THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD
PART THREE: BEYOND RECOVERY
Music By Kenneth B. Wells
Libretto by Kenneth B. Wells & Elyn Saks
Based on the Memoir by Elyn Saks
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LOCATION:
Louis Jolyon West Auditorium
Jane and Terry Semel Institute
for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
A Message from Elyn Saks and Kenneth Wells
The Center Cannot Hold Part 3: Beyond Recovery
A Chamber Opera in Two Acts
Presented by
UCLA Center for Health Services and Society
Healing and Education through the Arts (HEArts)
Conductor: Caleb Yanez Glickman
Director: Megan Cooper
CAST
Elyn Saks: Jamie Chamberlin
Professor Saks: Christina Bristow
Lady of the Charts: Danielle Marcelle Bond
Will Vinet: Jon Lee Keenan
Steve Behnke: Raymond McLeod
Dr. Kaplan: Jared Daniel Jones
Mr. Saks: Steve Pence
Mrs. Saks: Erin Baker Pence
Alicia: April Amante
CHORUS (AND SECONDARY ROLES)
Sopranos: Sarah Salazar (Rabbi Julie), Katherine McClain (Nurse, Cancer group), Mary Daval, Erika Boychenko (Cancer group), Natasha Boychenko, Margi Stuber
Altos: Aleta Braxton (Nurse), Tyler Graves (Cancer group), Melina Adragna (Janet), Jessica Elisabeth (Cancer group), Frances Viggiani, Carol Boyk, Cintia Leticia
Tenors: AJ Teshin (Cancer group), Timothy Simon (Dr. Freed), Sam Avila (NBC Host), Dave Ritchie, Joshua Gronlund, Patrick Tsoi-A-Sue (Cancer group)
Basses: Kevin Dalbey (Dean), Dylan Gentile (Dr. Guiliano), Tonoccus McClain (Jefferson), Tom Ahern (Cancer group), David Paul Norman (Cancer group), Michael Torris, Jim Raycroft
ORCHESTRA
Harp: Laura Griffin-Casey
Timpani: Joseph Muskat
Percussion: Michael Deutsch
Violin 1: Xania Deviatkina-Loh
Violin 2: Alan Busteed
Viola: Ben Bartelt
Cello: Mark Bassett
Double: Bass Hakeem Holloway
Flute: Rachel Mellis
Oboe: Francisco Castillo
Clarinet: Geoff Nudell
Bassoon: Maciel Flis
French Horn: Melissa Hendrickson