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.
Cast & Creative
A company of voices.
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
- ChoreographerKristine Waterman
- Technical Director · Set DesignRon Piazza
- Cast Portrait PhotographyJonathan Doster
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.
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.
