West Side Recreation & Park District
creating memories and providing quality recreation opportunities in the Taft area since 1947
Community Theatre presents... The curtain will open for the Friday and Saturday performances at 7:00 p.m., while the Sunday performance is a 3:00 p.m. matinee. Tickets, which are $7 for adults and $5 for children (3-12) and senior citizens (60+), may be purchased in advance from cast members or at the door prior to each show. “The Music Man” is the story of con man Harold Hill, played by Billy Long, who travels to the small town of River City, Iowa, to earn his fortune. But “there’s trouble in River City” as Hill, who even claims to be a professor of music, decides to convince the townspeople they need a boys’ band and then plans to run away once the boys have paid for instruments and uniforms. Rounding out the cast are PeeJay Petersen, Noel Longoria, Twila Hosford, Rene Adamo, Abbie Kindred, Matthew Smith, Whitney Graham, Isabella Long, Jordan Romero, John Ryan, Curtis Walchock, Jessica Rofkahr, Shelby Shaffer, Katelyn Berns, Perri Evans, Emily Salazar, Roxy McClanahan, Ckira Wikoff, Hannah Taylor, Madelynne Blanco and Evan Sinclair. THE MUSIC MAN is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Meredith Willson's
THE MUSIC MAN
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 7:00pm
Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 7:00pm
Sunday, December 4, 2011 - 3:00pm
Taft Union High School Auditorium
1 Wildcat Way, Taft
Admission:
$5.00 - children (3-12) and seniors (60+)
$7.00 - adults
One of the most popular musicals to come out of the American theater scene in the last half century, Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” will march into the Taft Union High School Auditorium the weekend of December 2-4, 2011. The musical is being presented by the West Side Recreation & Park District’s Community Theatre under the direction of Krista Long.
His scheme is moving along perfectly until he falls in love with the town piano teacher, Marian Paroo, played by Kelly Morris. Even though she knows he’s a con man, she still loves him for the hope he has brought to the town.
Hill runs into an old friend, Marcellus Washburn, played by Matt Maxcy, who tries to persuade Hill these “stubborn Iowans” won’t be fooled by the “Professor.” This, of course, piques Hill’s interest and he takes up the challenge with gusto, explaining to the citizens of River City that they have, “Trouble with a capital T that rhymes with P and that stands for Pool.”
River City’s Mayor Shinn, played by Greg Mudge, is not convinced and he asks the local school board members (Lisa Brown, Kristin Blanco, Krista Long and Jana Allen) to “get this man’s credentials.” But the smooth-talking Hill wins over the school board and many of the other locals.
Also featured in the production are Sawyer Maier as Winthrop Paroo, Debbie Potaczala as Mrs. Paroo, Kathy Orrin as Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, and Bill Durkan as Charlie Cowell.
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-541-4694 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com
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Taft Union High School Auditorium1 Wildcat Way, Taft:$5.00 - children (3-12) and seniors (60+)$7.00 - adults
