oates, Stacy Rabon, Josie Thames, Warren Umstead, Blake Wilson, Karen Yaniga
CAST BACKGROUND: Laura Flint is well known to area audiences. She has been applauded in roles as diverse as Momma Rose in Gypsy, Jeanette in The Full Monty, Momma Morton in Chicago, Vera in Mame and Sylvia St. Croix in Ruthless. She is a four time TORY award winner. By day, she is your friendly neighborhood physical therapist at Special Physical Therapy in Murrells Inlet treating patients with lymph edema, CVI, open wounds, cellulites, and pelvic control issues. She dedicates her songs in Simply Sondheim to the memory of her father, Paul and her mother, Alice. Deegan Hudson is a rising junior at Carolina Forest High School, where she is a member of the Showcase show choir and the International Thespian Society. She is an accomplished ventriloquist, working with both the young and old throughout the Carolina’s, using her puppets as a form of therapy to bring happiness to others. She calls her ministry “Puppets with a Purpose” and is currently working on a children’s book to incorporate in her kids shows. Deegan is an actress and vocalist as well, and has most recently performed major roles in Mary Poppins, Women of Lockerbie, and The Fantasticks. She also earned an invitation to perform a duet piece on a national stage this summer. Olivia Insignares is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a BA in Music. Recently featured in Alice Flagg: An American Opera, Olivia is a native of Pawleys Island and participated in Georgetown County’s B.E.A.C.H Singers program. Currently a member of the PaTram Music Institute, she is featured on their CD,“Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations” directed by Vladimir Gorbik. Olivia also recorded Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil Opus. 37 with the Washington Master Chorale, the Society of St. Romanos, and Gloria Dei Cantores. Recently she performed with The Carolina Theater of Greensboro, the College of Charleston Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, the Taylor Festival Choir, Holy Ascension Orthodox Church Choir, Charleston Symphony Chorus as well as freelancing with jazz, bluegrass and experimental music. Olivia participated in several Piccolo Spoleto Festivals and NPR’s Performance Today with Pro Musica Charleston. She is a guild member for the Cultural Council of Georgetown County and a recipient of their vocal scholarship. Kevin Jayroe is a native of Georgetown and is part owner of Bienvenue Home on Front Street, and is a realtor for Sothebys International. He is active in the local ARB and the Kaminski House Museum. He was last seen on the SFP stage as Jinx in Forever Plaid. Kevin has performed both nationally and internationally and spent 10 years singing in the main stage production shows of Carnival Cruise Line. Gary Life Simply Sondheim marks Gary’s directorial debut with SFP. He is excited to collaborate with Bob Gauss and this amazing cast and crew to bring the music of Stephen Sondheim here to Georgetown and the Grand Strand. Gary has previously appeared with SFP as Smudge in Forever Plaid and Bellomy in The Fantasticks. Prior to moving to South Carolina in January of 2015 he appeared with the Indianapolis Opera, Ft. Lauderdale Opera, The Indianapolis Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Indianapolis Footlite Musicals and as a singer/actor at Walt Disney World. Favorite roles include Georges in La Cage aux Folles, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Mark in A Chorus Line and Arnold in Torch Song Trilogy. Gary is thrilled to have found a wonderful theatre home and family here in Georgetown! Joe Nooft is a native of Georgetown. He was last seen of the SFP stage as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie! He has been in many Swamp Fox Players productions over the years, and he is excited to be back on the stage in Simply Sondheim. He would like to thank his fellow cast members for the wonderful experience throughout the process. Who’s Who Clare Reigart has had a passion for music and singing since she was 3 years old. After retiring from teaching after 30 years she has been singing as a soloist and in church choirs all along the eastern seaboard. She is currently working as Alto section leader at First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach, under the direction of Brown Bradley. Clare made her debut with SFP in Cabaret and has since served writer/consultant for their productions of Broadways Best, and Luv 4 Sail and as music director/ consultant for Dracula, Little Shop of Horrors and The Marvelous Wonderettes. She is currently running for Georgetown County School Board. She still loves music and loves to sing! Josie Thames is excited to be back on the Strand Theater stage after having directed last summer’s Bye Bye Birdie! Previously, she has played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray and Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes. All the love in the world to her husband/best friend/rock Richie, children Trey and Cathryn, and wonderful, supportive family and friends. Enjoy the show! Jeremy Vause is a Georgetown native and graduated with a B.A. in Music from Coastal Carolina University. He has performed extensively throughout the area. Jeremy serves as the contemporary music director at Prince George Episcopal Church where he also teaches voice and piano lessons. He is a songwriter/recording artist with several of his songs available in digital retail stores worldwide. He is also a TV/Film actor having worked on many productions, most notably appearing as featured zombies in season three of the hit AMC TV show “The Walking Dead.” Jeremy thanks his family and friends for all of their support. Skip Yingling [Music Director] A native of Morris County, New Jersey, Skip has always loved musical theater, playing many roles both on and off stage. He has played in school and community theater productions such as The Music Man (barbershop quartet), Mame (Older Patrick Dennis), and Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), and has played trumpet and keyboards in numerous pit orchestras. Skip has received degrees of BA in Music and MBA from Stetson University. Since 2008, he has music directed high school and summer theater productions in New Jersey and has directed/arranged music for Grease, Once On This Island, Babes In Arms, Godspell, Hair, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Barnum, Good News, Father of the Bride, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sweet Charity and Seussical. Skip lives in Myrtle Beach with his wife, Kim, where he is a music director at the First Presbyterian Church. Skip is honored to be working with the Swamp Fox Players for Simply Sondheim.
Directors’ Notes: January 1982 was a pivotal moment for me when it comes to musical theatre. I started rehearsal for a show called Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at DePauw University by a composer I had never really heard of, Stephen Sondheim. It was one of the first non-professional productions ever and starred future Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical, Alice Ripley. (She won for Next To Normal). Since then I have had the opportunity to play the Judge in Sweeney Todd and the Wolf in Into The Woods. Sondheim is simply a musical genius in my estimation. He is considered by most to be the greatest lyricist ever and he is truly the greatest and best known contemporary composer of American musical theatre. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards(more than any other composer, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the Laurence Olivier Award (London’s “Tony Awards”), and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. I have been fortunate enough to see Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sunday in the Park With George on the Broadway stage. We invite you to join this amazingly talented cast and crew as we take a journey through a mere snippet of this prolific lyricist/composer’s hundreds of songs. Please enjoy Simply Sondheim. Gary Life, Director
CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) NO INTERMISSION MUSIC Comedy Tonight/A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum …………Full Company West Side Story Medley …………………………………………………………………………..Full Company Everybody Says Don’t/Anyone Can Whistle……………………………………………….. Jermey Vause Ballad of Booth/Assassins ………………………………………………………..Kevin Jayroe & Gary Life I Remember/Evening Primrose……………………………………………………………. Olivia Insignares Rose’s Turn/Gypsy ……………………………………………………………………………………….Laura Flint I Know Things Now/Into The Woods……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson I’m Still Here/Follies………………………………………………………………………………….Clare Reigart What More Do I Need/Saturday Night…………………………………………………………….Gary Life Glamorous Life/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson Being Alive/Company………………………………………………………………………………Full Company Not While I’m Around/Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ………….. Joe Nooft Sooner or Later/Dick Tracey…………………………………………………………………….. Josie Thames The Miller’s Son/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………….. Josie Thames Marry Me A Little/Marry Me A Little………………………………………………………… Kevin Jayroe Send In The Clowns/A Little Night Music…………………………………………………..Clare Reigart Not A Day Goes By/Merrily We Roll Along………………………………………………….Jeremy Vause Move On/Sunday In The Park With George…………………… Kevin Jayroe & Olivia Insignares Old Friend/Merrily We Roll Along…………………………………………………………….Full Company Fog & smoke machines will be used during the performance. Laura Flint Deegan Hudson Olivia Insignares Kevin Jayroe Gary Life Joe Nooft Clare Reigart Josie Thames Jeremy Vause SPECIAL THANKS: Skip Yingling
EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS: Dr. Howard P. Steiger’s Trust
