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A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTION TEAM CONT.

Once when I was twenty-one, I went to the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City where I stumbled into an exhibition for a story I had never read called The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. While I had never read it, I was aware of its reputation and when I walked into the exhibition room, I could feel the gravitational pull that this story would have on me. Surrounded by hundreds of displayed book pages and original watercolor illustrations, it was then that the Little Prince found me. He found me at a time when I felt a bit lost in my own life and helped me start to see everything around me a bit more clearly. Fast forward seven years later and apparently I’ve written a musical based on this story that found me at exactly the right time.

I believe that The Little Prince is a story for grown-ups disguised as a story for children. In reality, children have no need for this story other than laughing along with our friend the Little Prince. It may be filled with whimsical characters and beautiful illustrations, but at its heart, The Little Prince is a story about love, loss, friendship, and seeing what is truly important. I hope if you are meeting the little prince for the first time tonight or for the 50th, you enjoy this entirely new piece of theatre that we have created!

Our lives all too soon become cluttered, building up in front of our eyes so that we can’t see straight ahead. There appears the Little Prince, kindly asking you to draw him a sheep. Will you honor his request? Will you step away from the noise for just a moment to draw this child a sheep? Even if you don’t understand, even if you’ve forgotten how- see what happens when you pick up the pencil and draw. “Then if a child comes to you, if he laughs, if he has golden hair, if he doesn’t answer your questions, you’ll know who he is. If this should happen, be kind! Don’t let me go on being so sad. Send word immediately that he has come back!” – Antoine de Saint Exupéry

AUTHOR'S NOTE

JASON FARIAAuthor, Music Director, Director

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The Little PrinceContent Warnings

• Strobe lighting effects• Theatrical fog & haze

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THESEACOAST REPERTORY THEATRE'S RED LIGHT SERIES

PRESENTS

DIRECTORS BEN HART & BRANDON JAMES, JASON FARIA, ALYSSA DUMAS

STAGE MANAGERKATE DUGAS

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERJAYNA WHEELER

MUSIC DIRECTORJASON FARIA

CHOREOGRAPHERALYSSA DUMAS

LIGHTING DESIGNERMATTHEW BRIAN COST

SOUND DESIGNERANDREW CAMERON

COSTUME DESIGNERSBEN HART & BRANDON JAMES

PROPERTIES DESIGNERELISE O'CONNELL

SET DESIGNERSBEN HART & BRANDON JAMES

FLYING MAGIC BYFLYING BY FOY

SCENIC ARTISTKATE DUGAS

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited

INSPIRED BY THE BOOK BYANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY

BOOK AND LYRICS BYJASON FARIA

MUSIC BYJASON FARIA

MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS BYETHAN HACKETTANDREW SROUT

SONG LISTACT ONE

Prelude......................................................................................................................................................................Orchestra

PrOlOgue/hOw tO land...........................................................................................................................................the PilOt

Plane crash sequence..............................................................................................................................................the PilOt

wind, sand and stars..............................................................................................................................................the PilOt

draw Me a sheeP.....................................................................................................................the PilOt, the little Prince

where i cOMe FrOM....................................................................................................................................the little Prince

hOw Many?.................................................................................................................................................................the PilOt

sOMething seriOus.......................................................................................................................................the little Prince

never leave Me alOne.............................................................................................................the rOse, the little Prince

the end/hOw tO land (rePrise)..............................................................................................................the little Prince

reasOn is the reasOn...............................................................................................................the King, the little Prince

claP FOr Me!.....................................................................................................................the vain Man, the little Prince

drinKing............................................................................................................................the drunKard, the little Prince

i Own it all..................................................................................................................................the BusinessMan, cOMPany

where i cOMe FrOM (rePrise)...................................................................................................................the little Prince

hellO?.........................................................................................................................................the little Prince, the echO

snaKe encOunter #1..................................................................................................................................................the snaKe

never leave Me alOne (rePrise)...............................................................................................................the little Prince

when did i grOw uP?...............................................................................................................................................the PilOt

~ 15 Minute interMissiOn ~

ACT TWO

entr’acte...................................................................................................................................................................Orchestra

travel sOng....................................................................................the railway switchMan, the little Prince, cOMPany

hOw Many? (rePrise).......................................................................................................................................the salesclerK

taMed............................................................................................................................................the FOx, the little Prince

we’re gOing tO die OF thirst..............................................................................................the little Prince, the PilOt

the well...................................................................................................................................the little Prince, the PilOt

hOw Many?(rePrise 2)..............................................................................................................................................the PilOt

snaKe encOunter #2.................................................................................................................................................the snaKe

what the eyes can’t see...........................................................................................................................the little Prince

snaKe encOunter #3................................................................................................................the snaKe, the little Prince

