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A MESSAGE FROM MICHAEL BALLAM Dear Friends, Everything about this season is bigger than life: epic tales, profound messages, long-awaited celebrations. Three of our works deal with the timely subject of prejudice. Our nation was founded on Jefferson’s words that “all men are created equal,” yet it continues to be a painfully slow process to demonstrate that in practice. At Gettysburg, Lincoln called for a “new birth of freedom.” Imparting that freedom has continued to be a work in progress. May we rejoice that the bigotry and mistreatment of our own has lessened over time, and live in hope that it can soon be banished entirely from this great nation.

Show Boat enlightens us about the post-Civil War rebuilding of a divided nation from 1887 to 1927. In 1927, this musical launched the new, totally American art form of Musical Theatre. Set during the Great Depression, Porgy and Bess compares suffocating oppression with the life-saving breath of hope to move forward. As most of us are the posterity of immigrants coming to this country, Ragtime illuminates the timely challenge and opportunity of immigration in the tapestry of turn-of-the-century America. I am excited about the Utah premiere of Puccini’s last completed work, Il Trittico. Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in 1918, Puccini chose to set three one-act works as a trilogy concerning death: a passionate murder, an act of redemption and a comic view of managing the will of a character who dies as the curtain rises. Enduring a terminal disease that would take his life six years later brings a poignancy to a work that, because of its heroic resources is seldom performed in its entirety.

The third work in which I play the title role has great personal meaning to me. I made my operatic debut half a century ago in the role of Betto di Signa in Gianni Schicchi. Some of my fondest performance memories are playing Luigi and Michele in Il Tabarro and Betto, Rinuccio and Schicchi, the notorious historical scoundrel in Gianni Schicci. In addition to these four masterworks we pay homage to two American icons, Cole Porter and John Philip Sousa, (who played on the Eccles Stage and rehearsed in the Dansante Building in 1927).

The long-anticipated opening of the renovated Utah Theatre takes flight with the magic of Peter Pan as he whisks us off to Neverland. No musical could better convey the essence of this historic building being reborn in a new and expanded life. This monumental effort was made possible by the unbounded generosity of our friends Larry H. and Gail Miller, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, Utah State Legislature, Theodore and Elizabeth Schmidt, Roy and Carol Christensen and Zions Bank. The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ living in the Utah was a gift of John and Nancy Schellkopf and Mike and Shari Ohman.

The magic of this season is unsurpassed in our 24-year history as we launch into our Silver Anniversary next year.

Enjoy!

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Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre Celebrating 24 Years of Ennoblement 2016 Season

June 24–August 6 Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre Dansante Building 59 South 100 West Logan, Utah 84321 www.utahfestival.org Administration: 435-750-0300 Box Office 435-750-0300 ext. 3 or 800-262-0074 Co-Editors: Cassandra Coulam, Robert Miller, Kevin Nakatani Publisher: Mills Publishing, Inc. Cover Design: Rocketbox Creative

2016 Season Sponsored by:

The official piano of Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre is Kawai.

The Ellen Eccles Theatre is owned by the City of Logan, managed and operated by Cache Valley Center for the Arts, an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

PETER PAN is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International [MTI].

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, New York, NY. PORGY AND BESS® is presented by arrangement with TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

SHOW BOAT is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals.

RAGTIME is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International [MTI]. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, New York, NY. Tel: 212-541-4684. Fax: 212-397-4684.

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Peter Pan June 24, 25*, 25, July 1, 2*,14*, 20, 26, August 3*, 4 (*matinee)

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A musical based on the Play by SIR J.M. BARRIE Lyrics By Music By CAROLYN LEIGH MORRIS (MOOSE) CHARLAP Additional Lyrics By Additional Music By BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN JULE STYNE Originally directed, choreographed and adapted by JEROME ROBBINS Music Director / Conductor Director Choreographer Set Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Wig and Make Up Designer Sound Designer

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Peter Pan

Peter Pan Captain Hook Wendy John Michael Smee Tiger Lily Mr. Darling Mrs. Darling Noodler Linville Bill Jukes Mullins Cecco Starkey Tootles 1st Twin 2nd Twin Nibs Curley Slightly Native Native Native Native Native Jane Liza Nana/Crocodile Neverland Bird Neverland Bird Neverland Bird

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Adam T. Biner Michael Ballam Klara Ricks Levi Hopkins Porter Harris Stefan Espinosa Jessica Lewis Kevin Nakatani Sarah-Nicole Ruddy Joel Edwards Jeffrey Evans Sola Fadiran Jeremy Hardman Tuan Malinowski Tislam Swift Bruce McConkie Jacob Moeller Joseph Newswander Brock Stookey Jaeden Tueller Trevor Stookey Macy Lund Eliza Merriam Libby Perry Lauren Rasmussen Kathleen Thomas Kayli Checketts Eliza Merriam Jaren Ray Kayli Checketts Eliza Merriam Lauren Rasmussen Stefan Espinosa Erin Lindsay Carr Bryan Russell Carissa Gilson Kevin Nakatani

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Peter Pan Synopsis Act I The nursery of the Darling home, circa 1900 The Darling household is bustling—Nana, the family dog, patiently tries to get the three children (Michael, John, and Wendy) to bed as Mr. and Mrs. Darling prepare to go out for the evening.

Mr. Darling sentences Nana to spend the night downstairs despite protests from Mrs. Darling and the children, who go to sleep as their parents depart.

Soon after, Tinker Bell, a fairy, and Peter Pan return to the Darling home in search of his lost shadow. Wendy awakens to find the boy, and is soon fascinated by tales of Neverland, Peter Pan’s island home. Peter, longing for a “mother” to sew him pockets and tell him stories, convinces Wendy to fly away with him after agreeing to take Michael and John along.

15-minute intermission Act II Neverland The magical home of Peter Pan is also home to magical creatures, his gang of Lost Boys, a rival tribe of natives led by the brave Tiger Lily, and a crew of Pirates captained by the nefarious Hook. Hook’s one ambition in life is to capture and kill Peter Pan, who cut off and fed his hand to a Crocodile who has haunted Hook ever since. The Lost Boys welcome their new members, electing Wendy “mother” and Pan “father” as Hook discovers their underground lair and

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Peter Pan contrives a plan to get his revenge. His designs on the Lost Boys are unsuccessful, but they briefly capture Tiger Lily until Peter Pan, along with the native warriors, free her, initiating an accord between the two groups. Hook and his crew take advantage of a moment of weakness and successfully capture all the Lost Boys. Tinker Bell saves Pan’s life by drinking his medicine, which Hook has poisoned.

15-minute intermission Act III Hook’s Ship With all the Lost Boys about to walk the plank and Peter Pan considered dead, Hook and his crew revel in their triumph aboard the Jolly Roger. Cleverly, Peter Pan, the Natives, and the mystical creatures get the drop on Hook and end his reign once and for all.

The nursery of the Darling home The Darling children return home, convincing their parents to adopt the Lost Boys who have returned from Neverland with them.

Many years later Peter Pan returns to the nursery hoping to take Wendy back to Neverland for spring cleaning, unaware that time in Neverland moves much slower than in our world. Pan learns that Wendy has grown up and now has a daughter, Jane, who takes her mother’s place and flies off to her own adventures in Neverland.

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Puccini’s Trilogy July 6, 15, 21, 28, 30*, 5*, 2016 (*matinee)

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IL TABARRO

Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Giuseppe Adami Sung in Italian with projected English titles by Daniel Helfgot

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Puccini’s Trilogy Offstage Ensemble Nicholas Aguirre, Preston Andrews, Julie Bélanger Roy, Edward Brennan, Sarai Cole, Joel Edwards, Jenina Gallaway, Gedeane Graham, DaRell Haynes, Marcus King, Allysa Packard, Christopher Seefeldt, Corliss Smith, Tzytle Steinman, Kim Stephenson

SUOR ANGELICA

Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano Sung in Italian with projected English titles by Daniel Helfgot

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Sisters Jenina Gallaway, Anna Hashizume, Miriam Linkimer, Caitlin Ort, Allysa Packard, Corliss Smith, Tzytle Steinman

Children’s Ensemble Charlotte Alexander, Mia Jane Ballam, Maggie Meers, Alicia Metcalf, Lauren Smith, Olivia Tyger

Offstage Men’s Ensemble Nicholas Aguirre, Joel Edwards, Nole Jones, Kevin Nakatani, John Punt

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Puccini’s Trilogy GIANNI SCHICCHI

Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano Sung in English with projected titles

Gianni Schicchi Lauretta Zita Rinuccio Gherardo Nella Gherardino Betto di Signa Simone Marco La Ciesca Maestro Spinelloccio Ser Amantio Di Nicolao Pinellino Guccio Buoso Donati

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Puccini’s Trilogy Synopsis Act I – Il Tabarro A barge on the Seine in Paris As a troupe of dock workers unload the vessel’s cargo, Michele gazes at the sunset and his wife, Giorgetta, works at the laundry. After a cold interaction with Giorgetta, Michele retires into the cabin as she offers wine to Tinca, Talpa, and Luigi for their hard work. A passing organ grinder provides music as Giorgetta shares a dance with Tinca, who can’t keep up and is replaced by Luigi. When Michele reemerges, the merriment ends and Giorgetta questions Michele about his somber mood. Frugola, wife of Talpa, arrives carrying a bag of objects she has salvaged through the day. Frugola displays her day’s finds to Giorgetta and shares her dreams of a new life in the country as Giorgetta and Luigi express their desire to return to their lives in the city of their childhood. As Frugola and Talpa depart, Giorgetta and Luigi share a romantic moment, confessing their love for each other. The two lovers make plans to meet later that evening when Michele has retired. Giorgetta will light a match from aboard the barge as a signal to Luigi. Michele attempts to regain Giorgetta’s love by reminiscing of days past before the death of their child. Unswayed, Giorgetta retires and Michele is left alone on the deck with his jealous thoughts. When he lights his pipe, Luigi mistakes it for Giorgetta’s signal and returns to the barge.

Michele pounces upon Luigi, forcing him to confess his love for Giorgetta and sealing his fate.

