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Oklahoma! is a celebration of the search for dreams and love that unites us all as Americans despite the differences and barriers that so often threaten to disconnect and divide us. At our best, we are a nation that is rooted in hope - the audacity to keep striving in the face of despair and discrimination. For me, that shared determination is the core of what should define our America. That connection unites us despite differences in race, gender, sexuality, and perspectives and when recognized and respected - as we aim to do in this production - it can allow us to come together and build a community that reflects all the parts of US.

In revisiting this classic musical written in the 1940’s about the early pioneer days of the 1900’s, I wanted to create a world that felt timeless - both contemporary TABLE OF CONTENTS and contextual. The goal being that we recognize that this play takes place in the past, but frame it with modern-day reference and understanding - our cast is 3 Synopsis and About the Authors wonderfully diverse in race and sexual identity, our 5 Writing ! female characters are fully-fleshed out women with 6 An Interview with Mia Pinero burgeoning feminist ideals and identities, stereotypes 7 Designs and Renderings are stripped away, and our design is at period 8 Reading List and forward-leaning yet the text and score remain the same.

As such, this production aims to both remember and rewrite history. We grapple with both the joy and pain of our present while we collectively - and yes, this production will include you, too! - create a new future where love and light guide us as individuals, as a community, as a country. To me, this is the magical power of theater. In this sacred space, we can come together as one Weston community and reflect upon our world as it is and as we dream for it to be.

Reginald Douglas SYNOPSIS O n a b e a u t i f u l m o r n i n g i n 1 9 0 6 i n O k l a h o m a T e r r i t o r y a g r o u p o f i n t r e p i d p i o n e e r s a r e s e t t i n g o u t t o f o r g e a n e w c o m m u n i t y , a n d y o u n g w o m e n a n d m e n a r e s e t t i n g o u t t o c h a r t t h e i r f u t u r e s . W h e n O k l a h o m a ! o p e n e d o n B r o a d w a y 7 5 y e a r s a g o i t p r o m p t l y r e v o l u t i o n i z e d t h e A m e r i c a n m u s i c a l . I t s s t u n n i n g m u s i c , h e a r t f e l t s t o r y t e l l i n g , a n d r i c h l y p o e t i c l y r i c s a w a k e n e d a u d i e n c e s t o a r e v e l a t o r y v i s i o n o f A m e r i c a .

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS R i c h a r d R o d g e r s ' c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e m u s i c a l t h e a t r e o f h i s d a y w e r e e x t r a o r d i n a r y , a n d h i s i n f l u e n c e o n t h e m u s i c a l t h e a t r e o f t o d a y a n d t o m o r r o w i s l e g e n d a r y . H i s c a r e e r s p a n n e d m o r e t h a n s i x d e c a d e s , h i s h i t s r a n g i n g f r o m t h e s i l v e r s c r e e n s o f H o l l y w o o d t o t h e b r i g h t l i g h t s o f B r o a d w a y , L o n d o n , a n d b e y o n d . H e w a s t h e r e c i p i e n t o f c o u n t l e s s a w a r d s , i n c l u d i n g P u l i t z e r s , T o n y s , O s c a r s , G r a m m y s , a n d E m m y s . H e w r o t e m o r e t h a n 9 0 0 p u b l i s h e d s o n g s a n d f o r t y B r o a d w a y m u s i c a l s .

R i c h a r d R o d g e r s ( 1 9 0 2 - 1 9 7 9 ) a n d L o r e n z H a r t ( 1 8 9 5 - 1 9 4 3 ) w r o t e t h e i r f i r s t s h o w s t o g e t h e r w h e n b o t h w e r e s t i l l s t u d e n t s a t t e n d i n g C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y . T h e i r b r e a k t h r o u g h c a m e w i t h t h e s c o r e f o r a 1 9 2 5 c h a r i t y s h o w , T h e G a r r i c k G a i t i e s . O v e r t h e n e x t f i v e y e a r s t h e y w r o t e f i f t e e n m u s i c a l c o m e d i e s f o r B r o a d w a y a n d L o n d o n ' s W e s t E n d b e f o r e r e l o c a t i n g t o H o l l y w o o d i n 1 9 3 0 , w h e r e t h e y c o n t r i b u t e d s o n g s a n d w r o t e t h e s c o r e s f o r s e v e r a l m o v i e m u s i c a l s .

