THE DROWSY CHAPERONE plays November 17-19

WARWICK, RI (October 24, 2023) – The Arts at Bishop Hendricken will proudly present The Drowsy Chaperone as its 2023 fall musical from November 17-19, 2023 in the Dr. Daniel S. Harrop Theater.

The production will feature a 3-show run with performances on: Friday, November 17 at 7pm; Saturday, November 18 at 7pm; and Sunday, November 19 at 2pm. Tickets are $12 for students/seniors and $15 for adults. Tickets are on sale now, here.

“Though The Drowsy Chaperone is filled with humor, it also has a lot of heart,” said Julia Paolino, Director of Arts. “It’s been very rewarding to explore that balance with our student artists. At its heart, this production is a cheeky love letter to the Broadway musicals of yore  and all the generations of theatre kids who have found refuge and escape in their grandeur.”

With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.

Bishop Hendricken’s production features a company of 50+ student actors and technicians. A full cast, crew, and creative team list is below.

Cast

MAN IN CHAIR: Nicolas Cappalli ’24
MRS. TOTTENDALE: McKenna Kampper
UNDERLING: Joshua Holland ’25
ROBERT MARTIN: Zachary Young ’24
GEORGE: Massimo Papa ’24
FELDZIEG: Zachary Brown ’24
KITTY: Sadie Swanson
GANGSTER 1: Justin Estrada ’24
GANGSTER 2: Gabriel McInnis ’24
ALDOLPHO: Patrick Cavanagh ’25
JANET VAN DE GRAAF: Calista Aguinaldo
DROWSY CHAPERONE: Amelia Albino
TRIX/ENSEMBLE: Zoe Clay
REPORTER #1/ENSEMBLE: Jack Hamilton ’24
REPORTER #2/ENSEMBLE: Ryan Colangelo ’24
SUPERINTENDENT/ENSEMBLE: Charles Kretzer ’24

ENSEMBLE
Jonathan Aiello ’27
Cole Brown ’28
Sarah Burns
Isabella Caporaso
Brian Cargilo ’27
Keaton Wilk ’27
David Zincone ’26

DANCE CAPTAINS: Zoe Clay, Justin Estrada ’24
VOCAL CAPTAINS: Amelia Albino, Joshua Holland ’25

Crew

STAGE MANAGER: Dev Tandon ’24
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Jack Corcelli ’25
DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER: Addison Heffernan ’25

MASTER ELECTRICIAN/BOARD OPERATOR: Aidan Flaherty ’24
SPOTLIGHT OPERATORS: Tyler Estrada ’24, Brady Queenan ’24
PROGRAMMER: Addison Heffernan ’25

SOUND CREW HEAD: Dev Tandon ’24
SOUND MIXERS: Jackson Kretzer ’26, Logan Perrigo ’24
DECK AUDIO: Caroline Kanaczet, Logan Slezak ’24, Kieran Smith ’24

RUN CREW HEAD: Jack Corcelli ’25
RUN CREW: James Aiello ’26, Kryshten Ivey-Jones ’27, Jack Lawrence ’26, Alexander Roberts ’27, Zachary Souza ’27, Jetson Wilk ’26

PROPS SUPERVISOR: Caroline Kanaczet
PROPS CREW: Kiernan Elliott ’26, Christopher Corrigan ’24

COSTUME/WARDROBE CREW HEAD: Xander Papa
COSTUME/WARDROBE CREW: Christian Angelo Briones ’24

Creative Team

DIRECTOR: Julia Paolino
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Richard Sylvia
CHOREOGRAPHER: Jade Genga
PIT BAND DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR: David Skelly
COSTUME DESIGNER: Elaine Colgan
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/LIGHTING DESIGNER: Brendan Lawrence ’18
SCENIC PAINT CHARGE/SET DECORATOR: Essie Plouffe
PRODUCTION MANAGER/SOUND DESIGNER: Christian Kabbas ’14