Sky View High School Presents: Oklahoma!

Morgan Taylor Posted February 18, 2010 11:53pm Sky View Theater and Musicals

Image: Oklahoma! — Sky View’s orchestra and female cast perform one of the many great numbers from the musical — Oklahoma! — Oklahoma! — Sky View’s orchestra and female cast perform one of the many great numbers from the musical — Oklahoma! (Dave South)

Sky View High School’s auditorium was filled the nights of February 3-6 and 8th as the drama department presented Oklahoma. 70 cast members along with the entire sound and light crew were able to make this possible after three months of hard work.

Auditions were held in the middle of November for the 13 speaking parts. Anyone who did not receive one of these parts was able to be part of the ensemble. Performers were enrolled in the first hour Musical class for the entirety of second trimester.

During the Musical class students memorized their lines, practiced the dances, and brushed up on their acting. There were also early mornings and after school rehearsals for the performers. When asked about the early mornings McKenna Partridge, 10th, replied, “There were too many to count and we had to wake up really early in the morning, but without them the show wouldn’t have been such a success.”

Nicki Freedman, 12th, summarized the plot of Oklahoma as, “Curly and Laurie are in love, but Judd is also in love with Laurie and wants to be with her. After Laurie and Curly’s wedding Jud and Curly get in a fight that ends up with Jud running into a knife and dying.” The musical contained two story lines: The romance of Laurie and Curly and the secondary romance of flirtatious Ado Annie and her long-suffering fiance Will Parker.

Curly McLain was played by Josh Hilton, Laurey Williams by Marissa Olsen, Kensi Miglori as Ado Annie, Will Sorensen as Will Parker, and Jerimiah Bowen as Jud Fry.

Overall the musical was a huge success. The performance of Oklahoma was able to raise money for the Drama Department and give the students an opportunity in producing and acting in a live performance. Watch out for the Three Act Plays coming in May.

Cast

Aunt Eller … Marisa Allen
Curly McLain … Josh Hilton
Laurey Williams … Marissa Olson
Ike Skidmore … Tayler Jensen
Fred … Nathan Johnson
Slim … Dillan Bennett
Will Parker … Will Sorensen
Jud Fry … Jeremiah Bowen
Ado Annie Carnes … Kensie Migliori
Ali Hakim … Colton Iverson
Gertie Cummings … Morgan Flandro
Ellen … Cami Trappett
Vivienne … sarah sidwell
Kate … McKinzie Moore
Sylvie … Kelby Partridge
Armina … Taylor Valdez
Aggie … Kenzie Hansen
Faye … Azure Kline
Virginia … Jordan Petersen
Joan … Anney Haws
Andrew Carnes … Jacob Thomas
Cord Elam … Grant Fuller
Jess … Max benson
Chalmers … Tyler Jones
Mike … Michael Huber
Joe … Avery Sims
Sam … Boone Hansen
Dream Laurie Williams … Taylor Valdez
Dream Curly McLain … Nathan Johnson

Ensemble

Sharlee Andrew
Natalie Benson
Melanie Buchanan
Breanna Clarke
Christina Flaspoehler
Noelle Flint
Nicki Freeman
Paige Godwin
Keri Hansen
Janessa Higbee
Whitney Hougaard
Madison Huber
Bailee Huskinson
Kenzi Huskinson
Jason Ibanez
Jessica Jarvis
Morgan Jenkins
Katie King
Skylar Little
Shellie Lusk
Karissa Maughan
Kylee Merri
Jamille parks
McKenna Partridge
Bryce Peterson
Jordin Petersen
Melinda Potts
Taylor Regen
Alexys Shauers
Emily Shirley
Tracy Soto
Shaylie Stewart
Abrianne Storey
Danica Stott
nana Taghiyeza
Kassi Thain
Corey Warren
Serena von Niederhausern
Brock Wilson
Heather Wood

Accompanist: Katherine Golightly

Warming up — The Sky View orchestra warming up before the show. (Dave South)

Mornin’ — Curly McLain (Josh Hilton) singing Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

Hey Aunt Eller — Curly McLain (Josh Hilton) talking with Aunt Eller (Marisa Allen) about tonight’s box social dance. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

Go to the dance with me — Curly McLain (Josh Hilton) trying to persuade Laurey Williams (Marissa Olsen) to come with him to the box social dance. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

Fringe on the top — Curly McLain (Josh Hilton) singing The Surrey With The Fringe On Top to Laurey Williams (Marissa Olsen) about the wonderful carriage he plans to take her to the dance in. (Dave South)

Shotgun wedding — Andrew Carnes (Jake Thomas) has his gun pointed at Ali Hakim (Colton Iverson) and arguing with his daughter, Ado Annie (Kensi Miglori), after discovering them together. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

It’s a Scandal! — Ali Hakim (Colton Iverson) trapped in his engagement with Ado sings It’s a Scandal! It’s a Outrage! with the men. (Dave South)

Women win — The women carry off the men after failing utterly to make their point in It’s a Scandal! It’s a Outrage! (Dave South)

Sky View Cast — Sky View students as the cast of Oklahoma! (Heidi Fitzgerald)

Hahahahaha — Gertie Cummings played wonderfully by Morgan Flandro chased Curly McLain through the whole show with her unique laugh. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

Pore Jud is Dead — Curly McLain (Josh Hilton) and the show’s villian, Jud Fry (Jerimiah Bowen), sing Pore Jud is Daid. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

For $50 — Will Parker (Will Sorensen) finally wins back Ado Annie (Kensi Miglori) from her father with the help of Ali and 50 dollars. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

You want what? — Ali Hakim (Colton Iverson) threatened by Jud Fry (Jerimiah Bowen) who wants a special kind of knife. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

Dream dancing — Nathan Johnson and Taylor Valdez dance together as Curly McLain and Laurey Williams during the dream sequence. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

Dance — Taylor Valdez dancing as Laurey Williams in the dream sequence. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

Bar girls — Jud Fry (Jerimiah Bowen) with “the bar girls” during the dream sequence. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

Married — Everyone looks on as Curly McLain (Josh Hilton) and Laurey Williams (Marissa Olsen) just got married. (Amy South)

Girls bow — The female cast take their bows at the end of Oklahoma! (Dave South)

Hats off — And the men take their bows, too. (Dave South)

Together at last — Gertie Cummings (Morgan Flandro) and Ali Hakim (Colton Iverson) end up together in the end. Flandro and Iverson take their bows. (Dave South)

Finale Ultimo — The orchestra plays on as the theater empties. (Dave South)

Orchestra — Richard Kline pulling his wagon-full of orchestra musicians. (Heidi Fitzgerald)

Stage hands — John Caldwell (center, green jacket) with the stage hands and behind the scenes help for Oklahoma! (Heidi Fitzgerald)