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The Great Nebula in OrionA Chamber Opera
A play by Lanford Wilson set to the music of Kenneth Fuchs Musical Direction - Michael Conley Stage Direction - Nicola Sheara Performed by Laura Green and Watson Heintz |
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Lanford Wilson, one of America’s great playwrights and winner of the Pulitzer Prize (Tally’s Folly) calls this chamber musical play with a score by Kenneth Fuchs “magic – the weaving of music, evoking stars, dreams, lost love, great hopes. A glorious piece.” This is the story of two women friends who, separated by years and events, meet up by chance, and rediscover themselves and their dreams. Wilson, often compared to the likes of Tennessee Williams and William Inge, co-founded Circle Repertory Company with Marshall Mason. Plays by Wilson include: Hot L Baltimore, The Mound Builders, Angels Fall, Talley's Folly, and Burn This. The Signature Theater company devoted its entire 2002-3 season to Wilson’s plays. Composer Kenneth Fuchs is Professor of Music and Director of the School of Music at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Fuchs has received numerous awards and honors for his music, including the Charles E. Ives Scholarship from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, grants from Meet The Composer, the ASCAP Foundation, the American Bandmasters Association. The University of Miami School of Music named him Distinguished Alumnus for the Year 2000. With Musical Direction by Michael Conley and Stage Direction by Nicola Sheara, this production recalls the era of the Turnau Opera in Woodstock, “Orion” will light up the Byrdcliffe Theatre with music and theatre for six performances.