Meet Our Cast

Randy Davidson

Ren McCormack

Randy is no stranger to the Warner stage. Most recently he was the Choreographer and in the ensemble for Guys and Dolls and a featured dancer in Seussical- The Musical. Randy also played Cosmo Brown in Singin' in the Rain. Randy works at Old Navy and lives in Ellington, CT. He is a member of the University of Hartford/Hartt School of Music Alumni for Musical Theatre. Rick, thank you so much for this amazing opportunity. You’ve made a dream of mine come true!! To my cast, I love you all and have had so much fun. Mom, without you I would be nothing. You are the best Mother and friend anyone could ever have. LYMYMR

Lucia Dressel

Ethel McCormack

Lucia is overjoyed to return to the Warner stage in this musical version of one of her favorite movies of the 80’s! Lucia had the joy of performing on the Warner stage as Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast and has loved being with the talented teens (as well as her more “seasoned” friends) of Footloose. A high school English teacher, Lucia lives in Middlebury with her “ever-patient” husband, John and their four children: Katie, Jenny, Daniel and Benjamin. Thanks Rick for the encouragement. Much admiration and love to “my son” Randy. To my kids, thanks for your support and love. John, you’re my everything. Thank you God, for all my blessings and joys.

James Wood

Reverend Shaw Moore

Jim’s most recent role at the Warner was ensemble in Guys n’ Dolls. Other roles include the role of Bustopher Jones in Cats, Sancho in the critically acclaimed Warner production of Man of La Mancha and Jim Bayliss in All My Sons at the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. He has also performed as Benjamin Guggenheim in Titanic- The Musical, Mr. Bundles in Annie, Mr. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol, Bissett in Jekyll & Hyde, Alfie P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Mr. Twimble in How to Succeed in Business, Britt in Music Man, Mr. Fezziwig in Scrooge- The Musical, the Chef in Cinderella, and R.F. Simpson in Singin’ in the Rain and 8-Track: The Sounds of the 70’s. Jim has four children and three grandchildren. He is the General Sales Manager at O’Neills Chevy Buick. As always thanks to Donna, Mom and Lenore for all the support and to Sean and Bruce at O’Neills for covering and letting me rearrange my schedule. D, D and J as always, wish you were here!

Joanne Chenkus

Vi Moore

Joanne is proud to return to the Warner stage having last appeared in Man of La Mancha. Among her numerous Warner credits are Meg in Damn Yankees, Bloody Mary in South Pacific, Julie in Showboat, Lady Thiang in The King & I, Maggie in 42nd Street and Dolly in Annie Get Your Gun. She has also performed in the musical reviews of Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Steven Sondheim and Swingtime. Joanne has performed at Seven Angels Theater, Southington and Cheshire community theaters and at the Thomaston Opera House in Ragtime. When not performing herself, she is the assistant director to the music theater program at Watertown High School where she teaches Spanish. It is a thrill to share this stage with Watertown students, Amber, Arielle, and Nate. Thank you to my family and friends for their support all these years.

Bethany Killian

Ariel Moore

Bethany lives in Thomaston, is a senior at Holy Cross in Waterbury and works at 21st Century Dance Academy. She plans to major in biology next year with a minor in
theatre. Some previous roles include Anna in The King & I at Holy Cross; Bird Girl in Seussical- The Musical at the Warner and Christmas Past in Scrooge at Thomaston Opera House. Thank you so much to everyone involved for another great experience. Much love to Amber my silly bird!! Break a leg all!!!

Anna Hagaman

Lulu Warnicker

Casey McKenna

Wes Warnicker

Casey, a talented actor, was named the 1999 Actor of the Year by the Republican American for his role as Nick in Funny Girl that same year. He was last seen as Duke/Carrasco in Man of La Mancha. He has also starred as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, Merlin & Pellinor in Camelot, Dr. Chumley in Harvey, Mark Twain in Big River and Mr. Darling in Peter Pan. Other Warner credits include Fiddler on the Roof, Funny Girl, Oklahoma, Carousel, The King & I, Mame, & Hello Dolly.

