Comments on: The Musical Play, Navajo Night Song http://tahomablog.com/2009/04/30/navajo-night-song/ First the book, then the blog Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:31:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Allan N Pearson http://tahomablog.com/2009/04/30/navajo-night-song/comment-page-1/#comment-3143 Allan N Pearson Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:02:36 +0000 http://tahomablog.com/?p=32#comment-3143 Dear Charnell, many thanks for the "Navajo Night Song" materials which I received on Monday, 11/28/11. Please let me know what I owe you and I will send you a personal check. "Thunderbird Theatre" was made up/coined by Dorothy Stevenson to make her libretto known as she tried to gather support for her work to get it produced and performed. We never used the term for the world premiere which I produced and directed. The stapled 10 page section is actually a xerox copy of the complete original program which audience members received. It was all in blue ink/print printed on high quality white paper and designed by me. I hope to find some people in the cast who might still have an original. Dorothy's complete libretto was her original, and with her permission, it was substantially edited and adapted for the production by the two of us. For example, the role of Catherine, a non-singing role, was completely removed, as were the three ballet sections. We could not afford a choreographer or five dancers and a dance ensemble. So that was all eliminated as well. You can see in the Acknowledgements section of the program that the College of Santa Fe Drama Department, and St. Michaels High School were not mentioned because they had absolutely nothing to do with the world premiere production. If you have questions, let me know, and again many thanks for this material. Allan Pearson Dear Charnell,
many thanks for the “Navajo Night Song” materials which I received on Monday, 11/28/11. Please let me know what I owe you and I will send you a personal check.
“Thunderbird Theatre” was made up/coined by Dorothy Stevenson to make her libretto known as she tried to gather support for her work to get it produced and performed. We never used the term for the world premiere which I produced and directed.

The stapled 10 page section is actually a xerox copy of the complete original program which audience members received. It was all in blue ink/print printed on high quality white paper and designed by me.
I hope to find some people in the cast who might still have an original.
Dorothy’s complete libretto was her original, and with her permission, it was substantially edited and adapted for the production by the two of us. For example, the role of Catherine, a non-singing role, was completely removed, as were the three ballet sections. We could not afford a choreographer or five dancers and a dance ensemble. So that was all eliminated as well.
You can see in the Acknowledgements section of the program that the College of Santa Fe Drama Department, and St. Michaels High School were not mentioned because they had absolutely nothing to do with the world premiere production.

If you have questions, let me know, and again many thanks for this material. Allan Pearson

]]> By: Allan N Pearson http://tahomablog.com/2009/04/30/navajo-night-song/comment-page-1/#comment-2986 Allan N Pearson Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:00:14 +0000 http://tahomablog.com/?p=32#comment-2986 Errata above: The Greer Garson Theatre is on the(then)College of Santa Fe campus, though our production was totally independent of the College's Drama Department and we simply rented their facility. Errata above:
The Greer Garson Theatre is on the(then)College of Santa Fe campus, though our production was totally independent of the College’s Drama Department and we simply rented their facility.

]]> By: Allan N Pearson http://tahomablog.com/2009/04/30/navajo-night-song/comment-page-1/#comment-2985 Allan N Pearson Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:56:27 +0000 http://tahomablog.com/?p=32#comment-2985 In Stevenson's book for the musical play, Tahoma was not married, but had an anglo girlfriend who was in love with him and there was no child. In Stevenson’s book for the musical play, Tahoma was not married, but had an anglo girlfriend who was in love with him and there was no child.

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]]> By: Allan N Pearson http://tahomablog.com/2009/04/30/navajo-night-song/comment-page-1/#comment-2982 Allan N Pearson Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:24:55 +0000 http://tahomablog.com/?p=32#comment-2982 Dillard's score was piano/vocal only and the music had to be orchestrate and I hired another Santa Fe composer to do the orchestration and he, John Secina (sp.?) also conducted the orchestra and chorus. Dillard’s score was piano/vocal only and the music had to be orchestrate and I hired another Santa Fe composer to do the orchestration and he, John Secina (sp.?) also conducted the orchestra and chorus.

]]> By: Allan N Pearson http://tahomablog.com/2009/04/30/navajo-night-song/comment-page-1/#comment-2981 Allan N Pearson Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:14:45 +0000 http://tahomablog.com/?p=32#comment-2981 I was the producer and director of the world premiere production of "Navajo Night Song." Dorothy Stevenson wrote the libretto and Thurman Dillard composed the music. We rented the Greer Garson Theater onn the (then) College of Santa Fe campus. St. Michael's HS had nothing to do with it. Allan N Pearson I was the producer and director of the world premiere production of “Navajo Night Song.” Dorothy Stevenson wrote the libretto and Thurman Dillard composed the music. We rented the Greer Garson Theater onn the (then) College of Santa Fe campus. St. Michael’s HS had nothing to do with it.
Allan N Pearson

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