“Our set design involved a big hole in the middle of the stage,” Azenberg said. Lovett and Blake Stadnik as Tobias Ragg in “Sweeney Todd” Photo courtesy of Pioneer Theatre Company That led to roles at a number of regional theaters across the country, and now he has his debut at Pioneer Theatre Company.Īnne Tolpegin as Mrs. He graduated from Penn State University, participating in many productions including a senior showcase. “(We went to see) …the touring company of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ in Pittsburgh, and at intermission I turned to my mother and was like, ‘You can do this for a career?!'” At age 9, he fell in love with the theater. Young Stadnik had to stop playing sports because he could no longer see the ball, but his parents enrolled him in dance and singing classes. It was then that his mother knelt in front of him and told him never to use his blindness as an excuse. He remembered being in the doctor’s office and hearing him tell his mother that Blake should know about career limitations. About nine months later, my eyes has degenerated enough that I was legally blind.” “It’s very similar to macular degeneration. “I was diagnosed when I was 6 with Stargardt Disease,” Stadnik said. Blake Stadnik plays Tobias Ragg in Pioneer Theatre Company’s “Sweeney Todd”
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