Previous Productions
A Walk in the Woods - Season 35
Forever Plaid - Season 32
The Music Man in Concert - Season 29
'Night, Mother - Season 14
Dracula - Season 3
Pieces at 8 - Season 3
Death of a Salesman - Season 2
The Music Man - Season 1
To Kill A Mockingbird - Season 1
HOWEVER! It is with great pleasure that we announce our production of “The Year of Magical Thinking” – October 10th – October 13th to be performed at the JCC-Cutco Theater in Olean. This one woman show, adapted from Joan Didion’s best-selling memoirs, is the emotional account of the years following the death of her husband and her attempts to make sense of her grief while tending to her severely ill daughter. Join us as this story unfolds and we witness ones mourning, adapting, focusing, and moving on. “The Year of Magical Thinking” will be an unforgettable experience.
*Please note: Tickets for “Driving Miss Daisy” will be honored for “The Year of Magical Thinking.”*
Titantic The Musical
July 12 - 13, 2019
In a stunning chamber musical as massive as the ocean liner that shares its name, Yeston and Peter Stone’s musical, Titanic, tells the stories of the people on board the legendary steamer and the men who got them there. Spanning all classes, Titanic captures the stories from the whole range of humanity aboard the ship: from workers in the boiler room to first-class attendants, from the poorest passengers, who scraped together their life savings to purchase third-class tickets to America, to some of the wealthiest men of the Victorian age, including John Jacob Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim. Maury Yeston and Peter Stone’s musical tells the tragic story with a compassionate book, intelligent lyrics, and soaring melodies. Full of memorable characters based on the real men and women on the ship, Titanic is a powerful, complex look at the making of a tragedy.
ANNOUNCING OUR CAST!
Director- Minna Badanes &
Tim Hollamby
Music Director- Pat Waldron
Tech Director- Ryan Wheeler
Choreography- Laurie Donner
Stage manager- Dan Donner
Conductor- Ruth Fuller
House Manager- Linda Wells
Narrator...... Paul Nelson
Thomas Andrews...... Kevin Badanes
Bruce Ismay...... Jeff Maris
Captain Smith...... David Merwine
Murdoch...... Skyler Schapp
Harold Bride...... Bill Steffen
Frederick Barrett...... Jacque Austin
Henry Etches...... Nathan Bell
Frederick Fleet...... Tim Hollamby
Isidor Straus...... Craig Hinman
Ida Straus...... Elaine Stephan
Alice Beane...... Sharon Myers
Edgar Beane...... Moses Howden
Charles Clark...... Austin Schapp
Caroline Neville...... Janet Nolan
Hartley...... Dwain Graham
Kate McGowan...... Tanaka Losey
Kate Murphy...... Meaghan Bell
Kate Mullins...... Madison McClelland
Pittman...... Rodney Stebbins
Jim Farrell...... Mike Staley
Ensemble...... Adelyn Kolb
Ensemble...... Andrew Sherburne
Ensemble...... Annamaria Reisner
Ensemble...... Auty Gagliardo
Ensemble...... Bri Winship
Ensemble...... Bridgette Martin-Oschman
Ensemble...... Chris Clapp
Ensemble...... Christina Stankewicz
Ensemble...... Clay Nolan
Ensemble...... Connie Shanks
Ensemble...... Corinne Potter
Ensemble...... Damien Sorvillo
Ensemble...... Daryl Johnson
Ensemble...... Devyn Neiman
Ensemble...... Emily Gordon
Ensemble...... Emma Dwaileebe
Ensemble...... Ethan Dalton
Ensemble...... Geneivieve Smith
Ensemble...... Jade Smith
Ensemble...... Jeanne Finch
Ensemble...... Jeffrey Carson
Ensemble...... Jen Wolbert
