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Perry Sherman, Kerstin Anderson; photo by Joan Marcus

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Margo Seibert, Zoe Glick, Estelle Parsons; photo by Joan Marcus

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Jay McKenzie, Jessica Naimy, Thom Sesma, James Crichton, Emilie Kouatchou; photo by Joan Marcus

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Erik Lochtefeld, Margo Seibert; photo by Joan Marcus

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Photo by Paul Fox

Unknown Soldier


Mainstage Theater


Book and Lyrics by Daniel Goldstein
Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
Directed by Trip Cullman
Choreographed by Patrick McCollum

New York premiere

ELLEN
Sometimes you see a picture / Or hear a song / Or read a letter / And a person that’s forgotten comes alive for a moment. / They can tell you a story.

Cleaning out her grandmother’s home, Ellen Rabinowitz discovers a mysterious photograph of an anonymous soldier, tucked away in a box of keepsakes. And so begins Daniel Goldstein and Michael Friedman’s sweeping, elegiac musical about a woman’s journey to unearth the secrets buried in her family’s past. Spanning three generations, Unknown Soldier unravels a delicate tangle of family lore, as Ellen chases the extraordinary story that unlocks her history — and charts her future.

Featuring
Kerstin Anderson
Lucy Lemay
James Crichton
Male Ensemble
Zoe Glick
Lucy Rabinowitz/Young Ellen
Emilie Kouatchou
Female Ensemble
Jay McKenzie
Male Ensemble
Jessica Naimy
Female Ensemble
Estelle Parsons
Lucy Anderson
Margo Seibert
Ellen Rabinowitz
Thom Sesma
Doctor
Perry Sherman
Francis
Creative Team
Mark Wendland
Scenic Design
Clint Ramos and Jacob A. Climer
Costume Design
Ben Stanton
Lighting Design
Leon Rothenberg
Sound Design
Lucy Mackinnon
Projection Design
J. Jared Janas
Hair, Wig, and Make-up Design
Michael Friedman and Marco Paguia
Orchestrations
Julie McBride
Music Director
Tomoko Akaboshi
Music Coordinator
Lisa Ann Chernoff
Production Stage Manager
Ben Freedman
Assistant Stage Manager
Reviews
  • “"A thoughtful, history-spanning portrait of elusive identities that celebrates the urge to fully know people -- in the present and the past."”

    — Ben Brantley, The New York Times | Read Full Article
  • ““A heartfelt and original chamber musical.””

    — Thom Geier, The Wrap | Read Full Article