Azteca and the Peacemakers Magazine

Grand Lake Montessori Performing Arts Camp Presents

Performed Friday, August 15, 2014 1st Presbyterian Church Theater Oakland, California

Grand Lake Montessori

PERFORMING ARTS CAMP

Presents

Azteca and the Peacemakers A Children’s Opera by William Bokhout

August 15th, 2014 - 7:00pm CREW

Performing Arts Director/Composer Choreographer Dance Support & Games Drumming and Capoeira Props and Crafts Stage / Production Manager Head Costume Designer Head Pieces Scenery Design/Construction Producer / Cinematographer Video Editor Counselors in Training Sound Engineer Still Photographer Graphics Spotlight

William Bokhout Hollis Bokhout Stuart Moody, Carolyn Arnold Danilo Portugal Leta Koerber, Mallory Williams Helen Campbell Mary Aima Hilary Brunner Susan Davis , William Wright, Mallory Williams Frazer Bradshaw, Matthew Dibble Gabe Crown, Merlin Veltman, Justin Boltwood Erik Hoffman Susan Davis, Wolfgang Ettenreich Susan Davis John Campbell, Gabe Crown

THE STORY OF

Azteca and the Peacemakers A Children’s Opera

by William Bokhout

The God’s were constantly fighting over who was the best and most loved. The two who fought most, were night God and Wind God. Each had their own musicians. Night God had rhythm and drums. Wind, the notes and melodies.

The Sun grew tired of their fighting and one day during a particular strong battle he captured their musicians and left for his realm, never to return, for He loved music more than anything and wanted the musicians for his own.

Without the Sun the world is cold, the people fight for food, for warmth of fire, for shelters from storms. We do not trust what we cannot see. Nothing grows in darkness.

Azteca, a particularly gifted and spiritual boy ascends the mountain to pray to the Gods to cease their fighting and end the wars on earth.

Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl each attempt to talk the Sun God into returning but cannot. The Sun’s light is too bright for Tezcatlipoca, the Sun’s heat to intense for Quetzalcoatl.

They devise a plan giving Azteca a special mask. They send Azteca, the only human on earth who can sing, to convince the Sun to return and free the musicians.

Azteca journeys across the land to reach the realm of the Sun, but first he must cross the ocean. Azteca pleads with the Sun God and convinces Him to allow Azteca to hear his musicians.

Sun God falls asleep at the sound of the beautiful music, and Azteca leads them away. Suddenly awakened, the Sun God in his rage flings his fiery arrows at Azteca who, shielded by the cloak and water horn, makes his escape. Returning to earth the warring people have light from the Sun and are lead by the musicians to make music together. Proving that people who make music together, cannot be enemies.

August 15, 2014 Grand Lake Montessori welcomes you to our 25th annual production.

We deeply appreciate all the parents, teachers, family and friends who have contributed their time and energy to this show. We could not create this magic without you.

The cast is composed entirely of children from all over the Bay Area. Their absorbent minds, and enthusiastic efforts allow them to learn the entire opera with all of the songs, dances and stage direction, in just 10 days. The amazing results of their immersion study are shown here tonight in this single performance. It is our hope that this experience will give your child a lifelong love of theatre.

Sincerely,

Helen Campbell

Head of School Grand Lake Montessori

CAST

In order of Appearance

NARRATORS

TEZCATLIPOCA STARS

QUETZLCOATL WINDS

Sophie Coutu Chiara Mapp Julia Mascola Ella Fenster Ajani Barrow

COLORS OF THE SUN

Ben Schoenberg Kali Rogers Thomas Macie Gard Natalie Dalton Madhavi Kennedy Hattie Bradshaw Mira Schoenberg Claire Moody Ciena Brooks Margaret Martin Clay Brookfield Daisy Howerton Miles Antaya Julian Gard Mariko Green Caelin Duffy Kate Meyjes Zoe Beiser Elena Wenzler Brownwyn Brantley

THE SUN GOD

Caleb Meyers

SUNFLOWERS

Cora Vera Keith Avery Oppenheimer Aiden Morgan Daphne Green Kiana Lee Olson Serena Ahn Maren Lindgren Aiden Stambaugh Surina Pugh Ava Brooks Eli Srivastava Naomi Wilson Rosemary Butler Carina Mueller

GECKOS

Maya Sears Stella Wilk Celia Hood Leilani Chatman Joaquin Murray Troy Jacobs Moses Barker-Trotter Sofia Dodge Kara Kennedy Kieran Montanez Chloe Tien Alidia Portugal

AZTECA SEA MONSTER

Makenna Hillyard Oona Swartz Keeva Sullivan Maya Klein Anya Goldberg Evija Plummer Ella Tschumy Casey Moore Henry Cattermole

WATER WOMAN

Julia Mascola

CANE

Ajani Barrow

CONCH

Jude Partovi

MOON

Madelyn Hardtke

RECORDER

Annika Owenmark

MUSICIANS

RED YELLOW GREEN BLUE

PEOPLE OF THE EARTH

DRUMMERS

Soli Partovi Annika Owenmark Chiara Mapp Sophie Coutu

Zade McDonald Charlotte Mascola Marin Hillyard Eva Beck-Ruiz Reza Partovi Jasper Dibble Olivia Marletta Alina Shahid Anna Simmons Quincy Antaya Leah Schatz Colette Moody Eli Ikuta Brandon Tien Serena Phillips Sahira Joshi Lily Albin Ella Fenster Santiago Laub-Sabater Lua Portugal Esupat Chonjo Olivia Wenzler Alex Elizares Lucy Becker Louis Jacobs

Design & Layout by Susan Davis - www.PaintboxProductions.com Photos by Susan Davis, Wolfgang Ettenreich, Tristan Ikuta and John Campbell.

Azteca and the Peace Makers Magazine. Copyright Š2014, Grand Lake Montessori, Oakland, CA

Tonatiuh artwork (from cover) courtesy of Wikimedia Commons - Aztec Mythology http://commons.wikimedia.org