Upcoming Events:

CAROUSEL
By: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein

Directed by Kevin & Kelly Rathunde

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT
CharacterPlayed By
Carrie PipperidgeTanya Hernandez
Julie JordanAimee Leonard
Mrs. MullensGinger Thiele
Billy BigelowChristopher Elst
PolicemanMichael Palcic
David BascombeMitch Burtard
Nettie FowlerElizabeth Armstrong
Enoch SnowBrian Wales
Jigger CraiginTim Beringer
ArminyGrace Wales
Heavenly FriendPenny Gruetzmacher
StarkeeperGregory Curin
LouiseMackenzie Patten
Enoch Snow Jr.Stephen Brellenthin
Dr. SeldonGregory Curin
Snow Children: Kaitllyn Guzman, Emily Costa, Savannah Hernandez, Mackenzie Shelton, Clara Burtard, Eli Burdtard, Aubrianna Rathunde, Kristofer Rathunde
Chorus: Darcy Brick, Debi Burtard
Carousel Dancers/Chorus: Karilyn Sisko, Madeline Brancel, Michael Palcic, Emily Nobles, JoHannna Burton, John Kobernick, Nathan Russell, Isabella Virrutea, Grace Wales, Katlin Kobernick, Dana Calamia
CREW ANNOUNCEMENT
ProducerJulie Patten
CostumesJeane Northy
Light Design
The Story:

In a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, the swaggering, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, captivates and marries the naive millworker, Julie Jordan. Billy loses his job just as he learns that Julie is pregnant and, desperately intent upon providing a decent life for his family, he is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery. Caught in the act and facing the certainty of prison, he takes his own life and is sent "up there." Billy is allowed to return to earth for one day and, time being what it is "up there," fifteen years have passed and he now encounters the teenage daughter he never knew. She is a lonely, friendless child, her father's reputation as a thief and bully having haunted her throughout her young life. How Billy instills in both the child and her mother a sense of hope and dignity is a dramatic testimony to the power of love. It's easy to understand why, of all the shows they created, CAROUSEL was Rodgers & Hammerstein's personal favorite. 

 

Performance Dates:
May 9, 10 & 11th
May 16, 17 & 18th
Friday & Saturday Performances 7:30 - Sundays at 2:00, the doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime.
For Tickets: call Sheryl at 262-248-2067


All performances will be held at The Walworth County Performing Arts Center
15 W. Walworth St. Elkhorn, WI