This season, we take our audiences under the lights!
2024-2025
Photo Credit: Heartland Photography LLC
Friday – Sunday
September 6 – 29
Thursday Night Performances are available September 19 & 26.
Kephart Theatre
Disney’s
The Little Mermaid
The Musical
Book by Doug Wright
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.”
Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.
Disney’s The Little Mermaid offers a fantastic creative opportunity for rich costumes and sets, as well as the chance to perform some of the best-known songs from the past 30 years.
Narrative by Music Theatre International
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Production Sponsor – GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING
Costume and Orchestra Sponsor – EDWARD JONES
CAST
ARIEL – GRACE CORMAN
PRINCE ERIC – ZANDER FLENER*
URSULA – BARBARA HILT
KING TRITON – MICHAEL FREELAND
SEBASTIAN – DONOVAN JOHNSON*
FLOUNDER – ISAIAH BOSWELL*
FLOTSAM – WYATT ANGELL
JETSAM – MADISON BERNDT*
CHEF LOUIS – KRISTINA FREELAND
SCUTTLE – ANDREW GRABER
GRIMSBY – NATHAN KING
AQUATA/PRINCESS/SEA ENSEMBLE – BRANDY SANDOVAL
ARISTA/PRINCESS/GULL/SEA ENSEMBLE – MACKENZIE MARTINEZ*
ANDRINA/PRINCESS/GULL/SEA ENSEMBLE – CAMILLE GRABER
ATINA/PRINCESS/SEA ENSEMBLE – TASHA DEISER
ADELLA/PRINCESS/GULL/SEA ENSEMBLE – MARI BROWN-MERELES
ALLANA/PRINCESS/SEA ENSEMBLE – EVETTE STOSKOPF*
WINDWARD/CHEF/SEA ENSEMBLE – FORTUNATO CARRAZCO*
LEEWARD/CHEF/SEA ENSEMBLE – MASON LEONARD
PILOT/SAILOR/CHEF/SEA ENSEMBLE – DOMINIC FREELAND
THE ENSEMBLE
MAGGIE BROWN-MERELES
MAYA BROWN-MERELES
KAIDEN COMEAU*
LYDIA GERRY
PERRY GREWELL*
CAROLINE HIATT
KEIRA HOFFMAN
VIVIENNE HOFFMAN
SLOAN HOMELVIG
LILY LEONARD
AUSTIN MILLER*
SARAH ROSARIO
ZACH SWANSON
ELIAS TORRES
*- indicates Theatre Salina Mainstage debut
PRODUCTION
Director – Michael Spicer
Music Director – Jill French
Choreographer – Maggie Spicer Brown
Orchestra Director/Rehearsal Pianist -Tyler Breneman
Stage Manager – Mandi Graber
Props Chief – Kelly Brown and Nicole Leonard
Photo Credit: Heartland Photography LLC
Thursdays – Sundays
October 11-27, 2024
Sunflower Financial Theatre
The Revolutionists
Play by Lauren Gunderson
Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world. It’s a true story. Or total fiction. Or a play about a play. Or a raucous resurrection…that ends in a song and a scaffold.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Production Sponsor – COLDWELL BANKER and PINION
CAST
Olympe De Gouges – Elizabeth-Ali Schade
Marianne Angelle – Gilda Alvarez
Charlotte Corday – Taylor Hartzell
Marie Antoinette – Gin Hoffman
PRODUCTION
Director – Michael Spicer
Stage Manager and Props Chief – Andi Haden
AACT FESTIVAL 2025
Kansas State Festival – Lawrence, KS
Best Production
Outstanding Direction – Michael Spicer
Outstanding Lighting – J.R. Lidgett
Outstanding Wig and Costume Design – Jenn Morris
Outstanding Leading Actor – Gin Hoffman
Outstanding Leading Actor – Elizabeth-Ali Schade
Outstanding Ensemble Cast
Photo Credit: Heartland Photography LLC
