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A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FROM THE DEAN’S DESK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A WORD FROM THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 CAST OF CHARACTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 A CHRISTMAS CAROL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 CAST OF CHARACTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 WHO'S WHO ON THE CREATIVE STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ORCHESTRA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 MEMORIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 PRODUCTION STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 GRAND THEATRE DONATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 PATRON INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Special Thanks to Salt Lake County’s ZAP Fund for their generous financial support

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A WORD from the PRESIDENT

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hank you for joining us for Amahl and the Night Visitors and A Christmas Carol at the Grand Theatre. We are proud to partner with the University of Utah School of Music for the third year in a row to bring you these two charming operas. Get in the holiday spirit with Amahl as he learns that generosity and compassion are the greatest gifts we can offer, then enjoy a fantastic production of the beloved Dickens masterpiece, adapted by Utah Locals Mike Leavitt and Anthony Buck.

You’re sure to leave feeling inspired with these celebrations of the Christmas season.

Salt Lake Community College and the Grand Theatre are proud to serve as the community’s home for compelling artistic experiences, including theatrical, musical and dance performances, captivating lectures, engaging screenings, and culturally-significant offerings. As the home of The Grand, the stunning Center for Arts and Media serves as a vital educational hub, combining the latest digital arts technology with the unique and varied talents of our remarkable faculty. Whether you are a community member enjoying a performance or a student embarking on a career, you are always welcome at this state-of-the-art facility. As Salt Lake Community College prepares to celebrate its 75th year in 2023, The Grand and Center for Arts and Media serve as prime examples of our dedication to truly engaging and celebrating our community.

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A WORD

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he Grand Theatre seeks to engage, inspire and connect with our community through exceptional and accessible productions.

Housed in Salt Lake Community College’s unique Center for Arts and Media, The Grand utilizes professional and local talent to create theatre that excites our audiences year after year.

The Grand’s shows are just some of the many artistic and cultural events you’ll find here at the Center for Arts and Media. Our talented students participate in a wide variety of offerings, including concerts and performances by our band, choir, and dance ensembles, engrossing art displays, screenings for thoughtprovoking films and documentaries, and powerful productions in our Black Box Theatre.

We’re excited to serve as the largest venue in Salt Lake City for the annual Sundance Film Festival, where you can join fellow film lovers to appreciate the very best cinema from around the world. You’ll also find professional exhibits in our Eccles Art Gallery, free screenings and discussions with our professors on classic films, and stimulating lectures and presentations.

Art is “doing” and at the South City Campus we are “Doing”! I hope you can continue to join us throughout the 2018-2019 Season.

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elcome to the Grand Theatre’s production of Amahl and the Night Visitors and A Christmas Carol. This is the third year we’ve had the pleasure of partnering with the University of Utah School of Music to bring you the beloved Amahl score by Gian Carlo Menotti, followed by the Dicken’s adaptation by Utah locals Mike Leavitt and Anthony Buck. We’re also excited to welcome the Salt Lake Symphony, who is providing the music for the first time this year! Through both of these timeless stories, we learn a valuable lesson in compassion, generosity, and kindness. I guarantee you’ll leave here in the Christmas spirit.

I’d like to remind you to download The Grand App, free on the App Store or Google Play, to get special behind the scenes interviews with the cast and production staff. The App is also a convenient way to purchase tickets, stay current on what’s going on at the Grand, and be the first to know about all our auditions. Please make sure to join us in February for our hilarious backstage show, First Date, and help us spread the word about the Grand Theatre and the professional quality productions at our community’s theatre!

Thank you for joining us and I hope you enjoy the show!

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e are pleased to present our third, annual, production at the Grand Theatre of the exciting double bill of Menotti’s beloved Amahl and the Night Visitors with Leavitt and Buck’s Christmas Carol. We offer our thanks to Seth Miller and all the folks at the Grand Theatre for this exciting opportunity. We are also excited to be collaborating with the Salt Lake Symphony again. Thanks to our wonderful maestro Robert Baldwin for many years of collaboration and to all of the players.

