Summary
This year, YoCo is tackling the 1930s, an era rich in theatrical literature and expression where playwrights explored the social and political themes and impact of the Depression on American society. Dead End by Sidney Kingsley is set among a gang of street urchins living on the Lower East Side as wealth pushes into the tenement neighborhood and the poor struggle to survive; filled with fantastic characters, the play inspired a series of 89 movies that featured The Dead End Kids. Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets tackles similar ideas, set during the New York taxicab strike of 1934; it brings us into the lives of regular people struggling to live day to day as big business impacts their small lives. Both plays are filled with rich language, physicality, humor and wonderful acting challenges for these 35 young actors.
Now entering its 8th year, Cape Rep’s Young Company (YoCo) provides free professional theater training to young actors grades 8 through 12 eager to learn the craft of acting through an intensive rehearsal and production process. All interested students are welcomed into this free annual program.
Thank you to the following organizations and individuals for their generous support of our Education programs:
The Cape Cod Foundation, Robert & Margery Glovin and The Samuel W. and Jacob I. Brier Charitable Fund, the John K. & Thirza F. Davenport Foundation, Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, Dan Wolf & Heidi Schuetz and Michele & Gary Clarke.
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Cast
Quill Adamsons (Sound Design) is a junior at MRHS. This is his third year of YoCo and his first year doing sound design. He has been on stage in several shows at the HJT and his school, but in the past few years transitioned behind the curtain to tech.
Maya Grace Anastasio (TB) is a senior at Nauset Regional High School. This is her fifth and final year of YoCo. She would like to thank Mo, Tori, Ian, Allison, and everyone else that makes this program possible, for such a wonderful experience.
Ashley Anderson (Benjamin/Tom Clayton) is a sophomore at Nauset. She made her YoCo debut last year in Winters Tale, this year, she is excited to bring Clayton and Doc Benjamin to life on the stage. She would like to thank her scene partners for a great year, and for consistently making her laugh.
Ash Bossi (Sid) is a freshman at Upper Cape Tech. This is their first year doing YoCo and aspires to be a circus clown. Previously, they played Scrooge in A Christmas Carol and Ophelia in Hamlet.
Atticus Brent (Spit) is a senior at Nauset Regional High School. This is his 3rd year of YoCo having appeared in Winter’s Tale and Waiting for Ham.
Delia Castro (Man) is a sophomore at Nauset Regional High School. She has been doing YoCo for three years and absolutely loves it. Previously she was in Oklahoma at the Academy Playhouse and Winters Tale at Cape Rep. She would like to thank Mo and Tori for this wonderful opportunity and acting experience!
Hugo Ceraldi (Understudy) is a freshman at Sturgis West. This is Hugo’s second year with YoCo having performed in last year’s Winters Tale.
Reese Daley (Joe) currently attends Nauset Regional High School. He is in 10th grade and enjoys participating in theater classes and productions often.
Miriam Dubner (Irv) is a sophomore at Cape Cod Tech where she studies Marine Services. This is only her second year doing YoCo but she enjoys it a lot. She has done very few plays but she has a love for acting and theater. She would like to thank her parents for their undivided support and love.
Riveren Dubner (Florrie) is a junior at Barnstable High School. They have been doing YoCo for three years now and aspire to pursue art and jazz music in college. Previously they played Mary in A Haunting We Will Go, Charlie in Willy Wonka Jr. and Gingy in Shrek the Musical. They would like to thank their family, for their continued support, kindness and dedication.
Saturn Dubois (Jones/2nd Ave. Boy/G-Man) is a recent Nauset High School Graduate and has been doing YoCo for five whole years. Most recently they have acted in Nauset’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone and as Autolycus in last year’s Winter’s Tale. They’d like to thank everyone who was a part of this and their friends for continued support and assistance during these busy times.
Kai Georges (Doorman/2nd Ave Boy 2/G-Man 3) is a Senior at Nauset Regional High School. He has been doing YoCo for five years. Previously he was Florizel in Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale and Horatio in Hamlet. He would like to thank his family and friends for all of their love and support.
Issy Hartsgrove (Agate) is a sophomore at Sturgis East. This is her first year with YoCo out of hopefully many to come. She has not been in theatre since her sixth grade play of The Sound of Music that got canceled because of COVID. But she finally wanted to get back into theatre, so she joined YoCo. She would like to thank all of the cast and crew for making her first year so fun and memorable!
River Hussey (Miller) is a senior at Nauset Regional High School. He’s been doing YoCo for two years, and is planning to continue acting in college next year. He has performed in several shows at Nauset in the past including The Wizard of Oz and The Drowsy Chaperone. He would like to thank Ian, Tori, and Mo for their support and hard work for the show.
CoCo Kemp (Dr. Barnes) is a student at CCLCS. This is her first year of YoCo. Previously she played Alice Wendlekin in The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever. She would like to thank her friends for getting her into YoCo.
Julien Lajoie (Griswald/Old Man/Young Man) a senior at Nauset, is excited to be back at Cape Rep after a few years away from the stage. Although truly passionate about bikes, sail boats, and most notably cars, he plans on entering a university tba next fall to pursue marine science and oceanography. Thank you to Mo and Co for this opportunity, and his friends for giving him the push.
