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Emily Adams, Katlyn Addison, Hadriel Diniz, Adrian Fry, Tyler Gum, Jenna Rae Herrera, David Huffmire, Amy Potter, Jordan Veit SOLOISTS

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Dominic Ballard, Lillian Casscells, Nicole Fannéy, Vinicius Lima, Jake Preece, Rylee Ann Rogers ARTISTS Alexis Bull, Jazz Khai Bynum, Kai Casperson, Kye Cooley, Isabella Corridon, Amelia Dencker, Anderson Duhan, Taylor Fikes, Maren Florence, Robert Fowler, Mikayla Gyfteas, Jacob Hancock, James Jobson-Larkin, Schuyler Lian, Joseph Lynch, William Lynch, Jonas Malinka-Thompson, Lexi McCloud, Anisa Sinteral, Tatiana Stevenson, Loren Walton, Claire Wilson BALLET WEST II Olivia Book, Jaya Dhand, Adrian Fite, Lund Fuller, Victor Galeana, Ava Gray, Pieter Gunning, Callie Herbert, Téa Hinchley, Mirin Hirano, Andre McGregor II, Mario Mery, Anna Murray, Sophia Nanni

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Board of Directors GOVERNING BOARD Chair Shari H. Quinney* Vice Chair Sarah Eccles Taylor* Treasurer Scott M. Huntsman* Secretary Rachele McCarthey, M.D.* Artistic Director Adam Sklute* Executive Director Michael Scolamiero*

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About Ballet West From Balanchine to Bournonville, Petipa to Tharp, Ballet West boasts a rich and varied repertoire, elegant and versatile artists, and an American style and legacy that is as dynamic, expansive, and as unexpected as the Rocky Mountain region it represents.

From its humble beginnings in 1963 as the only professional ballet company between Chicago and the West Coast, Ballet West has grown into one of America’s leading ballet companies.

For 60 years, the Salt Lake City-based Company has entertained and excited audiences in Utah and worldwide by presenting the great classical story ballets, including America’s first and longest-running version of The Nutcracker, revivals of rarelyseen historical masterpieces, works by some of the world’s most renowned artists, and new cutting-edge creations by emerging choreographers. The Company also regularly tours both nationally and internationally.

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Ballet West was established in Salt Lake City by co-founders Willam F. Christensen, often called the “Godfather of American ballet,” and Utah’s “First Lady of the Arts,” Glenn Walker Wallace.

In 1951, Christensen established the first ballet department in an American university at The University of Utah. Over time, this program grew into the Utah Civic Ballet, Ballet West’s first incarnation. Prior to that, along with his brothers, Lew and Harold, Christensen made history by establishing the oldest full-ballet company in the western United States, the San Francisco Ballet.

Since its inception, Ballet West has had five artistic directors, who have each helped build the Company’s unique and expansive profile – its founder, Willam Christensen, Bruce Marks, John Hart CBE, Jonas Kåge, and for the past 17 years, Adam Sklute, who has overseen the artistic product for the longest sustained growth of the Company since its founding. Ballet West continues to grow and evolve with 39 company members, 14 second company members, a thriving Academy, and one of the world’s largest ballet-based Education and Outreach programs, reaching over 140,000 children and adults throughout Utah and the Intermountain Region every year.

The Frederick Q. Lawson Ballet West (BW) Academy builds future ballet and dance artists and audiences by providing training in classical ballet, flamenco, character, contemporary, hiphop, jazz, and theatrical dance training. The BW Academy has nearly 1,000 students between its four campuses - Salt Lake City, Trolley Corners, Park City, and Utah County. With newlyrenovated student housing, the BW Academy is home to local, national, and international ballet students, with more than 50% of BW Academy students joining Ballet West.

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With this eclectic and ever-expanding outlook, Ballet West is truly an American pioneer in dance. By honoring the history and traditions of our great artform, while constantly moving forward with new and untried concepts, we continue to keep ballet in Utah and the world alive and thriving into the future.

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PRINCIPAL ARTISTS EMILY ADAMS AND HADRIEL DINIZ | PHOTO BY BEAU PEARSON

CINDERELLA Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton Music: Sergei Prokofiev* Scenery Design: Toer van Schayk Costume Design: Christine Haworth Lighting Design: Kate Ashton Staging: Malin Thoors Featuring The Ballet West Orchestra Conducted by Jared Oaks, Music Director *By arrangement with G. Shirmer, INC. publisher and copyright owner Cinderella is performed by permission of Wendy Ellis Somes Cinderella is a co-production between Ballet West, Boston Ballet, and Cincinnati Ballet World Premiere: Dec. 23, 1948, Sadler’s Wells Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, England Ballet West Premiere: Feb. 14, 2013, Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah This performance lasts approximately two hours and 25 minutes, with two intermissions Ballet West is grateful to the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation and Barbara Levy Kipper for their generous support of this production.

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CENICIENTA Coreografía: Sir Frederick Ashton Música: Serguéi Prokófiev* Diseño de escenografía: Toer van Schayk Diseño de vestuario: Christine Haworth Diseño de iluminación: Kate Ashton wPuesta en escena: Malin Thoors Presentando a la Orquestra Ballet West Dirigida por Jared Oaks, Director de Música *Por acuerdo con G. Shirmer, INC. editor y propietario de los derechos de autor Cenicienta se realiza con permiso de Wendy Ellis Somes.

Cenicienta es una coproducción entre Ballet West, Boston Ballet y Cincinnati Ballet.

Estreno mundial: 23 de diciembre de 1948, Sadler’s Wells Ballet, Royal Opera House, Londres, Inglaterra Estreno de Ballet West: 14 de febrero de 2013, Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah El espectáculo tiene una duración de aproximadamente 2 horas y 25 minutos, con dos intermedios.

Ballet West agradece a la Fundación Marriner S. Eccles y a Barbara Levy Kipper por su generoso apoyo a esta producción.

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From the Artistic Director Welcome to Sir Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella, presented with all new sets and costumes for our Utah audiences.

Back in 2006, I worked to acquire and present the first American production of this renowned 1948 classic as part of the 50th Anniversary of my old alma mater – The Joffrey Ballet. In 2013, I brought it here and Ballet West became the second company in America to be given the rights to perform this spectacular ballet. Shortly after, American Ballet Theater and Boston Ballet presented it. Now, with this revival, I am reminded why it is considered not just a charming and popular fairytale for the entire family, but also an important and seminal classic in the world of dance.

“Sir Fred,” as he was known, created his Cinderella for The Royal Ballet in London in order to produce the first, true English full-length ballet. Prior to this, The Royal Ballet, like so many other companies in the world, had been presenting varying versions of established classics. It also became the first time Sergei Prokofiev’s haunting and magical score was used for the ballet outside of the Soviet Union, where it was written.

Both Prokofiev and Ashton made this work their homage to the great 19th century classics of Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker) and they each injected the work with raucous humor mixed with a deep sense of longing and sadness.

Prokofiev began his composition in 1940 during World War II. The strength of the Soviet Union was rising, and he was on shaky ground with the Communist Party.

His works were thought to be too reminiscent of imperialism, so he strived to make Cinderella more palatable for the Soviet officials. He created the role of a Beggar Woman (who is actually the Fairy Godmother in disguise) that Cinderella shows kindness to. He presents nature (represented by the Fairies of the Four Seasons) as a force that can help overcome evil oppressors (Cinderella’s Stepsisters). The Stepsisters, played by men for greater comedic effect and in the historic theatrical tradition of travesty, were to represent the overbearing “Ruling class.” Finally, the Prince, who is dissatisfied with his materialistic lifestyle, yearns for a simpler life and a lovely woman to share it with. In the end, they walk off into the dream of a truer and kinder world to come.

During the time Prokofiev was composing Cinderella, he was suffering as the war had disrupted his family and interrupted his composition for years. In 1943, he had been sequestered in The Urals and was not allowed to see his wife, so his music for this ballet was filled with sadness and loss, thus becoming the ultimate magic of the score. At times comedic and silly, then grand and romantic, Cinderella is infused with a longing and uncertainty that perhaps the best moments of our lives are passing and there is an urgent sense that time is running out. This is what elevates the ballet from fairytale spectacle to a profound statement on humanity and perhaps even a dancer’s life as well.

Sir Frederick Ashton, in turn, uses Prokofiev’s grand structure and time motifs to deftly create a ballet that is a pageant, heartfelt love story, and a comedic farce in the manner of the British music halls. He fashioned the roles of the Stepsisters on himself and Robert Helpmann (the child-catcher from the classic movie Chitty Chitty 20

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From the Artistic Director Bang Bang, among other roles) creating unique characters that are both clownish and sympathetic, loveable monsters that the audience can revile and care about at the same time. He does away with the role of the “Wicked Stepmother” all together, deciding instead to play up the sibling rivalries. Sir Fred adds a corps de ballet of “Stars” (12 fairies of the hours) who are intricately woven into the action and serve as a continual reminder that time is running out.

