Les Uncomfortables
Les Uncomfortables by Tyler Kaiser, Jean Sramek & Margi Preus in collaboration with Colder By The Lake. The original comic opera that broke new ground ( and a few portages) in the regional opera scene.
Les Uncomfortables is an original comic opera, sung in English. It is based on the true adventures of Daniel Greysolon Sieur duLhut, the explorer for whom the city of Duluth is named. The story includes love and loss, portaging and paddling, and mosquitoes and mistaken identity.
Creative Team
- Tyler Kaiser – Composer
- Margi Preus – Co-librettist
- Jean Sramek – Co-librettist, Co-producer
- Dirk Meyer – Music Director
- Julie Ahasay – Stage Director
- Jon Brophy – Lighting Design
- Topaz Cooks – Stage Manager
- Ann Gumpper – Scenic Designer/Painter
- Ora Jewell-Busche – Costume and Hair/Makeup Designer, Supervisor
- Bruce Ojard – Technical Designer
Cast
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| William Bastian as Daniel Greysolon Sieur DuLhut |
Sarah Lawrence as Malbec |
Vicki Fingalson as Chardonnay/Hennepin |
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| Jeffrey Madison as Zinfandel |
Cal Metts as Pinot Grigio |
Alice Pierce as Madame Frou Frou |
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| John Pierce as Odin |
Charlotte Taylor as Runnhilde |
Patricia Dorn as Beaujolais/Nicollet |
| David Greenberg as Kid |
Lyz Jaakola as Pocahonnakus |
Townspeople, Voyageurs, Immigrants:
- Sadie Cheslak
- Ben DiSera
- Benjamin Ellison
- Janet MacDonald
- Dan Maki
- James Olson
- Christa Schulz
- Gudrun Witrak