Finale (hOw tO draw)..............................................................................................................................the PilOt, cOMPany

CAST LISTThe PiloT........................................................................................................................................................Ben harT

The liTTle Prince...............................................................................................................Sean armSTrong Verre

The roSe................................................................................................................................................andrea lyonS

The King.....................................................................................................................................................ToBin moSS

The Vain man...........................................................................................................................hadley WiThingTon

The drunKard...................................................................................................................................JoShua laPierre

The BuSineSSman.................................................................................................................Jennifer Sue rocKWell

The geograPher.....................................................................................................................................naJee BroWn

The floWer of no conSequence.............................................................................................................ella luKe

The SnaKe.........................................................................................................................................Shaina SchWarTz

The echo................................................................................................................................................alySSa dumaS

The railWay SWiTchman.........................................................................................................................JaSon faria

The SaleSclerK.................................................................................................................................JoShua laPierre

The fox..................................................................................................................................................alySSa dumaS

The floWer of no conSequence underSTudy..............................................................................alySSa dumaS

The BuSineSSman underSTudy..........................................................................................................andrea lyonS

The King underSTudy.....................................................................................................................JoShua laPierre

enSemBle................................................andrea lyonS, ToBin moSS, hadley WiThingTon, JoShua laPierre,

....................................Jennifer Sue rocKWell, naJee BroWn, Shaina SchWarTz, ella luKe, alySSa dumaS

the January 7th - 9th PerFOrMances, the FlOwer OF nO cOnsequence will Be Played By

alyssa duMas

and

the January 14th & 15th PerFOrMances, the BusinessMan will Be Played By

andrea lyOns

ORCHESTRAconducTor, KeyS 1............................................................................................................................andreW STrouT

KeyS 2...................................................................................................................................................eThan hacKeTT

drumS.......................................................................................................................george "The hammer" reagan

guiTar & BaSS.......................................................................................................................................daVe comToiS

reedS.................................................................................................................Will cicola, Virginia macdonald

STringS............................................................................................................................................BrooKe lamonica

hornS........................................................................................................................................................maTT riVero

cello......................................................................................................................................................ian machemer

CAST

SEAN ARMSTRONG

VERRE

ANDREA LYONS

HADLEYWITHINGTON

BEN HART

JASON FARIA

TOBIN MOSS

NAJEEBROWN

JENNIFER SUEROCKWELL

SHAINASCHWARTZ

ELLA LUKE

ALYSSADUMAS

JOSHUALAPIERRE

105 Marcy St.Portsmouth, NH

MEET THE CASTBEN HART (The Pilot) has performed on numerous stages across the country, from regional houses to off-Broadway, & as far as Anchorage Alaska & Tokyo (with the international tour of Avenue Q). Credits at The Rep include Nicky in Avenue Q (which earned him his second Spotlight Award), Reefer Madness (Ralph), Tommy (Captain Walker), HAIR (Berger) and The Rocky Horror Show (Frank-N-Furter), and Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), The Fantasticks (El Gallo). He stars as The Storyteller in the Rep's sci-fi, serial song and dance saga “Mad Haus- A Performance Portmanteau As Conceptualized By The Mad Men Of Oopsy Daisy Inc!” which heavily features his original shadow puppetry. He is also Artistic Director of the Rep with his partner, Brandon James. He is thrilled be be able to make art on a stage that is very near & dear to his heart!

SEAN ARMSTRONG VERRE (The Little Prince) is beyond thrilled to start off his year as a Rep Company Youth Apprentice with this amazing production! Previous SRT credits include Ragtime, Fun Home, Godspell, Pippin, Cabaret, Jekyll &Hyde, Peter Pan, and MadHaus. Other credits include A Christmas Carol (Central Square Theater), Matilda (Franklin Performing Arts Center), and Paragon Park (Company Theatre). Sean is a 6th grade student who, in addition to performing, loves alpine ski racing, playing Roblox with friends and creating videos for his YouTube channel. Sean would like to thank the Mad Men for a fabulous year at SRT, with an extra special thank you to Jason Faria for creating such a fabulous role and for trusting him with it!

ANDREA LYONS (The Rose, Ensemble, The Businessman Understudy)has been a Resident Artist at The Rep since 2019. Recent SRT credits include Emma in Jekyll and Hyde, Frenchie in Cabaret, Catherine in Pippin, Alison in Fun Home, Louisa in The Fantasticks, Patsy Cline in Always...Patsy Cline, Sister Mary Amnesia in Nunsense, and Missy in The Marvelous Wonderettes series. In addition to performing, Andrea works as a dance teacher for the Rep’s Resident Company. Follow on Instagram @_AndreaLyons for a backstage and behind the scenes look!

