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SPCPA J-Term: Caroline or Change
Book and Lyrics by Tony Kushner
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America) and composer Jeanine Tesori (Violet) have elegantly crafted this bold and uniquely poignant new theatrical musical work. Tesori's skillful and varied score of gospel, soul and R&B enlivens this nearly sung-through musical. Set in 1963 in sleepy Lake Charles, Louisiana, Caroline, or Change centers its action on the Gellman family and their African-American maid, Caroline. Drifting through her life, she is nearly paralyzed by her circumstances as a single mother of four working in a service job to a white family. Caroline spends her days in the basement laundry room with Washing Machine (a sultry Caribbean blues singer), Dryer (a fiery R&B singer), and Radio (a Supremes-like trio). One afternoon, she receives a visit from the young Gellman son, Noah, who is just as isolated upstairs in his home as Caroline is downstairs.
The thunder of the civil rights movement and John F. Kennedy's death is distant, yet they reverberate deeply through the script, provoking all characters to see their lives in a new light and either embrace or reject the larger social changes that are in motion.
Project Director: SPCPA's Joey Clark
Music Director: Michael Erickson
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LocationHistory Theatre (View)
30 E 10th St.
Saint Paul, MN 55101
United States
Categories
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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