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Program
Our Show
Ragtime
Book byTerrence McNally
Music byStephen Flaherty
Lyrics byLynn Ahrens
Based on the novel, Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.www.mtishows.com

Message From Conlon Bonner- Diversity Consultant
The musical Ragtime conveys a much-needed message for our day. In recent years while navigating through racial tension and the pandemic, there has been an increased awareness toward people of color and other marginalized groups. As a result, society has looked for ways to create environments of safety and belonging.  

Ragtime shares the history of how life used to be and the hope of how we could be as we connect with one another. Ragtime teaches the importance of demonstrating kindness and understanding; that we all are more than what is seen on the outside. These are messages that we still need today.

The musical focuses on the lives of a black man, white woman, and an immigrant man navigating life in America in 1906. These characters learn to care and accept each other for who they are despite societal and life circumstances. Each of their stories opens our eyes to a new perspective. The audience will be moved in a way that is heart wrenching, soul searching, and life changing.  We need communities everywhere to show attributes of acceptance, kindness, empathy, welcome, and love. As we take to heart these attributes, then our society will thrive in unity and prosperity.

We are excited to bring back some of the most powerful roles and cherished stories for everyone to benefit from!  Ragtime, the production that shows how women are strong, how immigrants can reach their dreams, and how people of color can live and thrive just as anyone else. We hope this musical at Music Theater West will bring us all together in that unity and purpose. Thank you for being a part of this journey!   Conlon Bonner
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Consultant
Conlonbonnerconsulting.com
MUSICAL SYNOPSIS
Act One
Prologue: Ragtime – Company
Goodbye, My Love – Mother
Journey On – Father, Mother, and Tateh
The Crime of the Century – Evelyn Nesbit and Company
What Kind of Woman – Mother, Kathleen, Little Boy, Younger Brother
A Shtetl iz Amereke – Immigrants
Success – Tateh, J.P. Morgan, Harry Houdini, Emma Goldman, and Company
His Name Was Coalhouse Walker –Coalhouse and Company
Gettin' Ready Rag – Coalhouse and Company
Henry Ford - Henry Ford and Company
Nothing Like the City – Mother, Edgar, Tateh, and Little Girl
Your Daddy's Son- Sarah
The Courtship – Mother, Younger Brother, Grandfather, Brigit, and Company
New Music – Father, Mother, Younger Brother, Coalhouse, Sarah, and Company
Wheels of a Dream – Coalhouse and Sarah
The Night That Goldman Spoke - Younger Brother, Emma Goldman, and Company
Gilding- Tateh
The Trashing of the Car – Orchestra
Justice – Coalhouse and Company
President – Sarah
Till We Reach That Day – Sarah's Friend and Company

Act Two
Coalhouse's Soliloquy – Coalhouse
Coalhouse Demands – Coalhouse, Booker T. Washington, and Company
What a Game – Father, Edgar, and Men
Fire in the City – Orchestra
New Music (Reprise) – Father
Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc. – Tateh
Our Children – Mother and Tateh
Harlem Nightclub – Orchestra
Sarah Brown Eyes – Coalhouse and Sarah
Back To Before - Mother
Look What You've Done – Booker T. Washington and Company
Make Them Hear You - Coalhouse
Epilogue: Ragtime / Wheels of a Dream (reprise) – Company
Credits
Select Costumes rented from Pioneer Theatre Company and Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre
THANK You TO OUR 2023 Season SPONSORS
Cast List
Conlon Bonner
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Brittany Andam
Sarah
Kyle Cottam
Tateh
Celeste Baillio
Mother
Mason Bast
Little Boy
Logan McKenna
Father
Jared Rounds
Younger Brother
Sofia Rowe
Little Girl
Randy Jensen
Grandfather
Barbie Haggerty
Evelyn Nesbit
Sarah McKenna
Emma Goldman
Benjamin Pedersen
Houdini
Aaron Lacey
Henry Ford, Ensemble
Cary Youmans
J.P.Morgan, Ensemble
Krispin Banks
Booker T. Washington
Nneka Barcelona
Sarah's Friend
Daysha Lassiter
Sarah's Friend
Chris Metz
Willie Conklin,Ensemble
Avery Sims
Ensemble
OBA Bonner
Ensemble
Kile Allen
Ensemble
Nicholas Warren
Ensemble
Halle Jo Jensen
Ensemble
Madelaine Lamah
Ensemble
Monroe Rigby
Ensemble
Laura Robbins
Ensemble
Randy Wellbaum
Ensemble
Rachel Olsen
Ensemble
Dallin Patton
Ensemble
Harmony Gailey
Ensemble
Lily Allen
Ensemble
Seth Milkey
Ensemble
Molly Cottam
Ensemble
Chelsi Pulley
Ensemble
Haven Draper
Ensemble
Kim Day
Houdini's Mother, Ensemble
Stephen Taylor
Ensemble
Blake Hobbs
Blake Hobbs
Soren Pedersen
Ensemble
Karen Tuescher
Ensemble
Julie Allen
Ensemble
Logan O'Donnell
Ensemble
Alexander Andam
Little Coalhouse
Production Team
Jed Broberg
Director
Karin Gittins
Stephanie Whte
Choreographer
Danny Rash- Lineset Design
Set Designer, Set Builder
Celeste Baillio
Managing Producer/Costumes/Marketing
Debi King
Costumes
Morgan Jenkins
Stage manager
EJ Stevens
Stage Manager
Kyle Stein
Technical Director
Jay Richards
Orchestra Conductor
Daniel Francis
Set Builder
Nikayla Nielson
Lighting Operator
Kyle Sunderland
Lightboard Operator
Ben Peterson
Sound Designer, Engineer
Jon Olsen
Sound Assistant, Stage Crew, Everything Else
Jared Gregerson
Props Design
Rachel Olsen
Wig Stylist
Nneka Barcelona
Wig Stylist
Conlon Bonner
Diversity Consultant
Clara Baillio
Spotlight Operator
Rebecca Hulse
Spotlight Operator
Alisha Wilkins
Social Media Specialist
Bodie Brower
Graphic Design
Lindsey Collins
Scenic Painter
Lindsey Kelstrom
Artistic Director
Anna Lisa Davidson
Flute
Marilyn Cole
Oboe
Eric Hatch
Clarinet
Sam Day
Clarinet, Flute, Sax
Jules Columbel
Trumpet
Max Matzen
Trumpet
Roger Karren
Trombone
Justin Slack
Trombone
Enrique Tellez
Tuba
Sam Bryson
Drums
Tristan Wardle
Percussion
Mayumi Matzen
Piano
Dallas Aksoy
Keyboard, Accordion
Nate Ostermiller
Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin
Chilali Hugo
Harp
Carolynn Larson
Violin
Aaron Ashton
Violin
Brett McAllister
Violin
Boyd Edwards
Violin
xani Cook
Viola
Megan Richards
Cello
Jim Schaub
Bass

