Right: Curly challenges Jud for Laurey' s lunch basket at the box social, by selling his saddle to raise money. Ike Skidmore tries to stop him with " You can' t make a living without a saddle, Curly", as Aunt Eller waits expectantly. In the background are Jim Booth, Dan Dennis, Rachel Hartman, Minnetta Freeburg, Susan Brecht, Jon Gillette . Bottom Right: " Didn' t you say you was going ?", Will Parker hints to Ali Hakim, who is flirting with Ado Annie. "Oklahoma! Draws Record Breaking Crowd " Oklahoma!" is just about the most well-known musical in America. It includes many famous songs, starting with "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning", right down to, of course, "Oklahoma!" Whether because of this, or because of the terrific acting, directing, musicians, lighting, and even curtain pulling, the show drew a record breaking crowd. The show was set for Friday and Saturday, March 10th and 11th, but there was also a dress rehearsal on Thursday (March 9th), which was free for Senior citizens. On Thursday night over 120 people attended the play. crowd of about 600, and around 400 on Saturday, of over 1100 people! One of the highlights of the show was definitely the dream ballet. This is the scene where Laurey' s dreams take over and her worst fears and greatest hopes are danced out for us. 16 Musical This scene is rarely done in most high school productions because of its difficulty. Our dancers did an excellent job with it. For the finale of the play, we had a genuine "Surrey with the Fringe on Top". It was a beautiful, black carriage with yellow wheels and fringe. It was generously loaned to us by Jim Nye. Roxene Schreiber, director, said Friday there was a sell-out for a new record total that this cast had a feeling of cooperation that she hasn't felt in years. The cast worked together, and from the biggest lead down to the smallest extra, everyone cared how the show turned out . Vocal Director Orchestra Director Technical Director Pianist Choreographer Russ Price Bill Henley Terry Dyrland Ruth Ann Poppen Linda James CAST Aunt Eller Curly Laurey Ike Skidmore Slim Will Parker Jud Fry Ado Annie Carnes Ali Hakim Gertie Cummings Andrew Carnes Cord Elam (in order of appearance) Deb Ashbacher Kirk Statler Sarah Ftartman Kurt Tjelmeland Dan Dennis Dennis Haren Jerry Bennet Caren Jean Bat Jon Gillette DeDe Scheetz Darrell Truit Jim Booth Dancers: Darren Bogner, Jim Booth Dan Dennis, Scott Grabe Kurt Tjelmeland, Ellen Dupler Susan Truitt, Angela Stagg Susan Marak, Caroline Voss Dream Ballet Cast: Laurey Curly Jud Fry Angela Stag Jim Booth Kurt Tjelmeland Sarah Hartman, Chris Brentner and
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