The Life and Love of Joe Coogan
Opera in one act, adapted from the Dick Van Dyke Show TV episode “The Life and Love of Joe Coogan,” by Carl Reiner
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 8 PM
Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 3 PM
Zoellner Arts Center
420 E. Packer Ave.
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Tickets: (610) 7LU-ARTS
http://zoellnerartscenter.org
$18
Student and senior discounts available
SYNOPSIS
“The Life and Love of Joe Coogan,” adapted from the Dick Van Dyke Show episode of the same name, tells the story of television writer Rob Petrie and his wife Laura in a moment of comic insecurity in their happy marriage. Rob meets a tall, handsome man named Joe Coogan on a public golf course and learns that Joe was once in love with Laura, courting her with love sonnets. He becomes uncharacteristically jealous and insecure, leading to a zany dinner party and surprise ending.
Duration: 50 minutes
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Directed by Laura Johnson and featuring the Monocacy Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Paul Salerni.
Eugene Ablulescu and the Iannis String Quartet open the program with the Brahms Piano Quintet.
For more information, or to schedule a performance, please contact:
Kate Light, Librettist
Paul Salerni, Composer
Download Dick Van Dyke Show opera premiere flyer
Meet Kate Light, Making Music with NY City Opera, Ovid, and the Dick Van Dyke Show, April 2010
