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mainstage productions you’re a good man, charlie brown 8 the barber of seville 17 into the woods 20 amazing grace: the musical 26 the secret garden 30 concerts

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a message from MICHAEL BALLAM Dear Members of Our Festival Family, Welcome to the beginning of our second quarter-century!

For me, personally, producing Amazing Grace is one of the most exciting offerings upon which we have ever embarked. We are the first company to be given the rights to produce this noble work since its Broadway premiere in 2015, and its subsequent limited tour. It is based on the life story of John Newton (1725-1807), who created the most beloved hymn of all time. Amazing Grace has been recorded over 6,500 times and is sung over 10 million times a year. Newton’s life is a perfect example of the power of redemption. He turned from being an “enemy of God” to a veritable saint. You will leave the theatre resolved to lean on the amazing grace afforded us by our Creator as never before.

One of the most beloved works of children’s literature, The Secret Garden, enchanted the entire world in a very short period of time. Utah Festival has a special relationship with the family of author Frances Hodgson Burnett. The insights of granddaughter Keri Wilt have made this production come alive as though newly born. When the musical debuted on Broadway in 1991, the entire creative staff was women, making it a landmark production, and ours is as well.

Reprising our runaway success 10 years ago is Stephen Sondheim’s effervescent Into the Woods. Our production plays to the light and charm of the immortal folk tales and summons up smiles and laughter. This uniquely clever work of Sondheim and James Lapine in telling classic bedtime stories is at its best.

Premiering in 1816 in Rome, Il Barbiere di Siviglia has become the most performed comic Italian opera in history. What’s not to love? Glorious bel canto singing, virtuosic orchestrations, hilarious hijinks together with sweet love stories! Based on the first in the trilogy about Figaro by Beaumarchais, we are preparing for Mozart’s setting of this series next season with Le Nozze di Figaro.

In 1967, my father took me to see the original You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. We chuckled, laughed and guffawed and left the theater whistling its tunes. It took our minds away from the challenges of the day. We need that now more than ever. Anyone who has ever loved the Peanuts gang will adore it.

This season marks our first foray into creating an original commissioned work: The Violet Hour, to be fully produced in 2019. We have great confidence in the creative team of Eric Price (lyrics) and Will Reynolds (music), whose work, Around the World, we presented in 2011. This musical is based on the 2003 Broadway play written by award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg. We will workshop The Violet Hour and present a staged reading for audience reactions and revisions.

Utah Festival’s 2018 season presents a smorgasbord of delights. Don’t miss a single offering!

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YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (Revised) is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

Musical recording for You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown provided by The MT Pit L.L.C. www.themtpit.com INTO THE WOODS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com AMAZING GRACE THE MUSICAL is presented by arrangement with CRC Productions, 1501 Broadway Suite 2006, New York, New York 10034.

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Based on the Comic Strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Original direction for this version of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” by Michael Mayer Originally produced in New York by Arthur Whitelaw and Gene Persson Production sponsored by

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YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Director Stefan Espinosa

Set Designer Daniel Simons

Costume Designer Jennifer Sheshko Wood

Wig & Makeup Designer Georgianna Eberhard

Lighting Designer Chris Wood

Sound and Projections Designer Carl J. Whitaker THE CAST

Charlie Brown Joe Ogren

Lucy Van Pelt Mackenzie Rogers

Sally Brown Cecilia Trippiedi

Linus Van Pelt Kevin Nakatani Schroeder Jonathan Walker-VanKuren Snoopy Stefan Espinosa

Conor Shatto (July 24)

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Production Stage Manager Jack Riley

Assistant Stage Manager Kate Hershberger

Production Assistant Jenise Catrone

Dance Captain Cecilia Trippiedi YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (Revised) is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

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YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN SYNOPSIS ACT I Charlie Brown starts his day as usual, with thoughts of his friends swirling in his mind. He resolves to have a great day, but is already running late. Today everyone is calling him a “good man.” Charlie Brown is happy and hopeful as usual, but he nevertheless wonders if he really is what they say. He decides to find out how he can really become a good person.

Lucy expresses her deep infatuation with Schroeder and asks him what he thinks of the idea of marriage. Schroeder is aware of her feelings, but remains aloof and focused as he plays his piano.

Snoopy is lying on top of his doghouse, relaxing. He begins to daydream about being a wild jungle beast. Linus enters, holding his blanket and sucking his thumb. Lucy and Sally show up and mock him. Linus decides to abandon his blanket and move on, only to come running back to it in desperation.

Charlie Brown appears, trying to get his unusually stubborn kite to soar in the air. He enjoys a few minutes of triumph before the notorious Kite-Eating Tree eats it up. After this trauma, Charlie Brown tries to find consolation in Valentine’s Day preparations, but of course that goes awry as well. He goes to see Lucy, who is at her psychiatrist booth. He tells her all the things he thinks of himself. Lucy clears it up by saying that Charlie Brown is unique the way he is.

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It’s a beautiful day and Sally recruits Snoopy to chase rabbits. Coincidentally, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder and Charlie Brown are working on their Peter Rabbit book reports, each in his or her own way. Lucy is simply babbling to fit the 100-word requirement, Schroeder is doing a “comparison” between the book and Robin Hood, Linus is doing an over-complicated psychological analysis and Charlie Brown hasn’t even started out of worry.

15-minute intermission

ACT II Snoopy, in his World War I flying ace uniform climbs atop his doghouse. In his imagination, he is defeated by the Red Baron and returns to the aerodrome in France.

Sally is clearly cross about a D her teacher gave her on her homework assignment.

Charlie Brown returns, and, with his friends, plays the Little League Baseball Championship. Charlie Brown steps up to the plate, strikes out and loses the game. Lucy takes a crabbiness survey and Linus says her crabbiness rating is 95. After punching him, she realizes she is actually very crabby.

That night, Charlie Brown is still sad he has not discovered what it means to be a “good man.” Then he discovers a pencil dropped by the Little Red-Haired Girl (his perennial crush). As he examines it, he discovers that “there are teeth-marks all over it… she nibbles her pencil…she’s HUMAN!” With that realization, he concludes that today hasn’t been so bad after all, and he’s done a lot of things that make him happy. As Charlie Brown expresses what makes him happy, everyone, touched by his love of life, begins to say what makes them happy as well. He realizes being a “good man” means trying your best and making the most of the things you’ve been given.

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THE BARBER OF SEVILLE SYNOPSIS ACT I Count Almaviva, a nobleman, is in love with Rosina, the rich ward of Dr. Bartolo, a physician who plans to marry her himself. Almaviva, disguised as a poor student called Lindoro, serenades Rosina, assisted by a group of actors and musicians. Almaviva enlists the help of Figaro, a barber, who prides himself on his ability to manage the affairs of the city. They realize that they have, in fact, met before, and Almaviva explains why he is in Seville incognito. He is delighted to discover that Figaro is a general employee of the Bartolo family and enjoys easy access to the house. Rumors of Almaviva’s interest in Rosina have reached Bartolo’s ears and he decides he must waste no time in marrying her himself. He gives strict instructions to Berta, his maid, that while he is out no one should gain admittance to the house.

Figaro persuades Almaviva to answer Rosina’s note, but she is interrupted before she can respond.

Lured by the promise of money, Figaro devises a plan whereby Almaviva can gain access to the Bartolo household: he must pretend to be a drunken soldier lodging with Dr Bartolo. Figaro has finagled his way into Dr Bartolo’s home and managed a brief meeting with Rosina before Bartolo appears and expresses his annoyance at Figaro’s constant disrespect toward him. He questions Rosina about her meeting with Figaro and interrogates the servants. When Rosina’s singing teacher Don Basilio arrives, Bartolo brings him up to date on the situation with Rosina. Meanwhile, Figaro has overheard Bartolo and Basilio’s conversation. He starts to prepare the ground for Lindoro, but soon realizes that the wily Rosina is already ahead of him.

Bartolo suspects Rosina of writing a letter to Lindoro. When she protests her innocence, he warns her not to trifle with him, advising her to find more plausible excuses for a man of his standing. Almaviva, now disguised as a soldier, arrives to take up his residence in Bartolo’s house. Rosina is of course delighted when he reveals that he is really her secret admirer. Bartolo’s annoyance at Almaviva’s drunken behavior causes such a row that the neighbors call the militia. The Count, however, narrowly escapes arrest, much to Bartolo’s annoyance.

20-minute intermission

ACT II Almaviva enters the house as Don Alonso, a music teacher who says he has come to give Rosina her music lesson in place of Don Basilio, who, he claims, has suddenly fallen ill. Don Alonso reveals that he has intercepted a note from Almaviva to Rosina. Bartolo fetches Rosina for her lesson. While Bartolo dozes, Rosina and Lindoro express their love and make plans to elope that night. Figaro arrives to shave Bartolo and manages to steal the key to Rosina’s balcony, luring Bartolo away from the music room by smashing a pile of crockery.

Don Basilio unexpectedly appears, but Figaro quickly pays him off and Basilio withdraws. Figaro resumes shaving Bartolo, and tells Rosina of his plan for the lovers to make their escape. Bartolo, however, has not been entirely duped, and penetrates Almaviva’s disguise. The game is up for the lovers—albeit temporarily.

When Bartolo discovers Basilio has never heard of Alonso, he decides to marry Rosina without delay. He confronts Rosina with a letter she addressed to Lindoro and catches her by surprise when he realizes Lindoro is clearly acting on Almaviva’s behalf. Berta, Bartolo’s servant, ruefully comments on the foolishness of old men wanting to marry young wives.

Following a violent thunderstorm, Figaro and Almaviva climb into the house by way of a ladder and an open window. They are confronted by Rosina who is angry at being “used” by Lindoro—until she learns that he is in fact Almaviva and falls willingly into his arms. The three discover they are unable make their escape because Bartolo has removed the ladder. Basilio returns with the notary who is ready to marry Rosina to her guardian, but a bribe and threats easily persuade Basilio to witness instead the marriage of Rosina to Almaviva. Bartolo and the magistrate appear too late and he is obliged to acknowledge he has lost Rosina.

