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table of CONTENTS
5 A MESSAGE FROM MICHAEL BALLAM
MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS
8 MARY POPPINS
17 NEWSIES
22 WEST SIDE STORY
27 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
32 BRAVO, CARUSO!
34 MASTER CLASS
36 CONCERTS
38 SEASON SPONSORS
40 SEASON CONTRIBUTORS
45 PROFILES
62 OH BEHAVE
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a message from MICHAEL BALLAM Dear Friends, It has been my hope since the Festival was founded in 1993 to present West Side Story, one of the five mega-masterpieces of the American Lyric Stage, in the way it was envisioned by Leonard Bernstein. He imagined it with a philharmonic sound in the pit and the finest dancers, actors and musicians—the culmination of the best of everything in the art form of American Musical Theatre. Have you ever witnessed live, on stage, West Side Story given the kind of respect with which Lenny aspired? Unless you had the good fortune to visit the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City between September 26, 1957, and June 27, 1959, it is very unlikely. Until now. Here’s another question: How do you justify hiring 30 world-class dancers and 60 instrumentalists for just one of six shows performed in repertory? You can’t. You “imaginate” about how to use these amazing performers to their full extent without killing them off. So we looked to Walt Disney. What is his all-time favorite musical? Mary Poppins. What Disney film was made into a Broadway musical that took the world by storm in 2011? Newsies! Our glorious orchestra will bring to life the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. You loved The Barber of Seville last summer. Now see the sequel and find out what became of Figaro, Count Almaviva and his Rosina in The Marriage of Figaro. How about having an intimate conversation with the greatest diva and divo of all time in the comfort and splendor of the Utah Theatre? Become a fly on the wall during the last appearances of Maria Callas and Enrico Caruso, the first rock-star celebrities of the operatic world. Turn back the clock and be part of Maria Callas’s Master Class at the Juilliard School in March 1972. Drop in for Enrico Caruso’s last performance at the Metropolitan Opera and in life where the adoring but frightened audience shouted Bravo, Caruso! There has never been a season like this— let’s triumph with some toetapping terpsichore!
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MARY POPPINS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com NEWSIES is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com WEST SIDE STORY is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com “Bravo, Caruso!” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. MASTER CLASS is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
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Disney's The Little Mermaid: JOSH STRICKLAND as Prince Eric, EMILY GRACE TUCKER as Ariel, Disney's When You Wish: AFTON GRACE HIGBEE as Little Girl, ALIZE CRUZ as Moana, WILKIE FERGUSON III as Genie
MARY POPPINS JULY 6, 11*, 13, 15, 17*, 19*, 24*, 27*, & AUGUST 1, 3, 2019 (*matinee)
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Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s Production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s
MARY POPPINS A Musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film Original Music and Lyrics by
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Book by
Julian Fellowes New Songs and additional Music and Lyrics by
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Cameron Mackintosh Production Exclusively Sponsored by:
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Conductor Karen Keltner Director/Choreographer Michael Jenkinson Set Designer Dennis Hassan Costume Designer Judith A. Ryerson† Lighting Designer Chris Wood Wig and Make Up Designer Georgianna Eberhard Sound Designer Nathan Schilz THE CAST Mary Poppins Amanda Compton LoPresti Bert Timothy Stewart Jane Banks Mia Jane Ballam Michael Banks Boston Clemens George Banks Brandon Hendrickson Winifred Banks Molly Mustonen Mrs. Brill Méami Maszewski Robertson Ay Sam Lariviere Miss Andrew / Bird Woman Alissa Anderson Mrs. Corry Francesca Mintowt-Czyz Neleus Ty Koeller Admiral Boom / Bank Chairman W Lee Daily Miss Lark Christina Casey The Park Keeper Cary J. Youmans Von Hussler / Valentine Kevin Nakatani Northbrook Derek DeRoo Katie Nanna / Miss Smythe Nicole Keeling THE ENSEMBLE
Dalton Bertolone, Karl Andelin Brown, Abbey Campbell, Christina Casey, Jake Coates, Shannon Conboy, Unissa Cruse, Francesca Mintowt-Czyz, Jeremy Hurr, Jonathan Jacob, Nicole Keeling, Ella Kelstrom, Ty Koeller, Shannon McAvoy, Stephen Millsap, Jessica Moss, Kevin Nakatani, Nicolette Quintero, Emily Stys, Katie Scarlett Swaney, Ariel Etana Triunfo Chorus Master/Principal Pianist Stephen Carey Fight Choreographer Stefan Espinosa Dialect Coach Michael Shipley Assistant Choreographer Abbey Campbell Production Stage Manager Rachel Nin Assistant Stage Manager Hannah Blaile Production Assistant Elisabeth Schapmann Dance Captain Sam Lariviere Original London and Broadway Production Credits: Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher Co-Choreographer Stephen Mear
Lighting Design Howard Harrison Scenic and Costume Design Bob Crowley Co-Direction and Choreography Matthew Bourne Directed by Richard Eyre
MARY POPPINS
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. †Original costume design by Judy Ryerson at the PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre, additional pieces built at UFOMT.
MARY POPPINS
SYNOPSIS ACT I Bert, a man of many trades, informs us that something big is about to happen to the Banks family. At No. 17 Cherry Tree Lane, Jane and Michael Banks are constantly misbehaving, and Katie Nanna – the latest in a long line of nannies – has had enough (“Cherry Tree Lane”). She leaves and George Banks asks his wife, Winifred, to place an advertisement in the newspaper for a new nanny, but the children decide to write their own ad (“The Perfect Nanny”). Mary Poppins arrives and fits the children’s requirements exactly (“Practically Perfect”). Mary Poppins takes the children to the park, where they meet Bert, who is creating his latest works of art. Bored with the park and wary of Bert’s scrappy appearance, the children try to escape, but Mary urges them to see the magic in everyday life. Then the park bursts into brilliant colors as the statues come to life and dance with them (“Jolly Holiday”). As Mary Poppins begins to win over the children, George informs Winifred that they must maintain order and convention. Winifred feels that she is disappointing both her husband and children, struggling to understand her role within the family... and within the world (“Let’s Hope She Will Stay”). The household prepares for Mrs. Banks’ party (“A Spoonful of Sugar”) but even with a dose of magic from Mary Poppins, no one shows up. Mrs. Banks is left feeling more lost than ever. Mary Poppins takes Jane and Michael on a trip to visit their father at the bank where he works (“Precision and Order”). There, George has a choice: to give a loan to Herr Von Hussler, a businessman with a dubious money-making scheme, or to John Northbrook, who presents a solid plan for a factory that would help many, but offers little collateral. An innocent question from Jane prompts George to remember the ideals and values he once held (“A Man Has Dreams”). He decides to take a chance on Mr. Northbrook and gives him the loan. On the way home from the bank, the children and Mary Poppins run into the Bird Woman, who is feeding the birds in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Jane is still worried about outer appearances and shuns her, but Michael gives the Bird Woman money (“Feed the Birds”).
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Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael and Bert meet Mrs. Corry, the mysterious owner of an unusual “talking shop,” where people purchase words along with gingerbread. The children are surprised to hear that, when their father was a boy, he came to this shop to enjoy its magic and spirit of invention (“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”). Things begin to go very wrong for George. Von Hussler goes to another bank and makes millions, and George is blamed for passing on the deal and is suspended without pay. In his stress, George yells at the children. In turn, an angry Jane and Michael fight over their toys, which magically come to life to teach them a lesson (“Playing the Game”). Recognizing the children are not yet ready for the lessons she has to teach them, Mary says goodbye to Bert (“Chim Chim Cher-ee”), leaving a note that reads, “au revoir,” or “till we meet again.”
ACT II The fall has turned to winter. The house is bustling again because a nanny is returning to No. 17 Cherry Tree Lane. However, it’s not the much-missed Mary Poppins, but Miss Andrew, who raised George. Miss Andrew is a harsh woman who believes that children should be punished on a regular basis with a horrible-tasting medicine (“Brimstone and Treacle”). In a panic, the children escape the house and run to the park where they meet Bert, who explains that the cure for every ill can be found at the end of a kite string (“Let’s Go Fly a Kite”). Their kite flies up into the London sky and, when it comes back down, Mary Poppins is with it. George has also been hiding from Miss Andrew (“Good for Nothing”). With her entire family missing,
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MARY POPPINS Winifred worries that she is to blame, but resolves to assert herself and fight harder for the people she loves (“Being Mrs. Banks”). Mary returns home with the children and defeats Miss Andrew in an epic battle of wits and will. George returns, relieved to find that Miss Andrew has left, but still anxious about supporting his family. Winifred reminds him he can count on her and the children to stick by him. Whisked up to the rooftops, Mary Poppins, Jane and Michael meet Bert and his fellow chimney sweeps (“Step in Time”). The sweeps dance across the rooftops of London and into the Bankses’ house, wishing good luck to George and shaking his hand as they go. The Bank Chairman asks to see George immediately. George fears the worst, but Bert reminds him that his family is more important that his ambitions (“A Man Has Dreams – Reprise / A Spoonful of Sugar – Reprise”). George leaves for the bank as Winifred wishes that she could go with him. Mary Poppins and the children encourage her to do what she believes is right (“Anything Can Happen”). In front of the bank’s board of directors, George launches into a defense of his actions before they can tell him that he was right all along: Von Hussler’s scheme has fallen through, and the competing bank that approved his loan has been ruined. Northbrook’s business, on the other hand, is thriving and earning a healthy profit. Winifred shows up, ready to defend her husband, but, when she finds the board is promoting him, she negotiates his raise for him. George announces that, from now on, his family comes first. As George and Winifred walk along the streets of London, Mary Poppins takes Jane and Michael on one more magical adventure – this time, through the heavens. Her job done, Mary Poppins says her goodbyes and flies off to her next task. Although the Banks family is sad to see her go, they are glad that they have finally found one another.
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The Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s Production of Disney’s
NEWSIES The Musical Music By
Alan Menken
Lyrics By
Jack Feldman
Book By
Harvey Fierstein
Based on the Disney Film written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White Originally produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions Production Sponsored by:
Sung in English with projected titles Conductor James M. Bankhead Director/Choreographer Michael Jenkinson Set Designer George Maxwell† Costume Designer Colleen Alexis Metzger Lighting Designer Chris Wood Wig and Make Up Designer Georgianna Eberhard Sound Designer Nathan Schilz summer 2019
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NEWSIES THE CAST
Jack Kelly Derek DeRoo Katherine Plumber Molly Dobbs Davey Jacobs Timothy Stewart Les Jacobs Porter R. Harris Crutchie Stefan Espinosa Joseph Pulitzer Christopher Holmes Medda Larkin Méami Maszewski Weisel Kevin Nakatani Oscar Delancey Christopher Seefeldt Morris Delancey David Smolokoff Race Cory Betts Albert Sam Lariviere Specs Andrés Peraza Henry Ashton Lambert Finch Dalton Bertolone Romeo Broderick O’Neal Elmer Pasqualino Beltempo Buttons Tim Canali Sniper Treston Henderson Mush Max P. Fowler Hannah Amanda Compton LoPresti Roosevelt / Nunzio W Lee Daily Bunsen Darren LeKeith Drone Seitz Jonathan Ray Snyder Lucas Bybee Spot Conlon Steve Valenzuela Mr. Jacobi Cary J. Youmans Darcy Ty Koeller Bill Kai Jordan Horvit
THE ENSEMBLE
Abbey Campbell, Jake Coates, Darren LeKeith Drone, Kai Jordan Horvit, Ty Koeller, Casey Lamont, Amanda Compton LoPresti, Méami Maszewski, Stephen Millsap, Kevin Nakatani, Angela Rose Pierson, Jonathan Ray, Steve Valenzuela, Cary J. Youmans Chorus Master/Principal Pianist Dallas K Heaton Concertmaster Yenling Chen Fight Choreographer Stefan Espinosa Dialect Coach Michael Shipley Assistant Choreographer Abbey Campbell Production Stage Manager Robyn Monkarsh Assistant Stage Manager Hannah Blaile Production Assistant Laura Crawford †The set for this production of Newsies was originally designed for a production at Pioneer Theatre Co.
