Maxwell Anderson | Broadway MUSICAL | large 35 plus

For his final Broadway score, Kurt Weill gave passionate voice to this powerful, uncompromising social indictment of apartheid South Africa. The stirring story is of two aging men-a black country parson and a white British planter-drawn into friendship by a shared grief. The parson's faith is challenged by his son's unintentional murder of the planter's son, while the planter acquires faith through the loss of his son. Sadly, the years have not diminished the timeliness of the theme, which is the tragedy of all people, whether black or white, rich or poor, young or old.

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1. The Hills Of Ixopo (Leader, Answerer)
2. Chorus Exit (Leader, Answerer)
3. Thousands Of Miles (Stephen Kumalo)
4. Incidental Music (Stephen Kumalo)
5. Train To Johannesburg (Stephen Kumalo, Station Master, Young Woman, Young Man, Arthur Jarvis)
6. Change Of Scene (Stephen Kumalo, Station Master, Young Woman, Young Man, Arthur Jarvis)
7. The Search (Stephen Kumalo, Chorus)
8. Change Of Scene (Stephen Kumalo, Chorus)
9. The Little Gray House (Stephen Kumalo, Chorus)
10. Who'll Buy? (Linda)
11. Change Of Scene (Linda)
12. Trouble Man (Linda)
13. Murder In The Parkworld (Matthew Kumalo, Chorus)
14. Fear! (Matthew Kumalo, Chorus)
15. Change Of Scene (Matthew Kumalo, Chorus)
16. Change Of Scene (Matthew Kumalo, Chorus)
17. Lost In The Stars (Stephen Kumalo)
18. Entr'acte (Stephen Kumalo)
19. The Wild Justice (Stephen Kumalo)
20. O Tixo, Tixo Help Me (Stephen Kumalo)
21. Stay Well (Irina)
22. Change Of Scene (Irina)
23. The Wild Justice (Reprise) (Irina)
24. Cry, The Beloved Country (The Judge, Leader, Stephen Kumalo, Absalom Kumalo)
25. Big Mole (Alex)
26. Incidental Music (Alex)
27. A Bird Of Passage (Stephen Kumalo)
28. Four O'clock (Stephen Kumalo)
29. Finale (Stephen Kumalo)

PRINCIPALS
1 Woman
4 Men
1 Boy
FEATURED
1 Woman
5 Men
ENSEMBLE
Singing-dancing ensemble with numerous small roles and children.
CHARACTER LIST
Leader
Answerer
Stephen Kumalo
Grace Kumalo
Nita
Stationmaster
Young Man
Young Woman
James Jarvis
Arthur Jarvis
Edward Jarvis
John Kumalo
Paulus
William
Jared
Alex
Foreman
Mrs. Mkize
Hlabeni
Mark Eland
Linda
Matthew Kumalo
Johannes Pafuri
Absalom Kumalo
Rose
Irina
Servant
Policeman
White Man
White Woman
The Guard
Burton
The Judge
Parishioners
McRae
Villager
Singers

20 Libretto-Vocal Books
2 Piano Vocal Scores

University of the Witwatersrand
Wits Amphitheatre
4-14 February 2009