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INTO THE WOODS

Role: Jack

Production Info: Oct. 20-30, 1994 on the MainStage, FSU
Director: Clyde Grigsby
Choreographer: Kate Watson Gelabert
Musical Director: David Childs

Into the Woods had been my favorite show since high school, when my friend Juan Hernandez lent me a videotape of the PBS broadcast and I watched it 5 times in a row. I loved everything about the show . . . the perfect first act, in which all of the different fairy-tale characters unite to make their dreams come true, and the haunting second half, when the audience finds out what consequences can result from desperately seeking “happily ever after.” Playing Jack (of Beanstalk fame) had been a dream of mine since my first encounter with the show, and I was so excited to perform the role in this incredible production. The set was amazing, utilizing all of the university’s technological gizmos, including a winch-tracking system and turntable that allowed each set-piece to glide around the stage by itself. And the costumes were so detailed and well-thought-out . . . I felt like I was in the Broadway show! I remember sitting offstage every night and pinching myself, just to make sure that I was aware of the wonderful-ness all around me!

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The Transformation: Jack (that’s me) milks his Cow for the Witch (Jill Stacey Carlen) with a little encouragement from the Baker’s Wife (Liz Solms).

So Happy: Jack and Milky White (Jeff Williams and Tyler Fish) cozily relax in their refurbished home along with Jack’s Mother (Noelle Krimm) and the Harp (Jasmine Connelly).

The Last Midnight: The Witch (Jill Stacey Carlen) laments the ignorance of Jack, the Baker (Jason Rowland), Cinderella (Alice Tillotson), and Little Red (Montego Glover).

Our T-Shirt Design, compliments of Cinderella (Alice Tillotson).


INTO THE WOODS Role: Jack Production Info: Oct. 20-30, 1994 on the MainStage, FSU Director: Clyde Grigsby Choreographer: Kate Watson Gelabert Musical Director: David Childs
*Into the Woods* had been my favorite show since high school, when my friend Juan Hernandez lent me a videotape of the PBS broadcast and I watched it 5 times in a row. I loved everything about the show . . . the perfect first act, in which all of the different fairy-tale characters unite to make their dreams come true, and the haunting second half, when the audience finds out what consequences can result from desperately seeking “happily ever after.” Playing Jack (of Beanstalk fame) had been a dream of mine since my first encounter with the show, and I was so excited to perform the role in this incredible production. The set was amazing, utilizing all of the university’s technological gizmos, including a winch-tracking system and turntable that allowed each set-piece to glide around the stage by itself. And the costumes were so detailed and well-thought-out . . . I felt like I was in the Broadway show! I remember sitting offstage every night and pinching myself, just to make sure that I was aware of the wonderful-ness all around me! Click on this link to read more info about the Florida State University School of Theatre.
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