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a message from michael ballam 5 a legacy remembered, a future envisioned 8 Mainstage Productions mainstage productions vanessa 11 oklahoma! 14 the student prince 21 les misĂŠrables 24 Concerts concerts 8 hands 2 pianos 30 pioneers & patriots: 31 a tribute to john philip sousa operafest and international 32 opera competition finals best of beethoven 34
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Michael Ballam
a message from Dear Friends,
Thank you for joining us for our 22nd season! This year, Utah Festival is presenting my four favorite works in the genres of American Opera, Operetta and Musical Theatre. You are about to see some of the most extraordinary performers we have ever presented. We are fast approaching the completion of the Utah Theatre, which should be ready to present shows in next year’s line-up. It has been a lengthy project through which we have exercised careful planning and prudent fiscal responsibility. Built in 1924 as an opera house, it was converted to a movie house in 1945. Now she will be both! We are grateful to an extensive list of devoted friends who have enabled the rebirth of the Utah through their generosity. I have enjoyed being on the stage for the past eight years, but it is a blessing to focus on the big picture of the Festival this year. I have needed all my concentration to focus on the wonderful projects coming to fruition. I’ll be back on the stage next year in one of my favorite roles: Don Quixote in The Man of La Mancha. This season has proven to be our most exhilarating yet! Thank you for supporting us to this point. We hope you will continue to do so by inviting your friends to our productions and through donations of any amount. Our plans for the future are so thrilling. As Jolson used to say, “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!”
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Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre Celebrating 22 Years of Excellence! 2014 Season
July 9–August 9 Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre Dansante Building 59 South 100 West Logan, Utah 84321 www.utahfestival.org
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A P RO G RAM O F
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A Legacy Remembered, a legacy remembered, a future envisioned
A Future Envisioned
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ache Valley has a long tradition of opera and musical theatre. In the late 1800s there were opera houses in every town. Shortly after the beginning of the 20th century, there were four functioning opera houses in downtown Logan within a block of what is now the Ellen Eccles Theatre. In the 1920s, Cache Valley opera houses offered an eclectic repertoire of Verdi, Gilbert and Sullivan, Rossini and others. The Thatcher family of Logan built their third and most lavish grand opera house called the Capitol Theatre and its stage showcased performances of operatic masterworks. As part of the Pantages Vaudeville Circuit it hosted such musical luminaries as the Marx Brothers, Burns and Allen, Glenn Miller and John Philip Sousa. Michael Ballam first fell in love with the theatre’s ability to inspire and transform lives when he took the stage of the Capitol Theatre at five years of age. By the 1950s, the theatre had fallen into decline and he was saddened by its run-down condition. By mid-1960, the glorious gold leaf had been painted over, the paintings covered with burlap, and a wall was built behind the proscenium to seal off the stage and support a movie screen. The grand opera house had become a movie theatre. Michael promised himself that someday he would assist in restoring the theatre to its former role and glory. After completing his schooling at USU, Michael completed a Ph.D. program at Indiana University. During the following two decades, he fulfilled many of his boyhood dreams as he performed at great opera houses in the United States and abroad. He sang at the White House, the Kennedy Center and the Vatican. He sang with Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Birgit Nilsson and Joan Sutherland. In 1987, a life-threatening illness brought him back to Logan where he joined the faculty of the Music Department at Utah State University. Fortunately, his life was prolonged and he again thought about his desire to help restore the Capitol Theatre. He met with Eugene Needham, who had recently purchased the theatre and surrounding buildings. Eugene shared Michael’s vision for restoring the Capitol Theatre and agreed to donate it for the arts. On a close vote, the city agreed to accept the theatre. The restoration project needed a lot of money and countless hours of volunteer labor. A board of directors was formed to provide oversight and legal structure. Donations flowed in and volunteers by the hundreds scrubbed floors, peeled paint and made repairs. Like the mythological Phoenix that dies and rises again from its own ashes, the theatre was restored to life again. Appropriately, paintings of Phoenix birds grace the upper walls of the theatre today. At long last, Cache Valley had a prized jewel at its center again, the newly named Ellen Eccles Theatre. Michael formed the Utah Festival Opera Company in 1993 with a staff of five part-time employees and volunteers. Setting a high standard from the beginning, he obtained gratis services of nationally renowned orchestra conductors and performing artists. Over the years, the company grew and expanded its offerings. True to the vision of its founders, the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre (Utah Festival) has been named by Money Magazine as one of the Top 20 summer opera festivals in the world.
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Michael believes that life lessons that can be learned from the fine arts must be passed from generation to generation or be lost. Dreams and enduring values planted in young hearts have far-reaching positive outcomes. Utah Festival’s Opera by Children program has enabled more than 70,000 school children to experience the joy of creating and producing their own operas. During the summer festival, our Academy offers classes on many topics taught by experts. The Dansante building, home of Utah Festival and its Youth Conservatory, buzzes with children and youth during the school year where they learn singing, acting, dancing and technical production. In 2011, Utah Festival instituted the Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards. After weeks of judging and evaluation by theatre professionals, cast members from the top 10 high school musicals in Utah come to Logan for an electric evening where they perform scenes from their musicals and receive awards. Utah Festival sends the top male and female performers to New York City where they contend in a national competition and participate in intensive workshops and training. Our summer festival has become a treasured tradition for many who live in and visit Cache Valley. Looking forward, we will soon be expanding our cultural offerings through the Utah Theatre, which is nearing completion of its extensive renovation. The grand opening is slated for later this year. A perfect complement to the nearby Ellen Eccles Theatre and the Caine Lyric Theatre, the Utah Theatre’s 350-seat format makes it an ideal venue for classic movies, chamber operas, musicals, concerts, recitals and even business and community events year-round. We are committed to helping the rising generation gain the values, discipline and growth that come by participating in the musical and performing arts. Thank you for your support as we work together to provide ennobling artistic experiences. With our thanks and best wishes—from the Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre
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Vanessa vanessa
July 9, 18, 24, August 2m
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Opera in three acts Music by Samuel Barber English Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti Premiered at the Metropolitan Opera on January 15, 1958 Production Sponsored by:
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The Cast Vanessa Erika Anatol Baroness Doctor Nicholas Maid Maid Pastor
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The Artistic Staff Conductor Barbara Day Turner
Stage Director Daniel Helfgot
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Synopsis
This is the story of two women, Vanessa and Erika, caught in the central dilemma that faces every human being: whether to fight for one’s ideals to the point of shutting oneself off from reality, or compromise with what life has to offer, even lying to oneself for the mere sake of living. Like a sullen Greek chorus, a third woman (the old Grandmother) condemns by her very silence the refusal first of Vanessa, then of Erika, to accept the bitter truth that life offers no solution except its own inherent struggle. When Vanessa, in her final eagerness to embrace life, realizes this truth, it is perhaps too late. -Gian Garlo Menotti (Vanessa librettist)
Act I Vanessa, Erika, and the Baroness await the arrival of Anatol, who was Vanessa’s lover 20 years earlier. After his departure, she covered up all the mirrors of the house until his expected return, unwilling to face looking at her aging self. A man named Anatol arrives and she thinks he is her former lover. Vanessa refuses to reveal her face to him until he says he still loves her. He declares his love, but she does not recognize him. However, it is the young Anatol who has come and his father is dead. Vanessa is upset and leaves the room, and Erika and Anatol enjoy the meal and wine meant for Vanessa and his father. Erika tells the Baroness that the young Anatol seduced her on his first night in the house and the Baroness scolds her. Erika has fallen in love with Anatol, but resists his marriage proposal because she doubts his sincerity. Not knowing Erika loves the young man and in her delusionary state of mind, Vanessa tells her niece that she still loves Anatol, despite Erika’s warning that he is not her former lover. The Baroness tells Erika to fight for Anatol. She is unsure if he is worthy of her efforts. He proposes again and again she declines. There will be a 20-minute intermission.
Act II The doctor is drunk at a New Year’s Eve ball. The Baroness and Erika refuse to come to the party to hear his announcement of Anatol and Vanessa’s engagement. The doctor goes to fetch them, while Vanessa tells Anatol her fears. Finally Erika, who, unbeknownst to everyone else, is pregnant, comes downstairs and faints, clutching her stomach, while the doctor is making the announcement. She recovers and flees into the freezing weather in order to abort her child. There will be a 15-minute intermission.
Act III Vanessa is happy when Erika is found alive. She asks Anatol why Erika is acting so strangely and whether he thinks she loves him. He explains that she does not. Continuing in her delusionary state, Vanessa begs Anatol to take her away. Meanwhile, Erika confesses to the Baroness that she had been pregnant, but is no longer. As Vanessa and Anatol finalize their preparations to move to Paris, Vanessa asks Erika why she ran away. Erika replies that she was just being foolish, and Vanessa tells her she may never come back to the house where she has been living. After the couple leaves, Erika covers the mirrors and closes up the house, just as Vanessa had done before her. She says it is now her turn to wait.
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Oklahoma! oklahoma!
July 10, 17, 19, 24m, 26m, August 1m, 7, 8
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OKLAHOMA!
