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Past Seasons:
2012-2013: Zombie Vixens from Hell - The Musical, Don Giovanni, Sonia Flew
2011-2012: Shoot O'Malley Twice, Madama Butterfly, Taste of Honey
2010-2011: The Taming of the Shrew | Beekeeper | La Traviata
2009-2010: Afterlife of the Mind | La Boheme
2008-2009: Visions & Voices: 2008 New Play Reading Series | Dream of a Common Language | The Hermit Bird
2007-2008: Death of Ayn Rand / A Bed of My Own | Mankind’s Last Hope | Candide
2006-2007: Love on the Edge: New Play Reading Series | Orphans
2005 INAUGURAL SEASON: Threepenny Opera
Sonia Flew By Melinda Lopez Directed by Virago Artistic Director Laura Lundy-Paine THE STORY: When Sonia learns of her son's decision to leave college, enlist in the military and fight against terror in Afghanistan in the weeks following 9/11, memories of her own childhood overwhelm her. She struggles to reconcile being forced as a young girl to leave Cuba at the dawn of Fidel Castro's rule with her own responsibilities as a mother facing uncertainty. Sonia must find a way to come to terms with her past, her lost parents, her own children and her adopted country or risk losing everything that she loves. Set between post-revolutionary Cuba and post-9/11 America, Sonia Flew telescopes the large cultural and political forces of a historic moment to examine their impact on the intimate lives of ordinary men and women. What do we owe our parents? Can we forgive the past? This poetic and urgent play bridges time and culture in a drama about the cost of forgiveness. "An emotional powerhouse" The Stark Insider. "Soars with grace and power" Jenn McKee, Entertainment Journalist "Deeply compelling" Mercury News The Phoenix Theatre, 414 Mason St, San Francisco [Map] May 11-June 1, 2013 TICKETS soniaflewvirago.brownpapertickets.com
Sonia/Marta - Tessa Koning-Martinez* Daniel/Tito - John Hurst Zak/Jose - Jorge Orozco Jen/Young Sonia - Kelsey Bergstrom Sam/Orfeo - Donald Currie Nina/Pilar - Olivia Chavez
Scenic Design - Cheryl Brodzinsky Costume Design - Kelly Rauch Light Design - Anthony Powers Stage Manager - Gary Quinn
Don Giovanni! By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ![]() Directed by Internationally Renowned Soprano Olivia Stapp, former artistic director of Festival Opera
Conducted by West Edge Opera's Music Director Jonathan Khuner Don Giovanni is the world's best hookup-artist. He's had over a thousand women in numerous countries. This story of sex addiction includes victims and enablers, women who love him and men who want to be him. The Don pursues his passions fearlessly until his arrogance destroys him. Poor man--does he deserve to be punished just because he's a seducer? Come hear classic melodies, soaring passages, and great singing in an intimate setting. You'll never look at opera the same way again.
"Don Giovanni has been widely regarded as the greatest opera ever composed. . . however you rank it, Mozart's opera is a brilliant combination of stark human tragedy and touching comedy, set to music of limitless genius." World of Opera
Friday March 1st at 8 pm, Sunday March 3rd at 2 pm, Saturday March 9th at 8 pm, The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley [Map]
Tickets available online Now! Leporello: Jo Vincent Parks Donna Anna: Angela Eden Moser Don Ottavio: Ray Chavez Donna Elvira: Eileen Meredith Zerlina : Elizabeth Baker Il Commendatore: William Pickersgill Masetto: Jason Sarten (2/22, 3/1,3/3) and Jordan Eldredge (2/24, 3/9)
Zombie Vixens From Hell - The Musical! Thanks for making Zombies a great success! Photos from the show: Click for larger version Featuring: Kelly Rauch, Kelsey Bergstrom, John Mercer, Burton Weaver, Shelley Lynn Johnson, Donald Currie and the Zombie Dancers. Photos by L. Lundy-Paine. ![]()
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