NEWSIES
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NEWSIES SYNOPSIS ACT I
As Jack Kelly is savoring the last few moments of quiet before the sun rises, he shares with his best friend Crutchie his rooftop view of the city and his dream for a better life out West (“Santa Fe - Prologue”). At dawn, the newsies sing about their life and their work (“Carrying the Banner”), introducing this ramshackle group of young friends. They make their way to the distribution window for the World, where they pick up their daily stacks of papers to sell from Weisel, who runs the window, and Morris and Oscar Delancey, goons who work for the World. Davey and Les, brothers trying to earn money for their family, meet the newsies and try to learn the ropes. Jack agrees to partner with the boys since Les’s young age will help him sell more papers, although Davey is skeptical. Meanwhile, Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the World, expresses displeasure at the declining sales of his newspaper and vows to increase profits (“The Bottom Line”), even at the expense of the newsies. At the end of the day, it’s clear that Les is a natural newsie. Before Jack and the brothers part ways, a man appears and chases Jack. Davey and Les follow Jack’s lead, running through the alleys of New York and finding safety in Medda’s Theater. Jack introduces them to Medda Larkin, one of the Bowery’s most famous performers. Jack explains that the man chasing them is named Snyder; he runs Refuge, an orphanage he keeps in squalid conditions and embezzles from. He’s had it out for Jack ever since he escaped. Medda offers her theater as a safe haven, and they stay to watch her perform (“That’s Rich”). During Medda’s performance, Jack notices Katherine, a bright young reporter he had seen earlier that day. A smitten Jack makes several attempts to flirt with her, but Katherine, quick-witted and ever-professional, cleverly rebuffs him. While the Bowery Beauties perform their routine, Jack resorts to sketching a portrait of Katherine (“I Never Planned on You / Don’t Come a-Knockin’”), and leaves it for her to find. The next day, as the newsies gather at the distribution window, the boys are outraged to learn that
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Pulitzer has increased their price for newspapers - they can barely afford to eat as it is! Prompted by Davey, the newsies decide to form a union and strike (“The World Will Know”). After a successful first day of striking, newly elected union leader Jack Kelly assigns some kids to spread the word to newsies in other boroughs. Katherine arrives, hoping the newsies will give her an exclusive for the Sun. Jack tells her to be at the distribution window the next morning; not only will the newsies prevent others from selling papers, but they plan to stop the delivery carts as well. He tells her they all have a lot riding on her reporting skills, and Katherine gets to work writing her breakout article (“Watch What Happens”). The next day, Jack arrives to find that only a few kids have assembled to strike. He urges Davey to convince the small group not to back down. When scabs arrive to take the newsies’ place, Jack asks them to stand in solidarity with all the city’s exploited working children. The scabs throw down their papers, just in time for Katherine and her photographer to snap a victorious photo (“Seize the Day”). But soon the newsies engage in a fierce fight with the Delanceys, Weisel and the police. Snyder scares Jack away, but not before he watches the Delanceys take down Crutchie and carry him off to Refuge. Reaching the temporary safety of his rooftop, Jack paces, feeling guilty about leading the kids into danger. He looks out over the city and longs to escape (“Santa Fe”).
ACT II Battered and bruised, the newsies lament the previous day’s events at Jacobi’s Deli. Amid rumors that Jack was captured, several newsies wonder where he is. Katherine arrives with a copy of the story she published in the Sun, complete with a front-page picture of the newsies. Ecstatically, they thank her and celebrate their - and Katherine’s - fame (“King of New York”). Meanwhile, Crutchie writes a letter to Jack from Refuge expressing that he feels no ill will toward Jack and urging the newsies to stick together (“Letter from Refuge”). Davey, Les and Katherine find Jack back at Medda’s Theater and try to convince him to come back to the fight. Jack refuses, saying they can’t win against a man as powerful as Pulitzer. The three convince Jack that theirs is a fight worth fighting (“Watch What Happens - Reprise”); Jack finally agrees, and the kids plan a rally.
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Discovering Katherine’s story, Pulitzer furiously resolves to take down Jack. Just then, a cocky Jack arrives to announce the newsies’ rally. Pulitzer assures Jack that no paper will cover it - and if it’s not in the press, it never happened. He then reveals Katherine, exposing her as his daughter, and Snyder, who emerges from the shadows. Pulitzer offers Jack a choice: get sent to The Refuge or renounce the strike and leave New York with pockets full of cash. The Delanceys escort Jack to the cellar, where an old printing press rests, to ponder his decision (“The Bottom Line - Reprise”). That evening, Brooklyn newsies cross the bridge with Spot Conlon, their leader, to join newsies from every borough at Medda’s theater for the rally (“Brooklyn’s Here”). Davey gives an inspiring speech, riling up the newsies about their progress. However, Jack appears and tells them to go back to work because they are no match for Pulitzer. Jack accepts his payoff money at the door and exits quickly. On his rooftop, Jack finds Katherine looking through his drawings of Refuge’s bleak conditions. He snatches them from her and they argue fiercely until she kisses him. Katherine shares her plan to have the newsies distribute an article that quotes Jack on the exploitation of working kids and calls for a citywide strike. Before heading to the old printing press Jack recently discovered, they share their hope in each other (“Something to Believe In”). With the help of Katherine and her well-connected friends, Darcy and Bill, the newsies sneak into Pulitzer’s cellar to print their paper (“Once and for All”). The kids distribute the pamphlet all over the city. Pulitzer’s office is flooded with angry calls from every corner of New York. Having read the Newsies Banner, Pulitzer is furious at the kids’ attempt to thwart him. Jack, Davey and Spot show up (“Seize the Day - Reprise”) to personally deliver the news and say the kids are willing to make a compromise. Pulitzer refuses to back down until Governor Roosevelt appears with Katherine and Jack’s drawings of Refuge. Alone, Jack and Pulitzer come to an agreement they can both live with - the price increase is reduced by half, and publishers will buy back any unsold papers. The strike is over! Outside, Jack announces the end of the strike. Crutchie appears amid the jubilation, followed by a handcuffed Snyder. Despite his dreams for Santa Fe, Jack realizes the newsies are his family and Katherine gives him something to believe in - so he’s staying put for now (“Finale Ultimo”).
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WEST SIDE STORY Based on a Conception of JEROME ROBBINS Music by Lyrics by Book By LEONARD BERNSTEIN STEPHEN SONDHEIM ARTHUR LAURENTS Entire Original Production Directed and Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince By Arrangement with Roger L. Stevens Production Sponsored by:
Alan and Jeanne Hall Foundation Fay Sonne Stucki Family Sung in English with projected titles Conductor Karen Keltner Director/Choreographer George Pinney Set Designer Heidi Hoffer Costume Designer Amanda Profaizer Lighting Designer Chris Wood Wig and Make Up Designer Georgianna Eberhard Sound Designer Nathan Schilz
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WEST SIDE STORY THE ADULTS Doc W Lee Daily Schrank Christopher Seefeldt Krupke Darren LeKeith Drone Glad Hand Jonathan Ray Chorus Master/Principal Pianist Johanna Stull Concertmaster Yenling Chen Fight Choreographer Stefan Espinosa Dialect Coach Michael Shipley Production Stage Managers Jonathan Moore Ashley Pollard Assistant Stage Manager Morgan Lea Production Assistant Elisabeth Schapmann Dance Captains Casey Lamont Broderick O’Neal
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WEST SIDE STORY BOOK BY ARTHUR LAURENTS An award-winning playwright, screenwriter, librettist, director and producer, Arthur Laurents has been responsible for creating the librettos of many Broadway shows including Gypsy, Anyone Can Whistle, Do I Hear A Waltz?, Hallelujah, Baby! and Nick & Nora. He wrote the screenplays for The Snake Pit, Anna Lucasta, Anastasia, Bonjour Tristesse, The Way We Were and The Turning Point. He also wrote the plays Home Of The Brave, The Time Of The Cuckoo and A Clearing in The Woods. He directed I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Anyone Can Whistle, Gypsy, La Cage Aux Folles, Birds Of Paradise and Nick & Nora. MUSIC BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He took piano lessons as a boy and attended the Garrison and Boston Latin Schools. At Harvard University, he studied with Walter Piston, Edward Burlingame-Hill and A. Tillman Merritt, among others. Bernstein contributed substantially to the Broadway musical stage. He collaborated with Betty Comden and Adolph Green on On The Town (1944) and Wonderful Town (1953). In collaboration with Richard Wilbur and Lillian Hellman and others he wrote Candide (1956). Other versions of Candide were written in association with Hugh Wheeler, Stephen Sondheim et al. In 1957 he again collaborated with Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents, on the landmark musical West Side Story, also made into the Academy Award-winning film. In 1985 the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences honored Mr. Bernstein with the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award. He won 11 Emmy Awards in his career. His televised concert and lecture series started with the Omnibus program in 1954, followed by the extraordinary Young People’s Concerts with the New York Philharmonic, in 1958 that extended over 14 seasons. Bernstein was the father of three children—Jamie, Alexander, and Nina—and the grandfather of four: Francisca, Evan, Anya and Anna. LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night (1954), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970), Follies (1971) A Little Night Music (1973) The Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976), Sweeney Todd (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Into the Woods (1987), Assassins (1991), Passion (1994) and Road Show (2008) as well as lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959) and Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965) and additional lyrics for Candide (1973). Anthologies of his work include Side by Side by Sondheim (1976), Marry Me a Little (1981), You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983), Putting It Together (1993/99) and Sondheim and Sondheim (2010). He composed the scores of the films Stavisky (1974) and Reds (1981) and songs for Dick Tracy (1990) and the television production of Evening Primrose (1966). His collected lyrics with attendant essays have been published in two volumes: Finishing the Hat (2010) and Look, I Made a Hat (2011). In 2010 the Broadway theater formerly know as Henry Miller’s Theatre was renamed in his honor. BASED ON A CONCEPTION BY JEROME ROBBINS Robbins is world-renowned for his work as a choreographer of ballets as well as his work as a director and choreographer in theater, movies and television. Although he began as a modern dancer, his start on Broadway was as a chorus dancer before joining the corps de ballet of American Ballet Theatre in 1939, where he went on to dance principal roles in the works of Fokine, Tudor, Massine, Balanchine, Lichine and de Mille. His first ballet, Fancy Free (1944) for ABT, still in many repertoires, celebrated its fiftieth birthday on April 18, 1994. While embarking on his career in the theater, Mr. Robbins simultaneously created ballets for New York City Ballet, which he joined in 1949, and became an Associate Artistic Director with George Balanchine. Mr. Robbins has directed for television and film as well, with his co-direction and choreography of West Side Story summer 2019
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WEST SIDE STORY winning him two Academy Awards. After his Broadway triumph with Fiddler On the Roof in 1964, Mr. Robbins continued creating ballets for New York City Ballet. He shared the position of BalletMaster-in-Chief with Peter Martins until 1989. He has created more than 60 ballets, including Afternoon of a Faun (1953), The Concert (1956), Les Noces (1965), Dances at a Gathering (1969), In the Night (1970), In G Major (1975), Other Dances (1976), Glass Pieces (1983) and Ives Songs (1989) which are in the repertories of the New York City Ballet, the Ballet de l’Opera de Paris and major dance companies throughout the world. His most recent ballets include A Suite of Dances with Mikhail Baryshnikov (1994), 2 & 3 Part Inventions (1994), West Side Story Suite (1995) and Brandenburg (1996) all of which premiered at New York City Ballet. In addition to his two Academy Awards, Mr. Robbins’s awards and citations include four Tony Awards, five Donaldson Awards, two Emmy Awards, the Screen Directors’ Guild Award and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Mr. Robbins is a 1981 Kennedy Center Honors Recipient, was awarded the Commandeur de L’Order des Arts et des Lettres, is an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and was awarded a National Medal of Arts as well as the Governor’s Arts Awards by the New York State Council on the Arts. Some of his Broadway shows include On the Town, Billion Dollar Baby, High Button Shoes, West Side Story, The King and I, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Miss Liberty, Call Me Madam and Fiddler on the Roof. In 1989, Jerome Robbins’s Broadway won six Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director. He was most recently awarded the French Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur. Jerome Robbins passed away in 1998.
