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The Passion of Rita St. James
Composer: David Conte
Librettist: John Stirling Walker
Other Artistic Personnel: Heather Carolo, Director; Vincent Peterson, Conductor; Keisuke Nakagoshi, Pianist
Original Cast: Rita St. James - Olivia Stoddard, Javier Gonzalez - Mark Hernandez, Becky La Rue - Kathleen Mulready, Frances Lawton - Heather Clemens, Napoleon Jones - Michael Bannett, Brian Brainard - Joshua Brown, Norman Crane - Jorge Garza; Children's Chorus - Convent of the Sacred Heart High School Choir
Premiere Date: March 10, 2003
Producing Company: San Francisco Conservatory, Musical Theatre Program
Description: Rita St. James is the headmistress of a school for wayward children, who works with certain allies within the school to overcome an evil influence that has infiltrated it. The conflict between these forces of good and evil centers around Napoleon Jones, a boy who is rather uniquely unwilling to submit to influences outside the impulses of his own heart. The effect of her selflessness--and Napoleon's--may seem unbelievable, but...what are fairy tales for?
Contact: ECS Publishing
Address: 138 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA 02215-3534
E-mail Address: office@ecspublishing.com
Phone: 1-800-777-1919; 617-236-1935
Composer Web Site: http://www.davidconte.net
Publisher Web Site: http://www.ecspublishing.com

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