Street Scene 13, 14, 15, 16 March 2014t

Video by Mike Strong
http://www.artfuldancer.com - Copyright 2014 Mike Strong - all rights reserved
 

Street Scene

   

An American opera
Kurt Weill music
Langston Hughes lyrics
Elmer Rice book
Hal Leonard score

The milkman and Mrs.
Steve and Anna (Fri/Sun)

Kurt Weill - music Langston Hughes - lyrics Elmer Rice - book and play

Written in 1946 and premiered in Philadelphia that year, Street Scene is based on the 1929 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Rice.

Street Scene

Frank, apprehended and daughter Rose (Fri/Sun - Dan Welch and Ellen Hinkle)
Frank, apprehended and daughter Rose (Fri/Sun - Dan Welch and Ellen Hinkle)

UMKC Opera Theater - 13, 14, 15, 16 March 2014

Directed by Dorothy Danner

Sam and Rose (Thu/Sat - Chad DeMaris and Glenda Craig)
Sam and Rose (Thu/Sat - Chad DeMaris and Glenda Craig)

Progam Credits and Photo Gallery are below

Street Scenes with Pit
Orchestra pit and Thu/Sat cast

Program Credits

Street Scene

Kurt Weill - music
Langston Hughes -lyrics
Elmer Rice - book and play
Hal Leonard - score
1946-7 Choreography - Anna Sokolow

UMKC Opera Theater - - 13, 14, 15, 16 Nov 2014

White Recital Hall - - PAC
 

Cast of Characters

Anna Maurrant   April Martin (Thurs., Sat.)
Jenny Beauregard (Fri., Sun.)
Frank Maurrant   Jared Michael Johnson (Thurs., Sat.)
Dan Welch (Fri., Sun.)
Willie Maurrant   Vince Woods
Rose Maurrant   Glenda Craig (Thurs., Sat.)
Ellen Hinkle (Fri., Sun.)
Sam Kaplan   Chad DeMaris (Thurs., Sat.)
Christopher Puckett (Fri., Sun.)
Abraham Kaplan   Dan Welch (Thurs., Sat.)
Jared Michael Johnson (Fri., Sun.)
Shirley Kaplan   Kate Sikora
Greta Fiorentino   Stephanie Meyer
Lippo Fiorentino   Christopher Puckett (Thurs., Sat.)
Chad DeMaris (Fri., Sun.)
Olga Olsen   Erin Jean Lillie
Carl Olsen   Christopher Carbin
Mrs. Jones   Alice Anne M. Light
George Jones   Jacob Lowry
Mae Jones   Rachael Kim
Vincent Jones   Caleb Madison (Thurs., Sat.)
Andy Wilson (Fri., Sun.)
Queenie Jones (their little dog, a pug)   Daisy Johnson
Daniel Buchanan   Matthew McDowell (Thurs., Sat.)
Justin Sextro (Fri., Sun.)
Jenny Hildebrand   Kathryn W. Parsons
Laura Hildebrand   Rachael Colman
Charlie Hildebrand   Jordan Haas
Mary Hildebrand   Maddy Rose Lovetere
Harry Easter   Devin D. Burton
Henry Davis   Royce Strider
Salvation Army Girls   Evelyn Wouters
Nichole S. Kelly
Dick McGann   Matthew Marx
Steve Sankey   Michael Pugh
Second Graduate / Myrtle   Bethany Unruh
Third Graduate / Joe   Audrey Horn
Joan   Melissa Edwards
First Nursemaid   Laura Powell (Thurs., Sat.)
Jessica Crowder (Fri., Sun.)
Second Nursemaid   Emily Spirk
Dr. Wilson / Ice Man / Workman   Jacob Beckloff
Officer Murphy   Andy Wilson
Policeman   Peter David Lovetere
City Marshall   Joshua Stark
Fred Cullen   Caleb Madison
Married Couple   Luke Harms
Olivia Lynn
Old Man in Clothes   Aaron Redburn
Grace Davis   Alyssa Spitzman
Milkman / Intern   Ray Feener
Music Student   Adrianna Feener
Johnny   Tristan Feener
Dancers   Holly Messman
John E. Roberts
Luke Harms
 

Artistic Team

Director   Dorothy Danner
Music Director and Conductor   Robert Bode
Assistant Conductor   Parinya Chucherdwatanasak (conducting Sun.)
Assistant Director   Elizabeth Bowman
Chorus Master   Michaella Calzaretta
Dance Choreographer   Ronald Tice
Scenic Designer   Ece Demirkol
Properties Master   Debbie Morgan
Costume Coordinator   Mary Traylor
Costume Rental   KC Costume Company
Wig and Makeup Designer   Erica D. Sword
Lighting Designer   Adam Raine
Sound Designer   Sarah B. Putts
Assistant Lighting Designer   Jamie Leonard
Dialect Coach   Erika Bailey
Vocal Coaches   Natalia Rivera
Richard Williams
Accompanists   Sora Park
Matthew Siegel
 

Production Team

Production Coordinator   Linda Ade Brand
Production Manager   Bob Beck
Technical Director   Chaz Bell
Scenic Charge Artist   Regina Weller
Master Electrician   Adam Raine
Assistant Master   Electrician Kyle Coyer
Stage Manager   Emily E. Dutfin
Assistant Stage Managers   Ashleigh-Dawn Kriegh-Fleming
Lacey Willis
     
     
     

Opera Orchestra Personnel

VIOLIN I   Zsolt Eder
Shih-Han Pan
Courtney Burris
Nathaniel Humphrey
VIOLIN II   Marissa Carlson
Savana Ricker
Tiffany Will
Yeong Ju Heo
VIOLA   Gloria Britez Scolari
Kevan Clarkston
Alyssa Bell
CELLO   Catherine Lehr Ramos
Ezgi Karakus
DOUBLE BASS   Matt McGrory
FLUTE   Karen Hauge
OBOE   Mike Prucha
CLARINET   Amanda Hudnall
Abby Lloyd
James Westbrook
BASSOON   James Keel Williams
HORN   Josh East
Cynthia Simpson
TRUMPET   Dustin Williams
TROMBONE   Kyle Hall
Austin Peiffer
PERCUSSION   Jack Latta
Jacob Wanner
KEYBOARD   Sora Park
Matthew Siegel
HARP   Elizabeth Valle

 


Picture Gallery

Just a few of the almost nnn pictures on the cast & crew photo disk which comes with every video DVD order

Sam and Rose (Fri/Sun - Christopher Puckett and Ellen Hinkle)
Sam and Rose (Fri/Sun - Christopher Puckett and Ellen Hinkle)

In the window of Abraham Kaplan - (Thu/Sat - Dan Welch) during bow rehearsal - Welch he is Abraham in one cast and Frank in the other cast
In the window of Abraham Kaplan - (Thu/Sat - Dan Welch) during bow rehearsal - Welch he is Abraham in one cast and Frank in the other cast

Dan Welch
Dan Welch


Director Dorothy Danner on stage with nursemaids.

Sam (Fri/Sun - Christopher Puckett)
Sam (Fri/Sun - Christopher Puckett)

Greta and Lippo Fiorentino (Thu/Sat - Stephanie Meyer and Christopher Puckett)
Greta and Lippo Fiorentino (Thu/Sat - Stephanie Meyer and Christopher Puckett)

Vincent and Rose ( Thu/Sat - Caleb Madison and Glenda Craig)
Vincent and Rose ( Thu/Sat - Caleb Madison and Glenda Craig)

Billie Maurrant
Willie Maurrant (Vince Woods)

Rose Maurrant (Thu/Sat - Glenda Craig)
Rose Maurrant (Thu/Sat - Glenda Craig)


Sam and Rose ( Fri/Sun - Christopher Puckett and Ellen Hinkle)

Carl ( Fri/Sun ) - Christopher Carbin
Carl ( Fri/Sun ) - Christopher Carbin

Graduates celebrate ( Thu/Sat ) - Kathryn W. Parsons in the middle with Bethany Unruh and Audrey Horn
Graduates celebrate ( Thu/Sat ) - Kathryn W. Parsons in the middle with Bethany Unruh and Audrey Horn


maestro - Robert Bode


Sam (Thu/Sat)

Frank
Frank (Fri/Sun - Dan Welch)

Anna (Fri/Sun) and the wall of dreams - Jenny Beauregard
Anna (Fri/Sun) and the wall of dreams - Jenny Beauregard

Assistant Conductor Parinya Chucherdwatanasak
Assistant Conductor Parinya Chucherdwatanasak

Harry Easter (Devine D. Burton)
Harry Easter (Devine D. Burton)

Roses boss, Harry Easter pitches Broadway enticement to Rose (Devin D. Burton and Glenda Craig [fri/sun])
Rose's boss, Harry Easter pitches Broadway enticement to Rose (Devin D. Burton and Glenda Craig [fri/sun])

Mae and Dick (Rachael Kim and Matthew Marx) dance on the street, late at night
Mae and Dick (Rachael Kim and Matthew Marx) dance on the street, late at night

Frank looks out at the world from his second-floor apartment window - Jared Michael Johnson (Thurs., Sat.)
Frank looks out at the world from his second-floor apartment window - Jared Michael Johnson (Thurs., Sat.)

The Olsons (Carl and Olga) share duties (Christopher Carbin and Erin Jean Lillie) and care for their baby
The Olsons (Carl and Olga) share duties (Christopher Carbin and Erin Jean Lillie) and care for their baby

Mae and Dick are joined by a two sailors and their date - (L-R: Rachael Kim, John E. Roberts, Holly Messman, Matthew Marx, Luke Harms)
Mae and Dick are joined by a two sailors and their date - (L-R: Rachael Kim, John E. Roberts, Holly Messman, Matthew Marx, Luke Harms)

Intermission - Jenny Beauregard preparing (she is Anna Maurrant - Fri., Sun)
Intermission - Jenny Beauregard preparing (she is Anna Maurrant - Fri., Sun)

Lippo gives a dance turn to Jennie as the street celebrates her graduation (Christopher Puckett and Kathryn W. Parsons.
Lippo gives a dance turn to Jennie as the street celebrates her graduation (Christopher Puckett and Kathryn W. Parsons.

Greta and Lippo share Ice Cream - Stephanie Meyer (all) and Christopher Puckett (Thu/Sat)
Greta and Lippo share Ice Cream - Stephanie Meyer (both casts) and Christopher Puckett (Thu/Sat)

After all the excitement the street returns to normal
After all the excitement the street returns to normal

Mrs Jones walks Queenie between Rose and Mr. Easter. (Ellen Hinkle, Alice Anne M. Light, Daisy Johnson, Devin D. Burton)
Mrs Jones walks Queenie between Rose and Mr. Easter. (Ellen Hinkle [fri/Sun], Alice Anne M. Light, Daisy Johnson, Devin D. Burton)