Into The Woods, Jr.

ACT 1

Opening 

Ensemble

Cinderella at the Grave

Cinderella, Cinderella's Mother

Hello, Little Girl

Wolf, Little Red

Underscore After Hello Little Girl

Rapunzel, Witch, Baker, Baker's Wife

I Guess This Is Goodbye/Maybe They're Magic

Jack, Baker's Wife, Baker

Rapunzel

Rapunzel, Witch

Baker's Reprise

Baker

I Know Things Now

Little Red

A Very Nice Prince

Cinderella, Baker's Wife

Running time is 1 hour with a 15 minute intermission

CAST

(In alphabetical order)

Liliana Anaya

Rapunzel

Siena Anaya

Cinderella's Stepmother

Hudson Blaha

Jack

Kyle Brown

Cinderella's Prince

Cozette Calderon

Witch

Berlin Exley

Little Red

Rene Exley

Cinderella

Mark Jay "MJ" Julio

Wolf

Sophia Leiner

Jack's Mother

Oceana Matsumoto

Magic

Cynthia Ortiz

Baker

Hannah Oviatt

Baker's Wife

Rachel Ann Ristau

Granny

Everest Roush

Cinderella's Father

London Roush

Narrator

Venice Roush

Lucinda

Adrian Ruiz

Rapunzel's Prince

Luna Ruiz

Florinda

Aaron Sorci

Steward

Danielle Sorci

Mysterious Man

Hannah Sorci

Milky White

Sofia VanRod

Cinderella's Mother

Venice Roush (Lucinda) is honored to have the chance to work with Stage 1 Theatre again. As Lucinda, Venice is learning how to use her voice in new ways and have fun with a villainous character. When not entertaining audiences, she enjoys making videos, dancing, playing lacrosse and basketball, making music on her trumpet, swimming, singing her heart out, and being outdoors to connect with the animals and nature around her. She has had the opportunity to play as part of Children’s Choir in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and School of Fish/Ursula's tentacles in The Little Mermaid Jr. Venice hopes you LOVE the show!

Adrian Ruiz (Rapunzel's Prince) is very happy to be in Into the Woods Jr. He is very prepared to be the best prince out there. He has been in several NMHS productions: Dreamcast as Shrek and in Clue as The Cook. He is very excited for what will come out of this Musical. He wants to thank Stage 1 for the opportunity that they gave him to be Rapunzel’s prince.

Luna Ruiz (Florinda) is extremely excited to be in her first Stage 1 show. She LOVES pickles and enjoys baking. Luna would like to thank Ms. Shaneen Black for helping her, her "sister" Venice, and her "mother" Siena, get in character. Luna can't wait to see how her hard work paid off in the show!

Aaron Sorci (Steward) is so excited to go ‘Into the Woods’ this summer in his Stage 1 debut! His favorite past role was Bruce in Matilda with StarStruck Theater. He would like to thank the cast and crew for making this an amazing show. He would also like to thank his family for supporting him. Thank you and enjoy the show!

Danielle Sorci (Mysterious Man) is so excited for her first show with Stage 1. You may have seen her in the ensemble of StarStruck’s Matilda the Musical. She would like to thank the directors, choreographer, and vocal director for putting this show on its feet and bringing it to the woods. She is very grateful for the love and support of the cast and her family. Enjoy the show!

Hannah Sorci (Milky-White) is excited to be in her first Stage 1 show. The past roles she enjoyed most were Ensemble in StarStruck’s Matilda the Musical and Grand Pabbie in StarStruck’s Mini Musical class. She would like to thank the cast and crew for getting the show on its feet and MOOving! Now sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

Sofia VanRod (Cinderella's Mother) is a high school freshman. She was in Stage 1’s Little Mermaid JR in 2019 and played Scar in Lion King JR this past July.

Production

Rocky James Concepcion (Vocal Director) is incredibly grateful to return to his second production as Vocal Director with Stage 1 Theatre and third production overall after debuting in In The Heights. Previous performance productions include The Spongebob Musical (Patrick, Palo Alto Players), West Side Story (Chino, Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre), Once on This Island (Agwe, Contra Costa Civic Theatre), and Grease (Roger, Sunnyvale Community Players). He has actively taught in the music departments of Fremont, Hayward, and Redwood City school districts as a music teacher and choreographer. Rocky is honored to have worked with all of the wonderfully talented cast of Into The Woods Jr. Lastly, he would like to thank anyone who has given him love and support throughout all of his endeavors, especially theatre.

Traci Colon (Choreographer) has been a teaching artist in the Bay Area for over 25 years and is thrilled to return as choreographer for Stage 1’s Summer Youth Production. She has choreographed with other local community theatre companies and schools such as Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre, Tri-Valley Young Performers Academy, and Our Lady of Guadalupe School, as well as teaching Musical Theatre dance classes with West Valley Dance Company. Traci will be completing her B.S. in Psychology with an emphasis in Sports and Performance from Grand Canyon University in October 2023. Teaching performing arts in the discipline of dance to people of all ages and levels and encouraging her students to perform from their heart is what makes Ms. Traci’s dancing heart the happiest.

