For his final score, Richard Rodgers turned to a play he and Hammerstein had produced on Broadway 35 years earlier that had gone on to become a modern classic. Set in San Francisco following the turn of the century, this story of a Norwegian family's survival in the New World is told in retrospect by the eldest daughter, a successful writer recounting the start of her career and the childhood that inspired it. She takes us back to relive familial hardships and triumphs including the near loss of their home, Papa's desperate return to Norway when he can no longer find work, and the sale of her first story-this one. But, of course, it's Mama she remembers most of all, always guiding their precarious journey with a firm hand and a warm heart.
Cast Requirements: PRINCIPALS
2 Women
2 Men
4 Girls
1 Boy
FEATURED
3 Women
2 Men
COMMENTS
Singing-dancing ensemble with some small roles
CHARACTERS
Mama
Papa
Katrin
Christine
Dagmar
Johanna
Nils
Aunt Trina
Aunt Jenny
Aunt Sigrid
Peter Thorkelson
Uncle Chris
Lucy
Dame Sybil Fitzgibbons
McGuire
Arne
Doctor Anderson
Nurse
Seamen
Chorus
Set Requirements: I REMEMBER MAMA takes place in San Francisco from the Spring of 1910 through the Summer of 1911.
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
Kitchen and Dining Room of the Hansen House on Steiner Street
The Hansen Parlor
The Hansen Kitchen
The Hospital
The Hansen Back Porch
Lobby of the Fairmont Hotel
Uncle Chris' Ranch
Genre / Style: Musical, Historical
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set
20 Libretto-Vocal Books, 2 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE.
Orchestration Package (23 Books)
1 FLUTE I (Doubling Piccolo), 1 FLUTE II (Doubling Piccolo), 1 OBOE (Doubling English Horn), 1 CLARINET I, 1 CLARINET II,
1 BASSOON (Doubling Bass Clarinet), 1 HORN I, 1 HORN II, 1 HORN III, 1 TRUMPET I, 1 TRUMPET II, 1 TROMBONE, 1 TUBA,
1 PERCUSSION, 1 VIOLIN A (Divisi), 1 VIOLIN B (Divisi), 1 VIOLIN C (Divisi), 1 VIOLA (Divisi), 1 CELLO (Divisi), 1 BASS,
1 HARP, 1 PIANO/CELESTE, 1 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE.
Musical Numbers: I Remember Mama, A Little Bit More, A Writer Writes At Night, Ev'ry Day (Comes Something Beautiful), You Could Not Please Me More, A Most Disagreeable Man, Lullaby, Easy Come Easy Go, When, Time.