Music by RICHARD RODGERS Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Based on the play “Green Grow the Lilacs” by Lynn Riggs Original Dances by Agnes de Mille
Production Sponsored by:
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Sung in English with projected titles
THE CAST
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Curly McLain Laurey Williams Jud Fry Aunt Eller Ado Annie Carnes Will Parker Ali Hakim Andrew Carnes Ike Skidmore Gertie Cummings Cord Elam Fred
Wes Mason Leah Edwards Kevin Nakatani Vanessa Schukis Caitlin Beitel Bray Wilkins Stefan Espinosa Donald Groves Curtis Bannister Karina Shanelle Gillette Jaron Putnam AJ Labrum
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Slim Joe Kate Ellen Virginia Vivian
Matt Greenberg Dace McNally Elana Cowen Kayleigh Decker Madolynn Eileen Pessin Morgan Assante
The Ensemble Michael Alcorn, Lindsay Kristine Anderson, Morgan Assante, Curtis Bannister, Elana Cowen, Jordan Davidson, Kayleigh Decker, Peter Scott Drackley, Emma-Grace Dunbar, Christopher Filipowicz, Matt Greenberg, James Harrington, AJ Labrum, Dace McNally, Stephen Millsap, Shawn Mlynek, Tyler Olshansky, Madolynn Eileen Pessin, Jaron Putnam, Heather Romano, Adrian Rosales, Katelin Ruzzamenti, Meaghan Sands, Rachel Sparrow, Brad Summers, Madeline Watterson Children’s Ensemble Kazlie Conrad, Jeffrey Evans, Bryson Hackler, Alicia Metcalf, Alyssa Warner, Katie Warner
The Artistic Staff Stage Director / Choreographer Maggie L. Harrer
Conductor Karen Keltner
Chorus Master Stephen Carey
Associate Choreographer Lauren Camp
Fight Choreographer Stefan Espinosa
Dance Captain Kevin Nakatani
Principal Coach / Pianist Dallas Heaton
Pianist Michael Bunchman
Production Stage Manager Liz Petley
Assistant Stage Manager Julie Hurley Set Designer Timothy Case
2nd Assistant Stage Manager Chelsey Sorbo
Costume Designer Phillip R. Lowe
Lighting Designer Christopher Wood
Wig and Make Up Designer Susan Sittko-Schaefer
Audio/Visual Designer Suli Steulpnagel
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Oklahoma! oklahoma!
Synopsis
It is 1906 near the town of Claremore in the Indian Territories, a tumultuous mix of culturally and economically divided cattlemen and farmers. The community is alive with hope and anticipation that they will soon become a state, while the rivalry between the farmers and cowboys over fences and water rights creates an environment rife with confrontation.
ACT I Oklahoma!, based on Lynn Riggs’ 1931 play Green Grow the Lilacs, tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams in these pre-statehood days of The Territories. The only thing stronger than their affection for each other is their stubborn refusal to admit it. Eller, Laurey’s aunt, witnesses the unspoken romance with amusement. While Curly musters the nerve to ask Laurey to accompany him to the box social that evening, Laurey’s hired hand, Jud Fry, asks her instead. She accepts out of fear of Jud’s brooding, surly nature and the defeated Curly asks Aunt Eller to accompany him. Meawhile, Will Parker returns from Kansas City to claim his girl, Ado Annie, with the $50 dollars he earned in a rodeo. But in his absence, Ado Annie has fallen under the spell of the Persian peddler man, Ali Hakim, and Will has obtusely spent all his winnings on presents for Ado and therefore doesn’t have the $50 cash that Ado’s father, Andrew Carnes, requires for his daughter’s hand. Although Ali Hakim has no desire to marry Ado Annie, Andrew’s shotgun may prove to be the incentive necessary to make it happen. There will be a 20-minute intermission.
ACT II Following a barn-raising on the Skidmore Ranch, bidding has begun for lunch hampers at the box social. Ali Hakim, anxious to be free of Ado Annie, purchases the presents Will bought in Kansas City and stops him from bidding it away, putting $50 back in Will’s pocket to win back Ado. Andrew Carnes reluctantly agrees that Ado can marry Will, and they are engaged after establishing a few rules for each other and the Persian peddler leaves for the open road. As bidding begins for Laurey’s hamper, Curly and Jud are equally intent on winning the lunch as well as the right to escort Laurey. Curly comes out victorious after selling his saddle, his horse, and his gun to outbid the farm hand. However, Jud is not dissuaded by the defeat and continues to torment Laurey for her affections. Jud flees as Curly finds Laurey distraught and the two confess their love for each other. Three weeks later, the town has gathered to celebrate Laurey and Curly’s wedding. Unexpectedly, Ali Hakim has returned as the husband of Gertie Cummings, a boisterous flirt, having finally been forced to the altar by a shotgun. The wedding party is soon interrupted as Jud Fry returns. Jud continues to harass Laurey and a fight breaks out between him and Curly. The drunken Jud falls on his own knife and dies. A trial his held on the spot to keep Curly from spending his wedding night in jail, and he is found not guilty. The guests serenade Curly and Laurey as they ride off on their honeymoon.
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July 11, 17m, 25m, August 1, 9m
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THE STUDENT PRINCE
Book and Lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly Book Adaptation by Hugh Wheeler Music by Sigmund Romberg Production Sponsored by:
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THE CAST
Dr. Engel Prince Karl Franz Kathie Lutz Princess Margaret Detlef von Asterberg Lucas Duchess of Saxony von Mark Gretchen Ruder Toni Captain Tarnitz Hubert Countess von Strahlen
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The Ensemble Lindsay Kristine Anderson, Caitlin Beitel, Elana Cowen, Megan Cullen, Jordan Davidson, Kayleigh Decker, Karina Shanelle Gillette, Samus Haddad, James Harrington, Jaime Hartzell, Jon Jurgens, Peter LaBarge, AJ Labrum, Dace McNally, Will Perkins, Madolynn Eileen Pessin, Rachel Policar, Jaron Putnam, Heather Romano, Adrian Rosales, Katelin Ruzzamenti, Lauren Rhae Sidwell, Jacob Spjute, Brad Summers, Elizabeth Tait, Anthony Whitson-Martini
The Artistic Staff Conductor Barbara Day Turner
Stage Director Jack Shouse
Assistant Director / Choreographer Carolyn Shouse
Chorus Master Stephen Carey
Production Stage Manager Annie Wheeler
Set Designer Robert Little
Dance Captain Katelin Ruzzamenti
Principal Coach / Pianist John Ballerino
Assistant Stage Manager Julie Hurley
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Synopsis PROLOGUE
In the Court of Karlsberg, Prince Karl Franz has been living a mundane, sheltered, and altogether unexciting life. His one true friend and tutor, Dr. Engel, has just been named a member of the Privy Council and unwillingly instructed to accompany Karl Franz to the University in Heidelberg for the sole purpose of keeping a watchful eye on the Prince. The court fears that any indiscretions will imperil the arranged marriage between Karl Franz and the Princess Margaret, whom he has never seen. However, as a graduate of the University of Heidelberg, Dr. Engel wishes for Karl to experience life outside the castle and, at the Prince’s orders, gladly agrees to fail miserably in his assignment as spy.
ACT I Karl Franz arrives at the Inn of the Three Golden Apples with Lutz, the Prince’s pretentious valet; Hubert, Lutz’s own assistant; and Dr. Engel. The inn is run by Ruder and his beautiful daughter, Kathie, who serves the raucous university students who frequent the inn’s beer garden. Karl and Kathie are instantly captivated by each other despite their disparate stations. The Prince takes up residence at the inn in spite of Lutz’s protests, and soon becomes good friends with and joins the student corps of three fellow students: Detlef, Lucas, and von Asterberg. There will be a 20-minute intermission.
ACT II Four months have passed during which the Prince and Kathie’s affections have grown. Prince Karl and his entourage return uproariously to the inn after a night of drinking as a new day is dawning. A loving moment between Kathie and Karl is interrupted by the arrival of Princess Margaret and her mother, the Duchess. The Prince learns from them that the King has fallen ill and has ordered Karl’s immediate return to the castle for his betrothal to Princess Margaret. The Prince and Kathie make plans to run away to Paris together, but as she packs he is reminded of his royal duties as Prince. He leaves for Karlsberg promising Kathie his quick return and that he will write her every day until they are together again.
ACT III Some months later, a grand ball is being held in the Court of Karlsberg, which is alive with gossip. Karl Franz, who has since become King, is absent from the proceedings, saddened by a lack of correspondence from Kathie, and mourning the loss of his friend and tutor, Dr. Engel. The Princess is accompanied instead by Captain Tarnitz who loves her and in an effort to win her hand, tells her of Karl Franz’s love for Kathie. The Princess Margaret is not dissuaded from her fidelity to the King. Meanwhile, Karl learns that he has not heard from Kathie because his letters have been gone undelivered. He leaves in the middle of the night for Heidelberg.
ACT IV Princess Margaret has arrived at the Inn of the Three Golden Apples in advance of the King. After meeting Kathie, the two women console each other and share their grief over loving the same man. Karl Franz arrives shortly after, greeted heartily by his friends. He and Kathie share a loving goodbye, promising to remember each other and their love forever, before the King and Princess Margaret depart together.
