{"id":155399,"date":"2024-11-13T10:40:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T15:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=155399"},"modified":"2024-11-13T10:41:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T15:41:18","slug":"wright-state-theatre-to-present-the-musical-the-apple-tree-in-herbst-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/11\/13\/wright-state-theatre-to-present-the-musical-the-apple-tree-in-herbst-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State Theatre to present the musical \u2018The Apple Tree\u2019 in Herbst Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emma Kopec, left, plays Eve and Danny Dobbins is Adam in Wright State Theatre’s production of “The Apple Tree.”<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State University Theatre will present the witty and tuneful musical \u201cThe Apple Tree\u201d in the intimate Herbst Studio Theatre in the Creative Arts Center on Nov. 15\u201324.<\/p>\n

Performances are Nov. 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 17, 23 and 24 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for faculty and staff and people 60 and older and $5 for students. 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

\u201cThe Apple Tree\u201d is comprised of three musical miniatures based on Mark Twain\u2019s \u201cThe Diary of Adam and Eve,\u201d Frank Stockton\u2019s \u201cThe Lady, or the Tiger?\u201d and Jules Feiffer\u2019s \u201cPassionella.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Apple Tree\u201d debuted on Broadway in 1966 and was nominated for seven Tony Awards including Best Musical.<\/p>\n

Wright State\u2019s production is guest-directed and choreographed by Leslie Goddard-Baum and with music direction by Wade Russo, instructor and musical director in the theatre program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Apple Tree\u201d features scenic design by resident prop master John Lavarnway; costume design by theatre design and technology major Wrynn Boucher, lighting design by theatre design and technology major Jennifer Dillard and sound design by resident sound designer James Dunlap.<\/p>\n

On the stage, \u201cThe Apple Tree\u201d features Danny Dobbins as Adam and Guard; Emma Kopec as Eve and Handmaiden; Toby Hattemer as Snake; Maggie Silver as Barbara; Blaise Duncan-Bevans as Sanjar; Eli Peel as Balladeer, Boss and Flip\u2019s Double; Palyce Berrian as Nadjira; Jordan Allen as King Arick and Producer; Lilly Buck as Ella\/Passionella; Eoin Collins as Flip\/Prince Charming; Sid Grohowski as Narrator and Prisoner; Noel Nieczporowicz as Tiger; Sarah Rowell as Handmaiden and Director; Nia Buchannon as Guard; Dominic Cullen as Guard and Fairy Godmother; Skye Hodgkin as Handmaiden and Ella\u2019s Double; Baylee Mallin as Handmaiden and Starlet; and Hannah Wilkerson as Guard, Reporter and Mr. Fallible.<\/p>\n

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

Wright State Theatre\u2019s current season resumes in 2025 with Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cMuch Ado About Nothing\u201d from Feb. 14\u201323 in the Festival Playhouse<\/p>\n

The season also includes:<\/p>\n