NICEVILLE — Six North Okaloosa residents join an ensemble cast for Northwest Florida State College's production of "Oklahoma!"
Selected for lead roles are Katie Pickler of Niceville as Laurey Williams; Tristan Allen of Fort Walton Beach as Curly McLain; Sean Royal of Mary Esther as Will Parker; Megan Garofalo of Santa Rosa Beach as Ado Annie Carnes; Daniel Thornton of Baker as Jud Fry; Gretchen Erickson of Niceville as Aunt Eller; Jason Mueller of Fort Walton Beach as Ali Hakim; Clayton Reed of Crestview as Ike Skidmore; Dylan Garofalo of Santa Rosa Beach as Andrew Carnes; and Victoria Mullins of Santa Rosa Beach as Gertie Cummings.
The Women’s Chorus roles will be played by Holly Johnson of Niceville as Kate; Brittany Castle of Fort Walton Beach as Ellen; Arin Walker of Niceville as Virginia; Brittany Parry of Crestview as Vivian; Jordan Van Dyke of Niceville as Sylvie; Madalyn Wilson of Santa Rosa Beach as Armina; Isabel Rivera of Niceville as Aggie; Wesley Urbanczyk of Niceville as Wilhemina; Ansley Walker of Fort Walton Beach as Edwina; and Joleigh Jarvis of Niceville as Becky Sue and a Laurey double in ballet.
The Men’s Chorus roles include Donovan Black of Niceville as Cord Elam (Ranch Foreman); and various men’s roles are played by James Meadows of Fort Walton Beach; Wesley Barlow of Crestview; Zachary Phillips of Niceville; Richard McWhorter of Niceville; Shelby Steverson of Crestview; and Nick Watson of Crestview.
The show — to be presented July 15-19 in the 1,650-seat main stage theater of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center, 100 College Blvd. — is produced by the college’s Humanities, Fine & Performing Arts Division.
Set in the Oklahoma Territory in 1906, the musical tells the story of the high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys and provides the colorful background against which Curly, a cowboy, and Laurey, a farm girl, play out their love story.
Tickets cost $25, adults; $20, youths age 18 and younger. Purchase through the Mattie Kelly Arts Center’s Box Office, by phone, web or in-person. Call 729-6000 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday or purchase through the center’s website, www.MattieKellyArtsCenter.org.
NWFSC students may request one free ticket per student ID, space permitting, in person from the Box Office starting June 1.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Baker, Crestview residents among 'Oklahoma!' cast