February 2012
31 posts
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The Making of...Gunnhild the She-Bear!
Our costume department has been working extremely hard to bring all of these vikings to life! One of our costume assistants sent me some photo’s from the making of Gunnhild the She-Bear. She put in over 50 hours of work! THAT is dedication. Check out these photo’s of the progress and finished project. The She-Bear beginnings!
Hand-crafted teeth! Madelyn hard at work. Using some...
TICKET INFO!
We open in a week! Performs March 2-11, 2012 Friday 3/2/2012 at 7:30 pm (Post-Show Q&A with Sam & Marcus) Saturday 3/3/2012 at 2:00 pm Saturday 3/3/2012 at 7:30 pm Sunday 3/4/2012 at 2:00 pm
Thursday 3/8/2012 at 7:30 pm Friday 3/9/2012 at 7:30 pm Saturday 3/10/2012 at 2:00 pm Saturday 3/10/2012 at 7:30 pm Sunday 3/11/2012 at 2:00 pm House opens 30 minutes prior to curtain. Online...
Fresno Beehive: From Page to Stage Series
Here is an interview our local theatre critic (and fan!), Donald Munro, did with our very own Trina Short about the making of the costumes for the show. Check out her great sketches! From page to stage: Creating the costumes for ‘Yo, Vikings!’ By: Donald Munro February 17, 2012
Original Article: http://fresnobeehive.com/2012/02/from_page_to_st_2.html I’ve been following the...
Catriona Joelle Fray
Name: Catriona Joelle Fray Character: Emma Katz If you could give yourself any Viking name it would be?: CATRON THE BELTRESS QUEEN!! Favorite past show/performance: Les Miserables as Eponine. I could really connect to the character, and I bonded with the entire cast on a spiritual level. I was so blessed. Pre-show ritual or warm-up: I’m obsessive compulsive so here we go! I make hot...
Daniel Philip Hernandez
Name: Daniel Philip Hernandez Character: Murphy Bean /Thorkle the traveler If you could give yourself any Viking name it would be?: Danforth the Coffee Grinder (I work in a coffee shop…) Favorite past show/performance: The Drowsy Chaperone Pre-show ritual or warm-up: Stretch, then run a dance from whatever show I am in. Top Three favorite Musicals and/or Plays: Once On This Island (this...
Kyla Kennedy
Name: Kyla Kennedy Character: Nikki Tibbles/Gunnhild the She-Bear If you could give yourself any Viking name what would it be?: Kyla the Uncreative Who Is Really Struggling To Think Of A Viking Name. Pretty self explanatory. Favorite past show/performance: Honestly, I’ve yet to find my ‘favorite’ show experience! I really haven’t done that much theatre so I think...
Hannah Moser
Name: Hannah Moser Character: Zinzi Ferdinand-Munoz/Helga the Clangfist If you could give yourself any Viking name it would be?: Gypsy Enchantress Favorite past show/performance: Les Mis, CMT, last summer Pre-show ritual or warm-up: Before each show, I put on my clothes just like anyone else: one wig at a time Top Three favorite Musicals and/or Plays: Full Monty, Ragtime, Angels in America...
Basically Brandon!
Check out www.centralvalleytalk.com RIGHT NOW! Some of our cast is on from 10:30pm-11:30pm. Genevieve is being interviewed right now and stay tuned for another performance.
Jacob Williams
Name: Jacob Williams Character: Gunther/ Viking If you could give yourself any Viking name it would be?: Jacobius the Incorrigible! Favorite past show/performance: I have two favorite roles. I played Bertha in A Tuna Christmas my Junior year at University High School. It was my first leading role, and one of the most fun ones I’ve played. My other favorite was when I played the Narrator...
Kylie Briggs
Name: Kylie Briggs
Character: Mrs. Mukherjee (Try saying that 3 times fast.)
If you could give yourself any Viking name it would be?: My character thinks she’s very inspiring, but she also loves rules, so I think she would go with something like “Mukherjee the Meticulous Motivator.”
