AYAA Dream Casting: Into the Woods

INTO THE WOODS! INTO THE WOODS!

I love this show and I was super pumped to do it for dream casting this week. Into the Woods is a Stephen Sondheim musical which is an amalgamation of a ton of different classic fairy tales. It primarily follows the Baker and his Wife as they try to regain the ability to conceive a child after their Witch of a neighbor steals that ability from them. It also includes the tale of Cinderella trying to escape her evil Stepmother and Rapunzel trying to escape the Witch. In the second act of the show, it shows the aftermath of everyone's "happily ever afters."

On AYAA, I am running dreamcasting two ways:

Self-submitted: If you have a dream cast for a show, send it to me at mackenna.azyoungactors@gmail.com or via Facebook. MUST BE WITH VALLEY ACTORS, NOT BROADWAY HUMANS.
Facilitated by me: I will be reaching out to 4-5 actors/actresses periodically. (I will also be participating from time to time) I will give each of them the same show and see the diverse ways they cast the show. I will only be able to ask you if you are friends with me on my personal Facebook. Same thing, it will be with Valley actors, not people on Broadway.

Today, I present to you one of the "Facilitated by me" types of dream casting. I reached out to three different young actors in the Valley --  Audrey Coleman, Tiana Marks (who we hope is recovering from her procedure!), and Macy Wood  -- and asked them to dream cast Into the Woods. Their responses and mine are below.

Audrey Coleman
Narrator- Dale Mortensen
Jack- Austin Porter
Cinderella- Brittany Howk
Baker- Steven Enriquez
Baker's Wife- Macy Wood
Stepmother- Jessie Jo Pauley
Florinda- Olivia Nienstedt
Lucinda- Kate Nienstedt
Jack's Mother- India Chudnow
Little Red Ridinghood- Brittany Peters
Witch- Jessica Sinodis
Wolf- Carter Palumbo
Mysterious Man- Josh Wiesler
Rapunzel- Lydia McCloskey
Rapunzel's Prince- Joey Grado

Cinderella's Prince- Joey Sortino

Tiana Marks
Narrator: Connor Baker
Jack: Thomas Muglia
Cinderella: Isabella Conner
Baker: Skyler Washburn
Baker's Wife: Carly McClain
Stepmother: Addison Bowman
Florinda: Kaleigh Feuerstein
Lucinda: Julia Jordan
Jack's Mother: Olivia Smith
Little Red: Olivia Feary
Witch: Noa Gauthier
Wolf: Brandon Brown
Mysterious Man: Jacob Browning
Rapunzel: Sedona Ramonett
Rapunzel's Prince: Steven Ricks

Cinderella's Prince: Nathan Sheppard

Macy Wood
Narrator- Carter Palumbo
Jack- Andrey Lull
Cinderella- Adyson Nichols
Baker- Jacob Shore
Baker's Wife- Becca Bauer
Stepmother- Nikkolina Kamouzis
Florinda- Madi Volker
Lucinda- AJ Marshal
Jack's Mother- Sarah Davidson
Little Red Ridinghood- Saylem DuPont
Witch- Jessica Sinodis
Wolf- Noah Delgado
Mysterious Man- Riley Wood
Rapunzel- Benny Rose
Rapunzel's Prince- Adam Lundgreen
Cinderella's Prince- Thommy Long

Mackenna Goodrich
Narrator: Bryce Dilulo
Jack: Nick Pauley
Cinderella: Jackie Brecker
Baker: Nicholas Hambruch
Baker's Wife: Brie Wadsworth
Stepmother: Harley Barton
Florinda: Grace Napoletano
Lucinda: Caroline Jackson
Jack's Mother: Gillian Elliott
Little Red Ridinghood: Jessica Wastchak
Witch: Jessica Sinodis
Wolf: Grey Smith
Mysterious Man: Carter Palumbo
Rapunzel: Summer Farnsworth
Rapunzel's Prince: Joey Sortino
Cinderella's Prince: Kale Burr

Thank you to everyone who participated in this week's dream casting! Also, if you have more time and are looking for more content, feel free to read our latest interview with Spencer Claus or do some reading about Broadway costumes.