PRODUCTION STAFF Director/Producer…………………………………………………………………….. Gary Life & Bob Gauss Music Director……………………………………………………………………………………….. Skip Yingling Stage Manager………………………………………………………………………………………… Sherry Jarrell Backstage ……………………………………………………………………………………………..Nadine Medina Set Design……………………………………………………………………………….. Bob Gauss & Gary Life Set Construction …………………………………….. Jimmy Long, Roger Goedtel, Richard Mahany Charge Paint…………………………………………………………………………………………..Roger Goedtel Light Design…………………………………………………………………………. RDG Custom Electronics Sound Design……………………………………………………………………….. RDG Custom Electronics Light Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Trey Jarrell Sound Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….Bob Gauss Costumes…………………………………………………………………. Tracy Crane, Pookie Oates & Cast Poster & Playbill Design …………………………………………………………………………….Kristen Ford Publicity………………………………………………………………………………………………………Inge Ebert Box Office Coordinator…………………………………………………………………………………..Foy Ford Box Office………………………………………………..Janet Barrineau, Inge Ebert, Jackie Hoelscher, Lee Padgett, Stacy Rabon Usher Coordinator……………………………………………………………………………….Kathy Anderson Ushers………………………………………………Robin & Hannah Altman, Herb Anderson, Shirley Anderson, Taylor Baxley, Aliska Brown, Tracy Crane, William & Angela Connor, Bob Desaulniers, Meg & Phil Filiatrault, Margaret Hancock, Richard & Anna Hudak, Von Jones, Kathy McGrogan, Helen Miller, Cathy Oates, Moe Reilly, Johnathan Rogers, Joyce Russo, Emily Shearer, Stephen Stewart, Josie & Catheryn Thames, Clem & Ellen Thoennes, Warren & Phyllis Umstead
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jo Camlin, President; Darice Newmister, Treasurer; Joe Ford, Jason Lesley, Lori Lowell, Debbie Morris, Jeff Siegrist, Warren Umstead, Matt Wesolowski, Karen Yaniga, Foy Ford, Theater Manager
PRODUCTION BOARD Joe Ford, Chairperson; Lee Padgett, Secretary; Kathy Anderson, Herb Anderson, Mark Brown, Jo Camlin, Tracy Crane, Inge Ebert, Bob Gauss, Roger Goedtel, Suzanne Harris, Richard Hudak, Taylor Nelson, Tom Newmister, Pookie Oates, Stacy Rabon, Josie Thames, Warren Umstead, Blake Wilson, Karen Yaniga
CAST BACKGROUND: Laura Flint is well known to area audiences. She has been applauded in roles as diverse as Momma Rose in Gypsy, Jeanette in The Full Monty, Momma Morton in Chicago, Vera in Mame and Sylvia St. Croix in Ruthless. She is a four time TORY award winner. By day, she is your friendly neighborhood physical therapist at Special Physical Therapy in Murrells Inlet treating patients with lymph edema, CVI, open wounds, cellulites, and pelvic control issues. She dedicates her songs in Simply Sondheim to the memory of her father, Paul and her mother, Alice. Deegan Hudson is a rising junior at Carolina Forest High School, where she is a member of the Showcase show choir and the International Thespian Society. She is an accomplished ventriloquist, working with both the young and old throughout the Carolina’s, using her puppets as a form of therapy to bring happiness to others. She calls her ministry “Puppets with a Purpose” and is currently working on a children’s book to incorporate in her kids shows. Deegan is an actress and vocalist as well, and has most recently performed major roles in Mary Poppins, Women of Lockerbie, and The Fantasticks. She also earned an invitation to perform a duet piece on a national stage this summer. Olivia Insignares is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a BA in Music. Recently featured in Alice Flagg: An American Opera, Olivia is a native of Pawleys Island and participated in Georgetown County’s B.E.A.C.H Singers program. Currently a member of the PaTram Music Institute, she is featured on their CD,“Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations” directed by Vladimir Gorbik. Olivia also recorded Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil Opus. 37 with the Washington Master Chorale, the Society of St. Romanos, and Gloria Dei Cantores. Recently she performed with The Carolina Theater of Greensboro, the College of Charleston Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, the Taylor Festival Choir, Holy Ascension Orthodox Church Choir, Charleston Symphony Chorus as well as freelancing with jazz, bluegrass and experimental music. Olivia participated in several Piccolo Spoleto Festivals and NPR’s Performance Today with Pro Musica Charleston. She is a guild member for the Cultural Council of Georgetown County and a recipient of their vocal scholarship. Kevin Jayroe is a native of Georgetown and is part owner of Bienvenue Home on Front Street, and is a realtor for Sothebys International. He is active in the local ARB and the Kaminski House Museum. He was last seen on the SFP stage as Jinx in Forever Plaid. Kevin has performed both nationally and internationally and spent 10 years singing in the main stage production shows of Carnival Cruise Line. Gary Life Simply Sondheim marks Gary’s directorial debut with SFP. He is excited to collaborate with Bob Gauss and this amazing cast and crew to bring the music of Stephen Sondheim here to Georgetown and the Grand Strand. Gary has previously appeared with SFP as Smudge in Forever Plaid and Bellomy in The Fantasticks. Prior to moving to South Carolina in January of 2015 he appeared with the Indianapolis Opera, Ft. Lauderdale Opera, The Indianapolis Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Indianapolis Footlite Musicals and as a singer/actor at Walt Disney World. Favorite roles include Georges in La Cage aux Folles, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Mark in A Chorus Line and Arnold in Torch Song Trilogy. Gary is thrilled to have found a wonderful theatre home and family here in Georgetown! Joe Nooft is a native of Georgetown. He was last seen of the SFP stage as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie! He has been in many Swamp Fox Players productions over the years, and he is excited to be back on the stage in Simply Sondheim. He would like to thank his fellow cast members for the wonderful experience throughout the process. Who’s Who Clare Reigart has had a passion for music and singing since she was 3 years old. After retiring from teaching after 30 years she has been singing as a soloist and in church choirs all along the eastern seaboard. She is currently working as Alto section leader at First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach, under the direction of Brown Bradley. Clare made her debut with SFP in Cabaret and has since served writer/consultant for their productions of Broadways Best, and Luv 4 Sail and as music director/ consultant for Dracula, Little Shop of Horrors and The Marvelous Wonderettes. She is currently running for Georgetown County School Board. She still loves music and loves to sing! Josie Thames is excited to be back on the Strand Theater stage after having directed last summer’s Bye Bye Birdie! Previously, she has played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray and Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes. All the love in the world to her husband/best friend/rock Richie, children Trey and Cathryn, and wonderful, supportive family and friends. Enjoy the show! Jeremy Vause is a Georgetown native and graduated with a B.A. in Music from Coastal Carolina University. He has performed extensively throughout the area. Jeremy serves as the contemporary music director at Prince George Episcopal Church where he also teaches voice and piano lessons. He is a songwriter/recording artist with several of his songs available in digital retail stores worldwide. He is also a TV/Film actor having worked on many productions, most notably appearing as featured zombies in season three of the hit AMC TV show “The Walking Dead.” Jeremy thanks his family and friends for all of their support. Skip Yingling [Music Director] A native of Morris County, New Jersey, Skip has always loved musical theater, playing many roles both on and off stage. He has played in school and community theater productions such as The Music Man (barbershop quartet), Mame (Older Patrick Dennis), and Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), and has played trumpet and keyboards in numerous pit orchestras. Skip has received degrees of BA in Music and MBA from Stetson University. Since 2008, he has music directed high school and summer theater productions in New Jersey and has directed/arranged music for Grease, Once On This Island, Babes In Arms, Godspell, Hair, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Barnum, Good News, Father of the Bride, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sweet Charity and Seussical. Skip lives in Myrtle Beach with his wife, Kim, where he is a music director at the First Presbyterian Church. Skip is honored to be working with the Swamp Fox Players for Simply Sondheim.
Directors’ Notes: January 1982 was a pivotal moment for me when it comes to musical theatre. I started rehearsal for a show called Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at DePauw University by a composer I had never really heard of, Stephen Sondheim. It was one of the first non-professional productions ever and starred future Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical, Alice Ripley. (She won for Next To Normal). Since then I have had the opportunity to play the Judge in Sweeney Todd and the Wolf in Into The Woods. Sondheim is simply a musical genius in my estimation. He is considered by most to be the greatest lyricist ever and he is truly the greatest and best known contemporary composer of American musical theatre. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards(more than any other composer, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the Laurence Olivier Award (London’s “Tony Awards”), and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. I have been fortunate enough to see Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sunday in the Park With George on the Broadway stage. We invite you to join this amazingly talented cast and crew as we take a journey through a mere snippet of this prolific lyricist/composer’s hundreds of songs. Please enjoy Simply Sondheim. Gary Life, Director
CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) NO INTERMISSION MUSIC Comedy Tonight/A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum …………Full Company West Side Story Medley …………………………………………………………………………..Full Company Everybody Says Don’t/Anyone Can Whistle……………………………………………….. Jermey Vause Ballad of Booth/Assassins ………………………………………………………..Kevin Jayroe & Gary Life I Remember/Evening Primrose……………………………………………………………. Olivia Insignares Rose’s Turn/Gypsy ……………………………………………………………………………………….Laura Flint I Know Things Now/Into The Woods……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson I’m Still Here/Follies………………………………………………………………………………….Clare Reigart What More Do I Need/Saturday Night…………………………………………………………….Gary Life Glamorous Life/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson Being Alive/Company………………………………………………………………………………Full Company Not While I’m Around/Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ………….. Joe Nooft Sooner or Later/Dick Tracey…………………………………………………………………….. Josie Thames The Miller’s Son/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………….. Josie Thames Marry Me A Little/Marry Me A Little………………………………………………………… Kevin Jayroe Send In The Clowns/A Little Night Music…………………………………………………..Clare Reigart Not A Day Goes By/Merrily We Roll Along………………………………………………….Jeremy Vause Move On/Sunday In The Park With George…………………… Kevin Jayroe & Olivia Insignares Old Friend/Merrily We Roll Along…………………………………………………………….Full Company Fog & smoke machines will be used during the performance. Laura Flint Deegan Hudson Olivia Insignares Kevin Jayroe Gary Life Joe Nooft Clare Reigart Josie Thames Jeremy Vause SPECIAL THANKS: Skip Yingling
EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS: Dr. Howard P. Steiger’s Trust
PRODUCTION STAFF Director/Producer…………………………………………………………………….. Gary Life & Bob Gauss Music Director……………………………………………………………………………………….. Skip Yingling Stage Manager………………………………………………………………………………………… Sherry Jarrell Backstage ……………………………………………………………………………………………..Nadine Medina Set Design……………………………………………………………………………….. Bob Gauss & Gary Life Set Construction …………………………………….. Jimmy Long, Roger Goedtel, Richard Mahany Charge Paint…………………………………………………………………………………………..Roger Goedtel Light Design…………………………………………………………………………. RDG Custom Electronics Sound Design……………………………………………………………………….. RDG Custom Electronics Light Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Trey Jarrell Sound Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….Bob Gauss Costumes…………………………………………………………………. Tracy Crane, Pookie Oates & Cast Poster & Playbill Design …………………………………………………………………………….Kristen Ford Publicity………………………………………………………………………………………………………Inge Ebert Box Office Coordinator…………………………………………………………………………………..Foy Ford Box Office………………………………………………..Janet Barrineau, Inge Ebert, Jackie Hoelscher, Lee Padgett, Stacy Rabon Usher Coordinator……………………………………………………………………………….Kathy Anderson Ushers………………………………………………Robin & Hannah Altman, Herb Anderson, Shirley Anderson, Taylor Baxley, Aliska Brown, Tracy Crane, William & Angela Connor, Bob Desaulniers, Meg & Phil Filiatrault, Margaret Hancock, Richard & Anna Hudak, Von Jones, Kathy McGrogan, Helen Miller, Cathy Oates, Moe Reilly, Johnathan Rogers, Joyce Russo, Emily Shearer, Stephen Stewart, Josie & Catheryn Thames, Clem & Ellen Thoennes, Warren & Phyllis Umstead
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jo Camlin, President; Darice Newmister, Treasurer; Joe Ford, Jason Lesley, Lori Lowell, Debbie Morris, Jeff Siegrist, Warren Umstead, Matt Wesolowski, Karen Yaniga, Foy Ford, Theater Manager
PRODUCTION BOARD Joe Ford, Chairperson; Lee Padgett, Secretary; Kathy Anderson, Herb Anderson, Mark Brown, Jo Camlin, Tracy Crane, Inge Ebert, Bob Gauss, Roger Goedtel, Suzanne Harris, Richard Hudak, Taylor Nelson, Tom Newmister, Pookie Oates, Stacy Rabon, Josie Thames, Warren Umstead, Blake Wilson, Karen Yaniga
CAST BACKGROUND: Laura Flint is well known to area audiences. She has been applauded in roles as diverse as Momma Rose in Gypsy, Jeanette in The Full Monty, Momma Morton in Chicago, Vera in Mame and Sylvia St. Croix in Ruthless. She is a four time TORY award winner. By day, she is your friendly neighborhood physical therapist at Special Physical Therapy in Murrells Inlet treating patients with lymph edema, CVI, open wounds, cellulites, and pelvic control issues. She dedicates her songs in Simply Sondheim to the memory of her father, Paul and her mother, Alice. Deegan Hudson is a rising junior at Carolina Forest High School, where she is a member of the Showcase show choir and the International Thespian Society. She is an accomplished ventriloquist, working with both the young and old throughout the Carolina’s, using her puppets as a form of therapy to bring happiness to others. She calls her ministry “Puppets with a Purpose” and is currently working on a children’s book to incorporate in her kids shows. Deegan is an actress and vocalist as well, and has most recently performed major roles in Mary Poppins, Women of Lockerbie, and The Fantasticks. She also earned an invitation to perform a duet piece on a national stage this summer. Olivia Insignares is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a BA in Music. Recently featured in Alice Flagg: An American Opera, Olivia is a native of Pawleys Island and participated in Georgetown County’s B.E.A.C.H Singers program. Currently a member of the PaTram Music Institute, she is featured on their CD,“Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations” directed by Vladimir Gorbik. Olivia also recorded Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil Opus. 37 with the Washington Master Chorale, the Society of St. Romanos, and Gloria Dei Cantores. Recently she performed with The Carolina Theater of Greensboro, the College of Charleston Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, the Taylor Festival Choir, Holy Ascension Orthodox Church Choir, Charleston Symphony Chorus as well as freelancing with jazz, bluegrass and experimental music. Olivia participated in several Piccolo Spoleto Festivals and NPR’s Performance Today with Pro Musica Charleston. She is a guild member for the Cultural Council of Georgetown County and a recipient of their vocal scholarship. Kevin Jayroe is a native of Georgetown and is part owner of Bienvenue Home on Front Street, and is a realtor for Sothebys International. He is active in the local ARB and the Kaminski House Museum. He was last seen on the SFP stage as Jinx in Forever Plaid. Kevin has performed both nationally and internationally and spent 10 years singing in the main stage production shows of Carnival Cruise Line. Gary Life Simply Sondheim marks Gary’s directorial debut with SFP. He is excited to collaborate with Bob Gauss and this amazing cast and crew to bring the music of Stephen Sondheim here to Georgetown and the Grand Strand. Gary has previously appeared with SFP as Smudge in Forever Plaid and Bellomy in The Fantasticks. Prior to moving to South Carolina in January of 2015 he appeared with the Indianapolis Opera, Ft. Lauderdale Opera, The Indianapolis Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Indianapolis Footlite Musicals and as a singer/actor at Walt Disney World. Favorite roles include Georges in La Cage aux Folles, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Mark in A Chorus Line and Arnold in Torch Song Trilogy. Gary is thrilled to have found a wonderful theatre home and family here in Georgetown! Joe Nooft is a native of Georgetown. He was last seen of the SFP stage as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie! He has been in many Swamp Fox Players productions over the years, and he is excited to be back on the stage in Simply Sondheim. He would like to thank his fellow cast members for the wonderful experience throughout the process. Who’s Who Clare Reigart has had a passion for music and singing since she was 3 years old. After retiring from teaching after 30 years she has been singing as a soloist and in church choirs all along the eastern seaboard. She is currently working as Alto section leader at First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach, under the direction of Brown Bradley. Clare made her debut with SFP in Cabaret and has since served writer/consultant for their productions of Broadways Best, and Luv 4 Sail and as music director/ consultant for Dracula, Little Shop of Horrors and The Marvelous Wonderettes. She is currently running for Georgetown County School Board. She still loves music and loves to sing! Josie Thames is excited to be back on the Strand Theater stage after having directed last summer’s Bye Bye Birdie! Previously, she has played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray and Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes. All the love in the world to her husband/best friend/rock Richie, children Trey and Cathryn, and wonderful, supportive family and friends. Enjoy the show! Jeremy Vause is a Georgetown native and graduated with a B.A. in Music from Coastal Carolina University. He has performed extensively throughout the area. Jeremy serves as the contemporary music director at Prince George Episcopal Church where he also teaches voice and piano lessons. He is a songwriter/recording artist with several of his songs available in digital retail stores worldwide. He is also a TV/Film actor having worked on many productions, most notably appearing as featured zombies in season three of the hit AMC TV show “The Walking Dead.” Jeremy thanks his family and friends for all of their support. Skip Yingling [Music Director] A native of Morris County, New Jersey, Skip has always loved musical theater, playing many roles both on and off stage. He has played in school and community theater productions such as The Music Man (barbershop quartet), Mame (Older Patrick Dennis), and Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), and has played trumpet and keyboards in numerous pit orchestras. Skip has received degrees of BA in Music and MBA from Stetson University. Since 2008, he has music directed high school and summer theater productions in New Jersey and has directed/arranged music for Grease, Once On This Island, Babes In Arms, Godspell, Hair, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Barnum, Good News, Father of the Bride, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sweet Charity and Seussical. Skip lives in Myrtle Beach with his wife, Kim, where he is a music director at the First Presbyterian Church. Skip is honored to be working with the Swamp Fox Players for Simply Sondheim.
Directors’ Notes: January 1982 was a pivotal moment for me when it comes to musical theatre. I started rehearsal for a show called Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at DePauw University by a composer I had never really heard of, Stephen Sondheim. It was one of the first non-professional productions ever and starred future Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical, Alice Ripley. (She won for Next To Normal). Since then I have had the opportunity to play the Judge in Sweeney Todd and the Wolf in Into The Woods. Sondheim is simply a musical genius in my estimation. He is considered by most to be the greatest lyricist ever and he is truly the greatest and best known contemporary composer of American musical theatre. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards(more than any other composer, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the Laurence Olivier Award (London’s “Tony Awards”), and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. I have been fortunate enough to see Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sunday in the Park With George on the Broadway stage. We invite you to join this amazingly talented cast and crew as we take a journey through a mere snippet of this prolific lyricist/composer’s hundreds of songs. Please enjoy Simply Sondheim. Gary Life, Director
CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) NO INTERMISSION MUSIC Comedy Tonight/A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum …………Full Company West Side Story Medley …………………………………………………………………………..Full Company Everybody Says Don’t/Anyone Can Whistle……………………………………………….. Jermey Vause Ballad of Booth/Assassins ………………………………………………………..Kevin Jayroe & Gary Life I Remember/Evening Primrose……………………………………………………………. Olivia Insignares Rose’s Turn/Gypsy ……………………………………………………………………………………….Laura Flint I Know Things Now/Into The Woods……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson I’m Still Here/Follies………………………………………………………………………………….Clare Reigart What More Do I Need/Saturday Night…………………………………………………………….Gary Life Glamorous Life/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson Being Alive/Company………………………………………………………………………………Full Company Not While I’m Around/Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ………….. Joe Nooft Sooner or Later/Dick Tracey…………………………………………………………………….. Josie Thames The Miller’s Son/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………….. Josie Thames Marry Me A Little/Marry Me A Little………………………………………………………… Kevin Jayroe Send In The Clowns/A Little Night Music…………………………………………………..Clare Reigart Not A Day Goes By/Merrily We Roll Along………………………………………………….Jeremy Vause Move On/Sunday In The Park With George…………………… Kevin Jayroe & Olivia Insignares Old Friend/Merrily We Roll Along…………………………………………………………….Full Company Fog & smoke machines will be used during the performance. Laura Flint Deegan Hudson Olivia Insignares Kevin Jayroe Gary Life Joe Nooft Clare Reigart Josie Thames Jeremy Vause SPECIAL THANKS: Skip Yingling
EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS: Dr. Howard P. Steiger’s Trust
PRODUCTION STAFF Director/Producer…………………………………………………………………….. Gary Life & Bob Gauss Music Director……………………………………………………………………………………….. Skip Yingling Stage Manager………………………………………………………………………………………… Sherry Jarrell Backstage ……………………………………………………………………………………………..Nadine Medina Set Design……………………………………………………………………………….. Bob Gauss & Gary Life Set Construction …………………………………….. Jimmy Long, Roger Goedtel, Richard Mahany Charge Paint…………………………………………………………………………………………..Roger Goedtel Light Design…………………………………………………………………………. RDG Custom Electronics Sound Design……………………………………………………………………….. RDG Custom Electronics Light Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Trey Jarrell Sound Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….Bob Gauss Costumes…………………………………………………………………. Tracy Crane, Pookie Oates & Cast Poster & Playbill Design …………………………………………………………………………….Kristen Ford Publicity………………………………………………………………………………………………………Inge Ebert Box Office Coordinator…………………………………………………………………………………..Foy Ford Box Office………………………………………………..Janet Barrineau, Inge Ebert, Jackie Hoelscher, Lee Padgett, Stacy Rabon Usher Coordinator……………………………………………………………………………….Kathy Anderson Ushers………………………………………………Robin & Hannah Altman, Herb Anderson, Shirley Anderson, Taylor Baxley, Aliska Brown, Tracy Crane, William & Angela Connor, Bob Desaulniers, Meg & Phil Filiatrault, Margaret Hancock, Richard & Anna Hudak, Von Jones, Kathy McGrogan, Helen Miller, Cathy Oates, Moe Reilly, Johnathan Rogers, Joyce Russo, Emily Shearer, Stephen Stewart, Josie & Catheryn Thames, Clem & Ellen Thoennes, Warren & Phyllis Umstead
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jo Camlin, President; Darice Newmister, Treasurer; Joe Ford, Jason Lesley, Lori Lowell, Debbie Morris, Jeff Siegrist, Warren Umstead, Matt Wesolowski, Karen Yaniga, Foy Ford, Theater Manager
PRODUCTION BOARD Joe Ford, Chairperson; Lee Padgett, Secretary; Kathy Anderson, Herb Anderson, Mark Brown, Jo Camlin, Tracy Crane, Inge Ebert, Bob Gauss, Roger Goedtel, Suzanne Harris, Richard Hudak, Taylor Nelson, Tom Newmister, Pookie Oates, Stacy Rabon, Josie Thames, Warren Umstead, Blake Wilson, Karen Yaniga
CAST BACKGROUND: Laura Flint is well known to area audiences. She has been applauded in roles as diverse as Momma Rose in Gypsy, Jeanette in The Full Monty, Momma Morton in Chicago, Vera in Mame and Sylvia St. Croix in Ruthless. She is a four time TORY award winner. By day, she is your friendly neighborhood physical therapist at Special Physical Therapy in Murrells Inlet treating patients with lymph edema, CVI, open wounds, cellulites, and pelvic control issues. She dedicates her songs in Simply Sondheim to the memory of her father, Paul and her mother, Alice. Deegan Hudson is a rising junior at Carolina Forest High School, where she is a member of the Showcase show choir and the International Thespian Society. She is an accomplished ventriloquist, working with both the young and old throughout the Carolina’s, using her puppets as a form of therapy to bring happiness to others. She calls her ministry “Puppets with a Purpose” and is currently working on a children’s book to incorporate in her kids shows. Deegan is an actress and vocalist as well, and has most recently performed major roles in Mary Poppins, Women of Lockerbie, and The Fantasticks. She also earned an invitation to perform a duet piece on a national stage this summer. Olivia Insignares is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a BA in Music. Recently featured in Alice Flagg: An American Opera, Olivia is a native of Pawleys Island and participated in Georgetown County’s B.E.A.C.H Singers program. Currently a member of the PaTram Music Institute, she is featured on their CD,“Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations” directed by Vladimir Gorbik. Olivia also recorded Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil Opus. 37 with the Washington Master Chorale, the Society of St. Romanos, and Gloria Dei Cantores. Recently she performed with The Carolina Theater of Greensboro, the College of Charleston Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, the Taylor Festival Choir, Holy Ascension Orthodox Church Choir, Charleston Symphony Chorus as well as freelancing with jazz, bluegrass and experimental music. Olivia participated in several Piccolo Spoleto Festivals and NPR’s Performance Today with Pro Musica Charleston. She is a guild member for the Cultural Council of Georgetown County and a recipient of their vocal scholarship. Kevin Jayroe is a native of Georgetown and is part owner of Bienvenue Home on Front Street, and is a realtor for Sothebys International. He is active in the local ARB and the Kaminski House Museum. He was last seen on the SFP stage as Jinx in Forever Plaid. Kevin has performed both nationally and internationally and spent 10 years singing in the main stage production shows of Carnival Cruise Line. Gary Life Simply Sondheim marks Gary’s directorial debut with SFP. He is excited to collaborate with Bob Gauss and this amazing cast and crew to bring the music of Stephen Sondheim here to Georgetown and the Grand Strand. Gary has previously appeared with SFP as Smudge in Forever Plaid and Bellomy in The Fantasticks. Prior to moving to South Carolina in January of 2015 he appeared with the Indianapolis Opera, Ft. Lauderdale Opera, The Indianapolis Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Indianapolis Footlite Musicals and as a singer/actor at Walt Disney World. Favorite roles include Georges in La Cage aux Folles, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Mark in A Chorus Line and Arnold in Torch Song Trilogy. Gary is thrilled to have found a wonderful theatre home and family here in Georgetown! Joe Nooft is a native of Georgetown. He was last seen of the SFP stage as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie! He has been in many Swamp Fox Players productions over the years, and he is excited to be back on the stage in Simply Sondheim. He would like to thank his fellow cast members for the wonderful experience throughout the process. Who’s Who Clare Reigart has had a passion for music and singing since she was 3 years old. After retiring from teaching after 30 years she has been singing as a soloist and in church choirs all along the eastern seaboard. She is currently working as Alto section leader at First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach, under the direction of Brown Bradley. Clare made her debut with SFP in Cabaret and has since served writer/consultant for their productions of Broadways Best, and Luv 4 Sail and as music director/ consultant for Dracula, Little Shop of Horrors and The Marvelous Wonderettes. She is currently running for Georgetown County School Board. She still loves music and loves to sing! Josie Thames is excited to be back on the Strand Theater stage after having directed last summer’s Bye Bye Birdie! Previously, she has played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray and Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes. All the love in the world to her husband/best friend/rock Richie, children Trey and Cathryn, and wonderful, supportive family and friends. Enjoy the show! Jeremy Vause is a Georgetown native and graduated with a B.A. in Music from Coastal Carolina University. He has performed extensively throughout the area. Jeremy serves as the contemporary music director at Prince George Episcopal Church where he also teaches voice and piano lessons. He is a songwriter/recording artist with several of his songs available in digital retail stores worldwide. He is also a TV/Film actor having worked on many productions, most notably appearing as featured zombies in season three of the hit AMC TV show “The Walking Dead.” Jeremy thanks his family and friends for all of their support. Skip Yingling [Music Director] A native of Morris County, New Jersey, Skip has always loved musical theater, playing many roles both on and off stage. He has played in school and community theater productions such as The Music Man (barbershop quartet), Mame (Older Patrick Dennis), and Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), and has played trumpet and keyboards in numerous pit orchestras. Skip has received degrees of BA in Music and MBA from Stetson University. Since 2008, he has music directed high school and summer theater productions in New Jersey and has directed/arranged music for Grease, Once On This Island, Babes In Arms, Godspell, Hair, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Barnum, Good News, Father of the Bride, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sweet Charity and Seussical. Skip lives in Myrtle Beach with his wife, Kim, where he is a music director at the First Presbyterian Church. Skip is honored to be working with the Swamp Fox Players for Simply Sondheim.