I n 1 9 3 5 t h e y r e t u r n e d t o N e w Y o r k t o w r i t e t h e s c o r e f o r B i l l y R o s e ' s c i r c u s m u s i c a l J u m b o , l a u n c h i n g a g o l d e n e r a t h a t i n c l u d e d O n Y o u r T o e s , B a b e s i n A r m s , I ' d R a t h e r B e R i g h t , I M a r r i e d a n A n g e l , T h e B o y s F r o m S y r a c u s e , T o o M a n y G i r l s , H i g h e r a n d H i g h e r , P a l J o e y , a n d B y J u p i t e r . I n 1 9 4 3 t h e p a r t n e r s h i p d i s b a n d e d t e m p o r a r i l y w h e n R o d g e r s c o l l a b o r a t e d w i t h O s c a r H a m m e r s t e i n I I o n O k l a h o m a ! , b u t i t r e s u m e d w i t h a r e v i s i o n o f t h e i r 1 9 2 7 h i t A C o n n e c t i c u t Y a n k e e , w h i c h o p e n e d o n N o v e m b e r 1 7 , 1 9 4 3 — l e s s t h a n a w e e k b e f o r e L o r e n z H a r t ' s d e a t h .

F o r t h e n e x t t w o d e c a d e s R i c h a r d R o d g e r s c o l l a b o r a t e d e x c l u s i v e l y w i t h O s c a r H a m m e r s t e i n I I o n s u c h m u s i c a l s a s C a r o u s e l , A l l e g r o , S o u t h P a c i f i c , T h e K i n g a n d I , P i p e D r e a m a n d T h e S o u n d O f M u s i c . C o l l e c t i v e l y , t h e i r m u s i c a l s h a v e g a r n e r e d d o z e n s o f a w a r d s i n c l u d i n g P u l i t z e r P r i z e s ; T o n y s , O s c a r s , E m m y s , a n d G r a m m y s ; a n d D r a m a D e s k , D r a m a C r i t i c s ’ C i r c l e , O u t e r C r i t i c s ’ C i r c l e , L a u r e n c e O l i v i e r , a n d E v e n i n g S t a n d a r d A w a r d s .

A f t e r H a m m e r s t e i n ' s d e a t h i n 1 9 6 0 R o d g e r s c o n t i n u e d t o w r i t e f o r t h e m u s i c a l s t a g e , i n c l u d i n g N o S t r i n g s , a n d c o l l a b o r a t i o n s w i t h M a r t i n C h a r n i n , S t e p h e n S o n d h e i m a n d S h e l d o n H a r n i c k . H i s f o r t i e t h , a n d f i n a l , B r o a d w a y m u s i c a l , I R e m e m b e r M a m a , o p e n e d o n B r o a d w a y l e s s t h a n e i g h t m o n t h s b e f o r e h i s d e a t h o n D e c e m b e r 3 0 , 1 9 7 9 . ABOUT THE AUTHORS CONT. O s c a r H a m m e r s t e i n I I w a s b o r n o n J u l y 1 2 , 1 8 9 5 i n N e w Y o r k C i t y . H i s f a t h e r , W i l l i a m , w a s a t h e a t r e m a n a g e r a n d f o r m a n y y e a r s d i r e c t o r o f H a m m e r s t e i n ' s V i c t o r i a , t h e m o s t p o p u l a r v a u d e v i l l e t h e a t r e o f i t s d a y . H i s u n c l e , A r t h u r H a m m e r s t e i n , w a s a s u c c e s s f u l B r o a d w a y p r o d u c e r a n d h i s g r a n d f a t h e r , O s c a r H a m m e r s t e i n , a f a m o u s o p e r a i m p r e s a r i o .

H a m m e r s t e i n s t a r t e d w r i t i n g l y r i c s f o r t h e C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y V a r s i t y s h o w s w h i l e s t u d y i n g l a w . H i s e a r l i e s t w o r k s i n c l u d e d m u s i c a l c o m e d i e s w r i t t e n w i t h a C o l u m b i a u n d e r g r a d u a t e s e v e n y e a r s h i s j u n i o r n a m e d R i c h a r d R o d g e r s . W i t h d r a w i n g f r o m C o l u m b i a L a w S c h o o l a f t e r h i s s e c o n d y e a r t o p u r s u e a c a r e e r i n t h e a t r e , H a m m e r s t e i n t o o k a j o b w i t h h i s u n c l e a s a n a s s i s t a n t s t a g e m a n a g e r . I n 1 9 1 9 H a m m e r s t e i n ' s f i r s t p l a y , T h e L i g h t , w a s p r o d u c e d b y h i s U n c l e A r t h u r ; i t l a s t e d f o u r p e r f o r m a n c e s . U n d a u n t e d , h e c o n t i n u e d t o w r i t e b o t h l y r i c s a n d l i b r e t t o s . W i t h J e r o m e K e r n , H a m m e r s t e i n w r o t e e i g h t m u s i c a l s , i n c l u d i n g S w e e t A d e l i n e , M u s i c i n t h e A i r , a n d t h e i r m a s t e r w o r k , S h o w B o a t . H i s l a s t m u s i c a l b e f o r e e m b a r k i n g o n a n e x c l u s i v e p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h R i c h a r d R o d g e r s w a s C a r m e n J o n e s , t h e h i g h l y - a c c l a i m e d 1 9 4 3 a l l - b l a c k r e v i s i o n o f G e o r g e s B i z e t ' s t r a g i c o p e r a C a r m e n .

