The Tender Land

Today I saw Aaron Copland's  "The Tender Land" with my friends Matteo and Molly. It was a production from the Michigan Opera Theater, just not at the MOT. It was at some place I can't  remember the name of. It takes place on a farm. Laurie, the lead, is the first person to graduate high school in her family. The day before her graduation ceremony, 2 strangers appear. They're names are Top (what kind of a name is that?) and Martin. Laurie's grandpa hires the two men but remains suspicious because two girls have been attacked recently and grandpa moss doesn't want Laurie to be then third. Later that night, at Laurie's graduation party, Laurie falls in love with Martin but Ma Moss (Grandpa and Ma Moss are extremely overprotective) suspects that Top (again, top is NOT a name) and Martin are the culprits that attacked the two girls. Laurie and Martin go outside and there is a really romantic moment between the two of them. This goes on until Grandpa interrupts the moment and tells Martin and Top to go away by daybreak. Laurie sees Martin pack up and says that she's going with them. But Top convinces Martin to leave before daybreak. Laurie goes out of the house at daybreak and is devastated to find out that Martin and Top left without her. So she leaves the house and the young girl, Beth is seen playing with Daniel, her doll as seen in the beginning.

The Tender Land by Aaron Copland at the Macomb Center for Performing Arts performed by the Michigan Opera Theater.