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    Bandits in the Valley
    The Don Valley. 1880, Toronto.

    Join George Taylor and the travelling Gilbert & Sullivan theatrical troupe The Vagabonds in a twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of the birth of his papermill. Unbeknownst to him, Jeremiah - the leader of a local small-potatoes bandit group called The Rift Rafters - just discovered a long-hidden secret abo...
    Composer: Benton Roark
    Librettist: Julie Tepperman

    Bandits in the Valley
    Where You Live
    A businessman is waiting for a streetcar, with his back to an unhoused woman. The two silently judge each other. The man is annoyed at seeing someone who wants something for nothing, and the woman is feeling judged for a situation she has no control over. The two finally acknowledge each other, and we discover their shared experience.
    Composer: Iman Habibi
    Librettist: Michael Pollard

    Where You Live
    Where You Live
    Pomegranate
    On a fateful school trip to the ruins of Pompeii, the fantasies of smitten teenagers Suzie and Cass are ignited. They are transported from 1977 to 79 AD, where they discover romantic freedom in the looming shadow of Mount Vesuvius – but not for long. The timeline shifts to 1981 and the Fly by Night, a Toronto lesbian bar, in the aftermath of the...
    Composer: Kye Marshall
    Librettist: Amanda Hale

    Pomegranate
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    Excerpts
    Bandits in the Valley – Opening Scene – voices, percussion, and accordion

    George celebrates the 25th anniversary of his paper mill with an important announcement. Lily is introduced. Freddy gets some bad news.

    Bandits in the Valley – Group 1, Scene 1: The Buttock Birthmark (duet)

    Jeremiah, who is in love with Lily, reveals that he is the illegitimate son of former mill owner, Skinner. He enlists Freddy's help with a scheme.

    Bandits in the Valley – Group 1, Scene 2: The Chase

    Brigitta is in love with Jeremiah. Jeremiah, Freddy, and Brigitta retrieve Jeremiah's birth certificate from the Taylor house where Brigitta found it. Jeremiah gives Freddy a note for Lily - he and Lily are leaving town when Jeremiah gets his fortune.

    Bandits in the Valley – Group 2, Scene 1: Love Me Lily (aria)

    Henri wonders how, after all this time, it is possible that Lily doesn't reciprocate her feelings of love.

    Bandits in the Valley – Group 2, Scene 2: The Dressing Room

    George has a proposal for Lily. Henri has a confession. The Great Recorder Smackdown happens, and Lily is caught in the crossfire. Lily sends them all away without answering.

    Bandits in the Valley – Freddy’s Song: “So It Goes” (aria)

    A lament over the disbanding of brotherhood. Freddy wonders what will become of his friendship with Jeremiah.

    Bandits in the Valley – Finale

    The Vagabond Theatrical Troupe presents!  Jeremiah gives George an ultimatum but has to prove himself first in more ways than one, and all is wrapped up in the finest paper package.

    Where You Live – Where You Live

    A businessman is waiting for a streetcar, with his back to an unhoused woman. The two silently judge each other. The man is annoyed at seeing someone who wants something for nothing, and the woman is feeling judged for a situation she has no control over. The two finally acknowledge each other, and we discover their shared experience.

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