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CASTS
Michael Sokol as Frank Lloyd Wright.
WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION
21,23,25,27 April 1993
The Madison Opera ~ Madison, Wisconsin
Conductor: Roland Johnson
Stage Director: Stephen Wadsworth
Set Designer: David Birn
Lighting Designer: Christopher Ackerland
Costume Designer: Laura Crow
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mamah Cheney
Louis Sullivan
Edwin Cheney
Catherine Wright
The Maid

Last Draftsperson/Marion Mahoney
Julian Carleton
Waiter

Workman/Reporter/Photographer
Workman/Reporter/Draftsman/Guest
Workman/Reporter/Draftsman/Guest
Townswoman #1
Townswoman #2
Workman #1
Workman #2
Reporter
Draftsman
Wife #1
Wife #2
Wife #3
Michael Sokol
Carolann Page
Barry Busse
Bradley Garvin
Kitt Reuter-Foss
Mimmi Fulmer

Katherine Cloutier
John Odom
John Tallman

Bruce Baumer
James Demler
Patrick Jones
Joanna Johnston
Laura Tucker
Joel Kopischke
David Williams
Kevin Jeffers
David Gagnon
Deanna Gibeau
Gale Ketteler
Lori Poulson

Draftsmen, Townspeople, Guests
Bert Adams, David Baltes, Marty Barrett, Kathleen Bartell, Bruce Baumer, Karen Bishop, Loyd Bonneville, Bill Bremmer, Katherine Cloutier, James Demler, Ruth Elmendorf, Jane Ferris, Gloria Fischer, Terry Kiss Frank, David Gagnon, Kristin Gerry, Deanna Gibeau, Kevin Jeffers, Joanna Johnston, Patrick Jones, Gale Ketteler, David Kretschmann, Margaret Mach, Joel Kopischke, Kathleen Otterson, Eric Peters, Pattie Poppitz, Jack Poulson, Lori Poulson, Nancy Prine, Mark Schmandt, Anne Seaton, Merry Spangler, Bert Terrell, Laura Tucker, Gregory Walters, Margaret Walters, John Webber, David Williams, Fred Younger

Robert Orth as Frank Lloyd Wright.
CHICAGO OPERA THEATER
23,25,27, 31 July & 2 August 1997
Merle Reskin Theater ~ Chicago, Illinois
Conductor: Lawrence Rapchak
Stage Director: Ken Cazan
Set Designer: Kevin Snow
Lighting Designer: Marcus Dillard
Costume Designer: Jeff Bauer
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mamah Cheney
Louis Sullivan
Edwin Cheney
Catherine Wright
The Maid

Last Draftsperson/Marion Mahoney
Waiter

2nd Wife
1st Townswoman - Act I
2nd Townswoman - Act II
3rd Reporter
1st Wife
2nd Wife
2nd Draftsman
3rd Townswoman
3rd Workman/1st Guest
2nd Guest
2nd Workman
1st Draftsman's Wife
2nd Townswoman - Act I
2nd Reporter
5th Workman
1st Townswoman - Act II
1st Reporter
1st Workman
4th Workman
Photographer
1st Draftsman
Robert Orth
Brenda Harris
Barry Busse
Bradley Garvin
Kitt Reuter-Foss
Diane Ragains

Rosa Pascarella
Peter Mowhawk

Debra Austin
Meredith Barber
Jan Bickel
Troy Clark
Sandra Cross
Elizabeth Fauntleroy
Robert Felbinger
Lilah Greendale
Robert Heitzinger
Henry Hunt
Jan Jarvis
Ann Marie Lewis
Cynthia Mallard
Mark Meier
Calland Metts
Patricia Mueller
Roy C. Smith
Nicholas Solomon
Scott Uddenberg
Peter Van De Graaff
Charles Wolter

Draftsmen, Townspeople, Guests
Debra Austin, Meredith Barber, Jan Bickel, Michelle Buss, Troy Clark, Sandra Cross, Elizabth Fauntleroy, Robert Felbinger, Lilah Greendale, John Hacker, Robert Heitzinger, Henry Hunt, Jan Jarvis, Ann Marie Lewis, Cynthia Mallard, Mark Meier, Calland Metts, Jean-Marie Minton, Patricia Mueller, Rosa Pascarella, Roy C. Smith, Nicholas Solomon, Scott Uddenberg, Peter Van De Graaff, Charles Wolter

Michael Sokol as Frank Lloyd Wright.
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
CONCERT REVIVAL
19 February 1994
Lakeland, Florida
Conductor: Joann Falletta
Ensemble & Chorus Supervision: Beverly Wolff
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mamah Cheney
Louis Sullivan
Edwin Cheney
Catherine Wright
The Maid

Last Draftsperson
Julian Carleton

1st Workman
2nd Workman/Draftsman/Reporter
3rd Workman
4th Workman/Photographer/Guest
1st Woman
2nd Woman/Wife
3rd Woman
2nd Reporter/Draftsman
3rd Reporter
Photographer
1st Townswoman/Wife
2nd Townswoman/Wife
Michael Sokol
Carolann Page
Barry Busse
Bradley Garvin
Diane Willis-Stahl
Joanna Johnston

Christopher Holloway
John Odom

Christopher Holloway
Patrick Jones
Stephen Tharp
Rod Nelman
Margaret Harden
Susan Gaylord
Joanna Johnston
Stephen Tharp
James Demler
Rod Nelman
Margaret Harden
Susan Gaylord

