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THE MARQUEE
WHAT TO READ, SEE AND APPRECIATE
PHOTOGRAPHERS IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
Photographer Norman Riley, Glacier National Park’s current artist-in-residence, will host a July 30 presentation on his work and the work of other shutter- bugs in the park.
The free presentation, “Pho- tographers in Glacier National Park,” will cover early photogra- phers and the role their images have played in bringing people to the park, as well as how the early photos have helped researchers understand how the park has changed in the last 100 years.
Riley is an American photographer based out of Bellingham, Wash- ington, who, like Ansel Adams before him, works in the f/64 tradition, using his old-style film camera to capture highly detailed black-and- white images.
Along with international publication, Riley’s works are also featured in permanent collections around the United States.
The presentation runs from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the park’s community building in West Glacier.
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she didn’t grasp what that really meant until she got here.
“I’m in love with it,” she said. “We’ve just had so much fun this summer, and we all just gel.”
Such instant cast bonding isn’t nec- essarily the status quo on Broadway, she said, and that it has been refreshing to perform with such talented cast and crew in a new way.
For example, Jackson said when she walked into the first rehearsal for “Chi- cago,” in which she plays one of the lead characters, Velma Kelly, she expected the same minimalist set that has made the play so famous in New York. The show has been so popular for so long on Broadway that it’s rarely done any other way, she said.
But producing artistic director Besti Morrison had other ideas, infusing the musical with freshness and even tech- nology, giving the play and ATP a new feel.
“When we walked into the studio on my first day, I knew we were going to create magic,” Jackson said of Morri- son’s vision.
Changes to the shows’ formats hav- en’t come easy, Walrath acknowledged,
with the new inclusion of projection and technology in shows giving some of the crew some trouble.
These changes are also part of ATP’s relatively new business plan, one that prizes the repertory schedule that has largely gone out of favor due to the sheer effort it takes to maintain and excel.
“It just makes sense in a resort town,” Walrath said.
Now in the second season of reper- tory shows, the 2015 season was also marked by financial increases from the ATP Board of Directors to help facilitate the new look and feel of the shows.
So far, it appears to have paid off: most of the shows are close to selling out if not sold out, with presales showing “Chicago” at the top spot, though Wal- rath believes “Ring of Fire” will eclipse it in the end, given the valley’s deep affection for all things Johnny Cash.
“It’s been a successful season,” Wal- rath said, moments before running off to prepare for his performance in the night’s show.
For ticketing and schedule informa- tion, visit www.atpwhitefish.org or call 406-862-7469.
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“WHEN WE WALKED INTO THE STUDIO ON MY FIRST DAY, I KNEW WE WERE
GOING TO CREATE MAGIC.”
- LAUREN LIM JACKSON
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