03.20.12

CHARLEY'S AUNT

A simple lunch between friends turns into an afternoon of high speed hilarity. Add a man in a dress, an Aunt from Brazil, an unreasonable turned love struck Uncle and a dash of romance on the run and you have the perfect recipe for comedy.

Widely regarded as one of the most sensational and entertaining farces of all time, Charley's Aunt centers on two Oxford undergraduates in search of a chaperone for a proper visit from their girlfriends. Jack and Charley manage to persuade fellow undergraduate Fancourt "Babbs" Babberley to impersonate a millionaire aunt in this hilarious tale of young love and preposterous deception.

The Cast of Charley’s Aunt

Charley Wykeham
Scotty Bishop

Jack Chesney
Blaine Jordan

Lord Fancourt Babberly
John Everett Brewer

Kitty Verdun
Leah Miller

Amy Spettigue
Anna Cate Tucker

Ela Delahay
Anna Hood

Brassett
Arlos Lugue

Sir Francis Chesney
Skyler Smith

Stephen Spettigue
Rodger King

Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez
Sarah Kritner

Support Staff for Charley’s Aunt

Taylor Hyatt – Assistant Director

Heather Dendy – Assistant to the Director/Stage Directions Coordinator

Arlos Lugue – Assistant to the Director/Student Director

Hunter Denton – Lighting Technician

Casey Rains – Sound Technician

Stella Pierce – Costumes

Timmy Moore – Stage Manager/Scene Shop Foreman

Jon Lambert – Assistant Stage Manager/Crew

Lucas Barksdale – Assistant Stage Manager/Crew

Justin Kritner – Crew

Jackson Gray – Crew

Alora Dunn – Hair and Make-up

Sierah Justice and Matt Strickland – Props

Performances are in the Bevill Center Concert Hall – Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 3, 4 and 5 at 7:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 6, 2012.

10.26.11

OKLAHOMA! 2011 Edition

Snead State Community College Department of Theatre will present Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! This is the first collaboration of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and remains, in many ways their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being followed today.

Set in a Western Indian Territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story and that this new life they will eventually begin together will be in a brand-new state called OKLAHOMA!

Breaking all Broadway box office records when it opened in 1943, Oklahoma! was the first collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein - the legendary team who went on to create Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music.

Oklahoma! winner of a special Pulitzer prize, changed the face of stage musicals by telling an emotional story through music, lyrics and dance as never before.

Oklahoma! first opened at the St. James Theatre in New York on the last day of March 1943. The New York run lasted five years and 2,212 performances; the original investment of $90,000 was paid back 2,500 percent.

This is the 3rd production of Oklahoma! Snead Theatre has produced. “The show talks about a new generation of Americans with the development of a Brand New State.” say director Johnny Brewer who led a very successful run of the 2nd production 10 years ago in 2001. “It’s a new generation of folks participating in the 2011 edition. The message is as clear both on and off stage as it was when Snead first presented Oklahoma! in 1994. Work hard, be friends and be happy no matter what life has thrown at you.”

Directed by Johnny Brewer, the Snead State Theatre cast includes Sarah Kritner as Laurey, Justin Kritner as Curley, Blaine Jordan as Will Parker, Ashleigh Walker as Ado Annie, Scotty Bishop as Ali Hakim, Marsha Cryar as Aunt Eller and Todd Dissinger as Jud Fry.

Others in the cast feature Marvin Jenkins, Jan Jenkins, Katherine Brewer, Heather Dendy, Laurel Burns, Roger King, Wanda Burgess, Katelyn Rusk, Kaitlin Marsivko, Leah Miller, Ali Rogers, Sierah Justice, Dominique Tosado, Ami Scott, Anna Catherine Tucker, Brooke Rogers, Jessika Kozinski, Elizabeth Shaw, Candice Cochran, Anna Hood, Kira Russell, Chelsie Gladden, Emily White, Halea Carr, Katie Lindsey, Jon Lambert, Jonathan Chilsholm, Caleb Tarvin, Colin Rains, Matt Strickland, Reece Dodd, Landon Naylor, Dana Tinnel, Brady Keel, Skylar Smith, Arlos Luque, Hunter Miller, Sarah Quinn Richey, Jackson Gray, Alex Scott, Lydia Lowery, Morgan Langley, Grace Davis, William Rogers.

