Conejo Players to present 'The King and I'
Tale of headstrong king who meets his match is set to music by Rodgers and Hammerstein

MEETING OF MINDS- Lori Lee Gordon (Anna) and Greg Quilop (the King) begin their romantic dance in the Conejo Players Production of "The King and I."

Conejo Players will begin their 50th anniversary season with "The King And I." Performances will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings with Sunday matinees Jan. 18 through Feb. 16 at the theater, 351 S. Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks.

The musical tells the tale of Anna Leonowens, an English schoolteacher who arrives in Siam to teach the children of King Mongut. Although the king is keen to learn and absorb western culture, he is often at a loss as to how to reconcile his traditions with western ways, while Anna struggles to understand a culture very different from her own.

The cast includes Greg Quilop, Lori Lee Gordon, Lalanya Gunn, Francis Cabison, Chelsea Glasner, Jacqueline Rosenthal, Kurt Kemper, Michael Kennedy, Mark Fagundes, Adam DeWinter, Michael Byrne, Jim Diderrich and John Eslick, and is directed by Deidre Parmenter, with music direction by John Gaston and choreography by Arryck Adams.

Tickets for Thursday shows cost $16; Friday and Sunday matinee tickets are $18, and tickets for opening night and Saturday shows cost $20.

To order tickets, or for more information, call (805) 4953715.