Return to the Forbidden Planet
Written By:
Bob Carlton
Directed By:
Larry Morris
Synopsis
Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Return to the Forbidden Planet is a juke box musical is packed with rock ‘n’ roll classics such as Heard it Through the Grapevine, Young Girl, Good Vibrations, and Gloria. Blast off on a routine flight and crash into the planet D’Illyria where a sci fi version of The Tempest set to rock and roll golden oldies unfolds with glee. The planet is inhabited by a sinister scientist, Dr. Prospero; his delightful daughter Miranda; Ariel, a faithful robot; and an uncontrollable monster, the product of Prospero’s Id, whose tentacles penetrate the space craft.
Cast of Characters:
- Tempest – Ray Ettinger
- Prospero – Leo Mauler
- Miranda – Reece Fry
- Ariel – Melissa Locke
- Science Officer (Gloria) – Michelle Stelting
- Navigation Officer– Abbey Briscoe
- Cookie – Patrick Davis
- Bosun Arras – Alex Phillips
- Ensemble
- Sequoia Godfrey
- Shannah Godfrey
- River Godfrey
- Stephanie Flanagan
- Katie Wood
- Mary Morris
Performed:
March 30, 31 – April 1, 6-9, 2017