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OTTERBEIN COLLEGE THEATRE PRESENTS ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(L-R) Lauren Wertz as Nurse Ratched is attacked by Steve Czarnecki as Randall P. McMurphy in the Otterbein College Theatre production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which runs April 30-May 2 and May 8-9 in the Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home St., Westerville.

Sentenced to jail for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Randle Patrick McMurphy convinces the guards he's crazy enough to need psychiatric care and is sent to a mental hospital. He fits in surprisingly well, his point of view actually causing some of the patients to progress, until Nurse Ratched decides that things are moving just a little too progressively. It's the classic antiestablishment tale of one man asserting his individuality in the face of a repressive, conformist system.

First published as a book by Ken Kesey in 1962, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was inspired by Kesey's job as an orderly at a veteran's hospital and by the 1960s counterculture movement touting such themes as freedom, rebellion and fearlessness. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is Dale Wasserman's adaptation of the novel.

Tickets are $15 each and can be reserved by calling the Otterbein College box office at (614) 823-1109. The box office is open 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour prior to performances. The box office is located in Cowan Hall, 30 S Grove St., Westerville.

The opening night performance on Thursday, April 30, begins at 7:30 p.m. and is followed by a reception. All other performances begin at 8 p.m.

For more information about the 2008-09 Otterbein College Theatre & Dance season, please see our website, www.otterbein.edu/theatre.

DETAILS:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
By Dale Wasserman • Adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey
April 30-May 2 and May 8-9
Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home St., Westerville

PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Dennis Romer
Guest Scenic Designer: Stephanie Gerckens
Costume Designer: Rebecca White
Lighting Designer: David Kerr

CAST LIST
The Patients
Chief Bromden........... Eric Folks
Dale Harding........... Cory Smith
Billy Bibbit........... Nathan Keen
Scanlon........... Jackson Hille
Cheswick........... A.J. Smitrovich
Martini........... Jay Milhem
Ruckly........... Josh Mahaffey
Randle P. McMurphy........... Steve Czarnecki

The Staff
Aide Warren........... Drew Cotton
Aide Williams........... Luke Scroggins
Dr. Spivey........... Trenton Weaver
Nurse Ratched........... Lauren Wertz
Nurse Flinn........... Caroline Whetzel
Aide Turkle........... Kolby Kindle

The Others
Candy Starr........... Tina Scariano
Sandra........... Jonelle Browne

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION