Westfield Community Players (I Love You)

Cast and Production Members

The Cast	The Production/Crew
Jennifer Hanselman as Female 2	Sherrie Ahlin Director
Chris Mortenson as Male 1	Seth Saltzman Musical Director
Paul Salvatoriello as Male 2	Meridith Johnson Choreographer
Janet Swaim as Female 1	Kay Macrae Producer
	Barbara Ruban Stage Manager
	JoAnne Lemenille Properties
	Bill McMeekan Set Design
	Barbara Ruban/JoAnne Lemenille Set Decor
	Bill McMeekan Lighting Design
	Jessica Foerst Lighting Operator
	Glen Crane Sound Design
	Michael Bieber Sound Operator
	TBA Publicity
	Steve Lemenille Web site
	Jessica Foerst Playbill
	Renate Bieber Tickets/Box Office
	TBA House Managers
	Lucille Bills Audience Services
	Doris Dias Costumes
	Desiree Ewankov Make-Up
	TBA Stage Crew
	TBA Stage Crew
	TBA Ushers
	George Hiltz Set Construction Chairman
	Bob Smith Set Construction
	Sal Villani Set Construction
	Paul Kirsh Set Construction

BIOGRAPHIES
The Cast
JENNIFER HANSELMAN	*(Female 2)* Jen Hanselman has performed in various venues including The Lion Theatre (NYC) Union County Performing Arts Center, Playhouse 22, The Strand, Villagers Theatre, The Barn Theatre , Plays in the Park, Studio Playhouse, & Chatham Community Players among others. She is especially thrilled to have recently originated the role of the Beauty Queen in Skin Deepby Mary Lynn Dobson � the 2010 Winner of the Samuel French Festival in New York City! Other past favorite roles include: Guys & Dolls (Adelaide), The Odd Couple (Gwendolyn Pigeon), The Producers (Ulla), Come Back to the 5 & 10 Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (Sissy), Teacher�s Lounge (Nora), Last of the Red Hot Lovers (Bobbie-Michelle), Nunsense (Sr. Robert Anne), Rocky Horror (Janet N.J.A.C.T nom.), The Wild Party (Kate), Bye, Bye Birdie (Rosie), H2$(Hedy La Rue), Gypsy (Electra), A Chorus Line (Bebe), Annie (Lily St. Regis), Damn Yankees (Lola -R.E.C.T. nom.) She is a member of Alliance Repertory Theatre Company and also enjoys her role as owner and private ballroom dance instructor for 5678danze! (TOIFYP ~ elephant shoes.)

CHRIS MORTENSON	*(Male 1)* is a Ford sales representative by trade. Chris is always thrilled to participate in his true life�s passion... theater. This past season, he played Charlie Cheswick in One Flew Over the Cuckoo�s Nest; and directed Loyal Companions at the Barn Theater. At CTG he played Harlequin in Triumph of Love, The Guy in Check Please; and co-designed the lights and set for Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks. This season he also played Harry in the MOC�s production of Company. Thank you to Paul, Janet, and Jen for making it fun, and to Sherrie and Seth for their guidance

PAUL SALVATORIELLO	*(Male 2)* is delighted to be returning to WCP. Paul was last seen in Westfield several years ago, playing the conniving presidential candidate Sen. Cantwell in The Best Man. Most recently, Paul played Max Bialystock in The Producers at the Barn Theater in Montville, NJ, and Ben Stone in Follies at the Montclair Operetta Club. Other credits include El Gallo in The Fantasticks at the Off-Broadstreet Theatre, and Sir Harry in Once Upon A Mattress at Plays In The Park in Edison. You can catch Paul�s debut CD at www.psesquire.com. Much love to family and friends for all their support.

JANET SWAIM	*(Female 1)* Credits include Cecily Pigeon in The Odd Couple, The Strand; Chick in Crimes of the Heart, Chatham Players; Little Sally in Urinetown (Featured Actress-Musical, Perry nomination), Villagers Theatre; Rose in Dancing at Lughnasa, Leonia Players Guild; Frau Schmidt in Sound of Music, Montclair Operetta Club; Mrs. Fezziwig/Laundress in A Christmas Carol, Chatham Players; ensemble in Like Bees to Honey, Boz & the Bard Productions; ensemble in The Littlest Mermaid, Grove Street Playhouse; Sarah in film Dakota with Invisible7 Multimedia; ensemble, Shoestring Players, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland. Mary in Those Who Knew Him, 12&7 Theatre Group. All my love to Boo.

