Pickle Me Tink


Date: November 6, 2024 — December 8, 2024
Days & Times:

Wednesday thru Saturday at 7:30 pm
Sunday at 2 pm
Saturday, November 30 at 2 pm
No performances November 26 & 27

Price: $45, $25 for 25 and under

Written & Directed by Seton Brown
Musical adaptations by Seton Brown and Malcolm Granger
Arrangements and Musical Direction by Malcolm Granger
Choreography by Chelsey Jo Brown
Scenic Design by Ryan McGettigan
Costume Design by Robin McLaughlin
Lighting Design by Keith Truax
Stage Manager Hannah Gruendemann
Assistant Stage Manager Julie Allen Hamilton


Summary

Who doesn’t love a comedy, especially a comedy with music? Inspired by some of the greatest comedy of all time, Abbott and Costello, Lucille Ball, the Marx Brothers, playwright Seton Brown has created a hilarious tale of thwarted love, mistaken identity, witty word play and pratfalls galore, supported by a score with a fresh take on standards from the Great American songbook certain to delight your ears and tickle your funny bone. Don’t miss this world premiere production from one of Cape Cod’s own!

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Cast

Nicola
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Hugo
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Marguerite
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Harley
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Amanda Collins* (Harley) Cape Rep: Our Town, Fun Home, Men on Boats, My Name Is Asher Lev, Good Bye Mary Rose. Boston: Huntington Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare Co., The Lyric Stage, Boston Playwrights’, Gloucester Stage, Wheelock Family Theater, Central Square Theatre, Plays In Place, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT). Regional: The Outfit (NYC) and American Stage in Florida. She was a founding member of Harbor Stage Company and won an Elliot Norton Award for her performance in Merrimack Rep’s Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. Television: Olive Kitteridge (HBO), Castle Rock, Boston’s Finest. Film: Sea of Trees. Amanda is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA.

Peter
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Jared Hagan (Peter) is an Associate Artist at Cape Rep Theatre where he has appeared in over 35 productions. Some of his favorites include this season’s Pirates of Penzance and Our Town, Something Rotten!, Merrily We Roll Along, A New Brain, Hairspray, La Cage Aux Folles, Failure: A Love Story, Avenue Q, and The Drowsy Chaperone as well as a decade of Outdoor Theater children’s shows. NYC: Two Hearts Bleed As One (Joe’s Pub). Regional: Avenue Q (GEVA), Master Class (Eventide), Streakin’ (New Provincetown Theater), Batboy, Cabaret, Hair (PTC), Floyd Collins, Closer Than Ever, The Lion in Winter (Counter Productions), A Grand Night for Singing, Into the Woods, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (HJT), ABC’s of NYC Vol.’s 1, 2 & 3 (CCFTA) and Talking With (TUTS). Jared would like to give special thanks to his family, Richard, Penny, Alice and Myrtle.

Dr. Tillman
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Captain Lewis
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Creative

Writer/Director
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Seton Brown (Writer/Director) is proud to be both the playwright and director of the world premiere of Pickle Me Tink at Cape Rep Theatre. As a storyteller, Seton thrives on blending humor, heart, and a touch of absurdity, all of which are on full display in this lively new musical comedy. Drawing inspiration from the playful traditions of Commedia dell’Arte and the timeless charm of jazz standards, Pickle Me Tink is a passion project years in the making. Throughout his career in theater, Seton has worked as a director, writer, and performer, with a deep commitment to creating bold, ensemble-driven productions. Selected acting credits include Peter in Prelude to a Kiss, Francis Henshall in One Man, Two Guv’nors and Dvornichek in Rough Crossing at Cape Rep, and starring as Detective Jack Hammer in Shit & Champagne as well as its upcoming sequel. Selected directing credits include The Bald Soprano, Buffy:The Musical (parody), and The Three Suitors. He holds an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, CA and a BA from Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH. A firm believer in the power of collaboration, Seton is grateful to the talented cast, crew, and creative team who have brought this vision to life. When not crafting new stories for the stage, Seton is an active member of the local theater community and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Seton would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to his wife, daughter, and greyhound for their unwavering love and support throughout this journey, as well as to Cape Rep Theatre and the audience for supporting original theater and helping to make this production a reality.

Arrangemnets/Musical Direction
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Choreography
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Chelsey Jo Brown (Choreography) has been choreographing professional and children’s theatre since 2016. Credits include: This season’s Maya Mouse’s Madcap House, A Man of No Importance, Hairspray (Cape Rep Theatre), The Addams Family, Footloose, Frozen the Musical, Alice in Wonderland, Junie B Jones, Elephant and Piggie, Madagascar, The Jungle Book and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Bay Area Children’s Theatre), The Jungle Book (Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate School) and The Drowsy Chaperone (Nauset High School). She is a teaching artist at Cape Rep Theatre and Cape Cod Theatre Company where she loves sharing her passion for musical theatre with young artists! She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Montclair State University. Chelsey is so proud and honored to work alongside her husband, who she met at Cape Rep over 10 years ago, on this production. They live in Brewster with their daughter and greyhound

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Ryan McGettigan (Scenic Design) Ryan is a Houston-based scenic designer of theater, opera, and dance working across the country and Europe. He is the Resident Designer at Cape Rep Theatre, where he has designed over 25 sets, as well as a Company Artist with Prague Shakespeare Company and the Classical Theatre Company of Houston. Regional Credits: Theatre under the Stars, Stages Repertory Theatre, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Shakespeare & Company, Cape Rep, Abilene Shakespeare Festival, Legacy Theatre, Prague Shakespeare Company. Opera and Dance: Glimmerglass Festival, New Orleans Opera, Opera San Jose, HGOco, Open Dance Project, and the Houston Ballet.

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Robin McLoughlin (Costume Design) When Robin was 5 someone asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, “A designer,” she said, and she has been sewing and creating ever since. Moving to Southern California at 21, Robin started her career as a costumer in film when there were 3 networks and it was TV vs film. After 2 years in Australia and following the birth of her daughter Leanne, they relocated to Cape Cod, where Robin has worked as an acclaimed costume designer for theaters across the Cape and Islands for the last 25 years.

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