YES Youth Production
How I Became a Pirate
March 18, 2023 through April 2, 2023
Saturdays and Sundays at 11am
Jeremy Jacob
Braid Beard
Seymour
Max
Pierre
Swill
Scurvy Dog
Sharktooth
Ensemble
Dora Adelman/Talia Farzam
Lily Moss/Evan Simonowitz
Cole Huang
Iliana Farzam
Anna Stillman
Sarah Hajmomenian
Finnley Blaine
Andy Rowles
Maia Goldberg, Ever Golden, Charlotte Einstein,"
Lily Moss, & Evan Simonowitz
The roles of Braid Beard and Jeremy Jacob are split:
Played by Lily Moss & Dora Adelman on 3/18, 3/26 & 4/1
Played by Evan Simonowitz & Talia Farzam on 3/19, 3/25 & 4/2
Charlotte Einstein will play Max on 4/1
Directed and Choreographed by Daxton Bloomquist
Produced by Maggie Randolph Cope, Eve Keller, & Elizabeth Michalak
Music Direction by Anne Gesling
Set and Light Design by William Wilday
Costume Design by Anne Gesling
Daxton Bloomquist
Daxton has appeared on Broadway in The Book of Mormon and starred as Elder McKinley' on the National Tour for 25 years. Daxton has taught many master performance classes and directed a production of Seussical The Musical at his alma mater: Wichita State University.
He has appeared in Physical Season 2 on Apple TV. Blindspotting Season 2 on Starz. and 1923 on Paramount: Recently, he produced and starred in the short film
"Murray's Home for Moving On, currently submitted to the festival circuit. The MWT is ecstatic to add Daxton to its directorial team.