Directed by: Fenlon Lamb
Music by: Daniel Schnyder
Libretto by: Bridgette A. Wimberly
Original Production
November 2018 - Fenlon Lamb
DESIGNERS
Greg Hirsch - Lighting Designer
CeCe Stickler - Costume Designer
Mark Halpin - Scenic Designer
Greg Emetaz - Projection Designer
Tim Trumble - Photographer
Du'Bois A'Keen - Choreographer
ORIGINAL CAST
Clinton Smith - Conductor
Joshua Stewart/Martin Bakari - Charlie Parker
Karen Slack - Addie Parker
Sidney Outlaw - Dizzy Gillespie
Cadie J. Bryan - Chan Parker
Stephanie Sánchez - Baroness Nica
Kaitlyn Sabrowsky - Doris Parker
Chrystal E. Williams - Rebecca Parker
Director's Note
A journey through the mind of a great jazz legend, Charlie Parker’s Yardbird delves into the personal purgatory of the great American saxophonist. Told through a series of interconnected scenes following his death, Parker attempts to compose his final masterpiece while examining the demons that propelled his genius. Swiftly paced and pulsing with energy, this journey into the mind of a legend will captivate you from its first, blue notes to its final rest.
Reviews
""...director Lamb created memorable characters... if Lamb intended to show their commonality as well as their beauty, {she} succeeded."
“Charlie Parker’s Yardbird” definitely deserves to be heard more than once...This work is a fascinating excursion into the possibilities of opera as a living, breathing art."
-Maria Nockin, Operawire
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