EXTINCTIONIST
“MUSIC THAT IS SCINTILLATING, TRANSPARENT AND OFTEN EXCRUCIATINGLY BEAUTIFUL”
- Rick Perdian, Seen and Heard International
“THE SOUND RANGES FROM DELICATE TRANSPARENCY TO ELECTRONIC ROAR”
- Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
“POWERFUL”
- Jon Sobel, BlogCritics
Photo Credit: Zoë
A world premiere 75-minute opera, sung in English.
Composed by Daniel Schlosberg
Libretto by Amanda Quaid, based on her play
Originally Conceived with Louisa Proske
Directed by Shadi Ghaheri
Music Directed by Daniel Schlosberg
A young couple is trying to have a baby. Ice caps are melting. Forests are burning. In the face of environmental collapse, one woman wonders if the best way to protect a future child is not to have one at all. It all goes according to plan until she discovers she has little choice in the matter. In this dark comedy, a woman’s body becomes a battleground of political anguish, conflicting desire, and existential dread.
CAST
Woman // Katherine Henly
Man // Philip Stoddard
Friend + Puppeteer // Claire Leyden
Doctor // Eliam Ramos
BAND
Piano/Conductor // Daniel Schlosberg
Violin/Viola // Suliman Tekalli
Electric Guitar // Taylor Levine
Percussion // Katherine Fortunato
TEAM
Director // Shadi Ghaheri
Music Director // Dan Schlosberg
Scenic Designer // Kate Noll
Costume Designer // Haydee Zelideth
Co-Costume Designer // Asa Benally
Lighting Designer // Reza Behjat
Projection Designer // Camilla Tassi
Props Designer // Madisen Frazier
Puppetry Designer // Afsaneh Ayani
Production Stage Manager // Chris Griswold
Dramaturg // Peregrine Teng Heard
Sound Consultant // Dan Kluger
Intimacy Director // Shireen Yehya
Festival Production Management // Intuitive Arts Management
Technical Director // Sarah Schetter
Assistant Director // Thalia Ranjbar
Assistant Stage Manager // Brenna Comeau
Lighting Associate// Taylor Lilly
Associate Costume Design // Jules Kulaya
Associate Music Director // Jake Eisner
Supertitles Operator // Nicholas Betson
Assistant Props Designer// Georgia Reichard
Wardrobe Supervisor // Sasha Onishchuk
Run Crew // Jacob Orr