Cast & Crew

Assistant Director:

Samantha Stephens

Cast:

Alice — Kjirsten Savage
Bun Foo — Conner Meyers
Ching Ho — Anthony Schleisman
Cora Meghann — Kuhlman
Daphne — Ashley Rackham
Dexter — Wyatt Sander
Dorothy — Izzy Merrill
Dorothy Parker — Cait Mayr
Ethel Peas — Danielle Humphrey
George Gershwin — Wyatt Sander
Gloria — Katie Cachiaras
Jimmy Smith — Philip Muehe
Kenneth/ Policeman — Tristan Miller
Lucille — Laura Herbers
Mathilde — Karyn Olsen
Millie Dillmount — Elizabeth Shea
Miss Flannery — Katie Eberhard
Mrs. Meers — Emily Gresbrink
Muzzy — Alyssa Mueller
Ruth — Hannah Frost
Rita — Sarah Stevens
Rodney — Keenan Berg
Trevor Graydon — John Dieltz

Ensemble:

Sarah Krolak
Elizabeth Pankratz
Rebecca Rose
Mikayla Ward
Sabrina Yang

Production Team

Laurie Cassman — Director

Laurie Cassman has directed three productions at John Marshall. In addition to directing the plays, she teaches American Studies and ninth grade English. Before taking on directing responsibilities at JM, Laurie worked as a director at Jamestown Middle School and Ulen-Hitterdal High School. She attended Bismarck State College on a Presidential drama scholarship and received her degree in English from the University of Minnesota, Moorhead and a Masters in Education from Winona State University. Her favorite show of all time is Alan Ayckbourns Absurd Person Singular.

Christopher Jarvis — Pit Band

Mr. Jarvis is in his eighth year as Director of Bands at John Marshall High School and has assisted in recruiting and preparing the members of the musical pit orchestra each year since coming to JM. His background in musical theater includes serving as music director for the Hill Country Arts Foundation in Kerrville, Texas, for two summers during college, as well as music director as past band instructor positions. He has also performed French horn with Oklahoma!, Damn Yankees, and Camelot.

Previous John Marshall productions include Oklahoma!, Disney's High School Musical and Rags.

Deb Fuehrer — Choreography

Ms. Fuehrer trained at Minnesota Dance Theatre. She has choreographed more than 35 plays and has acted in more than 200 productions, including videos and commercials. "Every rehearsal with this talented cast and crew reminds me why I’m in theatre."

Merle Savage— Vocal Director

 

Paul Skattum— Scenic Design & Construction

 

Paul Cox — Producer

Paul's support for the theater dates back to building sets for The Sound of Music when he was in high school. As John Marshall Activities Director, Paul has been instrumental in over two dozen theatrical productions. He currently serves as the Section IAA Visual Arts Coordinator and developed the Visual Arts Comptetition.