Matilda-Program-Fall 2021

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Karli, Congratulations to our very own Miss Trunchbull! All our love, Dad, Michelle, Brian, Kevin, Brittany, Steven, M-2, Judah, Perry and Ginny

Isabella, You are a gifted girl, like a real life Matilda. We are so proud of what you've done, and the beautiful, talented girl you've become. Keep using your gifts to brighten the world! LOVE, Mommy, Daddy, Inka, Amaru, Adrian & Lisette Via, We are so proud of you and the entire BTC cast and crew! Rock the pigtails! Mami, Luca, Ilde, and Papi

\"But this little girl... This miracle…” I couldn’t be prouder of the little girl you were and the woman you are becoming. Josie, I love you with all my heart. Mom

Break a leg, Lilly! We can’t wait to see you as “Alice.” Love you so much - Mom, Dad, Vivi and Tess To all the revolting children, Matilda cast & crew, it’s been lovely working with you all! Break a leg, and congratulations! Love, CP and Sasha

It takes a village. A special thanks to our own Leslie Kahan for the beautiful headshots. Josie, go forth and chase your dreams! We are all behind you! Love, M, O, A, and W Congrats to Anabelle and all the revolting children!

Nana and DaddyTom are looking forward to seeing Juliet in her show and hope that, despite her English grandparents, she doesn’t get trounced by Miss Trunchbull We are so proud of our \"Big Kid\" Juliet, and so happy that BTC is back performing on the stage again. With all our love, Mom, Dad, Zekey, and the cats Lola and Crystal To our star Chloé, we love watching you bring your style and spirit to the stage and screen for all to see. We love you so much, Mom, Papa, Marz and Luna

JOSIE DRING You have WOWED us for years NOW GO ON TO WOW THE WORLD We are so proud of you. Love, Grandpa and Baba

Kai, The greatest escapologist the world has ever known! We love you and are so proud of you! Dad, Mom, Bebe, Dot and Tot Congratulations to our \"Precious Barrelina\" Piya and the directors, cast, and crew of Matilda! Love, Mommy, Daddy, Khushi, Nani & Nana

Cami, We are so proud of you and how you have managed the challenges of these recent times. We cannot wait to see you back doing what you love the most, live theater! Papi, Mami, Nico, Bolta and Wasabi Our Lucy! We're so proud of you. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of Matilda! Love, Mom, Dad & Gigi

DEAR JULIET WE ARE MIGHTY PROUD OF YOU! LOVE FROM BOBBY & ZEIDY Livy, You may be a revolting child, but we love you and love watching you back on a stage for live theater! Break a leg! Love, Mommy, Daddy & Sophia

Congratulations to the cast, crew, designers, orchestra and production team of Matilda for sharing with us the Miracle of live theatre! Deep appreciation for all your wonderful work! The BTC Board of Directors Tracy Baron Dave Fondiller Steve Schoenfeld Susan Schoenfeld Theresa (“Terry”) Smith Marie Tassini-Ceccatti David Yarnold B T C

Dear Liv, Sometimes, you DO have to be a little bit naughty… Tons and tons and tons of love, Dad, Mom, Xander, Max and Penelope

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Broadway Training Center of Westchester’s production of Broadway Training Center of Westchester www.BroadwayTraining.com December 3-5, 2021 Hastings High School Theater Directed by Jason Brantman and Fiona Santos Music Direction by Fiona Santos Choreography by Sarah Hicks Assistant Directors - Sasha Marciano, Christina Moore Lighting Designer - David Lovett Scenic Designer - Steve Loftus Costume and Prop Designers - Carly Jezik & Fiona Santos ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL JR is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com

Matilda Cast ISABELLA ALLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric LILLIAN DEL GUIDICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alice KAI DIRKSEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Escapologist JOSIE DRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miss Honey CAMELIA GALVÁN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nigel CAMILA GONZALEZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce LIV HEGYI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matilda KARLI JOHNN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Agatha Trunchbull PIYA KARTHIKEYAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lavendar ELLIE KNUDSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Big Kid 2 / Cook VIA LA CRUZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda CHLOÉ LE BRETON . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Wormwood ISABELLA MUSKIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mrs. Phelps ARI NEWMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Big Kid 3 / Sergei LUCY RICHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acrobat ZOE SCHOENBERG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rudolpho MARGOT SHARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hortensia ANABELLE SHOTTON . . . . . . . . . .Michael Wormwood OLIVIA SOMMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tommy JULIET TETRAULT . . . . . . . . . . . Big Kid 1 / Mechanic MADELINE VOGT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Wormwood