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INTO THE WOODS July 6, 12, 14*, 19*, 21, 26, 28* & August 3, 2018 (*matinee)

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Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Originally directed on Broadway by James Lapine Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Heidi Landesman M. Anthony Fisher

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INTO THE WOODS THE CAST (In order of appearance)

Narrator Stephanos Tsirakoglou Cinderella Olivia Yokers Jack Conor Shatto Baker Stefan Espinosa

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Little Red Ridinghood Cecilia Trippiedi Witch Alissa Anderson

Cinderella’s Father Jonathan Ray

Cinderella’s Mother Jenina Gallaway

Mysterious Man Kevin Nakatani Wolf Markel Reed Rapunzel Emily Dyer Reed

Rapunzel’s Prince Benjamin Howard Grandmother Pamela Gee

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INTO THE WOODS SYNOPSIS ACT I Once upon a time, in a far-off kingdom, Cinderella wishes to attend the King’s Festival; Jack, a lonely and impoverished young man wishes his beloved cow, Milky-White, would give milk; the Baker and his Wife wish they could have a child and Little Red Riding Hood buys some bread from the Baker to take to her grandmother. An ugly old Witch visits the Baker and his Wife, revealing that the Baker’s father had stolen from the Witch’s garden to feed his pregnant wife, taking some of her magic beans. The Witch cursed the family, making them unable to have children, and imprisoned their daughter Rapunzel, the Baker’s sister. The Witch explains the spell may be reversed if the Baker and his Wife can find the four ingredients she needs for a certain potion within three days: “the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn and the slipper pure as gold.”

All begin journeys into the woods: Jack’s mother sends a reluctant Jack to the market to sell his beloved Milky-White; and Cinderella visits her mother’s grave and is given a beautiful dress and shoes to wear to the Festival. Little Red Riding Hood goes to her grandmother’s house and is stalked by a hungry wolf. The Baker’s Wife helps the Baker con the sad Jack into selling MilkyWhite for five beans, telling Jack that they’re magic. The Witch has locked Rapunzel, who has hair “as yellow as corn,” in a tower. When Little Red Riding Hood arrives at her grandmother’s house, she is swallowed by the Wolf. The Baker slays the Wolf, saving Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother, and she rewards him with the red cape. Jack’s mother is angry that Jack was duped and tosses the beans aside, not knowing they really are magic and will grow into a beanstalk that will reach the heavens.

Meanwhile, Jack returns from the Giant’s home with five gold coins, hoping to repurchase MilkyWhite back from the Baker. Cinderella’s Prince and Rapunzel’s Prince sing of their endless longing for two unreachable women. The Wife overhears the Princes talk of Rapunzel’s hair and goes to the tower to steal a piece.

Jack arrives with a hen that lays golden eggs and attempts to buy Milky-White, but she has died.

The Baker’s Wife meets Cinderella running from the Prince, and almost succeeds in getting one of her golden shoes. As the second midnight begins, the Witch discovers that the Prince is visiting Rapunzel. The Witch angrily cuts off Rapunzel’s hair and banishes her to a desert, and her Prince is blinded while trying to escape.

The Baker’s Wife runs into Cinderella again and attempts to trade her remaining bean for Cinderella’s one remaining slipper; Cinderella throws the bean aside but the Baker’s Wife succeeds in obtaining a slipper. They have now met all the Witch’s demands before the end of the third day. Jack’s mother reports that a dead Giant has fallen from the beanstalk. As the third midnight approaches, the Witch discovers the cow is not pure white—it had only been covered with flour.

However, the Witch revives Milky-White, and the items are fed to her by the Baker and Wife. The curse is reversed, also breaking a spell that had afflicted the Witch, and she becomes youthful and beautiful, although she loses her magical powers.

Cinderella’s Prince searches for the maiden whose foot will fit the golden slipper. Cinderella appears and becomes the Prince’s bride. Rapunzel finds her Prince and restores his vision with her tears. A beanstalk grows in the background.

20-minute intermission

ACT II Once upon a time, later, in the same far-off kingdom, everyone is living happily despite some minor inconveniences: the Baker and his Wife have their precious baby boy, Jack and his mother are rich and well-fed and Cinderella is living with Prince in the Palace.

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Suddenly, everyone in the Kingdom is knocked over by an enormous crash, and enormous footprints have destroyed the Baker’s Home and the Witch’s Garden, leaving her only a few beans spared. The Baker and his Wife decide they must tell the Royal Family, and safely escort Little Red Riding Hood to her grandmother’s house after her mother was killed by the Giant. Jack decides that he must slay the Giant and Cinderella learns from her bird friends that her mother’s grave was disturbed and decides to investigate. While everyone else is drawn back into the woods for various reasons, the two Princes have grown bored with their marriages and now lust after two new princesses: Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.

The Baker, his Wife and Little Red Riding Hood get lost in the woods and find the Witch, the Royal Family and the Steward, who reveal that the castle was destroyed by the Giant. The Giant wants to kill Jack in revenge for the death of the first Giant. Jack’s mother finds the group and defends her son, angering the Giant, and Cinderella’s Prince’s steward clubs Jack’s mother to make her be quiet, inadvertently killing her.

The Royal Family leaves to hide in a hidden kingdom, the Witch decides to sacrifice Jack to the Widow and the Baker and his Wife decide they must find him first and split up to search. While Cinderella’s Prince seduces the Baker’s Wife, the Baker finds Cinderella and convinces her to join their group for safety. The Baker’s Wife realizes her error and decides to return to her happy life with the Baker and their son just moments before being accidentally crushed by the angry Giant.

The Witch finds Jack, who had found the Baker’s Wife’s body, and wants to give him to the Giant’s widow. In his grief, the Baker leaves his child with the others. He is then visited by his father’s spirit, who convinces him to face his responsibilities.

Everyone helps the Giant, and each of the previously deceased characters returns to describe the lesson they learned.

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AMAZING GRACE: THE MUSICAL July 7*, 14, 18, 20*, 27, & August 2, 4*, 2018 (*matinee)

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Music & Lyrics by Book by

Christopher Smith Christopher Smith

and Arthur Giron Original Broadway production directed by Gabriel BarreÂ

Carolyn Rossi Copeland

Produced By Alexander Rankin

AG Funding LLC

Originally produced by Goodspeed Musicals Michael P. Price, Executive Producer Production Sponsored by:

THE ANSCHUTZ FOUNDATION THE FAYE SONNE STUCKI FAMILY Sung in English with projected titles Conductor Karen Keltner Director/Choreographer Valerie Rachelle

Set Designer Shawn Fisher

Costume Designer La Beene

Wig & Makeup Designer Georgianna Eberhard

Lighting Designer Chris Wood

Sound Designer Carl J. Whitaker

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AMAZING GRACE: THE MUSICAL THE CAST

John Newton Benjamin Adams

Mary Catlett Olivia Yokers

Captain Newton Michael Ballam

Nanna (Katumah) Jenina Gallaway

Thomas (Pakuteh) Darren Lekeith Drone

Major Gray William Remmers

Princess Peyai Jazmine Olwalia

Robert Haweis Robert Gerold

Mr. Quigley Jonathan Ray

Rabbi Einhorn Benjamin Howard

Mr. Whitley Jรณhann Schram Reed

Monsieur Clow/Briggs Joey LaPlant

Frederick, Prince of Wales Bailey Turner

Mr. Tyler (Dembo) Markel Reed

Mrs. Catlett Alissa Anderson Sophie Leah Brzyski Yema Kyaunee Richardson THE ENSEMBLE Tascha Anderson, Gabriel Armstrong, Dara Brown, Leah Brzyski, Robert Gerold, Liana Gineitis, Benjamin Howard, Christopher M. Humbert Jr., Benjamin Krutsch, Olivia LaBarge, Joey LaPlant, Corey C. Moore, Jonathan Ray, Jรณhann Schram Reed, Kyaunnee Richardson, Khairo Robinson, Conor Shatto, Bailey Turner, Jonathan Walker-VanKuren

Chorus Master/Principal Pianist Arthur Bosarge Concertmaster Yenling Chen

Dialect Coach/Fight Choreographer Stefan Espinosa

Assistant Choreographer Michael Jenkinson

Production Stage Manager Jonathan Moore

Assistant Stage Manager Liv Scott

Production Assistant Jenise Catrone

Keyboard Programming Dallas K Heaton

Fight Captain Jรณhann Schram Reed AMAZING GRACE: THE MUSICAL is presented by arrangement with CRC Productions, 1501 Broadway Suite 2006, New York, New York 10034.

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AMAZING GRACE: THE MUSICAL SYNOPSIS ACT I It is nearly Christmas, 1743, and John Newton returns to England after abandoning his education to seek adventure at sea. His childhood friend, Mary Catlett, is ecstatic about John’s return but also angry with him for running away with no word for 11 months. John’s father, Captain Newton, a wealthy slave-trader and head of the Royal Africa Company, arrives to hold an auction for the new slave cargo that has just arrived. Upon seeing his son on the docks, Captain Newton admonishes his son, takes away his mariner license, and orders his servant Thomas to take John home. Captain Newton is called away before he is able to hold the auction. In his absence, John begins the day’s auction, much to the chagrin of his friend and father’s assistant, Mr. Haweis. During the auction, an abolitionist group, determined to end slavery in England, begins a violent riot in order to free Captain Newton’s newly acquired slaves. One female slave is rescued with the help of Mary Catlett.

John is humiliated at the failed auction and is tasked by Major Gray to find and retrieve the rescued slave.

Later that day, John is denied entry to Mary’s home and sneaks in the back entrance to speak with her. Mary, disappointed by John’s behavior and bitter attitude, reminds him of who he was before his mother’s death: a composer, musician, and someone with a warm human heart. During John’s visit, Mary’s maidservant, Nanna, brings Mary a letter inviting Mary to join an abolitionist group fighting for freedom. Mary, wondering where her own maidservant is from, encourages Nanna to tell her how she became a slave.

That night, at the Chatham Christmas Ball, Mary is romantically pursued by the aristocratic Major Gray. John, in his drunken and jealous state, causes a scene after one of Major Gray’s men did what John could not: find the lost slave from the auction earlier that day.

After the ball, Mary meets with the abolitionists and agrees to help them in their plans to undermine the slave trade. She decides to begin a relationship with Major Gray to act as their spy. Meanwhile, John is kidnapped and forced into the Navy aboard the H.M.S. Harwich. When his father refuses to help him, John breaks all ties with him. Thomas attempts to intercede on John’s behalf, and Captain Newton sends him on the Navy ship as well.

After courting Mary for three months, Major Gray proposes to her, promising her a life singing for the highest of English society, including his cousin Prince Frederick. Meanwhile, on the Harwich, John’s carelessness allows a French warship to attack and sink the ship. The crew is killed. Thomas and John are thrown from the ship and Thomas attempts to save his young charge.

20-minute intermission

ACT II John and Thomas are captured in Sierra Leone by African warriors and their Princess Peyai, a ruthless slave trader, who threatens to kill John. When John defies her he is punished with no food or water.

Thankfully, John is saved from starvation by a young girl who is slave to the Princess, Yema.

Once the Princess finds out who John’s father is, John strikes a deal with her to give her inside information about the slave trade and helps her to capture and sell rival tribes to slave traders.

In England, Mary learns from Captain Newton that the Harwich has been lost with no survivors.

