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FINIAN'S RAINBOW

She Loves Me
Spring 1985
Book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Directed by Caleb Standafer

Finian moves to the southern United States (the fictional state of Missitucky is a combination of Mississippi and Kentucky) from Ireland with his daughter Sharon, to bury a stolen pot of gold near Fort Knox, in the mistaken belief that it will grow. A leprechaun follows them, desperate to recover his treasure before the loss of it turns him permanently human. Complications arise when a bigoted and corrupt U.S. Senator gets involved, and when wishes are made inadvertently over the hidden crock.


PHOTOS
CAST 
Sunny (Flutist) / Andi Thies
Buzz Collins / Herb Hutchinson
Sheriff / Byron Williams
1st Sharecropper / Lex Lindquist
2nd Sharecropper / Martha Thompson
Susan Mahoney / Araceli Zuniga
Henry / Isaac Brock
3rd Sharecropper / Dan Park
Finian McLonergan / Frank Long
Sharon McLonergan / Kirsten Gilbertson
Woody Mahoney / Doug Ollivant
4th Sharecropper / Lu McIntyre
Og (a Leprechaun) / Tracy Harris
Howard / Brad Sessions
Senator Billboard Rawkins / Tom Douglas
1st Geologist / Jim Franklin
2nd Geologist / Tim Eells
Diane / Greta Tilley
Necessity Soloists / Linda McDonald, Angela McIntyre
John (the Preacher) / Dan Park
Mr. Robust / Les Tobiasson
Mr. Shears / Flint  Walpole
Honey Lou / Nancy Taylor
1st Gospeleer / Dick Perry
2nd Gospeleer / Paul Thorsen
3rd Gospeleer / Allen Williams
1st Deputy / Robbie Mills
2nd Deputy / Don Hass
ORCHESTRA
Conductor / Caleb Standafer
Oboe / Gail Brothers
Clarinet / Wendy Richards
Trumpet / Dale Kowalko, Robin Standafer
Trombone / Brian Gordon
Bass / Bill Sagaberd
Drums / Melanie Hintz
Piano / Marcia Allen, Yvonne Buermann
PRODUCTION CREW
Producer / Howard Hummel
Assistant Producer / Charlene Cutler
Director / Alice Corey
Assistant Director / Byron Williams
Vocal Director / Pauline Thorstenson
Choreographer / Kris Brock
Set Design & Costumes / Barbara Williams
Orchestra Director / Caleb Standafer
Co-Stage Managers / Charlene Cutler, Loren Hogue
Props / Guyla Stephenson
Lights / Paul Pattison
Stage Crew / Eriko Yagi
Art / Vicki Heyen

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