Ashton’s Cinderella is all about dreams. From Cinderella’s own dream of going to the ball and having a better life, to her father’s reminiscences of his deceased wife, to The Prince’s vision of a perfect woman, and the Stepsisters’ fantasies of dancing the great ballerina roles. Look for hilarious snippets of Princess Aurora (The Sleeping Beauty), Odette (Swan Lake), Kitri (Don Quixote), and the Sugarplum Fairy (The Nutcracker) in The Sisters’ Act 2 variations. And while Sir Fred’s ballet remains the classic rags-to-riches story we all know and love, he joins Prokofiev in celebrating the triumph of simplicity over excess. Cinderella is an innocent young woman—natural and unpretentious—standing in contrast to the Prince’s court, which is as corrupt and materialistic as her family’s house. This is gorgeously and subtly presented throughout and is most apparent in the extreme purity of the final pas de deux that Ashton crafts for Cinderella and her Prince. Now she has forgiven her overbearing sisters, her ineffectual father, and—no longer scrutinized by the royal court—she and The Prince walk off into a starry night ushered by her Fairy Godmother, the Fairies of the Four Seasons, and the 12 Star Fairies of the hours. Cinderella ends quietly and sublimely with a dream of hope.

For almost seven years I have been working to acquire these new sets and costumes for Ballet West. We found wonderful partners in Boston Ballet and Cincinnati Ballet.

Boston brilliantly retrofitted the sets designed for London’s Covent Garden, for our stages, and we at Ballet West redid and modified the costumes to help create this new look. I have deep gratitude to The Royal Ballet and especially to former Royal Ballet Principal Ballerina, and owner of Cinderella, Wendy Somes. Her tenacity and commitment to this wondrous work made this production all possible.

Please enjoy one of the world’s great ballets!

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Adam Sklute The Willam Christensen Artistic Director Chair Sponsored By Peggy Bergmann Since 2007, Adam Sklute has expanded Ballet West’s outlook, repertoire, and visibility with exciting Company and world premieres, increased touring, heightened public exposure, and greater focus on the Ballet West Academy. He began his career with The Joffrey Ballet, rising through the ranks from dancer to Associate Director. His stewardship of Ballet West has been marked by both financial growth and elevated artistry, and was the subject of The CW Network’s docu-drama, Breaking Pointe, which aired for two seasons. From September 2016 to October 2017, Sklute took on the dual position of CEO and Artistic Director, overseeing both administrative and artistic operations of Ballet West. An internationally sought-after teacher and adjudicator, Sklute has received numerous awards, including Utah’s Enlightened 50 (2014), The Bronze Minuteman Award for Outstanding Service to Utah and The Nation (2015), and Utah Diversity Connection’s Business Award for outstanding commitment to diversity initiatives. Most recently, Sklute was included in Deseret Magazine’s 25 Changemakers of the West for his efforts to build greater equity and inclusion in classical ballet.

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From the Executive Director As executive director of Ballet West, I have the pleasure and privilege of working for one of the nation’s preeminent ballet companies, one that is steeped in history and artistic excellence. As Cinderella returns to the stage for the first time seven years, I appreciate more than ever how incredibly fortunate I am to be able to be part of a large team of artists and professionals whose collective talents bring this classic story to the stage.

The Cinderella you are about to see features sets and costumes never seen in Utah, incredible choreography by the legendary Sir Frederick Ashton, and an extraordinary score by Sergei Prokofiev. Children and adults will be thoroughly entranced by how the story unfolds, replete with magic, humor, and dancing that will leave you spellbound.

Ballet West is grateful to the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation and Barbara Levy Kipper for their generous support of this production.

I am also excited to report our recent run of Willam Christensen’s The Nutcracker set yet another sales record, generating sales of nearly $3.1 million. For the fourth consecutive year, sales have topped the previous year’s record. Equally impressive is sales have more than doubled since 2014, when revenue was $1.4 million. Clearly, Utahns want to see this iconic production year after year!

As we pass the midpoint of our season, all of us at Ballet West continue to be grateful to the thousands of patrons, subscribers, and donors who support us, allowing us to present great art, exceptional dance training, and broad community outreach in our community. Our commitment to you is unwavering, and without you, the many successes we have achieved would not have been possible.

Sit back, laugh, and enjoy this production. Also, give yourselves a pat on the back for making this evening possible. You deserve the credit!

Warm regards,

Michael Scolamiero The Elizabeth Solomon Executive Director Chair

Michael Scolamiero joined Ballet West after an extensive international search led by Michael Kaiser, President Emeritus of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Since that time, Scolamiero has played a key role in transforming the organization’s financial health, eliminating operating deficits and building a cash reserve. With a strong balance sheet, Ballet West no longer requires external financing to meet cash needs and is growing its endowment. Under his direction, Ballet West has purchased and operates residential housing in downtown Salt Lake City for students at the Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy.

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Casting 2/7, 2/8 EVE, 2/16 Cinderella...................................................................................................Amy Potter The Prince................................................................................................ Hadriel Diniz Cinderella’s Stepsisters........................................................ Adrian Fry, Vinicius Lima The Fairy Godmother........................................................................... Victoria Vassos The Jester............................................................................................David Huffmire Cinderella’s Father........................................................................................Tyler Gum Act I - Scene One A Room in the House of Cinderella’s Father The Fairy Godmother in Disguise................................................................ Lund Fuller Dance Master..............................................................................................Jordan Veit Tailor.......................................................................................... James Jobson Larkin Dressmakers................................................................... Ava Gray Bobbit, Anna Murray Shoemaker........................................................................... Jonas Malinka-Thompson Hairdresser......................................................................................... Anderson Duhan Jeweler.................................................................................................. Kai Casperson Coachman....................................................................................................Mario Mery Act I – Scene Two The Forest The Fairy Spring........................................................................................ Kristina Pool The Fairy Summer................................................................................ Lillian Casscells The Fairy Autum................................................................................Rylee Ann Rogers The Fairy Winter.....................................................................................Nicole Fannéy The Stars.......................................................Alexis Bull, Jazz Khai Bynum, Kye Cooley, Isabella Corridon, Taylor Fikes, Maren Florence, Mikayla Gyfteas, Schuyler Lian, Sophia Nanni, Anisa Sinteral, Tatiana Stevenson, Claire Spainhour Fairy Attendants, Pages, and Coach Mice................. Students of Ballet West Academy – INTERMISSION – Act II A Ball at the Palace The Prince’s Friends..................................................... Dominic Ballard, Robert Fowler, Jacob Hancock, Loren Walton Napoleon................................................................................................ William Lynch Wellington............................................................................................... Joseph Lynch Courtiers............. Members of Ballet West II and Ballet West Academy Trainee Program Guest, Pages, and Attendants.................................. Students of Ballet West Academy – INTERMISSION – Act III After the Ball Entire Cast

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Casting 2/8 MAT, 2/12, 2/14 Cinderella.............................................................................................Katlyn Addison The Prince................................................................................................... Adrian Fry Cinderella’s Stepsisters...................................................... Tyler Gum, David Huffmire The Fairy Godmother..............................................................................Nicole Fannéy The Jester...........................................................................Jonas Malinka-Thompson Cinderella’s Father.................................................................................... Hadriel Diniz Act I - Scene One A Room in the House of Cinderella’s Father The Fairy Godmother in Disguise................................................................ Lund Fuller Dance Master...........................................................................................Vinicius Lima Tailor.......................................................................................... James Jobson Larkin Dressmakers.................................................................. Ava Gray Bobbitt, Anna Murray Shoemaker............................................................................................ Victor Galeana Hairdresser.............................................................................................Robert Fowler Jeweler.................................................................................................... Loren Walton Coachman....................................................................................................Mario Mery Act I – Scene Two The Forest The Fairy Spring....................................................................................... Lexi McCloud The Fairy Summer................................................................................... Anisa Sinteral The Fairy Autum................................................................................. Claire Spainhour The Fairy Winter..........................................................................................Kye Cooley The Stars........................... Alexis Bull, Lillian Casscells, Isabella Corridon, Jaya Dhand, Taylor Fikes, Maren Florence, Mikayla Gyfteas, Tea Hinchley, Mirin Hirano, Schuyler Lian, Sophia Nanni, Rylee Ann Rogers, Tatiana Stevenson Fairy Attendants, Pages, and Coach Mice................. Students of Ballet West Academy – INTERMISSION – Act II A Ball at the Palace The Prince’s Friends....................................................Kai Casperson, Anderson Duhan, Jacob Hancock, Joseph Lynch Napoleon................................................................................................ William Lynch Wellington............................................................................................ Dominic Ballard Courtiers............. Members of Ballet West II and Ballet West Academy Trainee Program Guest, Pages, and Attendants.................................. Students of Ballet West Academy – INTERMISSION – Act III After the Ball Entire Cast

