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At Your Service The House Manager is responsible for the overall front-of-house operation. Ushers (dressed in white and black with green scarves/ ties) can direct patrons who have questions or concerns to the House Manager.
Late Arrivals Late arrivals will be seated at a suitable break in the performance, and at the discretion of the house manager and/or artist. Late seating may not be possible in some cases. In consideration of all theater-goers, please arrive in plenty of time for the scheduled curtain.
Cameras, Tape Recorders, Pagers, and Cell Phones Cameras and recording devices are not allowed in the theater. The taking of photos during a performance may violate our contract with the performers and producers. In addition, it can distract performers and negatively affect their safety and the show. Pre- and post-show photography also is not permitted. Cell phones and any other electronic devices may not be used in the theater. The use of a laser pointer at any time by any patron subjects that patron to expulsion from the theater without a ticket refund.
Smoking Children Children are welcome in our theater, but bringing infants to a performance is highly discouraged, as they can become a distraction to performers and other audience members. Each individual must be ticketed to enter the theater and no babes-in-arms will be permitted. The Arts Center may deny entry to any person accompanied by another who may become a disruption to the performers or audience, and may likewise remove disruptive patrons from the audience. Occasionally, individual productions may have recommended age limits. It is always up to the parent/guardian to make the determination if an event is age appropriate for his/her child. Children four and under are strongly discouraged from attending performances not geared for children and families. Refunds are at the discretion of the Lone Tree Arts Center Box Office.
Refreshments Food is not allowed in the theater. Drinks purchased at our concessions stand are permitted in the theater. At most performances, you may pre-order a drink to avoid intermission lines.
Restrooms Restrooms are located in the center of the lobby near the front entrance, as well as on the north side of the lobby near the north entrance, across from the Event Hall. Wheelchair accessible restrooms are located near the north entrance.
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The Lone Tree Arts Center is a smoke-free facility. Smoking e-cigarettes is not permitted inside the building.
Parking The Lone Tree Arts Center has a large, free on-site parking lot as well as a convenient drop-off point at the front entry. The parking lot can be found on the south side of the building. Patrons are also permitted to park across Sky Ridge Avenue in the Target parking lot.
Hearing Assistance The Lone Tree Arts Center has installed an inductive hearing loop. The loop system broadcasts directly into hearing aids that are equipped with a Tele-Coil switch (or T-switch or telephone switch). For hearing aids with a T-coil switch, simply turn that switch and sound is broadcast directly to the hearing aid. For hearing aids without a Tele-Coil switch, wireless headset receivers are also available free of charge at the Box Office.
Emergencies In the unlikely event of an emergency, please follow house management instructions. The theater is equipped with emergency lighting if a loss of power occurs. Should an evacuation be necessary, please exit through the front theater doors and the front of the building unless instructed otherwise.
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ARTIST PROFILE
LEA SALONGA: THE HUMAN HEART TOUR With her perfect pitch and powerhouse voice, it’s easy to see why Lea Salonga’s career has spanned decades. Her resume is a collection of starring roles in some of the biggest musicals in the recent past, as well as multiple trailblazing honors. Born and raised in the Philippines, Lea started her professional career at the age of seven in a production of The King and I and it seems like she hasn’t been out of the spotlight since. Her big break came in 1989 when she was chosen to originate the role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon in London’s West End. She also starred in the Broadway production in 1991. She became the first woman of Asian descent to win a Tony Award for her performance as Kim. She has also garnered acclaim for her portrayals of both Eponine and Fantine in Les Misérables, Mei Li in Rogers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song, Grizabella in Cats, and most recently as Erzulie, the goddess of love, in Once on This Island.
But you don’t need to have stepped foot inside a Broadway or West End theater to know and love Lea Salonga’s voice. She was named a Disney Legend in 2011 for providing the singing voice of two Disney princesses, Jasmine from Aladdin and Mulan from Mulan and Mulan II. She’s also appeared on television in a number of projects, including ER, As the World Turns, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and as a judge for the Miss Universe pageant in 2011. In the Philippines, she’s a judge for The Voice. In addition to the multiple cast recordings and soundtracks that she’s contributed to, Lea also has multiple recordings of her own. Her repertoire on these albums ranges from traditional songs of the Philippines to Top 40 pop hits, as well as some of the musical songs that she’s so famous for. Her night at LTAC will be just as eclectic and is sure to delight audiences of all ages.
Lea Salonga Saturday, May 18 at 8pm and Sunday, May 19 at 7pm
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The 1960s was a pivotal time in this country’s history. The Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Movement took shape. The Vietnam War caused massive protests. John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. were assassinated. We landed on the moon. It was an incredible time for music, with the rise of The Beatles and the Rolling Stones with the British Invasion. The music coming from artists in the United States, though, reflected much of what was happening politically and changing social norms. This is evident with the rise of female artists, chronicled in Beehive: The 60’s Musical. Created by Larry Gallagher, Beehive tells the story of six women who came of age during the decade, looking back at everything that was happening through the most celebrated and memorable songs
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of the era. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Gallagher explained that he wanted to create a musical that would feature the songs he grew up with, and he and colleague Skip Brevis looked at videotape and film focused on music of the decade and researched weekly Top 10 records for every single year of the ’60s. Beehive initially opened for a limited two-week run in 1985 at a club in New York City called Sweetwaters, where both Gallagher and Brevis worked. Its immediate success led to an extended run, and then a move to an OffBroadway house and national tours. The Arts Center’s version features Candy Brown as director, with musical direction by Michael Williams, set design by Kevin Nelson, lighting design by Jen Kiser, costume design by Kevin Copenhaver, sound design by Allen Noftall, and wig and hair design by Diana Ben-Kiki. The cast features powerhouse (and LTAC favorites) Piper Arpan, Karen Jeffries, Sharon Kay White, and Sheryl Renee, along with newcomers Melody Moore and Valerie Igoe. With songs from such luminaries as Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Lesley Gore, and the Supremes, Director Candy Brown says, “I dare you to stay seated!”