The production team for Oklahoma! include the following individuals: Timmy Moore, Emily Porter, Tammy Hyatt, Dave Welch, Luke Barksdale, Hunter Denton, Casey Rains, Jimmy Davis, Stella Pierce and Steve Holman.

Performances are slated for November 17, 18, 19 and 20, 2011.

All tickets for Oklahoma! are $10 and may be purchased at the door on the day of the performances. The box office will open one hour prior to each show. No advanced tickets are sold.

 

Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday – November 17, 18, 19, at 7:00 p.m. with a matinee on Sunday – November 20 at 2:00 p.m.

 

Performances are in the Bevill Center Concert Hall located on the campus of Snead State Community College

 

For more information about Snead Theatre and our production of Oklahoma!, please visit www.snead.edu/theatre.

 

“Oklahoma” is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals, 229 West 28th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001.

8.9.11 Auditions for OKLAHOMA! Announced

Auditions for Snead State Theatre’s upcoming production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Broadway musical Oklahoma! will be held on Thursday and Friday August 25, 26 and Thursday September 1 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday August 27 at 10:00 a.m. and Sunday August 28 at 2:00 p.m.

Johnny Brewer is the Director with choreography by Snead Theatre Alumna, Tammy Alexander Hyatt.

Auditions and performances will be in the Bevill Center Concert Hall located on the campus of Snead State Community College.

Performances are slated for November 17, 18, 19 and 20, 2011.

1.24.11 Cast for Camelot Announced

King Arthur
Taylor Hyatt

Guenevere
Ashleigh Walker

Lancelot
John Everett Brewer

Mordred
Chase Moore

Pellinore
Brady Keel

Nimue
Miriam Richey

Merlyn
Chris Roberts

Sir Dinadan
Todd Dissinger

Sir Lionel
Blaine Jordan

Sir Sagramore
Jon Lambert

Squire Dap
Mason Mostella

Lady Anne
Jennifer Arthur

Tom of Warwick
Jackson Gray

Clarius
Jonathan Chisholm

Bliant
Chris Roberts

Guilliam
Phillip Estes

Colgrevance
Jerry Webb

Edwin
Scotty Bishop

Horrid the Dog
Sandy the Dog

The King's Pages

Sarah Quinn Richey,
Sylvie Gray, Jackson Gray,
Anna Katherynn Quick,
Emily Anne Trebus,
Isabella Lambert

The Lords and
Ladies of Camelot

The Knights of the
Round Table

Jackson Shell
Arlos Nieves
Landon Naylor
Caleb Tarvin
Michael Hollingsworth
Casey Rains
Grant Bearden

The Ladies of Camelot

Joy Webb
Jessica Webb
Gabrielle Pollard
Sadie Shell
Lydia Lowery
Crissa Cheek
Halea Carr
Emily White
Holly Watkins
Madison Brantley
Hope Watkins
Kate Freeman
Anna Hood
Meg Biddle
Hannah Neuffer
Hannah Leach
Ashley Skelton
Kaci Chumley
Jennifer Arthur
Miriam Richey
Marsha Cryar
Amanda Rutledge
Patty Spicuzza
Charity Hardeman
Jovina Lowery
Jan Jenkins
Heather Steward Dendy
Katherine Brewer
Karen Shirley
Kyndle Ray
Belinda Griffth
Haley Elkins
Megan Mitchell

Lancelot’s Ladies Ensemble

Joy Webb
Emily White
Jennifer Arthur
Kyndle Ray
Miriam Richey
Marsha Cryar
Amanda Rutledge
Patty Spicuzza
Charity Hardeman
Miriam Richey
Katherine Brewer
Jovina Lowery
Jan Jenkins
Heather Steward Dendy
Karen Shirley

