Written and Directed by Natalie Cutcher and Amanda Forstrom
Best for children ages 2 - 5 and their families
One snowy winter morning, Mr. Gumdrop prepares for his annual holiday party! When an unexpected and curious mouse appears, Mr. Gumdrop's routine is thrown for a loop. Can these two wildly different characters work together to get the holiday preparations done in time? This nonverbal, imaginative production captures the magic of making new friends and sharing ideas to accomplish big goals.
Best for children ages 2 - 5 and their families
One snowy winter morning, Mr. Gumdrop prepares for his annual holiday party! When an unexpected and curious mouse appears, Mr. Gumdrop's routine is thrown for a loop. Can these two wildly different characters work together to get the holiday preparations done in time? This nonverbal, imaginative production captures the magic of making new friends and sharing ideas to accomplish big goals.
The Lab at Convergence
1819 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302
December 5-21, 2019
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H St, NE
Washington, DC 20002
December 27-31, 2019
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Photos by Ryan Maxwell Photography
Parent Guide
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Continue the experience at home with our Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop Parent Guide. Enjoy activities inspired by the show and extend learning beyond the production.
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Study Guide
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Continue the experience in the classroom with our Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop Study Guide. Enjoy activities inspired by the show and extend learning beyond the production.
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Reviews
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Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop has become one of our most successful shows of all time! Take a look at this fun review from DC Theatre Scene:
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Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop is sponsored by
Julia and Gilbert Merrill Foundation
Squeakers and Mr. Gumdrop is funded in part by
an Aurand Harris Theatre Grant from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America.
an Aurand Harris Theatre Grant from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America.
Additional support for Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop is provided by
the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts
the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts
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Artistic Team
Natalie Cutcher (Co-Writer & Co-Director) recently earned her MFA through The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Academy for Classical Acting at GW. In undergrad, she double-concentrated in Acting and Directing. She also studied Commedia dell'Arte and Clowning while abroad in Arezzo, Italy. You may have seen her onstage in Arts on the Horizon's productions and remounts of Snow Day and Point A to Point B. Other local collaborations include Constellation, Faction of Fools, Rorschach, Theater Alliance, WSC Avant Bard, and Flying V. She is a proud company member and teaching artist for Arts on the Horizon and hopes you enjoy the show!
Amanda Forstrom (Co-Writer & Co-Director) has assistant directed and choreographed at the Folger Theatre (Julius Caesar), and choreographed with 1st Stage (The Farnsworth Invention, Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Production). She's taught at Catholic University, National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, the Actor's Center, and Round House Theatre. Local acting credits include: Arena Stage (Junk), Folger Theatre (Timon of Athens), Round House Theatre (Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley), Shakespeare Theatre Company, Constellation Theatre, 1st Stage, and others. She is a proud company member with Arts on the Horizon and Solas Nua.
Willow Watson (Set & Props Designer) is a freelance props and scenic designer based out of Washington, D.C. and a William R. Kenan Jr. Fellow at the Kennedy Center. Recent D.C. prop designs include Native Son, Sooner/Later, Fabulation, and Theory with Mosaic Theater of D.C. as well as Henry IV and The Diary of Anne Frank with Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. Recent scenic designs in the D.C. area include The Laramie Project at Studio 39 and the Capital Fringe Curates Series. More information available at www.willowscenic.com.
Julie Cray Leong (Costume Designer) is a graduate of The Catholic University of America with a BA in Drama. Her most recent projects include: She Kills Monsters (Rorschach Theatre), The Wolves (Catholic University), As You Like It, Macbeth, and Measure for Measure (STC Academy for Classical Acting), Lady M (The Welders), Ghost Light (Parlor Room Theatre), The Oldest Boy (Spooky Action Theatre). She is so happy to be back at Arts on the Horizon after previously designing for Beep Beep and Nutt and Bolt! She sends her love to her harshest critic, her toddler. For more information, visit www.JulieCrayCostumes.com.
