CAROUSEL
UC College-Conservatory of Music
Oct. 29-Nov. 1
CCM Corbett Auditorium [University Heights]
Directed and choreographed by Diane Lala
Musical direction by Roger Grodsky
Cast: Casey Wenger-Schulman as Carrie Pipperidge, Samantha Pollino as Julie Jordan, Raven Thomas as Mrs. Mullin, Ben Biggers as Billy Bigelow, Louis Griffin as Policeman, Alex Stone as David Bascombe, Brianna Barnes as Nettie Fowler, Chris Collins-Pisano as Enoch Snow, John Battagliese as Jigger Craigin, Cameron Anika Hill as Arminy, Hamilton Moore as Captain, Tyler Jent as Heavenly Friend, Tom Meglio as Starkeeper, Areo Keller as Louise, Alec Cohen, Daniel Marhelko & Chris Kelley as Louise’s friends, Joel Flynn as Carnival Boy, Kyle Ivey as Enoch Snow Jr., Dan Gettler as Principal, Tom Meglio as Dr. Seidon
Snow Children: Austin Vaughan, Esther Medlin, Jonah Sorscher & Gabrielle Tollefsen
Ensemble: Taylor Alexander, Kyra Christopher, Michelle Coben, Clara Cox, Emily Celeste Fink, Marissa Hecker, Areo Keller, Cameron Anika Hill, Brianna Latrash, Emily Kristin Morris, Kimberly Pine, Emily Royer, Keaton Whittaker, Kimberly Pine, Emily Royer, Keaton Whittaker, Alec Cohen, Gary Cooper, Joel Flynn, Dan Gettler, Louis Griffin, Kyle Ivey, Tyler Jent, Chris Kelley, Stavros Koumbaros, Daniel Marhelko, Hamilton Moore, Nathanial Riccio, Matthew Salvatore, Paul Schwensen & Frankie Thams
Set in a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, Carousel is the story of carefree carnival barker Billy Bigelow and his reckless adventures with women, gambling and the wrong side of the law. Billy loses his job just as he learns that his wife is pregnant and, desperate to provide a decent life for his family, is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery. Caught in the act and facing the certainty of prison, he takes his own life and is sent “up there.” 15 years later, Billy is allowed to return to earth for one day and encounters the daughter he never knew. 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.
- Thu-Fri, Oct. 29-30 at 8pm
- Sat, Oct. 31 at 2pm & 8pm
- Sun, Nov. 1 at 2pm
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