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CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE Do you remember listening to an entire album when you first got it? The thrill of dropping the needle on the greatest music ever recorded? Classic Albums Live does. Note for note, cut for cut. That’s Classic Albums Live’s tag line, and for good reason: they perform every single sound on the album they’re covering, without any gimmicks that tribute bands often employ. Instead, they focus on the music itself, painstakingly recreating an album from cover to cover. “We don’t dress up or wear any sort of costume. We just stand there and play. All of our energy is put into the music,” says Classic Albums Live founder Craig Martin. “We want the performance to sound exactly like the album.” When Classic Albums Live first performed at the Arts Center with
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The Beatles’ Abbey Road, their musicianship blew the audience away, and it quickly blossomed into a series that has easily won over patrons. Having already performed Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, The Eagles’ Hotel California, and The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, they return later this season to cover Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Chronicle, Vol. 1 and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Keep your eyes peeled for a new Classic Albums Live series coming next season—sure to revisit favorites from the past, with incredible musicianship!
Classic Albums Live: Chronicle, Vol. 1—Saturday, May 11 at 8pm Dark Side of the Moon—Saturday, June 8 at 8pm
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SCFD HONORS THE LONE TREE ARTS CENTER In 2011, the Lone Tree Arts Center was just getting off the ground. As a new organization, eager to serve the Denver community and make our mark as a cultural leader, we focused on filling a need for outstanding, professional artistry in the thriving south metro area. Artistic excellence continues to drive our work, and so far, we have six prestigious industry awards to show for it.
Along with the Rex Morgan Award recognition, the Arts Center also received a monetary award, made possible through the generosity of PNC Bank. This funding will support our Sensory Friendly Initiative and other Community Impact programs that help us reach underserved audiences through the arts. These include Classroom on Stage Outreach to Title 1 Schools; SPARK!, a free cultural series for adults with memory loss and caregivers; and Arts in the Afternoon, a daytime series that invites seniors to be active arts patrons.
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Recently, we brought home yet another award that represents the impact of our commitment to breaking down barriers for audiences with limited access to quality arts and culture. This past November, the Arts Center received the 2018 Rex Morgan Award for Innovative Partnership and Regional Cooperation, a prestigious honor from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). The citizens of the SCFD help to support more than 300 arts organizations throughout the seven-county Denver metro area. Since 1998, SCFD has recognized individuals—visionaries and change makers—whose leadership has helped the arts flourish for the benefit of local citizens, following the example of SCFD pioneer, Rex Morgan, for whom the award is named. However, this year, SCFD added a new category to recognize organizations, and the Arts Center is the first to achieve this distinction. The recognition from SCFD is particularly meaningful because it shines the spotlight on the Arts Center’s signature Sensory Friendly Initiative and our important work to ensure access, encourage participation, and extend welcome to those in our community with intellectual, developmental, and sensory disabilities. We launched Sensory Friendly programming within a year of opening our doors. In 2012, working with local experts in the disabilities field, we presented a modified, low-sensory performance of our Home for the
That explains why on the day the Arts Center received word of the award, the whole team beamed with pride and gratitude. “I think we each had a ‘lump-in-the-throat’ moment, realizing that our work resonated so deeply, even among those who were learning about it for the first time through our nomination,” Lisa recalls.
Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet, LTAC Executive Director Lisa Rigsby Peterson, and fellow honorees Federico Peña and Dan Hopkins
Holidays spectacular. This helped us understand the need for accessible performing arts in our community. We also discovered that our emerging organization could lead the way in providing these opportunities! Today, we approach the Sensory Friendly Initiative with the same ambition that drives every other aspect of our programming. With a full season of low-sensory performances in our SF Family Tree series, usher training for adults with special needs, and a new collaboration with Arapahoe Community College’s Elevate program to help students with intellectual or developmental disabilities explore careers in the arts, the Arts Center is now among the visionaries and change makers in our region. “Sensory Friendly work is part of our DNA,” explains Lisa Rigsby Peterson, executive director. “Everyone, from our technical team, to our administrative staff, to our dedicated volunteers, embraces what we do and why we do it.”
This collective sense of pride also explains why, on November 28, the night of the SCFD’s public celebration in downtown Denver, the Arts Center’s cheering section was 29 strong, including staff, volunteers, corporate partners, and current and former City Council leaders. Many other local arts organizations were among the crowd of 600 attendees, including many we have inspired in the common purpose of making Denver the most sensory friendly city in the nation. By sharing best practices, convening a network, and commissioning the finest artists in our region, including Colorado Symphony, Colorado Ballet, Swallow Hill Music, Phamaly Theatre Company, Fiesta Colorado, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company, and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, we are collaborators—not competitors— in this movement. The momentum continues to build, and now, six years after launching programs for those who have been excluded, the Arts Center is proud to be a leader in a community-wide initiative that is helping to redefine what audiences could—and should— look like in the 21st Century. Our greatest reward comes from doing our part to ensure that the arts are for everyone!
