‘Ragtime the Musical’: Theatrical collaboration addresses historical social issues in a modern way

Three local theatrical entities have come together to present “Ragtime The Musical.” The production illustrates human rights issues from over a century ago that are still relevant today.

“We needed the organizations to come together and pull resources to do something on this scale,” said director Jim Haffner, also the director of the Pacific Opera Theatre, said.

The production, which premieres on at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 10 at Delta College’s Tillie Lewis Theatre, was born of an impressive collaboration between Stockton Civic Theatre, Delta College and the University of the Pacific, a rare feat in recent years. The enormous cast and crew is composed of 49 on-stage actors, nine off-stage choristers and 21 players in the orchestra…

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