Original Concept

John A. Pollock, Ph.D

 

Created by

John A. Pollock, Ph.D

Leo Eaton

And Mike Erskine-Kellie

 

Executive Producers

John A. Pollock, Ph.D

David E. Caldwell

 

Written by

Mike Erskine-Kellie

Christian Charles

 

Produced by

David E. Caldwell

 

Directed by

Leo Eaton

 

Executive in Charge of Production

Kimberly Kobosko-Gable

 

Editor

Barbara Ballow

 

Contributing Producer

Patricia Maurides

 

Creative Consultant

Joana Ricou

 

Production Manager

Sherri A. Caldwell

 

Unit Manager

Jessica Pachuta

 

Associate Producer/Assistant Director

Heidi Schlegel

 

Casting

Donna Belajac

 

Cast

Cassie   Gabrielle Phillips

Dean  Justin Bees

Mom   Emily Bach

Dad   Jeremy Czarniak

Jen   Dara Kovasevic

Madison   Madison Conner

Principal Anderson   Christine Laitta

Math Teacher   Patricia Maurides

Nicki   Rhiannon Passmore

Michael   Lance Joos

Luke   Amaru Williams

Librarian   Jonathan Blake Flemings

Studio Producer   Heidi Schlegel

Quiz Master   Kym Gable

TV Station Producer   Tom Koontz

Reporter   Jessica Pachuta

Dad’s Boss   Michael Sasson

Werewolves   Randon Bopp, Mario Borrelli, Derrick Carlson, Christian Gallego, Charles Geyer, Sean Melani, Daniel Tkacik, Bill Waddell, Dan Westervelt

 

Music Director/Composer/Performance

Rick Witkowski - Studio L

 

Lyrics

Mike Erskine-Kellie

Rick Witkowski

 

Vocalists

Kelsey Friday

Vanessa Campagna

Rick Witkowski

The Taylor Sisters

 

The Chorus

Kyra Baillie, Justin Bees, Charlotte Bush, Simon Colker, Anya Epstein, Roy Erb, Olivia Grill, Emma Korb, Katherine Logan, Zoey Myers, Ruby Paul, Rebecca Seaman, Naijah Simon, Cheyenne Springette, Peter Stamerra

 

Our thanks to:

 

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh 

Chris Siefert & Vickie Watson Lea Albaugh, Kim Bracken & Christian Tsu-Raun

Featured Artworks:

“Cloud Arbor” – Ned Kahn

“Motion Machine” – Amanda Long

 

Winchester Thurston School

Ashley Gottwald, (Coach Ashley)

David Wollam, Dan Sadowski, Director of Middle School

 

Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA)

Pittsburgh Public Schools

Melissa Pearlman, Principal

Chris Laitta, Drama Coach

 

Child and Adolescent Sleep Lab, University of Pittsburgh

Peter Franzen, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry)

Bethany Hafer & Denise Duryea

 

UPMC and University of Pittsburgh

Cristina Mestre

 

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Richard Piacentini (Executive Director)

Liz Fetchin

 

Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium

Amanda Revak (KidScience, Zoo U. Coordinator & Educator)

Tracy Gray

 

Matthew Wolf-Meyer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Anthropology

University of California, Santa Cruz

 

Point Park University

Tom Johnson

 

Allegheny Observatory

University of Pittsburgh Department of Physics & Astronomy

Louis Coban & David Turnshek, Ph.D

 

Meadowcroft Rockshelter

Senator John Heinz History Center, Simthsonian Institution

Dave Scofield