About this work:
ANDY AAND
THE CATBIRD SEAT
ONE ACT OPERA IN 3 SCENES
Libretto by Kathy Minicozzi
Based on the story “The Catbird seat” by James Thurber
Duration 29 minutes
The Catbird Seat by is about Mr. Martin who has decided he must kill Ms. Barrows because she is destroying the firm he works for, but in the end he tricks his boss into thinking she has had a mental breakdown.
CHARACTERS
Primary
Mr. Erwin Martin, Head of the File Department at F&S Company
Ms. Ulgine Barrows, Special Advisor to the President at F&S Company
Mr. Fitweiler, President of F&S Company
Secondary
Joey Hart, Assistant to Mr. Erwin Martin
VOICES:
MR. MARTIN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tenor
MS. ULGINE BARROWS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Soprano
MR. FITWEILER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bass
JOEY HART - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bariton
STAGE PROPS:
DOOR BELL
INSTRUMENTS:
1 CLARINET in Bb (IN THE SCORE, THE PART OF THE CLARINET IS WRITTEN IN C)
2 VIOLINS
1 VIOLA
1 CELLO