Patrick Hearn

Coach Roger Dunbar

Patrick played Tin Man in the 1994, 1999, and 2003 Warner Productions of The Wizard of Oz. Other favorite roles are Welch in Damn Yankees, Sir Archibald Proops in Jekyll & Hyde, Victor Velasco in Barefoot in the Park, Perkins in Amorous Ambassador at Southington Community Theatre, Georges in LaCage aux Folles at Cheshire Community Theatre, Petrucchio in Kiss Me Kate, Sir Harry in Once Upon a Mattress, For Better or Worse playing the part of Luigi the Squeege and most recently as Harry the Horse in Guys and Dolls. Patrick is also a member of Aspen Dream Productions.

Sue Cunningham

Eleanor Dunbar

Pharmacist and mother of 3, Susan is still very new to being onstage. Susan can often be found backstage, working running crew as she did in Seussical- The Musical while her daughter was on stage as a Who. She was previously seen as Mimi in Guys and Dolls, following ensemble roles in Man of La Mancha, Singin' in the Rain and Beauty and the Beast and Urinetown with the Goshen Players.

Amber Wood

Rusty

Amber is a senior at Watertown High School and was previously seen on the Warner stage as Silly Girl in Beauty and the Beast and Bird Girl in Seussical- The Musical. Amber was also active in her high school musical theatre group’s performances of South Pacific where she played the role of Nellie and Annie Get Your Gun as Winnie. Beth, we have names!! Love you – and thanks to my family.

Arielle Polites

Urleen

Urleen attends Watertown High School and is a cashier at LaBonne’s Market. She enjoys acting, studying voice, travel and cooking. Previous roles include Judy Turner in A Chorus Line and Lucinda in Into the Woods at the Thomaston Opera House; Dollie Tate in Annie Get Your Gun at Watertown High, and Helena in Midsummer Night’s Dream at Naugatuck Valley Community College. I am very excited to be doing Footloose with such a fun loving cast and crew. Break a leg everyone and thank you Rick for this opportunity – I won’t let you down!

Allyson Mecca

Wendy Jo

Allyson attends Avon High School and is one of four children. Other than acting, singing and dancing she enjoys drawing and spending time with family and friends. This is Allyson’s debut at the Warner. Previous roles elsewhere include ensemble roles in Little Shop of Horrors and Fame! I would like to thank my family and my friends for all of their support and love.

Vincent McCoy

Chucky Cranston

Vincent is a junior at Northwest Regional #7 and currently working on a sequel to The Inner Circle called The Outer Circle, an independent film which he starred in and shot with Rick Doyle last summer. Vincent played the role of Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls at Naugatuck Teen Theatre, Tobias Riggs in Sweeney Todd, Jose in Man of La Mancha, ensemble in Beauty and the Beast and Parolle in Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well at Northwest Regional #7. Thank you to Rick, Todd, Donna and TJ for this experience. Thank you to my Mom & Dad and to all my friends in the show. To the cast and crew: break a leg!

Gary LaPointe

Lyle

Gary is from New Hartford and attends Northwest Regional #7. Previous roles include Lafeu in Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well at Northwest Regional #7 and Chino in West Side Story at the Warner. He has also appeared at the Warner in several other shows. Thanks to everyone for a great show!

Bryan Gregor

Travis

Bryan lives in Barkhamsted and attends Northwest Regional #7 in Winsted. He was last seen as Bertram in Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well at Northwest Regional #7. His favorite roles include Action in West Side Story and Jesus in Godspell. Bryan is currently working on a sequel to The Inner Circle called The Outer Circle, an independent film which he starred in and shot with Rick Doyle last summer. Rick, Gary, Vince, Randy & Elias, can’t believe it’s been two years since Westside. A million thanks to everyone at the Warner; you give me a reason to live!

John Mullen

A Cop

G. Fred Shepard

Benny Blast

G. Fred is a native of Boston. Credits include: Evita, West Side Story, 8-Track: The Sounds of the 70’s, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat all with the Warner Stage Co., The Who’s Tommy at Thomaston Opera House, Jesus Christ Superstar in Brookfield and Godspell with Goshen Players. His most memorable role was George Bailey, in It’s a Wonderful Life at the Warner. He also has many technical and production credits. In between rehearsals, he works as a systems analyst. He is the father of a prodigal bike messenger, the former bass player of Politikill and a stage-monkey.