Production Staff
SHERRIE AHLIN	*(Director)* is thrilled to return to Westfield Community Players. She has directed numerous plays in and around New Jersey including Death of a Salesman here at the playhouse, Sunday on the Rocks at The 14th Street Playhouse, The Women for The Women's Theatre Company, The Sisters Rosenswieg for The Attic Ensemble, Fringe Festival finalist Mary Brigit Poppleton at SOPAC and Vagina Monologues at Luna Stage. Other favorites include Arsenic and Old Lace, Brooklyn Boy, Our Town, Over the River and Through the Woods, Quilters and Urinetown for which she was nominated for a Perry Award for best direction of a musical. Sherrie wants to thank Westfield Community Players for this opportunity, and all the people associated with this production for making it such an enjoyable experience. She is also grateful to her good friend and favorite choreographer Meridith, this talented cast and music director (Janet, Jennifer, Chris, Paul and Seth - you are perfect!), and her husband, Don (I love you, don't change!), for all his support and every good thing. (Member AEA, Associate Member SDC Society)

SETH SALTZMAN	*(Musical Director)* is the Senior Vice President of Member Management at ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in New York. ASCAP is a membership association of over 400,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. Seth received a Bachelor�s degree in 1981 from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He majored in piano and film scoring and is still a professional musician. Seth has conducted and played piano for hundreds of musical theater productions in New York and New Jersey over the years. Seth also regularly presents musical lectures on Broadway and Hollywood composers. Seth�s last show at WCP was Nunsense in 2006.

MERIDITH JOHNSON	*(Choreographer)* is pleased to be working with Sherrie and this wonderful cast. Previously, she choreographed Urinetown and Quilters with Sherrie. Most recently, she helped stage Side by Side with Sondheim at the Women�s Theater Company in Parsippany, NJ. Meridith was a professional dancer in the National tours of A Chorus Line under Michael Bennett�s direction, and Sugar Babies starring Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller, as well as, regional productions with original choreography of Chicago, Pippin and Sweet Charity. Currently, Meridith is a Pilates instructor and owns a Pilates Studio, the �Fitness Loft� in Maplewood, NJ.


KAY MACRAE	*(Producer)* Kay received her 2nd Perry Award Nomination for Outstanding Production of a Play for the Westfield Community Players production of Angel Street. She has been a member of WCP for many, many years---singing, acting and enjoying it all!! Kay has produced such notable productions here at WCP of Little Mary Sunshine, Born Yesterday and Second Time Around...to mention just a few. Kay also serves on the Play Reading Committee. Kay sings with Celebration Singers in Cranford. There are also seven handsome grandsons in her life!


BARBARA RUBAN	*(Stage Manager/Set Decor)* started with WCP as property master for many shows before branching out into stage managing and received a Perry Award nomination for props for the production of Angel Street. She also assists with set decoration and costumes. Having been on stage in a couple of productions, she would rather leave the acting to the pros and enjoy being in the backstage "hustle and bustle". Barbara also wrote two original plays which were performed at WCP. In addition, one play was performed in Chatham in the Jersey Voices Festival. She had been on the Board of WCP for two years serving as Director of Performance. Barbara is now Director of Productions. A legal assistant by day, she thanks WCP for allowing her to express her creative side and her children and grandchildren for their love and support, which makes it all more gratifying.

JOANNE LEMENILLE	*(Properties Mistress)* JoAnne recently appeared as Mrs. Isaac Cohen in WCP's production of Abie's Irish Rose. She began her WCP experience with her role as Mildred WCP's production of The Cemetery Club. Since that time, JoAnne has been the Properties Mistress for our productions and served on WCP's Board of Directors as Director of Productions. JoAnne is now in her second term as President of WCP. She has always been involved in theatre since she was a child back in Union with the Teen Stagers. She has also appeared as Polly in The Boyfriend, Anna in New Girl in Town; Eleanor in Second Time Around (for Regal Productions), and Peggy in Front Page. Besides doing props, she has worked on Scenery and Set Design. Her favorite role was Eleanor in Second Time Around because it gave her the chance to play her husband, Steve's, snobbish and self-centered wife. JoAnne is a retired teacher of music from the Clark School system where she was the vocal, instrumental and music theory teacher for over twenty years and for which she directed and musical directed the plays for Kumpf School. "I make bead flowers - an old French art of using glass beads." Special thanks to my husband Steve and JoAnn Scanlon for giving me the chance to rekindle my love for the stage, and thanks to a wonderful cast and fabulous crew." It's good to have you back on front stage!!!