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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
JULY 5*, 11, 19, 25*, & AUGUST 2*, 2019 (*matinee)
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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Production Sponsored by:
Drew W. and Judy Brady Browning Sung in Italian with projected English titles English title translation by Daniel Helfgot Conductor Nicolas Giusti Director Suzan Hanson Set Designer Peter Dean Beck† Costume Designer Mallory Prucha Lighting Designer Chris Wood Wig and Make Up Designer Georgianna Eberhard Sound Designer Nathan Schilz THE CAST Count Almaviva Christopher Holmes Countess Almaviva Bridgette Gan Susanna Rose-Antoinette Bellino Figaro Brandon Hendrickson Cherubino Marianthi Hatzis summer 2019
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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Marcellina Alissa Anderson Bartolo Kevin Nakatani Basilio Jonathan Ray Don Curzio David Smolokoff Barbarina Olivia LaBarge Antonio Darren LeKeith Drone THE ENSEMBLE
Benjamin Adams, Kaylyn Baldwin, Pasqualino Beltempo, Christina Casey, Danielle Casós, Rebecca Farrell, Nicole Keeling, Stephen Millsap, Jessica Moss, Christopher Seefeldt, David Smolokoff, Ashley Tolman, Steve Valenzuela Chorus Master/Principal Pianist Stephen Carey Concertmaster Yenling Chen Production Stage Manager Robyn Monkarsh Assistant Stage Manager Morgan Lea 2nd Assistant Stage Manager Caroline Blanche Jackson † The scenic design for this production of Figaro was originally created for University of Colorado Eklund Opera.
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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO SYNOPSIS ACT I Figaro, servant to Count Almaviva, happily measures the space where the bridal bed will fit, while Susanna, the Countess’s maid, finishes her bridal hat. Figaro is quite pleased with the room, but Susanna less so, given that the room is so near to the Count’s chamber. She explains to Figaro that the Count is pursuing her. The Countess rings for Susanna, and Figaro, confident in his own resourcefulness, vows to outwit the Count. Figaro departs, and Doctor Bartolo enters with Marcellina. Figaro had previously borrowed a large sum of money from her, and, as collateral, promised to marry her if unable to repay at the appointed time. Marcellina now intends to enforce that promise by suing him. Bartolo, seeking revenge against Figaro for having facilitated the union of the Count and Countess (Rosina in The Barber of Seville)agrees to represent Marcellina pro bono, and assures her he can win the case. Bartolo departs, Susanna returns and Marcellina and Susanna exchange politely delivered insults. Cherubino then arrives and, after describing his emerging infatuation with all women- particularly with his “beautiful godmother” the Countess - asks for Susanna’s aid with the Count. It seems the Count plans to punish Cherubino because of his amorous ways, having discovered him with the gardener’s daughter, Barbarina. Before Susanna can offer advice, they are interrupted by the arrival of Count Almaviva himself. Cherubino hides while Almaviva attempts to set up a tryst with Susanna. The Count is also forced to hide when Don Basilio, the music teacher, arrives. Basilio starts to gossip about Cherubino’s obvious attraction to the Countess, which forces the Count to leap from his hiding place. The Count states that he is sending Cherubino away, and while relating the story in the gardener’s daughter’s chambers, reveals a hidden Cherubino. Realizing that Cherubino has overheard him propositioning Susanna, the Count assigns Cherubino a military commission, thus getting rid of him. Figaro returns, accompanied by other servants and townspeople, in a preemptive attempt to commit the Count to a formal gesture symbolizing his promise that Susanna would enter into the marriage unsullied. Almaviva stalls them. Learning of the military commission, Figaro gives Cherubino advice about his new military life.
ACT II In Countess Rosina’s chambers, the Countess grieves for the loss of her husband’s love and attention, and she and Susanna discuss Count Almaviva’s roving eye. The Countess believes her husband no longer loves her, while Susanna wants him to leave her alone. Susanna tells the Countess that she and Figaro have a plan: Almaviva will receive a letter, written by Figaro and delivered by Basilio, informing him that his wife has taken up a lover. At the same time, Susanna will set up a rendezvous with Almaviva, but will send a disguised Cherubino in her place. Cherubino enters with a song of love for the Countess and a commission letter that the Count forgot to seal. Susannah and the Couness dress him as a woman. Having locked the door, Cherubino has time to hide when the Count unexpectedly arrives to speak with his wife about the letter from Basilio. Noticing the Countess’s agitation, Almaviva is instantly suspicious. He demands entry into the locked inner room where Cherubino is hiding, but the Countess refuses to open it, claiming Susanna is inside trying on her wedding dress. Almaviva, taking the Countess with him, leaves the room to get a tool to open the inner room. Once they’ve departed, Cherubino exits the Countess’s chamber through the window and Susanna hides herself in the inner room. Unaware of the switch, the Countess confesses everything to her husband upon their return. She is shocked when Susanna exits the locked room. Almaviva is duped, and begs forgiveness for his suspicions. Figaro arrives to gather up the group for the wedding. He is followed by Antonio, the gardener, who is upset that someone jumping from the Countess’s balcony has crushed his flowers. Upon prompting from the women, Figaro claims it was he who jumped. The gardener shows him Cherubino’s dropped commission, which Figaro claims he was holding to get the Count’s seal. Marcellina, Bartolo and Basilio enter, and Almaviva, still suspicious, hears their claim that Figaro is obliged to marry Marcellina to pay off an outstanding debt.
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ACT III The Count mulls over the confusing situation. At the urging of the Countess, Susanna enters and gives a false promise to meet the Count later that night in the garden. As Susanna leaves, the Count overhears her telling Figaro that he has already won the case. Realizing that he is being duped, the Count resolves to punish Figaro by forcing him to marry Marcellina. Figaro’s hearing follows. Figaro argues that he cannot marry Marcellina without his parents’ permission, and that he does not know who his parents are because he was stolen from them when he was a baby. The ensuing discussion reveals that Figaro is Rafaello, the long-lost illegitimate son of Bartolo and Marcellina. During the scene of reconciliation, Susanna rejoins the crowd. She misunderstands and rages at Figaro. Marcellina explains the situation, and realizing her mistake, Susanna joins the celebration. Bartolo, overcome with emotion, agrees to marry Marcellina that evening in a double wedding. The Countess, alone, ponders the loss of her happiness. Meanwhile, Antonio informs the Count that Cherubino is not in Seville, but in fact at his house. Susanna updates her mistress regarding the plan to trap the Count. The Countess dictates a love letter for Susanna to send to the Count, which suggests that he meet her (Susanna) that night, “under the pines.” The letter instructs the Count to return the pin that fastens the letter. A chorus of women, including Cherubino disguised as a girl, arrives to serenade the Countess. The Count bursts in with Antonio and, unmasking Cherubino, is enraged. His anger is quickly dispelled by Barbarina, who publicly recalls that he had once offered to give her anything she wants in exchange for certain favors. Barbarina asks for Cherubino. Thoroughly embarrassed, the Count allows Cherubino to stay. The act closes with the double wedding, during the course of which Susanna delivers her letter to the Count. Figaro watches the Count prick his finger on the pin and laughs, unaware that the lovenote is an invitation for the Count to tryst with Figaro’s own Susanna. As the curtain drops, the two newlywed couples rejoice.
ACT IV In the garden, Figaro meets the gardener’s daughter, Barbarina who is looking for a lost pin - the pin Almaviva had entrusted her to return to Susanna. Figaro recognizes the pin to be the one that fastened the letter to the Count. Thinking Susanna is meeting the Count behind his back, Figaro complains to his mother and swears to be avenged. Marcellina urges caution, but Figaro rushes off and Marcellina resolves to inform Susanna of Figaro’s intentions. Marcellina laments that male and female wild beasts get along with each other, but rational humans can’t. Figaro returns and muses on the inconstancy of women. Susanna and the Countess arrive, each dressed in the other’s clothes. Marcellina is with them, having informed Susanna of Figaro’s suspicions and plans. After they discuss their plan, Marcellina and the Countess leave, and Susanna, realizing that Figaro is hidden nearby, teases Figaro by singing a love song to her beloved. Figaro, thinking the song is for the Count, becomes increasingly jealous. The Count appears, declares his love for Susanna, who is really the disguised Countess, while Figaro tells the Countess, who is really Susanna, about the tryst. Susanna forgets to disguise her voice, and Figaro figures out it is she under the Countess’s cloak. Their embrace is noticed by the Count, who is about to expose them when his wife takes off her own disguise. Almaviva is shamed and apologizes to his wife for both his jealousy and his infidelity. All is forgiven and everyone is content.
BRAVO, CARUSO!