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Casting 2/13, 2/15 EVE Cinderella................................................................................................Lexi McCloud The Prince................................................................................................. Jordan Veit Cinderella’s Stepsisters............................ Dominic Ballard, Jonas Malinka-Thompson The Fairy Godmother............................................................................. Anisa Sinteral The Jester..............................................................................................William Lynch Cinderella’s Father.................................................................................... Hadriel Diniz Act I - Scene One A Room in the House of Cinderella’s Father The Fairy Godmother in Disguise................................................................ Lund Fuller Dance Master........................................................................................ David Huffmire Tailor.......................................................................................... James Jobson Larkin Dressmakers..................................................................... Annalise Wood, Mirin Hirano Shoemaker............................................................................................ Victor Galeana Hairdresser......................................................................................... Anderson Duhan Jeweler............................................................................................. Andre McGregor II Coachman....................................................................................................Mario Mery Act I – Scene Two The Forest The Fairy Spring........................................................................................ Kristina Pool The Fairy Summer.................................................................................Victoria Vassos The Fairy Autum................................................................................Rylee Ann Rogers The Fairy Winter.....................................................................................Nicole Fannéy The Stars................................................Alexis Bull,Jazz Khai Bynum, Lillian Casscells, Kye Cooley, Isabella Corridon, Mikayla Gyfteas, Taylor Fikes, Callie Herbert, Schuyler Lian, Sophia Nanni, Claire Spainhour, Tatiana Stevenson Fairy Attendants, Pages, and Coach Mice................. Students of Ballet West Academy – INTERMISSION – Act II A Ball at the Palace The Prince’s Friends.....................................................Kai Casperson, Jacob Hancock, Joseph Lynch, Loren Walton Napoleon.................................................................................................Vinicius Lima Wellington...............................................................................................Robert Fowler Courtiers............. Members of Ballet West II and Ballet West Academy Trainee Program Guest, Pages, and Attendants.................................. Students of Ballet West Academy – INTERMISSION – Act III After the Ball Entire Cast

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Casting 2/15 MAT Cinderella...................................................................................................Amy Potter The Prince................................................................................................ Hadriel Diniz Cinderella’s Stepsisters.................................................. Robert Fowler, Vinicius Lima The Fairy Godmother........................................................................... Victoria Vassos The Jester............................................................................................David Huffmire Cinderella’s Father........................................................................................Tyler Gum Act I - Scene One A Room in the House of Cinderella’s Father The Fairy Godmother in Disguise................................................................ Lund Fuller Dance Master..............................................................................................Jordan Veit Tailor.......................................................................................... James Jobson Larkin Dressmakers................................................................... Ava Gray Bobbit, Anna Murray Shoemaker........................................................................... Jonas Malinka-Thompson Hairdresser......................................................................................... Anderson Duhan Jeweler.................................................................................................. Kai Casperson Coachman....................................................................................................Mario Mery Act I – Scene Two The Forest The Fairy Spring........................................................................................ Kristina Pool The Fairy Summer................................................................................ Lillian Casscells The Fairy Autum................................................................................Rylee Ann Rogers The Fairy Winter.....................................................................................Nicole Fannéy The Stars.......................................................Alexis Bull, Jazz Khai Bynum, Kye Cooley, Isabella Corridon, Taylor Fikes, Maren Florence, Mikayla Gyfteas, Schuyler Lian, Sophia Nanni, Anisa Sinteral, Tatiana Stevenson, Claire Spainhour Fairy Attendants, Pages, and Coach Mice................. Students of Ballet West Academy – INTERMISSION – Act II A Ball at the Palace The Prince’s Friends.....................................................Kai Casperson, Jacob Hancock, Joseph Lynch, Loren Walton Napoleon................................................................................................ William Lynch Wellington............................................................................................... Joseph Lynch Courtiers............. Members of Ballet West II and Ballet West Academy Trainee Program Guest, Pages, and Attendants.................................. Students of Ballet West Academy – INTERMISSION – Act III After the Ball Entire Cast

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Synopsis ACT I The home of Cinderella, her father, and her stepsisters.

The Stepsisters are busy sewing and arguing, while Cinderella sits quietly by the hearth gazing into the fire and reminiscing about happier times. Left alone, she becomes tearful after retrieving her late mother’s portrait painting. Her father returns, sees her in distress and consoles her, but her stepsisters scold him for comforting Cinderella.

They are interrupted by the appearance of the Fairy Godmother who is disguised as a beggar woman. She begs for alms and unnerves the Stepsisters. They are dismissive of her request, but Cinderella gives her bread. The woman leaves, acknowledging Cinderella’s gift with gratitude.

Dressmakers, a shoemaker, a hairdresser, a jeweler, and a dancing master arrive to prepare the Stepsisters for the palace ball.

Cinderella is left sad and alone again as everyone departs for the festivities. With a scarf, broom, and her imagination, Cinderella dreams of waltzing with a prince at the ball. In the midst of her reverie, The Beggar Woman reappears and reveals herself to be Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother.

The Fairy Godmother conjures the fairies of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, who bestow gifts upon Cinderella for her kindness. The Fairy Godmother prepares Cinderella for the ball but warns her she must leave before the clock strikes midnight, when her magic spell expires.

A glorious coach whisks Cinderella away to the ball, escorted by the fairy Seasons and the twelve fairy Stars.

ACT II A Hall at the Palace Guests arrive at the ball and are greeted by the court jester, who dances among them with a mischievous twinkle. Cinderella’s father and Stepsisters arrive, and the Prince makes a grand entrance. The Seasons and Stars escort Cinderella, who appears like a princess, unrecognizable to her Stepsisters.

The Prince is enchanted by Cinderella and offers her three rare oranges. Later finding themselves alone, the Prince and Cinderella declare their love for each other.

Cinderella is so captivated by the Prince that she loses track of time, and when the clock begins to strike midnight, she suddenly remembers her Fairy Godmother’s warning and becomes distraught. She rushes from the palace as the spell breaks, and in the haste of her flight, she loses one of her slippers. The Prince retrieves it, and vows that he will have found find the woman he loves when he finds the woman who’s foot fits the lost slipper.

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Synopsis ACT III After the Ball Cinderella awakens at home by the fire, and wonders if her magical night at the ball with the Prince was real. A beautiful slipper in her apron pocket assures her that it was not a dream. The Stepsisters return home and boast about their evening but become all flustered when their father tells them the Prince is coming.

The Prince arrives in search of the owner of the slipper, and the Stepsisters desperately try to make it fit, but to no avail. As Cinderella goes to help, the second slipper falls from her apron, the Prince recognizes her as the woman he loves, and the shoes fit her perfectly. The Fairy Godmother reappears to unite them, and they walk off into paradise together, happy and in love.

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Sinopsis ACTO I El hogar de Cenicienta, su Padre y sus Hermanastras Las hermanastras están ocupadas cosiendo y discutiendo, mientras Cenicienta se sienta tranquilamente junto a la chimenea mirando el fuego y recordando tiempos más felices. Al quedar sola, se pone a llorar después de recuperar el retrato de su madre fallecida. Su padre regresa, la ve angustiada y la consuela, pero las hermanastras lo regañan por consolar a Cenicienta. Son interrumpidas por la Hada Madrina disfrazada, que llega pidiendo limosna y pone nerviosas a las hermanastras.

Desprecian su pedido, pero Cenicienta le da pan. La mujer se va, reconociendo el regalo de Cenicienta.

Modistas, un zapatero, un peluquero, un joyero y un maestro de baile llegan para preparar a las hermanastras para el baile del palacio. Cenicienta se queda triste y sola nuevamente mientras todos se van a las festividades. Con una bufanda, una escoba y su imaginación, Cenicienta sueña con bailar un vals con un príncipe en el baile. En medio de su ensoñación, la Hada Madrina disfrazada reaparece, revelando su verdadero ser. Ella conjura a las hadas de la Primavera, Verano, Otoño e Invierno, quienes le otorgan regalos a Cenicienta por su bondad. La Hada Madrina prepara a Cenicienta para el baile y le advierte que debe irse antes de que el reloj marque la medianoche, cuando su hechizo mágico expira. Un glorioso carruaje lleva a Cenicienta al baile, escoltada por las Hadas de las Estaciones y las Estrellas.

ACTO II Un Salón en el Palacio Los invitados llegan al baile y son recibidos por el bufón de la corte, que baila entre ellos con un brillo travieso. El padre de Cenicienta y sus hermanastras llegan, y el Príncipe hace una gran entrada. Las Hadas de la Estaciones y las Estrellas acompañan a Cenicienta, que parece una princesa, irreconocible para sus hermanastras. El Príncipe está encantado con Cenicienta y le ofrece tres naranjas extrañas. Más tarde, al encontrarse solos, el Príncipe y Cenicienta se declaran su amor. Cenicienta está tan cautivada por el Príncipe que pierde la noción del tiempo, y cuando el reloj comienza a dar la medianoche, de repente recuerda la advertencia de la Hada Madrina y se angustia. Sale corriendo del palacio cuando se rompe el hechizo y, en la prisa de su huida, pierde una de sus zapatillas. El Príncipe la recupera y jura que habrá encontrado a la mujer que ama cuando su pie calce la zapatilla perdida.

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Sinopsis ACTO III Después del Baile Cenicienta se despierta en su casa junto al fuego y se pregunta si su noche mágica en el baile con el Príncipe fue real. Una hermosa zapatilla en el bolsillo de su delantal le asegura que no fue un sueño. Las hermanastras regresan a casa y se jactan de su velada, pero se ponen nerviosas cuando el padre les dice que viene el Príncipe.

El Príncipe llega en busca de la dueña de la zapatilla y las hermanastras intentan desesperadamente que le quede bien, pero sin éxito. Cuando Cenicienta va a ayudar, la segunda zapatilla se cae de su delantal. El Príncipe la reconoce como la mujer que ama y los zapatos le quedan perfectos. La Hada Madrina reaparece para unirlos y se van juntos al paraíso, felices y enamorados.

