CHARACTERS 1884: • Georges - An artist, bearded and brooding, and determined to perfect a new technique of painting: Pointillism - in which the small dabs of individual colours are mixed by the viewer into a scene of dazzling colours and light. • Dot - Georges' model, mistress and the mother of his child. She busies herself with a grammar book that is helping her to read and write. • Jules - Another painter. • Yvonne - Jules' wife. • Louise - Their daughter. • An Old Lady - A regular stroller in the park and also Georges' mother, though she's not eager to advertise the relationship. • The Old Lady's Nurse • Celeste #1, Celeste #2 - Two pretty gossips. • Louis - A baker who kneads dough and needs Dot. • Mr and Mrs - Two crass tourists from the United States. • Franz - A servant. • Frieda - A cook. • A Boatman - The owner of a black dog, Spot A Woman With Baby Carriage, A Man With a Bicycle, A Soldier, A Little Girl, A Boy Bathing In the River, Two Young Men On the Bank. 1984: • George - An artist, but one who spends more time massaging potential sources of commissions than his predecessor. • Marie - Dot's daughter by the first Georges, now old and wheelchair-bound. • Bob Greenberg - A museum director, preoccupied keeping up with the new. • Naomi Eisen - Composer of the music for Georges' Chromolume presentations • Blair Daniels - An art critic who once championed George but now thinks he's just repeating himself. • Harriet Pawling - A wealthy patron of the arts. • Elaine - Georges' ex-wife. • Billy Webster - A friend of Harriet's. • Lee Randolph - The museum's publicist. • Dennis - A technician at the museum. • Betty and Alex - Other artists. • Charles Redmond - A visiting curator of the County commissions to dispense. • A Photographer, A Museum Assistant and A Waitress. ORCHESTRATION DETAILS • REED 1 - Piccolo, Flute, Cor Anglais, Soprano Sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet • REED II - Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Cor Anglais, Alto Sax, Clarinet • HORN (Bb and F) • SYNTHESIZER • PIANO db. CELESTA • HARP • PERCUSSION • 2 VIOLINS • VIOLA • CELLO DISCOGRAPHY RCA VICTOR RD 85042 Original Cast
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