Nimue Dancers
and Principal Dancers

Joy Webb
Megan Mitchell
Meg Biddle
Emily White
Kaci Chumley
Hannah Leach
Holly Watkins
Hope Watkins
Jessica Webb
Jennifer Arthur
Hannah Neuffer
Halea Carr

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10.12.10 Cast for A Christmas Carol Announced

Charles Dickens
Jacob Heflin   

Ebenezer Scrooge
Byron Waldrop

Fred
Chris Roberts                         

Bob Cratchit
Will Vickers

Gentleman 1
Jonathan Hughes

Jacob Marley
John Everett Brewer

Ghost of Christmas Past
Hannah Leach

Schoolmaster
Jonathan Chisholm

Children of the School
Lydia Lowery, John Samuel Cason, Bailey Taylor, Emily Mosley, Lita Bruce, Brooke Cornett, Anna Katherynn Quick, Mattie Grace Heaton, Astrid Walker, Greg Parker, Kenzi Bruce

Ebenezer Scrooge as a Boy
Jackson Gray

Fan                                                      Megan Mitchell

Ebenezer as a Young Man
John Everett Brewer

Fezziwig                                              Jonathan Chisholm

Mrs. Fezziwig
Anna Hood

Dick Wilkins
Will Sisky

Isabelle
Brooke Killion

Ghost of Christmas Present
Anthony Wildfong

Topper                                                 Jackson Shell

Sara
Ashleigh Walker

Mrs. Cratchit
Hannah Neuffer

Tiny Tim
Sylvie Gray

The Cratchit Children
Mallie Wardrup, Meg Wardrup, Mason Mostella, Jeslyn Taylor, Grace Saul

Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come
Jonathan Hughes, Brooke Killion Allison Davis, John Everett Brewer

Old Joe
Anthony Wildfong

Laundress                                            Kacie Chumley

Toy Maker
Max Jeter

Londoners
Anna Hood, Kacie Chumley, Megan
Mitchell, Jonathan Chisholm, Sadie
Shell, Ashley Skelton, Jonathan
Hughes, John Barkley, Will Sisky,
Allison Davis, Jovina Lowrey, Hannah
Leach, Tara Wardrup, Tonia Taylor,
Charlie Sauls, Megan Patterson, Ashley
Patterson, Brenda Lowrey, Mariah Leach, Jackson Shell, Sadie Shell,  Jenni Fredrick, Brody Fredrick 

Crew
Casey Rains, Hunter Denton, Morgan Vickers, Alora Dunn, Michelle Dunn, Matt Beck, Joshua Beck, Mathew Rucker, Arlos Mendoza, Traci Quick, Hannah Bruce, Hannah Kelley, Molly Caudell

06.19.10 Christmas Carol
Auditions Announced
Auditions for Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol will be held in the Bevill Center Auditorium August 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 7:00 p.m. and Aug 28 at 10 a.m. Audition information is available now. Click HERE.

05.10.10 Theatre Scholarship
Students Announced:
The Snead State Community College Theatre Department awards scholarships to interested and deserving students. The Performing Arts Scholarship is designed to foster students in the area of performance and technical theatre.

The following students have been awarded Theatre scholarships: Anna Hood of Brindlee Mountain, Hunter Denton of Arab, Casey Rains of Albertville, Hannah Kelley of Guntersville, Jonathan Hughes of Boaz and Ashleigh Walker of Arab

Partial Scholarships are still available. If you are interested, please see Mr. Brewer for details.

01.10.10 You're A Good Man Charlie Brown announces cast

The Snead State Community College Department of Theatre will present “You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown”, on April 29, 30 and May 1 at 7:00 p.m. and May 2 at 2:00 p.m. in the Bevill Center Concert Hall. This musical play opened on Broadway in 1971 and is based on the story lines and characters from the popular and perhaps the most successful comic strip of all time, Peanuts created by Charles Schultz.