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Cinderella Performers from the Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy Carly Allyn* Hannah Anderson* Audrey Axelgard Eloise Axelgard Rowan Blackburn Dakota Blake* Milla Botha* Natalie Clayton* Mateo Daukaus Summer Day Avery Denney* Jamie Dorris Audrey Galati Sophie Gilpin* Adam Goff Rowan Green-Teigeler Ruby Hawks Marie Hefley* Madeleine Hsieh Nora Jeppsen Marko Jovanovic-Hacon Katherine Kaprielian* Katie Kaprielian* Rafe King* Quentin Kirkbride Liberty Lehauli Evelyn Lewis Isabelle Lewis Ava Lynn* Melanie McIntire* Pierce Mendoza Kennedy Newell* Ame Petersen Chase Peterson* Mia Petkovic* Shosana Phifer Max Ray Mateo Salinas* Luka Sanchez* Alexa Silverman Danielle Silverman Tegan Smith* Isobel Spencer Collin Stephens* Farrah Willey Zoë Wilson* Annalise Wood* Avery Wood* Mette Wood Gretta Wright* *Ballet West Academy Trainee

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SOLOIST VICTORIA VASSOS AND DEMI-SOLOIST NICOLE FANNÉY | PHOTO BY BEAU PEARSON

Ballet West Orchestra Jared Oaks MUSIC DIRECTOR

Seretta Hart ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER

Onstage Violin David Price Matt Cowan

Bass Matthew Shumway Principal Lola Maxham Liz Lambson

Trumpet Kyra Sovronsky Principal Sara Marchetti Lisa Verzella

Flute/Piccolo Alison Olsen Principal Drew Powell Sally Humphreys

Trombone Steven Hunter Acting Principal Josh Holder Neil Hendriksen

Oboe/ English Horn Karen Hastings Erika Bright Justin Torres

Tuba Michael Mccawley Principal

1st Violin Aubrey Woods Concertmaster Emily Day-Shumway Kathryn Langr Linda Duan Peggy Wheelwright Donni Evans Marcel Bowman Marianne Rohbock 2nd Violin Kristiana Matthes Acting Principal Ann Cox Kasia Sokol-Borup Melissa Combe Rebekah Blackner John Allen Viola Sunny Johnson Principal Candace Wagner Devan Freebairn Mallory Todd Bethany Pereboom Cello Lauren Posey Principal Robin Dunn Hannah Brown Megan Richards Melissa Combe

Clarinet Erin Voellinger Principal David Feller Henry Caceras Bassoon Brian Hicks Principal Christopher Egbert Jessica Wiley Horn Laurence Lowe Principal Nathan Basinger Steve Park Anita Miller

Timpani Anthony Thackeray Percussion Heath Wolf Principal Chelsea Jones Ben Kipp Piano Ruby Chou Harp Janet Peterson

Music Cinderella, Op. 87, Ballet Libretto by Nicolas Volkov; Original Choreographer Rostislav Zakharav.

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Ballet West Orchestra JARED OAKS

Music Director Jared Oaks, one of the leading young ballet conductors in the United States, is Music Director of Ballet West. Since joining the company in 2008, Jared has maintained a rigorous conducting schedule, in addition to playing for rehearsals and classes. He has conducted performances for Houston Ballet and The Sarasota Ballet, and he has worked with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, among others.

Jared’s numerous compositions include an oratorio about Joan of Arc, with poems by Suzanne Lundquist, and chamber ballets for Ballet West, Charlotte Ballet, and Mid-Columbia Ballet. Jared is also a fellow of the American-Scandinavian Foundation and cofounder of the Composer Discovery Initiative.

AUBREY WOODS Concertmaster

Aubrey Woods’ rise as a professional violinist vividly demonstrates the versatility that is the sine qua non for twentyfirst century musicians. Her artistic leadership and excellence as concertmaster for Ballet West are consistently on display at the Capitol, Rose Wagner, and Eccles theatres in Salt Lake City.

She frequently performs with the Utah Symphony Orchestra.

She appeared for several years with the Orchestra at Temple Square in weekly worldwide broadcasts and on recordings with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and notable soloists, including Bryn Terfel and Renée Fleming. Aubrey is equally in demand as a studio recording artist for movies, television, and in backing tracks for many popular artists.

Her performances as a chamber musician include appearances with NOVA, Intermezzo, the Park City Chamber Music Series and, on the Baroque violin, with New York Baroque Incorporated, the Sebastians, and Musica Angelica. She may often be heard in company with her husband, Alexander Woods, as the duo Woodsmith. In her free time, Aubrey loves making sourdough bread and spending time with her husband and their five kids.

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Ballet West Orchestra DAVID PRICE Violinist

David Price began studying violin at age three with beloved teacher Deborah Moench and made his solo debut with the Utah Symphony at age 12. He has since soloed with the Utah Symphony four more times and earned awards in competitions such as the International Stradivarius Competition, MTNA National Competition, and Stillman Kelley National Competition. Featured on NPR’s from the Top, David has performed internationally in Europe, Asia, and South America.

As an active performing musician, he has recorded and performed in both classical and popular styles with artists such as the Killers, Bruce Springstein, Kristin Chenoweth, The National Parks, and Amy Grant. He is a member of the Ballet West orchestra, violin faculty at the Gifted Music School, and a regular substitute with the Utah Symphony.

David also directs a high-level private studio, helping students prepare for professional music careers.

MATT COWAN Violinist

Matt studied violin at the University of Utah and the University of Washington, earning a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in violin performance from the University of Washington. He was a full-time substitute member of the Utah Symphony from 1999 to 2001 and a regular substitute with them for another two decades. Additionally he has performed on the Nova Chamber music series as well as with the Ballet West Orchestra. Matt has appeared on stage in several previous Ballet West productions of Prokofiev's Cinderalla. When he isn't busy hiking, biking, or rafting he enjoys playing and performing on the violin.

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Profiles SIR FREDERICK ASHTON Choreographer

Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet Frederick Ashton (1904–88) was one of the most influential dance figures of the 20th century. In his work with the Company he developed the distinctive ‘English style’, and left a vast corpus of works that are regularly performed by The Royal Ballet and companies around the world, among them La Fille mal gardée, Marguerite and Armand and Symphonic Variations.

Ashton was born in Ecuador to British parents. He first saw ballet when Anna Pavlova performed in Lima in 1917, later claiming ‘from the end of that evening I wanted to dance’. In England Ashton was tutored by Leonid Massine and made his choreographic debut for Marie Rambert in 1926. After working with Rambert and Ida Rubinstein, in 1935 he was appointed Resident Choreographer of VicWells Ballet (later The Royal Ballet) by Ninette de Valois.

With De Valois Ashton played a crucial role in determining the course of the Company and The Royal Ballet School.

In 1963 he took over from De Valois as Director of the Company and in addition to choreographing introduced several significant works, including Bronislava Nijinska’s Les Noces and George Balanchine’s Serenade, and commissioned Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet. He retired in 1970 but continued to choreograph throughout his life, producing his last major work, Rhapsody, in 1980.

Ashton’s style is distinctive for its épaulement (the way the head and shoulders are held) and fleet footwork. All his works combine elegance with breathtaking technical demands.

SERGEI PROKOFIEV Composer

Prokofiev began his studies with Rimsky-Korsakov at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Regarded as an enfant terrible his early works shocked audiences because of their modern nature. Audiences grew to appreciate his bold expressions and his Classical Symphony is considered to be a defining work of the neoclassical movement. The Bolsheviks drove Prokofiev from Russia in 1918. He considered their politics to interfere with his composition. His reputation grew in his new homes of America and France as a concert pianist. His decision to return to Stalin’s Soviet Union was marked by only the desire to be in high demand. “In Europe, we all have to fish for performances, cajole conductors, and theatre directors; in Russia, they come to me – I can hardly keep up with the demand…” After his 24–25 SEASON

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Profiles return in 1936, the interference he once fled entered again into his life. In 1948, he was accused by the Soviet Government of formalism and anti-democratic tendencies, thus resulting in a permanent prohibition of his creativity. His death in 1953 was largely overlooked due to the death of Stalin.

MALIN THOORS Staging

Born in Stockholm, Malin Thoors trained at and subsequently joined the Royal Swedish Ballet. She worked closely with choreographers such as Cullberg, Kylián, van Manen, MacMillan, Tetley and Skeaping and also danced in ballets by Ashton, Balanchine, Bournonville, Cranko, Fokine, Limon and Robbins.

In London, Thoors studied Benesh Dance Notation and techniques in staging ballets. Her first assignment was with the Royal Ballet. As artistic staff with the Dutch National Ballet she worked closely with dancers from George Balanchine’s active years. Authorized to stage his ballets, her teaching of Jewels with the Paris Opera Ballet led the artistic director to appoint her Ballet Master. There, Thoors staged Balanchine’s works and participated in rehearsing ballets by Ashton, P. Bart, Lacotte, Lifar, McGregor, Millepied, Neumeier, Nureyev and Ratmansky.

Her interest in staging Frederick Ashton’s works was triggered by working directly with Michael Somes and Wendy Ellis Somes. Today Thoors travels globally staging Ashton’s Cinderella, Symphonic Variations, and La Fille mal gardée, and has also staged his Scènes de Ballet.

TOER VAN SCHAYK Scenery Design

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Born in Amsterdam in 1936, Toer van Schayk launched his dancing career with the Netherlands Ballet from 1955 to 1959, studied sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, and returned to dance in 1965 with The Dutch National Ballet where his expressive and powerful interpretations led him to become one of the Company’s best-loved soloists. In 1976 he was appointed resident choreographer to The Dutch National Ballet for which he has created some thirty works.

