For his final Broadway score, Kurt Weill gave passionate voice to this powerful, uncompromising social indictment of apartheid South Africa.
The stirring story 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 aquires 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, wheather black or white, rich or poor, young or old.
Cast Requirements: 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
Set Requirements: LOST IN THE STARS takes place in Ndotsheni and Johannesburg, South Africa in 1949.
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
Ndotsheni:
Stephen Kumalo's House;
Railroad Station;
Stephen's Chapel;
Johannesburg:
John Kumalo's Tobacco Shop;
Factory Office;
Mrs. M'Kize's House;
Hlabeni's House;
Parole Office;
Stephen's Shantytown Lodging;
A dive in Shantytown;
Irina's Hut in Shantytown;
Kitchen in Arthur Jarvis' Home;
Arthur Jarvis' Library;
A Street;
Prison;
Arthur Jarvis' Doorway;
Courtroom;
Prison Cell;
Genre / Style: Musical Drama, 1940's South Africa
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set (22 Books, 1 Logo)
20 Libretto-Vocal Books
2 Piano Vocal Scores
1 Logo
Orchestration Package (14 Books)
1 FULL SCORE ACT I
1 FULL SCORE ACT II
1 PIANO/ACCORDIAN (Doubles Organ)
1 REED I (Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax)
1 REED II (Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Tenor Sax)
1 REED III (Clarinet, Alto Sax, Bass Clarinet)
1 TRUMPET
1 PERCUSSION (see list below)
1 VIOLA I
1 VIOLA II
1 CELLO I
1 CELLO II
1 BASS
1 HARP
Libretto/Vocal Books 10 pack
10 Libretto-Vocal Books
Musical Numbers: Lost In The Stars, Cry, the Beloved Country, Stay Well, Trouble Man, A Bird of Passage...