Adapted by Jim Caron Music and Lyrics by Michael McGill and Jim Caron
Times are tough for modern-day Hank and Gretchen, ‘til they find themselves deep in the wondrous Wildwood world of Hansel and Gretel. The Missoula Children’s Theatre proudly presents an original musical adaptation of the Brothers Grimm age-old tale of a journey, a secret and a grand adventure. Poor Hank and Gretchen! All of their friends, off to summer camp, have left them behind. While waiting for dinner, Hank and Gretchen fall asleep and dream their way to times gone by. They wake with a start! Their clothes are so strange–and so are their names. Lost in the deep dark woods, Granny leads Hansel and Gretel on a search for the path which will lead them to better times at home. But as evening approaches and the moon rises above the trees, Hansel and Gretel are not alone! The Rascals dart from tree to tree as sweet little Wallybirds innocently munch on the cookie crumbs left as a map on the forest floor. Crafty cooks and Gingerbread Men lead our heroes to a colorful cottage concocted completely of candy and cakes, where Hansel and Gretel unravel the secret of the Wildwood Witch: Is she bad? Or is she good? Is she wicked…Or misunderstood? There’s music and laughter and thrills and chills. So join the fun as Hansel and Gretel’s dream is mysteriously blended with real life, and the lessons of one apply to the other. You’ll learn the secret of the Wildwood — but, shhh — don’t tell!
Cast and Crew
JUNE 28 CAST AND CREW
Directors: JJ Binion and Natalie Renk
Guest Teaching Artists: Jaycee Hamlin, Denise Harmon and Sarah Hibbard
Student Assistant: Jet Mucha
Costume Design: Linda Muth
Lighting Design: Eric Prim
Sound Design: Gregory Boris
Lead Properties Designer: Lesley Washburn
Video Streaming: Gregory Boris
Light Board Operator: Eric Prim
Technical Director: Abbey Mosely
Production Manager: Theresa K Jenson
Wildwood Witch – McKenzie Huss
Hank/Hansel – Keegan Huss
Gretchen/Gretel – Finley Roy
Granny – Tilda Stivers
Uncle Wally – JJ Binion
COOKS
Alexa Ellis
Grace Farmer
Tara Healy
Harper Hedges
Katharine Kiley
Aleah Kirby
Natalie Kitzan
Frankie Milkus
Amelia Nelson
Opal Nelson
Bailie Pfaff
Sabine Shryock
OLD CAMPERS
Helen Bloom
Hazel Cook
Carter Covert
Socky Fickinger
Fiona Hendrickson
Millie Lord
Oliver Nurse
Evelyn Snyder
Hayden Wadman
Colter Willey
NEW CAMPERS
Quinn Beckwith
Clara Cook
Sidney Davies
Everly Gauthier
Lena Hanson
Christopher Kiley
Mason Lee
Harlow Lord
Ella Melwani
Aliyah Moritz
Zaid Simmons
Hadley Wicher
Samantha Williams
RASCALS
Eloise Anderson
Axel Applegate
Tatum Apter
Reagan Brown
Flint Chesnut
Madison Falcon
Owen Keogh
Arlo Kratochvil
Charlotte Metcalf
Lewie Nelson
Silas Ore
Amarie Schuhmacher
Jude Snyder
WALLY BIRDS
Morgan Brown
Julian Cole
Maja Davies
Teagan Gauthier
Evie Hermes
Rose Hillyard
Dev Melwani
William Metcalf
Emi Neathawk
Charlie Pfaff
Sage Ryan
Sylvie Shryock
Aviana Simmons
Naomi Unruh
Miguel Vance
Sadie Vance
Quinn Watts
Evie Wicher
Anna Windecker
JULY 19 CAST AND CREW
Directors: JJ Binion and Natalie Renk
Guest Teaching Artists: Denise Harmon, Sarah Hibbard and Gabby Morelli
Student Assistants: Jordyn Bagaoisan and Oliver Darlington
Costume Design: Linda Muth
Lighting Design: Eric Prim
Sound Design: Gregory Boris
Lead Properties Designer: Lesley Washburn
Video Streaming: Gregory Boris
Light Board Operator: Eric Prim
Technical Director: Abbey Mosely
Production Manager: Theresa K Jenson
Wildwood Witch – Olive Burmeister
Hank/Hansel – Hank Avgeris
Gretchen/Gretel – Nora Bodnar
Granny – Lily Mazurkiewicz
Uncle Wally – JJ Binion
COOKS
Hudsyn Brown
Cooper Clark
Taika Dorman
Hazel Faircloth
Harper Hawthorne
Hazel Loos
Grace McConnell
Lola Miller
Blake Porteous
Riley Porteous
Mari Quinlan
Sophie Switalski
OLD CAMPERS
Elianna Bennett
Lauren Campbell
Rhyeden Chatriand
Saima Dorman
Hadley Gammill
Oren Jouwstra
Hattie Lehr
Ada Sink
Madison Sullivan
Maggie Watson
NEW CAMPERS
Josephine Dennison
Cecelia DeVolder
Sylvie Faircloth
June Gonzalez
Lizelle Graham
Cecilia Jimanez-Knipe
Chloe Kissane
Owen Lehr
Ruby Lowe
Clay Mazurkiewicz
Jack McConnell
Carolann McGuire
Lily Switalski
Rex Ward
RASCALS
Nyla Armintrout
Vivia Citowicki
Levi Clark
Frances Curry
Roman Guilhemotonia
Olin Kodadek
Ayla Kunkle
Ellie Lowney
Lucile Lowney
Barrett Rodriguez
Louis Rodriguez
Griffin Ward
WALLY BIRDS
Adalin Ames
Evelyn BigSam
Ellie Campbell
Hazel Catton
Grace Davidson
Ella Erickson
Ollie Lambrecht
Penelope LaPointe
Maggie Lowney
Michael Lowney
Mia Mazurkiewicz
Korra Morse
Charles Peng
Grace Poole
Eva Rau
Bea Watson
Finley Whitworth