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Bella Gaia: Beautiful Earth Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30pm
A visceral flow of unencumbered beauty manifests for all the senses by combining supercomputer data-visualizations from NASA, high-fidelity orbital views of Earth, cultural photography, and stirring LIVE performances of music and dance from around the world, with an “iridescent landscape of gossamer melodies and labyrinthine rhythms” (Nooga.com) to create the “Sublime” and “Out of This World” experience (Village Voice, USA Today). The award-winning Bella Gaia tells a cosmic story, exploring both human and natural expressions of the Living Universe, illuminating the relationship between civilization and nature as we enter the Anthropogenic Age by visualizing our effects on the biosphere while celebrating the evolution of art and culture. Bella Gaia is a new story for our time, delivered in the language and technology of the future.
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Inspired by astronauts who spoke of the life-changing power of seeing the Earth from space, Bella Gaia successfully simulates this Overview Effect* from space flight and makes audiences “Discover what it’s like to be an astronaut” (Washington Post). The moving experience leaves audiences with a transformative sense of wonder and inspiration seeing the Earth as a multifaceted yet cohesive working organism, and to realize deeply, emotionally, that there IS something to lose, and therefore there IS something to preserve, to steward. Crafted by the neuroscience-driven methodology of director-composer Kenji Williams, the “transcendental” and “stunning” effect of Bella Gaia (Scientific American) has proven to generate the elusive but critical emotional response: A Reason to Care.
*The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution author: Frank White Kenji Williams is a composer and director for multi-media live theater, mixed reality, and interactive data visualization, and is the creative director and producer of the NASA-powered earth-from-space show, Bella Gaia. Williams is an Artist in Residence and Visiting Scholar at the University of Colorado at Boulder developing a live 3D Holographic theater show, “Origin Stories,” and a trans-disciplinary initiative for students and researchers. Named a “100 Top Creative” by Origin Magazine, a World Technology Network award finalist in Arts, Entertainment, and Education, and a Grammy voting member, Williams explores the nexus of art and science through collaborations as diverse as astronaut Koichi Wakata orbiting live aboard the International Space Station, multimedia artist Paul Miller, Ballet Philippines, and institutions such as NASA, UNEP, and UNESCO. Williams has earned international film awards from Sundance, Lumen Prize, Canadian Society of Cinematographers, Science Media Awards, Best Soundtrack Composition at Macau International Fulldome Film Festival, People’s Choice Award at Fiske Fulldome Film Festival, and has garnered media exposure from the Washington Post, Village Voice, BBC, NPR, PBS, USA Today, and Huffington Post. Williams has toured the world at performing arts theaters, museums, conferences such as TEDx, Aspen Institute, Smithsonian, Guggenheim Museum, Strathmore, Marin Civic Center, Winspear Opera House, UNESCO, and the U.S. Department of State. Kristin Hoffmann is a singer/songwriter based in New York City and the featured singer for Bella Gaia. She studied classical piano, guitar, and opera at Juilliard and has performed all over New York, while also touring with the Wallflowers, Brandi Carlile, Feist, Richie Havens, and Ben Lee, among others.
She has performed at the Sundance Film Festival and her warm, melodious, haunting songs have been featured on several recent television shows. Kristin is a musical spokesperson for ocean awareness and conservation, with her “Song for the Ocean,” and has also written songs for health-challenged children. She is currently working with the dance group PURE, whose empowering piece Beauty Reimagined is set to her music. In addition to her four CDs, Spring Comes, Divided Heart, Real, and The Waking, Kristin has also released a CD of healing music, SOL~AUM (Songs of Light). Yumi Kurosawa was born and raised in Japan and started studying the Koto when she was three, when she was three, moving to NY in 2002. Kurosawa received first prize at the National Japanese Koto Competition for students in ‘89 and ‘92, and a scholarship from The Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan in ‘98. In addition to her extensive performances in Japan, including appearances at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, and on NHK Broadcast TV, Kurosawa has toured in Canada, Germany, Malaysia, Russia, and the US. Kurosawa made her Carnegie Hall debut in ‘06. In ‘11 she was the principal soloist in Daron Hagen’s Koto Concerto Genji, which premiered in Stratford with Orchestra of the Swan, and continued to play with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and so on. In ‘13, Kurosawa was the principal soloist for the premiere of The Memory Stone at the Houston Grand Opera. In ‘15, she premiered Ballet: Tsuru commissioned by Houston Ballet and Asia Society Texas as a soloist and composer. She collaborated with world top hip hop dancer Les Twins at the world heritage Kiyomizudera Temple, performed at the World Economic Forum in Dalian, China, and as a soloist for Koto and Shakuhachi Concerto FUGAKU by Takashi Yoshimatsu at Suntory Hall Opening Gala with Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. She continues to perform in local New York City venues such as Joe’s Pub, the Highline Ballroom, the Blue Note, Apollo Theater, and other concert halls. Kurosawa has been lauded by the New York Times for her graceful musicianship, “drawing on a timbral palette that [ranges] from warm and rounded to bright and metallic.” She also has received praise in the Washington Post and others. Lety ElNaggar, originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia, has been studying and performing jazz, classical, Colombian, and Arabic music since moving to New York in 2008 to attend Columbia University. She performs regularly on saxophones, ney, clarinet, and western flute in several ensembles including alternative rock band MAKU Soundsystem, Colombian-Jazz quintet Dilemastronauta, and the New York Arabic Orchestra. Irina Akulenko is a New York City-based performer, teacher, and choreographer with a burning passion for arts of all genres. Although she discovered Middle Eastern dance purely by chance, her interest in expression started at an early age and was channeled into ballet training, in addition to piano and voice lessons as well as drawing. However, belly dance became her
