Playing Ball

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Title: Playing Ball
Composer: Norbert Palej
Librettist: Marcia Johnson
Commissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist Laboratory
Language: English
Producer: Tapestry Opera
Run Time: 8
Roles:

Role	Voice Type	Range ?	Character Description
Tabitha	high	C4-E5	Long-estranged daughter of Ken
Ken	middle	F4-A4	Father of Tabitha

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Orchestration: Piano

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SYNOPSIS

An estranged father and daughter re-establish their relationship after he has suffered a stroke and can no longer speak. He tries to convey to her that he loves her and is sorry for the harm he caused her. She is still too hurt from their past to see what he is trying to say. Instead, she passes the time by reading a book. He finds another way of communicating with her through the use of his therapy ball.

MUSIC DESCRIPTION

A tender, lullaby-like song for high voice. Beginning and ending with gentle humming, the scene captures an intimate, desperate moment between a man and his caretaker. Sparse, delicate piano and brief wordless interjections from the man support the caretaker's soft, understated melodic line.

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Piano Vocal Scores:

Playing Ball – Piano Vocal Score

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Arias & Excerpts:

Playing Ball - Playing Ball

Tabitha helps her father Ken, who has had a stroke. She combs his hair and helps him with his therapy ball, retrieving it each time he drops it.

Character	Voice Type	Range ?
Tabitha	high	C4-E5
Ken	middle	F4-A4

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PREMIERE PRODUCTION INFORMATION

Premiere Production: Tapestry Briefs 2017, November 30-December 3, 2017 at Dancemakers Studio 313, Toronto, ON
Producers: Tapestry Opera
Cast:

Role	Name
Tabitha	Jacqueline Woodley
Ken	Keith Klassen

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Premiere Production Team:

Role	Name
Director	Michael Hidetoshi Mori
Producer	Jaime Martino
Assistant Director	Anna Theodosakis
Music Director	Michael Shannon
Costume Coordinator	Judie Plaza
Lighting Designer	Tanya Bregstein
Stage Manager	Stephanie Mars
Production Assistant	Heather Kilner

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