15-minute intermission Act II – Suor Angelica A convent in the latter part of the 17th Century The Monitor reprimands two lay sisters who were late to chapel for not doing penance as Sister Angelica has done. Released to work at their chores, some of the sisters admit their lingering desires for worldly pleasures. When asked, Sister Angelica denies she has any such wants, but the other sisters know she has wished to receive word from her family for the past seven years. They heard Sister Angelica is a princess who made her vows as punishment. The Nursing Sister interrupts the inquiries, searching for Sister Angelica, whose knowledge of medicinal plants is needed to aid a sister who has been stung by wasps. Two porters return bringing alms they have gathered, asking the sisters about a resplendent coach outside of the convent gates. The visitor is the Princess, Sister Angelica’s aunt who took guardianship of Sister Angelica and her sister, Anna Viola, after the death of their parents. The Princess has come to announce that Anna Viola has become engaged and to force Sister Angelica to sign over her portion of the inheritance for having disgraced the family name. Sister Angelica pleads for information about her son, and learns that he died two years earlier. Broken, she agrees to sign the documents and is left alone to grieve. From her herbs and flowers, she creates and drinks a poison, intending to be reunited with her child in heaven. Too late, she realizes the sin she has committed in taking her own life and prays for her salvation with her final words.

15-minute intermission Act III – Gianni Schicchi Buoso Donati’s bedchamber, Florence, 1299 Family of the wealthy Buoso gather to mourn his death. Their exaggerated sobs dissolve as rumors are passed around the room that Buoso has left all his possessions to a convent of friars. Eager to prove the rumors wrong, the relatives tear apart Buoso’s bedchamber in search of the will. Rinuccio, Buoso’s nephew, find and holds the will ransom, pleading that if they all become rich through inheritance he will be allowed to marry Lauretta, the daughter of Gianni Schicchi—a union the family despises due to Schicchi’s low social standing. To the family’s dismay, the rumors are true and now they lament their own misfortune. Schicchi and Lauretta arrive, upsetting the family further as they want nothing to do with a commoner, but Rinuccio pleads for the family to trust in the cunning Schicchi. Disgusted with the intentions of the family, Schicchi first refuses to help, only agreeing to Lauretta’s pleas. Schicchi ingeniously climbs into bed, impersonating Buoso to successfully send away Doctor Spinelloccio who has arrived to check on his patient. Schicchi will impersonate Buoso and having called a lawyer will draw up a new will dividing Buoso’s fortune evenly amongst the family.

They fight over most valuable of the assets: a house in Florence, a mule, and mills in Signa until they agree to leave the decision up to Schicchi. But Schicchi has designs to make sure everyone gets exactly what they deserve in the end.

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Porgy and BessÂŽ July 7, 15*, 20*, 22*, 29, August 4*, 6* (*matinee)

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Porgy and Bess®

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Earl Wellington Hazell Gedeane Graham Jazmine Olwalia De’Ron McDaniel Sola Fadiran Joel Edwards Errin Duane Brooks Isaac Jones Scott Ford Nicholas Aguirre Nole Jones Christopher Seefeldt

The Ensemble Preston Andrews, Errin Brooks, Nicole Christensen, Darian Clonts, Sarai Cole, Alexis Davis Hazell, Brandi Diggs, Joel Edwards, Sola Fadiran, Brianna Gilliam, DaRell Haynes, Earl Wellington Hazell, Marcus King, De’Ron McDaniel, Jazmine Olwalia, Corliss Smith, Yemonja Stanley, Tislam Swift, Anastasia Talley The Children’s Chorus Kwadwo Addae-Kagyah, Isaac Jones, Skylee Jones, Zaylee Jones, Tori Shapiro, Avory Zaejodaeus

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Porgy and Bess® Synopsis Act I circa 1930, Catfish Row Crown and Robbins scuffle during a craps game. Crown kills Robbins and flees, leaving his girlfriend, Bess, prey to Sporting Life, who tries to convince her to run away with him. Bess finds solace in the arms of Porgy. The neighbors gather in Serena Robbins’ home to pray over her husband’s casket.

Sporting Life pressures Bess again, but Porgy frightens him away. The people make preparations for a picnic on nearby Kittiwah Island. Porgy urges Bess to go and have a good time. At the picnic, Crown, who has been hiding on the island, approaches Bess and forces her to stay with him.

20-minute intermission Act II Bess returns to Porgy, sick and terrified that Crown will come after her. A storm rages and the women pray for their men, who are out fishing. Crown returns and Clara discovers that her husband Jake’s boat has capsized; she and Crown set out to rescue him.

Clara and Jake have both perished in the storm, but Crown returns for Bess. The police take Porgy away to jail. With promises and drugs, Sporting Life convinces Bess to run away with him to New York.

When Porgy returns, the neighbors report that Bess has left with Sporting Life. Porgy sets off looking for her.

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Show Boat July 8, 13, 16, 21*, 23*, 29*, August 5 (*matinee)

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Production Sponsored by: Faye Sonne Stucki Family (Brent, Valdon and Paula) Music by JEROME KERN Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Based on the novel Show Boat by Edna Ferber

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Magnolia Hawkes Gaylord Ravenal Cap’n Andy Hawkes Parthy Ann Hawkes Julie LaVerne Joe Queenie

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Show Boat

Steve Baker Nicholas Aguirre

Ellie May Chipley Kim Stephenson

Frank Schultz Adam T. Biner

Kim Caitlin Ort

Young Kim Julia Brown

Pete Mitchell Hutchings

Windy John Punt

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Preston Andrews, Julie Bélanger Roy, Edward Brennan, Errin Brooks, Cristina Maria Castro, Darian Clonts, Alexis Davis Hazell, Brandi Diggs, Jenina Gallaway, Brianna Gilliam, Gedeane Graham, Anna Hashizume, DaRell Haynes, Nole Jones, Marcus King, Claire Lopatka, Tuan Malinowski, De’Ron McDaniel, Steven D. Myles, Jazmine Olwalia, Caitlin Ort, Allysa Packard, John Punt, Christopher Seefeldt, Yemonja Stanley, Tzytle Steinman, Timothy Stoddard

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Dallas K Heaton Yenling Chen K. Bruce Ford Stephanie R. White Stefan Espinosa Erin Lindsay Carr Joshua D. Stewart Carissa Gilson

The Harold Prince Version of SHOW BOAT Produced on Broadway in 1994 by Livent (U.S.) Inc. Choreographed by Susan Stroman Directed by Harold Prince SHOW BOAT is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals: www.rnh.com *The Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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Show Boat Synopsis Act I 1887 in Natchez, Mississippi Cap’n Andy Hawkes plies his showboat, the Cotton Blossom, up and down the Mississippi providing entertainment at each stop. He is accompanied by his wife, Parthy Ann, and his daughter, Magnolia. His troupe consists of a married dramatic duo, Steve Baker and Julie Laverne, and a comedic song and dance pair, Ellie May Chipley and Frank Schultz.

During a rehearsal aboard the Cotton Blossom, it is discovered that Julie’s mother was black – making her marriage to a white man an illegal act in this part of the country at that time. The show in Natchez is doomed to close as Julie and Steve are forced to leave the boat. Gaylord Ravenal arrives, inadvertently answering Cap’n Andy’s prayers for a leading man, hoping to escape his dark past in Natchez by begging passage on the Cotton Blossom. Ravenal and Magnolia fall deeply in love as she takes Julie’s place as leading lady.

20-minute intermission Act II 1889 in Natchez, Mississippi Ravenal and Magnolia, now married and still starring on the Cotton Blossom, give birth to their daughter Kim. Ravenal, anxious to be independent from Magnolia’s parents and encouraged by his gambling successes, takes his wife and daughter to Chicago.

1899 in Chicago, Illinois Frank and Ellie, now a successful vaudeville act, happen upon Magnolia in a second-rate rooming house where she is now living with Ravenal. Kim, now 10 years old, is away at convent school.

Ravenal has heavy gambling losses and leaves his wife and daughter in hopes their lives will be better without him. Frank and Ellie encourage Magnolia to audition at the Trocadero where they will soon open a new act. Magnolia’s audition isn’t going well, until a kind gesture by a friend from the past gets her hired and she opens on New Year’s Eve to rave reviews.

1927 in Natchez, Mississippi Magnolia’s career has thrived for the past 25 years and her daughter Kim has also chosen the family business, becoming a Broadway star. As mother and daughter return to visit the Cotton Blossom, Cap’n Andy has a surprise planned for them that leaves heartache and regret in the past.

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Ragtime July 9, 14, 16*, 22, 28*, 30 August 3, 6 (*matinee)

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Book by Music by TERRENCE MCNALLY STEPHEN FLAHERTY Based on the novel RAGTIME

By E. L. Doctorow

Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS

Sung in English with projected titles

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Conductor Director / Choreographer Set Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Wig and Make Up Designer Sound Designer

James M. Bankhead Valerie Rachelle Michael Raiford Lydia Semler Chris Wood Yancey J. Quick Nathan Schilz

(By order of appearance) Little Boy Karl Andelin Brown Father Mitchell Hutchings Mother Vanessa Ballam* Younger Brother Adam T. Biner

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Ragtime The Ensemble Nicholas Aguirre, Julie Bélanger Roy, Edward Brennan, Errin Brooks, Cristina Maria Castro, Darian Clonts, Sarai Cole, Joel Edwards, Sola Fadiran, Jasmine Habersham, Anna Hashizume, Nole Jones, Jessica Lewis, Claire Lopatka, De’Ron McDaniel, Steven D. Myles, Kevin Nakatani, Jazmine Olwalia, Caitlin Ort, John Punt, Christopher Seefeldt, Corliss Smith, Tzytle Steinman, Kim Stephenson, Timothy Stoddard, Tislam Swift, Anastasia Talley

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RAGTIME is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International [MTI]. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, New York, NY. Tel: 212-541-4684. Fax: 212-397-4684. www.mtishows.comv *The Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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Ragtime Synopsis Act I America at the turn of the 20th Century Ragtime revolves around three groups, White middle-class residents of New Rochelle, African Americans from Harlem, and European immigrants as they navigate the tense social, cultural, and political climate of the time.

In New Rochelle, Father is leaving for a year on an expedition, leaving Mother in charge of their home and family. Younger Brother, searching for purpose in life, has become enthralled by a vaudevillian performer, Evelyn Nesbit, who coldly denies his advances, leaving him even more lost than before.

Mother discovers a newborn African-American child buried in the garden, who was abandoned by a woman named Sarah. Mother opens her home to Sarah and the child.

