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Casts and Crews
Creative Team
Conductor Grant GershonStage Director and Dramaturg Eric Simonson Assistant Director Doug Scholz-Carlson Set Designer Allen Moyer Costume Designer Kärin Kopischke Lighting Designer Robert Wierzel Projections Designer Wendall Harrington Sound Designer C Andrew Mayer Choreographer Doug Varone Assistant Choreographer Heidi Spesard-Noble Wig Master & Makeup Tom Watson & Associates Production Stage Manager Alexander Farino Assistant Stage Managers Angie Spencer and Casey Martin
For Utah Opera
Wigs and Make-up Designer Jennifer LloydChorus Master Susanne Sheston Musical Preparation Carol Anderson, Jason Hardnick & Kimi Kawashima Stage Manager Bethany Ann Wright
Minnesota Cast
Tom Joad, a released prisoner Brian LeerhuberMa Joad, family matriarch Deanne Meek Rosasharn, Tom’s pregnant sister Kelly Kaduce Jim Casy, a lapsed preacher Roger Honeywell Pa Joad, a tenant farmer Peter Halverson Uncle John, Pa’s brother Robert Orth Granma, Pa and John’s mother Rosalind Elias Grampa, her husband Dan Dressen Noah, Tom’s slow-witted brother Andrew Wilkowske Al, their younger brother Joshua Kohl Connie Rivers, Rosasharn's husband Jesse Blumberg Ruthie, their younger sister Maeve Moynihan Winfield, their younger brother Henry Bushnell Featured roles Theodore Chletsos, Anna Jablonski, Greg Pearson, Kelly Markgraf, Karin Wolverton Chorus Kyle Albertson, Alison Bates, Kory Bickel, Karen Bushby, Andrea Coleman, Ben Crickenberger, Steve Dahlberg, Jennifer Eckes, Andy Elfenbein, Carole Finneran, Peter Frenz, Brandon Glosser, Tracey Gorman, Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Katherine Haugen, Michelle Hayes, Robin Helgen, Sandy Henderson, James Howes, Kathleen Humphrey, Ben Johnson, Tor Johnson, Brian Jorgensen, Roy Kallemeyn, Maggie Lofboom, Elizabeth Longhurst, Eric Mahutga, Tom Matchinsky, Eric Mellum, Cortez Mitchell, Edward Mout, Matt Neil, Janet Paone, Rick Penning, Nili Riemer, Steve Sandberg, Joy Scheib, Cathryn Schmidt, Robert Schmidt, Sandra Schoenecker, Joel Swearingen, Hugo Vera, Eric Vollen, Kevin Werner, Sarah Wigley Supernumeraries Ashlee Fuss, Noah Gilbertson, Kenny Kiser, Kacie Riddle, David Ross, Alex Sundvall, David Wiles
Utah Cast
Tom Joad Brian LeerhuberMa Joad Deanne Meek Rosasharn Jennifer Aylmer Jim Casy Roger Honeywell Pa Joad Peter Halverson Uncle John Robert Orth Granma Mary Ann Dresher Grampa Todd Miller Connie Rivers Jesse Blumberg Noah Joad James Rollins Al Joad Joshua Kohl Ruthie Erin McDermott* Winfield Connor McCoy* Featured Ensemble: Theodore Chletsos, Kory Bickel, Gregory Pearson, Karin Wolverton, Kathleen Humphrey, Aaron Pegram * Members of the Madeleine School Choir Chorus: Soprano: Angela Lewis, Carolyn Klassen, Shannon Kessler, Marilee Packer, Julie McBeth, Janilyn Anderson, Karen Larsen, Katie Hochman, Lyndsay Browning Alto : Christine McDonough, Ann Allan, Lori Fisher, Mary Sorensen, Paula Fowler, Rebecca Law, Sue Solim, Jennifer Hancock, Madelyn Gilbert, Sammie Tollestrup, Susan Naud, Elisabeth Bieber Tenor: Tony Porter, Doug Brunker, Tanner Knight, Patrick Langford, Allen Whitesides, David Arrington, Seth Gruber, Fielding Smith, Darrin Young, Shane Sim Bass: Jayson Henderson, Nelson LeDuc, Scott Noel, Sean Savidge, Thomas Klassen, Kyle Hall, Jon Schild, Chad Sloan, Joe Larsen Supernumeraries: C. P. Elliot, David Lamb, Matthew Klassen*, Katelyn Klassen*, Antona Yost*, Lucius Bynum*, David Payne*
Pittsburgh Cast
Rosasharn: Danielle PastinMa Joad: Elizabeth Bishop Granma: Anna Singer Jim Casy: Sean Panikkar Pa: Peter Halverson Uncle John: Robert Orth Tom: Craig Verm Connie Rivers: Jesse Blumberg Noah: Andrew Wilkowske Grampa: Joseph Frank Al: Jason Karn Ruthie Joad: Michelle Coben Winfield Joad: Joseph Serafini Starving Boy: Maliq Cunningham Featured Ensemble: Anna Jablonski, Greg Pearson, Theodore Chletsos, Karin Wolverton, Kelly Markgraf Conductor: Richard Buckley Original Stage Director / Dramaturg: Eric Simonson Original Choreographer: Doug Varone Orchestrations: Ricky Ian Gordon and Bruce Coughlin Set Designer: Allen Moyer Costume Designer: Kärin Kopischke Lighting Designer: Robert Wierzel Video Designer: Wendall K. Harrington Wig & Makeup Designer: James Geier |