Play on Words Productions presents
INTO THE WOODS: IN CONCERT 🌙🌲 NOV 12-16th 2025
Book by James Lapine | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Director: Ryan Nuñez| Music Director: Monica Sumulong Dumas
Hear the woods like never before ✨
This intimate concert staging of Sondheim’s masterpiece pulls back the spectacle to reveal what lies at its core: family, betrayal, sacrifice, and the fight for what we love. With nothing to hide behind, the power of the score and the rawness of the story shines through.
Inspired by acclaimed concert performances at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, this production offers a sophisticated, stripped-down experience unlike any other. Presented in the gothic beauty of Canadian Memorial United Church, a heritage landmark built as a symbol of peace, the music and atmosphere intertwine to create an evening of haunting resonance.
✨ Come with curiosity. Leave transformed.
Cast and Creatives
Crew:
Director: Ryan Nuñez
Music Director: Monica Sumulong-Dumas
Stage Manager: Dek Green
Producer: Sabrielle McCurdy-Foreman
Cast:
Narrator: Julia Halabourda
Cinderella: Rachel Scheibel
Jack: Romar Dungo
Jack's Mother: Amy Jean McElwain
Baker: Theo Budd
Baker's Wife: Ranae Miller
Cinderella's Stepmother: Erika Babins
Little Red Riding Hood: Elizabeth Maller
Florinda: Amanda Lourenço
Lucinda: Ainslee Dalzell
The Witch: Amy Gartner
Wolf/Giant/Prince US: David Grof
Cindy's Mother/Granny/Witch US: Rose McNeil
Cinderella's Prince: Tiana Swan
Rapunzel: Maia Beresford
Rapunzel's Prince: Daniel Cardoso
Mysterious Man/Wolf US: Tony Dizon
Steward/Bakers Wife + Stepsister US: Kadia Kindersley
Ensemble/Jack Mother US: Bea Martin
Cinderella's Father/Wolf #2 for HLG/Baker US/Ensemble
Ensemble/Milky White/Cinderella US/Violin: Crystal Huang
Ensemble/Cindy Stepmother Alternate: Veronica Bonderud
Orchestra:
Conductor/Bass: Monica Sumulong-Dumas
Flute / Piccolo: Jenn Innanen
Clarinet / Bass Clar.: Kevin Woo
Trumpet: Justin Kury
French Horn: Malcolm Francis
Percussion: Jennifer Chen
Cello: David Zhen
Synth: Kayla Charchuk
Piano: Arielle Ballance
Rehearsal Pianist: Cale Plut
