| Show | Oklahoma! |
| Company | Theatre Guild of Oceanside |
| Director | BRUCE BIDER |
| Musical Director | BRUCE BIDER |
| Choreographer | HILLARY KASS NUSSDORF |
| Notes | Mandatory attendance is required for all performances and all rehearsals during tech week, Monday, Dec. 2, through Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. If you are interested in working backstage, please let us know what you would be interested in working on. Bruce Bider - (516) 705-5015 with questions. |
| Instructions | Please bring 16 bars of a traditional (non-rock) musical theatre song with sheet music in your key, and shoes comfortable for dance/movement. |
| Rehearsal Dates | Mostly Mondays (or, in the cases of a holiday, Tuesday) & Thursday nights, 7:30 -10 pm beginning after Labor Day. Saturday (10 am-4 pm) Nov. 23. And Mon-Thurs. of tech week. |
| Performance Dates | Saturday, Dec. 7 @ 8pm/ Sunday, Dec. 8 @ 2 pm |
| Show Info | OKLAHOMA! is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry. OKLAHOMA! is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein organization. |
| Type | Location | Date | Time |
| Open | Theatre Guild of Oceanside
School #6 145 Merle Avenue Oceanside | Aug 26 | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Open | Theatre Guild of Oceanside
School #6 145 Merle Avenue Oceanside | Aug 27 | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Call Back | Theatre Guild of Oceanside
School #6 145 Merle Avenue Oceanside | Aug 29 | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
Roles
| Role | M/F | Age | Description | CURLY | M | 0+ | The young cowman in love with Laurey. His heart is in the right place and he is strong in facing up to Jud. Baritone with F#. | LAUREY | F | 0+ | Our heroine. She is confused about Curly and seems always to be waiting for him to make the first move; she is too innocent to see that her acceptance of Jud's invitation will mean trouble. Soprano with A. | AUNT ELLER | F | 0+ | A middle-aged down-to-earth 'mother to everyone'. She is Laurey's aunt and confidante, and has a very friendly personality. Mezzo-soprano. | WILL PARKER | M | 0+ | A hapless young cowman who is very much in love with Annie. He has a pleasant happy-go-lucky disposition, but needs to assert himself strongly to get her full attention. Tenor with F. | ADO ANNIE | F | 0+ | A flirtatious girl who cannot resist any man, particularly if a wedding ring is in prospect. Belter with E. | JUD FRY | M | 0+ | The hired hand on Laurey's farm. Sullen, mysterious and dangerous. Nobody likes him and he lives a lonely depressive existence in the smokehouse, dreaming broodily of real women, not the pin-ups on the walls. Bass up to C#. | ANDREW CARNES | M | 0+ | Over protective father of Ado Annie; he thinks Will Parker is “no good” and defends the honor of his daughter with an ever-present shotgun. Baritone with F. | ALI HAKIM | M | 0+ | A Persian peddler and a shrewd salesman. A great one for the girls, but not too adept at avoiding shotguns! Baritenor with F#. | GERTIE | F | 0+ | Another flirt whose presence is always announced by her ear-piercing laugh. Like Annie, she just wants to get married to someone. | IKE SKIDMORE | M | 0+ | A ranch-house cowman. Tenor with F. | SLIM, FRED, MIKE, JOE, TOM, JESS, CHALMERS, FRED | M | 0+ | Farmers and Cowhands who are friends of Curly and Will (part of the ensemble). Some soloists. | CORD ELAM | M | 0+ | Federal Marshall in town and oversees legal trial of Curly after the stabbing. | ELLEN, KATE, VIRGINIA, VIVIAN, SYLVIE, AGGIE, ARMINA | F | 0+ | A group of fun-loving farmer's daughters who form the ensemble at the Box Social and the ballet at the end of Act One. | DREAM CURLY & DREAM LAUREY | M/F | 0+ | Dancing counterparts of the two leading characters in the dream ballet; double in other ensemble roles throughout. |