THE MUSIC LESSON - playing
May 1 - 17
This "World Premiere" is by Tammy
Ryan, the 1997 Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Creative Achievement
Award recipient. It is the heartwarming story of a 15 year old
American girl, her piano teacher from Bosnia and the ghost of a 12
year old Musical prodigy from Sarajevo who teach each other
compassion and courage through music. It is appropriate for ages 10
and up. This play is being developed with The Pittsburgh Symphony
and The Carnegie Library... It is made possible by the Howard Heinz
Endowment and The Pittsburgh Foundation.
As we create the show, special workshops
are available to your school with the playwright, composer and
director. Call Prime Stage at 412-771-7373 for more information on
this and other special programs!
Cast
List
MAJA (a music student from
Sarajevo who is Irena's ghost) - Kelly Prokop
IRENA BATANOVIC
(The piano teacher) - Karen Merritt
IVAN BATANOVIC (Her husband
and Eddie's violin teacher) - Bob Roberts
KAT JOHNSON (The 15
year old American piano student) - Megan Montgomery
EDDIE JOHNSON
(Her 11 year old brother who plays the violin) - Micheal
Young
MRS JOHNSON (Their overwrought mother) - Charmagne
Bossola
Playwright - Tammy Ryan
Scene Designer - Sybil
Baumwell
Lighting Designer - Gary Smith
Stage Manager - Beth
Lawry
Sound Designer - Mark Whitehead
Costume Designer - Joan
Markert
Dialect Coach - T.C. Brown
Director - Wayne
Brinda
Music Consultant and teacher - Stephanie Tretick of the
Pittsburgh Symphony
Set construction/Graphic
artist - Shane
Campbell |
