Rollicking
By Rachel Teagle & Keith Hovis
Directed by Laura Leffler at the History Theatre
Assistant Direction: Jess Yates
Choreography: Joey Miller
Music Director: Isabella Dawis
Music Arrangement: Jason Hansen
A gust of icy wind changes everything! Follow St. Paul’s own Clarence “Cap” Wigington and his wife Viola as their Winter Carnival ice palace design plunges them into the magical realm of King Boreas. They’ll encounter iconic Minnesota figures, from bygone poets to racing legends, all woven into the vibrant tapestry of the Carnival’s myth and history. Discover the strange, wonderful heart of a tradition built on resilience, imagination, and the enduring spirit of our snowy state.
Photography: Rick Spaulding
Scenic Designer: Eli Sherlock
Costume Designer: Bryce Turgeon
Sound Designer: C. Andrew Mayer
Lighting Designer: Marcus F. Dillard
Properties & Puppetry Designer: Rebecca Jo Malmstrom, asst. JP Haller
Video Designer: Leslie Ritenour
Intimacy & Fight Coordinator: Annie Enneking
Dramaturg: Alayna Jacqueline
Dakota Cultural Consultant: Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota)
Stage Management: Jaya Robillard, Assistant Samantha Smith
Featuring: Tara Borman, Benjamin Dutcher, Erin Nicole Farsté, Elena Glass, Roland Hawkins II, Annika Isbell, Randy Schmeling, Jon Michael Stiff, Adrienne Zimiga-January (Oglala Lakota), Serena Brook (u/s), Kevin Brown, Jr. (u/s), Blaise Cates (Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community) (u/s), Adair Gilliam (u/s), Jen Maren (u/s), Joshua Row (u/s), Jon Michael Stiff* (internal u/s), Kyle Simons Baker (music), Jarod Bendele (music), Jenessa Iverson (music)