Favorite past show/performance: My favorite performance has to be playing Eva Peron in...
Viking Parade!
We had a unique opportunity for promo-ing our show this past weekend. We marched in a parade! The Tower District held their annual Mardi Gras Parade and our cast and crew went out to represent! Trina Short debuted some of her viking creations. Check out some of the fun below: Top Row: Skyler, Bryce, and Hannah Bottom Row: Luke, Greg, and David Trina working hard! We love her! Madi Spate (Stage...
Luke Teixeira
Name: Luke Teixeira
Character: Ollie Katz If you could give yourself any Viking name it would be?: Lucänov the Beastly! Favorite past show/performance: Camp Rock with CMT. Pre-show ritual or warm-up: Pray. Top Three favorite Musicals and/or Plays: Into the Woods, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Phantom of the Opera. Favorite Song from “Yo, Vikings!”: Into...
Bryce Moser
Name: Bryce Moser
Character: Sebby Ferdinand-Munoz/Olaf the Boorish If you could give yourself any Viking name it would be?: Honestly I like the Viking name I have in the show, Olaf just fits me. Favorite past show/performance: My favorite show that I have performed in would have to be Beauty and the Beast. The cast worked so well together, I got to work with my whole family and my best...
Jackie King
Name: Jackie King Character: Phyllis/Viking If you could give yourself any Viking name it would be?: Jackious Maximus The Triumphant! Favorite past show/performance: Les Miserables 2011 with CMT! Pre-show ritual or warm-up: Well, have you heard of the one that involves a chicken and strawberry sauce and the Hokey Pokey? Ya, me either. I like to clear my head, take a big breath, say a short...
George Akina
Name: George Akina
Character: Sigurd Torvaldsson If you could give yourself any Viking name it would be?: Asmund (God is protector) Favorite past show/performance: Too hard to decide: Beauty and The Beast (Maurice), West Side Story (Bernardo), The Fantasticks (Mortimer), You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (Snoopy) Pre-show ritual or warm-up: Yawn and Pray Top Three favorite Musicals and/or...
Skyler Gray
Name: Skyler Gray
Character: Director
If you could give yourself any Viking name it would be?: Skyler the soon to be braceless face
Favorite past show/performance: Ever? A New Brain. At CMT? Les Miserables & 13!
Pre-show ritual or warm-up: Pacing…..lots of pacing.
Top Three favorite Musicals and/or Plays: Oh boy, too hard to pick just three. Some that come to mind? Parade, Spring...
Performer Profile's
Today, you will begin to see fun Q & A’s popping up on the blog. The cast has been emailed a little Q & A, similar to the interviews conducted with Broadway stars on Playbill.com, to fill out. We hope you enjoy learning about each of our performers involved with this show! We open TWO WEEKS from tomorrow.
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Forts & Props.
We had a little “play” time for character work last week. The assignment? Two groups, build forts, and battle! Stage Right group. Bryce, Daniel, Jackie, Hannah, Shannah, Kyla and David. Stage Left group. Jacob, Genevieve, George, Greg, Kyle and Luke. BATTLE ROYALE. Oh ya, we have rehearsal props now, too!
Picture time!
We’ve been really busy the last couple of weeks with choreography & blocking! What other way to sum up our hard work than through pictures! Cast photo round 2! Daniel and Bryce working vocals Genevieve & the Ollie’s! (Luke & Hudson) Yes…we have a little too much fun. Stay tuned for more!
OFFICIAL PROMO POSTER
I’m excited to present to you….
Our official promo poster! So much color and character, just like the show. I hope this excites everyone just as much as it does me! Share with your friends!
January 2012
16 posts
Original Sketches from "Yo, Vikings!" writer Judy... →
Check out these sketches from Judy Schachner, the writer of the childrens book, “Yo, Vikings!”.
The book can be found here for purchase: http://www.amazon.com/Yo-Vikings-Judy-Schachner/dp/0525468897 It’s a great classroom read!
