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Carol Brockman

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Adam Sklute Artistic Director

Scott Altman Executive Director

The Elizabeth Solomon Executive Director Chair

Michael Andrew Currey Vice President of Artistic and Production Operations Pamela Robinson Harris Principal Ballet Mistress

David Heuvel Costume Production Director

Tara Simoncic Music Director

Jane Victorine Wood Ballet Mistress

Bruce Caldwell Ballet Master / Archivist

Nicolo Fonte Resident Choreographer

Heather Thackeray Assistant to the Artistic Director

Michael McCulloch Production Stage Manager

Amanda Craig Stage Manager

Jared Oaks Associate Musical Director

Calvin Kitten Director of Ballet West II

Peggy Dolkas Associate Director of Ballet West II

Katherine Lawrence Rex Tilton

Christopher Ruud Arolyn Williams

Adrian Fry Christopher Sellars

Sayaka Ohtaki Jacqueline Straughan

Katie Critchlow Jenna Rae Herrera

Lindsay Bond Alexander MacFarlan

Caroline Arnold* Hadriel Diniz Logan Martin Kazlyn Nielsen Gabrielle Salvatto Madeleine Scott* Elizabeth Weldon

Kimberly Ballard Lucas Horns Amber Miller* Oliver Oguma Jamie Lynn Schultz Ronald Tilton Joshua Whitehead

Silas Campos Kyle Davis Jazmine Hurley Kristina Weimer

Luis Capetillo Olivia Gusti Brittany Rand Zeek Wright

Cati Snarr Children’s Ballet Mistress principal artists

Emily Adams Beckanne Sisk first soloists

Allison DeBona Beau Pearson soloists

Chase O’Connell demi soloists

Katlyn Addison Tyler Gum corp artists

Paige Adams Laurel Benson Chelsea Keefer Trevor Naumann Jordon Richardson Anisa Scott Jordan Veit ballet west ii

Flora Baltz Isabell Chang Enrico Hipolito Joshue Shutkind *Supplemental Dancer

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Ballet West Series

The Nutcracker November 27 November 28

/ 2015 / 7PM / VAL A. BROWNING CENTER / 2015 / 2PM & 7PM / VAL A. BROWNING CENTER

Music PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Choreography WILLAM F. CHRISTENSEN Set ARIEL BALLIF Costumes DAVID HEUVEL

Ballet West Orchestra conducted by Tara Simoncic and cover conductor, Kory Katseanes The Nutcracker ballet is dedicated in memory of Ann Chaffin Browning The performance lasts approximately 2 hours, with one 20-minute intermission Pyrotechnics provided by McCulloch Enterprises

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August 29 - December 13, 2015 umfa.utah.edu/BritishLandscapes PRESENTING SPONSORS Katherine W. Dumke and Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. Special Exhibition Endowment

John Constable, A Cottage in a Cornfield, 1817. Oil on canvas, 12 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. National Museum Wales (NMW A 486).

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The Story THE

NUTCRACKER STORY

Artists of Ballet West in the Act I Battle Scene of The Nutcracker. Photo by Luke Isley.

The Nutcracker begins at the Stahlbaum home on Christmas Eve. Mr. and Mrs. Stahlbaum and their children Clara and Fritz are busy preparing for the evening festivities. The guests arrive, including Clara’s Godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer. Herr Drosselmeyer has fashioned a special gift for Clara, a Nutcracker designed in the form of a small soldier.

Clara falls in love with her Nutcracker at once.

That night, Clara is unable to sleep without one more look at her beloved Nutcracker. She tiptoes back into the living room and cradles it once more before falling asleep. She is not sure if she is dreaming or not, but before her eyes are huge mice playing in front of the Christmas tree that has grown to a tremendous size. The Nutcracker fights with the Mouse King and, in the heat of the battle, Clara takes off her slipper and throws it at the Mouse King. While he is distracted, the Nutcracker stabs him with his saber.

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After the battle, the Nutcracker is magically transformed into a handsome prince and, grateful to Clara for saving his life, invites her to accompany him on a journey to the fabled Kingdom of the Sugar Plum Fairy. En route, they pass through the exquisite land of the Snow Queen and her Prince.

