Oliver     

 

 

July 30-August 9                                                       

Musical / Classic Tale....Music, lyrics and book by Lionel Bart                

Kathy Fladten, Director  John Dutmer, Musical Director

This beloved classic features the courageous orphan Oliver who dares to plead for more food at the workhouse, which enrages Mr. Bumble who then sells the boy to an undertaker. Oliver runs away from the coffins and meets Artful Dodger who hooks him up with a group of street kids trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor. Trouble abounds for them.  Delightful music: Food, Glorious Food; Where is Love?; Consider Yourself; I’d Do Anything; and more.

 

Where is love?  The young orphan from the musical Oliver wonders as the play dons the Red Barn Theatre stage Wednesday July 30^th  through Saturday August 9^th.   

The book, lyrics and music by Lionel Bart is the story based on Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist of an orphan who is sold to the undertaker from the orphanage ­after asking for more food.  Running away from the undertaker puts Oliver alone on the streets.  His fateful meeting of the Artful Dodger and Fagin lead him with other street boys to lives of crime and trouble. The Director is Kathy Fladten with John Dutmer as Musical Director.  Musical numbers that may be familiar are Food, Glorious, Food, Where is Love?, Consider Yourself, and I’d Do Anything.

Lee Pisa is cast as Oliver, Ed Krajewski as Mr. Bumble, the orphanage Beadle, Ed Martin the Artful Dodger, Jeff Martin as Fagin, Tim Accola as Bill Sykes, Jaimie Arnold as Nancy, Holly Wiesner as Widow Corney, Tzeitel Dutmer as Bet and choreography.   Kevin Freitag plays Noah Claypole, Mary Hankins as Mrs. Sowerberry, Dave Mickelson as Mr. Sowerberry, Jon Thurs as Charles Bates, and Doug Johnson as Dr. Grimwig.   Fagin’s Gang members are played by: Emma Martin, Matt Bihrle, Sam Bissin, Gia Capra, Mia Penzkover, Shane Pisa, and Tanner Richie. Cast members with minor roles as well as chorus performances include: Ali Strickland, Taylor Wiesner, Donna Gagner, Shannon Sauer, Amanda Arnold, Teygaen Hartman, Katie Bissen, Emily Bissen, Jessica Buchman, Rachel Evans,  Annie Thurs, Rachel Westberg, Ross Weinert.  Rounding out the large cast are the workhouse gang including: Hannah Arrigoni, Madelyne Arrigoni,  Sarah Bissen, Katelyn Baribeau, Cailin Capra, Catherine Krance, Abby Fjelstad, Gabrielle Engel, Madeline Loew, and Holly Reid.