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Dear Odyssey Patron,
Derryl
After a 28-year mission of providing a space for talented dancers to stay in our home state of Utah, as well as attracting talent from all over the world to Utah and creating new and innovative works, Cheryl and I will be onto the next ‘mission’ in our lives, serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
My concept was to start small and then build up as we could afford. Since we were the new kids on the block, funding was pretty much nonexistent. We relied on ticket sales to make our way. I knew we needed a large show that would be like a ‘Nutcracker’ for ballet companies, something that would bring a large audience in, and significant income. That’s where Thriller came in; we created an amazing show from a series of Halloween-themed vignettes, and it has become a smash hit.
When we first produced this show, we had sold only 50 tickets for four mere performances four days away from opening. So I decided if I was
Welcome to Odyssey’s 26th and final year of Thriller. And what an odyssey it’s been!
I believe the thing that has made Thriller unique is that we have taken all of your favorite Halloween characters and placed them into different tongue-in-cheek settings and contexts. There is a lot of humor in the show, and nothing is left out, from Jason impersonations, to skeletons, to the use of chain saws.
For years now, we have performed the show in five or more Utah locations with more than 45,000 patrons in attendance; for several years, we even had two companies simultaneously perform ing in multiple locations. Although we have done new pieces in the show every year, it is amazing how many of the original pieces we put together still remain the staples of the production.
going to go down - I was going to go down in flames! I knew there was something special about what we were doing - and felt word of mouth might be good - and it was! Within two years we were selling out!
Director’s Note
In 1994, I saw that there was this huge pool of talented dancers here who could do everything –ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, ballroom – and would be working regularly if they had decided to move to New York or L.A. I thought it was a shame to see that talent go to waste. And Odyssey Dance Theatre was born.
It has supplied the fund ing for the rest of the season which, in addition to Thriller, included Joy to the World, The ReduxNut-Cracker and It’s a Wonderful Life. The Spring Repertory Season Shut Up and Dance has been a dance lover’s buffet with something for everyone.
Thank you for making our dream a reality and supporting us all of these years. Read on to find out what’s next for Odyssey.
What’s next for Odyssey Dance Theatre? What do you do after 28 years of: 1. Being the common man’s dance company with something for everyone 2. Employing hundreds of Utah’s talented dancers 3. Nurturing emerging artists through the Company’s Odyssey 2 ScholarshipPre-ProfessionalProgram 4. Giving hundreds of dance students the opportunity to perform with a professional company in Thriller, ReduxNutCracker and It’s a Wonderful Life 5. Winning Best of State Best Dance Company 17 consecutive times and Best of All Arts & Entertainment, not once, but twice 6. Making Utah a better place to live and attracting businesses to the State 7. Providing live performance art access to thousands of at risk youth in our community, by 8. Donating free tickets and delighting them with free school performances 9. Producing over 60 original, innovative works, including seven full-length productions and thereby 10. Creating a unique niche in the local, national and international dancescape and a whole, new market for dance 11. Touring Europe 15 times to standing room only and standing ovations and 12. Receiving the Best Show of the Year and Season Award in Unterfoehring, Germany 13. Garnering world wide recognition when 9 Odyssey dancers made it to