Valerie Gaudin, vocal music director at Town of Webb School, has announced the cast of the school Drama Department’s upcoming production of Bye Bye Birdie.
Dakota Earl has been selected to play the lead male role of Albert Peterson and Lauren Holt will play the female lead, Rose Alvarez.
Supporting roles include Westley Lamphear as Conrad Birdie, Alexandria McCumber as Mrs. Mae Peterson, Hanson Schmid as Mr. Harry MacAfee, and Morgan Payne as Mrs. Doris MacAfee.
Sarah Branch will portray Kim MacAfee, Jacob Prichard as Randolph MacAfee, Kathryn Connell as Ursula Merkle, Matthew Andre as Hugo Peabody, Lance Frymire as the Mayor and Maude, Melissa Murphy as Mrs. Merkle, Tyler Fenton as Harvey Johnson, and Nicole Redpath as Gloria Rasputin.
The Teen Chorus rounds out the cast and will include Allyson Cooper, Tiffany Outtrim, Allyson Brosemer, Madeline Mahoney, Olivia Phaneuf and Samantha Notley.
Alexcia LaFountain, Caroline DeFilipps, Chloe Brosemer, Margaret Queen, Mackenzie Kelly, Megan Greene, Kalyn Olney, Veronica Manzi, Melanie Levi, Madison Rice, Holly Kalil, Mara Gaffney, Mary Roach, Rebecca Sessions and Chelby Simpson.
Rehearsals are underway and are under the direction of Gaudin and Anne DeFilipps.
The performance will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16 in the school gymnasium at 7 p.m.
Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors ages 62 and over, and $5 for children.
