World Premiere
Mainstage, Spingold Theater Center - December 2005

                  Book by Theresa Rebeck                                Music by Kim D. Sherman           
Lyrics by Theresa Rebeck & John Sheehy
Directed by Dennis Garnhum
Set Design by Luciana Stecconi                        Costume Design by Noah Marin

Adapted from the 19th century melodrama of the same title, The Two Orphans traces the story of two African American sisters who struggle with survival in a hostile world in the aftermath of the Civil War and their recent liberation from slavery.  The atmosphere of Reconstruction New Orleans is evoked by a rich variety of music drawn from the traditional songs as well as the original musical melodies and rhythms of the American south.