History in the Making: Justin Wilson plays Henry McDoon (& Everyone Else) in THE TRAIL TO OREGON!

"It's the most popular of diseases,

Selling out shows from coast to coast.

You never know when it might hit you.

Well you'd better freak out, cause it's [bleeping] gross!" It's a "Dysentery World" in THE TRAIL TO OREGON!, and we're just trying to survive it. So store your food properly, wash your hands thoroughly, then get down to The Fireman's Kitchen at HCT, March 13th—21st, to be part of this irreverent, audience-interactive musical experience from StarKid Productions.

Returning to the HCT stage to make you McSwoon as the bandit Henry McDoon (& Everyone Else), is multi-Kay Award winner Justin Wilson.

A Hickory resident and hard-working server at Olde Hickory Station, Wilson made a most memorable HCT debut as Robin in SOMETHING ROTTEN, for which he earned a Kay Award for Outstanding Male Character Performer. He went on to appear at HCT in such productions as THE PIRATE QUEEN, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, part of the Pamela Livingstone Award-winning ensemble in THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, RIDE THE CYCLONE, ANASTASIA, THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS, and most recently in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Wilson's other noteworthy area roles include Cowboy Bob in FOOTLOOSE at Theatre Statesville, Seymour in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Little Theatre of Gastonia, and Dan in NEXT TO NORMAL at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

A self-proclaimed "actor most likely to be making weird faces in the background," Wilson is feeling full as a tick (as they say on the trail) to be making the most of his comedic chops in this production. "I love StarKid musicals and believe they're some of the funniest shows out there."

Performances of THE TRAIL TO OREGON! are March 13-21; Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sunday, March 15 at 2:30 pm, and Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for students. The $12 price is also valid for youth, but PLEASE NOTE that this show is considered suitable for ages 18 and up. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets online, or call the box office at 828-328-2283.

THE TRAIL TO OREGON! is produced in association with The Estate of Paul Sapp. Hickory Community Theatre is a Funded Affiliate of Arts Culture Catawba and receives sustaining support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The 77th season is supported by The City of Hickory, A Cleaner World, Shurtape Technologies, Acuna & Acuna Dentistry, and BellaAge.