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Spring 2022

Book by Dennis Kelly
Music & Lyrics by Tim Minchin
Based on the book, Matilda by Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl’s
Matilda

Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl with extraordinary powers. The daughter of abusive parents, Matilda finds refuge in library books, which she reads quickly and in creating her own stories. Things are no better at school, where Matilda also must face a tyrannical and cruel headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, who believes in Crunchem Hall’s motto: “Bambinatum est Magitum,” or “Children are Maggots.” She finds companionship in her teacher, Miss Honey, though well-intentioned, is shy and fragile. Brave little Matilda knows she has to stand up against the adults in her world, and in doing so, discovers her own remarkable powers. Matilda’s bravery teaches Miss Honey and her classmates an important lesson — that even though life can be hard, “nobody but me is gonna change my story” so “sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.”

Choreographer
KRISTINA GRAND

Director of Art & Projections
DAVE WERNER

Assistant Choreographer
JILLIAN SWEENEY

Assistant Music Director
NICOLE KING

Student Assistant
SONNI GALLO

Administrative Manager
MONICA BACK-DOHERTY

Producer
ABIGAIL SWEENEY

Lighting Designer
TIM BRANDT

Prop Master
CHERYL COHEN

Assistant Choreographer
EMMA MONROE

Assistant Costume Designer
MONICA BACK-DOHERTY

Assistant Costume Designer
MADISON DIBARI

Co-Stage Managers
VIVIAN BRANDT
BILL BRANDT

Producer
ABIGAIL SWEENEY

Artistic/Technical/Music Director
TRENTON TORAIN

Shows were in June 2022 at California State East Bay Theatre

Friday June 3rd, @ 7:00 PM (Tolstoy Cast)
Saturday June 4th, @ 7:00 PM (Slippy Cast)
Sunday June 5th, @ 2:00 PM (Tolstoy Cast)
Friday June 10th, @ 7:00 PM (Slippy Cast)
Saturday June 11th, @ 7:00 PM (Tolstoy Cast)
Sunday June 12th, @ 2:00 PM (Slippy Cast)

Tolstoy
Cast

  • Matilda – Kylie Patterson
  • Bruce/Miracle Bruce – Emily Blake
  • Nigel/Miracle Nigel – Sabrina Allen
  • Lavender – Sofia Angell
  • Hortensia – Mayleen Sam
  • Eric – Danika Moralis
  • Amanda – Avery Witherspoon
  • Tommy – Audrey Jeronimo Hartell
  • Alice – Brenda Gonzalez
  • Mrs. Wormwood – Madison Dibari
  • Mr. Wormwood – Henry Cole
  • Trunchbull – George Sellner
  • Miss Honey – Nicole Yarbrough
  • Michael Wormwood – Zack Torok
  • Mrs. Phelps – Marisol Ty
  • Miracle Kids
    • Alana Sanchez (Amanda)
    • Rylie Kuckein (Tommy)
    • Bianca Ty (Lavender)
    • Jack Wong (Eric)
    • Mia Wong (Hortenisa)
    • Ella Brandt (Alice)
  • Rudolpho/Escapologist – Hayden Wood
  • Acrobat – Chloe Brandt
  • Young Miss Honey – Ava Tran
  • Big Kids
    • Sonni Gallo
    • Kaitlin Weiss
    • Brooke Toledo
  • Sergei – David Wong
  • Doctor – Jayson Patterson
  • Children’s Entertainer/Cook – Maddy Van Raden
  • Henchmen
    • Jayson Patterson
    • Maddy Van Raden
    • Ben Guitierez
  • Lead Parents
    • April Werner (Bruce)
    • Dave Werner (Bruce)
    • Katia Jeronimo Hartell (Tommy)
    • Caedon Perriman (Tommy)
    • Corrine Bray (Eric)
    • David Wong (Eric)
    • Lela Gutierrez (Amanda)
    • Ben Gutierrez (Amanda)
    • Marisol Ty (Lavender)
    • Jason Patterson (Lavender)
    • Brooke Toledo (Nigel)
    • Monica Doherty (Nigel)
    • Teya Burchfield (Hortensia)
    • Dina Rhoades (Hortenisia)
    • Sonni Gallo (Alice)