Directors’ Notes: January 1982 was a pivotal moment for me when it comes to musical theatre. I started rehearsal for a show called Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at DePauw University by a composer I had never really heard of, Stephen Sondheim. It was one of the first non-professional productions ever and starred future Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical, Alice Ripley. (She won for Next To Normal). Since then I have had the opportunity to play the Judge in Sweeney Todd and the Wolf in Into The Woods. Sondheim is simply a musical genius in my estimation. He is considered by most to be the greatest lyricist ever and he is truly the greatest and best known contemporary composer of American musical theatre. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards(more than any other composer, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the Laurence Olivier Award (London’s “Tony Awards”), and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. I have been fortunate enough to see Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sunday in the Park With George on the Broadway stage. We invite you to join this amazingly talented cast and crew as we take a journey through a mere snippet of this prolific lyricist/composer’s hundreds of songs. Please enjoy Simply Sondheim. Gary Life, Director
CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) NO INTERMISSION MUSIC Comedy Tonight/A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum …………Full Company West Side Story Medley …………………………………………………………………………..Full Company Everybody Says Don’t/Anyone Can Whistle……………………………………………….. Jermey Vause Ballad of Booth/Assassins ………………………………………………………..Kevin Jayroe & Gary Life I Remember/Evening Primrose……………………………………………………………. Olivia Insignares Rose’s Turn/Gypsy ……………………………………………………………………………………….Laura Flint I Know Things Now/Into The Woods……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson I’m Still Here/Follies………………………………………………………………………………….Clare Reigart What More Do I Need/Saturday Night…………………………………………………………….Gary Life Glamorous Life/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson Being Alive/Company………………………………………………………………………………Full Company Not While I’m Around/Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ………….. Joe Nooft Sooner or Later/Dick Tracey…………………………………………………………………….. Josie Thames The Miller’s Son/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………….. Josie Thames Marry Me A Little/Marry Me A Little………………………………………………………… Kevin Jayroe Send In The Clowns/A Little Night Music…………………………………………………..Clare Reigart Not A Day Goes By/Merrily We Roll Along………………………………………………….Jeremy Vause Move On/Sunday In The Park With George…………………… Kevin Jayroe & Olivia Insignares Old Friend/Merrily We Roll Along…………………………………………………………….Full Company Fog & smoke machines will be used during the performance. Laura Flint Deegan Hudson Olivia Insignares Kevin Jayroe Gary Life Joe Nooft Clare Reigart Josie Thames Jeremy Vause SPECIAL THANKS: Skip Yingling
EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS: Dr. Howard P. Steiger’s Trust
PRODUCTION STAFF Director/Producer…………………………………………………………………….. Gary Life & Bob Gauss Music Director……………………………………………………………………………………….. Skip Yingling Stage Manager………………………………………………………………………………………… Sherry Jarrell Backstage ……………………………………………………………………………………………..Nadine Medina Set Design……………………………………………………………………………….. Bob Gauss & Gary Life Set Construction …………………………………….. Jimmy Long, Roger Goedtel, Richard Mahany Charge Paint…………………………………………………………………………………………..Roger Goedtel Light Design…………………………………………………………………………. RDG Custom Electronics Sound Design……………………………………………………………………….. RDG Custom Electronics Light Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Trey Jarrell Sound Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….Bob Gauss Costumes…………………………………………………………………. Tracy Crane, Pookie Oates & Cast Poster & Playbill Design …………………………………………………………………………….Kristen Ford Publicity………………………………………………………………………………………………………Inge Ebert Box Office Coordinator…………………………………………………………………………………..Foy Ford Box Office………………………………………………..Janet Barrineau, Inge Ebert, Jackie Hoelscher, Lee Padgett, Stacy Rabon Usher Coordinator……………………………………………………………………………….Kathy Anderson Ushers………………………………………………Robin & Hannah Altman, Herb Anderson, Shirley Anderson, Taylor Baxley, Aliska Brown, Tracy Crane, William & Angela Connor, Bob Desaulniers, Meg & Phil Filiatrault, Margaret Hancock, Richard & Anna Hudak, Von Jones, Kathy McGrogan, Helen Miller, Cathy Oates, Moe Reilly, Johnathan Rogers, Joyce Russo, Emily Shearer, Stephen Stewart, Josie & Catheryn Thames, Clem & Ellen Thoennes, Warren & Phyllis Umstead
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jo Camlin, President; Darice Newmister, Treasurer; Joe Ford, Jason Lesley, Lori Lowell, Debbie Morris, Jeff Siegrist, Warren Umstead, Matt Wesolowski, Karen Yaniga, Foy Ford, Theater Manager
PRODUCTION BOARD Joe Ford, Chairperson; Lee Padgett, Secretary; Kathy Anderson, Herb Anderson, Mark Brown, Jo Camlin, Tracy Crane, Inge Ebert, Bob Gauss, Roger Goedtel, Suzanne Harris, Richard Hudak, Taylor Nelson, Tom Newmister, Pookie Oates, Stacy Rabon, Josie Thames, Warren Umstead, Blake Wilson, Karen Yaniga
CAST BACKGROUND: Laura Flint is well known to area audiences. She has been applauded in roles as diverse as Momma Rose in Gypsy, Jeanette in The Full Monty, Momma Morton in Chicago, Vera in Mame and Sylvia St. Croix in Ruthless. She is a four time TORY award winner. By day, she is your friendly neighborhood physical therapist at Special Physical Therapy in Murrells Inlet treating patients with lymph edema, CVI, open wounds, cellulites, and pelvic control issues. She dedicates her songs in Simply Sondheim to the memory of her father, Paul and her mother, Alice. Deegan Hudson is a rising junior at Carolina Forest High School, where she is a member of the Showcase show choir and the International Thespian Society. She is an accomplished ventriloquist, working with both the young and old throughout the Carolina’s, using her puppets as a form of therapy to bring happiness to others. She calls her ministry “Puppets with a Purpose” and is currently working on a children’s book to incorporate in her kids shows. Deegan is an actress and vocalist as well, and has most recently performed major roles in Mary Poppins, Women of Lockerbie, and The Fantasticks. She also earned an invitation to perform a duet piece on a national stage this summer. Olivia Insignares is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a BA in Music. Recently featured in Alice Flagg: An American Opera, Olivia is a native of Pawleys Island and participated in Georgetown County’s B.E.A.C.H Singers program. Currently a member of the PaTram Music Institute, she is featured on their CD,“Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations” directed by Vladimir Gorbik. Olivia also recorded Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil Opus. 37 with the Washington Master Chorale, the Society of St. Romanos, and Gloria Dei Cantores. Recently she performed with The Carolina Theater of Greensboro, the College of Charleston Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, the Taylor Festival Choir, Holy Ascension Orthodox Church Choir, Charleston Symphony Chorus as well as freelancing with jazz, bluegrass and experimental music. Olivia participated in several Piccolo Spoleto Festivals and NPR’s Performance Today with Pro Musica Charleston. She is a guild member for the Cultural Council of Georgetown County and a recipient of their vocal scholarship. Kevin Jayroe is a native of Georgetown and is part owner of Bienvenue Home on Front Street, and is a realtor for Sothebys International. He is active in the local ARB and the Kaminski House Museum. He was last seen on the SFP stage as Jinx in Forever Plaid. Kevin has performed both nationally and internationally and spent 10 years singing in the main stage production shows of Carnival Cruise Line. Gary Life Simply Sondheim marks Gary’s directorial debut with SFP. He is excited to collaborate with Bob Gauss and this amazing cast and crew to bring the music of Stephen Sondheim here to Georgetown and the Grand Strand. Gary has previously appeared with SFP as Smudge in Forever Plaid and Bellomy in The Fantasticks. Prior to moving to South Carolina in January of 2015 he appeared with the Indianapolis Opera, Ft. Lauderdale Opera, The Indianapolis Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Indianapolis Footlite Musicals and as a singer/actor at Walt Disney World. Favorite roles include Georges in La Cage aux Folles, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Mark in A Chorus Line and Arnold in Torch Song Trilogy. Gary is thrilled to have found a wonderful theatre home and family here in Georgetown! Joe Nooft is a native of Georgetown. He was last seen of the SFP stage as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie! He has been in many Swamp Fox Players productions over the years, and he is excited to be back on the stage in Simply Sondheim. He would like to thank his fellow cast members for the wonderful experience throughout the process. Who’s Who Clare Reigart has had a passion for music and singing since she was 3 years old. After retiring from teaching after 30 years she has been singing as a soloist and in church choirs all along the eastern seaboard. She is currently working as Alto section leader at First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach, under the direction of Brown Bradley. Clare made her debut with SFP in Cabaret and has since served writer/consultant for their productions of Broadways Best, and Luv 4 Sail and as music director/ consultant for Dracula, Little Shop of Horrors and The Marvelous Wonderettes. She is currently running for Georgetown County School Board. She still loves music and loves to sing! Josie Thames is excited to be back on the Strand Theater stage after having directed last summer’s Bye Bye Birdie! Previously, she has played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray and Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes. All the love in the world to her husband/best friend/rock Richie, children Trey and Cathryn, and wonderful, supportive family and friends. Enjoy the show! Jeremy Vause is a Georgetown native and graduated with a B.A. in Music from Coastal Carolina University. He has performed extensively throughout the area. Jeremy serves as the contemporary music director at Prince George Episcopal Church where he also teaches voice and piano lessons. He is a songwriter/recording artist with several of his songs available in digital retail stores worldwide. He is also a TV/Film actor having worked on many productions, most notably appearing as featured zombies in season three of the hit AMC TV show “The Walking Dead.” Jeremy thanks his family and friends for all of their support. Skip Yingling [Music Director] A native of Morris County, New Jersey, Skip has always loved musical theater, playing many roles both on and off stage. He has played in school and community theater productions such as The Music Man (barbershop quartet), Mame (Older Patrick Dennis), and Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), and has played trumpet and keyboards in numerous pit orchestras. Skip has received degrees of BA in Music and MBA from Stetson University. Since 2008, he has music directed high school and summer theater productions in New Jersey and has directed/arranged music for Grease, Once On This Island, Babes In Arms, Godspell, Hair, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Barnum, Good News, Father of the Bride, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sweet Charity and Seussical. Skip lives in Myrtle Beach with his wife, Kim, where he is a music director at the First Presbyterian Church. Skip is honored to be working with the Swamp Fox Players for Simply Sondheim.
