Village Arts is currently rehearsing “Oliver”, a Broadway musical first performed in London. The community summer musical will be performed on June 29 & 30 and July 1 & 2 in the Tilman Hovland Auditorium at Rugby High School. Reserved tickets sales will begin June 17th. Cast members and production staff are mostly from the Rugby area, but others travel from a 50-mile radius to participate.

Production Staff

Director: Glory Monson.

Producer & Music Director: Deb Jenkins.

Pianist: Dave Schnakenberg.

Stage Manager: Sue Schaan.

Set Designer: Tanner Lind.

Master Carpenter: Dwight Johnson.

Costumes: Bonnie Berginski.

Technical Director: Shannon Miller.

Cast Leads

Oliver: Maria Mack

Mr. Bumble: Jacob Berginski

Widow Corney: Deb Jenkins

Mr. Sowerberry: Kyle Vareberg

Mrs. Sowerberry: Jill Roberts;

Charlotte Sowerberry: Kaitlyn Boucher;

Fagin: Rob Hovland

Artful Dodger: Tanner Lind;

Nancy: Christine Halvorson;

Bet: Elizabeth Skjelver

Bill Sykes: Luke Schlag

Mr. Brownlow: Hubert Seiler

Dr. Grimwig: Galen Mack

Mrs. Bedwin: Julia Petrovic

Old Sally: Brenda Oppen.

Workhouse Orphans: Taylor Hamilton, Marli Casavant, Emberlynn De Paugh, Katie Sullivan, Ben Sullivan, Jaden Wald, Conner Klein, Ryla Hager, Alaric Skjelver, Haylee Solem, Lauren Westphal, Milana Petrovic, Jacleyn Duchscher, Tim Groves.

Fagin’s Gang: Beth Busche, Gabi Sullivan, Eric Foster, Jannika Miller, Garett Sullivan, Conner Klein, Kaitlyn Busche, Ivana Petrovic, Riley Grove, Tim Groves, Kaitlyn Duchscher, Leona Petrovic, Andrew Duchscher.

Chorus: Vernice Brossart, Diane Arstein, Galen J. Mack*, Brook Sullivan, Hubert Seiler, Korrie Manke