Fame Jr. at Steel River Playhouse

FAME JR. – ONE WEEKEND ONLY – AUGUST 
9TH – 11TH!

Steel River Playhouse proudly presents 
our summer camp production 
of FAME, Jr.!

The musical will be presented on the Main 
Stage on the following dates and times.

• Friday, August 9th at 7:00 pm
• Saturday, August 10th at 3 pm and 7:00 pm
• Sunday, August 11th at 3 pm

Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at www.steelriver.org or at the door, space permitting. Parental guidance for younger children is suggested due to thematic content. Please note that children under 4 will not be admitted.

The popular musical is a high-energy production with strong singing and dancing from a talented ensemble cast. Set at New York City’s celebrated High School for the Performing Arts, the musical follows the bittersweet but inspiring story of a group of students committed to four years of grueling artistic and academic work in order to achieve their dreams. The students come to terms with life and relationships, and some are resilient, while others are not. With insight and humor, the show explores the issues that 
confront many young people today including prejudice, identity, self-worth, 
literacy, and perseverance. With its topical subject matter and contemporary 
pop score (including the hit title song), FAME Jr. is an exciting summer treat.

The summer camp production features 50 student/actors from 8 school districts and 4 private or charter schools. Cast in leading roles are Jocelyn Shank as Carmen Diaz (Daniel Boone), Jacob Buckwalter as Nick Piazza (Owen J. Roberts), Kendall Bowden as Serena Katz (Boyertown), Wyeth Casperite as Joe Vegas (Owen J. Roberts), and Nathan Bunyon as Tyrone Jackson (Perkiomen Valley). Other featured performers include Samuel Pettine of as Goodman “Goody” King (Pottsgrove), Becca Emery as Ms. Meyers (Owen J. Roberts), Hannah Paczkowski as Miss Sherman (St. Aloysius), Samantha Fusco as Ms. Bell (Perkiomen Valley), Annemarie O’Brien as Iris Kelly (Archdiocese of Philadelphia), Maddy Okkerse as Mabel Washington (Daniel Boone), Lindsay Lohr as Ms. Sheinkopf (Perkiomen Valley), David Eurillo as Schlomo Metzenbaum (Daniel Boone), and Gena Silberman as Grace ‘Lambchops’ Lamb (Owen J. Roberts).

Ensemble cast members in this summer camp production include Marissa Anuzelli (Spring-Ford), Abby Arnold (Boyertown), Brahm Bean (Owen J. Roberts), Sophie Bauer (Boyertown), Sabrina Bergen (Spring-Ford), Brianna Berry (Spring-Ford), Juliana Buli (Renaissance Academy), Jasmine Collins (Pottsgrove), Olivia Coghlan (Boyertown), Lindsay Dadourian (Spring-Ford), Lauren Dougherty (Spring-Ford), Amber DeJohn (Spring-Ford), Mary Fetterman (Boyertown), Sally Fetterman (Pottstown), Sara Glaze (Pottsgrove), Sarah Greenberg (Spring-Ford), Emily Hinz (Perkiomen 
Valley), Sophie Hnat (Pottsgrove), Charlotte Hough (Downingtown), Oliver Hough (Downingtown), Madison Keenan (Owen J. Roberts), Connor Kirk (Owen J. Roberts), Kennedy Kollar (Owen J. Roberts), Emily Little (Boyertown), Christie Lohr (Perkiomen Valley), Sabrina Neff (Spring-Ford), Theo Okkerse (Daniel Boone), Marissa Ott (Boyertown), Gabriella Schatz (Boyertown), Devon Snyder (Boyertown), Laura Snyder (The Hill School), Coleen Vergara (Downingtown), Kaitlyn Weber (Spring-Ford), Callista Winstead (Owen J. Roberts), and Isabella Yackanicz (Perkiomen Valley). 

Steel River’s FAME, Jr. is directed by Robb Russ. The music director is Katherine Skrzat and the choreographer is Kelsey Riker. The summer camp tech crew includes Paulina Portela (Spring-Ford), Aslan Berbaum (Pottsgrove), and Grace Bainbridge (Pottstown). 

FAME Jr. was conceived and developed by David De Silva, with music by Steve Margoshes, lyrics by Jacques Levy and book by Jose Fernandez. The title song, “Fame,” was written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore. FAME, Jr. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatr