The Consul
Anderson Auditorium, Hurley School of Music, Centenary College of Louisiana
2911 Centenary Blvd, Shreveport, LA 71104, USA
Louisiana
32.48305329999999
-93.7334146
Description
Though it premiered in 1950, this tragic tale of a dissident family struggling to flee their tyrannical homeland and immigrate to safety could be ripped from today’s headlines. Freedom fighter John Sorel, having narrowly escaped capture, is forced to flee across the border, leaving his wife, mother, and infant son behind. Watched and harassed by the secret police, Sorel’s wife Magda visits the Consulate every day in hopes of getting visas for her family. There she finds an assortment of other hopeful refugees, each as entangled in unfeeling bureaucracy as she is. As the situation grows increasingly more desperate, Magda at last reaches the breaking point, with devastating results. Inspired by Gian Carlo Menotti’s sympathy for the refugees of World War II, The Consul won both the Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Drama Critic’s Circle Award for Best Musical. Sung in English.
Directed by Cindy SadlerConducted by Kristin RoachWilliam Reber, Collaborative Pianist
STARRING:
Magda Sorel - Jaimie Lowe
John Sorel- Jeremiah Drake (guest artist)
The Mother - Sarah Beegle
The Secretary - Connie New
The Police Inspector - Kyle Chastulik
Niko Magadoff, The Magician - Josh Vavases
Mr. Koffner - Devon Bain
The Foreign Woman - Sierra Worman
Assan- Carlos Romero
Mrs. Gomez - Elyn Green
The Voice on the Recording - Nina Anderson
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Start:
2019-07-21T14:00:00-05:00
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2019-07-21T17:00:00-05:00
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Start:
2019-07-20T19:00:00-05:00
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2019-07-20T22:00:00-05:00
Category
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Tickets
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10.0
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General Public
20.0
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