OKLAHOMA (1996)
‘Best Musical’ Award, Belfast Telegraph 1996
Grand Opera House, Belfast
Cork Opera House
Town Hall Theatre, Galway
| CAST: | PROFESSIONAL STAFF: | |||
| Aunt Eller | Tara Lynne O’Neill | Director/Designer | Michael Poynor | |
| Curly | Glen Wallace | Musical Director | Mark Dougherty | |
| Narrator | Colin Hand | Choreographer | Martin Wong | |
| Curly (dream) | Jonjo O’Neill | Lighting Designers | Michael Poynor | |
| Laurey | Karen Rush | Alastair Kerr | ||
| Eimear Hughes | Sound Designer | Patrick Dalgety | ||
| Laurey (dream) | Deborah Maguire | Production Manager | Marianne Crosslé | |
| Ike Skidmore | Greg McGeown | Aerobic Dance Instructor | Martin Wong | |
| Fred | James Rafferty | Costume Designer | Pat Musgrave | |
| Slim | Stephen Smyth | Voice Coach | Debra Salem | |
| Will Parker | Emmanuel McStravick | Laban Movement Coach | Anne-Marie Matthews | |
| Jonjo O’Neill | Wardrobe Mistress | Pat Musgrave | ||
| Jud Fry | David O’Toole | Master Carpenter | Alastair Kerr | |
| Ado Annie | Donna Murdoch | Scenic Artists | Stuart Marshall | |
| Rachel Murray | Mask Making Instructor | Frank Quinn | ||
| Ali Hakim | Chris Robinson | Fight Director | Michael Poynor | |
| The Preacher | Paraic Duignan | Projection Designer | Alastair Kerr | |
| Emmanuel McStravick | BAND: | |||
| Gertie Cummings | Susan McKeen | Keyboards/MD | Mark Dougherty | |
| Ellen | Julie Alderdice | Trumpet/Flugel Horn | Alisdair Wallace | |
| Kate | Lynne Truesdale | Guitars/Banjo | Joe Quigley | |
| Sylvie | Sharon Clarke | Saxaphone/Clarinet | Gerry Rice | |
| Armina | Roberta Wilson | Violin | John Fitzpatrick | |
| Aggie | Natasha Deddis | Bass | Rod Patterson | |
| Eliza | Seana Montgomery | Drums | Andrew Lavery | |
| Annie | Gillian O’Regan | |||
| Andrew Carnes | Paraic Duignan | |||
| Cord Elam | Stephen Mackey | |||
| Jess | Christopher Logan | |||
| Joe | Gerard McCarthy | |||
| Stage Manager | Stephen Maguire | |||
| Tech SM | Colin O’Hare | |||
| DSM | Clare Ewing | |||
| ASM | Emma Calvert | |||
| Wallace Aldridge | ||||
| Clare Newman | ||||
| Philip Walsh |
Those in bold italic type went on to pursue careers in the Performing Arts.
MEDIA QUOTES:
For my money the musical of the year was not the glamour of ‘Evita’ or the sugar and fizz of ‘High Society’ … it was the Ulster Theatre Company’s production of ‘Oklahoma’. This innovative production … breathtaking moments.
BELFAST TELEGRAPH
A stunning and mind bending production. Moments of high theatre, drama, gripping set-edge excitement and sheer ‘oomph’ pleasure that many a fully professional company would envy.
NEWSLETTER
Most exciting and vibrant interpretation of this grand old musical that I have ever seen.
CORK EXAMINER
As good as anything you might see in New York or London.
CORK EVENING ECHO
