Hale Center Theater Orem's AIDA: SCHOOL EDITION Begins Today

Hale Center Theater Orem presentsAIDA: SCHOOL EDITION, running today, March 10 through March 18, 2016.

Let HCTO's stage take you back to the time of pyramids and pharaohs in our production of AIDA: SCHOOL EDITION! It tells the story of AIDA, an enslaved Nubian princess who falls in love with Egyptian captain RADAMES, and who must choose between her deepening passion for him and her duty for her people. This Elton John and Tim Rice musical -- winner of four Tony awards -- will be performed by a cast entirely under age eighteen.

AIDA: SCHOOL EDITION is a musical with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical's book was written by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang.

AIDA: SCHOOL EDITION will be performed at 4:30 PM every day, except Sunday, from March 10th to March 18th. There will be a Saturday matinee at 11:00 AM on March 12th. Tickets range in price from $7 to $9 each ($2 less for children). To order tickets visit the Hale Center Theater Orem Box Office, call 801-226-8600 or visit haletheater.org.

Production Team:

Director & Music Director - David Smith

Choreographer - Janessa Ramsey

Production Stage Manager - Julie Bonifay

Costume Designer - Tami Crandall

Makeup & Hair Designer - Laura Bikman

Properties - Linda Hale

Scenic Design - Bobby Swenson and Cole McClure

Lighting Design - Andy Keele & Cody Swenson

The Cast:

Aida

Sasha Fazulyanov

Radames

Jeff Sundwall

Amneris

McKenna Orme

Nehebka

Abby Wellner

Mereb

Taesha Sau

Pharaoh

Joe Graul

Zoser

Dylan Armstrong

Amonasro

Teagan Smith

Egyptian Soldiers/Nubian Slaves

James Johnson

Josh Flickinger

Tyson Pew

Wesley Hadfield

Egyptian Handmaidens

Hailey Bennett

Emma Bikman

Whitney Black

Kate Bonny

Emma Brown

Claire Quigley

Morgan Wilcock

Nubian Slaves

Brittany Belnap

Abby Hill

Mallory Madsen

Camille Preston

Laura Randall

Olivia Smith-Driggs

Alyssa Tipps

Molly Brown

Hale Center Foundation for the Arts and Education is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is to provide a high quality, intimate theatrical experience while maintaining affordable ticket prices; furnish an excellent venue for artists to express their talents and gain valuable experience; and invest in people by providing a positive place for children and adults to learn and perform.

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