main addiction which she sustained by seeking instruction with numerous local teachers as well as visiting master performers. Since 2001, Irina explored both Egyptian Cabaret and American Tribal style belly dance and now enjoys fusing these styles as well as everything in between. Mariyah is a bellydancer, choreographer, and instructor. Distinguished by her graceful and evocative dance style, she is highly regarded as a leading dance artist in NYC. In addition to her dedication to traditional dance styles, Mariyah is a theatrical artist drawing on a variety of movement forms, the depth and diversity of bellydance, and her passion for myth and poetry to create dances which evoke archetypal figures and a journey of the spirit. Läle Sayoko was one of the founding members of Japan’s famous Samanyolu professional belly dance group in Tokyo, and has since developed her own solo career touring with United Kingdom’s Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers on a 100-plus city tour encompassing the U.K., as well as Turkey’s Baba Zula, the Bella Gaia multimedia “Earth from space” journey show, and New York City’s highly respected Zikrayat. Her recent project is Flying Apsaras, a dance duo with world renowned bellydance star, Kaeshi Chai. Appearing in Japanese and American magazines and newspapers, she aspires for dance to be a powerful communicator though traditional technique and spiritual embodiment. Rhiannon Catalyst is a creative director, manager, producer, and artist−a ‘Catalyst’ who has built and worked with teams at the helm of highly awarded multimedia events, venues, and conferences for nearly two decades. She realized as a young producer she could use the arts to help facilitate change, healing, and education. At 21, she became music director of The Lunatarium, curating and booking years of events and immersive experiences at the legendary DIY art and music space nominated “Best US Dance Music Venue” and awarded “Best Unusual/ Unique Venue” by URB Magazine, followed by select events for the Winter Music Conference, Figment Festival, and many others. Recently she curated Drawing Sound for the Rubin Museum of Art, an immersive interplanetary EP release party for artist duo MEMBA, and currently is creative directing Unity Earth Liftoff (featuring Bella Gaia). Her management credits include events for Sakura Matsuri at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, B.A.M., Basement Bhangra, Creative Tech Week, NY Developer Week, the World Maker Faire, and album releases for artists including Anoushka Shankar. Catalyst began working with Bella Gaia in 2017, as tour manager and trans-media strategist, utilizing the Bella Gaia VR experience to further engage audiences on tour, while managing Bella Gaia’s ongoing tours to venues like Yuri’s Night LA, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs, CalTech, and beyond. She believes passionately in the power Bella Gaia has to shift consciousness while celebrating the beauty and interconnectedness of the universe, Earth, and human culture. www.rhiannoncatalyst.com
Tartan Terrors Saturday, March 2 at 8pm
The Tartan Terrors, known as “North America’s Premier Celtic Event” have brought a unique blend of Celtic music, comedy, and dance to many of the top international festivals and theatres throughout North America, including the Dublin Irish Festival, Ohio, Chicago Irish Festival, and Lone Tree Arts Center in Colorado. Audiences had better be ready to clap their hands, stomp their feet, and laugh until their sides hurt when this Celtic Extravaganza (off center, but always on the mark) hits with a hilarious kilted vengeance. Now is your chance to “Enter the Flash Zone!” wear a kilt, paint your face blue, grab a pint, and enjoy a fun-filled music experience, as you have never enjoyed before! The Tartan Terrors mix rock’s energy with traditional Celtic, all with an arsenal of classic pipes, fiddle, driving drum tones, and signature guitar styles. Celtic Beat Magazine hails them as the “heirs apparent to the [Celtic] mayhem.” www.tartanterrors.com
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Ellen Wilkes Irmisch has been co-directing the Tartan Terrors with her brother since 1996, and she feels incredibly blessed to work with such incredible fellow artists. She has performed throughout North America in numerous theatres, festivals, Renaissance Faires, and corporate events. Past performance credits include Carousel and Our Town (Stratford Festival), Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Viola in Twelfth Night, Belle in Scrooge, Tim Allen’s The Santa Clause, and Anne of Green Gables II. Choreography highlights include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Memories of the Rat Pack, Much Ado About Nothing, A Christmas Carol, Ontario Renaissance Faire, Great Lakes Medieval Faire, Hello Dolly, Motown Review, Jasper Station and the Canadian premiere of Norm Foster’s Sitting Pretty. She has performed with many Celtic artists including Bonnie Rideout, Al Petteway, John Doyle, and