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Rodgers &
Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most
innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of
musical theatre still being followed today. Set in a Western Indian
territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited
rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful
background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a
winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Although the road to
true love never runs smooth, with these two headstrong romantics
holding the reins, love's journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a
country road. That they will succeed in making a new life together we
have no doubt, and that this new life will begin in a brand-new state
provides the ultimate climax to the triumphant OKLAHOMA! This
production will be directed by Ryan Bailey, who has directed several
productions including “Big River” in 2004 at Playhouse
2000.
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