Hustoles, Hamilton and Finocchiaro
Season brochures for the 42nd annual Highland Summer Theatre
will be mailed in mid-April. If you do not receive our mailings but would like one, let us know.
Hustoles, Hamilton and Finocchiaro
SOUND FILES: Hear about the season and the shows from the directors themselves
(individual shows have stories linked as well):
Paul Hustoles (The Boys Next Door
and The Music Man),
Heather Hamilton (Dial 'M' for Murder)
and Paul Finocchiaro (Smokey Joe's Café).
Tickets for ALL INDIVIDUAL shows go on sale May 19. During the summer,
all performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
If you'd like a season brochure mailed to you, tell us so here.
"Woohing" their way through the first number from Smokey Joe's Café, the second show in the 42nd annual
Highland Summer Theatre, are (left to right): First row: Mathias Becker, Andrew D. Umphrey, Christina Dyrland Smith,
Mallory Martin and Clayton Rutschow; on the stairs: Akia Shenise Fleming and Travis Shafer; top row, Jacleen Olson and Tobias Miller.
Download an 81/2x11-inch poster size.
Dial 'M' for Murder
by Frederick Knott
Sponsored by Hale Associates
7:30 p.m. May 28-June 1
Tony Wendice married his wife, Margot, for her money and now plans to murder her for the same reason. He
arranges the perfect murder, but it goes awry. Despite his best attempts at deception and laying blame, an inspector
from Scotland Yard is determined to discover the truth. Minnesota State Mankato last presented this suspenseful
thriller in the summer of 1987.
Smokey Joe's Café
by Leiber & Stoller
7:30 p.m. June 12-15
Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock 'n' roll and now their songs provide the basis for
an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. In an idealized '50's setting, the classic
themes of love won, lost and imagined blend with hilarious set-pieces and slice-of-life emotions. Featuring nearly 40
of the greatest songs ever recorded, Smokey Joe's Café isn't just great pop music — it's compelling musical theatre.
And it's making its Minnesota State Mankato debut.
The Boys Next Door
by Tom Griffin
Sponsored by Minnesota State Mankato TRIO Programs
7:30 p.m. June 25-29
This very funny yet very touching play focuses on the lives of four developmentally disabled men who live in a
communal residence under the watchful eye of a sincere, but increasingly despairing, social worker. Filled with humor,
the play is also marked by the compassion and understanding with which it peers into the half-lit world of its
handicapped protagonists. Minnesota State Mankato last presented The Boys Next Door in 1992.
The Music Man
By Meredith Willson
Sponsored by Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic, P.A., Wolf Etter & Co.
and the Pamela and Wynn R. Kearney Foundation
7:30 p.m. July 11-13 & 16-20
The Music Man tells the story of a traveling salesman, Harold Hill, and his visit to a small Iowa town in 1912 where
he meets and falls in love with the willful, spinster librarian, Marian Paroo. With his fast-talking style, "Professor"
Harold Hill convinces the town that unless they adopt his revolutionary music program, the youngsters of River City
will be forever doomed. He gets the parents to buy instruments and expensive uniforms in order to form the River City
Boys Band. Chaos ensues as Hill's credentials are questioned and he is called upon to prove himself to the citizens of
River City. Songs include "Wells Fargo Wagon," "Iowa Stubborn" and "Till There Was You." Minnesota State Mankato
last presented The Music Man in 1996.