TOBIN MOSS (The King, Ensemble) is thrilled to be at the Rep as a 2022 Company Member. Favorite roles include Rosencrantz (R&G Are Dead), Guildenstern (R&G Are Dead), and Katurian (The Pillowman). This season is for you, Puffy and Paddy.

HADLEY WITHINGTON (The Vain Man, Ensemble) After receiving her B.A. in musical theatre from The University of New Hampshire, she went on the study at The Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. Hadley has been seen most recently on The Rep stage as Louise Seger in Always…Patsy Cline, Judy Turner in A Chorus Line, and Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime. Other past credits include Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Linda in The Wedding Singer, Paulette in Legally Blonde, Mary Lane in Reefer Madness. Thank you to The Mad Men for making art come alive daily for us all. Thank you Mom, Dad, Spencer, Cooper and Dixie for your endless love and support for my dreams xo

MEET THE CASTJOSHUA LAPIERRE (The Drunkard, The Salesclerk, Ensemble, The King understudy) Thrilled to be back! Seacoast Rep: The Santaland Diaries (Crumpet), A Christmas Carol: The Musical (Marley), Billy Elliot, Annie, Ragtime, Rocky Horror, Mad Haus. Fire House Center for the Arts: Shrek (Lord Farquaad), Noises Off (Gary), Rumors (Lenny). Prescott Park Arts Festival: You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown/ Snoopy US), Annie, Shrek. PDP: Cats (Bustopher Jones/ Gus), Sister Act,Hairspray, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, American Idiot. NYC Theatre - The Viewing (Tommy/ New Light Theatre Project.) Select credits: Angels in America (Roy Cohn), Avenue Q (Trekkie Monster), Twelfth Night (Malvolio), Spring Awakening (Moritz). MCLA graduate. www.joshualapierre.com

JENNIFER SUE ROCKWELL (The Businessman, Ensemble) is so excited to be a part of the Rep company this year. She has been performing for over 20 years across the country; Some credits include Off Broadway: "Hedwig and the angry inch" as Yitzhak, the national tour of "A Christmas Carol" and the Maui academy of performing arts tour of "Stellaluna" as well as their mainstage production of "Next to Normal" as Natalie. Other regional credits include Donna in "Mamma Mia", The Lady of the lake in "Spamalot", Kate monster in "Avenue Q", Sister Mary Patrick" in Sister Act and most recently Sister Robert Anne in "Nunsense" at the Palace theater to name a few. In addition to performing, Jennifer has many years experience in teaching, directing and choreographing. When Jennifer is not performing you can find her with her hunny, gazing at the moon. I hope you are able to leave tonight with an open heart and mind, and that you are driven to become an advocate for Mental health. Be well!

NAJEE BROWN (The Geographer, Ensemble) can be described as nothing else than a young entrepreneur. After starting his media company, Mindlezz Thoughtz in 2011, they have helped provide the proper resources to aspiring artists. In addition to running his own media and arts company, Najee Brown also produces his own music, he writes, directs and has danced on every stage from the Apollo to Carnegie Hall. Most recently Najee wrote and produced his play The Bus Stop, which sold out six times in New York City in 2018 and premiered at Seacoast Repertory Theater in 2020. Co-wrote and directed the musical Glimmerings Of Hope which premiered in New York City and toured Michigan, Spring of 2019 and Directed and Choreographed the award-winning musical Henry Box Brown A Musical Journey, in Edinburgh Scotland last summer. Najee is now the curator of the Sol Series at Seacoast Rep which began January 2021.

ELLA LUKE (The Flower of No Consequence) is ecstatic to be part of SRT’s production of The Little Prince! Previous SRT Credits include Fun Home, Godspell, Jekyll & Hyde, Pippin, Peter Pan, Fantasticks, Ragtime, A Christmas Carol, Evita, Billy Elliot, and Annie. Other favorite productions include The Little Girl in Ragtime (Ogunquit Playhouse) and Michael in Peter Pan (Schoolhouse Arts Center). Enjoy the show!

ALYSSA DUMAS (The Echo, The Fox, Ensemble, The Flower of No Consequence Understudy) is ecstatic to be a part of the Seacoast Rep’s epic 2022 Rep Company. Previous credits include Pippin (Pippin), Natalie (Next To Normal), Shiela (Hair), Yitzhak (Hedwig And The Angry Inch), and Estelle (Mad Haus). She would like to thank the cast and crew for all their hard work and dedication to this production, as well as Jason and The Mad Men for always pushing her to be her very best. Alyssa would also like to thank her family and friends for their unending love and support. And to Ryan/Beb: "thank you for always believing in me. I love you."