Act II begins in the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, where Clara is entertained by an array of divertissements, including Spanish, Arabian and Chinese dancers, as well as Mother Buffoon, with her many children who appear from under her gigantic skirt. The evening concludes with the grand pas de deux performed by the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. Following the pas de deux, Clara is whisked away with her prince in a flying sled, while waving goodbye to the Sugar Plum Fairy and her magical kingdom.

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Cast of Characters NOVEMBER 27, 28 EVENING Dr. Drosselmeyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ronald Tilton Herr Stahlbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trevor Naumann Frau Stahlbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Weldon Maid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly Ballard Doll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Rae Herrera Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joshua Shutkind Grandparents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Gum and Katie Critchlow Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artists of Ballet West Nutcracker Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Veit Mouse King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trevor Naumann Mice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artists of Ballet West Snow Queen and her Cavalier . . . . . . . . . Allison DeBona and Rex Tilton Snowflakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artists of Ballet West Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arolyn Williams and

Christopher Sellars

Spanish Dance . . Trevor Naumann, Jamie Lynn Schultz, Elizabeth Weldon Arabian Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katlyn Addison and Ronald Tilton

with Artists of Ballet West

Chinese Warrior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joshua Whitehead

With Members of Ballet West II and

Ballet West Academy Professional Training Division

Mirlitons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Rae Herrera

with Artists of Ballet West

Russian Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Gum

with Artists of Ballet West

Mother Buffoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver Oguma and Silas Campos Waltz of the Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sayaka Ohtaki and Beau Pearson

with Artists of Ballet West

Grand Pas de Deux . . . . . . . . . . . Arolyn Williams and Christopher Sellars Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entire Ensemble

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Cast of Characters NOVEMBER 28 MATINEE Dr. Drosselmeyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trevor Naumann Herr Stahlbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logan Martin Frau Stahlbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Richardson Maid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsea Keefer Doll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Bond Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enrico Hipolito Grandparents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Veit and Elizabeth Weldon Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artists of Ballet West Nutcracker Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander MacFarlan Mouse King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ronald Tilton Mice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artists of Ballet West Snow Queen and her Cavalier . . . . . . . . Sayaka Ohtaki and Beau Pearson Snowflakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artists of Ballet West Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Lawrence and

Adrian Fry

Spanish Dance . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Veit, Chelsea Keefer, Kimberly Ballard Arabian Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabrielle Salvatto and Chase O’Connell

with Artists of Ballet West

Chinese Warrior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver Oguma

With Members of Ballet West II and

Ballet West Academy Professional Training Division

Mirlitons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Rae Herrera

with Artists of Ballet West

Russian Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joshua Whitehead

with Artists of Ballet West

Mother Buffoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logan Martin and Silas Campos Waltz of the Flowers . . . . . . . . . . Arolyn Williams and Christopher Sellars

with Artists of Ballet West

Grand Pas de Deux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Lawrence and Adrian Fry Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entire Ensemble

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Children’s Cast Cati Snarr, Children’s Ballet Mistress Heather Thackeray, Children’s Nutcracker Rehearsal Assistant Lisa Hoyt, Children’s Nutcracker Rehearsal Assistant Fritz Dylan Smith Nephew Jacob Ruplinger Clara Eva Thompson Party Boys Ethan Carboni Liam Delrieu Stamatios Delrieu Griffin Horne Chad Johnson Elliott Mumm Party Girls Serenity Bateman Katrina Catten Lacey Evans Jessie Luke Kaiya Mortensen Natalie Slagle Marli Thompson Party Princess Isabelle Cannon Vendor Timmorie Freeman Caroler Olivia Beggs Olivia Fry Emi Tuttle Hannah Willis Mouse Prince Chad Johnson

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Baby Mice Kambri Butcher Lizzy Gardner Red Soldiers Cassie Bowers Adelyn Croft Hannah Dudley Belle Geiselmayr Gracie George Jaden Graham Sharon Russo Cassidy Waite

Lily Short Lucille Skidmore Reagan Tracy Buffoon Tumbler Sophie Smith Servants Kianna Behunin Alexis Fry Alexis Jacobs Scout Sutton Aubrey Terry Tiara Tuttle