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Conlon Bonner
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
BIOGRAPHY

Conlon Bonner is thrilled to reprise the role of Colehouse in the Ragtime. he has been performing on various Utah stages for the past 12 years. Outside of performing he works as a Diversity Equity and Inclusion Consultant for various theaters, nonprofits and municipalities. Prior to his work in Inclusion, he worked as an instructor for Seminaries and Institutes of Religion for six years. He has performed in a number of musicals including: Ragtime, Big River, The Little Mermaid, and Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat.  Conlon has always had a passion for the performing arts. Conlon Bonner received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in Communication Studies. He obtained his master's degree from Southern Utah University in Professional Communications. He currently sings with his family music group, The Bonner Family, sharing inspirational music with the world. He is happily married these 10 years to his beautiful wife, Rachel, and is the father of 6 wonderful children! His love for God and theater motivates him to give his best efforts on stage and in life.

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Brittany Andam
Sarah
BIOGRAPHY

Brittany Andam was raised in Escondido, CA and is a singer, actress, model, aesthetician, wife and mother. She moved to Utah to attend Brigham Young University and graduated with a music degree in Vocal Performance. Since graduation, she has continued to have a fruitful performing career. Brittany was a featured soloist at the Governor's Gala, The Stadium of Fire and even toured as a backup singer for Alex Boyé. In 2020, Brittany landed her first musical theater role as Lucie Manette in A Tale of Two Cities at the Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy, UT. She has continued to be cast in leading roles such as Armelia in Ain’t Misbehavin’ at the West Valley Center for the Arts and Lily Craven in The Secret Garden (HCT Sandy). Most recently, she was Atina in The Little Mermaid (HCT Sandy). She looks forward to expanding and seeing where this incredible career takes her. When she’s not performing, Brittany enjoys dancing, going on culinary excursions, catching up with friends and spending time with her husband and two children.

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Kyle Cottam
Tateh
BIOGRAPHY

Usually the comic relief, Kyle is beyond excited to portray a character as emotionally wrenching as Tateh. Previous roles with Music Theater West include Mr. Wiesel, Disney’s Newsies; Roscoe Dexter, Singin in the Rain; Charlie Cowell, The Music Man; and Ali Hakim, Oklahoma. Sharing a stage with his oldest daughter, Molly, has provided a wonderful chance to watch her grow and flourish as a performer and something that is always cherished. A huge thank you to you, the audience, for your support of community theater, and to my wife and three more daughters at home for their unwavering encouragement and love.

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Celeste Baillio
Mother
BIOGRAPHY

Celeste Baillio has a BFA in Music Dance Theatre and Theatre Education from BYU. For the past 6 years she has been the Managing Director for Music Theatre West. Some past favorite roles have been Lina Lamont in Singin in the Rain (MTW), Miss Hannigan in Annie (MTW), Katherine in Freaky Friday (FS), Morticia in The Addams Family(FS), Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie(FS), and Adelaide in Guys and Dolls (MTW). She loves camping and playing board games with her hubby and four kids.