Soon after, Princess Peyai sends a letter to Captain Newton, telling him that his son is alive and demanding a hefty ransom. Captain Newton prepares to sail to Sierra Leone to save his son and make amends. Before he takes leave, Mary gives him a letter to deliver to John.

Back in Africa, the Princess pressures John to show his loyalty to her by forcing him to sell Thomas to a slave ship bound for Barbados. Thomas, forever loyal to John, confronts him and questions his abhorrent behavior, forcing him to look at the person he has become.

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AMAZING GRACE: THE MUSICAL Major Gray, having learned that Mary plans to speak against slavery in front of Prince Frederick at the Christmas concert at court, imprisons Nanna and threatens to harm her if Mary does anything foolish. Nanna tells Mary to speak up against slavery in front of the Prince regardless of the consequences.

Captain Newton reaches Africa to pay the ransom for John, but a gunfight erupts. Peyai is killed and Captain Newton is gravely wounded. Before his death, Captain Newton gives his son the letter that Mary has written and passes the ship into his care.

John assumes the role of Captain of his father’s ship and reads Mary’s letter. His burdened heart is confronted by visions of the many lives he has destroyed. Upon asking for God’s forgiveness the ship is thrown into a terrible storm. The ship miraculously survives the night and John orders the ship be turned toward Barbados to find and free Thomas and as many slaves as he can in the process. Upon finding Thomas, whose real name is Pakuteh, John begs forgiveness and asks Pakuteh to help him in fighting to end slavery. Pakuteh agrees and he and John head back to England.

At the Christmas Ball, Mary delivers her impassioned speech to a shocked Major Gray. The Prince, however, is compassionate and when John arrives to support her, he demotes Major Gray and allows John and Mary to continue their fight for freedom. Yema, the young slave girl John has brought with him to England, is reunited with her mother, Mary’s maidservant Nanna. Mary and John eventually marry and John goes on to write hundreds of hymns about his change of heart, including the beloved Amazing Grace.

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Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre presents

THE SECRET GARDEN

July 7, 13, 19, 21*, 27*, & August 2*, 4, 2018 (*matinee)

Photo by Waldron Creative

Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman Music by Lucy Simon Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett Original Broadway production produced by Heidi Landesman Rick Steiner, Frederic H. Mayerson, Elizabeth Williams Jujamcyn Theatres/TV ASAHI and Dodger Productions Originally produced by the Virginia Stage Company, Charles Towers, Artistic Director Production Sponsored by

Sung in English with projected titles Conductor Karen Keltner Director Vanessa Ballam

Original Set Designer Jack Shouse

Costume Designer Noelle Claire Raffy

Wig & Makeup Designer Georgianna Eberhard

Lighting Designer Chris Wood

Sound Designer Carl J. Whitaker

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THE CAST

Mary Lennox Claire Francis

Kayli Checketts (July 19)

Archibald Craven Gabriel Preisser

Lily Craven Emily Dyer Reed

Dr. Neville Craven Jรณhann Schram Reed Martha Mackenzie Rogers Dickon Joe Ogren

Colin Craven Brigham Allen

Porter Harris (July 21)

Rose Lennox Kara Cornell

Captain Albert Lennox Kirk Dougherty

Ben Weatherstaff Stephanos Tsirakoglou

Mrs. Medlock Ginger Bess Fakir Jonathan Walker-VanKuren Ayah Jazmine Olwalia

Lieutenant Ian Shaw Robert Gerold

Lieutenant Peter Wright Christopher M. Humbert Jr.

Major Holmes Joey LaPlant

Claire Holmes Leah Brzyski Alice Jenina Gallaway

Major Shelley Benjamin Krutsch

Mrs. Shelley Dara Brown

Mrs. Winthrop Tascha Anderson

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THE SECRET GARDEN THE SERVANTS Betsy/Nurse Kyaunnee Richardson Timothy Bailey Turner

Jane Olivia LaBarge William Gabriel Armstrong THE CHILDREN’S CHORUS Aurora Kayli Checketts Vivian Mia Jane Ballam Gwendolyn Audrey Bailey Philippa Macy Lund Allaster Porter Harris

Chorus Master/Principal Pianist Sara Chiesa Concertmaster Yenling Chen Choreographer Scott A. Bodily

Dialect Coach Stefan Espinosa

Production Stage Manager Joshua D. Stewart

Assistant Stage Manager Kate Hershberger

Production Assistant Adeline Snagel

Dance Captain Leah Brzyski

Child Wrangler Tammy Babich

Keyboard Programming Cohen Keyboards | Randy Cohen,

Taylor Williams “Secret Garden, The” is presented through special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS ON ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.SAMUELFRENCH.COM/WHITEPAPER

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THE SECRET GARDEN SYNOPSIS ACT I Mary Lennox, a 10-year-old English girl living in India, dreams of English nursery rhymes and Hindi chants. She awakens to learn that her parents and nearly everyone she knew in India have died of cholera. Found by survivors of the epidemic, Mary is sent to England to live with her only remaining relation, her uncle, Archibald Craven. The housekeeper, Mrs. Medlock, coldly delivers Mary to Yorkshire and her uncle’s imposing and secluded manor house, Misselthwaite.

(Throughout the show, the spirits of characters past, known as “the dreamers,” serve as narrators and Greek chorus for the action.)

Archibald Craven, a hunchback, is still overcome by grief surrounding the tragic death of his young wife, Lily. The management of the haunted household is largely left to Archibald’s brother, Doctor Neville Craven. Mary has difficulty sleeping and wanders the halls as she and Archibald both mourn their losses. The next morning, Mary meets Martha, a young Yorkshire chambermaid who encourages Mary to go play outside by telling her about the surrounding moorland and grounds, in particular, a secret (hidden) garden. Meanwhile, Archibald remains submerged in his memories of Lily, while ghosts waltz to Lily and Archibald’s serenading.

Mary explores the garden, laid out in mazelike Victorian fashion, as do Ben Weatherstaff, an old gardener, Martha, and Martha’s brother Dickon, each with a different agenda. Ben tells Mary the secret garden has been locked since Lily’s death because of its painful reminders of the tragedy.

Dickon invokes the spring in a rustic, druid-like fashion; he claims to converse with animals and teaches Mary to speak the Yorkshire dialect to a magical English robin. Mary explains to Dickon her need for a place of her own and the Robin leads Mary to find the key to the garden, but does not show Mary the door.

Archibald has a formal meeting with his niece, who asks him for a bit of earth to plant a garden of her own. He is startled and compares her to Lily for their shared horticultural interests. Archibald and his brother Neville both notice that Mary also physically resembles her aunt, with whom both men were in love.

Mary again hears someone crying, but this time she locates the source: her cousin Colin, who has been confined to bed since his birth when his mother Lily died. He has been in bed almost his entire life because his father feared Colin was also cursed to become a hunchback. Colin confides in his cousin his dreams of a round-shouldered man who comes to him at night and reads to him from his book of all that’s good and true. However, just as it seems they have become friends, Neville and Mrs. Medlock burst in and dismiss Mary angrily, telling her she is never to see Colin again. As the accompanying storm reaches its peak, Mary runs outside and finds the door to the garden.

20-minute intermission

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THE SECRET GARDEN ACT II Archibald relates a dream to Neville about seeing Lily and Mary together in the garden. Neville’s dreams are darker: Recalling his unrequited love for Lily, Neville believes Archibald should leave Misselthwaite entirely to him. The two brothers’ musings are interwoven with ghostly echoes of old arguments between Lily and her sister Rose (Mary’s mother) about Archibald’s suitability as a prospective husband and father. At Neville’s urging, Archibald leaves for Paris, pausing only to read a fairytale to Colin as the boy sleeps.

The garden is much like Archibald and Mary herself, neglected and half-wild. Mary asks Dickon for help with the garden, which appears dead. Dickon explains it is probably just dormant and that “somewhere there’s a single streak of green inside it.” Inside the Manor, Colin throws a tantrum out of fear for his future. Mary enters and reveals that Colin’s spine is perfectly fine and tells Colin about the discovered garden. Colin is scared to go outside until encouraged by a vision of his mother. At night, Mary, Dickon, and Martha clandestinely bring Colin to the garden in a wheelchair.

The charms of the garden, the exercise, and fresh air begin to make Colin well.

Back in the house, Mary faces Neville as he threatens to send her away to boarding school. Martha tells Mary she must hold on. Mary writes to Archibald urging him to come home.

In Paris, Archibald feels tortured and on the brink of despair. At a pivotal moment, Lily’s ghost appears, offers Archibald redemption and invites his return to the garden at Misselthwaite. Upon entering the garden, Archibald finds Colin completely healthy and pushing Mary in the wheelchair as he walks through the door. Archibald, a changed man, accepts Mary as his own, and the healing of the world (as well as the beings in it), is complete.

CONCERTS THE PIANISTS! JULY 11 | 1:00 PM ELLEN ECCLES THEATRE Enjoy an afternoon with our extraordinary pianists as they dazzle you with works familiar and new, two hands, four hands, six hands, more! Utah Festival continues the tradition of featuring the summer’s ensemble of talented pianists in an unforgettable combo of precision, showmanship and mayhem!

PIANISTS

Arthur Bosarge

Sara Chiesa

Dallas K Heaton

Julie Neish

INTERNATIONAL OPERA COMPETITION SEMIS | JULY 12 | 1:00 PM FINALS | JULY 18 | 1:00 PM UTAH THEATRE Utah Festival hosts more than 20 extraordinarily talented artists in a world-class opera competition of Italian repertoire by the greats—Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini and more. Join us first for the Semifinal round as only a handful are chosen. Then experience the excitement of the thrilling Final round where YOU will have the chance to help select the winner.

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CONCERTS TRIBUTE TO LEONARD BERNSTEIN JULY 25 | 7:30 PM ELLEN ECCLES THEATRE Photo by Jack Mitchell

Celebrating the brilliance, versatility, and passion of one of America’s great composers and conductors. Join us for an entertaining evening of music and song as we remember the life and work of Leonard Bernstein in his 100th year. Our tribute concert includes selections from masterworks of musical theatre— Candide, On the Town, West Side Story and more, together with some lesser known gems from Bernstein’s oeuvre. Performed by Utah Festival’s orchestra, chorus and soloists conducted by Karen Keltner and hosted by Founding General Director Michael Ballam.

THE MUSIC OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS AND GUSTAV HOLST with the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre Orchestra and the American Festival Chorus in association with the Caine College of the Arts and the North American British Music Studies Association AUGUST 1 | 7:30 PM DAINES CONCERT HALL CHASE FINE ARTS CENTER, UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY The Utah Festival Orchestra reunites with the American Festival Chorus conducted

by Craig Jessop at the newly renovated Daines Concert Hall, in a glorious concert of masterworks by British composers Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst.

