Berkshire artists telling a Boston story for a national moment.
Creative Team
The hands behind the rebellion.
Book · Music · Lyrics · Lead ProducerJohn Alan Segalla
DirectorMichael Siktberg
Music DirectorCarlton Maaia II
ChoreographerKristine Waterman
Technical Director · Set DesignRonald Piazza
Cast Portrait PhotographyJonathan Doster
Director
Michael Siktberg
Michael is a director, actor, and musician living in Berkshire County, MA. As a director, his credits include Sean Matthew Whitford's Girlfriend from Hell; Chicago and Mamma Mia for Lenox High School; and Dinosaurs Before Dark for FVCT. As an arts educator, Michael has taught for the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer DARTS program at Tanglewood, the Flying Cloud Institute, the New York Kids Club, Falls Village Children's Theatre, the Sharon Playhouse, Berkshire Pulse, and the Soundry Music Studio.
As an actor he has walked and talked on many stages — Sharon Playhouse, Shakespeare & Co., STAGES St. Louis, Bucks County Playhouse, the Ogunquit Theatre, Theatre by the Sea, Cumberland County Playhouse, Yorktown Stage, and touring companies with Chamber Theater Productions and American Family Theatre — and is a member of Actors' Equity. Originally from the Hudson Valley, NY, Michael trained at the American Music and Dramatic Academy and the Simon Studio, and has coached with directors Roger Simon and Richard Sabellico. He lives in Sheffield with his wife Ruby and their three cats.
Music Director
Carlton Maaia II
Carlton Maaia II is the director of music at Saint Mark's Church and the choir director at Temple Anshe Amunim, both in Pittsfield. He also works as a freelance pianist and organist, and has music-directed for Berkshire Theatre Group, Barrington Stage Company's "KidsAct!" program, Shaker Mountain Opera, Berkshire Concert Choir, and numerous college and high school programs in New York and Massachusetts.
A Pittsfield native, Carlton's musical journey began with the study of organ, harmony, and counterpoint under the tutelage of Thomas P. Frost. He went on to study organ performance with Haskell Thompson at the Oberlin Conservatory. After serving as music coordinator for Memorial United Methodist Church in White Plains, NY, he embarked on a 14-year tenure as music supervisor and arranger for "Vespers…and All That Jazz" at the Scarritt-Bennett Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Set Designer · Technical Director
Ronald Piazza
Ron is a seasoned set designer known for his captivating visual landscapes. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts from St. John's University, his journey into set design began by creating backdrops for his children's school plays. At Monument Mountain High School, he dedicated 15 years to designing and building sets for productions including Beauty and the Beast, Grease, and High School Musical. His work has extended to Shakespeare in the Park in Pittsfield and the Colonial Theater, with credits including A Midsummer Night's Dream and Ariadne auf Naxos.
Beyond the stage, Ron had a 32-year career as a chiropractor in Pittsfield. He now lives in Richmond, MA, with his wife Mary Jane, where he continues to pursue his passion for art and design.
Choreographer
Kristine Waterman
Kristine is excited to be a part of the collaborative creative team for Rebel Town. She is inspired by the opportunity to work with John Segalla on this original musical and to help bring his vision and ideas for the show to fruition. From NYC to the Berkshires, musicals to performance art, tap to dance improv, studios to public and private schools, Kristine has been choreographing, teaching, and performing for over 25 years.
"Bravo to a talented and hard-working cast and crew!"
The Writer
John Alan Segalla
Book · Music · Lyrics · Orchestrations · Lead Producer · William Grey
John Alan Segalla began writing Rebel Town: The Boston Tea Party Musical in 2019, completing the first libretto and demo recording in 2020, including a radio drama adaptation of the work. A proud Berkshire Community College alumnus, Segalla earned his Associate Degree in Liberal Arts in 2009 before completing his Bachelor of Arts in Theater at Russell Sage College in 2011.
A member of the Dramatists Guild, Segalla is committed to the development of original theatrical works and the creation of engaging, educational storytelling experiences for audiences of all ages. He has worked extensively as a film and theater actor and producer in New York City, Boston, and the Berkshires, appearing with regional and national touring companies as well as Berkshire Theatre Group, Barrington Stage Company, Sharon TriArts, Nutshell Playhouse, Grumbling Gryphons Children's Theater, The Theater Barn, Shakespeare & Company, and others. His stage work has also been seen at venues including Proctors Theatre and the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.
In 2014, he toured nationally as Jack in the Magic Tree House: Soars With Reading production. As an independent film actor, he appeared in the psychological drama The Bell (2024), directed by Douglas Gordon, which received an Honorable Mention at the Berkshire International Film Festival. He is currently preparing for the role of Henry David Thoreau in an upcoming biographical film.
Segalla is the co-author of the bedroom farce Moral Dilemmas of the Modern Day Vampire, which he produced Off-Off-Broadway as well as in New Hampshire and the Berkshires. A trained vocalist who studied under Arthur DiCandia, he has performed extensively across the region, presenting hundreds of Great American Songbook concerts alongside pianist Mike Schiffer. He is the recipient of the New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for his performance as Don Armado in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost.
With Rebel Town, Segalla brings his passion for history, performance, and original storytelling together to reimagine the American Revolution through the voices of those who lived it — reminding us that the fight for freedom has always begun with ordinary people daring to speak.
The Company
Eleven souls. One harbor. One choice.
The principal roles of Rebel Town, plus a large ensemble of townspeople — fishermen, sailors, clergy, dressmakers, wigmakers, bakers, blacksmiths — that gives the show its rising civic voice.
William Grey
Tenor · 20s–40s
Carpenter, Son of Liberty, ex-soldier of the French & Indian War. War-weary, torn between protecting his family and fighting for freedom.
Sarah Grey
Soprano · 20s–40s
Poet, Daughter of Liberty, supportive partner of William. Discovers her power not with musket, but with ink — the anonymous voice behind a wave of revolutionary writings.
Peter Slater Jr.
Alto · Any gender · Teen
A 13-year-old apprentice with dreams of joining the revolution. The audience's way in — the eyes through which we feel called into history.
Abigail Slater
Soprano · 20s–50s
A fiercely loyal Irish mother. Her skepticism grounds the narrative in working-class experience: revolution threatens not only tyrants but livelihoods.
Samuel Adams
Comedic Baritone · 30s–50s
The rabble-rousing leader of the Sons of Liberty. Self-aware orchestrator of public sentiment — leadership as performance.
Paul Revere
Bari-Tenor · 20s–40s
The famous midnight rider, silversmith, and Son of Liberty. The voice of urgency at the gallop.
John Hancock
Tenor · 20s–40s
The wealthy merchant, smuggler, and politician. Elevated to quasi-monarchical status by the very chorus that mocks the structures of monarchy.
Mercy Otis Warren
Soprano · 30s–50s
Politician, freedom writer, daughter of liberty. Mentor to Sarah, and a model of female authorship as revolutionary act.
Royal Governor Hutchinson
Baritone · 30s–70s
Aristocratic leader of the Massachusetts Colony. Clinging to order through economic rationality and denial — the failure of technocratic governance in moral upheaval.
Lt. Colonel Leslie
Tenor · 20s–50s
The Redcoat colonel who witnesses the Boston Tea Party. The other side's eyes on the night that changed everything.
Townspeople · Sons & Daughters of Liberty
Ensemble
A large ensemble — fishermen, sailors, clergy, dressmakers, wigmakers, bakers, blacksmiths — the ensemble as body politic, shifting from marketplace chatter to revolutionary force.
2026 cast announcements forthcoming. Auditions are rolling — performers may inquire at rebeltownmusical@gmail.com.
