Theater Pictures

My History in Pictures

Me, as myself, on stage. Now, let's raise the curtain and get on with the show!

Gotta sound good when on center stage.

Real life is so much scarier, though...

Character: Page
Director: Anna Murdock and Ewan Mitton's ULOS (Utah Lyric Opera Society)
Location: Villa Playhouse, Springville
Year: 2007
Ewan Mitton was kind enough to give me private tutoring singing lessons along with my sister Cami.

Pictures coming soon!

Disney's Beauty & the Beast

Character: Monsieur D'arque (In black, far right)
Director: Anna Murdock
Location: Spanish Fork High School
Year: 2006
Old man character #6.
I was suffering from back problems during the run of this show so I really relied on the cane. Honestly, with my back problems, it was typecasting. My only real worry was when I had to jump off of the stage and run up the aisle at the end. Let's just say, that cane had to move as quickly as I could!
My wife and I also had to drive for an hour to get to the theater for practices and performances as we live now in Salt Lake, an hour away from Spanish Fork.
That's dedication!

Plotting the fate of Belle's father with Gaston and LeFou.

Nothing like a town riot to bring a conniving plot into fruition...

Annie

Character: Drake the Butler, Radio Puppeteer, and Ensemble
Director: Anna Murdock
Location: Villa Playhouse, Springville
Year: 2000
Does this count as being triple-cast?

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Character: Brother
Director: Anna Murdock
Location: Spanish Fork High School
Year: 2000
When my mom brought the performance a few years later to our home town we hoped for the same incredible crowds that we saw in Payson. Unfortunately, neither the repeat performance, power, or energy could rekindle the spark in our former audience that we loved so much. Still, it was the best darn "Joseph..." that Spanish Fork had ever seen!

My director mother also entrusted me in this performance with the Baker solo! "A solo would be NICE!!!"

For both runs of the shows my director mom used a local, full children's choir for the show. They loved to play around backstage between scenes, were very well behaved, and sounded fabulous on stage! It wouldn't have been as powerful a show without them.

The Sound of Music

Character: Ballroom Dancer/Silly Contest Participant Dancer
Location: Scera Indoor Theater, Orem
Director: Ewan Mitton's ULOS (Utah Lyric Opera Society)
Year: 2000
The joy of being double cast is it gives you a chance to show both sides. In this case, my suave, charming side and then my silly, outrageous side.
The little girl in these tuxedo photos loved my flexibility so much she gave me a trophy - a rubber, yellow, bendable rabbit because she said I was as flexible as it was.