The Old Maid and the Thief / The Telephone
Two one-act comedies by Gian Carlo Menotti

PSCO returns to the live stage with a unique double bill of comic masterpieces by 20th century Italian American composer, Gian Carlo Menotti. The Old Maid and the Thief was one of the first operas written specifically to be performed on the radio and revolves around a small-town prohibitionist, her maid and a handsome drifter who enjoys his liquor. In the Telephone, a young man competes for his beloved's affections with her enjoyment of being on the phone.