The University Theatre, in cooperation with the Music Department, presents,. in celebra-tion ofAmerica's Bicentennial, Rodgers & Hammerstein's

OKLAHOMA I Directed by Glenn Cannon

· Chor.eographed by Jim Hutebison Musical Direction by Allen Trubitt

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Scene Design by Richard G. Mason CoStume Design by Sandra Finney Technical Direction and Lighting by Mark Boyd

. -;,CAST (in order of appearance)

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Aunt Eller :.:: .............................................. ~ .... Cecilia Fordham

Curly ............................................................. Ted Dutton

Lamey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leinani Springer

Jud Fry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Knapp

Ike ................................................................ Tom Foard

Slim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonard Kasparovitch

Ado Annie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Holmes

Ali Hakim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . Chuck Kates

Will Parker ......................................................... John Baray

Andrew Carnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Boardman

Gertie Cummings ........... ·: ................................ Regina Yarchever

Ellen ................................................ ·. . . . . . . . . . Beatrice Lemke

Faye . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lana Lum

Dream Laurey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shirley Stringer

Dream Curly ................................... · .................. Gary Govett

Cord Elam Norris Shimabuku

Cowboys, Farmers and their Girls • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darrell Nakagawa, Herman Burrell,

Buzz Tennent, Brad Spinas, Masa Omura, Bob Sandia, Eric Miji, Tom Kam, John Hagen, Michael Hasegawa, Jeff Polovina,

Gary Govett, Annamarie Menezes, Valorie Lumpkin, . Wendy Parker, Margaret Angell, Vicki Viotti,

Martha . Stassen, Peggy Park, Angie Jones, Sue Menezes, Susan Boxx, Loke Inciong, Audrey Jung, Sheri Akamine,

Shirley Stringer, Evelina Deocares

Dance Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . Peggy Park, Angie Jones, Sue Menezes, Loke Inciong, Susan Boxx, Audrey Jung, Sheri Akamine, Shirley Stringer,

Evelina Deocares, John Hagen, Michael Hasegawa, Jeff Polovina, Gary Govett, Bob Sandia, Eric Miji, Tom Kam

Scene 1. Scene U. Scene III.

Scene I. ~cene II. Scene III.

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SCENES

· Act I

The Back of Laurey's Farmhouse,. The Smoke House A Grove on Laurey's Farm

The Skidmore Ranch The ·Skidmore Ranch

Act II

The Front of Laurey's Farmhouse

· ~· Just after the tum of the century

Indian Territory (Now Oklahoma)

There will be one 10-minute intermission

THE OKLAHOMA ORCHESTRA

~: ; Violins ......................................... Neela Kinariwala, Barbara Mull, Glenda Chung, Amy Taira, Richard Loomis,

Carol Kinoshita, Steven Kim

Viola ................ . ............................................ Carla Uechi

Cello ... ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corrine Chan, Louise Kefford, James McGilvra

Bass (Guitar) ....................•................................. Robert Herr

Flute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Andrews, Kenneth Davis

Oboe .................... ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Masunaga

Clarinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Stillman

Basoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith Causey

Horns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Sone, Bob Hayakawa, Ryan Hotoke

Trumpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Springer, Allen Arakawa

Trombone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roger Vetter

Drums ............................................................ Joan Draper

Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloria Juan

MUSICAL NUMBERS

Act I

Scene 1

Oh, What a Beautiful Momin' •..........•.... , ............................. Curly The SuJ'I'ey with the Fringe on Top .......... ,. . . . . . . . . . . Curly, Laurey, Aunt Eller Kansas City ............. . ................... ~ .... Will, Aunt Eller, and the Boys I Cain't Say No ..................................... , ........ ; ..... Ado Annie Many a New Day ..................................... •· ...• Laurey and the Girls It's a s ·candal! It's an Outrage! .................. Ali Hakim and the Boys and Girls People :Will Say We're in Love ................... :. , . ·"· ....... Curly and Laurey

Scene~

Pore J~_d· ........ . ............................. ~> ••• , • • .. :., •• • . •••••• Curly andJud Lonely Room ........•........................ : . .... .': .. .- ................ , . Jud

SCene 3 Out of My Dreams· ........................................ . Laurey and the Girls

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ActO

Scene 1

:The Farmer and the Cowman ..................... Carnes, Aunt Eller, Curly, Will, Ado Annie, Slim and Ensemble

Aller Nuthin' ........................... Ado Annie, Will and Two Dancing Girls

Scene 2

Reprise: People Will Say We're in Love ........................ Curly and Laurey

Scene 3

Oklahoma! . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . .. .. . Curly, Laurey, Aunt Eller, Ike, Fred and Ensemble

