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Oklahoma
September 24 - October 17
Fridays & Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 6 p.m.

At the CSTOCK theatre in the Silverdale Community Center, 9729 Silverdale Way.

Synopsis of Show:

When it opened on Broadway in March 1943, Oklahoma! launched a new era in the American musical and began the most successful songwriting partnership in Broadway history. The show became the longest running of its time, running for a marathon 2,212 performances over 5 years. The national tour lasted an unprecedented 10 1/2 years, visiting every single state, and playing before a combined audience of more than 10 million people. In 1993, Oklahoma! celebrated its 50th Anniversary and became the first Broadway musical honored with a commemorative U.S. postage stamp.

Set in Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy played by Dan Engelhard, and Laurie, a winsome farm girl played by Rebekah Nill, play out their love story. Dan first appeared at CSTOCK in the 1994 production of The Pirates of Penzance and was most recently seen in our 1998 season as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music and as Mr. Sowerberry in Oliver! A senior at the University of Washington, Rebekah Nill is appearing for the first time at CSTOCK, although she has been in productions of Bye Bye Birdie, Annie Warbucks, and South Pacific, and most recently at Gig Harbor in Godspell.

Playing the roles of Ado Annie and Will Parker are Julie Vogt from Bainbridge Island and Josh Kluth from Bremerton. Carol Chollar will appear as Aunt Eller and Lee Harwell as Jud Fry.

Trina Williamson will direct the cast of 45-plus. Trina has appeared on stage all over Kitsap County, and most recently at CSTOCK as Maria in The Sound of Music and as the Widow Corney in Oliver! She also directed last year's production of Nunsense at CSTOCK and was the vocal director for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat last year at BCT.

Directing both vocal and instrumental music will be Bob Olcott of Poulsbo, who was the musical director for productions of Oliver!, Camelot, and Into the Woods at CSTOCK. Choreography will be directed by Diana Lau and David Benefiel. Costumes are being designed and coordinated by Kathy Kershaw. Trevor Iwaszuk will design the lighting. Managing the cast and crew backstage are Leslie Engelhard and Melissa Kelf.

The October 3 performance will be hosted by the Central Kitsap Montessori Parents Association as a fundraiser. Fundraiser tickets at $12 each are available by calling Diane Reichel at 692-4706.

Ticket Information:

Tickets for all performances are available at the Kitsap Mall Customer Service/Information Booth and at Langlois Pianos in Silverdale at $8 for adults and $6 for children (11 and under). CSTOCK discount punchcards (10 punches for $60) are available at both outlets. Employees of Johnson Controls can also purchase tickets at SUBASE Bangor through their Recreation Association. Showtime is 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. on Sundays. All performances are at the CSTOCK theatre in the Silverdale Community Center at 9729 Silverdale Way.  Theatre Information Line is 692-9940.