PRODUCTION STAFF
Director - Tim Stolz
Music & Lyrics - Brian Pierce
Costume Design - John Woscoff
CAST
Cinderella - Jillian Sjoquist
Stepmother - Melinda Kordich
Hattie - Caitlin Featherstone
Gertie - Fjaere Harder
Chamberlain - Luke Aaron Davidson
Fairy Godmother - Tara Borman
King Leopold - Peter Colburn
Prince Adrian - Caleb Cabiness
Jillian Sjoquist (Cinderella) is thrilled to be in another show with Sidekick! She is a recent graduate from the University of Oklahoma with her BFA in Musical Theatre. She most recently played Olive in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Artistry. Previous Sidekick shows include The Pirates of Treasure Island, Robin Hood, The Emperor’s New Clothes, and Little Red Riding Hood. Many thanks to Tim and Brian.
Melinda Kordich (Stepmother) is delighted to be at Sidekick Theatre and giving her evil side a chance to shine! She has been seen in most theatres in Mpls. and St Paul and is active in commercial, print, voice and television work. She can be seen as a NICE mom in Rescuing Christmas on the Hallmark Channel starting Dec 7!
Caitlin Featherstone (Hattie) is delighted to be returning to Sidekick Theatre! Previous Sidekick Theatre credits: The Marvelous Wonderettes, Radio Gals. Other favorite Twin Cities theatre credits include: Artistry: Legally Blonde (Margot); Lyric Arts: A Chorus Line (Judy Turner), The Wedding Singer (Linda u/s); Paul Bunyan Playhouse: Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Legally Blonde (Serena); DalekoArts: White Christmas (Rita); Old Log Theatre: Snow White (Little Yurk); Minneapolis Musical Theatre: Be More Chill (Christine Canigula). When not on stage, Caitlin is the Director of Education at CLIMB Theatre, and enjoys teaching children of all ages theatre, self-expression, and socio-emotional life skills. She would like to thank her beloved family and friends for all their everlasting love and support. For Gram.
Fjaere Harder (Gertie) is originally from Mt. Lake, MN and has been based in the Twin Cities since 2018. She has acted locally with Sidekick Theatre, Lyric Arts, MN Actor's Theatre, National Theatre for Children, St. Croix Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, and Fringe 2019. She has also acted with Arundel Barn Playhouse (Maine), Blue Gate Theatre (Indiana), Reagle Music Theatre (Boston), the Strawberry Festival in NYC, and Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre (WI). She holds a BA in music from Goshen College and a Masters of Social Work from UW-Madison. Follow on Facebook: @FjaereHarder
Luke Aaron Davidson (Chamberlain) This is Luke’s 4th show with Sidekick Theatre and he loves it! Luke is a local actor who’s done numerous stage and film productions across the Twin Cities and the country. Recent favorite roles include Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers at Lakeshore Players, Long John Silver in Pirates of Treasure Island at Sidekick Theatre, Canadian Ranger Monty in Hair Ball: The Bigfoot Musical Adventure at Open Eye Theatre, and Inspector Carter in The Play That Goes Wrong at Old Log Theatre. Enjoy the show!
Tara Borman (Fairy Godmother) Sidekick credits- Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Treasure Island, Robin Hood, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Baskerville. Other Credits include work with Yellow Tree Theatre, Artistry, Walking Shadow Theatre, Theatre Elision, and the Guthrie. Tara is also an original cast member of Troupe America’s Church Basement Ladies series, which opened in 2005 and ran for nearly twenty years. In her free time, Tara likes to read books in her Minneapolis apartment, surrounded by her 12 year old chihuahua “Happy”, and way too many plants. www.taraborman.com!
Peter Colburn (King Leopold) After appearing this last summer in Pirates of Treasure Island, Pete is very happy to be returning to Sidekick Theatre, in Cinderella. (Adding the role of “King” to the list of “Princes,” “Captains,” and “Evil Landlords” that he’s had the pleasure of portraying here.) Originally from Michigan, Pete has worked for over 40 years with Theatres across the country. In the Twin Cities those include: The Jungle Theatre, Hero Now Theatre, The Brave New Workshop, Troupe America Prods, The Children’s Theatre Company, Bucket Brigade, Full Circle Theatre Company, Stages Theatre Company and most recently as “Editor Webb” in Open Window Theatre’s production of Our Town. Though the Twin Cities is once again his home, Pete spent ten years living in Los Angeles, where he briefly appeared on episodes of ”Criminal Minds,” and “The Mentalist.”
Caleb Cabiness (Prince Adrian) holds a B.A. in Theatre from Wake Forest University, where he concentrated in acting and playwriting. Credits include Ensemble Cast in La MaMa ETC's Alone Together in NYC, Melchior in WFU's Spring Awakening, and Ensemble Cast in Theatre Elision's Flight of Short Musicals. Special thanks to Sidekick for letting him be a part of this wonderful cast and to his wife, Ali, for being his biggest supporter. @Caleb_Cabiness https://www.CalebCabiness.com
Tim Stolz (Playwright, Director) is co-founder of Sidekick Theatre who has worked in theatre for many years, much of that time at the Old Log Theatre as a director, playwright, stage manager and general manager.
Brian Pierce (Music & Lyrics) Co-founder of Sidekick Theatre, Brian has been lucky enough to have made a lively career out of many facets of the performing arts, including as an actor, music director, playwright, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist. Brian has also performed as a session musician across the US and Europe, and worked alongside Ed Asner, Jim Brickman, Chris Thile and many others. He always extends his gratitude to his parents, who in their infinite wisdom realized early on that Brian would never be a professional baseball player, and instead encouraged his creative endeavors.