About the Show...
Seven-string guitarist Rick Matle and vocalist/Latin-percussionist Sheila Landis capture the soft romanticism and signature syncopation of the Brazilian bossa nova, the samba, the Latin rumba and the "cha-cha-cha" in a rolicking panoply of pulse, passion and brilliant interplay. Together Landis and Matle have distilled the essence and romance of the best of popular Brazilian and Latin songs such as "The Girl from Ipanema", "One Note Samba", "Besame Mucho" and "La Cucaracha" into foot-tapping favorites.
Just as the influence of Brazilian and Latin American beats inspired many of the best-loved pop and jazz performers and composers of the 1960s and 70s including The Beatles, Burt Bacharach and Petula Clark, Landis and Matle continue to carry the torch, evoking the soul-stirring flame of contemporary Latin-rock artists like Carlos Santana.
About the Play:
“Three Needles and Suture” tells the true stories of Rochester’s Van Hoosen women. Bertha Van Hoosen was born in present-day Rochester Hills, MI in 1863. An American surgeon dedicated to women's health, she was the founding president of the American Medical Women's Association and led a fascinating life documented in her autobiography Petticoat Surgeon.
"Three Needles and Suture" explores Bertha’s relationship with her sister and niece as all three navigate life, death, family, personal goals, women’s roles in society, different types of motherhood and advancing medicine.
This new play was commissioned by The Lorenzo Cultural Center and had its premiere performances there in April. Featuring the wildly talented professional actresses: Jan Cartwright as Bertha, Connie Cowper as Alice, and Annabelle Young as Sarah. The play was directed by the equally brilliant Karen Sheridan.
The show runs about 55 minutes and ends with a Q and A for a total of an hour presentation.
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