Summer Youth Theatre’s Mission

Summer Youth Theatre cultivates positive working relationships between young people, professionals, and the community to create high-quality, thought-provoking productions.

Credits

Adapted from Lewis Carroll

By Ric Averill

Welcome to Wonderland!

We feel fortunate for the opportunity to direct this special production and work alongside an incredibly talented, imaginative, and compassionate group of young actors. The positivity, creativity, work ethic, and excitement were present from day one. The unique opportunity to work alongside playwright Ric Averill made this process even more meaningful.

Thank you for taking this enchanting journey through Wonderland with us and supporting the magic of youth theatre!

Becky O’Keefe & Coy Garrett, Co-Directors

Show Order

1 – Pastorale

2 – Down The Rabbit Hole

3 – The Pool Of Tears And The Caucus Race

4 – Through The Looking Glass And Back Again

5 – The Caterpillar’s Mushroom

6 – Pig And Pepper

7 – The Mad Tea Party

8 – The Queen’s Croquet Match

9 – The Trial

10 – Pastorale

July Tech Class

• Alexandra Sanchez
• Araminta Dee
• Arlo Smith
• Augie Varghese
• Caden Hodges
• Cal Ricketts
• Celia O’Connor
• Charlie Stueve
• Eliza Tagliaferri
• Genevieve Kammerer
• Holden Pike
• Laurel Hunsinger
• Liam Price
• Lucian Stewart
• Magnus Pollington
• Maxwell Dahda
• Mia Henry
• Nora Kemp
• Olive Smith 
• Wren Herbert
• Zella Jahanbani

July Costume Class

• Audrey Shull
• El Lord
• Henrietta Brubacher
• Lillian Ramsey
• Lucy Needham
• Lucy Stueve
• Magnolia McDaniel
• Solar West

2024 SYT Intern Group

• Alia Leon
• Arianna Waller
• Emmett Henry
• Finn Hyland
• Graham Hall
• Harper Finck
• Ivy Bitters
• Katherine Walters
• Katie Parsons
• Keats Johnson
• Liz Wyle
• Lola Brown
• Lucas Hasiuk
• Maryann Barnhart
• Maryanne Ghilino
• Miles Perez 
• Nico Scales 
• Stevie Roman
• Wren Jay

Production Team

• Co-Director Becky O’Keefe
• Co-Director Coy Garrett
• Musical Director Ric Averill
• Assistant Director Emmett Henry*
• Assistant Director Ivy Bitters*
• Production Stage Manager Nicole Piekalkiewicz*
• Assistant Intern Stage Manager Finn Hyland*
• Sound Engineer Josiah Moreno
• Costume Designer Knox McClendon
• Scenic Designer Elliot Yochim
• Lighting Designer Samaria Fleig
• Costume Class Instructor Maya Sabatini
• House Manager Lisa Purdon
• Tech Crew July SYT Tech Class

*Member of the 2024 SYT Intern Program

Production Staff

• Director of Performing Arts Elizabeth Sullivan
• Associate Director of Performing Arts & Education Justin Harbaugh
• Technical Director/Production Manager Samaria Fleig
• Assistant Technical Director Lexey Jost
• Event Manager Lisa Purdon
• Box Office Manager Josiah Moreno

Special Thanks

• SYT parents, families, and caregivers
• The Lawrence Arts Center’s Staff
• Cottin’s Hardware & Rental
• Southwest Middle School

Sponsors

50 Years of Art for Everyone 🎉

This production wouldn’t be possible without YOUR support. Help the Lawrence Arts Center celebrate its 50th anniversary, and lay the foundation for 50 more years of community-based and educational theatre. Donate to the Lawrence Arts Center’s School of Theatre and Music today!

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Free Admission to 200+ Kansas Attractions!

Lawrence Arts Center Galleries is a featured venue for Sunflower Summer! Presented by Kansas Tourism, this program offers free admission to over 200 museums, zoos, historical sites, attractions, and nature centers statewide for Kansas families with Pre-K through 12th-grade children.

But the galleries are already free…why should I check in?

Sunflower Summer provides a $5 grant per person for each check-in to help keep the galleries free and open to the public year-round! Download the app to get started.

🌻May 25-August 11

🌻Free admission to 200+ participating Kansas attractions

🌻For Kansas families with Pre-K through 12th grade students

🌻Your check-in = $5 to support the Arts Center’s galleries!

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