Cast Biographies
Bay Path College Performing Arts Department
MARIE ALLIE( Lady Lucille/Ensemble)
Bay Path College sophomore; child psychology
Marie works at Bay Path College’s Student Success and Retention Services…appeared here as June/Singer, God Save Our Glorious Queen/Ensemble in Phantom of the Country Opera, Delores Dante/Candy Cottingham/Ensemble in Working and Multiple Characters/Ensemble in Lucky Stiff…appeared elsewhere as Pageboy in Once Upon a Mattress, Deborah in Deborah Remembers, Carol in Merry Christmas, Carol, Tess in Annie, Boq in Oz, Si Crowell in Our Town, Robin Starveling in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ruth Deveraux in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Gavroche in Les Miserables, Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods, Mary Warren in The Crucible, and a Puppeteer in Little Shop of Horrors…directed Westfield High School’s production of The Crucible…member of Chorale and Page Singers…hobbies include theatre, dance, reading, and show choir…resident of Westfield, MA.
LISA CALIENTO (Lady Gladys/Ensemble)
Bay Path College freshman; liberal arts
Lisa is making her Bay Path theatre debut…member of Dance Company…hobbies include dancing, hiking, and reading…resident of Longmeadow, MA.
BRITTNEA FRAZER (Queen Aggravain)
Bay Path College senior; child psychology
Brittnea works as a Resident Assistant at Bay Path and a cashier at Price Chopper…appeared here as Gabriella/Tammy/Carla/Ensemble in Phantom of the Country Opera, Sharon Atkins/Singer, If I Could’ve Been/Ensemble in Working and Rose Lovejoy in Destry Rides Again…appeared elsewhere as Queen in Cinderella, Queen/Dutchess in Alice in Wonderland, Puppetmaster in Pinocchio, and Emily Brent in And Then There Were None…member of Phi Beta Lambda, and CEO Club…seven years of Irish Step Dance experience…hobbies include singing, acting, painting, writing, crafts, and photography…resident of Lanesborough, MA.
AUBRY FROST (Lady Gertrude/Ensemble)
Bay Path College senior; elementary education
Aubry appeared here as Ensemble in Working…member of Chorale and Page Singers, President of Literature Club, and Secretary of Class of 2010…hobbies include reading, singing, hanging with friends, and art…resident of North Adams, MA.
REBECCA HAWKINSON (Lady Hilda/Ensemble)
Bay Path College freshman; psychology
Rebecca works with the Bay Path College Admissions Department...appeared here as Various Roles/Ensemble in Phantom of the Country Opera...appeared elsewhere in Plaza Suite, The Laramie Project, and The Crucible...member of Theatre Workshop, Psychology Club, and Student Government Association...hobbies include music, acting, horseback riding, and reading...resident of Hyde Park, NY.
MEAGHAN HURLEY (Lady Beatrice/Ensemble)
Bay Path College junior; child psychology
Meaghan is making her Bay Path theatre debut…Executive Board Member of Dance Company…hobbies include Facebooking and dancing...resident of Thorndike, MA
KRISTINA LOOMIS (Princess Winnifred)
Bay Path College sophomore; elementary education
Kristina currently employed at Red Robin…appeared here as Enid DuBois/Ensemble in Working…appeared elsewhere as Minstrel in Once Upon a Mattress…past member of the Gateway Show Choir…toured with the United States Youth Ensemble…member of Chorale...hobbies include cheerleading, singing, reading, and snowboarding...resident of Chicopee, MA
ELIZABETH MANLY (Lady Alice/Ensemble)
Bay Path College junior; elementary education
Elizabeth appeared here as Various Roles/Ensemble in Phantom of the Country Opera, Mrs. Hudson in If Sherlock Homes Were a Woman, Ensemble in Working, and Multiple Characters/Ensemble in Lucky Stiff…member of Chorale…hobbies include reading and music… resident of Windsor, CT.
TOBI MUFTAU-LEDIJU (Lady Dora/Ensemble)
Bay Path College freshman; occupational therapy
Tobi is making her Bay Path theatre debut…member of Chorale and the Creative Writers Club…hobbies include singing, dancing, and playing the piano…resident of Whitehall, PA.
