Overview:
Just about everyone knows the story of a certain “boy wizard” and his time at a certain “famous magic school.” Puffs, however, is not that story. It is the story of the Puffs, who were...you know...there too. While a certain famous magical trio were off having their adventures, another trio of friends was also being formed. Wayne Hopkins (Senior Collin Cummings) discovers that he is a wizard and heads off to wizard school, convinced that it is his chance to finally be the “Chosen One,” to do something big that lets him leave his mark on the world. He befriends two other outcasts, Oliver (Senior Jacob Eskildsen), who wishes that magic school could be more like regular school and Megan Jones (Junior Amelia LeVea), the daughter of a famous dark witch who wants nothing more than to follow in her mother’s super-evil footsteps. The three friends find themselves in the Puff house, a group who seems destined to be nothing more than the background characters in other more interesting stories, despite having no shortness of heart. Our narrator (Sophomore Massan Jensen) tells the story of these three seemingly unimportant people as they navigate seven extremely eventful years at magic school and come to some important understandings about what is truly important and how to find happiness in a normal life.
Wayne, Oliver, and Megan are surrounded by a lovable, though fairly pathetic, group of misfits including Ernie Mac (Freshman Johnathan Shaw), Hannah (Freshman Emmaleigh Stempien), J. Finch (Freshman Garrett Hilton), Sally Perks (Senior McKelvie Jensen), Susie Bones (Freshman Sophia Smith), Leanne (Junior Riley Dallos), and Cedric (Junior Lee Miller), the one Puff that people actually know. The story also features a versatile ensemble including Emilie Trab, Lenitza Ochoa, Natasha Rivers, Mary Gulick, Meredith Hanley, Skyann Morgan, Samantha Trank, Emma Schaffer, and Vanessa Martinez, all of whom give life to many different characters throughout the show. Fans of the “boy wizard” will go crazy at this rip-roaringly funny tribute to a cultural phenomenon. But wait? You say you know nothing about the “boy wizard?” Fear not, dear reader! Puffs is a story all its own, and requires no knowledge of any other fancy famous British spellcasters. It is, at its heart, a story of the underdog and what it really means to leave your mark on the world.
Wayne, Oliver, and Megan are surrounded by a lovable, though fairly pathetic, group of misfits including Ernie Mac (Freshman Johnathan Shaw), Hannah (Freshman Emmaleigh Stempien), J. Finch (Freshman Garrett Hilton), Sally Perks (Senior McKelvie Jensen), Susie Bones (Freshman Sophia Smith), Leanne (Junior Riley Dallos), and Cedric (Junior Lee Miller), the one Puff that people actually know. The story also features a versatile ensemble including Emilie Trab, Lenitza Ochoa, Natasha Rivers, Mary Gulick, Meredith Hanley, Skyann Morgan, Samantha Trank, Emma Schaffer, and Vanessa Martinez, all of whom give life to many different characters throughout the show. Fans of the “boy wizard” will go crazy at this rip-roaringly funny tribute to a cultural phenomenon. But wait? You say you know nothing about the “boy wizard?” Fear not, dear reader! Puffs is a story all its own, and requires no knowledge of any other fancy famous British spellcasters. It is, at its heart, a story of the underdog and what it really means to leave your mark on the world.
Cast
Wayne Hopkins - Collin Cummings
Oliver Rivers - Jacob Eskildsen
Megan Jones - Amelia LeVea
Narrator - Massan Jensen
Ernie Mac/Professor Turban/Ghost History Teach - Johnathan Shaw
Hannah/Xavia Jones/Ms. Babble - Emmaleigh Stempien
J. Finch/A Fat Friar/Viktor - Garrett Hilton
Leanne/Ginny - Riley Dallos
Sally Perks/Hermeoone/Rita Scooter/Zach Smith - McKelvie Jensen
Susie Bones/Harry/Ric Gryff - Sophia Smith
Cedric/Mr. Voldy/Zach Smith - Lee Miller
Seamus/Sal/A Very Tall Man/Helga/Frenchy - Emilie Trab
A Certain Potions Teacher/Second Headmaster/Mr. Nick - Lenitza Ochoa
Professor Locky/Real Mr. Moody - Natasha Rivers
First Headmaster/Runes Teach - Mary Gulick
Professor McG/Professor Sprouty/Professor Lanny/Zach Smith - Meredith Hanley
Uncle Dave/Goyle - Skyann Morgan
Clumsy Longbottom/Hermeoone #3/Mr. Bagman - Samantha Trank
Blondo Malfoy/Rowena/Bippy - Emma Shaffer
Colin/Hermeoone #2/Myrtle - Vanessa Martinez
Oliver Rivers - Jacob Eskildsen
Megan Jones - Amelia LeVea
Narrator - Massan Jensen
Ernie Mac/Professor Turban/Ghost History Teach - Johnathan Shaw
Hannah/Xavia Jones/Ms. Babble - Emmaleigh Stempien
J. Finch/A Fat Friar/Viktor - Garrett Hilton
Leanne/Ginny - Riley Dallos
Sally Perks/Hermeoone/Rita Scooter/Zach Smith - McKelvie Jensen
Susie Bones/Harry/Ric Gryff - Sophia Smith
Cedric/Mr. Voldy/Zach Smith - Lee Miller
Seamus/Sal/A Very Tall Man/Helga/Frenchy - Emilie Trab
A Certain Potions Teacher/Second Headmaster/Mr. Nick - Lenitza Ochoa
Professor Locky/Real Mr. Moody - Natasha Rivers
First Headmaster/Runes Teach - Mary Gulick
Professor McG/Professor Sprouty/Professor Lanny/Zach Smith - Meredith Hanley
Uncle Dave/Goyle - Skyann Morgan
Clumsy Longbottom/Hermeoone #3/Mr. Bagman - Samantha Trank
Blondo Malfoy/Rowena/Bippy - Emma Shaffer
Colin/Hermeoone #2/Myrtle - Vanessa Martinez
CrewStage Manager - Casey Marcellus
Light Board Operator - Meghan D’Archangelo Sound Engineer - Violet McCarley Sound Effects - Zachary Lewis Projections - Bryan Silva Stagehands - Cannon Koen, Frankie Ochoa Props - Alexis Marble Costumers - Rylee Bodine, Molly Campo, Anna Fleet, Skye Sutherland, Lily Shoff |
Production TeamDirector - Mrs. Jessica Kinsey
Asst. Director/Acting Coach - Mr. Brian Cobb Scenic Design/Parent Coordinator - Ms. Missy Emery Production Assistants - Mrs. Joelle Davis and Ms. Hannah Hotaling Master Carpenter - Mr. Dean Knapton Sound Design - Mr. Dick Williams Sound Design/Master Electrician - Mr. Simon Gaston Original Music Composed by - Mr. Owen McFarland Backstage Supervisor - Ms. Ashley Tillman Costume Design/Seamstress - Ms. Yvonne McMillan Tech Assistant/Videographer - Dr. Herb Gaston Graphic Design - Mr. Jason Kinsey |
Extras!
- Click here to see more photos from the show (Google Drive link)
- Click here to listen to some of the original music composed especially for the show!
- Click here to view the Puffs program!