{"id":40,"date":"2012-02-02T21:39:14","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T21:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zacharyflorence.wordpress.com\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2012-11-13T12:04:10","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T17:04:10","slug":"the-passion-of-adele-hugo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zacharyflorence.com\/?page_id=40","title":{"rendered":"The Passion of Adele Hugo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book and Lyrics by David Overton<\/em>
\n Music by Zachary Florence<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bruce Godfree & Sara Farb in The Passion of Adele Hugo<\/p><\/div>\n

About the Show<\/h2>\n

A chamber musical based on the tempestuous life of Adele Hugo, daughter of Victor Hugo,\u00a0The Passion of Adele Hugo<\/em>\u00a0follows Adele across three continents as she relentlessly pursues her obsession with the rakish British soldier, Albert Pinson. Leaving her sheltered life on the Island of Gurnsey, Adele follows Pinson to Halifax, and ultimately Barbados, determined to either claim him for herself, or deny him happiness with any other.<\/p>\n

Production History<\/h2>\n

The Passion of Adele Hugo<\/em> was presented by Eastern Front Theatre<\/a> at the Neptune Theatre Studio in Halifax in November 2011. The production was directed and designed by Scott Burke, with costumes by Adam MacKinnon and lighting by Leigh Ann Vardy. Lily Ling was the musical director. Heather Lewis and Hannah Burrows were the stage managers. The production featured the following cast:\u00a0Amanda LeBlanc (Leopoldine\/Mary\/Josephine and others),\u00a0Sara Farb (Adele),\u00a0Martin Burt (Hugo\/Colonel\/O\u2019Brien\/Governor and others),\u00a0Bruce Godfree (Pinson) and\u00a0Sabryn Rock (Baa\/Medium\/Magician and others).<\/p>\n

Awards<\/h2>\n

Eastern Front Theatre’s production of The Passion of Adele Hugo<\/em> was nominated for seven\u00a0Robert Merritt Awards<\/a>, and won awards for the score and musical direction. The nominees were as follows:<\/p>\n