Songs for a New World
The Director’s Note:
Dear Audience Member,
When asked what this show was about, Jason Robert Brown (author, composer and lyricist) said, “it’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and gD back.” This striking piece ties together a seemingly unrelated group of characters, each of whom changes their life through a single moment when a simple choice alters his or her world forever. Every person faces a moment of choice in his or her life, which makes the music and magic Songs for a New World realistic and appealing to every audience.
In our journey to bring this extraordinary piece to life, we endured our share
of struggles. But tonight we bring you a show that highlights the strength of
this piece -the beautiful music and unfaltering honesty. It presents diverse
characters in various times and situations facing different choices, but
consistently demonstrates that the power of a person’s destiny lies within his
or her reach. We hope that you see on stage tonight a shadow of what you
once were or one day may become, because it is in that human connectedness
that this show will come to life.
Thank you for coming and we hope that you enjoy the show.
Alice Chin
Director, Songs for a New WorldSongs for a New World played February 26-29, 2004 in the Lerner Hall Black Box.
Playbill
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Cast and Crew
Cast
Tania Asnes (BC ‘ 05)
Ted Malawer (CC)
Jonathan Richard Sandler* (CC’ 04)
Mary Steffel (CC ’04)* Appeared courtesy of the Actor’s Equity Association
Creative Team
Director: Alice Chin
Musical Supervisor: Matthew Urbanek
Musical Director: Matt Russo
Choreography: Chris Sanservertino
Artistic Producer: Geo Karapetyan
Managing Producer: Lisa Lomaz
Publicist: Anne-Marie Tonyan
Faculty Adviser: Lauri Straney
Stage Manager: Tracey Massel
Technical Director: Sarah Longest
Original Orchestration: Brain Besterman
Costume Design: Mackenzie Haberman
Properties: Susanne Johnson
Fundraising Coordinator: Ellen Lacey