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1981 - 1985 Theatre Season

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1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
Pardoe Theatre

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Sunshine Boys
By Neil Simon
Director: Tad Danielewski
Costume Design: Janet L. Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Resident Stage Manager: Katy Davis

September 17 – October 2

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Wings
By Arthur Kopit
Director: Ivan Crosland
Set & Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Sandra Gray
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Assistant Director & Production Stage Manager: Robbin Olsen
Resident Stage Manager: Katy Davis

October 22 – November 7

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Tom Brown’s Schooldays
By Bruce Hertford
Director: Charles Whitman
Musical Director: Chip Prince
Choreographer: Patrick Debenham
Set and Lighting Design: Karl Pope
Costume Design: Catherine Ann McClellan
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Production Stage Manager: Daryl Rodgers
Resident Stage Manager: Katy Davis

November 16 – December 12

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Pippin’
By Roger O. Hirson
Director: Charles Whitman
Musical Director: David Blackington
Choreographer: Craig B. Call
Scenic Design: Eric Fielding
Costume Design: Janet L. Swenson
Lighting Design: R. Murray Fagan
Technical Director: Paul Nibley
Stage Manager: Mark Wilson

January 21 – 30

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King Lear
By Shakespeare
Director: Max Golightly
Set and Lighting Designer: Charles A. Henson
Costume Designer: Janet L. Swenson
Technical Director: Paul Nibley
Resident Stage Manager: Katy Davis
Production Stage Manager: Kay Jenkins

February 11 – 27

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Fires of the Mind
By Roger Elliot
Director: Robert Nelson
Set Designer: Charles A. Hensen
Lighting Designer: Robert Saxon
Costume Designer: Mary Jane Hegyessy
Technical Director: Paul Nibley
Resident Stage Manager: Katy Davis
Production Stage Manager: James Van Leishout

March 18 – April 2

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Tartuffe
By Moliere
Director: Charles Metten
Set and Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janet L. Swenson
Production Stage Manager: Michael Lewis

May 27 – June 12

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You Can’t Take It With You
By George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Director: Jean Jenkins
Set and Lighting Designer: Charles A. Henson
Costume Designer: Sandra Gray
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Katy Davis

July 29 – August 14

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Margetts Theatre

The Belle of Amherst
By William of Luce
Director: Jean Jenkins
Set and Lighting Designer: Charles A. Henson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: R. Kent Sheranian

September 15 – 25

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The Visit
By Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Director: Marion Bentley
Production Designer: Bill Demos
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Resident Stage Manager: Kent Sheranian
Production Stage Manager: Wade Fransen

October 15 – 21

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Homecooking on the Wasatch Range
By Jack Weyland
Director: Kaye Hanson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Set Designer: Gregory Kearney
Costume Designer: John Clark
Lighting Designer: Kent Sheranian

November 19 – December 5

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Watch on the Rhine
By Lillian Hellman
Director: Charles Metten
Technical Director & Lighting Technician: R. Kent Sheranian
Resident Stage Manager: R. Kent Sheranian
Production Stage Manager: Melinda S. King

January 28 – February 13

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Storm
By Susan L. Lewis
Director: D. Terry Petri
Set and Lighting Designer: Donald E. Wilson
Costume Designer: Mary Hatami
Stage Manager: R. Kent Sheranian

April 1 – 17

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Still the Mountain Wind
By David L. Wright
Director: Charles W. Whitman
Set and Lighting Designer: Gregory Kearney
Costume Designer: Donette Davis
Resident Stage Manager: Russell D. Lowder
Production Stage Manager: Catherine Benson

May 13-29

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Nelke Theatre

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The Marvelous Land of Oz
Adapted by Robert Lauer
Director: Robbin Olsen
Vocal Assistant: Paula Eckern
Technical Assistant: Mark Wilson
Production Secretary: Theresa Clark
Tour Manager: Robbin Olsen

March 24 – 27

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Hall of the Mountain King
By Susan Lewis
Director: Charles Whitman

