Bye Bye Birdie

March 10-14
7:30p.m. Thurs.-Sat. 2p.m. Sunday
Chipola Theatre

The exuberant rock ’n roll smash hit returns to Chipola. It’s 1960, and hip swingin’ teen idol Conrad Birdie has been drafted into the army.

Tickets go on sale Feb. 24 for the Chipola College spring musical “Bye Bye Birdie.” The openning of a five-day run is March 10. The show plays nightly at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday, March 14 matinee at 2 p.m. 

Chipola Theater director Charles Sirmon recently cast local actors in the following roles: Evan Barber as Randolph MacAfee, Aven Pitts as Albert Peterson, Kyndall Covington as Rose Alvarez, Ben Grande as Conrad Birdie, Austin Pettis as Mr. Harry MacAfee, Piper Williams as Mrs. Doris MacAfee, Sara Lovins as Mrs. Mae Peterson, Madison Wester as Gloria Rasputin, Christina Lopez as Mrs. Merkle, Charles Sirmon as Mayor, Jill Wallace as Mayor’s Wife, Matthew VanBuren as Mr. Johnson, Seth Basford as Charles F. Maude, Kayla Todd as Kim MacAfee, Cameron Hitchcock  as Hugo Peabody, Emily Harrison as Ursula Merkle, Joe Evans as Harvey Johnson, Brenna Kneiss as Sad Girl 1 and Grace Bailey as Sad Girl 2. Birdie Fans, Shriners, Parents, Policemen, Sweet Apple Citizens are Madison Wester, D.R. Forrester, Brenna Kneiss, Mark Lent, Jacob Beasley, Clayton Touchton, Tabitha Shumaker, Sara Jean Hargis, Allie Brockner, Alex Watson, Stacia Springer, Gracie Wallace and Grace Bailey.

For information, call Theatre director Charles Sirmon at 850-
718-2227, or email sirmons@chipola.edu