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The
Willis Ballet presents
starring The Gold Medal Winning Company from Saint-Petersburg, Russia
The Saint-Petersburg Classic Ballet
Theatre of Marina Medvetskaya
Valentine Classical Ballet Spectacular
Congratulations
to the new CAST!
CAST LIST
The
Seven Last Words of Christ
Music:
Theodore DuBois
Direction and Choreography:
Peggy Willis-Aarnio
(based on a production
inspired by Iris Hensley)
INTRODUCTION
Oh all ye who travel upon the highway.
Hearken to me, and behold me; was e’re sorrow like unto my sorrow?
For the Lord Almighty hath dealt bitterly with me.
Call me no more Naomi, from today cal me Mara.
Mary:
Kseniya Postelnikova
Mary’s
Friends:
Svetlana Alexeeva, Galina
Achmetova,
Yulia Yashina, Anastasia Petrova
FIRST WORD
“Father forgive them, for they know not what they do”.
And the people clamor’d: He
is death-guilty: take him, take him
and crucify him! Be his blood upon
us, and on our children! Then they
did crucify Jesus, and the two thieves, one at His right and the other at His
left hand.
Jesus:
Nicolai Blankov
Soldiers:
Alexei Ivanov and Vladimir Kudyukov
Travelers:
Carol-Ann Kirchoff, Kristina Rodriquez, Mary Grace Alvey,
Elizabeth Hitzelberger, Sarina Rios, Ashley White, Allison Young,
Katelyn Friend, Laura Rodriquez, Victoria Johnson, Darby McInvale,
Lydia Woosley, Madison Coker, Maria Hess, Courtenay
Gray, Destiny Young
Tenor:
John Gillas
SECOND WORD
“Verily, thou shalt be in Paradise to-day with me.”
Amen, so I tell thee, Hear me, O Lord, and remember me, when Thou comest
into they kingdom.
Angels:
Olga Mutovkina and Igor Bogomolov
Angel
Acolytes: Meredith Bush, Alissa Rios, Maraya Rashid, Andrea
Ramirez,
Kirsten Froemming and Laura Jean Granville
Tenor:
John Gillas
Baritone:
Kyung Wook Shin
THIRD WORD
“See, O woman! Here behold they Son Beloved,” See yon Mother, bow’d in anguish, Who beside the cross doth
languish. Where on high her son is
borne; Is there mortal, who not feeleth To behold her where she kneeleth, So
woeful, and all forlorn?
Mary:
Kseniya Postelnikova
Mary’s
Friends:
Svetlana Alexeeva, Galina Achmetova,
Yulia Yashina, Anastasia Petrova
Soprano:
Judith Klinger
Tenor:
John Gillas
Baritone:
Kyung Wook Shin
FOURTH WORD
“God, my Father, why hast Thou forsaken me?” All those who were my friends, all have now forsaken me, and
they that hate me do now prevail against me; and he whom I have cherished, he
has betray’d me. Even the vine
that I have chosen, and that I have planted; Wherefore art thou now so strangely
turned into bitterness, that I by thee am crucified?
Jesus:
Nicolai Blankov
Baritone:
Kyung Wook Shin
FIFTH WORD
“I am athirst!” And the
Jews then passing by him, all did rail upon him, and wagging their heads at him,
they said unto him: Ah!
Thou wouldst fain destroy the temple:
If thou be Jesus, Son of the Father, now from the cross descend thou,
that we behold it, and believe on thee when we behold it.
If thou art King over Israel, save thyself, then!
Travelers:
Carol-Ann
Kirchoff, Kristina Rodriquez, Mary Grace Alvey,
Elizabeth Hitzelberger, Sarina Rios, Ashley White, Allison Young,
Katelyn Friend, Laura Rodriquez, Victoria Johnson, Darby McInvale,
Lydia Woosley, Madison Coker, Maria Hess, Courtenay Gray, Destiny Young
SIXTH WORD
“Father into Thy hands I commend my soul.” For Thou art my God and my Father; Thou art my Saviour. Into
Thy hands I commend my soul.
Entire
Cast
Tenor:
John Gillas
SEVENTH WORD
And with a loud voice Jesus cried, exclaiming:
“It is finished!” and He did bow His head and rendered up His spirit.
And it was about the sixth hour; and the sun was darkened and darkness
covered the earth, until about the ninth hour; and the veil of the temple was
rent, and all the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent, and the graves were
opened wide.
Storm:
Alexei Ivanov, Vladimir Kudyukov and Ilya Kornilin
Drape
Bearers: Ashley White, Kris Rodriquez, Carol-Ann Kirchoff,
Laura Rodriguez and Entire Cast
Soprano:
Judith Klinger
Tenor:
John Gillas
Baritone:
Kyung Wook Shin
PRAYER
Christ, we do all adore Thee, and we do praise Thee for ever; for on the
hold cross hast thou the world from sin redeemed.
Angels:
Olga
Mutovkina and Igor Bogomolov
Angel
Acolytes: Meredith Bush, Alissa Rios, Maraya Rashid, Andrea
Ramirez,
Kirsten
Froemming and Laura Jean Granville
and Entire Cast
The Revelation
song
CAST
LIST
The
Revelation Song*
*Subject
to Change
Performed by:
Ashley White, Lydia Woosley,
Elizabeth Hitzelberger, Laura Rodriquez, Kris Rodriquez, Carol-Ann Kirchoff, Destiny Young
Alissa Rios and Maraya Rashid (Understudies)