Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR. - May 30 - June 01, 2024

St. Anthony of Padua School

 Acknowledgements 

GOD: For giving us the most amazing gift of music!

PASTOR PILATO: Thank you for always supporting us and showing us God's love.

MRS. GREY: You are such an inspiration to all of us. Many thanks for your support of our theatre program over the years! Thank you for showing us the beauty of God’s love everyday through your actions.

MR. REYES: Thanks for all your support! You will make a great principal!

FACULTY AND STAFF: For your endless support of our musical and showing up to see our students perform! 

MUSICAL COMMITTEE: For your willingness to go the extra mile and work hard.

MRS. OLLOQUI: Thank you so much for being the parent lead of the Musical Committee and taking care of so many things. I really appreciate your help.

MS. CHLOE OURADA: Thank you for creating the choreography for BATB Jr. and taking time to send out videos all the way from Northern California and working with us in person the last week. Congrats on your college graduation. Now it is time to celebrate at the happiest place on Earth!

MS. ANJOLIE PADILLA: I'm so grateful you were able to help us out this year. You've always been such a talented dancer, and it shows! 

MS. GRACIE MARTIN: It has been such a joy to work with you in DWTS and now this show. You are so talented, and I love watching your choreography come to life. 

MR. GREY AND MR. GARCIA: Thank you for helping with sound, lights, and the projector! Thank you for spending so much of your time at SAP to make sure these shows go smoothly! 

MRS. PALANCA AND MS. SARDINA: Thanks for coming to support the students by taking small groups to play theatre and imrpov games to help them grow as actors and actresses. Thanks to you, our characters have souls and you can see and feel their emotions. 

MR. RUBALCAVA: Thank you for your help as music director. I always value working with you.

GIANNA: Thanks for helping out and recording your beautiful voice on the harmonies.

VICTORIA VAZQUEZ: For making this show run smoothly and always being so on top of everything. I appreciate you and am blessed to have you as a stage manager! 

MRS. JEAH AVILA: For our beautiful pictures, headshots, group pictures, and all your hard work behind the camera and computer to make sure they were amazing. It is a joy to work with you!

MRS. PATEL: Thank you for running the Lobby Boutique. Also, thank you for searching for and creating props and set pieces! 

ALDACO AND HERNANDEZ FAMILIES: Thank you for our beautiful stage cubes. I've wanted to have these for so long. I'm so blessed you were able to build them.

THINH LE: For videorecording this show so we can have wonderful memories! Thank you for all your hard work! 

CHRISTINA ARTEAGA: For your stunning and beautiful backdrops and touch ups to our old ones. You have so much talent. 

ANJOLIE AND PATTIE PADILLA: For helping out whoever needed makeup at the last minute for preshows, pictures, etc. We are grateful to you!  

PARENTS: For donating your time, talent, and treasures. You have all shown your love in some way and for that I am truly grateful! Whether it was donating props and set pieces, cleaning, setting up the Hall, sewing, organizing the show's many costumes, volunteering at rehearsal or shows, you were there. Thank you for being part of the magic!

STUDENTS: You have made this show so special! I love coming to rehearsal with you each day. Seeing your love for the musical we are creating together brings so much joy to everyone. It is so fun to watch you grow as actors. BATB Jr. shows that light and love will always overcome darkness. Keep sharing that light to the world. With God, together we can all create miracles! 

8TH GRADERS: Thank you for all you have done over the years in theatre arts. It has been a blessing for me to be part of your journey in life! You've come so far, and it is a blessing to see you grow. I hope that theatre has challenged you, taught you great lessons, and brought you much joy! Please know that each of you is so uniquly special. God has created you for greatness. Keep living your lives with God in the center and you will change the world for good. Speaking of goodness, to quote a favorite song from Wicked, "I do believe I have been changed for the better. Because I knew you, I have been changed for good." Love you all; God bless you! 

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