5Q: Edward Tulane
Edward Tulane set rendering, scenic design by Walt Spangler
“5Q” is an online-only column featuring five questions about stage productions in the Metro Area. Periodically, “5Q” will take the form of an interview with actors, directors, writers, etc. to shed some light on the production process.
A new Minnesota Opera commission,
Edward Tulane, makes its debut on the Ordway stage this month. Adapted from the novel
The Miraculous Journey of
Edward Tulane by two-time Newbery Medalist and?#1
New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo. Audiences are introduced to a toy rabbit, Edward Tulane, who thinks of himself as quite exceptional and comfortable in his easy life. That changes when he is separated from his loving family and embarks on a miraculous journey to find home.