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Tryon Festival Theatre, April 25-28
Music and Lyric by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
 Book by Ken Ludwig
Sarah Wigley, director
Michael Tilley, conductor

"Most of our Crazy for You world is set in the fictional town of Deadrock, Nevada, a community with one saloon, a post office, and a general store. The presence of art or culture in Deadrock fizzled with the closing of the beloved Gaiety Theatre several years back, and when first introduced to this sleepy settlement, we witness the townsfolk simply "bidin' their time." When the Zangler Follies arrive in Deadrock and the Gaiety Theatre is once again filled with song, dance, and laughter, we witness a once slow-moving, down-on-its-luck community revitalized through the performing arts and the joy that live theatre can bring. Sparkling showgirls and rough-neck rangers form a community through their shared desire to put on a show. Art creates community.

While witnessing students from across campus create a community through the creation of live performance art, I could not help but realize, throughout this process, the exciting parallel between the world of theater created in Deadrock, Nevada, in 1935 and the world we create every day here at our "miracle on the prairie," Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

In Crazy for You, Bobby Child and Bela Zangler leave the bright lights of New York City for a community that believes in the power of live theatre and the inclusivity that art manifest when it is born out of a place of inspiration and joy. How extraordinary that while we celebrate a fictional town that brings Follies girls, cowboys, and British tourists together, we simultaneously celebrate Krannert Center's 50th Anniversary, a place where art creates community each and every day.

Thank you, Krannert Center, for 50 years of bringing endless possibility, magic, and delight to our "miracle on the prairie:- our friends in Deadrock, Nevada, would be proud."

​-Sarah Wigley, director
Program PDF
CAST
BOBBY CHILD- Owen Connor Stout
BELA ZANGLER- Fabian Guerrero
POLLY BAKER- Collene Bruton
IRENE ROTH- Logan Piker
MOTHER (MS. LOTTIE CHILD)- Emily Albert-Stauning
PERKINS- Grant Ebert
CHAUFFER- Jon Faw
LANK HAWKINS- Cameron Young
EVERETT BAKER- Joe Grudt
EUGENE FODOR- Dane Brandon
PATRICIA FODOR- Berit Johnson
TESS- Anna Benoit*
PATSY- Caroline McKinzie
FOLLIES GIRLS:
MITZI- Sara Dolins
ELAINE-Anastasia Kasimos
LOUISE-Madysen Simanonis
SUSIE- Abby Steimel
BETSY- Sophia Byrd
MARGIE- Lisa Buhelos
COWFOLK:
MOOSE- Nicholas Koch
MINGO- Isiah Asplund
SAM/PETE- Geoffrey Schmelzer
HARRY- Jon Faw
CUSTUS- Grant Ebert
JAN- Hannah Dziura
WYATT- Nick Hittle
BONNIE- Rachel Maramba
UNDERSTUDIES:
Nicholas Koch (Bobby), Lisa Buhelos (Polly/Tess/Patsy), Sophia Byrd (Irene), Jon Faw (Lank)


*Dance Captain

PRODUCTION TEAM
DIRECTOR- Sarah Wigley
CONDUCTOR- Michael Tilley
CHOREOGRAPHER- Charlie Maybee
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER- Ethan Gardner
SCENIC DESIGNER- Daniela Cabrera
COSTUME DESIGNER- Melissa Hall
LIGHTING DESIGNER- Tony Rajewski
SOUND DESIGNER- Matt Powell
PROPERTIES MASTER- Haley Borodine
HAIR/MAKEUP MASTER- Danielle Richter
MUSICAL PREPARATION- Cadis Ying-Jie Lee, Michael McAndrew, Alex Munger
STAGE MANAGER- Adeline Snagel
TECHNICAL DIRECTORS- Rayan Gajdos, Imani McDaniel, Patrick Storey
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      • Carnival!
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      • The Marriage of Figaro
      • Audition Requirements
      • Purchase Tickets
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