Matilda Crew Backstage Managers: Sasha Marciano, Christina Moore Audio Engineer: Simon Levine Lighting Assistants: John Hopwood, Owen Linder Scenic Fabrication: Scene Works Dance Captains: Kai Dirksen, Lucy Richer Stunt Captain: Josie Dring Understudy for Honey & Trunchbull: Lucy Richer Rehearsal Photographer: Chloe Banino Backstage Crew: Yumay Lin, Trent Snyder Matilda production team sends special thanks to Gerard, Gillian, Maureen, Joe, Connie, Principal Adipietro and the wonderful team at Hastings High School Greg Allen and Ryan Frame, Irvington Theater Matthew Albert and Rick Donato, Musicians Leslie Kahan and Ben Goldsmith, Production Photographers Julia Unger, Poster Designer Susan Schoenfeld, Program Designer Sal and Mike, Magic Moments Video Production Billie-Jo Buttner, our Administrator Heather LoSchiavo, our Managing Director The BTC Board of Directors Our Amazing Instructors at BTC Artistic Directors: Fiona Santos and Jason Brantman Managing Director: Heather LoSchiavo Administrator: Billie-Jo Buttner Volunteer Board of Directors: Tracy Baron Theresa (“Terry”) Smith David Fondiller Marie Tassini-Ceccatti Steve Schoenfeld David Yarnold Susan Schoenfeld

Matilda Cast Piya Karthikeyan is a sixth grader in Ardsley. She is thrilled to be in Matilda, which will be her Isabella Aller is 12 and in 6th Grade at Colum- sixth show at BTC. Piya thanks her friends, bus Elementary. This is her 5th show at BTC: family, and directors for all of their love and Cinderella (Mouse), Wizard of Oz (Coroner), Imaginary (Helen), Newsies (Les). Short film support. Anecdota (Best Performance). Thanks Jason & Ellie Knudson is performing in her first show Fiona for support, and love to family & friends!! with BTC. She is a Junior at Irvington High Lillian Del Guidice is a fifth grader at Spring- School where she was in shows prior to the hurst. This is her second show with BTC. Past pandemic including Oliver (Oliver) and Clue shows include 101 Dalmatians (Spotty), The (Mrs. Peacock). Ellie is excited to be part of the Wizard of Oz (Lollipop Guild), Frozen (Middle BTC family. Elsa), and Cinderella (Dessert Chef). Lilly Via La Cruz is in sixth grade at Farragut Middle sends love to her family and friends. School. She loves performing, reading, sewing Kai Dirksen is a freshman at Hastings High and making jewelry. Matilda is her seventh School. This is their third show at BTC, but ensemble show at BTC; she can’t wait for you their ninth year as part of the family. Kai is so to see it. excited to be part of Matilda and sends love to Chloé (LB) Le Breton is a senior at Dobbs everyone involved!! Ferry High School. Chloé has been taken act- Josie Dring is a senior at Irvington High ing at BTC for 4 years and tap for 3. Past per- School. This is her 14th show here at BTC and formances include Newsies (Pulitzer), The she is so grateful for the opportunity to perform Wizard of Oz (The Wizard), and Tuck Everlast- live and in person! Much love to the cast and ing (Constable Joe). crew <3 Isabella Muskin is a freshman at Hastings Camelia Galván is a 6th grader at FMS. Her 4 High School. This is her fifth show at BTC and years at BTC include The Secret Garden, The she is very excited to be in Matilda. She sends Wizard of Oz, Cinderella, and now Matilda. She is thrilled to act in an actual theater! She thanks her love to the cast and crew! Jason, Fiona, Sarah, Heather and the BTC Ari Newman is 14, a 10th grader, plays cello, family for their mentorship and support. bass guitar, guitar, piano, and ukulele, writes Camila Gonzalez is currently a 7th grader at poetry, fiction novels and studies Biochemistry. Ardsley Middle School. This is her 8th Ensem- Past shows: Pippin, Cinderella, Newsies, Se- ble at BTC and she is thrilled to be part of Ma- cret Garden, Les Miserables, Seussical, etc. tilda, the first Broadway show she watched, Ari thanks BTC, Flexschool, family, and friends. after which 5 year old Cami yelled, \"I want to do Lucy Richer is in 10th grade at Hastings High that!!\" School in Hastings-on-Hudson. This is Lucy's Liv Hegyi is so excited for the show! This is eighth year at BTC and 15th Ensemble show. her 7th show here at BTC, and she loves being She loves BTC and is so happy to be part of a part of the productions! She hopes you enjoy the production for Matilda! watching it as much as she enjoyed working on Zoe Schoenberg is a junior at Ardsley High it! School. Zoe always looks forward to learning Karli Johnn is a senior at Irvington High through BTC, working on shows, and growing School. She is eternally grateful for the entire as an actor, a singer, and a dancer. In Matilda, BTC community and the 9 years spent at her she is excited to share swanky Rudolfo with us! favorite place in the world. She especially thanks Jason, Fiona, Sarah, and Heather for Margot Sharp is 9 years old and in 4th Grade at Springhurst Elementary. She thanks all of fostering her love of the performing arts.

