Utah!
Synopsis:Utah! tells of Jacob Hamblin’s story of the founding of southern Utah, and the peace established between the Mormon settlers and the natives in the area. The show took advantage of the amphitheatre’s setting and the impressive technical aspects by recreating a flash flood on stage.
- SHOW DATES: June 12 - Sept 5 1998
- OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATRE
Cast
Mapmaker/Brigham Young – Hamilton Clancy
Catherine Sanderson – Rebecca A. Herron
Clara Jennings – Cortney Parker
Norma Sanderson – Shayla Osborne, Daveigh Chase
Joe Sanderson – Ben Hopkin
Elijah Lathrop – David Sitler
Sarah Lathrop – Carolyn Popp
Chief Sowiet – Stuart Bird
Wayosha – Jeff Alan-Lee
Parker – Hank Campbell
Cotoan – Mark Gamez
Piah – Carrie A. Schlatter
Nathaniel – Casey Hendershot
Barrus – Bill Surber
Jenny Hales – Petra Wiehe
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Dancers
Jennifer Beaumount, Troy Bowles, Thomas Fillebrown, Sharee Hough-Wise, Lisa Johnson, Stephanie Johnson, Joseph Marshall, Joseph Modlin, Steven Nielsen, Stevan Novakovich, Aaron L. Pomeroy, Erin Sacks, Angela Marie Scano, Jay Stephens, Joanna Strom, Jackie Tripper
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Ensemble
David Benhardt Biesinger, Scott Brodie, Emily Castleton, Julius Chavez, Michael Foley, Catherine A. Hansen, Danny Heeter, Aimee Hopkin, Cameron Hopkin, Chris Hopkin, Joshua Iley, Kara Lynne Kienitz, Ted Kunez, Janet Leavitt, Michelle Mack, Don A. Martindale, Stephani Nielsen, Ryan Norton, Eliza Wren Payne, Jpy Powell, Tiiu Rebane, Mason Run Through, Jr., Jon Savage, Ryan Shepherd, Tamera C. Shepherd, Angus Snow, Tracy Thompson
Children
Hailey Arvidson, Lauren Arvidson, Jacob Blatter, Allison Carroll, Raine Christensen, Adria Cooper, Jordan Gentry, Tishann Lundin, Brytanni Karratti, Michelle Mack, Aaron Meadows, McKenzie Morgan, Whitley Osborn, Misha Pope, Judea Rose Runs Through, Mason Evans Runs Through, Heidi Schram, Brendan Wilson, Natali Wyson, Dana Wyson
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Understudies
Wyosha – David Biesinger, Parker – Scott Brodie, Clara Jennings, Sarah Lathrop, Jenny Hales – Emily Castleton, Cotoan – Cameron Hopkin, Nathaniel – Ted Kuenz, Elijah Lathrop – Ryan Norton, Norma – Nisha Pope, Joseph Sanderson – Ryan Shepherd, Catherine Sanderson – Tamera Christine Shepherd, Mapmaker, Chief Sowiet – Bill Surber, Piah – Petra Wiehe
Creatives
Director – Kathy Benhardt Biesinger
Music Direction – Jeffrey A. Skouson
Choreographer – Roy Fitzell