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Charlotte's Web--The Musical

Our first musical has been cast. Check out this all-star lineup for Charlotte's Web below:

	Beau Bommarito as Uncle--Beau will be in the 6th grade at Ascension Catholic School in Chesterfield. He has appeared in print and film commercials, school plays and as a credited extra in Alice and Bill, two feature films to be released this summer. He has enjoyed taking numerous acting classes and aspires to become an actor. His hobbies include sports, computer, games and watching movies.
	Bonny Burke as Martha Arable--Bonny, together with many of the cast members, is making her Destination Theatre Company Debut in Charlotte's Web. She is also happy to be sharing the stage with her son, Will. Bonny has performed in many shows over the past several years. She won a 2004 Arts For Life Award for her role as Mrs. Edward Rochester in Curtain Call Repertory Theatre's Jane Eyre. Other favorite shows include The Rocky Horror Show, Follies, Caberet and Jekyll and Hyde. Bonny thanks her family for their love, patience and support. She also remembers "Dennis" and his passion for theatre. He was a great influence.
	Will Burke as the Third Fairgoer and a mouse--This is Will's first production with Destination Theatre Company. He performed in Family Musical Theatre's The Music Man two years ago and thoroughly enjoyed being on stage. Will also plays the piano, is a Cub Scout and enjoys playing baseball with his friends. He will be in fourth grade at Linda Vista Catholic School at its new location in Ballwin. He would like to thank his family for their support and the other cast members for helping him learn throughout the production.
	Elizabeth Carver as the Third Spider, a gosling and a cat--Elizabeth is a current member of Joymakers Children' Choir at Twin Oaks Presbyterian Church. This very energetic, six year old is home-schooled and enjoys performing in front of a crowd: singing, dancing or storytelling; makes no difference to her.
	Rayleigh Deaton as the Second Spider, a gosling and a goat--Rayleigh is the 6-year-old daughter of Tim and Becky Deaton. She will be a home-schooled first grader in the fall. She enjoys playing the piano and harp. Rayleigh's previous theatrical performances have included Mary in A Christmas Pageant, Charlotte in Charlotte's Web reader's theatre and Cinderella in The Cinderella Story.
	Sara Duval as the Reporter and a fairgoer--Throughout Sara's ten years of performance, she has appeared in many shows. She started dancing when she was three and currently attends Dimensions Dance Center. She auditioned for the performing company at Dimensions in fifth grade and is still a member. In addition to the company, she is in the Dimension's production of The Nutcracker every year. She is on the Bellarmine Speech Team at school, which is a performing league for kids in middle school and has received two gold ribbons and two blue ribbons. In 2001, she joined the Carondelet Children's Chorus. She traveled with the choir to Denver, Colorado to attend the Sing a Mile High Festival in 2006. She is thrilled to be in the cast of Charlotte's Web and hopes to continue performing with Destination Theatre Company.
	Maya Elfanbaum as the girl, a gosling and a goat--Maya is nine years old and enjoys reading, arts and crafts, playing the piano, singing and caring for younger children. She is very happy to be a part of Charlotte's Web, her first theatre performance.
	Savannah Frame as the First Spectator and a dog--Savannah has been in two plays; Dorothy Meets Alice as Dorothy and Snow Queen as Gerda. Savannah is 11 years old, loves to play basketball and volleyball and loves to have fun. She has also been in church and school productions. Recently, she was a cast member of The Oz Revue as a singer and dancer.
	Elliott Gathman as the bat and a fairgoer--Eliott is eight and in the 2nd grade. He likes cats, and baseball. His last plays were Broadway on the Driveway's The Four Freedoms and The Sound of Music.
	Lauren Gathman as Fern Arable--Lauren is 12 years old. She enjoys cats, riding her scooter and reading. She has been in Broadway on the Driveway's productions of Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music and The Four Freedoms.
	Charles Harris as Homer Zuckerman--Charles is happy to be back on the stage after a long hiatus. He has previously appeared in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Goodbye My Fancy, Harvey, J.B, and numerous other community productions.
	Lauren Harris as Wilbur-Lauren is a 6th grader at Victory Christian School. She has been in several church plays including Joy Story as Raggedy Ann and The Tale of Three Trees as Happy Tree. She has also performed at the Assembly of God District Fine Arts Festival earning Superior with Invitation and will be performing at the National Competition in August in Indianapolis.
