{"id":277,"date":"2012-11-13T10:15:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T15:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zacharyflorence.com\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2013-07-04T23:20:24","modified_gmt":"2013-07-05T03:20:24","slug":"come-back-little-sheba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zacharyflorence.com\/?page_id=277","title":{"rendered":"Come Back, Little Sheba"},"content":{"rendered":"

by William Inge<\/em><\/p>\n

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About the Show<\/h2>\n

Lola was the high school beauty queen who had to marry young. Trapped in a lonely marriage, she and Doc, a recovering alcoholic on the brink of relapse, live in a cluttered Midwestern home heavily infused with disappointment and tension. When Marie, their pretty young boarder, takes up with Turk, an unrefined athlete, the relationship not only intrigues both Lola and Doc, but also disturbs the delicate domestic balance of the household, leading to an inevitable, but still surprising confrontation. The original production of\u00a0Come Back, Little Sheba<\/em> opened on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on February 15, 1950.<\/p>\n

Production History<\/h2>\n

Come Back, Little Sheba<\/em>\u00a0was presented at the\u00a0Shaw Festival<\/a>\u00a0in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada as part of their 2012 season.\u00a0The production was directed by Jackie Maxwell and designed by Christina Poddubiuk, with lighting design by Bonnie Beecher and original music by Zachary Florence. Beatrice Campbell was the stage manager and Ivory Seol was the assistant stage manager. The production featured the following cast: \u00a0Corrine Koslo (Lola), Ric Reid (Doc),\u00a0Julia Course (Marie),\u00a0Kevin McGarry (Turk),\u00a0Sharry Flett (Mrs. Coffman),\u00a0Andrew Bunker (Bruce),\u00a0Lorne Kennedy (Postman),\u00a0James Pendarves (Milkman), Graeme Somerville (Ed), Sanjay Talwar (Elmo) and Jonathan Tan (Messenger).<\/p>\n

Media<\/h2>\n

Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to read\u00a0an interview with Zachary, along with composers Wayne Gwillim and John Gzowski, about composing music for non-musical plays. Unfortunately, the embedded audio clips don\u2019t work, but you can listen to music samples below.<\/p>\n

Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for a behind-the-scenes look at the design process for Come Back, Little Sheba<\/em>, as told by director Jackie Maxwell and the designers.<\/p>\n

Music<\/h2>\n

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