Upon their arrival in Atlantic City, the family sees a movie being filmed by Baron Askenazy, later revealed to be Tateh, who has turned his flipbooks into a successful film career. After the pressure builds in the New Rochelle home and Younger Brother angrily leaves the house, Father decides that the best way to cope is to take the Little Boy to a baseball game and the family for an extended stay in Atlantic City. Mother decides to take care of Sarah’s child permanently, against the wishes of the child welfare officials and Father. Police, who think she is an assassin, kill her.Īct IIAct II opens with New Rochelle in chaos: Coalhouse has killed three firemen and burned the firehouse, demanding justice and the return of his Model T. The act closes with Sarah at a political rally where she tries to appeal to the Vice-Presidential candidate for help with Coalhouse’s case. He comforts her by giving her a flipbook he has created, which he later sells to the train conductor, jump-starting his future career. There is a strike, and Tateh tries to send the Little Girl away for her safety, but he cannot bear to hear her cries and accompanies her to Philadelphia. Job working 64 hours a week for minimal pay in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Immigrants Arriving at Ellis Island, 1903. After a man offers to buy the Little Girl, Tateh decides that they must leave New York in search of a better life. They find life in New York difficult, and Tateh cannot make a living through his art, the creation of paper silhouettes. Meanwhile, Tateh and the Little Girl arrive at Ellis Island after a long journey to America. In his search for love and purpose, he finds himself pondering the larger ideas of life, and ends up at a labor rally led by activist Emma Goldman. Younger Brother is heartbroken by the realization that she will not be with him. He fosters a serious infatuation with Evelyn Nesbit, and one night after her vaudeville show, she kisses him as a publicity stunt. Younger Brother also experiences unrest during this period. Unable to find justice through the police and the courts, Coalhouse vows not to marry Sarah until justice is served. After Sarah and Coalhouse are finally united, the firemen again harass the couple, and when Coalhouse leaves to find a policeman, the firemen vandalize his car. The arrival of Coalhouse and Sarah also changes the dynamic for the New Rochelle family, and Father does not know how to cope with his changing family and changing world upon his return. Fire Chief Willie Conklin and his men harass Coalhouse when he tries to pass down the street. Eventually Coalhouse Walker, the baby’s father, comes to court Sarah and after months of charming the New Rochelle family with his music, Sarah agrees to marry him.Ĭoalhouse’s arrival disturbs the sheltered peace of New Rochelle a black man in a Model T is a new and shocking addition to the white community. Police find the baby’s mother, Sarah, and Mother invites the two to live with her family. Morgan, the financier Evelyn Nesbit, the famous beauty and Harry Houdini, the escape artist and illusionist.Īfter Father departs for an expedition to the North Pole with Admiral Robert Peary, Mother finds an African-American baby in her backyard while gardening. Ragtime opens with the intersection of these people’s lives and those of prominent historical characters such as J.P. and Sarah), and a Latvian immigrant and his daughter (Tateh and Little Girl). These families are an upper-middle-class family from New Rochelle (Mother, Father, Little Boy, Younger Brother, and Grandfather), a couple from Harlem (Coalhouse Walker, Jr. The lives of three different families and worlds collide. This synopsis of the play contains spoilers.Īct IRagtime opens at the turn of the 20th century: a time of progress, a time of excitement, a time of “a distant music changing the tune, changing the time.” Lyrics by Lynn AhrensBased on the novel “Ragtime” by E.L. September 17 – October 27QUADRACCI POWERHOUSEīook by Terrence McNallyMusic by Stephen Flaherty Īn Interview with Costume Designer, Alex Tecoma. Social and Political Issues in the Progressive Era. Įntertainments at the Turn of the Century. Tickets: 41Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents Play Guide written byLindsey Hoel-Neds Education Associate This musical is guaranteed to live in your memory forever.” Doctorow’s well-loved and epic novel, Ragtime. This season’s offering is an extremely moving and uplifting adaptation of E.L. MARK’S TAKE“With my arrival, The Rep instituted a tradition of producing powerful, thought-provoking musicals in the Quadracci Powerhouse.
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