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With Newtown High School’s first streaming spring musical complete, the stage is “set” for the next streaming musical. The Mystery of Edwin Drood will stream June 6, at 7 pm.

NHS Choral Director Jane Matson, who is directing and choreographing both musicals, said after Godspell streamed on May 14, “It went very well.” Freshmen and sophomores presented Godspell; juniors and seniors are presenting The Mystery of Edwin Drood. There are no in-person audience performances.

Tickets ($25) can be purchased for The Mystery of Edwin Drood at nhsc.booktix.com. A ticket purchases a streaming pass to watch online.

The production’s director is Jane Matson; the musical director is Anna DeMasi; the technical director is Brian Tenney; producers are Alysia Caffrey, Tegan Famiglietti, and Janice Gabriel; the rehearsal pit conductor is Kurt Eckhardt; and Marie Armstrong is overseeing costumes.

Cast members for the production are Greg Andrew as Neville Landless/Mr Victor Grinstead; Bella Battaglia; Sarah Bertsche; Madison Benson as Flo; Katie Bisset as Throttle; Anne Marie Carlson; Charlotte Cartelli as Edwin Drood/Miss Alice Nutting; Jonathan Crosby as Reverend Crisparkle/Mr Cedric Moncrieffe; Liv Deschenes; Liv Doscher; Joan Gogliettino as Princess Puffer/Miss Angela Prysock; Lizzy Gotschlich as Horace/Miss Flora Spaulding; Maddie Hintze as Helena Landless/Miss Janet Conover; Sean Kenny as Bazzard/Mr Phillip Bax; Quin Kessler as Rosa Bud/Miss Deirdre Peregrine; Michael Spanedda as Mr William Cartwright, The Chairman; Colton Stergue as Deputy/Mr Nick Cricker, Jr; Nate Wheeler as John Jasper/Mr Clive Paget; and Zac Ziperstein as Durdles/Mr Nick Cricker.

Crew members are stage managers Leah McCafferty and Katie Murphy; Owen Browne; Erin Connor; Annika Fogal; Kallianna Kalamas; crew head Maren Leyva; crew head Abby McCafferty; crew head Claire Nalajala; Treasa O’Sullivan; Erika Rohr; Lauren Smiley; Carissa Soriano; crew head Lily Swansiger; Dante Verna; and crew head Sammy Vertucci.

Pit members are Matthew Calorossi (piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet), Tyler Hill (clarinet), Greta Losel (oboe, English horn), Annie Minor (piccolo, flute), Mj Taylor (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone), Evan Keckley (trumpet), Ben Taylor (bass), Kevin Rau (percussion), and Nina Srivastava (percussion).

From left, Olivia Doscher, Michael Spanedda, Kate Bisset, Bella Battaglia, back, and Elizabeth Gotschlich rehearse a scene from The Mystery of Edwin Drood. —Bee Photo, Hallabeck
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