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Les Misérables les misérables
July 12, 16, 18m, 19m, 23, 25, 26, 30, 31m, 31, August 2, 7m, 8m, 9
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Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s Production of BOUBLIL and SCHÖNBERGS’
LES MISÉRABLES
A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG Based on a novel by VICTOR HUGO Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER Original French Text by ALAIN BOUBLIL and JEAN-MARC NATEL Additional Material by JAMES FENTON Adapted and originally directed by TREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD Orchestrations by JOHN CAMERON Original London Production by CAMERON MACKINTOSH and THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY Production Sponsored by: Richard & Moonyeen Anderson Alan & Jeanne Hall Foundation Council for Investments in Education & Liberty Bank
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THE CAST
Jean Valjean Inspector Javert Fantine Éponine Marius Cosette Young Cosette Madame Thénardier Thénardier Gavroche Enjolras Bishop Factory Foreman Bamatabois Fauchelevent Young Éponine Brujon Babet Claquesous Montparnasse Combeferre Feuilly Courfeyrac Joly Grantaire Jean Prouvaire Lesgles
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Patrick Miller Daniel Cilli Vanessa Ballam Tyler Olshansky Patrick Massey Leah Edwards Grace Mickelson / Kayli Checketts Vanessa Schukis Stefan Espinosa Stewart Merriam / Carter Ellis Curtis Bannister Wes Mason Jeremiah Johnson Donald Groves Samus Haddad Lily Swink Michael Alcorn Jacob Spjute Justin John Moniz Anthony Whitson-Martini Kevin Wetzel Peter Scott Drackley Shawn Mlynek Will Perkins Bray Wilkins Luke Williams Jon Jurgens
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The Ensemble
Lindsay Kristine Anderson, Michael Alcorn, Morgan Assante, Megan Cullen, Peter Scott Drackley, Christopher Filipowicz, Karina Shanelle Gillette, Matt Greenberg, Donald Groves, Samus Haddad, Jaime Hartzell, Jeremiah Johnson, Jon Jurgens, Peter LaBarge, AJ Labrum, Alice-Anne M. Light, Dace McNally, Justin John Moniz, Shawn Mlynek, Will Perkins, Rachel Policar, Heather Romano, Katelin Ruzzamenti, Meaghan Sands, Lauren Rhae Sidwell, Jacob Spjute, Elizabeth Tait, Amanda Tarver, Madeline Watterson, Kevin Wetzel, Anthony Whitson-Martini, Luke Williams
Children’s Chorus
Aaron Barclay, Ashlyn Hackler, Bruce McConkie, Elizabeth McConkie, Joseph Newswander, Lily Swink
The Artistic Staff Stage Director / Choreographer Valerie Rachelle Conductor Karen Keltner Chorus Master Principal Pianist / Coach allas K. Heaton D Bruce Ford Production Stage Manager Jayme Castle
Set Designer Patrick Larson
Fight Choreographer Dance Captain Stefan Espinosa Katelin Ruzzamenti
Assistant Stage Manager Blair Coppola
Production Assistant Megan Gray
Costume Designer Misti Bradford
Wig and Make Up Designer Susan Sittko-Schaefer
Lighting Designer Christopher Wood
Audio/Visual Designer Suli Steulpnagel
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Synopsis Act I
1815, Toulon, France. Jean Valjean is released on parole from working on the chain gang, after serving 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his hungry nephew. Valjean is shunned by society because he is an ex-convict, but is shown a great kindness by the Bishop that provides Valjean with a fresh start. 1823, Montreuil-sur-Mer. The Bishop’s kindness has allowed Valjean to establish himself as a wealthy factory owner and Mayor. Fantine, a factory worker, has been secretly sending money to the caretakers of her illegitimate daughter, Cosette. When another factory worker discovers her secret a fight ensues and Fantine is dismissed. A penniless Fantine sells her locket, her hair, and eventually her body to support Cosette. Police, headed by the now-Inspector Javert are summoned to an altercation between Fantine and an unruly customer. Valjean intercedes, and convinces the Inspector to release Fantine into his care. When Valjean displays his unnatural strength to save another man, Javert is convinced of Valjean’s true identity as the prisoner 24601 who broke parole, and falsely accuses another man of being the escaped convict. Valjean reveals himself to the court at the trial to save the man’s life. He visits Fantine at the hospital and promises the dying woman to find Cosette and care for her. Javert arrives to take Valjean back to prison. Valjean flees again. Valjean finds Cosette in Montfermeil. She is mistreated by her guardians, the Thénardiers, who run a sordid inn with their doted-upon daughter, Éponine. Valjean bargains with the caretakers for Cosette’s freedom and takes her away to Paris. 1832, Paris. In the midst of impending revolution, Valjean keeps a watchful eye in raising Cosette as he promised the dying Fantine. The Thénardiers now run a street gang in Paris and attempt to con a charitable Valjean, unaware of his identity. They are thwarted by the arrival of Javert, who also unaware of their identity, helps Valjean and Cosette escape. Éponine, who is secretly in love with the student Marius, agrees to help him find Cosette, whom he has fallen for after a chance meeting. In a small café a group of revolutionary students makes plans for their uprising. Marius enters, torn between his new-found love of Cosette and his conviction for the students’ cause. At Valjean’s home, Éponine has reunited Marius and Cosette who confess their love for each other.
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Éponine, although heartbroken, protects the pair and Valjean by thwarting a robbery attempt. Valjean, convinced that the obsessed Javert has discovered them, makes plans to flee once again. On the eve of the revolution, Marius has chosen to join the fight as does a disguised Éponine, the Thénardiers plan to exploit the coming battle, Valjean makes preparations to retreat into exile with Cosette, and the dogmatic Javert swears to bring prisoner 24601 to justice and thwart the student-led revolution as they all contemplate what tomorrow will bring. There will be a 20-minute intermission.
ACT II While the students assemble a barricade to make a stand, Javert infiltrates their ranks as a spy. Marius, having discovered Éponine among the rebels, sends her to deliver a letter declaring his love to Cosette, which is intercepted by Valjean. Éponine returns to the barricade where she becomes the first casualty of the battle. Valjean arrives disguised as a soldier, looking for Marius and finds Javert being held prisoner by the rebels after being been exposed as an infiltrator. Valjean is given the chance to kill Javert, but instead assists his escape. Valjean has escaped to the sewers, carrying a wounded Marius to safety when he is discovered by Javert. Valjeans pleads for only one hour’s time to deliver Marius to a hospital, after which he will surrender himself to Javert. The Inspector reluctantly agrees, but his obstinate views of justice have been shattered by Valjean’s mercy and he kills himself. Marius is revived under Cosette’s care, unaware that Valjean was his rescuer following the battle. Valjean resigns himself to exile after revealing himself as an escaped convict to Marius, a truth he makes Marius promise to never reveal to Cosette. A few months later, Marius and Cosette marry. The reception is attended by the Thénardiers, who attempt to blackmail Marius when he sees through their transparent disguise. They finger his wife’s father as a murderer, claiming to have seen Valjean carrying a body through the sewers following the battle. They produce a ring they purloined from the body as evidence, but Marius recognizes the ring as his own and realizes that Valjean was his savior that day. Valjean is near death when he is visited by Fantine’s spirit who thanks him for caring for her daughter and promises him forgiveness in the eyes of God. Cosette and Marius arrive as Valjean is fading.
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8 Hands 2 Pianos 8 hands 2 pianos
Production Sponsored by: W. Hague & Sue Ellis Foundation, Nebeker Family Foundation, MSL Family Foundation
July 12, 1:00 p.m. Michael Bunchman, Stephen L. Carey, K. Bruce Ford, Dallas K. Heaton, Rebecca Pacheco, Kajsa Maria Wilkins, pianists Galop Marche........................................................................................... Albert Lavignac Michael Bunchman, Stephen L. Carey, K. Bruce Ford, Dallas K. Heaton, Rebecca Pacheco, Kajsa Maria Wilkins Elégie in E-flat minor, Op. 3, No. 1....................................................Sergei Rachmaninoff K. Bruce Ford Der Erlkönig............................................................... Franz Schubert, arr. Greg Anderson Rebecca Pacheco and Dallas K. Heaton Dolly Suite, Op. 56....................................................................................... Gabriel Fauré I. Berceuse Rebecca Pacheco and Stephen L. Carey II. Mi-a-ou VI. Le pas espagnol Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5......................................................Sergei Rachmaninoff Michael Bunchman Overture from Le nozze di Figaro................ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Robert Keller Kajsa Maria Wilkins, Stephen L. Carey, K. Bruce Ford, Dallas K. Heaton Il barbiere di Siviglia Fantasy..............................Gioachino Rossini, arr. Rebecca Pacheco Michael Bunchman, Stephen L. Carey, K. Bruce Ford, Dallas K. Heaton, Rebecca Pacheco, Kajsa Maria Wilkins There will be a 20-minute intermission.
Three Waltzes for Two Pianos: A Medley of Waltzes Made Famous in Disney Films.............................arr. Greg Anderson K. Bruce Ford and Michael Bunchman Clair de Lune............................................................ Claude Debussy, arr. Greg Anderson Dallas K. Heaton, Kajsa Maria Wilkins, Stephen L. Carey Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto...................................... Giuseppe Verdi, arr. Franz Lizst Rebecca Pacheco In the Hall of the Mountain King...........................................................………Edvard Grieg Dallas K. Heaton “Moonlight” Sonata/Boogie Woogie............................................. Ludwig van Beethoven, adapt. and arr. Rebecca Pacheco Michael Bunchman, Stephen L. Carey, K. Bruce Ford, Dallas K. Heaton, Rebecca Pacheco, Kajsa Maria Wilkins
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Pioneers & Patriots:
pioneers & patriots: a tribute to john philip sousa Remembering his 1927 concert in Logan, Utah
July 22, 7:30 p.m. Presented in collaboration with the Utah State University Music Department James Michael Bankhead, Conductor Overture from The Flying Dutchman....................... Richard Wagner, arr. Mark H. Hindsley UFOMT Orchestra Le Carnaval de Venise.................................. Jean Baptiste Arban, arr. Donald Hunsberger Max Matzen, Cornet Suite “The Internationals”.............................................................. arr. John Philip Sousa Morning Journals...................................... Johann Strauss II, arr. F.H. Gressinger The Lost Chord......................................... Arthur Sullivan, arr. Emil Mollenhauer Mars and Venus...................................................................... John Philip Sousa “Ah, fors’ è lui…Sempre libera” from La Traviata......Giuseppe Verdi, arr. Edgar L. Barrow Emma-Grace Dunbar, Soprano American Civil War Fantasy............................................................................... Jerry Bilik Three Sousa Marches............................................................................ John Philip Sousa Hands Across the Sea El Capitan March U.S. Field Artillery March The Golden Age of the Xylophone........................................................ arr. Floyd E. Werle Jason Nicholson, Xylophone God Bless the U.S.A.................................................... Lee Greenwood, arr. Michael Davis Jordan Davidson, Kevin Wetzel, Megan Cullen, Kayleigh Decker, Soloists UFOMT Chorus Proud To Serve: A Medley of the Official songs of the U.S. Armed Forces.......................arr. Michael Davis The Story of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”…................................ arr. Floyd E. Werle Michael Ballam, Narrator The Battle Hymn of the Republic........................... Julia Ward Howe, arr. Peter Wilhousky and James Nielson The Stars and Stripes Forever................................................................John Philip Sousa
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Operafest
operafest and international opera competition f inals July 29, 7:30 p.m.
