Oklahoma!
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
By arrangement with Warner Chappell
Season 13-29 May 1993
Venue Belconnen Theatre
TheStory
The show opens on a beautiful morning where a cowboy, Curly, wanders on stage until he encounters Aunt Eller and Laurie. Curly and Laurie have an unacknowledged love for one another however they are to nervous to admit their feelings. Curly suggests that he would like to take Laurie to the box social that night, but his impudent manner leads her to turn him down.
Meanwhile Will Parker has just returned from Kansas City. He along with other cowboys tell stories of the modern city to the on-looking ladies. Will is in love with Ado Annie Carnes, who herself is involved with a travelling salesman.
Curly is upset to discover that Laurie has asked Jud Fry, a menacing field hand, to the box social. To see what the fuss is over, Curly makes a trip over to Jud's smoke house. Laurie is now uncertain, she wishes she had not asked Jud Fry and had asked Curly instead.
At the box social, the men bid on hampers and claim the girl who made the hamper. When it comes to Laurie's hamper, Jud and Curly both fight over bids. Jud runs off with Laurie, who then fires him and breaks down. When Curly comes to her rescue, they admit their love for each other. Three weeks later, they are married. Jud appears at the reception, Curly fights him and Jud falls on his own knife. Curly is pronounced not guilty by the judge and Laurie and Curly live happily ever after.
ProductionTeam
| Director | Fran Bosly-Craft |
| Musical Director | Les Smith |
| Chorus Master | David Priddle |
| Choregrapher | Michelle Heine |
| Production Manager | John Alsford |
| Stage Manager | Mark Truebridge |
| Set Design | Fran Bosly-Craft, Chris Boyldew |
| Costume Design | Jennifer Hird, Judith Duffy |
| Lighting Design | Annie Alsford, Mark Truebridge, Nicole Rebikoff |
Cast
| Curly | Harold Blake |
| Laurie | Sue Lake-Harris |
| Aunt Eller | Barbara Denham-O'Brien |
| Ado Annie | Jenni Mersiades |
| Will Parker | Philip Marlan |
| Ali Hakim | Ian Davenport |
| Jud Fry | Richard Bosly-Craft |
| Gertie | Janelle Gai Morgan |
| Andrew Carnes | Geoff Thomas |
| Male Chorus | John Alsford, Tony Ainsworth, Damien Beard, Chris Boyldew, Conrad Burden, Berin Denham, Michael Hall, Simon Stone, Angelo Tsakalos |
| Female Chorus | Shirley Barrett, Katie Battese, Anne Beard, Gemma Beard, Katrina Blight, Eileen Boyldew, Siobh'an Boyldew, Patricia Campbel, Christine Cullen, Melissa Georgiou, Michelle Huber, Loueze Jansses, Fiona Le Mesurier, Leith Manley, Melissa Moore, Carole Osmotherly, Barbara Penton, Tiffany Rudd, Tonia Wallen, Lauren Williams |
| Dream Sequence | Angelo Tsakalos (Curly), Fiona Le Mesurier (Laurey), Natalie Antione, Deborah Beck, Erica Bowron, Paula Ellicott, Sharene Griffin, Sandie Grugen, Phillippa Higgs, Sirina Pongsupath, Debbie Smith |
Orchestra
| Conductor | Les Smith |
| Violins | Anthony Dunnecliffe, Chris Fifield, Chris Eade |
| Viola | Jetse Kalma |
| Cello | Olga Howell |
| Flute | Ruth Dillon |
| Clarinet | Tony Rowlands |
| Bassoon | Janette Humphrey |
| Trumpet | Andrew Terracini |
| Bass | Peter MacDonald |
| Piano | Judith Everall |
| Percussion | Barry Pigram |