[NEohioPAL] World Premiere of "Remember the Pines"

[Christine Cipriani via NEohioPAL]

World Premiere of “Remember The Pines”

Remember the Pines is an original musical written by North East Ohio playwright Brian Smallwood (from Geneva) and composer Nicholas Underhill. Loosely following the novel Germinal by Emile Zola and some family history of Brian Smallwood, it depicts class struggles in a West Virginia Mining town in 1940.

Show Synopsis
The award winning poet/playwright Brian Smallwood’s visceral poetry is combined with a musical style that ranges from folk to rock and classical. It shows the struggle of the mining families in the context of continuous hard, dangerous work with little pay and no future in sight for the young except more of the same. There is an adversity, occasionally humorous, between the hard working miners and their employers. The morally challenged manager of the Company Store uses his power to extract goods and sexual favors from the town women in exchange for loaves of bread. A stranger named Luther Mullins comes to town with an agenda related to this adversity, but we don’t know exactly what he wants at the outset-unlike the protagonist in Sweeney Todd, who is clearly crazed with vengeance against those in his past. Luther quietly exerts his influence with the miners, and tensions build between workers and management Meanwhile, Sarah, a young girl, works in the mines disguised as a boy, secretly hoping for a better life. The tensions in the town mount towards an inevitable climax of action.
Maryann Nagel directs the show, with set and light designs by Trad Burns, and choreography by Martin Cespedes. The role of Luther will be sung by Andrew Lipian.
Because of its location, the musical setting requires some indigenous music: Bluegrass, Gospel, as well as other styles which are included as appropriate.
Remember the Pines, like Les Miserables, is about 90 percent sung. The songs are orchestrated with a 12 player ensemble conducted by Cleveland composer Ty Alan Emerson. Included in the band are the Appalachian instruments Mandolin, Banjo Guitar, Fiddle and Bass, complimented by classical strings, woodwinds and Brass.
Make music history by attending the premiere of Remember the Pines!
Shore Cultural Centre
291 E. 222nd Street Euclid, OH 44123
Performance Dates: Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11 at 7:30 pm
Oct 5, 12 at 2:00 pm
Tickets
Adults $20, Seniors $15, and Students $10
For tickets: http://www.shoreculturalcentre.com/Remember-the-Pines
          Learn more at www.rememberthepines.com
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Luther Productions
www.rememberthepines.com<http://www.rememberthepines.com/>
216-339-5911


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