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 There are not enough words to adequately express my appreciation for every single person who made this production possible. Thank you to this amazing, twenty-three person cast & our fantastic crew. Each one of you poured your heart and soul into rehearsals and prep work. Your unique talents combined to create what I hope was an extraordinary experience for all involved. Thank you to my spectacular partner in creativity, Julia Sarewitz. There is nobody else I would rather have in my corner as a collaborator & friend. Thank you to Emma Hokoda for coming to the other side of the stage in order to share your immense talents. Thank you to Jamea, Helen & Luc for your tireless efforts wrangling cast members, rounding up props, passing along helpful tips, running things in the mighty booth and being my awesome right-hand ladies. Thank you to Amelia Jacobsen for acting as our sound effects expert extraordinaire. Thank you to Don Rice for so graciously offering guidance, advice & great set pieces. Thank you to Jackie Kotkins for your wonderful choreography & blocking, as well as just being a joy to work with. Thank you to Julia Hudac & Lisa Iland for your incredible vision & enthusiasm in creating a truly one-of-a-kind costume design. Thank you to Don Rice, Terry Wahlen, Paul Wahlen, Stephanie Roberts, Rose Palmer and Jim Whitson for giving of your time and talents with music & sets. Thank you to Dan Wolcott for making yourself available as my technical design guru & generously dispensing your expertise. Thank you to Julie Raney and Eileen Denby for your consistent guidance and wisdom. Thank you to the parents of our exceptional cast and crew for sharing your lovely, gifted young people with us. Thank you to the HNA Administration for the opportunity and resources to work with fabulous young women and men as we create a little magic! We hope to see all of you back with us in April for our New Works Festival.....

With Gratitude & Sparkles, Ms Wahlen