Audiences will have two chances on May 2 to experience the Slippery Rock University Theatre Department’s production of “A Grand Night for Singing, Musical Revue”by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. The show will be directed by a variety of SRU students with artistic oversight by Aaron Galligan-Stierle, an associate professor of theatre. Showtimes are at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Stoner West’s Dance Studio Theater. Tickets can be purchased online at sru.edu/tickets.
“A Grand Night for Singing”is a musical revue from the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, featuring selected songs from various hit productions like “The Sound of Music,” “Oklahoma!” and “Carousel.”You won’t want to miss this showcase of talent from SRU’s theatre community.
The cast includes:
- Lydia Alkinburgh, a junior acting major from Marietta (PA Leadership Charter HS), also directing and choreographing.
- Adele Baldina, a junior acting major from Raleigh, North Carolina (Leesville Road HS).
- Demiah Brown, a senior acting major from Beaver Falls (Beaver Falls HS), also choreographing.
- Maddie Buffone, a junior acting major from Ernest (Marion Center HS).
- Care Caldwell, a junior acting major Lexington, KY (Trinity Christian Academy HS), also directing and choregraphing.
- Jack Cipriani, a senior theatre major from Moon Township (Moon HS), also directing and choreographing.
- Giovanni Clark, a junior acting major from Beaver Falls (Beaver Falls HS).
- Sophia Condit, a senior acting major from Bonita Springs, Florida, also directing and choreographing.
- McKenna Cover, a senior acting major from Lakewood, Colorado (Develyn HS), also directing and choreographing.
- Aidan Duez, a senior acting major from Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS), also directing.
- Miri Elise, a senior acting major from Mason, Ohio (William Mason HS) also directing, choreographing and coordinating costumes..
- Joseph Estok, a junior acting major from Latrobe (Westinghouse Arts Academy HS).
- Adam Fox, a senior acting major from Jersey Shore (Jersey Shore HS).
- Katelynn Handa, a senior acting major from Pittsburgh (Westinghouse Arts Academy HS), also directing and choreographing.
- Peyton Houston, a senior acting major from Oviedo, Florida (Paul J. Hagerty HS), also directing.
- Lily Joseph, a senior acting major from Oviedo, Florida (Paul J. Hagerty HS), also as a music director.
- Maddie Kesler, a junior acting major from Brambleton, Virginia (Rock Ridge HS), also directing.
- Mikayla Keyes, a senior acting major from Pittsburgh (Oakland Catholic HS), also directing.
- Kat Larrick, a senior acting major from junior acting major from Ewa Beach, Hawaii (Wakefield HS), also directing.
- Rachel Lewiski, a senior acting major from Chester Springs (PA Leadership Charter HS).
- Jack Avery Lloyd, a senior acting major from Oak Ridge, Tennessee (Oak Ridge HS), also choreographing.
- Sofie Marino, a senior acting major from Sugar Land, Texas (William P. Clements HS), also as a music director and costume coordinator.
- David McGrogan, a senior acting major from Carnegie (Chartiers Valley HS), also directing and choreographing.
- Ari Mitchell, a senior acting major from Baltimore, Maryland (Baltimore School for the Arts), also directing.
- Courtney O’Reilly, a junior acting major from Plano, Texas (Plano HS), also choreographing.
- Ricky Osman, a senior acting major from Wilmington, Delaware (Concord HS), also as a music director.
- Madeline Roell, a senior theatre major from Clarendon (Sheffield HS).
- Tristan Smith, a junior acting major from West Seneca, New York (West SenecaHS).
- Jacob Taylor, a junior acting major from Collegeville (Perkiomen Valley HS), also directing.
- Belle Trask, a senior acting major from Murphy, Texas (Plano East HS).
- Zoie Wade, a senior acting major from Plano, Texas (Booker T. Washington HS), also directing and choreographing.
Not included in the cast and serving as a director and choreographer:
- Joseph Digney, a senior acting major Marysville, Ohio (Marysville HS).
The creative team includes:
- Aaron Galligan-Stierle as artistic oversight.
- Lincoln Sandham, an instructor of music, as music supervisor and pianist.
- Mallory Lohns, as stage manager.
- Samantha Kuchta, an assistant professor of theatre, as lighting designer.
More information about theatre at SRU can be found on the program’s webpage.
