Lisa Jakub Videos : Lisa Scola-Prosek's Trap Door premieres in San Francisco

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Lisa Scola-Prosek's Trap Door premieres in San Francisco

Trap Door is composer/librettist Lisa Scola-Prosek's latest opera in english, performed by an ensemble of award-winning orchestra soloists, conducted by Martha Stoddard,and directed by San Francisco Bay Area beloved Jim Cave at the "uber" Lab Space/Gallery. TRAP DOOR is the story of one US soldier's experience in Iraq, comic and disturbing, compiled from innumerable recorded incidents into a single narrative. Based on Albert Camus' L'Etranger, Trap Door is an opera in which the musical landscape expresses the pressing finality of death and the desperate need for moral and philosophical principles to guide one's actions. The protagonist, an American soldier named Able, discovers himself in increasingly absurd situations, culminating in his arrest and trial for the murder of an Arab man. This production is directed by Jim Cave, conducted by Martha Stoddard, performed by Lisa Scola Prosek, Mark Hernandez, James McGoff, Maria Mikheyenko, Eliza O'Malley, Clifton Romig, and Bianca Showalter, with video sets by Jakub Kalousek. "The Lyrics are full of striking imagery and metaphor, with satirical and dry humor. The music is compelling, rich, and fully realized." -The Academy for New Musical Theatre Visit the Trap Door website for further information: www.lisascolaprosek.com This production is supported by the Meet the Composer Met Life Creative Connections Program, The Hewlett Foundation, American Composers Forum and The LEF Foundation. Video broadcast was directed by Jacob ...

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