MELANCHOLY PLAY: A CHAMBER MUSICAL

MELANCHOLY PLAY: A CHAMBER MUSICAL 
Written by Sarah Ruhl 
Music by Todd Almond 
February 24 - March 26, 2017 

In this chamber musical version of Sarah Ruhl's Melancholy Play, Tilly’s melancholy is of an exquisite quality. She turns her melancholy into a sexy thing, and every stranger she meets falls in love with her. One day, inexplicably, Tilly becomes happy, and wreaks havoc on the lives of her paramours. Frances, Tilly’s hairdresser, becomes so melancholy that she turns into an almond. It is up to Tilly to get her back.

The Umbrella's Take: This is perhaps one of the quirkiest pieces of theatre I’ve ever come across lately. Also by Sarah Ruhl, with composer Todd Almond, Melancholy will be produced in-rep with Dear Elizabeth and rounds out our winter season. The beauty of Ruhl’s script is only matched by the elegance of Almond’s score which is written for piano and a string quartet and is sure to captivate audiences on our black box stage.