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Allie is extremely grateful to be a part of this production and to have the opportunity to work with such an amazing group. She loves everything Rogue does, and is amazed to watch some of it in the making. Allie does things around the Harford County Theatre scene, and is also a lighting designer... Enjoy The Show!

Beggar Woman

Amy (BA Music, University at Buffalo) is ecstatic to be performing with Rogue Swan in a bucket list role. Other local productions include at Tidewater: Avenue Q! (Kate Monster), Cats (Jennyanydots), Oliver! (Mrs. Sowerberry), Les Mis, and Civil War; at Streetlamp: Seussical (Mrs. Mayor), Young Frankenstein; at AsoB: Puffs (Sally Perks/Blondo Malfoy), Honk!(Penny/Henrietta); at MST: Mary Poppins (Katie Nana/Annie), Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson (“10 Little Indians” Soloist & others), Cats, Sunday in the Park with George (Celeste #1), West Side Story (Jets Girl), Sweeney Todd, & Merrily We Roll Along (Dory).  Amy also runs the Thirsty Thursday Play Readings with her husband, Rob, through the STAR Centre. Amy grew up performing on stage, acting, singing and playing various instruments in upstate New York.  Thanks to her family and friends and especially her Rogue family for their constant encouragement and support.

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Andy is thrilled to be returning to the stage along side his wife as a member of the ensemble. 10 years of performance rust has disappeared under the watchful eye of the Rogue Swans, many of whom he has known for nearly 30 years. Returning to these old friends has filled Andy’s heart with a nostalgic delight mixed with the exhilaration of seeing the children he helped watch become the fearless leaders, performers and musicians standing beside him today. Some long time fans may remember Andy as Tobe in the Silver Scream movie.

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April has been a core member of the Rogue Swan Theatre Co. since its inception. She has been dancing Katie Gordon’s choreography since 1997.  Since then, she’s had the chance to expand into acting and singing as well (though dancing is truly her favorite). Currently, April spends most of her performance energy in the world of fusion bellydance and truly enjoys any opportunity to make art with her family and friends.

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Arianna is excited to be in her second Rogue Swan production! She was previously in their 2023 Vaudeville: Rogue Swan Invades the UK! She loves to be involved with theatre, both onstage and in production. When she is not onstage dancing or singing, she is choreographing or music directing. She is currently the Education Operations Manager for Everyman Theatre, teaches dance, and owns her own princess party company called Once Upon a Party. She would like to thank her love Jesse, the Rogue family, and her parents for their never ending support! 

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Arianna is excited to be in her first Rogue Swan production. She is a freshman in high school who has been in numerous theatre productions including The Lion King (Young Nala), Into the Woods (Narrator), Annie (Grace Ferrell), and James and the Giant Peach (Spider). Her next production is Mamma Mia at Elkton High. Arianna is thrilled to be on both sides of the curtain. Thank you to Jess, Lilli, and Katie for giving me this wonderful opportunity of participating in “The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” She thanks her Dad for always creating such wonderful memories of “dancing through life”. She thanks her twin brother, Gabriel for always playing a musical background to her life. You are amazing and I know you will rock playing. Thank you mom  for all of your loving support through each production I have done and for showing me the world of Musical Theatre. I cannot wait to see you shine on stage. To the crew- let’s make this magic happen- we do amazing. To the cast- it has been a pleasure to work with you, break a leg tonight. 

Judge Turpin

Brian is a veteran of Harford County theater, but that’s not important right now.
He is dedicating this performance to: Dr. Joseph Bavaria, Dr. Timothy Misselbeck, Dr. Jason Nolt, Dr. Charles Evans, Dr. Stuart Finney, Dr. Vivek Dhruva, Lindsay T. Clark, Carol, Katie, Jim, and all of the nurses, perfusionists, therapists, and medical professionals who, in one form or another, literally saved his life. And always, always, Katie, Will and Mary for being his everyday joy.

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Caitlyn is excited to be working with this incredibly talented cast & crew at Rogue Swan to practice the craft we adore; she needed this more than they’ll ever know. She has been involved both on and offstage throughout high school, college, grad school, and beyond performing as an actor, directing, stage managing, and sound operating. She received her master's degree from Emerson College in Theatre Education and is currently working at Patterson Mill High School as a Drama Teacher. Her favorite roles in shows include Puck in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Belinda in ‘Noises Off', Grandma in ‘Addams Family’, Olga in ‘Three Sisters’, and Frau Blucher in ‘Young Frankenstein’. She has loved the challenge of being back on the stage again and hopes you enjoy the hard work we’ve put into bringing this show to life.

Adolfo Pirelli

Caleb has been one of the core members of Rogue Swan since its early days playing in the small Art Gallery performances. He enjoys playing and creating music as a band member as well as participating in the dancing and acting of the Vaudevilles. He also likes designing and building sets and props, a few of which are featured in tonight’s production of Rogue’s Sweeney Todd. When not performing in Rogue he is also the drummer for local jazz group, Rosie Jack and the Bangtails. Caleb would like to thank his family and friends for their support, a special thank you to Katie Gordon, Jess Clutch Hutch, and Rob Tucker for their vocal instruction & encouragement. Finally, he wants to thank his wife, Lilli, for her love, support, and her tireless effort to organize this amazing show!

