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Playhouse returning with 10 performances of ‘Hunchback’ musical
Live theater is coming back to the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. The Putnam County Playhouse will open its 60th season with a production of Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”
The musical will play 10 performances June 1-5 and June 8-12. Tickets for the show will go on sale when the box office opens at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 31.
All performances begin at 8 p.m. and all tickets are $10.
Persons can call the box office at 653-5880 after 5 p.m. each performance day.
All local Covid protocols will be followed. Patrons are asked to wear masks and to practice social distancing while in the theatre. There will be only 80 seats available -- less than half the normal seating capacity -- for each performance. Several performances will have limited seating available because of the advance season ticket sales. For this reason, reservations are strongly recommended.
The production is sponsored by Hopkins-Rector and Bittles & Hurt Funeral Homes in Greencastle.
This version of the classic story has songs from the Disney animated feature and the script is based on the book by Victor Hugo. There are also some new songs included in the score. Music is by Alan Menken and lyrics by Steven Schwartz. The book is by Peter Parnell.
Director for the production is Shelly McFadden. Vocal director is Lori Miller. Rehearsal pianist and pit conductor is Morgan Asher. Choreographer is Joshua Bain who also serves as assistant director. He is being assisted by Sarah Armitage with the dances. Set design is by Ric McFadden and the technical director is Dustin Bond.
The title role of Quasimodo the Hunchback of Notre Dame will be played by Dustin Bond. Samantha Grace Shelton plays the gypsy girl Esmerelda who befriends him. Ric McFadden and Jay Prewitt play the Frollo brothers, Claude and Jehan. Other leading roles are Clopin the King of the Gypsies played by Grant Craig and Capt. Phoebus played by Nathan Brown – both actors making their PCPH debuts in this musical. Playing multiple roles are Chris Wurster, Anna Harris, Kayla Norman and Noah D. Pettit.
Michaela Semak and Jack Randall Earles appear in supporting roles.
The choir will feature Susan Anthony, Kathryn Dory, Kathi Elliott, Dale Grove, Hannah Newlin, Diane K. Parrish, Lisa Price, Kyla Scheuermann, Eric Vagedes, Miller and Bain, and four members of the Howard family: Brian, Eleanor, George, and Alice.
Among those joining Asher in the pit are Ally Trexler (violin) and Dede Schwomeyer (percussion).
Cameron Wunderlich is production stage manager. His stage crew includes Chloe Gardner and Sarah Nowling. Grace Elmore is running the light board and Darvëll Barger is running the sound board. Spotlight operators are Tucker Elmore and Ethan Lawler.