Conceived by artistic director and conductor, Steven Osgood, as a showcase for the newly refurbished and updated Chautauqua amphitheater, Keturah was brought on for her site specific background. She used the entire outdoor theater space as the playing area, with the choir loft over the stage becoming heaven in Act I, and earth in Act II, as Orpheus descended into the Underworld. Set in small town America in the 1930’s, Keturah allowed the storytelling to be shaped by the history of its presenting organization.
Conceived by artistic director and conductor, Steven Osgood, as a showcase for the newly refurbished and updated Chautauqua amphitheater, Keturah was brought on for her site specific background. She used the entire outdoor theater space as the playing area, with the choir loft over the stage becoming heaven in Act I, and earth in Act II, as Orpheus descended into the Underworld. Set in small town America in the 1930’s, Keturah allowed the storytelling to be shaped by the history of its presenting organization.
Cast
Orfeo Daniel Belcher La Musica/Silvia/Speranza Heather Johnson Euridice Chelsea Friedlander Pastori Eric Wassenaar, Omar Najmi, Natalie Rose Havens, Tascha Anderson Ninfa Helen Hassinger Apollo Arnold Livingston Geis Pluto Evan Ross Caronte Ricardo Ceballos de la Mora Proserpina Megan Grey
Creatives
Director Keturah Stickann Conductor Steven Osgood Sets Caleb Wertenbaker Costumes B.G. Fitzgerald Lights Michael Baumgarten