David Anctil

Williard Hewitt

David is seventeen and a junior at Thomaston High School. He enjoys singing, acting, dancing, piano, driving aimlessly and MySpace. Previous roles include Twinkletoes in Sleeping Beauty and Frank in A Chorus Line at Thomaston Opera House, Rusty Charlie in Guys and Dolls at Naugatuck Teen Theatre and Franklin Roosevelt in Annie at Kent School. Thanks so much to Rick for giving me this opportunity and to all my friends at the Warner for giving me the time of my life.

Keith Martin

Principal Henry Clark

Having recently moved to Litchfield, Keith is making his debut at the Warner. In another venue his credits include Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Benny Southstreet in Guys n’ Dolls, H.C. Curry in The Rainmaker, Huckabee in The Fantasticks and Jake Latta in The Night of the Iguana. For artistic variety, he sings bass with the Litchfield Norwestones and the Westchester Chordsmen, two choruses of the Barbershop Harmony Society. He recently retired as Professor Emeritus at Fairfield University where he also was Dean of its School of Business.

Marcus Doyle

Jeter

Marcus is fourteen, lives in Litchfield and is a freshman at Litchfield High School. Marcus loves to sing, dance and act...that’s why he’s is in Footloose. His family is amazing and his heroes are Ms. Swan, Ellen Degeneres and Oprah! Previous role was in the ensemble in Fame at Litchfield High School. I want to thank everyone at Chorus Angelicus for making me who I am today; my family for encouraging me to do Footloose and the Magnets at Litchfield for showing me the best. I love you all.

Tyler Propfe

Bickle

Tyler attends Northwestern Regional #7, lives in New Hartford and loves to play basketball, trumpet and sing plus act whenever he can. This performance is Tyler’s debut on the Warner stage. He has previously played Goody in Fame, Ralph Herdman in Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Prince in Snow Queen and ensemble for Big- The Musical and Oliver all at Hartford Children’s Theater. At Hartford Stage, Tyler was one of the school children and Turkey Boy for Christmas Carol– A Ghost Story.

Elias Orelup

Garvin / Cowboy Bob

Elias is currently employed at the YMCA as a swim instructor and at the Bake Shop in Torrington. He attends Naugatuck Valley Community College full time and will be graduating with his Associates Degree this summer in Digital Arts and video production. He most recently appeared as a dancer in Seussical- The Musical, Cats and Beauty and the Beast. Elias is also featured in the sequel to the film The Inner Circle called The Outer Circle directed by Rick Doyle. Thank you Rick and Donna for another crazy adventure. To all the cast – “I LERVES YOU ALL”.

Bridget Krompinger

Irene

Bridget was most recently seen on the Warner stage last winter as Babette the Feather Duster in Beauty and the Beast. Other favorite roles include Gloria Thorpe in Damn Yankees and Emily Arden in State Fair at Musicals at Richter, Dainty June in Gypsy at Seven Angels Theater, April in Company at Ridgefield Theater Barn, and Lily St. Regis in Annie with Congregational Players. Bridget has served as dance captain for several shows and just recently played Faith in Keeping Faith, an original play reading at the Ridgefield Theater Barn. She would like to thank her family and friends for their never-ending support and Rick, TJ, Todd and Donna for this opportunity.

Country Kickers (a band)

Jim Bittel, Marcus Doyle, Cheyenne Giarnese, Heather Miller

High School Students

Jim Bittel, Kaitlin Boyen, Nate Habeggar, Jessica Hart, Charlie Mandino, Nicole Morley, Caitlin O'Keefe, Abby Orelup, Joel Orelup, Nina Paganucci, Christina Parziale, Drew Seibert, Katie Weiser

Townspeople

Crystal Begleiter, Thirza Grant, Nick Kreonides, Cherie Lindstrom, Faith Miller, Jack Miller

Trivia & Events

• Broadway Production
• Reception
• London production
• 2006 UK National Tour
• Plot
• Songs

The Shoppes at Farmington Valley Stage & Screen Trivia Quiz Contest

Congratulations to Tommy Creatore!

Winner of the Footloose Shoppes at Farmington Valley Contest.