From the Director: "Pippin" was one of my first musicals, and the first time I discovered Bob Fosse! I love its messages, its theatricality, and of course the music, so it has always been close to my heart. And I always vowed never to stage it unless I had the complete team - the musical director, the choreographer, and most importantly - the actors for 'Pippin' and "Leading Player." Well, here they are. Natalie and I started working together over seven years ago, the same year Jeremy Hurr started in our fifth grade program. I first cast Jacob Yamaguchi in second grade. These two as well as our other nine seniors in this production have proven their professionalism time and time again over the years. We could not be closer to them if they were our own children. They are our own children. We teach, we cajol, we listen, we admonish, we work, we praise. We love.And now we get to share these remarkable young men and women with you tonight. Stephen Schwartz has said that "Pippin" is a coming-of-age story. Pippin grabs at life, warts and all -the good, the bad, the extremes. He travels from narcissistic adolescent to finally growing up. It has been our joy and honor to watch these children grow up. - Ms M
Director: Karen L. Meyer
Musical Director : Daren Kimura
Assistant Musical Director: DarcieYoshinaga
Choreographer: Natalie Jolly Uehara
Lighting Designer: Hope Laidlaw
Costume Designer: Alana Morton
Magic Designer: Dr. Brad Kerwin
Head Magician: Cheyne Tom
Set Designer: Karen Meyer
Stage Manager: Lara Sato
Photography: Aaron Rideout Photography
Light Board Operator: A.J. Souza
Followspots: Makena Meeks, Brittany Hardy
Propsmaster: Danielle Pratt
Sound Team: Hudson Lockette, Dylan Leming
Head Rail: Kekela Oku-Fernandez
House Managers: Heather Terstegge, Ginger Lockette
Box Office Managers: Dana Kiyabu, Teri Ann Dorman
Cast and Crew Potlucks: Toni Hurr, Dickson Alvarado
To Our Donors We Are Eternally Grateful
Janet Cooke
The Minami Foundation
The Harold H.K. Castle Foundation
The George Mason Fund of The Hawaii Community Foundation
The John Wythe White and Victoria Gail-White's
Left Wing Right Brain Fund of The Hawaii Community Foundation
The Hawaii Arts Alliance
The Sounds of Aloha Chorus
The McInerny Foundation
The Good Samaritan Pohai Nani Retirement Community
The McInerny Foundation
