Dogfight at Olathe Civic Theatre Association (OCTA

DOGFIGHT

Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Book by Peter Duchan

Based on the Warner Bros. film and screenplay by Bob Comfort

Directed by Craig Fisher

A young soldier learns the power of compassion when he plays a cruel joke on an unsuspecting girl in this hauntingly beautiful musical. Based on the 1991 Warner Brothers film, Dogfight takes audiences on a romantic and heartbreaking theatrical journey that tells the story of three young Marines' final night before their deployment to southeast Asia in 1963. But when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, she rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of love and compassion.

CAST

Paul Brennan III (Eddie Birdlace)

Kelsie Clark (Rose Fenny)

Andy Massey (Bernstein)

Sam Hay (Boland)

Alisha Richardson (Marcy)

Maggie Hires (Mama)

Simon Schupp (Lounge Singer)

Jake Swaney (Fector)

Joshua Cuffe (Stevens)

Dalton Homolka (Gibbs)

Kat Ruprecht (Peggy)

Jennifer Ward (Ruth Two Bears)

Micayla Miller (Chippy/Suzette)

Kennedy Clicksdale (Steven’s Party Date)

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director/Sound Design: Craig Fisher

Music Director: Susan Hires

Stage Manager/Lighting Design: Kristine Luthi

Accompanist: Sarah Lyons

Set Design: Scott Wilson

Sound Engineer: Ben Alford

Costume Design: Secily Krumins