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Caroline, or Change

Caroline, or Change

Presented by ZACH Theatre at Zach Scott Kleberg Stage

September 18-November 9, 2008

Avg. Event Rating (3.8 Stars): 4 out of 5 stars rating
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Book by Tony Kusher • Music by Jeanine Tesori • Directed by Dave Steakley • Starring Janis Stinson (of ZACH's CROWNS and IT AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT THE BLUES) as Caroline It’s 1963 in Lake Charles, Louisiana and the nation is reeling from the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy assassination. Caroline, working as a maid for a southern Jewish family, is struggling to keep afloat emotionally and financially, while Noah, the young son of her employer, seeks solace in the company of Caroline following the death of his mother. When Noah’s step-mother tells Caroline that she can keep the change she finds in Noah’s pockets when doing laundry, she ignites a combustible powder keg that will forever change everyone in the household. Filled with stirring music that pulses with the beat of the 1960’s, this groundbreaking musical has been hailed as a major milestone in American musical theatre.



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      Zach Scott Kleberg Stage

      ZACH’s Kleberg Stage 1421 W. Riverside Dr Austin, TX 78704

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    • Admission Info

      Tickets: Opening Weekend Special! $20 Tickets for the First Thursday, Friday, & Sunday

      Info Phone: 512.476.0541, ext. 1

    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      September 18-November 9, 2008

      Times:
      Wednesday - Saturday 8 pm Sunday 2:30 pm

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      • Event Name: Caroline, or Change
        5 out of 5 stars rating "Excellent."
        Review posted by: Micah from Austin,tx, Oct 14, 2008

        Excellent production of a wonderful (and quite difficult) musical. This a very well directed piece of art. Not a light musical, but has so much to say in its seemingly simple plot.

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      • Event Name: Caroline, or Change
        2.5 out of 5 stars rating "Not Rock n Roll -- but Worth the Effort"
        Review posted by: Austin Live Theatre from Austin, Texas, Sep 27, 2008

        Janis Stinson is Carolyn, a dour maid in Louisiana for a neurotic Jewish family from Planet Manhattan. The theme is “change” - - i.e., nickels, and dimes. Neurotic stepmom spurs resentment by... Expand

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      • Event Name: Caroline, or Change
        5 out of 5 stars rating "Excellent."
        Review posted by: Micah from Austin,tx, Oct 14, 2008

        Excellent production of a wonderful (and quite difficult) musical. This a very well directed piece of art. Not a light musical, but has so much to say in its seemingly simple plot.

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      • Event Name: Caroline, or Change
        2.5 out of 5 stars rating "Not Rock n Roll -- but Worth the Effort"
        Review posted by: Austin Live Theatre from Austin, Texas, Sep 27, 2008

        Janis Stinson is Carolyn, a dour maid in Louisiana for a neurotic Jewish family from Planet Manhattan. The theme is “change” - - i.e., nickels, and dimes. Neurotic stepmom spurs resentment by... Expand

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