Twelveness: A Play in Three Scenes - The Complete Production 2021

Crowded Kitchen Audio Theatre

'TWELVENESS: A Play in Three Scenes' by Charlie Barnett  

Legendary American pianist and songwriter George Gershwin and Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg volley tennis balls, music theory, and musings on the meaning of art on a Beverly Hills tennis court and over dinner and drinks in a series of entertaining and provocative conversations that may never have taken place.  But, they should have.

This play takes place largely in the last months of 1936 and early 1937. George Gershwin would die on July 11, 1937 from an undiagnosed brain tumor. He was 38 years old.

Arnold Schoenberg was famous for his serial compositional technique, the twelve tone row. He would live, teaching and composing, until 1951.

Produced and Directed by Ara Barlieb and Pamela Wallace 2020

Featuring Dan Ferry as George Gershwin, David Oswald as Arnold Schoenberg, Trish Cipoletti as Ginger Rogers, Syd Stauffer as Gertrud Schoenberg

Music by Charlie Barnett

(Running Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes)