Friday, July 17, 2015

4pm & 7pm

Each year when Summertime Players! rolls around, it brings with it the

same wonderful qualities that have been a part of the program for 13

years: youthful exuberance, lively singing , crazy dancing, new friend-

ships, lots of laughter and just plain fun!

This fully choreographed show, learned, memorized, and performed

in nine days is an amazing feat for me to witness. The speed in which

the kids learn and are taught by our incredible staff is in itself rather

remarkable - but, what is truly at the core of STP is what we see in

the days leading up to the performance. Each day, we have

watched kids with all different levels of talent and ability joining to-

gether to create something bigger than themselves. We have seen

kids from many different schools branching out, making new friends

and just having fun together. We have observed kids working hard to

learn and try out some new talents, and feeling safe and encouraged

to do so. With each day that leads up to the performance, we see

their confidence grow and the smiles just keep getting bigger and big-

ger!

STP naturally lends itself to “caring and sharing” with others and this

year was again no exception. The designated organization, Kody’s

Closet, whose mission is to offer free hygiene/personal care products

to underprivileged and at-risk youth is the perfect match for us. Kody’s

Closets are placed in over 15 different schools within the Twin Cities

area and serve a very real need in our communities. We were thrilled

to support an organization that specifically serves kids. The generosity

of our STP kids and their families was remarkable! As you will hear us

sing tonight, we are trying to live what we sing . . . . “I can change the

world with my own two hands, make it a better place, with my own

two hands.”

If you have a child in the show tonight, thank you for sharing them

with us this summer. If you know of someone that would love this type

of summer activity, we encourage you to give them these dates to-

day: Summertime Players! 2016 - July 1 1 -22. Thank you for coming

tonight and supporting these performers and their efforts. We hope

you catch the enthusiasm that each one of these kids has given us

over the past two weeks!

-Dr. Beverly Claflin, Director of Summertime Players! and MOSOM

Director’s Notes

Join us for Summertime Players!

2016!

July 11-22, 2016

www.mtolivet.org/music/music-camps

Dr. Beverly Claflin ~ Director

Carah Hart, Amanda Jenkins ~ Assistant Directors

Jenna Dove, Amanda Jenkins,

Morgan Kirvida, Britta Joy Peterson

~ Choreographers

Geoff Arenson, Marnie Carlson, Billy Johnson, Jef f La rson,

Dane Moore, Zach Spirov

~ Mount Olivet Youth Staff

Luke Ericksen, Genevieve Kalland

~ College Assistants

Instrumentalists:

Erik Akervik, Keyboard

Josh Lindquist, Bass Craig Larsen, Guitar

Justin Nellis, Percussion/Band Leader

Joshua Barnd of River Bottom Productions LLC

Sound & Lighting

Special thanks to: Tony Matthes and Bob Sedoff of Edina High School Thespians and to

the parental volunteers for ticket and bravo gram sales.

Summertime Players! Staff

Pumpin’ Up the Party Hannah Montana

Shake It Off Taylor Swift

King of New York from Newsies

Shipoopi from The Music Man

Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little from The Music Man

Goodnight Ladies

Seventy-six Trombones

Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now from Hairspray

I Love It Icona Pop

Luck Be A Lady from Guys and Dolls

Cantata for a First Date from I Love You, You’re

Perfect, Now Change

Fabulous from High School Musical 2

Uptown Funk Bruno Mars/Mark Ronson

Thirteen from 13: The Musical

Cotton Eye Joe Rednex

Band Feature The STP Band

Say Something A Great B ig Wor ld

Jailhouse Rock from All Shook Up

With My Own Two Hands Jack Johnson

Celebrate from Penguins of

Madagascar

Program Order 2015 Summertime Players DVD Order Form Please DO NOT use cameras or video cameras

during the performances on Friday.

The performance will be professionally recorded.

You may order DVDs at a cost of $20.00 each (cash or check

payment only—price includes cost of postage).

DVD will be mailed to you by the end of August

Parent/Adult’s Name _________________________________________

Participant’s Name___________________________________________

Mailing Address (DVD will be mailed to this address):

____________________________________________________

Street

____________________________________________________

City State Zip

Number of DVDs __________

Total Amount $______________

(Make checks payable to Mount Olivet)

Attn: Amanda Jenkins—STP

Mount Olivet Lutheran Church

5025 Knox Ave S

Minneapolis, MN 55419

Please turn in this form along with your payment

by Friday, July 31.