Ensemble...... Jennifer Nasuta
Ensemble...... Jessica Anderson
Ensemble...... Jodi Winship
Ensemble...... Kait Harvey
Ensemble...... Kaleb Shaw
Ensemble...... Karen Layman
Ensemble...... Kathy Malick
Ensemble...... Linda Manross
Ensemble...... Madison Granger
Ensemble...... Madyson Hollamby
Ensemble...... Marcia Gallineaux-Hubert
Ensemble...... Marcia McAndrews
Ensemble...... Maria Wheeler
Ensemble...... Mary Quinlan
Ensemble...... Mary Kay Worth
Ensemble...... Mitchell O'Dell
Ensemble...... Olivia MacWilliams
Ensemble...... Paige Smith
Ensemble...... Pamela Morley
Ensemble...... Patty Howden
Ensemble...... Quincy Stebbins
Ensemble...... Reyna Reisner
Ensemble...... Russ Hurlburt
Ensemble...... Sarah Gordon
Ensemble...... Scarlet Sorvillo
Ensemble...... Sue Hannon
Ensemble...... Sydney Sider
Ensemble...... Taryn Nasuta
Ensemble...... Tia Torrey
Ensemble...... Tim Sherlock
Ensemble...... Tom Potter
Ensemble...... Torianne Morrow
The Iliad, The Odyssey in 99 Minutes or Less
April 25 - 28, 2019
The Gods walk the Red Carpet. The Creation of Mankind is a botched subcontractors job. Man and Pandora try settling down despite an ominous wedding gift. Love stories are a dating show and the Greek Tragedies are sports highlights! And don’t forget the two greatest stories ever told, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Kidnap Helen of Troy and you’ve got a 10 year slap-fight of epic proportions with pouty Achilles, war-hungry Agamemnon and clever Odysseus, destined to wander the seas for 10 more years fighting giants, seductresses and the Gods themselves. All the silly decisions, the absurd destinies, and the goofy characters are presented lightning-bolt fast with hysterical results as the clock is stopped with only seconds to spare.
Legally Blonde
March 8 - 10, 2019
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances - this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
THE CAST
Elle Woods...Kyle Leslie
Warner Huntington...Chase Smallback
Emmett Forrest...Sean Conklin
Paulette Bonafonte...Janet Nolan
Vivienne Kensington...Mia Rogers
Greek Chorus/Serena...Christina Stankewicz
Greek Chorus/Pilar...Jen Conklin
Greek Chorus/ Margot...Devyn Neiman
Professor Callahan... Barry Fitzgerald
Brooke Wyndham...Madison Granger
Kyle/Grandmaster Chad/Dewey...Clay Nolan
Enid Hoopes/singer for Ireland...Emily Gordon
Aaron Shults/D.A. James Riley...Jamieson Riling
Padamadan...Tim Hollamby
Kiki the Colorist...Elle Tejera
Elle’s Mom/Girl/Whitney/Cashier...Sara Peterson
Elle’s Dad/Winthrop...Jerry Mottern
Judge/Store Manager/Pforzhiemer...Jessica Anderson
Lowell/Frat Boy/Harvard Student...Joseph Scordo
Jet Blue Pilot...Ryan Wheeler
Guard/Frat Boy/Harvard Student...Ethan Dalton
Carlos Gordon Mix Nikos...Tim Sherlock
Kate/Bookish Client/Stenographer...Gabrielle Willams
Delta Nu-Leilani/Workout Person/Dana...Hannah Sutton
Delta Nu-Gaelen/H&H Salesperson/Reporter...Genevieve Smith
Chutney Wyndham/Workout Person...Torianne Morrow
Workout Person/H & H Salesperson/Reporter...Adelyn Kolb
Workout Person/H & H Salesperson...Ashlyn Schuman
Workout Person/Courtney Salesperson...Hannah Kloss
Workout Person...Ruth Scordo
PRODUCTION TEAM
Once Upon A Mattress
OCTOBER 12 - 14, 2018
If you thought you knew the story of 'The Princess and The Pea,' you may be in for a walloping surprise! Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you'll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.
