The Pear Theatre In Co-Production with BootStrap Theater Foundation
PRESENTS
written and performed by Ellen McLaughlin
Playing March 27 – 30, 2025
Penelope, a music-theater piece, begins with a woman’s husband appearing at her door after an absence of 20 years, suffering from brain damage. A veteran of a modern war, he doesn’t know who he is and she doesn’t know who he’s become. While they wait together for his return to himself, she reads him The Odyssey, and in the journey of that book, she finds a way into her former husband’s memory and the terror and trauma of war.
Live music performed by the Ives Collective.
Violin: Susan Freier & Claudia Bloom
Viola: Jill Van Gee
Cello: Stephen Harrison
Tickets available at: https://www.thepear.org/penelope
SPRING COLLECTIVE
Terrie Baune, violin; Susan Freier, violin;
Stephen Harrison, cello; Tod Brody, flute; Gwen Mok, piano.
PROGRAM
Paul Ben-Haim – Serenade (1952)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Flute Quartet in D Major, K.285
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
Friday, May 2, 2025, 7:30PM
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, CA
Sunday, May 4, 2025, 7:30PM
Music on the Hill, San Francisco
St. Aidan’s Church
101 Gold Mine Drive
San Francisco, CA
Tickets: $20 at the door
Sunday Salon Series now at 2:30PM!
Social Hall, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto
Our parallel Salon Series offers an afternoon exploration of an engaging facet or work in the Collective’s current repertoire followed by a meet-the-artists reception. Along with guest moderator, U. C. Santa Barbara musicologist Derek Katz, we discuss and demonstrate what fascinates us about a chosen piece, taking those who attend deeper into the process. We particularly enjoy the exchange of ideas with patrons about the composer’s intentions and our interpretation of the music.
| Sunday, April 27, 2025 |
SPRING SALONPaul Ben-Haim – Serenade (1952) |
In response to patron requests, we have changed the Salon start time to Sunday at 2:30pm, allowing you to drive to and from the church in daylight and to make early dinner plans following the event. We are also offering a Salon Subscription that includes all three Salons. This maintains the discount past concert subscribers enjoyed.