If you have any questions about STP or MOSOM please contact

Dr. Claflin at Beverlyc@mtolivet.org or

612-767-2263.

Music instruction by experienced professionals

in an artistic, nurturing environment.

Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion,

Guitar, Strings, Voice, Piano

50th and Knox Avenue South, Minneapolis

612.767.2262 ● mosom@mtolivet.org

Www.mtolivet.org/music

NEXT! Audition Workshop For 9th grade-graduating seniors

August 18-20, 2015; 6-9pm

Are you facing a musical theatre audition for your high school show or preparing for your

college entrance audition? Would you like to wow the director and land the role you were

born to fill? This workshop will prepare you to put your best foot forward at your audition.

Musical theater professionals will guide participants through song selection and interpretation,

best practices for working with an accompanist, dance & movement, and monologues &

cold readings. Tuition includes a 30-minute private coaching session to select appropriate

repertoire. Cost: $200.00. Register today at www.mtolivet.org/music/music-camps

Liz Bjorkstrand

Charlie Boesen

Katherine Brown

Frankie Bush

Will Carlson

Nene Caston

Toni Caston

Sam Christie

Cooper Cieslicki

Aidan Curry

Rowan Curry

Morgan Curtis

Joey Deegan

Alyse DeLorenzo

Ellie Dickey

Lucinda Emmen

Amelie Fantin

Amanda FitzGerald

Katherine Fitzgerald

Alora Gracyalny

Anastasia Hultman

Jessy Jabbar

Anna Johnson

Jackie Kile

Cooper Lampe

Destiny Lanning

Betty LiaBraaten

Benno Lijesen

Lucy Marden

Parker McEachran

Max Moen

Livia Monge

Jack Moody

Sophie Morrill

Samantha Mpaulo

Genevieve Mulkern

Evie Murray

Sophie Norman

Andrew Olson

Annika Olson

Sylvia Otteson

Bella Peters

Hannah Price

McKenna Quam

Lucie Rabidue

Audrey Rankin

Hunter Reece

Avery Reichel

Andrew Renville

Abby Reynolds

Madeline Roess

George Rohlf

Zoe Sax

Katie Schiller

Maddie Schnell

Lauren Shinall

Paige Shinall

Olivia Swenson

Hanna Tuchenhagen

Bridget Werner

Gabby Williams

Izzy Williams

Grace Wolf

Isabelle Zeaske

Summertime Players! Cast

Audrey Anaya

Kaela Bloemendaal

Kate Cosgrove

Sammy Cozine

Katie Dickey

Nate Dutcher

Jack Fergesen

Jack Fischer

Emma Hutson

Henry Junker

Ella Kile

Peter Larson

Olivia Magnuson

Taylor McKinnon

Jack Quinby

Ian Reichel

Hallie Robinson

Sydney Sabow

Sandy Samir

Angela Sampers

Ava Smithmier

Kate Snyder

Kelsey Taylor

Mable Thomas

Isabel Thompson

Morgan Wetterberg

Benji Wyberg

Mar Zacharkevics

Summertime Players!2 Cast Britta Joy Peterson (choreographer) is a Minnesota native, where she

grew up in the thriving Minneapolis arts community. As a performer,

dance maker, teaching artist + scholar, Peterson works primarily in

postmodern contemporary and jazz forms with special interests in cre-

ative practices and somakinesis. She holds a BA with majors in Dance +

Communications from Gustavus Adolphus College, and an MFA in

Dance from Arizona State University. Peterson’s performance and cho-

reographic work has been seen in Minnesota, Wisconsin, California,

Arizona, New York, Washington, Colorado and New Zealand. Learn

more about Peterson at bjpdance.com.

