“ Annie Get Your Gun ”
THEATRE OF THE BIG BEND ’ S 5OTH BIRTHDAY
Irving Berlin ’ s beloved musical set to be reprised
BY steveLANG
the Theatre of the Big Bend ’ s 50th year will be celebrated with a bang , featuring performances of Irving Berlin ’ s beloved musical , “ Annie Get Your Gun ,” June 26-July 19 .
The reprise of the 2006 production that set ToBB attendance records , will again be held in the San Antonio Livestock Exposition ( SALE ) Rodeo Arena at Sul Ross State University ’ s Turner Range Animal Science Center . Performances are scheduled Friday-Sunday , June 26-28 ; Thursday-Friday , July 2-3 ; Sunday , July 5 ; and Friday-Sunday , July 10- 12 and 17-19 at 8:15 p . m . For ticket information , visit the website at Sulross . edu / ToBB .
“ To my knowledge , we are the only company who has ever done this production in a rodeo arena , with horses , and we ’ re doing it again ,” said Dona Roman , Sul Ross professor of Theatre , who has acted in , directed and produced ToBB productions for the past 17 years .
“ Thanks to the wonderful collaboration with Dr . Rob Kinucan ( Dean of the College of Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences ) and ANRS personnel , we had a highly successful production ( in 2006 ) and we ’ re looking forward to this production ,” Roman said . “ The City of Alpine has also been generous in its support of our efforts .”
Roman called the continued success of the Theatre of the Big Bend “ a credit to the countless performers , volunteers and an appreciative audience .”
“ We are blessed with a very hardy West Texas ranching patrons and a frontier spirit that also describes the tenacity of the Sul Ross theatre and music faculty . It continues to be a really incredible experience .”
Since 1966 , the Theatre of the Big Bend has filled a summer entertainment niche for the vast tri-county region of Brewster , Jeff Davis , Presidio and an ever-expanding beyond . In addition , the theatre provides a summer repertory experience for community actors and musicians , artists and students to work with professionals from Sul Ross and elsewhere .
Annie Get Your Gun performances begin June 26 , 2015 .
“ Fifty years of providing summer theatrical entertainment is a significant achievement ,” said Roman . She said that the establishment of summer internships and the Theatre of the Big Bend guest artist program in 2006 has expanded both the talent base and creative opportunities .
“ The Theatre of the big Bend will always be community-oriented , but we want to continue to grow ,” said Roman . “ We really try to be a part of the community and also provide a theatre experience for our students and students from other universities as well .”
Roman noted that over half of the audience now comes from outside the tri-county area . “ The Theatre of the Big Bend offers great exposure to the region and is great for tourism .”
“ The summer musical will always be family-oriented and broadbased ,” she said . It has become an institution that our audiences have come to expect .” aT
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