Tesla's Mistress — Staged Reading
The New Musical Theatre Exchange presented a two-night staged reading with songs from Tesla’s Mistress, an original musical by Marienne Kreitlow (book, music, and lyrics).
Tesla’s Mistress probes into the brilliant and undaunted psyche of Nikola Tesla — the Serbian-American inventor who made massive breakthroughs in the transmission of electric power — exposing his human vulnerability through the eyes of the mostly-overlooked women who loved him. Scenes and songs range from hilarious to heartbreaking, malicious to transcendent, humiliating to triumphant.
Cast
- Michael Burton — Nikola Tesla
- Nicole Korbisch — Djouka, Vilma
- Maggie Burr — Katherine, Marconi’s Attorney
- Amanda Bacon Dwinell — Anna
- Amy Wolf — Marica, Tesla’s Attorney
- Eric Heltemes — Pupin, Astor, Reporter / Orchestration
- Tyler Stromquist-LeVoir — Behrend, Robert, TC Martin
- Wade Fields — Marconi, Crookes, JP Morgan
Creative Team
- Director: Janet Preus
- Orchestral Arrangements: Eric Heltemes
- Sound: Jerry Ford
- Technical Assistance: Rick Widen, Tyler Stromquist-LeVoir
Songs
Act I: In the Park · The Muses Gather · Anna! · Macak · Bragging Rights · Great Are the Powers of Electricity! · Dear Sir, Dear Nikola · Cannot Stop · You Hold My Interest · The Pigeon Waltz · The Perfect Place · Dear Sir/Men of Progress
Act II: Who Invented the Telephone? · My Son · Palmistry · This is the Moment · How Do I Create? · Money, Money, Money, Money · I Hold the Patent · Palmistry (a cappella) · Dear Sir (underscore) · In the Park/Palmistry Reprise · Finale: Great Are the Powers of Electricity!