Book By
Bridget Carpenter
Music By
Tom Kitt
Lyrics by
Brian Yorkey
Based on the novel Freaky Friday by
MARY RODGERS
And the Disney Films
When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. By spending a day in each other’s shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another’s struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter.
Friday 8/2 7pm – Saturday 8/3 7pm – Sunday 8/4 1pm
Book By
Bridget Carpenter
Music By
Tom Kitt
Lyrics by
Brian Yorkey
Based on the novel Freaky Friday by
MARY RODGERS
And the Disney Films
When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Freaky Friday, a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a heartfelt, comedic, and unexpectedly emotional update on an American classic. By spending a day in each other’s shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another’s struggles, learn self-acceptance, and realize the immeasurable love and mutual respect that bond a mother and daughter.
| Start Date: | July 8th 2024 |
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| Performances: | Friday 8/2 7pm |
| Saturday 8/3 7pm | |
| Sunday 8/4 1pm | |
| Class Time: | 9am – 4pm Monday – Friday |
| Age: | Rising 9th Grade – Graduating 12th Grade |
| Tuition: | $1500 |
| Camp Length: | 4 Weeks |
All Camp tuitions include a sweatshirt, headshots and performance photos
$100 Early Enrollment Discount Until April 1st
Additional Sibling Discount Applies!
Ticket cost not included (All conservatory tickets $30 each)
| Fletcher | Adeline Anderson |
|---|---|
| Gretchen’s Mom, Ensemble | Anna Bartov |
| Mr. Blumen, Ensemble | Esme Cerra |
| Grandpa Gordon, Ensemble | Peter Davis |
| Ms. Meyers, Ensemble | Jillian Eddings |
| Katherine Blake | Natalie Ewing |
| Officer Sitz, Ensemble | Sydney Frischer |
| Grandma Helene, Parker’s Dad, Ensemble | Zoe Hart |
| Officer Kowalski, Ensemble | Ayanna Hernandez |
| Torrey | Juliette Jacobsen |
| Dr. Ehrin, Ensemble | Liana Jennings |
| Savannah | Mena Lamberti |
| Wells | Louise Martensson |
| Ellie Blake | Grace McCollum |
| Adam | Shayan Nanda |
| Savannah’s Mom, Ensemble | Chelsea Nayak |
| Mrs. Time, Ensemble | Tabi Oliver |
| Senor O’Brien, Ensemble | Lucas Papa |
| Gretchen | Jasmine Peck |
| Louis, Wells’ Dad, Ensemble | Yarden Sarig |
| Hannah | Chloe Savage |
| Pastor Bruno, Adam’s Mom, Ensemble | Simone Sevillia |
| Laurel, Ensemble | Aylou Tenenblat |
| Parker | Rhys Townsager |
| Danielle | Camilla Uiterwijk |
| Mike | Sarah Zancanella |
| Director | Adrienne Walters |
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| Music Director | Rick Reynolds |
| Choreographer | Brynn Ayoob |
| Stage Manager | Robyn Lieu |
| Show Assistant | Izzy Wynne |
| Assistant Director, Tracks Op | Nicki Weppner |
| Lighting Designer | Ron Ho |
| Sound Designer | Mickey Skinner |
| Summer Managing Director | Nicolette Aarons |
| Summer Assistant | Nicolas Harb |
Adeline Anderson (Fletcher) is thrilled to act in Freaky Friday. She is a rising freshman at Henry Gunn High School. Their favorite past roles include Katie in School of Rock (Palo Alto Players), and Mrs. Mayor in Seussical (Hillbarn Conservatory). She enjoys playing tennis and bass guitar. She gives many thanks to their family and friends for this opportunity!
Anna Bartov (Gretchen’s Mom/Ensemble) is thrilled to be part of Freaky Friday. She is a rising freshman at Crystal Springs Uplands School. Anna has been in 6 other Hillbarn Conservatory Production’s. Her favorite role she played was Donkey in Shrek the Musical (Hillbarn Conservatory Theater). Outside of theater she enjoys playing basketball, playing the clarinet, and hanging out with her friends. Anna thanks the Freaky Friday creative team and cast for all their hard work and dedication. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Esme Cerra (Mr. Blumen/Ensemble) is so excited to participate in Freaky Friday. She is a rising sophomore at Design Tech High School. Her favorite roles include Penny in HONK! and the narrator in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Esme would like to thank her family for their support and Hillbarn for a wonderful experience.