Blue Soldiers Greta Asay Lindsey Dibble Isabelle Fry Aubrianna Hohmann Lauren Lueckler Lilly Mecham Annie Moffat Sophia Whitehead

Pages Sabrina Benavides Caitlin Bond Malia Bos Timmorie Freeman Chelsea King Hannah Lowell Virginia Matinez McKenna Pastorik

Trumpeter Kennedy Slagle

Ladies in Waiting Olivia Beggs Kenzie Crowley Olivia Fry Rebecca Love Rylie Russell Emi Tuttle Kenady Vereen Hannah Willis

Rifleman Sasha Lowell Drummer Noelle McAllister Buffoons Ashlee Bale Nellie Cantarero Carolyn Hadley Lucy Johnson

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Leadership Since 2007, Adam Sklute has expanded Ballet West’s repertoire, visibility, and overall outlook with exciting Company premieres, increased touring and public exposure, and greater focus on Ballet West Academy and Ballet West II. Under Sklute’s leadership Ballet West has toured extensively, appearing three times at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to sold out audiences; a weeklong engagement at New York City’s Joyce Theater; Chicago’s Auditorium Theater with two separate programs; twice at New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival; and twice at the Chicago Dancing Festival. The Company has also appeared at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, The Laguna Dance Festival, Aspen, CO, Dallas, TX, twice in Las Vegas, NV, Minneapolis, MN, and Victoria, BC.

Adam Sklute Artistic Director, Ballet West & Ballet West Academy

In 2009, Ballet West graced the cover of Dance Magazine for the first time in 25 years and again was on the cover in 2013. Under Sklute, the Company has garnered numerous reviews and articles in such publications as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Dance Magazine, Ballet Review, and Pointe to name a few. Ballet West was the subject of the BBC Worldwide Production’s docu-drama television series Breaking Pointe which aired for two seasons on The CW channel.

Sklute has introduced Ballet West audiences to such renowned contemporary choreographers as Nicolo Fonte, Jiri Kylián, Mark Morris, and Twyla Tharp, among others, all while expanding the company’s Balanchine repertoire and adding early 20th century Diaghilev-era masterpieces. In addition to reintroducing lost elements of Christensen’s production of The Nutcracker and reconstructing his The Firebird, Sklute conceived and produced his own new versions of Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and Giselle. Sklute has created wildly successful annual programmatic additions to the Season, including a Family Series and Innovations programs. All in all, in his eight years as Artistic Director, Sklute has introduced over thirty new works and nearly forty world premieres to Ballet West.

A native of Berkeley, California, Sklute began dancing at the age of 16. His early training was at the Oakland Ballet and San Francisco Ballet schools. After only two years of formal study Sklute became one of the last two artists personally chosen by Robert Joffrey for The Joffrey Ballet. He danced with The Joffrey from 1985 to 2000 and then rose through the ranks to Associate Director in 2005. He became Artistic Director for Ballet West in 2007. Sklute has served on the boards of Chicago’s Dance for Life, Salt Lake Community College, School of the Arts Advisory Board; and the Salt Lake County Cultural Facilities Master Plan Advisory Board. He currently serves on the Board of the Gerald Arpino/Robert Joffrey Foundation. A finalist judge and international representative for numerous ballet competitions including the Youth America Grand Prix, Los Angeles’ Spotlight Awards, The International Ballet Competition, The Japan Grand Prix, and an adjudicator for the American College Dance Festival Association, Sklute was listed as one of the 25 Movers and Shakers of the Utah Arts Scene in 2007. In 2014 he was named one of Utah’s Enlightened 50 and he received the Utah National Guard’s Bronze Minuteman Award for outstanding service to Utah and the nation.

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Leadership Scott Altman joined Ballet West as Executive Director in 2013, bringing with him nearly three decades of experience in nonprofit administration and performing arts. A respected industry leader, Altman has worked most of his career to advance the arts through entrepreneurial growth, fiscal sustainability, and by maximizing organizational achievements.

Under Altman’s skilled leadership, Ballet West has experienced phenomenal expansion. With a concentrated focus on Ballet West Academy, the attendance of the school has grown 75 percent. The physical footprint has also increased significantly, with a new satellite location in Lehi, Utah at Thanksgiving Point, which opened in August, 2014.