Directors’ Notes: January 1982 was a pivotal moment for me when it comes to musical theatre. I started rehearsal for a show called Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at DePauw University by a composer I had never really heard of, Stephen Sondheim. It was one of the first non-professional productions ever and starred future Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical, Alice Ripley. (She won for Next To Normal). Since then I have had the opportunity to play the Judge in Sweeney Todd and the Wolf in Into The Woods. Sondheim is simply a musical genius in my estimation. He is considered by most to be the greatest lyricist ever and he is truly the greatest and best known contemporary composer of American musical theatre. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards(more than any other composer, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the Laurence Olivier Award (London’s “Tony Awards”), and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. I have been fortunate enough to see Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sunday in the Park With George on the Broadway stage. We invite you to join this amazingly talented cast and crew as we take a journey through a mere snippet of this prolific lyricist/composer’s hundreds of songs. Please enjoy Simply Sondheim. Gary Life, Director
CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) NO INTERMISSION MUSIC Comedy Tonight/A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum …………Full Company West Side Story Medley …………………………………………………………………………..Full Company Everybody Says Don’t/Anyone Can Whistle……………………………………………….. Jermey Vause Ballad of Booth/Assassins ………………………………………………………..Kevin Jayroe & Gary Life I Remember/Evening Primrose……………………………………………………………. Olivia Insignares Rose’s Turn/Gypsy ……………………………………………………………………………………….Laura Flint I Know Things Now/Into The Woods……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson I’m Still Here/Follies………………………………………………………………………………….Clare Reigart What More Do I Need/Saturday Night…………………………………………………………….Gary Life Glamorous Life/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson Being Alive/Company………………………………………………………………………………Full Company Not While I’m Around/Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ………….. Joe Nooft Sooner or Later/Dick Tracey…………………………………………………………………….. Josie Thames The Miller’s Son/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………….. Josie Thames Marry Me A Little/Marry Me A Little………………………………………………………… Kevin Jayroe Send In The Clowns/A Little Night Music…………………………………………………..Clare Reigart Not A Day Goes By/Merrily We Roll Along………………………………………………….Jeremy Vause Move On/Sunday In The Park With George…………………… Kevin Jayroe & Olivia Insignares Old Friend/Merrily We Roll Along…………………………………………………………….Full Company Fog & smoke machines will be used during the performance. Laura Flint Deegan Hudson Olivia Insignares Kevin Jayroe Gary Life Joe Nooft Clare Reigart Josie Thames Jeremy Vause SPECIAL THANKS: Skip Yingling
EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS: Dr. Howard P. Steiger’s Trust
PRODUCTION STAFF Director/Producer…………………………………………………………………….. Gary Life & Bob Gauss Music Director……………………………………………………………………………………….. Skip Yingling Stage Manager………………………………………………………………………………………… Sherry Jarrell Backstage ……………………………………………………………………………………………..Nadine Medina Set Design……………………………………………………………………………….. Bob Gauss & Gary Life Set Construction …………………………………….. Jimmy Long, Roger Goedtel, Richard Mahany Charge Paint…………………………………………………………………………………………..Roger Goedtel Light Design…………………………………………………………………………. RDG Custom Electronics Sound Design……………………………………………………………………….. RDG Custom Electronics Light Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Trey Jarrell Sound Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….Bob Gauss Costumes…………………………………………………………………. Tracy Crane, Pookie Oates & Cast Poster & Playbill Design …………………………………………………………………………….Kristen Ford Publicity………………………………………………………………………………………………………Inge Ebert Box Office Coordinator…………………………………………………………………………………..Foy Ford Box Office………………………………………………..Janet Barrineau, Inge Ebert, Jackie Hoelscher, Lee Padgett, Stacy Rabon Usher Coordinator……………………………………………………………………………….Kathy Anderson Ushers………………………………………………Robin & Hannah Altman, Herb Anderson, Shirley Anderson, Taylor Baxley, Aliska Brown, Tracy Crane, William & Angela Connor, Bob Desaulniers, Meg & Phil Filiatrault, Margaret Hancock, Richard & Anna Hudak, Von Jones, Kathy McGrogan, Helen Miller, Cathy Oates, Moe Reilly, Johnathan Rogers, Joyce Russo, Emily Shearer, Stephen Stewart, Josie & Catheryn Thames, Clem & Ellen Thoennes, Warren & Phyllis Umstead
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jo Camlin, President; Darice Newmister, Treasurer; Joe Ford, Jason Lesley, Lori Lowell, Debbie Morris, Jeff Siegrist, Warren Umstead, Matt Wesolowski, Karen Yaniga, Foy Ford, Theater Manager
PRODUCTION BOARD Joe Ford, Chairperson; Lee Padgett, Secretary; Kathy Anderson, Herb Anderson, Mark Brown, Jo Camlin, Tracy Crane, Inge Ebert, Bob Gauss, Roger Goedtel, Suzanne Harris, Richard Hudak, Taylor Nelson, Tom Newmister, Pookie Oates, Stacy Rabon, Josie Thames, Warren Umstead, Blake Wilson, Karen Yaniga
CAST BACKGROUND: Laura Flint is well known to area audiences. She has been applauded in roles as diverse as Momma Rose in Gypsy, Jeanette in The Full Monty, Momma Morton in Chicago, Vera in Mame and Sylvia St. Croix in Ruthless. She is a four time TORY award winner. By day, she is your friendly neighborhood physical therapist at Special Physical Therapy in Murrells Inlet treating patients with lymph edema, CVI, open wounds, cellulites, and pelvic control issues. She dedicates her songs in Simply Sondheim to the memory of her father, Paul and her mother, Alice. Deegan Hudson is a rising junior at Carolina Forest High School, where she is a member of the Showcase show choir and the International Thespian Society. She is an accomplished ventriloquist, working with both the young and old throughout the Carolina’s, using her puppets as a form of therapy to bring happiness to others. She calls her ministry “Puppets with a Purpose” and is currently working on a children’s book to incorporate in her kids shows. Deegan is an actress and vocalist as well, and has most recently performed major roles in Mary Poppins, Women of Lockerbie, and The Fantasticks. She also earned an invitation to perform a duet piece on a national stage this summer. Olivia Insignares is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a BA in Music. Recently featured in Alice Flagg: An American Opera, Olivia is a native of Pawleys Island and participated in Georgetown County’s B.E.A.C.H Singers program. Currently a member of the PaTram Music Institute, she is featured on their CD,“Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations” directed by Vladimir Gorbik. Olivia also recorded Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil Opus. 37 with the Washington Master Chorale, the Society of St. Romanos, and Gloria Dei Cantores. Recently she performed with The Carolina Theater of Greensboro, the College of Charleston Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, the Taylor Festival Choir, Holy Ascension Orthodox Church Choir, Charleston Symphony Chorus as well as freelancing with jazz, bluegrass and experimental music. Olivia participated in several Piccolo Spoleto Festivals and NPR’s Performance Today with Pro Musica Charleston. She is a guild member for the Cultural Council of Georgetown County and a recipient of their vocal scholarship. Kevin Jayroe is a native of Georgetown and is part owner of Bienvenue Home on Front Street, and is a realtor for Sothebys International. He is active in the local ARB and the Kaminski House Museum. He was last seen on the SFP stage as Jinx in Forever Plaid. Kevin has performed both nationally and internationally and spent 10 years singing in the main stage production shows of Carnival Cruise Line. Gary Life Simply Sondheim marks Gary’s directorial debut with SFP. He is excited to collaborate with Bob Gauss and this amazing cast and crew to bring the music of Stephen Sondheim here to Georgetown and the Grand Strand. Gary has previously appeared with SFP as Smudge in Forever Plaid and Bellomy in The Fantasticks. Prior to moving to South Carolina in January of 2015 he appeared with the Indianapolis Opera, Ft. Lauderdale Opera, The Indianapolis Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Indianapolis Footlite Musicals and as a singer/actor at Walt Disney World. Favorite roles include Georges in La Cage aux Folles, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Mark in A Chorus Line and Arnold in Torch Song Trilogy. Gary is thrilled to have found a wonderful theatre home and family here in Georgetown! Joe Nooft is a native of Georgetown. He was last seen of the SFP stage as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie! He has been in many Swamp Fox Players productions over the years, and he is excited to be back on the stage in Simply Sondheim. He would like to thank his fellow cast members for the wonderful experience throughout the process. Who’s Who Clare Reigart has had a passion for music and singing since she was 3 years old. After retiring from teaching after 30 years she has been singing as a soloist and in church choirs all along the eastern seaboard. She is currently working as Alto section leader at First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach, under the direction of Brown Bradley. Clare made her debut with SFP in Cabaret and has since served writer/consultant for their productions of Broadways Best, and Luv 4 Sail and as music director/ consultant for Dracula, Little Shop of Horrors and The Marvelous Wonderettes. She is currently running for Georgetown County School Board. She still loves music and loves to sing! Josie Thames is excited to be back on the Strand Theater stage after having directed last summer’s Bye Bye Birdie! Previously, she has played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray and Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes. All the love in the world to her husband/best friend/rock Richie, children Trey and Cathryn, and wonderful, supportive family and friends. Enjoy the show! Jeremy Vause is a Georgetown native and graduated with a B.A. in Music from Coastal Carolina University. He has performed extensively throughout the area. Jeremy serves as the contemporary music director at Prince George Episcopal Church where he also teaches voice and piano lessons. He is a songwriter/recording artist with several of his songs available in digital retail stores worldwide. He is also a TV/Film actor having worked on many productions, most notably appearing as featured zombies in season three of the hit AMC TV show “The Walking Dead.” Jeremy thanks his family and friends for all of their support. Skip Yingling [Music Director] A native of Morris County, New Jersey, Skip has always loved musical theater, playing many roles both on and off stage. He has played in school and community theater productions such as The Music Man (barbershop quartet), Mame (Older Patrick Dennis), and Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), and has played trumpet and keyboards in numerous pit orchestras. Skip has received degrees of BA in Music and MBA from Stetson University. Since 2008, he has music directed high school and summer theater productions in New Jersey and has directed/arranged music for Grease, Once On This Island, Babes In Arms, Godspell, Hair, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Barnum, Good News, Father of the Bride, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sweet Charity and Seussical. Skip lives in Myrtle Beach with his wife, Kim, where he is a music director at the First Presbyterian Church. Skip is honored to be working with the Swamp Fox Players for Simply Sondheim.
