A play, an opera, a musical, an exhibit and a ballet

We have truly become involved in the Arts!



The first thing that the "Trio" went to go see was Romeo and Juliet by Shakespear. It was performed at the HFAC on BYU's campus. We have a mutual friend that performed as Romeo. It was amazing to see Richie Uminiski in action. For the first time ever, I fully understood the story line, and the plot. The director did an excellent job at demanding that they use Shakespearian language while performing. It was awesome!!







The second activity the Trio attended was the Opera. Trio #3 got tickets to Capitol Theatre to see Hansel and Gretel in GERMAN! Yes....in German. They did, however, have super titles above the stage in English so that we could understand most of what was being sung. 



 

The third activity took us back to the HFAC again, but this time to see their "fly system" in action. We got to see Peter Pan. The original Peter Pan was played by a woman...a very small, Alto woman! LOL So, again, BYU stuck to tradition and chose a female actress. Tinker Bell was a green laser light that flitted, and fluttered, and almost died. Through the enthusiasm and belief of the audience, children of all ages, we brought her back to life!!





 

Carl Bloch was a historical painter who depicted, through amazing art, the scenes of Christ's life. BYU won an amazing grant and right to display the original artwork. They also grew very techinical and had iPad's available for rent that walked you through the artwork, and gave more detailed background information about each piece, their original location, etc. Well worth the $3.
 

 

Trio #1 and Trio #2 got asked by their awesome aunt to go and see Les Miserables at one of the local high schools. It was pretty good. We really like to see shows put on by the high school children because you get the story line, tickets are cheap, and you just have a fun time. The only downside of the musical, was that the student playing grown-up Cosette did not have a good singing voice..... 

Tonight brought the Trio back together for another uncomfortable, leg-cramping seat at the HFAC. We got to see Cinderella performed by ALL ballerina's! There were even men in the show...obviously. Looking through the program before the show started, I got to see another familiar face. Before Trio #2 came to Utah, she was on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That took place in Jacksonville, FL. While there I met the Deakyne family. Their oldest daughter was one of the dancer's this evening. It was so fun to see her perform.





The Trio has more plans for the future....so stay tuned!