HAZEL FOLEY (Jo March) is thrilled to be a part of her first show with Castle Craig Players. Hazel is rising senior at Temple University, where she is getting her BFA in Musical Theater. Favorite credits include Our Town (Eastbound Theater Company), Pippin (Pantochino Productions), Hairspray (Fairfield Teen Theater), Goblin Market (Temple University), and Sweetwater (University of the Arts). Thank you to this wonderful and dedicated cast and crew, and to her family and friends for their support (and for driving an hour from Fairfield to be here!)
LEXIE FAUST (Amy March) is thrilled to be making her Castle Craig Players debut in her dream show! Some of her favorite past credits include Susanna Walcott/Female Swing in The Crucible at Nazareth University, Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act at Avon High School, and Rebecca Gibbs and others in Our Town at Hole in the Wall Theater. She would like to thank her family and friends for their endless support.
EMILY POLLACK (Meg March) is thrilled to be making her Connecticut theater debut in Little Women! She is a biology PhD student by day, and a singer/actor by night. Recent credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Marcy), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), and The Little Mermaid (Ariel). Emily would like to thank her friends and family for their unwavering support, as well as everyone at Castle Craig Players who brought this wonderful production of Little Women to life.
KATE STANGO (Beth March) If Kate had a nickel for every time she played a teenager from the 1800’s in a summer production at Castle Craig Players, she’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice, right? She is excited to perform in Little Women again, ten years after playing Meg in her high school’s production of the show. More recently, Kate has played Jo Galloway in A Few Good Men (Suffield Players) and Jamie in The Last Five Years (Exit 7 Players). She is grateful for her loving and supportive family and friends, and especially her newly minted HUSBAND Sam, who was very gracious in accepting that rehearsals for this show started literally two days after their wedding.
ERIN CAMPBELL (Marmee) is excited to return to the Castle Craig Players stage after performing as the Evil Stepmother in their production of “Into The Woods”. Erin has been involved in the theater community since the tender age of 10 in all different aspects. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors as Vice-President at Connecticut Theatre Company in New Britain. Some favorite past roles have included Mother in “Ragtime”, Judy in “9 to 5” and Luisa in “Nine”. She would like to thank Ian and Jill for trusting her with this absolute DREAM ROLE as well as the rest of the cast for all the support! She dedicates this performance to her chosen family (Tullio, Johanna, Kim, Luca, Emilio, David, Susan and Ben) and her forever person Duane Campbell. Most of all, she wants to thank her father Terry Hamilton for her voice and for always making the theater a part of her life. Enjoy the show!
BEN CLOUSE (Laurie) is a cross-trained bar-itenor who recently graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre Performance, where he studied contemporary musical theatre, legit musical theatre, and classical singing styles. In 2024, Ben competed in Division V of Maine Classical and Musical Theatre NATS, placing second in both competitions. During his time at USM, he performed as Barry Glickman (The Prom), Guido Contini (Nine), and Caldwell B. Cladwell (Urinetown). In 2022, Ben performed at Maine State Music Theatre in their TYA series as the Giant in Jack and the Beanstalk. Ben’s most recent performances include Lead Stormtrooper/Kevin (The Producers) and Entertainer (The North Pole Express).
LORI HOLM (Aunt March/Mrs. Kirk) Lori is happy to return to the Castle Craig Players stage. Favorite roles include Maria (SOUND OF MUSIC), Crazy Amy (COMPANY), Narrator (OUR TOWN); Claire (RUMORS), Shirley (DISASTER); Trenna (RING OF FIRE), Guinevere (CAMELOT), Mame (MAME), Alaura Kingsley/Carla Haywood (CITY OF ANGELS), Donna Sheriden (MAMMA MIA!), and Sister Amnesia (NUNCRACKERS/MESHUGGAH-NUNS). She wishes to thank the Castle Craig Players team for allowing her to be a part of Little Women, a touching and timeless tale filled with all kinds of brave females. In today’s challenging times, as in those of our story, where there is determination and love, we can find hope and a brighter tomorrow. She also wished to thank her husband, Ed, her children, and her A@A’s family for their constant love and support. To her castmates, you have been delightful! Break legs!
WILLIAM MORO (John Brooke) is a Connecticut-based performer originally from Western Massachusetts. They frequently act in various shows at New Britain’s Hole-in-the-Wall Theater (including last year’s Pet Peeves as “Drain-Pipe” & Time of Your Life as “Wesley”), but they have also performed at Little Theater of Manchester in Something Rotten as “Nigel”. They also make music on the side, under the pseudonym “That Lonesome Devil You” (aka TLDY~), and are working on making more work in the future. They would like to thank his friends and family for the support, and they hope you’ll enjoy the show!
AMERICO SALVI (Prof. Bhaer) is a SCSU music graduatemaking his first appearance with Castle Craig Players. He has participated in several operatic works such as Mozart’s Elisir D’amore and Die Zauberflöte, Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, and a production of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II while attending WCSU both as a student and guest artist. Last year, he had an opportunity to work on his favorite show, Assassins, by Stephen Sondheim with Fuse Theater of CT. He has also done musicals with SCSU, including Once on this Island and Footloose, alongside a plethora of one acts and smaller plays. Castle Craig Players, while new to him, has felt incredibly comforting and welcoming. He is grateful for this opportunity provided to him to perform in a cabaret style theatre for the first time.
