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Anything Goes 2008

Book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter

Directed by William Myatt

Director's Note

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As Reno sings in the title song, “times have changed.”  Yet, this classic musical by Cole Porter plays on – and plays on wonderfully well.  This is my third time working on this show.  (The first time was as an underclassman at the University of Northern Iowa; I was in the ensemble as the Steward.)  Anything Goes has something of a convoluted history.  The original production in 1934 had Billy in love with Reno.  He came to the ship to wish her “Bon Voyage” when he saw his former sweetheart, Hope, and decided to stay on board.  A potential shipwreck and a near-marriage of Sir Evelyn and Hope to save a business believed to be near bankruptcy rounded out the story.  However, an unfortunate ship fire and the deaths of 134 people off the coast of New Jersey as the show was set to open caused a major rewrite.  Anything Goes was next released as a motion picture in 1956 with a storyline so altered as to be unrecognizable save for a few of the songs.  The following reincarnation of Anything Goes is the “1962 Revised” version.  (This is the version we are performing.)  The plotline is still a little transparent, but the show features a number of wonderful songs and characters in a well-balanced production.  The 1987 Beaumont Theatre Broadway revival is the version that Quad City Music Guild performed last summer.    Characters were rewritten and songs were reallocated in order to create a star turn for Patti LuPone. I don’t care for the “Beaumont” version.

One of our goals in the PV Drama Department is to introduce students to the spectrum of dramatic literature.  From Chicago to Anything Goes to the remainder of the 2008 – 2009 season, students have an opportunity to explore a multitude of styles and genres.  Cole Porter is one of my personal favorites.

Anything Goes is American musical theatre at its most witty, creative, entertaining, and fun.  We hope you will agree.

CAST

 

Reno Sweeney - Kelsey Francis

Billy Crocker - Daniel Witcik

Hope Harcourt - Regina Pauly

Moonface Martin - Taylor Truster

Bonnie - Hannah Kurth

Sir Evelyn - Morgan Hoke

Mrs. Harcourt - Emily Myers

Captain - Tom McGee

Bishop - Kyle Woollums

Ling - Stephanie Yang

Ching - Amanda Phan

Purity - Caroline Kwan

Charity - Britney Carpio

Chastity - Caroline Kwan

Virtue - Madison Jensen

Purser - Garrick Ehlers

Ensemble - Tim Bawden, Amy Bay,  Jori Colarusso, Christina Ehlers, Garrick Ehlers, Bishop Massey, Tom McGee, Megan Mohs, Haley Nellis, Jenni Park, Amanda Phan, Alyssa Phelan, Emma Thompson, Alyson Wennlund, Kyle Woollums, Stephanie Yang and Stefanie Zock

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CREW

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Technical Director - Mr. Tristan Tapscott

Orchestra Director - Mr. Drew Anderson

Choreographer - Mrs. Christina M. Myatt

Vocal Director/Accompanist - Mr. Gary Clark

Costume Designer - Mrs. Roya Francis

Assistant Director/Stage Manager - Connor Quinby

Assistant Stage Manager - Rebecca Perfette

Set Head - Linda Taylor

Sound Head - Anna Spaete

Costume Head - Jenni Park

Make-up Head - Amy Bay

Props Head - Claira Hart

Hair Head - Brianna Walker

Lighting Head - Ben Lewis

Front of House - Kyle Woollums

Crew - Colleen Barrette, Amy Bay, Molly Bryant, Claira Hart, Morgan Hoke, Lara Kasinski, Alex Kurth, Ben Lewis, Tom McGee, Sarah McCraw, Cassie Paddock, Regina Pauly, Catie Mullen, Rebecca Perfette, Marqui Petersen, Amy Reighard, Sarah Rodriguez, Brooke Schelly, Nick Schurr, Claire Spaete, Kimberlyn Stoddard, Linda Taylor, Brianna Walker, Audrey Weise, Alex Wilkinson, Daniel Wikcik and Jessica Winter

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Orchestra

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Flute - Emily Border and Hillary Neff

Tenor Saxophone - Leah Christensen and Lauren Nitzschke

Drum Set - Jordan Hale

Clainet - Christina Hesse and Laura Rodriguez

Trumpet - Toni Hoffmann, Andrew Piotter and Kelsey Hull

Auxiliary Percussion - Kelsey Hull

Bass - Ethan Jones

Oboe - Amy Skjerseth

Bari Saxophone - Alex Wilson

Trombone - Michael Newman

Alto Saxophone - Mitchell Roberts and Tom Cao 

Bass Clainet - Sarah Schipper

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Anything Goes Program

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