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February 26, 2016 · 6:23 am

Cast Announced for OKLAHOMA! at Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre

GHCT_logoRodgers & Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA!

Directed by Rodney Neal

The Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre performs the musical OKLAHOMA! at 8 p.m. on April 27-30 and 2 p.m. on May 1, 2016.

The show is produced by Joellyn Goos, Carrie Rusche and Kevin Brunck. It is choreographed by Emily Brinkman. Sponsored by
Dr. and Mrs. Max Iltzsch.

OKLAHOMA! cast
David Hurt as Curly McClain, Chelsey Cavender as Laurey Williams, Rhonda Lucas as Aunt Eller, Angie Baker as Ado Annie, David Michel as Will Parker, Matt Neal as Ali Hakim, Coby Osborne as Jud Fry, Michael Reardon as Andrew Carnes, Hannah Brown as Gertie Cummings, Gary Bracknell as Ike Skidmore, Michael Wright as Cord Elam, Kaitrin McCoy as Ellen, Haley Charles as Kate, Elisabeth Yates as Vivian & Gaby Neal as Virginia
Womens ensemble: Joan Angst, Teresa Bayer Iltzsch, Kim Bracknell, Kenzie Carlyle, Lisa Dronberger, Abigail Farmer, Carmen Fields, Janine Graham, Julie Elizabeth Huster, Hannah Rose, Shirley Sheets, Kait White, Melanie Winsted & Olivia Marie Wolke
Mens ensemble: Bob Dronberger as Sam, David Eschenbrenner as Slim, Dylan Lucas as Jess Chalmers, Brett Parr as Mike, Dan Schindler as Joe, McClean Strickland as Fred, ​Christopher Koonce, Jim Graham, Brandon Burtis, Jake Brown & BJ Henderson
Childrens ensemble: Leah Allman, Haley Allman, Leah Bracknell, JaLeah Brackney, Chase Briggs, Emma Brown, Maura Brown, Josie Halverson, Jacob Hibbard, Emily Muench, Hannah Neal, Gabe Neal, Betsy Phillips, Makayla Platt, Angela Rusche & Kaiden Thomas
Specialty dancers: Kenzie Carlyle, Abigail Farmer, Julie Elizabeth Huster, Hannah Rose, Kait White, JaLeah Brackney, Makayla Platt, Kaitrin McCoy, Haley Charles, Elisabeth Yates & McClean Strickland

For more information visit www.ghctplay.com.

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February 25, 2016 · 6:35 am

2016-2017 Season Announced by Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre

GHCT_logoTHE ADDAMS FAMILY
OCTOBER 2016

Director, producers TBA

The Addams Family features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
​DECEMBER 2016

Directed by Pat Ganz
Produced by Kevin Brunck and Tracy Botos

By chance, Kris Kringle, an old man in a retirement home, gets a job working as Santa for Macy’s. Kris unleashes waves of good will with Macy’s customers and the commercial world of New York City by referring parents to other stores to find exactly the toy their child has asked for. Seen as deluded and dangerous by Macy’s vocational counselor, who plots to have Kris shanghaied to Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, Kris ends up in a court competency hearing. Especially at stake is one little girl’s belief in Santa. In a dramatic decision, the court confirms Kris as the true Santa, allowing Susan and countless other children to experience the joy of childhood fantasy.

ALMOST, MAINE
FEBRUARY 2017

Directed by Brian Smith
Produced by Mandy Gambrell

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same. ALMOST, MAINE: It’s love. But not quite.

DAMN YANKEES
​APRIL 2017

Directed by Rodney Neal
Produced by Kevin Brunck and Carrie Rusche

Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil, also known as Mr. Applegate, for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. As young baseball sensation Joe Hardy, he transforms the hapless Washington Senators into a winning team, only to realize the true worth of the life he’s left behind. Joe ultimately outsmarts Applegate, returns to his former self, and shepherds the Senators to the World Series.

For more information visit www.ghctplay.com.

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January 11, 2016 · 6:24 am

FATHER OF THE BRIDE Runs Feb. 11-14

GHCT_Father of the Bride logoFATHER OF THE BRIDE
Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre
Feb. 11-14
Hamilton

Directed by Tracy Botos
Produced by Mandy Gambrell

Cast: Brent Peebles as Mr. Banks, Marijo Farley as Mrs. Banks, Hannah Brown as Kay Banks, Caleb Turner as Ben Banks, Brady Knox as Tommy Banks, Michael Wright as Buckley Dunston,  Joel Mobley as Buzz Taylor, Hannah Zmuda as Peggy Swift, Maggie Winsted as Delilah, Beth Schnell as Miss Bellamy, Joey Schnell as Mr. Massoula, Bob McClain as Joe, Teresa Bayer-Iltzsch as Mrs. Pulitzki, Erin Knox as Florist, Darren Lee as Red & Ben Houser as Pete

A romantic comedy set in the ‘50s, was later made into a movie with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. It all starts when Stanley Banks first hears that his daughter, Kay, is engaged. Everyone else is happy—they like Kay’s football-playing fiancé—but the news is a shock to Stanley.  He struggles not only with the chaos of a growing guest list, and florists and furniture movers taking over the house, but with the realization that his little girl has grown up.

