AYAA Dreamcasting: Hamilton

How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence impoverished, in squalor grow up to be a hero and a scholar? This question is answered by Lin-Manuel Miranda's masterpiece Hamilton! Hamilton tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of our founding fathers, through the medium of rap music. So many theatre kids are OBSESSED with Hamilton right now, so I am so excited to bring it to AYAA this week!

(This is being posted on a Wednesday because I am leaving on a plane for NYC in a couple of hours. I won't be seeing Hamilton, unfortunately, but I am seeing four shows which I plan to do reviews on for AYAA.)

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 a bunch different young actors in the Valley ) -- Bailey Gorman, Ethan Shanker, Jasmine Bassham, Konnor Smith, Sam Primack, Chris Braddock, Summer Farnsworth -- and asked them to dream cast Hamilton. Their responses and mine are below.

Bailey Gorman
Alexander Hamilton- Tim Eversole
Aaron Burr - Nicholas Hambruch
Angelica Schuyler- Shawnee Fierros Casas Richberger
Eliza Hamilton - Brittany Howk
Peggy/Maria - Adyson Nichols
George Washington - Noah Delgado
King George - Jon Abhau
Laffeyette/Jefferson - Me!
Hercules Mulligan/James Madison - Bryce Dilulo
John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton - Kale Burr

Ethan Shanker
Hamilton- Mason Reeves
Aaron Burr- Joey Grado
Angelica- Jessie Jo Pauley
Eliza- Payton Bioletto
George Washington- Brandon Reyes
King George- Vinney Pugliese
Peggy/Maria Reynolds- Addison Bowman
Lafayette/Jefferson- Sam Primack
Mulligan/James- Clay Rollon
John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton- Ethan Shanker

Chris Braddock
I didn't completely use original doubling or genders  (I couldn't help myself, Isaac Dowdle)
Alexander Hamilton: Joey J Grado
Aaron Burr: Dale Mortenson
Angelica Schuyler: Gabi Giusti
Eliza Hamilton: Emily McAtee
Peggy Schuyler: Isaac Dowdle
Maria Reynolds: Rachel Stilchen
George Washington: Adyson Nichols
King George: Mark Muñoz
Thomas Jefferson: Dallin Urness
Lafayette: Rachel Stilchen
Hercules Mulligan/James Madison: Alex Darmawaskita
John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton: Connor Brigola

Summer Farnsworth
Alexander Hamilton- Joey J Grado
Aaron Burr- Mason Reeves
Angelica Schuyler- Sidne Philips (obviously!!!!)
Eliza Schuyler Hamilton- Jessie Jo Pauley/ me (bc dream role and I would love to sing with Sid again)
George Washington- Julian-Sebastian Peña
King George- Spencer Claus
Peggy Schuyler/Mariah Reynolds- Zoe Zamora
Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson- Mario Yniguez
Hercules Mulligan/James Madison- Josh Lindblom
John Laurens/Philip Hamilton- Anson Romney

Konnor Smith
Alexander Hamilton- Joey Grado
Aaron Burr - Kale Burr (lol)
Angelica Schuyler- Sidne Phillips
Eliza Hamilton - Jackie Brecker
Peggy/Maria - Jessica Sinodis
George Washington - Konnor Smith
King George - James Gish
Laffeyette/Jefferson - Joey Sortino
Hercules Mulligan/James Madison - Ian Jackson
John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton - Sam Ellefson

Sam Primack
Hamilton- Brandon Reyes
Aaron Burr- Sam Primack
Angelica- Payton Bioletto
Eliza- Sarah Pansing
George Washington- Jacob Hererra
King George- Micheal Shulz
Maria/Peggy- Jasmine Bassham
Madison/Mulligan- Jeremy Yampolsky
Laurens/Phillip- Ethan Shanker
Jefferson/ Lafayette- Vinney Pugliese
Samuel Sebury- Brandon Brown

Jasmine Bassham
Hamilton- Joey J Grado
Aaron Burr-Sam Primack
Angelica- Sarah Pansing
Eliza- Jessie Jo Pauley
George Washington- Clay Rollon
King George- Vinney Pugliese
Peggy/Maria- Payton Bioletto
Lafayette/Jefferson- Jacob Herrera
James Madison/Hercules Mulligan- Ethan Shanker
John Laurens/Philip- Brandon Reyes

Mackenna Goodrich
Hamilton - Mason Reeves
Aaron Burr- Vinny Chavez
Angelica - Jackie Brecker
Eliza - Summer Farnsworth
George Washington - Rob Stuart
King George - Adam Bei
Maria/Peggy - Gabi Giusti
Madison/Mulligan - Kale Burr
Laurens/Phillip - Anson Romney
Jefferson/Lafayette - Me or Connor Brigola

Thank you to everyone who helped me cast Hamilton this week! Next week, we will have our regular scheduled dream casting on a Saturday! There are lots of kids getting ready for it. :)