My friend, Chris, and I drove to Annapolis, MD last night to see "Quilters: The Musical" at the Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre. I first heard about this production at the Annapolis Quilt Show in June. The producers collaborated with the Annapolis Quilt Guild http://www.annapolisquiltguild.org/index.html and a historian at the Smithsonian Institute to create the quilts for for the show. Quilters: The Musical is a joyous and moving celebration of American Womanhood – as told through the eyes of a pioneer woman and her six “daughters” -- combines music, dance movement and interrelated scenes of vivid dramatic intensity. Its initial smashing success in Denver was followed by six Tony awards when it reached Broadway. QUILTERS is a rich mosaic which captures the sweep and beauty, the terror and joy, the harsh challenge and abiding rewards of frontier life. And the quilt itself brings an additional theatre surprise.
Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre http://www.summergarden.com/ is an outdoor theater in the heart of downtown Annapolis. We were informed that the theater was once under water (the left brick wall was where ships in the 1700s docked). Read more about the site at http://www.summergarden.com/buildinghistory.html.
I must say that I enjoyed the show and the experience! And, the quilt made by the Annapolis Quilt Guild was exquisite.
What a wonderful, fun, exciting experience! And that they put quilts in a musical is so great! I love plays and I love quilts so I would LOVED going with you! Too bad I'm on the other end of the U.S. Maybe someday it'll move this away!!! So glad you could go!
ReplyDeleteI just saw a production of this show at Sisters, OR, in conjunction with the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Festival. Both performances were sold out. The show conveys the joys and terrible hardships of the women who settled the west. The production in Sisters included quilts that will be auctioned off for charity.
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