WORKING
WORKING: A MUSICAL - LOCALIZED VERSION
Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
From the book by Studs Terkel
Additional interviews with Evanston-area workers conducted by Rasheed Peters
Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
Localized format conceived by Daniel C. Levine for ACT of CT
Songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor
Director: Erin Ortman
Assistant Director: Seth Roseman
More information on this production here.
Justin Barbin Photography
Working: A Musical – Localized Version is a documentary multimedia music theater piece, weaving interviews from both past and present, including people living within blocks of the Northwestern campus. Based on the book by Chicago-based author Studs Terkel, with music by songwriters including Micki Grant, James Taylor, Stephen Schwartz, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the voices of a multitude of lived experiences come together to create a never-before-seen production that brings dignity to workers in our community and across the nation by honoring their stories.
ROLE: Rose Hoffman/The Mason/Others