Caroline, or Change
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Loosely based on an incident from Kushner’s childhood, Caroline, or Change is set against the backdrop of the Kennedy assassination and the Civil Rights Movement during the final tumultuous months of 1963, and explores the clash between two families’ American experiences. Caroline Thibodeaux, an African-American maid in a Jewish family’s wealthy Louisiana household, discovers money in the laundry of eight-year old Noah, forcing her into an ethical dilemma that ultimately leads to a new appreciation for the power of change. Tesori’s exhilarating score weaves gospel, pop, blues, jazz, and traditional Jewish melodies together to support this powerful show the New York Times called “extraordinary.”
Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by Tony Kushner A Co-Production with the Georgetown University Theater and Performance Studies Program and the Black Theatre Ensemble Directed by Kari Fox Produced by Katie Pak Stage Managed by Jonathan Masserano Technical Direction by Andy Stoffel Choreography by Mady Greene November 12, 2009 - November 21, 2009 Davis Performing Arts Center, Gonda Theatre |