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PHOTOS

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"Walrus crew, we are uncovered...take the ship
"If you do not put that knife away this instant I promise you shall hang at the next assizes!"
"Mighten'd have a bit of cheese about you?"
"Very wise, sir. We open-hearted gentlemen are just too...open!"
"Peck her eyes out... Peck her eyes out..."
"You the box, you've followed the map. You need now to ope' your trap!"

TREASURE ISLAND

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By Robert Louis Stevenson

Adapted by Byrony Lavery

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Director: Bob Russell

Fight Choreographer: Clayten Yoder

Scenic Mentor: Bob Russell

Costume Mentor: Savannah Rowe

Lighting Mentor: Brittany Shemuga

Sound Mentor: Carlton Guc

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Hudson High Drama, Hudson, OH 2024

Photos by Jennifer Hockstra

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel? Let you hair down to me."
"I must leave you..."
"Beyond woods, beyond witches and slippers and hoods..."
"On the steps of the palace -"
"So there's no more fuss and there's no more scenes..."
"Am I not passionate, clever, well-mannered, considerate..."
"They were a handsome couple, but not handsome neighbors."

INTO THE WOODS​

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Book by James Lapine

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

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Director: Bob Russell

Music Director: Jacob Moore

Orchestra Director: Roberto Iriarte

Choreographer: Jenn Black

Assistant Choreographer: Mia Savelli

Scenic Mentor: Bob Russell

Costume Mentor: Sarah Russell

Lighting Mentor: Brittany Shemuga

Sound Mentor: Carlton Guc

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Hudson High Drama, Hudson, OH 2024

​* 7 Dazzle Award nominations

* 4 Dazzle Award wins for Best Student Orchestra, Best Scenic Design, Best Actress (Lindsey Ross - The Baker's Wife) & Best Show

Photos by Tom Forrest

"Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;"
"The devil take thy soul!"
"This same skull, sir, was Yorick’s skull, the king’s jester."

HAMLET

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By William Shakespeare

Adapted by Bob Russell

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Director: Bob Russell

Fight Choreographer: Clayten Yoder

Scenic Mentor: Bob Russell

Costume Mentor: Sarah Russell

Lighting Mentor: Bob Russell

Sound Mentor: Carlton Guc

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Hudson High Drama, Hudson, OH 2024

​*production rated as DOUBLE SUPERIOR by Ohio Thespians 

*performed at the Ohio Thespian State Conference

Photos by Jennifer Hockstra

"One Normal Night"
"Happy/Sad"
"Pulled"
"Come, darling - I feel an urge to take you in my arms. Let's go upstairs –"
"Full Disclosure"
"Moon and Me'

THE ADDAMS FAMILY​

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Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice

Music & Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

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Director: Bob Russell

Music Director: Jacob Moore

Orchestra Director: Roberto Iriarte

Choreographer: Katie Gibson

Scenic Mentor: Bob Russell

Costume Mentor: Sarah Russell

Lighting Mentor: Bruce Nist Jr.

Sound Mentor: Carlton Guc

SFX Makeup Design & Artist: Jill Burgner

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Hudson High Drama, Hudson, OH 2023

​* 9 Dazzle Award nominations

* 2 Dazzle Award wins for Best Student Orchestra & Best Costume Design 

Photos by Julie Pawlowski

"Roxie"
"All that Jazz"
"All that Jazz"
"Nobody walks out on me!"
"When You're Good to Momma"
"Mister Cellophane"
"Not guilty."
"Act 2 Finale"

CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION

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Book by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse

Music by John Kander

Lyrics by Fred Ebb

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Director: Bob Russell

Music Director: Jacob Moore

Orchestra Director: Roberto Iriarte

Choreographer: Katie Gibson

Scenic Mentor: Bob Russell

Costume Mentor: Sarah Russell

Lighting Mentor: Bruce Nist Jr.

Sound Mentor: Carlton Guc

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Hudson High Drama, Hudson, OH 2022

* 7 Dazzle Award nominations

* 1 Dazzle Award win for Best Student Orchestra

Photos by John Brockway

"Oh, God bless you, Mister Hale...!"
"Mister Putnam stand close in case she flies."
"You were alone with her?"
Do that which is good and no harm shall come to thee."
"And the wind, God's icy wind, will blow."
"I thought I saw my husband somewhat turning from me. And this girl..."
"Oh, please, Mary - Don't come down..."

