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Story Theater Company Presents Gooney Bird Greene

Presenting Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures by Kent R. Brown, based on the book Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry:

Summer has come to a crashing halt in the little town of Watertower. The kids don’t want to be back in school; they are listless and bored. Suddenly, the classroom door bursts open and there, wearing pajamas and cowboy boots, stands red-headed Gooney Bird Greene! In blending funny and memorable characters with colorful details and her distinctive flair for suspense, Gooney Bird awakens the students’ dormant imaginations. They come to realize their lives are as unique as Gooney Bird’s and that they, too, can cast themselves as the heroes in their own true tales of discovery.

This STC production is directed by Julia VanDyk.

SPONSORED BY
Hastings, Gartin & Boettger, LLP

PERFORMANCES
October 18 and 19 at 7:00 pm
Octoboer 20 and 21 at 2:00 pm
Location: STC’s Black Box Theater 

This program is funded in part by local option tax funds provided by the City of Ames through the Commission on the Arts (COTA).

TICKET INFORMATION

$8 Advance Purchase Tickets available through October 17. 

Beginning October 18:
$12 – Adult
$8 – Child/Student/Senior

CAST

Mrs. Pidgeon – Amelia Yoder
Gooney Bird Greene – Madelin Dooley
Felicia Ann – Elizabeth Hobson
Chelsea – Reese Anderson
Beanie – Jane Grimm
Tricia – Clara Fields
Keiko – Lily Angus
Malcolm – Dunkin Bearson
Barry – Zac Peters
Nicholas – Jackson Baker
Beth – Shaylee DeLancey
Daniel – Hugh Rivard
Mr. Greene/Musician – Ember Biggs
Mrs. Greene/Musician – Alyssa Speck
Catman/Musician – Nate VanDyk
Mr. Prince/Police Officer/Musician – James Moore
Conductor/Reporter – Mila Serra
News Assistant/Cow/Musician – Natalie Hansen
Van Driver/Mrs. Schinhofen/Musician – Bethany VanDyk
Camera Operator/Gumball Machine/Musician – Ella Suski


CREW

Assistant Stage Manager – Julia Divine
Props/Backstage – Carly Breen
Light Board Operator – Xander Cook
Sound Board Operator – Maddy Cook


PRODUCTION TEAM

Director – Julia VanDyk
Stage Manager – Nancy Evans
Production Manager – Tara Gartin
Set Designer and Builder – Hunter Kennedy
Lighting Designer – James Erickson
Props Designer – Allyson Goodman
Costume Designer – Traci Reetz
Costume Interns – Quinn Harbison and Naomi White

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Ames, IA 50010

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