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Mason Bast
Little Boy
BIOGRAPHY

Mason is excited to be back in the Eccles Theater as Little Boy in Ragtime! He recently finished playing a pickpocket and orphan in Oliver! with UFOMT. Mason has loved getting to share stories on stage with so many wonderful actors and friends. A couple of his favorite roles include Chip in Beauty and the Beast and the understudy Les in Newsies with MTW. Mason hopes you enjoy the incredibly talented people that portray such a beautiful message in Ragtime that is very much needed today.

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Logan McKenna
Father
BIOGRAPHY

Logan is delighted to be back onstage again with Music Theatre West. Favorite past MTW roles include Don Lockwood in Singing in the Rain, Orin Scrivello (the Evil Dentist) in Little Shop of Horrors, and Rooster Hannigan in Annie. Logan is especially excited to be performing in the same cast as his wife Sarah, whom he met while serving as a Young Performing Missionary in Nauvoo, Illinois. Logan is a father to two children, loves climbing mountains, and works as a General Surgeon at Logan Regional Hospital.

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Jared Rounds
Younger Brother
BIOGRAPHY

Jared is so excited to be living a dream as part of this amazing production of Ragtime! Ever since he saw it in high school, he knew he had to be a part of it, and he's so excited for Cache Valley to see it! Previous roles have been Mr. Brownlow (Oliver!), Pharaoh (Elton John &Tim Rice's Aida), Isaachar (Joseph...), Henry, the Old Actor (The Fantasticks) with Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, King Arthur (Camelot) with Cache Theatre Company and Uncle Max (The Sound of Music) with Music Theatre West. When he's not onstage at the Eccles Theatre, he can be seen across the street enriching the future theatre folk of America as the theatre teacher and director at Logan High School.

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Sofia Rowe
Little Girl
BIOGRAPHY

Sofia was born in the middle of the Australian Outback in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia on her dad’s birthday. She is still his best birthday present to this day. Sofia loves to sing, dance, tumble and perform and has a natural ability to project her voice, which is why her mother encouraged her to give performing a try. Sofia is thrilled to make her musical performing debut as Little Girl in Ragtime.

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Randy Jensen
Grandfather
BIOGRAPHY

Randy was last seen in Musical Theater West, Sound of Music, Franz 2021. Other credits include: The Good Sheperds, Father, Bishop 2022, Cache Valley InterFaith Choir, Tour of Italy 2022 BFA in Theatre, Acting Emphasis form the University of Utah 1979 where he was involved in productions on both the Pioneer and Babcock Theatres. Including: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter Pan, Anthony and Cleopatra, The Sunshine Boys, Kiss Me Kate, The King and I, Merchant of Venice, The Duchess of Malfi, Servant of Two Masters, Gallileo, and Man of La Mancha. Retired from a career of 30 years at Utah State University as an administrator in Student Services. He is currently a member of the American Festival Chorus performed in Carmina Burana as part of the Utah Festival Opera’s 2022 season and Brittens War Requiem 2023.

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Barbie Haggerty
Evelyn Nesbit
BIOGRAPHY

After taking nearly a decade off of performing on stage, Barbie Haggerty is so ecstatic to be able to rejoin the theater community with such a fun and talented cast in a powerful musical like Ragtime. Barbie is a mom of two future leaders; she’s convinced one of them will become a CEO and the other will become a mob boss, and she couldn’t be more excited about it. Beyond motherhood, Barbie runs a marketing firm and creates content on Facebook and TikTok under the handle @babsmcgabs. Having acquired nearly 150k followers across her platforms, it’s safe to say that Barbie shares Evelyn’s love of the limelight. Barbie is goofy, playful, and loves to make people laugh. She’s so glad you’re here and hopes you enjoy the show!

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Sarah McKenna
Emma Goldman
BIOGRAPHY

Sarah is thrilled to be channeling her inner rage as the feisty and fabulous Emma Goldman in this production of Ragtime. Sarah is a former elementary school teacher and current stay-at-home mother to two wonderful kids. Former favorite roles include Madame (the Wicked Stepmother) in Cinderella, Irene in Crazy for You, and Emily Hobbs in Elf, a role that she got to play with her husband and son. Sarah met her husband Logan, who is playing the role of Father in this production, while serving as a Young Performing Missionary in Nauvoo, Illinois.

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Benjamin Pedersen
Houdini
BIOGRAPHY

Ben is very excited to be returning to the stage in Music Theater West’s rendition of Ragtime. He has enjoyed working with this talented and diverse cast in a show with so much heart. Most recently Ben played the role of Mr Jacobi in Newsies, also with MTW. He is grateful he gets to be on stage with his youngest son Soren. His wife and two more teenage children are his biggest fans and are always supporting him from the front row.