Minstrel…Clay Nolan
Princess # 12…Olivia Obergfell
Wizard…Andy Dutko
Lady Larken…Sarah Gordon
Queen Aggravain…Sharon Myers
Prince Dauntless…Riley Brown
King Sextimus the Silent…Michael Staley
Jester…Dwain Graham
Sir Harry…Austin Schapp
Princess Winnifred…Christina Stankewicz
Sir Studley…Shazz Gillette
Lady Mabelle…Kyle Leslie
Nightingale of Smarkand…Madison Granger
Ladies in Waiting:
Jodi Winship
Beckie Confer
Janet Nolan
Knights:
Andrew Sherburne
Ethan Dalton
Princesses:
Brianna Winship
Reyna Reisner
Paige Smith
Jayde Smith
Grace Ventura
Emma Dwaileebe
Hannah Kloss
Maria Wheeler
Devyn Neiman
Torianne Morrow
Adelyn Kolb
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Producer: Jennifer Simpson
Director: William J Steffen
Assistant Director: Tim Hollamby
Music Director: Pat Waldron
Choreographer: Laurie Donner
Orchestra Conductor: Ruth Fuller
Set Design/ Stage Manager: Dan Donner
Tech Director: Ryan Wheeler
West Side Story
January 25 - 28, 2018
The story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City in the mid-1950s. West Side Story explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The dark theme, sophisticated music, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theatre.
Maria... Sarah Gordon
Tony... Austin Schapp
Anita... Tioga Simpson
Bernardo... Cal Hollamby
Riff... Tim Hollamby
Action... Olivia Obergfell
A-Rab... Jess Chastain
Baby John... Andrew Sherburne
Anybodys/Diesel... Hannah Kloss
Chino... Joe Scordo
Rosalia... Sara Peterson
Consuelo... Madyson Hollamby
Francisca... Paige Smith
Pepe... Mike Staley
Officer Krupky... Bryan Irrera
Doc... David Campbell
Detective Schrank/Glad Hand... Jessica Anderson
Graziella... Reece Swetland
Minnie... Katie Willey
Velma... Maria Wheeler
Girl... Kyle Leslie
OUR PRODUCTION TEAM:
Producer: Carla Campbell
Director: Jennifer Simpson
Music Director: Sharon Myers
Choreographer: Laurie Donner
Conductor: Ruth Fuller
Tech Director: Ken Roberts
Rehearsal Accompanist: Lara Larson
Rehearsal Assistant: Ruth Scordo
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
April 26 - 29, 2018
The story concerns a mystery surrounding the death of a neighbor's dog that is investigated by young Christopher Boone, who has an autism spectrum condition. The play-within-a-play explores his relationships with his parents and school mentor and details a journey that will change his life forever.
Christopher... Andrew Sherburne
Siobhan... Ashley LaBombard
Ed... Austin Schapp
Judy... Nell Davis
Voice 1... Tammy Aaron
Mrs. Shears
Mrs. Gascoyne
Woman on Train
Shop Keeper
Voice 2... Mike Staley
Roger (Mr. Shears)
Duty Sergeant
Mr. Wise
Man Behind Counter
Drunk One
Voice 3... Ben Hollamby
Mr. Thompson
Drunk Two
Man With Socks
Voice 4... Stephen Riley
Reverand Peters
Uncle Terry
Station Policeman
Station Guard
Voice 5... Skyler Schapp
Policeman
No. 40
Man in Street
Information
Punk Boy
London Policeman
Voice 6... Jennifer Rickert
Mrs. Alexander
Posh Woman
The Big Meal
March 3 - 5, 2017
Somewhere in America, in a typical suburban restaurant on a typical night, Sam and Nicole first meet. Sparks fly. And so begins an expansive tale that traverses five generations of a modern family, from first kiss to final goodbye. This is a stunning, big-hearted play that spans nearly 80 years. Packed with humanity and humor and delivered in a unique style, The Big Meal tells the extraordinary story of an ordinary family using three couples and two children.
