** Before you journey into reading about the cast and crew of our first reading the production team wants to aknowlege that we would never have gotten this far without the beautiful people who graced the stage at the New Rochelle Library on November 17th, 2019 ! They are forever Mayflower family members! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
PROGRAM for our first reading below!
New Rochelle Public Library, November 17th, 2019
MAYFLOWER AVENUE - A Play With Songs by Nicole Alifante and Stephanie Stowe
Five years ago, Nicole Alifante was struggling to understand the country she was living in. What began as a simple concept; to tell the story of an American community poised on the edge of personal change, against a backdrop of national transformation - quickly became her creative mission. In her search to develop Mayflower Avenue, Nicole found a soulmate and collaborative partner in playwright, Stephanie Stowe. Three years later, after innumerable drafts, the addition of Director Kevin R. Free, Producer Laurie Gage, and the gathering of an extraordinary cast of actors, musicians, composers, arrangers, and singers - we have arrived here today, ready to share this work-in-progress with you. On behalf of the entire cast and creative team we are deeply grateful to be a part of this new, extended family, filled with open hearts and brilliant talents!
The Cast
( *Actors Equity Association)
Juliette DeLamora ..…. Sarah Franek
Peter DeLamora ……… Miles East
Gabriel DeLamora …… Chris Nigro
Jeffrey Gaines ………...Russell Jordan *
Michelle Gaines ……… Noelle LuSane
Ruby Gaines ………….. Kailah S. King
Jeffrey “G” Gaines ….. Alcides Costa
Nick Lloyd………………Chance Kelly *
Teddy Silva ………….... Varín Ayala *
Sophia Murphy ………. Emily Holland *
Liam Murphy………….. Michael Joseph Murray *
Stage Directions ……...Tom Coppola
The Singers
Gabrielle Alino, Cynthia La Cruz, Diamond Dotson, Marcus Robert, Melanie Farrow Kraut,
Anne Mottola, Isaac Raz, Shane Spencer, Artie Tobia
The Band
Steph Chinn, Ken Dircks, Miles East, Neil Herman, Paul Huang
The Songwriters
Nicole Alifante with: Miles East, Al Hemberger, Kerry Hopwood, Tony Hoylen, Paul Huang, Marc Shulman
The Production Team
Nicole Alifante - Concept/Music/Production
Stephanie Stowe - Book/Playwright
Kevin R. Free - Director
Laurie Gage - Producer
Steph Chinn - Arranger
Paul Huang - Charts
Al Hemberger- Sound Design
Jeffrey Alston - Historical/Cultural Consultant
Anne Mottola - Marketing
Barbara Davis - The New Rochelle Public Library
Adam Reist @ Dare To Be Films - Videographer
GRATITUDE!
Some of the following people sat down with us for interviews so that we could tell genuine stories.
Others just rolled up their sleeves or supported this project in
any way they could!
Jeffrey Alston
Jane Bolster
Alexander Burt
Emily O’Connor
US Navy linguist, Jase Daniels
DRX Studios and Cindy Dircks
Barbara Davis
Charlie Hairston
Michael Hull
Lehman College
Lehman Stages & Dante Albertie
Detective John Lloyd
Felice Neals
Samson Nesser
Dom and Isabelle Nigro
Dhari Noel
Detective Luis Martinez
Al McCutchen
The New Rochelle Public Library
Jennifer O’Grady
Dorothy Oliver
Henry Ovalles
Caleb Rohrbacher
PJ Sosko
Fe Torres
United Stage Associates Warehouse
Judith Webber
Gregg Wiggans