October 19, 2007

Dana College has chosen the award-winning musical, “Little Women” for the first production of the 2007-08 season, opening Friday, October 26. Performances will be Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Lauritzen Theater of the Madsen Fine Arts Center on the Dana College campus in Blair, Neb. The same schedule will be repeated the following weekend.

The show is directed by Todd Brooks, who recently directed “Zanna Don’t” for SNAP, and choreography is by Michelle Garrity, whose work has been seen at the Omaha Community Playhouse, the Ralston Community Theater and many other local theatrical venues. This lighthearted musical retelling of the Louisa May Alcott classic tale showcases many of the talented students in the Dana College Musical Theater program. The music is wonderful and the romantic story will make you yearn for the beautiful simplicity of a bygone era.

The cast includes Nick Albrecht (SR, Omaha, Neb.), Sara Andrews (JR, Omaha, Neb.), Joy Augustine (SR, Omaha, Neb.), Roger Cattle (FR, Seward, Neb.), Brooke Fencl (SO, Elkhorn, Neb.), Thomas Gjere (JR, Omaha, Neb.), Jenna Gray (JR, Omaha, Neb.), David Manley (JR, Omaha, Neb.), Michelle Meyer (FR, Elkhorn, Neb.), Jenna Peyton (Omaha, Neb.) Kirk Schjodt (JR, Blair, Neb.), Luther Simon (SO, Omaha, Neb.), Stephanie Smith (SR, Omaha, Neb.), Katie Spicka (SR, Omaha, Neb.), Paige Vaughan (SO, Coon Rapids, Iowa), and Lindsay Van Horn (SR, Omaha, Neb.).

Tickets are $7 and will be available at the door. For additional information, call Dr. Paul Schneider at 402-426-7249.

For more information,
Carrie L. Reed, Director of College Relations and Marketing, 402-426-7385, creed@dana.edu