Karen Keltner, Barbara Day Turner, Conductors Finalists of the 6th Annual Michael Ballam Concorso Lirico International Opera Competition There will be a 20 minute intermission.
Overture
UFOMT Orchestra “Ò vin, dissipe la tristesse” from Hamlet.............................................Ambroise Thomas Wes Mason Lensky’s Aria from Eugene Onegin..............................................Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky Bray Wilkins Duetto buffo di due gatti (“Cat Duet”).................................................. Gioachino Rossini Alice-Anne M. Light and Amanda Tarver “Recondita armonia” from Tosca............................................................ Giacomo Puccini Patrick Miller “To this we’ve come…Papers, papers” from The Consul...................... Gian Carlo Menotti Beverly O’Regan Thiele Excerpt from Billy Budd......................................................................... Benjamin Britten Daniel Cilli Act I Finale from L’Italiana in Algeri...................................................... Gioachino Rossini Kayleigh Decker, Emma-Grace Dunbar, Alice-Anne M. Light, James Harrington, Shawn Mlynek, Kevin Nakatani, Luke Williams
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Best of Beethoven best of beethoven
Production Sponsored by: Bryan & Gayle Burr
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
August 6, 7:30 p.m. Craig Jessop, Conductor American Festival Chorus, Craig Jessop, Music Director Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre Orchestra and Soloists “Hallelujah” from Christ on the Mount of Olives, Op. 85 American Festival Chorus UFOMT Orchestra Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, “Moonlight” I. Adagio sostenuto Michael Bunchman, Pianist “Mir ist so wunderbar” from Fidelio Megan Cullen, Alice-Anne M. Light, Bray Wilkins, Kevin Nakatani, Soloists Bagatelles, Op. 126 No. 3, Andante, Cantabile e grazioso No. 4, Presto Michael Bunchman, Pianist Fantasia in C minor for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op. 80, “Choral Fantasy” Michael Bunchman, Pianist Jaime Hartzell, Meaghan Sands, Alice-Anne M. Light, Jordan Davidson, Donald Groves, Jeremiah Johnson, Soloists There will be a 20 minute intermission. Sanctus & Benedictus from Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Megan Cullen, Elana Cowen, Bray Wilkins, Richard Zuch, Soloists Yen-Ling Chen, Violin Solo Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 IV. “Ode to Joy” - Presto; Allegro molto assai (Alla marcia); Andante maestoso; Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato Beverly O’Regan Thiele, Amanda Tarver, Bray Wilkins, Richard Zuch, Soloists
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OKLAHOMA! Sandefur Schmidt
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THE STUDENT PRINCE Faye Sonne Stucki Family (Brent, Valdon and Paula)
VANESSA Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
The Anschutz Foundation
Best of Beethoven Bryan & Gayle Burr
Pioneers & Patriots: A Tribute to John Philip Sousa Theodore Schmidt
8 Hands 2 Pianos W. Hague & Sue Ellis Foundation, Nebeker Family Foundation, MSL Family Foundation
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Foundation for Better Education Hiram & Lawanda Allen • Laurie & Michael Ballam • Judy Brady & Drew Browning Cache County School District • Wayne & Kathleen Coon • Craig Jessop/American Festival Chorus • Marc & Heidi Ensign • Florence J. Gillmor Foundation Bob & Anne Gregerson • Charles & Kathie Horman • Deon & Helen Johnson Logan City School District • Malouf Fine Linens Marilyn & Ray Phillips Family • R & O Construction • Norman & Barbara Tanner Ginger & Robert Wallace Foundation • Young Toyota Scion Café Sabor • Evan and Marion Campbell Supporting Organization Every Blooming Thing • Great Harvest Bread • Riverwoods Conference Center Square One Printing • Utah Festival Opera Guild • Utah State Theatre • Wal-Mart Foundation
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2014 Season Sponsor Utah Festival expresses deepest appreciation to our donors for their loyal and generous support. This list represents donations received from June 1, 2013 through June 1, 2014. LEGACY $100,000 to $499,999 Anonymous Cache County RAPZ/ Restaurant Tax Allocation The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation: • Deseret Management Corporation • Beneficial Life Insurance Company • Bonneville International Corporation • Deseret Book Company • Deseret News Publishing Company • Deseret Digital Media, Inc. • KSL Broadcast Group • Temple Square Hospitality Corporation Margarett Downs Foundation for Better Education George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Patti Johnson** Theodore Schmidt♫ State of Utah Legislature/Utah State Office of Education Zions Bank
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FOUNDING CONTRIBUTORS As we celebrate our 22nd anniversary season, 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 Anonymous Larry H. and Gail Miller George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Theodore G. & Elizabeth Schmidt Utah State Legislature Cache County RAPZ/Restaurant Tax
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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. Utah State Legislature Gail Miller George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Theodore & Elizabeth Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Roy Christensen Sorenson Legacy Foundation John & Nancy Schellkopf Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation Logan City Deluxe Corporation Foundation Lizetta Seely Bush Jennifer Davis Ron & Margaret Davis Sacha Davis Todd Davis Dawson Electric Doris Dawson Elbert A. Dawson III
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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 Hess Karl Dean Hess Arthur & Doris Holmgren Family Henry Holt Lyman & Ida-Marie Jensen
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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 Horan & McConaty Robert Miller Daniel & Heather Narducci
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HOSPITALITY Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre is grateful to the following people who have provided assistance, transportation, and hospitality for our artists during the season. Michael & Laurie Ballam Gary & Nancy Griffin Marc & Heidi Ensign Justin Hamilton, Café Sabor Young Toyota Scion Max Robinson Mike & Lynda Stauffer ELLEN ECCLES THEATRE USHERS We join our patrons in thanking the Ellen Eccles Theatre usher corps for their expertise and professionalism. LEAVE A LEGACY We express sincere gratitude for individuals who, through their 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
If you are interested in leaving a legacy through estate planning, or are interested in receiving information about planned giving options and tax benefits, please contact our Development Office at 435-750-0300 Ext. 109. ADOPT AN ARTIST • Kathie & Chuck Horman sponsored Patrick Miller who plays Jean Valjean in Les Misérables and Andrew Bidlack who plays Prince Karl Franz in The Student Prince. • Conductor Karen Keltner is being sponsored by “A fan in San Diego.”
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Michael Ballam Founder and General Director Logan, Utah 22nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Chicago Lyric Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, San Francisco Opera, Dallas Opera
ARTISTS *UFOMT Debut Michael Alcorn* Brujon, Ensemble, Marius (Cover), Les Misérables / Ensemble, Oklahoma! Kennesaw, Georgia ALSO: University of Cincinnati, Kennesaw State University, Atlanta Lyric Theatre Lindsay Kristine Anderson Factory Girl, Ensemble, Fantine (Cover), Les Misérables / Ensemble, Oklahoma! / Ensemble, The Student Prince San José, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Lawrence Welk Theatre San Diego, Musical Theatre West, Moonlight Stage Productions Morgan Assante* Ensemble, Éponine (Cover), Les Misérables / Vivian, Ensemble, Oklahoma! Mahwah, New Jersey ALSO: Encompass Arts, Montclair State University Vanessa Ballam Fantine, Les Misérables / Princess Margaret, The Student Prince Logan, Utah 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Anchorage Opera, Utah Shakespeare, Theatre Under the Stars Curtis Bannister Enjolras, Les Misérables / Ike Skidmore, Ensemble, Oklahoma! / Anatol (Cover), Vanessa Green Bay, Wisconsin 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sarasota Opera, Music de Chambre–Musée du Louvre
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Caitlin Beitel* Ado Annie, Oklahoma! / Ensemble, Princess Margaret (Cover), The Student Prince San Rafael, California ALSO: Laguna Playhouse, Pacific Resident Theater, UCLA Andrew Bidlack* Anatol, Vanessa / Prince Karl Franz, The Student Prince Baltimore, Maryland ALSO: Florida Grand Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dallas Opera
Daniel Cilli* Javert, Les Misérables / Captain Tarnitz, The Student Prince Ormond Beach, Florida ALSO: Opera San José, Houston Grand Opera, Utah Opera
Elana Cowen Countess, Ensemble, The Student Prince / Kate, Ensemble, Aunt Eller (Cover), Oklahoma! / Baroness (Cover), Vanessa Napa, California 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Philharmonia Baroque, San Francisco Lyric Opera, Aspen Opera Theater Center Megan Cullen* Ensemble, Les Misérables / Ensemble, The Student Prince / Vanessa (Cover), Vanessa Santa Clara, California ALSO: Des Moines Metro Opera, West Bay Opera, Sarasota Opera Jordan Davidson* Ensemble, Andrew Carnes (Cover), Oklahoma! / Huzzar, Ensemble, Prince (Cover), The Student Prince Charlottesville, Virginia ALSO: James Madison University, SUNY Potsdam, Crane School of Music, Opera Saratoga
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Kayleigh Decker* Ellen, Ensemble, Laurey (Cover), Oklahoma! / Ensemble, The Student Prince / Erika (Cover), Vanessa Woodstock, Maryland ALSO: Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Opera Neo, Lyrique-en-mer Festival de Belle-Île Peter Scott Drackley* Feuilly, Ensemble, Les Misérables / Ensemble, Curly (Cover), Oklahoma! / Prince (Cover), The Student Prince Lancaster, Pennsylvania ALSO: Peabody Opera Theatre, Richmond Symphony, Lyric Opera Baltimore Emma-Grace Dunbar Kathie, The Student Prince / Ensemble, Oklahoma! Thousand Oaks, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: San Diego Opera, Ash Lawn Opera, Pacific Opera Project
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Leah Edwards* Cosette, Les Misérables / Laurey, Oklahoma! New York, New York ALSO: New York Philharmonic, Manhattan Theatre Club, Encores! at New York City Center Stefan Espinosa Thénardier, Fight Choreographer, Les Misérables / Ali Hakim, Fight Choreographer, Oklahoma! Tucson, Arizona 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts Theatrefest, The Great American Melodrama, Arizona Theatre Company Christopher Filipowicz* Ensemble, Les Misérables / Tom, Ensemble, Jud (Cover), Oklahoma! / Doctor (Cover), Vanessa Long Beach, Indiana ALSO: Nashville Opera, Sarasota Opera, Wolf Trap Opera Studio