Week One Complete
Our first week of rehearsal is complete! I know everyone has been working really hard with learning the music this week. It really showed today. Inaugural read/sing through went great. This music is infectious and definitely has all of our toes feverishly tapping. It’s fun to sit back and watch everyone really get into the music.
This week we also shot our promo poster shots. I won’t...
Official first run though has started! Everyone is tapping to this amazing music. I feel songs being stuck in our heads after today.
The Creators & Original Vikings
SAM WILLMOTT Music www.samwillmott.com
Sam is an award-winning New York City-based composer/lyricist whose work has been performed at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, the Walnut Street Theatre, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre, The Duplex Cabaret Theatre, the Laurie Beechman Theatre and other venues across the country. His written work includes Standardized Testing - The Musical!!!! (2009...
Too early for ticket info? Nah.
Tickets are already on sale! Performs March 2-11, 2012 Friday 3/2/2012 at 7:30 pm Saturday 3/3/2012 at 2:00 pm Saturday 3/3/2012 at 7:30 pm Sunday 3/4/2012 at 2:00 pm
Thursday 3/8/2012 at 7:30 pm Friday 3/9/2012 at 7:30 pm Saturday 3/10/2012 at 2:00 pm Saturday 3/10/2012 at 7:30 pm Sunday 3/11/2012 at 2:00 pm Teachers! Follow the link below for group...
BEEHIVE POST: From page to stage: 'Yo, Vikings!'...
Original Post: January 12, 2012 By Donald Munro http://fresnobeehive.com/2012/01/from_page_to_st_1.html
I’ve been following the development of the new musical “Yo, Vikings!,” an adaptation of the popular children’s book by Judy Schachner, which will receive its West Coast premiere March 2 at Children’s Musical Theaterworks. In November, when we last checked in,...
BEEHIVE POST: From page to stage: 'Yo, Vikings!'
Original Post: November 22, 2011 By Donald Munro http://fresnobeehive.com/2011/11/from_page_to_st.html
All photo credit to www.FresnoBeehive.com
In September I first brought you the exciting news that Children’s Musical Theaterworks in March will be presenting the West Coast premiere of a new original musical, “Yo, Vikings!” At that time I chatted with artistic...
BEEHIVE POST: A busy theater weekend
Original Post: November 14, 2011 By Donald Munro http://fresnobeehive.com/2011/11/a_busy_theater.html Photo credit to www.FresnoBeehive.com “Sunday: The community room at Woodward Park Regional Library was crammed for the first table reading ever held by Children’s Musical Theaterworks. The kid-themed musical is titled “Yo, Vikings!”, and CMT will stage the West Coast...
BEEHIVE POST: THEATER BEAT: Children's Musical...
Original Post: September 29, 2011 By Donald Munro http://fresnobeehive.com/2011/09/theater_beat_cm.html
VIKING FEVER: Skyler Gray, artistic director of Children’s Musical Theaterworks, is excited over a big change to the season — as well he should. CMT will be producing a workshop production of the new musical “Yo, Vikings!,” which recently received a reading at the...
Beehive Catch-Up
Local theatre critic, Donald Munro, has already begun cataloging our adventure! I will be re-posting all of his past articles to inform those of you new to this project. Thanks Donald for all of your support so far!
“Yo, Vikings”, A History
Adapted from Judith Byron Schachner’s acclaimed book of the same name, Yo, Vikings! is the mini-saga of 10-year-old Emma Katz, the fiercest Viking in Swarthmore, PA, and her quest for real adventure.
Written with lyricist Marcus Stevens (Winner of the 2003 Richard Rodgers Award for Red), Yo, Vikings! combines sweeping melodies, thrilling Viking chants and funky rock ‘n roll with a beautiful,...
Land Ho!
Welcome to the blog for all things Vikings! Here is where you will find all the information about CMT’s upcoming production of “Yo, Vikings!”. This blog will document the adventure we take bringing this musical to life on stage here in Fresno!