April 1 – 17

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The Sons of Thunder
By Chris Grayson
Director: Charles Whitman

May 13 – 29

DEJONG CONCERT HALL
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By Georges Bizet
Director: Clayne Robison
Musical Director & Conductor: Ralph G. Laycock
Set Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Lighting Designer: R. Murry Fagan
Choreographer: Linda Cameron
Make-up & Hair Design: Karl Wesson & Janet Swenson
Chorus Master: Bryce Rytting
Stage Manager: Russell D. Richins

October

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MERRIL THEATRE (HFAC F-201)

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Gowain and the Green King
Director: Dennis Scott
Director’s Assistants: Jennifer Smith & Colleen Mitchell

March 24 – 27

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Pardoe Theatre & Margetts Theatre

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On Golden Pond
By Ernest Thompson
Director: Ivan Crosland
Set Designer: Charles A. Henson
Lighting Designer: Michael Handley
Costume Designer: Janet L. Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Resident Stage Manager: Katy Davis
Production Stage Manager: Marian L. Scadden

September 23 – October 9

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A Certain Call
by David Irwin
Director: David Irwin
Resident Stage Manager: Katy Davis
Choreographer: Karen L. Marland
Musical Arrangements: Barlow D. Bradford

October 12-16

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The Unsinkable Molly Brown
By Richard Morris
Director: Marion Bentley
Musical Director: Ronald Staheli
Choreographer: Dee Winterton
Set Designer: Karl T. Pope
Costume Designer: Janet L. Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Lighting Designer: R. Murray Fagan

October 20 – 30

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Patches of Oz
By Charles Whitman
Director: Harold Oaks
Choreographer: Craig Call
Set and Lighting Designer: Donald E. Wilson
Costume Designer: Janet L. Swenson
Music Director: Kurt Bestor
Resident Stage Manager: Katy Davis
Production Stage Manager: JaNae Gibbs

November 25 – December 11

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Death Takes a Holiday
By Casella
Director: Max Golightly

January 20 – February 5

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The Elephant Man
By Pomerance
Director: Charles Whitman
Set & Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janet L. Swenson
Technical Director: Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Brad Six

February 24 – March 12

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By Shakespeare
Director: Robert Nelson

March 31 – April 16

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The Admirable Crichton
By J. Barrie
Director: Jean Jenkins
Set and Lighting Designer: Donald E. Wilson
Costume Designer: Sandra Gray
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Katherine K. Beukers

June 2 – 18

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Trixie True, Teen Detective
By Kelly Hamilton
Director: Dee Winterton
Music Director: Randy Boothe
Scene Designer: Eric Fielding
Lighting Designer: T. H. Stettler
Costume Designer: Sandra Gray
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Resident Stage Manager: Katherine K. Beukers
Production Stage Manager: Brad Six

July 28 – August 13

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Margetts Theatre

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Playing the Game
By Eric Samuelson
Director: James Van Leishout
Set Design: Daryl Rodgers
Costume Design: John Clark
Light Design: R. Kent Sheranian
Resident Stage Manager: T. H. Stettler
Production Stage Manager: R. Kent Sheranian

September 16 – October 1

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Journey to Golgotha
By Rogers
Director: Charles Metten
Lighting Designer: Don Wilson
Technical Director: Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Margaret A. Bodily

October 21 – November 6

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The Apple of His Eye
By Julie Boxx
Director: Tad Danielewski
Set Designer: Daryl Rodgers
Costume Designer: Jeannine Christensen
Technical Director: O. L. Walker
Lighting Designer: Curtiss Doel
Stage Manager: Sara V. Olds

November 18 – December 4

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Ah! Wilderness
By Eugene O’Neill
Director: Charles Metten
Set Designer: Charles Henson
Light Designer: R. Murray Fagan
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Managers: JaNae Gibbs, Sara Olds

March 10 – April 14

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Long Day’s Journey into Night
By Eugene O’Neill
Director: Charles Metten
Set Designer: Charles Henson
Light Designer: R. Murray Fagan
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Managers: JaNae Gibbs, Sara Olds

