BABA
A new musical workshop production by Jessica Kahkoska and Elliah Heifetz
A vibrant new musical, reimagining a classic fairy tale, developed and workshopped here at ISU!
April 7-10, 2022
When Sylvie, a teenage girl with a passion for the environment, realizes her new stepmother comes from a family made rich from deforestation, the girl’s only hope in saving all she holds dear is venturing deep into woods. Racing against time, Sylvie must earn the trust of the mythical witch Baba Yaga to intervene with her magic before it is too late. Weaving in enchanting Americana music and issues of the contemporary climate crisis this story asks us all: What do we do when our own forest is under threat?
April 7, 8, and 9 at 7:30 pm
April 10 at 2:00 Pm
Performed in FisherTheater.
Adult tickets $25. Iowa State students and youth free. General admission tickets available at the door, through Iowa State Center Ticket Office, or any Ticketmaster. Free student and youth tickets may be obtained either at the door or by visiting the Iowa State Center Ticket Office in person, open weekdays from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm.
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Iowa State Center Ticket OfficeCast
- Sylvie - Taylor Noe
- Baba Yaga - Abbigail Markus
- Koschei - Nick Demaree
- Sylvie's Dad - Brandon Schumann
- Joy - Breanna Penenger
- Fern - Annika Baker
- Willow - Morgan Wolfe
- Ensemble - Elise Cameron
- Ensemble - Jessica Fenton
- Ensemble - Ashton Hale
- Ensemble - Reily Harker
- Ensemble - Kaitlyn Meylor
- Ensemble - Kathryn Ripley
- Ensemble - Emma Ross
- Ensemble - Claire Thede
- Ensemble - Valentine Chenus
Creative Team
- Director - Cason Murphy
- Assistant Director - Heaven Booker
- Assistant Director - Valentine Chenus
- Stage Manager - Emily Oldham
- Scenic Designer - Natalie Hining
- Costume Designer - Kelly Marie Schaefer
- Lighting Designer - Will Coeur
- Sound Designer - Josh Jepson
- Musical Director - Patrick Gagnon
- Choreographer - Valerie Williams
- Costume Shop Supervisor - Doris Nash
- Technical Director - Natalie Hining
- Production Manager - Will Coeur
- Assistant Stage Manager - Mónica Toro Lebrón
- Assistant Scenic Designer - Kaushik Raghavan
- Dramaturg - Margaret Smith
- Assistant Choreographer - Mya Fisher
- Assistant Musical Director - Zach Harvey
- Assistant Costume Designer - Isabelle Anderson
- Assistant Lighting Designer - Hannah Johnson
- Prop Master - Emily Phillips
- Projections Co-Designer - Natalie Hining
- Projections Co-Designer - Will Coeur
Music
- Piano/Conductor - Patrick Gagnon
- Guitar - Brayden Bond
- Guitar - Lane Vaselaar
- Drum Set - Collin Bell
- Percussion - Joshua Grant
- Bass - Cory Stark