	Brendon Jette as the Farmer, a gosling and a sheep--Brendon is home-schooled in the 2nd grade. His parents are Michael and Lori Jette. Brendon loves to act, sing and give hugs. He has been in other theatrical production through Broadway on the Driveway and Stages St. Louis.
	Lori Jette as Edith Zuckerman--Lori is the loving wife of Michael. She home-schools their two kids, Brendon (almost 8) and Megan (4). In high school, she was captain of the 28-member dance team, appeared in her senior production of Funny Girl and was stage manager for See How They Run. She enjoys hiking, gardening, dancing and kayaking.
	Brad Lafferty as Doc--Brad is from Saint Louis, Missouri, and now lives in Saint Charles with his wife and two children. He works for General Motors where he is a Chaplain for UAW Local 2250. He is also a member of Grace Baptist Church where he sings in the choir and speaks in the Nursing Home Ministry and is currently seeking a Master's degree in Church Ministry from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO. Brad would love to tell you that he has had a lifelong passion for the theatre (because that would make for riveting reading), but, truth be told, prior to his DTC experience, he's been in three plays and, at best, a half-dozen youth group skits in his whole life. In fact, if his daughter wasn't studying theatre, he probably wouldn't go to too many plays, either. He's not here to be a part of the sales department. What he is here for is this...anytime anyone is willing to commit themselves to engaging our culture in the name of Christ, he's behind them. He says, for too long we Christians have sat idly by while others have taken the arts away from their original purpose...to praise and glorify God. He believes this world needs, more than ever, people willing to step out, in faith, and proclaim the goodness and majesty of God to a lost and dying world, and that the theatre is a very good place to start. Our God is a creator...let us also be creative as we worship Him. His DTC production experience consists of playing Doc in If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise, directing The Conference in the 2007 One-Act Competition and playing the doctor in Samuel and Dinah also in the 2007 One-Act Competition.
	Lynde Langdon as the Sheep--Lynde is returning to the stage after a 14-year hiatus. She was in the chorus of It's Sad, So Sad, When an Elf Goes Bad at Goddard Junior High School in Midland Texas. She is a native Texan who is obsessed with knitting and fantasy baseball. She writes monthly articles for WORLD Magazine. In her spare time, she works as a communication and customer service specialist in health care. She wants to say thanks to her husband, Pastor Chad, for helping make this and all her other dreams come true.
	Rachel Lindsay as Charlotte--Rachel is 12 years old and going into the eighth grade at Pattonville Heights Middle School. At school she is enrolled in all challenge courses and is first chair flute. When she is not studying, Rachel can be found at Team Central Gymnastics where she works out 25 hours a week and is a competitive level 7 gymnast. Rachel has performed in numerous plays with Theatre Chaverim at the JCC (Jewish Community Center), including the part of Belle in Beauty and the Beast. She has also performed in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast and, currently, The Music Man with Maryland Heights Community Center. Her most interesting role was Time, as Chorus in The Winter's Tale performed by St. Louis Shakespeare.
	Audrey Lipsmire as the Photographer and a fairgoer--Audrey is 11-years old. She goes to North Jefferson Intermediate and is in the 6th grade. She enjoys playing the snare drums and drawing. She hasn't been in any other plays except for school plays but has been an extra in two movies. She was an extra in Saving Shiloh and The Star. She is very excited to be a part of Charlotte's Web-The Musical!
	Suzanne McGinnis as Templeton--Suzanne has the official title of "CEO and CFO of the McGinnis Family" as she and her husband Dave raise their two kids, Sydney, 14 and Samantha, 10. Previously, she has participated in church dramas, her high school production of The Miracle Worker in the role of Helen Keller, an extra on the set of the TV mini-series A Will of Their Own staring Lea Thompson and as the Queen Fairy in the children's show Dragon Scales and Fairy Tales in the Wentzville Renaissance Festival. Suzanne's previous DTC experience includes the role of Mrs. Edith Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank. Her hobbies include singing, photography and theatre. She says a very special thanks to her husband Dave, who without his support, none of her dreams would be possible.
	Isaac Moore as the owl and a fairgoer--Isaac is the 8-year-old son of Allen and Kristy Moore. He is home-schooled and in the second grade. While Isaac is in his DTC debut he has been on stage in church productions of The Christmas Soccer Team, Sure Foundations, The Joy Story, The Tale of Three Trees, the premier performance of What's Your Favorite Part... and Kid's Praise: An Explosion of Happiness.
