A full scale production of Oklahoma!.....and an iceberg. What do they have in common?
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| Cast and Crew of Oklahoma!.... Photo courtesy of Las Vegas Academy Theatre 2013 |
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.....that there is a lot more going on behind the scenes than what you see before you!
Recently I saw a superior production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, held in the Lowden Theater for the Performing Arts, in Las Vegas. This professional production stars the students of Las Vegas Academy in association with Academy Dance, Vocal and Instrumental Music.
Having been an LVA season subscriber for three years now, I have seen a lot of their work and can say this group can hold their own on any stage. However, this was by far the best I have ever seen from LVA. What made it so? The flawless choreography, powerful direction, orchestra, certain stand out actors, all of these. But something more......harmony. The entire cast and crew, blended into one "live" unit, taking all on a journey beyond each of them, in an evening of theatre at its best!
Theatre is a collaborative art and we strive to teach our students the importance of
sharing a unified creative vision. Our production of "Oklahoma!" is evidence of our
company working together as a cast and crew to bring that vision to life.
- LVA Oklahoma! Director, Megan Ahern
As I said above, the direction and choreography were outstanding. My stomach did little flips during some of the numbers, like the dream ballet sequence.
When reviewing the playbill I was reminded how many students/crew members were involved in the execution of this successful show, and that a production is made up of so much more than the cast members on stage.
All members of the production are essentially, the "cast". Any mistake or missing element by the crew and production team can take audience members out of it, out of the moment, and ultimately of the experience, such as bad lighting, hiccups in sound, costume issues, errors by the actors, anything not in tune.
A playbill like the one below also informs others as to how many opportunities there are to work in so many different areas of theatre. All productions need sound, light experts, electricians, costume designers, carpenters, publicists,...the list goes on and on.
Bravo to LVA for keeping this 70 year old American musical alive and well!
Oklahoma!
February 21 - March 9
Lowden Theater for the Performing Arts
315 S. 7th St, Las Vegas
The playbill.....(the whole iceberg:)
Aunt Eller........................................Maddison Albregts
Curly...............................................Kyle Ivey
Laurey.............................................Kara Overlien
Ike Skidmore...................................Keaton Johns
Fred.................................................Coleman Keith
Slim.................................................Adam McDonald
Will Parker.......................................Casey Andrews
Jud Fry.............................................Vinnie Panozzo II
Ado Annie Carnes............................Brenna Daly
Ali Hakim..........................................Sam Goldstein
Gertie Cummings.............................Kelley Flaherty
Ellen.................................................Aurora Watts-Esquibel
Kate..................................................Melissa Mihovich
Vivian................................................Taylor Paulson
Virginia..............................................Kourtney Bellard
Andrew Carnes.................................Tanner Polednak
Cord Elam.........................................Adriel Rowan
Mile....................................................Lucas Reilly
Joe....................................................Julian Dietrich
Swing Performers are part of the ensemble cast, filling in for their assigned role if counterpart cannot perform................Curly, Coleman Keith, Laurey, Lauren Sutherland, Fred, Patrick Dorson, Ado Annie, Tammi Colombo
Ensemble
