Viking Drama
COUNTDOWN TO SUMMER
Karen Pionke-Viking Drama Director
Mark Oestreich-Musical Director
Pam Gaul-Choreograher
Glenn Eikenberry-Pit Band Director
Dain Elman-Tech Director
Full Length Productions
Sight Unseen, Foster and Law -Spring 1974, Mr. James Neal, Director
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Spring 1975, Mr. James Neal, Director
Curtain Going Up, Spring 1976, Mr. James Neal, Director
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Spring 1978, Mr. James Neal, Director
The Emperor's New Clothes, Spring 1979, Mr. James Neal, Director
The Dreams of Jimmy James, Spring 1984, Mr. James Neal, Director
Sleeping Beauty or The Famous Rose Taboo, Spring 1985, Mr. James Neal, Director
Androcles and the Lion, Spring 1986, Mr. James Neal, Director
Wanna Play? Spring 1987, Mr. James Neal, Director
Gaslight Girl, Spring 1988, Mr. James Neal, Director
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Spring 1989, Mr. James Neal, Director
Annie, Spring 1990, Mr. James Neal, Director
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, Spring 1991, Mr. James Neal, Director
Wizard of Oz, Spring 1992, Mr. James Neal, Director
Free To Be . . .You and Me, Spring 1993, Mr. James Neal, Director
Peter Pan, Spring 1994, Mr. James Neal, Director
Mirth and Mayhem, First Fall Show 1994, Mr. James Neal, Director
Once On This Island, Spring 1995, Mr. James Neal, Director
Crying Out, First Traveling Show, Fall 1995, Mr. James Neal, Director
Annie Warbucks, Spring 1996, Mr. James Neal, Director
Our Town, Fall 1996, Mr. James Neal, Director
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Spring 1997, Mr. James Neal, Director
Sight Unseen, Fall 1997, Mr. James Neal, Director
School House Rock, Live!, Spring 1998, Mr. James Neal, Director
The Hobbit, Fall 1998, Mr. James Neal, Director
Godspell, Spring 1999, Mr. James Neal, Director
The 1940's Radio Hour, 1999, Mr. James Neal, Director
Bye Bye Birdie, 2000, Mr. James Neal, Director
A Christmas Carol, 2000, Mr. Eric Langmeyer, Director
Pippin, 2001, Mr. James Neal, Director
Fame, 2001, Ms. Darthea Powden, Director
Give My Regards to Broadway, 2002, Ms. Darthea Powden, Director
The Little Prince, 2002, Mrs. Melissa Oestreich, Director
HONK! A Swan Song, 2003, Final Show, Mr. James Neal, Director
The Ubu Plays, 2003, Mr. Jason Economus, Director
Big! The Musical, 2004, Mr. Jason Economus, Director
Children of Eden, 2004, Mr. Jason Economus, Director
Fools, 2005, Mr. Jason Economus, Director
The Wiz, 2005, Ms. Clare Manning, Director
Dinner Theatre Live 2006, Clare Manning, Director
Beauty and the Beast, 2006, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Cheaper by the Dozen, 2007, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre Live 2007-Bye Bye Birdie, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Zombie Prom, 2007, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
And Then They Came For Me, 2008, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre Live 2008- The Best Rodgers & Hammerstein,
Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Once Upon a Mattress, 2008, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Harvey, 2009, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre Live 2009, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Singing in the Rain, 2009, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Pygmalion, 2010, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre Live 2010, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, 2010, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
The Mouse That Roared, 2011, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre Live 2011, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
All Shook Up, 2011, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Leaving Iowa, 2012, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre Live 2012, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Snoopy the Musical, 2012, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
The Somewhat True Tales of Robin Hood, 2013, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre Live 2013, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
13 the musical, 2013, Performed at the International Jr. Thespian Festival 2014,
Dallas, TX, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
A Night of Comedy: Student Directed One Acts, 2014, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre Live - Best of Broadway I, 2014, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
The Addams Family, 2014, Performed at the International Jr. Thespian Festival 2015
Nashville, TN, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Almost Maine and One Act Romeo & Juliet, 2015, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre Live - Best of Broadway II, 2015, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
A Christmas Carol the musical, 2015, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Self Discovery One Acts, 2016, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director & Student Directors
Dinner Theatre Live - Forbidden Broadway, 2016, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
James and the Giant Peach, 2016, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Snow Angel, 2017, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre Live 2017-Beautiful, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Shrek the musical, 2017, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Cobweb Dreams, 2018, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre Live 2018-Rock of Ages, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
57th National Mathlete Sum-It, 2018, Ms. Karen Pionke Director
Shakespeare Upside Down, 2019, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director & Student Directors
Dinner Theatre Live 2019-21st Century Broadway, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Matilda the musical, 2019, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Monsters Are Our Friends, 2020, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
Dinner Theatre 2021, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director-CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
CUSTODIA the virtual musical, 2020, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
The Land of Forgotten Toys a virtual musical, 2020, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
An Evening of Theatre: Celebrating Viking Drama (virtual),
Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
2021-The Show Must Go On: Broadway Through the Decades (virtual),
Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
EMMA: A Pop Musical, 2021, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
One Stoplight Town, 2022, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director
VIKING DRAMA - WILL CELEBRATE 50 YEARS IN THE SPRING OF 2024!!!!
Also four 8th Grade One Acts per school year and one Summer Drama Children’s One Act have been produced from 2006 to 2019, Ms. Karen Pionke, Director (2020-22 canceled due to COVID-19)