	Kristy Moore as Sadie and the Costume Mistress--Kristy is married to Allen and a home-schooling mother of three: Isaac, 8 1/2; Rebekah, 5 1/2; and Rachel, 3. Growing up in Springfield IL, she was involved in several productions at school and church in elementary and high school, including The Music Man, where she was a gymnast and dancer. Since college at Evangel University, she has been in a lot of productions at church including Bethlehem Inn, A Christmas Carol, Putting the Christ Back in Easter, The Sounds of Christmas, the premier production of What's Your Favorite Part... and the direction of Sure Foundations, The Joy Story, The Tale of Three Trees and Kid's Praise: An Explosion of Happiness. Kristy's DTC experience includes the inaugural production of The Diary of Anne Frank in the role of Mr. Otto Frank, If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise as Maxine McAllister and she directed Autumn Leaves and performed as Dinah in Samuel and Dinah in the 2007 One-Act Competition. At church she directs the kids choir and leads the Missionettes Prims club. Kristy's hobbies include kids, music, kids, reading and kids.
	Rebekah Moore as a gosling, a fairgoer and a mouse--Rebekah is the five-year-old daughter of Allen and Kristy Moore. She is home-schooled in kindergarten and is proud to be the youngest member of the Charlotte's Web cast. While in her DTC debut, she has been in church children's choir productions of Sure Foundations, The Joy Story, The Tale of Three Trees and Kid's Praise: An Explosion of Happiness.
	David Moreshead as the Pianist--David is a 16 year old recent high school graduate. He attends Dayspring School of the Arts where he takes classes in drama, musical theatre and piano. He works during the summer with his family company, GoodHeart Lawn and Land, mowing lawns and sending invoices. The last couple of years he has been in DaySpring’s productions of Only an Orphan Girl as Dick, Seussical as a Wickersham Brother and Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick. David's other DTC credits include Steve Renfro in If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise and Best Director honors in the 2007 One Act Competition for his direction of Chew the Fat With Matt.
	Jack Mudd as the Official--Though Jack has been acting for about four years, this is only his second play. He has been acting with COCA for 2 years and Stages Acting School for one. Jack was a paid extra in the new feature film Alice. Last year Jack was in Grease at Shrewsbury in Kirkwood. Jack was the voice at the drive-in movie and in the chorus. Jack says he is very thrilled to be working with such a great company as DTC and wants to thank his family for all their love an support and his acting coaches for all of their help.
	Harry Parker as the Barker and the Announcer--Harry Parker really enjoys theatre. He's been in several musicals and shows, including Oliver, Much Ado about Nothing, The Music Man (his favorite) and Aladdin. He also enjoys basketball, video games, watching movies, and reading. He hasn’t been doing theatre his whole life but really enjoys it and is sure that Charlotte's Web will be a fun play!
	Mariel Porcelli as the First Fairgoer, First Woman and a sheep--Mariel just finished the 5th grade where she was the student council president, and is looking forward to middle school next year. .Her previous performances include Marta in The Sound of Music, Bielke in Fiddler on the Roof, and most recently, she appeared in A View from The Bridge. She thanks Allen for casting her, and her family for their love and support.
	Mia Porcelli as a gosling, a fairgoer and a dog--Mia is entering the 2nd grade in the fall. This is her second production, previously being seen in A View from The Bridge. Mia looks forward to a long career on stage She also wants to thank Allen, and her family for their love and support.
	Addie Trippeer as Young Wilbur and a fairgoer--Addie is 8 years old and learns at home with her sister and mom where her favorite subject is spelling. Charlotte's Web is her theatrical debut but she has already had one year of experience singing with the St. Louis Children's Choir. Addie is a Brownie Girl Scout, attends Bible Study Fellowship with her daddy and swims for the Hazelwood Sharks. She loves horses, High School Musical, chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, hanging out with girlfriends and all things blue and sparkly! However, her greatest passion is for art. She spends 2-3 hours a day using her God-given talent making all kinds of creations. She will even have some of her art displayed at the Artist's Guild this summer. When she grows up, Addie hopes to be an artist and a babysitter.