Featuring Vaughan Williams’ oratorio Sancta Civitas (The Holy City), a setting of excerpts from the Book of Revelation. At times ethereal, at others explosive, this work was the composer’s most visionary & mystical and is considered by many to be one of the greatest English choral works ever written. Included on the program, Five Variants of Dives & Lazarus, based on the familiar folk tune and hymn. The second half will feature Gustav Holst’s charming A Fugal Concerto, Op. 40 and his magnificent setting of Psalms 86 & 148 in Two Psalms, H.117.

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2018 season SPONSORS 2018 Principal Season Sponsor: Major Season Sponsor:

PRODUCTION SPONSORS THE BARBER OF SEVILLE

Alan and Jeanne Hall Foundation

THE SECRET GARDEN

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Cache Valley Bank KSL News Radio

AMAZING GRACE

The Anschutz Foundation The Faye Sonne Stucki Family

INTO THE WOODS Sandefur Schmidt Utah Media Group FM100

YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Bryan D. and Gayle N. Burr

SUPERTITLES PREVIEW PERFORMANCES Richard and Moonyeen ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. Anderson

CAFÉ DES ARTISTES Marc & Heidi Ensign

MEDIA SPONSORS BYU Broadcasting • Cache Valley Radio Group • Flaire • FM 100 • KSL Radio Media One of Utah • Mills Publishing • Q Salt Lake Magazine • Salt Lake City Weekly Salt Lake Magazine • Utah.com • Utah Public Radio

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2018 season SPONSORS COMMUNITY SPONSORS MICHAEL AND LAURIE DELL LOY AND BALLAM LYNETTE HANSEN

ANONYMOUS MIKE AND SHARI OHMAN

ROY AND CAROL CHRISTENSEN

Adobe • American Festival Chorus • Christopher Ballam Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning • Cache Valley Morning Rotary Club Campell Supporting Organization • C. Comstock Clayton Foundation Cook Martin Poulson • Dominion Energy Services • Marc and Heidi Ensign Every Blooming Thing • Donna and Ralph Friz Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation • Florence J. Gillmore Foundation John Shane and Sharon Franz • Robert and Anne Gregerson Charles and Kathie Horman • M. Craig and Becky Johns Dr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Rallison • Marty and Carolyn Rasmussen – Nebeker Family Foundation • River Heights City • Nancy Schellkopf • Theodore J. Schmidt, Jr. Utah Festival Opera Guild • Robert D. Wallace • Young Toyota Scion Applewood Tree & Landscape • Cache Valley Women’s Center • Café Sabor Lee’s Marketplace • Square One Printing

EDUCATION PROGRAMS Opera by Children Utah Festival Academy Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards

EDUCATION SPONSORS Utah State Legislature/Board of Education • Cache County RAPZ and Restaurant Tax ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. • Michael & Laurie Ballam • Vanessa Ballam Ben and Mayra Clawson • Marilyn & Ray Phillips, Council for Investment in Education Phil and Darlene Espinosa • Stefan Espinosa • Maverik, Inc. • Vanguard Charitable

UTAH HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS SPONSORS Domo Broadway at the Eccles Education Fund • Zions Bank • Kimpton Hotel Monaco Salt Lake Daynes Music, Marilyn & Ray Phillips, Council for Investment in Education Maverik, Inc. • Vanguard Charitable

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2018 season CONTRIBUTORS 2018 Principal Season Sponsor Major Season Sponsor: Utah Festival expresses deepest appreciation to our donors for their loyal and generous support.

This list represents donations received from June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018.

ORDER OF THE MUSE $500,000 to $1,000,000 Michael & Laurie Ballam Dell Loy & Lynette Hansen Mike & Shari Ohman*

Robin Gross—in honor of Muriel Gross’ 97th birthday Frank Heath Karl & Kathy Hess Craig & RaNae Jessop** CIRCLE OF THE ROSE LeRoy & Elizabeth Johnson* LEGACY $10,000 TO $24,999 Maverik $100,000 to $499,999 Richard & Moonyeen Kimpton Hotel Monaco Salt Anonymous Anderson Lake City* Cache County RAPZ/ Dr. F. Neal & Ann Restaurant Tax Allocation Judy Brady & Drew W. Browning Mortenson—in honor of Roy & Carol Christensen Bryan & Gayle Burr Michael & Laurie Ballam The Church of Jesus Christ Cache Valley Radio Group* Sharon Lewis - MSL Family of Latter-day Saints Cook Martin Poulson* IMPRESARIO Foundation Foundation Domo Broadway at the $1,000 to $4,999 Phoenix Productions • Beneficial Life Eccles Education Fund* Anonymous Ed Pisacich—in memory of Insurance Company John Shane & Sharon Franz* Christine Allred Eva Pisacich • Bonneville Florence J. Gillmor Applewood Tree & Q Salt Lake Magazine* International Corp.

Foundation Landscape* Dean & LuAnn Quayle • Deseret Book Company Eugene & Evelyn Banks Marvin & Elizabeth Rallison • Deseret Management Alan & Jeanne Hall Foundation Foundation Paul Riley—in memory of Corp.

Charles & Kathie Horman** Phil & Julie Borgmeier Dorothy Riley • Deseret News Mills Publishing** Don & Jean Bradshaw Salt Lake City Weekly* Publishing Company Sandefur Schmidt James M. & Lena S. Bromley Salt Lake Magazine* • The Joseph Smith Theodore G. Schmidt Cache Valley Women’s Gayle Sandberg Memorial Building Young Toyota Scion* Center Lisa Saunderson* Restaurants & Catering • Anne S. Blackett, DO Jonathan L. & Katrina D. • Deseret Digital Media GRAND IMPRESARIO • Gary K. Fowers, MD Shill • The Lion House $5,000 to $9,999 • David A. Kirkman, MD Roland & Jeanie Squire** • KSL Broadcast Group Adobe • Barry A. Noorda, MD Celeste Suiter* Logan City Christopher Ballam* Café Sabor* Utah Public Radio* Raymond Construction* BYU Broadcasting* Evan & Marian Campbell Vanguard Charitable State of Utah Legislature/ Cache Valley Bank Supporting Organization Kent Wallis Art Studios Utah State Office of Cache Valley Media Group* Champ Family Fund Education Cache Valley Morning Ben & Mayra Clawson* ARCHANGEL Zions Bank Rotary Community Foundation of $500 to $999 Cinderella Homes Utah Curtis T. Atkisson, Jr. ORPHEUS CLUB C. Comstock Clayton Gerald & Susan Daynes* Shari Badger $50,000 to $99,999 Foundation Michael & Sheila Deputy Richard & Donna Borden Cache Valley Visitors Bureau Council for Investment LaNan Donovan* Elaine Brewster* The George S. & Dolores in Education – Ray & Alice Edvalson Shae Bunker* Doré Eccles Foundation Marilyn Phillips Flaire* Peter & Holly Daines Malouf* Dominion Energy Services Doyle & Lila Geddes* Marian Ensor** Marc & Heidi Ensign Pamela Gee* Every Blooming Thing* CIRCLE OF THE LYRE Donna & Ralph Friz Robert Gibbs Mary Farley $25,000 to $49,999 Ann & Gordon Getty David & Dana Gossner** Linda Fonnesbeck The Anschutz Foundation Foundation —in memory of Donna Aileen Freckleton Vanessa Ballam** Robert & Anne Gregerson Gossner Rebecca Hainsworth* FM 100* ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. Gary & Nancy Griffin** Hickman Land Title M. Craig & Becky Johns

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Marty & Carolyn Rasmussen – Nebeker Family Foundation River Heights City* Rotary Club of Cache Valley Morning Salt Lake City Weekly* Salt Lake Magazine* The Faye Sonne Stucki Family Utah Festival Opera Guild Robert D. Wallace – in honor of Sandefur Schmidt

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Mr. & Mrs. David Hodgins Fred R. & Sharon Hunsaker Kenneth & Margene Johnson Jordan School District* Ruth Ann Lewis Gene & Ruth Miller Marilyn Neilson Joseph & Gloria Nichols Robert Palmer Barbara D. Perry Lori Pomeroy* Bruce & Helen Posey April Ricks* Riverwoods Conference Center* Kathie Schumacher* Geno Schupp & Janis Boettinger Boyd & Jill Smith Square One Printing* Lynnette Takemoto** Margene Thorpe John & Flerida Uldrich Ned & Gail Weinshenker David B. & Anne G. Wirthlin Shotzie Workman ANGEL $250 to $499 Steve & June Behlolavy* Greg & JoLynn Bell Jeanne Boyd* Janie Braswell* Mike & Cindy Budge* Sally F. Sears – Caffé Ibis Caine College of the Arts Arthur & Dianne Clarke* Marian Connelly John Copenhaver Darlene Espinosa Stefan Espinosa* William & Anita Ford Chuck & Lou Gay Nan Gordon* Bill & Norma Heflin* Alvin & Maribeth EvensenHengge Lyle & Alice Hillyard Carol & Marilyn Hoffman Pat Holley Judi Johnson* Margaret W. Jorgensen Jeanne Kesler Sue Kewin* Bonnie Konowitch Fred & Helen LeVinus* Jan & Jerry Luger Penny Margetts Bruce R Molen Cheryl Morgavan* Keith Nelson Dallin H. Oaks

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BIG RIVER Our Stages. Your Stories.

