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Presented at the Guild Theatre July 26 and 27, August 2, 3, 9 and 10, 2002 at 8:00 PM

Two matinees are presented July 28 and August 4, 2002 at 3:00 PM.

 

Tickets for the show are available at the Guild box office starting July 15, 2002 (and daily thereafter except Sundays).  Box office hours are from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM.  Seating for all shows is open seating.  For more information call the box office at 342-9312.

 

Overview

 

Footloose is a stage adaptation of the original Dean Pitchford 1984 screenplay starring Kevin Bacon.

 

When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school.  What he isn’t prepared for are the rigorous local laws, including a ban on dancing.  The ban is the brainchild of a preacher determined to exercise the control over the town’s youth that he cannot command in his own home.  When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her cap for Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid.  Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people and guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind.

 

Footloose jams to the rockin’ rhythms of its Oscar-nominated top 50 score (to which new and dynamic songs have been added).  The original movie soundtrack reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold over 15 million copies!   The score includes Footloose, The Girl Gets Around, Somebody’s Eyes, I Can’t Stand Still, Holding Out for a Hero, I’m Free, and Almost Paradise.

 

Characters

 

Character Description Played By

Ren McCormack

A teenage boy from Chicago.

 Billy Nester

Ethel McCormack

Ren's mother.

 Cary Lantz

Rev. Shaw Moore

The Minister of Bomont.

 Tim Whitener

Vi Moore

The Reverend's wife.

 Evie Victorson

Ariel Moore

The Reverend's teenage daughter.

 Toni Pilato
Willard Hewitt Ren's friend, a country boy. Benjamin Starcher
Wes Warnicker Lulu's husband. Bob McCarty
Chuck Cranston Ariel's boyfriend. Aaron Sheppard
Lyle Chuck's buddy. Shawn Coleman
Travis; Cowboy Bob Chuck's buddy; A Cowboy. Danny Davidson
Rusty Ariel's best friend. Brittany McComas
Betty Owner of the Burger Blast. Tauletha Smith
Urleen Ariel's friend. Erin Casto
Harry Clark Principal Leonard Allen
Wendy Jo Ariel's Friend Kristen Sneed
Rodger Dunbar Coach, gym teacher. Michael Switalski
Jeter, Bickle, Garvin Ren's friends. Brandon Riley, Christopher Ferris, Jared James
Eleanor Dunbar The Coach's wife. Sallie Sheridan
Lulu Warnicker; Irene Ren's aunt; A country-western singer. Megan Brown
Cop A policeman. Bryan Pickens
Ensemble Townspeople,

High school students,

Dancers.

Kristie Affolter,

Sarah Blessing,

Jennifer Fields,

Tressa Gubbins,

Marianne Hall,

Shirley Jackson,

Kitty Lindsay,

April Pack,

Kristen Tucker,

Brittany Atkinson,

Jamie Boone,

Bridgette Borst,

Shefica Heylinger,

Carly Switalski,

Samantha Talbott.

 

Production

 

Original Production: Screenplay by Dean Pitchford, music by Tom Snow, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, stage adaption by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie and additional music by Eric Carman, Sammy Haggar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman.

 

For the Guild: Direction and choreography by Nina Denton Pasinetti; musical direction by John Marshall; piano accompaniment by Stan Kay; technical direction by Tom Pasinetti; additional choreography by Paul Shannon.

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