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The Cast
The Creative Team
Director
Music Director
Stage Manager
Asst. Stage Manager/Dramaturg
Violence & Intimacy Director & Choreographer
Assistant Director
Lighting & Sound Design
Scenic Design
Props & Costumes
Hair, Make-Up, & Wig Design
Stage Crew
Special Effects Design
Firearms Consultant
Associate Producer
Lighting Consultant and Additional Lighting Equipment
Board Operator
Piano
Key2
Guitar
Drums
Piano Sub
Kari Boutcher
Elias Condakes
Paige Degiralomo
Ben Cantor Adams
Sydney T. Grant
Michael Gravante
Michael Jay
Bradley Boutcher & Josh Telepman
Josh Telepman
Jamie Cook
Kleanthis Zymaris
Faith Brodi
Kevin Dibble
Tom Marsh
Jeremy Behrle
Jack Zendzian
Elias Condakes
Jakob Michaels
Doug Telepman
Etan Cohn
Matt Putnam
A Note from the Director
When I first saw The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals in 2018, I fell in love with the comedy, the catchy songs, and the quirky characters. There were parts of it that made me laugh, and cheer, and other parts that made my stomach churn. The moments that gave me hope for humanity also showed me how close the edge we really are.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all got along, walked around with a song in our hearts and a smile on our faces? What if overnight the world became peaceful and just? It sounds like a dream, but think of the implications.
This is the beauty of fascism, living in harmony and working together for world peace… at any cost. But is forced happiness really worth the loss of individual agency?
Since 2018, the world has become a very different place. This show’s themes of anti-fascism and forced idealism only hit harder since events like the pandemic and the backlash to health and safety standards, the insurrection, and the current presidential administration that threatens our own individuality and self expression. Each of these gained power not by an individual rising to the top, but by many individuals coming together in agreement. Fascism doesn’t work because it’s scary, it works because it’s enticing. Be careful what you fall for, because the moment you get carried away is the moment you give up.
Even after all of this, The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals gives me hope because we aren’t under the same threat as our friends in Hatchetfield. It serves as a reminder of what makes us human, our flaws. It taught me that at the end of the day, being crabby to a customer or blowing off a coworker is proof that we are able to think for ourselves.
In the dark times when it feels like conformity is demanded of us, we find strength in our shared humanity and in our individuality. In our co-workers, neighbors, teachers and friends, and the love we have for one another. We must use our agency to embrace each other as we are, and do our best to create the world we want to see.
I hope you enjoy Yorick Ensemble’s production of The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals as much as we enjoyed creating it. This is for you.
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Special Thanks
Susan Black & Rich O’Neal
Nikki Ready
St. John’s Episcopal Church
BCA Staff
Merle & Daniel Weiss
Toni Telepman
World's a Stage Players
Brendan Chetwynd
Rachel Hall
Points of Inspiration
A few pieces of media that helped bring this piece to life... we'll let the work speak for itself.
The Muppet Show
Groundhog Day
Grey Gardens the Musical
Back to the Future
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Undertale
Pippin
Fences
Lawrence the Band
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Metal Gear Solid
Little Shop of Horrors
The Producers
The Radio City Rockettes
Office Space

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to acknowledge that the city of Boston is located on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Naumkeag, Massachusett, and Pawtucket People. We thank them for their hospitality and stewardship of this land.
Support Our Friends
At the Concord Players
Directed by Michelle Leibowitz
Music Direction by Kathryn Denney
It's 1593 in London, and sometime player / playwright William Shakespeare is struggling to finish his latest work, Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter. Disguised as a man (since women are forbidden on the stage), young Viola de Lesseps auditions and wins a leading role in this new play ... and in Will's heart. Based on the Academy Award-winning film, Shakespeare in Love is an enchanting, hilarious, and romantic telling of the inspiration for Shakespeare's immortal Juliet, as well as for the story of undying love he created for her.
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February 14–March 1