The Allegany County Area Foundation recently awarded a $850 grant to the Olean Community Theatre. This grant money will be used to help bring the production of THE BIG MEAL to the Palmer Opera House.
Man 1... Paul Nelson
Woman 1... Andee Cole Higley
Man 2... Tim Hollamby
Woman 2... Jennifer Rickert
Man 3... Skyler Schapp
Woman 3... Madison McClelland
Boy... Andrew Sherburne
Girl... Hannah Sutton
Waitress... Nelle Davis
Assassins
April 27 - 30, 2017
A multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins combines Sondheim's signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic narrative of our nation's culture of celebrity. The story explores the violent means some will use to obtain fame, embodied by America's four successful and five would-be presidential assassins. Bold, original, disturbing and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written.
Proprietor... Paul Nelson
Leon Czolgosz... Luke YerpeStock
John Hinckley... Adam Losey
Giuseppe Zangara... Bill Steffen
Charles Guiteau... Rodney Stebbins
Lynette Fromme... Tanaka Losey
Sara Jane Moore... Angela Emley
Sam Byck... Al Bernstein
John W Booth... Dave Merwine
Balladeer... Eric VanDruff
David Herold... Skyler Schapp
Emma Goldman... Tioga Simpson
Lee H Oswald... Nicholas Youngs
Billy... Andrew Sherburne
Ford... Skyler Schapp
McKinley /Garfield... Peyton Kunselman
James Blaine... Mark Lungershausen
Housewife... Janet Nolan
Ensemble:
Sarita Schwindler | Grace Emley | Janet Nolan | Emily Sullivan | Tammy Graff | Mark Lungershausen | Peyton Kunselman | Skyler Schapp
9 to 5 The Musical
September 29 - October 1, 2017
Three unlikely friends take control of their office and learn there is nothing they can't do, even in a man's world. 9 to 5 The Musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic.
This program is partially funded by the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization grant program supported by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Cattaraugus County Arts Council.
Hart... Paul Nelson
Violet... Marcia Wymer
Judy... Tanaka Losey
Doralee... Kyle Leslie
Roz... Joy Wilber
Joe / Chorus... David Merwine
Dick / Chorus... Andrew LaBorde
Dwayne / Chorus... Jake Riggs
Josh / Chorus... Andrew Sherburne
Tinsworthy / Doctor/Chorus... Rodney Stebbins
Bob Enright / Detective/Chorus... Alan Bernstein
Missy Hart / Chorus... McKenzie Forrest
Margaret / Chorus... Jessica Anderson
Kathy / Chorus... Angela Emley
Maria / Chorus... Nelle Davis
Candy Striper / Chorus... Sarita Schwindler
Detective / Chorus... Nicholas Youngs
New Employee / Chorus... Rawny Reed
Secretary / Chorus... Jessica Ann Coder
Secretary / Chorus... Connie Shanks
Secretary / Chorus... Letha Rollins
Mary Poppins the Musical
February 12 - 14, 2016
Everyone's favorite practically perfect nanny takes the stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure.
One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven TONY Awards, including Best Musical.
The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it."
