Episode 24: Villain Turns Hero, Part 1 (August 25, 2017)

If you think theater is simply for entertainment, we have a story that will change your mind. One year afterwards, we talk about a summer that SCERA will never forget ... the one where Urusula the Sea Witch's heart was melted by Lily, a new friend from Pennsylvania who traveled to Utah with her mother just to meet her hero from Disney's The Little Mermaid.

It was an incredible experience and we invited Shawn Mortensen (Director, The Little Mermaid) and Allison Books (Ursula) to recount what happened in their own words. This week, enjoy part one of a two-part conversation that will show just how wonderful things can happen on and off stage, thanks to selfless people.

Correction: I mistakenly said in the introduction to the podcast that Lily was four years old ... She was actually six last summer when she came to Utah. I have posted correct audio, but just in case you heard an earlier version, Lily turned seven just before she passed-away in Spring of this year. -Quin

Guests: Allison Books (SCERA's Les Miserables, James and the Giant Peach, The Little Mermaid, Nunsense); Shawn Mortensen (Director, The Little Mermaid, Seussical the Musical)

Hosts: Rachael Gibson, Quin Swallow

Photography: Rachael Gibson

Production review / Administration: April Berlin

Shawn Mortensen and Allison Books

Lily and little Ursula

From Ursula's video message to Lily

Lily performing for Ursula on video