Profiles

CONDUCTORS *UFOMT Debut

JAMES M. BANKHEAD

Conductor, Joseph…, Sentimental Journey, Center Street Celebration North Logan, Utah 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Sam Houston State University, The United States Air Force BandWashington DC

NICOLAS GIUSTI

Conductor, The Magic Flute Boston, Massachusetts 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Opera Montecarlo, Rossini Opera Festival, Orlando Opera

KAREN KELTNER

Conductor, Carmen, Man of La Mancha San Diego, California 24th UFOMT Season ALSO: Washington National Opera, San Diego Opera, l’Opera du Rhin (Strasbourg, France)

GERALD STEICHEN

Conductor, She Loves Me, The Tender Land Tonkawa, Oklahoma 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: New York City Opera, Utah Symphony & Opera, Broadway/ National Tours: Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Secret Garden, The King & I

ARTISTS

*UFOMT Debut

MICHAEL BALLAM

Founder and General Director | Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha Logan, Utah 30th UFOMT Season ALSO: Chicago Lyric Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, San Francisco Opera, Dallas Opera

JACQUELYN ABBOTT*

Assistant Director / Ensemble, Carmen Providence, Utah ALSO: Indiana University, Miami Beach Classical Music Festival, Utah State University

MARC ABBOTT*

Ensemble, Carmen Phoenix, Arizona ALSO: American Center for Puccini Studies, United States Military Academy

NICHOLAS ANDRUZZI*

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute, Tender Land Charlotte, North Carolina ALSO: UNC Charlotte Department of Music

AUDREY BABCOCK

Carmen, Carmen | Aldonza, Man of La Mancha Hollywood, California 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Rising and Falling, Arizona Opera and Opera Carolina, Verdi Requiem, Reading Symphony, Yardbird, Seattle Opera

BENJAMIN BALLAM

Ensemble, Joseph… Logan, Utah 6th UFOMT Season

VANESSA BALLAM

Amalia Balash, She Loves Me | Director, The Magic Flute | Education Director | Artistic Associate Logan, Utah 22nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Anchorage Opera, PCPAPacific Conservatory Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Indiana University

BRYCE J. BARTU*

Steven Kodaly, She Loves Me | Le Remendado, Carmen | 2nd Priest, The Magic Flute Grand Island, Nebraska ALSO: Penford Theatre, Boulder Opera, Asheville Lyric Opera

CHRISTINA CASEY

Ensemble, Carmen, She Loves Me | Mrs. Splinters, The Tender Land Kansas City, Missouri 2nd UFOMT SEASON ALSO: Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Landlocked Opera, Opera in the Ozarks

CARLIE BECKERT*

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute, The Tender Land Payson, Utah ALSO: BM Vocal Performance Utah Valley University, Utah Valley University Opera, Utah Valley Vocal Arts Academy

BENJAMIN BIRD*

Anselmo, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute Palmdale, California ALSO: Indiana University Opera Theater, Bloomington Chamber Opera, Utah Opera

LUCY BREEDLOVE*

Ensemble, She Loves Me, Joseph..., Carmen Washington D.C. ALSO: Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Otterbein University

ZACHARY BROWN*

Zuniga, Carmen | Sprecher, The Magic Flute | Pedro, Man of La Mancha Indianola, Iowa ALSO: Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Manhattan School of Music, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre

SARAH-NICOLE CARTER

3rd Lady, The Magic Flute | Housekeeper, Man of La Mancha | Ma Moss, The Tender Land San Juan Capistrano, California 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: San Diego Opera, Bach Collegium San Diego, The Kennedy Center

MICHAEL COLMAN

Grandpa Moss, The Tender Land | Pharaoh, Joseph… | 2nd Armored Man, The Magic Flute Adrian, Michigan 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Chautauqua Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, Virginia Opera

SASHA CONLEY*

Ensemble, Joseph..., She Loves Me, Carmen Seattle, Washington ALSO: Grand Hotel at the Rev Theatre Company, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes at Village Theater, The Stranger at Theatre Barn

W. LEE DAILY

Mr. Maraczek, She Loves Me | Potiphar, Joseph… | Barber, Man of La Mancha Logan, Utah 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Lyric Repertory Company, NetWorks National Tours, Desert Star Playhouse

RICARDO DIAZ-GARCIA*

Rico, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute Brownsville, Texas ALSO: Opera Philadelphia Chorus, Berlin Opera Academy, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

CAMRYN ELIAS*

Ensemble, Joseph…, She Loves Me Sacramento, California ALSO: Sierra Repertory Theatre, Arizona Repertory Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus

SOPHIA EMANUEL*

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute, The Tender Land | Fight Captain, The Magic Flute Seattle, Washington ALSO: Northwest Opera in Schools Etc., Pittsburgh Festival Opera, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

STEFAN ESPINOSA

Sancho Panza, Man of La Mancha | Georg Nowack, She Loves Me | Fight Choreographer, Man of La Mancha, The Magic Flute, Carmen | Conservatory Director Tucson, Arizona 13th UFOMT Season ALSO: Salt Lake Acting Company, PCPA Theaterfest, Lyric Repertory Theatre

ELIZABETH FISHER*

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute, The Tender Land Des Moines, Iowa ALSO: Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, Vincero Academy, Opera in the Ozarks

CASSANDRA GAUTHIER*

Moor Dancer, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, Joseph…, She Loves Me New York City, New York ALSO: BFA Musical Theatre from Rider University, Interlakes Theatre, Aloha Theatre

KARA GOODRICH*

Michaela, Carmen | Pamina, The Magic Flute Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ALSO: Opera Philadelphia, Annapolis Opera, The Academy of Vocal Arts

LEE GREGORY*

Papageno, The Magic Flute | Dr. Sanson Carrasco / Knight of the Mirrors, Man of La Mancha Houston, Texas ALSO: Portland Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Metropolitan Opera

CHRISTIAN HARWARD*

Paco, Man of La Mancha | Levi, Joseph… | Ensemble, Carmen New York City, New York ALSO: Vocal Performance at New York University-Steinhardt, Bachelor of Music Old Dominion University, National Tour and Kennedy Center premier Stirring the Waters Across America

JIMMY HENDERSON*

Zebulon, Joseph… | Moor Dancer, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, She Loves Me Spanish Fork, Utah ALSO: BYU Music Dance Theatre, BYU Young Ambassadors Performance Company, Hale Center Theatre