MEET THE CASTSHAINA SCHWARTZ (The Snake, Ensemble) has been performing and teaching throughout New England for 15 years. An attendee of the Boston Youth Moves Level 4 company program at Jeannette Neill Dance Studio, she went on to study music and theater at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford, CT. A former resident artist at the award-winning children's theater, The Peacock Players, and dance captain/co-choreographer with the Boston Tap Company, Shaina is on faculty at Dean College and Emerson College where she is a professor of Dance History and Tap. She has worked as a competition judge and convention instructor at Headliners Dance Competition, taught at Boston University, Boston Conservatory, NDEO, and many prestigious dance studios in MA, NH, CT, NYC and DC. She is the Artistic Director of the New England based educational dance company, Touche Taps, which focuses on comprehensive music, percussive dance and composition training, working with over 100 dancers, ages 7 to 65+, every week (when we’re not in a pandemic!)

JASON FARIA (The Railway Switchman) is thrilled to be a part of SRT’s 2022 Company! He first came to the SRT in 2015 for Avenue Q (Princeton) and is now the curator of SRT’s Red Light Series! During his time at the Rep, Jason has acted, stage managed, choreographed, designed costumes and is now writing an original musical adaptation of Antoine De Saint Exupery’s The Little Prince which will perform at SRT December 2021! Jason would like to thank The Mad Men, Alyssa and his family for all of their love and support.

direcTorS.........................................................Ben harT & Brandon JameS, JaSon faria, alySSa dumaS

STage manager................................................................................................................................KaTe dugaS

aSSiSTanT STage manager.......................................................................................................Jayna Wheeler

muSic direcTor...............................................................................................................................JaSon faria

choreograPher...........................................................................................................................alySSa dumaS

lighTing deSigner.........................................................................................................maTTheW Brian coST

Sound deSigner, Sound Board oPeraTor.....................................................................andreW cameron

ProPerTieS deSigner...............................................................................................................eliSe o'connell

coSTume deSignerS...........................................................................................Ben harT & Brandon JameS

SPoTlighT oPeraTorS.........................................................................miKe morgan, reBecca leTourneau

SeT deSignerS.....................................................................................................Ben harT & Brandon JameS

maSTer carPenTer.....................................................................................................................daVe WalTerS

Scenic arTiST...................................................................................................................................KaTe dugaS

maSTer elecTrician.............................................................................................................gaBriel goldman

elecTricianS...................................................................Jeremy TouSSainT, rachel fahey, Kay coughlin

flying magic rigging..................................................................................................................flying By foy

riggerS..........................................................Joe mcgeough, nicK SereS, cJ SneaTh, andreW cameron

arTiSTic direcTorS............................................................................................Ben harT & Brandon JameS

ProducTion manager...........................................................................................zachary ahmad-Kahloon

ProducTion aSSiSTanT....................................................................................................................KaTe dugaS

PRODUCTION TEAM

MEET THE PRODUCTION TEAMBEN HART & BRANDON JAMES (Directors, Designers, Artistic Directors) have more than 45 years combined experience in theatrical scenes around the globe. Prolific artists, and partners in life and in art, they have toured internationally, premiered off-Broadway productions, shown their visual arts and sculptures in gallery exhibits, published books, and directed, choreographed and designed dozens of blockbuster, award-winning productions under the moniker of The Mad Men Of Oopsy Daisy, Inc! They have been recognized as master puppet makers and puppeteers, set and costume designers, and are acclaimed for their forward thinking, outside-the-box minded productions and performance art experiences. In addition to the artistic direction of the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, they have been presenting their award winning sci-fi, serial song and dance saga “Mad Haus- A Performance Portmanteau As Conceptual-ized By The Mad Men Of Oopsy Daisy Inc!” for years to a ferociously loyal fan base and cult following. They are passionately dedicated to the art of storytelling, and strive to serve the mission of making existence a better place through the shared experience of live theatre arts.

KATE DUGAS (Stage Manager, Scenic Artist, Production Assistant) is excited to be scenic artist and Resident Stage Manager for the Rep this year! Stage management credits at the Rep include: Wedding Singer, West Side Story, A Chorus Line and Next To Normal . Scenic artist credits at the Rep include: Cabaret, Pippin, The Last Five Years and Next to Normal. Enjoy the show!