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Aaron Lacey
Henry Ford, Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Aaron is a Cache Valley native attending Utah State University. He is studying Health Science, with plans to become a Physician Assistant. He works as a phlebotomist, a private cello teacher, and an RA on campus. So if you have blood, play cello, or are locked out of your dorm, Aaron’s your man. Ragtime marks his 4th show with MTW, with the most recent being Newsies! He likes to play volleyball and basketball, go camping, practice the piano or cello, write song parodies, and go on fun dates with cute girls. If you would like more information about that last part, please find him after the show.

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Cary Youmans
J.P.Morgan, Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Cary Youmans is thrilled to return to the stage with his Music Theatre West family in “Ragtime.” It is an honor for him to get to participate sharing this compelling and relevant story with Cache Valley. Cary lives in Logan with his husband, Reid, and is an Academic Advisor for the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University.

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Krispin Banks
Booker T. Washington
BIOGRAPHY

Krispin, one of 5 brothers, was raised by his mother, who is a member of the Gospel Recording group Quinn, in Dallas, Texas. Krispin found his voice both by singing in church and by performing R&B music through college. Krispin is a former collegiate and professional basketball player, who has played in various professional leagues in the US. Now retired, Krispin, and his family, moved to the Salt Lake Valley to pursue acting/music full-time once again. As an actor, he has appeared as a lead in The West Valley Performing Arts Center’s “Ain’t Misbehavin”. Now one member of the inspirational music group Kris&Kiirt, he is preparing to release his first Single “Witness” in May. 

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Nneka Barcelona
Sarah's Friend
BIOGRAPHY

Nneka Barcelona is excited to join the Music Theatre West Ragtime cast. This is one of her favorite musicals. Past roles include Crystal from Little Shop Of Horrors, Jarene from The Color Purple and Joanne from RENT.

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Daysha Lassiter
Sarah's Friend
BIOGRAPHY

Daysha has enjoyed the art of making sound since before she could talk. Born and raised in the South, she matriculated to Utah in the hopes of becoming a well-rounded artist while putting down grassroots in the west. She has enjoyed playing the roles of Nell (Ain’t Misbehavin-West Valley Arts), Wardrobe/Mrs. Potts (Beauty & the Beast-West Valley Arts), Ronette (Little Shop of Horrors-West Valley Arts), Ms. Scarlett (Clue-West Valley Arts) and over a decade worth of voice overs, background vocals and choir work. She is delighted to make my debut with Musical Theater West.

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Chris Metz
Willie Conklin,Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Chris is making his Music Theater West debut. Chris, a graduate of Fine Arts from WWCC, is also a playwright, lyricist, and dramaturg. Prominent acting roles in the community include Dewey Finn in School of Rock (Cache Theater Company a.k.a. CTC), Plankton in SpongeBob (CTC), Mr. Wormwood in Matilda (CTC), Galahad in Spamalot (CTC), and Gomez in The Addams Family (Four Seasons). Chris is incredibly grateful and honored to be a part of this life changing musical about race, inequality, and love, whose themes are just as relevant today as they were 121 years ago.

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Avery Sims
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Avery Sims has performed with The Ziegfeld Theater and Cache Theatre Company. Notable roles have been The Donkey in Shrek, Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, and Francis in Forever Plaid.

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OBA Bonner
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Oba is appreciative of the chance to showcase his talents with Music Theatre West. Previously, he has taken part in productions at Hale Centre Theatre such as The Play That Goes Wrong in 2021 and Ragtime in 2013. Oba's musical abilities have also been displayed at the House of Blues in New Orleans, and he had the honor of singing the National Anthem at the Utah Jazz season opener. When he's not performing, Oba spends his time working as a recording artist, songwriter, and music producer.

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Kile Allen
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Kile is excited to be apart of this show. Kile has been in shows such as Hello Dolly, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Guys & Dolls, and Disney’s Tarzan with HCT; Joseph...Dreamcoat (Benjamin) with SGMT; Hairspray (Seaweed) with HVTC; Rumors (Glen Cooper), Alice in Wonderland (Mad Hatter), and The Tempest (Stephano) with DSU; Disney’s Tarzan (Acro Monkey/Ensemble), AIDA (Swing), and Big River (Slave) with Tuachan. Kile is from St. George, Utah, where he graduated from Dixie State University with a BS in Theatre.

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Nicholas Warren
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Nicholas Warren is a talented performer hailing from the bustling city of New York. With a passion for theater, he first graced the stage in a memorable performance in the beloved musical, Ragtime. When he's not performing, Nicholas is an active member of the Debra Bonner Community Gospel Choir, where he uses his voice to spread joy and positivity through music. Nicholas has a particular fondness for musicals and considers plays to be one of his biggest passions. In his opinion, one of the best musicals of all time is the catchy and heartwarming Shrek the Musical. #bringitbacktonetflix

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Halle Jo Jensen
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Halle loves to be on the stage and is excited to be working with Music Theatre West again. She previously performed with MTW in Annie as well as participating in summer camps. She has also performed with Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre and Cache Children’s Choir. She is a freshman at Green Canyon High School and looks forward to performing for many more years!