Lysander Abadia (Production Manager) Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Pepper). Off-Broadway: Antigone, Drag through the Seasons. Regional: Guys and Dolls (Dance Captain), Snoopy (Choreographer), Kiss Me Kate (Bill Calhoun). Tours: Mylenium International Tour, Sesame Street Live. Television: Grey’s Anatomy, PBS Kids (Choreographer), Medium, Dark Blue. Bay Area: Triumph of Love (WVLO, Director), Kinky Boots (City Lights, Choreographer), On the Town (SBMT, Gabey). Former Artistic Director for the Las Vegas Little Theatre Black Box. Former Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Poor Richard’s Players.

Robert Arturo Ramirez (Sound Designer) is pleased to be designing for Stage1 Theatre again. Upcoming: Cindy and the Disco Ball (GMT) Theatrical Designs include: Die Heart(Troubies/Colony Theatre); Haunted House Party (Troubies/Getty Villa); Legally Brunette (GMT) : Santa Claus is Coming to Motown (Troubadour Theatre) and Miracle on 34th Street (Hollywood Actors co-op) [Ovation nominated]. For TV, he is currently Sound Designer on DC Comics' Superman and Lois (CW/hbomax), The Winchesters; Supernatural's spin-off (CW) and Unprisoned (Hulu) at Warner Brothers Sound. Past theatrical designs: Lady Day at Emerson's (GMT) Ovation nom; Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and Broads! (El Portal); Romeo and Juliet (Odyssey); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamCoat, The Little Mermaid Jr. (Stage1). He’s received 3 Emmy/2 Ovation nominations. Other TV credits include: Manifest (NBC/Netflix), DC's Titans (HBOMAX), DC’s Arrow, Queen and Slim. etc. He operates Orpheus SoundLabs in the NoHo Arts District. Thanks to Lorraine and Patricia for the opportunity to work with Stage1 again.

Liz Nelson (Costume Designer) has been involved with many aspects of theatre since childhood, focusing on costumes for the last decade. She also is the owner of A-1 Dance and Theatrical. Liz has recently become a Memaw and looks forward to babysitting little Gianna!

Magnus Whitaker (Properties Designer) is new to Stage 1 Theater, but they have been making props for various other theater companies for over a decade now. Their true passion is costuming and creating fantastical things from their imagination. They are a Jack of all trades, painting, sculpting, drawing, metalworking, woodworking, jewelry, costuming, props, acting and juggling on the side.

Layla Malacara (Stage Management Intern) is a Senior at Newark Memorial High School and has been a Stage Manager for 3 years now, and is excited to be taking a stage managing internship. She loves being involved in theater every chance that she gets. She is looking forward to watching her fellow actors and tech grow and learn from each experience! She’d like to thank all actors, tech, and mentors for creating great memories that she’ll always remember and for teaching her new things. She wishes to all actors and crew… Break A Leg!

Jamari McGee (Assistant Director) is thrilled to be back with Stage One and assistant directing one of his favorite musicals. You may remember him from Stage One's production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat as Judah or in his most recent production of Avenue Q. Jamari plans to get his degree in American Sign Language and Musical Theatre at Ohlone College. When Jamari isn't in the theatre he loves watching horror movies and going to the amusement parks. If you loved this musical check him out in RENT performing at South Bay Musical Theatre Sept/October. FB: Jamari McGee IG: itsmeemasterj

Shaneen Black (Directing Intern) is thrilled to be apart of such a talented creative team at Stage 1 Theatre. Shaneen is an aspiring actress, vocalist, and current Ohlone College student actress currently in productions. Some of her favorite past roles include Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors (Ohlone College and South San Francisco High school), Consuelo in West Side Story (South San Francisco High School), and Little Violet in Parole (Ohlone College Student Film). At Stage 1 she had enjoyed learning how the magic on stage works. She warmly thanks the cast, and crew, for making this such a memorable experience.

Stephanie Kara (Stage Manager) When she is not onstage, you can find her in the booth! An actor since 2002, Stephanie grew up a Stage 1 Theatre youth and has been on staff for the program since 2016. She is honored to be celebrating 10 years in crew/stage management with this show. Her most recent crew credits include Stage Manager for Stage 1’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Assistant Stage Manager/Production Assistant (Swing) for American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) San Francisco’s Poor Yella Rednecks. Many thanks to Lorraine and much love to M. More info at www.stephaniekara.com

Noelle Wilder (ASL Consultant) is thrilled to be a part of the Stage 1 team as their ASL consultant. As a Deaf educator and artist themself, Noelle has been working closely with Stage 1 to create Deaf friendly and accommodating spaces where all Deaf performers feel included and welcome. Most recently, Noelle has shared their bilingual talents on stage as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Stage 1), Wish Upon A Star (Peter Pan Foundation), and at Disneyland (Peter Pan Foundation). They have also choreographed for Moana Jr. and Lion King Jr. (Stage 1), Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival, and Deaf After Dark.

Lorraine VanRod (Director) is a longtime theatre producer, director, and administrator. She is currently Board President of Stage 1 Theatre and Development Director and one of the Executive Collective leading Cutting Ball Theater in San Francisco. Previously she was the Director of Marketing at Regional Tony Award Winner, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. In 2019, Lorraine directed Stage 1’s youth production of The Little Mermaid JR and is thrilled to return with Into the Woods JR.