JAYNA WHEELER (Assistant Stage Manager) is so glad to be starting off her year with this incredible production! Everyone involved has made this such an incredible and memorable experience and she can't wait to share this magic with the world! Favorite SRT credits include: Jekyll and Hyde (ASM), Fun Home (SM), The Fantasticks (ASM), Mad Haus (SM, Shadow Puppeteer), and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (ASM, Shadow Puppeteer). Jayna is so grateful you are coming out and supporting this beautiful, little show and hopes you enjoy being a part of the story!

MATTHEW BRIAN COST (Lighting Designer) is a Boston-based Lighting Designer with 20 years experience working in the performing arts. His interest in lighting began at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where he designed many faculty and student-led productions, in addition to designing at the local Waterville Opera House. In the years since, he has designed all over New England and abroad. His work has been seen at The Seacoast Rep many times and he is happy to be back once again.

ANDREW CAMERON (Sound Designer, Sound Board Operator) is a graduate of the New England School of Communication with a bachelor degree in Audio Engineering. He started at the Rep in 2017 as a freelance sound designer, but quickly found himself in a full-time position as a staff member designing every show the theatre produced! It's an extremely rare opportunity in this field to know you don't have to constantly hunt for gigs, and Andrew is forever grateful for the faith and trust placed bestowed on him by this organization. Some of Andrew's favorite designs as the Rep include Once, Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Baskerville, Ragtime, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Love to Alida, for her endless support and supply of baked goods.

ELISE O'CONNELL (Properties Designer) is exceedingly excited to be tasked with this new challenge of properties design for the Seacoast Rep's 2022 season, having studied technical theater with a concentration in stage management at Salem State College (now University). She joined the Seacoast Rep staff as a full time employee in October of 2019 as Company Manager and Admin Assistant. In the 2020 season she designed props for the Mainstage productions of The Last Five Years, Roar of the Greasepaint, Always…Patsy Cline, Tick Tick Boom, Nunsense, and Winter Wonderettes, as well as serving as spotlight operator, wardrobe supervisor and crew member for various productions and performances.

DAVE WALTERS (Master Carpenter) world traveler, international spy, brilliant inventor, great artist, chess master, time traveler, spiritual monk, invisible ninja, and the most modest person of the age! Well, a good imagination anyway, very liberally applied. The opportunity to write your own biography is priceless, all the best things remembered and all the worst forgotten. I always enjoy supporting artistic endeavors.

ZACHARY AHMAD-KAHLOON (Production Manager) has recently become entrenched and fascinated by the world of Lighting since 2020. It started out of necessity due to the pandemic and now loves the way he can be creative through the medium. His mainstage lighting debut was the Red Light Mainstage of Cruel Intentions, and SOL Mainstage of Lady Day. Other lighting credits include the Red Light Series shows Mad Haus - Times Up!, and Mad Haus - Goodbye to Old Friends, and Mad Haus - Fin. Zak is on staff as the Mainstage Production Manager and also Stage Manages occasionally at the Rep. "Thank you Matt Cost for your guidance and mentorship as I take this new adventure."

MEET THE PRODUCTION TEAM

THE REP'S STAFF

THE REP’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Ben Hart & Brandon James .......................................................................................................................artistic directors

alyssa dumas ..................................................................................................associate artistic director, resident artist

Kristen dalton .....................................................................................................................director of education & youtH

Kim davies......................................................................................................front of House manager, facilities manager

Zane lucier...............................................................................................................................................Box office manager

Brendan Howard......................................................................................................................................................Box office

elise o'connell...............................................................................................company manager, administrative assistant

ZacHary aHmad-KaHloon......................................................................................................................production manager

andrew cameron..............................................................................................resident sound designer, audio supervisor

Kate dugas.........................................................................resident stage manager, scenic artist, production assistant

Jayna wHeeler....................................................................................................................................resident stage manager

Jason faria............................................................................................................red ligHt series curator, resident artist

naJee Brown.......................................................................................................................sol series curator, rep company

Hadley witHington......................................................................................rep company, sol series production manager

andrea lyons, sHaina scHwartZ....................................................................................................................resident artists

toBin moss, Jennifer sue rocKwell....................................................................................................................rep company

ella luKe, sean armstrong verre......................................................................................rep company youtH apprentices

artHur caraKatsane..................................................................................................................................................president

Ken gray.............................................................................................................................................................vice president

steeve wintle............................................................................................................................................................treasurer

Katelyn KwoKa ..........................................................................................................................................................secretary

Helen goransson......................................................................................................................................................ex-officio

Jason goodricH, lin tamulonis, tucKer oddleifson, randall miKKelsen...............................................Board memBers