Production History

Reefer Madness: The Musical closed CST’s Season 26 (2009–2010). Originally scheduled at Stage Center, the production moved to the Freede Little Theatre at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Avenue, after the June 14, 2010, flood damaged Stage Center. The musical satirizes the exaggerated warnings of the 1936 anti-marijuana film, following wholesome teenager Jimmy Harper into a deliberately absurd world of temptation and moral panic.

CST Connections

Terry Veal previously directed Murder by Misadventure (1994) and Never the Sinner (2001), and later directed Out of Sterno (2013).
Marcellus Hankins played Lewis Barnett in Proposals (1999) and appeared in CST’s outdoor Pinocchio / The Three Billy Goats Gruff production (1994).
Caleb Schnackenberg, Charlotte Rose, and Amy Ackerman also contributed set, costume, and lighting work respectively to Murderers (2009).
Jessica Carabajal played Christine Schoenwalder in Picnic (2007); Alix Golden was credited as Alixandra Golden in that production as Millie Owens.
Roger Oxford served on the running crew for Picnic (2007).
Shane McClure previously contributed set construction to Murder by Misadventure (1994) and Pack of Lies (1997).
Jonathan Siler also designed posters and advertising for Rabbit Hole (2008), Orphans (2009), and Murderers (2009).

Press and Photography

“Carpenter’s Square Theatre’s Production of ‘Reefer Madness’ Entertains but Not Addictive” — The Oklahoman, June 29, 2010, contemporary review lead.
“Taped Tunes Temper Carpenter Square’s Acting Highs, Bringing Buzzkill to ‘Reefer Madness: The Musical’” — Oklahoma Gazette, July 8, 2010, review by Larry Laneer. It praised several performances while criticizing the recorded accompaniment.

Acknowledgments

Cast Sponsors — Mel Ables; Steve and Maggie Dixon
Opening-Night Party Sponsors — David and Jana Hester; Nick and Renee Preftakes

Special thanks: CityRep Theatre; Don Jordan; Classen School of Advanced Studies Drama Department; Tom Harrington; OCU Theatre Department; Jim Stuhlmiller; Doobie Potter; Jon Womastek; Rodney Brazil; Stephen Prophater; Austin Roth; Jeffrey Meek; Deborah McAuliffe-Senner; and others who assisted after the flood.

Licensing

Current performance licensing is available through Concord Theatricals

THEATRE UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

Amy Ackerman