Tuck Everlasting 2024
"MAGICAL!" "PROFESSIONAL!" "BEAUTIFUL!" "PERFECTION!"
"It was about as close to perfect as any musical I have ever seen."
"Easily the best production I've ever watched on the PAC stage. It felt like a professional show rather than a community theatre production. It was so beautiful. I was a mess of tears at the end."
"Tuck Everlasting LIVES UP TO THE HYPE!! I'm literally going to see it again before it closes, and it is a crime there were so many open seats tonight because everyone needs to see this show."
"Tuck Everlasting is the best quality production I have seen in Grants Pass, ever. It was very moving- got a little teary-eyed. The choreography and dancing was superb. I would happily go back and see it again tomorrow! The littles loved it, too!"
"My kiddos and I and my fiance bawled our eyes out, it was so beautiful! Thank you for putting together such a wonderful memory for us!"
"A show of this quality should have a much higher ticket price. Amazingly talented artists, choreography, sets, production, everything!"
"Tuck Everlasting was MAGICAL! Very professional, skilled acting and singing and DANCING, everything ran so smoothly, amazing set and sound. Having the orchestra on stage looked wonderful and balanced the sound so well! Bring tissues."
"If you're in Southern Oregon, you absolutely MUST see this play!!!"
"This may be the best community theatre show I have ever seen. Do NOT miss it!!! I laughed, I cried, I left the theatre soul-touched and uplifted! And it is kid friendly! Please do yourself a favor and go watch this show!"
"You will be transformed to another place and time while thoroughly entertained by the sights, sounds, costumes, movement, and acting. This is a top notch performance that is a steal at only $15 a ticket. Go see it twice. I will."
"Tuck Everlasting was SO, SO GOOD!! If you're even thinking about going just a little bit, DO IT!!"
PC: Anne Turner
My Traitor - World Premiere
October 2023 - I choreographed “My Traitor: A Musical Drama” which was written by a local playwright, Ariel Kostrna, and produced by Clarion Theatre Company.
PC: Jim Ingraham and Anne Turner
Dancin' at Disney
Our Disney Dance Tour included 31 dancers, 8 BIG musical theatre and contemporary dance routines, with music ranging the Broadway gamut from Thoroughly Modern Millie to Mean Girls. The experienced included several preview shows in Oregon before traveling to Disneyland for workshops at the Imagination Campus and the fantastic culminating performance on the Backlot Stage! This was an absolute BLAST to choreograph, and such a fun challenge to have 3 colors of costumes as a “creative constraint”! (February 2022)
PC Amy Wilhelms @enpointe photography
Youth America Grand Prix 2023
For the student with the right mindset who is ready for a challenge and to take their training seriously, the experience of preparing for Youth America Grand Prix can be invaluable. It allows them to grow in ways that are hard to replicate in other scenarios, unless they attend a pre-pro school and have other opportunities.
The hours spent carefully refining classical variations, and the even more time pushing themselves physically and mentally in new directions for the contemporary piece are truly a major reward in themselves.
I have many beautiful memories from our Seattle and San Francisco trips this year, and we have already begun thinking about next season!
