June 23 & 24 at 7 p.m.
June 25 at 2 p.m. (ASL Interpreted)
WEST High School Performing Arts Center
Sun Prairie West High School, 2850 Ironwood Dr, Sun Prairie

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Bye bye birdie: youth edition

A Musical Comedy
Book by Michael Stewart
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams

A nostalgic, lighthearted musical throwback to small-town America, rock & roll and teenagers in the late 1950s. Bye Bye Birdie follows the story of rock-and-roll teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie. Drafted into the Army, his agents decide to stage one last publicity stunt. And he's going to Sweet Apple to give one very lucky girl a goodbye kiss and farewell performance on live television. Full of warm, hilarity and an energetic score, you're sure to be tapping your toes and wanting to dance in the aisles.

Presented by The Penguin Project of SPCT, this Youth Edition of the show is a one-hour adaptation of the full-length musical.  All roles in the show are performed by young artists with special needs and differing abilities. They are joined on stage by peer mentors who provide assistance only as needed.

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production team

Program Director: Brenda Wilcox
Artistic Director: Livvia Goff
Stage Manager: Anna Garcia-Menocal
Mentor Director: Geb Lefeber
Program Coordinator: Deb Mulhern
Choreographer: Jenni Freitag
Master Carpenter: Jim Wolfe
Set Construction: Jim Wolfe, Brian Goff
Scenic Arts: Crystal Gavin
Prop Design: Sarah DeRubis
Costume Design: Debi Boles
Make-Up Design: Tonya Koskelin
Lighting Design: Tom Littrell
​Sound Design: Matt Weyer
Rehearsal Photographer: Susan Ashley
Marketing: Mike Schuster, Kim Bauer
​Program: Betsy Wolfe
Front of House: Dan Presser
Tickets: Brooke Vechinski

CAST

• Alex O'Gara as Teen with Megan Egstad
  
• Alyson Edwards as Mrs. Mae Peterson with Haley Rollins
  
• Angel Beneteau as Rosie Alvarez with Maddie Mueller
  
• Belle Pederson as Gloria & Nancy with Carly Kudrie
  
• Cameron Murray as Policeman, TV Crew & Adult with Stephen Nemr
  
• Caroline Dahlen as Debra Sue & Penelope with Leela Bourenane
  
• Cielle Hanna as Ursula & Margie with Kaylee Beach
  
• Emma Johnson as Mrs. Merkle & TV Crew with Leela Bourenane
  
• Ethan Bauer as Mayor & TV Crew with Zachary Gavin
  
• Evan Patton as Policeman, TV Crew & Adult with Ellyot Fargen
  
• Gavin Bauer as Teen & Freddie with Bennett Richards
  
• Grant Bauer as Teen & Harvey Johnson with Ian McKenna
  
• Hannah McKenna as Teen with Lily Galewski
  
• Helen Perkolup as Mrs. Dorris MacAfee with Sarah Lindsley
  
• Isaac Drapeau as Teen & Carl with Logan Roessler
  
• Jamello Moorehead as Edna, Mayor's Wife & TV Crew with Hannah Lenz
  
• Josie Lee as Teen & Sad Girl with Keena Schroeder
  
• Kaitlyn Formo as Teen & Helen with Brinly Schwanke
  
• Kingston Campbell as TV Crew & Adult with  Bekah Lefeber & Brady Castree
  
• Kyla Thomas as Parent 2, TV Crew & Adult with Michelle Boles
  
• Kyla Thornson as Teen with Ella Volz
  
• Leah Wolfmeyer as Teen, Alice & Suzie with Clara Nemr
  
• Marcos Rivera as Hugo (Teen) with Krista Hanna
  
• Mari Koopmans as Kim MacAfee with Eliza Volz
  
• Owen Wilson as Teen with Randy Molina & Caleb Formo
  
• Phillip Atallah as Randolph MacAfee with Lexi Partridge
  
• Sawyer Born as Mr. Harry MacAfee with Meg Tenpas
  
• Seth Stern as Conrad Birdie with Connor Wilkinson
  
• Sophia Challoner as Reporter, TV Crew & Adult with Alice Johnson
  
• Thomas Koskelin as Albert Peterson with Jasper Allaman
• Thomas Riederer as Conductor, Bartender, Parent 1, TV Crew & Adult with Maggie Brehner
  
• Zane Donahue as Mr. Lee Johnson, 2nd Reporter, TV Crew & Adult with Kimball Richards
  
• Zoe Kennedy as Teen with Kiya Justl

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BYE BYE BIRDIE: YOUTH EDITION is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC www.concordtheatricals.com