South Pacific
August 30 - October 7 2018This show is archived
With songs like "Some Enchanted Evening," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," and "Bali Ha’i," South Pacific is one of the most beloved of American musicals. Set on a remote Pacific island during World War II, South Pacific gave us the unforgettable love story between nurse Nellie Forbush and French expatriate Emile de Becque, a love threatened by war, as well as the dark corners of Nellie’s soul. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1950 Pulitzer Prize-winner was ahead of its time with its unflinching look at racism and prejudice that maintains its relevance today.
Featuring Jessica Lauren Ball (Guys and Dolls) as Nellie Forbush and William Michals (Lincoln Center Theater's South Pacific).
Music by
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener
Directed by
Alan Muraoka
Choreography by
Darren Lee
Music Direction by
Kristen Lee Rosenfeld
South Pacific
When:
August 30 - October 7 2018
Ticket prices:
$42 - $84
Duration:
2 hours and 45 minutes, with a 15 minute intermission
If this were a film it would be rated PG.
Location:
Roberts Mainstage
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Alan Muraoka
DirectorAlan Muraoka (Director) is thrilled to be back with the Olney Theatre family. Olney: Once On This Island. New York credits include: Gold Mountain (NAAP/Prospect Theatre CO: staged reading-Times Center) The Report (NY Fringe), Kung Fu (Signature Theatre-Assistant Director), Ann Harada: American Songbook (Lincoln Center), Awesomer & Awesomer!!! (Triad Theatre), The King and I (Harbor Lights Theatre Company), Telly Leung: Playlist and What Makes a Man? (54 Below), Grand Hotel (NYU/Cap 21), Falsettoland (NAATCO), John Tartaglia AD-LIBerty (Joe’s Pub), Karaoke Stories (IMUA Theater Company), Christmas Eve With Christmas Eve (BC/EFA Benefits) and Empty Handed (Musicals Tonight). Regional: At the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City: The King and I, Xanadu, Disney’s High School Musical and Disney’s High School Musical 2. Other regional credits include Disney’s High School Musical (MUNY, Casa Manana), Urinetown (Trinity University), and Associate Director for Up In The Air (Kennedy Center). Television: ABC Talent Showcase, Sesame Street (Elmo’s Wonderful World & Monster Foodies), Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. Mr. Muraoka is a member of the SSDC. As an actor, Mr. Muraoka has appeared in 7 Broadway shows, and has been a cast member of Sesame Street for the past 20 years, where he plays Alan, the proprietor of Hooper’s Store. Mr. Muraoka is a graduate of UCLA, where he received the Carol Burnett Musical Comedy Award for performance. He was also the 2004 recipient of the APEX Inspiration Award and the FCC’s 2007 Role Model of the Year Award. Website: www.alanmuraoka.tv Instagram:@alanathoopers.
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Darren Lee
ChoreographerDarren Lee (Choreographer) OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Once on This Island. BROADWAY: Pacific Overtures (associate choreographer). His creative work has been seen OFF BROADWAY: Dixon Place, Prospect Theatre, NYFringe Festival, NYMF, 24 Hour Musicals. CRUISE LINE: Disney, Holland America. REGIONAL: McCarter Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Little Theatre on the Square, The Kennedy Center, Glimmerglass Opera, PaperMill Playhouse, The MUNY, Music Theater Wichita, Riverside Theatre, Westchester Broadway Theatre, North Shore, Atlanta Alliance, Cincinnati Playhouse, La Comedia, Lyric Theatre, Trinity University, University of Las Vegas. As a performer, BROADWAY: Shogun, Miss Saigon, Guys and Dolls, Victor/Victoria, Seussical, On The Town, Kiss Me Kate, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Chicago, Pacific Overtures, Allegiance. NATIONAL TOUR: King and I. www.darrenlee.com.
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Kristen Lee Rosenfeld
Music DirectorKristen Lee Rosenfeld (Music Director) is happy to be making her Olney Theatre Center debut. Kristen served as music director for the National Tour of Spring Awakening, and most recently for the hit Off-Broadway show Friends! The Musical Parody. Kristen is also an accomplished composer whose work has been heard at such venues as Joe’s Pub and Feinstein’s/54 Below. She writes with her mother, Luanne Rosenfeld, and their show Divided recently received a 2-week workshop at James Madison University. Upcoming projects include music directing Into the Woods in concert for Prospect Theatre Company and the National Asian Artists Project.
