Grand lake montessori Performing arts camp presents
The Miracle Tree
August 16, 2013 Oakland, CAlifornia
August 16, 2013 Grand Lake Montessori welcomes you to our 24th 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
Grand Lake Montessori PERFORMING ARTS CAMP
Presents
A Children’s Opera Based on based on the book, The Great Kapok Tree, by Lynne Cherry
August 16th, 2013 - 7:00pm CREW William Bokhout William Bokhout Hollis Bokhout Stuart Moody, Danilo Portugal, Wanda Kincy Leta Koerber, Jackie Jensen, Tom Sears Helen Campbell Mary Aima Hilary Brunner Sophia Brunner William Wright, Frank Truncale Jason Joseffer Matthew Dibble Frazer Bradshaw, Marquesa Koerber, Sabina Tamayo Catherine Scanlon Sabina Tamayo, Susan Davis Susan Davis John Campbell, Gregory Martin Penny Holbrook
Performing Arts Director Musical Director Choreographer Dance Support & Games
Props and Scenery Stage/Production Manager Head Costume Designer Costume Designer Scenery Design Scenery Construction Camera Operator Producer /Cinematographer Video Editor Counselors in Training Sound Engineer Still Photographer Graphics Spotlight Opera Office Administrator
MUSICIANS Pianist Berimbau and Drum
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William Bokhout Danilo Portugal
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THE STORY OF
The Miracle Tree
A Children’s Opera Based on based on the book, The Great Kapok Tree, by Lynne Cherry Our story takes place in the beautiful, dense Amazon Rainforest. We are introduced to Gaia, goddess of the Earth, who sings of the beautiful sights and sounds of the rainforest and its creatures and speaks to the delicate balance of its ecosystem. One by one, we meet the creatures who inhabit the Understory and Canopy layers, as well as the tribal villagers who also call the rainforest home. All over the world, woodsmen are chopping down trees and clearing large areas of the rain forests. A trio of birds, the Macaw, the Toucan, and the Parrot witness the effects of man’s intervention in the rain forests and fly back to share what they have seen with Gaia and the other creatures. They listen in horror as the birds recount the felling of great trees and the clearing of whole swaths of the world’s rain forests Woodsmen enter the Amazon rainforest and set about the task of chopping the trees. A single woodsman is assigned the task of chopping a great Kapok tree. Hot and weary from his labor, he lies down to rest at the foot of the tree and falls asleep. Gaia leads the creatures to the place where he sleeps and the creatures , in turn, beg him not to destroy their home. They tell him that every tree is important to the tenuous balance of the web of life, not only for the rainforest, but also for our planet. The man awakes with a start and all around him he sees the creatures and villagers of the rainforest and the beauty of this tropical world. Their whispers echo in his ears. When his superior returns in dismay to see the job incomplete, the woodsman looks with new eyes on all he sees and makes his decision.
