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Written By Natalie Cutcher & Amanda Forstrom
Directed by Natalie Cutcher December 2- December 18, 2022
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.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
At Theatre on the Run: December 2-4, and December 14-18, 2022
At Alexandria Country Day School: December 10 and 11, 2022
At 1st Stage: December 30, 2022 - January 1,2023
Squeakers and Mr. Gumdrop is funded in part by
The City of Alexandria, The National Endowment for the Arts, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts
The City of Alexandria, The National Endowment for the Arts, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts
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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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Take a look at this fun review from DC Theatre Scene:
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Artistic Team
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Natalie Cutcher (Co-Writer & Director) is a local theatre maker, educator, and proud company member of Arts on the Horizon. In addition to teaching summer camps and leading storytimes, she's worked on a handful of productions (from behind-the-scenes to performing) including Snow Day, Point A to Point B, By the Seashore, and Jingle Journey. She has roots in stylized, physical theatre including Commedia dell'Arte and Clowning, but also gained a love for rich, poetic language after completing STC's Academy for Classical Acting at GWU. If you're a fan of podcasts, keep an eye out for Season 5 of the sci-fi, radio-drama EOS 10 dropping next year.
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Amanda Forstrom (Co-Writer) is so excited Squeakers and Mr. Gumdrop is back this holiday season! Acting credits include OFF-BROADWAY: The Irondale Ensemble: Julius Caesar, Color Between the Lines. DC: Junk (Arena Stage), Timon of Athens, Sense and Sensibility, Julius Caesar (AD) and Twelfth Night (Folger Theatre); Tartuffe (Shakespeare Theatre Company) Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (Round House Theatre). She has also worked with Constellation Theatre, Keegan Theatre, 1st Stage (HHA Award Nom), Taffety Punk Theatre Company, Arts On The Horizon, Rorschach Theatre, Spooky Action Theatre, and 4615 Theatre Company. REGIONAL: Clue (Theatre L’Homme Dieu) The Lion In Winter (Cape May Stage); Hamlet, Cymbeline (Virginia Shakespeare Festival), Measure for Measure (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company). FILM/TV: Move Me No Mountain, Bennie’s (with Ed Asner). Instagram: @amanda_forstrom
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Nathan Leituala (Assistant Director/Fall AOTH Emerging Artist) is excited to jump on board with Arts on the Horizon. From Salt Lake City, Utah and a recent graduate from the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts (NCDA) in Georgetown, DC, Nate has been an active presence on the theatre stage since his first ever appearance as Daniel in the musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and then went on to perform in numerous shows around the Salt Lake Valley such as Footloose as Ensemble, Mamma Mia as Pepper, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood as The Deputy, just to name a few. In addition to his previous experience, Nate has performed in two shows as a student at NCDA in Pass Over as Mister and A Life in the Theatre as Robert.
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Julie Cray Leong (Costume Designer) (she/her/hers) is thrilled to be back with Arts on the Horizon. A selection of her work includes: Much Ado About Nothing and Fences (National Players) She Kills Monsters (Rorschach Theatre), Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven (Rorschach Theatre), Lady M (The Welders), Squeakers and Mr. Gumdrop (Arts on the Horizon), Beep Beep (Arts on the Horizon), Mac,Beth (Keegan Theatre), The Oldest Boy (Spooky Action), War Boys (Ally Theatre Company), Catch Me If You Can (NextStop Theatre) Ghost Light (Parlor Room Theatre), Macbeth/As You Like It/Measure for Measure (STC’s Academy for Classical Acting). BA Drama - The Catholic University of America. She also serves as the Olney Theatre Center’s Costume Shop Supervisor. For more information, visit www.JulieCrayCostumes.com
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Hailey LaRoe (Lighting Designer) Is excited to be working with Arts on the Horizon for the first time! Hailey is a lighting and projection designer based in the DC area since 2018. Her recent lighting credits include; Flamenco Fest 2022 (GALA Hispanic Theatre), Twelfth Night (Classic Theatre of Maryland), Sylvia Mendez (GALA Hispanic Theatre), and Maple and Vine (Spooky Action Theatre). Recent Projection Design credits include; Skin of our Teeth (Howard University), Poe's Blood Sweat, & Fears (National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre), Fantastagirl and the Math Monster (Adventure Theatre), and assistant projection work for Show Way and Earthrise (Kennedy Center TYA). Hailey has really enjoyed working on this fun show, Enjoy! Haileylaroedesigns.com
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Joshua Cole Lucas (Scenic Carpenter) is a DC based theatrical carpenter, actor, dancer, teaching artist. Building credits include: Synetic Theater: Dracula, Host and Guest, Midsummer Nights Dream, 12th Night, Servant of Two Masters, Cinderella, Madness of Poe, Phantom of the Opera, Snow Queen, Tempest, Treasure Island, Richard III, Cyrano, My Father's Dragon, and Sleepy Hollow; 1st Stage: Malima's Tale; Signature Theatre: Assassins; Anacostia Playhouse: Klytmnestra.