Tateh and his daughter, Little Girl, are two of many immigrants pouring into the country through Ellis Island. Inspired by the successful immigrant Harry Houdini, Tateh sets out to make a better life by selling silhouettes on the Lower East Side. His business failing, and outraged when a man tries to buy Little Girl, Tateh reaffirms that he will attain success.

In Harlem, the popular musician Coalhouse Walker, Jr., tells the tale of a woman named Sarah who he has loved and lost, but having found out where she lives is determined to win her back. Coalhouse buys a Model T Ford and sets out for New Rochelle, meeting a group of hostile volunteer firemen along the way. Arriving at Mother’s home, Coalhouse is rejected by Sarah, but he returns each week wooing her with his songs and winning over the family’s affections. Father returns home from his expedition, troubled by the changes that have come to his house. Sarah returns to Coalhouse and together they dream of a beautiful future.

Tateh is now working unfair hours in unfair conditions at a loom in a Lawrence, Mass., mill. Emma Goldman, a radical anarchist, speaks at a rally in Union Square attempting to raise a strike against the mill owners when Younger Brother happens by and is certain this cause is what he has been searching for. Tateh and the Little Girl flee as the resulting strike turns violent.

Coalhouse encounters the volunteer firemen again, who destroy his car. Seeking justice, Coalhouse finds none through legal channels and postpones his marriage until justice is reached. Sarah pleads Coalhouse’s case to a visiting Vice Presidential candidate, but suspected of having a gun, is clubbed to death by police. Her funeral procession brings Whites, African Americans, and Immigrants together in mourning.

20-minute intermission Act II Outraged by Sarah’s death, Coalhouse seeks revenge. He is joined by several followers and sets fire to the firehouse, killing three men involved with vandalizing his car, and demands that the chief, Willie Conklin, be delivered to him for justice.

Mother still cares for Sarah and Coalhouse’s baby, a burden Father resents. Meanwhile, Coalhouse and his men are ravaging the city. The New Rochelle family is incessantly harangued by the press and decides to escape to Atlantic City. Tateh is now a famous film director living in Atlantic City, and is working under the name Baron Ashkenazy.

Back in Harlem, Younger Brother is moved by the plight of Coalhouse and seeks him out, offering his knowledge of explosives to assist in his cause. Coalhouse, his men, and Younger Brother take over J.P. Morgan’s Library and threaten to blow it up. Father is called back from Atlantic City to act as negotiator.

Negotiations are heated as Coalhouse and his men have barricaded themselves inside the library. Booker T. Washington successfully urges Coalhouse to reconsider the repercussions of his actions, and Coalhouse negotiates safe passage for his men in exchange for Father as his hostage. Now alone with Father, Coalhouse asks about his son. Father assures Coalhouse that all will end well and Coalhouse surrenders for their reunited family.

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July 9, 1:00 p.m.

Egmont Overture, Op. 84................................................................Ludwig van Beethoven arr. Th. Herber Stephen L. Carey, K. Bruce Ford, Dallas K Heaton and Michael Bunchman Ballet from Orphèe et Eurydice.................................................... Cristoph Willibald Gluck arr. Greg Anderson K. Bruce Ford and Michael Bunchman Papageno!................................................................................Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. Greg Anderson Stephen L. Carey and K. Bruce Ford Intermezzi, Op. 118, No. 1 and 2............................................................Johannes Brahms Michael Bunchman Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56B.............................................Johannes Brahms Dallas K Heaton and Stephen L. Carey INTERMISSION A Scott Joplin Rag Rhapsody.......................................................................... Kevin Olson Dallas K Heaton, K. Bruce Ford, Michael Bunchman and Stephen L. Carey The Sorcerer’s Apprentice............................................................................... Paul Dukas arr. by the composer Dallas K Heaton and K. Bruce Ford Finale from The Empire Strikes Back............................................................John Williams March from Raiders of the Lost Ark.............................................................John Williams K. Bruce Ford, Michael Bunchman and Stephen L. Carey The Stars and Stripes Forever................................................................John Philip Sousa arr. Mack Wilberg Michael Bunchman, Stephen L. Carey, Dallas K Heaton and K. Bruce Ford

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Pioneers & Patriots: The Sousa Legacy July 23, 7:30 p.m.

James M. Bankhead, Conductor National Anthem.......................................................Francis Scott Key, arr. Floyd E. Werle UFOMT Orchestra and Chorus The Pledge of Allegiance.......................................................... Floyd E. Werle (1929-2010) Carnival Overture, Op. 91...........................Antonín Dvorˇák (1841-1904), arr. Leigh Steiger Carnival of Venice......................Jean Baptiste Arban (1825-1889), arr. Donald Hunsberger Max Matzen, Trumpet Overture from William Tell........................ Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), arr. Wm. Casey “Au fond du temple saint” from The Pearl Fishers....................Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Harold Meers and Marcus King Three Marches....................................................................John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) El Capitan / Semper Fidelis / Washington Post INTERMISSION

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Pioneers & Patriots: The Sousa Legacy July 23, 7:30 p.m.

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Tribute to Cole Porter July 27, 7:30 p.m.

Barbara Day Turner and Karen Keltner, Conductors Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter Orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, Philip Lang, Elman Anderson, Jay Blackton, and Jack Mason Overture (incl. “Ridin’ High”, “Love for Sale” and “Anything Goes”) UFOMT Orchestra and Chorus I Get a Kick Out Of You Cristina Maria Castro You’re the Top Saundra DeAthos and Harold Meers All Through the Night Marcus King Blow, Gabriel, Blow Jazmine Olwalia and UFOMT Chorus Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall In Love Kim Stephenson and Adam T. Biner Well, Did You Evah?

Vanessa Schukis and Scott Ford Friendship Vanessa Schukis, Curtis Bannister, and Stefan Espinosa Can Can UFOMT Orchestra I Love Paris Sarah-Nicole Ruddy, Steven D. Myles and UFOMT Chorus Hey, Babe, Hey! UFOMT Chorus All of You Edward Brennan Be a Clown Kim Stephenson, Caitlin Ort, Tuan Malinowski, and Stefan Espinosa Begin the Beguine Julie Bélanger Roy and UFOMT Chorus INTERMISSION

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Tribute to Cole Porter Overture (incl. “It’s De-Lovely”, “I Love You”, “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” and “Another Op’nin’, Another Show”) UFOMT Orchestra and Chorus We Open In Venice Anastasia Talley, Anna Hashizume, Darian Clonts, and Christopher Seefeldt Brush Up Your Shakespeare UFOMT Men’s Chorus So In Love Anastasia Talley Were Thine That Special Face?

Edward Brennan Wunderbar Jasmine Habersham and Marcus King Where Is the Life That Late I Led? Ezekiel Andrew Why Can’t You Behave?

Gwendolyn Brown Too Darn Hot Curtis Bannister and Ezekiel Andrew Another Op’nin’ (Reprise) UFOMT Chorus Night and Day Michael Ballam and UFOMT Chorus This concert is presented by special arrangement with the R&H Concert Library: www.rnh.com.

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Mass in B Minor (1749) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) August 2, 7:30 p.m.

Craig Jessop, Conductor American Festival Chorus Craig Jessop, Music Director Utah Festival Orchestra and Soloists

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A pinnacle of western classical music, Bach’s Mass in B Minor is considered by many to be J.S. Bach’s greatest and most complex work.

Described by music scholars and critics as “remarkable,” “profound,” and “the Greatest Musical Work of All Times and All People,” the Baroque Era masterwork consists of more than two dozen choral and solo numbers—choruses, arias, and duets.

Some of the movements feature violin and other instruments in solo roles.

Italian musicologist Alberto Basso characterizes the Mass as “the most astounding spiritual encounter between the worlds of Catholic glorification and the Lutheran cult of the cross.” Bach wrote the component parts of his Mass in B Minor between 1724 and 1749, but did not live to hear the complete work prior to his death in 1750.

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2016 SEASON SPONSORS 2016 Season Sponsored by:

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

PETER PAN George S & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation KSL News Radio FM 100

PORGY & BESS Richard & Moonyeen Anderson Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation

PUCCINI’S TRILOGY C. Comstock Clayton Foundation Bryan D. & Gayle N. Burr

RAGTIME Cache Valley Bank Sandefur Schmidt

SHOW BOAT Alan & Jeanne Hall Foundation Media One of Utah Faye Sonne Stucki Family (Brent, Valdon and Paula)

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2016 SEASON SPONSORS Community Sponsors

MILLER FAMILY PHILANTHROPY

ROY & CAROL CHRISTENSEN

THEODORE G. SCHMIDT

The Anschutz Foundation • Shari Badger/Lee’s Marketplace Michael and Carol Bailey • Michael and Laurie Ballam • Bank of Utah Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning • Cache County School District Evan and Marion Campbell • William and Pat Child • W. Boyd Christensen Florence J. Gilmor Foundation • Ralph and Donna Friz • Robert and Anne Gregerson Charles and Kathie Horman • Craig Jessop/American Festival Chorus Craig and Becky Johns • Deon and Helen Johnson • Barbara Lutz Marilyn and Ray Phillips Family • Dean and LuAnn Quayle Questar Arts Foundation • Kenneth Randall Estate • River Heights City Swire Coca Cola • UFOMT Guild • Young Toyota Scion Café Sabor • Every Blooming Thing Riverwoods Conference Center • Square One Printing

Education Programs Opera by Children • Utah Festival Academy Utah Festival Conservatory of the Performing Arts Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards

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2016 SEASON CONTRIBUTORS 2016 Season Sponsor Utah Festival expresses deepest appreciation to our donors for their loyal and generous support.

This list represents donations received from June 1, 2015 through June 1, 2016.