Directors’ Notes: January 1982 was a pivotal moment for me when it comes to musical theatre. I started rehearsal for a show called Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at DePauw University by a composer I had never really heard of, Stephen Sondheim. It was one of the first non-professional productions ever and starred future Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical, Alice Ripley. (She won for Next To Normal). Since then I have had the opportunity to play the Judge in Sweeney Todd and the Wolf in Into The Woods. Sondheim is simply a musical genius in my estimation. He is considered by most to be the greatest lyricist ever and he is truly the greatest and best known contemporary composer of American musical theatre. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards(more than any other composer, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the Laurence Olivier Award (London’s “Tony Awards”), and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. I have been fortunate enough to see Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sunday in the Park With George on the Broadway stage. We invite you to join this amazingly talented cast and crew as we take a journey through a mere snippet of this prolific lyricist/composer’s hundreds of songs. Please enjoy Simply Sondheim. Gary Life, Director
CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) NO INTERMISSION MUSIC Comedy Tonight/A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum …………Full Company West Side Story Medley …………………………………………………………………………..Full Company Everybody Says Don’t/Anyone Can Whistle……………………………………………….. Jermey Vause Ballad of Booth/Assassins ………………………………………………………..Kevin Jayroe & Gary Life I Remember/Evening Primrose……………………………………………………………. Olivia Insignares Rose’s Turn/Gypsy ……………………………………………………………………………………….Laura Flint I Know Things Now/Into The Woods……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson I’m Still Here/Follies………………………………………………………………………………….Clare Reigart What More Do I Need/Saturday Night…………………………………………………………….Gary Life Glamorous Life/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson Being Alive/Company………………………………………………………………………………Full Company Not While I’m Around/Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ………….. Joe Nooft Sooner or Later/Dick Tracey…………………………………………………………………….. Josie Thames The Miller’s Son/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………….. Josie Thames Marry Me A Little/Marry Me A Little………………………………………………………… Kevin Jayroe Send In The Clowns/A Little Night Music…………………………………………………..Clare Reigart Not A Day Goes By/Merrily We Roll Along………………………………………………….Jeremy Vause Move On/Sunday In The Park With George…………………… Kevin Jayroe & Olivia Insignares Old Friend/Merrily We Roll Along…………………………………………………………….Full Company Fog & smoke machines will be used during the performance. Laura Flint Deegan Hudson Olivia Insignares Kevin Jayroe Gary Life Joe Nooft Clare Reigart Josie Thames Jeremy Vause SPECIAL THANKS: Skip Yingling
EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS: Dr. Howard P. Steiger’s Trust
PRODUCTION STAFF Director/Producer…………………………………………………………………….. Gary Life & Bob Gauss Music Director……………………………………………………………………………………….. Skip Yingling Stage Manager………………………………………………………………………………………… Sherry Jarrell Backstage ……………………………………………………………………………………………..Nadine Medina Set Design……………………………………………………………………………….. Bob Gauss & Gary Life Set Construction …………………………………….. Jimmy Long, Roger Goedtel, Richard Mahany Charge Paint…………………………………………………………………………………………..Roger Goedtel Light Design…………………………………………………………………………. RDG Custom Electronics Sound Design……………………………………………………………………….. RDG Custom Electronics Light Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Trey Jarrell Sound Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….Bob Gauss Costumes…………………………………………………………………. Tracy Crane, Pookie Oates & Cast Poster & Playbill Design …………………………………………………………………………….Kristen Ford Publicity………………………………………………………………………………………………………Inge Ebert Box Office Coordinator…………………………………………………………………………………..Foy Ford Box Office………………………………………………..Janet Barrineau, Inge Ebert, Jackie Hoelscher, Lee Padgett, Stacy Rabon Usher Coordinator……………………………………………………………………………….Kathy Anderson Ushers………………………………………………Robin & Hannah Altman, Herb Anderson, Shirley Anderson, Taylor Baxley, Aliska Brown, Tracy Crane, William & Angela Connor, Bob Desaulniers, Meg & Phil Filiatrault, Margaret Hancock, Richard & Anna Hudak, Von Jones, Kathy McGrogan, Helen Miller, Cathy Oates, Moe Reilly, Johnathan Rogers, Joyce Russo, Emily Shearer, Stephen Stewart, Josie & Catheryn Thames, Clem & Ellen Thoennes, Warren & Phyllis Umstead
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jo Camlin, President; Darice Newmister, Treasurer; Joe Ford, Jason Lesley, Lori Lowell, Debbie Morris, Jeff Siegrist, Warren Umstead, Matt Wesolowski, Karen Yaniga, Foy Ford, Theater Manager
PRODUCTION BOARD Joe Ford, Chairperson; Lee Padgett, Secretary; Kathy Anderson, Herb Anderson, Mark Brown, Jo Camlin, Tracy Crane, Inge Ebert, Bob Gauss, Roger Goedtel, Suzanne Harris, Richard Hudak, Taylor Nelson, Tom Newmister, Pookie Oates, Stacy Rabon, Josie Thames, Warren Umstead, Blake Wilson, Karen Yaniga
CAST BACKGROUND: Laura Flint is well known to area audiences. She has been applauded in roles as diverse as Momma Rose in Gypsy, Jeanette in The Full Monty, Momma Morton in Chicago, Vera in Mame and Sylvia St. Croix in Ruthless. She is a four time TORY award winner. By day, she is your friendly neighborhood physical therapist at Special Physical Therapy in Murrells Inlet treating patients with lymph edema, CVI, open wounds, cellulites, and pelvic control issues. She dedicates her songs in Simply Sondheim to the memory of her father, Paul and her mother, Alice. Deegan Hudson is a rising junior at Carolina Forest High School, where she is a member of the Showcase show choir and the International Thespian Society. She is an accomplished ventriloquist, working with both the young and old throughout the Carolina’s, using her puppets as a form of therapy to bring happiness to others. She calls her ministry “Puppets with a Purpose” and is currently working on a children’s book to incorporate in her kids shows. Deegan is an actress and vocalist as well, and has most recently performed major roles in Mary Poppins, Women of Lockerbie, and The Fantasticks. She also earned an invitation to perform a duet piece on a national stage this summer. Olivia Insignares is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a BA in Music. Recently featured in Alice Flagg: An American Opera, Olivia is a native of Pawleys Island and participated in Georgetown County’s B.E.A.C.H Singers program. Currently a member of the PaTram Music Institute, she is featured on their CD,“Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations” directed by Vladimir Gorbik. Olivia also recorded Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil Opus. 37 with the Washington Master Chorale, the Society of St. Romanos, and Gloria Dei Cantores. Recently she performed with The Carolina Theater of Greensboro, the College of Charleston Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, the Taylor Festival Choir, Holy Ascension Orthodox Church Choir, Charleston Symphony Chorus as well as freelancing with jazz, bluegrass and experimental music. Olivia participated in several Piccolo Spoleto Festivals and NPR’s Performance Today with Pro Musica Charleston. She is a guild member for the Cultural Council of Georgetown County and a recipient of their vocal scholarship. Kevin Jayroe is a native of Georgetown and is part owner of Bienvenue Home on Front Street, and is a realtor for Sothebys International. He is active in the local ARB and the Kaminski House Museum. He was last seen on the SFP stage as Jinx in Forever Plaid. Kevin has performed both nationally and internationally and spent 10 years singing in the main stage production shows of Carnival Cruise Line. Gary Life Simply Sondheim marks Gary’s directorial debut with SFP. He is excited to collaborate with Bob Gauss and this amazing cast and crew to bring the music of Stephen Sondheim here to Georgetown and the Grand Strand. Gary has previously appeared with SFP as Smudge in Forever Plaid and Bellomy in The Fantasticks. Prior to moving to South Carolina in January of 2015 he appeared with the Indianapolis Opera, Ft. Lauderdale Opera, The Indianapolis Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Indianapolis Footlite Musicals and as a singer/actor at Walt Disney World. Favorite roles include Georges in La Cage aux Folles, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Mark in A Chorus Line and Arnold in Torch Song Trilogy. Gary is thrilled to have found a wonderful theatre home and family here in Georgetown! Joe Nooft is a native of Georgetown. He was last seen of the SFP stage as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie! He has been in many Swamp Fox Players productions over the years, and he is excited to be back on the stage in Simply Sondheim. He would like to thank his fellow cast members for the wonderful experience throughout the process. Who’s Who Clare Reigart has had a passion for music and singing since she was 3 years old. After retiring from teaching after 30 years she has been singing as a soloist and in church choirs all along the eastern seaboard. She is currently working as Alto section leader at First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach, under the direction of Brown Bradley. Clare made her debut with SFP in Cabaret and has since served writer/consultant for their productions of Broadways Best, and Luv 4 Sail and as music director/ consultant for Dracula, Little Shop of Horrors and The Marvelous Wonderettes. She is currently running for Georgetown County School Board. She still loves music and loves to sing! Josie Thames is excited to be back on the Strand Theater stage after having directed last summer’s Bye Bye Birdie! Previously, she has played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray and Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes. All the love in the world to her husband/best friend/rock Richie, children Trey and Cathryn, and wonderful, supportive family and friends. Enjoy the show! Jeremy Vause is a Georgetown native and graduated with a B.A. in Music from Coastal Carolina University. He has performed extensively throughout the area. Jeremy serves as the contemporary music director at Prince George Episcopal Church where he also teaches voice and piano lessons. He is a songwriter/recording artist with several of his songs available in digital retail stores worldwide. He is also a TV/Film actor having worked on many productions, most notably appearing as featured zombies in season three of the hit AMC TV show “The Walking Dead.” Jeremy thanks his family and friends for all of their support. Skip Yingling [Music Director] A native of Morris County, New Jersey, Skip has always loved musical theater, playing many roles both on and off stage. He has played in school and community theater productions such as The Music Man (barbershop quartet), Mame (Older Patrick Dennis), and Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), and has played trumpet and keyboards in numerous pit orchestras. Skip has received degrees of BA in Music and MBA from Stetson University. Since 2008, he has music directed high school and summer theater productions in New Jersey and has directed/arranged music for Grease, Once On This Island, Babes In Arms, Godspell, Hair, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Barnum, Good News, Father of the Bride, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sweet Charity and Seussical. Skip lives in Myrtle Beach with his wife, Kim, where he is a music director at the First Presbyterian Church. Skip is honored to be working with the Swamp Fox Players for Simply Sondheim.
