John Andrew Tarbet
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Edith Stein
A Musical Drama
Book and Lyrics by Jonathan Matthew Gilbert
Music by John Andrew Tarbet
Based on the Play by Arthur Giron
Edith Stein explores the life of one of the most controversial Catholic saints. Born a Jew, Edith Stein served as a nurse in the Great War, converted to Catholicism, became a Carmelite nun, agitated for the Church to intervene in the Holocaust, and was later arrested by the Nazi's and executed in Auschwitz. Her canonization and a convent established in her name at Auschwitz would later provoke international outrage. EdithStein explores the woman behind the controversy, the outcast seeking refuge, the skeptic searching for answers while hanging onto a desperate hope that mankind is worthy of salvation.
Nothing in Between
Performed by Julie Foldesi
Your Flowers are Going to My Head
Performed by Sam Hutcheson
A Clean White Bird
Performed by Lauren Lukacek
Ritual / A Little Bit Broken
Performed by Julie Foldesi
Quiet
Performed by Julie Foldesi & John Tarbet
Behrman
A Musical in One Act
Book and Lyrics by Kelly Dupuis
Music by John Andrew Tarbet
BEHRMAN, inspired by O'Henry's The Last Leaf, is the touching story of the unexpected friendship between an aging photographer and a young girl who dreams of "taking pictures." Poignant and humorous, this one-act musical theater piece explores what happens when an older artist's passion is rejuvenated by the curiosity of his young student, Jessie and the support of his hopeful wife, Francie.
I See Nothing
Performed by Wayne Schroder
In Pictures
Performed by Angela Brinton Mack
Pottery Lessons
Performed by Carolann Page
Photography Lessons
Wayne Schroder, Angela Brinton Mack, Carolann Page
Berkshires, 1969
Perfromed by Wayne Schroder
Air
Performed by Carolann Page
Shoelaces
Performed by Angela Brinton Mack & Carolann Page
IRON LADY
An Opera in 3 Acts (in progress)
Book and Lyrics by Jonathan Matthew Gilbert
Music by John Andrew Tarbet
Iron Lady examines the life and political career of Cold Warrior and 20th Century icon Margaret Thatcher, Great Britain's first and to date only female Prime Minister and the woman credited even by her enemies with bringing Great Britain back from the brink.
A New Elizabethan Era
Performed by Kristy Glass
My Margaret
Performed by John Tarbet
A Woman is the One
Performed by Kristy Glass
Ballet of the Twins (sketch)
Performed by John Tarbet