Breath & Imagination
By Daniel Beaty
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
Originally produced at Hartford Stage, Hartford, CT.
January 10, 2013 through February 9, 2013
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About the Premiere Production
Before Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson, there was Roland Hayes—the first world-renowned African-American classical vocalist. Born the son of a slave, Roland discovered his voice as a young boy singing spirituals in church. This play chronicles his amazing journey from a plantation in Georgia, to singing before kings and queens in Europe. Breath & Imagination explores the life of an American pioneer through words, movement, spirituals and classical music.
Director: Darko Tresnjak
Set Design: David P. Gordon
Lighting Design: York Kennedy
Sound Design: Jane Shaw
Costume Design: Fabio Toblini
Cast: Jubilant Sykes, Kecia Lewis, Tom Frey
News
REVIEW: 'Breath and Imagination' a stirring story of song
The Middletown Press
February 3, 2013
A Tenor With ‘Breath and Imagination’- A Review of ‘Breath and Imagination,’ at Hartford Stage
The New York Times
January 25, 2013
Breath & Imagination: Hartford Stage
talkinbroadway.com
January 20, 2013
Subsequent Productions:
ArtsEmerson in Boston, MA January 27, 2015 - February 8, 2015