Van Schayk was awarded the 1987 Choreography Prize by the Association of Theatre and Concert Hall Directors and has seen international success in the repertoire of a number of companies abroad. He has equally made

Profiles a name for himself as a sculptor with exhibitions in Amsterdam, Athens, London and New York. In addition to being Rudi van Dantzig’s regular designer, Van Schayk also designs his own works and is acknowledged as one of the Netherlands’ foremost set and costume designers.

CHRISTINE HAWORTH Costume Design

Christine Haworth was born in England UK and has been drawing and painting since early childhood. After graduating with a degree in illustration at Manchester School of Art England UK, Christine started her career as a freelance illustrator and a figurative artist. She presented her work at many one-woman exhibitions in the late 70’s and 80’s and received excellent reviews. By the early 90’s Christine had become an established artist and was selected to design the Isle of Man Christmas Stamps in 1993. Soon after the success of this project Christine made the decision to branch out into licensing her designs under the Crisalis Brand. These have been licensed into many products over the years. Her work is always nostalgic and figurative with an emphasis on costume design. Christine has always had a love of ballet from early childhood and this has been reflected in her artwork. She had the privilege to design the costumes for the Covent Garden Royal Ballet’s ‘Cinderella’ choreography by Sir Fredrick Ashton which was staged in December 2003.

KATE ASHTON

Lighting Design Kate Ashton is the Lighting Director for Fall for Dance at New York City Center and has designed pieces for the Festival, including Christopher Wheeldon’s The Two of Us. She is also the resident lighting designer for the dance department at Williams College and the Joffrey Ballet School (NYC). She has worked as the Assistant Lighting Director for both American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet. Upcoming: Elizabeth Cree (Glimmerglass), La Clemenza di Tito (Juilliard). BA: College of William & Mary, MFA: New York University.

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Principal Artists

EMILY ADAMS

KATLYN ADDISON

HADRIEL DINIZ

Ballet West II 2005, Artist 2007, Demi-Soloist 2011, Soloist 2013, Principal Artist 2015

Artist 2011, Demi-Soloist 2014, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2018, Principal Artist 2021

Artist 2015, Demi-Soloist 2018, Soloist 2019, First Soloist 2020, Principal Artist 2021

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ADRIAN FRY

TYLER GUM

Omaha, Nebraska

Calhan, Colorado

JENNA RAE HERRERA

Artist 2010, Soloist 2012, First Soloist 2014, Principal Artist 2017

Ballet West II 2009, Artist 2010, Demi-Soloist 2014, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2018, Principal Artist 2023

Ballet West II 2007, Artist 2010, Demi-Soloist 2015, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2020, Principal Artist 2021

SPONSORED BY JOHN C. AND ANDREA MILLER

SPONSORED BY BEANO SOLOMON

Newtown, Pennsylvania

SPONSORED BY JOHN AND MARCIA PRICE

Ontario, Canada

Minas Gerais, Brazil

Ontario, California

Principal Artists

DAVID HUFFMIRE

AMY POTTER

JORDAN VEIT

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2014, Ballet West II 2016, Artist 2018, Soloist 2022, Principal Artist 2024

Ballet West II 2011, Artist 2012-2014, Soloist 2021, Principal Artist 2022

Ballet West II 2012, Artist 2013, Demi-Soloist 2016, Soloist 2018, Principal Artist 2022

SPONSORED BY THE FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON FOUNDATION

SPONSORED BY CAROLE WOOD AND DARRELL HENSLEIGH

SPONSORED BY THEODORE SCHMIDT

Reno, Nevada

Seattle, Washington

Roanoke, Virginia

Soloists

KRISTINA POOL

VICTORIA VASSOS

Ballet West II 2015, Artist 2017, Demi-Soloist 2022, Soloist 2023

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2017, Artist 2019, Soloist 2023

Princeton, New Jersey

SPONSORED BY MARK AND MELANIE ROBBINS

Switzerland/Greece

SPONSORED BY VILIJA AVIZONIS AND GREG MCCOMAS

Demi-Soloists

DOMINIC BALLARD

LILLIAN CASSCELLS

NICOLE FANNÉY

Artist 2017, Demi-Soloist 2022

Artist 2017, Demi-Soloist 2024

SPONSORED BY KENT AND MARTHA DIFIORE

SPONSORED BY BRAD AND LINDA WALTON

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2020, Demi-Soloist 2023

VINICIUS LIMA

JAKE PREECE

RYLEE ANN ROGERS

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2020, Demi-Soloist 2023

Ballet West II 2016, Artist 2019, Demi-Soloist 2022

Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2022, Demi-Soloist 2024

SPONSORED BY THEODORE SCHMIDT

SPONSORED BY EILEEN RAGSDALE

Albury, NSW, Australia

Vitoria, Brazil

SPONSORED BY TERESA SILCOX

Washington, D.C.

Vancouver, Canada

Cary, North Carolina

SPONSORED BY JENNIFER AND GIDEON MALHERBE

Orem, Utah

Corps Artists

ALEXIS BULL

JAZZ KHAI BYNUM

KAI CASPERSON

Ballet West II 2023, Artist 2024

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2019, Artist 2021

Ballet West Academy 2017, BWA Trainee 2021, Ballet West II 2023, Artist 2024

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Germantown, Maryland

SPONSORED BY SHARI AND DAVID QUINNEY

Logan, Utah

KYE COOLEY

Bowie, Maryland Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2023 SPONSORED BY JENNIFER PRICE-WALLIN AND TONY WALLIN

ISABELLA CORRIDON

AMELIA DENCKER

ANDERSON DUHAN

TAYLOR FIKES

Ballet West II 2019, Artist 2021

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2021

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2019, Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2023

Artist 2024

MAREN FLORENCE

ROBERT FOWLER

MIKAYLA GYFTEAS

JACOB HANCOCK

Ballet West Academy 2012, BWA Trainee 2020, Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2023

Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2021

Ballet West Academy 2020, BWA Trainee 2021, Ballet West II 2023, Artist 2024

Ballet West Academy 2017, BWA Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2022

Westport, Connecticut

SPONSORED BY JONATHAN AND AMANDA SCHMIEDER

Salt Lake City, Utah

SPONSORED BY STEPHANIE AND TIM HARPST

Rockville, Maryland

Kennewick, Washington

SPONSORED BY SHARI AND DAVID QUINNEY

Holliday, Texas

Anchorage, Alaska

Columbia, Maryland

Lehi, Utah

Corps Artists

JAMES JOBSON-LARKIN

New York City, New York Artist 2024

SCHUYLER LIAN

Wayne, Pennsylvania Ballet West II 2022, Artist 2024

JOSEPH LYNCH

Cumberland, Rhode Island Ballet West II 2017, Artist 2019 SPONSORED BY JULIA WATKINS

JONAS MALINKATHOMPSON Salt Lake City, Utah

Ballet West Academy 2012, BWA Trainee 2020, Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2023

WILLIAM LYNCH

San Diego, California Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2023 SPONSORED BY JEANNE POTUCEK

LEXI MCCLOUD

ANISA SINTERAL

Ballet West II 2022, Artist 2024

Ballet West II 2014, Artist 2015-2019, Artist 2021

North Salt Lake, Utah

SPONSORED BY LIZ AND JONATHAN SLAGER

SPONSORED BY KENT AND MARTHA DIFIORE

Parker, Colorado

SPONSORED BY MICHAEL BLACK AND KIMBERLY STRAND

CLAIRE SPAINHOUR

TATIANA STEVENSON

LOREN WALTON

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2019, Artist 2021

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2022

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2019, Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2022

SPONSORED BY COURTNEY AND JASON HAWKS

SPONSORED BY DREW BROWNING IN MEMORY OF JUDY WATTS BRADY

SPONSORED BY MADELEINE P. AND HARVEY R. PLONSKER

Longview, Texas

Cortlandt Manor, New York

Austin, Texas

Ballet West II

OLIVIA BOOK

JAYA DHAND

ADRIAN FITE

LUND FULLER

Ballet West Academy 2019, BWA Trainee 2021, Ballet West II 2023

Ballet West II 2023

Ballet West Academy 2021, BWA Trainee 2022, Ballet West II 2024

Ballet West Academy 2011, BWA Trainee 2021, Ballet West II 2023

VICTOR GALEANA

AVA GRAY

PIETER GUNNING

CALLIE HERBERT

Ballet West Academy 2013, BWA Trainee 2020, Ballet West II 2022

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2023, Ballet West II 2024

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2023, Ballet West II 2025

Ballet West Academy 2020, BWA Trainee 2022, Ballet West II 2024

TEA HINCHLEY

MIRIN HIRANO

ANDRE MCGREGOR II

MARIO MERY

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2023, Ballet West II 2024

Ballet West II 2024

Ballet West II 2023

ANNA MURRAY

SOPHIA NANNI

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2021, Ballet West II 2023

Ballet West II 2024

Ontario, Canada

Salt Lake City, Utah

Castle Rock, Colorado

San Diego, California

Orlando, Florida

Tokyo, Japan

Boston, Massachusetts

Dallas, Texas

Netherlands

Savannah, Georgia

Miami, Florida

Salt Lake City, Utah

Los Gatos, California

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Ballet West Academy Trainee 2023, Ballet West II 2025

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The Ballet West Academy and its distinguished faculty are led by Evelyn Cisneros-Legate, an ever-growing and dynamic leader in the international field of dance.

