{"id":155028,"date":"2024-10-31T13:59:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T17:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=155028"},"modified":"2024-11-01T10:41:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:41:42","slug":"wright-states-production-of-carrie-the-musical-is-the-halloween-gift-that-keeps-on-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/10\/31\/wright-states-production-of-carrie-the-musical-is-the-halloween-gift-that-keeps-on-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State Theatre\u2019s production of \u2018Carrie: The Musical\u2019 is the Halloween treat that keeps on giving"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wright State University Theatre will present \u201cCarrie: The Musical\u201d from Oct. 31 to Nov. 17 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center. (Photos by Erin Pence)<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State University has a special treat for audiences on Halloween night and for several nights in November with its production of \u201cCarrie: The Musical.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be terrifying,\u201d cast member Juliette Trumbull said. Of opening on Halloween night, \u201cIt\u2019s not a coincidence that that choice was made,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Wright State Theatre will present \u201cCarrie: The Musical,\u201d inspired by the Stephen King novel, in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center.<\/p>\n

Showtimes are Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 8 p.m.; Nov. 3, 10, 16 and 17 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $25 for adults, $23 for seniors and $15 for students, faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased at the Creative Arts Center box office between noon and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or at wrightliberalarts.universitytickets.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat could be better than a musical that is a horror classic that includes bullying, religious fanaticism, telekinetic powers and pigs\u2019 blood? This is not your typical musical,\u201d said director Jamie Cordes, senior lecturer and coordinator of theatre singing faculty.<\/p>\n

Trumbull, who plays the role of the mother of the title character, said, \u201cAt its heart, it\u2019s a story about bullying and how it never really goes away, how it affects the person being bullied and the one doing the bullying. Everyone has something going on at home that we don\u2019t see. We\u2019re all human, and no one deserves to be treated the way Carrie\u2019s treated. It\u2019s important to remember that what you say and do affects people.\u201d<\/p>\n

What makes Carrie different are her telekinetic powers.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s quite mystical and magical in that way,\u201d Trumbull said.<\/p>\n

The rest of the cast includes Claire Northcut as Carrie White; Emma Edwards as Sue Snell; Arianna Schrage as Chris Hargensen; Aidan Edwards as Tommy Ross; Noah Funderburk as Billy Nolan; Julia DiPaolo as Miss Gardner; Orion Carter as Mr. Stephens; Sylvia Bordelois as Norma; Miranda Morrissette as Frieda; Ashley Ortel as Helen; Lior Shaham as George; Carson Campbell as Stokes; Joshua Ziegler as Freddy; and Evette Williamson, Madeline Zabela and Elise Parks in the ensemble.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarrie: The Musical\u201d features music direction by Matt Ebright, scenic design by Pam Lavarnway, costume design by instructor Zoe Still, lighting design by Matthew Benjamin, professor of theatre, and sound design by resident sound designer James Dunlap.<\/p>\n

This is Trumbull\u2019s first time performing in a leading role after turns as an understudy and an assistant state manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a really wonderful experience,\u201d she said. \u201cThe cast feels like a family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trumbull said Cordes is \u201csuch a wonderful director and has a talent for seeing the big picture.\u201d She added that the production\u2019s score \u201csounds so incredible, almost like you\u2019re at a rock concert.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her suggestion for theatergoers: \u201cCome prepared to be spooked.\u201d<\/p>\n

2024\u201325 theatre season continues<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Next up in Wright State Theatre\u2019s season is \u201cThe Apple Tree,\u201d which will run Nov. 15\u201324 in the Herbst Theatre.\u00a0The season also includes:<\/p>\n