We would also like to thank John Scheib, Dean of the University of Utah College of Fine Arts and his wonderful team and staff. Their backing and encouragement are greatly appreciated. School of Music Development Director April Walters has also been instrumental in helping to secure funding for opera. We also thank School of Music Chairman Miguel Chuaqui for his efforts to make the Lyric Opera Ensemble viable and successful.

Special thanks to my Teaching Assistant Holly Dodson, Michelle Pedersen who is directing Christmas Carol, Elizabeth Peters, director of Amahl, and to Michael Leavitt and Anthony Buck, who presented me with the idea of Christmas Carol in the summer of 2016. Mike is conducting his Christmas Carol for the first time. We would like to thank our entire production team led by Professor Amber Lewandowski who comes to us from the University of Utah Theatre Department. Thanks also to the fantastic University of Utah voice faculty whom the students rely upon for vocal guidance and inspiration.

Thanks to Michaella Calzarett, Utah Opera's Chorus Director, for her wonderful (volunteer) work with our ensembles. We deeply appreciate the fantastic relationship we enjoy with Utah Opera! We also owe a great deal of gratitude to our Music Director, Jeffrey Price. Jeffrey has worked tirelessly with all of us on so many things and it’s very hard to imagine how ANYTHING would get done without him.

Once again, huge thanks to Seth Miller and the staff of the Grand Theatre. It was Seth’s idea to present Amahl and I can’t say how much I appreciate the chance for us to be part of the Grand Theatre Season. Thanks, buddy!

Lastly, thanks to YOU for attending our third, annual, Two Crutch Christmas Double Bill! Enjoy!!!!!

Dr. Robert Breault Artistic Director of the University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble

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Presents

Amahl & the Night Visitors Composed by

Gian Carlo Menotti

SETH MILLER

DR. ROBERT BREAULT

Grand Theatre Producer Artistic Director, University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble

ELIZABETH PETERS

Stage Director

JEFFERY PRICE

Music Director

DR. ROBERT L. BALDWIN Conductor

MICHAELA CALZARETTA

Chorus Master

AMBER LEWANDOWSKI

Production Manager

KYRA CHANTEL FURMAN Choreographer

CHLOE MASON

HALEE RASMUSSEN

Scenic Design

ARIKA SCHOCKMEL

Properties Master

SETH MILLER

ADAM DAY

ARIKA SCHOCKMEL

Costume Coordinator

MISHELLE CIPRIANI

Assistant Stage Director

KIERSTEN NICOLE FARLEY

Stage Manager

Lighting Design Sound Design

Assistant Stage Manager

CAST

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CHARACTERS

ALYSSA LIU Amahl

JANA CONRAD HOLLY NICOLE DODSON†

JORDAN TOLMAN JOSH STEED†

ALEXANDER NORTON III STEVE VALENZUELA†

King Melchior

JOHN KOVALENKO GREGORY WATTS†

King Balthazar

CODY WEAVER-CARLSON

His Mother

King Kaspar

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Ensemble: James Bobick, Julie Burningham, Bennet Chew, Mishelle Cipriani, Jana Conrad, Holly Nicole Dodson, Kyra Furman, Gabriella Gonzales, Anna Hawkes, Tyler Knight, John Kovalenko, Allie Marsh, Mason McDermaid, Alexander Norton III, Bethany Pehrson, Kieran Scholes, Brynn Staker, Josh Steed, Julia Thomas, Jordan Tolman, Steve Valenzuela, Greg Watts, Sarah Welker † Friday Evening Cast

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Presents

A Christmas Carol

Music & Lyrics By: Anthony Buck, Michael G. Leavitt

Originally Staged by: Anthony Buck

SETH MILLER

DR. ROBERT BREAULT

Grand Theatre Producer Artistic Director, University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble

MICHELLE PEDERSEN

Stage Director

JEFFERY PRICE

Music Director

MICHAEL LEAVITT Conductor

MICHAELA CALZARETTA

Chorus Master

AMBER LEWANDOWSKI

Production Manager

KYRA CHANTEL FURMAN Choreographer

GAVIN YEHLE

HALEE RASMUSSEN

Scenic Design

ARIKA SCHOCKMEL

Properties Master

SETH MILLER

ADAM DAY

ARIKA SCHOCKMEL

ALEXANDRA MARSH MASON MCDERMAID

KIERSTEN NICOLE FARLEY

Stage Manager

Lighting Design Sound Design Costume Coordinator Assistant Stage Director Assistant Stage Manager

CAST

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CHARACTERS

JAMES BOBICK

ROBERT BREAULT

KYRA CHANTEL FURMAN | MISHELLE CIPRIANI†

Ebenezer Scrooge Jacob Marley Christmas Past

GREG WATTS

SARAH WELKER | ANNA HAWKES†

MASON MCDERMAID

JOSH STEED

Bob Cratchit

KIERAN AREVALO

Mrs. Cratchit

MILES KEETON

ANNA HAWKES | KYRA CHANTEL FURMAN†

ALYSSA LIU

CODY WEAVER-CARLSON | TYLER KNIGHT†

Mr. Fezziwig

BETHANY PEHRSON | JULIE BURNINGHAM†

Mrs. Fezziwig

MASON MCDERMAID

JULIA THOMAS | BRYNN STAKER†

BETHANY PEHRSON

Charity Woman 1

GABRIELLA GONZALES

Charity Woman 2

Christmas Present Christmas Future Fred

Tiny Tim Fan Child Ebenezer

Young Ebenezer Belle

JORDAN TOLMAN Ignorance ANNA HAWKES | SARAH WELKER† Want

JULIE BURNINGHAM

JOHN KOVALENKO

Char Woman Old Joe

Ensemble: Julie Burningham, Bennett Chew, Mishelle Cipriani, Jana Conrad, Holly Nicole Dodson, Kyra Furman, Gabriella Gonzales, Anna Hawkes, Tyler Knight, John Kovalenko, Alyssa Liu, Alexandra Marsh, Mason McDermaid, Alexander Norton III, Bethany Pehrson, Kieran Scholes, Brynn Staker, Josh Steed, Julia Thomas, Jordan Tolman,Steve Valenzuela, Cody Weaver-Carlson, Sarah Welker † Friday & Saturday Evening Cast

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Who’s Who

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ROBERT BALDWIN (Conductor) is a performing musician and a music professor at the University of Utah, Music Director for the Salt Lake Symphony, and the founding conductor for Sinfonia Salt Lake, a professional chamber orchestra that debuted in 2015. He has appeared across the United States, Europe and Asia, as a conductor and performer on viola and viola d’amore. His performances have received international attention and have been featured on New York’s WQXR Classical Radio, and nationally syndicated public radio programs such as Performance Today, Highway 89 and Weekend Edition. In his spare time, he enjoys writing, reading and spending time outdoors in Utah’s wild places.

ROBERT BREAULT (Artistic Director) Tenor Robert Breault’s career features an extraordinary breadth of repertoire. Opera highlights include numerous appearances with New York City Opera, Utah Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Atlanta Opera, and Arizona Opera. He’s also appeared with companies such as Portland Opera, Opera New Orleans, and Florentine Opera.

He appeared with Edmonton Opera in recent productions of Rigoletto and Tosca. Robert Breault’s concert career includes performances with orchestras that include the Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, and Montreal Symphony, to name but a few. Robert has served as Director of Opera at the University of Utah since 1992 and enjoys cooking, photography, and spending time in the garden with his wife, Julia and their 9 dachshund fur babies.

ANTHONY BUCK (Lyricist: C. Carol) has over a hundred credits to his name as stage director, music director, actor, singer, stage manager and composer on stages in Utah, Ohio, New York and Italy. Favorite credits include Cosí fan tutte, The Magic Flute, Rigoletto, Faust, Don Giovanni, L’Elisir d’amore, Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Cabaret Girl, The Mikado, Ruddigore, The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, Princess Ida, My Big Fat Utah Wedding, Not the Messiah, A Christmas Carol, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Into the Woods, Forever Plaid, Father of the Bride, and It’s a Wonderful Life. He sits on the board of Next Stage Productions and has been a contributing writer to their original pieces Epic: An Audience Participation Fantasy Adventure and Arabian Nights.

