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Act One

Set in the early 1900s, Ragtime tells the story of three intersecting lives in a rapidly changing America: a wealthy white family in New Rochelle - Mother, Father, Little Boy, Mother鈥檚 Younger Brother, and Grandfather; in Harlem - Coalhouse Walker Jr., an African American ragtime pianist; and at Ellis Island, a Jewish immigrant father from Latvia - Tateh, an artist who makes silhouettes, searching for a better life with his daughter, Little Girl. The show opens with a musical prologue introducing the three worlds: upper-class white society, African American culture in Harlem, and Eastern European immigrants arriving with hope at Ellis Island. Though they lead very different lives, they are all bound by the rhythms of ragtime 鈥� the music of change (鈥淩agtime - Opening鈥�).

Father is headed to the North Pole, accompanying Admiral Peary on his trip. At the docks, he consoles Mother, telling her everything will be the same upon his return, however Mother is not convinced (鈥淕oodbye