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A Paper Garden: An Idiosyncratic and Indefatigable Account of Empress Josephine and André Michaux’s Love of Botany

   

Commissioned by the American Philosophical Society Museum as part of the Philadelphia Live Arts and Fringe Festival
September, 2011

Script, Music and Lyrics by Aaron Cromie and Mary Tuomanen
Directed by Aaron Cromie
Costume Design by K. Moriah Smith
Special Properties by Clayton Tejada
Flower and Plant Design by Aaron Cromie
Greenhouse Design by Jenny Sabin
Stage Managed by Rachel Mazzagatti

Cast: Genevieve Perrier, Mary Tuomanen, Aaron Cromie

“…it is a fun, lively show that celebrates not only the new democracies in America and France but also “the intangible good a garden does for the human soul. The soft wind and fresh air allows magic to happen,” Michaux asserts. It’s hard to disagree with that in a place like this.” (Read more...)
— Philadelphia Weekly

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