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Jocy Walla — Board Member at Large

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A Play in Two Acts

Place: Middle Earth. From Underhill, through the Wilderland, to the Lonely Mountain. Time: Long ago in a quiet of the world.

ACT ONE

Scene 1…. The Shire, Underhill. Home of the Hobbits. Scene 2…. The Forest, several months later. Scene 3…. Cave in the Misty Mountains. Scene 4…. Outside the cave entrance.

— intermission — ACT TWO

Scene 1…. Mirkwood Forest, weeks later. Scene 2…. The Dungeon of the Elven-Queen’s Palace. Scene 3….Outside of Lake-town. Scene 4…. The Lonely Mountain.

CastBilbo Baggins.................................................................................Molly Jung

Gandalf................................................................................................Lyfe Allen

Gollum..................................................................................................Owen Gebhard

Thorin...................................................................................................Lena FinN-Hall

Dwalin..................................................................................................Audrey Williams

Balin......................................................................................................Alissa Avery

Dori.......................................................................................................Kristin Walla

Nori.....................................................................................................Lilly Blodgett

Ori.........................................................................................................Holland Hauskins

Bifur.....................................................................................................Reese Ho

Bofur....................................................................................................Falcon Allen

Bomber.................................................................................................Sebastian Hauskins

Bert.......................................................................................................Gabrielle Herron

Essie.....................................................................................................Isabella Kennington

Tom ......................................................................................................Norah Skogen

The Great Goblin.......................................................................Aidan Hefely

Goblins......Gabrielle Herron, Isabella Kennington & Norah Skogen

Elven Queen...................................................................................Elle Caudle

Elven Guards..........................................Gabrielle Herron, Isabella Kennington,

Norah Skogen & Owen Gebhard

Grocery Boy..................................................................................Aidan Hefely

Smaug..................................................................................................Full Company

Break a LegDIRECTOR ....................................................................................................................... Paul Angelo

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY .................................................................................................. Kristen Mun

VOCAL DIRECTION ............................................................................................ Barbara Richardson

STAGE MANAGER ..................................................................................................... Abigail DaCorte

SET DESIGNER/BUILDER/TECH ADVISOR .......................................................................Mark Martin

COSTUME DESIGNER ................................................................................................Dee DeMasters

PROPS DESIGNER ..........................................................................................................Erika Caudle

LIGHTING DESIGNER ........................................................................................ Ian Anderson-Priddy

SOUND DESIGNER .......................................................................................................Gordon Romei

SETS COMMITTEE .................................................................. Heath Hefely, Don Allen, Mike Jung

SET PAINTERS ............................................. Roxanne DaCorte, Abigail DaCorte, Carrie Blodgett

GOLLUM PUPPET CREATOR .......................................................................................Heather Steach

COSTUME STITCHERS..............Dee DeMasters, Kristi Gebhard, Nancy Herron, Nancy Meeker,

Heather Skogen, Jocy Walla, Cecilia Williams

SOUNDBOARD OPERATORS .................................................... Cooper Poole and Chani Daly Welle

BACKSTAGE .......... Matt Avery, Cheryl Allen, Maddie Gebhard, Gracie Martin, Maria Matteo,

Danielle Goforth, Kristi Gebhard, Mardee Willman

GREEN ROOM .. Nancy Herron, Keri Avery, Jessica Sorters, Savanna Falkner, Heather Skogen

FRONT of HOUSE .................. Cecilia Williams, Gloria Galland, Cristina Kennington, Jocy Walla

SHOW VOLUNTEERS…................... Jessie Converse, Peter Finn, Jeremy Gebhard, Andrea Hall,

Kathleen Jung, Barbara Richardson, Mathew Sears, Kristi Stroud, Kurt Walla

GRAPHICS ......................................................................... Chris Kramer and Kimberly Stromberg

PHOTOGRPHY ...................................................................................................N.E.H3 Photography

ASL INTERPRETERS .............................................................................................. Nicole Hartwood

Special Thanks to...— Camas High School —

for sharing their dragon head.

— Connect bg —for set storage space.

— Home Depot —for troll-making supplies.

— American Stone —for a plentitude of Hobbit rocks.

— Donors —Roxanne and Richard DaCorte, Kristi Stroud and Carrie Blodgett

Laurie Leslie with Campbell Pet Company*, Darreld Hutchins with

Wealth Management* *Angel Scholarship Sponsor

Paul Angelo (Director) serves as the associate artistic director of Staged! musical theatre and as a director in residence with defunkt in Portland, Oregon. He holds a BFA in musical theatre from the State University of New York (SUNY) Fredonia and an MFA from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival/ University of Alabama. In 1997 he co-founded the New Ensemble Theatre (TNE) in Manhattan. Off-off Broadway directing credits includes Hamlet, The Hunger Waltz (part of the NY Fringe Festival 99′) and Henry V. He has directed five musicals for Staged!, Les Miserables, which received two Portland Area Musical Theatre Awards (PAMTA) for Outstanding Ensemble and Outstanding Young Performer of the year. Big River which was also awarded two PAMTAs and the Portland premier of Jason Robert Brown’s ‘13′ this production was awarded a Drammy for Outstanding Pit Ensemble and four PAMTA nominations including Outstanding Direction. Also, Jason Robert Brown’s Parade which was nominated for five PAMTAs, including Outstanding Direction, winning the award for Outstanding Ensemble. And Dogfight by Pasek and Paul, four PAMTA nominations including Outstanding Direction. Paul Angelo is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. Kristen Mun (Fight Choreographer) has worked as a fight choreographer for over half a dozen theatre companies in the Portland area including Third Rail Repertory, Action Adventure, Profile Theatre, Post5, Milagro, and Anon it Moves. She was the 2015 recipient of the Leslie O. Fulton fellowship and has won Drammy’s for her work on Danny in the Deep Blue Sea, Oedipus El Rey, and Henry IV Part 1. She is an officer and a recognized fight instructor with Dueling Arts International.

- Aidan, we are so proud of you! We love you, Mom & Dad.- Break a leg Gabby! Love Mom, Dad and all the grandparents!- To all the Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves, Trolls, Goblins and Wizards-

We’ve enjoyed your journey to the Misty Mountain! The NW Jungs.-Way to go Molly Mo! Love Mima & Grandad

- Good luck to the cast and crew of The Hobbit! -The Gebhards. -Molly, you’ve grown up to be a lovely hobbit. Mom & Dad.

-Good luck Owen, We love to watch you on stage! Grams & Papa. - Lily, You make us proud everyday- Love Your Moms. “It is our choices that

show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”-Molly, Sending good luck wishes across the miles. Ah-ngen & Ah-yen. Thank you for being a big brother to all of us, Lyfe - Your MPA family

Production Crew