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The Charleston Light Opera Guild will present Anastasia at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of WV's Maier Performance Hall on October 31, November 1-2 and 7-9, 2025.
Tony Award winners Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, creators of such Broadway classics as Ragtime and Once On This Island, created this dazzling show that transports audiences from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Meredith Aliff...................................Anya
Dakota Burdette..............................Dimitry
Jacob Fleck.........................................Gleb
Chris Terpening................................Vlad
Christa Navy......................................Lily
Su Voycik-Meredith.........................Dowager Empress
Elizabeth Cary Brown*...................Tsarina Alexandra
Jonathan Thorne*............................Tsar Nicholas/Others
Eric Hudnall.......................................Count Ipolitov/Leopold
Ted Brightwell*................................Count Gregory/Others
Derek Collins.....................................Golinsky/Marketeer/Others
Evelyn Wisnewsia*..........................Young Anastasia
Gabriel Rashid*................................Young Alexei
Kyla M. Meadows*..........................Teen Anastasia/Odette
Zachary Dobson*.............................Seigfried/Policeman/Others
Marleigh Adkins..............................Russian Teen/Others
Jordan Browning.............................French Teen/Others
Dionne Canterbury.........................Reporter/Others
Breea Caruthers...............................Russian Teen/Others
Megan Sydnor-Collins.....................Reporter/Others
Sarah Dotson....................................Reporter/Others
Lindsey Duvall*................................Aristocrat/Others
Geoffrey Gregory.............................Sergei/Comrade/Others
Hope Griffith.....................................Aristocrat/Others
Hannah Harris..................................Aristocrat/Others
Trey Harris*......................................Marketeer/Drunk/Others
Sherri Hudnall..................................Street Cleaner/Others
Samantha Ingram*.........................Mariya Romanov/Others
Kayla Jackson...................................Street Cleaner/Aristocrat/Others
Jack Jarvis*........................................Marketeer/Drunk/Others
Kayla Marcum..................................Marfa/Others
Lauren Meyer*.................................Countess Gregory/Others
Steven Murphy.................................Announcer/Others
Hannah O'Brien*..............................Aristocrat/Others
Kennedy Pifer*.................................Olga Romanov/Others
Toni Pilato*.......................................Aristocrat/Others
Olivia Pyles*......................................Romanov Staff/Others
Janie Rhodes.....................................Street Cleaner/Others
Taylor Shaw......................................Dunya/Others
Hanami Amos-Silber.......................Russian Teen/Others
Carly Smith*.....................................Aristocrat/Others
Elaina Smith......................................Paulina/Others
Savanna Stolper*.............................Tatiana Romanov/Others
Emily Claire Swingle........................Russian Teen/Others
Maria Terekhina..............................Street Cleaner/Others
Tina Vance.........................................Reporter/Others
*Indicates cadets, sisters, guests, and servants in the prologue waltz scene.
DIRECTION
DIRECTION
Director/Choreographer
Nina Denton Pasinetti
Musical Director
David Patrick
Accompanist
John Patrick
Dance Assistant
Shakira Martin
Technical Director
Thomas P. Pasinetti
Guild Board President
Tim Whitener
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