Ryan August, Kayleigh Bernier, Connor Brereton, Tammi Columbo, Deylan Dean, Patrick Dorson, John giangrande, Nate Harlan, Maverick Hiu, Tariq James, Keegan Keith, Sydney Mayers, Kalie McLaughlin, Taylor Munro, Teamarie Oxborrow, Christina Pitts, (Dance Captain), Bailey Saxe, Sydney Schafer, Lauren Sutherland, Justus Whitfield, (Dance Captain)
Dream Ballet Ensemble
Ryan August, Kedric Bateman, Brianne Behnen, Kayleight Bernier, Chelsea Clark, Emyre Cole, Victor Ferguson, Kelley Flaherty, Monika Haczkiewicz, Glynis Irving, Mackenzie Johnson, Coleman Keith, Jayden McCree, Kalie McLaughlin, Delaney Otjes, Christina Pitts, Isabella Schleiker, Justus Whitfield
Orchestra
Conductors....................................Brian Downey, Rossana Cota, Megan Franke
Violins
Alexander Cabrera, Elena Conway, Kathryn Conway, Emily Daly, Gabriela De La Torre, Lora Denkova, Matthew Drottz, Dominick Dudder, Brittany Esqueda, Arturo Hernandez, Jillian Johnson, Ian Kaminski, Liam Mansfield, Jinkyung Moon, C.J. Patton, Alison Rich, shannon Washburn
Viola
Chris Baltazar, Andrea Flores, Sean Flynn, Julia Gavriel, Emily O'Leary, Danielle Tolentino, Giovanni Venezia, Valori Walker
Cello
Bailey Barcelon, Anna Marie Brim, Janie James, Matthew Lazeroff, Lorna McPalmer, Poshoi Nassif, Alexandra Schwartz, Chrissy Shattuck
Bass
Jimmy Cisneros, Joaquin H. Yrizarris
Flute/Piccolo
Amber Epstein, Jessica Raftery
Oboe/English Horn
Alyssa Adayms, Vivany Lopez
Clarinet
Kaitlyn Adymy, Jade Garcia, Dora L. Ivanov, Rachel Long, Guillermo Ramasasa, Brenna
Spector
Bassoon
Aimee Diaz, Kelly Haines, Lisa Mayer
Trumpet
Dion Burnett, Kelly McFall, James McGregor, Jordan Sicat, Elda Solomon
French Horn
Haley Garcia, Johanne Garcia, Jasmine Hunt, Christian Jacobs
Trombone
Jeremy Allsion, Tyler Barrett, Chris Bertussi
Piano
Angelo Monroy, Nick Rossi
Keyboard Harp
Kathryn Holland, Allie Weeks
Guitar
Elijah Cooper, Anthony Farris, Erik Kline
Percussion
Nicole Long, John Melton, Seth Rushakoff, Eddie Yervinyan
Additional Singers
Valeria Altamirano, AJ Cali, Alaina Clark, Allison Conley, Amie Green, Alexis Guelas, Ali Johnson, Allessandra Las, Brooke Lester, Leandra Long, Brandon McNabb, Diego Miguel, Tyler Mortenson, Kyle Neuhaus, Celine, Ngo, Jordyn Paananen, Alex Powers, Alex Price, Lexi Rodriguez, Carolyn Roorda, Savannah Schauer, Courtney Stevens, Isaac Terry
Production Staff
Director....................................................Megan Ahern
Producer/Lighting Designer.....................John Morris
Choreographer.........................................Thomas Disaboto
Costume Design.......................................Katina McAmis
Scenic Design...........................................Patrick Weaver
Technical Director.....................................Jeff Berman
Orchestra Director.....................................Brian Downey
Vocal Directors..........................................Rosanna Cota and Megan Franke
Fight Choreographer.................................J.J. Gatesman
Properties..................................................Holly Morris
Sound Supervisor......................................Eric McFall
Publicity.....................................................Jill C. Sosniak
Box Office Supervisor................................Rebecca Davis, Jill C. Sosniak
Concessions Supervisor............................Sonya Finely-Tratos, Steven Garnett
Concessions Consultant............................Rebekah Kanduth
Front of House...........................................Melissa Lilly
Stage Manager.........................................Skye Cone
Asst Stage Managers...............................Gina Deutscher, Sebia Rice
Student Director........................................Marena Kleinpeter
Asst to the Director...................................Alexa Rae Dintemann
Production Assistant................................Samuel Garnett
Student Technical Director.......................Alex Reilly
Asst to the Designer.................................Kylee Loera
Master Carpenter.....................................Tanner Conley
Master Welder.........................................Jonathon Anderson
Shop Steward...........................................Kristine Norby