Pre-professional students are given the unique opportunity to be observed regularly and take classes with Ballet West Artistic Director Adam Sklute, and are considered for future positions with Ballet West.

Avocational students build strength, coordination, and confidence through focused and joyous top-level dance education. frederick quinney lawson ballet west academy director evelyn cisneros-legate

Classes begin at age three and are available at four locations: The Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre, Trolley Corners, Utah County, and Park City.

ballet west academy peggy bergmann park city campus principal allison debona

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Wellness Partners We are thankful for all the medical professionals who are committed to helping our dancers perform their best and stay injury-free.

OFFICIAL HEALTH PARTNER OF BALLET WEST Dr. Claire Gross, MD, CAQSM Jennifer Bentley, PT, DPT, OCS Mary Bastian, MS, LAT, ATC Gina Wojnar, DPT Betsy Johnson MS ATC, Pilates

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Helle LeRette Jennifer Malherbe Ellen Tolstad Cyndalynn Tilley

Leadership Council Awards Chair Kathleen Gardner Dancer Liaisons Lesia Hunter Jeanne Potucek Julie Terry Shulimson Membership Chair Anne Neeley Nominating Chairs Daniel Darger Tami Hansen Outreach Chair Doyle Clayburn Park City Membership Chair Franki Loftus Parliamentarian Susie Funk Young Patrons Chair Kristina Keene

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Corporate, Foundation, and Government Support We thank the following community partners for their generous contributions.

$500,000 AND ABOVE Emma Eccles Jones Foundation The Kahlert Foundation The Meldrum Foundation Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Utah State Board of Education - Professional Outreach Programs in the School (POPS) Anonymous

JoAnne L. Shrontz Family Foundation Sorenson Legacy Foundation Beverley Taylor Sorenson Foundation Joseph and Kathleen Sorenson Family Foundation Summit County Cultural RAP Tax Utah Office of Tourism

$10,000 - 24,999 R. Harold Burton Foundation Cache Valley Bank The Jeffrey and Helen Cardon Foundation Clyde Companies $100,000 - 249,999 CompuNet, Inc. The Church of Jesus Christ of Edison House* Latter-day Saints Foundation Every Blooming Thing* Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation Goldman Sachs Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Richard K. and Shirley S. Foundation Hemingway Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Hilton Salt Lake City Center* S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Ivy & Varley* Foundation John and Sonia Lingos Family State of Utah--Department Foundation of Cultural & Community Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Engagement O.C. Tanner The Shubert Foundation Richard K. and Shirley S. Utah Division of Arts & Museums Hemingway Foundation Utah Toyota Dealers Simmons Family Foundation The William Randolph Hearst So Danca** Foundation Norman C. Tanner and Barbara L. Tanner Second Charitable $25,000 - 99,999 Support Trust B. W. Bastian Foundation Williams Companies Bank of America Dr. Jeremy Wimmer with Summit Beaver Creek Foundation Chiropractic & Wellness* BMW of Murray and Pleasant Grove Youth United of Park City Joan and Tim Fenton Family Community Foundation Foundation The Florence J. Gillmor Foundation $5,000 - 9,999 The Grand America Hotel and The 15th Street Gallery* Laurel Brasserie* Grandeur Peak Global Advisors The John C. Kish Foundation InterNet Properties Larry H. and Gail Miller Family J. Wong's Thai & Chinese Bistro* Foundation The KP Group* Mark Miller Toyota Kilkea Castle* McCarthey Family Foundation Laziz Kitcken* Moreton & Company Luxe Automotive* OOCL* Market Street Grill* $250,000 - 499,999 George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Intermountain Health **

Occidental Petroleum Ogden's Own* Osteria Amore* Pathway Group Jerome Robbins Foundation Ruth's Chris Steak House* Salt Lake City Arts Council Squatters Pub Brewery* Stewart Education Foundation $1,000 - 4,999 AAA Jewelers* Adobe Avenues Sweets* Ballet West Guild Chevron Matching Employee Fund Elevated Charter School Hugo Boss Fashions Mountain West Brands: Market Street Grill* Ray, Quinney & Nebeker Foundation Spencer Fane Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation Summit Sotheby’s International Realty Rowan Utah Royals* Warehouse Park City* The above lists includes corporate, foundation, and government support received as of January 8, 2025. *Indicates contribution made in-kind ** Indicates contribution made cash and in-kind

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Individual Donors FOUNDER’S CIRCLE We thank our Founder’s Circle donors, each of whom has over $1,000,000 to the company throughout its history, either through collective annual giving or extraordinary, one-time gifts.

B.W. Bastian Foundation Peggy Bergmann Val A. Browning Foundation George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation The Kahlert Foundation Jennifer and Scott Huntsman Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation John and Marcia Price Family Foundation S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Shari and David Quinney Beano Solomon Utah Division of Arts & Museums Utah State Board of Education Professional Outreach Programs in the Schooll HERITAGE CLUB We thank our loyal Heritage Club patrons for their generous annual support.

MR. C. $100,000 AND ABOVE The Bené Arnold Estate Peggy Bergmann The DiFiore Family The Ellis Family Samantha Topping Gellert and John Gellert Stephanie and Tim Harpst Scott and Jennifer Huntsman Barbara Levy Kipper (Adam’s 10th: and the Kipper Family Foundation) Frederick Q. Lawson John and Andrea Miller Shari and David Quinney 54

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Theodore Schmidt Jonathan and Liz Slager Beano Solomon John and Marcia Price and the Price Family Anonymous

Roy and Lisa Vincent Jennifer Price-Wallin and Anthony R. Wallin Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Anonymous

$50,000 - $99,999 Vilija Avizonis and Gregory McComas J. Chase Dreyfous Jr. Kimberly and Jay Heglar Heidi Lamb McLean The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation Brad and Linda Walton

FIRST SOLOIST $10,000 - 14,999 Samantha and Jordan Atkin H. Brent and Bonnie Jean Beesley Erik and Uzo Erlingsson Alan and Jeanne Hall Foundation David and SandyLee Griswold Mr. and Mrs. E. Dean Hamblin Brent and Maren Jensen Ryan Kelly Alison and Paul Mayfield The Fromer-McCree Living Trust Brooke Peel Mark and Melanie Robbins George W. Henry, Jr. and James Rose Michael Scolamiero Teresa Silcox Eddie Stone Naoma Tate and the Family of Hal Tate The John D. & Vera E. Eccles Family Foundation Julia S. Watkins Holly Yocom Anonymous (2)

MRS. WALLACE $25,000 AND $49,999 Drew W. Browning in memory of Judy Watts Brady Frank and Leslie Corbett W. Hague & Sue J. Ellis Foundation Courney Miller Hawks and Jason Hawks Michael and Kimberly Labertew Tatiana Lingos-Webb Prince and Matthew Prince Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe Caryl Marsh Eileen Ragsdale Sharon Seiner Kristin and Tom Stockham Ms. Taylor Swift, The Charitable Fund of the Comm Fdtn of Middle Tenn Athelia Woolley LeSueur Anonymous PRINCIPAL $15,000 - 24,999 Michael Black and Kimberly Strand Helen and Jeffrey Cardon Marc and Cammy Fuller Heidi Huntsman and Mark Robinson Katherine Daines Lindsay Rachèle McCarthey and Brock Van de Kamp Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker Jeanne Potucek Shauna Bamberger Priskos Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder Adam Sklute and Christopher Renstrom Sarah Eccles Taylor and Gary Taylor

SOLOIST $5,000 - 9,999 artEmotion Clisto and Suzanne Beaty The Brown Family Foundation Matthew and George Cardon-Bystry Carol T. Christ Linda S. Daines Joan Firmage Charlie and Shannon Freedman Kathie and Charles Horman Karin Hurst Jeanne M. Kimball Helle Le Rette Shari and Bruce Lindsay James MacInnes Brooke Mangum John and Bria Mertens Scott and JoAnn Narus Anne Neeley Stephen and Melina Nicolatus Jeanie Pollack

Marcia JS Richards Chris and Ellen Rossi Sandefur Schmidt Ghazaleh Semnani Ashley and Ryan Smith Ruth Stone Nadine Tang Kathy Warren and Luigi Resta Susan Warshaw Jeff and Holly Whiteman Anne Wilson and Peter Lawson Edward Zipser DEMI-SOLOIST $2,500 - 4,999 Peter and Alexandra Agrapides Tika Beard and Cathy Harlin Sandi Behnken Brett Campbell Carol Carter Cecile and Harold Christiansen Donna Conway Michael Davies Matt and Nancy Dorny Natalie DuPaix Susan and Joel Eaton Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation Aaron and Rachel Eckhauser Barbara W. Frazier John and Ilauna Gurr Michael R. and Sheila I. Harper Elizabeth Huntsman Gordon Irving Adam and Jessie Justis Helen Kennedy David Luker Paul and Melanie Lyon Thomas and Mary McCarthey Louis and Carolyn Mizell Trevor Nielson Elizabeth and Vincent Novack Richard and Lois Peterson Rich and Nancy Potashner Margaret P. Sargent William and Joanne Shiebler James R. Kruse and Mary Jo Smith Kenneth Spitzer Sue and Jack Stahl Laura Scott and Rodney Mena Kevin Voyles Jay and Alicia Wilson Jo-Ann Wong

