The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson

Denyce Graves as Madam Cardwell Dawson 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

Denyce Graves as Madam Cardwell Dawson 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

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

Jonathan Pierce Rhodes as Frank and Denyce Graves as Madame Mary Cardwell Dawson 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

Jonathan Pierce Rhodes as Frank and Mia Athey as Phoebe 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

Denyce Graves as Madam Mary Cardwell Dawson 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

Mia Athey as Phoebe 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

L to R: Denyce Graves as Madame Mary Cardwell Dawson and Mia Athey as Phoebe 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

L to R: Jonathan Pierce Rhodes as Frank, Victoria Lawal as Isabelle, Mia Athey as Phoebe, and Denyce Graves as Madame Mary Cardwell Dawson 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

L to R: Mia Athey as Phoebe, Jonathan Pierce Rhodes as Frank 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

L to R: Denyce Graves as Madame Mary Cardwell Dawson, Mia Athey as Phoebe, Victoria Lawal as Isabelle, and Jonathan Pierce Rhodes 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

L to R: Mia Athey as Phoebe, Victoria Lawal as Isabelle, Jonathan Pierce Rhodes as Frank and Dencye Graves as Madame Mary Cardwell Dawson 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

L to R: Mia Athey as Phoebe, Denyce Graves in the title role, Victoria Lawal as Isabelle and Jonathan Pierce Rhodes as Frank 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

Denyce Graves in the title role of 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