Mother Lode Musical Theatre

The Mother Lode Musical Theatre was a performing group in Marin County from the 1970s to 2020. It also provided classes to schools and groups. It was most noted for its Drake Pageant and major productions such as Voices of Califia and Gambling Jones.

Principals

Key participants were Corinne Swall, soprano and Monroe Kanouse, composer.

Productions

Angel Island Jubilee, 1998
Angel Island Fiesta de Merienda, 1996, 1997
Bustles & Blooms, 1993
California Gold Rush, 2004
California Gold Rush Songbook
Los Californios, 1992, 1993, 1995
Coyote & the Human People, an opera for young people, book & libretto, 2000
Coyote's Tail, book & libretto
The Courtship of Francisca & Mariano Vallejo, 1997
Creation of the Earth as Told by Coyote
Divas of the Golden West, 1976 initial production^[1]
Drake Pageant, Point Reyes, California
Fiesta Sonoma, 1993
Gambling Jones, a Gold Rush Gilbert & Sullivan, Sausalito 1987, Orange Coast College, Clark County, Berkeley Performing Arts Coliseum, Palm Desert, 1991.
Gold Rush Gaeties, A Musical Variety Show, 1988
Gold Rush Show, Valecito School 1997
Ho! California
I Come to Californay-aye, California's Gold Rush cultural history taught through song and dance
Nightingale of the Gold Rush
Las Navidades, 1992
Los Posada, Point Reyes Station 2000 & 2003
Mother Lode Musical Theatre Performs Victorian Parlor Ballads and Saloon Songs From the Mid-19th Century 1988^[2]
School Days, a day in the Dixie Schoolhouse in 1870, 2001
The Race to California
Tule Reed Boat Workbook
Voices of Califia, Chico 1991, Marin 1989^[3]

Workshops

Singers Diction Vocal Caching Method Acting Stage Deportment Character Acting

References

^ "Mother Lode Troupe in Marin". The Press Democrat. 1981-07-09. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
^ "Mother Lode Musical Theatre Performs Victorian Parlor Ballads and Saloon Songs From the Mid-19th Century". Marin County Library. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ An American musical theatre work performed by The Mother Lode Troupe Swall, Corinne; Kanouse, Monroe (1998), Voices of Calafia, Showcase Teheatre/Marin Civic Center{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[1] "Mother Lode Troupe in Marin". The Press Democrat. 1981-07-09. Retrieved 2021-01-31.

[2] "Mother Lode Musical Theatre Performs Victorian Parlor Ballads and Saloon Songs From the Mid-19th Century". Marin County Library. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[3] An American musical theatre work performed by The Mother Lode Troupe Swall, Corinne; Kanouse, Monroe (1998), Voices of Calafia, Showcase Teheatre/Marin Civic Center{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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