Children of the Rainbow — Triopia Jr./Sr. High School (2023)
2023 · Triopia High School · Triopia
In April 2023, Triopia Jr./Sr. High School and the Ken Bradbury Foundation presented Children of the Rainbow — Ken's original musical about Creation and the Flood — twenty-four years after its Triopia premiere. The revival was directed by Katie Graner, a former Bradbury student who first appeared in the 1999 production as a Spirit Squad member.
In her director's note, she wrote:
"I spent my junior high career at Triopia as a scrawny, awkward, Hanson-obsessed teenage girl... I can also remember exactly when that feeling started to change. Speech contest, 7th grade, I signed up for improv with a fellow classmate after being encouraged by my teacher Mr. Bradbury. Like everything else, I assumed I wouldn't be good enough. But we got first place.
Without Mr. Bradbury, my love of theatre would be non-existent. But more importantly, my love of Christ would not be where it was today. He took something that I loved to do and made it a way for me to worship. A way to teach those around me about God's love.
This one's for you, KB."
Performances
- April 21, 2023 — 7:00 PM
- April 22, 2023 — 7:00 PM
- April 23, 2023 — 2:00 PM
Performed at Triopia High School.
Cast
- Papa — Jaxon Dion
- Adam / Noah — Ticen Crawford
- Eve — Faith Embley
- Gabriel (Act I) — Lilian McEvers; (Act II) — Keylie DeGroot
- Michael — Anna Kleinschmidt
- Slick — Avery Garner
- Miriam, Noah's wife — Anna Isringhausen
- Shem — Logan VanMeter
- Ham — Lilian McEvers
- Japheth — Chase VanMeter
- Mareith, Shem's wife — Chloe Ham
- Handalah, Ham's wife — Sami Cromer
- Moxie, Japheth's wife — Rhianna Lovekamp
- Lillian — Evie Langley
- Mordachai — Jackson Crews
- Spirit Squad — Chloe Ham, Keylie DeGroot, Sydney Skirvin, Evie Martin, Sami Cromer, Jadah Perry, Taylor Miller, Rhianna Lovekamp, Eve Crawford, Chase VanMeter, Logan VanMeter, Faith Embley
- Slick's Girls — Sami Cromer, Sydney Skirvin, Eve Crawford, Evie Martin, Faith Embley
- The Animals — Marley Warcup, Addy Dennis, Kaya Warcup, Gabriella True, Evie Langley, Jackson Crews, Charlee Miller, Chloe Ham, Keylie DeGroot, Jadah Perry, Sami Cromer, Logan VanMeter, Chase VanMeter, Taylor Miller, Sydnie DeGroot, Sydney Skirvin, Eve Crawford, Evie Martin, Rhianna Lovekamp
Band
- Keyboard — Christine Smith
- Drums — Myles Leonard
- Bass — Rob Killan
- Guitar — Ashton Stanberry
Sound: Mason Sound; Lights: Rage Revolta; Stage Manager: Khrystina Warcup
Credits
- Written by: Ken Bradbury
- Directed by: Katie Graner
- Presented by: Triopia Jr./Sr. High School and the Ken Bradbury Foundation
This was a production of Ken's original work — see the show page for the full history.