the top 10 of Hit TV Show So You Think You Can Dance 14. Earning 80% of its revenue from ticket sales You take all of that and continue the legacy! When Odyssey Dance Theatre closes its doors on performing at the end of Thriller, it will open them again as the Odyssey Dance Theatre Foundation. Our mission will be to make dance accessible to young people who would not normally experience the magic of dance, by granting dance scholarships (watch our website for upcoming information about our grant making Ifprocedure).youwant to continue the odyssey with us, please consider making a gift to Odyssey Dance Theatre Foundation to help underwrite dance scholarships to young people who would not normally have the opportunity to experience the magic of dance. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent of the law and your donation will be recognized on the Odyssey Dance Theatre Foundation website: www.odysseydance.com
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Anabelle Black
Bailey Evans
Kassidi Balcer
Lily Farrar
Brianna James
Lea Kosterlitz
Nick Hambrecht
Artists
Boston Cervinski
Samantha Jo Ruotsi
Kiana Little Hope Parker
Michael Artiga
Jeremy Platt
Owen Fulton Ayden
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Whitney Lancaster
Artists
Lydia Forsgren
Cassidy Riggs
Ruger Memmott
Ella Memmott
Miss Alli – Brianna James/Seneca Fisher/ Veronica Cabling/Nick Hambrecht Company Members
Michael Artiga Jeremy Platt Ayden Hammer
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Choreography - Derryl Yeager
Choreography - Chantele Cook, Rick Robinson, Derryl Yeager
Darby Jones Hope Parker Bailey Evans
Aerial Choreography by Aeris Aerial Arts Darla Davis/Matisse Seal
Lea Kosterlitz Boston Cervinski Madison Bruce Kassidi Balcer Brianna James Kiana Little Lily Farrar Samantha Jo Ruotsi Lydia Forsgren
Choreography - Derryl Yeager
Madison Bruce Kassidi Balcer Brianna James Kiana Little Lily Farrar Samantha Jo Ruotsi Lydia Forsgren Whitney Lancaster Seneca Fisher Jill Cardenas Cassidy Riggs
Curse of the Mummy
Choreography - Kelly Messerly, Nancy Hansen
Annabelle Black Ella Memmott
Siren of the Sea
Bubbles the Clown John Boy
Frank – Ruger Memmott Nick Hambrecht
Choreography - Michelle Butterfield
Whitney Lancaster Seneca Fisher Jill Cardenas Cassidy Riggs Annabelle Black Ella Memmott
Annabelle of the Ball
Thriller
FrankensteinFrankenstein& Choreography - Derryl Yeager
Lily Farrar Samantha Jo Ruotsi Lydia Forsgren
PROGRAM
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Maidens – Darby Jones Hope Parker
Darby Jones Hope Parker Bailey Evans
Thriller
Madison Bruce Kassidi Balcer Brianna James Kiana Little Lily Farrar Samantha Jo Ruotsi Lydia Forsgren Whitney Lancaster Seneca Fisher Jill Cardenas Cassidy Riggs Annabelle Black Ella Memmott
Whitney Lancaster Seneca Fisher Jill Cardenas Cassidy Riggs Annabelle Black Ella Memmott Ruger Memmott Owen Fulton Nick Hambrecht Michael Artiga Jeremy Platt Ayden Hammer
Bailey Evans Lea Kosterlitz Boston Cervinski
Mummy – Ruger Memmott Owen Fulton Nick Hambrecht Michael Artiga Jeremy Platt Ayden Hammer
Frankie – Darby Jones/Kiana Little/ Hope Parker/Lea Kosterlitz/Samantha Jo Ruotsi/ Bailey Evans/Lily Farrar
Lea Kosterlitz Boston Cervinski Madison Bruce Kassidi Balcer Brianna James Kiana Little
Mummies – Darby Jones Hope Parker Bailey Evans Lea Kosterlitz Boston Cervinski
Lea Kosterlitz Boston Cervinski Madison Bruce Kassidi Balcer Brianna James Kiana Little Lily Farrar Samantha Jo Ruotsi Lydia Forsgren
ACT I
Dem Bones
Lorena Bobbit – Suzie Balser
Thriller Bear
Darby Jones Hope Parker Bailey Evans
John Boy and Jeremy Platt/Ayden Hammer
Cut’s Like a Knife Medley
Madison Bruce Kassidi Balcer Brianna James Kiana Little Lily Farrar Samantha Jo Ruotsi
Bubbles the Clown John Boy Chucky–Rama Choreography - Derryl Yeager Thriller Bear Part 2 an Andrew Yeager Film Slitherins Aerial Choreography by Aeris Aerial Arts Mandi Johnson -
The Avenged – Darby Jones Hope Parker Bailey Evans Lea Kosterlitz Boston Cervinski