	Emma Trippeer as the Lamb--Emma is 6 years old and learns at home with her sister and mom where she says every subject is her favorite (even math...even when it's a whole page of subtraction!). Emma is very excited to be a part of the Charlotte's Web cast! She loves to dance and sing and even makes up her own songs. Emma is a Brownie Girl Scout and attends Bible Study Fellowship with her daddy. Emma is rarely seen sitting still but, when she is, it's with a book in her lap. She spends lots of time creating imaginary stories and acting them out with her sister and cousins. She loves all kinds of animals, especially lions, horses and sharks. Her favorite animal, of course, is her new dog, Sadie. Emma has a passion for Jesus Christ; she loves to memorize scripture, sing hymns and create religious art. Her depiction of Good Friday will be displayed at the Artist's Guild this summer. When she grows up, Emma plans to be a baker and a professional dancer.
	Rich Trippeer as John Arable--Photo Coming Soon! Rich is no stranger to the theatre. He starred in many church plays as a young boy and was in the cast of The Shadow Box, Dreamgirls and Uptown, Downtown at University City High School. In fact, it was during a Maundy Thursday play, while playing Jesus, that he understood the truth of the Gospel and received Christ as his Savior. He has also had a variety of singing experiences from praise bands to the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Though school, work and fatherhood have kept him quite busy in recent years, Rich is glad to be back on the stage, taking part in his daughters' debut show. Rich's day job is in Information Services at Stephen Ministries. He also does computer repair and web design on the side. In his free time, Rich enjoys archery, hunting, bow-making and spending time with his family.
	Abraham Ward as the Concessionaire and a sheep--Abraham is 9 years old and in the fourth grade at St. Mark's Lutheran School in Eureka. He really likes acting and performing. He has done several musicals at school and is very excited to be a part of Charlotte's Web. He appeared in Completing Kaden, a Christian 30-minute drama/comedy that airs on Trinity Broadcast Network. He is currently taking an acting class at COCA with plans for more. He has also been studying the drums and percussion for the last year. He gets the privilege to play every Sunday with his dad in the Living Water Worship Team at church. He has a brown belt in Tae-Kwon-Do and loves to play basketball. Oh, and most important, in his own words, "I LOVE JESUS!"
	David Weber as Lurvy--David works as a structural design engineer at Boeing and as a father and husband at home. He's been involved in music in church as a worship leader, choir director, trumpet and vocal soloist and once directed and acted in a short play, What Would You Do at the Stable? He likes running, soccer and disc golf. He loves reciting scripture passages--hoping to make the truth of them come alive to the hearers. David's exposure to acting was primarily in musicals back in high school where he enjoyed Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, My Fair Lady and A Mid-Winter Night's Dream.
	Whitney Weber as the First Spider, a gosling and a dog--Whitney is home-schooled and is 6 years old. She is in the first grade. She was the baby elephant in The Jungle Book. She also has been in several short plays with the SHARE drama group. Her favorite things to do are dancing, art and making up songs.
	Jacob Wehmer as Avery--Jacob loves to act and do drama productions. He is a quick learner, usually patient unless he has had a really bad day and cannot take one more thing. He can listen and do whatever you would want of him. He has been in at least two production a year but occasionally does more than that. This will be his 18th production. Other than acting, he also enjoys doing soccer, playing outside, playing piano and reading. He is a hard worker so he may be working on homework when it is not his scene.
	Melanie Wich as the Second Fairgoer and a sheep--Melanie is twelve years old and is in the seventh grade at St. Francis of Assisi School. Melanie loves to dance and has taken a variety of lessons such as tap, ballet, jazz and hip-hop for seven years. Melanie also loves to sing and act. While this is her first on-stage performance, she has participated in her school's productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie, Jr., The King and I and The Music Man by working behind the scenes and helping to design scenery and as a member of the stage crew. Melanie has also successfully completed the modeling/acting program at John Robert Powers. Melanie loves animals, IM-ing her friends, shopping, designing outfits and hanging out with her sister, Allison.
	Christina Wilkins as a Goose--Christina has always been home-schooled and is finishing her freshman year. In June, she will turn 15 and is looking forward to getting her permit. She attend Ferguson Nazarene Church and is involved in youth group, bible quizzing and kid's quizzing. "God is my everything. I love Him and love serving Him," Christina says. She goes to DaySpring School of the Arts for Musical Theatre and CHEC for drama. She has been Katherine in Love's Labours Lost, Miss Monks in Oliver and Martina, a silly girl, in Beauty and the Beast. She loves to act, sing, dance, play volleyball and hang with friends. This is her second musical and is looking forward to it! For more info, check out her twin sister's bio!
