OCTA's 40th Season Opens Tonight with COMPANY

Olathe Civic Theatre Assn Presents

COMPANY

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth

Directed by Jason Coats
Music Direction by Todd Kendall Gregory-Downs

September 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

Olathe Civic Theatre
500 E Loula
Olathe KS 66061

CAST:
ROBERT......Ken Koval
MARTA.....Teal Holliday
KATHY.....Katherine Ruprecht
APRIL.......Jenni Wilson
SARAH.....Ali Watson
HENRY.....John Robison
AMY.......Rachel Adcock
PAUL......Brad Light
JENNY.....Erica Baruth
DAVID.....John Edmonds
JOANNE.....Debbie Blinn
LARRY.......Dennis Maddox
SUSAN......Alicia Stultz
PETER.....Simon Schupp

PRODUCTION STAFF:
Director - Jason Coats
Music Director – Todd Kendall Gregory-Downs
Choreographer - Jason Coats
Stage Manager - Sarah Saugier
Asst Stage Manager - Stephanie Laaker
Set Design/Build – Designer: Jason Chapman /Bill
Wright
Properties – Jason Coats/Jason Chapman
Lighting – Phil Leonard



SYNOPSIS:
"The clashing sounds and pulsing rhythms of New
York City underscore this landmark "concept" show,
considered by many to have inaugurated the modern
era of musical theatre. COMPANY follows our anti-
hero bachelor Robert as he makes his way through a
series of encounters with April (the stewardess),
Kathy (the girl who's going to marry someone
else), Marta (the "peculiar" one), as well as with
his married friends.

"On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed
bachelor Robert contemplates his unmarried state.
In vignette after hilarious vignette, we are
introduced to "those good and crazy people," his
married friends, as Robert weighs the pros and
cons of married life. In the end, he realizes
being alone is "alone, not alive."

"An honest, witty, sophisticated look at
relationships, COMPANY is as contemporary and
relevant as ever (witness the recent hit revivals
on Broadway and the West End). It features a
brilliant energetic score containing many of
Stephen Sondheim's best-known songs (including
"Another Hundred People," "The Ladies Who Lunch"
and "Being Alive"). – MTI

For more information and to make reservations,
visit www.olathetheatre.org

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