Once Upon A Mattress

GET TO KNOW: Mark Shonsey

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Mark Shonsey.

Mark Shonsey. Cast as Prince Dauntless in Once Upon A Mattress. 

LET’S GET TOT KNOW YOU…
Name: Mark Shonsey
DOB: 11/14/1984
Hometown: Denver
Education: BFA at University of Colorado at Denver in Theatre, Film, and Television with an emphasis on Performance. 
Day Job: Corporate Trainer

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE…
Color: Blue
Movie: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Animal: Dinosaur 
Book: Born Standing Up
Band: Tenacious D
Song: Steppin’ Out With My Baby
Musical: Little Shop of Horrors
Restaurant: Garamone’s
Beverage: Energy Drinks
Season: Spring
Holiday: Christmas
Pastime: Putting together a Train Track around a Christmas Tree 

THIS OR THAT…
Dogs or cats? Dogs
Sweet or Sour? Sweet
Cake or Pie? Cake
Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt? Ice Cream
Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi
Boxers or Briefs? Boxers
Coffee or Tea? Tea
Soup or Salad? Soup
City or Countryside? City
Spring or Fall? Spring
Mountains or Ocean? Mountains

ANSWER ME THIS…
You are stranded on a deserted island, what two items do you bring? 
When life hands you lemons? I tend to get the citrus in my eyes. 
Favorite role you’ve been cast? Igor in Young Frankenstein the Musical
Dream role to perform? Cunningham in Book of Morman
Who is your hero? My father Paul Shonsey
What inspires you? My mother Janice Shonsey
Are you living happily ever after? Absolutely with my wife Shauna Shonsey
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Raising some kiddos
Can we follow you? FB? Twitter? Instagram? Facebook
Why should we see Once Upon A Mattress?  It is a great show that proves comedy is timeless. 

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GET TO KNOW: Ben Hilzer

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Ben Hilzer. Cast as the Wizard in Once Upon A Mattress. 

LET’S GET TOT KNOW YOU…
Name: Ben Hilzer
DOB: July 17th
Hometown: Castle Rock, CO
Education: Colorado State University
Day Job: CPA

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE…?
Color: Blue
Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Animal: Monkey
Book: “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell
Band: Queen 
Song: “Grace Kelly” by MIKA
Musical: “Spring Awakening”
Restaurant: I frequent The Delectable Egg often
Beverage: Sour beer…all of them.
Season: Summer
Holiday: Christmas
Pastime: I play a lot of Rummikube and Trivia

THIS OR THAT…
Dogs or cats? Dogs…cats don’t look happy to see you
Sweet or Sour? Sour. See explanation for beverage.
Cake or Pie? CAKE.
Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt? Ice Cream. I want all of the calories
Coke or Pepsi? Coke
Boxers or Briefs? Boxers
Coffee or Tea? Coffee
Soup or Salad? Soup. See explanation above for ice cream.
City or Countryside? City
Spring or Fall? Fall
Mountains or Ocean? Ocean.

ANSWER ME THIS…
You are stranded on a deserted island, what two items do you bring? Pizza and “Castaway” on DVD.
When life hands you lemons? Squeeze those suckers and put it in your tea. Use the leftover fruit as paperweights. 
Favorite role you’ve been cast? Moritz in “Spring Awakening”
Dream role to perform? Jamie in “The Last Five Years”
Who is your hero? My mom and dad. On stage it’s Norbert Leo Butz.
What inspires you? Good theatre and art.
Are you living happily ever after? Uh yeah…pretty, pretty good.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Acting. I don’t know what else surrounds that…but for sure acting and singing. 
Can we follow you? FB? Twitter? Instagram? Why yes you can! facebook.com/ben.hilzer ; Twitter: @Ben_Hilzer ; Instagram: @benhilzer
Why should we see Once Upon A Mattress? “Mattress” is fun for everyone: kids, adults, and us performers on stage! It takes a simple idea and milks it for the most fun possible. A wonderful script, performances, direction, and overall product…I doubt that anyone will be disappointed! 

