Meet Our Cast - pt. 1

Get to know our wonderful Sound of Music cast.  Check back often for more bios...

APRIL HUNTINGTON

Maria Rainer

April grew up in the Grant Stake and is glad to be back again. She lives with her handsome husband and two adorable children. In college, April sang with BYU Concert Choir and after graduating was asked to join the U of U Singers for a season and travel to Europe, where they won the world championship! It has been a number of years since April performed in a musical, but some past roles she has played include: a Narrator in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", Mrs. Harcourt in "Anything Goes", and a nun in "The Sound of Music!"  Being a stay-at-home-mom is the biggest part of April's current life, but she also enjoys whole foods cooking and teaching voice lessons, reading, and being outside when it's warm.

WADE HANSEN

Captain Georg von Trapp

This is Wade's first trip back to the stage in nearly a decade -- after realizing the musical theater degree he was pursuing at BYU probably wasn't going to be the ticket to providing for a family. Now, one wonderful wife and four fantastic sons later, he's excited to be playing the role of Captain von Trapp. Wade was a member of BYU's Young Ambassadors and has played the roles of  Jinx and  Frankie in "Forever Plaid", Charlie in "Brigadoon", Matt in "The Fantasticks", and Joseph in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."

CANDICE JORGENSEN

Elsa Shrader 

Candice has been performing since before she could walk. She has performed on stages throughout the valley including Hale Centre Theatre, Rogers Memorial Theater, Midvale City Arts & Murray City Arts to name a few. Past favorite roles include The Cat in the Hat in "Suessical the Musical" and Annabelle in "Lucky Stiff." Her first solo was when she was five years old singing "Edelweiss" and is excited to be involved with the musical that started her love of theater. She's thankful for the loving support of her husband and son for letting her come and play.

MATT MARGETTS
Max Detweiller

Matt has been performing here in the Grant Stake since he was a youth when he played the role of Fydka in "The Fiddler on the Roof." When he moved back into the stake as an adult with his own family in 1991, he has been participating ever since. He truly enjoys getting to know other members of the stake family by doing these shows and has many close friends who he met through these great productions – both old & young.  He says, "It is a great blessing in my life to be associated with such a great cast! Thanks to all those associated with 'The Sound of Music.' Much love to my beautiful wife, Christy, and my children and their spouses. We’re going to knock your socks off!"

No Rehearsal Saturday!

Enjoy Conference and your Saturday off!  We'll see you for the Act 1 run through on Thursday, 4/5.  Rehearsals are mandatory in April and start at 6 p.m. on Thursdays.  Plan on staying until 9 p.m. for notes, except the Children's Chorus will be let go after the party scene around 8:30 p.m. 

NO scripts -- everything should be memorized.

Party Scene Costumes

We are asking everyone in the party scene to please help us out by finding their own costumes.   PLEASE do not feel like you need to make something or go out and buy something unless it's from the D.I. or another thrift store.  Try borrowing clothes and let us know if you cannot find something, so we can help.

Women
We prefer more muted or darker in color or pastels without garish prints.  If you have a formal dress then you are welcome to wear that.  Absolutely no spaghetti straps or sleeveless dresses unless you wear an appropriate shawl, stole or jacket to cover your shoulders.  If you do not have a formal, than a long dress or under the knee/calf length "Sunday Dress" is all right.  Blouses and skirts are okay too.

Tyrolean costumes will be great as long as they aren't very bright colors.  Here's an example:

For formal/Sunday dresses, accessories can include diamonds, pearls, white gloves, shawls, fur stole or jacket.  We do have some wrist length white gloves in our costume storage that you could try.

Please don't wear heels as they can noisily click.  Please wear your black or dark flats or character shoes, if you have them.


Teen Girls
If you want, you can follow the guidelines of the women's clothing and wear a more mature outfit, but we also encourage you to wear more of a "Liesel-type" party dress if you have one.  These should still be more muted, but pastels will work too.  Dresses can be knee length.  You would wear natural colored tights/nylons and black/dark flats.