Matt Bell. A member of the British Association of Teachers of Dance (BATD), Ellen is Fellow in ballet, stage, and Highland, and Member in Scottish National, Step Dance, and Freestyle. She has taught for over 29 years and until 2009 headed up the Academy of Film and Performing Arts, a facility her mother started in 1961. She is a member of ACTRA, CAEA, and AFM and has received training at York University, Ryerson University Dance Program, and is a graduate of the Ryerson Theatre Program. One of Ellen’s greatest prides of being a Tartan Terror is the work the band has done to support breast cancer and other charitable organizations. She is ever grateful to have been introduced to Kal Hourd’s piece, “When Pink is Just a Color Again.” When off the stage Ellen is busy being an Independent Consultant and Area Manager with Arbonne International and enjoys teaching children and teens First Nations and Environmental Studies at Conservation Halton. Ian Wilkes Irmisch is the co-artistic director with his sister of the Tartan Terrors. He has an extensive career in the professional arts. At the age of five, he had already performed in the prestigious Great Hall of Hamilton Place, and he has never looked back since! Ian holds credentials with ACTRA, CAEA, and the AFM. Ian has appeared with the Spirit of a Nation Tour, Charlottetown Festival, Robin Hood (Ross Petty Productions), 42nd Street (Hamilton Theatre Inc), Brigadoon (Drury Lane Productions), and across the UK performing in 32 performances. He has appeared in a number of film and television productions including Death to Smoochy, Superstar, Road to Avonlea, The Santa Clause. As a child he has trained at his mom’s school Sundance Studios, and went onto Ryerson University, under the direction of Nadia Potts, of the National Ballet, Sheridan College, and in New York City. In 1996, the Wilkes-Irmisch siblings formed the Tartan Terrors, and Celtic performances have never been the same since. Ian has performed his way through Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. Jarred Albright has played the violin since he was seven years old and music has been his focus ever since. He started off playing classical music but quickly switched to the fiddle style, learning Celtic, folk, old-time, and bluegrass before entering post-secondary to pursue jazz performance. Since then he has endeavored to teach himself to sing and play mandolin, guitar, banjo, and ukulele. In 2012 he and Ben Plotnick were awarded the 10k20 grant from Rawlco Radio and their bluegrass duo recorded the self-titled CD Rye & Fairy Tales, to much acclaim. He has spent most of his time since then in Toronto, but is happy to call himself an Albertan again! Music has taken him around the world including the United States, South Korea, Scotland, England, and Ireland. Having recently returned from Toronto to his hometown of Calgary, these days Jarred keeps busy gigging his diverse instrument
set with an equally diverse set of musical acts. He also shares his love of music with his many students and is excited to be seeing the continent as a Tartan Terror. Emily Yarascavitch began step-dancing at age four and took up the fiddle a short time later. Her love for both led her to the competition circuit at six years of age. She has classical violin training through the Royal Conservatory of Music and plays various fiddle styles. Emily has won such prestigious titles as 12 and Under Canadian Junior Champion; 18 and Under Maritime Fiddle and Stepdance Champion; 18 and Under Junior Canadian Champion; a Grand Masters Junior Showcase Performer; Canadian Open Duet Champion; and a Canadian Grand Masters finalist. She is a graduate of the University of Waterloo in honours sciences with minors in biology and music. Emily released her debut CD My Passion in 2009 and released another with her trio, Branches of Silver in 2015. She has toured with the Scott Woods Band and plays regularly with the Nathan MacDonald Duo and Branches of Silver. Emily is currently a full-time violin and stepdance instructor in Oshawa, ON. Daniel Pentecost began playing the violin at 12 years old. He began by studying the Suzuki violin method with Beverly Drukker. Moving quickly through the method, he began playing with youth orchestras in the area including The Sumner County Youth Symphony, and The Youth Strings Orchestra at the Blair School of Music. Shortly after starting the violin, Daniel began studying the bagpipes. Playing throughout high school and college, he competed in solo competitions throughout the southeast, eventually making it to an Amateur Grade II classification. He also had the honor of competing with such bagpipe bands as Nashville Pipes and Drums, The Tennessee Scots Pipe Band, and The Atlanta Pipe Band. Daniel attended Belmont University in Nashville, TN, where he majored in commercial violin with emphases in performance, composition and arranging. There he had the honor of studying violin with Elisabeth Small, Tammy Rogers-King, and Tracy Silverman; composition with Dr. Bryan Clark; and arranging with Dr. Jeff Kirk. While at Belmont he performed with The Belmont University Symphony Orchestra, Southbound, and Phoenix. He performed in three broadcasts of Christmas at Belmont, played fiddle with Jenna Basso in both the Country and The Best of the Best Showcases, and was part of the house band for the 2010 Commercial Music Showcase. Jake Saenz is a Toronto-based bass guitar and guitar player. Jake plays in a handful of bands covering all genres of music including hard rock, country, folk, and Celtic. After playing many different instruments ranging from drums and bagpipes to guitar and piano, Jake ultimately chose to focus on bass guitar and guitar. Jake regularly gigs around Toronto and the greater Toronto area with Big Otter Creek, as well as a bunch of singer-songwriters. Jake has been fortunate enough to have traveled a lot growing up and therefore got to experience a vast amount of music around the world firsthand. Phill Hood is a singer/songwriter and performer from St. John’s, Newfoundland. Since moving to Toronto in 2003, he has been blessed over the years to share the stage with many of the city’s most talented musicians! Phill spends most of his
