Production Information

  • Hänsel und Gretel, Humperdinck
  • Performances: October 16-18, CCPA
    • Friday/Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday 2pm
  • Tech and Dress: Oct 10, 12-14
  • Director: Abbigail Coté
  • Scenic, Props, and Lighting Designer: Shawn Johnson
  • Costume Designer: Bella Fortunato
  • Stage Manager: KatyBeth Schmid
  • Assistant Stage Manager: Reed Davis

Rehearsal and Performance Schedule

Music and Staging Rehearsals in Voxman (as of 9.22.26)

 

Date

Time

Role

What

Where

Who

Notes

Week 5: Staging Continues

 
9/22

6:30 - 10:30 PM

Hansel, Gretel, Mother, Father, Sandman, Dew Fairy, Kids (covers)

Work-Through first half of opera:

Pg. 12 - 105

STARK

Coté, Kwon, Ramig, Meng, Peterson, Power, 

Covers /Supers at rehearsal

Okay to use score

 

6:30 - 8:00 pm

Music with Maestro

    
 7:15 pmAdd Sandman, Dew Fairy  Cribbs, Strader, Staker, Schmitz 
8:00 -8:15 pm           BREAK
 

8:15 - 9:45 pm

Work through with Staging

Pg 12-105 

 Add Hachtman 
9:45 - 10:00 pm        BREAK
 

10:00 -10:30 pm

Staging as needed

    
  
9/23

6:30 - 10:30 pm

Hansel, Gretel, Witch

Work-through second half of opera

Pg. 106 - 179

STARK

Coté, Akhadjanova, Ramig, Meng, Hachtman

Okay to use score
 

6:30 - 8:00 pm

Music with Maestro

    
 

7:45 PM

Add Father, Mother, Sandman, Dew Fairy, Kids (covers)

  

Power, Peterson, Cribbs, Strader, Staker, Schmitz

 
8:00 -8:15 pm          BREAK
 

8:15 - 9:45 pm

Work through with Staging

Pg 91 - 179

   
9:45 - 10:00 pm        BREAK
 

10:00 -10:30 pm

Staging as needed

    
  
9/24

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Witch, Hansel and Gretel @ 3:45, Sandman and Dew Fairy @ 4:20 pm

ACT II pg 91-93

ACT III pg 103 - 105

ACT III pg 153-161

STARK

Afternoon rehearsal with Frederica von Stade, 

No evening rehearsal

  
9/25

No rehearsal: Choir Concert

9/2610:00am-1:00pm

TUTTI

Stumble through Entire ShowSTARK Coté, Kwon, Ramig, Meng, Peterson, Power, Cribbs, Strader, Staker, Schmitz No Witch

 

Date

Time

Role

What

Where

Who

Notes

Week 6: Room Runs and Orchestra Rehearsals

 
9/29

6:30 - 9:30 PM

TUTTI

Cover Run

STARK

Coté, Akhadjanova, Ramig, Meng, Peterson, Power, Cribbs, Strader, Staker, Schmitz, Hachtman

Open Rehearsal- please invite guests to support the covers!

  
9/30

6:30 - 9:30 PM

TUTTI

Final Room Run

STARK

Coté, Akhadjanova, Ramig, Meng, Peterson, Power, Cribbs, Strader, Staker, Schmitz, Hachtman

Final room run

  
10/1

6:30 - 9:30 PM

Orchestra Ensemble

Orchestra Read 1

STARK

Ensemble, Coté, Kwon, Ramig, Meng, Peterson, Power, Cribbs, Strader, Staker, Schmitz, Hachtman

No Production

  
10/2

6:30 - 9:30 PM

Orchestra Ensemble

Orchestra Read 2

STARK

Coté, Kwon, Ramig, Meng, Peterson, Power, Cribbs, Strader, Staker, Schmitz, Hachtman

 

Onstage Rehearsals and Performances at CCPA (as of 9.15.26)

Date

Time

Role

What

Where

Who

Notes

Week 7: Move to Coralville Center for Performing Arts TECH WEEK

10/5

7 -10 pm

TUTTI

Sitzprobe

CCPA

 

No Coté

  

10/6

7 -10 pm

TUTTI

Space Through

CCPA

  
  

10/7

7 -10 pm

TUTTI

Space Through

CCPA

  
  

10/8

7 -10 pm

TUTTI

Design Run

CCPA

  
  

10/9

CAST DARK DAY- PRODUCTION NOTES

 
  

10/10

11 am –  

9 pm

TUTTI

TECH

CCPA

 

No Ensemble

          

 

 

Date

Time

Role

What

Where

Who

Notes

Week 8: Performance Week

10/12

7 -10 pm

TUTTI

Orchestra Dress #1

CCPA

  

10/13

7 -10 pm

TUTTI

Orchestra Dress #2

CCPA

  

10/14

7 -10 pm

TUTTI

FINAL DRESS

CCPA

  

10/16

CALL TBD,

7:30 GO

TUTTI

Performance 1

CCPA

  

10/17

CALL TBD,

7:30 GO

TUTTI

Performance 2

CCPA

  

10/18

CALL TBD,

2:00 GO

TUTTI

Performance 3

CCPA

  
         

 

Cast List

Gretel- Feier Meng

Hänsel- Charlie Ramig 

Mother- Audrey Peterson

Father- Jack Power

Witch- Sarah Hachtman

Dewfairy- Ella Strader

Sandman- Addison Cribbs

Echo/Super/Dewfairy cover- Kirsten Staker 

Echo/Super/Sandman cover- Ella Schmitz