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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.

Staff

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.

Cast

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