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Welcome to Legacy Stage’s Fringe production of “Mary’s Wedding” by Stephen Massicotte, in collaboration with The 1871 Theatre.
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Meet our cast and crew below, and after the show come back and let us know what you think by leaving a review! Your quote might even make it onto our social media feed during the run of the show.
Performance Runtime: Approx 1 Hour & 40 mins
CONTENT DISCLOSURE
Mary’s Wedding contains mild adult language and depictions of World War I, including descriptions of violence, injury, and death. The production includes sudden loud sounds, including thunder, gunfire, and sounds of battle, as well as flashing lighting effects used to simulate lightning.
CAST
UNDERSTUDIES
*The Actor or Stage Manager appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
CREATIVE TEAM & CREW
LEGACY STAGE TEAM
LEGACY STAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Legacy Stage is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to produce and sustain professional theatre in Butte County.
Marquita Goodman (Board President), Hannah Kuiper Morgan (Board Vice President), Keith Herritt, Matthew Teague Miller, Larissa Wycoff & Elizabeth Grace Davis
MEET THE CAST
(ordered alphabetically by first name)
Ben Cherington (Charlie)*
Ben Cherington (he/they) is honored to be at Legacy Stage. Recently, Ben has appeared in national tours of Parade, Les Misérables, and RENT in Concert, as well as in Sweet Smell of Success (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Platonov (Garden Variety Theatre), and Don’t Blink, Jane Jones (RUCKUS Festival). Other favorite credits include A Christmas Carol, Godspell, Kinky Boots (Pittsburgh CLO), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Tuesdays with Morrie, Cabaret (Clinton Area Showboat Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar (ACT of Connecticut), Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (West Virginia Public Theatre), Into the Woods, Tiger at the Gates, Cosmo St. Charles is Dead…, and Romeo and Juliet (Carnegie Mellon). Endless gratitude for all the places and people Ben calls home. BFA Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.
*The Actor or Stage Manager appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Marlene Bruce (Mary, Flowers)
Marlene Bruce (she/her) is honored to return to Legacy Stage to play Mary in Mary’s Wedding. She graduated with a BFA in musical theater and dance minor from Chico State. Recent credits include: Audrey in As You Like It (Legacy Stage), Helena/Snug the Joiner in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Santa Cruz Shakespeare Educational Tour), Dot in Honk, Margo in Bright Star (The Western Stage), Inmate/Nun in Sister Act (Cabrillo Stage). She invites you to dream along with Mary, even the sad parts.
MEET THE UNDERSTUDIES
(ordered alphabetically by first name)
Sophie Pennell (Mary, Flowers)
Sophie Pennell (she/her) is so excited to be working with this incredible cast and crew for Legacy Stage’s production of Mary’s Wedding as Mary/Flower’s understudy! You may have seen her in some recent Legacy Stage productions such as Boatswain in The Tempest or Hero in Much Ado About Nothing. She is currently a Senior in the BFA Musical Theatre program at Chico state University and also has a dance minor. Thank you for coming to see the show!
Trevor Ray Adams (Charlie)
Trevor (he/him) is excited to understudy for this show. He loves theatre for the thrill of playing make believe. Past credits: Legacy Stage: Caliban (The Tempest), Vinny Russo (Murder Mystery at the Fringe, A Burning Mystery), Claudio (Much Ado About Nothing), Tranio (Taming of the Shrew: Kate’s Version) Touchstone (As You Like It), Demetrius (A Midsummer Night’s Dream). Chico State Theatre: J.Finch/Others (Puffs), George/Detective Cole/Peter (u.s) (Stop Kiss), Garcin (No Exit), King Louis XIII (Three Musketeers), George (Romeo and Juliet). Film: Harrison (Krug), Stalker (Slasher Pro). Directing credits: Murder Mystery at the Fringe, A Burning Mystery. He studied Theatre Arts at Butte Community College, Drama at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, and Theatre Arts at California State University, Chico, where he received his BA and was awarded the Outstanding Theatre Arts Student of the Year. He would like to thank Legacy Stage, his family and friends for the support and God for the opportunity.
MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM & CREW
(ordered alphabetically by first name)
Aaron Kennedy (Scenic Designer/Artist)
Aaron Kennedy (he/him) is thrilled to return to Legacy Stage for this production of Mary’s Wedding. Born and raised in rural Kansas, Aaron is a scenic designer, technical director, and comprehensive theatre artist. His previous design credits with Legacy Stage include The Tempest, Burn Ban, Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Aaron received his BFA in theatre from Emporia State University and earned his MFA in scenic design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Over his career, he has designed for numerous regional companies, including Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa, Theatre Tulsa, and American Theatre Company. Currently, he shares his passion for stagecraft as a scenic design lecturer at CSU Chico. You can view more of his work online at https://www.aaronkennedydesigns.com/. A special thank you to his family for their ongoing love and encouragement. Enjoy the show!
Brandon Morgan (Lighting Designer)
Brandon (he/him) is a local musician and production specialist. While he isn’t working his day job for CUSD as an IT Technician, he spends most of his time working all forms of production for a number of different local and national groups. For 8 years, Brandon toured nationally, playing drums, bass and working production. Out of Nashville, he found himself meeting some of the most amazing people and touring in almost every state. When Brandon is in town, he loves creating and working every production he can get his hands on. Some of his most recent productions have been Jekyll and Hyde, Hadestown, Chicago, Les Miserables, NSB’s Ballet Cirque, Believe and many more. Brandon is so excited to work again with the incredible, professional and hardworking Legacy Stage. Catch Brandon rocking out this weekend in his band, “No One” at the Fringe Festival.