March 11 – April 15

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New Faces of 83
Director: Charles Whitman

May 12 – 28

NELKE THEATRE
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
By Tim Ricke and Andrew Lloyd Webber

July 27 – 29

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DEJONG CONCERT HALL
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A Christymas Playe
by Murray A. Boren

December 10 – 11

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The Consul
By Gian Carlo-Menotti
Director: Clayne Robinson

February 18 – 26

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Pardoe Theatre

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See How They Run
By Philip King
Director: Charles L. Metten
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Charles A. Henson
Costume Designer: Monika Todd
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Lori Gray

September 15 – 30

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Terra Nova
By Ted Talley
Director: Ivan Crosland
Scene & Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Sandra Gray
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Douglas Duncan

October 20 – November 5

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Little Mary Sunshine
By Rick Besoyan
Director: Marion Bentley
Music Director: Mike Belnap
Choreographer: Cathy Black
Scenic Designer: Atkin Pace
Lighting Designer: Michael G. Handley
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker

November 24 – December 10

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Taming of the Shrew
By Shakespeare
Director: Charles W. Whitman
Scenic Designer: Karl T. Pope
Lighting Designer: R. Murrah Fagan
Costume Designer: Mary H. Farahnakianpoor
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Gail Anne Palmer

January 19 – February 4

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Turandot
By Carlo Gozzi (Translated by Jonathan Levy)
Director: Lael Woodbury
Scene Designer: Eric Fielding
Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding

March 15 – 31
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The Matchmaker
By Thornton Wilder
Director: James VanLeishout

May 31 – June 16

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Semmelweiss
By Howard Sackler
Director: Ed. Sherin
Scene Designer: Robin Wagner
Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Brad Loman
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Makeup Designer: Karl Wesson
Stage Manager: Lori Gray

May 31 – June 16

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MARGETTS THEATRE
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Intensive Care
By Rob Rainey
Director: Max Golightly

October 6 – 22

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Talley’s Folly
By Lanford Wilson
Director: Eric Fielding

February 2 – 18

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Pals

By Julie Boxx
Director: Charles Metten

March 22 – April 7

NELKE THEATRE
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A History of the American Film
By Christopher Durang
Director: Tad Danielewski
Music: Mel Marvin

November 10 – 26

DEJONG CONCERT HALL
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Annie
By Charles Strouse
Director: Max Golightly

February 11 – 25

PARDOE THEATRE

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Misalliance
By Bernard Shaw
Director: Barta Heiner
Scenic Designer: Charles A. Henson
Lighting Designer: Michael G. Handley
Costume Designer: Janet L. Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Lori Gray

October 18 – November 3

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Mary, Mary
By Jean Kerr
Director: Jean Jenkins

November 22 – December 8

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Othello
By Shakespeare
Director: Marion Bentley
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Karl T. Pope
Costume Designer: Rory R. Scanlon
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Choreographer: Charles St. Clair
Stage Manager: Rebecca M. Foster

January 17 – February 2

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Glass Menagerie
By Tennessee Williams
Director: Harold Oaks

May 30 – June 15

MARGETTS THEATRE

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All My Sons
By Arthur Miller
Director: Max Golightly
Scenic & Lighting Designer & Technical Director: Michael G. Handley
Costume Designer: Adrian Work
Stage Manager: John David Dell

October 4 – 20

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‘Til the Fat Lady Sings
By Julie Boxx
Director: Dan Baldwin

March 21 – April 5

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A Will and A Way
By Carl Bell
Director: Max Golightly

May 9 – 25

NELKE THEATRE

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Heartlight
By J. Scott Bronson
Director: Charles Whitman
Lighting & Scenic Designer: Michael G. Handley
Costume Designer: Colleen Marie Mitchell
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Elaine Hawker