Thursdays – Sundays
November 22 – 30, 2024
December 1 – 15, 2024
Kephart Theatre
The Sound of Music
The Musical
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Narrative provided by Concord Theatrical
CAST
MARIA – HANNAH KNOX
CAPTAIN VON TRAPP – CHRISTOPHER GRABER
LIESL – LYDIA GERRY
FRIEDRICH – DOMINIC FREELAND
LUISA – CAMILLE GRABER
KURT – MASON LEONARD
BRIGITTA – CAROLINE HIATT
MARTA – LIV RATZLAFF*
GRETL – GABBY GARBER
ELSA – STEPHANIE GERRY
MAX – MATT GERRY
MOTHER ABBESS – JILL FRENCH
FRANZ – KALEB KROEKER*
FRAU SCHMIDT – PAULA ROLPH
ROLF – GABRIEL FREELAND
SISTER BERTHE – TWILA SCHNEIDERS
SISTER MARGERETTA – KAITLYN GEIST
SISTER SOPHIA – STACY JAGODZINSKE
HERR ZELLER – MICHAEL FREELAND
FRAU ZELLER/NUN – SHANNON REID
BARON ELBERFELD – JOHN RYBERG
BARONESS ELBERFELD/NUN – SARAH MEADOR*
ADRMIRAL VON SCHREIBER – DAVID GREISER
POSTULANTS, NUNS, & PARTY GUESTS
ALIVIA DURALL
ADDILYN JAGODZINSKE
KEIRA HOFFMAN
KARLY KROEKER
SARAH ROSARIO
KINSLEIGH SHOWMAN
** Indicates Theatre Salina mainstage debut
PRODUCTION
Director – Maggie Spicer Brown
Music Director – Melanie Allison
Stage Managers
Renee Toms
Alison Hiatt
Props Cheif – Mandi Graber
I.D. – Elizabeth-Ali Schade
Photo Credit: Heartland Photography LLC
Thursdays – Sundays
January 3-19, 2025
Sunflower Financial Theatre
Birthday Candles
Play by Noah Haidle
Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, an infinity of dreams, and one cake baked over a century.
This poignant and funny play takes its audience through the highlights, heartbreaks and extraordinary moments that make up one woman’s ordinary life.
This productions is recommended for mature audiences for language.
Narrative provided by Concord Theatrical
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Production Sponsor -THE BANK OF TESCOTT
CAST
ERNESTINE – Vicki Price
ALICE / MADELINE / ERNIE – Mackenzie Martinez
KENNETH – Shawn Nyberg
MATT / WILLIAM – Richard Groetzinger
BILLY / JOHN – Mark Anderson
JOAN / ALEX / BETH – Allison Yaple
PRODUCTION
Director – Mark Anderson
Stage Manager and Props – Allison Cook and Amanda Reynolds
I.D. – Elizabeth-Ali Schade
Photo Credit: Heartland Photography LLC
Fridays – Sundays
January 31 – February 16, 2025
Thursday night performance February 6
Kephart Theatre
Lend Me A Soprano
Play by Ken Ludwig
It’s 1934, and the clever and combustible Lucille Wiley, Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is ready to welcome world-class soprano Elena Firenzi for her one-night-only starring role in Carmen. Alas, Elena arrives late, her impassioned husband Pasquale has a fit of jealousy, and it remains to be seen whether Mrs. Wiley’s mousy but determined assistant Jo can save the day.
Based on Ken Ludwig’s Tony Award-winning Lend Me A Tenor, this this madcap screwball comedy features ladies in the leading roles and is guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.
This production is rated mature for adult content and simulated suicide.
Narrative provided by Concord Theatricals
Thank you to our Corporate Partners!
