The Briar and the Rose
adapted by Courtney Naliboff ‘02 and Stephen Cannon ‘02
based on “The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets” by Tom Waits, Robert Wilson and William S. Burroughs
| Production Staff | |
|---|---|
| Director | Courtney Naliboff ‘02 |
| Music Director | Stephen Cannon ‘02 |
| Costume Designer | Naomi Kenner |
| Costume Designer | Izzy ??? |
| Conductor | Nathan J Stumpff |
| Set Designer | Steve Canon ‘02 |
| Stage Manger | Hilary Gerstein |
| Production Manager | Michele Traub |
| Technical Director | Sam Kusnetz ‘02 (?) |
| Mentor | Lila Rose |
| Cast | |
|---|---|
| The Black Rider | Seth ??? |
| The Main Guy | Scott ??? |
| The Preacher | Greg Machlin |
| Chorus | Elmo ???, Ben ??? |
| The Dad | Josh ??? |
“our production was actually entitled “the briar and the rose” and it was an “adaptation” of the black rider. the adaptation was written by courtney naliboff (the director, class of 02) and stephen cannon (musical director, also 02) in response to the fact that we were unable to secure rights to the show, due to the fact that the burroughs estate apparently wasn’t letting anyone get rights at all. there was something weird where we got rights to the music, buyt not the book. or something like that. the show was already passed before we found that out, so courtney wrote her adaptation.”
-Sam Kusnetz ‘02
“wow, been a while since i’ve thought about that show...
me: director/script-ish naomi kenner and izzy (?) costumes steve canon: “artistic director,” set, clarinet Nathan j stumpff: orchestrations, conductor hilary gerstein: stage manager i think michele traub was the PM the TD was some amalgamation of you and dov, i think lights ? lila rose did some mentoring/general being awesomeness
seth was the black rider that tall guy nate was old kuno scott something was the main guy greg machlin was the preacher elmo was in the chorus josh something was the dad daughter? main girl? wife? ben the trumpet player dancer guy was in the chorus and also did the choreography
i might have a program still somewhere.” -Courtney Naliboff ‘02