Peter Davis (Grandpa Gordon/Ensemble) is exited to be in his second Hillbarn show. He is a rising junior at Design Tech High School. His favorite role he played was Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid. Peter enjoys playing video games, being an active member in his Boy Scout troop, writing, and rock climbing outside of theatre.
Jillian Eddings (Ms. Meyers/Ensemble) is a rising 9th grader at Hillsdale and is thrilled to be performing in her first Hillbarn production. You may have seen her in Matilda (Ms. Honey) & Addams Family (Alice Beineke). She wants to give an enormous thank you to our cast, crew, and creative team. As well as her voice teacher Ann Marie and parents for supporting her in her theater journey. Enjoy Freaky Friday!
Natalie Ewing (Katherine Blake) is a rising Senior at Sequoia High School. Her favorite roles include Little Red in Into the Woods (San Carlos Children’s Theater) and Lefou in Beauty and the Beast (Sequoia High School). She loves playing lacrosse and Roblox. Natalie thanks her friends and cats for the support.
Sydney Frischer (Officer Sitz/Ensemble) is so excited to continue her journey through Hillbarn preforming Freaky Friday! Sydney wants to thank her parents and friends for supporting her through everything and coming to every show. She is a rising sophomore and her past roles include Janis from Mean Girls (Hillbarn Theatre). Outside of theater she loves hanging with friends and singing in front of the Tv. Sydney can’t wait for you to enjoy the show of Freaky Friday!
Zoe Hart (Grandma Helene/Parker’s Dad/Ensemble) This is Zoe’s first show with Hillbarn, and she is so excited to be a part of it! She is going into junior year at Notre Dame Belmont. Some of her favorite roles have been Phoebe in As You Like It (Tri School Productions) and an Ansestor in The Addams Family (Tri School Productions). Zoe also participates in choir and mock trial, and she enjoys reading, writing, and singing in her free time. She would like to thank the production staff for making this show possible and her family for always supporting her.
Ayanna Rae Hernandez (Officer Kowalski/Ensemble) is an uprising junior at Westmoor High, where she was last seen performing as Sandy in Grease! She is delighted to be back at Hillbarn and working with such wonderful people. Her favorite past roles include Paulette (Legally Blonde), Melpomene (Xanadu), Ensemble (Heathers) and more! After all of this and everything, she would like to thank her cast, the creative team, friends and family for all of their support! Enjoy!
Juliette Jacobsen (Torrey) is a rising senior at Sequoia High School. This is her fourth show with Hillbarn Theatre and she is excited to perform with this amazing cast. She recently performed in Hillbarn’s Teen Company production of Mean Girls and Sequoia Drama’s Urinetown. She would like to thank her family and her best friends, Camilla, Natalie, and Tabi.
Liana Jennings (Dr. Ehrin/Ensemble) is very excited to join the cast of Freaky Friday. She is a rising sophomore at Aragon High School. She has previously been Gottfried Wolfgang in Night of the Macabre and Ensemble in The Addams Family (Bowditch Middle School), as well as Greta Ohlson in Murder on the Orient Express (Aragon High School.) During free time, Liana enjoys practicing piano, singing, and improvisational theater. She thanks her family for all their support.
Mena Lamberti (Savannah) is thrilled to play Savannah in Freaky Friday! She is going into her freshman year at Aragon. Previous roles she has been include Anna in Goosebumps the Musical produced by Borel Middle School, and Sour Kangaroo from Suessical produced by Hillbarn Theatre. While not singing, she loves to play on her competitive soccer team. Mena would like to thank her friends and family who gave her the courage to keep going and celebrated with her in her success.
Louise Martensson (Wells) is a rising freshman at Aragon HS and is thrilled to be in her first Hillbarn show. Although this is her first show at Hillbarn, she has done many shows at SCCT. She has also done a lot of crew work for Hillbarn’s Mainstage productions. She would like to thank her family, Addie, and the amazing team for all their hard work and support!
Grace McCollum (Ellie Blake) is so excited to be in her third hillbarn production! You may recognize her as Clarisse in The Lightning Thief (Hillbarn), or, most recently as Janis in Mean Girls (Hillbarn). She wants to give a massive thank you to Brynn for being so supportive, and Shayan for being such an amazing friend and scene partner. Lastly, she’d like to thank Addie for a wonderful year!
Shayan Nanda (Adam) is so excited to be in another conservatory production. After taking a long break he’s is up and ready to continue his journey. He would like to thank all the creative directors and his family for all the support and help they have given him. Enjoy the show and “Today and Ev’ry Day”!
