The classic American musical by Lerner & Lowe, directed by Emily Ranii. With choreography by Robin Harris and music direction by Julie Oliver. Brigadoon tells the story of two Wall Street men who journey on a hunting trip to Scotland. While deep in the misty woods, they discover a small town that isn’t on any map. Once inside, they discover something rarer still.
What I find interesting is that in most other storylines, it says that the two gentlemen are American Tourists. They mention nothing about being Wall Street men. I'm not too well verse on the Brigadoon storyline, but if the director took certain artistic liberties and made the two characters Wall Street men....for whatever reason or no reason at all..... so be it. It is ALL RIGHT WITH ME!
The Wall Street "men" and "women" (don't leave them out), did a real number on all of us and the economy. We still have not recovered, and its been at least four years. And we worried about terrorists causing major issues for us....phuh..... the Wall Street Wizards seemed to have done more damage with longer lasting consequences than when the Twin Towers came down. We should worry about the enemy from within!
If Burning Coal's adaptation of this play is sort of a slap against Wall Street and all it stands for...even on a very small scale, then I say..."Go For It!".
Check out Burning Coals website for more information. http://burningcoal.org/brigadoon/
Check out our website at the Oakwood Inn for getting a room for those late night after the show critiques or artistic discussions. Burning Coal is only a 5 minute walk from the Inn.
www.oakwoodinnbb.com
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