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Donna Di Novelli

DONNA DI NOVELLI

  
Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of Donna Di Novelli's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Good Swimmer, The         Little House On the Prairie

Good Swimmer, The

Synopsis:
The Good Swimmer, part requiem, part lifesaving drill, is a new music-theatre piece by Heidi Rodewald (music) and Donna Di Novelli (libretto) directed by Kevin Newbury. Set entirely on a surf beach, the piece updates the kinship relationships of Antigone to a family of lifeguards during the early days of the Vietnam War. The pop musical rips apart non-literary found texts (field guides, historical quotations, lifesaving manuals) to create song lyrics for four principals, a chorus of lifeguards, and a rock band. The Good Swimmer pits the common good against the primacy of kinship as a sister opposes a monument to be built in her beloved brothers memory. All the singers onstage are under 21 years of age, reflecting the somber truth that a majority of those lost in Vietnam would never reach their 22nd birthday.

Notes:
Composed by Heidi Rodewald

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Genre:
music-theatre 70 min

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Little House On the Prairie

Synopsis:
Little House on the Prairie has remained one of the most beloved celebrations of early Americana since the appearance of Laura Ingalls Wilder's popular classic book series 70 years ago. Now the inspirational stories take on a brand new frontier in an uplifting new musical. Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura for ten years in the much-loved television series, continues her legacy by playing Ma. Families will continue to fall in love with these life-affirming stories about the Ingalls' struggles and triumphs through the celebration of the pioneering spirit and the core values on which this country was founded-a spirit that resonates within each of us today
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Notes:
lyrics Donna di Novelli, book Rachel Sheinkin, music Rachel Portman

1st Produced:
Paper Mill Playhouse, NY    10 Sep 2009

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  -

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