July 12- 21, 2024
SYNOPSIS
N. Richard Nash, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones explore depression-era love and hope in this musical adaptation of Nash’s stage play The Rainmaker. In the tiny town of Three Point, in the hot and drought-stricken American southwest, traveling con man Bill Starbuck promises the local farmers he can conjure some much-needed rain. Spinster Lizzie Curry, whose advances are rebuffed by Sheriff File, blossoms as she pursues a romantic relationship with the charismatic stranger. Numbers include “Love, Don’t Turn Away,” “Little Red Hat,” “Simple Little Things,” “Everything Beautiful Happens At Night” and “Wonderful Music.”
N. Richard Nash, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones explore depression-era love and hope in this musical adaptation of Nash’s stage play The Rainmaker. In the tiny town of Three Point, in the hot and drought-stricken American southwest, traveling con man Bill Starbuck promises the local farmers he can conjure some much-needed rain. Spinster Lizzie Curry, whose advances are rebuffed by Sheriff File, blossoms as she pursues a romantic relationship with the charismatic stranger. Numbers include “Love, Don’t Turn Away,” “Little Red Hat,” “Simple Little Things,” “Everything Beautiful Happens At Night” and “Wonderful Music.”
Production TeamCo-Directors: Don Petersen & Susy Moorstein
Co-Producers: Samantha Fulda & Susy Moorstein Musical Director: George Fulda Stage Manager: Samantha Fulda Choreographer: Terri Ritchey Co-Costume Designers: Riley Leonhardt & Susy Moorstein Set Design: David Ritchey Lighting Design: Dariyn Fergus Sound Design: Wil Taft Properties Designer: Melanie McCleerey Publicity: Becky Gould-Levine Fight Choreographer: Leland Shook Master Carpenter: David Ritchey Assistant Stage Manager: Jill Figueiras Lightboard Operator: Maria Forte |