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Paige Hathaway
Scenic DesignerPaige Hathaway (Scenic Designer) Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Every Brilliant Thing, Thurgood, Godspell. REGIONAL: The Muny: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, A Chorus Line; Arden Theatre Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. DC AREA: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company: Familiar; Kennedy Center: Me… Jane; Round House Theatre: The Book of Will, Or,; Signature Theatre: John, The Gulf; Theater J: Trayf, Becoming Dr. Ruth, Everything is Illuminated, The How and the Why, Another Way Home; Folger Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. EDUCATION: BFA in scenic design from University of Oklahoma, MFA in scenic design from University of Maryland. USA 829.
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Ivania Stack
Costume DesignerIvania Stack (Costume Designer) is delighted to return to Olney Theatre Center, where she is an Artistic Associate. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: The Invisible Hand, Aubergine, Evita, Marjorie Prime, Bad Dog, Godspell, Colossal, I and You, Rancho Mirage, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Farragut North. Regional: Center Stage: Stones in His Pockets; Contemporary American Theatre Festival: Lidless and Breadcrumbs; Berkshire Theatre Festival: Way Out West. DC Area credits include: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Company Member), Round House Theatre, Studio Theatre, Studio Theatre 2nd Stage, Everyman Theatre, Theater J, Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Synetic Theater, MetroStage, and Forum Theatre. She is a Ring Leader (Artistic Director) for dog & pony dc. Education: MFA in Design Program, University of Maryland.
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Max Doolittle
Lighting DesignerMax Doolittle (Lighting Designer) Previously with Olney Theatre Center: My Fair Lady, Every Brilliant Thing. DC Area credits include Woolly Mammoth, Mosaic Theatre Company, Theatre Alliance, Imagination Stage, Forum Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre ACA, Adventure Theatre, Folger Theatre, Kennedy Center, Pointless Theatre Co, NextStop Theatre. NYC includes Ars Nova, Juilliard School, New Ohio Theatre, New World Stages. Regional includes Kitchen Theatre Company, Fulton Theatre, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Florida Grand Opera, Mississippi Opera Studio, and Minnesota Opera. Lighting direction for television includes Anderson Cooper 360, Piers Morgan Live, and TED Talks. Aboard cruise ships: Wine Lovers the Musical. BFA: Ithaca College. MFA: University of Maryland Member: USA-829
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Ryan Hickey
Sound DesignerRyan Hickey (Sound Designer) DC AREA: Signature Theatre: Scottsboro Boys, Girlfriend, Light Years, Crazy for You, An Act of God, A Little Night Music [Helen Hayes Award nomination], Jesus Christ Superstar, Midwestern Gothic, Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing, Titanic. Monumental Theatre Co.: Brooklyn; REGIONAL: Drury Lane Production: Smokey Joe’s Café, Deathtrap (Jeff Award nomination); Virginia Stage Company: A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, The Odd Couple, The Woman in Black, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; Ohio Northern University: How To Succeed in Business… Assistant/Associate credits: Drury Lane: Crazy For You, Hazel, Bye Bye Birdie, White Christmas, Peter and The Starcatcher, Beaches, West Side Story, Camelot; VSC: The Great Gatsby, A Christmas Carol (‘11-’14); A1: VSC: The Tempest; Honky Tonk Angels; Frog Kiss; The Fantasticks; New York Musical Festival 2014; Storefront Theatre Chicago.
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Alexandra Pohanka
Wig DesignerAli Pohanka (Wig Designer) is delighted to return to Olney Theatre Center. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits: My Fair Lady, Annie, On the Town. REGIONAL: Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma: Big Fish; Annapolis Opera: Faust, South Pacific, Little Women; Round House Theatre: Caroline, or Change; Atlanta Opera: Sweeney Todd (Associate). EDUCATION: B.A. in Art History from Oberlin College.
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Trevor A. Riley
Production Stage ManagerTrevor A. Riley (Production Stage Manager) Olney Theatre Center: My Fair Lady, The Diary of Anne Frank, Bakersfield Mist, Godspell. DC credits Snow Child, Sovereignty, The Price, Intelligence, Carousel (Arena Stage). You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Jungle Book, JACK and Phil: Slayers of Giants Inc, A Year with Frog and Toad (Imagination Stage). Other works with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Studio Theatre and Taffety Punk.
