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Something Rotten!
February 22 @ 7:30 pm
An event every week that begins at 7:30 pm on Friday and Saturday, repeating until March 3, 2024
An event every week that begins at 2:30 pm on Sunday, repeating until March 4, 2024
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Full length musical/comedy. Book By Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell. Music and Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick.
Rock into the Renaissance! From the co-director of The Book of Mormon and the producer of Avenue Q comes something original…something hilarious…Something Rotten! Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that overrated Shakespeare guy. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing, and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical — and will have you doubled over with laughter during the process!
“The funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years”— Time Out New York
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CAST AND CREATIVE
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Production Team
- Matt Hagmeier Curtis – Director
- Janelle Lauer – Music Director
- Megan Helmers – Choreographer
- S. Benjamin Farrar – Scenic & Lighting Designer
- Jess Helberg – Costume Designer
- Madi Knaack – Production Stage Manager / Board Operator / Production Mgmt
- Jason “Blue” Herbert – Technical Director / Lead Welder
- Britin Robinson – Master Electrician
- Lucie Greene – Associate Scenic Designer
- Justin McDermott and Karissa Burkhardt – Associate Choreographers
- Darin Ulmer – Sound Design
- Allie Klinsky – Assistant Stage Manager
- Jenny Titus – A2/Sound Board Operator
- Tim Murphy – Assistant Lighting Designer
- Noel Steffen – Properties Master
- CJ Mobberley – Props Consultant/Assistance
- Sarah Fried – Wig Designer
- Joni Sackett – Costume Director
Cast
- Minstrel – David Stevens
- Brother Jeremiah – Mike “MO” Olinger
- Portia – Katelyn Halverson
- Shakespeare – Calvin Boman
- Nick Bottom – Brandon Burkhardt
- Nigel Bottom – Jeffrey Harrington
The Troupe:
- Tom Snout – Connor Norfleet
- Robin – Jake Stigers
- Peter Quince – Wolfgang Amadeus Borchardt
- Snug – Seth Engen
- Francis Flute – Danny Mulka
- Lord Clapham/Shylock – Aaron Pozdol
- Bea – Claire Ottley
- Nostradamus – Greg Smith
- Master of the Justice Jake Stigers
Bard Boys:
- Miguel Davidson
- Aaron Malec
- Justin McDermott
- James Odegaard
- Jenub Wan
Ensemble
- Emily Ash
- Wolfgang Amadeus Borchardt
- Rachael Brolin
- Karissa Burkhardt *
- Miguel Davidson
- Seth Engen
- Kayla Lansing-Green
- Aaron Malec
- Justin McDermott
- Danny Mulka
- Zoe Murphy
- Connor Norfleet
- Madeline Nuss
- James Odegaard
- David Stevens
- Jake Stigers *
- Jenub Wan
* tap coaches
Orchestra
- Janelle Lauer – Piano/Conductor, Key 1
- Forrest Green – Key 2
- Jason Shadrick – Guitar
- Ken DeKeyser – Bass
- Anthony Williams – Trombone
- Ryan – Smith Reed
- Nathan Stucky – Trumpet
- William Arnold – Drums
- Marita O’Connell – Violin
- Sponsored by
- Cedar Rapids Bank & TrustTrueNorth Companies
- Part of the
- CRST Broadway