Opera Athena, in co-production with Really Spicy Opera, will present the world premiere of Green Thumbed, a new comic opera about gardening by St. Paul playwright Tiffa Foster and composer Jamey Guzman.
Rose has succeeded at everything in life. Everything. But now, this recently retired CEO has set her sights on gardening, and the results are…not green. Not to be deterred, she sets her sights on becoming president of the local gardening society. How hard could that be?
Where / When / How
The world premiere of Green Thumbed on Saturday, June 14 is free to all attendees, thanks to the generous support of the Minnesota State Arts Board and other funders.
When: June 14, 2-3 PM
Where: History Center of Freeborn County, 1031 Bridge Ave, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Cast
Rose: Emily Cottam
Holly: Victoria Erickson
Marigold: Sarah Kuhlman
Aster: Maggie Burr
Ash: Trevor Lemon-Todd
Reed: Phill Takemura Sears
Dahlia: Alexis Reed
Ensemble: Emilia Perrotta
Ensemble: Zachary Dean Smith
Creative Team
Producers: Victoria Erickson, Basil Considine
Stage Director: Tiffa Foster
Music Director: Jodi Goble
Program
Download the Program:
History
Developed by Really Spicy Opera’s Aria Institute for Composers and Librettists, and supported by awards from the Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
In the News
- Opera Athena’s world premiere production of Green Thumbed is included in the Albert Lea Tribune’s list of recommended activities for the week starting June 9!
Acknowledgments
The world premiere of Green Thumbed is a co-production between Opera Athena and Really Spicy Opera. Its five years’ development and hundreds of hours of labor were made possible through many contributions:
- This activity is also made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
- This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
- This activity is funded, in part, by an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund.
- This activity is also made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
