Season 25
THE WIZARD OF OZ
By L. Frank Baum
Adapated by Frank Gabrielson
With Music and Lyrics of the MGM motion picture score by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Directed by Producing Artistic Director Jason Cannon
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto will all finally appear on the OAT stage! This family favorite musical, featuring songs from the timeless MGM classic film, will kick off OAT's celebration of a quarter century of outstanding live theatre.
PERFORMANCES JUNE 21-JULY 1
Thursday, June 21, 7pm
Friday, June 22, 2pm
Friday, June 22, 8pm
Saturday, June 23, 8pm
Sunday, June 24, 2pm
Thursday, June 28, 7pm
Friday, June 29, 2pm
Friday, June 29, 8pm
Saturday, June 30, 8pm
Sunday, July 1, 2pm
All performances are presented at THE CEDAR STREET PLAYHOUSE, 701 North Cedar, Rolla MO, 65401.
(ALL COMING JUNE 2012)
Presented through special arrangement with Tams-Witmark.
THE CAST
Dorothy Gale: TESS HAMACHER
Miss Almira Gultch/Wicked Witch of the West: APRIL STRELINGER*
Aunt Em/Glinda: CINDY BEGER*
Uncle Henry/Emerald City Guard: STEVE SKELTON
Hunk/Scarecrow: MICHAEL DETMER
Hickory/Tin Man: GREG CUELLAR
Zeke/Lion: BLANE PRESSLER
Toto: KAYLEE STANLEY
Professor Marvle/Wizard: LANIN THOMASMA
Munchkin Mayor: KELLY BROWN
Munchkin Coroner: MAGGIE HAMACHER
Munchkin Barrister: ESTHER GEORGE
Munchkin City Officials: KATHERINE CONAWAY, GRACE MCCLUSKEY, RACHEL PHELPS
Munchkin Schoolteachers: LILY CONAWAY, EMMA LINKEMAN
Munchkin Lollypop Guild: ELIJAH DALTON, TRISTAN LEITZ, ZACHARY PHELPS
Munchkin Lullaby League: EVE BECKER, ELIZABETH SCHNELLE, MO ARTHUR
Munchkin Ensemble: CELESTE LEITZ, MEREDITH LIGHT, MOLLY LINKEMAN, SARAH MCCLUSKEY, EMMA PUETZ, EMMA MARIE STARNS
Crows: KATIE BRUNO, LENA HOWDERSHELL, BENJAMIN WEGNER
Trees: MARTHA DINSDALE, CLARA MARIE-TUPPER, TRUSTIN DINSDALE
Oz Chorus/Winkies: KATIE BRUNO, CHEYENNE DALTON, BENJAMIN WEGNER, RYAN RADER, TRUSTIN DINSDALE, CLARA MARIE-TUPPER, JILL DALTON, MARTHA DINSDALE, LENA HOWDERSHELL, SUSAN HOLMES, MEGAN RIEFER
Winkie General: RYAN RADER
Nikko: BENJAMIN WEGNER
(*Denotes Member, Actors' Equity Association)
NOISES OFF
By Michael Frayn
Directed by Producing Artistic Director Jason Cannon
Called the funniest farce ever written, NOISES OFF presents a manic menagerie as a cast of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called NOTHING'S ON. Doors slamming, on- and backstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play.
"The most dexterously realized comedy ever about putting on a comedy. A spectacularly funny, peerless backstage farce. This dizzy, well-known romp is a festival of delirium."—The New York Times
"The funniest farce ever written! Never before has side-splitting taken on a meaning dangerously close to the non-metaphorically medical."—New York Post
"As side-splitting a farce as I have seen. Ever? Ever."—New York Magazine
PERFORMANCES JULY 12-22
Thursday, July 12, 7pm
Friday, July 13, 2pm
Friday, July 13, 8pm
Saturday, July 14, 8pm
Sunday, July 15, 2pm
Thursday, July 19, 7pm
Friday, July 20, 2pm
Friday, July 20, 8pm
Saturday, July 21, 8pm
Sunday, July 22, 2pm
All performances are presented at THE CEDAR STREET PLAYHOUSE, 701 North Cedar, Rolla MO, 65401.
