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    Box Office: (518) 674-2007     P. O. Box 179
    2880 NY 43
    Averill Park, NY 12018
    Email: info@slca-ctp.org
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Cast
Mr. Alonso Smith -	Tom Tift
Mrs. Anna Smith -	Suzanne Baker
Lon Smith -	Will Gallagher
Rose Smith -	Mindi Schwab
Esther Smith -	Claudia DeMartino
Agnes Smith -	Kellie Patnode
Tootie Smith -	Eliza Figueroa
Grandpa Prophater -	Dick Griffin
Katie O'Downey -	Jane Figueroa
John Truitt -	Jake Fisch
Warren Sheffield -	Jeff Wuerstlin
Patrick Neely, the Postman -	Bill Douglas
Lucille Ballard -	Casey Madsen
Eve Riverton-	Melanie Douglas
Clinton Badger -	Peter Keller
PeeWee Drummond -	Joel Frost-Tift
Sidney Purvis -	Sean Owens
Mike the Motorman -	Ken Ryer
Charlotte Laughton -	Paula Hoffay
Mary Margaret Malone -	Maria Troskowski
Jessica Van Tassel -	Robin Patnode
Mary Camp -	Marcia Middleton
Dorothy Fairchild -	Casey Madsen
Sam Davison -	Steve Keller

Opening Night underwritten by Straight Line Industries, Inc. Our special thanks to Pilar Dexter.

TANYS Awards

Outstanding Musical Accompaniment to Musical Director Marietta Mitchell
Meritorious Achievement in Acting and Vocal Performance to Claudia DiMartino
Meritorious Achievement in Acting and Vocal Performance to Eliza Figueroa
Meritorious Achievement in Acting and Vocal Performance to Jane Figueroa
Meritorious Achievement in Acting and Vocal Performance to Kelly Patnode
Meritorious Achievement in Acting and Vocal Performance to Mindi Schwab
Meritorious Achievement to the Set, Costume and Prop Crews
for their contributions and getting the Victorian period "just right"

"Meet Me in St. Louis is an enchanting musical about a simpler, less complicated time in America. Electric lights, ice cream cones, telephones in homes - the world at the turn of the last century was about to change, in some ways better and in some ways not. But the love the Smith Family has for one another endures, even if life's simpler pleasures do not. Circle Theater Players presents a very solid and utterly charming production of what is commonly known only as a movie musical. However, this production was anything BUT common with several standout performances by the women of the show: Mindi Schwab as Rose Smith, Claudia DeMartino as Esther Smith, and Jane Figueroa as Katie O'Downey. Capturing our hearts as well were Tootie and Agnes Smith, delightfully portrayed by Eliza Figueroa and Kelly Patnode. Kudos to the orchestra of one! - Marietta Mitchell and her amazing piano playing supported this large cast of 25 passionate performers, some of whom were making their community theater debuts. Finally the production values ably delivered by the set, costume, hair and makeup crews tied together this quaint offering of classic Americana with a very pretty bow. I am all smiles, and nostalgic, for the good old days." - Laura Andruski, TANYS Adjudicator

Esther Smith, portrayed by Claudia DeMartino of Rotterdam, kneels for the finale of "Under the Bamboo Tree" between her two younger sisters, Tootie, portrayed by Eliza Figueroa of Schenectady, and Agnes, portrayed by Kellie Patnode of Clifton Park.

Mr. Alonso Smith, portrayed by Tom Tift of Averill Park, shares happy memories with his wife Anna Smith, portrayed by Suzanne Baker, also of Averill Park.

Warren Sheffield, portrayed by Jeff Wuerstlin of Clifton Park, and Rose Smith, portrayed by Mindi Schwab of Albany, engage in a lover's quarrel while John Truitt, portrayed by Jake Fisch of Averill Park, and Esther Smith, portrayed by Claudia DeMartino of Rotterdam, stand between them caught in the happiness of their first love.

Grandpa Prophater, portrayed by Dick Griffin of Stephentown, and Lon Smith, portrayed by Will Gallagher of Brunswick, get a bit of strong advice from their Irish maid Katie, portrayed by Jane Figueroa of Schnectady.