LEGACY $100,000 to $499,999 Michael & Laurie Ballam** Cache County RAPZ/ Restaurant Tax Allocation Roy & Carol Christensen The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation • Deseret Management Corporation • Beneficial Life Insurance Company • Bonneville International Corporation • Deseret Book Company • Deseret News Publishing Company • Deseret Digital Media, Inc. • KSL Broadcast Group • Temple Square Hospitality Corporation Theodore G. Schmidt, Schmidt Family Foundation State of Utah Legislature/ Utah State Office of Education Zions Bank

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IMPRESARIO $1,000 to $4,999 Bruce & Karla Axtell CIRCLE OF THE ROSE Friends of the Festival $10,000 to $24,999 Christine Allred Michael & Carol Bailey* Shari Badger Judy Brady & Drew W. Oral & Tacy Ballam Browning James Michael & Lyn Bryan & Gail Burr Bankhead** Cache Valley Radio Marcy Bentz* Group* Kevin & Nansi Blau* C. Comstock Clayton Don & Jean Bradshaw Foundation Shae Bunker* Mr. & Mrs. Bill Child Shirlee Burgener W. Boyd Christensen Harold W. Butler Marc & Heidi Ensign Cache Valley Friends of the Festival Dermatology Florence J. Gillmor Cache Valley Publishing* Foundation Cache Valley Women’s Alan & Jeanne Hall Center - Friends of the Deon & Helen Johnson Festival • Anne S. Blackett, DO Mills Publishing** • Gary K. Fowers, MD Sandefur Schmidt Friends of the Festival • David A. Kirkman, MD • Barry A. Noorda, MD Young Toyota Scion* Café Sabor* Evan & Marian Campbell GRAND IMPRESARIO Helen Champ $5,000 to $9,999 Alice Edvalson BYU Broadcasting* Liz Fairman* Cache Valley Bank Flaire* Sue Ellis Cecelia Foxley Donna & Ralph Friz Joan Funk Ann & Gordon Getty Robert Gibbs Foundation Muriel Gold Robert & Anne Donna Loy Gossner Gregerson ORPHEUS CLUB Fund, Community ICON Health & Fitness $50,000 to $99,999 Foundation of Utah Craig & Becky Johns The George S. & Gary & Nancy Griffin** Barbara Lutz ** - in Dolores Doré Eccles memory of Dr. Charles Frank Heath Foundation Chelsea Hernandez* M. Lutz Charles & Kathie Dean & LuAnn Quayle** Lara & Jacob Huff Horman** - Friends of Marty & Carolyn Craig Jessop* the Festival Rasmussen, Nebeker Joe & Jeanie Ellis, Joseph Hyrum Family Foundation CIRCLE OF THE LYRE Questar Arts Foundation Foundation $25,000 to $49,999 David & Holli Kirkman Estate of Kenneth Richard & Moonyeen Friends of the Festival Randall Anderson William & Katherine River Heights City* The Anschutz Koldewyn Salt Lake City Weekly* Foundation NHSMTA* Salt Lake Magazine Stefan Espinosa & Joseph P. Nichols Swire Coca Cola Vanessa Ballam** Tracey Norton* Utah Festival Opera FM100* Marilyn & Ray Phillips, Guild KSL Radio* Council for Investment Ginger E. & Robert D. Media One of Utah in Education Wallace Foundation Utah Division of Arts & Edward Pisacich - in Museums memory of Eva Pisacich

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Bruce & Helen Posey Richard Price Dr. & Mrs. Marvin L. Rallison Raymond Construction Co. - in memory of Marie Roberts Diana & Jonathan Ribera Riverwoods Conference Center* Eugene Schupp & Janis Boettinger Boyd C. Smith Jeannie & Roland Squire* Betty Lou Stewart* Margene Thorpe Flerida Uldrich Clair Webb Ned & Gail Weinshenker - Friends of the Festival ANGEL $250 to $499 C. Blythe & Anne Ahlstrom J. Clair & Karen Batty LeRoy Bearnson Steve & June Belohlavy* Wallace & Marie Bennett Joseph & Vicki Blanch - in memory of Marie Roberts Julie Borgmeier Jeanne Boyd* William Brindley John & Kathryn Burnham Caffe Ibis - Friends of the Festival Marian Connelley Nicholas & Lisa Cornwell - Friends of the Festival Mr. & Mrs. Charles Dahlquist George & Debra Felt Kent & Patricia Frandsen - Friends of the Festival The GFC Foundation Nan Gordon* Rebecca Hainsworth* Norma Hart Bill & Norma Heflin Alvin & Maribeth Evensen Hengge Pat Holley Fred & Sharon Hunsaker Stephen L & Janet Hunsaker Nancy Israelsen Ron & Janet Jibson Dale Kern Shirley Keyes Roberta Klebanoff* Fred & Helen LeVinus* Wendell & Ruth Ann Lewis

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Clain Lott Jan Luger Penny Margetts Gene & Ruth Miller Judy Mitchell Bruce & Julie Molen Cheryl Morgaven* Kevin Nakatani* Marilyn Neilson Dallin H. Oaks Grant & Shirley Rees Jessica Roderer* Schechtman Family Trust Les Schiller* Sally Sears/Café Ibis Friends of the Festival David Sherer* Aharon & Julie Shulimson Lynette Takemoto* Ann Thayne* Wal-Mart Amos & Gloria Wright SERAPHIM $100 to $249 John & Hazel Allen Gus & Pearl Angelos Anonymous Gaylen & Elaine Ashcroft Richard & Elaine Averett Marianne Ballam - in memory of Marie Roberts Bruce & Jeannie Ballif J.D. & Machelle Barr, J.D. Barr Construction - Friends of the Festival Grant Barton John Beal Fred & Candace Berthrong Scott & Ester Biggs Richard Jay Bleier James Blotter - Friends of the Festival Helen Brown Bill & Ruby Burtson Cache Valley Center for the Arts* Cheri Carleson Christopher Castle Raymond & Betty Christian James Clawson, Great Harvest Bread Friends of the Festival Phyllis & Michael Conover John Copenhaver Janna Cullberg Paul & Paula Curtis William & Shirley Danner** Carol Davis Norman & Kris Davis Robert Demille

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June 27 – October 22 Much Ado about Nothing Henry V The Three Musketeers The Cocoanuts Mary Poppins Julius Caesar Murder for Two The Odd Couple

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2016 SEASON CONTRIBUTORS FOUNDING CONTRIBUTORS

As we celebrate our 24th anniversary season, 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 Larry H. and Gail Miller George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Theodore G. & Elizabeth Schmidt Utah State Legislature Cache County RAPZ/Restaurant Tax

Lorenzo’s Legacy $500,000 to $999,999 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Christensen James LeVoy Sorenson Foundation Marie Eccles Caine Foundation Zions Bank

Renaissance Reborn $250,000 to $499,999 Jack & Deanne Parson Dr. & 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.

The Anschutz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Roy Christensen Deluxe Corporation Foundation George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

Logan City Gail Miller Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation

Theodore and Elizabeth Schmidt John & 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 Hansen Family Ashley Jones James & Qing Deng Jones Jim Jones Kevin L Jones Jeanne B. Kesler Lorraine Mackay

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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

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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

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2016 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

ELLEN ECCLES THEATRE USHERS

We join our patrons in thanking the Ellen Eccles Theatre usher corps for their expertise and professionalism.

LEAVE A LEGACY

We express sincere gratitude for individuals who, through their 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

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 Brandon Coleman who plays Crown in Ragtime and Harold Meers who plays Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat.

• The Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre Guild is sponsoring Kearstin Piper Brown who plays Bess in Porgy and Bess.

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CONDUCTORS Karen Keltner Conductor, Puccini’s Trilogy, Show Boat | Co-Conductor, Tribute to Cole Porter San Diego, California 20th UFOMT Season ALSO: San Diego Opera, Washington National Opera, Vancouver Opera, l’Opéra du Rhin, New York City Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Opera Carolina, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Manitoba Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City Barbara Day Turner Music Administrator | Conductor, Porgy & Bess | Co-Conductor, Tribute to Cole Porter | Harpsichordist, Mass in B Minor San José, California 15th UFOMT Season ALSO: San José Chamber Orchestra, Portland Opera, Symphony Silicon Valley, Opera Memphis, Reinsberg Festival, Opera Festival New Jersey, Orquesta Sinfonica de Aguascalientes Craig Jessop Conductor, Mass in B Minor Logan, Utah 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dean, Caine College of the Arts at USU | Former Conductor, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir | Music Director, American Festival Chorus James M. Bankhead Conductor, Ragtime, Pioneers & Patriots Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Former Music Department Head, Utah State University | Former School of Music Director, Sam Houston State University | Former Commander/Conductor, U.S. Air Force Band | Artistic Director, Uintah Basin Orchestra & Chorus Dallas K Heaton Conductor, Music Director, Peter Pan | Assistant Conductor, Chorus Master, Coach, Ragtime | Chorus Master, Show Boat | Pianist, The Pianists!

Logan, Utah 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Utah Opera, Opera Idaho

Michael Ballam Founder and General Director | Gianni Schicchi, Gianni Schicchi | Captain Hook, Peter Pan Logan, Utah 24th UFOMT Season ALSO: Chicago Lyric Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, San Francisco Opera, Dallas Opera Nicholas Aguirre* Steve, Show Boat | Detective, Porgy & Bess | Ensemble, Ragtime Mobile, Alabama ALSO: University of Alabama, Opera in the Ozarks, Vanderbilt University Ezekiel Andrew* Coalhouse Walker Jr., Ragtime | Jake, Porgy & Bess Greenwood, Mississippi ALSO: University of Southern Mississippi, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Opera Mississippi Preston Andrews* Notary, Gianni Schicchi | Ensemble, Show Boat, Porgy & Bess Houston, Texas ALSO: Natchez Opera Festival, Opera in the Ozarks, University of Alabama Opera Theatre Vanessa Ballam Director, Peter Pan | Magnolia Hawkes, Show Boat | Mother, Ragtime Logan, Utah 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Anchorage Opera, Utah Shakespeare, Theatre Under the Stars Curtis Bannister Sporting Life, Porgy & Bess | Lover, Il Tabarro | Jim Greene, Show Boat Green Bay, Wisconsin 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Lyric Opera of Chicago, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Theater an der Wien Julie Bélanger Roy* Monitress, Suor Angelica | Ensemble, Show Boat, Ragtime Montréal, Québec ALSO: Marble City Opera, Bay View Music Festival, University of Tennessee