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Madelaine Lamah
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Madelaine Lamah is an actor, dancer, and model based in Salt Lake City, UT. Madelaine has been in the performance industry for about 5 years now, starring in her first role in Eclipsed, at the University of Utah. Since then, she has starred in multiple plays, commercials, short films, fashion shows, and dance performances. When she's not performing, she can be found serving her community, at church, working at the Salt Lake County office, or spending time with her family.

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Monroe Rigby
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

In her debut appearance with Music Theater West, Monroe is happy to join the cast of this special musical.

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Laura Robbins
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Laura has shared her love of singing at NAACP convention in Texas, Genesis 50th Anniversary, fairs, and other festivals. This is her first musical and wants to send her love to her family of seven.

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Randy Wellbaum
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Randy Wellbaum graduated from USU with a degree in Music and the Human Mind, with an emphasis in Choral Conducting. He was the director of the historic “Imperial Glee Club Men’s Chorus” for 5 years, and currently is the Artistic Director for the Cache Valley Interfaith Choir. He has served as the President of the Utah State University Chamber Singers and performs with the American Festival Chorus. He formerly sang with the Utah Festival Opera Company for four seasons, and with the Latter-Day Voices. Randy has performed with choirs in Carnegie Hall in New York City twice, performed in the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and has enjoyed performing in National and International Choral Festivals in the United States, Canada, England, Italy, and China. The Cache Valley Interfaith Chorus, under Randy’s direction, toured across Italy early June 2022 and sang at some of the world's most incredible venues, including St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice and St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Randy is extremely passionate about music and finds great joy in his many conducting and performing opportunities.

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Rachel Olsen
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Ragtime is Rachel's fifth production with Music Theatre West as a performer. She got her start performing through voice lessons, which led to a love for music and theatre. Rachel continued her music education at Utah State University in their Vocal Performance program before she found her true purpose in Social Work. She is grateful for the opportunity she has to share this love and hopes to continue. While Rachel is off stage, you can find her on campus studying for class, working on various crochet projects or volunteering within our community. Buy her a Diet Coke for a job well done!

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Dallin Patton
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Dallin is beyond thrilled to be back on stage with Music Theatre West for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He was last seen in Music Theatre West’s production of Newsies. He has been involved in productions of Aida, Les Misérables, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Fiddler on the Roof, The Wizard of Oz, Newsies, and now Ragtime! Currently, Dallin is a senior at Utah State working on finishing his bachelor’s degree in social work. The performing arts are part of his soul and he couldn’t imagine his life without them. Dallin is extremely humbled for this opportunity to be part of this amazing production and cast and grateful to tell such a beautiful story with amazing people.

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Harmony Gailey
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

After many years away from the stage, Harmony is thrilled to be joining Music Theatre West in her all-time favorite show, Ragtime. Since graduating from BYU in 2022, she has been enjoying living and working in Cache Valley with her husband and dog, and hopes to do more community theatre going forward.​​

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Lily Allen
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Lily is so excited to be in this phenomenal production of Ragtime! She has been doing musical theatre since she was young. She just graduated from Green Canyon and plans on studying musical theatre performance after serving an LDS mission and is beyond grateful for her parents' support in that decision. Favorite roles include Anya in Anastasia (GCHS) and Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables (UFOMT Conservatory). Enjoy the show!

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Seth Milkey
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Hey look, they’re doing Ragtime,” said a young, naive Seth, having spotted a poster as he walked out of the MTW production of Newsies. What a silly guy, little did he know, he would be performing in that very show come September. This may be Seth’s first production with MTW, but he has performed elsewhere in roles such as as Gomez Addams (The Addams Family) and Cinderella’s Prince (Into the Woods). Seth thanks his friends (for putting up with his constant chatter about the show), his family (for loving, supporting, and partially funding his efforts), and God (for providing him the free gift of grace).

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Molly Cottam
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Although just a 6th grader at Mount Logan Middle School, Molly is no stranger to performing on stage, having appeared in Four Seasons Theatre Company’s productions of Mary Poppins and The Wizard of Oz. Molly is excited to be making her debut with Music Theatre West and sharing the stage with her dad. Molly is looking forward to more shows with MTW and the chance to perform with other companies in the valley as she has been thoroughly bitten by the musical theater bug. Enjoy the show!

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Chelsi Pulley
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Chelsi Pulley is delighted to be performing again with Music Theatre West. Acting has officially taken over as her very favorite obsession, followed closely by napping and eating ice cream. Chelsi has the cool job of being a piano teacher and loves to tickle the ivories herself whenever she has the time. She also loves to knit and watch Hallmark movies. Sometimes she likes to go mountain biking with her husband if he consents to not wake her up too early to do so. She is the proud mother of 4 crazy-amazing kids and loves them dearly. She and her husband Jeff have been happily married for 20 years.

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Haven Draper
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Haven Draper just graduated from Green Canyon High. This is Havens first production with Music Theatre West, and has loved it! Haven enjoys being adventurous, and if you get her cheezits she’ll love you forever. Some of Havens favorite roles have been Cosette from Les Miserables with UFOMT, Anya from Anastasia at Green Canyon, and Little Red from Into The Woods at Green Canyon. She can’t wait to be involved with more community theatre, and hopes you see her on the stage again soon!

