The Cast (in alphabetical order)

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The Cast

Ensemble ...Nate Blossom Kanga...Jalin Burnette Ensemble ...Saidee Carvell Winnie the Pooh ... Carson Chesnut Ensemble ... Abbie Dawson Owl ...Nathan Franklin Rabbit ...Dagny Page Eeyore ... Bryan Pont Piglet ...Anya Swenson Roo ...Clark Turner Ensemble ...Elijah Turney Ensemble ...Jack Vose Christopher Robin ...Jude Williams

Production Personnel

Director ...Emily Griffin Assistant Director ...April Cochran Set Design ...Tom Hansen Set Construction/Lighting Design ... Jerome Veit Costume Design/Construction...Angela Hoerner Stage Manager ...Caleb Buford

Cast Biographies

Nate Blossom | Ensemble

Nate is from Benton and is in the 7th grade at South Marshall Middle.

He has previously been on the MHT stage in James and the Giant Peach as the Centipede, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, JR. as a Narrator, and Charlotte’s Web as Lurvy. Nate’s hobbies include writing, swimming, and playing with his dog! Nate wanted to be a part of the show because he “has read the books and fell in love when the show was announced at MHT!”

Jalin Burnette | Kanga

Jalin is from Paducah and is a 4th grade language arts teacher at Lone Oak Intermediate. We have previously seen Jalin in Charlotte’s Web as Edith Zuckerman, The Outsiders as Sandy, and The Grapes of Wrath as Rose of Sharon. She is one of the teachers in charge of the Drama Club at LOI and she loves to read, paint, and play with her pets!

Jalin wanted to be a part of this show because she has “always loved Winnie the Pooh and wanted to be a part of making it come to life!”

Saidee Carvell | Ensemble

Saidee is from Paducah and is a freshman at McCracken County High School. Saidee has previously been on the MHT stage in James in the Giant Peach. Some of her hobbies include drama club at school, volleyball, and hanging out with friends. Saidee wanted to be in this show because she “loves acting and putting myself out in the world.”

Carson Chesnut | Winnie the Pooh

Carson is from Paducah and is in the 7th grade at Paducah Middle.

An MHT veteran, Carson has been in several productions including Charlotte’s Web, The Rainbow Fish, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, JR., and Junie B. Jones the Musical, JR., to name a few. Carson has been in at least 13 Family Series shows at MHT and over 75 shows total. Some of his hobbies include singing, acting, dancing, watching sports, playing outside, and playing with his turtle, Shelldon. Carson also enjoys playing the trumpet, violin, and piano.

Abbie Dawson | Ensemble

Abbie is from Paducah and is in the 7th grade at Lone Oak Middle.

She has previously been in roles at MHT including Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web, Spider in James and the Giant Peach, and a student in Ramona Quimby. Outside of acting, Abbie enjoys drawing and being a member of the art club at her school. When asked why she wanted to be in Pooh, she said “it seemed like fun and I just love being in plays!”

Nathan Franklin | Owl

Nathan is from Paducah and is in the 8th grade at Paducah Middle School. Nathan has been on the MHT stage before in The Stinky Cheese Man and Miss Nelson Is Missing. Some of his hobbies include running cross country and playing trumpet. Nathan wanted to be a part of Pooh because he “loves Winnie the Pooh and when I heard about the show, I needed to be in it.”

Dagny Page | Rabbit

Dagny is from Paducah and is in the 7th grade at Heath Middle School. Dagny has appeared in MHT’s Family and Signature series’

with her role as Angie in Something Dark, Young Elsa in Disney’s Frozen, JR., and a Narrator in Charlotte’s Web. Dagny enjoys playing harp and oboe, singing, and she’s also currently in rehearsal for Seussical KIDS here at MHT. She wanted to be in Pooh because she

“enjoys theatre and it’s the first play I’ve been able to do in a while.”

Bryan Pont | Eeyore

Bryan is from Paducah and is a freshman at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. He has been in several MHT productions including Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, JR. as Lumiere, Stuart Little, and Music Man. Bryan enjoys writing poetry and has been featured in ten books, and he also sings in two choirs! He wanted to be in Pooh because he “wanted to be Eeyore!”

Anya Swenson | Piglet

Anya is from Paducah and is in the 4th grade at Clark Elementary and she is making her Market House Theatre debut! Anya is in GTC Drama at Clark and wanted to be a part of the show because she

“thought it would be fun and I was ready to get out of the house!”