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Adam T. Biner Younger Brother, Ragtime | Frank Schultz, Show Boat | Peter Pan, Peter Pan New York, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Paper Mill Playhouse, NJPAC, New York Musical Theater Festival Edward Brennan* Ensemble, Show Boat, Ragtime New Lenox, Illinois ALSO: University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana Theater Company, Southland Area Theater Ensemble Errin Brooks* Ensemble, Porgy & Bess, Ragtime, Show Boat Detroit, Michigan ALSO: Lyric Opera Chicago, Chicago Opera Theater, Opera Theater Pittsburgh Gwendolyn Brown* Queenie, Show Boat | Maria, Porgy & Bess | La Zia Principessa, Suor Angelica | Zita, Gianni Schicchi Chicago, Illinois ALSO: Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Industry (Los Angeles), Washington National Opera Kearstin Piper Brown Sarah, Ragtime | Bess, Porgy & Bess Rochester, New York 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Rochester Lyric Opera, Rochester Early Music Festival, Metro Chamber Orchestra Cristina MarĂ­a Castro* Nella, Gianni Schicchi | Sister Dolcina, Suor Angelica | Ensemble, Show Boat, Ragtime San Antonio, Texas ALSO: Seagle Music Colony, Janiec Opera Company, Lyric Stage Nicole Christensen* Ensemble, Porgy & Bess Smithfield, Utah ALSO: Cache Theatre Company, Sky View High School, Sky View Encore

Darian Clonts* Mingo, Ensemble, Porgy & Bess | Ensemble, Show Boat, Ragtime Atlanta, Georgia ALSO: Morehouse College, Atlanta Opera, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

PROFILES

Sarai Cole* Alms Sister, Suor Angelica | Ensemble, Porgy & Bess, Ragtime | Soprano II, Mass in B Minor Pasadena, California ALSO: Symphony New Hampshire, International Vocal Arts Institute, Harlem Opera Theater Brandon Coleman* Joe, Show Boat | Crown, Porgy & Bess Germantown, Maryland ALSO: Hawaii Opera Theatre, Sarasota Opera, Central City Opera Alexis Davis Hazell Abbess, Suor Angelica | Frugola, Il Tabarro | Ensemble, Show Boat, Porgy & Bess Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Opera, Palacio de Bellas Artes, San Francisco Opera Saundra DeAthos* Sister Angelica, Suor Angelica | Giorgetta, Il Tabarro Bloomington, Illinois ALSO: Amarillo Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, San Francisco Opera Brandi Diggs* Lily, Ensemble, Porgy & Bess | Alms Sister, Suor Angelica | Ensemble, Show Boat Atlanta, Georgia ALSO: Kennedy Center, Martina Arroyo Foundation, Peabody Conservatory Joel Edwards* Nelson, Crabman, Ensemble, Porgy & Bess | Noodler, Peter Pan | Ensemble, Ragtime Randolph, Massachusetts ALSO: Bard College, Boston Opera Collaborative, Lowell House Opera Stefan Espinosa Tateh, Ragtime | Smee, Peter Pan | Maestro Spinelloccio, Gianni Schicchi | Fight Choreographer, Peter Pan, Ragtime Tucson, Arizona 7th UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Theatre Company, PCPA Theaterfest, Oregon Cabaret Theatre

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PROFILES Sola Fadiran* Undertaker, Ensemble, Porgy & Bess | Jukes, Peter Pan | Ensemble, Ragtime Howard County, Maryland ALSO: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Toby’s Dinner Theater of Columbia, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

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PROFILES Claire Lopatka Lauretta, Gianni Schicchi | Ensemble, Show Boat, Ragtime State College, Pennsylvania 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Tuan Malinowski* Harry Houdini, Ragtime | Cecco, Peter Pan | Ensemble, Show Boat Buffalo, New York ALSO: Ithaca College, Artpark, Cider Mill Playhouse De’Ron McDaniel* Jim, Ensemble, Porgy & Bess | Ensemble, Ragtime, Show Boat Cleveland, Ohio ALSO: Oberlin Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Harold Meers* Gaylord Ravenal, Show Boat | Rinuccio, Gianni Schicchi | Luigi, Il Tabarro Bloomington, Illinois ALSO: Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Minnesota Opera Steven D. Myles* Robbins, Porgy & Bess | Ensemble, Ragtime, Show Boat Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ALSO: The Boston Conservatory, University of Central Oklahoma Kevin Nakatani Simone, Gianni Schicchi | Dance Captain, Mr. Darling, Peter Pan | Assistant Choreographer, Henry Ford, Ensemble, Ragtime Redding, California 11th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Opera, Opera San José, West Bay Opera Jazmine Olwalia* Sarah’s Friend, Ensemble, Ragtime | Strawberry Woman, Ensemble, Porgy & Bess | Nursing Sister, Suor Angelica | Ensemble, Show Boat Fort Worth, Texas ALSO: University of Houston Moores Opera Center Caitlin Ort Adult Kim, Ensemble, Show Boat | Sister, Suor Angelica | Ensemble, Ragtime Collegeville, Pennsylvania 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Ithaca College, Rock Hard Dance Company

Kenneth Overton* Porgy, Porgy & Bess | Michele, Il Tabarro Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ALSO: Royal Danish Opera, L’Opéra de Montréal, San Francisco Opera Allysa Packard* Apprentice from Utah State University Caine College of the Arts Sister, Suor Angelica | Ensemble, Show Boat Springville, Utah ALSO: Utah State University, Opera NEO, Opera Viva John M. Punt* Tinca, Il Tabarro | J.P. Morgan, Ensemble, Ragtime | Ensemble, Windy, Show Boat Idaho Falls, Idaho ALSO: Idaho State University, New Voices Opera, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Klara Ricks* Wendy, Peter Pan Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Logan High School

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PROFILES Corliss Smith* Sister, Suor Angelica | Ensemble, Porgy & Bess, Ragtime Lafayette, Louisiana ALSO: Emerald City Opera, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Louisiana State University Yemonja Stanley* Sister Osmina, Sister Angelica | Ensemble, Porgy & Bess, Show Boat San Francisco, California ALSO: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco Opera Guild, Opera Parallèle Tzytle Steinman* Sister, Suor Angelica | Ensemble, Ragtime, Show Boat Oceanside, California ALSO: Opera NEO, Boston Conservatory Kim Stephenson* Ellie Mae Chipley, Show Boat | Lay Sister, Suor Angelica | Ensemble, Ragtime Bradenton, Florida ALSO: Asolo Repertory Theatre, Banyan Theater Company, Pioneer Theatre Company Timothy Stoddard* Gherardo, Gianni Schicchi | Song Vendor, Il Tabarro | Ensemble, Ragtime, Show Boat | Tenor, Mass in B Minor Twin Falls, Idaho ALSO: Metropolitan Opera Guild, Lucerne Festival, Trondheim Chamber Music Festival Tislam Swift* Starkey, Peter Pan | Ensemble, Porgy & Bess, Ragtime Brooklyn, New York ALSO: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Atlanta Opera

Anastasia Talley* Sister Genovieffa, Sister Angelica | Ensemble, Ragtime, Porgy & Bess Bolton, Mississippi ALSO: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, University of Southern MS

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Kayli Checketts Jane, Magical Bird, Peter Pan North Logan, Utah 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Music Theatre West Sebastian Espinosa* Angelica’s Son, Suor Angelica Pocatello, Idaho ALSO: Oregon Cabaret, Idaho State University, Old Lyric Repertory Company Jeffrey Evans Linville, Peter Pan Hyde Park, Utah 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Four Seasons Theater Co., Encore

PROFILES Jeremy Hardman Mullins, Peter Pan Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Enlight Ballroom Porter Harris Michael, Peter Pan Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Cache Theatre Company Levi Hopkins* John, Peter Pan Nibley, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Cache Theatre Company, Four Seasons Theatre Zaylee Jones* Children’s Ensemble, Porgy & Bess Providence, Utah

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Maggie Meers* Children’s Ensemble, Suor Angelica Bloomington, Illinois ALSO: Pepper Ridge Elementary, Evans Junior High Orchestra Eliza Merriam* Liza, Native, Magical Bird, Peter Pan Logan, Utah ALSO: Music Theater West, Four Seasons Theater Co., Logan High School Theater

Alicia Metcalf Children’s Ensemble, Suor Angelica Logan, Utah 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Music Theatre West, Cache Children’s Choir Jacob Moeller* Twin, Peter Pan Providence, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory

Joseph Newswander Twin, Peter Pan Logan, Utah 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Four Seasons Theatre Company, Music Theatre West, Cache Theatre Company Libby Perry Native, Peter Pan Logan, Utah 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Cache Theatre Company, Lights Up! Lauren Rasmussen Native, Magical Bird, Peter Pan Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Logan City School District Orchestra Jaren Ray* Nana / Crocodile, Peter Pan North Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Sky High Players, Cache Theatre Company Tori Shapiro* Children’s Ensemble, Suor Angelica Logan, Utah

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Lauren Smith* Children’s Ensemble, Suor Angelica Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Unicorn Theater, Hillcrest Elementary Orchestra Brock Stookey* Nibs, Peter Pan St. George, Utah ALSO: Sunrise Elementary, Blue Sox Baseball Team Trevor Stookey* Slightly, Peter Pan St. George, Utah ALSO: North Cache Middle School, Brigham’s Playhouse Kathleen Thomas Native, Peter Pan Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Music Theatre West, Four Seasons Theatre Jaeden Tueller* Curley, Peter Pan Logan, Utah ALSO: Utah Festival Conservatory, Tueller School of Dance Olivia Tyger* Children’s Ensemble, Suor Angelica Hyrum, Utah ALSO: South Cache, Mountain Crest, Cache Theatre Company Avery Warren* Coalhouse Walker III, Ragtime Rochester, New York ALSO: Canalside Music Together

Miles Warren* Coalhouse Walker III, Ragtime Rochester, New York ALSO: Hochstein Music School, Nolte Academy of Dance

Avory Zaejodaeus* Children’s Ensemble, Porgy & Bess Logan, Utah ALSO: Old Lyric Repertory Company, Utah State University

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PROFILES DIRECTORS / CHOREOGRAPHERS Vanessa Ballam (See Artists Section)

Stefan Espinosa (See Artists Section)

Daniel Helfgot Stage Director, Puccini’s Trilogy, Porgy & Bess San José, California 11th UFOMT Season ALSO: From Guam to Maryland and from Montana to Florida, plus Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Austria, Canada, and Albania Kevin Nakatani (See Artists Section)

