Amber Foppes Participates in Cast and Stage Crew of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"

2015 Nov 12

Audiences are taking a trip back in time to a lively Victorian music hall for a night of dinner theatre where a distinguished ensemble of actors, the Music Hall Royale, stages its flamboyant rendition of an unfinished Dickens mystery in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The show tells the story of the upstanding young Edwin Drood who mysteriously disappears and is presumably murdered. But who the Dickens did it? In the end, each audience gets to decide in this madcap musical mystery.

The performance, which includes the audience surrounding the action on stage, runs November 12-15, 2015, with the Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows at 7 p.m. and the Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. All tickets are $30 and include a pasta buffet dinner. This production benefits the Mental Health Association in Genesee County and advance reservations are required.

The cast, stage crew and ensemble of this musical mystery dinner theatre is made up of GCC students from near and far, as well as faculty, alumni and members of the community.

Please see the comprehensive list of the cast, ensemble, musicians and stage crew below with their respective roles.

Comprehensive Listing of Cast & Ensemble:

• Maryssa Peirick of Batavia, NY (playing Edwin Drood)
• Maria Albanese of Kendall, NY (playing Helena Landless)
• Drew Burt, of Scio, NY (playing Neville Landless)
• Kay Foppes of Oakfield, NY (playing Drood understudy)
• Blake Carter of Batavia, NY (playing James Throttle & Dancer)
• Joe Ciranni of Dansville, NY (playing Deputy & Dancer)
• Ryan McKenrick of Rochester, NY (playing Jasper understudy)
• Jake Bortle of LeRoy, NY (playing John Jasper)
• Samantha Marchisin of Attica, NY (playing Rosa Bud)
• Rob Reiss of Elba, NY (playing Bazzard)
• Alex Farley of Corfu, NY (playing Reverend Crisparkle)
• Shelby Waterman of Stafford, NY (playing Princess Puffer understudy, plus in the Ensemble & a Dancer)
• Norm Gayford of Warsaw, NY (playing Chairman & Mayor Sapsea)
• Jerry Newell of Attica, NY (playing Durdles)
• Nick Dunn of Batavia, NY (playing Neville Landless & Ensemble)
• Akihiro Tamura of Tochigi, Japan (part of the musical Ensemble & Dancer)
• Amber Foppes of Oakfield, NY (part of the musical Ensemble)
• Marissa Carbonell of Batavia, NY (part of the musical Ensemble)
• Elizabeth Johnson of Batavia, NY (part of the musical Ensemble)
• Alannah Gross of Batavia, NY (part of the musical Ensemble)
• Yukino Ito of Hyogo, Japan (part of the musical Ensemble)

Comprehensive Listing of Musicians:

• Orlando Diaz of Rochester, NY (Pianist)
• Mark Hoerbelt of Batavia, NY (Orchestra Conductor)
• Andrea Meier of Caledonia, NY (Violin)
• Pamela Wentworth of Batavia, NY (Flute)
• Bob Chaplin of Waterport, NY (Percussion)
• Cindy Baldwin of Batavia, NY (Clarinet)
• Kacy Dolan of Cheektowaga, NY (Trumpet)

Comprehensive Listing of Performance Direction / Stage Crew:

• Maryanne Arena of LeRoy, NY (Director & Princess Puffer)
• Lauren Picarro-Hoerbelt of Batavia, NY (Music Director)
• Ryan Sullivan of Rockville Centre, NY (Assistant Stage Manager)
• Tilly Pease of York, NY (Sound Design)
• Caroline Peterson of Orchard Park, NY (Stage Manager)
• Leigh Trumpfheller of Horseheads, NY (Lighting Design)
• Deeana Antoine of Brooklyn, NY (Projections/Sound Assistant)
• Adrienne Huggins of Bronx, NY (Wardrobe)
• Amiyah Johnson of Kenosha, Wisconsin (Backstage)
• Ed Hallborg of Cowlesville, NY (Technical Director/Set Design)
• Tara Pocock of Batavia, NY (Choreographer)