(ALL COMING JUNE 2012)
NOISES OFF is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
THE CAST
Lloyd Dallas: BRYAN DOBSON*
Dotty Otley: LAVONNE BYERS
Garry Lejeune: GREG CUELLAR
Frederick Fellows: BLANE PRESSLER
Belinda Blair: SARAH CANNON
Poppy: BESS MOYNIHAN
Selsdon: GORDON FOX
Timothy Allgood: MICHAEL DETMER
Brooke: KRISTIN MCGUIRE
(*Denotes Member, Actors' Equity Association)
THE DIVINERS
By Jim Leonard, Jr.
Directed by OAT'S original Artistic Director F. Reed Brown
This marvelously theatrical play is the story of a disturbed young man and his friendship with a disenchanted preacher in southern Indiana in the early 1930s. OAT is proud to present this production as a Silver Anniversary tribute to our history and founders, as THE DIVINERS was included in Season One back in 1988.
"A splendid drama by a playwright ... with poetic as well as human feeling." Variety.
"The Diviners, which would be meritorious from anyone, is astounding from so young a writer.... Renders the humor and horror of the hinterlands with staggering accuracy.... Compelling." New York Magazine.
PERFORMANCES AUGUST 2-12
Thursday, August 2, 7pm
Friday, August 3, 2pm
Friday, August 3, 8pm
Saturday, August 4, 8pm
Sunday, August 5, 2pm
Thursday, August 9, 7pm
Friday, August 10, 2pm
Friday, August 10, 8pm
Saturday, August 11, 8pm
Sunday, August 12, 2pm
All performances are presented at THE CEDAR STREET PLAYHOUSE, 701 North Cedar, Rolla MO, 65401.
(ALL COMING JUNE 2012)
THE DIVINERS is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
THE CAST
Buddy Layman: GREG CUELLAR
Jennie Mae Layman: KRISTIN MCGUIRE
Ferris Layman: BRYAN DOBSON*
CC Showers: AARON ORION BAKER*
Norma Henshaw: SUSAN HOLMES
Darlene Henshaw: KAT MCCAULLA
Goldie Short: LAURA LIGHT
Basil Bennet: KEVIN EDWARDS
Luella Bennet: JENNY ADAMS
Melvin Wilder: MICHAEL DETMER
Dewey Maples: BLANE PRESSLER*
(*Denotes Member, Actors' Equity Association)
PRODUCTION TEAM
Producing Artistic Director/Director Oz and Noises Off: JASON CANNON
Production Manager/Master Electrician/Light Designer Diviners: BESS MOYNIHAN
Stage Manager: JIM WELCH*
Assistant Stage Manager: SARAH LEWEY*
Technical Director: NATE LEWIS
Scenic Designer: KEVIN SHAW
Lighting Designer Oz and Noises Off: MICHAEL SULLIVAN
Sound Designer/Engineer: CRIS ABBOTT
Director The Diviners: F. REED BROWN
Costume Designers The Wizard of Oz: BECKY FORTNER and BLANE PRESSLER
Costume Designer Noises Off: JANE SULLIVAN
Costume Deisgner The Diviners: AMY HOBBS
Props Mistress: LAURA LIGHT
Musical Director Oz: JOEL NISBETT
Choreographer Oz: GESSELL FRISBEE
Master Carpenter/Intern: ANDREW HERBERT
Stitcher/Intern: LAURA COOK
Interns: JESSICA HALEY, BECKY FORTNER, JACK GOLDEN
(*Denotes Member, Actors' Equity Association)
Poster, Brochure, Banners, Playbill Cover, and Rack Card Design for the 2012 Summer Season by Marty Baragiola. (www.baragioladesign.com)
