“Con-Man: A Musical” by Dr. Benjamin Boone, an associate professor of music at California State University, Fresno, and his brother, University of Southern California professor Joseph Boone, will be performed by USC students Friday-Sunday, April 23-25, in Los Angeles.
The dark satire is based on Herman Melville’s “The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade” set on a Mississippi riverboat just before the Civil War.
Benjamin Boone, the composer, said he and his brother, the librettist, began collaborating on the production in 1998 in Paris. They received a residency in Spain and grants from Fresno State for workshops and readings as the creative process moved forward.
“Con-Man’s” first professional staged reading with music was produced in 2004 by the Riverside Opera Ensemble at the Tisch School of Drama at New York University.
The Los Angeles production will be staged at USC’s Village Gate Theatre, 3223 S. Hoover St. Tickets, which cost $15, are available at the door.
For more information, contact the USC School of Theatre, 213.821.2744 of thtrinfo@usc.edu.