Directors’ Notes: January 1982 was a pivotal moment for me when it comes to musical theatre. I started rehearsal for a show called Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at DePauw University by a composer I had never really heard of, Stephen Sondheim. It was one of the first non-professional productions ever and starred future Tony Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical, Alice Ripley. (She won for Next To Normal). Since then I have had the opportunity to play the Judge in Sweeney Todd and the Wolf in Into The Woods. Sondheim is simply a musical genius in my estimation. He is considered by most to be the greatest lyricist ever and he is truly the greatest and best known contemporary composer of American musical theatre. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards(more than any other composer, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, the Laurence Olivier Award (London’s “Tony Awards”), and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. I have been fortunate enough to see Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sunday in the Park With George on the Broadway stage. We invite you to join this amazingly talented cast and crew as we take a journey through a mere snippet of this prolific lyricist/composer’s hundreds of songs. Please enjoy Simply Sondheim. Gary Life, Director
CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) NO INTERMISSION MUSIC Comedy Tonight/A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum …………Full Company West Side Story Medley …………………………………………………………………………..Full Company Everybody Says Don’t/Anyone Can Whistle……………………………………………….. Jermey Vause Ballad of Booth/Assassins ………………………………………………………..Kevin Jayroe & Gary Life I Remember/Evening Primrose……………………………………………………………. Olivia Insignares Rose’s Turn/Gypsy ……………………………………………………………………………………….Laura Flint I Know Things Now/Into The Woods……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson I’m Still Here/Follies………………………………………………………………………………….Clare Reigart What More Do I Need/Saturday Night…………………………………………………………….Gary Life Glamorous Life/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………..Deegan Hudson Being Alive/Company………………………………………………………………………………Full Company Not While I’m Around/Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ………….. Joe Nooft Sooner or Later/Dick Tracey…………………………………………………………………….. Josie Thames The Miller’s Son/A Little Night Music……………………………………………………….. Josie Thames Marry Me A Little/Marry Me A Little………………………………………………………… Kevin Jayroe Send In The Clowns/A Little Night Music…………………………………………………..Clare Reigart Not A Day Goes By/Merrily We Roll Along………………………………………………….Jeremy Vause Move On/Sunday In The Park With George…………………… Kevin Jayroe & Olivia Insignares Old Friend/Merrily We Roll Along…………………………………………………………….Full Company Fog & smoke machines will be used during the performance. Laura Flint Deegan Hudson Olivia Insignares Kevin Jayroe Gary Life Joe Nooft Clare Reigart Josie Thames Jeremy Vause SPECIAL THANKS: Skip Yingling
EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS: Dr. Howard P. Steiger’s Trust
PRODUCTION STAFF Director/Producer…………………………………………………………………….. Gary Life & Bob Gauss Music Director……………………………………………………………………………………….. Skip Yingling Stage Manager………………………………………………………………………………………… Sherry Jarrell Backstage ……………………………………………………………………………………………..Nadine Medina Set Design……………………………………………………………………………….. Bob Gauss & Gary Life Set Construction …………………………………….. Jimmy Long, Roger Goedtel, Richard Mahany Charge Paint…………………………………………………………………………………………..Roger Goedtel Light Design…………………………………………………………………………. RDG Custom Electronics Sound Design……………………………………………………………………….. RDG Custom Electronics Light Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Trey Jarrell Sound Tech………………………………………………………………………………………………….Bob Gauss Costumes…………………………………………………………………. Tracy Crane, Pookie Oates & Cast Poster & Playbill Design …………………………………………………………………………….Kristen Ford Publicity………………………………………………………………………………………………………Inge Ebert Box Office Coordinator…………………………………………………………………………………..Foy Ford Box Office………………………………………………..Janet Barrineau, Inge Ebert, Jackie Hoelscher, Lee Padgett, Stacy Rabon Usher Coordinator……………………………………………………………………………….Kathy Anderson Ushers………………………………………………Robin & Hannah Altman, Herb Anderson, Shirley Anderson, Taylor Baxley, Aliska Brown, Tracy Crane, William & Angela Connor, Bob Desaulniers, Meg & Phil Filiatrault, Margaret Hancock, Richard & Anna Hudak, Von Jones, Kathy McGrogan, Helen Miller, Cathy Oates, Moe Reilly, Johnathan Rogers, Joyce Russo, Emily Shearer, Stephen Stewart, Josie & Catheryn Thames, Clem & Ellen Thoennes, Warren & Phyllis Umstead
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jo Camlin, President; Darice Newmister, Treasurer; Joe Ford, Jason Lesley, Lori Lowell, Debbie Morris, Jeff Siegrist, Warren Umstead, Matt Wesolowski, Karen Yaniga, Foy Ford, Theater Manager
PRODUCTION BOARD Joe Ford, Chairperson; Lee Padgett, Secretary; Kathy Anderson, Herb Anderson, Mark Brown, Jo Camlin, Tracy Crane, Inge Ebert, Bob Gauss, Roger Goedtel, Suzanne Harris, Richard Hudak, Taylor Nelson, Tom Newmister, Pookie Oates, Stacy Rabon, Josie Thames, Warren Umstead, Blake Wilson, Karen Yaniga
CAST BACKGROUND: Laura Flint is well known to area audiences. She has been applauded in roles as diverse as Momma Rose in Gypsy, Jeanette in The Full Monty, Momma Morton in Chicago, Vera in Mame and Sylvia St. Croix in Ruthless. She is a four time TORY award winner. By day, she is your friendly neighborhood physical therapist at Special Physical Therapy in Murrells Inlet treating patients with lymph edema, CVI, open wounds, cellulites, and pelvic control issues. She dedicates her songs in Simply Sondheim to the memory of her father, Paul and her mother, Alice. Deegan Hudson is a rising junior at Carolina Forest High School, where she is a member of the Showcase show choir and the International Thespian Society. She is an accomplished ventriloquist, working with both the young and old throughout the Carolina’s, using her puppets as a form of therapy to bring happiness to others. She calls her ministry “Puppets with a Purpose” and is currently working on a children’s book to incorporate in her kids shows. Deegan is an actress and vocalist as well, and has most recently performed major roles in Mary Poppins, Women of Lockerbie, and The Fantasticks. She also earned an invitation to perform a duet piece on a national stage this summer. Olivia Insignares is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a BA in Music. Recently featured in Alice Flagg: An American Opera, Olivia is a native of Pawleys Island and participated in Georgetown County’s B.E.A.C.H Singers program. Currently a member of the PaTram Music Institute, she is featured on their CD,“Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations” directed by Vladimir Gorbik. Olivia also recorded Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil Opus. 37 with the Washington Master Chorale, the Society of St. Romanos, and Gloria Dei Cantores. Recently she performed with The Carolina Theater of Greensboro, the College of Charleston Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, the Taylor Festival Choir, Holy Ascension Orthodox Church Choir, Charleston Symphony Chorus as well as freelancing with jazz, bluegrass and experimental music. Olivia participated in several Piccolo Spoleto Festivals and NPR’s Performance Today with Pro Musica Charleston. She is a guild member for the Cultural Council of Georgetown County and a recipient of their vocal scholarship. Kevin Jayroe is a native of Georgetown and is part owner of Bienvenue Home on Front Street, and is a realtor for Sothebys International. He is active in the local ARB and the Kaminski House Museum. He was last seen on the SFP stage as Jinx in Forever Plaid. Kevin has performed both nationally and internationally and spent 10 years singing in the main stage production shows of Carnival Cruise Line. Gary Life Simply Sondheim marks Gary’s directorial debut with SFP. He is excited to collaborate with Bob Gauss and this amazing cast and crew to bring the music of Stephen Sondheim here to Georgetown and the Grand Strand. Gary has previously appeared with SFP as Smudge in Forever Plaid and Bellomy in The Fantasticks. Prior to moving to South Carolina in January of 2015 he appeared with the Indianapolis Opera, Ft. Lauderdale Opera, The Indianapolis Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Indianapolis Footlite Musicals and as a singer/actor at Walt Disney World. Favorite roles include Georges in La Cage aux Folles, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Mark in A Chorus Line and Arnold in Torch Song Trilogy. Gary is thrilled to have found a wonderful theatre home and family here in Georgetown! Joe Nooft is a native of Georgetown. He was last seen of the SFP stage as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie! He has been in many Swamp Fox Players productions over the years, and he is excited to be back on the stage in Simply Sondheim. He would like to thank his fellow cast members for the wonderful experience throughout the process. Who’s Who Clare Reigart has had a passion for music and singing since she was 3 years old. After retiring from teaching after 30 years she has been singing as a soloist and in church choirs all along the eastern seaboard. She is currently working as Alto section leader at First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach, under the direction of Brown Bradley. Clare made her debut with SFP in Cabaret and has since served writer/consultant for their productions of Broadways Best, and Luv 4 Sail and as music director/ consultant for Dracula, Little Shop of Horrors and The Marvelous Wonderettes. She is currently running for Georgetown County School Board. She still loves music and loves to sing! Josie Thames is excited to be back on the Strand Theater stage after having directed last summer’s Bye Bye Birdie! Previously, she has played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray and Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes. All the love in the world to her husband/best friend/rock Richie, children Trey and Cathryn, and wonderful, supportive family and friends. Enjoy the show! Jeremy Vause is a Georgetown native and graduated with a B.A. in Music from Coastal Carolina University. He has performed extensively throughout the area. Jeremy serves as the contemporary music director at Prince George Episcopal Church where he also teaches voice and piano lessons. He is a songwriter/recording artist with several of his songs available in digital retail stores worldwide. He is also a TV/Film actor having worked on many productions, most notably appearing as featured zombies in season three of the hit AMC TV show “The Walking Dead.” Jeremy thanks his family and friends for all of their support. Skip Yingling [Music Director] A native of Morris County, New Jersey, Skip has always loved musical theater, playing many roles both on and off stage. He has played in school and community theater productions such as The Music Man (barbershop quartet), Mame (Older Patrick Dennis), and Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), and has played trumpet and keyboards in numerous pit orchestras. Skip has received degrees of BA in Music and MBA from Stetson University. Since 2008, he has music directed high school and summer theater productions in New Jersey and has directed/arranged music for Grease, Once On This Island, Babes In Arms, Godspell, Hair, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Barnum, Good News, Father of the Bride, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sweet Charity and Seussical. Skip lives in Myrtle Beach with his wife, Kim, where he is a music director at the First Presbyterian Church. Skip is honored to be working with the Swamp Fox Players for Simply Sondheim.
