Name: Sky on Swings
Start: 2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
Location: The Hart Theater at The Egg

Organization

Opera Saratoga Summer Festival

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Susanne Mentzer

Danny

Marietta Simpson

Martha

Conductor

Emily Senturia

Stage director

Lawrence Edelson

Set designer

Julia Noulin-Mérat

Costume designer

Whitney Locher

Lighting designer

Marcella Barbeau

Phyllis Pancella

Meredith Arwady

Countertenor

Ryan Bryce Johnson

Raphaella Medina

Elder #2

Soprano

Chase Sanders

Elder #1

Spencer Reichman

Administrator

Opera Columbus

Opera Saratoga

English

Sky on Swings

Albany

United States

The Hart Theater at The Egg

Sky on Swings Beecher

Public

Private

Approved

Sky on Swings is a riveting musical and theatrical exploration of what it feels like to live with Alzheimer's Disease, as seen through the eyes of two women at different stages in the progression of dementia: Martha, who is far gone in the disease; and Danny, who knows what is happening to her and is in frantic denial.  When Martha and Danny meet, they form an unexpected bond of love and support. Through their eyes - along with the experience of their children who struggle with how to best support their mothers - a deeply moving world of discovery is revealed in memories lost.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Co-Producer