Past Performances
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
May 10-12 & 17-19, 2019
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Originally Produced on Broadway by Harold S. Prince Directed by Emily Sanders
Musical Direction by Valerie Merriman
Produced by Cyd Tokar
(Comedy/Musical, Rated PG-13)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a fast-paced farce that promises to have audiences rolling on the floor. Taking straight from the roots of comedy, Forum combines the ancient comedies of Plautus with a vaudevillian delivery. Pseudolus schemes to win the heart of the beautiful virgin, Phelia, for his young master, Hero. In exchange, Hero will grant Pseudolus his freedom once and for all. However, things are never as easy as they seem. Chaos ensues with hair-brained schemes, cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and convoluted plot twists. One of the funniest musicals ever written, Forum promises: “Something for everyone: a comedy tonight!”
Pseudolus: Preston Cook
Senex: Bob Ashby
Domina: Alaina Wheelis
Hero: Hunter Daugherty
Hysterium: Zoe Hobbs
Erronius: Andy Stover
Lycus: Pat McNamee
Philia: Olivia Woolf
Philia Understudy/Courtesan: Courtney Burkholder
Miles: Cody Parson
Courtesans: Elyssa Thomas, Emma Rikas, Ashley Roman, and Karen Powers-Davis
Proteans: Ashton Ulmer and Bryton Zook