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Megan Holden (Scenic Painter) (she/her/hers) is local scenic designer and scenic painter. She is marking her second show with Arts on the Horizon after designing the set and props for Birds of a Feather. Megan received her BA in scenic design and film production from James Madison University. Since moving to DC in 2019, Megan has worked as a scenic designer and painter at companies across the DMV including Studio Theater, Washington Stage Guild, Avant Bard Theater, The Free Theater, Anacostia Playhouse, Gala Hispanic Theater, and We Happy Few Productions.
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Regina Vitale (Stage Manager) is overjoyed to be joining Arts on the Horizon for the first time. She is a freelance SM in the DC area. Most recently stage managing The Playboy of the Western World at Solas Nua and Little Women at NextStop. She would like to thank her whole family for their support of her theater career even through the pandemic, particularly Heather and Ted. And her partner Nicole for loving snow and cookies and bringing holiday joy year round.
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Jazzy Davis (Takeover Stage Manager) is thrilled to be joining the cast and crew of Squeakers and Mr. Gumdrop as the Takeover Stage Manager. They are a local theatre artist, administrator, and collaborator. Select credits include: Romantic Fools (New York Deaf Theatre), Hi, Are You Single? (Woolly Mammoth), Heroes of the Fourth Turning (BLUEBARN Theatre), There's Always The Hudson (Woolly Mammoth), 19 (Woolly Mammoth & THEARC), Ain't No Mo' (Woolly Mammoth & Baltimore Center Stage).
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Cast
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Deimoni Brewington (Squeakers) is thrilled to be making his Arts of the Horizon debut. Other local credits include Constellation Theatre Company: Once On This Island, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: The Adventures of Pericles, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth; Faction of Fools: Missed Connections, Foolish Fridays: Season 3; Arena Stage: Toni Stone; Round House Theater: Sleep Deprivation Chamber; Theater Alliance: Protest in 8, Blood at the Root. Deimoni has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Howard University. IG: @creatlas
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Pablo Guillén (Mr. Gumdrop) is an actor and fashion lover, born and raised in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He trained at the National School of Dramatic Arts of Honduras, Miami Dade College, The Carpetbag Brigade Physical Theater, and Odín Theater. Some of his credits include Teatro de la Luna: A Lecture for an Academy, GO; Gala Hispanic Theater: Seneca, Synetic Theater: The Tempest, The Miraculous Magic Balloon, Cinderella, Snow Queen (understudy role), The Servant of Two Masters, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Host and Guest (understudy role), Dracula. Arts on the Horizon: Birds of a Feather.
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Paige Rammelkamp (Musician) is a music teacher, classically trained pianist, music director, aspiring vocal arranger, and proud alumna of American University. During the day, she works as an accompanist at Duke Ellington School of the Arts and George Mason University. Notable music direction credits include: Ichabod: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Creative Cauldron), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Workhouse Arts Center), First Date (NextStop Theatre Co.), The Bridges of Madison County (Red Branch Theatre Co.), Bonnie & Clyde (Monumental Theatre Co.), Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha (The Arlington Players), Bright Star, The Fantasticks (Little Theatre of Alexandria), RENT, Sister Act, and Bright Star (Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre).
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Janine Baumgardner (Squeakers Understudy) is a dancer, actor, singer, choreographer, and health coach. Recent performance credits include The Queen's Ball: A Bridgerton Experience (Netflix/Shondaland/Fever), Shhhakespeare Revue (Synetic Theater), and The Phantom of the Opera (Synetic Theater). Choreography credits include Little Women (NextStop Theatre) and Cinderella (Synetic Theater). As a Synetic Theater Company Member, Janine has performed in 13 of Synetic's Mainstage productions. Additional credits include Hello, my name is… (The Welders), The Rite of Spring (Pointless Theatre Co.), A New Nation (Convergence Theatre), A Dream Within a Dream: Madness (Through the 4th Wall), and Mortal Tongues, Immortal Stories (Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company). Janine earned a BFA in Dance from George Mason University. @janinebaumgardner
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Sam Fromkin (Mr. Gumdrop Understudy) is a DC-based artist who is excited to work with Arts On The Horizon on another project! When he is not acting, he is working as a personal trainer and a DJ. Local credits include: Mr. Popper's Penguins (Imagination Stage), Antigone (The Kennedy Center). Recently, Sam performed a solo piece entitled I Am Not There as a part of the True Reflections series with JÁ International Theatre based in Lisbon, Portugal. Sam graduated from American University with a degree in Musical Theatre and Spanish Studies. Find Sam at samfromkin.com.
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Elle Marie Sullivan (Musician Understudy) (she/her) is an actor, teaching artist, intimacy coordinator, and director passionate about the power of storytelling. She has performed with Grassroots Shakespeare DC, National Ballet of Canada, Washington National Opera, Shakespeare Opera Theatre, Stillpointe Theatre, Best Medicine Rep, InterAct Story Theatre, The Essential Theatre, Joe's Movement Emporium, and multiple readings with Young Playwrights' Theatre. She teaches with Arts on the Horizon, as well as Round House Theatre and Imagination Stage. She's on the leadership team at Voices Unbarred. Elle is also a registered yoga teacher.
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