Charlie Brown – John Everett Brewer
Lucy – Melissa Trebus
Sally – Megan Mitchell
Linus – Erik Cederholm
Snoopy – Kaitlyn Bonds
Schroeder – AJ Pollard
Sherman – Max Jeter
Pig Pen – John Barkley
Peppermint Patty – Kacie Chumley
Marcie – Holly Scott
Little Red-Haired Girl – Meg Biddle
Violet – Tiffany Wilson
Frieda – Jennifer Arthur
Woodstocks are Sylvie Gray, Anna Katherynn Quick, Sarah Quinn Richey and Emily Anne Trebus

Assistant Director is Jason Lancaster
Technical Director is Jimmy Davis
Stage Manager is Steve Holman


11.28.09 Wizard of Oz plays to capacity crowds.

Published November 28, 2009
By Lionel Green
The Sand Mountain Reporter

Officials reported stellar attendance figures during a four-performance run of “The Wizard of Oz” musical presented by the Snead State Community College Department of Theatre from Nov. 19 to Nov. 22.

“We sold out Friday night and Sunday, turning away about 10 or 15 on Friday with standing room only,” said “Oz” director Johnny Brewer. “Friday we brought out chairs. Sunday we filled all of the fixed seats. There are approximately 1,080 seats in the Bevill Center.

“I’m disappointed that we couldn’t run the show for two weekends and for more school performances. Logistics and costs played an important factor.”

Brewer directed Snead State’s presentation of “Oz” in 2000 and noted the differences in the two productions nine years apart. “Technology played an important role in this production,” he said. “Video and projections, which were not as easily workable nine years ago, worked seamlessly in this production. We had more special effects in this one — Dorothy flying into the tornado and actual flying monkeys.

“The only special effect we used last time that we couldn’t use this time were flash pots for the witch’s entrances and exits. I had an ATF license for stage pyro, and after 9-11, it became a little more expensive and unpractical to keep one.

“Jimmy Davis, of Boaz, was the special effects coordinator for this production and was involved in 2000 as well. He was a key person for the technology for ‘Wizard’ 2009.”

Brewer said Friday night’s Nov. 20th presentation featured nostalgia galore as the cast of the 2000 production of “The Wizard of Oz” was recognized.

“Mary Page Wilson was Dorothy, Randy Helms was the Tin Man and Chris Carter was the Lion,” Brewer said. “Tim Batten could not make it because he was involved in a professional acting company in Atlanta performing in ‘Arsenic and Old Lace.’

“Also recognized Friday night were about 25 to 30 Munchkins, now grown up, and cast and crew members from the 2000 edition, including some returning crew members … Emily Porter as the accompanist, Timmy Moore as stage manager and Steve Holman as assistant stage manager.

“Erik Cederholm who plays the Tin Man in the 2009 edition and John Everett Brewer who plays the Lion were a Munchkin City Father and Munchkin Mayor, respectively, in 2000.

“Brandon Greer an orchestra member this 2009 version was a Munchkin in 2000. Jason Lancaster served as a volunteer tech person as a student from Boaz High School in 2000. He was an outstanding assistant director for the 2009 edition. Jason is an Auburn graduate with a degree in technical theater.”

Brewer thanked a number of people who provided support for the musical, including Snead State President Robert Exley.

“We had lots of community support and the support and encouragement from the Snead administration team, especially from Dr. Exley, Dr. Miller and Mr. Richard. Dave Welch, Snead State Bevill Center events coordinator, was extremely helpful as well.

“Dr. Exley met in ‘circle,’ a traditional time to give last-minute notes and have a prayer, with the cast and crew every performance and greeted the audience every show. It was an honor to direct this play for Dr. Exley and Snead State Community College.

“We had a great live orchestra composed of almost all community musicians and Snead State Jazz Band students. I was proud of every person in the show.”

Brewer said the cast and crew included children and adults of all ages, in some cases entire families.

“We had several families represented in the show,” Brewer said. “Parents worked on crew while their children were in the cast. Some families were all in the cast. The youngest was Jake Trebus at 3 years of age. His sister was Emily Anne Trebus who played Toto.”

Brewer had a strong family connection of his own.

“My wife Katherine worked on the production staff of both 2000 and 2009 editions,” he said. “The most exciting part of the production was working with my son, John Everett Brewer, as the Lion.”