Valerie Rachelle Stage Director, Choreographer, Ragtime, Show Boat Ashland, Oregon 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Oregon Cabaret Theater, PCPA Theaterfest, Syracuse Opera Kathy Ward Choreographer, Peter Pan Logan, Utah 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Martin Harris Pageant

Stephanie R. White Assistant Choreographer, Show Boat Logan, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Lyric Repertory Theatre, Cache Valley Civic Ballet, Music Theatre West

DESIGNERS *UFOMT Debut

Tim Case Scenic Designer, Puccini’s Trilogy Sioux City, Iowa 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: St. Michael’s Playhouse, Lyceum Theatre, University of South Dakota Shawn Fisher Scenic Designer, Peter Pan Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Gene Frankel Theatre (Off-Broadway), Salt Lake Acting Company Robert Little Scenic Designer, Show Boat Springfield, Missouri 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Disney on Ice, Busch Gardens-Tampa, Des Moines Metro Opera Phillip R. Lowe Costume Designer, Show Boat, Peter Pan Ogden, Utah 6th UFOMT Season ALSO: Old Lyric Repertory Company, Plan-B Theatre, Weber State University Jim Lyden Scenic Designer, Porgy & Bess North Logan, Utah 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: California Shakespeare Theatre, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Central City Opera Jesse Portillo* Lighting Designer, Peter Pan Salt Lake City, Utah ALSO: Salt Lake Acting Company, Plan-B Theatre, Indiana University

Yancey J. Quick Wigs & Makeup Designer, Full Season Salt Lake City, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Opera, Ballet West, Utah Shakespeare Festival Michael B. Raiford* Scenic Designer, Ragtime Austin, Texas ALSO: South Coast Repertory Theatre, GEVA Theatre Center, Cleveland Playhouse

PROFILES

Steven G. Schmid Costume Designer, Cutter, Porgy & Bess Rexburg, Idaho 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, Brigham Young University – Idaho Nathan Schilz Sound Designer | A/V Crew Lead | Lead Engineer, Full Season Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Oklahoma City University, Mixed Blood Theatre Company, Trollwood Performing Arts School

Lydia Semler* Costume Designer, Ragtime | Cutter/Draper, Ragtime, Peter Pan Omaha, Nebraska 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Nebraska Shakespeare, Sarasota Opera

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Jennifer Sheshko Wood Costume Designer, Coordinator, Puccini’s Trilogy | Millinery / Crafts Artisan Montréal, Québec 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Northern Iowa, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Illinois Shakespeare Festival Chris Wood Lighting Designer, Ragtime, Porgy & Bess, Show Boat, Puccini’s Trilogy Cedar Falls, Iowa 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Brown County Playhouse, Des Moines Metro Opera, Indiana Festival Theatre

MUSIC STAFF *UFOMT Debut Michael Bunchman Pit Pianist, Show Boat, Peter Pan | Pianist, The Pianists!

Kirksville, Missouri 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Truman State University, Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra

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PROFILES Stephen L. Carey Pianist, Chorus Master, Cover Conductor, Porgy & Bess, Puccini’s Trilogy | Keyboard, Ragtime | Pianist, The Pianists!

Fort Worth, Texas 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Fort Worth Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Opera Memphis

Intern | Company Management Intern Butler, Pennsylvania ALSO: Syracuse University

Emily Price Dietz Horn Perrysburg, Ohio 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Toledo Symphony Orchestra, University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, University of Wisconsin Madison

Maria Buonviri Bassoon Philadelphia, Meghan Birmingham Pennsylvania Vangeli 12th UFOMT Season Viola ALSO: Orquesta Sinfonica Dallas, Texas Todd Fallis del Estado de Mexico, 3rd UFOMT Season Christopher Dietz Reading Symphony, Dallas Trombone ALSO: Dallas Opera Arranger Logan, Utah Wind Symphony Perrysburg, Ohio 23rd UFOMT Season Cheryl Ann Blackley Gabrielle Castriotta 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Classical Music Clarinet Oboe | English Horn ALSO: Bowling Green Festival, American Festival Woods Cross, Utah Los Angeles, California State University, Oberlin Chorus and Orchestra 6th UFOMT Season 2nd UFOMT Season Conservatory, University ALSO: S & D Music Studio, ALSO: Stockton Symphony, Joseph Falvey of Michigan USU Alumni Band, Salt Horn CalPoly San Luis Obispo Lake Symphony K. Bruce Ford Laramie, Wyoming Yenling Chen Pianist, Show Boat | 4th UFOMT Season Louisa Blood Violin Pianist, The Pianists!

ALSO: University of Violin Kaohsiung, Taiwan Idaho Falls, Idaho Wyoming, Shenzhen Chicago, Illinois 10th UFOMT Season 15th UFOMT Season Symphony Orchestra, 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, ALSO: Skyline High School, ALSO: Grand Rapids Sinaloa Symphony Sarasota Opera, Eagle Rock Middle School Symphony, Kalamazoo Orchestra Bridgeport Symphony Symphony, Civic Orchestra Dallas K Heaton Drew Ford Orchestra of Chicago (See Conductor Section) Cello Cindy Child San Francisco, California Ivo Bokulic´ Erik Horne Clarinet 4th UFOMT Season Viola Music Staff Associate | North Ogden, Utah ALSO: The Juilliard School, Split, Croatia Trumpet 2nd UFOMT Season Monterey Symphony, 2nd UFOMT Season Naperville, Illinois ALSO: Orchestra at Stockton Symphony ALSO: San José Chamber 3rd UFOMT Season Temple Square, Chamber Orchestra, Magik*Magik ALSO: University of Orchestra Ogden, Venture Nathan Frantz Orchestra, San Francisco Cincinnati CollegeViola Academy Conservatory of Music Conservatory of Music, Sarasota, Florida DeAunn Davis Utah State University 4th UFOMT Season Douglas Brown Horn ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, Bassoon Connor Howard* Sparks, Nevada Luzerne Music Center, Oakland, California Music Staff Intern | 3rd UFOMT Season Spoleto Festival USA 7th UFOMT Season Company Management ALSO: University of ALSO: California Intern Emily Hagee* Nevada, Reno, Boulder Symphony, San José Charleston, South Horn Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, San Carolina Worcester, Massachusetts Francisco Symphony Melissa Dayley ALSO: University of ALSO: Ohio Light Opera Violin Cincinnati CollegeCompany, University Sam Bryson Houston, Texas Conservatory of Music, of Southern California, Percussion 7th UFOMT Season Cincinnati Playhouse in Eastman School of Music Logan, Utah ALSO: Houston L’Estro the Park, Flowertown 11th UFOMT Season Rosemary Kimura Hatch Armonico, Vietnam Players ALSO: Weber State Violin National Opera & Ballet, University, American Michael E. McNicholas Logan, Utah El Paso Symphony Festival Chorus Orchestra Manager | 5th UFOMT Season and Orchestra, Jon Adam De Sorgo Percussion ALSO: Houston Grand Gudmundson Jazz Quartet Oboe | English Horn | Dallas, Texas Opera, Houston Oboe d’amore 13th UFOMT Season Symphony, American Nathan O. Buonviri Sarasota, Florida ALSO: Dallas Winds, Dallas Percussion Festival Orchestra 15th UFOMT Season Symphony, Dallas Opera Philadelphia, ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, Lori Kesner Pennsylvania Maria Savannah* Flute Utah Symphony, New 13th UFOMT Season Music and Scheduling Annapolis, Maryland World Symphony

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ORCHESTRA *UFOMT Debut

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PROFILES 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: Annapolis Symphony, Annapolis Opera, Mid-Atlantic Symphony Stefan Koch Cello Ann Arbor, Michigan 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Richard Stöhr Project, Michigan Opera Theatre, Conciertos de la Villa Santo Domingo Carolynn Larson Violin Logan, Utah 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: American Festival Orchestra, Music Theatre West, Utah State University Sasha Launer Flute | Piccolo Oakland, California 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: One Found Sound Unconducted Chamber Orchestra, Areon Flutes, San Francisco Conservatory of Music Ann Lavin Clarinet San Francisco, California 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: San José Chamber Orchestra, Sacramento Philharmonic, UC Davis

Theatre, Bohemica Quartet Max Matzen Trumpet Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Eastman School of Music, Yamaha Performing Artist Eric McAllister Violin Las Vegas, Nevada 21st UFOMT Season ALSO: Las Vegas Philharmonic, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Caitlin McSherry Violin San Francisco, California 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Sarasota Opera, Monterey Symphony, Marin Symphony Lauren Menard Viola Corinth, Texas 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony Steve Menard Trombone Corinth, Texas 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: University of North Texas

ALSO: Utah State University, Indiana University Nancy Ranger Oboe | English Horn | Oboe d’amore Brooklyn, New York 14th UFOMT Season ALSO: New York City Opera, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Anchorage Opera Alison Read Harp Dallas, Texas 10th UFOMT Season ALSO: Texas Winds Musical Outreach, Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, The Hockaday School Paula Redinger Flute | Piccolo Tucson, Arizona 14th UFOMT Season ALSO: Arizona Opera, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Florida Grand Opera Mike Reeder Clarinet Blackfoot, Idaho 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Linden Olson Quartet

Stephen Shulman Trombone New York, New York 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: Greenwich Symphony Orchestra, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Broadway Joshua Skinner Bass Logan, Utah 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, Divergent Jazz Quartet, Colorado Bass Ensemble Holly Smith Cello Logan, Utah 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: Utah State University, American Festival Orchestra, Mountain West String Academy Adam Snider* Tuba Sparks, Nevada ALSO: Boise Philharmonic Orchestra, University of Nevada - Reno, Boise State University

