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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
2:00
Number of Acts
3
Musical Style
Contemporary, romantic with African, French, and American influences
Vocal & Musical Forces
Singers: 5 principal roles (2 lyric sopranos, mezzo-soprano, baritone, bass), 9 secondary roles, 5 children; chorus with minor solo parts. Orchestra: 2/2/2/2, 2/2/2/1, 3 percussion, strings
Original Cast
Uzee Brown (Mr. Letterlaw)
Toni Anderson (Madame Bernardey)
Meredith Coleman (Margaret)
Laura English-Robinson (Zabette)
Jeanné Brown (Marie-Jeanne)
Charles Hart (Captain Miller)
Erica McBurrows (A Female Slave)
Kevin Tucker (A Male Slave)
Dennis Jesse (Robert Stafford)
Gregory Jordan (Bernard Goupy)
Evan Bennett (Charles Henri Dubignon)
Predrag Gosta (Jacques)
Timothy Harper (Thomas)
Fred Binkholder (Belton Copp)
Erin Williams (Geechee Jack)