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GET TO KNOW: Thomas Lynch

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Thomas Lynch - Ensemble

Thomas Lynch. Once Upon A Mattress Ensemble. 

LET’S GET TO KNOW YOU…
Name: Thomas Lynch
DOB: 4/8/1994
Hometown: Littleton, CO
Education: University of Denver
Day Job: I work in sales for a company called Associated Luxury Hotels International.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE…?
Color: green
Movie: Frances Ha
Animal: my golden retriever Annie
Book: “In a Strange Room” by Damon Galgut. 
Band: Lake Street Dive
Song: “Funny Little Frog” by Belle & Sebastian 
Musical: Mamma Mia
Restaurant: Kaos Pizza
Beverage: Grapefruit La Croix
Season: Fall
Holiday: Christmas
Pastime: Running around Wash Park

THIS OR THAT…
Dogs or cats? Dogs 100%
Sweet or Sour? Sweet 
Cake or Pie? Cake 
Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt? Ice cream
Coke or Pepsi? Coke
Boxers or Briefs? Boxers
Coffee or Tea? Tea
Soup or Salad? Soup
City or Countryside? City
Spring or Fall? Fall
Mountains or Ocean? Mountains

ANSWER ME THIS…
You are stranded on a deserted island, what two items do you bring? I’d bring my friend Shelby and my phone most likely. 
When life hands you lemons? Make lemon poppyseed muffins
Favorite role you’ve been cast? I played Hamlet during my freshman year of college, which was terrifying but also a great experience. 
Dream role to perform? I really want to play a flying monkey in Wicked. 
Who is your hero? My sisters – Katy, Mary, and Lizzie. 
What inspires you? Really hardworking/motivated/friendly people. 
Are you living happily ever after? I think so!
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I’d love to live/work in London-hopefully doing something with the arts.
Can we follow you? FB? Twitter? Instagram? Yes! Instagram: tlynch1234
Why should we see Once Upon A Mattress? It’s so much fun and very magical!

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GET TO KNOW: Heather Fritton

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Heather Fritton - Ensemble

Heather Fritton. Once Upon A Mattress Ensemble. 

LET’S GET TOT KNOW YOU…
Name: Heather Fritton
DOB: September 15
Hometown: Littleton, CO
Education: BS in Theatre – University of Evansville, IN
Day Job: Landscape Design Studio Production Manager 

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE…
Color: Orange & Yellow
Movie: Amelie
Animal: Fox
Book: The Power of One
Band: U2
Song: How can anyone choose just one favorite song?
Musical: Into the Woods
Restaurant: Luca d’Italia
Beverage: Prosecco
Season: Fall
Holiday: Every holiday is my favorite
Pastime: Is drinking wine on a patio a pastime? 

THIS OR THAT…
Dogs or cats? Cats
Sweet or Sour? Sweet
Cake or Pie? Cake
Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt? FroYo
Coke or Pepsi? Yes, both please.
Boxers or Briefs?  Wouldn’t you like to know.
Coffee or Tea? COFFEE
Soup or Salad? Salad
City or Countryside? City
Spring or Fall?  Fall
Mountains or Ocean? Mountains 

ANSWER ME THIS…
You are stranded on a deserted island, what two items do you bring? My 2 kids J
When life hands you lemons? Make a lemon martini
Favorite role you’ve been cast? Olive in Spelling Bee
Dream role to perform? The Witch in Into the Woods
Who is your hero? My dad
What inspires you? People’s resilience.
Are you living happily ever after?  I think happiness is learning to be okay with life’s chaos, so in that case, I definitely am.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?  Sky’s the limit
Can we follow you? FB? Twitter? Instagram? Facebook
Why should we see Once Upon A Mattress?  Hello…Golden Nightengale!