Set Construction Crew..............................Mackenzie Benson, Christian Cabrera, Tiffany Cannon, Raphael Daniels, Mini Donovan, Austin Ferranti, Arron Fuentes, Tyler Greco, Samantha Leigh, Kori Locke-Wells, Troy Malone, Monserrat Martinez, Rowan Morris, George Mullenix, Kevin Phillips, Kaliah Silva, Megan Thompson and Corryn Tomlinson
Turntable Programmer.............Kylee Loera
Flymen.....................................Jonathon Anderson, Mackenzie Benson, Taylor Conley, Kevin Phillips
Running Crew...........................Raphael Daniels, Samanta Leigh, Monserrat Martinez, Rowan Morris, Kristine Nordby, Alex Reilly
Master Electrician.....................Kristin Zeller
Deck Electrician........................Anthony Padilla
Spot Operators.........................Noah Adras, Tayler Anderson, George Mullenix, Zach Nordby
Lighting Installation Crew..........Noah Adras, Talyer Anderson, Chaise Heatley, Zach Nordby, Andy Williams
Costume Student Designers......Lucy Chandler, Christine Daily, Freya Le Francois, Sarah Zimmerman
Costume Shop Manager...........Dakota Cobb
Crew Head................................Zoe Fendrick
Costume Crew..........................Taylor booth, Shanta Davis, Paulynn Esteban, Madi Geihs, Daymon McCoy, Lexi Phillips, Deanna Quintana, Ana Quinones, Jacob Pitre, Jade Taylor
Millinery (Hats).........................Julian Rodriguez, Bailey Zucker
Dressers...................................Taylor Booth, Dakota Cobb, Paulynn Estaban, Zoe Fendrick, Bailey Zucker, Jacobe Pitre
Hair & Make-up Crew Head...........Noelle Bailey, Kendall Cornish, Gabriella Go, Layla Joseph, Rachel Smithline
Student Sound Designer................Holly Fucci
Asst. Student Sound Designer.......Hannah Giberti
Lead Engineer................................Hannah Giberti
Assistant Engineer.........................Sam Noto
Lead Wireless.................................Brian Davis
Assistant Wireless..........................Sam Noto
Playback Operator..........................Spencer Williams
Properties Master...........................Amanda Ojeda
Assistant Props Master...................Brenda Carrillo
Props Construction Crew................Ashley Briggs, JoAnna Farias, Dairya Porter, Angelica Vargas-Flores, Justin Winslow
Props Running Crew........................Brenda Carrillo, JoAnna Farias, Amanda Ojeda
Student Box Office Manager............Miracle Grace
Assistant Box Office Manager..........Samantha Brounstein
Box Office Crew...................................Isabella Abel, Jocelyn Breland, Any Brown, Sean Coulter, Luis Delgado, Camille Denholm, Bridget Fitzpatrick, Shaina Krashin, Tess Lepore, Serrina Nasrollahi, Laquencia "Snooki" Parker, Verina Todorova, Trista Tratos
Student Concessions Manager............Jacqueline Kuykendall
Concessions Crew...............................Alysse Bellinghausen, Sedona Howard, Leslie Machabee, Joie Malik, Melanie Paiz, Faith Read, Brea Rosenhek, Tempest Sabo, Maggie Williams
House Manager.....................................Brooke Berquist
Assistant House Managers....................Ive rose Craft, Wenei Philimon
Head Ushers..........................................Cody Angelo, Shanta Davis
Flower Sales..........................................Richard Davis-Best, Hunter Schwartz, Kady Warren
Technical Theatre/DC............................John Morris
Technical Theatre...................................Katina McAmis
Theatre...................................................Megan Ahern
Theatre...................................................Melissa Lilly
Theatre...................................................Holly Morris
Lowden Theater Manager.....................Jill C. Sosniak
PAC Theater Manager...........................Rebekah Kanduth
Counselor for Theater............................Kaycee Hackbart
Las Vegas Academy Administration
Principal............................Scott Walker
Assistant Principal.............Diane Hovland
Assistant Principal.............Lezlie Koepp
Dean.................................Jennifer Shuler
Dean.................................Tom Torres
Related links:
LVAcademyTheatre.org
LVA Wikipedia page
30 seconds of Oklahoma! LVA
(credit to jrmorrisinvegas Youtube channel for above)
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