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Get in, Washington. This winter musical is gonna be so fetch! The Frederick Gunn School Theatre Program will proudly present the fiercely hilarious musical “Mean Girls High School Version” from book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (“Legally Blonde”), and composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), February 20, 21, and 22 at 7 p.m. in the Tisch Family Auditorium of the Thomas S. Perakos Arts and Community Center.
All shows are open to the public. Seating is by general admission. No reservations required. Free parking is available in the Upper Parking Lot off Kirby Road, with a limited number of accessible parking spaces outside TPACC. Please see the Campus Map for details.
Adapted from the screenplay for Fey's hit 2004 film, the musical “Mean Girls” was nominated for 12 Tony Awards on Broadway. The story is told from the point of view of new girl Cady Heron. According to Music Theatre International: “Cady may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a ‘Revenge Party’ to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.”
"Like 'Urinetown,' our 2024 winter musical, 'Mean Girls' elevates this cautionary tale through humor. Often, humor is the best medicine and a smart way to introduce topics that could use serious examination," said Kent Burnham, Director of Theatre Arts. "'Mean Girls' poses important questions: Why do we use social media to hurt each other? Why do we think it is 'fetch' to make fun of others maliciously? Why don’t we empower and champion each other more often? Why wear pink only on Wednesdays?"
The cast of Gunn Theatre’s production of “Mean Girls” includes: Siena Castonguay ’27 (Cady Heron), Shannon McCormack ’25 (Regina George), Poppy Mand ’27 (Janis Sarkisian), Ezekiel Hatcher ’27 (Damian Hubbard), Taylor Sall ’25 (Gretchen Weiners), Sofia Panzer ’25 (Karen Smith), Dylan Ram ’27 (Aaron Samuels), Daisy Moriarty ’25 (Mrs. George), Grace Harlow ‘25 (Ms. Norbury), Henry Abbate ’25 (Mr. Duvall), Oliver Severino ’27 (Kevin G), Daniel Conlan ’26 (Coach Carr), and Mabel Rude ’25 and Stella Zhu ’25 (Mrs. Heron).
The ensemble includes: Abatte, Conlan, Rude, Severino, Zhu and Gavin Forbes ’28, Charlotte Friedman ’27, Ava Hu ‘26, James Poulos ’28, Dean Sevin ’28, Rude, Talulah Ryan ’27, Cam Naik ‘28, Charlie Kohler ‘27, Jae’Lin Williams Richards ‘28, and Aniyah Tenpow-Burris ‘28.
The design team includes: Jade Vu ‘25 (Stage Manager, Assistant Costume Designer, and Set and Run Crew), Katherine Aguirre-Felipe ’26 (Lighting Designer, Sound Designer, Scenic Design, Set Construction, and Set and Run Crew), Polly Ross ‘26 (Costume Designer and Scenic Design), Chensu Wang ‘26, Lilla Trotta ‘27, Katherine Oei ‘28, and Jenny Wang ‘27 (Assistant Costume Designers and Set and Run Crew), James Burrell ‘25 and Isla Beckstrom ‘26 (Prop Design, Set Construction, and Set and Run Crew), Anya Zigmont ‘26 (Prop Assistant, Set Construction, and Set and Run Crew), and Jenny Wang ‘27, Kenya Clark ‘27, and Portia Ntem-Mensah ‘28 (Set and Run Crew).
“Mean Girls” is directed by Burnham with Ashley Taylor, Assistant to the Production and Choreographer, Sarah Fay, Music Director, Mikki Ferrigno, Choreographer, Al Chiappetta, Technical Director , Terry Hawley P’08, Costume Supervisor, and Greg Fisher, Sound Supervisor.
The production will feature a pit band with Fay on keyboard, Michael Goetz, bass, Mike Marble, drums/percussion, Kate Testani and Kaitlyn Fay, reeds, Peter McEachern, trombone, Adam Eytan and Gary Orlofsky, guitars, and Jens Larson, trumpet.
“Mean Girls High School Version” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (mtishows.com). To learn more about Gunn Theatre, visit our web page.