Belonging, Redemption, and Home

5/6/2021

Thacher Masquers present a musical that mirrors issues of the day.

The cast of The Spitfire Grill was as small as the town it’s set in. Seven Thacher Masquers brought the Spitfire diner in Gilead to life in the spring musical this past weekend. The summer-like evenings kept the audience—even those in shorts—warm in the Outdoor Theatre. And, Kaycee ’23 as Percy warmed the audience with a wistful performance of Morning Light: “Mornin’ light, shine on me, shine, find an ember of heat in this cold heart of mine.”

Julian ’23, said he would do it again “in a heartbeat… As the assistant director, I was basically the audience for a lot of the rehearsals, and it was incredible to see how much the show progressed and improved over time.” But why did he choose this role after acting in several previous Masquers plays? “I love doing theater, and I am likely going to go into STEM in the future, so I try to do as much as I can now with the Thacher Theater Department.”

Congratulations to the cast, musicians, and crew of The Spitfire Grill for an excellent production!

Cast

Percy Talbott……………….…. Kaycee ’23

Sheriff Joe Sutter……………. Hayden ’22

Hannah Ferguson………...… Lucien ’23

Caleb Thorpe …………........ Trevor ’22

Effy Krayneck …………..…... Clio ’23

Shelby Thorpe………..….….. Keira ’22

The Visitor…………………...... Liam ’23

Production Team

Director……………………….. Tracey Williams Sutton

Musical Director…………... Gregory Haggard

Technical Director……...... Lisandro Malissia

Instrumental Coach……... Evan Avery

Assistant Director……..... Julian ’23

Set Design…………….….... Mike Carnahan and Tracey Sutton

Set Construction…..…….. Mike Carnahan

Lighting Design…..…….... Lisandro Malissia and Tracey Sutton

Set Dressing…………….…. Tracey Sutton and Shannon Penrith

Costumer………………..….. Tracey Sutton

Props……………………….…. Tracey Sutton and Julian ’23

Poster……………………….... Cecil Sutton

Technical Crew

Stage Manager……………...... Alexa ’21

Sound Operators ………….... Julia ’21 and Milli ’22

Lighting Operator…………….. Elena ’22

Spot Operators…………….…. Alex ’22 and Tristan ’23

Sound and Stagehands…… Sam ’24, Henry ’24, and Adam ’23

Make-up……………………...... Tália ’22

Pit Ensemble

Keyboards……………………. Andy Street

Guitar…………………………. John Boyd

Violin………………………….. Simone ’23

Violin………………………….. Grace ’24

Cello………………………….. Jennifer ’22

Keyboards……………………. Vinnie ’23

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