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Synopsis and Musical Excerpts<br />
THE GRAPES OF WRATH<br />
F E A T U R E D<br />
R O L E S<br />
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY JOHN STEINBECK<br />
MUSIC BY RICKY IAN GORDON<br />
LIBRETTO BY MICHAEL KORIE<br />
ORIGINAL STAGE DIRECTION AND DRAMATURGY BY ERIC SIMONSON<br />
ORCHESTRATIONS BY RICKY IAN GORDON AND BRUCE COUGHLIN<br />
CO-COMMISSIONED BY THE MINNESOTA OPERA AND UTAH SYMPHONY<br />
& OPERA<br />
WORLD PREMIERE<br />
FEBRUARY 10, 13, 15, 17 AND 18, 2007<br />
ORDWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS<br />
SUNG IN ENGLISH<br />
TOM JOAD, A RELEASED PRISONER ..........................................BARITONE<br />
MA JOAD, FAMILY MATRIARCH .....................................MEZZO-SOPRANO<br />
ROSASHARN, TOM’S PREGNANT SISTER.....................................SOPRANO<br />
JIM CASY, A LAPSED PREACHER ..................................................TENOR<br />
PA JOAD, A TENANT FARMER .................................................BARITONE<br />
UNCLE JOHN, PA’S BROTHER.................................................BARITONE<br />
GRANMA, PA AND JOHN’S MOTHER..............................MEZZO-SOPRANO<br />
GRAMPA, HER HUSBAND ..........................................................TENOR<br />
CONNIE RIVERS, ROSASHARN’S HUSBAND .................................BARITONE<br />
NOAH, TOM’S SLOW-WITTED BROTHER .....................................BARITONE<br />
AL, HIS YOUNGER BROTHER ......................................................TENOR<br />
RUTHIE, THEIR YOUNGER SISTER..................................................TREBLE<br />
WINFIELD, THEIR YOUNGEST BROTHER ..........................................TREBLE<br />
SETTING: SOUTHERN AND WESTERN UNITED STATES, 1930S<br />
MOST OF WHICH ARE PERFORMED BY 3 MEN (TENOR, BARITONE, BASS) AND<br />
2 WOMEN (SOPRANO, MEZZO) IN MULTIPLE ROLES; OTHERS ARE SMALLER<br />
CHORUS ROLES<br />
OKLAHOMA CROPPERS, FARM WOMEN AND MEN<br />
PRISON GUARD, MCALESTER PENITENTIARY<br />
TRUCK DRIVER, OKLAHOMA OIL TRANSPORT<br />
MULEY GRAVES, EVICTED FARMER<br />
MULEY’S WIFE, EVICTED FARMER WOMAN<br />
PETE FOWLER, TRACTOR OPERATOR<br />
LOAN OFFICER OF THE OKLAHOMA BANK<br />
POWERBROKER, CHICAGO PLUTOCRAT<br />
SECRETARY TO THE POWERBROKER<br />
SENATOR, OKLAHOMA POLITICIAN<br />
MAN IN SUIT, REPOSSESSES FARMS<br />
CONSTABLE, ENFORCES EVICTIONS<br />
TRAFFIC COP ON ROUTE 66<br />
THREE PUMP GUYS ON ROUTE 66<br />
WAITRESS ON ROUTE 66<br />
COOK ON ROUTE 66<br />
MOTEL OWNER AND WIFE ON ROUTE 66<br />
CADILLAC COUPLE ON ROUTE 66<br />
RAGGED MAN, A CROPPER<br />
MAE, WAITRESS<br />
VAL, COOK<br />
DINER GIRLS, OTHER WAITRESSES<br />
BILL, TRUCKER<br />
JOE, TRUCKER<br />
TWO INSPECTORS, AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS<br />
GEORGE J. ENDICOTT I, 1849 HOMESTEADER<br />
GEORGE J. ENDICOTT III, A GROWER<br />
GEORGE J. ENDICOTT IV, CANNERY OWNER<br />
CROPPER WOMAN, HOOVERVILLE SQUATTER<br />
CONTRACTOR OF MIGRANT WORKERS<br />
DEPUTY, VIGILANTE<br />
MAN, CROPPER WOMAN’S HUSBAND<br />
HUSTON, CROPPER<br />
BLACK HAT, CROPPER<br />
TWO DEPUTIES, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT<br />
GATE GUARD OF GOVERNMENT CAMP<br />
PEACH CHECKER, COUNTS PEACHES<br />
COMMISSARY CLERK OF HOOPER RANCH STORE<br />
CABIN MISTRESS OF HOOPER CABINS<br />
WASHROOM GUARD AT HOOPER RANCH<br />
PATROL GUARD BY FENCE<br />
LOU, TIM AND JAKE, STRIKERS<br />
GEORGE, VIGILANTE<br />
BILL, VIGILANTE<br />
STATE TROOPER OUTSIDE VINEYARD<br />
FARMER OF A SMALL COTTON FARM<br />
BOY IN BARN<br />
STARVING MAN, BOY’S FATHER<br />
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