The Pajama Game
...is the game we're in and we're proud to be in the pajama game!
In a day and age where seven and a half cents doesn’t mean a heck-of-a-lot, the Thacher Masquers took us back in time to a pajama factory where seven and a half cents marked the difference between love found and love lost.
The Pajama Game, this year's chosen musical, is a Tony Award-winning musical based on the novel 7 1/2 Cents, by Richard Bissell. The story follows both the white- and blue-collar workers of a pajama factory in the midst of conflict over a $.07 pay raise. Caught in the middle are Babe Williams, grievance committee head, and Sid Sorokin, new factory superintendent, whose new love struggles under the tension of opposing sides.
Countless hours of rehearsal led to two great nights of performance, in which both cast and crew should take great pride. Behind the success of this production are the long hours and hard work put in by Rob Jacobsen (director), Gregory Haggard (music director), Gallia Vickery (choreographer), and Cal Jensen CdeP 2006 (technical director). These dedicated faculty members started with casting way back at the end of the fall term and worked diligently all winter to bring together over fifty students in the making of this production.
CAST
Babe Williams—Bailey Cypheridge '15
Sid Sorokin—Colin Troughton '16
Gladys Hotchkiss—Elizabeth Zhang '16
Vernon Hines—Ben Connor '15
Myron Hasler—Kevin Griffee '15
Prez—Alex Levers '15
Mabel—Kathryn Lynch '16
Pop, Max—Briggs Boss '15
Mae—Ava Penner '17
Poopsie—Shalan Billaut-Lee '18
Sleep-Tite Girls—Morgana Van Peebles '16, Sophia Fung '17, Libby Hatton '18, Yosephina Peters '18, May Walton '18
Steam Heat Dancers—Morgana Van Peebles '16, Elizabeth Zhang '16, Libby Hatton '18, Yosephina Peters '18, May Walton '18
Sleep-Tite Boys—Ben Yoon '15, Anthony Nikitopoulos '17, Adam Marcelo '18, Griffin Somaratne '18
CREW
Asst. Director—Laura Kirkland '15
Stage Manager/Head Tech—Marissa Lopez '15
Asst. Stage Manager/Head Tech—Declan Kelly '15
Light Board Op/Head Tech—Emma Rogowski '15
Spot—Colly Smith '16, Clare Rogowski '17
Sound—Diallo Scott '18
Stage Crew—Jasmin Arculli '17, Tiff Butler '17, Audrey Cussen '17, Finn Ehringer '17, Brendan Glenn '17, Jasmin Kim '17, Natalie Osuna '17, Erin Slichter '17, Asher Wood '17
Props Master—Emma Gilmore '18
Props—Kelly Oh '18, Gaby Sierra '18
Scenic Painters—Helena Girardoni '18, Joelle Rubeli '18
Costume Design—Anne Gregory '15
Costumes—Stella Frank '15, Sydney Wilder '15, Valerie Mendez '16, Katie Rauner '16
Make Up—Hayden Howard '16, Mia Zaldastani '16, Jane Gamble '18
PIT ORCHESTRA
Trombone—Annie Langan '18, Tony Rinaldi
Trumpet—Lisa Edelman
Flute—Ashley Song '16
Reeds—Ross Craton
Violin—Marshall Fisher '15, Doug Klink '16, Isabel Ouweleen '17, Amy Hagen
Cello—Danica Pinner
Bass—Aaron Snyder
Keyboards—Eric Valinsky
Guitar—Tom Connell
Drums—Mike Deutsch
Piano—Ben Chadwick '15
Back
The Pajama Game, this year's chosen musical, is a Tony Award-winning musical based on the novel 7 1/2 Cents, by Richard Bissell. The story follows both the white- and blue-collar workers of a pajama factory in the midst of conflict over a $.07 pay raise. Caught in the middle are Babe Williams, grievance committee head, and Sid Sorokin, new factory superintendent, whose new love struggles under the tension of opposing sides.
Countless hours of rehearsal led to two great nights of performance, in which both cast and crew should take great pride. Behind the success of this production are the long hours and hard work put in by Rob Jacobsen (director), Gregory Haggard (music director), Gallia Vickery (choreographer), and Cal Jensen CdeP 2006 (technical director). These dedicated faculty members started with casting way back at the end of the fall term and worked diligently all winter to bring together over fifty students in the making of this production.
CAST
Babe Williams—Bailey Cypheridge '15
Sid Sorokin—Colin Troughton '16
Gladys Hotchkiss—Elizabeth Zhang '16
Vernon Hines—Ben Connor '15
Myron Hasler—Kevin Griffee '15
Prez—Alex Levers '15
Mabel—Kathryn Lynch '16
Pop, Max—Briggs Boss '15
Mae—Ava Penner '17
Poopsie—Shalan Billaut-Lee '18
Sleep-Tite Girls—Morgana Van Peebles '16, Sophia Fung '17, Libby Hatton '18, Yosephina Peters '18, May Walton '18
Steam Heat Dancers—Morgana Van Peebles '16, Elizabeth Zhang '16, Libby Hatton '18, Yosephina Peters '18, May Walton '18
Sleep-Tite Boys—Ben Yoon '15, Anthony Nikitopoulos '17, Adam Marcelo '18, Griffin Somaratne '18
CREW
Asst. Director—Laura Kirkland '15
Stage Manager/Head Tech—Marissa Lopez '15
Asst. Stage Manager/Head Tech—Declan Kelly '15
Light Board Op/Head Tech—Emma Rogowski '15
Spot—Colly Smith '16, Clare Rogowski '17
Sound—Diallo Scott '18
Stage Crew—Jasmin Arculli '17, Tiff Butler '17, Audrey Cussen '17, Finn Ehringer '17, Brendan Glenn '17, Jasmin Kim '17, Natalie Osuna '17, Erin Slichter '17, Asher Wood '17
Props Master—Emma Gilmore '18
Props—Kelly Oh '18, Gaby Sierra '18
Scenic Painters—Helena Girardoni '18, Joelle Rubeli '18
Costume Design—Anne Gregory '15
Costumes—Stella Frank '15, Sydney Wilder '15, Valerie Mendez '16, Katie Rauner '16
Make Up—Hayden Howard '16, Mia Zaldastani '16, Jane Gamble '18
PIT ORCHESTRA
Trombone—Annie Langan '18, Tony Rinaldi
Trumpet—Lisa Edelman
Flute—Ashley Song '16
Reeds—Ross Craton
Violin—Marshall Fisher '15, Doug Klink '16, Isabel Ouweleen '17, Amy Hagen
Cello—Danica Pinner
Bass—Aaron Snyder
Keyboards—Eric Valinsky
Guitar—Tom Connell
Drums—Mike Deutsch
Piano—Ben Chadwick '15
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