Picketwire Players Present Rodger and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Description: Meet the Cast of Picketwire’s Oklahoma opening this week. Production dates July 11, 12, 13 at 7:30pm and July 14 at 2:30pm.
Picketwire Players Present Rodger and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Tickets are available online at picketwireplayers.org/tickets and at the Box office, open from 5:30pm-7:30pm Tuesday - Saturday and 1:30pm Sunday prior to each performance. Call 719-384-8320 with any questions.
We asked the cast some questions about their production of Oklahoma! Bethany Tauille said “I think the show has a little bit of something for everybody! The show started the golden age of musical theater and revolutionized the structure of theatrical performances.”
When asked what was challenging about bringing the script to life Darlene Blackford said “staying authentic to the story and the times.” Darlene wanted to be involved in this production because she loved the music and feels that it is an American classic.
Bonnie Grossen says what she loves about her character Aunt Eller is that “she’s a salty old gal and really connected to the emotional undercurrents of the characters.” She loved sharing this role with Darlene, exploring the different ways of showing the Aunt Eller character.
When asked who would enjoy this show, Jonathan Colson said “anyone that loves classic musicals that bring plenty of emotions.”
New to the Picketwire stage, Emma Bryant said “she wanted to be involved in this production because she wanted an opportunity to be in a show outside of an academic setting and that she loves all the songs in this show.” Her favorite line from the production is “do you want me to get that egg beater and ram it down your windpipe” said by Aunt Eller.
When asking the cast who they feel the funniest person in the show is, the answers were almost all the same, Tom Seaba. Tom said what he thinks will surprise people is the staging, “it's amazing what big things are able to be done on that small-ish stage.” When leaving the theatre Tom said, “Audience members will think about and appreciate the amount and quality of talent that lives and thrives in our communities. I hope more and more of our friends and neighbors come out to support and enjoy their performances.”
We asked the cast some questions about their production of Oklahoma! Tim Baublits said that “he loves playing Ike Skidmore because his dad played Ike in the 1977 production of Oklahoma with the Boggsville Players, so it comes full circle.” Tim is also celebrating his 44th season with Picketwire!
Jansen Ediger said that, “the cast has a lot of fun together and she hopes that comes across offstage“ her favorite part about playing Gertie is she gets to be giggly, don’t miss this one of a kind laugh!
Matthew Snyder said when asked what the most challenging part about bringing the script to life is, “personally singing has not been something I typically do, the opportunity to sing a solo part in front of an audience is/will be the most challenging thing I’ve done.”
Matthew McIntyre, a first timer to the Picketwire stage, said when asked what he thinks is going to surprise people most about the show, “how great the singing and the talent is and how great each actor is for each role” his favorite part about his character is, “being with all the guys and starting a revolution. It’s a scandal will always stay with me.”
We asked the cast some questions about their production of Oklahoma! Demian Ryder said, “This theatre is a community treasure,” his favorite line of dialogue is, “I said it gave me a three day bellyache.
Carter Salzbrenner said what he thinks is going to surprise people about this show is, “that it’s so realistic,” he said the biggest challenge about taking on this role is “remembering his lines because he’s just a kid”
When asked what sort of person is going to love this show, Zadok Collins said “everybody, it’s a comedy and a drama.” he wanted to be a part of this production because he loves Theatre.
Ezra Collins said the most challenging part about bringing the script to life is “developing a southern accent,” Ezra wanted to be involved in this production because Oklahoma is a classic and he would have hated to not be involved.
Emberlyn Goheen, new to the Picketwire stage, said her favorite part about her character/role is “when she gets to do pattycake on stage.” When Emberlyn is not on stage, she likes to swim and play at the playground and park.
Julie Meiklejohn said, “I think that people will be surprised by the choreography and how the talented dance team got even people like me, a non-dancer, to learn some simple dance moves and enjoy doing them!” She hopes the audience will be discussing just how lucky we are to have such a robust theatre program in our small town.
Come see this amazing talent on stage this week!
The Picketwire Center for Performing Arts is Located at 802 Colorado Ave. in La Junta, CO 81050
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