GFCT presents Ride the Cyclone

February 27 - March 1, 2026

Charles R Wood Theater in Glens Falls

CREATIVE

Direction & Choreography by Zack Bissell
Music Direction by Ben Rowley
Stage Managed by Noah Schmitt
Production Managed by Kayla Toney and Becca Kirker
Publicity by Stephanie Willis
Light Design by Katie Klein
Sound Design by Todd Andrews
Costume Design by Sydney Davis

CAST

Ricky Potts - Sydney Davis
Constance Blackwood - Allison Schmitt
Jane Doe - Regan Zlotnick
Ocean O'Connell Rosenburg - Gabrielle Smachetti
Noel Gruber - Thomas Wilding
Mischa Bachinski - Anthony Jones
The Amazing Cassandra - Alice Kaplan
Virgil - Xandria Smith

Character Breakdown

OCEAN O’CONNELL ROSENBERG

Voice Type / Range: Belter Alto–Soprano (Bb3–Bb5)

Character: Driven, articulate, and exacting. Beneath her confidence is a girl desperate to prove she deserves to win.

Audition Focus: Must comfortably sustain Bb5 with control and clarity, and act through quick emotional turns between ambition and honesty.

CONSTANCE BLACKWOOD

Voice Type / Range: Alto/Mezzo (F3–D5)

Character: Kind-hearted, funny, and overlooked. She’s the emotional anchor of the group.

Audition Focus: Show warmth and storytelling through tone. Include both F3 and a clean D5 that demonstrates your ability to lift into mix without strain.

JANE DOE

Voice Type / Range: Classical Soprano (B3–E6)

Character: Mysterious, haunting, and ethereal. The music is her only language.

Audition Focus: Sustain a clear E5–E6 note with resonance and control. Choose legit or classical material that highlights line, phrasing, and focus.

NOEL GRUBER

Voice Type / Range: Tenor (G2–G4)

Character: A witty, dramatic dreamer with a flair for cabaret.

Audition Focus: Demonstrate lyrical phrasing and comic awareness. Include a confident G4 and stylistic ease in chanson or theatre-pop.

MISCHA BACHINSKI

Voice Type / Range: Baritone (A2–G4)

Character: Tough, proud, and emotionally complex. He uses bravado to mask deep sensitivity.

Audition Focus: Show strength and flexibility. Include a clear G4 and rhythmic precision; some rap-style phrasing or quick lyrics are encouraged.

RICKY POTTS

Voice Type / Range: Rock Baritone/Tenor (A2–A4)

Character: Shy and imaginative, then transformed into a larger-than-life frontman.

Audition Focus: Include a supported A4 that shows resonance and freedom. Pick material that builds dynamically to show range and stage presence.

THE AMAZING KARNAK

Voice Type / Range: Spoken Baritone presence

Character: A dry, omniscient narrator with timing and bite.

Audition Focus: Prepare a short spoken or patter-style piece that shows precision and authority.

SHOW CREDITS

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Jacob Richmond & Brooke Maxwell

Originally produced by Kevin McCollum and Morris Berchard
Originally produced in Canada by Atomic Vaudeville