Bluffton University will present “Sondheim on Sondheim,” a musical revue, for the May Day musical on May 5 and 6.
Dr. Melissa Friesen, a professor of theatre and communication at Bluffton,
will direct the show, to be staged at 7:30 p.m. each evening in Yoder Recital
Hall. Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, an associate professor of music, is musical
director.
This engaging contemporary musical revue features both well-known and seldom
heard songs of Stephen Sondheim from “Into the Woods,” “Company,” “Passion,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “A Little Night Music” and more.
Exclusive video footage of Sondheim himself bridges the musical sections, offering insights into the artistic process and inspiration of one of our greatest living musical theatre artists.
The roles and participating students are as follows:
Aaron Johnson ’17 of Goshen, Ind.
Brianna Lugibihl ’17 of Gomer
Ashley P. Smith ’17 of Findlay
Kimberly Meyer ’17 of Defiance
Justin Weaver ’17 of Bluffton
Taylor Blum ’18 of Wharton
Alicia Loch ’19 of Quakertown, Pa.
Elizabeth Luersman ’19 of Ottoville
Kasandera Knief ’19 of Lewistown
Seth Regula ’19 of Jackson Center
Meghan Gibson ’19 of Pandora
Hannah Testas ’20 of Selma, Ala.
Briar Pina Shisler ’20 of Bluffton
Erika Byler ’18 from Shipshewana, Ind., is the stage manager. Mervin
Schrock, of Findlay, is the technical director. Stephanie Titus of Findlay is
the rehearsal accompanist.
Tickets
Tickets are currently on sale. Tickets are $15 for reserved seats and $5 for
Bluffton University students. They are available online at http://tickets.bluffton.edu or in person at Marbeck Center Information Desk; for assistance with tickets, call the box office at 419-358-3239.
