Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread

This is Part 1 of "Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread" by David Ives, for which I composed original music, plus provided staging and direction. Note: this video segues from a rehearsal into the final performance at around 2:40. Final performance was given on January 26, 2009, at the Studio Theatre in Washington, DC, for Joy Zinoman's directing class.

Cast and creative team includes:
Jason McCool (director/composer)
Rachel Brook (Woman 1)
Katie Molinaro (Woman 2)
John Geoffrion (Philip Glass)
John C. Bailey (Baker)
Valerie Branch (dancer/co-choreographer)
Kirstin McCarthy (general adviser)

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• Philip
• Glass
• minimalism
• Studio
• Theatre
• directing

[coolmcjazz]

Thanks for your kind words. Assembling this was a labor of love, and I had a super-dedicated cast who learned the music and movement in only about 2 weeks! You'll have lots of fun directing it, for sure.

[michyramos]

you guys seriously have AMAZING voices. my college just did this play and phillip glass was amazing but man oh man, this version is beautiful....i wish the setting was more suitable though..you guys need a stage, this is too beautiful.

[firestartertwistedfi]

watching philip glass buying a loaf of bread would be a more stimulating sensory experience than listening to his music

[ramoneandfatone]

I love what you've done with this...This piece is brilliant, for all its possibilities. I'm directing this in a week or so, and if the final result is a fraction as great as this, I'll consider it a job well done.