ADAM DAY (Sound Design) has a BFA in Performing Arts Design from the U of U. Some of his recent credits include sound design for Spamalot, Hairspray, A Streetcar Named Desire,

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Jekyll & Hyde, Young Frankenstein, and Little Shop of Horrors (The Grand Theatre); Steel Pier, Bring It On, American Idiot (U of U Theatre Department); Climbing With Tigers (SLAC); Lost in the Woods (Flying Bobcat Theatrical Laboratory); and Exodus (NOW-ID). He also works as the Technical Coordinator at the Draper City Amphitheater where he has been for the last eight seasons.

KIERSTEN NICOLE FARLEY (Asst. Stage Manager) is a junior in the Stage Management program at the University of Utah. She served as the Assistant Stage Manager for Our Country’s Good (Babcock Theatre), and Chess (Marriott Center for Dance).

CHLOE MASON (Stage Manager: Amahl) is a junior in the BFA Stage Management program and the Performing Arts Design Program, with an emphasis in costume design. University Assistant Stage Management credits include, Julius Caesar (Studio 115), Candide (Kingsbury Hall) and You Never Can Tell (Babcock Theater). Other University credits include: Costume Designer for Up (The Man in the Flying Chair) (Studio 115).

MICHAEL G. LEAVITT (Composer, Conductor: C. Carol) has performed all over the world as an accompanist, solo pianist, and conductor. Mr. Leavitt recently composed a one-act operatic setting of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol which was debuted by the University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble. For the past 4 years he has served as musical director for Salt Lake Acting Company’s Saturday’s Voyeur. Last summer traveled to China for the Beijing Choral Festival with the University of Utah’s Chamber Choir as the accompanist for Dr. Barlow Bradford.

Michael is currently working on a master of music degree in collaborative piano at the University of Utah, under the direction of Jeffrey Price.

SETH MILLER (Producer, Lighting Design) started out working in the Local 99 stage hands union, after which he attended the University of Utah for a degree in theatrical design. Seth began working at Lagoon Amusement Park in 1997 for their Entertainment Department as Staff Lighting Designer, holding that position for a number of years. He has worked as a free-lance Lighting Designer for a variety of local theatre companies, as well as many corporate events around the country, including Walt Disney World for Disney Event Group, Harley Davidson’s Annual National Dealer’s Convention, and many others. Seth has been

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the Artistic/Executive Director for The Grand Theatre in Salt Lake City for the past 4 seasons.

MICHELLE PEDERSEN​​ (Director: C. Carol) is delighted to make Christmas Carol her University of Utah directorial debut. Ms. Pedersen received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in both Vocal Performance and Music Education from Oregon State University. Michelle hails originally from Oregon, where after completing her Bachelor’s degree began teaching K-12 music and choir for 12 years in the Salem-Keizer School system, and served as the Director of Music at First Congregational Church of Salem. Michelle moved to Boise, ID in 2012 where she spent 5 years as an Assoc. Director of Music at the Cathedral of the Rockies, while simultaneously working as an Assoc. Director with Cantus Youth Choirs, a local non-profit. Ms. Pedersen moved to Salt Lake in 2017 where she is currently pursuing her Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from the U of U, where she studies and coaches with Dr. Robert Breault and Jeffrey Price. Recent roles include: Lucia in La Musica Lirica’s production of L ​ ucia di Lammermoor​, The Old Lady(​Candide​ ), Mother (​ Amahl and the Night Visitors)​, Angelina (​Circular 14: Apotheosis of Aristedes).​ Michelle will be performing the roles of Donna Anna in ​Don Giovanni​, and Madame Lidoine in​ Dialogues des Carmélites, ​in​​the upcoming U of U Opera productions.