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CAST
In order of Appearance Gaia:
Margaret Martin
Mists:
Kali Rogers-Thomas Isabella Bartling Maddy Hardtke Soli Partovi
Frogs
Travis Dare Brandon Tien Quincy Antaya Carsen Dare Eva Muhl Evija Plummer Lucian Wingate Gaby Alessi Lily Alessi Edie Andrews Maya Sears Leilani Chatman
Lead Spider: Miles Antaya Louis Jacobs Jacob Weingarten Caelin Duffy Colette Moody Bronwyn Brantley Analise Riebli Zade McDonald Jiff Dillemuth Maya Klein Jacob Wilkins Arlo Lutzenberger Keeva Sullivan Sahira Joshi Anya Goldberg Porcupine: Elliot Gassman
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Butterflies:
Bebe Tirona-Dusenbury Claire Moody Monique Wethy Makenna Hillyard Madhavi Kennedy Ella Fenster Natalie Dalton
Monkeys:
Hattie Bradshaw Ciena Brooks Marin Hillyard Santiago Laub-Subater Nikko Sears Santiago Sodaye Henry Cattermole
Hummingbirds:
Lizzy Steward Julia Mascola Katie Ortiz
The Sloth:
Soli Partovi
Bumblebee: Jude Partovi Anteater Mother: Annika Owenmark
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Anteater Baby:
Malea Hartford
Villagers:
Mira Schoenberg Bobae Blain Marin Hillyard Kai Harris Sasha Weingarten Ella Riebli Oliver Goldman Jasper Dibble Charlotte Mascola Reza Partovi Zoe Beisner Eva Beck-Ruiz Esupat Chonjo
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Narrators:
Ella Fenster Chiara Mapp Audrey Hardtke Sophie Coutu
Tribal Elders:
Caleb Meyers Chiara Mapp
Woodsmen Solo:
Caleb Meyers
Woodsmen Chorus:
Ben Schoenburg Elliot Gassman Ajani Barrow Jude Partovi Miles Antaya Louis Jacobs
Tree Dancers:
Kali Rogers-Thomas Charlotte Mascola Julia Mascola Ella Fenster Isabella Bartling
Macaw: Toucan:
Sophie Coutu
Parrot:
Katie Ortiz
Boa Constrictor:
Audrey Hardtke
Spider:
Casey Moore
Jaguar:
Maddy Hardtke
Finale Solos:
Bobae Blain Casey Moore
Caitlin Sheen
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Our Team of Theater Professionals Director and Choreographer
William and Hollis Bokhout William Bokhout - Operatic baritone, has been the resident Baritone with Opera Grand Rapids for 25 seasons, performing as many as 35 different roles. In 2003, Mr. Bokhout founded The 2nd Act Opera Company, a professional touring group dedicated to promoting Opera as an art form to young people, performing in many of the schools in the area as well as touring with his wife Hollis presenting Children’s Opera Workshops in elementary schools across the country. Hollis Bokhout - Choreographer, Dancer, soloist, received her undergraduate degree in Theater from Bowling Green State University and her Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Marshall University. Mrs. Bokhout has been a frequent featured performer, displaying her versatility in opera, musical theater, and jazz.She is also a classically trained dancer having performed with the Toledo Ballet Company, and maintains an active teaching studio in the Grand Rapids area.
"Bel Canto our little miracle! Love, Mom, Dad and Ethan" Page 6
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Congratulations to our favorite Frog and Monkey, Maya And Nikko Sears From Nonna and Grandpa John The Miracle Tree
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Louis, Way to go!! We always knew you would be an entertainer. We are very proud of you. Although you were shy your first opera, you were born to be on stage! You're always so animated and enthusiastic, we hope your theatre skills which come to you so effortlessly, will take you great places! Love, Mom, Dad, Keke, Krystal, Kaza, Troy and Peyton
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Congratulations Natalie! We’re all so proud of you.
Love, Daddy, Mommy, Olivia, Stripes and Baxter Page 10
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Bravo Henry! We’re very proud of the time, thought and work you have put into your first year in Opera Camp.
We love you so much!
Mama, Daddy and Ethan
Bravo Kai! We are so proud of you! Love Mom, Dad, Kohl and Sissy
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From little flower to Mother Earth; you've come a long way! Congratulations, Margaret. We are very proud of you. Love, Your family
Julia and Charlotte Mascola
Congratulations on a great job!! We are so proud of our tree dancers (and hummingbird and villager) Love, Mom and Dad
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Performing arts camp presents
The Miracle Tree
A message from Stuart Moody, our movement specialist and August 16, 2013 storyteller, who gives us all a magical sense of wonder and appreciation for the world we live in. Oakland, CAlifornia The rainforest of the Amazon basin has been called the lungs of the planet, producing over 20% of the oxygen we breathe. It is also the reservoir of the world, holding two-thirds of all the fresh water. Large-scale clearing began in the 1960s when an area the size of Spain was cleared, primarily to make space for cattle and soybean production. The soil exposed in this clearing is productive only for a short time, meaning that farmers must keep clearing more land if they want to continue farming this way. For every acre of rainforest lost, we lost the capacity to capture carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels and the mismanagement of our wastes. For biodiversity, for beauty, for climate protection -- for life itself -- we depend upon the rainforest.