1994-1995 Season

Billy

Chamber Opera October 28-30, 1994
Chamber Opera October 28-30, 1994

Harlequin Productions and the Olympia Chamber Orchestra unite to bring you this world premiere. Based on the life of jazz saxophonist Billy Tipton, a woman who successfully passed as a man for fifty years. The opera explores the enigma and catastrophic cost of her choice to disguise her gender to perform in a man’s world.


Ticket Information

October 1994
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8:00

28Oct - 30Oct 1994

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Fri Oct 28|8:00
Sun Oct 30|8:00
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Cast & Creative

Director/Scenic Designer Linda Whitney
Vocal Director Troy Fisher
Costume Designer Suzy Star
Lighting Designer Jill Carter
Stage Manager Misi
Asst. Stage Manager R. Lynn Fields
Jana Tyrrell Billy Tipton
Jeff Kingsbury William
Megan Hook Vita Mae
Troy Fisher Doug Clark
Kathleen Dahlen Dorothy
Jack Arend Anonymous Caller/Young Man/Man
Melissa Backstrom Chorus/Reporter/Nightclub Billy
Stephanie Claire Chorus/Reporter
Heidi Fredericks Company/Cocktail Waitress
Kathleen Gallagher Chorus/Journalist/Nancy
Andrew Gordon Company/Producer
Roxanne Krieg Chorus/Reporter/Publisher
Linda Morris Chorus/Reporter/Young Woman/Woman
Olympia Chamber Orchestra Musicians