Scott Altman Ballet West Executive Director The Elizabeth Solomon Executive Director Chair

The Company is witnessing a true renaissance, unique for an organization in its 52nd year. In the last two years, under Altman, Ballet West has witnessed a 21 percent growth in ticket sales, vastly expanded touring schedule, robust growth in donor development, and a renewed and energized Board of Directors. In that time, Altman has been a guardian of the fiscal health of the organization, balancing the operational budget while establishing a robust cash reserve. Most recently, he facilitated a watershed campaign, the 12-month long “Million Dollar Challenge,” which completely eliminated $2.2 million in operational debt; the first time the Company had achieved the eradication of operational debt in 33 years. Upon his arrival at Ballet West, Altman helped negotiate financing and oversaw the construction of the Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre, which was completed in December of 2014. This beautiful new 55,000 square foot home for Ballet West, which is LEEDcertified, provides space for studios, costume and administrative space, and is a beacon to the arts community in Utah, and beyond.

Previous to Ballet West, Altman was the General Director of Phoenix-based Arizona Opera where, under his leadership, the company experienced unprecedented patron and audience development, and achieved financial stability by launching—and completing—an $8.5 million capital campaign. Altman also oversaw the design and construction of a spectacular new Opera Center in central Phoenix, which incorporated administrative, performance, production, education, and community space.

Recently, Altman attended Stanford University’s Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders, an elite certificate program for nonprofit administrators. Altman is also the recipient of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Citation of Excellence Awards for 2007, 2008, and 2009. Professional activities include, among many others, serving as Regional and District Adjudicator for the Metropolitan Opera National Council, Altman has embedded himself in the community, and is a member of the Salt Lake Rotary, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Utah Nonprofits Association, and is a founder of the Ballet West Ballers, the official softball team of the Company.

Prior to his roles in administration, Altman had a successful 20-year career as a professional singer and performed 37 opera roles internationally. Along his path to administration, he was also an adjunct professor of opera at Princeton University. Altman completed his Masters of Music degree at Manhattan School of Music in New York after receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the State University College at Purchase in Purchase, New York. He lives in Salt Lake with his wife and two sons.

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Ballet West Orchestra Ken Hodges, Orchestra Personnel Manager 1st Violin Emily Day-Shumway Acting Concertmaster

Cello Ellen Bridger Principal

Bassoon Brian Hicks Principal

Trombone Steven Hunter Acting Principal

Nathan Mueller Associate Concertmaster

Warren Mueller Associate Principal

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Kathryn Langr Peggy Wheelwright Marcel Bowman Martha Thompson Kristiana Henderson Amy Oswald Andrea Hughes Melissa Price Draper

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Horn Steve Park Acting Principal

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John Englund Associate Principal

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Ann Cox Gail Picha Tamara Tanner Rachel Bower Karr Ben Robison Viola Michael Palumbo Acting Principal Candace Wagner Associate Principal Ryan Teynor Leslie Richards Lynn Rilling

Bass Ben Henderson Principal

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Credits Scott Altman, Executive Director

Adam Sklute, Artistic Director

The Elizabeth Solomon Executive Director Chair LEADERSHIP

Michael Andrew Currey Vice President of Artistic and Production Operations Ken Dodson Vice President of Finance and Administration Tom Michel Vice President of Development and Marketing Peter Christie Director of Education and Outreach Peter LeBreton Merz Director of Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy Sarah West Director of Development Summer Wilson Director of Business Expansion and Company Management Joshua Jones Associate Director of Press and Social Media Sara M. K. Neal Associate Director of Marketing Chris Yoakam Associate Director of Finance ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE Jennifer Bailey Accounting Manager Felicia Cowan Human Resource and Payroll Manager Shazell Ellerbeck Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Liaison Sarah Taylor Assistant Company Manager Robin L. Holt Accounts Payable Coordinator DEVELOPMENT Laura O’Neill Special Events Manager Jyn Van Putten Membership Services Manager Mickell Smith Corporate Partnerships Manager Laurie Staton Foundation and Government Grants Manager Kelsie Rank Development Coordinator MARKETING Lisa Jensen Retail Sales and Boutique Manager

