Pittsburgh Opera: Time to Act - "To Be or Not To Be Antigone"

Описание: Two drama club students (Brooklyn Spear , Olivia Blackmore) compete for the lead role in their school's production of 'Antigone'.

Pittsburgh Opera presents ‘Time to Act’
Music by Laura Kaminsky
Libretto by Crystal Manich

By permission of the publisher: Bill Holab Music

CAST (in order of vocal appearance):

Tyson, an injured football player
Erik Nordstrom*

Robin Grace, the drama teacher
Yazid Gray**

Bailey, a responsible and sweet spirit
Shannon Crowley*

José, an actor
Logan Wagner*

Alona, the new girl
Timothi Williams+

THE ARTISTIC TEAM:

Conductor
Michael Sakir+

Stage Director
Crystal Manich

Dramaturgical assistance
Amy Hutchison

Scenic & Costume Designer
Lindsay Fuori+

Lighting Designer
Mary Ellen Stebbins

Sound Designer
Pan-Pan Gou+

Assistant Conductor
Glenn Lewis

Chorus Master
Mark Trawka

Associate Coach/Pianist
James Lesniak

Resident Artist Pianist
Dr. Maeve Berry*

Assistant Stage Director
Dana Kinney*

Stage Manager
Tess Naval

Fight Director
Tonya R. Lynn

Assistant Stage Manager
Lauren Dursky+

+Pittsburgh Opera debut
*Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist
** Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist alumnus

Scenery, props, and costumes constructed by Pittsburgh Opera

CHORUS

SOPRANO
Wallis Lucas
Brooklyn Spear

ALTO
Olivia Blackmore
Izzy Hoyou

TENOR
Benjamin Mera
Logan Williams

BASS
Joe Atkinson
Conor Warshawsky

PITTSBURGH OPERA ORCHESTRA
VIOLIN
Rachel Stegeman, Acting Concertmaster

CELLO
Kathleen Melucci, Principal

BASS
Jeffrey T. Mangone, Sr., Principal

CLARINET & SAXOPHONE
Dan Heasley, Acting Principal

PERCUSSION
Jan Fung, Principal

PIANO
Dr. Maeve Berry

LIBRARIAN
Eleanor Cameron

PERSONNEL MANAGER
Kristen Martin

The Musicians of the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

The Principal Artists, Choristers, and Production Staff employed in this production are members of the American Guild of Musical Artists.

Season Sponsor: PNC

Tuesday Night Sponsor: Ambridge Regional Distribution & Manufacturing Center

Pittsburgh Opera’s productions are financed (in part) by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Finance Authority, and the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County.

‘Time to Act’ is a Co-Commission by Pittsburgh Opera, Opera Montana, and Boston Conservatory at Berklee, with additional funding by Opera Santa Barbara.

The production of ‘Time to Act’ received commissioning and production development support from New Music USA's Organization Fund, OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Composers program supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, OPERA America’s Opera Fund, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Video by RLG Creations