time playing Celtic and rock music in many venues across the greater Toronto area. Whether it be with his cover band with bandmate Jon McCann, Ladyshake, or as a solo artist, there is rarely a moment that Phill is not wielding his guitar and singing a soulful melody! Having grown up in rugged Newfoundland, Phill was exposed to Celtic music and culture at a very early age but did not truly embrace it until he left his homeland to study music in Toronto and started to miss the sounds that reminded him most of home. Having honed his craft in many a dark pub, Phill quickly found himself in a network of similarly minded musicians and began working with fiddlers on a regular basis, trying to match the music of his roots with the flare and passion of a modern rock show. 2019 marks Phill’s eighth year with the Tartan Terrors, and if you haven’t met him at a show yet, then you’ll usually find him either serenading a group of people with a sing-along or carrying on with locals at a nearby pub. Chris Kerba is a 20-year guitar veteran and is proud to suit up in blue! For the past 10 years, he has played professionally both with the Tartan Terrors and Eclectic Revival. In addition to playing guitar, Chris is also an accomplished Bodhran player. His take on classic Celtic tunes, as well as new age music, will have you singing all the way home! In addition to his love for music, Chris also a professional comedian, actor, writer, and director. Charles Richard Thomas McKittrick fell in love with drums at age nine. He fell in love with rhythm and music long before that when he discovered a pair of pipe band drumsticks in his father’s closet at age six and has been leading straight from the heart ever since. His hometown of Hamilton, Ontario provided many early opportunities as a budding musician, including the year he was percussionist with the Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. In 2009 Charlie earned his bachelor of music from the University of Windsor where he studied classical music as a percussion major under the direction of Dr. Bryan Malito and Dr. Nicholas Papador. For the last 10 years, Mr. McKittrick has been an active drum instructor, providing one-on-one lessons either as a contractor at various professional facilities or at his own private studio. Aside from drumming with Tartan Terrors, Charlie also performs with Andria Simone, Henry Taylor & The LongHorse Rangers, Flat 5, Nighttime Ritual, Jeremy De Freitas, Jay Macedo, Ladyshake, and Phill Hood & The Exclamation. Being a singing multiinstrumentalist, Charlie often appears solo where he plays acoustic guitar and sings either his original material or from a 300+ cover song repertoire. Pit band work is another area of music that Charlie has had the chance to explore, including drum performances of Little Shop Of Horrors, The Phantom of the Opera and Evita. A recent highlight for Mr. McKittrick saw him drumming for Finger Eleven at the 2016 Edge CASBY Music Awards. Peter McArthur received most of his instruction from Bill Caudill at St. Andrew’s University in Laurinburg, NC. He also spent many years attending the North American Academy of Piping summer school at Valle Crucis, NC where he received very influential instruction from Sandy Jones, Bill Logan, Ed Neigh, Colin MacLellan, and other major figures. In addition, he has attended many weekend workshops with world class players like Alasdair Gillies, Bob Worrall, and Ken Eller.
Peter is Pipe Sergeant with the St. Andrews University Pipe Band, a group that has consistently been the Grade III band to beat in the South for 20 years. (There is a very small number of Grade II/I bands in the US). He is the Pipe Major for the Cross Creek Pipes and Drums in Fayetteville, and also teaches the Myrtle Beach Regional Pipe Band. The Wake and District Pipe Band in Raleigh recently brought Peter along to help tune and troubleshoot for a Grade III contest in Chicago. In the past, Peter taught and set up the Cape Fear Highlanders out of Wilmington during their undefeated year in Grade IV. He has also performed with the Charleston Police Pipes and Drums during their second run in Grade II at the North American Championship. Tyler Harris began playing the pipes at 10 years old and started tearing through the years of piping. At 23, Tyler has won seven North American Championships, four Canadian Championships, 5 Ontario Championships, and 4 US Open Championships and routinely travels to Scotland to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships. Tyler went on to graduate from Brock University in 2017 from Psychology and was given awards for Mr. Heart of Gold Best Musical Talent and was nominated for the Spirit of Brock Medal. Tyler has also begun writing music that is being played by bands in Australia, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and the United States and has been featured on the BBC and Pipeline as a musician. Artist Alternates Sean Bellamy Greig Cairns Peter J. Corneil Sean Mc Keown
Lone Tree Arts Center Partners and Supporters Behind every great performance at the Lone Tree Arts Center is the generosity of our wonderful individual and corporate donors. We are grateful for these contributions. Please consider joining our family of donors by calling (720) 509-1009 or online at www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. This list includes donors to the Lone Tree Arts Center from November 1, 2017 to February 13, 2019. If we have inadvertently omitted your name, please contact the Development Department at 720-509-1009 so that we can correct our listings. Thank you for your support.
