By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein

Based on the play “Green Grows the Lilacs” by Lynn Riggs.

Directed By: Judy Johnson

Evening Performances
7/26,27,28,29 & 8/3,4,5 at 7pm

Matinee Performances
7/30 & 8/6 at 1pm

Tickets: Adults $6 advance, $8 at the door; Children (6-16) $4
Tickets available at Ptacek’s IGA, Prescott Chamber Office, First National Bank of Prescott and from any cast member.

Great Concessions available, come early for a picnic in the park!.

Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration, "Oklahoma!" takes the Great River Road Theatre stage this summer in July at Prescott’s Town Square Park. A great story and show stopping tunes has made "Oklahoma!" a perennial favorite for musical theatre buffs since the Pulitzer Prize winning drama first electrified crowds at its 1943 premiere. Fifty years later the revival won a special Tony award. The groundbreaking musical set the standards for musical theatre that are still being followed today. You'll drive home crooning such singable songs as "Surrey With The Fringe On Top", "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'", "Kansas City", "People Will Say We're In Love", and "Oklahoma!" No wonder, nearly every song in the sparkling score is a classic! Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and the cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story.

Cast of Characters
(Click for Cast Pix/Bios)

Curly .................................................................Cordell Wesselink
Laurey ...............................................................Erin Davis
Aunt Eller ...........................................................Kate Baker
Ado Annie Carnes ...............................................Lisa Hansen
Jud Fry ..............................................................Jon Helberg
Will Parker ........................................................Alex Helberg
Ali Hakim ..........................................................Scott Halverson
Ike Skidmore ......................................................Zach Lewis
Gertie Cummings ................................................Terese Helberg
Andrew Carnes ...................................................Curt Jacobsen
Cord Elam ..........................................................Don Bauer
Fred ...................................................................Jerry Gatzke
Slim ...................................................................Rick Perkins
Ellen ..................................................................Deb Kariesch
Kate ...................................................................Elizabeth Gerke
Sylvie .................................................................Carol Prince
Armina ...............................................................Dorothy Most
Aggie ..................................................................Kathy Wesselink
Chalmers ............................................................Bob Baker
Mike ..................................................................Travis Cooper-Novak
Joe .....................................................................Marvin Johnson
Vivian ................................................................LuAnne Sabelko
Virginia ..............................................................Beth Sabelko

(photos courtesy of Mark Andrle Photography)

Great River Road Theatre Orchestra
               Directed by Monica Laust

Tim Peterson ......................................................Piano
Catlyn Lee .........................................................Alto Sax
Chris Koele ........................................................Tenor Sax
Jenny Simon .......................................................Flute
Aime Wrisky ......................................................Flute
Katie Simon .......................................................Clarinet
Monica Laust .....................................................Clarinet
Amy Mutschler ...................................................Trumpet
Sandy Hayes ......................................................Trumpet
Doug Last ..........................................................Trombone
Lisa Wenzel .......................................................Tuba

 

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