Clark Turner | Roo

Clark is from Benton and is in the 6th grade at North Marshall Middle School. We have previously seen Clark on the MHT stage in Stuart Little, Ramona Quimby, and The Christmas Story. Some of his hobbies include playing Fortnite, Legos, and drawing. Clark wanted to be a part of the show because he “loved Christopher Robin’s movie.”

Elijah A. Turney | Ensemble

Elijah is from Paducah and is a sophomore at Paducah Tilghman. He has been in the previous MHT productions of Ramona Quimby, Junie B. Jones the Musical, JR., and Junie B. Jones Jingle Bells Batman Smells. Outside of acting, Elijah enjoys playing guitar.

Jack Vose | Ensemble

Jack is from Paducah and is in the 7th grade at Lone Oak Middle.

He is back for his second production at MHT, having previously been in Charlotte’s Web. Some of Jack’s hobbies include basketball, Dungeons and Dragons, and playing the French horn. When asked why he wanted to be in the show, he said, “At school I take drama class and my teacher, Ms. Emily Parker said I should. And I like acting!”

Jude Williams | Christopher Robin

Jude is from Paducah and is in the 8th grade at Paducah Middle.

He has been in the previous MHT productions of Charlotte’s Web, Ramona Quimby, and toured with Story Theatre for The Ugly Duckling.

Some of Jude’s hobbies include running cross country, hanging out outside, and playing video games.

Crew Biographies

April Cochran | Assistant Director

April Cochran is a theatre teaching artist who recently retired from Market House Theatre after a 35 year career, including 10 years as Artistic Director and the last 21 years as Education Director. She is the founder of PlayTime, Footlights and Story Theatre programs for MHT and has worked as a creative drama specialist and director of children’s theatre productions for over 45 years for school systems, parks and recreation programs, professional theatre and community theatres throughout the Midwest.

Emily Griffin | Director

Emily graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a B.A. in Communication and Theatre Education. She was also the recipient of the Purple and Old Gold Award for Conspicuous Achievement in Performance Studies. She completed her student teaching in St. Paul, Minnesota at Central High School working with the Central Touring Theatre. In addition to her student teaching, Emily completed two summer internships at the Des Moines Playhouse. She continued to teach for the Playhouse’s Education Department for ten years after her internships.

Tom Hansen | Set Designer

Award credits: Singing In the Rain, Oklahoma!, Harvey, Philadelphia Story, The Sound of Music, Beauty & the Beast, The Great Sebastians, Mornings At Seven, Big River, and Crazy For You (nominated 2010 Colorado Springs Fine Arts Council). Favorite shows: Frankie & Johnny (American Stage), Grey Gardens (FreeFall Theatre), Chicago (Eight O’clock Theatre), 42nd Street (Sarasota Players), Hairspray (Peach State Summer Theatre), and Joseph...

Dreamcoat (Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center).Tom dedicates his work to you, The Audience. ENJOY THE SHOW!

Jerome Veit | Technical Director/Lighting Designer

Jerome graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in theater, specializing in technical direction. While at SIU, he was hired as Carpenter and Sound Technician for the theater as well as having sound designed several shows including The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, Pippin, Punk Rock, and many others. In his final year he technical directed a production of To Kill a Mockingbird and was Assistant Technical Director for Sunday in the Park with George. Jerome also spent three summers working at McLeod Summer Playhouse as Carpenter, Lead Carpenter, then finally Sound Designer, working on such productions as Sister Act, Mamma Mia, 9 to 5, Gypsy, and eight additional shows. Jerome has been participating in theater in some capacity for over 15 years and has worked on over 40 productions.

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Caleb Buford | Stage Manager

Caleb graduated from WKCTC and is currently studying Communications Studies at Northern Kentucky University. He is an active member of the Boy Scouts of America and loves to volunteer in the community. Past technical credits include Charlotte’s Web, The Christmas Book, Disney’s Frozen Jr,. Something Dark, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Sister Act, and Hello, Dolly!. Caleb would like to thank Alex Dycus for teaching him the ways of technical theatre and to all his friends and family for supporting him.

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Angela Hoerner | Costume Designer

Angela has been sewing since she was fifteen, and designing

professionally since 2004. She and her sister opened Costume Builders, a costume design and rental house in Harleysville, PA in 2013. In 2017, she began a long-distance relationship with Market House Theatre, designing and building The Addams Family, The Hobbit, The Mountaintop and Sister Act. She fell in love with Paducah and Market House and, when offered the job as Costume Director, didn’t hesitate to say YES! She arrived in time to build Mamma Mia in August 2018 and has been living the dream ever since in beautiful Western Kentucky.

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