The Naples Players Present "Oklahoma!"

NAPLES, Fla. - Feb. 11, 2015 - PRLog -- NAPLES, FL- The Naples Players (www.naplesplayers.org) will present Richard Rogers’ and Oscar Hammerstein’s classic musical Oklahoma! March 4 – April 4 in Blackburn Hall at Sugden Community Theatre in downtown Naples.  Experienced director and choreographer, Dennis J. Clark is helming the production.  Dennis has directed and choreographed many productions around the country, including, Oklahoma!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Drowsy Chaperone and Footloose, among others.

         The original Broadway production, which opened in March 1943, was a box office smash and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances. It received numerous awards, national tours, foreign productions and a 1955 film adaptation.  With a score of unforgettable songs like “People Will Say We’re In Love,” “Surrey with the Fringe on Top,” and “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” this classic celebrates a territory on the verge of statehood, people resolving their differences and the electricity and excitement of young love.

         Winsome farm girl, Laurey, will be played by Brigid Wallace who was last seen as Emily in TNP’s production of Our Town.  The confident cowboy who woos Laurey will be played by Joe Zerbo who is an active member with Stage 2 Improv and was seen last spring stirring up trouble as part of the Gangster/Pastry Chef duo in TNP’s The Drowsy Chaperone.  Filling the shoes of Aunt Eller is Carol Fox who is no stranger to the TNP stage.  Her most recent credits include Mrs. Tottendale in The Drowsy Chaperone, Madame de Volanges in Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Clairee in Steel Magnolias. Jennifer Price will play Ado Annie and her love interest, Will Parker will be played by Jacob Hartman, both were last seen in TNP’s summer musical, Gypsy.  Joining them are Michael Millspaugh (Franz Liebkind/The Producers) as Jud Fry, Jason Eugenides (Aldolpho/The Drowsy Chaperone) as Ali Hakim, Matt O’Hare (Feldzieg/The Drowsy Chaperone) as Ike Skidmore, John Reidy as Andrew Carnes and Amy Whitlock as Gertie.

         The ensemble of Oklahoma! will feature Carlos David Arce, Charlotte Atkins, Len Becker, Maggie Boswell, Kate Brandenburg, Zach Cornwall, Frankie Federico, Sarah Gipson, Amy Hughes, Harry McCartney, Sawyer True, Gabriela Weger and Katy Weirich.

Performances for Oklahoma! will be held Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.  Tickets are $40 for adults and $10 for students 21 and under, and can be purchased at the box office, by calling 239-263-7990, or by visiting www.naplesplayers.org. Sugden Community Theatre is located at 701 5th Avenue South, Naples.

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Image 011: Will Parker (Jacob Hartman) and Ado Annie (Jennifer Price) in The Naples Players (http://www.naplesplayers.org/) production of Oklahoma! March 4 – April 4 in Blackburn Hall at Sugden Community Theatre, 701 5^th Avenue South, Naples.