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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
01:10
Number of Acts
1
Musical Style
Eclectic, incorporating music styles of the early 1940s in rural Mississippi- big band, southern white gospel, etc.
Vocal & Musical Forces
Six principals, two children (non-singing), chamber orchestra
Original Cast
Tapestry workshop (August 2001): Tamara Hummel, Lyric Soprano as Sister 1/narrator; Zhu Ge Zeng, Lyric Soprano as Sister 2/actor; Janet Coates, High Soprano as Stella-Rondo; Ya-wen Wang, Non-Singing Role as Shirley-T; Rebecca Haas, Mezzo/Contralto as Mama; Sung Chung, Bass Baritone as Papa-Daddy;