CINDERELLA

‘One Shoe can Change Your Life’

Music, Lyrics and Book by Cheryl Talbot

Directed by Rosemary Moffat, Produced by Deidre Parmenter,

Musical Direction by Linda Stiegler and choreographed by Jennifer Jones,

PERFORMANCES:

Saturday, September 26 at 1:00pm & 4pm    Sunday September 27 at 1:00 pm & 4:00 pm

Wednesday September 30 at 9:00 and 12:00 (school shows)  Friday, October 2 at 7 p.m.

Saturday October 3 at 1:00pm & 4pm                Sunday October 4 at 1:00pm & 4pm

Produced by Special Arrangement with Cheryl Talbot

Conejo Players Children’s Theatre is thrilled to present the newest and possibly the funniest retelling of the classic tale of CINDERELLA, a tale that has been told for generations all over the world, from Russia to Norway, to Italy to Serbia.  With book and music by our own Cheryl Talbot of PETER AND WENDY fame, this tale has all the usual characters – a mean step-mother, warring step-sisters and a prince looking the perfect bride. But this CINDERELLA also hosts a few new characters, including three bumbling, comic courtiers, a samba-dancing garden, a kind but wacky cook, an eccentric, other-worldly magic seamstress and her well-meaning, meddling husband whose magic has gone kaput. 

This play is chock-full of farcical, sometimes slapstick silliness, a pinch of fantasy and magic here and there and, of course, a Prince’s search for true love. With songs like Cinderella Move!, If Life Gives You Lemons and The Rumor Song, this fast-moving production playfully tells the story of how ‘one shoe can change your life’!  

Directed by Rosemary Moffat, produced by Deidre Parmenter, musically directed by Linda Stiegler and choreographed by Jennifer Jones, our production staff has carefully crafted a cast of 26 fabulously funny youthful players, ages 8 to 16, >hailing from Thousand Oaks to Santa Paula.  Because this is Children’s Theater, we have also employed a student production staff that includes Ian McLean as Assistant Director, Stephanie Demerjian as Assistant Choreographer and Amanda McCabe as Cast Line Producer.

Cast:
Tori Glasner as Cinderella, Conner Velarde as Prince Bryan, Reagan Kilpatrick as Princess Pepper, Alex Karukas as King Bernard, Clarissa Barr as Queen Arabella, Katie Woerner as the Stepmother, Jayme Amann as Ludmilla, Ashley Baker as Drucilla, Francesca Barletta as Rosemary the Cook, Meagan Chew as Bernina the Magic Seamstress, Corey Fogelmanis as Fairy God Pops/ Thyme, Jonathan Ely as Rudolph the Valet, the Courtiers: Bennie Glasner as Elroy, Tyler Johnson as Melvin, Riley Olsen as Orvil, Anthony Valdez as the Valet’s Valet–in-training, Cici Stephen as Lady Crystal, Leili Rackow as Lady Amethyst, Christy Stephen as Lady Peridot, Stephanie Demirjian as Queen Jasmine, Missy Marion  as Princess Gardenia, Grace Smith as Pansy/Katamiranda Museworthy, Sara Gilbert as Fern/Duchess of the Conejo, Andrew Persichetti as Aloe/Duke of the Conejo,Erin Ticktin as Almond Blossom/Lady Pumpernickel, Kyle Warner as Nettle/Lord Pumpernickel

Staff:
Producer: Deidre Parmenter, Director: Rosemary Moffat, Music Director: Linda Stiegler, Choreographer: Jennifer Jones, Costume Designer: Ken Patton, Lighting Designer: Robin Schneider, Set Designer: John Eslick, Stage, Special Effects/Set Dressing: Mike McCauley, Stage Manager: Beth Glasner