UU Opera Theatre will bring a new method of “experiencing the arts in a way you never imagined” as they perform Opera: Pulling the Strings over the course of four days. The performance will include puppets and marionettes as the performers. The production will take place November 11 through November 14, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. in the Thorley Recital Hall of SUU’s Music Building. This concert is free and open to the public. Audience members will be required to wear masks.

Carol Ann Modesitt, Director of Opera/Voice at SUU, shares, “We have the mandate to wear masks when we sing and to social distance. I thought, ‘How can I make this more interesting to the audience when you can't see the performers faces?’ I kept pondering the possibilities when the lightbulb went on and I thought, ‘Why not use puppets and marionettes?’ I asked the students what they thought about the idea and they enthusiastically agreed and said it would be fun.”

All singers are required to wear masks as they perform. Audience members will also be required to wear masks. Social distancing is essential. Names and phone numbers of each group will be taken to correspond with the current COVID-19 contact tracing measures being taken by the state. No paper programs will be handed out at this event. Audience members will be able to scan a QR code to have the program electronically. A link to the program will also be provided on the day of the show.