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Rachel S. Hamilton
Assistant Stage ManagerRachel S. Hamilton (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to Olney! Previous Olney credits include: A Christmas Carol (2015-2017), The Producers, Carousel, Godspell, The Little Mermaid, Colossal; Other credits: National Tour: Darius & Twig, Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play! (KCTYA) Regional: Round House Theatre: How I Learned What I Learned, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Constellation Theatre Company: The Wild Party, Arabian Nights, Urinetown, Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting: Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Maid’s Tragedy, Mosaic Theatre Company: I Shall Not Hate, Studio Theatre: Chimerica, Silence! The Musical. Rachel is a proud graduate of The George Washington University.
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Jessica Lauren Ball
Nellie ForbushJessica Lauren Ball (Nellie Forbush) Olney Theatre Center: Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for outstanding lead actress in a resident musical] Cinderella, The Sound of Music (Maria) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for outstanding lead actress in a resident musical], Grease (Sandy), 1776 (Martha Jefferson). National Tour: The Pajama Game. Regional: The Kennedy Center: Lost in the Stars; Ford’s Theatre: Freedom’s Song; Signature Theatre: La Cage Aux Folles, The Fix, Elmer Gantry; Imagination Stage: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Dancing Princesses; Adventure Theatre MTC: Miss Nelson is Missing. Totem Pole Playhouse: Leader of the Pack; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Oklahoma! [Helen Hayes Award nomination for outstanding lead actress in a resident musical] Legally Blonde. EDUCATION: London Dramatic Academy; BM, Catholic University of America.
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Jessica Bennett
EnsembleJessica Bennett (Ensemble) OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Debut. OFF- BROADWAY: Honestly Abe. TOUR: We the People. REGIONAL: Keegan Theatre: Chicago; Baltimore Center Stage: Lookingglass Alice; Artscentric: Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Chicago; Stillpointe Theatre: The Last Five Years; Iron Crow Theatre: Fucking A, The Wild Party. EDUCATION: BFA in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College
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Kurt Boehm
EnsembleKurt Boehm (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at Olney after previously appearing in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, A Chorus Line, Godspell, Joseph, and The Producers. NATIONAL TOUR: Born For This. REGIONAL: Signature Theatre: Crazy For You, Cabaret, West Side Story, Les Miserables, Kiss of The Spider Woman. Arena Stage: Carousel, Fiddler on The Roof, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, She Loves Me. Ford’s Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors. Keegan Theatre: Chicago, The Full Monty. Kennedy Center: The Phantom Tollbooth. Imagination Stage: Lyle, The Crocodile. Adventure Theatre MTC: Ella Enchanted, Goodnight Moon, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. EDUCATION: Catholic University, BM.
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Michael Bunce
HarbisonMichael Bunce (Harbison) Olney Theatre Center: 1776, Anything Goes, Wuthering Heights. National Tours: The Scarlet Pimpernel, Victor/Victoria with Toni Tennille. International: 42nd Street Troika Moscow. Kennedy Center: Regina with Patti LuPone, My Fair Lady in Concert, Ford’s Theatre: 110 in the Shade, Our Town, 1776, Liberty Smith, A Christmas Carol, Meet John Doe, One Destiny, Signature Theatre: La Cage, Beaches, Sweeney Todd, Urinetown, Pacific Overtures, Rep Stage:The Fantasticks, Cumberland: Hay Fever, The Full Monty, Camping with Henry and Tom, The Odd Couple, Geva Theatre: Camelot, Barrington Stage: South Pacific. BA University of Maryland.
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Ryan Burke
EnsembleRyan Burke (Ensemble) is thrilled to make his Olney Theatre Center debut! REGIONAL: Ford’s Theatre: Ragtime [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble], A Christmas Carol, Freedom’s Song; Red Branch Theatre Company: The Bridges of Madison County; NextStop Theatre Co: City of Angels; ArtsCentric: Memphis. EDUCATION: BA in Musical Theatre from American University.
