CAMP SUNSHINE
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DIRT ROAD THEATER'S 2022 SUMMER PERFORMANCE CAMP
July 29 & 30 @ The Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, VT
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Developed by DRT’s Play Creation and Performance Class: Elena Guadagno, Ashlynn Hayes, Lilly Hayes, Brenna Lee, Max McCusker, Alex Silowash, Nolan Smith, Emmett Stowell, Daniel Verchereau​
Written by Maren Langdon Spillane, Music and Lyrics by Savannah Yates , Featured song “Rust” by Nolan Smith
CAST
Rachel Almer - Belinda
Eli Askew - Skylar
Tarin Askew - Joey
Dashiell Beaudry - Finn
Esme Beaudry - Choo-Choo
Molly Carpenter - Xylo
Camille Edgcomb - Petunia
Elena Guadagno - Ducky
Aidric Iten - Alex
Brenna Lee - Tessa Benson
Mazie Merrill - Vanessa Henson
Wolf Muller - William
Siobhan Murman - Bo
Sylvia Murnyack - Bailey
Maddie Reisner - Winona
Jane Schaefer - Stacy Jenkin
Nolan Smith - Fred Benson
Emmett Stowell - Ze/Christopher
Kaleb Vasseur - Hank
Helen Warshofsky - Odessa Swenson (Saturday show)
Piper Weir - Odessa Swenson (Friday show)
CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Maren Langdon Spillane
Musical Director: Savannah Yates
Teaching Artists: Maddie Como, Ashley Hall
Technical Director: Dominic Spillane
Art Director, Program Cover Art: Dashiell Beaudry
Design team: Dashiell Beaudry, Hudson Cheney, Ian Godfrey, Aidric Iten, and Kaleb Vasseur
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DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Camp Sunshine was born during DRT’s winter Play Creation and Performance class earlier this year, when a group of nine actors created an assortment of unusual characters and we began to weave together a story that included them all. At the heart of this story were the themes of searching for connection, struggling to embrace the vulnerability needed to trust others, and being comfortable with sharing your true self. Our class culminated in a staged reading of the play, and since then, more characters have been added, music has been written, and the story tightened and polished. What you will see today is the result of two weeks of intensive rehearsal of this play, a process that included a lot of deep diving into the themes and heart of the characters and storyline. We are all so grateful to the actors for sharing themselves with us, each other, and you. Enjoy the show!