Honk! Creative and Behind the Scenes

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Music Director
"Dr. B" Bagambhrini Thompkins
Bagambhrini has enjoyed performing in community from a young age. She was honored to be asked to join the team as Youth Musical Director in 2022 for Wizard of Oz, Jr and is happy to be returning this year for Honk! Bagambhrini enjoys driving her '65 Caddy Deville, playing with her 18 month old son, and singing when she can. If I can be any ONE animal, I would be: an elephant.
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Adult PSM
Xavier Young
This is Xavier's second spin as a PSM (Production Stage Manager), he first time being for Twisted Fairy Tales in 2022. He has performed in a number of stage plays at Buena High School, as well as a few plays at SVCT. Xavier had a lot of fun in his most recent role as Jesus in Godspell 2012, and will also be playing a Deadite in our upcoming musical, Evil Dead. If you could be any ONE animal, what would you be: A Dragon!
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Assistant Music Director
Phyllis
Phyllis is a musical who's been performing for 20+ years and we are delighted she's joined. Her hobbies are making people laugh and, of course, singing. If I could be any ONE animal, I would be: a white cat.
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Choreographer
Laurel Gomez
Laurel joins us with 13 years of dance and 9 years of competing. Laurel is proud to have won TWO National Competitions and has been teaching and choreographing for 4 years now. Laurel recently was on stage for The Nutcracker. Her favorite hobbies include dance and reading. If I could be any ONE animal it would be: a capybara.
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Marketing Manager
Selina Lopez
Selina has experience ON the stage with Rocky Horror Show in 2021, Neil Simon's The Odd Couple and Godspell 2012 earlier this year. Selina has many hobbies but her most treasures are buying her children's love, milking cows, and skipping in the meadow. If I could be any ONE animal, I would be: the cow.
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Mentor
Anna Crossland
Anna joined us earlier this year for Godspell . She has been on the stage for almost her whoel life though. Anna loves dancing, creating and of course - theatre. If I could be any ONE animal it would be: a cat - because that's what the kids said i should be.
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Backstage Mentor
Aiden Swallows
Aiden's experience performing with sierra Vista Community Theatre includes his debut in Godspell 2012 earlier this year. He then performed in Maddened by Mystery and She Kills Monsters. Outside of SVCT he performs in a variety of drag and burlesque events. If you could be any ONE animal, what would you be: If I could be a mythological animal, I would be a Phoenix because it is undying and has flames of rebirth.
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Lighting
Rebecca Norwood
Rebecca joins the tech crew to run the light board for a second time, having supported Godspell 2012 earlier this year. She recently had her 1 year anniversary on stage as an Actor with Sierra Vista Community Theatre; she was in 2 vignettes in Twisted Fairy Tale and was Mrs. Barry in this years Anne of Green Gables. If I could be any ONE animal, I would be: a cat.
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Sound
Alex Richardson
Alex returns to work the sound board for SVCT.
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Spotlight Mentor
Mike Buck
Mike has experience in tech at SVCT doing props in the Christmas Show 2021, lights for I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. He also mentored during Alice in Wonderland, working stage left. Mike has performed in 6 stage productions at SVCT including See How They Run, Love Rides the Rails, The Color of Blackmail, Rocky Horror Show, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. If I could be any ONE animal, it would be: a pug
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ASM (Assistant Stage Manager)
Spencer Boren
Spencer has over ten years of experience performing, and his favorites include playing Templeton in Charlotte's Web, Captain Blackstache in Peter and the Starcatcher, as well as SVCT's production of Rumors - as Ernie. If I could be any ONE animal, I would be: a soft, chubby little penguin.
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Props Master
Suzy Lusk
This is not Suzy's first time designing props, although it is her first time doing it here at Sierra Vista Community Theatre. She says she hasn't done it in decades and it was a nice change of pace. Suzy says she appreciates the opportunity for the new experience of working with the youth department. Suzy has been performing on stage since she was 11; from church pageants to high school to Community theatre, and she has loved it all. If I could be any ONE animal, I would be: a bunny rabbit.
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Set Designer
Jenny Norwood
This is Jenny's first time as a set designer and second time as a Master Builder, she recently built the set for She Kills Monsters. As an Actor, Jenny have been with SVCT for a year with her debut in This Mine is Mine and then again in Acting Can Be Murder. If I could be any ONE animal, I would be: a dragon! I hear they have hoardes of items and can fly!
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Youth PSM
Shannon Silver
Shannon's experience has been mainly ON the stage. This time she is taking a turn in the dark and taking the lead with Production Stage Manager (PSM). Shannon enjoys drawing, writing and acting. If I could be any ONE animal it would be: a crow.
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Director
Jeremy Heisner
Jeremy was a Mime in a poorly ran production of Charlie's Angels ( at a different theatre). Jeremy also held the role of Barbie's Understudy recently but was not called into action. Jeremy's favorite hobbies include watering flowers and anything involving the great 'ol outdoors and wearing plaid. If I could be any ONE animal, I would be: a sea anemone.
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Tech
Pearl Marie
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Kyle
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Bryce
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Hannah
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Tori
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Mathias
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Lexi

Original Creative Team

George Stiles (music): Stiles and Drewe’s musical Honk! won London’s Olivier Award for Best New Musical (2000) and has since been seen in more than 2,000 productions worldwide. Their other shows include Just So (North Shore Music Theatre), Peter Pan, Tutankhamun and Soho Cinders. George’s new musical The Three Musketeers, with lyrics by Paul Leigh and book by Peter Raby, played at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Other work includes the scores for Sam Mendes’ Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya (BAM), musical adaptations of Tom Jones and Moll Flanders, songs for the RSC’s Shakespeare Revue, and a blissful spell as Dame Edna’s pink pianist and resident composer. Mary Poppins marks his Broadway debut.

 

Anthony Drewe (Book & Lyrics): During his 23-year writing collaboration with composer George Stiles, Anthony has written the book and lyrics for Tutankhamun, Just So, Soho Cinders, the multi-award winning Honk! and the lyrics for Peter Pan - A Musical Adventure (book by Willis Hall). With composer Tony Hatch, he wrote lyrics for The Card and, with Singaporean composer Dick Lee, the lyrics for A Twist of Fate. Work as a director includes Snoopy, Honk! (South Africa, Chicago, Tokyo, and Singapore) and Just So (North Shore Music Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre). As a performer, recent work includes Rogues to Riches, The Three Musketeers, and A Twist of Fate.