THE CRUCIBLE

By Arthur Miller

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Director: Bob Russell

Scenic Mentor: Bob Russell

Costume Mentor: Sarah Russell

Lighting Mentor: Bruce Nist Jr.

Sound Mentor: Carlton Guc

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Hudson High Drama, Hudson, OH 2021

*production rated as SUPERIOR by Ohio Thespians & invited to perform at the Ohio Thespian State Conference

Photos by Bob Russell

"Part of Your World"
"Her Voice"
"She's in Love"
"Poor Unfortunate Souls"
"One Step Closer"
"Positoovity"
"This is gonna get me in real hot water."
"Sweet Child"

Disney's The Little Mermaid

Music by Alan Menken

Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater

Book by Doug Wright

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Director: Bob Russell

Music Director Jacob Moore

Orchestra Director: Roberto Iriarte

Choreographer: Katie Gibson

Scenic Mentor: Bob Russell

Costume Mentor: Sarah Russell

Sound Mentor: Off-Axis Sound

Student Lighting Designer: Ryan Westerbeck

Videographer/Editor: Brian Suntken

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Hudson High Drama, Hudson, OH 2021

Photos by Sarah Russell

Alice and White Rabbit
Alice falling down the Rabbit Hole
Alice and the Caterpillar
Alice, Duchess, Cook and Cheshire Cat
Alice at the Tea Party
Wonderland Trial
Walrus and the Carpenter
Alice and the Red Queen
Alice and the Wonderland Hand

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

Based on the novels by Lewis Carroll

Adapted by Bob Russell

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Director: Bob Russell

Costume Mentor: Sarah Russell

Sound Mentor: Carlton Guc

Videographer/Editor: Brian Suntken

Animation Coordinator: Payton Polak

Student Lighting Designer: Ryan Westerbeck

Virtual Backdrops: Jason Robert LeClair

Cheshire Cat Puppet: Pro Puppet Makers

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Hudson High Drama, Hudson, OH 2020

*production selected as one of ten shows to present at 2021 Ohio Thespian State Conference

"Horses are the least of what he has."
"No one would refuse me a kitten, would they?"
"It's only a dream, Lucy."
"THE MASTER HAS COME!"

DRACULA

By Stephen Dietz

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Director: Bob Russell

Scenic Mentor: Bob Russell

Costume Mentor: Suwatana Rockland

Lighting Mentor: Devon Hall

Sound Mentor: Carlton Guc

Dracula Makeup Design & Artist: Jill Burgner

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Hudson High Drama, Hudson, OH 2019

*production rated as SUPERIOR by Ohio Thespians & invited to perform at the Ohio Thespian State Conference

Photos by Barbara Stitzer Photography

"The Mirror"
"Notes"
"Hannibal Rehearsal"
"Think of Me"
"The Music of the Night"
"Finale"
"Finale"

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Lyrics by Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe

Book by Richard Stilgoe

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Director: Bob Russell

Music Director: Jacob Moore

Orchestra Director: Roberto Iriarte

Choreographer: Katie Gibson

Scenic Mentor: Bob Russell

Costume Mentor: Sarah Russell

Phantom Makeup Design & Artist: Jill Burgner

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Hudson High Drama, Hudson, OH 2019

* 2 Dazzle Award nominations

Photos by John Brockway

"Now (It's Just the Gas)"
"Grow for Me"
"Ya Never Know"
"Dentist"
"Feed Me (Git It)"
"Now (It's Just the Gas)"
"Suddenly Seymour"
The Meek Shall Inherit"

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Book & Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken

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Director: Bob Russell

Music Director: John Ebner

Choreographer: Katie Gibson

Stage Manager: Denise Eletich

Scene Design: Richard Morris Jr.

Costume Design: Sarah Russell

Lighting Design: TBA

Sound Design: John Coyne

Properties Design: April Helms

Audrey II Plant Design: Ralph Cooley

 

Weathervane Playhouse, Akron, OH 2016

*images were taken before the set was dressed for previews*

Photos by www.AimeeLambes.com

"All for the Best"
"Turn Back, O Man"
"Light of the World"
"On the Willows"
"All Good Gifts"
"Alas for You"
"Crucifixion"
"Save the People"

GODSPELL

Book by John Michael Tebelak

Music & New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Conceived & Originally Directed by John Michael Tebelak 

Based on The Gospel According to St. Matthew

 

Directed by Bob Russell

Music Direction by Randi Rudolph

Choreographed by Matthew Glover

Set Design by Sarah Klocke

Costumes by Bob Miller

Lighting Design by Mark Maruschak

Sound Design by Marshall Carby

Props Design by Travis Hornsby

 

Highlands Playhouse, North Carolina 2015

Photos by Casey Rattz

THE WIZARD OF OZ

By L. Frank Baum

With Music & Lyrics by Harold Arlen & E. Y. Harburg

Background Music by Herbert Stothart

Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard

Orchestration by Larry Wilcox 

Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company

Based upon the Classic Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.