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Marissa Hodges Marketing Coordinator

Lisa Hoyt Academy Administrator

Whitney Shaw Coordinator of Creative Services

Nikki Bybee, Bruce Caldwell, Ginger Christopher, Natalie Desch, Lauren Devall, Wilson Domingues, Lindsay Folkman, Lisa Hoyt, Cynthia Ridler, Anne Marie Smith, Heather Thackeray, Jessica Thompson, Natalie Whitney Faculty

TICKETING AND SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Jack E Stahl Manager of Technology and Ticketing Jenée Brenning Coordinator of Patron Services Jane Harris Lead Patron Advisor Amy Falls, Albert Fallick-Wang, W. Powell Smith, Gretchen Huff, Brandon Lingle Patron Advisors EDUCATION & OUTREACH Dana Rossi Education Associate /Assistant Director, I CAN DO Heather Fryxell Associate Director Adaptive Dance Temria Airmet, Nikki Bybee, Shelly Cordova, Leigh Cornu, Lauren Devall, Jennifer Heighton, Stacia Hullinger-Barton, Lisa Johnson, Audrey Olsen, Moisés Próspero, Alison Russell, Anne Marie Smith, Joni Taylor, Natalie Whitney Educators FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON BALLET WEST ACADEMY Jan Clark Fugit Principal, Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre and Trolley Square Jennie Creer-King Principal, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation Ballet West Academy at Thanksgiving Point Peggy Dolkas, Heather Fryxell, Calvin Kitten, Jeffrey Rogers, Cati Snarr Principal Faculty

Grigoriy Ayrapetov Principal Class/Associate Rehearsal Pianist Rob Wood Company Class Pianist Jim Kuemmerle Academy Pianist TECHNICAL PRODUCTION Michael McCulloch Production Stage Manager Amanda Craig Stage Manager

Maggie Wright-Tesch U of U/BW Joint Trainee Liason Alex Macfarlane Office Manager Melissa Scheetz Academy Student Parent Services Coordinator Mariana Harper, Lindsay Preece, Lindsey Thurgood Receptionists

Robert Clifford Head Carpenter/ Technical Director Josh Belka Assistant Carpenter Bruce Fugit Head Electrician James K. Larsen Assistant Electrician Cory A. Thorell Properties Master Heidi Belka Pyrotechnician

ARTISTIC STAFF Pamela Robinson Harris Principal Ballet Mistress Jane Victorine Wood Ballet Mistress Bruce Caldwell Ballet Master/ Company Archivist Nicolo Fonte Resident Choreographer Heather Thackeray Assistant to the Artistic Director Calvin Kitten Director, Ballet West II Peggy Dolkas Associate Director, Ballet West II Cati Snarr Children’s Ballet Mistress Lisa Hoyt Children’s Nutcracker Rehearsal Assistant Heather Thackeray Children’s Nutcracker Rehearsal Assistant

Jacquelin Bryce Wardrobe Supervisor Barbara Lambert Wardrobe Assistant Yancey J. Quick Wig Master John Cook Scenic Artist COSTUME PRODUCTION David Heuvel Director of Costume Production Cindy Farrimond Costume Shop Manager Barbara Arcolio Head Stitcher Mary Kay Feicht, Angela Dittmar Stitcher Ballet West is an American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) Company.

Ballet West is an American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Company.

MUSIC Tara Simoncic Music Director Jared Oaks Associate Music Director, Principal Pianist

Ballet West is an International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Company.

