Oklahoma - May 2018

"Oklahoma” - 14th - 18th May 2018

Director: Lee Power; Musical Director: Richard Stockton; Choreographer: Samantha Finch

Synopsis

Oklahoma! was the first musical written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on the 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, in 1906, 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.

Cast announced

As ever with WWAOS auditions, the standard was incredibly high, and we don't envy the task of the panel coming to the decisions.

The cast is as follows:

Laurey Williams - Claire Leonard
Curly McLain - Johnathan Payne
Jud Fry - Philip Street
Ado Annie Carnes- Natalie Turvill
Will Parker - UNCAST
Ali Hakim - UNCAST
Andrew "Old Man" Carnes - Richard Lee

Aunt Eller and Gertie Cummings will he auditioned on Tuesday 19th, along with re-auditions for Will Parker and Ali Hakim.

For more details about the cast, please see below.

Tickets

Box Office opens on 18th March 2019 for postal and
members’ priority orders, and on 8th April 2019 for online and telephone bookings

Phone: 0845 519 6242 (calls from landlines at local rate or free on many calling plans, calls from mobiles may incur charges)
e-mail: bookings@wwaos.org.uk

Key Dates

Introduction Night - Tuesday 5th February 2018
Auditions - Sunday 10th February 2018
Tech Rehearsal - Sunday 12th May 2018
Dress Rehearsal - Monday 13th May 2018
Shows - 14th - 18th May 2018

Venue

The Cecil Hepworth Playhouse
Hepworth Way
Walton On Thames
KT12 1AU

WWAOS performs at the Cecil Hepworth Playhouse, a small theatre in Walton-on-Thames. The Playhouse has free parking, including two disabled parking spaces. The Theatre and its facilities are Wheelchair accessible. To help our front of house staff, we would be grateful to be advised us ahead of time if you will arrive with a wheelchair so that the theatre can be prepared accordingly.