LIBERTY OLSEN (Lady Merrill/Ensemble)
Bay Path College freshman; secondary education-biology
Liberty currently works in the Bay Path Performing Arts Department…appeared here as Various Roles/Ensemble in Phantom of the Country Opera...lighting board operator here for Winterfest 2009...member of Chorale, Alliance, Creative Writer’s Circle, Secretary of CSI Bay Path, and an Executive Officer of Theatre Workshop...hobbies include theatre, lacrosse, and music...resident of Limerick, ME.
MANDY PLACERES (Lady Larken)
Bay Path College junior; biology major/math minor
Mandy works as a Resident Assistant at Bay Path College…appeared here as Lacey (Saloon Girl)/ Ensemble in Destry Rides Again…member of Page Singers, Chorale, Dance Company, Presidential Ambassadors, and Honors Program Class of 2011 Representative…hobbies include singing, dancing, tumbling, and working out…resident of Enfield, CT.
JULIE ROBLES (Lady Agnes/Ensemble)
Bay Path College senior; psychology
Julie currently working in the Bay Path Performing Arts Department…making her Bay Path theatre debut…appeared elsewhere as Tituba in The Crucible, and Mrs. Merkle in Bye Bye Birdie…President of Alliance…hobbies include watching Xena…resident of Leominster, MA.
KELLEY ROGERS (Lady Dorothy/Ensemble)
Bay Path College junior; criminal justice
Kelly is making her Bay Path theatre debut...member of Dance Company and Chorale...hobbies include reading, and listening to music,...resident of Riverside, RI.
CRISTINA RUIZ (Lady Rowena/Ensemble)
Bay Path College senior; forensic pshychology
Cristina works as a Student Admissions Representative and as a Resident Assistant…appeared here as Shirley Holmes in If Sherlock Holmes Were a Woman, Amanda McKenny/Ensemble in Working, Jolene (Saloon Girl/Bartender)/Ensemble in Destry Rides Again, and Ensemble in Whoopee!...appeared elsewhere as Mrs. Mayor in Seussical, The Musical, Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors, and Ensemble in Once on this Island and Smokey Joe’s Café…President of Chorale and Page Singers, member of Bay Path College tennis team, Secretary of Psi Chi, and Psychology Club…hobbies include tennis, singing, reading, music, ice skating and ceramics...resident of Waterbury, CT.
MALLORY WRAY (Princess No. Twelve/Lady Constance/Ensemble)
Bay Path College sophomore; elementary education
Mallory currently works as a waitress at Friendly’s…appeared here as Sniffles in If Sherlock Holmes Were a Woman, Ensemble in Working…appeared elsewhere as Ensemble in Grease, Ms. Witherspoon in Arsenic and Old Lace, Constance Candle in Felony of the Folly at the Fiasco, Mrs. Bernstein/Ensemble in Little Shop of Horrors…15 years of dance experience…played clarinet in pit band for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, UMass Honor Band, Virginia Commonwealth University Band, and Virginia Commonwealth University Wind Ensemble…Executive Board Member of Dance Company, and a member of Chorale…hobbies include playing clarinet, and dancing...resident of West Springfield, MA.
Bay Path College Alumnae
LAUREN BELLIVEAU '08 (Lady Mabelle/Ensemble)
BS Forensic Science, Bay Path College
Lauren appeared here as Crystal Light/Ensemble in Phantom of the Country Opera, Roberta Victor/Charlene Blossom/Ensemble in Working, Multiple Characters/Ensemble in Lucky Stiff, Chloe/Ensemble in Destry Rides Again, Miss Emelia/Ensemble in Whoopee!, Gretchen/Ensemble in Do Re Mi, and Ensemble in Little Me…appeared elsewhere as Marty in Grease...founded the ice hockey team at Bay Path and held the position of Captain senior year…hobbies include reading, playing ice hockey, snowboarding, performing, and painting…resident of Tariffville, CT.
APRIL TRIMBLE '09 (Wizard Cardamon/Production Assistant)
BS Accounting, Bay Path College
April currently works at Liberty Tax Service as a Tax Preparer, the Bay Path College Bookstore and in the Performing Arts Department…appeared here as Singer, Did You Want to Hear A Country Tune?/Patsy/Ensemble/Production Assistant in Phantom of the Country Opera, Babe Secoli/Ensemble/Production Assistant in Working…appeared elsewhere as Sgt. Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Ensemble in Fiddler on the Roof, Ensemble in Godspell, and was a member of Show Choir for 7 years…worked stage crew and front of house for Lucky Stiff and The Spring 2009 Performing Arts Concert...recently traveled to Prague, Czech Republic with the Bay Path Festival Choir...hobbies include singing and reading,…resident of East Granby, CT.