JUNE 22*, 29, JULY 4, 12*, 16, 18*, 26*, 30, 2019 (*matinee)
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BRAVO, CARUSO! By William Luce
Director Vanessa Ballam Set Designer Jack Shouse Lighting Designer Joshua Wroblewski Wig and Make Up Designer Georgianna Eberhard Sound Designer Nathan Schilz THE CAST
Enrique Caruso Mario Fantini
Soprano Voice (Florence Easton) Male Voice (Stage Manager)
Assistant Director Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager
Michael Ballam Stefan Espinosa Rose-Antoinette Bellino Sean Grayson Jared Rounds Shea Hittman Laura Crawford
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SYNOPSIS Christmas Eve, 1920 in Enrico Caruso’s dressing room at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Caruso’s faithful valet, Mario, is bustling about the dressing room in preparation for the evening’s performance and anxiously awaiting Caruso’s arrival from his most recent visit to the doctor. Caruso is tackling his latest (and, the audience knows, his final) role. This role is of a Jewish rabbi in the French opera, La Juive. The evening is less about the music and more about the man, his art and his relationships. The audience members become reporters conducting a private interview in the dressing room of the greatest tenor in history. Through this process, we learn a great deal about the man behind the legend Caruso’s strengths and foibles are on display, interspersed with an endless stream of amusing anecdotes and clownish antics. Despite Caruso’s occasional quirks and tantrums, Mario, Caruso’s valet, is the model of efficiency, diplomacy and loyalty. We see the relationship between a man and his devoted servant on display throughout the evening. The audience is invited into Caruso’s past, present and looming future. At this point in Caruso’s career, he is profoundly drawn to his past, specifically feeling a pull to Naples, Mount Vesuvius and his childhood experiences. We can almost envision him as a small boy playing in this bucolic village. Caruso, ever the entertainer, also reveals the glamorous, wacky world of grand opera through his anecdotes. And, though Caruso shares the intimacy of backstage confidences and diverting repartee with the audience, the unseen tragedy of Caruso becomes clear. Caruso, like Pagliaggio, must perform in the midst of anguish. The people have paid, and they want to laugh. Ultimately, the play begs the question, “What is one willing to sacrifice for their art?” “I suffer so much in this life. That is what they [the audience] are feeling when I sing, that is why they cry. People who felt nothing in this life cannot sing.” – Enrico Caruso
2019 Season June 27 - October 12
HAMLET MACBETH JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT TWELFTH NIGHT THE BOOK OF WILL EVERY BRILLIANT THING THE PRICE THE CONCLUSION OF HENRY VI: PARTS TWO AND THREE
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MASTER CLASS
JULY 4*, 9, 16*, 24, & AUGUST 1*, 2019 (*matinee)
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MASTER CLASS By Terrence McNally MASTER CLASS
was produced on Broadway by Robert Whitehead, Lewis Allen, and Spring Sirkin Director George Pinney Costume Designer Tania Ballvé-Fernandez Lighting Designer Chris Wood Wig and Make Up Designer Georgianna Eberhard Sound and Projections Designer Nathan Schilz
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MASTER CLASS THE CAST
Maria Callas First Soprano (Sophie) Second Soprano (Sharon) Tenor (Tony) Accompanist (Manny) Stage Hand
Principal Coach/Pianist Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager
Suzan Hanson* Rose-Antoinette Bellino Bridgette Gan David Smolokoff Dallas K Heaton Steve Valenzuela Dallas K Heaton Shea Hittman Caroline Blanche Jackson
MASTER CLASS is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. *This Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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CONCERTS THE PIANISTS! JULY 9 | 1:00 PM ELLEN ECCLES THEATRE Enjoy an afternoon with our extraordinary pianists as they dazzle you with works familiar and new, two hands, four hands, six hands, more! Utah Festival continues the tradition of featuring the summer’s ensemble of talented pianists in an unforgettable combo of precision, showmanship and mayhem!
PIANISTS
Stephen Carey
Dallas K Heaton
Sarah Nelson
Johanna Stull
INTERNATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION SEMIS | JULY 10 | 1:00 PM FINALS | JULY 15 | 1:00 PM UTAH THEATRE Utah Festival hosts extraordinarily talented artists in a world-class vocal competition. Join us first for the Semifinal round as only a handful are chosen. Then experience the excitement of the thrilling Final round where YOU will have the chance to help select the winner.
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CONCERTS SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY JULY 23 | 7:30 PM ELLEN ECCLES THEATRE Join Utah Festival’s singers, dancers and orchestra for a delightful trip down memory lane as we navigate the music of the late 1940s and 1950s. Featuring the great melodies of a golden era of popular music that defined a generation. The music of Sinatra, Ella, Dean Martin, Patsy Cline, Patti Page and many others, will bring back great memories and make you want to sing along (which is perfectly OK with us). Your Sentimental Journey starts at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, July 23rd at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. Don’t miss it! Conducted by James M. Bankhead. James M. Bankhead
ORATORIO FROM THE BOOK OF MORMON JULY 31 | 7:30 PM DAINES CONCERT HALL CHASE FINE ARTS CENTER, UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Leroy J. Robertson’s powerfully dramatic Oratorio from the Book of Mormon performed by the American Festival Chorus, Cache Children’s Choir and Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s Orchestra and Soloists. Conducted by Craig Jessop.
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Born in Fountain Green, Utah, Robertson is best known for his Oratorio from the Book of Mormon, which premiered in 1953. Its setting of the Lord’s Prayer was recorded by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and released as a 45 single on the flip side of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, which hit the Top 50 charts. The Oratorio has been described as a “stirring work of grand design,” “sweeping” and “powerfully dramatic,” recounting the supreme episode from this book of sacred scripture—the appearance of the resurrected Christ on the American continent and his ministry among the Nephites.
SOLOISTS Soprano Soloist Bridgette Gan Evangelist David Smolokoff Samuel Brandon Hendrickson Jesus Christopher Holmes
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2019 season SPONSORS 2019 Principal Season Sponsor:
PRODUCTION SPONSORS WEST SIDE STORY
Alan and Jeanne Hall Foundation • Faye Sonne Stucki Family
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George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
NEWSIES
Cache Valley Bank • KSL Radio • Utah Media Group
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Drew W. and Judy Brady Browning
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2019 season SPONSORS COMMUNITY SPONSORS
MICHAEL AND LAURIE BALLAM
DELL LOY AND LYNETTE HANSEN
ROY AND CAROL CHRISTENSEN MIKE AND SHARI OHMAN Adobe • American Festival Chorus • Christopher Ballam Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning • C. Comstock Clayton Foundation Cook Martin Poulson • Dominion Questar Corporation • Every Blooming Thing Donna and Ralph Friz • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Florence J. Gillmore Foundation • John Shane and Sharon Franz Robert and Anne Gregerson • Charles and Kathie Horman M. Craig and Becky Johns • Dr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Rallison Marty and Carolyn Rasmussen – Nebeker Family Foundation River Heights City • Nancy Schellkopf • Theodore J. Schmidt, Jr. Utah Festival Opera Guild Robert D. Wallace • Young Toyota Scionn Applewood Tree & Landscape • Café Sabor • Lee’s Marketplace • Square One Printing
EDUCATION PROGRAMS Opera by Children Utah Festival Academy Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards
EDUCATION SPONSORS Utah State Legislature/Board of Education • Cache County RAPZ and Restaurant Tax ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. • Michael & Laurie Ballam • Vanessa Ballam Ben and Mayra Clawson • Marilyn & Ray Phillips, Council for Investment in Education Phil and Darlene Espinosa • Stefan Espinosa • Maverik, Inc. • FJM Impact
UTAH HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS SPONSORS Domo Broadway at the Eccles Education Fund Crystal Inns and Suites (Downtown, West Valley, Murray) Marriott Downtown City Creek Daynes Music • Marilyn & Ray Phillips, Council for Investment in Education • Maverik, Inc. • FJM Impact Spencer Stokes summer 2019
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2019 season CONTRIBUTORS 2019 Principal Season Sponsor Utah Festival expresses deepest appreciation to our donors for their loyal and generous support. This list represents donations received from June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019 ORDER OF THE MUSE $500,000 to $1,000,000 Michael & Laurie Ballam Dell Loy & Lynette Hansen Mike & Shari Ohman State of Utah Legislature/ Utah State Office of Education
CIRCLE OF THE ROSE $10,000 to $24,999 Alan & Jeanne Hall Foundation Alan & Jeanne Hall Adobe Richard & Moonyeen Anderson Judy Brady and Drew W. LEGACY Browning $100,000 to $499,000 Cache Valley Bank Cache County RAPZ/ Cache Valley Radio Group* Restaurant Tax Allocation Cook Martin Poulson* The Church of Jesus Christ DOMO Broadway at the of Latter-Day Saints Eccles Education Fund* Foundation Malouf* • Deseret Management Mills Publishing* Corporation Kenneth A. Randall • Beneficial Life Sandefur Schmidt Insurance Company • Bonneville GRAND IMPRESARIO International Corporation $5,000 to $9,999 • Deseret Book Company Anonymous • Deseret News BYU Broadcasting Publishing Company Cache Valley Bank • Deseret Digital Media, Cache Valley Media Group* Inc. Christopher Ballam • KSL Broadcast Group Cinderella Homes • Temple Square Robert & Anne-Knudsen Hospitality Corporation Gregerson Sue J. Ellis ORPHEUS CLUB Marc & Heidi Ensign $50,000 to $99,999 Donna & Ralph Friz Family Kalbach Edward V.* Foundation George S. & Dolores Doré ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. Eccles Foundation Nebeker Family Foundation In memory Sue Ellis CIRCLE OF THE LYRE Kenneth A. Randall $25,000 to $49,999 River Heights City* Anschultz Foundation Salt Lake Magazine* Vanessa Ballam* Salt Lake City Weekly* FM 100* Jonathan L & Katrina D. Craig & Becky Johns Schill Kathie I. and Charles H. Schmidt Family Foundation Horman** G.E. & R.D. Wallace Utah Media Group* Foundation Utah Division of Arts & In honor of Sandefur Museums Schmidt Utah Office of Tourism Jeanne Young
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IMPRESARIO $1,000 to $4,999 Christine Allred Applewood Tree & Landscape Art Works For Kids Shari Badger Eugene & Evelyn Banks Kendal Bates Kathy Bayn Robert L. & Kathleen E. Bayn Charitable Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of the U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Phil & Julie Borgmeier Don & Jean Bradshaw Evan & Marion Campbell Campbell Supporting Organization Jay & Patricia Clark Cassandra Coulam* Council for Investment in Education Flaire* FJM Impact/Maverik Clarence Funk Pam Gee* Robert Gibbs Gary & Nancy Griffin David & Dana Gossner In memory of Donna Gossner David & Dana Gossner Robin Gross A gift from Muriel Gross Camille Koberstein, CPA* Mills Publishing Ann & Neal Mortenson In honor of Michael and Laurie Ballam Kevin Nakatani Nichols Joseph & Bernice Nichols Ray & Marilyn Phillips Dean & LuAnn Quayle Dr. Marvin L. & Beth W. Rallison Renee N. Tracy In memory of Louise Tracy Gayle Sandberg Paul & Karen Schwen*