June 28 - October 13 HENRY VI PART ONE • OTHELLO THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR THE LIAR • THE MERCHANT OF VENICE PEARL’S IN THE HOUSE • BIG RIVER THE FOREIGNER • AN ILIAD

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2018 season CONTRIBUTORS Nancy Israelsen—in memory of Lyle Israelsen Ted & Nancy Jarkowski Marilyn Jensen* Betty Jo Jepsen Marcie Johnson D J Johnson* Gary & Vernett Jones Ingeborg C. Kellog Jody Kennedy* Shirley Keyes Gerald & Linda Kos Gloria T. Kreitzer* Michael Lawitts Claudia Laycock Mark & Patti Liddiard Eugene Low Ned & Alene Mangelson Donald & Barbara Mason D.C.C. McCallister Wayne & Sharon Meikle Darlene Meservy Richard & Jean Miller Robert Miller Denece Miller* Baunie Nelson Donna Norton* Dennis & Bronwyn O’Hara Melvin & Barbara Olson David & Jane Page Norman Palmer Larry & Glee Petersen* Janet G. Pulsipher Thomas & Ginger Reeve Kathleen Richards Evan & Lorraine Sanders Vanessa Schukis Dianne Scribner* Mark & Debbie Seare Thelma Seeholzer*

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Karl & Karina Brown Nancy Bull Lee Burke Lynda Burruss* Mary A. Christ Edlyn Christensen* Justin & Melanie Conrad* Carolyn Cressall* Carol Davis Jana Davis Vickey Dehek Sharell Eames* Gloria T. Earl Kathy Eck* Evelyn Falk Dixie H. Finch Janet Flinders Marsha France Merrilee Gorringe Bonnie Grieff* Carol Hendry* Terry Higbee Mary Hoagland Shannon Holmes* Amy Horsburgh* Kenneth Hoyal Christine Hult* Nathan Hult* Shelby Hurt LaNae Hyde* Katie Iverson* Mari Ivie Mont & Elizabeth Juchau John A. & Ilse Juhala Gail & George Krasean Rae Leishman Douglas & Alice Mae Lemon Pam Leonhardt* Dee Link* Miriam Linkimer

Karen Lobrot Debby Mackey* Sue Manning Athleen & William Moss Peg Neuber* Lujeanne Peters Sumira Phatak Nancy Kay Pierson* MarJean Pitkin* Richard Price Jessie Quigley Elizabeth Raleigh Dennis & Dianne Rhoton LaVoy Robison Rudy’s Greenhouse* Derral & Janis Siggard Margo Smith Martha J. Smith Leslie Snow* Ramona & John Stromness Angela Walz Kathy & Kathryn Ward Lenice White Rebecca Windley Rudolph & Joan Wolf Ruby Woodward* *In-kind donations **Cash and in-kind donations We are committed to acknowledging our donors correctly. Please contact our Development Office with any corrections.

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2018 season CONTRIBUTORS FOUNDING CONTRIBUTORS We wish to acknowledge those whose vision and generosity were instrumental in Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre’s inception.

The Modern Medicis $1,000,000 and above Anonymous Donors Michael and Laurie Ballam Mr. and Mrs. Roy Christensen Larry H. and Gail Miller George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

Theodore G. and Elizabeth Schmidt Utah State Legislature Cache County RAPZ/Restaurant Tax Zions Bank Lorenzo’s Legacy $500,000 to $999,999 James LeVoy Sorenson Foundation

Marie Eccles Caine Foundation Renaissance Reborn $250,000 to $499,999 Jack and Deanne Parson Dr. and Mrs. R.L. Smith

UTAH THEATRE RESTORATION We wish to thank the following organizations and individuals who have contributed to the restoration of the historic Utah Theatre and the donation, installation, and upkeep of the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ.

Anonymous The Anschutz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Roy Christensen Deluxe Corporation Foundation

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Logan City Gail Miller Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Foundation Mike and Shari Ohman

Raymond Construction Theodore G. and Elizabeth Schmidt John and Nancy Schellkopf Sorenson Legacy Foundation Utah State Legislature Zions Bank

Lizetta Seely Bush Jennifer Davis Ron & Margaret Davis Sacha Davis Todd Davis Dawson Electric Doris Dawson

Elbert A. Dawson III Russell & Barbara Fjeldsted The Hansen Family Ashley Jones James & Qing Deng Jones Jim Jones Kevin L. Jones

Jeanne B. Kesler Lorraine Mackay Raymond Real Estate Mollie Shaffer Tonga Titcomb Norman & Virginia Wright Earl & Corinne Wunderli

MUSIC LIBRARY Our library was created in 1996 when we received the Maughan and Dorothy McMurdie Music Library.

We thank the following individuals who have donated their significant collections to our music library: Bernice Baugh Brigham Young University/KBYU Vera Broughton Scammon S.E. Clark Brigitta Clyde Tod Fitzpatrick Chuck & Lou Gay Lorraine Hammond

Eastman & Anne Hatch Kathy & Karl Dean Hess Arthur & Doris Holmgren Family Henry Holt Lyman & Ida-Marie Jensen Miles & Janet Jensen Dr. Revis Lewis William & Nina W. Matheson

Sharon Mayberry Maughan & Dorothy McMurdie Walter Rudolph Dr. & Mrs. James Seaver Ray Somers Edwin Stafford F. Eugene & Marcia Tueller Peggy L. Tueller

VERA SCAMMON MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND The Vera Scammon Memorial Endowment Fund was created in 2008 by Michael Ballam, Founding General Director of Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre. This perpetual fund is intended to honor the memory of Vera Scammon, a brilliant soprano, generous teacher, and extraordinary woman who deeply touched the lives of many. The fund will be used to continue Vera’s work in blessing the lives of young singers.

We thank the following contributors: Ruth Baker Michael & Laurie Ballam Sue Brown Gail & John Carpenter Janelle Erbschloe Brenda Frye Carl & Linda Gardner

Margaret Rush Hankins George & Amy Hill John & Amy Lawton Thomas & Alice Lindblom Miriam Ruth Linkimer Horan & McConaty Robert Miller

Daniel & Heather Narducci Bernard & Hele Nefkens Judith & John Pogge The Rackley Family Art & Patricia Van Dyck Alan & Elizabeth Whaley Lorraine E. Whiteman

2018 season CONTRIBUTORS HOSPITALITY Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre is grateful to the following people who have provided housing, security, transportation, and hospitality for our artists during the season.

Michael & Laurie Ballam Gary & Nancy Griffin Marc & Heidi Ensign

Justin Hamilton, Café Sabor Young Toyota Scion Mike & Lynda Stauffer

USHERS AND VOLUNTEERS We appreciate the volunteers who donate their valuable time to assist us in many ways during the festival. We join our patrons in thanking the Ellen Eccles Theatre usher corps for their expertise and professionalism.

MarJean Anderson Margo Anhder Pat Barfuss June & Steve Belohlavy Karen Bindrup Ed & Sharon Black Beth Blanchard Marci Bowen Jeanne Boyd Janie Braswell Dorrit Briere Kathleen Brown Cindy & Mike Budge Lynda Burruss Edlyn Christensen Arthur & Dianne Clark Shelley Comendant Justin & Melanie Conrad Carolyn Cooper Carolyn Cressall Afton Crossen Kay Durrant Sharell Eames Terryl Eck Kathy Eck Marian Ensor

Glen Erickson Jeanine Erickson Debbie & Frank Esparza Roberta Fogel Sherma Fife Garn Angela Glover Nan Gordon Bonnie Grieff Lucille Hansen Norma & Bill Heflin Sam Henderson Carol Hendry Shannon Holmes Amy Horsburgh Nathan & Christine Hult LaNae Hyde Katie Iverson Marilyn Jensen D.J. Johnson Judi Johnson Jody Kennedy Sue Kewin Gloria Kreitzer Pam Leonhardt Fred & Helen LeVinus Dee Link

Debby Mackey Denece Miller Cheryl Morgavan Peg Neuber Donna Norton Glee & Larry Petersen Nancy Kay Pierson MarJean Pitkin Peggy Ramsten Les Schiller Dianne Scribner Thelma Seeholzer Leslie Snow Roland & Jeanie Squire Norene Stafford JoBeth Stevens Lynnette Takemoto Ann Thayne Jerald Tolman Kathy Tolman Ruth Watts Winston Watts Lonnie White Nancy Wiser Ruby Woodward

LEAVE A LEGACY We express sincere gratitude for individuals who, through estate planning, have left a legacy of support for Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre.

• Margueritte Caldwell Estate • Glenn Howard and Karen Fugal Peterson Charitable Remainder Unitrust • Gary and Nancy Griffin Charitable Remainder Trust

• Lynne Paoletti Estate • Kenneth Randall Bequest • Donna Loy Gossner Fund • Louise Childs Watts Estate

If you are interested in leaving a legacy through estate planning or are interested in receiving information about planned giving options and tax benefits, please contact our Development Office at 435-750-0300 Ext. 109.

ADOPT AN ARTIST Kathie & Chuck Horman are sponsoring the following artists: Gabriel Preisser who plays Figaro in The Barber of Seville and Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden Benjamin Adams who plays John Newton in Amazing Grace The Utah Festival Opera Guild is sponsoring Sarah-Nicole Carter who plays Jack’s Mother in Into The Woods and Berta in The Barber of Seville If you are interested in sponsoring an artist, please contact our Development Office at 435-750-0300 Ext 109 or email Lgeddes@ufomt.org

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2018 PROFILES CONDUCTORS *UFOMT Debut Karen Keltner Conductor, Amazing Grace | Conductor, Secret Garden | Conductor, Tribute to Leonard Bernstein San Diego, California / South Bend, Indiana 22nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Hawaii Opera Theatre, San Diego Opera, l’Opera du Rhin (Strasbourg, France) Nicolas Giusti Conductor, Barber of Seville Boston, Massachusetts 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Rossini Opera Festival, Izmir Opera House William Remmers* Conductor, Into the Woods | Conductor, The Violet Hour | Major Gray, Amazing Grace New York, New York ALSO: Utopia Opera, International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival, Blue Hill Troupe ARTISTS *UFOMT Debut Michael Ballam Founder and General Director | Captain Newton, Amazing Grace Logan, Utah 26th UFOMT Season ALSO: Chicago Lyric Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, San Francisco Opera, Dallas Opera

Tascha Anderson* Florinda, Into the Woods | Mrs. Winthrop, Secret Garden | Ensemble, Amazing Grace Helena, Montana ALSO: Chautauqua Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Boston Lyric Opera Gabriel Armstrong* Utah High School Musical Theatre Intern Recipient | William, Ensemble, Secret Garden | Ensemble, Amazing Grace Ogden, Utah ALSO: DaVinci Academy of Science and the Arts, The Ziegfeld Theatre Ginger Bess* Baker’s Wife, Into the Woods | Mrs. Medlock, Secret Garden Brigham City, Utah ALSO: Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah Opera, Alabama Shakespeare Dara Brown* Mrs. Shelley, Secret Garden | Ensemble, Amazing Grace Chicago, Illinois ALSO: Hangar Theatre Lab Company, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Chicago High School for the Arts Leah Brzyski* Sophie, Ensemble, Amazing Grace | Claire Holmes, Dance Captain, Secret Garden | Sleeping Beauty, Into the Woods | Peasant Woman, Barber of Seville Rochester Hills, Michigan ALSO: Yale School of Music, Charlottesville Opera, VIPA Festival

Benjamin Adams* John Newton, Amazing Grace | Ensemble, Barber of Seville Columbus, Indiana ALSO: Indiana University - Jacobs School of Music

Sarah-Nicole Carter Jack’s Mother, Into the Woods | Berta, Barber of Seville Irvine, California 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: San Diego Opera, The Kennedy Center, Bach Collegium

Alissa Anderson* Witch, Into the Woods | Mrs. Catlett, Amazing Grace San Antonio, Texas ALSO: Santa Fe Opera, San Diego Opera, Utah Opera

