Missoula Children’s Theatre has visited Escanaba for the ninth year, leaving a lot of talented actors looking forward to next year’s production.

The musical Beauty Lou and the Country Beast played to delighted audiences on Saturday, June 18. In addition, several cast members were invited to apply for the Missoula Children’s Theatre Camps in Montana for summer 2006.

“We have 37 teams traveling all around the world,” said MCT Director Mentor Don at the 3 p.m. show, “We work with over 60,000 students around the world. But none of them are better than the actors we have here in Escanaba.”


Cast members were:

Younger Beauty Lou: Laura Schlichting;
Older Beauty Lou: Brittany Wise;
Slim: Kyle Lindsey; Dusty: Christopher DuBord;
Fleabite Clyde: Miranda Kohli;
Imaginary Friend: Jaime Vanenkevort;
Beast: Henry Black;
Younger Daughters: Morgan Groleau, Madelyn Morley, Jenna Larson, Jaena Manson, Crystal Lacrosse, Cayla Carey;
Older Daughters: Jessica Cousineau, Tara Kutz, Tasha Childers, Katie Bender, Marie DuBord, Gina Trombly;
Country Folk: Anna Bishop, Abbie Parks, Mariah Dzanbozoff, Katelyn Gartland, Ethan Monroe, Kaili Lambert, Catrina Kirkpatrick, Jaime Madalinski, Chad Parks, Michelle Wood, Christine Hanson, Jessica Grau, Jacque Wera, Lauren Bichler, Sydney DeBoer, Cathryne Wood, Adrian LaVigne, Sarah Madalinski, Nicole Juhl, Sam Bender;
Barnyard Critters: Lindsey Norcross, Dana Haswell, Katie Wyman, Gabrielle Wyckoff, McKenzie Harman, Abby Hooks, Hannah Moberg, Cheridan Peterson, Anna Shier, Karlie Mayville, Kayla Vanportfliet, Jesse Flath,  Madelyn Cseter, Hailea Lacaret, Abigail Shier, Josh Madalinski, Russell Labeau, Timothy Seaman, Stephanie Vandermissen, Jordyn Vanportfliet ;
Accompanist: Lorrayne Krans         


Special Thanks to Players de Noc for obtaining grant funding for this program and for offering the use of their lighting equipment. Lighting design & tech training: Ed Dwyer; Tour Actor / Director host families: Charles & Mary Snyder, Stan & Lois Venne; Ushers / Ticket Sales: Lorraine Johnson – RSVP, Mary Jo Schlichting, Candice Parks, Lorraine Benson – RSVP, Judy Wise, Mary Strom

                                                 

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Assistant Directors:            
Sarah Schlichting, Nolan Madalinski, Kyle Randall
David Klein, BranDee Nuernberg

Accompanist:                     
Lorrayne Krans
Buckaroo Bonnie, Amanda Ulrey

MCT Co-Directors:             
Amanda Ulrey, Phillip Squibb

MCT Trainer                      
Don Mogstad