The Cousin from Nowhere Chicago Folks Operetta

Top 10 Must See Classical Music Events of the Summer - John Von Rhein, Chicago Tribune 6/1/12

 

June 15th - June 30th.  The Cousin from Nowhere features a pretty Dutch girl called Julia, who longs for the day when her beloved cousin, Roderich, whom she has not seen since childhood,will come home from ‘nowhere’ in the East Indies. (Run time 2h 45mins)

 

730pm - June 15, 16, 21, 29 and 30

2pm - 23, 24 and 27

 

Tickets $30 - 40.  Box office 708.383.2742

 Cousin from Nowhere runs in rotation with The Circus Princess


Tickets $30-40


06/08/12 - 07/01/12

Fri-Sat 730p, Sat-Sun 2p


June 8th - July 1st.  The Cousin from Nowhere features a pretty Dutch girl called Julia, who longs for the day when her beloved cousin, Roderich, whom she has not seen since childhood,will come home from ‘nowhere’ in the East Indies.


As a result of this obsession, she refuses the attentions of a local lad, Egon, and is not inclined to fall in with the plans of her uncle Josse, that she should wed his brother’s son, August, who she has not even met. One day a
handsome stranger arrives at the house, and Julia is delighted when, in response to her hopeful prodding, he says he is her cousin Roderich, but very disappointed when it turns out that this claim is untrue.


When the real Roderich does return from the East Indies, he is aghast to find that his cousin Julia has maintained a passion for him all the years since their childhood, and she in turn, when she finds that her passion has not been reciprocated, regrets having turned the ‘false’ Roderich away. However for all except the local lad Egon, everything soon ends happily when the ‘false’ Roderich turns out to be August, the son of her Uncle Josse’s brother, and is welcomed back by Julia with open arms, and the ‘true’ Roderich falls in love with Julia’s best friend Hannchen.


The Cousin from Nowhere runs in rotation with The Circus Princess


Tickets $30 - 40.  Box office 708.383.2742

Author
Music by Eduard Künneke

Director
Director- Elizabeth Margolius and Conductor- Matt Cataldi

Performers
Geoffrey Agpala, Ed Budzilowicz, Damon Cole, Josh Douglas, Kevin Grubb, Rose Guccione, Robert Morrissey, Elizabeth Schleicher, Julia Tarlo

Production
Choreographer- Jorge Niedas Lighting Designer- Julian Pike Set Designer- Ian Zwyica Costume Designer- Kate Kamphauzen

Tags: Theater, Old Europe, 2012