Individual Donors CORPS DE BALLET $1,500 - $2,499 Chimgee Anderson Erica and Shade Anderson Dr. Ann Berghout Austin Carol Baer Frances and Jerome Battle Metta Driscoll Vicki and Bill Bennion Pamela and Arthur Bingham Amanda and Winston Bokor Ginny Bostrom Elinor and Martin Colman Deirdre Conway and Andrew Spencer Wilma Corkery and John R. Corkery III M.D. Matthew Crane Pascale De Rozario and Jonathan Crossett Dr. Frances Dolloph Richard and Pamela Dropek John Eckert Sissy Eichwald Amanda Essex Hot Shot Sprinkler Repair & Landscape LLC Tracy Frankel Keith Frederick Karen L. Freed Dr. Martin I. and Sheila G. Gelman Bob and Mary Gilchrist Julie and Devon Glenn Andrew and Barbara Goldberg Andrea Golding Natalie and Ted Grandy Elizabeth and Jack Hammond Kenneth and Kate Handley Paul and Patricia Hansen Jon and Tami Hansen Michael R. and Sheila I. Harper Vicki and Ronald Hauben Jason and Amy Hawkins Michael and Kathryn Hayes Mark and Wendi Holland Laura Holleman Julie Hopkins Robert and Dixie Huefner Steve Jackson David P. Heuvel and Johann Jacobs Marilyn and Chester Johnson G. Frank and Pamela Joklik John S. Karls Kathleen and Jack Karmel Melissa Knighton

Robert and Karla Knox The Kohlburn/Lecointre Family Katherine Probert Labrum Dr. Michael and Kimberly Lee Franki Loftus Sarah Lowe Heidi and Edward Makowski Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill David and Colleen Merrill Dan P. Miller Chris and Henry Morrison Anne M. and William C. Nelsen Kirsten Novak Ruth and Phillip Novak Tomi Jean Ossana and Chris Proctor Convergence Planning Linda S. Pembroke Katie Marie Pollard Melanie Preece Lee Quinney Corey Rammell Suzanne and David Razor Dan Reeb Stephanie Reid Joy Rocklin Irwin and Harriet Ross Mark and Linda Scholl Brylan Schultz Robert and Nancy Schumacker Aharon Shulimson and Julie Terry Jeffrey and Andrea Silver Lou Ann Stevens Cyndie Taylor Olga Urbieta-Distefano Beverly and Daniel Vargo Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson Mark Weisbender Sarah and Rich West Michelle Wheeler Terry R. Whipple Michael and Judith Wolfe Pearl Wright Anonymous The above lists includes gifts received as of January 8, 2025 MEMBERSHIP We thank our Members at the Producer and Director levels for their generous annual support of $500 and above.

DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER $500-1499 Christine B. Anderson Alta’s Rustler Lodge Stephen Anderson Ronald and Kathy Aoki Constanza Astorga Michael and Jacqueline Bailey Jean Baker Marcy Barlow Liesl Basile Thomas Bath Thomas and Mary Ann Bauman Ernest and Jane Bebb Chandra and Eric Bergeson Sharon and Michael Bertelsen Kenneth and Melinda Birrell Melissa Blair Richard C. and Jennie Holman Blake Joan and Bryan Bowles Elizabeth Bowman Jeffrey Breglio Nick Brown Richard and Judith Cannon Carol Ann Christensen Alan S. and Orlene Cohen Janice and Richard Coleman Sandra Covey Debbie Davis Ashby and Anne Cullimore Decker Eric and Shellie Eide Janet Ellsworth Lisa Fassnacht Amy Fulton Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner David Keith Garside and Audrey Miner Cathy Gelwix Mikisha Haeri Scott and Loree Hagen Scott Hansen Drs Marc and Mary Carole Harrison Sandra and David Haughey Kenny and Janeal Hodges Nathaniel Hoffelmeyer & Elizabeth Evans Melanie Holbrook Kevin C. Holmes Elise Hutchings David and Linda Irvine Edith Johnson Jill Koziol Sally and Ron Larkin Helle Le Rette Toni L. Lehtinen Julie Lewis

Lisa Lindbrg and Sean Bennion Rachel Linkletter David and Donna Lyon Courtney Maclean Dr. Ned L. and Mrs. Alene Mangelson Yolanda Marroquin-Lewis Jose Mathews Raven Mathis Irina McGill Will Mciff and Aaron Spades Patricia and John McNamara Robert Miller Stephen and Sandy Morgan Maren and Matt Mullin JoAnn G. Robertson Maura and Serge Olszanskyj Rachel Otto Ronald and Camille Parker Taylor and Holly Parkin Pat’s Dancewear Mrs. Elodie Payne Lana and Boris Petkovic Ken and Stacy Potter Jill Poulson Delia and Craig Reece Barbara Snarr Reid Carolyn Rich-Denson Leena Rinne Scot and Celeste Roberts Genevieve Maire Rosol Sallie Shatz Dr. Bernard Simbari and William Barnett Cynthia Sinclair Tiffannie R. Smith Marilyn Smolka George H. Speciale Joan Swain Cynthia Swensen The Vicky Telford Family Margaret and Paul Toscano Jim and Zibby Tozer Donald and Barbara Walker Lois Williams Richard and Marsha Workman Karen and Mike Zimmerman Joel and Elaine Zuckerman Fund of Park City Community Foundation Anonymous (3) The above lists includes gifts received as of January 8, 2025

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Academy Scholarship Fund Donors We thank those who have contributed to the Ballet West Academy Scholarship Fund, spanning all four Academy campuses, with generous donations of $1,000 and above. artEmotion Ballet West Guild Amanda and Winston Bokor Helen and Jeffrey Cardon George and Matthew Cardon-Bystry Tiffany Colaizzi Frank and Leslie Corbett Jessica Dall Aaron Eckhauser Emma Eccles Jones Foundation John and Joan Firmage Dee Gauss Samantha Topping Gellert and John Gellert Kimberly and Jay Heglar Janet Holland Elizabeth Huntsman Heidi Huntsman and Mark Robinson

Whitaker Irvin Brent and Maren Jensen Timothy J. Jones Barbara Levy Kipper (Adam’s 10th: and the Kipper Family Foundation) Jill Koziol Helle Le Rette Tatiana Lingos-Webb Prince and Matthew Prince Ailee Magleby Angelina Mainini Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe Jose Mathews Irina McGill Kenneth Melby John and Bria Mertens Keith Musante Anne Neeley

Youth United of Park City Community Foundation Brooke Peel Chris and Ellen Rossi Kathleen Sacco Ghazaleh Semnani Anda Smith-Elardo Ms. Taylor Swift, The Charitable Fund of the Comm Fdtn of Middle Tenn Sam Vetas Jennifer Price-Wallin and Anthony R. Wallin Brad and Linda Walton Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh The above lists includes gifts received as of January 8, 2025

Encore Society We honor those individuals who have made a meaningful commitment to the future of Ballet West by including the company in their estate planning.

Bené Arnold* Gladys Banks* Berenice J. Bradshaw* Judy Brady* and Drew W. Browning Val A. Browning* Kenneth P. Burbidge, Jr.* Dr. Robert H.* and Marianne Harding Burgoyne Mary Elizabeth Colton* Orlando Coryell Debbie Davis The Donna L. Dell Trust* Kent and Martha DiFiore The Zorka D. Divich Trust* Richard and Pamela Dropek Dolores Doré Eccles* Virginia Fackrell Estate* Sid W. Foulger* Dee Gauss

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Dr. Esther S. Gross* and Dr. George D. Gross* Merribeth Habegger-Anderson* Stephanie and Timothy Harpst Melissa A. Herbst* Geoffrey C. Hughes* Johann Jacobs and David Heuvel Grace Jackson* Flemming and Lana Jensen Sara Kaplan Dennis L. Kay Trust* Barry L. Keller* Cynthia Lampropoulos Family Trust Adrienne Larson* Gaye Herman Marrash* Willis McCree and John Fromer* Glenn H. and Karen Fugal Peterson Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel Joy Rocklin

Marian Ream* Pamela A. Scarpelli* Michael Scolamiero Teresa Silcox Steven P. Sondrup* Margot Shott* Norman C. Tanner* and Barbara L. Tanner* David Tundermann* Oma W. Wagstaff* Mrs. Glen Walker Wallace* Gladys Walz* Susan Warshaw Afton B. Whitbeck* Carole M. Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Marelynn Weiss Zipser* and Edward Zipser *Deceased

Gifts Made In Memory and In Honor Of We thank those donors who have made a gift to Ballet West in memory or in honor of the individuals listed below.

IN MEMORY OF Robert Arbogast Ballet West Guild Bené Arnold Ballet West Guild Anonymous Bessa Colleen Hansen Earle R. Bevins III Linda Bevins Judy Watts Brady Drew W. Browning Skip Daynes Ballet West Guild Shirley DeBouzek Michele Dornan Lacey Elliston Cheryl D. Gentle Katharine W. Lamb Heidi Lamb McLean Jon Le Rette Ballet West Guild Helle Le Rette Nina Jonas and Andreas Heaphy

Linda Tricia Fullmer Terri Love Bill Love Lynette Myler Marie Myler Ila Neeley Ballet West Guild Julia Reagan Frances Reagan Copinga Rulynn Skidmore Andrea Skidmore Reagan Michelle Tolboe Diane Stewart Walker and Sue Wallace Caroline Wallace

Jenna Talia Camberlango Wade Adam Miller Peter Christie Joel and Frances Harris Krista Delahunty Joe Delahunty Sandy Gillings Amy Lloyd The Huntsman Family Richard and Nancy Potashner Maralynn and Leo Sant Edith Johnson Adam Sklute Joy Rocklin Harriet and Irwin Ross Beano Solomon Elaine Zuckerman

IN HONOR OF Gabby Bonner-Barcomb Marc A. Barcomb Gracie Bell & Brandy Maack Douglas Maack Peggy Bergmann Michael Labertew

The above lists includes gifts received as of January 8, 2025

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THE WILLAM CHRISTENSEN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHAIR SPONSORED BY PEGGY BERGMANN

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Lisa Jensen retail sales and boutique manager Jessica Magelsen EDUCATION & OUTREACH foundations & government Peter Christie giving manager director of education and Amy O'Connor outreach annual giving manager Dana Rossi Deanna Richardson education associate / external affairs project assistant director i can do manager Heather Fryxell Beau Pearson creator and founder photographer and movement mentor videographer ARTISTIC Audrey Dodd Matthew Barrett Pamela Robinson-Harris associate director movement graphic designer principal rehearsal mentor/adaptive dance Sierra Crawford Masuda director Shelly Cordova external affairs database Jane Victorine Wood assistant director senior coordinator interim principal rehearsal steps/forward steps Victoria Rimington director Silas Campos digital marketing Calvin Kitten manager education and coordinator director of ballet west ii outreach virtual and and rehearsal director technology programs FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON Bruce Caldwell Shelly Cordova, Jenny BALLET WEST ACADEMY rehearsal director and Bradley, Ashley Creek, Evelyn Cisneros-Legate company archivist Lauren Devall, Audrey director Michele Gifford Dodd, Sofia Gorder, Sarah Taylor assistant rehearsal Jennifer Heighton, Wendee director of business director Fiedeldey-McCulloch, operations Reuben Lehr Daisy Jeffers, Amanda Allison DeBona artistic operations manager/ Kindt, Moisés Próspero, principal of peggy bergmann assistant to the artistic Anne Marie Smith, Elease park city campus director Stice, Joshua Trader, Alicia Katherine Lawrence Courtney Hellebuyck Trump, Ashlee Vilos, Trisha principal of jessie eccles student rehearsal director Wilstead educators quinney ballet centre and trolley corners campuses COSTUME PRODUCTION EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Heather Thackeray Jason Hadley Andrew Goldberg principal of utah county director of costume senior director of external campus production affairs Eunice Stafford Cindy Farrimond Angela Krull associate principal trolley costume shop manager director of major gifts and corners campus and student Barbara Arcolio corporate sponsorships life manager head stitcher Dana Rimington Catherine Batcheller Vicki Raincrow director of communications principal faculty and costume painter/dyer and publications artistic engagement Vanessa Startup Mika Seltenrich coordinator stitcher marketing and revenue Courtney Hellebuyck manager principal faculty/student rehearsal director ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Elizabeth Crawford chief financial officer Misha Eady-Harbold director of company management & touring Felicia Cowan director of human resources Jennifer Bailey senior accounting manager Ashley Richardson accounting coordinator

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David Heuvel director of costume production emeritus

Ballet West Staff Stacey Mahan Higgs, David Huffmire, Ethan Daughton principal faculty and Daisey Jeffers, Calvin assistant carpenter associate director of Kitten, Vera Kotova, Lindsey Jeff F. Herbig curriculum Larsen, Nicole Lawrence, properties master Bridget Payne Katelyn Milner-Packer, James K. Larsen principal faculty and Kendra Rangel, Ashleigh lighting supervisor/ head costume coordinator Richardson, Alesha Ramos, electrician James Payne Autumn Ryskoski, Mary Juliana Hedges principal faculty and Ann Shaefer, Heidi Slagle, assistant electrician trainee coordinator Connie Smith, Kramer Snead, Lizzie Fisher Jeffrey Rogers Kristen Stringham, Scout wardrobe supervisor principal faculty and men’s Sutton, Samantha Taggart, Daniel Streed program director Jessica Harston Thompson, assistant wardrobe Michael Waldrop Rex Tilton, Joshua Trader, supervisor full time faculty and Barbara Valles, Elizabeth Nyssa Startup contemporary program Weldon, Ella Whitney, interim wardrobe assistant manager Hannah Willis, Jane Wood, Yancey J. Quick Jordan Debona Kyohei Yoshida wig master senior manager of student instructors Heidi Belka life and summer intensive Maggie Wright-Tesch pyrotechnician coordinator u of u/bw joint trainee I.A.T.S.E. Local 99 Jennifer Hildreth liaison run of show crew senior manager of academy operations and board liaison MUSIC TICKETING AND SUBSCRIBER Hannah Lowell Jared Oaks SERVICES peggy bergmann park city music director Jack E Stahl campus administrator Seretta Hart associate director of Jenny Lowell orchestra manager technology and ticketing trolley corners campus Hope Dalton Natalie Thorpe administrator principal academy and senior manager of patron Nanette Reimschussel company pianist services Chertudi Nicholas Maughan Brooke Christensen utah county campus pianist assistant manager of patron administrator Rob Wood services Amanda Kindt guest class pianist Jane Harris resident advisor Penelope Brown, Douglas patron services and group Madeline Franz, MaryClare Corbin, Adam Fifield, Brady sales lead advisor Gehring, Stefany Jaurrieta, Giles, Max Hall, Lisa Haddon, Ashley Hipwell Sasha Lowell, Symonne John Rukavina, Heidi Slagle, patron loyalty specialist Martelly, Chase Peterson, Aili Yu Kate Weeks, Maritvan der academy pianists Ballet West is an American Wolke-Trader Guild of Musical Artists administrative assistants TECHNICAL PRODUCTION (AGMA), American Hannah Argyle, Izzy Arrieta, Michael Andrew Currey Federation of Musicians Silver Barkes, Liesel Blue, director of production (AFM), and International Jamie Butler, Bruce Caldwell, Michael McCulloch Alliance of Theatrical Stage Claire Campbell, Emma production stage manager Employees (IATSE) company.

Capen, Dantzel Cherry, Liz Wiand Nanette Reimschussel stage manager and Chertudi, Natalie Desch, production operations Hadriel Diniz, Ivy Drumm, coordinator Mariah Edmunds, Isabella Robert Clifford Flanigan, Jennifer Fjeldsted, technical director/ head Solange Gomes, Sammy carpenter Gomm, Tyler Gum, Hannah 24–25 SEASON

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House Rules To ensure the enjoyment of the majority of our patrons who arrive on time, and in deference to the artists, latecomers will not be admitted to the auditorium until there is an appropriate pause in the performance. During some productions, this pause may not occur until the end of the first act.

• All casting is subject to change.

• For your own safety and the safety of other patrons, please do not exit the Theatre before the house lights are up.

• Any use of cameras and recording equipment in the Theatre, which is not authorized by the management, is strictly prohibited.

• No babes in arms.

• No smoking is permitted in the auditorium.

• Outside food and beverages are not allowed in the auditorium; as a courtesy to all patrons in attendance, food consumption is discouraged in the theatre during the performance.

• Lost articles may be claimed at security.

• Anyone expecting emergency calls is urged to leave their seat locations and cell phones with the house manager.

• Please silence all electronic timepieces and cell phones for the period of the performance.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION INFORMATION In the event of an emergency, please REMAIN SEATED and listen to information given by management and ushers.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre offers assistive listening devices free of charge that may be checked out at the coat check counter located in the lobby.

Reglas de Casa Para garantizar el disfrute de la mayoría de nuestros asistentes que llegan a tiempo, y en deferencia a los artistas, no se permitirá el ingreso al auditorio a quienes lleguen tarde hasta que haya una pausa adecuada en la función. Durante algunas producciones, esta pausa puede no ocurrir hasta el final del primer acto.

• Todos los actores están sujetos a cambios.

• Por su propia seguridad y la seguridad de los demás asistentes no abandone el teatro antes de que se enciendan las luces de la sala.

• Está estrictamente prohibido el uso de cámaras y equipos de grabación • en el teatro que no estén autorizados por la • administración.

• No se permiten bebés en brazos.

• No se permite fumar en el auditorio.

• No se permite la entrada de alimentos ni bebidas del exterior al auditorio; como cortesía a todos los asistentes presentes, ni se permite el consumo de alimentos • en el teatro durante la función.

• Los objetos perdidos se pueden reclamar en seguridad.

• Se insta a cualquier persona que espere llamadas de emergencia a que deje sus asientos y sus teléfonos móviles con el director de la sala.

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• Por favor silencie todos los relojes electrónicos y teléfonos móviles durante el período de la función.

INFORMACIÓN SOBRE EVACUACIÓN DE EMERGENCIA En caso de emergencia, PERMANEZCA SENTADO y escuche la información que le proporcionen la dirección y los acomodadores.

DISPOSITIVOS DE AYUDA AUDITIVA Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre ofrece dispositivos de ayuda auditiva gratuitos que se pueden retirar en el guardarropa ubicado en el vestíbulo.

Para garantizar el disfrute de la mayoría de nuestros clientes que llegan a tiempo, y en deferencia a los artistas, no se permitirá el ingreso al auditorio a quienes lleguen tarde hasta que haya una pausa apropiada en la presentación. Durante algunas producciones, esta pausa puede no ocurrir hasta el final del primer acto.

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