The Carlisle Project at Emerson Paramount Center, Robert J. Orchard Stage
Dates: 4/30/2027 - 5/2/2027
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The Carlisle Project is a musical song cycle blending song, satire, and ceremony to reckon with the legacy of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, which was founded in the 19th century to forcibly assimilate Native peoples. Ronee Penoi (Laguna Pueblo, Cherokee, and a Carlisle descendant) serves as composer/lyricist and Annalisa Dias as lyricist/book-writer, weaving stories of the past, present, and future to build pathways for hope and healing for Native peoples. Directed by Madeline Sayet (Mohegan) and performed by an all-Native cast of music theater artists, the work serves as a re-storying for both Native and non-Native Americans.
Cast and Creative Team for The Carlisle Project at Emerson Paramount Center, Robert J. Orchard Stage
Cast
Patrick Page
Ensemble
Scott Silven
Ensemble
Ronee Penoi
Ensemble
Annalisa Dias
Ensemble
John Kani
Ensemble
Scott Silven
himself
Patrick Page
himself
Creative Team
ArtsEmerson
Production Company
Darren DeLuca
Principal
Patrick Blenkarn
Writer
Cole Lewis
Writer
John Kani
Playwright
Sam Ferguson
Writer
Alex DeLuca
Media Contact
Ronee Penoi
Director of Artistic Programming
Madeline Sayet
Director
Annalisa Dias
Lyricist/Book-writer
Taylor Mac
Composer
Matt Ray
Composer
Machine Dazzle
Costume Designer
Scott Silven
Illusionist
THISISPOPBABY
Production Company
The HawtPlates
Musical Group
Sam Ferguson
Producer
Patrick Blenkarn
Producer
Cole Lewis
Producer
Ronee Penoi
Composer
Faye Driscoll
Director
Niegel Smith
Director
ArtsEmerson
Presenting Organization.
HERE Arts Center
Production Company
Octopus Theatricals
Production Company
Pomegranate Arts
Production Company
THISISPOPBABY
Theater Company
The HawtPlates
Band
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