By Marissa Beyette ’15, Arts Editor

With 45 upper schoolers and 14 seventh graders, the cast for All Shook Up, the winter musical, will be the biggest cast in Mr. Mark Femia’s seven years as director for Country Day theater productions. Setting another record, 18 upper school boys tried out for various parts. Their talent will be showcased in several vocally demanding roles such Chad, Jim, and Dennis, which will be taken on by seniors Ishan Ghildyal, Reid Gaede, Brian McSwiggen, Carson Aquino, and Douglas Tallmadge. The addition of strong baritone and tenor sections also promises to create choral numbers that the King of Pop would be proud of. It is certain that such a large, dynamic cast will bring something special to this year’s musical. And, as Mr. Femia expressed in his first email to the actors “with such a huge cast, we will have a great time” working together over the next couple months.

Cast of All Shook Up, which runs from Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2014:

CHAD Ishan Ghildyal ’14

NATALIE Annie Mullee ’14

DENNIS Carson Aquino ’14/Douglas Tallmadge ’14

SANDRA Rachel Epstein ’14/Hannah Taylor ’15

DEAN Luke Stacy ’14/Jack Hupper ’15

LORRAINE Emma Hoenemeyer ’14/Marissa Beyette ’15

JIM Brian McSwiggen/Reid Gaede

SYLVIA Elizabeth Miller ’15/Elizabeth Grace ’15

MATILDA Victoria Paff ’14/Madison Komnick ’14

EARL Matt Valido ’14/Connor Wiley ’15

ENSEMBLE

Teja Atluri ’16, Anna Beyette ’17, Allison Brinkman ’15, Kathryn Burress ’16, Megan Campbell ’16, Kayla Chisholm ’16, Sofia DiFrancesco ’14,

Cooper Ebersbach ’16, Drew Eichel ’14, Maddi Elkin ’14, Sissi Fei ’15, Erica Glosby ’17, Frankie Grossi ’16, Austin Harden ’14, Lily Hill ’17, Lynn Im ’15, Lindsey Jarrell ’15, Marius Lancaster ’16, Georgina Lockwood-Taylor ’17, Carmelita Mays ’16, Maggie Miller ’17, Ben Paff ’15, Elizabeth Pease ’16, Donovan Salter ’16, Hailey Spaeth ’17, Zach Stacy ’17

7th graders: Sydney Baker, Samantha Brant, Annabel Forman, Henry Fossett, Erica Garboden, Lindsay Hoffman, Helen Kovach, Andy Osborn, Colin Sam, Nellie Shih, Nevie Smith, Sterling Snell, Katherine Valen, Taylor Williams

For a description of the musical:

An Exciting Year for Theater Lovers with “Moon Over Buffalo” and “All Shook Up” on Stage