San Andreas, CA…Calaveras High School Performing Arts is proud to present its Spring 2020 musical, Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” Onstage at the Calaveras High School Performing Arts Center in San Andreas for one weekend only, performances are March 13 at 7:00, March 14 at 2:00 and 7:00, and March 15 at 2:00. In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly (Zachary Zahniser), a charming cowboy, and Laurey (Amaya Halepota and Madeleine Hedger, alternate performances), a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie (J’Cie Garrett) and hapless Will Parker (Nate DeYarmon) in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land.

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Oklahoma! returned to Broadway several times, and now this American classic comes to the Calaveras Performing Arts Center with a cast and crew of over sixty talented and dedicated high school students from Calaveras High School. The cast includes Nya Rexelle and Samantha Leach alternating in the role of Aunt Eller, Michael Barci as the darkly villainous Jud Fry, Marco Bertsch Ortega as the antic peddler Ali Hakim, Anthony Barci as Andrew Carnes, Jordan Berry as Gertie Cummings, and Taylor Wilson and Emma Darmsted in alternate performances as Dream Laurey in Act One’s iconic dream ballet. The ensemble features Sam Shelton, Gabe Garcia, Joseph Gates, Anna Alziebler, Alexis Horlacher, Anaiya Messa-Street, Travis Wright, Christopher Cathcart, Jolee Aleshire, Luke Zeugin, Abbee Wernick, Arielle Esposito, Cora Heusel, Libby Silva, Carlynn Moore, Trista Kingsbury, Sophia Stokes, Leah Carpenter, Chloe Bryden, Dreama Cathcart, Kyra Zeugin, Isabel Piedra, Sydney Guerrero, Tyler Squires, Elizabeth Enderlein, Zoe Stockdale, Audrey Powers, Danny Visperas, and Kyle Barry.

Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals and with music provided by The MT Pit LLC, “Oklahoma” is directed by Ann Mazzaferro, with choreography by Taylor Wilson and Emma Darmsted. Set design is by Karan Bowsher, scenic painting is by John Turnbeaugh, costume design is by the Mazzaferro Collective, costume coordination is by Emmy Baggie, prop design is by Kelly Zahniser, lighting design is by Irene Melendez, and Stage Management is by Cody Young. Run crew members include Celeste Yeaman, Savana Owens, Misha Dabbs, Natalia Russak, and Theo May. Tickets can be purchased online at chsoklahoma.brownpapertickets.com, or at the door an hour prior to the event. Reservations and additional information are available by calling 209.754.1800, ext. 5213.

Please note: Due to stage violence and mature themes, this production may not be suitable for audience members under age 10. Water-based fog and gunshot sound effects will be used in this production.