Stephen Indrisano (Lighting Designer) graduated with honors from the University of Vermont in 2018 with a focus in Theater and Psychological Sciences. While in Burlington, VT, he designed lights for one of the Top Ten Fall Events in Vermont. After returning to the Mid-Atlantic, he designed lights for the world premiere of Craig Houk’s Cold Rain at Capital Fringe. He completed a year-long Production Apprenticeship at Imagination Stage in 2019. His work can be found at: Indrisanodesign.weebly.com.
Amanda Forstrom (Co-Writer & Co-Director) has assistant directed and choreographed at the Folger Theatre (Julius Caesar), and choreographed with 1st Stage (The Farnsworth Invention, Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Production). She's taught at Catholic University, National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, the Actor's Center, and Round House Theatre. Local acting credits include: Arena Stage (Junk), Folger Theatre (Timon of Athens), Round House Theatre (Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley), Shakespeare Theatre Company, Constellation Theatre, 1st Stage, and others. She is a proud company member with Arts on the Horizon and Solas Nua.
Willow Watson (Set & Props Designer) is a freelance props and scenic designer based out of Washington, D.C. and a William R. Kenan Jr. Fellow at the Kennedy Center. Recent D.C. prop designs include Native Son, Sooner/Later, Fabulation, and Theory with Mosaic Theater of D.C. as well as Henry IV and The Diary of Anne Frank with Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. Recent scenic designs in the D.C. area include The Laramie Project at Studio 39 and the Capital Fringe Curates Series. More information available at www.willowscenic.com.
Julie Cray Leong (Costume Designer) is a graduate of The Catholic University of America with a BA in Drama. Her most recent projects include: She Kills Monsters (Rorschach Theatre), The Wolves (Catholic University), As You Like It, Macbeth, and Measure for Measure (STC Academy for Classical Acting), Lady M (The Welders), Ghost Light (Parlor Room Theatre), The Oldest Boy (Spooky Action Theatre). She is so happy to be back at Arts on the Horizon after previously designing for Beep Beep and Nutt and Bolt! She sends her love to her harshest critic, her toddler. For more information, visit www.JulieCrayCostumes.com.
Stephen Indrisano (Lighting Designer) graduated with honors from the University of Vermont in 2018 with a focus in Theater and Psychological Sciences. While in Burlington, VT, he designed lights for one of the Top Ten Fall Events in Vermont. After returning to the Mid-Atlantic, he designed lights for the world premiere of Craig Houk’s Cold Rain at Capital Fringe. He completed a year-long Production Apprenticeship at Imagination Stage in 2019. His work can be found at: Indrisanodesign.weebly.com.
Cast
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Tori Boutin (Mr. Gumdrop) is a DMV-based actor, musician, and music director who is thrilled to be working on her first Arts on the Horizon show. DC credits include Imagination Stage: Balloonacy; Adventure Theatre MTC: Helen Hayes Nominated Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook; Rorschach Theatre Company: Sing to Me Now, She Kills Monsters, Truth and Beauty Bombs; Constellation Theatre: The Master and Margarita; Faction of Fools: The Great Commedia Hotel Murder Mystery; PG County's Shakespeare in the Parks: A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing; We Happy Few: The Dog in the Manger; Parlor Room Theater: Burst; Brave Spirits Theatre: Coriolanus. Tori is a proud graduate of The Catholic University of America's Department of Drama and Resident Company member of Rorschach Theatre.
Dylan J. Fleming (Squeakers) is excited to be making his Arts on the Horizon debut. Other credits include--LOCAL: Day of Absence, The Raid (Theater Alliance); The Member of the Wedding (1st Stage); Macbeth (We Happy Few Productions); The Crucible (Olney Theatre Center); A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing (Prince George's Shakespeare in the Parks). Education: BA Jackson State University; MFA Catholic University. UPCOMING: Kill Move Paradise (Rep Stage).
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Tess Higgins (Musician) is a proud hyphenate (actor-musician-playwright) whose D.C. credits include The Events (Theater Alliance), Godspell (Next Stop Theatre), The Helen Hayes Award-winning Wonderland (Imagination Stage), Sioux Falls (Tenth Muse), and Dark Times at Grimesville High (Capital Fringe). She is also an advanced pianist and is on a Harold Team at Washington Improv Theater. Education: The College of William and Mary, Fordham London Dramatic Academy.
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