Charnneé (Production Manager)
Charnneé (she/her) has stepped into Legacy Stage’s Production Manager role as of this 2026 season. A 2015 graduate of Foothill College, holding two Associate of Arts in Theatre Arts and Theatre Technology. She can usually be found stage managing other Legacy Stage productions or enjoying a good book within the comforts of her Chico home that she shares with her husband and cat.
Dave Parks (Scenic Builder)
Dave (he/him) has helped build sets for Butcher Shop, Bonfire, Blue Room and Legacy. He absolutely enjoys the whole process right down to strike!
Davis Jones (Scenic Painter)
Davis Jones (they/he) is a Theatre Student at Chico State. This is their second time painting for Legacy Stage.
Delisa Freistadt (Props Designer)
Delisa (she/her) has been doing something theater- related in Chico for 20+ years. She always welcomes an opportunity to work with Legacy Stage on anything! She has acted, stage managed, built props, and whatever else needed to be done for the show to go on! None of it would have been possible without the love and support of Betty Burns.
Elizabeth Grace Davis (Costume Designer)
Elizabeth Grace Davis (she/her) is excited to be back with Legacy Stage for A Christmas Carol. Lizzy, a seasoned Costume Designer and Crafts Artisan, earned her MFA in Costume Design from Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) and her BA from Ashland University (Ashland, Ohio). For the past six years, she has been the Costume Shop Manager and resident Costume Designer at Chico State. Her recent costume design work includes A Christmas Carol (Legacy Stage), The Revolutionists (Legacy Stage), Taming of the Shrew (Legacy Stage), Escape to Margaritaville (Las Positas Chabot Community College), The Prom (Chico State), Mamma Mia (Santa Rosa Junior College Summer Repertory Theatre), Cheery Docs (Jewish Theatre of Bloomington), Big Fish (Indiana University), among others.
Jami Witt Miller (Director, Intimacy Choreographer)
Jami Witt Miller (she/her) is a director, actor, educator, intimacy choreographer, and proud co-founder of Legacy Stage. She is a theatre lecturer at California State University, Chico, and a member of Theatrical Intimacy Education’s Educator Advocate pilot program. Jami received her BFA from Eastern New Mexico University and her MFA in Acting from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Having loved Mary’s Wedding for nearly twenty years, Jami is deeply grateful to share this story alongside such an extraordinary group of artists
Joseph Hidde (Scenic Carpenter)
Joseph (he/him) is thrilled to be working as a scenic carpenter for Mary’s Wedding at Legacy Stage. While he currently works as an archaeologist for the US Forest Service, Joseph is no stranger to the theater biz. He recently provided the sound design for Legacy Stage’s production of A Christmas Carol and has worked extensively in the South Bay Area for City Lights Theater Company serving as their Master Electrician, Light Designer for their production of Silent Sky, and as a stage manager for numerous other productions such as Stage Kiss, Cabaret, Eurydice, Frankenstein, and Green Day’s American Idiot. He has also served in technical roles for many other theatres working in opera, ballet, and youth theater.
Kevin White (Lighting Designer)
Kevin White (he/him) is a seasoned Lighting Designer with nearly two decades of experience in live event production. This is his fourth show designing for Legacy Stage. He previously designed the lighting for A Christmas Carol, Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and Rocky Horror. Kevin is the resident Lighting Designer for the School of the Arts at Chico State. He also supervises the Electrics and Props at the University. Prior to returning to Chico, he was the Lead Electrician, Lighting Designer and Laser Safety Officer for Theatrix Hawaii where he designed his respective aspects of concerts, dance showcases, comedy shows, Luaus, corporate events and beach parties (with stages in the ocean!). Kevin, his wife Aimee, and two-year-old son, Waylon, are most at home when they are playing in the yard with their dog Storm.
Rachel Hughes (Front of House Manager/Designer)
Rachel (she/her) has spent many years performing in local community theater. Some of her favorite roles include Calamity in Calamity Jane (CTC), Penny in Hairspray (CTC), and Gertrude in Seussical the Musical (CRT). She has spent the past four years working alongside Hannah Kuiper to develop a children’s theater program at Nord Country School. Although she has volunteered with Legacy Stage many times, this is her first time as an official part of the crew. Looking forward to many more opportunities in the future!
Ruby Patchell (Stage Manager)
Ruby Patchell (Stage Manager) is thrilled to join Legacy Stage for this year’s Fringe Festival. This is Ruby’s first show with Legacy, and she is incredibly grateful for the opportunity. Previous credits include Murder on the Orient Express (The Barter Theater), The Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience (South Coast Repertory Theater), the West Coast premiere of Cry-Baby: The Musical (California State University, Fullerton), and Into the Wardrobe (North State Ballet). She holds a bachelor’s degree in Design and Production from California State University, Fullerton.
THANK YOU TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS
A special thank you to those who contributed to this year’s Fringe Festival & Mary’s Wedding: Spruce Studio Films, Allies Pub, Brown Box Bakeshop, Savor Ice Cream, P.S. Farms, and to everyone who came out to support the Fringe!
LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT!
After tonight’s performance, we would love to hear what you thought of everything! All feedback will be reviewed by our production team and the Legacy Stage board of directors. Your quote might even make it on our social media feed!