--A Musical Melodrama--
"THE BELLE OF THE WABASH"
by Mike Craver

DRAMATIS PERSONAE:
Fannie Mae Garrettson -- a saloon singer
Daniel Brown, aka 'Deadwood Dan' -- a saloon entertainer
The River Belles -- 3 dance hall girls/saloon singers
Dora Hand -- a young woman from the East
Frederick Forsythe Fosdick, III -- a Shakespearean actor
Reverend Mould -- an undertaker
Ollie O'Shaughnessy -- a young adventurer

TIME:
The mid 1880's
PLACE:
Grand ballroom of a steamboat, a Mississippi river bank, a main street, a church, and an Opera House

THE BELLE OF THE WABASH is having its premiere production in April and May, 2010, at the Mighty Orangeville Playhouse, in Orangeville, Illinois, featuring Glenda Adams, Emily Evans, Jim Frederick, Mary Jo Frederick, Paula Fulton, Chuck Hancock, Phil Jackman, Terri Jackman, Sandy Janicke, Terrie Miller, Josh Ryan, JaneVan Hamme, Sue Wichman and Peter Woodruff. Also featuring "The Belle Band": John Buford, Sheri Novak, and Carl & Joan Sanford. Directed by John Buford, with additional staging by Paula Fulton and Terrie Miller. Sound and Light by A.J. Adams; and general Management by Caryl Buford.

Tentative performance schedule
copyright 2010 Mike Craver; updated April 20th, 2010