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CAST
Jimmy Curry - Benjamin Schrader
Noah Curry - Jim Gall
H. C. Curry - Eddie Levi Lee
Lizzie Curry - Maggie Stenson
Sheriff File - Hugh Hastings
Starbuck - David Wilson
Snookie - Taryn Darr
The cast also features: David-Edward Hughes, Frances
Leah King, Harry Turpin, Kimberly Maguire, Scott Polovitch-Davis,
Krista Severeid, Scott Martin, Eric Starker, Jamie Marie
Herlich, Mariah Taylor, Trevor Smith and Jacquelyn Kamm
Directed by: Jeff Steitzer
Music Direction by: Bruce Monroe
Choreography by: Scot Anderson |
Act I
The train station of a drought-stricken Western town -- early
morning, the beginning of Another Hot Day. In rushes Jimmy Curry
(Benjamin Schrader) expecting his sister Lizzie on the morning train
(Lizzie's Comin' Home). He is joined by older brother Noah (Jim
Gall) and father H.C. (Eddie Levi Lee) Lizzie (Maggie
Stenson)arrives, confesses that "the trip didn't work." She met lots
of eligible men, but.... Her menfolk decide to try another plan;
they'll invite Sheriff File (Hugh Hastings), the town's most
eligible bachelor, to the annual picnic. Lizzie imagines how it
might be if it all worked out (Love, Don't Turn Away).
In File's office, the Curry men sing Poker Polka trying to lure the
sheriff to the picnic. He refuses. Meanwhile, at the park, Lizzie,
expecting File, joins in the picnic preparations (Hungry Men).
Discovering the truth, she is angry and hurt. Out of nowhere, the
fabulous Starbuck (David Wilson) suddenly appears, announcing that
he's a Rainmaker! (Rain Song)
Alone, Lizzie calls Starbuck a fake and he in turn tells her that
she is not really a woman (You're Not Foolin' Me). Lizzie turns to
her father for comfort. In fantasy, she imagines herself a wicked
woman of the world (Raunchy). Suddenly, File arrives at the picnic.
He confesses to Lizzie that he is not a widower, as he has been
saying, but a divorced man. He sings of the heartbreak that can come
to A Man and a Woman. Lizzie answers by singing of the bright side
of marriage, but File is unconvinced. Lizzie calls him a fool, and
is immediately sorry - but it's too late. File - and her last chance
- is gone. Noah calls Lizzie "plain" and tells her she'll have to
face the future as an old maid. Lizzie runs off and tries to
reconcile herself to being an Old Maid.
Act II
The picnic pavilion. The townspeople dance and celebrate (Everything
Beautiful Happens at Night). Lizzie goes to Starbuck's wagon. He
tries to persuade her to adopt a marvelous name and a dream to go
with it (Melisande). No, she explains, her dreams are all of Simple
Little Things. Starbuck tries to convince her that she is pretty:
someday she'll see it in the eyes of the man who loves her., and
plants a kiss on Lizzie's lips. Elsewhere, Jimmy and girlfriend
Snookie (Taryn Darr) explain in song and dance just how Jimmy, won
her favors (Little Red Hat).
Meanwhile, Lizzie, in Starbuck's willing arms, sings Is it Really
Me? He confesses that he is a con man and a fake who has never made
rain in his life. Just when he has decided to stay with Lizzie and
try living in the real world, File appears with a warrant for
Starbuck's arrest. But File is persuaded by all to let Starbuck get
away. Starbuck begs Lizzie to flee with him. File, realizing at last
that he loves her, asks her to stay with him (Wonderful Music).
Lizzie decides to stay with File. Suddenly, miracle of miracles, the
rains come! The long drought is over! (Rain Song Finale)
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