L to R: Mia Athey as Phoebe, Jonathan Pierce Rhodes as Frank, Denyce Graves as Madame Mary Cardwell Dawson, and Victoria Lawal as Isabelle in The Glimmerglass Festival's world-premiere production of "The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson" by Sandra Seaton, with music contributed by Carlos Simon. Photo: Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival