"Tom Sawyer" - Summer 1969
Cast:
- Tom Sawyer - Faren Akins*
- Huck Finn - Chris Burton*
- Becky Thatcher - Terry Dunn*
- Alfred Temple/Injun Joe - Linc Shepherd*
- Joe Harper - Tom Robertson*
- Aunt Polly/Old Lady Hays - Michelle Jewell*
- Sid - Noel Masters (d)
- Amy Lawrence - Elizabeth Wade*
- Gracie - Shari Hudson
- Rev. Walters/Doc Robinson - Bill McCright*
Crew and Staff:
- Producer/Director - Bill McCright*
- Technical Director - Bill Certain*
- Assistant Director - Susan Starr
- Choreography - Jan Lehmer, Christy Karr
- Costumes - Michelle Jewell*, Peggy Butler*
- Pianist - Barbara Mannering*
- Organist - Suzy Young*
- Scenic Artists - Kathy Lyons, Susan Starr, Carol Green, Pat Gallagher, Beverly Baker*, W.F. McCright*
(* = Found)
Tour Schedule:
- Muskogee - July 9 & 10
- Grove - July 11 & 12
- Ardmore - July 14 & 15
- Woodward - July 21
- Elk City - July 22
- El Reno - July 23 & 24
- Norman - July 25 & 26
- McAlester - July 28 & 29
- Stillwater - July 30 & 31
- Tulsa - August 4, 6, 8, & 9
In 1969, the TCT received a grant from the Oklahoma Arts & Humanities Council to tour our productions of "Tom Sawyer," "Wizard of Oz," and "Sleeping Beauty."
1969 was also the year the TCT received the prestigious "Zeta Phi Eta Award" (Winifred Ward Prize) from the Children's Theatre Conference of the American Educational Theatre Association.