Joshua’s Boots: An Opera for Young People
Music by Adolphus Hailstork
Libretto by Susan Kander
A Co-Production by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and the Center of Creative Arts
Joshua’s Boots tells the story of a Black teenager who flees his home to find new opportunity in the American West in 1878. Joshua overcomes racial prejudice and obstacles to become a cowboy, establishing a new life with his own land, his own name, and his own legacy. Recommended for ages 10 and up.
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If your school is a member of the E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Collaborative, please contact mfisher@opera-stl.org for more information.
Event information
School Performances
October 21 & 22, 9:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Public Performances
October 23, 7 p.m.
October 24, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Location:
COCA’s Catherine B. Berges Theatre
Creative Team
Adam Flores
Stage Director
Stephen Mager
Conductor
Jonathan Heaney
Associate Music Director
Philip Woodmore
Youth Music Director / Artistic Advisor
Jayson Lawshee-Gress
Lighting Designer
David Sajewich
Video Designer
Giac Noelle
Choreographer
Cast
Michael Breaux
Joshua
Angel Love
Sally, Mama
James Stevens
Geezer / Frank / Captain Pershing / Cookie
Andrew Johnson
Charlie
Anna Edwards
Lucinda
Emma Wittenauer
Miss Pearl / Chorus
Jaron Bentley
Abraham
Nadia Curtiss
Sarah
Sam Hawkins
Frederick
Ricco Martin, Jr.
Natty Green / Cowboy
Kayden Brooks
Henry / Cowboy
Cameron Hadley
Cowboy Joe
Thomas Chatman
Cowboy Jack
Lachlan Bell
Cowboy
Elliot Davisson
Cowboy
Éamon Ewing
Cowboy
Kameron Henry
Cowboy
Grayson Ritson
Cowboy
Jude Fernandez
Chorus
Ava Hettenhausen
Chorus
Archer McGrosso
Chorus
Eesha Ved
Chorus
Photo Gallery
Joshua’s Boots is made possible in part by the Saigh Foundation.
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