Audiences can explore the universe in which we earthlings live and love in song, story, science and stunning photography when Stardust plays at the Prince Charles Theatre on May 15 and 19.
Stardust takes audiences from Earth to the furthest reaches of the cosmos with a hilarious script and unusual characters. Projections serve up stunning photography of the universe sprinkled with poetry. Scientific theory is wrapped in amusing story and beautiful visuals.
Songs include everything from David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” and Patsy Cline’s “Walkin’ After Midnight” to “Good Morning Starshine”, “Stand By Me” and ’40s standards like “Deep Purple” and “Stardust”, and contemporary choral works like Dan Forrest’s “Stars” and “He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” by Brad Ellingboe.
“This is, in a way, my cumulative work,” said creator and director Vicki Blake Thompson. “I have spent years gathering information, music, poetry, all the component pieces for Stardust. Previous shows like The Elusive Heart and Finding the Common Beat explored this format for the music theatre experience, which is entertaining, informative and moving, far more than the sum of its parts. Timothy Braatz has done a fabulous job with the script that weaves it all together with humor and lighthearted introspection. I promise an experience of laughter, wonder, surprise and passion.”
The performance features the Boundless vocal ensemble: Creston’s Gail Southall, Bonners Ferry’s Lauren Skye Palmer, Rhea Verbanic, Jolyn Horton, Vicki Blake Thompson, D.J. Cruttenden and Ryan Hale, and Sandpoint’s Sam Richardson and Jeremiah Campbell, accompanied by Barb Nelson. Additional instrumentalists include Troy, Mont., band director Sheri Schweitzer, Cheryl Kaessinger, Jim Thompson, Petra Timmermans and Karen Samter. Actors include Creston’s Anjanee Gyan-Dyck, and Tully Reinhardt, India Kucherry and Devin Fredericks. Technical director is Lynn Haworth and projectionist is Lisa Palmer.
The Creston performances of Stardust run at 3 p.m. May 15 and 7:30 p.m. May 19. Tickets are $6 for students and $10 for adults, available in advance at Black Bear Books, and $8/$12 at the door. Tickets for the Bonners Ferry performances May 14, 21 and 22 are available at Mountain Mike’s Health Food Store in Bonners Ferry.
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