TWO BEANS PRODUCTIONS - Theatreworks USA!

TWO BEANS PRODUCTIONSRob Barron, Artistic DirectorpresentsALEXANDERAND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE,NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAYBook & Lyrics by Judith ViorstSets and CostumesDesigned by Campbell BairdMusic by Shelly MarkhamStage Managed byAngie McCormackChoreography by Cynthia TholeDirected by Rob BarronCASTAlexander………………………….…Joanna LevinDad/Paul/She Salesman/Dr. Fields…..….Brik OlsonMom/Mrs. Dickens….…...……….….Sally SwallowAnthony/Becky……………….…..Caitlyn PickeringNick/Albert…………………..………Bobby GámezROB BARRON (Director / Artistic Director) is thrilled to be the Artistic Director of Two BeansProductions. In addition to directing in New York City, as well as all around the United States,Rob has directed over one hundred theatre productions for young audiences, many of which werefor Theatreworks USA, such as: Charlotte’s Web; Ramona Quimby; Little Women; Around theWorld in Eighty Days; and Romeo and Juliet. He is also a produced playwright, and some of themusicals he has co-authored include adaptations of Ferdinand the Bull, and The Phantom of theOpera. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Brown University and the Phillips ExeterAcademy, Rob is also a theatre professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, aswell as a happy husband and the proud father of a six year old.BOBBY GÁMEZ (Nick / Albert) a recent graduate of AMDA, is thrilled to be performing againin his favorite children’s book! Much thanks to Two Beans, my family and friends, Dom, Angie,and my fellow grapes.JOANNA LEVIN (Alexander) Joanna is thrilled to be on her first tour with Two BeansProductions! Joanna received her Bachelors of Music Degree with an emphasis in voiceperformance from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Joanna most recentlyperformed at the Stage Door Theater, in Florida, as Young Judy Garland in Beyond the Rainbowand as Donna in The Taffetas. Some other favorite roles include: The Witch (Into the Woods),Mabel (Pirates of Penzance), Maria (West Side Story), Julie (Carousel), Cinderella (The

Cinderella Stories), Rose Maybud (Ruddigore), Mother Abbess (The Sound of Music), MayzieLaBird (Seussical the Musical), both Lucy and Sally (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown),Casilda (The Gondoliers), Dew Fairy (Hansel and Gretel), Holly (The Twelve DancingPrincesses), Mrs. Dean (Only Forty Five Minutes From Broadway), Grandma Tzietel (Fiddleron the Roof), Kim (Bye, Bye Birdie), Mercy Lewis (The Crucible), and Antoinette (A Flea In HerEar). Joanna sends her love and thanks to the wonderfully amazing cast and production team ofAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day!ANGIE McCORMACK (Stage Manager) is ecstatic to have this opportunity to work with TwoBeans Productions. Her other stage management credits include: Ennobling Nonna (New York,Denmark, Rhode Island), Third Child (New York, Italy), Sea Change (New York), You’re AGood Man, Charlie Brown (Florida), Catfish Moon (Florida, North Carolina), The CompleteHistory of America; Abridged, Tom Sawyer, Winnie the Pooh, Hitchhiker’s Guide (Florida).Assistant Stage Management credits include: Anne of Green Gables (New York), Henry andMudge (New York), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Big Bang, Forever Plaid (NorthCarolina), Anything Goes (Florida, North Carolina), Scarlet Pimpernel (Florida). Thanks to Robfor this chance and to Bob, Jeff and my New York and Florida families for their words ofwisdom and encouragement.BRIK OLSON (Dad / Shoe Salesman / Dentist) is thrilled to be back with Two BeansProductions for a second time after his tour as Jack in the Jack Sprat Low Fat World Tour. Arecent graduate of The American Musical & Dramatic Academy in New York City, He attendedthe Interlochen Advanced Vocal Institute and has performed at Don’t Tell Mama Cabaret inNYC. Originally from Oregon, he has performed with the Oregon Symphony and is a three-timerecipient of the Young Artist Scholarship from the Sunriver Music Festival in Oregon. He is amember of the Jazz Dance Collective of Central Oregon.CAITLYN PICKERING (Becky / Nick) is thrilled to be a part of this amazing production!She grew up near Boston, Massachusetts and is a recent graduate of The American Musical andDramatic Academy, NYC. Her Favorite credits include The Winter's Tale Project (Fringe NYC)and Once Upon a Mattress. She would like to thank Two Beans Productions and everyoneinvolved for this amazing opportunity. She would also like to thank her friends, family, mom anddad for their continuing love and support for everything she does.SALLY SWALLOW (Mother / Mrs. Dickens) is delighted to make her Two Beans Productionsdebut. Some favorite credits include: Anne, A Little Night Music; Young Sally, Follies; GloriaUpson, Mame (all at Maine State Music Theatre); No End of Blame (PTP-NYC Atlantic TheatreCo.); and Sunny, The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Sally is the first place recipient of the MaineNATS vocal award, received the National ARTS merit award in voice, and the outstandingperformance award from Interlochen Arts Camp. Sally received her B.A. from MiddleburyCollege and is proud to have grown up in Farmington, ME. Love to the Fam!CYNTHIA THOLE (Choreographer) is proud to be working for Two Beans Productions. HerNew York choreography and directing credits include work for Theatreworks/USA, The A TrainMusicals, AMDA, TADA! and Camp Broadway. Her regional choreography credits include:Carousel for Farleigh Dickenson University, 42 nd Street for Allenberry Playhouse, Me and My

Girl for Mill Mountain Playhouse, My Fair Lady for The Reagle Players, Annie Get Your Gun,Pirates of Penzance for Montclair Operetta Club, and Quilters for Penn State University.Cynthia has performed on Broadway in 42 nd Street, Singin’ in the Rain, My Fair Lady, Nick andNora, Me and My Girl, Meet Me in St Louis and A Christmas Carol, for which she dancecaptained the show for ten years. National Tours include: Oklahoma!, 42 nd Street and SugarBabies. She is currently on the dance faculty at AMDA and Montclair State University. Cynthiais also a certified teaching artist in the city schools working for City Center education programsand TADA! Cynthia is a graduate of Butler University, and the mother of a wonderful teen-agedaughter.