 

Directed by Bob Russell

Music Direction by Rowland Blackley

Choreographed by Katie Gibson

Set Design by Jason Coale

Costumes by Sarah Russell

Lighting Design by Mark Maruschak

Sound Design by J. Michael Desper

Projection Design by Jason Coale

Props Design by Bob Russell

 

Ashland University, Ohio 2015

 

"The Tin Man"
"The Scarecrow"
"The Wizard of Oz"
"Kansas"
"The Wizard's Chamber"
"Act 1 Finale"
"The Lion"
"Professor Marvel"
"There's no place like home."

SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON

BARBER OF FLEET STREET

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by Hugh Wheeler

Based on an adaptation by Christopher Bond 

 

Directed by Bob Russell

Music Direction by Joanna Li

Set Design by Richard Morris

Costumes by Inda Blatch-Geib

Lighting Design by David Krupla

Sound Design by Carlton Guc

Props Design by Lydia Chanenka

 

HBTI, Ohio 2014

Photos by Elaine Siegel

 

"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd"
"Anthony & Beggar Woman"
"Poor Thing"
"Green Finch and Linnet Bird"
"Pirelli's Miracle Elixir"
"Kiss Me"
"By the Sea"
"City on Fire"
"Finale Act 1"

JEKYLL & HYDE

Conceived for the stage by Frank Wildhorn & Steve Cuden 

Book & Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse

Music by Frank Wildhorn

Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson

 

Directed by Bob Russell

Music Direction by John Krol

Choreographed by Bebe Weinberg-Katz

Set Design by Scott Chapman

Costumes by Sarah Russell

Lighting Design by Scott Chapman

Sound Design by Carlton Guc

Props Design by Jamie Benetto

 

HBTI, Ohio 2013

Photos by Scott Chapman

 

"The Transformation"
"Bring on the Men"
"The Board of Governors"
"His Work and Nothing More"
"Dangerous Game"
"Jekyll's parlor"
"In the lab"
"This is the Moment"
"Jekyll & Utterson"
"Alive"
"Dangerous Game"

URINETOWN

Music by Mark Hollmann

Lyrics by Mark Hollmann & Greg Kotis

Book byGreg Kotis

 

Directed by Bob Russell

Music Direction by John Krol

Choreographed by Bebe Weinberg-Katz

Set Design by Scott Chapman

Costumes by Sarah Russell

Lighting Design by Scott Chapman

Sound Design by Richard B. Ingraham

Props Design by Bob Russell

 

FPAC, Ohio 2012

Photos by Scott Chapman

 

"Act 1 Finale"
Follow Your Heart"
"Little Sally & Lockstock"
"Mr. Cladwell"
"Run Freedom Run"
"Follow Your Heart"
"Look at the Sky"
"It's a Privilege to Pee"
"Run Freedom Run"
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"Secret Hideout"
"Barrel & Lockstock"
Henry Higgins - MY FAIR LADY

Henry Higgins - MY FAIR LADY

Beck Center for the Arts

Herman - SWEET CHARITY

Herman - SWEET CHARITY

Porthouse Theatre

Bill Sykes - OLIVER!

Bill Sykes - OLIVER!

Cain Park

Vershinin - THREE SISTERS

Vershinin - THREE SISTERS

Kent State - MFA Program

Ivan Bunin - CHEKHOV IN YALTA

Ivan Bunin - CHEKHOV IN YALTA

Summer Stages

The Beadle - SWEENEY TODD

The Beadle - SWEENEY TODD

Cain Park

Bottom - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Bottom - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Akron Symphony

Cinnesias - LYSISTRATA

Cinnesias - LYSISTRATA

Kent State - MFA Program

Malvolio - TWELFTH NIGHT

Malvolio - TWELFTH NIGHT

Kent State - MFA Program

Nathan Detroit - GUYS & DOLLS

Nathan Detroit - GUYS & DOLLS

Highlands Playhouse

Friar Laurence - ROMEO & JULIET

Friar Laurence - ROMEO & JULIET

Shakespeare at the Castle

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