Howard Payne University’s School of Music and Fine Arts will present the musical Into the Woods this weekend as part of their Homecoming activities.
The show will be presented Thursday, October 3; Friday, October 4; and Saturday, October 5 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, October 6 at 2:30 PM in HPU’s Mims Auditorium.
Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.
The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairytales and follows them to explore the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Rapunzel,” and “Cinderella.” The musical is tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family, and their interaction with a witch and her curse on them.
Artistic Director Celeste Church promises a fun time during the production as the musical explores these classic fairytales.
“This will be the 5th homecoming musical that I have directed for Howard Payne, and it is one of my favorites,” Church said. “The show will be great fun for the family, particularly the first act which reflects several fairytales that audiences will remember from childhood.”
The two-act musical will run about 3 hours long and has a talented cast and crew ready to perform and entertain.
“We have a strong cast and beautiful music from the stage, supported by a student orchestra directed by Dr. Gregory Church,” Church said. “The production will take place in Mims Auditorium and Nicholas Ewen is doing a terrific job of transforming the space into an enchanted forest.”
Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students/children. Call the School of Music and Fine Arts at 325-649-8500 for reserve tickets. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Click the photo gallery below for pictures from a recent dress rehearsal.
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CAST LIST
(In order of appearance)
NARRATOR ……………………………………………………………… Tucker Hull
CINDERELLA …..…………………………………………………… Elizabeth Oliver
JACK ……….………………………………………………..………….. Jarrod White
BAKER …………………………………………………………………. Tyler January
BAKER’S WIFE ………………..……………………………………… Sarah Moreau
CINDERELLA’S STEPMOTHER ………………..…………………….. Gabi Guest
FLORINDA ……………………………………………………………… Clarissa Toler
LUCINDA …………………………………………………………..………. Emily Bird
JACK’S MOTHER …………………………………………………………….. Hannah Jansen
LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD ……………………………………………. Christine Salmon
WITCH ……………………………………………………………………………… Alex Taliaferro
CINDERELLA’S FATHER ………………………………………………….. Timothy Emery
CINDERELLA’S MOTHER/SLEEPING BEAUTY ………….……… Andi Peaster
MYSTERIOUS MAN ………………………………………….………. Jared Russell
WOLF/CINDERELLA’S PRINCE ………………………………………… Brett Ellis
RAPUNZEL …..…………………………………………………. Christy Hazelwood
RAPUNZEL’S PRINCE ………………..………………………….. Matt Hazelwood
GRANDMOTHER/GIANT ..…………………………………..………… Brittni West
STEWARD ..…………………………………………………….……… Isaac Howell
SNOW WHITE ……………………….………………….……………. Katie Dobson
Dr. Celeste Church, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Dr. Gregory Church, MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Dr. Elizabeth Wallace & Dean Kiesling, ACCOMPANISTS
TECH CREW
SET/TECHNICAL DESIGN………….……………………………………. Nick Ewen
STAGE MANAGER………………………………………………….. Brittany Martin
PROPS………………………………..…….……… Phoenix Solis, Brittany Martin
COSTUMES……….……………………………………………………. Katie Dobson
MAKE-UP……………….…………………………………………..….. Katie Dobson
HAIR……………………………………………….….. Ashley Willis, Katie Dobson
LIGHTS…………………….……………………………………………. Phoenix Solis
SET CONSTRUCTION…………… Jarrod White, Ben Palmer, Jared Russell, and Taylor Crow
