Lumberjacks: The Musical

Lumberjacks: The Musical!
Original Logo by: Renee Niederkorn
Music	Benjamin Wooley
Lyrics	Brian Brems and Jeremy Wackerlin
Book	Brian Brems and Jeremy Wackerlin
Productions	2009 The Limelight Theatre Company (http://limelighttheatrecompany.org)

Lumberjacks: The Musical! is an original musical with music by Benjamin Wooley and book and lyrics by Brian Brems and Jeremy Wackerlin. It debuted in Oswego, Illinois at the Oswego East Performing Arts Center at Oswego East High School in 2009. It is the first original musical for The Limelight Theatre Company.

It is a satirical show, meant to poke fun at its own genre of musicals. It was inspired by the amount of flannel the Company had accumulated over the years.

Directed by: Brian Brems and Jeremy Wackerlin

Music Direction and Choreography by: Adrian Aguilar

Stage Manager and Lighting Design: Andrew Lia

Costume and Makeup Design: Elizabeth Husted

Plot summary

Carlton, the son of a senator travels to a Lumber-town, in rural Oregon, called Woodsburg. Upon arrival he is sent to the forest where he stumbles upon local Lumberjacks. He requests to become one of them but doesn't get the answer he wants. Meanwhile, Xavier Dalton Kilpatrick, a business mogul in the logging industry, gets a visit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and announces his plans to take over Woodsburg. He goes to the little town in attempts to persuade the townspeople to sell their land to him. Some are more enthused than others. The rest of the show follows town's struggles against Kilpatrick and his evil deeds as well as their struggle within themselves.

Casting history

Original cast members

Carlton: Michael Leali
Madeline Cartwright: Jordan Caulk
Xavier Dalton Kilpatrick: Nick Pankuch
Geoff: Anthony Kayer
Annie: Kelly Zimmer
Hans: Kevin Pajor
Johan: Mike Arney
Lambert: Ben Torres
Benedict: Spencer Williams
Horace: Nick Benz
Grant: Ethan Ylisela
Evelyn: Jessie Meyer
The Baker: John Griffin
Kern: Renee Niederkorn
Ross: Jeremiah Adams
Beverly: Sam Hennessy
Rebecca: Julia Liddell
Sheila: Nicki Harris
Charlene: Jessica Edwards
Bridget: Amanda McMillion
Marigold Whet: Jessica Parkhurst
Rhonda: Allison Caulk
Wild-Eyed Woman: Allison Caulk
Aldrich Worthingman: Freddie Zimmer

Musical numbers

Act I

"Good Morning, Woodsburg" – Lumberjacks/wives, Townspeople
"The Lumberjack Ranks" – Lumberjacks, Carlton
"Trust Me" – Kilpatrick, Lumberjacks/wives, Townspeople
"A Forest For Two" – Carlton, Madeline
"The Life of A Lumberwife" – Wives
"An Axe To Grind" – Company

Act II

"Am I The City" – Carlton
"You'll Always Be A Lumberjack To Me" – Annie, Geoff
"Anything But A Baker" – Evelyn, Baker
"This Little Town/L-U-M-B-E-R-JACKS!" – Company

Video

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