T h e R o d g e r s & H a m m e r s t e i n p a r t n e r s h i p b e g a n w i t h O k l a h o m a ! ( 1 9 4 3 ) . L i k e H a m m e r s t e i n ' s S h o w B o a t a n d R o d g e r s & H a r t ' s P a l J o e y , t h e f i r s t R o d g e r s & H a m m e r s t e i n m u s i c a l w a s a g r o u n d - b r e a k i n g m i l e s t o n e , b l e n d i n g m u s i c a l c o m e d y a n d o p e r e t t a i n t o a w h o l e n e w g e n r e — t h e m u s i c a l p l a y . R o d g e r s & H a m m e r s t e i n w r o t e o n e m u s i c a l s p e c i f i c a l l y f o r t h e b i g s c r e e n — S t a t e F a i r — a n d o n e f o r t e l e v i s i o n — C i n d e r e l l a . A s p r o d u c e r s , R o d g e r s & H a m m e r s t e i n p r e s e n t e d p l a y s , m u s i c a l s , a n d r e v i v a l s . T h e y a l s o p r o d u c e d t h e m o t i o n p i c t u r e v e r s i o n o f O k l a h o m a ! a n d f o u n d e d t h e i r o w n m u s i c p u b l i s h i n g f i r m , W i l l i a m s o n M u s i c ( b a s i n g t h e n a m e o n t h e f a c t t h a t b o t h o f t h e i r f a t h e r s w e r e n a m e d W i l l i a m . )

O s c a r H a m m e r s t e i n I I w a s a m e m b e r o f t h e b o a r d o f d i r e c t o r s o f m a n y p r o f e s s i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g t h e D r a m a t i s t s G u i l d a n d t h e S c r e e n W r i t e r s ' G u i l d . H e r e c e i v e d m a n y p e r s o n a l h o n o r s a n d a w a r d s i n c l u d i n g f i v e h o n o r a r y d e g r e e s , t w o P u l i t z e r P r i z e s , t w o A c a d e m y A w a r d s , a n d f i v e T o n y A w a r d s . H i s l a s t m u s i c a l w a s T h e S o u n d O f M u s i c w r i t t e n w i t h R i c h a r d R o d g e r s i n 1 9 5 9 ; h i s l a s t s o n g w a s " E d e l w e i s s , " w r i t t e n f o r t h a t m u s i c a l d u r i n g i t s B o s t o n t r y o u t . O s c a r H a m m e r s t e i n I I d i e d a t h i s f a r m i n D o y l e s t o w n , P e n n s y l v a n i a , o n t h e m o r n i n g o f A u g u s t 2 3 , 1 9 6 0 .

L y n n R i g g s w a s t h e a u t h o r o f G r e e n G r o w t h e L i l a c s , o r i g i n a l l y p r o d u c e d b y t h e T h e a t r e G u i l d i n 1 9 3 1 a n d l a t e r u s e d b y R i c h a r d R o d g e r s a n d O s c a r H a m m e r s t e i n I I a s t h e b a s i s f o r t h e i r m u s i c a l O k l a h o m a ! . W h e n o r i g i n a l l y p r o d u c e d , L i l a c s h a d a N e w Y o r k r u n o f 6 4 p e r f o r m a n c e s , w h i l e i t s m u s i c a l a d a p t a t i o n h a d a n o r i g i n a l B r o a d w a y r u n o f 2 , 2 0 2 p e r f o r m a n c e s . R i g g s ' f i r s t p l a y t o r e c e i v e a N e w Y o r k p r o d u c t i o n w a s T h e B i g L a k e , w h i c h w a s p r e s e n t e d b y t h e A m e r i c a n L a b o r a t o r y T h e a t r e . A s a r e s u l t , h e r e c e i v e d a G u g g e n h e i m F e l l o w s h i p a n d s p e n t a y e a r i n F r a n c e , w h e r e h e w r o t e L i l a c s .