BILL RODMAN (Mr. Lawrence) is thrilled to be making his 3rd appearance on stage at Castle Craig, where last fall he played Dr. Seward in “Dracula” and Herbie in their 2019 production of “Gypsy.” Locally, Bill has been featured in several shows at Arts@Angeloria’s, including “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” and last summer’s hysterical original comedy, “Mystery in Hawaii”. He’s also performed at The Warner Theater in Torrington; Musicals at Richter Park in Danbury and Southington Community Theatre in shows such as “1776,” Evita,” “Brigadoon”, “La Cage Aux Folles”, “Paint Your Wagon”, and “Sweet Charity.” His directorial credits include an original children’s musical that he co-created called “Letters to Daddy: The Musical Key to Bully-Free”. When Bill isn’t frolicking on stage, you can find him on a yoga mat at the Southington YMCA, singing with a community choir…or singing the praises of his three extraordinary children.
IAN GALLIGAN (Director) is thrilled to be back at CCP, where he made his theatrical debut as Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol 30 years ago at age eight. Seriously. He holds a degree in Directing & Performing Arts Management from Pace University in New York City, and is currently works on the Marketing team at Goodspeed Musicals in East Haddam. Past Directing credits: Gypsy, Into the Woods, Company, The Marvelous Wonderettes, The Drowsy Chaperone, Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Winter Wonderettes, Cabaret, Hello Dolly!, Grey Gardens (CT Premiere), The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, Little Shop of Horrors, Oliver!, Nunsense, Forbidden Broadway, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!, Clue: On Stage (CT Premiere), The Importance of Being Earnest, and, most recently, Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver. Endless thanks to Deb & Bill (I couldn’t do this without you two) and Dave (for literally everything). IG: @galliganian
JILL BRUNELLE (Music Director, vocal coach, pianist) Castle Craig Players: Spring Awakening, Into the Woods. Ivoryton Playhouse: My Fair Lady(upcoming), A Christmas Survival Guide, The Fantasticks. David Geffen School of Drama (Yale) next to normal, Fun Home, Passion, The Apple Tree, Trouble in Tahiti, The Medium. SCSU faculty: The Prom, Footloose, Once on This Island, Songs for a New World, The Addams Family, Violet. Connecticut College: Urinetown. Brief Cameo Productions: The Drowsy Chaperone, Masterclass, Sunday in the Park with George, Ragtime. Yale Opera Chorus Master: Florencia en el Amazonas, Eugene Onegin, Hänsel und Gretel, Die Zauberflöte, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Le Nozze Di Figaro, La Bohème. Faculty/Staff: Yale University, Boston University, New England Conservatory, Tufts University, Hartt School of Music, Connecticut Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Boston.
HILARY LANG (Lighting Designer) Hilary Lang is thrilled to be back at CCP, where she previously designed Who’s Holiday?, Spring Awakening, and Almost Heaven. She studied lighting design and stage management at Emerson College. Since then, she has worked on more than 150 productions at dozens of phenomenal companies. Some of her most recent lighting design credits include: Kinky Boots, Thomaston Opera House; A Number and Mentors, Backyard Theater Ensemble; A Doll’s House Part 2, Papermaker, Private Wars, Seder, Describe the Night, and Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Dionysus Theater Company; Sister Act, Grease, Footloose, and Legally Blonde, Shared Stage Productions; Renewal: The Beman Project, Oddfellows Playhouse; Camelot, Iolanthe, and The McAdo, Valley Light Opera; Calendar Girls, Connecticut Theater Co.; Lost Lodge, Saybrook Stage at The Kate; and Macbeth, Our Town, Waiting for Godot, Heartless, She Kills Monsters, Barbecue, Proof, The Niceties, Always Plenty of Light at the Starlight All Night Diner, The Radio’s Playing, and The Book of Will, Hole in the Wall Theater.
LARRY KLEIN (Set Designer) has made a career out of combining engineering and art – designing everything from garages to gas turbines, exhibits to electrical products, furniture to fine art. Set designs include Chapter Two, Grease (he got to build A CAR!), Spring Awakening, Almost Heaven (32 feet of Blue Ridge Mountains!), How the Other Half Loves, bits and bobs for Dracula (a scrim “Nightmare”!) and most recent Little Women for CCP. Grateful to the Players for letting him loose on their stage again!
MELANIE DEL SOLE (Producer) co-founded Castle Craig Players with her father, Warren, 32 years ago. Melanie has both directed and appeared in many CCP productions. Some favorites include: The Secret Garden (Lily), Carousel (Julie), Guys and Dolls (Sarah), and The Sound of Music (Maria). Directing credits include Spring Awakening, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Godspell, Avenue Q, The Santaland Diaries, Rumors, Forever Plaid, as well as countless others. Melanie thanks her family for their undying support of her theater life, and her father, for giving her the love of performing. Here’s to “another jewel in the crown”!