"The Emperor's New Clothes" - DMTC's Young Performer's Theater

Left: The cast at final bows. I apologize if I get the name order not quite right:

Left to right: Cassidy Patterson, Ashlyn Barbieri, Sally Li, Lindsay Mitchell, Kelsey Garrett (Herald), Kat Holder (Sinister The Prime Minister), Chris Petersen (Emperor Maximilian The Most), Nora Unkel (Empress Carlotta The Least), Matthew Fyhrie (Stitch), Alice Moylan (Sew), Alex Chen (Chester), Sabrina Schloss (Verity), Kiyo Nishiyama (Lady Winifred), Juliana Wynkoop (Lady Lynn), Kelly Ragsdale, Petra Favorite, Soomi Yoo.

I can still recall the 2003 "Emperor's New Clothes", and indeed, one person was in both shows (Nora Unkel: 'Sew' in 2003, 'Emperess Carlotta' in 2007). I saw at least two people in the audience who were in the 2003 show (Mary Ellen Price and Rebecca Rudy). The sumptuous costumes, designed by Anna Johnson in both 2003 and 2007, were sometimes used for both shows. And Jan Isaacson directed both shows. The ties to the immediate past are strong!

Chris Petersen is a fine actor and Nora Unkel is honing her stage skills (she did a brief tap solo that looked great). Sabrina Schloss played a winning Verity. Later, it occurred to me Schloss looks rather similar to Emily Jo Seminoff, her predecessor in that role: it was almost like deja vu! Kat Holder's makeup and costume served her well as Sinister the Prime Minister. As Stitch and Sew, the Fyhrie/Moylan team worked well: it seemed to me younger than the Spangler/Unkel team had been in 2003, but maybe better-spoken. In the ensemble, two people seemed to stand out - Kelly Ragsdale (I believe) and Soomi Yoo.

Two more performances left! - Saturday morning and afternoon, on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th. Go see it!

Here's another picture of bows: