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Board of Directors

President.Bernie Timms

Vice PresidentDave Piscitello

Secretary.Colleen Nichols

TreasurerJulie Toon Pawley

Board Member.. Peggy Owen

Advisory Board Members

Mike Pilgreen, Dr. Pat Reed, Patty Shoelkopf, Amanda ONan, RitaLiedags Compton

Seahawk Stage Productions is the performance entity for the drama program at HiltonHead High School. It includes students from the Performing Arts, Visual Arts, and otherdepartments at the school who wish to be part of the collaborative effort necessary foreach production.

From The Seahawk Theatre GuildA very warm welcome to Seahawk Stage Productions

Spring presentation of Broadway hit musical, Big River The

Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn , adapted from the Mark Twain

novel by William Hauptman with music and lyrics by Roger Miller.

We sincerely thank you for your support of our theatre program.

We would like to say a very special thank you to our

advertising sponsors. The quality of our productions is only made

possible through the generosity of our sponsors and donations from

the public and of course, you our wonderful theatre patrons.

If you would like to donate to this great cause as either an

independent contributor or a corporate sponsor there has neverbeen a better time than now. As our program continues to grow,

your support is needed more than ever to help us continue our work

Inspiring Young Actors and providing them the best

opportunity for a true theatrical experience.

Enjoy the show! Bernie Timms, President

Seahawk Theatre Guild, Inc.

Contributions to Seahawk Theatre Guild, Inc. are tax deductible, and may be sentto: P.O. Box 22884, Hilton Head Island SC, 29925


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Behind the Scenes

No show happens without a lot of hard work. We

are pleased to recognize the students of theTechnical Theatre Classes for their contribution to

the set design and construction

Special Thanks

Dr. Pat Read

Wendy White

Colleen Nichols

Bernie Timms

Julie Toon PawleyTerry Cermak

Patty Schoelkopf

Rebecca Lines

Amanda ONan

& everyone who helped make thisperformance possible.

The Seahawk Theatre Guild is a volunteer group of parents, teachersand community members who have organized to provide support of

every kind to Seahawk Stage Productions.

The Guild welcomes new members and volunteers in every area.Please call us at (843) 785-8006 to get involved.

Director. ..Mike Pilgreen

Music Director Peggy Trecker White

Choreographer.Rita Liedags Compton

Costume ManagerWendy White

Sound Board. ...Steve Metropolis

Light Board... Molly Decker

Lighting Design.Terry CermakSet Design ..Mike Pilgreen and the Technical Theatre Classes

Costumes/Props acquisition...Carson Fludd, Molly Decker, Drew Pawley

Technical assistance-Chris Zitello

Program Cover Design/Layout..Bernie Timms

Program cover & poster design/layout:..Bernie Timms

Produced by special arrangement with

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization

Synopsis:

Big River is a musical adaptation of Mark Twain's Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn. Set in the 1840s, Big River takes the audience on ajourney down the Mississippi River with Huck Finn and Jim, the slavewho Huck helps escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River.

Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful andheartwarming, bringing to life your favorite characters from thenovel. Their raft is commandeered by two con artists known as TheKing and The Duke. Jim is sold back into slavery, only to be rescuedby Huck and his pal Tom Sawyer. As the journey continues, Huck feelsbetter about protecting Jim and helping him get to the "free states" to

be reunited with his wife and children.Despite the prejudice of the age, he realizes that it's all right to standup for your own beliefs and to respect and care for someone of adifferent color.


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Scott and Colleen Nicholswww.nicholspro.com

(843) 347-3700

Mark Twain/Doctor - Drew Pawley

Huck Finn - Jean-Luc McMurtry

Jim - Darius Taylor

Widow Douglas - Katie Crawford

Ms. Watson - Taylor Piscitello

Judge Thatcher/Simon/Lafe Joey Rivera

Pap Finn/Counselor Robinson Michael White

Tom Sawyer - Robert Malo

Ben RogersGeorge Olivetti

Jo Harper/Tart Samantha Bjur

Dick/Andy/Sheriff Bell - Patrick Carroll

Strange Woman Molly Decker

King Jared Nixon

Duke - Brennen Reeves

Young Fool/Susan Wilkes - Emily Cupit

Joanna Wilkes - Ana Gonzales

Mary Jane Wilkes - Marissa Nichols

Sally Phelps - Carson Fludd

Silas Phelps - Jeremy Malo

Harvey Wilkes Geoffrey Jackson

Tart/Tomboy/Townswoman Toni Ross

Tart/Townswoman Anna Asnip

Cast

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Michael Pilgreen - Director

Michael Pilgreen has been teaching and directing plays and musi-cals at Hilton Head High School and the Hilton Head communityfor sixteen years. He has a B.A. in Humanities from CentenaryCollege of Louisiana and an M.A. in Theatre/Speech with an Em-phasis in Directing from Louisiana Tech University. He was se-lected as Teacher of the Year in 2004 at HHIHS and has beenawarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities for partici-pation in a published study of Pre-Renaissance essayists.

Rita Liedags Compton - Choreographer

This is Ritas 10th season with Seahawk Stage Productions hav-ing started with choreographing Joseph and The Amazing Techni-color Dream Coat in 2000. Rita began her dance training in Syd-ney, Australia and continued in Los Angeles, CA. Prior to moving

to Hilton Head, Rita had her own Ballet School in Huntsville, AL.

If you do not wish to keep your playbill as a souvenir,please help us to conserve costs and resources by leaving itin your chair when you leave or placing it in the recyclebasket in the foyer. Thanks for your co-operation.


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