Korsa Musical Theater, the Bay Area’s premiere musical theater training company, concludes its 20th anniversary season with Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, Oklahoma!. The production runs July 18–27 at the Pinole Valley High School Theater.
On the day of the barn dance, two love triangles cause merriment and turmoil: farm-girl Laurey and cowboy Curly’s budding romance is threatened by the brooding ranch-hand Jud, and fun-loving Ado Annie must choose between her sweet-but-simple boyfriend and a suave merchant. With a heart as big as the Great Plains, and filled with classic songs and characters, Oklahoma! is grand, romantic, and full of hope.
Oklahoma! features a cast of 33 of the Bay Area’s most talented student performers, led by a team of professional directors, designers, and musicians, including Director Susannah Martin, Music Director David Möschler, and Choreographer Janet Collard. Twelve student creative apprentices round out the creative team. The production features a 30-piece live orchestra playing Robert Russell Bennet’s original orchestrations.
Oklahoma! runs July 18–27 at the Pinole Valley High School Theater, 2900 Pinole Valley Road, Pinole. The run consists of three 7 p.m. performances (7/18, 7/19, 7/25, 7/26) and two 2:00 p.m. matinees (7/20 and 7/28).
Tickets are available online at www.korsamt.org or at the door one hour before curtain. Ticket prices are $18–$40, with discounts for students, seniors, military, teachers, and groups. The following special offers are available:
- one ASL-interpreted performance on Saturday, 7/19 at 7 p.m.
- a pre-show talk by David Möschler on Sunday, 7/20 at 1 p.m. in the theater lobby, “From Oklahoma! to Hamilton: the Legacy of Oscar Hammerstein II”
- one Pay What You Can performance on Friday, 7/25 at 7 p.m. – Pay What You Can tickets are for purchase day-of, in-person only
Korsa Musical Theater is the Bay Area’s premier musical theater training company. Korsa brings together the Bay Area’s most talented and dedicated young performers – as well as students of technical theater and student instrumentalists – with professional directors, designers, choreographers and musicians. We take on challenging and sophisticated musical and dramatic themes, and productions are always accompanied by a full, live orchestra. Our students go on to study at the top musical theater programs around the world, star in Broadway shows and national tours, and even win Tony Awards. By providing exceptional musical theater training through exceptional productions, Korsa takes young artists on adventures that will inspire them for the rest of their lives.