ELIZABETH PETERS (Director: Amahl) is excited to be directing Amahl and the Night Visitors. Last fall, Elizabeth had the opportunity to be the assistant director of Amahl under the direction of Dr. Breault. Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance with a minor in Theater and Foreign Language BYU-Idaho and her Master of Arts-Music from the University of Nebraska-Kearney. A native Nebraskan, Elizabeth served as the Music Department Chair and Voice Faculty at MidPlains Community College (2010-2017) where she was the musical director and conductor for the musicals Pippin and Godspell. At the Atlantic Music Festival, she had the privilege to stage manage Così fan tutte under the direction of Daniel Helfgot. Elizabeth is currently in her Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance program at the U of U where she has also enjoyed many opportunities as a performer.

Recent roles include: Cunégonde (Candide), Ghost of Christmas Past (A Christmas Carol), Andrée (Circular 14: Apotheosis of Aristides” at The Tabernacle at Temple Square), Despina

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(Cosí fan tutte) at the Atlantic Music Festival, and Königin der Nacht (Die Zauberflöte). She is excited to announce she has been cast as Blanche (Dialogues des Carmélites) for the fully staged production at Kingsbury Hall in April.

HALEE RASMUSSEN (Set Design) received her BFA from the University of Utah's Performing Arts and Design Program with a double emphasis in technical direction and set design.

She is currently entering her seventh year as the Assistant Technical Director and Scenic Charge Artist for the U of U Department of Theatre, and her eighth year as resident set designer for The Grand Theatre. Other design credits include Utah Lyric Opera, Salt Lake Shakespeare Company, Alligator Press Productions, Lagoon Entertainment, and the University of Utah; with assistant design credits from Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theatre Company, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.

ARIKA SCHOCKMEL (Prop & Costume Coordinator) has worked extensively in props and costume crafts for theatre, television and film. She is in her fourth year as the resident Prop Master for the U of U Department of Theatre and is a prop designer for Plan B Theatre Co. Arika has propped, crafted and designed regionally for the Egyptian Theatre, Utah Festival Opera, Grand Teton Theatre, Dark Horse, SLAC, Utah Contemporary, Lyric Repertory Co. and many more. Member of S.P.A.M. Other projects include stage management, emceeing, and the occasional acting gig. This is for her daughter Charlotte, age 8, who loves Christmas and is inarguably Arika’s greatest collaborative work to date.

GAVIN YEHLE (Stage Manager: Carol) is excited to be back at The Grand after being ASM for Marvelous Wonderettes and Amahl and the Night Visitors last year. He is a senior in the Stage Management Program and a recent graduate of the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah where he recently was ASM for Julius Caesar and The Beautiful Game. At the University, he has appeared in Our Country’s Good, You Never Can Tell, The Two Noble Kinsmen, and Arcadia. He has assisted sound on Harbur Gate, American Idiot, and A Funny Thing Happened…, designed on sound You Never Can Tell, and was mix engineer for Steel Pier, Bring It On, and Saturday’s Voyeur 2017. He was also ASM for The Importance of Being Earnest at the U and has stage managed numerous shows for the University of Utah Youth Theatre.

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ounded in 1976, the Salt Lake Symphony is one of the area’s most highly respected volunteer driven orchestras. The Salt Lake Symphony is a non-profit organization dedicated to performing quality classical music concerts for the Wasatch Front community.

The Symphony performs around 15 concerts per year.

The approximately seventy-five hard-working musicians of the SLS volunteer roughly 10,000 hours annually to accomplish this goal. Although the members of the Salt Lake Symphony come from all walks of life and frequently work full-time in other professions, they hold one thing in common: They play for the love and passion of music. Their dedication as volunteers sets them apart and creates a unique bond.

