*Big River,* May 8-23 at Lake City Playhouse

*Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*
based on the 1885 novel by Mark Twain
Music by Roger Miller
Book by William Hauptmann

May 8-23 at 1320 E. Garden Ave. in Coeur d'Alene
Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm
Tickets: $10-$16
Call (208) 667-1323
Visit www.lakecityplayhouse.org

The tale of Huck and Jim floating down the Mississippi won seven Tony awards in 1985
Musical numbers include "Do You Wanna Go To Heaven?," "Waiting for the Light to Shine," "Muddy Water," and "Worlds Apart."

[ photo: Roger Miller, uulyrics.com ]

audition for *Big River*

Monday-Tuesday, March 2-3, at 6:30 pm
at the Harding Family Center, 411 N. 15th St., CdA
for the Lake City Playhouse production (May 8-23) of the 1985 musical with music and lyrics by Roger Miller and book by William Hauptmann

Director Brian Doig is looking for 6 women, 6 men and ensembles of 10-15.

Huck and Jim float down the Mississippi and have themselves some fine adventures, sho' 'nuff.

Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave., CdA
(20) 667-1323

Trivia time: What *Deep Space Nine* cast member was in the original production of *Big River*? And when director Des McAnuff was trying out the show at the La Jolla Playhouse, what future and highly influential Spokane theater critic** did Roger Miller find himself face to face with?
(**This five-word phrase appears in your dictionary next to "oxymoron.")

Study the IBDb entry here.

Frank Rich's 1985 review in the N.Y. Times is here. And John Goodman played Pap! I'd forgotten that.