Yet Another Opera, with Savoyards Performing

[Persis Thorndike]

I am performing in this show, along with the rest of my household, my daughter Talis, and husband Spencer. David is the lighting designer... :-) Hope to some of the dates work for some of you.

Please come to the North Cambridge Family Opera's 

American premiere of:

      FLYING HIGH

      Music by Graham Preskett

      Book and Lyrics by John Kane

Flying High is the story of a wildly successful but unhappy pop star 

and a band just starting out, and how they both seek fulfillment in the 

unscrupulous world of the music industry.  

Featuring entertaining lyrics set to singable music in a variety of 
styles, Flying High is presented by an inter-generational cast in 

English with side titles. This production comprises two 40-minute acts 

(plus intermission) and will appeal to audiences of all ages.  The 

composer and librettist of Flying High also wrote Antiphony (performed 

by NCFO in 2002 and 2006), and those of you familiar with that work 

will recall how memorable Graham's tunes are and how clever 

John's lyrics are. 

A synopsis with samples of the music can be found here.

Flying High will be performed eight times at the 

Peabody School, 70 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge MA (North Cambridge, 

between Porter Square and Arlington):

  1. Saturday, March 24 at 3:00pm

  2. Saturday, March 24 at 7:00pm

  3. Sunday, March 25 at 1:00pm

  4. Sunday, March 25 at 5:00pm

  5. Saturday, March 31 at 3:00pm

  6. Saturday, March 31 at 7:00pm

  7. Sunday, April 1 at 1:00pm

  8. Sunday, April 1 at 5:00pm

The cast of more than 135 chorus members and soloists are
drawn from many Greater Boston communities and range in age
from 7 to 85.  They are divided into two casts, and both are

excellent, but I'm partial to the cast performing in shows 1, 3, 6 and 8 

because they star Talis, Spencer, and Persis as Grace, Mickey King, 

and a King's Man.  Information on which cast members perform in 

which shows can be found at www.FamilyOpera.org. Another famliar 

name, David Silber, is the lighting designer.

Contributing to this production are David Bass (music director), 

Dave Cash, Kathy Lindsay, and David Sandberg (stage direction), 

and Corinne Mason, Susan Fendell, and Rachel Zimmerman 

(choreography).  Set design is by Peter Watson of Peter Watson 

Stage Design, and the lighting design is by David Silber. The

show is produced by Carla Procaskey.

Admission this year is free. NCFO welcomes donations and 

suggests $5.00 for children, $10.00 for adults. But, to make

sure you get in, you may PURCHASE TICKETS in advance,

also $5.00 for children, $10.00 for adults (several shows sold

out last year). Seating is general admission.

Snacks will be available for purchase at intermission; in addition,

sandwiches will be available at the Sunday 5:00pm shows only. 

T-shirts, CDs and DVDs will also be available for purchase at 

intermission as will Family Opera "grams" to send congratulations 

to all of your friends in the cast and crew.

Come early to make sure you get a good seat! For more information

about NCFO, visit www.FamilyOpera.org. You can also like us on 

Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NorthCambridgeFamilyOpera.

Please forward this email to anyone you think may be interested.

See you at the show!

Persis

Persis Thorndike

House Manager, Ruddigore

Sudbury Savoyards Productions