Synopsis
A surrealist romp through the life of James Jeremiah Johnson, a dilettante university student/local indie star who has discovered his lone ability to communicate with nature after a vision from the ‘Star Queen’. Following his increasingly vague dream, James is lead on a series of wild misadventures from Provo to the southern Utah wilderness encountering along the way an austere university professor, a singing coke bottle, a tortured artist, a scandalous moonflower, and a withered curmudgeon of a juniper tree. After the self-proclaimed success of his vision quest, James returns to Provo for a concert that will change the local scene forever.
Full Cast:
Elijah Hancock — James
Michelle Alexander — Natalie
Olivia Custodio — Coke Bottle, Moonflower
Carlie Riding — Professor Hauptmann
Shawn Saunders — Juniper Tree
Chorus:
Igor Marques
Dallin Peacock
Emily Erekson
Robert Willes
Hannah Johnson
Chamber Ensemble:
Rachel Ostler
Mayu Park
Hillary Alleman
Austie Robinson
Eric Backman
Nick Foster
Jesse Quebbeman-Turley
Jessica Li: Promotional Art
Lexi Johnson: Costumes
Jena Schmidt: Set design
Graham Whipple: Lighting
Librettist Luke Swenson
Composer Jesse Quebbeman-Turley