The Music Man
June 20 – August 3
Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910’s Iowa by posing as a children’s band leader to raise money before he can skip town. He makes the town believe that “there is trouble, right here in River City.” He also makes them believe that “76 trombones led the big parade.” So he can take their money and run. Come enjoy this musical theater classic full of fun and laughter.
Rated PG
Meet our Cast
Ewart Dunlop
Meet Wyatt Logan!
Character: Ewart Dunlop
Hometown: Columbia, Missouri
Favorite Song in Music Man: Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You (but Rock Island is a very close second!)
Music Man Role Swap: Charlie Cowell
Preshow Snack of Choice: Kit-Kat
Maude Dunlop
Meet JoBeth Hilton!
Character: Maude Dunlop
Hometown: Wytheville, VA
Favorite Song in Music Man: Till There Was You
Music Man Role Swap: Harold Hill
Preshow Snack of Choice: Watermelon
Zaneeta Shinn
Meet Isabella Deel!
Character: Zaneeta Shinn
Hometown: Bluefield, VA
Favorite Song in Music Man: “Til There Was You”
Music Man Role Swap: I actually don’t have one!
Preshow Snack of Choice: Chocolate almonds
Mrs. Squire
Meet Piper Bailey!
Character: Mrs Squires
Hometown: Wytheville, VA
Favorite Song in Music Man: My White Knight, Emmaline sounds beautiful
Music Man Role Swap: Marcellus Washburn! Scoot on over Corey
Preshow Snack of Choice: RedBull… duh
Charlie Cowell
Meet Gavin Mann!
Character: Charlie Cowell
Hometown: Johnson City, TN
Favorite Song in Music Man: Wells Fargo Wagon
Music Man Role Swap: In a few years I would want to play Mayor Shinn
Preshow Snack of Choice: Sunflower seeds and bottles of water
Mrs. Paroo
Meet Ali Bales!
Character: Mrs. Paroo
Hometown: Originally, Ohio, but have been in and around Wytheville since 2012
Favorite Song in Music Man: Goodnight, My Someone
Music Man Role Swap: Eulalie Shinn
Preshow Snack of Choice: Squashies Candy
Jacey Squires
Meet Brian Fisher!
Character: Jacey Squires
Hometown: Bluefield, VA
Favorite Song in Music Man: Will I Ever Tell You
Music Man Role Swap: 10 year old Brian would have killed to play Winthrop
Preshow Snack of Choice: Peanut M&M’s
Oliver Hix
Meet Garrett Whitworth!
Character: Oliver Hix
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Favorite Song in Music Man: Ice Cream / Sincere
Music Man Role Swap: Harold Hill
Preshow Snack of Choice: Apples
Mayor Shinn
Meet Rocky Cooper!
Character: Mayor Shinn
Hometown: Big Stone Gap, VA
Favorite Song in Music Man: “Trouble” is always a favorite, but also “Lida Rose”, “‘Til there was you”, all of it.
Music Man Role Swap: Who wouldn’t want to play Harold Hill
Preshow Snack of Choice: Probably a protein bar
Ethel Toiffelmier
Meet Caroline Rose Bowman!
Character: Ethel Toiffelmier
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Favorite Song in Music Man: Shipoopi is just such a fun number so it has to be my favorite…But Goodnight my Someone is just sooo good and classic
Music Man Role Swap: Marian the Librarian, I saw Sutton Foster perform this role and I absolutely loved her take on it
Preshow Snack of Choice: I don’t really eat or snack before shows but I loveeee me some waffle house after
Marcellus Washburn
Meet Corey Kieslich!
Character: Marcellus Washburn
Hometown: Bloomfield, Kentucky
Favorite Song in Music Man: “Shipoopi”
Music Man Role Swap: Harold Hill
Preshow Snack of Choice: Pretzels
Alma Hix
Meet Darby Bixler!
Character: Alma Hix and the Marian Paroo Understudy
Hometown: I live in New York City.
Favorite Song in Music Man: My White Knight.
Music Man Role Swap: Winthrop!
Preshow Snack of Choice: A sweet and salty trail mix!
Ensemble in The Music Man
Meet Pia Drummond!
Character: Ensemble in The Music Man & Alma Hix Understudy
Hometown: Wytheville, VA
Favorite Song in Music Man: Ya Got Trouble
Music Man Role Swap: Mayor Shinn? Idk
Preshow Snack of Choice: Trail mix!
Marian Paroo
Meet Emmaline Conlin!
Character: Marian Paroo
Hometown: Gwinnett, Georgia (but she fits right in here in River City!)
Favorite Song in Music Man: Till There Was You
Music Man Role Swap: Winthrop Paroo
Preshow Snack of Choice: Sour gummy worms
Harold Hill
Meet Connor Hagan!
Character: Harold Hill
Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina
Favorite Song in Music Man: Marian the Librarian
Music Man Role Swap: Winthrop!
Preshow Snack of Choice: Animal crackers