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$50,000 + John B. & Geraldine W. Goddard Foundation Mrs. Telitha Lindquist Ogden Symphony Ballet Association Foundation RAMP Stewart Education Foundation $10,000–$49,999 Matthew B. Ellis Foundation Thomas & Stephanie Moore Bob & Marcia Harris Val A. Browning Foundation Alan & Jeanne Hall Foundation Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation $5,000–$9,999 Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Edith Dee Green Foundation Mrs. Paul T. Kunz Shirley Mack Ogden City Corporation Sorenson Legacy Foundation Utah Division Of Arts & Museums $1,000–$4,999 Sally Arway America First Credit Union Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Baldwin Mr. & Mrs. Rex Bean Beaver Creek Foundation Evan & Geraldine Christensen Jenny & Danny Cole Rosemary Conover & Luckey Heath Elliot Hall Company Ron & Joyce Hanson Rick & Karen Fairbanks Dr. Doug & Shelley Felt Donna & Ralph Friz Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Goddard Bob & Marcia Harris Kenneth & Norine Holmgren

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William & Barbara Hughes Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital Michael & Zona Keyes Ed Kenley Ford Russ & Jane King Cindy & Paul Kunz Sharon Lewis Lindquist Mortuaries & Cemetaries Suzanne Lindquist Merrill Lynch Drs. Jean & Richard Miller Dr. Judith Mitchell Robert & Jelean Montgomery Ralph Nye Charitable Foundation Keith & Ellen Opprecht Marty & Carolyn Rasmussen Dr. Harry & Becky Senekjian Wells Fargo Bank Jason Wood Zions Bank $500–$999 ALSCO Marlene Barnett Dr. Glen & Genette Biddulph Boyer Company Dr. Ray & Lorraine Burdett Russ Carruth Mary & Lee Forrest Carter Jenny & Danny Cole Ken Cross Peter & Nancy D’Hulst Dr. Douglas Deis Peter Ellis Dean Hurst Greg Hyde Val Iverson Charles & Jerry Lindquist Val & Karen Lofgreen Logistic Specialities Jan & Jerome Luger Mountain Medical Dr. Mark & Meg Naisbitt Jim & Suzy Patterson Edward & Lorna Rich Snowbasin

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Steven & Lynne Carter Kitty Chatelain Cathay Christiansen Julie Coley Frank & Ludene Dallimore Lynn & Natalie Dearden Golden & Sharon Decker Kirk Delaney Allan & Kellie Diersman Brent Dopp Kathy Douglas Drama Club of Ogden Joe & Evelyn Draper Sandra Ebarb Jerry Eddy Rod Egan Muriel Elzey Ronald & Georgia Erickson Judy Farr Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fearn Kathryn Fisk Jill Flamm Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Ford Linda Forest Marie Francis Pat Fuller Bert & Karen Gall Dr. Greg & Caitlyn Gochnour Janice Grajek Nancy & Lawren Green Gridley Ward & Hamilton David & Joan Hadley Stephen & Pam Hall Gayle Halverson Tom & Diane Harding Mary Hargis David & Marlene Havertz Col. & Mrs. Douglas Holmes Louis & Ione Howell Robert & Rula Hunter Robert Irvine Gary Iverson Carol Jackson Eric & Becky Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Johnston Dorothy Jones Darlene & Brit Keenan Jan Kimber Melba & Denis Kirby Pat Knight Dean & JoAnn Knighton

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Donors Blaine & Justine Seamons Sterling & Barbara Sessions Greg & Susan Shreeve Lawanna & Robert Shurtliff Jan & Michael Slabaugh Smith’s Community Rewards Anne Sneddon Joyce & Charles Speak Edward & Mari Lou Steffen Darlene Stoddard Evalyn Terry John & Marcy Thaeler Jan Thurston Bob Tillotson Karen Trewet Patti Van Aarle Ralph & Judy Vanderheide Dixie Vandyke Ed & Jeannie Vendell Lucinda & Phillip Wagner Melvin Walker Eric Ward Juanita & Charles Watts Suzanne Wayment Val Weathers Lee Welch Roberta & Kent West Enid Wilde Davis Willis Marlin & Susan Winslow James & Carolyn Wold Venita Wood Harry & Marilyn Woodbury Larry Zaugg MEMORIAL DONATIONS Brent Baddley Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge William Beutler Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge Nancy Davidson Dr. & Mrs. Fred Clayson Shirley Dunbar Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Goddard Sharon Macfarlane J. Laurence & Marian Shaw

