The Music Man at Ohio Star Theater
Dates: (6/30/2018 - 7/1/2018 )
Ohio Star Theater |
1387 Old State Rt 39 NE, Sugarcreek, OH 44681
Sugar Creek, 44681
Phone: 330-473-2879
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In July 1912, fast-talking traveling salesman “Professor” Harold Hill comes to River City, Iowa, a town hesitant of letting strangers in, especially ones trying to sell something. Harold calls himself a music professor, selling band instruments, uniforms, and the idea of starting a boy’s band with the local youth.
Harold decides he must “create” a situation of concern for the citizens in order for them to buy into his idea of starting a boy’s band, with himself as the leader. He convinces them that the arrival of the new pool table in town is “trouble,” and will only cause corruption of the city’s youth. The way to fight this, of course, is with music and a band.
Families begin to pay money to order instruments and uniforms, and, in return, Harold begins to teach the boys his revolutionary “Think System:" in order to learn the music, simply think about the melodies of the music in order to learn to play it.
Marian Paroo, the local librarian and part-time piano teacher, is not so easily convinced. She tracks down information to incriminate Harold and prove he is a fraud. She is ready to hand it over to the mayor, when she has a change of heart, seeing her younger brother come out of his shell by the arrival of his new instrument for the band.
Marian and Harold begin to see more of each other and their relationship develops. Then as the city is preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July, a rival and vengeful salesman, Charlie Cowell, arrives to expose Harold and convince the townspeople to arrest him.
Will Harold avoid trouble of his own? Will the boy’s band succeed? Do Harold and Marion end up making music of their own together? Enjoy this delightful piece of Americana that includes such memorable songs as "Ya Got Trouble," "Seventy-Six Trombones," "The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl," "Lida Rose," "Marian the Librarian," "Pick-a-Little," and "Til There Was You.”
Meredith Wilson’s
The Music Man
Holmes Center for the Arts
Presented by the Commercial and Savings Bank
Book, Music, and Lyrics by:
MEREDITH WILSON
Story by:
MEREDITH WILSON and FRANKLIN LACEY
Artistic Director: John Harris
Music Director: Jaime White
Choreographer: Lydia Fedor
Executive Director: Holley Johnson
Costume Mistress: Amber Andreasen
Cast
(in order of appearance)
TRAVELING SALESMEN
Daniel Beichler, Pat Weaver, Jared Blazer, Gary Hanna, Chris White
NEWSPAPER READERS
Ethan Curtis, Brodi Chase
Conductor..................................................................................................Gavin Chase
CharlieCowell.....................................................................................Matthew Coblentz
Harold Hill...................................................................................................John Harris
Mayor George Shinn .............................................................. .............Dennis Hostetler
Ewart Dunlop...............................................................................................Gary Hanna
Oliver Hix ……............................................................................................. Jared Blazer
Jacey Squires................................................................................................Pat Weaver
Olin Britt....................................................................................................Tim Anderson
Marcellus Washburn....................................................................................Shane Byler
Tommy Djilas.......................................................................................Matthew Havener
Marian Paroo..........................................................................................Laurie Cerniglia
Mrs. Paroo ........................................................................................................Lisa Lang
Amaryllis...................................................................................................Natalie Thorpe
Winthrop Paroo .....................................................................................Chase Coblentz
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn .......................................................Merry Lynn Sigrist-Straits
Zaneeta Shinn ......................................................................................... Brooke Pringle
Gracie Shinn...................................................................................................Alexis Lang
Alma Hix ...................................................................................................Christina Keim
Maude Dunlop ............................................................................................Georgia Jaeb
Ethel Toffelmier .........................................................................................Ellie Zumbach
Mrs.Squires...............................................................................................Hannah Beach
Constable Locke ..........................................................................................Erik Marmet
Farmer.......................................................................................................Nathan Chase
PICK-A-LITTLE LADIES Amber Adreason, Julissa Coblentz, Jennifer Wood
WA TAN YE GIRLS
Alexis Lang, Natalie Thorpe, Lydia Johnson, Hannah Havener, Brooke Pringle, Emma Coblentz, Mya Coblentz, Ella Sommers
ENSEMBLE
TEENS
Daniel Beicher, Gavin Chase, Brodie Chase, Kaylee Chase, Mya Coblentz, Emma Coblentz, Ethan Curtis, Hanna Havener, Sarah Hostetler, Kadence Howell, Kylie Lapp, Eric Marmet, Evan Maxwell, Victoria Martin, Allison Mullen, Olivia Mullet, Christian Sanko, Ella Sommers, Emmalai Steiner, Gabriella Woods
BOYS
Arlo Alexander, Chase Coblentz, Jacob Gisinger
ADULTS
Amber Andreasen, Chantrelle Chase, Nathan Chase, Julissa Coblentz, Claire Farquhar, Sarah Rose Farquhar, Donna Hale, Luke Havener, Jennifer Wood, Michael Gisinger, Clark Wood
BOYS BAND
Arlo Alexander, Chase Coblentz, Emmett Andreasen, Jacob Gisinger, Lily Ramseyer, Abby Mast, Isaac Mast, Israel Mast, Drake Tish, Trina Tish
ORCHESTRA
Piano: Phil Buchwalter
Piano Utility: Susan Weaver and Mike Pecula
Percussion: Spencer Van Doren
Trombone: Will Meyers, Eric Gordon
Trumpet: Caleb Syler, Rebekah Marmet, Vanessa Rivera
Violin: Mike Deyo, Julie Beachy
Bass: Toby Hazlett
Reeds: Laura Miller, Jay Heiser
- Franklin Lacey
- Meredith Willson
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