Chelsea Nayak (Savannah’s Mom/Ensemble) is excited to join her fourth Hillbarn production, Freaky Friday. This is her first time in the high school program, as she is a rising freshman at Hillsdale High School. Her past roles include Sour Kanga in Seussical, Jr. (North Shoreview Montessori), ensemble in a handful of shows (Borel and Hillbarn), and a Bird Girl in Seussical (Hillbarn). Besides theater, she enjoys reading, listening to music, and watching sitcoms. She’d like to thank her family for supporting her with theater.
Tabi Oliver (Mrs. Time/Ensemble) is 17 years old and recently graduated from Sequoia High Secondary School. Her favorite roles include Katie Gardner in The Lightning Thief (Hillbarn) and Ms. Strong in Urinetown (SHS) She would like to thank the cast and crew for making her last high school show so memorable.
Lucas Papa (Mrs. Time/Ensemble) is so excited to be apart of Freaky Friday! He is a rising freshman at Carlmont High School. His favorite roles are the Beast (Beauty and the Beast), Emmett Forrest (Legally Blonde), and Young Kangaroo (Seussical). Outside of theater he loves trashy reality tv and hanging out with friends and family. Lucas hopes that everyone has a fun at the show!
Jasmine Peck (Gretchen) is a rising junior at Woodside HS, and is ecstatic to be making her Hillbarn debut this summer. Her favorite past roles include Cowboy Bob’s Band in Footloose (Woodside HS) and Velma Kelly in Chicago (San Carlos Children’s Theater). When she isn’t desperately trying to memorize her choreography, she can be found with her head buried in a book. Jasmine thanks her family for all the love and support. Enjoy the show!
Yarden Sarig (Louis/Wells’ Dad/Ensemble) is so excited to join his third show at Hillbarn in the Hillbarn production of Freaky Friday! He is a rising freshmen going into San Mateo High School and is ecstatic to become a high school student.
Chloe Savage (Hannah) is beyond excited to be a part of the Freaky Friday Cast as Hannah. She is a rising Sophomore at Woodside Highschool. Some of her favorite roles include Gretchen in Mean Girls (Hillbarn Theatre), Fiona in Shrek (Hillbarn Theatre), and Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Central Middle School). She would like to thank her family and friends for their ongoing support.
Simone Sevillia (Pastor Bruno/Adam’s Mom/Ensemble) is excited to be in the cast of Freaky Friday! She is a rising freshman at Hillsdale High School. You may recognize her from her roles in Abbott Middle School musicals: Mr. Wormwood in Matilda, Flapper in The Adams Family, and Drake in Annie. Simone wants to thank her friends and family for all their love and support. She hopes you enjoy watching Freaky Friday!
Aylou Tenenblat (Laurel/Ensemble) is 15 years old and plays character Laurel in Freaky Friday. She has been doing musical theater and plays for seven years and has previously done 101 Dalmatians and Godspell with Hillbarn. One reason she loves Freaky Friday is because of the super catchy and entertaining songs along with being able to work with such an amazing cast!
Rhys Townsager (Parker)is excited to be returning for his 3rd summer at Hillbarn. He is going to be a freshman at SMHS. You may have seen him in other shows at Hillbarn such as Mean Girls (Shane O’man), Elf (Ensemble), and many more. Outside of Hillbarn he has been in A Christmas Carol (Edward) at The American Conservatory of Theater and many other shows. He would like to thank his friends, family and the creative team.
Camilla Uiterwijk (Danielle) is so excited to join the cast of Freaky Friday. She is a rising senior at Sequoia High School. Her favorite roles include Hope Cladwell in Urinetown (Sequoia High School), Sally Jackson in The Lightning Thief (Hillbarn Theater), and Roxie Hart in Chicago (San Carlos Children’s Theater). Outside of theatre she loves reading and spending time with her family and friends. She wants to thank her friends in the cast for making this show such a blast.
Sarah Zancanella (Mike) is thrilled to have worked with the talented cast of Freaky Friday! Some of her favorite past roles include Mr. D in The Lightning Thief (Hillbarn) and Eurydice in Eurydice (Hillsdale High School). She is a rising senior at Hillsdale High School. Outside of theater, her hobbies include embroidery, cooking, and being a truly, very amazing, really good driver. Thank you to her parents for their unending support (and their cars). Enjoy the show!