The Priest – Ruger Memmott Owen Fulton Nick Hambrecht Michael Artiga Jeremy Platt Ayden Hammer
Scarecrows
Children – Company Bubbles the Clown John Boy Phantom of the Opera Aerial Choreography by Aeris Aerial Arts Mark Webber Matisse Seal Justice League The Short Version Choreography - Derryl Yeager Hope Parker Ruger Memmott Owen Fulton Madison Bruce Nick Hambrecht Michael Artiga LorenaMemoryBobbit – Suzie Balser Salem’s Mass Choreography -
Ruger Memmott/Nick Hambrecht Brianna James/Hope Parker Kiana Little/Boston Cervinski Chantele Cook
Madison Bruce/Lily Farrar Owen Fulton/Ayden Hammer Eldon Johnson
Madison Bruce Kassidi Balcer Brianna James Kiana Little Lily Farrar Samantha Jo Ruotsi Lydia Forsgren Whitney Lancaster Seneca Fisher Jill Cardenas Cassidy Riggs Annabelle Black Ella Memmott Carly Child/Kendall
Whitney Lancaster Seneca Fisher Jill Cardenas Cassidy Riggs Annabelle Black Ella Memmott Jason Jam Choreography - Derryl Yeager Owen Fulton Ruger Memmott Michael Artiga Ayden Hammer Jeremy Platt Nick Hambrecht 15- minuteACTIntermissionII Handmaid’s Fail
The Accused – Darby Jones Hope Parker Bailey Evans Lea Kosterlitz Boston Cervinski
Ayden Hammer/Owen Fulton Lydia Forsgren/Lea Kosterlitz
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Lydia Forsgren Whitney Lancaster Seneca Fisher Jill Cardenas Cassidy Riggs Annabelle Black Ella Memmott
Fischer Thriller PROGRAM
Dance Illusion
CHUCKY CAST
Choreography
Lost Boys
Choreography
September 26, 2022 - 7:30pm
Harris Hallie Buchanan Sohpie Vega London Broadhead Kylie Kjar Millie Tannahill Zoey Nielsen Allie Moon Kambria Vasquez Morgan Rathbun Lila Smith Victoria Stolworthy Preslie Jones Tailee Neal Addison Roylance Sienna Singleton Brooklyn Chadwick
Shaylee Jenkins Marisa Anderson Kaycie Croft
Ruger Memmott Owen Fulton Nick Hambrecht Michael Artiga Jeremy Platt Ayden Hammer
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Zoe Bell Jasmine Krambule Avie Law Esther Roper Leila Anderson Avery Robinson Emree Boschetto Raegen Robinson Hannah Creger Chloe Mauchley Jenna Kate Craney
September 27, 2022 - 7:30pm
Director - Lisa Preece
Lea Kosterlitz/Darby Jones/Kiana Little Madison Bruce/Boston Cervinski/Lydia Forsgren
Darby Jones/Bailey Evans/Lea Kosterlitz/ Boston Cervinski/Kiana Little/Hope Parker/ Samantha Jo Ruotsi/Lydia Forsgren/Lily Farrar
Bailey
CHUCKY CAST
Avery Cox Aybri Huggins Presley Petersen Capri Nyman Demi Bingham Tenzing Roper Abigail
ZOMBIE CAST
Dance Illusion
Thriller PROGRAM
Trick or Treat – Derryl Yeager Evans Finale - Derryl Casts
Yeager Company Youth
Director - Heidi Wright
& Company Thriller
The Dance Source Director - Heidi Wright
Faculty - Julie Howard Nielson Jamie Drysdale
Stella Brown MackLynn Buttars Oakley Clark Harper Forrey Albani Gifford McKenzie Gleisberg Reese Kane London Klc Oaklie Lamb Tanyla Muoth Quinn Williams
Choreography - Derryl Yeager
Transfiguration Andrew Yeager
Film
The Dance Source
ZOMBIE CAST
Bella Anthony Ava Brown Lyla Brown JaceLee Buttars Ryann Buttars Savannah Cox Janie Francom Sammy Fetter Alex Furhiman Sadie Johnson Mia Johnston Ashlin Lamb Jayda Lamborn Maggie Liddle Layla McBride Brielle MIller Avery Needham Saylor Neeves Jaycee Preece Tylan Reeder Livia Richardson Ava Smith Bailey Udy
Dillan Wright Oakley Roper Quincie Godfrey
Faculty - Julie Howard Nielson Jamie Drysdale
Director - Lisa Preece
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all those who made this performance possible, including: Cache Valley Center for the Arts - LOGANClient Services Manager Angie LeVere Technical Director Brian Jurena Lighting TechnicalDesigner/Director/StageManager Kyle Baumann Assistant Stage Manager Matt Jennings Run of Show Crew Sterling Canfield Hayden Wadsworth Associate Artistic Director Veronica Cabling Dance Captain Darby Jones Costumes Cheryl Yeager & Daurene Turpin Special Thanks to Hampton Inn & Suites –Logan Downtown
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