Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse 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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[7:59 PM announcements; 8:02 PM pause; ~8:05 PM Go!]

1. [8:m PM] ? (instrumental overture)
2. [8:m PM] ? (I have one love)
3. [8:m PM] ? (rebuffed)
4. [8:m PM] ? (Espresso Guy song)
5. [8:m PM] ? (the battle)
6. [8:m PM] ? (Barista song)
7. [8:m PM] ? (the transformation)
8. [8:m PM] ? (Barista song 2)
9. [8:m PM] ? (Espresso Guy song 2)
10. [8:m PM] ? (TMCMO finale)
    [8:45 PM TMCMO ends; bows, applause; commentary from ?the director?]
     
    
     
    Encore
11. [8:47 PM] ? Barista: Martian wife song
12. [8:51 PM] ? (TMCMO finale reprise)
    [8:53 PM: all done!]

• Karen Carle as the Barista: mezzo contralto vox;
• Adam Flowers as Espresso Guy: tenor vox;
• Michael Mendelsohn as Too Much Coffee Man: baritone vox;

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

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

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!

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2015 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2015 event list! ☸ On to the next event!