PAUL LELAND HILL*

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute, She Loves Me Clinton, Utah ALSO: Sarasota Opera, Opera on the James, University of Michigan

JADEN HOLTSCHLAG*

Ensemble, Joseph…, Carmen | Moor Dancer, Man of La Mancha Nashville, Tennessee ALSO: BFA Musical Theatre Indiana University, Bloomington Playwright Project, Towne Center Theatre

LEVI HOPKINS

Benjamin, Joseph… | Ensemble, Man of La Mancha | Company Management Nibley, Utah 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: The National Jimmy Awards, Lyric Repertory Theatre, USU Theatre

MARISSA HOWARD*

Fermina, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, Joseph…, The Magic Flute Littleton, Colorado ALSO: Opera Memphis, Memphis Light Opera, La Musica Linca

ISAAC HURTADO

Don Jose, Carmen | 1st Armored Man, The Magic Flute Provo, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Opera, Opera North, Piedmont Opera

DANIEL ILLIG

José, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, She Loves Me, The Magic Flute San Francisco, California ALSO: University of Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music, 42nd Street Moon

VICTORIA ISERNIA*

Carmen (7/30), Mercedes, Carmen | Ensemble, Joseph…, The Magic Flute Fernandina Beach, Florida ALSO: Manhattan School of Music, Amelia Island Opera, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival

JASMINE ISMAIL*

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute, The Tender Land Winston Salem, North Carolina ALSO: Manhattan School of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Berlin Opera Academy

BEN JESSOP*

Napthali, Joseph… | Horse, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, She Loves Me Nashville, Tennessee ALSO: BYU Music Dance Theatre

LINDSEY KELSTROM

Ilona Ritter, She Loves Me | Education Business Manager Providence, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Playmill Theatre, Music Theatre West, Cherry Peak Resort

ANNICA BELLA KROPF*

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute Meridian, Idaho ALSO: Utah State University

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BENJAMIN KRUTSCH

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute, The Tender Land Springville, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Opera, Opera Saratoga, Institute for Young Dramatic Voices

REX LAMBERT*

Lillias Pastia, Carmen Goodyear, Arizona ALSO: Arizona Opera, Phoenix Opera

CASEY LAMONT

Assistant Choreographer / Mrs Potiphar / Ensemble, Joseph… | Assistant Choreographer / Ensemble, She Loves Me | Assistant Choreographer, Man of La Mancha | Associate Producer, Sentimental Journey Dallas, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Indiana University Musical Theatre, His Story at New 42 Studios, Rathskeller: A Musical Elixir- Best New Off-Off Broadway Musical 2021

JOSEPH LATTANZI*

Innkeeper, Man of La Mancha / Escamillo, Carmen Atlanta, Georgia ALSO: Atlanta Opera, Arizona Opera, Metropolitan Opera

SARA LUCILLE LAW*

Papagena, The Magic Flute | Frasquita, Carmen Long Island City, New York ALSO: Opera Orlando, Quisisana Resort, MSC Cruises

DANIEL THOMAS LENTZ*

Juan, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute Wooster, Ohio ALSO: The College of Wooster, Indiana University, Indianapolis Opera

KAREEM A. MACK*

Judah, Joseph… | Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute | Bird Choreography, The Magic Flute Clinton, Maryland ALSO: University of Connecticut, Howard Community College, Temple University

NINI MARCHESE*

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute, The Tender Land Denton, Texas ALSO: University of North Texas, University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign, Central Florida Lyric Opera

BRENNAN MARTINEZ*

Mercedes (7/30) / Ensemble, Carmen | Antonia, Man of La Mancha, Ensemble, Joseph… Austin, Texas ALSO: Cedar Rapids Opera, Piedmont Opera, Glimmerglass Festival

THOMAS MASSEY*

Tamino, The Magic Flute | Martin, The Tender Land Tampa, Florida ALSO: Teatro Grattacielo, Opera Tampa, New York City Opera

TIMOTHY McGOWAN*

Dan, Joseph.. | Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute Champaign, Illinois ALSO: Boston University, Ohio Light Opera Company, Seagle Festival

DAVID POSTLEWATE*

Ensemble, Joseph…, She Loves Me, Carmen Arlington, Texas ALSO: Texas Tech BFA Musical Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center, Casa Manana

JONATHAN RAY

Jacob, Joseph… | Mr. Splinters, The Tender Land | Swan, Carmina Burana |Ensemble, The Magic Flute Kansas City, Missouri 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Lawrence Opera Theatre, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Landlocked Opera

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TRYSTEN REYNOLDS*

Laurie Moss, The Tender Land | Ensemble, Joseph..., Carmen New York City, New York ALSO: Opera Del West, Columbia University, Brigham Young University

AMBER ROSE ROMERO*

1st Lady, The Magic Flute | Ensemble, She Loves Me, Carmen Charlotte, North Carolina ALSO: Greensboro Opera, Piccola Opera, Taylor Music Group

JARED ROUNDS

Issachar, Joseph… | Guard/ Ensemble, Man of La Mancha | Administrative Assistant Logan, Utah 111h UFOMT Season ALSO: Lyric Repertory Theatre, Music Theatre West, Logan High School Faculty

CELENA SHAFER*

Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute | Soprano, Carmina Burana Layton, Utah ALSO: Utah Symphony & Utah Opera, Washington Concert Opera, National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica

GRACE SKINNER*

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute, The Tender Land Vancouver, Washington ALSO: Atlanta Opera, Seattle Opera Guild Singers Development Award 2021, Jacobs School of Music Indiana University

MATTHEW SOIBELMAN*

Sarastro, The Magic Flute | Ensemble, Carmen, The Tender Land Tarzana, California ALSO: The Julliard School, Opera North, Palm Beach Opera

ALEXANDER SPENCE*

Arpad Laszlo, She Loves Me | Gad/ Baker, Joseph… | Ensemble, Carmen Dallas, Texas ALSO: Seagle Music Festival, Texas Christian University

TZYTLE STEINMAN

2nd Lady, The Magic Flute | Ensemble, Carmen, She Loves Me Oceanside, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Fargo Moorhead Opera, San Diego Opera, Florentine Opera

CARLY STEWART*

Moor Dancer, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, She Loves Me, Joseph… Sacramento, California ALSO: Chicago College of Performing Arts—Roosevelt University

