Greenblatt & Seay Duo Performances

DUO SHOWS

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The musical duo of Debby Greenblatt and David Seay have been playing and singing upbeat folk music together for over 30 years. During this time they have entertained and helped to educate well over 1000 school audiences singing and playing a variety of interesting musical instruments.

Audience participation and discussion of the individual instruments
are included in many of their shows.

Some of these offerings are eligible for partial funding through the
Nebraska Arts Council's Touring program (1-800-341-4067).

Traditional & Original Music Shows
Performances featuring singing, fiddle, guitar, hammered dulcimer, banjo, harmonica, recorder, pennywhistle, Indian flutes, etc., are tailored for any age. Great for schools, indoor or outdoor festivals, senior citizen groups, family audiences, etc.

Background Music & Strolling
Mood setting instrumental music is perfect for banquets, wedding receptions, barbecues, festivals, picnics, parties, art fairs, meetings, etc. Featured instruments can include fiddle, hammered dulcimer, harmonica, recorders, penny whistles, and guitar.

from "Noah's Ark"
© 1988 by Greenblatt & Seay

There once was a time in the days of olde
Before there were books, when stories were told
Stories that did more than just entertain
Stories that taught and that tried to explain

Stories of hist'ry, of myst'ry, and might
Stories to teach the wrong from the right
Children would listen and remember them well
So when they became parents they had stories to tell

"Noah's Ark, " is a lively, humanistic, mini-musical adaptation of the story of Noah and the great flood that explores the fate of the humans and other animals on the ark from the day they boarded to the day they disembarked. This delightful Greenblatt & Seay production can be performed with your group as part of the cast.

The original words, by David Seay, examine the relationships between the inhabitants of the ark, and how they managed to survive from one unpredictable day to the next. The music, by Debby Greenblatt, suggests many of the globes great musical traditions, such as blues, Cajun, calypso, Klezmer, a "Gilbert & Sullivan"-style jig, a tango, and even a round.

David and Debby portray the project-oriented Noah and his patient wife, while members of your group fill the parts of the feuding brothers, the assertive daughters-in-law, and the sometimes skeptical animals.

The first performance of "Noah's Ark, " was on the stage of the Jewish Community Center in Omaha. It was presented with a full cast with the dance studio's young students as the animals and backed by The Metropolitan String Quartet. It has also been performed with a full cast at a Dinner Theater in Omaha,as part of our own Schoolhouse Performance Series here in the old Avoca schoolhouse, and in Aurora, Nebraska as part of a summer camp with the performance featured at the town's summer festival. For ten years Greenblatt & Seay performed this show by themselves, switching between the various parts.

Multiple copies of the spiral bound scripts (with easy page turns) and CDs for the choir/cast to rehearse with are available for you group to rehearse with even when Greenblatt & Seay aren't their.

Greenblatt & Seay can play all the musical accompaniment or supplement musicians from your group or community.

Grants From the Nebraska Arts Council's "Artist in Schools/Communities" or "Touring" Programs for partial funding of "Noah's Ark" are available to qualified groups.

Call 402-275-3221 for more information.

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"Your music was just beautiful...Everyone loved you!"
...Newlyweds,
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

"You have a great talent, and it is wonderful that
you have chosen to do these types of programs."
...Debra J. Oman, Special Programs,
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO

"Your humor and music even helped us forget the heat.
The information that you shared was a delightful
music lesson for the many who were present.
I will be happy to pass on your contact information
if anyone is looking for an informative,
down-home-style music program."
...Heather Ropes-Gale, Program Officer,
Nebraska Humanities Council, Lincoln, NE

"Their show was excellent!
We would recommend that other
communities book their touring program."
...Brown County Arts Council

"Thanks for the magic."
...Fan,
Schoolhouse Performance Series,
Avoca, NE

Technical Requirements for Greenblatt & Seay Offerings

Outside events must have performance area shaded from the sun and rain.
Performance area must be at least 60° (Fahrenheit).
"Noah's Ark" requires a performance area of at least 20 feet wide by 15 feet deep.
All shows can be performed without a sound system.
Greenblatt & Seay do not provide a sound system.
Four microphones are required if a sound system is provided by the sponsor.
Small children and babies should be as close to the stage as possible
They love to be in on the action, and so do we!

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