Music by Gordon Beeferman, libretto by Charlotte Jackson
A darkly funny and acid-tongued depiction of a dysfunctional family and the teenage daughter who hides in a fantasy world she calls the Rat Land.
Gordon Beeferman is a composer, pianist, and improviser whose work has been heard in concert halls and experimental music venues across America. He has received three BMI awards, an ASCAP Young Composer Award, and has been a Tanglewood fellow.
Conductor: Gerald Steichen
Karen: Laurie Rubin
André: Scott Hogsed
Gary: Andrew Catalano
Theodore: Eric Jordan
Louise: Martha Sullivan
Excerpt 1(5:35) The family dinner hour degenerates into bullying and histrionics from Theodore, the father.
Excerpt 2(4:31) Karen, the heroine, sings of her secret fantasy world...
Excerpt 3(4:46) Karen and her big brother, Andre, attempt some late-night confidences.