Slippy
Cast

  • Matilda – Bridget Werner
  • Bruce/Miracle Bruce – Cameron Werner
  • Nigel/Miracle Nigel – Everett Allen
  • Lavender – Araceli Herrera
  • Hortensia – Mayleen Sam
  • Eric – Danika Moralis
  • Amanda – Avery Witherspoon
  • Tommy – Audrey Jeronimo Hartell
  • Alice – Brenda Gonzalez
  • Mrs. Wormwood – Monica Back-Doherty
  • Mr. Wormwood – Dave Werner
  • Trunchbull – George Sellner
  • Miss Honey – Corinne Bray
  • Michael Wormwood – Jayden Wong
  • Mrs. Phelps – April Werner
  • Miracle Kids
    • Nicole Slaton (Amanda)
    • Deirdra Kawashima (Tommy)
    • Tessa Allen (Lavender)
    • Rosie Selinger (Eric)
    • Alaina Lewis (Hortensia)
    • Aashi Sharma (Alice)
  • Rudolpho/Escapologist – Caedon Perriman
  • Acrobat – Katia Jeronimo Hartell
  • Young Miss Honey – Leila Berg
  • Big Kids
    • Teya Burchfield
    • Kira Reyes
    • Dina Rhoades
  • Sergei – David Wong
  • Doctor – Jayson Patterson
  • Children’s Entertainer/Cook – Maddy Van Raden
  • Henchmen
    • Jayson Patterson
    • Maddy Van Raden
    • Ben Guitierez
  • Lead Parents
    • April Werner (Bruce)
    • Henry Cole (Bruce)
    • Chloe Brandt (Tommy)
    • Hayden Wood (Tommy)
    • Nicole King (Eric)
    • David Wong (Eric)
    • Lela Gutierrez (Amanda)
    • Ben Gutierrez (Amanda)
    • Marisol Ty (Lavender)
    • Jason Patterson (Lavender)
    • Brooke Toledo (Nigel)
    • Madison Dibari (Nigel)
    • Teya Burchfield (Hortensia)
    • Dina Rhoades (Hortenisia)
    • Sonni Gallo (Alice)

Ensemble

Everett Allen
Sabrina Allen
Tessa Allen
Sofia Angell
Daniel Aragon
Leila Berg
Emily Blake
Chloe Brandt
Ella Brandt
Corinne Bray
Teya Burchfield
Olivia Carder
Vivienne Clark
Cheryl Cohen
Eliora Mignone
Zoe Copeman
Tristan Crane
Henry Cole
Madison DiBari
Anna Divin
Monica Back-Doherty
Madalyn Dunster
Josephine Dyer
Maddie Eckels
Sonni Gallo
Rachel Garcia
Brenda Gonzalez
Ben Gutierrez
Maya Gutierrez
Samuel Gutierrez
Fiona Haberman
Sarah Henderson
Araceli Herrera
Lela Hubert
Katia Jeronimo
Audrey Jeronimo Hartrell
Deirdre Kawashima
Naya Khairie
Rylie Kuckein
Alaina Lewis
Helen Lieberman
Erin McColm
Audrey Mello
Danika Morais
Téa Morillas
Isabella Ng
Leslie Nishina
Jayson Patterson
Kylie Patterson
Caedon Perriman
Kira Reyes
Dina Rhoades
Dahlia Saah
Mayleen Sam
Alana Sanchez
Rosie Selinger
George Sellner
Luciana Sempronio
Aashi Sharma
Leila Shukla-Parekh
Jillian Silva
Nicole Slaton
Camryn Smith
Finley Syth
Brooke Toledo
Zack Torok
Logan Toth
Ava Trant
Margaret Trant
Zoey Trant
Bianca Ty
Marisol Ty
Judyanne Vallado
Audrey Van Raden
Madeleine Van Raden
Haley Vilkins
Kaitlin Weiss
April Werner
Bridget Werner
Cameron Werner
David Werner
Avery Witherspoon
Amelia Wong
David Wong
Jack Wong
Jayden Wong
Hayden Wood
Lauren Wood
Nicole Yarbrough
Zoey Zucker