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FOUNDING CONTRIBUTORS We wish to acknowledge those whose vision and generosity were instrumental in Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s inception. THE MODERN MEDICIS $1,000,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous Donors Michael and Laurie Ballam Mr. and Mrs. Roy Christensen Larry H. and Gail Miller George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Theodore G. and Elizabeth Schmidt Utah State Legislature Cache County RAPZ/Restaurant Tax Zions Bank LORENZO’S LEGACY $500,000 TO $999,999 James LeVoy Sorenson Foundation
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation RENAISSANCE REBORN $250,000 TO $499,999 Jack and Deanne Parson Dr. and Mrs. R.L. Smith
UTAH THEATRE RESTORATION We wish to thank the following organizations and individuals who have contributed to the restoration of the historic Utah Theatre and the donation, installation and upkeep of the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ. Anonymous The Anschutz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Roy Christensen Deluxe Corporation Foundation Logan City
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Gail Miller Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Foundation Mike and Shari Ohman
Raymond Construction Theodore G. and Elizabeth Schmidt John and Nancy Schellkopf Sorenson Legacy Foundation Utah State Legislature Zions Bank
Lizetta Seely Bush Jennifer Davis Ron & Margaret Davis Sacha Davis Todd Davis Dawson Electric Doris Dawson
Elbert A. Dawson III Russell & Barbara Fjeldsted The Hansen Family Ashley Jones James & Qing Deng Jones Jim Jones Kevin L. Jones
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2019 season CONTRIBUTORS MUSIC LIBRARY Our library was created in 1996 when we received the Maughan and Dorothy McMurdie Music Library. We thank the following individuals who have donated their significant collections to our music library: Bernice Baugh Brigham Young University/KBYU Vera Broughton Scammon S.E. Clark Brigitta Clyde Tod Fitzpatrick Chuck & Lou Gay Lorraine Hammond
Eastman & Anne Hatch Kathy & Karl Dean Hess Arthur & Doris Holmgren Family Henry Holt Lyman & Ida-Marie Jensen Miles & Janet Jensen Dr. Revis Lewis William & Nina W. Matheson
Sharon Mayberry Maughan & Dorothy McMurdie Walter Rudolph Dr. & Mrs. James Seaver Ray Somers Edwin Stafford F. Eugene & Marcia Tueller Peggy L. Tueller
VERA SCAMMON MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND The Vera Scammon Memorial Endowment Fund was created in 2008 by Michael Ballam, Founding General Director of Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre. This perpetual fund is intended to honor the memory of Vera Scammon, a brilliant soprano, generous teacher and extraordinary woman who deeply touched the lives of many. The fund will be used to continue Vera’s work in blessing the lives of young singers. We thank the following contributors: Ruth Baker Michael & Laurie Ballam Sue Brown Gail & John Carpenter Janelle Erbschloe Brenda Frye Carl & Linda Gardner
Margaret Rush Hankins George & Amy Hill John & Amy Lawton Thomas & Alice Lindblom Miriam Ruth Linkimer Horan & McConaty Robert Miller
Daniel & Heather Narducci Bernard & Hele Nefkens Judith & John Pogge The Rackley Family Art & Patricia Van Dyck Alan & Elizabeth Whaley Lorraine E. Whiteman
2019 season CONTRIBUTORS HOSPITALITY Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre is grateful to the following people who have provided housing, security, transportation and hospitality for our artists during the season. Michael & Laurie Ballam Gary & Nancy Griffin
Pepperidge Farms Justin Hamilton, Café Sabor
Young Toyota Scion Mike & Lynda Stauffer
USHERS AND VOLUNTEERS We appreciate the volunteers and ushers who donate their valuable time to assist us in many ways during the Festival. We join our patrons in thanking these volunteers along with the Ellen Eccles Theatre ushers for their expertise and professionalism Kay Ames Marianne Anderson MarJean Anderson Margo Anhder Sandy Atinson Georgiana Banellis Johanna Bank Leon Bank Pat Barfuss Celeste Beliston June Belohlavy Steve Belohlavy Anne Benham Don Benham Mairead Bertoli Karen O Bindrup Ed Black Sharon Black Beth Blanchard Marci Bowen Jeanne Boyd Nancy Bradshaw Janie Braswell Dorrit Briere Kathleen Brown
Cindy Budge Mike Budge Lynda Burruss Goldie Brusasco McCune Castleton Edlyn Christensen Arthur Clarke Dianne Clarke Leon Combs Shelley Comendant Justin Conrad Kazlie Conrad Melanie Conrad Carolyn Cressall Carolyn Cooper Afton Crossen Beverly Donaldson Kay Durrant Sharell Eames Kathy Eck Terryl Eck Monica Edelmayer Jean Eichhorst Mel Eichhorst Marian Ensor
Steve Ensor Glen Erickson Jeanine Erickson Debbie Esparza Frank Esparza Suzanne Falslev Beryl Flathman Roberta Fogel Al Forsyth Kay Forsyth Maria Garland Sherma Garn Brent George Tammy George Angela Glover Bill Goldfarb Janet Goldfarb Nan Gordon Bonnie Grieff Frank Guzik Ilse Guzik Sheryl Hair Jackie Hansen Lucille Hansen Lyle Hansen
Bill Heflin Norma Heflin Sam Henderson Carol Hendry Marion Holloway Shannon Holmes Amy Horsburgh Christine Hult Nathan Hult Lanae Hyde Katie Iverson Marilyn Jensen Marlene Johansen D.J. Johnson Judi Johnson Swede Johnson Andi Jorgensen Sharon Kane Katie Jo Rita Keiser Tom Keiser Jody Kennedy Sue Kewin Roberta Klebanoff Jeanette Knapp
Fay Korn Marc Korn Gloria Kreitzer Elaine Langsner Shauna Leavitt Pam Leonhardt Fred LeVinus Helen LeVinus Barbara Lindsay Bill Lindsay Dee Link Miriam Linkimer Sam Mace Debby Mackey Nancy Marshall Ron Marshall Tina McCleary Joyce McGrath Muriel McHardy Denece Miller Kathy Miller Stan Miller Palma Mitzel Cheryl Morgavan Maryetta Mumford
Peg Neuber Bonnie Nielsen Donna Norton Tobi O Neill John O Neill Laura Oppermann Erica Palte Glee Petersen Larry Petersen Nancy Kay Pierson
MarJean Pitkin Howard Poch Peggy Ramsten Ryan Riedel Lee Roach Sondra Rollins Les Schiller Dianne Scribner Thelma Seeholzer David Sherer
Lisa Silberlicht Bruce Simmons Clarice Simmons Leslie Snow Marilyn Spackman Leah Spencer Jeanie Squire Roland Squire Norene Stafford Bill Stein
Roni Stein Jo Beth Stevens Mary Lou Swatty Arla Swensen Lynette Takemoto Ann Thayne Jerald Tolman Kathy Tolman Gary Vaughn Sandy Vaughn
Ruth Watts Winston Watts Susie Wheeler Lonnie White Sharon Willey Nancy Wiser Danica Wong Ruby Woodward
LEAVE A LEGACY We express sincere gratitude for individuals who, through estate planning, have left a legacy of support for Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre. • Margueritte Caldwell Estate • Glenn Howard and Karen Fugal Peterson Charitable Remainder Unitrust • Gary and Nancy Griffin Charitable Remainder Trust
• Lynne Paoletti Estate • Kenneth Randall Bequest • Donna Loy Gossner Fund • Louise Childs Watts Estate
If you are interested in leaving a legacy through estate planning or in receiving information about planned giving options and tax benefits, please contact Annette Macfarlane in our Development Office at 435-750-0300 Ext. 109. ADOPT AN ARTIST Kathie & Chuck Horman are sponsoring the following artists: Christopher Holmes who plays Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro and Pulitzer in Newsies Suzan Hanson who plays Maria Callas in Master Class and is the director for The Marriage of Figaro The Utah Festival Opera Guild is sponsoring Benjamin Adams who plays Tony in West Side Story, is in the chorus of The Marriage of Figaro. If you are interested in sponsoring an artist, please contact Annette Macfarlane in our Development Office at 435-750-0300 Ext 109 or email: annette@ufomt.org
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KAREN KELTNER Conductor, Mary Poppins, West Side Story San Diego California / South Bend, Indiana 23rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Washington National Opera, San Diego Opera, l’Opéra du Rhin (Strasbourg, France) JAMES M. BANKHEAD Conductor, Newsies, Sentimental Journey North Logan, Utah 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Sam Houston State University, The United States Air Force BandWashington DC NICOLAS GIUSTI Conductor / Harpsichordist, The Marriage of Figaro Boston, Massachusetts 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Rossini Opera Festival, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Opera Orlando
ARTISTS *UFOMT Debut MICHAEL BALLAM Founder and General Director | Enrico Caruso, Bravo, Caruso! Logan, Utah 27th UFOMT Season ALSO: Chicago Lyric Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, San Francisco Opera, Dallas Opera BENJAMIN ADAMS Tony, West Side Story | Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro Columbus, Indiana 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Jacobs School of Music, Indianapolis Opera, Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra ALISSA ANDERSON Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro | Miss Andrew / Bird Woman, Mary Poppins San Antonio, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Santa Fe Opera, San Diego Opera, Opera Philadelphia
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KAYLYN BALDWIN* Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro Las Vegas, Nevada ALSO: Utah State University, Zion’s Symphony and Chorus, Signature Productions Las Vegas ROSE-ANTOINETTE BELLINO* Susanna, The Marriage of Figaro | Sophie, Master Class Boston, Massachusetts ALSO: Indiana University, Summer Opera Tel Aviv, Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar PASQUALINO BELTEMPO* Bernardo, West Side Story | Elmer, Newsies | Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro Brooklyn, New York ALSO: Legally Blonde the Musical National Tour, Xavier Company, Broadway Dance Center DALTON BERTOLONE* Finch, Newsies | Ensemble, Mary Poppins New York, New York ALSO: Norwegian Cruise Lines, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, The Hartt School of Music, Dance and Theatre CORY BETTS* Race, Newsies | Big Deal, West Side Story Sacramento, California ALSO: Eugene Ballet, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Alaska Dance Theatre LUCAS BYBEE Snyder, Newsies Logan, Utah 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, McCarty Agency ABBEY CAMPBELL* Assistant Choreographer / Ensemble, Mary Poppins | Assistant Choreographer / Ensemble, Newsies Sacramento, California ALSO: Sacramento Theatre Company, Sierra Repertory Theatre, San Luis Obispo Repertory TIM CANALI* Buttons, Newsies | Diesel, West Side Story New York, New York ALSO: Born Dancing Company, Atlas Circus Company, Muhlenberg College
2019 PROFILES CHRISTINA CASEY* Miss Lark / Ensemble, Mary Poppins | Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro Kansas City, Missouri ALSO: Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Landlocked Opera, Opera in the Ozarks. DANIELLE CASÓS* Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro Eagle, Idaho ALSO: Utah State University