Nathan Southwick Violin Boulder, Colorado Megan Richards 2nd UFOMT Season Cello ALSO: University of Logan, Utah Colorado-Boulder, Boulder Kenneth Long 7th UFOMT Season Philharmonic, Utah State Nicholas Morrison Clarinet ALSO: Royal Conservatoire University Clarinet Atlanta, Georgia of Scotland, American Logan, Utah Kyra Sovronsky 13th UFOMT Season Festival Chorus and 20th UFOMT Season Trumpet ALSO: Georgia State Orchestra, USU Alumni ALSO: USU Caine College Salt Lake City, Utah University, Atlanta String Quartet of the Arts, Logan Canyon 5th UFOMT Season Symphony Orchestra, Winds, ~AirFare~ Darren Sagawa ALSO: Boston University, Atlanta Ballet Orchestra Violin Northwestern University, Aaron Nix Steve Madancy San Francisco, California Utah Symphony/Utah Opera Percussion | Supervisory Trumpet 9th UFOMT Season Personnel Manager Samuel Thomspon New York, New York ALSO: Santa Rosa Sarasota, Florida Violin 15th UFOMT Season Symphony, Fresno 9th UFOMT Season ALSO: The Metropolitan Philharmonic, Sacramento Baltimore, Marlyand ALSO: Sarasota Orchestra, 10th UFOMT Season Opera, Sarasota Orchestra, Philharmonic Sarasota Opera, Disney’s ALSO: Delaware Malaysian Philharmonic Beauty & the Beast Nicholas Scales Symphony, Black Pearl Petr Masek International Tour Bass Chamber Orchestra, Violin Amarillo, Texas Colour of Music Festival Nate Ostermiller San Francisco, California 4th UFOMT Season Guitar | Banjo | Mandolin Paul Tullis 5th UFOMT Season ALSO: West Texas A&M Logan, Utah Violin ALSO: Palau de les University, Amarillo 4th UFOMT Season Fort Worth, Texas Arts Reina, Sofia Music Symphony Orchestra

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PROFILES Nick Loweree* 14th UFOMT Season ALSO: Dallas Opera, Dallas Assistant Stage Manager, Porgy & Bess, Ragtime Symphony El Paso, Texas D. Kyle Upton ALSO: University of Illinois Trumpet at Urbana-Champaign, Lake Orion, Michigan The Santa Fe Opera, 2nd UFOMT Season Nickel City Opera ALSO: Civic Orchestra Amelia Nordin* of Chicago, New Production Assistant, Philharmonic, Dubuque Puccini’s Trilogy, Ragtime Symphony Orchestra Jacksonville, Florida Daniel Velasco ALSO: Minnesota Opera, Flute | Piccolo DC Public Opera, Opera Quito, Ecuador Colorado 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Miami, Heather Patterson Stage Manager, Ragtime University of Michigan, Phoenix, Arizona University of Akron 2nd UFOMT Season Wallis Vore ALSO: En Garde Arts, Clarinet Childsplay Inc., Phoenix Dayton, Ohio Theatre 4th UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Dayton Ashley J. Pollard* Stage Manager, Porgy & Sean Vore Bess, Puccini’s Trilogy Horn Albuquerque, New Mexico Dayton, Ohio ALSO: The Juilliard School, 5th UFOMT Season Aspen Opera Theatre ALSO: Dayton Philharmonic, Center, University of Earlham College Maryland Eric Walker Bryan Taylor Russell* Trombone Assistant Stage Manager, Logan, Utah Peter Pan | 2nd Assistant 2nd UFOMT Season Stage Manager, Porgy & ALSO: Utah State Bess University, Caine Brass Memphis, Tennessee Quintet, Abell Brass ALSO: Rutgers University, Quintet Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Merrimack STAGE MANAGEMENT Repertory Theatre *UFOMT Debut

Devan Castle Assistant Audio / Visual Engineer Salina, Kansas 3rd UFOMT Season Joseph Keith* ALSO: Williamstown Box Office Intern Theatre Festival, Texas Huntington, West Virginia Family Musicals, Kansas ALSO: Huntington Area State University Regional Theatre, IATSE Overhire - Local 578, West Jonathan Lee Audio / Visual Engineer Virginia University Oxford, Mississippi Jaclyn Merrill 2nd UFOMT Season Box Office Supervisor ALSO: University of Abingdon, Maryland Mississippi, Hersheypark, 2nd UFOMT Season New Harmony Theatre ALSO: Mountain State COSTUMES / WARDROBE Rep, Hangar Theatre, *UFOMT Debut Shakesperience Productions Pat Barfuss Stitcher Alana Raczynski* Sandpoint, Idaho Box Office Intern 2nd UFOMT Season Live Oak, California ALSO: Dallas International Jill Barr Film Festival Stitcher Logan, Utah Jared Rounds 5th UFOMT Season Academy Assistant Logan, Utah Coral Cheyenne Bowron* 6th UFOMT Season Stitcher ALSO: Music Theatre West, Grand Rapids, Michigan Cache Theatre Company, ALSO: Western Michigan Old Lyric Repertory University, University of Company Illinois Deborah Elizabeth Daniel Carter* Stevens* Assistant to Mr. Lowe | Company Management Dresser Intern | Box Office Intern Logan, Utah Carthage, Missouri ALSO: Utah State ALSO: Shakespearience University Productions, Inc., Millbrook Playhouse, Kelsey Clark Joshua D. Stewart* Truman State University Stitcher Erin Lindsay Carr* Assistant Stage Manager, Smithfield, Utah Stage Manager, Show AUDIO / VISUAL Puccini’s Trilogy, Show 13th UFOMT Season Boat, Peter Pan *UFOMT Debut Boat ALSO: Logan High School, Philadelphia, Miami, Florida Cache Community Theatre Pennsylvania James Busker* ALSO: Florida Grand ALSO: Michigan Opera Audio / Visual Intern Gretchen Edwards Opera, Piedmont Opera, Theatre, Hope Summer Harwich, Massachusetts Stitcher Repertory Theatre, Wagon University of Illinois ALSO: University of Logan, Utah Wheel Theatre Massachusetts Amherst SEASONAL ADMINISTRATIVE 2nd UFOMT Season Theater Dept, Cape Cod SUPPORT STAFF ALSO: Utah State Carissa Gilson* Melody Tent *UFOMT Debut University Production Assistant, Show Boat, Peter Pan Elizabeth Cahill* Kathleen Bullock* Evan Eisenbarth* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Audio / Visual Intern Box Office Intern Assistant to Mr. Lowe / ALSO: Olney Theater Boston, Massachusetts Providence, Utah Dresser Center, Pittsburgh Civic ALSO: The American Emporia, Kansas Derek Hutchins Light Opera, Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre, ALSO: Emporia State Assistant Company Playhouse ArtsEmerson, Wellfleet University Summer Manager Harbor Actors Theatre Theatre, Emporia State

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Gales Ferry, Connecticut 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Brigham Young University

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PROFILES University, Trumbull Youth Jennifer Schwartzman* Costume Studio Foreman Association, Performing Arts Center of Connecticut Ogden, Utah Tyler Felton* ALSO: Utah State Costume Intern | Dresser Jacquelyn Kelsey Loy* University, Old Lyric Batesville, Arkansas Assistant to Mrs. Semler Repertory Co. ALSO: Henderson State | Dresser University Burlington, North Carolina Melanie Scranton* Assistant to Mrs. Sheshko ALSO: Hope Summer Nina Graves* Wood | Dresser Repertory Theatre, Stitcher Castleton Festival Opera, Mt. Zion, Illinois Logan, Utah ALSO: St. Louis Ballet CPCC Summer Theatre School, Lindenwood Linda Hansen Lanatia Nalley* University Theatre, Stitcher Wardrobe Supervisor Theatre 7 Logan, Utah Philadelphia, 10th UFOMT Season Jennifer Sheshko Wood Pennsylvania (See Designers Section) ALSO: Marvel Universe Sandi Hunter Live, Disney on Ice, Des Stitcher CeCe Sickler* Moines Metro Opera Providence, Utah Cutter / Draper 3rd UFOMT Season Phoenix, Arizona Michaela B. Nelson Millinery / Crafts Artisan ALSO: Arizona Opera, Shauna Jensen Phoenix Theatre, Oxford Belvidere, Illinois Stitcher Shakespeare Festival 3rd UFOMT Season Logan, Utah ALSO: Marvel Universe 6th UFOMT Season Sandra Tolley LIVE!, University of ALSO: Hill Cumorah Stitcher Northern Iowa, GallagherPageant Logan, Utah Bluedorn Performing Arts 12th UFOMT Season Olivia Kraus* Center Costume Intern | Dresser Erin Winslow Bronwyn O’Hara Kenosha, Wisconsin First Hand Stitcher ALSO: University of Englewood, Ohio Pevely, Missouri Wisconsin-Parkside, 3rd UFOMT Season Kenosha Youth Performing 3rd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Arts Co, K.U.S.D. Theatre ALSO: Brigham Young Cincinnati CollegeUniversity Arts Program Conservatory of Music, New London Barn Johanna Pan Mollie LaTorre* Playhouse, The Muse First Hand First Hand Machine Singapore Potomac, Maryland 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Florida State Heather Wood University, Olney Theatre ALSO: Primary Stages, The Assistant Wardrobe Muny, Disney Live Center, Williamstown Manager Theatre Festival Smithfield, Utah Katie Rogel 3rd UFOMT Season First Hand Lauren Leal* ALSO: Snow College, Utah Lehi, Utah Stitcher State University 2nd UFOMT Season Universal City, Texas ALSO: Zilker Theatre, Texas ALSO: Weber State ELECTRICS University, Old Lyric State Theatre *UFOMT Debut Repertory Company, Keirston Lee* Pioneer Theatre Company Andrew Berardi* Stitcher Intern | Dresser Electrics Programmer Geoffrey Brooks Oxford, Mississippi Storrs, Connecticut Rosenberg ALSO: University of ALSO: Connecticut Costume Studio Assistant Mississippi, Bonaroo Repertory Theatre, PSAV, Los Angeles, California Music Festival, UCONN Opera 2nd UFOMT Season Hersheypark ALSO: Weber State Megan Coffel* Amanda Lee* University, New London Electrics Intern Assistant to Mr. Schmid | Barn Playhouse, Pioneer Minneapolis, Minnesota Dresser Theatre Company ALSO: University of Trumbull, Connecticut Northern Iowa, StrayerALSO: Montclair State Wood Theatre University, University of Ulster Magee

