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Company
Spring Opera
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1966
Language
English

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Costumes

Cast

First Man (prologue)
Second Man (prologue)
Man at the piano
Carry Nation
Marshal
Carry's Father
Carry's Mother
Ben, a livery man
Charles, Carry's suitor, later her husband
Preacher
Edna Maud
Boy at the hoe-down
First Woman
Second Woman
Third Woman
Boy in the saloon
Caretaker

Show Dates

Time and Place

United States, around the turn of the century

Scenes

Prologue -- A plush "joint" in Topeka, Kansas, around the turn of the century
Act I, Scene 1 --1865; Carry's parents' home in Belton, Missouri
Act I, Scene 2 -- A Sunday morning the following spring; the churchyard in Belton
Act I, Scene 3 -- An evening that autumn; a barn in Belton
Act II, Scene 1 -- 1867; Charles and Carry's home in Holden, Missouri
Act II, Scene 2 -- That autumn; the Mother's bedroom
Act II, Scene 3 -- The next day; a saloon in Holden
Act II, Scene 4 -- Easter Monday the following spring; the churchyard in Belton

Acknowledgements

Production made possible through the generosity of SAN FRANCISCO SPONSORS

Notes

Spring Opera of San Francisco

West Coast Premiere