The Music Lesson
Cast Requirements
4 women, 2 men
Set Description
The action takes place both in Pittsburgh 1996 and Sarajevo 1992-1995
Honors
Bonderman Award (1999)
Carbonell Award for Best Production (2000)
AATE Distinguished Play Award (2004)
Publisher
Dramatic Publishing Inc.
Press
"One of the year's most important, thought provoking and heartfelt new plays... Tammy Ryan's impressive drama... sears as well as soothes the soul"
-Jack Zink, Sun-Sentinel, South Florida
Production and Development History
THE MUSIC LESSON was commissioned by Prime Stage Theater for Youth and Families, Wayne Brinda, Artistic Director in 1998.
It was developed at the Bonderman National Playwriting for Youth Symposium, Dorothy Webb, director of Symposium, directed by J. Daniel Herring.
The first professional production was presented at Florida Stage in 2000, Louis Tyrrell, producing director, Nan Barnett, managing director directed by Louis Tyrrell and Mark Lynch.
The Music Lesson has had over 50 productions nationally including: The Alliance Theater Company,The People’s Light and Theater Company, The Marin Theater Company, The Dorset Theater Festival, Stage One: Louisville, and Dallas Children’s Theater.