Theatre Central presents Carousel

Central College opens another exciting production season with Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel this Halloween weekend. Performances will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, Friday, Oct. 31, and Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Kruidenier Theatre on Central's campus. A matinee performance also will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2. Directed by C.D. Adamson, associate professor of theatre, this timeless musical features a cast and crew of 37 students.

Based on the play Liliom, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel revolves around carousel barker Billy Bigelow, whose romance with millworker Julie Jordan comes at the cost of their jobs. He participates in a robbery to provide for Julie and their unborn child; after it goes tragically wrong, he is given a chance to make things right. A secondary plot line deals with millworker Carrie Pipperidge and her romance with ambitious fisherman Enoch Snow. The show includes the songs "If I Loved You", "June Is Bustin' Out All Over" and "You'll Never Walk Alone."