My.EOU Portal Current Students Faculty/Staff
Apply Visit Request Info Give Now
Photos by Jonathan Ley / Portland Opera To Go presents “Hansel and Gretel” at EOU October 10.
PORTLAND, Ore. October 4, 2016 — Portland Opera To Go, the touring division of Portland Opera’s Education and Outreach Program, hits the road this month with an enchanting, family-friendly production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.”
Eastern Oregon University is the first stop on the tour, with a performance at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 in McKenzie Theater in Loso Hall. Admission is by donation with proceeds benefiting the EOU Music Scholarship Fund.
The 50-minute, English language revival will be directed by Portland Opera General Director Christopher Mattaliano with sets by Polly Robbins and costumes by Portland Opera’s Christine A. Richardson.
Following the familiar fairytale, Hansel and Gretel find themselves lost in the woods after being banished from home for being naughty. After an afternoon of berry picking, they are hungry and tired, and fall asleep, only to wake to the greatest adventure of their lives. After gorging on a smorgasbord of sugary treats (courtesy of the resident Gobbling Witch) they find that they are next on the menu!
The tour will perform for over 50 schools throughout Oregon and Washington, in addition to six public venues. Specially designed to introduce young audiences to opera, each school performance is accompanied by an extensive arts integrated curriculum aligned with the Common Core Standards. At many of the tour stops, talented teaching artists will spend time in classrooms engaging students in the art form of opera.
For more information visit www.portlandopera.org/pogo-2016.
CAST
Hansel – Mezzo Soprano, Rebecca Sacks Gretel – Soprano, Ivy Zhou The Father – Baritone, Zachary Lenox The Mother – Soprano, Emily Blair The Witch – Tenor, Tevyn Hill Collaborative Pianist – Evan C. Paul Tour Manager – Sammuel Hawkins Stage Director – Christopher Mattaliano Set Designer – Polly Robbins Costume Designer – Christine A. Richardson
« October lectures & readings | Why leaders make bad decisions »
Jan. 31, 2023 The Oregon Teacher Pathway™ Grow Your Own Teacher Program: A Two-Year Study of Program Alumni LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University’s February Colloquium will be showcasing the research work of Dr. Karyn Gomez and Tawnya Lubbes as they discuss their findings of a two-year qualitative case study that investigated participant experiences […]Read more
Trustees unanimously moves forward with action items, including salary range to hire new president LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University Board of Trustees unanimously approved three actions Wednesday which allow the university to move forward in its search for a new president. The board approved a Presidential Profile compiled by Dr. Dick Merriman, […]Read more
Jan. 25, 2023 Phi Theta Kappa recognizes EOU with honor roll status LA GRANDE, Ore. – For the third year in a row Eastern Oregon University (EOU) is honored to be selected to the PTK Honor Roll. Eastern Oregon University, one of the nation’s top transfer-friendly institutions, was recognized by PTK for “excellence in the […]Read more