The Trail To Oregon!
The graduation project that birthed what would later become Speedrun Studios, "The Trail To Oregon" ran for three sold out performances at the Trinity Street Playhouse in August of 2021.
It's more than a game! The Trail To Oregon is a raunchy, comedic musical about the misadventures of a dysfunctional family headed down the trail, after a tragic act of god sends them to a new life in Oregon. Based loosely on the classic 90’s video game, and written by the team that brought you The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, it's an improv-filled rollercoaster ride of chaos and hilarity, that may teach you a bit about family along the way.
Directed by Austin Civatte
Assistant Directed and Stage Managed by Isabel Christie
With Special Thanks To...
- The Starlight Theatre Company
- Dan Waltuck
- The musical talents of Tony Ginko
- The local talents at SPACE Recording and Rehearsal Studio, for providing us with a safe and welcoming rehearsal room.
- The employees of First Baptist Church of Austin and The Trinity Street Playhouse for this lovely performance space.
- Pat Brady, Brian Holden, and Jeff Blim, for their help licensing this rollercoaster of a show.
- Every teacher, educator and peer who encouraged us to do this along the way - and even more so to those that said we never could.
CAST
Austin Civatte (Wagon Father)
Lindsey Nixon (Wagon Daughter)
Austin Civatte (Wagon Father)
Austin Civatte is thrilled to be fulfilling a lifelong dream with his directorial debut. He is so proud of the entire cast (and Isabel) for putting up with him flawlessly over the last three weeks. It's been a wild ride, thank you for everything. Kids from 7 to 17-o, can't get enough of his Dunkaccino.
Samantha Gade (Wagon Mother)
Lindsey Nixon (Wagon Daughter)
Austin Civatte (Wagon Father)
Samantha Gade is a sophomore Musical Theatre major at Hardin-Simmons University, and a longtime Starkid enthusiast. She most recently appeared in HSU's Into The Woods (Little Red) and Little Shop of Horrors (Ensemble). She’d like to thank the company of The Trail to Oregon, especially Austin, for this fantastic experience, her family for their endless support, and Al Pacino for Dunkaccino.
Lindsey Nixon (Wagon Daughter)
Lindsey Nixon (Wagon Daughter)
Lindsey Nixon (Wagon Daughter)
Lindsey Nixon (no relation to Watergate) is currently a senior at Bowie High School. They have been performing for over 6 years and have enjoyed every production they’ve been in!
Milo McKinney (Wagon Son)
Lindsey Nixon (Wagon Daughter)
Lindsey Nixon (Wagon Daughter)
Milo Mckinney is going into freshman year at Bowie High School, and have been in many productions in the past, including shows like The Little Mermaid (Ursula) and Frozen (Elsa). They are so grateful to be a part of an amazing production with a great group of people. Lastly they would like to thank their parents and friends for all the love and support.
Finn Alexander (Wagon Grandpa, Cletus Jones)
Finn Alexander (Wagon Grandpa, Cletus Jones)
Finn Alexander (Wagon Grandpa, Cletus Jones)
Finn Alexander is going into sophomore year at Bowie High School. You may or may not have seen his performances at Kealing, Bowie, or the AISD Summer Theatre Series, but you’ve most likely seen him offstage somewhere, like at rehearsals, or cast parties, or oh wow he really only does theatre, doesn't he. In any case, he hopes you enjoy the show, thanks to Austin for this amazing opportunity.
Micheal Stage (Everyone Else)
Finn Alexander (Wagon Grandpa, Cletus Jones)
Finn Alexander (Wagon Grandpa, Cletus Jones)
Hello! My name is Michael Stage and I’m the guy on stage with all those wacky characters. I’m a senior in High School who loves coffee, philosophy, and singing, and I’d like to thank our wonderful director Austin for letting me be in this awesome show and for all the time he put into making this a fun experience. Well, see ya!