Vocal & Musical Forces
CHARACTER LIST (MAJOR):
William Wright, alias Dan De Quille (bar.)
Caroline, his wife (s)
John Mackey (b)
Samuel Clemens, alias Mark Twain (t)
The Pickboy (t)
Julia Bulette (s)
Jean Millean (t)
Zhang (bari-tenor)
ORCHESTRATION: 32 piece chamber orchestra, plus erhu and on-stage concertina
MUSICAL STYLE: tuneful, w/ expressive singing, colorfully orchestrated with imaginative use of percussion instruments
Original Cast
William Wright, alias Dan DeQuille - Christopher Langton;
Caroline Wright - Anna Hart; John Mackay - Emmy Burroughs; Pickboy - Grayson
LaBrie; Samuel Clemens, alias Mark Twain - Thomas Thompson; Julia Bulette -
Julie Lenz; Jean Millean - Michael
D. Jackson; Baker /Zhang -
Nicholas Hummel; Butcher / Fireman1 / Sycophant 2 - Josh Tuaolo; Dry
Goods Clerk /Miner 3 /Fireman 2 - Jose Segura; Stock Broker/ Sycophant 1/ Miner
1 /Father Manogue - Adam Faulkner; Miner 2 - Oscar Cordova; Drunken Prospector
/Woman 2 /Curbstone Philosopher - Cami Cutler. The
Spiritualist - Jenna Simms; Barmaid /Woman 1 - Ashton Whitley
Albert Rudolph Lee, Director Nevada Chamber Opera; Jason Altieri, Music Director, University Symphony Orchestra.