Four Saints in Three Acts: a winter pageant Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson All shows are located at the Oakland Metro: 201 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94607 Phone: 510-763-1146 Rehearsal Schedule Opens Friday, December 3, continues Friday - Sunday through December 19, 2004. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 8pm. Sunday shows at 2pm & 7pm. Tickets: $25/general & $18/students & seniors. Special Sunday rate: $20/general & $15/students & seniors. Available online, at the door or by reserving at: 510-763-1146 The Oakland Opera Theater production will fuse characters and themes from Stein's libretto with English and Spanish mystery plays, a through-composed score; a live orchestra; dance; and modern technology. The work will be set in multiple time periods and locations simultaneously & with music being the connective element. Video, designed by Ethan Hoerneman, will play a prominent role in the work with some footage coming from archival sources and some being shot with the actors and singers involved in the production. Directed by Tom Dean  |  conducted by Deirde McClure  |  vidography, Ethan Hoerneman  |  sound design, Mark Schleunes  |  lighting design, Alain Jordanais |  set design, Garrett Lowe    CAST: Martin Bell, baritone  |  Jennifer Boesing, soprano  | Sandra Castleberry, soprano |  Alan Cochran, tenor |  Tara Generalovich, mezzo  |  Julie Lucchesi, soprano |  Richard Mix, bass  |   Michael Mohammed, baritone   | Jonathan Nadel, tenor  | ORCHESTRA: Skye Atman, accordion/piano |  Sheldon Brown, clarinets/flute | Chris Grady, trumpet |  Philip Greenleaf, clarinets/flute |  Lylia Guion, violin |  Marika Hughes, cello |  Larry Rhoads, bassoon  |   Erin Vang, horn  | Image credits: Cynthia Taylor at YBC, fall 2001; Khalil Kittredge-Martinez at YBC, fall 2001; Michael Mohammed at YBC, fall 2001; Illumination of Saint Margaret from Hora Beatae Mariae ad usum Romanum. France 1524. The Lessing Rosenwald Collection, Library of Congress. Courtesy of Octavo; All photos by Ethan Hoerneman unless noted otherwise.