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Dani Deutschmann* Assistant Lighting Designer, Full Season Urbana, Illinois ALSO: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Zoellner Arts Center Rick Goble* Electrics Intern Omaha, Nebraska ALSO: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha Performing Artists Repertory Theatre, 1% Productions Justin Poruban* Master Electrician Norwalk, Connecticut ALSO: Hangar Theatre, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, University of Connecticut Ellen Reid Electrician Stevens Point, Wisconsin 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, American Folklore Theater, Bower City Theater Company Chelsea G. Touchet* Master Electrician Lafayette, Louisiana ALSO: Titan Theatre Company, The Texas Shakespeare Festival, Santa Fe University of Art and Design Audrey Wardian Electrician Omaha, Nebraska 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Omaha Community Playhouse, University of Nebraska, Red Theatre SCENIC *UFOMT Debut Bryce Dale Allen Master Carpenter Ogden, Utah 12th UFOMT Season ALSO: Weber State University, Saint Louis University, St. Louis Black Repertory Company

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PROFILES Jason Baldwin* Scenic Intern West Jordan, Utah ALSO: Weber State University, Centerpoint Legacy Theatre, Lagoon Park Entertainment

ALSO: Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Jake Austin Niskanen* Scenic Intern Flower Mound, Texas ALSO: Oklahoma State University, Dallas Children’s Theatre

Anne M. Benson Scenic Charge Artisan Smithfield, Utah 8th UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Tyler Offner* Southern Indiana, Old Assistant Carpenter Lyric Repertory Company, Hudson, Colorado University of Mississippi ALSO: Little Theatre of Kody Cava* the Rockies, University of Carpenter Northern Colorado Templeton, California Zachary Lang O’Keefe* ALSO: Cuesta College, Carpenter Hope Summer Repertory Phoenix, Arizona Theatre, The Great ALSO: Utah Shakespeare American Melodrama Festival, Arkansas Joe Collins* Shakespeare Festival, Carpenter Phoenix Theater Mongomery, Alabama Lex Ortiz* ALSO: Springer Opera Carpenter House, Auburn UniversityVirginia Beach, VA Montgomery, Cloverdale ALSO: University of Playhouse Cincinnati CollegeJack Hammond Conservatory of Music, Assistant Technical New York Musical Theater Director Festival Denver, Colorado Kelly Palmer* 2nd UFOMT Season Scenic Intern ALSO: Boston University, Royersford, Pennsylvania University of Northern ALSO: Ithaca College, The Colorado, Little Theater of Hill School the Rockies Benjamin R. Reading* Alexander Isaacs* Scenic Intern Scenic Intern Draper, Utah Austin, Texas ALSO: Weber State ALSO: Texas State University University, Anderson High School Mary Reischmann* Scenic Artisan Intern Joseph Kalinowski* St. Petersburg, Florida Scenic Intern ALSO: Washington Searcy, Arkansas University in St. Louis, ALSO: Henderson State The Muny, Metro Theater University Jacey Russell* Macy Martinez* Scenic Artisan Intern Scenic Artisan Intern Morrilton, Arkansas Sacramento, California ALSO: Henderson State ALSO: PCPA Theatrefest University Nikolaus Miller Dani Ryan* Carpenter Carpenter Ashland, Oregon Palatine, illinois 2nd UFOMT Season

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ALSO: Millikin University PROPERTIES *UFOMT Debut Trenton Bean* Props Master Manti, Utah ALSO: Snow College, Ohio State University, Utah State University

ALSO: High Point University, UNC School of Arts Shannon Hutchins Wigs & Makeup Artisan | Design Assistant Spring, Texas 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, Brigham Young University, BYU Broadcasting

Sidney Martin Props Artisan Columbus, Ohio 2nd UFOMT Season Mallory Kidd* ALSO: The Walnut Street Wigs & Makeup Intern Theatre, The College of Denver, Colorado Wooster, Ohio Light Opera ALSO: Metropolitan State University Denver, Up Savannah Savick* with People, Lost and Props Intern Found Productions Cozad, Nebraska ALSO: University of Latosha B. Lockett* Nebraska, Central Cosmetologist / Makeup Community College, Artisan Lincoln North Star High San Diego, California School ALSO: San Diego City Cosmetology, Reviving Michael A. Schermann* Our Society Effectively Props Artisan Blaine, Minnesota Lia Maynard* ALSO: Illinois Shakespeare Wigs & Makeup Artisan Festival, University of WI Boston, Massachusetts - Eau Claire, Yale School ALSO: Ithaca College, of Drama Hangar Theatre Rae Ann Sip* Yancey J. Quick Props Intern (See Designers Section) Plain City, Utah ALSO: Snow College, Utah Sam Sherman* State University Wigs & Makup Artisan Hot Springs, Arkansas Maddison Wood ALSO: UNC School of the Props Artisan Arts, Henderson State Charlotte, North Carolina University 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: PlayMakers UFOMT BOARD OF Repertory Company DIRECTORS Misha Wulfe Props Artisan Ogden, Utah 2nd UFOMT Season ALSO: Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, SB Dance Company WIGS & MAKEUP *UFOMT Debut Clara Abernethy* Wigs & Makeup Artisan Conover, North Carolina

Michael L. Ballam, Founding General Director Marc K. Ensign, Chair Gary Griffin, Treasurer Richard W. Anderson James Michael Bankhead Ben Clawson Kristan Fjeldsted Kathie Horman David A. Kirkman Leslie P. Larson Pamela March Paul D. Parkinson Keith Schmidt Sandefur Schmidt

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PROFILES Betty Lou Stewart Terryl Warner HONORARY NATIONAL COUNCIL Fred C. Adams Wanda I. Allen Shari Badger Oral L. Ballam Vanessa Ballam Jonathan Bullen Bryan Burr Beverly B. Campbell Marion Campbell Gary L. Carlston W. Boyd Christensen Clark Cutler Barbara Fjeldsted Nathan Gunn Larzette G. Hale-Wilson Sheldon Harnick Senator Orrin Hatch Lyle Hillyard Ronald W. Jibson Shirley Keyes Don Lind, Emeritus Jo Loesser Jay Mitton Ann Mortenson Cheri Murdock Gordon Nelson Kelli O’Hara Evan Olsen Loraine Pace Glenn Peterson Hal Prince Carolyn Nebeker Rasmussen John Reed, O.B.E. Walter B. Rudolph Theodore Schmidt Hyrum W. Smith Julie Hollist Terrill Jim M. Wall John Worley, M.D. John Worley III

5th UFOMT Season Joseph Blair Master Carpenter 5th UFOMT Season Nansi Blau Director of Ticketing 16th UFOMT Season Charlotte Cantwell Controller 22nd UFOMT Season Cassandra Coulam Artistic & Company Administrator 12th UFOMT Season Stefan Espinosa Conservatory Director 7th UFOMT Season Lila Geddes Development Director 18th UFOMT Season Sarah Gee File Clerk 8th UFOMT Season

Kevin Nakatani Education Business Manager 11th UFOMT Season Julie Pitcher Director of Major Gifts & Corporate Giving 1st UFOMT Season Christopher Pulley Assistant to Mr. Ballam 14th UFOMT Season Jack Shouse Artistic Consultant 18th UFOMT Season Kyle Stein Assistant Technical Director 18th UFOMT Season Barbara Day Turner Music Administrator 15th UFOMT Season Steven Workman Technical Director 4th UFOMT Season

Pamela L. Gee OPERA BY CHILDREN Opera by Children Director 19th UFOMT Season Kathy Bateman Elaine Brewster Gary Griffin Madeline Briggs Managing Director Shae Bunker 12th UFOMT Season LaNan Donovan Pamela L. Gee Lynelle G. Horrocks Education & Development Rebecca Gee Dana Gossner Assistant Nancy Griffin 15th UFOMT Season Becky Hainsworth Deon & Helen Johnson Chelsea Hernandez Facility Managers Lynelle G. Horrocks 19th UFOMT Season MarLyn McKinley Tracey Norton Patty Worley Johnson Sallie Peterson Costume Mistress & Lori Pomeroy Designer Emeritus April Ricks Phillip R. Lowe Jessica Roderer FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATION Director of Costumes & Lisa Saunderson AND SUPPORT STAFF Wardrobe JeniSage Sidwell 6th UFOMT Season Michael Ballam Marianne Sidwell Founder & General Celeste Suiter Stacy Merrill Director Lori Wood Box Office Manager | 24th UFOMT Season Diane Woodall Volunteer Coordinator 12th UFOMT Season Vanessa Ballam CONSERVATORY Education Director INSTRUCTORS Robert Miller 16th UFOMT Season Assistant Music Dawna Campbell Administrator Kendal Bates Stefan Espinosa 12th UFOMT Season Creative Director – Melody Francis Rocketbox Creative Kelly McGaw

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Kevin Nakatani Jessica Roderer Jared Rounds UFOMT GUILD MEMBERS Kurt Smith, President Melody Adams Lisa Budge Claire Cardon Paula Curtis Sherma Garn Nan Gordon Roberta Klebanoff Alice Mae Lemon Cheryl Morgavan David Sherer ELLEN ECCLES THEATRE Wendi Hassan, Executive Director Robyn Hoth, Arts Education Coordinator Mary Shope, Operations Coordinator Dixie Banham, Operations Coordinator Angie Roundy, Client Services Manager Jenn Waterhouse, Dir. of Mktg & Dev Cory Castillo, Technical Director Blaine Murray, Facilities Manager Emily Heap, Asst.

Technical Director Bill Nyberg, Security Coordinator Paula Darley, House Manager Pat Canning, House Manager Jerald Tolman, House Manager

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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.

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 5. Kids. We love them, but babes-in-arms and performance. Learn plot and background children under 5 are not allowed. This stuff details about each production. is just too cool for them. Also, take your Refreshments. No refreshments are allowed in other youngsters (or spouse, etc.) out if the theatre except bottled water, which you they disturb the peace. should be careful not to drop, slurp, or slosh.

6. Tardiness. We’d love to hold the curtain for you, but if you’re late, we will seat you Refund Policy. There are no refunds. at intermission or at the first appropriate Smoking. No smoking. interval. In the meantime, relax and watch Wheelchair Seating is available. When the show on the TV in the lobby, which is ordering tickets, please advise the box office better than missing the whole thing. that you have a wheelchair. Arrive 30 minutes before curtain time to obtain assistance from Policies: Boring but Necessary the House Manager. Easy access is on the Backstage. Don’t go backstage, on stage, or in south side of the theatre (out the left door if you’re inside facing the stage). Drop off by the theatre annex. the Café des Artistes and head to your left Blankets. Because of our innovative cooling between the mansion and the theatre. An system we cannot precisely control the usher will be waiting at the door to help you.

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