‘LITTLE HEAVEN: A NEW MUSICAL’ (2024) | In Rehearsals

Penny & Pound Theatre Productions and Distel & Distel present
LITTLE HEAVEN
A NEW MUSICAL
Music and Lyrics by Lori Robinson Distel
Book by Piper J. Distel
Orchestrations by Alexander W. Halma-Reed
Conducted by Daniel Warren
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11th at 8:00 PM
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12th at 8:00 PM
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13th at 2:00 PM
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13th at 8:00 PM
THE GUELPH LITTLE THEATRE
(176 Morris St. Guelph, ON.)
It's 1947- two years since the war that shook Europe to its core and changed the very course of history. In a sleepy Polish village, several stories become intertwined as the residents of Mael Niebo- an apartment complex for the impoverished and displaced- grapple with the horrors of the past and look towards the hope of the future. Leo Meier is a newspaper editor from Berlin whose overriding guilt for the small part he played in perpetuating the Reich's hateful message has hindered his relationship with his young and impressionable daughter. Maestro Covali- a Romani violin virtuoso- seeks to start his life anew after the devastating deaths of his wife and young children. Catholic siblings Katherine and Joseph Worcheka discover what it means to be forgiving while embracing a new life free from the bonds of tradition. Willie Jenkins valiantly fights to change society's opinion of the downtrodden. Told from the perspective of The Peddler- a charismatic storyteller who knows everything about everybody- LITTLE HEAVEN is a tale of hope, survival and the power of community.
* Although there is no official rating system for theatre, LITTLE HEAVEN features scenes that depict violence, course language and prejudice. Viewer discretion is advised.
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MEET THE CREATIVES
THE PEDDLER | Arthur G. Brook
MAESTRO COVALI | Jeremy Vandenhelm
LEO MEIER | Sebastien Williams
SOLOMON HOFFSON | Rob Grundy
TOVAH HOFFSON | Lori Robinson Distel
RACHEL HOFFSON | Robin Scheffler
JOSEPH WORCHEKA | Zachary Larsen
KATHERINE WORCHEKA | Piper J. Distel
WILLIE JENKINS | Abigail Klassen
CAMILLE | Chloe Distel
ROSA MEIER | Taylor Ottmann
BRAHM MEIER | Samuel Reeves
MILA MEIER | Melissa Ruegg
LOUISA MEIER | Rachel Kuipery
MIRIAM MEIER | Eleanor Beaudoin
SASHA MEIER | Evonny Harker
PETRA | Jules Ruegg
MONSIEUR | Duncan Graham
DAVID HOFFSON | John Michael Kelly
DANIEL HOFFSON | Matthias Kelly
KOWALSKI | Peter Tudisco
FEMALE SWING | Emily Schnurr
MALE SWING | Nat Horner
MAESTRO’S WIFE | Zoë Faulkner *
MAESTRO’S DAUGHTER/SWING | Juliet Bagley
ENSEMBLE
Kennedy Gawne
Joanne Kitzman
Julia Ruegg
Cameron Samson
Bryan Rush
Tish Bagley
Elizabeth Bagley *
Cameryn Jackson *
Jay LeBlanc
Anna Carter
PIANO | Jack Wydnham
CONCERTMASTER | Joy Schuster
VIOLIN II/MAESTRO’S VIOLIN | Kristi Coleman
VIOLA | Ann Green
CELLO | Genevieve Schrim-Joyce
CLARINET | Terry Storr
FLUTE | Roseanne Warren
OBOE | Isla-May Renwick
HORN | Danielle Grundy
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THE 2023/2024 SEASON
GODSPELL (2012 VERSION)
Directed by Lori Robinson Distel and Piper J. Distel
Musical Direction by Jack Wyndham
October 12-14th, 2023 at Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre
LITTLE HEAVEN: A NEW MUSICAL
Directed by Lori Robinson Distel and Piper J. Distel
Musical Direction by Alexander W. Halma-Reed
January 11th-13th, 2024 at Guelph Little Theatre
LITTLE WOMEN
Directed by Lori Robinson Distel
March 28th-30th, 2024 at Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre
DISNEY’S NEWSIES
Directed by Piper J. Distel and Lori Robinson Distel
July 18th-21st, 2024 at Guelph Little Theatre
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