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Cheryl J. Campo
Bloody MaryCheryl J. Campo (Bloody Mary) South Pacific is Cheryl’s Olney Theatre Center debut. Previous Maryland credits include Damascus Theatre Company: Musical of Musicals, the Musical (Abby) [WATCH Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical]; Red Branch Theatre Company: Avenue Q (Christmas Eve); Pumpkin Theatre: Jack and the Beanstalk (Jack’s Mother); and Baltimore Shakespeare Factory: Twelfth Night (Maria). Cheryl musical directs youth theatre productions in the area including those at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School where she is a theatre and choir teacher. EDUCATION: PhD in Macromolecular Science from Case Western Reserve University; JD from University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
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Tiziano D'Affuso
Male SwingTiziano D’Affuso (Male Swing) is excited to be at Olney closing out the summer! Olney Theatre Center: Fiorello!; DC AREA: Imagination Stage: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Looking for Roberto Clemente; Rep Stage: Dorian’s Closet; Signature: Girlstar; Constellation Theatre Co.: The Wild Party [HHA Nomination Outstanding Ensemble], Peter and the Starcatcher; Keegan: Dogfight, American Idiot [HHA Nomination Outstanding Ensemble]; 1st Stage: Fly By Night; Adventure Theatre: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; Monumental Theatre Co.: Pippin, Bonnie & Clyde, Holidazed. Education: BA Theatre University of Maryland. Upcoming: Into the Woods, Ford’s Theatre.
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Teresa Danskey
Female SwingTeresa Danskey (Female Swing) is honored to be making her Olney Theatre debut with this exquisite cast. REGIONAL: Seven Angels Theater: Million Dollar Quartet [Connecticut Critics Circle Outstanding Production]. DC AREA: Riverside Center: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Millie), and Million Dollar Quartet; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Sister Act (Sister Mary Robert) [Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress], South Pacific (Nellie); NextStop Theater: Amour (Isabelle), City of Angels (Alaura/Carla), and Urinetown. EDUCATION: MA in International Education, George Washington University. “You can. Beginning of story.”
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Jay Frisby
EnsembleJay Frisby (Henry/Ensemble) Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Annie (Ensemble, u/s Drake); Mary Poppins (Northbrook/Park Keeper). NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL TOURS: South Pacific; Hong Kong Disneyland: Festival of the Lion King (Simba); Click Clack Moo (The Duck); The Whiffenpoofs of Yale. REGIONAL: Connecticut Repertory Theatre: Smokey Joe’s Café (Adrian); Ogunquit Playhouse: South Pacific; Papermill Theatre: West Side Story (Chino); Seussical (Wickersham Brother). DC AREA: Signature Theatre: The Scottsboro Boys (Charles Weems/Victoria Price); Rep Stage: Dorian’s Closet (Jesse Torres); The Studio Theatre: Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet (u/s Marcus); Toby’s Dinner Theatre: The Buddy Holly Story (u/s Apollo MC); Miss Saigon (Swing). EDUCATION: BA in Theater Studies from Yale University.
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Amanda Kaplan
EnsembleAmanda Kaplan (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to Olney Theatre Center after performing in On the Town, Mary Poppins, The Producers, and Guys and Dolls. REGIONAL: Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Hairspray (Penny, Ensemble), Memphis [2015 Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding ensemble and musical], Spamalot [2015 Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding ensemble and musical], South Pacific, The Addams Family, Mary Poppins, In The Heights, Grease, Shrek, Joseph…, Fiddler on the Roof, White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, Miracle on 34th Street, The Pirates of Penzance, The King and I. CCTA: Anne Frank (Anne Frank). ATMTC: 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer). TAP: A Chorus Line (Diana Morales). DC AREA: Chicago, Cabaret, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Aida, Parade, Les Miserables, Crazy For You. EDUCATION: BFA in Dance Performance from East Carolina University.
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Christina Kidd
EnsembleChristina Kidd (Ensemble) is pleased to return to Olney Theatre Center after previously appearing here in My Fair Lady as the understudy for Eliza Doolittle. REGIONAL: Penn State Centre Stage: Next to Normal (Natalie); Millbrook Playhouse: The Little Mermaid (Ariel), Arena Stage: The Music Man; Ford’s Theatre; Parade. EDUCATION: BFA in Musical Theatre from Pennsylvania State University.
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David Landstrom
EnsembleDavid Landstrom (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at Olney Theatre Center. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Spring Awakening (Ernst), Avenue Q (Bad Idea Bear/Onstage Swing), Forever Plaid (Sparky), How To Succeed In Business (Ensemble), Guys and Dolls (Ensemble); TOURS: Big Nate (Nate); REGIONAL: Arena Stage: The Snow Child; Signature Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar, Midwestern Gothic, Soon; DC AREA: Keegan Theatre: Next to Normal [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor], Dogfight; Imagination Stage: Beauty and the Beast, Looking for Roberto Clemente; Studio Theatre 2nd Stage: The Rocky Horror Show. EDUCATION: American University.