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Karina Shanelle Gillette* Ensemble, Éponine (Cover), Les Misérables / Gertie, Laurey (Cover), Oklahoma! / Ensemble, The Student Prince San Diego, California ALSO: Mormon Tabernacle Choir, New York Musical Theatre Festival, Moonlight Amphitheatre Matthew Greenberg* Hubert, The Student Prince / Ensemble, Les Misérables / Slim, Will Parker (Cover), Ensemble, Oklahoma! Westport, Connecticut ALSO: Ithaca College, Surflight Theatre, Music Theatre of Connecticut Donald Groves* Bamatabois, Ensemble, Jean Valjean (Cover), Les Misérables / Andrew Carnes, Oklahoma! / von Mark, The Student Prince Las Cruces, New Mexico ALSO: Opera Southwest, Santa Fe Opera, Castleton Festival Samus Haddad Fauchelvant, Ensemble, Les Misérables / Huzzar, Ensemble, Lucas (Cover), Dr. Engel (Cover), The Student Prince New York, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Central City Opera, St. Petersburg Opera, Sarasota Opera
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James Harrington* Ensemble, Jud (Cover), Oklahoma! / Huzzar, Ensemble, Dr. Engel (Cover), The Student Prince Nashville, Tennessee ALSO: Sarasota Opera, Nashville Opera, Opera New Jersey Jaime Hartzell Ensemble, Les Misérables / Ensemble, The Student Prince / Vanessa (Cover), Vanessa Columbus, Ohio 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Boston University, Prelude to Performance, Opera Project Columbus
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Jeremiah Johnson Factory Foreman, Ensemble, Javert (Cover), Les Misérables / Toni, Dr. Engel (Cover), The Student Prince New York, New York 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Virginia Opera, Opera Memphis, Des Moines Metro Opera Jon Jurgens* Lesgles, Ensemble, Les Misérables / Count Arneheim, Lackey, The Student Prince / Anatol (Cover), Vanessa Columbus, Ohio ALSO: Sarasota Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Boston Lyric Opera
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Peter LaBarge Utah High School Musical Theater Intern Recipient Ensemble, Les Misérables / Ensemble, The Student Prince Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: LHS Crimson Colony & Theater, Top of Utah Entertainment
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Wes Mason* Curly, Oklahoma! / Bishop, Les Misérables Norfolk, Virginia ALSO: Opera Philadelphia, Fort Worth Opera, Syracuse Opera
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Patrick Massey* Marius, Les Misérables / von Asterberg, Prince (Cover), The Student Prince Brooklyn, New York ALSO: Boston Conservatory, Guerilla Opera, Prather Entertainment Group
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Dace McNally* Ensemble, Thénardier (Cover), Les Misérables / Joe, Ensemble, Will (Cover), Oklahoma! / Ensemble, Lutz (Cover), The Student Prince Dunedin, Florida
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Stephen Millsap* www.OldRockChurch.com Ensemble, Oklahoma! Honeyville, Utah ALSO: Cache Valley Civic Ballet, Heritage Community Theatre, Box Elder High School Orchestra Old Rock Church_June 2014.indd 1 Shawn Mlynek* Courfeyrac, Ensemble, Enjolras (Cover), Les Misérables / Ensemble, Oklahoma! Toledo, Ohio ALSO: Indianapolis Opera, Dallas Chamber Symphony, Distinguished Concerts International New York Justin John Moniz Claquesous, Ensemble, Marius (Cover), Les Misérables / Detlef, The Student Prince / Anatol (Cover), Vanessa Miami, Florida 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Opera New Jersey
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Kevin Nakatani Jud Fry, Dance Captain, Oklahoma! / Lutz, The Student Prince / Nicholas, Choreographer, Vanessa Redding, California 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Opera, Opera San Jose, West Bay Opera Tyler Olshansky* Éponine, Les Misérables / Ensemble, Oklahoma! Los Angeles, California ALSO: Circle in the Square Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Cabrillo Music Theatre Beverly O’Regan Thiele Vanessa, Vanessa Oradell, New Jersey 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Lyric Opera of Chicago, Metropolitan Opera, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe Will Perkins* Joly, Ensemble, Enjolras (Cover), Jean Valjean (Cover), Les Misérables / Lackey, Ensemble, The Student Prince Salt Lake City, Utah ALSO: Indiana University Opera Theater, Ohio Light Opera, University of Utah Madolynn Eileen Pessin* Maid, Erika (Cover), Vanessa / Virginia, Ensemble, Oklahoma! / Ensemble, The Student Prince St. Louis, Missouri ALSO: Jacobs School of Music - Indiana University, Webster University Rachel Policar* Ensemble, Cosette (Cover), Les Misérables / Ensemble, Kathie (Cover), The Student Prince Issaquah, Washington ALSO: Dayton Opera, Janiec Opera Company, Manhattan School of Music
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Jaron Putnam* Cord Elam, Ensemble, Oklahoma! / Lackey, Ensemble, The Student Prince Logan, Utah ALSO: Caine College of the Arts, Celebrate America Show Heather Romano* Ensemble, Ado Annie (Cover), Oklahoma! / Ensemble, Gretchen (Cover), The Student Prince / Ensemble, Les Misérables Bridgeton, New Jersey ALSO: Rider University Westminster College of the Arts, Sight and Sound Theatre Adrian Rosales* Ensemble, Curly (Cover), Oklahoma! / Ensemble, Lucas (Cover), The Student Prince / Doctor (Cover), Vanessa Los Angeles, California ALSO: Aspen Music Festival, Opera Brittenica, Opera San Jose Katelin Ruzzamenti Dance Captain, Ensemble, Les Misérables / Ensemble, Oklahoma! / Dance Captain, Ensemble, The Student Prince Riverside, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Shakespeare Festival, Performance Riverside, Southern Utah University Meaghan Sands* Ensemble, Madame Thénardier (Cover), Les Misérables / Ensemble, Oklahoma! / Erika (Cover), Vanessa Antwerp, New York ALSO: Indianapolis Opera, Opera Columbus, Beef & Boards Theatre Vanessa Schukis Madame Thénardier, Les Misérables / Aunt Eller, Oklahoma! / Duchess, The Student Prince Boston, Massachusetts 13th UFOMT Season ALSO: Boston Lyric Opera, New England Light Opera, Stoneham Theatre
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Lauren Rhae Sidwell* Ensemble, Les Misérables / Ensemble, The Student Prince Logan, Utah ALSO: Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts Theatrefest, Old Lyric Repertory Theatre, Music Theatre West
Brad Summers* Ensemble, Oklahoma! / Ensemble, The Student Prince Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah State University, Music Theatre West, The Celebrate America Show
Rachel Sparrow* Gretchen, Kathie (Cover), The Student Prince / Ensemble, Oklahoma! / Cosette (Cover), Les Misérables Chicago, Illinois ALSO: Idaho State University, Northwestern University, Indianapolis Opera
Elizabeth Tait Maid, Vanessa / Ensemble, Les Misérables / Ensemble, The Student Prince Naperville, Illinois 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University
Jacob Spjute Babet, Ensemble, Les Misérables / Huzzar, Detlef (Cover), Ensemble, The Student Prince Boise, Idaho 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Boise Music Week
Amanda Tarver The Old Baroness, Vanessa / Ensemble, Les Misérables Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Metropolitan Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Chicago Opera Theater
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Madeline Watterson Utah High School Musical Theater Intern Recipient Ensemble, Les Misérables / Aggie, Ensemble, Oklahoma! Smithfield, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Top of Utah Entertainment
*UFOMT Debut
Aaron Barclay* Ensemble, Les Misérables Navarre, Florida ALSO: Woodlawn Beach Middle School, Missoula Children’s Theater
Kevin Wetzel* Combeferre, Ensemble, Javert (Cover), Les Misérables / Ruder, The Student Prince Calabasas, California ALSO: Lyric Opera Baltimore, Sarasota Opera, Opera in the Heights
Kayli Checketts Little Cosette, Les Misérables North Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Greenville Elementary, Tueller’s School of Dance
Anthony Whitson-Martini* Montparnasse, Ensemble, Marius (Cover), Les Misérables / Ensemble, Lucas (Cover), Lutz (Cover), The Student Prince Poway, CA ALSO: San Diego Opera, Lyric Opera of San Diego, La Jolla Symphony & Chorus
Kazlie Conrad Ensemble, Oklahoma! Logan, Utah 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Music Theatre West, Unicorn Theatre
Bray Wilkins* Will Parker, Oklahoma! / Grantaire, Les Misérables Monroe, Louisiana ALSO: Seattle Opera, Music Academy of the West, University of Idaho Luke Williams Jean Prouvaire, Ensemble, Les Misérables / Lucas, The Student Prince Newark, Delaware 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Colorado, Indiana University Opera Theater, Opera Delaware Richard Zuch The Old Doctor, Vanessa / Doctor Engel, The Student Prince Paoli, Pennsylvania 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: St. Petersburg Opera, Opera Delaware, Philadelphia Orchestra
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Carter Ellis* Gavroche, Les Misérables Perry, Utah ALSO: Box Elder High School Theatre, Heritage Community Theatre, Tavaci School of Performing Arts Jeffrey Evans Ensemble, Oklahoma! Hyde Park, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Four Seasons Theatre Company, North Cache Ashlyn Hackler* Ensemble, Les Misérables Smithfield, Utah ALSO: Tavaci, Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts, USU Piano Conservatory
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Bryson Hackler Ensemble, Oklahoma! Smithfield, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Music Theatre West, Pickleville Playhouse, Enlight Ballroom Bruce McConkie* Ensemble, Gavroche (Cover), Les Misérables Millville, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts
Elizabeth McConkie* Ensemble, Les Misérables Millville, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts
Stewart Merriam Gavroche, Les Misérables Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Music Theatre West, Caine College of the Arts, Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts
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Alicia Metcalf Ensemble, Oklahoma! Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Music Theatre West, Cache Children’s Choir, Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts Grace Mickelson Little Cosette, Les Misérables Hyde Park, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Music Theatre West, Pickleville Playhouse, Cache Theatre Company Joseph Newswander Ensemble, Les Misérables North Logan, Utah 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Four Seasons Theatre, Music Theatre West, Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts Lily Swink* Young Éponine, Les Misérables Providence, Utah ALSO: Providence Elementary, Music Theatre West, The Old Barn