Violin 1 Marian Florence Jeff Phillips Serenity Eyre Violin 2 Mary Anne Peterson Kate Robbins JoAnn Trujillo Viola Abby Kagie Brie Allen

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Cello Andrew Clement Marty McMillan Bass Hillary Fuller Flute Nancy Toone Oboe Hilary Coon Charlotte Bell

Clarinet Raymond Hernandez Bassoon Ryan Van Liere Horn Dan Omer Trumpet Geoff Stevens

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PRODUCTION STAFF Resident Staff Artistic and Executive Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seth Miller Patron Service Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breezy Bassett PR, Outreach and Marketing Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molly Flores Interim Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Day Resident Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Cain Resident Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Day Marketing Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Jones Photographers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Fidel, Steve Speckman Front of House Box Office Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy Langan, McKenzie Lloyd, Samantha Rodriguez, Hannah Ruth Chief Usher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl Gren, Peggy Sprouse Ushers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzy Christensen, Chad Hansen, Caleb Henney, McKenzie Lloyd, Haylee Markham, Taylor Olpin,Chuck Payne, Hannah Ruth, Michelle Johnson Santana, Natalie Trumbo Additional Rehearsal Accompanist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connor Brown, Jeffrey Price Supertitle Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Smith Audio Engineer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Day Lightboard Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Mullaney Deck Technician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riley Carlson, Heather Poulsen Spot Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas Trip, Megan Willis Wardrobe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ariana Hatch Build Crew Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Halee Rasmussen Carpenters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Banks, Adam Day Master Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Mullaney Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riley Carlson, Megan Edgar, Heather Poulsen, Dallas Tripp, Megan Willis

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GRAND THEATRE DONATIONS Donation list reflects gifts made July 1, 2017 through October 23, 2018 $50,000 - $74,999 • Salt Lake County’s ZAP Fund • Alternative Visions Fund $15,000 - $24,999 • George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation • Cultural Vision Fund

• Eric & Janet Weber • Tolford & Mary Young • William & Donna Vogel • Eric & Janet Weber • Tolford & Mary Young $50 - $99 • Anonymous • Ken Adamson • Michelle Andersen • Barbara Bannon • MaryEtta Chase • Craig Fineshriber • Marlene Fortie • Jim Hill • Bonnie Nell • Claire Olsen • Richard Scott

$2,500 - $9,999 • Utah Division of Arts & Museums • Jayne Luke $500 - $999 • Jessica Curran • Bicknell Robbins • Vasquez Sherman Living Trust $250 - $499 • Karen Hardy • Christine Morris & Steve Robinson • Gary & Joann Rieben • Lori Scharf • Gage Williams $100 - $249 • John & Patricia Clay • Anne CullimoreDecker • Christelle Estrada • LJ Geltz • Steven Klass • Jennifer Klenk • William & Mary Ann Payne • Jack Rampton • Harvey & Freida Sweitzer • William & Donna Vogel

$1 - $49 • Anonymous • In Memory of Stevan Ryan Chambers • Lou Ann Adair • Krystal Ahlstrom • Rebecca Anderson • Jeneal Andrews • Hollie Andrus • Lorenzo A. Archuleta • David Atkinson • Jason Avery • Apollo BachHarrison • Fred Baird • Madeline Bannon • C. Baring-Gould • Paul Beebe • Steven Bell • Ian Berg • Denise & Barry Blackett

• Kathy Bower • Elizabeth Bowman • Roxanne Brough • Louise & Steve Brown • Sarah Buck • Sheri Burrell • Kathleen Cahill • Sallie Calder • Liliana Cardenas • Jolyn Chelak • Kioko Chiney • Matthew Clune • A. Eugene Coleman • Jennifer Crabb • Roger Crandall • Byron Cromer • Jessica Cuello • Samye Cummings • Lisa Davis • Phil Davis • Patrick De Freitas • Edgar De La Rosa • Elsa Delgadillo • Marshall Dignam • Gayle Engh • Stephen Fairclough • Ivy Farguheson • Angelica Fearonce • Angela FeldmanHarkins • Shellie Fennell • Bonnie Fox • David Fox • Wyatt Frampton • Alane Fry McKenna • Peggy Fujimura • Angelica Garcia • Kathleen Gardner • Bobby Gibson • Robert Gilchrist • Michael Goleniewski • Thomas Gosse