the wonderful staff of BTC for guiding her on Carly Jezik is thrilled to be working with BTC her first steps into acting; her parents, brother as a part of her return to theater after a long and grandparents; and her bff Aubrie for being hiatus. She graduated with an MSED in Deaf Education from Hunter College and currently part of her cheerleading team. Go Margot! works as a Teacher of the Deaf at St. Joseph's Anabelle Shotton is in 9th grade at DFHS. School for the Deaf in the Bronx. She’s been in 5 shows with BTC, & has been doing musicals since first grade. She enjoys Heather LoSchiavo loves her BTC Family! acting, music, singing, violin, guitar, dancing, Many of her students are working profession- and art. Anabelle is so excited to be in Matilda! als on Broadway, National Tours, Series, and Major Motion Pictures. As a performer she is a Olivia (Livy) Somma is in 7th grade at FMS. longtime member of SAG/AFTRA having She is SO excited to be an official “Revolting worked all over the country and abroad. Child” in Matilda! She sends love and support Heather also holds prestigious acting faculty to everyone at BTC and can’t wait to perform positions at The Neighborhood Playhouse and in live theater again! PPAS in NYC. www.HeatherLoSchiavo.com Juliet Tetrault is a 7th grader at Farragut MS. David Lovett trained at London’s Chelsea School She is taking voice technique and Jazz & Hip of Art. He specialized in touring ballet, West End Hop at BTC. This is her fourth show and she is and National Theatre shows into European venues. so excited that the performances are now back David has lit shows for professional dance and on stage. Juliet sends love to her parents, her drama companies in the UK and Off-Broadway. brother Zekey, and her cats Lola and Crystal. The only theater school that David works for is BTC! Designed for: Extemporary Dance, Dancers Anon- Madeline Vogt is a senior at Horace Greeley ymous, DiMauro Dance, London Children’s Ballet, HS, and is thrilled to be in her 12th production Scottish Opera, RiverArts, English National Opera. at BTC. Some past roles include As You Like It Sasha Marciano is a ninth grader at Sleepy (Sylvia), Chicago (Liz), and Cats (Bombalurina). Hollow High School. This is the third year she’s She would like to thank her amazing parents assistant directed, and she is stoked to return and teachers at BTC for their support. to live theater with the amazing cast and crew. Matilda Production Team Christina Moore is a 10th grader at The Mas- ters School in Dobbs Ferry. Some of her past Billie-Jo Buttner is excited to be a new mem- shows at BTC include Tuck Everlasting (spirit), ber of the BTC Family. She received her Bach- The Wizard of Oz (Wicked Witch), and Imagi- elor's Degree in Arts Management from Pur- nary (Milo). She is excited to be an assistant chase College and has since worked in arts director during Matilda! marketing and development. She is a strong believer in arts advocacy and is looking for- Jason Brantman and Fiona Santos are the Artistic Directors of BTC. They have directed ward to supporting her first BTC Show! and taught at many prestigious institutions, Sarah Hicks is very excited to be at BTC. She including NYU, Cornell, and Walt Disney has been dancing, acting, and singing since World. Since 2000, they have been on the age 5. Sarah has been lucky enough to share directing team for the US Open Tennis cere- the stage with Patti LuPone (and fellow faculty monies. In their free time, they foster kittens member, John Scacchetti) in the 2008 Broad- and direct Rock Concerts around the world. way revival of Gypsy directed by Arthur Lau- Jason and Fiona extend deep gratitude to the rents. She's also performed all over the US & talented cast, crew, and designers for their Canada in productions of White Christmas, amazing collaboration, and they thank the 42nd Street, Chicago, Cabaret, and more. actors' families for their marvelous support.

We are so proud of you, Zoe ! With love, Mom, Dad, Matthias, Maeve, and Lewis Camelia, Congrats to you and your BTC peers on a great production of Matilda! Te queremos, Ita & Javi House Rules Emergency Fire Exits are indicated by red exit signs located at the rear of the orchestra and balcony on both sides. Smoking is prohibited inside the Theater (including stairwells). THE VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. All cell phones and beepers on SILENT please!

Dear Karli, ItstdaogeeWsanhs’etnasye“oemuamendedtichsleace”otavrlioennnretegdhdeatogBNoTpuCewt,rchfryeeaonccutkyefyoorouu,unbradetcgPyraaounfurtyrc.ohpuaarssescaicoronel,leergeo.n tWaflleoenwwteeardt,cmahleeodnmgbyeowuristbholotfohtmeheolitkchaeesrat. Matilda is just one more success to add to your collection of accomplishments. MoGurnatnadinmsao&f LPoave, camelia we're so proud! break a leg & have loads of fun with the full \"matilda\" crew TQM mama-papa-ignacio-kleo- slither

Isabella, We are so proud of you! Congratulations to you and the entire cast and crew! We love you, Mom, Dad, and Liam To Our Shining Star, Karli Never stop chasing those dreams! We are so so proud of you! Love, Mama, Nick, and Lauren

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