November 8 – 24

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DEJONG CONCERT HALL

The Crucible
By Robert Ward & Arthur Miller
Director: Robert Nelson
Conductor: Clayne Robison
Set & Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Rory R. Scanlon
Technical Directors: O. Lee Walker & Bruce L. Duerden
Stage Manager: Brad Winterton

November 1 – 10

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The King and I
By Rodger & Hammerstein
Director: Charles Metten
Music Director: K. Newell Dayley
Choreographer: Pat Debenham
Scenic Designer: Charles Henson
Costume Designer: Janet L. Swenson
Lighting Designer: Lighting Designer
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker

February 13 – 23

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Emma
By Murray Boren
Director: Ivan Crosland

January
Antigone
By Jean Anouilh (Translated by Lewis Galantiere)
Director: Lael Wooodbury

January 31 – February 16
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Spokesong
By Stewart Parker
Director: Charles Whitman

March 14 – 30
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Pajama Game
By George Abbott & Richard Bissell
Director: Ivan Crosland & Dee Winterton

July 25 – August 10
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BYU Theatre Production Season

PARDOE THEATRE

The Mousetrap
By Agatha Christie
Director: Dan Baldwin
Scenic & Costume Designer: Rory R. Scanlon
Lighting Designer & Stage Manager: Lisa L. Wygant
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker

September 12 – 28

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The Imaginary Invalid
By Moliere (Translated by John Green)
Directors: Charles Metten & James Claflin
Scenic & Lighting Director: Charles A. Henson
Costume Designer: Dorothy Dell
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Bryan E. Galke

October 17 – November 2

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Cinderella
By Rodgers & Hammerstein
Director: Janet Swenson
Music Director: Matt Bean
Choreographer: Jayne Luke
Scenic & Lighting Director: Karl Pope
Costume Designer: Janet L. Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Traci Hainsworth
Makeup & Hair Designers: Sheryl Brush & Karl Wesson

November 21 – December 7

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Measure for Measure
By Shakespeare
Director: Alex Starr
Set Designer: Charles Henson
Lighting Designer: Lisa Wygant
Costume Designer: Rory Scanlon
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: John Boyack

January 16 – February 1

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Mrs. McThing
By Mary Chase
Director: Lael J. Woodbury
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Michael Helms
Costume Designer: Rory Scanlon
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Makeup & Hair Designer: Sheryl Brush
Stage Manager: Loraine Edwards

March 12 – 22

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The Heiress
By Ruth & Augustus Goetz
Director: Max Golightly
Set & Lighting Designer: Charles Henson
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Brad V. Olsen

May 29 – June 14

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As You Like It
By Shakespeare
Director: Neil Freeman
Scenic Designer: Karl Pope
Lighting Designer: Lisa L. Wygant
Costume Designer: Norene Pollei
Music Composer: Gaylon Hatton
Choreographer: Pat Debenham
Stage Manager: Traci Hainsworth

July 24 – August 9

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MARGETTS THEATRE

Stork Naked
By Julie Boxx
Director: Ivan Crosland

October 3 – 19
Lizbeth
By Tom Covel
Director: Marion Bentley

November 7 – 23
The Dining Room
By A.R. Gurney, Jr.
Director: Jean Jenkins

January 30 – February 15
Educating Rita
By Willy Russell
Director: Tad Danielewski

March 20 – April 5
Romance and the New York Yankees
By L. Susan & W. Lewis
Director: Susan McMurray

May 8 – 24

DEJONG CONCERT HALL

Tales of Hoffman
By Jacques Offenbach
Stage Directors: Steve Parkin, Dennis Todd, & Dan Balestrero
Conductor: Clayne Robison
Set, Costume, & Lighting Designer: Rory Scanlon
Technical Directors: O. Lee Walker, Bruce Duerden
Stage Manager: Brad Winterton

November 1 – 9

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat
By Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Director: Charles Whitman
Musical Directors: Randy Boothe & Ron Simpson
Conductors: Ron Simpson & Jan Sullivan
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Rory Scanlon
Costume Designer: Janet L. Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker

February 12 – 17

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