Shadowboxer: An Opera Based on the Life of Joe Louis
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Buy TicketsThe Creative Team of Shadowboxer

The creative team of Frank Proto (composer), John Chenault (librettist), Leon Major (director) and Timothy Long (conductor) faced an intriguing challenge in bringing Shadowboxer to the stage – to animate the inner and outer worlds of this complex hero through music, movement, spoken word and striking visual effects.

Frank Proto (composer), Leon Major (director), John Chenault (librettist), Timothy Long (conductor)
Timothy Long (conductor), Leon Major (director)
Frank Proto (composer), Leon Major (director), John Chenault (librettist)
Frank Proto (composer), John Chenault (librettist)

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ARTISTIC TEAM

SCENIC DESIGNER – Erhard Rom
COSTUME DESIGNER – David Roberts
LIGHTING DESIGNER – Nancy Schertler
PROJECTION DESIGNERS – Kirby Malone, Gail Scott White
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY – Lewis Shaw
CHOREOGRPAHY/MOVEMENT COACH – Alcine Wiltz
WIG & MAKE-UP DESIGNER – Jeanne DiBattista Croke
AUDIO DESIGNER – Peter Park
ASSOCIATE SCENIC DESIGNER – Jeremy Foil
ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER – Jonathan Dillard
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR – Michael Ingram
PRINCIPAL COACH – Justina Lee
CHORUS MASTERS – Gisèle Becker, Kelly Butler
REHEARSAL PIANISTS – Sun Ha Yoon, Sooyoung Jung
STAGE MANAGER – Maggie Villegas
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR – Carolyn Black-Sotir
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER – Bridget Woodbury

"[Joe] remains as elusive a target as he was in his heyday in the ring.
Yet he continues to inspire new generations to step into the squared circle of his life to examine,
commemorate, and celebrate his complex legacy as a boxer and a man."

John Chenault, Librettist