Kara Cornell* Rosina, Barber of Seville | Rose Lennox, Secret Garden Long Island, New York ALSO: Pittsburgh Opera, Opera Ithaca, Union Avenue Opera

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2018 PROFILES Cassandra Coulam Stepmother, Into the Woods Eagle Valley, Nevada 14th UFOMT Season ALSO: UFOMT Artistic and Company Administrator

Pamela Gee Grandmother, Into the Woods Logan, Utah 21st UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University

Kirk Dougherty Count Almaviva, Barber of Seville | Albert Lennox, Secret Garden Sleepy Hollow, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Opera San José, Sarasota Opera, Anchorage Opera

Robert Gerold* Cinderella’s Prince, Into the Woods | Robert Haweis, Ensemble, Amazing Grace | Lieutenant Shaw, Secret Garden Blairstown, New Jersey ALSO: Palm Beach Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Indiana University - Jacobs School of Music

Darren Lekeith Drone* Thomas, Amazing Grace | Steward, Into the Woods | Ensemble, Barber of Seville Sherwood, Arkansas ALSO: Des Moines Metro Opera, Tulsa Opera, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma Emily Dyer Reed Lily Craven, Secret Garden | Rapunzel, Into the Woods Cypress, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: California Philharmonic, Golden State Pops Orchestra, Amici Symphony Orchestra Stefan Espinosa Director, Snoopy, Charlie Brown | Baker, Into the Woods | Dialect Coach, Fight Choreographer, Full Season Tucson, Arizona 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Salt Lake Acting Company, PCPA Theaterfest, Lyric Repertory Theatre Jenina Gallaway Nanna, Amazing Grace | Cinderella’s Mother, Into the Woods | Alice, Secret Garden Merced, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Opera, Townsend Opera, California State University Northridge

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Liana Gineitis* Lucinda, Into the Woods | Ensemble, Amazing Grace Chicago, Illinois ALSO: Petite Opera, Third Eye Theatre Ensemble, Grant Park Symphony Chorus Benjamin Howard* Rapunzel’s Prince, Into the Woods | Sergeant, Ensemble, Barber of Seville | Rabbi Einhorn, Ensemble, Amazing Grace Los Angeles, California ALSO: Fort Worth Opera, Dallas Opera Outreach, Main Street Opera-Chicago Christopher M. Humbert, Jr.* Lieutenant Wright, Secret Garden | Ensemble, Amazing Grace, Barber of Seville Columbus, Ohio ALSO: Nightingale Opera Theatre, Capital University Conservatory of Music, Imagine Productions Benjamin Krutsch Ensemble, Amazing Grace | Major Shelley, Secret Garden | Notary, Barber of Seville Springville, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: USU Opera Theatre, Caine Opera Outreach Quartet, USU Chamber Singers

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2018 PROFILES Olivia LaBarge* Snow White, Into the Woods | Jane, Secret Garden | Ensemble, Amazing Grace | Peasant Woman, Barber of Seville Indianapolis, Indiana ALSO: IU Opera Theatre, Cardinal Stage Company, IU Singing Hoosiers Joey LaPlant* Major Holmes, Secret Garden | Briggs, Monsieur Clow, Ensemble, Amazing Grace | Ensemble, Barber of Seville Indianapolis, Indiana ALSO: Indiana University - Jacobs School of Music, Old World Gondoliers, Actor’s Theatre of Indiana Corey C. Moore* Ensemble, Amazing Grace, Barber of Seville Durham, North Carolina ALSO: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Stephen Foster Productions, Carnival Cruise Lines

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Kevin Nakatani* Basilio, Barber of Seville | Linus, Charlie Brown | Mysterious Man, Assistant Choreographer, Into the Woods Redding, California 13th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Opera, Opera San José, West Bay Opera Joe Ogren* Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown | Dickon, Secret Garden San Luis Obispo, California ALSO: PCPA, USO Show Troupe, Pace University Jazmine Olwalia Princess Peyai, Amazing Grace | Ayah, Secret Garden Houston, Texas 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Moores Opera Center, Kingwood Opera, HGOco

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2018 PROFILES Gabriel Preisser Figaro, Barber of Seville | Archibald Craven, Secret Garden Apopka, Florida 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Opera Philadelphia, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Orlando Jonathan Ray* Mr. Quigley, Ensemble, Amazing Grace | Cinderella’s Father, Into the Woods | Ensemble, Barber of Seville Russellville, Arkansas ALSO: Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Missouri Symphony, Opera in the Rock Markel Reed Wolf, Into the Woods | Fiorello, Barber of Seville | Mr. Tyler, Amazing Grace Charlotte, North Carolina 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Opera, Bronx Opera, Opera Louisiane William Remmers* (See Conductors Section)

Kyaunnee Richardson* Yema, Ensemble, Amazing Grace | Betsy, Secret Garden Miami Gardens, Florida ALSO: South Florida Symphony, Orchestra Miami, International Vocal Arts Institute Khairo Robinson* Ensemble, Amazing Grace | Peasant Woman, Barber of Seville Brooklyn, New York ALSO: Lyric Repertory Company

Mackenzie Rogers* Martha, Secret Garden | Lucy, Charlie Brown Portland, Oregon ALSO: Broadway Rose Theatre, Portland Opera, Lotte Lenya Competition

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YOUNG PERFORMERS *UFOMT Debut Brigham David Allen Colin Craven, Secret Garden North Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Four Seasons Theatre Company, Pickleville Workshops Audrey Bailey* Gwendolyn, Secret Garden North Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Student of Brianna Krause, Cache Theatre Company Mia Jane Ballam Vivian, Secret Garden Derwood, Maryland 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Shady Grove Middle School, Adventure Theatre Musical Theater Center Academy Kayli Checketts Aurora, Secret Garden | Mary (July 19th), Secret Garden North Logan, Utah 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Pickleville Playhouse, Music Theatre West Claire Francis* Mary Lennox, Secret Garden Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Music Theatre West, Cache Theater Company Porter Harris Allaster, Secret Garden | Colin (July 21st), Secret Garden Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Cache Valley Kids Macy Lund Philippa, Secret Garden Providence, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory

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DIRECTORS / CHOREOGRAPHERS *UFOMT Debut Vanessa Ballam Director, Secret Garden | Director, The Violet Hour Logan, Utah 15th UFOMT Season ALSO: Anchorage Opera, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Oregon Cabaret Theatre Scott A. Bodily Choreographer, Secret Garden | Choreographer, Charlie Brown Phoenix, Arizona 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Center Dance Ensemble, Mesa Community College Dance Program, Scottsdale Community College Dance Program Stefan Espinosa (See Artists Section)

Michael Jenkinson* Assistant Choreographer, Amazing Grace Sacramento, California ALSO: PCPA Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Oregon Cabaret Theatre Kevin Nakatani (See Artists Section)

Curt Olds Director, Barber of Seville New York, New York 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: New York City Opera, Utah Opera, Kentucky Opera, Atlanta Opera

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2018 PROFILES Valerie Rachelle Director / Choreographer, Amazing Grace | Director / Choreographer, Into the Woods Ashland, Oregon 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, PCPA Theaterfest DESIGNERS *UFOMT Debut La Beene* Costume Designer, Amazing Grace Salt Lake City, Utah ALSO: Utah Valley University, Sundance Summer Theatre, Plan B Theatre Co.

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2018 PROFILES Noelle Claire Raffy* Costume Designer, Secret Garden Los Angeles, California ALSO: Ocean State Theatre, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Carnegie Mellon University Jennifer Sheshko Wood Costume Designer, Charlie Brown | Costume and Wardrobe Administrator Montréal, Québec 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Indiana University Jack Shouse Scenic Designer, Secret Garden Santa Maria, California 20th UFOMT Season ALSO: PCPA Theatrefest, Music Academy of the West, Sacramento Music Circus Daniel Simons Scenic Designer, Charlie Brown | Technical Director Lava Hot Springs, Idaho 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Cirque du Soleil, Pioneer Theatre Company, Disney Carl J. Whitaker Sound Designer | Lead Engineer | Projection Designer, Charlie Brown Beaverdam, Virginia 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Carousel (Broadway), The Santa Fe Opera, Utah Shakespeare Festival Chris Wood Lighting Designer, Amazing Grace, Into the Woods, Secret Garden, Barber of Seville, Charlie Brown Cedar Falls, Iowa 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Ocean State Theatre Company, Des Moines Metro Opera, Oregon Cabaret Theatre

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2018 PROFILES MUSIC STAFF *UFOMT Debut Arthur Bosarge* Coach / Pianist / Chorus Master, Amazing Grace, Tribute to Leonard Bernstein | Pianist, The Pianists!

Fairhope, Alabama ALSO: Kentucky Opera, Natchez Festival of Music, Opera North Sara Chiesa Coach / Pianist / Chorus Master, Barber of Seville, Secret Garden | Pianist, The Pianists!

Detroit, Michigan 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: New Opera Singapore, l’Opéra de Montréal, Arizona Opera Christopher Dietz Arranger Perrysburg, Ohio 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Bowling Green State University, University of Michigan, Manhattan School of Music Emily Hagee Orchestra Assistant | Horn Delafield, Wisconsin 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Boise Philharmonic, Eastman School of Music, University of Southern California Dallas K Heaton Coach / Pianist / Cover Conductor, Into the Woods | Pianist, The Pianists!

Logan, Utah 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Utah Opera, Opera Idaho Michael E. McNicholas Orchestra Manager | Percussion Dallas, Texas 13th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Winds, Dallas Opera, Dallas Symphony

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Madalyn Navis Music Staff Assistant | Violin Cedar Grove, Wisconsin 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: St. Cecilia Music Center, Bowling Green State University, Hope College Julie Neish* Coach / Pianist, Charlie Brown, The Violet Hour | Pianist, The Pianists!

Farrell, Pennsylvania ALSO: Arizona State University, George Mason University, Thiel College ORCHESTRA *UFOMT Debut Meghan Birmingham Viola / Violin Dallas, Texas 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Opera Louisa Blood Violin Chicago, Illinois 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Grand Rapids Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center Maria Buonviri Bassoon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14th UFOMT Season ALSO: Academy of Vocal Arts, Reading Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico Nate Buonviri Percussion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15th UFOMT Season ALSO: Temple University, Kennett Symphony, Polkadelphia Yenling Chen Violin Kaohsiung, Taiwan 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Opera DeAunn Davis Horn Sparks, Nevada

4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Boulder Philharmonic, University of Nevada Reno Adam DeSorgo Oboe / English Horn Sarasota, Florida 17th UFOMT Season ALSO: Kansas City Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra, New World Symphony Emily Price Dietz Horn Perrysburg, Ohio 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Toledo Symphony Orchestra, University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, University of Wisconsin Annika Donnen* Viola Seattle, Washington ALSO: AIMS in Graz, Dallas Opera, Abilene Philharmonic Drew Ford Cello San Francisco, California 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Juilliard, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Monterey Symphony Rosemary K Hatch Violin Logan, Utah 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Houston Grand Opera, Houston Symphony, American Festival Orchestra Lori Kesner Flute / Piccolo Annapolis, Maryland 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Annapolis Symphony, Annapolis Opera, Mid-Atlantic Symphony Carolynn Larson Violin North Logan, Utah 11th UFOMT Season ALSO: Music Theatre West, American Festival Orchestra, Northern Utah Symphony Orchestra

Kenneth Long Clarinet / Bass Clarinet Atlanta, Georgia 15th UFOMT Season ALSO: Georgia State University, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet Orchestra Stephen Madancy Trumpet New York, New York 17th UFOMT Season ALSO: The Metropolitan Opera, Sarasota Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Eric McAllister Violin Las Vegas, Nevada 23rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Las Vegas Philharmonic, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Caitlin McSherry Violin San Francisco, California 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Fresno Philharmonic, One Found Sound, Sarasota Opera James Pytko* Clarinet East Northport, New York ALSO: Ensemble Mik Nawooj, CSU Stanislaus, UC Santa Cruz Nancy Ranger Oboe / English Horn Brooklyn, New York 16th UFOMT Season ALSO: Broadway, New York City Opera, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Paula Redinger Flute / Piccolo Tucson, Arizona 16th UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Opera, Tucson Symphony, Florida Grand Opera Megan Richards Cello Logan, Utah 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Music Theatre utahfestival.org

2018 PROFILES West, American Festival Chorus and Orchestra Nicholas Scales Bass Amarillo, Texas 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: West Texas A&M University, Amarillo Symphony Orchestra, Polk Street Jazz Katherine Shanklin Bassoon Cleveland, Ohio 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dayton Philharmonic, Cleveland Opera, Cleveland Ballet Richard Shanklin Clarinet / Bass Clarinet / Saxophone / Flute Cleveland, Ohio 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Playhouse Square, Cleveland Orchestra, Iron Toys Woodwind Quartet Nathan Southwick Violin Salt Lake City, Utah 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Lubbock Symphony, Texas Tech University, Elysian String Quartet Kyra Sovronsky Trumpet / Flugelhorn Salt Lake City, Utah 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Ballet West Orchestra, Utah Valley University, Westminster College Imelda Tecson* Viola / Violin Houston, Texas ALSO: Southern Methodist University, Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Opera Enrique Tellez Tuba St. George, Utah 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: American Festival Orchestra, Utah Wind Symphony, Utah State University

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Katie von Braun Violin New York, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Symphony of Westchester, Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra, Harmony Program Eric Walker Trombone Greeley, Colorado 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Northern Colorado, Utah State University STAGE MANAGEMENT *UFOMT Debut Jenise Catrone* Production Assistant, Amazing Grace, Charlie Brown Tucson, Arizona ALSO: Fred Fox School of Music, Ballet Tucson, University of Arizona Claire Dyrud* Stage Manager, Into the Woods Klamath Falls, Oregon ALSO: Los Angeles Ballet, Soho Repertory Theatre, Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts Kate Hershberger* Assistant Stage Manager, Secret Garden, Charlie Brown Kansas City, Missouri ALSO: KC Rep, Coterie Theatre, UMKC Theatre Department Beth Hicks* Assistant Stage Manager, Into the Woods | 2nd Assistant Stage Manager, Barber of Seville Iowa City, Iowa ALSO: Brevard Music Center, People’s Light & Theatre Jonathan Moore* Stage Manager, Amazing Grace | Stage Manager, The Violet Hour Houston, Texas ALSO: San Diego Opera, Opera Steamboat, Ballet

San Antonio Ashley Pollard Seasonal Production Manager | Stage Manager, Barber of Seville Albuquerque, New Mexico 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Juilliard School, Florida Grand Opera, Portland Opera Jack Riley* Stage Manager, Charlie Brown Washington, D.C. ALSO: Olney Theatre Center, The Kennedy Center, University of Maryland Liv Scott* Assistant Stage Manager, Amazing Grace, Barber of Seville Los Angeles, California ALSO: Ahmanson Theatre, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, University of CaliforniaIrvine Adeline Snagel* Production Assistant, Into the Woods, Secret Garden Chicago, Illinois ALSO: Storycatchers Theatre, University of Illinois Theatre Joshua D. Stewart Stage Manager, Secret Garden Tolono, Illinois 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: The Atlanta Opera, Knoxville Opera, Sarasota Opera SEASONAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF *UFOMT Debut Tammy Babich* Assistant Company Manager Miami, Florida ALSO: The Juilliard School, Wolf Trap Opera, Pensacola Opera Austin Baum* Box Office Intern Spanish Fork, Utah

ALSO: Spanish Fork Community Theatre, Idaho State University Lindsay Cluckey* Box Office Intern Toledo, Ohio ALSO: Otterbein University Jessica Kroupa* Company Management and Development Intern Fort Collins, Colorado ALSO: Colorado State University, OpenStage Theatre & Company, Asolo Repertory Theatre Ariana Michel* Company Management and Box Office Intern New Orleans, Louisiana ALSO: Jefferson Performing Arts Society, Project Educational Theatre, Inc., Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre Annie Scheuermann* Production Scheduler Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ALSO: Carnegie Mellon University, Berkshire Theatre Festival Hallie Wilmes* Box Office Intern Cherry Hill, New Jersey ALSO: South Camden Theatre Company, Allens Lane Theatre, Rowan University Matt Wrightman* Company Management and Box Office Intern Detroit, Michigan ALSO: Western Michigan University Tori Yokers* Box Office Intern Hamilton, Ohio ALSO: Ohio University, Young Life AUDIO / VISUAL *UFOMT Debut Costandina Daros* A/V Intern Davisburg, Michigan ALSO: Western Michigan University

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2018 PROFILES Amber N. Hahn* A/V Intern Glenwood Springs, Colorado ALSO: University of Northern Colorado, Little Theatre of the Rockies, Union Colony Civic Center Patrick Mathis* Assistant Projection Designer | Assistant Engineer Warner Robins, Georgia ALSO: SUNY Oswego, Sun Valley Pavillion, Walt Disney World Edward Mineishi* A/V Engineer Redmond, Washington ALSO: University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, IATSE Local 15, Bigfork Summer Playhouse Natalie Soto* A/V Intern Brooklyn, NY ALSO: Roundabout Theatre Company, The Public Theater, The Westside Theatre COSTUMES / WARDROBE *UFOMT Debut Nicole Angell* First Hand Advance, North Carolina ALSO: TheaterWorks USA, Kean University, Huntington Theater Company Mackenzie Bagwell* Assistant to Ms. Prucha | Wardrobe Intern Greenville, South Carolina ALSO: UNC Greensboro Tania Ballvé* Studio Supervisor Barcelona, Spain ALSO: South Bend Civic Theatre, Universal Music Spain, Fitzcarraldo Films Jill Barr Stitcher Logan, Utah 7th UFOMT Season

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Cassidy Berglund* Wardrobe Supervisor Twin Valley, Minnesota ALSO: University of Nevada Las Vegas, Norwegian Cruise Line, Dorset Theatre Festival Kelsey Blotter* Assistant to Ms. Raffy | Wardrobe Intern Minden, Nevada ALSO: California State University Chico, California Summer Repertory Theater Festival Ren S. Chang* Assistant to Ms. Zausmer | Wardrobe Intern Hagerstown, Maryland ALSO: Shenandoah Conservatory, Cinema Makeup School, Capital Arts Entertainment Whitney Edmonds* Assistant to Ms. Beene | Wardrobe Intern Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina ALSO: UNC-Chapel Hill, American Dance Festival, Durham Performing Arts Center Gretchen Edwards Stitcher Logan, Utah 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University Kathleen Embrey* Stitcher Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ALSO: Temple University, The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University Cole Garland* Wardrobe Intern Kenosha, Wisconsin ALSO: University of Wisconsin Parkside, Children’s Theater of Madison Cody Grasher* Stitcher / Wardrobe Intern Columbia, Missouri

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Mill Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Christina HadleyDike* Junior Draper Broomfield, Colorado ALSO: Indiana University, Virginia Stage Company, Daryl Roth Productions

Jared Rounds Costume Studio Assistant | Studio Shopper | Academy Assistant Logan, Utah 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Cache Theatre Company, Music Theatre West, Lyric Repertory Company

Linda R. Hansen Stitcher Logan, Utah 12th UFOMT Season Shauna Jensen Stitcher Logan, Utah 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Hill Cumorah Pageant Callie Lythgoe* Stitcher Intern Sandy, Utah ALSO: Utah State University, Jordan High School Natalie Maynard* First Hand Louisville, Kentucky ALSO: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Opera Theatre of St. Louis Rae Melnik* Stitcher | Wardrobe Intern Niles, Illinois ALSO: University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign, Niles North High School Amanda Miller* First Hand Boston, Massachusetts ALSO: Boston University, University of California Riverside, Wardrobe Witchery Bronwyn O’Hara Stitcher Logan, Utah 5th UFOMT Season Jordan M Rickenbacher* Stitcher / Fabricator | Supervisor, Amazing Grace Marysville, Ohio ALSO: Pitch Perfect 3 – IATSE 479, Paper

Lydia Semler Stitcher Logan, Utah 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Omaha Playhouse, Sarasota Opera CeCe Sickler Cutter / Draper Phoenix, Arizona 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Opera, Scottsdale Community College, Phoenix Theatre Sarah Beth Stewart* Crafts Artisan Evergreen, Colorado ALSO: Oklahoma State University, Brigham Young University, Provo Fashion Week Emily Stovall* Stitcher Kansas City, Missouri ALSO: Midwestern State University, Bristol Valley Theatre, University of Missouri Kansas City Sandra Tolley Stitcher Logan, Utah 14th UFOMT Season Sherry Wu* Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Brooklyn, New York ALSO: New World Stages, Brooklyn College Theater Dept, Hangar Theater Nicole Zausmer* Costume Coordinator, Barber of Seville | Crafts Artisan West Bloomfield, utahfestival.org

2018 PROFILES Michigan ALSO: University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign, The Lyric Theatre, Bigfork Summer Playhouse Kayla Zeimet* Costume Studio and Wardrobe Intern DeWitt, Iowa ALSO: University of Northern Iowa, Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, On The Edge Productions ELECTRICS *UFOMT Debut Martin William Cicco, Jr.* Electrics Intern Mobile, Alabama ALSO: University of South Alabama Aaron Gubler* Assistant Master Electrician Hurricane, Utah ALSO: Utah Valley University, Sundance Summer Theatre, Tuacahn Center for the Arts Stephen Moderhock* Electrics Intern Chicago, Illinois ALSO: University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign Matthew Robson* Master Electrician Tyngsborough, Massachusetts ALSO: Des Moines Metro Opera, Boston University Alena Samoray* Assistant Lighting Designer Troy, New York ALSO: University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign, The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Gulfshore Playhouse Omri Schwartz* Programmer Champaign, Illinois ALSO: University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign

Cameron Smith* Electrician North East, Maryland ALSO: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Delaware All-State Theatre, The Brandywiners Ltd. Amanda Warren* Electrician Nacogdoches, Texas ALSO: Stephen F Austin State University, Ogunquit Playhouse, Triarts Sharon Playhouse Naomie S. Winch Associate Lighting Designer Urbana, Illinois 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign, Illinois Theatre SCENIC *UFOMT Debut Ethan Barrus* Assistant Carpenter Logan, Utah ALSO: Plaza Theatre Company, The OffBroadway Theatre, University of Utah Bryce EdmonstoN* Carpenter Hamilton, Ohio ALSO: Trollwood Performing Arts School, Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati

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Max Hartz* Assistant Carpenter Warrenton, Virginia ALSO: University of Mary Washington Theatre, Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Tommy Jennings* Assistant Technical Director, Utah Theatre Productions Logan, Utah 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Cache Arts Rachel Lachelt* Scenic Painter Fort Collins, Colorado

2018–19 season

2018 PROFILES ALSO: University of Northern Colorado, Little Theatre of the Rockies Josh Munden* Scenic Intern Kansas City, Missouri ALSO: Theatre Northwest, Kearney Playhouse, New Dinner Theatre Sophia N. Nahon* Scenic Intern Peekskill, New York ALSO: Hofstra University, Cortland Repertory Theatre Tyler J. Offner Carpenter Hudson, Colorado 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Northern Colorado Marie Pipinich* Carpenter Loveland, Colorado ALSO: Little Theatre of the Rockies, University of Northern Colorado, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse Griffin Satoda* Assistant Carpenter Oceanside, California ALSO: Moonlight Ampitheatre, North Coast Repertory, Utah State University Tony Slapper* Scenic Intern Portland, Oregon ALSO: Louisiana Tech School of the Performing Arts, Covington High Performing Arts Alex Throop* Master Carpenter Omaha, Nebraska ALSO: Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, University of Nebraska at Omaha Samantha Welsing* Scenic Artisan | Props Intern Detroit, Michigan ALSO: Wayne State University, WSU Underground Theatre Company

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PROPERTIES *UFOMT Debut Derek Alley* Props Artisan Cleveland, Ohio ALSO: Baldwin Wallace University, The New London Barn Playhouse, Beck Center for the Arts Kylie Kanter* Props Artisan Cincinnati, Ohio ALSO: University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, The Carnegie, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Sidney Martin Props Master Columbus, Ohio 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Ohio Light Opera Fritz McGlynn* Props Artisan Baltimore, Maryland ALSO: Wagner College, Fort Peck Summer Theatre, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Melinda Spencer* Props Artisan Durham, North Carolina ALSO: North Carolina Theatre, North Carolina Opera, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts Samantha Welsing* (See Scenic Section) WIGS & MAKEUP *UFOMT Debut Colleen Armstrong* Wigs & Makeup Intern Cincinnati, Ohio ALSO: West Virginia University, West Virginia Public Theatre Cheyenne Holbert* Assistant Wigs & Makeup Designer Cincinnati, OH

ALSO: University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music

Marnee’ Porter Wigs & Makeup Apprentice Provo, Utah 2nd UFOMT ALSO: University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, Brigham Young University

Julie Hollist Terrill Ronald W. Jibson Shirley Keyes Don L. Lind, Emeritus Jo Loesser Jay W. Mitton Ann Mortenson Cheri Murdock Gordon L. Nelson Kelli O’Hara Loraine Pace Glenn H. Peterson Hal Prince Carolyn Nebeker Rasmussen Walter B. Rudolph Theodore G. Schmidt, Jr. Hyrum W. Smith Jim M. Wall John Worley III

Audrey Schwartz* Wig Shop Supervisor | Wigs & Makeup Artisan Dallas, Texas ALSO: Fort Worth Opera, Cara Mia Theatre Co., Dallas Children’s Theater

FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT STAFF Michael Ballam Founder & General Director 26th UFOMT Season

UFOMT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Vanessa Ballam Education Director 18th UFOMT Season

Alex Howard* Wigs & Makeup Intern Wilmington, North Carolina ALSO: University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Michael L. Ballam, Founding General Director Marc K. Ensign, Chair Camille Koberstein, Treasurer Richard W. Anderson Ben Clawson Kathie Horman Leslie P. Larson Pamela March Keith Schmidt Sandefur Schmidt Karl Ward HONORARY NATIONAL COUNCIL Fred C. Adams Shari Badger Vanessa Ballam Jonathan Bullen Bryan Burr Marion Campbell Gary L. Carlston W. Boyd Christensen Clark N. Cutler Barbara Fjeldsted Nathan Gunn Sheldon Harnick Senator Orrin Hatch Lyle W. Hillyard

Kendal Bates Creative Director – Rocketbox Creative 7th UFOMT Season Anne M. Benson Scenic Charge Artisan 10th UFOMT Season Joseph Blair Master Carpenter 7th UFOMT Season Nansi Blau Director of Ticketing 18th UFOMT Season Charlotte Cantwell Controller 24th UFOMT Season Cassandra Coulam Artistic & Company Administrator 14th UFOMT Season Stefan Espinosa Conservatory Director 9th UFOMT Season Lila Geddes Development Director 20th UFOMT Season utahfestival.org

Pamela L. Gee Opera by Children 21st UFOMT Season

Jared Rounds Administrative Assistant 8th UFOMT Season

Gary Griffin Managing Director 14th UFOMT Season

Jack Shouse Artistic Consultant 20th UFOMT Season

Lynelle G Horrocks Education & Development Assistant 17th UFOMT Season

Daniel Simons Technical Director 2nd UFOMT Season

Lesli Hoyt Box Office Manager | Volunteer Coordinator 4th UFOMT Season Patty Worley Johnson Costume Mistress & Designer Emeritus Robert Miller Music Administrator 14th UFOMT Season Kevin Nakatani Education Business Manager 13th UFOMT Season Christopher Pulley Assistant to Mr. Ballam 16th UFOMT Season

Kyle Stein Assistant Technical Director 20th UFOMT Season OPERA BY CHILDREN Kathy Bateman Madeline Briggs Shae Bunker LaNan Donovan Pamela L. Gee Rebecca Gee Dana Gossner Nancy Griffin Rebecca Hainsworth Chelsea Hernandez Lynelle G Horrocks Maria Lindsay MarLyn McKinley David Naylor

Tracey Norton Sallie Petersen Lori Pomeroy April Ricks Lisa Saunderson JeniSage Sidwell Marianne Sidwell Janene Wirthlin Lori Wood CONSERVATORY INSTRUCTORS Ginger Bess Dawna Campbell Stefan Espinosa Melody Francis Kevin Nakatani UFOMT GUILD MEMBERS Kurt Smith, President Mairead Bertoli Dorrit Briere Lisa Budge Claire Cardon Paula Curtis Roberta Fogel Nan Gordon Roberta Klebanoff Alice Mae Lemon Cheryl Morgavan

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Donna Norton David Sherer ELLEN ECCLES THEATRE Wendi Hassan, Executive Director Robyn Hoth, Arts Education Coordinator Dixie Banham, Director of Administration Angie Roundy, Client Services Manager Jenn Waterhouse, Director of Marketing & Development Cory Castillo, Technical Director Emily Heap, Assistant Technical Director Blaine Murray, Facilities Manager Chad Kerr, Security Coordinator Paula Darley, House Manager Lauren Olsen, House Manager

oh BEHAVE Utah Festival Etiquette and Policies We want every guest to have the best time ever. To make sure we’re one big happy family, please obey these golden rules: 1. No crinkling. We know those hidden Bluebird chocolates are calling your name, but please don’t open the bag during the performance. If you might possibly need a lozenge, breath mint, or whatever, please unwrap it before the show begins.

2. Cell phones. Please turn them off. Even on silent, they will interfere with the sound system.

3. Texting. Your phone does not possess secret powers that make the screen invisible to everyone but you. Please don’t annoy or distract your neighbors. Feel free to tweet the universe about your amazing Utah Festival experience, but please do it during intermission or after the show.

4. Talking. This theatre has amazing acoustics and 1,106 other people can hear every word you say. The performance begins when the music starts, not when the curtain goes up.

Show the orchestra some love—the overture is their time to shine.

5. Kids. We love them, but babes-in-arms and children under 5 are not allowed. This stuff is just too cool for them. Also, take your other youngsters (or spouse, etc.) out if they disturb the peace.

6. Tardiness. We’d love to hold the curtain for you, but if you’re late, we will seat you at intermission or at the first appropriate interval. In the meantime, relax and watch the show on the TV in the lobby, which is better than missing the whole thing.

Policies: Boring but Necessary Backstage. Don’t go backstage, on stage, or in the theatre annex.

Blankets. Because of our innovative cooling system we cannot precisely control the

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temperature, so you might want to dress in layers.

Light blankets are available free of charge on a first-come basis in the theatre lobby.

Cameras and Recorders. Both are strictly prohibited without written permission.

Exchange Policy. Tickets may be exchanged at least 48 hours in advance for another performance of the same production. No exchanges for a different production or if the performance date has passed. Exchanges are free for series subscribers; non-subscribers pay $2 per ticket.

Free Parking is available at Logan High School (on 100 South between 100 and 200 West) and on the corner of Center Street and 100 West.

Greet the Artists. Meet our company members after each performance outside at the Café des Artistes, on the south side of the theatre (when you’re facing the stage, head out the left-hand door).

Hearing Devices. Borrow a sound enhancement headset free of charge on a first-come basis in the theatre lobby.

Informances. Informal discussions take place in the theatre one hour before every performance. Learn plot and background details about each production.

Refreshments. No refreshments are allowed in the theatre except bottled water, which you should be careful not to drop, slurp, or slosh.

Refund Policy. There are no refunds.

Smoking. No smoking.

Wheelchair Seating is available. When ordering tickets, please advise the box office that you have a wheelchair. Arrive 30 minutes before curtain time to obtain assistance from the House Manager. Easy access is on the south side of the theatre (out the left door if you’re inside facing the stage). Drop off by the Café des Artistes and head to your left between the mansion and the theatre. An usher will be waiting at the door to help you.

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