BILL MCMEEKAN	*(Set/Lighting Designer)* To be developed

JESSICA FOERST	*(Lighting Operator/Playbill)* Jessica is not only versatile at operating the light control board, but also sits on the WCP Board of Directors as Director of Playbill. She has aided in the lighting design of this show. She is also extremely talented as a graphic designer. Much of her art work is displayed throughout our website.

GLEN CRANE	(Sound Design) To be developed

MIKE BIEBER	*(Sound Operator)* To be developed

TBA	*(Publicity)* To be developed

STEVE LEMENILLE	*(Web Master)* Steve is currently the webmaster here at WCP. Steve debuted his directorial talents for WCP with his direction of Dial 'M" for Murder last season. It was the highest grossing production at WCP. Steve will be directing A View from the Bridge this March. Steve has been involved in theatre since his college days at Jersey City State. He is a retired Social Studies teacher and Drama Director of 29 years with the Hackensack Public Schools. He has acted with Tower Players and the Opera Workshop of Jersey City, StageCrafters (Fairlawn), and Bergen County Players. He has also acted in dinner theatre for Regal Productions. Some of the roles he portrayed were: Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (Tower Players), the Grandfather in The Long Christmas Dinner (Tower Players), Ulysses in Tiger At The Gates (Tower Players), Paul Verrall in Born Yesterday (Bergen County Players), Paul in Barefoot in the Park (Fairlawn), and Michael in Second Time Around and the Inspector in A Shot In The Dark (Regal Productions) and the Grandfather in Kurt Wiell's Down in the Valley (Opera Workshop). Steve portrayed Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Stanley in Death of a Salesman, The Magistrate in Fools, and Gen. Oscar Fairfax in Little Mary Sunshine and Kilroy in Don't Drink the Water...all for WCP. Steve was nominated for a 2009 NJACT Perry Award for OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER for his role as the Magistrate in Fools. His directorial credits include: You Can't Take It with You, Harvey, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Gramercy Ghost, George Washington Slept Here, L'il Abner, The King & I, Oklahoma, Sound of Music, The Diary of Anne Frank, Our Town, South Pacific, The Music Man, Rehearsal for Death (all for HMS), Dial 'M' for Murder (Stagecrafters). Steve wishes to thank his wife, JoAnne, for getting him back involved with theatre. "Without her support and love, I can accomplish little. Thank you dear!!" Steve also thanks Naomi Yablonsky, Sherrie Ahlin, Maurice Moran and Drude Roessler for making his WCP experiences very special. A special note of thanks to Jessica, Mike and Barbara for their contribution in training Steve with lighting. And of course special thanks to this Cast/Crew for their hard work and love of theatre.

RENATE BIEBER	*(Box Office)* Renate has been Director of Tickets since the 08-09 season and enjoys making sure the front of the house runs smoothly. Participating in the chorus of Mikado and Pirates of Penzance with the Gilbert & Sullivan Players of Philadelphia many years ago makes her appreciate the hard work that goes into a production and confirmed her belief that she doesn't want to be on stage. Renate is a substitute teacher in the Westfield School District, a board member of Westfield Hadassah, a member of the Harvest Quilters of Central New Jersey and enjoys spending time with her family and reading.

LUCILLE BILLS	*(Audience Services)* Lucille M. Bills' theatre background includes acting, directing, and theatre management. She was co-founder and Administrative Director of Bergen County's first professional equity theatre. She also held the position of General Manager for The Collonades in New York and Theatre Concepts in Paramus. Ms. Bills received her MA in Theatre at the University of Michigan. She moved on to the University of Iowa where she completed course work toward a doctorate in theatre and met her future husband, Bing, who was also a graduate student in theatre. Now retired, she taught college, high school, and adult literacy. In 1993, she was honored as New Jersey Teacher of the Year in Adult Basic Skills. A WCP Board member for 3 years, she serves as Director of Audience Services. Lucille was the producer last season for Dial 'M' for Murder, her first Producer role for WCP. She will be producing A View from the Bridge this season.

DORIS DIAS	*(Costumes)* To be developed

DESIREE EWANKOV	*(Make-Up)* To be developed

JULIA BIEBER	*(Stage crew)* To be developed

TBA	*(Stage crew)* To be developed


GEORGE HILTZ	*(Set Construction Chairman)* To be developed