Morgan Kirvida (choreographer) is a well-rounded creative talent in the

Twin Cities area. She performs weekly with the Mystic Dancers and also

serves as their Dance Captain. Morgan also frequents the stage in musi-

cal theatre and is a vocalist at her local church. Favorite shows she has

been involved in include On the Town, Cabaret, My Fair Lady, Sweet

Charity, and A Christmas Carol. Ms. Kirvida has choreographed for

schools and for a number of CAM productions in town. She also teaches

dance at local studios. Ms. Kirvida earned her BA in Dance Performance

and studied voice and acting at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cit-

ies. Another artistic outlet for her is styling hair for men and women at

LifeSpa & Salon at their crosstown location.

Erik Akervik (Keyboard) is returning for his fifth year to play for Summer-

time Players!. He has studied piano for over 20 years, graduating from

St. Olaf College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Music Education. Mr.

Akervik has played and directed the pit for many high school produc-

tions, the most recent being "Shrek" at Burnsville High School. He cur-

rently teaches choir and guitar in Burnsville, directs the high school's

spring production, and leads vocal music for their music theater. He co

-directs Mount Olivet's Chancel Choir with Amanda Jenkins and ac-

companies the high school Cathedral Choir.

Justin Nellis (percussion/Band Leader) is a Minneapolis-based teacher,

performer, composer, and singer/songwriter. His current projects in-

clude playing keyboards with local bands Jillian Rae, Van Stee, and

School For Girls. Justin graduated from Luther College with a Bachelor's

Degree in Music Education and teaches general music at MacPhail

Center for Music and private piano lessons at the Mount Olivet School

of Music. This is his fourth summer playing for Summertime Players! and

he has thoroughly enjoyed every note!

Dr. Beverly Claflin (director/vocal director) c u r r e n t l y s e r v e s a s

the Director of Wo r s h i p a n d Music at Mount Olivet Lutheran

Church where she conducts the Cathedral (high school) and Senior

(adult) Choirs. As a result of her love of teaching, she founded the

Mount Olivet School of Music (MOSOM) and their summer music

camps: Summertime Players!, Summertime Players!2, and God’s

Kids Sing!. Dr. Claflin is an experienced teacher, conductor, and

performer who earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Vocal Per-

formance from Arizona State University. In addition to her duties at

Mount Olivet, Dr. Claflin enjoys serving as the musical/vocal director

for the Edina High School Thespians. Summertime Players! is a highlight

of her summer . . . “thanks STP kids for a great two weeks!”

Carah Hart (assistant director/vocal assistant) is an original member of

the first Summertime Players! camp and has been working as an STP

staff member for the past nine years. Born and raised as a Mount

Olivet member, Carah participated in both the choral and youth pro-

grams offered through the church. She was an active performer at

Edina High School and Luther College where she received degrees in

Music Education and Vocal Performance. She holds her Masters of

Science in Teaching from Drake University and is currently a vocal mu-

sic specialist in the Hopkins School District.

Amanda Jenkins (assistant director/choreographer) has been a

member of the Summertime Players! staff for 13 years - since the

very first year of the program! Ms. Jenkins works at Mount Lutheran

Church as the co-director of Chancel Choir (a 7th and 8th grade

mixed choir) with Erik Akervik and teaches private voice lessons

through the Mount Olivet School of Music (MOSOM). She is an

active freelance performer in the Twin Cities and has performed

roles in productions with The Minnesota Orchestra, Skylark Opera,

Theatre Latté Da, and several others.

Jenna Dove (choreographer) has danced since the age of 3, gradu-

ating with a Bachelor’s degree in Dance and Journalism, and a minor

in Communications from the University of Iowa. She uses her love of

dancing, acting and singing while performing professionally around

the Twins City area and with Eclectic Edge Ensemble. Jenna has been

in national commercials and music videos, as well as performing at

corporate events, parades, and even a Twins game. Jenna currently

teaches tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, gymnastics and musical the-

atre at three dance studios in the Twin Cities, and is choreographing

for local musicals and camps.

Artistic Team Bios

Taylor Benham

Malaika Bigirindavyi

Mackenzie Dahlmeir

Ryan Dahnke

Hazel Dunn

Fiona Eue

Grace Hendrickson

Julia Jallo

Anna Jenewein

Emily Jenewein

Jacob Kirkman

Peter Larson

Megan Lewandowski

Veronica Osgood

Maddy Reichel

Emily Riner

Angela Sampers

Savannah Spirov

Julia Stathopoulos

Charlie Teien

Andrew Young

Team STP!