Draftsmen, Townspeople, Guests
Florida Southern College Chorus

Recording Session of Shining Brow
UNLV & NEVADA OPERA CONCERT PERFORMANCES
11-24 February 2002
The UNLV Opera Theater ~ Las Vegas, Nevada
Ham Concert Hall, UNLV
Conductor: Daron Hagen
Chorus Master: David Weiller
Executive Producer: Robert Schuneman
Producer: Virko Baley
Assistant Producer: Brian Fairtile
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mamah Cheney
Louis Sullivan
Edwin Cheney
Catherine Wright
The Maid

Last Draftsperson
Julian Carleton/Waiter

Draftsman/Workman/Reporter
Workman/Guest/Photographer
Townswoman/Wife
Reporter/Workman
Wife/Townswoman
Draftsman/Guest/Reporter/Workman
Workman
Paul Kreider
Brenda Harris
Barry Busse
Bradley Garvin
Juline Barol-Gilmore
Rebecca Kreider

James Demler
Garfield Hammonds

Tony Barton
James Demler
Jennifer Barton
Eric Fleischer
Deborah Fleischer
Garfield Hammonds
Warren Hettinga

Draftsmen, Townspeople, Guests
Jennifer Barton, Emily Slade, Lori Laux, Kimberly Volk, Lillian Roberts, Roza Tulyaganova, Debra Siebert, Deborah Fleischer, Lisa Jablonski, Gillian Groutman, William McKoy, Alfonse Anderson, Eric Fleischer, Warren Hettinga, James Demler, Garfield Hammonds, Scott Hensley, Rodney Arnett
Orth, Harris, Falletta, cast, chorus, and the Buffalo Philharmonic.

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC SEMI-STAGED CONCERT PERFORMANCES
4-5 November 2006
The Buffalo Philharmonic ~ Buffalo, NY
The Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Kleinhans Concert Hall
Conductor: JoAnn Falletta
Chorus Master: L. Brett Scott
Stage Director: Daron Hagen
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mamah Cheney
Louis Sullivan
Edwin Cheney
Catherine Wright
The Maid / Townswoman #3

Julian Carleton

Wife / Townswoman #1
Draftsman / Workman #2 / Reporter #2
Townswoman #2 / Wife
Reporter #1 / Workman #3 / Workman #5
Waiter / Reporter #3 / Workman #4
Workman #1 / Guest / Photographer / Last Draftsman
Robert Orth
Brenda Harris
Robert Frankenberry
Matthew Curran
Elaine Valby
Gilda Lyons

Elem Eley

Jennifer Lynn Reckamp
Tony Barton
Deborah Fleischer
Eric Fleischer
Elem Eley
James Demler

Draftsmen, Townspeople, Guests
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus: Aurora Bonenerg, Patricia Calback, Susan Gawley, Kelly Gawron, Kristy Kapturowski, Claudia Koczka, Caitlin Littlefield, Stephanie Loutit, Colleen Marcello, Cynthia Mayo, Lynette Mende, Heidi Miller, Noel Narchus, Meta Reuse, Rosanna Sanchez, Leah Schneider, Sarah Stone, Lisa Surace, Katherine Thirnton, Shirley Ward, Catherine Weyand, Janet Balloch, Jeanne Bartholomew, Marquetta Bedgood, Justine Brooks,Brigitte Cornwell, Jane Faruga, Karen Ferington, Donna Kelley, Ann Lewis, Karen Marconi, Nell Mohn, Lori Pacer, Virginia Paul, Janice Peters, Tiffany Schooly, Nancy Seel, Clauida Yax, Linda Yund, Janice Adair, Alicia Boisnier, Lyn Cala, Faith Cicelski, Suzanna Fatta, June Foster, Ann Gates, Kristin K. Kight, Paula King, Jane Lehman, Louise Marvin, Jane Mathias, Katy Miner, Bethh Ann Rice, Nicole Roussie, Amy Sorrentino, Meghan Sullivan, Mary Lou Wiltberger, Marlene Zimpfer, Margaret Callanan, Andrea Copley, Joanne Cretacci, Silvia deRosas, Amanda Gragone, Jennalee Gaiser, Laura Godwin, Joanne Goldman, Anne Lee, Michelle Memmo, Lora Park, Kathy Romanowski, Joan Schade, Clare Schultz, Estelle Siener, Beverly Sutor, Kathleen Vitagliano, Elizabeth White, Jason Bek, Joshua Blasdell, John Cline, Paul Kight, Paul Litwin, Ralph Marino, Brett Ransom, Jeffrey Renzoni, Mark Borowski, John Collyer, Christopher Goerss, David Henry, Raymond Kelleher, Philip Reynolds, J. Robert Smythe, Alfonzo Tyson, David Ward, Andrew Werner, Patrick Barrett, Steven Bench, Keith Bielmeier, Peter Burakowski, George Davidson, William DeRoo, Brad Felton, Andrew Fritz, Nicholas John, Bruce Keiser, Barry Radlin, W. Scott Schaefer, Victor Schuel, William Siddall, Steven Baer, Peter Bleckinger, Peter Brand, Sean Brown, Don Copley, Timothy Ecker, Angelo Fatta, Christopher Frazier, Lawrence Gottesman, David Hofmeier, Robert Kiersz, Jr., Charles Lady, Thomas Pollard, Dennis Scaringi, Frank Wesselenyi

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