Claycomb/Colarado O&C/Pelto - Lori Laitman: The Scarlet Letter

David Mason�s beautiful verse adaptation of Hawthorne�s classic novel, The Scarlet Letter, astutely portrays its characters amid the Puritan society of 17th-century New England. My music � lyrically expressive and intricately orchestrated � dramatizes the psychological underpinnings of this story. Though Hester is shamed for adultery, her steadfast strength of character reveals a true moral sense, while the weaknesses of both her lover and estranged husband ultimately yield their self-destruction.'� Lori Laitman