• Michu Gracey • Mackenzie Gromek • Lana Gruendell • Miguel Gutierrez • Chad Hansen & Charles Payne • Scott Helm • Monte Huff • Carol Huffman • Julie Humphreys • Albert Imesch • Richard Johnson • Rebecca Jones • Juone Kadiri: In memory of my ancestors • Shelley Kearns • Marilyn Keir • Madeline Keith • Michael Kerner • Jason Kilgore • Melissa Koerner • Roger Lamoni • Barbara Lapointe • Lisseth Madsen Turner • Paula Martin • Nathan Mason • Catherine McDonald • Lance McNees • Rene Mejia • Anne Memmott • Christine Menser • Christina Miller • Crystal Mitchell • Laura Moore • Jessica Moreno • Nathaniel Morris • Anthony Mungiguerra • Kassandra Murphy • John J Murray • Trudy Nageli • Margarita Narvaez

• Stanford Neering • Cade Norman • Renee Norton • Wendy Ogata • Karyn Olsen • Gene Panek • Patricia Pavel • Larry Penrose • Marlene PerezEstrada • Tim Peters • Kathy Peterson • Nancy Peterson • Shauna Pfaff • Wilson Price • Martha Ramirez • Terry Rasmussen • Kayla Rawle • Kathleen B. Reavis • Amy Rocamontes • Ricardo Rosales • Javier Sandoval • Zulema Santoyo • Sherrie Saunders • Leonard Scroggins • Cynthia Simpson • Debbie Singer • Joyce Smith • Linda Smith • Patricia Stoppi • Deirdre Straight • Joi Suliafu • Anne Sullivan • Mitzi Taylor • Judy Terry • Tyler Thompson • Jessica Tolman • Carrie Velez • Jose Miguel Vigo • Erica Walker • Kathy Whitehead • Denna Wright • JoAnne Wright • Nancy Young • Lindsey Zuloaga

Though we make every effort to maintain an accurate list, if you find an error or would like to change your listing, please contact us at 801-957-3322

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PATRON INFORMATION AUDIO ENHANCEMENT EQUIPMENT is available for theatre patrons who are hearingimpaired. The concession stand has Comtex wireless personal receivers which allow a patron to sit anywhere in the theatre and receive high fidelity audio. Because there is no charge for this service, you will be requested to leave your driver’s license with the cashier until the equipment is returned.

BABIES AND SMALL CHILDREN often make it uncomfortable for other theatre patrons.

Therefore, no children under 5 are allowed. Small children must have their own seat.

DISABLED PATRONS may use wheelchair seating areas in the theatre. Each area can accommodate four wheelchair patrons and companion chairs. Ticket prices vary for each section. Aisle seats may be requested by patrons who can be assisted in the transfer from wheelchairs to theatre seats.

BOX OFFICE HOURS are 12:00PM to 5:00PM Monday through Friday and 12:00PM to 8:00PM on the night of a performance, including Saturdays.

LATECOMERS will not be seated in their reserved seats until the end of a scene. Latecomers will be seated in available seating that will not disturb punctual theatre patrons.

LOST AND FOUND will be held by the head usher until the end of the performance. Thereafter, please contact the Box Office at 801. 957.3322. All items, after a period of 24 hours, will be taken to Administrative Services in Room 1-060. They may be contacted at 801.957.3301.

PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING of any performance or the possession of any such device inside this theatre without the written permission of management is prohibited. Offenders may be requested to leave and may be liable for damages and other lawful remedies.

THEATRE PARKING is available at no charge in the parking areas on the East and North side of the building. Ticketing will occur when parked in the disabled parking areas without a proper pass. Please note that parking meters are still active during performances.

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The Grand Theatre playbill is published by Mills Publishing, Inc., 772 East 3300 South, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 Phone: 801.467.8833 Email: advertising@millspub.com Website: millspub.com. Mills Publishing produces playbills for many performing arts groups. Advertisers do not necessarily agree or disagree with content or views expressed on stage. Please contact us for playbill advertising opportunities. Copyright 2018

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