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Kim Day
Houdini's Mother, Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Kim is thrilled to make her debut with MTW as well as the historic Eccles Theater, appearing on her “bucket list” after experiencing performances on this special, historic stage. Kim only briefly dabbled in theater more than 20 years ago, but recently got re-bitten by the “bug” which refutes the saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. But, to be clear, she’s not THAT old… or a dog:) Favorite past roles: Grandma Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof (Wormcreek), Elf in Shrek the Musical, and Ethel in And Then There Were None (Old Barn). When not on the stage, Kim teaches 1st graders how to be good humans, eats all of the peanut butter and chocolate, and board-games with her amazing husband and two daughters. Love to Kyle, Madi and Harper!

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Stephen Taylor
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Stephen is honored to be a part of this production of Ragtime, coming back to the stage after a long hiatus. He is incredibly grateful for a loving wife and kids who supported the time away, and to the cast and crew for this opportunity. He loves the messages of this show and hopes they can carry through to everyone here, but especially his amazing kids! "We'll never get to heaven, 'til we reach that day."

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Blake Hobbs
Blake Hobbs
BIOGRAPHY

This is Blake's first appearance on the Eccles Stage. Blake is a sophmore at Utah State University. He is a member of the USU Chorale and is in an acapella group Aggiepella. Past credits include Patrick in the Spongebob Musical and Oliver in Puffs.

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Soren Pedersen
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Soren returns to the Eccles stage, having recently appeared in Oliver with the Utah festival Opera. Some of his favorite roles include Benjamin Cratchet in Christmas carol (Lyrec rep), Fletcher in Freaky Friday (Lyric rep), Ali Hakim in Oklahoma (Mount Logan Middle School’s production) and Less in NEWSIES (Music theater west). Soren spends time off stage doing rubik's cubes and other puzzles, he is a 7th grader at mount logan middle school, and enjoys time with friends and family.

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Karen Tuescher
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Karen Teuscher is beyond thrilled to be in the cast of Ragtime as this is an all time favorite show with stories that are absolutely relevant in today’s world with incredible music! Karen is the choral director for Green Canyon High School and is also involved as the music director for the theatre program there. She has also taught at Sky View High School, North Cache Middle, and Thomas Edison North Campus. Karen is active in the community musical theatre and music scene, music directing shows for Music Theatre West, Cache Theatre, and the Stardust Big Band Show, directing the choral group Femme Chorale, playing the flute in the Nutcracker and the USU alumni band, and performing in musicals. Amid this busy schedule, Karen’s favorite roles are mother and grandmother and she loves to cheer on her four kids and 20 month old grandson!

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Julie Allen
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Julie is so happy to be part of MTW’s production of Ragtime. She fell in love with this brilliantly written show in 2018, when her daughter played Little Girl with Utah Festival Opera and has been obsessed ever since. It’s a thrill to be onstage helping share this timely story. When Julie isn’t performing (past roles include Sister Hubert- Nunsense, Betty Haynes- White Christmas, Eliza Doolittle- My Fairy Lady), she is usually reading, walking, running, lettering, cheering for one of her six kids and her husband, Stanton Allen, or laughing like a horse.

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Logan O'Donnell
Ensemble
BIOGRAPHY

Logan is a lover of all things musical theatre. He enjoys every aspect of live performance but his favorite genre is easily opera and musical theatre. His favorite roles in his theatre career so far have been have been the student Grantaire in Les Misérables, the newsie Splasher in Newsies, and John Brooke in Little Women. Once music from Ragtime is out of his head you’ll likely catch him humming tunes from Les Misérables, West Side Story, Anastasia, Newsies, and countless other over-sang Broadway musicals.

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Alexander Andam
Little Coalhouse
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Jed Broberg
Director
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Jed Broberg has been teaching theatre at Ogden High School since 201. He received the Best Director award from the Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards in 2014 for the musical, 110 in the shade. Jed was also awarded the Telitha Lindquist Greiner Excellence in Teaching Award for OHS for the 2018-2019 school year. He has performed, directed, and designed for many theatre companies throughout Utah including the Lyric Repertory Company, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, The Neil Simon Festival, The Ziegfeld Theatre, Beverly’s Terrace Plaza Playhouse, Cache Theatre Company, and Wasatch Theatre Company just to name a few. Jed received a BFA in Acting from Utah State University in 2005, a BS in Secondary Education from USU in 2009, and a MA in Theatre Production from Central Washington University in 2019. He would like to thank his family and friends for their continual love and support.