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Bert... Clay Nolan
George... Dave Campbell
Winifred Banks... Janet Nolan
Jane Banks... Olivia Emley
Michael... Andrew Sherburne
Katie Nanna... Jessica Anderson
Von Hussler / Policeman... Nicholas Youngs
Miss Lark... Corinne Potter
Admiral Boom / Bank Chairman... Barry Fitzgerald
Mrs. Brill... Kyle Leslie
Robertson AY / Park Keeper... Tim Hollamby
Mary Poppins... Tanaka VanDruff
Neleus / Northbrook... Skyler Schapp
Miss. Smythe... Emily Sullivan
Bird Lady... Mary Kay Worth
Mrs. Corry... Beckie Confer
Fannie... Madison McClelland
Annie... Tioga Simpson
Miss. Andrew... Sharon Myers
Ensemble
Grace Vantura •Mary Jenks • Daveen Horten
Rachel Waddell • Jazlynn Knapp • Ruth Scordo
Laura Decker • Jocelyn Decker, Madyson Hollamby
Hannah Jenks • Gialine Haid • Lauren McLear
Olivia Obergfell • Kaleb Shaw • Sarita Schwindler
Jen Conklin • Bridgette Martin • Julianna Morris
Hannah Burch • Sue Hannon • Jordan Hurlburt
Hannah Kloss • Olivia MacWilliams • Kathryn Willey
Aline Wintermantel • Erin Kalsman
THE PRODUCTION STAFF
Producers... Carla Campbell & Jennifer Simpson
Director... William J. Steffen
Music Director... Luke Yerpe
Choreographer... Laurie Donner
Stage Manager... Dan Donner
Technical Director... Ken Roberts
Orchestra Conductor... Ruth Fuller
Ordinary Days
April 22 - 24, 2016
From one of musical theatre's most exciting new composers comes ORDINARY DAYS, a refreshingly honest and funny musical about making real connections in the city that never sleeps...but probably should at some point!
ORDINARY DAYS tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love...and cabs. Through a score of vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences ring startlingly true to life.
An original musical, ORDINARY DAYS is for anyone who's ever struggled to appreciate the simple things in a complex place. With equal doses of humor and poignancy, it celebrates how 8.5 million individual stories combine in unexpected ways to make New York City such a unique and extraordinary home.
The Allegany County Area Foundation recently awarded a $500 grant to the Olean Community Theatre. This grant money will be used to help bring the Production of ORDINARY DAYS to the Palmer House.
Deb... Madison McClelland
Warren... Skyler Schapp
Jason... Tim Hollamby
Claire... Kyle Leslie
Man of La Mancha
September 23 - 25, 2016
Captain of the Inquisition... Austin Schapp
Sancho Panza... Bill Steffen
Miguel de Cervantes (also
Don Quixote and Alonso Quijana)... David Merwine
Governor (also Innkeeper)... Jake Riggs
The Duke (Also Dr. Sanson
Carrasco and Knight of the Mirrors)... Rodney Stebbins
The Muleteers (Also Attendants to The Knight)
Jose... Skyler Schapp
Tenorio... Mark Lungershausen
Paco... Colin Sullivan
Juan... David Campbell
Anselmo... Luke Yerpe-Stock
Pedro... Daryl Johnson
Aldonza (also Dulcinea)... Talia Van Druff
Maria (the Innkeeper’s wife)... Angela Emley
Fermina (a serving girl)... Beckie Confer
Antonia (Alonso’e niece)... Jen Conklin
Housekeeper (for Alonso)... Elizabeth Gallo
Padre... Todd Wagner
Barber... Steve Riley
Moorish Girl (Dancer)... Dylaina Young
Prisoners:
... Sarita Schwindler
... Emily Sullivan
... Bryanna Beard
... Janet Nolan
Cast of Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha is a 1964 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion, and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes and his seventeenth-century masterpiece Don Quixote. It tells the story of the "mad" knight, Don Quixote, as a play within a play, performed by Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition.
Cervantes presents the play as his defense in a mock trial for the prisoners. In it, he plays Alhonso Quiana, a man who has set his own reality aside and become Don Quixote De La Mancha. Assisted by his "squirem" Sancho Panza, Quixote attempts to avoid his mortal enemy, the Enchanter, and woo the serving wench and prostitute, Aldonza, who he takes to be the lady Dulcinea.
Uptown Florist - 117 North Union Street, Olean NY
Studio 4 East - 103 West Main Street, Allegany NY
Hollamby Agency - 32 South Main Street, Portville NY
The Perfect Blend - 14 West Main Street, Cuba NY
Presale tickets are non-refundable. Presale tickets may be exchanged for another performance of the same show WITH PRIOR APPROVAL ONLY and will depend on availability.
E-mail info@oleancommunitytheatre.com or call 716-375-1628 with your request for a performance change.
