The Impossible She, 2019
(premier)
Composed by Daniel Thomas Davis, libretto taken from letters between Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickcock, produced by Rhymes with Opera, Bank Street Theater, New York, NY
Selected Press:
-“The Impossible She”, Opera News Magazine
-Callum John Blackmore, “First Lady Sings the Blues”, Parterre Box
Cast
Eleanor Roosevelt // Elisabeth Halliday
Lorena Hickok // Bonnie Lander
Outside World // Robert Maril
Present Voice // Zach Herchen
Production
Laine Rettmer // director
George Lam // conductor
Andrea Merkx // scenic designer
Rachel Dainer-Best // costume designer
Saúl Ulerio // lighting designer
Brigid Moore // hair and makeup designer
Joe Gladstone // production stage manager
Zach Jenkins // assistant stage manager
Christopher Wilson // rehearsal pianist
Michelle Tabnick // publicist