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Catherine is returning to the stage after a 10 year break to join Rogue for the first time. She is excited to be able to perform with her husband in the ensemble. This group has quickly felt like a family and has been amazing to work with. She is thrilled that this is just the beginning of this journey.

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Emma is so grateful to be apart of such an incredible show for her first show with Rogue Swan. She was previously seen in The Producers and in Reefer Madness with The State Theatre of HdG. She’d like to thank her friends and family for the endless support and love. She’d also like to thank Katie, Lilli, Melissa and every person who made this show possible! Getting to perform in such a fantastic show for her third ever theatrical performance is such a blessing as well as such a wonderful learning opportunity! She can’t wait to continue her journey with Rogue Swan!

Tobias Ragg

Ethan is so excited to be in his first performance with Rogue Swan in one of his favorite shows ever! Though he's young, he's far from a stranger to the stage. Most recently he was in "Cats" with Cockpit in Court as Skimbleshanks, and some other favorite credits include Jack Kelly in "Newsies" with Cockpit in Court, Gleb Vaganov in "Anastasia" with Children's Playhouse of MD. He is currently a senior at Towson High School. He would like to thank his amazing family and friends, especially Finn, Arden, and Josie for always being so supportive. Enjoy the show!

Sweeney Todd

James has been lucky enough to enjoy sharing the stage with a number of his fellow Swans for over 25 years. He has been with Rogue since its inception in 2014 and has never looked back with anything but fondness on his time amongst such intelligent, talented and skilled performers. Taking to the stage for Sweeney Todd began as a destination, but has shifted throughout the rehearsal process into a new beginning and perspective. Stepping into the most challenging role he has ever taken on, James is thankful for this opportunity and humbled by the ocean of rockstars that make up this cast, orchestra and production team and is hungry to do more with such a phenomenal team.  Sincerest of gratitude and love goes out to his wife and partner, Katrin, his daughters, Máire and Áine, and 2 of Rogue's most devout superfans, Sandy(mother) and Christina(sister) Watkins. 

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Jasper (Jazz) Burril is a member of Rogue Swan and is frequently seen playing percussion, but has more recently stepped out to be in the music and dance numbers. They are thrilled to be in such a challenging ensemble group and would like to thank their fellow ensemble members for the camaraderie and support on such a massive and challenging piece of music. 

Anthony Hope

Jesse C Hutch is thrilled to be working on this “Passion Project” for him, as he has been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to perform in this show with two of his favorite humans and performers, his Mom and LH James, since his early teenage years. And is equally as excited to be reprising the role that really “started it all“ for him as a vocalist and performer as a teenager just learning how to sing. Along with being a core vocalist and physical comedian for Rogue, you may have also seen him recently in Pippin (Pippin) or the Rocky Horror Show (Bradley Majors.) He would like to thank the entire cast and crew for making this such a truly amazing experience, and to his love Arianna for her consistent support. #Swole4Sweeney

Mrs. Lovett

Katie is thrilled to check off this bucket list role with so many of her favorite on stage community performers. While she is most prominently involved as the founder and artistic director of Rogue Swan, she is also the female vocalist for Rosie Jack and the Bangtails. She has also performed as Donna from Scottfield's Mamma Mia, Elizabeth in Street Lamp's Young Frankenstein and has been a choreographer for most of her adult life. 

Jonas Fogg

Leonard last appeared in Havre de Grace in the Tidewater Players 2023 productions of Elf as Santa/Greenway, and The Addams Family as Lurch. After the pandemic eased, Leonard reappeared in Cockpit in Court’s 2022 production of Night Watch and more recently at CCBC in Our Town, 2023. He has performed in area community productions of Arsenic and Old Lace., Never Too Late (Harry), The Odd Couple (Oscar), Little Foxes, Evita, Once Upon a Mattress, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Oliver, Cabaret, Inherit the Wind, Urinetown to name a few and was one of the many extras cast for House of Cards. Leonard sang with Opera AACC in their productions of Phantom of the Opera (Firmin), Pirates of Penzance, Elixir of Love, and The Merry Widow. He performs regularly with the murder mystery troupe of whodunnitforhire and the St. Johns Church Chorus, Hydes, MD. Leonard spends his daytime hours practicing his Architecture profession.