Performers from Area Theatre Groups
AMANDA DAVIS (Jester)
Amanda graduated from the Boston Conservatory with a Bachelors of Music Education this February…currently employed as a Paraprofessional at Ludlow High School…appeared here as Chrissy Jo Jenkins/ Ensemble in Phantom of the Country Opera, Rose Hoffman/Grace Clements/Ensemble in Working, Harriet Underwood in Whoopee!, Marsinah in Kismet, and Swinger/Ensemble in Do Re Mi…appeared elsewhere as Faye Templeton in George M., Rosemary Pilkington in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Gypsy Rose Lee in Gyspy, Helene in Sweet Charity, Isabel/Helen in Scrooge, Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sue Balis in All My Sons, and Vickki in Free To Be...You and Me…backstage work includes sound and lighting operation/design, stage managing, co-writing and directing Christmastime is Here for Exit 7 Players…hobbies include board games, hiking, and crafts…dedicating her performance to the memory of Marck Campbell...resident of Springfield, MA.
CHRIS DIRGO (Sir Studley/Ensemble)
Chris holds a B.A. in History from American International College...currently employed as a Customer Service Representative at LEGO…appeared here as Major Billy Kincaid/Ensemble in Phantom of the Country Opera, Conrad Swibel/Anthony Coelho/Ensemble in Working, Luigi Gaudi/Tony Hendon in Lucky Stiff, Gyp Watson in Destry Rides Again, Van Buren in Damn Yankees, Jerome T. Underwood in Whoopee!, Jawan/Ensemble in Kismet, Moe Shtarker/Sumo Student/Bernadette/Ensemble in Do Re Mi, Cadet/Cop/Fletcher/Ensemble in Wonderful Town, Victor/Captain/Ensemble in Little Me, and Wilkins in Call Me Madam...appeared elsewhere as Mr. Hearty in Scrooge, Beezlebot in The Devil’s Hands are Idle Playthings, Mayor Cornelius Lexington in The Shark That Killed People IV, The Emperor/Dean in Gulliver’s Travels, Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz, and Jim in Stairs to the Roof...hobbies include baseball, hockey, football, Alpine skiing, stamp collecting, making up words and rascutous lempars...resident of Springfield, MA.
BENNY AMENTA (Minstrel)
Benny holds an Associate degree in Communications and Broadcasting from Asnuntuck Community College…works as a retail store manager…appeared here as Tom Patrick/Dave/Singer of Spanish/Mason/ Ensemble in Working, Prosecutor/Slave Merchant/Ayah/Ensemble in Kismet, George/Ensemble in Little Me, Kenneth Gibson in Call Me Madam, Dude in Sugar, and Francis in Bells Are Ringing…appeared elsewhere in Twelve Angry Men, The Crucible, The Paper Chase, Hamlet, and As You Like It…film credits include The Trees Two, August Underground, In God We Trust, and Mr. Deeds…hobbies include acting, dancing, film, photography, and script writing…resident of West Suffield, CT.
SILK JOHNSON (Sir Luce/Ensemble)
Silk holds a B.A. in Communications with a Film Studies certificate from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst…appeared here as Skipper Kincaid/Ensemble in Phantom of the Country Opera, Al Calinda/Frank Decker/Ralph Werner/Ensemble in Working, Vincent Di Ruzzio in Lucky Stiff, Wash in Destry Rides Again, and Henry/Eddie in Damn Yankees…appeared elsewhere as Mercutio in Jeannie Marie’s Romeo and Juliet and Horse in The Full Monty…film credits include Prisoner in Mel Gibson’s Edge of Darkness and Gerard in Rufus Chaffee’s Divine Intervention…five year member of the “Not Ready for Bedtime Players” at UMASS Amherst…hobbies include screenwriting, all aspects of filmmaking, football, and dance…resident of Springfield, MA.
BEN PARSONS (Prince Dauntless)
Ben is a liberal arts major at Holyoke Community College…making his Bay Path theatre debut…appeared elsewhere as Ren McCormick in Footloose, Vincent Di Ruzzio in Lucky Stiff, Ted Bartlebee in Verdict of Sorcery, Benny Bandit in Showdown in Tombstone Territory, Kenickie in Greased Lightning, and God of Death in Once on this Island…hobbies include playing bass in an original band “Arc City Angels”…resident of Hatfield, MA.