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John B. Goddard Sharon Macfarlane Jim & Suzy Patterson Marian Lindquist Holbrook Sharon Macfarlane William & Lorna Kennedy Peggy Holmes Dr. & Mrs. Fred Clayson Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Goddard Sharon Lewis Sharon Macfarlane Drs. Jean & Richard Miller Thomas & Stephanie Moore Jim & Suzy Patterson Harry & Becky Senekjian Carol Hurst Marlene Barnett Carolyn Brady Dewayne & Carol Brockman Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge Ruth Darrington Thomas Dee Lara Deppe Muriel Elzey William & Anita Ford Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Friz Greg & Caitlin Gochnour Marlan Haslam Robert & Rula Hunter Carol Jackson Val & Suzan Johnson William & Lorna Kennedy Russ & Jane King Joanne & David Layne Mrs. Telitha Lindquist Val & Karen Lofgreen Reed & Cheryl Loveland Sharon Macfarlane Mark & Meg Naisbitt Drs. Jean & Richard Miller Dr. Judith Mitchell Thomas & Stephanie Moore Mr. & Mrs. Paul T. Kunz Jay & DeeAnn Nye Scott & Pam Parkinson Jim & Suzy Patterson Carolyn Rich-Denson Carol Salmon

Melissa Seamons Sempre Musical Society J. Laurence & Marian Shaw Jan & Mike Slabaugh Sheldon & Janice Ward Stephanie Williams Ronald Wooden Jolene Zito Mary P. Jacobs Ann Alene Dunn Brit Keenan Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Goddard Paul T. Kunz Evan & Geraldine Christensen Dr. & Mrs. Fred Clayson Ann Alene Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Goddard Marlan Haslamn Robert & Leanne Hendricks William & Lorna Kennedy Russ & Jane King Ladies Literary Club Andrea Lane Charles & Jerry Lindquist Kathryn Lindquist Sharon Macfarlane Dr. Judith Mitchell Thomas & Stephanie Moore Mark & Meg Naisbitt Paul & Maurine Naisbitt Carolyn Parker Scott & Pam Parkinson Jim & Suzy Patterson Marty & Carolyn Rasmussen Brent & Diane Richardson Melissa Seamons Jan & Mike Slabaugh Stephanie Williams Marie Irvine Zana Anderson Marvin Lewis Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge Evan & Geraldine Christensen Dr. & Mrs. Fred Clayson Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Friz Kay Hardy

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Donors Carol Jackson Val & Suzan Johnson Mrs. Telitha Lindquist Sharon Macfarlane Dr. Judith Mitchell Thomas & Stephanie Moore Mark & Meg Naisbitt Paul & Maurine Naisbitt Jan & Mike Slabaugh

Sharon Macfarlane Dr. Judith Mitchell Carolyn & Marty Rasmussen

Telitha Lindquist Barbara Anderson Marlene Barnett Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge Dr. & Mrs. Fred Clayson Ann Alene Dunn Sue Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Goddard Beverly Goodwin Carol Jackson William & Lorna Kennedy Ladies Literary Club Andrea Lane Sharon Lewis Val & Karen Lofgreen Sharon Macfarlane Frank & Sharon Markos Dr. Judith Mitchell Mark & Meg Naisbitt Jim & Suzy Patterson Marty & Carolyn Rasmussen Brent & Diane Richardson Melissa Seamons Sheldon & Janice Ward

Mary Nelson Schenck Sharon Macfarlane

Georgia Lund Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge Sharon Lewis Sharon Macfarlane E.D. Morton, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge Irene Parker Muriel Elzey Lynne Rich Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge Sue J. Ellis & Family

Donna Richardson Ladies Literary Club Kathryn Lindquist Dr. Judith Mitchell Dr. Paul & Carol Sonntag

Candadai Seshachari Marlene Barnett Dr. & Mrs. Fred Clayson Lara Deppe Dr. William & Barbara Hughes Russ & Jane King Val & Karen Lofgreen Sharon Macfarlane Drs. Jean & Richard Miller Dr. Judith Mitchell Melissa Seamons Jolene & Chad Zito Monty Shupe Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge Sharon Macfarlane Hetty Hammon Sly Denise Sly Norman Steele Sharon Lewis Joe Terry Lara Deppe Sharon Macfarlane IN HONOR OF Sharon Mcfarlane Dee & Carol Brockman Genette Biddulph Destiny Karrington

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