Rodgers & Hammerstein's only musical written directly for the screen is now a stage musical.
Set against the colourful backdrop of an American heartland tradition, STATE FAIR travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the annual Iowa State Fair.
Mom and Pop have their hearts set on blue ribbons while their daughter and son find romance and heartbreak on the midway. Set to the magical strains of an Academy Award winning score and augmented by other titles from the Rodgers & Hammerstein songbook, STATE FAIR is the kind of warm-hearted family entertainment only Rodgers & Hammerstein could deliver!
Cast Requirements: PRINCIPALS
3 Women
3 Men
FEATURED
4 Women
1 Girl (age 11)
6 Men
ENSEMBLE
Singing-dancing ensemble consisting of Barkers, Vendors, Judges, and Fairgoers
CHARACTERS
Abel Frake - a farmer
Gus - the Frake's hired man
Margy Frake - the Frake's faughter
Melissa Frake - Abel's wife
Wayne Frake - the Frake's son
Dave Miller - the local storekeeper
Eleanor - Wayne's girlfriend
Harry - Margy's boyfriend
The Fair Announcer
The Hoop-La Barker
Emily Arden
The Astounding Stralenko
Vivian - a cooch dancer
Jeanne - a cooch dancer
Pat Gilbert - a newspaper reporter
Charlie - a newspaper photographer
Lem - a farmer
Clay - a farmer
Hank Munson - a farmer
The Chief of Police
Violet - his daughter
The Fairtones
Judge Heppenstahl
Mrs. Edwin Metcalf of Pottsville
2 Roustabouts
Barkers, Vendors, Judges and Fairgoers
Set Requirements: STATE FAIR takes place over five days in late August of 1946 on the Frake farm in Brunswick, Iowa and at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
The Frake Farm
On the Road to Des Moines
The Midway at the Hoop-La Booth
The Midway at the Temple of Wonder
The Beer Tent
Outside the Dairy Pavilion
The Starlight Dance Meadow
Camper's Hill
Exhibition Hall
A Nearby Hillside
Outside the Livestock Pavilion
Genre / Style: Musical Comedy, Romance, 1940's America
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set
20 Libretto-Vocal Books
2 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE
Orchestra Package (22 Books)
1 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE
1 REED I (Flute, Piccolo, Alto Sax)
1 REED II (Oboe, English Horn, Alto Sax)
1 REED III (Clarinet, Tenor Sax)
1 REED IV (Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax)
1 FRENCH HORN I
1 FRENCH HORN II
1 TRUMPET I
1 TRUMPET II
1 TRUMPET III
1 TROMBONE I
1 TROMBONE II
1 TUBA
1 DRUMS
1 PERCUSSION
1 HARP
1 KEYBOARD
1 VIIOLIN I
1 VIOLIN II
1 VIOLA
1 CELLO
1 BASS
Musical Numbers: It Might As Well Be Spring, Our State Fair, That's For Me, More Than Just A Friend, You Never Had It So Good, When I Go Out Walking With My Baby, So Far, It's A Grand Night For Singing, The Man I Used To Be, All I Owe Ioway, That's The Way It Happens, Boys And Girls Like You and Me..