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$10,000 - $19,999 • Andrews Winslow Foundation • Century Communities, Inc. • Charles Schwab and Company • Colorado Creative Industries • Douglas County Developmental Disabilities Mill Levy Grant • In Memory of Heidi Kaufman • Janet and Joel Kaufman • John G. Duncan Charitable Trust • Scott Leonhart and Maggie Eichenlaub
• PNC Bank • RidgeGate • Sky Ridge Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children • Xcel Energy Foundation • Betty A. and Don E. Winslow
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• Dave and Betty Jo Cottrell • Donald E. Dillard and Janeen Kendall • FirstBank • In Memory of Roy H. Goodearl • Judy K. Hall • Sophie Huang and Yuan Hsieh • Hudick Excavating, Inc. • Kaiser Permanente • Fred Kaserman and Diane Webster • Launch Advertising • Becky Leibman and John Hoskins • Carl Mattson and Susan Alworth • Jack and Margie O’Boyle • Rainold Family Foundation • Richard and Jill Rogers • M.J. “Mel” and Virginia Semrad • Paul and Susan Squyer • Ken Waugh • Hugh and Liz Whitmore
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• Pamela and James Kelly • In Memory of David Kolstad • Jim and Debbie Kullas • Gary and Cori Leete • Joyce and William Lew • In Honor of Henry Lowenstein • Bobbie and David Marfitano • Hurley and Claire Mitchell • Robert Murphy and Kathleen Kelly • Becky and Brett Narlinger • Bess and Dale Pahl • Lisa Rigsby Peterson • Amy and Jay Sage • Robin and Chris Scurto • Wynne Shaw • Sheila and Paul Shepherd • Keith and Victoria Simon • Susan and Bill Smith • Gayle M. Spelts • Debra and Roland Stubblefield • Allen Tinker and Becky Takeda-Tinker • Heather Van Dusen • Leon and Alla Veremeychik • James and Barbara Wightman
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• Angela Chan and George Chin • Tonya Fallows - ReMax Professionals • Janet Hanna • Ann and Carlton Hargett • Kevin and Denise Hawkins • Dennis and Margaret Holman • Dr. Weston Johnson • Kim Laudenslager • Helene and David Lawful • Jack Lutz • Michelle and Carson Mallory • Norman C. and Florence R. Miller • Leslie and Jeff Modesitt • Michael and Sharon Modiz • Bill and Sue Morgan • Martin and Barbara OBrien • Kent and Linda Osborn • In Memory of Kathryn Peterson • In Memory of Ricky Raymond • Col. Frank Romano • Sherry R. and Michael V. Smith • Art and Paula Stewart • Sandy and John Stokely • Kathy Taigen and Jim Saracino • Whitney and Ann Thomas • Michael Zumwalt
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• Crista M. Bailey • Lise Bellmar • Thomas Boos • Julie and Michael Britti • Linda Castaneda • Leigh Chandler • In Honor of Patricia Charlett • Jeff Clayman • Ron and Marilyn Cutler • In Memory of Mel Dinner • Evonne T. Domoney • Jack P. Duvall • The Evans Family • Milton and Janice Ferry • Harvey and Joan Field • Ken and Bunny Fisher • Karen and C. Dale Flowers • Jeff and Paula Fox • Gene and Janet Francisco • Gary and Barbara Godden • Sheryl and Andy Gurrentz • Pam and Duke Hartman • Gloria E. Heyer • Ruth Hiebert • Beth and Ralph Howard • Michael and Marsha Jaroch • John and Nancy Jason • In Memory of Don Johnson • In Memory of Marvin Johnson • Michelle Kelloff • Hans and Evelyn Kriek • Stuart and Janet Kritzer • In Memory of Col. Joseph A. Kuhn • Bruce and Mary Lou Laubach • Bob and Jean Lind
• In Memory of J. G. Linwood Smith • Lawrence Lovelace • Lundberg Family • In Honor of Madeleine Lyle • Dr. William and BK Maniatis • Mary McMillan • Andrew Medvec • Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mickelsen, II • In Honor of Mr. Mike Monday • In Honor of Francis Mondine • Douglas Moore and Rebecca Beall-Moore • Jim and Ginny Murphy • Bob and Carol Nadlonek • Mark and Alison O’Rear • Susan Osborne • Steven Otsuki • Courtney Ozaki • Joe Ozaki • Nancy Patton • Ron and Linda Patton • In Honor of Brenda Rafferty • Kevin Ramirez • Colonel Richardson • Mary Ann Rowsey • R. Lawrence and Donna Sage • Gordon Savage • Jane and Glenn Schnepel • Sylvia Sich and Philip Baca • Martha and Roger Sippel • Tony Sorrentino • Hanspeter Spühler • Susan Stiff
• Melvin Stolzenburg and Rosemarie Martinez • Jim and Jenene Stookesberry • Kevin and Jennifer Stromberg • Helen K. Sullivan • Mark Thompson • Michael J. Tomcykowski • In Memory of Lee Van Ramshorst • Rita Walensa • Cindy and Gene Wenninger • Suzan and Scott Whitefoot • Clarence and Eva Williams • Jerry and Carol Wilson • Bob and Sharon Winders • Barb Wisler • Andrea and Harold Wolf • Norma and Eli Zackroff • Robert and Joanne Zimmer • Dale and Kristi Zimmerman
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SNAP SNAP comes to the LTAC fresh from their first American stop off-Broadway in Midtown Manhattan. All the way from Busan, South Korea, this cast of Korea’s greatest illusion artists is sure to capture your attention with their captivating magic and sleight of hand. Chances are you’ve seen magicians before, but from start to finish, this troupe will surprise you with their seemingly impossible tricks in an ingeniously staged magic show which oozes with humor and mystery. The magicians from SNAP sought inspiration from Charlie Chaplin for his slapstick style comedy and silent storytelling. This couldn’t be more evident as they brilliantly weave these Chaplinesque visual movements with pantomime, dance, juggling, comedy, and more in this multi-faceted performance.