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Daniela L. Martinez
NganaDaniela L. Martinez (Ngana) is happy to make her debut at Olney Theatre Center. Shady Grove Middle School Drama Club: Zombie Prom Jr. Atomic Edition (Toffee), Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. (Dori), Mulan Jr. (Ensemble), Shrek The Musical Jr. (Young Fiona). EDUCATION: 7th grade at Shady Grove MS, Gaithersburg, MD.
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Calvin Malone
EnsembleCalvin Malone (Ensemble) is elated to be making is Olney Theatre Center debut! REGIONAL: Bigfork: Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), High School Musical (Jason); Kentucky Repertory Theatre: Little Women (John Brooke); Allenberry Playhouse: Hairspray (Link Larkin), Andrews Brothers (Patrick Andrews), Happy Days (Jumpy Malachi/Elvis); Studio Tenn: Cinderella (Ensemble). DC AREA: Constellation Theatre Company: The Wild Party (Eddie) [Helen Hayes Award Nomination for Best Ensemble, Best Musical]; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Newsies (Spot Conlon/Albert); Riverside: My Fair Lady (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Spamalot (Lancelot), Oklahoma! (Will Parker), 9 to 5 (Joe/Vocal Captain). EDUCATION: BFA in Musical Theatre from Belmont University. @calvinsings.
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Calvin McCullough
EnsembleCalvin McCullough (Professor) is proud to be back at Olney Theatre Center. Previous credits include: Godspell (Ensemble), Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical (Diego). DC Credits; Signature Theatre: Freaky Friday (Swing), Jesus Christ Superstar (Ensemble); Arena Stage:Snow Child (Plow Horse/Ensemble); Ford’s Theatre: A Christmas Carol; Everyman Theatre: A Raisin in The Sun (George Murchison); Toby’s Dinner Theatre: In The Heights (Graffiti Pete), Shrek (Donkey); Imagination Stage: When She Had Wings, Peter and The Wolf, The Freshest Snow Whyte (Kanye East), Roberto Clemente (Joe); Adventure Theatre: BIG, Mirandy and Brother Wind, Snowy Day, Miss Nelson is Missing (Greg).
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William Michals
Emile de BecqueWilliam Michals (Emile de Becque) Olney debut! Most recently created the role of Captain Hook in the acclaimed Leonard Bernstein Centenary production of Bernstein’s Peter Pan, directed by Christopher Alden. Broadway: Emile de Becque in Lincoln Center’s revival of South Pacific; Beauty and the Beast (The Beast, Gaston), Bright Star. Title roles: Man of La Mancha, Sweeney Todd, Most Happy Fella, The Music Man, Phantom. Also: Les Misérables (Javert), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Kiss Me, Kate! (Fred/Petruchio), The Sound of Music (Captain von Trapp), Camelot (Lancelot), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Chauvelin), and the stunning stage production of the Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz Hunchback of Notre Dame. Operatic favorites: Carmen (Escamillo), Le nozze di Figaro (Figaro), Die Zauberflute (Papageno). Regular appearances with leading symphonies of New York, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, Colorado, San Francisco, Maui, Taipei, Hong Kong – and everywhere in between. Tickets now available for “William Michals in Concert - Some Enchanted Evening”, on Sunday, October 7, 2018, here at Olney! www.WilliamMichals.com
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Alexandra Palting
LiatAlexandra Palting (Liat) is honored to be making her Olney Theatre Center debut. Regional credits include: Chesapeake Shakespeare Co.: Alice in Wonderland (Alice); Imagination Stage: The Princess and the Pauper (the Pauper); Keegan Theatre: Top Girls (Nijo/Win); Pallas Theatre Collective: Assassins (Squeaky Fromme); Shakespeare in Clark Park: Coriolanus (Roman Soldier). Education: BM in Vocal Performance and Music History from the University of Delaware and Musical Theatre Certificate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
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Alex Prakken
Lt. Joe CableAlex Prakken (Lieutenant Cable) is thrilled to be making his Olney Theatre Center debut. NATIONAL TOUR: Newsies (Oscar, Jack/Davey u/s). REGIONAL: La Mirada Theatre: Newsies (Jack); MUNY: Les Misérables (Marius); Connecticut Repertory Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus); Farmers Alley Theatre: Next to Normal (Gabe); Capital Repertory Theatre: Some People Hear Thunder (Jason). TRAINING: BFA in Musical Theatre from University of Michigan; LAMDA. @alprakken
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Eliza Prymak
NganaEliza Prymak (Ngana) is thrilled to be making her equity debut at age 12! DC AREA: Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre: Newsies (Sally), The Old Opera House: Annie (July), Main Street Theater: Seussical (Ensemble), Christian Youth Theater: Peter Pan (Michael). Eliza thanks her family, G. Gardner Talent Management, Ann Stewart, Karlah Hamilton Louis, and the entire Olney team.
