Cast:
Nancy - Katerina Anderson
Jimmy - Brady Owen
Marcus - Kylan Chait
Brett - Owen Donsker
Laura - Paolina Duran
Sharla - Olivia Fearey
Eve - Shaylee Flannagan
Kay - Gabby Grasso
Amy - Emily Jacoby
Carl - Leonidas Karandreas
Sue - Lainey Kenly
Mei Ling - Savannah LeNguyen
Penny - Kendall Luther
Gail - Brooklyn Martin
Ivan - Nathaniel McNamara
Patty - Sage Mitchell
Jamal - Patrick Mullen
Sarah - Erin Schumacher
Lily - Ava Silvernail
Manuela - Kayla Treviño
Debra - Sydney Vance
Sammy - Javen Wagner
Jane - Kate Williams
Music by Ned Paul Ginsburg
Lyrics by Michael Colby
Book by Colby and Ginsburg
They Chose Me is a musical spotlighting the subject of adoption, as seen through the eyes of kids ages 7 to 18. In the course of the show, a group of adopted youngsters assemble to tell their stories—funny and poignant—to Sarah Cook, herself an adoptee. The show encompasses a variety of issues typically experienced by adopted children. Among them: foster homes, parental loss, gay adoption, and multi-cultural families.
This is a streamed recording of Valley Youth Theatre's October 2019 production of They Chose Me!
Music by Ned Paul Ginsburg
Lyrics by Michael Colby
Book by Colby and Ginsburg
They Chose Me! is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com
Directed by Bobb Cooper
Musical Direction by Tristan Peterson-Steinert
Choreography by Nathalie Velasquez
Set & Lighting by Dori A. Brown
Costumes by Karol Cooper
Music Supervisor Mark Fearey
Production Stage Manager Joycelin Jacobs-Schwartz