B o r n i n C l a r e m o r e , O K , R i g g s s t u d i e d f o r t h r e e y e a r s a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f O k l a h o m a . A s a y o u t h , h e d i d v a r i o u s j o b s i n c l u d i n g s i n g i n g i n a m u s i c a l f i l m h o u s e . H e l a t e r m o v e d t o N e w Y o r k w h e r e h e w o r k e d a s a p r o o f r e a d e r a n d c l e r k e d f o r M a c y ' s d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e a n d t h e A m e r i c a n E x p r e s s C o m p a n y . R i g g s a l s o w r o t e s u c h p l a y s a s T h e L o n e s o m e W e s t , T h e C r e a m i n t h e W e l l , L a u g h t e r f r o m a C l o u d , R u s s e t M a n t l e , a n d B o r n e d i n T e x a s .

B i o s p r o v i d e d b y r n h . c o m A BRAND-NEW STATE: WRITING OKLAHOMA! IN A TIME OF TURMOIL O k l a h o m a ! p r e m i e r e d a t t h e S t . J a m e s T h e a t r e o n M a r c h 3 1 , 1 9 4 3 , j u s t 1 6 m o n t h s a f t e r t h e a t t a c k o n P e a r l H a r b o r . T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s w a s e n t r e n c h e d i n t h e t h r o e s o f W o r l d W a r I I — c i t i z e n s r a t i o n e d f o o d a n d p u r c h a s e d W a r B o n d s a s y o u n g m e n f r o m a r o u n d t h e c o u n t r y s a i l e d o f f t o t h e E a s t e r n a n d W e s t e r n f r o n t s . T h e n a t i o n w a s t r u l y , d e e p l y d i v i d e d .

R o d g e r s a n d H a m m e r s t e i n w e r e s p u r r e d t o a c t i o n b y t h e p o l i t i c a l m o m e n t , b o t h p r e - a n d p o s t - P e a r l H a r b o r . B r u c e K i r l e , m u s i c a l t h e a t r e s c h o l a r ( d . 2 0 0 7 ) , w r o t e i n t h e T h e a t r e J o u r n a l , “ I n O k l a h o m a ! , t h e e n d o r s e m e n t o f c o m m u n i t y o v e r f r a g m e n t a t i o n h e l p e d t o h e a l w a r t i m e t e n s i o n s n o t o n l y b e t w e e n i s o l a t i o n i s t s a n d i n t e r v e n t i o n i s t s , b u t a l s o b e t w e e n c o n s e r v a t i v e a n d N e w D e a l e r . R o d g e r s a n d H a m m e r s t e i n p r o v i d e d h o p e t h a t t h e s e t e n s i o n s , s e e m i n g l y i n s o l u b l e a n d b i t t e r , c o u l d b e b r i d g e d . ” W i t h O k l a h o m a ! , R o d g e r s a n d H a m m e r s t e i n s e t o u t t o t r a n s f o r m a n i d y l l i c s m a l l t o w n i n t o a p l a c e t h a t r e p r e s e n t e d a l l t h a t A m e r i c a c o u l d b e — “ A n A m e r i c a w h e r e m i d d l e - c l a s s v a l u e s c o u l d p o t e n t i a l l y b e i n c l u s i v e o f e t h n i c o u t s i d e r s , i n c l u d i n g A l i H a k i m , a s w e l l a s t h e t e r r i t o r y f o l k , n a t i v e - b o r n A m e r i c a n s w h o w e r e n o t y e t c i t i z e n s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . ”

A d d i t i o n a l l y , O k l a h o m a ! w a s t h e f i r s t t r u e b o o k m u s i c a l ; a m u s i c a l i n w h i c h t h e b o o k a n d s c o r e w o r k e d h a n d - i n - h a n d t o t e l l t h e s t o r y . “ O k l a h o m a ! w a s a s r a d i c a l a n d i n n o v a t i v e i n i t s d a y a s L i n - M a n u e l M i r a n d a ’ s H a m i l t o n i s i n o u r s , ” w r i t e s T o d d S . P u r d u m f o r T h e N e w Y o r k T i m e s , “ A n d f o r m a n y o f t h e s a m e r e a s o n s : I t s e a m l e s s l y b l e n d e d s t o r y , s o n g a n d d a n c e , i n t h e s e r v i c e o f r e a l i s t i c c h a r a c t e r d e v e l o p m e n t , i n w a y s t h a t m a d e t h e t y p i c a l f r o t h o f 1 9 4 0 s B r o a d w a y m u s i c a l c o m e d y s e e m p u n y b y c o m p a r i s o n . ” I n s h o r t , O k l a h o m a ! w a s a r i s k , a n d o n e t h a t d i d n ’ t i m m e d i a t e l y p a y o f f .