CAST
Leo – Loren Young
Pasqal – Alex Lankhorst
Jerry – Patrick Hoffman
Elana – Allison Yaple
Mrs. Wylie – Sandy Welsh
Jo – Callie Hobkirk
Bellhop – Courtney Train
Julia – Sara Young
PRODUCTION
Director – John Hendrick
Stage Manager – Robin Dutton
Assitant Stage Manager / Trainer – Amanda Reynolds
I.D. – Elizabeth-Ali Schade
Photo Credit: Heartland Photography LLC
Friday – Sunday
April 4-19, 2025
Thursday night performance April 17
Kephart Theatre
Sweeney Todd
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Sweeney Todd has become a bloody, worldwide success since being awarded eight Tony’s, (including Best Musical), for its Broadway premiere. Stephen Sondheim’s and Hugh Wheeler’s (A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures) tasty, thrilling, theatrical treat has simultaneously shocked, awed and delighted audiences across the world.
An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up… and the carnage has only just begun!
Extremely popular with opera companies and in concert presentation, Sweeney Todd is equally effective as an intimate chamber musical. Featuring two unforgettable star turns and some of the most chilling music ever written for the stage, this masterpiece is sure both to thrill and delight audiences.
Narrative provided by Music Theatre International
Our Partnership Production with
Kansas Wesleyan University
Thank you to our Corporate Partners!
CAST
Sweeney Todd – Jacob Corman*
Mrs. Lovett – Mary King
Anthony – Zander Flener*
Johanna – Grace Corman*
Judge Turpin – Alex Engelland
Beggar Woman – Aubrey Powell*
Beadle – Nathan King
Tobias – Kaiden Comeau*
Pirelli – Perry Grewell*
Fogg – Spencer Wesley
ENSEMBLE
Addilyn Jagodzinske
Bradyn Houltberg
Brandy Sandoval*
Cathie Norris
Chris Comeau
Donovan Johnson*
Erin Dolezal
Evan Burns*
Evette Stoskopf
Grace Welsh*
Jacob Brown*
Jared Jarvis
Karly Kroeker
Kirsten Lamia*
MacKenzie Martinez*
Matea Gregg
Richard Groetzinger
Sydney Cantin
Vanessa Arceo*
Violet Arb
Off-Stage Voices
David Corman
* Indicates KWU Student or Alumni
PRODUCTION
Director – Vickee Spicer
Music Director – David Corman
Photo Credit: Heartland Photography LLC
Friday – Sunday
June 13-29, 2025
Kephart Theatre
Waitress
Sara Bareilles’ uplifting and inspiring musical celebrating friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.
Book by Jessie Nelson
Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Brought to life on Broadway by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, Waitress features original music and lyrics by six-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles (“Brave,” “Love Song”), and a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson. Nominated for four Tony Awards (including Best Musical), and cherished by audiences and critics alike, Waitress is inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film and offers a special recipe for finding happiness in unexpected places.
Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop…until a baking contest in a nearby county and the town’s handsome new doctor offer her a tempting recipe for happiness. Supported by her quirky crew of fellow waitresses and loyal customers, Jenna summons the secret ingredient she’s been missing all along — courage.
“A delicious tale that’s not simply about getting Prince Charming, but getting its heroine to take action and discover her worth!” — Variety
Narrative provided by Music Theatre International
Thank you to our Corporate Partners!
Production Sponsor EQUITY BANK
Costume Sponsor HERITAGE REAL ESTATE ADVISORS, LLC
CAST
Jenna – Mary King
Becky – Kristina Freeland
Dawn – Bradyn Houltberg
Dr. Pomatter – Alex Engelland
Earl – Brandt Busse
Cal – Michael Freeland
Joe – Richard Groetzinger
Ogie – Zander Flener
Nurse Norma – Lindsey Rojas
Lulu- Holland Hlad*
ENSEMBLE
Tommy Flores
Kaydence Dickson*
Kyle Hlad*
Hannah Knox
Mackenzie Martinez
Matea Gregg
Violet Arb
Elias Torres
Spencer Wesley
*Indicates Theatre Salina Mainstage Debut
PRODUCTION
Director / Choreographer- Maggie Spicer Brown
Music Director- Melanie Allison
Stage Manager- Andi Haden
Initmacy Director- Elizabeth-Ali Schade
Props Cheif- Ellen Fixsen
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