Young Lucy & Ensemble

Lisa is very excited to be making her debut with Rogue Swan Theatre Company for Sweeney Todd, a bucket list show after  finishing another dream show, “Cats” at Cockpit in Court this past summer. She was also seen in the area premiere of “Beautiful” (October 2023) with Tidewater Players. Lisa was also cast in the regional premiere of  “A Bronx Tale” at Dundalk Community Theater(October 2022). Lisa has performed all over the Baltimore area including Harford Live, Cockpit in Court, Silhouette Stages, as well as many others. Favorite roles include, Lucinda in Into the Woods, Bebe in “A Chorus Line”, Glinda in The Wizard of Oz, and Caroline Neville in “Titanic” just to name a few. Lisa was also very honored to be cast in the National community theater premiere of Tuck Everlasting in 2017. Thank you so much to Katie, Lilli, and Bre for this wonderful opportunity and being so welcoming to this group as we take on this huge show together. Many thanks to her husband Ryan for being my biggest fan and supporter. #Rigglesgiggles

Johanna

Marion “Moxie” Jackson (Johanna) has been a core member of Rogue Swan since 2017. Playing Johanna has been a bucket list role, and getting this opportunity to play her has been a delight. Moxie can also be found performing in Perryville with Frankie’s Midnight Runners, a monthly Rocky Horror Picture Show shadow-cast. 

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Matt is excited to return to the stage after a nine-year hiatus that began when his first little meat pie was almost done in the oven. He and his wonderful wife spent the last 9 years starting their family and raising their two beautiful daughters who have just started kindergarten and third grade. Some of Matt's favorite roles include Miles Gloriosus in Forum and Fagan in Oliver. While an engineer by trade, Matt is taking a temporary, two-weekend stint as the resident blacksmith on Fleet Street and hopes that you enjoy your journey to London. Anybody for a shave? Or anybody for dinner!

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Melissa is very excited to be performing again with Rogue. This show is extra special because she gets to share the stage with her twins. Melissa just finished choreographing The Producers at The State Theatre and James and the Giant Peach at Showcase on Main. Thank you to KT for trusting her choreography with me as Dance Captain. Thank you, Jim for your constant support and love. To the cast, orchestra, and crew- you are amazing! I am so grateful to say, “these are my friends.” 

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Michael comes to us by way of Hollywood and Las Vegas where he wrote for the sit-com “She’s the Sheriff” and wrote the Excalibur Hotel’s first show which ran for nine years: “The King Arthur Tournament”.  His favorite shows as a performer include LaFue in “Beauty & the Beast”, Nicely Nicely Johnson in “Guys & Dolls”, and Rueben in “Joseph…” with The Suburban Players; Dr. Einstein in "Arsenic & Old Lace" with ASOB; Thing in "The Addams Family"; MST’s productions of “Shrek”, “Young Frankenstein”, and “… Forum”; DCT’s production of “Chess”; and The State Theater's production of "The Producers".

The Beadle

Nate is a core member of Rogue Swan from both the music perspective as the resident accordion player, as well as performing skits and music numbers. He is also the bassist for the jazz group, Rosie Jack and the Bangtails. Outside of Rogue he has also played the Monster in Young Frankenstein at Street Lamp. He would like to thank Rob Tucker, Jesse Hutchinson, and Andy Wentsel for all of their support as he tackled the vocal challenge that is the Beadle. And lastly, he thanks his wonderful wife Katie for her love and support on this show.

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Ron has been Rogue since the spring of 2018 for their first vaudeville show.   He has been hooked ever since and been involved in every vaudeville show.  Ron has been doing the barbershop quartet, Main Men, and background vocals.  Also, since 2020, Ron has been trumpet.  Ron has over 30 years of singing experience, singing Barbershop and at church.

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This is Ryan's first show with Rogue Swan. They are beyond excited to join this group of incredibly talented, fun, and quirky performers, especially on a bucket list show like Sweeney Todd. Ryan was previously seen as Mr. Stephens in Street Lamp's production of Carrie and The Monster in Young Frankenstein at PCS Theatre. They cannot express enough gratitude towards the members of Rogue Swan for being amazingly welcoming and an absolute joy to work with.

Hugh Wheeler was a novelist, playwright and screen writer. He wrote more than thirty mystery novels under the pseudonyms Q. Patrick and Patrick Quentin, and four of his novels were transformed into films: Black Widow, Man in the Net, The Green-Eyed Monster and The Man with Two Wives. For films he wrote the screenplays for Travels with My Aunt, Something for Everyone, A Little Night Music, and Nijinsky. His plays include Big Fish, Little Fish (1961), Look: We've Come Through (1961) and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1966, adapted from the Shirley Jackson novel), he co-authored with Joseph Stein the book for a new production of the 1919 musical Irene (1973), wrote the books for A Little Night Music (1973), a new production of Candide (1973), Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979, based on a version of the play by Christopher Bond), and Meet Me in St. Louis (adapted from the 1949 M-G-M musical), contributed additional material for the musical Pacific Overtures (1976), and wrote a new adaptation of the Kurt Weill opera Silverlake, which was directed by Harold Prince at the New York Opera. He received Tony and Drama Desk Awards for A Little Night Music, Candide and Sweeney Todd. Prior to his death in 1987 Mr. Wheeler was working on two new musicals, Bodo and Fu Manchu, and a new adaptation of The Merry Widow.

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