SummerFest’s Once on This Island
July 22, 2009 by Rich Copley
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Centerpiece, Features, Festivals, Photographers, Rich Copley, Slideshows, Theater
SummerFest closes out its 2009 season with the musical Once on This Island by writer Lynn Ahrens and composer Stephen Flaherty. The musical tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl in Haiti who believes the gods spared her life so she could save a rich boy, Daniel, and fall in love with him. The production is directed by Margo Buchanan. Performances are July 22-26 at the Arboretum on Alumni Drive. Photos by Rich Copley | staff.
Feature: UK Opera students spend summer exploring musical theater in Once on This Island.
SummerFest’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
July 14, 2009 by Rich Copley
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SummerFest presents Patti Heying’s production of Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Robert Lewis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde July 15-19, 2009, in the Arboretum on Alumni Drive. In this version, Jekyll is played by one actor (Bob Singleton) and Hyde is played by four different actors who interact with Jekyll. Photos by Rich Copley | staff.
Friends swarm the Lord of the Flies
July 17, 2008 by Emily Spence
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Audio Slideshow, Emily Spence, Second Look, Theater
A look at the ‘Lord of the Flies’ rehearsal and the old friends who have come together to produce it.
Photos by Emily Spence, Audio by Rich Copley
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