Fresno Famous

July 25th Saturday at 2 PM * Shep, The Musical * Fresno Art Museum, Bonner Auditorium * 2233 North First Street
Between Clinton & McKinley)

Fresno based composer-playwright, Joe W. Ozier’s original composition is arranged by Director of Education, Dr. Diane Nixon to produce an old fashioned children's musical melodrama, underscoring the ethical treatment of animals and humanistic moments of people and their dogs. Performed by the Cal Opera Youth Troupe including Zaroohi (ZZ) and Eddie Nixon, Constantine, Chrysanthe and Evangelia Pappas, Eleni Stratigos, Erica Sylva, Michael Vang, Ricky High, Emily and Hannah Beatty, Sean and Ivan Stroh, Greame and Alexia Dahlin, and Haeneulsaerom Kim at its core is the heartwarming story of the rescue of a lonely dog, a young veteran’s search for love, and an orphaned girl's conquering of fear to love again. Real life events inspired Ozier. Since he rescued Shep, songs about the dog's life flowed into his head. He decided to try his hand at writing a musical… It’s a story of hope, says Ozier, I'm a dreamer...

Festival Events are Free with donations welcome at the door in order to promote a greater interest in, exposure to, and attendance of opera in Fresno -made possible, in part, through the Community Enrichment Program of the Fresno Arts Council, the Bonner Family Foundation, Exxon Mobile, Bank of the West, Fred Schlotthauer Memorial Education Fund, AZCAL Management, and Pure Sense, among other individual and corporate sponsors of the Annual International Vocal Competition, and the Festival Finale performances! For more information, please see http://www.calopera.org/opera_events.html

Location: Fresno Art Museum, Bonner Auditorium, 2233 North First Street, Fresno
Starts: 2009 Jul 25 - 2:00pm
Ends: 2009 Jul 25 - 4:00pm
Website: http://www.calopera.org