TIMOTHY STEWART

Joseph, Joseph… | The Waiter, She Loves Me New York, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Pacific Conservatory Theatre, San Luis Repertory Company, Sacramento Theatre Company

ANDY STONER

Captain of the Inquisitor, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, Carmen | Carpenter Logan, Utah ALSO: LA Opera, UCLA, Pasadena City College

FATU SU’ESU’E*

Ladislov Sipos, She Loves Me | Monostatos, The Magic Flute Modesto, California ALSO: International Summer Opera Festival of Morelia, Opernfest Prague, Spoleto Festival USA

LUKE SWALLER*

Moor Dancer, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, Joseph…, She Loves Me St. Louis, Missouri ALSO: Indiana University, STAGES St. Louis, Bloomington Playwright’s Project

CHRISTINA J. SWANSON*

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute, The Tender Land Detroit, Michigan ALSO: University of Michigan, New York University Steinhardt, Opera MODO

ADRIEN SWENSON*

Narrator, Joseph… | Maria (Innkeeper’s Wife), Man of La Mancha Salt Lake City, Utah ALSO: Finding Neverland, the Musical-National Tour, The Forgotten Carols, National Tour 2015-2021 and 2020 film, Hale Center Theatre

ROBERT FREDERICK TAYLOR*

Mule, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, Joseph…, Carmen North Arlington, New Jersey ALSO: Montclair State University, Springer Opera House, Cardinal Stage

JOHN TIBBETTS*

El Dancairo, Carmen | 1st Priest, The Magic Flute | Baritone soloist, Carmina Burana | Reuben, Joseph… Fernandina Beach, Florida ALSO: Opera Grand Rapids, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Amelia Island Opera

JOCELYN VAN WYK*

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute Logan, Utah ALSO: Longy School of Music Bard College, Southern Utah University, Lyrical Opera Theater

NATHANIEL VOTH*

Top, The Tender Land | Simeon, Joseph… | Ensemble, The Magic Flute Seattle, Washington ALSO: Miami Music Festival, Pacific Northwest Opera, Northwestern University

LOGAN WAGNER*

Padre, Man of La Mancha | Ensemble, The Magic Flute, The Tender Land Villa Hills, Kentucky ALSO: Cincinnati Opera, Queen City Opera, Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music

GABRIEL WALKER*

Tenorino, Man of La Mancha| Morales, Carmen | Mr. Jenks, The Tender Land Houston, Texas ALSO: Northwestern University, Chautauqua Music Festival, Concordia College

CADEN WEBB

Ensemble, Carmen, The Magic Flute, The Tender Land Lodi, California ALSO: USU Opera’s World Premiere of Uncovered

DEVIN THERESE WIESER*

Ensemble, She Loves Me, Joseph…, Carmen Vacaville, California ALSO: Sacramento Theatre Company, Portland State University, Missouri Street Theatre

HUNTER YOCOM*

Asher/Butler, Joseph… | Ensemble, Carmen, She Loves Me Lincoln, California ALSO: Wietzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City’s Philharmonic Orchestra

YOUNG PERFORMERS

*UFOMT Debut

MILLESE ARGYLE*

Children’s Choir, Joseph… Hyde Park, Utah Cache Children’s Choir

MILO BIGGS*

Children’s Choir, Joseph…| Children’s Chorus, Carmen ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory of Performing Arts, Wilson Elementary

SAGE BIGGS*

Children’s Chorus, Carmen Logan, Utah ALSO: Allegro Dance Studio

SCARLET BIGGS*

Children’s Chorus, Carmen Logan, Utah ALSO: Allegro Dance Studio

ASA BRADY*

Beth, The Tender Land Hyrum, Utah ALSO: Premier Youth Events, Utah Festival Conservatory of Performing Arts

GRACE CARTER*

Jenks Children, The Tender Land Journey Elementary School, South Coast Conservatory

FAITH CARTER*

Jenks Children, The Tender Land Journey Elementary School, South Coast Conservatory

MCKAY CLEMENS*

Spirit, The Magic Flute | Children’s Chorus, Carmen Kaysville, Utah ALSO: Centerpointe Legacy Theatre, Centerpointe Theatre Academy

LUKE COPPIN*

Children’s Choir, Joseph… Logan, Utah ALSO: Lyric Repertory Company, Music Theatre West, Utah Festival Conservatory of Performing Arts

SEBASTIAN ESPINOSA

Children’s Choir, Joseph… | Children’s Chorus, Carmen | Spirit, The Magic Flute Pocatello, Idaho 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Idaho State University, Grace Lutheran Elementary

EMMANUEL GUSTIN*

Children’s Chorus, Carmen Providence, Utah

ROMANE GUSTIN*

Children’s Chorus, Carmen Providence, Utah

HALLE JO JENSEN*

Children’s Choir, Joseph… North Logan, Utah ALSO: Cache Children’s Choir, Music Theatre West

KARA JENSEN*

Children’s Choir, Joseph… North Logan, Utah ALSO: Cache Children’s Choir

LUCY JENSEN*

Children’s Chorus, Carmen Providence, Utah

PENELOPE JENSEN*

Children’s Chorus, Carmen Providence, Utah

CLAIRE JOHNSON*

Children’s Choir, Joseph… North Logan, Utah ALSO: Cache Children’s Choir

ISABELLE LOTT*

Children’s Choir, Joseph… North Logan, Utah ALSO: Cache Children’s Choir

LUNA MAJZLIN*

Children’s Chorus, Carmen Plantation, Florida ALSO: National Children’s Chorus, Soul Singers, Temple Emanuel

STEIN ROCKWOOD*

Spirit, The Magic Flute | Children’s Chorus, Carmen North Logan, Utah ALSO: Spring Creek Middle School, Logan Music Academy

SAMUEL RUSCH*

Children’s Choir, Joseph… Hyde Park, Utah ALSO: Cache Children’s Choir, Cache Valley Civic Ballet, American Festival Chorus Children’s Chorus

JACOB SNOW*

Children’s Choir, Joseph… Hyde Park, Utah ALSO: Cache Valley Civic Ballet, Cache Children’s Choir

ABIGAIL STOKER*

Children’s Choir, Joseph… North Logan, Utah ALSO: Cache Children’s Choir

MONROE VATA*

Children’s Choir, Joseph… | Children’s Chorus, Carmen Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory of Performing Arts

