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August 6 - 8 & 12 - 15, 2010
Music by: Richard Rodgers
Book by: Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on: the Play LILIOM by Ferenc Molnar
As adapted by: Benjamin F. Glazer
Original Dances by: Agnes de Mille
Directed by: John Woodruff
(15 men, 12 Women, few kids)
In a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, the swaggering, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, captivates and marries the naive millworker, Julie Jordan. Billy loses his job just as he learns that Julie is pregnant and, desperately intent upon providing a decent life for his family, he is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery. Caught in the act and mortally injured, he is sent "up there." Billy is allowed to return to earth for one day fifteen years later, and he encounters the daughter he never knew. She is a lonely, friendless teenager, her father's reputation as a thief and bully having haunted her throughout her young life. How Billy instills in both the child and her mother a sense of hope and dignity is a dramatic testimony to the power of love. It's easy to understand why, of all the shows they created, CAROUSEL was Rodgers & Hammerstein's personal favorite.
Director: John Woodruff
Musical Director: Mary Myers
Vocal Director: Cindy Fuener
Choreographer: Jamie Impson
Ballet Choreographer: Laura Roth
Set Design: Ed Smith
Costumes: Deb Iams
Makeup Design: Deidre Rosenberger
Acting Coach: Rich Judd
Assistant: Madison Holcomb
Assistant: Rachel Yocum
Props: Bill Bauser, Jr.
Featured Roles
Andy Van DeVoort Billy Bigelow Elizabeth Buttell Julie Jordan Allison Wilson Carrie Pipperidge Kyle Harvey Enoch Snow Brad Barnes Jigger Cragin Leigh Ann Smith Cousin Nettie Katie Schork Mrs. Mullin Dennis Frye Mr. Bascombe Celynn Mayfield Louise Bigelow Cassie Bax Dream Louise Don Schneider Starkeeper Jim Yale Heavenly Friend Rob DeCroix Featured Dancer
Supporting Cast Members
Justin Ball Dancer Heather Beckman Snow Child Erin Bettis Dancer Allison Buehner Dancer Jordan DePatis Enoch Snow, Jr. Dave Edwards Captain Vickie Trout Clown Madeline Frye Snow Child Elizabeth Howell Magician Deborah Janik Chorus Missy Janik Chorus Katie Kauffman Lady of Europe Shannon Lawler Lady of Europe Kacey Norman Chorus Lyndsay Norman Tomboy Mykenzy Norman Tomboy Jacob Pahde Principal Randy Roller Heavenly Friend 2 Dave Shaffer Policeman Maggie Schork Snow Child Halee Smith-Hillyer Snow Child Patrick Sosman Dancer Katie Steinhour Oldest Snow Girl Robyn Stephens Chorus Jenna Tisdale Lady of Europe James Tyler Dancer Korina Yates Dancer Rachel Yocum Dancer Deborah Van DeVoort Chorus Garth Whitehead Dancer