Main Stage:

The Rainmaker

Performance Dates: December 5 - 22, 2024

On a hot summer day in the middle of a drought, the Curry family is as concerned about their sister Lizzie’s marriage prospects as they are about their dying cattle. When a stranger shows up out of nowhere, promising both rain and hope, the family must choose how far they are willing to go to believe.

 

Hopeful ● Modern Classic

On a hot summer day in the middle of a drought, the Curry family is as concerned about their sister Lizzie’s marriage prospects as they are about their dying cattle. When a stranger shows up out of nowhere, promising both rain and hope, the family must choose how far they are willing to go to believe.

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CAST

Preston Campbell
Andrew Carlile
John Jimerson
Carl Martin
Dan Oliver
Jim Roof
Laurel Ullman

TEAM

Director: Steven Roten

Production Stage Manager: Juliana Frasca

Sound Designer: Juan Isler

Costume Designer: Beth Gargan

Technical Director: Barry Jaked

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