Oklahoma!

David Kindig & John Morovitz were the most active volunteers in 1985.

This show was directed by Barb Pierson so she could cast her daughter Bethanne Pierson in the lead as Laurey. Audiences were treated to a youthful cast of virtual OCP unknowns and the show turned out to be very energetic and of high quality. Making his musical debut was Owosso actor Joe Albright, who caught the theater bug in the Owosso Players and decided to major in theater at Ohio State and then became a professional actor, having originated the role of Remnar Soady in Escanaba in the Moonlight in Detroit and Chelsea, and then in the movie of the same name. Mark Van Epps and Carl Knipe played in the pit orchestra as trombone and trumpet respectively. Knipe is a band director and he and Van Epps felt the tempo on the song "The Farmer and the Cowman Should Be Friends" was woefully slow as put out by conductor Ray Kindig (Knipe's father-in-law). They were sitting behind the drummer and would push the tempo each night by playing just a bit ahead of the beat until the drummer was pounding out the proper tempo, much to the chagrin of Kindig. This show was staged at the Owosso Middle School, which has about the worst stage in the county because an iron maiden (a metal piece to allow the ropes to be moved) blocks the entire stage left and the doors onto the stage are center rear of the stage. This leaves a director with either a very shallow stage, or entrances only from stage right past the light board through a narrow hall, or from the audience.

Program in PDF

 
Albright, Joe cast Knipe, Deb producer
Alliton, Amy cast Laube, Jim set crew
Alpert, Larry trumpet Laube, Jim stage crew
Alsina, Albert cast Laube, John stage crew
Baker, Merri Ann box office Lawrence, Jeff lighting crew
Baker, Merri Ann cast Marsh, Sharon cast
Baker, Merri Ann costume crew Matthies, Dan cast
Bradley, Michelle flute Mayer, Jeff cast
Brown, Laurie cast McGarvey, Audrey cast
Cobb, Kevin cast Melzow, Joan violin
Cobb, Kevin set crew Mentus, Ann cast
Cooperider, Karen french horn Morovitz, John set crew
Dahlgren, Betsy violin Morovitz, John set design
Damm, Mary Jo cast Morovitz, John stage crew
Dasen, Ann cast Morovitz, Susan set crew
Dasen, Rollin set crew Oehling, June set crew
Davis, Diane costume crew Osburn, Marge violin
Davis, Ron cast Pabst, Marlo make-up
Decker, Jeff cast Pappas, Renee flute
Decker, Marlene stage manager Pierson, Barbara director
Decker, Tim stage crew Pierson, Bethanne cast
Elkins, Missy cast Porter, Darlene costume crew
Fetkenheir, Marsha cast Preston, Al set crew
Fetkenheir, Marsha properties Rathbun, Carrie clarinet
Forsythe, Cindy clarinet Richards, Mary Ann viola
Franklin, Lynn make-up Rodgers, Richard music
Fritz, Joanne director, assistant Roost, Merrilee cast
Gerding, Susan choreographer Roost, Sherry cast
Gibbons, Stacy cast Roost, Sherry costume design
Gibbons, Suzanne cast Schneider, Trudy cast
Goettl, Tess make-up Smith, Harold bass
Grinell, Martha costume crew Smith, Harold programs
Hammerstein II, Oscar book Smith, Harold set crew
Hammerstein II, Oscar lyrics Smith, Jason percussion
Hartsell, John lighting crew Smith, Keli cast
Hath, Grace violin Smith, Renee cast
Hill, Cindy cast Soupal, Kelly cast
Hippe, Brigit cast Speers, Jerry cast
Hippe, Brigit choreographer Staley, Greg cast
Hogg, Alan set crew Stedman, Diann cast
Hogg, Pat costume crew Stedman, Diann costume design
Hornus, Dick set crew Toole, Jennifer cast
Hosler, Debbie make-up design Valentine, Mary clarinet
Jenkinson, Tammy cast Van Epps, Mark set crew
Keller, Jim set crew Van Epps, Mark trombone
Kettle, Ed posters Watling, Greg french horn
Kindig, Barbara musical director Wesseldyk, Mike set crew
Kindig, David lighting design Wesseldyk, Mike trombone
Kindig, David sound design Weymouth, Pat cello
Kindig, Ray conductor Whitcomb, Tamika set crew
Kindig, Ray set crew Wilber, Lisa properties
Knipe, Carl set crew Wright, Barbara violin
Knipe, Carl trumpet Wyatt, Dale cast
Knipe, Deb oboe Wyatt, Ron cast

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