Finn Lyman (Gimpty) is a senior at Nauset Regional High School. This is his second year with the Young Company having appeared in last year’s Winters Tale as Polixenes.
Campbell Mulligan (Chauffeur/Mulligan/Mrs. Martin) is a Senior at Nauset Regional High School. She has been in the Young Company for five years now and looked forward to it each year. She would like to thank Mo and her ensemble for how much she has grown through this program. She will take the lessons she learned through these five years and use them as she moves onward in her life after high school.
Kate Murphy (Harry Fatt) is a sophomore at Sturgis Charter School East and has had so much fun participating in YoCo the past 3 years! Recently she was seen in Macbeth at CCTC as one of the murderers and in last year’s YoCo show Winter’s Tale as the Tutor/Cleomines. She would like to give a special thank you to Mo and Tori for everything she has learned from her this year as well as the entire cast for making this show so special!
Myles Nelson (Hunk) is a Senior at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School. He has been a part of YoCo for 4 years where he appeared in Once in a Lifetime, Waiting For Ham and Winter’s Tale. He aspires to become an animator and work in a film or game related field. With all that said he would like to give a special thanks to his boss “Baby Face” Martin, for his calm yet strong willed nature as a leader.
Clara Nunes (Phillip/Young Lady) is a 15 year old freshman at Barnstable High School. She’s done theater for multiple years and has had roles such as Little Red in Little Red Riding Hood the musical at APA, Valentine/Nealus in Mary Poppins at BHS, and teenage Fiona in Shrek the Musical! This is Clara’s second year of YoCo and she’s so grateful for the opportunities that she’s been given and she sends a thank you to her family, friends, and this amazing theater community!
Mo O’Neill (Tommy) is 17 years old and has been performing on stage for most of their life. They spent the summer taking classes with Berklee College Of Music and Boston Casting. You may have recently seen them in Matilda The Musical (CCFTA) or Chicago (DYRHS).
Laik O’Reilly (Milton) is a senior at Barnstable High School and this is his second year of YoCo. He has been in a variety of shows such as Mary Poppins, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, School of Rock, A Haunting We Will Go and currently, Newsies. Apart from theater Laik enjoys running, reading, and participating in a variety of clubs inside and outside of school. He would like to thank his family as well as Mo, Tori, and Ian for their support and guidance.
Xevi Pina Parker (Dippy) is excited to be doing her third year of YoCo here at Cape Rep! She is a sophomore at Monomoy Regional High School. Aside from YoCo’s Waiting for Ham (Player) and A Winter’s Tale (Polixenes), she has been seen in many shows at both Cape Cod Theatre Company and The Academy Playhouse including Peter and the Starcatchers (Grempkin/Sanchez), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mustardseed/Lion), and Alice in Wonderland (Alice). Xevi would like to thank Mo, Ian, Tori, and this year’s cast of YoCo for making this show possible!
Oliver Shaw (Fayette/Gunman) is a freshmen at Sturgis East Charter School. He has been doing YoCo for two years now. Other credits include Peter Cratchet in Christmas Carol and Malcom in Macbeth. He would like to thank his friends for getting him into YoCo.
Natalie Sims (Edna) is a sophomore at Monomoy Regional High School. This is her third year of YoCo having been in Waiting for Ham and Winter’s Tale, as well as Macbeth at CCTC. This show has been one of her favorites and she would like to thank her entire cast along with her fabulous director Mo, also Ian and Tori for being a part of the amazing process.
Ella Smith (Kay/Governess) is a Junior at Nauset Regional High School. This is her first year of YoCo and she loves being a part of it. She was previously in her school’s productions of Wizard of Oz and Drowsy Chaperone.
Olivia Thompson (Drina) is a senior at Barnstable High School, and a dual enrollment student at CCCC. Recent roles include Ziggy in the regional premiere of Three Little Birds, ensemble in The Lightning Thief, Yellow Dragon in Dragons Love Tacos, and Lennox in Macbeth at Cape Cod Theatre Company, Ms. Andrew in Mary Poppins, and Norma Corwin in A-Haunting We Will Go at Barnstable High School. For the last three years she’s acted with the Young Company (YoCo) at Cape Rep Theatre, and is sad it’ll be her last year. This production has been so fun to work on. Enjoy the show!
Annika van der Wende (Angel) is a junior at Nauset Regional High school. Being new to theatre, she is very grateful for the opportunities YoCo has given her. This is her second year with the program and she is excited to return next winter! Annika would like to thank her supportive family and friends and the awesome Cape Rep community.
Izaak van der Wende (Baby-Face Martin) is a sophomore at Nauset Regional High School. This is his third year with the Young Company; he has also been featured in several productions at NRHS. He offers his thanks to Mo and Tori for making YoCo possible, to Ian for supporting his journey as an actor, and to his friends for supporting his journey as a person
Griffin Whiteman (Jack Hilton, Second Ave. Boy 2, G-Man 2) is a senior at Nauset Regional High School. He has been a part of YoCo for two years now and loves it. He previously played in last year’s production of Shakespeare’s Winters Tale.
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Photos courtesy of Bob Tucker/Focalpoint Studio.