The Comet / Poppea
Concept and direction: Yuval Sharon
Music composition (The Comet): George Lewis
Libretto: Douglas Kearney** based on a short story by W.E.B. Du Bois
Music composition (L'incoronazione di Poppea): Claudio Monteverdi
Libretto: Giovanni Francesco Busenello
Music Director: Marc Lowenstein
Scenic design: Mimi Lien
Lighting design: John Torres
Costume design: Oana Botez
Sound design: Mark Grey
Dramaturgy: Robert Gooding-Williams and Wendy Heller
Revival Director: Alexander Gedeon
Cast
Cedric Berry: Jim / Mercury
Amanda Lynn Bottoms: Ottone / Virtue
Cody Bowers: Nero / Julia’s Father
Laurel Irene: Julia
Joelle Lamarre: Love / Nellie
Whitney Morrison: Ottavia / "Friend" / Fortune
Kearstin Piper Brown: Poppea
David Soar: Seneca
Instrumentalists
Mila Henry: Associate Music Director & Pianist
Elliot Figg: Harpsichord
Paul Holmes Morton: Theorba
Adam Young: Viol
Production Team
Executive Producers: Cath Brittan, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zack Winokur, Tim Griffin
Premiere Producer: Brian Sea
Production Director: Tony Shayne
Technical Manager: Andy Campbell
Stage Manager: Samantha Greene
Assistant Stage Managers: Rory James Leech, Mark Osgood, Karly Amato
Props Designer & Assistant Production Manager: Kerstin Heinrich
Assistant Director: Dilara Naska
Associate Costume Designer: Caleb Krieg
Associate Lighting Designer: Jackson Funke
Associate Sound Designer & Audio Engineer: Jonathan Burke
Video Engineer: Tony Shayne
The Comet/Poppea is made possible with generous support from Lead Sponsor: Ellen Michelson.
Additional generous support for The Comet / Poppea is provided by Founding Sponsors: Carol Stein, Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation, Jeff Goody and June & Simon Li.
The Comet, composed by George Lewis with Libretto by Douglas Kearney is commissioned by AMOC*
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