Live Performance of '50 Cents'

The Sunny Hours

This is from a performance of The Sunny Hours premiere. Of course, we love all the songs, but this one's really fun, fun, fun. Both performers and creators have a special soft spot for the song, but keep that a secret!

Now attending Seattle College, the students learn about a Hiyu Coulee hiking club hike led by the College Jesuit Priests. After nearly burning down the chemistry lab, and hungry for a break from books and jobs, the students each manage to scrape up 50 cents to sign up for the hike.

Performed by Phinney Brown, Samantha Schneider, Ashley Wheatcroft Luksic, Jeremy Erickson, Percy Jones and Rowan Miller.

Lyrics by Eileen Voiland, music by Nancy Erickson Lamont and Shawn Schlogel.

Gallery

From a World Premiere Performance of

The Sunny Hours in Richland, WA

young couple about to start a waltz together

Jubilant Seattle College students sing excitedly about a hike lead by the Jesuit Priests

characters George and young Catherine discuss their relationship

three male students lament that the couldn't find any dirt on a classmate

male students frozen on staircase in animated positions

lead character present day Catherine and daughter Ella conversing about Catherine's college memories

Present day Catherine and daughter Ella in lounge chairs outside

characters gathered in song, with beautiful sunsets behind them

Cast List

The Sunny Hours...
A Story of Resilience, Destiny and Love

The Sunny Hours is a heart-warming story based on the life of a real person, Catherine, born in Seattle in 1922. Her story is told through vibrant (sometimes rollicking!!) original swing era music & striking visuals. A spirited red-head, she was a girl ahead of her time. She overcomes adversity to attend college—unusual for a young woman of the era. As she enters college, turbulent times were not far behind her - the Great Depression - and more lay ahead - WWII. Despite these, and all her life challenges, Catherine always finds joys to savor. While the action begins with Catherine's college years in the 1940s, the story unfolds to present day through conversations with her daughter that go forward and backward in time, weaving in and out of the richness of memory.