Student Production: Bus Stop
Posted October 11th, 2007 by webmaster
Hannibal Community Theatre is trying
something different for this show. It is a full student production from
top to bottom, with adult supervision by several board members. The
students picked out what show they wanted to put on earlier this year, and their
pick was "Bus Stop".
We have Ashlee Bross and Jordan Hull as
co-student directors, and Kayla Drebenstadt as the student assistant
director/stage manager. Jamie Grady, a college student, is their overall
director. Cheryl Shadensack has been helping Jamie. Both are HCT
board members. The Riedel Foundation has provided us with a generous
grant.
The cast for this production are
all high school students. They are as follows - Bryan Ruble as
Virgil; Ian Burow as Dr. Lyman; Jordan Hull as Bo; Ashlee Bross as Cherie; Mandi
Murkulin as Grace; Lairyn McGregor as Elma; Andy Gober as Carl; and Dakota Hoard
as Will. (Cast Pictures)
"Bus Stop, by William Inge, takes place
in the middle of a howling snowstorm. A bus out of Kansas City pulls up at
a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocked, and four or five weary
travelers are going to have to hole up until Morning. Cherie, a nightclub
singer is the passenger with the most to worry about. She's been pursued,
told that she is loved, and finally kidnapped by a twenty-one year old cowboy
with a ranch of his own and the romantic methods of an unusually headstrong
bull. The belligerent cowhand is right behind her ready to sling her over
his shoulder and carry her all the way to his ranch in Montana. Even as
she's ducking out from under his clumsy, but confident embraces, she thinks
"somehow deep inside of me I get the funny feeling that I'm gonna end up in
Montana. As a counterpoint to the main romance, the proprietor of the cafe
and the bus driver at last find time to develop a friendship of their own; a
middle-age scholar comes to terms with himself; and a young girl who works in
the cafe also gets her first taste of romance.
This
HCT student production of "Bus Stop" will be held on October 18, 19, &
20 starting at 7:30 pm and on October 21 at 2 pm. Theatre doors open 1/2
hour before performance times. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for
students 18 and younger. Due to scheduling conflicts, this production will
only be held for one weekend. Advance ticket reservations can be made by
calling 573-406-1300. Please leave your name, phone number and the number
of tickets needed. Tickets may also be purchased at the
door.