submitted by Yavapai College’s Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center
A fallen Czar, an empire lost. The glorious spectacle of a royal return and the flickering light of love that kindles it all. Join us for the grandeur and gorgeous music behind a mysterious princess and her return to the light. Yavapai College Performing Arts Department proudly presents its production of the Broadway hit Anastasia, Friday, Nov. 8 through Sunday, Nov. 17, at YC’s Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center in Prescott.
Directed by Dr. Craig J. Ralston, Anastasia was created by the Tony Award®-winning authors of the Broadway classic Ragtime. This dazzling musical transports audiences from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the giddy euphoria of 1920s Paris as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, she enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family.
The Yavapai College production of Anastasia will feature actresses Alyssa Ebel and Callie Voorhies doubling the roles of the Romanov princess.
Ebel said their approaches to the role have subtle differences: “It’s similar in how we block it, how we choreograph it, but emotionally and connection-wise, within ourselves, we have different moments, different things that make us unique in our own way.”
Voorhies added that while both are well-rounded performers they bring different strengths to the role. “Alyssa is very strong in dancing, singing, and it’s obvious that’s what she loves to do, while for me, my order has always been acting, singing, dancing.”
Voorhies will perform on the show’s even-numbered dates and Ebel on the odd dates.
Anastasia will offer two evening performances – Friday, Nov. 8 and Friday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m.; and 3 p.m. matinees on the following Saturdays and Sundays: Nov. 9, 10, 16 and 17. The Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center will also hold a special Princess Tea at 1 p.m. before the Saturday, Nov. 9 performance, at $15 per person.
Tickets start at $35, with
$10 Youth tickets available.
For more information, please
call 928.776.2000 or visit
www.ycpac.com.