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Alyssa Warner Ensemble, Oklahoma! Hyrum, Utah 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Cache Children’s Choir, Edith Bowen Honors Choir
Kevin Nakatani (See Artists Section)
Katie Warner Ensemble, Oklahoma! Hyrum, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Cache Children’s Choir
Valerie Rachelle Stage Director, Les Misérables Los Angeles, California 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts Theatrefest, Oregon Cabaret Theater, Glendale Centre Theatre
DIRECTORS / CHOREOGRAPHERS
Carolyn Shouse Assistant Director, Choreographer, The Student Prince Santa Maria, California 16th UFOMT Season ALSO: Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Oregon Shakespeare, Music Academy of the West
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Lauren Camp* Associate Choreographer, Oklahoma! New York, New York ALSO: MADArt Creative, SUNY Purchase College, Camp Collective
Jack Shouse Stage Director, The Student Prince / Scenic Designer, Vanessa Santa Maria, California 16th UFOMT Season ALSO: Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Music Academy of the West, Sacramento Music Circus
Stefan Espinosa (See Artists Section)
CONDUCTORS
*UFOMT Debut Maggie L. Harrer Stage Director, Choreographer, Oklahoma! Oradell, New Jersey 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: NY and Regional theater, Opera, Film and Television Daniel Helfgot Stage Director, Vanessa San José, California 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Guam to Maryland and Montana to Florida, plus Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Austria, Canada, and Albania
James Michael Bankhead* Conductor, Pioneers & Patriots Logan, Utah ALSO: Music Department Head at USU, Former Commander/ Conductor, United States Air Force Band, Former Director, School of Music at Sam Houston State University Craig Jessop Conductor, The Best of Beethoven Logan, Utah 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dean, Caine College of the Arts at USU, Former Conductor, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Music Director, American Festival Chorus Continued on page 57
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Karen Keltner Conductor, Les Misérables, Oklahoma! San Diego, California / South Bend, Indiana 18th UFOMT Season ALSO: San Diego Opera, Washington National Opera, Vancouver Opera, l’Opéra du Rhin/ Strasbourg, France Barbara Day Turner Conductor, Vanessa, The Student Prince San José, California 13th UFOMT Season ALSO: San José Chamber Orchestra, Portland Opera, Symphony Silicon Valley, Opera Memphis
DESIGNERS
*UFOMT Debut Misti Bradford* Costume Designer, Les Misérables Kenosha, Wisconsin 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Wisconsin Parkside, PCPA Theatrefest
Tim Case* Scenic Designer, Oklahoma! Sioux City, Iowa ALSO: St. Michael’s Playhouse, Lyceum Theatre, University of South Dakota Wes Jenkins Costume Designer, Vanessa Los Angeles, California 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: LA Opera, Actors Theatre of Louisville, St. Louis Shakespeare Patrick Larson Scenic Designer, Les Misérables Singapore 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of California San Deigo, La Jolla Playhouse, Skylight Opera
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Robert Little Scenic Designer, The Student Prince Springfield, Missouri 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Disney on Ice, Busch Gardens / Tampa, Des Moines Metro Opera Phillip R. Lowe Costume Designer, Oklahoma! / Director of Costumes & Wardrobe Ogden, Utah 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Old Lyric Repertory Company, Plan-B Theatre, Utah Grand Theatre Amanda Profaizer Costume Designer, The Student Prince Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Susan Sittko-Schaefer Wigs & Makeup Designer St. Paul, Minnesota 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Hawaii Opera Theatre, Sarasota Opera, San Diego Opera Suli Stuelpnagel* Audio/Visual Designer Chicago, Illinois ALSO: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Indianapolis Arts Garden, Bloomington Playwrights Project Chris Wood Lighting Designer Cedar Falls, Iowa 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Brown County Playhouse, Des Moines Metro Opera, Indiana Festival Theatre Josh Wroblewski* Assistant Lighting Designer Las Vegas, Nevada ALSO: Blue Man Group, MGM Grand, Nevada Conservatory Theatre
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*UFOMT Debut John Ballerino Coach, Pianist, The Student Prince / Coach, The Best of Beethoven Guadalajara, Mexico 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: UC Santa Barbara, Los Angeles Opera, Bilingual Foundation of the Arts Michael Bunchman Piano Soloist, The Best of Beethoven / Pianist, 8 Hands 2 Pianos / Pianist Oklahoma! Austin, Texas 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Las Cruces Symphony, Breckenridge Music Festival, Natchez Opera
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Stephen L. Carey Chorus Master, Coach, Pianist, Cover Conductor, Vanessa / Pit Pianist, Les Misérables / Chorus Master, Cover Conductor, The Student Prince / Chorus Master, Oklahoma! / Pianist, 8 Hands 2 Pianos Fort Worth, Texas 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Fort Worth Opera, Opera Memphis, Chautauqua Opera Christopher Dietz Copyist Perrysburg, Ohio 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Bowling Green State University, University of Michigan, Manhattan School of Music
K. Bruce Ford Coach, Pianist, Les Misérables / Pianist, 8 Hands 2 Pianos Idaho Falls, Idaho 13th UFOMT Season ALSO: Eagle Rock Middle School Dallas K. Heaton Chorus Master, Les Misérables / Principal Coach, Pianist, Oklahoma! / Pianist, 8 Hands 2 Pianos Heber City, Utah 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Opera, Utah State University, Opera Idaho Katie Jensen Music Library and Administration Assistant Phoenix, Arizona 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Pro
Arte Orchestra, East Valley Millenial Choir & Orchestra, Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra Aaron Nix Percussion/ Orchestra Personnel Manager Sarasota, Florida 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast National Tour, Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Opera Rebecca Pacheco Pianist, 8 Hands 2 Pianos / Coach, Pianist, Int’l Opera Competition Semifinals Washington D. C. 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Palm Beach Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Opera Delaware, Metropolitan Opera
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ORCHESTRA
*UFOMT Debut Douglas M. Brown Bassoon/ Contrabassoon Oakland, CA 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: California Symphony, San José Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Sam Bryson Percussion Logan, Utah 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Mile Marker 6, Jon Gudmundson Jazz Quartet, American Festival Chorus and Orchestra Maria Buonviri Bassoon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9th UFOMT Season
EMMA DEGERSTEDT as Ariel & JAMES ROYCE EDWARDS as Prince Eric
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ALSO: Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico, Reading Symphony, Dallas Wind Symphony Nathan Buonviri Percussion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11th UFOMT Season ALSO: Temple University, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Wind Symphony Adam Calliham Flute Garden Grove, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Nebraska - Lincoln, New World Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago Yen-Ling Chen Concertmaster/ Violin Kaoshiung, Taiwan
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8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Opera, Bridgeport Symphony Opera Melissa Condie Violin Houston, Texas 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Houston L’Estro Armonico, Vietnam National Ballet and Opera, El Paso Symphony Orchestra DeAunn Davis* Horn Salt Lake City, Utah ALSO: Boulder Philharmonic, Ohio Light Opera, Fifth House Ensemble Adam De Sorgo Oboe Sarasota, Florida
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KARI YANCY as Dorothy, MARK REIS as Scarecrow, TODD NIELSEN as Tinman & TREVOR DION NICHOLAS as Cowardly Lion
Bonnie Slade Children’s Chorus Conductor, Les Misérables, Oklahoma! Nibley, Utah 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Cache Children’s Choir, USU Department of Music, Cache Symphony Orchestra
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13th UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, New World Symphony Emily Price Dietz Horn Perrysburg, Ohio 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Toledo Symphony Orchestra, University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, University of Wisconsin Madison Todd Fallis Bass Trombone/ Tuba Logan, Utah 22nd UFOMT Season ALSO: American Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Haydn Festival Joseph Falvey Horn Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, American Festival Orchestra, Christopher Newport University Drew Ford Cello San Francisco, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Juilliard, Monterey Symphony, Stockton Symphony Nathan Frantz Viola Sarasota, Florida 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, Luzerne Music Center, Civic Orchestra of Chicago Rosemary Kimura Hatch Violin Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Hatch Academy of Magic and Music, Utah State University, Houston Grand Opera
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Lori Kesner Flute Annapolis, Maryland 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Annapolis Symphony, Annapolis Opera, Mid-Atlantic Symphony
Eric McAllister Violin Las Vegas, Nevada 19th UFOMT Season ALSO: Las Vegas Philharmonic, Las Vegas Academy, Nevada Chamber Symphony
Stefan Koch Cello Ann Arbor, Michigan 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Michigan Opera Theatre, Grand Rapids Symphony, Lansing Symphony
Michael E. McNicholas Percussion Dallas, Texas 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Wind Symphony, Dallas Opera, Dallas Symphony
Carolynn Larson Violin North Logan, Utah 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Music Theatre West, American Festival Orchestra Ann Lavin Clarinet San Francisco, California 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Santa Rosa Symphony, San Francisco Opera, UC Davis Kenneth Long Clarinet Atlanta, Georgia 11th UFOMT Season ALSO: Georgia State University, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Chamber Winds Lauren Magnus Viola Dallas, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: San Antonio Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic Max Otto Matzen* Trumpet Logan, Utah ALSO: Eastman Wind Ensemble, Emerald Brass Quintet, Montreaux Jazz Festival