	Rebekah Wilkins as a Goose--Rebekah has been home-schooled all 14 years of her life. She is a freshman and will 15 in June. She lived in upstate New York until August when her dad's promotion brought them here to St. Louis. She loves the area and thanks God every day for bringing them here. She once played Sophia in Love's Labours Lost and Mrs. Grimwig and Mrs. Sowerberry in Oliver Twist. And, just this year, she was Brigita, a silly girl, in Beauty and the Beast. She just recently, along with her family, became members of Ferguson Nazarene Church and is involved in quizzing, choir, youth group, missions and children's quizzing there. She loves to read, sing, dance and act. She also loves Jesus, the Lord of her life. P.S. For more info, check out her twin sister's bio.
	Allen Moore as the Director--Allen Moore is the president and founder of Destination Theatre Company. He is excited to direct yet another production with DTC...his fourth so far...and to direct another play in general...he's started to lose count. Allen got involved in theatre in high school (well, actually, in church, it was MUCH younger), playing Winthrop in The Music Man, Admiral von Schreiber in The Sound of Music, Mr. Kirby in You Can't Take it With You, roles in several one acts and playing viola for Mame and Fiddler on the Roof. In college, he continued with on stage roles as Mendel in Fiddler on the Roof, Andrew age 64 in Why Do We Laugh?, and Gonzalo in The Tempest as well as back stage roles in The Lion in Winter, Doll's House, A View From the Bridge, Charley's Aunt and several other plays, one acts and studio scenes. Since graduating from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, Allen has done much more directorial and performance work through teaching at the middle school level and through church. Some of those plays include This is a Test (directing), Mame (directing), The Fantasticks (directing and performing), Rumors (directing), Happy Daze (co-directing), The Music Man Jr. (co-directing), Fools (directing), The Living Last Supper (directing and performing), Who Will Call Him King of Kings (directing and performing), The Sounds of Christmas (directing, designing and performing), What's Your Favorite Part... (writing, directing and performing), Kid's Praise: An Explosion of Happiness (performing) and many, many more. Allen recently received his Master of Arts in Theatre Arts Management from Lindenwood University. Allen is married to Kristy and has three kids: Isaac, 8; Rebekah, 5 and Rachel, 3. At West County Assembly of God he is involved in the adult choir and helping Kristy with the kids choir. His hobbies include reading (mostly plays), music and, of course, drama.
	Andrew Lafferty as the Assistant Director/Stage Manager--Andrew has been home-schooled all 16 years of his life but will be starting college this summer. He attends Grace Baptist Church n St. Charles with his family and he is a leader in the youth group there. His hobbies include playing any sport that allows him to tackle someone and/or pitching for his church softball team, paintball and his amazing ability to own most people, some of the time, once in a while, at video games. He is happy to be given the opportunity to be the assistant director for Charlotte's Web. His experience includes working backstage or doing spotlighting for over 30 shows at Dayspring School of the Arts and his church. For DTC, he was the stage manager for last summer's If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise and directed Judgment Call at this year's One-Act Competition.
	Jonathan Gathman as the Music Director--Picture coming soon! Jonathan earned a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from Wheaton Conservatory where he won several competitions and scholarships. Jonathan prefers to give his talents to sacred and Christian affiliated efforts. Most recently, he has performed for Broadway on the Driveway in Fiddler on the Roof and started building an orchestra for The Sound of Music. Since then he has conducted and been orchestra director for The Education of HYMAN KAPLAN, The Four Freedoms* and Singing in the Rain. For The Four Freedoms, an original musical by Emily and Lacy Miller, Jonathan played a large role in orchestrating as well as including original material. "I am happy to contribute what I can to the success of Destination Theatre Company's presentation of Charlotte's Web. There have been several unique challenges for me but the cast is highly motivated and has a great attitude. It's been great to work with them."
	Jenna Lafferty as the Choreographer--Jenna is 15 years old and will be a sophomore next year. She has been studying Musical Theatre and dance for the past 11 years. In her own words, "I will always be Daddy's girl." Her favorite roles have been Golde in Fiddler on the Roof and Lucy in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. She dreams of being a professional dancer and/or Broadway actress and desires to teach Performing Arts. Jenna also enjoys being with friends and family, shopping and "IM"ing on the computer until the early morning hours. She loves to sing, even in my sleep and has been known to wake the family and herself with a song in the middle of the night. She thanks God for her talents and for many opportunities to use them. Jenna's DTC experiences include If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise and the 2007 One-Act Competition.

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