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Karin Gittins
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Karin is a highly sought after Music Director, Conductor, Accompanist and Vocal Coach; most notably having worked with Disney Star, International chart-smashing recording artist & 2022 Grammy award winning artist, Olivia Rodrigo (Driver’s License/Good 4 U). Her past credits with Music Theatre West: Newsies (MD), Mean Girls jr. (Dir/MD), Legally Blonde jr. (Dir/MD) and Beauty and the Beast (Mrs Potts) Other select music director credits: Utah Governor’s Artist Awards(PBS), Sound of Music, Sweeney Todd (Utah Shakespeare Festival) West Side Story, Little Women, Little Shop of Horrors, Sleepy Hollow (West Valley Arts) Legally Blonde, South Pacific, RENT, Spring Awakening, Guys & Dolls, Beauty & the Beast The Pirates of Penzance, Anyone Can Whistle, Sweet Charity, Damn Yankees, Joseph & the Amazing..., Once Upon a Mattress, The King and I, 1776, Children of Eden & Forever Plaid. “No matter who you are or what you look like, how you started off, or how and who you love, America is a place where you can write your own destiny.” -President Barack Obama

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Stephanie Whte
Choreographer
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Stephanie is a native of Cache Valley and a long-standing choreographer with Music Theatre West. She has danced, choreographed, and taught dance for many years. Currently, Stephanie is an Assistant Professor in the Theatre Arts Department at Utah State University as well as the Program Coordinator for Arts Access in the Caine College of the Arts. She holds an MFA in Dance from Montclair State University. She is grateful to the cast and crew for being able to translate her ideas and make it happen on the stage. Break all the legs.

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Danny Rash- Lineset Design
Set Designer, Set Builder
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Celeste Baillio
Managing Producer/Costumes/Marketing
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Celeste Baillio has a BFA in Music Dance Theatre and Theatre Education from BYU. For the past 6 years she has been the Managing Director for Music Theatre West. Some past favorite roles have been Lina Lamont in Singin in the Rain (MTW), Miss Hannigan in Annie (MTW), Katherine in Freaky Friday (FS), Morticia in The Addams Family(FS), Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie(FS), and Adelaide in Guys and Dolls (MTW). She loves camping and playing board games with her hubby and four kids.

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Debi King
Costumes
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Debi began her costume career when she was asked to be costume mistress for their high school production of The Diary of Anne Frank. A few years later, while Debi was teaching ballet, she felt she could provide better dance costumes for a couple of her classes. Debi designed and sewed her first set of costumes for those classes, igniting a more than thirty year passion, as a seamstress producing and managing costumes. Debi has managed her own costume company, King Designs since 1994. She also served ten years as the costume mistress for the Cache Valley Civic Ballet, managing and creating many costumes for their annual performances such as The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and others. Debi has also worked with Music Theater West as a costume assistant for Annie, The Music Man and The Slipper and the Rose productions. Debi continues to teach ballet and sews costumes for several drill teams and private dance studios. She also has a special love and talent for creating amazing classical ballet tutus. Debi has four grown children and currently resides in North Logan with her husband Sid and their two bunnies Wilbur and Orville.

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Morgan Jenkins
Stage manager
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This is Morgan's 2nd show as a stage manager. Hope you enjoy all the hard work everyone has put into it! Shout out to Harlem!

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EJ Stevens
Stage Manager
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EJ is super excited to be working on their first managing position with MTW! Having done technical theatre for 6 years in various positions including Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, Prop Master, Run Crew, Fly Crew, and other positions. They enjoy being on the technical staff at the Ellen Eccles Theatre, getting to work on a variety of touring shows and local events. They have had a ton of fun working on this beautiful production with such a wonderful cast and crew. They sincerely hope you enjoy the show!

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Kyle Stein
Technical Director
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Jay Richards
Orchestra Conductor
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Jay Richards has composed for studio, film, television, radio, musical theatre, dance, the concert stage, and countless commercial album releases during his 25 years in the music industry. Jay is the founding director of Music Theatre West.

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Daniel Francis
Set Builder
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Nikayla Nielson
Lighting Operator
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Kyle Sunderland
Lightboard Operator
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Ben Peterson
Sound Designer, Engineer
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Jon Olsen
Sound Assistant, Stage Crew, Everything Else
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Jonathan is super exited to be helping with his 3rd big production with MTW. He sincerely hopes you enjoy the show!

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Jared Gregerson
Props Design
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Jared Gregersen has been doing props for Music theater West for 4 years now, and still loves every minute of it. He loves the challenges, and opportunities for creativity, that only community theater can offer, and Hope's to be able to continue to do so for many more years to come! Ragtime is the 7th MTW show he's managed the property's for. And has become one of his all time favorites!

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Rachel Olsen
Wig Stylist
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Rachel graduated from New Horizons Beauty College in 2019 and began working at Silver Clippers Salon directly after graduation. Rachel has acted as the wig stylist for Music Theatre West for the past year and a half with her best work on display in Singin' in the Rain and Newsies. She also worked as the licensed cosmetologist for Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre for the 2023 season where she designed and cut hair for the mainstage productions as well as company members needing a trim. Hair is an important part of storytelling and Rachel is beyond glad to help in telling the story of Ragtime! Buy her another Diet Coke for a job well done!