DIRECTORS/CHOREOGRAPHERS

*UFOMT Debut

JACQUELYN ABBOT (See Artists Section)

VANESSA BALLAM (See Artists Section)

STEFAN ESPINOSA (See Artists Section)

SUZAN HANSON

Director, The Tender Land Hollywood, California 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Arena di Verona, New York City Opera, Long Beach Opera

NATASHA HARRIS*

Choreographer, Carmen | Assistant Director/Assistant Choreographer, Joseph… San Diego, California ALSO: University of California, Irvine, Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Old Globe

CASEY LAMONT

(See Artists Section)

KAREEM A. MACK (See Artists Section)

GEORGE PINNEY

Director/Choreographer, Man of La Mancha | Director/Choreographer, She Loves Me Pittsfield, Massachusetts 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: BLAST on Broadway (Tony Nomination in Choreography), Adirondack Theatre Festival, Indiana University

VAL RACHELLE

Director/Choreographer, Carmen | Director/Choreographer, Joseph… Ashland, Oregon 11th UFOMT Season ALSO: Eugene Opera, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, PCPA Theaterfest

DESIGNERS

*UFOMT Debut

ASHLEY BELLET*

Costume Designer, She Loves Me | Crafts Artisan Memphis, Tennessee ALSO: Assistant Professor of Costume Design Purdue University, PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies University of Wisconsin, Madison

TYLER A. BERG*

Sound Designer, She Loves Me | Sound Designer, The Tender Land, | Audio Engineer Lafayette, Indiana ALSO: Purdue University, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Arts Express

KEITH BRUMLEY

Original Scenic Design, The Magic Flute

TIMOTHY CASE

Scenic Design Adaptation, Man of La Mancha | Scenic Design Adaptation, The Magic Flute Sioux City, Iowa ALSO: Webster Conservatory, St. Michael’s Playhouse, University of South Dakota

JORDYN COZART*

Lighting Design, The Tender Land | Head Electrician Fort Collins, Colorado ALSO: University of Missouri Kansas City, Indiana University South Bend, Myers Dinner Theatre

WILLIAM FORRESTER

Original Set Design, She Loves Me

DENNIS HASSAN

Puppet Designer, The Magic Flute 8th UFOMT Season Logan, Utah ALSO: Fulton Theatre, Maine State Musical Theatre, Hale Center Theatre

PATRICK LARSEN

Scenic Designer, Joseph…

ROBERT LITTLE

Scenic Design, Carmen

AMANDA PROFAIZER

Costume Designer, Joseph… | Draper/ Stitcher Eau Claire, Wisconsin 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Wisconsin- Eua Claire, Old Lyric Repertory Theatre, MTF-Utah State University

BRYAN Z. RICHARDS

Audio Designer, Joseph…, Carmen, The Magic Flute, Man of La Mancha Farmington, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Disneyland Resort, Netflix Studios, Goodspeed Musicals

LYDIA SEMLER

Costume/Hair and Makeup Designer, The Tender Land Brigham City, Utah 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Omaha Playhouse, Lyric Repertory Theatre

JACK SHOUSE

Original Scenic Design, Man of La Mancha

EMILY STOVALL

Costume Designer, Carmen | Stitcher Phoenix, Arizona 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Opera, UMKC, Kansas City Repertory Theatre

MELYSSA SWENSEN

Wig and Makeup Designer, Carmen, The Magic Flute, Joseph..., She Loves Me, Man of La Mancha Lakewood, California 11TH UFOMT Season ALSO: The Old Globe, Seattle Opera, Jersey Boys, Vegas Company

JESS WALLACE

Costume Designer, Man of La Mancha Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Lyric Repertory Company, Hale Center Theatre Sandy

CHRIS WOOD

Lighting Designer, Carmen, The Magic Flute, Man of La Mancha, Joseph… Omaha, Nebraska 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Des Moines Metro Opera, Bloomington Playwrights Project

JENNIFER SHESHKO WOOD

Director of Costumes and Wardrobe | Costume Designer, The Magic Flute 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Indiana Festival Theatre, American Players Theatre

JOSHUA WROBLEWSKI

Lighting Designer, She Loves Me | Associate Lighting Designer, Joseph…, The Magic Flute, Carmen, Man of La Mancha 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Western Illinois University, A Public Fit, Pegasus Theatre Company

MUSIC STAFF

*UFOMT Debut

JEREMY ADRIANO*

Secondary Cover Pianist, Man of La Mancha | Pit Pianist, Joseph… Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah State University Opera, Music Theatre West, Pickleville Playhouse

ARTHUR BOSARGE

Principal Coach / Pianist / Chorus Master / Cover Conductor, Man of La Mancha, Carmen Fairhope, Alabama 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Opera Birmingham, Opera Memphis, Florida Grand Opera

DALLAS K HEATON

Coach / Pianist / Chorusmaster / Cover Conductor, The Magic Flute, Joseph… | Pit Pianist, Joseph… | Accordion, She Loves Me | Concept & Pianist, The Pianists! River Heights, Utah 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Utah Opera, Opera Idaho

MICHAEL HUFF

Coach/Pianist, Sentimental Journey Ephraim, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Snow College, Utah State University, University of Utah

NICHOLAS POTHIER*

Coach/Pianist/ Chorusmaster Derry, New Hampshire ALSO: Lyric Theatre at Illinois, Opera Saratoga, Peabody Conservatory

ORCHESTRA

*UFOMT Debut

MEGHAN BIRMINGHAM VANGELI

Principal Viola Dallas. Texas 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Opera

JULIA BIRNBAUM*

Violin Brooklyn, New York ALSO: Sarasota Opera, Northwestern University, Civic Orchestra of Chicago

JOSIAH BOOTHBY*

Horn Seattle, Washington ALSO: Boise Philharmonic, Yakima Symphony, Artemisia Winds

SAMUEL BRYSON

Percussion Ogden, Utah 15th UFOMT Season ALSO: Weber State University, New American Philharmonic, Pantastica Steel Pan

MARIA BUONVIRI

Bassoon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 16th UFOMT Season ALSO: Academy of Vocal Arts, Reading Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico

NATHAN BUONVIRI

Principal Percussion, Joseph…, | Co-Principal Percussion, Carmen, Man of La Mancha Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17th UFOMT Season ALSO: Temple University, Polkadelphia, Dallas Symphony Orchestra

YENLING CHEN

Concertmaster, Carmen, The Magic Flute, Joseph…, The Tender Land Kaohsiung, Taiwan 16th UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Opera, Bridgeport Symphony

MARILYN COLE*

Oboe / English Horn Billings, Montana ALSO: BroadwayWicked, The Great Comet, Les Mis, Carousel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Reeds Amis Woodwind Trio, Mozart in the JungleAmazon Prime Series

KAREN COPELAND*

Flute/Piccolo Salt Lake City, Utah ALSO: Ballet West, Orlando Philharmonic, Utah Symphony

CHRISTOPHER DANZ*

Trumpet Bountiful, Utah ALSO: Eastman School of Music, University of Miami

LIZ FALLIS

Flute Park City, Utah 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Leaping Lulu Celtic Band, Classical Music Festival (Austria), Okanagan Symphony (Canada)

TODD FALLIS

Trombone Park City, Utah 30th UFOMT Season ALSO: Okanagan Symphony (Canada), Classical Music Festival (Austria), Ballet West (Utah)

CATHERINE GATEWOOD*

Principal Clarinet St. Petersburg, Florida ALSO: Naples Philharmonic, Nu Deco Ensemble, Sarasota Opera Orchestra

AMELIA GUERTLER*

Violin Providence, Utah ALSO: Utah State University Opera, Lori Laitman’s “Uncovered” World Premiere, Music City Hit Makers

J. MICHELE GUNN*

Viola Houston, Texas ALSO: Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Carrefour Collaborative Music Project, Texarkana Symphony Orchestra

ERIC HATCH

Clarinet / Alto Saxophone North Logan, Utah 17th UFOMT Season ALSO: American Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Music Theatre West, U.S. Air Force Band

LAUREN HUNT*

Principal Horn McLean, Virginia ALSO: Utah State University Faculty, Yale School of Music, New England Conservatory

MARTY ISENBERG

Bass Brooklyn, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Stony Brook University, Clinton Hill Music School

ROGER L. KARREN*

Principal Trombone River Heights, Utah ALSO: US Marine Corps Field Bands, Music Theatre West, American Festival Orchestra

STEFAN KOCH

Principal Cello Ann Arbor, Michigan 13th UFOMT Season ALSO: Lansing Symphony, Detroit Opera, Richard Stöhr Project

HEATHER LAMBERT*

Violin Greensboro, North Carolina ALSO: Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Asheville Symphony Orchestra, Western Piedmont Symphony

CAROLYNN LARSON

Concertmaster, She Loves Me North Logan, Utah 13th UFOMT Season ALSO: Music Theatre West,

American Festival Orchestra

NICHOLAS LEMON*

Orchestra Pit Crew Dallas, Texas ALSO: Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, SMU Meadows Symphony Orchestra, SMU Meadows Wind Ensemble

STEPHEN MADANCY

Principal Trumpet New York, New York 19th Season ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Knights Chamber Orchestra

WILLIAM MICHAEL MANLEY

Principal 2nd Violin Columbus, Ohio 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Columbus Symphony Orchestra

BRETT McALLISTER

Viola Logan, Utah ALSO: Orchestra at Temple Square, American Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Glacier Symphony

ERIC McALLISTER

Violin Las Vegas, Nevada 27th UFOMT Season ALSO: Las Vegas Philharmonic, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, Opera Las Vegas

JAYME MCKENNA*

Viola Logan, Utah ALSO: American Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Northern Utah Symphony, Cache Symphony Orchestra

MICHAEL E. McNICHOLAS

Principal Percussion, The Magic Flute, She Loves Me | Co-Principal Percussion, Carmen | Orchestra Pit Manager Dallas, Texas 18th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Winds, Dallas Opera, Dallas Symphony

KOURTNEY NEWTON

Cello Denton, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Amorsima String Trio, Abilene Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Stage Musical Theatre Company

AARON NIX

Percussion Sarasota, Florida 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, CATS on Tour 2018-2020, Love Never Dies First National Tour

NATE OSTERMILLER

Guitar Logan, Utah 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Utah Symphony

ALISON READ

Harp Dallas, Texas 14th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Theater Center, Texas Winds Musical Outreach, Abilene Philharmonic

PAULA REDINGER

Principal Flute Tucson, Arizona

18th UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Opera, Tucson Symphony, True Concord Voices & Orchestra

MICHAEL REEDER

Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone Blackfoot, Idaho 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Larry Smith Jazz Kicks Band, Box Elder High School Band

MEGAN RICHARDS

Cello River Heights, Utah 11th UFOMT Season ALSO: Music Theatre West, American Festival Chorus & Orchestra, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

AARON ROMM*

Trumpet Sarasota, Florida ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, Warburton Music Products

NICHOLAS SCALES

Principal Bass Amarillo, Texas 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: West Texas A&M University, Amarillo Symphony Orchestra, Freelance Jazz

WILL SHAKELTON

Violin Fort Wayne, Indiana 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Jacobs School of Music, American Festival Orchestra, Music Theatre West

SUN-YOUNG GEMMA SHIN*

Violin Sarasota, Florida ALSO: State College of Florida, ManateeSarasota, DeSota Baroque, Lyric Opera of Chicago

STEPHEN SHULMAN

Principal Trombone New York City, New York 13th UFOMT Season ALSO: Greenwich (CT) Symphony Orchestra, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Broadway

NATHAN SOUTHWICK

Violin Greensboro, North Carolina 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Greensboro Symphony, Campbell University—faculty, Gardner-Webb University, faculty

MALLORY TABB*

Violin Ann Arbor, Michigan ALSO: Detroit Opera, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Tabb Violin Studio

YI-HSUN TANG*

Horn Taiwan ALSO: Macao Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Iowa, Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra

GREGORY J. WHEELER

Alto Saxophone Logan, Utah 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University faculty, Cache School District

BRENDAN WIGGINS*

Horn Boise, Idaho ALSO: Utah Valley University, Noorda Opera Series– La Boheme, Uintah Basin Orchestra

JESSICA WILEY*

Principal Bassoon Salt Lake City, Utah ALSO: Snow College Bassoon professor, Idaho State University Bassoon professor, DMA in Bassoon Performance