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7 6 y e a r s l a t e r , O k l a h o m a ! a s k s u s t h e s a m e q u e s t i o n s . I t i m p l o r e s t h a t w e s e e e v e r y t h i n g o u r c o u n t r y w a s , i s , a n d c o u l d b e . “ R o d g e r s a n d H a m m e r s t e i n ’ s p a t r i o t i s m w a s n o t m i n d l e s s j i n g o i s m , ” w r i t e s t h e a t r e c r i t i c F r a n k R i c h , “ t h e i r a r t w a s n o t p r o p a g a n d a . ” O k l a h o m a ! e a r n e s t l y a s k s u s t o s e e o u r c o m m u n i t i e s i n f u l l a n d b o l d l y i m a g i n e w h a t “ b r a n d - n e w s t a t e ” c o u l d b e w a i t i n g j u s t b e y o n d t h e h o r i z o n . AN INTERVIEW WITH MIA PINERO RACHEL LIFF: What was your first impression of Oklahoma!?

MIA PINERO: To be honest, out of all of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musicals, I was least familiar with Oklahoma!, except for the song "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning." I expected it to be a light & fun classic, but was surprised by its dark underbelly.

RL: Have you ever played this role before? What strikes you about this character?

MP: No! It is such a joy to discover Laurey, especially having limited knowledge of the role prior to this production! What strikes me about Laurey is how deeply vulnerable and mistrusting she is, despite the strength and power she exudes. Over the course of the play, the walls she has built to protect herself are tested, which expose dreams and desires that have been brushed aside by practicality and responsibility.

RL: What makes this production unique?

MP: This production takes a close look at the idea of community, and how a community can shut people out, or come together and prompt change. In a land where there is freedom and possibility, how do we choose to live? What does that dream look like, and how do we each play a part in it? Our gorgeously minimal set allows our vibrant and diverse cast of characters to be the building blocks of a community that seeks prosperity and justice, but one that also can be judgmental and isolating.

RL: What is your favorite moment in the show?

MP: I have an absolute blast with CoCo Smith, who plays Ado , during "I Cain’t Say No!" The moment is packed with joy and laughter, and I love that I never know what to expect!

RL: Why perform Oklahoma! today?

MP: Oklahoma! gives us the unique opportunity to look back at a time in our history where there were no state lines, just open territory, and a community’s responsibility to build its own future, together. It challenges us in 2019 to take a closer look at how we impact each other, our primal need for human connection, and what can be possible when we dream of a better future. DESIGNS AND RENDERINGS

How do you tell a story set in 1906 and written in the 1940s for audiences in 2019? Take a look at how the Oklahoma! designers breathed contemporary life into this classic story.

Courtesy of Scenic Designer Alexander Woodward

Courtesy of Costume Designer Sydney Gallas READING LIST Other Works by Related Reading The Complete Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II edited by Amy Asch, Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs, Samuel French, 2010 It Happened on Broadway: An Oral History of the Great White Way by Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2014. Our Musicals, Ourselves: A Social History of the American Musical Theater by John Bush Jones, Brandeis University Press, 2003. Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway by Michael Riedel, Simon & Schuster, 2016. Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution by Todd S. Purdum, Henry Holt and Co, 2018. The Untold Stories of Broadway Volumes 1-3, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Dress Circle Publishing, 2013-2016. Discography Oklahoma! Original Cast Album 75th Anniversary, Verve, 2018 Oklahoma! 2019 Broadway , Verve, 2019 Filmography Broadway: The American Musical: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ produced by PBS and directed by Michael Kantor, 2004 Oklahoma! directed by Fred Zinnermann, 1955

The Weston Playhouse Theatre encourages patrons to visit their local library and shop local. Visit the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester to purchase available Weston 101 reading list items. WHAT ARE SHOW NOTES?

Show Notes are tailor-made audience guides that accompany every production. They allow patrons and company members to dive into each show and gain well-rounded understanding of what makes this production unique. You can find Show Notes in the lobby before each performance or online at westonplayhouse.org.

Inga Ballard, Dan Lusardi, and the cast of Oklahoma! in rehearsal

Compiled by: Artistic Associate/ Education Coordinator Rachel Liff Education Fellow Drewe Goldstein