Oak Grove Lutheran School incorporates the theatre arts at all program levels. The high school presents a one-act play in the fall and a muscial in the spring. The school also has a drama class and utilizes the new Scheels Center for the Performing Arts at Oak Grove's north campus for its performance venue. The middle school and elementary school presents musicals in the spring.
Oak Grove presented the musical JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, March 13-16 in the Scheels Center for the Performing Arts. It was a great success!
The musical was directed by Rusty J. Bender.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is presented through and exclusive arrangement with R & H Theatricals, 1065 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10018 and the The Really Useful Group Limited.
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The cast is as follows:
Cast
Jacob - Mr. Ness
Joseph - Marc Koeck
Pharaoh - Tony Grosz
Reuben - Mr. Zinter
Simeon/Potiphar - Seth Locken
Levi - Cody Levin “Those Canaan Days” Soloist
Judah - Ingrid Andersen “Benjamin Calypso” Soloist
Dan - Dylan Heuer
Naphtali - Adam Lewis
Gad - Joel Schock
Asher - Miranda Schoenfish “One More Angel” Soloist
Issachar - James Kallod
Zebulun - Elise Tweeten
Benjamin - Alex Grosz
Narrator - Jackie Grosz
Wife of Reuben - Ayano Shirai
Wife of Simeon/Mrs. Potiphar - Kcarie Ingerson
Wife of Levi - Gretchen Haga
Wife of Judah - Georgia Rust
Wife of Dan - Ariel Gauslow
Wife of Naphtali - Mollie Lackmann
Wife of Gad - Paige Neuleib
Wife of Asher - Hannah Andrist
Wife of Issachar/Baker - Martha Branstiter
Wife of Zebulun/Butler - Hannah Amundson
Wife of Benjamin - Karna Ringham
Guard 1 - Jieun Park
Guard 2 - Joanne Yang
Children’s Chorus Leader - Nicole Kippen
Children’s Chorus Leader - Kristy Hass
Stage Manager/Director’s Assistant - Elaina Bialke
Set Design - Seth Locken
Dance Captain - Mollie Lackmann
Oak Grove presented Collage at the North Dakota regional competition at Valley City State University on November 8.
The students placed fourth at the competition. Sophomore Gretchen Haga received the Superior Actress Award and junior Marc Koeck received an honorable mention.
Oak Grove Lutheran School's high school has performed the following plays in recent years:
Collage (2007)
Babes in Arms (2007)
One Act: Bang, Bang, Your Dead (2006)
Pirates of Penzance (2006)
Godspell (2005)
In the 2006-2007 school year, the middle school program presented the musical Your Love is Amazing and the elementary program presented the musical To See a Miracle.
