The Three Feathers
Music by Lori Laitman
Libretto by Dana Gioia
West Chester University Opera Theatre
Nicholas Provenzale, Director
Friday, November 14, 2025, 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 3:00 PM
Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall
Philips Memorial Building
Cast
(in order of appearance)
The Chamberlain ........................................................................................Luke Mingacci (11/14), Damian Mattos (11/15)
Princess Gilda ........................................................................................................................................................................Elise Leid
Princess Tilda Lily Gonglik
Princess Dora ........................................................................................Murphy McDermott (11/14), Julia Webster (11/15)
The King ............................................................................................................................................................................James Baker
The Frog King ..............................................................................................
Braedon O’Hara (11/14), Yeonwoo Cho (11/15)
The Snake ..................................................................................................................................................................Angel Martinez
The Frog Prince Brandon Zuniga
Frog Chorus/Covers ..............................................................................................Faith Bullen, Nico Cooper, Daniel Keane, Delia Maldonado (Gilda Cover), Emilio Ovalle, Ellie Rhinier (Tilda Cover), Alex Werner, Brandon Zuniga
Rat Chorus/Covers Paige Abramo (Dora Cover), Julia Denne, Jane Keiser, Conor McGee, Damian Mattos (11/14), Luke Mingacci (11/15), Carmelena Smith
Production Team
Pianist ..............................................................................................................................................................Benjamin Pessognelli
Rehearsal Pianist Jean Kiklikian
Stage Manager ...........................................................................................................................................................Connor Petula
Costume Assistant ..............................................................................................................................................Carmelena Smith
Makeup Artist ..............................................................................................................................................................Jessica Czekaj Community Engagement/Education Coordinator .....................................................................................Izabela Parsons
Lighting ......................................................................................................................................................................Phillip Habarek
Technical Team
Joshua Browns, Phillip Habarek, Office of Venue Management Staff
The opera is approximately 50 minutes with no intermission.
Special thanks toChristopher Hanning, Dean of the Wells School of Music; Joshua Browns, Director of Venue Management; Matt Miller, Events Coordinator; Kaysey Davis, Planning and Logistics Manager; Brian Cox, Business Manager; Brittany Grason, Associate Director of Music Admission, Lori Laitman, composer; Dr. Angela Guerriero, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy.
Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices.
Setting
The action takes place in a small northern European kingdom adjacent to Fairy Tale Land. The story unfolds in the court of a King and the Frog King’s Underworld.
Synopsis
The Three Featherspresents the story of an old king with three daughters. To determine who will inherit the crown, each daughter is given a magic feather to pursue a series of challenges. The youngest daughter, the shy Princess Dora, is led by her magic feather three tim es into the Underworld to encounter the powerful Frog King. Each visit causes greater comic disruption among the strange denizens of the Underworld. Dora’s growing courage and confidence lead her both to love and victory.
Saturday’s performance is part of the N.I.C.E. (Neuro-Inclusive Campus Environments) initiative and is open to everyone. To learn more about N.I.C.E., please visit: https://library.wcupa.edu/NICE