SNAP is an exciting, heartwarming and family-friendly show with an interesting plot. When the three tricksters find a sealed door which transcends all of space and time, they encounter various characters such as the Alchemist, the Time Traveler, the Dreamer, and more. Together, they take you through a dreamlike fantasy experience of mystery and illusion ending through the same door of time and space as they say their farewells. Audiences of all ages will be captivated by these extraordinary artists. The young will be mesmerized by the wonder and mystery of this perform-ance and the rest of us will be reminded of our childhood curiosity and awe. You’ll want to grab your tickets now— before POOF! They’re gone!
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celebrate diversity and inclusiveness, enhance our community and bring people together. Additionally, Schwab employees donated time, money and expertise through more than 140 organized projects benefiting local nonprofits in 2018. Our free financial education programs, sponsored by The Charles Schwab Foundation, are offered throughout the Denver-metro area including Schwab MoneyWise® workshops, designed to help families learn and teach money basics, and our Money Matters: Make it Count program, in collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which teaches teens about personal finance. To learn more about Schwab’s community efforts visit aboutschwab.com/citizenship.
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Even before the Arts Center opened, the LTAC Guild was there and ready to help. Donating time and resources, this group of motivated women and men work behind the scenes to fundraise and bring awareness to LTAC year-round. One of the most important ways they support LTAC is by underwriting children’s access to theater by providing ticket fees and bus fees for hundreds of children to attend live theater at LTAC. It’s exciting to see their faces light up when an actor comes on the stage—and the Guild makes that happen! Recently the Guild expanded their support of LTAC programming by including support for sensory friendly programs.
In addition, the Guild uses its fundraising reach for other projects at LTAC such as providing booster seats for children in the Main Stage Theater and paying for the installation of a permanent bar in the Terrace Theater. This dynamic group works hard year-round with fundraisers including an opening night Gala and spring fashion show. They also host events and “friend-raisers” with behind-the-scenes tours and other unique activities. The Guild’s annual holiday community tradition of a tree lighting Holiday Kick-Off has now become part of the annual City of Lone Tree Merry Days. Sound like too much fun to miss? Join this dynamic group today by visiting lonetreeartscenterguild.org.
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2018 Lone Tree Arts Center Guild Board Members
Leslie and Jeff Modesitt
Tonya Fallows—President
Cathy and Joe Murphy
Lynn Pender—President Elect
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Leslie Modesitt— Communication Secretary
Stan Lhotak and Mike Rich Lone Tree Arts Center
Jack and Margie O’Boyle Gretchen Olsen LaCouture Park Meadows Retail Resort Lynn Pender—Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate Daphyne and Rick Reiff Richmond Homes— MDC Holdings
Lori Maddox— Recording Secretary Cathy Murphy—Treasurer Margie O’Boyle— Member at Large Nancy Yueh—Member at Large
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ABOUT US
Lisa Rigsby Peterson, Executive Director, helped open the Lone Tree Arts Center in 2011 as its first Executive Director. Over her 33 year career in performing arts management, she has been a part of many of Colorado’s leading cultural organizations—including The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Curious Theatre Company, and PHAMALY; served on multiple arts and cultural boards and committees, and also worked abroad. A Colorado resident since 1975, Lisa is a graduate of the University of Colorado and the Yale School of Drama.
Paul Ackerman, Production Manager, is a native of Long Island, NY. Paul received his degree in Technical Theatre and Design from the University of Virginia. He has worked in Atlanta with The Alliance Theatre/Atlanta Children’s Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Paul joined the team at LTAC prior to its opening in 2011 after serving as the Senior General Manager of Production for Blue Man Group.
Leigh Chandler, Marketing Director, joined the Lone Tree Arts Center staff in the fall of 2015, when she moved to Colorado. Prior to her move, she served as the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington, Vermont for eight years. Leigh grew up outside of New York City and is a graduate of Cornell University.
Elaine Caras, Events Manager Allissa Dailey, Events Manager Bailey Dunning, Administrative and Artistic Assistant Adrien Hoff, Marketing Specialist Chris Husted, Audio and Visual Manager Jen Kiser, Assistant Technical Director Katie Konishi, Marketing Specialist Don Post, Lead Stage Technician Robin Scurto, Annual Giving Manager Michelle Sosa-Mallory, Corporate and Foundation Manager Ashley Vander Weg, Box Office Manager
Technical Staff: James Bryant, Rob Costigan, Kathryn Gunderson, Mallory Hart, Meagan Holdeman, Randy St. Pierre, Tanner Scurto, Rick Thompson, Elizabeth Woods
Front of House Staff: Jean Chavez, Ken Fisher, Victoria Holloway, Bonnie Kobzoff, Helene Lawful, Jim Murphy, Mikaley Osley
Bar Staff: Richard Davis, Marcia Gray, Michelle Hendershott, Nicole Hubbell, Tracie Larson, Charine Lung, Nicole Mills, Josh Molina, Natasha Molina, Roberta Seifert, Kami VerWoert, Leanna Whitcher
Management Fellow, Yale School of Drama: Lucy Bacque
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