ORCHESTRA

(CONCERT ONLY) CHERYL ANN BLACKLEY

Tenor Saxophone Woods Cross, Utah 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: S&D Music Studio, Salt Lake Symphony, USU Alumni Band

LORI KESNER

Principal Flute Annapolis, Maryland ALSO: Maryland Lyric Opera, Annapolis Symphony, University of Maryland

STEVEN McBRIDE*

Baritone Saxophone Stockton, California ALSO: Utah State University, University of the Pacific Brubeck Institute

JAMES PYTKO

Principal Clarinet East Northport, New York 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Opera San Jose, Avenue Winds, SF Opera

JENNY SWEETMAN

Viola Dallas, Texas 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Opera, Texas Winds Musical Outreach, Gyros String Quartet

ANDRES VADIN

Guitar Havana, Cuba ALSO: Amadeo Roldan Conservatory of Music, Opera Delaware, University of Texas Rio Grande

CYNTHIA WARREN

Principal Oboe Akron, Ohio 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Akron Symphony Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburg Opera

LANE WEAVER

Trombone 3 Smithfield, Utah ALSO: Utah State University, University of Notre Dame, Fort Hays State University

STAGE MANAGEMENT

*UFOMT Debut

ANGELA HARRINGTON*

Production Scheduler Kingston, Massachusetts ALSO: University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign, Brown Box Theatre Project, Bridgewater State University

EVAN HAUSTHOR*

Production Assistant, The Magic Flute, She Loves Me Topeka, Kansas ALSO: University of North Carolina School of the Arts, French Woods Festival for Performing Arts, Acting Out

SARAH HERDRICH*

Stage Manager, Carmen, Sentimental Journey, The Pianists! Brooklyn, New York ALSO: The Julliard School, Opera Saratoga, Fresh Squeezed Opera

CARRIE JACKSON*

Children Supervisor | Company Management Staff Pleasant Hill, Oregon ALSO: Utah State University Caine College of the Arts, Caine Lyric Theatre

AMANDA ROSE JOHNSON*

Stage Manager, Man of La Mancha, She Loves Me San Luis Obispo, California ALSO: San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, The Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville, San Diego State University

MAKAYLA MICHAEL

Assistant Stage Manager, Joseph…, The Magic Flute, The Pianists! Dayton, Ohio 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Perseverance Theatre, CATCO Theatre, Hangar Theatre

QUINN MORGAN*

Production Assistant, Joseph…, Man of La Mancha Erie, Pennsylvania ALSO: University of Cincinnati CCM, Cincinnati Opera, Gannon University

RACHEL NIN

Stage Manager, Joseph… San Jose, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Dragon Productions Theatre Company, New Conservatory Theatre Center

MATTHEW ROHAN*

Production Assistant, Carmen, The Tender Land Orland Park, Illinois ALSO: University of Illinois At UrbanaChampaign, Education, Oak Park Festival Theatre, Lyric Theatre at Illinois

MEGAN ROSS*

Assistant Stage Manager, She Loves Me, The Tender Land Layton, Utah ALSO: Arizona Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Colorado State University

SIDNEY SPRUNGER*

Stage Manager, The Magic Flute, The Tender Land Berne, Indiana ALSO: University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Actors from the London Stage, Shakespeare at Notre Dame

JAMES D. TEMPLETON

Assistant Stage Manager, Carmen, Man of La Mancha Rochester, New York ALSO: Kansas City Rep, Kansas City Ballet, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre

SEASONAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF

*UFOMT Debut

MITCHELL ATENCIO*

Librarian South Jordan, Utah ALSO: Corner Canyon High School, Utah Symphony, University of Utah

CASIE BEARDEN*

Assistant Company Manager St. George, Utah ALSO: Snow College, Horne School of Music

MORGAN LOOS*

Company Management/Box Office Staff Blackfoot, Idaho ALSO: Idaho State University, French Woods Festival for Performing Arts, Alpha Psi Omega

ALLYSIA PEINE*

Development Assistant Spanish Fork, Utah ALSO: Idaho State University, Alpha Psi Omega, International Thespian Society

OAKLEY MAE ROPER

Box Office Staff Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: The Dance Source, Logan High Theatre, Logan High Choir

KYRA WAECHTLER*

Box Office Staff North Logan, Utah ALSO: USU Eastern, Green Canyon High School

DILLAN WRIGHT

Box Office Staff Smithfield, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Sky View High School, Sky High Players, The Dance Source

AUDIO/VISUAL

*UFOMT Debut

TYLER A. BERG

(see Designer section)

ROBERT COHEN*

Lead Audio Engineer (A1) Naperville, Illinois ALSO: Purdue University Theatre, Theatre Aspen

OLIVIA FARLEY*

Audio Engineer (A2) Crystal Lake, Illinois ALSO: Hope Summer Repertory Theatre, Western Michigan University Department of Theatre, The Pyramid Scheme Music Venue

BEE MUZZY*

Deck Audio (A3) St. Louis, Missouri ALSO: Webster University

BEN PETERSEN*

Deck Audio (A2) Logan, Utah ALSO: The Antics Comedy Improv, Utah State University Eastern, Cache Theatre Company

COSTUMES/ WARDROBE

*UFOMT Debut

LEE ALVARADO*

Entry-level Assistant Costume Designer Corpus Christi, Texas ALSO: MSU Texas Theater

ABIGAIL ALVAREZ*

Entry-level stitcher / Wardrobe crew Stoughton, Wisconsin ALSO: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

ANIKA AUMAN*

Entry-level Stitcher / Dresser Elkridge, Utah ALSO: Idaho State University, Alpha Psi Omega, International Thespian Society

LYDIA BURG*

Entry-level Crafts Artisan Urbandale, Iowa ALSO: University of Northern Iowa

MARRISSA CHERRY*

Stitcher Memphis, Tennesse ALSO: University of Memphis, New Day Theatre, Performing Arts Theatre

GABBY DEPRIZIO*

Entry-level Assistant to Costume Designer Centerville, Iowa ALSO: University of Northern Iowa

SHANNON DOLINAR*

Wig Artisan |InHouse Hair Stylist / Colorist Greenville, South Carolina ALSO: University of South Carolina, Peace Center Concert Hall

GRETCHEN EDWARDS

Stitcher Logan, Utah 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University

