Gooney Bird Greene
And Her True Life Adventures
By Kent R. Brown
Based on the book Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
Directed by Yo-El Cassell
October 26 – November 18, 2018
Gooney Bird is a new student at Watertower Elementary with a flair for the theatrical. Through wearing brightly-colored mismatched ensembles and telling wildly imaginative stories, that are 100% true, Gooney Bird inspires her classmates to maximize their own self-expression.
CAST
Daniel/Ensemble – Margot Anderson-Song
Tricia/Cow/Ensemble – Olivia Z. Cote
Chelsea/Van Driver/Ensemble – Tatiana Isabel Gil
Malcolm/Ensemble – Alan Kuang
Mrs. Pidgeon – Paula Langton*
Keiko/TV Reporter/Ensemble – Khloe Alice Lin*
Felicia Ann/Ensemble – Ava Kathryn Lyons
Gooney’s Musical Imagineer/Conductor/Police Officer – Jeff Marcus*
Barry/Catman/Ensemble – Zachary D. McConnell
Nicholas/Ensemble – Jasper Milstein
Mr. Greene/Mr. Prince/Ensemble – Gary Thomas Ng*
Ben/Camera Operator/Ensemble – Brian Perry
Mrs. Greene/Mrs. Schinhofen/Ensemble – Samantha Richert*
Gooney Bird Greene – Hayley Spivey
Beanie/Ensemble – Mabel White
*Denotes Member of Actors’ Equity Association
CREATIVE
Director/Movement Director – Yo-EL Cassell
Set Designer – Stephen McGonagle
Lighting Designer – Annie Wiegand
Costume Designer – Chelsea Kerl
Props Designer – Matthew T. lazure
Sound Designer – B.C. Williams
Original Music – Jeff Marcus
Original Lyrics – Paula Langton
Production Stage Manager – Nicky Carbone*
*Denotes Member of Actors’ Equity Association
Photos by Nile Scott Studios
An Interview with Lois Lowry (Part I)
An Interview with Lois Lowry (Part II)
Wheelock Family Theatre stages Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures
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Scenic Drawings by Stephen McGonagle