JAKE COATES* Utah High School Musical Theatre Intern Recipient | Ensemble, Mary Poppins | Ensemble, Newsies Ogden, Utah ALSO: Bonneville High School Theatre Department AMANDA COMPTON LOPRESTI* Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins | Hannah, Newsies Chicago, Illinois ALSO: LA Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Opéra National de Bordeaux SHANNON CONBOY* Velma, West Side Story | Ensemble, Mary Poppins San Diego, California ALSO: ZACH Theatre, Broadway Palm Theatre, Lyric Stage UNISSA CRUSE* Teresita, West Side Story | Ensemble, Mary Poppins Baltimore, Maryland ALSO: NBC, Bright Star Touring Theatre, Studio Theatre W LEE DAILY Doc, West Side Story | Bank Chairman / Admiral Bloom, Mary Poppins | Roosevelt / Nunzio, Newsies Orem, Utah 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Lyric Repertory Company, Networks National Tours, Desert Star Playhouse DEREK DEROO* Jack Kelly, Newsies | Northbrook, Mary Poppins Valparaiso, Indiana ALSO: Memorial Opera House, Dunes Arts Foundation
MOLLY DOBBS* Katherine Plumber, Newsies | Clarice, West Side Story Arroyo Grande, California ALSO: PCPA Theatrefest, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts DARREN LEKEITH DRONE Antonio, The Marriage of Figaro | Krupke, West Side Story | Bunsen, Newsies Sherwood, Arkansas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Opera Southwest, Tulsa Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera STEFAN ESPINOSA Crutchie, Newsies | Mario Fantini, Bravo, Caruso! | Fight Choreographer Tucson, Arizona 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Salt Lake Acting Company, PCPA Theaterfest, Lyric Repertory Theatre REBECCA FARRELL Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro Preston, Idaho 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: American Festival Chorus
MAX P. FOWLER* A-Rab, West Side Story | Mush, Newsies Rockville, Maryland ALSO: Indiana University, Cardinal Stage Company, American Conservatory Theatre BRIDGETTE GAN* Countess Almaviva, The Marriage of Figaro | Sharon, Master Class | Soprano Soloist, Oratorio from the Book of Mormon Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ALSO: Palm Beach Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Pacific Symphony SUZAN HANSON Maria Callas, Master Class | Director, The Marriage of Figaro Hollywood, California 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Long Beach Opera, Arena di Verona, New York City Opera
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2019 PROFILES JONATHAN JACOB* Anxious, West Side Story | Ensemble, Mary Poppins New York, New York ALSO: Evita National Tour, Chicago National Tour NICOLE KEELING* Katie Nanna / Ensemble, Mary Poppins | Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro Levelland, Texas ALSO: Opera Colorado, Houston Grand Opera, Music Academy of the West TY KOELLER* Action, West Side Story | Ensemble, Mary Poppins Los Angeles, California ALSO: UCLA, Palos Verdes Performing Arts, Moonlight Stage Productions OLIVIA LABARGE Maria, West Side Story | Barbarina, The Marriage of Figaro Indianapolis, Indiana 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Indiana University, Cardinal Stage Company ASHTON LAMBERT* Baby John, West Side Story | Henry, Newsies Houston, Texas ALSO: Reagle Music Theatre, Otterbein University CASEY LAMONT* Minnie, Dance Captain, West Side Story | Ensemble, Newsies McKinney, Texas ALSO: Indiana University, IU Summer Theatre, Bloomington Playwrights Project SAM LARIVIERE* Snowboy, West Side Story | Robertson Ay, Dance Captain, Mary Poppins | Albert, Newsies Harwinton, Connecticut ALSO: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Sacramento Ballet MÉAMI MASZEWSKI* Medda Larkin, Newsies | Mrs. Brill, Mary Poppins New York, New York ALSO: Pacific Conservatory Theatre, SLO Repertory Theatre, The Great American Melodrama
SHANNON MCAVOY* Graziella, West Side Story | Ensemble, Mary Poppins Bristol, Wisconsin ALSO: La Mirada Theater, Princess Cruises and Crystal Cruises, Boyne Highlands Dinner Theater STEPHEN MILLSAP Ensemble, Newsies | Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro | Ensemble, Mary Poppins Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Cache Valley Civic Ballet, Utah Metropolitan Ballet, Utah State University Aviation FRANCESCA MINTOWT-CZYZ* Anybodys, West Side Story | Mrs. Corry, Mary Poppins Salt Lake City, Utah ALSO: Stormblast Theatre Company, Thiasos Theatre Company, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) JESSICA MOSS* Utah High School Musical Theatre Intern Recipient | Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro | Ensemble, Mary Poppins Riverdale, Utah ALSO: Bonneville High School, Kids are Music and Dance Studio MOLLY MUSTONEN Winifred Banks, Mary Poppins Houston, Texas 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: St. Petersburg Opera, Theatre Under the Stars KEVIN NAKATANI Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro | Von Hussler, Valentine, Mary Poppins | Weisel, Stage Manager, Newsies Redding, California 14th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Opera, Opera San José, West Bay Opera BRODERICK O’NEAL* Riff, Dance Captain, West Side Story | Romeo, Newsies South Bend, Indiana ALSO: Indiana University, Grandstreet Theatre, Bloomington Playwrights Project continued on page 53
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ANDRÉS PERAZA* Specs, Newsies | Pepe, West Side Story Portland, Oregon ALSO: NYU: Tisch School of the Arts, Éowyn Emerald & Dancers, BodyVox
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ANGELA ROSE PIERSON* Francisca, West Side Story | Ensemble, Newsies Spokane, Washington ALSO: Candlelight Pavilion, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre, Arizona State University
EMILY STYS* Rosalia, West Side Story | Ensemble, Mary Poppins Romeo, Michigan ALSO: Arizona Broadway Theatre, The Palace Theatre, The Walt Disney Company KATIE SCARLETT SWANEY* Pauline, West Side Story | Ensemble, Mary Poppins Greenwood, Indiana ALSO: Indiana University, IU Summer Theatre, Bloomington Playwrights Project
NICOLETTE QUINTERO* Estella, West Side Story | Ensemble, Mary Poppins Orlando, Florida ALSO: Orlando Shakes, Walt Disney World, Slow Burn Theatre Company
ASHLEY TOLMAN* Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro Brigham City, Utah ALSO: American Festival Chorus, Utah State University, Logan LDS Institute of Religion
JONATHAN RAY Basilio, The Marriage of Figaro | Glad Hand, West Side Story | Seitz, Newsies Russellville, Arkansas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Lyric Opera of Kansas City, St. Petersburg Opera, Landlocked Opera CHRISTOPHER SEEFELDT Schrank, West Side Story | Oscar Delancey, Newsies | Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro Avon, Indiana 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Indiana University, Indianapolis Opera, Boca Raton Festival of the Arts DAVID SMOLOKOFF* Don Curzio, The Marriage of Figaro | Tony, Master Class | Morris Delancey, Newsies | Evangelist, Oratorio from the Book of Mormon New York, New York ALSO: Indiana University, Juilliard Opera Theatre, Chautauqua Institution TIMOTHY STEWART* Bert, Mary Poppins | Davey Jacobs, Newsies New York, New York ALSO: Sacramento Theatre Company, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
ARIEL ETANA TRIUNFO* Consuelo, West Side Story | Ensemble, Mary Poppins Chicago, Illinois ALSO: Porchlight Music Theatre, The School at Jacob’s Pillow, Nevada Ballet Theatre STEVE VALENZUELA* Spot Conlon, Newsies | Stagehand, Master Class | Ensemble, The Marriage of Figaro Waterbury, Connecticut ALSO: University of Utah, Louisiana State University, Western Connecticut State University CARY J. YOUMANS* Mr. Jacobi, Mayor, Newsies | Park Keeper, Mary Poppins Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah State University, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Metropolitan Community Church Family of Christ YOUNG PERFORMERS *UFOMT Debut MIA JANE BALLAM Jane Banks, Mary Poppins Derwood, Maryland 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Shady Grove Middle School Drama, ATMTC Adventure Theater Academy, Academy of Fine Arts
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BOSTON CLEMENS* Michael Banks, Mary Poppins Kaysville, Utah ALSO: Centrestage Theatre for Youth, National Association of Teachers of Singing Competitor, Kaysville Junior High PORTER R. HARRIS Les Jacobs, Newsies Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Mount Logan Middle School ELLA KELSTROM* Ensemble, Mary Poppins Providence, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Cache Theatre Company, Music Theatre West DIRECTORS / CHOREOGRAPHERS *UFOMT Debut VANESSA BALLAM Director, Bravo, Caruso! Logan, Utah 16th UFOMT Season ALSO: Anchorage Opera, PCPAPacific Conservatory Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Indiana University ABBEY CAMPBELL* (See Artists Section)
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MICHAEL JENKINSON Director / Choreographer, Newsies, Mary Poppins Sacramento, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Sacramento Theatre Company, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Oregon Cabaret Theatre GEORGE PINNEY* Director / Choreographer, West Side Story | Director, Master Class Pittsfield, Massachusetts ALSO: BLAST on Broadway (Tony Nomination in Choreography), Adirondack Theatre Festival, Indiana University JARED ROUNDS Assistant Director, Bravo, Caruso! Logan, Utah 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Cache Theatre Company, Lyric Repertory Company, Music Theatre West MICHAEL SHIPLEY* Dialect Coach, Mary Poppins, Newsies, West Side Story San Francisco, California ALSO: Actors Equity Association, Voice and Speech Trainers Association DESIGNERS *UFOMT Debut TANIA BALLVÉ FERNANDEZ Costume Designer, Master Class | Costume Studio Manager Barcelona, Spain 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: South Bend Civic Theatre, Universal Music Spain, Istituto Europeo di Design PETER DEAN BECK* Set Designer, The Marriage of Figaro
GEORGIANNA EBERHARD Wig & Makeup Designer Buffalo, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: New York City Opera, Opera Orlando, Chautauqua Opera
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HEIDI HOFFER* Scenic Designer, West Side Story Stillwater, Oklahoma ALSO: Savannah College of Art and Design, PCPA Theaterfest, Oklahoma State University COLLEEN ALEXIS METZGER* Costume Designer, Newsies Anchorage, Alaska ALSO: University of Alaska Anchorage, Santa Fe Opera, Glimmerglass Opera
AMANDA PROFAIZER Costume Designer, West Side Story Eau Claire, Wisconsin 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Old Lyric Repertory Theatre, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire MALLORY PRUCHA Costume Designer, The Marriage of Figaro Lubbock, Texas 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: United Scenic Artists-Local 829-IATSE, Texas Tech University, www.malloryprucha.com
MUSIC STAFF *UFOMT Debut STEPHEN CAREY Coach / Pianist / Chorus Master / Cover Conductor, The Marriage of Figaro, Mary Poppins | Coach / Pianist, Oratorio from the Book of Mormon | Pianist, The Pianists! Denton, Texas 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: UNT Opera Department, Fort Worth Opera, Opera Memphis CHRISTOPHER DIETZ Copyist | Arranger Perrysburg, Ohio 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Michigan, Manhattan School of Music, University of Wisconsin DALLAS K HEATON (See Artists Section) MICHAEL E. MCNICHOLAS Orchestra Pit Manager |
Percussion Dallas, Texas 20th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Opera, Dallas Symphony, Dallas Winds MADALYN NAVIS Music Staff Assistant | Violin Bowling Green, Ohio 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Bowling Green State University, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Youth Ensembles, Hope College SARAH NELSON* Keyboard Programmer | Pianist, The Pianists! Phoenix, Arizona ALSO: New Line Theatre, RS Theatrics, New York University JOHANNA STULL* Coach / Pianist / Chorus Master, West Side Story | Secondary Coach / Pianist / Chorus Master, Newsies | Pianist, The Pianists!