  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 11-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 14 at 2pm

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January 8, 2016 · 7:17 am

HFSO Pops and Chorale in Concert on Jan. 30

HFSO_Oklahoma logoThe Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Orchestra Pops and Chorale concert slated for the end of January features performers from Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre singing songs from OKLAHOMA!

This one-night musical event is Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7:30pm.

The performance is conducted by Paul John Stanbery at the Fairfield Performing Arts Center, Fairfield High School, 880 Holden Blvd. in Fairfield.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for ages 6-12 and free for children 5 and under.

Tickets are available online at www.hfso.org or may be purchased at the door.

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January 8, 2016 · 6:54 am

Auditions Announced for OKLAHOMA! at Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre

GHCT_logoGreater Hamilton Civic Theatre announced auditions for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical, OKLAHOMA!(musical)

Audition times:

  • 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7: Kids (age 15 and younger)
  • 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8: Adults
  • 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9: Adults

Location:
Creative Center at the Palace (home of the Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre), 215 S. Third St., Hamilton

Needs:

  • Please prepare one minute of a Broadway style song. An accompanist and CD player will be provided.
  • Be prepared for light dancing.

Rehearsals:
Rehearsals will be at 7 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays and 6:30 p.m. Sundays at the Creative Center at the Palace. The first will be Feb. 15.

Characters:

  • AUNT ELLER – (40-60) A sturdy down-to-earth mother to everyone. She is Laurey’s aunt and confidante, and has warm yet no nonsense way about her.
  • CURLY – (20’s) He’s a cowboy and the romantic lead. Has a confident swagger and deserves it, he is the most handsome man in the territory. He is in love with Laurey, but refuses to admit it.
  • LAUREY – (20’s) A girl with a defiant streak. Though Laurey is very in love with Curly, she tries to resist his charms.
  • ADO ANNIE – (Late teens early 20’s) A flirtatious girl, enjoys being desired but is ultimately a young woman of good morals, always finding herself exposed to temptation. A comic, romantic lead, she is wooed by Ali Hakim and Will Parker.
  • WILL PARKER – (20’s) A hapless young cowboy who is very much in love with Ado Annie. He has a pleasant happy-go-lucky disposition, but isn’t the brightest bulb. Will is a dancing role, tap experience a plus.
  • ALI HAKIM – A Persian peddler and a shrewd salesman. He, like Jud, is an outsider to this community but not feared by most. He likes pretty things and women. He pursues Ado Annie and Gertie Cummings.
  • JUD FRY – The hired hand on Laurey’s farm. Described as dark and growly by others, Jud takes care of the ranch Laurey and Aunt Eller live on. He lives a lonely depressive existence in the smokehouse. He has feelings for Laurey.
  • ANDREW CARNES – He is very protective of his daughter, Ado Annie. He doesn’t want Will Parker to marry her because he believes the cowboy’s life to be risky and unreliable.
  • IKE SKIDMORE – Owns the ranch where the box Social takes place
  • SLIM, FRED – Cowboy friends of Ike and Curly.
  • GERTIE – (20’s) Another flirt from the next town over whose presence is always announced by her ear-piercing laugh. She has eyes on Curly and isn’t waiting around for Laurey to say no to him.
  • Adult ensemble of various ages to play several supporting and cameo roles. (CORD ELAM, JESS, CHALMERS, MIKE, JOE, SAM, ELLEN, KATE, SYLVIE, ARMINA, AGGIE)
  • Kids Ensemble: Dancing and special talents (tumbling, tap dancing, rope tricks) are a plus.

Performance dates: April 27- May 1, 2016

Show description:
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being followed today. Set in a 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, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Although the road to true love never runs smooth, with these two headstrong romantics holding the reins, love’s journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road. That they will succeed in making a new life together we have no doubt, and that this new life will begin in a brand-new state provides the ultimate climax to the triumphant OKLAHOMA!

For questions or more information please contct director Rodney Neal at rodneyn2@hotmail.com.

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