By: Dallon Thorup
“Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot.” And there are more than one bright shining moment at The Empress Theatre in Magna, Utah.
One of the most exciting things for me when going to The Empress is walking into the house and seeing how they’ve transformed the stage. As my roommate Todd and I peeked through the curtain, it was clear we were in for two hours of pure Medieval fun.
King Arthur, played by Matt Green, gave a splendid performance. His interpretation of the character seemed very real and it really came through in scenes with the other characters on stage. Bravo Matt, very impressive and well done performance.
Guenevere, played by Emalee Easton, commanded the stage from the moment she stepped on the floor until the bows at the end. Her voice was golden. She was the first character to have me seeing some of the lighter moments at the beginning of the musical. Lancelot, played by Zac Freeman, absolutely stole the show for me. His character choices were spot on, and each scene between him and Arthur, and especially him and Guenevere were the most fun to watch.
Merlyn and Mordred were both played by Geoffrey Gregory and he did a marvelous job playing separate characters with precision. If it weren’t for the program telling me, I’d have had no clue he was playing both. I must also add that “The Seven Deadly Virtues” was by far the best musical number in Act 2.
Tanya Rasmussen (Nimue and Lady Margaret) can be summed up in two words from her performance af the Act 1 show stealer “Follow Me” …she was Breathtakingly Beautiful! The costume, the lighting, her voice, it is just all too magical to put down in writing.
King Pellinore, played by Derek Green, gave an excellent interpretation of the character. You can always tell when an actor truly invests a lot of time into a role, and he did just that.
The rest of the cast: Ryan Bullock, Josh Astle, Jake Anderson, Sasha Nugter, Rebecca Waite, Devin Johnson, and Deborah Searcy all gave such great performances. I was slightly worried that with a cast of only thirteen it was going to be hard to enjoy, but it was marvelous. You all kept me, my roommate, and the audience thoroughly entertained.
Nathan and Rachael Rasmussen have directed an absolutely fun, magical, and fantastic show here.They also did set design, Rachael did costumes (gorgeous!) Curtis Bailey did a fine job for light and sound design. The Empress’ Camelot was pretty close to perfect in my opinion, except for a couple things that would have taken it from excellent to outstanding. King Arthur’s sketchy microphone in the beginning had some issues and I lost half the song. Also unfortunate because his voice is so beautiful. Not too sure why Merlyn had a brown beard instead of a white one…just a personal thing there that threw me off.
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Curtis Bailey for light and sound design
The two biggest things that lost my interest in the show was the age of King Pellinore. It was hard for me, and a few others in the audience I noticed, to see a twenty-something playing an elderly man. He gave an amazing performance with it, however, it was almost too distracting for me personally and my suspension of disbelief was damaged and I didn’t believe the scenes.
My roommate (who loved the show) turned to me during “Guenevere” at the end of Act 2 and said, “That was anti-climactic.” Which, sadly, I do agree with that. So much intensity builds up in the show that the finale did feel a little misguided. It could have been nerves, or loss of energy, but even though that part wasn’t what I’d hoped for, in general, Camelot should not be missed.
The Empress Theatre presents: Camelot
Directed by: Nathan and Rachael Rasmussen
Performances Sept. 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27 Oct. 3, 4 at 7:30p.m.
Matinee Sept. 20 at 2:00p.m.
Tickets $10.00
Purchase online at www.empresstheatre.com or call the box office at 801-347-7373
9104 West 2700 South Magna, UT 84044
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