JUDITH A. RYERSON Costume Designer, Mary Poppins Las Vegas, Nevada 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre NATHAN SCHILZ Sound Designer Seattle, Washington 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Cornish Playhouse, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company CHRIS WOOD Lighting Designer, Newsies, Mary Poppins, West Side Story, The Marriage of Figaro, Master Class Cedar Falls, Iowa 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Bloomington Playwrights Project, Des Moines Metro Opera JOSH WROBLEWSKI Lighting Designer, Bravo, Caruso! | Associate Lighting Designer, Newsies, Mary Poppins, West Side Story, The Marriage of Figaro, Master Class Macomb, Illinois 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: A Public Fit Theatre Company, Pegasus Theatre Chicago, Bloomington Playwrights Project
St. Louis, Missouri ALSO: Opera Theater St. Louis, Abilene Opera Company, University of North Texas ORCHESTRA *UFOMT Debut MEGHAN BIRMINGHAM VANGELI Viola / Violin Dallas, Texas 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Opera CHERYL ANN BLACKLEY Saxophone / Clarinet Woods Cross, Utah 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: S & D Music Studio, Salt Lake Symphony, USU Alumni Band DOUGLAS BROWN Bassoon Phoenix, Arizona 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: The Phoenix Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, San José
Chamber Orchestra SAMUEL BRYSON Percussion Ogden, Utah 15th UFOMT Season ALSO: Weber State University, New American Philharmonic, Jon Gudmundson Jazz Quartet MARIA BUONVIRI Bassoon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15th UFOMT Season ALSO: Academy of Vocal Arts, Reading Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico NATE BUONVIRI Percussion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 16th UFOMT Season ALSO: Temple University, Kennett Symphony, Polkadelphia YENLING CHEN Violin Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2019 PROFILES 13th UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Opera JOSIAH CORDES Cello Lewiston, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Northern Colorado, Utah State University EMILY DIETZ Horn Perrysburg, Ohio 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Toledo Symphony Orchestra, University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, University of Wisconsin MICHAEL DROBYCKI* Viola Dallas, Texas ALSO: Abilene Philharmonic, Las Colinas Symphony GRAHAM EMBERTON* Violin Chelsea, Michigan ALSO: Lansing Symphony Orchestra TODD FALLIS Trombone Logan, Utah 26th UFOMT Season ALSO: Classical Music Festival (Eisenstadt, Austria) DREW FORD Cello San Francisco, California 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: The Juilliard School, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, American Federation of Musicians DAVID HAGEE Trombone Clayton, North Carolina 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: North Carolina Symphony, Utah Symphony, Boston Ballet EMILY HAGEE Horn Clayton, North Carolina 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Boise Philharmonic, Charlotte Symphony, Eastman School of Music ERIC HATCH Clarinet / Saxophone Logan, Utah
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12th UFOMT Season ALSO: USAF Band, American Festival Orchestra, Music Theatre West ROSEMARY K. HATCH Violin Providence, Utah 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Houston Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, American Festival Orchestra LORI KESNER Flute / Piccolo Annapolis, Maryland 11th UFOMT Season ALSO: Annapolis Symphony, Annapolis Opera, University of Maryland Baltimore County STEFAN KOCH Cello Ann Arbor, Michigan 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Opera Theatre, Richard Stöhr Project CAROLYNN LARSON Violin North Logan, Utah 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: Music Theatre West, American Festival Orchestra STEPHEN MADANCY Trumpet New York, New York 18th UFOMT Season ALSO: The Metropolitan Opera, Sarasota Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic WILLIAM MANLEY* Violin Columbus, Ohio ALSO: Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Columbus Symphony Orchestra BRETT MCALLISTER Viola Logan, Utah 15th UFOMT Season ALSO: American Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Northern Utah Symphony Orchestra, Glacier Symphony and Chorale ERIC MCALLISTER Violin Las Vegas, Nevada
24th UFOMT Season ALSO: Las Vegas Philharmonic, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts MICHAEL E. MCNICHOLAS (See Music Staff Section) MADALYN NAVIS (See Music Staff Section) SARAH NELSON (See Music Staff Section) NATE OSTERMILLER Guitar Logan, Utah 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Indiana University JAMES PYTKO Clarinet East Northport, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Opera San José, Ensemble Mik Nawooj, UC Santa Cruz NANCY RANGER Oboe / English Horn Brooklyn, New York 17th UFOMT Season ALSO: Broadway, New York City Opera, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players PAULA REDINGER Flute Tucson, Arizona 17th UFOMT Season ALSO: Tucson Symphony, Arizona Opera, Florida Grand Opera MICHAEL REEDER Saxophone / Clarinet Blackfoot, Idaho 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Linden Olson Quartet ESTELLE RHODES* Violin Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah State University, American Festival Chorus & Orchestra, Mountain West String Academy MEGAN RICHARDS Cello Logan, Utah 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Music Theatre West, American Festival Chorus & Orchestra NICHOLAS SCALES Bass Amarillo, Texas
7th UFOMT Season ALSO: West Texas A&M University, Amarillo Symphony Orchestra, Polk Street Jazz WILLIAM SHACKELTON Violin Fort Wayne, Indiana 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Indiana University, Cache Valley Civic Ballet, Glacier Symphony STEPHEN SHULMAN Trombone New York, New York 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: Greenwich Symphony Orchestra, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Broadway JOSHUA SKINNER Bass Moscow, Idaho 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Idaho, Walla Walla Symphony, Skinny Squared NATHAN SOUTHWICK Violin Lubbock, Texas 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, MidlandOdessa Symphony Orchestra, Amarillo Chamber Players KYRA SOVRONSKY Trumpet Salt Lake City, Utah 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Ballet West Orchestra, Westminster College D. KYLE UPTON Trumpet Lake Orion, Michigan 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: The Marriott Theatre, Writers Theatre, Northwestern University DANIEL VELASCO Flute / Piccolo / Alto Recorder Lawrence, Kansas 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: The University of Kansas, NuDeco Ensemble, Yamaha Flutes CYNTHIA WARREN Oboe / English Horn / Harmonica Akron, Ohio 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Pittsburgh Opera,
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Akron Symphony, Canton Symphony STAGE MANAGEMENT *UFOMT Debut HANNAH BLAILE* Assistant Stage Manager, Newsies, Mary Poppins Phoenix, Arizona ALSO: San Diego Opera, Opera in the Ozarks, Arizona Repertory Theatre LAURA CRAWFORD* Production Assistant, Newsies; Bravo, Caruso Medford, Oregon ALSO: Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Camelot Theatre Company, Collaborative Theatre Project SHEA HITTMAN* Stage Manager, Master Class; Bravo, Caruso Moorhead, Minnesota ALSO: University of Illinois at urbana-Champaign, Theatre B CAROLINE BLANCHE JACKSON* Assistant Stage Manager, Master Class | 2nd Assistant Stage Manager, The Marriage of Figaro Kansas City, Missouri ALSO: Kansas City Repertory Theatre, University of Missouri Kansas City, Jones Theatre Company MORGAN LEA* Assistant Stage Manager, The Marriage of Figaro, West Side Story Amarillo, Texas ALSO: Busch Gardens Entertainment, Pittsburgh Festival Opera, Celebrity Cruises Ltd. ROBYN MONKARSH* Stage Manager, The Marriage of Figaro, Newsies Las Vegas, Nevada ALSO: Ballet idaho, Opera Idaho, The Morrison Center JONATHAN MOORE Production Manager | Rehearsal Stage Manager, West Side Story Houston, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: San Diego Opera, Houston Ballet, Ballet San Antonio RACHEL NIN* Stage Manager, Mary
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Poppins San José, California ALSO: Dragon Productions Theatre Company, California Theatre Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville ASHLEY POLLARD Production Manager | Calling Stage Manager, West Side Story Albuquerque, New Mexico 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Juilliard School, Florida Grand Opera, Portland Opera ELISABETH SCHAPMANN* Production Assistant, Mary Poppins, West Side Story Skokie, Illinois ALSO: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Connecticut Repertory Theatre SEASONAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF *UFOMT Debut ASHLEY CROSS* Company Management Intern | Theatre Education Intern Plano, Illinois ALSO: Indiana Wesleyan University, Hoosier Shakes, Community School of the Arts AMANDA LEEANN FRASER* Assistant Company Manager Gainesville, Florida ALSO: Florida State University, Norwegian Cruise Line, Universal Studios Orlando ANNA GALURA* Company Management Intern | Box Office Intern Charleston, South Carolina ALSO: College of Charleston, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Academy of Music KELLY HARPER* Box Office Intern Cincinnati, Ohio ALSO: Kent State University, The Musical Theatre Project, Kent State Opera Company ANNE HERRING* Company Management Intern | Box Office Intern
Indiana, Pennsylvania ALSO: Indiana University of Pennsylvania ZOIE N. HUNTER* Box Office Intern Houston, Texas ALSO: University of Southern Indiana MAKAYLA A. MICHAEL* Box Office Intern Farmersville, Ohio ALSO: Hangar Theatre, Opera San Luis Obispo, Central City Opera OAKLEY ROPER* Box Office Intern Logan, Utah TAYLOR WOOD* Production Scheduler | Company Management 2nd Assistant Nashville, Tennessee ALSO: Nashville Opera, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, IMCD Lighting AUDIO / VISUAL *UFOMT Debut TALITHA G. BLACKWELL* Audio Engineer Hampton, Virginia ALSO: Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas, Hampton University LINDSEY A. COHEN* A/V Intern Baltimore, Maryland ALSO: University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati TYLER DRAHER* A/V Intern Las Vegas, Nevada ALSO: The Las Vegas Academy Theatre Conservatory, Nevada Conservatory Theatre JONATHAN LEE Lead Audio Engineer Oxford, Mississippi 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Mississippi, Hersheypark, New Harmony Theatre KRISTIAN SIGLOCH* A/V Intern Durango, Colorado ALSO: Fort Lewis College, Fort Lewis College, Durango PlayFest
COSTUMES / WARDROBE *UFOMT Debut ERIN BARNETT* Design Assistant, West Side Story, Mary Poppins Marietta, Georgia ALSO: Indiana University, Triad Stage, Jenny Wiley Theatre JILL BARR Stitcher Logan, Utah 8th UFOMT Season MADI BELL* Stitcher St. Louis, Missouri ALSO: University of Arkansas, TheatreSquared, Indiana University ELIZABETH BLANCO SÁENZ* Stitching Crafts | Wardrobe Intern Bogotá, Colombia ALSO: University of West Florida, Wardrobe Witchery, Manatee Performing Arts Center REN S. CHANG Stitcher Hagerstown, Maryland 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Shenandoah Conservatory, Capital Arts Entertainment KELSEY CLARK Stitcher Smithfield, Utah 15th UFOMT Season ALSO: Logan High School, Cache Community Theatre MICHAEL CONNELLY* Stitcher West Valley City, Utah ALSO: Utah State University SARAH E.J. COOMBS* First Hand Madison, Wisconsin ALSO: Arkansas Shakespeare Festival, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival MEGAN CUDD* Crafts Artisan Urbana, Illinois ALSO: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Berkshire Theatre Group, University of Illinois GRETCHEN EDWARDS Stitcher
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Logan, Utah 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University KATHLEEN EMBREY First Hand Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Temple University, Webster University, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis BECKY EVANS* First Hand Sarasota, Florida ALSO: Asolo Repertory Theatre, Manatee Performing Arts Center, Venice Theatre KENDRA FAITH* Design Assistant, Master Class | Design Intern, The Marriage of Figaro, Newsies | Wardrobe Intern Omaha, Nebraska ALSO: Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, University of Nebraska Omaha, BLUEBARN Theatre TYLER FELTON Wardrobe Supervisor Batesville, Arkansas 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Henderson State University, The University of Alabama KATHLEEN GARDIN* Design Assistant, The Marriage of Figaro, Newsies Nacogdoches, Texas ALSO: The Ohio University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas Shakespeare Festival CAITLYNN GRAMER* Studio Assistant | Wardrobe intern Sandy, Utah
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ALSO: Weber State University CODY GRASHER Stitcher Grain Valley, Missouri 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Missouri JILLIAN GREGORY* Stitcher Intern | Wardrobe Intern Rogers, Arkansas ALSO: University of Central Arkansas, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre SARAH HEMKEN* Stitcher Intern | Wardrobe Intern Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin ALSO: University of Wisconsin Parkside SANDI HUNTER Stitcher Providence, Utah 6th UFOMT Season SHAUNA JENSEN Stitcher Logan, Utah 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Hill Cumorah Pageant CHEYENNE KAY* Wardrobe Intern Cedar Falls, Iowa ALSO: TheatreUNI, Sturgis Youth Theatre MADISON MAIN* Design Intern, West Side Story, Mary Poppins | Wardrobe Intern Webster, Wisconsin ALSO: University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Webster High School
