Sebastian High School Drama Dept Presents
Up The Down Staircase
A joint production
with students from E.B. White Intermediate School
Director: Dale Rome
Stage Manager: Jeff Kealy

Castlist:
Faculity and Staff Roles Student Roles

Yolanda's Improv Group:

Sylvia Barrett
Rita Benson
Yolanda’s buddy

Ellen
Jessica Frietag
Cast Manager. Rita’s best friend,
perfect to play Sylvia's friend

Alice Blake
Yolanda "Andee" Coppenhagen
Little Rita

Vivian Paine
Linda Morris
former 3 degree that befriends Yol

Paul Barringer
Christopher Beck
Former nice guy dumped by serious
girlfriend. Fancies himself some sort
of Ladies’ man. Everyone thinks
Yolanda has a 7th grade crush on him,
including Chris

Joe Ferone
Ron Baker
Rita and Jess’s "Boy Mysterious" from
the 9th grade. This is their first time
acting with him. Rarely spoke to them
before, big friend of Li-Chen

Jose Rodriguez
Sean Day
he’s friends with Boy Mysterious

Bea Schachter
Laura Means
Friend of Joe Taylor’s. Rita at 1st writes
her off, but she's good
Troy's Improv Group:

Lou Martin
Troy "T-roy" Coppenhagen
Jeff Jr.

Lennie Neumark
David Sumner
Troy's best friend. There's some strain
between them when Troy is cast in the
part he wanted. He's also Yolanda's love
interest, then Kathy's?

Carole Blanca
Kathy Templeman
Rome wants Carole and Yolanda’s Alice
played as best friends

Linda Rosen
Leaha Simpson
Troy's buddy. She's furious at being
cast as a flirt so soon after her
relationship with Jeff

Rachel Gordon
Donna Davis
small 9th grader. Rome says she must
play her character as having a crush
on Troy's Lou

Charles Arrons
Dean Thomas
He’s David’s HS buddy. Clowns with
them onstage
Li Chen's Improv Group:

Frances Egan
Li-Chen Ma
Of the other drama faction, which
struggles for power with the Rita's
group. Pretty much ignores seventh
graders as "Jeff's idea"

Sadie Finch
Carrie Leath
of the mod, death to school activities
crowd drama faction with Li-Chen
and Sasha

Dr. Maxwell Clarke
Sasha Randall
friend of Carrie and Li-Chen. Usually
up for leads against Jeff

J.J. McHabe
Roy Haskell
Called Haskell to distinguish from Roy
Escobar. Plays McHabe with lots of
parody, apparently like some Seb
teacher. Rita pisses him off, keeps
distance

Ella Friedenberg
Melinda Maxwell
not really known by Rita/Jess, friend
of Dean Thomas, got talked into
audition. Hangs with Josh Cohen
and Cindy Lynch

Charlotte Wolf
Cindy Lynch
The Dean Thomas trio of friends,
see Melinda

Samuel Bester
Josh Cohen
The Dean Thomas trio of friends,
see Melinda
Joe Taylor's Improv Group:

Harry Kagan
Joe Taylor
Jeff is able to get the SGA
President to basically play
himself. Many are dubious.
But he’s perfect....with not a
little self parody. Wins over
everyone, even Li and Carrie

Elizabeth Ellis
Kirsten Falls
Joe's VP, whom he convinces
to be in it

Jill Norris
Rachel Gold
Joe Taylor’s SGA buddy with
Kirsten Falls. "Typecasting!"
cries HS drama. She has a little
thing for Sasha, who shuts up Li
and Carrie about it

Rusty O’Brien
Jason Smith
is "snubbing" but being ignored by
Rita for her cold turndown last
semester. Source of fun for Jess/Yol,
who wont let Clueless Rita catch on

Carrie Blaine
Ramona Wright
very quiet, has ties with Joe
Taylor’s crowd, and Suzanne

Edwin Williams
Suzanne Corley
only black Seb Drama student,
befriends Twins

Francine Gardner
Kelly Baker
ex-three degree, original best
friend of Linda, gets wrapped
up in Michele, David, Kathy thing

Katherine Wolzow
Michele Lynch
ex-three degree. Breaks up Kelly
and Linda

Helen Arbuzzi
Deanna Rome
Rome’s daughter. He lets her take
small parts in big casts in silent
defiance of ex-wife sending her to
Catholic school

All material and characters Copyright 1997 Lisa Hill-Corley
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