Raggedy Ann Revival Effort

2025 Rag Dolly: The Raggedy Ann Musical Staged Reading at Ohio University

RARE Theatricals proudly presented a staged reading of Rag Dolly: The Raggedy Ann Musical from February 6-8, 2025, in four sold-out performances at Ohio University’s School of Theater Lab Show Program. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to see the show and support our cast and crew. I can't find enough words to express how enthusiastic the response was, and how honored we are to see people connecting to this show just as much as we do. This was a beautiful, inspirational step in our process, and we are more excited than ever to bring Rag Dolly to more audiences.

• Date: February 6th, 7th, & 8th
• Time: 6th-8th @ 7:30 pm, 8th @ 2:00pm
• Venue: Putnam Playspace (Putnam Hall 227) Ohio University - 96 E. Union St., Athens, OH 45701
• Runtime: 2 hours, 30 minutes, including a 15 minute intermission
• Attendance: 50 people across 4 performances (200 total)
• Tickets: free

Through her attendance at the Ohio University School of music, RARE founder Gwyneth Gaunt applied to produce this Rag Dolly workshop as a part of the Student Lab spring season. The entire cast and crew was made up of OU students, with support from RARE Theatricals in the form of financing, programs, social media presence, and company management. Our initial funding estimate was $2,500, made up of travel fees and crew stipends since many resources would be available through the OU School of Theater. We created a GoFundMe for the project, and within five days had made and surpassed our goal, ultimately ending at $2,685 raised!

A lot of work had to be done to prepare our lead sheets for performance. In total, the full workshop score featured 22 songs and 18 pieces of incidental music & instrumentals.

Planning began in November of 2024, with casting over the winter break. Rehearsals ran from January 23rd to February 5th. RARE Artistic Co-Directors Presley, Notion, and Mckenah flew to Athens, OH to join Gwyn and assist with last-minute production. One there, they managed the box office and merch table. We also met up with more Rag Dolly fans and supporters, some of which had traveled many hours and miles to see the show! Aside from a few of our friends, the majority of the cast and audience were completely new to the production. Each performance brought out laughs and tears from cast and audience alike, it was a moving experience for all involved.

Cast

(In order of appearance)

Crew

Songs

Act 1

Act 2

Links

• The Light : Rag Dolly Revival Workshop Clip
• Blue : Rag Dolly Revival Workshop Clip
• Mexico : Rag Dolly Revival Workshop Clip
• Rag Dolly : Rag Dolly Revival Workshop Clip
• What Did I Lose/Somewhere : Rag Dolly Revival Workshop Clip
• Photo Gallery
  • Description
• (PDF) Printable Booklet Program
  • Formatted for printing, two-sided with the flip along the short edge.
• (PDF) Online Reading Format Program
  • Formatted to be in-order for online viewing or one-sided printing.
• (PDF) Press release
  • Official Pres Release from the OU Staged Reading

Donors

• Rags & Buttons: any amount
  • Anonymous[1]
  • Paige Granum
  • Clownman
  • Cody Fox
  • Alexis Butt
  • Ellie Morales
• Gingham & Yarn: $10+
  • Anonymous [1]
  • Kaz Mulvey
  • Jaden Leman
  • Maribel Moore
  • Madeline Rehm
  • Andres Cosme-Martinez
  • Liza Wolf
• Paper Flowers: $30+
  • Anonymous [1]
  • Sean Parker
  • Beth Demis
  • Rebecca Hassebrock
  • Justin Williams
  • Lori Garrity
• Candy Hearts: $60+
  • Jacob Adam
• Dynamite: $100+
  • Anonymous [2]
  • Karen Gaunt
  • Emily Mulvey
  • Jonathan Acello
  • Linda Langiotti
  • Christine Biernacki
• Shooting Star: $1000+
  • Anonymous [1]

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