The Bridges Of Madison County

AUGUST 23-SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

• Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
• Book by Marsha Norman
• Based on the novel by Robert James Waller
• Orchestrations by Jason Robert Brown

• Directed by
  Eric Magnus
• Musical Direction by
  Michelle Allen McIntire
• Assistant Direction and Musical Staging by
  Valerie Martin
• Stage Manager
  Derrick Freeman
• Set Design/Construction
  Doug Schroeder
• Properties
  Hannah Parker
• Costume Design
  Kimberly Thompson
• Lighting Design
  Chuck Cline
• Sound Design
  Joshua Finch
• Rehearsal Accompanist
  RuthAnn Miller Wagoner
• Graphic Design
  Alex Morales

Based on the best-selling novel, and developed by the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning creative team of Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs for a New World) and Marsha Norman, The Bridges of Madison County captures the lyrical expanse of America's heartland along with the yearning entangled in the eternal question" "What if...?" Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Score and Orchestrations, this sweeping romance about the roads we travel, the doors we open and the bridges we dare to cross will leave audiences breathless.

Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome, National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, pulls into her driveway seeking directions, though, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca's life.

Cast

• FRANCESCA JOHNSON
  Cori Anne Weber
• BUD JOHNSON
  Jon Rizzo
• ROBERT KINCAID
  Jacob Elliott
• MARIAN / STATE FAIR SINGER / CHIARA
  Larissa Briley
• MICHAEL JOHNSON
  Miles Fritz
• CAROLYN JOHNSON
  Kora Wiedmaier
• MARGE
  Brenna McConaughey
• CHARLIE
  Christoph Cording
• WAITRESS / ENSEMBLE
  Sarah Jeter
• GINNY / ENSEMBLE
  Barbara Jurgensmeier
• BARTENDER / ENSEMBLE
  Brad Dawdy
• PAOLO / ENSEMBLE
  Nathan Le
• ENSEMBLE
  Shelby Bessette, Meaghan Coble, Sharon Johnson, Nancy Seeman, Daniel Vazquez, Miles Wirth

Orchestra

• Conductor
  Michelle Allen McIntire
• Violin
  Jason Rideout
• Violin
  Karly Johnson
• Piano
  RuthAnn Miller Wagoner
• Keyboard
  Todd Gregory-Gibbs
• Acoustic and Electric Guitar and Mandolin
  Jay Kennel
• Guitar
  Bill Wood
• Bass
  Frank Annecchini
• Percussion
  Tarquin Kellogg