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Tropical Leaves

Acknowledgments

A special thanks and acknowledgment of all of the individuals and groups that helped support our wonderful cast and crew throughout the process of this production and throughout the years.

Generous Supporters of Harvard College Opera:

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James Onstad

George van Amson

Benjamin Lebwohl

Emily Pollock

Katie Schick

Sarah Eggleston

Camille Bélanger

 

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Many Thanks to: 

 

The Office for the Arts at Harvard: Jack Megan, Director

Thomas Morgan

Frederick Frank

Dana Knox

Brice Norton Hennelly

The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club

The Harvard Dance Center

Jill Johnson

Elizabeth Epsen

Opera for Peace: Julia Lagahuzère, General Director

Erin Aslami

Jada Jones

Jen Chu

Jess Eng

Noah Ramos

Savannah Lee

Jem Taylor

 

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And from the cast and crew…

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Thank you to Taylor Swift for timelessly underscoring all of our Love Stories; With deep gratitude to the incomparable Ava Hampton for her endless brilliance, and steadfast friendship for evermore <3; Thanks to the post-production meetings :); Thanks to easily-accessible elf ears; Heartiest thanks to Jessica[s hand], and also the rest of Jessica; Thanks to JRW, CW, SCR, MB, B, & C for being the most positively-charged nucleus, and my greatest heroes; With so much love and gratitude for each and every person that made this show happen—you are all the stuff of dreams!

I would love to thank my parents, family, and friends for their never-ending love and support. I would also like to give a huge thank you to my roomie, Annora, who spent countless hours volunteering to film, rehearse, set dress, and do hair/makeup, among many other things! Thank you to HCO and the board for this incredible opportunity.

I would like to thank Tom at the OFA for making every effort in getting me a mic and stand half a world away here in India, and of course my neighbours for tolerating my singing in the ungodly hours of the night.

Thank you to Mrs. Yumi Ryu for the use of her tennis court, to Chloe Levine and Ian Chan for all their work to organize and support our vignettes, and to my family members for holding the camera at whatever wild angle I needed.

Thank you to Harvard Secure wifi for conveniently crashing when I couldn't produce my deliverables, and to Premiere Warp Stabilizer for making me look like a better videographer than I really am.

Isabella would like to thank her teachers, family, friends, and the HCO staff for supporting her throughout the rehearsal/recording process.

Thank you to my mom, Kristy, who volunteered her hand for one of our scenes. And my sister, DaNae, who helped with the lighting while we were filming.

A huge thank you to my local newspaper for supplying most of the material for the masks.

 

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And thank you to…

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8:00 AM production meetings, 9:00 AM production meetings, post production meeting meetings, repeatedly misreading the word vignette as vinaigrette, my roommates who put up with me when I wrote this stuff, the Academy, Adobe Premiere Pro, Google forms, alarm clocks, Haribo gummy bears, the large anthologies and stray boxes that I used to prop up my computer, the word “blubber”, mission: friendship, the number 3, google calendar, parametric equalization, Liz Dean, Jill Johnson, Elizabeth Epsen, Abbie Sage, Swedish Fish, my therapy lamp, Chloe's icebreaker questions, Funky Kong, steam, Yash, Kasia, Claire, Eliya, Maddie (both Kenner and O’Brien), Julia, Caroline, the singular bar of wifi that sustained many a zoom meeting as a symbol of resilience and hope, my dog Robin for whom the main character is named, my mum and dad for their endless support, and to Mrs Revell...onwards and upwards!

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