Performances
April 14 & 15, 2023
7:00 p.m.
April 16, 2023
1:30 p.m.
CAST
Corey Palmer (Adult) – Skyler Leffingwell (Alumni Guest Artist)
Corey Palmer (High School Student) – Tanner Huffman
Tiffany Houston (Cheerleader) – Kaitlyn Brunswick
Michael Feldman – Daniel Schlabach
Eileen Reagan – Neleh Thompson
Ms. Sheena Brannigan – Madison Mahoney
Mr. Steve Cocker – Parys Loomis
Feargal McFerrin – Jackson Sutton
Alf Bueller – Dawson Perrel
Kirk Keaton – Cam DeVore
Cyndi Gibson (Cheerleader) – Raya Conway
Billy Arnold – Nathan Ferryman
Huey Jackson – Israel McCartney
Lionel Astley – Max Schaefer
Debbie Fox – Alayssia Franklin
Laura Wilde – Alexa Moschell
Denise Whitney (Cheerleader) – Ashlynne Owens
Mel Easton (Cheerleader)– Izzy Barnes
Kim Easton (Cheerleader) – Raegan Brown
Olivia Nicks (Cheerleader)– Claire Carpenter
Tina (Cheerleader) – Graycen DeVault
Roseanne – Alana Manges
Annie (Cheerleader) – Alayna Samaniego
Opening Band Featured Male Vocalist – Alex Long
Featured Female Vocalists – Chloe Goins, Ashley Gilmet, Sadee Maves
Obi Wan - Parker Brown
Yoda - Beckham Brown
William Ocean High School Students
Adrian Bastin, Alexis Cottrell, Kaitlyn Cowan, Mia Cruse, Kate Cunningham, Chloe Goins, Ashley Gilmet, Dex Hitchens, Moriah Kupferer, Keylyn Leicht, Alex Long, Sadee Maves, Evan McKinney, Zoe Morris,
Macey Parker, Serena Richardson, Cathryn Roberts, Manna Standish, Rayli Stearman, Gavin Sumski, Lily Thomas, Emma Walls, Mallory Webster
Stage Manager – Maddie Roots
Fly Rail Manager – Parker Brown
Sound Board – Emily Hall
Sound Computer – Gabrielle Tyler
Lights – Connor Sallee
Projection – Ben Caldwell
Cat Spot/SPFX– Memphis McConnell
Spotlight – Virgil Duffer
Grip – Noah Butcher, Shane Spurrier
Props- Aynsley Kuckewich, Lauren Davis
Costumes, Hair & Makeup – Marianna Evans, Mallory Welsh, Andrea Berger
Lobby – Kaitlyn Landis
Camera Team– Jess Thompson, Trysten Freehill
STAFF
Artistic/Technical Director - Jacque Brown
Musical Director - Jim McGee
Sound Consultant - Joni Cowan
Projection Consultant - Nathaniel Brown
Choreographer - Nicole Crabtree
From the era that brought the world the Rubik's Cube, Max Headroom and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes the "totally awesome" musical Back to the 80's. In the style of movies such as Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Karate Kid, Back to the 80's is a nostalgic romp through the greatest hits of the decade.
Back to the 80's tells the story of the senior class of William Ocean High School, as remembered through the eyes of now thirty-something Corey Palmer. Seventeen-year-old Corey is madly in love with his next-door neighbor, Tiffany Houston, one of the coolest girls in the school, but she is too busy mooning over Michael Feldman, the hottest guy around. Michael and his friends are athletic and good looking — the kind of guys that Corey and his two best friends dream of being. However, while they may not be the coolest guys in school, they are still one up on Feargal McFerrin, III, whose best friend is his computer and who believes the crazy notion that one day, CDs will replace cassette tapes.
Throw in a Star Wars dream sequence, high-energy dance routines, the obligatory 80s party scene, copious amounts of blue eyeshadow, twenty cans of hairspray, as well as some of the most popular songs ever written, and the result is a musical that will not only delight and amuse audiences of any age, but will also inspire any cast.