Adrienne is the Conservatory Director here at Hillbarn, professional actor, and has choreographed and directed for various productions throughout the peninsula. Past performance credits include; Language Archive (TheatreWorks), Peter and the Starcatcher (Theatreworks and Hillbarn), and Beneath the Tall Tree (TheatreFIRST) where she made her playwriting debut alongside Jeffrey Lo. She has a BA in Anthropology, a minor in Classics, and practiced archaeology abroad. Love to her amazing family and as always for dad and Brian.
Rick is an accomplished Music Director, Musician, and Orchestrator. His extensive experience includes Hillbarn Theatre’s Mainstage, Teen Co Conservatory.. with notable projects like The Lightning Thief, Carrie, Spring Awakening, The Producers, Sweeney Todd, and West Side Story. Rick collaborates with many of our local schools, colleges, and theatres such as TheatreWorks, 42nd Street Moon, Woodminster, and others. He’s provided music for Theme Parks, Studios, and has worked at many international venues like Theatre Royal (London) and Royal Derngate Theatre (Northampton). BATC, TBA awards for musical direction Orchestration work includes: Jinx the Musical and Pitch In.
Brynn Ayoob performed in Hillbarn Conservatory Theatre shows since middle school. She assisted the teen show last summer and is excited to be the choreographer for Freaky Friday! Brynn has loved performing her whole life and is currently a sophomore Musical Theatre major at NYU Tisch. She just finished a run of her first Off-Broadway show, A Chorus Line. She is grateful to be a part of this amazing production team, proud of these talented kids, and excited to be back home with her Hillbarn family.
Robyn is a recent graduate at San Mateo High School, where she first discovered her love for tech theater, and is delighted to return to Hillbarn’s Summer Conservatory again to stage manage. Past stage management work includes Seussical and The Wedding Singer (SMHS), and notable crew work includes Something Rotten (SMHS) and Pippin (SMHS). She thanks her amazing friends and family for continuing to support her, as well as the company for all their hard work.
Izzy is an 18-year-old freshman at Loyola Marymount University pursuing her BA in Theatre Arts. Izzy is thrilled to be part of Hillbarn’s creative team and has previously done Hillbarn Conservatory shows such as, The Lightning Thief (Grover), Head Over Heels (Pamela), and Heathers (Martha Dunnstock). Recently, she made her Mainstage debut at LMU in “Bare the Pop Opera” and became a member of the theater frat/sorority and honors society on campus Alpha Psi Omega. Izzy loved working with the kids at Hillbarn in Gypsy and Honk and is so privileged to be working with them again!
Nicki is an 18-year-old Woodside Highschool graduate. Nicki has been in many Hillbarn shows including Carrie (Billy), Head Over Heels (Pythio), Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson), and Mean Girls (Regina George). He was recently seen at the Rita Moreno Awards in San Jose for playing Ren McCormack in FootlooseHe is so excited to be a part of the Hillbarn creative team.
Aryn Kim is thrilled to be working at Hillbarn this summer. Although she did crew for last summer’s Seussical, this is their first time costume designing at Hillbarn! They’ve previously done costume design work at San Mateo High School for Wedding Singer, among other roles backstage for Pippin and Something Rotten.
Mickey Skinner is so excited to be working with this fantastic bunch! This is their second summer working with Hillbarn and they couldn’t be happier to be back with this wonderful team and amazing talent. When they aren’t working behind the scenes, Mickey can be found on a stage! They were a founding member of Hillbarn’s Teen Conservatory, playing Roxie Hart in their production of Chicago, and recently were part of the NYC workshop of the new play A Brand, A Lifestyle. Enjoy the show, and support trans kids!
This is Nicolette’s sixth consecutive year working at Hillbarn and is thrilled to be returning for her second year as the Conservatory’s Production Manager. Nicolette is going into her third year at CSU Chico where she is getting her BA in Media Arts (Production) and minoring in Dance and Theatre Arts. She is excited to have a magical time at camp with all the kids and looks forward to working with all the incredible creative teams this summer!
Nicolas Harb is ecstatic to throw Jillian in a basket! He thanks his friends and family for their support, and he wants to give the biggest thanks for Addie for all of the support and phantasmagorical encouragement shes given him!
Brigitte (she/hers) is a native Bay Area actress and theatre maker. When Brigitte is not on the stage she is taking your calls managing the Hillbarn Box office. Brigitte Is very excited to be back performing on the Hillbarn stage with such an incredible wealth of bay area talent. Some past roles include Ensemble/swing in Kinky Boots (ROLT), Kelly Manning in The Mad Ones & Heather Chandler in Heathers (PSP), Ali in Mamma Mia (San Jose Stage Co), Poppy in Noises Off (Hillbarn Theatre), Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods (LASC).
