1st Stage With generous support from The Revada Foundation and Eileen Mandell Presents CHARMED
WRITTEN BY LIFE DIRECTED BY LORI BROWN VINCENT SCOTT MIRABAL FEATURING LORI BROWN MIRABAL* STEVEN GROSS Lori Accompanist 1ST STAGE PRODUCTION & DESIGN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR STAGE MANAGER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ALEX LEVY KATHRYN DOOLEY JOSEPH MILLER AUDIO ENGINEER ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LIGHTING DESIGN PHOENIX HENKLE DEIDRA LAWAN STARNES ELLIOTT SHUGOLL URBAN STAGES PRODUCTION & DESIGN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LIGHTING DESIGN PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER FRANCES HILL MADELEINE BURROW MADELEINE BURROW SET DESIGNER PIANISTS ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER JAIME TERRAZZINO JOHN DIPINTO & JAIME TERRAZZINO TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ALLISON BREWSTER KIM T. SHARP FRANZETTI Taking photos or videos during the production is strictly prohibited. Thank you for your understanding. This production is made possible in part by gifts from our generous 1st Stage donors and with the support of
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, appearing under a Special Appearance Contract. Meet the Artists
Vincent Scott (Director) is a freelance director based in New York and specializing in new work. Off-Broadway- Urban Stages:Gumbo House,Class Reunion, Women follow Your Dream Club, Turn, Turn, Turn. Abingdon Theatre Company: Manifest Destiny, World Peace, Home is Where, Office Sex. Producer’s Club: What Happened To The Dollar. Assistant director - Abingdon Theatre Company: The Last Will (Austin Pendleton), Hellman Vs McCathy (Dick Cavett). Remy Bumpo Company (Chicago) director Timothy Douglas. His most recent work was directing Lori Mirabal’s Charmed Life at Urban Stages in New York City this summer.
Lori Brown Mirabal Throughout her award-winning singing career, Lori Brown Mirabal has performed with legendary opera and music theatre luminaries. Lori created the leading role of “Clara Brown” in the acclaimed world premiere of Gabriel’s Daughter at Central City Opera in Colorado. Other favorite roles include “Carmen” (New York City Opera National Tour), “Bess” in Porgy and Bess (William Barkheimer International Tour), “Lucretia” in The Rape of Lucretia (Dicapo Opera Theatre, NYC) and “Tituba” in The Crucible (Utah Festival Opera). Her solo shows Charmed Life and Making Opera Soup have recently premiered with Urban Stages in NYC and have received enthusiastic reviews. Both shows mark her debut performance with the Logan Festival. Lori received professional training at the University of Memphis (B.F.A Theatre ’81), Juilliard (JOC, ’91) and at Manhattan School of Music (MM. Voice, ’94). She earned both a masters and doctorate in Music Education at Columbia University’s Teachers College (’08). While at Columbia, she established Opera Soup Productions, LLC, to introduce children to opera. From Soul Singing to Opera Soup, released in 2017, marked her debut as a published children’s book author. Her children’s recording, Musetta’s Musical Story Time was released in 2019 for international distribution.
Steven Gross (Accompanist) Steven has worked on Broadway and the West End as a music director, conductor, pianist, sub and vacation conductor on such shows as Phantom of the Opera, South Pacific, The Life, Urinetown, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Chicago, Miss Saigon, The Wedding Singer, Saturday Night Fever and Dreamgirls and on the New York City Opera productions of A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, The Most Happy Fella and Candide. He has conducted the European premieres of The Life, Urinetown, Falsettos, Beehive, Forever Plaid, Closer Than Ever, Flora the Red Menace and other works. He also works extensively as a classical conductor and has appeared with many national and international opera companies including Hamburg, Berlin, Zurich, Paris, Opera Factory London, symphony orchestras, including the NDR, WDR and SDR Radio Orchestras, the Sao Paulo, Capetown and Czech orchestras and festivals including the Tel-Aviv, Macau, Cincinnati and New Haven, and Aspen Music Festivals. He is currently an Associate Professor at Temple University and Coordinator of the George and Joy Abbott MFA in Musical Theater Collaboration. He is also Founder and CEO of MusicalTheaterSongs.com which is an 11,000 song (and counting) database for all things Musical Theater. The site is licensed by hundreds of schools world-wide and has thousands of individual subscribers. http://www.musicaltheatersongs.com UPCOMING IN THE LOGAN FESTIVAL
MAKING OPERA SOUP Written and Performed by Lori Brown Mirabal Directed by Vincent Scott Accompanist Steven Gross August 28 at 3pm August 29 at 11am and 3pm Award-winning opera singer, Mirabal invokes the excitement and magic of opera in a performance aimed at children and families. Music and captivating storytelling collide in this lively, fun story for all ages. Mirabal travels the country presenting her solo work as well as appearing on some of the country’s most distinguished opera stages. “Her presentation, designed for youngsters, delights adults as well and is a treat for anyone who has ever been intimidated by opera.”- The Ridgewood News
BO-NITA By Elizabeth Heffron Directed by Summer Wallace Starring Terri Weagant September 16-26, 2021 With humor, pathos and a dash of Midwest magical realism, Bo-Nita follows a mother and daughter’s journey through a working-class America of dwindling resources, and the lengths they must go to stay together and keep their beat alive. Bo-Nita comes to 1st Stage from Two Chicks Productions. “The visually interesting and active staging, the fast pace and the incredible energy never let up.” – The New York Review
THE BOOK OF MAMAW Written and Performed by Eugene Wolf Directed by Susanne Boulle October 7-17, 2021 The one-man-show chronicles Wolf’s life growing up with his devout Church of Christ grandmother who recognized his love of performing when he was just two years old. Wolf has turned many of the stories of his childhood into a musical production featuring folk music and Appalachian vibes. 1st Stage is bringing the production last seen at Flying Anvil Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee to Virginia to be a part of the festival. “The Book of Mamaw is storytelling at its best.” – The Bristol Herald Courier
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