Caitlin McSherry Violin San Francisco, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Opera, Monterey Symphony, Annapolis Symphony Steve Menard Trombone New Orleans, Louisiana 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Louisiana State University, San Antonio Symphony, Oregon Symphony Aaron Nix (See Music Staff section) Amanda Nix Concertmaster/ Violin Sarasota, Florida 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast National Tour, Sarasota Opera, Sarasota Orchestra Nate Ostermiller Guitar/ Banjo Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Indiana University Thomas Pfotenhauer* Trumpet/ Flugelhorn Duluth, Minnesota ALSO: University of Minnesota - Duluth, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra,
Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra Nancy Ranger Oboe Brooklyn, New York 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: New York City Opera, Broadway, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Alison Read Harp Dallas, Texas 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Las Colinas Symphony, Texas Winds Musical Outreach, Wichita Falls Symphony Paula Redinger Flute Tucson, Arizona 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Opera, Tucson Symphony, Florida Grand Opera Megan Richards Cello Logan, Utah 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Music Theatre West, American Festival Orchestra, Utah State University Darren Sagawa Violin San Francisco, California 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Santa Rosa Symphony, Sacramento Philharmonic, Fresno Philharmonic Nicholas Scales Bass Amarillo, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: West Texas A&M University, Amarillo Symphony Orchestra, Polk Street Jazz Katherine Shanklin Bassoon Chagrin Falls, Ohio 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dayton
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Orchestra, Caine Brass Quintet
Stephen Shulman Trombone New York, New York 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Greenwich Symphony Orchestra, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Broadway
Paul Tullis Violin Ft. Worth, Texas 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Opera, Dallas Symphony
Joshua Skinner Bass Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Stage Universityo, Idaho Falls Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic Holly Morgan Smith* Cello Mendon, Utah ALSO: American Festival Orchestra, Mountain West String Academy, Music Theater West Nathan Southwick* Violin Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah State University Kyra Sovronsky Trumpet/ Flugelhorn Syosset, New York 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Symphony, Sarasota Opera, Southwest Florida Symphony Jenny Sweetman Viola Dallas, Texas 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Symphony, Texas Winds Musical Outreach, Gyros Quartet Enrique Tellez Tuba St. George, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: American Festival Orchestra, Utah State University Wind
Meghan Birmingham Vangeli* Viola Dallas, Texas ALSO: Dallas Opera, Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra Bernie Vaughn* Violin Jacksonville, Florida ALSO: Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Opera Orchestra, Cleveland Institute of Music Jenny Lee Vaughn* Violin Jacksonville, Florida ALSO: Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Eastman School of Music, Florida State University Sean Vore Horn Dayton, Ohio 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Dayton Philharmonic Wallis Vore Clarinet Dayton, Ohio 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Dayton Shelby Yamin* Violin San Francisco, California ALSO: San Francisco Academy Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music, Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival
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STAGE MANAGEMENT *UFOMT Debut
Jayme Castle Production Stage Manager Austin, Texas 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Opera, WaterTower Theatre, Shreveport Opera Blair Coppola Assistant Stage Manager Schenectady, New York 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: The Juilliard School, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance Megan Gray* Production Assistant Mequon, Wisconsin ALSO: Indiana University Bloomington, The Bloomington Playwrights Project, First Stage Children’s Theatre Academy Julie Hurley Assistant Stage Manager Ridgewood, NJ 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Houston Grand Opera, Indiana University, Indiana Festival Theatre Laura Judson Production Stage Manager Bainbridge Island, Washington 4th UFOMT Season ALSO:Vespertine Opera Theater, Opera Omaha, Florentine Opera Liz Petley Production Stage Manager Averill Park, New York 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Houston Grand Opera, Portland Stage Company, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
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Chelsey Sorbo 2nd Assistant Stage Manager Mountain Lakes, New Jersey 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Indiana Festival Theatre, IU Dept. of Theatre and Drama, IU Jacobs School of Music Annie Wheeler Production Manager/ Production Stage Manager Houston, Texas 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera
SEASONAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF *UFOMT Debut
Laura Arnold* Company Management and Box Office Intern Baraboo, Wisconsin ALSO: University of Wisconsin Parkside Emily Gee Box Office Intern Logan,UT 4th season Also: Old Lyric Repertory, Music Theatre West Constance Hester* Box Office Intern Columbus, Ohio 4th UFOMT Season Logan, Utah ALSO: Old Lyric Repertory Company, Music Theatre West Tyler Hixson* Company Management, Development, and Concessions Management Intern Monticello, IL ALSO: Millikin University, Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre, Break Away Dance Company
Amanda Nall Box Office Supervisor Midlothian, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Lone Star Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival Sally Ann Stewart* Box Office Intern Cincinnati, Ohio ALSO: Queen City Chamber Opera, Contemporary Dance Theatre, Northern Kentucky University Derek Williamson* Assistant Company Manager Ogden, Utah ALSO: Weber State University, Eccles Center, The Grand Theatre
AUDIO / VISUAL *UFOMT Debut
Robert Anderson* Audio/Visual Engineer Rochester, Minnesota ALSO: Minnesota State University-Mankato, Minnesota Renaissance Festival Devan Castle* Audio/Visual Intern Salina, Kansas ALSO: Kansas State University, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Texas Family Musicals Ashton McWhirter Audio/Visual Assistant Engineer Garland, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: WaterTower Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Dallas Wind Symphony Suli Stuelpnagel* (See Designers Section)
COSTUMES / WARDROBE
*UFOMT Debut Kristal Armitstead* Stitcher, Dresser Pleasant Grove, Utah ALSO: Maine State Music Theater, Southern Utah University Jill Barr Stitcher Logan, Utah 4th UFOMT Season Michelle Bradford Cutter, Draper Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University Mandolynn Browning* Stitcher, Dresser Bloomfield, New Mexico ALSO: Utah State University, Sandstone Productions, Mark Medoff Kelsey Clark Stitcher Smithfield, UT 11th UFOMT Season ALSO: Logan High School, Cache Community Theatre Katrina M. Dransfield Costume Studio Manager Augusta, Georgia 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Southern Utah University, Weber State University, Vintage Ooollee’s Jean Louise England Stitcher Logan, Utah 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: Weber State University, Childsplay Inc., Arizona Theatre Company Marie England Stitcher Logan, Utah 18th UFOMT Season
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ALSO: Weber State University, Tuacahn, Only by Hand at Marie’s Emmanuel Garcia* First Hand Los Angeles, California ALSO: Ithaca College, Des Moines Metro Opera, Baron Hats - Hollywood’s Hat Maker
Michaela B. Nelson Wardrobe Mistress Belvidere, Illinois 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Strayer-Wood Theatre, Paramount Theatre
Shauna Jensen Stitcher Logan, Utah 4th UFOMT Season
Jordan Pohlman Design Assistant, Wardrobe Supervisor, Wardrobe Crew Chief, Wardrobe Maintenance Supervisor Wichita, Kansas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Wichita State University, Music Theatre of Wichita
Claire Kafka Duda* Design Assistant, Dresser Hazelhurst, Wisconsin ALSO: University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Tommy O’s Playhouse
Katie Rogel* Stitcher, Dresser Lehi, Utah ALSO: Weber State University, Old Lyric Repertory Company
Alex Kosbab First Hand, Dresser Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Alabama, College of Charleston, Spoleto Festival USA
Geoff Rosenberg* Design Assistant, Costume Intern, Dresser Santa Clara, Utah ALSO: Weber State University, Snow Canyon High School, Tuacahn Amphitheater
Jazmin Medina Design Assistant, 2nd Year Intern, Dresser Franklin, Wisconsin 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Wisconsin Parkside, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Latino Arts Strings Program
Jennifer Sheshko Wood* Millinery and Crafts Artisan Montreal, Quebec ALSO: University of Northern Iowa, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Indiana University at Bloomington
Linda Hansen Stitcher Logan, Utah 8th UFOMT Season
Mia Morgan White* Patterner/ Stitcher Paris, France ALSO: National Association of Broadcasters, National Association for Television Executives and Producers, National Association of Teachers
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Sandra Tolley Stitcher Logan, Utah 10th UFOMT Season Nicole Valencia Millinery and Crafts Artisan, Dresser, Painter/ Distresser Queens, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, Bucknell
Theatre & Dance, Arizona Repertory Theatre Anne Walaszek* Assistant Studio Manager, Dresser Chicago, Illinois ALSO: Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Lyric Opera of Chicago, University of Wisconsin Parkside Erin S. Winslow* Stitcher Englewood, Ohio ALSO: New London Barn Playhouse, University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music Heather Wood* Wardrobe Intern Smithfield, Utah ALSO: Snow College Theatre Department, Sky High Players, Camp Browning
ELECTRICS
*UFOMT Debut Matthew Caraway* Assistant Master Electrician Guilford, Connecticut ALSO: Muhlenberg College, Wesleyan University Danielle Davis Electrician Decatur, Illinois 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Millikin University Jeremy Goldenberg Lighting Programmer Boston, Massachusetts 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Huntington Theatre Company, Boston University, New Repertory Theatre Cory Skold* Electrics Intern Marion, Iowa ALSO: Theatre UNI, Sissy’s Sircus Burlesque, Orpheum Theatre Marshalltown, Iowa
