The Ballad of Esther Tanner (2008)
a one-woman, one-act musical
Book and Lyrics by Steve Spotswood
Music by Michael Oberhauser
Duration: 20:00
Cast: Elizabeth - mezzo-soprano - auditioning for a role in a musical
Instrumentation: violin, piano
Setting: a bare stage
Book and Lyrics by Steve Spotswood
Music by Michael Oberhauser
Duration: 20:00
Cast: Elizabeth - mezzo-soprano - auditioning for a role in a musical
Instrumentation: violin, piano
Setting: a bare stage
Notes
This was written as part of a 24 hour musical theater festival. It went something like this:
9:00pm Friday: Everyone who wants to participate meets and shows what they can do. We’re broken into playwright/composer/director/actor teams.
10:00pm Friday - 9:00am Saturday: playwrights and composers write musicals
9:00am Saturday - 8:00pm Saturday: the musicals are learned, memorized, staged, and teched
8:00pm Saturday: performance
Even with this incredibly short timeline, I feel like Steve and I created something pretty great.
9:00pm Friday: Everyone who wants to participate meets and shows what they can do. We’re broken into playwright/composer/director/actor teams.
10:00pm Friday - 9:00am Saturday: playwrights and composers write musicals
9:00am Saturday - 8:00pm Saturday: the musicals are learned, memorized, staged, and teched
8:00pm Saturday: performance
Even with this incredibly short timeline, I feel like Steve and I created something pretty great.
Premiere
2 February, 2008 - Ward Recital Hall, the Catholic University of America
Director - Jay D. Brock
Elizabeth - Eli Sibley
Piano - Gabriel Mangiante
Violin - Alison Candela
Director - Jay D. Brock
Elizabeth - Eli Sibley
Piano - Gabriel Mangiante
Violin - Alison Candela
Other Performances
Composition Division Stage Music Scenes - 22 April, 2009 - John Paul Hall, The Catholic University of America
Rachel Holt, Elizabeth. Laura Yackley, violin. Michael Oberhauser, piano.
Rachel Holt, Elizabeth. Laura Yackley, violin. Michael Oberhauser, piano.
