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The Ensemble:
Peyton Ratliff, Claire Pagel, Johnna Burgman, Kayla Bomersbach, Devon
Bennett, Megan Smolik, Taylor Smith, Lacey Stockbauer, Schuyler
Warnell, Dresdynn Warnell, Taylor Johnston, Stephanie Spears, Suzanne Straube, Lena Lowe,
Ruth Rowley, Brittney Stange, Tess
Yarbrough, Alicia Fuhrman, Ashley Mejia, Iylana Putnam, Clara Prater,
Ruth Stock, Francine Taylor, Julie Maples, Robert King Jr., Stephen
Bess, Derek Jameson, Robert Posey, Mark Crater, Aaron Gohlke, Calan Welder, and Lupe Rendon.
Amanda
McLaughlin is
serving as stage manager, set design is by
Michael
Teer,
Paul
Locher, and
Rick
Rowley, sound
design is by
Patrick
McLaughlin.
Bob
Brown and
Dave
Newbern are building
the sets.
Members of the
Memorial
High School Band
comprise the orchestra, conducted by
Adam
Ardner.
Beverly
Cheshire is pianist
and rehearsal accompanist.
South Pacific runs
July 14th—16th and July 20th—22nd.
Performances will be held
in the Dr. Charles and Mary Katherine Borchers Performance
Hall at the Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts.
Showtimes are Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm
and Sunday matinee at 2:00 pm.
Ticket
prices are $20 for adults, $18 for Seniors, and $16 for
Students and Groups.
Guest Director: Rick Rowley
Rick Rowley is currently
on the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin, working with
pianists, vocalists and teaching acting for singers. He was the music
lecturer/performer for the prestigious Houston Series for three years
and his programs were among the most popular in the Series' history. He
is highly admired as a teacher in master classes and has often worked
with pianists, instrumentalists and actor/singers in that framework.
For several years Mr. Rowley maintained a busy career in the theater
and is a veteran of nearly fifty productions as actor, musical director
and director. His first performances were for children's theater at
Zachary Scott in Austin and he has also worked for several theaters in
Houston, the Point Theater in Ingram and the Unity Theatre in Brenham.
He made his directorial debut with a production of The Belle of Amherst
for the Unity Theater where he also directed a new play based on
letters of George Sand and Gustave Flaubert. He was the sound designer
and composer for songs and incidental music for a play based on The Firebird legend for Stages Theater in Houston. He most recently appeared in a highly praised performance as Frank in Brian Friel's Molly Sweeney. |