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Hudson Prymak
JeromeHudson Prymak (Jerome) is delighted to be making his equity debut at age 10! DC AREA: Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre: Newsies (Youth Newsie), Main Street Theater: Aladdin (Abu), The Jungle Book (Baby Zebra). Hudson thanks his family, G. Gardner Talent Management, Ann Stewart, Karlah Hamilton Louis, and the entire Olney team.
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Chris Rudy
EnsembleChris Rudy (Ensemble) is pleased to be returning for his fourth production at Olney Theatre Center. His previous credits at Olney Theatre Center include: How to Succeed... (Tackaberry), Forever Plaid (Jinx), and Spring Awakening (Georg). DC Area: Keegan Theatre: Chicago (Mary Sunshine); Studio Theatre: The Rocky Horror Show (Ensemble); Monumental Theatre Company: Urinetown (Bobby Strong); Toby’s Dinner Theatre: The Sound of Music (Rolf), Grease (Doody); DC Fringe: Breast in Show. (Pete). EDUCATION: BS in Theatre from Towson University. Chris would like to thank Ashley, his family, and friends for their invaluable love and support.
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David Schlumpf
BillisDavid Schlumpf (Billis) recently moved from Chicago and is thrilled to make his DC area debut at Olney Theatre Center! Previous Chicago credits include: Marriott Theatre: She Loves Me (Kodaly), Evita (Magaldi); Chicago Shakespeare Theatre: Sense & Sensibility (World Premier), As You Like It, Timon of Athens (featuring Ian McDiarmid); Goodman Theatre: Dartmoor Prison; Paramount Theatre: The Who’s Tommy (Captain Walker); Writers Theatre: Days Like Today (World Premiere); Kokandy Productions: Sweet Smell of Success (Sydney) [Jeff Award for Best Actor]; Bailiwick Chicago: Dessa Rose (Nehemiah) [Jeff Nomination for Best Supporting Actor]. EDUCATION: MFA Acting Roosevelt University, Chicago College of Performing Arts.
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Stephen F. Schmidt
BrackettStephen F. Schmidt (Brackett) returns to Olney Theatre Center. Previous credits include The Producers (Franz), Triumph of Love (Hermocrates), Stuff Happens (Tony Blair) and Crave. DC AREA: Ford’s Theatre (Associate Artist): Ragtime [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble], Violet, Hello Dolly! [2014 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble]. Arena Stage: The Great Society (Everett Dirksen), All The Way (Deloach), Death of a Salesman (Harry Wagner), Noises Off (Frederick Fellowes) Signature Theatre: Urinetown (Lockstock) [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical]. The Kennedy Center: Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka (Wonka) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical] FILM: J. Edgar, My One and Only, The Invasion, La Bamba. TV: House of Cards, The Wire.
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Megan Tatum
EnsembleMegan Tatum (Ensemble) is excited to make her debut at Olney Theatre Center! REGIONAL: Mill Mountain Theatre: A Chorus Line (Judy Turner); Barter Theatre: White Christmas; Virginia Repertory Theatre: Mame, A Christmas Story, Junie B. Jones; Compass Rose Theatre: Brigadoon (Meg Brockie); Virginia Musical Theatre: Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde; North Street Playhouse: Kiss Me Kate; Midtown Arts Center: Mary Poppins; Alluvion Stage Company: Beauty and the Beast; Riverside Center for the Performing Arts: West Side Story; Busch Gardens: ChristmasTown. EDUCATION: BA in Integration of Dance, Music, and Theatre Performance and BS in Kinesiology Pre-Physical Therapy from William and Mary.
"when war and race are at center stage in the national conversation, [South Pacific] turns out to have a great deal to say."
- Frank Rich in The New York Times
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August 30 - October 7 2018