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Nneka Barcelona
Wig Stylist
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Nneka is in love with theatre wigs. She was trained by Savanna Finley at West Valley City Arts. Together they co created the Harlem cast’s wigs. Nneka is passionate about African American hair and recreating our different hair textures. She is so grateful to be apart of Ragtime’s wig design crew and looks forward to working with Music Theatre West again.

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Conlon Bonner
Diversity Consultant
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Conlon works as a Diversity Equity and Inclusion Consultant for various theaters, nonprofits and municipalities. Prior to his work in Inclusion, he worked as an instructor for Seminaries and Institutes of Religion for six years.

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Clara Baillio
Spotlight Operator
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Rebecca Hulse
Spotlight Operator
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Becca graduated from USU in May with a Bachelor in theatre arts with a emphasis in Costume design. This is her 7th show with MTW. My favorite show I've worked on is Pinochio Teatrale at USU (I was wardrobe head). Check out my work on my website at https://beccahulse22.weebly.com/

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Alisha Wilkins
Social Media Specialist
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As a kid, Alisha spent hours making graphics and taking photos, and stealing her moms video camera ri film, just for the heck of it. Now, she's so excited use those skills as a social media manager. She's been involved with Music Theatre West for five years and couldn't imagine her life without it. No matter what role she plays, on stage or off, she is happy to be involved in such a wonderful program. Big thanks to her ever supportive husband and daughter. And hey, if you’re reading this, go give Music Theatre West a “follow” on social media 😉.

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Bodie Brower
Graphic Design
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It’s been some amazing times to be a part of helping with so many visual designs for Music Theatre West for over 13 years. Bodie currently works full time at his own graphic/web/video/etc. design business (Bodwa Productions) he started 25 years ago. Every day is an exciting day! Bodie is happily married to his sweet better half and currently lives in Cedar City, UT. He is the father of 3 crazy fun kids, and has the privilege of being a bonus dad to two additional ones. He enjoys going to Disneyland with his family or a solving any creative escape rooms they can find! If someone forces him, he will eat an occasional maple bar or 3.

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Lindsey Collins
Scenic Painter
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Hello, I'm Lindsey Lou. My artistic doings began with my all-things-creative-mother, DeAnn and business-by-day-snowmobile-tinkerer by night father, Aaron. They both model great artistic bravery and commitment to solving problems. They continue to inspire me. Zan Burningham at Sky View was my first formal teacher, (if such a thing can be said of Zan.) For my higher education I started at BYU, then Santa Reparata International School of Art, finally post graduate masters at West Dean College and University of Sussex. Joy of musical theater began with my two awesome young aunties, Karin and Jeanne. Sleepovers watching the classic film adaptations of so many musicals are treasured memories of my youth. That same time, Gma Jeanine encouraged me to join in ushering the many events at Ellen Eccles. That allowed me to experience many of the truly awesome performances this fine stage has hosted. I love the creative collaboration with the Scenic Arts team, and counts myself lucky to be working with Music Theatre West. Thank you to my husband and kiddos (also artists) for eating quesadillas too many nights while I painted "New York" into the starlit hours.

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Lindsey Kelstrom
Artistic Director
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Lindsey Kelstrom is a performer, director, and Artistic Director with Music Theatre West. She studied Musical Theatre Performance at BYU-Idaho and Broadcast Journalism at the University of Utah. She is also a performer and the Education Business Manager for Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre. Most recently she played Ilona Ritter in Utah Festival’s 2022 production of She Loves Me and annually co-facilitates the Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards at the Eccles Theatre in Salt Lake City, where finalists are sent to compete in the National Jimmy Awards on Broadway-
https://utahfestival.org/utah-high-school-musical-theatre-awards/


Serving as the Artistic Director for Music Theatre West, Lindsey is passionate about producing and directing productions that provide opportunities for her fellow community members to excel and create Art, both onstage as performers and behind the scenes as production crew. Recent directorial credits include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Matilda the Musical, and Mamma Mia.
She hopes you enjoy this showing of Disney’s Newsies, brought to you by a phenomenally talented community cast, crew, and orchestra. It takes a village to bring high quality local theatre to the stage, and this cast and crew are the cream of the crop. A huge thanks to them all. ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE!

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Anna Lisa Davidson
Flute
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Marilyn Cole
Oboe
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Eric Hatch
Clarinet
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Sam Day
Clarinet, Flute, Sax
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Jules Columbel
Trumpet
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Max Matzen
Trumpet
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Roger Karren
Trombone
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Justin Slack
Trombone
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Enrique Tellez
Tuba
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Sam Bryson
Drums
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Tristan Wardle
Percussion
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Mayumi Matzen
Piano
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Dallas Aksoy
Keyboard, Accordion
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Nate Ostermiller
Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin
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Chilali Hugo
Harp
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Carolynn Larson
Violin
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Aaron Ashton
Violin
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Brett McAllister
Violin
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Boyd Edwards
Violin
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xani Cook
Viola
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Megan Richards
Cello
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Jim Schaub
Bass
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