KENDRA FAITH

Assistant Designer Las Vegas, Nevada 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: UNLV, A Public Pit Theatre, University of Omaha Nebraska

MEGAN GILCHRIST*

Entry-level Assistant to Costume Designer Nevada, Iowa ALSO: University of Northern Iowa

DEE GOWANS*

Crafts Artisan New York, New York ALSO: Frigg Theatre Company (London), University of Arts (London), Academy of Art University

CODY GRASHER

First Hand Grain Valley, Missouri 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Opera, Phoenix Theatre Company, University of Missouri Theatre Department

LIZ HAAS*

Draper New Braunfels, Texas ALSO: Ohio University, Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, Sam Houston State University

JESSIE JUNE HEATON*

Stitcher Richmond, Utah ALSO: LDS Motion Picture Studio, Scera Theatre, Fin Fun Mermaid Tails

JENNIFER HELMS*

Costume Studio Foreman Boone, North Carolina ALSO: Southern Illinois University, Lees-McRae College, Appalachian State University

BLAKE JAMES*

Stitcher Woodlands, Texas ALSO: Santa Fe Opera House, Alley Theatre, University of North Texas

SHAUNA JENSEN

Stitcher Logan, Utah 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Hill Cumorah Pageant

CHEYENNE KAY

Studio Shopper/ Assistant Radcliffe, Iowa 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Northern Iowa, Sturgis Youth Theatre

CLOVER KELLY*

Stitcher Grand Rapids, Michigan ALSO: Opera in the Ozarks, Shakespeare & Company, Moscow Ballet

KATHLEEN R. KOVARIK*

Draper Memphis, Tennessee ALSO: University of Memphis, Playhouse on the Square, Kent State University

ANA MARIA LICON*

Assistant to the Studio Foreman / Wardrobe Crew Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah State University, Seagle Music Festival

JACQUELYN K. LOY

Crafts Artisan Burlington, North Carolina 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Florida Repertory Theatre, The Cumberland County Playhouse, Bigfork Summer Playhouse

MEGAN MERHAR*

Assistant Costume Designer Boise, Idaho ALSO: Fort Peck Summer Theatre, Montana Repertory Theatre, University of Montana

EDGAR QUINTANILLA*

Entry-level Stitcher/ Dresser El Paso, Texas ALSO: Texas Tech, UTEP

ANNA KATE REYNOLDS*

Stitcher Houston, Texas ALSO: Otterbein University, Central City Opera

CAROLINE ROBBINS

Stitcher Logan, Utah 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Bridgerland Technical College, Cache Theatre Company, Dixie State University

DEANNA SORENSON*

Stitcher Mt. Pleasant, Utah ALSO: Utah State University, Lyric Repertory Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival

EMILY STOVALL

(See Designer Section)

TENAYA TIDWELL*

Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Surprise, Arizona ALSO: University of Arizona, Arizona Opera

MEAGAN A. WOODARD*

Assistant Costume Designer Cleburne, Texas ALSO: Texas Tech University School of Theatre and Dance, Ouachita Baptist University School of Fine Arts, Plaza Theatre Company

CARLEE WUCHTERL*

First Hand Watertown, Wisconsin ALSO: Purdue University, University of WisconsinWhitewater

KAYLA ZEIMET

Wardrobe Supervisor DeWitt, Iowa 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Northern Iowa, Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, Arizona Opera

ELECTRICS

*UFOMT Debut

MONICA BOWKER*

Assistant Lighting Designer Redlands, California ALSO: California State University, Chico Performances, Western Illinois University

JULES CABRERA*

Electrician (E2) Austin, Texas ALSO: Texas State University, Colorado Ballet, SoundBeacon Entertainment

JORDYN COZART*

(See Designer Section)

NATHAN ELDER*

Electrics Assistant (E1) Indianapolis, Indiana ALSO: Ball State University, Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, North Central High School

JULIA JONES*

Electrics Technician (E2) Leeds, Alabama ALSO: University of Montevallo, The Lost Colony

ABBEY KUHNS*

Electrics Assistant (E1) Saginaw, Michigan

ALSO: Saginaw Valley State University, Enter Stage Right, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Certificate of Merit recipient

AMANDA LYDON*

Electrician (E2) Colorado Springs,Colorado ALSO: University of Wyoming, Snowy Range Summer Theatre, Relative Theatrics

JOHN MITCHELL*

Programmer New York City ALSO:Syncopated Ladies Live Tour, Quatro Entertainment

PETKO NOVOSAD*

Assistant Master Electrician Greensboro, North Carolina ALSO: UNCSA, Weaver Academy

TREVOR TURNER*

Electrician Northeast Georgia ALSO: Western Illinois University, Auburn University

NICHOLAS ZOIA*

Assistant Master Electrician Harper Woods, Michigan ALSO: Michigan State University

SCENIC

*UFOMT Debut

ZANE ARTERBURN*

Carpenter 1 Waco, Texas ALSO: Baylor University, Waco Civic Theatre, Young Festival Stage

ANNE BENSON

Scenic Charge 14th UFOMT Season Logan, Utah

BROCK BURTON*

Assistant Technical Director Chapel Hill, North Carolina ALSO: Playmakers Repertory Company, Amarillo Little Theatre, TEXAS: The Outdoor Musical

ZACHARY CARY*

Master Carpenter St Charles, Missouri ALSO: Florida State University, Milikin University, West End Player Guild

AARON CHANG

Assistant Technical Director Memphis, Tennesse 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Memphis Theatre & Dance, Cider Mill Playhouse, Lamar University Theatre & Dance

ARDEN FAYARD*

Carpenter 1 Houston, Texas ALSO: Utah State University

ISRAEL HART*

Master Carpenter North Branford, Conneticut ALSO: Purchase College, Elm Shakespeare Company

HAILEY HAYMOND*

Scenic Artist Assistant West Jordan, Utah ALSO: Utah State University, Utah State University Eastern, Desert Star Playhouse

TAYLOR KARNS*

Carpenter 3 Orem, Utah ALSO: Utah State University, Lyric Repertory Company, USU Eastern

DANELLE MORROW*

Carpenter 1 Plano, Texas ALSO: Baylor University, Dallas Shakespeare

J.S. PETERSON*

Carpenter 2 Logan, Utah ALSO: Lyric Rep, Music Theatre West, Utah State University

