Baby was a musical with a book by Sybille Pearson, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. The plot focused on three couples—each newly expecting a child, and each with different but familiar reactions. Liz and Danny were university juniors who had just moved in together. Athletic Pam and her husband, Nick, a sports instructor, had some trouble conceiving. Arlene, already the mother of three grown daughters, is unsure of what to do, contemplating abortion while her husband Alan is thrilled with the thought of a new baby. Throughout the show, these characters experience the emotional stresses and triumphs, the desperate lows and the comic highs, that accompany the anticipation and arrival of a baby.

PERFORMANCE DATES: October 22 – November 1, 1987

CAST: Danny – Brett Reinert, Lizzie – Julie Stapleton, Arlene – Frankie Smith, Alan – Jim Johnson, Pam – Karen Warshaw, Nick – Kelly Carroll, Nurse/2nd Lady – Jill Austen, Doctor/Dean Webber – Ken Dean, Prof. Weiss – Jim Keldsen, Mr. Hart – Roger Maas, 1st Lady – Deana Reimer, 3rd Lady – Mischel Raney

ORCHESTRA/BAND: Music Director/Keyboard – Kent Ross, Keyboard – Doug Austen, Percussion – Ricky A. Matticks

CREW: Director – Don Steele, Stage Manager – Jill Austen, Stage Manager/Set Design/Properties Master – KC Trauer, Set Design/Light Board Operator – Lyn Yost, Set Deisgn – Roger Maas, Barry Metcalf, Sound Design – Mike Nelson, Darleen Smith, Claudia Finley, Costume Design – Dee Miller and Carolyn Johnson

MENU: Catering provided by Faye Trent, Brona Love, Barbara Woodall, Deb White, Darleen SMith, Becky Matticks.

Gallery