Macquarie Musical Society presents: “The Trail to Oregon”

Join our all-American family as they travel down the Trail To Oregon! After their farm burns down, Father, Mother, Son, Daughter and Grandpa take the journey to the promised land where their new lives begin. Along the way, they face plenty of obstacles from snake bites, to dysentery, and even the notorious Bandit King! With the audience there to guide the Wagon Party along their adventure, no two shows will ever be the same!

Content Warning:

Audiences are advised that The Trail To Oregon contains sexual references, coarse language, violence, fake guns, flashing lights and simulated gunshot effects.

The show will contain audience interaction so please interact with us in a respectful way, when prompted by the cast. No discriminatory language, slurs or harassment will be tolerated.  

The show runs for approximately two hours, with a 15-minute intermission.

Macquarie Musical Society acknowledges the Wallumattagal people of the Darug nation, whose cultures and customs have nurtured, and continue to nurture, this land on which we meet. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. First Nations people began the tradition of storytelling on this land, and we acknowledge their influence on the ways in which we learn, teach, and perform on this land.

The Trail to Oregon

Music and Lyrics by Jeff Blim

Book by Nick Lang, Matt Lang, Brian Holden, & Jeff Blim

Arranged by Clark Baxtresser & Pierce Siebers

As produced by StarKid Productions

Cast

Father: Louis Walker

Mother: Lucy Giles

Son: Niamh Appleby

Daughter: Georgia Hopkins

Grandpa: Ben Khoury

McDoon: Michael Haratzis

Cletus / Ensemble: Lachlan Jowett

Production Team

Director: Theodore Smith

Producer: Daisy Andrews

Co-Assistant Producers: Emma Field, Milo Beauregarde

Music Director: Hazel Alexander

Assistant Music Director: Yasmin Lin

Vocal Director: Claire Garment

Assistant Vocal Director: Mia Mead

Co-Technical Directors: Micah Heazlewood, Grant Brennan

Stage Manager: Laura Chudd

Assistant Stage Manager: Garyth Holfter

Co-Choreographers: Brie Patterson, Nikolas Zielinski

Co-Set Constructionists: Jonathon Hartley, Miguelle Rodriguez

Photographer: Che Carrigan-Reidy

Production Consultant: Soph Szecsodi

Executive Producer: Melissa Applin

Crew

Lighting Operator: Sharelle Frazer

Lighting Assistant: Ava Swanson

Sound Operator: Julia Barbour

Sound Assistant: Angelique Jones

Band

Keys 1: Yasmin Lin

Keys 2: Hazel Alexander

Guitars: Aiden Smith

Bassist: Oliver Witt

Drums: Joshua Corner