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Caroline, or Change

Presented by ZACH Theatre at Zach Scott Kleberg Stage

September 18-November 9, 2008

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

  • 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
      "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.

      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.

    • Event Name: Caroline, or Change
      "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

      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 telling her to keep money found in the laundry. Including the $20 Hanukah gift? Carolyn’s teen daughter Emmie (Shavana Calder), is indifferent to the Kennedy assassination and loves pop music (confident, talented and a pleasure to watch). Design and lighting are strong. The colorful spirits of the washer, dryer, bus and moon are happy diversions, but the show is pretty much a downer. I can try to grasp the musical idiom – but it was really loud. Author Kushner’s musician parents took him from NY to Louisiana at a tender age, and he transmutes his own guilt and misgivings about the cultural divide. Much to praise – but why participate in his catharsis? For more, with images, see http://austinlivetheatre.blogspot.com/2008/09/carolyn-or-change-zach-theatre.html Collapse

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    • Event Name: Caroline, or Change
      "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.

      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.

    • Event Name: Caroline, or Change
      "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

      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 telling her to keep money found in the laundry. Including the $20 Hanukah gift? Carolyn’s teen daughter Emmie (Shavana Calder), is indifferent to the Kennedy assassination and loves pop music (confident, talented and a pleasure to watch). Design and lighting are strong. The colorful spirits of the washer, dryer, bus and moon are happy diversions, but the show is pretty much a downer. I can try to grasp the musical idiom – but it was really loud. Author Kushner’s musician parents took him from NY to Louisiana at a tender age, and he transmutes his own guilt and misgivings about the cultural divide. Much to praise – but why participate in his catharsis? For more, with images, see http://austinlivetheatre.blogspot.com/2008/09/carolyn-or-change-zach-theatre.html Collapse

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