Directing a musical requires an army of people in a diverse number of jobs, and I have several people to say thank you to:
-to Melanie for not only the fantastic piano playing, but also for all the time helping solve problems both musical and not, and for being my sounding board
-to Lori for not only being a great choreographer, but also for knowing a lot about a lot of things and having answers and ideas when we hit walls
-to Peter for the time spent with the pit and for challenging any technical inaccuracies
-to the Pit for volunteering your time as musicians and being willing to hide underground
-to Douglas for the design plans, we missed not seeing you in Illinois this year!
-to Liz, Bob, and Judy for the time spent decorating this set and making it come alive
-to Brian and Craig for stepping in and taking this building on
-to Kathryn and Miriam for heading up the costumes
-to Sarah Sheehan, Blake Honiotes, Nathan Rancatore, Melanie, Peter, and Lori for listening to auditions and helping with the hard decisions
-to Meg Cappel and Brenda Valera for helping with so many logistics
-to Linda Evans for making sure we have a time and place to rehearse!
-to Rosie Bruinius for all the help with the Italian language. Grazie!
-to Matt Narducci and the administration at Joliet West for dealing with the challenges presented by a musical being part of a high school's existence
-to Kristine Schlismann for helping promote this show
-to Miguel and Jana for taking the lead on planning the backstage choreography
-to Max and Nick for the willingness to do so much during your lunch hour
-to Pass it On Thrift Store for lending us ties and props
-to my big sister, Sherry Huttenga, for prop shopping for us
-to Rodgers and Hammerstein company in New York for licensing this show
-to all our sponsors for their support in making this show a reality, we very much appreciate you
-to Jess for your hard work as student director, thank you so much for the many hours of service
