COMPANY
A Tony Award-Winning Musical
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by George Furth
JANUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Directed by Willie Wood

*Contains adult subject matter.  Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

Vince Accetturo (Peter) is back for his 5th production at CCP where he was last seen in Six Degrees of Separation (Woody). Vince has also been seen in How to Succeed (Finch), Every Christmas Story Ever Told (Michael), and the Emcee of the Cabaret Series at CCP, Drowsy Chaperone (Gangster), Cabaret (Gorilla), Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), West Side Story (A-Rab), and Camelot (Sir Dinadan) at Civic and The Producers at Footlite. Vince is a Butler University and Carmel HS graduate where he appeared inHello Dolly (Barnaby), Joseph (Potiphar), Will Rogers Follies (James Rogers), How to Succeed (Jenkins), Grease, and was a 3-year member of the Ambassadors Show Choir. Vince works as a Financial Consultant at St. Vincent Health, serves on the Board of Directors at CCP, enjoys talking in the third person, and has no life because he is so busy.

Jean Childers Arnold (Sarah) is excited beyond reason to be in Company at CCP with all these good and crazy people, renewing her musical career after a long hiatus. She grew up onstage at the Children’s Museum, Broad Ripple HS and had her first musical theater experience singing songs from Company and She Loves Me. Recently she played Elsa VonGrossenknueten in Musical Comedy Murders at Civic Theatre and as Jillian in a staged reading of Birth for the Spirit and Place Festival. Some of her favorite roles include a couple of Off-Broadway adventures playing the Fairy Godmother in a musical version of Cinderella at Riverside Shakespeare and Bianca in Taming of the Shrew at Stonybrook Theatre Festival.   Regionally she had turns as Barbara in Social Security, Mary Jane in BIG RIVER, Luciana, etc. Big musical fun was had as Val in Chorus Line once upon a time ago and she loved being Liz in Present Laughter. She played seven roles in the 1996 A Christmas Carol at IRT where she also interned and accidentally set the stage on fire during a production of Dracula in 1984 and was onstage with Viggo Mortensen in Romeo and Juliet – a luminous career to be sure.

Brenna Campbell (April) is thrilled to return to the CCP stage after appearing as Tess in this season’s production of Six Degrees of Separation. Favorite local roles include Suzette in Don't Dress for Dinner, Sarah in Guys and Dolls, Catherine in Proof, Maria in The Sound of Music, Tansy in The Nerd, Lady Larken in Once Upon a Mattress, Woman 1 in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Audrey in FAHETGDS Murder Mystery, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, and the title role in Jane Eyre.  She has also served as the vocal director on productions of Assassins, Miss Saigon, Fiddler on the Roof, Side by Side by Sondheim, Oliver, Once Upon a Mattress, as well as Little Women here at CCP.  

Clara Duray (Amy) is extremely excited about her return to the musical theatre stage. While she has spent the last 17 years directing and accompanying high school musical theatre productions, she hasn’t performed in a musical since she was a senior at Valparaiso University in 1994. Ironically, that show was another Stephen Sondheim musical, Into the Woods as the Baker’s Wife. Her other stage experience includes the Narrator in Joseph, Maria in Sound of Music, Amanda in Glass Menagerie and Mrs. Paroo in Music Man. Clara is currently a full time music minister at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carmel. Also, Clara has worked for many years as a private piano and voice teacher and has sung professionally with local choral groups Mon Choeur, Meridian Vocal Consort and the Max Murphy Recording Group. Previously, she was a high school choral director at Zionsville HS and North Central HS. Clara would like to thank Willie for encouraging her to do this show and being a wonderful director. She thought her performing days were over, and has been having the time of her life doing this show! She would like to thank her husband Mark for being her partner in life and her “best friend.” While they’ve worked collaboratively on many shows, concerts, liturgies and recording projects, this is the first time they’ve ever performed in a show together. Finally, Clara would like to thank her four children Dominic (12), Sophia (10), Isabella (8) and Maria (5) for being so supportive and loving. They are truly the light of her life!

Mark Duray (Bobby), a native of Whiting, Indiana, is currently the Director of Fine Arts at St. Theodore Guerin Catholic High School in Noblesville. His wife Clara (Amy) and he co-direct the music ministry at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Carmel. Mark is the proud father of four children – Dominic, Sophia, Isabella, and Maria. Mark would like to thank the cast of Company here at CCP for their patience with his busy schedule during the month of December

Kelsee B. Hankins (Susan) is delighted to be a part of Company...again! In 2009, Kelsee graduated with her theatre degree from Millikin University and is now happy to call downtown Indianapolis home…for the moment! Most recently, you may have seen her in Frankenstein: A New Musical with Buck Creek Players. Or, you might catch her interpreting historical characters or singing in the Cole Porter room at the Indiana Historical Society. Other favorite past roles include: Joyce Bunson in The Brain from Planet X, Rizzo in Grease, Dolly Tate in Annie Get Your Gun and Lizzie in Baby. Thanks for supporting live theatre and enjoy the show!