REGAN MULROONEY* First Hand New Fairfield, Connecticut ALSO: Susquehanna University, Capital Repertory Theater, Arkansas Repertory Theater KAY PETERSON* Stitcher Provo, Utah ALSO: Walt Disney World - Creative Costuming, Maine State Music Theatre, Portland Stage JORDAN RICKENBACHER Stitcher Marysville, Ohio 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Dumplin Film, Insatiable TV Show, Utah State University CAROLINE ROBBINS Stitcher Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Bridgerland Technical College, Cache Theatre Company, Dixie State University JARED ROUNDS Shopper | Studio Assistant | Academy Assistant Logan, Utah 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Cache Theatre Company, Lyric Repertory Company, Music Theatre West CECE SICKLER Draper Phoenix, Arizona 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Opera, Scottsdale Community College, Phoenix Theatre SARAH BETH Crafts Artisan
Evergreen, Colorado 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Midland Community Theatre, Oklahoma State University, Brigham Young University EMILY STOVALL Stitcher Maypearl, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City Actors Theatre, Spinning Tree Theatre KAYLA ZEIMET Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor De Witt, Iowa 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Northern Iowa, Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, On Edge Productions ELECTRICS *UFOMT Debut KODY CAVA Assistant Master Electrician Templeton, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Des Moines Metro Opera, Hope Summer Repertory Theatre, Southern Oregon University ANNA LEE DIETER* Electrician Signal Mountain, Tennessee ALSO: Maryville College, Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute, Chattanooga Theatre Center LINDEE NEWMAN* Electrics Intern Central Point, Oregon ALSO: Oregon Cabaret
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Theatre, Southern Oregon Center for the Arts, Southern Oregon University MADELEINE REID* Assistant Master Electrician Houston, Texas ALSO: Webster University, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Opera Theatre of St. Louis HALEY RIGSBY* Electrics Intern Louisville, Kentucky ALSO: University of Indianapolis, New Harmony Theatre, Fonseca Theatre DEVIN SCHUPP* Electrician Indianola, Iowa ALSO: Des Moines Metro Opera, University of Northern Iowa, GallagherBluedorn Performing Arts Center OMRI SCHWARTZ Programmer Champaign, Illinois 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CODY SOPER* Master Electrician Phoenix, Arizona ALSO: Childsplay Inc., The Santa Fe Opera, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts TAELORE STEARNS* Assistant Lighting Designer Omaha, Nebraska ALSO: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Omaha Community Playhouse FELINA SUTTERFIELD* Electrician Paso Robles, California ALSO: Goodspeed Musicals, Pacific Conservatory Theatre SCENIC *UFOMT Debut GRAYSON BASINA* Head Fly | Carpenter Evansville, Wisconsin ALSO: Huntington Theater Company, Cortland Rep Theatre, University of Wisconsin - Platteville AARON MICHAEL CHANG Assistant Technical Director Groves, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season
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ALSO: IATSE Local 183, Lamar University, Cider Mill Playhouse JEFFREY CULLEITON* Carpenter Pensacola, Florida ALSO: Florida State University School of Theatre John Gudgel* Carpentry Intern Princeton, New Jersey ALSO: Skidmore College, Princeton Summer Theatre SIERRA HOLBROOK* Carpentry Intern Louisville, Kentucky ALSO: Western Kentucky University, Emerging Artists EMMA INGLEHART* Carpentry Intern Santa Barbara, California ALSO: Pepperdine University, OnTheVerge Fest ISABEL ISAAC Scenic Painter Dallas, Texas 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Lyric Repertory Company, Repertory Company Theatre, Music Theatre West SAMMIE NICKEL* Scenic Artist Rochester, New York ALSO: Syracuse Stage, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, State University of New York at Fredonia DENNIS O’HARA Carpenter Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season TYLER J. OFFNER Carpenter Greeley, Colorado 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Northern Colorado ALEX POLZIN* Assistant Technical Director, The Marriage of Figaro, West Side Story Denver, Colorado ALSO: Creede Repertory Theatre, Arvada Center Theatre Company, Phamaly Theatre Company ANNIKA RADOVCICH* Scenic Artisan Intern Parker, Colorado ALSO: Metropolitan State University of Denver, Parker
Arts Culture and Events Center SHANNAN RATH* Carpenter Syracuse, New York ALSO: Merry Go Round Playhouse, Le Moyne College SOPHIE RODRIGUEZ* Carpenter Frisco, Texas ALSO: Otterbein University JUSTIN ROZINSKI* Head Flyman | Carpenter La Porte, Indiana ALSO: Ball State University, Dunes Summer Theatre ALEX THROOP Master Carpenter Omaha, Nebraska 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Bluebarn Theatre GUSTAVO TORRES SANTIAGO* Master Carpenter San Juan, Puerto Rico ALSO: Spoleto Festival, Cinderella National Tour PROPERTIES *UFOMT Debut AMBER CONVERY* Props Artisan Camp Creek, West Virginia ALSO: Barter Theatre, Emory and Henry College, Lees McRea Summer Theatre JACK COVITZ* Props Intern Winston-Salem, North Carolina ALSO: University of North Carolina School of the Arts JENEVIEVE M. LEE* Props Artisan Kewaunee, Wisconsin ALSO: Riverside Theatre Inc., The Ohio Light Opera, University of Wisconsin Green Bay FRITZ ROADS Props Artisan New York, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Wagner College, Fort Peck Summer Theatre, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company MELINDA “LINDY” SPENCER Props Master Durham, North Carolina
2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, North Carolina Theatre, North Carolina Opera COLE TRUMBLE* Props Intern Grain Valley, Missouri ALSO: Missouri State University, Springfield Contemporary Theatre WIGS & MAKEUP *UFOMT Debut MACALEY FIELDS* Wigs & Makeup Artisan Chandler, Arizona ALSO: Arizona State University, Phoenix Theatre, Six Flags America’s Fright Fest ALEX HOWARD Wig & Makeup Artisan Wilmington, North Carolina 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of North Carolina School of the Arts A. MARNEÉ PORTER Assistant Wig & Makeup Designer | Wig & Makeup Artisan Provo, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, Brigham Young University GIOVANNA SAUCEDA* Wigs & Makeup Intern Yuma, Arizona ALSO: Arizona Opera, Ballet Arizona, Arts University Bournemouth MEREDITH SCHIELTZ* Wigs & Makeup Intern Dubuque, Iowa ALSO: Webster University, The Grand Opera House, Rising Star Theatre Company AUDREY SCHWARTZ Wigs & Makeup Supervisor | Wigs & Makeup Artisan Dallas, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Disney Cruise Line, The Cape Playhouse, Pegasus Theatre UFOMT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael L. Ballam, Founding General Director Marc K. Ensign, Chair Camille Koberstein, Treasurer Richard W. Anderson Ben Clawson
Kathie Horman Leslie P. Larson Pamela March Keith Schmidt Sandefur Schmidt Karl Ward HONORARY NATIONAL COUNCIL Fred C. Adams Shari Badger Vanessa Ballam Jonathan Bullen Bryan Burr Marion Campbell Gary L. Carlston Clark N. Cutler Barbara Fjeldsted Nathan Gunn Sheldon Harnick Senator Orrin Hatch Lyle W. Hillyard Julie Hollist Terrill Ronald W. Jibson Shirley Keyes Don L. Lind, Emeritus Jay W. Mitton Ann Mortenson Cheri Murdock Gordon L. Nelson Kelli O’Hara Loraine Pace Glenn H. Peterson Hal Prince Carolyn Nebeker Rasmussen Walter B. Rudolph Theodore G. Schmidt, Jr. Hyrum W. Smith Jim M. Wall John Worley III FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT STAFF Michael Ballam Founder & General Director 27th UFOMT Season Vanessa Ballam Education Director 19th UFOMT Season Kendal Bates Creative DirectorRocketbox Creative 10th UFOMT Season Anne M. Benson Scenic Charge Artisan 11th UFOMT Season Nansi Blau Director of Ticketing 19th UFOMT Season Charlotte Cantwell Controller 25th UFOMT Season Cassandra Coulam Artistic & Company Administrator 15th UFOMT Season
Stefan Espinosa Conservatory Director 10th UFOMT Season Annette Macfarlane Development Director 1st UFOMT Season Pamela L. Gee Opera by Children 22nd UFOMT Season Gary Griffin Managing Director 14th UFOMT Season Lynelle G. Horrocks Education & Development Assistant 18th UFOMT Season Lesli Hoyt Box Office Manager | Volunteer Coordinator 5th UFOMT Season Patty Worley Johnson Costume Mistress & Design Emeritus Robert Miller Music Administrator 15th UFOMT Season Kevin Nakatani Education Business Manager 14th UFOMT Season Alex Polzin Assistant Technical Director 1st UFOMT Season Christopher Pulley Assistant to Mr. Ballam 17th UFOMT Season Jared Rounds Administrative Assistant 9th UFOMT Season Colin Shay Technical Director 1st UFOMT Season Jennifer Sheshko Wood Director of Costumes 6th UFOMT Season Jack Shouse Artistic Consultant 21st UFOMT Season Kyle Stein Assistant Technical Director 21st UFOMT Season OPERA BY CHILDREN Kathy Bateman Madeline Briggs Anthony Buck Kristen Day LaNan Donovan Pamela L. Gee Rebecca Gee Kelin Gibbons Talya Giles Dana Gossner Nancy Griffin Rebecca Hainsworth Chelsea Hernandez
Lynelle G. Horrocks Lygia Johnson Angela Kotter Maria Lindsay MarLyn McKinley David Naylor Tracey Norton Sallie Petersen Lori Pomeroy April Ricks Lisa Saunderson Marianne Sidwell Janene Wirthlin CONSERVATORY INSTRUCTORS Dawna Campbell Stefan Espinosa Melody Francis Karin Gittins Errik M. Hood Kevin Nakatani Stephanie White UFOMT GUILD MEMBERS Dorrit Briere Lisa Budge Clare Cardon Paula Curtis Roberta Fogel Nan Gordon
Roberta Klebanoff Alice Mae Lemon Cheryl Morgavan Lee Schiller Kurt Smith ELLEN ECCLES THEATRE Wendi Hassan, Executive Director Robyn Hoth, Arts Education Coordinator Dixie Banham, Director of Administration Angie LeVere, Client Services Manager Kelcey Hook, Marketing Director Cory Castillo, Technical Director Brandon Pierce, Facilities Director Chad Kerr, Security Coordinator Paula Darley, House Manager Lauren Olsen, House Manager
oh BEHAVE Utah Festival Etiquette and Policies We want every guest to have the best time ever. To make sure we’re one big happy family, please obey these golden rules: 1. No crinkling. We know those hidden Bluebird chocolates are calling your name, but please don’t open the bag during the performance. If you might possibly need a lozenge, breath mint, or whatever, please unwrap it before the show begins. 2. Cell phones. Please turn them off. Even on silent, they will interfere with the sound system. 3. Texting. Your phone does not possess secret powers that make the screen invisible to everyone but you. Please don’t annoy or distract your neighbors. Feel free to tweet the universe about your amazing Utah Festival experience, but please do it during intermission or after the show. 4. Talking. This theatre has amazing acoustics and 1,106 other people can hear every word you say. The performance begins when the music starts, not when the curtain goes up. Show the orchestra some love—the overture is their time to shine. 5. Kids. We love them, but babes-in-arms and children under 5 are not allowed. This stuff is just too cool for them. Also, take your other youngsters (or spouse, etc.) out if they disturb the peace. 6. Tardiness. We’d love to hold the curtain for you, but if you’re late, we will seat you at intermission or at the first appropriate interval. In the meantime, relax and watch the show on the TV in the lobby, which is better than missing the whole thing. Policies: Boring but Necessary Backstage. Don’t go backstage, on stage or in the theatre annex. Blankets. You might want to dress in layers in case you are seated under a vent. Light blankets
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are available free of charge on a first-come basis in the theatre lobby. Cameras and Recorders. Both are strictly prohibited without written permission. Exchange Policy. Tickets may be exchanged at least 48 hours in advance for another performance of the same production. No exchanges for a different production or if the performance date has passed. Exchanges are free for series subscribers; non-subscribers pay $2 per ticket. Free Parking is available at Logan High School (on 100 South between 100 and 200 West) and on the corner of Center Street and 100 West. Greet the Artists. Meet our company members after each performance outside at the Café des Artistes, on the south side of the theatre (when you’re facing the stage, head out the left door). Hearing Devices. Borrow a sound enhancement headset free of charge on a first-come basis in the theatre lobby. Informances. Informal discussions take place in the theatre one hour before every performance. Learn plot and background details about each production. Refreshments. No refreshments are allowed in the theatre except bottled water, which you should be careful not to drop, slurp or slosh. Refund Policy. There are no refunds. Smoking. No smoking. Wheelchair Seating is available. When ordering tickets, please advise the box office that you have a wheelchair. Arrive 30 minutes before curtain time to obtain assistance from the House Manager. Easy access is on the south side of the theatre (out the left door if you’re inside facing the stage). Drop off by the Café des Artistes and head to your left between the mansion and the theatre. An usher will be waiting at the door to help you.
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