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BEHIND THE SCENES
FEBRUARY 16�23, 2022
FROM THE
COVER
‘Little Women’ musical opens Feb. 24 in Pendleton
By Trish Yerges
Go! Magazine
LITTLE WOMEN
P
ENDLETON — The musical
version of the beloved his-
torical romance “Little Women”
will be performed at Blue
Mountain Community College’s
Bob Clapp Theatre in partner-
ship with Friends of the Elgin
Opera House.
The show runs Feb. 24-26
and March 3-5. Show times are
7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays,
and Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. and
4:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 and
available at www.elginopera-
house.com, by calling 541-663-
6324 or at the BMCC box offi ce
before the show.
“Little Women: The Broad-
wasy Musical” is directed and
choreographed by Caitlin Mar-
shall, a veteran collaborative di-
rector at the Elgin Opera House.
Her recent projects include
“Matilda: The Musical,” “Mamma
Mia,” “High School Musical” and
“Tuck Everlasting” with artistic
director Terry Hale.
Based on Louisa May
Jennifer Colton/Contributed image
Playing the March sisters are, from left, Abby Foust, Carly Elder, Jordan
Uhlman and Emily Carman in “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,”
presented Feb. 24-26 and March 3-5 at Blue Mountain Community College.
Alcott’s life, the plot takes
place in Civil War America and
follows the lives of sisters Jo,
Meg, Beth and Amy March. The
drama is faithful to the movie
storyline, and the musical score
with its singing and danc-
ing soars with the emotion of
struggle, loss, self-discovery
and everlasting love.
The story centers on the
aspiring writer Jo March, who
goes to New York to try to pub-
lish her novel.
“That’s where the show
begins,” Marshall said. “Jo is
reading the story she’s written,
and it takes her back in time,
remembering when she lived
in Concord with her family and
how she came to New York.”
When Jo meets Profes-
sor Bhaer in New York, she is
struggling to sell her stories for
publication. She is discouraged
that the editors don’t seem
interested in her work, and
Bhaer reminds her to write what
Feb. 24-26, March 3-5
7 p.m. Thursdays and
Fridays
12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Saturdays
Bob Clapp Theatre at BMCC
2411 NW Carden, Pendleton
Tickets: $18 each at
elginoperahouse.com, 541-
663-6324, or at the BMCC
box offi ce prior to the show
she knows, write from the heart
— and this sincere critique
blossoms into one of Jo’s best
literary works, “Little Women.”
Playing Jo March is Carly
Elder, the choir director at
Sunridge Middle School in
Pendleton; Meg March is played
by Jordan Uhlman, who played
Fiona in “Shrek” in Pendleton;
Amy March is played by Abby
Foust, a Pendleton High School
student; and Beth March is
played by Emily Carman of La
Grande, a familiar actress with
the Elgin Opera House.
Supporting actors include
Karen Taylor as the March girls’
mother, Marmee; Hunter Adams
as Theodore “Laurie” Laurence;
Cheryl Carlson as Aunt March;
Even O’Grady as John Brooke;
Chris Dennett as Mr. Laurence;
Audrey O’Grady as Mrs. Kirk;
and Dutch Meerdink as Profes-
sor Bhaer.
Joining Marshall on the
creative team are Dr. Margaret
Mayer (musical director), Mau-
reen O’Brien (costume design-
er), Terry Hale (scenic designer),
Nathan Harris (lighting designer
and technical director) and Anna
Curry (stage manager).
Marshall’s theater career
started at the Elgin Opera
House in the fall of 2009 stage
managing “The Sound of Music”
and working into choreography.
She was trained in directing in
“Mary Poppins” at the Opera
House, and “Little Women” is
her fi rst show directing solo.
“I’ve always wanted to direct
this show myself one day,”
Marshall said. “I’m so excited,
and I warmly invite the public
to attend.”
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Poetic
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Baker City, Oregon
541.523.5369
www.crossroads-arts.org
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