GEORGE PENNEY III (Sir Harry)
George is employed as a Customer Service Representative at LEGO…appeared here as Aaron/Ensemble in Phantom of the Country Opera, Mike Dillard/Ensemble in Working, Harry Witherspoon in Lucky Stiff, Kent in Destry Rides Again, Rocky in Damn Yankees, Chester Underwood in Whoopee!, Chief of Police/Fig Seller/Merchant/Ensemble in Kismet, Frank Lippencott/Ensemble in Wonderful Town, and General Milton Schreiber/Noble Junior/Ensemble in Little Me…appeared elsewhere as Mr. Pringle/Topper in Scrooge, Police Officer/Ensemble in Sweet Charity, Jonathan Swift in Gulliver’s Travels, Gandalf the Wizard in The Hobbit, Mr. Gum/Ensemble in Stairs To The Roof, Giles Corey in The Crucible, Mr. Kholenkov in You Can’t Take It With You, and the Priest in Lizzie Borden…hobbies include singing, acting, dancing, and sports...resident of Enfield, CT.
Joe Van Allen (Sir Anthony/Ensemble)
Joe holds a BA in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology from Springfield College and currently working towards his Masters…employed in the Human Resources department at LEGO Systems…making his Bay Path theatre debut…Vice President of the SHRM Springfield College Chapter…resident of Enfield, CT.
HEATH VERRILL (King Sextimus)
Heath holds a B.A. in History from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts…currently employed at Mass Mutual…appeared here as Antonio Benito/Ensemble in Phantom of the Country Opera, Roberto Nunez/Joe Zutty/Ensemble in Working, French Emcee/Multiple Characters/Ensemble in Lucky Stiff…appeared elsewhere as Battista in Taming of the Shrew, Ensemble in Second City and Comedy Latte, Robin Hood in Robin Hood, and Norman in The Norman Conquests: Table Manners…resident of Springfield, MA.
BAY PATH COLLEGE THEATRE WORKSHOP PROFILES
CAROLINE PAPPAS-KENYON (Lighting Design/Board Operator)
Bay Path College sophomore; business major with a minor in performing arts
Caroline currently works at Six Flags New England as a dance lead…appeared elsewhere as Miranda in The Tempest and Ensemble in Into the Woods…lighting board operator and scenic design here for Phantom of the Country Opera, Working, Lucky Stiff, Winterfest 2008 and The Spring 2009 Performing Arts Concert…tech elsewhere for Steel Magnolias and The Wiggles…Secretary of Chorale and Page Singers and Executive Officer of Theatre Workshop…hobbies include art, singing, dancing, and acting…resident of Springfield, MA.
TARA BONALDO (Front of House Manage/Orchestra Assistant)
Bay Path College sophomore; criminal justice
Front of House Manager here for Phantom of the Country Opera...Orchestra Assistant here for Phantom of the Country Opera, Working, and Lucky Stiff…Vice President of Chorale and Page Singers, Executive Officer of Theatre Workshop and a member of Tactical Team...hobbies include singing...resident of Orange, CT
TARAH CALDWELL (Sound Design/Operator)
Bay Path College sophomore; forensic science and biotechnology, minor in math
Tarah works for Bay Path College’s Science Department and at Six Flags New England…sound operator and scenic design here for Working, Lucky Stiff and Winterfest 2008…tech elsewhere for Bye Bye Birdie, Anything Goes, and CSI Neverland…member of Theatre Workshop, Science Tutor at the Bay Path Bashevkin Academic Development Center, and Treasurer for the Class of 2012…hobbies include painting, drawing, reading, writing and theatre…resident of Naugatuck, CT.
FAHMIDA HUSSAIN (Stage Crew)
Bay Path College freshman; psychology
Stage Crew here for Phantom of the Country Opera...member of Women of Culture, Anime Club and the Black Student Association...hobbies include music, reading, movies, and photography...resident of Milford, MA
JENNIFER TRAN (Front of House Manager)
Bay Path College sophomore; forensic science
Jennifer appeared here as Dotty Watson in If Sherlock Holmes Were a Woman...Stage Crew/Front of House/Lighting for Winterfest 2009, Phantom of the Country Opera, The Spring 2009 Performing Arts Concert, Working and Lucky Stiff...member of Theatre Workshop of Anime Club, Creative Writer’s Circle, Gaming Club and CSI Bay Path...hobbies include reading, writing, sewing, and hanging with friends...resident of Hanover, MA