Men & Teen Boys
You can wear a white shirt, dark or grey suit and a tie, but the tie should be dark or muted color and conservative.  You can wear a hankerchief in your pocket.  If you do not have a suit, you can wear a jacket and pants - but no Dockers.  They need to be dark.  You can also wear a white shirt, a vest, and tie.

Children
Girls can wear their white dresses and dress it up with a cardigan or shawl, or they can change into a party dress or Tyrolean dress, that is a more muted color or pastel.  Boys will wear a white shirt, black pants and tie (I think we're providing the tie).  If you want to add something, you can wear suspenders or a vest.

Updates for 3/29

There are a few changes to the schedule for Thursday, 3/29.  Please see the March & April rehearsal schedule on the blog.  If you have any question if you are supposed to be at a rehearsal or not, please contact me.

We Need YOU!

We are still in DESPERATE need of behind-the-scenes help.  With our performance only 5 weeks away, we need you!!!  Contact Judy Hut - judymhut@msn.com - if you have any questions or want to volunteer!!!!

SET CONSTRUCTION

Thursday, 3/29 from 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Thursday, 4/5 from 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Millstream/Ridgedale Ward
Ben Tutor: ben2tor@yahoo.com , 801-824-9575
Jeremiah Post: jer@jp-hilton.com, 801-560-3559

SCENERY PAINTING
Saturday, 4/7 from 9 – noon
Saturday, 4/14 from 9 – noon
Millstream/Ridgedale Ward
Bill Louis: 650-281-3130

STAGE CREW
** We need 10 stage crew members!!! **
Thursday, 4/5 from 6 – 9 p.m.
Saturday, 4/7 from 8:30 – noon
Thursday, 4/12 from 6 – 9 p.m.
Saturday, 4/14 from 8:30 – noon
Thursday, 4/19 from 6 – 9 p.m.
Saturday, 4/21 from 8:30 – 3 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/24, Wednesday, 4/25, Thursday, 4/26
evenings and performances on 4/27 and 4/28
Gerri Coombs: gerricoombs@comcast.net,
801-484-6038

OTHER ASSIGNMENTS

• ·         Volunteer to help coordinate, locate, and move set pieces for the stage (i.e. couch, chair, stool, desk, bed, etc.)
• ·         Costume Coordinator(s) to help Costume Directors locate costumes, coordinate at-home sewing efforts, help with fittings, etc.
• ·         Dressers – people who can help behind the scenes with costume changes during the performances
• ·         Hair & Make-up – people who can help the cast get ready before the performances
• ·         Seamstresses – people able to take on assignments to sew at home

 

Volunteer Tomorrow!!!

We have two opportunities for volunteers tomorrow, Saturday 3/24 -- both at the Millstream/Ridgedale building.  Scenery construction will be going on from 9 - noon and there will be sewing from 1 - 4 p.m.  Email me if you have any questions: judymhut@msn.com

Children's Chorus Costumes - Girls

Many have asked me to clarify what the girls will be wearing for the Children's Chorus and the Party Scene.  For the Children's Chorus, they will be wearing white dresses with blue satin sashes, white tights/nylons and black shoes.  For the Party Scene, they can wear the same outfit, add a cardigan or shawl, or they can change into another party dress that is preferably pastel without big print.

We are hoping you either have a white dress or can borrow one.  Preferably it is a "party" or "Sunday" type dress that is knee or calf length, modest sleeve, etc.  If you're in doubt of whether or not your dress will work, please bring it to rehearsal.

We don't want anyone going out and buying a new white dress just for this (unless it's at the D.I.).  We have a few people who have offered to let people borrow white dresses and we will put the word out to the stake if we need more.  If you have a white blouse and a white skirt, that will probably work too.  Or if you have one or the other, we can see about getting you the other half.

We will provide the blue satin sashes.

Boy information will come soon....