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NOVEMBER 3�10, 2021
BEHIND THE SCENES
Students
return to the
stage at EOU
Alex Wittwer/The Observer
Jeremiah Dockweiler, center, and other members of the cast rehearse on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.
First Friday at Crossroads
M ud & F ire
2020 Auburn Avenue
Baker City, Oregon
541.523.5369
www.crossroads-arts.org
Genie Sue Weppner presents a First Friday exhibit
that is set ablaze with an eclectic collection of Raku ceramic pieces
which bring forth a modern take on historic techniques
Exhibition on display Friday, November 5 through Monday, November 29
Crossroads is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00am to 5:00pm
FROM THE
COVER
‘All Together Now’
music review set
for Nov. 12 and 13
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
L
A GRANDE — Music is re-
turning to McKenzie Theatre,
and the voices of a 40-member
choir will be echoed around the
world as other groups perform
“All Together Now,” the same
songs on the same weekend.
It all started last spring, said
Kenn Wheeler, associate profes-
sor of theater at Eastern Oregon
University. That’s when Music
Theatre International, one of the
major companies that sells the
rights to perform musicals, of-
fered a musical free of charge.
Wheeler said it usually costs
$3,000 to $6,000 for the rights
to a musical.
“They made an off er to any
school in the world — they’d
give them a musical review
for free. Which is unheard of,”
Wheeler said.
The goal is to celebrate re-
turning to the stage after months
of no performances.
“We have not done any
theater since March of 2020.
For over 18 months, we haven’t
done a show,” Wheeler said.
“This will hopefully be an in-
troduction back to the normal
world of theater.”
More than 2,500 theaters and
high schools around the world
will perform “All Together Now”
on the weekend of Nov. 12-14.
“It’s really exciting to think
there are 5,000 performers
performing the same show at the
same time,” Wheeler said.
The EOU theater and music
departments — the chamber
choir, specifi cally — are combin-
ing to present “All Together Now.”
“We share a lot of students,”
Wheeler said.
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