{"id":22132671,"date":"2024-12-23T07:15:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T14:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/?p=22132671"},"modified":"2024-12-23T08:13:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T15:13:14","slug":"christmas-in-montpelier-goes-from-page-to-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/christmas-in-montpelier-goes-from-page-to-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cChristmas in Montpelier\u201d goes from page to stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ross Peterson was a history professor at Utah State University for over 33 years. Now in retirement, he is an author. One of his noteworthy works gained interest from the USU Theatre Arts Department and introduced Peterson\u2019s work to a new genre \u2014 the stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cChristmas in Montpelier\u201d is a compilation of Christmas memories made into stories from Peterson\u2019s childhood growing up in Montpelier, Idaho just after World War II.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIn COVID, I took 12 of the 14 [Christmas stories] related to Montpelier, turned those into a book and published them, and then they were out in 2021,\u201d Peterson said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Richie Call, the department head and associate professor of the BFA acting program at USU, approached Peterson about turning his work into a one-man play, giving new life to the Christmas stories of Peterson\u2019s childhood.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The project emphasized the power of family memories and the importance of connecting with the past during the holidays. \u201cChristmas in Montpelier\u201d has been important for Peterson\u2019s family because his kids and grandkids never really knew his parents.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When approached with the project idea, Peterson was unsure if the book would translate well to the stage.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI just couldn&#8217;t visualize how it would be a play,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cWith me and my older brothers in the first story and me and my dad in the second story\u2026 I had no idea.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But Call\u2019s idea was for a one-man show, where the tales were told rather than acted out. He would act as Peterson, telling the stories. Convinced, Peterson said his only conditions were that the play raise money for students and that he not be involved in the production.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stephanie White is an assistant professor of professional practice in the theatre department and was the play&#8217;s director.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI have known F. Ross Peterson for over 30 years and was very excited and honored to be a part of the page-to-stage process. The stories were so endearing and so relatable to the human experience, I couldn&#8217;t help but say &#8216;yes&#8217; to the project,\u201d White wrote in an email to The Utah Statesman.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">White, Call and collaborator Mary Heers selected seven tales for the one-hour show. They wanted to keep Peterson\u2019s words intact, only cutting where necessary to make the play flow. Heers orchestrated the script&#8217;s writing and orientation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christmas in Montpelier Documentary\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9qSDF7QLqP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adapting a book for a solo act had its challenges.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFor the stage, we did need to figure out how to be multiple people with only one actor. All of the \u2018he said\/she said\u2019 dialogue had to be adjusted for the stage,\u201d White wrote. \u201cWe only had five rehearsals before tech and dress rehearsals. It was tight and we had to take out one chapter simply because there was no time.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Peterson was asked to show the production team around Montpelier to give visuals to his stories and aid in the set design. His other additions to the project were the pronunciations of names and song suggestions as they related to what his father used to sing on the farm. The team was also provided photographs of Peterson\u2019s home and family to aid in the visualization process.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Christmas in Montpelier&#8221; debuted on Dec. 6 and was performed on Dec. 7, 9 and 12-14. For White, the production highlighted the importance of connection and remembrance. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cMy hope for the audience was to see themselves and their stories within those of F. Ross Peterson&#8217;s,\u201d White wrote. \u201cHow do we deal with fairness? How do we apologize? When do we realize the pivotal moments that define us and have we written them down for the next generation?\u00a0 Hope the audience came away lighter in spirit and with a greater hope for the future.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Peterson\u2019s aim for his book \u2014 and the play \u2014 was to inspire people to remember and share their own tales.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cBut everybody has a story,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cDon&#8217;t leave it in your memory because one of these days, you might lose your memory, and the story is gone.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An in-depth telling of how the play came together is provided in a documentary by Kate Peterson, video manager at Bluelight Media and granddaughter to F. Ross Peterson. It explores the production process and includes interviews with Peterson, White and Call.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\"> The documentary can be viewed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9qSDF7QLqP0\">YouTube.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ross Peterson was a history professor at Utah State University for over 33 years. 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