Name: The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson
Start: 2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Organization

Mise en scène

Kimille Howard

Chanteur

Denyce Graves

Mary Cardwell Dawson

Direction d'orchestre

Marvin Mills

Décors

James F Rotondo

Costumes

Jessica Jahn

Lumières

A.J. Guban

Direction de choeur

Steven Gathman

Andrew Harper

Maître d’armes

Anika Seitu

Soprano

Amber Monroe

Isabelle

Ténor

Jonathan Pierce Rhodes

Frank

Mezzo-soprano

Taylor Alexis DuPont

Phoebe

Washington National Opera

anglais

The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson

Washington

États-Unis

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Public

Valide

Photo credit: Jati Lindsay​​​​​

The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson makes its highly anticipated mainstage premiere to celebrate the remarkable founder of the historic and groundbreaking National Negro Opera Company, established in 1941. Starring acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves in the title role, this play with music by Mark Twain Award-winning playwright Sandra Seaton includes selections from the repertory of the National Negro Opera Company and original music composed by Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence and 2023 Grammy nominee Carlos Simon.

The story starts in Washington, D.C. in 1943, where the company is set to perform on a floating barge to evade racially-segregated venues. But when bad weather threatens—pushing the performance to a segregated performance hall—Mary Cardwell Dawson must find a way forward.

English

Crédits de représentation (Distribution et équipe de production )

Distribution

Équipage