Troy Johnson (Paul) is pleased to make his debut at CCP. A lifelong musician, Troy has an undergraduate degree in vocal performance and has performed in countless productions along the way. Locally, he has been seen on the stage of Civic Theatre in productions of Swing! and My Way. Additional musical contributions include choral work with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and significant involvement with the worship arts community of his church. Much love to Cindy, Carter and Norah for their support of this magnificent little diversion.

Emily Lantz (Virginia) grew up in the small town of Westport, IN, where she took dance lessons and competed around the state until the age of 15. After high school, Emily went to Anderson University to major in Elementary and Special Education. Emily now teaches Special Education at Cherry Tree Elementary in Carmel. Emily married the love of her life, Brad, who is also a teacher at Cherry Tree. Though she hasn’t been involved in theatre since high school, Emily is so excited and thankful to get back on the stage.

Tom McTamney (Larry) returned this fall to theatre as Aaron Fox in Footlite’s production of Curtains, after an eight-year hiatus from acting. Curtains was such an amazing experience that Tom decided to stay with acting, and in November, he was singing barbershop harmony as Oliver Hix in Footlite’s production of The Music Man. Tom was also in productions of On the Twentieth Century at Footlite, A Grand Night for Singing at Wayne Township, and Kiss Me Kate at Civic. “This performance is dedicated to my late partner Larry who introduced me to and helped me fall in love with Sondheim’s work.”

Kristopher Owens (David) was most recently seen in Dreamgirls with American Idol’s Trenyce. Kris has performed in or directed many shows. He is also an avid playwright, and member of the Dramatists Guild. Some of his plays include Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-Latino, Karol and Mehmet and Jesus, Shakespeare, and Lincoln Walk into a Bar which was produced at the Indy, Kansas City, and Chicago Fringe Festivals. He also directed An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein at the Edinburgh Fringe (Scotland). Kris is an Italophile, received his Masters in 2008, is the Theatre Director at Ben Davis, and is married to Amy, a Radio City Rockette.

Sammy Pancol (Marta) is a senior at Guerin Catholic High School and hopes to attend Juilliard next year. She has taken 8 years of dance and this is her 23rd production. Her first show was when she was 3 years old as the Ghost of Christmas Future. She has been in love with the stage ever since.

Gail Payne (Kathy) is thrilled and honored to make her musical theatre debut as a member of this fabulous Company cast. Over the last 16 years, she has been a member of the Indianapolis Opera Chorus and Encore Vocal Arts and soloist with Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir and Beecher Singers. She’s been eager to shed her choir robe and get back to her true loves: musical theatre and cabaret vocal performance. In February, she’s planning her first solo cabaret.

Vickie Cornelius Phipps (Joanne) is pleased to make Company her 25^th production with Carmel Community Players. She has performed at several theatres in the Indianapolis area. Favorite roles include Lynn in the Great American Trailer Park Musical, Rose in Gypsy, Nat in Rabbit Hole, Nurse Ratchet in Cuckoo’s Nest, M’Lynn in Steel Magnolias, Mae in Bye Bye Birdie, Sister Hubert in Nunsense, Marmee in Little Women the Musical, Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret, and Mrs.Tottendale in The Drowsy Chaperone. Vickie has been an Encore recipient for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Minor Supporting Actress. Her finest role is Mom to George and Carley. She would like to thank Willie and Bernie for this opportunity and a big hug and thanks to her husband Rich for his love and support.

Dane Rogers (Harry) is happy to be returning to see CCP where he was last seen as Rick in Six Degrees of Separation. Favorite stage roles include: Tick, tick...BOOM! (Jon), Pippin (Leading Player), All My Sons (George Dever), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Picasso), and Oklahoma! (Curly). Other credits: Songs for A New World, Parade, Edges, and Man of La Mancha. He'd like to thank Sarah and Hannah for their love and support.

Virginia Vought (Jenny) is grateful for her first opportunity to perform with Carmel Community Players. She most recently played the part of Tuptim in the Footlite Musicals production of The King and I and has sung with the Indiana University Singing Hoosiers and the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. She would like to thank her mother, father, and grandmother for their encouragement and enthusiasm, her family and friends for their support, Raena Faye for her gift of teaching, and her husband Cory in particular, for his every-day-without-fail support, encouragement, and love.