Gilmore Creek actors multi-talented in multiple roles this summer
WINONA, Minn. — This year’s Gilmore Creek Summer Theatre professional cast members are doing double, sometimes triple, duty during this summer’s three heartwarming offerings.
The actors — some local and others from as far away as Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Ohio — have come together to provide Winona theatergoers some light and lively entertainment this summer.
Local gals Mariah Ciangiola, playing four parts this summer, and Sarah Jane Marek as the “Little Shop of Horrors” female lead Audrey, prove that you don’t always have to go far to find great talent. Another local, Mike Speck displays his vocal flexibility as both “the voice” of the evil plant from the “Little Shop,” and Froggy Le Sueur in “The Foreigner.”
Whether it is playing the nerdy floral assistant in “Little Shop of Horrors,” the less-than-brightest bulb on the tree Ellard in “The Foreigner,” or the delightful birthday boy Henry in “The Mouse Expedition,” Tyler Bellmon brings a bright exuberance to the GCST stage at Saint Mary’s University.
Back again for his second year at Gilmore Creek is Stephen DiBlasi whose Charlie in “The Foreigner” has everyone in stitches and whose rendition of Mushnik adds new meaning to the phrase “money-hungry” in “Little Shop.”
The man behind the plant, Eric Zuber, joins DeBlasi in adding a new dimension to the lives of feral, if not too bright, cats in “The Mouse Expedition.”
“Little Shop’s” Doo Wop Girls, Libby Synder, Karin McNamara, and Ciangiola reach high notes higher than their ever-increasing hairdos.
And Kentucky newcomer Peyton Conley changes characters and costumes in lightening speed — six in “Little Shop” alone.
Multiple roles and magical moments are the life of a repertory theater actor at Gilmore Creek Summer Theater this summer. Catch this talented professional troupe while you still can. Tickets are still available for all remaining shows.
Free pre-show entertainment will be provided by local favorites Chris Kendall and Adam Stasica; desserts and beverages are available from Blooming Grounds Coffee House.
Special family and group rates are available. Call the Box Office, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or online anytime at www.pagetheatre.org. Tickets are $8 for “The Mouse Expedition;” Tickets for “Little Shop” or “The Foreigner” are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors or $12 for youth.
Remaining Show Dates and Times:
July 22 “The Mouse Expedition” at Valéncia Academy Theatre, 6 p.m.
July 24 “The Foreigner” at SMU’s Page Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
July 25 “Little Shop of Horrors” at SMU’s Page Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
July 26 “Mouse Expedition” at Valéncia Academy Theatre,1 p.m.
July 26 “The Foreigner” at SMU’s Page Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
July 27 “Little Shop of Horrors” at SMU’s Page Theatre, 3 p.m.
July 29 “The Mouse Expedition” at Valéncia Academy Theatre, 6 p.m.
July 31 “Little Shop of Horrors” at SMU’s Page Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
August 1 “The Foreigner” at SMU’s Page Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
August 2 “The Mouse Expedition” at Valéncia Academy Theatre, 10 a.m.
August 2 “Little Shop of Horrors” at SMU’s Page Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
August 3 “The Foreigner” at SMU’s Page Theatre, 3 p.m.
