“Warren’s big-stage production has magic to spare, and it never lets the phenomenal dancing or pyrotechnics overwhelm its emotional truth. There are always people at the core of these tall tales with pain and joy radiating out from them. It’s also key that Warren understands the world of the play; Alabama gets to be a real place, not a soft-focus template for Bloom’s fantasies….Warren and his cast know when to twist the knife and when to be as light as air.”
-Richard Sanford; Columbus Underground
“Otterbein University's sumptuous production pulls out all the emotional stops for this one, sweeping the viewer along in a tide of emotion…director Thom Christopher Warren amps up both the sentiment and the conflict, heightening each scene.”
-Margaret Quamme; The Columbus Dispatch
Kat Lee (Witch), Tessa Druhan (Young Will), Matt Gittins (Edward Bloom)
Tessa Druhan (Young Will)
Carson Kittaka (Will's Son), Lincoln Belford (Will)
Kat Lee (Witch) and company
Matt Gittins (Edward Bloom) Noël Issacson (Sandra)
Matt Gittins (Edward), Lincoln Belford (Will), Olivia Crago (Nurse)
Matt Gittins (Edward), Kat Lee (Witch), & Company
Company
Matt Gittins (Edward), Tessa Druhan (Young Will)
Maggie Ek, Tatum Beck, Noël Isaacson (Sandra)
Kevin Michael Buckley (Don Price) & Company
Matt Gittins (Edward) Lincoln Belford (Will)
Matt Gittins (Edward), Tessa Druhan (Young Will) & Company
Matt Gittins (Edward), Tessa Druhan (Young Will)
Noël Isaacson (Sandra), Matt Gittins (Edward)
Kyle Brace (Karl), Trey Plutnicki (Amos)
Olivia Crago (Mermaid), Tessa Druhan (Young Will), Matt Gittins (Edward)
Noël Isaacson (Sandra) and Matt Gittins (Edward)
Matt Gittins (Edward) with Noël Isaacson (Sandra)
Lincoln Belford (Will)
Kat Lee (Witch) and Company
Matt Gittins (Edward Bloom) and Company
Big Fish 2018
Otterbein University Department of Theatre and Dance
Music & Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Book by John August
Based on the novel by John August
Directed by: Thom Christopher Warren
Musical Direction: Lori Kay Harvey
Choreography by: Stella Hiatt Kane
Scenic & Projection Design: Rob Johnson
Costume Design: Julia Ferreri
Lighting Design: Stephen Sakowski
Sound Design: Doc Davis
Production Stage Manager: Ethan Wintgens
Photo Credit: Mark Mineart