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GET TO KNOW: Peter Elliott

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Peter Elliot as Jester

Peter Elliott. Cast as Jester in Once Upon A Mattress

LET’S GET TO KNOW YOU…
Name: Peter Elliott
DOB: 11/15/82
Hometown: Miami Springs, Florida
Education: University of Miami (BM & MM) – Music performance and music education
Day Job: Music teacher at Shrine of St. Anne Catholic School & St. Bernadette Catholic School

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE…?
Color: red
Movie: The Dark Crystal …I can’t believe I just wrote that…
Animal: Deer
Book: The Wizard of Oz series
Band: Israel Houghton & New Breed
Song: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Musical: my favorite To perform in is Hairspray but to watch is Wicked
Restaurant: Jacques-Imo’s in New Orleans
Beverage: Ginger Ale
Season: Summer
Holiday: Mardi Gras!!!
Pastime: writing music and playing instruments

THIS OR THAT…
Dogs or cats? Cats
Sweet or Sour? Sweet
Cake or Pie? That’s too difficult a choice…
Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt? Ice cream
Coke or Pepsi? Yuck!! Neither!
Boxers or Briefs? Hehe…briefs
Coffee or Tea? Coffee!!!
Soup or Salad? Yes, please.
City or Countryside? City
Spring or Fall? Spring
Mountains or Ocean? Ocean

ANSWER ME THIS…
You are stranded on a deserted island, what two items do you bring? I would bring the Bible and my glasses… I’m actually blind as a bat and you know my contacts would come out in the water, in the crash… You can tell I’ve thought about this before…
When life hands you lemons? Mmmm, lemon cake!!
Favorite role you’ve been cast? Billy in Anything Goes
Dream role to perform? Burt in Mary Poppins
Who is your hero? Jesus Christ
What inspires you? My wife, my son, Jesus, people that are just plain honest and the endless potential of children
Are you living happily ever after? You better believe it!!
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Still singing, hopefully dancing and enjoying my family.
Why should we see Once Upon A Mattress? If you came just because of Mark (Prince Dauntless) & Taylor (Princess Winifred) and their hilarious, incredibly physical performance it would be enough but all the cast is showing up and showing out!!

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GET TO KNOW: Kayla Mally

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Kayla MallyKayla Mally. Cast as Larkin in Once Upon A Mattress.

LET’S GET TOT KNOW YOU…
Name: Kayla
DOB: 10/17/93
Hometown: Arvada
Education: I’ll have my BFA in Musical Theatre this December!
Day Job: Student/Birthday Party Princess with My Enchanted Birthday

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE…?
Color: Orange
Movie: Pocahontas
Animal: I don’t have one… Can I choose Baymax from Big Hero 6?
Book: The Princess Bride
Band: N*SYNC or Simple Plan
Song: Currently it’s “Candy Store” from Heathers. A lot of my favorites change day to day.
Musical: At this particular moment in time? Hamilton. (I know, I’m so basic)
Restaurant: The Heaven Dragon
Beverage: Anything that you mix St Germain into
Season: Season 1 of Sherlock
Holiday: Christmas
Pastime: Baking

THIS OR THAT…
Dogs or cats? Please don’t make me choose
Sweet or Sour? Sweet
Cake or Pie? Cake!
Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt? Ice Cream
Coke or Pepsi? Coke
Boxers or Briefs? What? I don’t wear those. 
Coffee or Tea? Tea
Soup or Salad? You can’t pick only one. They pair them together for a reason.
City or Countryside? City
Spring or Fall? Fall
Mountains or Ocean? Ocean

ANSWER ME THIS…
You are stranded on a deserted island, what two items do you bring? I suck at this question. Pass.
When life hands you lemons? *Dr Drakken Voice* I COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LEMONS!!
Favorite role you’ve been cast? It’s a tie between Sandy in Grease and this One Act I did where I played a Disneyland Employee/Fairy.
Dream role to perform? What a stressful question… there are so many amazing parts out there. I guess one I’ve wanted for the longest amount of time would be Glinda from Wicked.
Who is your hero? Lucille Ball
What inspires you? My family and my fiancé
Are you living happily ever after? Yes 🙂
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Married to Knight #2 and still doing theatre together all across the US
Can we follow you? FB? Twitter? Instagram? I’m not super active on my Twitter but my Instagram is kaylatido_mally
Why should we see Once Upon A Mattress? This cast blows my mind. Everyone is a joy to work with and their talent is so humbling. Plus they are all too funny for their own good.

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