Oklahoma

Character/Scene Breakdown with Singing Assignments

Scene/Pages / Songs / Characters in the Scene / Voice Part/Solo Assignments
Act 1 Scene 1
pages 1-3
Front Yard of Laurey's Farmhouse / #1 Opening Act 1 – Oh, What a Beautiful Morning / Aunt Eller, Curly / Solo: Curly
Pages 3 - 4 / #2 Laurey's Entrance / Laurey, Aunt Eller, Curly / Solo: Laurey
Pages 4-8 / #3 The Surrey with the Fringe on Top / Laurey, Aunt Eller, Curly, Ike Skidmore, Slim, Will Parker, Kansas City Boys (see attached lists) / Duet: Curly, Laurey,
Pages 8 - 10 / #4 Kansas City / Aunt Eller, Will Parker, Kansas City Boys / Ensemble: Will Parker, Aunt Eller, Kansas City Boys
Pages 10 – 12 / #5 Surrey with the Fringe on Top Reprise / Aunt Eller, Curly, Jud, Laurey / Solo: Curly
Pages 12 – 15 / #6 I Cain't Say No
#7 I Cain't Say No Encore / Aunt Eller, Laurey, Ado Annie / Solo: Ado Annie
Pages 15 – 19 / Ado & Ali “ends of the earth” scene / Aunt Eller, Ali Hakim, Ado Annie, Laurey, Will
Pages 19- 20 / #8 Entrance of Ensemble / Will Parker, Ado Annie, Ensemble, Gertie, Curly (Girl on pg 19 Sam Sanduk), Aunt Eller
Pages 20 – 21 / #9 Many a New Day
#10 Many a New Day Dance / Laurey, Many a New Day Girls Ensemble / Ensemble: Laurey, Many a New Day Girls (take the 3 parts as assigned on voice parts – if it only splits 2 ways, All Sopranos go up, All Altos take bottom note)
Pages 21 – 23 / Carnes & Ali gun scene / Ado Annie, Ali Hakim, Andrew Carnes
Pages 23 – 25 / #11 It's a Scandal! It's a Outrage! / Ali Hakim, It's a Scandal Boys, (girls that enter to get the men at end of song - Kayla G, Chloe K, Sam S, Maridee S, Hannah S, Mckenna W, Katie W, Miranda W, Annie W, Tye A) / Ensemble: Ali Hakim, It's a Scandal Boys (it's unison, splits at one point but it's in octaves, tenors take top note, basses take bottom)
Pages 25 – 26 / Gertie, Curly & Laurey “Hamper” scene / Gertie, Laurey, Aunt Eller, Curly
Pages 26 – 28 / #12 People Will Say We're in Love / Curly, Laurey, Aunt Eller / Duet: Curly, Laurey
Act 1 Scene 2
Pages 28 – 33
The Smokehouse / #14 Poor Jud is Daid / Jud, Curly / Duet: Curly, Jud
Pages 33 – 34 / “I don't want her either, but I got her” / Jud, Curly, Ali, Aunt Eller, Fred, Slim, Cord
Pages 34 – 35 / #15 Lonely Room / Jud / Solo: Jud
Act 1 Scene 3
Pages 35 – 38
A Grove on Laurey's Farm / #16 Change of Scene
#17a Melos
#17b Out of My Dreams
#17c Interlude to Ballet
#17d Dream Ballet / See Dream Ballet Participants on other list
Laurey, Jud
Act 2 Scene 1
Pages 39 – 42
The Skidmore Ranch / #19 The Farmer and the Cowman
#20 Farmer Dance / Andrew Carnes, Aunt Eller, Will, Curly, Cord Elam, Farmer, Fred, Slim, Ado Annie, Ensemble (check attached list) / Ensemble: All unison...Follow the character assignments for each singing line. Entire ensemble sings when it says ALL.
Pages 42 – 44 / “You bunkoed me” scene / Will, Ali, Laurey, Jud
Pages 44 - 49 / Auction Scene
#21 Change of Scene / Aunt Eller, Ado Annie, Laurey, Slim, Cord Elam, Carnes, Ali Hakim, Mike, Fred, Jud, Joe, Tom, Curly, All remaining Ensemble
Pages 49 – 51 / #22 All Er Nothin' / Ado Annie, Will Parker, Lydia T & Abby W / Duet: Will & Ado
Pages 51 – 52 / #23 Change of Scene
“Brought it on yerself” scene / Laurey, Jud
Pages 52 – 55 / #24 People Will Say We're in Love Reprise / Laurey, Curly, Will / Duet: Curly & Laurey
Pages 55 – 56 / #25 Chance of Scene
“Oklahoma Hello” / Ali, Ado Annie, Will
Pages 56 – 63 / #26 Change of Scene
#27 Oklahoma
#28 Encore - Oklahoma / Ike, Carnes, Slim, Laurey, Aunt Eller, Fred, Cord Elam, Curley, Will, Ado Annie, (2nd Girl pg.58 – Sascia), Ellen, Gertie, Jud, Slim, All remaining Ensemble / Ensemble: Follow characters solo's from beginning of song.
  • At measure 105 Women follow 3 part assignments
  • Men Follow 4 part assignments.
  • At measure 107 all tenors on top line, all basses on bottom line then split again at measure 113. Follow this format throughout song.
  • At measure 177 the leads take the top line (Laurey, Curley, Aunt Eller, Will, Ado, Carnes)

Finale Ultimo / #29 Finale Ultimo / Entire Ensemble (minus Jud – cause he's dead :oP)