Butler’s Theatre Department Presents A Year with Frog and Toad: The Musical

Butler Community College’s Fine Arts Department excitedly presented their annual Theatre for Young Audiences production. This year’s show was A Year with Frog and Toad: The Musical by Robert and Willie Reale. Public showings took place on Saturday, February 22, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Butler Theatre at the El Dorado campus. 

Based on the book by Arnold Lobel, A Year with Frog and Toad follows the two friends, Frog and Toad, through all four seasons as they embark on adventures, face challenges and rely on their enduring friendship. The show was directed by Theatre Department Chair Leslie Coates, with musical direction by Vocal Music Professor Matthew Udland. 

“Like all of us, Frog and Toad face many obstacles over the course of a year. Things get dicey, even scary, at times [but] it sure is nice to have a good friend to endure them,” said Coates.  

The show ran approximately one hour and included a live orchestra and 16 cast members. 

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Cast are listed below by hometown: 

ANDOVER  

Maryam Doukali – Snail  

AUGUSTA 

Aspen Magruder – Birds/Ensemble 

BEL AIRE 

Rhye Porter – Birds/Ensemble   

EL DORADO 

Jack Christy – Birds/Ensemble  

GARNETT 

Mack Poeverlein – Birds/Ensemble 

MANHATTAN 

Sarah McKay – Mouse/Young Toad  

NEWTON 

Ronni Horn – Birds/Ensemble 

PROTECTION 

McKenzie Jellison – Birds/Ensemble 

ROSE HILL 

Katie Lawrence – Birds/Ensemble 

VIOLA 

Damon Donaldson – Birds/Ensemble 

WICHITA 

Ian Bench – Lizard/Father Frog   

Bronwen Burch – Turtle/Mother Frog 

Micah Gifford – Birds/Ensemble 

CJ Manuel – Large and Terrible Frog 

Dashall Meyer – Frog  

Jacob Wetta – Toad