Oh, What a Beautiful Momin' ....................... Laurey, Curly and Ensemble

Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entire Company

PRODUCTION STAFF Vocal Coach- Charlene Chadwick-Cullen. Choral Coach - Robert Hines. Assistant Choreographer - Richard Dickinson. Assistant to the Director - Sandra Erlandson. Production Stage Manager- Leo Jones. -Assistant Stage Manager - Ken Rohde. Lighting- Crew Chief, Joan Gossett; Dan Anderson, Hunter Johnson. Properties - Crew Chief, Karen Brilliande; Sarah Moon. Scenic Artists - Donald Ranney, Mary E. Lewis, Joseph Dodd, John Young. Set Construction- Gerald Kawaoka, Theresa Wong, John Lohr, Leo Jones, Ken Rohde,

Charles Martin, and the students of Drama 240 and 299. Stage Crew- Crew Chief, Gerald Kawaoka; Michael H. Okuda, Terry Ann K. Izumo,

Lynn Nagoshe, Kathleen Lim, Leigh Bergh. Fly Crew - Crew Chief, Keith Jenkins; Lynn Daic, Charles Martin. Prop Construction- Joan Gossett, Karen Brilliande, Julie Okuda. Paint Cr:ew- Donald Ranney, Mary E. Lewis, Joseph Dodd. Make-up - Crew Head, Mel Gionson; Brenda Nakamura, Lynn Nakamura. Costume-~Construction- Crew Chief, Gail Stewart; Peggy'li:gbert, Cynthia Kuni~hige,

A,nnette Hoffman, Sue Stafford, Sheila Tierney, Kathy James, Shirley Stringer, Margaret Angell, and the students of Drama 240 and '1~ ..

Costum_e ·Crew - Crew Head, Gail Stewart; Peggy Egbert, Sue Stafford, Annette Hoffman, Cynthia Kunishige, Julie Okuda, 6wyniie Lee, Judith Augustine, Margaret Shade, Cassie Tudor, Condelita Pescado, Brenda Nakamura, Mel Gionson, Debra Van Hoosen, Amanda Tanny.

Photography - Francis Haar. Publicity- Sara Edlin, Mary Olsen. Prggram - Gay Burk, University Public Relations. House Managers - Aletha Worrall, assisted by Joel Blakely, Jane Worrall, Denise

~ Tanaka, P~,m Yuen, Pam Goya, Ann Nishiguchi, Jim Farmer, Patti Najita, Farouk Wang, Robin Coleman-Worrall.

Box Office- Karen Brilliande, David Furumoto, Lester Mau, Elsie Yamakawa, Theresa Neilson.

Ushers: Kailua H.S. (N.H.S.); Waipahu H.S. (N.H.S.); Mililani H.S. (N.H.S.); Iolani Drama Group, Radford H.S. (N .H.S.); Kalani H.S. (N .H.S.); Castle H.S. (N .H.S.); and Leilehua H.S. (N.H.S.).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: OKLAHOMA! presented by arrangement with the Rodgers and Hammerstein Library.

~: :DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA AND THEATRE FACULTY: Glenn Cannon, Acting Chairman: Mark Boyd, James Brandon (on

sabbatical), Dennis Carroll (on sabbatical), Bernard Dukore, Sandra Finney, John Hu, Tamara Hunt, Betty Jones, Audrey Jung, Terence Knapp, Edward Langhans (on leave), Fritz Ludin, Richard G. Mason, Yasuki Sasa (on sabbatical), David Schaal, Susan Stinson, Joel Trapido, Carl Wolz.

STAFF: Art Caldeira, Takeo Miji, Nancy Takei. GRADUATE ASSISTANTS: Margo Sancken Bernee, Linda Bredin, Joseph Dodd,

James Donohue, Sara Edlin, Margaret Egbert, Kitty Heacox, Patricia Harter, Dan Kluever, Mary Lewis, Donald Ranney, Shirley Stringer.

COMING EVENTS: February 26, 27, 28, 29, March 1 . Kumu Kahua. DA KINE KYOGEN. Lab Theatre March 4, 5, 6 ...................... . ..... Royal Shakespeare Company. Mainstage March 6, 7 .......... .. PATCHWORK. A Children's Theatre Production (ages3-6) March 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 ........... THE GLASS MENAGERIE. Mainstage

NOTICE: Smoking is not allowed in the auditorium nor may photographs or recordings be made during the performance.

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