Beauty and the Beast Opens Friday at the Firehouse in Pleasanton, Features Dublin Talent

Fallon Middle School’s Joy Sherratt returns to the stage this Friday as “Belle” in the Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre production of the popular Disney musical ,”Beauty and the Beast”, at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton. Dublin High School’s Patrick Wallace, seen most recently this summer in Hairspray, is also a member of the cast. Evening performances are November 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 at 8:00 pm with matinees on November 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 at 2:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.firehousearts.org, or at the Firehouse box office (4444 Railroad Avenue,  925-931-4848). Box office hours are Wed.-Fri. 12pm – 6pm, Sat. 10am-4pm and 2 hours prior to show time (including Sundays).

As an added treat, for an hour before the Sunday Matinee Performances, come and meet the Princess for Tea and Treats, from 12:45-1:45 PM (in the Rudy and Marge Johnson Studio at the Firehouse Arts Center). This special event is best for audience members age 4 and up ($10.00 per person). Tickets can be purchased online here.

Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre Production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”

• Directed by David Judson
• Musical Direction by Pat Parr
• Choreography by Suzanne Brandt

Cast:

• Beast: Joshua K. Milbourne
• Belle: Joy Sherratt*
• Gaston: Adam Theodore Barry*
• Lumiere: Derek Travis Collard**
• Cogsworth: Ray D’Ambrosio
• Maurice: Kenneth Baggott***
• Mrs. Potts: Jennifer Stark
• Chip: Amanda Cooper, Holly Judson, Lisa Bonsignore-Opp
• Madame de la Grande Bouche: Morgan Collazo
• Lefou: Max Thorne
• Babette: Sarah Hammond
• Monsieur D’Arque: Scott Maraj
• Silly Girls: Lauren Bratton-Kearns, Kristin Butler, Katherine Cooper
• Male Principal Dancers/Named Characters: Dane Paul Andres, Derek Leo Miller, Sean Stover, Patrick Wallace
• Female Dancers/Soloists: Adriana Gascon, Jen Wheatonfox, Amelia Zack

* Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
** Equity Membership Candidate
*** Actor appears courtesy of Screen Actors Guild