# Too Much Coffee Man, the Opera, at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse on September 12, 2015

[Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse](http://www.thefreight.org/too-much-coffee-man-opera-0) presents _Too Much Coffee Man_, the Opera
2015-09-12
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA
8:00 PM, Saturday, September 12, 2015

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{{:2015:2015-09:tmcmo_poster.jpg?400|Too Much Coffee Man Opera poster}}

## One Act

[7:59 PM announcements; 8:02 PM pause; ~8:05 PM Go!]

01. [8:m PM] ? (instrumental overture)
02. [8:m PM] ? (I have one love)
03. [8:m PM] ? (rebuffed)
04. [8:m PM] ? (Espresso Guy song)
05. [8:m PM] ? (the battle)
06. [8:m PM] ? (Barista song)
07. [8:m PM] ? (the transformation)
08. [8:m PM] ? (Barista song 2)
09. [8:m PM] ? (Espresso Guy song 2)
10. [8:m PM] ? (TMCMO finale)  
[8:45 PM TMCMO ends; bows, applause; commentary from ?the director?]  
   
{{:2015:2015-09:20150912-2044-56_1000.jpg?300|the Too Much Coffee Man Opera finale}}  
   
**Encore**
11. [8:47 PM] ? Barista: Martian wife song
12. [8:51 PM] ? (TMCMO finale reprise)  
[8:53 PM: all done!]


## Performers

{{:2015:2015-09:20150912-2034-09_1000.jpg?300|Espresso Guy and Too Much Coffee Man pitch woo at the Barista}}

### the Cast

* Karen Carle as _the Barista_: mezzo contralto vox;
* Adam Flowers as _Espresso Guy_: tenor vox;
* Michael Mendelsohn as _Too Much Coffee Man_: baritone vox;

{{:2015:2015-09:20150912-2036-58_1000.jpg?300|the Barista as a superhero}}

### the Musicians

* Michael Jordin: clarinet;
* Amy Zanrosso: piano, music director.

### Production Credits

* Daniel Steven Crafts: composer;
* Shannon Wheeler: creator, libretto.

## Notes

An amusing time tonight, the comic was almost expanded into a full story... but ultimately fell short: both in duration and in the creation and resolution of dramatic tension. Given the sparse info about the development of the work, it's hard to know how it has been modified over time. My guess, after the fact, is that this iteration was purposefully pared down to it's essence, as there was very little in the way of fluff or filler -- thus the fairly brief running time.

Still, it was a fun way to spend a Saturday night, and certainly quite different from the usual! Recommended for all caffeine addicts!

{{tag>music theater opera Freight_&_Salvage_Coffeehouse Karen_Carle Adam_Flowers Michael_Mendelsohn Michael_Jordin Amy_Zanrosso Daniel_Steven Shannon_Wheeler}}

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