Sean Tait Master Electrician Oswego, Illinois 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Shattered Globe Theatre, Limelight Theatre Company, Hippodrome State Theatre Nathan Van Remmen* Electrics Intern Buffalo, New York ALSO: Niagara University Theater
SCENIC
*UFOMT Debut Max Amitin Scenic Artisan Cincinnati, Ohio 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Hilberry Theatre, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Williamstown Theatre Festival Joseph Blair Assistant Technical Director Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season Alexis Castellanos Assistant Scenic Artisan New York, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: The Juilliard School, University of Central Florida Nate Daniels* Scenic Intern Buffalo Hart, Illinois ALSO: Millikin University Theatre Department Thomas Hanlon* Scenic Intern Omaha, Nebraska ALSO: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Red Theatre Omaha, Rise Above Promotions Kyle Hanson* Scenic Intern Hattiesburg, Mississippi ALSO: University of Southern Mississippi, Gateway Playhouse
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Jacob Lacher Carpenter Memphis, Tennessee 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, University of Memphis
Steven Maurer* Scenic Intern Albuquerque, New Mexico ALSO: UNM Department of Theatre and Dance Jen Medina-Gray Carpenter Columbia, Maryland 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Syracuse University, Syracuse Stage Stanley Natonek* Scenic Intern Oswego, Illinois ALSO: Millikin University,
Limelight Theatre Company, Oswego East Performing Arts Center
of Contemporary Art, State University of New York at New Paltz
Alec Parson* Carpenter Fort Collins, Colorado ALSO: University of Northern Colorado, Little Theatre of the Rockies, Union Colony Civic Center
Marshall Tosko Master Carpenter Hilliard, Ohio 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Northern Stage
Morgan Golightly Raddatz* Scenic Intern Logan, Utah ALSO: Unicorn Theatre Company, Utah State Theatre, Old Lyric Repertory Theatre Eleanor Skovgaard* Carpenter Pittsford, New York ALSO: Jefferson Performing Arts Society, Massachussetts Museum
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PROPERTIES
*UFOMT Debut Lauren Coghlan* Props Artisan Indianapolis, Indiana ALSO: Jerry Herman Ring Theater, University of Miami, Illinois Shakespeare Festival John Michael Eddy* Props Artisan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ALSO: Temple University Sarah Morgan* Props Artisan Orlando, Florida ALSO: Orlando Repertory Theatre, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, University of Central Florida Lauren Stewart* Props Master Goodlettsville, Tennessee ALSO: Savannah College of Art and Design, Callifornia Shakespeare Theater, Cracked Web Series Tristian Triana* Props Intern San Antonio, Texas ALSO: Santa Fe University of Art & Design, Classic Theatre of San Antonio, Six Flags Fiesta Texas
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Lydia Winkelmann Props Artisan Fayetteville, Arkansas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Arkansas, New Rule FX, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts Theatrefest
WIGS & MAKEUP *UFOMT Debut
Antonio Consuegra* Wigs & Makeup Artisan Brooklyn, New York ALSO: 777 Theatre Off Broadway, Gretna Theatre Bethany Davidson Wigs & Makeup Artisan 2nd UFOMT Season Decorah, Iowa ALSO: Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Theatre and Dance, New Minowa Players Community Theatre Kellen Eason Wigs & Makeup Artisan Portland, Oregon 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Opera Michael Gonzales* Wigs & Makeup Artisan Chandler, Arizona ALSO: Dorset Theatre Festival, Arizona State University, Medora Musical S. Marcus Lopez* Wigs & Makeup Assistant, Department Supervisor Fort Worth, Texas ALSO: IATSE Local 803, Fort Worth Opera, Artes de la Rosa
UFOMT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael Ballam, Founding General Director Marc Ensign, Chair Gary Griffin, Treasurer
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Richard Anderson James Michael Bankhead Kathie Coon Kristan Fjeldsted Ronald Godfrey Kathie Horman Leslie P. Larson Douglas Lemon Ann Mortenson Carolyn Nebeker Rasmussen Paul D. Parkinson Marilyn Phillips Keith Schmidt Sandefur Schmidt Kurt Smith Betty Lou Stewart Feltus Stirling Terryl Warner
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Fred C. Adams Wanda I. Allen Shari Badger Oral L. Ballam Vanessa Ballam Robert F. Bennett Jonathan Bullen Bryan Burr Beverly B. Campbell Marion Campell Brian Cannell Gary L. Carlston W. Boyd Christensen Clark Cutler Barbara Fjeldsted Larzette G. Hale-Wilson Sheldon Harnick Orrin Hatch Lyle Hillyard Julie Hollist Ronald W. Jibson Shirley Keyes Don Lind, Emeritus Joe Loesser Jay Mitton Cheri Murdock Gordon Nelson Evan Olsen Loraine Pace L. Tom Perry Glenn H. Peterson Hal Prince John Reed, O.B.E. Walter B. Rudolph Theodore Schmidt
Hyrum W. Smith Jim M. Wall John C. Worley, M.D. John Worley III
FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT STAFF
Wadrobe 4th UFOMT Season Stacy Merrill Box Office Manager / Volunteer Coordinator 10th UFOMT Season
Vanessa Ballam Education Director 14th UFOMT Season
Robert Miller Assistant Music Administrator 10th UFOMT Season
Michael Ballam Founder & General Director 22nd UFOMT Season
Kevin Nakatani Education Business Manager 9th UFOMT Season
Kendal Bates Creative Director Rocketbox Creative 4th UFOMT Season
Christopher Pulley Assistant to Dr. Ballam 12th UFOMT Season
Nansi Blau Director of Ticketing 14th UFOMT Season
Kyle Stein Assistant Technical Director 16th UFOMT Season
Charlotte Cantwell Controller 20th UFOMT Season
Barbara Day Turner Music Administrator 13th UFOMT Season
Cassandra Coulam Artistic and Company Administrator 10th UFOMT Season
Steven Workman Technical Director 2nd UFOMT Season
Lila Geddes Development Director 16th UFOMT Season Sarah Gee File Clerk 6th UFOMT Season Pamela L. Gee Opera by Children Director 17th UFOMT Season Gary Griffin Managing Director 10th UFOMT Season Lynelle G. Horrocks Education / Development Assistant 13th UFOMT Season Deon & Helen Johnson Facility Managers 17th UFOMT Season Phillip R. Lowe Director of Costumes &
OPERA BY CHILDREN Elaine Brewster Shae Bunker Jennifer Cook Dee Dee Darby-Duffin LaNan Donovan Pamela Gee Dana Gossner Nancy Griffin Christine Hadlock Becky Hainsworth Chelsea Hernandez Nellie Horrocks MarLyn McKinley David Naylor Tracey Norton Michelle Patrick Lori Pomeroy Jessica Roderer David Sidwell JeniSage Sidwell Marianne Sidwell Becca Thornton Lori Wood
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CONSERVATORY INSTRUCTORS
UFOMT GUILD MEMBERS
Michael Ballam Olivia Ballam-Blair Dawna Campbell Stefan Espinosa Dallas Heaton Kevin Nakatani Lauren Sidwell
Kurt Smith–President Darren Bassett Renée Bilborough-Abbott Lisa Budge Claire Cardon Paula Curtis Janet Flinders Sherma Garn Nancy Gordon Roberta Klebanoff Alice Mae Lemon
Samantha Mace Bernice McCowin Cheryl Morgavan Kaelin Olsen David Sherer Suzie Workman
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Paula Darley, House Manager Stephen Pelletier, Facility Manager Angie Roundy, Ticket Office Manager Mike Stauffer, Security Coordinator
James Kreutzberg, Executive Director Pat Canning, House Manager Cory Castillo, Technical Director
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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:
temperature, so you might want to dress in layers. Light blankets are available free of charge on a first-come basis in the theatre lobby. 1. No crinkling. We know those hidden Cameras and Recorders. Both are strictly Bluebird chocolates are calling your name, prohibited without written permission. but please don’t open the bag during the performance. If you might possibly need a Exchange Policy. Tickets may be exchanged at least 48 hours in advance for another lozenge, breath mint, or whatever, please performance of the same production. No unwrap it before the show begins. exchanges for a different production or if the 2. Cell phones. Please turn them off. Even on performance date has passed. Exchanges are free for series subscribers; non-subscribers silent, they will interfere with the sound pay $2 per ticket. system. Free Parking is available at Logan High School 3. Texting. Your phone does not possess (on 100 South between 100 and 200 West) secret powers that make the screen invisible to everyone but you. Please don’t and on the corner of Center Street and 100 West. annoy or distract your neighbors. Feel free to tweet the universe about your amazing Greet the Artists. Meet our company members after each performance outside at the Café Utah Festival experience, but please do it des Artistes, on the south side of the theatre during intermission or after the show. (when you’re facing the stage, head out the 4. Talking. This theatre has amazing acoustics left-hand door). and 1,106 other people can hear every word Hearing Devices. Borrow a sound you say. The performance begins when the enhancement headset free of charge on a music starts, not when the curtain goes up. first-come basis in the theatre lobby. Show the orchestra some love—the overture Informances. Informal discussions take is their time to shine. place in the theatre one hour before every 5. Kids. We love them, but babes-in-arms and performance. Learn plot and background children under 5 are not allowed. This stuff details about each production. Refreshments. No refreshments are allowed is just too cool for them. Also, take your in the theatre except bottled water, which other youngsters (or spouse, etc.) out if you should be careful not to drop, slurp, or they disturb the peace. slosh. 6. Tardiness. We’d love to hold the curtain Refund Policy. There are no refunds. for you, but if you’re late, we will seat you Smoking. No smoking. at intermission or at the first appropriate interval. In the meantime, relax and watch Wheelchair Seating is available. When ordering tickets, please advise the box office the show on the TV in the lobby, which is that you have a wheelchair. Arrive 30 minutes better than missing the whole thing. before curtain time to obtain assistance from the House Manager. Easy access is on the Policies: Boring but Necessary south side of the theatre (out the left door Backstage. Don’t go backstage, on stage, or in if you’re inside facing the stage). Drop off by the theatre annex. the Café des Artistes and head to your left Blankets. Because of our innovative cooling between the mansion and the theatre. An system we cannot precisely control the usher will be waiting at the door to help you.
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