EZRA SILKES*

Carpenter 3 Kent, Ohio ALSO: Kent State University, Porthouse Theatre

LAUREN SNYDER*

Scenic Artist Tonopah, Nevada ALSO: Western Illinois University Department of Theatre and Dance, Gordon College Department of Theatre Arts

JEREMIAH STEAMS*

Carpenter 2 Urbana, Illinois ALSO: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana Park District, The Station Theatre

KYLE STEIN

Assistant Technical Director Logan, Utah 24th UFOMT Season

ANDY STONER

(See Artist Section)

BRAYDEN SUMMERS*

Carpenter 1 Stansbury, Pennsylvania ALSO: Utah State University Eastern, Stansbury High School, Empress Theatre

LAURA SWARNER*

Carpenter 3 Atlanta, Georgia ALSO: University of Florida, Berkshire Theatre Group, Horizon Theatre Company

PROPERTIES

*UFOMT Debut

ALLISON CARTMILL*

Props Assistant, Puppeteer Lake Mary, Florida ALSO: West Virginia University, West Virginia Public Broadcasting

KENNETH CHURCH*

Props Artisan, Puppeteer Waterford, Michigan ALSO: Meadow Brook Theatre, Creede Repertory Theatre, Western Michigan University

NEENA DAVILA*

Props Assistant Miami, Florida ALSO: Florida International University

SYD DENT*

Props Artisan Elizabethtown, Kentucky ALSO: Sarasota Opera, Flat Rock Playhouse, Northern Kentucky University

ALEXANDER GRAHAM*

Props Master Milwaukee, Wisconsin ALSO: Surflight Theatre, University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire, Western Illinois University

BLAKE JOHNSON*

Props Artisan, Puppeteer Washington D.C. ALSO: Mary’s College of Maryland

JULIA RATTENNI*

Props Artisan New Paltz, New York ALSO: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, SUNY New Paltz Theatre Department

WIGS/MAKEUP

*UFOMT Debut

LEE ALVARADO*

Wig & Makeup Run Crew Corpus Christi, Texas ALSO: MSU Texas

Theater, Del Mar Drama, Dead Creek Theater

REBECCA ASHBY

Entry-level Wig & Makeup Artisan Twin Falls, Idaho 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Lyric Repertory Company, Walt Disney Company

ALEX NICOLE*

Wigs & Makeup Run Crew Rancho Cordova, California

WEDNESDAY ESTES*

Entry-level Wigs & Makeup Artisan Phoenix, Arizona ALSO: Brigham Young University

BRIA NEVES*

Wig & Makeup Run Crew Houghton, Michigan ALSO: Brigham Young University Idaho

MEREDITH SCHIELTZ

Wig Master, The Tender Land | Wig & Makeup Assistant Dubuque, Iowa 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Webster University, Repertory Theatre St. Louis, The Grand Opera House

SAVANNAH WILLIS*

Entry-level Wig & Makeup Artisan Kings Mountain ALSO: University of North Carolina Greensboro

UTAH FESTIVAL OPERA & MUSICAL THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2021 - 2022

Michael L. Ballam Vanessa Ballam Ben Clawson Teresa Bassett Pamela March Debbie Cutler, Board Chair Jack Shouse Diane Summers Karl Ward (Kathy) Annette Macfarlane, Board Secretary

HONORARY NATIONAL COUNCIL

Fred C. Adams, in memoriam Shari Badger Vanessa Ballam Jonathan Bullen Bryan Burr Marion Campbell Gary L. Carlston W. Boyd Christensen, in memoriam 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 Jo Loesser, in memoriam Jay W. Mitton Ann Mortenson Cheri Murdock Gordon L. Nelson Kelli O’Hara Loraine Pace Glenn H. Peterson Hal Prince, in memoriam Carolyn Nebeker Rasmussen Walter B. Rudolph Theodore G. Schmidt, Jr. Hyrum W. Smith, in memoriam Jim M. Wall John Worley III

FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT STAFF

MICHAEL BALLAM

Founding General Director 30th UFOMT Season

VANESSA BALLAM Education Director | Artistic Associate 22nd UFOMT Season

KENDAL BATES Creative Director- Rocketbox Creative 12th UFOMT Season

NANSI BLAU

Director of Ticketing 22nd UFOMT Season

TIANA BLAU

Box Office Manager/Volunteer Coordinator 2nd UFOMT Season

CHARLOTTE CANTWELL

Controller 28th UFOMT Season

CASSANDRA COULAM

Artistic and Company Administrator 18th UFOMT Season

STEFAN ESPINOSA

Conservatory Director 13th UFOMT Season

BECCA GEE

Opera by Children Assistant 6th UFOMT Season

Assistant 12th UFOMT Season

JACK SHOUSE

Artistic Consultant 24th UFOMT Season

PAMELA L. GEE

Opera by Children Director 25th UFOMT Season

KYLE STEIN

Assistant Technical Director 24th UFOMT Season

GARY GRIFFIN

Managing Director 17th UFOMT Season

BRENT INNES

Production Manager | Technical Director 3rd UFOMT Season

PATTY WORLEY JOHNSON

Costume Mistress and Design Emeritus

LINDSEY KELSTROM*

Education Business Manager

ANNETTE MACFARLANE

Development Director 4th UFOMT Season

ROBERT MILLER

Music Administrator 18th UFOMT Season

DENNIS O’HARA

Facilities Manager, Welder 6th UFOMT Season

CHRISTOPHER PULLEY

Assistant to Mr. Ballam 20th UFOMT Season

JARED ROUNDS

Administrative

JENNIFER SHESHKO WOOD

Director of Costumes and Wardrobe 9th UFOMT Season

OPERA BY CHILDREN

Kathy Bateman Kristen Day LaNan Donovan Sarah Gee Kelin Gibbons Rachel Goates Dana Gossner Nancy Griffin Becky Hainsworth Chelsea Hernandez Lygia Johnson Angela Kotter MarLyn McKinley Morgan Nadauld Madeline Norman Tracey Norton Sallie Petersen Lori Pomeroy April Ricks Lisa Saunderson Emily Shaw JeniSage Sidwell Marianne Sidwell Owen Sidwell Janene Wirthlin

CONSERVATORY INSTRUCTORS

Jacquelyn Abbott Jeremy Adriano Stefan Espinosa Lindsey Kelstrom Jocelyn van Wyk Stephanie White