Hipper and Hopper are two "toadally" awesome frogs with a story to tell! Hipper is filled with fun facts about frogs. Hopper is trying to leap to the comedy-club stage. Can Hipper quiet Hopper down long enough to teach him about frogs? Come find out!
Take a look at these scenes from Hipper & Hopper Summer 2007.
Upcoming Performances
Saturday, April 4 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 11 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 18 11:00 a.m.
Are Hipper & Hopper performing on the day of your visit?
Each live performance runs about 12 minutes, takes place in the Museum lobby, and is included in Museum admission.
The Players
Gabrielle Gaston "Hipper"
Gabrielle hatched into the Theatrical pond as a mere tadpole. She is thrilled about her first "gig" at the Utah Museum of Natural History. Her metamorphosis as an actor and an amphibian has been "ribbiting!'
Stephanie Stoker "Hipper"
Stephanie Stoker is finishing her Junior year in the Actor Training Program. She recently appeared as Madame Arkadina in the Babcock Theater's production of The Seagull, and prior to that as Charlotte in Charlotte's Web at Kingsbury Hall. She is this year's recipient of the Fine Arts Advisory Board Scholarship for Theatre and a full Departmental Scholarship. She is also this year's ArtsBridge Scholar for Theatre, working with 28 5th graders to devise a performance piece about Ellis Island. She has the honor of representing the U of U and presenting her work at the National ArtsBridge America Conference. She is faculty at Youth Theatre at the U and hopes to see some new faces there this summer!
Alejandro Stepenberg "Hopper"
After living in Santa Fe, Israel, Cincinnati, and Seattle, Alejandro now finds himself a sophomore at the U of U, and in the Actor Training Program to boot. Recent and much enjoyed roles include: The Clerk (Much Ado About Nothing), Tristram Watson (Taking Steps), and Wilbur (Charlotte's Web). He can soon be seen in the final Studio 115 show, Un Saison En Enfer, in various eclectic roles. He feels greatly blessed to learn from those marvelous individuals that are his teachers, and thanks them profusely! Ribbit baby
The Author
Margo Andrews
Margo is an assistant professor in the Theatre Department at the University of Utah. She is a former member of the acting company at the Science Museum of Minnesota, where she performed over a dozen roles. One of the most memorable was playing the part of a giant sweet pea—a favorite vegetable of hers.
Additionally, Margo has directed and written for different organizations and museums. She hopes you had fun with this new aspect of your experience at the Utah Museum of Natural History!
Production Crew
Shannon McCullock - Costumer
A Utah native, Shannon received her BS in biology with a chemistry minor from the University of Utah in 2007 and plans to go on to veterinary school. Receiving an ACCESS scholarship at entrance to the University of Utah, she is an accomplished scientist with research published in the Journal of Molecular Biology. After designing Hipper and Hopper: Two Toadally Awesome Frogs for their debut in 2007, she is happy to be revisiting them this spring. Her other design work includes: The Sands of Time (UMNH), Top Girls (Studio 115), The Seagull (Babcock Theatre), and All in the Timing (Studio 115).
