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Folger Consort performed The Second Shepherds' Play from November 27 to December 21, 2016 in the Folger's Elizabethan Theatre.
[[Folger Consort]] performed The Second Shepherds' Play from November 27 to December 21, 2016 in the Folger's [[Elizabethan Theatre]].
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This magical retelling of the Nativity story combines beautiful music and a moving story for the holiday season. Revived by Folger Consort from its 2007 production, which the Washington Post called “a lovely seasonal surprise,” this engaging medieval mystery play and its festive English music of the period beautifully weaves together the stories of the shepherds, a sheep thief and his cunning wife, and the miracle in a humble manger in Bethlehem.
 
== Artists ==
 
=== Folger Consort ===
''Artistic Director''
* Robert Eisenstein
 
=== Guest Artists ===
* Tonya Beckman: Gill
* Danny Cackley: Ensemble
* Louis E. Davis: Coll
* Megan Graves: Daw
* Brian Kay: Musician
* Daniel Meyers: Musician
* Emily Noel: Angel/Vocal Coach
* Lilian Oben: Mary/Ensemble
* Malinda Kathleen Reese: Sheep/Ensemble
* Ryan Sellers: Mak
* Matthew R. Wilson: Gib
For further information, please visit the Folger site to [https://www.folger.edu/events/second-shepherds-play learn more]

Revision as of 13:27, 7 November 2017

Folger Consort performed The Second Shepherds' Play from November 27 to December 21, 2016 in the Folger's Elizabethan Theatre.

Consort Shepherds.jpeg

This magical retelling of the Nativity story combines beautiful music and a moving story for the holiday season. Revived by Folger Consort from its 2007 production, which the Washington Post called “a lovely seasonal surprise,” this engaging medieval mystery play and its festive English music of the period beautifully weaves together the stories of the shepherds, a sheep thief and his cunning wife, and the miracle in a humble manger in Bethlehem.

Artists

Folger Consort

Artistic Director

  • Robert Eisenstein

Guest Artists

  • Tonya Beckman: Gill
  • Danny Cackley: Ensemble
  • Louis E. Davis: Coll
  • Megan Graves: Daw
  • Brian Kay: Musician
  • Daniel Meyers: Musician
  • Emily Noel: Angel/Vocal Coach
  • Lilian Oben: Mary/Ensemble
  • Malinda Kathleen Reese: Sheep/Ensemble
  • Ryan Sellers: Mak
  • Matthew R. Wilson: Gib

For further information, please visit the Folger site to learn more